1 00:00:01,600 --> 00:00:04,720 Speaker 1: Go talk to Laye Lambert three forty five Petros at four. 2 00:00:05,280 --> 00:00:07,600 Speaker 1: Kevin Harlan's with us at five o'clock tonight, and then 3 00:00:07,640 --> 00:00:10,440 Speaker 1: because we had the cracking Red Wings game yesterday we 4 00:00:10,480 --> 00:00:13,640 Speaker 1: could not hear from Mario Bailey and Greg Lewis. They 5 00:00:13,680 --> 00:00:15,640 Speaker 1: will join us at six pm and talk about what 6 00:00:15,680 --> 00:00:20,520 Speaker 1: we saw against Purdue, what's coming up this weekend versus UCLA. 7 00:00:20,760 --> 00:00:24,160 Speaker 1: So a lot to get to Seahawks and Titans on Sunday. Obviously, 8 00:00:24,360 --> 00:00:27,000 Speaker 1: I don't think Harlan's seen the Titans yet this year 9 00:00:27,080 --> 00:00:30,680 Speaker 1: because I think, well, he may have seen him on tape, 10 00:00:30,720 --> 00:00:32,920 Speaker 1: he may have seen him against a better team. 11 00:00:33,040 --> 00:00:34,680 Speaker 2: He may have seen him in the preseason. 12 00:00:34,720 --> 00:00:36,879 Speaker 1: I have no idea he does the Packer games for 13 00:00:37,280 --> 00:00:40,480 Speaker 1: television for preseason. So, but you're right, I mean, it's 14 00:00:40,479 --> 00:00:45,200 Speaker 1: not very often that a premier broadcast guy like Kevin 15 00:00:45,240 --> 00:00:48,200 Speaker 1: Harlan is relegated to do in Tennessee Titan games. 16 00:00:48,240 --> 00:00:50,720 Speaker 2: Man, he doesn't get the D game, No, that's the 17 00:00:50,800 --> 00:00:51,120 Speaker 2: F game. 18 00:00:51,120 --> 00:00:52,919 Speaker 1: As a matter of fact, he will join us at 19 00:00:52,920 --> 00:00:54,120 Speaker 1: five and we'll talk about them. 20 00:00:54,160 --> 00:00:54,440 Speaker 2: Where. 21 00:00:54,480 --> 00:00:56,120 Speaker 1: You know, look, I mean you look at the now 22 00:00:56,120 --> 00:00:58,160 Speaker 1: with Peedix being out, and I don't know how much 23 00:00:58,200 --> 00:01:00,840 Speaker 1: this would have changed even if Michael was totally healthy, 24 00:01:00,880 --> 00:01:03,520 Speaker 1: And I'm super bummed for him, man. I mean, guys, 25 00:01:03,560 --> 00:01:06,040 Speaker 1: we got the two best years so far of Michael 26 00:01:06,080 --> 00:01:09,200 Speaker 1: Pennix's football life, not close in Washington. I mean, how 27 00:01:09,319 --> 00:01:12,400 Speaker 1: lucky are we that this guy stayed healthy for two 28 00:01:12,440 --> 00:01:14,640 Speaker 1: consecutive years. Remember the way he was playing at the 29 00:01:14,800 --> 00:01:17,200 Speaker 1: end of the regular season when we all thought he 30 00:01:17,240 --> 00:01:19,160 Speaker 1: had a rib injury. He was going over to the 31 00:01:19,200 --> 00:01:22,160 Speaker 1: sideline there and sticking his head in the coms box 32 00:01:22,200 --> 00:01:25,040 Speaker 1: and the Apple Cup game and sniffing on something that 33 00:01:25,080 --> 00:01:27,120 Speaker 1: we thought was to get him through the game. Remember 34 00:01:27,200 --> 00:01:29,319 Speaker 1: all that, Remember all those videos we would see on 35 00:01:29,360 --> 00:01:32,240 Speaker 1: social media, and then all of a sudden, boom, the 36 00:01:32,280 --> 00:01:36,360 Speaker 1: guy goes to Vegas against Oregon the next week, looks great, 37 00:01:36,800 --> 00:01:40,520 Speaker 1: and then takes a month off and looks incredible against Texas. 38 00:01:40,560 --> 00:01:42,640 Speaker 1: So maybe he was dealing with some kind of rib 39 00:01:42,680 --> 00:01:44,680 Speaker 1: injury at the end of the year. But for this 40 00:01:44,760 --> 00:01:47,640 Speaker 1: guy to stay healthy in the two years that we 41 00:01:47,720 --> 00:01:49,840 Speaker 1: had him here in Seattle, how don't you use this 42 00:01:50,080 --> 00:01:52,400 Speaker 1: term very often? Because I just don't talk like this 43 00:01:52,560 --> 00:01:55,320 Speaker 1: at all. It's a blessing, It's. 44 00:01:55,240 --> 00:01:58,000 Speaker 2: An absolute blessing, tech blessed, that's what you're saying. It's 45 00:01:58,040 --> 00:02:01,880 Speaker 2: an absolute blessing for Husky fan. And again, I don't 46 00:02:01,880 --> 00:02:03,040 Speaker 2: ever talk like that at all. 47 00:02:03,120 --> 00:02:05,040 Speaker 1: I don't even use that word on social media unless 48 00:02:05,040 --> 00:02:08,760 Speaker 1: I'm being sarcastic hashtag blushed. But to get this guy 49 00:02:08,800 --> 00:02:12,680 Speaker 1: for two years and to not have any major injuries 50 00:02:13,080 --> 00:02:16,240 Speaker 1: when that's all he's dealt with his entire career is unbelievable. 51 00:02:16,320 --> 00:02:17,280 Speaker 2: Yeah, it really is. 52 00:02:17,320 --> 00:02:20,519 Speaker 3: And I'm really anxious to see what type NFL quarterback 53 00:02:20,600 --> 00:02:22,600 Speaker 3: he is going to be. I thought he would be 54 00:02:22,600 --> 00:02:24,519 Speaker 3: a very good quarterback. I still think he's gonna be 55 00:02:24,560 --> 00:02:26,440 Speaker 3: a very good quarterback. I don't know if the head 56 00:02:26,440 --> 00:02:30,480 Speaker 3: coach quarterback fit is very good in Atlanta right now. 57 00:02:30,560 --> 00:02:34,800 Speaker 3: So I think Michael Pennix is sufferings through some of 58 00:02:34,840 --> 00:02:37,880 Speaker 3: those growing pains that young quarterbacks have when they have 59 00:02:37,960 --> 00:02:41,320 Speaker 3: defensive head coaches that really don't connect with the quarterback. 60 00:02:42,080 --> 00:02:43,960 Speaker 3: And you know, still, he's got a three to one 61 00:02:44,080 --> 00:02:46,600 Speaker 3: touchdown interception ratio this year, so it's not like he's 62 00:02:46,600 --> 00:02:48,320 Speaker 3: been horrible when he's been in there. 63 00:02:48,400 --> 00:02:51,760 Speaker 1: Well, their offensive coordinator Zach Robinson, and I agree with 64 00:02:51,800 --> 00:02:55,040 Speaker 1: you on the whole defensive minded coach quarterback thing that 65 00:02:55,440 --> 00:02:57,280 Speaker 1: if you're gonna have a defensive minded head coach, you 66 00:02:57,320 --> 00:03:00,200 Speaker 1: better be damn elite on defense. Number one, or that's 67 00:03:00,200 --> 00:03:03,359 Speaker 1: the point, right, and then number two, you better hire 68 00:03:03,360 --> 00:03:05,200 Speaker 1: a coordinator who knows what he's doing. And I'll tell 69 00:03:05,200 --> 00:03:08,040 Speaker 1: you what I might consider doing if I were Raheem 70 00:03:08,080 --> 00:03:10,400 Speaker 1: Morris as, I might consider go out getting Ryan Grubb 71 00:03:10,480 --> 00:03:12,679 Speaker 1: to work with Michael Penix again, stick him in there 72 00:03:12,919 --> 00:03:13,480 Speaker 1: in Atlanta. 73 00:03:13,520 --> 00:03:15,839 Speaker 2: I mean, I'm not saying he's not enjoying Alabama job. 74 00:03:17,360 --> 00:03:20,320 Speaker 1: I think the NFL is always what people strive for, right, 75 00:03:20,520 --> 00:03:22,760 Speaker 1: especially in that business. Would I would think if you're 76 00:03:22,800 --> 00:03:25,239 Speaker 1: a coordinator in the NFL, we can talk to Mike 77 00:03:25,240 --> 00:03:28,000 Speaker 1: about this because there's I think you agree, not a 78 00:03:28,000 --> 00:03:30,000 Speaker 1: lot of hot candidates right now in the NFL like 79 00:03:30,040 --> 00:03:32,639 Speaker 1: there was four or five years ago. Ryan Grubb goes 80 00:03:32,680 --> 00:03:35,800 Speaker 1: to Atlanta and Michael Pennock stays health and he blows 81 00:03:35,880 --> 00:03:38,320 Speaker 1: up in a couple of years, he's going to be 82 00:03:38,360 --> 00:03:40,680 Speaker 1: a candidate for a job. That's just the way this 83 00:03:40,800 --> 00:03:43,400 Speaker 1: WORRI mean, look at Clint kubiac well, right, and you 84 00:03:43,480 --> 00:03:43,880 Speaker 1: kidding me? 85 00:03:43,920 --> 00:03:47,080 Speaker 3: And Ryan Grubb also has the persona of a head coach, 86 00:03:47,120 --> 00:03:50,400 Speaker 3: totally right with some of our other coordinators in this town, 87 00:03:50,480 --> 00:03:52,600 Speaker 3: both of the U dub and the Seahawks do not 88 00:03:52,680 --> 00:03:53,360 Speaker 3: have well. 89 00:03:53,480 --> 00:03:56,200 Speaker 1: I mean, I would just compare him to Kubiak's personality. 90 00:03:56,360 --> 00:04:00,960 Speaker 1: I'd compare him to Steve Belichick and Brandan Carrer's personality 91 00:04:01,320 --> 00:04:03,480 Speaker 1: when those guys were here in Seattle. I know Steve's 92 00:04:03,480 --> 00:04:05,520 Speaker 1: a defensive guy, but I mean, you know me, I'm 93 00:04:05,560 --> 00:04:08,000 Speaker 1: sitting there at those press conferences with Carol and Belichick 94 00:04:08,000 --> 00:04:10,360 Speaker 1: a year ago, and I was this close to just 95 00:04:10,440 --> 00:04:11,880 Speaker 1: asking both of them, why. 96 00:04:11,680 --> 00:04:12,280 Speaker 2: Are you here? 97 00:04:13,040 --> 00:04:13,160 Speaker 4: Like? 98 00:04:13,200 --> 00:04:14,160 Speaker 2: What are you doing here? 99 00:04:14,240 --> 00:04:14,400 Speaker 4: Right? 100 00:04:14,480 --> 00:04:16,960 Speaker 1: How about not why are you in Seattle? But why 101 00:04:17,000 --> 00:04:19,560 Speaker 1: are you having this press conference? How about our guy 102 00:04:19,600 --> 00:04:20,839 Speaker 1: proud to be your bush? 103 00:04:21,000 --> 00:04:23,680 Speaker 2: Totally? Of course? Yeah, it did not exactly help you, 104 00:04:23,680 --> 00:04:24,200 Speaker 2: got it, coach? 105 00:04:24,320 --> 00:04:26,800 Speaker 1: You gotta be a CEO, right, All right, let's get 106 00:04:26,839 --> 00:04:28,680 Speaker 1: to it. Mike Florio joining us right now. 107 00:04:29,320 --> 00:04:32,360 Speaker 5: It's time for a weekly conversation with Pro Football Talks 108 00:04:32,440 --> 00:04:35,839 Speaker 5: Mike Florio, brought to you by Simply Seattle. Tired of 109 00:04:35,880 --> 00:04:38,760 Speaker 5: buying and ripping the same old Seattle sports gear everyone 110 00:04:38,760 --> 00:04:43,640 Speaker 5: else has for the best Storm, Seahawks, Mariners, Kraken Rainiers, Sounders, 111 00:04:43,680 --> 00:04:46,520 Speaker 5: and not to mention, the largest sonics collection in the world. 112 00:04:46,720 --> 00:04:50,040 Speaker 5: Check out simply Seattle dot com. Now with Mike Florio, 113 00:04:50,400 --> 00:04:51,599 Speaker 5: here's Softian Dick. 114 00:04:51,760 --> 00:04:54,119 Speaker 2: How dare you all right? Here we go the moment 115 00:04:54,120 --> 00:04:55,240 Speaker 2: everybody's been waiting for. 116 00:04:55,480 --> 00:04:58,520 Speaker 1: I cannot wait for Wednesdays at three ten Pacific times 117 00:04:58,560 --> 00:05:00,919 Speaker 1: six tenth central to a guy on the air that 118 00:05:01,000 --> 00:05:03,159 Speaker 1: I believe is in high demand as a sports talk 119 00:05:03,279 --> 00:05:05,440 Speaker 1: radio guest in this country, and we are lucky enough 120 00:05:05,480 --> 00:05:08,760 Speaker 1: to have him every single Wednesday, courtesy of our friends 121 00:05:08,760 --> 00:05:12,360 Speaker 1: at simply Seattle dot com. Their Black Friday sales starts 122 00:05:12,400 --> 00:05:15,240 Speaker 1: I believe on Saturday. Be sure and use Coke KJR 123 00:05:15,320 --> 00:05:17,680 Speaker 1: fifteen for fifteen percent off whatever you're looking at it 124 00:05:17,720 --> 00:05:22,160 Speaker 1: simply Seattle. Here he is our friend NFL and Nbcprofootball 125 00:05:22,160 --> 00:05:24,560 Speaker 1: Talk dot com like Florio, Michael, how are you, Pelle? 126 00:05:25,400 --> 00:05:26,280 Speaker 6: I'm doing great today? 127 00:05:26,320 --> 00:05:26,600 Speaker 7: How are you? 128 00:05:26,680 --> 00:05:27,560 Speaker 2: But we are good. 129 00:05:28,320 --> 00:05:29,840 Speaker 1: Dick and I were just talking about this on the 130 00:05:29,880 --> 00:05:32,440 Speaker 1: air before you showed up. The Michael Pennocks injury with 131 00:05:32,560 --> 00:05:35,120 Speaker 1: his ACL obviously hits home for us. He was here 132 00:05:35,200 --> 00:05:37,520 Speaker 1: for two years. He was a Husky legend, went to 133 00:05:37,600 --> 00:05:40,160 Speaker 1: the National championship beat Oregon three times, so we're all 134 00:05:40,240 --> 00:05:42,560 Speaker 1: super bummed about Mike. And then both of us kind 135 00:05:42,600 --> 00:05:44,440 Speaker 1: of agree that, you know, when he's healthy, he might 136 00:05:44,560 --> 00:05:47,080 Speaker 1: need better coaching, and I just tossed out, hey, maybe 137 00:05:47,200 --> 00:05:49,560 Speaker 1: Rahie Morris goes to Ryan Grubb and says, you want 138 00:05:49,600 --> 00:05:52,240 Speaker 1: to reunite with Michael and be his coordinator in Atlanta 139 00:05:52,600 --> 00:05:55,240 Speaker 1: next year. And then Dick asked, what's a better job man, 140 00:05:55,320 --> 00:05:58,920 Speaker 1: the offensive coordinator for Alabama or the offensive coordinator of 141 00:05:58,960 --> 00:06:00,400 Speaker 1: a team like the Atlanta Falcons. 142 00:06:00,440 --> 00:06:03,600 Speaker 6: What do you think You're assuming that Raheem Morris will 143 00:06:03,600 --> 00:06:06,120 Speaker 6: e can be there to make that decision. I think 144 00:06:06,200 --> 00:06:09,919 Speaker 6: that between the misguided decision to give Kirk Cousins ninety 145 00:06:09,960 --> 00:06:12,480 Speaker 6: million over two years with a ten million guaranteed, and 146 00:06:12,560 --> 00:06:15,920 Speaker 6: the next year followed by the decision to draft Michael Pennix, 147 00:06:16,040 --> 00:06:19,560 Speaker 6: neither has worked out for the Falcons. I'd be surprised 148 00:06:19,600 --> 00:06:21,640 Speaker 6: if Arthur Blank, the owner of the team, doesn't make 149 00:06:21,720 --> 00:06:24,480 Speaker 6: some major changes and has some real accountability for this 150 00:06:24,640 --> 00:06:27,000 Speaker 6: disastrous handling and the quarterback position. 151 00:06:28,560 --> 00:06:30,800 Speaker 2: There's no question that Rahee Morris has got to be 152 00:06:31,200 --> 00:06:31,960 Speaker 2: on the hot seat. 153 00:06:32,360 --> 00:06:35,320 Speaker 3: Mike Softy and I are both in agreement after watching 154 00:06:35,400 --> 00:06:38,000 Speaker 3: a Seahawks team go to Los Angeles and be a 155 00:06:38,080 --> 00:06:40,760 Speaker 3: sixty yard field goal away from stealing a win despite 156 00:06:40,880 --> 00:06:44,200 Speaker 3: four interceptions from their quarterback, we both feel better about 157 00:06:44,240 --> 00:06:46,800 Speaker 3: this team's chances going forward than we did even before 158 00:06:46,839 --> 00:06:47,840 Speaker 3: the game, despite the loss. 159 00:06:47,839 --> 00:06:48,680 Speaker 2: Would you agree with that? 160 00:06:50,000 --> 00:06:52,360 Speaker 6: Well, I think it shows that the Seahawks are legitimate. 161 00:06:52,720 --> 00:06:55,080 Speaker 6: It was a lost opportunity. There's a rematch coming up 162 00:06:55,120 --> 00:06:57,080 Speaker 6: on a Thursday night in a few weeks. That becomes 163 00:06:57,080 --> 00:06:59,080 Speaker 6: critical now because if you get swept by the Rams, 164 00:06:59,120 --> 00:07:02,119 Speaker 6: they have essentially a two game lead over you actually 165 00:07:02,279 --> 00:07:04,640 Speaker 6: go to three games. Everything else hold as it currently is. 166 00:07:05,120 --> 00:07:07,840 Speaker 6: So they've got to beat the Rams, and they've got 167 00:07:07,960 --> 00:07:10,160 Speaker 6: to otherwise take care of business in the division to 168 00:07:10,200 --> 00:07:14,880 Speaker 6: try to win it. But yeah, the Seahawks glass half full. 169 00:07:15,160 --> 00:07:18,640 Speaker 6: They belong glass half empty. They squaddered an opportunity to 170 00:07:18,760 --> 00:07:20,680 Speaker 6: steal a game from the Rams that would have made 171 00:07:20,680 --> 00:07:22,960 Speaker 6: everyone say, hey, the Seahawks are one of the best 172 00:07:23,000 --> 00:07:25,040 Speaker 6: teams in the NFL, and they still are. Right there's 173 00:07:25,040 --> 00:07:27,320 Speaker 6: still number six in the power rankings. They didn't move. 174 00:07:27,680 --> 00:07:30,040 Speaker 6: Not the power rankings mean anything, but they're one of 175 00:07:30,080 --> 00:07:31,920 Speaker 6: the best teams in the NFL right now, and they're 176 00:07:31,960 --> 00:07:34,960 Speaker 6: squarely in the window to be a problem when the 177 00:07:35,040 --> 00:07:38,040 Speaker 6: postseason rolls around. The question is the next time Sam 178 00:07:38,160 --> 00:07:40,920 Speaker 6: Darnold has a big game, is he going to go 179 00:07:41,160 --> 00:07:43,240 Speaker 6: cherot into pumpkin or is he going to keep doing 180 00:07:43,280 --> 00:07:45,920 Speaker 6: the things he does in the games that aren't as consequential. 181 00:07:46,040 --> 00:07:46,600 Speaker 6: That's the key. 182 00:07:47,000 --> 00:07:49,680 Speaker 1: Yeah, and that's a topic here in Seattle, Mike Right, 183 00:07:49,840 --> 00:07:51,920 Speaker 1: I mean, it really is. You know, I think everyone, 184 00:07:52,160 --> 00:07:54,840 Speaker 1: I think agrees that going from Gina him was the 185 00:07:54,960 --> 00:07:57,880 Speaker 1: right call. But there's a lot there's a lot of 186 00:07:57,960 --> 00:08:00,560 Speaker 1: people out there that just wonder if this guy can 187 00:08:00,640 --> 00:08:03,640 Speaker 1: hack it when the lights are brightest. And it sounds 188 00:08:03,680 --> 00:08:06,520 Speaker 1: like you agree that that's a that's fair analysis. 189 00:08:07,640 --> 00:08:11,560 Speaker 6: Well, look, that's what separates good from great. You have 190 00:08:11,880 --> 00:08:14,880 Speaker 6: moments to come along very infrequently. What do you do 191 00:08:15,040 --> 00:08:17,840 Speaker 6: with those moments when the chance is there to win 192 00:08:17,880 --> 00:08:20,720 Speaker 6: a big game? And I was more troubled by Week eighteen. 193 00:08:20,800 --> 00:08:22,880 Speaker 6: It's a troit than I was the playoff loss to 194 00:08:22,920 --> 00:08:25,360 Speaker 6: the Rams, because that was a total team failure. The 195 00:08:25,520 --> 00:08:29,080 Speaker 6: loss at a troit if Donald isn't putting a little 196 00:08:29,120 --> 00:08:31,560 Speaker 6: too much air on the balls because the moment was 197 00:08:31,600 --> 00:08:33,880 Speaker 6: a little too big. They win that game and they're 198 00:08:33,880 --> 00:08:35,640 Speaker 6: the number one seed, and who knows what happens the 199 00:08:35,679 --> 00:08:37,959 Speaker 6: rest of the way. So yeah, it's fair. It's a 200 00:08:38,040 --> 00:08:41,280 Speaker 6: fair criticism, and it's the ceiling that he's either going 201 00:08:41,360 --> 00:08:43,480 Speaker 6: to break through or he's not. But you don't get 202 00:08:43,520 --> 00:08:45,959 Speaker 6: many opportunities to do it. And the problem with narratives 203 00:08:46,040 --> 00:08:49,520 Speaker 6: like that, the more it happens, the more pressure there 204 00:08:49,640 --> 00:08:52,079 Speaker 6: is the next time you have a chance to do it. 205 00:08:52,480 --> 00:08:54,760 Speaker 6: So when they have that next big game, whether it's 206 00:08:55,200 --> 00:08:57,640 Speaker 6: the one against the Rams or some other regular season game, 207 00:08:57,720 --> 00:08:59,079 Speaker 6: it's going to be the difference maker or even in 208 00:08:59,120 --> 00:09:02,640 Speaker 6: a playoffs, will he be able to shed the reputation 209 00:09:02,920 --> 00:09:05,000 Speaker 6: and change the narrative. There's going to be more pressure 210 00:09:05,040 --> 00:09:06,000 Speaker 6: on him until he does it. 211 00:09:06,559 --> 00:09:09,640 Speaker 3: Mike, which team's better the twenty twenty four Chiefs that 212 00:09:09,800 --> 00:09:12,680 Speaker 3: won every close game but their analytics said that they 213 00:09:12,760 --> 00:09:15,960 Speaker 3: weren't very good, or the twenty twenty five Chiefs whose 214 00:09:16,000 --> 00:09:18,760 Speaker 3: analytics are actually better than last year but they lose 215 00:09:18,800 --> 00:09:19,559 Speaker 3: every close game. 216 00:09:20,760 --> 00:09:24,920 Speaker 6: Well, you have to win, and they're in a mode 217 00:09:24,960 --> 00:09:28,000 Speaker 6: of desperation now that we haven't seen in the Patrick 218 00:09:28,080 --> 00:09:31,839 Speaker 6: Mahomes era. Their worst finish ever with Mahomes since he 219 00:09:31,920 --> 00:09:34,080 Speaker 6: became the starter in twenty eighteen. Is losing an overtime 220 00:09:34,120 --> 00:09:36,920 Speaker 6: of the AFC Championship. They're five and five now, they 221 00:09:37,000 --> 00:09:40,400 Speaker 6: may miss the playoffs. That weird play in Jacksonville where 222 00:09:40,440 --> 00:09:42,520 Speaker 6: Trevor Lawrence fell down twice and then got up and 223 00:09:42,559 --> 00:09:44,959 Speaker 6: scored the game winning touchdowns. That maybe the moment that 224 00:09:45,040 --> 00:09:47,560 Speaker 6: keeps them out, because it may come down to Jacksonville 225 00:09:47,600 --> 00:09:49,600 Speaker 6: and the chief Todd head to head for the seventh seed, 226 00:09:50,080 --> 00:09:53,480 Speaker 6: and the Chiefs lose out on that tiebreaker, and it's 227 00:09:53,559 --> 00:09:56,559 Speaker 6: something that's hard to even say, and it seems inconceivable, 228 00:09:56,840 --> 00:09:59,000 Speaker 6: but they may not make the playoffs. They've really got 229 00:09:59,080 --> 00:10:01,160 Speaker 6: some work to do down the stretch. Now, are they 230 00:10:01,280 --> 00:10:03,439 Speaker 6: capable of finding the das pedle? Do they have the 231 00:10:03,520 --> 00:10:05,640 Speaker 6: institutional experience to turn things around? 232 00:10:05,800 --> 00:10:05,959 Speaker 5: Yes? 233 00:10:06,559 --> 00:10:09,080 Speaker 6: Yes, of any team out there that would be five 234 00:10:09,160 --> 00:10:12,200 Speaker 6: and five and on the ropes. They've got the pieces, 235 00:10:12,200 --> 00:10:14,280 Speaker 6: and they've got the coaching, and they've got the leadership, 236 00:10:14,320 --> 00:10:16,240 Speaker 6: and they've got the quarterback to do it. They just 237 00:10:16,320 --> 00:10:18,199 Speaker 6: have to do it. And they've got the Colts and 238 00:10:18,240 --> 00:10:20,079 Speaker 6: then they've got the Cowboys on a short week and 239 00:10:20,120 --> 00:10:22,280 Speaker 6: the Cowboys at home. Now that they have a little swagger, 240 00:10:22,480 --> 00:10:24,160 Speaker 6: and I won't be surprised that they beat the Eagles 241 00:10:24,200 --> 00:10:25,920 Speaker 6: on Sunday. The way they're playing right now and what 242 00:10:26,040 --> 00:10:28,240 Speaker 6: they fell with that defense, these next two games are 243 00:10:28,240 --> 00:10:29,160 Speaker 6: critical to the Chiefs. 244 00:10:29,320 --> 00:10:33,079 Speaker 1: Do you think they would make any changes of significance 245 00:10:33,440 --> 00:10:36,440 Speaker 1: if they missed the playoffs. I mean, it's obviously logical 246 00:10:36,520 --> 00:10:38,480 Speaker 1: to say, well, just bring them all back and just 247 00:10:38,679 --> 00:10:41,680 Speaker 1: shelve it and whatever. But I guess Travis Kelce more 248 00:10:41,880 --> 00:10:45,680 Speaker 1: likely to quit retire as Andy Reid more likely to retire. 249 00:10:46,240 --> 00:10:49,160 Speaker 2: Do you see any changes of significance if the Chiefs 250 00:10:49,200 --> 00:10:49,960 Speaker 2: missed the playoffs. 251 00:10:51,000 --> 00:10:53,400 Speaker 6: I don't think Travis Kelsey's coming back in because I 252 00:10:53,440 --> 00:10:55,120 Speaker 6: thought he was going to retire if they'd won the 253 00:10:55,160 --> 00:10:57,480 Speaker 6: super Bowl, and right after the super Bowl on his podcast, 254 00:10:57,559 --> 00:10:59,640 Speaker 6: he was sounding like a guy who was coming to 255 00:10:59,720 --> 00:11:02,800 Speaker 6: turn with retirement. Something changed his mind and caused him 256 00:11:03,200 --> 00:11:07,080 Speaker 6: to decide to make one last run at a storybook ending. 257 00:11:07,679 --> 00:11:10,040 Speaker 6: I'm not sure he comes back. I'd be surprised if 258 00:11:10,080 --> 00:11:13,320 Speaker 6: he does. I don't see Reid retiring because look, as 259 00:11:13,320 --> 00:11:15,280 Speaker 6: long as he has Patrick Mahomes, he's gonna have a chance. 260 00:11:15,360 --> 00:11:17,600 Speaker 6: We can treat this year as an aberration, But they're 261 00:11:17,640 --> 00:11:19,959 Speaker 6: gonna have to to do some work. They're gonna have 262 00:11:20,000 --> 00:11:22,559 Speaker 6: to address some deficiencies on both sides of the ball. 263 00:11:22,600 --> 00:11:24,600 Speaker 6: They're not where they need to be. Their defense isn't 264 00:11:24,640 --> 00:11:27,160 Speaker 6: what it was, their offense isn't what it was. Their 265 00:11:27,240 --> 00:11:30,880 Speaker 6: running game is not impressive, and I mean, frankly, they 266 00:11:31,760 --> 00:11:33,319 Speaker 6: they don't commit to the run, even when they have 267 00:11:33,400 --> 00:11:34,920 Speaker 6: a great running back. You know, they were trying to 268 00:11:35,000 --> 00:11:38,240 Speaker 6: trade for Breese Hall from the Jets, and what would 269 00:11:38,240 --> 00:11:39,520 Speaker 6: have happened if the would have had them. They're gonna 270 00:11:39,559 --> 00:11:41,480 Speaker 6: run the ball twenty five times. That's just not what 271 00:11:41,640 --> 00:11:44,920 Speaker 6: they are. But I think they'll be changes, necessary changes. 272 00:11:45,320 --> 00:11:48,800 Speaker 6: But it's not like they're gonna trade Patrick Mahomes and 273 00:11:48,920 --> 00:11:51,800 Speaker 6: just completely start over. And I've seen some chatter like 274 00:11:51,880 --> 00:11:53,560 Speaker 6: maybe hold one out. Do you think he's gonna want 275 00:11:53,600 --> 00:11:55,840 Speaker 6: out after one bad year. He's committed to that team, 276 00:11:55,880 --> 00:11:58,120 Speaker 6: he's committed to that town, and he'll be committed to 277 00:11:58,160 --> 00:12:00,280 Speaker 6: trying to fix everything and come back better than ever 278 00:12:00,360 --> 00:12:01,920 Speaker 6: next year. We'll just see if he can get the 279 00:12:01,960 --> 00:12:03,679 Speaker 6: help around him that he doesn't have right now. 280 00:12:04,120 --> 00:12:06,319 Speaker 3: Mike, you wrote today that the Steelers have yet to 281 00:12:06,480 --> 00:12:09,839 Speaker 3: use DK in a way that justifies their investment. That 282 00:12:10,080 --> 00:12:12,240 Speaker 3: just sounds like a half a decade here in Seattle, 283 00:12:12,320 --> 00:12:14,800 Speaker 3: we've talked about that one thousand times. So now that 284 00:12:14,880 --> 00:12:17,280 Speaker 3: it's been two teams, it leads me to ask you 285 00:12:17,400 --> 00:12:20,200 Speaker 3: the question, is it the team's not using him right? 286 00:12:20,360 --> 00:12:23,000 Speaker 3: Or is DK just not the receiver everybody hopes he is. 287 00:12:24,040 --> 00:12:26,040 Speaker 6: I just think it's the team's not using him right. 288 00:12:26,080 --> 00:12:28,079 Speaker 6: Look at what George Pickens has done in Dallas. The 289 00:12:28,160 --> 00:12:32,040 Speaker 6: Steelers never used him. He was frustrated and justifiably. The 290 00:12:33,400 --> 00:12:36,840 Speaker 6: skills are there. I've seen them in Pittsburgh and they 291 00:12:37,000 --> 00:12:39,360 Speaker 6: never were able to design an offense. And we've talked 292 00:12:39,360 --> 00:12:41,720 Speaker 6: about this before when DK was in Seattle. There are 293 00:12:41,800 --> 00:12:43,600 Speaker 6: things you can do to put the ball in an 294 00:12:43,640 --> 00:12:46,920 Speaker 6: elite athlete's hands. You can do jet sweeps and bubble 295 00:12:47,000 --> 00:12:49,319 Speaker 6: screens and all those little tricks of the trade that 296 00:12:49,440 --> 00:12:52,480 Speaker 6: will allow you to get a guy who is man 297 00:12:52,559 --> 00:12:55,800 Speaker 6: among boys talented into a position where he can have 298 00:12:55,840 --> 00:12:58,840 Speaker 6: an impact on the game. So when the Steelers made 299 00:12:59,280 --> 00:13:01,840 Speaker 6: an unprecedent and move for them, they've never paid market 300 00:13:01,960 --> 00:13:05,160 Speaker 6: value to someone who previously didn't play for the team. 301 00:13:05,480 --> 00:13:07,600 Speaker 6: They have a hard time paying market value to people 302 00:13:07,600 --> 00:13:09,959 Speaker 6: who do play for the team. That made me think 303 00:13:10,120 --> 00:13:11,400 Speaker 6: they're going to go out of their way to try 304 00:13:11,440 --> 00:13:14,000 Speaker 6: to justify this, and they just haven't. And so far, 305 00:13:14,160 --> 00:13:17,280 Speaker 6: Pickens is having a much better year in Dallas than 306 00:13:17,520 --> 00:13:19,240 Speaker 6: Metcalf is having with the Steels, and a lot of 307 00:13:19,240 --> 00:13:21,560 Speaker 6: it to do with the quarterback too. Aaron Rodgers has 308 00:13:21,600 --> 00:13:23,000 Speaker 6: to let it rip down the field. It can't be 309 00:13:23,160 --> 00:13:25,319 Speaker 6: a bunch of slamp passes a DK Metcalf, which is 310 00:13:25,400 --> 00:13:26,520 Speaker 6: what we see more often than not. 311 00:13:27,040 --> 00:13:29,160 Speaker 2: What are the odds Micah Pete Carroll being one and 312 00:13:29,280 --> 00:13:29,960 Speaker 2: done in Vegas? 313 00:13:31,559 --> 00:13:34,480 Speaker 6: Well, there's two sides to this. Do the Raiders want 314 00:13:34,520 --> 00:13:36,600 Speaker 6: to bring him back? And does he want to come back? 315 00:13:37,800 --> 00:13:39,559 Speaker 6: I think he may have thought that that team was 316 00:13:39,600 --> 00:13:41,560 Speaker 6: going to be a little better equipped to compete than 317 00:13:41,600 --> 00:13:42,959 Speaker 6: it is. Is he really want to come back and 318 00:13:43,040 --> 00:13:45,840 Speaker 6: have another bad season on the tail end of his career. 319 00:13:46,240 --> 00:13:48,880 Speaker 6: And the guy who really matters in Las Vegas is 320 00:13:48,920 --> 00:13:50,800 Speaker 6: Tom Brady because Mark Davis, the owner of the team, 321 00:13:50,800 --> 00:13:53,480 Speaker 6: has made it clear that he listens to Brady. One 322 00:13:53,520 --> 00:13:55,760 Speaker 6: of the reasons Brady got a sweetheart deal for a 323 00:13:55,840 --> 00:13:58,079 Speaker 6: chunk of the franchise was because of his expertise, So 324 00:13:58,480 --> 00:14:00,880 Speaker 6: what Brady wants is what going to happen. And if 325 00:14:00,920 --> 00:14:03,760 Speaker 6: Brady wants to go in another direction at coach Mark 326 00:14:03,840 --> 00:14:06,200 Speaker 6: Data is going to listen to him and I, Hey, 327 00:14:06,280 --> 00:14:08,599 Speaker 6: they started off great. They somehow beat the Patriots in 328 00:14:08,640 --> 00:14:10,400 Speaker 6: Week one. It shows you how points week one of 329 00:14:10,400 --> 00:14:12,400 Speaker 6: the regular season is. But the Raiders have just been 330 00:14:12,440 --> 00:14:14,439 Speaker 6: a disaster and they may be the worst team in 331 00:14:14,480 --> 00:14:17,080 Speaker 6: football right now, even though their record is one game 332 00:14:17,160 --> 00:14:17,840 Speaker 6: better than the Titans. 333 00:14:17,960 --> 00:14:20,640 Speaker 1: Yeah, they were three and seven Dick in twenty twenty one. 334 00:14:20,760 --> 00:14:23,080 Speaker 1: That's the worst it got for him after ten games. 335 00:14:23,120 --> 00:14:25,920 Speaker 1: He's two and eight now. So this is unchartered territory. 336 00:14:25,600 --> 00:14:28,520 Speaker 2: And they're just getting bludgeon too. They're not even close, Mike. 337 00:14:28,600 --> 00:14:31,280 Speaker 3: This is an incredible stat Seven of the top eight 338 00:14:31,520 --> 00:14:35,160 Speaker 3: quarterback cap hits are five hundred or worse. 339 00:14:35,360 --> 00:14:38,160 Speaker 2: Right now, does that mean anything? Can we read anything 340 00:14:38,240 --> 00:14:38,520 Speaker 2: into that? 341 00:14:40,040 --> 00:14:44,240 Speaker 6: Well, look, this is one of the realities of you know, 342 00:14:44,360 --> 00:14:46,720 Speaker 6: you get a quarterback in the draft and you decide 343 00:14:46,760 --> 00:14:49,640 Speaker 6: that he's passed over the pats vale line, and so 344 00:14:49,800 --> 00:14:51,280 Speaker 6: we need to pay him. There are a lot of 345 00:14:51,360 --> 00:14:53,400 Speaker 6: quarterbacks out there making more money than they should, and 346 00:14:53,440 --> 00:14:55,080 Speaker 6: they need to be held to a higher standard when 347 00:14:55,080 --> 00:14:57,120 Speaker 6: they're not living up to the contract. But it does 348 00:14:57,240 --> 00:14:59,520 Speaker 6: put a burden on the rest of the team. And 349 00:14:59,720 --> 00:15:01,640 Speaker 6: even I know I'm a big proponent of guys getting 350 00:15:01,640 --> 00:15:05,120 Speaker 6: every last dollar they can, it's it does have a consequence. 351 00:15:05,200 --> 00:15:07,120 Speaker 6: And look, I don't know if it's just a short 352 00:15:07,200 --> 00:15:09,040 Speaker 6: term thing. I don't know if it's a blip on 353 00:15:09,080 --> 00:15:12,400 Speaker 6: the radar screen, but it is something worth paying attention to. 354 00:15:12,680 --> 00:15:15,760 Speaker 6: And I wonder when you know the Rams did it well. 355 00:15:15,800 --> 00:15:17,280 Speaker 6: They didn't do it with Jared Goff. They did it 356 00:15:17,360 --> 00:15:19,280 Speaker 6: after they paid Jared Goff. They didn't do it in 357 00:15:19,320 --> 00:15:21,760 Speaker 6: twenty nineteen when they could. I'm waiting for a team 358 00:15:22,040 --> 00:15:23,800 Speaker 6: who has a guy they took in the top ten 359 00:15:24,200 --> 00:15:27,120 Speaker 6: who is good enough, but they just say, no, you 360 00:15:27,200 --> 00:15:29,520 Speaker 6: know what, We're gonna do something else instead of giving 361 00:15:29,560 --> 00:15:31,920 Speaker 6: you fifty million a year, fifty five million a year, 362 00:15:31,960 --> 00:15:32,920 Speaker 6: whatever the market's going to be. 363 00:15:33,000 --> 00:15:35,520 Speaker 1: As the cap keeps going up, Mike Florio with us, Mike, 364 00:15:35,600 --> 00:15:37,720 Speaker 1: before you go, I got to tell you, this spitting 365 00:15:37,840 --> 00:15:39,440 Speaker 1: thing in the NFL has got to stop. 366 00:15:39,760 --> 00:15:41,680 Speaker 2: It's cowardly, it's disgusting. 367 00:15:42,120 --> 00:15:44,440 Speaker 1: We saw Jalen Carter do it, and then we saw 368 00:15:44,560 --> 00:15:47,120 Speaker 1: Jamar Chase do it, and I'm wondering if one game 369 00:15:47,240 --> 00:15:49,680 Speaker 1: is enough, man, I mean, is one game enough for 370 00:15:49,760 --> 00:15:51,240 Speaker 1: these guys that keep doing this crap? 371 00:15:52,600 --> 00:15:55,400 Speaker 6: Well, you know, the president has changed before our eyes 372 00:15:55,480 --> 00:15:58,960 Speaker 6: this season. There had never been a true suspension until 373 00:15:59,480 --> 00:16:02,920 Speaker 6: this week. The Jalen Carter quote unquote suspension was an 374 00:16:02,960 --> 00:16:05,520 Speaker 6: ejection with a fine in the amount of a game 375 00:16:05,640 --> 00:16:08,600 Speaker 6: check that simulated a suspension. Right, this is the first 376 00:16:08,640 --> 00:16:10,680 Speaker 6: time a guy's been suspended. And I don't know what 377 00:16:10,760 --> 00:16:13,640 Speaker 6: the arguments that the appeal hearing were. I saw that 378 00:16:13,840 --> 00:16:15,640 Speaker 6: Chase was going to argue I didn't spit because if 379 00:16:15,640 --> 00:16:17,160 Speaker 6: I would have spit, I would have spit in his faith. 380 00:16:17,200 --> 00:16:19,760 Speaker 6: I mean, some ridiculous logic like that. The argument should 381 00:16:19,760 --> 00:16:22,960 Speaker 6: have been there has never been a suspension for spitting. 382 00:16:23,040 --> 00:16:25,720 Speaker 6: You can't just change the precedent like that. But at 383 00:16:25,720 --> 00:16:29,200 Speaker 6: the end of the day, it's one hearing officer, Jordy Nelson, 384 00:16:29,200 --> 00:16:31,760 Speaker 6: who made the decision. He has full discretion to go 385 00:16:31,840 --> 00:16:33,360 Speaker 6: one way or the other. He made the decision to 386 00:16:33,440 --> 00:16:36,040 Speaker 6: uphold the suspension, so there can be no doubt going forward. 387 00:16:36,080 --> 00:16:38,840 Speaker 6: And every team needs to explain it to every player. 388 00:16:39,000 --> 00:16:42,720 Speaker 6: Every agent needs to explain it to their clients. If 389 00:16:42,800 --> 00:16:46,040 Speaker 6: you spit on another player, you will be suspended and 390 00:16:46,160 --> 00:16:49,200 Speaker 6: you'll lose the compensation that goes along with it. And 391 00:16:49,320 --> 00:16:51,440 Speaker 6: for Tomorro's stath it ends up being over five hundred 392 00:16:51,440 --> 00:16:52,000 Speaker 6: thousand dollars. 393 00:16:52,200 --> 00:16:54,680 Speaker 1: Yeah, that's not insignificant. All right, Mike, you're the best, 394 00:16:54,760 --> 00:16:58,000 Speaker 1: great stuff. We're talking a week see a man. All right, 395 00:16:58,240 --> 00:17:00,240 Speaker 1: but hold Mike Florial with us. We're going to break 396 00:17:00,320 --> 00:17:04,440 Speaker 1: factor fiction. We are clinging to a percentage points lead 397 00:17:04,520 --> 00:17:08,480 Speaker 1: in this contest. This is big, big day. We gotta 398 00:17:08,560 --> 00:17:13,560 Speaker 1: have your perform man on this one. 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Jackson? 427 00:18:38,640 --> 00:18:41,000 Speaker 1: Hi, Let's put some effort into this one today, Pal, 428 00:18:41,119 --> 00:18:42,960 Speaker 1: all right? Was the one he picked a few weeks ago? 429 00:18:43,040 --> 00:18:45,240 Speaker 1: The like basically drew one out of a hat or something. 430 00:18:45,280 --> 00:18:45,600 Speaker 3: What was it? 431 00:18:45,680 --> 00:18:46,280 Speaker 4: They I don't know. 432 00:18:46,480 --> 00:18:49,040 Speaker 3: I don't know what you just did one so ram 433 00:18:49,200 --> 00:18:52,159 Speaker 3: like your your rationale for it was? I was like 434 00:18:52,200 --> 00:18:53,639 Speaker 3: a month, imply Rammed. 435 00:18:53,880 --> 00:18:55,840 Speaker 2: I'm going back through. I know, I'm not sure what 436 00:18:56,119 --> 00:18:57,000 Speaker 2: you're referring. 437 00:18:57,200 --> 00:18:59,760 Speaker 1: Well, he won on the Hawks minus the points against 438 00:18:59,760 --> 00:19:03,080 Speaker 1: the Manders, he lost on the Colts, he lost on 439 00:19:03,200 --> 00:19:05,000 Speaker 1: the under in the Browns game. 440 00:19:05,119 --> 00:19:05,760 Speaker 6: I know what this is. 441 00:19:06,560 --> 00:19:08,840 Speaker 2: I think the game that you are referring to is 442 00:19:08,880 --> 00:19:10,960 Speaker 2: the Minnesota Rutgers game, the Dan Wilson game. 443 00:19:11,080 --> 00:19:13,320 Speaker 9: Yes, it was in the middle of the Mariners playoff run, 444 00:19:13,440 --> 00:19:15,800 Speaker 9: and I'm like, you know what, We're back in the mirrors. 445 00:19:15,840 --> 00:19:18,480 Speaker 9: We're back in Dan Wilson. He's a Minnesota almama. You know, 446 00:19:18,600 --> 00:19:19,960 Speaker 9: sometimes the logic is sound. 447 00:19:20,080 --> 00:19:20,520 Speaker 2: You never know. 448 00:19:20,720 --> 00:19:22,879 Speaker 1: Sometimes throwing a dart at a wall and seeing if 449 00:19:22,880 --> 00:19:24,719 Speaker 1: you can hit a bullseye is the best approach. 450 00:19:24,760 --> 00:19:26,280 Speaker 2: It's going to be fun and games as long as 451 00:19:26,320 --> 00:19:28,240 Speaker 2: we don't lose by one day for your struggling. So 452 00:19:28,320 --> 00:19:30,560 Speaker 2: we're gonna who to blame. Your fair share too. You 453 00:19:30,640 --> 00:19:32,720 Speaker 2: know who to blame if we do. You know who 454 00:19:32,800 --> 00:19:33,520 Speaker 2: to blame if we do. 455 00:19:33,720 --> 00:19:36,040 Speaker 1: How Dune can I be look at an injury report Jackson. 456 00:19:36,600 --> 00:19:38,080 Speaker 1: So we'll get that coming up in a matter of 457 00:19:38,080 --> 00:19:40,080 Speaker 1: a Minute's going to see a lucky eagle. All right, 458 00:19:40,119 --> 00:19:42,040 Speaker 1: here's the deal. So I'm gonna just rip this off 459 00:19:42,080 --> 00:19:45,240 Speaker 1: directly from our friend Hugh Mellon. By the way, who 460 00:19:45,359 --> 00:19:47,840 Speaker 1: was on with it was Mark James MJ in the 461 00:19:47,880 --> 00:19:52,680 Speaker 1: Midday yesterday on the radio program. Hey, I sat this 462 00:19:52,920 --> 00:19:57,600 Speaker 1: lie and he's talking about Sam Donald and this impression 463 00:19:57,680 --> 00:20:00,760 Speaker 1: that people have that Sam Donald doesn't show up for games, right, 464 00:20:00,880 --> 00:20:04,240 Speaker 1: because he made the point and it's a great line 465 00:20:04,800 --> 00:20:08,640 Speaker 1: that Don James told him, people only remember the big 466 00:20:08,760 --> 00:20:11,520 Speaker 1: games that you lost, not the big games that you won. 467 00:20:12,080 --> 00:20:14,200 Speaker 1: And I went back to last year because you brought 468 00:20:14,240 --> 00:20:16,159 Speaker 1: this up on the radio show as well. Do you 469 00:20:16,280 --> 00:20:19,320 Speaker 1: think thirteen and two Minnesota versus eleven and four green 470 00:20:19,400 --> 00:20:21,840 Speaker 1: Bay was a big game for those two teams last year? Well, 471 00:20:21,880 --> 00:20:24,760 Speaker 1: Sam Donald in that game was twenty thirty three of 472 00:20:24,880 --> 00:20:28,639 Speaker 1: forty three for three seventy seven, three touchdowns and a 473 00:20:28,720 --> 00:20:31,240 Speaker 1: pick in a two point win twenty seven to twenty 474 00:20:31,320 --> 00:20:34,199 Speaker 1: five over green Bay. Going back to Week four at 475 00:20:34,320 --> 00:20:37,159 Speaker 1: lambeau Field, Sam Donald twenty of twenty eight two to 476 00:20:37,200 --> 00:20:39,560 Speaker 1: seventy five, three touchdowns and a pick. Are those not 477 00:20:39,640 --> 00:20:43,160 Speaker 1: big games against a division rival? How come nobody's talking 478 00:20:43,160 --> 00:20:46,600 Speaker 1: about that? How come nobody's talking about those. 479 00:20:46,480 --> 00:20:47,320 Speaker 2: Games already out? 480 00:20:47,320 --> 00:20:50,399 Speaker 3: Because the last two that we saw, yeah, were the 481 00:20:50,480 --> 00:20:53,159 Speaker 3: two bad ones. I think that's why I don't necessarily 482 00:20:53,240 --> 00:20:55,680 Speaker 3: I mean to say that Don James says, we don't 483 00:20:55,680 --> 00:20:56,280 Speaker 3: remember the good. 484 00:20:56,359 --> 00:20:58,440 Speaker 2: I remember a lot of good Don James wins that 485 00:20:58,560 --> 00:21:00,399 Speaker 2: we had talking about Hugh Mill. 486 00:21:00,480 --> 00:21:03,600 Speaker 1: He's talking about a quarterback from a quarterbacks perspective, you know, 487 00:21:03,800 --> 00:21:06,639 Speaker 1: not not really from a dick and softy perspective that 488 00:21:06,880 --> 00:21:09,800 Speaker 1: you know, the people remember the quarterbacks. They will make 489 00:21:10,040 --> 00:21:12,680 Speaker 1: much of a bigger deal when you struggle versus when 490 00:21:12,760 --> 00:21:13,640 Speaker 1: you don't struggle. 491 00:21:13,800 --> 00:21:14,920 Speaker 2: And look, I get it. 492 00:21:15,040 --> 00:21:17,680 Speaker 1: I'm not stupid over here, well kind of stupid, but 493 00:21:17,760 --> 00:21:20,080 Speaker 1: I get why people are talking about Darnald like that 494 00:21:20,240 --> 00:21:22,320 Speaker 1: because it was back to back games. It was the 495 00:21:22,440 --> 00:21:24,280 Speaker 1: Lion game, and then it was the Ram game, and 496 00:21:24,320 --> 00:21:26,399 Speaker 1: then here we are. The biggest game he's played so 497 00:21:26,560 --> 00:21:29,320 Speaker 1: far this year was the Ram game. But the Tampa 498 00:21:29,359 --> 00:21:32,320 Speaker 1: Bay game was pretty big too, against a really good team, 499 00:21:32,400 --> 00:21:35,280 Speaker 1: and he went bananas in that game. You know, made 500 00:21:35,960 --> 00:21:38,800 Speaker 1: a mistake or two, but they scored thirty three points 501 00:21:39,240 --> 00:21:41,600 Speaker 1: against Tampa Bay in a lot of ways because of him. 502 00:21:41,760 --> 00:21:43,960 Speaker 2: So I'll just go back to what I Snoria Dick. 503 00:21:44,119 --> 00:21:46,679 Speaker 1: I mean, it may bear out that Sam Darnold if 504 00:21:46,720 --> 00:21:48,640 Speaker 1: the Hawks make the playoffs, then they better Dan will 505 00:21:48,680 --> 00:21:50,399 Speaker 1: make the playoffs. They're gonna win three in a row, 506 00:21:50,440 --> 00:21:52,840 Speaker 1: by the way, and be ten and three. If they 507 00:21:52,920 --> 00:21:55,800 Speaker 1: make the playoffs and he struggles in that very first 508 00:21:55,920 --> 00:22:01,359 Speaker 1: game and they lose because the quarterback played, it's going 509 00:22:01,440 --> 00:22:04,000 Speaker 1: to be almost impossible at that point to fight this back. 510 00:22:04,119 --> 00:22:06,200 Speaker 3: That's why I think those last two games against the 511 00:22:06,320 --> 00:22:08,399 Speaker 3: Rams and the forty nine Ers are so important. I 512 00:22:08,480 --> 00:22:11,680 Speaker 3: mean the forty nine Ers is almost the JV game 513 00:22:11,800 --> 00:22:13,840 Speaker 3: leading up to the varsity game, or it was the 514 00:22:13,880 --> 00:22:14,440 Speaker 3: only way around. 515 00:22:14,480 --> 00:22:14,560 Speaker 6: Right. 516 00:22:14,640 --> 00:22:16,520 Speaker 3: We've got the Rams first, yes, and I mean you've 517 00:22:16,560 --> 00:22:18,760 Speaker 3: got if you can get that Rams game in particular, 518 00:22:18,800 --> 00:22:20,400 Speaker 3: and then you can back it up with a win 519 00:22:20,840 --> 00:22:23,680 Speaker 3: against the Niners on the road, right then I think 520 00:22:23,880 --> 00:22:26,960 Speaker 3: a lot of this. Yes, people will still say, all right, 521 00:22:27,000 --> 00:22:29,040 Speaker 3: he's got to perform in the playoffs, but they're not 522 00:22:29,200 --> 00:22:30,919 Speaker 3: really going to have a leg to stand on if 523 00:22:31,000 --> 00:22:34,000 Speaker 3: Darnold is great against the Niners and the Rams to 524 00:22:34,160 --> 00:22:34,760 Speaker 3: end the season. 525 00:22:34,880 --> 00:22:36,200 Speaker 1: Well, by the way, what I would do if fire 526 00:22:36,240 --> 00:22:38,000 Speaker 1: you a little betting advice is if you can do it, 527 00:22:38,119 --> 00:22:40,960 Speaker 1: I would parlay the next three games with Seahawk victories 528 00:22:41,000 --> 00:22:44,240 Speaker 1: and the under and every single game Titans, Vikings, Falcons. 529 00:22:44,320 --> 00:22:47,399 Speaker 1: That's Kirk Cousins, JJ McCarthy and cam Ward. That's who 530 00:22:47,480 --> 00:22:50,200 Speaker 1: you will see against the Seahawk defense. I'm not saying 531 00:22:50,280 --> 00:22:52,640 Speaker 1: bet it't huge. You know, a couple of bucks, ten bucks, 532 00:22:52,760 --> 00:22:56,280 Speaker 1: twenty bucks, whatever. See what it pays, might be paying 533 00:22:56,359 --> 00:22:58,920 Speaker 1: for your entire Christmas budget. All right, let's get to it. 534 00:22:59,000 --> 00:22:59,959 Speaker 1: Factor fiction right now? 535 00:23:00,640 --> 00:23:02,080 Speaker 2: What's that to go? Glad you're with us? 536 00:23:02,119 --> 00:23:05,520 Speaker 7: It's your shot at our weekly thousand bucks and the 537 00:23:05,800 --> 00:23:11,240 Speaker 7: ten thousand dollars grand prize. It's Factor fiction, probably presented 538 00:23:11,320 --> 00:23:15,280 Speaker 7: by Lucky Eagle casino and hotel where every day feels lucky. 539 00:23:15,640 --> 00:23:19,240 Speaker 7: Fact or Fiction is on Sports Radio ninety three point 540 00:23:19,320 --> 00:23:20,480 Speaker 7: three kJ R. 541 00:23:20,600 --> 00:23:22,440 Speaker 1: All right, I look at the top of the standings 542 00:23:22,440 --> 00:23:24,520 Speaker 1: on Factor of Fiction, and I see Chuck Poull percentage 543 00:23:24,600 --> 00:23:27,399 Speaker 1: point sixty three point two percent. I see Dick Fane 544 00:23:27,480 --> 00:23:30,480 Speaker 1: in second place fifty seven point one percent. I see 545 00:23:30,520 --> 00:23:33,800 Speaker 1: Dave Softy mal Or third place fifty two point four percent, 546 00:23:34,240 --> 00:23:37,320 Speaker 1: and I see Jackson Felts second from the bottom in 547 00:23:37,359 --> 00:23:41,720 Speaker 1: front of Jessemin McIntyre thirty three point three percent. 548 00:23:42,480 --> 00:23:45,080 Speaker 2: That costs. I mean, that's like you move out of 549 00:23:45,080 --> 00:23:45,520 Speaker 2: your house. 550 00:23:45,880 --> 00:23:47,919 Speaker 9: I gave you guys the opportunity to send me out 551 00:23:47,960 --> 00:23:49,840 Speaker 9: and you didn't do it. So, but I think I 552 00:23:49,920 --> 00:23:54,720 Speaker 9: have one more games you want us to shoot you Jackson? 553 00:23:55,720 --> 00:23:59,560 Speaker 1: Yet, when you're a horse, for God's sake, My point 554 00:23:59,640 --> 00:24:03,199 Speaker 1: is is that everything's a trend, right, and the trend is. 555 00:24:03,320 --> 00:24:06,080 Speaker 2: You now being on the rise in the final month 556 00:24:06,200 --> 00:24:06,960 Speaker 2: or so of the year. 557 00:24:07,040 --> 00:24:09,639 Speaker 1: They only got a couple weeks left of the contest, right, 558 00:24:09,720 --> 00:24:12,280 Speaker 1: did three more weeks? Is that right of the contest? 559 00:24:12,359 --> 00:24:14,320 Speaker 1: So I think you're gonna end with a bang. Yep, 560 00:24:14,400 --> 00:24:15,879 Speaker 1: you're gonna end with a huge boom. 561 00:24:16,280 --> 00:24:18,120 Speaker 2: What do you got Wednesday, Jackson? 562 00:24:18,240 --> 00:24:18,639 Speaker 6: Go for it. 563 00:24:18,760 --> 00:24:20,440 Speaker 9: This is the game I'm most confident about in the 564 00:24:20,640 --> 00:24:25,920 Speaker 9: entire year. This is a football team who is pissed off. Okay, 565 00:24:26,320 --> 00:24:27,960 Speaker 9: they thought that they should have been in the College 566 00:24:28,000 --> 00:24:28,840 Speaker 9: Football Playoff. 567 00:24:28,880 --> 00:24:31,040 Speaker 2: They said, we are going to be the twelve seed. 568 00:24:31,119 --> 00:24:31,560 Speaker 3: We are in. 569 00:24:32,000 --> 00:24:33,359 Speaker 2: We have had that good of a season. 570 00:24:33,600 --> 00:24:36,960 Speaker 9: We've scored almost sixty points in three of the last 571 00:24:37,040 --> 00:24:40,560 Speaker 9: four games, dominant offensively, and yet they were left out. 572 00:24:41,400 --> 00:24:43,840 Speaker 2: So now income the Washington. 573 00:24:43,640 --> 00:24:48,840 Speaker 9: State Cougars, I tell you what, boys, James Madison University 574 00:24:49,600 --> 00:24:52,440 Speaker 9: is pissed off that they are not. And then you 575 00:24:52,520 --> 00:24:55,720 Speaker 9: should see the message boards, the fans, even the players, 576 00:24:56,119 --> 00:24:58,960 Speaker 9: they are thinking that right now, this is the biggest 577 00:24:59,040 --> 00:25:01,160 Speaker 9: slight that they are not in as the twelve seed. 578 00:25:01,560 --> 00:25:04,280 Speaker 9: They are now determined to go out and win this 579 00:25:04,440 --> 00:25:07,440 Speaker 9: game again for the third time in the last four weeks, 580 00:25:07,640 --> 00:25:08,919 Speaker 9: by forty plus points. 581 00:25:09,600 --> 00:25:10,320 Speaker 2: The line is. 582 00:25:10,720 --> 00:25:14,040 Speaker 9: Thirteen and a half thirty. They just have to win 583 00:25:14,119 --> 00:25:17,399 Speaker 9: by two touchdowns. And it's a team that's dominating offensively. 584 00:25:17,600 --> 00:25:20,160 Speaker 9: They're having an incredible season. They all think they should 585 00:25:20,160 --> 00:25:23,359 Speaker 9: be the twelve seed. James Madison minus thirteen and a 586 00:25:23,400 --> 00:25:24,520 Speaker 9: half against the Cougs. 587 00:25:24,600 --> 00:25:27,520 Speaker 1: Well, they played Louisville and got beat by fourteen earlier 588 00:25:27,600 --> 00:25:30,240 Speaker 1: in the year. Wait, outside of that, it's Liberty Georgia, 589 00:25:30,359 --> 00:25:35,280 Speaker 1: Southern Georgia State, Louisiana, Old Dominion, Texas State, Marshall and Appstate. Yeah, 590 00:25:35,359 --> 00:25:37,720 Speaker 1: Washington State's in that group. That's who's on their schedule, 591 00:25:37,760 --> 00:25:40,199 Speaker 1: and they've creamed everybody, all right, so we're given how 592 00:25:40,240 --> 00:25:42,360 Speaker 1: many points? Thirteen and a half? Thirteen and a half? 593 00:25:42,440 --> 00:25:44,240 Speaker 1: All right, I kind of like it, you know. I'm 594 00:25:44,280 --> 00:25:45,960 Speaker 1: not like a yeah, but I kind of like it. 595 00:25:46,240 --> 00:25:47,840 Speaker 1: I can already tell Dick hates it, but I like 596 00:25:47,960 --> 00:25:51,000 Speaker 1: it minus thirteen and a half. James Madison over the 597 00:25:51,119 --> 00:25:52,920 Speaker 1: Cougs and the Coug's are going there? 598 00:25:53,119 --> 00:25:53,520 Speaker 4: Is that right? 599 00:25:53,600 --> 00:25:58,000 Speaker 1: They're traveling to Virginia? Okay, so take James Madison. The 600 00:25:58,160 --> 00:26:02,000 Speaker 1: Dukes give the points against Wazoo factor fiction to four, nine, 601 00:26:02,000 --> 00:26:02,639 Speaker 1: four or five to one. 602 00:26:02,960 --> 00:26:04,119 Speaker 2: Right now, Hey, Dick, do you like it? 603 00:26:04,400 --> 00:26:04,440 Speaker 8: No? 604 00:26:05,240 --> 00:26:06,639 Speaker 3: No, you know, for me, it's kind of like a 605 00:26:06,760 --> 00:26:08,359 Speaker 3: dish when you go to a restaurant I never been 606 00:26:08,400 --> 00:26:12,200 Speaker 3: to before and somebody else orders, oh, you gotta try 607 00:26:12,320 --> 00:26:14,440 Speaker 3: this right, and they bring it to the table and 608 00:26:14,520 --> 00:26:18,119 Speaker 3: you're like, oh, I don't know, man, and then you 609 00:26:18,240 --> 00:26:18,440 Speaker 3: take it. 610 00:26:18,480 --> 00:26:20,399 Speaker 2: They're like try it and you take a bite, and 611 00:26:20,440 --> 00:26:25,240 Speaker 2: you're like, that's actually pretty good. That's actually pretty good, Jackson. 612 00:26:25,600 --> 00:26:26,240 Speaker 2: I kind of like that. 613 00:26:26,320 --> 00:26:29,000 Speaker 3: We've written we've ridden the Cougars a lot this year, 614 00:26:29,040 --> 00:26:30,320 Speaker 3: and they've been pretty good to us. 615 00:26:30,400 --> 00:26:32,159 Speaker 2: So now we're going against the court. Why not? 616 00:26:32,359 --> 00:26:35,000 Speaker 1: All right, Well, we're gonna do it because it's done. 617 00:26:35,160 --> 00:26:37,160 Speaker 1: Can't take it back now, No take back a good 618 00:26:37,200 --> 00:26:39,600 Speaker 1: pick wazoo uh going to James Madison. 619 00:26:39,640 --> 00:26:41,920 Speaker 2: We like the Dukes minus the points. Get your picks 620 00:26:42,000 --> 00:26:42,439 Speaker 2: in right now. 621 00:26:42,520 --> 00:26:45,240 Speaker 1: Factor Fiction to four nine four five one, all brought 622 00:26:45,280 --> 00:26:47,880 Speaker 1: to you by the Lucky Eagle Casino and Hotel where 623 00:26:47,920 --> 00:26:52,280 Speaker 1: every day feels Lucky. Lane Lambert cracking head coach Will 624 00:26:52,320 --> 00:26:53,520 Speaker 1: joining in Petros at four. 625 00:26:53,800 --> 00:26:57,560 Speaker 2: Come it up on ninety three to three KJRFM from 626 00:26:57,600 --> 00:26:57,919 Speaker 2: the R. 627 00:26:57,960 --> 00:27:01,879 Speaker 8: And R Foundation specialists brought cast studio now back to 628 00:27:02,000 --> 00:27:04,960 Speaker 8: SOFTI and dig on your home for the Huskies and 629 00:27:05,040 --> 00:27:08,320 Speaker 8: Kraking and the twelfth Man Sports Radio ninety three point 630 00:27:08,359 --> 00:27:10,639 Speaker 8: three kJ r FM. 631 00:27:14,440 --> 00:27:17,400 Speaker 10: Stevenson, We'll see it now, PULLMN it fires, knocked out, 632 00:27:17,440 --> 00:27:21,880 Speaker 10: look buck in front, Eberly scars, fifty. 633 00:27:21,560 --> 00:27:24,880 Speaker 1: Eight seconds to play here the period tour. 634 00:27:25,040 --> 00:27:27,800 Speaker 5: It everly finishes off the power play goal. 635 00:27:28,119 --> 00:27:30,640 Speaker 2: It's a what nothing see I'll cracking. 636 00:27:30,400 --> 00:27:33,639 Speaker 1: Lead all right, boys and girls, We're back on a beautiful, 637 00:27:33,640 --> 00:27:35,840 Speaker 1: all of a sudden, pretty decent Wednesday night right here 638 00:27:35,880 --> 00:27:38,800 Speaker 1: on ninety three three KJRFM and Dick, It's time to 639 00:27:38,840 --> 00:27:40,600 Speaker 1: welcome in a new star of the show. Baby how 640 00:27:40,600 --> 00:27:44,320 Speaker 1: about this every single Wednesday from here until the end 641 00:27:44,400 --> 00:27:46,520 Speaker 1: of time, which is the end of the cracking season. 642 00:27:46,800 --> 00:27:49,720 Speaker 1: Hopefully it'll in with the Stanley Cup Championship someday. The 643 00:27:49,800 --> 00:27:52,880 Speaker 1: head coach of the Kraken, he'll join us every week. 644 00:27:53,000 --> 00:27:56,400 Speaker 1: Lane Lambert with us right now on the radio program. Coach, 645 00:27:56,440 --> 00:27:56,800 Speaker 1: How are you? 646 00:27:57,720 --> 00:27:57,840 Speaker 3: Uh? 647 00:27:58,320 --> 00:27:58,800 Speaker 4: Pretty good? 648 00:27:58,840 --> 00:27:59,119 Speaker 7: Guys? 649 00:27:59,359 --> 00:28:00,560 Speaker 4: Pretty good? Are you? Guys? 650 00:28:00,880 --> 00:28:01,160 Speaker 2: Great? 651 00:28:01,240 --> 00:28:03,160 Speaker 1: It's great to have you back on the radio show. 652 00:28:03,200 --> 00:28:05,680 Speaker 1: Appreciate you doing this and agreeing to do this on 653 00:28:05,760 --> 00:28:07,720 Speaker 1: a weekly basis. We'll see if you want to stick 654 00:28:07,760 --> 00:28:10,120 Speaker 1: with us in a couple of weeks, but for now, 655 00:28:10,200 --> 00:28:12,639 Speaker 1: I think it's all gravy. But hey, happy birthday and 656 00:28:13,000 --> 00:28:15,080 Speaker 1: the guys didn't get a win for you last night. 657 00:28:15,119 --> 00:28:17,520 Speaker 1: Who's getting traded because the guys couldn't get a win 658 00:28:17,600 --> 00:28:19,120 Speaker 1: for you on your birthday yesterday? 659 00:28:20,680 --> 00:28:21,760 Speaker 4: Yeah, it shows you. 660 00:28:22,000 --> 00:28:23,800 Speaker 6: It shows you what they think can be, doesn't it. 661 00:28:25,320 --> 00:28:27,040 Speaker 3: What'd you do after the game? He can tell me 662 00:28:27,080 --> 00:28:29,760 Speaker 3: you at least got to go out and celebrate a birthday. 663 00:28:29,800 --> 00:28:31,280 Speaker 3: And I know you're not in the best mood after 664 00:28:31,359 --> 00:28:33,240 Speaker 3: a loss, but did you do something at least? 665 00:28:35,720 --> 00:28:38,840 Speaker 4: No. We we got on a bus, went to the plane, 666 00:28:39,000 --> 00:28:42,280 Speaker 4: came to Chicago and here we are where we play 667 00:28:42,400 --> 00:28:47,640 Speaker 4: the Hawks tomorrow night. So business as usual. You know, 668 00:28:47,920 --> 00:28:51,920 Speaker 4: birthdays are I'm happy they're still coming, but they're not 669 00:28:52,120 --> 00:28:55,840 Speaker 4: they're not. Yeah, they're not something that I really make 670 00:28:55,920 --> 00:28:56,720 Speaker 4: a big deal about. 671 00:28:56,920 --> 00:28:59,240 Speaker 1: Well, i'll tell you what, man at our age, I 672 00:28:59,320 --> 00:29:01,960 Speaker 1: think doing. And then your birthday sounds pretty damn good 673 00:29:02,000 --> 00:29:04,959 Speaker 1: to be totally honest with you. Man, So happy birthday 674 00:29:04,960 --> 00:29:07,400 Speaker 1: again from everybody here. But let's let's talk about where 675 00:29:07,400 --> 00:29:09,520 Speaker 1: you guys are at overall. Right, first time the three 676 00:29:09,560 --> 00:29:11,920 Speaker 1: of us have had a chance to converse here on 677 00:29:12,080 --> 00:29:15,000 Speaker 1: the radio show first year in nine to five and 678 00:29:15,240 --> 00:29:20,080 Speaker 1: five after the first nineteen games of the year, give 679 00:29:20,160 --> 00:29:21,680 Speaker 1: us a take, and what you think you have on 680 00:29:21,800 --> 00:29:22,440 Speaker 1: your hands. 681 00:29:22,240 --> 00:29:24,720 Speaker 2: With these guys so far after the first few weeks 682 00:29:24,760 --> 00:29:25,240 Speaker 2: of the season. 683 00:29:27,040 --> 00:29:29,880 Speaker 4: Well, I think there's you know, there's always things that 684 00:29:30,080 --> 00:29:34,000 Speaker 4: you feel like you can improve on, and we certainly, 685 00:29:35,200 --> 00:29:38,000 Speaker 4: you know, we certainly have those things, you know, I 686 00:29:38,080 --> 00:29:42,440 Speaker 4: think our guys and coming into training camp and the 687 00:29:42,520 --> 00:29:45,000 Speaker 4: first you know, like you say, the first almost quarter 688 00:29:45,120 --> 00:29:49,160 Speaker 4: of the season, you know, the guys have really embraced 689 00:29:49,280 --> 00:29:53,000 Speaker 4: the the changes, the things that we're trying to do 690 00:29:53,080 --> 00:29:54,800 Speaker 4: as a team. In terms of how we want to 691 00:29:54,840 --> 00:29:58,400 Speaker 4: play and you know, how we want to be to 692 00:29:58,520 --> 00:30:01,520 Speaker 4: play against. And you know, they've done a really good 693 00:30:01,600 --> 00:30:04,240 Speaker 4: job so far of trying to embrace that and doing 694 00:30:05,200 --> 00:30:08,840 Speaker 4: doing their ultimate best. The one thing this team does 695 00:30:09,000 --> 00:30:13,720 Speaker 4: is it works and our guys compete. And that's the 696 00:30:13,840 --> 00:30:16,880 Speaker 4: number one thing you know that I asked for coming 697 00:30:16,920 --> 00:30:19,440 Speaker 4: into training camp period, is you got to work and 698 00:30:19,480 --> 00:30:21,200 Speaker 4: you got to compete. Have we had a couple of 699 00:30:21,320 --> 00:30:25,400 Speaker 4: situations where we haven't liked our game, Yeah, we have, 700 00:30:25,880 --> 00:30:29,760 Speaker 4: but certainly, you know, there's it's not for a lack 701 00:30:29,840 --> 00:30:30,280 Speaker 4: of effort. 702 00:30:30,680 --> 00:30:33,200 Speaker 3: So what does crack and hockey look like under Lane Lambert, 703 00:30:33,200 --> 00:30:35,200 Speaker 3: Because certainly it looks like you guys got a good vibe. 704 00:30:35,240 --> 00:30:37,120 Speaker 2: You're just two points out in the in the Pacific 705 00:30:37,200 --> 00:30:37,920 Speaker 2: Division from the. 706 00:30:38,000 --> 00:30:41,280 Speaker 3: Lead, and this was a team that largely is back 707 00:30:41,360 --> 00:30:43,840 Speaker 3: from last year that really struggled. So what are some 708 00:30:43,960 --> 00:30:46,600 Speaker 3: of those tenets that you're pushing in there? Obviously working 709 00:30:46,720 --> 00:30:47,400 Speaker 3: in the early going. 710 00:30:49,600 --> 00:30:53,280 Speaker 4: Well, we you know, we felt and when I did 711 00:30:53,320 --> 00:30:55,240 Speaker 4: a little bit of a dive into the team, you 712 00:30:55,320 --> 00:30:57,400 Speaker 4: know in the past, this pass for me, I kind 713 00:30:57,440 --> 00:30:59,440 Speaker 4: of you know, like from day one, I said, we 714 00:30:59,560 --> 00:31:02,680 Speaker 4: moved forward. What everybody starts with a clean slate, you know, 715 00:31:02,960 --> 00:31:05,800 Speaker 4: all that stuff. But uh, you know, we felt like 716 00:31:05,880 --> 00:31:09,400 Speaker 4: we wanted to be better as a hockey team defending 717 00:31:09,640 --> 00:31:12,680 Speaker 4: and and not giving the other team uh so many 718 00:31:12,720 --> 00:31:16,360 Speaker 4: opportunities and and certainly cut our goals against down and 719 00:31:16,440 --> 00:31:20,640 Speaker 4: put our goaltenders in a better environment to have success. 720 00:31:20,880 --> 00:31:24,880 Speaker 4: And you know, that's that's step one, is we we've 721 00:31:25,080 --> 00:31:27,360 Speaker 4: we've kind of worked our way from our goaltender out 722 00:31:27,440 --> 00:31:31,120 Speaker 4: to try and build that you know, that identity and 723 00:31:31,240 --> 00:31:35,560 Speaker 4: that trust and then you know, from there and and 724 00:31:35,680 --> 00:31:39,480 Speaker 4: I've I've done this for quite a few quite a 725 00:31:39,560 --> 00:31:42,320 Speaker 4: few years in my career. You know. The the offense 726 00:31:42,440 --> 00:31:45,720 Speaker 4: piggys piggybacks off of that, and we do feel like 727 00:31:45,880 --> 00:31:48,400 Speaker 4: we've we've got a little ways to go in terms 728 00:31:48,440 --> 00:31:52,360 Speaker 4: of our offensive play, you know, and the stuff that 729 00:31:52,480 --> 00:31:55,640 Speaker 4: we continue to work on, and we'll continue to work 730 00:31:55,680 --> 00:31:59,280 Speaker 4: on every day. But certainly, you know, I think our 731 00:31:59,360 --> 00:32:03,320 Speaker 4: team from an identity standpoint is, uh, you know, we're 732 00:32:03,360 --> 00:32:07,280 Speaker 4: hard to play against, and certainly, uh, through our work 733 00:32:07,360 --> 00:32:10,200 Speaker 4: ethic and through the fact that we can we can 734 00:32:10,240 --> 00:32:13,440 Speaker 4: defend well. Now we have to we have to find 735 00:32:13,480 --> 00:32:15,840 Speaker 4: a ways to score more goals in certain situations. 736 00:32:16,120 --> 00:32:18,560 Speaker 1: Yeah, no doubt right, that's the that's the big key 737 00:32:19,080 --> 00:32:21,240 Speaker 1: is putting the putting the puck in the net. And 738 00:32:21,520 --> 00:32:25,000 Speaker 1: Lane Lambert's with us and Lane you said you only 739 00:32:25,080 --> 00:32:26,760 Speaker 1: had a couple of rules for your team. One of 740 00:32:26,800 --> 00:32:28,920 Speaker 1: them was you better work your ass off. Right, Well, 741 00:32:29,600 --> 00:32:32,160 Speaker 1: we have a rule on this radio show. Whatever we 742 00:32:32,320 --> 00:32:35,880 Speaker 1: ask you, you have to answer on the program. Okay, yeah, 743 00:32:35,960 --> 00:32:38,360 Speaker 1: that's just kind of the only rules. So, I mean, 744 00:32:38,400 --> 00:32:41,120 Speaker 1: you mentioned scoring, and you're doing all this without Jared 745 00:32:41,200 --> 00:32:44,200 Speaker 1: McCann obviously, so what what can you tell people about 746 00:32:44,240 --> 00:32:46,480 Speaker 1: his status and when you expect him back. 747 00:32:48,320 --> 00:32:52,560 Speaker 4: Well, yeah, look at Jared McCann and and and you 748 00:32:52,680 --> 00:32:57,000 Speaker 4: know Coppocco, two guys that have been out pretty much 749 00:32:57,120 --> 00:33:02,160 Speaker 4: the entire regular season for us, you know, and between 750 00:33:02,240 --> 00:33:05,480 Speaker 4: those two guys and Freddie Goudreau, who is now back 751 00:33:05,560 --> 00:33:07,480 Speaker 4: with us, you know, there goes sixty goals out of 752 00:33:07,520 --> 00:33:12,360 Speaker 4: your lineup from last year, and so you know, you 753 00:33:12,440 --> 00:33:15,160 Speaker 4: have to find different ways to win. There's always there's 754 00:33:15,160 --> 00:33:17,840 Speaker 4: always a way to win hockey games. And I think 755 00:33:17,840 --> 00:33:20,920 Speaker 4: we've done a pretty decent job of doing that, or 756 00:33:20,920 --> 00:33:25,840 Speaker 4: at least put ourselves into position. Obviously, the you know, 757 00:33:25,960 --> 00:33:29,360 Speaker 4: the five overtime or shootout losses, I think three of 758 00:33:29,440 --> 00:33:32,360 Speaker 4: them have been an overtime. We've won three overtime games 759 00:33:33,360 --> 00:33:35,520 Speaker 4: prior to the shootout, and then we've lost a couple 760 00:33:35,640 --> 00:33:39,600 Speaker 4: of shootout games. Those are critical points. Would love to 761 00:33:39,680 --> 00:33:42,840 Speaker 4: have us, you know, maybe that'd be a two instead 762 00:33:42,840 --> 00:33:44,600 Speaker 4: of a five in that call them and have three 763 00:33:44,680 --> 00:33:47,600 Speaker 4: more points in the standings. But certainly we're always in games. 764 00:33:48,360 --> 00:33:51,520 Speaker 4: I think we've played the league's most overtime games so 765 00:33:51,680 --> 00:33:54,640 Speaker 4: far this year. And saying all that, your question was 766 00:33:54,640 --> 00:33:57,840 Speaker 4: about Jared McCann. He's on the ice, he's progressing nicely. 767 00:33:58,760 --> 00:34:02,320 Speaker 4: We can't wait to get him bet guys, And you 768 00:34:02,400 --> 00:34:08,440 Speaker 4: know he's right now. He's in more or less a 769 00:34:08,560 --> 00:34:11,080 Speaker 4: week to week mode. But the fact that he's back 770 00:34:11,160 --> 00:34:13,239 Speaker 4: on the ice, I think he should be progressing more 771 00:34:13,280 --> 00:34:14,960 Speaker 4: into a day to day mode here pretty soon. 772 00:34:15,080 --> 00:34:15,320 Speaker 2: Got it? 773 00:34:15,440 --> 00:34:18,160 Speaker 1: I love it, all right, man, Listen, great stuff. We're 774 00:34:18,200 --> 00:34:20,680 Speaker 1: excited to do this with you every week. We hope 775 00:34:20,719 --> 00:34:23,839 Speaker 1: you're as excited about it as we are. Go get 776 00:34:23,880 --> 00:34:26,839 Speaker 1: the Blackhawks tomorrow and we'll talk. We'll talk next week. 777 00:34:26,920 --> 00:34:30,600 Speaker 2: Coach, Thanks coaching, awesome guys, Thanks a lot, all right, 778 00:34:30,719 --> 00:34:33,399 Speaker 2: Leiea Lambert with us The Birthday Boy We're Gonna Break. 779 00:34:33,520 --> 00:34:37,719 Speaker 1: Petros Papadaka is gonna join next, Curtesius, Sweet James coming 780 00:34:37,800 --> 00:34:39,560 Speaker 1: up on ninety three to three KJRFM