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What to make of 12 00:00:38,680 --> 00:00:42,279 Speaker 1: that Dodgers Jays. We know what to make of it. 13 00:00:43,159 --> 00:00:47,600 Speaker 1: LA's in big trouble live in Chicago. It's the Herd. 14 00:00:47,720 --> 00:00:51,080 Speaker 1: Wherever you may be, however you may be listening. Thanks 15 00:00:51,080 --> 00:00:54,640 Speaker 1: for making us part of your day. A Halloween Eve show. 16 00:00:55,640 --> 00:00:57,720 Speaker 1: Tip of the cap again to the people at our 17 00:00:57,840 --> 00:01:00,800 Speaker 1: company that make our set look the way it does. 18 00:01:00,840 --> 00:01:03,760 Speaker 1: We always appreciate that. One hour from now, Greg Cosell 19 00:01:03,920 --> 00:01:07,480 Speaker 1: stops by. You know, when they were beating the Reds 20 00:01:07,480 --> 00:01:09,960 Speaker 1: and the Phillies and they were beating the Brewers J Mack. 21 00:01:10,080 --> 00:01:15,040 Speaker 1: The Dodgers' bats had a way of making teams, pitching 22 00:01:15,040 --> 00:01:20,280 Speaker 1: staffs and bullpens uncomfortable. That is exactly now what is 23 00:01:20,360 --> 00:01:23,760 Speaker 1: happening to the Dodgers' bullpen and the Dodgers starting staff. 24 00:01:23,840 --> 00:01:26,480 Speaker 1: So here's where we start today. How about Trey That 25 00:01:26,600 --> 00:01:30,880 Speaker 1: was unbelievable. The best thing for baseball, honestly, privately, is 26 00:01:30,920 --> 00:01:34,399 Speaker 1: the Dodger struggling being on the brink because last year 27 00:01:34,920 --> 00:01:37,440 Speaker 1: when they dominated the Yankees in the World Series, a 28 00:01:37,520 --> 00:01:40,360 Speaker 1: minute later, it's like the sport's uneven. This is not fair. 29 00:01:40,480 --> 00:01:43,600 Speaker 1: There's a massive financial gap. It's just not fair. It 30 00:01:43,640 --> 00:01:46,920 Speaker 1: felt like Katie to the Warriors first year they go 31 00:01:47,000 --> 00:01:49,600 Speaker 1: sixteen to one of the playoffs. So the Big Ten 32 00:01:49,720 --> 00:01:52,280 Speaker 1: winning a Natty or the Chiefs getting blown out in 33 00:01:52,280 --> 00:01:56,040 Speaker 1: Super Bowls, big picture, gives everybody else hope. This Dodger 34 00:01:56,120 --> 00:01:58,840 Speaker 1: team was flawed all season long. We talked about it. 35 00:01:58,840 --> 00:02:01,640 Speaker 1: They blew twenty six saves. Mookie Betts, who had a 36 00:02:01,680 --> 00:02:05,840 Speaker 1: great September not hitting now, didn't hit until September. He 37 00:02:05,880 --> 00:02:09,040 Speaker 1: had an injury or an illness early. He's been off 38 00:02:09,080 --> 00:02:12,160 Speaker 1: all season. Blake Snell opens the game with a couple 39 00:02:12,240 --> 00:02:18,440 Speaker 1: of fastballs. Both get jacked out. So from the very beginning, 40 00:02:18,880 --> 00:02:24,280 Speaker 1: it was the Blue Jays bats making the Dodgers uncomfortable. 41 00:02:24,720 --> 00:02:28,080 Speaker 1: Blake Snell, after giving up two bombs in the first inning, 42 00:02:28,520 --> 00:02:33,640 Speaker 1: had to abandon his fastball. So again, what the Dodgers 43 00:02:33,680 --> 00:02:36,680 Speaker 1: did for three series is what the Jays are doing 44 00:02:36,840 --> 00:02:41,920 Speaker 1: to the Dodgers now. And Trey Ya Savage amazing another 45 00:02:42,480 --> 00:02:48,359 Speaker 1: amazing story. This kid wasn't in Major league baseball when 46 00:02:48,360 --> 00:02:51,799 Speaker 1: the season started. He was in single A ball. There 47 00:02:51,880 --> 00:02:55,040 Speaker 1: used to be low A high A. It's now just 48 00:02:55,120 --> 00:02:59,360 Speaker 1: single A ball. It's basically like really slightly better than 49 00:02:59,360 --> 00:03:01,960 Speaker 1: great high school baseball. You don't stay in a hotel, 50 00:03:02,320 --> 00:03:07,720 Speaker 1: you have a host family. Last night struck out twelve. 51 00:03:08,200 --> 00:03:12,040 Speaker 1: Only one Dodger got into scoring position for the record, 52 00:03:12,120 --> 00:03:16,720 Speaker 1: Otani Betson Freeman held hitless. In fact, the last two games, 53 00:03:16,800 --> 00:03:19,280 Speaker 1: the Dodgers as a team are hitting a buck sixty four. 54 00:03:19,760 --> 00:03:24,399 Speaker 1: Their MVPs are mia. And here is Trey you Savage 55 00:03:24,800 --> 00:03:27,639 Speaker 1: finishing off his night in the seventh right here. 56 00:03:31,520 --> 00:03:35,600 Speaker 3: Chopper to third, Clement the second over the first double play, 57 00:03:36,160 --> 00:03:40,800 Speaker 3: the World Series masterpiece from twenty two year old Trey 58 00:03:41,160 --> 00:03:42,840 Speaker 3: Yes Savage. 59 00:03:44,320 --> 00:03:48,320 Speaker 1: He struck out every Dodger at least once. We thought 60 00:03:48,360 --> 00:03:50,720 Speaker 1: the Dodgers would hit their way to a title, yet 61 00:03:50,720 --> 00:03:53,560 Speaker 1: they've scored sixty four total runs in the playoffs. The 62 00:03:53,640 --> 00:03:56,800 Speaker 1: Jays are at one hundred and counting. And no baseball 63 00:03:56,840 --> 00:04:00,840 Speaker 1: team has repeated since the Derek Jeter And there's a 64 00:04:00,840 --> 00:04:03,840 Speaker 1: reason for it. It's exceptionally hard, more than any sport. 65 00:04:04,920 --> 00:04:08,240 Speaker 1: I mean, you got to get your starting pitching in sync. 66 00:04:09,080 --> 00:04:12,000 Speaker 1: You got to get your timely hits at the perfect time. 67 00:04:13,760 --> 00:04:16,960 Speaker 1: You've got to fix your batting order, right guys in 68 00:04:16,960 --> 00:04:20,520 Speaker 1: front of the right guys, top tier pitching, bullpen's got 69 00:04:20,560 --> 00:04:23,320 Speaker 1: to be good enough. So the Dodgers may have built 70 00:04:23,360 --> 00:04:27,159 Speaker 1: the perfect Major League Baseball machine, but maybe they forgot 71 00:04:27,200 --> 00:04:30,120 Speaker 1: to put in the clutch because the team right now 72 00:04:30,720 --> 00:04:35,800 Speaker 1: that is making the other team uncomfortable. It's Toronto, and 73 00:04:35,839 --> 00:04:41,919 Speaker 1: here is Dave roberts on making Game six adjustments in Canada. 74 00:04:42,040 --> 00:04:44,159 Speaker 4: I'm not sure if it's mooking the two, mooking the three, 75 00:04:44,320 --> 00:04:47,240 Speaker 4: Freddy in the three, I'm not sure. But at the 76 00:04:47,320 --> 00:04:49,080 Speaker 4: end of the day, regardless of you know, who we 77 00:04:49,160 --> 00:04:52,040 Speaker 4: run out there or what construct, we still got to 78 00:04:52,040 --> 00:04:54,200 Speaker 4: take good at bats, all of us, you know, And 79 00:04:54,240 --> 00:04:55,880 Speaker 4: so that's what I'm betting on. 80 00:04:57,000 --> 00:04:59,640 Speaker 1: Yeah, the Dodgers had a lot of bad at bats 81 00:04:59,720 --> 00:05:03,640 Speaker 1: last night. But when you got one guy in scoring position, 82 00:05:03,800 --> 00:05:06,680 Speaker 1: is it just the Jay's pitching is part of it? Pressure, 83 00:05:07,200 --> 00:05:10,839 Speaker 1: whatever it is, it's working. First inning on when you 84 00:05:10,960 --> 00:05:15,680 Speaker 1: force Blake Snell to abandon his fastball, you're officially in 85 00:05:15,680 --> 00:05:20,640 Speaker 1: the Dodgers wheelhouse. You're in the Dodgers head Okay, he 86 00:05:20,720 --> 00:05:24,159 Speaker 1: did it again. No Luca, no Lebron, in fact, no 87 00:05:24,240 --> 00:05:27,320 Speaker 1: Aunt Edwards. And the star of the show buzzer beater 88 00:05:27,560 --> 00:05:30,400 Speaker 1: was Austin Reeves of the Lakers. Twenty eight points and 89 00:05:30,440 --> 00:05:33,760 Speaker 1: sixteen assists. What are we to make of him? Well, 90 00:05:33,760 --> 00:05:36,000 Speaker 1: first of all, he's a great American sports story. First, 91 00:05:36,000 --> 00:05:39,000 Speaker 1: you're in the NBA. He averaged seven, then thirteen, then sixteen, 92 00:05:39,120 --> 00:05:42,719 Speaker 1: then twenty. Suddenly he's averaging thirty four. My guess is 93 00:05:42,880 --> 00:05:44,960 Speaker 1: it's going to go down a little bit. It is 94 00:05:45,000 --> 00:05:48,400 Speaker 1: the best case scenario for the Lakers. They can show 95 00:05:48,480 --> 00:05:50,760 Speaker 1: him off to the NBA. He's getting to the free 96 00:05:50,760 --> 00:05:56,279 Speaker 1: throw line twelve times. He's always created contact. The issue 97 00:05:56,720 --> 00:05:59,000 Speaker 1: isn't is he a good player. It's a very good player, right. 98 00:06:00,360 --> 00:06:03,840 Speaker 1: The question is can you maximize his game with the Lakers. 99 00:06:04,279 --> 00:06:06,800 Speaker 1: He needs the ball in his hands. You should see 100 00:06:06,800 --> 00:06:09,600 Speaker 1: his numbers playing with Lebron and without him, he's a 101 00:06:09,760 --> 00:06:14,400 Speaker 1: different player entirely c plus to aus. So what do 102 00:06:14,480 --> 00:06:18,600 Speaker 1: you do with him? He's showing the league maybe Houston, 103 00:06:18,760 --> 00:06:21,760 Speaker 1: the Celtics, Miami. No. I can initiate offense. I'll get 104 00:06:21,760 --> 00:06:24,640 Speaker 1: to the free throw line. I'm physical, I'll work hard 105 00:06:24,680 --> 00:06:27,760 Speaker 1: on the defensive end, albeit it won't be great. Is 106 00:06:27,800 --> 00:06:30,040 Speaker 1: he too good to trade or is he the perfect 107 00:06:30,080 --> 00:06:33,960 Speaker 1: trade piece? Again, Luca needs the ball to dominate, and 108 00:06:34,040 --> 00:06:36,440 Speaker 1: Luca is arguably the second best player in the world. 109 00:06:36,520 --> 00:06:40,880 Speaker 1: Some nights the very best. Maybe Austin Reeves is thinking 110 00:06:41,240 --> 00:06:44,320 Speaker 1: I want the ball. I want this to continue. So 111 00:06:44,600 --> 00:06:47,599 Speaker 1: watching him last night, here's what I kept thinking watching 112 00:06:47,640 --> 00:06:52,039 Speaker 1: Austin Reeves. Are the new owners. This is not the 113 00:06:52,040 --> 00:06:55,800 Speaker 1: Bus family. The Bus family needed Lebron for six and 114 00:06:55,839 --> 00:06:58,120 Speaker 1: a half years. They needed him. He was selling tickets. 115 00:06:58,960 --> 00:07:02,640 Speaker 1: They were a mess Lebron. Remember end of the Kobe days. 116 00:07:03,080 --> 00:07:05,480 Speaker 1: They weren't very good. They were bad all the time, 117 00:07:06,440 --> 00:07:09,600 Speaker 1: right we remember Kobe's last game, sixty points, A lot 118 00:07:09,600 --> 00:07:14,640 Speaker 1: of forgettable years. Are the new Laker owners who have 119 00:07:14,640 --> 00:07:16,800 Speaker 1: a lot of money and it's about the long term, 120 00:07:16,800 --> 00:07:22,200 Speaker 1: not selling tickets necessarily thinking to themselves. You know, maybe 121 00:07:22,200 --> 00:07:25,560 Speaker 1: it's Lebron we don't need I mean Lebron reportedly in 122 00:07:25,600 --> 00:07:29,000 Speaker 1: his fields because he hasn't gotten the contract extension. My 123 00:07:29,160 --> 00:07:32,920 Speaker 1: take is the only two absolutes going forward are Luca 124 00:07:32,960 --> 00:07:36,520 Speaker 1: and JJ Reddick. This is no longer a league of 125 00:07:36,560 --> 00:07:41,120 Speaker 1: a big three. It's a duo league. But maybe the 126 00:07:41,200 --> 00:07:47,480 Speaker 1: Lakers are a big three Luca, JJ Reddick and Austin Reeves. 127 00:07:48,200 --> 00:07:51,760 Speaker 1: I mean, this is what happens. You're given opportunities, somebody 128 00:07:51,800 --> 00:07:54,400 Speaker 1: takes a day off work, somebody's sick. You step in 129 00:07:55,560 --> 00:07:59,480 Speaker 1: with no Luca and no Lebron. JJ Reddick is leaning 130 00:07:59,520 --> 00:08:01,840 Speaker 1: on him. He gets the free throw line, always has, 131 00:08:01,920 --> 00:08:06,360 Speaker 1: initiates contact, always has hitting his shots, usually does so 132 00:08:06,400 --> 00:08:09,520 Speaker 1: this is one of those moments. The new owners are 133 00:08:09,560 --> 00:08:11,920 Speaker 1: looking at this and my take last night was God, 134 00:08:11,920 --> 00:08:13,800 Speaker 1: the kids first or second in the league. Now nobody 135 00:08:13,840 --> 00:08:17,440 Speaker 1: plays defense already in the season, so everybody's numbers are 136 00:08:17,440 --> 00:08:19,840 Speaker 1: a little glossy. A lot of guys shooting fifty five percent. 137 00:08:19,920 --> 00:08:23,240 Speaker 1: I get it, but it's impossible not to pay attention, 138 00:08:24,200 --> 00:08:27,760 Speaker 1: right and these new owners, they're still assessing the situation. 139 00:08:29,120 --> 00:08:31,920 Speaker 1: They made it very clear JJ Reddick and with a 140 00:08:31,960 --> 00:08:37,440 Speaker 1: contract extension Luca. They're the future. But it's not a 141 00:08:37,440 --> 00:08:41,840 Speaker 1: Big three league. It's now a duo league. And Austin Reeves, 142 00:08:42,480 --> 00:08:46,840 Speaker 1: when you compare to larn is much cheaper, younger, healthier, 143 00:08:48,080 --> 00:08:52,760 Speaker 1: and let's be honest, less maintenance. Here's JJ Reddick on 144 00:08:52,840 --> 00:08:54,000 Speaker 1: Austin Reeves last night. 145 00:08:55,760 --> 00:08:58,559 Speaker 5: That guy is going to show up in the big moments. 146 00:08:58,920 --> 00:09:02,640 Speaker 5: It's not surprised. He's done that many times in his career. 147 00:09:02,640 --> 00:09:04,120 Speaker 5: He's done that many times since I've. 148 00:09:04,000 --> 00:09:04,559 Speaker 6: Been his coach. 149 00:09:05,120 --> 00:09:08,560 Speaker 5: Feel very comfortable with him making decisions at league game. 150 00:09:09,600 --> 00:09:14,040 Speaker 1: And Austin Reeves scored half of his points against Jaden McDaniels, 151 00:09:14,040 --> 00:09:18,479 Speaker 1: who's a elite defensive player. So it's been very, very impressive. 152 00:09:18,760 --> 00:09:21,960 Speaker 1: And it's just opportunities. You know, somebody misses work, somebody 153 00:09:21,960 --> 00:09:24,760 Speaker 1: misses a game, you step in. But if it was 154 00:09:24,840 --> 00:09:28,120 Speaker 1: the old owners, the bus family, I don't think this 155 00:09:28,160 --> 00:09:31,640 Speaker 1: would be as significant. They love Austin Reeves, they've paid 156 00:09:31,720 --> 00:09:35,280 Speaker 1: him nothing and he's very productive. But the new owners 157 00:09:35,320 --> 00:09:37,959 Speaker 1: look at the world differently. When somebody buys a company, 158 00:09:38,040 --> 00:09:41,280 Speaker 1: they see the world differently. They don't cling to stuff. 159 00:09:41,920 --> 00:09:49,760 Speaker 1: Usually they don't want old and higher maintenance they like young, cheaper, healthier, coachable. 160 00:09:51,720 --> 00:09:54,959 Speaker 1: Austin Reeves is a very attractive player to any new 161 00:09:54,960 --> 00:09:58,319 Speaker 1: ownership group. That's what I saw last night. And JMG, 162 00:09:58,400 --> 00:10:01,160 Speaker 1: I know how much you love Austin Reeves, but it 163 00:10:01,240 --> 00:10:03,760 Speaker 1: is interesting. As I'm watching it, I'm thinking about the 164 00:10:03,800 --> 00:10:06,800 Speaker 1: new ownership group how they view him, and it's like 165 00:10:07,559 --> 00:10:14,040 Speaker 1: cost dependability, health maintenance. I mean, there is something about 166 00:10:14,080 --> 00:10:16,600 Speaker 1: Lebron on the downside of being an older star athlete 167 00:10:16,679 --> 00:10:19,120 Speaker 1: is you can suck the oxygen out of arown a 168 00:10:19,160 --> 00:10:22,959 Speaker 1: little bit, right. Austin Reeves is like it wasn't for 169 00:10:23,000 --> 00:10:25,200 Speaker 1: the headband, you know, you never pick him up, and 170 00:10:25,240 --> 00:10:27,920 Speaker 1: that there is something to be said about a new 171 00:10:27,960 --> 00:10:32,200 Speaker 1: coach a young player. It's just it's fascinating. 172 00:10:32,280 --> 00:10:33,760 Speaker 7: Yeah, you know, I don't know if I said this 173 00:10:33,800 --> 00:10:36,040 Speaker 7: to you on air or off, but I look at 174 00:10:36,520 --> 00:10:38,600 Speaker 7: Austin Reeves next to Luka Danci said, I'm like, why 175 00:10:38,679 --> 00:10:42,280 Speaker 7: can't Austin the Kyrie Irving? Kyrie and Luca went to 176 00:10:42,320 --> 00:10:44,600 Speaker 7: the NBA finals two years ago, And I'm not saying 177 00:10:44,600 --> 00:10:46,079 Speaker 7: Austin Reeves is Kyrie. 178 00:10:46,120 --> 00:10:48,720 Speaker 1: So that can be that. Okay, okay, but you're missing 179 00:10:48,720 --> 00:10:52,199 Speaker 1: the big part of that Why did Luca and Kyrie 180 00:10:52,480 --> 00:10:57,760 Speaker 1: work because they had a long, devastating front line. They're 181 00:10:57,800 --> 00:11:01,959 Speaker 1: both bad, that's not all. Yeah, that's that's why. 182 00:11:02,120 --> 00:11:04,480 Speaker 6: Well, you can move off Lebron. You bring it, you 183 00:11:04,520 --> 00:11:05,160 Speaker 6: bring in bigs. 184 00:11:05,200 --> 00:11:09,640 Speaker 1: Right, Well again, Luca and Austin Reeves are not Kyrie 185 00:11:09,640 --> 00:11:13,560 Speaker 1: and Luca with Dallas's front line in size. DeAndre Ayden's 186 00:11:13,600 --> 00:11:17,920 Speaker 1: a bad defensive player. Okay, so that it works only 187 00:11:18,000 --> 00:11:21,480 Speaker 1: because of what Dallas can provide in rim protection. Having 188 00:11:21,559 --> 00:11:25,080 Speaker 1: Luca and Austin Reeves is fun. It's not beating the 189 00:11:25,080 --> 00:11:27,720 Speaker 1: best teams in the West, who mostly all do have 190 00:11:28,920 --> 00:11:32,880 Speaker 1: rim protection and better wings. Okay, it's the first week 191 00:11:32,920 --> 00:11:36,319 Speaker 1: of the NBA season. The first two weeks, nobody's playing defense. 192 00:11:36,360 --> 00:11:39,840 Speaker 1: It's a lot of fun. You can't overreact, but I 193 00:11:39,880 --> 00:11:41,960 Speaker 1: guarantee you the new owners, just to anybody out there 194 00:11:42,000 --> 00:11:44,200 Speaker 1: that's ever bought a new business or you're part of 195 00:11:44,200 --> 00:11:46,880 Speaker 1: a new company, you view it differently than how the 196 00:11:46,960 --> 00:11:50,000 Speaker 1: old people viewed. In the Bus family, they felt kind 197 00:11:50,000 --> 00:11:53,400 Speaker 1: of tied at the hit with Lebron, right, like they 198 00:11:53,440 --> 00:11:56,679 Speaker 1: had sacrifices they brought him in. These new guys are like, hey, 199 00:11:56,720 --> 00:11:59,200 Speaker 1: we like him, We have no connection to him. 200 00:11:59,679 --> 00:12:02,600 Speaker 7: Yeah, I love Austin Reeves. You know, I've been on 201 00:12:02,600 --> 00:12:05,040 Speaker 7: that bandwagon for a while. Everybody's saying, oh, we could 202 00:12:05,040 --> 00:12:08,840 Speaker 7: ship him for Giannis. Doesn't seem realistic. Colin the team 203 00:12:08,840 --> 00:12:11,559 Speaker 7: I heard last night that is interested in Austin Reeves. 204 00:12:11,840 --> 00:12:15,560 Speaker 7: Keep an eye on the Utah Jazz Lori. Markanen is 205 00:12:15,600 --> 00:12:18,800 Speaker 7: a budding star. He's younger than Reeves. He's a big 206 00:12:19,160 --> 00:12:21,160 Speaker 7: I think he had fifty points earlier this week, was 207 00:12:21,200 --> 00:12:22,680 Speaker 7: outstanding in the summer market. 208 00:12:22,880 --> 00:12:24,960 Speaker 1: Has been a great score since he walked into the league. 209 00:12:25,120 --> 00:12:26,400 Speaker 1: A guy that can run the floor. 210 00:12:26,600 --> 00:12:27,440 Speaker 6: I would keep an eye. 211 00:12:27,480 --> 00:12:29,040 Speaker 7: You know, you get your pair a couple of euros 212 00:12:29,120 --> 00:12:32,400 Speaker 7: Luca and Lourie Markinen. I know he's not an awesome defender, 213 00:12:32,840 --> 00:12:35,120 Speaker 7: but I would just keep an eye on that going forward. 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All right, with that forty six years 234 00:13:27,360 --> 00:13:31,800 Speaker 1: working at NFL Films, he is always our Thursday Encyclopedia. 235 00:13:32,240 --> 00:13:35,360 Speaker 1: Greg Cosel is now joining us. All right, let's let's 236 00:13:36,720 --> 00:13:40,480 Speaker 1: let's dive into Kansas City in Buffalo. So you know 237 00:13:40,600 --> 00:13:44,520 Speaker 1: players who don't necessarily work in other places Hollywood Brown 238 00:13:44,679 --> 00:13:47,240 Speaker 1: or don't work to the level Juju Smith Schuster do 239 00:13:47,320 --> 00:13:50,120 Speaker 1: in Kansas City. We've talked about is it just Andy, 240 00:13:50,240 --> 00:13:53,280 Speaker 1: is it Mahomes? But I think Rashi Rice is a 241 00:13:53,320 --> 00:13:56,160 Speaker 1: one and I think Worthy is a two. But they 242 00:13:56,240 --> 00:14:00,280 Speaker 1: do a really good job of fun making everything kind 243 00:14:00,320 --> 00:14:03,160 Speaker 1: of work right, like they just find a play. I 244 00:14:03,200 --> 00:14:06,200 Speaker 1: mean Sky Moore has a wide open touchdown in the 245 00:14:06,200 --> 00:14:08,959 Speaker 1: Super Bowl. I look at their I look at their 246 00:14:09,040 --> 00:14:11,800 Speaker 1: receiving room, and I'm like, man, there's a lot of 247 00:14:11,800 --> 00:14:15,199 Speaker 1: different types and sizes. What do you see right now 248 00:14:15,240 --> 00:14:16,439 Speaker 1: with Kansas City's offense. 249 00:14:17,640 --> 00:14:19,720 Speaker 9: I think a lot goes into that colin as it 250 00:14:19,800 --> 00:14:23,960 Speaker 9: often does with good quarterbacks, great quarterbacks. Maholmes is one 251 00:14:23,960 --> 00:14:26,880 Speaker 9: of the most fascinating quarterbacks that I think I've studied 252 00:14:26,880 --> 00:14:30,200 Speaker 9: in all my years evaluating quarterbacks. And it's the reason 253 00:14:30,240 --> 00:14:32,280 Speaker 9: why there were some people when he came out of 254 00:14:32,320 --> 00:14:34,760 Speaker 9: college were uncertain as to what he would be as 255 00:14:34,760 --> 00:14:37,640 Speaker 9: a pro. But the more and more you watch him, 256 00:14:37,920 --> 00:14:40,720 Speaker 9: I don't think we've ever seen a quarterback with his 257 00:14:40,840 --> 00:14:44,960 Speaker 9: spatial awareness and his vision. There's a term that I've 258 00:14:44,960 --> 00:14:47,160 Speaker 9: heard called fighter pilot's. 259 00:14:46,720 --> 00:14:48,400 Speaker 6: Vision, and he kind of has that. 260 00:14:48,720 --> 00:14:51,800 Speaker 9: He may be have may have the best spatial awareness 261 00:14:52,000 --> 00:14:54,480 Speaker 9: and fighter pilot's vision that we've ever seen. 262 00:14:55,160 --> 00:14:57,200 Speaker 6: Uh. And it's just remarkable the way. 263 00:14:57,240 --> 00:14:58,960 Speaker 9: I mean, the second half of the game the other 264 00:14:59,080 --> 00:15:02,480 Speaker 9: night on Monday Night was really all of him making 265 00:15:02,920 --> 00:15:07,040 Speaker 9: improvisational second reaction plays. That wasn't a second half of 266 00:15:07,080 --> 00:15:10,520 Speaker 9: playing within structure. Their best instructure play came in the 267 00:15:10,520 --> 00:15:12,680 Speaker 9: first half when he hit Kelsey on one of their 268 00:15:12,720 --> 00:15:16,320 Speaker 9: staple flood concepts for I think thirty plus yards. But 269 00:15:16,400 --> 00:15:19,880 Speaker 9: he just has an unbelievable knack for making these plays. 270 00:15:20,120 --> 00:15:23,840 Speaker 9: Now he'll leave throws on the field and then he'll 271 00:15:23,880 --> 00:15:27,120 Speaker 9: run around and make a play, and it's just those 272 00:15:27,120 --> 00:15:29,400 Speaker 9: are the kinds of things when you watch him, you go, I. 273 00:15:29,360 --> 00:15:30,560 Speaker 6: Wonder how they deal with that. 274 00:15:30,640 --> 00:15:33,480 Speaker 9: Do they just say great play, Patrick, or do they say, hey, 275 00:15:34,080 --> 00:15:36,320 Speaker 9: we had this play design and you didn't throw it, 276 00:15:36,360 --> 00:15:38,560 Speaker 9: and you know, next time throw it. I don't know 277 00:15:38,600 --> 00:15:40,680 Speaker 9: how they deal with that. But he just has an 278 00:15:40,840 --> 00:15:43,960 Speaker 9: uncannyability that is arguably the best we've ever seen. 279 00:15:44,440 --> 00:15:47,720 Speaker 1: How does Buffalo's offense match up with Spags and the 280 00:15:47,800 --> 00:15:48,560 Speaker 1: Chief's nefews? 281 00:15:49,960 --> 00:15:53,000 Speaker 9: I tell you, Buffalo's offense the last number of weeks 282 00:15:53,000 --> 00:15:54,920 Speaker 9: has not been a great watch. And I'm just being 283 00:15:54,920 --> 00:15:58,160 Speaker 9: on a space purely on tape study. I don't think, 284 00:15:58,200 --> 00:16:01,080 Speaker 9: and I'm not saying this sarcastically, the way they've been playing, 285 00:16:01,120 --> 00:16:02,760 Speaker 9: I don't think they can beat. 286 00:16:02,800 --> 00:16:04,560 Speaker 6: This defense, this Chiefs defense. 287 00:16:04,800 --> 00:16:07,160 Speaker 9: Running the ball the way they have I'm not saying 288 00:16:07,160 --> 00:16:09,080 Speaker 9: they shouldn't run it, but running the ball with that 289 00:16:09,200 --> 00:16:13,400 Speaker 9: kind of production success and throwing tunnel screens and five 290 00:16:13,520 --> 00:16:16,520 Speaker 9: yard passes. Josh Allen the last couple of weeks has 291 00:16:16,560 --> 00:16:19,000 Speaker 9: not looked like the Josh Allen were used to now. 292 00:16:19,040 --> 00:16:23,200 Speaker 9: He's been leaving the pocket prematurely. He's making too many plays, 293 00:16:23,520 --> 00:16:27,120 Speaker 9: random improvisations, and when they don't work, you end up 294 00:16:27,200 --> 00:16:30,360 Speaker 9: short circuiting your offense. So I think Josh Allen has 295 00:16:30,400 --> 00:16:32,680 Speaker 9: to get back to playing much more of the way 296 00:16:32,720 --> 00:16:36,640 Speaker 9: he did last year, where he was much more calmer, 297 00:16:36,720 --> 00:16:39,600 Speaker 9: much more composed. This was not a very good game 298 00:16:39,640 --> 00:16:41,680 Speaker 9: for him this past week, but they didn't need it. 299 00:16:42,320 --> 00:16:43,080 Speaker 6: He's going to have. 300 00:16:43,040 --> 00:16:45,920 Speaker 9: To play well in history suggests Colin in this matchup 301 00:16:46,200 --> 00:16:48,160 Speaker 9: that he's going to have to drop back forty times. 302 00:16:48,320 --> 00:16:50,680 Speaker 9: I mean, that's the way this matchup has gone. They've 303 00:16:50,680 --> 00:16:53,720 Speaker 9: played nine times over what the last four years, and 304 00:16:53,840 --> 00:16:56,880 Speaker 9: Josh Allen has been great in almost all of those games. 305 00:16:57,080 --> 00:17:00,520 Speaker 9: But he's thrown the ball probably at least prety plus 306 00:17:00,560 --> 00:17:02,280 Speaker 9: times in every one of those games. 307 00:17:02,400 --> 00:17:04,840 Speaker 6: And I would not expect this game to be any different. 308 00:17:05,520 --> 00:17:08,880 Speaker 1: All Right, I watch the Packers and the Steelers, let's talk. 309 00:17:08,920 --> 00:17:11,679 Speaker 1: For the last four to five years, Pittsburgh's defense has 310 00:17:11,720 --> 00:17:15,159 Speaker 1: been the most expensive. But in the second half against Seattle, 311 00:17:15,359 --> 00:17:18,760 Speaker 1: in the second half against Green Bay, against Joe Flacco, 312 00:17:19,000 --> 00:17:22,800 Speaker 1: I'm left wondering they're not even a good tackling team 313 00:17:22,920 --> 00:17:23,359 Speaker 1: at times. 314 00:17:23,480 --> 00:17:25,119 Speaker 6: My team, right is it scheme? 315 00:17:25,240 --> 00:17:27,960 Speaker 1: Is it coaching? Is it personnel? What is wrong with 316 00:17:28,000 --> 00:17:29,000 Speaker 1: Pittsburgh's defense? 317 00:17:30,680 --> 00:17:31,320 Speaker 6: I think you're. 318 00:17:31,160 --> 00:17:33,760 Speaker 9: Dealing with two things when it comes to the pass defense, 319 00:17:33,760 --> 00:17:35,960 Speaker 9: because they give up the most passing yards in the NFL. 320 00:17:36,000 --> 00:17:38,639 Speaker 9: People probably thought the Cowboys, but it's actually the Steelers. 321 00:17:39,280 --> 00:17:42,120 Speaker 9: And I think they're struggling with lack of pass rush, 322 00:17:42,160 --> 00:17:45,000 Speaker 9: which would be a surprise, and combine that with lack 323 00:17:45,040 --> 00:17:47,879 Speaker 9: of quality corner play right now, and when you have 324 00:17:47,960 --> 00:17:49,760 Speaker 9: a lack of pass rush and a lack of quality 325 00:17:49,800 --> 00:17:51,960 Speaker 9: corner play, you've got an issue. And that's what the 326 00:17:52,600 --> 00:17:56,760 Speaker 9: main problem is right now. And obviously they've just come 327 00:17:56,760 --> 00:17:59,920 Speaker 9: off a game playing against Jordan Love, and Jordan Love 328 00:18:00,280 --> 00:18:03,239 Speaker 9: he's become a joy to watch because there's now a 329 00:18:03,280 --> 00:18:06,560 Speaker 9: controlled efficiency column to the way in which he plays. 330 00:18:07,000 --> 00:18:09,399 Speaker 9: I mean, he was a guy that was reckless a 331 00:18:09,400 --> 00:18:11,760 Speaker 9: bit at times through his first two years. I'm sure 332 00:18:11,800 --> 00:18:14,879 Speaker 9: he will be at times just because he's capable of 333 00:18:14,920 --> 00:18:18,800 Speaker 9: making those kinds of plays. But now there's kind of 334 00:18:18,840 --> 00:18:21,920 Speaker 9: a controlled efficiency to the way in which he plays. 335 00:18:22,040 --> 00:18:25,440 Speaker 9: There's a calculation. He's taking the throws that are there 336 00:18:25,720 --> 00:18:29,640 Speaker 9: rather than chasing plays, and that just helps your offense. 337 00:18:29,320 --> 00:18:30,200 Speaker 6: Stay on schedule. 338 00:18:30,359 --> 00:18:32,760 Speaker 9: And you and I both know that Matt Lafleur at 339 00:18:32,760 --> 00:18:35,040 Speaker 9: his court would like to run the ball. And when 340 00:18:35,040 --> 00:18:37,360 Speaker 9: it's first and ten and they show you a six 341 00:18:37,440 --> 00:18:41,040 Speaker 9: yard completion, now Jordan Love is taking the six yard 342 00:18:41,080 --> 00:18:43,960 Speaker 9: completion and it's second and four, and now Matt leaflor 343 00:18:44,000 --> 00:18:47,200 Speaker 9: can run the ball. So he's really allowing mattel Laflora's 344 00:18:47,200 --> 00:18:50,080 Speaker 9: offense to really flourish the way they want it to be. 345 00:18:51,200 --> 00:18:53,920 Speaker 1: So I want to talk about the Ravens. But before 346 00:18:54,080 --> 00:18:56,960 Speaker 1: I talked strictly about the Ravens tonight, I want to 347 00:18:57,000 --> 00:19:01,320 Speaker 1: talk about Caleb against the Ravens. It was interesting. It 348 00:19:01,359 --> 00:19:03,200 Speaker 1: was one of my blazing five picks. And when I 349 00:19:03,240 --> 00:19:05,119 Speaker 1: told when I was told Lamar wasn't gonna play, my 350 00:19:05,200 --> 00:19:09,040 Speaker 1: take is, well, it's in Baltimore. It's an NFC team. 351 00:19:09,440 --> 00:19:13,840 Speaker 1: Caleb has been outside of the opening drive, a little erratic. 352 00:19:14,280 --> 00:19:17,240 Speaker 1: I think Baltimore can beat him. What did the tape 353 00:19:17,280 --> 00:19:20,359 Speaker 1: say all these years doing it on Caleb against a 354 00:19:20,520 --> 00:19:23,080 Speaker 1: finally healthier Ravens defense. 355 00:19:24,480 --> 00:19:27,840 Speaker 9: Yeah, I thought, actually Caleb showed some positive signs in 356 00:19:27,920 --> 00:19:30,520 Speaker 9: this game. I think they'll still be uneven moments and 357 00:19:30,600 --> 00:19:32,760 Speaker 9: ups and downs, but I think, and again, this is 358 00:19:32,800 --> 00:19:35,080 Speaker 9: what I look for when I watch Kale. I look 359 00:19:35,160 --> 00:19:40,520 Speaker 9: for playing with excellent timing and rhythm within structure, because 360 00:19:40,520 --> 00:19:44,040 Speaker 9: that's really what the Ben Johnson offense is. And Caleb 361 00:19:44,200 --> 00:19:48,359 Speaker 9: at his core is not a true natural timing anticipation player, 362 00:19:48,600 --> 00:19:51,640 Speaker 9: so it's going to be baby steps. And I think 363 00:19:52,160 --> 00:19:55,119 Speaker 9: there were some signs of positive plays this week, some 364 00:19:55,560 --> 00:19:57,480 Speaker 9: snapshots where I said, as I. 365 00:19:57,480 --> 00:19:59,320 Speaker 6: Was watching the tape, that's pretty good. 366 00:19:59,560 --> 00:20:01,239 Speaker 9: Now, a lot of people are probably going to look 367 00:20:01,240 --> 00:20:03,840 Speaker 9: at the interception which he was late with that throw. 368 00:20:03,920 --> 00:20:05,280 Speaker 6: He was late by two beats. 369 00:20:05,359 --> 00:20:07,719 Speaker 9: It was a bad decision, but also a dunes they 370 00:20:07,760 --> 00:20:11,000 Speaker 9: ran a really bad route. He drifted rather than flattened, 371 00:20:11,160 --> 00:20:12,720 Speaker 9: and he made it easy. 372 00:20:12,440 --> 00:20:15,000 Speaker 6: For the corner Wiggans to undercut it. 373 00:20:15,280 --> 00:20:17,800 Speaker 9: But I thought there were some positive signs this week, 374 00:20:18,200 --> 00:20:21,119 Speaker 9: and we'll see. It's going to be a process, Colin, 375 00:20:21,160 --> 00:20:24,440 Speaker 9: and I think I think you almost have to accept 376 00:20:23,480 --> 00:20:27,359 Speaker 9: that Caleb Williams is really in his rookie season, not 377 00:20:27,520 --> 00:20:28,639 Speaker 9: in his second season. 378 00:20:29,480 --> 00:20:33,480 Speaker 1: Baltimore's defense is healthy. What do you see positively from that? 379 00:20:34,800 --> 00:20:36,639 Speaker 6: I love the way they're using Kyle Hamilton now. 380 00:20:36,680 --> 00:20:41,640 Speaker 9: He's back being kind of there slot, overhanging, multi dimensional player. 381 00:20:41,840 --> 00:20:43,800 Speaker 9: They use him as a blitzer, they line him up 382 00:20:43,840 --> 00:20:46,720 Speaker 9: on the ball, off the ball, he's used on stunts 383 00:20:46,720 --> 00:20:49,040 Speaker 9: as both a looper and a picker. I mean, to me, 384 00:20:49,440 --> 00:20:52,240 Speaker 9: he's really, in many ways the key to what they're 385 00:20:52,240 --> 00:20:54,600 Speaker 9: doing right now. And I'll tell you the rookie from 386 00:20:54,600 --> 00:20:57,919 Speaker 9: Marshall Green, he's getting a ton of snaps on the 387 00:20:58,040 --> 00:21:01,200 Speaker 9: edge and he's showing up. But to me, it's Kyle 388 00:21:01,240 --> 00:21:04,640 Speaker 9: Hamilton who is really the main guy right now. He's 389 00:21:04,720 --> 00:21:07,760 Speaker 9: such a unique player, and there's more and more guys 390 00:21:07,840 --> 00:21:10,040 Speaker 9: actually coming into the league like that. Seattle has won 391 00:21:10,119 --> 00:21:12,919 Speaker 9: in nick A Minwari who's basically the same size as 392 00:21:13,000 --> 00:21:16,400 Speaker 9: Kyle Hamilton and being deployed by Mike McDonald who obviously 393 00:21:16,440 --> 00:21:19,520 Speaker 9: had Kyle Hamilton a few years ago. So, but Kyle 394 00:21:19,560 --> 00:21:22,159 Speaker 9: Hamilton to me, really stands out when you watch the 395 00:21:22,240 --> 00:21:24,000 Speaker 9: tape of the Ravens defense. 396 00:21:24,680 --> 00:21:29,080 Speaker 1: So this isn't great for AJ Brown, but he doesn't play, 397 00:21:29,280 --> 00:21:33,840 Speaker 1: and the Eagles offense is Hummond. Now I'm Davonte Smith. 398 00:21:33,960 --> 00:21:35,720 Speaker 1: I mean, I listen. They have a really good personnel. 399 00:21:36,200 --> 00:21:40,080 Speaker 1: But I've said this before. He's not necessarily an adversary. 400 00:21:40,520 --> 00:21:44,680 Speaker 1: But there are players that there are wide receivers and 401 00:21:44,800 --> 00:21:47,960 Speaker 1: quarterbacks or wide receivers that are loaners or kind of 402 00:21:47,960 --> 00:21:50,760 Speaker 1: guys on an island that don't fit a particular scheme. 403 00:21:50,800 --> 00:21:53,160 Speaker 1: And when I think of the Eagles, I always think 404 00:21:53,160 --> 00:21:56,919 Speaker 1: of the tush bush, which is an ugly collective. You know, 405 00:21:56,960 --> 00:22:00,680 Speaker 1: it's two yards, it's ugly, it's inartistic. Aj Brown so beautiful, 406 00:22:00,880 --> 00:22:03,520 Speaker 1: he goes deep, he makes the great cash, you know. 407 00:22:03,680 --> 00:22:07,800 Speaker 1: So does he fit perfectly? Why were they so successful 408 00:22:07,880 --> 00:22:09,520 Speaker 1: last week without him? 409 00:22:10,200 --> 00:22:10,400 Speaker 6: Well? 410 00:22:10,440 --> 00:22:12,600 Speaker 9: I would say this last week they were back to 411 00:22:12,640 --> 00:22:15,560 Speaker 9: the template of the way they performed last season when 412 00:22:15,600 --> 00:22:17,960 Speaker 9: they won the Super Bowl. Keep in mind that this 413 00:22:18,000 --> 00:22:21,520 Speaker 9: team operates best when the run game is the foundation 414 00:22:22,000 --> 00:22:25,880 Speaker 9: and Jalen Hurts drop back drops back less than thirty times. 415 00:22:26,080 --> 00:22:27,960 Speaker 6: That was the profile. A week ago. 416 00:22:28,240 --> 00:22:30,560 Speaker 9: They got the run game going, they rushed for two 417 00:22:30,680 --> 00:22:32,760 Speaker 9: hundred and seventy six yards. Now, you're not going to 418 00:22:32,880 --> 00:22:35,320 Speaker 9: rush for two seventy six every week. But the point 419 00:22:35,440 --> 00:22:38,400 Speaker 9: is the run game was the guiding foundation of how 420 00:22:38,440 --> 00:22:41,720 Speaker 9: they played. I keep reminding people that last year during 421 00:22:41,800 --> 00:22:44,520 Speaker 9: the Super Bowl season, Jalen Hurts through for less than 422 00:22:44,560 --> 00:22:48,040 Speaker 9: two hundred yards nine or ten times. Jalen Hurts is 423 00:22:48,080 --> 00:22:51,480 Speaker 9: a phenomenal player in terms of he never turns it over, 424 00:22:51,760 --> 00:22:54,679 Speaker 9: and they're phenomenal in the red zone, of which Jalen 425 00:22:54,760 --> 00:22:57,520 Speaker 9: Hurts is a major factor. They have the highest red 426 00:22:57,640 --> 00:23:01,119 Speaker 9: zone touchdown efficiency percentage in the league right now, and 427 00:23:01,280 --> 00:23:03,399 Speaker 9: they don't get there as much as a lot of teams, 428 00:23:03,520 --> 00:23:05,919 Speaker 9: but when they get there, they score. So they're at 429 00:23:05,960 --> 00:23:08,600 Speaker 9: their best when they play a certain way, and that 430 00:23:08,760 --> 00:23:12,479 Speaker 9: way does not really detail Jalen Hurts dropping back forty 431 00:23:12,560 --> 00:23:15,080 Speaker 9: or forty five times, So there are going to be 432 00:23:15,160 --> 00:23:18,240 Speaker 9: games in which aj Brown does not necessarily get a 433 00:23:18,240 --> 00:23:20,600 Speaker 9: lot of targets. This is just who the Eagles are 434 00:23:20,640 --> 00:23:23,480 Speaker 9: on offense, and when it works, they're really really good 435 00:23:23,480 --> 00:23:26,119 Speaker 9: at it. But it's not built on dropping back and 436 00:23:26,160 --> 00:23:26,920 Speaker 9: throwing the ball. 437 00:23:27,720 --> 00:23:31,200 Speaker 1: So it's interesting. I know, Shane Steichen's a great coach, 438 00:23:31,240 --> 00:23:34,040 Speaker 1: and Daniel Jones is having a woonderful year and Jonathan 439 00:23:34,080 --> 00:23:37,520 Speaker 1: Taylor's always been good, but we don't talk offensive lines, 440 00:23:37,600 --> 00:23:39,399 Speaker 1: and it was about I don't remember when the game was, 441 00:23:39,800 --> 00:23:42,560 Speaker 1: five weeks ago, whatever it was they played, They played 442 00:23:42,560 --> 00:23:46,120 Speaker 1: Denver and that's when I came out and said, folks, 443 00:23:46,800 --> 00:23:51,560 Speaker 1: the Colts old line is in that Detroit Philly space, 444 00:23:51,680 --> 00:23:55,600 Speaker 1: like they are pushing people around. How when you watch 445 00:23:55,640 --> 00:23:58,119 Speaker 1: the offense, who are you going to give credit to? 446 00:23:58,359 --> 00:24:03,119 Speaker 1: Because I mean the Rams beat them, but actually Indy 447 00:24:03,240 --> 00:24:07,320 Speaker 1: had them beat, right, what do you make of their offense? 448 00:24:08,760 --> 00:24:11,040 Speaker 9: Well, you're right about the old Lion, and I'm not 449 00:24:11,080 --> 00:24:13,320 Speaker 9: an a line you know, guru by any means, Colin. 450 00:24:13,359 --> 00:24:15,800 Speaker 9: But when I watched Quinn Nelson get out and pull, 451 00:24:16,000 --> 00:24:18,000 Speaker 9: I mean, I think there's two guys you watch pull 452 00:24:18,000 --> 00:24:20,440 Speaker 9: in this league get out front in Trent Williams and 453 00:24:20,520 --> 00:24:22,399 Speaker 9: Quentin Nelson, and you go, oh my god, how can 454 00:24:22,440 --> 00:24:23,679 Speaker 9: people that big move like that? 455 00:24:24,160 --> 00:24:27,480 Speaker 6: You know? But I think where they're so so good? 456 00:24:27,520 --> 00:24:29,760 Speaker 9: And this is Shane Steichen and I'm sure it's his 457 00:24:29,880 --> 00:24:33,600 Speaker 9: influence is on first down. I mean, we all think 458 00:24:33,640 --> 00:24:35,840 Speaker 9: about Jonathan Taylor, right, isn't he the guy you think 459 00:24:35,880 --> 00:24:38,320 Speaker 9: of when you think of their offense? But right now, 460 00:24:38,480 --> 00:24:42,680 Speaker 9: through eight weeks, Daniel Jones has far and away the 461 00:24:42,720 --> 00:24:46,560 Speaker 9: most first down passing yards of any quarterback in the league. 462 00:24:46,760 --> 00:24:49,160 Speaker 9: And I'm not sure people would think that way about 463 00:24:49,160 --> 00:24:51,760 Speaker 9: this offense. They think about Jonathan Taylor, by the way, 464 00:24:51,840 --> 00:24:55,359 Speaker 9: he's terrific on first down two, But Daniel Jones, with 465 00:24:55,440 --> 00:24:58,720 Speaker 9: the schematics of this pass game on first down, they've 466 00:24:58,760 --> 00:25:02,280 Speaker 9: allowed Daniel Jones to really flourish because the reds and 467 00:25:02,359 --> 00:25:05,360 Speaker 9: the throws are defined. It's always been the best down 468 00:25:05,400 --> 00:25:08,879 Speaker 9: to throw on first down, and they are really maximizing 469 00:25:09,040 --> 00:25:09,640 Speaker 9: their ability. 470 00:25:09,840 --> 00:25:12,239 Speaker 6: They've gained the most yards total on first down by 471 00:25:12,280 --> 00:25:13,000 Speaker 6: a wide margin. 472 00:25:13,560 --> 00:25:16,280 Speaker 1: So it's interesting. I like the Texans to beat the 473 00:25:16,320 --> 00:25:19,239 Speaker 1: Niners last week, one of them Law's health. But I 474 00:25:19,280 --> 00:25:22,120 Speaker 1: said this when I watched c. J. Stroud and you 475 00:25:22,160 --> 00:25:23,960 Speaker 1: give him just that extra beat. 476 00:25:24,920 --> 00:25:25,120 Speaker 4: Yeah. 477 00:25:25,720 --> 00:25:29,199 Speaker 1: I love what the ball looks like coming out of 478 00:25:29,200 --> 00:25:32,800 Speaker 1: his hands. It's beautiful, it really is. It just flies 479 00:25:32,880 --> 00:25:36,240 Speaker 1: out of his hands. It's got juice, it's accurate. And 480 00:25:36,280 --> 00:25:38,520 Speaker 1: what did you make of his performance against the Niners. 481 00:25:39,280 --> 00:25:41,040 Speaker 9: Yeah, and he doesn't need to step into his throws 482 00:25:41,080 --> 00:25:43,359 Speaker 9: to throw a beautiful ball, which is a really good thing. 483 00:25:43,760 --> 00:25:46,720 Speaker 9: I thought last week he looked to me like he 484 00:25:46,760 --> 00:25:48,520 Speaker 9: did as a rookie when we all thought that he 485 00:25:48,560 --> 00:25:50,280 Speaker 9: was on his way to being, you know, maybe a 486 00:25:50,320 --> 00:25:52,960 Speaker 9: top five quarterback in the league. And last year was 487 00:25:53,080 --> 00:25:55,560 Speaker 9: very uneven and through the first six seven weeks this 488 00:25:55,600 --> 00:25:58,560 Speaker 9: season was very uneven. Now, granted, he played against the 489 00:25:58,600 --> 00:26:01,600 Speaker 9: defense that couldn't rush the quarter back particularly well, but 490 00:26:01,640 --> 00:26:03,840 Speaker 9: he also made some very good throws in this game 491 00:26:04,080 --> 00:26:06,640 Speaker 9: where the pocket was squeezed and he was under pressure. 492 00:26:06,880 --> 00:26:09,040 Speaker 9: So this was the game where I, you know, and again, 493 00:26:09,080 --> 00:26:11,119 Speaker 9: we don't know what's going to happen this week. Obviously, 494 00:26:11,320 --> 00:26:13,679 Speaker 9: they play a very tough defense in the Broncos, so 495 00:26:13,720 --> 00:26:16,000 Speaker 9: you just don't know. But this was a game where 496 00:26:16,000 --> 00:26:18,440 Speaker 9: he said, if he can get back to playing like this, 497 00:26:18,760 --> 00:26:20,880 Speaker 9: then the Texans really have a chance to get back. 498 00:26:21,040 --> 00:26:22,600 Speaker 9: And I want to show you a play if we 499 00:26:22,640 --> 00:26:24,840 Speaker 9: can get to our play from last week, that I 500 00:26:24,920 --> 00:26:28,000 Speaker 9: think really speaks to how well he played. If we 501 00:26:28,040 --> 00:26:30,760 Speaker 9: could use this one play, it's kind of a microcosm 502 00:26:30,880 --> 00:26:33,160 Speaker 9: of how we played last week. It was the thirty 503 00:26:33,200 --> 00:26:37,560 Speaker 9: yard touchdown to Xavier Hutchinson, and there's some really nice 504 00:26:37,600 --> 00:26:41,280 Speaker 9: elements to this play, particularly with how they designed it 505 00:26:41,359 --> 00:26:44,320 Speaker 9: and with Stroud. Now, it was third down, obviously, so 506 00:26:44,480 --> 00:26:47,000 Speaker 9: third down is a money down. So now you're going 507 00:26:47,040 --> 00:26:49,040 Speaker 9: to see Stroud in the gun and what they are 508 00:26:49,080 --> 00:26:50,920 Speaker 9: going to do is they're going to take Braxton Barrios 509 00:26:50,920 --> 00:26:52,639 Speaker 9: and he's going to go in what we call short 510 00:26:52,720 --> 00:26:54,560 Speaker 9: burst motion outside. 511 00:26:54,800 --> 00:26:57,119 Speaker 6: So they know with that motion that they're going to 512 00:26:57,160 --> 00:26:57,800 Speaker 6: get manned. 513 00:26:57,880 --> 00:27:00,600 Speaker 9: The corner bumps out and you're going to see that 514 00:27:00,640 --> 00:27:02,800 Speaker 9: they're going to get the match up to the trip 515 00:27:02,920 --> 00:27:03,440 Speaker 9: side there. 516 00:27:03,520 --> 00:27:05,639 Speaker 6: It's going to be man coverage. It will end up 517 00:27:05,680 --> 00:27:06,640 Speaker 6: being Cover one. 518 00:27:06,600 --> 00:27:09,119 Speaker 9: Because the safety to the short side of the field 519 00:27:09,280 --> 00:27:11,960 Speaker 9: is going to end up rotating into the post and 520 00:27:12,000 --> 00:27:14,800 Speaker 9: he's going to be the post safety in cover one. 521 00:27:14,920 --> 00:27:17,240 Speaker 9: So now what are they running as a route concept. 522 00:27:17,280 --> 00:27:20,040 Speaker 9: We're going to focus on two guys, Wayne and Hutchinson 523 00:27:20,200 --> 00:27:21,920 Speaker 9: and they're going to run a concept. 524 00:27:21,520 --> 00:27:22,960 Speaker 6: That's in everybody's playbook. 525 00:27:23,080 --> 00:27:26,680 Speaker 9: It's double dig It's a very common route concept. 526 00:27:27,160 --> 00:27:27,320 Speaker 6: Now. 527 00:27:27,400 --> 00:27:30,000 Speaker 9: The forty nine ers on this particular play and they 528 00:27:30,000 --> 00:27:33,120 Speaker 9: did this throughout the game because they couldn't generate any pressure. 529 00:27:33,359 --> 00:27:36,000 Speaker 9: They rush six here, and the reason they rush six 530 00:27:36,240 --> 00:27:38,359 Speaker 9: is because they know the back is going to have 531 00:27:38,400 --> 00:27:40,520 Speaker 9: to end up being part of the protection because of 532 00:27:40,560 --> 00:27:43,200 Speaker 9: the six man pressure. So they're still playing cover one 533 00:27:43,240 --> 00:27:46,000 Speaker 9: though so they're rushing six. So now what you end 534 00:27:46,080 --> 00:27:49,159 Speaker 9: up with is Hutchinson. He's matched on a safety. So 535 00:27:49,359 --> 00:27:52,439 Speaker 9: this is what you wanted. You wanted this matchup and 536 00:27:52,480 --> 00:27:55,119 Speaker 9: they got it. And this is a beautiful throw. But 537 00:27:55,200 --> 00:27:57,000 Speaker 9: now we're going to take a look at this colin 538 00:27:57,200 --> 00:28:00,680 Speaker 9: from behind Stroud because you're going to see just what 539 00:28:00,720 --> 00:28:03,720 Speaker 9: I mean about being able to throw from squeeze pockets 540 00:28:03,720 --> 00:28:07,240 Speaker 9: and how good a throw this is. This is Michel Williams, 541 00:28:07,280 --> 00:28:09,720 Speaker 9: who's a stand up rusher here and he's going to 542 00:28:09,800 --> 00:28:13,280 Speaker 9: get inside and he's going to get in Stroud's face. 543 00:28:13,560 --> 00:28:15,520 Speaker 9: I mean, you talked about him the way he can 544 00:28:15,560 --> 00:28:18,000 Speaker 9: throw the ball. He doesn't even need to step into 545 00:28:18,040 --> 00:28:20,239 Speaker 9: this at all. And you can see the matchup. And 546 00:28:20,280 --> 00:28:22,840 Speaker 9: what makes this even more special is he really has 547 00:28:22,880 --> 00:28:25,720 Speaker 9: to throw this to a spot. He has to throw 548 00:28:25,760 --> 00:28:28,919 Speaker 9: this with anticipation right now. He can't wait for the 549 00:28:28,960 --> 00:28:31,960 Speaker 9: receiver then it's too late. So he's throwing this to 550 00:28:32,080 --> 00:28:35,200 Speaker 9: a spot and you'll see the pressure that Williams puts 551 00:28:35,240 --> 00:28:38,240 Speaker 9: on him. This is big time NFL quarterbacking right here. 552 00:28:38,360 --> 00:28:40,480 Speaker 9: And by the way, this is the kind of player 553 00:28:40,560 --> 00:28:43,480 Speaker 9: Stroud has to be because even though he's not a statue. 554 00:28:43,960 --> 00:28:46,320 Speaker 9: You and I both know Colin at his core, he's 555 00:28:46,320 --> 00:28:48,160 Speaker 9: a pocket player. You know, if he's going to be 556 00:28:48,200 --> 00:28:50,240 Speaker 9: a great quarterback in this league, it's going to have 557 00:28:50,280 --> 00:28:51,480 Speaker 9: to be from the pocket. 558 00:28:51,840 --> 00:28:56,720 Speaker 1: Greg Cosel forty six years at NFL Films as always, Greg, 559 00:28:56,760 --> 00:28:57,840 Speaker 1: great stuff. 560 00:28:58,480 --> 00:28:59,720 Speaker 6: Thanks, Colin, really appreciate it. 561 00:29:00,000 --> 00:29:02,400 Speaker 2: You want to catch live editions of the Herd weekdays 562 00:29:02,400 --> 00:29:04,360 Speaker 2: and neonon Easter not a em Pacific? 563 00:29:04,960 --> 00:29:08,680 Speaker 1: All right, j Mac, Halloween is tomorrow. Our staff already 564 00:29:08,680 --> 00:29:11,280 Speaker 1: gets into it. You can see all the ghosts hovering. 565 00:29:11,320 --> 00:29:14,000 Speaker 1: If you're listening on radio, you should turn on FS one. 566 00:29:14,040 --> 00:29:17,120 Speaker 1: All the ghosts hovering in and out of our set. 567 00:29:17,160 --> 00:29:19,200 Speaker 1: So everybody's all fired up for this, and I thought, 568 00:29:19,280 --> 00:29:22,680 Speaker 1: you know, we'll give a little bit back. I like candy. 569 00:29:22,720 --> 00:29:24,760 Speaker 1: I'm just knocking out, just knocked out a little kit 570 00:29:24,840 --> 00:29:28,080 Speaker 1: cat bar here. Oh gross, Oh my god. It's great 571 00:29:28,120 --> 00:29:29,160 Speaker 1: life saver gummies. 572 00:29:29,520 --> 00:29:29,800 Speaker 5: Yes, I. 573 00:29:31,320 --> 00:29:33,240 Speaker 1: Don't care what they say about red dye. I love it. 574 00:29:34,040 --> 00:29:36,440 Speaker 1: I've got a couple snickers here, So we're gonna do it. 575 00:29:36,960 --> 00:29:40,440 Speaker 1: You give me a quarterback and I will give you 576 00:29:40,520 --> 00:29:44,440 Speaker 1: his candy comp all right, can't which Halloween candy is? 577 00:29:44,640 --> 00:29:50,280 Speaker 1: Patrick momes easiest one. Reese's Peanut butter Cup most popular, 578 00:29:51,320 --> 00:29:54,600 Speaker 1: best in the game right now. Patrick leads the NFL 579 00:29:54,600 --> 00:29:57,360 Speaker 1: in total touchdowns and rake second total yards this year 580 00:29:57,880 --> 00:30:00,640 Speaker 1: on a heater that is easy, by the way, the 581 00:30:00,640 --> 00:30:05,240 Speaker 1: most ordered Halloween candy by a long shot. As a kid, say, 582 00:30:05,320 --> 00:30:11,240 Speaker 1: very nig, which Halloween candy is? Moonicks? Bonix is dark Chocolate. 583 00:30:11,440 --> 00:30:12,440 Speaker 6: I love him. 584 00:30:13,080 --> 00:30:15,239 Speaker 1: I think it's an acquired taste. I'm not sure if 585 00:30:15,280 --> 00:30:18,720 Speaker 1: anybody else even likes it. I'm like eighty seven percent, 586 00:30:18,880 --> 00:30:21,760 Speaker 1: ninety two percent? What do I care? I mean? During 587 00:30:21,760 --> 00:30:24,200 Speaker 1: his five game winning streak in the fourth quarter alone, 588 00:30:24,200 --> 00:30:29,600 Speaker 1: thirteen touchdowns, two picks, Bonix, baby bow beautiful? All right? 589 00:30:29,640 --> 00:30:36,480 Speaker 1: Which Halloween candy is? Baker Mayfield Warhead? Very intense, but 590 00:30:36,600 --> 00:30:40,560 Speaker 1: you learn to love it. I mean, listen. He leads 591 00:30:40,600 --> 00:30:43,800 Speaker 1: the NFL with eighty two touchdown passes since joining the Bucks. 592 00:30:44,080 --> 00:30:46,840 Speaker 1: He can be a little reckless. It takes a while 593 00:30:46,840 --> 00:30:49,680 Speaker 1: to get used to it, but you know what, You're 594 00:30:49,720 --> 00:30:53,040 Speaker 1: down a couple of those warheads. You're all in, all right? 595 00:30:53,040 --> 00:30:55,680 Speaker 6: Which Halloween candy is Aaron Rodgers? 596 00:30:57,040 --> 00:31:01,280 Speaker 1: He's complex and so is this candy. The toutsy roll 597 00:31:01,360 --> 00:31:06,520 Speaker 1: pop it's got a hardened exterior, but it's totally different inside, 598 00:31:07,000 --> 00:31:10,200 Speaker 1: completely different inside. Listen, the Steelers are gonna average twenty 599 00:31:10,200 --> 00:31:11,960 Speaker 1: five a game, right, that's what they're doing right now. 600 00:31:12,080 --> 00:31:15,280 Speaker 1: That's their best in five six years. So the TUTSI 601 00:31:15,400 --> 00:31:20,280 Speaker 1: roll pop again. I'm not saying it's great for your teeth. 602 00:31:20,320 --> 00:31:24,040 Speaker 1: I'm not saying. But the outside in the inside, it's 603 00:31:24,160 --> 00:31:26,800 Speaker 1: very complex. It's two different candy. 604 00:31:26,520 --> 00:31:27,120 Speaker 6: That's a good one. 605 00:31:27,480 --> 00:31:33,520 Speaker 1: Which Halloween candy is Jalen Hurtz candy corn. A lot 606 00:31:33,520 --> 00:31:36,920 Speaker 1: of people love it something it's totally overrated. He's won 607 00:31:36,960 --> 00:31:39,600 Speaker 1: twenty two of u twenty of his last twenty two games, 608 00:31:39,600 --> 00:31:46,040 Speaker 1: so it's dependable. It's always there. But they have one 609 00:31:46,040 --> 00:31:49,000 Speaker 1: of the highest third and out percentages in the NFL. 610 00:31:49,440 --> 00:31:52,560 Speaker 1: So you're either with it or you're not at all. 611 00:31:53,200 --> 00:31:56,760 Speaker 1: Love me some candy corner, Which Halloween candy is Matthew Stafford. 612 00:31:57,360 --> 00:32:02,640 Speaker 1: We both love Stafford. He's all reliable, like the Hershey bar, 613 00:32:03,800 --> 00:32:06,680 Speaker 1: you know what you're getting, right, never bad leads the 614 00:32:06,760 --> 00:32:11,280 Speaker 1: NFL and touchdown passes in big plays. Second highest quidded passer. 615 00:32:12,200 --> 00:32:15,920 Speaker 1: I mean, it goes with almost anything. A fifth round 616 00:32:15,920 --> 00:32:20,200 Speaker 1: wide receiver, a fifth round running back, an undrafted left tackle, 617 00:32:20,920 --> 00:32:23,760 Speaker 1: the classic thirty seven year old still good. 618 00:32:24,320 --> 00:32:25,600 Speaker 6: Which Halloween candy is your? 619 00:32:25,640 --> 00:32:25,880 Speaker 1: Guy? 620 00:32:26,080 --> 00:32:27,480 Speaker 6: Caleb Williams, My. 621 00:32:27,560 --> 00:32:33,560 Speaker 1: God, the butter finger sounds good, but is it? 622 00:32:34,040 --> 00:32:34,760 Speaker 6: Yeah? 623 00:32:34,800 --> 00:32:37,680 Speaker 1: I'm not sure if it is. I mean he's nine 624 00:32:37,680 --> 00:32:42,000 Speaker 1: to fifteen completion percentage declined this season, ranks twenty fourth. 625 00:32:43,600 --> 00:32:44,040 Speaker 6: I don't know. 626 00:32:44,080 --> 00:32:47,080 Speaker 1: I used to get stuff in my teeth. I'm weird 627 00:32:47,160 --> 00:32:49,600 Speaker 1: after taste. I don't know if I like it. I 628 00:32:49,680 --> 00:32:53,080 Speaker 1: like butterfinger. I finally call him, which Halloween candy is? 629 00:32:53,200 --> 00:32:57,880 Speaker 1: Trevor Lawrence? The staff came up with this mystery airhead. 630 00:32:58,920 --> 00:33:04,600 Speaker 1: What you're never quite sure? What you just experience? Well, 631 00:33:04,720 --> 00:33:08,120 Speaker 1: what is it? He leaves the NFL with seventy four 632 00:33:08,120 --> 00:33:12,320 Speaker 1: turnovers since he entered the league, and his record is 633 00:33:12,360 --> 00:33:15,840 Speaker 1: twenty six and forty one. It's good, No, it's not. 634 00:33:16,760 --> 00:33:20,880 Speaker 1: What is it? I'm not sure he's talented? He turns 635 00:33:20,880 --> 00:33:23,000 Speaker 1: the ball over. I don't know what to make it. 636 00:33:23,080 --> 00:33:26,400 Speaker 1: Trevor Lawrence or the mystery haad hairhead? 637 00:33:26,480 --> 00:33:27,520 Speaker 6: Yeah, good stuff. 638 00:33:28,440 --> 00:33:30,680 Speaker 1: I can't believe you don't like candy corn, bro, Come on, 639 00:33:30,840 --> 00:33:32,840 Speaker 1: candy corn is so good. It's a little bit like 640 00:33:32,920 --> 00:33:38,600 Speaker 1: candle wax wax a little bit. How I'm a texture guy. Yeah, 641 00:33:39,200 --> 00:33:41,640 Speaker 1: I can't. There's certain textures I can't do. 642 00:33:42,000 --> 00:33:42,760 Speaker 6: I gotta be honest. 643 00:33:42,800 --> 00:33:45,280 Speaker 1: I'm shocked that Reese's peanut butter cups are like the 644 00:33:45,320 --> 00:33:46,840 Speaker 1: most popular by a mile. 645 00:33:47,280 --> 00:33:50,920 Speaker 6: I had no clue those are. I just yeah, Wow, 646 00:33:51,120 --> 00:33:51,680 Speaker 6: that's sunny. 647 00:33:52,000 --> 00:33:55,320 Speaker 1: All right. Here's the NFL schedule a JMAX this weekend. 648 00:33:55,440 --> 00:33:58,560 Speaker 1: I usually ask you on Thursdays, I want the big upset. 649 00:33:58,680 --> 00:34:05,520 Speaker 1: Oh boy, I don't see a big upset. 650 00:34:05,960 --> 00:34:07,320 Speaker 6: Why don't we cross them off the list? 651 00:34:07,360 --> 00:34:09,680 Speaker 7: It's the Rams are not losing, right, They're not losing 652 00:34:09,719 --> 00:34:10,280 Speaker 7: to the Saints. 653 00:34:10,320 --> 00:34:13,800 Speaker 1: And the Chargers aren't losing against the Titans. 654 00:34:13,480 --> 00:34:17,080 Speaker 7: Correct, and the Packers are not losing to the Panthers. 655 00:34:17,440 --> 00:34:20,279 Speaker 7: So let's cross those off. Can you find one now? 656 00:34:21,440 --> 00:34:21,520 Speaker 1: Like? 657 00:34:21,880 --> 00:34:25,080 Speaker 6: Can you make a case for the Vikings in the division? 658 00:34:25,520 --> 00:34:25,800 Speaker 1: No? 659 00:34:26,640 --> 00:34:27,560 Speaker 6: I can't see it either. 660 00:34:27,920 --> 00:34:31,400 Speaker 1: I'll tell you you're gonna get you go first. I 661 00:34:31,640 --> 00:34:34,080 Speaker 1: the Raiders beating the Jaguars in Vegas? 662 00:34:35,000 --> 00:34:35,880 Speaker 6: Is that really an upset? 663 00:34:35,920 --> 00:34:38,480 Speaker 1: I mean half well, I mean I'll tell you what. 664 00:34:38,600 --> 00:34:40,960 Speaker 1: I think this would be a huge upset, but the 665 00:34:40,960 --> 00:34:43,480 Speaker 1: odds makers don't. I think if the Steelers beat the Colts. 666 00:34:43,480 --> 00:34:45,920 Speaker 1: It's a huge upset, but the line's three. 667 00:34:46,080 --> 00:34:47,480 Speaker 6: Well, you want a huge upset, I'll give it to 668 00:34:47,560 --> 00:34:48,759 Speaker 6: you now. You're not gonna like it. 669 00:34:49,280 --> 00:34:51,960 Speaker 7: But the Atlanta Falcons were at six and a half 670 00:34:52,360 --> 00:34:54,840 Speaker 7: of money has come in on the Falcons on the 671 00:34:54,920 --> 00:34:58,720 Speaker 7: road against the Patriots. Drake London's expected back, Michael Pennock's 672 00:34:58,760 --> 00:34:59,799 Speaker 7: expected back. 673 00:34:59,800 --> 00:35:01,280 Speaker 6: And and there's some numbers on teams. 674 00:35:01,320 --> 00:35:04,000 Speaker 1: You used to do this where a team will lose 675 00:35:04,040 --> 00:35:06,799 Speaker 1: big as a favorite, and then they come back the 676 00:35:06,840 --> 00:35:09,080 Speaker 1: next week and they pull an up set, you know, 677 00:35:09,480 --> 00:35:11,680 Speaker 1: Raheem Morris fires up the troops and. 678 00:35:11,640 --> 00:35:13,280 Speaker 7: They get their act together. By the way, the Patriots 679 00:35:13,320 --> 00:35:16,560 Speaker 7: haven't faced anybody good lately, Colin anyone. So maybe you 680 00:35:16,600 --> 00:35:19,440 Speaker 7: can make a case for the Falcons, but it's outdoors. 681 00:35:20,000 --> 00:35:20,160 Speaker 6: You know. 682 00:35:20,239 --> 00:35:23,759 Speaker 1: What's interesting about the NFL is that Tom Brady and 683 00:35:23,840 --> 00:35:27,520 Speaker 1: Joe Flacco and Matt Stafford and now Jared Goff it 684 00:35:27,520 --> 00:35:30,319 Speaker 1: feels like a little bit of an older quarterback. Is 685 00:35:30,360 --> 00:35:33,520 Speaker 1: that once again it is proving in this league. I 686 00:35:33,520 --> 00:35:38,839 Speaker 1: mean Brady couldn't run, Flacco doesn't move, GoF doesn't move 687 00:35:38,880 --> 00:35:43,080 Speaker 1: at all. Aaron Rodgers having a very good year, right, 688 00:35:43,760 --> 00:35:47,279 Speaker 1: we fall in love with athletic ability. How are these 689 00:35:47,400 --> 00:35:51,360 Speaker 1: old guys working at such a high level. Cause ninety 690 00:35:51,400 --> 00:35:56,279 Speaker 1: percent a quarterback play is sitting in the pocket, pre 691 00:35:56,440 --> 00:36:00,800 Speaker 1: snap reads, getting your guys in the right place. It 692 00:36:01,600 --> 00:36:04,279 Speaker 1: is a above the shoulders is about seventy five percent. 693 00:36:04,840 --> 00:36:08,000 Speaker 1: Flacco could drop forty this weekend. You would not be shocked. 694 00:36:08,719 --> 00:36:11,320 Speaker 1: So it's like when I watched Flacco. It's so instructive. 695 00:36:11,400 --> 00:36:15,120 Speaker 1: You watch Flacco, you watch Stafford, you watched old Brady 696 00:36:15,120 --> 00:36:18,520 Speaker 1: and Tampa. You're watching old Aaron Rodgers. The Steemers offense 697 00:36:18,600 --> 00:36:24,040 Speaker 1: has been so inefficient and so clunky and outdated. Now 698 00:36:24,040 --> 00:36:25,960 Speaker 1: it brings in a forty one year old and they're 699 00:36:25,960 --> 00:36:28,839 Speaker 1: great in the red zone. Why because Aaron has seen 700 00:36:29,080 --> 00:36:32,920 Speaker 1: every defense. So we fall in love with all the horsepower. Folks. 701 00:36:32,960 --> 00:36:38,480 Speaker 1: It's all about figuring out what's coming, audibling protections, getting 702 00:36:38,560 --> 00:36:41,759 Speaker 1: out of trouble, getting into matchup advantages.