1 00:00:00,320 --> 00:00:11,440 Speaker 1: The Around the NFL podcast Jessica Oh suitably Creepy from 2 00:00:11,480 --> 00:00:15,800 Speaker 1: the Chris Wesley podcast studio. It's Around the NFL. I'm 3 00:00:15,880 --> 00:00:20,360 Speaker 1: Dan Hanzas I got heroes here, Greg Rosenthal, Mark Sessler. 4 00:00:20,400 --> 00:00:24,200 Speaker 1: It is the day after a t N home coming 5 00:00:24,320 --> 00:00:29,720 Speaker 1: from Hollywood. The live show sold out an incredible evening 6 00:00:30,560 --> 00:00:35,319 Speaker 1: with fans from throughout America. And that was to me 7 00:00:35,360 --> 00:00:38,479 Speaker 1: at the end of it, boys, the biggest takeaway and 8 00:00:38,560 --> 00:00:40,320 Speaker 1: what was kind of the coolest thing about that event 9 00:00:40,600 --> 00:00:46,600 Speaker 1: that blew me away. There we're listeners from Alaska, New York, Chicago, 10 00:00:46,880 --> 00:00:53,480 Speaker 1: Bay Area, Portland's Indiana. Like the l a uh listeners 11 00:00:53,880 --> 00:00:56,560 Speaker 1: almost were sheepish, being like, yeah, I just drove from Pasadena. 12 00:00:56,640 --> 00:00:59,080 Speaker 1: It's like, but don't apologize for that. I was. I 13 00:00:59,160 --> 00:01:01,680 Speaker 1: was amazed by it now. I was just expected it 14 00:01:01,720 --> 00:01:03,800 Speaker 1: to be like a seventy eight percent like l A crowd, 15 00:01:03,840 --> 00:01:07,399 Speaker 1: maybe with maybe a smattering of you know, additional uh 16 00:01:07,560 --> 00:01:10,640 Speaker 1: places of origin. But it was incredible. Was like one 17 00:01:10,680 --> 00:01:13,360 Speaker 1: person after the next, like flew in from all over 18 00:01:13,400 --> 00:01:15,440 Speaker 1: the place and like, I we are like the one 19 00:01:15,480 --> 00:01:17,080 Speaker 1: thing with about this show because we you know, we'd 20 00:01:17,080 --> 00:01:18,240 Speaker 1: like to go out and talk to them for a 21 00:01:18,240 --> 00:01:20,319 Speaker 1: while afterwards that goes on for a while. I wish 22 00:01:20,400 --> 00:01:22,160 Speaker 1: we could just give them more time sometimes because it's 23 00:01:22,160 --> 00:01:24,600 Speaker 1: like there's just not enough, Like they can't. They put 24 00:01:24,640 --> 00:01:26,039 Speaker 1: so much effort in come to the show and it 25 00:01:26,080 --> 00:01:28,240 Speaker 1: was a fever dream and it was maybe a planning 26 00:01:28,319 --> 00:01:31,240 Speaker 1: snap food to have this show occur hours later, but 27 00:01:31,280 --> 00:01:33,640 Speaker 1: that we just keep rolling up. Who did uh? Or 28 00:01:33,720 --> 00:01:36,280 Speaker 1: I should say I old Juser deserves a little tugboat 29 00:01:36,280 --> 00:01:38,640 Speaker 1: credit on this one. I reached out to Drew nine 30 00:01:38,680 --> 00:01:43,840 Speaker 1: ft six to forty al muscles and said, we gotta 31 00:01:43,880 --> 00:01:47,000 Speaker 1: push back this Thursday taping. Yeah, smart, and as you 32 00:01:47,040 --> 00:01:50,160 Speaker 1: could tell from my voice, we needed a couple extra hours. 33 00:01:50,760 --> 00:01:53,960 Speaker 1: The The experience though, of the live show I think 34 00:01:54,120 --> 00:01:58,480 Speaker 1: was highlighted really and uh the money drop alluded to 35 00:01:58,560 --> 00:02:03,200 Speaker 1: it here by the solo dance performance between Jessica and 36 00:02:03,240 --> 00:02:07,600 Speaker 1: Justin Graver on the stage. One of the most awkward 37 00:02:07,680 --> 00:02:12,880 Speaker 1: and painful and delightful moments I can remember, digging awesome 38 00:02:12,880 --> 00:02:17,799 Speaker 1: work out there. How how was that for you? Thanks? No, 39 00:02:17,960 --> 00:02:20,320 Speaker 1: it was. It was awesome to be able to share 40 00:02:20,360 --> 00:02:24,960 Speaker 1: that moment with Jessica, my love. It was the best 41 00:02:24,960 --> 00:02:27,720 Speaker 1: part was that you know, Justin as the producer, will 42 00:02:27,720 --> 00:02:31,079 Speaker 1: do various mechanics in terms of how long things will 43 00:02:31,120 --> 00:02:35,120 Speaker 1: be and m once we cleared the stage for them 44 00:02:35,160 --> 00:02:39,040 Speaker 1: to dance the Careless Whisper the Wham classic classic. Um, 45 00:02:39,080 --> 00:02:41,600 Speaker 1: there was like a two minute thirty second cut that 46 00:02:41,800 --> 00:02:45,880 Speaker 1: Justin had a super cut and two oh three and 47 00:02:46,000 --> 00:02:48,520 Speaker 1: like again, I had to go and hit the space 48 00:02:48,560 --> 00:02:50,720 Speaker 1: bar to pause it just because like I knew like 49 00:02:50,840 --> 00:02:53,840 Speaker 1: it had reached what it needed to be and I 50 00:02:53,880 --> 00:02:56,520 Speaker 1: didn't want to start making everyone uncomfortable. And then yes, 51 00:02:56,680 --> 00:02:59,519 Speaker 1: I was way too late for that. Yeah, Jessica backstage 52 00:02:59,639 --> 00:03:02,480 Speaker 1: after show is like, we had a dip planned. You 53 00:03:02,520 --> 00:03:08,000 Speaker 1: didn't let me do my dip. I mean, they're that's 54 00:03:08,160 --> 00:03:11,640 Speaker 1: Mark imitating. They're a wonderful couple, but there are some 55 00:03:11,680 --> 00:03:14,320 Speaker 1: stagecraft elements involved, and I think pressing the space bar 56 00:03:14,400 --> 00:03:16,080 Speaker 1: might have been at at that point. Yeah, well I 57 00:03:16,080 --> 00:03:17,480 Speaker 1: would have liked to see the tip. I think, well, 58 00:03:17,639 --> 00:03:20,040 Speaker 1: that's fine, we learned our Lesson next live show, I'll 59 00:03:20,040 --> 00:03:22,840 Speaker 1: make a one minute cut of this. Every live show 60 00:03:22,880 --> 00:03:25,280 Speaker 1: will feature a slow dance on the stage for a 61 00:03:25,280 --> 00:03:30,000 Speaker 1: grave Digger and his lovely gf UM. Anyway, thank you 62 00:03:30,040 --> 00:03:33,240 Speaker 1: everybody for coming out like Keishaw was there too, was amazing. 63 00:03:33,320 --> 00:03:35,000 Speaker 1: We brought her up on stage and we talked about 64 00:03:35,040 --> 00:03:37,280 Speaker 1: Chris at the end of the show. So a special night. 65 00:03:37,320 --> 00:03:40,680 Speaker 1: And as I said at the beginning of that show, um, 66 00:03:40,760 --> 00:03:42,400 Speaker 1: you know, it does make you like kind of reflect 67 00:03:42,400 --> 00:03:45,720 Speaker 1: a little bit about um, how we all ended up here, 68 00:03:45,920 --> 00:03:48,480 Speaker 1: and you know the famous kind of Hollywood dream. People 69 00:03:48,520 --> 00:03:50,680 Speaker 1: come from all over the country in the world to 70 00:03:50,880 --> 00:03:52,960 Speaker 1: Hollywood to make it. We didn't come to make it 71 00:03:52,960 --> 00:03:55,720 Speaker 1: as actors. We didn't come to get into entertainment and 72 00:03:55,880 --> 00:03:59,600 Speaker 1: upon stages and doing shows for people where Jason zumwaltz 73 00:03:59,680 --> 00:04:01,880 Speaker 1: up on top up stairs playing god. It just got 74 00:04:02,000 --> 00:04:04,040 Speaker 1: to happen that way. But we all did come here 75 00:04:04,160 --> 00:04:08,080 Speaker 1: to to achieve something and strive to be better in 76 00:04:08,200 --> 00:04:11,000 Speaker 1: terms of building our career, and that was kind of 77 00:04:11,040 --> 00:04:13,080 Speaker 1: a really nice find it out. At one point, I 78 00:04:13,120 --> 00:04:15,960 Speaker 1: was thinking, like our first role for Dan and I, 79 00:04:16,000 --> 00:04:18,400 Speaker 1: at least at the NFL, we're three day a week 80 00:04:18,720 --> 00:04:21,440 Speaker 1: anonymous editors, just you know, cutting up copy. And it's 81 00:04:21,480 --> 00:04:24,400 Speaker 1: like ten years later we're doing like a nineteen mid 82 00:04:24,480 --> 00:04:27,200 Speaker 1: nineteen seventies variety show where it's a lot of song 83 00:04:27,240 --> 00:04:28,760 Speaker 1: and dance, and like I wasn't trained to do this. 84 00:04:29,000 --> 00:04:32,599 Speaker 1: We were just smoking cigarettes and drinking rye the entire 85 00:04:32,640 --> 00:04:37,480 Speaker 1: show totally bizarre. Um, all right, awesome, But we got 86 00:04:37,520 --> 00:04:39,400 Speaker 1: a lot to get to because a lot of people 87 00:04:39,560 --> 00:04:43,720 Speaker 1: we don't care. We don't We're not going to see you, guys. 88 00:04:43,920 --> 00:04:49,039 Speaker 1: We're building up anticipation for the next blue eyeballs. Away 89 00:04:49,040 --> 00:04:53,599 Speaker 1: from naval we shall each other's navels and uh turn 90 00:04:53,640 --> 00:04:58,679 Speaker 1: our attention to the greatest round of football all season, 91 00:04:58,800 --> 00:05:04,240 Speaker 1: Divisional Round Week again. We have an unbelievable slate of games. 92 00:05:04,240 --> 00:05:09,240 Speaker 1: We're gonna get to all four games teams and then 93 00:05:09,360 --> 00:05:12,120 Speaker 1: there's only eight there. I mean, ain't do anybody too 94 00:05:12,160 --> 00:05:15,320 Speaker 1: It's four games to talk about, So let's do it. 95 00:05:15,440 --> 00:05:17,560 Speaker 1: We gotta. We got a friend from overseas actually is 96 00:05:17,600 --> 00:05:20,400 Speaker 1: gonna join us at halftime. We got some league news 97 00:05:20,440 --> 00:05:23,119 Speaker 1: to get to as well as teams, teams that aren't 98 00:05:23,160 --> 00:05:25,560 Speaker 1: quite ready to fire their head coach, but they gotta 99 00:05:25,600 --> 00:05:28,640 Speaker 1: do something. That something means other people lose their jobs 100 00:05:28,640 --> 00:05:31,320 Speaker 1: on the staff. We'll get to that only five head 101 00:05:31,320 --> 00:05:34,359 Speaker 1: coaching changes if if we've reached the end of that. 102 00:05:34,480 --> 00:05:36,839 Speaker 1: But you know, it's funny because it's all obviously connected 103 00:05:36,880 --> 00:05:39,240 Speaker 1: doesn't it feel like we have more turn in the 104 00:05:39,360 --> 00:05:42,560 Speaker 1: coordinator ranks this year and everyone needs an coordinator, right, 105 00:05:43,000 --> 00:05:46,080 Speaker 1: All right, let's get to the games. Let's start with 106 00:05:46,400 --> 00:05:50,680 Speaker 1: let's go and order. So let's start Saturday, Jaguars at 107 00:05:50,800 --> 00:05:57,480 Speaker 1: Chiefs Hamina Hamana Hameda um Greg. Obviously, the Jaguars got 108 00:05:57,560 --> 00:06:00,880 Speaker 1: here um by virtue of one of the great comebacks 109 00:06:00,880 --> 00:06:04,520 Speaker 1: in NFL history, down twenty seven nothing to the Chargers, 110 00:06:05,080 --> 00:06:06,800 Speaker 1: and they deserve all the credit in the world and 111 00:06:06,839 --> 00:06:09,000 Speaker 1: a lot of ways you could look at the Jaguars 112 00:06:09,080 --> 00:06:13,000 Speaker 1: right now is house money. This is a organization in 113 00:06:13,000 --> 00:06:16,760 Speaker 1: total tatters after the clown buffoon show that was Erban 114 00:06:16,839 --> 00:06:20,080 Speaker 1: Meyer in the NFL. And not only did they get 115 00:06:20,080 --> 00:06:24,360 Speaker 1: back off the mat, dust themselves off, become a competitive team, 116 00:06:24,680 --> 00:06:28,040 Speaker 1: steal a division, win a playoff game that will not 117 00:06:28,080 --> 00:06:30,840 Speaker 1: be forgotten. Now they go to the Kansas City and 118 00:06:30,880 --> 00:06:32,800 Speaker 1: even just hang with Casey would feel like it would 119 00:06:32,800 --> 00:06:36,640 Speaker 1: be a victory. But maybe maybe Greggy after UH weekend, 120 00:06:36,680 --> 00:06:38,360 Speaker 1: one of the playoffs that had a lot of chalk, 121 00:06:38,839 --> 00:06:42,440 Speaker 1: things get weird. This could be a weird spot. I agree, 122 00:06:42,520 --> 00:06:46,640 Speaker 1: because the Chiefs have had trouble winning convincingly against most 123 00:06:46,880 --> 00:06:49,600 Speaker 1: everyone and you could even say that was true against 124 00:06:49,600 --> 00:06:52,120 Speaker 1: the Jaguars when they played back in Week thirteen. That 125 00:06:52,200 --> 00:06:54,000 Speaker 1: was the last game where the Chiefs didn't have to 126 00:06:54,040 --> 00:06:56,320 Speaker 1: sweat out a fourth quarter. But it was also a 127 00:06:56,320 --> 00:06:58,680 Speaker 1: game if you if you watched it, that the team 128 00:06:58,720 --> 00:07:01,000 Speaker 1: seemed even and there's a couple of flukey plays at 129 00:07:01,040 --> 00:07:05,000 Speaker 1: the beginning, turnovers and whatnot that that go the Chief's way. 130 00:07:05,040 --> 00:07:07,720 Speaker 1: And I think the Jags have the confidence right now 131 00:07:08,040 --> 00:07:10,280 Speaker 1: that they can hang with anyone, and that if they're 132 00:07:10,280 --> 00:07:12,560 Speaker 1: behind in any situation, they can come back from anyone. 133 00:07:12,600 --> 00:07:15,720 Speaker 1: Like their last five home games, those were double digit 134 00:07:15,800 --> 00:07:18,120 Speaker 1: or nine point comebacks and some of them are seventeen. 135 00:07:18,120 --> 00:07:19,760 Speaker 1: And these are two good team, So I think both 136 00:07:19,760 --> 00:07:23,040 Speaker 1: of these teams will feel like they can come from behind. 137 00:07:23,280 --> 00:07:26,040 Speaker 1: And I look at what they do well, which is 138 00:07:26,760 --> 00:07:29,200 Speaker 1: get the ball to receivers in the middle of the field, 139 00:07:29,240 --> 00:07:31,480 Speaker 1: get the ball out of Trevor Lawrence's hand quickly, and 140 00:07:31,520 --> 00:07:34,320 Speaker 1: I think that matches up pretty well against the Chiefs. 141 00:07:34,360 --> 00:07:37,440 Speaker 1: You think Nick Bolton, who's great, can cover Evan Ingram, 142 00:07:37,480 --> 00:07:39,600 Speaker 1: I don't think so. I think you get it to 143 00:07:39,720 --> 00:07:42,320 Speaker 1: Kristen Kirk who balled out last week, and these guys 144 00:07:42,320 --> 00:07:44,640 Speaker 1: can make plays after the catch, and they're gonna force 145 00:07:44,680 --> 00:07:46,960 Speaker 1: the Chiefs to tackle, And I just don't know if 146 00:07:47,000 --> 00:07:50,720 Speaker 1: the Chiefs are like an amazing tackling sort of sound defense, 147 00:07:50,840 --> 00:07:52,360 Speaker 1: and I think you could see a lot of run 148 00:07:52,400 --> 00:07:54,680 Speaker 1: after the catch, Trevor Lawrence not holding onto the ball 149 00:07:54,720 --> 00:07:57,120 Speaker 1: too long. Yeah, I mean, I think also flip side, 150 00:07:57,560 --> 00:08:00,920 Speaker 1: Jacksonville's defense um which was a set nil here, has 151 00:08:00,960 --> 00:08:03,200 Speaker 1: stepped up over you know, the last half of the season. 152 00:08:03,320 --> 00:08:06,200 Speaker 1: Josh Allen, Trayvon Walker. They've created the second most pressure 153 00:08:06,560 --> 00:08:09,120 Speaker 1: among really any defense in the league, and I think 154 00:08:09,120 --> 00:08:11,520 Speaker 1: that matters against the home Like his drop off rate 155 00:08:11,520 --> 00:08:14,600 Speaker 1: when when pressure is on him is drastic. It's the 156 00:08:14,760 --> 00:08:16,800 Speaker 1: it's like the second or third most among quarterbacks. When 157 00:08:16,840 --> 00:08:19,520 Speaker 1: he's pressured, his performance struggles at some point. So if 158 00:08:19,560 --> 00:08:22,080 Speaker 1: Jacksonville can do that now, it's that's no easy task. 159 00:08:22,160 --> 00:08:24,880 Speaker 1: But I mean, Trayvon Walker, Josh Allen last week, in 160 00:08:24,880 --> 00:08:27,000 Speaker 1: the last couple of weeks have been big impact players. 161 00:08:27,040 --> 00:08:29,520 Speaker 1: And I think if you're Jacksonville, you also have that 162 00:08:29,600 --> 00:08:32,920 Speaker 1: mental aspect that we got down last week. Everyone counted 163 00:08:33,000 --> 00:08:36,800 Speaker 1: us out at halftime. Our quarterback had absolutely apocalyptic first half, 164 00:08:37,280 --> 00:08:39,079 Speaker 1: and yet you never really felt like they were out 165 00:08:39,080 --> 00:08:41,120 Speaker 1: of that game. It seemed like they could climbed back 166 00:08:41,120 --> 00:08:43,439 Speaker 1: in well, but it was it was when it was 167 00:08:43,480 --> 00:08:46,800 Speaker 1: twenty seven and seven a halftime, it was like, I 168 00:08:46,880 --> 00:08:49,080 Speaker 1: wasn't too because I think we've talked, we've seen this 169 00:08:49,120 --> 00:08:51,880 Speaker 1: happen before with teams this year, and I thought it 170 00:08:52,000 --> 00:08:54,640 Speaker 1: showed me that Doug Peterson, who when he ended his 171 00:08:54,679 --> 00:08:56,720 Speaker 1: career with the with the Eagles, it was like, all right, 172 00:08:56,760 --> 00:08:58,440 Speaker 1: I'm not sure what to think about this guy. He 173 00:08:58,559 --> 00:09:01,480 Speaker 1: wasn't a coaching advantage that game down the stretch, and 174 00:09:01,520 --> 00:09:03,880 Speaker 1: I think you're going on against you know, Andy Reid, 175 00:09:04,040 --> 00:09:07,680 Speaker 1: who is about to become the essentially third coach in 176 00:09:07,760 --> 00:09:11,120 Speaker 1: league history to have twenty playoff victories if he wins 177 00:09:11,160 --> 00:09:13,720 Speaker 1: this game. So he is is legit as Tom Landry 178 00:09:13,720 --> 00:09:16,800 Speaker 1: and Bill Belichick. But Doug Peterson is someone that helped 179 00:09:16,840 --> 00:09:18,959 Speaker 1: get Trevor Lawrence and the rest of the crew out 180 00:09:19,000 --> 00:09:20,560 Speaker 1: of a jam a week ago. And I like that 181 00:09:20,600 --> 00:09:22,760 Speaker 1: about this team, and I think it's interesting there's the 182 00:09:22,760 --> 00:09:26,120 Speaker 1: Big three in the a f C in Kansas City 183 00:09:26,160 --> 00:09:28,320 Speaker 1: by virtue of the bye that was, let's face it 184 00:09:28,400 --> 00:09:32,880 Speaker 1: aided by what happened in Cincinnati in Week seventeen on 185 00:09:32,960 --> 00:09:35,960 Speaker 1: Monday Night. They end up winning that last game, getting 186 00:09:35,960 --> 00:09:39,200 Speaker 1: the fourteen and three by and then watching the two 187 00:09:39,200 --> 00:09:42,040 Speaker 1: other superpowers kind of struggle and and and have to 188 00:09:42,080 --> 00:09:44,200 Speaker 1: scrape their way to get out of the wild card round. 189 00:09:44,600 --> 00:09:47,560 Speaker 1: Now they have big time rest. They have Andy Reid 190 00:09:47,559 --> 00:09:50,320 Speaker 1: and his coaching staff of the ability to really plan 191 00:09:51,040 --> 00:09:54,000 Speaker 1: um and and study the Jaguars, including what they did 192 00:09:54,000 --> 00:09:56,720 Speaker 1: well and what they failed at against the Chargers. And 193 00:09:56,720 --> 00:10:00,640 Speaker 1: then there's you know, this unfinished business h for Mahomes. 194 00:10:00,679 --> 00:10:03,640 Speaker 1: I think Mahomes is one of the great quarterbacks ever. 195 00:10:03,720 --> 00:10:07,680 Speaker 1: I think he's already that UM. And he said himself 196 00:10:08,400 --> 00:10:10,719 Speaker 1: that he choked in the playoffs last year, Like he 197 00:10:10,760 --> 00:10:13,360 Speaker 1: said he choked against the Bengals in the championship game, 198 00:10:13,360 --> 00:10:14,960 Speaker 1: and he did the whole team did in that second 199 00:10:14,960 --> 00:10:19,280 Speaker 1: half collapse. UM. I think that is major motivation for 200 00:10:19,320 --> 00:10:21,920 Speaker 1: this team. And then you look at what his history 201 00:10:22,000 --> 00:10:23,679 Speaker 1: is in the divisional round. And remember, when you get 202 00:10:23,720 --> 00:10:26,640 Speaker 1: to this round, there's no more. You know, sometimes an 203 00:10:26,720 --> 00:10:28,960 Speaker 1: underdug sneaks through the wild card round and then you 204 00:10:29,040 --> 00:10:31,400 Speaker 1: end up getting kind of a free past the title game. 205 00:10:31,400 --> 00:10:34,600 Speaker 1: But usually these games are big time matchups with superpower 206 00:10:34,720 --> 00:10:40,280 Speaker 1: versus superpower in four games on the divisional stage, nine touchdowns, 207 00:10:40,480 --> 00:10:43,800 Speaker 1: zero picks, a passer rating of almost one fifteen. He's 208 00:10:43,840 --> 00:10:45,679 Speaker 1: one of the great ones. Then the great ones played 209 00:10:45,720 --> 00:10:48,640 Speaker 1: better when the stakes get higher. I do not expect 210 00:10:48,720 --> 00:10:52,240 Speaker 1: him to do anything less than you know, contribute you know, 211 00:10:52,360 --> 00:10:55,000 Speaker 1: thirty to forty points in this game. And then it 212 00:10:55,040 --> 00:10:58,120 Speaker 1: becomes like, can Trevor Lawrence do something that we we 213 00:10:58,200 --> 00:10:59,960 Speaker 1: know is probably inside him? But can he do it 214 00:11:00,080 --> 00:11:02,560 Speaker 1: this spot, this early in his career? Right I'm curious 215 00:11:02,559 --> 00:11:05,000 Speaker 1: how the Jags approach it, because their defense and the 216 00:11:05,040 --> 00:11:07,840 Speaker 1: Chief's defense improved a lot down the stretch since week fifteen. 217 00:11:08,200 --> 00:11:11,280 Speaker 1: These are both top eight defenses according to d v 218 00:11:11,400 --> 00:11:12,960 Speaker 1: O A like six and eight, and they did it 219 00:11:13,000 --> 00:11:16,160 Speaker 1: in similar ways. You mentioned how the Jaguars were pressuring 220 00:11:16,280 --> 00:11:18,240 Speaker 1: better late in the season. The Chiefs have to Carl 221 00:11:18,280 --> 00:11:22,440 Speaker 1: Loftis and um, Chris Jones has just taken it to 222 00:11:22,600 --> 00:11:25,920 Speaker 1: like amazing, to like the best that Chris Jones has 223 00:11:25,960 --> 00:11:29,360 Speaker 1: ever played. And they're getting pressure from different spots and 224 00:11:29,480 --> 00:11:32,240 Speaker 1: they're gonna be trying to force Lawrence into a mistake 225 00:11:32,320 --> 00:11:34,920 Speaker 1: or two. I when you say, like, can Lawrence keep 226 00:11:35,000 --> 00:11:37,000 Speaker 1: up with Mahomes. I do think that that's what it 227 00:11:37,000 --> 00:11:39,080 Speaker 1: will take. Maybe you gotta turn over to from the Chiefs. 228 00:11:39,120 --> 00:11:42,240 Speaker 1: Maybe not, But can Lawrence like make two or three 229 00:11:42,320 --> 00:11:46,360 Speaker 1: plays that are totally off script like Mahomes will when 230 00:11:46,400 --> 00:11:49,839 Speaker 1: the defense actually has the right answers. I'm not quite 231 00:11:49,840 --> 00:11:52,440 Speaker 1: there yet. I still think people are putting the cart 232 00:11:52,480 --> 00:11:55,839 Speaker 1: before the horse in terms of putting Lawrence in that 233 00:11:55,920 --> 00:11:58,959 Speaker 1: class of quarterback like to me, for instance, you know 234 00:11:59,000 --> 00:12:01,320 Speaker 1: we talked about him versus Herbert. He just he hasn't 235 00:12:01,440 --> 00:12:05,199 Speaker 1: showed that level of play to me over a long 236 00:12:05,360 --> 00:12:08,840 Speaker 1: enough period of time, and especially doing all the extra stuff. 237 00:12:08,840 --> 00:12:11,079 Speaker 1: I think these two guys are really good before this snap. 238 00:12:11,120 --> 00:12:16,680 Speaker 1: I think he's extremely smart and accurate for such a 239 00:12:16,720 --> 00:12:19,160 Speaker 1: young quarterback. But I don't know if he does the 240 00:12:19,280 --> 00:12:22,120 Speaker 1: like wow plays. He has wow throws. But I'm talking 241 00:12:22,120 --> 00:12:23,920 Speaker 1: about when the Chiefs come up with some plans here 242 00:12:23,920 --> 00:12:27,000 Speaker 1: with Spagnolo where they get some free rushers or that 243 00:12:27,040 --> 00:12:28,880 Speaker 1: he has to move off the spot. Like how many 244 00:12:28,920 --> 00:12:31,200 Speaker 1: great plays Trevor Lawrence. I think it's fair to wonder 245 00:12:31,280 --> 00:12:34,080 Speaker 1: where we'd be with Trevor Lawrence had someone like Doug 246 00:12:34,080 --> 00:12:36,839 Speaker 1: Peterson been there a year ago because his his rookie 247 00:12:36,880 --> 00:12:40,520 Speaker 1: season was sabotaged. He's made a warp speed jump mid 248 00:12:40,520 --> 00:12:42,560 Speaker 1: season two now. But I'm with you. I think Trevor 249 00:12:42,640 --> 00:12:45,480 Speaker 1: Lawrence wouldn't say he's at Mahomes levels and Josh Allen 250 00:12:45,520 --> 00:12:47,640 Speaker 1: and Joe Burrow levels at this point. I do look 251 00:12:47,679 --> 00:12:50,679 Speaker 1: back on that game in Week ten because the Jaguars 252 00:12:50,960 --> 00:12:53,319 Speaker 1: they had an interception and two fumbles lost. The Chiefs 253 00:12:53,320 --> 00:12:56,360 Speaker 1: had those three turnovers and the Jaguars still scored seventeen points. 254 00:12:56,360 --> 00:12:58,520 Speaker 1: This offense feels different to me now because that this 255 00:12:58,600 --> 00:13:00,679 Speaker 1: is that Trevor Lawrence is a different quarterback now than 256 00:13:00,720 --> 00:13:03,320 Speaker 1: way back then. I really do think he is. Something 257 00:13:03,320 --> 00:13:05,439 Speaker 1: else happened in that game. That was a game where 258 00:13:05,760 --> 00:13:08,960 Speaker 1: Patrick Mahomes really shredded Jacksonville with his feet, and it 259 00:13:09,080 --> 00:13:11,600 Speaker 1: was almost like what can Patrick Mahomes do beyond when 260 00:13:11,640 --> 00:13:13,800 Speaker 1: everything else does? And it's like he's had games like 261 00:13:13,840 --> 00:13:15,880 Speaker 1: that down the stretch for his the way he's run 262 00:13:15,920 --> 00:13:18,720 Speaker 1: the ball and it's not Lamar Jackson or Daniel Jones, 263 00:13:18,760 --> 00:13:20,920 Speaker 1: but it's been key first downs and a couple of 264 00:13:20,960 --> 00:13:23,400 Speaker 1: big touchdowns and they've been money in the red zone. 265 00:13:23,440 --> 00:13:25,000 Speaker 1: And then also in that game that was the ca 266 00:13:25,120 --> 00:13:28,199 Speaker 1: Darius Tony game where he had a six yard touchdown catch, 267 00:13:28,480 --> 00:13:30,960 Speaker 1: a thirty two yard end around, a twenty three and 268 00:13:31,000 --> 00:13:34,760 Speaker 1: twenty two yard catch, And I think Tony is like me, 269 00:13:35,240 --> 00:13:38,320 Speaker 1: it's we saw against this is your special, this is 270 00:13:38,320 --> 00:13:41,720 Speaker 1: your secret, little woman who's not so secret? But Jacksonville 271 00:13:41,800 --> 00:13:43,679 Speaker 1: was the first team that kind of got flamed by him. 272 00:13:43,880 --> 00:13:46,560 Speaker 1: And Kansas City is healthy for this game relatively, they 273 00:13:46,600 --> 00:13:49,160 Speaker 1: are going to be without Nicole Hardman, which clears out 274 00:13:49,200 --> 00:13:52,160 Speaker 1: potentially a path two more snaps and looks for Candarius 275 00:13:52,200 --> 00:13:55,120 Speaker 1: Tony and Sky Moore as well. Remember that was entering 276 00:13:55,160 --> 00:13:57,920 Speaker 1: the seas like, oh well, sky More step up. Well, 277 00:13:57,960 --> 00:14:00,520 Speaker 1: I think it could be Tony. Ultimately, that is that 278 00:14:00,559 --> 00:14:03,200 Speaker 1: guy that's a difference maker. Remember Jack McKinnon has scored 279 00:14:03,400 --> 00:14:04,839 Speaker 1: in how many weeks in a row? Six or seven 280 00:14:04,880 --> 00:14:07,440 Speaker 1: weeks in a row? Um, And back to the Lauren's 281 00:14:07,440 --> 00:14:09,800 Speaker 1: side of things, Yeah, he's obviously he doesn't have much 282 00:14:09,960 --> 00:14:13,320 Speaker 1: of a track record yet. But sometimes these these jumps 283 00:14:13,320 --> 00:14:15,720 Speaker 1: to become that guy happen on like the stages like 284 00:14:15,760 --> 00:14:18,640 Speaker 1: this and the Last five Possessions, And we talked about 285 00:14:18,640 --> 00:14:21,240 Speaker 1: it on on Sunday night when we're going over that 286 00:14:21,320 --> 00:14:24,120 Speaker 1: crazy game with the Chargers. Like the way the game 287 00:14:24,160 --> 00:14:26,960 Speaker 1: played out, Um, Greg, you made the point like there 288 00:14:27,040 --> 00:14:29,400 Speaker 1: wasn't a lot of room for error for the Jaguars 289 00:14:29,440 --> 00:14:31,760 Speaker 1: in terms of the ability to come back. So what 290 00:14:31,760 --> 00:14:34,200 Speaker 1: did they do their last five possessions going into this game? 291 00:14:34,800 --> 00:14:38,760 Speaker 1: Touchdown at the end of the half, touchdown, touchdown, touchdown, 292 00:14:39,120 --> 00:14:40,840 Speaker 1: march inside the red zone and kick the game when 293 00:14:40,840 --> 00:14:42,640 Speaker 1: he feel goal. This team is gonna go in there 294 00:14:43,440 --> 00:14:47,920 Speaker 1: fearless and confident, and if they get ahead, it doesn't 295 00:14:47,960 --> 00:14:50,040 Speaker 1: mean Kansas City won't come back, because Kansas City has 296 00:14:50,120 --> 00:14:53,880 Speaker 1: come back and playoff games from seventeen down from downs. 297 00:14:56,600 --> 00:14:58,720 Speaker 1: But you know what, would it surprise you if if 298 00:14:58,760 --> 00:15:00,640 Speaker 1: you look up and it's ten nothing midway through the 299 00:15:00,640 --> 00:15:02,360 Speaker 1: first quarter and the Chiefs have to do that again, 300 00:15:02,360 --> 00:15:03,960 Speaker 1: It would not surprise me. I think this is a 301 00:15:04,040 --> 00:15:05,880 Speaker 1: kind of a good spot for the Jacks in terms 302 00:15:05,880 --> 00:15:09,480 Speaker 1: of where they're at. I'm with you. Eight points, eight 303 00:15:09,520 --> 00:15:13,240 Speaker 1: and a half points feels like too much. I took 304 00:15:13,280 --> 00:15:16,200 Speaker 1: the Chiefs to win, I took the Jaguars to cover. 305 00:15:17,200 --> 00:15:20,280 Speaker 1: I do wonder if Travis E. T n is a 306 00:15:20,360 --> 00:15:23,080 Speaker 1: huge factor. He was a problem in that first game. 307 00:15:23,560 --> 00:15:27,240 Speaker 1: He's not great in past protection. Spagnola really tests you there. 308 00:15:27,320 --> 00:15:30,800 Speaker 1: I think they're gonna kind of attack him. The offensive 309 00:15:30,800 --> 00:15:34,280 Speaker 1: line for the Jaguars has been good, uh and Lawrence's 310 00:15:34,320 --> 00:15:36,520 Speaker 1: superpower is definitely getting rid of the ball. But I 311 00:15:36,760 --> 00:15:40,160 Speaker 1: think they'll send pressure and if they're one dimensional, I 312 00:15:40,240 --> 00:15:43,640 Speaker 1: worry about them more. I do like though that Doug Peterson, 313 00:15:43,760 --> 00:15:46,360 Speaker 1: and he showed it last week, is great at adjusting, 314 00:15:46,800 --> 00:15:50,160 Speaker 1: is great at figuring out what the other teams doing 315 00:15:50,320 --> 00:15:52,200 Speaker 1: and coming up with a plant, whereas Andy Reid. I 316 00:15:52,240 --> 00:15:55,040 Speaker 1: feel like it's just a beautiful mind that comes up 317 00:15:55,080 --> 00:15:57,840 Speaker 1: with an incredible plan, and you don't think of them 318 00:15:58,040 --> 00:16:01,600 Speaker 1: necessarily as like em adjustments. You think of like, we're 319 00:16:01,600 --> 00:16:03,400 Speaker 1: gonna do what we're gonna do, and we have fifty 320 00:16:03,440 --> 00:16:04,960 Speaker 1: different things we're gonna do, and we're gonna do it 321 00:16:05,000 --> 00:16:07,280 Speaker 1: all over the game. Like try to stop that, and 322 00:16:07,320 --> 00:16:09,120 Speaker 1: you kind of forget that this is, you know, a 323 00:16:09,200 --> 00:16:12,960 Speaker 1: little pupil versus teacher. I mean, this is where Peterson, 324 00:16:13,040 --> 00:16:15,880 Speaker 1: I think learned all that beautiful scheming. So I'm are 325 00:16:15,880 --> 00:16:17,840 Speaker 1: you still a pupil when you're like sixty and you've 326 00:16:17,880 --> 00:16:19,560 Speaker 1: won a super Bowl and one a ton of games. 327 00:16:19,640 --> 00:16:24,760 Speaker 1: I guess well as a coach in Kansas City and 328 00:16:25,440 --> 00:16:28,360 Speaker 1: in the corners, and I love it because it's offensive 329 00:16:28,400 --> 00:16:30,920 Speaker 1: football and you kind of expect this game to be 330 00:16:30,960 --> 00:16:32,800 Speaker 1: in the thirties. I like the over. That's what I 331 00:16:32,840 --> 00:16:35,680 Speaker 1: meant about Peterson because going hurry up in the second 332 00:16:35,720 --> 00:16:38,520 Speaker 1: half completely changed what the Chargers have been doing in 333 00:16:38,520 --> 00:16:41,080 Speaker 1: the entire first time first half and like it's it 334 00:16:41,160 --> 00:16:43,080 Speaker 1: put Jacksonville in a great place and they played with 335 00:16:43,120 --> 00:16:45,760 Speaker 1: such confidence. And as for Travis c t n, only 336 00:16:45,800 --> 00:16:48,680 Speaker 1: Christian McCaffrey has more scrimmage yards since Week fifteen, Like 337 00:16:48,840 --> 00:16:50,280 Speaker 1: he is a factor. And I think if you can 338 00:16:50,600 --> 00:16:52,560 Speaker 1: it's it sounds cliche to sun degree, but it's like 339 00:16:52,560 --> 00:16:55,440 Speaker 1: if you can like have longer drives where you're take 340 00:16:55,520 --> 00:16:57,560 Speaker 1: keeping the homes off the field, I think that matters 341 00:16:57,600 --> 00:16:59,280 Speaker 1: a lot because the Chiefs like to have these long, 342 00:16:59,600 --> 00:17:02,600 Speaker 1: a long gated drives this year with a billion plays 343 00:17:02,640 --> 00:17:05,480 Speaker 1: and go eighty nine yards. One quick matchup to watch 344 00:17:05,520 --> 00:17:09,000 Speaker 1: is just at cornerback, the slot corner. Trent McDuffie was 345 00:17:09,000 --> 00:17:10,760 Speaker 1: not around for that first game, and he's a rookie 346 00:17:10,800 --> 00:17:13,840 Speaker 1: for the Chiefs who's really played well down the stretch. 347 00:17:14,200 --> 00:17:16,760 Speaker 1: Might be their best cornerback in his in his rookie 348 00:17:16,840 --> 00:17:20,480 Speaker 1: and he's probably getting that Kirk matchup Kirk. We gave 349 00:17:20,520 --> 00:17:22,280 Speaker 1: all this credit to Lawrence, and I think it got 350 00:17:22,280 --> 00:17:24,080 Speaker 1: lost in the shuffle a little bit. Like Kirk had 351 00:17:24,119 --> 00:17:27,640 Speaker 1: to make incredible contested catches, sometimes on the outside, which 352 00:17:27,720 --> 00:17:29,760 Speaker 1: is not what he's known for to win that game, 353 00:17:29,800 --> 00:17:32,000 Speaker 1: and he did it. He was clutch as hell. Can 354 00:17:32,040 --> 00:17:36,360 Speaker 1: we get oh, Justin Peterson is only fifty four years old, 355 00:17:36,440 --> 00:17:39,120 Speaker 1: not six. Oh yes, I don't want to age up. 356 00:17:39,119 --> 00:17:43,080 Speaker 1: That's not fair. But but didn't Andy Reid once coached him? Literally? 357 00:17:43,280 --> 00:17:46,760 Speaker 1: Was he on the Packers staff where Peterson was Barbs backup? 358 00:17:46,800 --> 00:17:49,120 Speaker 1: So I'm just that still counts even if they're only 359 00:17:49,160 --> 00:17:51,880 Speaker 1: eight years apart. There the true pupil then, right, he's 360 00:17:51,920 --> 00:17:56,480 Speaker 1: not Bloomer, He's more the gen x Mark Sessler bracket. No, 361 00:17:56,600 --> 00:17:59,760 Speaker 1: he's not in my bracket. I mean how far does 362 00:17:59,800 --> 00:18:02,800 Speaker 1: that stretch? Like what's kind of like like we think 363 00:18:02,800 --> 00:18:05,240 Speaker 1: of Mark a little bit as a mentor and we're 364 00:18:05,320 --> 00:18:09,560 Speaker 1: his pupil sometimes port with authority that you don't view 365 00:18:09,560 --> 00:18:12,199 Speaker 1: me as a mentor? Can we give some love to 366 00:18:12,640 --> 00:18:16,239 Speaker 1: uh the Jags offensive line? To have we given love 367 00:18:16,280 --> 00:18:18,720 Speaker 1: to the Jack's Office line. You know, since week fourteen 368 00:18:19,040 --> 00:18:22,160 Speaker 1: they haven't lost. Okay, they're averaging about thirty points a game. 369 00:18:22,400 --> 00:18:25,760 Speaker 1: That's that's a whole team, I think. But Trevor Lawrence 370 00:18:25,800 --> 00:18:29,959 Speaker 1: has been sacked one point two times per game since 371 00:18:30,040 --> 00:18:33,960 Speaker 1: this winning streak started. That's that's pretty big time. And 372 00:18:34,000 --> 00:18:36,720 Speaker 1: that's the top five metric in the league. So they're 373 00:18:36,720 --> 00:18:39,560 Speaker 1: giving him time that big. With the game on the line, 374 00:18:39,960 --> 00:18:42,320 Speaker 1: they blocked up that Travis e t n run around 375 00:18:42,320 --> 00:18:44,840 Speaker 1: the end that set up the winner. I just think 376 00:18:44,840 --> 00:18:46,680 Speaker 1: this team is gonna be feeling it. These are two 377 00:18:46,800 --> 00:18:49,760 Speaker 1: very hard quarterbacks to sack, not a lot of negative play. 378 00:18:49,800 --> 00:18:53,199 Speaker 1: And I gotta say Greggy because obviously, um, can we 379 00:18:53,200 --> 00:18:56,080 Speaker 1: bring up the standings for the Locks. We are now 380 00:18:56,119 --> 00:18:59,159 Speaker 1: in in crunch time in the Locks Challenge here and 381 00:18:59,240 --> 00:19:05,399 Speaker 1: Greggy holds a um two game lead over Mark. Um Marv, 382 00:19:05,800 --> 00:19:07,920 Speaker 1: it says Marv Cesler on the ground. We're back to this. 383 00:19:10,359 --> 00:19:15,119 Speaker 1: Is there a Marv in your family? Uncle Marv? So 384 00:19:15,680 --> 00:19:18,160 Speaker 1: Greg at fifteen and four, Dan and Marv at thirteen 385 00:19:18,200 --> 00:19:21,920 Speaker 1: and six. The West Brothers West Brothers have to sweep 386 00:19:22,280 --> 00:19:24,760 Speaker 1: just to get to a tie, and Grave Digger just 387 00:19:24,840 --> 00:19:29,199 Speaker 1: looking for respect at nine and ten. I um, I 388 00:19:29,280 --> 00:19:30,960 Speaker 1: was hoping you were going to lock the chiefs here 389 00:19:31,359 --> 00:19:34,119 Speaker 1: because that was about it. I think, and listen, my 390 00:19:34,200 --> 00:19:36,439 Speaker 1: first I think we're going to be lock bros. On this. 391 00:19:37,880 --> 00:19:39,480 Speaker 1: There's two ways to look at it, Dan and Marv. 392 00:19:39,560 --> 00:19:44,160 Speaker 1: We're gonna need the only way you and I win 393 00:19:44,600 --> 00:19:47,520 Speaker 1: out right. That's what you're looking is it's take that 394 00:19:48,400 --> 00:19:50,680 Speaker 1: getting pup with my strategy. Maybe I'm looking for the tie. 395 00:19:50,840 --> 00:19:57,480 Speaker 1: Who remembers the ties? The trophy? I think the trophy 396 00:19:57,520 --> 00:20:01,159 Speaker 1: that's sitting behind me in my homest udio that doesn't 397 00:20:01,160 --> 00:20:03,240 Speaker 1: come in if we tie, that's just gonna stay there 398 00:20:03,240 --> 00:20:05,480 Speaker 1: for another year. You gotta take it from me. That's 399 00:20:05,560 --> 00:20:09,320 Speaker 1: very true that our nonsense ties down count. Anyone playing 400 00:20:09,359 --> 00:20:12,959 Speaker 1: for a tie is essentially like this one. All right, 401 00:20:13,119 --> 00:20:15,720 Speaker 1: how about this? If you're saying that, do we want 402 00:20:15,720 --> 00:20:18,720 Speaker 1: to have some type of tiebreaker super Bowl Sunday to 403 00:20:18,800 --> 00:20:20,920 Speaker 1: make sure that we don't end on a flat tie. 404 00:20:21,480 --> 00:20:24,840 Speaker 1: I'm willing to and I'm open to that. I don't 405 00:20:24,840 --> 00:20:27,120 Speaker 1: want to do it right now. I mean, I've got 406 00:20:27,160 --> 00:20:29,560 Speaker 1: Marv Cessler right next to me. It's we can bring 407 00:20:30,320 --> 00:20:33,960 Speaker 1: this further involved in the locks but it probably won't 408 00:20:34,000 --> 00:20:36,399 Speaker 1: come to it. Um. But at the same time, if 409 00:20:36,440 --> 00:20:39,200 Speaker 1: you have you and I Mark are two games out, 410 00:20:39,200 --> 00:20:40,760 Speaker 1: we don't have to be on the same path right now. 411 00:20:40,800 --> 00:20:43,080 Speaker 1: But I think you're thinking the same as me. We've 412 00:20:43,119 --> 00:20:46,240 Speaker 1: already already. The producer or Drew said before this that 413 00:20:46,600 --> 00:20:48,200 Speaker 1: you guys are all the same thing. We've done all 414 00:20:48,280 --> 00:20:50,920 Speaker 1: of this too long, like we were all thinking three 415 00:20:50,960 --> 00:20:54,000 Speaker 1: steps ahead, we know what each other's gonna do. I 416 00:20:54,040 --> 00:20:56,880 Speaker 1: was thinking this, Can I see the topic one more time? Yeah? 417 00:20:57,240 --> 00:21:01,439 Speaker 1: It said congratulations Greg? Of it the one arrow that 418 00:21:01,560 --> 00:21:05,920 Speaker 1: pierces Greg's armor and gets him annoyed when people prematurely 419 00:21:05,920 --> 00:21:09,679 Speaker 1: congratulate him. We'd like to see a congratulations comma Greg, 420 00:21:09,800 --> 00:21:15,120 Speaker 1: Just oh, that's a shot at seven ft eight man. No, 421 00:21:15,200 --> 00:21:17,000 Speaker 1: I mean it's I don't know whose team who do 422 00:21:17,160 --> 00:21:19,440 Speaker 1: tremendous work. The rest of it is tremendous. They also 423 00:21:19,440 --> 00:21:22,359 Speaker 1: got they also got my name wrong. So so you 424 00:21:22,359 --> 00:21:25,639 Speaker 1: guys fixed the comma within two seconds. But Marvs stays, yeah, 425 00:21:25,680 --> 00:21:28,000 Speaker 1: so I think it's fair game for me to critique this, 426 00:21:28,160 --> 00:21:32,760 Speaker 1: you know, the overall Alright, anyway, let's take a break 427 00:21:33,680 --> 00:21:35,800 Speaker 1: and then we'll hit the next game on the Saturday schedule. 428 00:21:38,600 --> 00:21:41,720 Speaker 1: All right, welcome back, Let's hit the Saturday night game. 429 00:21:43,000 --> 00:21:48,200 Speaker 1: And I love it at old NFC East barn Burner 430 00:21:49,080 --> 00:21:53,760 Speaker 1: between the New York Giants and the Philadelphia Eagles, and 431 00:21:53,920 --> 00:21:57,280 Speaker 1: my goodness, And we talked about it with Pat Leonard 432 00:21:57,280 --> 00:22:00,840 Speaker 1: to The Daily News earlier this week. The Giants were 433 00:22:00,880 --> 00:22:03,560 Speaker 1: not happy about how the Eagles went about their business 434 00:22:03,600 --> 00:22:07,440 Speaker 1: when they blew the doors off them about a month ago. Um. 435 00:22:07,480 --> 00:22:11,040 Speaker 1: But at the same time, mark that Giants team that 436 00:22:11,840 --> 00:22:14,160 Speaker 1: told the media afterwards, We're just not at their level 437 00:22:14,359 --> 00:22:18,560 Speaker 1: right now? Are they at the Eagles level now? And 438 00:22:18,600 --> 00:22:20,680 Speaker 1: I know there's a lot of mystery around the Eagles 439 00:22:20,720 --> 00:22:23,040 Speaker 1: after they're bye week because we gotta see what version 440 00:22:23,040 --> 00:22:26,280 Speaker 1: of Jalen Hurts we have. But do you think the 441 00:22:26,359 --> 00:22:30,359 Speaker 1: Giants as they are currently playing matchup well against the 442 00:22:30,440 --> 00:22:32,600 Speaker 1: number one seed in the NFC. I don't think they 443 00:22:32,600 --> 00:22:36,000 Speaker 1: match up well, um, But I think that team back then. 444 00:22:36,160 --> 00:22:38,800 Speaker 1: One distinct difference about this Giants team, and Pat Leonard 445 00:22:38,800 --> 00:22:42,240 Speaker 1: talked about this too, was that there's just way more 446 00:22:42,280 --> 00:22:44,719 Speaker 1: trust than Daniel Jones in the passing game and generally 447 00:22:44,720 --> 00:22:46,480 Speaker 1: talked about the fact that it used to be Sae 448 00:22:46,600 --> 00:22:49,560 Speaker 1: Kwon Barkley with Daniel Jones as his sidecar, and it's 449 00:22:49,640 --> 00:22:51,320 Speaker 1: kind of flipped now, and like, it doesn't mean that 450 00:22:51,359 --> 00:22:56,080 Speaker 1: they both aren't major core contributors here, but Daniel Jones 451 00:22:56,080 --> 00:22:58,199 Speaker 1: coming off the best game of his career in a 452 00:22:58,280 --> 00:23:00,800 Speaker 1: money spot, UM, I have more trust to that for 453 00:23:00,840 --> 00:23:02,760 Speaker 1: them to be able to inflict a little more damage. 454 00:23:02,760 --> 00:23:05,720 Speaker 1: They were wiped out against the Eagles. My concern is 455 00:23:05,880 --> 00:23:09,000 Speaker 1: a couple of things. Number One, like the Giants offensive line, 456 00:23:09,240 --> 00:23:11,840 Speaker 1: which has I think the six worst worst like PFF 457 00:23:11,920 --> 00:23:14,080 Speaker 1: pass blocking grade in the league. You know, some of 458 00:23:14,080 --> 00:23:15,560 Speaker 1: that has from earlier parts of the year when they 459 00:23:15,560 --> 00:23:18,359 Speaker 1: were injured stuff too, But that's against one of the 460 00:23:18,400 --> 00:23:20,199 Speaker 1: better defensive fronts in the league, and you flip it 461 00:23:20,200 --> 00:23:23,000 Speaker 1: in the Eagles offensive line makes it really tough for 462 00:23:23,440 --> 00:23:26,200 Speaker 1: guys like Cavon Thibodeaux and the rest of the crew 463 00:23:26,280 --> 00:23:28,440 Speaker 1: Dexter Lawrence to get to Jalen Hurts if you get 464 00:23:28,480 --> 00:23:30,760 Speaker 1: the version of Jalen Hurts that we got way back then, 465 00:23:30,800 --> 00:23:33,119 Speaker 1: because Jalen Hurts played one of his best games in 466 00:23:33,160 --> 00:23:35,600 Speaker 1: that Week four teen wrecking of New York and it 467 00:23:35,720 --> 00:23:38,480 Speaker 1: was a j Brown Doante Smith. I mean, they absolutely 468 00:23:38,480 --> 00:23:40,920 Speaker 1: had their way against New York's corners, and so has 469 00:23:41,000 --> 00:23:43,679 Speaker 1: that the MP front runner in my opinion at that 470 00:23:43,760 --> 00:23:47,719 Speaker 1: point in the season. I agreed like, I feel like 471 00:23:47,800 --> 00:23:51,520 Speaker 1: we've it seems like we haven't seen the Eagles that 472 00:23:51,600 --> 00:23:53,240 Speaker 1: we knew of when you had the number one in 473 00:23:53,240 --> 00:23:55,439 Speaker 1: the power rankings when Jalen Hurts and my QB index 474 00:23:55,480 --> 00:23:58,199 Speaker 1: was like rioting number two and maybe about to go 475 00:23:58,280 --> 00:24:01,480 Speaker 1: number one if something went sideways with Patrick Mahomes. I 476 00:24:01,480 --> 00:24:03,560 Speaker 1: feel like we haven't seen that team in like three fortnites. 477 00:24:03,600 --> 00:24:05,640 Speaker 1: So at this point it's like, yeah, we just don't 478 00:24:05,680 --> 00:24:07,439 Speaker 1: know what the Eagles are with Hurts, but the Giants 479 00:24:07,520 --> 00:24:10,359 Speaker 1: on defense they've gotten a little better. Nights would be 480 00:24:10,800 --> 00:24:14,080 Speaker 1: six weeks, six weeks. I should be easy, actually easier 481 00:24:14,080 --> 00:24:16,600 Speaker 1: to say six weeks than three fortnits. And I even 482 00:24:16,600 --> 00:24:18,560 Speaker 1: when I said that, I was like, how long or 483 00:24:18,560 --> 00:24:20,879 Speaker 1: three fortnits? I'm not sure. I thought the fortnite was 484 00:24:21,040 --> 00:24:24,640 Speaker 1: ten days and fairness game that you're talking about against 485 00:24:24,640 --> 00:24:27,760 Speaker 1: the Giants, it's more five weeks away. Think it's how 486 00:24:27,840 --> 00:24:30,439 Speaker 1: long you'd stay in the four Mexicon came from like 487 00:24:30,680 --> 00:24:32,920 Speaker 1: maybe when trouble struck in the old like Kingdom, you'd 488 00:24:32,920 --> 00:24:35,320 Speaker 1: stay in the Ford for two weeks revolutionary war terms. 489 00:24:35,320 --> 00:24:38,760 Speaker 1: Still they still use that for like Wimbledon. They'd like 490 00:24:38,800 --> 00:24:44,680 Speaker 1: to say, well, of course that's a that's an organization. 491 00:24:44,760 --> 00:24:48,359 Speaker 1: It isn't Fortnite like a video game that come to you. 492 00:24:48,440 --> 00:24:54,000 Speaker 1: It is on. Yeah, I've got the cold Dances. I 493 00:24:54,000 --> 00:24:55,680 Speaker 1: I think I I think it's a tough matchup for 494 00:24:55,720 --> 00:24:58,000 Speaker 1: the Giants, but I try to think, especially on offense, 495 00:24:58,040 --> 00:25:03,400 Speaker 1: like how can they win this? Cheeks Just I look, 496 00:25:03,680 --> 00:25:06,399 Speaker 1: everyone knows they've become, you know, a huge Giants believer 497 00:25:06,600 --> 00:25:08,919 Speaker 1: in the last couple of weeks. I do mean it 498 00:25:09,000 --> 00:25:11,919 Speaker 1: that I think they belong here. That by the end 499 00:25:11,920 --> 00:25:14,359 Speaker 1: of the season they became one of the eight best 500 00:25:14,400 --> 00:25:16,879 Speaker 1: teams in the league, Like what or whatever the number 501 00:25:16,960 --> 00:25:18,679 Speaker 1: is eight or ten best teams in the leg that 502 00:25:18,680 --> 00:25:21,680 Speaker 1: they're playing their best football right now. I think defensively, 503 00:25:21,760 --> 00:25:24,640 Speaker 1: that's where the biggest improvement came from. Daniel Jones has 504 00:25:24,680 --> 00:25:26,600 Speaker 1: also improved. But I think of like, how can their 505 00:25:26,600 --> 00:25:29,479 Speaker 1: offense match up against the Eagles defense? How can they 506 00:25:29,520 --> 00:25:32,200 Speaker 1: get over the talent mismatch, because I think that's where 507 00:25:32,240 --> 00:25:35,440 Speaker 1: the mismatch really is. Evan Neil has struggled at right tackle, 508 00:25:35,480 --> 00:25:39,280 Speaker 1: including last week. Just personnel wise, other than Andrew Thomas, 509 00:25:39,359 --> 00:25:42,080 Speaker 1: they don't really match up. And I just think of 510 00:25:42,200 --> 00:25:45,439 Speaker 1: Daniel Jones and s Quan running the hell out of 511 00:25:45,440 --> 00:25:48,040 Speaker 1: the ball like that is how they win this game. 512 00:25:48,320 --> 00:25:52,600 Speaker 1: Daniel Jones didn't run much in the Eagles game a 513 00:25:52,640 --> 00:25:56,560 Speaker 1: month ago, and yet the Eagles have really struggled against 514 00:25:56,600 --> 00:26:00,119 Speaker 1: running quarterbacks. Their numbers, uh like their ep A, every 515 00:26:00,119 --> 00:26:03,119 Speaker 1: thing like that against running quarterbacks is actually terrible. So 516 00:26:03,200 --> 00:26:05,200 Speaker 1: I think you got to use what the Eagles do. 517 00:26:05,240 --> 00:26:07,080 Speaker 1: You have two great running quarterbacks and this game you 518 00:26:07,119 --> 00:26:10,520 Speaker 1: have two uh r PO heavy type of offenses. But 519 00:26:10,560 --> 00:26:13,280 Speaker 1: the difference is one as Juan Barkley and the other doesn't. 520 00:26:13,560 --> 00:26:15,960 Speaker 1: And I think how like you know, how running quarterbacks 521 00:26:16,040 --> 00:26:18,960 Speaker 1: make their running game better, like they're running backs better, 522 00:26:19,000 --> 00:26:21,840 Speaker 1: like Lamar's helped all the Ravens running backs, Jalen Hurts 523 00:26:21,840 --> 00:26:24,679 Speaker 1: helps Miles Sanders. I think it's the other way around 524 00:26:24,680 --> 00:26:27,120 Speaker 1: here that se Juan Barkley is so dynamic and their 525 00:26:27,160 --> 00:26:30,480 Speaker 1: coaches so creative and how they use Barkley and where 526 00:26:30,480 --> 00:26:32,959 Speaker 1: they put him on the field, that he makes Daniel 527 00:26:33,040 --> 00:26:35,040 Speaker 1: Jones even better as a runner. And so I think 528 00:26:35,080 --> 00:26:37,520 Speaker 1: you gotta look at those two guys as a tandem, 529 00:26:37,520 --> 00:26:40,119 Speaker 1: and the only way they win this game is with 530 00:26:40,200 --> 00:26:42,119 Speaker 1: great play calling and a hell of a lot of 531 00:26:42,200 --> 00:26:44,879 Speaker 1: running and those two guys going on long drives and 532 00:26:44,960 --> 00:26:46,639 Speaker 1: just being better on the ground. And I think that's 533 00:26:46,640 --> 00:26:51,640 Speaker 1: where Philly is weak. I have the Giants at number 534 00:26:51,680 --> 00:26:57,879 Speaker 1: seven in the power rankings above the that does that 535 00:26:57,960 --> 00:27:01,400 Speaker 1: include like the Lions for instance? The lines are now 536 00:27:01,440 --> 00:27:03,680 Speaker 1: they get moved out once you move to the divisional round. 537 00:27:03,720 --> 00:27:05,840 Speaker 1: It's just four teens. You should keep them like just 538 00:27:05,960 --> 00:27:10,800 Speaker 1: up until like we must. Like I was trying to think, 539 00:27:10,800 --> 00:27:12,399 Speaker 1: who is the best team that missed the plant? Is 540 00:27:12,440 --> 00:27:15,600 Speaker 1: probably them? Like where would they fit in that? Yeah? Yeah, no, 541 00:27:15,800 --> 00:27:17,800 Speaker 1: the thing is and we did in the live show 542 00:27:18,000 --> 00:27:21,760 Speaker 1: last night. I throughout it. What's more likely? What's more 543 00:27:21,840 --> 00:27:25,359 Speaker 1: likely Daniel Jones comes down to Earth and all this 544 00:27:25,400 --> 00:27:27,639 Speaker 1: talk about him getting a one hundred million dollar contract 545 00:27:27,640 --> 00:27:31,320 Speaker 1: doesn't seem so simple a week from now, or the 546 00:27:31,359 --> 00:27:34,440 Speaker 1: Eagles are that classic and one of the great examples 547 00:27:34,440 --> 00:27:36,239 Speaker 1: of a team that peaks too soon and they kind 548 00:27:36,240 --> 00:27:39,800 Speaker 1: of come out flat and the court alright, nice, and 549 00:27:39,840 --> 00:27:42,360 Speaker 1: the quarterback doesn't look right and we'll kind of remember 550 00:27:42,400 --> 00:27:45,959 Speaker 1: the season as you know, man, if it hurts, just 551 00:27:46,040 --> 00:27:48,000 Speaker 1: what have stayed healthy, maybe things would have been different. 552 00:27:48,240 --> 00:27:50,000 Speaker 1: I think that's that's in play here, and we're not 553 00:27:50,000 --> 00:27:53,240 Speaker 1: gonna know for sure until we see how Philadelphia uses 554 00:27:53,520 --> 00:27:56,960 Speaker 1: their dynamic quarterback. I think now that you know we're 555 00:27:56,960 --> 00:27:59,600 Speaker 1: here divisional weekends where the rubber meets the road, they're 556 00:27:59,640 --> 00:28:02,399 Speaker 1: going to I think have their a game plan and 557 00:28:02,440 --> 00:28:04,280 Speaker 1: just hope for the best. That would be unless there's 558 00:28:04,280 --> 00:28:06,200 Speaker 1: something really bad going on with Hurts that we don't 559 00:28:06,200 --> 00:28:08,680 Speaker 1: know about. And I come off the injury report which 560 00:28:08,680 --> 00:28:12,480 Speaker 1: almost felt like a showy yeah, and it's just like, 561 00:28:12,680 --> 00:28:17,520 Speaker 1: can can he withstand the punishment of a Giant's defensive 562 00:28:17,520 --> 00:28:19,600 Speaker 1: line that can go get it? I think, and very 563 00:28:19,640 --> 00:28:23,480 Speaker 1: fairly Dexter Lawrence got a ton of pop um based 564 00:28:23,480 --> 00:28:26,320 Speaker 1: on his performance on Sunday and through the week, and 565 00:28:26,359 --> 00:28:28,320 Speaker 1: it kind of reminds you again the Giants that they're 566 00:28:28,359 --> 00:28:31,280 Speaker 1: just good at building defensive lines, and with Leonard Williams 567 00:28:31,280 --> 00:28:35,359 Speaker 1: there and Cavon, they have just the ability to create 568 00:28:35,440 --> 00:28:39,480 Speaker 1: havoc and make players uncomfortable, like the Kirk Cousins check 569 00:28:39,560 --> 00:28:42,840 Speaker 1: down on fourth down that was because he couldn't hang 570 00:28:42,880 --> 00:28:44,760 Speaker 1: in the pockets and it put him in a situation 571 00:28:44,760 --> 00:28:46,080 Speaker 1: where he's like, do I just throw it up for 572 00:28:46,120 --> 00:28:48,640 Speaker 1: grabs or throw it to that guy open and underneath 573 00:28:48,640 --> 00:28:51,520 Speaker 1: and see if he can make one or two plays. Um, 574 00:28:51,560 --> 00:28:54,239 Speaker 1: can they make Jalen Hurts uncomfortable? Can they put some 575 00:28:54,280 --> 00:28:56,320 Speaker 1: pops on Janaleen? You don't want to see anybody get injured, 576 00:28:56,560 --> 00:28:58,760 Speaker 1: but make this guy pay for it when he tries 577 00:28:58,800 --> 00:29:01,000 Speaker 1: to be physical and running the ball. All the Giants 578 00:29:01,000 --> 00:29:02,760 Speaker 1: have a chance to dictate the flow of the game 579 00:29:02,800 --> 00:29:05,400 Speaker 1: by what they can do upfront. I'd like to think 580 00:29:05,400 --> 00:29:07,760 Speaker 1: they do. I mean I also think as Theesel Glari 581 00:29:07,880 --> 00:29:10,600 Speaker 1: who will be on the injury report. Brian Dable said 582 00:29:10,640 --> 00:29:12,400 Speaker 1: he he had he was out there for a walkthrough. 583 00:29:12,440 --> 00:29:14,080 Speaker 1: We'll see what he can do. What version of me 584 00:29:14,080 --> 00:29:17,080 Speaker 1: you get? Um, Lane Johnson back for the Eagles thing? 585 00:29:17,120 --> 00:29:19,440 Speaker 1: That's huge. I mean, there's they're a different version of 586 00:29:19,520 --> 00:29:22,520 Speaker 1: Lane Johnson, that's the version of him, and Hurts almost 587 00:29:22,520 --> 00:29:24,920 Speaker 1: feels like the biggest X factor. I think that's why 588 00:29:24,960 --> 00:29:27,120 Speaker 1: we don't know, because I will go back to the 589 00:29:27,160 --> 00:29:28,880 Speaker 1: fact that, like for all this stuff, the way that 590 00:29:28,880 --> 00:29:31,440 Speaker 1: the Giants have evolved, how have they evolved to stop 591 00:29:31,520 --> 00:29:33,680 Speaker 1: Davanta Smith and A. J. Brown who wrecked them in 592 00:29:33,680 --> 00:29:36,200 Speaker 1: that game. I just don't see where that's where that's changed. 593 00:29:36,360 --> 00:29:39,160 Speaker 1: And if Hurts can, if Hurts is healthy, like that 594 00:29:39,240 --> 00:29:43,160 Speaker 1: to basically pays though, Dorry Jackson and Xavier McKenney are 595 00:29:43,200 --> 00:29:46,360 Speaker 1: there two best players in the secondary. They were injured 596 00:29:46,360 --> 00:29:49,480 Speaker 1: throughout this season. In their return, like really, I think 597 00:29:49,520 --> 00:29:53,480 Speaker 1: helps out that secondary. I uh, I think about that 598 00:29:53,480 --> 00:29:56,360 Speaker 1: pass rush that you mentioned with the Giants and like, 599 00:29:56,440 --> 00:29:58,920 Speaker 1: this isn't the Vikings they're going against. This is a 600 00:29:59,000 --> 00:30:02,600 Speaker 1: future Hall of Fame er potentially. Wow. They put that 601 00:30:02,640 --> 00:30:05,480 Speaker 1: on way too early for Jason Kelsey, but he'll get considered, 602 00:30:06,000 --> 00:30:08,600 Speaker 1: um not early in his career. Just I haven't thought 603 00:30:08,600 --> 00:30:10,440 Speaker 1: about it. But he has like the numbers in the 604 00:30:10,480 --> 00:30:12,280 Speaker 1: All Pros and all that to do it. He's at 605 00:30:12,320 --> 00:30:16,280 Speaker 1: center a good interior line around him. Um. You know 606 00:30:16,400 --> 00:30:21,400 Speaker 1: a very popular podcast executive produced by our old producer 607 00:30:21,560 --> 00:30:25,920 Speaker 1: T d with Jason Kelsey. And so it's not the 608 00:30:25,960 --> 00:30:29,280 Speaker 1: same matchup Garrett Bradberry and the Vikings offensive line. No 609 00:30:29,400 --> 00:30:31,960 Speaker 1: no pop, no podcast, no Hall of Famers. I just 610 00:30:32,080 --> 00:30:34,360 Speaker 1: I see something happening in this game, and like, I look, 611 00:30:34,400 --> 00:30:37,040 Speaker 1: I picked the Giants to win an overtime, and I 612 00:30:37,080 --> 00:30:38,840 Speaker 1: think they're gonna hang around and make this This is 613 00:30:38,880 --> 00:30:41,960 Speaker 1: gonna be like a point of departure for Brian Dables 614 00:30:41,960 --> 00:30:44,440 Speaker 1: Giants that I think goes win or lose. You go 615 00:30:44,520 --> 00:30:47,040 Speaker 1: into this offseason with more hope around the New York 616 00:30:47,040 --> 00:30:49,440 Speaker 1: Giants than we've seen in a million years since the 617 00:30:49,440 --> 00:30:52,880 Speaker 1: Super Bowl. But because they're coming off of Daniel Jones 618 00:30:53,000 --> 00:30:56,080 Speaker 1: day where he shredded in Minnesota Vikings past defense that 619 00:30:56,200 --> 00:30:58,200 Speaker 1: is the worst in league in the league, and you 620 00:30:58,360 --> 00:31:00,400 Speaker 1: pair that with the way that we viewed the Eagles 621 00:31:00,440 --> 00:31:02,920 Speaker 1: for two plus weeks, it's like, oh, maybe they're not 622 00:31:02,960 --> 00:31:05,360 Speaker 1: the same team, Like what's going on with them? Like 623 00:31:05,400 --> 00:31:07,640 Speaker 1: they're not impressing us. I'm not sure any of that 624 00:31:07,800 --> 00:31:10,640 Speaker 1: is actually factually relevant to this game. But you're not 625 00:31:10,640 --> 00:31:13,640 Speaker 1: going to bring up all of this when you retweet 626 00:31:13,760 --> 00:31:17,280 Speaker 1: the Giants social media that's pointing out you're the only 627 00:31:17,440 --> 00:31:20,760 Speaker 1: person that that Yeah, well, of course, of course, But 628 00:31:20,760 --> 00:31:22,680 Speaker 1: but I I said that I picked him, and I'm 629 00:31:22,680 --> 00:31:24,720 Speaker 1: gonna roll with it because it's exciting and fun. But 630 00:31:25,120 --> 00:31:27,240 Speaker 1: I just think the Eagles are getting a little looked 631 00:31:27,280 --> 00:31:31,240 Speaker 1: past right now. I mean, they were dominant for of 632 00:31:31,240 --> 00:31:34,560 Speaker 1: their games. Yes they were. Um, I need to see 633 00:31:34,560 --> 00:31:37,040 Speaker 1: that team again, and we just saw with their division 634 00:31:37,080 --> 00:31:39,800 Speaker 1: made the Cowboys another team that we have far less 635 00:31:39,840 --> 00:31:42,600 Speaker 1: reason to trust based on their recent history. They hit 636 00:31:42,640 --> 00:31:44,360 Speaker 1: the pedal in the medal as soon as the playoffs 637 00:31:44,360 --> 00:31:47,480 Speaker 1: started and looked like a different team a little. I 638 00:31:47,560 --> 00:31:50,480 Speaker 1: just maybe this is just as my New York Jeff 639 00:31:50,480 --> 00:31:55,600 Speaker 1: fan scar tissue here. Um, Like I said, my old 640 00:31:55,600 --> 00:31:58,320 Speaker 1: man dad hates the Giants, but he's still in that 641 00:31:58,480 --> 00:32:01,360 Speaker 1: market with the media and fans all around him. I 642 00:32:01,520 --> 00:32:05,480 Speaker 1: moved to California, big Keith fan, thank you Mark as 643 00:32:05,560 --> 00:32:08,600 Speaker 1: he is of you. Um, I came here and I 644 00:32:08,640 --> 00:32:11,480 Speaker 1: lost all that giant vitriol. But then, like in the text, 645 00:32:11,600 --> 00:32:13,640 Speaker 1: the text threads with my buddies back to East. They're 646 00:32:13,640 --> 00:32:16,120 Speaker 1: getting They're really feeling themselves. Greg would hate it that 647 00:32:16,240 --> 00:32:18,880 Speaker 1: the Giants fans and the way they talked about the 648 00:32:18,960 --> 00:32:22,760 Speaker 1: quarterback is as if they have now found a generational 649 00:32:22,800 --> 00:32:25,360 Speaker 1: talent and Daniel Jones And I'm just gonna a little 650 00:32:25,360 --> 00:32:28,320 Speaker 1: bit of cold water. Okay, when did everyone start talking 651 00:32:28,320 --> 00:32:31,640 Speaker 1: about Daniel Jones making this big leap? It was starting 652 00:32:31,640 --> 00:32:33,960 Speaker 1: with Christmas Eve. It was I know, he kind of 653 00:32:34,000 --> 00:32:35,680 Speaker 1: got better as the season came along. But all this 654 00:32:35,760 --> 00:32:38,520 Speaker 1: talk about like now the offense runs through Daniel Jones. 655 00:32:38,640 --> 00:32:40,560 Speaker 1: Daniel Jones is the best player on the offense. Daniel 656 00:32:40,600 --> 00:32:45,600 Speaker 1: Jones is he lit up Minnesota in Minnesota, absolutely walked 657 00:32:45,640 --> 00:32:47,440 Speaker 1: over a colts team that doesn't even deserve to be 658 00:32:47,440 --> 00:32:49,440 Speaker 1: in the league right now, and then did it again 659 00:32:49,480 --> 00:32:53,320 Speaker 1: to Minnesota. Those are that that's bottom of the barrel 660 00:32:53,360 --> 00:32:57,080 Speaker 1: in terms of defenses and schemes right now. And to 661 00:32:57,280 --> 00:33:00,240 Speaker 1: now ask him to go against the Eagles. If this 662 00:33:00,280 --> 00:33:02,200 Speaker 1: guy balls out against the Eagles, I'm gonna shut my 663 00:33:02,240 --> 00:33:04,640 Speaker 1: mouth and be the first one to sing this guy's praises. 664 00:33:05,120 --> 00:33:08,040 Speaker 1: But I'm a little concerned about the Danny Danny Times 665 00:33:08,080 --> 00:33:10,560 Speaker 1: hype against how he's built up that hype in the 666 00:33:10,640 --> 00:33:13,080 Speaker 1: last month. It's totally fair. This is a like a 667 00:33:13,200 --> 00:33:16,680 Speaker 1: raging litmus test um that would change perceptions about him 668 00:33:16,680 --> 00:33:18,920 Speaker 1: forever if he went out and did the same thing. Uh, 669 00:33:19,040 --> 00:33:22,880 Speaker 1: that doesn't feel like people have already made like I've 670 00:33:22,880 --> 00:33:25,040 Speaker 1: been in I feel like I've had some Daniel Jones 671 00:33:25,080 --> 00:33:28,760 Speaker 1: stock from the beginning. I wrote A regrettable long season 672 00:33:28,880 --> 00:33:31,120 Speaker 1: wasn't quite a long off season long form, but it 673 00:33:31,160 --> 00:33:33,400 Speaker 1: was close about how excited I was about him and 674 00:33:33,480 --> 00:33:36,120 Speaker 1: Drew Lock. I think he's been like rock solid all 675 00:33:36,120 --> 00:33:42,920 Speaker 1: along and maybe saying it was regrettable. I've taken fire 676 00:33:43,040 --> 00:33:46,080 Speaker 1: for this article on Twitter quite a few times, and 677 00:33:46,320 --> 00:33:48,400 Speaker 1: and I am stupid. But then the Daniel Jones part 678 00:33:48,400 --> 00:33:49,960 Speaker 1: of it, I think he's always been better than people 679 00:33:49,960 --> 00:33:52,600 Speaker 1: gave him credit for. And I think the surrounding talent 680 00:33:52,640 --> 00:33:55,640 Speaker 1: and certainly the coaching hasten never call you Greg. Also 681 00:33:55,720 --> 00:33:58,720 Speaker 1: absolutely we got into it after a Monday night game 682 00:33:58,720 --> 00:34:01,280 Speaker 1: when you fried I a gent I like Daniel Jones 683 00:34:01,360 --> 00:34:02,960 Speaker 1: is a little spicy, and you were like, he's the 684 00:34:02,960 --> 00:34:04,840 Speaker 1: worst quarter is one of the he's the worst quarterback 685 00:34:04,840 --> 00:34:07,400 Speaker 1: in the league. With your Giants takes right now, you're 686 00:34:07,440 --> 00:34:09,120 Speaker 1: kind of all over your I think you're trying to 687 00:34:09,120 --> 00:34:11,640 Speaker 1: get in on this and you're struggling because it doesn't 688 00:34:11,680 --> 00:34:18,439 Speaker 1: you know, buying this. You had a think piece about 689 00:34:18,520 --> 00:34:21,040 Speaker 1: Drew Lock when he was going against Geno Smith as 690 00:34:21,040 --> 00:34:24,000 Speaker 1: Seattle's quarterback. It was more than two years ago. It 691 00:34:24,080 --> 00:34:26,320 Speaker 1: was the off season piece that I was excited to 692 00:34:26,360 --> 00:34:29,439 Speaker 1: watch them coming out of their history once they're fair 693 00:34:29,480 --> 00:34:32,520 Speaker 1: their rookie season, and and you're right, I have been 694 00:34:32,560 --> 00:34:35,520 Speaker 1: a little all over the place, like with this Giants pick, 695 00:34:35,600 --> 00:34:38,600 Speaker 1: and you mentioned the Cowboys before. With this Giants team, 696 00:34:38,640 --> 00:34:41,399 Speaker 1: you mentioned the Cowboys before, and the Cowboys, I think 697 00:34:41,480 --> 00:34:43,399 Speaker 1: last week it was a good example of a team 698 00:34:43,440 --> 00:34:45,920 Speaker 1: like you were looking at what had happened recently and 699 00:34:45,960 --> 00:34:48,160 Speaker 1: no one was really as focused on like one team's 700 00:34:48,160 --> 00:34:50,719 Speaker 1: twelve and five and one team's eight and nine. For 701 00:34:50,760 --> 00:34:53,200 Speaker 1: a reason, one teams loaded a top five offense defense 702 00:34:53,239 --> 00:34:55,080 Speaker 1: on both sides of the ball, and I think that's 703 00:34:55,120 --> 00:34:57,279 Speaker 1: the case here with this Eagles team. Even though I 704 00:34:57,320 --> 00:35:01,120 Speaker 1: think the Giants are belonging this game and I think 705 00:35:01,239 --> 00:35:03,879 Speaker 1: that they're gonna survive, I don't think they can cover 706 00:35:04,000 --> 00:35:07,080 Speaker 1: Dallas Godder, I don't think they're linebackers can play a lick. 707 00:35:07,400 --> 00:35:09,960 Speaker 1: And I'm turning back around. I'm the heel. Let's go, 708 00:35:10,520 --> 00:35:15,839 Speaker 1: we're locking it off. Greg Is he's growing his craft 709 00:35:15,880 --> 00:35:17,400 Speaker 1: as a showman. I'll give him that, because he just 710 00:35:17,440 --> 00:35:21,360 Speaker 1: went like kind of w WF wrestling. Are you insituating 711 00:35:21,360 --> 00:35:26,279 Speaker 1: that you were the hero before this? But it comes 712 00:35:26,320 --> 00:35:29,759 Speaker 1: to picking the Giants games, it's more fun for the 713 00:35:29,800 --> 00:35:34,120 Speaker 1: lock bros Than to embrace this Giant's team as our 714 00:35:34,239 --> 00:35:36,800 Speaker 1: lock off with Greg. The only thing that does annoy 715 00:35:36,880 --> 00:35:41,799 Speaker 1: me is if we lose this lock, Greg gets the 716 00:35:41,880 --> 00:35:46,120 Speaker 1: saunter through Super Bowl Sunday without a care in the world. Yeah, 717 00:35:46,160 --> 00:35:47,799 Speaker 1: but that's we're at that moment, were at that moment. 718 00:35:47,880 --> 00:35:50,120 Speaker 1: It's a crucible. He's gonna if he's if he wins 719 00:35:50,160 --> 00:35:52,360 Speaker 1: in pick no matter what else, it doesn't matter. So 720 00:35:53,239 --> 00:35:58,560 Speaker 1: we're doing it on three. Yeah, alright, on three on three, 721 00:35:59,000 --> 00:36:05,600 Speaker 1: we're go get up, let's go. Gee, let's go. I mean, 722 00:36:05,640 --> 00:36:10,200 Speaker 1: who's the showman, Now, let's go. I am making this 723 00:36:10,280 --> 00:36:12,600 Speaker 1: a double lock off because I'm going to lock the 724 00:36:12,640 --> 00:36:17,759 Speaker 1: Eagles and that's actually that's gonna like this. So the 725 00:36:17,800 --> 00:36:20,759 Speaker 1: guy with like the winning percent just aligned with Greg. Good. 726 00:36:20,960 --> 00:36:23,080 Speaker 1: But Greg, the thing is, you can't go now change 727 00:36:23,120 --> 00:36:27,120 Speaker 1: to the Chiefs. No. I I thought about how all 728 00:36:27,120 --> 00:36:30,399 Speaker 1: the ways this show could go. Let's go. This felt 729 00:36:30,440 --> 00:36:33,640 Speaker 1: like the most excitingthing, which is I felt like you 730 00:36:33,680 --> 00:36:36,040 Speaker 1: guys would come with me on this. This is fantastic. 731 00:36:36,080 --> 00:36:39,880 Speaker 1: We all could do it in this lock and if 732 00:36:39,920 --> 00:36:42,080 Speaker 1: you guys want to. Um, someone just got in my 733 00:36:42,160 --> 00:36:44,520 Speaker 1: year I believe he's nine feet tall and said, there's 734 00:36:44,520 --> 00:36:46,880 Speaker 1: some interesting stuff in that Drew lock article if we 735 00:36:46,920 --> 00:36:49,000 Speaker 1: want to surface it at any point, maybe that's a 736 00:36:49,600 --> 00:36:52,160 Speaker 1: I don't know, there's some people working against you behind 737 00:36:52,200 --> 00:36:54,279 Speaker 1: the scenes. I mean, if you brought it up, it's 738 00:36:54,280 --> 00:36:56,480 Speaker 1: on NFL dot com. I can't ride from it. I mean, 739 00:36:56,480 --> 00:36:59,480 Speaker 1: I think we all have a few things problematic. I 740 00:36:59,480 --> 00:37:02,080 Speaker 1: want to I think so. Well. Actually, no, they redid 741 00:37:02,160 --> 00:37:06,320 Speaker 1: the content management system and wiped all our body careers 742 00:37:06,400 --> 00:37:08,880 Speaker 1: like two World right up on Kim Kardashi and having 743 00:37:08,920 --> 00:37:11,080 Speaker 1: a crush on Tim Tebow. That's not the way to 744 00:37:11,160 --> 00:37:15,480 Speaker 1: start your career here. Where where's your life's worked in? Oh? 745 00:37:15,560 --> 00:37:17,920 Speaker 1: I don't know, it's lost in the digital abysses. Oh 746 00:37:17,920 --> 00:37:21,719 Speaker 1: they changed cms is so I don't exist anymore. I 747 00:37:21,719 --> 00:37:26,040 Speaker 1: think it's like a Julia Roberts movie in um, all right, dude, 748 00:37:26,080 --> 00:37:27,920 Speaker 1: let's just pick the games before week. We're gonna take 749 00:37:27,920 --> 00:37:30,520 Speaker 1: a halftime break here and visit with a friend. What 750 00:37:30,560 --> 00:37:32,759 Speaker 1: do we have, Jaguars, Chiefs? What do we have for 751 00:37:32,840 --> 00:37:36,560 Speaker 1: scores there? I had the Jaguars covering and losing in 752 00:37:36,560 --> 00:37:41,240 Speaker 1: in the thirties. I think it's gonna be Chiefs seven 753 00:37:41,440 --> 00:37:45,080 Speaker 1: Jaguars one. All right, I'll go Chiefs thirty eight, Jacks 754 00:37:46,040 --> 00:37:50,360 Speaker 1: and Giants Eagles. You know that my whole um Daniel 755 00:37:50,400 --> 00:37:53,320 Speaker 1: Jones thing, I kind of you know, I believe what 756 00:37:53,440 --> 00:37:55,160 Speaker 1: I say typically on the show, and even it's not 757 00:37:55,200 --> 00:37:59,680 Speaker 1: always right a week and extremely um apprehensive about Danny 758 00:37:59,760 --> 00:38:02,439 Speaker 1: Dine here, but it's too late to back out now. 759 00:38:02,680 --> 00:38:06,680 Speaker 1: So yes, the Giants in a classic again. And I've been, 760 00:38:07,080 --> 00:38:10,600 Speaker 1: you know, watching the Giants for thirty years, and these 761 00:38:10,640 --> 00:38:14,399 Speaker 1: Giants playoff runs. They usually don't go one win and out. 762 00:38:15,280 --> 00:38:17,799 Speaker 1: They take on a vibe like midway through that Vikings game, 763 00:38:17,840 --> 00:38:19,920 Speaker 1: you just you knew it. You knew the Giants are 764 00:38:19,920 --> 00:38:22,440 Speaker 1: gonna find a way because sometimes again, same thing with 765 00:38:22,520 --> 00:38:26,000 Speaker 1: the Chargers on the other side, you could change the players, 766 00:38:26,040 --> 00:38:28,360 Speaker 1: the management, the coaches, but some teams they just have 767 00:38:28,600 --> 00:38:31,560 Speaker 1: this thing that sticks to them. And the Giants go 768 00:38:31,640 --> 00:38:35,960 Speaker 1: on these memorable runs. They're gonna win another very close game. 769 00:38:36,000 --> 00:38:39,960 Speaker 1: I'm gonna say the Giants locking it up. The eight 770 00:38:40,160 --> 00:38:44,680 Speaker 1: six and ninety teams were dominant um punishing operations under 771 00:38:44,760 --> 00:38:48,280 Speaker 1: Bill Parcels and Bill Belichick, the two Eli manning teams. 772 00:38:48,280 --> 00:38:51,280 Speaker 1: Though you are so right, you get vibes with this team. 773 00:38:51,320 --> 00:38:53,680 Speaker 1: I'm not saying that they're the equivalent talent wise, but 774 00:38:53,719 --> 00:38:56,680 Speaker 1: those teams went into the playoffs with shaky records. Um 775 00:38:56,800 --> 00:38:59,320 Speaker 1: just squeaking in and then some magic took over and 776 00:38:59,360 --> 00:39:00,759 Speaker 1: it was like, we don't are you playing. I kind 777 00:39:00,800 --> 00:39:02,799 Speaker 1: of feel they've got that thing. Maybe it's next year 778 00:39:02,840 --> 00:39:05,120 Speaker 1: if it's not this year. But I picked them in 779 00:39:05,200 --> 00:39:07,920 Speaker 1: this fantastic thing that happened in our picks thing online 780 00:39:07,920 --> 00:39:10,919 Speaker 1: on Twitter to twenty in overtime, which means sa Kwan 781 00:39:11,000 --> 00:39:14,080 Speaker 1: Barkley rips off like an eight four yard touchdown run 782 00:39:14,280 --> 00:39:16,640 Speaker 1: after the Eagles goes free and out on their opening 783 00:39:16,719 --> 00:39:19,480 Speaker 1: overtime possession in New York moves on. You know, I 784 00:39:19,480 --> 00:39:21,680 Speaker 1: didn't feel like amazing about either of the Eagles or 785 00:39:21,680 --> 00:39:23,440 Speaker 1: the Chiefs, which are the two obvious ones. I had 786 00:39:23,480 --> 00:39:26,719 Speaker 1: the Giants covering on on the game picko, like a 787 00:39:26,840 --> 00:39:29,520 Speaker 1: Giants win would not shock me. But I think the 788 00:39:29,560 --> 00:39:32,160 Speaker 1: Giants have way more weaknesses. I think it's on defense, 789 00:39:32,239 --> 00:39:35,720 Speaker 1: especially those linebackers. Just picking on those guys with Sanders 790 00:39:35,760 --> 00:39:38,640 Speaker 1: and got Her And you know, while we're on the 791 00:39:38,680 --> 00:39:44,520 Speaker 1: subject of predictions, Mark um Greg brought it up on 792 00:39:44,560 --> 00:39:46,120 Speaker 1: the Live show, and I feel like I should bring 793 00:39:46,160 --> 00:39:50,320 Speaker 1: it up now that you know the Bucks, the NFC 794 00:39:50,400 --> 00:39:52,640 Speaker 1: South winner did not win a playoff game, and yet 795 00:39:52,680 --> 00:39:55,880 Speaker 1: you did not surface that information. You didn't take the 796 00:39:56,040 --> 00:39:58,279 Speaker 1: l on the Monday show and a Tuesday show, and 797 00:39:58,280 --> 00:40:01,560 Speaker 1: I thought, maybe this is something. Well, I didn't lock 798 00:40:01,640 --> 00:40:03,680 Speaker 1: your a dress. I didn't lock it up. Um, you 799 00:40:04,280 --> 00:40:09,200 Speaker 1: spent like fifteen different shows talking. I'll be honest, like 800 00:40:09,280 --> 00:40:12,719 Speaker 1: those Sunday night shows sometimes like I want you to 801 00:40:12,719 --> 00:40:14,480 Speaker 1: believe me, I forgot to. It was it was the 802 00:40:14,560 --> 00:40:17,560 Speaker 1: Tuesday show, all right, especially by Tuesday, I forgot to. 803 00:40:17,760 --> 00:40:20,600 Speaker 1: But you're right, so you're seeing where my mind is. Um, 804 00:40:20,760 --> 00:40:22,840 Speaker 1: I that's I'll take the ELM that I should have 805 00:40:22,880 --> 00:40:24,520 Speaker 1: done that, because if I'm gonna, would you have brought 806 00:40:24,560 --> 00:40:26,719 Speaker 1: it up if the Bucks won? Of course, of course 807 00:40:26,760 --> 00:40:28,360 Speaker 1: it would have been more in my mind. But I 808 00:40:28,360 --> 00:40:30,880 Speaker 1: would say this that, like if I'm gonna walk around 809 00:40:30,960 --> 00:40:33,200 Speaker 1: prance around the studio telling Greg to be more of 810 00:40:33,200 --> 00:40:35,600 Speaker 1: a showman, I've got to take the el's with the W. 811 00:40:35,800 --> 00:40:38,200 Speaker 1: So that's on me and it's a learning point. All 812 00:40:38,680 --> 00:40:41,600 Speaker 1: but I took the air. But you know now you can't. 813 00:40:41,760 --> 00:40:44,040 Speaker 1: You didn't back down on stage in front of the 814 00:40:44,040 --> 00:40:47,960 Speaker 1: sold out crowd. But this is nice you've but you 815 00:40:48,000 --> 00:40:50,640 Speaker 1: just have to keep like you know, you don't take punches, 816 00:40:50,680 --> 00:40:54,160 Speaker 1: you keep throwing them. It was it was it not. 817 00:40:55,680 --> 00:40:57,080 Speaker 1: There were one or two people in there that were 818 00:40:57,080 --> 00:40:59,040 Speaker 1: a little two liquored up. There was one gentleman that 819 00:40:59,120 --> 00:41:01,160 Speaker 1: just kept shouting at one point of miss Lake. There's 820 00:41:01,160 --> 00:41:04,160 Speaker 1: always one way more in England. I mean, I don't 821 00:41:04,200 --> 00:41:07,279 Speaker 1: know if the people of England ever stopped drinking. I 822 00:41:07,320 --> 00:41:11,520 Speaker 1: believe that country is perpetually in a inebriated and I'm 823 00:41:11,520 --> 00:41:14,080 Speaker 1: cool with it. But it's sometimes again, like we tried 824 00:41:14,120 --> 00:41:17,960 Speaker 1: to do two years ago, back to back live shows. Uh, 825 00:41:18,000 --> 00:41:20,439 Speaker 1: it was when Mark wasn't with us. You were ill Mark, 826 00:41:20,520 --> 00:41:23,320 Speaker 1: and it was Greg and I And by the second show, 827 00:41:23,480 --> 00:41:26,600 Speaker 1: the people of England were so drunk. London was so 828 00:41:26,760 --> 00:41:30,880 Speaker 1: underwater with al that we couldn't even hear ourselves in conversation. 829 00:41:31,400 --> 00:41:32,880 Speaker 1: It's a little different in l A. I think we 830 00:41:32,920 --> 00:41:36,640 Speaker 1: could ask our halftime guest about that. Yes, let's take 831 00:41:36,680 --> 00:41:39,160 Speaker 1: a break and talk to one of the very drunk 832 00:41:39,200 --> 00:41:45,480 Speaker 1: men of London. All right, welcome back. I mentioned we 833 00:41:45,480 --> 00:41:51,080 Speaker 1: were going to have a a buzzed Londoner joining us now, 834 00:41:51,719 --> 00:41:58,160 Speaker 1: and here he is. God saved the King, God saved 835 00:41:58,239 --> 00:42:01,799 Speaker 1: Henry Hodgson. Well, come back to around the NFL our 836 00:42:01,880 --> 00:42:04,799 Speaker 1: good friend who we miss dearly in the States. But 837 00:42:04,920 --> 00:42:08,399 Speaker 1: we know you have more important things to handle now, 838 00:42:08,640 --> 00:42:13,120 Speaker 1: Mr Responsibility, Hi, guys, I miss you guys a lot 839 00:42:13,160 --> 00:42:15,720 Speaker 1: as well. How you I don't know about your nickname 840 00:42:15,760 --> 00:42:19,040 Speaker 1: going from Handsome Hank to Mr Responsibility. That seems like 841 00:42:19,080 --> 00:42:25,920 Speaker 1: a bad life. Stick with the prior. Yeah it's still true. Yeah, Um, Hank, 842 00:42:26,280 --> 00:42:31,040 Speaker 1: we are um stopping down our preview for a little 843 00:42:31,040 --> 00:42:33,279 Speaker 1: halftime assignment because we want to share. We have this 844 00:42:33,440 --> 00:42:44,319 Speaker 1: great passionate overseas listenership and rapid rabbit. For America, we're 845 00:42:44,320 --> 00:42:47,239 Speaker 1: having another cultural disconnect. It would be rabbit here, but 846 00:42:47,280 --> 00:42:50,319 Speaker 1: I agree, I kind of agree with you. Well you're 847 00:42:50,400 --> 00:43:00,000 Speaker 1: from sorry, so like the American dictionary not the English dictionary. Um, anyway, 848 00:43:00,080 --> 00:43:03,080 Speaker 1: rabbit is the correct pronunciation. Um, let's get to it. 849 00:43:03,160 --> 00:43:06,840 Speaker 1: Let's share the game. The home the designated home teams 850 00:43:06,840 --> 00:43:13,920 Speaker 1: Hank for the International International Games two thousand twenty three. 851 00:43:14,200 --> 00:43:19,000 Speaker 1: Let's bring that that tune up again, that classic national 852 00:43:19,040 --> 00:43:23,239 Speaker 1: and classic iconic even historic. Did I like God save 853 00:43:23,320 --> 00:43:25,239 Speaker 1: the Queen better? I thought a little bit of a 854 00:43:25,280 --> 00:43:27,040 Speaker 1: little pop to it, a little more a little more 855 00:43:27,120 --> 00:43:30,560 Speaker 1: kind of your own king, save yourself, a little more feminist. 856 00:43:32,880 --> 00:43:41,200 Speaker 1: But right, Hank, the National Football League isn't think if 857 00:43:41,239 --> 00:43:43,359 Speaker 1: we were called this time last year when we talked 858 00:43:43,400 --> 00:43:46,480 Speaker 1: about this, mock predicted that maybe a change in mock. 859 00:43:47,760 --> 00:43:51,640 Speaker 1: You know what, I mentioned that even before the show, Like, um, 860 00:43:51,960 --> 00:43:55,080 Speaker 1: it happened very soon after. It was weeks before Henry 861 00:43:55,120 --> 00:43:59,600 Speaker 1: He basically did it himself. Yes, you mark your sentences 862 00:43:59,640 --> 00:44:02,440 Speaker 1: to watch the Crown all the way through this entire weekend. 863 00:44:02,640 --> 00:44:04,960 Speaker 1: I have no predictions about Prince Charles, who was young 864 00:44:05,000 --> 00:44:09,520 Speaker 1: and vibrant as far as I can see Sunday, he's young, vibrant. Uh, 865 00:44:09,600 --> 00:44:14,680 Speaker 1: let's get into it. Yes, um. The NFL announced five 866 00:44:14,680 --> 00:44:17,239 Speaker 1: teams set to play in the three international games. The 867 00:44:17,280 --> 00:44:23,359 Speaker 1: Buffalo Bills, the Tennessee Titans, Hey there, Grave Digger, Jacksonville's 868 00:44:23,400 --> 00:44:26,560 Speaker 1: Jaguars of course, the Kansas City Chiefs and New England 869 00:44:26,640 --> 00:44:32,719 Speaker 1: Patriots will all play home games. Uh. Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, 870 00:44:32,719 --> 00:44:35,600 Speaker 1: the Hot Toddy, the Big Tot will again host two 871 00:44:35,600 --> 00:44:39,440 Speaker 1: of those international games. Uh. The Jags will return to 872 00:44:39,560 --> 00:44:42,759 Speaker 1: their home away from home, Wembley Stadium as a part 873 00:44:42,800 --> 00:44:45,120 Speaker 1: of that multi year packed And how about that finally, 874 00:44:45,520 --> 00:44:50,000 Speaker 1: Henry your people after all these years, um, the Jaguars 875 00:44:50,080 --> 00:44:53,640 Speaker 1: being the designated team and it's like, oh, the a team. 876 00:44:53,960 --> 00:44:58,160 Speaker 1: Now the Jaguars are a team. What a treat for rules? Um? 877 00:44:58,360 --> 00:45:02,440 Speaker 1: Now it actually is cool. So that's great. It's always 878 00:45:02,440 --> 00:45:04,239 Speaker 1: been cool. It's exciting. This is this will be the 879 00:45:04,239 --> 00:45:07,239 Speaker 1: tent year. You know what. I'm UK, We've We've embraced it. 880 00:45:07,640 --> 00:45:12,920 Speaker 1: I actually done. Yeah, it's exciting that they are playing 881 00:45:13,239 --> 00:45:16,680 Speaker 1: um in in in a playoff game this weekend, alongside 882 00:45:16,920 --> 00:45:18,880 Speaker 1: with the Bills as well. So two teams. So the 883 00:45:19,080 --> 00:45:20,920 Speaker 1: two of the two of the eight teams playing this 884 00:45:20,960 --> 00:45:23,319 Speaker 1: weekend all be playing in London next year. Yeah. So 885 00:45:23,480 --> 00:45:27,120 Speaker 1: the chiefs of the Patriots are in Germany, Bills, Titans 886 00:45:27,120 --> 00:45:30,799 Speaker 1: and Jags h in London. I am always impressed and 887 00:45:30,840 --> 00:45:35,759 Speaker 1: surprised that the Jaguars fan base in London in the 888 00:45:35,880 --> 00:45:38,560 Speaker 1: UK is a real thing, and I gotta think this 889 00:45:38,560 --> 00:45:41,520 Speaker 1: this run kind of takes it to another level. Are 890 00:45:41,520 --> 00:45:43,759 Speaker 1: there like a lot of Bills and Titans fans? I 891 00:45:43,840 --> 00:45:46,720 Speaker 1: mean really, are there any Titans fans outside of Tennessee 892 00:45:46,760 --> 00:45:54,680 Speaker 1: in the studio? Ouchez. Wow, that's a tough one. Greg 893 00:45:54,680 --> 00:45:56,759 Speaker 1: took that to an interesting place and lots of people 894 00:45:56,880 --> 00:46:00,160 Speaker 1: excited to see the Titans. I didn't know that was 895 00:46:00,200 --> 00:46:03,759 Speaker 1: a question for me. I don't know. It all felt 896 00:46:03,800 --> 00:46:07,560 Speaker 1: like and then yet I will say this thing like 897 00:46:07,640 --> 00:46:09,160 Speaker 1: the lineup. I mean, we don't we only know how 898 00:46:09,280 --> 00:46:11,080 Speaker 1: to line up. But it's like I can think back 899 00:46:11,280 --> 00:46:14,000 Speaker 1: six seven years ago where it's like you'd send you'd 900 00:46:14,040 --> 00:46:17,239 Speaker 1: struggle to send competitive teams to London. You'd get these 901 00:46:17,280 --> 00:46:20,600 Speaker 1: were not always A matchups, there b matchups. These are 902 00:46:20,680 --> 00:46:23,200 Speaker 1: premier teams that happened this last season too. So I 903 00:46:23,200 --> 00:46:24,920 Speaker 1: would ask you this because we always get asked this 904 00:46:24,960 --> 00:46:26,719 Speaker 1: when we go to London and it's like we don't 905 00:46:26,719 --> 00:46:29,600 Speaker 1: really know. There was like what will what will football 906 00:46:29,640 --> 00:46:31,960 Speaker 1: look like ten years from now? It's like, well, we 907 00:46:32,280 --> 00:46:34,239 Speaker 1: would love to see a team in London, but like 908 00:46:34,320 --> 00:46:37,320 Speaker 1: I'm you, you know better than anyone where is this going? 909 00:46:37,440 --> 00:46:41,560 Speaker 1: Like where will we be? Will it look different than this? 910 00:46:44,000 --> 00:46:45,799 Speaker 1: I mean I think it could do. There's definitely think 911 00:46:46,040 --> 00:46:48,680 Speaker 1: the biggest issue is always like the inventory. How many 912 00:46:48,719 --> 00:46:52,360 Speaker 1: games could we actually take overseas um? But you know 913 00:46:52,400 --> 00:46:54,839 Speaker 1: the goal is to is to put on the best 914 00:46:54,880 --> 00:46:57,319 Speaker 1: postal experiences and and then if a team wanted to 915 00:46:57,360 --> 00:46:59,640 Speaker 1: come and play in London. If they wanted to move 916 00:47:00,280 --> 00:47:04,000 Speaker 1: into the UK and play permanently there, then we'd have 917 00:47:04,360 --> 00:47:06,359 Speaker 1: the fan base that could support it. That's the goal, 918 00:47:06,640 --> 00:47:10,400 Speaker 1: you can from. All we can do. Yeah, all we 919 00:47:10,440 --> 00:47:12,360 Speaker 1: can do though is just is just make sure that 920 00:47:12,400 --> 00:47:14,800 Speaker 1: what we do, the games that we put on, everything 921 00:47:14,800 --> 00:47:16,360 Speaker 1: else that we do in the UK puts us in 922 00:47:16,360 --> 00:47:18,960 Speaker 1: the right position if if a team were to want 923 00:47:19,000 --> 00:47:21,520 Speaker 1: to to take it to the UK. I always thought 924 00:47:21,520 --> 00:47:23,280 Speaker 1: you could have at least like an eight game slate, 925 00:47:23,400 --> 00:47:26,439 Speaker 1: like any any team. Now pretty close, But I will 926 00:47:26,440 --> 00:47:29,000 Speaker 1: say the idea that I personally this is just a 927 00:47:29,080 --> 00:47:31,239 Speaker 1: me thing, a mark thing. Like it's now wake up 928 00:47:31,280 --> 00:47:33,120 Speaker 1: at you know, five thirty in the morning to watch 929 00:47:33,160 --> 00:47:35,720 Speaker 1: this game, and then there's three It's like seventeen hours 930 00:47:35,719 --> 00:47:37,879 Speaker 1: of football and Sunday. I love it. It's fantastic. I'll 931 00:47:37,880 --> 00:47:39,719 Speaker 1: try to learn to speak like you, Henry, which will 932 00:47:39,960 --> 00:47:41,600 Speaker 1: rise me up through the ORC chart. But like, um, 933 00:47:42,280 --> 00:47:47,800 Speaker 1: I don't know, it's a lot. It's fantastic, it's great. 934 00:47:46,040 --> 00:47:53,319 Speaker 1: Pretty like talking trash about these I just do think 935 00:47:53,320 --> 00:47:55,879 Speaker 1: it's like coaches in general. A few times you've asked 936 00:47:55,920 --> 00:47:57,880 Speaker 1: coaches about London. I think they mean. I wonder if 937 00:47:57,880 --> 00:48:00,560 Speaker 1: a culture change happens here where it's like they don't disruption. 938 00:48:00,600 --> 00:48:01,960 Speaker 1: I think it is a bit of a distruction. The 939 00:48:01,960 --> 00:48:04,320 Speaker 1: players seemed to embrace and I love going to England. 940 00:48:04,440 --> 00:48:06,480 Speaker 1: It's like the coaches need to come around and realize, like, 941 00:48:06,760 --> 00:48:08,799 Speaker 1: this is your sport. You got to grow the game. 942 00:48:08,840 --> 00:48:10,799 Speaker 1: I do mean that where it's like it's a good experience, 943 00:48:10,840 --> 00:48:12,920 Speaker 1: but it's like some of them have a weird attitude 944 00:48:12,920 --> 00:48:14,640 Speaker 1: about having to take the week and go there and 945 00:48:14,680 --> 00:48:17,640 Speaker 1: do all that business they do. I mean, there's definitely 946 00:48:17,680 --> 00:48:20,600 Speaker 1: a strong correlation between the coaches who have that feeling 947 00:48:20,719 --> 00:48:23,160 Speaker 1: and the coaches who lose the games there, and then 948 00:48:23,160 --> 00:48:25,200 Speaker 1: the coaches are wins. It was a great experience and 949 00:48:25,239 --> 00:48:27,319 Speaker 1: we love to do it again because I've noticed that 950 00:48:27,440 --> 00:48:30,839 Speaker 1: correlation definitely. I would say, you know that twenty one 951 00:48:30,920 --> 00:48:33,719 Speaker 1: weeks of the year that the fans here in the 952 00:48:33,800 --> 00:48:37,560 Speaker 1: UK and Europe everywhere else in the world up until 953 00:48:37,680 --> 00:48:40,040 Speaker 1: all hours of the morning. During the NFL playoffs, there 954 00:48:40,040 --> 00:48:42,160 Speaker 1: are fans in the UK and Germany, you know, watching 955 00:48:42,200 --> 00:48:44,359 Speaker 1: games until five o'clock in the morning. So if once 956 00:48:44,400 --> 00:48:47,960 Speaker 1: in a while some teams could could come and coaches. 957 00:48:48,160 --> 00:48:50,319 Speaker 1: You know, could be okay, we're getting up early in 958 00:48:50,320 --> 00:48:51,920 Speaker 1: the morning. I think I think it would be okay, 959 00:48:52,120 --> 00:48:54,879 Speaker 1: pretty amazing. Uh, this will be the first Bill's time 960 00:48:55,040 --> 00:48:58,000 Speaker 1: time in London, right have they been there? They played, 961 00:48:58,320 --> 00:49:00,759 Speaker 1: they played before so last year ast you we checked 962 00:49:00,760 --> 00:49:02,880 Speaker 1: all the boxes. The Packers were the last team to 963 00:49:03,000 --> 00:49:05,839 Speaker 1: chalup to London. The Bills I think played in Okay 964 00:49:07,480 --> 00:49:09,640 Speaker 1: doesn't count. Connor and I went to that game actually 965 00:49:09,680 --> 00:49:12,880 Speaker 1: Jaguars Bills. It was a Rex Ryan, very very bizarre 966 00:49:12,880 --> 00:49:14,879 Speaker 1: game where the Jaguars were on fire and the place 967 00:49:15,000 --> 00:49:17,680 Speaker 1: Wembley was on fire. It is nice to have Josh 968 00:49:17,680 --> 00:49:20,960 Speaker 1: Allen going over to London. You got Patrick Mahomes heading 969 00:49:21,360 --> 00:49:24,839 Speaker 1: to Germany. Used to be the VP of all international 970 00:49:24,920 --> 00:49:26,920 Speaker 1: Now you're more focused on the UK. Is they're a 971 00:49:26,960 --> 00:49:30,560 Speaker 1: friendly rivalry here with like who gets the better games 972 00:49:30,560 --> 00:49:34,080 Speaker 1: and there's a there's a friendly rivalry. We want to 973 00:49:34,080 --> 00:49:35,960 Speaker 1: make sure that people in the UK have the best 974 00:49:36,000 --> 00:49:38,680 Speaker 1: possible time in the best game. So yeah, I would 975 00:49:38,719 --> 00:49:40,520 Speaker 1: say friendly rivalry is a nice way of putting it 976 00:49:40,600 --> 00:49:43,799 Speaker 1: that that Zappie game in in uh in Germany is 977 00:49:43,800 --> 00:49:48,080 Speaker 1: going to be a big one. That's your Dolphins fan 978 00:49:48,239 --> 00:49:51,320 Speaker 1: coming out and I love it. Um. Henry Hodson, general 979 00:49:51,360 --> 00:49:55,840 Speaker 1: manager of the NFL UK whoa the job titles, keeps 980 00:49:56,000 --> 00:49:58,680 Speaker 1: his power, oozes power and you know and you know 981 00:49:58,719 --> 00:50:00,840 Speaker 1: I've I've stated this numerou as time is both in 982 00:50:00,880 --> 00:50:06,040 Speaker 1: print and to you personally. Um. When when the NFL 983 00:50:06,080 --> 00:50:10,480 Speaker 1: has a Super Bowl in London, that halftime show must 984 00:50:10,520 --> 00:50:14,400 Speaker 1: be the Oasis reunion. Nolan and I talked about it 985 00:50:14,880 --> 00:50:17,920 Speaker 1: recently when I managed to spend some time with him, 986 00:50:18,000 --> 00:50:22,040 Speaker 1: and he is very excited about that opportunity. Wow, that's 987 00:50:22,040 --> 00:50:26,000 Speaker 1: actually true on shod CON's super yacht with Noel Gallagher 988 00:50:26,760 --> 00:50:32,279 Speaker 1: and they believe that legitimate anyway, Big Cowboys fan, Big 989 00:50:32,280 --> 00:50:35,840 Speaker 1: Cowboys fan, Hank, we love you. Thank you for this information, 990 00:50:35,960 --> 00:50:38,759 Speaker 1: please and we always need your help get us back 991 00:50:38,800 --> 00:50:43,839 Speaker 1: over there, not for the game, just for diner, Yes, 992 00:50:44,840 --> 00:50:48,400 Speaker 1: dinner and a show, and yes we we love you, buddy, 993 00:50:48,480 --> 00:50:51,000 Speaker 1: and thank you for taking some time and get back 994 00:50:51,000 --> 00:51:01,160 Speaker 1: to your ale. Henry Hodson, general manager, trust his celebrity 995 00:51:01,320 --> 00:51:03,239 Speaker 1: anecdotes because one of the first times I met him, 996 00:51:03,280 --> 00:51:05,279 Speaker 1: he told him told a story about how he and 997 00:51:05,320 --> 00:51:07,040 Speaker 1: his friends when they were younger and they were they 998 00:51:07,040 --> 00:51:10,279 Speaker 1: had been out. I think, Um, drinking late and they 999 00:51:10,320 --> 00:51:12,200 Speaker 1: were having had sort of a hangover earlier in the 1000 00:51:12,280 --> 00:51:14,399 Speaker 1: day that Chris Martin and Gwyneth Paltrow whin that before 1001 00:51:14,400 --> 00:51:17,960 Speaker 1: they had a hag is basically you like the six 1002 00:51:18,000 --> 00:51:20,960 Speaker 1: degrees of Kevin Bacon. Yeah, he's that, but London and 1003 00:51:21,040 --> 00:51:23,040 Speaker 1: like high London culture. This is before they had the 1004 00:51:23,120 --> 00:51:26,840 Speaker 1: mutual parting whatever it's called, like like conscious coupling. Like 1005 00:51:27,160 --> 00:51:29,920 Speaker 1: one of the Paltrow scolded Henry and the rest of 1006 00:51:29,920 --> 00:51:33,719 Speaker 1: the lads for their their ways. Yeah. Yes, many years ago, 1007 00:51:34,040 --> 00:51:38,160 Speaker 1: Henry out upstanding gentleman of the highest esteem. UM let's go, 1008 00:51:38,280 --> 00:51:40,000 Speaker 1: let's do a quick spin around the league before we 1009 00:51:40,000 --> 00:51:44,440 Speaker 1: get back to the championship games, um as or the 1010 00:51:44,440 --> 00:51:48,400 Speaker 1: divisional games. As we said, there's less coaches head coaches 1011 00:51:48,400 --> 00:51:50,840 Speaker 1: that are biting and dust, but there's always got to 1012 00:51:50,920 --> 00:51:53,360 Speaker 1: be someone that pays the price for teams disappointing. And 1013 00:51:53,400 --> 00:51:58,080 Speaker 1: we're continuing to see UM coordinators bite the dust. So 1014 00:51:58,200 --> 00:52:02,560 Speaker 1: this is the latest UM. Ravens and offensive coordinator Greg 1015 00:52:02,640 --> 00:52:05,200 Speaker 1: Roman part ways after six seasons. There was one year 1016 00:52:05,280 --> 00:52:07,960 Speaker 1: left on Romans deal. There's an I think it was 1017 00:52:07,960 --> 00:52:09,840 Speaker 1: out there that was a team option. So essentially it 1018 00:52:09,920 --> 00:52:13,640 Speaker 1: was Greg take a walk and um, we have I 1019 00:52:13,719 --> 00:52:16,640 Speaker 1: think a do we have John Harbaugh because this story, 1020 00:52:16,640 --> 00:52:18,160 Speaker 1: Remember we talked that do we need to be talking 1021 00:52:18,200 --> 00:52:22,799 Speaker 1: about Lamar Jackson and what the saga is? Yes, when 1022 00:52:22,800 --> 00:52:27,239 Speaker 1: there's news and I think today Thursday, Uh, to me 1023 00:52:27,400 --> 00:52:31,279 Speaker 1: smells like a reunion will happen with Lamar Jackson and 1024 00:52:31,280 --> 00:52:34,120 Speaker 1: the Ravens. Here's what John Harbor had to say. Lamar 1025 00:52:34,280 --> 00:52:37,680 Speaker 1: Jackson is our quarterback and he's been our quarterback. Everything 1026 00:52:37,719 --> 00:52:40,240 Speaker 1: we've done in terms of building our offense and building 1027 00:52:40,239 --> 00:52:43,080 Speaker 1: our team, how we think in terms of people and 1028 00:52:43,080 --> 00:52:46,239 Speaker 1: put people around him, is based on this incredible young man. 1029 00:52:46,400 --> 00:52:50,080 Speaker 1: His talent, his ability, and his competitiveness. You know here 1030 00:52:50,120 --> 00:52:52,000 Speaker 1: he and I were talking today too, and and the 1031 00:52:52,000 --> 00:52:55,880 Speaker 1: things about Lamar that to me stands out. He's an 1032 00:52:55,920 --> 00:52:59,480 Speaker 1: incredible competitor. I mean, Lamar Jackson, all he wants to 1033 00:52:59,520 --> 00:53:01,960 Speaker 1: do is win and at everything he does. You know, 1034 00:53:02,640 --> 00:53:05,480 Speaker 1: I I thought that was telling your right, Dan, I 1035 00:53:05,480 --> 00:53:08,239 Speaker 1: thought that was newsworthy. They said that Lamar would be 1036 00:53:08,320 --> 00:53:12,160 Speaker 1: involved in the offensive coordinator decision. It was interesting to 1037 00:53:12,200 --> 00:53:16,440 Speaker 1: see Lamar Jackson uh retweet. It was a quote tweet 1038 00:53:16,920 --> 00:53:19,000 Speaker 1: something out there that pointed out how he had been 1039 00:53:19,040 --> 00:53:22,080 Speaker 1: in a pro style offense in Louisville's a little different 1040 00:53:22,080 --> 00:53:25,880 Speaker 1: than kind of what Greg Roman had been running. And uh, 1041 00:53:26,040 --> 00:53:29,800 Speaker 1: that to me tells you that, like, he's not going anywhere. 1042 00:53:29,840 --> 00:53:31,759 Speaker 1: If they don't want him to go anywhere, he's not 1043 00:53:31,800 --> 00:53:34,279 Speaker 1: going anywhere. Because at the very worst for them, they 1044 00:53:34,280 --> 00:53:36,520 Speaker 1: could just put a second franchise tag. Then the balls 1045 00:53:36,560 --> 00:53:38,200 Speaker 1: in his court a little bit, but he would be 1046 00:53:38,239 --> 00:53:41,640 Speaker 1: making I think, overt million dollars. I don't think he 1047 00:53:41,680 --> 00:53:44,160 Speaker 1: would mind that. The Ravens are so well run. That's 1048 00:53:44,200 --> 00:53:47,200 Speaker 1: the reason why they've they've always been relevant, um in 1049 00:53:47,280 --> 00:53:51,240 Speaker 1: part because they handled situations the right way almost always, 1050 00:53:51,239 --> 00:53:53,319 Speaker 1: and they're doing this the right way. They're like, all right, 1051 00:53:53,520 --> 00:53:56,279 Speaker 1: obviously things are not good with Lamar. How can we 1052 00:53:56,320 --> 00:53:58,719 Speaker 1: fix this? All right, Let's get rid of Roman. Let's 1053 00:53:58,760 --> 00:54:01,680 Speaker 1: make sure he knows we are open to changing the 1054 00:54:01,719 --> 00:54:04,800 Speaker 1: offense how he wants it to be changed, get him involved. 1055 00:54:04,800 --> 00:54:07,840 Speaker 1: It's the things that teams that aren't run well, um, 1056 00:54:08,120 --> 00:54:10,520 Speaker 1: don't do right. And it seems like easy stuff, but 1057 00:54:10,560 --> 00:54:13,200 Speaker 1: it very easily could lead to bitterness. And we'll see, 1058 00:54:13,200 --> 00:54:16,000 Speaker 1: maybe this thing still devolves. But it just feels like 1059 00:54:16,200 --> 00:54:20,640 Speaker 1: between those comments, what DaCosta said, and then Lamar um 1060 00:54:20,680 --> 00:54:23,160 Speaker 1: his quote retweet there was telling to me and Joe. Yeah, 1061 00:54:23,200 --> 00:54:25,760 Speaker 1: I mean doing things well. Also is having the press 1062 00:54:25,800 --> 00:54:29,000 Speaker 1: conference where you give concrete news like why that's why 1063 00:54:29,040 --> 00:54:31,400 Speaker 1: we're talking about Lamar Jackson at the right time to 1064 00:54:31,440 --> 00:54:34,160 Speaker 1: diffuse some of this because they are run really well, 1065 00:54:34,160 --> 00:54:36,440 Speaker 1: but like a week ago or coming off of Lamar 1066 00:54:36,520 --> 00:54:38,920 Speaker 1: Jackson not showing up to their playoff game, I think 1067 00:54:38,920 --> 00:54:41,080 Speaker 1: things were getting a little strange, and so you've diffused 1068 00:54:41,120 --> 00:54:42,839 Speaker 1: a bunch of that, which is good. I mean we're 1069 00:54:42,840 --> 00:54:45,560 Speaker 1: seeing that justin Herbert's gonna get a say in who 1070 00:54:45,640 --> 00:54:48,640 Speaker 1: replaces Joe Lombardi. And I think if you're Lamar Jackson, 1071 00:54:49,000 --> 00:54:52,200 Speaker 1: the Greg Roman experience probably has run its course. And 1072 00:54:52,320 --> 00:54:54,280 Speaker 1: I don't know if they did this just for Lamar Jackson. 1073 00:54:54,280 --> 00:54:56,120 Speaker 1: It certainly has a lot to do with him Um, 1074 00:54:56,160 --> 00:54:58,120 Speaker 1: but he should have a say in who he wants 1075 00:54:58,160 --> 00:55:00,680 Speaker 1: to coach him, because that's part of a long term 1076 00:55:00,680 --> 00:55:03,080 Speaker 1: agreement with a star quarterback at this point in the NFL. 1077 00:55:03,400 --> 00:55:05,520 Speaker 1: The one thing about Greg Roman, I know his offenses 1078 00:55:05,520 --> 00:55:07,960 Speaker 1: in San Francisco. In here they start to stale. I 1079 00:55:07,960 --> 00:55:10,560 Speaker 1: mean we all see that, but he coached up Alex 1080 00:55:10,600 --> 00:55:14,560 Speaker 1: Smith in San Francisco to incredible levels. He made Lamar 1081 00:55:14,640 --> 00:55:17,000 Speaker 1: Jackson an m v P. Lamar Jackson did too, But 1082 00:55:17,080 --> 00:55:20,080 Speaker 1: that offense they really used, like Greg the better parts 1083 00:55:20,120 --> 00:55:23,320 Speaker 1: of what Greg Roman does. Kaepernick stretch to get to 1084 00:55:24,440 --> 00:55:27,359 Speaker 1: Greg Roman does. It's not for everyone, but he he 1085 00:55:27,440 --> 00:55:31,360 Speaker 1: does have a track record of maximizing quarterbacks in the 1086 00:55:31,440 --> 00:55:34,080 Speaker 1: in the right spot, I'd take him with with all 1087 00:55:34,080 --> 00:55:37,920 Speaker 1: the great running quarterback talent around the league, he he 1088 00:55:38,000 --> 00:55:40,759 Speaker 1: should have a job. They were quick to point out 1089 00:55:41,360 --> 00:55:43,960 Speaker 1: in their statements saying by the Roman that he has 1090 00:55:44,239 --> 00:55:48,880 Speaker 1: set at least twenty six different records in the NFL, 1091 00:55:48,880 --> 00:55:50,359 Speaker 1: and I was like, what, I want to know what 1092 00:55:50,600 --> 00:55:56,480 Speaker 1: those records are? And the what the number that's statistic good? 1093 00:55:56,480 --> 00:56:01,200 Speaker 1: Records was like an NFL offense unline we've ever totally 1094 00:56:01,239 --> 00:56:03,080 Speaker 1: seen in the modern era, and that that's where a 1095 00:56:03,080 --> 00:56:05,359 Speaker 1: lot of the records came from. A stats In turn, 1096 00:56:05,480 --> 00:56:07,200 Speaker 1: for the Ravens are called into the office like, Hey, 1097 00:56:07,200 --> 00:56:10,080 Speaker 1: we're gonna fire Greig, but we need you to pull 1098 00:56:10,160 --> 00:56:14,080 Speaker 1: up some really compelling positive data about him because we're 1099 00:56:14,080 --> 00:56:16,439 Speaker 1: a classy organ. I had a pizza with Greg Roman 1100 00:56:16,480 --> 00:56:19,440 Speaker 1: at the Indianapolis airport at one time. In fact, Henry 1101 00:56:19,440 --> 00:56:21,279 Speaker 1: Hodgson came and joined us. Have you reached out to 1102 00:56:21,360 --> 00:56:24,759 Speaker 1: him to extend your condolence? That was half a decade ago, 1103 00:56:24,800 --> 00:56:27,600 Speaker 1: and I don't think our friendship, um really was cemented 1104 00:56:27,640 --> 00:56:31,239 Speaker 1: to beyond that time. That that is the classy way 1105 00:56:31,400 --> 00:56:35,240 Speaker 1: to fire someone unlike and I know, um the social 1106 00:56:35,239 --> 00:56:37,359 Speaker 1: media accounts are the ones doing the firing, but it's 1107 00:56:37,360 --> 00:56:39,960 Speaker 1: really gotten on my radar lately that they put a 1108 00:56:40,040 --> 00:56:43,000 Speaker 1: huge sad picture of the person who got fired, in 1109 00:56:43,000 --> 00:56:45,960 Speaker 1: this case Byron Leftwich, but I think Roman too, And 1110 00:56:46,000 --> 00:56:49,640 Speaker 1: then they just put a huge fired, like in massive 1111 00:56:49,680 --> 00:56:53,920 Speaker 1: like we don't we don't need to companies that have 1112 00:56:54,160 --> 00:56:56,839 Speaker 1: had layoffs recently. And I'm just thinking, like, you don't 1113 00:56:56,840 --> 00:57:00,120 Speaker 1: need to have a huge graphic of like fired with 1114 00:57:00,200 --> 00:57:03,319 Speaker 1: the same face. And then all these like like that's 1115 00:57:03,320 --> 00:57:06,799 Speaker 1: why we call it new horizons in my mention are like, oh, 1116 00:57:06,920 --> 00:57:10,279 Speaker 1: you're getting soft, like so soft, like the media is 1117 00:57:10,280 --> 00:57:14,200 Speaker 1: so soft these days. You can't report the facts he 1118 00:57:14,360 --> 00:57:17,160 Speaker 1: was fired, But I understand your points, just like fire 1119 00:57:18,040 --> 00:57:23,080 Speaker 1: also fired. The Buccaneers have dismissed offensive coordinator Byron Left, 1120 00:57:23,080 --> 00:57:28,080 Speaker 1: which not just Byron Left, which again Todd Boll survives, 1121 00:57:28,120 --> 00:57:31,600 Speaker 1: but Buck's leadership said, you know, and maybe Todd, I 1122 00:57:31,600 --> 00:57:34,720 Speaker 1: don't know, a lot of people gotta go, and it's 1123 00:57:34,760 --> 00:57:37,360 Speaker 1: not just ro c. In addition to left which five 1124 00:57:37,400 --> 00:57:41,200 Speaker 1: assistants were dismissed, including their running backs coach Todd McNair, 1125 00:57:41,520 --> 00:57:46,080 Speaker 1: offense assistant defensive line coach Laurie Locust, and three others 1126 00:57:46,360 --> 00:57:52,560 Speaker 1: retired in court, including quarterbacks coach Clyde Christensen. Also, the 1127 00:57:52,600 --> 00:57:55,960 Speaker 1: Dolphins part ways with Josh Boyer after three seasons as 1128 00:57:56,000 --> 00:58:01,760 Speaker 1: their defensive coordinator. Um. That comes along with the departures 1129 00:58:01,800 --> 00:58:07,280 Speaker 1: of safeties coach, outside linebackers coach, the assistant linebackers coach Um, 1130 00:58:07,320 --> 00:58:11,480 Speaker 1: So big changes there as he went down swing he 1131 00:58:11,600 --> 00:58:14,919 Speaker 1: did that was an interesting game plan. Uh. He had 1132 00:58:15,320 --> 00:58:19,080 Speaker 1: some of the pretty aggressive play calling there by boy 1133 00:58:19,160 --> 00:58:21,080 Speaker 1: Or against the Bills. You know, it kind of worked 1134 00:58:21,080 --> 00:58:23,440 Speaker 1: and that it absolutely didn't work at moments. It was 1135 00:58:23,520 --> 00:58:25,640 Speaker 1: just very much risk reward. Was one of those that wor. 1136 00:58:25,680 --> 00:58:28,000 Speaker 1: He was on the previous staff. He was a Patriots guy, 1137 00:58:28,320 --> 00:58:30,680 Speaker 1: and I guess mcdaina can go get his own player. 1138 00:58:30,760 --> 00:58:35,360 Speaker 1: It's just interesting. McVeigh also had fired five coaches and 1139 00:58:35,440 --> 00:58:39,000 Speaker 1: two others left with the idea that like they probably 1140 00:58:39,000 --> 00:58:41,360 Speaker 1: were getting fired before they left. So that's seven new 1141 00:58:41,400 --> 00:58:43,120 Speaker 1: coaches on the Rams too, So like a lot of 1142 00:58:43,120 --> 00:58:46,120 Speaker 1: these organizations making huge All right, there you go, you're 1143 00:58:46,160 --> 00:58:48,959 Speaker 1: caught up. Let's move to the Sunday games and let's 1144 00:58:48,960 --> 00:58:52,520 Speaker 1: start with UM, I think the game of the weekend. 1145 00:58:52,720 --> 00:58:55,720 Speaker 1: It is UH to me the two best teams in 1146 00:58:55,760 --> 00:58:58,440 Speaker 1: the a f C, the Cincinnati Bengals and Buffalo Bills, 1147 00:58:58,480 --> 00:59:01,919 Speaker 1: two teams with a lot to unfinished business themselves. Of course, 1148 00:59:01,960 --> 00:59:05,360 Speaker 1: we know Cincinnati came so close, oh so close to 1149 00:59:05,400 --> 00:59:08,840 Speaker 1: winning the Super Bowl last year, UH went down against 1150 00:59:08,880 --> 00:59:12,760 Speaker 1: the Rams, and UM, we also had the Bills, who 1151 00:59:12,800 --> 00:59:15,760 Speaker 1: of course lost one of the all time playoff shootouts 1152 00:59:15,800 --> 00:59:18,240 Speaker 1: against the Chiefs. So it's final what was at twelve 1153 00:59:18,280 --> 00:59:21,680 Speaker 1: seconds after the Josh Allen touchdown pass that led to 1154 00:59:22,640 --> 00:59:25,960 Speaker 1: a heartbreaking defeat in overtime. So these are two teams 1155 00:59:25,960 --> 00:59:29,520 Speaker 1: looking to get over the hump, and of course we 1156 00:59:29,560 --> 00:59:32,360 Speaker 1: when this game kicks off, Greg, it will be twenty 1157 00:59:32,520 --> 00:59:36,760 Speaker 1: days since the Damar Hamlin incident, when these two teams 1158 00:59:36,800 --> 00:59:39,720 Speaker 1: had what seemed to be a huge regular season showdown 1159 00:59:39,760 --> 00:59:41,720 Speaker 1: to see who was ahead of the other, and that 1160 00:59:41,760 --> 00:59:44,800 Speaker 1: game never was completed for obvious reasons, so now here 1161 00:59:44,840 --> 00:59:47,480 Speaker 1: they are again with the stakes at they're very highest. 1162 00:59:47,920 --> 00:59:50,480 Speaker 1: It struck me last week just how quickly like the 1163 00:59:50,600 --> 00:59:53,680 Speaker 1: NFL moved on and we all moved on. And I 1164 00:59:53,760 --> 00:59:56,760 Speaker 1: think that was helped immeasurably by the great outcome into 1165 00:59:57,400 --> 01:00:01,200 Speaker 1: Hamlin's life. But I'm thinking on some of these these 1166 01:00:01,280 --> 01:00:05,200 Speaker 1: huge hits over last weekend and everything, and it somehow 1167 01:00:05,360 --> 01:00:08,080 Speaker 1: it feels I don't know if writes the right word, 1168 01:00:08,160 --> 01:00:10,200 Speaker 1: but the fact that these two teams get to play 1169 01:00:10,280 --> 01:00:12,280 Speaker 1: here in the divisional round. I know the Bengals maybe 1170 01:00:12,280 --> 01:00:14,040 Speaker 1: aren't thrilled that this game is in Buffalo. I think 1171 01:00:14,080 --> 01:00:16,600 Speaker 1: that's a silly argument, but it does feel right that 1172 01:00:16,680 --> 01:00:19,920 Speaker 1: we get to see which team is better here. And 1173 01:00:20,040 --> 01:00:23,280 Speaker 1: I think for Josh Allen to be better this week, 1174 01:00:23,360 --> 01:00:25,800 Speaker 1: to be more consistent, I think it's gonna have him 1175 01:00:25,880 --> 01:00:27,960 Speaker 1: being more patient. I just think he's gonna have to 1176 01:00:28,080 --> 01:00:30,040 Speaker 1: run the ball more. I don't think the Bengals are 1177 01:00:30,040 --> 01:00:33,120 Speaker 1: gonna do what the Dolphins did a week ago and 1178 01:00:33,400 --> 01:00:35,920 Speaker 1: just go kama kaze. Maybe they'll blitz a little more, 1179 01:00:35,960 --> 01:00:37,560 Speaker 1: but that's not really what they do. I think they're 1180 01:00:37,560 --> 01:00:42,000 Speaker 1: gonna be asking Josh Allen a two, He's gonna have 1181 01:00:42,080 --> 01:00:43,480 Speaker 1: to run the ball a lot, I think to win 1182 01:00:43,560 --> 01:00:46,440 Speaker 1: this game and be too like progress the ball slowly 1183 01:00:46,480 --> 01:00:49,160 Speaker 1: down the field and see if those secondary receivers like 1184 01:00:49,280 --> 01:00:53,080 Speaker 1: Cole Beasley, like John Brown, like Khalil Shakir can step 1185 01:00:53,160 --> 01:00:55,840 Speaker 1: up and not really believe that this team can be 1186 01:00:55,920 --> 01:00:58,760 Speaker 1: patient enough to do a twelve play drive without making 1187 01:00:58,800 --> 01:01:03,120 Speaker 1: big mistakes. I feeling with Josh Allen. We've week after 1188 01:01:03,240 --> 01:01:07,520 Speaker 1: weeks seen a flood of turnovers in key spots, and 1189 01:01:07,640 --> 01:01:10,520 Speaker 1: yet the good parts of Josh Allen have allowed the 1190 01:01:10,600 --> 01:01:12,720 Speaker 1: Bills to work out of it. He had seven big 1191 01:01:12,760 --> 01:01:15,440 Speaker 1: time throws last week against the Dolphins, which is the 1192 01:01:15,520 --> 01:01:17,160 Speaker 1: most of anyone all season. And I mean there were 1193 01:01:17,200 --> 01:01:20,360 Speaker 1: a couple of deep shots that surprise of me, that 1194 01:01:20,440 --> 01:01:22,960 Speaker 1: was the most of any quarterback against the well that 1195 01:01:23,000 --> 01:01:30,440 Speaker 1: goes back challenging drove him crazy, and they created turnovers. 1196 01:01:30,520 --> 01:01:32,960 Speaker 1: But then you had like even fifty yard completions that 1197 01:01:33,040 --> 01:01:34,960 Speaker 1: were you know, suddenly not a completion. But it's like 1198 01:01:35,400 --> 01:01:37,880 Speaker 1: Josh Allen worked his way out of it. I wonder 1199 01:01:37,960 --> 01:01:40,080 Speaker 1: if this is the game though, where like because I 1200 01:01:40,360 --> 01:01:42,240 Speaker 1: think we all sort of felt like if if you 1201 01:01:42,280 --> 01:01:44,560 Speaker 1: could keep doing that, it's gonna come back to bite 1202 01:01:44,600 --> 01:01:46,520 Speaker 1: you and the Bills at some point because you're gonna 1203 01:01:46,520 --> 01:01:49,640 Speaker 1: get to playing better and better competition. The Bengals red 1204 01:01:49,720 --> 01:01:53,040 Speaker 1: zone defense has been awesome. Over the last five games. 1205 01:01:53,160 --> 01:01:56,760 Speaker 1: They have stopped opponents on seven of sixteen red zone drives. 1206 01:01:57,040 --> 01:01:59,400 Speaker 1: Four of those and and that's no touchdowns. Four of 1207 01:01:59,440 --> 01:02:02,000 Speaker 1: them have come with zero points, whether by turnover or 1208 01:02:02,080 --> 01:02:05,160 Speaker 1: on downs. And you look at a Buffalo offense that 1209 01:02:05,240 --> 01:02:08,480 Speaker 1: as a league high seven turnovers inside the twenty. No 1210 01:02:08,640 --> 01:02:12,200 Speaker 1: other team, no other team at more than five, and 1211 01:02:12,400 --> 01:02:14,120 Speaker 1: and a lot of those are on Josh Allen. He 1212 01:02:14,240 --> 01:02:15,920 Speaker 1: does all the good stuff, but it's just like the 1213 01:02:16,000 --> 01:02:19,800 Speaker 1: Bengals strength right now matches up with the Buffalo weakness 1214 01:02:19,880 --> 01:02:21,920 Speaker 1: that I think Buffalo needs to be more patient. Like 1215 01:02:22,000 --> 01:02:24,200 Speaker 1: you said, Josh Allen needs to just look at the 1216 01:02:24,240 --> 01:02:26,760 Speaker 1: field a little differently. I look at this offense and say, 1217 01:02:27,160 --> 01:02:29,360 Speaker 1: you look at we just talked about Daniel Jones and 1218 01:02:29,440 --> 01:02:32,040 Speaker 1: the Brian Dable effect on Daniel Jones. He has seven 1219 01:02:32,120 --> 01:02:35,240 Speaker 1: fumbles this year total, which is or six Daniel Jones, 1220 01:02:35,280 --> 01:02:37,440 Speaker 1: which is way lower than in any other season. He's 1221 01:02:37,480 --> 01:02:39,800 Speaker 1: not that turnover machine. He's had way more rushing attempts. 1222 01:02:40,160 --> 01:02:43,480 Speaker 1: They've turned him into the maximized version of Daniel Jones. Right. 1223 01:02:43,560 --> 01:02:47,240 Speaker 1: Think we're getting to Josh Allen, who somehow seems to 1224 01:02:47,360 --> 01:02:50,240 Speaker 1: have gone back a bit back to the season before 1225 01:02:50,520 --> 01:02:52,960 Speaker 1: his evolution, not with his big plays, but just that 1226 01:02:53,920 --> 01:02:56,080 Speaker 1: he was super clean when he was at his heights 1227 01:02:56,160 --> 01:02:58,800 Speaker 1: under Brian Dable too. It's it's gotten to the point 1228 01:02:59,520 --> 01:03:02,840 Speaker 1: where of Josh Allen's like keeps telling us this is 1229 01:03:02,880 --> 01:03:04,600 Speaker 1: who he is this year, we gotta believe him and 1230 01:03:04,680 --> 01:03:08,600 Speaker 1: no longer be surprised when there are multiple turnovers, and 1231 01:03:08,680 --> 01:03:11,560 Speaker 1: then it becomes about how does the other team react 1232 01:03:11,600 --> 01:03:14,280 Speaker 1: to that? And he had three turnovers against the Dolphins. 1233 01:03:14,800 --> 01:03:17,560 Speaker 1: They turned those three turnovers into eighteen points and it's 1234 01:03:17,600 --> 01:03:20,400 Speaker 1: the only reason that game was competitive because Miami with 1235 01:03:20,440 --> 01:03:23,440 Speaker 1: Skylo Thompson could not move the ball. Um. I believe 1236 01:03:23,600 --> 01:03:27,480 Speaker 1: the Bills gave up one touchdown drive on defense legitimately, 1237 01:03:28,040 --> 01:03:31,400 Speaker 1: and so that side of the ball I'm not worried about. 1238 01:03:31,520 --> 01:03:34,200 Speaker 1: It is the Allen thing. You mentioned seven turnovers inside 1239 01:03:34,240 --> 01:03:37,400 Speaker 1: the twenty. He has twenty two turnovers overall this year. 1240 01:03:37,520 --> 01:03:39,960 Speaker 1: Josh Allen. He's got six team picks, both of that 1241 01:03:40,080 --> 01:03:43,240 Speaker 1: leads the league the twenty two turnovers, and it's just like, 1242 01:03:43,440 --> 01:03:47,040 Speaker 1: how does that version of Josh Allen uh? If that 1243 01:03:47,160 --> 01:03:50,040 Speaker 1: happens again against a better team, can they get away 1244 01:03:50,080 --> 01:03:52,200 Speaker 1: with it? Now? The other side of the ball with 1245 01:03:52,360 --> 01:03:55,000 Speaker 1: Cincinnati is I trust Burrow more than I trust Allen 1246 01:03:55,080 --> 01:03:57,480 Speaker 1: right now. But at the same time, I trust Allen's 1247 01:03:57,520 --> 01:04:00,080 Speaker 1: offensive line more than I trust Burrows. We know the 1248 01:04:00,160 --> 01:04:04,560 Speaker 1: injury issues that Cincinnati has, and yet Greggy, this would 1249 01:04:04,600 --> 01:04:07,080 Speaker 1: have been the game, This would have been potentially the 1250 01:04:07,200 --> 01:04:09,880 Speaker 1: Von Miller game. And and the fact that the Bills 1251 01:04:09,960 --> 01:04:15,800 Speaker 1: don't have uh their closer against this um obviously compromise 1252 01:04:15,840 --> 01:04:19,320 Speaker 1: Cincinnati offensive line that could be missing three starters. UM. 1253 01:04:19,400 --> 01:04:21,440 Speaker 1: I think that is a big factor in this game 1254 01:04:21,480 --> 01:04:23,160 Speaker 1: as well. Can the Bills are they built to take 1255 01:04:23,160 --> 01:04:26,640 Speaker 1: advantage of the weakness of Cincinnati's office? They should be. 1256 01:04:27,000 --> 01:04:29,360 Speaker 1: Greg Russo has still been a good pass rusher. Ed 1257 01:04:29,400 --> 01:04:31,880 Speaker 1: Oliver is still there, so you have two really good 1258 01:04:31,920 --> 01:04:33,480 Speaker 1: pass rushers, and then you have other guys who have 1259 01:04:33,640 --> 01:04:36,120 Speaker 1: rotated in and played well at times. Boogie Basham had 1260 01:04:36,120 --> 01:04:38,120 Speaker 1: a good game last week. I think what it does, though, 1261 01:04:38,240 --> 01:04:41,400 Speaker 1: is like they don't have to send any extra guys, 1262 01:04:41,760 --> 01:04:45,000 Speaker 1: You're right. If they had von Miller there, I would 1263 01:04:45,040 --> 01:04:48,920 Speaker 1: feel amazing about the Bills, uh and their defense getting 1264 01:04:48,960 --> 01:04:51,920 Speaker 1: all over Burrow without him, then at least Cincinnati feels 1265 01:04:51,960 --> 01:04:53,880 Speaker 1: like they have a chance. It's kind of up to 1266 01:04:54,000 --> 01:04:56,120 Speaker 1: Burrow of like how much does he want to turn 1267 01:04:56,200 --> 01:04:58,560 Speaker 1: back into the quarterback he was a year ago, which 1268 01:04:58,680 --> 01:05:01,560 Speaker 1: was holding onto the ball lot longer to try to 1269 01:05:01,640 --> 01:05:03,320 Speaker 1: make a big play, and he would take a lot 1270 01:05:03,400 --> 01:05:05,520 Speaker 1: of sacks. And he's cut way down that on that 1271 01:05:05,960 --> 01:05:08,960 Speaker 1: his time to throw has gone way down this year. 1272 01:05:09,000 --> 01:05:11,120 Speaker 1: He makes quick decisions, he gets rid of the ball, 1273 01:05:11,560 --> 01:05:15,160 Speaker 1: but I think he's gonna be tempted to hold the 1274 01:05:15,240 --> 01:05:18,240 Speaker 1: ball a little longer here, even with that bad offensive line, 1275 01:05:18,520 --> 01:05:22,560 Speaker 1: and see if t Higgins in Chase especially can win 1276 01:05:22,680 --> 01:05:25,560 Speaker 1: those matchups. I don't think trade Avious Whites all the 1277 01:05:25,640 --> 01:05:28,320 Speaker 1: way back to being what he was. Kyer Elam had 1278 01:05:28,360 --> 01:05:30,400 Speaker 1: a nice game last week, but he's been very up 1279 01:05:30,440 --> 01:05:32,280 Speaker 1: and down this week, and like, I think Burrow is 1280 01:05:32,320 --> 01:05:34,520 Speaker 1: gonna have to have his own risk assessment, kind of 1281 01:05:34,560 --> 01:05:37,360 Speaker 1: like Josh Allen, where it's like I need to make 1282 01:05:37,480 --> 01:05:39,520 Speaker 1: some big plays here. I don't trust us to go 1283 01:05:39,680 --> 01:05:42,560 Speaker 1: up and down the field with twelve thirteen play drives either, 1284 01:05:42,800 --> 01:05:45,120 Speaker 1: and so he's gonna have to calculate that and and 1285 01:05:45,200 --> 01:05:46,840 Speaker 1: I'm with you, I kind of trust him to do 1286 01:05:46,960 --> 01:05:48,680 Speaker 1: that even more than Josh Allen. They did to have 1287 01:05:48,840 --> 01:05:51,439 Speaker 1: those elongated drives against the Ravens, which was a really 1288 01:05:51,480 --> 01:05:53,200 Speaker 1: kind of tough game to watch. Was a four teen 1289 01:05:53,240 --> 01:05:55,760 Speaker 1: play field goal drive, a ten play touchdown, another twelve 1290 01:05:55,800 --> 01:05:58,360 Speaker 1: play touchdown, and I mean, we saw what the Ravens did. 1291 01:05:58,400 --> 01:06:00,320 Speaker 1: They basically we're just gonna put too safety is back 1292 01:06:00,360 --> 01:06:02,280 Speaker 1: there and try to take away the big play. The 1293 01:06:02,360 --> 01:06:04,720 Speaker 1: Bills don't have Micae Hyde. I think that matters a lot, 1294 01:06:04,840 --> 01:06:07,080 Speaker 1: Like I'm not sure they can run that same system, 1295 01:06:07,160 --> 01:06:09,160 Speaker 1: But yeah, I think von Miller was the guy that 1296 01:06:09,280 --> 01:06:11,760 Speaker 1: was basically brought here to do what for the Rams 1297 01:06:11,800 --> 01:06:13,600 Speaker 1: and to do what the Bills did against the Rams 1298 01:06:13,640 --> 01:06:15,480 Speaker 1: in Week one, going back to what their DNA was, 1299 01:06:15,520 --> 01:06:18,080 Speaker 1: and like they're missing that piece. Um, it would have 1300 01:06:18,160 --> 01:06:21,880 Speaker 1: been so valuable against this Bengals offensive line. And I 1301 01:06:21,920 --> 01:06:24,320 Speaker 1: guess Joe Burrow, I mean I feel a little bit 1302 01:06:24,360 --> 01:06:26,160 Speaker 1: the same way I do about Buffalo. It's like the 1303 01:06:26,240 --> 01:06:28,320 Speaker 1: Bengals offense has been hot and cold. We see them 1304 01:06:28,320 --> 01:06:30,919 Speaker 1: go to sleep for halves at a time, like the Belt, 1305 01:06:30,920 --> 01:06:33,560 Speaker 1: Like Buffalo, they've worked away out of those jams. But 1306 01:06:33,840 --> 01:06:36,120 Speaker 1: this is a for me, it's the toughest game to 1307 01:06:36,200 --> 01:06:39,480 Speaker 1: pick because I don't really trust either one of these 1308 01:06:39,560 --> 01:06:42,160 Speaker 1: offenses compared to where I did earlier in the year. 1309 01:06:42,280 --> 01:06:44,640 Speaker 1: I was gonna say, like, I was curious where you 1310 01:06:44,800 --> 01:06:47,920 Speaker 1: come down on this last few mark Um, and then 1311 01:06:48,000 --> 01:06:50,320 Speaker 1: I'd love to hear from you too, Greg, both of you. 1312 01:06:50,400 --> 01:06:55,720 Speaker 1: Actually I'm excited kind of questions Who's wild card performance 1313 01:06:56,080 --> 01:07:00,920 Speaker 1: um concerned you more? Because neither team covered themselves with 1314 01:07:01,000 --> 01:07:03,640 Speaker 1: glory on wild Card weekend, And you could say the 1315 01:07:03,720 --> 01:07:06,560 Speaker 1: Ravens out played Cincinnati and there was one massive play 1316 01:07:06,680 --> 01:07:09,480 Speaker 1: that's fourteen points swing, and then the Bills, we know 1317 01:07:10,000 --> 01:07:12,760 Speaker 1: the mistakes they made and barely getting by Miami. I 1318 01:07:12,800 --> 01:07:16,000 Speaker 1: think Buffalo's defense was it kind of got lost in 1319 01:07:16,040 --> 01:07:18,480 Speaker 1: the shofle Is having a dominant game against a team 1320 01:07:18,560 --> 01:07:21,280 Speaker 1: with a third string quarterback. But I would say Buffalo's 1321 01:07:21,360 --> 01:07:23,960 Speaker 1: overall performance concerned me more just because I feel like 1322 01:07:24,520 --> 01:07:26,120 Speaker 1: that version of the offense, if you're gonna have the 1323 01:07:26,120 --> 01:07:28,600 Speaker 1: turnover worthy plays, the turnovers, it's like I said, it's 1324 01:07:28,640 --> 01:07:31,160 Speaker 1: gonna come back and sting you at some point. The 1325 01:07:31,320 --> 01:07:34,360 Speaker 1: Ravens in the Bengals, that's a division game. The Ravens 1326 01:07:34,400 --> 01:07:36,880 Speaker 1: have matched up well with with the Bengals all season, 1327 01:07:37,280 --> 01:07:39,360 Speaker 1: and I just take less from it because they know 1328 01:07:39,480 --> 01:07:42,400 Speaker 1: each other so well. And I think the Ravens defense, 1329 01:07:42,880 --> 01:07:45,760 Speaker 1: uh was a sneaky, you know, higher level defense, and 1330 01:07:45,800 --> 01:07:48,040 Speaker 1: people would notice because their offense is so unfriend to watch. 1331 01:07:48,080 --> 01:07:50,000 Speaker 1: I have the same answer because of the opposition. But 1332 01:07:50,560 --> 01:07:52,880 Speaker 1: the difference is only one of them lost their left 1333 01:07:53,040 --> 01:07:55,200 Speaker 1: left tackle in the game, like the Buffalo got out 1334 01:07:55,240 --> 01:07:57,600 Speaker 1: of it clean and I and I think to your 1335 01:07:57,600 --> 01:07:59,919 Speaker 1: point about the Bill's defense, they have Edmonds and Milan 1336 01:08:00,040 --> 01:08:01,400 Speaker 1: on the field at the same time, and they have 1337 01:08:01,560 --> 01:08:03,560 Speaker 1: for a lot of this year, but they both were 1338 01:08:03,640 --> 01:08:06,680 Speaker 1: off the field at different points and man Edmonds was 1339 01:08:07,120 --> 01:08:09,920 Speaker 1: maybe their best defensive player last week. We know Milano's good, 1340 01:08:09,960 --> 01:08:12,240 Speaker 1: he's an All Pro. Like that, those are two great 1341 01:08:12,320 --> 01:08:16,160 Speaker 1: linebackers who can help just make this Bill's defense a 1342 01:08:16,200 --> 01:08:18,840 Speaker 1: lot more versatile in terms of stopping the run and 1343 01:08:19,080 --> 01:08:21,560 Speaker 1: the short passes that that Burrow likes to have. But 1344 01:08:21,680 --> 01:08:24,599 Speaker 1: the Bengals have their guy to your boy, Jem Brien 1345 01:08:24,640 --> 01:08:26,920 Speaker 1: Pratt and Logan Wilson. They're the ones who really set 1346 01:08:27,000 --> 01:08:28,760 Speaker 1: up that long play and they've been great. It's at 1347 01:08:28,760 --> 01:08:32,160 Speaker 1: such an even matchup. I'm gonna turn and Travis White 1348 01:08:32,439 --> 01:08:35,240 Speaker 1: obviously coming back from the knee injury. But a lot 1349 01:08:35,280 --> 01:08:37,080 Speaker 1: of tape dogs out there. I took note of it, 1350 01:08:37,240 --> 01:08:39,880 Speaker 1: checked out some of the video, and the cut ups 1351 01:08:40,280 --> 01:08:42,160 Speaker 1: said that maybe that was his best game lass week 1352 01:08:42,240 --> 01:08:44,920 Speaker 1: and maybe he's starting now to round into form and 1353 01:08:45,000 --> 01:08:48,240 Speaker 1: being that guy he's a big time uh defensive back 1354 01:08:48,360 --> 01:08:52,360 Speaker 1: for the Bills went healthy. We have another um lock 1355 01:08:52,479 --> 01:08:54,960 Speaker 1: to discuss. By the way, well, I feel like I 1356 01:08:55,040 --> 01:08:58,080 Speaker 1: know where this head to the Midwest. Good afternoon, gentlemen. 1357 01:08:59,439 --> 01:09:04,320 Speaker 1: January and I'm an Uncle Rick's House and a T shirt. 1358 01:09:06,080 --> 01:09:10,040 Speaker 1: I know what you're thinking, you're crazy, Himan being there's 1359 01:09:10,120 --> 01:09:13,800 Speaker 1: no way at seventy degrees in January in Cincinnati, but 1360 01:09:13,880 --> 01:09:16,639 Speaker 1: it is. I'm pretty sure it's a sign from the heavens. 1361 01:09:18,560 --> 01:09:22,800 Speaker 1: I've done two other recordings and Uncle Rick's House mo 1362 01:09:23,080 --> 01:09:26,599 Speaker 1: for two both times, both times I took the Bills. 1363 01:09:27,479 --> 01:09:30,120 Speaker 1: I don't think I'm gonna make that mistake again. We're 1364 01:09:30,120 --> 01:09:34,880 Speaker 1: gonna ride the horse that got us here last year. 1365 01:09:34,920 --> 01:09:37,680 Speaker 1: The Bengals got us with him one going into the 1366 01:09:37,720 --> 01:09:41,280 Speaker 1: Super Bowl before we fell to the Mighty Dan hands us. 1367 01:09:42,360 --> 01:09:44,679 Speaker 1: This year, it's going to be a little different than different. 1368 01:09:44,800 --> 01:09:48,240 Speaker 1: It's not fair. The Bangles take care of business. Lock 1369 01:09:48,360 --> 01:09:51,840 Speaker 1: that up there. It is also keep in mind that 1370 01:09:53,640 --> 01:09:56,240 Speaker 1: he just datelined that one day in advance of right now, 1371 01:09:56,400 --> 01:09:59,120 Speaker 1: So maybe he knows things that we can't even he's 1372 01:09:59,320 --> 01:10:01,200 Speaker 1: he's he's been. I'm so savvy that I'm going to 1373 01:10:01,280 --> 01:10:04,160 Speaker 1: be concerned when he's elevated beyond our status to host 1374 01:10:04,240 --> 01:10:06,200 Speaker 1: like Game Day morning next season in the Eagle, just 1375 01:10:06,280 --> 01:10:08,760 Speaker 1: shoots through the heavens and yeah, Uncle Rick, where he 1376 01:10:08,840 --> 01:10:12,160 Speaker 1: taped that, That's where where Chris's ashes are, Chris's favorite 1377 01:10:12,160 --> 01:10:14,840 Speaker 1: placed on on Earth. I think that's despite the O 1378 01:10:14,960 --> 01:10:16,680 Speaker 1: and two record, he was taking the bills when he 1379 01:10:16,760 --> 01:10:18,679 Speaker 1: was there. I think that's a great sign for the Yeah, 1380 01:10:18,760 --> 01:10:22,439 Speaker 1: let's pick the game. Um, this is a total coin flip. 1381 01:10:22,560 --> 01:10:25,240 Speaker 1: This is as hard as it gets to pick a game. Um, 1382 01:10:25,560 --> 01:10:29,840 Speaker 1: and I'm just gonna go with the shoot. I'll go 1383 01:10:30,040 --> 01:10:33,519 Speaker 1: bills and it's I don't feel strongly about it, but 1384 01:10:33,640 --> 01:10:37,720 Speaker 1: I just think thirty one thirty something like that a 1385 01:10:37,840 --> 01:10:40,200 Speaker 1: classic game that we will remember and talk about for 1386 01:10:40,240 --> 01:10:42,360 Speaker 1: a long time. I was shocked this line went up 1387 01:10:42,400 --> 01:10:45,160 Speaker 1: to five and a half during the weekend. I think 1388 01:10:45,240 --> 01:10:47,720 Speaker 1: that's the offensive line and the concerns and the way 1389 01:10:47,800 --> 01:10:51,760 Speaker 1: they looked as a compromised unit as a result. Cincinnati, 1390 01:10:51,880 --> 01:10:55,519 Speaker 1: I think there's something in this Cincinnati team's DNA that 1391 01:10:56,080 --> 01:10:58,559 Speaker 1: is special and that they can overcome that. I'm going 1392 01:10:58,640 --> 01:11:00,720 Speaker 1: to have them winning. I think they can attack a 1393 01:11:00,800 --> 01:11:02,640 Speaker 1: couple of weaknesses with the Bills in terms of the 1394 01:11:02,720 --> 01:11:06,040 Speaker 1: receiver depth, cornerback depth. I'm not locking them up, but 1395 01:11:06,080 --> 01:11:09,720 Speaker 1: I am picking up to win. Let's go Bengals. I Uh, 1396 01:11:10,439 --> 01:11:12,120 Speaker 1: it's just a tough one because I kind of think 1397 01:11:12,160 --> 01:11:15,599 Speaker 1: Buffalo's journey they'll just so built to like not look perfect, 1398 01:11:15,640 --> 01:11:18,000 Speaker 1: but get out of these situations over and over and over, 1399 01:11:18,080 --> 01:11:19,760 Speaker 1: and it's like it would be sad to see them go. 1400 01:11:20,280 --> 01:11:24,280 Speaker 1: But I just see something like Cincinnati thirty seven Buffalo 1401 01:11:24,439 --> 01:11:28,280 Speaker 1: thirty four and like an absolute blazing showdown, which means 1402 01:11:28,320 --> 01:11:29,680 Speaker 1: it will be tend we see this game to be 1403 01:11:29,720 --> 01:11:33,080 Speaker 1: a classic. I want it. I would be obviously okay 1404 01:11:33,439 --> 01:11:36,680 Speaker 1: with Cincinnati winning. Would be happy for Nick and all 1405 01:11:36,760 --> 01:11:40,439 Speaker 1: the family and everybody out there in Cincinnati at the Zoo. 1406 01:11:41,240 --> 01:11:43,120 Speaker 1: But I just think it's the Bills year and the 1407 01:11:43,160 --> 01:11:45,360 Speaker 1: Bill's time. I've kind of wavered on that, and I've 1408 01:11:45,439 --> 01:11:47,360 Speaker 1: said the same thing about Cincinnati too, but again, this 1409 01:11:47,439 --> 01:11:50,519 Speaker 1: is a tough one to pick. Let's take a break 1410 01:11:50,560 --> 01:11:55,880 Speaker 1: and we'll hit the last game. All right, Welcome back, 1411 01:11:56,000 --> 01:11:58,960 Speaker 1: and it's time now for the Sunday Drive presented by 1412 01:11:59,479 --> 01:12:02,800 Speaker 1: Toyo uh and we're going to talk about the Cowboys 1413 01:12:03,040 --> 01:12:06,639 Speaker 1: and forty Niners. It is the Sunday six thirty pm 1414 01:12:06,720 --> 01:12:15,839 Speaker 1: Eastern kickoff game at Burkhart. Here are the announcers, Burkhardt Olsen, Cowboys, Niners, Nance, Romo, Bengals, Bills, 1415 01:12:16,439 --> 01:12:22,960 Speaker 1: Davis Moose, Giants, Eagles, Tariko Collinsworth, Jack's Chiefs. So you 1416 01:12:23,040 --> 01:12:26,000 Speaker 1: got big time announcers to see. That's this, This is 1417 01:12:26,040 --> 01:12:28,519 Speaker 1: what this weekends about. The best at the juncture in 1418 01:12:28,600 --> 01:12:32,240 Speaker 1: the season, the best of the best, separate Mark Sanchez. Well, 1419 01:12:32,280 --> 01:12:33,880 Speaker 1: I think Mark Sanchez will be there next year. We 1420 01:12:33,960 --> 01:12:35,639 Speaker 1: keep saying that. I believe it. And you know what, Al, 1421 01:12:36,120 --> 01:12:39,040 Speaker 1: if you give al Mark Sanchez, how about that Alan 1422 01:12:39,120 --> 01:12:41,519 Speaker 1: Mark Sanchez, that would yeah, that would be an interesting 1423 01:12:41,640 --> 01:12:46,840 Speaker 1: and I love who's Mark does it with excellent Yeah, 1424 01:12:46,880 --> 01:12:53,000 Speaker 1: I'm taking Googler right now. Need some Mark Sanchez, you know, 1425 01:12:54,320 --> 01:12:59,600 Speaker 1: dungeeyeh Dungeon, Tony Dungeon. Sometimes things change. We got you 1426 01:12:59,680 --> 01:13:02,679 Speaker 1: know there's no Tom Brady this weekend. You know there's 1427 01:13:02,760 --> 01:13:05,160 Speaker 1: there is a Dak Prescott. All right, let's get to 1428 01:13:05,280 --> 01:13:12,320 Speaker 1: it is das back in this. Let's talk about Dad 1429 01:13:12,479 --> 01:13:15,200 Speaker 1: because he is the the the shining hope for the 1430 01:13:15,280 --> 01:13:18,559 Speaker 1: Dallas Cowboys against the Niners, the Niners, who, by the way, 1431 01:13:19,520 --> 01:13:22,760 Speaker 1: uh to your point about Bengals Bills, Like the Bills 1432 01:13:22,800 --> 01:13:24,720 Speaker 1: are a bigger favorite than the Niners right now. I 1433 01:13:24,800 --> 01:13:27,880 Speaker 1: guess that's that's Vegas and the Cowboys and all that 1434 01:13:28,040 --> 01:13:30,800 Speaker 1: juice that they get. But like that's surprising to me 1435 01:13:30,840 --> 01:13:34,000 Speaker 1: because I would think the Niners, winners of eleven straight, 1436 01:13:34,720 --> 01:13:37,320 Speaker 1: they should be the team that everyone is locked in 1437 01:13:37,439 --> 01:13:39,920 Speaker 1: on right now as the best team in football. That's 1438 01:13:39,960 --> 01:13:42,240 Speaker 1: how I feel. And as good as the Cowboys played 1439 01:13:42,280 --> 01:13:45,160 Speaker 1: greggy last week against the Tama Bay Bucks, this ain't 1440 01:13:45,200 --> 01:13:48,439 Speaker 1: the Tampa Bay Bucks. And Dak Prescott to give this 1441 01:13:48,520 --> 01:13:51,960 Speaker 1: team a chance to win almost needs to bring back 1442 01:13:52,080 --> 01:13:55,160 Speaker 1: that level of performance. Can he do it against San Francisco? 1443 01:13:55,240 --> 01:13:57,760 Speaker 1: It's a big difference it is. I think he can 1444 01:13:57,960 --> 01:14:00,920 Speaker 1: because he's that good of a quarterback. Of yourself, some Dack, 1445 01:14:01,400 --> 01:14:05,000 Speaker 1: you're a deck a holic. Bra It's like Drew Lock 1446 01:14:05,120 --> 01:14:10,800 Speaker 1: number one Stack. I'm definitely not a fan. I mean, 1447 01:14:10,880 --> 01:14:15,760 Speaker 1: I think Dack's high level is just higher then then 1448 01:14:16,040 --> 01:14:18,400 Speaker 1: he's given credit for that. His high level is right 1449 01:14:18,439 --> 01:14:21,360 Speaker 1: there with the top quarterbacks in the league. Like a 1450 01:14:21,479 --> 01:14:25,439 Speaker 1: graphic went around on Thursday on Twitter of our network 1451 01:14:25,479 --> 01:14:29,080 Speaker 1: Total Access where they're like breaking it down prettier Dak 1452 01:14:29,240 --> 01:14:32,519 Speaker 1: who's got the better you know, different attributes and Purty 1453 01:14:32,560 --> 01:14:35,240 Speaker 1: wins at three out of five that he's got better poise, 1454 01:14:35,320 --> 01:14:38,720 Speaker 1: give me a break like Dak Prescott poise who they 1455 01:14:38,800 --> 01:14:42,080 Speaker 1: gave it to Purdy. They gave it the accuracy to Deck. 1456 01:14:42,680 --> 01:14:45,040 Speaker 1: Have you watched Dak Prescott played football. You can come 1457 01:14:45,120 --> 01:14:46,960 Speaker 1: up with some things he's not great at, but if 1458 01:14:47,000 --> 01:14:49,519 Speaker 1: you give him time, he's the most accurate guy. And 1459 01:14:49,600 --> 01:14:52,800 Speaker 1: they gave decision making to Pretty. It's just like, come 1460 01:14:52,840 --> 01:14:57,439 Speaker 1: on in those type of conversations. But I love that program. 1461 01:14:57,560 --> 01:14:59,760 Speaker 1: I love NFL network, I love too. I just just 1462 01:15:00,000 --> 01:15:03,720 Speaker 1: agree with this. I also love it particular analysis. I 1463 01:15:03,800 --> 01:15:06,559 Speaker 1: think he's good enough to be a great defense. We've 1464 01:15:06,600 --> 01:15:09,560 Speaker 1: seen the forty Niners give up points in bunches occasionally. 1465 01:15:09,680 --> 01:15:11,600 Speaker 1: They did it to the Chiefs that first half to 1466 01:15:11,640 --> 01:15:13,160 Speaker 1: the Seahawks, they went up and down the field, like 1467 01:15:13,160 --> 01:15:15,439 Speaker 1: I think it can happen. Greg, I feel like you're 1468 01:15:15,439 --> 01:15:18,920 Speaker 1: a little you've been a little down on the Niners, uh, 1469 01:15:19,240 --> 01:15:22,120 Speaker 1: compared to where I am. He's note, I've picked them 1470 01:15:22,280 --> 01:15:24,320 Speaker 1: every week as they win in their huge favorites, and 1471 01:15:24,320 --> 01:15:27,320 Speaker 1: I picked him this week. You are picking them all right. 1472 01:15:28,880 --> 01:15:31,920 Speaker 1: I'm just waiting to see someone slow down San Francisco 1473 01:15:32,200 --> 01:15:34,959 Speaker 1: for more than like a half, Like nice job, Seattle, 1474 01:15:35,240 --> 01:15:37,360 Speaker 1: but then the doors fall off because you can't hang 1475 01:15:37,479 --> 01:15:41,160 Speaker 1: with this team. And it's like Dallas to Meds before 1476 01:15:41,200 --> 01:15:43,559 Speaker 1: they took off against Seattle. I know, it's like it's 1477 01:15:43,600 --> 01:15:46,599 Speaker 1: even there, even there half where they struggle, they're still 1478 01:15:46,720 --> 01:15:49,040 Speaker 1: doing what they do. And I think it's a huge 1479 01:15:49,120 --> 01:15:51,920 Speaker 1: game for like the Trevon digs and like Laden vander 1480 01:15:52,000 --> 01:15:54,960 Speaker 1: Esh's of the world, where like Digs mrs tackles and 1481 01:15:55,080 --> 01:15:58,720 Speaker 1: it's like you now have Deebo Samuel and you've got 1482 01:15:58,800 --> 01:16:02,400 Speaker 1: Christian McCaffrey who can flip flop in the slot, flip 1483 01:16:02,479 --> 01:16:05,200 Speaker 1: flop in the backfield. Both do the same things. Uh, 1484 01:16:05,280 --> 01:16:07,960 Speaker 1: they are yard after the catch monsters, and I mean 1485 01:16:08,360 --> 01:16:10,519 Speaker 1: there are wide open holes created for both of them 1486 01:16:10,640 --> 01:16:13,920 Speaker 1: where you've got wide receivers blocking down field. Last week, 1487 01:16:14,000 --> 01:16:16,479 Speaker 1: Purty through for a hundred and seventy nine passing yards 1488 01:16:16,520 --> 01:16:19,200 Speaker 1: to wide open receivers, which is the third most by 1489 01:16:19,240 --> 01:16:22,200 Speaker 1: any quarterback in the playoffs in the next gen stats era. 1490 01:16:22,439 --> 01:16:24,240 Speaker 1: I think about Purty is like, I don't know if 1491 01:16:24,240 --> 01:16:26,719 Speaker 1: he has how all those traits better than the next quarterback. 1492 01:16:26,760 --> 01:16:28,439 Speaker 1: I don't really care. It's just he's in this perfect 1493 01:16:28,479 --> 01:16:33,240 Speaker 1: position where he's delivering absolute gems inside of a system 1494 01:16:33,520 --> 01:16:36,680 Speaker 1: that just creates these opportunities, and they're Kyle Shanna has 1495 01:16:36,760 --> 01:16:39,240 Speaker 1: never had this offense, not this way, not with this 1496 01:16:39,400 --> 01:16:42,880 Speaker 1: many star players, and it's on Dallas to go. Essentially, 1497 01:16:42,880 --> 01:16:45,519 Speaker 1: everyone's talking about Dak Prescott. It's all eOne can focus on. 1498 01:16:45,560 --> 01:16:48,240 Speaker 1: It's like that can be pretty great and they can 1499 01:16:48,280 --> 01:16:50,479 Speaker 1: score a ton of points, but you've got to stop 1500 01:16:50,520 --> 01:16:53,240 Speaker 1: San Francisco from dropping thirty eight on you. I just 1501 01:16:53,400 --> 01:16:55,040 Speaker 1: I don't love it. I think the Dallas is a 1502 01:16:55,160 --> 01:16:57,840 Speaker 1: really spicy challenge for the Niners, the most in a 1503 01:16:57,920 --> 01:17:01,120 Speaker 1: long long time. But like until some one slows both 1504 01:17:01,200 --> 01:17:02,880 Speaker 1: sides of this ball down. This is the best team 1505 01:17:02,920 --> 01:17:05,120 Speaker 1: in the NFL in my book. Yeah, they have not 1506 01:17:05,360 --> 01:17:10,800 Speaker 1: lost since October and they've scored in the last four 1507 01:17:10,840 --> 01:17:14,760 Speaker 1: weeks San Francisco thirty seven, thirty seven, thirty forty one. 1508 01:17:15,240 --> 01:17:17,439 Speaker 1: Now we know the Dallas defense what it's capable of. 1509 01:17:17,840 --> 01:17:21,640 Speaker 1: Said this last week about um Michael Parsons, and you know, 1510 01:17:22,400 --> 01:17:25,839 Speaker 1: go kick Tom Brady's ass and win that game single handedly. 1511 01:17:26,320 --> 01:17:28,880 Speaker 1: Once again, You're gonna need your best players to kind 1512 01:17:28,880 --> 01:17:32,320 Speaker 1: of really make big plays. Parsons got to stack up, 1513 01:17:32,400 --> 01:17:34,880 Speaker 1: step up. Maybe Treyvon Diggs has a huge interception or 1514 01:17:34,880 --> 01:17:37,320 Speaker 1: a pick six, something like that. I think the Cowboys 1515 01:17:37,360 --> 01:17:39,040 Speaker 1: are gonna have to steal a possession or two. I 1516 01:17:39,120 --> 01:17:41,920 Speaker 1: think a special team score. I think it's that type 1517 01:17:41,920 --> 01:17:44,560 Speaker 1: of matchup. And I have respect for Dallas, but I 1518 01:17:44,720 --> 01:17:46,880 Speaker 1: just that's the way I'm at. I'm at too. If 1519 01:17:46,920 --> 01:17:49,840 Speaker 1: I didn't put it this way, if the lock competition 1520 01:17:50,479 --> 01:17:53,240 Speaker 1: wasn't about making up ground at this point, San Francisco 1521 01:17:53,280 --> 01:17:54,960 Speaker 1: would have been my lock of the week because I 1522 01:17:55,160 --> 01:17:58,519 Speaker 1: think they will handle their business here and do it 1523 01:17:58,760 --> 01:18:03,240 Speaker 1: in fashion that double digit points fashion. That's shocking. To me, 1524 01:18:03,560 --> 01:18:06,240 Speaker 1: and you know, I could see it. None of these games, 1525 01:18:06,320 --> 01:18:09,720 Speaker 1: like almost any result isn't gonna totally surprise me. But 1526 01:18:09,760 --> 01:18:11,439 Speaker 1: I look at this Cowboys team, and I look at 1527 01:18:11,680 --> 01:18:13,759 Speaker 1: let's say e p a per play for the season. 1528 01:18:13,800 --> 01:18:16,320 Speaker 1: These are the best two defenses in the league over 1529 01:18:16,400 --> 01:18:17,960 Speaker 1: the course of the season. The Dallas has been up 1530 01:18:18,000 --> 01:18:19,760 Speaker 1: and down, but we've seen what they can do. They 1531 01:18:19,840 --> 01:18:23,360 Speaker 1: have a coach in Dan Quinn who knows Kyle shaneing well. 1532 01:18:23,360 --> 01:18:25,960 Speaker 1: I don't know if that's good, bad, or indifferent, but 1533 01:18:26,000 --> 01:18:28,880 Speaker 1: they obviously know each other very well from from their 1534 01:18:28,920 --> 01:18:31,960 Speaker 1: time together in Atlanta. And he's very creative coming up 1535 01:18:32,000 --> 01:18:36,559 Speaker 1: with game plan specific uh ways to highlight his great 1536 01:18:36,640 --> 01:18:40,240 Speaker 1: players and Micah Parsons, and they have great players, DeMarcus 1537 01:18:40,360 --> 01:18:43,120 Speaker 1: Lawrence certainly, and they have a lot of safeties that 1538 01:18:43,160 --> 01:18:45,120 Speaker 1: can be versatile. I just feel like there could be 1539 01:18:45,200 --> 01:18:48,360 Speaker 1: a bad, pretty game in here. I don't expect it, uh, 1540 01:18:48,439 --> 01:18:50,479 Speaker 1: And I do worry for the Cowboys that they've worked 1541 01:18:50,520 --> 01:18:53,599 Speaker 1: a lot harder to get here. Last week, for instance, 1542 01:18:53,840 --> 01:18:56,880 Speaker 1: Parsons San Francisco might disagree with that, but go ahead. 1543 01:18:57,600 --> 01:19:01,120 Speaker 1: I just mean that they're not play much lately in 1544 01:19:01,200 --> 01:19:04,920 Speaker 1: the last two weeks. For instance, both has played forty 1545 01:19:05,000 --> 01:19:08,200 Speaker 1: five snaps I think or sixty total snaps combined. They 1546 01:19:08,240 --> 01:19:10,679 Speaker 1: got to sit there, guys, and they were like rotating. 1547 01:19:10,680 --> 01:19:13,839 Speaker 1: In week eighteen, the Cowboys are on short rest. Parsons 1548 01:19:13,880 --> 01:19:17,880 Speaker 1: played more on Monday Night, like twenty more snaps than 1549 01:19:18,040 --> 01:19:21,160 Speaker 1: any of the defensive linemen have played in the last 1550 01:19:21,280 --> 01:19:24,080 Speaker 1: two games combined, which is just I think that is 1551 01:19:24,080 --> 01:19:26,960 Speaker 1: a factor here, that the forty Niners are arrested and ready, 1552 01:19:27,120 --> 01:19:29,799 Speaker 1: I keep reading that and like, yet, it certainly seems 1553 01:19:29,800 --> 01:19:32,439 Speaker 1: like a logical factor. These are human bodies we're talking about, 1554 01:19:32,479 --> 01:19:35,080 Speaker 1: but I don't think we really know. Um, the effect 1555 01:19:35,120 --> 01:19:37,880 Speaker 1: on MIKEA. Micah Parsons is a superstar, Like I don't 1556 01:19:37,920 --> 01:19:40,519 Speaker 1: imagine because he had twenty more snaps than the Niners 1557 01:19:40,600 --> 01:19:43,080 Speaker 1: defensive lineman that we're gonna get a worn out, broken 1558 01:19:43,120 --> 01:19:48,479 Speaker 1: down at the end of this is this isn't the 1559 01:19:48,520 --> 01:19:52,240 Speaker 1: Cowboys defense that gave up under twenty uh to start 1560 01:19:52,320 --> 01:19:53,720 Speaker 1: the season five weeks in a row. I mean, they 1561 01:19:53,840 --> 01:19:57,240 Speaker 1: gave up forty to the Jaguars. They were last for 1562 01:19:57,360 --> 01:20:00,519 Speaker 1: thirty four against the Gardner Minshew led Eagles. Um, they 1563 01:20:00,600 --> 01:20:03,120 Speaker 1: flatlined against the Commanders. This is all in the last month, 1564 01:20:03,120 --> 01:20:05,360 Speaker 1: they played a broken down Titans team and look good, 1565 01:20:05,600 --> 01:20:07,760 Speaker 1: and then they played a broken down Bucks team in 1566 01:20:07,760 --> 01:20:10,080 Speaker 1: the defense show. It's like, I I just it's the 1567 01:20:10,120 --> 01:20:11,840 Speaker 1: same thing I feel about the Eagles and reverse for 1568 01:20:11,920 --> 01:20:14,560 Speaker 1: the Cowboys, that that Bucks team that was ready to 1569 01:20:14,640 --> 01:20:17,720 Speaker 1: be shipped out to see was dominated by the best 1570 01:20:17,800 --> 01:20:20,120 Speaker 1: game the Cowboys have played on offense and defense in 1571 01:20:20,160 --> 01:20:22,400 Speaker 1: a while. So they look good, but it's like, is 1572 01:20:22,479 --> 01:20:24,720 Speaker 1: this really do we trust Dallas doing this two or 1573 01:20:24,800 --> 01:20:27,280 Speaker 1: three weeks in a row. I'm the strange things that 1574 01:20:27,400 --> 01:20:29,560 Speaker 1: happened in the playoffs. It happens all the time. It 1575 01:20:29,600 --> 01:20:31,720 Speaker 1: feels like it actually happens almost every year. A team 1576 01:20:31,800 --> 01:20:34,479 Speaker 1: that you don't think much of wild Card Weekend all 1577 01:20:34,479 --> 01:20:37,439 Speaker 1: of a sudden is playing in February, like it certainly 1578 01:20:37,479 --> 01:20:39,040 Speaker 1: could happen, and I don't want to rule it out. 1579 01:20:39,080 --> 01:20:40,840 Speaker 1: It just more respect that I for San Francisco. I 1580 01:20:40,880 --> 01:20:43,639 Speaker 1: want to talk about a major subplot of this game. Um, 1581 01:20:44,160 --> 01:20:45,840 Speaker 1: it gets overlooked all the time. We talked about it 1582 01:20:45,840 --> 01:20:48,760 Speaker 1: a little bit on Tuesday, the Cowboys kicking situation. So 1583 01:20:49,400 --> 01:20:52,360 Speaker 1: um throughout the idea of why don't teams have backup 1584 01:20:52,439 --> 01:20:56,040 Speaker 1: kickers for how important the position is. Carry two kickers, 1585 01:20:56,160 --> 01:20:58,479 Speaker 1: have them both on the active roster, give yourself some 1586 01:20:58,560 --> 01:21:01,600 Speaker 1: wiggle room. They're not in that, but they did. They 1587 01:21:01,680 --> 01:21:03,880 Speaker 1: did kind of have a half measure. The Cowboys signed 1588 01:21:04,160 --> 01:21:08,240 Speaker 1: kicker Tristan vis Gayano to the practice squad um this week, 1589 01:21:08,400 --> 01:21:11,320 Speaker 1: and then they had both guys kick and practice and 1590 01:21:11,439 --> 01:21:14,040 Speaker 1: Brett Maher, who of course set the NFL record by 1591 01:21:14,080 --> 01:21:17,519 Speaker 1: missing four extra points in their wild card win on Monday. 1592 01:21:17,800 --> 01:21:20,560 Speaker 1: He's kicked very well in practice. Apparently this Guyano was 1593 01:21:20,680 --> 01:21:24,479 Speaker 1: mah Um, so it certainly seems like they're rolling forward 1594 01:21:24,520 --> 01:21:28,479 Speaker 1: with Maher. It's just and I saw something on Twitter, 1595 01:21:28,920 --> 01:21:32,559 Speaker 1: a nice little sideline back and forth with Ceedee Lamb 1596 01:21:33,080 --> 01:21:35,840 Speaker 1: pumping up Maha telling him not to hang his head uh. 1597 01:21:36,400 --> 01:21:39,320 Speaker 1: From the Monday night game. That one of the most 1598 01:21:39,520 --> 01:21:42,760 Speaker 1: kind of um nerve racking subplots for me as a 1599 01:21:42,760 --> 01:21:46,400 Speaker 1: football fan. We'll be watching that first kick by Maher 1600 01:21:47,000 --> 01:21:48,960 Speaker 1: because it could dictate the flow of the game and 1601 01:21:49,000 --> 01:21:51,880 Speaker 1: a lot of different directions, not just his mix misses 1602 01:21:51,920 --> 01:21:54,960 Speaker 1: and makes, but how Mike McCarthy has to roll out 1603 01:21:55,000 --> 01:21:57,280 Speaker 1: his offense. Yeah, I mean watching a kicker in this 1604 01:21:57,439 --> 01:22:00,760 Speaker 1: situation where you have no idea, what the results canna be? UM. 1605 01:22:00,880 --> 01:22:03,759 Speaker 1: It very much feels the same way the audience feels 1606 01:22:03,760 --> 01:22:07,120 Speaker 1: anxiety watching like a public speaker crumble at the podium. UM. 1607 01:22:07,240 --> 01:22:09,080 Speaker 1: That happened to us a couple of years ago on 1608 01:22:09,360 --> 01:22:10,760 Speaker 1: some sort of event we went to. It's just like 1609 01:22:11,040 --> 01:22:13,439 Speaker 1: you're all rooting for this person to get out of 1610 01:22:13,520 --> 01:22:16,320 Speaker 1: this situation. Is this well it was well, I don't 1611 01:22:16,360 --> 01:22:18,280 Speaker 1: know where. It was, some some corporate thing we went 1612 01:22:18,320 --> 01:22:21,800 Speaker 1: to where like the speaker just like I remember being 1613 01:22:21,800 --> 01:22:23,240 Speaker 1: like a sixteen year old where that happened to me 1614 01:22:23,320 --> 01:22:25,080 Speaker 1: one time, and some stupid speech I had to give 1615 01:22:25,160 --> 01:22:29,320 Speaker 1: him was like you just flatline and behip. Absolutely. It 1616 01:22:29,439 --> 01:22:31,439 Speaker 1: was like I didn't think that degree existed back then, 1617 01:22:31,479 --> 01:22:33,560 Speaker 1: but now it's like you're I feel away with Mara I. I. 1618 01:22:33,920 --> 01:22:36,800 Speaker 1: I always think about like Bill Parcels saying, you treat 1619 01:22:36,880 --> 01:22:39,200 Speaker 1: certain players one way others another. You can go at 1620 01:22:39,320 --> 01:22:41,000 Speaker 1: someone and it motivates them. If you go at the 1621 01:22:41,040 --> 01:22:43,680 Speaker 1: next guy, you break them and like ismah or the 1622 01:22:43,720 --> 01:22:46,479 Speaker 1: guy that like UM thrives because you brought in someone 1623 01:22:46,560 --> 01:22:49,080 Speaker 1: to kick against him in practice and everyone's watching, Like 1624 01:22:49,160 --> 01:22:51,479 Speaker 1: what if someone said, hey, Mark, we're gonna bring in 1625 01:22:51,479 --> 01:22:53,479 Speaker 1: another guy to do the show for you today while 1626 01:22:53,520 --> 01:22:57,960 Speaker 1: you stand out behind the glass. Alright, just so you 1627 01:22:58,000 --> 01:22:59,760 Speaker 1: know what I mean, It's like that would not motivate me, 1628 01:23:00,160 --> 01:23:06,760 Speaker 1: Like I look like that sounds great Marv Sessler. Let's 1629 01:23:06,800 --> 01:23:10,439 Speaker 1: hear from McCarthy a practice on Thursday about, um, the 1630 01:23:10,560 --> 01:23:13,479 Speaker 1: idea of bringing in another kicker this week. It doesn't 1631 01:23:13,560 --> 01:23:15,760 Speaker 1: take anything away from you know, our trust and bread. 1632 01:23:15,800 --> 01:23:19,240 Speaker 1: I just think, you know, it's part of the responsibility, 1633 01:23:19,360 --> 01:23:22,400 Speaker 1: you know, you know, player acquisitions a sixty five day, 1634 01:23:22,439 --> 01:23:25,160 Speaker 1: this is nothing out of the norm for us. But 1635 01:23:25,479 --> 01:23:27,479 Speaker 1: you know, I think the fact that you know, I 1636 01:23:27,520 --> 01:23:29,559 Speaker 1: have a chance to watch Tristan you know, I'm I'm, 1637 01:23:29,800 --> 01:23:32,920 Speaker 1: I'm you know, looking forward to seeing him work today. UM. 1638 01:23:33,240 --> 01:23:36,360 Speaker 1: I think he's a talented, talented young kicker. So um. 1639 01:23:36,479 --> 01:23:38,240 Speaker 1: But yeah, I just think when we just wanted to 1640 01:23:38,280 --> 01:23:42,040 Speaker 1: make sure that we're you know, in position to you know, 1641 01:23:42,280 --> 01:23:44,519 Speaker 1: just always adding depth to a football team, how would 1642 01:23:44,520 --> 01:23:47,280 Speaker 1: you know from a couple of practice things, you're so 1643 01:23:47,600 --> 01:23:51,160 Speaker 1: extra right, myer is probably fine in practice they could 1644 01:23:51,479 --> 01:23:55,439 Speaker 1: keep them both active. That would be unconventional. You'd lose 1645 01:23:55,479 --> 01:23:58,640 Speaker 1: a special team spot. I think in this case, they 1646 01:23:58,680 --> 01:24:03,439 Speaker 1: could vinced themselves. Maybe that was worth it on Sunday. Otherwise, 1647 01:24:03,479 --> 01:24:05,040 Speaker 1: you just got him in here just to see him 1648 01:24:05,080 --> 01:24:09,439 Speaker 1: in practice, and you know, hope that Maher survives. And 1649 01:24:09,560 --> 01:24:11,639 Speaker 1: I think with this game though, and it's the game 1650 01:24:11,680 --> 01:24:13,880 Speaker 1: previous is That's why I love Divisional Round weekend. I 1651 01:24:13,920 --> 01:24:15,680 Speaker 1: think we all do. Both of these teams can win 1652 01:24:15,760 --> 01:24:17,760 Speaker 1: the Super Bowl, and so I'm just trying to give 1653 01:24:17,880 --> 01:24:21,000 Speaker 1: the Cowboys that credit. I think they're sick. I would 1654 01:24:21,040 --> 01:24:24,640 Speaker 1: be surprised personally if the Jaguars or the Giants won 1655 01:24:24,680 --> 01:24:26,639 Speaker 1: the Super Bowl. But I feel like every other team 1656 01:24:26,680 --> 01:24:29,200 Speaker 1: that's playing this weekend can win the super Bowl, and 1657 01:24:29,720 --> 01:24:32,320 Speaker 1: and the Cowboys is highest level. It's pretty high. Like 1658 01:24:32,360 --> 01:24:34,479 Speaker 1: we talked about all these forty niners guys, but it's like, 1659 01:24:35,479 --> 01:24:37,320 Speaker 1: I know, the offensive line for the Cowboys is all 1660 01:24:37,360 --> 01:24:39,960 Speaker 1: shuffled around. It's a little worrisome. Tyler smiths now at 1661 01:24:40,000 --> 01:24:43,200 Speaker 1: left tackle, but he had played there before. McGovern has 1662 01:24:43,240 --> 01:24:45,479 Speaker 1: moved all around. He was left guard and he's fullback 1663 01:24:45,680 --> 01:24:48,040 Speaker 1: center and now he's back at left guard. But they 1664 01:24:48,120 --> 01:24:50,320 Speaker 1: still have like a Hall of Fame right guard. That 1665 01:24:50,479 --> 01:24:53,800 Speaker 1: that's a talented player, Tyryne Smith. Talented player. I don't 1666 01:24:53,800 --> 01:24:55,679 Speaker 1: know if the forty Niners of guys like that. Up front. 1667 01:24:55,880 --> 01:24:58,639 Speaker 1: They have Tony Pollard, who's not Christian McCaffrey, but he's 1668 01:24:58,680 --> 01:25:01,000 Speaker 1: pretty damn close person nap. He's one of the best 1669 01:25:01,080 --> 01:25:04,720 Speaker 1: running backs in the NFL. Ceedee Lamb I would take 1670 01:25:04,840 --> 01:25:08,080 Speaker 1: over every forty Niners receiver. They don't have the depth, certainly, 1671 01:25:08,160 --> 01:25:10,880 Speaker 1: but they have a great tight end and Dalton shot, yes, 1672 01:25:10,920 --> 01:25:13,080 Speaker 1: they would right now. I think Ceedie Lamb is at 1673 01:25:13,160 --> 01:25:16,519 Speaker 1: that level. I love Ceedee Lamb. Actually Pollard about equal 1674 01:25:16,560 --> 01:25:18,719 Speaker 1: to see him. They didn't say about equal. I'm saying 1675 01:25:19,520 --> 01:25:21,760 Speaker 1: three top four. He's like in terms of what he 1676 01:25:21,920 --> 01:25:24,400 Speaker 1: does per snap, like he has been getting it done. 1677 01:25:24,479 --> 01:25:27,280 Speaker 1: He is. He has a reasonable to like lower the 1678 01:25:27,320 --> 01:25:29,639 Speaker 1: workload for Zeke because that's been We've been talking about 1679 01:25:29,640 --> 01:25:31,840 Speaker 1: it for weeks. It's like a little last week. But no, 1680 01:25:32,000 --> 01:25:34,639 Speaker 1: not for the Cowboys on it's gonna be their rookie 1681 01:25:34,680 --> 01:25:38,800 Speaker 1: Tyler Smith, who's played well at left tackle at for 1682 01:25:38,960 --> 01:25:43,879 Speaker 1: most of this season. He's moved around. Um, They've got concerns, certainly, 1683 01:25:44,240 --> 01:25:46,080 Speaker 1: but I just think they have a chance. They have 1684 01:25:46,160 --> 01:25:47,760 Speaker 1: a chance here, and they have a chance of all right, 1685 01:25:47,840 --> 01:25:50,280 Speaker 1: let's pick the game. I have already said what I think. 1686 01:25:50,360 --> 01:25:55,080 Speaker 1: So thirty niners to the NFC title game, I've got niners, uh, 1687 01:25:55,520 --> 01:26:01,880 Speaker 1: thirty five to I have it seven twenty three forty nine, 1688 01:26:02,000 --> 01:26:04,160 Speaker 1: which is actually over the line. Now the line has 1689 01:26:04,200 --> 01:26:06,599 Speaker 1: moved down to three and a half. People are betting 1690 01:26:06,640 --> 01:26:11,360 Speaker 1: on the couch and well, yeah, I mean, what are 1691 01:26:11,360 --> 01:26:16,360 Speaker 1: we e been doing here? What matters? Well, if you're 1692 01:26:16,400 --> 01:26:21,120 Speaker 1: gonna pump them up for fifteen straight, they consistent on 1693 01:26:21,240 --> 01:26:23,519 Speaker 1: all our platforms, you know, and I already we got 1694 01:26:23,600 --> 01:26:26,800 Speaker 1: our picks in on that's inconsistent. Maybe I could flip 1695 01:26:26,880 --> 01:26:29,479 Speaker 1: it is what you're saying. I don't know. Yeah, we 1696 01:26:29,560 --> 01:26:31,320 Speaker 1: won't hold it against you if you're going to win 1697 01:26:31,400 --> 01:26:33,800 Speaker 1: your picks competition on the other show. You know where 1698 01:26:33,800 --> 01:26:36,519 Speaker 1: it is. Just you know, it's fine game debut, check 1699 01:26:36,560 --> 01:26:40,879 Speaker 1: it out. And that that's my with the great Rachel Bonetta. 1700 01:26:41,680 --> 01:26:46,160 Speaker 1: She was at our show, Patrick Cleb's show, you know 1701 01:26:46,200 --> 01:26:47,720 Speaker 1: who I missed though, at our show, and I wish 1702 01:26:47,800 --> 01:26:49,759 Speaker 1: was there because she she's so great behind the glass 1703 01:26:49,800 --> 01:26:52,920 Speaker 1: every show is Parker. I wish she had I wish 1704 01:26:52,960 --> 01:26:59,519 Speaker 1: she had made it to show. I assumed she was there. Yeah, 1705 01:26:59,600 --> 01:27:01,080 Speaker 1: I had a seat saved for her. It was just 1706 01:27:01,200 --> 01:27:03,360 Speaker 1: sitting there. That was that lonely little It's like you 1707 01:27:03,439 --> 01:27:06,519 Speaker 1: know the old the show, like the TV show where 1708 01:27:06,560 --> 01:27:09,240 Speaker 1: the kids in his big their concert and looks over 1709 01:27:09,320 --> 01:27:11,880 Speaker 1: and then Dad's seats empty. Yeah, I cannot. I mean, 1710 01:27:11,880 --> 01:27:14,280 Speaker 1: I'd really assume that Parker was very busy doing something 1711 01:27:14,680 --> 01:27:18,599 Speaker 1: else not at the show. Well, we can't get everything 1712 01:27:18,640 --> 01:27:22,439 Speaker 1: we want in life, but we will get great football 1713 01:27:22,680 --> 01:27:26,599 Speaker 1: this weekend, and it's going to be the best football 1714 01:27:27,160 --> 01:27:32,440 Speaker 1: of the season. And that was Sunday Jive presented by Toyota. 1715 01:27:33,960 --> 01:27:36,400 Speaker 1: Get ready for some great football, everybody. As we say goodbye, 1716 01:27:36,520 --> 01:27:41,360 Speaker 1: thank you to everybody, uh for listening, watching, coming to 1717 01:27:41,439 --> 01:27:45,439 Speaker 1: Our Lives show. We're very lucky. Thanks for keeping us 1718 01:27:45,479 --> 01:28:01,519 Speaker 1: around until Sunday night. He the call s