1 00:00:00,080 --> 00:00:02,960 Speaker 1: Thanks for listening to The Herd podcast. Be sure to 2 00:00:03,040 --> 00:00:05,720 Speaker 1: catch us live every weekday on Fox Sports Radio in 3 00:00:05,880 --> 00:00:09,600 Speaker 1: noon to three Eastern nine am to noon Pacific. Find 4 00:00:09,600 --> 00:00:12,119 Speaker 1: your local station for The Herd at Fox Sports Radio 5 00:00:12,200 --> 00:00:14,880 Speaker 1: dot com, or stream us live every day on the 6 00:00:14,920 --> 00:00:18,440 Speaker 1: iHeartRadio app by searching Fox Sports Radio or FSR. 7 00:00:21,920 --> 00:00:24,000 Speaker 2: You're listening to Fox Sports Radio. 8 00:00:25,920 --> 00:00:29,280 Speaker 1: Here we go. It's our two. We are firing on 9 00:00:29,440 --> 00:00:32,879 Speaker 1: all cylinder. It is great to be here today. It 10 00:00:32,960 --> 00:00:38,600 Speaker 1: is a Tuesday, a rod last hour. Yanks season on 11 00:00:38,640 --> 00:00:44,400 Speaker 1: the brink. Tonight, Dodgers up to nothing. Milwaukee's a machine, 12 00:00:45,640 --> 00:00:51,120 Speaker 1: probably gonna get a Brewer's Dodgers NLCS. That's interesting. I'll 13 00:00:51,120 --> 00:00:56,880 Speaker 1: take that. Jmac. In the first hour, I stated that 14 00:00:57,040 --> 00:01:01,040 Speaker 1: Jacksonville will not, despite a glossy four and one record, 15 00:01:01,240 --> 00:01:03,600 Speaker 1: make the Herd hierarchy. I have them at eleven out 16 00:01:03,600 --> 00:01:07,920 Speaker 1: of respect for Trevor Lawrence. They are ridiculous and were 17 00:01:07,959 --> 00:01:11,039 Speaker 1: outplayed and out gained, and I don't think the team 18 00:01:11,080 --> 00:01:13,920 Speaker 1: that wins the game is always the best team. So 19 00:01:14,520 --> 00:01:16,920 Speaker 1: I just said that I can respect somebody and you 20 00:01:16,920 --> 00:01:20,600 Speaker 1: can win a game, but Kansas City was a better 21 00:01:20,640 --> 00:01:24,520 Speaker 1: team last night, and with that, I'm gonna move into 22 00:01:24,520 --> 00:01:27,280 Speaker 1: my herd hierarchy, which for the record, is one of 23 00:01:27,360 --> 00:01:28,520 Speaker 1: my best ever. Here we go. 24 00:01:31,520 --> 00:01:36,480 Speaker 2: Heard hierarchy, im go. The top ten NFL teams according 25 00:01:36,520 --> 00:01:38,039 Speaker 2: to College number. 26 00:01:37,720 --> 00:01:40,000 Speaker 1: Ten most underrated team in the league. I've been on 27 00:01:40,040 --> 00:01:41,679 Speaker 1: it for a month, as the colt should have beaten 28 00:01:41,680 --> 00:01:44,800 Speaker 1: the Rams lead the NFL in point differential few as 29 00:01:44,920 --> 00:01:48,400 Speaker 1: Sacks surrendered most efficient scoring offense. I mean, they barely 30 00:01:48,440 --> 00:01:50,240 Speaker 1: had the ball against the Raiders and they drop a 31 00:01:50,320 --> 00:01:54,240 Speaker 1: forty burger. Their offensive line slowed down the Rams defensive front. 32 00:01:54,240 --> 00:01:56,800 Speaker 1: They've got a ceiling. It's Daniel Jones. They've got a ceiling. 33 00:01:57,480 --> 00:01:59,640 Speaker 1: But they're gonna end up hosting a playoff game and 34 00:01:59,640 --> 00:02:02,880 Speaker 1: they're going again somebody like Kansas City or Denver. And 35 00:02:02,960 --> 00:02:05,240 Speaker 1: I'm telling you right now, you don't want to play 36 00:02:05,280 --> 00:02:08,960 Speaker 1: this team. Jonathan Tator, behind that old line, behind that 37 00:02:09,080 --> 00:02:13,200 Speaker 1: play calling, behind Warren and Pittman, and this is a 38 00:02:13,400 --> 00:02:17,280 Speaker 1: good team. This is a good roster Colts at ten, 39 00:02:17,919 --> 00:02:21,120 Speaker 1: number nine. Here's what worries me about the Rams. They 40 00:02:21,200 --> 00:02:25,560 Speaker 1: are very Puka Nakua reliant on offense. And the problem 41 00:02:25,639 --> 00:02:28,400 Speaker 1: is both they're running backs Blake Krum and Kyron Williams 42 00:02:28,400 --> 00:02:31,560 Speaker 1: have ball security issues and McVeigh didn't trust them, so 43 00:02:31,680 --> 00:02:35,320 Speaker 1: that's not going away. They have got to develop tight 44 00:02:35,440 --> 00:02:40,760 Speaker 1: end and DeVante Adams fast. Yes, their offense leads the 45 00:02:40,880 --> 00:02:43,720 Speaker 1: NFL in yards for play at six point four. They're 46 00:02:43,760 --> 00:02:46,320 Speaker 1: a very good team, but I gotta watch them the 47 00:02:46,360 --> 00:02:50,720 Speaker 1: next two weeks they had. They had the Niners game 48 00:02:50,760 --> 00:02:52,960 Speaker 1: and blew it and the Colts out played in Rams 49 00:02:52,960 --> 00:02:56,600 Speaker 1: at nine. Number eight, I think Kyle Shanahan is having 50 00:02:56,600 --> 00:02:58,600 Speaker 1: his best year as a coach. I mean, they don't 51 00:02:58,639 --> 00:03:02,800 Speaker 1: have Purty You, Jennings, Nick Bosa. They're three and zero 52 00:03:02,800 --> 00:03:05,280 Speaker 1: in the road. Mac Jones looks like a pro bowler. 53 00:03:05,639 --> 00:03:09,040 Speaker 1: This is great coaching. Now, they're the only team averaging 54 00:03:09,160 --> 00:03:12,000 Speaker 1: forty yard forty passes a game. Now think about that 55 00:03:12,040 --> 00:03:15,600 Speaker 1: with Mac Jones. There's no substitute teacher here. They're asking 56 00:03:15,680 --> 00:03:18,919 Speaker 1: Mac to throw it forty times a game. Christian McCaffrey 57 00:03:19,000 --> 00:03:21,480 Speaker 1: touching it more than I want him to cross your 58 00:03:21,480 --> 00:03:25,519 Speaker 1: fingers on his help. But coaching matters, and Shanahan could 59 00:03:25,560 --> 00:03:27,600 Speaker 1: be coach of the Year right now. He's coaching his 60 00:03:27,639 --> 00:03:32,680 Speaker 1: butt off. Number seven Bills don't look right. They just 61 00:03:33,000 --> 00:03:36,680 Speaker 1: defensively can't stop the run. I don't worry about the offense. 62 00:03:37,000 --> 00:03:41,040 Speaker 1: I don't, but they just don't have that force, that 63 00:03:41,320 --> 00:03:44,720 Speaker 1: jet fuel they've had in recent years. They can't stop 64 00:03:44,760 --> 00:03:48,080 Speaker 1: the run. And I just when I watch him against 65 00:03:48,080 --> 00:03:51,480 Speaker 1: New England, I'm like, boy, New England closed the gap 66 00:03:51,600 --> 00:03:54,560 Speaker 1: kind of quickly, didn't they. I thought New England was 67 00:03:54,560 --> 00:03:56,600 Speaker 1: going to get there in about it another three or 68 00:03:56,640 --> 00:03:59,200 Speaker 1: four games against the Bills. So I have him at seven. 69 00:04:00,840 --> 00:04:03,120 Speaker 1: Don't worry about green Bay? Can we stop with a 70 00:04:03,240 --> 00:04:07,000 Speaker 1: Jordan Love criticism? Eight touchdowns, one pick in one hundred 71 00:04:07,000 --> 00:04:09,960 Speaker 1: and thirteen passer rating. They're a young team that can't 72 00:04:09,960 --> 00:04:13,960 Speaker 1: figure out a way to close out inferior teams. Twice 73 00:04:13,960 --> 00:04:17,640 Speaker 1: Seattle's the second youngest team. Seattle's thrown games away against 74 00:04:17,640 --> 00:04:22,239 Speaker 1: the Niners and Buccaneers. Young teams struggle in close games 75 00:04:22,320 --> 00:04:24,520 Speaker 1: until they figure out how to win. Mike is having 76 00:04:24,560 --> 00:04:30,200 Speaker 1: a year. The schedule, Get Carolina is coming up, the Bengals, Arizona. 77 00:04:30,240 --> 00:04:33,239 Speaker 1: They're gonna go on a heater. They are just fine. 78 00:04:33,279 --> 00:04:38,160 Speaker 1: Green Bay at six, number five, Listen the Chiefs. They're 79 00:04:38,160 --> 00:04:41,080 Speaker 1: good better team. Last night seven point six yards of 80 00:04:41,120 --> 00:04:44,000 Speaker 1: play a team that had averaged seven point five yards 81 00:04:44,040 --> 00:04:46,800 Speaker 1: of play, had won thirty three straight games. Mahomes threw 82 00:04:46,800 --> 00:04:49,000 Speaker 1: a pick six because he did not see Devin Lloyd. 83 00:04:49,160 --> 00:04:53,360 Speaker 1: He didn't see him. Mahomes is great, unbelievable. Keep your 84 00:04:53,440 --> 00:04:58,279 Speaker 1: eye when Rashi Rice comes back. Brishard Smith, the young 85 00:04:58,320 --> 00:05:03,960 Speaker 1: player out of Miami, Worthy Kelsey. This wide receiving corps 86 00:05:04,160 --> 00:05:06,920 Speaker 1: is going to get really good, really fast. They had 87 00:05:06,920 --> 00:05:12,400 Speaker 1: a bad pick six. This team is good situationally, they're outstanding. 88 00:05:12,600 --> 00:05:14,880 Speaker 1: They're great when they get down to the red zone. 89 00:05:15,200 --> 00:05:17,839 Speaker 1: I don't buy it. If you're selling stock on Kansas City, 90 00:05:18,279 --> 00:05:24,680 Speaker 1: I am buying all of it today. Number four Philadelphia, Listen. 91 00:05:24,720 --> 00:05:27,880 Speaker 1: You can't be twenty nineteen yards per play and be 92 00:05:27,920 --> 00:05:29,680 Speaker 1: a top two or three team. I don't care about 93 00:05:29,680 --> 00:05:33,640 Speaker 1: their roster. They've got an offensive coordinator issue now. Once 94 00:05:33,640 --> 00:05:36,040 Speaker 1: they get into the red zone because of the tush push, 95 00:05:36,839 --> 00:05:40,760 Speaker 1: it's pretty fearsome. And they don't you know. I mean, 96 00:05:41,040 --> 00:05:45,920 Speaker 1: Jalen Hurts most pass attempts by any quarterback without a pick. 97 00:05:45,960 --> 00:05:48,440 Speaker 1: He doesn't make a lot of mistakes, but they are 98 00:05:48,520 --> 00:05:52,000 Speaker 1: struggling to get their best players the ball. That is 99 00:05:52,040 --> 00:05:56,640 Speaker 1: a coaching issue. AJ Brown needs thirteen targets. Barkley needs 100 00:05:56,680 --> 00:06:00,520 Speaker 1: thirteen to fifteen carries. You had six this weekend a 101 00:06:00,520 --> 00:06:05,679 Speaker 1: Philly at four, number three Denver two combined losses four points. 102 00:06:05,760 --> 00:06:09,080 Speaker 1: Denver's roster's good. We all know the good rosters in 103 00:06:09,120 --> 00:06:12,480 Speaker 1: this league. Nobody just mentions Denver. They lead the NFL 104 00:06:12,520 --> 00:06:15,400 Speaker 1: in sacks, the number two scoring defense. No team in 105 00:06:15,440 --> 00:06:18,040 Speaker 1: the league does a better job of protecting their quarterback 106 00:06:18,080 --> 00:06:21,040 Speaker 1: and getting to the yours. Pone Nicks never get sacked 107 00:06:21,040 --> 00:06:23,520 Speaker 1: five times all year, and pone Nicks is a way 108 00:06:23,520 --> 00:06:26,400 Speaker 1: better athlete than anybody wants to admiss. And now they face. 109 00:06:26,480 --> 00:06:30,359 Speaker 1: Denver faces six straight teams without a winning record, So 110 00:06:30,640 --> 00:06:35,359 Speaker 1: watch out. Denver is getting better by the week. We 111 00:06:35,480 --> 00:06:37,360 Speaker 1: picked him to beat Philly and Philly and they did 112 00:06:38,080 --> 00:06:41,320 Speaker 1: number two. I'm gonna give it to Tampa folks, going 113 00:06:41,320 --> 00:06:46,120 Speaker 1: to Seattle and putting on that offensive clinic in Mecca, 114 00:06:46,160 --> 00:06:50,600 Speaker 1: Agbuka folks, we have a star period. We got an 115 00:06:50,600 --> 00:06:54,000 Speaker 1: offensive rookie of the year. Baker Mayfield stills a chip 116 00:06:54,000 --> 00:06:56,599 Speaker 1: on his shoulder, but he's using it as fueled to 117 00:06:56,600 --> 00:07:00,839 Speaker 1: get him fired up. He's not reckless, He's not throwing interceptions. 118 00:07:01,120 --> 00:07:03,000 Speaker 1: He's played. He's always been a smart kid. He's playing 119 00:07:03,120 --> 00:07:05,599 Speaker 1: very smart football and they're doing it without Bucky Irving 120 00:07:05,680 --> 00:07:09,040 Speaker 1: and Mike Evans. So this team's doing that, not fully 121 00:07:09,080 --> 00:07:13,760 Speaker 1: loaded Tampa two Number one. I don't think the NFL 122 00:07:13,840 --> 00:07:17,840 Speaker 1: has a great team, but the NFL does have a 123 00:07:17,920 --> 00:07:24,800 Speaker 1: complete offense O line, running back, room, tight end, wide receiver, quarterback. 124 00:07:25,000 --> 00:07:31,320 Speaker 1: Detroit's offense is absolutely devastating and it's built to beat 125 00:07:31,520 --> 00:07:34,960 Speaker 1: really superstar quarterbacks. Were too good quarterbacks, I mean Jared 126 00:07:35,000 --> 00:07:37,280 Speaker 1: Goff right now. It is pitch and catch. It looks 127 00:07:37,280 --> 00:07:40,120 Speaker 1: like a seven on seven summer drill. And this is 128 00:07:40,120 --> 00:07:43,200 Speaker 1: what they're doing that they haven't done in previous years. 129 00:07:43,680 --> 00:07:47,560 Speaker 1: Second in sacks, third in takeaways. Their defense is not great, 130 00:07:47,840 --> 00:07:50,960 Speaker 1: but they're taking the ball away. I do not think 131 00:07:51,000 --> 00:07:53,080 Speaker 1: we have a great team right now in the league, 132 00:07:53,440 --> 00:07:57,240 Speaker 1: but I do think Detroit offensively is about as good 133 00:07:57,240 --> 00:07:59,880 Speaker 1: as you can be in twenty twenty five. With an 134 00:08:00,040 --> 00:08:04,320 Speaker 1: expensive quarterback and a rigid cap. That's about as good 135 00:08:04,320 --> 00:08:07,760 Speaker 1: as an offense could look. That is my herd hierarchy. 136 00:08:07,920 --> 00:08:12,120 Speaker 1: Jacksonville at eleven, that was a ridiculous win. Kansas City 137 00:08:12,240 --> 00:08:15,600 Speaker 1: is better and Nick Wright week Days. First things first 138 00:08:15,680 --> 00:08:21,400 Speaker 1: is joining us live. Wow Wow Wow, what that was great? 139 00:08:21,640 --> 00:08:22,360 Speaker 3: No, it was great. 140 00:08:22,680 --> 00:08:24,680 Speaker 4: First of all, let me apologize to the audience for 141 00:08:24,720 --> 00:08:28,080 Speaker 4: a moment. If I look a little sweaty, it's because 142 00:08:28,120 --> 00:08:32,480 Speaker 4: I am. And when you hear guys who love what 143 00:08:32,520 --> 00:08:34,880 Speaker 4: they do for a living say, oh, I you know, 144 00:08:35,280 --> 00:08:37,920 Speaker 4: I'd rather be at work, it's not only because we 145 00:08:37,960 --> 00:08:40,360 Speaker 4: love what we do, because there's no first things first today. 146 00:08:40,720 --> 00:08:44,160 Speaker 4: It's because, as it happens, the days we have off work, 147 00:08:44,679 --> 00:08:47,040 Speaker 4: our wives as signed us things like yard work. 148 00:08:47,240 --> 00:08:47,560 Speaker 3: Colin. 149 00:08:47,800 --> 00:08:50,560 Speaker 4: I live in the middle of Manhattan. I don't have 150 00:08:50,640 --> 00:08:51,560 Speaker 4: a yard yet. 151 00:08:51,559 --> 00:08:52,360 Speaker 3: I've been out in. 152 00:08:52,320 --> 00:08:56,840 Speaker 4: Whatever our yard is for ninety minutes digging out plants. 153 00:08:57,240 --> 00:09:01,040 Speaker 4: I don't even know I'm sweating still thirty minutes later. 154 00:09:01,080 --> 00:09:03,319 Speaker 4: I don't know why I'm still sweating. I'm not built 155 00:09:03,320 --> 00:09:05,439 Speaker 4: for manual labor. I'm gonna tell you that right now. 156 00:09:05,600 --> 00:09:06,560 Speaker 2: I got no makeup. 157 00:09:06,600 --> 00:09:08,240 Speaker 3: I've been out in the eating so okay. 158 00:09:08,240 --> 00:09:11,120 Speaker 4: But that which is why the hierarchy column was such 159 00:09:11,120 --> 00:09:14,640 Speaker 4: a pleasant surprise. Because I was a little sad last night. 160 00:09:15,280 --> 00:09:17,920 Speaker 4: But I here's why. So let me this is a 161 00:09:18,040 --> 00:09:22,280 Speaker 4: very weird reversal. Let me give the concerns about the 162 00:09:22,360 --> 00:09:26,440 Speaker 4: chiefs and then respond to what you said, they they 163 00:09:26,760 --> 00:09:31,120 Speaker 4: what makes the Chiefs special is they don't blow games 164 00:09:31,240 --> 00:09:34,560 Speaker 4: like last night. While they maybe don't blow teams out 165 00:09:34,640 --> 00:09:36,839 Speaker 4: as often as the Lions or the Bills over the 166 00:09:36,920 --> 00:09:39,760 Speaker 4: last few years, they have a fourteen to nothing lead, 167 00:09:40,240 --> 00:09:43,520 Speaker 4: they win that game, and so that was disappointing and 168 00:09:43,559 --> 00:09:45,160 Speaker 4: the penalties. 169 00:09:44,640 --> 00:09:46,319 Speaker 3: And the special teams mistakes. 170 00:09:46,679 --> 00:09:49,880 Speaker 4: That was a bad loss that could you know, could 171 00:09:49,880 --> 00:09:51,480 Speaker 4: have hurt them in the state. It does hurt them 172 00:09:51,480 --> 00:09:53,800 Speaker 4: in the standings and seeding all of that. But your 173 00:09:53,880 --> 00:09:57,599 Speaker 4: bigger picture point, which is over the last two and 174 00:09:57,640 --> 00:09:59,760 Speaker 4: a half games, from the second half of the Giant 175 00:09:59,800 --> 00:10:01,199 Speaker 4: game right now. 176 00:10:01,200 --> 00:10:04,200 Speaker 3: That offense looks the best it has looked yep in 177 00:10:04,400 --> 00:10:05,120 Speaker 3: three years. 178 00:10:05,320 --> 00:10:05,560 Speaker 1: Yep. 179 00:10:05,760 --> 00:10:10,360 Speaker 4: And they're getting Rashi Rice back. Patrick finally trusts his 180 00:10:10,440 --> 00:10:14,320 Speaker 4: offensive line yep. And is once Rashi comes back, it 181 00:10:14,360 --> 00:10:17,199 Speaker 4: will be the best collection of pass catchers they've had 182 00:10:17,760 --> 00:10:20,320 Speaker 4: since Tyreek was on the team. 183 00:10:20,640 --> 00:10:22,560 Speaker 3: So all of that is super positive. 184 00:10:22,840 --> 00:10:25,240 Speaker 4: They need a more consistent running game and they need 185 00:10:25,280 --> 00:10:27,880 Speaker 4: a better pass rush without having to send a blitz, 186 00:10:28,000 --> 00:10:28,240 Speaker 4: you know. 187 00:10:28,400 --> 00:10:30,920 Speaker 1: But go ahead, There is one thing, and I said this, 188 00:10:31,480 --> 00:10:33,880 Speaker 1: you have to make choices as a team. So when 189 00:10:33,920 --> 00:10:37,520 Speaker 1: you pay Chris Jones and Mahomes and Kelsey. What they 190 00:10:37,559 --> 00:10:39,679 Speaker 1: have right now is they have a youth problem, and 191 00:10:39,679 --> 00:10:41,880 Speaker 1: they're putting guys on special teams and they're trying to 192 00:10:41,920 --> 00:10:44,480 Speaker 1: teach him how to play football. And it's just by 193 00:10:44,480 --> 00:10:47,760 Speaker 1: the way, Buffalo. You've got to make choices. They can't 194 00:10:47,760 --> 00:10:51,840 Speaker 1: defend their run because Detroit's front office is great and 195 00:10:51,920 --> 00:10:55,840 Speaker 1: because they've hit on so many stars in the first round. 196 00:10:56,120 --> 00:10:59,720 Speaker 1: Detroit's offense is literally a Pro Bowl offense. But it's hard, 197 00:10:59,800 --> 00:11:02,080 Speaker 1: and so I think they're playing. I watched them last night, 198 00:11:02,120 --> 00:11:05,040 Speaker 1: and I'm like, these are correctable mistakes. When these guys 199 00:11:05,080 --> 00:11:08,240 Speaker 1: have played twelve NFL games or fifteen, they're just making 200 00:11:08,520 --> 00:11:13,400 Speaker 1: twenty three year old guy mistakes. Jacksonville's mistakes. I've watched 201 00:11:13,400 --> 00:11:15,360 Speaker 1: that for twenty years. That's who they are. 202 00:11:15,960 --> 00:11:18,320 Speaker 4: Yeah, well listen, and you know I love Trevor, and 203 00:11:18,440 --> 00:11:21,200 Speaker 4: last night was the full Trevor experience, the past to 204 00:11:21,200 --> 00:11:25,559 Speaker 4: Brian Thomas, the running reminding you of Clemson, and then 205 00:11:25,760 --> 00:11:29,040 Speaker 4: just some plays that I really thought Troy Aikman might 206 00:11:29,080 --> 00:11:31,120 Speaker 4: be like, guys, I need to take a quarter off. 207 00:11:31,400 --> 00:11:33,200 Speaker 3: I can't watch it. I can't deal with it. 208 00:11:33,240 --> 00:11:38,720 Speaker 4: Like Troy gets so frustrated at really talented quarterbacks missing layups, 209 00:11:39,080 --> 00:11:41,200 Speaker 4: and so you got the full thing. That was the 210 00:11:41,240 --> 00:11:46,360 Speaker 4: best win for Jacksonville since they beat everyone's future Hall 211 00:11:46,400 --> 00:11:49,080 Speaker 4: of Famer Justin Herbert in a playoff game, and so 212 00:11:49,200 --> 00:11:51,160 Speaker 4: I give them, you know, I give them a lot 213 00:11:51,160 --> 00:11:51,640 Speaker 4: of credit. 214 00:11:51,920 --> 00:11:53,240 Speaker 3: I agree with you on the Chiefs. 215 00:11:53,800 --> 00:11:56,320 Speaker 4: Let me say something about the Broncos real quick, because 216 00:11:56,360 --> 00:11:59,840 Speaker 4: I find the Broncos and the Packers to be in 217 00:11:59,880 --> 00:12:06,280 Speaker 4: a very similar situation. Okay, great defenses, yes, really sharp coaches. 218 00:12:06,360 --> 00:12:09,040 Speaker 4: Obviously Lafour hasn't accomplished with Sean Baton has, but they're 219 00:12:09,040 --> 00:12:14,800 Speaker 4: both excellent coaches, and their two quarterbacks are two of 220 00:12:14,840 --> 00:12:18,240 Speaker 4: the most influential and interesting players in the league this 221 00:12:18,320 --> 00:12:25,480 Speaker 4: year because if they get solid turnover free play from 222 00:12:25,559 --> 00:12:29,720 Speaker 4: their quarterbacks, those are super dangerous teams. Now, I believe 223 00:12:29,760 --> 00:12:34,120 Speaker 4: in Love's upside more than bo Knicks's, but Love also 224 00:12:34,160 --> 00:12:35,600 Speaker 4: is more likely to have a. 225 00:12:35,559 --> 00:12:37,640 Speaker 3: Three interception game than bo Nicks. 226 00:12:37,960 --> 00:12:42,000 Speaker 4: Right, And so the Broncos, if the Bo Knicks for 227 00:12:42,080 --> 00:12:45,080 Speaker 4: three quarters against Philly did nothing and then in the 228 00:12:45,080 --> 00:12:49,320 Speaker 4: fourth quarter did everything, if they can just get eighty 229 00:12:49,360 --> 00:12:51,199 Speaker 4: percent of what he gave him in the fourth quarter, 230 00:12:51,480 --> 00:12:54,920 Speaker 4: they're legit. I'm skeptical of that, but if they can, 231 00:12:54,960 --> 00:12:58,440 Speaker 4: they're legit, and shout out to you and Baker. I 232 00:12:58,559 --> 00:13:01,200 Speaker 4: just can't wait until he's back the show. It's going 233 00:13:01,280 --> 00:13:02,760 Speaker 4: to be such a beautiful moment. 234 00:13:02,920 --> 00:13:03,120 Speaker 1: You know. 235 00:13:03,240 --> 00:13:04,319 Speaker 3: I'm so excited. 236 00:13:04,760 --> 00:13:07,600 Speaker 1: You know what. So people, I think you know this 237 00:13:07,720 --> 00:13:11,200 Speaker 1: about me, I do, but the audience doesn't know this 238 00:13:11,240 --> 00:13:15,640 Speaker 1: about me. I have gray hair now, and an important 239 00:13:15,640 --> 00:13:17,640 Speaker 1: thing for me is to be I like to be 240 00:13:17,679 --> 00:13:21,439 Speaker 1: part of people's success story. Young people, Danny Parkins or 241 00:13:21,480 --> 00:13:24,079 Speaker 1: you like Jay Mack. I like, that's fun. That's when 242 00:13:24,080 --> 00:13:26,760 Speaker 1: you're a gray hair that's the responsibility because people help me. 243 00:13:27,080 --> 00:13:30,160 Speaker 1: So people think that I've rooted against Baker and I 244 00:13:30,160 --> 00:13:32,560 Speaker 1: didn't like Cleveland Baker. I thought he was too cocky. 245 00:13:33,080 --> 00:13:37,120 Speaker 1: I love Tampa Baker. I love him. He's one of 246 00:13:37,160 --> 00:13:40,040 Speaker 1: my favorite players. I said yesterday I'd vote him MVP. 247 00:13:41,400 --> 00:13:44,560 Speaker 1: Dak er him. And the thing I like about Baker 248 00:13:45,760 --> 00:13:49,880 Speaker 1: is that I think a chip on your shoulder Michael 249 00:13:49,920 --> 00:13:51,960 Speaker 1: had it to the end, Brady had it till the 250 00:13:52,080 --> 00:13:56,680 Speaker 1: end is valuable. Don't let it turn you into a 251 00:13:56,720 --> 00:14:02,040 Speaker 1: grudge holder or a reckless player. Baker has gotten rid 252 00:14:02,080 --> 00:14:05,280 Speaker 1: of the reckless and I when I watch him. I 253 00:14:05,320 --> 00:14:08,640 Speaker 1: said this yesterday. If you'd never seen Donald in New 254 00:14:08,679 --> 00:14:11,839 Speaker 1: York or Baker in Cleveland, and you watch Sunday, you 255 00:14:11,880 --> 00:14:13,520 Speaker 1: would have thought they were Brady and Manning. 256 00:14:14,760 --> 00:14:17,520 Speaker 4: It was a great game. It was a great game 257 00:14:17,679 --> 00:14:22,320 Speaker 4: and a great duel. And it is Listen, you are. 258 00:14:22,880 --> 00:14:26,520 Speaker 4: You are part of Baker's story, and like for good 259 00:14:26,720 --> 00:14:30,360 Speaker 4: or for bad, your part of his story and your criticisms. 260 00:14:30,400 --> 00:14:33,200 Speaker 3: While at the time, you know, we argued about it. 261 00:14:33,240 --> 00:14:36,800 Speaker 4: Then I thought, you know, we're maybe harsher than I 262 00:14:36,880 --> 00:14:40,560 Speaker 4: would have done. They weren't rooted in fake and falsehood, 263 00:14:40,880 --> 00:14:45,160 Speaker 4: like they were rooted in something real. He matured and 264 00:14:45,440 --> 00:14:50,240 Speaker 4: also continued to improve. And part of the stuff that 265 00:14:50,360 --> 00:14:54,160 Speaker 4: rubs people the wrong way is also part of the 266 00:14:54,240 --> 00:14:58,840 Speaker 4: reason you can get cut by the Panthers and still 267 00:14:59,040 --> 00:15:02,320 Speaker 4: believe I'm awesome and I'm going to prove to the 268 00:15:02,360 --> 00:15:03,200 Speaker 4: world I'm awesome. 269 00:15:03,560 --> 00:15:06,160 Speaker 3: A less confident player that would. 270 00:15:06,000 --> 00:15:09,120 Speaker 4: Have broken them. And so this is a great and 271 00:15:09,160 --> 00:15:13,240 Speaker 4: you're listen, he deservedly right now would be the league MVP. 272 00:15:13,760 --> 00:15:17,320 Speaker 4: Dak is trying to follow the Joe Burrow path. Last 273 00:15:17,400 --> 00:15:21,080 Speaker 4: year of the teams that mediocre but my numbers are unbelievable. 274 00:15:21,280 --> 00:15:23,560 Speaker 3: Baker's been unreal, and there is I. 275 00:15:23,520 --> 00:15:25,720 Speaker 4: Want to say something about that, because you said he 276 00:15:25,760 --> 00:15:29,200 Speaker 4: got rid of the reckless. There is still some reckless, 277 00:15:29,560 --> 00:15:34,640 Speaker 4: but it is with so many explosives you can deal 278 00:15:34,680 --> 00:15:38,720 Speaker 4: with it. And this is actually kind of a Josh 279 00:15:38,760 --> 00:15:44,360 Speaker 4: Allen piece because Josh over the last two years got 280 00:15:44,440 --> 00:15:48,240 Speaker 4: rid of the turnovers and also really cut down on 281 00:15:48,280 --> 00:15:52,440 Speaker 4: the explosive deep passes, which has made the team more 282 00:15:52,480 --> 00:15:57,280 Speaker 4: efficient and more reliable. But it's also why now they 283 00:15:57,320 --> 00:16:01,600 Speaker 4: are oddly less equipped to deal with if he turns 284 00:16:01,640 --> 00:16:04,200 Speaker 4: it over. Three years ago, if he turned it over, 285 00:16:04,240 --> 00:16:06,920 Speaker 4: they were like, okay, we built that into the game plan, 286 00:16:07,360 --> 00:16:09,280 Speaker 4: and he's got We're gonna have a three play, eighty 287 00:16:09,360 --> 00:16:14,000 Speaker 4: yard touchdown drive coming up next. He for the If 288 00:16:14,040 --> 00:16:17,200 Speaker 4: you are Baker, you can average one pick a game 289 00:16:17,280 --> 00:16:19,400 Speaker 4: like you did last year because you lead the league 290 00:16:19,400 --> 00:16:23,400 Speaker 4: in touchdown passes. You can have some turnovers if you 291 00:16:23,440 --> 00:16:25,640 Speaker 4: have a bunch of explosives. If you're going to be 292 00:16:25,720 --> 00:16:28,480 Speaker 4: conservative with it, then you really got to take care 293 00:16:28,480 --> 00:16:28,920 Speaker 4: of the ball. 294 00:16:29,520 --> 00:16:33,760 Speaker 1: So generally, with quarterbacks, if you consider their career a 295 00:16:33,800 --> 00:16:37,960 Speaker 1: book with let's say fifteen chapters being fifteen years, the 296 00:16:38,000 --> 00:16:41,520 Speaker 1: average the Great Ones play. You know, mahomes. By the 297 00:16:41,560 --> 00:16:44,560 Speaker 1: start of chapter two, year two, you're like, well, okay, 298 00:16:44,560 --> 00:16:48,120 Speaker 1: that doesn't look like anybody else. Brady was probably chapter four, 299 00:16:50,280 --> 00:16:55,760 Speaker 1: Josh Allen chapter three, Lamar late chapter one, You're like, yeah, boy, 300 00:16:55,800 --> 00:16:58,960 Speaker 1: that's gonna be a problem. And I was thinking about 301 00:16:58,960 --> 00:17:01,640 Speaker 1: this the other day. Dak is in a very real 302 00:17:02,320 --> 00:17:06,120 Speaker 1: weird spot because I didn't I thought he was over 303 00:17:06,280 --> 00:17:08,280 Speaker 1: hyped early. I thought he had the best O line 304 00:17:08,280 --> 00:17:11,000 Speaker 1: and the best running back, and then he got Amari Cooper. 305 00:17:12,240 --> 00:17:15,560 Speaker 1: I think I've figured Dak out. And it's like chapter eleven, 306 00:17:16,600 --> 00:17:19,480 Speaker 1: and here's what it is. I know, I've never thought 307 00:17:19,480 --> 00:17:23,399 Speaker 1: of a quarterback. It took me eleven chapters. Zach Martin left, 308 00:17:23,640 --> 00:17:27,960 Speaker 1: Des left, Amari left, Zeke left, Mike McCarthy left, Jason 309 00:17:27,960 --> 00:17:32,320 Speaker 1: Garrett left, everybody leaves him, and every time he wins 310 00:17:32,359 --> 00:17:37,080 Speaker 1: double digit games. And now he's got Schottenheimer arguably his weakest, 311 00:17:37,160 --> 00:17:41,760 Speaker 1: most unproven head coach. He looks unbelievable. He doesn't have 312 00:17:41,800 --> 00:17:44,080 Speaker 1: a number one receiver or a number one tight end. 313 00:17:44,359 --> 00:17:46,480 Speaker 1: The O line is still in a rebuild. The running 314 00:17:46,480 --> 00:17:49,200 Speaker 1: back room's better than last year, but not elite, not Detroit. 315 00:17:50,720 --> 00:17:53,560 Speaker 1: I think it took me years to figure out. Is 316 00:17:53,560 --> 00:17:57,000 Speaker 1: that everybody has a superpower. With Jalen Hurts, it's his strength. 317 00:17:57,480 --> 00:18:01,160 Speaker 1: With Josh Allen, it's his size. With Maho, it's a lot, 318 00:18:01,200 --> 00:18:05,600 Speaker 1: but it's arm talent. Same with Stafford. With Dak, it's 319 00:18:05,640 --> 00:18:09,560 Speaker 1: a combination of IQ and EQ. He is so self aware, 320 00:18:10,520 --> 00:18:13,959 Speaker 1: so egoless with the biggest ego owner. Is that I 321 00:18:14,000 --> 00:18:16,240 Speaker 1: watched Dak and I'm like, god, it took me twelve 322 00:18:16,359 --> 00:18:18,920 Speaker 1: chapters to figure him out. Is that in this circus 323 00:18:19,000 --> 00:18:22,600 Speaker 1: known as the Cowboys, he is the grown up. He 324 00:18:22,880 --> 00:18:28,320 Speaker 1: is he is the constant studying for yes. 325 00:18:29,240 --> 00:18:31,680 Speaker 4: So let me add something to that, because listen, Dak 326 00:18:31,720 --> 00:18:35,280 Speaker 4: has been phenomenal, phenomenal, And the first two weeks of 327 00:18:35,280 --> 00:18:38,119 Speaker 4: the year he had like a bad passer rating and 328 00:18:38,119 --> 00:18:40,360 Speaker 4: his numbers weren't that good, And that was a good 329 00:18:40,440 --> 00:18:44,680 Speaker 4: test of our do people actually watch games if they were. 330 00:18:44,640 --> 00:18:46,320 Speaker 3: If they were like, oh, Dak's been okay. 331 00:18:46,920 --> 00:18:50,760 Speaker 4: Dak has been awesome from the first game, of the 332 00:18:50,800 --> 00:18:53,560 Speaker 4: first pass of the first game to right now, like 333 00:18:53,600 --> 00:18:56,199 Speaker 4: that Eagles game, he was phenomenal. I don't care what 334 00:18:56,240 --> 00:18:59,840 Speaker 4: his numbers were. He was phenomenal. He's been great, So 335 00:19:00,359 --> 00:19:04,280 Speaker 4: to add to that, because you know, I'm a big 336 00:19:04,320 --> 00:19:08,720 Speaker 4: believer with quarterbacks that there definitively is such a thing 337 00:19:08,800 --> 00:19:12,720 Speaker 4: as you know, a big game quarterback. Guys who elevate 338 00:19:12,840 --> 00:19:15,640 Speaker 4: in the biggest spots and guys who shrank all of it. 339 00:19:16,000 --> 00:19:19,520 Speaker 4: Dak's biggest criticism, fair or not. I think it's been 340 00:19:19,800 --> 00:19:24,159 Speaker 4: mostly fair. Has been in the biggest spots, under the 341 00:19:24,160 --> 00:19:28,680 Speaker 4: most pressure, he doesn't play his best. So it absolutely 342 00:19:28,960 --> 00:19:34,800 Speaker 4: narratively would make sense that this year, the year that 343 00:19:34,880 --> 00:19:39,200 Speaker 4: going into it, he's been under arguably the least pressure, 344 00:19:39,240 --> 00:19:42,760 Speaker 4: the team had the least expectations. As they trade Micah, 345 00:19:42,800 --> 00:19:45,760 Speaker 4: there's a rookie head coach, nobody's putting the Cowboys in 346 00:19:45,800 --> 00:19:49,960 Speaker 4: the super Bowl, that he can play as freely as 347 00:19:50,000 --> 00:19:52,879 Speaker 4: he's ever played. He's on something of like, for the 348 00:19:52,880 --> 00:19:57,040 Speaker 4: first time in a very long time, a reputational free 349 00:19:57,119 --> 00:20:00,280 Speaker 4: role this year where if the Cowboys are bad, it's 350 00:20:00,320 --> 00:20:02,760 Speaker 4: not on him because the defense has been so awful, 351 00:20:03,119 --> 00:20:06,119 Speaker 4: and when they're good, he's got to do it all. 352 00:20:06,600 --> 00:20:10,600 Speaker 4: And so he is playing, to me with less tension 353 00:20:10,680 --> 00:20:13,920 Speaker 4: and stress than maybe any other moment of his career. 354 00:20:14,280 --> 00:20:20,680 Speaker 4: And he's been phenomenal, like truly phenomenal. If it were true, 355 00:20:21,040 --> 00:20:25,480 Speaker 4: if we didn't care about reputation or resume, one could 356 00:20:25,600 --> 00:20:29,800 Speaker 4: argue that the three leading MVP candidates at the quarter 357 00:20:29,920 --> 00:20:34,440 Speaker 4: pole of the season would be Baker Mayfield, Dak Prescott, 358 00:20:34,720 --> 00:20:37,959 Speaker 4: and I can't believe I'm saying this, Daniel Jones, like 359 00:20:38,040 --> 00:20:42,639 Speaker 4: those three guys. Like again, if it was totally context, 360 00:20:42,680 --> 00:20:45,760 Speaker 4: lists would probably be the three candidates, and credit to 361 00:20:45,800 --> 00:20:47,960 Speaker 4: all of them. And Dak's been great and he makes 362 00:20:48,000 --> 00:20:52,240 Speaker 4: the Cowboys scary because the Cowboys right now are a 363 00:20:52,280 --> 00:20:56,280 Speaker 4: team that can definitively lose to anyone. 364 00:20:56,320 --> 00:20:59,199 Speaker 5: When you have a defense that bad, anyone can beat you, 365 00:20:59,760 --> 00:21:03,440 Speaker 5: and can beat anyone when you haven't offense that good, 366 00:21:03,840 --> 00:21:07,480 Speaker 5: even when they're missing Cede Lamb, they can beat anyone. 367 00:21:07,920 --> 00:21:10,720 Speaker 4: It makes them really interesting in a year. I did 368 00:21:10,720 --> 00:21:12,040 Speaker 4: not expect they would. 369 00:21:11,880 --> 00:21:17,359 Speaker 1: Be the finally on the Eagles. I've said this before. 370 00:21:18,160 --> 00:21:20,800 Speaker 1: Sometimes in life you have a problem. It's like this 371 00:21:20,880 --> 00:21:22,560 Speaker 1: is hard to figure out why me and my wife 372 00:21:22,600 --> 00:21:24,679 Speaker 1: are fighting, and you have to go to therapy. And 373 00:21:24,720 --> 00:21:27,600 Speaker 1: then there's the problems where you're like, oh, yeah, that's easy. 374 00:21:29,040 --> 00:21:31,480 Speaker 1: The Eagles are twelve and oho since last year, when 375 00:21:31,520 --> 00:21:34,359 Speaker 1: they throw it less than twenty five times, throw the 376 00:21:34,400 --> 00:21:38,520 Speaker 1: ball less, run more. That's always the answer. In Philadelphia, 377 00:21:39,000 --> 00:21:41,840 Speaker 1: Saquon Barkley touched at six times Sunday and they were 378 00:21:41,920 --> 00:21:46,919 Speaker 1: leading by two touchdowns. Is this the moment when Eagle 379 00:21:47,000 --> 00:21:51,679 Speaker 1: fans have to acknowledge that Siriani's been kind of writing 380 00:21:51,720 --> 00:21:55,080 Speaker 1: on the coattails of a great GM and a highly 381 00:21:55,119 --> 00:21:56,280 Speaker 1: functional quarterback. 382 00:21:56,960 --> 00:21:59,800 Speaker 4: So there's a lot here, man, And I'm glad you 383 00:22:00,040 --> 00:22:03,600 Speaker 4: brought up, you know, marriage counseling, because I heard the 384 00:22:03,680 --> 00:22:08,679 Speaker 4: story yesterday that Jalen Aj and Saquon got together and 385 00:22:08,760 --> 00:22:11,520 Speaker 4: hashed out what's been going on. And then I heard 386 00:22:11,560 --> 00:22:14,520 Speaker 4: the end of the report, which is the meeting lasted 387 00:22:14,960 --> 00:22:19,720 Speaker 4: for a little over two hours. And you know what 388 00:22:19,760 --> 00:22:22,080 Speaker 4: I said, And people can get mad, and Eagle fans 389 00:22:22,119 --> 00:22:25,320 Speaker 4: can tweet this and aggregate it and say, oh, Nick's 390 00:22:25,359 --> 00:22:25,919 Speaker 4: being unfair. 391 00:22:26,160 --> 00:22:30,280 Speaker 3: They know I'm right. Two hour meeting too long. You know, 392 00:22:30,400 --> 00:22:33,679 Speaker 3: the marriage counseling is fifty five minutes. Your whole life's 393 00:22:33,720 --> 00:22:37,919 Speaker 3: on the line. Anything that is not resolved by minute 394 00:22:38,040 --> 00:22:40,400 Speaker 3: forty five is not getting. 395 00:22:40,119 --> 00:22:43,760 Speaker 4: Resolved minute ninety eight. So that I didn't love that report. 396 00:22:43,840 --> 00:22:47,080 Speaker 4: I was like, all right, that's first thing. Second thing 397 00:22:47,160 --> 00:22:50,280 Speaker 4: is and I'll bring up marriage again. It seems like 398 00:22:50,400 --> 00:22:57,040 Speaker 4: Kevin Petullo keeps over correcting in various directions, like when 399 00:22:57,400 --> 00:22:59,400 Speaker 4: your wife gets mad at you, it's like, you don't 400 00:22:59,400 --> 00:23:02,480 Speaker 4: buy me fly anymore, and then you bring her flowers 401 00:23:02,560 --> 00:23:04,359 Speaker 4: every day for a week and by the end of 402 00:23:04,359 --> 00:23:06,760 Speaker 4: the week she's like, all right, enough, you're overdoing it. 403 00:23:06,840 --> 00:23:10,240 Speaker 4: I said, like, the problem was we're not passing. Were 404 00:23:10,280 --> 00:23:13,240 Speaker 4: not passing enough. So in a game you're leading, you 405 00:23:13,520 --> 00:23:17,600 Speaker 4: call two design second half runs. So the Eagles are 406 00:23:17,760 --> 00:23:22,040 Speaker 4: objectively colin an excellent team. They have an excellent roster. 407 00:23:22,480 --> 00:23:25,480 Speaker 4: They have the most expensive offense in the history of 408 00:23:25,520 --> 00:23:28,920 Speaker 4: the NFL, and they have a top five offensive line, 409 00:23:29,000 --> 00:23:31,240 Speaker 4: a top five running back, top five. 410 00:23:31,040 --> 00:23:34,040 Speaker 3: Receivers, and a really good quarterback. 411 00:23:34,080 --> 00:23:36,439 Speaker 4: I don't know where you want to rank it, but 412 00:23:37,560 --> 00:23:42,480 Speaker 4: which makes it so unfathomable that in their last six 413 00:23:42,720 --> 00:23:47,399 Speaker 4: halves of football they have either had less than eight 414 00:23:47,640 --> 00:23:52,040 Speaker 4: yards rushing or eight yards passing in three. 415 00:23:51,800 --> 00:23:53,080 Speaker 1: Of them, yeah half. 416 00:23:53,400 --> 00:23:56,199 Speaker 6: In the last they've only played how many halves all 417 00:23:56,280 --> 00:24:00,080 Speaker 6: year to ten halves all year? And in three of 418 00:23:59,880 --> 00:24:03,000 Speaker 6: the last six they have been totally non exists on 419 00:24:03,000 --> 00:24:05,280 Speaker 6: one side, you know, in one facet of the game. 420 00:24:05,680 --> 00:24:08,879 Speaker 3: And here is why I think it is fair to 421 00:24:09,000 --> 00:24:10,240 Speaker 3: be a little concern. 422 00:24:11,440 --> 00:24:15,760 Speaker 4: It reminds me a bit of two years ago when 423 00:24:15,760 --> 00:24:20,159 Speaker 4: they started ten and one, but it was so angsty 424 00:24:20,720 --> 00:24:24,080 Speaker 4: and every game they won, but it was like yeah, 425 00:24:24,080 --> 00:24:27,639 Speaker 4: but yeah, but and what that led to was a 426 00:24:28,000 --> 00:24:30,840 Speaker 4: historic collapse where they went from ten to one to 427 00:24:30,880 --> 00:24:33,399 Speaker 4: losing six of their final seven and basically. 428 00:24:33,040 --> 00:24:34,440 Speaker 3: Giving up in the playoff game. 429 00:24:34,880 --> 00:24:37,919 Speaker 4: I don't think that's coming here for Philly, but I 430 00:24:38,000 --> 00:24:41,080 Speaker 4: do think they need to have the ability to just 431 00:24:41,160 --> 00:24:45,159 Speaker 4: have one normal offensive game, and they seem to be 432 00:24:45,200 --> 00:24:46,000 Speaker 4: struggling with that. 433 00:24:46,440 --> 00:24:48,040 Speaker 1: Yeah. 434 00:24:48,160 --> 00:24:48,360 Speaker 2: Yeah. 435 00:24:48,960 --> 00:24:52,720 Speaker 1: Yard work is fascinating. In Manhattan. There's not a lot 436 00:24:52,760 --> 00:24:53,280 Speaker 1: of yards. 437 00:24:53,320 --> 00:24:56,879 Speaker 4: I mean the central I'm saying, no city we've got 438 00:24:56,960 --> 00:25:00,000 Speaker 4: like we've got Listen, I'm very fortunate we have nice 439 00:25:00,000 --> 00:25:04,000 Speaker 4: little outdoor spaces here, but it's it doesn't there's we have. 440 00:25:05,000 --> 00:25:08,439 Speaker 4: I'd set the over under of plants or in this 441 00:25:08,600 --> 00:25:10,960 Speaker 4: house or on the outside at forty seven and a 442 00:25:11,000 --> 00:25:16,119 Speaker 4: half and somehow I was assigned digging them out and 443 00:25:16,160 --> 00:25:17,760 Speaker 4: I and I kind of wanted to look at her 444 00:25:17,760 --> 00:25:19,760 Speaker 4: and be like, babe, I love you so much. But 445 00:25:19,840 --> 00:25:22,160 Speaker 4: you do know who you married, right, that's like, am 446 00:25:22,160 --> 00:25:24,120 Speaker 4: I a guy that really exudes? 447 00:25:24,640 --> 00:25:27,399 Speaker 3: Yard work is my strength? So no, I'm still sweating. 448 00:25:27,440 --> 00:25:29,080 Speaker 4: I don't know. I might have to We were off 449 00:25:29,119 --> 00:25:30,840 Speaker 4: the air today. We're supposed to be back tomorrow. I 450 00:25:30,920 --> 00:25:32,800 Speaker 4: might have to call in sick. I don't know if 451 00:25:32,800 --> 00:25:33,520 Speaker 4: I'm going to recover. 452 00:25:34,119 --> 00:25:34,720 Speaker 3: This is tough. 453 00:25:35,240 --> 00:25:37,520 Speaker 1: I tell my wife about twice a year when she 454 00:25:37,560 --> 00:25:40,600 Speaker 1: asked me to do yard work. I'm like, honey, I've 455 00:25:40,600 --> 00:25:43,680 Speaker 1: got to entertain America tomorrow excutally. 456 00:25:43,280 --> 00:25:48,280 Speaker 4: Right, I've got to listen, and I'm simulating the economy. 457 00:25:48,440 --> 00:25:50,440 Speaker 3: I can hire a professional to do this. 458 00:25:51,000 --> 00:25:54,639 Speaker 4: It's their job and it helps everyone, including me. 459 00:25:54,920 --> 00:25:56,720 Speaker 3: All Right, I'll see you, Colin. I gotta I gotta 460 00:25:56,720 --> 00:25:58,800 Speaker 3: go plant a tree in the cement. 461 00:25:59,359 --> 00:26:03,359 Speaker 1: Say you let you go. 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Cleveland Browns trading Joe Flacco 475 00:26:44,080 --> 00:26:46,080 Speaker 1: and a six round pick to the Bengals for a 476 00:26:46,119 --> 00:26:48,520 Speaker 1: fifth round pick. So the Bengals want a new quarterback. 477 00:26:50,200 --> 00:26:56,679 Speaker 1: Shadeur Sanders is now the Cleveland Browns back up to 478 00:26:56,960 --> 00:27:01,160 Speaker 1: Dylan Gabriel. So we said Ken Pickett would get moved, 479 00:27:02,920 --> 00:27:06,240 Speaker 1: and I and we we thought that Pickett would get 480 00:27:06,240 --> 00:27:09,200 Speaker 1: moved and Gabriel and Shade would get their chances. Eventually 481 00:27:09,240 --> 00:27:13,520 Speaker 1: Flacco would start. So they've seen enough of Flacco, and uh, 482 00:27:13,600 --> 00:27:15,359 Speaker 1: you know, Flacco may give them too good of a 483 00:27:15,400 --> 00:27:17,960 Speaker 1: chance to win, so let's move him away and let's 484 00:27:18,040 --> 00:27:22,720 Speaker 1: use the young guys. So we are a chadere senders 485 00:27:22,760 --> 00:27:27,080 Speaker 1: sighting on a field near you in the next couple 486 00:27:27,119 --> 00:27:29,040 Speaker 1: of weeks. I suppose by the. 487 00:27:29,040 --> 00:27:32,960 Speaker 9: Way Brown's Steelers, they're calling this one of the worst 488 00:27:33,040 --> 00:27:35,399 Speaker 9: spots for Cleveland coming off London. 489 00:27:35,480 --> 00:27:37,880 Speaker 1: No bye, no, no, it's in Pittsburgh off of by. 490 00:27:38,040 --> 00:27:41,200 Speaker 1: It's my second favorite bet of the week. I told 491 00:27:41,240 --> 00:27:42,720 Speaker 1: you I already have my blazing five. 492 00:27:42,880 --> 00:27:43,479 Speaker 9: That's crazy. 493 00:27:44,240 --> 00:27:47,000 Speaker 1: The Steeler game jumps off the board. Like last week 494 00:27:47,040 --> 00:27:47,800 Speaker 1: I told you the Colts. 495 00:27:47,840 --> 00:27:50,560 Speaker 9: I'm like, remember last week the Rams jumped off the board. 496 00:27:50,920 --> 00:27:52,840 Speaker 9: The Colt did. 497 00:27:54,119 --> 00:27:56,960 Speaker 1: The Steelers is one of two games that doesn't make sense. 498 00:27:57,080 --> 00:27:57,800 Speaker 1: The Steelers. 499 00:27:58,200 --> 00:28:00,399 Speaker 9: It's just unfair. They get two weeks b and then 500 00:28:00,400 --> 00:28:01,920 Speaker 9: the Browns are coming off a bye with a rookie 501 00:28:02,240 --> 00:28:05,320 Speaker 9: for London with a rookie quarterback. Maybe Shadour plays this week. 502 00:28:05,680 --> 00:28:08,080 Speaker 9: Will he be miming calls when he gets to the 503 00:28:08,080 --> 00:28:09,840 Speaker 9: line of scrimmage. He's not gonna be barking. He's gonna 504 00:28:09,840 --> 00:28:10,200 Speaker 9: be miming. 505 00:28:10,200 --> 00:28:12,000 Speaker 1: Well, if we don't have Lamar and Burrow, we need 506 00:28:12,119 --> 00:28:14,520 Speaker 1: quarterback stories of interest and that would be interesting. 507 00:28:14,560 --> 00:28:17,399 Speaker 9: Can we not do Shador? How about this? We do 508 00:28:17,440 --> 00:28:19,280 Speaker 9: a draft of quarterbacks we don't have to talk about. 509 00:28:19,320 --> 00:28:20,720 Speaker 9: I get first pick Aaron Rodgers. 510 00:28:22,320 --> 00:28:26,240 Speaker 1: I'd like, I'd like talking about winning quarterbacks, all of them. 511 00:28:26,840 --> 00:28:28,720 Speaker 1: I may do a Daniel Jones segment next. 512 00:28:28,760 --> 00:28:30,840 Speaker 9: Now that kid, get yeah, let's do that. 513 00:28:30,960 --> 00:28:35,120 Speaker 1: J Mack with a news no no hear on the news. 514 00:28:35,240 --> 00:28:38,880 Speaker 9: This is the herd line news more exciting than an 515 00:28:38,960 --> 00:28:42,320 Speaker 9: NFL trade. That's the Yankees Blue Jays Series Big One 516 00:28:42,640 --> 00:28:45,200 Speaker 9: tonight on FS one. The Yanks have been outscored twenty 517 00:28:45,240 --> 00:28:48,240 Speaker 9: three to eight in the first two games. They're facing 518 00:28:48,280 --> 00:28:52,480 Speaker 9: elimination tonight, with former Cy Young winner Shane Bieber taking 519 00:28:52,520 --> 00:28:55,880 Speaker 9: him ound for the Blue Jays. I'll take the Yanks. 520 00:28:55,920 --> 00:28:57,840 Speaker 9: I know you want Toronto to win this. 521 00:28:58,600 --> 00:29:01,080 Speaker 1: I don't. I don't want anything. I've said the Yankees 522 00:29:01,120 --> 00:29:04,560 Speaker 1: are an uneven team that's home run dependent, and that 523 00:29:04,680 --> 00:29:06,640 Speaker 1: means Aaron Judge is going to have to come up. 524 00:29:06,680 --> 00:29:08,360 Speaker 1: Aaron Judges had a good series, but he's gonna have 525 00:29:08,360 --> 00:29:09,800 Speaker 1: to come up in a huge spot and get a 526 00:29:09,840 --> 00:29:13,000 Speaker 1: huge hit. He hasn't proven he can do that yet. 527 00:29:13,040 --> 00:29:14,720 Speaker 1: There's a lot of stress on him. There's a lot 528 00:29:14,720 --> 00:29:18,000 Speaker 1: of Because o Tani, there's not stress. He's got Freddy 529 00:29:18,000 --> 00:29:20,880 Speaker 1: Freeman and Mookie Betts in great starting pitching and they 530 00:29:20,920 --> 00:29:24,280 Speaker 1: field well, and they oh Tani's great. But you feel 531 00:29:24,280 --> 00:29:28,600 Speaker 1: like there's seven other guys, Max Munci, Taoscar Hernandez. You 532 00:29:28,680 --> 00:29:32,080 Speaker 1: never feel like it's the weight of the world is 533 00:29:32,120 --> 00:29:35,720 Speaker 1: on Sho Hay's shoulders. Last night it was Will Smith 534 00:29:35,800 --> 00:29:40,360 Speaker 1: and you know Blake Snell. And it's different with the Yankees. 535 00:29:40,400 --> 00:29:43,960 Speaker 1: You need Aaron Judge to hit bombs in the eighth 536 00:29:43,960 --> 00:29:45,480 Speaker 1: inning with Tuan to win the game. 537 00:29:45,640 --> 00:29:50,280 Speaker 9: Let me ask you for this show content and national interest. 538 00:29:50,480 --> 00:29:52,680 Speaker 9: Who do you want to advance in these two series 539 00:29:52,960 --> 00:29:56,280 Speaker 9: today on FS one Mariners Tigers, lou Ja's Yankees. Who 540 00:29:56,320 --> 00:29:57,880 Speaker 9: do you want to see advance of the next round? 541 00:29:58,080 --> 00:29:59,000 Speaker 1: Yankees Mariners. 542 00:30:00,080 --> 00:30:01,360 Speaker 9: Right, let's move on to the next story. I like 543 00:30:01,440 --> 00:30:05,160 Speaker 9: that Penn State. Oh my gosh, Colin, this Penn State 544 00:30:05,240 --> 00:30:08,360 Speaker 9: lost to UCLA is getting glossed over a lot. Somehow 545 00:30:08,360 --> 00:30:10,960 Speaker 9: Franklin's dodging a bullet here because the card was weak. 546 00:30:11,000 --> 00:30:15,200 Speaker 9: There's Baseball playoffs, there's NFL. I mean, listen, James Franklin 547 00:30:15,280 --> 00:30:17,200 Speaker 9: talked to the media about the state of his program. 548 00:30:17,360 --> 00:30:24,040 Speaker 7: This sounds bleak, fair question. I believe in Penn State, 549 00:30:24,320 --> 00:30:27,400 Speaker 7: I believe in our players. I believe in the men 550 00:30:27,480 --> 00:30:30,040 Speaker 7: in the LASH building, men and women in the Lash building. 551 00:30:31,240 --> 00:30:35,600 Speaker 7: And I believe in myself. And obviously, you know, after 552 00:30:35,640 --> 00:30:37,880 Speaker 7: the last two games, we're going to get these types 553 00:30:37,920 --> 00:30:38,600 Speaker 7: of questions. 554 00:30:38,920 --> 00:30:44,920 Speaker 9: I get it. Fun fact, UCLA did not lead any 555 00:30:45,000 --> 00:30:48,040 Speaker 9: of their opponents at any point all season. Yeah, they 556 00:30:48,040 --> 00:30:49,280 Speaker 9: were up twenty seven to seven. 557 00:30:49,280 --> 00:30:52,600 Speaker 1: And also changed coaches, and sometimes you put play calling 558 00:30:52,640 --> 00:30:57,000 Speaker 1: in different hands, and you have young coaches who maybe 559 00:30:57,080 --> 00:30:59,280 Speaker 1: were suppressed a little bit by the ex head coach. 560 00:30:59,320 --> 00:31:01,440 Speaker 1: You never know, but I will tell you this, their 561 00:31:01,480 --> 00:31:05,560 Speaker 1: play calling was excellent. Jerry Neuheisel, I thought, I just 562 00:31:05,600 --> 00:31:08,040 Speaker 1: thought they came out with much more energy. I watched 563 00:31:08,080 --> 00:31:12,920 Speaker 1: that game. I thought they had much more energy. Nico Iamaliava. 564 00:31:13,120 --> 00:31:14,960 Speaker 1: They put the ball in his hands and they leaned 565 00:31:15,000 --> 00:31:17,040 Speaker 1: into his athletic ability. He was terrific. 566 00:31:17,200 --> 00:31:19,840 Speaker 9: Colin, are you a DJ? Why are you spinning so much? 567 00:31:19,880 --> 00:31:22,360 Speaker 9: They said, there's no way to spin this. For Penn State, 568 00:31:22,440 --> 00:31:26,040 Speaker 9: this is awful. This is rock bottom. Nico. Remember the 569 00:31:26,040 --> 00:31:27,880 Speaker 9: first three weeks they were like, Oh, what a joke 570 00:31:27,960 --> 00:31:30,480 Speaker 9: that guy is. Why did he transfer? And now he 571 00:31:30,520 --> 00:31:33,160 Speaker 9: beats Penn State. I mean, Colin, I'm looking at the schedule. 572 00:31:34,080 --> 00:31:36,400 Speaker 9: Penn State still has to go to Ohio State, they 573 00:31:36,440 --> 00:31:38,520 Speaker 9: have to go to Iowa. That's not a lock. They'll 574 00:31:38,560 --> 00:31:41,640 Speaker 9: probably win that, and they host Indiana. Indiana's pretty good. 575 00:31:42,200 --> 00:31:45,760 Speaker 9: They got an NFL quarterback. If Penn State doesn't make 576 00:31:45,800 --> 00:31:49,720 Speaker 9: the playoff, do you think Franklin gets fired? They opened 577 00:31:49,720 --> 00:31:51,520 Speaker 9: the country. I think they opened his number two in 578 00:31:51,560 --> 00:31:52,600 Speaker 9: the country, riter number. 579 00:31:52,600 --> 00:31:55,280 Speaker 1: Now he doesn't get fired. You're having to spend so 580 00:31:55,440 --> 00:31:58,880 Speaker 1: much money on facilities, and NIL gonna buy him out. 581 00:32:00,040 --> 00:32:02,640 Speaker 1: That's why these guys, all these Lincoln Riley's in trouble 582 00:32:02,720 --> 00:32:06,800 Speaker 1: and Brian Kelly's in trouble. The NIL is saving these coaches. 583 00:32:06,800 --> 00:32:09,280 Speaker 1: You can't just buy him out anymore. You're spending twenty 584 00:32:09,320 --> 00:32:11,840 Speaker 1: five million. How many times can you go to donors 585 00:32:12,080 --> 00:32:14,800 Speaker 1: and ask him for another thirty five to forty five 586 00:32:14,840 --> 00:32:19,080 Speaker 1: million dollars. The NIL has been the best thing all 587 00:32:19,120 --> 00:32:21,520 Speaker 1: these coaches that grumbled about it. See the big picture. 588 00:32:21,520 --> 00:32:23,160 Speaker 1: It's saving your butt. 589 00:32:23,640 --> 00:32:25,400 Speaker 9: Let me ask you about Drew Aller. 590 00:32:25,560 --> 00:32:28,560 Speaker 1: By the way, Franklin's buyout, My staff found out fifty million. 591 00:32:28,680 --> 00:32:31,240 Speaker 9: That's not that's pocket change for the Penn State crowd. 592 00:32:31,360 --> 00:32:34,200 Speaker 1: No, it's not. That's Come on, there's not a cell 593 00:32:34,240 --> 00:32:37,240 Speaker 1: phone tower within two hours of that campus in the 594 00:32:37,240 --> 00:32:37,600 Speaker 1: middle of. 595 00:32:37,640 --> 00:32:40,240 Speaker 9: Noah Peyton take the Broncos to the playoffs after they 596 00:32:40,440 --> 00:32:42,880 Speaker 9: brought out Russell Wilson in his deal. You could do 597 00:32:42,920 --> 00:32:43,920 Speaker 9: this in college football. 598 00:32:43,960 --> 00:32:44,200 Speaker 2: Man. 599 00:32:44,440 --> 00:32:45,920 Speaker 9: So, by the way, Drew Aller, do we want to 600 00:32:45,920 --> 00:32:47,320 Speaker 9: talk about his NFL prospects here? 601 00:32:47,680 --> 00:32:49,000 Speaker 1: He's not a first round quarterback? 602 00:32:49,360 --> 00:32:51,280 Speaker 9: Is he a second or third or fourth? I mean 603 00:32:51,480 --> 00:32:54,520 Speaker 9: his passing high yards this season is two hundred and nine. 604 00:32:55,080 --> 00:32:57,480 Speaker 1: He's got the size, he's got an arm. I don't 605 00:32:57,480 --> 00:32:59,480 Speaker 1: know what's happened, but he doesn't play with a lot 606 00:32:59,480 --> 00:33:01,120 Speaker 1: of command or a lot of energy. 607 00:33:01,960 --> 00:33:02,840 Speaker 9: He's low energy. 608 00:33:04,120 --> 00:33:06,200 Speaker 1: Again, you watch him on the field with Dante Moore, 609 00:33:06,320 --> 00:33:12,080 Speaker 1: it's like close. But again, Dante Moore's Oregon's whole programs 610 00:33:12,080 --> 00:33:12,880 Speaker 1: about juice in them. 611 00:33:12,920 --> 00:33:15,280 Speaker 9: There's just shades of Christian Hackenberg. You remember him. 612 00:33:15,440 --> 00:33:16,240 Speaker 1: He's better than Christian? 613 00:33:16,320 --> 00:33:16,720 Speaker 9: Yeah he is? 614 00:33:16,760 --> 00:33:16,920 Speaker 5: Yeh. 615 00:33:17,080 --> 00:33:20,360 Speaker 9: Final story, Colin, So another football weekend was crazy in 616 00:33:20,360 --> 00:33:23,080 Speaker 9: the NFL. But our staff put together this is pretty crazy. 617 00:33:23,120 --> 00:33:26,720 Speaker 9: I did not even notice this. Six teams came back 618 00:33:26,760 --> 00:33:30,120 Speaker 9: from double digit deficits to win this week. Six The 619 00:33:30,160 --> 00:33:34,240 Speaker 9: Broncos were down fourteen, Commanders were down ten, Jags down fourteen. 620 00:33:34,360 --> 00:33:38,080 Speaker 9: Last night, Panthers were down seventeen to nothing, Saints were 621 00:33:38,120 --> 00:33:41,959 Speaker 9: down eleven, Titans were down eighteen. That is kind of insane. 622 00:33:41,960 --> 00:33:45,320 Speaker 9: Now underdogs went nine and five, not against the spread, 623 00:33:45,760 --> 00:33:49,760 Speaker 9: straight up, underdogs were barking this weekend. Is this just 624 00:33:49,840 --> 00:33:53,440 Speaker 9: the end of the favorites dominating? Is this the top 625 00:33:53,520 --> 00:33:56,200 Speaker 9: is coming back? Give me a macro analysis of how 626 00:33:56,200 --> 00:33:57,000 Speaker 9: the hell this happens. 627 00:33:57,320 --> 00:33:59,959 Speaker 1: Well, it's an offensive league. We've got a lot of interest. 628 00:34:00,440 --> 00:34:03,520 Speaker 1: I mean, even Bryce Young, everybody critical. Bryce Young can play. 629 00:34:03,680 --> 00:34:05,800 Speaker 1: Spencer Ratler can play to some level. We go Bryce 630 00:34:05,840 --> 00:34:07,760 Speaker 1: Young can play when he's down to d Also, remember 631 00:34:07,840 --> 00:34:12,800 Speaker 1: right now, it's a very warm fall. The weather's perfect 632 00:34:12,920 --> 00:34:16,520 Speaker 1: right now. I mean's Seattle. Do you see that game? Seattle? Like, good, 633 00:34:16,560 --> 00:34:19,080 Speaker 1: take your shirt off. Perfect weather. So you have a 634 00:34:19,160 --> 00:34:22,279 Speaker 1: very warm fall that always benefits the offense. You have 635 00:34:22,320 --> 00:34:26,239 Speaker 1: a lot of defensive players banged up. Why because defensive 636 00:34:26,239 --> 00:34:28,920 Speaker 1: players get hurt more than offensive players. So you have 637 00:34:28,960 --> 00:34:33,760 Speaker 1: a lot of thin defenses. Perfect weather. Excellent coordinator play 638 00:34:33,880 --> 00:34:37,200 Speaker 1: in the NFL. Right now, we have the most smart 639 00:34:37,239 --> 00:34:40,480 Speaker 1: offensive coordinators in the history of the league. And they're 640 00:34:40,520 --> 00:34:43,719 Speaker 1: dialing up good plays. And the Buffalo when's the last 641 00:34:43,719 --> 00:34:46,280 Speaker 1: time you saw snow in Buffalo? They're playing New England, 642 00:34:46,280 --> 00:34:48,160 Speaker 1: and I'm like, I'm like, god, take your shirt off. 643 00:34:48,360 --> 00:34:52,040 Speaker 1: Fun night, in Buffalo. So it's good weather, good coordinators, 644 00:34:53,719 --> 00:34:55,280 Speaker 1: and a lot of banged up defenses. 645 00:34:55,320 --> 00:34:57,200 Speaker 9: Soarrico even made a joke. He was like, it's eighty 646 00:34:57,239 --> 00:34:59,480 Speaker 9: two on the lake whatever lake is in Buffalo. Erie 647 00:34:59,520 --> 00:35:02,640 Speaker 9: on it was like eighty degrees in Buffalo. This past 648 00:35:02,680 --> 00:35:06,319 Speaker 9: week was eighty in Chicago. Where's their advance? Don't they 649 00:35:06,320 --> 00:35:10,839 Speaker 9: have like some advantage? Hmm, this is weird. Do you 650 00:35:10,880 --> 00:35:12,800 Speaker 9: back underdogs this week? You said you got your blazing 651 00:35:12,840 --> 00:35:14,759 Speaker 9: five locked? Are you going favorites or dogs? 652 00:35:14,960 --> 00:35:17,640 Speaker 1: I like the Seilers, that's the favorite. I like there's 653 00:35:17,680 --> 00:35:19,439 Speaker 1: some dogs barking this week. 654 00:35:19,520 --> 00:35:21,360 Speaker 9: Is that like one of these put your kids college 655 00:35:21,400 --> 00:35:22,440 Speaker 9: tuition fund on the ceiler? 656 00:35:22,480 --> 00:35:25,120 Speaker 1: Oh, there's no such thing. I had the Chiefs last night, 657 00:35:25,160 --> 00:35:26,239 Speaker 1: and I thought I had it one. 658 00:35:26,320 --> 00:35:27,879 Speaker 9: I have to tell you about the Jags. I did 659 00:35:27,920 --> 00:35:30,759 Speaker 9: have a great week, but you know, we can't all 660 00:35:30,800 --> 00:35:31,720 Speaker 9: be like Jamach. 661 00:35:33,360 --> 00:35:36,680 Speaker 1: Thank god. J Mack with the news. 662 00:35:37,160 --> 00:35:40,080 Speaker 2: Well that's the news, and thanks for stopping by the 663 00:35:40,200 --> 00:35:41,799 Speaker 2: Herd line. News Man. 664 00:35:41,840 --> 00:35:44,480 Speaker 1: There's a lot of stuff happening a rod next hour. 665 00:35:44,480 --> 00:35:45,200 Speaker 1: It's the Herd. 666 00:35:45,239 --> 00:35:47,840 Speaker 2: Be sure to catch live editions of The Herd weekdays 667 00:35:47,840 --> 00:35:51,400 Speaker 2: and noone Easter nine am Pacific on Fox Sports Radio 668 00:35:51,719 --> 00:35:53,920 Speaker 2: FS one and the iHeartRadio app. 669 00:35:54,760 --> 00:35:57,319 Speaker 9: A huge day of college football kicks off with Big 670 00:35:57,360 --> 00:36:01,759 Speaker 9: Noons Saturday on Fox. As Phenom, You're Remiah Smith lead's 671 00:36:01,800 --> 00:36:04,840 Speaker 9: top ranked Ohio State against Illinois. Then at three thirty 672 00:36:04,880 --> 00:36:08,920 Speaker 9: it's TCU versus Case State, and under the lights at 673 00:36:08,960 --> 00:36:12,719 Speaker 9: seven thirty, Kansas takes on ninth rank Texas Tech. It 674 00:36:12,760 --> 00:36:15,440 Speaker 9: all begins with Big Noon Saturday only on Fox. 675 00:36:15,560 --> 00:36:18,320 Speaker 1: Yeah, last weekend it didn't have a lot of big billing, 676 00:36:18,360 --> 00:36:20,680 Speaker 1: but a couple of games ended up being crazy good. 677 00:36:20,920 --> 00:36:23,200 Speaker 9: How about my Texas Tech Red Raiders. Remember when I 678 00:36:23,200 --> 00:36:25,799 Speaker 9: said they were going to the playoffs this August? I 679 00:36:25,800 --> 00:36:27,840 Speaker 9: think I was filling in for you. A lot of 680 00:36:27,840 --> 00:36:30,479 Speaker 9: people laughed at me, Colin, they are looking good. 681 00:36:30,719 --> 00:36:35,840 Speaker 1: Well, it's a week conference. So here's the playoff picture 682 00:36:35,920 --> 00:36:38,680 Speaker 1: as of today, and I think most of it will stand. 683 00:36:38,760 --> 00:36:43,440 Speaker 1: Pat Kansas City, I think will make the playoffs in 684 00:36:43,480 --> 00:36:47,279 Speaker 1: the AFC. Right now, for our radio audience, it's I'll 685 00:36:47,280 --> 00:36:51,640 Speaker 1: read them an order of seed Colts Bills, Steelers. Don't 686 00:36:51,680 --> 00:36:53,960 Speaker 1: laugh at the Steelers. The rest of the divisions all 687 00:36:54,000 --> 00:36:58,600 Speaker 1: beat up Chargers, Jags, Denver and New England. I think 688 00:36:58,600 --> 00:37:02,040 Speaker 1: it holds. I I don't think the AFC South is 689 00:37:02,040 --> 00:37:04,719 Speaker 1: going to have two teams, and I trust Indianapolis over 690 00:37:04,760 --> 00:37:07,240 Speaker 1: the Jags. All of the Jags are a fun watch. 691 00:37:07,640 --> 00:37:10,080 Speaker 1: I think Kansas City makes it in eventually, and I 692 00:37:10,120 --> 00:37:12,160 Speaker 1: do think the Chargers get it right when Joe Alt 693 00:37:12,160 --> 00:37:16,480 Speaker 1: comes back in the NFC. In the order right now, 694 00:37:16,520 --> 00:37:20,120 Speaker 1: it's Philly, San Francisco, Tampa, Detroit, Green Bay, Seattle, Minnesota. 695 00:37:20,160 --> 00:37:22,080 Speaker 1: I don't think Minnesota is going to make it take 696 00:37:22,120 --> 00:37:25,360 Speaker 1: them out, put the Rams in. I think Washington. I 697 00:37:25,400 --> 00:37:28,799 Speaker 1: don't know what to do with Washington. You were at 698 00:37:28,800 --> 00:37:31,360 Speaker 1: that game Sunday and Jayden Daniels look very good. I 699 00:37:31,400 --> 00:37:35,640 Speaker 1: don't love their roster. I would say Minnesota and Jacksonville 700 00:37:35,680 --> 00:37:38,480 Speaker 1: I think are Gonzo. But it doesn't take long. We're 701 00:37:38,520 --> 00:37:40,400 Speaker 1: only five games into the season, and I think the 702 00:37:40,440 --> 00:37:42,759 Speaker 1: truth comes out. You know the best coaches, you know 703 00:37:42,800 --> 00:37:45,760 Speaker 1: the best quarterbacks. I mean the Chargers obviously are faulding 704 00:37:45,760 --> 00:37:49,920 Speaker 1: apart physically. San Francisco has been winning despite faulding apart physically. 705 00:37:49,960 --> 00:37:53,280 Speaker 1: Shanahan deserves Coach of the Year credit here. He's having 706 00:37:53,280 --> 00:37:56,320 Speaker 1: a great year coaching. They're asking Mac Jones until forty 707 00:37:56,360 --> 00:37:59,120 Speaker 1: times a game with a bad old line and none. 708 00:37:59,000 --> 00:38:02,320 Speaker 9: Of his targets. By the way, Niners are getting points 709 00:38:02,360 --> 00:38:05,680 Speaker 9: at Tampa. This who's a quarterback? Mac Jones? Are pretty 710 00:38:05,680 --> 00:38:06,640 Speaker 9: Does it matter to you? 711 00:38:08,239 --> 00:38:12,360 Speaker 1: I would prefer the less turnover prone quarterback Mac Jones. 712 00:38:12,360 --> 00:38:14,920 Speaker 9: The other thing Washington. As you mentioned, they are at 713 00:38:15,000 --> 00:38:17,880 Speaker 9: Chicago this week, Okay, I McLaurin. They return. 714 00:38:18,400 --> 00:38:21,600 Speaker 1: Yeah, I thought this line was This was my This 715 00:38:22,120 --> 00:38:23,680 Speaker 1: Pittsburgh's my second favorite. 716 00:38:23,680 --> 00:38:23,879 Speaker 9: Bet. 717 00:38:23,880 --> 00:38:25,440 Speaker 1: I'm not going to say my first favorite till the 718 00:38:25,440 --> 00:38:29,320 Speaker 1: Blazing five. This was my third favorite beat. I like Washington. 719 00:38:29,400 --> 00:38:32,000 Speaker 9: I think that's it. Tell people to line I'm seeing 720 00:38:32,000 --> 00:38:33,920 Speaker 9: three and a half, but I have a feeling that's 721 00:38:33,920 --> 00:38:34,680 Speaker 9: going to be going up. 722 00:38:34,960 --> 00:38:36,320 Speaker 1: It's at Washington. 723 00:38:37,000 --> 00:38:41,880 Speaker 9: Uh no, it's I think it's at Chicago, is it? Yeah? Interesting? 724 00:38:41,920 --> 00:38:43,799 Speaker 9: I like Washington in that show. No, No, is that 725 00:38:44,040 --> 00:38:47,239 Speaker 9: Washington Monday Night Football? Oh geez, that's slammed. 726 00:38:46,880 --> 00:38:51,920 Speaker 1: Done at Washington Monday Night Football. The very feeling good 727 00:38:51,920 --> 00:38:55,360 Speaker 1: about themselves and also you say to yourself, well, the 728 00:38:55,360 --> 00:38:59,600 Speaker 1: Bears are off a bye. When teams that are playing 729 00:38:59,640 --> 00:39:02,400 Speaker 1: well come off a bye, it can really be helpful 730 00:39:02,400 --> 00:39:05,239 Speaker 1: to get rest. But if you're not quite right off 731 00:39:05,280 --> 00:39:07,680 Speaker 1: a bye. Does it necessarily matter? 732 00:39:07,760 --> 00:39:09,759 Speaker 9: By the way, how did Ben Johnson and Jared Goff 733 00:39:09,800 --> 00:39:13,000 Speaker 9: do in the NFC Championship game against Dan Quinn's defense? 734 00:39:14,440 --> 00:39:17,640 Speaker 9: Not good? Washington body bagged him. Not in the NFC 735 00:39:17,680 --> 00:39:20,279 Speaker 9: playoffs last remember it was like forty five thirty one 736 00:39:20,600 --> 00:39:23,560 Speaker 9: GoF struggle. I have a feeling Caleb could be in 737 00:39:23,640 --> 00:39:25,799 Speaker 9: some trouble in this one against Washington. Defense is like 738 00:39:25,840 --> 00:39:27,799 Speaker 9: no name dudes, Bobby Wagner. 739 00:39:27,440 --> 00:39:30,319 Speaker 1: And Justin Herbert, great pressure, all up. 740 00:39:30,200 --> 00:39:33,160 Speaker 9: In his grill. I'm with you. I like Washington there. 741 00:39:34,719 --> 00:39:38,680 Speaker 9: And also that's Broncos in London. That's definitely well and viewing. 742 00:39:38,840 --> 00:39:42,480 Speaker 9: I don't like betting those London games. You just get 743 00:39:42,480 --> 00:39:45,719 Speaker 9: a different team. Like obviously Denver's like a five and 744 00:39:45,760 --> 00:39:47,120 Speaker 9: a half or six point favorite. 745 00:39:47,239 --> 00:39:48,240 Speaker 1: They could beat to my thirty. 746 00:39:48,320 --> 00:39:50,120 Speaker 9: Yeah, but they may let down after the Willy win. 747 00:39:50,200 --> 00:39:52,239 Speaker 9: Did you see Sean Payton was driving the bus around 748 00:39:52,239 --> 00:39:54,520 Speaker 9: Philadelphia like flexing the Broncos afterward. 749 00:39:54,560 --> 00:39:57,520 Speaker 1: I'm like, well, I looked at that line and I said, 750 00:39:57,680 --> 00:39:59,480 Speaker 1: I am staying away now. I Do I think it's 751 00:39:59,480 --> 00:40:03,000 Speaker 1: a coaching match, absolutely do I think the jetsul line 752 00:40:03,000 --> 00:40:07,560 Speaker 1: will struggle to protect against Denver. Absolutely, but beating Philadelphia. 753 00:40:07,680 --> 00:40:09,680 Speaker 1: Remember a couple of years ago that everybody that played 754 00:40:09,680 --> 00:40:12,960 Speaker 1: San Francisco the next week lost. Yes, that's kind of 755 00:40:12,960 --> 00:40:16,799 Speaker 1: a stacked San Francisco team. You beat Philadelphia and you 756 00:40:16,800 --> 00:40:19,640 Speaker 1: have a pretty young team in Denver. Would it shock 757 00:40:19,719 --> 00:40:21,960 Speaker 1: you if they went on the road to London and 758 00:40:22,000 --> 00:40:22,839 Speaker 1: got had a. 759 00:40:22,800 --> 00:40:26,000 Speaker 9: Little fun against a Jets team that is it is 760 00:40:26,280 --> 00:40:30,080 Speaker 9: to do and they're terrible to me, is a trap game. 761 00:40:30,120 --> 00:40:33,360 Speaker 9: In fact, the number is not as high. What's the 762 00:40:33,440 --> 00:40:35,400 Speaker 9: number on I think you said you're right five and 763 00:40:35,400 --> 00:40:37,000 Speaker 9: a half sears, So ask. 764 00:40:36,840 --> 00:40:40,800 Speaker 1: Yourself this if you're a if you bet Denver beats 765 00:40:40,840 --> 00:40:44,839 Speaker 1: Philly and Philly dominates the second half. Jets are atrocious 766 00:40:45,440 --> 00:40:48,120 Speaker 1: and the lines five and a half. 767 00:40:48,080 --> 00:40:50,160 Speaker 9: They see, it's weird, like all of a sudden, Bonnicks 768 00:40:50,160 --> 00:40:52,920 Speaker 9: has to cover a number as opposed to being an underdog, 769 00:40:53,040 --> 00:40:55,160 Speaker 9: a plucky underdog. Now you got to go and win 770 00:40:55,239 --> 00:40:55,680 Speaker 9: by margin. 771 00:40:55,760 --> 00:40:58,680 Speaker 1: I don't know, so that line is that is a 772 00:40:58,800 --> 00:40:59,560 Speaker 1: trap bet. 773 00:41:00,120 --> 00:41:04,600 Speaker 9: There's some good games I'm seeing this Seattle game, Seattle 774 00:41:04,640 --> 00:41:07,720 Speaker 9: losing to Tampa messed me up. Their defense got torch torched, 775 00:41:07,800 --> 00:41:10,640 Speaker 9: and Jacksonville has some playmakers colling. That's a Fox game now, 776 00:41:10,719 --> 00:41:13,759 Speaker 9: but remember Jacksonville. That's a long I think that's the 777 00:41:13,800 --> 00:41:14,760 Speaker 9: longest trip in the country. 778 00:41:14,760 --> 00:41:18,960 Speaker 1: Seattle to Jacksonville, KY, short week, come off their biggest 779 00:41:19,000 --> 00:41:26,680 Speaker 1: win maybe ever. Watch Jacksonville turnover prone off their biggest win, 780 00:41:26,800 --> 00:41:30,520 Speaker 1: a day less to prepare. Seattle in a bad mood 781 00:41:30,719 --> 00:41:34,839 Speaker 1: could have won. Thinks they should have won. I like Sattle, 782 00:41:35,920 --> 00:41:40,520 Speaker 1: like Sam Darker and the Mariners.