1 00:00:08,520 --> 00:00:09,920 Speaker 1: It is Week twelve in the NFL. 2 00:00:09,960 --> 00:00:12,920 Speaker 2: It begins tonight Thursday Night Football the Buffalo Bill's the 3 00:00:12,960 --> 00:00:13,800 Speaker 2: Houston Texans. 4 00:00:13,800 --> 00:00:16,400 Speaker 1: This didn't go so well for Buffalo last year when 5 00:00:16,440 --> 00:00:17,439 Speaker 1: they visited Houston. 6 00:00:17,480 --> 00:00:19,720 Speaker 2: Hoping for a better result this time, we're going to 7 00:00:19,800 --> 00:00:21,639 Speaker 2: talk about this game. Go down to Houston where our 8 00:00:21,640 --> 00:00:26,680 Speaker 2: Steve Wisch is standing by AFC playoff bubble teams. Can 9 00:00:26,720 --> 00:00:29,280 Speaker 2: you imagine or could you imagine at the beginning of 10 00:00:29,320 --> 00:00:31,600 Speaker 2: the season, I'd be saying Lamar Jackson and the Ravens, 11 00:00:31,680 --> 00:00:35,240 Speaker 2: Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs are on the AFC playoff bubble, 12 00:00:35,640 --> 00:00:37,879 Speaker 2: Well they are. What are the chances they'll get in? 13 00:00:37,960 --> 00:00:40,880 Speaker 2: We'll discuss that later in the program. And our Michael 14 00:00:41,000 --> 00:00:43,599 Speaker 2: f Florio with us has always on Thursday to tell 15 00:00:43,600 --> 00:00:45,839 Speaker 2: you who to start, who to sit, not just for tonight, 16 00:00:46,080 --> 00:00:49,960 Speaker 2: but for the entire weekend in the NFL. For Week twelve, 17 00:00:50,400 --> 00:00:54,800 Speaker 2: Welcome Inside with the Insiders, Week. 18 00:00:54,640 --> 00:00:56,200 Speaker 1: Twelve Thursday edition. 19 00:00:56,280 --> 00:00:59,480 Speaker 2: Getting ready for Thursday Night Football with Judy Batista, Ian Rappaport, myself, 20 00:01:00,440 --> 00:01:03,520 Speaker 2: follow and a host of folks including Weiss down there 21 00:01:03,560 --> 00:01:05,520 Speaker 2: in Houston and Sarah Walsh will be with us in 22 00:01:05,600 --> 00:01:07,520 Speaker 2: just a couple of minutes, got a lot of folks 23 00:01:07,520 --> 00:01:09,120 Speaker 2: on the program thing because we have a lot of 24 00:01:09,160 --> 00:01:12,760 Speaker 2: news to get to. Joe Burrow, Bengals quarterback, a full 25 00:01:12,880 --> 00:01:17,720 Speaker 2: participant once again for the Cincinnati Bengals. Yes, he eventually 26 00:01:17,800 --> 00:01:19,960 Speaker 2: did put the jersey on, did take steps from the 27 00:01:20,000 --> 00:01:23,480 Speaker 2: starting center, did work with the starting offense for the 28 00:01:23,520 --> 00:01:27,040 Speaker 2: time that the media was out there. Is this possibly 29 00:01:27,280 --> 00:01:31,399 Speaker 2: trending in the direction of Joe Burrow playing this Sunday? 30 00:01:31,640 --> 00:01:36,480 Speaker 3: Zach Taylor, Will this be a situation where Joe might 31 00:01:36,520 --> 00:01:38,560 Speaker 3: come into you, Joe Burrow, he might come to you 32 00:01:38,600 --> 00:01:40,240 Speaker 3: and say, hey, you know, Coach, I feel like I'm 33 00:01:40,280 --> 00:01:41,039 Speaker 3: ready to go. 34 00:01:41,360 --> 00:01:47,280 Speaker 4: Oh yeah, yeah, And then that's that's that's my job, 35 00:01:47,400 --> 00:01:50,240 Speaker 4: you know, to balance balance all the information and protect 36 00:01:50,240 --> 00:01:53,080 Speaker 4: the player and make the best decision possible. 37 00:01:53,240 --> 00:01:55,880 Speaker 3: Come on, coach, you can tell us right now Burrow's 38 00:01:55,920 --> 00:01:57,440 Speaker 3: playing it. He's playing it. 39 00:01:57,520 --> 00:01:57,680 Speaker 5: Yeah. 40 00:01:57,760 --> 00:01:59,520 Speaker 4: No, I wish I could. I wish I had that 41 00:01:59,600 --> 00:02:02,640 Speaker 4: decision today, you know, honestly, it's I'm going to take 42 00:02:02,680 --> 00:02:04,880 Speaker 4: in all the information I can and make sure it's 43 00:02:04,920 --> 00:02:08,160 Speaker 4: the best one for Joe and our team, and we'll 44 00:02:08,160 --> 00:02:08,639 Speaker 4: go from there. 45 00:02:10,360 --> 00:02:12,160 Speaker 2: Tom Brandman trying to get us the answer is there 46 00:02:12,160 --> 00:02:16,160 Speaker 2: only seven hundred wl W Morning show in Cincinnati. Ian 47 00:02:16,480 --> 00:02:19,280 Speaker 2: is this like, I know we were talking about maybe Thanksgiving, 48 00:02:19,280 --> 00:02:21,280 Speaker 2: which is only a week away, but is this possibly 49 00:02:21,320 --> 00:02:22,120 Speaker 2: going to happen here? 50 00:02:23,639 --> 00:02:26,040 Speaker 6: It is possibly going to happen. Joe Burrow being a 51 00:02:26,040 --> 00:02:29,960 Speaker 6: full participant today is significant. My understanding yesterday was a 52 00:02:29,960 --> 00:02:32,639 Speaker 6: full participant, took all the snaps, took all the QB 53 00:02:32,720 --> 00:02:36,440 Speaker 6: one snaps while Joe Flacco was limited, and they wanted 54 00:02:36,440 --> 00:02:38,480 Speaker 6: to see how we came back today. In other words, 55 00:02:38,720 --> 00:02:41,600 Speaker 6: if is surgically repaired toe and all the ligaments were 56 00:02:41,600 --> 00:02:43,600 Speaker 6: supposed to take about three months, but seems to have 57 00:02:43,639 --> 00:02:46,480 Speaker 6: taken about two months plus. If they were hurting him, 58 00:02:46,480 --> 00:02:48,160 Speaker 6: they would pull back. He would be limited, and you 59 00:02:48,160 --> 00:02:49,960 Speaker 6: would say, all right, all right, it's too early. 60 00:02:50,080 --> 00:02:50,920 Speaker 7: That is not the case. 61 00:02:51,120 --> 00:02:53,840 Speaker 6: He was taking snaps from the first team center Ted Carriss. 62 00:02:54,120 --> 00:02:57,440 Speaker 6: He was a full participant. Zach Taylor had many, many 63 00:02:57,480 --> 00:03:01,799 Speaker 6: opportunities Wednesday and Thursday to say, you know what, it's 64 00:03:01,880 --> 00:03:03,919 Speaker 6: crazy for Joe Burrow to be out there. Remember he 65 00:03:03,919 --> 00:03:05,919 Speaker 6: didn't name a starter Wednesday, when a lot of people 66 00:03:05,919 --> 00:03:09,720 Speaker 6: thought he would. All signs are pointing to Joe Burrow 67 00:03:09,760 --> 00:03:12,240 Speaker 6: being the starting quarterback on Sunday. I'm not saying it 68 00:03:12,280 --> 00:03:14,200 Speaker 6: is happening yet, but I'm saying, you put all the 69 00:03:14,280 --> 00:03:17,600 Speaker 6: pieces together, this is very possible. It takes a pretty 70 00:03:17,639 --> 00:03:21,120 Speaker 6: good game to being a really good game, and Joe 71 00:03:21,160 --> 00:03:23,560 Speaker 6: Burrow needs to come in and save the season for 72 00:03:23,639 --> 00:03:27,320 Speaker 6: the Cincinnati Bengals duty, which is dramatic, it really is. 73 00:03:28,760 --> 00:03:31,320 Speaker 8: Yeah, Well, Zach Taylor said, it's his job to do 74 00:03:31,360 --> 00:03:33,960 Speaker 8: what's best. There's not much question what the best thing 75 00:03:34,000 --> 00:03:37,200 Speaker 8: will be for the entire Bengals team. It's to have 76 00:03:37,360 --> 00:03:39,800 Speaker 8: Joe Burrow on the field. They are three and seven, 77 00:03:39,840 --> 00:03:43,240 Speaker 8: They've only won one game since Burrow went down. They 78 00:03:43,280 --> 00:03:46,240 Speaker 8: certainly didn't get what they were hoping for from Jake 79 00:03:46,240 --> 00:03:50,400 Speaker 8: Browning and Joe Flacco. Their playoff hopes are hanging by 80 00:03:50,440 --> 00:03:52,560 Speaker 8: a thread. If they are in third place in the 81 00:03:52,600 --> 00:03:55,480 Speaker 8: AFC North and right now, they would be the twelfth 82 00:03:55,520 --> 00:03:58,320 Speaker 8: seed in the AFC playoff field. So they've got a 83 00:03:58,360 --> 00:04:00,600 Speaker 8: lot of ground to make up. Said that, if you 84 00:04:00,640 --> 00:04:02,960 Speaker 8: get Joe Burrow on the field, you can make up 85 00:04:02,960 --> 00:04:05,360 Speaker 8: some ground. Even though if he returns this week, he 86 00:04:05,400 --> 00:04:07,680 Speaker 8: will not have Jamar Chase, who of course is suspended 87 00:04:07,760 --> 00:04:12,520 Speaker 8: for the spitting incident. Still, Joe Burrow certainly gives them 88 00:04:12,840 --> 00:04:16,559 Speaker 8: energy and hope and a much better chance of making 89 00:04:16,600 --> 00:04:18,920 Speaker 8: up an awful lot of ground in the playoff mix 90 00:04:18,960 --> 00:04:21,280 Speaker 8: as we head down the last seven. 91 00:04:21,040 --> 00:04:21,800 Speaker 9: Games of the season. 92 00:04:22,839 --> 00:04:25,600 Speaker 2: This is that legendary meme of the girl trying to 93 00:04:25,880 --> 00:04:29,159 Speaker 2: kambooka tea for the first time, where she's like, no, 94 00:04:29,279 --> 00:04:34,159 Speaker 2: Jamar Chase, but Joe Burrow back. But they're buried in 95 00:04:34,160 --> 00:04:36,040 Speaker 2: the planet. But they could go on a run now, they. 96 00:04:36,000 --> 00:04:36,760 Speaker 1: Could like that. 97 00:04:36,920 --> 00:04:39,000 Speaker 2: That's kind of how we feel about the Cincinnati Bengals 98 00:04:39,040 --> 00:04:40,920 Speaker 2: right now. But getting Joe Burrow back on the field, 99 00:04:41,320 --> 00:04:43,400 Speaker 2: this is not a case of this team saying like, 100 00:04:43,480 --> 00:04:45,440 Speaker 2: let's just rest on the rest of the season. If 101 00:04:45,480 --> 00:04:48,680 Speaker 2: he can play, he is going to play in that game. 102 00:04:49,080 --> 00:04:50,800 Speaker 2: So we shall see what winds up being the case. 103 00:04:50,839 --> 00:04:54,080 Speaker 2: Perhaps Zach Taylor will make it official on Friday after 104 00:04:54,120 --> 00:04:55,039 Speaker 2: another full practice. 105 00:04:55,040 --> 00:04:55,520 Speaker 10: We'll see. 106 00:04:55,520 --> 00:04:58,680 Speaker 2: But yes, this is the uniform kit that the Bengals 107 00:04:58,680 --> 00:05:01,880 Speaker 2: will be wearing on Sunday against the New England Patriots. 108 00:05:02,680 --> 00:05:05,640 Speaker 2: Our Sarah Walsh will be there to cover the game 109 00:05:05,640 --> 00:05:08,919 Speaker 2: for us, and she is here for us right now. Sarah, 110 00:05:09,000 --> 00:05:11,360 Speaker 2: your assignment this week has kind of you know, it's 111 00:05:11,400 --> 00:05:13,359 Speaker 2: been like a roller coaster, like, oh, Jimar Chase is 112 00:05:13,360 --> 00:05:15,120 Speaker 2: not playing, but Joe Burrow might be back, and they're like, oh, 113 00:05:15,160 --> 00:05:17,760 Speaker 2: maybe he want what's the latest on this? As far 114 00:05:17,839 --> 00:05:21,040 Speaker 2: as your conversation that you're having on this one, well, 115 00:05:21,080 --> 00:05:21,400 Speaker 2: first of. 116 00:05:21,360 --> 00:05:23,320 Speaker 11: All, Mike, I'm glad you pointed that out about assignment 117 00:05:23,360 --> 00:05:25,000 Speaker 11: because it just got me moved into this a block 118 00:05:25,080 --> 00:05:27,440 Speaker 11: conversation here right as soon as you guys start talking 119 00:05:27,440 --> 00:05:29,280 Speaker 11: about that, Joe Burrow is going to be out there. 120 00:05:29,640 --> 00:05:32,400 Speaker 11: I spoke with Patriots safety today, Jalen Hawkins, and he 121 00:05:32,440 --> 00:05:35,560 Speaker 11: said that they have been dual studying for both Joe's 122 00:05:35,720 --> 00:05:39,400 Speaker 11: although it now seems like it is trending towards Joe Burrow. 123 00:05:39,440 --> 00:05:41,800 Speaker 11: He said it takes a little extra effort to do that, 124 00:05:41,920 --> 00:05:43,440 Speaker 11: but they are prepared now. 125 00:05:43,920 --> 00:05:46,360 Speaker 12: As Ian mentioned, he practiced fully both days. 126 00:05:46,400 --> 00:05:49,200 Speaker 11: His tight end Mike Sicky, is also working his way 127 00:05:49,200 --> 00:05:51,719 Speaker 11: back from a week six peck injury, and he said 128 00:05:51,720 --> 00:05:54,400 Speaker 11: that Burrow definitely didn't lose his ability to throw the 129 00:05:54,400 --> 00:05:56,200 Speaker 11: ball when he got back out on the field. 130 00:05:56,520 --> 00:05:59,000 Speaker 12: This week, you guys mentioned Ted Carris, his center. 131 00:05:59,040 --> 00:06:01,599 Speaker 11: I spoke to karras week and said He is such 132 00:06:01,680 --> 00:06:04,080 Speaker 11: a beast right now, the unquestioned leader of this team. 133 00:06:04,120 --> 00:06:06,440 Speaker 11: So it's very meaningful to see him out there now. 134 00:06:06,440 --> 00:06:08,799 Speaker 11: If you go back to when Joe Burrow first spoke 135 00:06:08,880 --> 00:06:10,880 Speaker 11: to the media when they opened that twenty one day 136 00:06:10,880 --> 00:06:13,640 Speaker 11: practice window, that was on November tenth, he said he 137 00:06:13,680 --> 00:06:16,119 Speaker 11: felt strong. He said, he felt like it doesn't affect 138 00:06:16,200 --> 00:06:18,680 Speaker 11: the running, but I'm sorry, not the throwing, but it 139 00:06:18,720 --> 00:06:22,120 Speaker 11: was the running, it was the cutting, those twitch emotions 140 00:06:22,279 --> 00:06:25,200 Speaker 11: that would be in question depending on how he felt. 141 00:06:25,440 --> 00:06:28,560 Speaker 11: I also spoke with their cornerback Dj Turner, and he said, 142 00:06:28,640 --> 00:06:31,240 Speaker 11: you can't not look at the work that Burrow is 143 00:06:31,279 --> 00:06:34,279 Speaker 11: putting in right now and not be motivated when you 144 00:06:34,320 --> 00:06:37,159 Speaker 11: see how badly he wants to get back to his boys. 145 00:06:37,160 --> 00:06:39,760 Speaker 11: And of course, when Burrow was asked about that potential 146 00:06:39,839 --> 00:06:42,520 Speaker 11: return when he spoke on November tenth, he was asked 147 00:06:42,520 --> 00:06:44,920 Speaker 11: how meaningful it would be to come back on Thanksgiving 148 00:06:45,000 --> 00:06:47,440 Speaker 11: Day they take on the Ravens. He had a one 149 00:06:47,440 --> 00:06:49,560 Speaker 11: word answer to that question, he said very And then 150 00:06:49,600 --> 00:06:51,919 Speaker 11: he was asked, is that the date you're targeting, And 151 00:06:51,960 --> 00:06:54,919 Speaker 11: that was just a two word answer. We'll see, So 152 00:06:55,320 --> 00:06:57,839 Speaker 11: we'll see if there is a return of Joe Burrow 153 00:06:57,839 --> 00:07:00,680 Speaker 11: on Sunday. But it feels like Mike g that this 154 00:07:00,720 --> 00:07:01,400 Speaker 11: could be happening. 155 00:07:02,440 --> 00:07:04,880 Speaker 2: Yeah, not bad to have Joe Flacco as you're understudy, 156 00:07:04,920 --> 00:07:07,560 Speaker 2: by the way, helping you prepare the entire week as well. 157 00:07:07,640 --> 00:07:09,960 Speaker 2: That now we're going to see a lot of those 158 00:07:10,000 --> 00:07:12,000 Speaker 2: resources at the quarterback position if and when. 159 00:07:11,840 --> 00:07:13,400 Speaker 1: Burrow can get back this week. 160 00:07:13,640 --> 00:07:15,760 Speaker 2: Meanwhile, on the Patriots side of things, so many impressive 161 00:07:15,800 --> 00:07:18,000 Speaker 2: things to talk about. I remember Ian Rappaport and I 162 00:07:18,040 --> 00:07:19,640 Speaker 2: were there in training camp and it was a notion 163 00:07:19,720 --> 00:07:21,800 Speaker 2: of like that. Stefan Diggs, he's going to be ready 164 00:07:21,800 --> 00:07:25,280 Speaker 2: for Week one. He's been probably better than a lot 165 00:07:25,320 --> 00:07:28,720 Speaker 2: of folks could have expected here, perhaps on his way 166 00:07:28,720 --> 00:07:31,600 Speaker 2: to another thousand yard season coming off of that ACL 167 00:07:31,640 --> 00:07:33,040 Speaker 2: what's been the key for him in New England? 168 00:07:33,760 --> 00:07:35,800 Speaker 11: Yeah, you bring up that thousand yard season, by the way, 169 00:07:35,840 --> 00:07:38,360 Speaker 11: the Patriots have not had a receiver hit one thousand 170 00:07:38,480 --> 00:07:42,760 Speaker 11: yards since Julian Edelman back in twenty nineteen, and Diggs 171 00:07:42,800 --> 00:07:44,760 Speaker 11: definitely has a chance to do that, all the more 172 00:07:44,760 --> 00:07:47,920 Speaker 11: impressive coming off that acal injury. Now, he said this week, 173 00:07:48,040 --> 00:07:50,240 Speaker 11: part of the reason that he has been so good 174 00:07:50,280 --> 00:07:52,400 Speaker 11: is that he said he's studied in a way that 175 00:07:52,480 --> 00:07:56,440 Speaker 11: he never has before in terms of recognizing coverages, seeing 176 00:07:56,440 --> 00:07:58,800 Speaker 11: the play before it happens. And then of course Mike 177 00:07:58,840 --> 00:08:01,000 Speaker 11: g everybody knows that if you're doing really well as 178 00:08:01,000 --> 00:08:03,240 Speaker 11: a receiver, it's probably because your quarterback is throwing the 179 00:08:03,240 --> 00:08:05,320 Speaker 11: ball pretty well. And so in all this Joe Burrow 180 00:08:05,400 --> 00:08:07,960 Speaker 11: talk that is now going to escalate should he come back, 181 00:08:08,160 --> 00:08:09,760 Speaker 11: is the guy on the other side of the field who, oh, 182 00:08:09,800 --> 00:08:12,680 Speaker 11: by the way, is the front runner for MVP so 183 00:08:12,840 --> 00:08:13,840 Speaker 11: far this season. 184 00:08:14,240 --> 00:08:15,880 Speaker 12: And not only does Drake. 185 00:08:15,680 --> 00:08:18,680 Speaker 11: May have a Stefan Diggs who is getting better each 186 00:08:18,680 --> 00:08:19,480 Speaker 11: and every game. 187 00:08:19,800 --> 00:08:21,960 Speaker 12: We might see the return of Ramandre Stevenson. 188 00:08:22,080 --> 00:08:24,120 Speaker 11: He has been out and all that has happened in 189 00:08:24,160 --> 00:08:28,000 Speaker 11: his absence is that Traveon Henderson has absolutely gone off 190 00:08:28,160 --> 00:08:31,440 Speaker 11: five scrimmage touchdowns since Week ten when he took over 191 00:08:32,160 --> 00:08:35,440 Speaker 11: as for May, his center, Garrett Bradbury told me, forget 192 00:08:35,440 --> 00:08:39,280 Speaker 11: the MVP talk. This is the same guy that he 193 00:08:39,360 --> 00:08:41,559 Speaker 11: met back in April when he joined the Patriots, and 194 00:08:41,600 --> 00:08:43,840 Speaker 11: he said, May invited him to come live with him. 195 00:08:44,080 --> 00:08:47,120 Speaker 11: So that's how they began their relationshipship and their rapport 196 00:08:47,160 --> 00:08:49,040 Speaker 11: because when Bradbury was coming over he didn't have similar 197 00:08:49,080 --> 00:08:52,240 Speaker 11: to live quarterback says stay with me through OTAs and 198 00:08:52,320 --> 00:08:54,480 Speaker 11: he said he is the exact same guy he met 199 00:08:54,720 --> 00:08:58,040 Speaker 11: then that he is now despite all the MVP talk, 200 00:08:58,320 --> 00:09:01,280 Speaker 11: the Patriots looking to make at nine in a row 201 00:09:01,320 --> 00:09:03,400 Speaker 11: for the first time in a decade. 202 00:09:03,480 --> 00:09:06,719 Speaker 2: Mike, Okay, Drake, I see you in your second year 203 00:09:06,760 --> 00:09:09,120 Speaker 2: already inviting some veteran folks to come live with you. 204 00:09:09,240 --> 00:09:12,400 Speaker 2: That is pretty impressive by him, one of many impressive 205 00:09:12,440 --> 00:09:15,520 Speaker 2: things that we have seen from Drake. May Yes, Sarah walshere, 206 00:09:15,559 --> 00:09:16,960 Speaker 2: assignment has gotten. 207 00:09:16,600 --> 00:09:17,680 Speaker 1: That much more important. 208 00:09:17,679 --> 00:09:19,559 Speaker 2: That's why you're on it, and that's why we love 209 00:09:19,600 --> 00:09:22,920 Speaker 2: having you here on the Insiders. We appreciate you always. 210 00:09:23,040 --> 00:09:27,040 Speaker 2: Elsewhere on the quarterback front, Lamar Jackson returning to practice 211 00:09:27,080 --> 00:09:30,040 Speaker 2: after missing Wednesday. Now, that was the pattern last week, 212 00:09:30,080 --> 00:09:31,760 Speaker 2: miss Wednesday, back Thursday. 213 00:09:32,080 --> 00:09:34,559 Speaker 1: He had a knee last week. This week it's an ankle. 214 00:09:35,559 --> 00:09:37,800 Speaker 2: If this is sort of the pattern in the rhythm 215 00:09:37,840 --> 00:09:40,600 Speaker 2: for his practice weeks the rest of the season, honestly, 216 00:09:40,640 --> 00:09:43,120 Speaker 2: I won't be surprised. So I don't sense any concern 217 00:09:43,160 --> 00:09:46,680 Speaker 2: about his availability for this week and going forward barring 218 00:09:46,760 --> 00:09:49,520 Speaker 2: another injury. But the Raven's trying to play it smart 219 00:09:49,800 --> 00:09:52,719 Speaker 2: Ian when it comes to Lamar Jackson, bun. 220 00:09:52,760 --> 00:09:55,360 Speaker 6: Do you have questions Mike about the availability of Joe 221 00:09:55,440 --> 00:09:58,920 Speaker 6: Mixon going forward. My understanding is that Joe Mixon, who 222 00:09:58,920 --> 00:10:02,880 Speaker 6: has been the non football injury list since before training cap, 223 00:10:03,000 --> 00:10:06,920 Speaker 6: is not expected to play during the twenty twenty five season. 224 00:10:07,200 --> 00:10:09,040 Speaker 7: Reality is not like a huge surprise. 225 00:10:09,040 --> 00:10:11,120 Speaker 6: He's been dealing with the foot injury, has not seen 226 00:10:11,160 --> 00:10:14,040 Speaker 6: the field, has not started to practice window. But still 227 00:10:14,280 --> 00:10:17,520 Speaker 6: significant that Joe Mixon, their starting running back last year, 228 00:10:17,920 --> 00:10:21,000 Speaker 6: not expected to be on the field. With that, let's 229 00:10:21,000 --> 00:10:24,240 Speaker 6: bring in our good friend Steve Weisch, who is on 230 00:10:24,320 --> 00:10:26,840 Speaker 6: the field in Houston. So Joe Mixon not in the field, 231 00:10:27,000 --> 00:10:30,920 Speaker 6: Steve actually on the field for a really good one tonight. 232 00:10:31,120 --> 00:10:34,280 Speaker 6: Bill's Texans. There you are, Steve, standing on the field 233 00:10:34,360 --> 00:10:36,120 Speaker 6: or on the sideline. We also got some news by 234 00:10:36,160 --> 00:10:40,079 Speaker 6: the way, Damian Pierce was waived. More Texans running back news. 235 00:10:40,360 --> 00:10:43,040 Speaker 6: Steve tell us what it's like set the scene for 236 00:10:43,160 --> 00:10:45,160 Speaker 6: us for a big time game tonight. 237 00:10:45,840 --> 00:10:48,200 Speaker 13: That's RDY and I have ten toes down and the 238 00:10:48,200 --> 00:10:50,439 Speaker 13: Buffalo Bills they come in here to face the Texans 239 00:10:50,480 --> 00:10:54,320 Speaker 13: top ranked defense fresh off of Josh Allen's six touchdown 240 00:10:54,400 --> 00:10:57,640 Speaker 13: game against the Buccaneers, and he might have to put 241 00:10:57,679 --> 00:11:00,640 Speaker 13: that cape on again today because so much much of 242 00:11:00,679 --> 00:11:03,440 Speaker 13: his receiving talent is out. Tight End Dalton k Kid, 243 00:11:05,520 --> 00:11:09,280 Speaker 13: Nicole Hardman, Curtis Samuel also out, So you're gonna see 244 00:11:09,280 --> 00:11:11,640 Speaker 13: guys that gave Davis and Josh Palmer have to stop 245 00:11:11,720 --> 00:11:12,520 Speaker 13: up and let's step up. 246 00:11:12,520 --> 00:11:15,079 Speaker 14: And let's not forget about running back James Cook. 247 00:11:15,280 --> 00:11:17,520 Speaker 13: But I talked to the offensive tackle Dion Dawkins, and 248 00:11:17,559 --> 00:11:20,960 Speaker 13: he said, because of their quarterback, Josh Allen, they know 249 00:11:21,040 --> 00:11:24,200 Speaker 13: they have a chance. Regardless of how tough this Texans 250 00:11:24,240 --> 00:11:26,360 Speaker 13: defense is, they know it's gonna be a slugfest. Because 251 00:11:26,360 --> 00:11:29,280 Speaker 13: Allan's running ability and throwing ability and some things they've 252 00:11:29,280 --> 00:11:31,200 Speaker 13: got schemed up. They think they're gonna be able to 253 00:11:31,240 --> 00:11:33,679 Speaker 13: move the ball. Now, let's flip it over to the 254 00:11:33,760 --> 00:11:38,240 Speaker 13: Houston Texas and their quarterback situation because Davis Mills, the backup, 255 00:11:38,280 --> 00:11:41,400 Speaker 13: will be making his third consecutive start because CJ. 256 00:11:41,520 --> 00:11:43,479 Speaker 14: Shroud is still out with that concussion. 257 00:11:43,520 --> 00:11:46,880 Speaker 13: Of course, Mills has rallied the Texans to two fourth 258 00:11:46,920 --> 00:11:48,440 Speaker 13: quarter victories, and. 259 00:11:48,360 --> 00:11:50,960 Speaker 14: I was speaking to his offensive guard Titus Howard. 260 00:11:51,000 --> 00:11:54,640 Speaker 13: He said, Mills's composure throughout the game really pays off 261 00:11:54,720 --> 00:11:56,959 Speaker 13: in the fourth quarter, and we've seen it. 262 00:11:57,000 --> 00:11:58,280 Speaker 14: How about this. It's week ten. 263 00:11:58,440 --> 00:12:02,040 Speaker 13: Only two quarterbacks have thrown two fourth quarter touchdowns and 264 00:12:02,160 --> 00:12:02,800 Speaker 13: run for one. 265 00:12:03,200 --> 00:12:05,920 Speaker 14: One is Mills, the other guys is Josh All. 266 00:12:08,040 --> 00:12:10,400 Speaker 7: That's pretty good company. Hey, guess what, Steve, We're going 267 00:12:10,440 --> 00:12:13,720 Speaker 7: to see both these guys tonight. Looking forward to it. Thanks, 268 00:12:13,720 --> 00:12:14,400 Speaker 7: says always. 269 00:12:14,400 --> 00:12:18,160 Speaker 6: We'll be talking to you soon, Judy, take it away. 270 00:12:19,760 --> 00:12:22,719 Speaker 8: Aaron Rodgers returned to practice today after the fracture in 271 00:12:22,760 --> 00:12:25,400 Speaker 8: his left wrist. He was listed by the Steelers as 272 00:12:25,559 --> 00:12:29,120 Speaker 8: limited in practice. The risk does not require surgery. Rogers 273 00:12:29,160 --> 00:12:31,720 Speaker 8: is pushing to play this week against the Bears. He says, 274 00:12:31,720 --> 00:12:34,480 Speaker 8: it's not going to be about pain management, It's about safety. 275 00:12:34,520 --> 00:12:35,920 Speaker 8: Will he be able to protect himself? 276 00:12:35,920 --> 00:12:36,199 Speaker 1: Of course? 277 00:12:36,240 --> 00:12:38,240 Speaker 8: Will he be able to function It is his non 278 00:12:38,320 --> 00:12:41,280 Speaker 8: throwing hand, he said. They are working up a race 279 00:12:41,679 --> 00:12:43,600 Speaker 8: for The goal, he said, is to be able to 280 00:12:43,679 --> 00:12:46,079 Speaker 8: take snaps from under center. 281 00:12:46,240 --> 00:12:46,600 Speaker 9: Of course. 282 00:12:46,640 --> 00:12:49,000 Speaker 8: It is a big matchup with the Chicago Bears, who 283 00:12:49,040 --> 00:12:53,760 Speaker 8: are dominating the league in the interception stat Look at this, 284 00:12:54,760 --> 00:12:58,360 Speaker 8: it's crazy, Hi Baldy. Brian Baldinger is here you've got 285 00:12:58,400 --> 00:13:02,360 Speaker 8: a baldy breakdown. We're just looking at the Bears defense. 286 00:13:02,400 --> 00:13:05,000 Speaker 8: But let's talk about the Bears offense and Caleb Williams 287 00:13:05,120 --> 00:13:07,480 Speaker 8: we've been talking about all season. You got a ball 288 00:13:07,559 --> 00:13:09,600 Speaker 8: these breakdown on them, you. 289 00:13:09,559 --> 00:13:12,640 Speaker 15: Know, Judy, they've risen now to the eighth ranked offense 290 00:13:12,679 --> 00:13:15,920 Speaker 15: in football just by points scored, and so they have 291 00:13:16,040 --> 00:13:18,439 Speaker 15: a foundation to what they do, and it starts with 292 00:13:18,720 --> 00:13:20,920 Speaker 15: Ben Johnson's commitment to the run. 293 00:13:21,320 --> 00:13:23,559 Speaker 16: With Caleb Williams under center. 294 00:13:24,000 --> 00:13:26,000 Speaker 15: You're going to see in this first play right here, 295 00:13:26,280 --> 00:13:27,920 Speaker 15: it's just your basic split zone. 296 00:13:27,920 --> 00:13:29,440 Speaker 16: They love to play with two tight ends. 297 00:13:29,720 --> 00:13:33,120 Speaker 15: So here's Colston Lovelin and Cole Comet right here, and 298 00:13:33,160 --> 00:13:36,720 Speaker 15: here's the split coming backside here. Nice gaping hole there 299 00:13:37,000 --> 00:13:39,840 Speaker 15: for DeAndre Swift. But because of that, play action is 300 00:13:39,880 --> 00:13:42,600 Speaker 15: a huge part of the passing game, like with Caleb 301 00:13:42,720 --> 00:13:45,400 Speaker 15: unders center, turning his back to the defense and letting 302 00:13:45,400 --> 00:13:48,840 Speaker 15: these routes develop down the field for good chunk gains 303 00:13:49,040 --> 00:13:51,839 Speaker 15: on a consistent basis. Now, they also like to tweak 304 00:13:51,880 --> 00:13:52,600 Speaker 15: the offense. 305 00:13:52,360 --> 00:13:53,120 Speaker 16: Judy, Week the week. 306 00:13:53,280 --> 00:13:55,839 Speaker 15: Here's Dj Moore in the backfield right here, and Caleb 307 00:13:55,840 --> 00:13:57,880 Speaker 15: Williams is gonna look off the safety and throw the 308 00:13:57,880 --> 00:14:01,240 Speaker 15: wheel on the outside to DJ for nice game. You'll 309 00:14:01,280 --> 00:14:04,360 Speaker 15: find different plays, different formations week to week now. 310 00:14:05,480 --> 00:14:06,880 Speaker 16: They love the two tight end sets. 311 00:14:06,920 --> 00:14:09,280 Speaker 15: But this is a team that on third downs, third 312 00:14:09,280 --> 00:14:11,640 Speaker 15: and three, third and four, they'll run like they did 313 00:14:11,720 --> 00:14:14,600 Speaker 15: last week with Kyle man Ungai all right and the 314 00:14:14,720 --> 00:14:17,360 Speaker 15: nice little split their first down. They believe in the run. 315 00:14:17,360 --> 00:14:19,920 Speaker 15: They're committed to it, even on third downs. And then 316 00:14:21,160 --> 00:14:24,240 Speaker 15: Caleb is just a unique and elite athlete. He's very 317 00:14:24,240 --> 00:14:27,400 Speaker 15: difficult to get to the ground and his ability to scramble, 318 00:14:27,680 --> 00:14:30,720 Speaker 15: to keep plays alive, to keep his eyes down the field, 319 00:14:31,000 --> 00:14:34,000 Speaker 15: to find lovelin right here for a sizeable game. And 320 00:14:34,000 --> 00:14:37,200 Speaker 15: then look, he's run the ball fifty two times, whether 321 00:14:37,240 --> 00:14:40,480 Speaker 15: it's scrambles or design runs. And he's excellent. I mean 322 00:14:40,480 --> 00:14:43,640 Speaker 15: he always has been, but nineteen of his fifty two 323 00:14:43,720 --> 00:14:47,360 Speaker 15: runs this year have either gone for first downs or touchdowns. 324 00:14:47,720 --> 00:14:51,440 Speaker 15: He's talented, he's getting better. The run game has helped. 325 00:14:51,640 --> 00:14:53,680 Speaker 15: The commitment to the run game is a big part 326 00:14:53,960 --> 00:14:56,240 Speaker 15: of the success right now, and it's something that the 327 00:14:56,240 --> 00:14:58,200 Speaker 15: Steelers defense has to concentrate on. 328 00:14:58,600 --> 00:15:04,000 Speaker 8: Here this weekend, welcome back to the Insiders. Look at 329 00:15:04,040 --> 00:15:06,760 Speaker 8: these five big games this weekend. Of course, the big 330 00:15:06,760 --> 00:15:10,520 Speaker 8: one Sunday Night Football Bucks Rams, you got tonight's game 331 00:15:10,960 --> 00:15:15,320 Speaker 8: that is Bills at the Texans. You've also got Chiefs 332 00:15:15,360 --> 00:15:19,200 Speaker 8: and Colts, huge game with AFC playoff implications. And we 333 00:15:19,320 --> 00:15:21,720 Speaker 8: just found out Daniel Jones, quarterback for the Colts, is 334 00:15:21,760 --> 00:15:25,840 Speaker 8: listed as limited in practice today with a calf issue. 335 00:15:25,920 --> 00:15:28,680 Speaker 8: So that's certainly something to keep in mind as we 336 00:15:29,160 --> 00:15:33,680 Speaker 8: go forward and get ready for that game. It is 337 00:15:33,800 --> 00:15:39,000 Speaker 8: time for mar Key Matchups, our weekly installment of mar 338 00:15:39,200 --> 00:15:44,120 Speaker 8: Key Matchups with our Mark Ross and Brian Baldinger returns. 339 00:15:44,200 --> 00:15:44,440 Speaker 9: Mark. 340 00:15:44,560 --> 00:15:48,680 Speaker 8: Let's get right to Chiefs Colts again. Daniel Jones listed 341 00:15:48,720 --> 00:15:51,520 Speaker 8: as limited in practice today with a calf issue. 342 00:15:51,800 --> 00:15:52,920 Speaker 9: What do you make of that matchup? 343 00:15:53,920 --> 00:15:55,800 Speaker 17: Well, I thought it would be, you know, Daniel Jones 344 00:15:55,880 --> 00:15:58,600 Speaker 17: versus Toner, but now is Daniel Jones versus. 345 00:15:58,320 --> 00:16:00,000 Speaker 14: That calf and how effective he could be? 346 00:16:00,160 --> 00:16:03,960 Speaker 17: But yeah, really, Daniel Jones versus turnover history eighty career games, 347 00:16:04,240 --> 00:16:06,680 Speaker 17: has had eighty three turnovers. Seem to have righted it 348 00:16:06,720 --> 00:16:09,040 Speaker 17: all out this year for the most part with the Colts, 349 00:16:09,280 --> 00:16:12,960 Speaker 17: but the concerning part in their two losses to the 350 00:16:13,040 --> 00:16:16,600 Speaker 17: Rams and the Steelers. He has eight turnovers in those games. 351 00:16:16,640 --> 00:16:19,280 Speaker 17: So really the deal for Daniel Jones is don't turn 352 00:16:19,280 --> 00:16:22,480 Speaker 17: it over. Let Jonathan Taylor cook and the Colts will win. 353 00:16:22,640 --> 00:16:25,520 Speaker 17: So we'll see if he can keep fighting that off, Baldy, 354 00:16:25,560 --> 00:16:27,960 Speaker 17: And you'll be right there in the mix, smelling his breath, 355 00:16:27,960 --> 00:16:30,920 Speaker 17: counting the teeth, checking out that calf right there at 356 00:16:30,960 --> 00:16:32,320 Speaker 17: the stadium. 357 00:16:32,640 --> 00:16:35,600 Speaker 15: I'll give you the report from the field, Mark, as 358 00:16:35,640 --> 00:16:38,120 Speaker 15: I'm kind of doing a Baldi's walk before the game. 359 00:16:38,120 --> 00:16:39,880 Speaker 15: But I'm going to take the quarterback on the other 360 00:16:39,920 --> 00:16:43,400 Speaker 15: side in this matchup here, Mark, because what's missing from 361 00:16:43,440 --> 00:16:46,640 Speaker 15: this Chiefs offense right now or just explosive plays. They 362 00:16:46,720 --> 00:16:49,360 Speaker 15: hit one last week to Taekwon Thornton right here for 363 00:16:49,400 --> 00:16:52,000 Speaker 15: sixty one yards. They scored three plays later, but it's 364 00:16:52,000 --> 00:16:54,000 Speaker 15: the only one they hit. They missed a bunch of 365 00:16:54,000 --> 00:16:57,200 Speaker 15: them too. And so when they get the explosive places, 366 00:16:57,240 --> 00:17:00,280 Speaker 15: and they've got the players that can do it, between 367 00:17:00,280 --> 00:17:03,000 Speaker 15: Hollywood Brown and Xavier Worthy and Thornton, they have the 368 00:17:03,040 --> 00:17:04,680 Speaker 15: ability to get the ball down the field. And I'm 369 00:17:04,680 --> 00:17:07,320 Speaker 15: looking that if they can hit these explosive players, they're 370 00:17:07,320 --> 00:17:08,200 Speaker 15: going to give a much. 371 00:17:08,040 --> 00:17:11,160 Speaker 16: Better chance to win some of these games coming forward. 372 00:17:11,480 --> 00:17:14,720 Speaker 8: Mark, Let's hit a rivalry game that you know so well. 373 00:17:14,840 --> 00:17:17,040 Speaker 8: Eagles Cowboys for sure. 374 00:17:16,840 --> 00:17:19,399 Speaker 17: And this is going to be this Eagles defense versus 375 00:17:19,400 --> 00:17:22,720 Speaker 17: their streak of their defense holding teams under ten points. 376 00:17:22,760 --> 00:17:25,160 Speaker 17: And it's unbelievable what they've done the past two weeks, 377 00:17:25,200 --> 00:17:28,040 Speaker 17: not just some fottal barrel teams. I mean they've held 378 00:17:28,040 --> 00:17:31,040 Speaker 17: Detroit to nine points and then Green Bay is seven 379 00:17:31,080 --> 00:17:33,040 Speaker 17: points the week before that. I mean, one of the 380 00:17:33,040 --> 00:17:36,960 Speaker 17: most impressive feats. So can they keep this going against 381 00:17:36,960 --> 00:17:41,440 Speaker 17: that Dallas explosive Dallas offense second in the league in scoring, 382 00:17:41,520 --> 00:17:44,200 Speaker 17: So that'll be huge to see whether they can keep 383 00:17:44,240 --> 00:17:44,760 Speaker 17: that rolling. 384 00:17:44,800 --> 00:17:48,280 Speaker 15: Baldy, I'll keep righting this game here. Mark, played on 385 00:17:48,359 --> 00:17:51,360 Speaker 15: both sides of this rivalry. It's very intense for any 386 00:17:51,400 --> 00:17:55,760 Speaker 15: Eagle fan. I'll take the rebuilt Dallas defense in this game, 387 00:17:56,160 --> 00:17:59,879 Speaker 15: along with Quinn Williams and Kenny Clark, Jadevian Clowney, Logan Wilson, 388 00:17:59,880 --> 00:18:02,800 Speaker 15: all on and on and on, Demarvi and Overshan back 389 00:18:02,800 --> 00:18:07,600 Speaker 15: from that horrific injury against an Eagles offense that all 390 00:18:07,640 --> 00:18:10,600 Speaker 15: they do is try to figure out how they're going 391 00:18:10,640 --> 00:18:12,400 Speaker 15: to fix this thing because they're stuck in the mud, 392 00:18:12,920 --> 00:18:15,600 Speaker 15: and if it wasn't for their defense, maybe they wouldn't 393 00:18:15,640 --> 00:18:18,040 Speaker 15: have that shiny eight and two records. So let's just 394 00:18:18,080 --> 00:18:21,359 Speaker 15: see if this Dallas defense who kept the Eagles in 395 00:18:21,400 --> 00:18:24,400 Speaker 15: Week one on that opening night of the season, kept 396 00:18:24,440 --> 00:18:26,200 Speaker 15: them to only twenty four points, didn't score in the 397 00:18:26,280 --> 00:18:28,399 Speaker 15: last twenty minutes of the game. So let's see what 398 00:18:28,440 --> 00:18:31,479 Speaker 15: this new built Dallas defense looks like against an offense 399 00:18:31,520 --> 00:18:32,640 Speaker 15: that looks like they're struggling. 400 00:18:33,320 --> 00:18:36,440 Speaker 8: Mark what about tonight's game, Bill's Texans. What's the good 401 00:18:36,440 --> 00:18:37,119 Speaker 8: matchup there? 402 00:18:37,800 --> 00:18:41,280 Speaker 17: Well, it's fascinating here, of course that Bill's offense led 403 00:18:41,320 --> 00:18:44,480 Speaker 17: by Josh Allen, coming off those six touchdowns last week 404 00:18:44,800 --> 00:18:49,040 Speaker 17: against that Texans defense. Bill's offense second in yards per game, 405 00:18:49,240 --> 00:18:52,440 Speaker 17: fourth in points per game, and that Texans defense number 406 00:18:52,520 --> 00:18:55,480 Speaker 17: one in both the yards per game and points per game. 407 00:18:55,520 --> 00:18:57,600 Speaker 17: And that's really been the Texans formula is like, Hey, 408 00:18:57,600 --> 00:19:00,280 Speaker 17: their defense has to do all they can. Is really 409 00:19:00,320 --> 00:19:03,080 Speaker 17: been phenomenal, not getting much from their offense to play 410 00:19:03,119 --> 00:19:04,800 Speaker 17: as well as they've had because it's so. 411 00:19:04,880 --> 00:19:06,680 Speaker 10: Hard to just shut teams down. 412 00:19:06,720 --> 00:19:07,640 Speaker 1: So we'll see if. 413 00:19:07,560 --> 00:19:11,119 Speaker 17: They can do that once again and keep Davis Mills 414 00:19:11,119 --> 00:19:13,200 Speaker 17: from having to make up a ton of plays against 415 00:19:13,200 --> 00:19:15,359 Speaker 17: that Bill's defense, who's having a ton of issues of 416 00:19:15,359 --> 00:19:17,159 Speaker 17: their own, can't stop the run, giving up tons of 417 00:19:17,200 --> 00:19:19,239 Speaker 17: points as well. But really the key will be Ken 418 00:19:19,320 --> 00:19:22,679 Speaker 17: Josh Allen capitalized on that Texans number one ranked defense, 419 00:19:22,760 --> 00:19:24,919 Speaker 17: Dudy Mark and Baldi. 420 00:19:25,040 --> 00:19:26,720 Speaker 9: Thank you both very much. 421 00:19:26,760 --> 00:19:29,679 Speaker 8: And when we return, we are going to return to 422 00:19:29,800 --> 00:19:33,160 Speaker 8: Houston and hear more about tonight's game from our Steve Whiche. 423 00:19:34,040 --> 00:19:35,800 Speaker 8: Stay with us on The Insiders. 424 00:19:44,880 --> 00:19:49,040 Speaker 6: The site of tonight's showdown that is Houston, that is 425 00:19:49,119 --> 00:19:52,359 Speaker 6: right outside the Texans Stadium. I feel like Houston scenic 426 00:19:52,400 --> 00:19:56,239 Speaker 6: should be like Pinkerton's in the pit room and all 427 00:19:56,359 --> 00:19:58,520 Speaker 6: the very barbecue places, right, Is that too much to 428 00:19:58,560 --> 00:20:00,960 Speaker 6: ask for, Steve Weis Welcome back. 429 00:20:00,840 --> 00:20:01,600 Speaker 7: To the Insiders. 430 00:20:01,760 --> 00:20:04,439 Speaker 6: I'm serious, right, Like, all I really need is like 431 00:20:04,480 --> 00:20:07,679 Speaker 6: a huge pit, some ribs, maybe some brisket because it's Texas. 432 00:20:07,680 --> 00:20:09,800 Speaker 7: Anyway, we'll get to that in a second. 433 00:20:10,400 --> 00:20:13,600 Speaker 6: Steve, you are on site for the showdown tonight on 434 00:20:14,000 --> 00:20:17,600 Speaker 6: Amazon Prime Video. One of the things I want to 435 00:20:17,640 --> 00:20:19,960 Speaker 6: take a look into it and let you delve deeper 436 00:20:20,000 --> 00:20:22,680 Speaker 6: into is the Buffalo Bills run game. So a lot 437 00:20:22,680 --> 00:20:25,800 Speaker 6: from Josh Allen last week not a lot from James Cook. 438 00:20:25,880 --> 00:20:28,760 Speaker 6: How important is getting Cook going tonight. 439 00:20:30,760 --> 00:20:33,760 Speaker 13: It's super important, Ian because it's interesting to doing the 440 00:20:33,760 --> 00:20:37,600 Speaker 13: research for this game. There's a certain number which is nineteen. 441 00:20:38,240 --> 00:20:41,680 Speaker 13: When James Cook touches the ball nineteen times, whether it's 442 00:20:41,720 --> 00:20:46,600 Speaker 13: carries or combination of carries and receptions, the Buffalo Bills win. 443 00:20:47,240 --> 00:20:50,159 Speaker 13: Of the four times he's had fewer the nineteen carries, 444 00:20:50,240 --> 00:20:52,960 Speaker 13: they are one and three, and it's going to be 445 00:20:52,960 --> 00:20:54,800 Speaker 13: really important for him to get going. We already talked 446 00:20:54,800 --> 00:20:57,879 Speaker 13: about earlier all the receiving targets that are going to 447 00:20:57,920 --> 00:20:59,639 Speaker 13: be off the field for Buffalo, So you're getting a 448 00:20:59,640 --> 00:21:03,480 Speaker 13: playmate like him going. Also, let's not forget last year 449 00:21:03,520 --> 00:21:06,040 Speaker 13: in a very tight game that Houston beat Buffalo in 450 00:21:06,560 --> 00:21:10,280 Speaker 13: Josh Allen was nine of thirty for one hundred and 451 00:21:10,520 --> 00:21:13,520 Speaker 13: thirty one yards. So running the ball is something that 452 00:21:13,520 --> 00:21:17,040 Speaker 13: Bills absolutely have to try to establish. 453 00:21:17,440 --> 00:21:20,159 Speaker 6: Killens is another great barbecue used their rub actually for 454 00:21:20,240 --> 00:21:21,040 Speaker 6: when I make brisket. 455 00:21:21,080 --> 00:21:24,920 Speaker 7: Anyway, stay on this game. I'm focused, I promise I'm focused. 456 00:21:25,560 --> 00:21:28,439 Speaker 6: Texans have a nasty defense, one of the most active fronts, 457 00:21:28,440 --> 00:21:31,520 Speaker 6: one of the most physical fronts they face, one of 458 00:21:31,560 --> 00:21:35,320 Speaker 6: the most physical quarterbacks in Josh Allen. What are the 459 00:21:35,359 --> 00:21:38,720 Speaker 6: Texans looking at defense wise as they try to stop 460 00:21:39,480 --> 00:21:40,960 Speaker 6: one of the best quarterbacks in the NFL. 461 00:21:42,640 --> 00:21:45,760 Speaker 13: Yeah, I had a great conversation linebacker Henry to Otoh, 462 00:21:46,160 --> 00:21:48,680 Speaker 13: who gave him just great stuff. You know, some schematic 463 00:21:48,720 --> 00:21:51,320 Speaker 13: stuff like sometimes they're gonna present six at the line 464 00:21:51,320 --> 00:21:55,359 Speaker 13: of scrimmage and drop four. Sometimes they'll present four, blit six. 465 00:21:55,440 --> 00:21:57,200 Speaker 13: But he said, the main thing they have to do 466 00:21:57,359 --> 00:22:00,160 Speaker 13: is impact him early. They figure if they can get 467 00:22:00,240 --> 00:22:02,120 Speaker 13: him off on the spot, get him off the spot, 468 00:22:02,160 --> 00:22:03,440 Speaker 13: I should say, and get some. 469 00:22:03,480 --> 00:22:06,520 Speaker 14: Hits on him early. They can disrupt him and try 470 00:22:06,560 --> 00:22:07,600 Speaker 14: to make him tuck it. 471 00:22:07,880 --> 00:22:09,520 Speaker 13: Now, he said. The one thing that they can't do 472 00:22:09,720 --> 00:22:11,520 Speaker 13: is spy on him too long. If they use the 473 00:22:11,560 --> 00:22:14,080 Speaker 13: spy to kind of watch him, if he's gonna try 474 00:22:14,119 --> 00:22:16,399 Speaker 13: to take off, that's great. But if they linger too 475 00:22:16,440 --> 00:22:18,720 Speaker 13: long on a spy, that means somebody's gonna get open. 476 00:22:18,960 --> 00:22:21,560 Speaker 13: So they're gonna have to close on him quickly once 477 00:22:21,600 --> 00:22:23,720 Speaker 13: he kind of determines if he's gonna step up in 478 00:22:23,800 --> 00:22:25,879 Speaker 13: the pocket or try to bounce it. So it is 479 00:22:25,880 --> 00:22:29,479 Speaker 13: all about getting hits on Josh Allen early, especially coming 480 00:22:29,520 --> 00:22:31,719 Speaker 13: off of a game on Sunday when he probably took 481 00:22:31,760 --> 00:22:33,400 Speaker 13: a few licks, not many, seeing as how he got 482 00:22:33,400 --> 00:22:35,919 Speaker 13: into the end zone one way or another six times. 483 00:22:36,359 --> 00:22:39,160 Speaker 6: Gatlan's is also great barbecue plays. There's so many good ones, Steve. 484 00:22:39,200 --> 00:22:41,119 Speaker 6: I hope after this game you were enjoying some barbie 485 00:22:41,160 --> 00:22:41,520 Speaker 6: and you're. 486 00:22:41,440 --> 00:22:42,639 Speaker 1: Not bad attention to anything. 487 00:22:42,640 --> 00:22:44,560 Speaker 14: I'm saying, Man, your mind is. 488 00:22:46,400 --> 00:22:49,160 Speaker 6: The barbecue is so good that I haven't had Texas barbecue, 489 00:22:49,160 --> 00:22:50,879 Speaker 6: and so I need to get back to Dallas and 490 00:22:50,920 --> 00:22:51,800 Speaker 6: to get back to Houston. 491 00:22:51,800 --> 00:22:53,600 Speaker 7: There was a league meeting there. We're not going this 492 00:22:53,680 --> 00:22:54,680 Speaker 7: year anyway. 493 00:22:54,960 --> 00:22:58,120 Speaker 6: Uh see, great stuff is always go eat some barbecue, Mike, 494 00:22:58,160 --> 00:22:58,720 Speaker 6: take it away. 495 00:22:59,680 --> 00:23:01,240 Speaker 1: Yeah, I I'll tell you what. 496 00:23:01,680 --> 00:23:06,160 Speaker 2: Go now, Please go to Texas, all clear, don't worry 497 00:23:06,200 --> 00:23:08,840 Speaker 2: about it. One too long ago, the Baker Mayfield joined 498 00:23:08,880 --> 00:23:12,000 Speaker 2: the Los Angeles Rams and then like five minutes later 499 00:23:12,119 --> 00:23:13,840 Speaker 2: led them to a comeback victory. I believe that was 500 00:23:13,840 --> 00:23:16,280 Speaker 2: on a Thursday night. As here we are on a 501 00:23:16,320 --> 00:23:18,840 Speaker 2: Thursday talking about a game coming up here in a 502 00:23:18,840 --> 00:23:19,480 Speaker 2: couple of days. 503 00:23:19,720 --> 00:23:20,560 Speaker 1: Pacific times. 504 00:23:20,600 --> 00:23:22,919 Speaker 2: Some of you live on that five twenty, those of 505 00:23:23,000 --> 00:23:25,800 Speaker 2: us on the East Coast time, Bucky Brooks, that's eight 506 00:23:26,000 --> 00:23:27,480 Speaker 2: twenty pm. 507 00:23:27,480 --> 00:23:30,479 Speaker 1: Bring in Bucky right here. Let's talk about these Rams. 508 00:23:31,160 --> 00:23:33,440 Speaker 2: We had a conversation on Good Morning Football the other day. 509 00:23:33,440 --> 00:23:37,240 Speaker 2: It was a fun one about who's the most complete team? 510 00:23:37,600 --> 00:23:40,240 Speaker 2: Or I forget how Jamie Rdol phrased it, but the 511 00:23:40,320 --> 00:23:42,760 Speaker 2: Rams are one of the few contenders right now. 512 00:23:42,760 --> 00:23:44,879 Speaker 1: When you look at this team what impresses you the most? 513 00:23:45,840 --> 00:23:48,720 Speaker 5: Look man, their versatility on both sides of the ball, 514 00:23:48,760 --> 00:23:50,320 Speaker 5: and every want to talk about n being the most 515 00:23:50,320 --> 00:23:51,600 Speaker 5: complete team, which. 516 00:23:51,440 --> 00:23:53,280 Speaker 10: I agree with. They are pretty complete. They don't have 517 00:23:53,280 --> 00:23:54,359 Speaker 10: any gland weaknesses. 518 00:23:54,520 --> 00:23:57,120 Speaker 5: But what they've done on offense in recent weeks has 519 00:23:57,200 --> 00:24:01,520 Speaker 5: really confounded the National Football League. Unning thirteen personnel meaning 520 00:24:01,560 --> 00:24:04,399 Speaker 5: one back, three tight ends on about eighteen percent of 521 00:24:04,440 --> 00:24:07,560 Speaker 5: their offensive snaps, and they're having tremendous success with his 522 00:24:07,600 --> 00:24:11,159 Speaker 5: person personnel grouping because it is one that pushed you 523 00:24:11,200 --> 00:24:13,879 Speaker 5: in a buyd on defense. With three tight ends on 524 00:24:13,920 --> 00:24:16,160 Speaker 5: the field. As a defensive coordinator, you got to figure out, 525 00:24:16,200 --> 00:24:18,719 Speaker 5: do I go with my heavy sets, do I go 526 00:24:18,760 --> 00:24:21,840 Speaker 5: with man man? Do I go with my regular personnel stuff? 527 00:24:21,920 --> 00:24:25,000 Speaker 5: How do I defend this grouping? Matthew Stafford is absolutely 528 00:24:25,040 --> 00:24:26,960 Speaker 5: dealing out of this because they can run it, they 529 00:24:26,960 --> 00:24:30,000 Speaker 5: can throw, play action, they can create all these mismatches 530 00:24:30,280 --> 00:24:33,160 Speaker 5: on their side. So it is a very very difficult 531 00:24:33,160 --> 00:24:35,600 Speaker 5: package to deal with. And it's allowed the Rams to 532 00:24:35,600 --> 00:24:38,520 Speaker 5: control the game and also light of scoreboards with these 533 00:24:38,600 --> 00:24:39,480 Speaker 5: bigs on the field. 534 00:24:40,480 --> 00:24:42,240 Speaker 1: And then you got Baker on the other side of this. 535 00:24:42,320 --> 00:24:44,879 Speaker 2: I mean, the Buccaneers looked like they were comfortably going 536 00:24:44,960 --> 00:24:47,720 Speaker 2: to cruise to the NFC South title. Now it's getting 537 00:24:47,720 --> 00:24:49,600 Speaker 2: a little bit tight here. Baker's got to lead him 538 00:24:49,600 --> 00:24:49,840 Speaker 2: out of it. 539 00:24:50,720 --> 00:24:51,919 Speaker 10: Yeah, he has to leave him out of it. 540 00:24:51,960 --> 00:24:53,760 Speaker 5: And early in the year, Baker Mayfield was in the 541 00:24:53,880 --> 00:24:57,320 Speaker 5: MVP conversation because he was so good in terms of 542 00:24:57,359 --> 00:24:59,399 Speaker 5: finishing games. And I would say this, he's one of 543 00:24:59,400 --> 00:25:03,000 Speaker 5: the best clothes that We've seen four game winning drives 544 00:25:03,240 --> 00:25:05,200 Speaker 5: this season, so you know, if a game gets into 545 00:25:05,200 --> 00:25:07,840 Speaker 5: the fourth quarter, the Baker knows how to close it out. 546 00:25:07,920 --> 00:25:09,760 Speaker 5: But what I want to see from the Buccaneers is 547 00:25:09,840 --> 00:25:11,600 Speaker 5: I want to see their running game get on track. 548 00:25:11,680 --> 00:25:13,960 Speaker 10: I want to see them control the game with a. 549 00:25:14,200 --> 00:25:18,359 Speaker 5: Ball control mixture of runs and play action passes that 550 00:25:18,440 --> 00:25:21,320 Speaker 5: allows Baker to comfortable and then if the defense can 551 00:25:21,359 --> 00:25:23,800 Speaker 5: set them up with some favorable feels, put them in 552 00:25:23,840 --> 00:25:24,720 Speaker 5: scoring range. 553 00:25:24,800 --> 00:25:25,560 Speaker 10: I want to see. 554 00:25:25,359 --> 00:25:29,359 Speaker 5: Baker finished the deal by delivering a pinpoint pass and 555 00:25:29,440 --> 00:25:32,680 Speaker 5: to the corner Enzo, probably to a Mikabuka who's also 556 00:25:32,720 --> 00:25:33,639 Speaker 5: balling out of control. 557 00:25:36,200 --> 00:25:37,560 Speaker 9: Welcome back to the insiders. 558 00:25:37,600 --> 00:25:41,040 Speaker 8: Here's the AFC playoff picture as it stands right now. 559 00:25:41,119 --> 00:25:43,960 Speaker 8: Look at that race for the one seed. The Broncos 560 00:25:44,000 --> 00:25:46,679 Speaker 8: are in the lead right now. But you got the Patriots, 561 00:25:46,680 --> 00:25:48,960 Speaker 8: you got the Colts. It's going to be a tight 562 00:25:49,080 --> 00:25:50,720 Speaker 8: race all the way down to the wire. And then 563 00:25:50,800 --> 00:25:53,280 Speaker 8: look at the teams that are in the hunt. Those 564 00:25:53,440 --> 00:25:57,639 Speaker 8: are not teams we thought would be outside looking in 565 00:25:57,840 --> 00:26:01,199 Speaker 8: at this point. Let's bring back our Bucky Brooks and 566 00:26:01,320 --> 00:26:05,560 Speaker 8: our Mark Ross. We're going to talk about playoff probabilities. 567 00:26:05,560 --> 00:26:07,919 Speaker 8: They told me there would be no math. There apparently 568 00:26:08,119 --> 00:26:11,840 Speaker 8: is math. So let's start with the teams that are 569 00:26:11,840 --> 00:26:15,880 Speaker 8: in the hunt. Texans, Chiefs, Ravens. These are the AFC 570 00:26:15,960 --> 00:26:21,520 Speaker 8: bubble teams. Their playoff possibilities the Texans thirty one percent. 571 00:26:22,600 --> 00:26:24,719 Speaker 8: With a win, it goes up to forty eight percent 572 00:26:24,800 --> 00:26:26,639 Speaker 8: with a loss to Night twenty two percent. 573 00:26:26,840 --> 00:26:29,480 Speaker 9: Chiefs only a forty five. 574 00:26:29,320 --> 00:26:31,520 Speaker 8: Percent chance of making it to the playoffs right now, 575 00:26:31,640 --> 00:26:34,280 Speaker 8: goes up with a win this weekend fifty seven percent. 576 00:26:34,320 --> 00:26:36,440 Speaker 8: If they lose this weekend to the Colts, they drop 577 00:26:36,480 --> 00:26:40,239 Speaker 8: down to twenty nine percent. Ravens seventy two percent. They 578 00:26:40,280 --> 00:26:42,480 Speaker 8: can bump it up to seventy six percent. Their odds 579 00:26:42,480 --> 00:26:44,600 Speaker 8: are looking pretty good if they lose all the way 580 00:26:44,600 --> 00:26:48,080 Speaker 8: down to fifty seven percent mark, let us start with 581 00:26:48,119 --> 00:26:51,760 Speaker 8: you on a playoff probability. What do you make of this? 582 00:26:52,520 --> 00:26:54,920 Speaker 17: Well, first of all, my probability, Judy, make any look 583 00:26:54,920 --> 00:26:57,240 Speaker 17: through the schedule, count up the wins and losses, then 584 00:26:57,280 --> 00:26:59,280 Speaker 17: add them all up, and then you'll get the records 585 00:26:59,280 --> 00:27:01,080 Speaker 17: at the end, and that makes it a lot easier 586 00:27:01,119 --> 00:27:04,440 Speaker 17: than saying the probabilities. That being said, with the Ravens, 587 00:27:04,560 --> 00:27:06,840 Speaker 17: we're gonna talk about them the next segment here. 588 00:27:06,880 --> 00:27:08,879 Speaker 1: They're gonna win the North, so we'll move on. 589 00:27:08,960 --> 00:27:12,399 Speaker 17: So we're really talking about the Chiefs, the Texans, and 590 00:27:12,440 --> 00:27:15,800 Speaker 17: the BUCkies Jacksonville Jaguars hanging around the bottom there. When 591 00:27:15,840 --> 00:27:17,960 Speaker 17: I look at the Chiefs schedule, there's looking like five 592 00:27:18,040 --> 00:27:20,360 Speaker 17: more wins that they have there. But when I look 593 00:27:20,359 --> 00:27:22,600 Speaker 17: at the Texans schedule, it is tough. They got the 594 00:27:22,600 --> 00:27:25,000 Speaker 17: Bills the night they got the Colts twice they got 595 00:27:25,000 --> 00:27:27,640 Speaker 17: the Chargers as well, so I don't know how many 596 00:27:27,640 --> 00:27:29,320 Speaker 17: more wins are going to be able to squeeze in, 597 00:27:29,760 --> 00:27:32,680 Speaker 17: even if CJ. Stroud comes back. You know, Davis Mills 598 00:27:32,680 --> 00:27:34,800 Speaker 17: has been kind of holding up admirably. That defense is 599 00:27:34,800 --> 00:27:37,480 Speaker 17: doing all they can. So I'm looking at them being out, 600 00:27:37,560 --> 00:27:40,480 Speaker 17: Kansas City getting five more and then Bucky, Sorry, man, 601 00:27:40,520 --> 00:27:42,760 Speaker 17: I just don't trust your Jaguars still. I think they 602 00:27:42,960 --> 00:27:44,760 Speaker 17: only got a few more wins in them as well. 603 00:27:44,760 --> 00:27:46,120 Speaker 17: They might be the odd team out. 604 00:27:46,920 --> 00:27:49,240 Speaker 5: Oh, Mark Hocky, we talked about the Jags being out 605 00:27:49,400 --> 00:27:51,520 Speaker 5: when the magic number is ten. If you look at 606 00:27:51,520 --> 00:27:53,960 Speaker 5: the schedule, you talk about seven games left, that means 607 00:27:53,960 --> 00:27:55,800 Speaker 5: that Jags have to win four of them. You talk 608 00:27:55,840 --> 00:27:58,440 Speaker 5: about the Cardinals on the slate, the Tennessee Titans coming up, 609 00:27:58,640 --> 00:28:01,080 Speaker 5: and then you have the Titans actually twice, and then 610 00:28:01,080 --> 00:28:02,320 Speaker 5: you just got to figure out a way can you 611 00:28:02,320 --> 00:28:04,399 Speaker 5: beat the Jets. So if you win the game that 612 00:28:04,800 --> 00:28:07,600 Speaker 5: technically you should win, the Jaguars are in, but I 613 00:28:07,640 --> 00:28:10,240 Speaker 5: think they may go beyond just making the playoffs. I'm 614 00:28:10,240 --> 00:28:12,439 Speaker 5: looking for them to sneak up and catch the Coats 615 00:28:12,480 --> 00:28:13,240 Speaker 5: doing a division. 616 00:28:13,600 --> 00:28:17,600 Speaker 8: All right, let's drill down on the AFC North and 617 00:28:18,160 --> 00:28:20,439 Speaker 8: we can get back to you guys off camera like 618 00:28:20,720 --> 00:28:23,600 Speaker 8: sparring over there. All right, let's drill down on the 619 00:28:23,640 --> 00:28:28,080 Speaker 8: AFC North playoff probabilities. According to next Gen Stats, this 620 00:28:28,119 --> 00:28:31,359 Speaker 8: one is amusing. The Steelers currently lead the division, but 621 00:28:31,480 --> 00:28:35,480 Speaker 8: the Ravens have a much better chance of winning it, apparently, Mark. 622 00:28:35,400 --> 00:28:37,320 Speaker 17: Yeah, this is the Ravens. I mean, you talk about 623 00:28:37,320 --> 00:28:39,680 Speaker 17: a role reversal here, just flipping the script on this 624 00:28:39,760 --> 00:28:42,680 Speaker 17: season with the Ravens start and slow, the Steelers starting hot. 625 00:28:43,080 --> 00:28:45,200 Speaker 17: When I look at the rest of the Ravens schedule, 626 00:28:45,240 --> 00:28:48,280 Speaker 17: they got five layups. Almost they might get the six 627 00:28:48,360 --> 00:28:50,640 Speaker 17: or more wins, to be honest, if they could just 628 00:28:50,680 --> 00:28:53,760 Speaker 17: play good against New England and Green Bay. Those are 629 00:28:53,800 --> 00:28:56,280 Speaker 17: the two toughest games. When you look at Pittsburgh, man, 630 00:28:56,320 --> 00:29:00,440 Speaker 17: I'm only seeing really about two solid, definite wins. But 631 00:29:00,520 --> 00:29:02,960 Speaker 17: now you've got Aaron Rodgers hurt, even though Mason Rudolph 632 00:29:03,000 --> 00:29:04,960 Speaker 17: got in there and played better than Aaron Rodgers. So 633 00:29:05,240 --> 00:29:07,480 Speaker 17: this to me is just a team that's just declining. 634 00:29:07,520 --> 00:29:09,800 Speaker 17: The Ravens are on the rise, much like last year, 635 00:29:09,840 --> 00:29:12,600 Speaker 17: but even more dramatic. Buck, So I'm saying the Ravens 636 00:29:12,600 --> 00:29:14,200 Speaker 17: are gonna take this division running away. 637 00:29:15,840 --> 00:29:17,640 Speaker 5: I mean, if you really believe that you can trust 638 00:29:17,640 --> 00:29:20,080 Speaker 5: the Ravens defense like they fixed everything because they've been. 639 00:29:20,040 --> 00:29:22,560 Speaker 10: Beating powder puffs and rooty foods along the way. 640 00:29:22,400 --> 00:29:23,160 Speaker 16: Then so be it. 641 00:29:23,240 --> 00:29:25,560 Speaker 5: I'm gonna go with the defense and has more personnel 642 00:29:25,600 --> 00:29:27,520 Speaker 5: with the veterans, and that's the Pittsburgh Steelers. 643 00:29:27,680 --> 00:29:30,880 Speaker 10: I'm just thinking that at some point this historic. 644 00:29:30,440 --> 00:29:32,680 Speaker 5: Defense that Mike Tomlin has talked about, they gonna play 645 00:29:32,680 --> 00:29:33,240 Speaker 5: to that level. 646 00:29:33,440 --> 00:29:34,520 Speaker 10: Dalen Ramsey, TJ. 647 00:29:34,600 --> 00:29:38,240 Speaker 5: Watt, Cam Hayward, all the other veterans, the Gray Bears 648 00:29:38,480 --> 00:29:39,400 Speaker 5: are ready to lead. 649 00:29:39,280 --> 00:29:39,880 Speaker 10: Them on a runner. 650 00:29:39,880 --> 00:29:41,880 Speaker 5: Now, don't we talk about the schedule being tough, but 651 00:29:41,920 --> 00:29:43,920 Speaker 5: we don't know what the schedule is actually gonna play like, 652 00:29:44,280 --> 00:29:46,360 Speaker 5: I am willing to lean into the better defense in 653 00:29:46,400 --> 00:29:49,840 Speaker 5: this scenario. So give me the Pittsburgh Steelers to hold on. 654 00:29:50,120 --> 00:29:52,360 Speaker 5: They may hold on by a little bit, but look 655 00:29:52,400 --> 00:29:53,320 Speaker 5: for the Steelers to hold on. 656 00:29:53,240 --> 00:29:53,959 Speaker 10: A winning division. 657 00:29:54,560 --> 00:29:58,400 Speaker 8: I do wonder how the Steelers' probability numbers fluctuates with 658 00:29:58,520 --> 00:30:01,640 Speaker 8: the Aaron Rodgers risk situation. All right, let's close it 659 00:30:01,680 --> 00:30:07,600 Speaker 8: out by looking at the NFC North really tight division. Interestingly, 660 00:30:07,800 --> 00:30:12,040 Speaker 8: the Vikings are down to one percent. You got the Bears, Packers, 661 00:30:12,080 --> 00:30:15,800 Speaker 8: Lions all tightly bunched. Mark, What say you, who's coming 662 00:30:15,800 --> 00:30:16,800 Speaker 8: out of the NFC North. 663 00:30:18,200 --> 00:30:21,040 Speaker 17: Yeah, this is probably the most fascinating and closely contested 664 00:30:21,120 --> 00:30:24,320 Speaker 17: vikings out of it. Of course, Bears really surprising, but 665 00:30:24,480 --> 00:30:27,480 Speaker 17: really they've been doing with defense and this opportunistic ability 666 00:30:27,760 --> 00:30:30,440 Speaker 17: of that defense and create turnovers. So I'm looking at 667 00:30:30,440 --> 00:30:33,000 Speaker 17: the Lions and the Packers, and when I look at 668 00:30:33,040 --> 00:30:35,600 Speaker 17: the schedule, the Lion's just setting up a little bit 669 00:30:35,640 --> 00:30:38,400 Speaker 17: easier with that schedule, most importantly because they only have 670 00:30:38,560 --> 00:30:42,000 Speaker 17: one outdoor game left. We know that Jarrett groff kryptonite 671 00:30:42,000 --> 00:30:44,600 Speaker 17: has been that outdoor game. We saw that last week. 672 00:30:44,680 --> 00:30:47,920 Speaker 17: So the last game of the season at Chicago is 673 00:30:47,960 --> 00:30:51,120 Speaker 17: the only outdoor game that they have. So I think 674 00:30:51,160 --> 00:30:53,360 Speaker 17: they might just get on a nice little run here 675 00:30:53,560 --> 00:30:55,400 Speaker 17: of home games and then they play at the Rams, 676 00:30:55,440 --> 00:30:58,760 Speaker 17: which is inside as well. So I'm looking at Detroit 677 00:30:59,120 --> 00:31:02,800 Speaker 17: just to edge out Green Bay there, Buckley, but both 678 00:31:02,840 --> 00:31:05,960 Speaker 17: teams will make the playoffs and be competitive there. 679 00:31:07,760 --> 00:31:09,960 Speaker 10: Yeah, the schedule is favorable for the Detroit Lions. 680 00:31:10,000 --> 00:31:12,960 Speaker 5: I just worry about their emotional nature in terms of 681 00:31:13,000 --> 00:31:15,080 Speaker 5: like Dan Campbell being a play call and getting emotional 682 00:31:15,200 --> 00:31:17,120 Speaker 5: going for it at random time. So I worry about 683 00:31:17,120 --> 00:31:19,760 Speaker 5: the unnecessary risk. That's why I'm going with the Packers 684 00:31:19,800 --> 00:31:21,880 Speaker 5: in this scenario. When I think of what the Packers 685 00:31:21,880 --> 00:31:25,040 Speaker 5: have done defensively, bringing Michael Parson's over, how they're able 686 00:31:25,080 --> 00:31:27,719 Speaker 5: to get after people, not only in terms of blissing 687 00:31:27,760 --> 00:31:30,920 Speaker 5: but rushing for playing zone behind it, the turnovers. 688 00:31:30,480 --> 00:31:31,160 Speaker 10: Are going to come. 689 00:31:31,480 --> 00:31:34,240 Speaker 5: A lot of it is on Matt Lafleur, Jordan Love 690 00:31:34,240 --> 00:31:36,720 Speaker 5: and this offense to get on track, and with Josh. 691 00:31:36,600 --> 00:31:39,400 Speaker 10: Jacob's ailing a little bit, you worry about it, But. 692 00:31:39,360 --> 00:31:41,520 Speaker 5: To me, man, I'm just such a believer in what 693 00:31:41,560 --> 00:31:44,320 Speaker 5: they have gone in terms of the completeness of their team. 694 00:31:44,560 --> 00:31:46,880 Speaker 5: I'm willing to go, Go, Pack Go. In the scenario, 695 00:31:47,040 --> 00:31:49,840 Speaker 5: look for the Packers to hang up another banner in Lambeau. 696 00:31:51,040 --> 00:31:52,520 Speaker 8: You know, next time we do this, we got to 697 00:31:52,640 --> 00:31:55,360 Speaker 8: have the playoff probabilities from next gen stats for the 698 00:31:55,480 --> 00:31:59,680 Speaker 8: NFC West, which is the other really really tightly contested division. 699 00:32:00,480 --> 00:32:02,560 Speaker 9: Mark, Thank you very much. 700 00:32:04,600 --> 00:32:06,920 Speaker 2: Time to go inside with NFL Fantasy Live and our 701 00:32:06,920 --> 00:32:10,680 Speaker 2: guy Michael f. Florio In regard to who we're starting 702 00:32:11,000 --> 00:32:14,560 Speaker 2: and sitting for week twelve in the NFL, starting tonight 703 00:32:14,680 --> 00:32:18,160 Speaker 2: Thursday Night Football. We always start with the starts in 704 00:32:18,240 --> 00:32:20,720 Speaker 2: Thursday Night Football. Who are we looking to put in 705 00:32:20,760 --> 00:32:21,200 Speaker 2: our lineup? 706 00:32:21,240 --> 00:32:22,160 Speaker 1: Michael f The. 707 00:32:22,160 --> 00:32:24,480 Speaker 18: Viewers know it's no secret. I am a Bills fan. 708 00:32:24,560 --> 00:32:27,080 Speaker 18: I don't deny it, which means I watched them get 709 00:32:27,200 --> 00:32:30,360 Speaker 18: ran all over every single week. 710 00:32:30,520 --> 00:32:32,920 Speaker 1: Which is why you should be starting Woody Marx this week. 711 00:32:32,960 --> 00:32:36,080 Speaker 18: Because the Bills get ran all over every single week, 712 00:32:36,280 --> 00:32:37,440 Speaker 18: and Woody Marx has been. 713 00:32:37,320 --> 00:32:39,680 Speaker 1: Getting more opportunity. In the last two weeks. 714 00:32:39,920 --> 00:32:42,080 Speaker 18: He has handled seventy three percent of the snaps, with 715 00:32:42,160 --> 00:32:46,200 Speaker 18: eighty percent of the running back carries and half of 716 00:32:46,240 --> 00:32:49,360 Speaker 18: the running back targets. Plus did I say the Bills 717 00:32:49,360 --> 00:32:51,520 Speaker 18: get ran all over every single week? There in the 718 00:32:51,560 --> 00:32:55,720 Speaker 18: top five in rushing yards, touchdowns, explosive runs, fantasy points 719 00:32:55,720 --> 00:32:57,120 Speaker 18: per game two running backs. 720 00:32:57,280 --> 00:33:00,239 Speaker 1: So Marx has a higher ceiling than usual. I think 721 00:33:00,280 --> 00:33:01,560 Speaker 1: a higher floor than usual. 722 00:33:01,760 --> 00:33:04,160 Speaker 18: He is someone that I'm getting into a number of 723 00:33:04,280 --> 00:33:08,880 Speaker 18: starting lineups myself this week, and I think you could 724 00:33:08,880 --> 00:33:11,920 Speaker 18: play Dalton Schultz. I will tell you the Bills are 725 00:33:11,960 --> 00:33:13,200 Speaker 18: the toughest matchup. 726 00:33:12,920 --> 00:33:13,600 Speaker 1: Four tight ends. 727 00:33:13,640 --> 00:33:16,960 Speaker 18: Literally, they've allowed the fewest points per game to the position. 728 00:33:17,520 --> 00:33:20,440 Speaker 18: But Dalton Schultz has eight or more Fantasy points in 729 00:33:20,520 --> 00:33:21,960 Speaker 18: seven of his last eight games. 730 00:33:22,000 --> 00:33:23,040 Speaker 1: That is a say floor. 731 00:33:23,320 --> 00:33:25,640 Speaker 18: He has scored eleven or more in five of his 732 00:33:25,760 --> 00:33:29,280 Speaker 18: last six, so he brings some upside. But what I 733 00:33:29,360 --> 00:33:33,080 Speaker 18: love Davis Mills in the last two games has targeted 734 00:33:33,080 --> 00:33:37,440 Speaker 18: Schultz twenty times and he is averaging almost fifteen Fantasy 735 00:33:37,480 --> 00:33:40,200 Speaker 18: points per game. Look, he might not be CJ. Strout, 736 00:33:40,240 --> 00:33:42,920 Speaker 18: but Davis Mills has helped elevate Nico Collins and Dalton 737 00:33:42,920 --> 00:33:44,360 Speaker 18: Schultz for fantasy purposes. 738 00:33:44,560 --> 00:33:47,800 Speaker 1: So fantasy managers are cool with Davis Mills being out there. 739 00:33:47,800 --> 00:33:50,480 Speaker 18: But despite the tough matchup, I do think you could 740 00:33:50,480 --> 00:33:53,880 Speaker 18: take a shot on the Texans tight ends in a 741 00:33:53,880 --> 00:33:55,720 Speaker 18: game where they could be in ketchup mode. 742 00:33:55,840 --> 00:33:57,480 Speaker 6: You know, I thought about that last week. I might 743 00:33:57,520 --> 00:33:58,800 Speaker 6: have to do it this week. My team is so 744 00:33:58,840 --> 00:34:00,480 Speaker 6: bad though, I'm not sure it matters all. But we're 745 00:34:00,480 --> 00:34:03,360 Speaker 6: not giving up. We're gonna bind together. We're gonna fight 746 00:34:03,440 --> 00:34:06,360 Speaker 6: because that is what we do, you know, sort of 747 00:34:06,480 --> 00:34:07,160 Speaker 6: not really all right? 748 00:34:07,880 --> 00:34:09,920 Speaker 7: Good, that was the good. That was the positive. Give 749 00:34:09,960 --> 00:34:13,480 Speaker 7: me the negative. Who is sitting for the TNF showdown tonight? 750 00:34:13,920 --> 00:34:16,399 Speaker 18: It look first shout out to Khalil Shakiir for being 751 00:34:16,400 --> 00:34:18,160 Speaker 18: a new dad, and that is the reason I'm a 752 00:34:18,160 --> 00:34:20,439 Speaker 18: little bit hesitant here. But I do think you could 753 00:34:20,440 --> 00:34:24,960 Speaker 18: look sit Khalil Shakir this week because last week the 754 00:34:25,040 --> 00:34:29,800 Speaker 18: Bills just went full rotation at wide receiver. No Bills 755 00:34:29,840 --> 00:34:32,919 Speaker 18: receiver played over fifty three percent of the snaps, none 756 00:34:32,960 --> 00:34:36,360 Speaker 18: of them had over five targets. In fact, Shakir just 757 00:34:36,440 --> 00:34:39,040 Speaker 18: three targets and negative three air. 758 00:34:39,000 --> 00:34:41,839 Speaker 1: Yards last week. And it's not a one week thing. 759 00:34:41,880 --> 00:34:44,440 Speaker 1: They have turned them into a screen merchant in this offense. 760 00:34:44,760 --> 00:34:47,480 Speaker 18: Four point two air yards per target this season is 761 00:34:47,520 --> 00:34:51,800 Speaker 18: the lowest of all qualified wide receivers in the NFL. 762 00:34:52,200 --> 00:34:54,560 Speaker 18: And on top of that, the Texans have allowed the 763 00:34:54,640 --> 00:34:57,480 Speaker 18: second fewest fantasy points per game two wide receivers. So 764 00:34:57,760 --> 00:34:59,839 Speaker 18: you can't rely on like you're hoping for a big 765 00:35:00,239 --> 00:35:03,120 Speaker 18: and run if you start Shakir tonight or a touchdown. 766 00:35:03,680 --> 00:35:06,440 Speaker 18: And then Dawson Knox, I know, I came on the 767 00:35:06,440 --> 00:35:08,120 Speaker 18: show last week and was like, I think he's. 768 00:35:08,000 --> 00:35:11,200 Speaker 1: A good streaming option with Dalton kink being out. 769 00:35:11,360 --> 00:35:14,120 Speaker 18: Nope, he had just three targets last week, one catch 770 00:35:14,239 --> 00:35:17,800 Speaker 18: twenty three yards and on top of it. The Texans 771 00:35:17,840 --> 00:35:20,719 Speaker 18: have allowed the fifth fewest yards and fantasy points per 772 00:35:20,800 --> 00:35:23,960 Speaker 18: game two tight ends, so the usage isn't great, the 773 00:35:24,000 --> 00:35:26,920 Speaker 18: matchup isn't great, and well, I think the trend kind 774 00:35:26,920 --> 00:35:27,680 Speaker 18: of bucks this week. 775 00:35:27,760 --> 00:35:29,560 Speaker 1: Josh Allen has played terribly. 776 00:35:29,280 --> 00:35:32,239 Speaker 18: Against the Texans in his career, so makes it look 777 00:35:32,280 --> 00:35:34,240 Speaker 18: at me though, a Bills fan telling you to start 778 00:35:34,239 --> 00:35:36,160 Speaker 18: to Texans and sit two Bills. 779 00:35:36,320 --> 00:35:37,440 Speaker 1: Don't call me a homer. 780 00:35:38,200 --> 00:35:41,600 Speaker 2: Never would never ever ever call Michael le f Florio 781 00:35:41,640 --> 00:35:43,160 Speaker 2: a homer because I don't want to make them angry, 782 00:35:43,160 --> 00:35:44,760 Speaker 2: because I want him to give me the best possible 783 00:35:44,800 --> 00:35:48,080 Speaker 2: fantasy advice. Because my team on the playoff bubble. Like 784 00:35:48,160 --> 00:35:50,160 Speaker 2: we talked about the Ravens and the Chiefs, I'm on 785 00:35:50,200 --> 00:35:53,760 Speaker 2: the playoff bubble, so Traveon Henderson is on my roster. 786 00:35:53,880 --> 00:35:56,600 Speaker 2: Ramandre Stevenson is working his way back. It was so 787 00:35:56,719 --> 00:36:00,840 Speaker 2: much easier when Stevenson was sidelined. Not that wishing harm 788 00:36:00,880 --> 00:36:02,680 Speaker 2: on him at all, but now he's on his way back. 789 00:36:02,719 --> 00:36:04,440 Speaker 1: What do we do with Travion Henderson? 790 00:36:04,680 --> 00:36:06,319 Speaker 18: Look, Mike, a lot like you, A lot of my 791 00:36:06,400 --> 00:36:08,759 Speaker 18: Travion teams are in that playoff bubble, but we are 792 00:36:08,800 --> 00:36:11,680 Speaker 18: trending up right now in a big way. And that's 793 00:36:11,680 --> 00:36:15,200 Speaker 18: why I think you continue to start Traveon Henderson. Like 794 00:36:15,239 --> 00:36:17,960 Speaker 18: the touchdowns are getting all the attention, But in the 795 00:36:18,000 --> 00:36:21,120 Speaker 18: three games without Stevenson twenty four fantasy points per game, 796 00:36:21,480 --> 00:36:23,600 Speaker 18: and he is top five amongst all running backs in 797 00:36:23,640 --> 00:36:27,200 Speaker 18: that span in touchdowns, rushing yards, yards after contact, yards 798 00:36:27,280 --> 00:36:30,839 Speaker 18: over expectation. That translates to he has been playing at 799 00:36:30,880 --> 00:36:35,600 Speaker 18: an extremely high level. Meanwhile, Stevenson has the second lowest 800 00:36:35,640 --> 00:36:36,320 Speaker 18: yards per. 801 00:36:36,239 --> 00:36:38,680 Speaker 1: Carry of all running backs in the NFL. 802 00:36:38,800 --> 00:36:42,200 Speaker 18: So I think Steve Henderson has done enough to be 803 00:36:42,320 --> 00:36:45,319 Speaker 18: the Patriots RB one, and Vrabel has said there will 804 00:36:45,400 --> 00:36:48,000 Speaker 18: they'll find a happy medium to get both involved. I 805 00:36:48,000 --> 00:36:50,760 Speaker 18: don't think it matters though this week because the Bengals 806 00:36:50,760 --> 00:36:53,400 Speaker 18: have allowed the most rushing yards and fantasy points per 807 00:36:53,400 --> 00:36:54,520 Speaker 18: game two running backs. 808 00:36:54,600 --> 00:36:56,280 Speaker 1: They allow a lot of big plays. 809 00:36:56,440 --> 00:36:58,920 Speaker 18: I think you keep riding the hot hand here with 810 00:36:59,160 --> 00:37:02,200 Speaker 18: Travon Henderson and at nothing else, just it is the 811 00:37:02,239 --> 00:37:03,640 Speaker 18: best possible matchup he could have. 812 00:37:04,800 --> 00:37:06,640 Speaker 7: What a surprise you guys love tre Van Henderson. 813 00:37:06,760 --> 00:37:08,480 Speaker 6: We did have a little bit of news today on 814 00:37:08,640 --> 00:37:12,000 Speaker 6: Daniel Jones, the coach starting quarterback, popped up on the 815 00:37:12,000 --> 00:37:15,320 Speaker 6: injury report. With a calf, he was limited. My understanding 816 00:37:15,400 --> 00:37:18,240 Speaker 6: is the team is just being cautious. We should be okay, 817 00:37:18,280 --> 00:37:21,680 Speaker 6: but obviously we're going to be paying attention and monitoring tomorrow, 818 00:37:22,080 --> 00:37:24,600 Speaker 6: taking all that information into accounting and push what you 819 00:37:24,640 --> 00:37:28,320 Speaker 6: already thought anyway, Furio, are we sitting or starting Daniel Jones? 820 00:37:28,480 --> 00:37:31,560 Speaker 18: I had Daniel Jones as they sit already, but that 821 00:37:31,760 --> 00:37:34,560 Speaker 18: calf issue. I know it's precautionary, but it scares me 822 00:37:34,600 --> 00:37:37,200 Speaker 18: a little bit because what if he's not as mobile 823 00:37:37,280 --> 00:37:39,799 Speaker 18: this week? That is a bad matchup for that to 824 00:37:39,880 --> 00:37:43,600 Speaker 18: come into against the Chiefs. Look, in his last two games, 825 00:37:43,680 --> 00:37:46,759 Speaker 18: Daniel Jones has thrown for just two touchdowns compared to 826 00:37:47,000 --> 00:37:50,040 Speaker 18: four interceptions, and a trend that I think. 827 00:37:50,000 --> 00:37:51,040 Speaker 1: We have seen this year. 828 00:37:51,239 --> 00:37:53,920 Speaker 18: He plays really well in favorable matchups, but he has 829 00:37:53,960 --> 00:37:56,240 Speaker 18: struggled in some of the tougher ones. 830 00:37:56,680 --> 00:37:58,280 Speaker 1: And I think this is a tough matchup. 831 00:37:58,320 --> 00:38:01,840 Speaker 18: The Chiefs have allowed the fifth uist yards and fewest 832 00:38:01,920 --> 00:38:06,320 Speaker 18: passing touchdowns allowed, and since Week seven, the only quarterback 833 00:38:06,360 --> 00:38:09,160 Speaker 18: to top fifteen, not even setting the bar that high 834 00:38:09,200 --> 00:38:10,520 Speaker 18: fifteen fantasy. 835 00:38:10,080 --> 00:38:12,480 Speaker 1: Points against them was Josh Allen. 836 00:38:12,719 --> 00:38:14,920 Speaker 18: No disrespect to Daniel Jones, I don't think he is 837 00:38:15,000 --> 00:38:18,239 Speaker 18: Josh Allen, So I think if you have the capability 838 00:38:18,239 --> 00:38:20,120 Speaker 18: of getting away from him this week, I would look 839 00:38:20,160 --> 00:38:20,520 Speaker 18: to do so. 840 00:38:21,600 --> 00:38:23,160 Speaker 2: All Right, here's the guy we haven't talked about much 841 00:38:23,239 --> 00:38:25,960 Speaker 2: this year. Cowboys tight end Jake Ferguson a career high 842 00:38:26,080 --> 00:38:30,080 Speaker 2: seven touchdown receptions already, including one the other night. What 843 00:38:30,120 --> 00:38:33,480 Speaker 2: do we do with Jake Ferguson heading into the rematch 844 00:38:33,520 --> 00:38:34,440 Speaker 2: with the Eagles. 845 00:38:34,719 --> 00:38:36,680 Speaker 18: I think you look to get rid of him in 846 00:38:36,760 --> 00:38:40,759 Speaker 18: this matchup from week one. Look, even in Week one, 847 00:38:40,840 --> 00:38:43,040 Speaker 18: Dak played pretty well. He threw for fewer than two 848 00:38:43,120 --> 00:38:47,560 Speaker 18: hundred yards and no touchdowns. But since Ceedee Lamb has returned, 849 00:38:47,800 --> 00:38:51,319 Speaker 18: Jake Ferguson has rightfully so been the third target for 850 00:38:51,480 --> 00:38:55,040 Speaker 18: Dak and the Cowboys, averaging just five targets per game 851 00:38:55,480 --> 00:38:56,720 Speaker 18: in that four game stretch. 852 00:38:56,719 --> 00:38:59,080 Speaker 1: He is top thirty yards just one time. 853 00:38:59,440 --> 00:39:01,560 Speaker 18: And on top of it, the Eagles have allowed the 854 00:39:01,680 --> 00:39:04,960 Speaker 18: second fewest yards and fantasy points, two tight ends and 855 00:39:05,200 --> 00:39:08,799 Speaker 18: just one touchdown, and their defense is way better in 856 00:39:08,800 --> 00:39:10,960 Speaker 18: the last month than it was to start the year. 857 00:39:11,000 --> 00:39:13,720 Speaker 18: Plus Jalen Carter will actually be out there, we think 858 00:39:13,800 --> 00:39:15,920 Speaker 18: for the Eagles. So I'm looking to get away from 859 00:39:15,960 --> 00:39:17,280 Speaker 18: Jake Ferguson in this one. 860 00:39:18,440 --> 00:39:21,759 Speaker 7: The Hawks have a little bit of a Carrie Sherif situation. 861 00:39:22,120 --> 00:39:26,280 Speaker 6: Zach Charbonnet Kenneth Walker on again, off again Kenneth Walker 862 00:39:26,320 --> 00:39:26,879 Speaker 6: for this week? 863 00:39:26,960 --> 00:39:28,800 Speaker 7: What say you, Flouri A starting your sitting? 864 00:39:28,800 --> 00:39:31,520 Speaker 18: I think we could finally get Kenneth Walker back into 865 00:39:31,520 --> 00:39:33,760 Speaker 18: starting lineups. He has been to sit in the article 866 00:39:33,800 --> 00:39:36,840 Speaker 18: for like two months in a row now, but last 867 00:39:36,920 --> 00:39:39,120 Speaker 18: week he was back to being the lead back for 868 00:39:39,200 --> 00:39:42,280 Speaker 18: the Seahawks. He led them in snaps, carries, routes, targets, 869 00:39:42,400 --> 00:39:44,960 Speaker 18: and he even got a goal on Carrie, which is huge. 870 00:39:45,239 --> 00:39:47,479 Speaker 18: And then Mike McDonald came out this week and said 871 00:39:47,480 --> 00:39:51,600 Speaker 18: that Kenneth Walker has earned more opportunities moving forward. It 872 00:39:51,680 --> 00:39:54,840 Speaker 18: comes at a great time because the Titans have allowed 873 00:39:54,840 --> 00:39:57,440 Speaker 18: the second most rushing touchdowns, They're in the top ten 874 00:39:57,520 --> 00:39:59,240 Speaker 18: and yards fantasy points allowed. 875 00:39:59,320 --> 00:40:02,120 Speaker 1: So I believe is the Seahawks' best and. 876 00:40:02,160 --> 00:40:05,680 Speaker 18: Most explosive running back should get an opportunity. 877 00:40:05,360 --> 00:40:07,160 Speaker 1: To shine in this great matchup. 878 00:40:08,640 --> 00:40:10,800 Speaker 2: All right, now to the selfish part of the program 879 00:40:10,800 --> 00:40:12,720 Speaker 2: where we can ask you about our own fantasy teams 880 00:40:13,080 --> 00:40:14,720 Speaker 2: with some of the names that we just talked about. 881 00:40:14,760 --> 00:40:17,880 Speaker 2: So I've got two running back position, two running back spots, 882 00:40:17,920 --> 00:40:20,440 Speaker 2: and a flex position as well. Christian McCaffrey gets one 883 00:40:20,440 --> 00:40:21,320 Speaker 2: of the running back slots. 884 00:40:21,320 --> 00:40:22,000 Speaker 1: That makes it easy. 885 00:40:22,040 --> 00:40:25,959 Speaker 2: So now we're talking Traveon Henderson, wood He Marx or 886 00:40:26,000 --> 00:40:29,520 Speaker 2: Emmanuel Wilson, whom we claim the other day when you suggested, 887 00:40:29,560 --> 00:40:32,480 Speaker 2: we claim the problem is Josh Jacobs is starting to 888 00:40:32,520 --> 00:40:35,400 Speaker 2: do some work here. So do I put Marx in 889 00:40:35,480 --> 00:40:38,080 Speaker 2: one of these spots tonight or do I hold out 890 00:40:38,080 --> 00:40:40,399 Speaker 2: hope that maybe Jacobs doesn't play and then Wilson gets 891 00:40:40,480 --> 00:40:41,600 Speaker 2: run Well. 892 00:40:41,800 --> 00:40:44,520 Speaker 18: Travion, you're playing automatically right like he's one of them? 893 00:40:44,640 --> 00:40:45,960 Speaker 18: Or is he in the mix here as well? 894 00:40:46,000 --> 00:40:48,920 Speaker 2: I mean I'm asking you I would play had him 895 00:40:48,920 --> 00:40:49,359 Speaker 2: as a start. 896 00:40:49,440 --> 00:40:51,400 Speaker 1: I would play Travion over these guys. 897 00:40:51,400 --> 00:40:54,520 Speaker 18: But if you're deciding between Wilson and Marx, I would 898 00:40:54,520 --> 00:40:56,920 Speaker 18: just play it safe because we don't know one hundred 899 00:40:56,920 --> 00:40:58,600 Speaker 18: percent what that backfield. 900 00:40:58,160 --> 00:40:59,759 Speaker 1: Is going to look like for Green Bay. We know 901 00:40:59,800 --> 00:41:01,960 Speaker 1: what ma is going to get a lot of volume. 902 00:41:01,760 --> 00:41:04,000 Speaker 18: In the best or one of the best matchups for 903 00:41:04,080 --> 00:41:07,759 Speaker 18: a running back, So not the ideal situation to be in, 904 00:41:07,920 --> 00:41:11,439 Speaker 18: but I would go Marx. But obviously Trevion is number 905 00:41:11,480 --> 00:41:13,520 Speaker 18: one in my heart and should be the RB two 906 00:41:13,560 --> 00:41:14,160 Speaker 18: in your lineup. 907 00:41:15,040 --> 00:41:18,600 Speaker 6: Okay, I had a great QB two sort of a 908 00:41:18,640 --> 00:41:21,080 Speaker 6: super flex option for my team. It was Joe Flacco 909 00:41:21,560 --> 00:41:23,560 Speaker 6: may not need it, may not need it, he may 910 00:41:23,600 --> 00:41:24,000 Speaker 6: not play. 911 00:41:24,080 --> 00:41:26,600 Speaker 7: So here are my options, OWT for QB two. Don't 912 00:41:26,600 --> 00:41:31,280 Speaker 7: hate me. These are rough ones. Tyler Shuck or Kirk Cousins. 913 00:41:31,600 --> 00:41:34,560 Speaker 7: Who should I start in that QB two spot for you? 914 00:41:34,560 --> 00:41:36,239 Speaker 18: You know, I was thinking about this when I was 915 00:41:36,239 --> 00:41:37,719 Speaker 18: told what your question was going to be, and I 916 00:41:37,760 --> 00:41:40,239 Speaker 18: was like, well, there's no Drake London. But then you 917 00:41:40,239 --> 00:41:42,560 Speaker 18: could there's no Shaheta anymore for this Saints. I was like, 918 00:41:42,600 --> 00:41:45,600 Speaker 18: who's the better matchup? They literally ranked fourteenth and fifteenth 919 00:41:45,640 --> 00:41:48,000 Speaker 18: and fantasy points per game allowed a quarterback, so like 920 00:41:48,280 --> 00:41:49,080 Speaker 18: right middle. 921 00:41:48,840 --> 00:41:51,840 Speaker 1: Of the pack. I I feel like Kirk. 922 00:41:51,760 --> 00:41:55,080 Speaker 18: Cousins is the safer floor play here, but I'm gonna 923 00:41:55,160 --> 00:41:57,839 Speaker 18: roll the dice with Taylor Shuck because I think he 924 00:41:57,880 --> 00:42:00,319 Speaker 18: has the higher ceiling and you just never know what 925 00:42:00,800 --> 00:42:03,920 Speaker 18: Falcons defense is going to show up. But yeah, this one, 926 00:42:04,560 --> 00:42:06,719 Speaker 18: you're you're diving real quarterback. 927 00:42:06,800 --> 00:42:07,960 Speaker 14: Yeah not great? 928 00:42:08,000 --> 00:42:08,520 Speaker 7: Yeah, I agree. 929 00:42:08,560 --> 00:42:10,960 Speaker 2: I mean this is why Michael f Florio is the 930 00:42:11,080 --> 00:42:15,040 Speaker 2: nicest guy in all of fantasy football analysis, because I 931 00:42:15,080 --> 00:42:17,120 Speaker 2: would have told you get. 932 00:42:16,960 --> 00:42:17,640 Speaker 10: Out of the league. 933 00:42:17,760 --> 00:42:19,440 Speaker 1: Why are you having two quarters? 934 00:42:19,200 --> 00:42:20,240 Speaker 9: Like the NFL. 935 00:42:20,880 --> 00:42:22,800 Speaker 2: One quarterback is on the field at a time, and 936 00:42:22,840 --> 00:42:25,239 Speaker 2: don't give me wildcatter anyhow. It's good, it's a good league, 937 00:42:25,239 --> 00:42:28,960 Speaker 2: but then you're stuff starting guys like this great get it, 938 00:42:28,960 --> 00:42:29,480 Speaker 2: get out. 939 00:42:29,360 --> 00:42:30,040 Speaker 16: Get out, get out. 940 00:42:30,680 --> 00:42:33,520 Speaker 2: NFL dot com slash starts it for all of Michael 941 00:42:33,680 --> 00:42:36,839 Speaker 2: Michael Florio's opinions, except for whether you should have a 942 00:42:36,840 --> 00:42:39,600 Speaker 2: two quarterback league that you're a part of, I'll give 943 00:42:39,600 --> 00:42:41,520 Speaker 2: you that opinion. But start Sit is where you find 944 00:42:41,560 --> 00:42:43,839 Speaker 2: out all the decisions for week twelve in the NFL. 945 00:42:43,840 --> 00:42:44,600 Speaker 1: Who to start? Who to sit? 946 00:42:44,640 --> 00:42:48,000 Speaker 2: Michael Florio, Love you, pale, appreciate you as always. 947 00:42:48,080 --> 00:42:50,160 Speaker 1: If you're looking for Michael f or any. 948 00:42:49,960 --> 00:42:53,960 Speaker 2: Of those smiling faces up top and our analysts and 949 00:42:54,080 --> 00:42:56,160 Speaker 2: reporters that join us on the Insiders, here's where you 950 00:42:56,200 --> 00:42:57,640 Speaker 2: can find this every single day of the week. 951 00:42:57,680 --> 00:42:59,959 Speaker 1: This is Thursday. You're watching us, so you already. 952 00:42:59,600 --> 00:43:03,760 Speaker 2: Know tomorrow back on the NFL Network and NFL Plus 953 00:43:03,880 --> 00:43:07,160 Speaker 2: wherever you find your podcast. Don't the sneeze at that 954 00:43:07,280 --> 00:43:10,560 Speaker 2: last part either. There are no excuses for not finding 955 00:43:10,680 --> 00:43:14,759 Speaker 2: the Insiders. In fact, sometimes we're photo bombing. We'll talk 956 00:43:14,760 --> 00:43:26,600 Speaker 2: about that coming up next. Welcome back to the Insiders. 957 00:43:26,640 --> 00:43:29,000 Speaker 2: The Falcons reminding us it was eight years ago today 958 00:43:29,040 --> 00:43:31,200 Speaker 2: they were imploding the Georgia Dome and the Weather Channel 959 00:43:31,200 --> 00:43:32,920 Speaker 2: for some reason, was trying to get video of it, 960 00:43:32,960 --> 00:43:35,719 Speaker 2: and the Marta bus just jumped in. 961 00:43:35,760 --> 00:43:37,239 Speaker 1: But you can hear the producer and. 962 00:43:37,239 --> 00:43:38,920 Speaker 18: The kick get out of the way, Get out of 963 00:43:38,960 --> 00:43:39,279 Speaker 18: the way. 964 00:43:39,600 --> 00:43:41,640 Speaker 2: You know what, This is much more memorable than any 965 00:43:41,680 --> 00:43:44,359 Speaker 2: other implosion video. In fact, we're talking about it eight 966 00:43:44,400 --> 00:43:46,759 Speaker 2: years later, which got us thinking, Ian, what about our 967 00:43:46,800 --> 00:43:48,000 Speaker 2: all time photo bombs? 968 00:43:49,920 --> 00:43:52,640 Speaker 6: There's mine right there. So that's me on the field 969 00:43:52,640 --> 00:43:55,440 Speaker 6: before the Super Bowl. That's Pellisero in the background. We 970 00:43:55,480 --> 00:43:58,800 Speaker 6: both look amazing. How great my TI color is. Nobody 971 00:43:58,840 --> 00:44:02,919 Speaker 6: cares because Jay and Blue are walking right in front 972 00:44:02,960 --> 00:44:03,279 Speaker 6: of us. 973 00:44:03,560 --> 00:44:07,160 Speaker 7: All eyes on Hove, zero eyes on me. Great photobomb 974 00:44:07,160 --> 00:44:09,080 Speaker 7: on Mike, Judy. 975 00:44:09,120 --> 00:44:11,080 Speaker 2: The best I got for you is me a couple 976 00:44:11,120 --> 00:44:14,279 Speaker 2: of weeks ago. Well, Woodie Johnson was absolutely flaming justice. 977 00:44:15,040 --> 00:44:17,440 Speaker 1: You were there as well. Did you have that expression 978 00:44:17,440 --> 00:44:17,879 Speaker 1: on your face? 979 00:44:19,360 --> 00:44:19,720 Speaker 9: Oh? 980 00:44:19,800 --> 00:44:22,680 Speaker 8: I definitely had that same expression. I know there is 981 00:44:22,719 --> 00:44:26,400 Speaker 8: a photobomb of knee over Jerry Jones shoulder looking like ha, 982 00:44:26,719 --> 00:44:29,760 Speaker 8: I believe our Jane Slater has that picture somewhere. 983 00:44:30,400 --> 00:44:31,520 Speaker 1: Yeah, we gotta go look for that. 984 00:44:31,520 --> 00:44:33,640 Speaker 2: We'll have that in the next We'll never know, which 985 00:44:33,719 --> 00:44:35,600 Speaker 2: is Friday on NFL Network. 986 00:44:35,719 --> 00:44:37,400 Speaker 1: Photo Mombas