1 00:00:00,960 --> 00:00:06,360 Speaker 1: And now moved the Sticks with Daniel Jeremiah and Bucky Brooks. 2 00:00:08,320 --> 00:00:11,240 Speaker 1: What's going on, everybody, DJ? Bucky here Moved the Sticks 3 00:00:11,280 --> 00:00:14,520 Speaker 1: presented by the Ford f series. It's our Sunday Night episode, 4 00:00:14,800 --> 00:00:18,800 Speaker 1: our ten Takeaway episode. And Bucky, Man, you've been you've 5 00:00:18,800 --> 00:00:21,160 Speaker 1: been crushing on our show. You've been going out, moonlighting 6 00:00:21,160 --> 00:00:22,960 Speaker 1: and going to games. Please tell me that you at 7 00:00:23,000 --> 00:00:25,280 Speaker 1: least took a little bit of time for yourself this afternoon. 8 00:00:25,400 --> 00:00:27,440 Speaker 1: I did take some time for myself this time. I 9 00:00:27,480 --> 00:00:29,360 Speaker 1: didn't go. I didn't go to the Eagles game. I 10 00:00:29,360 --> 00:00:31,680 Speaker 1: was gonna go to the Eagles charges game. I punted 11 00:00:31,760 --> 00:00:33,960 Speaker 1: on it. I got a chance to watch some other games. 12 00:00:33,960 --> 00:00:36,560 Speaker 1: It was a long weekend of watching college and pro football. 13 00:00:36,600 --> 00:00:40,000 Speaker 1: So no, let's see. You deserve that. Man, it's a 14 00:00:40,000 --> 00:00:42,400 Speaker 1: full day. You did a full day today, and uh 15 00:00:42,440 --> 00:00:44,199 Speaker 1: and get a little time like we all should in 16 00:00:44,240 --> 00:00:47,360 Speaker 1: the afternoon to just enjoy football as a fan. I 17 00:00:47,400 --> 00:00:49,199 Speaker 1: want to get into these ten takeaways, Buck, but I 18 00:00:49,240 --> 00:00:51,199 Speaker 1: have to mention a tweet that we just got. I'm 19 00:00:51,240 --> 00:00:54,080 Speaker 1: just looking down on my phone. This is from This 20 00:00:54,120 --> 00:00:56,520 Speaker 1: is from k Hart who said, man, I'd love to 21 00:00:56,520 --> 00:00:58,800 Speaker 1: see move the sticks and Bucky Brooks tipped their cap 22 00:00:58,880 --> 00:01:03,160 Speaker 1: for the Bills this week tag Bills Mafia. So look, 23 00:01:03,600 --> 00:01:06,600 Speaker 1: I have my tent takeaways that we came together and 24 00:01:06,600 --> 00:01:09,759 Speaker 1: and put down on paper, and I almost feel guilty 25 00:01:09,800 --> 00:01:12,119 Speaker 1: because among those town I did not have the Buffalo Bills. 26 00:01:12,120 --> 00:01:14,280 Speaker 1: So I thought, oh, I haven't give up and talk 27 00:01:14,319 --> 00:01:15,759 Speaker 1: about the Bills. I have it. I had it down 28 00:01:15,760 --> 00:01:18,040 Speaker 1: because I think we do need to talk about their 29 00:01:18,040 --> 00:01:21,520 Speaker 1: defense because their defense is played lights out and you know, 30 00:01:21,600 --> 00:01:24,000 Speaker 1: actually their defense is playing the way that I expected 31 00:01:24,120 --> 00:01:27,000 Speaker 1: to play under Rex Ryan. For whatever reason it didn't work. 32 00:01:27,280 --> 00:01:30,880 Speaker 1: Sean McDermott, Leslie Frasier come in. They kind of streamlined everything. 33 00:01:31,200 --> 00:01:33,679 Speaker 1: These guys are back to playing fast, to being aggressive, 34 00:01:33,680 --> 00:01:36,920 Speaker 1: to first some turnovers, and more importantly, I look at 35 00:01:36,959 --> 00:01:40,319 Speaker 1: the team, the Buffalo Bills. They really have adopted the 36 00:01:40,360 --> 00:01:44,319 Speaker 1: identity of their coach. There are no nonsense, blue collar team. 37 00:01:44,400 --> 00:01:47,360 Speaker 1: They're a hard hatting, lunch pale group and they're winning 38 00:01:47,400 --> 00:01:50,640 Speaker 1: games in that fashion. And the more they win, the 39 00:01:50,720 --> 00:01:53,680 Speaker 1: more they buy into the message that Sean mcdermots peach. 40 00:01:55,320 --> 00:01:57,840 Speaker 1: And to me, you look at Tyrod Taylor, no interceptions, 41 00:01:58,000 --> 00:01:59,880 Speaker 1: doesn't have to throw the ball a bunch twenty times. 42 00:02:00,040 --> 00:02:02,560 Speaker 1: But I think he's playing good football, making big plays, 43 00:02:02,560 --> 00:02:05,640 Speaker 1: extending plays, making some things happen, finding Charles Clay, getting 44 00:02:05,720 --> 00:02:08,520 Speaker 1: him involved. I like what the Bills are doing, Bucky. 45 00:02:08,520 --> 00:02:10,200 Speaker 1: So I think we definitely out of the top of 46 00:02:10,240 --> 00:02:12,760 Speaker 1: the show, needed to give them some love. Um let's 47 00:02:12,840 --> 00:02:14,519 Speaker 1: jump in those is we normally do. We normally start 48 00:02:14,560 --> 00:02:16,679 Speaker 1: with the with the Sunday Night contest, and this one 49 00:02:16,800 --> 00:02:19,720 Speaker 1: was a game or it looked like a mismatch on paper, 50 00:02:19,720 --> 00:02:21,679 Speaker 1: but Seattle had been scuffing a little bit. They needed 51 00:02:21,680 --> 00:02:23,720 Speaker 1: to get things turned around. I thought it was a 52 00:02:23,840 --> 00:02:26,320 Speaker 1: balanced effort from the Seahawks in terms of being able 53 00:02:26,320 --> 00:02:28,720 Speaker 1: to run the ball, get some plays in the passing 54 00:02:28,760 --> 00:02:31,520 Speaker 1: game down the field, and then I thought, defensively fly around, 55 00:02:31,639 --> 00:02:33,960 Speaker 1: generate some turnovers, and actually score some points on that 56 00:02:34,000 --> 00:02:36,239 Speaker 1: side of the ball. Looked like the old Seahawks. Yeah, 57 00:02:36,280 --> 00:02:38,720 Speaker 1: theyd look like the old Seahawks. I'm still a little 58 00:02:38,760 --> 00:02:42,440 Speaker 1: concerned because they can't get the running game untracked the 59 00:02:42,480 --> 00:02:45,000 Speaker 1: way that you you want to see it. But um, 60 00:02:45,080 --> 00:02:46,839 Speaker 1: they got a workman like effort and had a bunch 61 00:02:46,840 --> 00:02:49,480 Speaker 1: of gays contribute. Eddy Lazy, Chris Carson. Before the injury. 62 00:02:50,040 --> 00:02:53,080 Speaker 1: Uh mckissic had a big run um, so they were 63 00:02:53,080 --> 00:02:54,959 Speaker 1: able to get some of those things. Russell Wilson find 64 00:02:55,000 --> 00:02:57,760 Speaker 1: his groove pretty much in the second half. But defensively 65 00:02:57,800 --> 00:02:59,720 Speaker 1: they continue to be the goal standard for how to 66 00:02:59,760 --> 00:03:02,640 Speaker 1: play defense. We saw them make plays on defense, not 67 00:03:03,000 --> 00:03:06,519 Speaker 1: Jacoby Pursidam. Continue to run a game, force turnovers. This 68 00:03:06,560 --> 00:03:09,160 Speaker 1: is how Seattle has to play. It's going to be 69 00:03:09,520 --> 00:03:13,320 Speaker 1: inconsistent on offense because the offensive line just can't dominant 70 00:03:13,320 --> 00:03:15,640 Speaker 1: to the level that we want to see them dominate. 71 00:03:15,840 --> 00:03:17,400 Speaker 1: But as long as their defense can play at a 72 00:03:17,480 --> 00:03:19,720 Speaker 1: high level, they always have a chance. And I thought 73 00:03:19,720 --> 00:03:21,440 Speaker 1: that was the best their offensive line looked in a 74 00:03:21,480 --> 00:03:23,720 Speaker 1: long time, you know, to me, just being able to 75 00:03:24,520 --> 00:03:26,640 Speaker 1: um get some things going on in a variety guys. 76 00:03:26,639 --> 00:03:28,120 Speaker 1: It look, you know, have a hunt yard rusher, but 77 00:03:28,120 --> 00:03:30,120 Speaker 1: they ended up rushing for a hunter nine four yards 78 00:03:30,160 --> 00:03:32,240 Speaker 1: with the cast of guys you rattled off the list 79 00:03:32,240 --> 00:03:35,200 Speaker 1: and Russell Wilson contributed his thirty eight yards. That helps 80 00:03:35,200 --> 00:03:37,800 Speaker 1: the cause. Uh there as well. Now there's an injury 81 00:03:37,800 --> 00:03:40,720 Speaker 1: with Chris Carson, who had kind of become the bully 82 00:03:40,800 --> 00:03:43,880 Speaker 1: runner for them, been that physical back. Unfortunately, looks like 83 00:03:43,920 --> 00:03:45,880 Speaker 1: he might be down for a little bit. And uh, 84 00:03:45,960 --> 00:03:48,400 Speaker 1: and that's something they'll have to overcome. I'll be honest 85 00:03:48,440 --> 00:03:50,360 Speaker 1: with you. I had to look it up with mkissic, Buck, 86 00:03:50,400 --> 00:03:52,480 Speaker 1: do you remember doing him at all? Coming out? I 87 00:03:52,520 --> 00:03:55,000 Speaker 1: had no knowledge. I look after my notes from the 88 00:03:55,400 --> 00:04:00,200 Speaker 1: seen draft. I couldn't find much anything on Mr j D. Mckissic. No, 89 00:04:00,280 --> 00:04:03,960 Speaker 1: I don't have anything on nothing. So archy State, man, 90 00:04:04,160 --> 00:04:06,280 Speaker 1: Archie State. He got me on that one. But look, 91 00:04:06,880 --> 00:04:08,200 Speaker 1: I want to get to some of those other rookie 92 00:04:08,240 --> 00:04:11,160 Speaker 1: running backs later on in the in these takeaways. But uh, man, 93 00:04:11,200 --> 00:04:13,640 Speaker 1: he's got a little juice and uh, he looked nice. 94 00:04:13,760 --> 00:04:15,360 Speaker 1: I like what he brought to the table. But the 95 00:04:15,440 --> 00:04:17,720 Speaker 1: injury to Chris Carson gets me to point number two 96 00:04:17,720 --> 00:04:20,360 Speaker 1: on our takeaways. Man, the bummer for me of the day. 97 00:04:20,480 --> 00:04:22,360 Speaker 1: I hate to bring this down so early, but that 98 00:04:22,480 --> 00:04:24,200 Speaker 1: we were sitting there on the show NFL Game Day 99 00:04:24,240 --> 00:04:26,720 Speaker 1: Live when Dalvin Cook kind of blew a tire that 100 00:04:26,839 --> 00:04:29,000 Speaker 1: was rough man. That's a that's a big blow for 101 00:04:29,040 --> 00:04:31,360 Speaker 1: that football team. It's a big blow if you're a 102 00:04:31,360 --> 00:04:33,400 Speaker 1: football fan, just getting to see a guy who's just 103 00:04:33,520 --> 00:04:36,920 Speaker 1: so gifted and so natural and made the transition from 104 00:04:36,960 --> 00:04:40,240 Speaker 1: college to the NFL just seamless. Yeah, he was coming 105 00:04:40,279 --> 00:04:42,360 Speaker 1: into his own. I mean he was a difference maker. 106 00:04:42,440 --> 00:04:44,400 Speaker 1: When I went to training camp up there, they talked 107 00:04:44,440 --> 00:04:47,240 Speaker 1: about how he's special. Um, they thought he was gonna 108 00:04:47,279 --> 00:04:49,640 Speaker 1: come right away be an impact player, really change what 109 00:04:49,680 --> 00:04:52,160 Speaker 1: they could do offensively, because he was a guy that 110 00:04:52,200 --> 00:04:55,039 Speaker 1: could not only played the traditional running back position. He 111 00:04:55,080 --> 00:04:57,599 Speaker 1: was capable of going outside, playing some white out, catching 112 00:04:57,600 --> 00:05:00,760 Speaker 1: the ball out the backfield. Added a dimension to the 113 00:05:00,760 --> 00:05:04,000 Speaker 1: passing game, and they thought Sam Bradford would certainly benefit 114 00:05:04,040 --> 00:05:08,159 Speaker 1: from his presence. Without him, it changes kind of the tendant, 115 00:05:08,240 --> 00:05:11,040 Speaker 1: the tone of that offense. But lucky for them, they 116 00:05:11,080 --> 00:05:13,159 Speaker 1: had signed let Tavis Murray. He's a guy that can 117 00:05:13,240 --> 00:05:16,000 Speaker 1: kind of step in. He's not necessarily the same player 118 00:05:16,000 --> 00:05:17,800 Speaker 1: as Dalvin Cook, but he's a Pro Bowl playing his 119 00:05:17,880 --> 00:05:20,720 Speaker 1: own right. I think they still can be successful. They 120 00:05:20,720 --> 00:05:23,520 Speaker 1: have to tweak the system a little bit to fit Murray, 121 00:05:23,560 --> 00:05:25,120 Speaker 1: but I think they still should be a fine team 122 00:05:25,120 --> 00:05:27,320 Speaker 1: because I think they played football the right way and 123 00:05:27,360 --> 00:05:30,640 Speaker 1: on defense they can knock it around with anybody sitting 124 00:05:30,640 --> 00:05:32,480 Speaker 1: here at three one, Are you buying the Lions is 125 00:05:32,560 --> 00:05:35,880 Speaker 1: a potentially winning this division? Yeah, I'm I'm big on 126 00:05:35,920 --> 00:05:37,640 Speaker 1: the Lions. I'm big on the lines because it starts 127 00:05:37,640 --> 00:05:40,040 Speaker 1: with the quarterback. Matthew Stafford to me last year played 128 00:05:40,040 --> 00:05:42,040 Speaker 1: at the m v P level prior to the injury. 129 00:05:42,360 --> 00:05:45,160 Speaker 1: He can make every throw. He's a proven winning when 130 00:05:45,160 --> 00:05:47,919 Speaker 1: it comes down to bringing people his team back. He 131 00:05:47,960 --> 00:05:51,320 Speaker 1: performs in the clutch. We've seen the amount of fourth 132 00:05:51,360 --> 00:05:53,960 Speaker 1: quarter comebacks and game winning drives that he's delivered throughout 133 00:05:53,960 --> 00:05:57,159 Speaker 1: his career. But now he's understanding how to manage and 134 00:05:57,200 --> 00:05:59,920 Speaker 1: play the game. He's playing smarter, he's taking care of 135 00:06:00,040 --> 00:06:01,919 Speaker 1: the ball, and because he's taking care of the ball, 136 00:06:02,120 --> 00:06:06,200 Speaker 1: he has given his team more opportunities doing games. Yeah, 137 00:06:06,279 --> 00:06:07,880 Speaker 1: I think they've got a legit shot here. I think 138 00:06:07,880 --> 00:06:10,000 Speaker 1: this injury Dalvin Cook is big and we'll see how 139 00:06:10,000 --> 00:06:12,400 Speaker 1: long Sam Bradford is gonna be gone then to get 140 00:06:12,480 --> 00:06:14,680 Speaker 1: him back in the mix, I thought case Keenum made 141 00:06:14,720 --> 00:06:17,159 Speaker 1: some big place today. He has a solid day, but 142 00:06:17,200 --> 00:06:19,560 Speaker 1: they're they're a better football team when they have Sam 143 00:06:19,560 --> 00:06:22,359 Speaker 1: Bradford out there rolling and being his accurate normal self. 144 00:06:22,400 --> 00:06:25,760 Speaker 1: There uh, next takeaway number three on my list. We've 145 00:06:25,760 --> 00:06:28,960 Speaker 1: talked about this before and I've posed this question several 146 00:06:29,000 --> 00:06:31,800 Speaker 1: times with man your life's on the line and you 147 00:06:31,880 --> 00:06:34,320 Speaker 1: gotta have a you know, a play be made down 148 00:06:34,320 --> 00:06:37,320 Speaker 1: in the red zone, a third down, and you have 149 00:06:37,440 --> 00:06:41,080 Speaker 1: to have the ball caught. Over the last decade, I 150 00:06:41,120 --> 00:06:43,080 Speaker 1: don't know if anybody I would trust more than Larry 151 00:06:43,080 --> 00:06:45,520 Speaker 1: Fitzgerald and ho home, he goes out and gets another 152 00:06:45,560 --> 00:06:48,600 Speaker 1: walk off winner today. I mean, he's just he's ageless, wonder. 153 00:06:49,040 --> 00:06:51,800 Speaker 1: I mean, he's unbelievable. I mean, he's unbelievable. He is 154 00:06:51,839 --> 00:06:55,360 Speaker 1: a diligent worker. Had opportunity to be around him a 155 00:06:55,400 --> 00:06:57,920 Speaker 1: little bit this summer and he just talked about how 156 00:06:58,000 --> 00:07:00,479 Speaker 1: much time he puts into the preparation and phase and 157 00:07:00,520 --> 00:07:03,719 Speaker 1: how nothing that he does on the football field is 158 00:07:03,839 --> 00:07:06,200 Speaker 1: an accident. It is because he has put in the time, 159 00:07:06,279 --> 00:07:08,880 Speaker 1: put into work, catching balls off the joke machine, getting 160 00:07:08,920 --> 00:07:11,960 Speaker 1: himself ready, and you see him make those kind of plays. 161 00:07:12,160 --> 00:07:14,880 Speaker 1: The fact that he had a walk off, uh touchdown 162 00:07:14,960 --> 00:07:17,280 Speaker 1: to kind of seal the game, I don't think anybody's surprised. 163 00:07:17,480 --> 00:07:19,560 Speaker 1: I think we're more surprised when he doesn't come up 164 00:07:19,560 --> 00:07:22,800 Speaker 1: with those uh magnificent catches because he's done it year 165 00:07:22,840 --> 00:07:24,920 Speaker 1: after year after year after years, since being a top 166 00:07:24,960 --> 00:07:27,760 Speaker 1: pick in the draft. Uh, this is my this is 167 00:07:27,760 --> 00:07:30,200 Speaker 1: my off the wall thought here. When you look at 168 00:07:30,360 --> 00:07:33,000 Speaker 1: the San Francisco forty niners and what they've done, I 169 00:07:33,040 --> 00:07:35,760 Speaker 1: actually think this is going perfect for them when you 170 00:07:35,760 --> 00:07:38,480 Speaker 1: look at it, because they're they're there are ways away. 171 00:07:38,520 --> 00:07:40,600 Speaker 1: They got a young roster, they've got some good young players. 172 00:07:40,640 --> 00:07:43,080 Speaker 1: So what you've seen from them outside of the first 173 00:07:43,120 --> 00:07:45,240 Speaker 1: week when they get the Panthers got after him twenty 174 00:07:45,280 --> 00:07:47,080 Speaker 1: three to three. You look at the Seattle game, they 175 00:07:47,120 --> 00:07:49,480 Speaker 1: lose twelve to nine. You're competitive, You've got young guys 176 00:07:49,480 --> 00:07:52,120 Speaker 1: flying around getting some things done. You've getting an identity 177 00:07:52,160 --> 00:07:54,720 Speaker 1: on defense. Come back the next week against the Rams, 178 00:07:54,760 --> 00:07:56,840 Speaker 1: it's a shootout forty one to thirty nine. You see 179 00:07:56,880 --> 00:07:59,480 Speaker 1: some offensive players step up make some plays, but you 180 00:07:59,600 --> 00:08:02,560 Speaker 1: just just narrowly missed winning that ball game. Then this 181 00:08:02,600 --> 00:08:05,160 Speaker 1: one comes down to a walk off. You lose eighteen 182 00:08:05,160 --> 00:08:08,600 Speaker 1: to fifteen against the Cardinals. So you're getting young players experience, 183 00:08:08,800 --> 00:08:12,360 Speaker 1: no expectations this year. Find yourself sitting with that top 184 00:08:12,440 --> 00:08:14,800 Speaker 1: two three pick next year in the draft, you're gonna 185 00:08:14,840 --> 00:08:16,720 Speaker 1: have a big asset. You could potentially be in the 186 00:08:16,760 --> 00:08:19,600 Speaker 1: market for Kirk Cousins if he floats out there. It's 187 00:08:19,800 --> 00:08:23,680 Speaker 1: much publicized about his connection with Kyle Shanahan. So I 188 00:08:24,160 --> 00:08:26,360 Speaker 1: kind of, look, you want to win football games, all 189 00:08:26,360 --> 00:08:28,600 Speaker 1: about winning and losing. It's a winners league, no question. 190 00:08:28,880 --> 00:08:31,400 Speaker 1: But they don't have any expectations on this team this year. 191 00:08:31,520 --> 00:08:34,160 Speaker 1: Be competitive each and every week and get yourself some 192 00:08:34,240 --> 00:08:35,920 Speaker 1: capital in the off season. I kind of think this 193 00:08:36,000 --> 00:08:39,520 Speaker 1: is going perfectly for the Niners. I actually have been 194 00:08:39,559 --> 00:08:41,680 Speaker 1: impressed with the way that they've played, the way that 195 00:08:41,720 --> 00:08:43,840 Speaker 1: they play on defense, and particularly you talk about a 196 00:08:43,880 --> 00:08:47,080 Speaker 1: young roster just kind of loaded with um some hidden gyms. 197 00:08:47,320 --> 00:08:51,080 Speaker 1: Team Borrow, Ruben Foster and Eric Armstead and DeForest Buckner 198 00:08:51,120 --> 00:08:52,440 Speaker 1: and some of the other young guys that they have 199 00:08:52,440 --> 00:08:54,520 Speaker 1: playing on that side of the ball. They're good. I 200 00:08:55,080 --> 00:08:58,120 Speaker 1: do believe they're doing exactly how it should be done. 201 00:08:58,400 --> 00:09:01,040 Speaker 1: You want to play well enough to keep your fans engaged, 202 00:09:01,240 --> 00:09:02,640 Speaker 1: but you want to make sure you get a top 203 00:09:02,640 --> 00:09:05,760 Speaker 1: pick because look, Brian Horror, you can't be the answer quarterback. 204 00:09:05,800 --> 00:09:07,400 Speaker 1: They need to find a young quarterback that they can 205 00:09:07,440 --> 00:09:10,840 Speaker 1: eventually build around. I'm sure Kyle Shanahan wants his guy 206 00:09:10,920 --> 00:09:13,319 Speaker 1: to be able to kind of build around, and so yeah, 207 00:09:13,360 --> 00:09:15,319 Speaker 1: if they're sitting at the top of the draft. Um, 208 00:09:15,520 --> 00:09:17,400 Speaker 1: they have an opportunity to take one of the quarterbacks 209 00:09:17,400 --> 00:09:19,920 Speaker 1: that are available. They can kind of have a jump 210 00:09:19,960 --> 00:09:22,760 Speaker 1: start off of this season because they're competitive. They just 211 00:09:22,800 --> 00:09:25,320 Speaker 1: need something to push them over the top. How about 212 00:09:25,320 --> 00:09:27,640 Speaker 1: Solomon Thomas de Forrest Buckner. They each had a sack, 213 00:09:27,720 --> 00:09:29,840 Speaker 1: they each had the quarterback four times. I mean, so 214 00:09:29,880 --> 00:09:31,880 Speaker 1: they've got some things you can build off of here 215 00:09:32,280 --> 00:09:34,440 Speaker 1: when you watch this team, especially on the defensive side 216 00:09:34,440 --> 00:09:37,480 Speaker 1: of the ball. So Larry Fits, hats off to you, man. 217 00:09:37,520 --> 00:09:40,680 Speaker 1: I wish everybody could could grow gracefully the way he has. 218 00:09:40,880 --> 00:09:43,560 Speaker 1: What a stud number four on the list here, buck 219 00:09:43,640 --> 00:09:47,200 Speaker 1: Jamis Winston Man. He when he's dialed in, he he 220 00:09:47,320 --> 00:09:49,960 Speaker 1: has a capability. We talked about this a little bit 221 00:09:50,000 --> 00:09:52,080 Speaker 1: when that draft was coming out with him and Marcus 222 00:09:52,120 --> 00:09:55,800 Speaker 1: Mariota with in terms of when you're dialed in everything 223 00:09:55,840 --> 00:09:58,040 Speaker 1: that's on your plate and being able to work the 224 00:09:58,080 --> 00:10:01,719 Speaker 1: whole field. Jamis went and to me, ceiling wise, it 225 00:10:01,840 --> 00:10:04,600 Speaker 1: just much higher than than Mariota. And you saw him today. 226 00:10:04,720 --> 00:10:08,280 Speaker 1: He was locked in and he was dealing absolutely. I 227 00:10:08,280 --> 00:10:11,360 Speaker 1: mean we sat there side by side and watched him 228 00:10:11,400 --> 00:10:13,439 Speaker 1: in the championship game when he absolutely had to make 229 00:10:13,440 --> 00:10:15,679 Speaker 1: plays and made those plays. The one thing that kind 230 00:10:15,720 --> 00:10:18,840 Speaker 1: of separates him from some other young quarterbacks is his 231 00:10:18,840 --> 00:10:21,520 Speaker 1: ability to throw with time and in anticipation. He is 232 00:10:21,720 --> 00:10:26,079 Speaker 1: unafraid of making the big boy throw inside the numbers, 233 00:10:26,160 --> 00:10:28,200 Speaker 1: inside the hashes. He will let it go. He would 234 00:10:28,240 --> 00:10:31,040 Speaker 1: give his guys chances. He can see it before they 235 00:10:31,040 --> 00:10:33,400 Speaker 1: get open, and that is something that only the great 236 00:10:33,400 --> 00:10:36,480 Speaker 1: ones have the ability to do. But more importantly, he's 237 00:10:36,520 --> 00:10:39,800 Speaker 1: a leader. And the expectations are high on the Tampa 238 00:10:39,800 --> 00:10:42,559 Speaker 1: Bay Buccaneers this year. People expect them to fight their 239 00:10:42,559 --> 00:10:45,680 Speaker 1: way into the playoffs. He's embraced it. The only thing 240 00:10:45,720 --> 00:10:48,000 Speaker 1: that he has to continue to remind himself is to 241 00:10:48,160 --> 00:10:50,960 Speaker 1: not try to do it all by himself. He can 242 00:10:51,000 --> 00:10:53,480 Speaker 1: do everything that you want to see at the quarterback position. 243 00:10:53,760 --> 00:10:55,640 Speaker 1: He just doesn't need to be a hero because that 244 00:10:55,679 --> 00:10:58,079 Speaker 1: team is good enough around him to allow the new 245 00:10:58,080 --> 00:11:00,679 Speaker 1: wing games and stick of four and the Giants, by 246 00:11:00,679 --> 00:11:03,240 Speaker 1: the way, are we uh? I mean, look, I think 247 00:11:03,240 --> 00:11:05,760 Speaker 1: we both talked about them making a potential super Bowl 248 00:11:05,840 --> 00:11:09,440 Speaker 1: run this year. Oh and four that ship sailed? Yeah, 249 00:11:09,480 --> 00:11:11,360 Speaker 1: I mean I think it's so hard. I mean, what 250 00:11:11,400 --> 00:11:14,480 Speaker 1: you're asking them to do typically the magic number is ten, 251 00:11:15,000 --> 00:11:16,600 Speaker 1: so that means they have to win ten on the 252 00:11:16,640 --> 00:11:19,560 Speaker 1: next twelve games. Man, that is a that's to be fair. 253 00:11:20,320 --> 00:11:22,760 Speaker 1: To be fair, everybody was talking about the Giants making 254 00:11:22,760 --> 00:11:25,240 Speaker 1: a run, so it wasn't just that wasn't just us here. 255 00:11:25,360 --> 00:11:29,040 Speaker 1: But yeah, man, that's as I'd like to have that 256 00:11:29,080 --> 00:11:31,400 Speaker 1: one kind of real that one back in. I'd like 257 00:11:31,480 --> 00:11:35,160 Speaker 1: to have that one back. Please turnaround though. We're joking 258 00:11:35,160 --> 00:11:37,520 Speaker 1: on the NFL Game Day Live about the Bengals. Hey 259 00:11:37,800 --> 00:11:39,520 Speaker 1: went and saw the doctor, and the doctor said, go 260 00:11:39,600 --> 00:11:41,520 Speaker 1: play the Browns and call me back in the morning. 261 00:11:41,960 --> 00:11:44,720 Speaker 1: And uh, and the Browns absolutely cured this football team, 262 00:11:44,720 --> 00:11:48,360 Speaker 1: the Cincinnati Bengals. Andy Dalton, he locked in twenty thirty 263 00:11:48,400 --> 00:11:51,520 Speaker 1: two eighties, six, four touchdowns, no picks. Um, I mean 264 00:11:51,600 --> 00:11:54,600 Speaker 1: he was. He was so accurate. They couldn't get a 265 00:11:54,600 --> 00:11:55,800 Speaker 1: lot of heat on them. They got to him with 266 00:11:55,840 --> 00:11:58,200 Speaker 1: Agba enforced to fumble early in the game, but after 267 00:11:58,240 --> 00:12:01,880 Speaker 1: that he just settled in nicely and they had no answers. Defensively. 268 00:12:02,280 --> 00:12:04,040 Speaker 1: Now they don't have any answers. And I think the 269 00:12:04,080 --> 00:12:06,760 Speaker 1: big thing that we have to give credit to Marvin 270 00:12:06,840 --> 00:12:11,200 Speaker 1: Lewis for is changing the offensive coordinator. When they made 271 00:12:11,200 --> 00:12:12,880 Speaker 1: the change to get to the Ken's MPs and they 272 00:12:12,920 --> 00:12:15,920 Speaker 1: put Bill Laser in at the offensive coordinator spot. He 273 00:12:15,960 --> 00:12:20,280 Speaker 1: has certainly helped Andy Dalton have tremendous success UM. One 274 00:12:20,320 --> 00:12:22,280 Speaker 1: of the things that they talked about doing with Andy 275 00:12:22,360 --> 00:12:25,000 Speaker 1: is making sure they kind of simplify things and allowed 276 00:12:25,080 --> 00:12:27,000 Speaker 1: him to kind of get into his comfort zone. And 277 00:12:27,040 --> 00:12:30,280 Speaker 1: we've seen him get into his comfort zone. I'm looking 278 00:12:30,280 --> 00:12:33,080 Speaker 1: at the numbers from the last two weeks like that's crazy. 279 00:12:33,080 --> 00:12:37,680 Speaker 1: He is forty six of fifty seven UM, well over 280 00:12:37,720 --> 00:12:41,160 Speaker 1: five hundred yard, six touchdowns, no interceptions, passer ratings in 281 00:12:41,200 --> 00:12:44,680 Speaker 1: both games of one point one and one six point 282 00:12:44,800 --> 00:12:49,200 Speaker 1: zero respectively. Andy Dalton is in an offense that is 283 00:12:49,240 --> 00:12:51,960 Speaker 1: better tailored to his skill set. I saw him be 284 00:12:52,040 --> 00:12:55,040 Speaker 1: more decisive. I saw him thrill with rhythm. I saw 285 00:12:55,080 --> 00:12:58,480 Speaker 1: him begin to build the confidence. Andy Dalton has been 286 00:12:58,520 --> 00:13:00,360 Speaker 1: a guy that has led his team repeat lead to 287 00:13:00,360 --> 00:13:03,000 Speaker 1: the playoffs. Bill Laser is finding a way to get 288 00:13:03,040 --> 00:13:04,880 Speaker 1: them back into their groove and even though they started 289 00:13:04,880 --> 00:13:07,400 Speaker 1: out slow in that division, they can bring some of 290 00:13:07,400 --> 00:13:09,520 Speaker 1: those teams back. Keep an eye of sense in that 291 00:13:09,679 --> 00:13:11,160 Speaker 1: I think they may be poised to make a run 292 00:13:11,760 --> 00:13:13,200 Speaker 1: and how about on the other side for the Browns, 293 00:13:13,240 --> 00:13:16,120 Speaker 1: Duke Johnson nine grabs in that game on ten targets, 294 00:13:16,200 --> 00:13:19,080 Speaker 1: not a lot of yards forty seven yards, but UH, 295 00:13:19,120 --> 00:13:21,320 Speaker 1: definitely somebody that when you talk about a young quarterback 296 00:13:21,360 --> 00:13:24,560 Speaker 1: and Kaiser wants to get some easy completions mixed in there, 297 00:13:24,720 --> 00:13:27,440 Speaker 1: Duke Johnson was his guy. But this is like the Browns. 298 00:13:27,440 --> 00:13:29,600 Speaker 1: They're missing some players, had some key guys out look, 299 00:13:29,640 --> 00:13:32,040 Speaker 1: so let's talk. Let's talk about them missing players, and 300 00:13:32,120 --> 00:13:35,000 Speaker 1: let's talk about this roster and what they have attempted 301 00:13:35,040 --> 00:13:37,720 Speaker 1: to do. So if we use the money ball theory, 302 00:13:37,800 --> 00:13:40,080 Speaker 1: we don't want to accumulate as many assets as you 303 00:13:40,120 --> 00:13:43,480 Speaker 1: can um to build up your team to fortify um 304 00:13:43,679 --> 00:13:45,760 Speaker 1: the weak areas of your team. When I look at 305 00:13:45,760 --> 00:13:48,400 Speaker 1: this team, this team is so young, I don't really 306 00:13:48,400 --> 00:13:51,920 Speaker 1: know who they're building around. I know you resigned Jamie Collins. 307 00:13:52,240 --> 00:13:55,600 Speaker 1: I know you have some other guys that I guess 308 00:13:55,640 --> 00:13:58,600 Speaker 1: you're banking on being a guy Males Garrett you drafted. 309 00:13:58,960 --> 00:14:02,959 Speaker 1: Uh has shown some potential. But if this team is 310 00:14:03,000 --> 00:14:06,000 Speaker 1: going to really be competitive, at some point, they had 311 00:14:06,040 --> 00:14:08,360 Speaker 1: to spend the money to get some free agents and 312 00:14:08,920 --> 00:14:10,840 Speaker 1: they have to make sure that they poor lay all 313 00:14:10,880 --> 00:14:14,520 Speaker 1: of those picks into players, and that is the toughest 314 00:14:14,559 --> 00:14:17,160 Speaker 1: part of the job is too. I got all the picks, 315 00:14:17,280 --> 00:14:19,480 Speaker 1: and then I gotta pick the right players. Now, they 316 00:14:19,480 --> 00:14:21,360 Speaker 1: spent some money in this offseason. Look, they went on 317 00:14:21,400 --> 00:14:23,520 Speaker 1: paid Kenny Britt, which shocked a lot of people what 318 00:14:23,600 --> 00:14:25,200 Speaker 1: they paid him. And you look at what they did 319 00:14:25,200 --> 00:14:29,000 Speaker 1: on the offensive line, making a big investment there. They 320 00:14:29,080 --> 00:14:30,680 Speaker 1: want to have one of the best offensive lines in 321 00:14:30,680 --> 00:14:32,960 Speaker 1: the league. They think that will help groom a young quarterback. 322 00:14:33,240 --> 00:14:36,320 Speaker 1: I think they made a tactical error personally, and we 323 00:14:36,400 --> 00:14:38,720 Speaker 1: talked about it with Kaiser. I thought Keiser needed to 324 00:14:38,720 --> 00:14:40,960 Speaker 1: sit and develop a little bit and then put him 325 00:14:41,000 --> 00:14:42,840 Speaker 1: out there when he had a chance to be successful. 326 00:14:43,240 --> 00:14:44,840 Speaker 1: I don't think he was ready to play. And I 327 00:14:44,880 --> 00:14:47,120 Speaker 1: just hope you look at what happened him at Notre 328 00:14:47,160 --> 00:14:49,880 Speaker 1: Dame confidence wise, when the way things went south on 329 00:14:49,920 --> 00:14:52,640 Speaker 1: that football team. I just don't know if I'm putting 330 00:14:52,680 --> 00:14:54,600 Speaker 1: him in the situation right now, because now you're left 331 00:14:54,640 --> 00:14:56,240 Speaker 1: in the spot here, you can what you're gonna be 332 00:14:56,320 --> 00:14:58,120 Speaker 1: O and six oh and seven. You're gonna say, Okay, 333 00:14:58,160 --> 00:14:59,920 Speaker 1: do we try and win a couple of ballgames? We 334 00:15:00,080 --> 00:15:02,040 Speaker 1: taken out and we we let him run all the 335 00:15:02,040 --> 00:15:04,840 Speaker 1: way through the whole schedule here. But he's not playing well. 336 00:15:04,880 --> 00:15:06,680 Speaker 1: I mean, he's not playing well at all. We've seen 337 00:15:06,720 --> 00:15:08,520 Speaker 1: some of the other quarterbacks will get to these other 338 00:15:08,560 --> 00:15:12,160 Speaker 1: young quarterbacks, um show some real, some real positive signs. 339 00:15:12,480 --> 00:15:14,480 Speaker 1: I just gotta get better. This team is not gonna 340 00:15:14,480 --> 00:15:16,400 Speaker 1: be able to win any football games unless he steps 341 00:15:16,480 --> 00:15:18,560 Speaker 1: up his play. He has to step up his play, 342 00:15:18,560 --> 00:15:20,880 Speaker 1: and they need to have someone in the receiving corps 343 00:15:21,000 --> 00:15:23,240 Speaker 1: or the tight end. Uh. Of course, someone in that 344 00:15:23,480 --> 00:15:26,280 Speaker 1: position group has to stand up and be a number 345 00:15:26,280 --> 00:15:27,680 Speaker 1: one player. And right now, I don't know who the 346 00:15:27,800 --> 00:15:29,680 Speaker 1: number one would be. I know they paid Kenny britt 347 00:15:29,760 --> 00:15:31,720 Speaker 1: like he was going to be the number one. But 348 00:15:31,800 --> 00:15:33,600 Speaker 1: for what they paid Keny Brittany might well have paid 349 00:15:33,640 --> 00:15:35,160 Speaker 1: to real pride because at least he would have been 350 00:15:35,480 --> 00:15:37,720 Speaker 1: in the system. He's familiar to the coaches, they know 351 00:15:38,120 --> 00:15:41,920 Speaker 1: how to develop him. He was trending in the right direction. 352 00:15:42,400 --> 00:15:45,560 Speaker 1: I just think Cleveland right now is a lost cause. 353 00:15:45,800 --> 00:15:49,320 Speaker 1: They have a lot of I guess assets, but I 354 00:15:49,320 --> 00:15:51,120 Speaker 1: don't know if they have the right people in plays 355 00:15:51,200 --> 00:15:54,160 Speaker 1: that can parlay those assets into not only good picks, 356 00:15:54,200 --> 00:15:57,480 Speaker 1: but to build a competitive roster. Yeah, well, they've had 357 00:15:57,520 --> 00:16:00,440 Speaker 1: some opportunities to take quarterbacks over the last a couple 358 00:16:00,440 --> 00:16:02,400 Speaker 1: of years and they haven't. They ended up getting cat 359 00:16:02,520 --> 00:16:05,280 Speaker 1: a little bit later on one of the young quarterbacks. 360 00:16:05,560 --> 00:16:07,640 Speaker 1: You look at what he did, and this is a 361 00:16:07,680 --> 00:16:11,040 Speaker 1: guy we trumpeted throughout the draft process, talked about him 362 00:16:11,080 --> 00:16:12,800 Speaker 1: being the guy that you know, this is a with 363 00:16:12,880 --> 00:16:14,560 Speaker 1: I was a little bit of a flawed group last year. 364 00:16:14,560 --> 00:16:16,240 Speaker 1: But at the end of the day, we're gonna hang 365 00:16:16,240 --> 00:16:19,160 Speaker 1: our hat on Deshaun Watson because of of the body 366 00:16:19,200 --> 00:16:21,880 Speaker 1: of work and because we bought into the person as 367 00:16:21,880 --> 00:16:24,400 Speaker 1: well as the player. It wasn't perfect Buck, but we 368 00:16:24,640 --> 00:16:26,160 Speaker 1: just get the sense when you're around a guy like this, 369 00:16:26,200 --> 00:16:28,560 Speaker 1: he's gonna figure it out. And godly it hadn't taken long. 370 00:16:28,600 --> 00:16:30,480 Speaker 1: What he did in New England last week was impressive 371 00:16:30,720 --> 00:16:32,320 Speaker 1: and then he comes out the day all he does 372 00:16:32,360 --> 00:16:35,840 Speaker 1: is throw forward run one. Uh. He was outstanding against 373 00:16:35,840 --> 00:16:39,440 Speaker 1: the Tennessee Titans today, absolutely outstanding. He is everything that 374 00:16:39,480 --> 00:16:41,960 Speaker 1: we thought he was in terms of a competitor, a 375 00:16:42,000 --> 00:16:45,840 Speaker 1: big game player, a clutch performer when you really need 376 00:16:45,920 --> 00:16:48,040 Speaker 1: him to take his game up a notch. Uh. The 377 00:16:48,080 --> 00:16:50,360 Speaker 1: big thing about Deshaun Watson. I think we will have 378 00:16:50,880 --> 00:16:53,240 Speaker 1: some of this debate when it comes down to Sam 379 00:16:53,320 --> 00:16:56,600 Speaker 1: Donna whenever he elects to come out. Um, you can 380 00:16:56,720 --> 00:16:58,400 Speaker 1: nit pick him. We can look at the stats and 381 00:16:58,440 --> 00:17:00,400 Speaker 1: we can say certain things about like oh, he had 382 00:17:00,440 --> 00:17:03,320 Speaker 1: double digit turnovers. But at some point, as a scout, 383 00:17:03,360 --> 00:17:05,200 Speaker 1: you need to put the pin down and you need 384 00:17:05,240 --> 00:17:08,840 Speaker 1: to watch the game and watch how that quarterback impacts 385 00:17:08,880 --> 00:17:11,920 Speaker 1: the game when the game needs to be impacted. Deshaun 386 00:17:12,000 --> 00:17:15,000 Speaker 1: Watson in those big games, Um, the bigger the game, 387 00:17:15,040 --> 00:17:18,080 Speaker 1: the bigger, the bigger stage, the better he played. And 388 00:17:18,080 --> 00:17:20,320 Speaker 1: there were times a day I absolutely felt like Deshaun 389 00:17:20,359 --> 00:17:22,760 Speaker 1: Watson was the best guy on the field. Yeah, And 390 00:17:22,800 --> 00:17:25,080 Speaker 1: I thought, you know, hats off to Bill O'Brien. There's 391 00:17:25,119 --> 00:17:27,239 Speaker 1: been some knocks in terms of the creativity and how 392 00:17:27,359 --> 00:17:31,159 Speaker 1: quarterback friendly, uh, this offensive system was. And I thought, 393 00:17:31,280 --> 00:17:33,320 Speaker 1: you know, we documented when we were doing the highlights 394 00:17:33,400 --> 00:17:35,760 Speaker 1: during the game that they went back into that Clemson 395 00:17:35,760 --> 00:17:37,720 Speaker 1: playbook a little bit, got some rpo, has got some 396 00:17:37,800 --> 00:17:41,399 Speaker 1: other things going and got to Sean comfortable and moving 397 00:17:41,480 --> 00:17:43,720 Speaker 1: him and it was Ransom speed options. Got a touchdown 398 00:17:43,720 --> 00:17:46,760 Speaker 1: on a speed option that was perfectly executed, So I 399 00:17:46,800 --> 00:17:49,240 Speaker 1: thought it was a creative game plan. I thought getting 400 00:17:49,240 --> 00:17:52,080 Speaker 1: will Fuller in the mix was huge, adding him to 401 00:17:52,119 --> 00:17:55,560 Speaker 1: what they already have. DeAndre Hopkins is developing a chemistry 402 00:17:56,240 --> 00:17:58,760 Speaker 1: with Watson. But man, this offense is starting to come 403 00:17:58,800 --> 00:18:00,840 Speaker 1: together and it's it's probably good thing because the defense 404 00:18:00,920 --> 00:18:03,600 Speaker 1: has been good, but they're not at the level that 405 00:18:03,640 --> 00:18:06,080 Speaker 1: we've seen them like they were last year. No, you're 406 00:18:06,080 --> 00:18:08,600 Speaker 1: absolutely right. Um has all the Bill O'Brien because I 407 00:18:08,600 --> 00:18:10,520 Speaker 1: didn't think he was capable of being able to tailor 408 00:18:10,840 --> 00:18:13,040 Speaker 1: an offense around Deshaun Watson, because he had never shown 409 00:18:13,040 --> 00:18:15,720 Speaker 1: that capability with any of the quarterbacks that he had 410 00:18:15,800 --> 00:18:18,800 Speaker 1: prior Um and looking at how they were playing with 411 00:18:18,840 --> 00:18:21,560 Speaker 1: Deshaun Watson, I noticed that they had a faster tempo, 412 00:18:21,800 --> 00:18:23,800 Speaker 1: which is something that Deshaun Watson was used to playing 413 00:18:23,880 --> 00:18:27,200 Speaker 1: at Clemson, just playing in high school, moving the thing 414 00:18:27,600 --> 00:18:30,360 Speaker 1: quickly at the line of scrimmage, quick rhythm pass the game. 415 00:18:30,640 --> 00:18:32,480 Speaker 1: We talked about it in the run up to the draft. 416 00:18:32,520 --> 00:18:35,119 Speaker 1: He's kind of a pick and stick thrower. Uh, simple 417 00:18:35,200 --> 00:18:37,840 Speaker 1: quick passes, catch rock and throw, get it out, and 418 00:18:37,880 --> 00:18:39,800 Speaker 1: they did that. You saw him run quick slands, you 419 00:18:39,840 --> 00:18:42,600 Speaker 1: saw him run some sticks. He threw the ball well 420 00:18:42,680 --> 00:18:45,760 Speaker 1: down the seams. Still struggles with the deep ball accuracy, 421 00:18:45,840 --> 00:18:48,359 Speaker 1: but if he can control the middle of the field 422 00:18:48,359 --> 00:18:51,320 Speaker 1: and really worked underneath areas, he's gonna be fine. And 423 00:18:51,359 --> 00:18:53,639 Speaker 1: I think the final thing you talked about it r 424 00:18:53,720 --> 00:18:57,640 Speaker 1: p O's read option. We are seeing them allow Deshaun 425 00:18:57,760 --> 00:19:00,400 Speaker 1: Watson to be the guy that he is. Don't try 426 00:19:00,440 --> 00:19:03,000 Speaker 1: and put him in a different box. Let him play 427 00:19:03,040 --> 00:19:05,200 Speaker 1: the game the way that it should be played, based 428 00:19:05,240 --> 00:19:07,360 Speaker 1: on the skill set, and he can have that kind 429 00:19:07,359 --> 00:19:10,400 Speaker 1: of success. I think is a lesson in this for 430 00:19:10,560 --> 00:19:13,600 Speaker 1: the development of all young quarterbacks. We can talk about Watson, 431 00:19:13,640 --> 00:19:15,600 Speaker 1: we can talk about Jerred Goff, we can talk about 432 00:19:15,600 --> 00:19:17,680 Speaker 1: some of the other guys. You're gonna have to meet 433 00:19:17,720 --> 00:19:19,320 Speaker 1: them halfway if you want to get the production that 434 00:19:19,400 --> 00:19:21,880 Speaker 1: you think you can get out of them. No question 435 00:19:22,280 --> 00:19:25,119 Speaker 1: with you on that. How about this one number seven, 436 00:19:25,160 --> 00:19:27,640 Speaker 1: welcome back left Bell thirty five a buck, forty four 437 00:19:27,680 --> 00:19:30,000 Speaker 1: and two touchdowns. He was a workhorse in that game 438 00:19:30,040 --> 00:19:33,800 Speaker 1: against the Baltimore Ravens to nine. This game just never 439 00:19:33,880 --> 00:19:37,040 Speaker 1: felt like it was in question at all. The Pittsburgh 440 00:19:37,040 --> 00:19:40,520 Speaker 1: Steelers dominating the contest and the Baltimore Ravens. On the 441 00:19:40,560 --> 00:19:42,560 Speaker 1: other side of things, forty nine pass attempt for Joe 442 00:19:42,560 --> 00:19:44,919 Speaker 1: Flacco fifteen runs. That's not gonna get it done. But 443 00:19:44,960 --> 00:19:47,879 Speaker 1: I thought the overall takeaway from this game the ste 444 00:19:48,040 --> 00:19:50,359 Speaker 1: the Steelers rand about forty two times thirty five of 445 00:19:50,359 --> 00:19:53,760 Speaker 1: those in the belly of love Bell. The Steelers have 446 00:19:53,840 --> 00:19:56,000 Speaker 1: been a huge disappointment. I wrote about it. I've been 447 00:19:56,040 --> 00:19:58,280 Speaker 1: on TV talking about big Man had been off to 448 00:19:58,359 --> 00:20:01,280 Speaker 1: Mark leve Bell was rusty. The only guy of the 449 00:20:01,359 --> 00:20:03,400 Speaker 1: Killer Bees we've really been playing at a high level 450 00:20:03,400 --> 00:20:06,720 Speaker 1: had been Antonio Brown. This weekend we had an opportunity 451 00:20:06,720 --> 00:20:08,800 Speaker 1: to see leve Bell get back to being the guy. 452 00:20:08,920 --> 00:20:10,600 Speaker 1: Whenever you miss all the training camp, you can be 453 00:20:10,600 --> 00:20:12,840 Speaker 1: a little rusty. Typically takes about three or four weeks 454 00:20:12,840 --> 00:20:15,000 Speaker 1: to kick off the rust to find his rhythm. This 455 00:20:15,040 --> 00:20:18,680 Speaker 1: is the fourth week we saw him make those patented runs, 456 00:20:18,720 --> 00:20:21,800 Speaker 1: the deliberate running style behind the line of scrimmage before 457 00:20:21,800 --> 00:20:24,359 Speaker 1: bursting getting to the second level. He did those things. 458 00:20:24,520 --> 00:20:27,080 Speaker 1: But the thing that's most impressive to me out of 459 00:20:27,119 --> 00:20:31,320 Speaker 1: all the stats, thirty five carries. Thirty five carries signals 460 00:20:31,320 --> 00:20:34,360 Speaker 1: to me that he's ready. He is now in shape. 461 00:20:34,520 --> 00:20:37,119 Speaker 1: He can handle a big workload, and I think the 462 00:20:37,160 --> 00:20:40,040 Speaker 1: Steelers will continue to give him a heavy workload because 463 00:20:40,320 --> 00:20:43,280 Speaker 1: he sets the table for everybody else. And the matchup 464 00:20:43,320 --> 00:20:45,719 Speaker 1: that we previewed coming into this game, mark Tavis Bryant 465 00:20:45,800 --> 00:20:49,800 Speaker 1: against Humphrey. Uh we we saw Marlon Humphrey him matched 466 00:20:49,840 --> 00:20:53,320 Speaker 1: up several times and they got down the field to Brian. 467 00:20:53,480 --> 00:20:55,280 Speaker 1: So that was that was a big matchup that went 468 00:20:55,280 --> 00:20:57,399 Speaker 1: in the Steelers favor. Yeah, it didn't go well. More 469 00:20:57,440 --> 00:20:58,960 Speaker 1: than Humphrey. You been off a little more than he 470 00:20:58,960 --> 00:21:01,240 Speaker 1: could chew with. More Tavis Ryan More Tavis Bryant to me, 471 00:21:01,280 --> 00:21:04,280 Speaker 1: as a Pro Bowl coliber player needs to get more production, 472 00:21:04,400 --> 00:21:08,840 Speaker 1: more touchdowns, but height, weight, speed, route running, playmaking ability. 473 00:21:09,200 --> 00:21:11,480 Speaker 1: This dude has it all. All right, Let's jump into 474 00:21:11,560 --> 00:21:13,919 Speaker 1: number eight here. I just wrote down Sean mcveigh's a wizard. 475 00:21:14,640 --> 00:21:16,200 Speaker 1: I mean we've been I got to see it during 476 00:21:16,200 --> 00:21:19,080 Speaker 1: the preseason. We've talked about it a bunch on this podcast. 477 00:21:19,320 --> 00:21:21,639 Speaker 1: We talked about Jared golf to take that next step. 478 00:21:21,640 --> 00:21:24,000 Speaker 1: But he got the three p's. They got him some playmakers, 479 00:21:24,240 --> 00:21:26,320 Speaker 1: they got him some protection up front, and they got 480 00:21:26,400 --> 00:21:28,800 Speaker 1: him a heck of a play caller. And watching the 481 00:21:28,800 --> 00:21:32,720 Speaker 1: way that He just dissected and carved up a Dallas 482 00:21:32,800 --> 00:21:35,760 Speaker 1: cowboy defense that is always well coached guys in position, 483 00:21:36,280 --> 00:21:39,000 Speaker 1: but he got Todd Gurley loose, three carries a buck, 484 00:21:39,040 --> 00:21:41,919 Speaker 1: twenty one seven catches for ninety four yards and a 485 00:21:41,960 --> 00:21:44,359 Speaker 1: touchdown and Q including a beautiful strike right down the 486 00:21:44,440 --> 00:21:46,920 Speaker 1: rail from Golf. He's got the quarterback playing at a 487 00:21:46,960 --> 00:21:50,360 Speaker 1: high level. This offense resembles nothing that we saw last 488 00:21:50,440 --> 00:21:53,480 Speaker 1: year from the Rams, nothing that we saw from the 489 00:21:53,560 --> 00:21:55,639 Speaker 1: Raham's last year. In fact, in the middle of I telecast, 490 00:21:55,720 --> 00:21:58,520 Speaker 1: I tweeted us out, dude, if I'm playing Matten and 491 00:21:58,560 --> 00:22:00,720 Speaker 1: I had to take someone's playbook, I'm a Sean mcveigh's 492 00:22:00,720 --> 00:22:03,119 Speaker 1: playbook for the Rams, because he is one of the 493 00:22:03,160 --> 00:22:06,240 Speaker 1: masters of moving to pieces around the chessboard, putting his 494 00:22:06,320 --> 00:22:09,880 Speaker 1: guys in favorable situation where they can make big plays. 495 00:22:10,160 --> 00:22:14,280 Speaker 1: And surprisingly, this was a game where Robert Woods and 496 00:22:14,320 --> 00:22:17,800 Speaker 1: Sammy Watkins were pretty much mute. It was Todd Gurley 497 00:22:18,000 --> 00:22:21,600 Speaker 1: was cup with the tight ends. Jerry Golf continued to 498 00:22:21,680 --> 00:22:25,679 Speaker 1: be productive without having his quote unquote stars on the outside. 499 00:22:25,960 --> 00:22:28,600 Speaker 1: To me, that signals an offense that is balanced, that 500 00:22:28,760 --> 00:22:31,080 Speaker 1: is diverse at no matter what you do to take 501 00:22:31,080 --> 00:22:33,720 Speaker 1: away whoever you deem to be the most dangerous weapons. 502 00:22:34,000 --> 00:22:37,320 Speaker 1: They're gonna find a way to be successful. Very impressive 503 00:22:37,400 --> 00:22:40,480 Speaker 1: job by Sean McVeigh. I'll be honest, I didn't know 504 00:22:40,640 --> 00:22:44,000 Speaker 1: if he could get this offense going, but I believed 505 00:22:44,000 --> 00:22:46,720 Speaker 1: in the quarterback and he absolutely has the quarterback Dealan. 506 00:22:47,240 --> 00:22:50,040 Speaker 1: This is the Jerry Golf that we thought could play 507 00:22:50,080 --> 00:22:52,240 Speaker 1: in the National Football League, and he has. Man He 508 00:22:52,320 --> 00:22:54,520 Speaker 1: has been one of the biggest turnarounds in the National 509 00:22:54,560 --> 00:22:57,159 Speaker 1: Football League. And last year this football team wasn't in 510 00:22:57,160 --> 00:22:59,040 Speaker 1: a similar spot, got off to a hot start and 511 00:22:59,080 --> 00:23:01,120 Speaker 1: they and they just so. I don't think this team 512 00:23:01,119 --> 00:23:02,840 Speaker 1: is a little different. I think they've got better coaching 513 00:23:02,840 --> 00:23:05,480 Speaker 1: on both sides of the ball. I think they're more consistent. 514 00:23:05,480 --> 00:23:07,560 Speaker 1: I think they're getting better quarterback play. I don't think 515 00:23:07,640 --> 00:23:09,199 Speaker 1: this team is going away. I think this team's got 516 00:23:09,240 --> 00:23:11,320 Speaker 1: a legitimate shot to be in the playoffs. Buck that 517 00:23:11,440 --> 00:23:12,919 Speaker 1: they do, they're gonna be there right to the end. 518 00:23:12,960 --> 00:23:14,399 Speaker 1: They're gonna be right there. They have to get the 519 00:23:14,480 --> 00:23:16,960 Speaker 1: defense fixed, because right now, I don't think any of 520 00:23:17,000 --> 00:23:18,359 Speaker 1: us would have said, oh, you know, the Rams are 521 00:23:18,359 --> 00:23:19,919 Speaker 1: gonna be an offense. Have the team the offense is 522 00:23:19,920 --> 00:23:22,199 Speaker 1: carrying the defense. We thought it would be flipped the 523 00:23:22,240 --> 00:23:26,560 Speaker 1: other way around. I will say this because in our business, 524 00:23:26,760 --> 00:23:29,880 Speaker 1: and maybe it's not necessarily scouts in the league, maybe 525 00:23:29,880 --> 00:23:32,720 Speaker 1: it's those on the outside, we're quick to affix the 526 00:23:32,880 --> 00:23:36,360 Speaker 1: B word on people, the bust label. Um, we heard 527 00:23:36,400 --> 00:23:38,680 Speaker 1: the bus label for Jerry Golf. We heard people talking 528 00:23:38,720 --> 00:23:42,720 Speaker 1: about Todd Gurley being a bust And what the rams 529 00:23:43,200 --> 00:23:46,960 Speaker 1: turnaround has confirmed for me man coaching matters. You get 530 00:23:46,960 --> 00:23:49,960 Speaker 1: the right coach. The right coach can max out the players. 531 00:23:50,800 --> 00:23:54,000 Speaker 1: Ty Gurley, Jerry Golf little like franchise players on a 532 00:23:54,040 --> 00:23:56,439 Speaker 1: Sean McVeigh. Hass off to Sean mve for find a 533 00:23:56,440 --> 00:23:58,600 Speaker 1: way to get them into their comfort zone. Even though 534 00:23:58,640 --> 00:24:01,600 Speaker 1: Todd Gurley is running nothing more than the outside zone people, 535 00:24:03,160 --> 00:24:05,440 Speaker 1: I'm eating people up, eating people up on the outside there. 536 00:24:05,960 --> 00:24:08,720 Speaker 1: How speaking of running the football, Cam Newton ran it 537 00:24:08,720 --> 00:24:10,960 Speaker 1: a little bit today. Eight carries forty four yards and 538 00:24:11,040 --> 00:24:14,480 Speaker 1: a touchdown is fiftieth rushing touchdown, which is just absurd 539 00:24:15,080 --> 00:24:17,280 Speaker 1: for his career. But how about through the year twenty two, 540 00:24:17,440 --> 00:24:20,800 Speaker 1: twenty nine, three, sixteen, three and one. Uh, this was 541 00:24:20,920 --> 00:24:23,240 Speaker 1: this was kind of m v P like Cam Newton. 542 00:24:23,520 --> 00:24:26,520 Speaker 1: The rust has been knocked off, and I look, the 543 00:24:26,560 --> 00:24:30,200 Speaker 1: Patriots defense is is awful, but Cam Newton made him pay. 544 00:24:30,200 --> 00:24:31,439 Speaker 1: And I didn't think they had in him to go 545 00:24:31,480 --> 00:24:33,160 Speaker 1: in there and get that win, and uh and sure 546 00:24:33,280 --> 00:24:35,440 Speaker 1: enough they did. And hats off to Cam. I was 547 00:24:35,520 --> 00:24:38,199 Speaker 1: unbelievable because I don't think we really seriously gave them 548 00:24:38,200 --> 00:24:40,399 Speaker 1: any shot of going to New England and win. And 549 00:24:40,440 --> 00:24:43,080 Speaker 1: I think this really is a coming out or a 550 00:24:43,160 --> 00:24:45,440 Speaker 1: rebound game for Cam Newton. There's a lot of press, 551 00:24:45,480 --> 00:24:47,600 Speaker 1: a lot of conversation could he get back? We talked 552 00:24:47,640 --> 00:24:49,320 Speaker 1: about people saying like, hey, he was only great for 553 00:24:49,480 --> 00:24:52,080 Speaker 1: great ten months, that was a one year wonder. But 554 00:24:52,160 --> 00:24:54,520 Speaker 1: I think when you look back at what Cam has 555 00:24:54,520 --> 00:24:56,919 Speaker 1: been able to do throughout his career, he is what 556 00:24:56,960 --> 00:25:01,000 Speaker 1: he is. He is a big, talented, due threat quarterback 557 00:25:01,080 --> 00:25:04,880 Speaker 1: who has tremendous running skills and a big arm. If 558 00:25:04,920 --> 00:25:06,919 Speaker 1: you try to make him something that he's not a 559 00:25:06,960 --> 00:25:11,120 Speaker 1: classic drop back passer, you will always be underwhelmed because 560 00:25:11,160 --> 00:25:13,359 Speaker 1: he is not built to play the game that way. 561 00:25:13,440 --> 00:25:16,080 Speaker 1: It appears to me that the Carolina Panthers discovered that 562 00:25:16,320 --> 00:25:18,359 Speaker 1: they said, we're gonna let big fella do what he does, 563 00:25:18,800 --> 00:25:20,880 Speaker 1: and even if it means that maybe he won't play 564 00:25:20,920 --> 00:25:23,480 Speaker 1: fifteen years, maybe he plays twelve years, because he's going 565 00:25:23,520 --> 00:25:26,560 Speaker 1: to absorb some hits. If he gives you a shot 566 00:25:26,600 --> 00:25:28,119 Speaker 1: to go to the super Bowl playing the way that 567 00:25:28,160 --> 00:25:30,639 Speaker 1: he played, I think you traded off. That's just what 568 00:25:30,840 --> 00:25:33,359 Speaker 1: you have to do. It's about the quarterback. Let the 569 00:25:33,440 --> 00:25:37,520 Speaker 1: quarterback be who he is, no question. Um. It was 570 00:25:37,560 --> 00:25:39,440 Speaker 1: good to see. And I think when they can, when 571 00:25:39,440 --> 00:25:41,560 Speaker 1: they can get him rolling in in the run game 572 00:25:41,560 --> 00:25:43,280 Speaker 1: and just his energy even picks up. You know you 573 00:25:43,359 --> 00:25:45,639 Speaker 1: gotta balance protecting him, but you see it just a 574 00:25:45,680 --> 00:25:47,800 Speaker 1: little more life in him when he's running with the football, 575 00:25:47,840 --> 00:25:49,800 Speaker 1: and I think he takes he throws the ball better 576 00:25:49,840 --> 00:25:53,160 Speaker 1: once he does that. Did I know you're an option quarterback? Um, 577 00:25:53,600 --> 00:25:56,560 Speaker 1: there's something about taking that early shot in the game 578 00:25:56,560 --> 00:25:58,560 Speaker 1: where you're like, Okay, now I'm in the game. I'm 579 00:25:58,560 --> 00:26:01,200 Speaker 1: in the fabric of the game. I'm comfortable, I'm relaxed. 580 00:26:01,560 --> 00:26:05,320 Speaker 1: I believe they kind of had Kim Newton under on handcuffed. 581 00:26:05,400 --> 00:26:07,399 Speaker 1: They had him handcuffed because he didn't necessarily want him 582 00:26:07,400 --> 00:26:09,639 Speaker 1: to run. They were trying to protect him. But I 583 00:26:09,680 --> 00:26:13,280 Speaker 1: think he is better at protecting himself when he's outside 584 00:26:13,359 --> 00:26:15,520 Speaker 1: of the pocket. So let the big fellow run the 585 00:26:15,600 --> 00:26:18,760 Speaker 1: quarterback power to quarterback zones, those things that we've seen 586 00:26:18,840 --> 00:26:22,080 Speaker 1: him that have allowed him to score fifty touchdowns. Man, 587 00:26:22,119 --> 00:26:24,040 Speaker 1: I'm not gonna mess with Kim too much. He played 588 00:26:24,040 --> 00:26:25,199 Speaker 1: at the m v P level. We went to a 589 00:26:25,200 --> 00:26:27,399 Speaker 1: super Bowl with him playing like that. It has to 590 00:26:27,440 --> 00:26:29,240 Speaker 1: be good enough to get back to the Super Bowl 591 00:26:29,280 --> 00:26:31,720 Speaker 1: because he can do it all over again. No what, 592 00:26:31,880 --> 00:26:34,040 Speaker 1: no question. It's good to see him get back in 593 00:26:34,080 --> 00:26:36,399 Speaker 1: the mix. There. I I here's my final takeaway here, 594 00:26:36,400 --> 00:26:38,919 Speaker 1: and I got a couple of bonus bonus lines after that, 595 00:26:39,000 --> 00:26:41,919 Speaker 1: but final one, I just wrote down the Broncos had 596 00:26:41,920 --> 00:26:43,520 Speaker 1: the best defense in the NFL. I don't. I don't 597 00:26:43,560 --> 00:26:45,600 Speaker 1: know if we want a debate or not, but I mean, 598 00:26:45,680 --> 00:26:49,160 Speaker 1: look what they did in this contest. You hold Marshawn Lynch, 599 00:26:49,200 --> 00:26:51,480 Speaker 1: I think he had nine carries for twelve yards, Ezekiel 600 00:26:51,520 --> 00:26:55,520 Speaker 1: Elliott nine carries for eight yards. Lashawn McCoy had fourteen 601 00:26:55,560 --> 00:26:58,600 Speaker 1: carries for twenty one yards. I mean, you cannot run 602 00:26:58,640 --> 00:27:01,720 Speaker 1: the ball against this defense, and then we can't run it. 603 00:27:01,800 --> 00:27:03,440 Speaker 1: Now you gotta sit here and say, Okay, we can't 604 00:27:03,520 --> 00:27:04,800 Speaker 1: run the ball. Now we gotta figure out how to 605 00:27:04,800 --> 00:27:07,199 Speaker 1: block these guys up front with von Miller and company 606 00:27:07,200 --> 00:27:10,600 Speaker 1: and Adam Gotsis and Derek Wolfe and uh, look, well, 607 00:27:10,760 --> 00:27:13,160 Speaker 1: eventually we'll see Shane Ray out there. But Barrett's done 608 00:27:13,160 --> 00:27:15,400 Speaker 1: a nice job, and you've got three in the three 609 00:27:15,400 --> 00:27:17,080 Speaker 1: corners you gotta deal with. And then in this game 610 00:27:17,359 --> 00:27:19,280 Speaker 1: we kind of see the emergence of what could be 611 00:27:19,440 --> 00:27:22,480 Speaker 1: a superstar safety and Simmons making a big time high 612 00:27:22,520 --> 00:27:24,840 Speaker 1: point interception to seal the game where he high points 613 00:27:24,880 --> 00:27:27,280 Speaker 1: the ball and and really the fifty fifty ball against 614 00:27:27,320 --> 00:27:29,800 Speaker 1: the Marii Cooper and uh, he just took it from him. 615 00:27:29,800 --> 00:27:31,960 Speaker 1: So I think this is the best defense in the 616 00:27:32,040 --> 00:27:34,359 Speaker 1: NFL right now. When you think about the best defense, 617 00:27:34,400 --> 00:27:36,280 Speaker 1: is the best defense have the ability to make you 618 00:27:36,320 --> 00:27:39,000 Speaker 1: a one dimensional team. And when they make you one dimensional, 619 00:27:39,119 --> 00:27:41,880 Speaker 1: that one dimension plays into the strength of their defense. 620 00:27:42,160 --> 00:27:45,040 Speaker 1: The strength of the Broncos will be their pass rushers 621 00:27:45,280 --> 00:27:47,919 Speaker 1: in their secondary. They can lock you up man demand, 622 00:27:48,080 --> 00:27:51,320 Speaker 1: They have tremendous safety play, and they have pass rushers 623 00:27:51,320 --> 00:27:53,280 Speaker 1: that can get after you. But now that they can 624 00:27:53,320 --> 00:27:56,600 Speaker 1: stop the run, they make you throw into the teeth 625 00:27:56,600 --> 00:28:00,000 Speaker 1: of their defense. They can do exactly what they want 626 00:28:00,040 --> 00:28:03,040 Speaker 1: to do on that And offensively, you're seeing a team 627 00:28:03,080 --> 00:28:05,440 Speaker 1: that is now playing complimentary football. They're running the ball. 628 00:28:05,480 --> 00:28:07,000 Speaker 1: They're not asking to ever see me in to make 629 00:28:07,040 --> 00:28:09,320 Speaker 1: too many big plays. They know that their defense can 630 00:28:09,400 --> 00:28:11,600 Speaker 1: keep the score down. And as long as the defense 631 00:28:11,640 --> 00:28:14,320 Speaker 1: plays at that high level, that top two three level, 632 00:28:14,760 --> 00:28:17,000 Speaker 1: they're going to be a tough out. I do like 633 00:28:17,040 --> 00:28:20,119 Speaker 1: what I'm seeing from Vince Joseph's young squad. Twelve twelve 634 00:28:20,200 --> 00:28:22,520 Speaker 1: Pro bowls between those four running backs that they held 635 00:28:23,119 --> 00:28:26,359 Speaker 1: yards first four weeks, that's insane. Justin Simmons, I went 636 00:28:26,359 --> 00:28:28,080 Speaker 1: back and looked at my report on him, so coming 637 00:28:28,119 --> 00:28:31,959 Speaker 1: out he was six o two three pounds, so he 638 00:28:32,080 --> 00:28:34,320 Speaker 1: was oh sorry, two n two pounds six o two 639 00:28:34,400 --> 00:28:36,720 Speaker 1: three two two pounds. He ran a four six one 640 00:28:36,760 --> 00:28:39,120 Speaker 1: at Indie. He plays much faster than that. I gave 641 00:28:39,200 --> 00:28:42,120 Speaker 1: him a third round grade. Said he plays the high safety, 642 00:28:42,520 --> 00:28:46,960 Speaker 1: excellent range, can cover tight ends, takes good angles, range athlete. 643 00:28:47,120 --> 00:28:48,920 Speaker 1: I said, he's a catch tackler. He wasn't a real 644 00:28:48,960 --> 00:28:52,680 Speaker 1: physical striker, but in terms of a floater over the top, outstanding, 645 00:28:52,760 --> 00:28:55,280 Speaker 1: go go get it. And he's in a defense with 646 00:28:55,320 --> 00:28:57,120 Speaker 1: what they have their Bucky to kind of be that 647 00:28:57,200 --> 00:29:00,400 Speaker 1: sweeper on the on the back line. There. What a 648 00:29:00,440 --> 00:29:04,240 Speaker 1: beautiful fit with an athlete a scheme. Um, he's gonna be, 649 00:29:04,280 --> 00:29:05,880 Speaker 1: He's gonna he's gonna go with some Pro Bowls there. 650 00:29:05,880 --> 00:29:07,440 Speaker 1: There's a reason why they decided to move on from 651 00:29:07,440 --> 00:29:10,200 Speaker 1: t J. Ward. Oh absolutely. I think he's an upgrade 652 00:29:10,200 --> 00:29:13,280 Speaker 1: over TJ. Award from an athleticism standpoint. He gives me 653 00:29:13,280 --> 00:29:15,520 Speaker 1: an ability to play better against the past. TJ. Award 654 00:29:15,560 --> 00:29:18,200 Speaker 1: was a striker, was a hitter. But there's a reason 655 00:29:18,240 --> 00:29:20,400 Speaker 1: why they let him kind of move on. This is 656 00:29:20,440 --> 00:29:23,920 Speaker 1: a secondary that has gotten better, has helped him. This 657 00:29:24,000 --> 00:29:26,800 Speaker 1: is a team that is going back to kind of 658 00:29:26,840 --> 00:29:28,640 Speaker 1: the style of play that kind of helped him be 659 00:29:28,680 --> 00:29:31,600 Speaker 1: a Super Bowl champion. Run the football, take care of 660 00:29:31,600 --> 00:29:34,719 Speaker 1: it as a quarterback, and allow your defense to create opportunities. 661 00:29:34,880 --> 00:29:36,800 Speaker 1: That's what they're doing in Denver right now. Well, I 662 00:29:36,840 --> 00:29:38,280 Speaker 1: was trying to be a fishing with his pilots, trying 663 00:29:38,320 --> 00:29:39,720 Speaker 1: to get a pace up, get us through it. A 664 00:29:39,760 --> 00:29:41,880 Speaker 1: couple bow insidems I'm gonna throw in there, just real quick. 665 00:29:41,880 --> 00:29:43,880 Speaker 1: We don't even need to elaborate on it. Just these 666 00:29:43,920 --> 00:29:45,840 Speaker 1: rookie running backs. You can find them anywhere. When you 667 00:29:45,840 --> 00:29:48,560 Speaker 1: look at what Chris Carson unfortunately the injury in that game, 668 00:29:48,560 --> 00:29:50,560 Speaker 1: but you've seen what he's done. Wayne Gallman made his 669 00:29:50,640 --> 00:29:53,880 Speaker 1: debut today, did a nice job at a Clemson making 670 00:29:53,880 --> 00:29:57,120 Speaker 1: some plays there. He saw Austin Ekeler, small school running 671 00:29:57,160 --> 00:30:00,240 Speaker 1: back with the Chargers getting after Eli McGuire, Louis Handa 672 00:30:00,280 --> 00:30:02,560 Speaker 1: Lafayette what he did. So we've seen so many of 673 00:30:02,560 --> 00:30:04,520 Speaker 1: these running backs. You find them all throughout the draft. 674 00:30:04,720 --> 00:30:06,840 Speaker 1: We've seen him. Each week we seem to see another 675 00:30:06,880 --> 00:30:09,400 Speaker 1: one or two emerge. That seems to be a trend 676 00:30:09,400 --> 00:30:11,400 Speaker 1: and then lasting little bonus. Now gotta wrote down here 677 00:30:11,720 --> 00:30:14,040 Speaker 1: the Eagles found themselves running game and they've kind of 678 00:30:14,040 --> 00:30:16,320 Speaker 1: had a back by committee. Uh. And they used a 679 00:30:16,320 --> 00:30:18,000 Speaker 1: bunch of backs today. They were all effective, but like 680 00:30:18,120 --> 00:30:21,160 Speaker 1: Garrett Blunt, that's what that's the kind of run they 681 00:30:21,200 --> 00:30:23,200 Speaker 1: need from him. He was physical six team for one 682 00:30:23,240 --> 00:30:25,400 Speaker 1: thirty six, including one of the most violent runs of 683 00:30:25,400 --> 00:30:27,920 Speaker 1: the year. You know, when you talked to douce daley 684 00:30:27,960 --> 00:30:29,560 Speaker 1: early in the off season, talked about that as a 685 00:30:29,560 --> 00:30:32,560 Speaker 1: big man. Uh, he's physical. The earth moves when he 686 00:30:32,640 --> 00:30:35,640 Speaker 1: kind of rumbles in between the tackles like Garret Blunt 687 00:30:35,680 --> 00:30:38,760 Speaker 1: gives the Philadelphia Eagles something that is very, very similar 688 00:30:38,800 --> 00:30:41,960 Speaker 1: to what Marshawn Lunch Marshawn Lynch gave the Seattle Seahawks 689 00:30:41,960 --> 00:30:44,040 Speaker 1: when they were trying to kind of break through. He 690 00:30:44,080 --> 00:30:46,680 Speaker 1: gives them an identity. He gives them the ability to 691 00:30:46,760 --> 00:30:48,960 Speaker 1: play big boy football, to kind of run it out, 692 00:30:49,200 --> 00:30:52,840 Speaker 1: to salt the game away, and to really help their defense. 693 00:30:53,520 --> 00:30:55,800 Speaker 1: As the Eagles are beginning to play, and as they're 694 00:30:55,800 --> 00:30:58,480 Speaker 1: beginning to find the recipe for success, I think that 695 00:30:58,720 --> 00:31:01,400 Speaker 1: recipe has to include a couple of doses, a couple 696 00:31:01,480 --> 00:31:04,040 Speaker 1: of sprinkles of a Gary Blunt each and every week. 697 00:31:04,720 --> 00:31:07,040 Speaker 1: No question, All right, Bucky, here's your chance. Man, what 698 00:31:07,080 --> 00:31:08,600 Speaker 1: do you miss? You wanna fire something else in there? 699 00:31:08,600 --> 00:31:10,520 Speaker 1: But I was trying to go under thirty. Let's soy 700 00:31:10,560 --> 00:31:11,880 Speaker 1: tell us the time here in a minute. But I 701 00:31:11,880 --> 00:31:13,240 Speaker 1: think I think we got it. I think we got 702 00:31:13,280 --> 00:31:15,040 Speaker 1: a chance to get this one done under thirty. Man. 703 00:31:15,080 --> 00:31:17,920 Speaker 1: I think, I think, I think, um, I think we 704 00:31:18,000 --> 00:31:19,680 Speaker 1: hit everything. When we talked about the bills, we talked 705 00:31:19,720 --> 00:31:22,320 Speaker 1: about Andy Dalton, I wanted to do cam. We got 706 00:31:22,360 --> 00:31:23,640 Speaker 1: that in. I think the big thing that we have 707 00:31:23,640 --> 00:31:26,040 Speaker 1: to talk about it. Maybe we owe the New York 708 00:31:26,080 --> 00:31:29,680 Speaker 1: Jets fans a bit of an apology because their team, uh, 709 00:31:29,800 --> 00:31:32,080 Speaker 1: it's tied with the New England Patriots. But I will 710 00:31:32,120 --> 00:31:35,160 Speaker 1: say this about the New York Jets and how they're 711 00:31:35,200 --> 00:31:37,920 Speaker 1: doing it. They're playing hard on defense. They're doing a 712 00:31:38,000 --> 00:31:39,880 Speaker 1: pretty good job of kind of rallying to the ball 713 00:31:39,960 --> 00:31:43,720 Speaker 1: and making it tough for the opposition and tied bowls. Look, 714 00:31:43,760 --> 00:31:45,520 Speaker 1: I thought he was a lame duck coach. I thought 715 00:31:45,560 --> 00:31:46,760 Speaker 1: it was gonna be tough for him to get through, 716 00:31:46,760 --> 00:31:48,800 Speaker 1: and it still may be tough for him to get through. 717 00:31:49,240 --> 00:31:51,400 Speaker 1: The guys are responding. They're playing for him, and there's 718 00:31:51,400 --> 00:31:53,320 Speaker 1: something to be said for that when you evaluate your 719 00:31:53,360 --> 00:31:56,960 Speaker 1: quot No question, they're playing hard. And look, we're not 720 00:31:57,000 --> 00:31:59,880 Speaker 1: apologizing here, but they're playing better than we thought. And 721 00:32:00,000 --> 00:32:02,600 Speaker 1: I'm almost tempted to say some of these other teams 722 00:32:02,600 --> 00:32:04,479 Speaker 1: are worse than we thought. The Jets aren't better than 723 00:32:04,480 --> 00:32:06,520 Speaker 1: we thought. Man, the Dolphins, the team that they just beat, 724 00:32:06,560 --> 00:32:09,200 Speaker 1: they went over to London just completely laden egg. They 725 00:32:09,200 --> 00:32:12,000 Speaker 1: look terrible. They beat the Jags by three points in 726 00:32:12,040 --> 00:32:13,680 Speaker 1: a game where they needed a running back to fall 727 00:32:13,720 --> 00:32:16,040 Speaker 1: on the ground and hop back up without being touched 728 00:32:16,040 --> 00:32:18,080 Speaker 1: to run seventy five yards for a score and they 729 00:32:18,240 --> 00:32:21,040 Speaker 1: beat the Jags and o t The good news is, though, Buck, 730 00:32:21,080 --> 00:32:22,960 Speaker 1: they got the Browns. They're at the Browns next week. 731 00:32:22,960 --> 00:32:24,440 Speaker 1: The Jets are gonna be three and two. They have 732 00:32:24,480 --> 00:32:28,480 Speaker 1: a winning record. About that. It's unbelievable. Tell me, how 733 00:32:28,480 --> 00:32:31,120 Speaker 1: are we doing on time? Did we get We're sitting 734 00:32:31,160 --> 00:32:33,680 Speaker 1: a little bit over thirty. But it's good content. It's 735 00:32:33,720 --> 00:32:37,360 Speaker 1: good content. Let's keep you rolling going good And that's 736 00:32:37,360 --> 00:32:38,880 Speaker 1: a that's a solid effort there. I wanted to go 737 00:32:38,960 --> 00:32:40,600 Speaker 1: into thirty, but we keep it right around thirty, so 738 00:32:40,600 --> 00:32:43,520 Speaker 1: that'll work. Good. Buck, go to bed, man, it's been 739 00:32:43,520 --> 00:32:46,360 Speaker 1: a long day, had a good run. Here, fun episode. 740 00:32:47,120 --> 00:32:48,680 Speaker 1: Unless you have anything else to add, I say, we 741 00:32:48,760 --> 00:32:50,240 Speaker 1: get out of here. Now, let's get out man. I 742 00:32:50,240 --> 00:32:52,680 Speaker 1: think we get them all with the ten takeaways there 743 00:32:52,680 --> 00:32:54,960 Speaker 1: were going. There's your ten takeaways from the Move the 744 00:32:55,000 --> 00:32:58,080 Speaker 1: Sticks podcast, presented by the fourd F series. I hope 745 00:32:58,080 --> 00:33:00,320 Speaker 1: you guys enjoyed it. Please tell a friend. Let's try 746 00:33:00,360 --> 00:33:01,880 Speaker 1: and keep this thing going. The numbers keep going up 747 00:33:01,880 --> 00:33:04,080 Speaker 1: each and every week, and we've enjoyed doing it. Hope 748 00:33:04,120 --> 00:33:06,440 Speaker 1: you've enjoyed listening to it, and we'll catch it just 749 00:33:06,480 --> 00:33:08,160 Speaker 1: in a couple of days. Remember Moved the six three 750 00:33:08,200 --> 00:33:10,280 Speaker 1: times a week. You can get it iTunes. You can 751 00:33:10,320 --> 00:33:12,880 Speaker 1: find at nfl dot com Slash podcast We've got all 752 00:33:12,880 --> 00:33:15,640 Speaker 1: our videos. Uh, you can find those NFL dot com 753 00:33:15,640 --> 00:33:18,240 Speaker 1: slash mts video if you're looking for those. We have 754 00:33:18,320 --> 00:33:21,240 Speaker 1: a Thursday show. Uh, it's actually a video show. It 755 00:33:21,320 --> 00:33:23,520 Speaker 1: ends up being an audio podcast as well, but be 756 00:33:23,560 --> 00:33:25,880 Speaker 1: sure to check that one out on Thursdays. All right, 757 00:33:25,920 --> 00:33:27,720 Speaker 1: that's gonna do it for us. Thank you guys for 758 00:33:27,760 --> 00:33:31,800 Speaker 1: listening and we'll catch you next time. Thanks for downloading 759 00:33:31,840 --> 00:33:36,800 Speaker 1: Move the Sticks with Daniel Jeremiah and Bucky Brooks. 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