1 00:00:00,800 --> 00:00:06,399 Speaker 1: And now move the sticks with Daniel Jeremiah and Bucky Brooks. 2 00:00:07,560 --> 00:00:12,480 Speaker 1: What's up everybody? DJ? Bucky here for our ten takeaway podcast. 3 00:00:13,000 --> 00:00:15,520 Speaker 1: Bucky in the studio, I am at the CASA. What's 4 00:00:15,560 --> 00:00:17,960 Speaker 1: going on? Buck? How you do? Man? Everything's good Man, 5 00:00:18,040 --> 00:00:21,200 Speaker 1: great Sunday night football game to watch. Exciting Sunday. We're 6 00:00:21,200 --> 00:00:25,279 Speaker 1: seeing the contenders kind of separate from the pretenders, no question. 7 00:00:25,320 --> 00:00:27,480 Speaker 1: We'll get to that Sunday game a little bit later 8 00:00:27,520 --> 00:00:29,440 Speaker 1: on in the takeaways here, but let's start off with 9 00:00:29,480 --> 00:00:32,519 Speaker 1: takeaway number one from what we saw this Sunday. What 10 00:00:32,560 --> 00:00:34,920 Speaker 1: do you got for us? Buck? Sean McVay has created 11 00:00:34,920 --> 00:00:37,760 Speaker 1: a monster in Jerry Goff. Watkins has split out to 12 00:00:37,800 --> 00:00:40,199 Speaker 1: the right side. Dopp looks to Watkins has about a 13 00:00:40,320 --> 00:00:45,280 Speaker 1: slant touchdown Rams. It's a five yard pass play from 14 00:00:45,360 --> 00:00:49,280 Speaker 1: Gop to Sammy Watkins and the Rams jump out on 15 00:00:49,440 --> 00:00:52,720 Speaker 1: top six nothing but ten fifty three to play. They're 16 00:00:52,760 --> 00:00:56,160 Speaker 1: in the first quarter. What an opening drive. Hey, look, 17 00:00:56,200 --> 00:00:58,880 Speaker 1: we knew that Sean McVay was the office wizard based 18 00:00:58,920 --> 00:01:01,120 Speaker 1: on what he did with Kirk Cuf, but what he 19 00:01:01,160 --> 00:01:03,840 Speaker 1: has done with Jared Goff is nothing short of remarkable. 20 00:01:04,160 --> 00:01:06,600 Speaker 1: A guy last year that we thought about that some 21 00:01:06,640 --> 00:01:08,920 Speaker 1: people called the bust, didn't think he could play in 22 00:01:08,959 --> 00:01:12,959 Speaker 1: the league. Has become an absolute nightmare for defenses to 23 00:01:13,280 --> 00:01:17,959 Speaker 1: have to deal with against the Saints. Twenty eight completions, 24 00:01:18,080 --> 00:01:20,320 Speaker 1: forty three pass attempts, three hundred and fifty four yards, 25 00:01:20,360 --> 00:01:22,920 Speaker 1: two touchdowns, one inception. That interception was off a tip. 26 00:01:23,480 --> 00:01:27,319 Speaker 1: I'm seeing a quarterback that is confident, he's decisive, he's 27 00:01:27,360 --> 00:01:30,280 Speaker 1: aggressive when he needs to be, and he is able 28 00:01:30,319 --> 00:01:33,320 Speaker 1: to use all of the weapons available to him. As 29 00:01:33,360 --> 00:01:35,840 Speaker 1: long as the Rams are able to play this style 30 00:01:35,920 --> 00:01:38,199 Speaker 1: of ball, they're going to be a tough out because 31 00:01:38,240 --> 00:01:42,080 Speaker 1: their quarterback is legit a top ten quarterback. Yeah, it's 32 00:01:42,080 --> 00:01:44,880 Speaker 1: interesting you bring that up. I mean that game, and 33 00:01:44,959 --> 00:01:47,480 Speaker 1: I had said in one of our preview videos, I 34 00:01:47,480 --> 00:01:50,240 Speaker 1: thought the key to this thing was them not taking 35 00:01:50,520 --> 00:01:52,320 Speaker 1: their foot off the gas in this game. You got 36 00:01:52,320 --> 00:01:54,200 Speaker 1: to just keep going, do not slow down. You saw 37 00:01:54,240 --> 00:01:56,280 Speaker 1: the Redskins kind of ease off the gas a little bit. 38 00:01:56,760 --> 00:01:58,520 Speaker 1: Saints are able to catch up with Drew Brees. I 39 00:01:58,520 --> 00:02:01,840 Speaker 1: thought they remained aggressive all through the fourth quarter of 40 00:02:01,880 --> 00:02:03,960 Speaker 1: this game. Hey, look, this is a game they were 41 00:02:03,960 --> 00:02:06,000 Speaker 1: in control of the football game. They threw it forty 42 00:02:06,040 --> 00:02:08,120 Speaker 1: four times, they ran it twenty five times. So they 43 00:02:08,160 --> 00:02:10,240 Speaker 1: put this game in the hands of Jared Goff as 44 00:02:10,280 --> 00:02:12,560 Speaker 1: a year two player, And I'm with you, Buck, I mean, 45 00:02:12,880 --> 00:02:15,040 Speaker 1: we just see his confidence grow each and every week. 46 00:02:15,240 --> 00:02:17,359 Speaker 1: Coming off a tough loss last week, after they'd have 47 00:02:17,360 --> 00:02:20,000 Speaker 1: been rolling, he immediately bounces back against a Good Saints 48 00:02:20,080 --> 00:02:24,040 Speaker 1: football club. It really outplayed Drew Brees. I mean Brees, 49 00:02:24,480 --> 00:02:26,520 Speaker 1: the numbers are okay. He could have been picked off 50 00:02:26,520 --> 00:02:28,840 Speaker 1: two or three other times. He just dropped interceptions. I 51 00:02:28,840 --> 00:02:31,679 Speaker 1: thought golf was dialed in. Put up three fifty and 52 00:02:31,720 --> 00:02:35,320 Speaker 1: did it pretty easily. Yeah, I mean they were dialed in. 53 00:02:35,440 --> 00:02:37,680 Speaker 1: He was using the entire field. I mean, you talk 54 00:02:37,720 --> 00:02:40,080 Speaker 1: about not having one of his top weapons, and Robert 55 00:02:40,080 --> 00:02:42,720 Speaker 1: Woods continued to get it done. He just changed who 56 00:02:42,720 --> 00:02:44,880 Speaker 1: he went to. Sammy Watkins was more factor through the 57 00:02:44,880 --> 00:02:47,960 Speaker 1: Cooper Cup continues to use Loze the backs. He is 58 00:02:48,160 --> 00:02:51,480 Speaker 1: really really good at working all the areas of the field. 59 00:02:51,760 --> 00:02:54,160 Speaker 1: And I thought it was telling that Sean McVay when 60 00:02:54,160 --> 00:02:56,920 Speaker 1: the game was tight, he never doaled it back. He 61 00:02:57,000 --> 00:02:59,360 Speaker 1: never necessarily put his foot on the break. He continued 62 00:02:59,400 --> 00:03:01,440 Speaker 1: to press the game as that says that he has 63 00:03:01,520 --> 00:03:04,400 Speaker 1: a lot of confidence in his young passer, and I 64 00:03:04,440 --> 00:03:06,600 Speaker 1: think that's just send signs to the rest of the 65 00:03:06,680 --> 00:03:09,320 Speaker 1: National Football League that this dude is a legit quarterback. 66 00:03:09,880 --> 00:03:12,440 Speaker 1: All right, before we get to takeaway number two, I 67 00:03:12,440 --> 00:03:14,760 Speaker 1: gotta tell you, book, this is an audio podcast. But 68 00:03:14,800 --> 00:03:17,200 Speaker 1: I'm I'm skyping in and I can see behind you 69 00:03:17,520 --> 00:03:19,240 Speaker 1: and just looking over your shoulder right now. I mean, 70 00:03:19,280 --> 00:03:21,639 Speaker 1: I feel like I might throw up. It's just it's 71 00:03:21,680 --> 00:03:23,239 Speaker 1: tough to look at. When I see that around the 72 00:03:23,320 --> 00:03:26,160 Speaker 1: NFL logo back there, it hurts my soul. I'm not 73 00:03:26,160 --> 00:03:28,839 Speaker 1: gonna lie. Yeah, I know this up, but we gonna 74 00:03:28,840 --> 00:03:31,000 Speaker 1: we're gonna press. We're gonna press through it, We're gonna 75 00:03:31,000 --> 00:03:33,399 Speaker 1: push on. It's it's just it's audio, so they don't 76 00:03:33,440 --> 00:03:35,560 Speaker 1: even they don't even know, no. But I mean, I'm 77 00:03:35,640 --> 00:03:38,640 Speaker 1: just waiting for a picture of Hans's face just pop 78 00:03:38,760 --> 00:03:41,040 Speaker 1: up on that thing. Just totally throw me off my game. Man. 79 00:03:42,000 --> 00:03:44,000 Speaker 1: It's tough enough with that logo there. Anyways, I'm gonna 80 00:03:44,000 --> 00:03:47,280 Speaker 1: move on. Let's let's let's get the takeaway number two. Uh, 81 00:03:47,320 --> 00:03:49,880 Speaker 1: And the takeaway number two for me is the NFC 82 00:03:50,000 --> 00:03:54,480 Speaker 1: South is wide open. McCown with Coleman coming on a blitz. 83 00:03:55,080 --> 00:03:57,800 Speaker 1: Oh yeah, down by Horton Fummel. The ball picked up 84 00:03:57,800 --> 00:04:01,120 Speaker 1: by the Panthers. Carolina scoops off to the races to 85 00:04:01,200 --> 00:04:05,280 Speaker 1: the ten to five tots out. Who is that guy? Kickley? 86 00:04:05,600 --> 00:04:07,720 Speaker 1: You said, the deepest gonna have to make a play, 87 00:04:08,000 --> 00:04:10,600 Speaker 1: and guess what. Kickley comes over with a play left 88 00:04:10,600 --> 00:04:14,800 Speaker 1: in the sack? Sack fump? How about that? Yeah? That 89 00:04:14,880 --> 00:04:16,480 Speaker 1: was It was a bizarre game, a little bit closer 90 00:04:16,520 --> 00:04:18,280 Speaker 1: I think than the Panthers would have liked against the Jets. 91 00:04:18,320 --> 00:04:20,000 Speaker 1: But they found a way to get done. And you 92 00:04:20,040 --> 00:04:22,000 Speaker 1: look at where the Saints dropping a game. They come 93 00:04:22,040 --> 00:04:24,560 Speaker 1: back to eight and three, tied with the Panthers, and 94 00:04:24,680 --> 00:04:28,640 Speaker 1: right behind them quietly starting to figure things out Atlanta Falcons. 95 00:04:29,120 --> 00:04:32,799 Speaker 1: You touched on, you know, the thought process there with 96 00:04:32,800 --> 00:04:34,919 Speaker 1: with sarkning a little bit of time to get comfortable 97 00:04:35,480 --> 00:04:37,719 Speaker 1: with how to use these weapons. We saw Julio Jones 98 00:04:37,760 --> 00:04:40,520 Speaker 1: go off today, Tampa's falling off the map there four 99 00:04:40,520 --> 00:04:42,279 Speaker 1: and seven. They're not going to be a factor, just 100 00:04:42,279 --> 00:04:45,960 Speaker 1: gonna play spoiler. But right now, Saints, Panthers, Falcons, any 101 00:04:45,960 --> 00:04:48,080 Speaker 1: one of them can win this division. Anyone of them 102 00:04:48,120 --> 00:04:50,760 Speaker 1: can win the division. I think all three should make 103 00:04:50,800 --> 00:04:53,760 Speaker 1: the playoffs. I'm looking at the rest of the NFC. 104 00:04:53,920 --> 00:04:56,719 Speaker 1: I think those are probably the three most worthy teams 105 00:04:56,720 --> 00:04:58,719 Speaker 1: that are in contention. One of those ives can be 106 00:04:58,720 --> 00:05:00,320 Speaker 1: the division winner. Two of the other guy as will 107 00:05:00,360 --> 00:05:03,359 Speaker 1: be waldcard teams. And when I look at these teams, 108 00:05:03,640 --> 00:05:05,320 Speaker 1: not only are they able to put points on the 109 00:05:05,360 --> 00:05:09,520 Speaker 1: board offensively, defensively they can get stops. The Falcons are 110 00:05:09,520 --> 00:05:12,800 Speaker 1: coming into own. That offense is beginning to come together. 111 00:05:12,880 --> 00:05:15,920 Speaker 1: We saw them feature Julio Jones, and then defensively they 112 00:05:16,000 --> 00:05:18,760 Speaker 1: still have what we talk about fastball pitches that you 113 00:05:18,839 --> 00:05:20,160 Speaker 1: need to have because you need to be able to 114 00:05:20,160 --> 00:05:22,920 Speaker 1: get after the quarterback. When I look at the Falcons, 115 00:05:22,920 --> 00:05:25,320 Speaker 1: the Saints in the Panthers, they all have the recipe 116 00:05:25,360 --> 00:05:27,120 Speaker 1: that you need to have to be able to go 117 00:05:27,160 --> 00:05:28,720 Speaker 1: into the playoffs. And I think because of that, all 118 00:05:28,720 --> 00:05:31,320 Speaker 1: three will get there. And this is why I'm looking 119 00:05:31,360 --> 00:05:33,720 Speaker 1: at it. Buck Am I crazy, Drew Brees super Bowl right, 120 00:05:33,760 --> 00:05:35,680 Speaker 1: get a Super Bowl to ye credit, Cam Newton's been 121 00:05:35,680 --> 00:05:37,400 Speaker 1: in a Super Bowl. Matt Ryan coming off Super Bowl 122 00:05:37,480 --> 00:05:40,479 Speaker 1: last year. So this is not only three teams you 123 00:05:40,480 --> 00:05:42,480 Speaker 1: could see getting in the postseason. I think these are 124 00:05:42,480 --> 00:05:44,640 Speaker 1: three teams capable of making a pretty deep run. Not 125 00:05:45,000 --> 00:05:46,599 Speaker 1: I still think if you've got to go to Philly 126 00:05:46,640 --> 00:05:48,520 Speaker 1: the way they're dialed in right now, that that's a 127 00:05:48,560 --> 00:05:50,440 Speaker 1: tough ass for any of those three teams. But man, 128 00:05:50,680 --> 00:05:53,120 Speaker 1: they're capable of winning on any given Sunday and they 129 00:05:53,200 --> 00:05:56,640 Speaker 1: get in the postseason. There's some experienced quarterbacks in That matters. Oh, 130 00:05:56,640 --> 00:05:58,320 Speaker 1: it does matter, because you have to be able to 131 00:05:58,360 --> 00:06:00,440 Speaker 1: get your team into the winner circle. I think when 132 00:06:00,480 --> 00:06:03,000 Speaker 1: you look at all those quarterbacks that you mentioned, they 133 00:06:03,040 --> 00:06:04,919 Speaker 1: all have a proven track record of being able to 134 00:06:04,920 --> 00:06:07,280 Speaker 1: get it done in the biggest games. And so as 135 00:06:07,360 --> 00:06:10,520 Speaker 1: long as you have that franchise quarterback that has the 136 00:06:10,560 --> 00:06:13,200 Speaker 1: ability in a one and done scenario to kind of 137 00:06:13,279 --> 00:06:15,479 Speaker 1: raise his level of play to carry the team, I 138 00:06:15,520 --> 00:06:16,880 Speaker 1: think you can do it. And I think we can 139 00:06:16,920 --> 00:06:19,120 Speaker 1: say that each of those quarterbacks can do it. So yeah, 140 00:06:19,240 --> 00:06:21,480 Speaker 1: all those teams are viable contendents to be able to 141 00:06:21,480 --> 00:06:23,880 Speaker 1: get it done. All right, let's get to the next 142 00:06:23,880 --> 00:06:26,279 Speaker 1: one here. This is a theme I think we've had 143 00:06:26,279 --> 00:06:28,520 Speaker 1: throughout the year on this next takeaway. What do we got? 144 00:06:28,800 --> 00:06:31,039 Speaker 1: The Jaguars are a quarterback away from being a super 145 00:06:31,080 --> 00:06:34,080 Speaker 1: Bowl team. Third and six on the thirty eight trips 146 00:06:34,120 --> 00:06:36,679 Speaker 1: to the right of Bortals who's in the gun, takes 147 00:06:36,720 --> 00:06:39,640 Speaker 1: the shotgun, snap, rolls right, throws right, picked off by 148 00:06:39,680 --> 00:06:42,560 Speaker 1: the badger, Bortles throwing right to him, and the badger 149 00:06:42,600 --> 00:06:44,320 Speaker 1: goes out of bounds on the far side of the 150 00:06:44,320 --> 00:06:47,760 Speaker 1: forty yard line. You know, DJ, when I look at 151 00:06:47,800 --> 00:06:51,120 Speaker 1: the Jacksonville Jaguars, we talk about the core ingredients that 152 00:06:51,160 --> 00:06:53,520 Speaker 1: you need to have to be a championship contender. You 153 00:06:53,560 --> 00:06:55,520 Speaker 1: have to have a strong defense, you have to have 154 00:06:55,560 --> 00:06:57,919 Speaker 1: a running game so you can control the clock, and 155 00:06:57,960 --> 00:07:00,520 Speaker 1: you need to have a quarterback that can lift his 156 00:07:00,800 --> 00:07:02,839 Speaker 1: level of play where he can be a franchise guy. 157 00:07:03,160 --> 00:07:05,200 Speaker 1: And when I look at the jacksonmanth Jaguars, I can 158 00:07:05,320 --> 00:07:07,560 Speaker 1: check off the boxes in so many different areas. But 159 00:07:07,600 --> 00:07:10,440 Speaker 1: they're trying to go to the Super Bowl playing around 160 00:07:10,480 --> 00:07:13,480 Speaker 1: their quarterback, and I simply believe that it's a thing 161 00:07:13,600 --> 00:07:17,040 Speaker 1: that you can't do and win successfully. In this game. 162 00:07:17,080 --> 00:07:19,600 Speaker 1: Blake Barters was fined like nineteen for thirty three hundred 163 00:07:19,640 --> 00:07:22,320 Speaker 1: and sixty yards, but he is the kind of quarterback 164 00:07:22,360 --> 00:07:25,000 Speaker 1: that even when you try to make him a game manager, 165 00:07:25,400 --> 00:07:28,240 Speaker 1: you don't have enough confidence. And it affects your play calling. 166 00:07:28,880 --> 00:07:31,560 Speaker 1: He is not the guy that is going to get 167 00:07:31,600 --> 00:07:35,280 Speaker 1: the Jaguars over the hump, and ultimately his fatal flaws 168 00:07:35,560 --> 00:07:38,040 Speaker 1: will ultimately be the reason why the Jaguars fall short 169 00:07:38,040 --> 00:07:41,400 Speaker 1: of their goal. Yeah. Look, this is a tight division now. 170 00:07:41,880 --> 00:07:43,680 Speaker 1: Tennessee Titans found a way to win kind of an 171 00:07:43,760 --> 00:07:45,960 Speaker 1: ugly ball game against the Colts. So they're sitting there 172 00:07:46,000 --> 00:07:48,920 Speaker 1: together with the Jags. It's gonna come down to the end. 173 00:07:48,960 --> 00:07:52,440 Speaker 1: And look, really being honest, and it's not on our well, actually, 174 00:07:52,480 --> 00:07:54,080 Speaker 1: this isn't our takeaway list. I'm gonna get to it. 175 00:07:54,120 --> 00:07:55,440 Speaker 1: I'm gonna get to it next. So I don't want 176 00:07:55,440 --> 00:07:57,160 Speaker 1: to spoil it here. Let's just get to number four here, 177 00:07:57,160 --> 00:08:00,240 Speaker 1: and that is Marcus Mariota needs to play better. His 178 00:08:00,280 --> 00:08:05,840 Speaker 1: second down and nine, Mariota takes the direct snap Fyers 179 00:08:05,840 --> 00:08:09,280 Speaker 1: downfield in the pass is is it intercepted? Did Melvin 180 00:08:09,320 --> 00:08:13,560 Speaker 1: take it away? He did. Indeed, Mariota threw it behind 181 00:08:13,680 --> 00:08:20,160 Speaker 1: Douglas and Melvin with the interception. Yeah, like we talk 182 00:08:20,200 --> 00:08:22,840 Speaker 1: about Blake Bortles inside this division, They're they're sitting there 183 00:08:22,880 --> 00:08:24,960 Speaker 1: right where they want to be. But they've they got 184 00:08:24,960 --> 00:08:26,680 Speaker 1: to get better quarterback play. I can say the same 185 00:08:26,680 --> 00:08:29,160 Speaker 1: thing for the Tennessee Titans. Marks Mario has turned the 186 00:08:29,160 --> 00:08:31,880 Speaker 1: ball over way too much, and I don't know you 187 00:08:32,000 --> 00:08:33,719 Speaker 1: can look at it and say, okay, this one, you 188 00:08:33,760 --> 00:08:36,400 Speaker 1: can put this on this Cary the other guy Buck's 189 00:08:36,480 --> 00:08:38,880 Speaker 1: there's times where he just the ball didn't have enough 190 00:08:38,920 --> 00:08:40,760 Speaker 1: pace on it. And I know he's got plenty of 191 00:08:40,880 --> 00:08:42,560 Speaker 1: arm to do it, but for some reason he takes 192 00:08:42,559 --> 00:08:44,000 Speaker 1: a little bit too much off the ball. At times 193 00:08:44,000 --> 00:08:46,920 Speaker 1: it hangs up and they've been some easy interceptions there. 194 00:08:46,920 --> 00:08:48,440 Speaker 1: What does that six over the last two weeks that 195 00:08:48,480 --> 00:08:50,720 Speaker 1: he's had, So he's he's got to be better. They 196 00:08:50,760 --> 00:08:53,920 Speaker 1: found a way to wind around him. You talk about 197 00:08:53,960 --> 00:08:56,960 Speaker 1: playing a Colt's team. It's three and eight now. They 198 00:08:57,000 --> 00:08:58,960 Speaker 1: found a way to get it done. Defense stepped up 199 00:08:58,960 --> 00:09:01,760 Speaker 1: and made some plays, but man, they've got to get 200 00:09:01,880 --> 00:09:04,559 Speaker 1: more consistent quarterback play. When you look at this division, 201 00:09:04,880 --> 00:09:06,920 Speaker 1: those two teams are the only two really in the hunt. 202 00:09:07,120 --> 00:09:10,560 Speaker 1: Titans Jags, both of them pretty well rounded teams. But 203 00:09:10,600 --> 00:09:13,280 Speaker 1: the quarterbacks got to play better. And I think Marcus 204 00:09:13,320 --> 00:09:15,520 Speaker 1: Mariota kind of skates on some of this criticism we 205 00:09:15,559 --> 00:09:17,800 Speaker 1: give to Blake Bortles. He does skate and it's funny 206 00:09:17,840 --> 00:09:20,240 Speaker 1: because I'm looking at numbers side by side. I'm looking 207 00:09:20,280 --> 00:09:22,800 Speaker 1: at Borders completing fifty eight percent of his passes, twelve 208 00:09:22,880 --> 00:09:26,400 Speaker 1: to eight touchdown interception ratio passer rating of seventy nine 209 00:09:26,400 --> 00:09:30,120 Speaker 1: point five. Marcus Mariota comes in with a sixty three 210 00:09:30,200 --> 00:09:33,840 Speaker 1: point one percent completion rate but nine to twelve touchdown 211 00:09:33,840 --> 00:09:38,160 Speaker 1: to interception ratio a passer rating of seventy nine point one. 212 00:09:38,640 --> 00:09:41,240 Speaker 1: You're right, these guys deserve to be lumped in the 213 00:09:41,280 --> 00:09:43,760 Speaker 1: same box based on numbers. In the way they're playing, 214 00:09:44,080 --> 00:09:47,800 Speaker 1: and both teams are playing around the quarterback. It's unfortunate 215 00:09:47,880 --> 00:09:50,520 Speaker 1: because both of these teams are loaded with talent, but 216 00:09:50,600 --> 00:09:53,320 Speaker 1: their quarterbacks are holding them back. We will see which 217 00:09:53,360 --> 00:09:55,360 Speaker 1: one of these guys is able to get it rectified, 218 00:09:55,640 --> 00:09:57,959 Speaker 1: if at all. All right, let's get to number five. 219 00:09:58,000 --> 00:10:00,320 Speaker 1: With number five on the list, Dion leeus this is 220 00:10:00,320 --> 00:10:02,920 Speaker 1: the Patriots X factor in their playoff run. Third down 221 00:10:02,960 --> 00:10:04,840 Speaker 1: to one for the Patriots, Brady pulls away, gives Lewis 222 00:10:04,880 --> 00:10:07,800 Speaker 1: runs at left side first down bar twenty fifteen to ten, 223 00:10:08,000 --> 00:10:10,360 Speaker 1: a stunner step at the eight and across the five, 224 00:10:10,760 --> 00:10:14,640 Speaker 1: tackled by three Dolphins, including Michael Thomas HiT's first in 225 00:10:14,760 --> 00:10:18,800 Speaker 1: Gold to Go New England. That kid is quick. You 226 00:10:18,920 --> 00:10:21,320 Speaker 1: talked about the Patriots and the way they're able to, 227 00:10:21,559 --> 00:10:24,120 Speaker 1: I guess, be a chameleon each week. They can change 228 00:10:24,160 --> 00:10:26,960 Speaker 1: and be whatever they need to be to win. But 229 00:10:27,040 --> 00:10:29,320 Speaker 1: we know when the playoffs you have to have a 230 00:10:29,440 --> 00:10:31,640 Speaker 1: legitimate running game just to be able to balance the 231 00:10:31,679 --> 00:10:33,880 Speaker 1: game out of control of the clock. I believe Dion 232 00:10:33,960 --> 00:10:35,880 Speaker 1: Lewis is going to be the guy that gives them 233 00:10:35,880 --> 00:10:39,440 Speaker 1: that balance. One hundred yard game today gives them the 234 00:10:39,440 --> 00:10:42,400 Speaker 1: ability to run inside and outside, and he looks like 235 00:10:42,480 --> 00:10:44,600 Speaker 1: he's all the way back. A couple of years ago, 236 00:10:44,640 --> 00:10:47,760 Speaker 1: he might have been one of their most dynamic playmakers, 237 00:10:48,360 --> 00:10:50,880 Speaker 1: coming out the backfield, catching the ball, doing some things 238 00:10:51,120 --> 00:10:53,440 Speaker 1: that we thought he was an unstoppable force before he 239 00:10:53,480 --> 00:10:56,560 Speaker 1: tore his knee up. Now he's looking like the Dion 240 00:10:56,640 --> 00:10:58,960 Speaker 1: Lewis of old. They put him back in the mix 241 00:10:58,960 --> 00:11:00,800 Speaker 1: in the last couple of weeks, kind of seen him 242 00:11:00,840 --> 00:11:04,360 Speaker 1: show flashes. Today was a great illustration of what he 243 00:11:04,440 --> 00:11:06,640 Speaker 1: can be when they put the load on his shoulders. 244 00:11:07,480 --> 00:11:11,880 Speaker 1: Remember Buck, when the UFC first got going, maybebe in 245 00:11:11,920 --> 00:11:15,600 Speaker 1: those early years because it was you didn't have. They 246 00:11:15,600 --> 00:11:17,920 Speaker 1: would say, Okay, this is a match between a boxer 247 00:11:18,000 --> 00:11:20,280 Speaker 1: and a wrestler, this is a match between a multi 248 00:11:20,400 --> 00:11:23,959 Speaker 1: fighter and a karate championship. It was now it's mixed 249 00:11:24,040 --> 00:11:26,080 Speaker 1: martial arts truly. I mean, you've got these guys that 250 00:11:26,120 --> 00:11:28,880 Speaker 1: are trained in everything in jiu jitsu, boxing, wrestling, the 251 00:11:28,880 --> 00:11:31,120 Speaker 1: whole deal. Like when I look at the Patriots, I 252 00:11:31,120 --> 00:11:34,000 Speaker 1: think some of these teams there, they're so specific in 253 00:11:34,040 --> 00:11:37,520 Speaker 1: their styles, and the Patriots there are just a well 254 00:11:37,640 --> 00:11:39,559 Speaker 1: rounded fighter. And you want to win with the backs 255 00:11:39,559 --> 00:11:41,160 Speaker 1: that went with the backs that hit you with speed 256 00:11:41,160 --> 00:11:42,560 Speaker 1: at the receiver position and then they hit you with 257 00:11:42,640 --> 00:11:44,800 Speaker 1: size of the tight end position, have games and they 258 00:11:44,840 --> 00:11:46,120 Speaker 1: need to run the ball. They can do that. They 259 00:11:46,120 --> 00:11:48,000 Speaker 1: want to go down the field vertical. You get Brandon 260 00:11:48,000 --> 00:11:50,520 Speaker 1: Cooks involved. Mean, they can just go so many different 261 00:11:50,520 --> 00:11:53,040 Speaker 1: directions with their offense. Offense, and it changes from week 262 00:11:53,080 --> 00:11:56,760 Speaker 1: to week. It does change. And I give them credit 263 00:11:56,800 --> 00:11:59,240 Speaker 1: because you talk about a team being a matchup team. 264 00:11:59,640 --> 00:12:03,199 Speaker 1: There able to quickly identify what your biggest vulnerabilities are 265 00:12:03,240 --> 00:12:06,920 Speaker 1: and they relentlessly attack them. And because they've I mean, 266 00:12:06,960 --> 00:12:09,520 Speaker 1: we can talk about the roster may not be one 267 00:12:09,559 --> 00:12:11,480 Speaker 1: that is full of A level players, but a bunch 268 00:12:11,520 --> 00:12:14,080 Speaker 1: of b's and B pluses, and they're able to put 269 00:12:14,080 --> 00:12:16,160 Speaker 1: their B pluses in a situation where they can play 270 00:12:16,200 --> 00:12:20,360 Speaker 1: like aids because they go against inferior players on the 271 00:12:20,400 --> 00:12:24,800 Speaker 1: other side, Josh McDaniels, Tom Brady. They just really understand 272 00:12:24,960 --> 00:12:27,920 Speaker 1: how to manipulate the matchup game and it works. And 273 00:12:28,000 --> 00:12:30,560 Speaker 1: Dean Lewis is a big part of the ability to 274 00:12:30,679 --> 00:12:34,160 Speaker 1: manipulate the game from that standpoint. Well, as we said 275 00:12:34,360 --> 00:12:37,280 Speaker 1: on Game Day Live, when we're watching this game today, 276 00:12:37,480 --> 00:12:39,679 Speaker 1: Tom Brady four tubs. It's a Game Day Live term. 277 00:12:40,000 --> 00:12:41,920 Speaker 1: We'll keep it here on the podcast, but like four 278 00:12:41,920 --> 00:12:45,280 Speaker 1: more touchdown passes for Tom Brady. He's definitely on his 279 00:12:45,360 --> 00:12:48,160 Speaker 1: way to another Pro Bowl. And that brings me to this. 280 00:12:48,240 --> 00:12:50,400 Speaker 1: The Pro Bowl Vote is here. It's time to vote 281 00:12:50,400 --> 00:12:52,719 Speaker 1: for your favorite NFL players. This year, the game was 282 00:12:52,760 --> 00:12:54,640 Speaker 1: going to be held in Orlando. All you got to 283 00:12:54,640 --> 00:12:57,480 Speaker 1: do is go to NFL dot com slash Pro Bowl 284 00:12:57,800 --> 00:12:59,760 Speaker 1: Vote and vote for your favorite player you want to 285 00:12:59,800 --> 00:13:01,440 Speaker 1: see in the game. It's up to you to make 286 00:13:01,480 --> 00:13:03,640 Speaker 1: it happen. All right, Let's let's get to number six 287 00:13:03,679 --> 00:13:06,200 Speaker 1: here on the second half of the show. Here, like 288 00:13:06,280 --> 00:13:08,920 Speaker 1: this is pretty simple to me. Just let's let Jimmy play. 289 00:13:09,360 --> 00:13:12,360 Speaker 1: Garoppolo is gonna take a shotgun snap here. This will 290 00:13:12,360 --> 00:13:15,559 Speaker 1: be the last play likely. Garoppolo flush to his left. 291 00:13:15,559 --> 00:13:17,520 Speaker 1: This is the final play of the game, looking at 292 00:13:17,600 --> 00:13:19,559 Speaker 1: fires to the end zone and it is caught for 293 00:13:19,640 --> 00:13:26,080 Speaker 1: a touchdown. Louis Murphy well the touchdown catch on the 294 00:13:26,120 --> 00:13:29,760 Speaker 1: final play of the game and Jimmy Garoppolo as a 295 00:13:29,760 --> 00:13:33,959 Speaker 1: touchdown pass as a forty nine er. Yeah, they got 296 00:13:34,040 --> 00:13:36,120 Speaker 1: him in late after Bethord got hurt and it was 297 00:13:36,240 --> 00:13:38,960 Speaker 1: very limited, just a couple of opportunities there, two for 298 00:13:39,000 --> 00:13:41,600 Speaker 1: two and threw a touchdown and kind of garbage time 299 00:13:41,640 --> 00:13:44,040 Speaker 1: there against the Seattle Seahawks. But you got to see 300 00:13:44,040 --> 00:13:45,720 Speaker 1: a little bit of what Jimmy can do in that little, tiny, 301 00:13:45,720 --> 00:13:48,480 Speaker 1: little slicer. You saw him move around, extend plays. He's 302 00:13:48,520 --> 00:13:50,199 Speaker 1: got plenty of armed to do what he wants to 303 00:13:50,240 --> 00:13:52,800 Speaker 1: do there. From that standpoint, I know they don't have 304 00:13:52,840 --> 00:13:54,600 Speaker 1: a great team around him. I know the offensive line 305 00:13:54,640 --> 00:13:56,600 Speaker 1: isn't very good. They need to add some other pieces, 306 00:13:56,600 --> 00:13:58,920 Speaker 1: and I've heard he needs time to learn to play. 307 00:13:58,920 --> 00:14:01,680 Speaker 1: But fuck, I'm not buying this whole thing. That's somehow 308 00:14:01,679 --> 00:14:04,200 Speaker 1: a rookie because he's had a whole offseason. You know 309 00:14:04,320 --> 00:14:07,040 Speaker 1: he's going to be that much further advanced in this system. 310 00:14:07,160 --> 00:14:10,160 Speaker 1: When Jimmy Garoppolo has been playing under Josh McDaniels and 311 00:14:10,200 --> 00:14:12,840 Speaker 1: had to swallow that system in New England, I don't 312 00:14:12,960 --> 00:14:15,400 Speaker 1: buy that whole scenario. He just ah, you know he's 313 00:14:15,440 --> 00:14:17,120 Speaker 1: not ready yet. He didn't No, we didn't know the offense. 314 00:14:17,160 --> 00:14:19,560 Speaker 1: We can't put him out there. Jimmy Garoppolo with a 315 00:14:19,640 --> 00:14:22,680 Speaker 1: fifty percent understanding of Kyle Shanahan's offense is going to 316 00:14:22,720 --> 00:14:25,400 Speaker 1: be more effective than CJ. Bethard would be with one 317 00:14:25,480 --> 00:14:27,640 Speaker 1: hundred percent grasp of this offense, which I don't think 318 00:14:27,680 --> 00:14:30,960 Speaker 1: any rookie even has one hundred percent grasp of their offense. 319 00:14:31,040 --> 00:14:33,360 Speaker 1: So there's a lot of different theories out there of 320 00:14:33,400 --> 00:14:35,240 Speaker 1: why they want to keep him out or why they've 321 00:14:35,240 --> 00:14:37,880 Speaker 1: been holding him back. I won't get into that. I 322 00:14:37,960 --> 00:14:40,280 Speaker 1: just know from right now where this team is one 323 00:14:40,320 --> 00:14:43,280 Speaker 1: to ten, this guy didn't have a ton of experience. 324 00:14:43,480 --> 00:14:45,400 Speaker 1: This is valuable experience he could be getting here at 325 00:14:45,400 --> 00:14:47,720 Speaker 1: the end of the season. Oh absolutely. But I also 326 00:14:47,800 --> 00:14:49,520 Speaker 1: understand why he wanted to hold him out because he 327 00:14:49,560 --> 00:14:51,840 Speaker 1: knew he would be subject to all the criticism, all 328 00:14:51,880 --> 00:14:54,920 Speaker 1: the odds would be on him. So I understand Shanahan's thinking, 329 00:14:54,960 --> 00:14:57,600 Speaker 1: you want to give him the best opportunity to be successful. 330 00:14:57,960 --> 00:15:00,400 Speaker 1: But what I saw in that short minute clip of 331 00:15:00,480 --> 00:15:03,480 Speaker 1: him having an opportunity to play. Look, man, he is 332 00:15:03,880 --> 00:15:06,520 Speaker 1: a talented player. He's athletic, he has the arm strength, 333 00:15:06,560 --> 00:15:08,360 Speaker 1: and he has a level of confidence that I think 334 00:15:08,440 --> 00:15:11,680 Speaker 1: you can see inspire his teammates. It's time to kind 335 00:15:11,720 --> 00:15:13,520 Speaker 1: of let's get him out of the bubble wrap. Let's 336 00:15:13,520 --> 00:15:15,480 Speaker 1: see what he can do. Because if he's going to 337 00:15:15,520 --> 00:15:18,200 Speaker 1: be your franchise quarterback going forward, why not put him 338 00:15:18,200 --> 00:15:20,800 Speaker 1: on display for the world to see. Man, That's that's 339 00:15:20,840 --> 00:15:24,240 Speaker 1: my thoughts. Exactly what's next on the list? Joe Mixon 340 00:15:24,320 --> 00:15:26,880 Speaker 1: is as good as advertised. I'm first down. Here's a 341 00:15:26,920 --> 00:15:29,760 Speaker 1: pitch to the left, Gixon down to the fire fighting 342 00:15:29,800 --> 00:15:35,800 Speaker 1: for the goal line touchdown. Bengals has mixing takes at 343 00:15:35,800 --> 00:15:39,560 Speaker 1: the final eleven yards and begins at dance in the 344 00:15:39,680 --> 00:15:44,200 Speaker 1: back of the end zone. You know, when I look 345 00:15:44,240 --> 00:15:47,080 Speaker 1: at Joe Mixon and what he was coming out in 346 00:15:47,120 --> 00:15:49,640 Speaker 1: the draft, we thought I thought personally that he was 347 00:15:49,680 --> 00:15:52,200 Speaker 1: the most talented running back at the position because you 348 00:15:52,200 --> 00:15:55,680 Speaker 1: simply don't find big running backs six to two hundred 349 00:15:55,680 --> 00:15:58,880 Speaker 1: and twenty five pounds who can run the ball with power, 350 00:15:59,600 --> 00:16:02,680 Speaker 1: also roaming nest, but then be a playmaker in the 351 00:16:02,720 --> 00:16:05,720 Speaker 1: passing game. He has shown already that he can do 352 00:16:05,720 --> 00:16:07,800 Speaker 1: it when I look at the numbers just from today, 353 00:16:07,880 --> 00:16:10,880 Speaker 1: twenty six touches, one hundred and sixty five scrimmage jars. 354 00:16:11,040 --> 00:16:13,320 Speaker 1: And since the Bengals have kind of done away with 355 00:16:13,360 --> 00:16:16,560 Speaker 1: the rotation system and left him in as a feature back, 356 00:16:16,960 --> 00:16:20,360 Speaker 1: we have seen him show that special potential. I believe 357 00:16:20,400 --> 00:16:22,640 Speaker 1: he has an opportunity to be a star in this league, 358 00:16:22,680 --> 00:16:24,720 Speaker 1: and he's one of the reasons why the Bengals are 359 00:16:25,120 --> 00:16:28,960 Speaker 1: quietly creeping back into playoff contention. Yeah, the Bengals aren't 360 00:16:28,960 --> 00:16:31,920 Speaker 1: dead yet. Five and six football team right now. They 361 00:16:31,920 --> 00:16:34,640 Speaker 1: have had no running game. I think finally getting him 362 00:16:34,640 --> 00:16:37,080 Speaker 1: some touches here, twenty three carries like you mentioned, get 363 00:16:37,120 --> 00:16:39,440 Speaker 1: him in his own a little bit. They got it 364 00:16:39,480 --> 00:16:42,600 Speaker 1: cranked up and got some things going. It's, you know, 365 00:16:42,640 --> 00:16:44,720 Speaker 1: like the Browns can't find a way to get a win. 366 00:16:44,800 --> 00:16:47,760 Speaker 1: I thought Kaiser had one of his better days. No touchdowns, 367 00:16:47,760 --> 00:16:50,800 Speaker 1: no picks, ran the ball pretty decently. Had a touchdown 368 00:16:50,800 --> 00:16:52,880 Speaker 1: on the ground, but I thought had some drops. Corey 369 00:16:52,880 --> 00:16:55,200 Speaker 1: Coleman had a big drop in this ball game. But overall, 370 00:16:55,240 --> 00:16:59,000 Speaker 1: I thought Kaiser handled himself all right here against the Bengals. 371 00:16:59,240 --> 00:17:01,400 Speaker 1: All Right, buck, let's let's keep the train rolling here, 372 00:17:01,480 --> 00:17:03,920 Speaker 1: Let's get to let's get to number eight on the list, 373 00:17:03,920 --> 00:17:05,800 Speaker 1: and let's stay at the running back position. Let's stay 374 00:17:05,840 --> 00:17:08,800 Speaker 1: with the rookies and tell you what man Alvin Kamara 375 00:17:09,440 --> 00:17:11,760 Speaker 1: he is. He's the leader of the pack right now 376 00:17:11,800 --> 00:17:14,439 Speaker 1: in this Rookie of the Year race, Tamara is in 377 00:17:14,560 --> 00:17:16,879 Speaker 1: for the first time on this drive. He'll take the handoff, 378 00:17:16,960 --> 00:17:19,439 Speaker 1: running right, sprints it to the second level across the 379 00:17:19,440 --> 00:17:22,120 Speaker 1: forty forty five to fifty now in side rams territory, 380 00:17:22,119 --> 00:17:24,480 Speaker 1: a level the sidelines at the twenty fifteen to ten 381 00:17:24,600 --> 00:17:28,959 Speaker 1: breaks of table with the five B to the end zone. Touchdown, 382 00:17:29,200 --> 00:17:33,960 Speaker 1: Saints seventy four yards. Yeah, I mean, look, this is 383 00:17:34,320 --> 00:17:36,320 Speaker 1: this is a game the Saints do not win. But 384 00:17:36,400 --> 00:17:38,600 Speaker 1: I thought he was easily, if not the best, one 385 00:17:38,600 --> 00:17:40,560 Speaker 1: of the best players on the field in this ball game. 386 00:17:40,560 --> 00:17:43,440 Speaker 1: Anytime they needed to play, just check it down to 387 00:17:43,520 --> 00:17:45,840 Speaker 1: Kamara and watch him go. Linebackers could cover him, they 388 00:17:45,840 --> 00:17:48,840 Speaker 1: could tackle him. At the gosh, he had what I 389 00:17:48,840 --> 00:17:51,119 Speaker 1: think he had eighty seven yards rushing and then was 390 00:17:51,160 --> 00:17:52,720 Speaker 1: he over I think it was over one hundred? Was 391 00:17:52,720 --> 00:17:54,679 Speaker 1: he over one hundred? And receiving at six for a 392 00:17:54,720 --> 00:17:58,800 Speaker 1: buckle one and a touchdown receiving, so getting him eleven 393 00:17:58,880 --> 00:18:01,800 Speaker 1: touches and he gets almost two hundred yards on only 394 00:18:01,840 --> 00:18:06,840 Speaker 1: eleven touches. He was outstanding. I mean, he is a monster. 395 00:18:07,240 --> 00:18:09,080 Speaker 1: He is everything that we talked about. I think we 396 00:18:09,119 --> 00:18:11,280 Speaker 1: both had first round grades and when he was coming out. 397 00:18:11,480 --> 00:18:13,520 Speaker 1: I still can't figure out why he slid to the 398 00:18:13,560 --> 00:18:16,639 Speaker 1: third round. I really can because when you look at 399 00:18:16,720 --> 00:18:19,840 Speaker 1: him and you look at what Christian McCaffrey does and 400 00:18:19,840 --> 00:18:23,120 Speaker 1: what Alvin Kamara can do, like there's very similar players, 401 00:18:23,400 --> 00:18:25,680 Speaker 1: and I'm looking at the way Sean Payton has used 402 00:18:25,760 --> 00:18:28,480 Speaker 1: him being able to kind of use him in space 403 00:18:28,560 --> 00:18:31,520 Speaker 1: as that hybrid where he can run routes from the outside, 404 00:18:31,560 --> 00:18:33,879 Speaker 1: where he runs him from in the backfield. He is 405 00:18:33,960 --> 00:18:37,200 Speaker 1: weighing defenders out on these option routes coming out of 406 00:18:37,200 --> 00:18:38,879 Speaker 1: the back for working one on one, we can go 407 00:18:38,960 --> 00:18:42,000 Speaker 1: inside or outside. He is a difference maker, and I 408 00:18:42,040 --> 00:18:44,320 Speaker 1: agree he has to be the front runner for the 409 00:18:44,359 --> 00:18:46,719 Speaker 1: Rookie of the Year ward because he's not only a 410 00:18:46,800 --> 00:18:49,560 Speaker 1: dominant player, but he gives you the splashy highlights that 411 00:18:49,640 --> 00:18:52,000 Speaker 1: typically catch the eyes of voters when you think about 412 00:18:52,000 --> 00:18:54,600 Speaker 1: who the best rooking league is. Yeah, I gotta be 413 00:18:54,640 --> 00:18:56,920 Speaker 1: honest with you, I'm still having a hard time concentrating 414 00:18:56,960 --> 00:18:59,000 Speaker 1: with that around in the NFL logo on that monitor, 415 00:18:59,280 --> 00:19:01,359 Speaker 1: I feel like I feel like I'm Ohio State and 416 00:19:01,400 --> 00:19:04,080 Speaker 1: Baker Mayfield has taken the flag and just put it 417 00:19:04,160 --> 00:19:05,840 Speaker 1: right in the fifty yard line here. It's just it's 418 00:19:05,880 --> 00:19:09,920 Speaker 1: not cool, man, It's it's not okay, not over it. 419 00:19:10,560 --> 00:19:13,000 Speaker 1: Let's uh, let's get the number nine on the list. Man. 420 00:19:13,040 --> 00:19:14,639 Speaker 1: We are we're going. We've got a lot of rookie 421 00:19:14,640 --> 00:19:17,399 Speaker 1: topics today. What we got number nine here? Pad Mahomes 422 00:19:17,480 --> 00:19:20,359 Speaker 1: is not the answer for the Chiefs. It's like Hendrick 423 00:19:20,400 --> 00:19:23,640 Speaker 1: wesh to the right of Alex Smith. Third down, they're 424 00:19:23,640 --> 00:19:26,720 Speaker 1: gonna fire pass that's intercepted on the left side, intercepted 425 00:19:26,760 --> 00:19:28,480 Speaker 1: by the Bills at the fifty down to the forty 426 00:19:28,480 --> 00:19:31,160 Speaker 1: five yard line and to the thirty to the twenty five. 427 00:19:31,200 --> 00:19:32,960 Speaker 1: Alex Smith hitch him, but he's still on his feet 428 00:19:33,000 --> 00:19:35,480 Speaker 1: it's Tredavious White and he's at the ten and pulled 429 00:19:35,520 --> 00:19:38,560 Speaker 1: down from behind, and that will end it. Man, there 430 00:19:38,600 --> 00:19:41,520 Speaker 1: are the people that are calling for Pat Mahomes to 431 00:19:41,600 --> 00:19:44,320 Speaker 1: replace Alex Smith. Oh, we got to get him out. 432 00:19:44,359 --> 00:19:46,600 Speaker 1: We're not making enough plays. We're not doing this, We're 433 00:19:46,640 --> 00:19:49,240 Speaker 1: not doing that. They need to go and put Pad 434 00:19:49,280 --> 00:19:52,800 Speaker 1: Mahomes in. And I'm looking at these numbers, DJY and look, 435 00:19:52,960 --> 00:19:55,639 Speaker 1: I'm gonna say this. I'm gonna preface it. Alex Smith 436 00:19:55,680 --> 00:19:58,359 Speaker 1: has had four interceptions in the last three games, but 437 00:19:58,400 --> 00:20:00,640 Speaker 1: in spite of that, he's completing over six eight percent 438 00:20:00,640 --> 00:20:03,000 Speaker 1: of his passes. He has a nineteen to four touchdown 439 00:20:03,000 --> 00:20:05,760 Speaker 1: the interception ratio. His passer rating is one oh four 440 00:20:05,800 --> 00:20:09,520 Speaker 1: point five. I don't care at any time in this league. 441 00:20:09,800 --> 00:20:11,719 Speaker 1: Those are not numbers that tell you that you need 442 00:20:11,760 --> 00:20:14,600 Speaker 1: to bench that quarterback. And so I know people are 443 00:20:14,640 --> 00:20:16,440 Speaker 1: calling for Pat Mahomes to come in because they want 444 00:20:16,440 --> 00:20:18,560 Speaker 1: to see the long ball. But right now, what is 445 00:20:18,600 --> 00:20:22,480 Speaker 1: happening extends beyond what the quarterback is doing. This is 446 00:20:22,520 --> 00:20:25,680 Speaker 1: a recipe where there's something wrong with the running game. 447 00:20:25,880 --> 00:20:28,280 Speaker 1: The running game is not producing. We're not seeing enough 448 00:20:28,480 --> 00:20:31,359 Speaker 1: Kareem Hunt. He has been the guy that has disappeared 449 00:20:31,359 --> 00:20:33,960 Speaker 1: the last four or five weeks. They need to get 450 00:20:34,040 --> 00:20:35,879 Speaker 1: him back into the mix and then you'll see the 451 00:20:35,960 --> 00:20:38,960 Speaker 1: quarterback and the deep ball come back into effect. Yeah. 452 00:20:38,960 --> 00:20:40,879 Speaker 1: That's one of those things. When I'm watching them play, 453 00:20:40,880 --> 00:20:42,720 Speaker 1: I'm like, Okay, that's I got to find a way 454 00:20:42,760 --> 00:20:44,719 Speaker 1: to watch some of their tape and see what the 455 00:20:44,760 --> 00:20:46,720 Speaker 1: heck is going on with their running game, because it 456 00:20:46,800 --> 00:20:49,880 Speaker 1: is that was brutal to watch. Against the Buffalo Bills. 457 00:20:49,920 --> 00:20:52,520 Speaker 1: They could get nothing going Kareem Hunt eleven carries for 458 00:20:52,720 --> 00:20:56,240 Speaker 1: seventeen yards, so just nothing. I remember once upon a 459 00:20:56,280 --> 00:20:58,040 Speaker 1: time he was the Rookie of the Year and we 460 00:20:58,160 --> 00:21:01,240 Speaker 1: just all but shipped him the award. Oh boy, Yeah, yeah, 461 00:21:01,280 --> 00:21:03,879 Speaker 1: so much for that. That that's uh, that's over. But 462 00:21:03,960 --> 00:21:07,800 Speaker 1: I mean, look, Alex Smith to me is I'm trying 463 00:21:07,800 --> 00:21:09,280 Speaker 1: to think the best way to say. He's like this. 464 00:21:09,600 --> 00:21:12,720 Speaker 1: He's just like the contact hit or second baseman. You know, 465 00:21:12,960 --> 00:21:19,720 Speaker 1: he's yeah, still a couple of bags. But they're looking 466 00:21:19,720 --> 00:21:21,199 Speaker 1: for somebody to come in and it's going to hit 467 00:21:21,200 --> 00:21:23,840 Speaker 1: thirty five home runs and that's not who he is. 468 00:21:24,280 --> 00:21:26,080 Speaker 1: But to be honest with you, I don't know that 469 00:21:26,119 --> 00:21:28,080 Speaker 1: they're going to like all that comes with Pat Mahomes 470 00:21:28,119 --> 00:21:29,719 Speaker 1: and some of those home runs he hits. Because he's 471 00:21:29,720 --> 00:21:31,639 Speaker 1: going to hit some home runs, they're going to be 472 00:21:31,680 --> 00:21:35,560 Speaker 1: a lot more strikeouts, a lot more strikeouts. But beat 473 00:21:35,600 --> 00:21:37,720 Speaker 1: Even in thinking about this, can you imagine what the 474 00:21:37,840 --> 00:21:40,440 Speaker 1: Jacksonmith Jaguars would be if they had an Alex Smith 475 00:21:40,480 --> 00:21:44,080 Speaker 1: playing quarterback? Like, just think about that. There's a lack 476 00:21:44,119 --> 00:21:46,200 Speaker 1: of appreciation for his game. And I'm not saying that, oh, 477 00:21:46,240 --> 00:21:48,320 Speaker 1: he's a top ten quarterback, he's a top five quarterback. 478 00:21:48,400 --> 00:21:50,879 Speaker 1: What I am saying is he's a winning quarterback and 479 00:21:50,880 --> 00:21:53,800 Speaker 1: when the things around him are right, they can win games. 480 00:21:53,880 --> 00:21:56,399 Speaker 1: Right now, the things around him aren't right, and I 481 00:21:56,440 --> 00:22:01,080 Speaker 1: don't know if Pat mahomes uh skills set can mass 482 00:22:01,320 --> 00:22:04,160 Speaker 1: the things that are kind of plaguing the Chiefs right now. 483 00:22:04,200 --> 00:22:06,640 Speaker 1: And so, look, they're six and five team, but their 484 00:22:06,680 --> 00:22:10,440 Speaker 1: issues are not necessarily all on number eleven. They need 485 00:22:10,440 --> 00:22:12,320 Speaker 1: to figure out a way to be better balanced on 486 00:22:12,440 --> 00:22:15,400 Speaker 1: offense because when they're better balanced, that's when you see 487 00:22:15,440 --> 00:22:17,600 Speaker 1: Alex maf able to unleash the deep ball and do 488 00:22:17,680 --> 00:22:20,359 Speaker 1: some things that the fans want to see. Although with 489 00:22:20,440 --> 00:22:23,680 Speaker 1: this loss by the Chiefs, the team that. I swear 490 00:22:23,680 --> 00:22:24,960 Speaker 1: you were ahead of the pack on this. I know 491 00:22:25,000 --> 00:22:26,679 Speaker 1: a lot of people said it this last week, but 492 00:22:26,720 --> 00:22:29,520 Speaker 1: you were saying this two three weeks ago. Chargers are 493 00:22:29,560 --> 00:22:32,400 Speaker 1: still the best team in the AFC West, And there 494 00:22:32,440 --> 00:22:34,080 Speaker 1: were some eye rolls at that point in time. You 495 00:22:34,119 --> 00:22:36,120 Speaker 1: look at they were down so far in the division. 496 00:22:36,440 --> 00:22:38,440 Speaker 1: Now we're starting to see them get rolling a little bit. 497 00:22:38,480 --> 00:22:40,359 Speaker 1: The Chiefs have come stumbling back to the pack. I 498 00:22:40,359 --> 00:22:42,160 Speaker 1: think they lost what five of their last six games. 499 00:22:42,160 --> 00:22:44,960 Speaker 1: They've been a mess. The Raiders. They squeak out a game, 500 00:22:45,200 --> 00:22:46,920 Speaker 1: or they win a game against the Denver Broncos in 501 00:22:46,960 --> 00:22:49,680 Speaker 1: a fight fest, which was a total It was ugly. 502 00:22:49,720 --> 00:22:52,439 Speaker 1: Then you have Cooper gets hurt. You've got Crabtree who 503 00:22:52,480 --> 00:22:54,840 Speaker 1: knows if he's going to be suspended. They've got all 504 00:22:54,920 --> 00:22:57,160 Speaker 1: their issues, and here they are. The Chargers just take 505 00:22:57,240 --> 00:23:00,000 Speaker 1: up the take up the big win there and down 506 00:23:00,359 --> 00:23:02,840 Speaker 1: on Thursday. They can put their feet up and watch 507 00:23:03,040 --> 00:23:05,439 Speaker 1: this division kind of come right back to them. And 508 00:23:05,480 --> 00:23:07,080 Speaker 1: I think you might have been right, Buck, I think 509 00:23:07,119 --> 00:23:08,320 Speaker 1: you might have been ahead of the bunch there on 510 00:23:08,359 --> 00:23:10,439 Speaker 1: the Chargers being the best team in this division. Well, 511 00:23:10,480 --> 00:23:12,080 Speaker 1: I need them to keep winning so I can be right, 512 00:23:12,119 --> 00:23:13,720 Speaker 1: because then I can I can mark the tape and 513 00:23:13,720 --> 00:23:16,639 Speaker 1: we can play it back. Oh yeah, that's that's something 514 00:23:16,680 --> 00:23:20,399 Speaker 1: we will do. I am not afraid to give you 515 00:23:20,440 --> 00:23:23,399 Speaker 1: the full push in the back and just let the 516 00:23:23,400 --> 00:23:25,320 Speaker 1: folks know. Here, my man knows what's going on. All right, 517 00:23:25,359 --> 00:23:28,000 Speaker 1: let's get the last one here. A really really close game. 518 00:23:28,000 --> 00:23:29,919 Speaker 1: Brett Hunley shocked me with how well he played in 519 00:23:29,920 --> 00:23:33,200 Speaker 1: this after what we'd seen previously. He had a solid game. 520 00:23:33,200 --> 00:23:35,440 Speaker 1: But to me, the biggest takeaway in this is Antonio 521 00:23:35,520 --> 00:23:38,399 Speaker 1: Brown is a bad man. For the moment, James Connor, 522 00:23:39,000 --> 00:23:41,160 Speaker 1: the rookie from the University of Pittsburgh, is in there 523 00:23:41,400 --> 00:23:48,160 Speaker 1: with the chip blick downside con un Tonio Brown tuckshown. 524 00:23:49,840 --> 00:23:52,239 Speaker 1: This is one of those weeks. Man, we need to 525 00:23:52,600 --> 00:23:55,879 Speaker 1: roll this. He did the debate one time on in 526 00:23:56,560 --> 00:23:59,600 Speaker 1: Brown versus Odell Beckham, who would you rather have? And 527 00:23:59,640 --> 00:24:01,520 Speaker 1: we kind of kicked around that debate. But after what 528 00:24:01,600 --> 00:24:04,720 Speaker 1: Julio did this week, after what we saw Antonio Brown 529 00:24:04,960 --> 00:24:07,560 Speaker 1: do in the Sunday Night game, I mean, how good 530 00:24:07,720 --> 00:24:09,600 Speaker 1: is this man? I mean nothing, They were trying to 531 00:24:09,640 --> 00:24:13,640 Speaker 1: bracket him. He was snapping guys off. He's just it's ridiculous. 532 00:24:14,080 --> 00:24:16,919 Speaker 1: I mean, he's a monster playmaker on the outside. I mean, 533 00:24:16,920 --> 00:24:19,240 Speaker 1: you say what you want to about him. Part of 534 00:24:19,280 --> 00:24:21,920 Speaker 1: the intrigue when we talk about number one receivers, how 535 00:24:21,920 --> 00:24:24,480 Speaker 1: are they able to function when they finally start facing 536 00:24:24,480 --> 00:24:26,800 Speaker 1: double teams And with both guys that you talked about, 537 00:24:26,800 --> 00:24:29,600 Speaker 1: Antonio Brown and even Julio Jones, when they get double 538 00:24:29,600 --> 00:24:32,560 Speaker 1: team they continue to still impact the game. And so 539 00:24:32,600 --> 00:24:35,640 Speaker 1: that's the deciding factor for the Pittsburgh Steelers. They didn't 540 00:24:35,640 --> 00:24:37,840 Speaker 1: have Juju Smith Schuster today. It was a one man 541 00:24:37,920 --> 00:24:40,640 Speaker 1: show in terms of Antonio Brown being outside on the perimeter. 542 00:24:40,800 --> 00:24:43,640 Speaker 1: They still have Levy and Bell. When you're looking at 543 00:24:43,720 --> 00:24:46,919 Speaker 1: that team, in particular Pittsburgh Steelers, when their stars are playing, 544 00:24:47,320 --> 00:24:48,919 Speaker 1: it's gonna have a tough time beating them. And I 545 00:24:48,920 --> 00:24:50,840 Speaker 1: think that's one of the reasons why we expect them 546 00:24:50,880 --> 00:24:52,439 Speaker 1: and the New England Patriots to be the last two 547 00:24:52,480 --> 00:24:55,119 Speaker 1: teams standing at the end. I'm anxious to see what 548 00:24:55,160 --> 00:24:57,159 Speaker 1: the touches are for lev Bell at the end of 549 00:24:57,200 --> 00:24:59,800 Speaker 1: the year. All those folks that said, hey, he should 550 00:24:59,800 --> 00:25:01,800 Speaker 1: hold out and get that money, I think they're gonna 551 00:25:01,800 --> 00:25:04,760 Speaker 1: have a leg to stand on here. Once we get 552 00:25:04,760 --> 00:25:06,479 Speaker 1: to the end of the season. You see this tallly 553 00:25:06,600 --> 00:25:09,440 Speaker 1: of carries they are putting on. Lev Bell caught twelve 554 00:25:09,480 --> 00:25:11,440 Speaker 1: what he catched twelve balls in this game for eighty 555 00:25:11,440 --> 00:25:14,359 Speaker 1: eight yards another twenty carries. The number of games this 556 00:25:14,400 --> 00:25:17,160 Speaker 1: year where he's been over thirty touches has gotta be high. 557 00:25:17,240 --> 00:25:19,679 Speaker 1: I mean he is. Look, they're rolling with him, and 558 00:25:19,720 --> 00:25:22,119 Speaker 1: he's leading the league and rushing, but man, it is 559 00:25:22,359 --> 00:25:25,960 Speaker 1: those carries are touches and are just piling up here 560 00:25:26,000 --> 00:25:29,960 Speaker 1: buck Yeah, piling up because it seems like they're ready 561 00:25:30,040 --> 00:25:31,840 Speaker 1: to move on. So they gonna ride him to the 562 00:25:31,880 --> 00:25:34,119 Speaker 1: wheels fall off and they're gonna let someone else have 563 00:25:34,160 --> 00:25:37,600 Speaker 1: to pay for that. And so it is tough because 564 00:25:37,600 --> 00:25:39,240 Speaker 1: he did have all the levers, he had all this sweight, 565 00:25:39,280 --> 00:25:41,000 Speaker 1: he was sitting on the franchise tag. He had opportunity 566 00:25:41,040 --> 00:25:42,680 Speaker 1: to sit out and really kind of force their hand. 567 00:25:42,880 --> 00:25:45,800 Speaker 1: He elected to eventually come in, which is understandable. But 568 00:25:46,720 --> 00:25:49,520 Speaker 1: I don't know how can he get a long term 569 00:25:49,520 --> 00:25:52,240 Speaker 1: deal when you look at it, because obviously from our seat, 570 00:25:52,440 --> 00:25:54,359 Speaker 1: we're gonna look at the knowledge and we're actually gonna 571 00:25:54,359 --> 00:25:57,040 Speaker 1: hold the touches in the production against him because we're 572 00:25:57,040 --> 00:26:01,000 Speaker 1: gonna wonder as he gets older, with that much on 573 00:26:01,040 --> 00:26:03,720 Speaker 1: the tires, can't he continue to deliver at a high level. 574 00:26:03,880 --> 00:26:07,040 Speaker 1: I want if it affects his payday down the road. Now, 575 00:26:07,040 --> 00:26:09,480 Speaker 1: it's something to talk about here once we get to 576 00:26:09,520 --> 00:26:13,439 Speaker 1: the off season. But definitely seeing those numbers pile up. 577 00:26:13,520 --> 00:26:15,280 Speaker 1: All right, Buck, That's that's it for us. Man. That's 578 00:26:15,320 --> 00:26:17,480 Speaker 1: our ten takeaways, like keep it nice and tight. I 579 00:26:17,520 --> 00:26:20,560 Speaker 1: do know this. On our Tuesday podcast, we are going 580 00:26:20,600 --> 00:26:23,080 Speaker 1: to have so much college stuff to get into in 581 00:26:23,160 --> 00:26:25,640 Speaker 1: terms of some of these guys looking forward to prospects 582 00:26:25,680 --> 00:26:27,240 Speaker 1: and the draft and what happened all these big games 583 00:26:27,320 --> 00:26:29,680 Speaker 1: last week. I know, you know, we're trying to focus 584 00:26:29,720 --> 00:26:31,160 Speaker 1: on the draft. We got to we got to jump 585 00:26:31,160 --> 00:26:33,359 Speaker 1: into this coaching carouself, like, this is the craziestyear I've 586 00:26:33,359 --> 00:26:36,800 Speaker 1: ever seen. It's nuts, absolutely bananas, and what took place 587 00:26:36,800 --> 00:26:40,080 Speaker 1: in Tennessee is something that I've never seen before. I 588 00:26:40,080 --> 00:26:42,040 Speaker 1: can't even imagine how that's going to play out or 589 00:26:42,080 --> 00:26:46,080 Speaker 1: who eventually wants that job? Yeah, no question. All right, 590 00:26:46,080 --> 00:26:48,680 Speaker 1: That's that's something we can get into on Tuesday's pod. 591 00:26:49,280 --> 00:26:51,760 Speaker 1: Chris filling in for us again, did a great job producing. 592 00:26:51,840 --> 00:26:54,800 Speaker 1: Appreciate you Buddy and then Sally will be back this week, 593 00:26:54,840 --> 00:26:57,119 Speaker 1: so we're excited to get him back in the fold 594 00:26:57,160 --> 00:26:58,560 Speaker 1: and that's going to do it for us. Thank you 595 00:26:58,560 --> 00:27:01,200 Speaker 1: guys so much for downloading, Thanks for the thing, Thanks 596 00:27:01,240 --> 00:27:02,960 Speaker 1: for telling a friend as well. We appreciate it. Catch 597 00:27:03,000 --> 00:27:07,560 Speaker 1: you next time. Thanks for downloading. 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