1 00:00:05,600 --> 00:00:09,879 Speaker 1: This is straight fire with Jason McIntyre. 2 00:00:11,280 --> 00:00:15,800 Speaker 2: What is up? I am? It's mean Jason McIntyre Straight 3 00:00:16,200 --> 00:00:21,840 Speaker 2: Boyer for Monday, December the twenty ninth. I hope everybody 4 00:00:21,920 --> 00:00:25,560 Speaker 2: had a phenomenal Christmas break. Mine was excellent. A lot 5 00:00:25,560 --> 00:00:29,080 Speaker 2: of time with the fam, a lot of doing nothing 6 00:00:29,120 --> 00:00:31,240 Speaker 2: but sitting around. Did get in a little bit of 7 00:00:31,280 --> 00:00:35,440 Speaker 2: working out, not a ton, and overall the weekend was 8 00:00:35,440 --> 00:00:39,279 Speaker 2: spent watching way too much football, I mean, and there 9 00:00:39,280 --> 00:00:42,480 Speaker 2: was a lot of bad football Saturday. You know, let's 10 00:00:42,479 --> 00:00:44,720 Speaker 2: be real, the game's stunk. Okay, As I wrote on 11 00:00:44,720 --> 00:00:48,920 Speaker 2: social media, life is too short to watch third string quarterbacks. 12 00:00:49,680 --> 00:00:51,479 Speaker 2: Malik Willis look good as a backup. I see some 13 00:00:51,560 --> 00:00:52,920 Speaker 2: Jets fans are like, if we can't get them in 14 00:00:52,960 --> 00:00:57,920 Speaker 2: dozer Dante Moore settle down, Fellas log off season ahead 15 00:00:57,920 --> 00:01:02,480 Speaker 2: for my Jets. Force fed a bunch of bad football Sunday. Yeah, 16 00:01:02,560 --> 00:01:05,120 Speaker 2: the Eagles Bills gave us like six fun minutes at 17 00:01:05,120 --> 00:01:07,080 Speaker 2: the end. We'll talk about that in a little bit, 18 00:01:07,080 --> 00:01:10,160 Speaker 2: but I gotta start with the thriller on Sunday night football. So, 19 00:01:10,240 --> 00:01:12,280 Speaker 2: as you guys know, I take a lot of heat 20 00:01:12,280 --> 00:01:14,240 Speaker 2: on the Herd for having the Jets as my team. 21 00:01:14,360 --> 00:01:15,840 Speaker 2: They stink. A couple of times I've been like, you 22 00:01:15,880 --> 00:01:17,399 Speaker 2: know what, I'm done with the Jets. I need to 23 00:01:17,400 --> 00:01:20,280 Speaker 2: find a new team. And because I'm such a brock 24 00:01:20,360 --> 00:01:23,520 Speaker 2: pretty guy, seventh round pick, last pick in the draft, 25 00:01:24,400 --> 00:01:27,440 Speaker 2: you know, I love a good underdog. I consider myself 26 00:01:27,720 --> 00:01:32,200 Speaker 2: an underdog. A couple of forty nine Ers fans have said, dude, 27 00:01:32,200 --> 00:01:34,520 Speaker 2: you should just back the Niners, and I'm like, well, 28 00:01:34,560 --> 00:01:36,080 Speaker 2: I kind of like the Rams. I kind of like 29 00:01:36,120 --> 00:01:37,800 Speaker 2: the Chargers because they're out here on the West Coast 30 00:01:37,840 --> 00:01:40,399 Speaker 2: and Rams play the Niners. But the forty nine Ers 31 00:01:40,440 --> 00:01:42,680 Speaker 2: are really easy to root for. I love Deebo Samuel 32 00:01:42,720 --> 00:01:44,680 Speaker 2: when he was on the forty nine Ers, so I've 33 00:01:44,760 --> 00:01:49,120 Speaker 2: kind of adopted them as like my team. And the 34 00:01:49,160 --> 00:01:51,480 Speaker 2: first bet I made this past week was a little 35 00:01:51,480 --> 00:01:53,360 Speaker 2: bigger than normal on the Niners. I was like, come on, 36 00:01:53,440 --> 00:01:57,200 Speaker 2: Niners got it minus three and I had him in 37 00:01:57,280 --> 00:01:59,600 Speaker 2: the contest. I had him in the weekly Pick them 38 00:02:00,000 --> 00:02:01,880 Speaker 2: bele surgeon that you don't really care about. I'm up 39 00:02:01,920 --> 00:02:03,720 Speaker 2: the third with a chance to win it outright, there 40 00:02:03,760 --> 00:02:07,160 Speaker 2: would be a nice haul for your boy. And I 41 00:02:07,200 --> 00:02:08,720 Speaker 2: wrote about it on the site and by the way 42 00:02:08,720 --> 00:02:10,880 Speaker 2: the site. I did pop it on IG over the weekend. 43 00:02:10,960 --> 00:02:14,239 Speaker 2: It's live, go sign up, subscribe, blah blah blah. And 44 00:02:16,120 --> 00:02:22,280 Speaker 2: I can't remember a game. Maybe the Super Bowl Eagles Chiefs. 45 00:02:24,280 --> 00:02:26,440 Speaker 2: It might have been the Super Bowl Niners Chiefs. I 46 00:02:26,440 --> 00:02:28,400 Speaker 2: don't know, But I can't remember a game where I 47 00:02:28,520 --> 00:02:31,280 Speaker 2: was so heavily invested in a team and I was 48 00:02:31,400 --> 00:02:34,840 Speaker 2: like genuinely nervous and I could feel my heart racing 49 00:02:35,360 --> 00:02:38,480 Speaker 2: fast because I really wanted the Niners to hold on. 50 00:02:38,639 --> 00:02:41,680 Speaker 2: So many narratives that play right. Number one seed is 51 00:02:41,720 --> 00:02:43,280 Speaker 2: not a narrative that's like a real thing. So now 52 00:02:43,280 --> 00:02:48,480 Speaker 2: we have a hugely meaningful game, Seahawks at Niners on Saturday. 53 00:02:49,400 --> 00:02:51,640 Speaker 2: Let's be real. The Niners got kind of screwed. Okay, 54 00:02:51,800 --> 00:02:54,320 Speaker 2: they played on Monday night football at the Colts, then 55 00:02:54,320 --> 00:02:56,800 Speaker 2: they played on Sunday Night football, and now they play 56 00:02:57,320 --> 00:02:59,639 Speaker 2: on Saturday Night football for the number one seed in 57 00:02:59,680 --> 00:03:03,200 Speaker 2: the divisi. So that's three games in thirteen days. Not 58 00:03:03,360 --> 00:03:07,680 Speaker 2: ideal for the Niners. Now, I know some Seahawks fans 59 00:03:07,840 --> 00:03:09,400 Speaker 2: are probably gonna be out, so well, it's a short 60 00:03:09,440 --> 00:03:12,079 Speaker 2: week for the Seahawks. You know the forty nine er, 61 00:03:12,120 --> 00:03:14,519 Speaker 2: say hold my beer and show you three games in 62 00:03:14,600 --> 00:03:17,880 Speaker 2: thirteen days. Okay, so let's be real. Seattle, by the way, 63 00:03:17,960 --> 00:03:21,639 Speaker 2: is lucky to be in this position anyway. Okay, what 64 00:03:21,720 --> 00:03:23,639 Speaker 2: was it ten days ago that the Rams were up 65 00:03:23,639 --> 00:03:26,359 Speaker 2: on Seattle thirty to fourteen with eight minutes left. If 66 00:03:26,360 --> 00:03:28,000 Speaker 2: the Rams win, that they get the number one seed. 67 00:03:28,560 --> 00:03:31,040 Speaker 2: Seattle gets a putt return, and then a bunch of wacky, 68 00:03:31,040 --> 00:03:33,640 Speaker 2: wacky stuff happens. And it was a great win. It 69 00:03:33,680 --> 00:03:36,119 Speaker 2: was extremely fortunate, and they were lucky to be down 70 00:03:36,200 --> 00:03:38,000 Speaker 2: sixteen with eight minutes left to come back and win. 71 00:03:38,240 --> 00:03:41,520 Speaker 2: Let's be real. Craziest two point conversion possibly in the 72 00:03:41,560 --> 00:03:45,080 Speaker 2: history of the NFL. And that's not even hyperbole. I 73 00:03:45,120 --> 00:03:47,280 Speaker 2: mean it was. It was a pass off a helmet 74 00:03:47,320 --> 00:03:49,000 Speaker 2: that everybody thought was incomplete, and I picked it up 75 00:03:49,000 --> 00:03:51,360 Speaker 2: at the end zone and it was ruled to conversion. Okay, 76 00:03:52,400 --> 00:03:54,040 Speaker 2: I'm not going overboard, so I don't want to hear 77 00:03:54,040 --> 00:03:56,240 Speaker 2: it Seahawks fans, the game should be great. I haven't 78 00:03:56,280 --> 00:03:57,840 Speaker 2: decided if I'm gonna be on the Niners. I'm recording 79 00:03:57,880 --> 00:03:59,320 Speaker 2: this right after the game, so I've got to flow 80 00:03:59,360 --> 00:04:02,000 Speaker 2: the energy. I'm just feeling it as I watched the 81 00:04:02,120 --> 00:04:03,880 Speaker 2: Lakers put the finishing touches on a win over the 82 00:04:03,880 --> 00:04:07,840 Speaker 2: Sacramento Kings, and so I will quickly. I just want 83 00:04:07,840 --> 00:04:09,680 Speaker 2: to dive into this game. Yes, I do like the 84 00:04:09,760 --> 00:04:13,400 Speaker 2: Niners a lot. Obviously, there is massive concern for that 85 00:04:13,560 --> 00:04:16,599 Speaker 2: horrific defense. I mean, they're not good guys. We know 86 00:04:16,720 --> 00:04:20,279 Speaker 2: that the Chicago Bears up and down the field. The 87 00:04:20,320 --> 00:04:22,320 Speaker 2: game was, as they said on the broadcast, it was 88 00:04:22,320 --> 00:04:25,760 Speaker 2: tied at seven to seven, fourteen, seven, fourteen, fourteen, twenty one, 89 00:04:25,839 --> 00:04:27,760 Speaker 2: twenty one, twenty eight, twenty eight, thirty five, thirty five. 90 00:04:27,760 --> 00:04:31,360 Speaker 2: First time that's ever happened. Anyways, I thought the big 91 00:04:31,400 --> 00:04:35,440 Speaker 2: story was Brock Perty and how incredible he was three 92 00:04:35,520 --> 00:04:40,360 Speaker 2: hundred three yards passing three touties, rushed for two more touchdowns. 93 00:04:40,400 --> 00:04:43,200 Speaker 2: I mean, Perty is on such a heater. Since the bye, 94 00:04:43,520 --> 00:04:46,360 Speaker 2: the Niners offense has twenty six drives, fifteen touchdowns, and 95 00:04:46,400 --> 00:04:50,599 Speaker 2: two punts. I mean that's ridiculous. Like we saw. I'm 96 00:04:50,640 --> 00:04:52,599 Speaker 2: just telling you, I watched a lot of bad football Sunday. 97 00:04:52,640 --> 00:04:56,240 Speaker 2: At one point, no, Lie, I'm watching it. I'm like, hey, 98 00:04:56,400 --> 00:04:59,840 Speaker 2: let's let's check out this new Jurassic Park with Scarlett 99 00:04:59,880 --> 00:05:02,920 Speaker 2: Joe Anson that's on Apple TV. I'll watch a game 100 00:05:02,960 --> 00:05:04,840 Speaker 2: on my phone. The games are just not fun. So 101 00:05:05,279 --> 00:05:07,080 Speaker 2: we actually did that. In the movie I thought was good, 102 00:05:07,520 --> 00:05:10,680 Speaker 2: you know, typical dinosaur fair but I really liked it, 103 00:05:10,720 --> 00:05:12,559 Speaker 2: and you know it was good. I mean, it wasn't 104 00:05:12,600 --> 00:05:14,640 Speaker 2: like you've got to go see this. It was just like, 105 00:05:15,440 --> 00:05:18,800 Speaker 2: that's a pretty good action movie that had some drama, 106 00:05:18,880 --> 00:05:23,800 Speaker 2: some gory death's storyline. Whatever. Anyway, so we get gifted 107 00:05:23,800 --> 00:05:25,840 Speaker 2: this great rock party game. And as soon as he 108 00:05:25,880 --> 00:05:27,880 Speaker 2: hit Juwan Jennings over the middle for that long Tuddy, 109 00:05:28,560 --> 00:05:30,560 Speaker 2: I was like, oh they score too soon. Bears come 110 00:05:30,600 --> 00:05:32,919 Speaker 2: all the way down the field. I know some people 111 00:05:32,920 --> 00:05:35,160 Speaker 2: are gonna quibble with the hook and ladder since they 112 00:05:35,200 --> 00:05:38,559 Speaker 2: had no timeouts left. Listen, that call has been money 113 00:05:38,560 --> 00:05:41,320 Speaker 2: for almost anybody who's run it. I saw the Bills 114 00:05:41,400 --> 00:05:44,520 Speaker 2: run it against the Eagles late in the fourth quarter. 115 00:05:44,520 --> 00:05:46,839 Speaker 2: That was pivotal. It works for almost everyone. The Lions 116 00:05:46,839 --> 00:05:50,120 Speaker 2: had really brought it to the forefront, and this worked 117 00:05:50,160 --> 00:05:55,159 Speaker 2: except for Lenore, the awesome cornerback who basically the bear 118 00:05:55,200 --> 00:05:57,839 Speaker 2: said we're not We're not throwing at him. DJ Moore 119 00:05:57,920 --> 00:06:00,920 Speaker 2: was essentially out there running cardio. He had in an 120 00:06:01,040 --> 00:06:03,599 Speaker 2: amazing game where Caleb Williams threw the ball forty two times. 121 00:06:03,720 --> 00:06:06,760 Speaker 2: Djmore had four targets, he had one catch. I mean, 122 00:06:06,839 --> 00:06:11,200 Speaker 2: Leonore's an awesome cornerback. He sat in his position after 123 00:06:11,240 --> 00:06:13,680 Speaker 2: the catch by Loveland, and so he was there to 124 00:06:13,760 --> 00:06:15,800 Speaker 2: make the tackle on Swift who was coming at him 125 00:06:15,800 --> 00:06:19,040 Speaker 2: like a frickin' tank. And Leonora made a great tackle. 126 00:06:19,080 --> 00:06:21,680 Speaker 2: And then they're scrambling because they had no timeouts, leaving 127 00:06:22,080 --> 00:06:25,600 Speaker 2: one play. So here's the awesomeness about this final play. 128 00:06:26,080 --> 00:06:28,119 Speaker 2: The truth and we all know this is Robert sala 129 00:06:28,240 --> 00:06:32,159 Speaker 2: is an excellent defensive cordator. He is doing magic with 130 00:06:33,279 --> 00:06:35,839 Speaker 2: a ton of guys who probably have no business starting 131 00:06:35,839 --> 00:06:39,000 Speaker 2: in the NFL. They can't generate any pressure if they 132 00:06:39,000 --> 00:06:42,200 Speaker 2: don't blitz. They had zero sacks. I'm trying to see 133 00:06:42,200 --> 00:06:44,320 Speaker 2: how many quarterback hits they had. It felt like there 134 00:06:44,360 --> 00:06:48,520 Speaker 2: weren't many. What is that three quarterback hits when I 135 00:06:48,520 --> 00:06:51,200 Speaker 2: got drafted back forty two times? That's not good, guys, 136 00:06:51,600 --> 00:06:55,960 Speaker 2: not good at all. But on the final play, how 137 00:06:55,960 --> 00:06:58,560 Speaker 2: about this from Robert sala He sets up like it's 138 00:06:58,600 --> 00:07:00,920 Speaker 2: an almost empty blitz. He had the safety back in 139 00:07:00,960 --> 00:07:03,640 Speaker 2: the middle of the end zone. Everybody else of the 140 00:07:03,640 --> 00:07:06,560 Speaker 2: line of scrimmage, and Caleb's diagnosing that, thinking oh, it's 141 00:07:06,560 --> 00:07:11,600 Speaker 2: gonna be a blitz. He rush. Robert Sala rushes to 142 00:07:11,720 --> 00:07:15,360 Speaker 2: and drops everyone else. Defensive lineman drop instantly. You can 143 00:07:15,400 --> 00:07:18,000 Speaker 2: see Caleb be like, what the hell? You can see 144 00:07:18,000 --> 00:07:21,120 Speaker 2: that in his eyes as he's dropping back. And when 145 00:07:21,160 --> 00:07:23,560 Speaker 2: you are totally confused like that you don't sit in 146 00:07:23,600 --> 00:07:26,520 Speaker 2: the pocket. He rolls out and at that point, you 147 00:07:26,520 --> 00:07:28,760 Speaker 2: know Caleb's dangerous was his legs. But everybody drops, so 148 00:07:28,800 --> 00:07:31,200 Speaker 2: Caleb knew he wasn't gonna score. And you see I 149 00:07:31,240 --> 00:07:34,880 Speaker 2: think it was ninety one, a defensive tackle who had 150 00:07:34,880 --> 00:07:36,840 Speaker 2: been in the middle of the end zone just you know, 151 00:07:37,120 --> 00:07:40,120 Speaker 2: there to confuse the quarterback on all. You know, Ben 152 00:07:40,160 --> 00:07:42,680 Speaker 2: Jonson loves the mesh routes and all that stuff. You 153 00:07:42,720 --> 00:07:44,600 Speaker 2: can't throw a mesh route when there's like six guys 154 00:07:44,600 --> 00:07:46,920 Speaker 2: in the middle of the end zone. Ninety one decides 155 00:07:46,920 --> 00:07:48,840 Speaker 2: to screw it. I'm going after Caleb, and he rushes 156 00:07:48,880 --> 00:07:51,760 Speaker 2: Caleb and forces to throw off his back foot into 157 00:07:51,840 --> 00:07:54,960 Speaker 2: the middle of the end zone and incomplete. It was 158 00:07:55,000 --> 00:07:57,560 Speaker 2: just an awesome genius play for Robert Sala. And I 159 00:07:57,600 --> 00:07:59,240 Speaker 2: know people are gonna say, oh, come on, Sala can't 160 00:07:59,240 --> 00:07:59,560 Speaker 2: be that good. 161 00:08:00,240 --> 00:08:00,600 Speaker 1: Stinks. 162 00:08:01,200 --> 00:08:06,520 Speaker 2: I'm just telling you, guys, they got nobody. They cannot Again, 163 00:08:07,120 --> 00:08:09,240 Speaker 2: that they can't generate pressure is not a surprise. Okay, 164 00:08:09,320 --> 00:08:11,480 Speaker 2: they don't blitz, they get no pressure. They're dead last 165 00:08:11,520 --> 00:08:14,720 Speaker 2: in sacks. Did not drop Caleb once. I mean, you 166 00:08:14,760 --> 00:08:17,080 Speaker 2: give guys like, I mean, some of these dudes, I've 167 00:08:17,080 --> 00:08:20,440 Speaker 2: never heard of most of them, and you give Caleb time. 168 00:08:20,440 --> 00:08:21,800 Speaker 2: He's going to deliver. He had a good game, three 169 00:08:21,880 --> 00:08:25,480 Speaker 2: hundred thirty yards, seven point nine yards per attempt. Now, 170 00:08:25,720 --> 00:08:28,760 Speaker 2: I did feel collins Worth was being a little overly 171 00:08:28,840 --> 00:08:33,080 Speaker 2: critical of Caleb. Yes, there was a throw to Burden 172 00:08:33,120 --> 00:08:36,640 Speaker 2: on the final drive where he was rushed to the 173 00:08:36,720 --> 00:08:38,719 Speaker 2: right and he was kind of on the run and 174 00:08:38,760 --> 00:08:40,520 Speaker 2: had to make a throw and it didn't get there, 175 00:08:41,280 --> 00:08:43,880 Speaker 2: And I thought collins was supposed to is like, oh, 176 00:08:43,880 --> 00:08:45,760 Speaker 2: that's a touchdown if he catches it. You know, Caleb's 177 00:08:45,800 --> 00:08:48,120 Speaker 2: had a few of those, bro, He's a second year 178 00:08:48,200 --> 00:08:53,640 Speaker 2: quarterback on the road in a high intensity game Sunday 179 00:08:53,679 --> 00:08:56,680 Speaker 2: night football. I mean, he's worked magic all season and 180 00:08:56,720 --> 00:08:59,199 Speaker 2: I'm like, I just, yes, he missed a couple throws. 181 00:08:59,280 --> 00:09:02,240 Speaker 2: You're gonna kill the guy. Hi. He did, had no 182 00:09:02,280 --> 00:09:06,440 Speaker 2: turnovers for Caleb like, I mean, he played a really 183 00:09:06,480 --> 00:09:08,560 Speaker 2: good game. Burden had a drop, but it didn't matter. 184 00:09:08,559 --> 00:09:10,800 Speaker 2: It really came down to the final play. Sala with 185 00:09:10,880 --> 00:09:14,480 Speaker 2: a genius, absolutely genius, defensive play call that is going 186 00:09:14,520 --> 00:09:19,200 Speaker 2: to rattle ninety nine percent of quarterbacks just because you 187 00:09:19,240 --> 00:09:23,440 Speaker 2: know time and situation only go rushing too. You don't 188 00:09:23,520 --> 00:09:26,480 Speaker 2: know where the where everyone else is. And they had 189 00:09:26,480 --> 00:09:28,959 Speaker 2: a spy at the line of scrimmage, like just messing 190 00:09:29,040 --> 00:09:31,319 Speaker 2: around with the defensive tackle. It was a bizarre call, 191 00:09:31,600 --> 00:09:34,600 Speaker 2: but it was spectacular from Robert Sala. 192 00:09:35,400 --> 00:09:38,280 Speaker 1: Fox Sports Radio has the best sports talk lineup in 193 00:09:38,320 --> 00:09:41,679 Speaker 1: the nation. Catch all of our shows at foxsports Radio 194 00:09:41,840 --> 00:09:45,920 Speaker 1: dot com and within the iHeartRadio app search FSR to 195 00:09:46,040 --> 00:09:46,679 Speaker 1: listen live. 196 00:09:47,160 --> 00:09:49,440 Speaker 2: A couple other things. So the Bears have six fourth 197 00:09:49,480 --> 00:09:53,400 Speaker 2: quarter comebacks this season, and they also have six games 198 00:09:53,440 --> 00:09:56,719 Speaker 2: maybe the same games when they're trailing with less than 199 00:09:56,720 --> 00:10:00,199 Speaker 2: two minutes left. How crazy is that? I guess, Yes, 200 00:10:00,200 --> 00:10:03,880 Speaker 2: I've been lower on market. I come away from this thinking, yeah, 201 00:10:03,880 --> 00:10:05,960 Speaker 2: the Bears can make a run and maybe get to 202 00:10:05,960 --> 00:10:07,600 Speaker 2: the super Bowl. I did not think that was even 203 00:10:07,600 --> 00:10:09,880 Speaker 2: possible before it's gonna be tough with the first time 204 00:10:09,960 --> 00:10:13,920 Speaker 2: quarterback in the playoffs. We know they struggle. Okay, You're 205 00:10:13,960 --> 00:10:16,640 Speaker 2: facing ideally some of the best defenses in the league. 206 00:10:16,800 --> 00:10:20,080 Speaker 2: Guys have had a lot of time to prepare. Well, 207 00:10:20,080 --> 00:10:22,040 Speaker 2: not a lot, but you've got an entire season of 208 00:10:22,080 --> 00:10:25,640 Speaker 2: tape on Caleb, and you've got the sharpest minds. And 209 00:10:26,840 --> 00:10:28,920 Speaker 2: I mean it's tough on the numbers. I'm not going 210 00:10:29,000 --> 00:10:30,560 Speaker 2: to give it to you now. Fine, I'll give them 211 00:10:30,559 --> 00:10:37,800 Speaker 2: to you now. Okay. So last year, three quarterbacks were 212 00:10:37,800 --> 00:10:39,440 Speaker 2: starting in the playoffs for the first time. In the 213 00:10:39,440 --> 00:10:43,560 Speaker 2: first round Bo Nicks, they scored early, did not cover, 214 00:10:43,679 --> 00:10:47,400 Speaker 2: lost Jaden Daniels one against Tampa. They were plus three 215 00:10:47,400 --> 00:10:50,560 Speaker 2: and Sam Darnold was a small favorite and they lost 216 00:10:50,600 --> 00:10:54,600 Speaker 2: and got smashed Vikings against the Rams. So if you 217 00:10:54,679 --> 00:10:59,000 Speaker 2: go back quarterbacks making their first start, facing a quarterback 218 00:10:59,040 --> 00:11:05,160 Speaker 2: with playoff experience, the first time starters are twenty thirty 219 00:11:05,280 --> 00:11:09,520 Speaker 2: nine and one against the spread, that is abysmal. That 220 00:11:09,880 --> 00:11:14,160 Speaker 2: is terrible. That is an almost auto bet against. And 221 00:11:14,280 --> 00:11:18,160 Speaker 2: this year we're looking at three, two or three Drake May, 222 00:11:20,760 --> 00:11:24,800 Speaker 2: Caleb Williams, and possibly Bryce Young if they beat Tampa 223 00:11:24,840 --> 00:11:28,920 Speaker 2: and get in the playoffs. I definitely now here's what 224 00:11:28,960 --> 00:11:31,600 Speaker 2: the matchups would be. If the forty nine Ers beat Seattle, 225 00:11:31,640 --> 00:11:33,400 Speaker 2: and again I think they will, so I'm just looking 226 00:11:33,440 --> 00:11:37,120 Speaker 2: at that angle. Niners one get the buy Packers at Bears. 227 00:11:38,559 --> 00:11:41,240 Speaker 2: I would take the Bears there. I know it's Lafleur, 228 00:11:42,440 --> 00:11:45,680 Speaker 2: it's Caleb. I would lean Bears there only because I 229 00:11:45,760 --> 00:11:47,280 Speaker 2: just don't know what's going on with Jordan Love and 230 00:11:47,280 --> 00:11:51,160 Speaker 2: the concussion. Yes, the Packers basically beat them twice. I 231 00:11:51,200 --> 00:11:53,360 Speaker 2: know they ended up blowing the sixteen to six lead 232 00:11:53,440 --> 00:11:55,080 Speaker 2: with two minutes left a couple of weeks ago. That 233 00:11:55,160 --> 00:11:58,040 Speaker 2: was maliquillis for what it's worth. But they will have 234 00:11:58,080 --> 00:12:00,480 Speaker 2: now had several weeks by the time this game rolls 235 00:12:00,520 --> 00:12:05,319 Speaker 2: around without Micah Parsons to adjust the defense, and they 236 00:12:05,320 --> 00:12:11,760 Speaker 2: got absolutely roasted by Snowpuntley and quarterbacks are running clearly 237 00:12:12,040 --> 00:12:14,720 Speaker 2: as you saw Huntley against the Bears. I would lean 238 00:12:14,840 --> 00:12:17,640 Speaker 2: Caleb going in the face of yes, and now if 239 00:12:17,640 --> 00:12:22,280 Speaker 2: that's if it's Packers, I think that's that would probably be. 240 00:12:22,320 --> 00:12:24,640 Speaker 2: I would probably go Bears. The other matchup would be 241 00:12:24,720 --> 00:12:28,040 Speaker 2: Seattle at Philly. I mean, you guys have seen the 242 00:12:28,080 --> 00:12:33,120 Speaker 2: Eagles defense there's no way I'm taking Sam Donald in Philadelphia, No, 243 00:12:33,120 --> 00:12:35,800 Speaker 2: no shot. Now, the Seahawks defense look really good, ravenous 244 00:12:35,800 --> 00:12:38,160 Speaker 2: if you will against the Panthers. But no, I'm not 245 00:12:38,200 --> 00:12:41,240 Speaker 2: betting Sam Donald on the road. And the other matchup 246 00:12:41,240 --> 00:12:44,600 Speaker 2: in the NS he would be Rams at Bucks, and 247 00:12:44,640 --> 00:12:48,439 Speaker 2: I would lay. I'm guessing Rams will be six and 248 00:12:48,520 --> 00:12:53,440 Speaker 2: a half, six and a half seven. I don't see 249 00:12:53,440 --> 00:12:55,960 Speaker 2: how you can if you do want a teaser and 250 00:12:56,000 --> 00:13:00,160 Speaker 2: you think, hey, let me let me punch up the 251 00:13:00,720 --> 00:13:04,199 Speaker 2: Packers plus. I don't know they'll be on the road. 252 00:13:04,200 --> 00:13:05,800 Speaker 2: I don't know, Packers plus eight and a half maybe, 253 00:13:06,200 --> 00:13:09,800 Speaker 2: and then to Rams just to win the game, something 254 00:13:09,840 --> 00:13:13,240 Speaker 2: like that. I would tinker with the teaser on that front. Man, 255 00:13:13,280 --> 00:13:15,520 Speaker 2: I love me some Brock Party. I don't. Ultimately, I 256 00:13:15,520 --> 00:13:18,520 Speaker 2: don't think the Niners can win the Super Bowl with 257 00:13:18,640 --> 00:13:21,319 Speaker 2: that defense. I would be stunned. That being said, all 258 00:13:21,320 --> 00:13:23,160 Speaker 2: they need is to wins and getting the bye would 259 00:13:23,160 --> 00:13:25,200 Speaker 2: be massive. They just got to beat Seattle. If they 260 00:13:25,240 --> 00:13:29,120 Speaker 2: don't beat Seattle, forget about it. I mean, I don't. 261 00:13:29,120 --> 00:13:31,720 Speaker 2: They're definitely not going to Philadelphia and winning that game, 262 00:13:31,720 --> 00:13:34,560 Speaker 2: not with this defense. All right, So the only other 263 00:13:34,760 --> 00:13:39,280 Speaker 2: good games Sunday was Eagles Bills, and you guys know, 264 00:13:39,720 --> 00:13:42,640 Speaker 2: obviously if you're on the site, I rode up Eagles. 265 00:13:44,360 --> 00:13:48,719 Speaker 2: They get the win and cover barely surviving. Unbelievable stat 266 00:13:48,840 --> 00:13:53,120 Speaker 2: Philly had seventeen yards in the second half. Jalen Hurts 267 00:13:53,160 --> 00:13:58,160 Speaker 2: now has two wins this season, two where he doesn't 268 00:13:58,280 --> 00:14:00,520 Speaker 2: have a completed pass in the second half. I don't 269 00:14:00,520 --> 00:14:03,480 Speaker 2: know how that humanly possible. I can't stand the Eagles 270 00:14:03,559 --> 00:14:06,959 Speaker 2: offensive coordinator. They just totally take their foot off the gas. 271 00:14:07,000 --> 00:14:08,520 Speaker 2: And maybe this is Sirianni, and you know what, the 272 00:14:08,600 --> 00:14:10,280 Speaker 2: maybe the only way to fix this is the Eagles 273 00:14:10,280 --> 00:14:12,960 Speaker 2: lose their first playoff game and then they fire Sirianni 274 00:14:13,000 --> 00:14:15,400 Speaker 2: and the OC and finally get a real coach because 275 00:14:15,480 --> 00:14:19,160 Speaker 2: it is just cool. It's unwatchable. I don't know what 276 00:14:19,200 --> 00:14:23,920 Speaker 2: they're thinking. And I mean the Eagles defense looked as 277 00:14:23,920 --> 00:14:25,920 Speaker 2: good as it has and I mean, Jalen Carter coming 278 00:14:25,960 --> 00:14:28,800 Speaker 2: back is just so massive. They had five sacks of 279 00:14:28,880 --> 00:14:32,520 Speaker 2: Josh Allen, seven tackles for loss, held James Cook to 280 00:14:32,560 --> 00:14:35,360 Speaker 2: seventy four yards. I mean, the Bills basically were sitting 281 00:14:35,440 --> 00:14:39,440 Speaker 2: on zero points until there was like seven minutes left 282 00:14:39,440 --> 00:14:42,600 Speaker 2: in the game, the Buffalo Bills could do nothing. Now, 283 00:14:42,640 --> 00:14:45,680 Speaker 2: it was raining. I get that, but you know, when 284 00:14:45,720 --> 00:14:48,840 Speaker 2: you're leading receiver is Brandon Cooks. By the way, show 285 00:14:48,880 --> 00:14:51,720 Speaker 2: of hands of people who knew that the Brandon Cooks 286 00:14:51,720 --> 00:14:56,320 Speaker 2: was even on the Bills. I did not know that. Okay, 287 00:14:56,360 --> 00:15:00,840 Speaker 2: this is why he was on New Orleans until looks 288 00:15:00,880 --> 00:15:05,800 Speaker 2: like he got to Buffalo around November thirtieth or November 289 00:15:06,440 --> 00:15:09,640 Speaker 2: twentieth or whatever. First game was November thirtieth. So Brandon 290 00:15:09,680 --> 00:15:15,360 Speaker 2: Cooks had one catch in the first game with the Eagles, 291 00:15:15,560 --> 00:15:19,400 Speaker 2: then zero, zero and zero in the next three appearances. 292 00:15:20,720 --> 00:15:23,320 Speaker 2: But he was their leading receiver today. What does that say? 293 00:15:24,480 --> 00:15:26,800 Speaker 2: I just don't know what to make of the Bills man. 294 00:15:28,160 --> 00:15:30,200 Speaker 2: If Allan isn't going Superman. And by the way, the 295 00:15:30,240 --> 00:15:34,240 Speaker 2: ankle was not great. It got reinjured. Seven carries twenty 296 00:15:34,320 --> 00:15:38,960 Speaker 2: seven yards. He wasn't. I mean the announcers Brady and 297 00:15:39,000 --> 00:15:40,680 Speaker 2: my guy Kevin Burkhardt. I think I've told destroy. 298 00:15:40,720 --> 00:15:40,920 Speaker 1: I know. 299 00:15:40,960 --> 00:15:43,720 Speaker 2: I used to cover high school sports in Jersey Many 300 00:15:43,760 --> 00:15:46,920 Speaker 2: moons ago and Kevin Burcott was like the announcer of 301 00:15:47,000 --> 00:15:50,680 Speaker 2: some high school football games, and they were talking about 302 00:15:50,720 --> 00:15:52,240 Speaker 2: it like they're like, do you think the Eagles know 303 00:15:52,280 --> 00:15:54,800 Speaker 2: that Josh Allen can't run because he stopped running after 304 00:15:54,840 --> 00:15:58,200 Speaker 2: he tweaked the ankle, and essentially he was just, you know, 305 00:15:58,480 --> 00:16:01,280 Speaker 2: a sitting duck in the pocket, I mean two point conversion. 306 00:16:01,280 --> 00:16:04,960 Speaker 2: They go for it. Fine. Allan couldn't plant and just 307 00:16:05,080 --> 00:16:08,600 Speaker 2: missed his receiver. Very rare, but usually two pointers. Josh 308 00:16:08,680 --> 00:16:12,760 Speaker 2: Allen on the moved. He was not moving. My guess 309 00:16:12,880 --> 00:16:16,000 Speaker 2: is and next Sunday's slate is horrific. My guess is 310 00:16:16,480 --> 00:16:19,840 Speaker 2: he's sitting next week to heal the ankles. James Cook 311 00:16:19,880 --> 00:16:23,040 Speaker 2: is sitting. I haven't looked as closely at the NFC 312 00:16:23,920 --> 00:16:25,640 Speaker 2: playoff picture. Let me call it up here real quick. 313 00:16:26,000 --> 00:16:35,400 Speaker 2: So it looks like Buffalo is seven. Oh goodness, dear, 314 00:16:35,480 --> 00:16:38,640 Speaker 2: oh boy. All right, So Denver's one, New England's two. 315 00:16:39,360 --> 00:16:44,240 Speaker 2: If Denver wins and New England loses, Denver gets the 316 00:16:44,560 --> 00:16:47,160 Speaker 2: number one seed. If they're tied, Denver gets the number 317 00:16:47,200 --> 00:16:53,440 Speaker 2: one seed. Let's see who Denver's playing next Sunday. Denver 318 00:16:53,560 --> 00:16:56,960 Speaker 2: is hosting the Oh They're hosting the Chargers. If I'm 319 00:16:56,960 --> 00:16:59,640 Speaker 2: the Chargers, I sit Herbert for sure. I don't even 320 00:16:59,640 --> 00:17:03,720 Speaker 2: think it's a question. You can't really enhance anything. It's 321 00:17:03,760 --> 00:17:06,919 Speaker 2: almost certain you're gonna be going back to Jacksonville to 322 00:17:06,920 --> 00:17:10,200 Speaker 2: play the Jags. Although the Jags play the Texans, and 323 00:17:12,800 --> 00:17:15,440 Speaker 2: oh that's interesting. I would much rather face the Jags, 324 00:17:15,440 --> 00:17:17,199 Speaker 2: even though they beat me thirty five to six, than 325 00:17:17,240 --> 00:17:21,880 Speaker 2: the Texans, whose defense is just is just overwhelming. And 326 00:17:21,960 --> 00:17:25,080 Speaker 2: as we saw Saturday, the Chargers could really do nothing 327 00:17:25,240 --> 00:17:28,760 Speaker 2: and still because Justin Herbert is so heroic, kept them 328 00:17:28,760 --> 00:17:31,760 Speaker 2: in the game. Unbelievably, their kicker Cameron Dicker, who has 329 00:17:31,800 --> 00:17:34,359 Speaker 2: been automatic he'd been right there with Brandon Aubrey all season, 330 00:17:34,680 --> 00:17:36,440 Speaker 2: misses a field goal and an extra point or we 331 00:17:36,440 --> 00:17:39,040 Speaker 2: would have gone overtime. But Texans jumped to an early 332 00:17:39,119 --> 00:17:41,320 Speaker 2: lead and much like the Eagles, took their foot off 333 00:17:41,359 --> 00:17:43,360 Speaker 2: the gas. Listen, man, this is what you get when 334 00:17:43,359 --> 00:17:47,320 Speaker 2: you don't have an offensive guy as head coach. Sirianni 335 00:17:47,400 --> 00:17:50,200 Speaker 2: Demigo Ryans, both of them do this nonsense. Well, hey, 336 00:17:50,200 --> 00:17:52,119 Speaker 2: we don't want to make a mistake, Like what are 337 00:17:52,160 --> 00:17:58,159 Speaker 2: we doing? Like very very strange. Anyways, Chargers at the 338 00:17:58,280 --> 00:18:05,359 Speaker 2: six Buffalo seven Buffalo will likely visit New England or Denver. 339 00:18:06,040 --> 00:18:09,639 Speaker 2: I don't think that's you know again, people are way 340 00:18:10,040 --> 00:18:12,480 Speaker 2: way overboard on this New England team. Yeah, I know 341 00:18:12,520 --> 00:18:14,680 Speaker 2: they smashed my Jets. May get the score for you, 342 00:18:14,760 --> 00:18:16,760 Speaker 2: forty two to ten. It was forty two three and 343 00:18:16,840 --> 00:18:19,560 Speaker 2: the first half yardage three forty four to sixty eight. 344 00:18:20,560 --> 00:18:23,840 Speaker 2: Drake May seventeen of nineteen two hundred twenty nine yards 345 00:18:23,840 --> 00:18:28,560 Speaker 2: four touchdowns in the first half. They look good, guys, 346 00:18:28,880 --> 00:18:32,480 Speaker 2: Patriots are good. It was the Jets. They barely beat 347 00:18:32,560 --> 00:18:34,560 Speaker 2: the Bills on the road in the early meeting, and 348 00:18:34,600 --> 00:18:36,800 Speaker 2: they had a huge lead and then just gagged it 349 00:18:36,840 --> 00:18:41,000 Speaker 2: away in the second meeting. I would if i'm I'm 350 00:18:41,080 --> 00:18:42,640 Speaker 2: as long as the Bills rest their guys and they're 351 00:18:42,640 --> 00:18:46,840 Speaker 2: fine because nobody's overtaking them for seven and frankly the 352 00:18:46,880 --> 00:18:49,320 Speaker 2: only team I don't want to. So your options are, 353 00:18:49,440 --> 00:18:52,000 Speaker 2: would you rather play at New England, at Jacksonville or 354 00:18:52,040 --> 00:18:55,280 Speaker 2: at Pittsburgh. Obviously at Pittsburgh, but you'd have to win 355 00:18:55,400 --> 00:18:57,320 Speaker 2: and have other stuff happen, so you're not in control. 356 00:18:57,400 --> 00:18:59,960 Speaker 2: I would just say, if I'm Buffalo, I'm punting the game. 357 00:19:00,240 --> 00:19:02,879 Speaker 2: I'm getting my guys healthy, and I'm game planning for 358 00:19:02,960 --> 00:19:04,680 Speaker 2: Round three with the Patriots, and I think the Bills 359 00:19:04,680 --> 00:19:07,439 Speaker 2: will win that game. If I'm the Chargers, I'm resting 360 00:19:07,440 --> 00:19:10,160 Speaker 2: my guys. I'm saying, hey, Houston and Jacksonville, you guys 361 00:19:10,200 --> 00:19:12,960 Speaker 2: beat each other up this week, going for the division, 362 00:19:13,320 --> 00:19:16,040 Speaker 2: We're gonna rest our guys. Wait a minute, Wait a minute, 363 00:19:16,080 --> 00:19:18,760 Speaker 2: hold up, Am I seeing this correctly? Tennessee at Jacksonville, 364 00:19:19,720 --> 00:19:24,879 Speaker 2: Indianapolis at Houston. Damn. So I guess there will be 365 00:19:24,920 --> 00:19:28,639 Speaker 2: a lot of scoreboard watching going on in those two. 366 00:19:28,960 --> 00:19:36,560 Speaker 2: So essentially Jacksonville. Yeah, it looks like Jacksonville is going 367 00:19:36,640 --> 00:19:41,000 Speaker 2: to It's probably gonna win the division unless you guys 368 00:19:41,000 --> 00:19:43,760 Speaker 2: see a scenario where Tennessee goes to Jacksonville wins. But 369 00:19:44,440 --> 00:19:47,080 Speaker 2: if I'm the Chargers, I say, I can't adjust my position. 370 00:19:47,280 --> 00:19:49,960 Speaker 2: I'll live with going to Jacksonville for a round two, 371 00:19:50,000 --> 00:19:52,520 Speaker 2: and actually it's round three because you remember the first 372 00:19:52,520 --> 00:19:55,159 Speaker 2: time they met in the playoffs, the Chargers led I 373 00:19:55,200 --> 00:19:57,160 Speaker 2: think twenty seven to nothing and it ended up losing, 374 00:19:57,720 --> 00:20:03,000 Speaker 2: which was absolutely staggering. That was a classic playoff game. 375 00:20:04,040 --> 00:20:06,200 Speaker 2: But yeah, I think you just got to rest your guys, 376 00:20:06,240 --> 00:20:10,600 Speaker 2: get healthy, and then hope the Jags and Texans, you know, 377 00:20:10,760 --> 00:20:12,800 Speaker 2: put forth a full effort to try to win the division, 378 00:20:12,880 --> 00:20:15,160 Speaker 2: and then Texans and Steelers. That's a bloodbath. I would 379 00:20:15,160 --> 00:20:16,919 Speaker 2: take CJ. Stroud on the road. 380 00:20:17,359 --> 00:20:20,240 Speaker 1: Fox Sports Radio has the best sports talk lineup in 381 00:20:20,280 --> 00:20:23,639 Speaker 1: the nation. Catch all of our shows at Foxsports Radio 382 00:20:23,800 --> 00:20:27,879 Speaker 1: dot com and within the iHeartRadio app search FSR to 383 00:20:28,000 --> 00:20:28,680 Speaker 1: listen live. 384 00:20:30,040 --> 00:20:32,760 Speaker 2: I guess we can wrap up with the draft stuff, 385 00:20:32,840 --> 00:20:36,480 Speaker 2: and I gotta just say I'm super stoked that the 386 00:20:36,520 --> 00:20:41,360 Speaker 2: Jets got smashed by the Patriots, and the idiotic Cleveland 387 00:20:41,359 --> 00:20:44,639 Speaker 2: Browns won to keep the Ravens alive, and the New 388 00:20:44,720 --> 00:20:47,800 Speaker 2: York Giants won the raven The Raiders have basically locked 389 00:20:47,880 --> 00:20:51,720 Speaker 2: up the number one seed in the draft, and I 390 00:20:51,840 --> 00:20:55,160 Speaker 2: believe they will take Fernando Mendoza unless there's another quarterback 391 00:20:55,160 --> 00:20:58,120 Speaker 2: out there, Dante Moore. We'll see if he comes out. 392 00:20:58,800 --> 00:21:01,320 Speaker 2: Here's just a teaser. Think I'm gonna be on Texas 393 00:21:01,320 --> 00:21:03,920 Speaker 2: Tech doing some doing some work on them. I think 394 00:21:03,920 --> 00:21:05,960 Speaker 2: I'm gonna be on Texas Tech against Oregon. Will see. 395 00:21:06,040 --> 00:21:10,120 Speaker 2: Not determined yet. So Vegas has the number one pick, 396 00:21:10,240 --> 00:21:13,160 Speaker 2: followed by the Giants, followed by the Jets. Now here's 397 00:21:13,200 --> 00:21:15,200 Speaker 2: the thing. If you guys watch the Giants. Jackson Dart 398 00:21:15,240 --> 00:21:17,639 Speaker 2: doesn't want to lose games. He doesn't he wants to 399 00:21:17,680 --> 00:21:21,119 Speaker 2: win games. Jackson Dart is playing all out. He's dancing 400 00:21:21,160 --> 00:21:23,639 Speaker 2: and celebrating. He's got this new IG girlfriend. I'm sure 401 00:21:23,640 --> 00:21:25,320 Speaker 2: you guys have seen her. Listen. She she was like, 402 00:21:25,600 --> 00:21:28,480 Speaker 2: she's like one of those ring card girls. Listen. She's 403 00:21:28,560 --> 00:21:30,680 Speaker 2: very attractive and you can look her up on IG. 404 00:21:30,880 --> 00:21:33,000 Speaker 2: She's kind of a big deal. And he's living the 405 00:21:33,320 --> 00:21:35,520 Speaker 2: living a good life. Jackson Dart is enjoying life. I 406 00:21:35,560 --> 00:21:39,920 Speaker 2: would not be shocked if they beat Dallas next weekend 407 00:21:39,920 --> 00:21:43,800 Speaker 2: home Now, Dallas' offense is a machine, but I think 408 00:21:43,920 --> 00:21:46,639 Speaker 2: the cow Cowboys could struggle outdoors. We'll see what the 409 00:21:46,680 --> 00:21:49,360 Speaker 2: weather situation is, and if the Giants happen to win 410 00:21:49,440 --> 00:21:53,840 Speaker 2: that the Jets could be up to two, and then 411 00:21:54,080 --> 00:21:57,520 Speaker 2: Dante Moore is theirs, assuming Dante Moore comes out. I 412 00:21:57,560 --> 00:22:00,199 Speaker 2: am working on my first mock draft, haven't done one 413 00:22:00,200 --> 00:22:04,360 Speaker 2: in a while, and let's just say it is. It's 414 00:22:04,400 --> 00:22:07,160 Speaker 2: a fine draft first round, at least what I've seen 415 00:22:07,200 --> 00:22:09,760 Speaker 2: so far. But it's not a blow you away amazing. 416 00:22:10,040 --> 00:22:12,120 Speaker 2: I mean, I saw some goofy like oh, Jeremiah Love 417 00:22:12,160 --> 00:22:14,960 Speaker 2: top five. I love running backs, but come on, guys, 418 00:22:15,720 --> 00:22:21,199 Speaker 2: it's a little silly. Also, this week college football playoff games. 419 00:22:21,920 --> 00:22:23,760 Speaker 2: Oh man, I'm fired up. I was a little pissed 420 00:22:23,760 --> 00:22:27,800 Speaker 2: that there weren't any college football playoff games over the weekend. 421 00:22:28,160 --> 00:22:32,439 Speaker 2: They had you know, whatever bulls there were. I don't know, 422 00:22:32,480 --> 00:22:36,560 Speaker 2: I didn't really watch those, and it was just like, 423 00:22:36,680 --> 00:22:39,919 Speaker 2: we're the real games. So the games this week we 424 00:22:40,040 --> 00:22:51,880 Speaker 2: get Wednesday night. I think Wednesday night is Ohio State. Jeez, yeah, yeah, 425 00:22:52,040 --> 00:22:56,040 Speaker 2: four point thirty on New Year's Eve Miami, Ohio State 426 00:22:56,280 --> 00:23:05,199 Speaker 2: from Arlington, Texas. It's gonna be tough a if you're 427 00:23:05,200 --> 00:23:10,200 Speaker 2: a Miami student partying at Miami, Trump's partying in Arlington, Texas, 428 00:23:10,359 --> 00:23:14,359 Speaker 2: or going to the game. Right, I've been to Miami 429 00:23:14,400 --> 00:23:18,040 Speaker 2: for New Year's even once or twice. It's unbelievable. Okay, 430 00:23:18,880 --> 00:23:20,680 Speaker 2: if you're an Ohio State fan, you won the title 431 00:23:20,760 --> 00:23:24,840 Speaker 2: last year, you're favorite again. How many of these games 432 00:23:24,920 --> 00:23:27,119 Speaker 2: can you afford to go to? These are only the 433 00:23:27,160 --> 00:23:29,159 Speaker 2: quarter finals. There's still the semi finals and finals. Do 434 00:23:29,160 --> 00:23:31,800 Speaker 2: you go to all three? Or do you just pick 435 00:23:31,880 --> 00:23:34,960 Speaker 2: one like I don't. It'll be really I don't know 436 00:23:34,960 --> 00:23:37,200 Speaker 2: who will have the crowdedge here. I'm stunned as dipped 437 00:23:37,280 --> 00:23:42,440 Speaker 2: under ten. Yeah, I'm not giving away picks this early, 438 00:23:43,160 --> 00:23:49,560 Speaker 2: So that's Wednesday Thursday, you get Oregon Texas Tech at 439 00:23:49,720 --> 00:23:55,000 Speaker 2: nine am. Holy hell. So that's uh, that could be 440 00:23:55,000 --> 00:23:57,399 Speaker 2: a body clock game for Oregon. Just kidding. They'll probably 441 00:23:57,440 --> 00:24:01,040 Speaker 2: arrive early Alabama, Indiana, and then the nightcap is Old 442 00:24:01,040 --> 00:24:06,320 Speaker 2: Miss Georgia. Hmm. Interesting. All right, we'll quickly wrap up 443 00:24:06,359 --> 00:24:12,800 Speaker 2: with just NBA so interesting. Kawhi Leonard went for a 444 00:24:12,920 --> 00:24:14,880 Speaker 2: career high I did not know this was a career 445 00:24:14,960 --> 00:24:18,959 Speaker 2: high fifty five. And the pesky Clippers, who are clearly 446 00:24:18,960 --> 00:24:20,560 Speaker 2: not they can't tank because they don't have their pick. 447 00:24:20,960 --> 00:24:23,080 Speaker 2: They're starting to fight. They beat the Lakers. I think 448 00:24:23,080 --> 00:24:29,080 Speaker 2: they beat the Nuggets. Now the Pistons impressive Warriors will 449 00:24:29,160 --> 00:24:32,080 Speaker 2: just continue to be down bad Steph Curry scoring thirty nine, 450 00:24:32,080 --> 00:24:35,600 Speaker 2: and they're losing to the freakin Raptors, who were actually decent. 451 00:24:36,440 --> 00:24:40,160 Speaker 2: Scottie Barne had a twenty three twenty five ten game. 452 00:24:40,640 --> 00:24:44,280 Speaker 2: That's that's impressive. But the real reason I brought up 453 00:24:44,280 --> 00:24:47,960 Speaker 2: the NBA real quick is oh wait, have we not 454 00:24:48,160 --> 00:24:51,200 Speaker 2: talked about Spurs thunder from Christmas Day? Ah? We did 455 00:24:51,200 --> 00:24:53,840 Speaker 2: it on the Herd. I forgot, oh man, you know 456 00:24:53,960 --> 00:24:58,600 Speaker 2: I love that guys, Oh, Spurs besting in the NBA. 457 00:24:59,520 --> 00:25:03,600 Speaker 2: You know it? Seriously if the okayse he's the best 458 00:25:03,800 --> 00:25:05,720 Speaker 2: and the Spurs have beat them three times and have 459 00:25:05,760 --> 00:25:08,040 Speaker 2: an answer for everything they do and they are a 460 00:25:08,080 --> 00:25:12,159 Speaker 2: great matchup. How are the how's the thunder number one? Anyways, 461 00:25:12,200 --> 00:25:14,800 Speaker 2: let's quickly go to Lakers. So I've been waiting to 462 00:25:14,840 --> 00:25:20,520 Speaker 2: see who JJ Reddick had called out after he blasted 463 00:25:20,600 --> 00:25:23,800 Speaker 2: the team following the Christmas Day beatdown against the Rockets. 464 00:25:25,400 --> 00:25:28,280 Speaker 2: So they have this big Saturday practice. He said it's 465 00:25:28,280 --> 00:25:30,639 Speaker 2: gonna be tough, but then he kind of not backtracked. 466 00:25:30,680 --> 00:25:32,720 Speaker 2: But when he said it's gonna be it's gonna be brutal, 467 00:25:33,840 --> 00:25:37,200 Speaker 2: I feel like what he was saying was Saturday, they're 468 00:25:37,200 --> 00:25:41,479 Speaker 2: gonna watch film and call people out that That's what 469 00:25:41,520 --> 00:25:43,399 Speaker 2: it sounded like he was saying. He wasn't being light. 470 00:25:43,480 --> 00:25:45,680 Speaker 2: It wasn't gonna be like he's making them run lines 471 00:25:45,800 --> 00:25:48,720 Speaker 2: or any nonsense like that. Anyways, they did look a 472 00:25:48,720 --> 00:25:52,119 Speaker 2: little different. Sacramento did not go off, but it's freaking Sacramento. 473 00:25:52,680 --> 00:25:57,600 Speaker 2: Lebron had a good game eleven of thirteen, LUCA thirty four, 474 00:25:58,160 --> 00:26:05,200 Speaker 2: seven and five. Okay. The big story, though, is Nick Smith. Now, 475 00:26:05,240 --> 00:26:09,800 Speaker 2: if the faithful podcast listeners will remember, in October they 476 00:26:09,840 --> 00:26:13,560 Speaker 2: had some injuries. There was no Lebron I think Luca 477 00:26:13,640 --> 00:26:15,520 Speaker 2: had missed a game, and it was like Austin Reeves 478 00:26:15,560 --> 00:26:18,320 Speaker 2: against the world, and they worked Nick Smith in. I 479 00:26:18,359 --> 00:26:20,000 Speaker 2: was like, wait a minute, is this the same Nick 480 00:26:20,000 --> 00:26:23,840 Speaker 2: Smith got He was the number one high school basketball 481 00:26:23,840 --> 00:26:27,359 Speaker 2: player in the country like four years ago, five years ago, 482 00:26:28,720 --> 00:26:30,440 Speaker 2: and then he had I think a couple of knee 483 00:26:30,480 --> 00:26:34,600 Speaker 2: injuries and he didn't totally dominate in his one year 484 00:26:34,640 --> 00:26:40,439 Speaker 2: at Arkansas. Last year and Nick Smith injected into the 485 00:26:40,480 --> 00:26:44,800 Speaker 2: offense twenty one year old who was drafted in twenty 486 00:26:44,880 --> 00:26:50,440 Speaker 2: twenty three by Charlotte. They gave up on him. Twenty 487 00:26:50,440 --> 00:26:52,879 Speaker 2: four minutes, he had twenty one points and hit five threes. 488 00:26:54,480 --> 00:26:58,840 Speaker 2: He tries really, really hard defensively. He's a bucket. He's 489 00:26:58,880 --> 00:27:01,960 Speaker 2: a creator. And if you want to know whose minutes 490 00:27:02,000 --> 00:27:04,840 Speaker 2: got shot, Marcus Smart played twenty minutes shot one time 491 00:27:06,240 --> 00:27:11,119 Speaker 2: and did not score. They want Jake Laavia van do 492 00:27:12,520 --> 00:27:14,600 Speaker 2: Dalton connect looks like he might be out of the rotation, 493 00:27:14,680 --> 00:27:18,000 Speaker 2: which I guess is fine whatever, But it looks like 494 00:27:18,200 --> 00:27:22,560 Speaker 2: Nick Smith is going to be a pivotal bucket getter 495 00:27:22,640 --> 00:27:24,520 Speaker 2: off the bench and if you watch, like I mean, 496 00:27:24,520 --> 00:27:26,800 Speaker 2: I don't want to sound goofy, but the thunder have 497 00:27:26,960 --> 00:27:30,560 Speaker 2: like five nick Smiths and they're all like probably better 498 00:27:30,720 --> 00:27:34,520 Speaker 2: and maybe more experienced. The Spurs have like three nick Smiths. 499 00:27:34,600 --> 00:27:36,040 Speaker 2: I mean, the Spurs go to their bench and they 500 00:27:36,040 --> 00:27:38,919 Speaker 2: have Keldon Johnson who was on the Olympic team. I 501 00:27:38,960 --> 00:27:42,800 Speaker 2: think in like twenty twenty two, it's like Lakers go 502 00:27:42,840 --> 00:27:45,800 Speaker 2: to their bench. They got Jake Laavia, Jared vander Pill 503 00:27:46,080 --> 00:27:49,520 Speaker 2: so they got to find something. JJ beet Reddick continues 504 00:27:49,560 --> 00:27:51,520 Speaker 2: to push the right buttons. Nice win over the Kings, 505 00:27:51,840 --> 00:27:55,760 Speaker 2: and I'm sorry for ending the podcast with NBA, NFL 506 00:27:55,800 --> 00:28:01,320 Speaker 2: Tonight Rams and who the oh Falcons? So I took 507 00:28:02,400 --> 00:28:04,560 Speaker 2: the Falcons in the contest, getting eight and a half. 508 00:28:05,320 --> 00:28:07,240 Speaker 2: It felt like the dogs were gonna bark this weekend, 509 00:28:07,240 --> 00:28:10,840 Speaker 2: and they did. I don't have Here's the thing. I 510 00:28:10,880 --> 00:28:12,600 Speaker 2: took them in the contest, but I didn't bet it 511 00:28:12,640 --> 00:28:15,080 Speaker 2: because I'm a woos and I'm like, why am I 512 00:28:15,160 --> 00:28:17,960 Speaker 2: really gonna put after tax dollars on the Rams? So 513 00:28:18,040 --> 00:28:19,960 Speaker 2: what I did was, and this is I do not 514 00:28:20,080 --> 00:28:22,720 Speaker 2: advocate stuff like this. I did one of these dumb 515 00:28:23,200 --> 00:28:25,359 Speaker 2: parlays where I just picked teams I think I are 516 00:28:25,400 --> 00:28:33,040 Speaker 2: gonna win. So I picked the Bengals, Seahawks, Saints, Browns, Dolphins. 517 00:28:33,680 --> 00:28:37,760 Speaker 2: So that's right there, two upsets, Browns of Dolphins. Pick 518 00:28:37,800 --> 00:28:41,520 Speaker 2: those Jags, Eagles, Niners. What a sweat? And then I 519 00:28:41,560 --> 00:28:47,960 Speaker 2: picked Rams tonight, So nineteen parlay? Can the Rams deliver 520 00:28:48,040 --> 00:28:50,480 Speaker 2: it for me? Now? I listen, anytime I get close 521 00:28:50,520 --> 00:28:53,760 Speaker 2: in these they always blow up in my face. So 522 00:28:53,800 --> 00:28:55,560 Speaker 2: I'm not gonna get too excited. But I would not 523 00:28:55,600 --> 00:28:58,440 Speaker 2: be surprised if the Falcons were extremely plucky. Drake London 524 00:28:58,640 --> 00:29:01,000 Speaker 2: is going to play Ram, you know, kind of sort 525 00:29:01,040 --> 00:29:03,560 Speaker 2: of don't have much to play for because they cannot 526 00:29:03,600 --> 00:29:06,840 Speaker 2: get the number one seed, and I don't I don't 527 00:29:06,840 --> 00:29:10,280 Speaker 2: know how serious McVey is gonna take this. My hope 528 00:29:10,400 --> 00:29:12,920 Speaker 2: is Rams get the win and nobody gets injured. All right, 529 00:29:13,320 --> 00:29:17,840 Speaker 2: fun Monday Pod will be here Monday Tuesday, and I 530 00:29:17,920 --> 00:29:21,120 Speaker 2: think Wednesday, pack it in for New Year's and then 531 00:29:21,160 --> 00:29:23,520 Speaker 2: we'll be back next week. Talk to you then