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I came in this morning, 11 00:00:41,880 --> 00:00:45,600 Speaker 1: and then in the current playoff picture, the Detroit Lions, 12 00:00:45,640 --> 00:00:47,559 Speaker 1: the Ravens, and the Chiefs are not in. So this 13 00:00:47,640 --> 00:00:49,960 Speaker 1: is what I'm about to do is hypothetical. But if 14 00:00:49,960 --> 00:00:52,400 Speaker 1: the Colts, if the Colts beat the Chiefs this weekend, 15 00:00:53,800 --> 00:00:57,600 Speaker 1: I don't think Kangady is making the playoffs. And Detroit 16 00:00:57,680 --> 00:01:00,880 Speaker 1: right now is in a fight because right now, this morning, 17 00:01:01,640 --> 00:01:04,160 Speaker 1: they got their head coach taken over play calling duties. 18 00:01:05,120 --> 00:01:07,640 Speaker 1: And I don't love where Detroit's at, although I love 19 00:01:07,680 --> 00:01:11,360 Speaker 1: their roster. So I said, it's most of the teams 20 00:01:11,360 --> 00:01:13,240 Speaker 1: that are in the playoffs I think are going to stick. 21 00:01:13,360 --> 00:01:16,240 Speaker 1: I think we're pretty close. So let's take the teams. 22 00:01:16,560 --> 00:01:21,760 Speaker 1: If the playoffs started today, this would be the playoff matchups. 23 00:01:22,120 --> 00:01:24,320 Speaker 1: Denver get to buy as a number one seed. I 24 00:01:24,400 --> 00:01:29,280 Speaker 1: think that will be the case. I would take in 25 00:01:29,480 --> 00:01:32,759 Speaker 1: the wild card round Buffalo to beat Pittsburgh, even though 26 00:01:32,760 --> 00:01:36,080 Speaker 1: it's at Pittsburgh, because they won their division. Pittsburgh's lost 27 00:01:36,120 --> 00:01:38,880 Speaker 1: six straight playoff games and in five or six they've 28 00:01:38,880 --> 00:01:41,800 Speaker 1: been dashed. And if you have a good run game, 29 00:01:42,319 --> 00:01:44,800 Speaker 1: you could give Buffalo trouble here. But I get a 30 00:01:44,880 --> 00:01:50,880 Speaker 1: major major quarterback advantage, major offense advantage, and Pittsburgh can't 31 00:01:50,920 --> 00:01:54,120 Speaker 1: run the ball and they have not ended seasons well 32 00:01:54,760 --> 00:01:58,560 Speaker 1: since it's about twenty sixteen. Buffalo, I would take the 33 00:01:58,560 --> 00:02:01,560 Speaker 1: Colts at home over the charge, a dependable run game 34 00:02:01,640 --> 00:02:05,440 Speaker 1: and O line again if maybe if it's on the road, 35 00:02:05,480 --> 00:02:08,840 Speaker 1: it's different. But folks, the better roster right now due 36 00:02:08,840 --> 00:02:12,040 Speaker 1: to injuries is the Colts. And I have said this 37 00:02:12,080 --> 00:02:15,320 Speaker 1: in the playoffs in baseball, say it in the NFL playoffs. 38 00:02:15,560 --> 00:02:19,080 Speaker 1: Good old lines endure and last and keep the ball 39 00:02:19,120 --> 00:02:22,480 Speaker 1: away from star coaches and star quarterbacks to take the Colts. 40 00:02:23,280 --> 00:02:25,560 Speaker 1: And then I would take the Patriots at home to 41 00:02:25,600 --> 00:02:29,240 Speaker 1: beat the Jags in the wild card round. You trust 42 00:02:29,320 --> 00:02:33,760 Speaker 1: Jacksonville and cold Weather. Really you trust Trevor Lawrence cold 43 00:02:33,800 --> 00:02:37,360 Speaker 1: Weather up North, I don't, so I would have Denver 44 00:02:37,440 --> 00:02:43,240 Speaker 1: by Buffalo, Colts Patriots advancing. Now we go to the 45 00:02:43,440 --> 00:02:48,880 Speaker 1: divisional round, I would take Denver over Buffalo. Denver at 46 00:02:48,880 --> 00:02:52,680 Speaker 1: home off of by Sean Payton, offensive coach, off of Bye. 47 00:02:53,200 --> 00:02:56,600 Speaker 1: First of all, the Bills can't stop the run. Between 48 00:02:56,680 --> 00:03:01,320 Speaker 1: Bonnicks Bnicks's legs and the run game, I think it'd 49 00:03:01,360 --> 00:03:07,200 Speaker 1: be death by a thousand Cucks. Colts Patriots, Daniel Jones, regression, 50 00:03:07,960 --> 00:03:12,079 Speaker 1: cold Weather. I'm going to take New England. I don't 51 00:03:12,320 --> 00:03:16,200 Speaker 1: trust Daniel Jones in this spot. I think New England 52 00:03:16,240 --> 00:03:19,320 Speaker 1: pressure is the quarterback. I've watched Daniel Jones with a 53 00:03:19,320 --> 00:03:25,360 Speaker 1: little pressure. I know what I get now Patriots Broncos. 54 00:03:27,600 --> 00:03:30,919 Speaker 1: I'm taking Denver. More playmakers on both sides of the ball, 55 00:03:31,280 --> 00:03:34,360 Speaker 1: more elite players in their prime. If you look at 56 00:03:34,440 --> 00:03:39,240 Speaker 1: recent history, offensive coach against defensive coach in divisional round 57 00:03:39,280 --> 00:03:43,320 Speaker 1: and conference championships has favored the offensive coach Denver to 58 00:03:43,360 --> 00:03:46,200 Speaker 1: the super Bowl. As of today, now Baltimore and Kansas 59 00:03:46,240 --> 00:03:50,000 Speaker 1: City today are not in the AFC playoffs. Maybe that 60 00:03:50,160 --> 00:03:55,000 Speaker 1: changes things, but the matchups. That's where I would go. NFC. 61 00:03:55,080 --> 00:03:59,000 Speaker 1: Let's go wildcard Seattle Tampa, with the Eagles getting the buy. 62 00:03:59,120 --> 00:04:03,960 Speaker 1: I take Seattle. Why better overall roster if you look 63 00:04:04,000 --> 00:04:08,920 Speaker 1: at Baker Mayfield when facing pressure this year, and Seattle 64 00:04:08,960 --> 00:04:13,720 Speaker 1: applies a lot of pressure. Baker facing pressure forty six 65 00:04:13,800 --> 00:04:17,920 Speaker 1: passer rating. Seattle is also, bizarrely the best road team 66 00:04:17,920 --> 00:04:21,440 Speaker 1: in the NFL the last two years. Green Bay Chicago's 67 00:04:21,440 --> 00:04:24,400 Speaker 1: a coin flip. If it's at Chicago, I'd take Chicago, 68 00:04:25,560 --> 00:04:29,400 Speaker 1: I would. I'd take Caleb Williams making a play. Chicago 69 00:04:29,600 --> 00:04:33,520 Speaker 1: in bad weather, and that'll be bad weather. Is a 70 00:04:33,680 --> 00:04:38,440 Speaker 1: consistently better run team. Chicago runs the ball a lot 71 00:04:38,520 --> 00:04:41,080 Speaker 1: and runs it well. Green Bay runs it a lot 72 00:04:41,160 --> 00:04:43,400 Speaker 1: and doesn't run it well. I would take the Bears 73 00:04:43,440 --> 00:04:46,960 Speaker 1: in an ugly, windy, cold, low scoring game. Niners at 74 00:04:46,960 --> 00:04:51,280 Speaker 1: the Rams mcvay's head, Shanahan's number recently. I think it's 75 00:04:51,320 --> 00:04:55,640 Speaker 1: a Rams have a better overall roster. I trust their health, 76 00:04:56,080 --> 00:05:00,520 Speaker 1: I trust their offensive and defensive consistency. No question, are 77 00:05:00,560 --> 00:05:03,599 Speaker 1: the much better defense than the Niners this year, and 78 00:05:03,640 --> 00:05:05,920 Speaker 1: that's not particularly close. Now we go to the NFC 79 00:05:06,000 --> 00:05:08,920 Speaker 1: Divisional Round, I would take the Eagles off of by 80 00:05:09,120 --> 00:05:13,719 Speaker 1: beating Seattle. Why Philly in the playoffs creates turnovers. Seattle 81 00:05:13,800 --> 00:05:17,520 Speaker 1: leads the NFL in giveaways. Sam in this spot, cold 82 00:05:17,600 --> 00:05:22,000 Speaker 1: windy on the road. What Philadelphia does well defensively, Seattle 83 00:05:22,040 --> 00:05:27,200 Speaker 1: can struggle with offensively. Take Philly Bears Rams again. If 84 00:05:27,200 --> 00:05:30,240 Speaker 1: you go look at the Rams under McVeigh home playoff games, 85 00:05:30,320 --> 00:05:33,360 Speaker 1: they win, and they win convincingly. I think the more 86 00:05:33,400 --> 00:05:37,320 Speaker 1: well rounded team, the veteran quarterback, the veteran coach. Take 87 00:05:37,360 --> 00:05:41,640 Speaker 1: the Rams to win convincingly. Rams Philly game of the 88 00:05:41,720 --> 00:05:45,719 Speaker 1: year in the playoffs. I would take the Rams. Listen 89 00:05:46,720 --> 00:05:49,880 Speaker 1: right now. The Rams defense, everybody is good, the Rams 90 00:05:49,920 --> 00:05:53,279 Speaker 1: offense more consistent. The Rams run the ball better, they 91 00:05:53,279 --> 00:05:57,960 Speaker 1: throw it better. I get McVeigh Stafford over Hurt Siriani 92 00:05:58,040 --> 00:06:01,159 Speaker 1: in a big spot. As long as it's not blowing sideways. 93 00:06:01,160 --> 00:06:03,320 Speaker 1: Even if it is, Rams running game is better. I'll 94 00:06:03,360 --> 00:06:07,719 Speaker 1: take the Rams. We get to the Super Bowl. Rams 95 00:06:07,880 --> 00:06:13,960 Speaker 1: over Denver again. I get the veteran quarterback, two great defenses. 96 00:06:14,720 --> 00:06:17,840 Speaker 1: The Rams are the least penalized team in the league. 97 00:06:18,440 --> 00:06:21,760 Speaker 1: The Broncos are the most penalized team in the league 98 00:06:22,480 --> 00:06:27,200 Speaker 1: in close games. That stuff matters. Stafford McVay when their 99 00:06:27,240 --> 00:06:32,599 Speaker 1: second Super Bowl together. As of now Baltimore Chiefs couldn't 100 00:06:32,600 --> 00:06:38,719 Speaker 1: make the playoffs. I would take Denver j Max beside himself. 101 00:06:38,760 --> 00:06:39,600 Speaker 1: He didn't know what to do with it. 102 00:06:41,160 --> 00:06:45,000 Speaker 3: I'm flying the gaster the Denver Broncos in. 103 00:06:44,880 --> 00:06:48,560 Speaker 4: The Super Bowl. What how do you know if the 104 00:06:48,600 --> 00:06:51,480 Speaker 4: Bills winning in the first round. I mean, there's too 105 00:06:51,560 --> 00:06:53,279 Speaker 4: much there to you on. I know we got a guess. 106 00:06:53,560 --> 00:06:57,839 Speaker 1: Let's revisit later in the Okay, okay, and Joel Klatt 107 00:06:57,880 --> 00:07:01,000 Speaker 1: now joining us live the college football play off. Miami 108 00:07:01,120 --> 00:07:04,560 Speaker 1: is all upset, boy, Miami is all upset. And I said, 109 00:07:04,600 --> 00:07:09,479 Speaker 1: they're nine fans in America are furious. I think head 110 00:07:09,520 --> 00:07:13,440 Speaker 1: to head matters less than it used to. It still matters, absolutely, 111 00:07:13,960 --> 00:07:15,680 Speaker 1: but it doesn't matter like it did. You It's like 112 00:07:15,680 --> 00:07:18,560 Speaker 1: the NFL the Raiders beet the Patriots in Week one, 113 00:07:18,760 --> 00:07:22,400 Speaker 1: nobody cares. As college football has created a playoff and 114 00:07:22,440 --> 00:07:25,360 Speaker 1: has extended their season more games, it just doesn't have 115 00:07:25,440 --> 00:07:29,680 Speaker 1: the impact. And right now, those two ugly losses for Miami, 116 00:07:30,000 --> 00:07:33,560 Speaker 1: I would put Notre Dame narrowly ahead of Miami, would you? So? 117 00:07:34,080 --> 00:07:36,840 Speaker 1: I think it matters if you're comparing them directly, and 118 00:07:36,920 --> 00:07:39,720 Speaker 1: right now they're not being compared directly, and I think 119 00:07:39,760 --> 00:07:41,640 Speaker 1: that's where it's at. And I do think that the 120 00:07:41,640 --> 00:07:45,240 Speaker 1: Playoff Committee has, maybe artificially, but they have created a 121 00:07:45,320 --> 00:07:49,040 Speaker 1: buffer between Miami and Notre Dame so that they're not compared, 122 00:07:49,200 --> 00:07:51,800 Speaker 1: you know. And you can maybe say that's intentionally. I'm 123 00:07:51,800 --> 00:07:55,000 Speaker 1: not sure, but for instance, the resume for Alabama is 124 00:07:55,080 --> 00:07:57,440 Speaker 1: much better than Notre Dame, so it doesn't really make 125 00:07:57,480 --> 00:08:00,240 Speaker 1: sense for them to fall behind Notre Dame and US. 126 00:08:00,640 --> 00:08:02,960 Speaker 1: You're going to go just based on eye tests. And 127 00:08:03,040 --> 00:08:06,120 Speaker 1: remember there are coaches on this committee. Mark Dantonio, the 128 00:08:06,160 --> 00:08:08,880 Speaker 1: former Michigan State coach, he's obviously going to favor a 129 00:08:08,960 --> 00:08:13,720 Speaker 1: run oriented team that's consistent. Well that's Notre Dame versus Alabama. 130 00:08:13,800 --> 00:08:16,160 Speaker 1: Mike Riley is on the staff, you know, which can't 131 00:08:16,240 --> 00:08:18,920 Speaker 1: run the football. So I think that the eye test 132 00:08:19,000 --> 00:08:21,720 Speaker 1: has won out in a lot of these arguments for 133 00:08:21,800 --> 00:08:24,520 Speaker 1: this version of the committee. And right now there's a buffer. 134 00:08:24,560 --> 00:08:27,640 Speaker 1: You've got Utah and BYU sitting in there, you've got Alabama, 135 00:08:27,680 --> 00:08:31,200 Speaker 1: so you don't have to directly compare Notre Dame in Miami. Now, 136 00:08:31,280 --> 00:08:34,200 Speaker 1: if they for whatever reason, get closer to one another 137 00:08:34,280 --> 00:08:37,240 Speaker 1: and it becomes a discussion about Miami or Notre Dame 138 00:08:37,520 --> 00:08:39,840 Speaker 1: for inclusion into the playoff. Then you have to go 139 00:08:39,920 --> 00:08:41,800 Speaker 1: head to head. This is where I would disagree with you. 140 00:08:41,880 --> 00:08:44,440 Speaker 1: If it comes down to those two, you have to 141 00:08:44,480 --> 00:08:48,240 Speaker 1: honor the on field result. But until they're compared directly, 142 00:08:48,440 --> 00:08:50,640 Speaker 1: at this point, the committee is not really taking that 143 00:08:50,679 --> 00:08:56,280 Speaker 1: into consideration. So Georgia beats Texas again with physicality. All 144 00:08:56,320 --> 00:08:59,559 Speaker 1: three games have looked the same to me. I didn't 145 00:08:59,559 --> 00:09:02,040 Speaker 1: think our played bad. I didn't think he was the story. 146 00:09:02,679 --> 00:09:06,600 Speaker 1: What are we to make I've said this, USC and Texas, 147 00:09:06,600 --> 00:09:09,240 Speaker 1: even when they're good or kind of pretty, Georgia's never 148 00:09:09,280 --> 00:09:12,760 Speaker 1: been pretty. I think Georgia is just an awful matchup 149 00:09:13,200 --> 00:09:15,800 Speaker 1: for Texas. I actually think, I actually think, and I 150 00:09:15,920 --> 00:09:19,440 Speaker 1: was wrong on this. I think Oklahoma is actually built 151 00:09:20,320 --> 00:09:23,679 Speaker 1: like an SEC team. They they were good quarter. They 152 00:09:23,720 --> 00:09:25,520 Speaker 1: proved that at Bama. You know, they went in there 153 00:09:25,520 --> 00:09:28,560 Speaker 1: and played great defense. That's right. And what do we 154 00:09:28,640 --> 00:09:31,800 Speaker 1: think of the Texas Longhorns today? What do we think 155 00:09:31,840 --> 00:09:35,240 Speaker 1: of them? I think they're out. You know, there was 156 00:09:35,280 --> 00:09:38,520 Speaker 1: this conversation like, well, maybe at nine to three, Texas 157 00:09:38,600 --> 00:09:41,120 Speaker 1: because one of those losses is at Ohio State, maybe 158 00:09:41,120 --> 00:09:43,199 Speaker 1: they could back their way into the playoff. No, no, no, 159 00:09:43,360 --> 00:09:45,120 Speaker 1: I'm done with that, not after the way that they 160 00:09:45,200 --> 00:09:47,640 Speaker 1: lost to Georgia, not after their even by the way, 161 00:09:47,679 --> 00:09:51,120 Speaker 1: a couple of their close wins are awful. I mean, 162 00:09:51,160 --> 00:09:53,560 Speaker 1: Missippi State and Kentucky are not good football teams. They 163 00:09:53,559 --> 00:09:56,520 Speaker 1: had to take overtime to do that. In fact, they 164 00:09:56,600 --> 00:09:59,040 Speaker 1: remind me a lot of last year's BAMA team that 165 00:09:59,160 --> 00:10:01,360 Speaker 1: was left out of the poff. Remember, last year's Bama 166 00:10:01,520 --> 00:10:05,000 Speaker 1: team was nine to three. Last year's BAMA team had 167 00:10:05,040 --> 00:10:07,920 Speaker 1: to win over Georgia, and this year, you know, Texas 168 00:10:07,920 --> 00:10:09,959 Speaker 1: has a big win over Oklahoma. So you've got two 169 00:10:10,000 --> 00:10:13,520 Speaker 1: big wins. They each had really difficult road losses this 170 00:10:13,720 --> 00:10:17,400 Speaker 1: year Texas at Ohio State. Last year Bama at Tennessee, 171 00:10:17,760 --> 00:10:21,120 Speaker 1: and then they each had bad, brutal late season beats 172 00:10:21,160 --> 00:10:23,640 Speaker 1: on the road. Last year's BAMA team got drilled by 173 00:10:23,679 --> 00:10:27,840 Speaker 1: Oklahoma late, and Texas this year got drilled by Georgia late. 174 00:10:28,000 --> 00:10:29,880 Speaker 1: To me, it's not a resume that you can get 175 00:10:29,960 --> 00:10:32,760 Speaker 1: back into the playoffs. So to me, Texas is done, 176 00:10:32,840 --> 00:10:37,600 Speaker 1: and any conversation that suggests otherwise is nefarious in my estimation, 177 00:10:37,920 --> 00:10:40,160 Speaker 1: if you look at their resume, if you watch them 178 00:10:40,200 --> 00:10:43,640 Speaker 1: on tape, neither of those things can put Texas into 179 00:10:43,640 --> 00:10:46,520 Speaker 1: that college football playoff. And Georgia, by the way, I 180 00:10:46,640 --> 00:10:49,960 Speaker 1: just think Georgia is the best SEC team that we 181 00:10:49,800 --> 00:10:51,600 Speaker 1: that we're seeing right now, whether they get to the 182 00:10:51,640 --> 00:10:54,640 Speaker 1: SEC championship game or not, calling that's the best team 183 00:10:54,640 --> 00:10:57,040 Speaker 1: in the SEC because you got to play against great 184 00:10:57,080 --> 00:10:59,760 Speaker 1: players who believe in their coach, and their coach believes 185 00:10:59,760 --> 00:11:02,480 Speaker 1: in the Think about that sequence where they go for 186 00:11:02,559 --> 00:11:04,439 Speaker 1: it on fourth down, fourth and one from their own 187 00:11:04,480 --> 00:11:07,480 Speaker 1: thirty five yard line, up fourteen to ten, and all 188 00:11:07,520 --> 00:11:10,080 Speaker 1: of a sudden, Arts goes from throwing a touchdown pass 189 00:11:10,120 --> 00:11:11,840 Speaker 1: with five and a half minutes left, he doesn't see 190 00:11:11,840 --> 00:11:13,400 Speaker 1: the ball again until eight minutes to go in the 191 00:11:13,400 --> 00:11:16,440 Speaker 1: fourth quarter, down twenty eight ten. What a sequence in 192 00:11:16,480 --> 00:11:18,880 Speaker 1: there with the on side kick the fourth downs, Kirby 193 00:11:18,960 --> 00:11:22,760 Speaker 1: was amazing. What if Texas hammers Texas A and M. 194 00:11:22,880 --> 00:11:27,400 Speaker 1: I don't care like hammer one one to seven. Do 195 00:11:27,440 --> 00:11:29,760 Speaker 1: you really think that? I mean, I don't think. I 196 00:11:29,760 --> 00:11:31,760 Speaker 1: don't buy Texas A and M, so I don't. I 197 00:11:31,800 --> 00:11:34,280 Speaker 1: watched the entire game last week. I don't care. You 198 00:11:34,280 --> 00:11:36,439 Speaker 1: can't get down thirty to three at home to South Carolina. 199 00:11:36,480 --> 00:11:39,360 Speaker 1: I think Texas gonna beat Texas and M soundly, and 200 00:11:39,400 --> 00:11:42,160 Speaker 1: then they're gonna say, well, okay, we lost to Georgia. Well, 201 00:11:42,160 --> 00:11:45,559 Speaker 1: they're the best team and we narrowly lost. They also 202 00:11:46,200 --> 00:11:48,640 Speaker 1: they also needed a punt return in overtime to beat 203 00:11:48,640 --> 00:11:53,480 Speaker 1: Mississippi State. They also needed overtime to beat Kentucky. You know, 204 00:11:53,679 --> 00:11:56,680 Speaker 1: like I, I don't, I don't see it. I don't 205 00:11:56,720 --> 00:11:58,559 Speaker 1: see it with Texas. Now, if you were going to 206 00:11:58,600 --> 00:12:00,600 Speaker 1: set a precedent for a nine and three team to 207 00:12:00,600 --> 00:12:03,520 Speaker 1: make the playoffs, let's make them good. You know, this 208 00:12:03,600 --> 00:12:06,240 Speaker 1: Texas team hasn't even played well for sixty minutes, not 209 00:12:06,360 --> 00:12:09,480 Speaker 1: one time this entire season. So that would I mean, 210 00:12:09,480 --> 00:12:10,760 Speaker 1: I would call them the question that they're all of 211 00:12:10,800 --> 00:12:13,000 Speaker 1: a sudden gonna drill Texas A and M. I mean 212 00:12:13,280 --> 00:12:16,000 Speaker 1: A and M. Yes, you ride the roller coaster. You 213 00:12:16,040 --> 00:12:17,800 Speaker 1: got the terrible first half, but they had a great 214 00:12:17,840 --> 00:12:20,800 Speaker 1: second half. And I think I just don't think that 215 00:12:20,920 --> 00:12:24,040 Speaker 1: at nine and three, Texas has any business sniffing around 216 00:12:24,080 --> 00:12:24,600 Speaker 1: this playoff. 217 00:12:24,720 --> 00:12:24,800 Speaker 5: No. 218 00:12:24,960 --> 00:12:26,840 Speaker 1: I just say, if they blow out an A and M, 219 00:12:26,880 --> 00:12:28,720 Speaker 1: they'll be three and two against I mean, you could 220 00:12:28,720 --> 00:12:31,280 Speaker 1: have an eleven and two BYU. You could have a 221 00:12:31,280 --> 00:12:33,520 Speaker 1: ten and two Utah, you could have a ten and 222 00:12:33,559 --> 00:12:36,400 Speaker 1: two USC. I mean there are a lot of teams 223 00:12:36,440 --> 00:12:38,760 Speaker 1: that you can have a ten and three Alabama. You know, 224 00:12:38,800 --> 00:12:40,480 Speaker 1: what do you do with the ten and three Alabama 225 00:12:40,480 --> 00:12:42,760 Speaker 1: that goes to the SEC championship game maybe and loses. 226 00:12:43,480 --> 00:12:45,120 Speaker 1: I mean, what do you do with them? They would 227 00:12:45,120 --> 00:12:47,480 Speaker 1: be over at Texas. So I think Texas has too 228 00:12:47,520 --> 00:12:53,520 Speaker 1: much to overcome. All Right, the UFC Oregon, now, I 229 00:12:53,520 --> 00:12:55,520 Speaker 1: don't think. I don't know if they can block Oregon. 230 00:12:56,040 --> 00:12:58,480 Speaker 1: I do not know if USC can block Oregon's two 231 00:12:58,600 --> 00:13:01,880 Speaker 1: first round defensive lineing up. I'm not as concerned with 232 00:13:01,960 --> 00:13:04,080 Speaker 1: if they can block them whether they can tackle them. 233 00:13:05,000 --> 00:13:07,520 Speaker 1: I think Oregon's gonna win by about ten to thirteen points, 234 00:13:07,880 --> 00:13:10,360 Speaker 1: do you know. I think it's a bad matchup for USC. 235 00:13:10,440 --> 00:13:12,440 Speaker 1: And I said the same thing about about the Iowa 236 00:13:12,480 --> 00:13:15,240 Speaker 1: game last last week. In Iowa did cover, but USC 237 00:13:15,320 --> 00:13:18,199 Speaker 1: showed me a lot winning that game in those conditions 238 00:13:18,480 --> 00:13:20,280 Speaker 1: the way that they did, being down twenty one to 239 00:13:20,280 --> 00:13:22,360 Speaker 1: seven and coming back and winning that football game that 240 00:13:22,600 --> 00:13:25,880 Speaker 1: was really really good, and in particular their defense holding 241 00:13:25,920 --> 00:13:28,520 Speaker 1: Iowa to nothing really one hundred yards and no points 242 00:13:28,520 --> 00:13:32,320 Speaker 1: in the second half. That was huge. But Oregon's a 243 00:13:32,320 --> 00:13:35,480 Speaker 1: different animal, and that location where they're playing different animal. 244 00:13:35,600 --> 00:13:37,520 Speaker 1: We know that USC struggles a little bit on their 245 00:13:37,600 --> 00:13:40,600 Speaker 1: road even though they've gotten some road victories here this season. 246 00:13:41,600 --> 00:13:44,840 Speaker 1: If I told you that Oregon was the second best 247 00:13:45,000 --> 00:13:48,439 Speaker 1: rushing team in the country yards per carry, you'd be like, oh, 248 00:13:48,520 --> 00:13:50,559 Speaker 1: I didn't realize that. Well they are. They're ahead of 249 00:13:50,600 --> 00:13:54,079 Speaker 1: teams like Notre Dame. Notre Dame shredded this USC defense 250 00:13:54,160 --> 00:13:56,920 Speaker 1: running the football, and Oregon will line up with a 251 00:13:57,040 --> 00:13:59,320 Speaker 1: stable of backs. They've got three or four different backs 252 00:13:59,320 --> 00:14:01,360 Speaker 1: that they can hand the football too, and they will 253 00:14:01,480 --> 00:14:04,480 Speaker 1: run the rock with physicality. They did it against Iowa, 254 00:14:04,559 --> 00:14:06,920 Speaker 1: They've been doing it against everybody. So the fact that 255 00:14:06,960 --> 00:14:08,839 Speaker 1: they're binged up at the wide receiver position in the 256 00:14:08,880 --> 00:14:12,080 Speaker 1: skill positions with who is that Gary Bryant has been 257 00:14:12,120 --> 00:14:14,520 Speaker 1: out to, Coreyan Moore has been out, that doesn't bother 258 00:14:14,600 --> 00:14:16,480 Speaker 1: me as much because they can lean on the run game, 259 00:14:16,559 --> 00:14:20,240 Speaker 1: specifically against this us USC team. By the way, they 260 00:14:20,280 --> 00:14:24,160 Speaker 1: couple that with the number one pass defense in America. 261 00:14:24,840 --> 00:14:28,080 Speaker 1: So again it's like the matchup does not favor USC. 262 00:14:28,200 --> 00:14:30,680 Speaker 1: If they win this, they will be firmly in the 263 00:14:30,720 --> 00:14:33,240 Speaker 1: playoff in my estimation, because it's not a matchup that 264 00:14:33,280 --> 00:14:35,840 Speaker 1: favors them, and it's a tough location to play. You know, 265 00:14:35,960 --> 00:14:38,600 Speaker 1: it really comes down to USC and they had they 266 00:14:38,800 --> 00:14:41,640 Speaker 1: beaten Illinois, which by the way, they scored the go 267 00:14:41,640 --> 00:14:43,320 Speaker 1: ahead touchdown. I was there with a minute to go, 268 00:14:44,160 --> 00:14:47,120 Speaker 1: and I remember I got a text from a friend. 269 00:14:47,160 --> 00:14:49,360 Speaker 1: He goes, boy, they pulled it out, and I said, no, no, 270 00:14:49,360 --> 00:14:52,720 Speaker 1: Illinoi's got a great kicker, us Seed not stopping them. 271 00:14:52,720 --> 00:14:55,400 Speaker 1: Their defense been on the field. If they scored too fast, 272 00:14:55,480 --> 00:14:57,320 Speaker 1: I said it on the broadcast. Yeah, they scored with 273 00:14:57,360 --> 00:14:59,640 Speaker 1: too much time left, and that defense for in the 274 00:14:59,680 --> 00:15:02,640 Speaker 1: second half, Illinois was doing whatever they wanted to. They 275 00:15:02,640 --> 00:15:05,800 Speaker 1: scored too fast. They won that game. You could lose 276 00:15:05,840 --> 00:15:08,200 Speaker 1: close to Oregon, you lose the notre name. You can 277 00:15:08,280 --> 00:15:10,120 Speaker 1: get into the playoff. But I don't. I don't think 278 00:15:10,120 --> 00:15:13,200 Speaker 1: they match up well. So let me throw this out, 279 00:15:14,320 --> 00:15:16,040 Speaker 1: is that I read these stories. I don't know if 280 00:15:16,080 --> 00:15:19,560 Speaker 1: I believe them that there's an ultimatum. Old miss has 281 00:15:19,600 --> 00:15:22,160 Speaker 1: given Lane Kiff and an ultimatum. Now my take is, 282 00:15:22,280 --> 00:15:24,160 Speaker 1: could they be somewhere in the middle, right, I mean, 283 00:15:24,160 --> 00:15:26,000 Speaker 1: couldn't they be like, hey, we need an answer. But 284 00:15:26,040 --> 00:15:28,440 Speaker 1: it's not a full ultimatum, so you can you can 285 00:15:28,480 --> 00:15:31,480 Speaker 1: say like, no, that's totally false. There's no ultimatum, but 286 00:15:31,600 --> 00:15:34,480 Speaker 1: behind the scenes they're probably like, hey, like we need 287 00:15:34,520 --> 00:15:38,200 Speaker 1: an answer. So I think he should stay at Old 288 00:15:38,200 --> 00:15:40,760 Speaker 1: Miss or go pro. I don't want him bounce into 289 00:15:40,840 --> 00:15:43,160 Speaker 1: LSU or Florida either. Stay at Old Miss. They've got 290 00:15:43,240 --> 00:15:44,960 Speaker 1: in IL money. I made a call on that two 291 00:15:45,040 --> 00:15:47,200 Speaker 1: days ago. They've got in IL money. That's not an 292 00:15:47,200 --> 00:15:51,160 Speaker 1: issue he'll be I think the SEC jobs outside of 293 00:15:51,160 --> 00:15:54,720 Speaker 1: maybe Georgia are all kind of the same. They're all dysfunctional, 294 00:15:54,760 --> 00:16:00,160 Speaker 1: a bit delusional Georgia between Georgia high school football and 295 00:16:00,280 --> 00:16:04,280 Speaker 1: Florida and just the revenue Georgia to me is like, 296 00:16:04,400 --> 00:16:06,760 Speaker 1: it's good, it's a top five job in the country, 297 00:16:07,600 --> 00:16:10,240 Speaker 1: maybe Bama, but Bama doesn't have Georgia's high school football 298 00:16:10,280 --> 00:16:13,560 Speaker 1: talent within one hundred feet of the campus. So to me, 299 00:16:14,320 --> 00:16:17,120 Speaker 1: if you have an SEC job and you're winning, stay 300 00:16:17,120 --> 00:16:23,600 Speaker 1: in that job or you disagree. I don't disagree. And 301 00:16:24,040 --> 00:16:27,360 Speaker 1: my take is not necessarily on the level or quality 302 00:16:27,400 --> 00:16:30,040 Speaker 1: of the job. I would just say, if he was 303 00:16:30,080 --> 00:16:32,000 Speaker 1: going to stay at Old Mess, I think he would 304 00:16:32,000 --> 00:16:34,640 Speaker 1: have already done it. And I know I've bounced around 305 00:16:34,680 --> 00:16:37,280 Speaker 1: on this. I have been kind of all over the map. 306 00:16:38,040 --> 00:16:40,240 Speaker 1: And part of that is because Lane is all over 307 00:16:40,240 --> 00:16:45,360 Speaker 1: the map. Yeah, and you know, like like it or not, 308 00:16:45,880 --> 00:16:48,720 Speaker 1: Lane loves this. He loves to be the center of 309 00:16:48,760 --> 00:16:52,640 Speaker 1: attention on social media in the college football world. He 310 00:16:52,760 --> 00:16:56,880 Speaker 1: loves this. I mean he two weeks ago he ran 311 00:16:56,920 --> 00:16:58,720 Speaker 1: out under the middle of the field so that he 312 00:16:58,760 --> 00:17:02,240 Speaker 1: could photo Obama that was getting engaged on the field 313 00:17:02,240 --> 00:17:05,280 Speaker 1: at Ole Miss. And he loves being the center of attention. 314 00:17:05,520 --> 00:17:08,920 Speaker 1: And he is right now and calling you. But here's 315 00:17:08,920 --> 00:17:12,200 Speaker 1: the thing. If he wanted to stay, he would stay, 316 00:17:12,320 --> 00:17:14,360 Speaker 1: and we would have already known it. Look at all 317 00:17:14,400 --> 00:17:16,920 Speaker 1: the other coaches around the country that have said they're 318 00:17:16,960 --> 00:17:20,880 Speaker 1: staying or signed extensions, and ole Miss, I know, has 319 00:17:20,960 --> 00:17:24,040 Speaker 1: told him money is not a factor here. Whatever you 320 00:17:24,080 --> 00:17:26,639 Speaker 1: get offered, we will match it. So it's not that 321 00:17:26,680 --> 00:17:29,359 Speaker 1: he's going to make more somewhere else, which is starting 322 00:17:29,359 --> 00:17:31,679 Speaker 1: to lead me to believe. And again I will fully 323 00:17:31,720 --> 00:17:34,320 Speaker 1: own I have been all over the map on this 324 00:17:34,520 --> 00:17:38,080 Speaker 1: and Lane, but Lane is a unique cat. Now I 325 00:17:38,080 --> 00:17:40,160 Speaker 1: don't know if he can come back to ole Miss. 326 00:17:40,400 --> 00:17:43,760 Speaker 1: You can't lead him on for this long And now 327 00:17:43,800 --> 00:17:45,879 Speaker 1: there's going to start to be animus, like why aren't 328 00:17:45,880 --> 00:17:49,119 Speaker 1: you signing an extension? What's the problem. And I think 329 00:17:49,160 --> 00:17:52,160 Speaker 1: he's going to Florida, I really do. I think he's 330 00:17:52,160 --> 00:17:53,800 Speaker 1: going to Florida, and I think he's going to be 331 00:17:53,800 --> 00:17:55,199 Speaker 1: the next coach of the Gators. And I think that 332 00:17:55,240 --> 00:17:57,560 Speaker 1: we're going to have one of the biggest messes in 333 00:17:57,680 --> 00:18:01,360 Speaker 1: college football history go down before a playoff when Lane 334 00:18:01,440 --> 00:18:04,080 Speaker 1: Kiffin steps away from a college football playoff team and 335 00:18:04,359 --> 00:18:06,560 Speaker 1: goes to coach another team. You know what he should 336 00:18:06,640 --> 00:18:09,120 Speaker 1: say right before the Egg Bowl. That's where they want 337 00:18:09,160 --> 00:18:11,080 Speaker 1: the answer and say, well, I'm gonna make you fire. 338 00:18:11,080 --> 00:18:12,560 Speaker 1: I'm not going to give you an answer fire me, 339 00:18:13,119 --> 00:18:15,399 Speaker 1: and ole Miss will back off. And they can't just 340 00:18:15,400 --> 00:18:17,359 Speaker 1: say fire me. If you're going to fire me or 341 00:18:17,400 --> 00:18:19,320 Speaker 1: hire another coach and see how it plays to your 342 00:18:19,359 --> 00:18:21,960 Speaker 1: booster group, that would be the leverage he could play, 343 00:18:22,000 --> 00:18:25,000 Speaker 1: because he's certainly in the driver's seat here. But my 344 00:18:25,080 --> 00:18:28,040 Speaker 1: point being, regardless of what they're trying to do in 345 00:18:28,080 --> 00:18:31,359 Speaker 1: this quote unquote ultimatum, if he wanted to be there, Colin, 346 00:18:31,560 --> 00:18:34,400 Speaker 1: he would have already been there, he would have already signed. 347 00:18:34,840 --> 00:18:38,240 Speaker 1: That's where I'm starting to sit here, and I think 348 00:18:38,240 --> 00:18:41,760 Speaker 1: he's going to Florida. Well, I don't think there's anything 349 00:18:41,880 --> 00:18:47,359 Speaker 1: wrong with taking phone calls unless you're married. Other than that, 350 00:18:47,520 --> 00:18:51,200 Speaker 1: to take phone calls not with marriage, everything else, take 351 00:18:51,280 --> 00:18:54,879 Speaker 1: phone calls. Every job a good caveat. That was a 352 00:18:55,000 --> 00:18:57,720 Speaker 1: nice That was a really nice save there. That's a 353 00:18:57,720 --> 00:19:03,359 Speaker 1: great caveat. Okay, Ohio eight host Rutgers. All the years 354 00:19:03,400 --> 00:19:08,919 Speaker 1: you've been covering college football, those Alabama defenses were unbelievable 355 00:19:08,960 --> 00:19:11,600 Speaker 1: with Nick, but he didn't have the NIOL or transfer portal. 356 00:19:11,640 --> 00:19:13,440 Speaker 1: If he had a weakness, he had a weakness. Now 357 00:19:13,440 --> 00:19:15,520 Speaker 1: you can just go solve it. Not only can you 358 00:19:15,600 --> 00:19:17,840 Speaker 1: solve it, you can go get the best player in 359 00:19:17,880 --> 00:19:21,040 Speaker 1: the country and put him in the spot you need 360 00:19:21,080 --> 00:19:25,280 Speaker 1: at corner like Caleb Downs or safety. So transfer portal 361 00:19:25,480 --> 00:19:28,280 Speaker 1: is its free agency, and so it's not just you know, 362 00:19:28,320 --> 00:19:30,680 Speaker 1: if even Nick Saban would be like, we're probably one 363 00:19:30,760 --> 00:19:34,080 Speaker 1: pass rusher away. You go to a junior college, but 364 00:19:34,240 --> 00:19:36,280 Speaker 1: you can't really solve it. Now you can go buy 365 00:19:36,320 --> 00:19:38,480 Speaker 1: the best player in the country at that position. Does 366 00:19:38,520 --> 00:19:42,919 Speaker 1: this Ohio State defense, does it rank with the Saban 367 00:19:43,000 --> 00:19:44,800 Speaker 1: defenses or the best you've ever seen in college? 368 00:19:44,840 --> 00:19:44,959 Speaker 3: Oh? 369 00:19:45,000 --> 00:19:47,399 Speaker 1: Yeah. They've given up eight total touchdowns in ten games. 370 00:19:47,640 --> 00:19:49,600 Speaker 1: They're giving up seven and a half points per game. 371 00:19:49,640 --> 00:19:53,320 Speaker 1: I mean, yeah, absolutely, this is one of the best 372 00:19:53,320 --> 00:19:56,840 Speaker 1: defenses I've ever seen and ever covered. They're good on 373 00:19:56,920 --> 00:20:00,119 Speaker 1: every single level. I think their schematics are as as 374 00:20:00,119 --> 00:20:03,040 Speaker 1: good as I've ever seen in college. And here's the thing. 375 00:20:03,040 --> 00:20:06,879 Speaker 1: They're running the new England Patriots defense. The Patriots defense. 376 00:20:06,560 --> 00:20:07,720 Speaker 3: That gave. 377 00:20:09,040 --> 00:20:13,240 Speaker 1: Professional play callers and quarterbacks and NFL guys problems for years. 378 00:20:13,240 --> 00:20:15,760 Speaker 1: They're running that. And the reason that they can is 379 00:20:15,800 --> 00:20:18,280 Speaker 1: that their players are so intelligent. Caleb Downs is one 380 00:20:18,280 --> 00:20:20,600 Speaker 1: of the most intelligent players that I've ever been around. 381 00:20:20,640 --> 00:20:25,520 Speaker 1: Covering this sport. Sonny styles is the same way rvel 382 00:20:25,600 --> 00:20:28,040 Speaker 1: Reese has stepped in. And by the way, I think 383 00:20:28,160 --> 00:20:30,760 Speaker 1: rvel Reese is playing himself into a top three pick 384 00:20:31,119 --> 00:20:34,000 Speaker 1: in college in the NFL draft, because people are going 385 00:20:34,040 --> 00:20:37,320 Speaker 1: to start to view arvel Ree like Micah Parsons or 386 00:20:37,320 --> 00:20:39,679 Speaker 1: an Abdual Carter, a guy that can play off the 387 00:20:39,720 --> 00:20:43,360 Speaker 1: ball but also on the ball and present and create pressure. 388 00:20:43,640 --> 00:20:45,919 Speaker 1: So Reese's stock is through the roof. So they've got 389 00:20:45,960 --> 00:20:49,040 Speaker 1: a top three pick in the NFL draft sitting on 390 00:20:49,080 --> 00:20:51,160 Speaker 1: their defense, and he might not even be the best 391 00:20:51,160 --> 00:20:53,520 Speaker 1: player on their defense because Downs is still behind him, 392 00:20:53,560 --> 00:20:56,920 Speaker 1: who's probably a top a, top top tick, top ten 393 00:20:57,040 --> 00:20:59,840 Speaker 1: excuse me pick in the NFL draft. So yeah, this 394 00:20:59,920 --> 00:21:01,720 Speaker 1: is this is as good as it gets. And it's 395 00:21:01,760 --> 00:21:05,360 Speaker 1: the marriage between Matt Patriciaan what he's doing schematically, the players, 396 00:21:05,520 --> 00:21:08,560 Speaker 1: their intellect, their physicality, their ability to run, their length, 397 00:21:08,640 --> 00:21:11,280 Speaker 1: all of it. This is the best defense that I've seen. 398 00:21:12,359 --> 00:21:14,800 Speaker 1: And there's been some good ones. Yeah, Nick had some 399 00:21:14,840 --> 00:21:16,520 Speaker 1: good ones at Bama. There are some really good ones 400 00:21:16,560 --> 00:21:19,680 Speaker 1: at Georgia. This one is right up there with those. Hey, 401 00:21:19,720 --> 00:21:24,000 Speaker 1: by the way, talking yesterday the day before, actually well 402 00:21:24,000 --> 00:21:28,879 Speaker 1: it was in the last seventy two hours. I have 403 00:21:28,920 --> 00:21:35,320 Speaker 1: talked to an NFL head coach. Okay, and this NFL 404 00:21:35,400 --> 00:21:39,880 Speaker 1: coach text me and said, Mendoz at Indiana, he said 405 00:21:39,920 --> 00:21:44,959 Speaker 1: he's one of the easier quarterbacks to evaluate that he 406 00:21:45,000 --> 00:21:48,800 Speaker 1: remembers in college. He goes because Indiana uses some NFL stuff. Yep, 407 00:21:49,200 --> 00:21:52,440 Speaker 1: he says, Indiana does a really good job. Kurt Signetti 408 00:21:52,600 --> 00:21:56,000 Speaker 1: to run some pro Sunday stuff, he said. Mendoza's you know, 409 00:21:56,040 --> 00:21:58,639 Speaker 1: he goes. The biggest problem, he texted me, is a 410 00:21:58,680 --> 00:22:00,800 Speaker 1: lot of times he's college programmed, are doing stuff for 411 00:22:00,880 --> 00:22:03,040 Speaker 1: years and years. Even with Mahomes. You're like, well, it 412 00:22:03,080 --> 00:22:06,520 Speaker 1: doesn't look close to the NFL. Didn't translate schematically. Yeah, 413 00:22:06,560 --> 00:22:10,480 Speaker 1: oh what is that big twelve stuff NFL? This coach said, 414 00:22:11,760 --> 00:22:14,159 Speaker 1: really easy comp He's one of the easier of OL's 415 00:22:14,640 --> 00:22:17,720 Speaker 1: arm size. NFL. You look at their offense, you'll be 416 00:22:17,760 --> 00:22:21,520 Speaker 1: able to watch him, watch the film and figure out, Okay, 417 00:22:21,560 --> 00:22:23,520 Speaker 1: that's what we would do on Sunday. He's either good 418 00:22:23,520 --> 00:22:25,960 Speaker 1: at it or average at it. Just throw that out 419 00:22:25,960 --> 00:22:30,560 Speaker 1: there that he's going to be. He's also got the experience, 420 00:22:30,560 --> 00:22:32,720 Speaker 1: which I love. You know that. You know I always 421 00:22:32,720 --> 00:22:34,679 Speaker 1: talk about reps and number of starts. This is what 422 00:22:34,840 --> 00:22:37,239 Speaker 1: hurts a guy like Ty Simpson who hasn't started a 423 00:22:37,320 --> 00:22:40,879 Speaker 1: huge number of games in college football. Yeah that listen. 424 00:22:41,040 --> 00:22:43,320 Speaker 1: Mendoza is going to be easily a top three pick, 425 00:22:43,359 --> 00:22:46,119 Speaker 1: maybe the top pick in the entire NFL draft. And 426 00:22:46,160 --> 00:22:48,440 Speaker 1: here's the thing, we haven't even gotten to the interview process. 427 00:22:48,600 --> 00:22:51,480 Speaker 1: I think that's going to be his best trait is 428 00:22:51,520 --> 00:22:54,159 Speaker 1: his interview process. When I sit with him, it's like 429 00:22:54,200 --> 00:22:56,359 Speaker 1: I'm sitting across the table from Kirk Cousins. And I 430 00:22:56,400 --> 00:22:59,720 Speaker 1: mean that in a compliment way. He understands what he's about, 431 00:22:59,840 --> 00:23:02,680 Speaker 1: he knows who he is, he knows the offense. He's 432 00:23:03,000 --> 00:23:07,679 Speaker 1: comfortable in his own skin. He's he's a football nerd 433 00:23:07,920 --> 00:23:10,919 Speaker 1: in the best ways possible. And so Mendoza is going 434 00:23:10,960 --> 00:23:13,160 Speaker 1: to be evaluated, just based on the film, is possibly 435 00:23:13,240 --> 00:23:15,280 Speaker 1: a number one pick. Then when he walks into the 436 00:23:15,359 --> 00:23:17,520 Speaker 1: room and they meet him, they're going to be like, Yep, 437 00:23:17,600 --> 00:23:19,360 Speaker 1: he's a face of the franchise type of guy. 438 00:23:20,200 --> 00:23:20,399 Speaker 6: You know. 439 00:23:20,440 --> 00:23:23,359 Speaker 1: At this point with the size of Ty Simpson and 440 00:23:23,400 --> 00:23:25,880 Speaker 1: the fact that he hasn't played a ton of football, 441 00:23:25,880 --> 00:23:27,600 Speaker 1: and I would suggest to him that he go back, 442 00:23:27,880 --> 00:23:30,760 Speaker 1: Dante Moore, go back play more football in the college game. 443 00:23:31,200 --> 00:23:34,879 Speaker 1: I think Mendoza is on the trajectory to be the 444 00:23:35,000 --> 00:23:38,080 Speaker 1: number one pick in the draft. For the record, when 445 00:23:38,080 --> 00:23:40,720 Speaker 1: you played minor league baseball, what what position did you play? 446 00:23:40,880 --> 00:23:43,160 Speaker 1: I was a third baseman and played a little first 447 00:23:43,160 --> 00:23:46,920 Speaker 1: base as well. Reportedly you were Mike Schmidt without any 448 00:23:46,960 --> 00:23:49,080 Speaker 1: power or range. Yeah, that's right kind of you know 449 00:23:49,200 --> 00:23:52,000 Speaker 1: what I lacked in power, I made up for in 450 00:23:52,080 --> 00:23:55,360 Speaker 1: a lack of speed. Here's oh you got the swings. 451 00:23:55,480 --> 00:23:57,840 Speaker 1: Oh no, look at this. Oh well you have warning 452 00:23:58,359 --> 00:23:59,800 Speaker 1: track power. Let's see. 453 00:24:00,480 --> 00:24:00,600 Speaker 7: Oh. 454 00:24:03,240 --> 00:24:06,320 Speaker 1: I was bitterly disappointed. I couldn't get one of those out. 455 00:24:06,680 --> 00:24:10,119 Speaker 1: Bitterly disappointed who was pitching. It was a machine and 456 00:24:10,160 --> 00:24:12,960 Speaker 1: it just wasn't like fast enough to try to generate 457 00:24:13,000 --> 00:24:17,119 Speaker 1: that pop that was like center field. Gross gosh, dang it, 458 00:24:17,400 --> 00:24:19,560 Speaker 1: you look like a pitcher trying to hit kind of 459 00:24:20,520 --> 00:24:26,840 Speaker 1: Now that's now, hold on a second. I'd tell you 460 00:24:26,880 --> 00:24:29,879 Speaker 1: my ribs were sore the next day calling I was 461 00:24:29,920 --> 00:24:35,400 Speaker 1: swinging hard man. Oh that guy, I actually got of impressed. 462 00:24:35,400 --> 00:24:37,439 Speaker 1: Look at that. I mean, I appreciate. How old are you, right, 463 00:24:37,520 --> 00:24:41,960 Speaker 1: I'm forty three? Now all right, all right, almost that's 464 00:24:42,440 --> 00:24:46,320 Speaker 1: it's a good looking swing. Almost almost all right, buddy, 465 00:24:46,320 --> 00:24:48,520 Speaker 1: Great seeing you. Great to see you as well. Good 466 00:24:48,520 --> 00:24:50,479 Speaker 1: to be in Chicago to see you in person. And 467 00:24:50,640 --> 00:24:52,960 Speaker 1: uh yeah, we'll see you next week. Brother. All right, 468 00:24:53,280 --> 00:24:55,639 Speaker 1: that was fun. Yeah, Michigan Northwestern turned out to be 469 00:24:55,640 --> 00:24:58,560 Speaker 1: a really really interesting game. 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You see, we're having so much fun in 482 00:25:29,480 --> 00:25:33,080 Speaker 7: our two hour show. We never get to everything, honestly, 483 00:25:33,480 --> 00:25:36,359 Speaker 7: because this guy is over promising things we never have 484 00:25:36,560 --> 00:25:38,480 Speaker 7: time for. Yeah, you blobber list, lame and me. 485 00:25:38,680 --> 00:25:40,600 Speaker 8: Well, you know what it's called over promise. You should 486 00:25:40,640 --> 00:25:42,280 Speaker 8: be good at it because you've been over promising women 487 00:25:42,359 --> 00:25:45,000 Speaker 8: for years. 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Remember you could see it 498 00:26:10,040 --> 00:26:13,320 Speaker 7: on YouTube, but definitely join us. Listen over Promised with 499 00:26:13,400 --> 00:26:16,480 Speaker 7: Cadino and Rich on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts or 500 00:26:16,520 --> 00:26:17,919 Speaker 7: wherever you get your podcasts. 501 00:26:20,280 --> 00:26:21,000 Speaker 1: Turn on the news. 502 00:26:21,520 --> 00:26:23,640 Speaker 2: This is the herd Line News. 503 00:26:24,119 --> 00:26:26,280 Speaker 3: By the way, I love that video of clatt ed Wrigley. 504 00:26:26,520 --> 00:26:28,199 Speaker 3: If you and I had a contest, who could hit 505 00:26:28,280 --> 00:26:28,680 Speaker 3: one further? 506 00:26:28,880 --> 00:26:29,639 Speaker 4: Who you think win's that? 507 00:26:30,680 --> 00:26:32,320 Speaker 1: Well, I'm sixty. I would hope you could. 508 00:26:33,560 --> 00:26:35,399 Speaker 4: I'm not good at baseball, the one sport I can't do. 509 00:26:35,480 --> 00:26:37,880 Speaker 3: All right, let's go to uh the NFL and Dan 510 00:26:38,160 --> 00:26:41,480 Speaker 3: Campbell Colin remember the big story. Hey, Dan Campbell's taking 511 00:26:41,560 --> 00:26:44,760 Speaker 3: over play calling and they destroyed Washington. Well, Dan Campbell 512 00:26:44,800 --> 00:26:46,880 Speaker 3: call plays against the Eagles and it was a disaster. 513 00:26:47,240 --> 00:26:50,639 Speaker 3: Zero for five on four downs. The offense couldn't do anything. 514 00:26:50,680 --> 00:26:51,240 Speaker 4: I'm unraw. 515 00:26:51,480 --> 00:26:54,800 Speaker 3: Saint Brown had two catches on I believe eleven targets. 516 00:26:55,600 --> 00:26:57,119 Speaker 3: Jared Goff somehow took the blame. 517 00:26:59,800 --> 00:27:02,240 Speaker 5: Don't think anything feels off, except for this past week. 518 00:27:02,280 --> 00:27:04,119 Speaker 5: I thought I was off trying to get them the 519 00:27:04,160 --> 00:27:06,720 Speaker 5: ball and he's playing well. Man, I gotta find what 520 00:27:06,920 --> 00:27:08,879 Speaker 5: ways to get it to him in space and be 521 00:27:08,960 --> 00:27:10,600 Speaker 5: a bit more accurate in some of those instances I 522 00:27:10,720 --> 00:27:13,200 Speaker 5: have been in my career. So not something I'm worried about. 523 00:27:13,200 --> 00:27:16,000 Speaker 5: But last week was a little bit off, and part 524 00:27:16,000 --> 00:27:17,760 Speaker 5: of that. I don't think there's been any issue. 525 00:27:18,400 --> 00:27:22,520 Speaker 1: So ask yourself, why are the Lions not as good 526 00:27:22,600 --> 00:27:24,399 Speaker 1: offensively this year? What would that be? 527 00:27:25,200 --> 00:27:27,679 Speaker 3: So obviously the answer is Ben Johnson. But all these 528 00:27:27,760 --> 00:27:30,719 Speaker 3: Lions fans got geeked after that Washington game. Remember so look, oh, 529 00:27:30,760 --> 00:27:33,240 Speaker 3: the offense is fixed. We just needed Dan calling things. 530 00:27:33,840 --> 00:27:37,600 Speaker 3: Everybody scores on Washington. Come on, Okay, the Eagles game 531 00:27:37,680 --> 00:27:39,480 Speaker 3: was a wake up call this week. 532 00:27:40,080 --> 00:27:41,560 Speaker 4: I don't know. I mean, what are we to make 533 00:27:41,560 --> 00:27:42,760 Speaker 4: of when they put forty eight. 534 00:27:42,720 --> 00:27:45,440 Speaker 3: On the Giants? Are Dan Campbell of genius again? Because 535 00:27:45,440 --> 00:27:47,639 Speaker 3: you know they're going to score it at will against 536 00:27:47,680 --> 00:27:48,040 Speaker 3: the Giants. 537 00:27:48,240 --> 00:27:50,920 Speaker 1: This is one of the things I said, when you 538 00:27:51,040 --> 00:27:54,320 Speaker 1: have an open when you lose a great coordinator, be 539 00:27:54,560 --> 00:27:57,440 Speaker 1: very careful about hiring within the building. I said this 540 00:27:57,480 --> 00:28:00,199 Speaker 1: about Michigan football. Be very careful. When you lose an 541 00:28:00,359 --> 00:28:03,680 Speaker 1: iconic legend that wins a Natty, giving your favorite assistant 542 00:28:03,720 --> 00:28:05,920 Speaker 1: the job, is that the best guy for the jobs, 543 00:28:05,960 --> 00:28:09,200 Speaker 1: what the players like. That's why interim coaches get jobs. 544 00:28:09,400 --> 00:28:13,480 Speaker 1: They rarely work. And so you had Ben Johnson, who 545 00:28:13,560 --> 00:28:15,800 Speaker 1: for two years was the most talked about coordinator in 546 00:28:15,840 --> 00:28:19,240 Speaker 1: football on either side, leaves and they're like, well, a 547 00:28:19,320 --> 00:28:22,080 Speaker 1: guy in the building sort of knows what's going on. Okay, 548 00:28:22,720 --> 00:28:26,239 Speaker 1: be careful. Just this was my fear. They're not as 549 00:28:26,280 --> 00:28:28,480 Speaker 1: good offensively. Go look at their losses and what they've 550 00:28:28,520 --> 00:28:32,160 Speaker 1: scored like, they're just a mediocre offense about every third week. 551 00:28:32,720 --> 00:28:35,119 Speaker 3: Well, I think there's a couple of truisms in the NFL, right, 552 00:28:35,280 --> 00:28:39,320 Speaker 3: Jared Goff cold weather, outdoors against it, push up the middle, 553 00:28:39,360 --> 00:28:43,239 Speaker 3: he's not good. Cleveland Brown's defense at home great ely. Right, 554 00:28:43,400 --> 00:28:45,240 Speaker 3: there's just a few things that you know in the 555 00:28:45,360 --> 00:28:48,120 Speaker 3: NFL are true. You know, in another one, Dan Campbell, 556 00:28:48,240 --> 00:28:51,120 Speaker 3: awful loss going home against a bad team. I'm telling 557 00:28:51,120 --> 00:28:53,680 Speaker 3: you they're going to destroy the Giants and Lions fans 558 00:28:53,720 --> 00:28:56,440 Speaker 3: are gonna get all wacky. But again, I want to 559 00:28:56,480 --> 00:28:58,320 Speaker 3: know what GoF is going to do against the elite 560 00:28:58,360 --> 00:29:01,760 Speaker 3: teams and that game on thanks Giving is Thanksgiving has 561 00:29:01,800 --> 00:29:04,520 Speaker 3: an unbelievable slate. By the way, you cannot be eating 562 00:29:04,520 --> 00:29:07,040 Speaker 3: too much turkey and falling asleep early talent. The slate 563 00:29:07,240 --> 00:29:10,680 Speaker 3: is absolute fire next Thursday, including Alliance. Right, let's move 564 00:29:10,760 --> 00:29:15,040 Speaker 3: to George Pickens and the Dallas Cowboys. I said, Pickens 565 00:29:15,120 --> 00:29:17,680 Speaker 3: had another good game. Again, it depends who you cook. 566 00:29:17,760 --> 00:29:18,360 Speaker 4: It was the Raiders. 567 00:29:18,400 --> 00:29:18,640 Speaker 1: Come on. 568 00:29:19,360 --> 00:29:24,520 Speaker 3: Anyways, Pickens is very excited and cooking, and guess what 569 00:29:24,800 --> 00:29:26,720 Speaker 3: his head coach is singing his praises. 570 00:29:28,200 --> 00:29:28,760 Speaker 1: Sign me up. 571 00:29:29,960 --> 00:29:32,440 Speaker 6: I mean, I mean, what do you say those two guys. 572 00:29:32,680 --> 00:29:35,320 Speaker 6: I just I love the relationship, man, I love the 573 00:29:35,440 --> 00:29:37,920 Speaker 6: firepower that they give us, you know. I mean that's, 574 00:29:38,200 --> 00:29:40,560 Speaker 6: you know, one of those games where you know you 575 00:29:40,800 --> 00:29:42,640 Speaker 6: never know which one is going to be. Some games 576 00:29:42,640 --> 00:29:44,360 Speaker 6: it's both of them. Some games it's one of them. 577 00:29:45,800 --> 00:29:51,000 Speaker 6: And again, like I said, I just you know, I 578 00:29:51,560 --> 00:29:54,520 Speaker 6: pinched myself at times. I'm very in favor of George 579 00:29:54,600 --> 00:29:57,120 Speaker 6: having a long term future with us here in Dallas. 580 00:29:58,240 --> 00:30:02,000 Speaker 1: Mm hmm, well there, old line is young and inexpensive. 581 00:30:02,800 --> 00:30:05,360 Speaker 1: Their defense. They're gonna use two first round picks to 582 00:30:05,400 --> 00:30:08,360 Speaker 1: shore up the defense that now without signing Micah is 583 00:30:08,440 --> 00:30:12,680 Speaker 1: pretty inexpensive. You're paying Dak and C d Lamb a lot. 584 00:30:13,360 --> 00:30:16,760 Speaker 1: Can you pay pickings pretty decent money? 585 00:30:17,400 --> 00:30:20,000 Speaker 4: Well, one of the problems is the defensive tackles. 586 00:30:20,040 --> 00:30:23,320 Speaker 3: They traded for Quintin so you got I'll butcher his name. 587 00:30:23,360 --> 00:30:27,560 Speaker 3: But osa Oh just signed a deal worths eighty million dollars. 588 00:30:27,760 --> 00:30:30,840 Speaker 3: Quintin Williams is making huge money and Kenny Clark they 589 00:30:30,920 --> 00:30:35,600 Speaker 3: have next year committed sixty million to defensive tackle Cullin okay, 590 00:30:35,720 --> 00:30:38,440 Speaker 3: which is goofy and now you're gonna pay essentially the 591 00:30:38,480 --> 00:30:39,720 Speaker 3: t Higgins and Jamarcy. 592 00:30:39,960 --> 00:30:45,640 Speaker 1: The old line is cheap. It's cheap, it's young, and 593 00:30:45,760 --> 00:30:46,680 Speaker 1: it's inexpensive. 594 00:30:46,720 --> 00:30:48,640 Speaker 4: It was it was okay this year. There's some injuries 595 00:30:48,800 --> 00:30:51,000 Speaker 4: which you're on my bill. 596 00:30:51,120 --> 00:30:53,040 Speaker 1: The first two picks are going to be defense. They're 597 00:30:53,040 --> 00:30:55,360 Speaker 1: gonna get a corner in, an edge rusher, so that 598 00:30:55,560 --> 00:30:58,920 Speaker 1: will mitigate a lot of what you're paying Quinn Williams. 599 00:30:58,960 --> 00:31:01,680 Speaker 1: And for the record, every good GM in the league 600 00:31:02,200 --> 00:31:05,080 Speaker 1: is willing to pay an all pro interior alignment Quinn 601 00:31:05,120 --> 00:31:05,800 Speaker 1: Williams money. 602 00:31:05,800 --> 00:31:07,360 Speaker 2: That is not money. 603 00:31:07,520 --> 00:31:10,360 Speaker 1: It's not a safety or a So my take is, 604 00:31:10,880 --> 00:31:14,160 Speaker 1: if if you hit two first rounders on defense. You're 605 00:31:14,200 --> 00:31:19,000 Speaker 1: paying Dak CD Quinn Williams big boy money. I could 606 00:31:19,040 --> 00:31:22,000 Speaker 1: pay George Pickens in that T Higgins range. 607 00:31:22,120 --> 00:31:24,560 Speaker 3: Well, they're probably gonna tag him, right. That seems like 608 00:31:24,640 --> 00:31:26,320 Speaker 3: everybody in Dallas seems to think, oh. 609 00:31:26,240 --> 00:31:28,320 Speaker 4: You just tag him. Well, you know what, Pickens is 610 00:31:28,320 --> 00:31:29,440 Speaker 4: a fickle individual. 611 00:31:29,760 --> 00:31:32,080 Speaker 3: Okay, He's gonna be like, I need to be paid 612 00:31:32,120 --> 00:31:34,680 Speaker 3: like a top five guy, and we're gonna Jerry's gonna 613 00:31:34,680 --> 00:31:35,440 Speaker 3: say we're gonna tag you. 614 00:31:36,320 --> 00:31:38,640 Speaker 4: I'll say this about Jerry, and you just articulated it. 615 00:31:39,000 --> 00:31:39,720 Speaker 4: He's trying to do. 616 00:31:39,760 --> 00:31:42,520 Speaker 3: Things differently, right, He's going a little cheap on the 617 00:31:42,560 --> 00:31:45,600 Speaker 3: offensive line, cheap in inexperienced, and we're gonna pay receivers 618 00:31:46,040 --> 00:31:47,760 Speaker 3: defensive tackles and hope we. 619 00:31:47,760 --> 00:31:50,440 Speaker 4: Hit on draft picks. It's different. Will it work? Time 620 00:31:50,480 --> 00:31:53,680 Speaker 4: will tell. They're not gonna be bad in the Eagles 621 00:31:53,680 --> 00:31:55,440 Speaker 4: next year. Right, Let's just be clear about that. 622 00:31:57,400 --> 00:31:58,200 Speaker 1: They're not gonna lie. 623 00:31:58,440 --> 00:31:59,960 Speaker 3: They're not gonna be better than the Eagles of the 624 00:32:00,120 --> 00:32:02,080 Speaker 3: division next year. They're gonna be looking up at Phil. 625 00:32:03,720 --> 00:32:07,240 Speaker 1: I just I think Dallas is closer than you think. Oh, 626 00:32:07,560 --> 00:32:10,520 Speaker 1: I think their second round pick now healthy this past 627 00:32:10,600 --> 00:32:13,360 Speaker 1: game against the Raiders, all their young guys played. 628 00:32:13,600 --> 00:32:15,960 Speaker 4: I like over zone, but it's the Raiders. Come on, 629 00:32:16,280 --> 00:32:16,920 Speaker 4: they're a joke. 630 00:32:17,520 --> 00:32:20,480 Speaker 1: They you it's it's it's gonna be very hard to 631 00:32:20,520 --> 00:32:21,680 Speaker 1: run on Dallas going forward. 632 00:32:22,000 --> 00:32:23,920 Speaker 4: That Eagles game this week is a big one, and 633 00:32:24,200 --> 00:32:24,960 Speaker 4: I think you. 634 00:32:25,440 --> 00:32:28,880 Speaker 1: I like the hook. I'll take Dallas plus three and 635 00:32:28,920 --> 00:32:29,480 Speaker 1: a half an. 636 00:32:29,520 --> 00:32:31,400 Speaker 2: Take a nibble on the money line maybe. 637 00:32:33,080 --> 00:32:34,720 Speaker 4: Yes, Oh, I like it. 638 00:32:35,000 --> 00:32:38,400 Speaker 3: Final story con, let's go back to Lebron James and 639 00:32:38,520 --> 00:32:39,040 Speaker 3: the Lakers. 640 00:32:39,520 --> 00:32:41,800 Speaker 4: Listen, I know you're gonna bang on the usage rate. 641 00:32:41,880 --> 00:32:43,760 Speaker 4: That can't couldn't keep up like that. 642 00:32:44,240 --> 00:32:46,640 Speaker 3: He only had eleven points, but he had twelve dimes. 643 00:32:46,680 --> 00:32:49,120 Speaker 3: Look at that alley oop to DeAndre Ayton. I mean 644 00:32:49,200 --> 00:32:50,840 Speaker 3: that's just that's just timing. 645 00:32:52,520 --> 00:32:53,160 Speaker 1: Anyway, here we go. 646 00:32:53,240 --> 00:32:55,040 Speaker 3: DeAndre Ayton loves playing with Lebron. 647 00:32:56,560 --> 00:32:58,360 Speaker 1: I was just telling him a fun fact. You know. 648 00:32:58,440 --> 00:33:01,080 Speaker 1: He do me alley up as second value from you. 649 00:33:01,320 --> 00:33:03,000 Speaker 1: The first one was when I was in eighth grade 650 00:33:03,040 --> 00:33:07,840 Speaker 1: at your camp. No, I think. I think JJ Reddick 651 00:33:07,920 --> 00:33:14,080 Speaker 1: has created a very smart spacing It's a really good 652 00:33:15,800 --> 00:33:18,840 Speaker 1: easy to watch a lot of different guys who can 653 00:33:18,920 --> 00:33:23,000 Speaker 1: create space, hit jumpers, they are a little bit redundant. 654 00:33:23,360 --> 00:33:25,520 Speaker 1: That will come into play as I mean, if you 655 00:33:25,600 --> 00:33:30,120 Speaker 1: watched that game last night, no physicality either side. Utah's 656 00:33:30,120 --> 00:33:32,600 Speaker 1: the worst defense in the league. The Lakers are a bottom. 657 00:33:32,720 --> 00:33:36,000 Speaker 1: I mean it was wide open jumpers, easy layups. Had 658 00:33:36,120 --> 00:33:40,360 Speaker 1: Lakers had sixteen layups. But that's that was it was. 659 00:33:40,520 --> 00:33:43,360 Speaker 1: It felt like an intense scrimmage, is what it felt like. 660 00:33:43,640 --> 00:33:45,600 Speaker 4: That's what he said. First of all, Jake Laadi has 661 00:33:45,640 --> 00:33:48,360 Speaker 4: been a revelation. Really fine. I love that guy. 662 00:33:48,600 --> 00:33:51,640 Speaker 3: Hey, DeAndre Ayton, are you ready for this colin? He's 663 00:33:51,640 --> 00:33:55,400 Speaker 3: shooting sixty nine percent from the field, all two pointers. 664 00:33:55,880 --> 00:33:58,360 Speaker 3: I mean, he's having you could argue the best season. 665 00:33:58,080 --> 00:34:01,640 Speaker 4: Of his career. DeAndre Portland couldn't get rid of them 666 00:34:01,680 --> 00:34:02,160 Speaker 4: fast enough. 667 00:34:02,360 --> 00:34:04,040 Speaker 3: Phoenix was like, well pay him. Oh my gosh, what 668 00:34:04,080 --> 00:34:07,640 Speaker 3: the hell do we do? JJ Reddick? I know I'm 669 00:34:07,640 --> 00:34:09,799 Speaker 3: gassing up the Lakers too much, but there's a lot 670 00:34:09,920 --> 00:34:12,279 Speaker 3: to love about what Reddick has done. And they only 671 00:34:12,360 --> 00:34:16,120 Speaker 3: are now incorporating Lebron what's the ceiling for you with 672 00:34:16,239 --> 00:34:18,239 Speaker 3: this Lakers team and finals? 673 00:34:18,280 --> 00:34:19,360 Speaker 4: Western Conference Finals? 674 00:34:19,440 --> 00:34:22,840 Speaker 1: No, no, no, they don't listen. We know this about 675 00:34:23,040 --> 00:34:28,520 Speaker 1: the NBA. Nobody plays a lick of defense until you 676 00:34:28,600 --> 00:34:31,040 Speaker 1: get to the trade deadline in the second half and 677 00:34:31,200 --> 00:34:35,680 Speaker 1: the officials, you know, they can call it tight. They 678 00:34:35,760 --> 00:34:39,640 Speaker 1: want their stars healthy. The NBA opposite of the WNBA, 679 00:34:40,239 --> 00:34:43,120 Speaker 1: which lets you mall players in the regular season, so 680 00:34:43,200 --> 00:34:46,600 Speaker 1: everybody's banged up for the playoffs. The NBA is the opposite. 681 00:34:46,960 --> 00:34:50,560 Speaker 1: They quick whistle regular season. They want their stars healthy, 682 00:34:51,280 --> 00:34:53,400 Speaker 1: and then they want them healthy for the playoffs. Then 683 00:34:53,440 --> 00:34:56,279 Speaker 1: the playoffs come around and they swallow the whistles and physicality. 684 00:34:56,400 --> 00:34:59,960 Speaker 1: Fans love physical, tough, spirited passion and basketball all of us. 685 00:35:00,239 --> 00:35:04,080 Speaker 1: It's be careful about loving offensive minded teams. 686 00:35:04,120 --> 00:35:04,279 Speaker 3: Now. 687 00:35:04,760 --> 00:35:08,560 Speaker 1: If you are an offensive leaning franchise, this is your 688 00:35:08,680 --> 00:35:11,839 Speaker 1: time to eat because nobody plays defense. So the good 689 00:35:11,920 --> 00:35:15,200 Speaker 1: offensive teams look unstoppable. I mean that game last night, 690 00:35:15,239 --> 00:35:16,960 Speaker 1: what one six? 691 00:35:17,760 --> 00:35:20,560 Speaker 3: Yeah, listen, Utah is not quite there. I'll just say 692 00:35:20,600 --> 00:35:23,040 Speaker 3: this about the Lakers. Many they can beat you in 693 00:35:23,160 --> 00:35:25,960 Speaker 3: a lot of ways offensively, once the defense comes around, 694 00:35:26,400 --> 00:35:28,840 Speaker 3: and I don't know how it does with you know, 695 00:35:28,960 --> 00:35:31,759 Speaker 3: Reeves and La Ravia Luca, those are. 696 00:35:31,800 --> 00:35:34,320 Speaker 4: Not three great defenders, but maybe they just beat you 697 00:35:34,360 --> 00:35:36,200 Speaker 4: with offense. Colin, I don't know. I think they're gonna 698 00:35:36,200 --> 00:35:40,919 Speaker 4: give Okay, see a lot of problems. Alex Caruso can't 699 00:35:40,920 --> 00:35:42,080 Speaker 4: guard five guys, Okay. 700 00:35:43,440 --> 00:35:44,399 Speaker 1: J Mack with a news. 701 00:35:45,520 --> 00:35:48,360 Speaker 2: Well that's the news, and thanks for stopping by the 702 00:35:48,560 --> 00:35:49,880 Speaker 2: Herd Line News. 703 00:35:50,080 --> 00:35:55,160 Speaker 1: I'm just so glad that Cam Skataboo is okay after 704 00:35:55,320 --> 00:35:59,359 Speaker 1: seeing that video from WWE on Monday night raw, I mean, 705 00:36:00,360 --> 00:36:02,719 Speaker 1: that thing could have gone sideways. I mean, thank god 706 00:36:02,800 --> 00:36:05,839 Speaker 1: for that security guard who fended off five large men 707 00:36:05,960 --> 00:36:08,360 Speaker 1: fighting each other. I know everybody got worked up. I 708 00:36:08,400 --> 00:36:10,680 Speaker 1: think we should all be very happy that Cam Scataboo 709 00:36:10,760 --> 00:36:14,360 Speaker 1: did not get hurt in that melee, which was that 710 00:36:14,520 --> 00:36:18,280 Speaker 1: thing was Barnyard Musical. I mean, it was just crazy. 711 00:36:19,160 --> 00:36:20,920 Speaker 1: Back in a second Live in Chicago The Herd. 712 00:36:21,239 --> 00:36:23,840 Speaker 2: Be sure to catch live editions of The Herd Weekdays 713 00:36:23,880 --> 00:36:27,760 Speaker 2: and neon Eastern not a em Pacific Sunday. 714 00:36:28,000 --> 00:36:31,920 Speaker 3: A Fox NFL Doubleheaders starts with Justin Jefferson and the 715 00:36:32,000 --> 00:36:35,640 Speaker 3: Vikings taking on Jordan Love and the Packers or other 716 00:36:35,760 --> 00:36:36,479 Speaker 3: regional action. 717 00:36:37,040 --> 00:36:38,319 Speaker 4: Then in America's Game of the. 718 00:36:38,320 --> 00:36:42,120 Speaker 3: Week, Jalen Hurts and the Eagles battled Dak Prescott and 719 00:36:42,160 --> 00:36:45,719 Speaker 3: the Cowboys or Falcon Saints. Check local listings for the 720 00:36:45,800 --> 00:36:48,040 Speaker 3: games in your area only Unfox. 721 00:36:48,560 --> 00:36:52,920 Speaker 1: So I'd said hypothetical obviously, but I do think a 722 00:36:53,040 --> 00:36:56,400 Speaker 1: majority of the playoffs are set. I think Baltimore is 723 00:36:56,440 --> 00:36:59,040 Speaker 1: going to make their way in. Let's see on the 724 00:36:59,120 --> 00:37:02,520 Speaker 1: Lions and the Chiefs. But I said, let's do a 725 00:37:02,560 --> 00:37:06,239 Speaker 1: little simulation here on if the playoffs started today, these 726 00:37:06,280 --> 00:37:09,040 Speaker 1: would be the matchups. And I started in the AFC 727 00:37:09,239 --> 00:37:11,560 Speaker 1: where Denver has a bye, and they've been great in 728 00:37:11,560 --> 00:37:13,719 Speaker 1: the last two years. They've been twelve and two at home, 729 00:37:13,840 --> 00:37:16,320 Speaker 1: so they're going to be well rested with a brilliant 730 00:37:16,400 --> 00:37:20,560 Speaker 1: offensive coach a great defense at home. No thanks for 731 00:37:20,640 --> 00:37:23,360 Speaker 1: whoever has to play Denver first. I would take in 732 00:37:23,400 --> 00:37:28,719 Speaker 1: the wildcard round Buffalo over Pittsburgh. Massive quarterback advantage, and 733 00:37:28,800 --> 00:37:31,719 Speaker 1: to be honest, when's the last time Pittsburgh beat a 734 00:37:31,800 --> 00:37:35,000 Speaker 1: star quarterback in the playoffs? I can't remember it. I 735 00:37:35,040 --> 00:37:38,120 Speaker 1: would take the Colts, a much healthier team at home. 736 00:37:39,280 --> 00:37:41,040 Speaker 1: You know, maybe Indy goes on the road to a 737 00:37:41,080 --> 00:37:44,000 Speaker 1: cold Weather team, but at home they would beat the Chargers. 738 00:37:44,600 --> 00:37:49,360 Speaker 1: Offensive line for Los Angeles is just not solvable. I 739 00:37:49,600 --> 00:37:52,560 Speaker 1: do not trust Jacksonville going up to cold Weather in 740 00:37:52,680 --> 00:37:55,560 Speaker 1: New England. I would take the Patriots to win when 741 00:37:55,600 --> 00:37:57,480 Speaker 1: you go to the divisional reund This is the one 742 00:37:57,520 --> 00:38:01,160 Speaker 1: that Jmack pushed back on. Would take Denver at home 743 00:38:01,200 --> 00:38:03,759 Speaker 1: over Buffalo. I think Buffalo is a team that you 744 00:38:03,840 --> 00:38:07,520 Speaker 1: can manipulate. I think they could run the ball death 745 00:38:07,600 --> 00:38:11,200 Speaker 1: by a thousand cuts, move the chains, and Buffalo remember 746 00:38:11,400 --> 00:38:14,200 Speaker 1: bo Nicks does not get sacked and moves well. I 747 00:38:14,280 --> 00:38:18,040 Speaker 1: could see Buffalo's defense having real problems in that game. 748 00:38:18,680 --> 00:38:23,120 Speaker 1: And there's nothing to show me that. Buffalo on the 749 00:38:23,320 --> 00:38:27,480 Speaker 1: road against Sean Payton and a better roster, they're so 750 00:38:27,960 --> 00:38:31,000 Speaker 1: Josh Allen dependent. I would take the Patriots over the 751 00:38:31,080 --> 00:38:35,919 Speaker 1: Colts because again, Daniel Jones on the road, a little 752 00:38:35,960 --> 00:38:39,320 Speaker 1: regression and Drake Mays off the chain right now. I 753 00:38:39,400 --> 00:38:43,880 Speaker 1: would take Denver at home. More playmakers both offense and defense. 754 00:38:43,960 --> 00:38:46,759 Speaker 1: You forget New England's supposed to be in a rebuild. Still, 755 00:38:47,280 --> 00:38:50,160 Speaker 1: Denver is not in a rebuild. They have arguably the 756 00:38:50,239 --> 00:38:53,160 Speaker 1: second best roster in the league. If you go to 757 00:38:53,280 --> 00:38:58,040 Speaker 1: the NFC some of these matchups. Philadelphia at home off 758 00:38:58,080 --> 00:39:01,560 Speaker 1: of Bye, I would take seat a team that creates pressure. 759 00:39:02,480 --> 00:39:08,200 Speaker 1: Better roster against Tampa. Baker struggles facing pressure. Passer rating 760 00:39:08,239 --> 00:39:10,359 Speaker 1: at forty six. I do think Seattle is a great 761 00:39:10,440 --> 00:39:13,279 Speaker 1: road team with a better roster. Chicago green Bay is 762 00:39:13,280 --> 00:39:16,200 Speaker 1: a coin flip. I say this, Chicago has an identity, 763 00:39:16,560 --> 00:39:20,680 Speaker 1: green Bay doesn't. Chicago's second in rush attempts, second in rushing, 764 00:39:21,160 --> 00:39:25,000 Speaker 1: crappy weather in Chicago or green Bay, wherever it's played. 765 00:39:26,520 --> 00:39:30,359 Speaker 1: Big edge to the better run team. I would take 766 00:39:30,440 --> 00:39:35,640 Speaker 1: Chicago Ram San Francisco. San Francisco's defense is a shell 767 00:39:35,840 --> 00:39:39,759 Speaker 1: of itself from two years ago. Rams big edge. This 768 00:39:40,040 --> 00:39:42,759 Speaker 1: rivalry starts leaning LA in the last couple of years 769 00:39:42,760 --> 00:39:45,480 Speaker 1: because the Rams have drafted the defensive side so well. 770 00:39:45,960 --> 00:39:48,040 Speaker 1: Then you go to the divisional round in the NFC 771 00:39:48,840 --> 00:39:51,440 Speaker 1: and these are really interesting games and they're tough. I 772 00:39:51,480 --> 00:39:55,320 Speaker 1: would take the Eagles over the Seahawks. Seattle is turnover prone. 773 00:39:55,640 --> 00:40:00,480 Speaker 1: The Eagles induce turnovers. I would take the Rams over 774 00:40:00,560 --> 00:40:05,400 Speaker 1: the Bears. A very balanced team, playoff experience. Bears season 775 00:40:05,520 --> 00:40:09,560 Speaker 1: ends probably the best playoff game so far of the year. 776 00:40:09,680 --> 00:40:12,920 Speaker 1: I would take Rams Eagles. I would take slight edge Rams. 777 00:40:13,320 --> 00:40:16,080 Speaker 1: I think they're a more balanced team, a better run team. 778 00:40:17,040 --> 00:40:20,120 Speaker 1: I just think they're more consistent, and I think they'll 779 00:40:20,160 --> 00:40:24,200 Speaker 1: finally get Philadelphia's number again, very close game, and then 780 00:40:24,200 --> 00:40:26,480 Speaker 1: you go to a super Bowl. And again this is 781 00:40:26,560 --> 00:40:29,560 Speaker 1: hypothetical because right now the Ravens, the Chiefs, and the 782 00:40:29,680 --> 00:40:33,680 Speaker 1: Lions are not playoff teams. Denver is the most penalized 783 00:40:33,680 --> 00:40:36,960 Speaker 1: team in the league. The Rams last two years least penalized. 784 00:40:37,080 --> 00:40:40,480 Speaker 1: The Rams make fewer mistakes, their offense is more balanced. 785 00:40:40,560 --> 00:40:43,320 Speaker 1: It's good early, middle, and late. That would be a 786 00:40:43,400 --> 00:40:45,640 Speaker 1: pretty easy pick for me. And then I think we 787 00:40:45,719 --> 00:40:48,520 Speaker 1: could have the argument, is Stafford all time better than 788 00:40:48,560 --> 00:40:50,920 Speaker 1: Aaron Rodgers. That would be the argument if he got 789 00:40:51,000 --> 00:40:53,960 Speaker 1: his second Super Bowl because he was better early, better 790 00:40:54,080 --> 00:40:57,480 Speaker 1: in college and he's now noticeably better late. It'd be 791 00:40:57,520 --> 00:40:58,000 Speaker 1: an argument. 792 00:40:58,239 --> 00:40:59,560 Speaker 4: I like that leading the charge. 793 00:41:00,440 --> 00:41:05,520 Speaker 3: However, Brotisserie Chicken, I've got an issue with the Broncos 794 00:41:05,600 --> 00:41:07,759 Speaker 3: being the number one seed, Colin, are you aware right 795 00:41:07,840 --> 00:41:11,440 Speaker 3: now the Patriots are the favorites, according to every sports 796 00:41:11,480 --> 00:41:13,960 Speaker 3: book on the planet, to be the favorites to get 797 00:41:14,000 --> 00:41:14,680 Speaker 3: the number one seed. 798 00:41:15,160 --> 00:41:17,200 Speaker 4: The New Engld Patriots, schedule wise, are going to get 799 00:41:17,200 --> 00:41:17,719 Speaker 4: the number one. 800 00:41:17,880 --> 00:41:20,759 Speaker 3: So Denver is gonna probably be the two and they're 801 00:41:21,000 --> 00:41:25,839 Speaker 3: likely going to open with Buffalo, Baltimore or Kansas City. 802 00:41:26,120 --> 00:41:27,560 Speaker 3: I think we would agree, the Chiefs are going to 803 00:41:27,600 --> 00:41:29,240 Speaker 3: fall out, or the Chiefs are going to jump. 804 00:41:29,080 --> 00:41:32,440 Speaker 4: In, the Chargers will fall out. I think Denver's going 805 00:41:32,480 --> 00:41:33,040 Speaker 4: to be one and done. 806 00:41:33,120 --> 00:41:39,520 Speaker 1: Dude, all right, well, I think Buffalo is got holes, 807 00:41:39,880 --> 00:41:41,920 Speaker 1: and I've seen it about four different times this year 808 00:41:42,040 --> 00:41:45,920 Speaker 1: on their defense. Yes, yes, all right, two down, one 809 00:41:46,000 --> 00:41:46,879 Speaker 1: to go. It's a herd.