1 00:00:00,840 --> 00:00:06,240 Speaker 1: And now move the sticks with Daniel Jeremiah and Bucky Brooks. 2 00:00:06,800 --> 00:00:09,119 Speaker 1: What's up, everybody? Welcome to move the six d J. 3 00:00:09,280 --> 00:00:11,760 Speaker 1: Bucky back with you on a I don't know if 4 00:00:11,920 --> 00:00:14,040 Speaker 1: it felt like the sun was shining a little brighter today. 5 00:00:14,080 --> 00:00:15,880 Speaker 1: I can't put my finger on I don't know what 6 00:00:15,880 --> 00:00:19,200 Speaker 1: it is. Maybe it's something that transpired last night. I 7 00:00:19,200 --> 00:00:21,040 Speaker 1: don't know, but I just feel I feel a live 8 00:00:21,160 --> 00:00:23,400 Speaker 1: I feel live today. It must be different now that 9 00:00:23,480 --> 00:00:25,520 Speaker 1: the weather is different. I mean, like we're both on remote. 10 00:00:25,520 --> 00:00:27,000 Speaker 1: You're down to San Diego, I'm in l A. It's 11 00:00:27,080 --> 00:00:30,520 Speaker 1: kind of overcasting gloomy here, so it's certainly not sunny 12 00:00:30,360 --> 00:00:33,000 Speaker 1: and all things happy. So maybe maybe it's just a 13 00:00:33,000 --> 00:00:35,839 Speaker 1: coincidence um with the baseball game, but there's certainly this 14 00:00:35,920 --> 00:00:38,600 Speaker 1: overcast is gloomy. It doesn't feel the same. It's not 15 00:00:38,640 --> 00:00:40,920 Speaker 1: the same normal weather that we normally get in l A. 16 00:00:40,960 --> 00:00:43,680 Speaker 1: So maybe to change. It'll probably change on Friday. I 17 00:00:43,680 --> 00:00:45,000 Speaker 1: don't know about that. I don't know about that. But 18 00:00:45,040 --> 00:00:47,440 Speaker 1: a shout out to Thomas who showed up to work today. 19 00:00:47,440 --> 00:00:48,600 Speaker 1: I didn't know if he was gonna make it. I 20 00:00:48,600 --> 00:00:50,159 Speaker 1: thought he might be a little bit depressed, but he 21 00:00:50,200 --> 00:00:52,680 Speaker 1: did comment, So not just being a professional right there, 22 00:00:52,760 --> 00:00:55,240 Speaker 1: that's being a professional. We appreciate that. A lot of 23 00:00:55,240 --> 00:00:57,279 Speaker 1: ground to hit today, buck We're gonna talk about the 24 00:00:57,320 --> 00:00:59,280 Speaker 1: Big Chief's Bills game that's coming up. We got a 25 00:00:59,280 --> 00:01:03,080 Speaker 1: preview that for everybody. UH talk about how things have 26 00:01:03,280 --> 00:01:05,880 Speaker 1: changed scoring wise early in the season here and what's 27 00:01:05,920 --> 00:01:07,600 Speaker 1: the reasons for that. Will hit that here in just 28 00:01:07,640 --> 00:01:10,040 Speaker 1: a minute, and also gonna look at some sack leaders 29 00:01:10,319 --> 00:01:13,880 Speaker 1: as well as an interesting conversation when we pulled up 30 00:01:14,319 --> 00:01:17,120 Speaker 1: a stat that I think nobody's ever talked about. I 31 00:01:17,120 --> 00:01:19,640 Speaker 1: don't think I've ever heard anybody discussed this stat. And 32 00:01:19,640 --> 00:01:21,800 Speaker 1: we're gonna shine light on why this could be something 33 00:01:21,840 --> 00:01:25,400 Speaker 1: that could really help young quarterbacks establish themselves within the 34 00:01:25,520 --> 00:01:27,320 Speaker 1: organization as well as around the league. So we'll get 35 00:01:27,360 --> 00:01:29,640 Speaker 1: to that a little bit later on, but let's start 36 00:01:29,640 --> 00:01:32,960 Speaker 1: off here with scoring. Let's pull it up right here. 37 00:01:33,000 --> 00:01:37,560 Speaker 1: If you look at it from um, you look at 38 00:01:37,600 --> 00:01:40,280 Speaker 1: where scoring is right now, Buckets, it's a low as 39 00:01:40,360 --> 00:01:42,920 Speaker 1: it's been here, twenty one point eight points per game 40 00:01:43,520 --> 00:01:45,840 Speaker 1: on average across the league right now. Last year it 41 00:01:45,880 --> 00:01:48,480 Speaker 1: was twenty three, and it was all the way up 42 00:01:48,520 --> 00:01:51,480 Speaker 1: to twenty four point eight UM. So that's a pretty 43 00:01:51,480 --> 00:01:53,840 Speaker 1: significant number when you look at the decline there and 44 00:01:53,840 --> 00:01:56,200 Speaker 1: you can see, you know, the yards where those are. 45 00:01:56,280 --> 00:01:58,560 Speaker 1: I don't think there's been a drastic shift there in 46 00:01:58,600 --> 00:02:01,520 Speaker 1: the yards UM. Really the number that stands out the 47 00:02:01,520 --> 00:02:04,280 Speaker 1: most is just points. What do you attribute it to? Oh, 48 00:02:04,320 --> 00:02:06,840 Speaker 1: I attributed to um what you see each week because 49 00:02:06,840 --> 00:02:08,760 Speaker 1: you work with the charges. Brandon Staley and some of 50 00:02:08,800 --> 00:02:12,640 Speaker 1: these UH defensive coordinators have decided that they're willing to 51 00:02:12,720 --> 00:02:16,400 Speaker 1: concede yards but take away big plays. And the way 52 00:02:16,440 --> 00:02:19,160 Speaker 1: the teams are taking away big places, they're playing split 53 00:02:19,280 --> 00:02:22,840 Speaker 1: safety defenses, meaning there are two ways to play defense 54 00:02:22,919 --> 00:02:25,760 Speaker 1: in the secondary. You can play single high coverage where 55 00:02:25,760 --> 00:02:27,880 Speaker 1: you have a safety in the middle he's up on 56 00:02:27,960 --> 00:02:30,040 Speaker 1: the gold post making sure things don't fly to the top. 57 00:02:30,320 --> 00:02:33,480 Speaker 1: Or you can play to safety split safeties, both guys 58 00:02:33,520 --> 00:02:36,480 Speaker 1: on the hashes, whether you're playing cover to or cover 59 00:02:36,560 --> 00:02:39,760 Speaker 1: for where everyone's dividing the fielding quarters. What it does, though, 60 00:02:39,880 --> 00:02:42,720 Speaker 1: is it takes away the big plays. And because more 61 00:02:42,800 --> 00:02:45,679 Speaker 1: teams are saying, hey will bend, but don't break. We'll 62 00:02:45,800 --> 00:02:48,200 Speaker 1: let you have all those yards and we will play 63 00:02:48,240 --> 00:02:51,680 Speaker 1: great red zone defense, you're seeing teams drive from twenty 64 00:02:51,720 --> 00:02:54,160 Speaker 1: to twenty. But once they get inside the red zone, 65 00:02:54,360 --> 00:02:57,520 Speaker 1: because the field is tighter, the windows are tighter for 66 00:02:57,520 --> 00:03:00,160 Speaker 1: the quarterback to throw, and unless you've a stab just so, 67 00:03:00,280 --> 00:03:02,880 Speaker 1: unless you have a dominant running game, you can't run 68 00:03:02,919 --> 00:03:05,200 Speaker 1: the ball into the end zone. And so that's what 69 00:03:05,280 --> 00:03:08,680 Speaker 1: we're seeing, and as a result, the scoring is down. 70 00:03:08,960 --> 00:03:11,720 Speaker 1: And so to counterbalance that, you're gonna have to run 71 00:03:11,760 --> 00:03:14,120 Speaker 1: the ball better on early nows so you can get 72 00:03:14,160 --> 00:03:17,680 Speaker 1: your explosive plays on first down when people are gearing 73 00:03:17,720 --> 00:03:19,440 Speaker 1: up to stop the run and you're able to see 74 00:03:19,480 --> 00:03:21,680 Speaker 1: single high safety coverage. Yeah, I think that you kind 75 00:03:21,680 --> 00:03:24,040 Speaker 1: of hit the main points there. I think the you know, also, 76 00:03:24,120 --> 00:03:26,600 Speaker 1: I think the lack of preseason play for a lot 77 00:03:26,639 --> 00:03:28,760 Speaker 1: of these guys probably lead to some offenses being a 78 00:03:28,800 --> 00:03:31,360 Speaker 1: little bit slow out the gate. But you couple that 79 00:03:31,440 --> 00:03:33,360 Speaker 1: with the coverage looks at you're seeing and just the 80 00:03:33,960 --> 00:03:36,080 Speaker 1: you know, the importance of big plays. Brian bill Ikis 81 00:03:36,080 --> 00:03:37,680 Speaker 1: talked about this all the time about if you look 82 00:03:37,680 --> 00:03:41,320 Speaker 1: at explosives, Um, that's a key indicator. Everybody talks about, 83 00:03:41,320 --> 00:03:43,680 Speaker 1: you know, third down turnovers in terms of success rate, 84 00:03:43,880 --> 00:03:47,720 Speaker 1: but explosives and the explosives you generate versus preventing. Those 85 00:03:47,720 --> 00:03:50,560 Speaker 1: on the other side are a huge indicator and winning games. 86 00:03:50,560 --> 00:03:52,920 Speaker 1: So hey, if you can drive the ball, you know, nine, ten, 87 00:03:52,960 --> 00:03:55,200 Speaker 1: eleven play drives and you punch it in, you tip 88 00:03:55,240 --> 00:03:57,920 Speaker 1: your cap. But these defenses are just trying to limit 89 00:03:57,920 --> 00:04:01,200 Speaker 1: those three and four play drives with all those big 90 00:04:01,280 --> 00:04:03,120 Speaker 1: chunk plays down the field, just trying to take that away. 91 00:04:03,120 --> 00:04:05,280 Speaker 1: And they're living with five yard runs and six yard 92 00:04:05,360 --> 00:04:08,080 Speaker 1: runs versus trying to crowd the line of scrimmage and 93 00:04:08,080 --> 00:04:11,440 Speaker 1: giving up forty six yard passes. So I think it 94 00:04:11,480 --> 00:04:13,400 Speaker 1: will start to come back in a little bit as 95 00:04:13,640 --> 00:04:15,680 Speaker 1: these offenses get more in a rhythm after missing a 96 00:04:15,760 --> 00:04:18,679 Speaker 1: lot of time in the preseason. Um, but you also 97 00:04:18,720 --> 00:04:21,320 Speaker 1: have as they're getting more in rhythm, the weather comes 98 00:04:21,360 --> 00:04:24,360 Speaker 1: into play and that negatively impactious. So I do think 99 00:04:24,400 --> 00:04:26,080 Speaker 1: it is a little bit of a change here and 100 00:04:26,080 --> 00:04:29,040 Speaker 1: how the game is being played. Yeah, DJ like it's 101 00:04:29,080 --> 00:04:31,800 Speaker 1: so funny like playing defense for such a long time, 102 00:04:31,800 --> 00:04:34,400 Speaker 1: and for some great defense coordinators, they'll always tell you 103 00:04:34,440 --> 00:04:37,680 Speaker 1: the number one thing that really matters points, don't worry 104 00:04:37,680 --> 00:04:40,840 Speaker 1: about yours. But really the game boils down to turnovers, 105 00:04:41,240 --> 00:04:44,520 Speaker 1: points allowed, a third down defense, and so you focus 106 00:04:44,560 --> 00:04:47,680 Speaker 1: on those areas. Those areas are really the main areas 107 00:04:47,720 --> 00:04:49,800 Speaker 1: that you practice on, so you can be good at that. 108 00:04:50,120 --> 00:04:53,159 Speaker 1: Willie Shaw, who is David Shaw, the coach is Stanford. 109 00:04:53,160 --> 00:04:55,000 Speaker 1: His dad used to talk about that you need to 110 00:04:55,040 --> 00:04:57,479 Speaker 1: be able to look at your personnel and determine the 111 00:04:57,640 --> 00:04:59,719 Speaker 1: style of play that you need to play on defense. 112 00:05:00,040 --> 00:05:02,400 Speaker 1: When you got dudes, you can go after people. But 113 00:05:02,480 --> 00:05:04,680 Speaker 1: when you don't have dudes, if you don't have premier talent, 114 00:05:04,960 --> 00:05:06,560 Speaker 1: then what you do is you play a little more 115 00:05:06,600 --> 00:05:09,120 Speaker 1: bend but don't break. You spend all your time making 116 00:05:09,120 --> 00:05:12,400 Speaker 1: sure that you have a dominant red zone defense, meaning 117 00:05:12,440 --> 00:05:14,839 Speaker 1: you have more coverages, more tricks up your sleeve once 118 00:05:14,880 --> 00:05:17,160 Speaker 1: the ball gets into the twenty the twenty yard and 119 00:05:17,360 --> 00:05:20,359 Speaker 1: in area, and that is how you stop people because 120 00:05:20,360 --> 00:05:23,440 Speaker 1: the whole focus is make them kick threes. Don't give 121 00:05:23,520 --> 00:05:26,960 Speaker 1: up sevens. Hard to beat you kicking threes. And we're saying, 122 00:05:27,000 --> 00:05:30,480 Speaker 1: because DJ, when I look at the Buffalo Bills, now 123 00:05:30,520 --> 00:05:32,600 Speaker 1: the forty nine is at the top and the Cowboys 124 00:05:32,920 --> 00:05:35,960 Speaker 1: twelve points per game, I mean you're talking about historic 125 00:05:36,040 --> 00:05:39,159 Speaker 1: numbers in terms of points allowed at that point. And 126 00:05:39,560 --> 00:05:41,800 Speaker 1: I love the Buffalo Bills, but I'm not going to 127 00:05:41,800 --> 00:05:44,080 Speaker 1: say that they have a collection of gold jacket players 128 00:05:44,400 --> 00:05:47,000 Speaker 1: on that side of the ball. They're playing great team 129 00:05:47,080 --> 00:05:50,200 Speaker 1: defense because the players that they have certainly understand the 130 00:05:50,240 --> 00:05:54,359 Speaker 1: philosophy Leslie Fraser and Sean McDermott have and they're executing 131 00:05:54,360 --> 00:05:56,640 Speaker 1: into a team saying can be said for San Francisco, 132 00:05:56,680 --> 00:05:58,720 Speaker 1: even though I think San Francisco has better talent. Yeah, 133 00:05:58,760 --> 00:06:00,680 Speaker 1: I think those teams can all get for the quarterback 134 00:06:00,839 --> 00:06:02,599 Speaker 1: to you know, they all can can hit you with 135 00:06:02,640 --> 00:06:04,720 Speaker 1: waves of pass rushers to be able to get for quarterbacks. 136 00:06:04,720 --> 00:06:06,960 Speaker 1: They've got corners that can play the ball, take the 137 00:06:06,960 --> 00:06:10,359 Speaker 1: ball away. Um, you know, those are complete defenses. I shoot, 138 00:06:10,400 --> 00:06:13,120 Speaker 1: you look at the linebackers for the Bills and the Niners. Um, 139 00:06:13,200 --> 00:06:15,040 Speaker 1: that's a loaded group too. Off the ball. So these 140 00:06:15,040 --> 00:06:18,040 Speaker 1: are there's no secret they're very talented teams. Um. But 141 00:06:18,120 --> 00:06:20,440 Speaker 1: I think it all starts up front, having guys and waves. 142 00:06:20,480 --> 00:06:22,280 Speaker 1: You can get after people and and uh and then 143 00:06:22,320 --> 00:06:24,760 Speaker 1: you can play that conservative coverage and still get after 144 00:06:24,800 --> 00:06:26,920 Speaker 1: people up front. It's a way to generate some negative 145 00:06:26,920 --> 00:06:29,440 Speaker 1: plays without giving up big chunk plays. That's a beautiful combination. 146 00:06:29,480 --> 00:06:32,159 Speaker 1: That's how you play defense in it absolutely is the 147 00:06:32,160 --> 00:06:34,040 Speaker 1: best way to play defense and twins twing two. You 148 00:06:34,080 --> 00:06:36,560 Speaker 1: can't worry about the yard tolder. You gotta worry about 149 00:06:36,560 --> 00:06:38,800 Speaker 1: being number one and points it out in turns. You 150 00:06:38,839 --> 00:06:40,440 Speaker 1: can take it away and don't give up points. You 151 00:06:40,480 --> 00:06:42,880 Speaker 1: can win a ton of games. All right, This next 152 00:06:42,880 --> 00:06:45,159 Speaker 1: conversation we're gonna have, We're gonna take a little break 153 00:06:45,160 --> 00:06:47,080 Speaker 1: care when we come back. This next conversation, when I'm 154 00:06:47,080 --> 00:06:50,520 Speaker 1: fascinated by it, actually started from a conversation with a 155 00:06:50,560 --> 00:06:52,839 Speaker 1: baseball friend, and I think you guys will find it 156 00:06:52,920 --> 00:06:55,680 Speaker 1: very interesting. Again, have not heard this discussion anywhere in 157 00:06:55,760 --> 00:06:57,560 Speaker 1: terms of this stat what it means, and how it 158 00:06:57,600 --> 00:06:59,880 Speaker 1: can help your young quarterback. So we'll get to that 159 00:07:00,120 --> 00:07:06,160 Speaker 1: right after this. All right, Buck, let's let's have some 160 00:07:06,240 --> 00:07:10,360 Speaker 1: fun here and let's get into this discussion about inside 161 00:07:10,480 --> 00:07:12,920 Speaker 1: the three yard line touchdown passes. I know people are 162 00:07:12,920 --> 00:07:15,320 Speaker 1: sitting and saying, that's a random discussion for you guys 163 00:07:15,400 --> 00:07:16,880 Speaker 1: to have, but I want you to hear me out 164 00:07:16,880 --> 00:07:19,360 Speaker 1: on this one. Here. I was talking to a buddy 165 00:07:19,800 --> 00:07:23,560 Speaker 1: work for baseball team who who was a Jets fan, 166 00:07:23,760 --> 00:07:25,680 Speaker 1: and he was talking about their game last week, big 167 00:07:25,720 --> 00:07:27,720 Speaker 1: big one for the Jets. They beat the Dolphins forty 168 00:07:27,760 --> 00:07:31,640 Speaker 1: to seven. Team. The Jets have five rushing touchdowns in 169 00:07:31,680 --> 00:07:34,520 Speaker 1: this game. Four of those five rushing touchdown took place 170 00:07:34,560 --> 00:07:36,720 Speaker 1: inside the five yard line. And he brought up a 171 00:07:36,760 --> 00:07:39,280 Speaker 1: point and said, you know, when you've got a young quarterback, 172 00:07:39,880 --> 00:07:41,760 Speaker 1: wouldn't you like to give him, you know, give him 173 00:07:41,760 --> 00:07:44,800 Speaker 1: two of those, like just first down passes inside the five. 174 00:07:44,960 --> 00:07:46,760 Speaker 1: You had a couple of first and goal at the ones. 175 00:07:46,960 --> 00:07:49,000 Speaker 1: Those are play action there, lay ups. You you can 176 00:07:49,080 --> 00:07:50,960 Speaker 1: leak a tight end out, you get the full back out. 177 00:07:51,040 --> 00:07:54,040 Speaker 1: Usually those are uncovered touchdowns. They kind of pad your 178 00:07:54,040 --> 00:07:56,920 Speaker 1: stats a little bit, which people say, oh, that's that's ridiculous. 179 00:07:56,920 --> 00:08:01,000 Speaker 1: But I want to pull up the leader and touchdowns 180 00:08:01,040 --> 00:08:03,920 Speaker 1: inside the three yard line, And if we go to 181 00:08:04,120 --> 00:08:06,640 Speaker 1: last year, look at this list of these numbers buck 182 00:08:06,680 --> 00:08:10,040 Speaker 1: inside the three yard line. Patrick Mahomes twelve touchdowns, no picks, 183 00:08:10,080 --> 00:08:13,160 Speaker 1: Stafford eleven touchdowns, no picks, Brady ten touchdowns, no picks, 184 00:08:13,240 --> 00:08:16,480 Speaker 1: Rogers ten touchdowns, no picks, Prescott eight touchdowns, no picks, 185 00:08:16,640 --> 00:08:20,960 Speaker 1: Matt Ryan six touchdowns, no picks. These coaches are giving 186 00:08:21,000 --> 00:08:25,680 Speaker 1: these quarterbacks lay up touchdowns that have absolutely zero risk, 187 00:08:25,960 --> 00:08:29,240 Speaker 1: no interceptions for those guys down there inside the three zero. Well, 188 00:08:29,320 --> 00:08:31,480 Speaker 1: one of the things that I take away from that 189 00:08:31,600 --> 00:08:34,280 Speaker 1: is one the coach has to trust the quarterback to 190 00:08:34,360 --> 00:08:36,720 Speaker 1: throw the ball that close to the end zone because 191 00:08:36,760 --> 00:08:38,880 Speaker 1: you have pure points if you run it in uh, 192 00:08:38,960 --> 00:08:40,360 Speaker 1: if you keep running, it would like the thing that 193 00:08:40,440 --> 00:08:43,360 Speaker 1: you eventually cracked the code and you score a touchdown to. 194 00:08:43,880 --> 00:08:46,360 Speaker 1: When you have older quarterbacks and a bunch of those 195 00:08:46,360 --> 00:08:48,920 Speaker 1: guys are very experienced quarterbacks, you can trust them to 196 00:08:48,960 --> 00:08:52,360 Speaker 1: make good decisions in the red area. Things happen quicker, 197 00:08:52,440 --> 00:08:54,920 Speaker 1: but you tell the guy a either you hit a guy, 198 00:08:54,960 --> 00:08:56,320 Speaker 1: you throw it out of bound, so we can live 199 00:08:56,320 --> 00:08:59,120 Speaker 1: to play another day. But you are right in terms 200 00:08:59,160 --> 00:09:01,600 Speaker 1: of where we're getting too. When you begin to take 201 00:09:01,640 --> 00:09:05,160 Speaker 1: advantage of the layup touchdowns inside the three, what you're 202 00:09:05,200 --> 00:09:08,480 Speaker 1: able to do is at your young quarterback stats. And 203 00:09:08,559 --> 00:09:11,680 Speaker 1: so so much criticism is levied at the quarterback, and 204 00:09:11,679 --> 00:09:15,720 Speaker 1: people love to use the touchdown interception ratio um as 205 00:09:15,760 --> 00:09:18,480 Speaker 1: the basis of that argument. Well, now, if you're able 206 00:09:18,520 --> 00:09:22,040 Speaker 1: to give him five to six, give me touchdowns, it 207 00:09:22,120 --> 00:09:25,880 Speaker 1: tells the ratio, and maybe young young quarterback looks like 208 00:09:25,960 --> 00:09:29,160 Speaker 1: he's performing at a high level even though you really 209 00:09:29,240 --> 00:09:31,400 Speaker 1: kind of kind of put it in his favor. It's 210 00:09:31,440 --> 00:09:34,400 Speaker 1: just another way to build confidence for your young player 211 00:09:34,600 --> 00:09:37,400 Speaker 1: by giving him some easy completion, some easy score, some 212 00:09:37,480 --> 00:09:40,920 Speaker 1: easy wins that will help him as he continues to 213 00:09:40,960 --> 00:09:44,880 Speaker 1: grow and mature, hopefully into the franchise quarterback that you envisioned. Yeah, 214 00:09:44,920 --> 00:09:48,440 Speaker 1: it's all about perception, right, and sometimes perceptions reality. And 215 00:09:48,520 --> 00:09:51,440 Speaker 1: people look around the league and they they're gonna parent 216 00:09:51,559 --> 00:09:53,880 Speaker 1: that number, what were your touchdowns interceptions? And we say 217 00:09:53,920 --> 00:09:56,280 Speaker 1: all those are antiquated stats. They still hold weight um 218 00:09:56,360 --> 00:09:58,960 Speaker 1: in terms of of of what people think about you, 219 00:09:59,160 --> 00:10:00,920 Speaker 1: not only within the bill Link, but around the league 220 00:10:00,960 --> 00:10:03,280 Speaker 1: and also in a big media market like that one. Um, 221 00:10:03,320 --> 00:10:06,160 Speaker 1: if you look at it, this year's guys, Patrick Mahomes 222 00:10:06,240 --> 00:10:09,200 Speaker 1: already has seven touchdowns inside the three yard line this year. 223 00:10:09,360 --> 00:10:12,720 Speaker 1: Seven touchdowns, no picks. Brainy's got three no picks, Cousins, 224 00:10:12,720 --> 00:10:16,439 Speaker 1: three note picks, car, three note picks, Golf three note picks. 225 00:10:16,480 --> 00:10:17,800 Speaker 1: You know, it's just a way to give a guy 226 00:10:17,920 --> 00:10:19,800 Speaker 1: some some extras. And and look, I'm not I'm not 227 00:10:19,920 --> 00:10:22,120 Speaker 1: banging on the jets here. They're trying to win games, 228 00:10:22,160 --> 00:10:24,200 Speaker 1: they are, and uh and really trying to get this 229 00:10:24,200 --> 00:10:25,480 Speaker 1: thing going. They gotta do what they gotta do to 230 00:10:25,480 --> 00:10:27,959 Speaker 1: score points. Um, But I'm just saying it is food 231 00:10:27,960 --> 00:10:30,319 Speaker 1: for thought thereof Man, if you can give these guys 232 00:10:30,360 --> 00:10:32,600 Speaker 1: some of these easy ones, it's gonna help them not 233 00:10:32,640 --> 00:10:34,840 Speaker 1: only pump their numbers, gonna pump their confidence up, because 234 00:10:34,880 --> 00:10:37,079 Speaker 1: it just looks different when you look at that box score. 235 00:10:37,240 --> 00:10:41,680 Speaker 1: I thought Zach Wilson played really well. He was fourteen yards. 236 00:10:42,000 --> 00:10:43,600 Speaker 1: It looks a little bit different though, if you throw 237 00:10:43,600 --> 00:10:46,280 Speaker 1: two or three touchdowns on that line as opposed to 238 00:10:46,320 --> 00:10:49,160 Speaker 1: five rushing touchdowns that they had. Again, it's you gotta 239 00:10:49,200 --> 00:10:51,240 Speaker 1: win games. Coaches are charged with winning games. But I 240 00:10:51,280 --> 00:10:53,600 Speaker 1: do think that that can can get you going a 241 00:10:53,600 --> 00:10:55,800 Speaker 1: little bit. And Andy Reid has has been as good 242 00:10:55,840 --> 00:10:58,280 Speaker 1: as anybody. He's done that going back to Philadelphia, He's 243 00:10:58,280 --> 00:11:01,760 Speaker 1: always done a good job of baking and the easy completions, um, 244 00:11:02,080 --> 00:11:03,880 Speaker 1: in between the twenties. And then when you get down 245 00:11:03,920 --> 00:11:06,600 Speaker 1: there close and give the guy, give your quarterback a 246 00:11:06,600 --> 00:11:09,120 Speaker 1: little love, give him some way ups, give them some freebees. 247 00:11:09,200 --> 00:11:11,200 Speaker 1: And I just don't know where the risk is when 248 00:11:11,240 --> 00:11:13,360 Speaker 1: I looked at the rest of this list from last year, Buck, 249 00:11:13,920 --> 00:11:17,240 Speaker 1: I mean, Tannehill had six touchdowns one pick. Carson Wentz 250 00:11:17,280 --> 00:11:21,600 Speaker 1: six touchdowns, one pick. All these guys, it's a majority 251 00:11:21,640 --> 00:11:24,040 Speaker 1: of no no interceptions. You have a couple sprinkled in, 252 00:11:24,080 --> 00:11:26,360 Speaker 1: but it's very rare. Yeah, take care of the football 253 00:11:26,360 --> 00:11:27,839 Speaker 1: ad minium. More thing is like you just have to 254 00:11:27,880 --> 00:11:30,520 Speaker 1: emphasize to the quarterback. Here's where we are, here's the situation. 255 00:11:30,600 --> 00:11:31,920 Speaker 1: Just make sure you take care of the ball. The 256 00:11:31,960 --> 00:11:34,360 Speaker 1: ball either goes to us or he goes out the 257 00:11:34,360 --> 00:11:36,319 Speaker 1: back of the end zone. Let's make sure you make 258 00:11:36,400 --> 00:11:38,960 Speaker 1: good decisions with the ball. But I will say this, 259 00:11:39,480 --> 00:11:45,000 Speaker 1: what I'm hearing DJ quietly is more shovel passes for everybody. 260 00:11:45,240 --> 00:11:48,800 Speaker 1: More triggeration down to the goal line to get those 261 00:11:48,840 --> 00:11:52,320 Speaker 1: easy completions where you're tied in or your tackle or 262 00:11:52,360 --> 00:11:54,960 Speaker 1: somebody walks into the end zone because you have like 263 00:11:54,960 --> 00:11:57,040 Speaker 1: a little tricky play. I get what you're saying. You 264 00:11:57,080 --> 00:11:59,800 Speaker 1: want a little flag football element so some other guys 265 00:11:59,840 --> 00:12:02,360 Speaker 1: can square these touchdowns. They make the quarterback look good. 266 00:12:02,720 --> 00:12:04,160 Speaker 1: I mean, how many times have you seen my homes 267 00:12:04,200 --> 00:12:06,280 Speaker 1: in the gun? Little shovel pass to the tight end 268 00:12:06,600 --> 00:12:08,679 Speaker 1: homes and the gun, a little speed, you get a 269 00:12:08,840 --> 00:12:11,280 Speaker 1: little motion, a little speed pop. I mean, it's just 270 00:12:11,360 --> 00:12:17,920 Speaker 1: speed sweep and speed sweep. It just catch. That's that's 271 00:12:17,920 --> 00:12:19,920 Speaker 1: all you gotta do. Um, I mean, Homes is a 272 00:12:19,920 --> 00:12:21,720 Speaker 1: good a quarterback because we have in this league. But 273 00:12:21,840 --> 00:12:24,480 Speaker 1: those numbers, you, I mean you, you wipe ten to 274 00:12:24,559 --> 00:12:27,000 Speaker 1: twelve touchdowns off of his tally every year because they 275 00:12:27,040 --> 00:12:28,640 Speaker 1: just hand the ball off and run it in inside 276 00:12:28,679 --> 00:12:31,760 Speaker 1: the three yard line. Those numbers look different. Man. I'm 277 00:12:31,760 --> 00:12:33,400 Speaker 1: not saying that takes away from him as a player. 278 00:12:33,400 --> 00:12:35,360 Speaker 1: I'm just saying that that helps the numbers look a 279 00:12:35,360 --> 00:12:38,080 Speaker 1: little different. It does. It does look a little different. 280 00:12:38,160 --> 00:12:40,440 Speaker 1: And the speed sweep think is certainly a way to 281 00:12:40,520 --> 00:12:44,240 Speaker 1: get around the passing thing while basically having a running 282 00:12:44,280 --> 00:12:46,720 Speaker 1: play because the little touch pass because it goes towards 283 00:12:46,760 --> 00:12:49,400 Speaker 1: accounts in the passing stats, but it's really a running play. 284 00:12:49,600 --> 00:12:52,640 Speaker 1: Yeah he drops it. It's incomplete pass, no harm, no found. 285 00:12:52,800 --> 00:12:55,080 Speaker 1: Go back to rich Rod back in the West Virginia days. 286 00:12:55,080 --> 00:12:57,280 Speaker 1: Those are fun ones to watch. Um, all right, there 287 00:12:57,280 --> 00:12:59,000 Speaker 1: you go. That was That was just a little outside 288 00:12:59,000 --> 00:13:01,160 Speaker 1: the box discussion. I wanted to have their buck. That 289 00:13:01,240 --> 00:13:03,120 Speaker 1: was a fun one. We're gonna take a quick break. 290 00:13:03,120 --> 00:13:05,840 Speaker 1: We're gonna come back to dangerous offenses might be the 291 00:13:05,880 --> 00:13:08,120 Speaker 1: game of the year. It definitely was the game of 292 00:13:08,200 --> 00:13:10,040 Speaker 1: last year in the postseason with the Bills and the 293 00:13:10,120 --> 00:13:13,079 Speaker 1: Chiefs putting on a show. Came down to the very end. 294 00:13:13,640 --> 00:13:15,240 Speaker 1: I think we see a repeat of that. We're gonna 295 00:13:15,240 --> 00:13:16,800 Speaker 1: have a fun one to watch. We'll we'll preview that 296 00:13:16,840 --> 00:13:22,280 Speaker 1: one right after this. We are looking at what should 297 00:13:22,320 --> 00:13:23,679 Speaker 1: be the game of the week, maybe the game of 298 00:13:23,720 --> 00:13:26,120 Speaker 1: the year. It was last year, the Bills taking on 299 00:13:26,240 --> 00:13:29,400 Speaker 1: the Kansas City Chiefs and a game that very well 300 00:13:29,440 --> 00:13:31,520 Speaker 1: could decide home field advantage. I know it's early in 301 00:13:31,520 --> 00:13:33,840 Speaker 1: the season, but this is looked like this could be 302 00:13:33,840 --> 00:13:35,800 Speaker 1: a collision course for these two teams in the postseason. 303 00:13:35,880 --> 00:13:38,880 Speaker 1: I know the Bills as you've played their buck with love. 304 00:13:39,080 --> 00:13:41,679 Speaker 1: You played both these places. So where this game takes 305 00:13:41,679 --> 00:13:43,839 Speaker 1: place in the postseason is a big deal. It is 306 00:13:43,840 --> 00:13:46,160 Speaker 1: a big deal. You want home field advantage, and you 307 00:13:46,240 --> 00:13:48,480 Speaker 1: have to understand where we are right now end the season. 308 00:13:48,480 --> 00:13:50,400 Speaker 1: We can talk about being at a quarter point, but 309 00:13:50,600 --> 00:13:52,760 Speaker 1: those two teams know that they're going to be in 310 00:13:52,760 --> 00:13:55,920 Speaker 1: the postseason and they're vuying for the number one seed 311 00:13:55,960 --> 00:13:58,360 Speaker 1: because you want this game it's played in the championship, 312 00:13:58,520 --> 00:14:01,040 Speaker 1: to be played on your field. So if you're the 313 00:14:01,040 --> 00:14:03,680 Speaker 1: Buffalo Bills, particularly the way that you lost that game 314 00:14:03,760 --> 00:14:06,040 Speaker 1: last year, you certainly feel like it would be different 315 00:14:06,080 --> 00:14:08,520 Speaker 1: if it was in your home stadium. So yeah, there's 316 00:14:08,559 --> 00:14:11,320 Speaker 1: a lot placed on this game. It's a big game. 317 00:14:11,480 --> 00:14:13,679 Speaker 1: You can't deny it, you can't minimize it, you can't 318 00:14:13,920 --> 00:14:16,480 Speaker 1: downplay it. It is a big game, particularly for the 319 00:14:16,520 --> 00:14:18,800 Speaker 1: Buffalo Bills. I can't wait to see how they handle 320 00:14:18,880 --> 00:14:22,000 Speaker 1: it because the challenge is because the knds C the 321 00:14:22,040 --> 00:14:25,400 Speaker 1: Chiefs have been your personal nemesis. Can you play this 322 00:14:25,440 --> 00:14:28,680 Speaker 1: game free from emotion so you don't have the highs 323 00:14:28,840 --> 00:14:31,400 Speaker 1: and lows that take place in these games. If they 324 00:14:31,400 --> 00:14:33,520 Speaker 1: can do that, then I think they can lock in 325 00:14:33,680 --> 00:14:37,040 Speaker 1: and really knock off the knasin the Chiefs because they 326 00:14:37,040 --> 00:14:39,360 Speaker 1: had this game in the bag and let it slip. 327 00:14:39,600 --> 00:14:41,400 Speaker 1: Now you get a chance to kind of make amends 328 00:14:41,440 --> 00:14:44,040 Speaker 1: for that mistake. Depends on how they handle their emotions. 329 00:14:44,240 --> 00:14:47,080 Speaker 1: It's really big, more the emotional part than the execution part. 330 00:14:47,320 --> 00:14:50,040 Speaker 1: What's the lesson um that they can take from that 331 00:14:50,120 --> 00:14:52,280 Speaker 1: last game that they lost in over time you can 332 00:14:52,360 --> 00:14:54,280 Speaker 1: score on the bottom of the the screen the thirty six. 333 00:14:54,280 --> 00:14:56,280 Speaker 1: What lesson can the Bills take from that to get 334 00:14:56,360 --> 00:14:58,840 Speaker 1: done this time. Oh, I think I think it's the finish. 335 00:14:59,000 --> 00:15:02,360 Speaker 1: I think they have to understand the urgency to finish 336 00:15:02,640 --> 00:15:04,720 Speaker 1: DJ One of the things about the Kansas City Chiefs 337 00:15:04,760 --> 00:15:06,360 Speaker 1: and why the Kansas City Chiefs will be a tough 338 00:15:06,400 --> 00:15:09,480 Speaker 1: out for everybody in the postseason. When you've gone to 339 00:15:09,680 --> 00:15:12,440 Speaker 1: championship games into the Super Bowl, you know the level 340 00:15:12,440 --> 00:15:15,160 Speaker 1: of urgency that is needed to win these critical games 341 00:15:15,360 --> 00:15:18,320 Speaker 1: in the postseason. The Buffalo Bills have been far, but 342 00:15:18,360 --> 00:15:21,880 Speaker 1: they haven't been over the Threst Show, and so they 343 00:15:21,920 --> 00:15:25,320 Speaker 1: have to understand how critical it is at any point 344 00:15:25,320 --> 00:15:28,000 Speaker 1: of the game, how these plays really really matter, and 345 00:15:28,040 --> 00:15:32,160 Speaker 1: so bringing that urgency for full sixty minutes. Man, that 346 00:15:32,320 --> 00:15:34,360 Speaker 1: is hard to do, but you don't learn how to 347 00:15:34,440 --> 00:15:36,880 Speaker 1: do it until you play in these games. So because 348 00:15:36,880 --> 00:15:39,000 Speaker 1: they played in this game a year ago, they now 349 00:15:39,080 --> 00:15:44,040 Speaker 1: better understand the urgency of the moment, how everything matters offense, defense, 350 00:15:44,080 --> 00:15:47,880 Speaker 1: special teams, finishing out the half, finishing drives with seven 351 00:15:48,000 --> 00:15:51,200 Speaker 1: instead of threes, playing two minute defense at the end 352 00:15:51,200 --> 00:15:54,400 Speaker 1: of games. Their intentnors are up, so now they know. 353 00:15:54,520 --> 00:15:57,160 Speaker 1: So when coaches are talking about those things, you're less 354 00:15:57,200 --> 00:16:00,200 Speaker 1: likely to doze off and more likely because as they 355 00:16:00,280 --> 00:16:03,400 Speaker 1: have a vivid example of how you lost an opportunity 356 00:16:03,520 --> 00:16:05,840 Speaker 1: to maybe go to the Super Bowl because you didn't 357 00:16:05,840 --> 00:16:07,880 Speaker 1: take care of defense, You didn't take care of the 358 00:16:07,960 --> 00:16:11,800 Speaker 1: details in critical areas. Yeah, I think they've learned a lot. 359 00:16:12,120 --> 00:16:14,880 Speaker 1: Now can they apply it? That's the thing. Is one 360 00:16:14,880 --> 00:16:17,520 Speaker 1: thing to know, it is another thing to apply. Yeah, 361 00:16:17,560 --> 00:16:20,600 Speaker 1: I'm curious about this one fact here because remember we 362 00:16:20,600 --> 00:16:23,000 Speaker 1: were we were calling that game for Amazon on Thursday 363 00:16:23,080 --> 00:16:25,000 Speaker 1: and was two years ago, I believe, right, And that 364 00:16:25,080 --> 00:16:27,520 Speaker 1: was the game the first time we saw somebody really 365 00:16:27,560 --> 00:16:29,880 Speaker 1: deploy the you know, put the safeties in the parking 366 00:16:29,920 --> 00:16:33,720 Speaker 1: lot and we're not going to give up Chiefs yep. 367 00:16:33,840 --> 00:16:36,000 Speaker 1: And the Chiefs I think was Edwards Hilaire whoever was. 368 00:16:36,040 --> 00:16:38,520 Speaker 1: They ran the ball down their throats in that game, 369 00:16:38,760 --> 00:16:40,600 Speaker 1: and uh and the Chiefs kind of just grinded it 370 00:16:40,640 --> 00:16:42,520 Speaker 1: out and got to win and even go Last year, 371 00:16:42,520 --> 00:16:45,680 Speaker 1: the score was high, but Kansas City Mahomes did his 372 00:16:45,720 --> 00:16:48,120 Speaker 1: thing three seventy eight yards, but they ran for a 373 00:16:48,200 --> 00:16:50,480 Speaker 1: hundred and eighty two yards. Because I think that was 374 00:16:50,600 --> 00:16:52,920 Speaker 1: again the thinking of Buffalo was, we're gonna try our 375 00:16:52,960 --> 00:16:56,200 Speaker 1: best um to limit exposure against big plays, and we're 376 00:16:56,200 --> 00:16:58,560 Speaker 1: gonna give you run game stuff. I think this would 377 00:16:58,560 --> 00:17:01,760 Speaker 1: be curious to see without Tyreek Kill, who went eleven 378 00:17:01,760 --> 00:17:04,000 Speaker 1: for a buck fifty in that game last year. Do 379 00:17:04,119 --> 00:17:07,680 Speaker 1: we see a little different approach here from this Buffalo 380 00:17:07,720 --> 00:17:10,520 Speaker 1: Bill's defense without Tyreek Killer, they try and get after 381 00:17:10,520 --> 00:17:12,600 Speaker 1: a little bit more against the run and maybe leave 382 00:17:12,680 --> 00:17:14,600 Speaker 1: themselves a little more vulnerable on the back end and 383 00:17:14,640 --> 00:17:17,439 Speaker 1: take their chances. I think so, DJ, because now when 384 00:17:17,440 --> 00:17:19,640 Speaker 1: you look at the matchups with girls the board outside 385 00:17:19,680 --> 00:17:22,000 Speaker 1: of Travis Kelsey, if I'm the Buffalo Bills, I'm willing 386 00:17:22,000 --> 00:17:24,800 Speaker 1: to play man demand. I'm willing to see if Jujue Smith, Schuster, 387 00:17:25,359 --> 00:17:28,600 Speaker 1: Miko o'harman, uh m vs. If those guys can beat 388 00:17:28,640 --> 00:17:30,399 Speaker 1: me one on one, I would like to think that 389 00:17:30,440 --> 00:17:32,480 Speaker 1: we can hold up. You know, the Buffalo Bills are 390 00:17:32,480 --> 00:17:35,560 Speaker 1: a team that really operates in zone. They play an 391 00:17:35,640 --> 00:17:38,280 Speaker 1: umbrella coverage, keep everything in front, and they are willing 392 00:17:38,320 --> 00:17:41,120 Speaker 1: to play the game that you're not as discipline nor 393 00:17:41,160 --> 00:17:44,040 Speaker 1: as patient as we are on defense, and eventually the 394 00:17:44,080 --> 00:17:46,800 Speaker 1: quarterback is going to make a mistake. Well in this game, 395 00:17:47,359 --> 00:17:49,960 Speaker 1: you might feel like you're superior to the Kanda City 396 00:17:50,000 --> 00:17:53,400 Speaker 1: Chiefs Bills defense compared to their offense. You may walk 397 00:17:53,480 --> 00:17:55,240 Speaker 1: up and see if you can lock them up, and 398 00:17:55,240 --> 00:17:57,240 Speaker 1: then that will give you a chance to better control 399 00:17:57,240 --> 00:17:59,680 Speaker 1: of the running game and force Pat Mahomes to throw 400 00:17:59,720 --> 00:18:02,639 Speaker 1: when everyone in the building knows he has to throw. Yeah, no, 401 00:18:02,880 --> 00:18:05,280 Speaker 1: that it's gonna be fascinating to see what they do. 402 00:18:05,359 --> 00:18:08,159 Speaker 1: And then Kansas City, you know, can they funnel everything 403 00:18:08,160 --> 00:18:10,680 Speaker 1: through Kelsey? Can they keep him going when everybody in 404 00:18:10,680 --> 00:18:12,680 Speaker 1: the stadium knows where it is that's gonna be. That's 405 00:18:12,680 --> 00:18:13,880 Speaker 1: gonna be the other side of this thing. That will 406 00:18:13,880 --> 00:18:16,760 Speaker 1: be fascinating. Oh, it's certainly be fascinating. Like you know 407 00:18:16,800 --> 00:18:19,280 Speaker 1: the thing that I want to see. Um going to 408 00:18:19,600 --> 00:18:22,760 Speaker 1: the Buffalo Bill side, who is Look, you gotta deal 409 00:18:22,800 --> 00:18:25,000 Speaker 1: with Kansas City chief You gotta deal with Travis Kelsey. 410 00:18:25,000 --> 00:18:27,600 Speaker 1: Travis Kelsey had four testdowns a week ago over there 411 00:18:27,760 --> 00:18:30,120 Speaker 1: had twenty five yards. So the Raiders playing with solid 412 00:18:30,200 --> 00:18:32,359 Speaker 1: until they get into the red zone. So how the 413 00:18:32,400 --> 00:18:35,040 Speaker 1: Bill is going to handle that? Now? On the flip side, 414 00:18:35,160 --> 00:18:37,560 Speaker 1: found the Kansas City Chiefs and you pointed out the 415 00:18:37,680 --> 00:18:39,919 Speaker 1: running game and the success that they've had on the ground. 416 00:18:40,560 --> 00:18:44,440 Speaker 1: Can I be stubborn when it comes to running the football? 417 00:18:44,640 --> 00:18:46,880 Speaker 1: I know Andy Read likes the thority wants to operate 418 00:18:46,880 --> 00:18:50,199 Speaker 1: in that sixty world pass run ratio. But if the 419 00:18:50,200 --> 00:18:52,960 Speaker 1: Buffalo Bills are going to concede yards five and six 420 00:18:53,000 --> 00:18:55,680 Speaker 1: yards at a time, you have to run it because 421 00:18:55,720 --> 00:18:58,480 Speaker 1: if you run it, you now are able to keep 422 00:18:58,800 --> 00:19:02,040 Speaker 1: maybe the more explosive of Office on the sideline in 423 00:19:02,160 --> 00:19:04,960 Speaker 1: Josh Allena company. This might be a game where we 424 00:19:05,000 --> 00:19:07,800 Speaker 1: see the kans E Chiese flip the script play a 425 00:19:07,880 --> 00:19:11,240 Speaker 1: little slower, a little more turtle Office to keep Josh 426 00:19:11,280 --> 00:19:13,520 Speaker 1: Allen and company from having the ball and being able 427 00:19:13,560 --> 00:19:16,080 Speaker 1: to do what they do Office. No doubt, it's gonna 428 00:19:16,080 --> 00:19:17,359 Speaker 1: be a phone to watch. I hope we get an 429 00:19:17,440 --> 00:19:20,960 Speaker 1: entertaining game. I do think we will. Once all said done, 430 00:19:20,960 --> 00:19:22,720 Speaker 1: this could decide home field advantage. So a lot of 431 00:19:22,760 --> 00:19:25,520 Speaker 1: steak in this matchup between the Bills and the Chiefs. 432 00:19:25,720 --> 00:19:27,000 Speaker 1: Um all right, But before we get out of here, 433 00:19:27,000 --> 00:19:29,159 Speaker 1: I want to go quickly through the leaders and sacks. 434 00:19:29,200 --> 00:19:31,720 Speaker 1: It's always interesting kind of take a peek at at 435 00:19:31,720 --> 00:19:34,800 Speaker 1: that periodically and kind of see what's playing, what's working. 436 00:19:35,240 --> 00:19:38,600 Speaker 1: So we've got we've got Max Crosby, We've got Matthew Judan, 437 00:19:38,680 --> 00:19:40,760 Speaker 1: we've got nick Bo. So we've got Michael Parsons all 438 00:19:40,760 --> 00:19:43,280 Speaker 1: tied with six sacks, We've got Bradley Chubb and Alex 439 00:19:43,359 --> 00:19:46,320 Speaker 1: Highsmith with five and a half. And going through these 440 00:19:46,359 --> 00:19:49,640 Speaker 1: cut ups and looking at this, something's jumped out to me. 441 00:19:49,680 --> 00:19:52,040 Speaker 1: I think, you know, power rush has never been more 442 00:19:52,080 --> 00:19:54,240 Speaker 1: important than it is now. Being able to collapse the 443 00:19:54,240 --> 00:19:57,720 Speaker 1: pocket you're seeing that. You're also seeing a nice job 444 00:19:57,760 --> 00:20:01,000 Speaker 1: of these coordinators for these guys figuring out a way 445 00:20:01,160 --> 00:20:05,200 Speaker 1: via loops, via alignment to get them on guards, tight 446 00:20:05,320 --> 00:20:07,240 Speaker 1: ends and running backs. If you can find a mixture 447 00:20:07,240 --> 00:20:09,720 Speaker 1: of those, man you can you can do some damage. 448 00:20:09,720 --> 00:20:11,919 Speaker 1: They're just they're not equipped to block elite players like 449 00:20:11,960 --> 00:20:15,920 Speaker 1: these No, you're not. I mean for a long time, uh, 450 00:20:16,040 --> 00:20:20,320 Speaker 1: these defensive players have been viewed as like superheroes, I mean, 451 00:20:20,400 --> 00:20:23,640 Speaker 1: cable leaping tall buildings in a single bound, and they're 452 00:20:23,680 --> 00:20:25,639 Speaker 1: able to do it over and over and over again. 453 00:20:25,680 --> 00:20:28,120 Speaker 1: And what is remarkable about the way that the game 454 00:20:28,160 --> 00:20:30,399 Speaker 1: has evolved is you're seeing these guys get after the 455 00:20:30,400 --> 00:20:33,240 Speaker 1: past or from a three point or an upright stance, 456 00:20:33,520 --> 00:20:35,439 Speaker 1: and so that now gives you a lot of different 457 00:20:35,440 --> 00:20:38,520 Speaker 1: options because there's so much versatility that you can do 458 00:20:38,560 --> 00:20:40,720 Speaker 1: when you have these athletes that can do a little 459 00:20:40,760 --> 00:20:43,240 Speaker 1: bit of everything, stand up, come off the edge, hand down, 460 00:20:43,280 --> 00:20:45,600 Speaker 1: come off the edge, and also stop the run, occasionally 461 00:20:45,680 --> 00:20:48,560 Speaker 1: dropping the coverage. And so you're seeing these super athletes. 462 00:20:48,800 --> 00:20:51,600 Speaker 1: It's also not lost on me, DJ most of the 463 00:20:51,600 --> 00:20:54,920 Speaker 1: guys that you pointed out our first round picks, former 464 00:20:54,960 --> 00:20:58,680 Speaker 1: first round picks who have full tool boxes. You're seeing that. 465 00:20:58,800 --> 00:21:01,240 Speaker 1: Now we can talk about will, we can talk about 466 00:21:01,240 --> 00:21:03,800 Speaker 1: motor and all that other stuff, but there's a skilled 467 00:21:03,920 --> 00:21:07,040 Speaker 1: level that you must have to be an elite pass rusher. 468 00:21:07,200 --> 00:21:10,000 Speaker 1: More times than not, we're seeing is a bottle of 469 00:21:10,040 --> 00:21:13,119 Speaker 1: the elites at the top of the charts. I'm not surprised. 470 00:21:13,240 --> 00:21:15,040 Speaker 1: I think is another part of the way the game 471 00:21:15,160 --> 00:21:20,200 Speaker 1: is shifting towards a past centric premise, and then defensive 472 00:21:20,200 --> 00:21:22,159 Speaker 1: coordinators are on it and they really placed in the 473 00:21:22,200 --> 00:21:24,680 Speaker 1: premium while finding these big time pass rushers in the 474 00:21:24,760 --> 00:21:27,720 Speaker 1: draft early in the draft, not waiting in developing and 475 00:21:27,840 --> 00:21:29,919 Speaker 1: if you're looking for you know, the two guys I 476 00:21:29,920 --> 00:21:31,760 Speaker 1: thought that kind of popped off there. I've always said 477 00:21:31,760 --> 00:21:33,760 Speaker 1: that Nick Bosa, I think is the best leverage rusher 478 00:21:33,760 --> 00:21:35,760 Speaker 1: in the league. U just in terms of being get 479 00:21:35,760 --> 00:21:38,360 Speaker 1: into guys get underneath him and and and overpowered them. 480 00:21:38,359 --> 00:21:40,560 Speaker 1: He's he's as good as there is. But the two 481 00:21:40,640 --> 00:21:42,680 Speaker 1: that jumped out to me, Max Crosby, when you watch 482 00:21:42,760 --> 00:21:45,640 Speaker 1: his cut ups and then you watch Michael Parsons, these 483 00:21:45,640 --> 00:21:48,760 Speaker 1: guys are just different, man, Max Crosby. If you're looking 484 00:21:48,760 --> 00:21:51,879 Speaker 1: for comparisons, I he looks just like Jared Allen when 485 00:21:51,920 --> 00:21:54,560 Speaker 1: Jared Allen was in his heyday. He's so long, He's 486 00:21:54,600 --> 00:21:57,920 Speaker 1: got such a knack he can finish. He's unbelievable man. 487 00:21:57,960 --> 00:22:00,320 Speaker 1: So to me, I'm watching him agout Jesus. He looks 488 00:22:00,400 --> 00:22:03,479 Speaker 1: just like Jared Allen um and his length is a 489 00:22:03,520 --> 00:22:06,119 Speaker 1: major problem and never stops. The motor never stops. And 490 00:22:06,200 --> 00:22:08,840 Speaker 1: Michael Parsons, I don't know if we've made this comparison, Buck, 491 00:22:08,880 --> 00:22:10,960 Speaker 1: but I know you were around him. When you see 492 00:22:11,000 --> 00:22:13,480 Speaker 1: him rushing off the edge, you're getting those Derrick Thomas 493 00:22:13,600 --> 00:22:16,720 Speaker 1: vibes from him. His squaddy body comes off the edge, look, 494 00:22:16,720 --> 00:22:19,520 Speaker 1: his first quickness and versts outstanding. I would say that 495 00:22:19,560 --> 00:22:21,200 Speaker 1: when I think about Derek Thomas, I think about the 496 00:22:21,240 --> 00:22:24,120 Speaker 1: get off being the primary factor, and that's von Miller. 497 00:22:24,400 --> 00:22:26,800 Speaker 1: When I think about Michael Parsons, I just think of 498 00:22:26,840 --> 00:22:30,520 Speaker 1: a Tasmanian devil, a guy who is not only looking 499 00:22:30,640 --> 00:22:32,920 Speaker 1: a level athlete with all the tools that you want 500 00:22:33,200 --> 00:22:36,719 Speaker 1: at the position, but man, he is a NonStop worker 501 00:22:36,800 --> 00:22:41,040 Speaker 1: be and so when you combine great talent with great tenacity, 502 00:22:41,359 --> 00:22:44,880 Speaker 1: these are the things that you get. And the versatility, 503 00:22:45,040 --> 00:22:49,800 Speaker 1: meaning the ability to bring him from different rush points. 504 00:22:49,840 --> 00:22:53,040 Speaker 1: Sometimes he's off the edge, sometimes he's at depth attacking 505 00:22:53,040 --> 00:22:56,080 Speaker 1: the guard. Sometimes he's looping around as part of a 506 00:22:56,160 --> 00:22:59,040 Speaker 1: game at the line of scrimmage. Man, Dad Quinn is 507 00:22:59,080 --> 00:23:00,760 Speaker 1: able to get in his bag do things that we've 508 00:23:00,800 --> 00:23:04,120 Speaker 1: never seen Dan Quinn do because he has a remarkable athlete. 509 00:23:04,359 --> 00:23:06,680 Speaker 1: I know people hate talking about the Lawrence Taylor thing, 510 00:23:06,720 --> 00:23:09,480 Speaker 1: and he's not Lawrence Taylor and all this. I get that, 511 00:23:09,680 --> 00:23:11,800 Speaker 1: but I think when people are making that comparison to 512 00:23:12,720 --> 00:23:16,159 Speaker 1: Lawrence Taylor, what they're saying is not necessarily skill for skill, 513 00:23:16,560 --> 00:23:19,439 Speaker 1: but they're talking about the presence and the impact. The 514 00:23:19,520 --> 00:23:22,119 Speaker 1: one thing that we can say through twenty plus games 515 00:23:22,119 --> 00:23:25,919 Speaker 1: and watching Michael Parsons as a pro, you feel his 516 00:23:26,080 --> 00:23:29,359 Speaker 1: presence every game. There's not a game that he hasn't 517 00:23:29,359 --> 00:23:33,160 Speaker 1: made some kind of splash play to remind you of oh, Yeah, 518 00:23:33,600 --> 00:23:36,000 Speaker 1: he is definitely one of the best defensive players in 519 00:23:36,000 --> 00:23:38,720 Speaker 1: the league. And some couldn't make the argument maybe he 520 00:23:38,840 --> 00:23:42,280 Speaker 1: is the best player in the league and on defense. Yeah, no, 521 00:23:42,960 --> 00:23:45,199 Speaker 1: I looked it up. I looked up to the size 522 00:23:45,240 --> 00:23:47,840 Speaker 1: on that. So Derrik Thomas and you were with six 523 00:23:47,920 --> 00:23:54,280 Speaker 1: three toft Michael Parson um So st ST builds very 524 00:23:54,280 --> 00:23:57,800 Speaker 1: similar in terms of their build. But I think Bill 525 00:23:57,800 --> 00:23:59,920 Speaker 1: I would say this about Yeah, I was, I was 526 00:24:00,000 --> 00:24:02,760 Speaker 1: say this about the comparison. Uh, Derek was more of 527 00:24:02,800 --> 00:24:07,320 Speaker 1: a every down uh d n even though they played 528 00:24:07,320 --> 00:24:09,240 Speaker 1: in a three force game. He was the Falcon, but 529 00:24:09,320 --> 00:24:13,720 Speaker 1: look the Falcon was rushing n percent at the time. Uh. 530 00:24:13,760 --> 00:24:16,840 Speaker 1: The difference stylistically in their game, Derek Thomas was all 531 00:24:16,880 --> 00:24:20,760 Speaker 1: about first step quickness, snap count, anticipation. He also had 532 00:24:20,800 --> 00:24:23,399 Speaker 1: a been where we talk about guys that can drag 533 00:24:23,400 --> 00:24:25,680 Speaker 1: their knuckles on the ground in terms of getting low. 534 00:24:26,080 --> 00:24:29,359 Speaker 1: That was Derrick Thomas's thing. Mica, to me, is a 535 00:24:29,480 --> 00:24:33,120 Speaker 1: unique combination of having the power, more like a Khalil 536 00:24:33,200 --> 00:24:35,680 Speaker 1: Mack when he has the power, but he also has 537 00:24:35,720 --> 00:24:38,919 Speaker 1: a little more than Mac displayed as a pass rusher. 538 00:24:39,040 --> 00:24:41,160 Speaker 1: He got some wiggle, He has some other stuff where 539 00:24:41,160 --> 00:24:43,840 Speaker 1: you'll see him kind of jump around guards and stuff. 540 00:24:44,160 --> 00:24:47,439 Speaker 1: Khalil Mack to me, never had that. He just dominated 541 00:24:47,560 --> 00:24:49,560 Speaker 1: as a force of nature bull in a china shop. 542 00:24:49,760 --> 00:24:53,280 Speaker 1: So he kind of has a blend of skills that 543 00:24:53,440 --> 00:24:57,320 Speaker 1: really makes him all possible to deal with because speed, power, toughness, 544 00:24:57,400 --> 00:24:59,840 Speaker 1: all of it. He has it in space. Now he's 545 00:24:59,840 --> 00:25:01,679 Speaker 1: on his way of twenty sacks. He keeps us up. 546 00:25:01,720 --> 00:25:03,680 Speaker 1: I think he's got a good shot of getting there. Um, 547 00:25:03,720 --> 00:25:06,720 Speaker 1: all right, Buck, do something right now that Trey Turner 548 00:25:06,800 --> 00:25:08,560 Speaker 1: was unable to do in the field last night. Why 549 00:25:08,560 --> 00:25:11,360 Speaker 1: don't you execute this? Read here for NFL Plus. Oh man, 550 00:25:11,359 --> 00:25:13,239 Speaker 1: this is the favorite thing I've been waiting for this 551 00:25:13,320 --> 00:25:16,800 Speaker 1: to happen. NFL Plus is the league's new exclusive video 552 00:25:16,840 --> 00:25:20,560 Speaker 1: streaming subscription service. NFL Plus has your game day covered 553 00:25:20,600 --> 00:25:24,080 Speaker 1: with live local and primetime regular season and post season 554 00:25:24,080 --> 00:25:27,080 Speaker 1: games right on your phone or tablet. NFL Plus is 555 00:25:27,080 --> 00:25:31,280 Speaker 1: available in the NFL app at at NFL dot com. 556 00:25:31,640 --> 00:25:34,920 Speaker 1: Subscription plans started just for ninety nine a month. Fans 557 00:25:35,000 --> 00:25:38,000 Speaker 1: can visit Plus dot NFL dot com and sign up 558 00:25:38,000 --> 00:25:41,760 Speaker 1: for a free trial of NFL Plus today. That was outstanding. 559 00:25:41,840 --> 00:25:44,080 Speaker 1: That was outstanding. One of the best reads I've ever heard. 560 00:25:44,080 --> 00:25:46,159 Speaker 1: I want to get one baseball take in before we 561 00:25:46,160 --> 00:25:47,600 Speaker 1: get out of here, and I'm not gonna I'm not 562 00:25:47,680 --> 00:25:51,080 Speaker 1: making any bold predictions. It's a one one series, my Padres, 563 00:25:51,119 --> 00:25:53,280 Speaker 1: your Dodgers. It's at least at least it's competitive at 564 00:25:53,320 --> 00:25:55,520 Speaker 1: this point time. But I will say this about baseball 565 00:25:55,520 --> 00:25:58,200 Speaker 1: that drives me nuts. I'm all for numbers, I'm all 566 00:25:58,240 --> 00:26:01,159 Speaker 1: for analytics, and over a hundred sixty two games season, 567 00:26:01,640 --> 00:26:04,159 Speaker 1: just just open that analytics book and just read right 568 00:26:04,200 --> 00:26:06,440 Speaker 1: out of it and go. But when I heard last 569 00:26:06,560 --> 00:26:08,480 Speaker 1: night our buddy Who's who's been on the show, who 570 00:26:08,480 --> 00:26:10,520 Speaker 1: we both love, and Dave Roberts, who's you know, look, 571 00:26:10,520 --> 00:26:13,160 Speaker 1: he's done a great job. He's got the Dodgers playing 572 00:26:13,200 --> 00:26:15,000 Speaker 1: at a very high level for a very long time. 573 00:26:15,320 --> 00:26:18,560 Speaker 1: But when they asked him his pinch hitting decision last night, 574 00:26:18,560 --> 00:26:21,720 Speaker 1: I don't know if you saw this, but they said, uh, why, 575 00:26:21,960 --> 00:26:24,480 Speaker 1: you know, why not Chris Taylor, somebody who's hitting walk 576 00:26:24,560 --> 00:26:27,199 Speaker 1: off home runs in the postseason, someone who lives for 577 00:26:27,280 --> 00:26:30,480 Speaker 1: these big pressure moments and always delivers. And you you 578 00:26:30,640 --> 00:26:33,000 Speaker 1: put in Austin Barnes, your backup catcher. Why why did 579 00:26:33,040 --> 00:26:35,040 Speaker 1: you do that? He said, well, we just felt like 580 00:26:35,200 --> 00:26:40,240 Speaker 1: his swing path matched up better with Josh Hayter's high fastball, 581 00:26:40,280 --> 00:26:43,560 Speaker 1: So that's why we made that decision. And I'm just like, dude, 582 00:26:44,600 --> 00:26:48,280 Speaker 1: close the analytic book and just bet on people, okay, 583 00:26:48,400 --> 00:26:50,919 Speaker 1: bet on people that love pressure and love big moments, 584 00:26:50,920 --> 00:26:53,200 Speaker 1: and then if you go down swinging, you go down swinging. 585 00:26:53,240 --> 00:26:54,639 Speaker 1: But when I heard that, I was like, man, this 586 00:26:54,720 --> 00:26:56,600 Speaker 1: is and this is the analytic stuff that I can't 587 00:26:57,040 --> 00:26:59,280 Speaker 1: I can't get on board with. Yeah, it's to man, 588 00:26:59,320 --> 00:27:01,480 Speaker 1: because I like to fancy myself as a guy that's 589 00:27:01,520 --> 00:27:04,200 Speaker 1: on the forefront of the analytical movement. I love numbers, 590 00:27:04,240 --> 00:27:06,080 Speaker 1: I love looking at those things or whatever. But there's 591 00:27:06,080 --> 00:27:07,480 Speaker 1: still a lot of old school in me when it 592 00:27:07,520 --> 00:27:10,320 Speaker 1: comes to the way games are played and so being 593 00:27:10,359 --> 00:27:12,359 Speaker 1: able to mix and match some of the data and 594 00:27:12,400 --> 00:27:13,959 Speaker 1: some of the stuff that you get that it's very 595 00:27:14,000 --> 00:27:17,320 Speaker 1: helpful when it comes to the analytical data with also 596 00:27:17,520 --> 00:27:20,320 Speaker 1: a gut instinct, a field that comes from being around 597 00:27:20,359 --> 00:27:22,920 Speaker 1: the game, growing up in the game, and those things. 598 00:27:23,640 --> 00:27:26,640 Speaker 1: I like it when it's more like that, I understand 599 00:27:26,720 --> 00:27:28,760 Speaker 1: because look, the Dodgers have been very successful. I can 600 00:27:28,920 --> 00:27:31,000 Speaker 1: argue with a team that is won hundred and eleven 601 00:27:31,080 --> 00:27:34,320 Speaker 1: or whatever regular season games. But the postseason is the postseason. 602 00:27:34,520 --> 00:27:36,320 Speaker 1: And now we're not talking about the full slate. We're 603 00:27:36,320 --> 00:27:41,200 Speaker 1: talking about five games, best of three. It's the first 604 00:27:41,200 --> 00:27:43,600 Speaker 1: one to three ars. You gotta make these decisions, and 605 00:27:43,600 --> 00:27:45,159 Speaker 1: you gotta be able to live with the decisions. And 606 00:27:45,200 --> 00:27:48,000 Speaker 1: so for me, man the gut. I would like to 607 00:27:48,119 --> 00:27:50,119 Speaker 1: feel like, hey, I trusted my gut. I knew what 608 00:27:50,160 --> 00:27:52,080 Speaker 1: the numbers where, but I felt I went on hunches 609 00:27:52,080 --> 00:27:54,760 Speaker 1: in instinct as opposed to sometimes the data that we 610 00:27:54,840 --> 00:27:57,639 Speaker 1: always talking about now in football, the the you know, 611 00:27:57,720 --> 00:28:00,400 Speaker 1: just be similar to fourth down, I get the ball 612 00:28:00,400 --> 00:28:02,159 Speaker 1: in my best player's hands. However, you got to do that, 613 00:28:02,280 --> 00:28:04,239 Speaker 1: figure out a way I'm gonna live and die, win 614 00:28:04,359 --> 00:28:06,600 Speaker 1: or lose with my with my best guys. And I 615 00:28:06,640 --> 00:28:09,080 Speaker 1: thought that was just kind of a that's a difference 616 00:28:09,119 --> 00:28:12,040 Speaker 1: between the numbers and uh and what you see kind 617 00:28:12,040 --> 00:28:15,000 Speaker 1: of as a traditional sense. So that was that's all 618 00:28:15,000 --> 00:28:17,159 Speaker 1: the baseball I'm gonna be. I'nna any more predictions. I'm 619 00:28:17,160 --> 00:28:20,160 Speaker 1: gonna go Friday night fingers crossed um and we'll see. 620 00:28:20,200 --> 00:28:22,960 Speaker 1: We'll see what happens here. Patter's Dodgers courage you guys. 621 00:28:23,040 --> 00:28:24,600 Speaker 1: Check out more Move to six content. You can find 622 00:28:24,600 --> 00:28:27,600 Speaker 1: our NFL's YouTube channel. You find at nfl dot com 623 00:28:28,200 --> 00:28:30,719 Speaker 1: or the NFL app. Appreciate you guys hanging with us. 624 00:28:30,720 --> 00:28:32,719 Speaker 1: Hope you have a great football weekend. We've got an 625 00:28:32,720 --> 00:28:34,640 Speaker 1: awesome slate of games. We'll be back to talk about 626 00:28:34,640 --> 00:28:36,960 Speaker 1: it here on Monday. Right here on Move the Sticks