1 00:00:00,640 --> 00:00:04,960 Speaker 1: And now Move the Sticks. Ten takeaways from Week Gate 2 00:00:05,640 --> 00:00:10,880 Speaker 1: with Daniel Jeremiah, Bucky Brooks, and Rett Lewis. What's up, everybody? 3 00:00:10,920 --> 00:00:13,600 Speaker 1: Welcome to Move the Sticks, presented by Zaxby's DJ. Bucky 4 00:00:13,680 --> 00:00:16,800 Speaker 1: Right back with you here for a takeaway episode. And 5 00:00:17,160 --> 00:00:19,799 Speaker 1: Bucky first all, First of all, I don't know about you, 6 00:00:19,840 --> 00:00:23,000 Speaker 1: but I thought kind of a sloppy, sloppy Sunday of football. 7 00:00:23,040 --> 00:00:26,079 Speaker 1: What do you think? Yeah, really sloppy. But it makes 8 00:00:26,120 --> 00:00:28,480 Speaker 1: sense DJ, because the weather is changing. We saw a 9 00:00:28,520 --> 00:00:30,479 Speaker 1: cold whether, we saw a lot of win and that 10 00:00:30,680 --> 00:00:33,519 Speaker 1: impacts our teams play, and so we're going to continue 11 00:00:33,560 --> 00:00:35,720 Speaker 1: to see some of the slopping this creep into play 12 00:00:35,840 --> 00:00:38,559 Speaker 1: as to where the continues to turn. And Guys, I 13 00:00:38,640 --> 00:00:40,879 Speaker 1: just think that we are at the halfway point of 14 00:00:40,920 --> 00:00:43,279 Speaker 1: this season here now with one game left to go 15 00:00:43,400 --> 00:00:45,960 Speaker 1: to close out Week eight, as we approach Week nine, 16 00:00:45,960 --> 00:00:49,120 Speaker 1: and I still think there's so much we haven't learned 17 00:00:49,200 --> 00:00:51,120 Speaker 1: about a couple of teams that could very well be 18 00:00:51,280 --> 00:00:54,360 Speaker 1: contenders once we get into the postseason. Looking at the 19 00:00:54,480 --> 00:00:56,480 Speaker 1: Rams who had coming off the loss of the Dolphins, 20 00:00:56,520 --> 00:00:58,760 Speaker 1: looking at the Saints after a win over the Bears, 21 00:00:58,840 --> 00:01:01,800 Speaker 1: just still a lot unknowns left at this point in 22 00:01:01,800 --> 00:01:04,759 Speaker 1: the season. I'm with you. Uh it was. It's kind 23 00:01:04,760 --> 00:01:07,720 Speaker 1: of a weird week here as we finish up Week eight. 24 00:01:07,760 --> 00:01:09,760 Speaker 1: But let's let's get the takeaway started here. We've got 25 00:01:09,760 --> 00:01:11,560 Speaker 1: ten coming your way. I'll lead us off from the 26 00:01:11,560 --> 00:01:14,240 Speaker 1: Sunday night game, and this one is not complicated. Dallas, 27 00:01:14,800 --> 00:01:17,520 Speaker 1: you're a mess. The Eagles faking the blitz now here 28 00:01:17,520 --> 00:01:22,960 Speaker 1: they come the Duci back Dave got. The football is out, 29 00:01:23,080 --> 00:01:25,280 Speaker 1: It's Hull and the Eagles are gonna pick it up. 30 00:01:25,480 --> 00:01:28,880 Speaker 1: They're running with the football at down the sideline all 31 00:01:28,920 --> 00:01:32,960 Speaker 1: the way down. It's jay Le Bowles. Tell it's Rugny McCloud. 32 00:01:33,360 --> 00:01:36,919 Speaker 1: Prugny McCloud, picked it up, Roddy McCloud on the school. 33 00:01:36,959 --> 00:01:41,399 Speaker 1: But score Merrill Reese there, the legendary Merrow Reese. Uh, look, guys, 34 00:01:41,400 --> 00:01:43,959 Speaker 1: when you when you watch this football game, I got 35 00:01:44,040 --> 00:01:46,080 Speaker 1: this sense. I didn't know what Philadelphia was doing because 36 00:01:46,120 --> 00:01:48,520 Speaker 1: I thought you literally could just run the ball, taking 37 00:01:48,600 --> 00:01:50,560 Speaker 1: knee if you want, whatever you want to do. Dallas 38 00:01:50,680 --> 00:01:52,360 Speaker 1: is not going to be able to move the ball 39 00:01:52,640 --> 00:01:54,680 Speaker 1: and score enough points to win this football game. I 40 00:01:54,760 --> 00:01:57,920 Speaker 1: thought Philadelphia with Carson wentzon the turnovers, which continue to 41 00:01:58,040 --> 00:02:00,240 Speaker 1: be a bugaboo of his. Gotta kept the cow Boys 42 00:02:00,280 --> 00:02:03,280 Speaker 1: and alive and in this football game, but look only 43 00:02:03,400 --> 00:02:05,600 Speaker 1: too hard on me on your third quarterback, Buck. I 44 00:02:05,680 --> 00:02:08,639 Speaker 1: get that for the Cowboys, but man, it's just I'm 45 00:02:08,680 --> 00:02:11,000 Speaker 1: trying to locate the building box what's gonna be a 46 00:02:11,080 --> 00:02:12,919 Speaker 1: part of their future. And there's not as many names 47 00:02:12,960 --> 00:02:15,240 Speaker 1: as you'd hope for, you know, DJ. As bad as 48 00:02:15,280 --> 00:02:17,359 Speaker 1: it look, this is actually a better performance for the 49 00:02:17,440 --> 00:02:20,920 Speaker 1: Dallas Cowboys. I'll say this. This game was mismanaged by 50 00:02:20,960 --> 00:02:24,440 Speaker 1: their coaches, particularly Kellen Moore, because the way this game started, 51 00:02:24,480 --> 00:02:26,960 Speaker 1: they were trying to grind it out, play ground and pound, 52 00:02:27,120 --> 00:02:29,760 Speaker 1: keep the game close and maybe win in the fourth quarter. 53 00:02:30,280 --> 00:02:32,280 Speaker 1: Every time they had a chance to really put some 54 00:02:32,400 --> 00:02:34,840 Speaker 1: points on the board, Kellen Moore decided that he wanted 55 00:02:34,840 --> 00:02:37,560 Speaker 1: to do a cute play a reverse uh. He wanted 56 00:02:37,560 --> 00:02:39,639 Speaker 1: to put the ball in being de Nuci's hand, a 57 00:02:39,760 --> 00:02:43,000 Speaker 1: third string quarterback that throws at forty times in a game, 58 00:02:43,080 --> 00:02:46,360 Speaker 1: which doesn't make any sense to me. And so before 59 00:02:46,480 --> 00:02:49,280 Speaker 1: I can blame the players, the coaches have to put 60 00:02:49,400 --> 00:02:51,720 Speaker 1: the team in a better position to win, particularly when 61 00:02:51,720 --> 00:02:54,280 Speaker 1: you don't have all your weapons available, and Bucky yet 62 00:02:54,360 --> 00:02:56,760 Speaker 1: with under six minutes to play there in midfield going 63 00:02:56,800 --> 00:03:00,359 Speaker 1: in for what could be the game changing score. Like, 64 00:03:00,480 --> 00:03:03,880 Speaker 1: they had plenty of opportunities in this game, and the 65 00:03:03,960 --> 00:03:06,400 Speaker 1: reason they had them was because of the turnovers from Philly. 66 00:03:06,680 --> 00:03:09,760 Speaker 1: From Carson Wentz in particular, who now has sixteen giveaways, 67 00:03:09,880 --> 00:03:12,640 Speaker 1: most in the league so far this season. He becomes 68 00:03:12,720 --> 00:03:16,480 Speaker 1: just the third starting quarterback since to win a game 69 00:03:16,560 --> 00:03:20,440 Speaker 1: despite having two picks, two fumbles, and to throw for 70 00:03:20,560 --> 00:03:22,960 Speaker 1: fewer than a hundred and fifty yards. The interesting part 71 00:03:23,440 --> 00:03:25,000 Speaker 1: of that stat and the reason why I give it 72 00:03:25,040 --> 00:03:27,000 Speaker 1: to you, is because the other two that I was 73 00:03:27,040 --> 00:03:29,799 Speaker 1: talking about actually reached the Super Bowl in the season 74 00:03:29,880 --> 00:03:33,280 Speaker 1: that they did it, Eli Manning with the Giants in 75 00:03:33,360 --> 00:03:37,400 Speaker 1: two thousand seven and Rex Grossman with the Bears in 76 00:03:37,520 --> 00:03:40,720 Speaker 1: two thousand and six. So maybe they found the formula 77 00:03:40,800 --> 00:03:43,440 Speaker 1: to get to the Super Bowl. I mean, look, the Eagles. 78 00:03:43,560 --> 00:03:45,520 Speaker 1: The Eagles, it was ugly, and they've been ugly all 79 00:03:45,600 --> 00:03:48,120 Speaker 1: year long, but they're kind of hovering around five hundred. Now. 80 00:03:48,200 --> 00:03:50,440 Speaker 1: They're gonna get Miles Sanders back. You saw them get 81 00:03:50,480 --> 00:03:53,320 Speaker 1: got heart and regular back in that game. Isaac Saymalo, 82 00:03:53,400 --> 00:03:55,440 Speaker 1: They're gonna get a starting guard back here, so they've 83 00:03:55,480 --> 00:03:58,880 Speaker 1: got some reinforcements coming. Lane Johnson didn't play in that game. 84 00:03:58,920 --> 00:04:01,720 Speaker 1: Hopefully you get him healthy going forward, so there's reinforcements coming. 85 00:04:01,960 --> 00:04:03,640 Speaker 1: But I want to get to you one more time 86 00:04:03,680 --> 00:04:05,440 Speaker 1: on this buck as we wrap up this first point. 87 00:04:06,080 --> 00:04:07,960 Speaker 1: I don't know if it's too many voices in Carson 88 00:04:08,080 --> 00:04:09,960 Speaker 1: Wentz his ear, I don't know. I don't know what 89 00:04:10,080 --> 00:04:13,120 Speaker 1: the reasoning is. But the decision making has been troubling 90 00:04:13,160 --> 00:04:15,120 Speaker 1: to say the least, and it doesn't show any signs 91 00:04:15,160 --> 00:04:18,040 Speaker 1: of improving. No, it doesn't show any signs of improving. 92 00:04:18,080 --> 00:04:20,640 Speaker 1: I can't really understand. We've never seen a player of 93 00:04:20,720 --> 00:04:24,040 Speaker 1: regrets like this, from being an m V caliber player 94 00:04:24,120 --> 00:04:26,360 Speaker 1: to a guy who was absolutely off when it comes 95 00:04:26,440 --> 00:04:30,520 Speaker 1: to decision making and the turnovers. And he talks about 96 00:04:30,560 --> 00:04:32,560 Speaker 1: it every week in the postgame pressing, but we haven't 97 00:04:32,600 --> 00:04:34,760 Speaker 1: seen the changes. You're talking about a guy to lead 98 00:04:34,800 --> 00:04:37,800 Speaker 1: the league in interception, sacks, giveaways, I mean, all of 99 00:04:37,920 --> 00:04:40,760 Speaker 1: the bad stuff, and if he can't do it on 100 00:04:40,880 --> 00:04:43,680 Speaker 1: his own, then Doug Peterson probably needs to scale back 101 00:04:43,760 --> 00:04:45,520 Speaker 1: some of the stuff they're doing and take the ball 102 00:04:45,520 --> 00:04:48,520 Speaker 1: a out of Carson went his hands. Yeah, but look, 103 00:04:48,600 --> 00:04:50,800 Speaker 1: it's uh, it's at least it's good to get a win. 104 00:04:50,880 --> 00:04:52,280 Speaker 1: I guess if you're the Eagles. But man, that was 105 00:04:52,360 --> 00:04:54,279 Speaker 1: a tough watch there all the way around. All right, Buck, 106 00:04:54,320 --> 00:04:57,880 Speaker 1: what's your takeaway here? The Vikings run over the green 107 00:04:57,920 --> 00:05:00,840 Speaker 1: Bay Packers first and from the green Bay twenty one 108 00:05:01,040 --> 00:05:03,760 Speaker 1: or Smith Jr. In motions of the laptop set, I 109 00:05:03,920 --> 00:05:12,200 Speaker 1: left hand off. Dalvin has touchdown, touchdown by Dalvin Cook 110 00:05:12,480 --> 00:05:17,000 Speaker 1: and it's seven six by DJ. You gotta like Paul 111 00:05:17,040 --> 00:05:20,440 Speaker 1: Ellen on the call, but you hear Dalvin Cook just 112 00:05:20,800 --> 00:05:24,080 Speaker 1: running and running and running and thirty carries a hundred 113 00:05:24,120 --> 00:05:29,279 Speaker 1: sixty three yards, two receptions, sixty three yards to suscripted 114 00:05:29,279 --> 00:05:31,560 Speaker 1: and four touchdowns. That's exactly what you want to see. 115 00:05:31,880 --> 00:05:34,320 Speaker 1: I think the thing that is troubling to me if 116 00:05:34,320 --> 00:05:37,080 Speaker 1: I'm a Green Bay Packer fans. We've seen this recipe 117 00:05:37,120 --> 00:05:40,160 Speaker 1: in formula work for other teams. We saw them get 118 00:05:40,240 --> 00:05:42,720 Speaker 1: molly wapped by the San Francisco forty Niners in the 119 00:05:42,800 --> 00:05:45,760 Speaker 1: playoffs with a strong running game. We're now seeing the 120 00:05:45,800 --> 00:05:49,600 Speaker 1: Minnesota Vikings pummel the Packers with a running game that 121 00:05:49,760 --> 00:05:52,560 Speaker 1: is a kissing cousin of that if the Green Bay 122 00:05:52,600 --> 00:05:55,400 Speaker 1: Packers can't stop the room with their defense, they're not 123 00:05:55,560 --> 00:05:58,040 Speaker 1: going to go far in the postseason. And if I'm 124 00:05:58,080 --> 00:06:00,200 Speaker 1: Matt la Flour, I gotta pull with Mike Petton into 125 00:06:00,240 --> 00:06:02,040 Speaker 1: the office. I gotta figure out what is going on 126 00:06:02,520 --> 00:06:05,320 Speaker 1: with our run defense because every team is going to 127 00:06:05,400 --> 00:06:07,760 Speaker 1: see this tape and they're gonna get a heavy dose 128 00:06:07,839 --> 00:06:10,400 Speaker 1: of this zone running game that the Minnesota Vikings use well. 129 00:06:10,600 --> 00:06:12,560 Speaker 1: And I'll tell you what, guys, I mean, this was 130 00:06:12,839 --> 00:06:16,600 Speaker 1: the recipe to beat the Packers on defense and to 131 00:06:16,800 --> 00:06:21,880 Speaker 1: simultaneously beat the Packers offense, because with Dalvin Cook running 132 00:06:21,880 --> 00:06:23,800 Speaker 1: the football the way they did, they made this a 133 00:06:24,000 --> 00:06:27,080 Speaker 1: limited possession game. And I don't know why I'm so 134 00:06:27,200 --> 00:06:29,480 Speaker 1: fascinated by the number of possessions. I remember I gave 135 00:06:29,520 --> 00:06:32,200 Speaker 1: you the stat about the Bills and their possessions last 136 00:06:32,240 --> 00:06:35,040 Speaker 1: week ending up all inside the Jets thirty five yard line. 137 00:06:35,080 --> 00:06:37,960 Speaker 1: This was crazy. I mean, they were just four basically 138 00:06:38,240 --> 00:06:43,360 Speaker 1: basically four true possessions combined between these two teams in 139 00:06:43,480 --> 00:06:47,599 Speaker 1: the first half. That a six fourteen drive, seven fifty nine, 140 00:06:47,720 --> 00:06:50,640 Speaker 1: eight fifty four. By the way, the Rams and the 141 00:06:50,720 --> 00:06:56,520 Speaker 1: Dolphins combined for eighteen first half possessions. Okay, So what 142 00:06:56,680 --> 00:06:59,400 Speaker 1: you did with Dalvin Cook was you dominated the Packers 143 00:06:59,480 --> 00:07:01,640 Speaker 1: defense on the ground. You control the clock enough to 144 00:07:01,760 --> 00:07:05,800 Speaker 1: limit Aaron Rodgers in Davante Adams just enough, right, because 145 00:07:05,839 --> 00:07:09,279 Speaker 1: they connected three times for three touchdowns, but you kept 146 00:07:09,320 --> 00:07:11,560 Speaker 1: them off the field enough so that it didn't hurt 147 00:07:11,680 --> 00:07:16,320 Speaker 1: you helping your defense. I mean, that's complementary football to me, 148 00:07:16,440 --> 00:07:19,040 Speaker 1: where the ground game not only fuels your offense but 149 00:07:19,080 --> 00:07:21,920 Speaker 1: also helps your defense. Yeah. No, Look, the Minnesota Vikings. 150 00:07:22,000 --> 00:07:23,280 Speaker 1: That was kind of the team I thought we were 151 00:07:23,280 --> 00:07:24,920 Speaker 1: going to see from the beginning of the season, and 152 00:07:25,360 --> 00:07:26,920 Speaker 1: that was the version of it right there, and after 153 00:07:27,000 --> 00:07:29,000 Speaker 1: back going back and watching the tape, I'll get a 154 00:07:29,040 --> 00:07:31,360 Speaker 1: little hat tip there to Garrett Bradbury. What he did 155 00:07:31,520 --> 00:07:33,640 Speaker 1: in that game. Visibility to get out in the perimeter, 156 00:07:33,880 --> 00:07:37,000 Speaker 1: get up to the second level, very very athletic center 157 00:07:37,160 --> 00:07:39,280 Speaker 1: was a key part on the screen for a touchdown 158 00:07:39,280 --> 00:07:41,360 Speaker 1: as well as another couple of long runs from Dalvin Cook. 159 00:07:41,440 --> 00:07:43,160 Speaker 1: So I wanted to give him a little bit of 160 00:07:43,200 --> 00:07:44,920 Speaker 1: love there. All right, takeaway number three, right, what do 161 00:07:45,000 --> 00:07:48,760 Speaker 1: we have? Another win for k C, Another arm angle 162 00:07:49,040 --> 00:07:52,480 Speaker 1: for Patrick Mahomes, Answer City second day on goal to 163 00:07:52,520 --> 00:07:58,280 Speaker 1: go spreading, actually shoveling inside to Kelsey touchdown Tansas City. 164 00:07:58,720 --> 00:08:01,680 Speaker 1: It was like a softball picture that time. Mahomes went 165 00:08:01,840 --> 00:08:05,480 Speaker 1: underhand and scooped it to Kelsey for a shovel pass 166 00:08:05,680 --> 00:08:08,360 Speaker 1: inside the right tackle for a touchdown, and all the 167 00:08:08,440 --> 00:08:12,720 Speaker 1: softball fans in the Chief's Kingdom choice Mitch Holta sonicle, 168 00:08:12,760 --> 00:08:14,920 Speaker 1: I don't know if it was a softball pitch or 169 00:08:15,000 --> 00:08:18,080 Speaker 1: if he was bowling for a strike one way or another. 170 00:08:18,480 --> 00:08:22,200 Speaker 1: Add another throw to the repertoire of Patrick Mahomes. We've 171 00:08:22,200 --> 00:08:24,800 Speaker 1: seen the no look, we've seen the lefty. Now we 172 00:08:24,920 --> 00:08:28,240 Speaker 1: have the underhand touchdown toss. And look, Patrick Mahomes attended 173 00:08:28,240 --> 00:08:30,480 Speaker 1: to Manny Passing Academy a couple of years ago when 174 00:08:30,520 --> 00:08:32,719 Speaker 1: he was at Texas Tech. I didn't know he and 175 00:08:32,840 --> 00:08:36,520 Speaker 1: Archie Manning got together to perfect Archie's signature move back 176 00:08:36,559 --> 00:08:39,480 Speaker 1: when he was playing the old underhand toss. Uh. Mostly 177 00:08:39,600 --> 00:08:41,120 Speaker 1: Archie had to do because he was under pressure his 178 00:08:41,280 --> 00:08:45,040 Speaker 1: entire career. Um But look that that was fun and 179 00:08:45,320 --> 00:08:48,839 Speaker 1: that basically ended the intrigue of this game. Because the 180 00:08:49,000 --> 00:08:53,120 Speaker 1: Chiefs absolutely dominated in the air, they didn't even need 181 00:08:53,160 --> 00:08:55,520 Speaker 1: to run Levan Bell in the revenge game. Clyde Edwards 182 00:08:55,559 --> 00:08:59,880 Speaker 1: Hilaire was basically zero in this game, and so Mahomes 183 00:09:00,000 --> 00:09:03,479 Speaker 1: and Tyreek Kills connected twice for thirty plus yard TV connections, 184 00:09:03,920 --> 00:09:06,960 Speaker 1: further distancing themselves from the rest of the crowd. They 185 00:09:07,080 --> 00:09:09,679 Speaker 1: lead the league in that category since two thousand and 186 00:09:09,760 --> 00:09:13,000 Speaker 1: at both of them. So look the Chiefs, this was 187 00:09:13,120 --> 00:09:15,319 Speaker 1: just a This was just a I don't know, a 188 00:09:15,920 --> 00:09:22,240 Speaker 1: pothole on their trip through the a f c uh Red. 189 00:09:22,440 --> 00:09:24,880 Speaker 1: Is funny that you brought up Pat Mahomes arm angle 190 00:09:24,960 --> 00:09:27,959 Speaker 1: because I think Mike McCarthy should pool have been the 191 00:09:28,040 --> 00:09:30,680 Speaker 1: Nucci in the office and tell him quit watching early 192 00:09:30,800 --> 00:09:35,040 Speaker 1: afternoon games because the Sunday night game Benda. Nucci's trying 193 00:09:35,080 --> 00:09:38,079 Speaker 1: all these side arm and underhand tricks, and he is 194 00:09:38,200 --> 00:09:41,319 Speaker 1: now heavily influenced by what Pat Mahomes was able to do. 195 00:09:41,720 --> 00:09:44,839 Speaker 1: No more TV before bend Nucci. I don't want to 196 00:09:44,840 --> 00:09:49,360 Speaker 1: see him to be Pat Mahomes trickery. I think I'm 197 00:09:49,400 --> 00:09:51,040 Speaker 1: with you on that. I don't think Ben the NUCI 198 00:09:51,080 --> 00:09:52,880 Speaker 1: needs to be doing to do anything that Patrick Mahomes 199 00:09:53,040 --> 00:09:55,480 Speaker 1: has been doing. I did think this was interesting, though, 200 00:09:55,520 --> 00:09:57,840 Speaker 1: to show you the other side of how you play 201 00:09:57,840 --> 00:09:59,920 Speaker 1: the Kansas City Chiefs. What we've seen all year longest 202 00:10:00,000 --> 00:10:02,319 Speaker 1: people say we're gonna rush for We're gonna drop in coverage, 203 00:10:02,600 --> 00:10:04,040 Speaker 1: try and keep the ball in front. If you want 204 00:10:04,080 --> 00:10:06,160 Speaker 1: to run it, we're just gonna let you. And that's 205 00:10:06,200 --> 00:10:08,000 Speaker 1: what team, that's what the Kansas City Chiefs have done. 206 00:10:08,200 --> 00:10:11,000 Speaker 1: Clyde Edwards, Hilaire, big yards, big yards, Mahomes if he 207 00:10:11,040 --> 00:10:12,800 Speaker 1: wants to take off and run his had yards there. 208 00:10:13,160 --> 00:10:15,439 Speaker 1: But they've done a decent job around the League of 209 00:10:15,520 --> 00:10:18,280 Speaker 1: limiting those huge explosive plays over the top. And here 210 00:10:18,360 --> 00:10:21,800 Speaker 1: comes Greg Williams who says, look, Leivian Bell, we're not 211 00:10:21,880 --> 00:10:23,880 Speaker 1: gonna let him have any kind of a moment here. 212 00:10:23,960 --> 00:10:26,560 Speaker 1: We're gonna sell out. We're gonna go after Mahomes. We're 213 00:10:26,559 --> 00:10:28,840 Speaker 1: gonna shut down the run game and the points pile 214 00:10:28,960 --> 00:10:32,880 Speaker 1: up in a hurry. So if you have your choice, 215 00:10:33,000 --> 00:10:35,320 Speaker 1: I'm gonna lend more towards the Let's just be patient, 216 00:10:35,360 --> 00:10:36,760 Speaker 1: try and stop him in the red zone. You can 217 00:10:36,840 --> 00:10:39,559 Speaker 1: run the ball all you want. Philosophy as opposed to 218 00:10:39,840 --> 00:10:42,280 Speaker 1: h daring Patrick Mahomes. The line of scrimmage that did 219 00:10:42,360 --> 00:10:44,840 Speaker 1: not did not end up well. All right, let's keep 220 00:10:44,840 --> 00:10:46,599 Speaker 1: it going here, I'm gonna go takeaway number four, and 221 00:10:46,679 --> 00:10:50,079 Speaker 1: that is Joe Burrow makes everyone better. Bernard in the 222 00:10:50,160 --> 00:10:52,800 Speaker 1: backfield to the left of Burrow. On third down and 223 00:10:52,920 --> 00:10:56,880 Speaker 1: one at the Tennessee seven, Burrow fakes to Bernard, throws 224 00:10:56,920 --> 00:11:04,400 Speaker 1: into the end zone, touchdown Tyler Boy. The Bengals score 225 00:11:04,520 --> 00:11:07,080 Speaker 1: in the red zone and lad a three to seven. 226 00:11:07,360 --> 00:11:10,520 Speaker 1: And the Bengals down their entire offensive line, all backups 227 00:11:10,559 --> 00:11:13,840 Speaker 1: out there and give them credit. Kimmandena, Jay and company 228 00:11:13,920 --> 00:11:16,360 Speaker 1: played well protected Joe Burrow. I don't think there's any 229 00:11:16,400 --> 00:11:19,000 Speaker 1: sacks in this ballgame. But Joe Burrow once again shows 230 00:11:19,160 --> 00:11:22,120 Speaker 1: the definition of a truck buck. We talked about trucks 231 00:11:22,160 --> 00:11:24,040 Speaker 1: and trailers. You know, can you elevate and pull the 232 00:11:24,120 --> 00:11:25,840 Speaker 1: rest of the team behind you or you get pulled 233 00:11:25,880 --> 00:11:28,760 Speaker 1: by your supporting cast? And as the names and numbers 234 00:11:28,880 --> 00:11:31,200 Speaker 1: change in front of him and around him, Joe Burrow 235 00:11:31,240 --> 00:11:32,959 Speaker 1: has found away each and every week to make this 236 00:11:33,040 --> 00:11:35,640 Speaker 1: Bengals team competitive and in this case be really good 237 00:11:35,679 --> 00:11:38,480 Speaker 1: Tennessee Titans football team. So, man, I don't know if 238 00:11:38,520 --> 00:11:40,080 Speaker 1: you can be more fired up if you're a Bengals 239 00:11:40,120 --> 00:11:42,480 Speaker 1: fan right now with with what you have in your quarterback. 240 00:11:42,600 --> 00:11:44,360 Speaker 1: But this was This is a great sign for the 241 00:11:44,400 --> 00:11:46,640 Speaker 1: future of this team. Grace for the future. But DJ, 242 00:11:46,800 --> 00:11:48,920 Speaker 1: I want to go outside and look at the wide 243 00:11:48,960 --> 00:11:52,679 Speaker 1: receivers T Higgins and Tyler Boy. They have quite a 244 00:11:52,840 --> 00:11:55,400 Speaker 1: duo nil with the Cincinnati Bengals. And I know everyone's 245 00:11:55,400 --> 00:11:58,160 Speaker 1: gonna say, what about a j Green, But at this point, 246 00:11:58,440 --> 00:12:01,160 Speaker 1: Tyler t Higgins should not only get all of the targets, 247 00:12:01,200 --> 00:12:04,439 Speaker 1: but they should be the primary playmakers. It is a 248 00:12:04,679 --> 00:12:08,200 Speaker 1: fantastic job in developing their young playmakers on the outside 249 00:12:08,440 --> 00:12:11,120 Speaker 1: with Joe Burrow. If I'm a Cincinnati Bengals and if 250 00:12:11,160 --> 00:12:13,560 Speaker 1: I'm a fan in the Queen City, I am excited 251 00:12:13,600 --> 00:12:16,640 Speaker 1: about what this office is showing each and every week. Yeah. 252 00:12:16,800 --> 00:12:19,360 Speaker 1: And on the flip side, DJ, you had mentioned that 253 00:12:19,840 --> 00:12:22,320 Speaker 1: banged up offensive line for the Bengals. I wasn't one 254 00:12:22,320 --> 00:12:24,240 Speaker 1: of the top units in football to begin with. When 255 00:12:24,280 --> 00:12:27,320 Speaker 1: fully healthy did a nice john protecting Burrow zero sacks 256 00:12:27,559 --> 00:12:31,400 Speaker 1: and that is a continued indictment on the lack of 257 00:12:31,559 --> 00:12:35,400 Speaker 1: pass rush for the Tennessee Titans. They brought in Vic Beasley, 258 00:12:35,400 --> 00:12:38,520 Speaker 1: they brought in Gendevian Clowney late Harold Landry that was 259 00:12:38,559 --> 00:12:40,720 Speaker 1: born on the best pass rusher on this team, yet 260 00:12:40,840 --> 00:12:44,360 Speaker 1: they cannot generate consistent pressure. I mean, you're you're looking 261 00:12:44,400 --> 00:12:47,240 Speaker 1: at a team that is bottom five in the league 262 00:12:47,440 --> 00:12:51,360 Speaker 1: in total quarterback pressures, in pressure rate per drop back, 263 00:12:51,520 --> 00:12:55,320 Speaker 1: and in hurries as well. They cannot put any sort 264 00:12:55,360 --> 00:12:58,280 Speaker 1: of dress on the opposing quarterback right now on a 265 00:12:58,360 --> 00:13:01,960 Speaker 1: consistent basis. And they're not blitzing to generate pressure either. 266 00:13:02,160 --> 00:13:06,840 Speaker 1: They blitzed um I want to say, eight blitzes against 267 00:13:06,840 --> 00:13:09,839 Speaker 1: Cincinnati even though they were getting zero pressure against the 268 00:13:09,880 --> 00:13:11,760 Speaker 1: bank up offensive line. I don't know if he's just 269 00:13:11,840 --> 00:13:14,240 Speaker 1: not in their emo defensively game plan wise to do 270 00:13:14,320 --> 00:13:15,719 Speaker 1: that and put more pressure on the guys in the 271 00:13:15,760 --> 00:13:18,559 Speaker 1: back end. But you got to find a way to 272 00:13:18,679 --> 00:13:22,360 Speaker 1: create and generate a little more trouble for the opposing 273 00:13:22,440 --> 00:13:24,439 Speaker 1: quarterbacks if they want to kind of make take this 274 00:13:24,520 --> 00:13:27,440 Speaker 1: defense deep into the playoffs, I think we can agree 275 00:13:27,520 --> 00:13:30,319 Speaker 1: to that. Pass rush, as Bucky has always said, is 276 00:13:30,360 --> 00:13:34,000 Speaker 1: a is an artistry, and Jenevian Clown is not an artist. 277 00:13:34,320 --> 00:13:39,080 Speaker 1: He's not he''s an athletic player who's who's made some plays, 278 00:13:39,200 --> 00:13:42,640 Speaker 1: but he has never ever developed his craft as a 279 00:13:42,720 --> 00:13:44,959 Speaker 1: pass rusher. Just hasn't done it, and That's why I 280 00:13:45,040 --> 00:13:47,800 Speaker 1: think you've seen the money continue to be thrown at 281 00:13:47,880 --> 00:13:50,320 Speaker 1: him over all these years, is based off of those traits, 282 00:13:50,600 --> 00:13:52,880 Speaker 1: but it has never been able to produce at the 283 00:13:53,000 --> 00:13:55,120 Speaker 1: rate of what he should have based off the reputation. 284 00:13:55,200 --> 00:13:57,400 Speaker 1: I think it's because he's just it's not it's not 285 00:13:57,520 --> 00:14:00,000 Speaker 1: an art form for him. He's not a polished technique 286 00:14:00,080 --> 00:14:02,120 Speaker 1: and he just he goes out there, is a big, 287 00:14:02,400 --> 00:14:05,040 Speaker 1: rangy athlete and finds his way into some place. But 288 00:14:05,080 --> 00:14:07,480 Speaker 1: he's not a pass rusher. No, he's not a pass rusher. 289 00:14:07,559 --> 00:14:10,040 Speaker 1: He doesn't have what it takes in DJ We've talked 290 00:14:10,080 --> 00:14:13,679 Speaker 1: about this numerous times. Hard to pay big money for 291 00:14:13,760 --> 00:14:15,520 Speaker 1: a guy who doesn't get after the pass and the 292 00:14:15,559 --> 00:14:18,240 Speaker 1: fact that he's never had double digit sex speaks volumes 293 00:14:18,440 --> 00:14:20,360 Speaker 1: about a guy that was a former number one overall 294 00:14:20,400 --> 00:14:22,560 Speaker 1: pick in the draft, no doubt. All right, let's keep 295 00:14:22,600 --> 00:14:25,120 Speaker 1: the train moving here, Buck, what's your second takeaway? The 296 00:14:25,240 --> 00:14:30,840 Speaker 1: Dolphins flex their muscles on the rams shotgun backass are 297 00:14:30,840 --> 00:14:35,400 Speaker 1: all looking start Parker. Now you have the answer to 298 00:14:35,600 --> 00:14:38,240 Speaker 1: a long time drively a question. Who got to is 299 00:14:38,320 --> 00:14:42,880 Speaker 1: first touchdown? And it's Savante Parker. You know, we we 300 00:14:43,000 --> 00:14:45,760 Speaker 1: went into this game excited about two a time, but 301 00:14:45,920 --> 00:14:48,240 Speaker 1: I have now walked away from the game falling in 302 00:14:48,320 --> 00:14:51,480 Speaker 1: love with the Dolphins no name defense and their ability 303 00:14:51,560 --> 00:14:54,160 Speaker 1: to play a bunch of different ways. Do you when 304 00:14:54,200 --> 00:14:58,400 Speaker 1: you look at this team four takeaways, two sacks, eight 305 00:14:58,560 --> 00:15:01,400 Speaker 1: quarterback hits, and the you have four tackles for loss, 306 00:15:01,720 --> 00:15:05,160 Speaker 1: and I don't think we can name anybody on their defense. 307 00:15:05,480 --> 00:15:08,680 Speaker 1: And so Brian Flores has this team playing really really 308 00:15:08,760 --> 00:15:11,840 Speaker 1: well on defense. And oh, by the way, Jackie Grant 309 00:15:12,000 --> 00:15:14,960 Speaker 1: takes any eight your punt return to get a Scooper 310 00:15:15,040 --> 00:15:17,920 Speaker 1: score for Andrew van Ginkel and then to get a 311 00:15:18,080 --> 00:15:21,400 Speaker 1: punt return touchdown from Grant to be able to score 312 00:15:21,680 --> 00:15:25,400 Speaker 1: these touchdowns without having to put it into his hands. Man, 313 00:15:25,800 --> 00:15:27,880 Speaker 1: you have to like what the Miami Dolphins are doing 314 00:15:28,080 --> 00:15:30,360 Speaker 1: because they can do it without the quarterback playing the 315 00:15:30,440 --> 00:15:33,080 Speaker 1: leading role. Second stree week, we've seen a team score 316 00:15:33,160 --> 00:15:36,080 Speaker 1: in all three phases offense, defense, special teams, all in 317 00:15:36,200 --> 00:15:38,520 Speaker 1: the first half of the game. Chiefs did it last week, 318 00:15:38,560 --> 00:15:41,600 Speaker 1: Dolphins do it this week. And look this was marked, 319 00:15:41,640 --> 00:15:44,040 Speaker 1: as you said, Bucky, as the you know, the two 320 00:15:44,280 --> 00:15:47,520 Speaker 1: time era getting underway. But that touchdown and his play 321 00:15:47,680 --> 00:15:50,000 Speaker 1: was the furthest thing from the story in this game, 322 00:15:50,080 --> 00:15:53,000 Speaker 1: it was about special teams and it was about defense 323 00:15:53,160 --> 00:15:56,520 Speaker 1: that Brian Flores influenced defense. I don't know how much, 324 00:15:56,880 --> 00:15:58,640 Speaker 1: you know, I'd have to truly go back and look 325 00:15:58,680 --> 00:16:00,400 Speaker 1: at the Super Bowl and they played the Rams to 326 00:16:00,440 --> 00:16:02,520 Speaker 1: see when he was with the Patriots to see how much, 327 00:16:03,000 --> 00:16:06,400 Speaker 1: uh how how similar he tried to play this Rams 328 00:16:06,440 --> 00:16:09,800 Speaker 1: offense this year with the Dolphins in this game. But 329 00:16:10,080 --> 00:16:13,120 Speaker 1: Golf was under pressure. This has been a couple of 330 00:16:13,960 --> 00:16:17,000 Speaker 1: it's been a it's been a weird stretch for Golf 331 00:16:17,040 --> 00:16:18,440 Speaker 1: in the last couple of weeks after the way he 332 00:16:18,560 --> 00:16:21,160 Speaker 1: started this season. But you say no name defense, I 333 00:16:21,160 --> 00:16:24,080 Speaker 1: mean Emmanuel Agba, Shack Laws and a couple of cast offs. 334 00:16:24,120 --> 00:16:26,280 Speaker 1: I mean they looked like Pat Swilling and Ricky Jackson 335 00:16:26,400 --> 00:16:29,080 Speaker 1: from the early nineties Dome patrol for the Saints coming 336 00:16:29,120 --> 00:16:31,360 Speaker 1: off the edge. I mean that was they were getting 337 00:16:31,480 --> 00:16:34,880 Speaker 1: after Jared Goff, especially in the first half, forcing those turnovers. 338 00:16:35,480 --> 00:16:37,360 Speaker 1: And I mean, look, the Dolphins had a hundred forty 339 00:16:37,400 --> 00:16:39,280 Speaker 1: five yards of total offense and they won the game 340 00:16:39,520 --> 00:16:42,400 Speaker 1: like handling. It was never really in question. It felt 341 00:16:42,440 --> 00:16:45,360 Speaker 1: like so credits in that Dolphins defense, they are, by 342 00:16:45,440 --> 00:16:47,840 Speaker 1: the way in play in the a f C. East 343 00:16:48,520 --> 00:16:51,320 Speaker 1: um and despite two of absolutely right, I mean they're 344 00:16:51,360 --> 00:16:53,440 Speaker 1: they're basically a game back in the lost column. You 345 00:16:53,520 --> 00:16:56,080 Speaker 1: got the Bills at six and two and the Fins 346 00:16:56,120 --> 00:16:59,120 Speaker 1: at four and three right now, so, um, you know 347 00:16:59,240 --> 00:17:01,440 Speaker 1: this this will be interesting down the stretch. But it 348 00:17:01,560 --> 00:17:03,480 Speaker 1: did kind of feel like there was a different energy 349 00:17:03,520 --> 00:17:06,240 Speaker 1: about the Dolphins team with two and there. I don't 350 00:17:06,280 --> 00:17:08,240 Speaker 1: I don't know if that's a tangible thing or not, 351 00:17:08,720 --> 00:17:11,720 Speaker 1: but man, they they played well. Yeah. I mean, look, 352 00:17:11,800 --> 00:17:13,600 Speaker 1: I think there is something too that I know people say, oh, 353 00:17:13,640 --> 00:17:16,000 Speaker 1: you don't count quarterback wins, but there is something to 354 00:17:16,200 --> 00:17:18,080 Speaker 1: kind of getting a little juice and a literary energy 355 00:17:18,119 --> 00:17:21,480 Speaker 1: and that's what to brings. But look, they didn't really 356 00:17:21,520 --> 00:17:23,960 Speaker 1: need him in this game. They haven't really exactly figured 357 00:17:24,000 --> 00:17:26,560 Speaker 1: out exactly how to use him yet in the proper way. 358 00:17:26,600 --> 00:17:29,120 Speaker 1: In my opinion after just watching this tape, it needs 359 00:17:29,119 --> 00:17:30,760 Speaker 1: to be more r p os. They moved him around 360 00:17:30,760 --> 00:17:33,360 Speaker 1: a little bit, um, but need to do that more. 361 00:17:33,480 --> 00:17:36,120 Speaker 1: He didn't get comfortable, and I think with the RPO game, Buck, 362 00:17:36,160 --> 00:17:38,080 Speaker 1: I think that's what kind of gets too into a 363 00:17:38,160 --> 00:17:40,720 Speaker 1: nice little rhythm. Um and so you saw him miss 364 00:17:40,760 --> 00:17:42,560 Speaker 1: some layups in this game that I'm I'm not used 365 00:17:42,600 --> 00:17:44,840 Speaker 1: to seeing him miss and just never really got comfortable. 366 00:17:44,840 --> 00:17:46,920 Speaker 1: And let me look, let's give the Rams and their 367 00:17:47,000 --> 00:17:50,040 Speaker 1: defense some credit for that as well. But hopefully going forward, 368 00:17:50,119 --> 00:17:51,920 Speaker 1: you're gonna see chan Gailey get a better feel for 369 00:17:51,960 --> 00:17:54,399 Speaker 1: how to use his young quarterback. Yeah. I agree with you, 370 00:17:54,520 --> 00:17:56,520 Speaker 1: j he didn't get into a rhythm. They do need 371 00:17:56,600 --> 00:17:58,080 Speaker 1: to add some of the r P O s. But 372 00:17:58,200 --> 00:18:00,720 Speaker 1: also believe this, it's been a you since he's played 373 00:18:00,720 --> 00:18:02,520 Speaker 1: in the game. He didn't play in a preseason game. 374 00:18:02,920 --> 00:18:05,440 Speaker 1: The bullets fly a lot faster in game than in 375 00:18:05,520 --> 00:18:07,760 Speaker 1: doing practice. I think we'll see him get better and 376 00:18:07,800 --> 00:18:10,679 Speaker 1: better each week. But slow star for him. Great win 377 00:18:10,800 --> 00:18:14,200 Speaker 1: for the Dolphins though. All right, absolutely, all right, what's 378 00:18:14,320 --> 00:18:15,960 Speaker 1: what's number six here? Right when you got take away 379 00:18:16,040 --> 00:18:19,480 Speaker 1: number six? The Ravens a little short on m v 380 00:18:19,760 --> 00:18:24,240 Speaker 1: P Magic empty Sex shutdown snap, third and six time 381 00:18:24,560 --> 00:18:28,159 Speaker 1: for Lamar Jackson intercepted running down the field that is 382 00:18:28,560 --> 00:18:33,520 Speaker 1: Propert's lane for a pick set quickly into this football game. 383 00:18:33,880 --> 00:18:36,359 Speaker 1: So look, you know I mentioned short on m v 384 00:18:36,520 --> 00:18:38,800 Speaker 1: P Magic. I don't know, hocus focus about this. You 385 00:18:38,840 --> 00:18:41,320 Speaker 1: can't turn the ball over four times against a team 386 00:18:41,400 --> 00:18:45,920 Speaker 1: like the Pittsburgh Steelers, now the lone remaining undefeated team 387 00:18:46,440 --> 00:18:48,440 Speaker 1: seven and oh right now in two games ahead of 388 00:18:48,440 --> 00:18:50,840 Speaker 1: the Ravens, the top the a f C North at 389 00:18:50,880 --> 00:18:52,760 Speaker 1: this point. So look on Game Day Highlight or Game 390 00:18:52,840 --> 00:18:55,680 Speaker 1: Day Live. On the highlights, we kept showing Lamar's miscuse, 391 00:18:55,720 --> 00:18:58,240 Speaker 1: the two interceptions, his first career pick six to open 392 00:18:58,280 --> 00:19:00,960 Speaker 1: the game, another pick called back at the two fumbles, 393 00:19:01,320 --> 00:19:03,639 Speaker 1: even though the last one didn't really matter. But the 394 00:19:03,720 --> 00:19:07,720 Speaker 1: issue for me is like their pass game is just off. Period. 395 00:19:08,160 --> 00:19:10,600 Speaker 1: If you're taking away Mark Andrews, what else is there 396 00:19:11,280 --> 00:19:12,720 Speaker 1: in the past game? Now? I look, I know they 397 00:19:12,840 --> 00:19:15,440 Speaker 1: ran it for two yards, and that's great against a 398 00:19:15,520 --> 00:19:18,040 Speaker 1: really good Pittsburgh Steelers defense. That's something to say they 399 00:19:18,080 --> 00:19:20,960 Speaker 1: put up over four hundred total yards, but man, like, 400 00:19:21,560 --> 00:19:25,240 Speaker 1: where's the big play? The dynamic threat from Marquis Brown 401 00:19:25,720 --> 00:19:27,440 Speaker 1: drafted him in the first round to be a home 402 00:19:27,560 --> 00:19:30,240 Speaker 1: run hitter, and outside of his debut in the NFL 403 00:19:30,359 --> 00:19:33,639 Speaker 1: Week one last year, I mean, we have rarely seen it. 404 00:19:33,920 --> 00:19:36,400 Speaker 1: They just can't find a way to consistently get him 405 00:19:36,480 --> 00:19:39,080 Speaker 1: the ball. He had a tweet that he deleted that 406 00:19:39,200 --> 00:19:41,600 Speaker 1: said like, hey, what's you know what's going on here? 407 00:19:41,680 --> 00:19:44,879 Speaker 1: Essentially like you know, we've got some of these resources 408 00:19:44,960 --> 00:19:47,399 Speaker 1: that we're not using them, kind of raising both hands 409 00:19:47,480 --> 00:19:51,119 Speaker 1: like hey, I'm over here. Remember me. Um Ravens defense 410 00:19:51,200 --> 00:19:53,359 Speaker 1: was dominant in this game, but it didn't matter because 411 00:19:53,440 --> 00:19:56,800 Speaker 1: the turnovers, uh and the lack of big plays from 412 00:19:56,920 --> 00:19:59,800 Speaker 1: Lamar Jackson. In this offense, Lamar ran at sixteen times 413 00:20:00,000 --> 00:20:02,920 Speaker 1: only for like sixty yards. He runs it for sixteen 414 00:20:02,960 --> 00:20:04,920 Speaker 1: and they run as a team for over two sixty five. 415 00:20:04,960 --> 00:20:08,080 Speaker 1: I'm thinking he's close to a hundred. Didn't see. You know, 416 00:20:08,320 --> 00:20:11,320 Speaker 1: it's interesting about this Baltimore Ravens offense, right because you 417 00:20:11,400 --> 00:20:13,800 Speaker 1: point out that Lamar Jackson ran the ball sixteen times. 418 00:20:14,080 --> 00:20:15,800 Speaker 1: I would say that part of the reason why the 419 00:20:15,880 --> 00:20:18,160 Speaker 1: other guys were successful was because he ran it so much. 420 00:20:18,720 --> 00:20:21,880 Speaker 1: I will say this, he has to be better when 421 00:20:21,920 --> 00:20:24,960 Speaker 1: it comes to the traditional drop back passing game. But 422 00:20:25,440 --> 00:20:28,560 Speaker 1: Lamar Jackson, to me, is very similar to Jerry Goff. 423 00:20:28,800 --> 00:20:30,960 Speaker 1: When you get both of these guys into a drop 424 00:20:31,000 --> 00:20:33,720 Speaker 1: back passing game, they don't fare as well. When you 425 00:20:33,800 --> 00:20:37,400 Speaker 1: allow them to throw off play action, that's when they're 426 00:20:37,480 --> 00:20:39,520 Speaker 1: at their best. And I think it's important for Greg 427 00:20:39,760 --> 00:20:43,240 Speaker 1: Roman to understand who he's coaching at the quarterback position. 428 00:20:43,640 --> 00:20:46,160 Speaker 1: They need to get away from the spread stuff, bring 429 00:20:46,280 --> 00:20:48,920 Speaker 1: it back into the phone booth, the heavy tight endsets, 430 00:20:49,200 --> 00:20:51,920 Speaker 1: because that is really when they generated their explosive plays 431 00:20:51,960 --> 00:20:54,360 Speaker 1: in the passing game a year ago. I know it's 432 00:20:54,440 --> 00:20:56,280 Speaker 1: cute to want to do all of this other stuff 433 00:20:56,520 --> 00:20:59,479 Speaker 1: and evolve his game, but I think sometimes you need 434 00:20:59,560 --> 00:21:01,359 Speaker 1: to tell the more where he is and keep h 435 00:21:01,440 --> 00:21:02,960 Speaker 1: where he is and let him be the best at 436 00:21:03,040 --> 00:21:05,119 Speaker 1: that as opposed to trying to stretch his game a 437 00:21:05,160 --> 00:21:07,639 Speaker 1: little bit. Well, I thought it was interesting looking at it, 438 00:21:07,800 --> 00:21:09,840 Speaker 1: how much zone coverage you're seeing and even when they're 439 00:21:09,840 --> 00:21:12,240 Speaker 1: in man, they're an off man, so you have all 440 00:21:13,240 --> 00:21:16,680 Speaker 1: every defender you've so you've got eleven defenders. Um, you've 441 00:21:16,720 --> 00:21:19,480 Speaker 1: got all those eyes on the quarterback and being able 442 00:21:19,480 --> 00:21:21,320 Speaker 1: to see and be able to drive on the football 443 00:21:21,359 --> 00:21:23,760 Speaker 1: and make plays. So I looked up the numbers at 444 00:21:23,800 --> 00:21:25,520 Speaker 1: our buddy Bill Smith give me the numbers here, because 445 00:21:25,520 --> 00:21:27,720 Speaker 1: I was curious, are they seeing more zone coverage this 446 00:21:27,840 --> 00:21:31,000 Speaker 1: year last year? On percentage of dropbacks between the twenties 447 00:21:31,080 --> 00:21:33,240 Speaker 1: So they don't do this inside the red zone, but 448 00:21:33,320 --> 00:21:37,240 Speaker 1: between the last year, he saw his zone coverage. This 449 00:21:37,320 --> 00:21:40,560 Speaker 1: year it's at sixty seven. UM. Last year, you know, 450 00:21:40,640 --> 00:21:44,160 Speaker 1: eleven touchdowns five picks against zone coverage. This year three touchdowns, 451 00:21:44,280 --> 00:21:48,480 Speaker 1: three picks. So the completion percentage drops four points from 452 00:21:48,520 --> 00:21:51,680 Speaker 1: six to sixty five. So you're seeing teams and I 453 00:21:51,720 --> 00:21:53,240 Speaker 1: think that's a little bit of the game plan. It's 454 00:21:53,320 --> 00:21:55,639 Speaker 1: kind of similar to what we're talking about dealing with Mahomes, 455 00:21:55,720 --> 00:21:58,280 Speaker 1: but for different reasons. With Mahomes, it's you want to 456 00:21:58,280 --> 00:22:00,760 Speaker 1: play zone coverage, keep the ball in front of you, uh, 457 00:22:01,080 --> 00:22:03,480 Speaker 1: and limit the big plays. With Lamar, I think the 458 00:22:03,560 --> 00:22:05,720 Speaker 1: feeling is that we're gonna make him sort through a 459 00:22:05,800 --> 00:22:07,440 Speaker 1: lot of bodies in the back end to be able 460 00:22:07,480 --> 00:22:10,399 Speaker 1: to fit balls and tight windows, and the accuracy is not, 461 00:22:10,600 --> 00:22:12,240 Speaker 1: you know, at the level of which it needs to be. 462 00:22:12,400 --> 00:22:14,080 Speaker 1: And if you look at his overall stats this year, 463 00:22:14,480 --> 00:22:16,800 Speaker 1: sacks are way up because he's holding the ball trying 464 00:22:16,800 --> 00:22:20,480 Speaker 1: to find open windows, completion percentages way down, and turnovers 465 00:22:20,560 --> 00:22:23,040 Speaker 1: are up. So all those things point to me of 466 00:22:23,160 --> 00:22:25,399 Speaker 1: teams saying, Okay, we're gonna give you some of this 467 00:22:25,480 --> 00:22:27,120 Speaker 1: run game, which they did. When you run the ball 468 00:22:27,160 --> 00:22:30,119 Speaker 1: with that many yards, they're almost conceding a little bit 469 00:22:30,160 --> 00:22:31,639 Speaker 1: of that and saying, but at some point in time, 470 00:22:31,680 --> 00:22:33,440 Speaker 1: you're gonna have to throw through a lot of bodies. 471 00:22:33,800 --> 00:22:35,440 Speaker 1: And they got their hands on a couple of footballs. 472 00:22:35,440 --> 00:22:37,480 Speaker 1: There could have been a couple more as well. Um, 473 00:22:37,840 --> 00:22:39,560 Speaker 1: So I mean that to me seems to be the 474 00:22:39,600 --> 00:22:41,800 Speaker 1: formula buck that that you're gonna see going forward against 475 00:22:41,800 --> 00:22:44,199 Speaker 1: this team. It's funny, DJ, because you brought it up 476 00:22:44,200 --> 00:22:47,320 Speaker 1: about Lamar Jackson, teams are using the same formula to 477 00:22:47,480 --> 00:22:50,760 Speaker 1: frustrate Josh Allen. It is something that you want these 478 00:22:50,840 --> 00:22:53,560 Speaker 1: athletic quarterbacks to be able to do. We understand that 479 00:22:53,640 --> 00:22:55,480 Speaker 1: you can beat us with your legs, but are you 480 00:22:55,600 --> 00:22:58,159 Speaker 1: good enough to beat us with your arm when you 481 00:22:58,280 --> 00:23:02,000 Speaker 1: have to throw timing, touching and ticipatient routes. Lamar Jackson 482 00:23:02,040 --> 00:23:04,720 Speaker 1: has struggled, and we've also seen Josh Allen. It is 483 00:23:04,800 --> 00:23:06,400 Speaker 1: something to keep an eye on as we get down 484 00:23:06,440 --> 00:23:09,080 Speaker 1: the stress to see how teams are defending these top 485 00:23:09,200 --> 00:23:12,119 Speaker 1: quarterbacks with these playoff teams in DJ real quickly, Uh, 486 00:23:12,520 --> 00:23:15,240 Speaker 1: just a hammer home your point on the drop off 487 00:23:15,800 --> 00:23:18,679 Speaker 1: versus own coverage and some of those numbers. It's not huge, right, 488 00:23:18,840 --> 00:23:21,959 Speaker 1: It's not like a glaring drop off. But in games 489 00:23:22,080 --> 00:23:26,639 Speaker 1: like this against competition like this, like the Steelers, and 490 00:23:26,880 --> 00:23:29,440 Speaker 1: like competition you'll see in the playoffs when the games 491 00:23:29,480 --> 00:23:34,040 Speaker 1: are so tight, that does make a difference. And I 492 00:23:34,080 --> 00:23:35,520 Speaker 1: think we've seen that in some of these big games 493 00:23:35,560 --> 00:23:37,920 Speaker 1: that the Ravens have played. Well, we'll consider this last 494 00:23:38,000 --> 00:23:40,120 Speaker 1: nugget here, and this is again from our buddy here, 495 00:23:40,840 --> 00:23:44,480 Speaker 1: Bill Smith, who sent me this one. Um Lamar Jackson 496 00:23:44,720 --> 00:23:48,480 Speaker 1: and career regular season starts. So twenty seven starts, not 497 00:23:48,640 --> 00:23:53,040 Speaker 1: counting the Steelers fifteen interceptions. Two starts versus the Steelers 498 00:23:53,520 --> 00:23:56,920 Speaker 1: seven interceptions. So if you're the Ravens, now you know 499 00:23:57,080 --> 00:23:59,600 Speaker 1: the Chiefs have kind of been your bugaboo in the postseason. 500 00:24:00,200 --> 00:24:02,600 Speaker 1: Now you're starting to see the Steelers and their familiarity 501 00:24:02,680 --> 00:24:04,840 Speaker 1: with this offense starting to build kind of a book 502 00:24:04,920 --> 00:24:07,239 Speaker 1: here to try and defend Lamar Jackson. That's why it's 503 00:24:07,240 --> 00:24:08,760 Speaker 1: a little bit scarier for the Ravens. You think about, 504 00:24:08,760 --> 00:24:10,600 Speaker 1: those are two teams you're absolutely gonna have to get 505 00:24:10,680 --> 00:24:12,880 Speaker 1: through to get to the super Bowl, and they seem 506 00:24:12,960 --> 00:24:14,840 Speaker 1: to at least a little bit be figuring out this 507 00:24:14,960 --> 00:24:18,439 Speaker 1: offense more so than the rest of the NFL. All Right, 508 00:24:18,480 --> 00:24:21,359 Speaker 1: let's keep this going here with takeaway number seven, and 509 00:24:21,560 --> 00:24:23,680 Speaker 1: that is the New England Patriots are on not to 510 00:24:23,800 --> 00:24:29,320 Speaker 1: next week. They're Newton gonna take the shotguns, Stamp takes it, 511 00:24:29,560 --> 00:24:31,720 Speaker 1: gonna keep it and run with the weftside gets good 512 00:24:31,800 --> 00:24:34,440 Speaker 1: yardage inside the pick. Oh, meltball comes out, loose ball, 513 00:24:34,680 --> 00:24:36,879 Speaker 1: who's got it? The Bills may had it, it is 514 00:24:36,960 --> 00:24:40,600 Speaker 1: ball Cam Newton fumble that the twelve yard line and 515 00:24:40,680 --> 00:24:44,400 Speaker 1: up Bills recover. That is the game. Er got the strip, 516 00:24:44,480 --> 00:24:46,560 Speaker 1: I believe. And the Bills come up on the football 517 00:24:47,040 --> 00:24:51,160 Speaker 1: with thirty one seconds left. Oh my goodness. Now that'll 518 00:24:51,200 --> 00:24:53,080 Speaker 1: do it there and finish up the game. There. Win 519 00:24:53,200 --> 00:24:54,760 Speaker 1: for the Bills. But man, I look at this New 520 00:24:54,840 --> 00:24:57,680 Speaker 1: England Patriots, and I just look at a team that 521 00:24:58,200 --> 00:25:00,359 Speaker 1: you break down the tape Cam's not throwing very well. 522 00:25:00,359 --> 00:25:02,040 Speaker 1: I know the conditions were brutal in this game, so 523 00:25:02,240 --> 00:25:05,040 Speaker 1: I want to, you know, acknowledge that, but just again, 524 00:25:05,160 --> 00:25:08,359 Speaker 1: lay up underneath Mrs uh Precision passing is not going 525 00:25:08,400 --> 00:25:10,000 Speaker 1: to be what he does. I did like the fact 526 00:25:10,040 --> 00:25:12,280 Speaker 1: they used him more in the ground game this week. 527 00:25:12,359 --> 00:25:14,200 Speaker 1: Showed some good things outside of that fumble there to 528 00:25:14,320 --> 00:25:17,800 Speaker 1: end the football game. But um Man, I just I 529 00:25:17,960 --> 00:25:20,240 Speaker 1: watched them, and I look at where they were and 530 00:25:20,320 --> 00:25:22,159 Speaker 1: where they are now, and I look at what the 531 00:25:22,240 --> 00:25:25,000 Speaker 1: standard is for that place, and acknowledge all the opt outs, 532 00:25:25,040 --> 00:25:27,920 Speaker 1: all the players they're missing. I get it. But I 533 00:25:28,000 --> 00:25:30,040 Speaker 1: guess it's been reported as we're recording this that they're 534 00:25:30,080 --> 00:25:32,000 Speaker 1: not going to be sellers. I don't get it. To me, 535 00:25:32,080 --> 00:25:35,840 Speaker 1: I would be one, because this team is not going anywhere. 536 00:25:35,920 --> 00:25:37,639 Speaker 1: What are you selling? They just don't have it, They 537 00:25:37,680 --> 00:25:39,879 Speaker 1: don't have the pieces. I mean, I don't know. I 538 00:25:39,920 --> 00:25:42,400 Speaker 1: get people have talked about Gilmore. I mean, Buck, I'll 539 00:25:42,400 --> 00:25:45,040 Speaker 1: ask you that, would you would you consider doing that? Now? 540 00:25:45,119 --> 00:25:46,960 Speaker 1: I think? I think right now, I still think it's 541 00:25:46,960 --> 00:25:49,080 Speaker 1: too early to punt on this season. I know they're 542 00:25:49,160 --> 00:25:50,680 Speaker 1: in there two and five, but I think if you're 543 00:25:50,720 --> 00:25:53,440 Speaker 1: Bill Belichick and the Patriots, which is shooting for is 544 00:25:53,480 --> 00:25:55,640 Speaker 1: the goal to get the nine wins? Because remember there's 545 00:25:55,640 --> 00:25:58,359 Speaker 1: an extra playoff spot that is available, and so I 546 00:25:58,440 --> 00:26:01,000 Speaker 1: think they did have a still were lining in this game. 547 00:26:01,040 --> 00:26:03,639 Speaker 1: They discovered rediscovered the run game. They ran for over 548 00:26:03,640 --> 00:26:06,280 Speaker 1: a hundred eighty eight yards Cam Newton random ball a 549 00:26:06,359 --> 00:26:08,679 Speaker 1: ton of times and had some success. I think if 550 00:26:08,720 --> 00:26:10,320 Speaker 1: you're the Patriots, this is the way that you have 551 00:26:10,480 --> 00:26:14,200 Speaker 1: to play. But it's a razor thin margin for air 552 00:26:14,560 --> 00:26:16,560 Speaker 1: in terms of the way that they play, and everyone 553 00:26:16,720 --> 00:26:19,120 Speaker 1: is going to punt to the fumble. But the Patriots 554 00:26:19,200 --> 00:26:22,640 Speaker 1: tied this game up and had an ill advised onside 555 00:26:22,760 --> 00:26:25,960 Speaker 1: kick attempt that they didn't recover, which gave Buffalo a 556 00:26:26,080 --> 00:26:30,239 Speaker 1: short field, And so I understand the desperation, but if 557 00:26:30,280 --> 00:26:32,800 Speaker 1: they're going to play and play the way that they're playing, 558 00:26:33,080 --> 00:26:36,000 Speaker 1: they can't take these unnecessary risks. This is a team 559 00:26:36,080 --> 00:26:37,399 Speaker 1: that went on the road and had a chance to 560 00:26:37,480 --> 00:26:39,520 Speaker 1: knock off the top team in the division. So I'm 561 00:26:39,560 --> 00:26:42,400 Speaker 1: not quite ready to punt on the season. But there's 562 00:26:42,440 --> 00:26:45,040 Speaker 1: not a lot of talent that they're playing with at 563 00:26:45,200 --> 00:26:47,240 Speaker 1: every level on both sides of the ball. So yeah, 564 00:26:47,280 --> 00:26:52,080 Speaker 1: Stefan Gilmour un restricted free agent following season, so under contact, 565 00:26:52,240 --> 00:26:55,919 Speaker 1: under contract through next year. I mean, yeah, I think 566 00:26:55,960 --> 00:26:57,840 Speaker 1: you got to think about it. Maybe, Joe Tuoney, you 567 00:26:57,960 --> 00:27:00,400 Speaker 1: think about as well, playing on the franchise as tag 568 00:27:00,800 --> 00:27:04,200 Speaker 1: you know this year. Um, it's just it's just it's 569 00:27:04,280 --> 00:27:09,560 Speaker 1: perplexing because it's so different from everything that we've become 570 00:27:09,600 --> 00:27:12,560 Speaker 1: accustomed to with new England over the last two decades. 571 00:27:12,680 --> 00:27:15,040 Speaker 1: I go back to my first year covering the team 572 00:27:15,320 --> 00:27:17,480 Speaker 1: in Boston in two thousand and nine. It was Tom 573 00:27:17,520 --> 00:27:19,560 Speaker 1: Brady's first year back from the injury, and they really 574 00:27:19,640 --> 00:27:22,400 Speaker 1: had some ups and downs that year. I remember NFL 575 00:27:22,480 --> 00:27:25,240 Speaker 1: Films was following them that season, and you remember seeing 576 00:27:25,240 --> 00:27:28,240 Speaker 1: Bill Belichick in the offensive staff room just like, man, 577 00:27:28,320 --> 00:27:31,320 Speaker 1: if they take Randy moss away deep and you know, 578 00:27:31,480 --> 00:27:33,959 Speaker 1: somebody's down on Welker short, we got nothing, We got 579 00:27:34,000 --> 00:27:36,920 Speaker 1: absolutely nothing. I'm like, this year, you don't you don't 580 00:27:36,960 --> 00:27:39,440 Speaker 1: have anything close to Randy mosson and West Welker, you know, 581 00:27:39,600 --> 00:27:42,119 Speaker 1: so like, what what is there? You know, It's like 582 00:27:42,240 --> 00:27:44,639 Speaker 1: Damian Harris had a nice game on the ground, but 583 00:27:44,760 --> 00:27:47,560 Speaker 1: the Patriots defense was gashed on the ground. Zach Moss, 584 00:27:47,600 --> 00:27:50,920 Speaker 1: Devin Singletary, and Josh Allen all combining to have a 585 00:27:51,040 --> 00:27:55,639 Speaker 1: really successful day on the ground. Um, this just this 586 00:27:56,000 --> 00:27:59,840 Speaker 1: is net this This feels like a lot. I feel 587 00:27:59,840 --> 00:28:05,119 Speaker 1: a lot more comfortable saying that the Patriots are not 588 00:28:05,240 --> 00:28:07,840 Speaker 1: going to win this division right now this year than 589 00:28:07,880 --> 00:28:10,280 Speaker 1: we did the Onto Cincinnati year a couple of years ago. 590 00:28:10,440 --> 00:28:13,479 Speaker 1: Right back in two thousand and fourteen, it just it feels. 591 00:28:13,640 --> 00:28:16,200 Speaker 1: It feels different this year for sure. And I do 592 00:28:16,320 --> 00:28:18,280 Speaker 1: want to say something about Josh Allen because Bucky, you 593 00:28:18,359 --> 00:28:20,760 Speaker 1: brought it up. Teams are starting to figure out a 594 00:28:20,800 --> 00:28:23,560 Speaker 1: way to defend him. The numbers are really glaring the 595 00:28:23,680 --> 00:28:26,160 Speaker 1: last four weeks. Um, I don't know if we've seen 596 00:28:26,240 --> 00:28:29,800 Speaker 1: that change now. Um, after they started out four and oh, 597 00:28:29,880 --> 00:28:31,800 Speaker 1: and Josh Allen was an m VP candidate and he 598 00:28:31,920 --> 00:28:34,000 Speaker 1: was hot. I mean he had thrown twelve touchdown passes, 599 00:28:34,240 --> 00:28:36,560 Speaker 1: had just four giveaways through the four four weeks. He's 600 00:28:36,600 --> 00:28:41,320 Speaker 1: now has more giveaways than touchdowns in the last four 601 00:28:41,440 --> 00:28:43,960 Speaker 1: weeks and the Bills have gone two and two in 602 00:28:44,120 --> 00:28:46,640 Speaker 1: that time. Is that the passing yards per game have 603 00:28:46,760 --> 00:28:50,040 Speaker 1: dropped about over a hundred yards per game. Maybe it's 604 00:28:50,120 --> 00:28:53,480 Speaker 1: level of competition, but I don't know that. It's a 605 00:28:53,560 --> 00:28:56,760 Speaker 1: weird trend for this Bill's offense. But they are sitting 606 00:28:56,800 --> 00:28:59,000 Speaker 1: pretty at six and two on top of the eight East. 607 00:28:59,520 --> 00:29:01,520 Speaker 1: It's a good one. I mean, look, they're gonna have 608 00:29:01,600 --> 00:29:04,240 Speaker 1: to get better. The winds are nice, but um, going 609 00:29:04,320 --> 00:29:07,400 Speaker 1: through a lull here. We gotta figure some things out offensively, 610 00:29:07,400 --> 00:29:09,600 Speaker 1: all right, Buck, What's what's your next one? Here? Takeaway? Eight. 611 00:29:10,200 --> 00:29:13,160 Speaker 1: The Seattle Seahawks bounce back in a major way. Niners 612 00:29:13,200 --> 00:29:16,000 Speaker 1: look like they want to blitz well looks grows, packing side, 613 00:29:16,040 --> 00:29:18,560 Speaker 1: falls caught, gets Metcalf, who makes one man now two 614 00:29:18,600 --> 00:29:23,000 Speaker 1: man miss thirty twenty turk up field. They don't touch him, 615 00:29:23,280 --> 00:29:27,720 Speaker 1: touchdown Shayhawks. How in the world did he keep to 616 00:29:27,920 --> 00:29:31,720 Speaker 1: up the sidelines? Man? Nobody touched him. Seahawks are on 617 00:29:31,840 --> 00:29:34,959 Speaker 1: the floard. First six is nothing. I mean, it's interesting 618 00:29:35,000 --> 00:29:37,760 Speaker 1: watching the Seahawks show up and play every week because 619 00:29:37,760 --> 00:29:39,280 Speaker 1: when I look at this offense, I know it's all 620 00:29:39,280 --> 00:29:42,680 Speaker 1: about Russell Wilson. He bounced back from a three interception performance. 621 00:29:42,880 --> 00:29:45,520 Speaker 1: They have really a perfect day, four touchdowns, found a 622 00:29:45,560 --> 00:29:48,560 Speaker 1: way to connect with Dk Metcalf. I think the conversation 623 00:29:48,640 --> 00:29:51,960 Speaker 1: around DK Metcalf is fascinating to me. I hear people 624 00:29:52,040 --> 00:29:56,800 Speaker 1: throwing out these comparisons to Megatron and others, and why 625 00:29:56,960 --> 00:29:59,239 Speaker 1: was he drafted so low? But when I look at 626 00:29:59,360 --> 00:30:01,240 Speaker 1: DK Meca, I've had a success that he's had with 627 00:30:01,320 --> 00:30:04,280 Speaker 1: the Seattle Seahawks, and he had a dominant day twelve catches, 628 00:30:04,320 --> 00:30:07,000 Speaker 1: a couple of touchdowns. It is a perfect example of 629 00:30:07,160 --> 00:30:10,360 Speaker 1: fit in scheme. The Seattle Seahawks are asking him to 630 00:30:10,440 --> 00:30:13,240 Speaker 1: do things that he did at Old Miss vertical plays, 631 00:30:13,520 --> 00:30:14,920 Speaker 1: not asking him to do a lot of stop and 632 00:30:14,960 --> 00:30:17,960 Speaker 1: start routes, and he's having success. And to me, when 633 00:30:18,000 --> 00:30:20,560 Speaker 1: I look at Dk Metcalf on tape, he reminds me 634 00:30:20,640 --> 00:30:24,360 Speaker 1: a lot of t O, a lot of Tarrell Owns, big, fast, physical, 635 00:30:24,480 --> 00:30:27,800 Speaker 1: straight line playmaker. And he's having a dominant season on 636 00:30:27,840 --> 00:30:30,760 Speaker 1: the outside. And because of that, the Seattle Seahawks offense 637 00:30:30,840 --> 00:30:34,080 Speaker 1: is rolling with Russell Wilson cooking in the backfield. Yeah, look, 638 00:30:34,120 --> 00:30:38,400 Speaker 1: I think you know this is the Seattle Seahawks passing 639 00:30:38,480 --> 00:30:45,040 Speaker 1: game represents maybe the most perfect trio of any pass game, 640 00:30:45,120 --> 00:30:48,120 Speaker 1: trio with DK Metcalf, with Tyler Lockett and with Russell Wilson. 641 00:30:48,200 --> 00:30:50,080 Speaker 1: Because this Bucky was saying, I know, we'll try to 642 00:30:50,120 --> 00:30:52,200 Speaker 1: get him back here. But with Bucky saying, you know, 643 00:30:52,320 --> 00:30:55,200 Speaker 1: DK Metcalf in the way they're using him fits his 644 00:30:55,280 --> 00:30:57,720 Speaker 1: skill set of his size and his speed to get 645 00:30:57,840 --> 00:31:01,160 Speaker 1: past you, two muscle through you, and then you got 646 00:31:01,240 --> 00:31:03,000 Speaker 1: Tyler Lockett, who skill set is probably one of the 647 00:31:03,000 --> 00:31:06,680 Speaker 1: more underrated in football. His suddenness, his change of direction, 648 00:31:06,800 --> 00:31:09,240 Speaker 1: his ability to run routes and get open Uh. And 649 00:31:09,320 --> 00:31:12,320 Speaker 1: then you have Russell Wilson, when those guys are covered, 650 00:31:12,440 --> 00:31:17,040 Speaker 1: has the trust and the talent DJ to still put 651 00:31:17,120 --> 00:31:19,360 Speaker 1: the ball in a position for his guys and only 652 00:31:19,440 --> 00:31:21,280 Speaker 1: his guys to make a play. We've seen he's as 653 00:31:21,320 --> 00:31:24,200 Speaker 1: good as anybody with the tight window throws. Uh. Those 654 00:31:24,240 --> 00:31:26,000 Speaker 1: are always fun to watch him. We've seen him score 655 00:31:26,040 --> 00:31:28,720 Speaker 1: on a couple of those. Um and so I just 656 00:31:28,840 --> 00:31:32,160 Speaker 1: feel like you pick your poison with the Seahawks pass game, 657 00:31:32,600 --> 00:31:36,200 Speaker 1: it's really hard for opposing defenses to defend. You almost 658 00:31:36,240 --> 00:31:38,640 Speaker 1: have to count on a game like last week Russell 659 00:31:38,680 --> 00:31:41,520 Speaker 1: Wilson throws the uncharacteristic three interceptions. You gotta count on 660 00:31:41,640 --> 00:31:45,360 Speaker 1: mistakes from them to try to slow that that crew 661 00:31:45,400 --> 00:31:48,080 Speaker 1: down because they can just they have a whole different, whole, 662 00:31:48,160 --> 00:31:51,200 Speaker 1: whole bunch of ways to kind of solve whatever you're 663 00:31:51,240 --> 00:31:53,240 Speaker 1: throwing at him. And you watch when you have a 664 00:31:53,360 --> 00:31:55,480 Speaker 1: day like they had thrown the football. And they will 665 00:31:55,520 --> 00:31:58,040 Speaker 1: get healthier as this season goes along, and we'll see 666 00:31:58,120 --> 00:32:00,040 Speaker 1: these these the other backs that are gonna start and 667 00:32:00,080 --> 00:32:01,920 Speaker 1: it will get more comfortable, and there's gonna be some 668 00:32:02,000 --> 00:32:03,520 Speaker 1: there's gonna be some lines for those guys to get 669 00:32:03,520 --> 00:32:06,120 Speaker 1: the run game going. I think you'll see that going forward. 670 00:32:06,120 --> 00:32:08,400 Speaker 1: All right, how about the night takeaway? Right, how about 671 00:32:08,440 --> 00:32:12,160 Speaker 1: the Raiders gutting it out in a windy Cleveland, Ohio. 672 00:32:12,720 --> 00:32:16,240 Speaker 1: One nine remaining. Here's Jacobs got a hold and go 673 00:32:16,440 --> 00:32:21,200 Speaker 1: first down forty forty five yard nine and Josh Jacobs 674 00:32:21,280 --> 00:32:24,240 Speaker 1: putting this one away his biggest game of the year 675 00:32:24,400 --> 00:32:27,240 Speaker 1: so far. Yeah, you better believe it. Brent Musburger thirty 676 00:32:27,280 --> 00:32:29,680 Speaker 1: one carries hundred twenty eight yards. I mean like he 677 00:32:30,120 --> 00:32:32,840 Speaker 1: was the offense not just for the Raiders, but in 678 00:32:32,960 --> 00:32:36,080 Speaker 1: this entire game. He had more rushing yards than Derek 679 00:32:36,120 --> 00:32:39,320 Speaker 1: Carr had passing. He had more rushing yards than the 680 00:32:39,680 --> 00:32:43,120 Speaker 1: Browns did combined. He had more rushing yards than Baker 681 00:32:43,200 --> 00:32:46,480 Speaker 1: Mayfield had passing. He was the most prolific performer in 682 00:32:46,560 --> 00:32:48,800 Speaker 1: this game. And you know, credit to John Gruden and 683 00:32:48,840 --> 00:32:51,240 Speaker 1: their staff are recognizing in a game and in a 684 00:32:51,320 --> 00:32:54,320 Speaker 1: place where you had wind gusts at times, you're gonna 685 00:32:54,360 --> 00:32:56,560 Speaker 1: have to get ugly with this game. Uh, And they 686 00:32:56,600 --> 00:32:58,080 Speaker 1: found a way to get it done on the ground. 687 00:32:58,080 --> 00:33:00,640 Speaker 1: They found a way to get it done with defense. Stut. Uh. 688 00:33:01,000 --> 00:33:03,440 Speaker 1: You know, Paul Gunther's crew stepped up and played well 689 00:33:03,520 --> 00:33:06,400 Speaker 1: against this Cleveland team. And look, I think Cleveland would 690 00:33:06,400 --> 00:33:07,920 Speaker 1: have led to have Nick Chubb. This would have been 691 00:33:07,920 --> 00:33:12,080 Speaker 1: a real Nick Chubb type of game. Kareem Hunt four 692 00:33:12,160 --> 00:33:14,320 Speaker 1: team for sixty six couldn't quite get it going another 693 00:33:14,360 --> 00:33:17,479 Speaker 1: missing white teller to the interior, that offensive line, big 694 00:33:17,560 --> 00:33:19,960 Speaker 1: piece there for Cleveland. But look, these are two over 695 00:33:20,040 --> 00:33:21,960 Speaker 1: five hundred teams and for the Raiders, you've got to 696 00:33:21,960 --> 00:33:23,800 Speaker 1: feel good about this game. DJ get to put this 697 00:33:23,840 --> 00:33:25,880 Speaker 1: one in your back pocket as you play some more 698 00:33:25,960 --> 00:33:27,960 Speaker 1: cold weather games down the second half of this season 699 00:33:28,080 --> 00:33:30,640 Speaker 1: and perhaps into the playoffs. I thought it was interesting 700 00:33:30,680 --> 00:33:32,520 Speaker 1: because you had two teams trying to take that next 701 00:33:32,560 --> 00:33:34,320 Speaker 1: step right, to try and move up and take that 702 00:33:34,440 --> 00:33:37,880 Speaker 1: next step. Both of them would believe that they're very 703 00:33:37,960 --> 00:33:40,600 Speaker 1: physical teams, and I thought it was with the weather, 704 00:33:41,040 --> 00:33:43,240 Speaker 1: it came down to simple as real simple, it's gonna 705 00:33:43,240 --> 00:33:45,760 Speaker 1: be the more physical team and the Raiders they go 706 00:33:45,920 --> 00:33:49,440 Speaker 1: out there and clearly were the more physically dominant team 707 00:33:49,520 --> 00:33:51,239 Speaker 1: in this football game. So if you're a Raider fan, 708 00:33:51,280 --> 00:33:53,080 Speaker 1: you gotta feel good about that. And I had tipped 709 00:33:53,080 --> 00:33:55,240 Speaker 1: to Mike mack our buddy who when he got to 710 00:33:55,280 --> 00:33:57,200 Speaker 1: the Raiders said he was gonna build a tough foot 711 00:33:57,320 --> 00:34:00,360 Speaker 1: football team, and that was for games just like this, 712 00:34:00,720 --> 00:34:03,440 Speaker 1: and they got it done. So let's stay inside the 713 00:34:03,480 --> 00:34:05,520 Speaker 1: division for the final takeaway. In one of the most 714 00:34:05,600 --> 00:34:09,319 Speaker 1: bizarre games, as the Charger games usually are, the Broncos 715 00:34:09,760 --> 00:34:14,239 Speaker 1: unlocked their offense, seventeen yard Pioley puts the ball just 716 00:34:14,480 --> 00:34:17,720 Speaker 1: inside the two. Oh quig when I'm in short Moan 717 00:34:18,760 --> 00:34:21,680 Speaker 1: Lock rolls to hiss right, Lock throws a ball in 718 00:34:21,840 --> 00:34:28,000 Speaker 1: ze catch touchdown Denver. No, No, what are they saying? 719 00:34:28,160 --> 00:34:32,279 Speaker 1: kJ Handler pot the ball now one official? Yes, touchdown, 720 00:34:33,120 --> 00:34:38,360 Speaker 1: touchdown Denver. Holy mackerel, Yeah, Holy Mackerel is right. You 721 00:34:38,480 --> 00:34:41,279 Speaker 1: canna hearn the Matt money Smith and myself react to 722 00:34:41,320 --> 00:34:43,240 Speaker 1: it on the other side of that on the Charges 723 00:34:43,360 --> 00:34:45,960 Speaker 1: radio broadcast. But man kind of an epic collapse there 724 00:34:46,000 --> 00:34:47,520 Speaker 1: by the Chargers. But I do want to give Drew 725 00:34:47,520 --> 00:34:50,799 Speaker 1: a lot credit for an offense that that uh didn't 726 00:34:50,800 --> 00:34:52,839 Speaker 1: do anything in the first half. In the second half, 727 00:34:52,920 --> 00:34:54,319 Speaker 1: he was able to get some things, rolling a big 728 00:34:54,400 --> 00:34:56,839 Speaker 1: run by Philip Lindsay, a big dig route that went 729 00:34:56,880 --> 00:34:59,160 Speaker 1: for a touchdown to day Sean Hamilton's and you saw 730 00:34:59,280 --> 00:35:01,920 Speaker 1: some of the big play ability from Drew Lock's Is 731 00:35:01,960 --> 00:35:04,680 Speaker 1: he consistent? No? Is there some decision making that still 732 00:35:04,719 --> 00:35:07,520 Speaker 1: needs to improve? Absolutely, but at least you saw some 733 00:35:07,680 --> 00:35:10,759 Speaker 1: signs of life there. Uh. Is he a good dancer. No, 734 00:35:11,200 --> 00:35:12,520 Speaker 1: he's not a good dancer. I want to go on 735 00:35:12,600 --> 00:35:19,120 Speaker 1: record with that. Oh but I just look. I love 736 00:35:19,239 --> 00:35:21,680 Speaker 1: the subtlety with it, like the you know, just the 737 00:35:21,880 --> 00:35:25,800 Speaker 1: very you know, smooth it was. I I love the 738 00:35:25,880 --> 00:35:28,480 Speaker 1: way that he gets into it. Man, he's got his 739 00:35:28,520 --> 00:35:31,480 Speaker 1: own little style, and um, I think we can appreciate that. 740 00:35:31,520 --> 00:35:33,880 Speaker 1: And if anything, this is this is some optimism for 741 00:35:33,960 --> 00:35:36,520 Speaker 1: the Broncos in the season that's been pretty tough three 742 00:35:36,600 --> 00:35:38,320 Speaker 1: and four. You know, so far they've dealt with some 743 00:35:38,400 --> 00:35:40,800 Speaker 1: injuries to do some key players, right with Courtland Sutton, 744 00:35:41,040 --> 00:35:44,640 Speaker 1: with von Miller. But speaking of speaking of Courtland Sutton, 745 00:35:44,960 --> 00:35:47,000 Speaker 1: I mean you're not even he's not even playing this 746 00:35:47,160 --> 00:35:50,720 Speaker 1: season and you're talking about guys making plays like kJ Hamler, 747 00:35:50,960 --> 00:35:53,120 Speaker 1: your second round pick this year, the rookie Jerry Judy 748 00:35:53,160 --> 00:35:55,080 Speaker 1: has made some plays. I we haven't even scratched the 749 00:35:55,160 --> 00:35:57,399 Speaker 1: surface of what he can do in this league yet. 750 00:35:57,880 --> 00:36:00,400 Speaker 1: No offense, you know, when healthy has gonna be a 751 00:36:00,480 --> 00:36:03,000 Speaker 1: really strong tight end. And then our boy Albert oh 752 00:36:03,080 --> 00:36:06,000 Speaker 1: Albert okubuonam. I mean they put him in there on 753 00:36:06,080 --> 00:36:08,880 Speaker 1: that last play to draw the past interfere It's clearly 754 00:36:09,400 --> 00:36:12,439 Speaker 1: drew that up and uh and so look there's there's 755 00:36:12,480 --> 00:36:15,440 Speaker 1: some fun you know day Sean Hamilton's had a touchdown 756 00:36:15,520 --> 00:36:18,279 Speaker 1: catching this game, so like there's some fun pieces for 757 00:36:18,360 --> 00:36:20,560 Speaker 1: this Broncos offense. I will say right now that this 758 00:36:20,680 --> 00:36:24,840 Speaker 1: will be the most hyped offensive team heading in to 759 00:36:25,760 --> 00:36:27,920 Speaker 1: one in the off season once we wrap up here 760 00:36:28,400 --> 00:36:31,160 Speaker 1: um this season, that the Broncos are going to be 761 00:36:31,640 --> 00:36:34,480 Speaker 1: leading the hype machine in the hype parade going in 762 00:36:34,560 --> 00:36:37,160 Speaker 1: the next season, especially with what they have on offense. 763 00:36:37,200 --> 00:36:39,040 Speaker 1: But for the Chargers, like we talked about it on 764 00:36:39,080 --> 00:36:41,040 Speaker 1: the phone last night, d Jr. And you're driving home, 765 00:36:41,120 --> 00:36:44,400 Speaker 1: I was like, the referee may have signaled incomplete, but 766 00:36:44,480 --> 00:36:46,640 Speaker 1: they were playing the Chargers and you knew that that 767 00:36:46,719 --> 00:36:49,320 Speaker 1: was gonna get turned. You just knew right away that 768 00:36:49,400 --> 00:36:52,160 Speaker 1: it was. It was a touchdown. So that's unfortunately. Yeah, 769 00:36:52,239 --> 00:36:54,040 Speaker 1: you know the interesting the interesting thing going back to 770 00:36:54,040 --> 00:36:55,680 Speaker 1: the Broncos real quick, if you watched the first half 771 00:36:55,719 --> 00:36:57,080 Speaker 1: of that game, you would not be talking about the 772 00:36:57,160 --> 00:36:58,640 Speaker 1: hype train with this team at all. I mean, they 773 00:36:58,640 --> 00:37:02,040 Speaker 1: couldn't They couldn't do anything offensively, nothing, and all those 774 00:37:02,080 --> 00:37:04,400 Speaker 1: receimes you mentioned Tim Patrick didn't play in this game. 775 00:37:04,480 --> 00:37:06,799 Speaker 1: Tim Patrick's been their best receiver all year long. He's 776 00:37:06,840 --> 00:37:09,440 Speaker 1: been better than Jerry Judy and kJ Hamdler and day 777 00:37:09,480 --> 00:37:11,400 Speaker 1: Shawn Hamilton's so they didn't have him in this game. 778 00:37:11,440 --> 00:37:13,560 Speaker 1: They couldn't get anything going. Then they finally got some 779 00:37:13,840 --> 00:37:16,560 Speaker 1: momentum there in the second half. But I will push 780 00:37:16,640 --> 00:37:18,680 Speaker 1: back a little bit and not not to be biased here, 781 00:37:18,960 --> 00:37:21,080 Speaker 1: but I think when you look at where Drew lock is, 782 00:37:21,640 --> 00:37:23,160 Speaker 1: I know we won this football game, and you look 783 00:37:23,200 --> 00:37:26,040 Speaker 1: where Justin Herbert is, I can make a strong case 784 00:37:26,120 --> 00:37:28,440 Speaker 1: you've got a lot more reason to be optimistic about 785 00:37:28,760 --> 00:37:31,240 Speaker 1: what's going on at the quarterback position with with Justin Herbert. 786 00:37:31,280 --> 00:37:34,120 Speaker 1: But the Chargers blow six team point leads like every game, 787 00:37:34,239 --> 00:37:35,960 Speaker 1: so they've got to figure out a way to try 788 00:37:35,960 --> 00:37:39,000 Speaker 1: and get that uh cleaned up there. But it's gonna 789 00:37:39,000 --> 00:37:40,839 Speaker 1: be interesting inside the division next week. I believe it's 790 00:37:40,920 --> 00:37:44,319 Speaker 1: Chargers Raiders, so uh man, it'll come down to the wire. 791 00:37:44,360 --> 00:37:46,160 Speaker 1: I can guarantee you that they all do well. That's 792 00:37:46,160 --> 00:37:48,719 Speaker 1: gonna do it for us. Today, Another fun takeaway episode, 793 00:37:48,800 --> 00:37:51,640 Speaker 1: Buck and looking ahead the next week, New Orleans, Tampa Bay. 794 00:37:51,680 --> 00:37:54,080 Speaker 1: We get round to Brady breeze Man. That should be 795 00:37:54,160 --> 00:37:56,359 Speaker 1: a phone one because the tam Bay Buccaneers have been 796 00:37:56,360 --> 00:37:58,960 Speaker 1: playing better offensively. They're coming together and we may get 797 00:37:58,960 --> 00:38:01,520 Speaker 1: a chance to see Antony Brown. I'm excited for some 798 00:38:01,600 --> 00:38:03,440 Speaker 1: weather games. Let's get some good weather games. I want 799 00:38:03,440 --> 00:38:04,719 Speaker 1: to see something. I want to get a ton of snow. 800 00:38:04,760 --> 00:38:07,600 Speaker 1: Let's get a bunch of weather. Let's get it wet, 801 00:38:07,719 --> 00:38:09,640 Speaker 1: let's get sloppy. It's starting to feel like fall. I mean, 802 00:38:09,800 --> 00:38:12,239 Speaker 1: in California, we actually wear a thing called a sweatshirt. Now, 803 00:38:12,280 --> 00:38:15,880 Speaker 1: it's pretty fun. Anyways, it was a fun episode today 804 00:38:16,000 --> 00:38:18,600 Speaker 1: looking at the takeaways. Excited to have you guys back 805 00:38:18,680 --> 00:38:21,720 Speaker 1: with us next week as we continue to uh hopefully 806 00:38:21,800 --> 00:38:24,520 Speaker 1: educate a little bit here on Move the Sticks presented 807 00:38:24,640 --> 00:38:25,520 Speaker 1: by Zaxby's