1 00:00:01,120 --> 00:00:06,239 Speaker 1: The Around the League Podcast is a Pop Warner sensation. 2 00:00:09,680 --> 00:00:12,039 Speaker 1: Welcome back to another edition of the Round the League Podcast. 3 00:00:12,039 --> 00:00:14,000 Speaker 1: My name is Dan Hanzas, and I'm joined by a 4 00:00:14,120 --> 00:00:19,079 Speaker 1: room filled with heroes Chris Westling, Mark Sessler, and Greg Rosenthal. 5 00:00:19,239 --> 00:00:24,520 Speaker 1: What up, boys, Yo? How you doing? What is happening? 6 00:00:25,600 --> 00:00:30,000 Speaker 1: It's Wednesday? Hump Day? Kill me. We just broke some 7 00:00:30,040 --> 00:00:33,760 Speaker 1: big news right before the podcast started. Oh yeah, the 8 00:00:33,880 --> 00:00:37,080 Speaker 1: Around the League crew, all four of us. Unfortunately, Kevin 9 00:00:37,080 --> 00:00:38,640 Speaker 1: Patro will not be able to go to the four 10 00:00:38,760 --> 00:00:43,240 Speaker 1: in this room right now. We'll be descending upon Manhattan 11 00:00:43,720 --> 00:00:47,680 Speaker 1: for Super Bowl whatever number it is this year. Yeah, 12 00:00:48,920 --> 00:00:51,240 Speaker 1: that is great news. That's a boss move right there. 13 00:00:51,400 --> 00:00:53,320 Speaker 1: I was just thinking, I hope he uses the phrase 14 00:00:53,400 --> 00:00:56,440 Speaker 1: descending upon because that's exactly we're like a plague of 15 00:00:56,480 --> 00:00:59,240 Speaker 1: locust taking over the city. So we're gonna go remote 16 00:00:59,240 --> 00:01:01,520 Speaker 1: for the A t O podcast. For that, I would think, yeah, 17 00:01:01,600 --> 00:01:04,120 Speaker 1: we should be able to get some good guests. Maybe. Well. 18 00:01:04,200 --> 00:01:06,160 Speaker 1: We don't really like having guests though, because they just 19 00:01:06,200 --> 00:01:08,399 Speaker 1: take up our air tan. Plus, we're kind of like 20 00:01:09,440 --> 00:01:12,920 Speaker 1: just you know, seeing the view from the outside. We're 21 00:01:12,959 --> 00:01:15,479 Speaker 1: not sucked into the corporate machine. We only work for 22 00:01:15,560 --> 00:01:17,440 Speaker 1: the corporate machine. Last year they brought I think it 23 00:01:17,520 --> 00:01:21,720 Speaker 1: was too semi functioning, like Lavalier Mike, So we're gonna 24 00:01:21,720 --> 00:01:24,959 Speaker 1: need to up the equipment there was. Yeah, that was 25 00:01:25,040 --> 00:01:28,200 Speaker 1: by far the worst a t L debate club was 26 00:01:28,240 --> 00:01:30,360 Speaker 1: the one live from the super Bowl. But it's gonna 27 00:01:30,360 --> 00:01:33,360 Speaker 1: be different this year. I'm excited about it. We're all excited. 28 00:01:33,680 --> 00:01:37,399 Speaker 1: But let's let's talk some football and we'll start. We 29 00:01:37,640 --> 00:01:39,600 Speaker 1: very rarely do we talk about the Monday night game 30 00:01:39,640 --> 00:01:41,280 Speaker 1: because I know by the time many of you listen 31 00:01:41,319 --> 00:01:44,840 Speaker 1: to it, it's already Thursday. But we're gonna talk about it. 32 00:01:44,880 --> 00:01:46,920 Speaker 1: But we're gonna more spind forward. We're gonna talk about 33 00:01:47,040 --> 00:01:51,560 Speaker 1: what it means and the Carolina Panthers. Greg him, I 34 00:01:51,600 --> 00:01:54,320 Speaker 1: got on your side. You and I both picked the Patriots. 35 00:01:54,320 --> 00:01:56,880 Speaker 1: They almost pulled it out very controversial ending, but the 36 00:01:56,920 --> 00:02:01,680 Speaker 1: Panthers came out of it with in um. Greg, I 37 00:02:01,960 --> 00:02:04,720 Speaker 1: guess I'll open with you on this. What does this 38 00:02:04,800 --> 00:02:07,440 Speaker 1: game mean for both teams? Give me some big picture 39 00:02:08,080 --> 00:02:11,280 Speaker 1: macro takeaways. Well, you guys know, I've been very optimistic 40 00:02:11,360 --> 00:02:14,079 Speaker 1: about my Patriots all season. I picked them to make 41 00:02:14,120 --> 00:02:16,240 Speaker 1: the Super Bowl. I've stuck by that, and I feel 42 00:02:16,280 --> 00:02:19,919 Speaker 1: better about them after that game than I have all year, 43 00:02:19,960 --> 00:02:22,160 Speaker 1: because I wanted to see if that game against Pittsburgh 44 00:02:22,480 --> 00:02:25,120 Speaker 1: was a fluke or is their offense really back. They 45 00:02:25,200 --> 00:02:27,760 Speaker 1: did whatever they wanted on offense against the Panthers. Their 46 00:02:27,800 --> 00:02:31,160 Speaker 1: shortest drive was eight plays. They had three hundred and 47 00:02:31,240 --> 00:02:35,400 Speaker 1: ninety yards in seven drives. Their defense obviously has problems. 48 00:02:35,560 --> 00:02:38,240 Speaker 1: They came up short in a tight game against the 49 00:02:38,280 --> 00:02:40,679 Speaker 1: top five team. But I actually feel better about them now, 50 00:02:41,200 --> 00:02:43,760 Speaker 1: uh than I have at any point this season. I 51 00:02:43,800 --> 00:02:46,080 Speaker 1: was more impressed with the Patriots and that loss than 52 00:02:46,120 --> 00:02:48,680 Speaker 1: I wasn't any win this year. They were going against 53 00:02:48,720 --> 00:02:50,720 Speaker 1: the number one defense in the NFL as far as 54 00:02:50,720 --> 00:02:52,920 Speaker 1: I'm concerned, and they moved the ball up and down 55 00:02:53,000 --> 00:02:55,920 Speaker 1: the field the whole game. I just thought, you know, 56 00:02:56,000 --> 00:02:58,079 Speaker 1: that was more impressive, even than the Steelers games. They 57 00:02:58,080 --> 00:03:01,160 Speaker 1: protected Brady Well, I was surprised. He just looked, I mean, 58 00:03:01,400 --> 00:03:04,760 Speaker 1: maybe it's we shouldn't be so surprised. You get Gronkowski, 59 00:03:05,360 --> 00:03:08,160 Speaker 1: Ridley's on the field more, amun dol is healthy, and 60 00:03:08,240 --> 00:03:10,639 Speaker 1: Verene was a huge difference maker, and suddenly they look 61 00:03:10,639 --> 00:03:14,280 Speaker 1: a lot different. When they let Welker go, the plan 62 00:03:14,480 --> 00:03:19,680 Speaker 1: wasn't too simply put a bunch of newbies, untested, mystery 63 00:03:19,680 --> 00:03:21,760 Speaker 1: players onto the field. This was the plan what we're 64 00:03:21,800 --> 00:03:24,520 Speaker 1: getting right here, and not unlike Seattle with Percy Harvin, 65 00:03:24,800 --> 00:03:27,320 Speaker 1: and I guess to a lesser degree. We'll see how 66 00:03:27,320 --> 00:03:29,320 Speaker 1: healthy it is. Michael Crabtree at some point coming back 67 00:03:29,320 --> 00:03:32,040 Speaker 1: for the Niners. This is a Super Bowl contender getting 68 00:03:32,639 --> 00:03:35,120 Speaker 1: some premier players back. It's the first time all year 69 00:03:35,120 --> 00:03:37,320 Speaker 1: I thought the Patriots looked like a Super Bowl contender. 70 00:03:38,520 --> 00:03:40,600 Speaker 1: You know, you know they're a different team in November 71 00:03:40,600 --> 00:03:44,400 Speaker 1: in Necember. You just gotta have faith. I mean, by 72 00:03:44,400 --> 00:03:48,040 Speaker 1: the way, you know what, if you want to talk 73 00:03:48,040 --> 00:03:53,680 Speaker 1: about talking about a positive a positive loss though, this 74 00:03:53,880 --> 00:03:56,040 Speaker 1: was that for New England because they were tell Bill 75 00:03:56,040 --> 00:03:59,360 Speaker 1: Parcels about positive loss. Listen, I mean, honestly, Brady looked 76 00:03:59,440 --> 00:04:04,640 Speaker 1: better in this game, and he has well. Wesleyan after 77 00:04:04,680 --> 00:04:07,440 Speaker 1: the game was talking at cam as a potential m 78 00:04:07,520 --> 00:04:12,440 Speaker 1: v P candidates. Let's pass let's parse that language. He 79 00:04:12,520 --> 00:04:15,400 Speaker 1: said he was in the discussion of alternatives to Peyton 80 00:04:15,440 --> 00:04:18,560 Speaker 1: Manning because it's clearly yeah, after I talked you down 81 00:04:18,640 --> 00:04:21,760 Speaker 1: from calling m v P, kame, Look, I'm under orders 82 00:04:21,800 --> 00:04:24,240 Speaker 1: from I'm under orders from my boss Greg Rosenthal to 83 00:04:24,400 --> 00:04:27,640 Speaker 1: do away with bland headlines such as Panthers beat Patriots. 84 00:04:28,320 --> 00:04:31,280 Speaker 1: I had to do something that the best, by the way, 85 00:04:31,440 --> 00:04:33,520 Speaker 1: was during this game. To me, it was the game 86 00:04:33,560 --> 00:04:37,240 Speaker 1: of the year. Uh Wes and Greg were on one 87 00:04:37,320 --> 00:04:40,200 Speaker 1: spot of Washington Boulevard and Culver City and then a 88 00:04:40,240 --> 00:04:43,760 Speaker 1: half mile down Greg and my excuse me, Mark and 89 00:04:43,839 --> 00:04:47,840 Speaker 1: myself were at the Jockser's Daily Pub. I didn't know 90 00:04:47,880 --> 00:04:51,839 Speaker 1: that we could have worked from Jocker's listen or you know, 91 00:04:51,880 --> 00:04:54,800 Speaker 1: having a few beers. I had some wings that made 92 00:04:54,800 --> 00:04:56,599 Speaker 1: me sick the next day, but you know, we don't 93 00:04:56,640 --> 00:04:59,440 Speaker 1: care about that. But there was this these two different 94 00:04:59,600 --> 00:05:01,440 Speaker 1: end endings for the A t L Crew, and I 95 00:05:01,480 --> 00:05:04,200 Speaker 1: will say, watching from that bar, that was the game 96 00:05:04,240 --> 00:05:06,400 Speaker 1: of the year, and you tweeted it, Mark and I 97 00:05:06,440 --> 00:05:08,800 Speaker 1: tweeted the same thing that that was and a lot 98 00:05:08,800 --> 00:05:13,800 Speaker 1: of people got upset about that Cowboys and I don't 99 00:05:13,880 --> 00:05:16,040 Speaker 1: understand what it was. Definitely the game of the year. 100 00:05:16,200 --> 00:05:19,120 Speaker 1: From minute one to the end, it was tense. It 101 00:05:19,240 --> 00:05:21,080 Speaker 1: was great. I mean, I thought you were right on 102 00:05:21,120 --> 00:05:23,839 Speaker 1: the money saying that there was so much up and down, 103 00:05:23,880 --> 00:05:26,279 Speaker 1: different strategy. Even before the ending. I thought it was 104 00:05:26,279 --> 00:05:29,000 Speaker 1: the game. I think people like that Cowboys Broncos game 105 00:05:29,000 --> 00:05:31,240 Speaker 1: where you know, almost a hundred points or scored or whatever. 106 00:05:31,279 --> 00:05:33,200 Speaker 1: I think this was the game that if you like 107 00:05:33,440 --> 00:05:36,680 Speaker 1: defense and a little offense, you got everything here. This 108 00:05:36,720 --> 00:05:40,720 Speaker 1: game was so good it turned my man Dan Handis 109 00:05:40,720 --> 00:05:43,760 Speaker 1: into a Patriots fan. I've been noticing a little trend 110 00:05:43,839 --> 00:05:48,160 Speaker 1: lately openly rooting for Tom Brady. Not all picked them 111 00:05:48,160 --> 00:05:55,400 Speaker 1: to win. But yeah, there, all right, I have some 112 00:05:55,480 --> 00:05:57,920 Speaker 1: evidence here that speaks there was more than just picking 113 00:05:57,960 --> 00:06:01,800 Speaker 1: them in that game. In hand, this tweet at eight 114 00:06:01,920 --> 00:06:08,560 Speaker 1: thirty two Pacific, November eighteen Super Bowl rematch, please from 115 00:06:08,560 --> 00:06:12,440 Speaker 1: the Jets with a potentially a full picture of beer, 116 00:06:12,440 --> 00:06:15,479 Speaker 1: and it's Billy. I wouldn't there. There was, there was 117 00:06:15,520 --> 00:06:18,440 Speaker 1: some beer, but I put it into actually puts into 118 00:06:18,440 --> 00:06:20,919 Speaker 1: context how down I am on the Jets now that 119 00:06:20,960 --> 00:06:22,880 Speaker 1: I can't even like even as a Jets fan. I 120 00:06:22,920 --> 00:06:25,800 Speaker 1: can only think of real teams that come January, and 121 00:06:25,920 --> 00:06:27,920 Speaker 1: I don't think the page. I think the Patriots will 122 00:06:27,960 --> 00:06:30,680 Speaker 1: get picked off in the playoffs like they always seem 123 00:06:30,720 --> 00:06:32,840 Speaker 1: to be. That it always seems to happen now, But 124 00:06:33,320 --> 00:06:35,640 Speaker 1: that would be fun. These teams are too too very 125 00:06:36,000 --> 00:06:38,200 Speaker 1: even match teams. Now what other questions I have about 126 00:06:38,240 --> 00:06:40,920 Speaker 1: this game? So are we? Now? I know we all 127 00:06:40,960 --> 00:06:44,479 Speaker 1: love the Panthers in this room, but the Panthers the 128 00:06:44,520 --> 00:06:48,360 Speaker 1: best team in the NFC? Are they that good? Could 129 00:06:48,400 --> 00:06:51,440 Speaker 1: they beat the Seahawks on the road in a big 130 00:06:51,480 --> 00:06:54,120 Speaker 1: spot in the playoffs? Are they that good? Could they? Yes? 131 00:06:54,320 --> 00:06:56,560 Speaker 1: I think if if you have a good defense and 132 00:06:56,640 --> 00:07:00,599 Speaker 1: you have Cam Newton as a magician, even though Greg 133 00:07:00,600 --> 00:07:02,919 Speaker 1: Olsen won't call him that anymore, but the way he 134 00:07:03,080 --> 00:07:06,160 Speaker 1: escapes the pocket, the way he's improving. He has a 135 00:07:06,200 --> 00:07:08,279 Speaker 1: passer rating over a hundred and eleven and four of 136 00:07:08,279 --> 00:07:11,400 Speaker 1: the last six games they're talking now that he is. 137 00:07:12,200 --> 00:07:14,600 Speaker 1: Rivera gave him so much credit for changing the plays 138 00:07:14,600 --> 00:07:16,800 Speaker 1: at the line of scrimmage, changing out of passes into 139 00:07:16,840 --> 00:07:19,440 Speaker 1: runs and vice versa. They said he showed so much 140 00:07:19,560 --> 00:07:21,760 Speaker 1: leadership on that final drive. He's come up. He came 141 00:07:21,840 --> 00:07:24,600 Speaker 1: up with three huge drives on in that game. If 142 00:07:24,640 --> 00:07:26,880 Speaker 1: he really has and I don't know if he has 143 00:07:27,000 --> 00:07:28,440 Speaker 1: advanced to the point where this is going to be 144 00:07:28,480 --> 00:07:31,160 Speaker 1: a consistent thing, because, like Greg says, he makes four 145 00:07:31,240 --> 00:07:32,880 Speaker 1: or five throws a game where you just scratch your 146 00:07:32,880 --> 00:07:34,920 Speaker 1: head and say, what the what the heck was that? 147 00:07:35,480 --> 00:07:37,440 Speaker 1: But if if Cam can do that and they have 148 00:07:37,520 --> 00:07:39,560 Speaker 1: that defense and you keep it closed, they could win. 149 00:07:40,480 --> 00:07:42,280 Speaker 1: I don't know if any other team in the NFC 150 00:07:42,360 --> 00:07:44,800 Speaker 1: can beat the Seahawks in Seattle. I'm not willing to 151 00:07:44,840 --> 00:07:47,400 Speaker 1: concede that Seattle's number two at this point because I 152 00:07:47,440 --> 00:07:51,560 Speaker 1: look at that team. I didn't say no, but he's 153 00:07:51,760 --> 00:07:55,160 Speaker 1: he's saying, is it potentially Carolina number one? I would 154 00:07:55,160 --> 00:07:57,760 Speaker 1: say no, in the sense that Seattle has gotten to 155 00:07:57,800 --> 00:08:01,360 Speaker 1: where they are with more than half their offensive line gone. 156 00:08:01,520 --> 00:08:04,000 Speaker 1: We've we called them a top five team a couple 157 00:08:04,040 --> 00:08:05,680 Speaker 1: of weeks ago. So they go on the road to 158 00:08:05,720 --> 00:08:09,280 Speaker 1: beat San Francisco, they beat New England. I want to ask, though, 159 00:08:09,320 --> 00:08:13,160 Speaker 1: when it comes to Cam Newton, is he really that 160 00:08:13,280 --> 00:08:16,800 Speaker 1: much better than he was last year than he is 161 00:08:16,880 --> 00:08:19,800 Speaker 1: this year? Or is it just the fact that the 162 00:08:19,840 --> 00:08:23,160 Speaker 1: defense is awesome and Cam Newton has been pretty good 163 00:08:23,200 --> 00:08:24,880 Speaker 1: the whole time. I think he's been close to a 164 00:08:24,920 --> 00:08:27,720 Speaker 1: top ten quarterback the whole time. And then we're just 165 00:08:27,760 --> 00:08:31,080 Speaker 1: putting all these narratives in leadership and blah blah blah 166 00:08:31,320 --> 00:08:33,600 Speaker 1: because they're winning games. It's a good question and I 167 00:08:33,640 --> 00:08:36,040 Speaker 1: thought about that that we said earlier in the year. 168 00:08:36,760 --> 00:08:38,920 Speaker 1: He's basically the same quarterback as he was when he 169 00:08:39,040 --> 00:08:42,320 Speaker 1: entered the league. He hasn't developed, And I think if 170 00:08:42,360 --> 00:08:44,760 Speaker 1: you're going to answer that he has developed, it's the 171 00:08:44,800 --> 00:08:46,719 Speaker 1: stuff that we can't know about. It would be the 172 00:08:46,760 --> 00:08:48,880 Speaker 1: stuff that the teammates and the coaches know that he 173 00:08:49,000 --> 00:08:51,400 Speaker 1: is changing plays at the line of scrimmage, that he 174 00:08:51,559 --> 00:08:54,400 Speaker 1: is reading defense is better, that he is making better choices, 175 00:08:54,880 --> 00:08:57,680 Speaker 1: and that in times where the game is on the line, 176 00:08:57,679 --> 00:09:00,319 Speaker 1: which was the criticism of him in the is. Two 177 00:09:00,360 --> 00:09:03,080 Speaker 1: years in the league, they don't win close games. Now 178 00:09:03,120 --> 00:09:05,040 Speaker 1: two weeks in a row, they do win close games. 179 00:09:05,080 --> 00:09:07,640 Speaker 1: I think he's incrementally better. I asked that question, by 180 00:09:07,640 --> 00:09:09,200 Speaker 1: the way, of course, because I wanted to answer it 181 00:09:09,520 --> 00:09:12,920 Speaker 1: podcast trick. Well. I think it's a life trick for Greg. 182 00:09:15,440 --> 00:09:20,080 Speaker 1: I think he's incrementally better, But the offense isn't any better. 183 00:09:20,440 --> 00:09:22,199 Speaker 1: They're not a better offense than they were a year ago. 184 00:09:22,240 --> 00:09:23,839 Speaker 1: They're one of the last teams. I think they're dead 185 00:09:23,920 --> 00:09:26,600 Speaker 1: last and explosive plays and they were towards the top 186 00:09:26,679 --> 00:09:29,520 Speaker 1: last year. They're more consistent, but they're conservative. I think 187 00:09:29,520 --> 00:09:31,240 Speaker 1: he's a little better as a player than not any 188 00:09:31,280 --> 00:09:33,040 Speaker 1: better as an offense. I agree, and I think a 189 00:09:33,040 --> 00:09:35,160 Speaker 1: big part of that is Steve Smith doesn't have the 190 00:09:35,240 --> 00:09:37,720 Speaker 1: legs he did a year or two ago. I felt 191 00:09:37,720 --> 00:09:40,400 Speaker 1: dirty by the way rooting for the Patriots. You're rooting 192 00:09:40,400 --> 00:09:42,720 Speaker 1: for the rematch and that was a great Super Bowl 193 00:09:42,720 --> 00:09:46,200 Speaker 1: Panthers Patriots do it again. First of all, you have 194 00:09:46,240 --> 00:09:48,480 Speaker 1: the factor in that I'm an idiot, so that plays 195 00:09:48,520 --> 00:09:51,520 Speaker 1: into effect um. But also but also the beer, the 196 00:09:51,559 --> 00:09:53,960 Speaker 1: domestic beer. Hey k Rich, I know you got upset 197 00:09:54,120 --> 00:09:58,199 Speaker 1: because we're talking about these NFC powerhouses, but the Eagles 198 00:09:58,200 --> 00:10:00,840 Speaker 1: didn't come up, so you obviously for you it's Eagles 199 00:10:00,920 --> 00:10:06,040 Speaker 1: number one, Seahawks two, Panthers three. Correct, Not correct, just testing. 200 00:10:06,160 --> 00:10:08,200 Speaker 1: We still have some billing to do maybe next year. 201 00:10:10,520 --> 00:10:12,640 Speaker 1: I'm just in the NFC. I'm just being real. Wait. 202 00:10:12,960 --> 00:10:16,719 Speaker 1: Mark actually had a vision about the Eagles, didn't you. 203 00:10:16,720 --> 00:10:18,839 Speaker 1: You had a dream? You told me this morning. It 204 00:10:18,920 --> 00:10:20,920 Speaker 1: was a little blurry because it was six in the morning. 205 00:10:21,400 --> 00:10:23,680 Speaker 1: It was some sort of vision. Am I combining memory 206 00:10:23,800 --> 00:10:27,320 Speaker 1: something about the Eagles in a dream? Head injury production? 207 00:10:27,400 --> 00:10:28,880 Speaker 1: I couldn't. I think I woke up in the middle 208 00:10:28,920 --> 00:10:35,480 Speaker 1: of the night last night, and I had, like I 209 00:10:35,800 --> 00:10:37,640 Speaker 1: looked over number one, and I had like my one 210 00:10:37,720 --> 00:10:40,480 Speaker 1: year old son, like right smushed up against my face. 211 00:10:40,559 --> 00:10:43,839 Speaker 1: But it went into this, like the idea that maybe 212 00:10:43,840 --> 00:10:46,120 Speaker 1: the Eagles are the team that could get so hot 213 00:10:46,160 --> 00:10:48,199 Speaker 1: that they roll into the playoffs like eight and eight 214 00:10:48,280 --> 00:10:51,200 Speaker 1: or nine and seven and mow down three straight teams 215 00:10:51,320 --> 00:10:54,040 Speaker 1: right into the super Bowl. And then I regained con 216 00:10:54,120 --> 00:10:59,520 Speaker 1: gotta give you got to give Mark a vacation like 217 00:10:59,640 --> 00:11:02,400 Speaker 1: his a full young son comes to his face and 218 00:11:02,440 --> 00:11:05,240 Speaker 1: he doesn't think about, Wow, you know how how much 219 00:11:05,280 --> 00:11:08,120 Speaker 1: of a joyful life I have, that this beautiful thing 220 00:11:08,280 --> 00:11:11,080 Speaker 1: is mine and it came from me. No, it's like, well, 221 00:11:11,120 --> 00:11:15,479 Speaker 1: the Eagles, they can go on and run potentially the playoffs, 222 00:11:15,480 --> 00:11:18,600 Speaker 1: and the playoffs are essentially unpredictable. Now I'm not saying 223 00:11:18,640 --> 00:11:20,880 Speaker 1: we're the best in the NFC East, because there's a Seahawks, 224 00:11:20,920 --> 00:11:23,640 Speaker 1: there's the things who are eight into I don't think 225 00:11:23,640 --> 00:11:26,240 Speaker 1: we're number one, but there is a possibility that we 226 00:11:26,280 --> 00:11:28,200 Speaker 1: could get there. I just I mean, there's sending something 227 00:11:28,240 --> 00:11:30,640 Speaker 1: weird could happen with that team that seems strange. Wait, 228 00:11:30,679 --> 00:11:34,640 Speaker 1: so Mark, was this related to or unrelated to the 229 00:11:34,760 --> 00:11:38,800 Speaker 1: dream where you have a ticket to Australia and yet 230 00:11:38,800 --> 00:11:40,440 Speaker 1: you still have your wife and stuff and you're not 231 00:11:40,520 --> 00:11:42,640 Speaker 1: sure if you're supposed to get up a plane. I've 232 00:11:42,640 --> 00:11:44,400 Speaker 1: had that tream a million times. I'm not gonna waste 233 00:11:44,400 --> 00:11:47,319 Speaker 1: that does not know about I talked about it. It 234 00:11:47,480 --> 00:11:49,800 Speaker 1: is I am at the airport when I was torny 235 00:11:49,840 --> 00:11:51,600 Speaker 1: I went to Australia. So so so it's the same scene 236 00:11:51,600 --> 00:11:53,360 Speaker 1: of when I actually went in real life. And I 237 00:11:53,360 --> 00:11:56,640 Speaker 1: have a nonrefundable ticket. So even if I don't go, 238 00:11:57,240 --> 00:11:59,520 Speaker 1: I'm we're already out the money, might as well go. 239 00:11:59,679 --> 00:12:01,240 Speaker 1: So I'm like, do I just get on the plane 240 00:12:01,240 --> 00:12:02,679 Speaker 1: and go for a week or do I not go? 241 00:12:02,760 --> 00:12:04,959 Speaker 1: And I was having this long narrative last night and 242 00:12:05,160 --> 00:12:07,200 Speaker 1: all these like backpackers about to get on this flight 243 00:12:07,240 --> 00:12:09,600 Speaker 1: when I didn't go. Quite the conundrum. Are you wearing 244 00:12:09,640 --> 00:12:12,959 Speaker 1: like matching sneakers like tennis shoes in the stream? I'm 245 00:12:13,000 --> 00:12:16,160 Speaker 1: like fitting it like I am. I'm summered. I'm tan. 246 00:12:16,400 --> 00:12:20,360 Speaker 1: You know, I have no thoughts or worries. Um alright, great, kay, Rich? 247 00:12:20,760 --> 00:12:34,760 Speaker 1: What's in the news? Alright? Bonkers back? That was some 248 00:12:34,800 --> 00:12:37,200 Speaker 1: bonker sacks. Care Rich, what is in the news today? 249 00:12:37,280 --> 00:12:40,000 Speaker 1: Al right, First up, the Raiders will stick with Matt 250 00:12:40,080 --> 00:12:43,360 Speaker 1: mcgloyin at quarterback. And is this the end of Terrell 251 00:12:43,440 --> 00:12:48,560 Speaker 1: Prior's rain? You called it first on Sunday he was 252 00:12:48,720 --> 00:12:50,840 Speaker 1: Look the guy came out and we said he's throwing 253 00:12:50,960 --> 00:12:53,800 Speaker 1: darts all over the field. He looked composed, poised in 254 00:12:53,840 --> 00:12:57,040 Speaker 1: the pocket, made great decisions. New the offense looked like 255 00:12:57,080 --> 00:12:59,000 Speaker 1: the poor man's Jeff Carcia that they said he was. 256 00:12:59,080 --> 00:13:01,400 Speaker 1: I found it like the ard the game even started. 257 00:13:01,440 --> 00:13:03,800 Speaker 1: Mike Silver has a report on Sunday morning saying that 258 00:13:03,840 --> 00:13:06,199 Speaker 1: the Raiders are prepared to stick with the hot hand. 259 00:13:07,080 --> 00:13:09,520 Speaker 1: So it seemed like they had already set the table 260 00:13:09,600 --> 00:13:12,199 Speaker 1: for mcgloy for him to take over entirely. I mean, 261 00:13:12,240 --> 00:13:15,440 Speaker 1: Prior's not look good in weeks. He's not the hot hand, 262 00:13:15,440 --> 00:13:17,760 Speaker 1: He's not even on the field. It seems like they've 263 00:13:17,800 --> 00:13:19,640 Speaker 1: been planning this for a while. They liked him all season, 264 00:13:19,720 --> 00:13:22,559 Speaker 1: if you remember, even before the season started, or when 265 00:13:22,600 --> 00:13:25,800 Speaker 1: Prior was right about the season was just getting go 266 00:13:25,840 --> 00:13:27,520 Speaker 1: and there was a report, I think it was from 267 00:13:27,960 --> 00:13:31,720 Speaker 1: Rapp Report, which was that the Raiders weren't comfortable internally 268 00:13:31,760 --> 00:13:34,920 Speaker 1: with this decision to have Prior even starting, So it 269 00:13:34,960 --> 00:13:37,640 Speaker 1: doesn't sound obviously it was Al Davis his last draft picks, 270 00:13:37,679 --> 00:13:40,040 Speaker 1: so I think, you know, there was some sentiment there. 271 00:13:40,040 --> 00:13:42,160 Speaker 1: But at the same time, I don't think the organization 272 00:13:42,240 --> 00:13:44,320 Speaker 1: was ever all in on prior to start with. He 273 00:13:44,320 --> 00:13:46,480 Speaker 1: didn't give him any choice there. I don't care how 274 00:13:46,920 --> 00:13:50,079 Speaker 1: good to all prior as Look, this year mcgloyn played 275 00:13:50,160 --> 00:13:53,000 Speaker 1: so well there was no decision to be made. I 276 00:13:53,000 --> 00:13:55,280 Speaker 1: think he played a better game than any game Geno 277 00:13:55,320 --> 00:13:59,760 Speaker 1: Smith or EJ. Manuels played this year. I agree. I 278 00:14:00,040 --> 00:14:03,200 Speaker 1: must think that Jeff Garcia thing isn't giving him enough credit. 279 00:14:03,840 --> 00:14:05,880 Speaker 1: Uh not that he couldn't have a great I mean, 280 00:14:05,920 --> 00:14:08,560 Speaker 1: Jeff Garcia had a great career, but his arm wasn't 281 00:14:08,559 --> 00:14:10,280 Speaker 1: that bad. He had a couple of passes down the 282 00:14:10,320 --> 00:14:12,720 Speaker 1: field fifty yards outside the number that were right on 283 00:14:12,760 --> 00:14:15,439 Speaker 1: the money. Jeff Garcia wasn't making those stars. He had 284 00:14:15,440 --> 00:14:18,280 Speaker 1: a great three quarters, didn't play in the fourth quarter, 285 00:14:18,320 --> 00:14:20,800 Speaker 1: But I mean he was an outstanding You know, Castoley 286 00:14:20,840 --> 00:14:24,080 Speaker 1: went to Raiders training camp and back in September said 287 00:14:24,320 --> 00:14:26,680 Speaker 1: a bar Nune, he has the best arm of any 288 00:14:26,800 --> 00:14:30,040 Speaker 1: anyone in camp. Yeah he said that way back then, 289 00:14:30,240 --> 00:14:32,600 Speaker 1: and I guess I don't know. It just shows how 290 00:14:32,680 --> 00:14:34,720 Speaker 1: quickly things can change at quarterback because a month ago 291 00:14:34,760 --> 00:14:37,360 Speaker 1: we were saying there's no better athlete on the field 292 00:14:37,400 --> 00:14:39,920 Speaker 1: than Terrell Prior. He's able to take over a game 293 00:14:40,000 --> 00:14:42,680 Speaker 1: doing X, Y and Z, but he's not a complete quarterback. 294 00:14:42,680 --> 00:14:45,160 Speaker 1: And a come out of this having found one, what 295 00:14:45,320 --> 00:14:48,240 Speaker 1: a kuda top for Reggie Mackenzie otherwise has made a 296 00:14:48,320 --> 00:14:52,320 Speaker 1: number of mistakes. It reminds me of the Tebow debate, 297 00:14:52,760 --> 00:14:55,920 Speaker 1: the Prior debate in the red. In the Raiders front office, 298 00:14:56,440 --> 00:14:58,760 Speaker 1: the football lifers, the scouts there, there are gonna be 299 00:14:58,800 --> 00:15:01,680 Speaker 1: guys who never will get on board with a quarterback 300 00:15:01,720 --> 00:15:05,000 Speaker 1: who was a runner first, pass her second, and Prior 301 00:15:05,080 --> 00:15:06,840 Speaker 1: doesn't do a lot of things that quarterbacks in the 302 00:15:06,920 --> 00:15:09,120 Speaker 1: NFL needs to do, as far as reading that the 303 00:15:09,120 --> 00:15:12,400 Speaker 1: line of scrimmage, passing, making decisions in the pocket. And 304 00:15:12,440 --> 00:15:14,600 Speaker 1: I'm betting that certain people in that front office will 305 00:15:14,600 --> 00:15:17,960 Speaker 1: never see him as the guy mcloyn wasn't even invited 306 00:15:18,040 --> 00:15:21,840 Speaker 1: to the scouting combine. I mean that is a he 307 00:15:21,920 --> 00:15:23,720 Speaker 1: was a walk on a college, but he wasn't even invited. 308 00:15:23,800 --> 00:15:26,400 Speaker 1: And he's a rookie that's about as big and underdog 309 00:15:26,520 --> 00:15:28,400 Speaker 1: story as you're gonna find. But we should be careful 310 00:15:28,440 --> 00:15:32,200 Speaker 1: because we could three weeks for now say completely different 311 00:15:32,200 --> 00:15:34,160 Speaker 1: things about this player. It was it was one game. 312 00:15:34,200 --> 00:15:35,760 Speaker 1: All I mean is he played so well he had 313 00:15:35,800 --> 00:15:39,000 Speaker 1: to play a second. Alright, and Mark, don't think I 314 00:15:39,080 --> 00:15:43,200 Speaker 1: miss Kudea. That's a three point where all right, well 315 00:15:43,200 --> 00:15:47,080 Speaker 1: it is the week that Kennedy was assassinated. So nice, 316 00:15:47,200 --> 00:15:54,800 Speaker 1: nice Kennedy joke crumbling society. Yeah, go ahead, back up 317 00:15:54,840 --> 00:15:59,600 Speaker 1: and read he's back at it. The Houston Texas defensive 318 00:15:59,640 --> 00:16:03,080 Speaker 1: quarter Wade Phillips, he said that he's probably the reason 319 00:16:03,200 --> 00:16:09,800 Speaker 1: he's not with the Texans anymore. JFK killed by a Texan. Wow, 320 00:16:10,000 --> 00:16:12,160 Speaker 1: you don't know that, Greg, You predicted it last week 321 00:16:12,240 --> 00:16:15,120 Speaker 1: that uh, that Ed Reid was going to say something, 322 00:16:15,560 --> 00:16:17,600 Speaker 1: but you you kind of think meant more about the 323 00:16:17,680 --> 00:16:20,520 Speaker 1: Jets and turning that into a circus situation. But this 324 00:16:20,560 --> 00:16:23,960 Speaker 1: is more a callback to his doomed Houston Texans tenure 325 00:16:24,120 --> 00:16:28,520 Speaker 1: speaking of circus situations the Houston Texans, right, and he 326 00:16:28,640 --> 00:16:31,000 Speaker 1: talked about I thought the most injurious thing Reid said 327 00:16:31,120 --> 00:16:35,120 Speaker 1: was that defense didn't fit me, you know, talking about 328 00:16:35,240 --> 00:16:37,600 Speaker 1: Ed Reid and it doesn't fit a lot of people 329 00:16:37,640 --> 00:16:39,920 Speaker 1: in that locker room, and they know it. That's the truth. 330 00:16:40,040 --> 00:16:43,560 Speaker 1: So it spoke to some which is surprising because it's 331 00:16:43,560 --> 00:16:47,120 Speaker 1: a great defense. But last year that's peculiar because Wade 332 00:16:47,120 --> 00:16:50,240 Speaker 1: Phillips came in and maximized most of his talent last year. 333 00:16:50,520 --> 00:16:52,920 Speaker 1: I have my theory Ed Reid is used to being 334 00:16:52,920 --> 00:16:56,480 Speaker 1: the smartest guy in the defensive meeting room, you know, 335 00:16:56,480 --> 00:16:58,400 Speaker 1: probably being kind of the coach on the field, and 336 00:16:58,760 --> 00:17:01,760 Speaker 1: he probably didn't like that Wade Phillips was was that guy? 337 00:17:01,840 --> 00:17:05,040 Speaker 1: What else is in the news? Carriage? Alright, guys, last up. 338 00:17:05,320 --> 00:17:07,960 Speaker 1: Baltimore Ravens fans will be glad about this. Dennis Pitta 339 00:17:08,080 --> 00:17:11,639 Speaker 1: returned to practice today. I don't know what to make 340 00:17:11,720 --> 00:17:14,919 Speaker 1: of this because when we see players activated off the 341 00:17:14,960 --> 00:17:18,000 Speaker 1: pup list, today was the last day they had to 342 00:17:18,040 --> 00:17:20,680 Speaker 1: make this decision or else he goes on seizing any 343 00:17:20,880 --> 00:17:23,680 Speaker 1: r I R. We've seen guys be activated from the 344 00:17:23,680 --> 00:17:25,920 Speaker 1: pup list and returned to practice and are still four 345 00:17:25,960 --> 00:17:28,560 Speaker 1: weeks away from playing. This is more of a procedural, 346 00:17:28,800 --> 00:17:32,040 Speaker 1: procedural move, I think, right, And if they don't listen, 347 00:17:32,040 --> 00:17:34,320 Speaker 1: I mean it would be in theory if Baltimore is 348 00:17:34,359 --> 00:17:36,480 Speaker 1: gonna make a run here at some sort of a 349 00:17:36,480 --> 00:17:38,960 Speaker 1: wild card birth Pitta would be a great addition for 350 00:17:39,000 --> 00:17:40,760 Speaker 1: an offense that's sorely missed him. But if he's not 351 00:17:40,800 --> 00:17:43,000 Speaker 1: going to come back for three weeks or so, they 352 00:17:43,040 --> 00:17:44,919 Speaker 1: could be long gone by then well, and if you 353 00:17:45,000 --> 00:17:47,280 Speaker 1: just want to be optimistic, let's say he is feeling 354 00:17:47,320 --> 00:17:49,240 Speaker 1: great and I did see a tweet that he seemed 355 00:17:49,240 --> 00:17:51,440 Speaker 1: to be moving well today. Who knows what any of 356 00:17:51,520 --> 00:17:54,320 Speaker 1: this means at this point, right, So if he did 357 00:17:54,359 --> 00:17:56,840 Speaker 1: come back and could make an impact, that's huge for 358 00:17:57,440 --> 00:18:00,840 Speaker 1: Ravens team that has missed him sorely in the red zone. 359 00:18:01,160 --> 00:18:04,520 Speaker 1: Joe Flacco is obviously struggled at times this year, so 360 00:18:04,640 --> 00:18:06,800 Speaker 1: we don't know what to make of that, but it's 361 00:18:06,800 --> 00:18:11,040 Speaker 1: a promising development for writing a post about Ed Dixon 362 00:18:11,080 --> 00:18:14,840 Speaker 1: becoming their move tight end. That was one of my 363 00:18:14,920 --> 00:18:19,200 Speaker 1: takeaways from from watching Game rewind again this week. If 364 00:18:19,200 --> 00:18:21,600 Speaker 1: ever you thought Ed Dixon was gonna make a catch 365 00:18:21,680 --> 00:18:25,080 Speaker 1: in traffic with a defender within four ft of him, 366 00:18:25,240 --> 00:18:28,800 Speaker 1: it's never gonna happen. He drops everything that like is 367 00:18:28,880 --> 00:18:31,040 Speaker 1: slightly contested. I feel like we knew that by week 368 00:18:31,880 --> 00:18:34,720 Speaker 1: quarter three of the Thursday night opener where he was 369 00:18:34,800 --> 00:18:38,560 Speaker 1: justly dreadful. We did. I just it was just reinforced 370 00:18:38,560 --> 00:18:45,720 Speaker 1: to me, alright. That is uh. That is our theme 371 00:18:45,760 --> 00:18:48,359 Speaker 1: for the Stick of Forking Him UH segment of our 372 00:18:48,400 --> 00:18:53,040 Speaker 1: podcast where we officially officially and a team's hopes of 373 00:18:53,400 --> 00:18:56,879 Speaker 1: UH making the postseason, basically telling them, why are you 374 00:18:56,920 --> 00:18:59,680 Speaker 1: even here at this point? You're a joke to us. Well, 375 00:18:59,720 --> 00:19:01,560 Speaker 1: maybe not that strong, but you're not gonna make the playoff. 376 00:19:01,600 --> 00:19:04,359 Speaker 1: You're not playing in January. UM, so this will be 377 00:19:04,400 --> 00:19:07,800 Speaker 1: a big one. We're gonna have multiple teams being four today. 378 00:19:07,840 --> 00:19:09,800 Speaker 1: We're at that time of the year, so let's get going. 379 00:19:13,840 --> 00:19:19,080 Speaker 1: Here lies the Houston Texans. I don't feel quite comfortable 380 00:19:19,119 --> 00:19:22,120 Speaker 1: with this narrative device considering the uncertain health of their 381 00:19:22,119 --> 00:19:27,520 Speaker 1: head coach. Still, they can take into the afterlife the 382 00:19:27,560 --> 00:19:34,840 Speaker 1: knowledge that Chris Westling never stopped believing. I stopped believing 383 00:19:34,880 --> 00:19:39,440 Speaker 1: in the third quarter of Sunday's game, when Gary Kubiak 384 00:19:39,520 --> 00:19:43,440 Speaker 1: was so tone deaf to his entire fan base, who 385 00:19:43,480 --> 00:19:45,879 Speaker 1: only wanted to see if case Keenum could possibly be 386 00:19:45,920 --> 00:19:48,920 Speaker 1: the answer and they were done with shop a month ago. 387 00:19:49,480 --> 00:19:52,560 Speaker 1: He was so tone deaf to their to their wants 388 00:19:52,600 --> 00:19:56,240 Speaker 1: and needs. That he pulled a quarterback who wasn't playing 389 00:19:56,280 --> 00:19:58,920 Speaker 1: badly in favor of a quarterback who has played more 390 00:19:59,640 --> 00:20:01,800 Speaker 1: worst in any quarterback in the NFL this season. That 391 00:20:01,840 --> 00:20:06,440 Speaker 1: felt to me because there's obvious questions about whether Kubiak 392 00:20:06,440 --> 00:20:09,520 Speaker 1: will be back next season. Unlikely. I don't think there's 393 00:20:09,520 --> 00:20:12,119 Speaker 1: any question anymore, and Shob won't. So it was a 394 00:20:12,160 --> 00:20:14,240 Speaker 1: nod to the guy that he kind of rose up 395 00:20:14,280 --> 00:20:17,080 Speaker 1: there with. But it was very strange, and you talked 396 00:20:17,080 --> 00:20:18,960 Speaker 1: about not giving what the fans want. I don't. I 397 00:20:19,000 --> 00:20:21,159 Speaker 1: think he lost the locker room potentially a little bit 398 00:20:21,240 --> 00:20:23,280 Speaker 1: with that movie. If this was an old Western movie, 399 00:20:23,280 --> 00:20:25,840 Speaker 1: they would both be railroaded out of town. It was insane. 400 00:20:25,880 --> 00:20:30,199 Speaker 1: I mean, Rashad Jennings and Rod Streeter and mcgloyn is 401 00:20:30,400 --> 00:20:34,760 Speaker 1: crushing your defense. Andre Johnson drops a wide open third 402 00:20:34,760 --> 00:20:38,919 Speaker 1: down catch, Garrett Graham fumbles the ball, and then you 403 00:20:39,119 --> 00:20:41,560 Speaker 1: bench Keenum, who has been the best thing about this 404 00:20:41,600 --> 00:20:43,480 Speaker 1: team over the last one, who is not having a 405 00:20:43,480 --> 00:20:47,040 Speaker 1: bad game, and shop made more bad throws in his 406 00:20:47,160 --> 00:20:49,760 Speaker 1: first three drives, and Keenam made the whole game before that. 407 00:20:49,840 --> 00:20:52,800 Speaker 1: How comfortable do we feel um with the idea that 408 00:20:52,800 --> 00:20:55,439 Speaker 1: the Texans can basically put this season behind them and 409 00:20:55,560 --> 00:20:58,600 Speaker 1: be a contender again this time next September. Well look 410 00:20:58,600 --> 00:21:00,920 Speaker 1: at it this way. Look who they played this week, 411 00:21:01,760 --> 00:21:04,439 Speaker 1: the Jaguars. This could be for the number one overall 412 00:21:04,520 --> 00:21:09,399 Speaker 1: draft pick. To me, the question is, are do we 413 00:21:09,480 --> 00:21:11,440 Speaker 1: use the final six games to see if case Keenum 414 00:21:11,480 --> 00:21:13,160 Speaker 1: is the guy? Because you could be drafting the best 415 00:21:13,200 --> 00:21:15,440 Speaker 1: quarterback in the in the draft and that's a big 416 00:21:15,480 --> 00:21:18,560 Speaker 1: decision to to and that even it adds more to 417 00:21:19,200 --> 00:21:21,720 Speaker 1: the baffling notion of why would you pull Keenum out 418 00:21:21,720 --> 00:21:23,960 Speaker 1: when you need as much time to see what this 419 00:21:24,000 --> 00:21:27,000 Speaker 1: guy is? But maybe Kubi is not thinking you're not 420 00:21:27,080 --> 00:21:31,520 Speaker 1: going to be the guy. Tod go forward with Keens 421 00:21:31,560 --> 00:21:34,760 Speaker 1: been there so long and has a very specific offensive 422 00:21:34,800 --> 00:21:38,280 Speaker 1: system that it's a total rebuild and whatever Keenum does 423 00:21:38,320 --> 00:21:41,200 Speaker 1: well might not really fit the next coach and it 424 00:21:41,200 --> 00:21:42,960 Speaker 1: it's gonna be tough for this team to be a 425 00:21:42,960 --> 00:21:45,040 Speaker 1: contender right away. Again. They have a lot of pieces, 426 00:21:45,400 --> 00:21:47,840 Speaker 1: but can can the new coach keep Wade Phillips Because 427 00:21:47,880 --> 00:21:50,359 Speaker 1: if they don't, then it's starting over on defense too, 428 00:21:50,359 --> 00:21:58,840 Speaker 1: and that's tough. Here lies the Washington Redskins, a team 429 00:21:58,840 --> 00:22:01,800 Speaker 1: that's sincerely believed having r G three ready for week 430 00:22:01,840 --> 00:22:06,040 Speaker 1: one was the biggest problem they'd ever faced. Is Mike 431 00:22:06,080 --> 00:22:14,399 Speaker 1: Shanahan's face red in Heaven. But we were afraid to 432 00:22:14,480 --> 00:22:17,640 Speaker 1: fork the Redskins at three and six because last year 433 00:22:17,800 --> 00:22:21,680 Speaker 1: that's exactly when we forked them in print and they 434 00:22:21,720 --> 00:22:25,639 Speaker 1: came back and they got us and the Red Cross benefited. 435 00:22:25,720 --> 00:22:27,800 Speaker 1: Because people don't know if if we get any of 436 00:22:27,800 --> 00:22:31,359 Speaker 1: these wrong, we're gonna donate money to the charity of 437 00:22:31,359 --> 00:22:34,320 Speaker 1: our reader's choice. Last year I I donated to the 438 00:22:34,320 --> 00:22:37,280 Speaker 1: Red Cross. We will also never do the segment ever 439 00:22:37,359 --> 00:22:40,760 Speaker 1: again if we get any lot at Steak sents to 440 00:22:40,800 --> 00:22:44,720 Speaker 1: the Red Cross. Some people make quiet donations and you 441 00:22:44,800 --> 00:22:47,280 Speaker 1: never hear about it. We've been told about Gregg's donations 442 00:22:47,280 --> 00:22:50,960 Speaker 1: to the Red Cross a month for about two years now. 443 00:22:51,200 --> 00:22:56,720 Speaker 1: We gotta tell what the people what's at Steak anyway, 444 00:22:57,040 --> 00:23:00,040 Speaker 1: What a depressing team. You say we didn't want a 445 00:23:00,119 --> 00:23:01,639 Speaker 1: fork him now, and I understand that we had to 446 00:23:01,680 --> 00:23:04,560 Speaker 1: be unanimous, but I haven't seen a whole lot from 447 00:23:04,600 --> 00:23:07,120 Speaker 1: the Redskins that wouldn't have allowed me to make this decision. 448 00:23:07,160 --> 00:23:10,000 Speaker 1: A couple of weeks ago to me that Vikings lost. Uh. 449 00:23:10,119 --> 00:23:12,080 Speaker 1: A couple of weeks back was one where I was like, Okay, 450 00:23:12,080 --> 00:23:15,280 Speaker 1: this team is different than last year. Uh. There was 451 00:23:15,320 --> 00:23:17,879 Speaker 1: no magic and really that's the only reason they were 452 00:23:17,880 --> 00:23:19,560 Speaker 1: able to make them. It was a magical run to 453 00:23:19,600 --> 00:23:22,000 Speaker 1: get them in where r G three was going off. 454 00:23:22,040 --> 00:23:24,160 Speaker 1: And I know we've talked about r RG three played 455 00:23:24,200 --> 00:23:26,879 Speaker 1: well against the Vikings and that bad loss. But again 456 00:23:26,880 --> 00:23:29,560 Speaker 1: he was back to his old tricks this past week, 457 00:23:29,600 --> 00:23:32,080 Speaker 1: and and he's catching a lot of heat this year. 458 00:23:32,119 --> 00:23:34,600 Speaker 1: It's been a really, really tough year for this guy, 459 00:23:34,880 --> 00:23:37,680 Speaker 1: both in terms of his physical play and how he's perceived. 460 00:23:37,720 --> 00:23:40,840 Speaker 1: He went from the darling that seemed like the future 461 00:23:40,880 --> 00:23:42,800 Speaker 1: face of the NFL to a guy that seems to 462 00:23:42,840 --> 00:23:45,119 Speaker 1: be ripe to be taken down by anybody at this 463 00:23:45,160 --> 00:23:48,080 Speaker 1: point about his attitude and how he how he carries himself. 464 00:23:48,080 --> 00:23:50,960 Speaker 1: He's twenty three, twenty four years old. We saw a 465 00:23:51,040 --> 00:23:53,680 Speaker 1: huge difference this week and how Eli Manning and Tom 466 00:23:53,720 --> 00:23:58,680 Speaker 1: Brady reacted to horrible interceptions. Eli Manning said, Uh, that's 467 00:23:58,680 --> 00:24:00,280 Speaker 1: what happens when you make a bad throw threw it 468 00:24:00,320 --> 00:24:03,280 Speaker 1: to the other team. Tom Brady said, I made a 469 00:24:03,280 --> 00:24:06,240 Speaker 1: bad throat to end the game. Robert Griffin the third said, well, 470 00:24:06,600 --> 00:24:08,640 Speaker 1: my guys couldn't get open. I had to throw off 471 00:24:08,640 --> 00:24:11,840 Speaker 1: my back foot. You saw what happened. He'll learn not 472 00:24:11,960 --> 00:24:13,520 Speaker 1: to do that kind of thing and he won't take 473 00:24:13,560 --> 00:24:15,600 Speaker 1: as much heat. But he's so young right now, it's 474 00:24:15,600 --> 00:24:18,760 Speaker 1: not chronic. We've only seen a few moments like that 475 00:24:18,760 --> 00:24:21,200 Speaker 1: from him. He's been a pretty good teammate right right. 476 00:24:21,240 --> 00:24:23,520 Speaker 1: And I think that all gets overblown when you're winning. 477 00:24:24,200 --> 00:24:27,000 Speaker 1: We don't talk about that. When you're losing, it gets magnified. 478 00:24:27,040 --> 00:24:30,160 Speaker 1: But that story, I'm not usually into the leadership type 479 00:24:30,160 --> 00:24:32,399 Speaker 1: of stories, but it's interesting how that bubbled up that 480 00:24:32,440 --> 00:24:37,160 Speaker 1: it was reported that basically on CSN that Griffin got 481 00:24:37,160 --> 00:24:40,479 Speaker 1: a protection wrong on that call on that play, he 482 00:24:40,600 --> 00:24:44,040 Speaker 1: made the wrong protection call, which made which ruined the 483 00:24:44,040 --> 00:24:47,560 Speaker 1: whole play. And then some teammates heard those quotes and 484 00:24:47,600 --> 00:24:49,639 Speaker 1: they didn't appreciate it because it made it sound like 485 00:24:49,680 --> 00:24:51,919 Speaker 1: we weren't getting open when they knew he made a 486 00:24:51,960 --> 00:24:55,280 Speaker 1: mistake on that play. And that's why Santana Moss winds 487 00:24:55,320 --> 00:24:57,360 Speaker 1: up talking to the press and then he backs off 488 00:24:57,440 --> 00:24:59,600 Speaker 1: from it. I don't think all that stuff matter. I 489 00:24:59,640 --> 00:25:02,320 Speaker 1: just won. Is Shanahan here next year? Let me take 490 00:25:02,359 --> 00:25:05,440 Speaker 1: a guess at this situation, what Shanahan has one year 491 00:25:05,520 --> 00:25:08,960 Speaker 1: left on his contract, He's gonna lose any kind of 492 00:25:09,000 --> 00:25:12,440 Speaker 1: power struggle with r G three. To me, Shanahan returns 493 00:25:12,440 --> 00:25:15,119 Speaker 1: for one year. They don't extend him. They say, if 494 00:25:15,119 --> 00:25:16,640 Speaker 1: you want to get in the Hall of Fame, so bad, 495 00:25:16,720 --> 00:25:19,720 Speaker 1: here's the pressure. Go win this year. To me, he 496 00:25:19,800 --> 00:25:21,080 Speaker 1: does want to get in the Hall of Fame, and 497 00:25:21,080 --> 00:25:23,240 Speaker 1: this is his last chance. He has to prove he 498 00:25:23,280 --> 00:25:25,960 Speaker 1: can do it without Elway and till Davis. This is 499 00:25:26,000 --> 00:25:28,520 Speaker 1: his last chance. Let him dangle for a year, let 500 00:25:28,600 --> 00:25:31,760 Speaker 1: him do it, and maybe he has to fire Jim Hasley. 501 00:25:32,320 --> 00:25:34,920 Speaker 1: I have a theory on Shanahan, which is that he 502 00:25:34,960 --> 00:25:39,800 Speaker 1: took this job not quite with the same amount of 503 00:25:39,920 --> 00:25:44,400 Speaker 1: gusto that he would have been coaching earlier in his career. 504 00:25:44,520 --> 00:25:46,679 Speaker 1: Is a lot of money, and he sets up his 505 00:25:46,720 --> 00:25:48,879 Speaker 1: son with an offensive coordinator job. And I don't know 506 00:25:48,880 --> 00:25:51,800 Speaker 1: if you ever looked at the assistance on offense on 507 00:25:51,840 --> 00:25:55,000 Speaker 1: that team, they're all younger than us. They're all Kyle 508 00:25:55,040 --> 00:26:00,320 Speaker 1: Shanahan's buddies, are you. I'm just saying, I don't know 509 00:26:00,359 --> 00:26:05,960 Speaker 1: if Mike Shanahan's quite as it invested as he was 510 00:26:06,000 --> 00:26:14,200 Speaker 1: early in his career. Another interesting theory. All right, you guys, 511 00:26:14,240 --> 00:26:22,600 Speaker 1: love it some respect. Here lies the Tennessee Titans who 512 00:26:22,600 --> 00:26:24,919 Speaker 1: took the human form of a girl that flirts with 513 00:26:24,960 --> 00:26:26,840 Speaker 1: you all night at the bar, only to leave at 514 00:26:26,840 --> 00:26:33,760 Speaker 1: who am with the dude with the stupid motorcycle? True enough, 515 00:26:35,920 --> 00:26:38,800 Speaker 1: Ryan Fitzpatrick kind of looks like that dude, though he did. 516 00:26:38,840 --> 00:26:41,440 Speaker 1: I thought about that somehow. I don't. I don't think 517 00:26:43,119 --> 00:26:46,280 Speaker 1: I got the big beard he's But since that analogy 518 00:26:46,320 --> 00:26:50,119 Speaker 1: probably makes no sense to the people listening, just they 519 00:26:50,560 --> 00:26:52,680 Speaker 1: kind of reeled in a lot of us, especially I remember, 520 00:26:53,000 --> 00:26:55,960 Speaker 1: you know, when Jake Locker was laying it on my 521 00:26:56,080 --> 00:26:57,760 Speaker 1: jets and they look right, I think there were three 522 00:26:57,760 --> 00:27:00,240 Speaker 1: and one, and then he got back and it seemed like, okay, 523 00:27:00,240 --> 00:27:02,920 Speaker 1: maybe we'll make a run. And now he's back out 524 00:27:03,000 --> 00:27:05,560 Speaker 1: and maybe they've had some bad games. They're just they're 525 00:27:05,600 --> 00:27:07,760 Speaker 1: just not the team. You know, this team when I 526 00:27:07,800 --> 00:27:11,200 Speaker 1: think the first four weeks without a turnover, they played 527 00:27:11,240 --> 00:27:14,120 Speaker 1: solid football and in a way kind of like the Chiefs, 528 00:27:14,160 --> 00:27:16,720 Speaker 1: where if you're gonna do nothing wrong for ten weeks, 529 00:27:16,840 --> 00:27:19,240 Speaker 1: yeah you're gonna go eight in two, nine and one, 530 00:27:19,280 --> 00:27:23,480 Speaker 1: in this league. Tennessee then started to show cracks and 531 00:27:23,520 --> 00:27:26,600 Speaker 1: then for the ump team year in a row, they 532 00:27:26,640 --> 00:27:28,240 Speaker 1: lose Jake Locker, and I think they've got a ton 533 00:27:28,280 --> 00:27:30,919 Speaker 1: of questions going into the off season. I feel totally 534 00:27:30,960 --> 00:27:33,639 Speaker 1: confident in this fork, even though I picked the Titans 535 00:27:33,680 --> 00:27:36,199 Speaker 1: to win this weekend against another team that we forked, 536 00:27:36,320 --> 00:27:39,080 Speaker 1: the Raiders. Both of those teams are four and six, 537 00:27:39,119 --> 00:27:42,119 Speaker 1: They're only one game out of the playoff spot. What 538 00:27:42,440 --> 00:27:46,520 Speaker 1: about the Titans made you, guys confident in forking them 539 00:27:46,560 --> 00:27:49,120 Speaker 1: and not all these other four and six teams. It's 540 00:27:49,119 --> 00:27:51,360 Speaker 1: more about what the Titans don't have, which is any 541 00:27:51,440 --> 00:27:53,960 Speaker 1: kind of identity. What you've said it, what do they 542 00:27:54,000 --> 00:27:57,800 Speaker 1: do well? Their mediocre on offense, their mediocre on defense, 543 00:27:57,840 --> 00:28:00,200 Speaker 1: and they have a backup quarterback. And at this point 544 00:28:00,200 --> 00:28:03,120 Speaker 1: you've got to ask if you are Munshack and you're 545 00:28:03,119 --> 00:28:05,280 Speaker 1: still around after this season? Another guy, A lot of 546 00:28:05,280 --> 00:28:08,520 Speaker 1: these teams were forking big coaching questions. But secondly, do 547 00:28:08,600 --> 00:28:11,000 Speaker 1: we actually have a quarterback and Jake Locker unless we're 548 00:28:11,000 --> 00:28:13,120 Speaker 1: gonna invest heavily and someone that can come in and 549 00:28:13,119 --> 00:28:16,040 Speaker 1: play six games? And are we tired of forming the 550 00:28:16,080 --> 00:28:18,560 Speaker 1: offense around Chris Johnson, and they have a big decision 551 00:28:18,600 --> 00:28:21,600 Speaker 1: to make. Rap sheet reported a couple of days ago. 552 00:28:22,160 --> 00:28:24,479 Speaker 1: You know, Locker has a lot of money coming reported, 553 00:28:24,680 --> 00:28:27,840 Speaker 1: so you did. I reported that two days before. Chris 554 00:28:27,880 --> 00:28:31,640 Speaker 1: Westling stepping up with the reporting not just an aggregator, yeah, 555 00:28:33,119 --> 00:28:35,679 Speaker 1: um yeah, Well then you explain it to the people. 556 00:28:35,960 --> 00:28:39,480 Speaker 1: Ian's always trying to take your credit. Well, he has, 557 00:28:40,200 --> 00:28:43,800 Speaker 1: he's under contract for next season at just over two millions, 558 00:28:43,840 --> 00:28:46,640 Speaker 1: but the Titans have to decide right before the draft 559 00:28:46,680 --> 00:28:49,440 Speaker 1: whether to pick up his two thousand and fifteen option, 560 00:28:49,960 --> 00:28:53,400 Speaker 1: which is approximately thirteen to fifteen millions. So they have 561 00:28:53,400 --> 00:28:55,840 Speaker 1: a huge decision they have to make by them. And 562 00:28:55,880 --> 00:28:59,720 Speaker 1: that isn't the only decision. To me, mun checks probably gone. 563 00:29:00,160 --> 00:29:02,239 Speaker 1: Bud Adams is no longer the owner. They have new 564 00:29:02,240 --> 00:29:05,920 Speaker 1: ownership there. They probably want to bring in their own guy. Uh. 565 00:29:05,960 --> 00:29:09,040 Speaker 1: He's already said he wants to establish a very aggressive identity. 566 00:29:09,280 --> 00:29:11,920 Speaker 1: The new owner has said that. Uh, it sounds like 567 00:29:11,960 --> 00:29:14,800 Speaker 1: they want a different guy in there. And uh, I 568 00:29:14,840 --> 00:29:18,320 Speaker 1: think they have huge decisions at quarterback, head coach, and 569 00:29:18,400 --> 00:29:21,640 Speaker 1: Chris Johnson. I don't think it's a decision with Chris Johnson, 570 00:29:21,680 --> 00:29:24,760 Speaker 1: and it would be insane if they brought Chris Johnson. 571 00:29:24,760 --> 00:29:26,720 Speaker 1: But I thought it was crazy that they brought him 572 00:29:26,720 --> 00:29:29,760 Speaker 1: back this year at that salary, considering what he's been doing. 573 00:29:29,920 --> 00:29:32,880 Speaker 1: I think twenty to twenty five teams wouldn't have even 574 00:29:32,920 --> 00:29:35,240 Speaker 1: thought about cut him last year. Forget it, they won 575 00:29:35,320 --> 00:29:39,520 Speaker 1: a defense, ball control, aggressive mentality. Chris Johnson is the 576 00:29:39,520 --> 00:29:41,200 Speaker 1: worst running back in the NFL. If you want to 577 00:29:41,240 --> 00:29:43,920 Speaker 1: ball control offense, he's do eight millions, or he's do 578 00:29:44,720 --> 00:29:47,720 Speaker 1: eight million dollars next year. That's not gonna happen. You 579 00:29:47,800 --> 00:29:52,080 Speaker 1: got Sean Green. Your problems are over all. Right. So 580 00:29:52,120 --> 00:29:55,000 Speaker 1: those are our three four teams this week, and now 581 00:29:55,160 --> 00:29:56,680 Speaker 1: I just jotted it down, and tell me if I 582 00:29:56,720 --> 00:29:59,880 Speaker 1: missed anybody. Our four teams so far as we had to, 583 00:30:00,000 --> 00:30:03,200 Speaker 1: it's Thanksgiving. The Texans, the Redskins, the Titans, the Raiders, 584 00:30:03,240 --> 00:30:07,960 Speaker 1: the Jaguars, the Falcons, the Bucks, the Vikings, the Rams. 585 00:30:08,000 --> 00:30:11,360 Speaker 1: Did I get them all? Sounds like, yeah, I'm looking 586 00:30:11,400 --> 00:30:14,040 Speaker 1: at the teams. No, though, I can tell you that 587 00:30:14,440 --> 00:30:17,480 Speaker 1: because they've already packed up the trucks and it's basically 588 00:30:17,480 --> 00:30:23,640 Speaker 1: there's no practices anymore. Just go to the preparations. Still living, 589 00:30:24,440 --> 00:30:27,480 Speaker 1: Still living. We've got a fork off between the Browns 590 00:30:27,480 --> 00:30:29,000 Speaker 1: and Steels. Well, I guess some of you don't think 591 00:30:29,000 --> 00:30:30,960 Speaker 1: the Steelers if they lose this game, or they're still 592 00:30:31,000 --> 00:30:33,200 Speaker 1: alive in your minds. I think Quiver loses, that is done. 593 00:30:33,640 --> 00:30:36,280 Speaker 1: I think the Steelers are prohibitive favorites for the number 594 00:30:36,320 --> 00:30:39,360 Speaker 1: six Seeds. We got a new segment. There's no segment 595 00:30:39,440 --> 00:30:41,960 Speaker 1: music for it. K Rich might that might be another 596 00:30:42,000 --> 00:30:45,120 Speaker 1: task for Carriage to have to deal with. Um this 597 00:30:45,160 --> 00:30:50,000 Speaker 1: one's called what's West watching on his day off? Well, 598 00:30:50,040 --> 00:30:52,440 Speaker 1: I felt like I had some penance to do for 599 00:30:52,920 --> 00:30:56,160 Speaker 1: my anti EJ. Manuel column on Saturday when I said 600 00:30:56,160 --> 00:30:59,520 Speaker 1: Gino Smith has been the better of the two rookie quarterbacks, 601 00:30:59,600 --> 00:31:02,720 Speaker 1: and probably Mike Glennan has been better than both of them. 602 00:31:02,800 --> 00:31:04,720 Speaker 1: I like this accountability. You don't see this a lot 603 00:31:04,960 --> 00:31:07,600 Speaker 1: in the Well. I appreciate that. So I went back 604 00:31:07,600 --> 00:31:11,480 Speaker 1: and watched the Jets Bills game and a couple of takeaways. 605 00:31:11,800 --> 00:31:14,640 Speaker 1: I didn't think that Gino Smith was an abject disaster 606 00:31:15,800 --> 00:31:17,840 Speaker 1: for the reason that he was playing against the Levin 607 00:31:17,840 --> 00:31:21,200 Speaker 1: Maniacs on defense. It was like playing against the Seahawks 608 00:31:21,240 --> 00:31:24,239 Speaker 1: in Seattle. That's how the Bills came out Frothling at 609 00:31:24,240 --> 00:31:27,920 Speaker 1: the mouth with an unbelievable amount of intensity and to me, 610 00:31:28,080 --> 00:31:31,600 Speaker 1: any time the Bills take the field at home, they 611 00:31:31,600 --> 00:31:34,040 Speaker 1: have the two best athletes in the on the field 612 00:31:34,080 --> 00:31:37,040 Speaker 1: and Mario Williams and Kiko Alonso. That goes a long way. 613 00:31:37,240 --> 00:31:40,880 Speaker 1: Kyle Williams is playing like a man possessed. Marcel Darius 614 00:31:40,920 --> 00:31:42,920 Speaker 1: has been the last month and a half possibly the 615 00:31:42,960 --> 00:31:45,880 Speaker 1: best defensive tackle in football. Jared's Bird is the top 616 00:31:45,920 --> 00:31:50,719 Speaker 1: three safety called him. I know you do this this defense. 617 00:31:50,760 --> 00:31:53,080 Speaker 1: I question whether they play with the same intensity on 618 00:31:53,120 --> 00:31:56,560 Speaker 1: the road, but they have the makings of an elite defense. 619 00:31:56,600 --> 00:32:00,640 Speaker 1: I will say this, um. The Marcel Darius hit on 620 00:32:00,760 --> 00:32:02,920 Speaker 1: Gino Smith on the fourth play of the game that, 621 00:32:03,520 --> 00:32:05,800 Speaker 1: although you can't tell at the time, that essentially ended 622 00:32:05,800 --> 00:32:09,080 Speaker 1: the game because Gino Smith after that he was down 623 00:32:09,080 --> 00:32:11,120 Speaker 1: on the field for several minutes or a couple of 624 00:32:11,120 --> 00:32:13,080 Speaker 1: minutes and then missed the play, came back and was 625 00:32:13,120 --> 00:32:15,960 Speaker 1: completely gun shy after that. But that's what this defense 626 00:32:16,000 --> 00:32:18,080 Speaker 1: can do, especially at the defensive line. There's some stuff 627 00:32:18,120 --> 00:32:20,280 Speaker 1: I noticed that hit too, and wonder why more was 628 00:32:20,280 --> 00:32:22,800 Speaker 1: wasn't made of it. I mean, Darius just nailed him 629 00:32:22,800 --> 00:32:25,520 Speaker 1: with his helmet right in the Solar Plexus and Gino 630 00:32:25,640 --> 00:32:27,760 Speaker 1: went down like he had to catch his breath for 631 00:32:27,800 --> 00:32:30,240 Speaker 1: a minute or two came the game was in Buffalo. 632 00:32:30,360 --> 00:32:33,320 Speaker 1: That's why people get lost there. It's like Kyle Williams 633 00:32:33,320 --> 00:32:36,360 Speaker 1: has been one of the best defensive players in football 634 00:32:36,520 --> 00:32:38,360 Speaker 1: the last I'm not saying one of the top five, 635 00:32:38,400 --> 00:32:40,560 Speaker 1: but he's been in the group of most consistent and 636 00:32:40,600 --> 00:32:44,000 Speaker 1: no one, no one talks about. To hear Marshawn Lynch 637 00:32:44,040 --> 00:32:47,280 Speaker 1: tell it, it's the Siberia of the NFL. Let West. 638 00:32:47,320 --> 00:32:50,200 Speaker 1: Let's continue to cycle back through your history tab on 639 00:32:50,240 --> 00:32:57,240 Speaker 1: your internet browser at home. But uh, well, I liked 640 00:32:57,280 --> 00:33:00,920 Speaker 1: the Ravens Bears game. It's kind of reminder that the 641 00:33:01,040 --> 00:33:03,520 Speaker 1: bad weather is coming in the NFL and this changes things. 642 00:33:04,080 --> 00:33:06,240 Speaker 1: A lot of smart people believe Peyton Manning was a 643 00:33:06,280 --> 00:33:09,400 Speaker 1: different quarterback in that playoff game in the loss than 644 00:33:09,400 --> 00:33:11,320 Speaker 1: he was earlier in the year, that his arm wasn't 645 00:33:11,320 --> 00:33:12,920 Speaker 1: the same, maybe he couldn't get the same grip on 646 00:33:12,960 --> 00:33:15,080 Speaker 1: the ball. Whether it will be a factor, And I 647 00:33:15,120 --> 00:33:18,640 Speaker 1: think there's this faction of NFL fans that believes you 648 00:33:18,640 --> 00:33:21,800 Speaker 1: should only play the game in pristine conditions, and it's 649 00:33:21,840 --> 00:33:24,600 Speaker 1: a sin that the Raiders have a baseball field in 650 00:33:24,600 --> 00:33:26,920 Speaker 1: the middle of the football field, and they shouldn't be 651 00:33:26,960 --> 00:33:30,160 Speaker 1: playing in slop. I remember the Steelers Dolphins Monsoon game 652 00:33:30,560 --> 00:33:32,400 Speaker 1: a few years back of people like all that shouldn't 653 00:33:32,440 --> 00:33:36,480 Speaker 1: counting the standings. It's not even football, it's crazy. This 654 00:33:36,560 --> 00:33:38,240 Speaker 1: is this is the way football should be played. I 655 00:33:38,240 --> 00:33:41,560 Speaker 1: thought it was fun to watch, and this November comes calling. 656 00:33:42,240 --> 00:33:45,960 Speaker 1: It's like the John Facenda music, the you know, it's 657 00:33:46,000 --> 00:33:49,040 Speaker 1: a different game now. All these pretty passing statistics from 658 00:33:49,040 --> 00:33:50,960 Speaker 1: earlier in the year kind of go down the drain. 659 00:33:51,800 --> 00:33:53,840 Speaker 1: That's why some of these like like four and six 660 00:33:53,880 --> 00:33:57,040 Speaker 1: teams like the Ravens are the Steelers that aren't conditioned 661 00:33:57,040 --> 00:34:00,080 Speaker 1: to playing in bad weather aren't dead because listen, the 662 00:34:00,160 --> 00:34:02,960 Speaker 1: next six seven games are made for these teams. And 663 00:34:03,040 --> 00:34:07,480 Speaker 1: Ray Rice is a mutter Sunday night in Foxboro low 664 00:34:07,560 --> 00:34:12,799 Speaker 1: of eighteen degrees overnight for Broncos Patriots. So any of 665 00:34:12,840 --> 00:34:16,200 Speaker 1: that theory about manning in the cold weather, we'll see. 666 00:34:16,239 --> 00:34:18,480 Speaker 1: I mean, maybe it has to be below ten degrees 667 00:34:18,600 --> 00:34:21,520 Speaker 1: or something. You never know. And west of the you 668 00:34:21,560 --> 00:34:23,839 Speaker 1: know how, you have the navigation bar across the top 669 00:34:23,840 --> 00:34:25,480 Speaker 1: of and there's the arrow and then you click down. 670 00:34:25,480 --> 00:34:29,120 Speaker 1: It shows everything you've been watching in your apartment. Anything else, 671 00:34:29,560 --> 00:34:33,239 Speaker 1: Parks and Recreation I've been watching. Now he's keeping it 672 00:34:33,320 --> 00:34:35,919 Speaker 1: g I like it. What what I'm just asking about 673 00:34:35,920 --> 00:34:38,560 Speaker 1: what he's been watching? Parks and Recreation. I watched the 674 00:34:38,600 --> 00:34:42,520 Speaker 1: movie on Netflix at Mark Sessler's recommendation, The Long Goodbye. Okay, 675 00:34:42,560 --> 00:34:44,600 Speaker 1: so now we're kind of getting off the football tip. 676 00:34:44,640 --> 00:34:46,840 Speaker 1: But still that's good to have a life outside of football. 677 00:34:47,280 --> 00:34:51,080 Speaker 1: Unlike much of sun comes to his face, Papa and 678 00:34:51,120 --> 00:34:53,600 Speaker 1: Marks like, I want the Eagles to make it to 679 00:34:53,640 --> 00:34:55,640 Speaker 1: the playoffs this year and go deep. That is a 680 00:34:55,760 --> 00:35:00,000 Speaker 1: mischaracterization of reality. But this is not actually real life. 681 00:35:00,040 --> 00:35:04,759 Speaker 1: So it's John. Um, all right, Okay, before we go, 682 00:35:04,920 --> 00:35:07,920 Speaker 1: we will and thank you for that. Hey, my pleasure. 683 00:35:07,920 --> 00:35:10,640 Speaker 1: I thought that was very informative. Um. Before we go, 684 00:35:10,719 --> 00:35:14,040 Speaker 1: we'll touch on the first game of week twelve, the 685 00:35:14,080 --> 00:35:17,839 Speaker 1: Thursday night football game, A game that looked great in 686 00:35:17,840 --> 00:35:20,520 Speaker 1: September or in August, and now it doesn't look so great, 687 00:35:20,520 --> 00:35:22,720 Speaker 1: but we will talk about it. The New Orleans Saints 688 00:35:23,800 --> 00:35:27,360 Speaker 1: head to Atlanta the Georgia Dome to face the Falcons. 689 00:35:27,680 --> 00:35:29,880 Speaker 1: Look at and West. Just I loved what he just 690 00:35:29,880 --> 00:35:33,239 Speaker 1: said about the cold weather, it's night, it's November, it's time. 691 00:35:33,480 --> 00:35:35,719 Speaker 1: Oh naturally, No matter where this is played, it's going 692 00:35:35,760 --> 00:35:38,120 Speaker 1: to be in some seventy two degree dome where the 693 00:35:38,160 --> 00:35:40,600 Speaker 1: noise and the crowd is muted out on National TV 694 00:35:41,040 --> 00:35:44,919 Speaker 1: snooze fest. Sorry, I just this is not my type 695 00:35:44,920 --> 00:35:47,280 Speaker 1: of game. I know, and I know that Greg loves 696 00:35:48,239 --> 00:35:52,320 Speaker 1: Falcon Saints prime time games. He remembers my rant before 697 00:35:52,480 --> 00:35:55,160 Speaker 1: Week one of this season when I guaranteed that they 698 00:35:55,160 --> 00:35:57,719 Speaker 1: would have a great game that would come down to 699 00:35:57,760 --> 00:35:59,880 Speaker 1: the end because there's no better rivalry in terms of 700 00:35:59,920 --> 00:36:02,760 Speaker 1: the quality of the games. And what happened people don't remember, 701 00:36:02,760 --> 00:36:05,800 Speaker 1: but it came down to the last play of the game. 702 00:36:06,080 --> 00:36:08,880 Speaker 1: The Saints were very lucky to escape that game with 703 00:36:08,960 --> 00:36:12,239 Speaker 1: a win. Uh, Matt Ryan was on the doorstep, So 704 00:36:12,360 --> 00:36:14,239 Speaker 1: maybe we get a good game. How's that for being 705 00:36:14,239 --> 00:36:17,400 Speaker 1: a good NFL employee. That was back before Julio Jones 706 00:36:17,480 --> 00:36:20,280 Speaker 1: was lost for the year. The Saints aren't that good 707 00:36:20,440 --> 00:36:23,080 Speaker 1: on the road, so maybe you know, one of those 708 00:36:23,200 --> 00:36:26,279 Speaker 1: last stand type games for the Falcons where they you know, 709 00:36:26,320 --> 00:36:28,520 Speaker 1: they put up a fight. Matt Ryan's up playing very 710 00:36:28,560 --> 00:36:30,520 Speaker 1: well right now. We don't even know if Tony Gonzalez 711 00:36:30,640 --> 00:36:34,000 Speaker 1: is playing, Uh, he's expected to does he expected to play? 712 00:36:34,000 --> 00:36:35,600 Speaker 1: All right? They're probably the second worst team in the 713 00:36:35,719 --> 00:36:43,839 Speaker 1: NFL right now. Sack them around, ye and it's like, yeah, 714 00:36:44,000 --> 00:36:46,839 Speaker 1: maybe the Falcons have stopped being competitive. I agree with you. 715 00:36:46,880 --> 00:36:49,480 Speaker 1: I think they're probably number thirty one right now. That's 716 00:36:49,520 --> 00:36:53,960 Speaker 1: sad al right, everybody. That is if for Wednesday's podcast 717 00:36:54,040 --> 00:36:56,239 Speaker 1: we will be back. We will discuss that game, which 718 00:36:56,719 --> 00:36:59,000 Speaker 1: Greg has promised will go down to the final play 719 00:36:59,280 --> 00:37:02,719 Speaker 1: something sixty sixty one, something like that. It sounds like 720 00:37:03,480 --> 00:37:05,279 Speaker 1: we will also talk about the rest of the week 721 00:37:05,320 --> 00:37:09,640 Speaker 1: twelve games, and anything else that strikes us. Then I 722 00:37:09,640 --> 00:37:13,560 Speaker 1: want to say goodbye for four podcasts. Wow, this is devastating. 723 00:37:13,719 --> 00:37:17,799 Speaker 1: We're gonna going back to Tybee Island, Georgia for Thanksgiving week, 724 00:37:18,040 --> 00:37:20,600 Speaker 1: and I will miss to Fridays A Sunday and Wednesday. 725 00:37:20,600 --> 00:37:23,240 Speaker 1: I hope to be. I will be available by phone 726 00:37:23,239 --> 00:37:25,400 Speaker 1: call on Sunday and Wednesday, definitely, but I'll be flying 727 00:37:25,440 --> 00:37:28,680 Speaker 1: on both Fridays. Well, we will definitely read We're gonna 728 00:37:28,680 --> 00:37:32,480 Speaker 1: get you on because that is not easy to deal with. 729 00:37:32,520 --> 00:37:35,480 Speaker 1: We have this What's West Watching segment just getting off 730 00:37:35,480 --> 00:37:38,040 Speaker 1: the ground and now we've gotta table it. That's upsetting, 731 00:37:38,680 --> 00:37:40,440 Speaker 1: but it might be a different answer on what I'm 732 00:37:40,440 --> 00:37:43,440 Speaker 1: watching by next week. Yeah, we'll see, we will see. Uh. 733 00:37:43,560 --> 00:37:46,640 Speaker 1: One other thing. Congratulations in order to the Dave Damna 734 00:37:46,719 --> 00:37:53,240 Speaker 1: Check Football program. Five million five million? Is that the statistic? 735 00:37:53,800 --> 00:37:57,960 Speaker 1: I think it's no five million. We have reached five 736 00:37:58,120 --> 00:38:04,320 Speaker 1: hundred total, so start downloading more. But yes, Dave Damashek, congratulations, 737 00:38:04,680 --> 00:38:07,480 Speaker 1: you are a mensch, as is said in his culture 738 00:38:07,600 --> 00:38:12,040 Speaker 1: and yours. Greg. Yeah, I was on a I'm not 739 00:38:12,080 --> 00:38:15,439 Speaker 1: really in the culture. I was on a radio show 740 00:38:15,480 --> 00:38:17,799 Speaker 1: this week that didn't know, you know, I was on 741 00:38:17,840 --> 00:38:20,120 Speaker 1: a podcast, but they said they listened to damask all 742 00:38:20,160 --> 00:38:23,120 Speaker 1: the time, and that's why that's an outrage. I recommend 743 00:38:23,160 --> 00:38:26,279 Speaker 1: that that's a great podcast. Congrats Dave. Al Right, so 744 00:38:26,600 --> 00:38:28,920 Speaker 1: that's it. We will be back signing off this Dan 745 00:38:28,960 --> 00:38:32,000 Speaker 1: hansis for the Mailman, the Boss, the Sizzler, Ca Ridge 746 00:38:32,000 --> 00:38:36,920 Speaker 1: behind the Glass and while the al intern until drying it. 747 00:38:40,880 --> 00:38:43,360 Speaker 1: Welcome back to another additionally Around the League podcast. My 748 00:38:43,440 --> 00:38:46,880 Speaker 1: name is Dan Hansens and I'm joined by a room 749 00:38:47,120 --> 00:38:50,160 Speaker 1: loser piece of Please keep keep that