WEBVTT - WIN and IN! Jayden Daniels + Playoff Bound Commanders | The Booth Review Podcast | Washington Commanders | NFL

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<v Speaker 1>On this edition of The Booth Review. Another one, London,

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<v Speaker 1>another one that comes down to the wire.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, we know Jaydon Dan is gonna win the Offensive

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<v Speaker 2>Rookie of the Year, but why is he not in

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<v Speaker 2>the MVP conversation. It's a good question.

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<v Speaker 1>And how about this team getting eleven wins for the

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<v Speaker 1>first time since nineteen ninety one?

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<v Speaker 2>We got a guy who hit a jackpie, a try

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<v Speaker 2>efected challenge for Big Fletcher's heavyweight championship belt.

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<v Speaker 1>All that coming up on The Booth Review next. Welcome

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<v Speaker 1>into the playoff clitching edition of the Booth Review podcast.

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<v Speaker 1>Like Braham Whitside with Big Fletch London Fletcher. We're brought

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<v Speaker 1>we go the playoffs. You called it in the summer,

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<v Speaker 1>eleven maybe twelve wins, will see here we are.

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<v Speaker 2>It's reality is funny because a lot of people thought

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<v Speaker 2>I was being a homer and maybe thought I was

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<v Speaker 2>drinking a little bit of the Ashburn kool a.

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<v Speaker 1>You were.

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<v Speaker 2>But that's the thing, right, well anymore right. Here's the

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<v Speaker 2>thing though, when you look at and I looked at

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<v Speaker 2>obviously the moves that we made, having dan Quinn's the quarterback.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, as the new head coach, getting Jayden and

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<v Speaker 2>just looking at the schedule, like, Okay, I really think

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<v Speaker 2>we're gonna win this game. This game felt like we

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<v Speaker 2>were split with the egos, feel like we would split

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<v Speaker 2>with the Cowboys. I thought we went here and you know,

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<v Speaker 2>obviously you'll probably lose down there. But let's flip that

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<v Speaker 2>and get to twelve. But it's just has it been

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<v Speaker 2>the way we've done it to get to this point. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>that's been surprising, you know, all the last minute victories,

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<v Speaker 2>to come from behind wins. Even yesterday. First half didn't

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<v Speaker 2>look good, didn't look good at all, but second half

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<v Speaker 2>entirely different ball club. And and we can we can't

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<v Speaker 2>say enough about Jayden and what he was able to do,

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<v Speaker 2>especially in the second half of that game.

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<v Speaker 1>I want to get to him. I want to stay

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<v Speaker 1>on the big picture just for a moment, and I

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<v Speaker 1>want to get into the game too. There's a very

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<v Speaker 1>special moment for the organization. Oh yeah, you know, it's

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<v Speaker 1>been four years since they've been in the playoffs. They

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<v Speaker 1>haven't been a wildcard team since two thousand and seven,

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<v Speaker 1>so they had to win the division just to get in,

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<v Speaker 1>which shows you. There hasn't been much consistency. They're not

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<v Speaker 1>consistently there. Even in a year where someone else might

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<v Speaker 1>be a little bit better than you. You get in anyway,

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<v Speaker 1>like the Kansas City Buffalo of Baltimore of this era

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<v Speaker 1>right now, Philadelphia too, they get in every year. And

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<v Speaker 1>I do feel like we're at the beginning of something

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<v Speaker 1>and it's hard not to. And I know dan Quinn

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<v Speaker 1>and them don't want to get into award season yet,

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<v Speaker 1>and I know that they don't want to hear all

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<v Speaker 1>the accolades for it yet because their story isn't done

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<v Speaker 1>being written. So I want to spend a few minutes

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<v Speaker 1>doing it now and then getting back into the mind

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<v Speaker 1>frame of where they want to be, because this is

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<v Speaker 1>very special. This team has not won eleven games since

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<v Speaker 1>nineteen ninety one. This team has never in this building

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<v Speaker 1>won seven home games, and they did it in year

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<v Speaker 1>one together, and it's hard not to. It's hard to

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<v Speaker 1>ignore that. Put your head in the sand and go Okay,

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<v Speaker 1>what's next. I do want to sip a little champagne.

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<v Speaker 2>Yes today, yeah, when you you kept you mentioned that

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<v Speaker 2>on the on the broadcast a couple of times about

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<v Speaker 2>having done this since nineteen ninety one, and it was

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<v Speaker 2>a I think two or three maybe two or three

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<v Speaker 2>different things that you mentioned. It's like, dang, since nineteen

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<v Speaker 2>ninety one and we all know how that season and

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<v Speaker 2>not only how that season ended, that team is considered

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<v Speaker 2>one of the best teams in NFL history, Like it's

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<v Speaker 2>a historical type of team. But the when some people

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<v Speaker 2>called it the rebuilt the team, they Adam Peters and

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<v Speaker 2>Dan Quinn called it a recalibration. And when you accomplished that,

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<v Speaker 2>and with they what's seventy percent of new roster, sixty

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<v Speaker 2>percent whatever of the thirty first players, Yeah, from the

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<v Speaker 2>roster standpoint, to do this all in year one with

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<v Speaker 2>the rookie, the whole field you mentioned seven to two

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<v Speaker 2>our fans have been there and it droves Man, Yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>I don't know if you've got to chance. Well, we

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<v Speaker 2>walked through the concourse pregame, you had a chance. What

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<v Speaker 2>were you thinking that when you walked through that concourse

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<v Speaker 2>yesterday pre game?

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<v Speaker 1>I haven't had an RFK feeling in that building for

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<v Speaker 1>a very long time. I think there was a little

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<v Speaker 1>bit of the RG three year where there was this

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<v Speaker 1>oh man, there's like there's kind of been anything's possible

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<v Speaker 1>because the quarterbacks ceiling is so high, right, and we

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<v Speaker 1>haven't had that in a long time. But just kind

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<v Speaker 1>of the feeling of the fan base, it never went anywhere.

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<v Speaker 1>It's just been semi dormant in the building. But they

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<v Speaker 1>haven't had anything consistent to cheer for in a long time.

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<v Speaker 1>And I talk about this all the time, having grown

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<v Speaker 1>up here and having been fortunate to have tickets to

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<v Speaker 1>RFK when I was a kid during the heyday when

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<v Speaker 1>they were one of the best teams, if not the

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<v Speaker 1>best team in football. For ten years running, they're the

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<v Speaker 1>heartbeat of the city and what people don't know and

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<v Speaker 1>a generation of fans don't know, is what happens when

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<v Speaker 1>they win consistently, and last night was like a sign

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<v Speaker 1>of it's heading back in this direction, which is why

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<v Speaker 1>I think I don't want to lose sight of the

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<v Speaker 1>big picture. We'll get into the nitty gritty of the

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<v Speaker 1>game and what they did and another miracle, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>because this has been a joy ride like I've never

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<v Speaker 1>been a part of. Every week is a heart attack,

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<v Speaker 1>but just the overarching I think we're at the beginning

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<v Speaker 1>of something. This isn't a one off. You know that,

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<v Speaker 1>like we're heading back into this space where we could

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<v Speaker 1>join the Buffalo, Kansas City, Baltimore, Philadelphia, the teams you

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<v Speaker 1>can count on to be very competitive and vy for

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<v Speaker 1>championships every year. We're at the beginning of something like that.

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<v Speaker 2>No, you're one hundred percent round, and that's what that's

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<v Speaker 2>what we all want. We want perennial contender yes, year

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<v Speaker 2>in and year out, like competing for or you're one

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<v Speaker 2>of the upper echeline teams in football, let's call it

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<v Speaker 2>the top five or six teams where every year, every season,

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<v Speaker 2>these five or six teams are going to be in

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<v Speaker 2>the mix. They're gonna make the playoffs and you know

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<v Speaker 2>they have a great chance to represent their their conference

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<v Speaker 2>in the super Bowl. And that's that's where we want

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<v Speaker 2>to get to. That's where I feel like we're building to.

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<v Speaker 2>I saw, you know, mister Harris last night as he was.

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<v Speaker 2>You saw him too, yeah, you were. You saw his

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<v Speaker 2>his happiness, happy birthday, happy birthday. He celebrated his sixtyeth

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<v Speaker 2>birthday on Saturday. I mean just the ownership group and

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<v Speaker 2>the joy, the joy that they had. And this is

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<v Speaker 2>you know, a guy who owns multiple sports teams and

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<v Speaker 2>you know. But you could tell like he carries special

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<v Speaker 2>to him. This is special to he what.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm talking about. He also grew up here too and

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<v Speaker 1>lived it down the street, went to RFK, you know.

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<v Speaker 1>So he emotionally connects with this team and this franchise

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<v Speaker 1>in a way that if you're not from here, you

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<v Speaker 1>don't understand, like what they mean. They can be the

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<v Speaker 1>heartbeat of the city, they can be the soul of

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<v Speaker 1>the city. They can be a religious experience, which they've

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<v Speaker 1>been numerous times this year. We've had out of body

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<v Speaker 1>experiences with them over and over and over this year.

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<v Speaker 1>And you could see it on his face. He's not

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<v Speaker 1>just an owner of the team. He genuinely cares deeply

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<v Speaker 1>about the results and what it's going to be.

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<v Speaker 2>Just see how he was clutching that football and I'm

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<v Speaker 2>assuming that game a game ball, maybe for his birthday

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<v Speaker 2>or after the game, and I haven't seen the locker

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<v Speaker 2>room video posted yet, but he's clutching that football like

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<v Speaker 2>this is the best president he's ever gotten. And this is,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, a billionaire. But the way he's walking around

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<v Speaker 2>with that football, it's like he is so happy and

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<v Speaker 2>lated that this team has made the playoffs and you

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<v Speaker 2>could tell he's proud of he's proud of the product

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<v Speaker 2>on that football.

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<v Speaker 1>It's really interesting too, Like they've spent not only a

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<v Speaker 1>lot of money to buy the team, obviously, they've poured

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of money into the infrastructure and the resources

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<v Speaker 1>of the team. They've given Adam Peters a very robust

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<v Speaker 1>front office, they give dan Quinn a very deep coaching

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<v Speaker 1>staff with ex head coaches Cliff Kingsbury, Anthony Lynn others.

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<v Speaker 1>Like they're they're saying, what do you need? Look around

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<v Speaker 1>this facility. I know a lot of fans you'll see

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<v Speaker 1>during trading camp, but you won't see it at any

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<v Speaker 1>other time. They've poured a lot of money into this

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<v Speaker 1>facility to try to make it better, to give this

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<v Speaker 1>team an environment to win. With Northwest Stadium, they've poured

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<v Speaker 1>money into light shows, They've poured money into the infra stam.

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<v Speaker 2>That's pretty dope.

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<v Speaker 1>Yes, Like they've spent a ton of money for on behalf,

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<v Speaker 1>not only just to win, but to welcome the fans

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<v Speaker 1>back in and say you want to be part of

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<v Speaker 1>this again. We want to build what it used to

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<v Speaker 1>be in a modern way, but we want that feeling

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<v Speaker 1>back for you, and at the beginning of the season

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<v Speaker 1>when they had especially the Cincinnati game where we had

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<v Speaker 1>the first like oh my god, is this real? What's

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<v Speaker 1>going on? In those first four to six weeks, I

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<v Speaker 1>felt good for us, and I'm speaking for the fans

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<v Speaker 1>because we've been waiting just so long to have something

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<v Speaker 1>like this start to happen. As this season has progressed,

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<v Speaker 1>I have now turned to and this is why I'm

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<v Speaker 1>going to get back to where I know dan Quinn

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<v Speaker 1>wants us to be, which is, hey, don't give us

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<v Speaker 1>award yet, Like it's not over. Like we're just getting

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<v Speaker 1>started here and this season isn't over. I feel good

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<v Speaker 1>for this team, like I am genuinely rooting for them

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<v Speaker 1>to finish writing this story of this season.

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<v Speaker 2>I felt good for us.

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<v Speaker 1>Now it's turned into I want to see how far

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<v Speaker 1>you guys can go, because what you've pulled off the

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<v Speaker 1>last couple of weeks specifically tells me that you're gonna

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<v Speaker 1>be the hardest out in this league. So let's see

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<v Speaker 1>what you're going to do. And we're riding with you

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<v Speaker 1>now and we're back.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, you know what their mantra is, anybody anywhere, anytime, Yes,

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<v Speaker 2>that's that's it. So whether we're the sixth seed, seventh seed,

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<v Speaker 2>who we play, I mean, anybody anywhere, anytime, they believe

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<v Speaker 2>that they can beat whoever they're they're lined up against

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<v Speaker 2>on game day. And it doesn't matter whether you're facing

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<v Speaker 2>the number one seed in the in the playoffs, or

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<v Speaker 2>you're facing the number four or five seed, whatever the

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<v Speaker 2>case may be, or three seed, doesn't matter. There's a

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<v Speaker 2>belief that is instilled in this team and it's it's

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<v Speaker 2>call it indoctrination. This is this is what they believe in.

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<v Speaker 2>This is their mantra. This is not just coach speak.

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<v Speaker 2>This is what they believe in. And you can tell

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<v Speaker 2>because you don't win the Chicago game, you don't win

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<v Speaker 2>that Philly game having five turnovers, you don't win yesterday

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<v Speaker 2>game the way we played in the second half without

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<v Speaker 2>a great belief and what you're accomplishing, belief in each other,

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<v Speaker 2>sacrificing that you talked about the brotherhood. Those moments don't happen.

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<v Speaker 2>We're not sitting here with eleven victories with the potential

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<v Speaker 2>to have a twelfth victory this weekend against the Dallas

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<v Speaker 2>Cowboys without Dan Quinn and doctrinating that mantra and saying

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<v Speaker 2>this is who we are. Believe it, that's what we're about.

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<v Speaker 1>It really starts at Jaden. I know it's the whole team,

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<v Speaker 1>and I want to credit the whole team, especially they

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<v Speaker 1>fought through a ton of injury, especially in the offensive

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<v Speaker 1>side of the ball. I say, which we can go through.

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<v Speaker 1>But Jaden Daniels, this is the second week in a row.

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<v Speaker 1>He's done extraordinary things. And we were in the locker

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<v Speaker 1>room with him after the game, and I knew he

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<v Speaker 1>wasn't going to answer this question, honestly, but like I

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<v Speaker 1>had to ask it because it's been two weeks of it.

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<v Speaker 1>At what point do you just go, I need to

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<v Speaker 1>take over? Because he feels like it almost feels like

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<v Speaker 1>at some point a basketball game where Lebron James, Kevin Durant, whoever,

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<v Speaker 1>just need to take over. And he did, and he said,

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<v Speaker 1>I don't want to force anything. Credited all his teammates.

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<v Speaker 1>He's humble, He's got humility that's beyond belief and beyond

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<v Speaker 1>his years. But we've been around, you've played it. Very

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<v Speaker 1>few people do the things that he does regularly. And

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<v Speaker 1>I don't know. I don't know that whether it makes

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<v Speaker 1>him uncomfortable or not, it's just the truth.

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<v Speaker 2>It is and what he's probably feeling, like, yeah, he said,

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<v Speaker 2>I don't want to force anything or saying I need

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<v Speaker 2>to take over this game, or it may be just

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<v Speaker 2>innate in him. I believe it's just in Nate, where okay, yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>this is the play called, and I'm gonna go through

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<v Speaker 2>my reads and make the right throw. But when the

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<v Speaker 2>play breaks down, it just clicked, like all right, it's

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<v Speaker 2>gold time. The the play he made to zach Ertz scramble,

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<v Speaker 2>he's making play and then he hits urge for I

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<v Speaker 2>think with a thirty nine yard pass or something like

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<v Speaker 2>that to maybe twenty five. That right there, that uncounty

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<v Speaker 2>ability to get out of the get out of the

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<v Speaker 2>potential sack by time, but still keep his eyes down

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<v Speaker 2>the field as a passer hit urts. There's other times

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<v Speaker 2>where all right, I gotta get out and I gotta

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<v Speaker 2>pick up a first down. I gotta get out, I

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<v Speaker 2>gotta do some things and I potentially can get into

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<v Speaker 2>the end zone. So it's just it isn't innate thing

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<v Speaker 2>that takes over. I'm gonna play the play, the play call,

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<v Speaker 2>look to do that, execute that first and then when

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<v Speaker 2>it's not there, Superman wagh and five is now in

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<v Speaker 2>the building. It just happens he is clearly the rookie

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<v Speaker 2>of the year.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, that's just not even that right, that's not Listen,

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<v Speaker 1>no offense to bo Nicks.

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<v Speaker 2>Or Bro's had a really good season.

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<v Speaker 1>Brock Bauers broke the record for receptions for a rookie.

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<v Speaker 1>So like, there are other candidates here, but come on, like,

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<v Speaker 1>don't kid yourself. I gotta be honest with you. When

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<v Speaker 1>when the fans started chaining MVP at the end of

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<v Speaker 1>the game last night, Yeah, I'm for a couple of

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<v Speaker 1>weeks running now have felt I don't know why he

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<v Speaker 1>doesn't have a slice of this conversation. Who has had

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<v Speaker 1>more clutch moments or means more to their team than

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<v Speaker 1>him this year? And look, I'm not a fool. I

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<v Speaker 1>know they're going to give it to Josh Allen or

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<v Speaker 1>Lamar Jackson. But why he's not being discussed in this

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<v Speaker 1>conversation at this point after what you've seen week after

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<v Speaker 1>week after week, I don't know.

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<v Speaker 2>So and you look at, uh, what the Ravens are.

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<v Speaker 2>Are the Ravens at ten or eleven victories? They may

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<v Speaker 2>the Ravens already eleven. I think the Bills are at.

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<v Speaker 1>Twelve twelve and twelve thirteen, yeah, yeah, twelve and thirteen.

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<v Speaker 2>Thirteen and three thirteen and three. And here we are

0:15:14.960 --> 0:15:19.080
<v Speaker 2>those teams on paper, better roster. You know, those guys

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<v Speaker 2>have been there on a consistent basis for him to

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<v Speaker 2>do what he's done, and he's probably had to do

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<v Speaker 2>more for his team than those other guys just because

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<v Speaker 2>of like, hey, whether it's the throwing the football last

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<v Speaker 2>week against the Eagles, all the different plays you make

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<v Speaker 2>against the Saints, like you to do all kinds of

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<v Speaker 2>things in that game for us to win that game.

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<v Speaker 2>So he's he should garner some MVP votes. I don't

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<v Speaker 2>know exactly if you only have to cast, it's either or,

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<v Speaker 2>like you only whether you do a hey, first play,

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<v Speaker 2>second place, third place, if that's how it goes. When

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<v Speaker 2>it's vote is either Josh Allen, is Lamar Jackson or

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<v Speaker 2>his you know, Saquan or Jayden down. So he deserves some.

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<v Speaker 2>He deserves to be in that competit conversation.

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<v Speaker 1>Last night, he rushed for over one hundred yards. Most

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<v Speaker 1>of it's unscripted. You're right, he has these. He had

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<v Speaker 1>that fourth and eleven run. A week ago, he throws

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<v Speaker 1>a touchdown pass with six seconds left to Jamison Crowder.

0:16:24.040 --> 0:16:26.480
<v Speaker 1>They score a touchdown, they don't give Atlanta the ball.

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<v Speaker 1>In overtime, they score a touchdown walk down the field.

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<v Speaker 1>That was a third and goalplay, So there was another

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<v Speaker 1>clutch moment. Had to have it or they were gonna

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<v Speaker 1>have to make a choice. Do you take the lead

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<v Speaker 1>and give it Landa the ball or not? He scores

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<v Speaker 1>a touchdown and you'll have to answer that question. That

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<v Speaker 1>was the fifth time this year that he's thrown or

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<v Speaker 1>scored a touchdown with either under thirty seconds left in

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<v Speaker 1>a game or in overtime. You know who else has

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<v Speaker 1>done that? Nobody?

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<v Speaker 2>What are we.

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<v Speaker 1>Talking about here? Yes, he just broke the single season

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<v Speaker 1>rookie rush record of RG three last night. Every week

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<v Speaker 1>we laugh about it. I read of stats that he

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<v Speaker 1>has posted. He is having an unprecedented, historic and maybe

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<v Speaker 1>I don't even know, arguably the best season any rookie

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<v Speaker 1>quarterback has ever had. And they're eleven and five in

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<v Speaker 1>the playoffs. And I think if Mike Tarico and Chris

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<v Speaker 1>collins Worth were at more of their games this year

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<v Speaker 1>and more people saw this weekly. I don't even think

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<v Speaker 1>this would be a discussion whether he would be in

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<v Speaker 1>it or not. I don't think people know how good

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<v Speaker 1>he's been week to week to week.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, that that narrative has to be put out there

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<v Speaker 2>more on a national level, it's and I don't even

0:17:35.880 --> 0:17:37.800
<v Speaker 2>know how much is being discussed. I know you you've

0:17:37.840 --> 0:17:41.000
<v Speaker 2>you've championed that cause for for the past several weeks.

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<v Speaker 2>But even on a local level, are we putting it

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<v Speaker 2>out there enough to it for it to garner the

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<v Speaker 2>national attention and national recognition that it deserves to be said,

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<v Speaker 2>because you know narratives. These these are voters. They look

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<v Speaker 2>at this stuff. They it may even China. They're thinking, like,

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<v Speaker 2>how many of these voters have actually sat down and

0:17:59.760 --> 0:18:05.280
<v Speaker 2>watch watched several commander's games. You see, you're going to

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<v Speaker 2>see mahomes all the time. Those guys are a lot

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<v Speaker 2>bunch of national TV games, Josh Allen. They have you know,

0:18:11.240 --> 0:18:15.399
<v Speaker 2>four or five or six national games every season. Those

0:18:15.400 --> 0:18:19.399
<v Speaker 2>guys get that recognition. We've had what three national games

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<v Speaker 2>this year? Well, what's exceptional? Last week? Thursday night and

0:18:23.680 --> 0:18:26.879
<v Speaker 2>they put in the national window Monday night football game

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<v Speaker 2>back in you know, early in September.

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<v Speaker 1>Cincinnati, since what he had a heroic Superman moment in

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<v Speaker 1>that one too.

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<v Speaker 2>I'll play Joe Burrow, Yes, who's in the MVP category.

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<v Speaker 1>Who everyone is saying Couldwood should be the MVP even

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<v Speaker 1>if they don't make the playoffs.

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<v Speaker 2>The narrative needs to be put out there.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, I mean, just I want to think about last

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<v Speaker 1>week for a moment, because I think this encapsulates the

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<v Speaker 1>whole thing. What's odd is it's become somewhat normal if

0:18:53.320 --> 0:18:57.280
<v Speaker 1>Allen or Mahomes or Lamar or Burrow are doing these things.

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<v Speaker 1>People be going crazy about these plays and the stats

0:19:00.440 --> 0:19:02.800
<v Speaker 1>they're posting in the things that they're doing. For some reason,

0:19:02.840 --> 0:19:06.040
<v Speaker 1>it's somehow in his rookie year become commonplace for him

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<v Speaker 1>to do it, which is odd in its own right.

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<v Speaker 1>But think about last week for a moment. They came

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<v Speaker 1>back after five turnovers, the Eagles had the ball for

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<v Speaker 1>ten minutes in the third quarter, They punted twice. They

0:19:17.160 --> 0:19:20.359
<v Speaker 1>still scored thirty six points. They still won. He still

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<v Speaker 1>had a clutch a throw as you're going to have

0:19:22.280 --> 0:19:24.719
<v Speaker 1>at the end of a game to win. And everyone

0:19:24.760 --> 0:19:27.920
<v Speaker 1>talked about the week after all the excuses, the Eagles

0:19:27.920 --> 0:19:31.880
<v Speaker 1>were making for losing instead of what was the comeback

0:19:31.920 --> 0:19:35.040
<v Speaker 1>of the year against a Super Bowl contender that was

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<v Speaker 1>engineered by a quarterback who's doing things very few can do.

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<v Speaker 2>Now, you're spot on with that, and then again it

0:19:44.080 --> 0:19:45.720
<v Speaker 2>needs to be put out there a lot more.

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<v Speaker 1>He was terrific again last night. So was the team.

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<v Speaker 1>And I want to go on the offense for a minute.

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<v Speaker 1>Andrew Wiley didn't play. Cornelius Lucas got hurt in the game.

0:19:54.960 --> 0:19:57.480
<v Speaker 1>They got down to a third right tackle Tyler Biattish,

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<v Speaker 1>heartbeat of the offensive line, one of them hurt towards

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<v Speaker 1>the end of the first half. Out didn't play the

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<v Speaker 1>second half, and they ran the ball better in the

0:20:06.160 --> 0:20:10.280
<v Speaker 1>second half than they did in the first half. It's

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<v Speaker 1>it's truly remarkable.

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<v Speaker 2>It really is. And you know the adjustments that were

0:20:14.320 --> 0:20:19.439
<v Speaker 2>made at halftime and the we talked about this, and

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<v Speaker 2>I talked to coach Quinn on the postgame interview about

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<v Speaker 2>the adjustment that we made as an offense and the

0:20:25.880 --> 0:20:31.280
<v Speaker 2>coaches made to play better offensive offensive football, get the

0:20:31.400 --> 0:20:34.760
<v Speaker 2>run game going, the the asswers they had to the

0:20:34.800 --> 0:20:38.320
<v Speaker 2>pressure looks that that the Falcons were given. Given the

0:20:38.400 --> 0:20:41.960
<v Speaker 2>offense and given there were about five different adjustments that

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<v Speaker 2>they made to those looks, and and then the second

0:20:45.320 --> 0:20:48.840
<v Speaker 2>half just really really took advantage of that stuff. Well,

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<v Speaker 2>I think that the big key, a big change was

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<v Speaker 2>when in the first half there was a lot of

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<v Speaker 2>hey giving the ball to the to the running backs,

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<v Speaker 2>and not a whole lot of zone reads. But later on,

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<v Speaker 2>Jade started keeping some of those. The only reason he's

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<v Speaker 2>able to get going around the edge, and now that

0:21:05.920 --> 0:21:09.200
<v Speaker 2>defensive end has to hold just for a second before there.

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<v Speaker 2>They can't just crash down and and and crash down

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<v Speaker 2>on the running back. Then I thought Chris Rodriguez gave

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<v Speaker 2>us a big spark in the run game. He had

0:21:17.520 --> 0:21:20.680
<v Speaker 2>some tough, physical runs in that ball game, and then he.

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<v Speaker 1>Had two on that touchdown drive.

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<v Speaker 2>Oh there was one.

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<v Speaker 1>It was as good a powerful four yard run as

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<v Speaker 1>you're gonna see, which then led to the touchdown run

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<v Speaker 1>where he ran over a j. Terrell going into the end.

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<v Speaker 2>Zone and and b Rob after that, Uh, at the

0:21:37.560 --> 0:21:41.040
<v Speaker 2>c Rod got his touchdown, you saw b Rob come

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<v Speaker 2>in there. And he ran a lot better in this

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<v Speaker 2>in the second half as well, and even after that,

0:21:45.560 --> 0:21:48.480
<v Speaker 2>that series was like you know, I'm seeing Chris Rodriguez

0:21:49.640 --> 0:21:51.960
<v Speaker 2>getting going on the run games, so he stepped his

0:21:52.000 --> 0:21:54.840
<v Speaker 2>game up. But obviously the jade and the the the

0:21:55.480 --> 0:21:58.320
<v Speaker 2>design runs or where he has the option, and then

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<v Speaker 2>the the off schedule stuff, the office line you mentioned,

0:22:02.720 --> 0:22:04.280
<v Speaker 2>you know, being on your third tackle. And they was

0:22:04.320 --> 0:22:06.800
<v Speaker 2>tough manny, the Falcons. They had a heck of a

0:22:06.840 --> 0:22:10.600
<v Speaker 2>game plan. Yep. Their defense playing better than I thought

0:22:10.680 --> 0:22:14.040
<v Speaker 2>they were prior to the game. They did some things,

0:22:14.080 --> 0:22:16.800
<v Speaker 2>especially they hadn't really been able to get after the quarterback.

0:22:17.119 --> 0:22:19.600
<v Speaker 2>They got the Lisa Moss amount of sacks I believe

0:22:19.600 --> 0:22:22.359
<v Speaker 2>in the National Football League they had the least amount

0:22:22.400 --> 0:22:25.359
<v Speaker 2>of sacks going into that game, and they were able

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<v Speaker 2>to get to Jada I think it was three times,

0:22:28.440 --> 0:22:31.600
<v Speaker 2>had him under the rest several other times. And that

0:22:31.720 --> 0:22:36.960
<v Speaker 2>defense played beyond what they, you know, billing was going

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<v Speaker 2>into that game.

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<v Speaker 1>You know this is this is kind of a trend here,

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<v Speaker 1>which is interesting heading down the end of the season.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, this was collectively one of the best rush

0:22:45.240 --> 0:22:47.480
<v Speaker 1>offenses Washington throughout the course of the year, top five

0:22:47.520 --> 0:22:50.439
<v Speaker 1>rush offense if you take away the last three weeks

0:22:50.680 --> 0:22:54.720
<v Speaker 1>all the unscripted crazy runs that jayden Is making. You'll

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<v Speaker 1>see numbers that I think the team is not going

0:22:56.520 --> 0:22:59.080
<v Speaker 1>to be overly happy with. So I wonder how you

0:22:59.119 --> 0:23:03.400
<v Speaker 1>feel about this is three weeks in a row now, Saints, Falcons, Eagles,

0:23:03.480 --> 0:23:06.680
<v Speaker 1>Eagles are very good to run defense. The other two

0:23:06.680 --> 0:23:09.400
<v Speaker 1>are not ranked like that, right, and Washington's still having

0:23:09.400 --> 0:23:11.240
<v Speaker 1>trouble finding consistency in the run game.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, that was something I did a study on when

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<v Speaker 2>when just prepping for that game, and I looked at

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<v Speaker 2>I went back and looked at our games against the

0:23:20.440 --> 0:23:24.960
<v Speaker 2>the Eagles, the the Saints. It was I looked at

0:23:25.400 --> 0:23:28.800
<v Speaker 2>the game against the titles, we ran for over two

0:23:28.880 --> 0:23:31.359
<v Speaker 2>hundred and sixty yards, and it was looked at Cowboy.

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<v Speaker 2>I looked at like maybe about five or six games,

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<v Speaker 2>seeing what we were doing well and what things weren't

0:23:37.400 --> 0:23:39.320
<v Speaker 2>we doing it, and a lot of it. It wasn't

0:23:39.400 --> 0:23:43.320
<v Speaker 2>just like one area where it's like, okay, you know,

0:23:43.440 --> 0:23:46.840
<v Speaker 2>running backs aren't aren't hitting the holes correctly. It was

0:23:47.480 --> 0:23:50.000
<v Speaker 2>a combination of a lot of different things. We weren't

0:23:50.000 --> 0:23:53.119
<v Speaker 2>winning at the point of attack consistently enough. There was

0:23:53.160 --> 0:23:56.280
<v Speaker 2>some some mental errors that was taking place, like guys,

0:23:56.960 --> 0:23:59.440
<v Speaker 2>you know, blocking the wrong guys or leaving on black guys.

0:23:59.680 --> 0:24:01.760
<v Speaker 2>There were a situation where we weren't getting to the

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<v Speaker 2>second level enough to and we were leaving unblocked uh

0:24:06.200 --> 0:24:08.920
<v Speaker 2>second level defenders, whether it was a linebacker or a safety,

0:24:09.160 --> 0:24:11.560
<v Speaker 2>somebody coming in an a man box, and so there

0:24:11.600 --> 0:24:14.960
<v Speaker 2>was a there was some some times we were quite frankly,

0:24:15.040 --> 0:24:18.040
<v Speaker 2>we lost one on one matchups, one on one battles

0:24:18.040 --> 0:24:20.080
<v Speaker 2>as well. So there was a lot of different things

0:24:20.119 --> 0:24:22.879
<v Speaker 2>that that had, you know, been an issue with us

0:24:23.000 --> 0:24:26.440
<v Speaker 2>not running the football as effectively as we needed to

0:24:26.840 --> 0:24:28.880
<v Speaker 2>run the ball I wanted. I haven't had a chance

0:24:28.920 --> 0:24:31.160
<v Speaker 2>to go back and look at what we were able

0:24:31.160 --> 0:24:33.640
<v Speaker 2>to do in the second half yet, I haven't had

0:24:33.640 --> 0:24:35.720
<v Speaker 2>a chance to review. It was a late night man

0:24:36.359 --> 0:24:41.720
<v Speaker 2>watching all of us. Yeah so, but without having reviewed it,

0:24:41.800 --> 0:24:45.280
<v Speaker 2>but just remembering just first and I know, it looked

0:24:45.280 --> 0:24:47.520
<v Speaker 2>more physical. It looked like we want a lot more

0:24:47.600 --> 0:24:50.280
<v Speaker 2>one on one battles. It looked like guys were I

0:24:50.560 --> 0:24:53.520
<v Speaker 2>d IDA and the proper guy and who they're supposed

0:24:53.560 --> 0:24:56.880
<v Speaker 2>to block with their especially whether it was your counters,

0:24:56.880 --> 0:25:00.000
<v Speaker 2>your pools, different different plays where you're where you're getting

0:25:00.040 --> 0:25:02.119
<v Speaker 2>the block of guys on the move. It looked a

0:25:02.160 --> 0:25:04.840
<v Speaker 2>lot better looked a lot cleaner in the second half.

0:25:05.000 --> 0:25:07.479
<v Speaker 1>What they said going in Both Cliff Kingsbury and Dan

0:25:07.560 --> 0:25:09.400
<v Speaker 1>Quinn mentioned this throughout the week with the run games.

0:25:09.440 --> 0:25:11.840
<v Speaker 1>They wanted to see it get back, they believed, and

0:25:12.000 --> 0:25:16.159
<v Speaker 1>they openly said that the offensive line and blocking, you know,

0:25:16.240 --> 0:25:19.720
<v Speaker 1>everyone who's participating in it, that they were thinking too much.

0:25:20.280 --> 0:25:23.480
<v Speaker 1>And their message was, if you're gonna make a mistake,

0:25:24.040 --> 0:25:27.120
<v Speaker 1>do it fast, do it at full speed. I don't

0:25:27.119 --> 0:25:30.199
<v Speaker 1>know if you saw that last night, because this is

0:25:30.240 --> 0:25:34.719
<v Speaker 1>where they were asking them. Stop over analyzing every play.

0:25:35.040 --> 0:25:36.840
<v Speaker 1>If you mess up, you mess up, but do it

0:25:36.880 --> 0:25:39.639
<v Speaker 1>with the ferocity that we're looking.

0:25:39.280 --> 0:25:43.119
<v Speaker 2>Speaking of ferocity, you mentioned the two runs that Chris

0:25:43.160 --> 0:25:46.800
<v Speaker 2>had on that run. The series weight had to touch

0:25:46.840 --> 0:25:50.560
<v Speaker 2>down the two plays we ran the bar. I believe

0:25:50.600 --> 0:25:53.639
<v Speaker 2>that three straight run plays. You could tell it was

0:25:53.640 --> 0:25:58.600
<v Speaker 2>almost like a seismic shift where you could feel the

0:25:58.800 --> 0:26:02.480
<v Speaker 2>office on line gaining confidence in the rub blocking, their

0:26:03.200 --> 0:26:06.640
<v Speaker 2>blowing the Falcons defensive front off the line of scrimmage.

0:26:06.680 --> 0:26:09.720
<v Speaker 2>They have their double team blocks and they're moving the

0:26:09.840 --> 0:26:12.600
<v Speaker 2>defensive lineman for the Falcons out of the way, and

0:26:13.520 --> 0:26:16.520
<v Speaker 2>you know, Chris is running over people and keeping his

0:26:16.600 --> 0:26:20.320
<v Speaker 2>legs turning a two yard carry or one yard carry

0:26:20.359 --> 0:26:22.000
<v Speaker 2>into a you know what should have been a one

0:26:22.080 --> 0:26:24.320
<v Speaker 2>yard k into a four yard game. And you can

0:26:24.440 --> 0:26:28.800
<v Speaker 2>see just the confidence building with the offensive line, especially

0:26:28.920 --> 0:26:31.360
<v Speaker 2>in that second half as they ran that football.

0:26:31.480 --> 0:26:33.159
<v Speaker 1>The other thing I don't want to bring up offensively

0:26:33.640 --> 0:26:36.720
<v Speaker 1>is one of the big stories all year was who's

0:26:36.760 --> 0:26:40.040
<v Speaker 1>the number two receiver? That started from the get go right,

0:26:40.280 --> 0:26:42.960
<v Speaker 1>we know Terry's the number one. Who's the number two?

0:26:43.200 --> 0:26:45.480
<v Speaker 1>Do you have one? And in the middle of the

0:26:45.640 --> 0:26:48.360
<v Speaker 1>and they said all along, it's two by committee. There's

0:26:48.400 --> 0:26:50.720
<v Speaker 1>a lot of number twos. Don't put numbers on anybody.

0:26:50.960 --> 0:26:53.960
<v Speaker 1>You'll see it'll all like people will step up in

0:26:54.000 --> 0:26:59.000
<v Speaker 1>this role. Noah Brown became that, he became heavily targeted, utilized.

0:26:59.240 --> 0:27:02.080
<v Speaker 1>When he got hurt, it was drummed up again who's

0:27:02.119 --> 0:27:06.120
<v Speaker 1>the number two receiver? And the last two weeks alameddes

0:27:06.160 --> 0:27:10.879
<v Speaker 1>A Kias and Jamison Crowder have beyond filled that void.

0:27:11.040 --> 0:27:15.600
<v Speaker 1>Zakias specifically not just with scoring plays, but last night

0:27:15.640 --> 0:27:18.120
<v Speaker 1>became the favored target for Jaydon Daniels.

0:27:17.840 --> 0:27:20.359
<v Speaker 2>And then in first in the first series he had

0:27:20.400 --> 0:27:22.600
<v Speaker 2>three catches, including a touchdown. So I'm like, oh man,

0:27:22.640 --> 0:27:24.240
<v Speaker 2>this is a big This is a big day. And

0:27:24.320 --> 0:27:27.320
<v Speaker 2>it wasn't just like the receptions. It was what he

0:27:27.359 --> 0:27:31.000
<v Speaker 2>did after the catch, the the yards after contact, the

0:27:31.119 --> 0:27:35.399
<v Speaker 2>yards after reception. He had a jet sweep lad in

0:27:35.440 --> 0:27:37.600
<v Speaker 2>the game where it was a bit I think it

0:27:37.640 --> 0:27:40.560
<v Speaker 2>was a you know, second down conversion, third third down

0:27:40.600 --> 0:27:44.240
<v Speaker 2>play where he converted and he ran with physicality, and

0:27:44.520 --> 0:27:51.119
<v Speaker 2>DQ talked about in practice how o z raises the

0:27:51.280 --> 0:27:55.159
<v Speaker 2>competition with his teammates and they seek how him and

0:27:55.200 --> 0:27:59.280
<v Speaker 2>they they feed off that energy that oz Elaminade's a

0:27:59.359 --> 0:28:02.360
<v Speaker 2>Kias brings to the practice. And and when you think

0:28:02.359 --> 0:28:07.880
<v Speaker 2>about this Brown, he's five eight, yeah, maybe two out

0:28:08.520 --> 0:28:12.000
<v Speaker 2>know if he's two hundred, but he's uh to do

0:28:12.080 --> 0:28:14.840
<v Speaker 2>what he did yesterday in that moment, in that stage

0:28:15.280 --> 0:28:19.119
<v Speaker 2>and considering everything that was at on the line, My

0:28:19.240 --> 0:28:20.119
<v Speaker 2>hat's off, hat off.

0:28:20.800 --> 0:28:23.400
<v Speaker 1>I think you know, he played for Quinn in Atlanta,

0:28:23.440 --> 0:28:25.560
<v Speaker 1>so he knew him. Quinn's brought some of his ex

0:28:25.680 --> 0:28:29.600
<v Speaker 1>Cowboys players here because he knew them. Adam Peters in

0:28:29.800 --> 0:28:32.760
<v Speaker 1>rebuilding and reshaping this rosters relied on a lot of veterans.

0:28:32.760 --> 0:28:35.520
<v Speaker 1>Guys have been there, done that one at a big level.

0:28:35.560 --> 0:28:37.400
<v Speaker 1>Get the zach Ertz a little bit. Had a big

0:28:37.480 --> 0:28:39.880
<v Speaker 1>night again, Bobby Wagner. It's had a big night, you know,

0:28:40.320 --> 0:28:44.040
<v Speaker 1>big year for them, and they seem to this is

0:28:44.120 --> 0:28:46.160
<v Speaker 1>very This feels very you know, for me, he was

0:28:46.200 --> 0:28:50.440
<v Speaker 1>like a historian of the team. Very Gibbsey. Where they want,

0:28:50.480 --> 0:28:53.520
<v Speaker 1>they don't care what size, shape, they don't care. What

0:28:53.560 --> 0:28:56.680
<v Speaker 1>they want to know is do you love the game?

0:28:57.520 --> 0:29:01.400
<v Speaker 1>Do you play hard? It is football? And you what's

0:29:01.400 --> 0:29:03.560
<v Speaker 1>your character? Like, what are you going to bring to

0:29:03.600 --> 0:29:08.200
<v Speaker 1>work every day? And Zakias, everything everyone says about him

0:29:08.280 --> 0:29:11.920
<v Speaker 1>is this guy loves the game, wants to be great,

0:29:12.360 --> 0:29:14.520
<v Speaker 1>pushes hard every day. And here we are at the

0:29:14.600 --> 0:29:16.880
<v Speaker 1>end of the season and people are going, who's that.

0:29:18.360 --> 0:29:19.120
<v Speaker 2>What's his name?

0:29:20.040 --> 0:29:24.040
<v Speaker 1>And here he is being exactly what they need at

0:29:24.040 --> 0:29:24.720
<v Speaker 1>the right time.

0:29:25.080 --> 0:29:27.680
<v Speaker 2>Yeah, and I'll say this, and you know you probably

0:29:27.680 --> 0:29:29.120
<v Speaker 2>I don't know if you thought about this or not.

0:29:30.200 --> 0:29:32.120
<v Speaker 2>When you when you look at the injury reporting, you

0:29:32.160 --> 0:29:36.000
<v Speaker 2>saw that, Okay, we had lost Norah Brown and Demi

0:29:36.040 --> 0:29:37.440
<v Speaker 2>Brown was going to be out of this game with

0:29:37.440 --> 0:29:40.440
<v Speaker 2>the hamster injury, and Terry was limited during Terry was limited.

0:29:40.480 --> 0:29:42.600
<v Speaker 2>So you you you're looking and you're going to this

0:29:42.640 --> 0:29:46.160
<v Speaker 2>game like, okay, where where's the productivity gonna come from.

0:29:47.560 --> 0:29:49.320
<v Speaker 2>What's it going to look like? And then you see

0:29:49.360 --> 0:29:53.840
<v Speaker 2>the the first drive of the offense, and it's the

0:29:53.960 --> 0:29:58.160
<v Speaker 2>LZ show. He made plays and like I said, I

0:29:58.240 --> 0:30:01.040
<v Speaker 2>mentioned it finished the capped off that drive with a

0:30:01.080 --> 0:30:03.800
<v Speaker 2>with a touchdown reception. Should have had another one on

0:30:03.920 --> 0:30:09.360
<v Speaker 2>a questionable penalty against against Sam Cosmy that that would

0:30:09.360 --> 0:30:11.880
<v Speaker 2>have put us up by two scores lay in that

0:30:11.920 --> 0:30:15.400
<v Speaker 2>ball game. But you know, hey, they called that and

0:30:15.440 --> 0:30:18.560
<v Speaker 2>took took that touchdown off the board. But he played phenomenal.

0:30:18.760 --> 0:30:21.800
<v Speaker 2>You mentioned crowd, and he made some plays and just

0:30:21.800 --> 0:30:23.360
<v Speaker 2>just a big, big knight for those guys.

0:30:23.440 --> 0:30:25.320
<v Speaker 1>Yeah, it was all right. Let's get to the defense

0:30:25.680 --> 0:30:30.640
<v Speaker 1>a little bit. You know, early again trouble stopping the run.

0:30:30.800 --> 0:30:33.800
<v Speaker 1>Granted that is a premier running back and running game.

0:30:33.960 --> 0:30:36.240
<v Speaker 1>This is you know, they played Derek Henry paid Sakon twice.

0:30:36.240 --> 0:30:39.480
<v Speaker 1>They now played Jon Robinson. He is if he figures

0:30:39.520 --> 0:30:41.720
<v Speaker 1>out how to hit home runs, he's going to become

0:30:41.720 --> 0:30:44.040
<v Speaker 1>one of those other two. But he's got that kind

0:30:44.040 --> 0:30:47.080
<v Speaker 1>of ability. He was third in scrimmage arts coming into

0:30:47.080 --> 0:30:49.560
<v Speaker 1>the game, and he was every bit as advertised early

0:30:49.760 --> 0:30:53.000
<v Speaker 1>and once again, Washington the rush defense is something that

0:30:53.040 --> 0:30:54.520
<v Speaker 1>they need to work on here.

0:30:54.800 --> 0:30:59.360
<v Speaker 2>It was and and going against Atlanta's offense and the

0:30:59.400 --> 0:31:03.800
<v Speaker 2>scheme that they run, it's an extremely difficult scheme to

0:31:03.960 --> 0:31:09.440
<v Speaker 2>defend because that outside zone rushing. And you know this

0:31:09.480 --> 0:31:12.520
<v Speaker 2>is me kind of being a football geek. It's it's

0:31:13.000 --> 0:31:16.560
<v Speaker 2>it's really they're just looking for somebody, anybody to get

0:31:16.640 --> 0:31:18.680
<v Speaker 2>out of their gap. They're telling that. They're not telling

0:31:18.720 --> 0:31:20.960
<v Speaker 2>that running back, hey you got to hit this through

0:31:20.960 --> 0:31:22.360
<v Speaker 2>the A gap. You got to hit this to the

0:31:22.360 --> 0:31:25.080
<v Speaker 2>B gap. You gotta they're telling him you this, It

0:31:25.120 --> 0:31:28.240
<v Speaker 2>could be anywhere. You're just trying to find somebody to

0:31:29.200 --> 0:31:31.040
<v Speaker 2>end up out of their gap. For you to find

0:31:31.520 --> 0:31:35.400
<v Speaker 2>that that crease the offensive linement. They get you running

0:31:35.440 --> 0:31:38.240
<v Speaker 2>sideways so they can push you pass holes. And for

0:31:38.320 --> 0:31:41.520
<v Speaker 2>a guy like him, with his great vision, his one cutting,

0:31:41.600 --> 0:31:44.480
<v Speaker 2>he also runs with more power than his sides would

0:31:44.520 --> 0:31:47.920
<v Speaker 2>kind of uh, you know dictates or or have you

0:31:48.000 --> 0:31:51.600
<v Speaker 2>think he broke some tackles, but his vision, his ability

0:31:51.640 --> 0:31:54.920
<v Speaker 2>to defind small creases, get out in and out of it.

0:31:55.400 --> 0:31:57.920
<v Speaker 2>And you mentioned the home runs or lack thereof, that's

0:31:57.960 --> 0:32:01.840
<v Speaker 2>surprising to me. It's explosive as he is that he

0:32:01.920 --> 0:32:04.240
<v Speaker 2>hasn't had a lot of kind of hall run type

0:32:04.240 --> 0:32:04.640
<v Speaker 2>of I.

0:32:04.600 --> 0:32:06.080
<v Speaker 1>Think he's I think it's good. I think it's the

0:32:06.080 --> 0:32:08.880
<v Speaker 1>next step for him. Yeah, because he's got incredible vision.

0:32:09.280 --> 0:32:13.200
<v Speaker 1>It's really sliperyk and break tackles. The Saquon thing is

0:32:13.920 --> 0:32:17.320
<v Speaker 1>two four four twenty five, and that he's going to

0:32:17.360 --> 0:32:19.080
<v Speaker 1>get there, like you can. You could see it. He's

0:32:19.080 --> 0:32:21.120
<v Speaker 1>gonna get there. I also get it with Michael Pennix

0:32:21.120 --> 0:32:23.600
<v Speaker 1>now after seeing him in person, why they made the change.

0:32:23.760 --> 0:32:26.239
<v Speaker 1>I will say this, like, it's a risky thing to do.

0:32:26.280 --> 0:32:28.240
<v Speaker 1>We talked about it on the broadcast last night. To

0:32:28.280 --> 0:32:30.440
<v Speaker 1>put somebody in with no experience. I don't care where

0:32:30.440 --> 0:32:32.480
<v Speaker 1>he was drafted at that point in the season, high

0:32:32.560 --> 0:32:33.240
<v Speaker 1>leverage games.

0:32:33.680 --> 0:32:35.360
<v Speaker 2>You know, it's just a risky thing to do. I

0:32:35.440 --> 0:32:37.120
<v Speaker 2>get it. I thought he was really good.

0:32:37.320 --> 0:32:39.000
<v Speaker 1>But the one thing they're not in sync with, and

0:32:39.040 --> 0:32:41.600
<v Speaker 1>I'm not surprised about this is their deep passing game.

0:32:41.800 --> 0:32:44.760
<v Speaker 1>It wasn't there, and so I think Washington was a

0:32:44.800 --> 0:32:48.040
<v Speaker 1>little fortunate without Latimore on the back end and a

0:32:48.040 --> 0:32:50.480
<v Speaker 1>couple of matchups. You weren't gonna love Kyle Pitts on

0:32:50.520 --> 0:32:53.680
<v Speaker 1>really anybody, Drake London, you know, without Latimore out there,

0:32:53.680 --> 0:32:56.400
<v Speaker 1>You're not gonna love these matchups. But they're not quite

0:32:56.440 --> 0:32:58.520
<v Speaker 1>in sync yet on that deep passing game. And I

0:32:58.520 --> 0:32:59.960
<v Speaker 1>think that was helpful for Washington.

0:33:00.040 --> 0:33:02.320
<v Speaker 2>And they didn't connect on definitely because there were a

0:33:02.360 --> 0:33:08.760
<v Speaker 2>couple overthrows or inaccurate throws by by Pinnix that with

0:33:08.840 --> 0:33:12.120
<v Speaker 2>more reps, he'll probably understand, you know, if I put

0:33:12.160 --> 0:33:14.320
<v Speaker 2>a little bit more air on those balls. Timing with

0:33:14.320 --> 0:33:17.320
<v Speaker 2>these players exactly, you know, balls were kind of a

0:33:17.360 --> 0:33:19.480
<v Speaker 2>little bit flat. He missed, He missed John on a

0:33:19.960 --> 0:33:24.320
<v Speaker 2>on a double move. He missed was in London or

0:33:24.400 --> 0:33:27.000
<v Speaker 2>maybe Cordell Patterson. He missed. He missed a couple of

0:33:27.080 --> 0:33:29.360
<v Speaker 2>guys on some what they had a step or two

0:33:29.400 --> 0:33:34.000
<v Speaker 2>on our defensive backs and fortunately for us, he missed.

0:33:34.040 --> 0:33:36.520
<v Speaker 2>He missed some guys and had some inaccurate throws.

0:33:36.560 --> 0:33:38.960
<v Speaker 1>Second week in a row. Again, though premier running back,

0:33:39.000 --> 0:33:42.800
<v Speaker 1>premier rush attack totally bobbled up first half. They couldn't

0:33:43.200 --> 0:33:46.560
<v Speaker 1>they couldn't stop bijon second half. Granted, Atlanta didn't run

0:33:46.600 --> 0:33:49.000
<v Speaker 1>a lot of plays because Washing actually controlled the ball,

0:33:49.240 --> 0:33:51.120
<v Speaker 1>had the ball almost eight minutes on the first drive,

0:33:51.400 --> 0:33:53.800
<v Speaker 1>and they had the ball for what thirteen of the

0:33:53.840 --> 0:33:55.480
<v Speaker 1>third quarter or something like that. So they really controlled

0:33:55.480 --> 0:33:57.080
<v Speaker 1>the ball still, which one way to keep them on

0:33:57.080 --> 0:33:59.760
<v Speaker 1>the sideline, but in general that running game wasn't there.

0:33:59.800 --> 0:34:04.160
<v Speaker 1>So the adjustment defensively again, second week in a row,

0:34:04.160 --> 0:34:05.480
<v Speaker 1>they did it the sac one. They did it to

0:34:05.520 --> 0:34:06.920
<v Speaker 1>Bijon in the second half too.

0:34:06.960 --> 0:34:09.360
<v Speaker 2>Now a big, big one. And something I noticed in

0:34:09.400 --> 0:34:15.120
<v Speaker 2>the second half was you saw Duran Payne move out

0:34:15.120 --> 0:34:19.840
<v Speaker 2>to defensive end a little bit stouter body. They played

0:34:20.120 --> 0:34:22.840
<v Speaker 2>Jalen Holmes a lot more, you know, uh, you know,

0:34:22.960 --> 0:34:29.520
<v Speaker 2>stop stouter guys. You saw Allen and Newton in the

0:34:29.560 --> 0:34:32.880
<v Speaker 2>in the ball game to wet set a lot harder edges.

0:34:33.520 --> 0:34:36.400
<v Speaker 2>Earlier we were we were allowing them to get the

0:34:36.520 --> 0:34:38.719
<v Speaker 2>get the edge and put a lot of pressure, and

0:34:38.760 --> 0:34:42.239
<v Speaker 2>they they tried to force our tackles and safeties to

0:34:42.280 --> 0:34:45.160
<v Speaker 2>be the be the the tacklers on on Beijohn and

0:34:45.200 --> 0:34:48.839
<v Speaker 2>he broke some tackles. But nice, nice adjustments. We talked

0:34:48.880 --> 0:34:51.040
<v Speaker 2>to Bobby after the game and he talked about one

0:34:51.080 --> 0:34:54.000
<v Speaker 2>of the things that the adjustments that they made was

0:34:54.520 --> 0:34:58.440
<v Speaker 2>Joe Whitt Jr. Started calling a bunch of different fronts,

0:34:58.440 --> 0:35:01.719
<v Speaker 2>gave him some different looks for the Falcons and that

0:35:01.840 --> 0:35:04.239
<v Speaker 2>caused them some problems. And yeah, they didn't have a

0:35:04.280 --> 0:35:07.279
<v Speaker 2>lot of time with the football. They have a lot

0:35:07.280 --> 0:35:11.040
<v Speaker 2>of possessions. But we just looked better defending a run.

0:35:11.120 --> 0:35:16.240
<v Speaker 2>You saw some negative artists plays, You saw some plays

0:35:16.280 --> 0:35:18.319
<v Speaker 2>where they were just making tackles. You know, after one

0:35:18.400 --> 0:35:21.080
<v Speaker 2>yard games were in the first half, those were seven

0:35:21.080 --> 0:35:22.520
<v Speaker 2>and eight yard games.

0:35:22.760 --> 0:35:25.319
<v Speaker 1>Before we get to the championship belt. I want to

0:35:25.320 --> 0:35:29.760
<v Speaker 1>ask you one big picture question. Yes, like this locker room,

0:35:30.040 --> 0:35:33.279
<v Speaker 1>they got it whatever it is, right, I mean, look

0:35:33.320 --> 0:35:35.840
<v Speaker 1>how they're playing together at this point in the season.

0:35:36.280 --> 0:35:38.320
<v Speaker 1>You don't win all these games like this by accident.

0:35:38.760 --> 0:35:40.440
<v Speaker 1>And it's not one guy. I mean, Jaden's a big

0:35:40.440 --> 0:35:42.600
<v Speaker 1>part of it. It's not one guy, it's all of them. Like,

0:35:42.880 --> 0:35:45.440
<v Speaker 1>look how the defense has shifted in the second half

0:35:45.480 --> 0:35:47.600
<v Speaker 1>of games that were getting away from them against playoff

0:35:47.600 --> 0:35:52.200
<v Speaker 1>teams Atlanta and Philadelphia comeback win defense completely different in

0:35:52.239 --> 0:35:54.320
<v Speaker 1>the second half from the team in the first half. Right,

0:35:55.640 --> 0:35:58.680
<v Speaker 1>what was your favorite locker room to play in? Oh man,

0:36:00.080 --> 0:36:02.640
<v Speaker 1>that's the one that it must have felt like this.

0:36:03.120 --> 0:36:07.279
<v Speaker 2>I'll say this, the ninety nine Rams that won the

0:36:07.320 --> 0:36:10.080
<v Speaker 2>Super Bowl. We won the Super Bowl. We had for

0:36:10.160 --> 0:36:12.719
<v Speaker 2>as many great players on that team, and we had

0:36:13.360 --> 0:36:15.600
<v Speaker 2>some of the top two three players in the league

0:36:15.640 --> 0:36:18.440
<v Speaker 2>at their position, and it was a young team. And

0:36:18.480 --> 0:36:20.440
<v Speaker 2>then when we were you know, worst team in the

0:36:20.520 --> 0:36:22.160
<v Speaker 2>league in ninety eight, one of the worst teams in

0:36:22.160 --> 0:36:23.959
<v Speaker 2>the league, and then and I won the Super Bowl.

0:36:24.000 --> 0:36:28.040
<v Speaker 2>But that was a fun locker room. We enjoyed being

0:36:28.080 --> 0:36:31.560
<v Speaker 2>around each other when the day, when the work day

0:36:31.640 --> 0:36:34.000
<v Speaker 2>was over, We didn't all just scatter our several ways

0:36:34.040 --> 0:36:37.400
<v Speaker 2>and head home. We spent time in the building together.

0:36:37.440 --> 0:36:40.719
<v Speaker 2>We spent time outside the building together. And even to

0:36:40.760 --> 0:36:44.000
<v Speaker 2>this day, I'm on group text with those guys. It's about,

0:36:44.080 --> 0:36:46.320
<v Speaker 2>you know, twenty five of us still on a group text,

0:36:46.320 --> 0:36:50.120
<v Speaker 2>and we you know, are constantly, you know, texting with

0:36:50.160 --> 0:36:53.160
<v Speaker 2>each other talking about you know, different things that may

0:36:53.200 --> 0:36:55.959
<v Speaker 2>happen or may have happened with it's games, or different

0:36:56.000 --> 0:36:58.680
<v Speaker 2>accomplishment that you know, our family members have had, or

0:36:58.719 --> 0:37:03.279
<v Speaker 2>something that just ignite that conversation. And now that was

0:37:03.920 --> 0:37:07.520
<v Speaker 2>that was special time, special special place, special locker room.

0:37:07.560 --> 0:37:10.160
<v Speaker 1>I mean, this one feels like, no matter how this

0:37:10.200 --> 0:37:14.000
<v Speaker 1>season ends, that we have one of those. It just

0:37:14.000 --> 0:37:15.840
<v Speaker 1>feels that way. And I'm not let the players speak

0:37:15.880 --> 0:37:18.280
<v Speaker 1>for that. But Dan Quinch talked about this a lot,

0:37:18.440 --> 0:37:22.359
<v Speaker 1>where every time it's what he sees how people are

0:37:22.360 --> 0:37:25.239
<v Speaker 1>interacting outside of the game, when they're not forced to

0:37:25.320 --> 0:37:28.160
<v Speaker 1>practice or whatever it is. There's something that's just clicked

0:37:28.200 --> 0:37:31.080
<v Speaker 1>here and it's just carried over in a way that

0:37:31.120 --> 0:37:34.319
<v Speaker 1>they won't quit and it's manifested on the field in

0:37:34.360 --> 0:37:37.399
<v Speaker 1>a way that is just truly remarkable to watch.

0:37:37.440 --> 0:37:40.040
<v Speaker 2>Well, here's here's the So let's take you and I

0:37:40.120 --> 0:37:42.359
<v Speaker 2>for example. So we you and I. We do our

0:37:42.400 --> 0:37:45.600
<v Speaker 2>broadcast every week, and I think we do a damn

0:37:45.640 --> 0:37:51.879
<v Speaker 2>great job. Great. So, but if we didn't spend time

0:37:51.920 --> 0:37:53.800
<v Speaker 2>you and I, we we like to go have an

0:37:53.880 --> 0:37:56.840
<v Speaker 2>adult beverage, gether a cigar and all that. So we

0:37:56.920 --> 0:38:01.400
<v Speaker 2>spend time together off, you know, outside of the booth,

0:38:01.640 --> 0:38:03.640
<v Speaker 2>and so we're able to develop a chemistry we're able

0:38:03.719 --> 0:38:06.760
<v Speaker 2>to develop, you know. And and Logan he doesn't partake

0:38:06.800 --> 0:38:08.800
<v Speaker 2>into the other stuff with us, but he has a

0:38:08.880 --> 0:38:14.560
<v Speaker 2>chemistry with us, and that plays off. It plays huge dividends.

0:38:15.400 --> 0:38:19.640
<v Speaker 2>And especially calling winter time moments or tough situations where

0:38:20.239 --> 0:38:22.359
<v Speaker 2>I know what this guy is gonna do. I can

0:38:22.400 --> 0:38:24.200
<v Speaker 2>trust him, he can play off of me. There's a

0:38:25.000 --> 0:38:29.160
<v Speaker 2>like a an ad lib that can take place because

0:38:29.680 --> 0:38:32.080
<v Speaker 2>we spend time together. I know how you think we've

0:38:32.120 --> 0:38:35.200
<v Speaker 2>developed this chemistry. And that's what happens on the best

0:38:35.200 --> 0:38:39.239
<v Speaker 2>football teams where you spend so much time together outside

0:38:39.239 --> 0:38:42.440
<v Speaker 2>of just hey in the meeting room, on the practice field,

0:38:42.440 --> 0:38:45.440
<v Speaker 2>to where like, man, I trust this guy. I know

0:38:45.520 --> 0:38:48.279
<v Speaker 2>he's gonna cover me if I if I make a

0:38:48.320 --> 0:38:51.160
<v Speaker 2>certain move or do these things. And that's that's what

0:38:51.200 --> 0:38:53.919
<v Speaker 2>you need. That's what that's what the best teams, that's

0:38:53.960 --> 0:38:54.480
<v Speaker 2>what they have.

0:38:55.000 --> 0:38:57.160
<v Speaker 1>And and just for everyone who's always worried that you're

0:38:57.160 --> 0:38:59.800
<v Speaker 1>gonna push me out of the booth in big moments,

0:39:00.239 --> 0:39:00.600
<v Speaker 1>he's not.

0:39:01.440 --> 0:39:06.360
<v Speaker 2>See, he's not gonna get you a little. I'm not

0:39:06.440 --> 0:39:08.920
<v Speaker 2>going puss hard. I mean it's one like, it's not

0:39:09.239 --> 0:39:10.760
<v Speaker 2>I'm telling you that the jet that's.

0:39:10.600 --> 0:39:12.640
<v Speaker 1>The reaction I got on the Hail Mary and the

0:39:12.680 --> 0:39:14.799
<v Speaker 1>one against Philadelphia where you it looked like you were

0:39:14.800 --> 0:39:16.160
<v Speaker 1>gonna throw me out of the boots.

0:39:16.560 --> 0:39:19.560
<v Speaker 2>I can't help myself. Man, It's just I told you

0:39:19.640 --> 0:39:20.520
<v Speaker 2>got to get your weight up.

0:39:21.680 --> 0:39:24.839
<v Speaker 1>No, I'm tougher than I look, I'm not actually gonna fall.

0:39:25.600 --> 0:39:26.919
<v Speaker 1>Don't judge a book by its cover.

0:39:27.040 --> 0:39:31.440
<v Speaker 2>But the poise that you exhibit why I'm pushing you,

0:39:31.440 --> 0:39:34.640
<v Speaker 2>You're still able to make your call. That's the skill.

0:39:34.960 --> 0:39:37.879
<v Speaker 1>Well, here's the weirdest part of it. When I see

0:39:37.920 --> 0:39:41.839
<v Speaker 1>these videos, especially in those moments, I don't remember that.

0:39:42.400 --> 0:39:45.440
<v Speaker 1>I don't remember you pushing me. Really, No, I have

0:39:45.560 --> 0:39:48.560
<v Speaker 1>no memory of it. I'm so locked in the zone. No,

0:39:48.920 --> 0:39:49.960
<v Speaker 1>I don't remember any of them.

0:39:50.000 --> 0:39:50.919
<v Speaker 2>Yeah, you black out.

0:39:51.000 --> 0:39:53.719
<v Speaker 1>I do out of body experiences. We had that with

0:39:53.760 --> 0:39:54.200
<v Speaker 1>this team.

0:39:54.239 --> 0:39:55.160
<v Speaker 2>It's top of the belt.

0:39:55.719 --> 0:40:00.840
<v Speaker 1>There's a big London's Heavyweight Championship Commander belt, be raiding champion,

0:40:00.840 --> 0:40:01.600
<v Speaker 1>two time champion.

0:40:01.640 --> 0:40:02.640
<v Speaker 2>It is Jaden Daniels.

0:40:02.719 --> 0:40:04.640
<v Speaker 1>Yeah, it's gonna be tough to knock him off, but

0:40:04.680 --> 0:40:07.880
<v Speaker 1>we'll see the contender this week is who you.

0:40:07.880 --> 0:40:12.960
<v Speaker 2>Know, it's a This one was not as tough because

0:40:12.960 --> 0:40:16.440
<v Speaker 2>when I looked at guys who made well, I'll say

0:40:16.480 --> 0:40:19.880
<v Speaker 2>it was two other guys that I considered to challenge

0:40:20.200 --> 0:40:24.960
<v Speaker 2>Jaden for the big fletch Heavyweight Commanders Championship belt, and

0:40:25.000 --> 0:40:28.840
<v Speaker 2>they were both other officer guys. One was Eliminade's a

0:40:28.920 --> 0:40:32.000
<v Speaker 2>kiss he had the big big game was eight catches,

0:40:33.800 --> 0:40:36.600
<v Speaker 2>he had touchdown, had a really nice game. Makes some

0:40:36.719 --> 0:40:39.480
<v Speaker 2>made some made some great plays. And then the second

0:40:39.480 --> 0:40:44.480
<v Speaker 2>guy that I considered was zach Ertz. Zach Ertz had

0:40:44.520 --> 0:40:48.279
<v Speaker 2>a heck of a football game, obviously, and they had

0:40:48.360 --> 0:40:50.440
<v Speaker 2>caught the game winning touchdown.

0:40:50.160 --> 0:40:51.840
<v Speaker 1>Six for seventy two, two touchdowns.

0:40:51.840 --> 0:40:55.440
<v Speaker 2>Game winning touchdown, yeah, two six reception seventy two yards,

0:40:55.760 --> 0:41:00.080
<v Speaker 2>two touchdowns, both one of them. The first touchdown I

0:41:00.160 --> 0:41:02.759
<v Speaker 2>was on the fourth down play, or maybe it was

0:41:02.760 --> 0:41:07.480
<v Speaker 2>a third down play. He also, how about this for

0:41:07.560 --> 0:41:11.520
<v Speaker 2>a day for zach Ertz. In his contract, he has

0:41:11.600 --> 0:41:17.799
<v Speaker 2>some incentives for six plus touchdowns touchdown receptions. He had

0:41:17.840 --> 0:41:20.319
<v Speaker 2>a two hundred and fifty thousand dollars bonus that kicks in.

0:41:21.560 --> 0:41:25.360
<v Speaker 2>For sixty plus receptions, another two hundred and fifty thousand

0:41:25.440 --> 0:41:28.800
<v Speaker 2>dollar bonus that kicks in, and for six hundred plus

0:41:28.840 --> 0:41:32.680
<v Speaker 2>receiving yards, there's another two hundred and fifty thousand dollars

0:41:32.680 --> 0:41:36.280
<v Speaker 2>bonus that kicks in. Guess what happened on that final

0:41:36.400 --> 0:41:40.600
<v Speaker 2>touchdown reception that zach Ertz had caught all of it,

0:41:41.040 --> 0:41:45.160
<v Speaker 2>all of it, he hit to try efecto. He went.

0:41:46.640 --> 0:41:49.200
<v Speaker 2>That catch not only won us to Gay, but he

0:41:49.320 --> 0:41:54.680
<v Speaker 2>pocketed three quarters of a million dollars seven hundred and

0:41:54.719 --> 0:41:59.640
<v Speaker 2>fifty thousand dollars, and that, my friend, is why he

0:41:59.719 --> 0:42:02.600
<v Speaker 2>got the challenge Jayden Daniels for the belt.

0:42:02.840 --> 0:42:04.520
<v Speaker 1>Philip Butt is coming here now.

0:42:04.680 --> 0:42:08.640
<v Speaker 2>Listen. I haven't gave you Jayden's numbers twenty four for

0:42:08.719 --> 0:42:12.600
<v Speaker 2>thirty six seven yards passing the three TV's in the

0:42:12.640 --> 0:42:17.960
<v Speaker 2>one interception. But see he also added sixteen carries for

0:42:18.040 --> 0:42:21.600
<v Speaker 2>one hundred and twenty seven yards and all the different things.

0:42:21.640 --> 0:42:29.120
<v Speaker 2>He brought the electricity man to beat the chap. To

0:42:29.160 --> 0:42:34.319
<v Speaker 2>beat the chap, you got to beat the chap, and Zach,

0:42:34.400 --> 0:42:37.080
<v Speaker 2>he put up a good fight. It was a good battle.

0:42:39.160 --> 0:42:42.120
<v Speaker 2>But it's gonna be hard to give it up to

0:42:42.160 --> 0:42:44.640
<v Speaker 2>the belt when you put up the numbers that Jayden did.

0:42:44.880 --> 0:42:52.280
<v Speaker 2>I told you, man. And still Big Fletcher's Heavyweight Championship

0:42:52.360 --> 0:42:57.320
<v Speaker 2>Commander's Belt, Jaden Daiels. The champion is Jayden Dais.

0:42:57.160 --> 0:43:00.800
<v Speaker 1>Repeat three in a row with Logan last week, and

0:43:00.880 --> 0:43:01.680
<v Speaker 1>I gave it to Jaden too.

0:43:01.680 --> 0:43:03.920
<v Speaker 2>I mean, what are you gonna do? Right?

0:43:04.239 --> 0:43:07.520
<v Speaker 1>All right? So congratulations Jayden. Well deserved something else. I

0:43:07.520 --> 0:43:09.759
<v Speaker 1>want to mention, I didn't realize this happened. If I

0:43:09.760 --> 0:43:12.200
<v Speaker 1>had known this happened, I would have brought him over

0:43:12.200 --> 0:43:15.239
<v Speaker 1>to our postgame show. You Jeremy Reeves got engaged on

0:43:15.280 --> 0:43:16.680
<v Speaker 1>the field last night.

0:43:17.000 --> 0:43:20.239
<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I saw that how the game ended. No one

0:43:20.280 --> 0:43:20.640
<v Speaker 2>told me.

0:43:20.680 --> 0:43:22.120
<v Speaker 1>If they told me, we would have had him come

0:43:22.160 --> 0:43:25.719
<v Speaker 1>on with him and his new bride to be this.

0:43:25.800 --> 0:43:29.560
<v Speaker 2>You got to you gotta plan this out because you

0:43:29.600 --> 0:43:32.080
<v Speaker 2>know your your family. This is not a situation now

0:43:32.120 --> 0:43:34.440
<v Speaker 2>super Bowl, you win the game, and yeah, your family

0:43:34.480 --> 0:43:36.960
<v Speaker 2>will come on the field with you. But after a

0:43:37.040 --> 0:43:41.480
<v Speaker 2>regular season game, it's not normal for your family members

0:43:41.520 --> 0:43:44.520
<v Speaker 2>to come on the field and you know, celebrate with you.

0:43:44.920 --> 0:43:46.719
<v Speaker 2>So he had to plan it out. He had to

0:43:46.719 --> 0:43:50.200
<v Speaker 2>have somebody bring her down on the field. Now it

0:43:50.280 --> 0:43:52.840
<v Speaker 2>was you know, the fact that she probably didn't suspect

0:43:52.880 --> 0:43:55.600
<v Speaker 2>anything because hey, we clinched the playoffs, so maybe he

0:43:55.640 --> 0:43:58.120
<v Speaker 2>wanted to celebrate with her for clinching the playoffs. But

0:43:58.880 --> 0:44:00.919
<v Speaker 2>somebody had to have the ring. I don't know who

0:44:00.960 --> 0:44:03.400
<v Speaker 2>had the ring for him. So there was some planning

0:44:03.440 --> 0:44:06.880
<v Speaker 2>that took place that uh that had an execution that

0:44:06.920 --> 0:44:09.080
<v Speaker 2>had to take place. And when I saw that, I

0:44:09.160 --> 0:44:11.040
<v Speaker 2>was like, man, this is a this is a moment

0:44:11.080 --> 0:44:14.240
<v Speaker 2>that you know, it's it's a He has video footage

0:44:14.280 --> 0:44:15.759
<v Speaker 2>of his engagement, so here's all.

0:44:15.760 --> 0:44:18.360
<v Speaker 1>I want to ask him if Riley Patterson makes that

0:44:18.400 --> 0:44:24.040
<v Speaker 1>field goal, he's still doing no, no, heck no, it's

0:44:24.080 --> 0:44:25.880
<v Speaker 1>off you doing it.

0:44:25.960 --> 0:44:28.520
<v Speaker 2>You might do it New Year's Eve. Maybe he does

0:44:28.560 --> 0:44:29.879
<v Speaker 2>it New Year's Eve that was playing.

0:44:29.880 --> 0:44:33.200
<v Speaker 1>I'm gonna find out was that. Was there a plan

0:44:33.360 --> 0:44:35.560
<v Speaker 1>B if the team lost.

0:44:35.560 --> 0:44:38.080
<v Speaker 2>You doing I think I think it would He probably

0:44:38.080 --> 0:44:41.080
<v Speaker 2>would have did it New Year's Eve? Yeah, because you

0:44:41.080 --> 0:44:47.200
<v Speaker 2>don't you don't propose at their loss like that. Hey,

0:44:47.520 --> 0:44:49.880
<v Speaker 2>but he probably he he know what he may have

0:44:49.960 --> 0:44:52.840
<v Speaker 2>said there was no plan B because I expected us

0:44:52.880 --> 0:44:58.719
<v Speaker 2>to win. That's an easy thing to say. Sure. I

0:44:58.800 --> 0:44:59.480
<v Speaker 2>like the video too.

0:44:59.480 --> 0:45:02.799
<v Speaker 1>She was practice like crowdsurfing and then they like had

0:45:02.840 --> 0:45:05.799
<v Speaker 1>to like yanker over over the wall to get her

0:45:05.840 --> 0:45:09.480
<v Speaker 1>onto the field. So I congratulations Jeremy on your engagement.

0:45:09.520 --> 0:45:10.160
<v Speaker 2>That's really cool.

0:45:10.360 --> 0:45:12.200
<v Speaker 1>And you know what, like of all people on this

0:45:12.280 --> 0:45:15.920
<v Speaker 1>team who's kind of been through everything here, I actually

0:45:15.960 --> 0:45:18.439
<v Speaker 1>think it's so apropos He did it on the field there, yeah,

0:45:18.480 --> 0:45:22.600
<v Speaker 1>because that place means something to him, like I for

0:45:22.719 --> 0:45:25.000
<v Speaker 1>all like especially like last night we had Tressway on

0:45:25.760 --> 0:45:29.360
<v Speaker 1>Jeremy Reeve, John Allen coming back, Terry McLaurin Doron Payne,

0:45:29.920 --> 0:45:32.400
<v Speaker 1>b Rob. I know I'm missing some others, but especially

0:45:32.480 --> 0:45:36.360
<v Speaker 1>the longtimers who to circle really back to the beginning,

0:45:36.840 --> 0:45:40.560
<v Speaker 1>Like I think they feel this too, and it probably

0:45:40.640 --> 0:45:43.200
<v Speaker 1>resonates with them kind of like the way it does

0:45:43.239 --> 0:45:45.080
<v Speaker 1>with the fans. Maybe a little differently because you're the

0:45:45.120 --> 0:45:47.120
<v Speaker 1>ones putting your bodies on the line of the uniform.

0:45:47.560 --> 0:45:51.560
<v Speaker 1>But they know, like they know what we've been waiting for.

0:45:52.120 --> 0:45:54.120
<v Speaker 1>And I'm sure for them to see that stadium like

0:45:54.160 --> 0:45:57.279
<v Speaker 1>that last night and to win again that way last night,

0:45:57.840 --> 0:45:59.879
<v Speaker 1>I can only imagine how they're feeling tonight.

0:46:01.000 --> 0:46:03.920
<v Speaker 2>When you've gone through at Versity, you've gone through years

0:46:03.960 --> 0:46:12.320
<v Speaker 2>of just tough times, tough seasons, and in Santana myself,

0:46:13.080 --> 0:46:17.520
<v Speaker 2>you know, Frezmu Shawn Springs, and you know, we're we're

0:46:17.640 --> 0:46:21.279
<v Speaker 2>a part of just being around it and having gone

0:46:21.320 --> 0:46:23.800
<v Speaker 2>through some tough times. And you know, for the fans

0:46:23.840 --> 0:46:27.000
<v Speaker 2>who've been with this team, you've been a fan of

0:46:27.000 --> 0:46:32.560
<v Speaker 2>your whole life, and just to see this season you

0:46:32.600 --> 0:46:36.360
<v Speaker 2>know transpired away as transpire, man, it makes you proud

0:46:36.400 --> 0:46:38.560
<v Speaker 2>to be a Washington Commander's fan.

0:46:38.640 --> 0:46:40.360
<v Speaker 1>And it has to end with a win against Dallas.

0:46:40.360 --> 0:46:43.000
<v Speaker 1>I mean, like there's kind of no other way, So

0:46:43.160 --> 0:46:46.759
<v Speaker 1>I honestly don't care six or seven seed because I'm

0:46:46.760 --> 0:46:50.160
<v Speaker 1>with Q on this. We'll play anybody anywhere. I'd prefer

0:46:50.200 --> 0:46:52.439
<v Speaker 1>a trip to l A. If I'm being honest, over

0:46:52.480 --> 0:46:54.800
<v Speaker 1>Philadelphia because I like the sun in the middle of

0:46:55.680 --> 0:46:57.319
<v Speaker 1>in the middle of January and the other thing I

0:46:57.360 --> 0:46:59.120
<v Speaker 1>like about it too, especially if it happens we talk

0:46:59.120 --> 0:47:01.320
<v Speaker 1>about next week. I think our fans are gonna overrun

0:47:01.360 --> 0:47:03.960
<v Speaker 1>so far if we end up actually playing there, I'm

0:47:03.960 --> 0:47:05.279
<v Speaker 1>not gonna be able to get the tickets to get

0:47:05.320 --> 0:47:09.200
<v Speaker 1>into Philadelphia, but it would. But I'm excited about either one.

0:47:09.840 --> 0:47:11.840
<v Speaker 1>But I do know that no seasons complete without a

0:47:11.880 --> 0:47:13.680
<v Speaker 1>win over Dallas. So let's see if we can get one.

0:47:13.600 --> 0:47:16.040
<v Speaker 2>This Oh yeah, you want to? You wanna put a

0:47:16.080 --> 0:47:18.880
<v Speaker 2>cap on the regular season with a victory in Big D.

0:47:19.040 --> 0:47:20.520
<v Speaker 1>All right, I'll see you down in Big D and

0:47:20.600 --> 0:47:22.520
<v Speaker 1>we'll see you next week on the Booth Review