1 00:00:13,480 --> 00:00:19,400 Speaker 1: Good Morning Football. They meet here in Super wild Card Weekend. 2 00:00:19,920 --> 00:00:23,160 Speaker 1: Winner goes on, loser goes home. Should be a great 3 00:00:23,239 --> 00:00:28,840 Speaker 1: day for football. Welcome to Good Morning Football, jobs left 4 00:00:28,880 --> 00:00:31,560 Speaker 1: and right on supero Wildcard Weekend, where here we'll be 5 00:00:31,560 --> 00:00:34,879 Speaker 1: making our picks on this very show. It's a three 6 00:00:34,920 --> 00:00:38,559 Speaker 1: hour tour as always on a Friday. It is January fourteenth. 7 00:00:38,600 --> 00:00:43,600 Speaker 1: My name is Kay Adams alongside Peter Schrager. Good morning Adams, guys, 8 00:00:43,800 --> 00:00:46,000 Speaker 1: guy shann O Harris, we're both champion in studio. What's 9 00:00:46,000 --> 00:00:47,879 Speaker 1: that buddy morning? How are we doing? We all get 10 00:00:47,920 --> 00:00:57,200 Speaker 1: playoff checks right? Oh? You guys don't okay. Barry Sanders 11 00:00:57,200 --> 00:01:00,360 Speaker 1: is on the showy Hall of Famer incredible. Speaking of 12 00:01:00,400 --> 00:01:03,760 Speaker 1: Hall of Famers, Isaac Boos on the program. Today, we'll 13 00:01:03,800 --> 00:01:06,360 Speaker 1: have Kyle Williams Bills Mafia. Are you gonna win this game? 14 00:01:06,400 --> 00:01:12,399 Speaker 1: This third? We also have Naprilson on the program. I mean, 15 00:01:12,440 --> 00:01:14,720 Speaker 1: guests on guests on guests. We've got a lot to 16 00:01:14,760 --> 00:01:16,520 Speaker 1: react to as well. So let's hit it, Billy Black, 17 00:01:17,319 --> 00:01:19,680 Speaker 1: Let's go out of the bluffs. They're here. It all 18 00:01:19,720 --> 00:01:22,240 Speaker 1: kicks off. Super wild Card Weekend actually gets started with 19 00:01:22,280 --> 00:01:25,200 Speaker 1: a Saturday double header fold guys, Sunday triple header and 20 00:01:25,240 --> 00:01:29,600 Speaker 1: for the first time ever, a wild Card Monday, three days, 21 00:01:29,640 --> 00:01:32,360 Speaker 1: six games, one epic weekend. The road to Super Bowl 22 00:01:32,440 --> 00:01:36,560 Speaker 1: fifty six starts here. Super wild Card Weekend. Let's check 23 00:01:36,600 --> 00:01:39,760 Speaker 1: in on that first Sunday game, guys, books hosting the Eagles. 24 00:01:39,760 --> 00:01:41,640 Speaker 1: Books just won a Super Bowl. Cow doesn't feel like 25 00:01:41,640 --> 00:01:43,319 Speaker 1: they won the Super Bowl last year, but we've got 26 00:01:43,319 --> 00:01:48,400 Speaker 1: Sarah Walsh to update us on the latest. Tom Brady 27 00:01:48,400 --> 00:01:51,320 Speaker 1: said he is expecting an Eagles events this week that 28 00:01:51,400 --> 00:01:53,800 Speaker 1: won't let you off the hook, and he gave examples. 29 00:01:53,840 --> 00:01:55,680 Speaker 1: He said, you want to have penalties, They're gonna make 30 00:01:55,720 --> 00:01:57,840 Speaker 1: you clunt. You want to hold the football too long, 31 00:01:57,840 --> 00:02:00,960 Speaker 1: he said, that'll be a strip sack. What in particular 32 00:02:00,960 --> 00:02:03,400 Speaker 1: about that defense stands out, he said their front He 33 00:02:03,440 --> 00:02:06,600 Speaker 1: also pointed to their linebackers. But this is an Eagles 34 00:02:06,600 --> 00:02:08,800 Speaker 1: defense that's also going to have to contend with the 35 00:02:08,840 --> 00:02:12,160 Speaker 1: return of Leonard Fournette. The Bucks leading rusher has been 36 00:02:12,160 --> 00:02:14,680 Speaker 1: out since Week fifteen with a hamstring injury, and his 37 00:02:14,800 --> 00:02:18,680 Speaker 1: offensive coordinator Byron Leftwich told us that they are going 38 00:02:18,720 --> 00:02:21,200 Speaker 1: to put Fournette in the best position to help this 39 00:02:21,320 --> 00:02:25,840 Speaker 1: Bucks team win. On Sunday. As for Leftwich's quarterback, he 40 00:02:25,960 --> 00:02:28,240 Speaker 1: was asked if this is the best version of Tom 41 00:02:28,320 --> 00:02:31,760 Speaker 1: Brady we've ever seen, and he said, there's not really 42 00:02:31,840 --> 00:02:33,600 Speaker 1: much more to say. He said, people want to talk 43 00:02:33,639 --> 00:02:36,080 Speaker 1: about Brady's age at forty four, but he said twenty 44 00:02:36,600 --> 00:02:38,960 Speaker 1: six year old quarterbacks would give anything to do what 45 00:02:39,000 --> 00:02:42,200 Speaker 1: Brady's done this year. He called his season as special 46 00:02:42,320 --> 00:02:47,120 Speaker 1: as it comes. Sarah, appreciate you. You heard it right there. 47 00:02:47,240 --> 00:02:50,320 Speaker 1: This season's been special as far as it goes for Brady. 48 00:02:50,560 --> 00:02:53,040 Speaker 1: Leonard Fournette was a huge part of last year's playoff 49 00:02:53,120 --> 00:02:55,320 Speaker 1: run in eventual Super Bowl win. He will be back. 50 00:02:55,360 --> 00:02:56,480 Speaker 1: And then on the other side of the field, do 51 00:02:56,480 --> 00:02:59,280 Speaker 1: you have a quarterback and his second year making his 52 00:02:59,440 --> 00:03:03,359 Speaker 1: very first postseason start. So how can Jalen Hurts turn 53 00:03:03,480 --> 00:03:06,960 Speaker 1: his playoff debut into a win against Brady? I feel 54 00:03:07,000 --> 00:03:09,840 Speaker 1: like he has it in him. I think Jalen Hurts 55 00:03:09,880 --> 00:03:11,960 Speaker 1: needs to become a star this weekend. That's simple. I 56 00:03:12,000 --> 00:03:15,079 Speaker 1: think on Sunday night is the Steelers Chiefs game. We're 57 00:03:15,120 --> 00:03:17,000 Speaker 1: gonna come here on Monday, We're gonna show that highlight. 58 00:03:17,040 --> 00:03:18,720 Speaker 1: The first thing we need to talk about after that 59 00:03:18,760 --> 00:03:21,200 Speaker 1: game is Jalen hurts that Jalen hursts being the story 60 00:03:21,200 --> 00:03:23,560 Speaker 1: of the weekend and when the shows start, Dan Patrick 61 00:03:23,600 --> 00:03:27,200 Speaker 1: and Colin Coward and McAfee and Rome, and that's gonna 62 00:03:27,240 --> 00:03:28,720 Speaker 1: have to be the takeaway. I think he needs to 63 00:03:28,760 --> 00:03:30,760 Speaker 1: be a star. And I know the conventional thing is 64 00:03:30,800 --> 00:03:33,240 Speaker 1: they're gonna run the ball and gonna play defense. I 65 00:03:33,280 --> 00:03:35,800 Speaker 1: don't know, not against Brady at home. And when I 66 00:03:35,840 --> 00:03:38,720 Speaker 1: say star, I mean a three hundred passing one hundred 67 00:03:38,760 --> 00:03:41,480 Speaker 1: Russian performance in which he is the conversation piece in 68 00:03:41,520 --> 00:03:45,200 Speaker 1: a weekend consisting of Mahomes and Burrow at al. I 69 00:03:45,240 --> 00:03:47,680 Speaker 1: think it is there for the taking. I think we're 70 00:03:47,680 --> 00:03:50,080 Speaker 1: getting seduced by a lot of the Brady and buck 71 00:03:50,200 --> 00:03:53,960 Speaker 1: lore that is not necessarily tangible. And if you're sitting here, say, oh, 72 00:03:54,040 --> 00:03:56,040 Speaker 1: come on, Brady's gonna lose at home in the wildcard round. 73 00:03:56,520 --> 00:03:59,120 Speaker 1: It's happened before. He's lost to the Ravens. He's lost 74 00:03:59,120 --> 00:04:00,880 Speaker 1: to the Titans team that run the ball and have 75 00:04:01,000 --> 00:04:04,520 Speaker 1: fearless quarterbacks. Jalen hurts and needs to enter the conversation, 76 00:04:04,560 --> 00:04:07,280 Speaker 1: and Philadelphia needs to on Monday morning, if not Sunday night. 77 00:04:07,480 --> 00:04:09,840 Speaker 1: Go to NFL shop dot com and buy number one 78 00:04:09,960 --> 00:04:12,720 Speaker 1: Green jerseys and like this is our guy. Lock him up, 79 00:04:12,800 --> 00:04:15,560 Speaker 1: extend them all that stuff. I think if he plays average, 80 00:04:15,640 --> 00:04:17,119 Speaker 1: I think that they lose. I think if he plays 81 00:04:17,160 --> 00:04:19,680 Speaker 1: really well, I think that they lose. I think if 82 00:04:19,720 --> 00:04:22,440 Speaker 1: he's sensational, I think they win. I think for Jalen Hurts, 83 00:04:22,480 --> 00:04:25,200 Speaker 1: you're right. I totally agree. How he plays is going 84 00:04:25,240 --> 00:04:28,480 Speaker 1: to determine this game for the Eagles. Jaleen Hurts is 85 00:04:28,520 --> 00:04:30,920 Speaker 1: not playing t B as in Tom Brady. He's not 86 00:04:30,960 --> 00:04:33,600 Speaker 1: playing TB in tam Bay Buccaneers. He's playing TB as 87 00:04:33,640 --> 00:04:36,560 Speaker 1: in Todd Bowles. That's what Jalen Hurts has to food. 88 00:04:37,000 --> 00:04:39,520 Speaker 1: Look forget about the numbers. Look fine, I agree that 89 00:04:39,520 --> 00:04:41,159 Speaker 1: he if he has a big game, if Jalen Hursts 90 00:04:41,160 --> 00:04:43,240 Speaker 1: throws for three hundred yards, they probably win the football game. 91 00:04:43,279 --> 00:04:44,560 Speaker 1: But you know how many times he's thrown for over 92 00:04:44,600 --> 00:04:46,880 Speaker 1: three in the yards this season twice. That's just not 93 00:04:46,960 --> 00:04:49,599 Speaker 1: his game, that's not his bag. Here's what jale Hursts 94 00:04:49,640 --> 00:04:51,080 Speaker 1: has to do. Take care of the football and on 95 00:04:51,160 --> 00:04:53,040 Speaker 1: third down, you better be ready because Cott Bowles is 96 00:04:53,040 --> 00:04:55,200 Speaker 1: bringing the heat. That's what he does. He wants to 97 00:04:55,240 --> 00:04:57,200 Speaker 1: get bring pressure to you. He wants the ball to 98 00:04:57,240 --> 00:04:58,760 Speaker 1: come out. He wants you to make the mistakes. So 99 00:04:58,880 --> 00:05:00,800 Speaker 1: Jalea Hurts has to play a clean game. Look, Tom 100 00:05:00,839 --> 00:05:03,719 Speaker 1: Brady is not unbeatable. So there have been a lot 101 00:05:03,760 --> 00:05:06,359 Speaker 1: of teams in the NFC East that have proven that postseason. 102 00:05:06,400 --> 00:05:10,440 Speaker 1: You got one. I think, okay, yeah, isn't a cool one. 103 00:05:11,800 --> 00:05:14,600 Speaker 1: It really is ill This This feels a little bit 104 00:05:14,680 --> 00:05:17,120 Speaker 1: David and Goliath like, But I think for Jalen Hurts, 105 00:05:17,160 --> 00:05:19,440 Speaker 1: it's don't look at Tom Brady, don't even watch him, 106 00:05:19,440 --> 00:05:21,240 Speaker 1: don't get mesmerized by him. Two many times people will 107 00:05:21,240 --> 00:05:22,760 Speaker 1: watch him when they're like, oh my gosh, that is 108 00:05:22,800 --> 00:05:24,800 Speaker 1: Tom Brady to go and I'm watching. No, your job 109 00:05:24,880 --> 00:05:27,120 Speaker 1: is the defense is to beat Todd Bulls. You're gonna 110 00:05:27,160 --> 00:05:29,599 Speaker 1: know after the first couple series what their flavor is. 111 00:05:30,080 --> 00:05:32,159 Speaker 1: Todd Bulls. Every game it's like, all right, here's what 112 00:05:32,160 --> 00:05:34,680 Speaker 1: we're gonna do. We're gonna run Blazero, We're gonna or 113 00:05:34,720 --> 00:05:37,640 Speaker 1: we're gonna play zone and bring zone pressure. They're gonna 114 00:05:37,680 --> 00:05:40,000 Speaker 1: have an answer for Jalen Hurts. And the one thing 115 00:05:40,040 --> 00:05:42,560 Speaker 1: that I am concerned about with him is his instinct 116 00:05:42,640 --> 00:05:44,760 Speaker 1: is when I see Blitz, when I get in trouble, 117 00:05:44,839 --> 00:05:46,520 Speaker 1: I start running. Get out of there. I get out 118 00:05:46,520 --> 00:05:48,840 Speaker 1: of the pocket. Look, the pocket is your friends. Stay 119 00:05:48,880 --> 00:05:51,200 Speaker 1: in the pocket, Stay in there. Don't pull the eject 120 00:05:51,240 --> 00:05:53,880 Speaker 1: button too soon. Jalen, Eagles won nine games this year. 121 00:05:53,960 --> 00:05:56,080 Speaker 1: And we don't take anything away from a team that 122 00:05:56,160 --> 00:05:57,960 Speaker 1: won nine games and made the playoffs. It's been an 123 00:05:57,960 --> 00:06:01,000 Speaker 1: awesome run. But they have lost eight games, and there's 124 00:06:01,080 --> 00:06:03,039 Speaker 1: something sort of in common with a lot of the 125 00:06:03,120 --> 00:06:05,720 Speaker 1: games that they lost. And they lost to a lot 126 00:06:05,760 --> 00:06:08,840 Speaker 1: of great quarterbacks. I say great, and you might say, oh, 127 00:06:08,920 --> 00:06:10,800 Speaker 1: get out of here, with Daniel Jones being great, But 128 00:06:10,920 --> 00:06:13,360 Speaker 1: anytime the Eagles faced like a guy at this level, 129 00:06:13,400 --> 00:06:16,520 Speaker 1: they lost. And that was Jimmy. In week two, it 130 00:06:16,560 --> 00:06:19,599 Speaker 1: was Mahomes. They lost. Was in the look they've beat 131 00:06:19,880 --> 00:06:22,839 Speaker 1: good quarterbacks, not Ryan and Ryan Tannehiller think are good, 132 00:06:22,839 --> 00:06:26,880 Speaker 1: but they're not in the Mahomes Brady, you know, justin 133 00:06:26,960 --> 00:06:30,480 Speaker 1: Herbert future situation. So if I'm Jalen Hurts, I'm looking 134 00:06:30,480 --> 00:06:32,839 Speaker 1: at this one and I'm gonna be focused. And yes, 135 00:06:32,920 --> 00:06:35,640 Speaker 1: TB twelve as in Todd Bowles and the twelve swarming 136 00:06:35,640 --> 00:06:38,640 Speaker 1: people are gonna be coming. But also, don't be intimidated 137 00:06:38,760 --> 00:06:41,839 Speaker 1: by having to beat Tom Brady. It's been a Brady 138 00:06:41,880 --> 00:06:44,960 Speaker 1: week and Brady week in that. Hey, the stat is 139 00:06:44,960 --> 00:06:47,920 Speaker 1: out there that the Tom Brady has thirty four career 140 00:06:47,960 --> 00:06:50,960 Speaker 1: postseason wins. The Eagles is a franchise since nineteen sixty 141 00:06:51,200 --> 00:06:54,400 Speaker 1: has twenty three. This is the week of Brady. And 142 00:06:54,400 --> 00:06:57,360 Speaker 1: I'll tell you what. I got this in the mail 143 00:06:57,480 --> 00:07:01,240 Speaker 1: by some of the folks from the Tampa side. And 144 00:07:01,520 --> 00:07:04,880 Speaker 1: Brady's got a clothing brand out called Brady And I'll 145 00:07:04,880 --> 00:07:07,479 Speaker 1: tell you what, Jalen Hurts. You cannot be scared of 146 00:07:07,520 --> 00:07:09,640 Speaker 1: the fact that the guy across from you has an 147 00:07:09,680 --> 00:07:13,520 Speaker 1: apparel line coming out the same exact week that you're 148 00:07:13,560 --> 00:07:17,080 Speaker 1: making your rookie baby. These are sweatshirts. I like that fashion. 149 00:07:17,120 --> 00:07:21,800 Speaker 1: These are cool. The Brady brand is such an monster 150 00:07:21,960 --> 00:07:25,320 Speaker 1: right now. He's going for another Super Bowl win, another ride. 151 00:07:25,440 --> 00:07:28,320 Speaker 1: He's home in the playoffs, and gosh, if I'm Jalen Hurts, 152 00:07:28,440 --> 00:07:29,920 Speaker 1: you have to focus and you have to zero in. 153 00:07:30,120 --> 00:07:32,560 Speaker 1: You haven't beaten one of these great quarterbacks all season. 154 00:07:32,680 --> 00:07:34,640 Speaker 1: You can't let the fact that there are t shirts 155 00:07:34,680 --> 00:07:37,080 Speaker 1: now going for a certain amount of money online with 156 00:07:37,200 --> 00:07:39,400 Speaker 1: this guy's name on it be too much food to overcome, 157 00:07:39,920 --> 00:07:45,120 Speaker 1: stay in your bag and let's go. Come on. I 158 00:07:45,120 --> 00:07:47,520 Speaker 1: think that's Brady screaming let's go. Yeah, I think so 159 00:07:47,760 --> 00:07:49,920 Speaker 1: when did they face each other, these two teams all 160 00:07:49,960 --> 00:07:52,120 Speaker 1: week six, weeks seven? Feel like that was a long time, 161 00:07:52,160 --> 00:07:54,000 Speaker 1: A long time ago. I think. Do you feel like 162 00:07:54,200 --> 00:07:58,280 Speaker 1: they kind of overhauled their offense, their identities a little 163 00:07:58,320 --> 00:08:01,520 Speaker 1: bit different. Right now you're saying don't run run first, 164 00:08:01,680 --> 00:08:03,400 Speaker 1: do what you do. But when it comes down to 165 00:08:03,480 --> 00:08:05,840 Speaker 1: the third downs, when it comes down to I don't 166 00:08:05,880 --> 00:08:08,360 Speaker 1: need a two hundred passing their game or three hundred 167 00:08:08,360 --> 00:08:10,840 Speaker 1: passing your game, just like three throws to put what 168 00:08:10,880 --> 00:08:13,240 Speaker 1: would you say, Ben ralis three quality the NFL throws 169 00:08:13,240 --> 00:08:15,760 Speaker 1: from Big Ben and we need that. And Jalen's done it. 170 00:08:15,840 --> 00:08:18,080 Speaker 1: We've seen him be able to do that. So that's 171 00:08:18,120 --> 00:08:19,960 Speaker 1: all I sort of need to see from to cash 172 00:08:20,000 --> 00:08:22,280 Speaker 1: in and two to three critical moments and throw and 173 00:08:22,320 --> 00:08:24,720 Speaker 1: then run run wild. And you know what, the Buccaneers, 174 00:08:25,200 --> 00:08:27,200 Speaker 1: they can have all their Brady hats, they're not great 175 00:08:27,200 --> 00:08:30,840 Speaker 1: at stopping quarterbacks that can run. They've struggled against quarterbacks 176 00:08:30,880 --> 00:08:32,280 Speaker 1: like Jalen Hurt. So I don't know if I would 177 00:08:32,320 --> 00:08:34,679 Speaker 1: take that running away from him. Yeah. I mean, look, 178 00:08:34,720 --> 00:08:36,840 Speaker 1: I think he's gonna have to make some special plays. 179 00:08:37,120 --> 00:08:39,920 Speaker 1: There's to me, there's a difference between running and scrambling. 180 00:08:40,240 --> 00:08:42,880 Speaker 1: So the runs like they're gonna be some design runs. 181 00:08:42,880 --> 00:08:45,800 Speaker 1: There will be some times ay man coverage. Look, nobody's open. 182 00:08:46,160 --> 00:08:48,560 Speaker 1: He's got the ability he can gash defense. Nothing takes 183 00:08:48,559 --> 00:08:50,840 Speaker 1: the wind out of the sales bigger than a third 184 00:08:50,840 --> 00:08:52,920 Speaker 1: and nine and all a sudden quarterback runs for fifteen yards. 185 00:08:53,000 --> 00:08:56,160 Speaker 1: But for Jalen, he's gonna have to make some throws, 186 00:08:56,320 --> 00:08:59,599 Speaker 1: those three throws you're talking about from the pocket. I 187 00:09:00,240 --> 00:09:02,240 Speaker 1: for joining us now Ian. The Texans let go of 188 00:09:02,320 --> 00:09:05,880 Speaker 1: David Colley yesterday after one season as a head coach. 189 00:09:06,040 --> 00:09:08,920 Speaker 1: What went into that decision and what's next for Houston Now? 190 00:09:08,960 --> 00:09:12,080 Speaker 1: This came after days of discussion between David Coley, the 191 00:09:12,280 --> 00:09:14,840 Speaker 1: first year head coach of the Houston Texans, obviously finishing 192 00:09:14,880 --> 00:09:17,560 Speaker 1: his first season, and Nikis Sirio, the general manager and 193 00:09:17,600 --> 00:09:19,880 Speaker 1: other members of the Houston brass And this was going 194 00:09:19,920 --> 00:09:23,480 Speaker 1: to be a top down evaluation of everything that goes 195 00:09:23,520 --> 00:09:26,640 Speaker 1: into the football product on the field for the Houston Texans, 196 00:09:26,640 --> 00:09:29,000 Speaker 1: And in the end, what they decided was that Kelly 197 00:09:29,160 --> 00:09:31,440 Speaker 1: was not going to return for a second season. Nikos 198 00:09:31,480 --> 00:09:34,839 Speaker 1: Sirio informed it in person yesterday afternoon. Then Colley was 199 00:09:34,840 --> 00:09:38,200 Speaker 1: given the opportunity to tell his staff in person. Around 200 00:09:38,200 --> 00:09:40,760 Speaker 1: two pm Central Time, walked in the room and told 201 00:09:40,800 --> 00:09:43,000 Speaker 1: them in fact that he had been fired. Now, as 202 00:09:43,040 --> 00:09:46,280 Speaker 1: far as the reason why David Coley was fired and 203 00:09:46,600 --> 00:09:49,520 Speaker 1: Mike Tomlin is now the only African American head coach 204 00:09:49,559 --> 00:09:53,320 Speaker 1: in the NFL, from what I understand, it was philosophical differences. 205 00:09:53,440 --> 00:09:56,360 Speaker 1: In other words, the Houston Texans wanted David Coley to 206 00:09:56,360 --> 00:09:59,520 Speaker 1: be open to making staff change, specifically on the offensive 207 00:09:59,520 --> 00:10:01,920 Speaker 1: side of the Tim Kelly, who was eventually fired along 208 00:10:01,960 --> 00:10:04,360 Speaker 1: with Culley, had the thirty second ranked offense. They want 209 00:10:04,440 --> 00:10:06,680 Speaker 1: him to take a look at that evaluated and say 210 00:10:06,840 --> 00:10:09,040 Speaker 1: changes need to be made. He did not want to 211 00:10:09,080 --> 00:10:11,360 Speaker 1: do that, And there were other issues in game issues, 212 00:10:11,400 --> 00:10:15,000 Speaker 1: disciplinary issues, but from what I understand, the philosophical issues 213 00:10:15,000 --> 00:10:18,079 Speaker 1: were probably as much as anything. As far as where 214 00:10:18,200 --> 00:10:21,480 Speaker 1: Houston goes, I would keep an eye on one very 215 00:10:21,520 --> 00:10:25,920 Speaker 1: important name. Gerard Mayo, the Patriots defensive assistant to facto 216 00:10:26,000 --> 00:10:29,080 Speaker 1: defensive coordinator, of course, is very close with Nikosia from 217 00:10:29,120 --> 00:10:31,600 Speaker 1: their time in New England. He is a bright young coach. 218 00:10:32,160 --> 00:10:34,800 Speaker 1: He's brilliant, he is a dynamic leader. He has not 219 00:10:34,920 --> 00:10:37,560 Speaker 1: yet been a head coach, but similar to the mold 220 00:10:37,559 --> 00:10:40,480 Speaker 1: of Brian Flores, he certainly has been learning from Bill 221 00:10:40,520 --> 00:10:42,760 Speaker 1: Belichick for years and years for as a player and 222 00:10:42,800 --> 00:10:44,920 Speaker 1: as a coach. There's gonna be plenty of other candidates, 223 00:10:44,960 --> 00:10:46,560 Speaker 1: but that is an interesting one to keep an eye on. 224 00:10:46,840 --> 00:10:50,120 Speaker 1: Appreciate you. David Culley is out. That team showed up 225 00:10:50,240 --> 00:10:52,240 Speaker 1: every week and fought their hearts out. It's hard to 226 00:10:52,240 --> 00:10:54,040 Speaker 1: think of a tougher situation to be put in. Then 227 00:10:54,120 --> 00:10:57,560 Speaker 1: David Culley accepting that job at Deshaun Watson, the state 228 00:10:57,559 --> 00:11:00,280 Speaker 1: of the roster and everything going on there, and we 229 00:11:00,360 --> 00:11:03,840 Speaker 1: appreciate you. It's an unfortunate situation all around. Take a 230 00:11:03,840 --> 00:11:05,679 Speaker 1: look at the numbers for the season. They finished the 231 00:11:05,720 --> 00:11:08,880 Speaker 1: bottom nearly every category. Not the season fans in Houston 232 00:11:09,080 --> 00:11:11,280 Speaker 1: we're hoping for. And then we'll start now their search 233 00:11:11,400 --> 00:11:13,800 Speaker 1: for that new head coach. Sean, your thoughts, I think 234 00:11:13,880 --> 00:11:16,080 Speaker 1: when you look at what they asked David Cully to 235 00:11:16,200 --> 00:11:18,920 Speaker 1: do and when they hired him, you know, obviously it's 236 00:11:19,000 --> 00:11:21,160 Speaker 1: unfortunate to see a guy just get one shot at 237 00:11:21,160 --> 00:11:22,720 Speaker 1: it and then and then he's gone. But like, just 238 00:11:22,760 --> 00:11:24,800 Speaker 1: look at the dysfunction that's been going on down in Houston, 239 00:11:24,960 --> 00:11:27,360 Speaker 1: right They traded DeAndre Hopkins for what like a second 240 00:11:27,440 --> 00:11:30,440 Speaker 1: round pick JJ Watt. Things were so bad. Jj Watt 241 00:11:30,480 --> 00:11:32,200 Speaker 1: of all people asked for his release. He's like, I 242 00:11:32,280 --> 00:11:35,959 Speaker 1: want out, And then they just paid Deshaun Watson thirty 243 00:11:36,040 --> 00:11:39,920 Speaker 1: nine million dollars to not play. So you think about 244 00:11:40,000 --> 00:11:41,920 Speaker 1: everything that's going on down there in Houston, Texans, I 245 00:11:41,920 --> 00:11:43,959 Speaker 1: guess we shouldn't be surprised by the fact that this 246 00:11:44,360 --> 00:11:47,000 Speaker 1: is where we're at right now, because they've just been 247 00:11:47,800 --> 00:11:51,560 Speaker 1: like grasping for things positive things to happen, and it's 248 00:11:51,559 --> 00:11:53,240 Speaker 1: just it's been a tough sell right now. If you're 249 00:11:53,240 --> 00:11:55,160 Speaker 1: Texas fans right now, you don't know which way is up. 250 00:11:55,640 --> 00:11:58,520 Speaker 1: And I think when David Cully got this job, everybody 251 00:11:58,600 --> 00:12:00,680 Speaker 1: in the in the football world was so excited because 252 00:12:00,679 --> 00:12:03,480 Speaker 1: he's been coaching for forty five years and he finally 253 00:12:03,520 --> 00:12:05,480 Speaker 1: got his shot. Now, when you look at it, it's 254 00:12:05,520 --> 00:12:09,560 Speaker 1: almost like was he even set up for success? And look, 255 00:12:09,679 --> 00:12:11,319 Speaker 1: I get that he's sixty five years old. So when 256 00:12:11,320 --> 00:12:13,520 Speaker 1: they talk about long term plan, I mean I don't 257 00:12:13,559 --> 00:12:15,720 Speaker 1: know if that was really in the future anyways, but 258 00:12:16,200 --> 00:12:18,040 Speaker 1: it's a tough time for David Coley to see him 259 00:12:18,080 --> 00:12:20,040 Speaker 1: just get one shot. But this is not unprecedented. We 260 00:12:20,040 --> 00:12:22,079 Speaker 1: saw Steve Wilkes go through this in Arizona. He got 261 00:12:22,080 --> 00:12:25,160 Speaker 1: one year. They clearly wanted their guy. Cliff Kingsbury comes 262 00:12:25,160 --> 00:12:27,600 Speaker 1: in and they paired him with Kyler Murray Chip Kelly 263 00:12:27,880 --> 00:12:30,320 Speaker 1: got one year in San Francisco. People forget about that 264 00:12:30,400 --> 00:12:33,520 Speaker 1: ten year. So this is not unprecedented. And it's not 265 00:12:33,600 --> 00:12:37,120 Speaker 1: about David Culley and his characteristics or his qualifications. It's 266 00:12:37,120 --> 00:12:39,480 Speaker 1: about the fact that Houston is trying to figure out 267 00:12:39,520 --> 00:12:41,839 Speaker 1: which way is up and they're gasping for air. Yeah, 268 00:12:41,840 --> 00:12:44,360 Speaker 1: and I think Kelly. The hiring of Keli over guys 269 00:12:44,400 --> 00:12:46,560 Speaker 1: like Eric b Enemy and other guys that were young 270 00:12:46,600 --> 00:12:48,760 Speaker 1: as was Hey, this guy's been in the league for 271 00:12:48,760 --> 00:12:50,880 Speaker 1: forty years, he's worked for Andy Reid for twenty years. 272 00:12:50,920 --> 00:12:52,920 Speaker 1: Like he can weather this storm and what's going to 273 00:12:52,920 --> 00:12:54,520 Speaker 1: be a very turbulent year. And I think he did 274 00:12:54,520 --> 00:12:56,880 Speaker 1: a fine job of that. But moving forward, the offense 275 00:12:56,920 --> 00:12:58,440 Speaker 1: was a mess this year, and you could say, well, 276 00:12:58,440 --> 00:13:00,600 Speaker 1: they didn't have to Shaun Watson, what was It's okay 277 00:13:00,640 --> 00:13:02,160 Speaker 1: when they're not firing the GM. The GM is one 278 00:13:02,160 --> 00:13:04,280 Speaker 1: of the guys making a decision. So to see Kelly 279 00:13:04,320 --> 00:13:06,559 Speaker 1: and Culley and Tim Kelly was the offensive Cordina fired. 280 00:13:06,760 --> 00:13:09,240 Speaker 1: Lovey Smith is beloved in that building right now. Lovey 281 00:13:09,280 --> 00:13:11,319 Speaker 1: Smith was a defensive coordinator and their defense played well. 282 00:13:11,360 --> 00:13:13,920 Speaker 1: So I think all this talk of a defensive head 283 00:13:13,920 --> 00:13:16,280 Speaker 1: coach being hired, whether it be Flores who is getting 284 00:13:16,280 --> 00:13:17,920 Speaker 1: a lot of connections because of his connections to New 285 00:13:17,960 --> 00:13:21,720 Speaker 1: England with Nick Kissario, or even Gerard Mayo, like Ian mentioned, 286 00:13:21,960 --> 00:13:24,320 Speaker 1: I'd say slow down. I would be interested to see 287 00:13:24,320 --> 00:13:26,079 Speaker 1: if they bring in some offensive minds and say, hey, 288 00:13:26,080 --> 00:13:29,319 Speaker 1: can you bring your offensive scheme with Lovey Smith as 289 00:13:29,320 --> 00:13:32,000 Speaker 1: the defensive coordinator or if Lovey Baby is the head coach. 290 00:13:32,440 --> 00:13:34,840 Speaker 1: I think Lovey Smith was a standout for them this 291 00:13:34,920 --> 00:13:37,560 Speaker 1: year and they have not fired him yet. So whoever 292 00:13:37,600 --> 00:13:38,880 Speaker 1: they bring as a head coach, you're gonna bring in 293 00:13:38,920 --> 00:13:41,280 Speaker 1: their own guys. But the fact that Lovey is still 294 00:13:41,360 --> 00:13:43,240 Speaker 1: kind of in the mix is really interesting to me. 295 00:13:43,280 --> 00:13:45,400 Speaker 1: And I will know one thing. Last year, at this time, 296 00:13:45,440 --> 00:13:47,600 Speaker 1: there's a lot of talk of Josh McCown, the old 297 00:13:47,679 --> 00:13:50,959 Speaker 1: quarterback potentially being I wouldn't be shocked if there is 298 00:13:51,000 --> 00:13:53,360 Speaker 1: a left field higher for the Houston Texans because of 299 00:13:53,400 --> 00:13:55,719 Speaker 1: just how unorthodox their situation is, and a lot of 300 00:13:55,760 --> 00:13:57,440 Speaker 1: it is going to be based on culture and someone 301 00:13:57,480 --> 00:13:59,320 Speaker 1: who can get us through the next twelve to twenty 302 00:13:59,360 --> 00:14:01,600 Speaker 1: four months. Since de Shaun Watson situation, I don't think 303 00:14:01,640 --> 00:14:03,680 Speaker 1: he's ever playing for the Texans again. I also don't 304 00:14:03,679 --> 00:14:05,360 Speaker 1: know where this thing ends up in the next six months. 305 00:14:05,640 --> 00:14:07,520 Speaker 1: I'll love you Smith come back thing would be really cool. 306 00:14:07,559 --> 00:14:09,320 Speaker 1: It's been a while, and his players, I've always loved 307 00:14:09,400 --> 00:14:11,679 Speaker 1: him going back decades. If the David Cully situation, I 308 00:14:11,720 --> 00:14:13,760 Speaker 1: think this is just a shame. I really do. I 309 00:14:13,800 --> 00:14:16,320 Speaker 1: don't usually get misty eyed about coaches getting let go, 310 00:14:16,360 --> 00:14:18,640 Speaker 1: but this was a sham too. I feel like he 311 00:14:18,679 --> 00:14:21,560 Speaker 1: was used, I really do. I feel like they said, well, 312 00:14:21,560 --> 00:14:23,640 Speaker 1: our franchise is upside down, we have no idea what's 313 00:14:23,640 --> 00:14:26,400 Speaker 1: going on. There's legal things and terrible things, and just 314 00:14:26,400 --> 00:14:27,840 Speaker 1: get Culley in here for a year and he'll just 315 00:14:27,840 --> 00:14:29,520 Speaker 1: hold down the ship. And he was thrust into this 316 00:14:29,600 --> 00:14:33,280 Speaker 1: ridiculous situation with this terrible roster, This tea who's asked 317 00:14:33,280 --> 00:14:35,520 Speaker 1: to go and do the media tour where the first, second, 318 00:14:35,520 --> 00:14:37,360 Speaker 1: and third questions about what's up with the Shawn? What's 319 00:14:37,400 --> 00:14:39,880 Speaker 1: up with the Shawn? That's an impossible situation, and I 320 00:14:39,880 --> 00:14:41,600 Speaker 1: have thought he handled it really well. And if you 321 00:14:41,640 --> 00:14:45,040 Speaker 1: want the calling card of the David cully year, winning 322 00:14:45,040 --> 00:14:48,240 Speaker 1: games late in the season, beating the Chargers, beating the Jagguard, 323 00:14:48,240 --> 00:14:49,840 Speaker 1: I don't care who they beat, they were winning. His 324 00:14:49,880 --> 00:14:51,760 Speaker 1: players did not quit on him. I've seen some guys 325 00:14:51,800 --> 00:14:53,840 Speaker 1: who still have their jobs right now whose players were 326 00:14:53,840 --> 00:14:55,480 Speaker 1: mailing it in. And I just think it's important we 327 00:14:55,520 --> 00:14:58,280 Speaker 1: hear David Culllly's voice today because it's not being spoken, 328 00:14:58,560 --> 00:15:00,360 Speaker 1: just as a reminder who he was as man. He 329 00:15:00,400 --> 00:15:03,000 Speaker 1: came on our show, there was an unbridled enthusiasm and 330 00:15:03,120 --> 00:15:04,840 Speaker 1: plans and I'm gonna do this and do this. He 331 00:15:04,880 --> 00:15:06,560 Speaker 1: went on with Jim Trotter and Steve Weish on the 332 00:15:06,640 --> 00:15:09,120 Speaker 1: Huddling Floor podcast shortly after he had gotten the job. 333 00:15:09,240 --> 00:15:11,920 Speaker 1: And I just defy Houston to explain that this that 334 00:15:12,120 --> 00:15:14,360 Speaker 1: bringing this guy for one year as a fall guy 335 00:15:14,440 --> 00:15:16,240 Speaker 1: basically and then firing him was the right move. Look 336 00:15:16,280 --> 00:15:18,040 Speaker 1: at this back in August, and I'll tell you this, 337 00:15:18,320 --> 00:15:20,600 Speaker 1: I don't know if I win one football game here, 338 00:15:20,760 --> 00:15:23,080 Speaker 1: but I'll tell you what, I'm gonna do everything in 339 00:15:23,160 --> 00:15:25,560 Speaker 1: my power to be able to do that. They've they've 340 00:15:25,600 --> 00:15:27,960 Speaker 1: given me what I need to be able to do 341 00:15:28,000 --> 00:15:30,520 Speaker 1: what I need to do this for this franchise to do. 342 00:15:30,720 --> 00:15:32,720 Speaker 1: They trust in what I'm doing, they trust in the 343 00:15:32,760 --> 00:15:35,120 Speaker 1: direction I'm going, and I'm gonna take it and go 344 00:15:35,200 --> 00:15:38,280 Speaker 1: that direction, you know, And I believe in what we're doing. 345 00:15:38,320 --> 00:15:40,720 Speaker 1: I believe in it. They're gonna have to throw me 346 00:15:40,760 --> 00:15:42,760 Speaker 1: out of here. It's awesome. And he said, I don't 347 00:15:42,760 --> 00:15:44,480 Speaker 1: know if we win one game he went for. I 348 00:15:44,560 --> 00:15:46,000 Speaker 1: think he could have won nine and they still would 349 00:15:46,000 --> 00:15:47,960 Speaker 1: have fired him. And that's ridiculous. And the thing is, 350 00:15:48,000 --> 00:15:49,840 Speaker 1: if we don't know, right, we don't could he have 351 00:15:49,920 --> 00:15:52,600 Speaker 1: been a great coach? Did he deserve at least the 352 00:15:52,640 --> 00:15:55,560 Speaker 1: opportunity to show what he could do if you put 353 00:15:55,720 --> 00:15:58,840 Speaker 1: a capable offense or let him help build one from 354 00:15:58,840 --> 00:16:00,800 Speaker 1: the ground up there, And it's a shame that if 355 00:16:00,840 --> 00:16:02,400 Speaker 1: you really think about, if you break it all down, 356 00:16:02,480 --> 00:16:05,240 Speaker 1: different situations, but he essentially suffers the same fate as 357 00:16:05,360 --> 00:16:09,160 Speaker 1: Urban Wire, which to me, it seems like very different circumstances, 358 00:16:09,240 --> 00:16:11,120 Speaker 1: very different Locker room feels and for it, you know, 359 00:16:11,200 --> 00:16:13,440 Speaker 1: just to give him more of a chance would have 360 00:16:13,480 --> 00:16:15,640 Speaker 1: been what I would have liked to see. So there's 361 00:16:15,680 --> 00:16:18,200 Speaker 1: this story, and there's two stories here. There's the one 362 00:16:18,200 --> 00:16:21,560 Speaker 1: about David Coullius, sixty five year old coach, what the 363 00:16:21,720 --> 00:16:24,480 Speaker 1: Deshaun Watson situation is, the Texans decision of part ways 364 00:16:24,480 --> 00:16:26,800 Speaker 1: of them in their future respectively. And then there's this 365 00:16:26,880 --> 00:16:28,720 Speaker 1: other issue that Ian brought up, which is the fact 366 00:16:28,720 --> 00:16:31,600 Speaker 1: that we have one African American head coach remaining in 367 00:16:31,640 --> 00:16:35,680 Speaker 1: the NFL, that man Mike Tomlin. Now there are one, five, six, seven, 368 00:16:35,960 --> 00:16:39,440 Speaker 1: eight coaching vacancies that still remain. So I ask you, Shrakes, 369 00:16:39,560 --> 00:16:42,520 Speaker 1: what does the landscape look like as far as candidates, 370 00:16:42,600 --> 00:16:45,160 Speaker 1: vacancies and black coaches. This is one of the bleakest 371 00:16:45,160 --> 00:16:47,120 Speaker 1: times for the NFL as far as having people of 372 00:16:47,160 --> 00:16:50,160 Speaker 1: color and minorities as head coaches. You have Mike Thomlina 373 00:16:50,200 --> 00:16:52,440 Speaker 1: is the only black head coach. There's thirty one other 374 00:16:52,520 --> 00:16:54,520 Speaker 1: jobs right now, eight of them are vacant, and I 375 00:16:54,600 --> 00:16:57,080 Speaker 1: would like to think that with the crop of young, 376 00:16:57,280 --> 00:17:01,360 Speaker 1: talented defensive coaches, whether it be a Rod Mayo as mentioned, 377 00:17:01,560 --> 00:17:03,800 Speaker 1: or you go to the offensive side where it's Byron 378 00:17:03,880 --> 00:17:06,600 Speaker 1: Leftwich and Eric b Enemy or some other names. Maybe 379 00:17:06,680 --> 00:17:08,800 Speaker 1: Demiko Ryans puts on a show this weekend for the 380 00:17:08,800 --> 00:17:11,040 Speaker 1: San Francisco forty nine ers a defensive coordinator and he 381 00:17:11,080 --> 00:17:13,760 Speaker 1: gets an opportunity. There is a lot of young African 382 00:17:13,800 --> 00:17:16,000 Speaker 1: American coaches. There are still a lot of coaches who 383 00:17:16,000 --> 00:17:18,360 Speaker 1: have had a chance before. You look at Jim Caldwell, 384 00:17:18,440 --> 00:17:21,159 Speaker 1: He's going to get opportunities. Lovey Smith I mentioned he 385 00:17:21,200 --> 00:17:23,080 Speaker 1: might get some opportunities. I would like to think in 386 00:17:23,119 --> 00:17:26,240 Speaker 1: this hiring process, with so many GM and head coaching positions, 387 00:17:26,359 --> 00:17:28,240 Speaker 1: that people of color have the same chance to getting 388 00:17:28,280 --> 00:17:32,800 Speaker 1: these jobs as young white Caucasian offensive and defensive minds 389 00:17:32,960 --> 00:17:34,920 Speaker 1: as it has been the last few years. I think 390 00:17:34,920 --> 00:17:37,720 Speaker 1: it's important to mention and to note that these decisions 391 00:17:37,760 --> 00:17:40,640 Speaker 1: are made on the ownership level, right, These are owners 392 00:17:40,640 --> 00:17:44,280 Speaker 1: that are making these decisions, and there's eight coaching vacancies. 393 00:17:44,440 --> 00:17:46,560 Speaker 1: Morgan Morning Football on the way, don't go anywhere. With 394 00:17:46,560 --> 00:17:50,080 Speaker 1: the Cowboys and Niners playing this weekend, Peters taken us 395 00:17:50,080 --> 00:17:52,840 Speaker 1: back in time. We don't get the two best logos 396 00:17:52,840 --> 00:18:12,760 Speaker 1: for classic football. Let's enjoy this, Okay, go the NFL 397 00:18:12,800 --> 00:18:15,000 Speaker 1: playoffs are here, and it all kicks off with Super 398 00:18:15,080 --> 00:18:18,320 Speaker 1: wild Card Weekend actually gets started with a Saturday Devil 399 00:18:18,359 --> 00:18:21,920 Speaker 1: header hollowed by a Sunday triple header, and then for 400 00:18:21,960 --> 00:18:25,360 Speaker 1: the first time ever, a wild Card Monday nights. Cannot wait. 401 00:18:25,400 --> 00:18:27,840 Speaker 1: Welcome to Good morning Football, and thanks for choosing us 402 00:18:27,880 --> 00:18:31,439 Speaker 1: this morning. We've got fixed coming up kind of right now. 403 00:18:31,520 --> 00:18:33,960 Speaker 1: How are you nervous? Yeah a little bit? YEA. Who's 404 00:18:34,000 --> 00:18:37,760 Speaker 1: taking the upsets? Who amongst us is gonna take the Niners, 405 00:18:38,280 --> 00:18:41,240 Speaker 1: Dealers the Eagle? Like, who's gonna do that? I was 406 00:18:41,240 --> 00:18:44,919 Speaker 1: given a stat yesterday by Bill Simmons that five of 407 00:18:45,040 --> 00:18:48,200 Speaker 1: six road teams won on wild Card weekend last times. 408 00:18:49,240 --> 00:18:52,360 Speaker 1: Just putting it out so much, just put it out there. Yeah, 409 00:18:52,880 --> 00:18:54,800 Speaker 1: I don't know who you guys chose. I hate reply 410 00:18:54,880 --> 00:19:00,359 Speaker 1: all to the email block and let's start, gentlemen. In Hampu, 411 00:19:00,680 --> 00:19:05,000 Speaker 1: Jalen Hurts and the Eagles trying to knock off Tom 412 00:19:05,000 --> 00:19:09,200 Speaker 1: Brady and the defending champion Buccaneers. Philadelphia brings their number 413 00:19:09,240 --> 00:19:13,360 Speaker 1: one rushing offense Willipi enough to outscore the league's best 414 00:19:13,359 --> 00:19:17,879 Speaker 1: aerial attacks. High person picks Eagles at Bucks, Kyle getting 415 00:19:17,960 --> 00:19:23,240 Speaker 1: deja Vuki, We're cool the Eagles. This Eagle squad, different 416 00:19:23,280 --> 00:19:25,880 Speaker 1: from some of the prior Eagle squads, was two and five. 417 00:19:26,200 --> 00:19:28,280 Speaker 1: They were two and five with a rookie head coach 418 00:19:28,680 --> 00:19:32,520 Speaker 1: who at two and five had the stones to face 419 00:19:32,600 --> 00:19:36,520 Speaker 1: the media and talk about his two and five team 420 00:19:36,960 --> 00:19:39,840 Speaker 1: like this. And the only way the roots grow out 421 00:19:39,880 --> 00:19:42,760 Speaker 1: every single day and they grow stronger and they grow, 422 00:19:42,920 --> 00:19:46,200 Speaker 1: they grow better is if we all water, we all fertilize. 423 00:19:46,280 --> 00:19:49,680 Speaker 1: We all do our part, each individual, each individual coach, 424 00:19:49,920 --> 00:19:53,119 Speaker 1: each individual player, each everybody in the building that we 425 00:19:53,240 --> 00:19:55,520 Speaker 1: do our part to water to make sure that when 426 00:19:55,520 --> 00:19:57,760 Speaker 1: it does pop out, it really pops out and it grows. 427 00:19:58,560 --> 00:19:59,800 Speaker 1: That could have been it, That could have been his. 428 00:20:00,000 --> 00:20:02,600 Speaker 1: I see in Philadelphia, you lost out, you lost respect. 429 00:20:02,640 --> 00:20:05,240 Speaker 1: People are always talking about the flower thing. It could 430 00:20:05,240 --> 00:20:08,040 Speaker 1: stick to you. That team is in the playoffs this 431 00:20:08,119 --> 00:20:10,600 Speaker 1: weekend against the greatest football player of all time, against 432 00:20:10,600 --> 00:20:13,200 Speaker 1: the reigning world champions. And since then we have adopted 433 00:20:13,240 --> 00:20:16,320 Speaker 1: our GMFB house plant, Rudy r O O t y, 434 00:20:16,400 --> 00:20:17,960 Speaker 1: and we thought that this was kind of connected to 435 00:20:18,000 --> 00:20:21,000 Speaker 1: the Eagles, like et is connected to the flower and Wiltzer. 436 00:20:21,000 --> 00:20:22,600 Speaker 1: As it grows, I have to tell you guys, it's 437 00:20:22,600 --> 00:20:24,600 Speaker 1: a little bit alarming. We came in this morning and 438 00:20:24,640 --> 00:20:27,040 Speaker 1: there's a little bit of this. There's a little few 439 00:20:27,119 --> 00:20:30,000 Speaker 1: leaves down here. It's a little saggy, but you know 440 00:20:30,040 --> 00:20:32,000 Speaker 1: what those are just so new leaves could grow in 441 00:20:32,000 --> 00:20:34,159 Speaker 1: its place, you know, this giving way for the future 442 00:20:34,240 --> 00:20:36,600 Speaker 1: leaves and the future Eagles. I woke up this morning 443 00:20:36,760 --> 00:20:38,280 Speaker 1: and I said, the Eagle are gonna win this game. 444 00:20:38,520 --> 00:20:41,879 Speaker 1: I'm picking the Eagles. Yeah on the road. Let me 445 00:20:41,920 --> 00:20:45,080 Speaker 1: explain this, Rudy, I got you. It's very easy to 446 00:20:45,359 --> 00:20:47,320 Speaker 1: think about on Monday when we come in here. What 447 00:20:47,400 --> 00:20:49,200 Speaker 1: was the story of the Bucks winning? And it was 448 00:20:49,240 --> 00:20:51,199 Speaker 1: just too much Brady and Eagles not ready? And we 449 00:20:51,240 --> 00:20:54,280 Speaker 1: can all see that. What is the story of the 450 00:20:54,320 --> 00:20:57,400 Speaker 1: Eagles winning? All right? And it's actually not that much 451 00:20:57,440 --> 00:21:00,280 Speaker 1: of a stretch. These injuries for the Bucks, you know what, 452 00:21:00,320 --> 00:21:02,199 Speaker 1: they really caught up with him. They really missed Chris 453 00:21:02,240 --> 00:21:04,280 Speaker 1: Godwin on some of those third downs. And there was 454 00:21:04,320 --> 00:21:07,360 Speaker 1: no Scottie Miller moment, there was no Several Grason moment. 455 00:21:07,400 --> 00:21:09,439 Speaker 1: They were all over Gronk, they were all over Evans 456 00:21:09,480 --> 00:21:11,119 Speaker 1: and guys, we've been looking at this defense for a 457 00:21:11,160 --> 00:21:14,119 Speaker 1: long time. Sayeah, it's pretty good, but there's just something off. 458 00:21:14,440 --> 00:21:16,800 Speaker 1: And there's a first year guy in Jalen Hurts, a 459 00:21:16,840 --> 00:21:19,080 Speaker 1: first year starter who runs all over him. The running 460 00:21:19,119 --> 00:21:22,320 Speaker 1: game works, there's a couple of weird penalties, and Philadelphia 461 00:21:22,640 --> 00:21:26,399 Speaker 1: blooms into an absolute fly trap and eats a goat, 462 00:21:26,440 --> 00:21:29,080 Speaker 1: and I think Philadelphia Eagles, there's always one crazy upset. 463 00:21:29,560 --> 00:21:31,159 Speaker 1: I think it's this one, and I think this is 464 00:21:31,160 --> 00:21:33,920 Speaker 1: gonna flip the table. The Eagles go into Tampa and 465 00:21:33,960 --> 00:21:37,040 Speaker 1: beat the Bucks. That's my prediction, twenty four to twenty. 466 00:21:37,080 --> 00:21:39,800 Speaker 1: Go for it. That's how you started. I guess there 467 00:21:39,880 --> 00:21:42,800 Speaker 1: was a game like this Raven's Patriots a few years back, 468 00:21:42,920 --> 00:21:45,760 Speaker 1: I think twenty twelve to where everyone had the Patriots 469 00:21:45,800 --> 00:21:47,399 Speaker 1: winning there at home, and then ray Rice came in 470 00:21:47,440 --> 00:21:49,439 Speaker 1: and ran all over them, and the Ravens just ran 471 00:21:49,560 --> 00:21:52,200 Speaker 1: into Foxborough and it was like, who's happened to Brady? Whoever? 472 00:21:52,320 --> 00:21:55,040 Speaker 1: I think that's already happened. Brady had that experience and 473 00:21:55,080 --> 00:21:57,200 Speaker 1: it was in that game, and Brady has lost another 474 00:21:57,240 --> 00:21:59,840 Speaker 1: wild card game to Ryan Tannehill. Truth the matter is this. 475 00:22:00,040 --> 00:22:01,960 Speaker 1: There isn't gonna be Chris Godwin there. I'm the big 476 00:22:02,000 --> 00:22:04,200 Speaker 1: third down and it is going to be weird weather. 477 00:22:04,240 --> 00:22:07,000 Speaker 1: But I thought the NFL disrespected Tom Brady this week. 478 00:22:07,080 --> 00:22:09,360 Speaker 1: There are six windows for this game. There are two 479 00:22:09,400 --> 00:22:13,880 Speaker 1: Saturday games, there is a Sunday Prime game that Amazon 480 00:22:13,880 --> 00:22:16,560 Speaker 1: and Nickelodeon and everyone else is going to be airing. 481 00:22:16,560 --> 00:22:20,200 Speaker 1: And there's a primetime game both on Sunday and on Monday. 482 00:22:20,400 --> 00:22:22,760 Speaker 1: There is one game being played at one o'clock Eastern, 483 00:22:22,800 --> 00:22:25,119 Speaker 1: which is likely going to have the smallest audience and 484 00:22:25,160 --> 00:22:27,040 Speaker 1: it's usually dismissed for the game that is going to 485 00:22:27,080 --> 00:22:30,000 Speaker 1: be kind of pushed away. I think Brady needs some motivation. 486 00:22:30,840 --> 00:22:32,800 Speaker 1: I think Brady sees your plant and you want up 487 00:22:32,840 --> 00:22:35,359 Speaker 1: see you with the Brady brands. Oh okay, I'm not 488 00:22:35,560 --> 00:22:40,240 Speaker 1: betting against this guy. The Buccaneers disrespected by the scheduling gods, 489 00:22:40,280 --> 00:22:44,720 Speaker 1: and Brady disrespected by anyone picking a plant that's been 490 00:22:44,760 --> 00:22:47,160 Speaker 1: growing for an Eagles team that has not won one 491 00:22:47,320 --> 00:22:51,000 Speaker 1: important game all season. Give me Brady, give me the brand, 492 00:22:51,160 --> 00:22:55,000 Speaker 1: give me the Buccaneers and a big You gotta look 493 00:22:55,000 --> 00:22:57,440 Speaker 1: for new motivation at forty four right, anything you can find, 494 00:22:57,440 --> 00:23:05,160 Speaker 1: scheduling things, plants, whatever, all. No. Brady constantly he finds 495 00:23:05,200 --> 00:23:07,080 Speaker 1: an angle, somehow, some way, to get the fire started. 496 00:23:07,160 --> 00:23:09,000 Speaker 1: I love what you got going on here with the green, 497 00:23:09,119 --> 00:23:13,120 Speaker 1: with the plant, the Eagles. Everything sounds great. My only 498 00:23:13,119 --> 00:23:16,399 Speaker 1: problem is Tom Brady. He's on a plant based diet. 499 00:23:17,280 --> 00:23:19,760 Speaker 1: So I got the Bucks winning this game and eat 500 00:23:19,840 --> 00:23:22,600 Speaker 1: him alive. I think the Eagles right now, this is 501 00:23:22,640 --> 00:23:24,920 Speaker 1: a tough draw for them, as good as they are 502 00:23:24,920 --> 00:23:27,359 Speaker 1: a running the football. Look, tom Brady is the best 503 00:23:27,560 --> 00:23:30,840 Speaker 1: to ever play this game, the best, the best quarterback. 504 00:23:30,880 --> 00:23:32,440 Speaker 1: Give him the m v P Trophy or don't give 505 00:23:32,520 --> 00:23:35,320 Speaker 1: the trophy. He's going to find a way to get 506 00:23:35,359 --> 00:23:37,560 Speaker 1: this team motivated. And look, I know he's without Chris 507 00:23:37,560 --> 00:23:39,800 Speaker 1: Godwin and he's down a couple of players here and there. 508 00:23:39,880 --> 00:23:43,239 Speaker 1: Tom Brady doesn't care Gronkowski. He's gonna have a big game. 509 00:23:43,280 --> 00:23:45,200 Speaker 1: He's gonna show up. I got the Bucks winning this 510 00:23:45,240 --> 00:23:47,240 Speaker 1: football game. And I think when you get take Tom 511 00:23:47,280 --> 00:23:49,560 Speaker 1: Brady into these moments, this is when he plays his 512 00:23:49,560 --> 00:23:52,120 Speaker 1: best football. It'll be close, and they're gonna give him hell, 513 00:23:52,160 --> 00:23:55,480 Speaker 1: but I will pick them Bucks over the Eagles. The 514 00:23:55,760 --> 00:23:58,040 Speaker 1: three for the Bucks, one for the Eagles. Guys, we 515 00:23:58,080 --> 00:24:00,679 Speaker 1: have to zip through these next tis, so let's do 516 00:24:00,720 --> 00:24:03,400 Speaker 1: it as quickly as possible and Next up, the Sunday 517 00:24:03,480 --> 00:24:07,159 Speaker 1: Afternoon special, a storied rivalry between the Niners and the Cowboys. 518 00:24:07,200 --> 00:24:10,840 Speaker 1: We talked about all show, excellent footage, rivalry renewed. It's 519 00:24:10,840 --> 00:24:13,199 Speaker 1: going to be a big one down in Jerry wild World. 520 00:24:13,200 --> 00:24:17,879 Speaker 1: Who survives, Who advances? Niners at Cowboys? Kyle go Jimmy. 521 00:24:18,160 --> 00:24:20,280 Speaker 1: We love you, Jimmy. A lot of love at this 522 00:24:20,359 --> 00:24:23,440 Speaker 1: table for Jimmy, and also sometimes a lack of awareness 523 00:24:23,440 --> 00:24:26,159 Speaker 1: at this table that there is a Jimmy cycle. It 524 00:24:26,359 --> 00:24:29,600 Speaker 1: repeats and repeats and repeats, and he has that tough 525 00:24:29,640 --> 00:24:31,879 Speaker 1: game and all Jimmy's got it and then there's usually 526 00:24:31,960 --> 00:24:34,439 Speaker 1: a fouled out. I'm on with Dallas at home. Niners 527 00:24:34,440 --> 00:24:36,560 Speaker 1: are a trendy upset pick. I think Jimmy throws two 528 00:24:36,560 --> 00:24:40,160 Speaker 1: interceptions and welcome to the offseason. I think Dallas wins advances. 529 00:24:40,280 --> 00:24:42,400 Speaker 1: This is my favorite playoff game and maybe ten years. 530 00:24:42,520 --> 00:24:45,560 Speaker 1: I cannot wait that the stars on display. I mean, 531 00:24:45,560 --> 00:24:47,800 Speaker 1: when you're talking about Michael Parsons, who's my favorite defensive 532 00:24:47,800 --> 00:24:49,040 Speaker 1: player in the sport, and if I had a vote, 533 00:24:49,080 --> 00:24:51,840 Speaker 1: would built him Defensive Player of the Year. Ceedee Lamb 534 00:24:51,960 --> 00:24:54,840 Speaker 1: probably my favorite young wide receiver this side of Jim Rchase, 535 00:24:55,200 --> 00:24:58,280 Speaker 1: and then you have all of the forty Niners stars, 536 00:24:58,320 --> 00:25:01,119 Speaker 1: and that's d Bo, and of course it's Kiddle. And 537 00:25:01,160 --> 00:25:03,520 Speaker 1: then I love Trent Williams. I love offensive line. Like 538 00:25:04,480 --> 00:25:06,480 Speaker 1: I've looked at this thing inside and out, and I'm 539 00:25:06,520 --> 00:25:09,480 Speaker 1: trying to find a way that I can pick the Cowboys, 540 00:25:09,480 --> 00:25:12,000 Speaker 1: and I just can't. I can't, I can't. I think 541 00:25:12,000 --> 00:25:13,960 Speaker 1: the forty nine ers are clicking, but don't think the 542 00:25:14,000 --> 00:25:16,480 Speaker 1: forty nine ers are so tough inside. I think Trent 543 00:25:16,520 --> 00:25:20,160 Speaker 1: Williams returning. I think Mike McDaniel and Mike and Kyle 544 00:25:20,200 --> 00:25:22,720 Speaker 1: Shanahan writing up plays to get Deebo Samuel as many 545 00:25:22,760 --> 00:25:24,640 Speaker 1: touches as possible is something that I don't think even 546 00:25:24,680 --> 00:25:27,639 Speaker 1: Dan Quinn can cure. I have the San Francisco forty 547 00:25:27,680 --> 00:25:30,200 Speaker 1: nine Ers going into Jerry World, like the New York 548 00:25:30,240 --> 00:25:33,359 Speaker 1: Giants have done, like the Green Bay Packers have done, 549 00:25:33,400 --> 00:25:35,639 Speaker 1: like so many other teams have done in playoff games 550 00:25:35,680 --> 00:25:38,720 Speaker 1: in recent memory. I've got the forty nine ers on 551 00:25:38,760 --> 00:25:41,840 Speaker 1: a team in a destiny role. Here, Jimmy lives to 552 00:25:41,920 --> 00:25:44,560 Speaker 1: fight another week. Strike's just like you took us back 553 00:25:44,600 --> 00:25:47,960 Speaker 1: in time, showing us that NFC game from nineteen ninety five. 554 00:25:48,080 --> 00:25:50,120 Speaker 1: Dak Prescott's gonna have a Troy Aquin like Game nine. 555 00:25:50,160 --> 00:25:51,920 Speaker 1: He's gonna have a huge game Troy. I mean, through 556 00:25:51,920 --> 00:25:54,240 Speaker 1: fifty three passes in that game, he threw for over 557 00:25:54,240 --> 00:25:56,320 Speaker 1: three hundred yards. I think Dak has a monster game. 558 00:25:56,400 --> 00:25:57,879 Speaker 1: But do you know what Troy Acman also did in 559 00:25:57,920 --> 00:26:00,680 Speaker 1: that game? He threw three picks? What's a pick six? 560 00:26:01,119 --> 00:26:02,880 Speaker 1: I think the forty nine Ers are going to win 561 00:26:02,920 --> 00:26:05,720 Speaker 1: this football game. Despite the offensive production we see from 562 00:26:05,720 --> 00:26:07,240 Speaker 1: the Cowboys. The forty Niners are going to take the 563 00:26:07,280 --> 00:26:09,400 Speaker 1: opening possession. They might have a twenty two play draw. 564 00:26:09,520 --> 00:26:11,200 Speaker 1: That's what I think. And I think the forty Niners 565 00:26:11,320 --> 00:26:13,440 Speaker 1: go up early and all of a sudden, the Cowboys 566 00:26:13,480 --> 00:26:16,160 Speaker 1: now are in catchup mode. That's not where they want 567 00:26:16,160 --> 00:26:17,919 Speaker 1: to be. They can't be the physical team they want 568 00:26:17,960 --> 00:26:19,640 Speaker 1: to be. I think George Kittle has a huge game, 569 00:26:19,800 --> 00:26:21,480 Speaker 1: and I think he goes off to So you're picking 570 00:26:22,760 --> 00:26:24,720 Speaker 1: forty nine Ers. I love their run game. I think 571 00:26:24,720 --> 00:26:28,000 Speaker 1: this Niners team is playing at the height of their powers. 572 00:26:28,040 --> 00:26:31,359 Speaker 1: Can I see Dallas winning. Yes, They're very opportunistic on turnovers. 573 00:26:31,440 --> 00:26:35,120 Speaker 1: Jimmy Garoppolo absolutely can cough some up. But I think 574 00:26:35,160 --> 00:26:37,160 Speaker 1: we're going to see the Niners offense on the field 575 00:26:37,320 --> 00:26:39,960 Speaker 1: the entire game. Niners that were Cowboys, great read and 576 00:26:40,040 --> 00:26:42,320 Speaker 1: one again. The Niners pick feels a lot like when 577 00:26:42,359 --> 00:26:44,760 Speaker 1: you get your tournament bracket and everybody picks the same 578 00:26:44,800 --> 00:26:47,440 Speaker 1: twelve five upset and it's very popular and a lot 579 00:26:47,480 --> 00:26:50,560 Speaker 1: of people are picking it. Little za Za Cowboys Court. 580 00:26:52,040 --> 00:26:54,280 Speaker 1: We are lucky today. We've got some Hall of famers 581 00:26:54,280 --> 00:26:56,000 Speaker 1: on the show. Do you know him as the Reverend 582 00:26:56,040 --> 00:26:58,600 Speaker 1: and one of the greatest to ever play the game. 583 00:26:58,880 --> 00:27:00,960 Speaker 1: He was the backbone of the a A show on Turf. 584 00:27:00,960 --> 00:27:03,680 Speaker 1: Please give a night warm, good morning football. Welcome to 585 00:27:04,119 --> 00:27:06,919 Speaker 1: Super Bowl champion and now Pro Football Hall of fam 586 00:27:07,080 --> 00:27:11,840 Speaker 1: Eyes Nick Bruce. Hey, what's going on everybody? Thanks for 587 00:27:11,880 --> 00:27:14,480 Speaker 1: having me on this morning. It's great to have you. 588 00:27:14,480 --> 00:27:17,280 Speaker 1: Your former team, the Rams. They're now in LA. They 589 00:27:17,280 --> 00:27:19,600 Speaker 1: host the Cardinals on Monday night and they've gone all 590 00:27:19,640 --> 00:27:23,320 Speaker 1: in this season, even being called a dream team at points. 591 00:27:23,440 --> 00:27:25,960 Speaker 1: Super Bowl Er bust really and Jared Goff got into 592 00:27:25,960 --> 00:27:28,879 Speaker 1: the divisional round. Does all that noise put extra pressure 593 00:27:28,880 --> 00:27:30,840 Speaker 1: in that locker room? Or is that something that we 594 00:27:31,000 --> 00:27:32,800 Speaker 1: here at the table and in the media like to 595 00:27:32,800 --> 00:27:34,840 Speaker 1: discuss and for them it's just another football game. I 596 00:27:34,880 --> 00:27:38,600 Speaker 1: think it adds a level of anxiety, some pressure. But fortunately, 597 00:27:38,800 --> 00:27:41,440 Speaker 1: I think we have the veteran leadership inside that locker 598 00:27:41,520 --> 00:27:43,639 Speaker 1: room to handle that pressure. So I think guys are 599 00:27:43,640 --> 00:27:45,919 Speaker 1: going to be looking towards the von Miller's of the world. 600 00:27:46,640 --> 00:27:50,439 Speaker 1: Aaron Donalds Strafford, he's played against the playoff games just 601 00:27:50,520 --> 00:27:52,520 Speaker 1: to see the way they respond. To think just the 602 00:27:52,600 --> 00:27:55,600 Speaker 1: more media scrutiny that comes along with the playoffs, and 603 00:27:55,640 --> 00:27:57,399 Speaker 1: they're going to be leaning on those guys just to 604 00:27:57,440 --> 00:28:00,920 Speaker 1: see how well or how they should approach these games. 605 00:28:00,920 --> 00:28:04,040 Speaker 1: Just the playoffs itself comes with added pressure. Tour it's 606 00:28:04,040 --> 00:28:06,000 Speaker 1: a win or go home. I mean, you fight all 607 00:28:06,080 --> 00:28:08,920 Speaker 1: year long just to get into this tournament. Fortunately, we 608 00:28:09,040 --> 00:28:12,240 Speaker 1: have the opportunity to play a home game, so hopefully 609 00:28:12,280 --> 00:28:14,399 Speaker 1: we use that to our advantage. So is think you 610 00:28:14,440 --> 00:28:16,240 Speaker 1: mentioned one of these guys. But the RAM season is 611 00:28:16,240 --> 00:28:19,560 Speaker 1: going along, that's going fine, and they add von Miller, 612 00:28:19,760 --> 00:28:24,600 Speaker 1: they add Odell, huge names, huge talents, and they're kind 613 00:28:24,640 --> 00:28:27,280 Speaker 1: of making it all work. Now from your view, when 614 00:28:27,320 --> 00:28:29,760 Speaker 1: you watch those additions, what have you thought about them 615 00:28:29,800 --> 00:28:31,399 Speaker 1: and how do you think it bodes moving forward? With 616 00:28:31,400 --> 00:28:33,400 Speaker 1: these two guys. Well, first of all, when you add 617 00:28:33,400 --> 00:28:37,640 Speaker 1: a von Miller, you're adding you know, postseason experience. You're 618 00:28:37,680 --> 00:28:39,920 Speaker 1: adding what I'd like to call a closer, a guy 619 00:28:39,920 --> 00:28:42,440 Speaker 1: who at the end of the games, when you have 620 00:28:42,480 --> 00:28:44,560 Speaker 1: a lead and teams are trying to get back in 621 00:28:44,680 --> 00:28:47,840 Speaker 1: it via the passing game, he can shut it down. 622 00:28:47,920 --> 00:28:50,280 Speaker 1: I mean he's a great pass Russia plays to run well. 623 00:28:50,800 --> 00:28:53,400 Speaker 1: He's experienced, and guys are going to lean on him 624 00:28:53,480 --> 00:28:56,120 Speaker 1: for you know, this postseason run. You know, with the 625 00:28:56,120 --> 00:28:58,600 Speaker 1: addition of OBJ, I think he's having fun again. I 626 00:28:58,600 --> 00:29:00,760 Speaker 1: mean you just look at him, the way he has 627 00:29:00,800 --> 00:29:04,040 Speaker 1: the ability to run routes, show the entire route tree. 628 00:29:04,360 --> 00:29:07,640 Speaker 1: He's being challenged in the meeting rooms from Sean McVay 629 00:29:07,680 --> 00:29:09,880 Speaker 1: as far as you know where to line up, and 630 00:29:10,400 --> 00:29:12,280 Speaker 1: you know he's taking shots down the field. So I 631 00:29:12,320 --> 00:29:14,960 Speaker 1: think he's back to having fun and we can see 632 00:29:15,080 --> 00:29:17,360 Speaker 1: you know, that full ability that he has as far 633 00:29:17,360 --> 00:29:19,600 Speaker 1: as playing the position. Isaac. One of the best stories 634 00:29:19,640 --> 00:29:21,800 Speaker 1: of the season has been Cooper Cup. It's been a 635 00:29:21,840 --> 00:29:24,680 Speaker 1: phenomenal year for him and of course fans everywhere are 636 00:29:24,760 --> 00:29:29,640 Speaker 1: celebrating his record setting season, breaking your record for receiving 637 00:29:29,720 --> 00:29:32,080 Speaker 1: yards and catches. So I'm just curious, while everybody else 638 00:29:32,160 --> 00:29:34,600 Speaker 1: is celebrating those records being broken, how do you feel 639 00:29:34,600 --> 00:29:37,240 Speaker 1: about it and what is it about Cooper Cup that 640 00:29:37,320 --> 00:29:40,240 Speaker 1: makes him so good? Well, I celebrated with everyone else. 641 00:29:40,280 --> 00:29:42,800 Speaker 1: As far as the catches with concerned one nineteen, I 642 00:29:42,880 --> 00:29:45,120 Speaker 1: pretty much felt that was going to be taken down 643 00:29:45,280 --> 00:29:46,960 Speaker 1: during the middle of the season. As far as the 644 00:29:47,040 --> 00:29:49,360 Speaker 1: receiving yards, that's one I wanted to hold on too. 645 00:29:49,560 --> 00:29:52,840 Speaker 1: Just didn't happen. But as far as Cooper Cup is concerned, man, 646 00:29:53,120 --> 00:29:57,200 Speaker 1: he's very well etched himself into that group, that legacy 647 00:29:57,240 --> 00:30:00,000 Speaker 1: group that the Rams have at the wide receiver position. 648 00:30:00,280 --> 00:30:03,680 Speaker 1: I mean, starting back to Tom Fears, Crazy Legs, Coach Ellert, 649 00:30:03,760 --> 00:30:07,280 Speaker 1: Flipper Anderson, Tory, Hope, Harold Jackson, guys like that, and 650 00:30:07,400 --> 00:30:11,120 Speaker 1: Cooper has just really cemented himself into that group. I mean, 651 00:30:11,120 --> 00:30:14,760 Speaker 1: he's a phenomenal guy. He runs routes very well, gets separation, 652 00:30:15,200 --> 00:30:18,760 Speaker 1: makes the big plays impactful play. I mean, he's he's 653 00:30:18,800 --> 00:30:22,120 Speaker 1: just as third dangerous in the third down situation as 654 00:30:22,120 --> 00:30:24,600 Speaker 1: he is mixed down situation. So that's a rarity. So 655 00:30:25,240 --> 00:30:28,520 Speaker 1: he has great separation man, and all year long, defenses 656 00:30:28,560 --> 00:30:30,320 Speaker 1: have been geared to stop this guy and it just 657 00:30:30,360 --> 00:30:32,840 Speaker 1: hasn't happened. So hopefully that carries over the Monday night 658 00:30:32,960 --> 00:30:35,120 Speaker 1: and uh, you know, we threw him about fifteen targets. 659 00:30:35,200 --> 00:30:37,480 Speaker 1: He bring down about sixteen of them and we move 660 00:30:37,520 --> 00:30:39,600 Speaker 1: on to the next round. Isaac. We love having you on. 661 00:30:39,680 --> 00:30:41,480 Speaker 1: Good luck to your rams on Monday, and thanks so 662 00:30:41,560 --> 00:30:44,040 Speaker 1: much for joining Good Morning Football. Thank you guys, Thank 663 00:30:44,080 --> 00:30:47,280 Speaker 1: you for the insight, brightest stars. Who's going to bring 664 00:30:47,360 --> 00:31:04,720 Speaker 1: it on wild Card Weekend next fall? They meet here 665 00:31:04,760 --> 00:31:09,080 Speaker 1: in Super wild Card Weekend. Winner goes on, loser goes home. 666 00:31:09,640 --> 00:31:15,080 Speaker 1: Should be a great day for football. Don't joe to 667 00:31:15,200 --> 00:31:17,520 Speaker 1: the end of the playoffs. They are here. It kicks 668 00:31:17,520 --> 00:31:20,719 Speaker 1: off tomorrow. Super wild Card Weekend actually get started with 669 00:31:20,760 --> 00:31:24,840 Speaker 1: a doubleheader Saturday, Sunday tripleheader and for the first time, 670 00:31:24,920 --> 00:31:28,960 Speaker 1: a wild Card Monday. My name's Kaye, Peter Schrager, Kyle Brandts, 671 00:31:28,960 --> 00:31:32,760 Speaker 1: the world champion, Shawn O'Hara. All here is their nervousness 672 00:31:32,760 --> 00:31:35,760 Speaker 1: at the table. We're brought to make some picks. I'm nervous. 673 00:31:35,880 --> 00:31:37,640 Speaker 1: I'm nervous that you three aren't going to have the 674 00:31:37,680 --> 00:31:40,120 Speaker 1: nerve to make any big upset picks. Anybody gonna do it. 675 00:31:40,120 --> 00:31:42,400 Speaker 1: Anybody got an upset in their pocket with any of 676 00:31:42,400 --> 00:31:44,640 Speaker 1: these pictures just Chalk City. Do you pick the Eagles 677 00:31:44,680 --> 00:31:47,120 Speaker 1: and we all went upset? Which was the Niners? You 678 00:31:47,120 --> 00:31:49,040 Speaker 1: took the favorite, taking the Cowboys. That must be nice, 679 00:31:49,080 --> 00:31:51,440 Speaker 1: just taking the favorite. I'm thinking about the show, those 680 00:31:51,480 --> 00:31:54,600 Speaker 1: screen caps of all people taking all the same team. 681 00:31:54,680 --> 00:31:57,880 Speaker 1: Those go quick. Let's be careful as a group. Believe 682 00:31:57,920 --> 00:32:01,040 Speaker 1: blood all right, final iron, Right, let's get crazy. Let's 683 00:32:01,040 --> 00:32:03,200 Speaker 1: get up for this one. Super wild Card weekend starts tomorrow. 684 00:32:03,280 --> 00:32:07,160 Speaker 1: Let's Raiders Cincinnati Bengals. Let's go in the nightcap as 685 00:32:07,200 --> 00:32:11,280 Speaker 1: Patriots bills that one in a blistering no thank you 686 00:32:11,680 --> 00:32:15,960 Speaker 1: called Buffalo, New York. Then Sunday the Eagles heading down 687 00:32:16,000 --> 00:32:18,200 Speaker 1: to Tampa, Brady and the Bucks on the other end 688 00:32:18,240 --> 00:32:21,160 Speaker 1: of that one. Then the Niners head to Dallas. They 689 00:32:21,240 --> 00:32:24,200 Speaker 1: got Dak and the Cowboys and that Michael Carson who 690 00:32:24,240 --> 00:32:27,400 Speaker 1: Treger talks about all the time. Sunday night, Big Ben, 691 00:32:27,560 --> 00:32:30,760 Speaker 1: Final Ride, the question mark. Those Steelers go up against 692 00:32:30,920 --> 00:32:33,640 Speaker 1: the Homes and the Chiefs. Who's under the most pressure there. 693 00:32:33,760 --> 00:32:35,520 Speaker 1: We'll get to it right now as we wrap it 694 00:32:35,640 --> 00:32:37,680 Speaker 1: up Monday night with the Cards and Rams. So we 695 00:32:37,760 --> 00:32:40,560 Speaker 1: are sitting here with just over twenty four hours to go, 696 00:32:40,840 --> 00:32:44,640 Speaker 1: it is time to make some picks. Stair Car, Max Crosby, 697 00:32:45,000 --> 00:32:48,719 Speaker 1: all those gentlemen, those Raiders under Bisaccia going into Cincinnati 698 00:32:48,840 --> 00:32:50,920 Speaker 1: to try to fight off Joe Burrow in the Bengals. 699 00:32:51,000 --> 00:32:53,640 Speaker 1: Car's first playoff game. Of course, since you're looking for 700 00:32:53,720 --> 00:32:57,800 Speaker 1: their first postseason game win since nineteen ninety, so time 701 00:32:57,880 --> 00:33:01,600 Speaker 1: to pick the AFC matchups. Guy's Raider at Bengals, Kyle, 702 00:33:01,680 --> 00:33:04,400 Speaker 1: who got so fun? Imagine back in August we said, 703 00:33:04,480 --> 00:33:07,239 Speaker 1: Raiders Bengals are playing off, that's awesome, and it's all 704 00:33:07,280 --> 00:33:10,280 Speaker 1: coming up Raiders. They got all all the stories, the 705 00:33:10,440 --> 00:33:13,160 Speaker 1: Derek Carr redemption Tour, that everything that happened with their 706 00:33:13,200 --> 00:33:15,440 Speaker 1: head coach, everything happened off the field, they got the 707 00:33:15,520 --> 00:33:18,920 Speaker 1: no one believes in us card. It's all coming up Raiders. 708 00:33:19,280 --> 00:33:21,840 Speaker 1: Except for one little ingredient in this game we call 709 00:33:21,920 --> 00:33:26,280 Speaker 1: tackle football, and it's firepower. I think Cincinnati is going 710 00:33:26,320 --> 00:33:28,320 Speaker 1: to win this game. However, I think this is going 711 00:33:28,360 --> 00:33:30,400 Speaker 1: to be the game of the weekend, the closest game 712 00:33:30,440 --> 00:33:32,560 Speaker 1: of the weekend. I feel like it's thirty one thirty 713 00:33:32,720 --> 00:33:35,400 Speaker 1: in some bat bleep insane passes knocked down in the 714 00:33:35,480 --> 00:33:38,200 Speaker 1: end zone and the Raiders lose, or Jamar Chase catches 715 00:33:38,200 --> 00:33:40,680 Speaker 1: one at triple zeros to devastate the Raiders and the 716 00:33:40,760 --> 00:33:43,000 Speaker 1: Bengals win the game of the weekend. I think the 717 00:33:43,160 --> 00:33:45,400 Speaker 1: Raiders finally run out of team or just run into 718 00:33:45,480 --> 00:33:49,520 Speaker 1: too much absolute kinetic energy in Cincinnati. Bengals win. I'll 719 00:33:49,520 --> 00:33:53,120 Speaker 1: say it thirty one to thirty Bengals. Derek Carr getting 720 00:33:53,200 --> 00:33:56,320 Speaker 1: his first playoff game. Look, everybody's gonna be watching him. 721 00:33:56,360 --> 00:33:59,200 Speaker 1: And I loved when he went through his process in 722 00:33:59,280 --> 00:34:00,920 Speaker 1: the stage of his car and it's like, yeah, my 723 00:34:01,040 --> 00:34:02,680 Speaker 1: career has kind of been like, oh, I'm really awesome, 724 00:34:02,720 --> 00:34:05,040 Speaker 1: and then's crap and then I'm on this. I'm worried 725 00:34:05,080 --> 00:34:07,360 Speaker 1: that this last game was awesome. I guess the charter, 726 00:34:07,480 --> 00:34:09,759 Speaker 1: and then I'm worried that this next game is the 727 00:34:09,840 --> 00:34:13,360 Speaker 1: downhill part of this. And it's more about the Bengals. 728 00:34:13,440 --> 00:34:15,320 Speaker 1: It's more about what has been going on and what 729 00:34:15,360 --> 00:34:16,759 Speaker 1: I think is going to happen in the jungle. I 730 00:34:16,800 --> 00:34:19,040 Speaker 1: think Joe Burrow goes nuts, and I think that firepower 731 00:34:19,080 --> 00:34:21,520 Speaker 1: that you're talking about, Oh, this is not just Hey, 732 00:34:21,640 --> 00:34:23,799 Speaker 1: we think that they can throw the football. We think 733 00:34:23,800 --> 00:34:25,759 Speaker 1: there's explosive place for the Bengals. They've been doing all 734 00:34:25,800 --> 00:34:27,839 Speaker 1: season long. And it's not just our Chase Tyler Boyd 735 00:34:27,880 --> 00:34:30,160 Speaker 1: T Higgins. I think this offense is too much for 736 00:34:30,480 --> 00:34:32,600 Speaker 1: this Raiders offense to try to keep up with. And 737 00:34:32,680 --> 00:34:35,560 Speaker 1: so I'm taking the Cincinnati Bengals. I mean, if the offense, 738 00:34:35,719 --> 00:34:38,719 Speaker 1: the Super Bowl winning offensive line on the show isn't 739 00:34:38,760 --> 00:34:41,360 Speaker 1: going to say that he's worried about the Bengals offensive 740 00:34:41,400 --> 00:34:43,359 Speaker 1: liner Max Crosby on the other side of who am 741 00:34:43,400 --> 00:34:45,040 Speaker 1: I to say that should be a concern for the 742 00:34:45,120 --> 00:34:47,840 Speaker 1: Banks legitimate Joe Burrow is playing lights and oh, you 743 00:34:47,880 --> 00:34:49,480 Speaker 1: didn't mention it, so they're going to protect him. I 744 00:34:49,520 --> 00:34:52,440 Speaker 1: feel all the more confident the jungle will be rocking. 745 00:34:52,560 --> 00:34:55,000 Speaker 1: Ikey Woods will be there as a ruler of the jungle. 746 00:34:55,320 --> 00:34:59,480 Speaker 1: It's going to be loud Raiders fans stay out. Homefield 747 00:34:59,480 --> 00:35:02,080 Speaker 1: advantage will matter and give an edge in this one 748 00:35:02,160 --> 00:35:05,880 Speaker 1: Bengals over Raiders. Next up, guys, we have these Saturday 749 00:35:06,120 --> 00:35:08,879 Speaker 1: night game. It is an af the East Showdown Game 750 00:35:09,000 --> 00:35:11,400 Speaker 1: three between the Patriots and builds up in Fridge and 751 00:35:11,480 --> 00:35:15,000 Speaker 1: temperatures which will matter. It will matter who will advance 752 00:35:15,040 --> 00:35:17,120 Speaker 1: to the next round. The word I heard to describe 753 00:35:17,160 --> 00:35:20,080 Speaker 1: the Weathers who can was Alaskan. That's how they're describing it. 754 00:35:20,120 --> 00:35:23,800 Speaker 1: An Alaskan called Look, Jim Kelly's gonna be there, Thurman 755 00:35:23,880 --> 00:35:26,080 Speaker 1: Thomas is gonna be there. They're all gonna be there, 756 00:35:26,120 --> 00:35:28,240 Speaker 1: and the Patriots are gonna be there, and the pressure 757 00:35:28,320 --> 00:35:30,360 Speaker 1: is gonna be there. It's a big week. You know. 758 00:35:30,480 --> 00:35:34,680 Speaker 1: Earlier this week there were signs all over the Buffalo 759 00:35:34,840 --> 00:35:38,799 Speaker 1: facility that said playoff caliber. They took those signs down. 760 00:35:39,040 --> 00:35:42,960 Speaker 1: They put up super Bowl caliber. Interesting there, mantra. This 761 00:35:43,200 --> 00:35:45,640 Speaker 1: is nothing for the Buffalo Bills. The big bullies. They're 762 00:35:45,640 --> 00:35:47,920 Speaker 1: no longer playing in New England, the big bullies. The 763 00:35:48,040 --> 00:35:50,680 Speaker 1: quarterback is down in Tampa, and the big Bully just 764 00:35:50,800 --> 00:35:52,960 Speaker 1: comes limping in after getting beaten by Tua and the 765 00:35:53,040 --> 00:35:55,320 Speaker 1: Dolphins and a fired head coach. I don't think the 766 00:35:55,400 --> 00:35:57,560 Speaker 1: Bills should be scared. I don't think they can be scared. 767 00:35:57,600 --> 00:35:59,799 Speaker 1: This is in your building. If you are the team 768 00:36:00,160 --> 00:36:02,600 Speaker 1: we think you are. This is not one of those 769 00:36:02,680 --> 00:36:05,480 Speaker 1: nail biter games. Buffalo Bills, go take care of business. 770 00:36:05,520 --> 00:36:06,759 Speaker 1: I got the Bills, and I don't think it's going 771 00:36:06,840 --> 00:36:08,680 Speaker 1: to be that clusive tregs. I like that you're talking 772 00:36:08,719 --> 00:36:10,920 Speaker 1: about that playoff take. It's different intensity. You got to 773 00:36:10,960 --> 00:36:12,640 Speaker 1: crank it up a little bit. And for the first time, 774 00:36:12,880 --> 00:36:15,759 Speaker 1: the Patriots have a quarterback that doesn't know what that's like. Yeah, 775 00:36:15,760 --> 00:36:18,360 Speaker 1: he's played in big stages and big games. But I 776 00:36:18,520 --> 00:36:20,720 Speaker 1: like the Buffalo Bills in this I like Josh Allen. 777 00:36:21,040 --> 00:36:23,399 Speaker 1: I like him in this game, regardless of the weather. 778 00:36:23,680 --> 00:36:27,320 Speaker 1: Josh Allen was drafted for this exact game, this exact situation, 779 00:36:27,440 --> 00:36:29,520 Speaker 1: So I think Josh Allen has a huge game, not 780 00:36:29,680 --> 00:36:31,600 Speaker 1: just with his arm. Buffalo Bills, they've got to do 781 00:36:31,640 --> 00:36:34,359 Speaker 1: a better job tackle than the last time. Weather's gonna matter. 782 00:36:34,760 --> 00:36:38,000 Speaker 1: The conditions for tomorrow night four degrees. So it comes 783 00:36:38,000 --> 00:36:40,240 Speaker 1: down to who is the more effective run game. Playoff 784 00:36:40,320 --> 00:36:42,319 Speaker 1: runs are also about who's playing the best right now. 785 00:36:42,480 --> 00:36:44,960 Speaker 1: Huge advantage in the quarterback spot with Josh Allen over 786 00:36:45,040 --> 00:36:48,640 Speaker 1: Mac Jones easily even experienced wise, and you gotta give 787 00:36:48,680 --> 00:36:50,920 Speaker 1: it to the Buffalo Bills because of the last month. 788 00:36:51,000 --> 00:36:52,840 Speaker 1: Who's playing the best right now? Who's the most effective 789 00:36:52,880 --> 00:36:55,839 Speaker 1: run game right now? Number two ranked run game over 790 00:36:55,920 --> 00:36:59,600 Speaker 1: the past month is Devin Singletary, Josh Allen's legs and 791 00:36:59,760 --> 00:37:02,600 Speaker 1: that Buffalo team that made adjustments because of weather and 792 00:37:02,719 --> 00:37:04,800 Speaker 1: knowing they'd be in this very situation. You've got to 793 00:37:04,840 --> 00:37:07,840 Speaker 1: give it to McDermott and Dable and those guys easily. 794 00:37:07,920 --> 00:37:10,520 Speaker 1: I think Buffalo takes this one. There they are, Ben, 795 00:37:10,640 --> 00:37:13,759 Speaker 1: Roldisberger and the Steelers head into Arrowhead to face the 796 00:37:13,840 --> 00:37:17,080 Speaker 1: reigning AFC champion Chiefs Patrick Mahomes. Will Big Ben shock 797 00:37:17,200 --> 00:37:20,680 Speaker 1: the world on what could be and likely is his 798 00:37:20,880 --> 00:37:28,360 Speaker 1: last ride. Steelers Chiefs Kyle don't do it, HyperG pholoidal cycle, 799 00:37:28,480 --> 00:37:31,120 Speaker 1: h post cyclo, and I remember when Goldberg, friend of 800 00:37:31,120 --> 00:37:33,600 Speaker 1: the show wrestler, was finally beaten and the streak was ended. 801 00:37:33,640 --> 00:37:35,160 Speaker 1: He was unconscious in the middle of the mat and 802 00:37:35,200 --> 00:37:38,640 Speaker 1: they spray painted NW over his body. It was a 803 00:37:38,800 --> 00:37:41,279 Speaker 1: terrible ending. Ben, give it all you got. It's about 804 00:37:41,280 --> 00:37:43,640 Speaker 1: a hell of a career. I really hope the Steelers 805 00:37:43,680 --> 00:37:45,439 Speaker 1: don't let this one get away from No one wants 806 00:37:45,480 --> 00:37:47,759 Speaker 1: to see any Pittsburgh team, let alone Ben playing in 807 00:37:47,840 --> 00:37:50,000 Speaker 1: his last game lose forty one to three. I don't 808 00:37:50,040 --> 00:37:51,759 Speaker 1: think Pittsburgh can win this game, and I hope I'm 809 00:37:51,760 --> 00:37:54,160 Speaker 1: wrong because it would be insane. I think it's the Chiefs, 810 00:37:54,400 --> 00:37:58,400 Speaker 1: and I think it's thirty one to thirteen. Peter, I 811 00:37:58,480 --> 00:38:00,279 Speaker 1: want them to win just that we can replay, unto 812 00:38:00,360 --> 00:38:03,640 Speaker 1: him yelling yeah right there. I'm I don't think it's 813 00:38:03,680 --> 00:38:05,400 Speaker 1: a blowout, but I do think the Chiefs find a 814 00:38:05,440 --> 00:38:07,560 Speaker 1: way at home. I think I think Pittsburgh comes in 815 00:38:07,640 --> 00:38:10,560 Speaker 1: that defense. T J. Watt creates helve for Patrick Mahomes 816 00:38:10,719 --> 00:38:12,120 Speaker 1: lest to got the Chiefs. It would be a really 817 00:38:12,160 --> 00:38:13,840 Speaker 1: cool moment for Ben to just ride off into the 818 00:38:13,840 --> 00:38:16,319 Speaker 1: sunset with a Super Bowl victory. You liked role right 819 00:38:17,120 --> 00:38:19,600 Speaker 1: on your on the first playoff game, you get the Chiefs. Look, 820 00:38:19,640 --> 00:38:21,640 Speaker 1: I'm looking at this game and I'm saying to the Chiefs, 821 00:38:21,680 --> 00:38:24,040 Speaker 1: I have some concerns about the offensive line. They lost 822 00:38:24,080 --> 00:38:26,920 Speaker 1: their starting right tackle, Lucas and yaying okay to an 823 00:38:26,960 --> 00:38:29,360 Speaker 1: injury to a couple of weeks ago. They have Andrew Wiley, 824 00:38:29,360 --> 00:38:31,200 Speaker 1: who's really a guard, who's gonna be playing tackle. So 825 00:38:31,320 --> 00:38:33,680 Speaker 1: tell me if you've heard this script before, Patrick Mahomes 826 00:38:34,120 --> 00:38:37,400 Speaker 1: having a hard time staying in the pocket. TJ. Watt 827 00:38:37,560 --> 00:38:40,520 Speaker 1: would be ruining the day. So I have some concerns. 828 00:38:40,680 --> 00:38:43,040 Speaker 1: So o Chiefs with that. But then there's Patrick Mahomes. 829 00:38:43,840 --> 00:38:47,640 Speaker 1: He's got Tyreek kill. I think with two rows, Patrick 830 00:38:47,680 --> 00:38:50,320 Speaker 1: Mahomes turns this game upside doround and I'm taking the Chiefs. 831 00:38:50,520 --> 00:38:52,040 Speaker 1: I'm gonna go Chiefs. I think they have too much 832 00:38:52,080 --> 00:38:55,200 Speaker 1: firepower their offensive line, despite that, have played too well 833 00:38:55,320 --> 00:38:58,080 Speaker 1: together and collectively, and their defense really turned it around 834 00:38:58,080 --> 00:39:00,640 Speaker 1: the second half. So beautiful, magical season to get that 835 00:39:00,719 --> 00:39:03,360 Speaker 1: final spot in the playoffs by the Steelers, But absolutely not. 836 00:39:03,480 --> 00:39:06,640 Speaker 1: They're not making it past this round past. I'm Chuck. 837 00:39:07,360 --> 00:39:10,959 Speaker 1: Brightest Stars presented by Oakley. It is our first post 838 00:39:11,000 --> 00:39:13,480 Speaker 1: season addition of Brightest Stars. Who do you guys think 839 00:39:13,560 --> 00:39:16,640 Speaker 1: shines brightest or needs to shine brightest? On Super wild 840 00:39:16,680 --> 00:39:19,920 Speaker 1: Card weekend? Give me the damn footage Niners Cowboys ninety four. 841 00:39:20,040 --> 00:39:21,880 Speaker 1: Let me see it again. Peter showed it earlier in 842 00:39:21,920 --> 00:39:26,160 Speaker 1: the show. You see the Niners logo and the Cowboys stars. 843 00:39:26,320 --> 00:39:28,960 Speaker 1: This is why we do that segment. Just pick anybody 844 00:39:29,120 --> 00:39:34,080 Speaker 1: you want, Toy, Moose, Emmett, Steve, They're all out there. 845 00:39:34,200 --> 00:39:36,200 Speaker 1: One name, guys, that's what I need from this game 846 00:39:36,320 --> 00:39:39,240 Speaker 1: right now. And my Brightest Star and all this world 847 00:39:39,320 --> 00:39:41,880 Speaker 1: of debo and we love debo, Will Jim you have it? 848 00:39:42,040 --> 00:39:44,480 Speaker 1: Or not. There's a tight end for the forty nine 849 00:39:44,520 --> 00:39:47,319 Speaker 1: ers who is a superstar and is kind of going 850 00:39:47,480 --> 00:39:50,920 Speaker 1: underneath the debo radar. I think George Kittle's gonna come 851 00:39:50,920 --> 00:39:52,560 Speaker 1: out and be an absolute maniac. I think he has 852 00:39:52,560 --> 00:39:56,480 Speaker 1: an appreciation for NFL history, for Niners history, for big moments, 853 00:39:56,560 --> 00:39:59,200 Speaker 1: for big stages. Kittle I think is going to have 854 00:39:59,320 --> 00:40:02,000 Speaker 1: a huge game. I think he will be a conversation 855 00:40:02,080 --> 00:40:05,680 Speaker 1: piece Monday morning. I have Dallas winning this game, but 856 00:40:05,840 --> 00:40:07,920 Speaker 1: not winning the battle against Kittle, because we've talked so 857 00:40:08,040 --> 00:40:10,800 Speaker 1: much about that Parsons versus Deebo battle. How about Parsons 858 00:40:10,920 --> 00:40:13,239 Speaker 1: versus Kittle. You think Kittle wants to pancake that dude 859 00:40:13,280 --> 00:40:15,560 Speaker 1: a few times and put that on tape. Kittle, go 860 00:40:15,719 --> 00:40:17,640 Speaker 1: out and wreck shop like you always do. I'm going 861 00:40:17,680 --> 00:40:19,520 Speaker 1: to bounce right off of that, and I'm gonna say, 862 00:40:19,680 --> 00:40:23,320 Speaker 1: you know, I've seen so much offensive ingenuity in covering 863 00:40:23,360 --> 00:40:25,759 Speaker 1: the game for fifteen years, and we has a show 864 00:40:25,840 --> 00:40:28,440 Speaker 1: for five years. Have seen everything from the wildcat to 865 00:40:28,520 --> 00:40:30,600 Speaker 1: the halfback pass. I don't think I've ever seen an 866 00:40:30,640 --> 00:40:34,080 Speaker 1: offensive player be so unique in such a unicorn as 867 00:40:34,239 --> 00:40:36,799 Speaker 1: number nineteen for the San Francisco forty nine ers. I too, 868 00:40:36,840 --> 00:40:39,840 Speaker 1: am going for a forty nine. I think Deebo Samuel 869 00:40:39,920 --> 00:40:42,080 Speaker 1: and this is the deal. I think this is going 870 00:40:42,120 --> 00:40:44,759 Speaker 1: to be the most viewed football game in the last 871 00:40:44,920 --> 00:40:47,840 Speaker 1: decade outside of the Super Bowls. I think this Sunday 872 00:40:47,920 --> 00:40:50,560 Speaker 1: game Cowboys for it, and I think everyone is going 873 00:40:50,600 --> 00:40:53,319 Speaker 1: to be buying Deebo Samuel jerseys the next morning. Mike 874 00:40:53,560 --> 00:40:58,360 Speaker 1: McDaniel is the offensive coordinator San Francisco. He is interviewing 875 00:40:58,360 --> 00:41:00,640 Speaker 1: for the Miami Dolphins job this week. I think his 876 00:41:00,760 --> 00:41:03,080 Speaker 1: name is going to be elevated after you see how 877 00:41:03,160 --> 00:41:06,360 Speaker 1: he draws up ways for Debo to make plays. Debo 878 00:41:06,600 --> 00:41:11,480 Speaker 1: do your thing, nineteen problems. The Cowboys an't one well played. 879 00:41:11,800 --> 00:41:13,560 Speaker 1: I'm gonna talk about a game that's on Monday night. 880 00:41:13,560 --> 00:41:15,719 Speaker 1: We've got an extra game yesterday. It's a weekend, so 881 00:41:15,880 --> 00:41:18,279 Speaker 1: Monday Night, the Arizona Cardinals, I'm gonna take on the 882 00:41:18,360 --> 00:41:21,120 Speaker 1: Los Angeles Rams in Sofi Stadium. The crowd noise, it's 883 00:41:21,120 --> 00:41:23,799 Speaker 1: apparently gonna be deafening for both sides, no matter who 884 00:41:23,840 --> 00:41:26,040 Speaker 1: has the football. But there's one guy that I think 885 00:41:26,160 --> 00:41:27,600 Speaker 1: is going to show up, and I think he's gonna 886 00:41:27,640 --> 00:41:30,279 Speaker 1: shine bright as Aaron Donaldine, you know what happened the 887 00:41:30,360 --> 00:41:32,919 Speaker 1: last time these two teams played in Week fourteen, Aaron 888 00:41:33,000 --> 00:41:34,719 Speaker 1: Donald had three sacks. One of them was at the 889 00:41:34,800 --> 00:41:35,759 Speaker 1: end of the game and it was you know, you 890 00:41:35,800 --> 00:41:37,480 Speaker 1: can call it a cover sack, but Aaron Donald was 891 00:41:37,520 --> 00:41:40,279 Speaker 1: downright unblockable. I think it's the same thing. And I 892 00:41:40,360 --> 00:41:42,360 Speaker 1: think he flips sides. I think Justin Pugh on the 893 00:41:42,520 --> 00:41:44,719 Speaker 1: left side is going to have his troubles with him too. 894 00:41:44,920 --> 00:41:47,400 Speaker 1: But Aaron Donald, it's time for him to show up 895 00:41:47,560 --> 00:41:49,719 Speaker 1: and take this game over. I think he's the guy 896 00:41:49,760 --> 00:41:52,040 Speaker 1: that everybodys gonna be talking about on Tuesday morning. Nice. Now, 897 00:41:52,560 --> 00:41:56,799 Speaker 1: I did a little pregame preview with Dan Horde, who 898 00:41:57,200 --> 00:42:00,040 Speaker 1: is a brilliant announcer for the Bengals in Cincinnati, and 899 00:42:00,080 --> 00:42:01,640 Speaker 1: they asked me a good question. You said, at what 900 00:42:01,800 --> 00:42:05,480 Speaker 1: point at the Bengals did they get legitimacy at in 901 00:42:05,600 --> 00:42:07,560 Speaker 1: this season? At what point did people start taking them 902 00:42:07,600 --> 00:42:09,560 Speaker 1: seriously on a national level, which is where we sort 903 00:42:09,560 --> 00:42:11,279 Speaker 1: of hover at this breakfast table. And I said, well, 904 00:42:11,280 --> 00:42:14,080 Speaker 1: first it's easy question. For sure, it's up against the Chiefs. 905 00:42:14,120 --> 00:42:15,879 Speaker 1: And then I got off and I turned my zoom 906 00:42:15,920 --> 00:42:17,160 Speaker 1: and my ring light off and I was like, what 907 00:42:17,320 --> 00:42:18,759 Speaker 1: was the moment for me where I was like, man, 908 00:42:18,840 --> 00:42:21,000 Speaker 1: I think the Bengals really have it. And I think 909 00:42:21,080 --> 00:42:23,560 Speaker 1: it was the first Raiders game because if you look 910 00:42:23,600 --> 00:42:25,960 Speaker 1: at it, there was a point where they were in 911 00:42:26,080 --> 00:42:29,239 Speaker 1: a spiral panic mode part of the season where they 912 00:42:29,320 --> 00:42:31,880 Speaker 1: had lost guys to the Jets and to the Grounds, 913 00:42:31,920 --> 00:42:34,359 Speaker 1: and then in that week eleven game and they took 914 00:42:34,400 --> 00:42:36,799 Speaker 1: on the Raiders. It wasn't even pretty to start the game. 915 00:42:36,880 --> 00:42:39,360 Speaker 1: Joe Burrow wasn't doing it, Joe Mixon doing much of 916 00:42:39,400 --> 00:42:42,000 Speaker 1: the work, and Goquay was getting to him. Max Crosby 917 00:42:42,080 --> 00:42:44,279 Speaker 1: was making things difficult and disrupting things, even though he 918 00:42:44,440 --> 00:42:46,680 Speaker 1: was held without a sack in this one. But then 919 00:42:46,760 --> 00:42:50,000 Speaker 1: with everything on the line, the whole game, the whole like, 920 00:42:50,120 --> 00:42:52,800 Speaker 1: don't let this happen another game in a row, he 921 00:42:52,960 --> 00:42:56,640 Speaker 1: completes a brilliant pass, a huge game ceiling touchdown pass, 922 00:42:56,680 --> 00:42:59,839 Speaker 1: the Jamar Chase, and it has been Sports Earth since 923 00:43:00,160 --> 00:43:02,399 Speaker 1: that moment on that to me was the moment. Joe 924 00:43:02,480 --> 00:43:06,160 Speaker 1: Burrow in this game, in this matchup, he did his thing. 925 00:43:06,239 --> 00:43:08,120 Speaker 1: So I think he's going to pick up exactly where 926 00:43:08,160 --> 00:43:10,960 Speaker 1: he left off in that game. Him to Jamar Chase 927 00:43:11,080 --> 00:43:13,360 Speaker 1: all day long. Tee Higgins will play. We heard that. 928 00:43:13,560 --> 00:43:16,040 Speaker 1: That gives me a lot of confidence in Joe Burrow 929 00:43:16,080 --> 00:43:17,759 Speaker 1: and what he can do. He's gonna go back to 930 00:43:17,880 --> 00:43:19,840 Speaker 1: his LSU days. There will be a cigar in the 931 00:43:19,920 --> 00:43:22,799 Speaker 1: locker room after this one, all right, It's all going 932 00:43:22,880 --> 00:43:25,359 Speaker 1: down this weekend. Start of Super wild Card weekend. Thank 933 00:43:25,360 --> 00:43:27,680 Speaker 1: you to Isaac Bruce. We love your good luck to 934 00:43:27,760 --> 00:43:29,560 Speaker 1: your teams. Be nice to us on Twitter.