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Another week more chaos, 15 00:00:50,320 --> 00:00:56,000 Speaker 1: Mitchell elimination. Rich it's Steward die time. It is do 16 00:00:56,200 --> 00:00:59,120 Speaker 1: or die time. We got that extra week. This stuff 17 00:00:59,560 --> 00:01:03,000 Speaker 1: is come down to the wire drastically, and and we 18 00:01:03,040 --> 00:01:05,560 Speaker 1: saw it in the NFC South, you know, I mean, 19 00:01:05,600 --> 00:01:08,720 Speaker 1: we've been talking smack about this division all season long 20 00:01:09,240 --> 00:01:11,600 Speaker 1: and we had a barn burner down to Tampa. Rich 21 00:01:11,880 --> 00:01:15,440 Speaker 1: your thoughts on these Buccaneers, Well, it looked like Tom 22 00:01:15,440 --> 00:01:19,560 Speaker 1: Brady finally understood that, hey, sometimes you can just throw 23 00:01:19,560 --> 00:01:22,400 Speaker 1: it up to Mike Evans over and over and over 24 00:01:22,440 --> 00:01:26,640 Speaker 1: again and it will work. And throughout the season people 25 00:01:26,680 --> 00:01:29,160 Speaker 1: were wondering what happened because they had such a great 26 00:01:29,200 --> 00:01:32,039 Speaker 1: rapport and a great rhythm in the last season going 27 00:01:32,080 --> 00:01:34,000 Speaker 1: into the playoffs, you know, made some huge plays and 28 00:01:34,000 --> 00:01:36,480 Speaker 1: this year kind of you know, Mike was getting his yards, 29 00:01:36,480 --> 00:01:38,520 Speaker 1: but there weren't the explosive plays that you're used to. 30 00:01:38,560 --> 00:01:42,040 Speaker 1: And then this game it was like, hey, you got 31 00:01:42,040 --> 00:01:44,320 Speaker 1: nothing to lose, toss it up to him over and 32 00:01:44,400 --> 00:01:46,479 Speaker 1: over and over. I mean, at at some point at 33 00:01:46,480 --> 00:01:49,120 Speaker 1: the corner you gotta just start bail and say, hey, 34 00:01:49,160 --> 00:01:51,040 Speaker 1: hey come on now, you'll you'll catch everything but a 35 00:01:51,080 --> 00:01:52,840 Speaker 1: go ball today. But man, it was great to see 36 00:01:52,880 --> 00:01:55,840 Speaker 1: Tom Brady vintage Tom Brady, right when he needs it, 37 00:01:55,920 --> 00:01:58,640 Speaker 1: he got it. He shared a four and thirty two 38 00:01:58,720 --> 00:02:01,040 Speaker 1: yards and capped it off with a rushing TD two 39 00:02:01,080 --> 00:02:03,200 Speaker 1: and Rich to your point, I mean, this is the 40 00:02:03,280 --> 00:02:06,040 Speaker 1: Mike Evans of the last several years, right, I mean 41 00:02:06,440 --> 00:02:08,800 Speaker 1: I thought I was watching replays. Every time I looked up, 42 00:02:08,840 --> 00:02:10,960 Speaker 1: he was catching a goal ball down the right sideline 43 00:02:11,040 --> 00:02:13,440 Speaker 1: and I was like, oh, that's another touchdown. You know. 44 00:02:13,520 --> 00:02:16,760 Speaker 1: So these are the days you're used to seeing with 45 00:02:16,800 --> 00:02:20,520 Speaker 1: Mike Evans, and now you've got Tom Brady entering, you know, 46 00:02:20,720 --> 00:02:23,200 Speaker 1: the off season on a little bit of a little 47 00:02:23,200 --> 00:02:27,040 Speaker 1: bit of a hot streak. Here can Tampa Bay realistically 48 00:02:27,040 --> 00:02:30,800 Speaker 1: make any noise in the playoffs? Well, if Mike Evans 49 00:02:30,840 --> 00:02:32,880 Speaker 1: is playing like that, he's unstoppable. I mean, he's gonna 50 00:02:32,880 --> 00:02:34,679 Speaker 1: they're gonna need to double him. They're gonna need to 51 00:02:34,720 --> 00:02:36,799 Speaker 1: back up that. Maybe that'll open up the run game 52 00:02:36,840 --> 00:02:39,000 Speaker 1: for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. But if they keep singling 53 00:02:39,080 --> 00:02:42,200 Speaker 1: him and playing eight man box football, eight men in 54 00:02:42,280 --> 00:02:44,760 Speaker 1: the box football, then I mean, Mike, he might not 55 00:02:44,840 --> 00:02:47,200 Speaker 1: have two oh seven like he had this game, but 56 00:02:47,480 --> 00:02:49,440 Speaker 1: he's gonna have a day. And it was I had 57 00:02:49,480 --> 00:02:51,520 Speaker 1: to have a game. You know, this is for for 58 00:02:51,560 --> 00:02:53,720 Speaker 1: all the marbles. And it was cool to see them 59 00:02:53,760 --> 00:02:56,280 Speaker 1: come back because they were down early, they were down 60 00:02:56,280 --> 00:02:58,919 Speaker 1: fourteen nothing. You know, team can quit, the team can 61 00:02:58,919 --> 00:03:01,600 Speaker 1: give up and say, hey, you know, this isn't our day, 62 00:03:01,639 --> 00:03:04,000 Speaker 1: this isn't our year and Tom Brady doesn't have any 63 00:03:04,040 --> 00:03:06,120 Speaker 1: quit in him, and so it was great. It was 64 00:03:06,160 --> 00:03:08,079 Speaker 1: great to see that from the team. Great game for 65 00:03:08,200 --> 00:03:13,120 Speaker 1: Mike h But look at your Detroit Lions, Mitchell Oh, 66 00:03:13,400 --> 00:03:16,359 Speaker 1: talk about another half to have it game. I mean, 67 00:03:16,880 --> 00:03:19,640 Speaker 1: going into this game, you know you're the letdown game. 68 00:03:19,720 --> 00:03:22,280 Speaker 1: Last week it was bound to happen. The team was hot, 69 00:03:22,480 --> 00:03:25,640 Speaker 1: they stumbled in Carolina and now they gotta win out 70 00:03:25,680 --> 00:03:28,679 Speaker 1: and get some love from Seattle and the lost column. 71 00:03:29,000 --> 00:03:32,200 Speaker 1: That didn't happen today. But in Detroit they're at home. 72 00:03:32,480 --> 00:03:35,440 Speaker 1: They look like a great team. I mean, their offense 73 00:03:35,560 --> 00:03:38,720 Speaker 1: is clicking on all cylinders. Jared Goff looks like Matt 74 00:03:38,760 --> 00:03:42,120 Speaker 1: Stafford out there. I mean, my goodness, Rich, if this 75 00:03:42,160 --> 00:03:44,720 Speaker 1: team could only play at home every game of the season, 76 00:03:45,120 --> 00:03:49,520 Speaker 1: they might be a serious, serious contender, but unfortunately they can't. 77 00:03:49,560 --> 00:03:53,440 Speaker 1: I mean, the Bears got off rolling quick, justin fields 78 00:03:53,480 --> 00:03:57,600 Speaker 1: a hundred yards running in the first quarter, but the 79 00:03:57,680 --> 00:04:01,000 Speaker 1: Lions calmed things down. You know, they're offensive courtner Ben 80 00:04:01,080 --> 00:04:03,960 Speaker 1: Johnson does a hell of a job and the Lions 81 00:04:04,160 --> 00:04:06,200 Speaker 1: are still still have a glimmer hope. I mean, does 82 00:04:06,240 --> 00:04:09,280 Speaker 1: this have you have any more faith in this team? 83 00:04:09,320 --> 00:04:11,600 Speaker 1: After last week, Rich with this big one this week. 84 00:04:12,520 --> 00:04:18,520 Speaker 1: Menchel Mitchell, Mitchell, that's just come on. But Mitchell, you 85 00:04:18,640 --> 00:04:22,000 Speaker 1: got something you got to win against Chicago's Bears teams 86 00:04:22,000 --> 00:04:25,039 Speaker 1: that is gonna pick two in the draft. But like, 87 00:04:25,120 --> 00:04:27,279 Speaker 1: let's go Metchell. We're not gonna go crazy here. But 88 00:04:27,320 --> 00:04:30,680 Speaker 1: it was great. It was great offensive production. Jared Golf 89 00:04:30,760 --> 00:04:33,680 Speaker 1: eight straight games without interception. I mean, it's gonna be 90 00:04:33,760 --> 00:04:36,320 Speaker 1: very hard for It's gonna be a hard decision for 91 00:04:37,040 --> 00:04:39,400 Speaker 1: the Lions what they're gonna do this off season, because 92 00:04:39,400 --> 00:04:42,320 Speaker 1: they're they're gonna they're gonna have to figure it out. 93 00:04:42,360 --> 00:04:44,760 Speaker 1: They're gonna have the Rams pick, which will be top five. 94 00:04:45,200 --> 00:04:47,560 Speaker 1: Will they need a quarterback? With Jared Golf playing like 95 00:04:47,760 --> 00:04:50,960 Speaker 1: the number one pick that he was, I doubt it, 96 00:04:51,120 --> 00:04:53,200 Speaker 1: you know, I doubt you go that way that direction. 97 00:04:53,200 --> 00:04:55,400 Speaker 1: You've got other holes to feel hopefully you're able to 98 00:04:55,400 --> 00:04:59,880 Speaker 1: fill him. Um James Houston three sacks, Josh Pascal two sack. 99 00:05:00,279 --> 00:05:04,479 Speaker 1: DeAndre Swift came through for your fantasy team, Mitchell, I, 100 00:05:04,720 --> 00:05:07,000 Speaker 1: he came through for a lot of fantasy teams. Rich. 101 00:05:07,080 --> 00:05:10,680 Speaker 1: This his championship weekend. We can't forget that. But Rich, 102 00:05:10,760 --> 00:05:13,560 Speaker 1: I know you're high on Tyreek Woolin, but let's not 103 00:05:13,640 --> 00:05:16,359 Speaker 1: forget about Aidan Hutchinson. I mean, this guy's got his 104 00:05:16,520 --> 00:05:20,320 Speaker 1: third interception as a defensive end. I mean that's relatively 105 00:05:20,360 --> 00:05:22,040 Speaker 1: unheard of it in this league. At Fest, I think 106 00:05:22,040 --> 00:05:25,839 Speaker 1: he's the first player to have three interceptions combined with 107 00:05:25,880 --> 00:05:28,400 Speaker 1: a certain number of sacks, etcetera. And then you like 108 00:05:28,480 --> 00:05:31,360 Speaker 1: giving love to random players every now and again. How 109 00:05:31,400 --> 00:05:34,480 Speaker 1: about this rookie James Houston Rich he comes in, he's 110 00:05:34,680 --> 00:05:38,359 Speaker 1: first off out of Jackson State. Dion Sanders Air. You know, 111 00:05:38,480 --> 00:05:40,279 Speaker 1: I think this is the seventh or eight sack of 112 00:05:40,320 --> 00:05:42,840 Speaker 1: the season. He's only played since Week eight or nine. 113 00:05:42,920 --> 00:05:46,600 Speaker 1: I mean three sacks today, Rich, So I gotta give 114 00:05:46,680 --> 00:05:49,120 Speaker 1: kudos there these guys. You gotta give him a lot 115 00:05:49,120 --> 00:05:51,520 Speaker 1: of love. Three sacks it is hard to get for anybody. 116 00:05:51,720 --> 00:05:53,680 Speaker 1: And for him to come on the scene like that, 117 00:05:53,720 --> 00:05:56,080 Speaker 1: I mean, it's awesome, but it's it's that's why Destroity 118 00:05:56,160 --> 00:05:58,480 Speaker 1: is playing well. They're finding gold, they're finding these late 119 00:05:58,560 --> 00:06:01,279 Speaker 1: round gyms. These young guys are in outside of their mine. 120 00:06:01,800 --> 00:06:03,800 Speaker 1: It's cool to see, it's really cool to see. It's 121 00:06:03,800 --> 00:06:06,599 Speaker 1: cool to see Jared Golf play well. Jamal Williams is 122 00:06:06,640 --> 00:06:10,560 Speaker 1: playing well. It's exciting football. Um and you talked about 123 00:06:10,600 --> 00:06:12,720 Speaker 1: it earlier. Justin Fields was having a field day in 124 00:06:12,760 --> 00:06:14,680 Speaker 1: the first quarter. I think you had a hundred and 125 00:06:14,760 --> 00:06:16,840 Speaker 1: five or so in the first quarter. You know, kind 126 00:06:16,839 --> 00:06:20,359 Speaker 1: of slowed it down after that. Um through interception late 127 00:06:20,400 --> 00:06:23,440 Speaker 1: in the game. Wasn't very efficient passing the ball. And 128 00:06:23,680 --> 00:06:26,719 Speaker 1: I mean, Detroit still needs some help. But going to 129 00:06:26,839 --> 00:06:29,040 Speaker 1: Green Bay and beating green Bay would be big for 130 00:06:29,080 --> 00:06:33,360 Speaker 1: their psyche, for their record, and for their playoff hopes. 131 00:06:33,440 --> 00:06:37,040 Speaker 1: Man that but it's a it's a stretch. Mischell. Well, 132 00:06:37,320 --> 00:06:40,280 Speaker 1: let's stay in that division. Let's talk about green Bay. 133 00:06:40,640 --> 00:06:43,039 Speaker 1: We'd like to call him Kirk Oh, I'm gonna call 134 00:06:43,160 --> 00:06:47,920 Speaker 1: him Kirk No Rich three interceptions. This this Vikings team. 135 00:06:48,000 --> 00:06:50,080 Speaker 1: I'm just gonna let you take the floor here. This 136 00:06:50,200 --> 00:06:52,599 Speaker 1: is twelve and four. Rich. What do you think of 137 00:06:52,640 --> 00:06:56,440 Speaker 1: this Vikings team at twelve and four? Mitchell, I think 138 00:06:56,440 --> 00:06:58,920 Speaker 1: they're they're either a first round exit or second round 139 00:06:58,920 --> 00:07:00,760 Speaker 1: exit team. They're not a super Bowl team. But it 140 00:07:00,800 --> 00:07:02,640 Speaker 1: was fun. It was a fun run. You know, they 141 00:07:02,720 --> 00:07:04,120 Speaker 1: got a lot of veterans, a lot of guys I 142 00:07:04,200 --> 00:07:06,760 Speaker 1: like on that team. But they're not. They're not winning 143 00:07:06,760 --> 00:07:08,400 Speaker 1: the Super Bowl with this team. You know, you you 144 00:07:08,440 --> 00:07:10,560 Speaker 1: wanted to believe in him. Last week, you know they 145 00:07:10,800 --> 00:07:13,920 Speaker 1: played hard, they you know, had a balanced attack. They're like, 146 00:07:14,400 --> 00:07:16,600 Speaker 1: maybe maybe they figured it out, but then this game 147 00:07:16,640 --> 00:07:18,920 Speaker 1: shows you they have not, you know, And it's not 148 00:07:18,960 --> 00:07:21,480 Speaker 1: even like Aaron Aaron just killed him and sliced and 149 00:07:21,480 --> 00:07:24,240 Speaker 1: diced him. Aaron wasn't going off like that. Their defense 150 00:07:24,280 --> 00:07:26,640 Speaker 1: played really well. Aaron Rodgers only had a hundred fifty 151 00:07:26,720 --> 00:07:29,200 Speaker 1: nine yards passing one touchdown. Um, they gave up a 152 00:07:29,240 --> 00:07:32,160 Speaker 1: lot of yards on the ground and the Green Bay 153 00:07:32,200 --> 00:07:35,720 Speaker 1: defense played outstanding. You heard all the trash talk earlier 154 00:07:35,720 --> 00:07:37,560 Speaker 1: in the week, all the trash talk earlier in the week, 155 00:07:37,600 --> 00:07:41,080 Speaker 1: Jaire Alexander, you know, talking about Justin Jefferson. Stuff was 156 00:07:41,120 --> 00:07:44,800 Speaker 1: just a flute. Hey, you say that you better, you 157 00:07:44,840 --> 00:07:48,080 Speaker 1: better show up, and their whole defense showed up. Justin 158 00:07:48,120 --> 00:07:50,120 Speaker 1: Jefferson didn't even have a catch in the first half, 159 00:07:50,160 --> 00:07:52,480 Speaker 1: which is crazy. He had one catch for fifteen yards 160 00:07:52,480 --> 00:07:55,120 Speaker 1: in the entire game, and I think he had six targets. Hey, 161 00:07:55,160 --> 00:07:57,760 Speaker 1: that's backing up your talk. That's that's you talk about it. 162 00:07:57,800 --> 00:08:00,520 Speaker 1: You'd be about it, and um, like you said Kirk 163 00:08:00,520 --> 00:08:03,400 Speaker 1: oh struggled three interceptions, like you can't have that. But 164 00:08:03,480 --> 00:08:06,440 Speaker 1: that's good Kirk versus bad Kirk. You know it's Jacqueline High. 165 00:08:06,600 --> 00:08:10,840 Speaker 1: They've won, I think, Tim, they're undefeated in one score games, 166 00:08:10,960 --> 00:08:14,440 Speaker 1: you know, but then they got got these disgusting blowouts. 167 00:08:14,480 --> 00:08:17,160 Speaker 1: You know, Dallas blew them out four to three. You 168 00:08:17,200 --> 00:08:20,960 Speaker 1: know this this game got out of hand and you're like, uh, like, 169 00:08:21,200 --> 00:08:23,720 Speaker 1: I can't I can't trust a team that gets blown 170 00:08:23,720 --> 00:08:27,840 Speaker 1: out so easily. I certainly haven't seen anything like this, Rich. 171 00:08:27,880 --> 00:08:30,480 Speaker 1: I mean, they're twelve and four. They have a minus 172 00:08:30,600 --> 00:08:33,600 Speaker 1: nineteen point differential on the season. I don't even how 173 00:08:33,760 --> 00:08:38,800 Speaker 1: that is statistically possible, but the Vikings have have found 174 00:08:38,880 --> 00:08:43,360 Speaker 1: some way to do it. Rich Aaron Rodgers eighteen and 175 00:08:43,480 --> 00:08:47,400 Speaker 1: one in December, him and the floor in December. In January, 176 00:08:47,720 --> 00:08:51,040 Speaker 1: and this team again, we talked about it last week. 177 00:08:51,480 --> 00:08:54,440 Speaker 1: Rogers seems to speak things into the existence. You know, 178 00:08:54,480 --> 00:08:57,320 Speaker 1: he's got this quiet confidence about him, a little bit 179 00:08:57,320 --> 00:09:01,120 Speaker 1: of cockiness if you will, but Ard, he backs it 180 00:09:01,240 --> 00:09:04,439 Speaker 1: up and he gets his team's wins in crucial positions. 181 00:09:04,800 --> 00:09:07,440 Speaker 1: Now they control their own destiny. You know, they win 182 00:09:07,720 --> 00:09:11,720 Speaker 1: against Detroit, they are in do you foresee them winning 183 00:09:11,720 --> 00:09:14,880 Speaker 1: against Detroit? And if so, what kind of noise can 184 00:09:14,880 --> 00:09:19,360 Speaker 1: they make in the postseason. It's just so unpredictable. Um, 185 00:09:19,400 --> 00:09:21,640 Speaker 1: but you know it's cool stat you know, with La 186 00:09:21,679 --> 00:09:23,760 Speaker 1: Fleur and Aaron Rudder, the eighteen and one in December 187 00:09:23,760 --> 00:09:25,360 Speaker 1: and January, and that's when you want to be playing 188 00:09:25,360 --> 00:09:27,439 Speaker 1: your best football. I think they've won five in a row. 189 00:09:27,760 --> 00:09:30,480 Speaker 1: It feels like a much better team than their record shows, 190 00:09:30,760 --> 00:09:33,120 Speaker 1: but I still don't think they're complete enough to really 191 00:09:33,120 --> 00:09:35,560 Speaker 1: do a ton of damage. Now. Now, sure they can 192 00:09:35,640 --> 00:09:38,679 Speaker 1: run into Minnesota in the first round again, repeat matchup. 193 00:09:39,600 --> 00:09:42,480 Speaker 1: I think they can win that game. Um, but I 194 00:09:42,480 --> 00:09:45,240 Speaker 1: think I'm much better. Green Bay Packers team played against 195 00:09:45,240 --> 00:09:47,840 Speaker 1: San Francisco last year in the playoffs and went home. 196 00:09:47,880 --> 00:09:50,160 Speaker 1: And they were at home. You know, with Davante Adams 197 00:09:50,160 --> 00:09:52,800 Speaker 1: and the boys. You know, there wasn't young receivers. But 198 00:09:52,920 --> 00:09:54,880 Speaker 1: I still think, you know, when you got Aaron Rodgers 199 00:09:54,920 --> 00:09:58,000 Speaker 1: and you've got Tom Brady, you got a chance. And uh, 200 00:09:58,160 --> 00:10:00,880 Speaker 1: they'll have a chance, but it's gonna be a long shot. 201 00:10:01,720 --> 00:10:03,679 Speaker 1: Not rich eye. I don't want to stray too far 202 00:10:03,760 --> 00:10:06,359 Speaker 1: away from this playoff picture, but we had a team 203 00:10:06,400 --> 00:10:09,840 Speaker 1: that eliminated themselves from contention today in the Washington Commanders. 204 00:10:10,040 --> 00:10:13,640 Speaker 1: We talked about it last week, your bench, your boy 205 00:10:14,000 --> 00:10:19,600 Speaker 1: Heineke for Carson Wentz, and you questioned it. I questioned it. 206 00:10:19,600 --> 00:10:21,840 Speaker 1: It didn't seem to make a ton of sense. And 207 00:10:21,880 --> 00:10:24,920 Speaker 1: then we see it on the field today, what Carson 208 00:10:24,960 --> 00:10:28,640 Speaker 1: wants struggling mightily against the Brown's resulting at a loss. 209 00:10:29,360 --> 00:10:31,559 Speaker 1: Your thoughts on that coaching decision. I don't want to 210 00:10:31,559 --> 00:10:34,199 Speaker 1: play Monday Morning quarterback here, but I think we have to. 211 00:10:34,600 --> 00:10:39,120 Speaker 1: Your thoughts on Carson Wentz going forward. I mean that 212 00:10:39,280 --> 00:10:42,120 Speaker 1: same way I felt about Carson Wentz before. You know, 213 00:10:42,200 --> 00:10:44,680 Speaker 1: I don't think it's a great quarterback. You know what, 214 00:10:44,720 --> 00:10:47,080 Speaker 1: people keep thinking they can save, and people keep thinking 215 00:10:47,120 --> 00:10:49,520 Speaker 1: they can be. They got got the answers, you know, 216 00:10:49,600 --> 00:10:52,640 Speaker 1: not that Taylor Heineke is is perfect. You know, he's 217 00:10:52,640 --> 00:10:54,800 Speaker 1: not Tom Brady by any stretch of imagination. But the 218 00:10:54,800 --> 00:10:56,480 Speaker 1: guys played for him and they fight for him, but 219 00:10:56,559 --> 00:10:58,959 Speaker 1: they haven't been winning. So I think Ron Revere is 220 00:10:59,000 --> 00:11:00,760 Speaker 1: just trying to get us sparked. The thing that is 221 00:11:00,840 --> 00:11:06,160 Speaker 1: more stunning and and surprising is that that it didn't 222 00:11:06,200 --> 00:11:08,560 Speaker 1: seem like Round RIVERA knew that they were eliminated from 223 00:11:08,559 --> 00:11:11,319 Speaker 1: the playoffs, which is I mean, that's a whole story 224 00:11:11,360 --> 00:11:14,440 Speaker 1: for a different day, But I mean it was great 225 00:11:14,480 --> 00:11:17,240 Speaker 1: for the Browns defense. They got they got turnovers. Mile's 226 00:11:17,240 --> 00:11:20,520 Speaker 1: Garrett played a really good game, Nick Chubb, Deshaun Watson 227 00:11:20,520 --> 00:11:22,760 Speaker 1: played his best game to date. Still not a great, 228 00:11:23,040 --> 00:11:26,640 Speaker 1: not great completion percentage, but three touchdowns one hundred sixty 229 00:11:26,720 --> 00:11:29,840 Speaker 1: nine yards. 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Setterns a sports book dot Com problem, 253 00:12:39,760 --> 00:12:43,120 Speaker 1: un gambler, Well Rich, let's talk about a team that 254 00:12:43,240 --> 00:12:47,160 Speaker 1: might be going to the playoffs. Your hometown Seattle Seahawks 255 00:12:47,880 --> 00:12:51,240 Speaker 1: get it done against Mike White, your homeboy. I know 256 00:12:51,320 --> 00:12:54,240 Speaker 1: you love you some, Mike White, but the Seahawks just 257 00:12:54,280 --> 00:12:57,520 Speaker 1: came out the gates dominated. You know, gave it to 258 00:12:57,559 --> 00:13:01,000 Speaker 1: our boy. K nine runs right the field, six dr 259 00:13:01,160 --> 00:13:04,240 Speaker 1: gasher right on the first possession and the Seahawks never 260 00:13:04,280 --> 00:13:07,720 Speaker 1: looked back. This team I didn't believe in him a 261 00:13:07,720 --> 00:13:09,520 Speaker 1: week ago. I didn't believe in them two weeks ago, 262 00:13:10,080 --> 00:13:13,400 Speaker 1: but now they're looking like a team that maybe maybe 263 00:13:13,640 --> 00:13:15,880 Speaker 1: they get hot at the right time. Rich your thought 264 00:13:15,920 --> 00:13:18,920 Speaker 1: on the Seattle Seahawks, I mean, the thing that's really 265 00:13:18,960 --> 00:13:21,400 Speaker 1: exciting for that team, you know. I mean Mike White 266 00:13:21,400 --> 00:13:25,040 Speaker 1: struggled mightily, you know, looked uncomfortable the entire game. Just 267 00:13:25,120 --> 00:13:27,679 Speaker 1: didn't look look like the quarterback he had looked like 268 00:13:27,720 --> 00:13:30,480 Speaker 1: against Buffalo in the games he started against Chicago. But 269 00:13:30,559 --> 00:13:32,600 Speaker 1: that's the league. Every week, you know, it's a week 270 00:13:32,600 --> 00:13:34,480 Speaker 1: by week league, and if you you know, the great 271 00:13:34,480 --> 00:13:36,679 Speaker 1: ones show up week after week after week after week 272 00:13:36,720 --> 00:13:39,800 Speaker 1: after week. And it was unfortunate that, Um, Mike, Mike 273 00:13:39,800 --> 00:13:42,800 Speaker 1: didn't play well. Two interceptions and I mean two interceptions 274 00:13:42,840 --> 00:13:46,080 Speaker 1: that just one was really behind Garrett Wilson was open, 275 00:13:46,120 --> 00:13:51,000 Speaker 1: he threw away behind him. Um, great play by Mike Jackson. Uh. 276 00:13:51,080 --> 00:13:53,520 Speaker 1: Then Quandre Diggs made a heck of a play, you know, 277 00:13:53,559 --> 00:13:56,240 Speaker 1: cutting off one of the routes. But those are mistakes 278 00:13:56,240 --> 00:13:59,400 Speaker 1: you can't make. UM. But on the flip side, Gino 279 00:13:59,440 --> 00:14:02,360 Speaker 1: played a really solid game. As always Pro Bowl season. 280 00:14:02,480 --> 00:14:04,960 Speaker 1: He did exactly what they needed to do. They revived 281 00:14:05,000 --> 00:14:08,400 Speaker 1: the running game with Kenneth Kenneth Walker the third Dty 282 00:14:08,440 --> 00:14:10,840 Speaker 1: three yards on twenty three carries, and d J. Dallas 283 00:14:10,880 --> 00:14:13,360 Speaker 1: also did some damage in the past game, had a 284 00:14:13,400 --> 00:14:16,320 Speaker 1: career high in total yards. That was huge. Darrell Taylor 285 00:14:16,480 --> 00:14:18,200 Speaker 1: two and a half sacks. His best game as a 286 00:14:18,240 --> 00:14:20,760 Speaker 1: pro was all over the place, huge sack at the 287 00:14:20,800 --> 00:14:22,640 Speaker 1: end of the game too, to pretty much nipp it 288 00:14:22,720 --> 00:14:26,320 Speaker 1: in the butt. Uh. Quentin Jefferson veteran. Uh. And they're 289 00:14:26,320 --> 00:14:28,600 Speaker 1: they're playing better against a run. You know they didn't. 290 00:14:28,600 --> 00:14:30,240 Speaker 1: I don't think they gave up a hundred yard rusher 291 00:14:30,280 --> 00:14:32,240 Speaker 1: to day, which is huge. You know, you need that 292 00:14:32,280 --> 00:14:35,120 Speaker 1: kind of confidence and and it just seems like they're 293 00:14:35,160 --> 00:14:39,280 Speaker 1: excited to play. But the Geno that Geno Smith revenged tour. 294 00:14:39,400 --> 00:14:42,520 Speaker 1: He's played three teams, three of his former teams he 295 00:14:42,720 --> 00:14:46,400 Speaker 1: three and oh, good year for you baby. He's done. 296 00:14:46,840 --> 00:14:50,120 Speaker 1: It's certainly I mean, I know you were higher on 297 00:14:50,240 --> 00:14:53,760 Speaker 1: him than most war but he's certainly revitalized his career. 298 00:14:54,320 --> 00:14:56,440 Speaker 1: What I love about this more and anything, though, Rich, 299 00:14:56,960 --> 00:14:58,880 Speaker 1: is that you have to be a Detroit Lions fan 300 00:14:58,920 --> 00:15:01,600 Speaker 1: going into next week as the Detroit Lions must win 301 00:15:02,080 --> 00:15:04,560 Speaker 1: in order for Seattle to have a shot at getting 302 00:15:04,560 --> 00:15:07,080 Speaker 1: into the playoffs. Let's keep it in the division. We 303 00:15:07,120 --> 00:15:10,000 Speaker 1: saw a great game, a great finish, and certainly not 304 00:15:10,080 --> 00:15:12,600 Speaker 1: a game I expected to be close at all. The 305 00:15:12,640 --> 00:15:15,800 Speaker 1: San Francisco forty Niners pull off a very close, tight 306 00:15:15,840 --> 00:15:19,280 Speaker 1: win in overtime against the Las Vegas Raiders. Your thoughts 307 00:15:19,320 --> 00:15:24,480 Speaker 1: on this game, Well, it's concerning for for the defense, 308 00:15:24,520 --> 00:15:27,240 Speaker 1: you know, because like we've been talking about, that got healthier. 309 00:15:27,560 --> 00:15:31,080 Speaker 1: Jared Stidham is his first start of his career and 310 00:15:31,200 --> 00:15:33,920 Speaker 1: unless he's coming out here developing into a and Rodgers 311 00:15:34,000 --> 00:15:35,960 Speaker 1: or Tom Brady or Drew Brees or one of the 312 00:15:36,000 --> 00:15:38,960 Speaker 1: all time great this is gonna be calls for concern 313 00:15:39,040 --> 00:15:41,880 Speaker 1: because they were running beaters, you know they were they 314 00:15:41,880 --> 00:15:45,280 Speaker 1: were finding holes in the San Francisco forty Niners defense. Um, 315 00:15:45,360 --> 00:15:47,840 Speaker 1: they were still solid against the run, but I mean 316 00:15:47,880 --> 00:15:50,320 Speaker 1: every team doesn't have a Davante Adams. He had seven 317 00:15:50,320 --> 00:15:55,120 Speaker 1: for three. Majority of it came against Diamador Lenoir, who 318 00:15:55,200 --> 00:15:56,920 Speaker 1: just you know, when you're young and you're dealing with 319 00:15:56,920 --> 00:15:59,560 Speaker 1: the best receiver in football, you're gonna struggle. You know, 320 00:15:59,600 --> 00:16:01,640 Speaker 1: you're gonna learned throughout the game why he's the best 321 00:16:01,680 --> 00:16:05,440 Speaker 1: receiver in football. He just set a franchise record for receptions, 322 00:16:05,560 --> 00:16:08,960 Speaker 1: but are on a nine game win streak. The offense 323 00:16:09,520 --> 00:16:12,480 Speaker 1: put up thirty seven points with Brock Purdy needed and 324 00:16:12,600 --> 00:16:14,640 Speaker 1: had to have it drive at the end of the 325 00:16:14,640 --> 00:16:17,280 Speaker 1: football game, Ice in his veins drove it all the 326 00:16:17,280 --> 00:16:20,440 Speaker 1: way down the field. Unfortunately Robbie Gold which is the conversation. 327 00:16:20,520 --> 00:16:23,240 Speaker 1: You can't miss that one, you know, regulation, Thank goodness, 328 00:16:23,480 --> 00:16:26,880 Speaker 1: Tayshaun Gibson gave him, give him another opportunity, you know, 329 00:16:26,920 --> 00:16:31,120 Speaker 1: on a past that was forced to be errant because 330 00:16:31,160 --> 00:16:34,880 Speaker 1: of Nicholas John Bosa. Huge play and overtime right when 331 00:16:34,880 --> 00:16:37,920 Speaker 1: the team needed through just freaking destroys the tackle into 332 00:16:37,920 --> 00:16:40,560 Speaker 1: the quarterback can't step into the throw, logs up a 333 00:16:40,640 --> 00:16:44,160 Speaker 1: gimme for Tayshaun Gibson. He returns into the seven. The 334 00:16:44,200 --> 00:16:46,680 Speaker 1: rest is history. Kicked the field goal. Let's go home, 335 00:16:47,120 --> 00:16:50,480 Speaker 1: and uh yeah, I mean c MC c MC. I 336 00:16:50,480 --> 00:16:53,520 Speaker 1: mean they've lost one game since CMC has has been 337 00:16:53,560 --> 00:16:55,920 Speaker 1: traded for uh and now it was against the Kansas 338 00:16:55,960 --> 00:16:58,040 Speaker 1: City Chiefs on his I mean he was a couple 339 00:16:58,080 --> 00:17:00,680 Speaker 1: of days in so some people counted, some people. But 340 00:17:00,880 --> 00:17:03,160 Speaker 1: since then they have not lost the game, and he's 341 00:17:03,200 --> 00:17:06,000 Speaker 1: been really efficient. Brandon I Youth plays his best game, 342 00:17:06,080 --> 00:17:09,240 Speaker 1: nine receptions for one on one and a tug and 343 00:17:09,320 --> 00:17:13,600 Speaker 1: guess what mentioned next week? Tyshan comes back. Deebo Samuel 344 00:17:13,680 --> 00:17:15,280 Speaker 1: was back in the fold next week, and everybody's like, 345 00:17:15,280 --> 00:17:17,800 Speaker 1: oh my god, you forgot about Deebo. You're gonna hear 346 00:17:17,800 --> 00:17:20,320 Speaker 1: the music, m you know what I mean, kind of 347 00:17:20,320 --> 00:17:22,840 Speaker 1: like Joel's But they're gonna show up and it's gonna 348 00:17:22,840 --> 00:17:27,280 Speaker 1: be and Torres Sante. I like the forty Niners rich, 349 00:17:27,320 --> 00:17:28,919 Speaker 1: I think they needed a game like this is a 350 00:17:28,920 --> 00:17:31,440 Speaker 1: gut check. You know, everyone's been pumping up their tires 351 00:17:31,480 --> 00:17:34,520 Speaker 1: talking about how great this defense is. I mean, we've 352 00:17:34,520 --> 00:17:36,880 Speaker 1: certainly been doing it for weeks on this podcast. They 353 00:17:36,920 --> 00:17:39,639 Speaker 1: deserved every bit of it, you know, but maybe this 354 00:17:39,720 --> 00:17:42,119 Speaker 1: was a perfect mismatch for him. You know, you got 355 00:17:42,160 --> 00:17:45,240 Speaker 1: a perfect compliment of Josh Jacobs and Davante Adams. By 356 00:17:45,280 --> 00:17:48,800 Speaker 1: the way, Davante Adams said a franchise record toppled Tim 357 00:17:48,880 --> 00:17:52,360 Speaker 1: Brown and his first season there, so kudos to him 358 00:17:52,480 --> 00:17:55,040 Speaker 1: and in this game. I think a huge story here 359 00:17:55,040 --> 00:17:57,160 Speaker 1: as well. The forty Niners are not the second seed. 360 00:17:57,240 --> 00:17:59,280 Speaker 1: They're gonna be playing at home more and they're not 361 00:17:59,320 --> 00:18:01,360 Speaker 1: gonna have to have to deal with going to Minnesota. 362 00:18:01,520 --> 00:18:03,600 Speaker 1: You know, this is this is a big, big win 363 00:18:03,720 --> 00:18:06,440 Speaker 1: for them on the road against a team obviously in 364 00:18:06,480 --> 00:18:08,760 Speaker 1: the Raiders, that wanted to win, you know. And it's 365 00:18:08,800 --> 00:18:12,280 Speaker 1: even it's even bigger because the Philadelphia Eagles are struggling 366 00:18:12,600 --> 00:18:16,160 Speaker 1: right now. And it's not just offensively. It's defensively they're 367 00:18:16,160 --> 00:18:20,080 Speaker 1: finding holes in his defense, but offensively they're struggling. They 368 00:18:20,119 --> 00:18:22,480 Speaker 1: scored ten points against the Saints today. The Saints of 369 00:18:22,640 --> 00:18:25,119 Speaker 1: are we're fighting for that last playoff spot in the 370 00:18:25,200 --> 00:18:28,120 Speaker 1: NFC South, But you cannot lose that game. They had 371 00:18:28,160 --> 00:18:30,600 Speaker 1: just played a really great game, score thirty four against 372 00:18:30,600 --> 00:18:33,200 Speaker 1: the Dallas Cowboys. It almost makes that game seem worse 373 00:18:33,359 --> 00:18:37,080 Speaker 1: because the Dallas Cowboys gave up thirty four to this offense. 374 00:18:37,160 --> 00:18:39,119 Speaker 1: That that the Saints when he gave up ten to 375 00:18:39,480 --> 00:18:42,000 Speaker 1: And if they lose this last one they played the Giants, 376 00:18:42,000 --> 00:18:43,840 Speaker 1: I think at the end of the season, they lose 377 00:18:43,920 --> 00:18:47,000 Speaker 1: this last one, forty are now the one seed and 378 00:18:47,080 --> 00:18:50,119 Speaker 1: the Philadelphia Eagles dropped all the way down to the 379 00:18:50,119 --> 00:18:57,119 Speaker 1: wild card. This is this is disastrous for the Eagles. 380 00:18:57,160 --> 00:18:59,359 Speaker 1: And you talked about it last week. This is a team. 381 00:18:59,480 --> 00:19:02,240 Speaker 1: Everything was clicking, they were healthy, and then all of 382 00:19:02,320 --> 00:19:04,840 Speaker 1: a sudden, the Jalen Hurts injury happens, and then the 383 00:19:04,960 --> 00:19:08,359 Speaker 1: Lane Johnson injury happens. These things are happening at the 384 00:19:08,400 --> 00:19:11,600 Speaker 1: wrong time. Unlike the forty Niners, who dealt with injuries 385 00:19:11,640 --> 00:19:14,520 Speaker 1: early on in the season, we're able to build their depth, 386 00:19:14,640 --> 00:19:17,639 Speaker 1: get back be healthy at the perfect time. This Philly 387 00:19:17,680 --> 00:19:20,119 Speaker 1: team is reeling, Rich, and you hit on it. I 388 00:19:20,200 --> 00:19:23,800 Speaker 1: mean they're reeling on multiple levels. Their defense, you know, 389 00:19:24,359 --> 00:19:27,639 Speaker 1: played okay today, but they're old line. I mean without 390 00:19:27,720 --> 00:19:30,320 Speaker 1: Lane Johnson, they gave up five sacks in the first 391 00:19:30,320 --> 00:19:32,840 Speaker 1: half and they hadn't allowed four sacks in a game 392 00:19:33,560 --> 00:19:36,720 Speaker 1: prior to this. Rich, I mean, the offensive line without 393 00:19:36,800 --> 00:19:39,320 Speaker 1: Lane Johnson is going to be a big, big issue. 394 00:19:39,600 --> 00:19:42,600 Speaker 1: And now they gotta win against a division foe in 395 00:19:42,640 --> 00:19:45,600 Speaker 1: the New York Giants to just maintain this number one seed. 396 00:19:45,640 --> 00:19:48,440 Speaker 1: This could be disaster zone for this team. Rich. It 397 00:19:48,480 --> 00:19:51,040 Speaker 1: could be bad because now you you have to you 398 00:19:51,080 --> 00:19:53,600 Speaker 1: may have to force Jalen Hurts in earlier than you 399 00:19:53,640 --> 00:19:55,639 Speaker 1: wanted to. You were you were sitting there in a 400 00:19:55,640 --> 00:19:58,480 Speaker 1: comfortable position. We talked about a few weeks ago, comfortable position. 401 00:19:58,520 --> 00:20:00,399 Speaker 1: Everything is all good. You can tell your time. And 402 00:20:00,440 --> 00:20:02,920 Speaker 1: I told you, Mitchell, if you have a shoulder injury, 403 00:20:02,960 --> 00:20:05,560 Speaker 1: you missed more than one game, you missed two games. Mitchell. 404 00:20:05,600 --> 00:20:08,960 Speaker 1: It's serious. It's serious. These are tough individuals. They know 405 00:20:09,000 --> 00:20:12,440 Speaker 1: what it takes to win. They know they hide playing tolerance. 406 00:20:12,520 --> 00:20:15,960 Speaker 1: And he's out if he misses this next one with 407 00:20:16,480 --> 00:20:20,240 Speaker 1: everything on the line and they potentially lose, this could 408 00:20:20,320 --> 00:20:23,280 Speaker 1: ruin that they all of a sudden are on a 409 00:20:23,440 --> 00:20:25,840 Speaker 1: road team in every playoff game. If you want to 410 00:20:25,880 --> 00:20:27,520 Speaker 1: make it to the super Bowl, you're gonna have to 411 00:20:27,560 --> 00:20:29,879 Speaker 1: go to Dallas. Potentially, you're gonna have to go to 412 00:20:29,920 --> 00:20:32,640 Speaker 1: San Francisco. Potentially, you're gonna have to go You're gonna 413 00:20:32,640 --> 00:20:34,000 Speaker 1: have to go on the road. You're gonna have to 414 00:20:34,080 --> 00:20:37,120 Speaker 1: show that you deserve this super Bowl because your quarterback. Guy. 415 00:20:37,200 --> 00:20:38,880 Speaker 1: That's why it's so hard to win a super Bowl 416 00:20:38,880 --> 00:20:40,959 Speaker 1: in the National Football League, because when you get injured, 417 00:20:41,080 --> 00:20:43,959 Speaker 1: how you get injured? Who gets injured? Lane Johnson is 418 00:20:44,040 --> 00:20:45,920 Speaker 1: not just one of the best players on that old line, 419 00:20:45,960 --> 00:20:48,360 Speaker 1: He's one of the best players on their team. So 420 00:20:48,440 --> 00:20:51,000 Speaker 1: you're gonna feel his loss and you're feeling in a 421 00:20:51,040 --> 00:20:54,760 Speaker 1: tremendous way. You can't protect the quarterback to win. I 422 00:20:54,840 --> 00:20:56,960 Speaker 1: want to talk about the quarterback, and I want to 423 00:20:56,960 --> 00:21:00,280 Speaker 1: talk about the style of quarterback, and Jalen Hurts, he's 424 00:21:00,320 --> 00:21:03,880 Speaker 1: a dynamic game changer. But guys like this that get 425 00:21:03,880 --> 00:21:06,080 Speaker 1: out of the pocket and create stuff on their feet 426 00:21:06,200 --> 00:21:09,280 Speaker 1: are more and more injury prone. I mean, and watching 427 00:21:09,320 --> 00:21:12,000 Speaker 1: the Lions game to game, Justin Fields has taken hits 428 00:21:12,040 --> 00:21:15,359 Speaker 1: that you know, two pound running backs shouldn't be taken, 429 00:21:15,359 --> 00:21:17,919 Speaker 1: and he's taken ten of them a game. You're bound 430 00:21:17,960 --> 00:21:19,680 Speaker 1: to be injured at some point. I mean, we saw 431 00:21:19,720 --> 00:21:23,200 Speaker 1: it with Lamar Jackson. You're spot on with Lamar Jackson. 432 00:21:23,240 --> 00:21:25,400 Speaker 1: You said he's gonna sit down. He's gonna sit down 433 00:21:25,480 --> 00:21:26,879 Speaker 1: for the rest of the season. I don't know if 434 00:21:26,920 --> 00:21:28,600 Speaker 1: he's gonna sit down for the rest of the season, 435 00:21:29,160 --> 00:21:32,040 Speaker 1: but he hasn't been back yet. How do you prevent 436 00:21:32,119 --> 00:21:34,600 Speaker 1: this as a running quarterback? Because they are the nice, 437 00:21:34,720 --> 00:21:39,240 Speaker 1: shiny objects that totally transform offenses, But with one wrong hit, 438 00:21:39,640 --> 00:21:42,600 Speaker 1: that offense is back to Gardner Menshew or you know, 439 00:21:42,720 --> 00:21:46,680 Speaker 1: Andy Dalton or Tyler Huntley. You know this is these 440 00:21:46,720 --> 00:21:50,639 Speaker 1: are one wrong play away from ruining a team season, 441 00:21:51,040 --> 00:21:54,240 Speaker 1: how do you coach? You're gonna miss you? Yeah, there's 442 00:21:54,280 --> 00:21:56,480 Speaker 1: nothing excitement. So HiT's the risk you take when you 443 00:21:56,520 --> 00:21:58,440 Speaker 1: when you get that style the quarterback you run across 444 00:21:58,480 --> 00:22:01,359 Speaker 1: the fingers. You you crossed the fingers. You you have 445 00:22:01,480 --> 00:22:04,160 Speaker 1: a competent backup that has a similar skill set. That's 446 00:22:04,160 --> 00:22:06,960 Speaker 1: what the Baltimore Ravens. That's the strategy they went with. 447 00:22:07,440 --> 00:22:09,840 Speaker 1: Um it's weird that the Philadelphia Eagles didn't go with 448 00:22:09,880 --> 00:22:12,119 Speaker 1: that strategy to go with a similar body type. So 449 00:22:12,160 --> 00:22:14,119 Speaker 1: somebody that can come in and be able to do 450 00:22:14,200 --> 00:22:16,000 Speaker 1: at least some of the things he could do, you know, 451 00:22:16,320 --> 00:22:18,560 Speaker 1: not maybe not everything, but he can get some of 452 00:22:18,600 --> 00:22:21,679 Speaker 1: the things done. He has some mobility. But you know, 453 00:22:21,760 --> 00:22:23,960 Speaker 1: it's it's nothing to play for, you know. I mean 454 00:22:24,240 --> 00:22:26,720 Speaker 1: the San Francisco Fortnander has had a running quarterback. He 455 00:22:26,760 --> 00:22:29,480 Speaker 1: got hurt and they had a pocket board a pockets 456 00:22:29,760 --> 00:22:32,040 Speaker 1: as pocket of a quarterback as you can be pocket 457 00:22:32,359 --> 00:22:35,040 Speaker 1: and he got hurt. You know, so it quarterbacks get 458 00:22:35,160 --> 00:22:36,840 Speaker 1: hurt in the National Football League. You gotta have a 459 00:22:36,840 --> 00:22:38,840 Speaker 1: good old line. You got a block for him, and 460 00:22:38,920 --> 00:22:42,720 Speaker 1: freaky things happened. But the key is having capable backups 461 00:22:42,760 --> 00:22:46,000 Speaker 1: that can get it done. That is the the sign 462 00:22:46,040 --> 00:22:49,440 Speaker 1: of any successful team. You're gonna have guys played that 463 00:22:49,480 --> 00:22:51,360 Speaker 1: we weren't expected to be starters, and if you want 464 00:22:51,359 --> 00:22:54,120 Speaker 1: to win in his football league, they better produced at 465 00:22:54,119 --> 00:22:57,280 Speaker 1: a level comparable to the guys they were placing. Well. 466 00:22:57,400 --> 00:23:01,520 Speaker 1: We saw it in Miami is out again with another concussion. 467 00:23:01,720 --> 00:23:04,080 Speaker 1: This is becoming a huge storyline in his career. And 468 00:23:04,280 --> 00:23:06,840 Speaker 1: I don't want to speculate on what's going on, but 469 00:23:06,920 --> 00:23:09,639 Speaker 1: certainly that number of concussions and big time hits in 470 00:23:09,680 --> 00:23:13,119 Speaker 1: a season take their toll. But Teddy Bridgewater came in 471 00:23:13,119 --> 00:23:15,840 Speaker 1: inevitably got knocked out, and they're left with Skyler Thompson. 472 00:23:16,359 --> 00:23:19,240 Speaker 1: Now Miami is on the outside looking in, and the 473 00:23:19,280 --> 00:23:21,560 Speaker 1: New England Patriots, who we just flat out rode off 474 00:23:21,640 --> 00:23:24,879 Speaker 1: a few weeks back, are now win away from getting 475 00:23:24,880 --> 00:23:27,680 Speaker 1: into this playoffs. Do you like either one of these 476 00:23:27,680 --> 00:23:29,800 Speaker 1: teams here? Or is it? Is it done with the 477 00:23:29,800 --> 00:23:33,159 Speaker 1: Dolphins and Patriots. We're in playoff season, Mitchell, and and 478 00:23:33,240 --> 00:23:35,840 Speaker 1: they're there there their prey right now. You know, they're 479 00:23:35,880 --> 00:23:38,400 Speaker 1: just part of the cycle of life. At this point. 480 00:23:38,480 --> 00:23:41,199 Speaker 1: You're not expecting either of those teams to go compete 481 00:23:41,240 --> 00:23:43,760 Speaker 1: for Super Bowl that they will be you know, maybe 482 00:23:43,800 --> 00:23:46,240 Speaker 1: they have a win in the first round and you 483 00:23:46,280 --> 00:23:48,960 Speaker 1: know they upset somebody. We're on somebody season. But we're 484 00:23:48,960 --> 00:23:50,840 Speaker 1: talking about from the sc side. We're talking about the 485 00:23:50,840 --> 00:23:53,400 Speaker 1: Buffalo Bilds. We're talking about the Kansas City chief and 486 00:23:53,560 --> 00:23:56,240 Speaker 1: the Cincinnati Bengals. Those are the teams that you're expecting 487 00:23:56,280 --> 00:23:58,879 Speaker 1: to do damage. And then you got the Baltimore Ravens. 488 00:23:59,119 --> 00:24:01,120 Speaker 1: We we talked about the Mark Jackson, what he does. 489 00:24:01,320 --> 00:24:03,320 Speaker 1: If he's not back, you don't really feel that there're 490 00:24:03,359 --> 00:24:06,720 Speaker 1: a threat to throwing anybody. Their defense is playing okay 491 00:24:06,880 --> 00:24:10,840 Speaker 1: down the stretch, but they need points. And without Lamar Jackson, 492 00:24:11,320 --> 00:24:14,040 Speaker 1: Tyler Huntley is doing his best impression. But Lamar Jackson 493 00:24:14,119 --> 00:24:16,280 Speaker 1: was an m v P candidate for a reason. He's 494 00:24:16,280 --> 00:24:18,560 Speaker 1: not having his best season, but he creates an element 495 00:24:18,600 --> 00:24:21,560 Speaker 1: that that few people can so. I mean, I still think, 496 00:24:22,119 --> 00:24:26,200 Speaker 1: you know, the NFC is San Francisco, Philly, UM, Dallas 497 00:24:26,280 --> 00:24:29,240 Speaker 1: is there. Green Bay is probably right after them, UM 498 00:24:29,280 --> 00:24:31,399 Speaker 1: and if Tom plays like he does, then you know, 499 00:24:31,520 --> 00:24:34,560 Speaker 1: anything can happen with those boys. I love to see 500 00:24:34,560 --> 00:24:36,879 Speaker 1: it because everyone was righting off the NFC. I mean, 501 00:24:36,920 --> 00:24:39,959 Speaker 1: there seemed to be only one one true team. You know, 502 00:24:40,040 --> 00:24:42,520 Speaker 1: at least two two true teams, the Eagles and the Niners. 503 00:24:42,560 --> 00:24:46,080 Speaker 1: And now we're seeing these, uh, these quarterbacks of old 504 00:24:46,080 --> 00:24:48,120 Speaker 1: Aaron Rodgers and Tom Brady all of a sudden turning 505 00:24:48,160 --> 00:24:50,080 Speaker 1: to them old cells and giving them a shot. And 506 00:24:50,400 --> 00:24:53,440 Speaker 1: rich we got a huge game tomorrow night and probably 507 00:24:53,480 --> 00:24:56,359 Speaker 1: the best Monday night football game of the year, Buffalo 508 00:24:56,920 --> 00:25:00,239 Speaker 1: against the Cincinnati Bengals. I want to talk about this 509 00:25:00,280 --> 00:25:02,600 Speaker 1: game because I know it's gonna have serious implications on 510 00:25:02,640 --> 00:25:05,520 Speaker 1: the playoffs. It's gonna have serious implications on the Richard 511 00:25:05,520 --> 00:25:08,920 Speaker 1: Sherman power ranks. Richard, who do you like in this 512 00:25:08,960 --> 00:25:12,600 Speaker 1: game going into Monday Night? The way Josh Allen has 513 00:25:12,640 --> 00:25:15,720 Speaker 1: been playing down the stretch, He's second, our third in 514 00:25:15,720 --> 00:25:19,960 Speaker 1: the league. UM and interceptions throwing the game. Uh, He's 515 00:25:20,000 --> 00:25:23,000 Speaker 1: throwing thirteen and majority of them, probably half of them 516 00:25:23,040 --> 00:25:25,840 Speaker 1: is coming the red zone at the most inopportune times, 517 00:25:25,840 --> 00:25:29,040 Speaker 1: and it's not seeming like he's gonna stop anytime soon. Uh. 518 00:25:29,080 --> 00:25:31,160 Speaker 1: And Joe Burrow is hot as fish grease right now. 519 00:25:31,240 --> 00:25:34,639 Speaker 1: He's playing well, his receivers are healthy, his old lines 520 00:25:34,680 --> 00:25:36,920 Speaker 1: playing as good as they played in a really, really 521 00:25:36,960 --> 00:25:41,080 Speaker 1: long time. They're explosive, their defense is so scrappy, and 522 00:25:40,880 --> 00:25:42,800 Speaker 1: and they're playing at high level. They're getting hot at 523 00:25:42,840 --> 00:25:46,040 Speaker 1: the right time. That's why it's nobody wants Cincinnati to 524 00:25:46,080 --> 00:25:48,000 Speaker 1: come to their stadium in the playoffs. Nobody wants to 525 00:25:48,040 --> 00:25:51,879 Speaker 1: see that Bengal, those Bengal stripes come into their stadium 526 00:25:51,880 --> 00:25:55,480 Speaker 1: because it's gonna be you're likely gonna go home. And 527 00:25:55,480 --> 00:25:58,000 Speaker 1: and he's proving it against my owns. I know Kansas 528 00:25:58,040 --> 00:26:00,119 Speaker 1: City don't want to see him again. They've they've as 529 00:26:00,200 --> 00:26:03,119 Speaker 1: to him three times in this calendar year, and I 530 00:26:03,160 --> 00:26:05,439 Speaker 1: don't think they want to see him again. There's just 531 00:26:05,480 --> 00:26:09,160 Speaker 1: something different about Joe Burrow Rich. I mean, even in college, 532 00:26:09,160 --> 00:26:12,239 Speaker 1: he just is unwilling to lose, you know. And and 533 00:26:12,320 --> 00:26:15,479 Speaker 1: he has taken the Cincinnati Bengals team, an organization that 534 00:26:15,560 --> 00:26:18,400 Speaker 1: was a relatively acting stock for a couple of decades, 535 00:26:18,440 --> 00:26:22,119 Speaker 1: and turned them into uh NFL power, you know. And 536 00:26:22,160 --> 00:26:25,320 Speaker 1: I don't see that changing any time in the foreseeable future. 537 00:26:25,320 --> 00:26:28,120 Speaker 1: I mean, this might be Joe Burrows League if he's 538 00:26:28,160 --> 00:26:30,520 Speaker 1: able to bring home a Super Bowl trophy, but it's 539 00:26:30,560 --> 00:26:32,880 Speaker 1: just gonna be a heck of a game, certainly going 540 00:26:32,920 --> 00:26:36,439 Speaker 1: to the next week. This NFL season is getting wilder 541 00:26:36,480 --> 00:26:39,440 Speaker 1: and wilder by the week. I'll let you sign us 542 00:26:39,440 --> 00:26:44,000 Speaker 1: off as we conclude Week six. Team. Well, another weird 543 00:26:44,040 --> 00:26:46,120 Speaker 1: thing that's gonna happen is is the Bengals don't pay 544 00:26:46,119 --> 00:26:49,640 Speaker 1: anybody pass guaranteed money passed one year into your contract. Um, 545 00:26:49,680 --> 00:26:51,640 Speaker 1: so Mike Brown is either gonna have to trade Joe 546 00:26:51,680 --> 00:26:55,000 Speaker 1: Burrow or our figure something else out where he maximizes 547 00:26:55,040 --> 00:26:57,240 Speaker 1: this contract because he's likely gonna be making fifty five 548 00:26:57,280 --> 00:26:59,159 Speaker 1: to sixty million dollars and a lot of it is 549 00:26:59,200 --> 00:27:01,880 Speaker 1: gonna need to be guarante t But that's against everything 550 00:27:01,880 --> 00:27:04,840 Speaker 1: the Cincinnati Bengals have done in the past. Jamaar Chase 551 00:27:04,960 --> 00:27:07,280 Speaker 1: is also coming up, so it's good problems to have, 552 00:27:07,400 --> 00:27:09,600 Speaker 1: but it's gonna be very interesting to see how that 553 00:27:09,640 --> 00:27:12,639 Speaker 1: shakes out going going forward. But thank you again for 554 00:27:12,720 --> 00:27:16,040 Speaker 1: joining us on Richard Truman Podcast. It's me, my guy, 555 00:27:16,119 --> 00:27:39,159 Speaker 1: Mitch Eisenstein, and we'll see you next week. The volume