1 00:00:00,760 --> 00:00:06,160 Speaker 1: And now Move the Sticks with Daniel Jeremiah and Bucky Brooks. 2 00:00:07,040 --> 00:00:09,360 Speaker 1: What's up, everybody? Welcome to Move the Sticks. DJ. Bucky 3 00:00:09,440 --> 00:00:11,760 Speaker 1: here on a takeaway podcast. How you doing, Buck Man, 4 00:00:11,800 --> 00:00:15,040 Speaker 1: I'm good. It's crazy. Life is crazy. Life is crazy. 5 00:00:15,080 --> 00:00:17,160 Speaker 1: That is a good way to start the podcast here, 6 00:00:17,320 --> 00:00:20,239 Speaker 1: because I'm with you on that one. I think we, uh, 7 00:00:20,360 --> 00:00:21,880 Speaker 1: we have so much good stuff to get to. I 8 00:00:21,920 --> 00:00:23,959 Speaker 1: say we we save the happy chat and jump right in. 9 00:00:23,960 --> 00:00:26,920 Speaker 1: You ready, let's go? All right? Joey Bosa's back shotguns 10 00:00:26,920 --> 00:00:30,720 Speaker 1: snapp here Combosa anywoman, there's his first sec of the season, 11 00:00:31,520 --> 00:00:37,159 Speaker 1: all the way back and it's funny too, just explodes 12 00:00:37,320 --> 00:00:39,959 Speaker 1: like a bolt of lightning for a loss of eleven. 13 00:00:40,720 --> 00:00:43,800 Speaker 1: That looks familiar talking about the struggling versus games. No 14 00:00:43,960 --> 00:00:48,400 Speaker 1: games here, just right off the snap, quickness, power, bend 15 00:00:48,600 --> 00:00:52,640 Speaker 1: and finish. That's Joey Bosa. There go it's Matt money 16 00:00:52,640 --> 00:00:55,280 Speaker 1: Smith with a bolt of lightning. Call right there? How 17 00:00:55,280 --> 00:00:58,080 Speaker 1: about that? Nicely done? Uh? Look, Bosa two sacks in 18 00:00:58,120 --> 00:01:00,840 Speaker 1: this game. A lot of takeaways have been there yesterday 19 00:01:00,840 --> 00:01:02,920 Speaker 1: from this game, Buck, But I think botha being back 20 00:01:02,920 --> 00:01:05,280 Speaker 1: and there's there's a couple of times they line up 21 00:01:05,520 --> 00:01:08,279 Speaker 1: with Melvin Ingram on the end, Bosa over the guard, 22 00:01:08,480 --> 00:01:10,560 Speaker 1: and Derwin James walked up the blitz off the edge. 23 00:01:10,560 --> 00:01:12,000 Speaker 1: That's a lot of dudes coming at you. A lot 24 00:01:12,040 --> 00:01:14,600 Speaker 1: of dudes come from one side. And look, man, we've 25 00:01:14,600 --> 00:01:17,480 Speaker 1: talked about Gus Bradley and what he's done with his defense, 26 00:01:17,640 --> 00:01:19,120 Speaker 1: the fact that they were able to hold it together 27 00:01:19,160 --> 00:01:21,920 Speaker 1: before Joey Bosa returned, and now he's back. I think 28 00:01:21,959 --> 00:01:24,839 Speaker 1: the Charges our position to make a big run down 29 00:01:24,880 --> 00:01:27,880 Speaker 1: the stretch, and we all have said it, real football 30 00:01:27,920 --> 00:01:30,280 Speaker 1: stars being played after thanksgiven. You know the identity of 31 00:01:30,280 --> 00:01:32,200 Speaker 1: your team, you know the identity of other teams, and 32 00:01:32,240 --> 00:01:34,640 Speaker 1: now you're trying to build momentum to the postseason. The 33 00:01:34,760 --> 00:01:36,760 Speaker 1: l A. Charges are well positioned to be a team 34 00:01:36,760 --> 00:01:38,360 Speaker 1: that we talk about being in the winter. Seren a 35 00:01:38,360 --> 00:01:40,520 Speaker 1: couple of things this game. Obviously, Philip rivers a big 36 00:01:40,560 --> 00:01:43,880 Speaker 1: headline with him starting off twenty five. He was he 37 00:01:44,000 --> 00:01:46,000 Speaker 1: was just in a groove and some unbelievable catches to 38 00:01:46,040 --> 00:01:47,800 Speaker 1: go along with that. Anytime you have a no hitter 39 00:01:47,800 --> 00:01:49,840 Speaker 1: in baseball, you see some great defensive plays. When you 40 00:01:49,840 --> 00:01:52,640 Speaker 1: can beat complete twenty five on a row, you're gonna 41 00:01:52,640 --> 00:01:54,600 Speaker 1: see some big time catches by guys like Mike Williams, 42 00:01:54,680 --> 00:01:57,240 Speaker 1: Keenan Allen, Austin Ekeler had a one handed catch. Um. 43 00:01:57,320 --> 00:01:59,600 Speaker 1: But the other major takeaway here in Melvin Gordon with 44 00:01:59,600 --> 00:02:01,960 Speaker 1: an injury. It looks like according to Art and Rappaport, 45 00:02:02,280 --> 00:02:04,760 Speaker 1: it's great to mcl gonna be a few weeks without 46 00:02:04,840 --> 00:02:07,320 Speaker 1: him there. Um but watching that game. But I got 47 00:02:07,320 --> 00:02:08,799 Speaker 1: a theory and bounce it off you because I brought 48 00:02:08,840 --> 00:02:11,239 Speaker 1: this up to somebody in a personnel department after the game. 49 00:02:11,320 --> 00:02:13,919 Speaker 1: Was talking with Anthony Lynn, and I said, man, I said, 50 00:02:13,960 --> 00:02:16,920 Speaker 1: Justin Jackson when he got in the game, he looked explosive, 51 00:02:16,960 --> 00:02:19,120 Speaker 1: like I don't even remember him looking that explosive at 52 00:02:19,120 --> 00:02:22,400 Speaker 1: Northwestern and he goes fresh legs and I sat there, 53 00:02:22,400 --> 00:02:24,400 Speaker 1: I thought about it, you know what. That's why I 54 00:02:24,400 --> 00:02:25,920 Speaker 1: was talking to a couple of buddies with teams that said, 55 00:02:26,280 --> 00:02:28,640 Speaker 1: from a team building standpoint, I kind of like the 56 00:02:28,680 --> 00:02:31,200 Speaker 1: idea of stay these rookie run you get undraft a 57 00:02:31,240 --> 00:02:33,000 Speaker 1: rookie remicks, see them all over the league station, one 58 00:02:33,040 --> 00:02:35,320 Speaker 1: of the station, one of those guys on your practice squad, 59 00:02:35,320 --> 00:02:36,919 Speaker 1: and then we get to this, you know, week twelve, 60 00:02:36,960 --> 00:02:39,359 Speaker 1: week thirteen. No, well we'll bump them up. We'll getting five, 61 00:02:39,400 --> 00:02:41,760 Speaker 1: five to six touches. They look it looks like they're 62 00:02:41,760 --> 00:02:43,640 Speaker 1: on a different speed. There's dead legs all over the field. 63 00:02:43,639 --> 00:02:45,400 Speaker 1: All of a sudden, you fresh as a daylily, looked 64 00:02:45,520 --> 00:02:47,840 Speaker 1: explosive as all get out in that game. Like I, 65 00:02:47,840 --> 00:02:50,320 Speaker 1: I kind of agree with your theory and that premise 66 00:02:50,360 --> 00:02:53,240 Speaker 1: in terms of bringing somebody out of the bullepin to 67 00:02:53,320 --> 00:02:56,160 Speaker 1: be a major contributor. And when you think about the 68 00:02:56,160 --> 00:02:59,560 Speaker 1: way this season goes like man, having someone that can 69 00:02:59,600 --> 00:03:01,639 Speaker 1: come in down the stretch kind of like a designated 70 00:03:01,720 --> 00:03:05,040 Speaker 1: hitter is certainly adds something to the offense. And so 71 00:03:05,040 --> 00:03:06,560 Speaker 1: when you think about the charges and being able to 72 00:03:06,560 --> 00:03:08,720 Speaker 1: bring a guy in who has been practiced and knows 73 00:03:08,760 --> 00:03:11,320 Speaker 1: the playbook, but now you're kind of sprinkling him in. Yeah, 74 00:03:11,680 --> 00:03:14,240 Speaker 1: tread on those tires this point. Which, by the way, 75 00:03:14,280 --> 00:03:16,679 Speaker 1: we're gonna get to your second or second with takeaway 76 00:03:17,120 --> 00:03:18,560 Speaker 1: right now. Let you lead off with that, But I 77 00:03:18,600 --> 00:03:20,240 Speaker 1: think there's another name we can throw on the Mexico 78 00:03:20,280 --> 00:03:22,840 Speaker 1: ahead with your takeaway Buck. The Ravens are more dangerous 79 00:03:22,840 --> 00:03:25,280 Speaker 1: with Lamar Jackson at quarterback. They haven't first the goal 80 00:03:25,320 --> 00:03:28,320 Speaker 1: when they open the five play action, Jackson sprints to 81 00:03:28,440 --> 00:03:33,720 Speaker 1: the laft top two run. Here's in a touchdown Lamar Jackson. 82 00:03:34,360 --> 00:03:39,840 Speaker 1: He went to lag and untouched into the end zone. Hey, man, 83 00:03:39,880 --> 00:03:41,760 Speaker 1: say what you want to about the Baltimore Ravens and 84 00:03:41,800 --> 00:03:45,360 Speaker 1: the way that they're playing this run run, run, run, run, run, 85 00:03:45,480 --> 00:03:49,839 Speaker 1: run and run some more. Yeah, it is working for them. 86 00:03:49,880 --> 00:03:51,840 Speaker 1: And you know the funny thing about this game is 87 00:03:51,840 --> 00:03:53,480 Speaker 1: when I was looking at the game and I'm watching 88 00:03:53,480 --> 00:03:56,160 Speaker 1: it and I'm like, man, I felt like Marty moore 89 00:03:56,200 --> 00:03:57,800 Speaker 1: Wig and those guys are trying to get cut. We're 90 00:03:57,800 --> 00:04:00,160 Speaker 1: gonna prove the Lamar Jackson in past. So the first half, 91 00:04:00,200 --> 00:04:03,840 Speaker 1: I'm like, why are we throwing so much with Lamar Jackson, Like, 92 00:04:03,920 --> 00:04:06,080 Speaker 1: let's get to running. And what you saw in the 93 00:04:06,120 --> 00:04:08,640 Speaker 1: second half he began to run more. You saw Gus 94 00:04:08,760 --> 00:04:10,880 Speaker 1: Edwards begin to get off and they're beginning to have 95 00:04:10,920 --> 00:04:14,040 Speaker 1: success once again. Forty three rushing attempts, two hundred forty 96 00:04:14,040 --> 00:04:16,680 Speaker 1: two yards, one touchdown. But second week in a row 97 00:04:16,760 --> 00:04:19,280 Speaker 1: that they've had over two hundred rushing yards. And to 98 00:04:19,320 --> 00:04:22,159 Speaker 1: your point about bringing someone in out the bullpen, Gus 99 00:04:22,279 --> 00:04:25,480 Speaker 1: Edwards back freshest. I'll get out one hundred yard games 100 00:04:25,640 --> 00:04:28,599 Speaker 1: hundred eighteen yards, and some of that is because you 101 00:04:28,680 --> 00:04:31,640 Speaker 1: have to defend Lamar Jackson. Man. When you watch this game, 102 00:04:31,680 --> 00:04:34,520 Speaker 1: you'll see all odds on on number eight. He sticks 103 00:04:34,560 --> 00:04:36,880 Speaker 1: the ball in the billy. Everyone's paying attention to what 104 00:04:37,000 --> 00:04:39,919 Speaker 1: number eight does. After that, it creates bigger running lanes 105 00:04:39,960 --> 00:04:43,200 Speaker 1: for Gus Edwards. And in the passing game, the Oltend 106 00:04:43,240 --> 00:04:46,920 Speaker 1: Raiders were devoting a spy to Lamar Jackson for no 107 00:04:46,960 --> 00:04:49,440 Speaker 1: reason because he wasn't scrambling, but because there was an 108 00:04:49,440 --> 00:04:51,360 Speaker 1: extra guy paying attention to him, he was able to 109 00:04:51,400 --> 00:04:54,599 Speaker 1: hit some open windows. A This offense is better with 110 00:04:54,720 --> 00:04:57,560 Speaker 1: number eight behind center, no question. We'll we'll leave the 111 00:04:57,640 --> 00:04:59,640 Speaker 1: Raiders alone and won't put them in across. Here's today 112 00:04:59,680 --> 00:05:02,120 Speaker 1: with uh, with how bad they looked in this ball game. 113 00:05:02,160 --> 00:05:04,280 Speaker 1: That's uh. We'll say that discussion for another day. But 114 00:05:04,480 --> 00:05:06,719 Speaker 1: let's keep things rolling. Here a big knife for Kirk Cousins. 115 00:05:07,160 --> 00:05:09,359 Speaker 1: Cousins and the Vikings with a new set of downs 116 00:05:09,360 --> 00:05:12,279 Speaker 1: eleven eleven remaining in the first half, two receivers left 117 00:05:12,279 --> 00:05:14,760 Speaker 1: to the line, and on first down play action, Cousins 118 00:05:14,760 --> 00:05:16,960 Speaker 1: sets to throw looking for it. All things is opening 119 00:05:17,000 --> 00:05:18,640 Speaker 1: the ends and he's got it on the left side 120 00:05:18,640 --> 00:05:22,600 Speaker 1: of the ends off with the touchdown, Stefon Diggs was 121 00:05:22,880 --> 00:05:27,360 Speaker 1: wide open. Man's Cousins floated it in from thirty yards out. 122 00:05:28,240 --> 00:05:30,400 Speaker 1: I was watching a game, actually, this was a high 123 00:05:30,400 --> 00:05:32,520 Speaker 1: school game. I was watching. It was the Bosco a 124 00:05:32,560 --> 00:05:35,400 Speaker 1: modern day game, right, so, which was for those who 125 00:05:35,440 --> 00:05:37,480 Speaker 1: don't follow high school football is as big as it gets, 126 00:05:38,000 --> 00:05:39,960 Speaker 1: the top three teams in the country, big time, big 127 00:05:39,960 --> 00:05:42,120 Speaker 1: time game. But there was a sideline shot. You always 128 00:05:42,240 --> 00:05:44,720 Speaker 1: were always trying to learn, right, any any level football, 129 00:05:44,720 --> 00:05:47,320 Speaker 1: you're watching trying to learn. So I I see the 130 00:05:47,400 --> 00:05:49,839 Speaker 1: sideline shot and I think it was Negro, the head 131 00:05:49,839 --> 00:05:52,720 Speaker 1: coach at Boston's. He called the place, uh he does 132 00:05:52,800 --> 00:05:55,040 Speaker 1: he has a new offensive coordinator. Anyways, he had a 133 00:05:55,080 --> 00:05:57,040 Speaker 1: play sheet and there was a close up on him, 134 00:05:57,040 --> 00:05:58,719 Speaker 1: which in the NFL they know you don't take a 135 00:05:58,720 --> 00:06:00,400 Speaker 1: close up of a guy's play sheet. You can just 136 00:06:00,440 --> 00:06:02,760 Speaker 1: see it on there. And he had these initials down 137 00:06:02,880 --> 00:06:04,800 Speaker 1: and I had, right, I was like, what does that mean? 138 00:06:05,400 --> 00:06:09,680 Speaker 1: T W T, D G Y, And I thought about it, 139 00:06:09,839 --> 00:06:13,080 Speaker 1: take what the defense gives you, and that's what I 140 00:06:13,080 --> 00:06:15,200 Speaker 1: was thinking of when I was watching Kirk Cousins do 141 00:06:15,360 --> 00:06:17,839 Speaker 1: his thing against the Green Bay Packers. Hey, when shots 142 00:06:17,839 --> 00:06:20,280 Speaker 1: are available, to take your shots. But for the most part, 143 00:06:20,360 --> 00:06:22,040 Speaker 1: he was content. You're gonna give me this little crosses, 144 00:06:22,040 --> 00:06:23,800 Speaker 1: You're gonnaive me stuf underneath. I'm gonna take it ding 145 00:06:23,839 --> 00:06:25,960 Speaker 1: ding ding ding ding all day long. And that's how 146 00:06:26,000 --> 00:06:27,560 Speaker 1: you have to play. And I think that is what 147 00:06:28,000 --> 00:06:30,320 Speaker 1: the smart teams realized. We can go back to the 148 00:06:30,360 --> 00:06:33,120 Speaker 1: original takeaway Philip Rivers being able to complete twenty five 149 00:06:33,160 --> 00:06:35,719 Speaker 1: passes in a row. The thing that the veteran quarterbacks, 150 00:06:35,720 --> 00:06:37,919 Speaker 1: the great ones have done. They will paper cut you 151 00:06:38,000 --> 00:06:40,080 Speaker 1: to death because it doesn't matter. If you're gonna give 152 00:06:40,120 --> 00:06:42,160 Speaker 1: us the checkdown. We'll take the checkdown all day because 153 00:06:42,160 --> 00:06:44,880 Speaker 1: eventually you will become undisciplined and we'll take the shot. 154 00:06:45,120 --> 00:06:47,840 Speaker 1: Kirk Cousins played the way that we expected him to 155 00:06:47,880 --> 00:06:50,640 Speaker 1: play in Minnesota. They have so many weapons around him. 156 00:06:50,800 --> 00:06:52,720 Speaker 1: He doesn't need to be a he real point guard man. 157 00:06:52,839 --> 00:06:54,920 Speaker 1: Just be a point guard. Let those guys do the work. 158 00:06:54,920 --> 00:06:59,039 Speaker 1: And we saw Adam Feeling, Stefan Diggs, Kyle Rudolph, Dalvin Cook, 159 00:06:59,480 --> 00:07:01,680 Speaker 1: all of the those guys made plays because he gave 160 00:07:01,800 --> 00:07:03,960 Speaker 1: the ball let them win their one on one battles 161 00:07:04,120 --> 00:07:06,240 Speaker 1: and it works with them. And if the Vikings can 162 00:07:06,279 --> 00:07:08,800 Speaker 1: continue to play this way, even though they still need 163 00:07:08,839 --> 00:07:10,800 Speaker 1: a little more of the running game to be a factor, 164 00:07:11,120 --> 00:07:13,240 Speaker 1: I think they still can be a dangerous team when 165 00:07:13,240 --> 00:07:15,400 Speaker 1: we talk about teams that could do some damage in 166 00:07:15,400 --> 00:07:17,680 Speaker 1: the tournament when they're healthy up front. On the defensive line, 167 00:07:17,720 --> 00:07:21,360 Speaker 1: they I charted in that game buck against against Ayon Rodgers, 168 00:07:21,360 --> 00:07:23,240 Speaker 1: twenty eight pass attempts. I think they got to them 169 00:07:23,280 --> 00:07:25,240 Speaker 1: three or four times. You know how many times they 170 00:07:25,320 --> 00:07:29,280 Speaker 1: rushed more than four three times that Now you're gonna 171 00:07:29,280 --> 00:07:31,680 Speaker 1: play a great quarterback get home before that. That's that's 172 00:07:31,720 --> 00:07:33,520 Speaker 1: the way you play them. And that's exactly what they did. 173 00:07:33,840 --> 00:07:37,040 Speaker 1: Don't take crazy risks, play coverage and let those guys 174 00:07:37,160 --> 00:07:39,440 Speaker 1: up front win. And when they added Sheldon Richardson, a 175 00:07:39,480 --> 00:07:41,360 Speaker 1: lot of people didn't talk about it, but man, they 176 00:07:41,400 --> 00:07:44,200 Speaker 1: got another great a pass rusher on the inside to 177 00:07:44,360 --> 00:07:47,080 Speaker 1: help everysing Griffin d Neil Hunter, you talk about a 178 00:07:47,120 --> 00:07:50,280 Speaker 1: formidable front line, and the Green Bay Packers. To reiterate 179 00:07:50,320 --> 00:07:51,920 Speaker 1: what we've been saying here, I feel like for a 180 00:07:52,000 --> 00:07:55,240 Speaker 1: very long time, all day average average, that's what they are. 181 00:07:55,240 --> 00:07:56,880 Speaker 1: The kids went on the road they can't. They can't 182 00:07:56,840 --> 00:07:58,680 Speaker 1: average from the road, they can't win. And here's the 183 00:07:58,680 --> 00:08:01,240 Speaker 1: thing in writing about Mike McCarthy, and people want to 184 00:08:01,280 --> 00:08:03,520 Speaker 1: blame him and say that he is kind of keeping 185 00:08:03,560 --> 00:08:07,080 Speaker 1: Aaron Rodgers back. Here's what happened. Mike McCarthy inherited team 186 00:08:07,120 --> 00:08:09,960 Speaker 1: where he had wide receivers that could win one on one, 187 00:08:10,000 --> 00:08:13,360 Speaker 1: Donald Driver, James Jones, Greg Jennings. When he got there, 188 00:08:13,440 --> 00:08:15,520 Speaker 1: they had a simple system where he can look, we're 189 00:08:15,560 --> 00:08:18,480 Speaker 1: better than you. We're gonna go right now. He wants 190 00:08:18,480 --> 00:08:21,000 Speaker 1: to run that same system, but he doesn't have those dudes. 191 00:08:21,000 --> 00:08:23,040 Speaker 1: There's only one dude on their offense that you worry about, 192 00:08:23,200 --> 00:08:25,960 Speaker 1: Davante Adams. The rest of those guys are all day 193 00:08:26,000 --> 00:08:28,960 Speaker 1: average or they're young, and so it's gonna be tough 194 00:08:29,000 --> 00:08:30,560 Speaker 1: for them to win against the leade teams. Let me 195 00:08:30,560 --> 00:08:31,800 Speaker 1: put it to you this way. But because you know 196 00:08:31,800 --> 00:08:35,680 Speaker 1: how we love a literation here um ideally offensively, the 197 00:08:35,720 --> 00:08:39,440 Speaker 1: ideal world world. You've got scheme and skill. Yep, you 198 00:08:39,440 --> 00:08:41,120 Speaker 1: can be a good offense with one or the other. 199 00:08:41,480 --> 00:08:43,520 Speaker 1: Right now, when I look at the Packers, I don't 200 00:08:43,559 --> 00:08:45,520 Speaker 1: know they have either. Yeah, and it's tough, and so 201 00:08:45,600 --> 00:08:47,280 Speaker 1: what you have to have is either a scheme that 202 00:08:47,360 --> 00:08:50,480 Speaker 1: elevates the players or the players can elevate the scheme 203 00:08:50,520 --> 00:08:53,400 Speaker 1: by making plays. And right now they're not at that mix, 204 00:08:53,440 --> 00:08:55,080 Speaker 1: and it's gonna be tough for them because there are 205 00:08:55,080 --> 00:08:56,800 Speaker 1: a lot of teams in the NFC that are better 206 00:08:57,040 --> 00:08:59,439 Speaker 1: constructive teams than there. All right, let's let's keep things 207 00:08:59,520 --> 00:09:02,880 Speaker 1: rolling here your next takeaway, Seahawks are creeping back into contention. 208 00:09:03,280 --> 00:09:06,760 Speaker 1: Davis the single setback. This could be ball game. Russell 209 00:09:06,840 --> 00:09:09,280 Speaker 1: takes the shotgun, snap, looks now, he's gonna throw down 210 00:09:09,280 --> 00:09:11,679 Speaker 1: the far sideline, got a man out the reaching out. 211 00:09:11,960 --> 00:09:17,880 Speaker 1: Thank you, Get Tuchers for touchdown, say Hawks. David Moore 212 00:09:18,000 --> 00:09:23,240 Speaker 1: running stride for stride with the defender Corn Elder. Hey, 213 00:09:23,280 --> 00:09:27,520 Speaker 1: look man. The Seattle Seahawks have kind of that They've 214 00:09:27,559 --> 00:09:29,760 Speaker 1: done a rebuild on the fly, and part of the 215 00:09:29,800 --> 00:09:32,200 Speaker 1: reason they've been able to be successful with this rebuild 216 00:09:32,360 --> 00:09:34,880 Speaker 1: they have gone back to the future, meaning they have 217 00:09:34,920 --> 00:09:37,000 Speaker 1: gone back to the way that they're winning games in 218 00:09:39,600 --> 00:09:42,680 Speaker 1: running the ball a lot, controlling the clock, and finding 219 00:09:42,720 --> 00:09:45,880 Speaker 1: ways to win at the end. Well, this week against 220 00:09:45,880 --> 00:09:48,160 Speaker 1: Carolina Panthers, they tried to run it. They ran twenty 221 00:09:48,240 --> 00:09:50,520 Speaker 1: eight times only has seventy five yards. But when you 222 00:09:50,520 --> 00:09:52,880 Speaker 1: have the luxure of having a franchise quarterback, it allows 223 00:09:52,880 --> 00:09:55,720 Speaker 1: you to dev up from this strategy and still have success. 224 00:09:55,960 --> 00:09:59,760 Speaker 1: Russell Wilson three rd passing game, two touchdowns, even though 225 00:09:59,800 --> 00:10:01,559 Speaker 1: they didn't have a lot of success on the ground, 226 00:10:01,600 --> 00:10:04,439 Speaker 1: only average two point seven per carry. They stuck with 227 00:10:04,480 --> 00:10:07,480 Speaker 1: their rushing attempts. The reason you want to play this 228 00:10:07,520 --> 00:10:10,000 Speaker 1: way is because it protects your defense. It is a 229 00:10:10,080 --> 00:10:12,520 Speaker 1: control game and it makes it hard for teams to 230 00:10:12,600 --> 00:10:16,000 Speaker 1: beat you. But the luxury of having Russell Wilson, he 231 00:10:16,120 --> 00:10:18,560 Speaker 1: is the ultimate whole card. He can get you out 232 00:10:18,559 --> 00:10:20,679 Speaker 1: of a gym if you need to, but it's kind 233 00:10:20,679 --> 00:10:23,079 Speaker 1: of like keeping him in the glass. Break him out 234 00:10:23,080 --> 00:10:25,440 Speaker 1: when needed. If not, we'll continue to run the ball. 235 00:10:25,520 --> 00:10:27,560 Speaker 1: It works for them, just like it works for the 236 00:10:27,559 --> 00:10:29,840 Speaker 1: New Orleans Saints. People don't want to say the Saints 237 00:10:29,840 --> 00:10:31,920 Speaker 1: play like this, but in a way, they grind it 238 00:10:32,120 --> 00:10:34,720 Speaker 1: and if they need Drew Brees to be big, they'll unleashing, 239 00:10:34,760 --> 00:10:37,840 Speaker 1: but if not, they'll play ball control. This strategy works 240 00:10:38,000 --> 00:10:39,600 Speaker 1: and it will work for them as they go into 241 00:10:39,600 --> 00:10:42,439 Speaker 1: the playoffs. And some wealthy people have the Sunday car right, yep, 242 00:10:42,920 --> 00:10:44,559 Speaker 1: just on Sunday, you can take that. Break it out. 243 00:10:44,720 --> 00:10:46,480 Speaker 1: Let's break it out. That's what they do with Russell Wilson. 244 00:10:46,520 --> 00:10:49,319 Speaker 1: I wrote down run Russ pass like that's been their 245 00:10:49,600 --> 00:10:52,079 Speaker 1: their plan. Run Okay, then maybe Russell can run a 246 00:10:52,080 --> 00:10:54,600 Speaker 1: little bit defensively safe stop the run, okay, keep Russell 247 00:10:54,600 --> 00:10:57,000 Speaker 1: Wilson in the pocket. Well they did both those things, 248 00:10:57,160 --> 00:11:01,040 Speaker 1: and Russell Wilson torched them nine yards. And I'm gonna 249 00:11:01,040 --> 00:11:04,080 Speaker 1: do a little uh breakdown on the aftermath show later today. Buck, 250 00:11:04,120 --> 00:11:07,680 Speaker 1: we're you know, second and fourteen, obvious passing situation, boom, 251 00:11:07,720 --> 00:11:10,200 Speaker 1: big throw outside, you know, fourth and three, the game 252 00:11:10,200 --> 00:11:13,000 Speaker 1: winner home run over the top shot. There there were 253 00:11:13,480 --> 00:11:15,640 Speaker 1: four or five different instances where everybody in the whole 254 00:11:15,640 --> 00:11:17,920 Speaker 1: stadium knows you have to pass the football, and Russell 255 00:11:17,920 --> 00:11:20,320 Speaker 1: Wilson said, I got you. And that is what a 256 00:11:20,360 --> 00:11:22,559 Speaker 1: franchise quarterball question. When everybody knows you're gonna do it 257 00:11:22,559 --> 00:11:25,120 Speaker 1: and you still do the franchise quarterback. People think is, oh, 258 00:11:25,200 --> 00:11:28,040 Speaker 1: the franchise quarterback has to carry him the whole game. No, 259 00:11:28,559 --> 00:11:31,400 Speaker 1: you want to have a franchise quarterback just in case 260 00:11:31,480 --> 00:11:33,600 Speaker 1: we need him to carry it. You want the rest 261 00:11:33,600 --> 00:11:35,000 Speaker 1: of the team to be good enough where the rest 262 00:11:35,000 --> 00:11:36,680 Speaker 1: of the team can stand on its own. But the 263 00:11:36,679 --> 00:11:39,640 Speaker 1: franchise quarterback is the cherry on top of the Sunday. 264 00:11:39,920 --> 00:11:41,839 Speaker 1: That is what Russell Wilson is for the Seahawks. But 265 00:11:41,920 --> 00:11:44,000 Speaker 1: no question, and real quick on the Panthers before we 266 00:11:44,040 --> 00:11:46,839 Speaker 1: move on. Uh now lost three in a row, Buck, 267 00:11:46,960 --> 00:11:50,200 Speaker 1: and you got torched by Ben Roethlisberger two weeks ago, 268 00:11:50,400 --> 00:11:53,120 Speaker 1: get torched by Russell Wilson. Now, and I look at 269 00:11:53,120 --> 00:11:55,120 Speaker 1: this schedule. You tell me what you think coming down 270 00:11:55,120 --> 00:11:58,040 Speaker 1: the stretch here, Tampa Bay Bucks. Whatever you think of him, 271 00:11:58,040 --> 00:12:01,120 Speaker 1: the pass offense, they can chuck it up the Browns 272 00:12:01,120 --> 00:12:02,920 Speaker 1: and Baker Mayfield as hot as any quarterback in the 273 00:12:02,960 --> 00:12:06,040 Speaker 1: NFL the way he looks right now. Saints, Enough said 274 00:12:06,360 --> 00:12:10,160 Speaker 1: Falcons Matt Ryan Company. Enough said Saints. Once again, they 275 00:12:10,200 --> 00:12:11,960 Speaker 1: don't figure out what they're doing in past defense. They 276 00:12:11,960 --> 00:12:14,800 Speaker 1: are in big trouble. And that's why you can't give 277 00:12:14,840 --> 00:12:17,079 Speaker 1: away games. You can't give away games like they gave 278 00:12:17,080 --> 00:12:18,840 Speaker 1: away in Detroit. You can't give away some of the 279 00:12:18,880 --> 00:12:20,840 Speaker 1: games that they gave early in the year. You need 280 00:12:20,960 --> 00:12:22,480 Speaker 1: all of those to stack them up so you can 281 00:12:22,520 --> 00:12:24,640 Speaker 1: have a cushion, because when he comes down to stretch 282 00:12:24,679 --> 00:12:26,800 Speaker 1: and you're playing those better teams, some of those are 283 00:12:26,800 --> 00:12:29,240 Speaker 1: coin flips. The Carolina Panthers are in a deep hole 284 00:12:29,280 --> 00:12:30,880 Speaker 1: because they didn't take care of business when they had 285 00:12:30,880 --> 00:12:33,240 Speaker 1: opportunities to keep it going. Here, Josh Allen, he gave 286 00:12:33,280 --> 00:12:36,559 Speaker 1: the Bills a nice little formula for success. It was 287 00:12:36,600 --> 00:12:40,040 Speaker 1: the snapper. It's a quarterback draw. Josh Allen breaks one tack. 288 00:12:40,080 --> 00:12:41,880 Speaker 1: I'll let the five heads into the end zone. He 289 00:12:42,080 --> 00:12:46,840 Speaker 1: is in for the touchdown. Josh Allen touchdown, Buffalo up 290 00:12:46,960 --> 00:12:51,320 Speaker 1: fourteen yard cornerback draw for the big man, touchdown Bills. 291 00:12:52,000 --> 00:12:54,679 Speaker 1: Nice call there on Josh Allen and uh Buck, this 292 00:12:54,720 --> 00:12:56,920 Speaker 1: is somebody Jalen Ramsey. Obviously that was a big headline, 293 00:12:56,960 --> 00:12:59,480 Speaker 1: called him trash and a g Q interview and Josh 294 00:12:59,480 --> 00:13:01,440 Speaker 1: Allen ended up it and the best of the of 295 00:13:01,480 --> 00:13:03,520 Speaker 1: the jackson this one. Went back and watch the tape. 296 00:13:03,840 --> 00:13:07,280 Speaker 1: I thought it was interesting. Called six boots. Six boots 297 00:13:07,280 --> 00:13:09,199 Speaker 1: in this game. Four of them he threw the ball. 298 00:13:09,240 --> 00:13:10,880 Speaker 1: Two of them he took off and ran, but did 299 00:13:10,880 --> 00:13:13,240 Speaker 1: a nice job of moving him around. Then obviously you 300 00:13:13,280 --> 00:13:15,320 Speaker 1: saw when he took off, you see the athleticism he 301 00:13:15,320 --> 00:13:18,480 Speaker 1: brings to the table. The difference between him and Lamar Jackson. Obviously, 302 00:13:18,520 --> 00:13:20,800 Speaker 1: Lamar jacks is more explosive, but Josh Allen is a 303 00:13:20,800 --> 00:13:23,520 Speaker 1: fantastic athlete, and he, on the other hand, is built 304 00:13:23,720 --> 00:13:25,719 Speaker 1: to take the kind of punishment you could take from 305 00:13:25,720 --> 00:13:28,440 Speaker 1: being a double digit carry guy. Thirteen carries ninety nine 306 00:13:28,520 --> 00:13:29,720 Speaker 1: yards in a touch and he would have been over 307 00:13:29,720 --> 00:13:31,280 Speaker 1: a hundred if not first some kneel downs at the 308 00:13:31,320 --> 00:13:33,800 Speaker 1: end of the game. But that's the formula that they 309 00:13:33,840 --> 00:13:35,640 Speaker 1: have to use with Josh Allen. I think you get 310 00:13:35,679 --> 00:13:37,439 Speaker 1: him on the move with some of those boots, some 311 00:13:37,559 --> 00:13:39,839 Speaker 1: design quarterback runs as well as him just taking off 312 00:13:39,880 --> 00:13:41,280 Speaker 1: and running with the football. And then when you get 313 00:13:41,320 --> 00:13:43,520 Speaker 1: an opportunity big shot down the field and I can 314 00:13:43,600 --> 00:13:45,080 Speaker 1: hit all of them, doesn't have to hit a couple 315 00:13:45,080 --> 00:13:47,440 Speaker 1: of them, hit the big one there for the long 316 00:13:47,520 --> 00:13:49,880 Speaker 1: touchdown to Robert Foster. So that to me is the 317 00:13:49,920 --> 00:13:51,960 Speaker 1: form that played great defense, run the football, let him 318 00:13:52,040 --> 00:13:53,680 Speaker 1: use his legs and throw a deep shot every now 319 00:13:53,720 --> 00:13:56,120 Speaker 1: and then. Hey, look, people call me crazy when I said, look, 320 00:13:56,440 --> 00:13:59,400 Speaker 1: Josh Allen is can't their version of Cam Newton for 321 00:13:59,480 --> 00:14:02,440 Speaker 1: the Buffalo else. Sean mc dermott saw what Cam Newton 322 00:14:02,480 --> 00:14:04,080 Speaker 1: was able to do for the Carolina Panthers when he 323 00:14:04,080 --> 00:14:06,679 Speaker 1: was the defensive coordinator. Brandon Being and all those other 324 00:14:06,720 --> 00:14:10,120 Speaker 1: guys that are former Carolina Panthers employees and front office 325 00:14:10,120 --> 00:14:12,760 Speaker 1: guys saw the impact that Cam Newton had on their squad. 326 00:14:13,080 --> 00:14:16,040 Speaker 1: Now I'm not saying that Josh Allen is as dynamic, 327 00:14:16,080 --> 00:14:18,720 Speaker 1: but one thing that he brings he has sized, he sped, 328 00:14:18,760 --> 00:14:20,440 Speaker 1: he has running skills, and he has a big arm. 329 00:14:20,680 --> 00:14:22,880 Speaker 1: They have seen how that recipe has worked and got 330 00:14:22,880 --> 00:14:26,640 Speaker 1: them to a Super Bowl. They have unleashed Josh Allen 331 00:14:26,720 --> 00:14:29,320 Speaker 1: as a runner and a playmaker and it worked. Thirteen 332 00:14:29,360 --> 00:14:31,600 Speaker 1: carries ninety nine yards, He almost had a hundred yard 333 00:14:31,640 --> 00:14:33,880 Speaker 1: day on the ground. That is better than Shady McCoy. 334 00:14:34,120 --> 00:14:36,280 Speaker 1: It as a dimension to the offense. And then with 335 00:14:36,320 --> 00:14:39,160 Speaker 1: his big arm, we can talking about his accuracy walls, 336 00:14:39,360 --> 00:14:41,040 Speaker 1: but look, he's no different than Cam Newton when it 337 00:14:41,080 --> 00:14:42,920 Speaker 1: comes to not being able to consistently put the ball 338 00:14:43,080 --> 00:14:47,200 Speaker 1: and the strikes on eight for nineteen one sixty to 339 00:14:47,520 --> 00:14:50,200 Speaker 1: work for them and as long as their defense plays 340 00:14:50,240 --> 00:14:52,440 Speaker 1: at a high level, they can win games like this. 341 00:14:52,960 --> 00:14:55,640 Speaker 1: I just like that the Buffalo Bills are true to form. 342 00:14:55,920 --> 00:14:58,120 Speaker 1: They're not trying to make him be something that he's not. 343 00:14:58,400 --> 00:15:00,120 Speaker 1: They're allowing him to play the game the way that 344 00:15:00,160 --> 00:15:02,360 Speaker 1: he has to play based on his skill set, no question. 345 00:15:02,360 --> 00:15:04,960 Speaker 1: All right, keep it going. What's number six? Baker Mayfield 346 00:15:04,960 --> 00:15:08,440 Speaker 1: and the Browns are right on track. Landry and Callaway nearside, left, 347 00:15:08,480 --> 00:15:12,160 Speaker 1: Mayfield by himself and the shotgun. Second down and goal 348 00:15:12,280 --> 00:15:14,920 Speaker 1: at the since six, he's got the snap, looks left, 349 00:15:14,920 --> 00:15:19,040 Speaker 1: comes back, middle, Frosch tight end screen, and Chocole hops 350 00:15:19,120 --> 00:15:21,400 Speaker 1: up at the two and they pushed him and punched 351 00:15:21,440 --> 00:15:25,120 Speaker 1: him into the end. Tude touchdown for the little help 352 00:15:25,320 --> 00:15:31,240 Speaker 1: from his friends. Hey man, Greg Williams maybe the guy, 353 00:15:31,960 --> 00:15:34,800 Speaker 1: maybe the guy that gets the job because he and 354 00:15:34,800 --> 00:15:38,160 Speaker 1: the new offensive coordinator, Freddy Kitchens, they have Baker Mayfield 355 00:15:38,160 --> 00:15:40,240 Speaker 1: and this offense on track. The one thing that I 356 00:15:40,240 --> 00:15:42,280 Speaker 1: will say, and I don't know if Freddy Kitchens getting 357 00:15:42,320 --> 00:15:46,360 Speaker 1: enough credit, he simplified the offense uh to help Baker 358 00:15:46,440 --> 00:15:50,600 Speaker 1: Mayfield half success. Meaning they're throwing these simple concepts, these 359 00:15:50,640 --> 00:15:53,840 Speaker 1: concepts that are kind of like day one installed concepts, 360 00:15:53,840 --> 00:15:55,920 Speaker 1: but they really worked for Baker Mayfield because these are 361 00:15:55,960 --> 00:15:58,120 Speaker 1: some of the things that he did at Oklahoma. But 362 00:15:58,160 --> 00:16:01,160 Speaker 1: It also marries up with the running game that they're doing. 363 00:16:01,320 --> 00:16:04,200 Speaker 1: They ran the ball thirty five times, passed it twenty six. 364 00:16:04,480 --> 00:16:07,440 Speaker 1: He was very efficient throwing the ball nineteen for twenty 365 00:16:07,520 --> 00:16:11,160 Speaker 1: six four touchdowns. He is really working all areas of 366 00:16:11,200 --> 00:16:14,960 Speaker 1: the field, and what you're seeing his timing and anticipation 367 00:16:15,000 --> 00:16:17,080 Speaker 1: in the things that you liked about him at Oklahoma 368 00:16:17,280 --> 00:16:18,960 Speaker 1: there put him in a situation where you can do 369 00:16:19,000 --> 00:16:21,840 Speaker 1: that for the Cleveland Browns. This offense works with them, 370 00:16:22,040 --> 00:16:25,040 Speaker 1: and when their spirited and charged up and playing like 371 00:16:25,080 --> 00:16:27,560 Speaker 1: they appeared to be playing for Greg Williams, the Cleveland 372 00:16:27,560 --> 00:16:30,160 Speaker 1: Browns looked like they might be right on track to 373 00:16:30,200 --> 00:16:33,760 Speaker 1: win seven eight games this year, which to me would 374 00:16:33,760 --> 00:16:36,880 Speaker 1: be a tremendous success in his first year as a starter. Yeah, 375 00:16:36,880 --> 00:16:38,600 Speaker 1: I'm just looking some stuff up here. I'm gonna give 376 00:16:38,600 --> 00:16:39,960 Speaker 1: it to you here in just a secondly, look up 377 00:16:40,000 --> 00:16:43,120 Speaker 1: one more. Um, want to get excited. If you're a 378 00:16:43,120 --> 00:16:45,280 Speaker 1: Browns fan, I've got some some information for you here. 379 00:16:45,400 --> 00:16:47,480 Speaker 1: Just watching that tape. Some guys that jumped out. Obviously, 380 00:16:47,520 --> 00:16:51,280 Speaker 1: Baker was phenomenal. Baker's twenty three years old. Buck uh 381 00:16:51,320 --> 00:16:53,960 Speaker 1: you heard that touchdown? Call tan Jioku. He's twenty two 382 00:16:54,040 --> 00:16:56,880 Speaker 1: years old. Uh, Chubb, We've seen what Nick Chubb can 383 00:16:56,880 --> 00:16:59,440 Speaker 1: do twenty two years old. How about Callaway who had 384 00:16:59,480 --> 00:17:01,520 Speaker 1: a big game in this one, he's twenty one years old. 385 00:17:01,600 --> 00:17:04,680 Speaker 1: I mean, this whole offense has a chance. And I'll 386 00:17:04,680 --> 00:17:06,040 Speaker 1: be interesting to see what they do with the coaching 387 00:17:06,040 --> 00:17:07,720 Speaker 1: situation if they decided to bring in a new head 388 00:17:07,760 --> 00:17:10,080 Speaker 1: coach and keep Freddy Kitchens, or maybe they keep Greg Williams, 389 00:17:10,080 --> 00:17:12,320 Speaker 1: if they keep it rolling. But I'd be man, I 390 00:17:12,440 --> 00:17:14,359 Speaker 1: I'd be a little tempted just to keep Freddy Kitchens 391 00:17:14,359 --> 00:17:16,440 Speaker 1: in his place. Right now, we've got the quarterback comfortable 392 00:17:16,440 --> 00:17:18,480 Speaker 1: playing at a high level. I'm going let now you 393 00:17:18,520 --> 00:17:21,520 Speaker 1: can let play caller and and all these offensive weapons 394 00:17:21,520 --> 00:17:24,280 Speaker 1: grow up together. I mean, so it'll be hard for 395 00:17:24,280 --> 00:17:26,520 Speaker 1: me to change that out if he keeps playing. I'mn 396 00:17:26,520 --> 00:17:28,480 Speaker 1: be honest with you, DJ, What is the new head 397 00:17:28,520 --> 00:17:30,760 Speaker 1: coach going to bring in if you keep the offense? 398 00:17:30,760 --> 00:17:33,000 Speaker 1: According to jam, what is he gonna change with the 399 00:17:33,080 --> 00:17:37,679 Speaker 1: culturally like? Look, Greg Williams, for all of his bravado 400 00:17:37,760 --> 00:17:39,920 Speaker 1: and bluster and all of this other stuff, he kind 401 00:17:39,920 --> 00:17:41,919 Speaker 1: of has an understanding in the field and a rapport 402 00:17:41,960 --> 00:17:46,040 Speaker 1: with these players. Um, they're buying in and maybe it 403 00:17:46,240 --> 00:17:49,159 Speaker 1: just took them clearing out the nonsense they may have 404 00:17:49,200 --> 00:17:51,320 Speaker 1: been going on with Todd Haley and Hugh Jackson, people 405 00:17:51,359 --> 00:17:53,360 Speaker 1: fighting over who should be calling or how the game 406 00:17:53,400 --> 00:17:56,000 Speaker 1: should be called. Having a guy who appears to be 407 00:17:56,400 --> 00:17:59,159 Speaker 1: an eagle list guy and Freddy Kitchens who is just 408 00:17:59,359 --> 00:18:02,359 Speaker 1: about on to get Baker may feel comfortable trying to 409 00:18:02,359 --> 00:18:05,320 Speaker 1: get them going and it's working, and as they continue 410 00:18:05,320 --> 00:18:07,600 Speaker 1: to be a tough out for teams. I do believe 411 00:18:07,640 --> 00:18:10,040 Speaker 1: that there are some in the building, particularly in the 412 00:18:10,080 --> 00:18:13,480 Speaker 1: ownership part, they believe that maybe Greg Williams could be 413 00:18:13,520 --> 00:18:16,600 Speaker 1: the right man for the job, maybe short term until 414 00:18:16,600 --> 00:18:18,560 Speaker 1: they need to go outside the building to find somebody 415 00:18:18,600 --> 00:18:20,199 Speaker 1: to be long term head coach. And we'll see if 416 00:18:20,200 --> 00:18:21,520 Speaker 1: they can keep it rolling here. But it was fun 417 00:18:21,520 --> 00:18:23,800 Speaker 1: to watch Baker. He was. He was on fire. Some 418 00:18:23,960 --> 00:18:27,960 Speaker 1: big time throws in that game, just anticipation, uh, some 419 00:18:27,960 --> 00:18:29,680 Speaker 1: some of those deep over routes or you're just just 420 00:18:29,760 --> 00:18:31,479 Speaker 1: putting the ball right on the money. He was. He 421 00:18:31,520 --> 00:18:33,800 Speaker 1: was impressive. With a fun tape. Uh to watch their 422 00:18:33,840 --> 00:18:36,400 Speaker 1: next one, Uh, it ain't luck Buck, it ain't luck 423 00:18:36,920 --> 00:18:40,320 Speaker 1: first Inton Indianapolis at the fourteen yard line up Miami. 424 00:18:40,640 --> 00:18:42,959 Speaker 1: Luck goes inner center, moves a man emotion that's Ebron 425 00:18:43,000 --> 00:18:45,560 Speaker 1: from left to right. Luck five step drop past time, 426 00:18:45,600 --> 00:18:47,560 Speaker 1: getta loft it into the end, So I'm looking for Ebron. 427 00:18:47,760 --> 00:18:51,360 Speaker 1: Ebron goes up there and he makes the catch, touchdown, Yes, sir, 428 00:18:52,080 --> 00:18:56,680 Speaker 1: fourteen yards lad, Mr flex Eric. Ebron strikes again. That's 429 00:18:56,720 --> 00:18:59,320 Speaker 1: his tenth receiving score of the year, and the Colts 430 00:18:59,359 --> 00:19:02,000 Speaker 1: are within up going at the moment, it's seven to cents. 431 00:19:02,280 --> 00:19:04,240 Speaker 1: Ibron would go on to get another one, his eleventh 432 00:19:04,320 --> 00:19:06,520 Speaker 1: touchdown in the year. Guitar heels. By the way, Mac Brown, 433 00:19:06,960 --> 00:19:08,960 Speaker 1: how about that? Is that really happening? You? Are you 434 00:19:08,960 --> 00:19:10,840 Speaker 1: not gonna leave me? Are you gonna go coach coach 435 00:19:10,920 --> 00:19:13,160 Speaker 1: DB's receivers out there? No, no no, no, it's I think 436 00:19:13,160 --> 00:19:15,400 Speaker 1: it's a done deal. But no, I think for Mac 437 00:19:15,560 --> 00:19:18,159 Speaker 1: is it's it's a great job. I think he uh, 438 00:19:18,240 --> 00:19:20,560 Speaker 1: he understands the culture there. He'll build a culture. I 439 00:19:20,600 --> 00:19:22,160 Speaker 1: don't know what the X and os and stuff will 440 00:19:22,200 --> 00:19:24,200 Speaker 1: look like, but I think here's more about the community. 441 00:19:24,400 --> 00:19:28,040 Speaker 1: He needs to bring the community back together. Alumni, boosters, administrators, 442 00:19:28,040 --> 00:19:29,760 Speaker 1: all that get that connected. They figure out to way 443 00:19:29,760 --> 00:19:31,440 Speaker 1: to win games and see what happens there. But back 444 00:19:31,640 --> 00:19:34,399 Speaker 1: but back to Eric. So like here, here's the funny 445 00:19:34,400 --> 00:19:38,040 Speaker 1: thing about Eric ebron Um. The Detroit Lions can find 446 00:19:38,119 --> 00:19:41,000 Speaker 1: a way to use him. He goes Indianapolis and he 447 00:19:41,160 --> 00:19:43,280 Speaker 1: is everything that he should be as a top ten talent. 448 00:19:43,560 --> 00:19:45,520 Speaker 1: He is crushing it. He's putting the ball into paint. 449 00:19:45,840 --> 00:19:48,080 Speaker 1: Andrew Luck has found ways to get him the ball. 450 00:19:48,359 --> 00:19:51,400 Speaker 1: They're building around their tight ends, and this was a game, 451 00:19:51,480 --> 00:19:54,480 Speaker 1: Like of all the games that we have talked about 452 00:19:54,520 --> 00:19:56,760 Speaker 1: Andrew Luck, this is probably the worst game that we've 453 00:19:56,760 --> 00:20:00,800 Speaker 1: seen him play this year. What they are, they're a 454 00:20:00,880 --> 00:20:04,560 Speaker 1: much tougher team, they're grittier team, and they didn't flinch 455 00:20:04,600 --> 00:20:08,280 Speaker 1: when things were going bad. Look this team, Andrew look 456 00:20:08,359 --> 00:20:10,359 Speaker 1: deserves a lot of credit. But the rest of the 457 00:20:10,400 --> 00:20:13,440 Speaker 1: pieces of this team are beginning to come together. And man, 458 00:20:13,480 --> 00:20:16,280 Speaker 1: they're they're trendy right. They may get to the playoffs 459 00:20:16,280 --> 00:20:19,040 Speaker 1: before they even supposed to, and they're gonna have a 460 00:20:19,080 --> 00:20:22,520 Speaker 1: wealth of options and and assets available to them next. 461 00:20:22,600 --> 00:20:24,320 Speaker 1: You to really build this team the right way, and 462 00:20:24,440 --> 00:20:26,280 Speaker 1: no question, go back and watching that, a couple of 463 00:20:26,280 --> 00:20:28,040 Speaker 1: things jumped out to me. Marlon Mack did a nice 464 00:20:28,119 --> 00:20:30,520 Speaker 1: job in pass pro. A couple of those plays down 465 00:20:30,520 --> 00:20:32,960 Speaker 1: the field, stepping in there, putting his his face and 466 00:20:33,000 --> 00:20:34,399 Speaker 1: the fan as we'd like to say, and scouting the 467 00:20:34,440 --> 00:20:37,320 Speaker 1: heam Hines had a nice drive starter on a little 468 00:20:37,359 --> 00:20:40,359 Speaker 1: swing route to get them to get them going. Um, 469 00:20:40,400 --> 00:20:42,040 Speaker 1: he's he's out turned out to be a nice little 470 00:20:42,040 --> 00:20:44,439 Speaker 1: player for him and uh, I just when you watch him, 471 00:20:44,480 --> 00:20:46,160 Speaker 1: you can just tell their well coached. There's there's two 472 00:20:46,160 --> 00:20:49,000 Speaker 1: plays in a row, uh where they're young right tackle 473 00:20:49,720 --> 00:20:51,840 Speaker 1: at Auburn, Bradon Smith getting beat by Cam Wake. One 474 00:20:51,880 --> 00:20:53,639 Speaker 1: of them ends up being a sack, and uh the 475 00:20:53,680 --> 00:20:55,800 Speaker 1: one was a pressure. So then in a big moment 476 00:20:55,840 --> 00:20:57,919 Speaker 1: in the game, they used to back to go over 477 00:20:57,920 --> 00:20:59,480 Speaker 1: there and chip him and it just gives you enough 478 00:20:59,480 --> 00:21:01,199 Speaker 1: time get the all down the field. But just you 479 00:21:01,240 --> 00:21:04,560 Speaker 1: just see them constantly making adjustments inside the game. And 480 00:21:04,600 --> 00:21:05,920 Speaker 1: then at the end of the game when you had 481 00:21:05,960 --> 00:21:07,840 Speaker 1: to have a play, Andrew Luck kind of reminded us 482 00:21:07,880 --> 00:21:10,159 Speaker 1: of that superhuman talent when he climbs up in the pocket, 483 00:21:10,160 --> 00:21:11,520 Speaker 1: fading way it was right and throws it all the 484 00:21:11,560 --> 00:21:12,960 Speaker 1: way across the field to his left. That was a 485 00:21:13,000 --> 00:21:15,439 Speaker 1: freakish throw. I think once again we talked about it. 486 00:21:15,640 --> 00:21:18,240 Speaker 1: You want a franchise quarterback for those moments. You don't 487 00:21:18,240 --> 00:21:20,399 Speaker 1: need him to carry him all four quarters, but you 488 00:21:20,440 --> 00:21:22,240 Speaker 1: want them to be there in the fourth quarter to 489 00:21:22,320 --> 00:21:24,520 Speaker 1: seal the game, to make a play that puts you 490 00:21:24,560 --> 00:21:26,840 Speaker 1: over the top. That's the entire point of making sure 491 00:21:26,840 --> 00:21:29,160 Speaker 1: that you have a elite player that positioned for him 492 00:21:29,200 --> 00:21:31,239 Speaker 1: to finish it when you have the opportunity. That's what 493 00:21:31,280 --> 00:21:33,840 Speaker 1: Andrew looked did despite all of the issues that he 494 00:21:33,840 --> 00:21:36,080 Speaker 1: had during the game. The best best analogy I can 495 00:21:36,160 --> 00:21:38,960 Speaker 1: use is, look, if you're watching an NBA game, your 496 00:21:38,960 --> 00:21:41,600 Speaker 1: best player doesn't come down the floor and wave everybody 497 00:21:41,600 --> 00:21:43,440 Speaker 1: off and clear everybody out and go one on one 498 00:21:43,520 --> 00:21:46,400 Speaker 1: for the entirety of the game. But guess what, when 499 00:21:46,400 --> 00:21:48,040 Speaker 1: there's ten seconds left in the game and they got 500 00:21:48,080 --> 00:21:50,280 Speaker 1: the ball in their hand, here you go to clear 501 00:21:50,280 --> 00:21:52,040 Speaker 1: it out and let's go. That's what happens with the 502 00:21:52,119 --> 00:21:54,840 Speaker 1: star quarterbacks. That's what we've seen happen there with Andrew Luck. Yeah, 503 00:21:54,880 --> 00:21:56,879 Speaker 1: that is exactly what's happening. That's the way that we 504 00:21:56,920 --> 00:21:59,400 Speaker 1: need to think about it. When we're drafting guys. We're 505 00:21:59,480 --> 00:22:02,000 Speaker 1: drafting not necessarily to carry, but does he have the 506 00:22:02,119 --> 00:22:04,040 Speaker 1: in fact, that when the game is on the line, 507 00:22:04,280 --> 00:22:06,760 Speaker 1: he can make that play. That is how you define 508 00:22:06,760 --> 00:22:10,040 Speaker 1: your franchise quarterback. All right, what's the next one? Tamp 509 00:22:10,040 --> 00:22:13,040 Speaker 1: Bay Buccaneers should not give up on Jamis Weston. Tammeron 510 00:22:13,040 --> 00:22:15,720 Speaker 1: breaks the snap oncetone has to protection the starts to 511 00:22:15,720 --> 00:22:18,199 Speaker 1: break down. Rolling to his right, he throws up all 512 00:22:18,240 --> 00:22:20,640 Speaker 1: against his body wide open. Annam Harpers of the chance 513 00:22:20,760 --> 00:22:27,920 Speaker 1: top five? How much to stop Tampa Bay free? Fairly Cannons, 514 00:22:30,080 --> 00:22:32,639 Speaker 1: Hey the look. A few weeks ago, we thought it 515 00:22:32,680 --> 00:22:34,960 Speaker 1: was over for Jamis. Two weeks ago, I mean we 516 00:22:35,040 --> 00:22:37,159 Speaker 1: wondered if he would ever get an opportunity despite being 517 00:22:37,160 --> 00:22:39,240 Speaker 1: a number one overall pick. We wanted could he continue 518 00:22:39,240 --> 00:22:40,760 Speaker 1: to be the face of his franchise. Could he be 519 00:22:40,800 --> 00:22:44,320 Speaker 1: the quarterback, the starting quarterback for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. 520 00:22:44,320 --> 00:22:46,680 Speaker 1: This performance right here shows that the talent is there 521 00:22:46,720 --> 00:22:49,040 Speaker 1: for him to be a guy that can eventually become 522 00:22:49,080 --> 00:22:52,080 Speaker 1: an elite level player. If I'm the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 523 00:22:52,080 --> 00:22:55,119 Speaker 1: if I'm ownership, if I'm front office personnel, I'm looking 524 00:22:55,119 --> 00:22:57,800 Speaker 1: at his performance, I'm like, man, it's there. I just 525 00:22:57,840 --> 00:22:59,439 Speaker 1: got to make sure that we get the right stuff 526 00:22:59,440 --> 00:23:02,679 Speaker 1: around him, be a coach, be a personnel, or whatever. 527 00:23:03,000 --> 00:23:05,399 Speaker 1: We need to make sure that we exhaust all of 528 00:23:05,440 --> 00:23:08,360 Speaker 1: our options before we move on from him. I think 529 00:23:08,440 --> 00:23:11,160 Speaker 1: Jamis Winston might have bought himself a little more time 530 00:23:11,200 --> 00:23:14,159 Speaker 1: as a Tampa Buccaneers starting quarterback. That's interesting. I'm just 531 00:23:14,200 --> 00:23:17,360 Speaker 1: looking at their game logs here for for Jamison. There's 532 00:23:17,359 --> 00:23:18,919 Speaker 1: some numbers you can pull out and like, look at 533 00:23:18,920 --> 00:23:21,240 Speaker 1: some of these completion percentage numbers and games this year 534 00:23:22,280 --> 00:23:26,719 Speaker 1: seventy seventy seventy six point three percent. Though, those are 535 00:23:26,760 --> 00:23:30,280 Speaker 1: some good numbers. Um, you look at the yard totals 536 00:23:29,400 --> 00:23:32,720 Speaker 1: three sixty five, three twelve in this game against the 537 00:23:32,720 --> 00:23:35,320 Speaker 1: four Niners, some good numbers. The one that's killing them 538 00:23:35,400 --> 00:23:38,840 Speaker 1: is two interceptions, two interceptions, two interceptions, four interceptions, one interception. 539 00:23:38,880 --> 00:23:40,560 Speaker 1: This is the first game he's had he hasn't thrown 540 00:23:40,560 --> 00:23:43,159 Speaker 1: a pick. Uh, So to me, that is that's the 541 00:23:43,240 --> 00:23:46,040 Speaker 1: Jamis Winston experience. Shows he can be accurate, shows he 542 00:23:46,080 --> 00:23:48,639 Speaker 1: can he can push the ball vertically and be explosive. 543 00:23:48,920 --> 00:23:50,719 Speaker 1: He's got to do a better job protecting the football. 544 00:23:50,720 --> 00:23:52,760 Speaker 1: When he protects the football, he can be a winning quarterback. 545 00:23:52,800 --> 00:23:54,919 Speaker 1: He just hasn't done it this year aside from this 546 00:23:54,960 --> 00:23:57,040 Speaker 1: ball game, Yeah, he hasn't. But if he takes care 547 00:23:57,080 --> 00:23:58,800 Speaker 1: of the ball, and I know we talked about like, man, 548 00:23:58,920 --> 00:24:00,520 Speaker 1: you just take it. It's always be in the big 549 00:24:00,520 --> 00:24:03,160 Speaker 1: issue with him. But when he takes care of the ball, 550 00:24:03,200 --> 00:24:05,639 Speaker 1: obviously the talent is there. So now what do they 551 00:24:05,640 --> 00:24:08,240 Speaker 1: do differently in this game? I think if I'm Dirk Cutter, 552 00:24:08,280 --> 00:24:09,760 Speaker 1: I'm trying to make sure that I can try and 553 00:24:09,800 --> 00:24:12,639 Speaker 1: replicate this game plan each and every week that we 554 00:24:12,680 --> 00:24:14,840 Speaker 1: have an opportunity to take the field. I want to 555 00:24:14,880 --> 00:24:16,359 Speaker 1: make sure he's comfortable. I want to make sure that 556 00:24:16,400 --> 00:24:18,439 Speaker 1: he takes enough shots, but he also takes care of 557 00:24:18,440 --> 00:24:20,520 Speaker 1: the ball. That is very, very important. Two weeks in 558 00:24:20,520 --> 00:24:22,159 Speaker 1: a row, he has been good. He was good when 559 00:24:22,160 --> 00:24:24,280 Speaker 1: he came in with the Giants. He's been He was 560 00:24:24,320 --> 00:24:27,680 Speaker 1: great against the San Francisco forty Niners two and a 561 00:24:27,720 --> 00:24:29,920 Speaker 1: half game. That's that's something that you certainly can build on. 562 00:24:30,040 --> 00:24:32,320 Speaker 1: The other interesting thing here with this Bucks team, Uh, 563 00:24:32,520 --> 00:24:34,840 Speaker 1: it's not It's not fun to play quarterback when you're 564 00:24:34,840 --> 00:24:37,320 Speaker 1: on the other side of the other teams going thirty four, 565 00:24:37,760 --> 00:24:40,119 Speaker 1: thirty seven, thirty eight. I mean that's I mean, how 566 00:24:40,160 --> 00:24:43,080 Speaker 1: do you play like that point? I mean everything, every 567 00:24:43,080 --> 00:24:44,719 Speaker 1: every some of those points of the result of him 568 00:24:44,760 --> 00:24:47,639 Speaker 1: turning the ball over, but every every game you're in 569 00:24:47,640 --> 00:24:49,560 Speaker 1: a shootout, like man, imagine if they can slow it down. 570 00:24:49,640 --> 00:24:52,240 Speaker 1: And also, if I'm the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, the number 571 00:24:52,240 --> 00:24:54,520 Speaker 1: one priority, you gotta get a big time running back 572 00:24:54,520 --> 00:24:56,760 Speaker 1: in the building. You gotta get someone that can can 573 00:24:56,840 --> 00:24:58,639 Speaker 1: impact the game at running back so you don't have 574 00:24:58,640 --> 00:25:00,800 Speaker 1: to put it all on him. He has never had 575 00:25:00,840 --> 00:25:03,040 Speaker 1: the luxury of really having a legitimate threat in the 576 00:25:03,080 --> 00:25:05,159 Speaker 1: backfield to off say something, to pressure on him to 577 00:25:05,160 --> 00:25:06,560 Speaker 1: have to the way every down. All right, keep it 578 00:25:06,600 --> 00:25:11,200 Speaker 1: rolling here, Denver's dangerous snaw quick past the liddle, intercepted 579 00:25:11,280 --> 00:25:15,360 Speaker 1: in the end zone. Interceptive, I shall be Harris. They 580 00:25:15,440 --> 00:25:18,439 Speaker 1: tried to top the ball over the middle of the 581 00:25:18,480 --> 00:25:22,720 Speaker 1: field after the runs fake and shall be Harris the 582 00:25:22,800 --> 00:25:27,760 Speaker 1: defensive lineman. With the play of the game, Denver is 583 00:25:27,960 --> 00:25:30,280 Speaker 1: uh coming off back to back wins. Now go on 584 00:25:30,320 --> 00:25:32,400 Speaker 1: the road and beat the Chargers in a close game, 585 00:25:32,880 --> 00:25:35,720 Speaker 1: and now they can add the Steelers to their list. 586 00:25:35,800 --> 00:25:37,520 Speaker 1: And I'm going back through and looking this team. They 587 00:25:37,560 --> 00:25:39,760 Speaker 1: beat the Seahawks throughout this year. But think about a 588 00:25:39,760 --> 00:25:42,240 Speaker 1: couple of these other games. Buck. They they play the 589 00:25:42,440 --> 00:25:45,880 Speaker 1: Rams extremely tough. They lose twenty three to twenty. They've 590 00:25:45,880 --> 00:25:49,120 Speaker 1: played the Chiefs twice, they lose twenty seven to twenty three. 591 00:25:49,480 --> 00:25:51,160 Speaker 1: And then they play on the second time and we'll 592 00:25:51,160 --> 00:25:53,000 Speaker 1: score that one here. The second time they played him, 593 00:25:53,000 --> 00:25:55,200 Speaker 1: they lose thirty to twenty three. So one score games 594 00:25:55,200 --> 00:25:58,000 Speaker 1: both times against Kansas City Chiefs. They've now beat the Chargers, 595 00:25:58,080 --> 00:26:00,359 Speaker 1: now they beat the Steelers. This is a team if 596 00:26:00,400 --> 00:26:02,680 Speaker 1: they get in, it's kind of dangerous with that pass 597 00:26:02,720 --> 00:26:04,800 Speaker 1: for us that they have and able to run the football. 598 00:26:04,840 --> 00:26:07,000 Speaker 1: And look at their schedule coming up at the Bengals, 599 00:26:07,040 --> 00:26:09,560 Speaker 1: at the forty nine, the Browns, at the Raiders, and 600 00:26:09,600 --> 00:26:11,480 Speaker 1: then they finish up at home against the Charges when 601 00:26:11,480 --> 00:26:13,520 Speaker 1: they already beat you can make a case they could 602 00:26:13,560 --> 00:26:15,560 Speaker 1: run the table, be ten and six. They're in, they 603 00:26:15,560 --> 00:26:17,120 Speaker 1: can run the table. They could be ten and six, 604 00:26:17,200 --> 00:26:19,920 Speaker 1: nine and seven. Like you could definitely make the case 605 00:26:19,960 --> 00:26:22,960 Speaker 1: that they're going to get hot. They're playing um their 606 00:26:23,000 --> 00:26:25,600 Speaker 1: best ball at the right time. I think the thing 607 00:26:25,680 --> 00:26:28,760 Speaker 1: that is interesting on them offensively the way they're generating 608 00:26:28,760 --> 00:26:32,800 Speaker 1: production on offense. Casey Keenam isn't great, but he's been efficient. 609 00:26:32,880 --> 00:26:35,280 Speaker 1: He was effective, had a one ninety seven, had two touchdowns. 610 00:26:35,320 --> 00:26:39,600 Speaker 1: Philip Lindsay has fourteen carriers, a hundred and ten yards, 611 00:26:39,680 --> 00:26:42,359 Speaker 1: big touchdown, had a third two yard game. Uh. And 612 00:26:42,400 --> 00:26:44,480 Speaker 1: then on the outside and Manual Standards is the number 613 00:26:44,520 --> 00:26:48,240 Speaker 1: one receiver and then getting contributions elsewhere. On defense, they're 614 00:26:48,280 --> 00:26:51,160 Speaker 1: beginning to kind of find their rhythm, their mojo. Bradley Chubb, 615 00:26:52,080 --> 00:26:54,639 Speaker 1: von Miller, the other guys playing againside. This is a 616 00:26:54,720 --> 00:26:57,480 Speaker 1: very very good front line and in the back end. 617 00:26:58,040 --> 00:27:00,240 Speaker 1: They gave up a lot of yards, but they alco 618 00:27:00,320 --> 00:27:02,720 Speaker 1: down when they needed to in the red zone and 619 00:27:02,880 --> 00:27:04,680 Speaker 1: on the flip side. This brings me to the Pittsburgh 620 00:27:04,680 --> 00:27:06,679 Speaker 1: Steelers because I've been fighting with dudes on yeah you 621 00:27:06,680 --> 00:27:09,520 Speaker 1: are you? I see this up fight you yeah, But 622 00:27:09,640 --> 00:27:12,040 Speaker 1: I like this, but like, like here's what I was 623 00:27:12,080 --> 00:27:14,800 Speaker 1: trying to get people to do our own. James Palmer 624 00:27:15,160 --> 00:27:17,879 Speaker 1: talked to the Broncos after the gaming one of their players. 625 00:27:17,920 --> 00:27:20,280 Speaker 1: They looked the game plan going in, we want the 626 00:27:20,320 --> 00:27:23,639 Speaker 1: double team Antonio Brown, we wont the double team j 627 00:27:23,960 --> 00:27:27,040 Speaker 1: Smith Schuster and let the other guys do whatever they 628 00:27:27,040 --> 00:27:28,639 Speaker 1: did if they could beat us with the other guys, 629 00:27:28,960 --> 00:27:31,800 Speaker 1: so be it so that matched something that I wrote 630 00:27:32,400 --> 00:27:34,920 Speaker 1: a couple of weeks ago where I talked to coaches 631 00:27:35,000 --> 00:27:37,240 Speaker 1: who had faced the Stealers, and they said, the plan 632 00:27:37,680 --> 00:27:39,960 Speaker 1: will be now that we know Levan Bill isn't there, 633 00:27:40,160 --> 00:27:44,439 Speaker 1: our plan will be nine, take eighty four away. We 634 00:27:44,480 --> 00:27:47,760 Speaker 1: don't believe number thirty special enough to beat us consistently 635 00:27:47,840 --> 00:27:49,840 Speaker 1: or whatever. And even though one of these guys had 636 00:27:49,840 --> 00:27:52,320 Speaker 1: gotten beat by the Steelers using that tactic, he said, 637 00:27:52,320 --> 00:27:54,720 Speaker 1: we think is the right tactic going forward, and what 638 00:27:54,880 --> 00:27:57,520 Speaker 1: people are missing and I'll just make it as simple 639 00:27:57,520 --> 00:27:59,960 Speaker 1: as this. They had all those yards, they scored ten points. 640 00:28:00,400 --> 00:28:02,160 Speaker 1: Ten points on the offense. The other was a fake 641 00:28:02,160 --> 00:28:04,600 Speaker 1: field goal for a touchdown. So if you have five 642 00:28:04,640 --> 00:28:07,600 Speaker 1: hundred yards but you don't score points, it's hard to win. 643 00:28:07,960 --> 00:28:10,159 Speaker 1: And part of the beauty and having a dynamic player 644 00:28:10,200 --> 00:28:12,960 Speaker 1: too that can run, is when you get the ball 645 00:28:13,000 --> 00:28:16,080 Speaker 1: this side did five you run it. I think it's 646 00:28:16,119 --> 00:28:18,040 Speaker 1: telling that the ball is sitting at the two yard 647 00:28:18,080 --> 00:28:20,560 Speaker 1: line and they do not give the ball to James Conner. 648 00:28:20,800 --> 00:28:23,119 Speaker 1: And I'll go back to when Levan Bill was there 649 00:28:23,440 --> 00:28:26,280 Speaker 1: years ago. They played the Chargers on the road. The 650 00:28:26,320 --> 00:28:28,600 Speaker 1: game was on the line, no time out. They ran 651 00:28:28,640 --> 00:28:31,280 Speaker 1: a Wildcats snap to Levan Bill to win the game. 652 00:28:32,480 --> 00:28:35,000 Speaker 1: Coaches would tell you exactly what they think about their team, 653 00:28:35,200 --> 00:28:38,200 Speaker 1: how they called the game right now. They believe that 654 00:28:38,240 --> 00:28:39,800 Speaker 1: they have to do it all with big band in 655 00:28:39,800 --> 00:28:43,040 Speaker 1: the passing game. They're not going to win significantly unless 656 00:28:43,080 --> 00:28:44,720 Speaker 1: there's more balance. So I'll bring up because I saw 657 00:28:44,720 --> 00:28:46,080 Speaker 1: a little bit this on Twitter, because I will give 658 00:28:46,080 --> 00:28:48,400 Speaker 1: you a chance to defend it even further here. So 659 00:28:48,520 --> 00:28:51,640 Speaker 1: the counter argument was, I will will Juju had almost 660 00:28:51,680 --> 00:28:53,720 Speaker 1: two hundred yards. They threw the ball through the ball 661 00:28:53,800 --> 00:28:55,960 Speaker 1: seventeen times. You have thirteen catches for a hundred and 662 00:28:55,960 --> 00:28:59,040 Speaker 1: eighty nine yards, and Antonio Brown had nine catches on 663 00:28:59,120 --> 00:29:01,480 Speaker 1: thirteen targets. So they targeted those guys thirty times when 664 00:29:01,480 --> 00:29:05,080 Speaker 1: they're getting double covered, and they put up plus sixty seven. 665 00:29:05,080 --> 00:29:08,040 Speaker 1: I'm not good at maths a lot of yards. So 666 00:29:08,080 --> 00:29:09,640 Speaker 1: then what what do you respond when you get that? 667 00:29:09,640 --> 00:29:11,600 Speaker 1: Because I saw you getting that on Twitter, I got there. 668 00:29:11,640 --> 00:29:13,560 Speaker 1: But like here's the thing, Like, look, Juju had a 669 00:29:13,560 --> 00:29:15,280 Speaker 1: big game, but even if you think about that, he 670 00:29:15,280 --> 00:29:17,960 Speaker 1: had the ninety seven yard kitch, he averaged fourteen point 671 00:29:18,040 --> 00:29:21,240 Speaker 1: five a catch. Okay, that's that's how Antonio Brown every 672 00:29:21,520 --> 00:29:24,760 Speaker 1: less than eight yards of catch. So really they allowed 673 00:29:24,760 --> 00:29:27,160 Speaker 1: one ball to sail over their head, one ball to hit, 674 00:29:27,280 --> 00:29:29,360 Speaker 1: So eight years of catch is not gonna beat you. 675 00:29:29,400 --> 00:29:32,080 Speaker 1: That's I mean, I mean, that's nothing. The rest of 676 00:29:32,120 --> 00:29:35,080 Speaker 1: the guys have to be able to to cover for this. 677 00:29:35,200 --> 00:29:36,800 Speaker 1: So yeah, it didn't work, but they were able to 678 00:29:36,840 --> 00:29:39,800 Speaker 1: buckle down in the red zone where James Connor has 679 00:29:39,840 --> 00:29:42,320 Speaker 1: to be a factor. You can throw it all over 680 00:29:42,360 --> 00:29:44,360 Speaker 1: the yard, but at some point you have to be 681 00:29:44,360 --> 00:29:46,200 Speaker 1: able to run it in. You gotta be able to 682 00:29:46,240 --> 00:29:48,680 Speaker 1: grind it out inside the red zone. When it gets tight, 683 00:29:48,760 --> 00:29:50,920 Speaker 1: it makes it harder for them to throw. That's where 684 00:29:50,920 --> 00:29:52,960 Speaker 1: he has to be a factor. The last three or 685 00:29:52,960 --> 00:29:55,000 Speaker 1: four games, he has not been the factor that he 686 00:29:55,160 --> 00:29:57,200 Speaker 1: was when he had a bunch of scrimmage yards. And 687 00:29:57,240 --> 00:29:59,880 Speaker 1: what you're seeing is as he gets closer to the 688 00:30:00,120 --> 00:30:04,040 Speaker 1: end of the season, the football changes. It becomes a 689 00:30:04,320 --> 00:30:07,520 Speaker 1: matchup game and we're going to make your others have 690 00:30:07,680 --> 00:30:11,040 Speaker 1: to win. So until he is able to make plays, 691 00:30:11,200 --> 00:30:13,440 Speaker 1: they're gonna continue to have problems putting the ball into paint. 692 00:30:13,600 --> 00:30:16,600 Speaker 1: Because last week against the Jackson with Jaguars, they were 693 00:30:16,640 --> 00:30:18,960 Speaker 1: built out because they kept getting opportunities and they pass 694 00:30:19,000 --> 00:30:21,000 Speaker 1: it in two weeks in a row. I just don't 695 00:30:21,000 --> 00:30:23,280 Speaker 1: think it's a coincidence. Two weeks in a row. The 696 00:30:23,360 --> 00:30:26,160 Speaker 1: offense has sputtered and they haven't been able to kind 697 00:30:26,200 --> 00:30:29,080 Speaker 1: of light it up like they want to. Five interceptions 698 00:30:29,080 --> 00:30:31,800 Speaker 1: for Ben Roethlisberger over the last two weeks. And for 699 00:30:31,840 --> 00:30:34,560 Speaker 1: all the talk about the Saints as a team in 700 00:30:34,600 --> 00:30:37,080 Speaker 1: the NFC who home field advantage matters to them more 701 00:30:37,120 --> 00:30:39,320 Speaker 1: than any other, you can start looking at this Steeler 702 00:30:39,360 --> 00:30:41,520 Speaker 1: team and just look at Ben Roethlisberger at home. Buck, 703 00:30:41,560 --> 00:30:43,600 Speaker 1: He's throwing three picks on the road. He's throw nine 704 00:30:44,320 --> 00:30:46,640 Speaker 1: nine picks on the road, He's strown nine. And I 705 00:30:46,680 --> 00:30:50,720 Speaker 1: think here's the thing about the Steelers. I don't know 706 00:30:50,760 --> 00:30:53,760 Speaker 1: if people have looked at their schedule. It doesn't get 707 00:30:53,800 --> 00:30:57,040 Speaker 1: easy for the Steelers. So Chargers this week, charges, charges, 708 00:30:57,120 --> 00:30:59,320 Speaker 1: this week, they have a bibe when they played the 709 00:30:59,360 --> 00:31:03,400 Speaker 1: Open Raiders. They then play the Patriots and the Saints. 710 00:31:03,720 --> 00:31:05,440 Speaker 1: They pay the Place striars at home, and they go 711 00:31:05,520 --> 00:31:07,320 Speaker 1: to New Orleans to play the Saints. And they finished 712 00:31:07,320 --> 00:31:10,840 Speaker 1: with Cincinnati three of those games in question. And so 713 00:31:10,840 --> 00:31:13,760 Speaker 1: when we're talking about this team, being built the right way. 714 00:31:13,920 --> 00:31:16,720 Speaker 1: They're they're looking good right now. Sevent three? How are 715 00:31:16,720 --> 00:31:18,320 Speaker 1: they going seven? Three and one? How are they going 716 00:31:18,360 --> 00:31:19,920 Speaker 1: to finish up with those good team? Because you know 717 00:31:19,960 --> 00:31:21,360 Speaker 1: what the charges and you see the charges that we 718 00:31:21,720 --> 00:31:23,680 Speaker 1: chug and be like, oh yeah, we're gonna make sure 719 00:31:23,720 --> 00:31:26,440 Speaker 1: let's not let those other guys on the outside get us. 720 00:31:26,480 --> 00:31:28,400 Speaker 1: Let's make the others win. And we know what the 721 00:31:28,400 --> 00:31:30,600 Speaker 1: Patriots are gonna do that. So then it comes down 722 00:31:30,680 --> 00:31:32,479 Speaker 1: to can they go and match it with the New 723 00:31:32,560 --> 00:31:35,320 Speaker 1: Orleans Saints. It's just a tough road to hope for 724 00:31:35,320 --> 00:31:37,600 Speaker 1: the pot. It's gonna be fascinating finished to the season. Here, 725 00:31:37,600 --> 00:31:40,000 Speaker 1: we've got one more takeaway? What is it? Sony Michelle 726 00:31:40,000 --> 00:31:43,600 Speaker 1: gives the Patriots offense a little more bite. Adrian Waddle 727 00:31:43,720 --> 00:31:46,800 Speaker 1: is an extra tackle eligible to Luve Hollister lines up 728 00:31:46,800 --> 00:31:48,640 Speaker 1: there as well. Brought the tinning right from the I 729 00:31:48,760 --> 00:31:51,960 Speaker 1: Brady gives Michelle runs. Turning to the goal line, he says, 730 00:31:52,000 --> 00:31:55,960 Speaker 1: timmy penetrates for sure, touchdown Patriots sort of flag. You 731 00:31:56,040 --> 00:31:59,560 Speaker 1: get two defenders in the face of the referee, continue 732 00:31:59,600 --> 00:32:04,400 Speaker 1: to complay spiked the football and go back to the sideline. 733 00:32:05,000 --> 00:32:09,000 Speaker 1: Beautiful o Damn, that is tough. Hey. We have talked 734 00:32:09,000 --> 00:32:11,560 Speaker 1: about Sonny Michelle and multiple times on this podcast and 735 00:32:11,680 --> 00:32:14,400 Speaker 1: what he does to impact the offense where Tom Brady 736 00:32:14,480 --> 00:32:17,239 Speaker 1: is now. Tom Brady can make all the plays for 737 00:32:17,280 --> 00:32:19,000 Speaker 1: this team in terms of carrying the offense with the 738 00:32:19,080 --> 00:32:21,400 Speaker 1: passing gamp, but when you give him a solid running game, 739 00:32:21,760 --> 00:32:23,880 Speaker 1: it alleviates some of the pressure on them. And they 740 00:32:23,920 --> 00:32:26,320 Speaker 1: played differently when Sonny Michelle is there. You see a 741 00:32:26,320 --> 00:32:28,600 Speaker 1: little more two back football, a little more power football 742 00:32:28,760 --> 00:32:31,479 Speaker 1: very early in the games. They tend to control the 743 00:32:31,480 --> 00:32:33,800 Speaker 1: temple a little more when Sonny Michelle is there. And 744 00:32:33,840 --> 00:32:35,880 Speaker 1: even though they still give it to James White and 745 00:32:35,920 --> 00:32:38,720 Speaker 1: they still use those guys out of the backfield, the 746 00:32:38,920 --> 00:32:41,920 Speaker 1: running game is more critical to the Patriots this year 747 00:32:41,960 --> 00:32:44,960 Speaker 1: than it's ever been with Tom Brady at quarterback. Yeah, 748 00:32:45,000 --> 00:32:48,160 Speaker 1: no question. We're uh just talking a little bit before 749 00:32:48,200 --> 00:32:51,280 Speaker 1: here about that that Georgia backfield. How about that one 750 00:32:51,440 --> 00:32:55,080 Speaker 1: with that group Sonny Michelle, Todd Gurley, Nick Chubb. That's unbelievable, right, 751 00:32:55,440 --> 00:32:57,240 Speaker 1: It's unbelievable, Like, what kind of recruiting are you doing 752 00:32:57,240 --> 00:32:59,600 Speaker 1: to get all those guys there? Speaking of running backs, Uh, 753 00:32:59,720 --> 00:33:02,520 Speaker 1: rookie running back Sony Michelle one for a buck thirty 754 00:33:02,560 --> 00:33:05,040 Speaker 1: three and a touchdown. Gus Edwards the gust bus we 755 00:33:05,040 --> 00:33:08,880 Speaker 1: talked about one eighteen, Philip Lindsay fourteen for one ten 756 00:33:08,960 --> 00:33:12,040 Speaker 1: average and seven point nine a carry. There Barkley a 757 00:33:12,120 --> 00:33:14,360 Speaker 1: hundred one yards and a touchdown. I mean, this is 758 00:33:14,400 --> 00:33:17,920 Speaker 1: a pretty darn good impressive rookie running back class here. 759 00:33:18,040 --> 00:33:19,440 Speaker 1: One thing I wanted to throw at you here though, 760 00:33:19,440 --> 00:33:21,520 Speaker 1: But before we get out of here, um, do you 761 00:33:21,560 --> 00:33:23,000 Speaker 1: I don't know if you saw my comparison with Philip 762 00:33:23,040 --> 00:33:24,800 Speaker 1: Lindsay going circling back to him real quick. Did you 763 00:33:24,800 --> 00:33:27,320 Speaker 1: see that? One? Didn't? I was trying to go back 764 00:33:27,360 --> 00:33:29,120 Speaker 1: through and find running backs that were kind of that 765 00:33:29,200 --> 00:33:33,080 Speaker 1: hundred nine pound guys that have that just explosiveness, that 766 00:33:33,160 --> 00:33:36,000 Speaker 1: shorter quickness and explosiveness. I went all the way back 767 00:33:36,040 --> 00:33:40,200 Speaker 1: to work Done, so we were look, he's on pace 768 00:33:40,280 --> 00:33:42,080 Speaker 1: for like eleven hundred yards is average and almost six 769 00:33:42,160 --> 00:33:45,040 Speaker 1: yards carry. Uh, he's been outstanding. But I was just 770 00:33:45,040 --> 00:33:47,040 Speaker 1: trying to figure out accompt for him, like who does 771 00:33:47,040 --> 00:33:49,320 Speaker 1: he remind me of? You know? I work Done just 772 00:33:49,440 --> 00:33:52,280 Speaker 1: had that stop start quickness and just that burst two 773 00:33:52,320 --> 00:33:56,160 Speaker 1: and through the whole um that kids impressive man, very 774 00:33:56,280 --> 00:34:00,200 Speaker 1: very impressive undrafted free agent um. He's found his way 775 00:34:00,240 --> 00:34:02,800 Speaker 1: not only onto the team, but into a starring role 776 00:34:02,880 --> 00:34:06,760 Speaker 1: for the Denver Broncos. His quickness, his stop start ability, 777 00:34:07,200 --> 00:34:11,640 Speaker 1: his um better than anticipated power that I mean, that's 778 00:34:11,640 --> 00:34:13,680 Speaker 1: something that's hard to find. And these guys that are smaller, 779 00:34:13,719 --> 00:34:16,160 Speaker 1: but he has really given them. I saw the running game. 780 00:34:16,239 --> 00:34:18,600 Speaker 1: He and Royce Freeman have done a bang up job 781 00:34:18,640 --> 00:34:21,560 Speaker 1: the last couple of weeks. The Denver Broncos are dangerous 782 00:34:21,600 --> 00:34:24,640 Speaker 1: because their defense has the ability to hold you down 783 00:34:24,719 --> 00:34:27,480 Speaker 1: in any week, and if they can just get enough offense, 784 00:34:27,800 --> 00:34:29,400 Speaker 1: they can get wins. There you go, all right, we 785 00:34:29,680 --> 00:34:31,200 Speaker 1: we gotta get running here. Anything else you want to 786 00:34:31,200 --> 00:34:33,120 Speaker 1: add before we bounce? No, no, I can't wait till 787 00:34:33,120 --> 00:34:36,279 Speaker 1: we get to the podcast tomorrow, I asked. I asked 788 00:34:36,320 --> 00:34:39,160 Speaker 1: Kent behind the glasspector a little bit earlier this morning 789 00:34:39,600 --> 00:34:41,719 Speaker 1: if his neck was hurting his neck? He said no, 790 00:34:41,800 --> 00:34:43,400 Speaker 1: his next mind. It shocked me because I didn't know 791 00:34:43,400 --> 00:34:45,480 Speaker 1: if him looking up at me and the standings on 792 00:34:45,520 --> 00:34:51,400 Speaker 1: the college bad bad week. I said to Bucky earlier 793 00:34:51,400 --> 00:34:53,360 Speaker 1: before the show, I don't know why I went with 794 00:34:53,440 --> 00:34:56,960 Speaker 1: Washington State over Washington. That was not That was that 795 00:34:56,960 --> 00:35:00,279 Speaker 1: That's not something befitting of a two time defending champ. No, 796 00:35:00,480 --> 00:35:03,440 Speaker 1: it's not, especially when you know, you just know, like 797 00:35:03,480 --> 00:35:06,920 Speaker 1: the name brands Oklahoma eventually Oklahoma and Washington. There's a 798 00:35:06,920 --> 00:35:09,000 Speaker 1: reason why they're Oklahoma and Washington is a reason why 799 00:35:09,040 --> 00:35:11,600 Speaker 1: they're West Virginia and why they're Washington state. They come, 800 00:35:11,640 --> 00:35:15,799 Speaker 1: they come back like it's just just it's disappointing. All right, 801 00:35:15,920 --> 00:35:17,480 Speaker 1: let's let's get out of here. That's gonna do it 802 00:35:17,520 --> 00:35:19,600 Speaker 1: for us. Remember, you can be on the lookout for videos. 803 00:35:19,640 --> 00:35:21,080 Speaker 1: You got a bunch of videos coming your way. 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