1 00:00:00,040 --> 00:00:02,960 Speaker 1: Hey, thanks for listening to the Ben Maler Show podcast. 2 00:00:03,000 --> 00:00:03,640 Speaker 2: It's me Ben. 3 00:00:03,800 --> 00:00:06,480 Speaker 1: Be sure to catch us live every weeknight from two 4 00:00:06,519 --> 00:00:10,360 Speaker 1: to six Eastern eleven pm to three am Pacific right 5 00:00:10,400 --> 00:00:12,799 Speaker 1: here on Fox Sports Radio. You can find your local 6 00:00:12,840 --> 00:00:16,160 Speaker 1: station for the Ben Malers Show over at Foxsports Radio 7 00:00:16,239 --> 00:00:19,239 Speaker 1: dot com, or stream us live every night on the 8 00:00:19,280 --> 00:00:22,560 Speaker 1: iHeartRadio app by searching FSR. 9 00:00:26,000 --> 00:00:28,040 Speaker 3: You're listening to Fox Sports Radio. 10 00:00:28,800 --> 00:00:30,680 Speaker 2: Oh what is going on? Welcome in here. 11 00:00:31,480 --> 00:00:34,800 Speaker 4: Merry Christmas to everybody still on the West coast. Right 12 00:00:34,880 --> 00:00:38,159 Speaker 4: Christmas not over yet, but you know everybody else, you know, 13 00:00:38,200 --> 00:00:42,200 Speaker 4: we're into what Thursday morning, Friday morning, Friday morning. 14 00:00:42,240 --> 00:00:44,680 Speaker 2: Goodness, My days of the week are all screwed up here. 15 00:00:45,040 --> 00:00:47,320 Speaker 4: You know what's funny is we got a lot to 16 00:00:47,320 --> 00:00:51,000 Speaker 4: talk about tonight, mostly football related, some basketball related. 17 00:00:51,040 --> 00:00:52,080 Speaker 2: But it's funny. 18 00:00:52,880 --> 00:00:55,480 Speaker 4: They put together a cut sheet at Fox Sports Radio. 19 00:00:55,520 --> 00:00:58,080 Speaker 4: The editors do a great job. They edit a bunch 20 00:00:58,120 --> 00:01:00,000 Speaker 4: of audio throughout the day. They put a cut sheet 21 00:01:00,080 --> 00:01:03,120 Speaker 4: together and at the very top of the cut sheet 22 00:01:03,480 --> 00:01:09,080 Speaker 4: it's Charles Barkley and the cut is entitled NFL Got Greedy? 23 00:01:09,319 --> 00:01:14,000 Speaker 4: Christmas is an NBA day. No, it is not sorry 24 00:01:14,160 --> 00:01:17,399 Speaker 4: like it is not anymore when you have a NFL 25 00:01:17,520 --> 00:01:20,319 Speaker 4: triple header. We could do a little tail of the 26 00:01:20,360 --> 00:01:22,880 Speaker 4: tape if you want to do it. Ratings wise, NBA 27 00:01:22,920 --> 00:01:25,479 Speaker 4: doesn't want to play that game. And I love the NBA, 28 00:01:25,720 --> 00:01:28,520 Speaker 4: trust me, this is not like anti NBA stuff. I 29 00:01:28,520 --> 00:01:31,680 Speaker 4: watched the NBA all the time. I used to watch 30 00:01:31,760 --> 00:01:34,120 Speaker 4: it every single day. I would still watch it every 31 00:01:34,120 --> 00:01:36,759 Speaker 4: single day. The problem is I can't figure out how 32 00:01:36,800 --> 00:01:39,560 Speaker 4: to find some of the games I'm getting. I'm getting 33 00:01:39,600 --> 00:01:44,720 Speaker 4: readjusted to the new TV package right here. But you know, 34 00:01:44,800 --> 00:01:47,240 Speaker 4: I typically watch the NBA every day. So this is 35 00:01:47,280 --> 00:01:52,080 Speaker 4: not me like typical anti NBA stuff. But bro, if 36 00:01:52,120 --> 00:01:53,960 Speaker 4: you want to get into a tail of the tape 37 00:01:54,520 --> 00:01:59,240 Speaker 4: ratings wise, the Nightcap was a pretty bad game. 38 00:01:59,160 --> 00:02:02,600 Speaker 2: Very vanilla, very boring game. It was on Prime Video. 39 00:02:03,160 --> 00:02:09,040 Speaker 4: I guarantee it dusted anything that was on ESPN. And 40 00:02:09,080 --> 00:02:13,680 Speaker 4: the Nightcap in the NBA was tremendous. That Timberwolves Nuggets 41 00:02:13,720 --> 00:02:16,280 Speaker 4: game was crazy, Like the the t Wolves made this 42 00:02:16,360 --> 00:02:20,240 Speaker 4: dramatic comeback at the end of regulation. Ant hits a 43 00:02:20,320 --> 00:02:23,720 Speaker 4: corner three to force overtime. There's a tremendous comeback. Didn't 44 00:02:23,720 --> 00:02:27,359 Speaker 4: we get to overtime? In Minnesota's up by like nine points. 45 00:02:27,360 --> 00:02:29,680 Speaker 4: They're killing Nver, and you're like, all right, this looks 46 00:02:29,720 --> 00:02:32,760 Speaker 4: like it's a wrap. Denver's like, no, not gonna happen. 47 00:02:33,240 --> 00:02:35,840 Speaker 4: They make this dramatic comeback in overtime and ended up 48 00:02:35,840 --> 00:02:38,880 Speaker 4: winning the game. The Kola Jokic goes nuts a fifty 49 00:02:39,040 --> 00:02:44,080 Speaker 4: six point triple double. So I'm not anti NBA, But 50 00:02:44,160 --> 00:02:46,520 Speaker 4: for anyone who's like, oh, no, Christmas is still the 51 00:02:46,639 --> 00:02:51,720 Speaker 4: NBA's day, No it is not. The ratings would suggest otherwise. 52 00:02:51,919 --> 00:02:54,160 Speaker 4: And I don't know what else you're going by. Were 53 00:02:54,240 --> 00:02:57,639 Speaker 4: you just like because it used to be the NBA's day, 54 00:02:57,680 --> 00:03:00,600 Speaker 4: it still is, like what do you have to be up? 55 00:03:00,919 --> 00:03:03,399 Speaker 2: Do you have ratings to back that up? No, you don't. 56 00:03:03,440 --> 00:03:04,360 Speaker 2: The NFL does. 57 00:03:04,960 --> 00:03:07,320 Speaker 4: The NFL can point and be like interesting, So it 58 00:03:07,320 --> 00:03:10,600 Speaker 4: looks like millions and millions and millions of people watched 59 00:03:10,639 --> 00:03:15,200 Speaker 4: our product while little little millions watched your product, NBA. 60 00:03:15,320 --> 00:03:17,200 Speaker 4: That's what it looks like to us. I don't know 61 00:03:17,240 --> 00:03:19,320 Speaker 4: if you want to, you know, you can't bring something 62 00:03:19,360 --> 00:03:23,040 Speaker 4: else to this little debate over I don't know. The 63 00:03:23,080 --> 00:03:25,720 Speaker 4: tail of the tape is the ratings. If you want 64 00:03:25,760 --> 00:03:27,959 Speaker 4: to say it's still this league's day. 65 00:03:28,120 --> 00:03:28,760 Speaker 2: I don't know. 66 00:03:28,840 --> 00:03:31,240 Speaker 4: I think you gotta back it up with ratings and 67 00:03:31,280 --> 00:03:35,400 Speaker 4: say the people are watching our product more than that product. Now, 68 00:03:35,680 --> 00:03:39,000 Speaker 4: both of these first two games in the NFL were 69 00:03:39,040 --> 00:03:42,480 Speaker 4: on Netflix. That's a little bit of a different deal 70 00:03:42,560 --> 00:03:45,480 Speaker 4: in terms of gauging ratings. I don't even know how 71 00:03:45,480 --> 00:03:46,640 Speaker 4: they go about doing that. 72 00:03:46,760 --> 00:03:47,360 Speaker 2: I'm not sure. 73 00:03:47,400 --> 00:03:49,760 Speaker 4: I'm sure there's a way they can gauge it. I 74 00:03:49,760 --> 00:03:52,680 Speaker 4: don't know how much it differs from any of like 75 00:03:52,720 --> 00:03:55,640 Speaker 4: the linear TV, if a game is just on Fox 76 00:03:55,760 --> 00:03:58,400 Speaker 4: or CBS or what have you. I don't know how 77 00:03:58,480 --> 00:04:01,040 Speaker 4: much different it is with nets. I'm sure there's a 78 00:04:01,040 --> 00:04:04,320 Speaker 4: way they can ballpark it. But I guarantee you, even 79 00:04:04,360 --> 00:04:08,720 Speaker 4: though we watched some bad football on Christmas Day, mostly 80 00:04:09,440 --> 00:04:11,920 Speaker 4: I'm sure it blew the NBA's ratings out of the water. 81 00:04:12,320 --> 00:04:15,960 Speaker 4: And you can give me the best NBA matchup possible. 82 00:04:16,760 --> 00:04:19,200 Speaker 4: You can give me Lebron and the Lakers against Kadie 83 00:04:19,279 --> 00:04:21,960 Speaker 4: and the Rockets. And even though that was not a 84 00:04:22,360 --> 00:04:25,040 Speaker 4: good game, man, it's still a close first half. You 85 00:04:25,120 --> 00:04:28,520 Speaker 4: still got the Juggernauts going toe to toe. It's it 86 00:04:28,680 --> 00:04:31,720 Speaker 4: just doesn't hold a candle to the NFL sorry, like 87 00:04:31,839 --> 00:04:35,400 Speaker 4: the NFL is king. We don't say that because you know, 88 00:04:35,440 --> 00:04:38,880 Speaker 4: it's just something that's like a niche thing to say. 89 00:04:38,920 --> 00:04:41,880 Speaker 4: We say because it's the truth. The NFL is king 90 00:04:42,279 --> 00:04:46,040 Speaker 4: by far. And even though Christmas Day was the NBA's 91 00:04:46,120 --> 00:04:50,560 Speaker 4: day when there wasn't competition, when it was just NBA games, 92 00:04:50,920 --> 00:04:52,960 Speaker 4: now that the NFL is like, you know what, screw 93 00:04:53,000 --> 00:04:55,599 Speaker 4: the NBA. Let's let's make it our day too. It's 94 00:04:55,640 --> 00:04:59,200 Speaker 4: the NFL's day. Make no mistake about it. It's completely 95 00:04:59,240 --> 00:05:03,000 Speaker 4: the NFL's now. One of the games on Christmas Day 96 00:05:03,120 --> 00:05:07,279 Speaker 4: was the Vikings beating the Lions. The Lions season is 97 00:05:07,640 --> 00:05:11,400 Speaker 4: officially dead. It's a little bit like squid Game. You 98 00:05:11,440 --> 00:05:13,880 Speaker 4: know how they do this on Squid Game where someone 99 00:05:13,920 --> 00:05:17,200 Speaker 4: gets knocked out and they have the little voice that's 100 00:05:17,279 --> 00:05:18,400 Speaker 4: right eliminated. 101 00:05:18,560 --> 00:05:21,159 Speaker 2: That would be the Detroit Lions. 102 00:05:21,200 --> 00:05:26,000 Speaker 4: They are dead dead, as Robert de Niro said in 103 00:05:26,480 --> 00:05:29,640 Speaker 4: I think it was Good Fellows, right dead dead. I 104 00:05:30,080 --> 00:05:32,920 Speaker 4: know know, I was casino, Sorry getting my movie references 105 00:05:32,960 --> 00:05:33,400 Speaker 4: mixed up. 106 00:05:33,400 --> 00:05:35,440 Speaker 2: But no more Lions. 107 00:05:36,160 --> 00:05:39,599 Speaker 4: They are audio s muchachos. And this is the crazy thing. 108 00:05:39,960 --> 00:05:44,760 Speaker 4: If you look at the Vikings, not exactly gaudy passing numbers. 109 00:05:45,360 --> 00:05:48,680 Speaker 4: So Max Brosmer he got the start for the Vikings. 110 00:05:49,240 --> 00:05:52,720 Speaker 4: He was nine for sixteen for fifty one yards. Now 111 00:05:52,760 --> 00:05:55,760 Speaker 4: you might think, man, fifty one yards, that's pretty low total. 112 00:05:56,400 --> 00:05:59,880 Speaker 4: It actually gets lower than that. That's what he passed. 113 00:06:00,279 --> 00:06:05,320 Speaker 4: Now when you factor in the sack yardage that was lost, right, 114 00:06:05,440 --> 00:06:08,680 Speaker 4: you lose yardage with these sacks that mount up. So 115 00:06:08,720 --> 00:06:10,800 Speaker 4: when you factor that in, the Vikings passed for a 116 00:06:10,839 --> 00:06:16,159 Speaker 4: grand total of get this, three yards. That's the Vikings 117 00:06:16,200 --> 00:06:22,640 Speaker 4: passing attack against the Lions on Christmas Day. Three passing yards. Somehow, 118 00:06:22,880 --> 00:06:26,760 Speaker 4: some way, the Vikings passed for three yards and one 119 00:06:26,800 --> 00:06:32,520 Speaker 4: by thirteen points. That's how badly the Lions season ended 120 00:06:32,600 --> 00:06:37,200 Speaker 4: up here. It's just completely falling off the tracks. They 121 00:06:37,200 --> 00:06:40,080 Speaker 4: were eight and five, had a legitimate shot to make 122 00:06:40,120 --> 00:06:42,800 Speaker 4: the playoffs, and they've lost their last three games and 123 00:06:42,800 --> 00:06:48,040 Speaker 4: they're officially eliminated. They're done, Audios, and I get it. 124 00:06:48,080 --> 00:06:51,120 Speaker 4: They lost to the Rams. No crime in losing to 125 00:06:51,160 --> 00:06:54,080 Speaker 4: the Rams. The Rams are arguably the best team in 126 00:06:54,120 --> 00:06:58,000 Speaker 4: the NFL this season, even though they're third in their division, 127 00:06:58,440 --> 00:07:01,520 Speaker 4: which is just insanity. But a lot of people like 128 00:07:01,560 --> 00:07:04,520 Speaker 4: the Rams with good reason. Very very good team. Matthew 129 00:07:04,520 --> 00:07:07,560 Speaker 4: Stafford has been fantastic this season. So a couple of 130 00:07:07,600 --> 00:07:11,400 Speaker 4: weeks ago the Lions they lost to the Rams on 131 00:07:11,440 --> 00:07:15,720 Speaker 4: the road, no crime in that, right, Rams are nasty. 132 00:07:15,800 --> 00:07:18,800 Speaker 4: But since then they lost to the Steelers at home, 133 00:07:19,240 --> 00:07:23,400 Speaker 4: and then they lose to the Max Brosmer Vikings. When 134 00:07:23,720 --> 00:07:28,880 Speaker 4: the Vikings passing attack put together a brilliant aerial display 135 00:07:29,320 --> 00:07:33,280 Speaker 4: to the tune of three yards, and they still lost 136 00:07:33,640 --> 00:07:36,880 Speaker 4: to the Vikings. So it's over with. It's amazing too, 137 00:07:36,960 --> 00:07:41,239 Speaker 4: because now the Vikings and the Lions have the exact 138 00:07:41,240 --> 00:07:44,000 Speaker 4: same record. They are both eight and eight. How about that. 139 00:07:44,760 --> 00:07:46,440 Speaker 4: I said this the other night when I filled in 140 00:07:46,480 --> 00:07:49,800 Speaker 4: for Big Ben. If you look at how disastrous this 141 00:07:49,960 --> 00:07:53,920 Speaker 4: Viking season has been, think about it. You've had JJ 142 00:07:54,080 --> 00:07:59,280 Speaker 4: McCarthy start nine games, and a lot of that was bad. 143 00:08:00,120 --> 00:08:05,520 Speaker 4: You know, first year starter, ugly play, inaccurate passes, injured, 144 00:08:05,600 --> 00:08:07,440 Speaker 4: out of the lineup, then back in the lineup. 145 00:08:07,920 --> 00:08:10,200 Speaker 2: Hey, it looks bad. He looks like a first year starter. 146 00:08:10,560 --> 00:08:13,880 Speaker 4: A lot of it was ugly, and so they have 147 00:08:14,080 --> 00:08:17,040 Speaker 4: JJ McCarthy in there. Then they have Carson Wentz in 148 00:08:17,040 --> 00:08:19,239 Speaker 4: there for five games, and you get a little dose 149 00:08:19,240 --> 00:08:22,440 Speaker 4: of Max Brosmer and oh, my lords, he threw for 150 00:08:22,480 --> 00:08:26,120 Speaker 4: fifty one yards against the Lions. That was like a 151 00:08:26,160 --> 00:08:29,560 Speaker 4: breakout performance for Max Brosmer. You see him against the Seahawks. 152 00:08:30,200 --> 00:08:33,439 Speaker 4: My lord, they had four interceptions. He had the one 153 00:08:33,600 --> 00:08:37,000 Speaker 4: single worst interception of the entire season. It was like 154 00:08:37,040 --> 00:08:39,280 Speaker 4: the no look trying to get rid of it and 155 00:08:39,400 --> 00:08:42,880 Speaker 4: just went right to a Seattle linebacker for a pick six. Right. 156 00:08:43,640 --> 00:08:47,400 Speaker 4: It's been a horrible season for the Vikings, and yet 157 00:08:47,400 --> 00:08:51,480 Speaker 4: they have the exact same record as the Detroit Lions. 158 00:08:51,559 --> 00:08:54,960 Speaker 4: Crazy how that has worked out. One other thing to 159 00:08:55,000 --> 00:08:58,199 Speaker 4: mention that it's getting a lot of attention here and. 160 00:08:58,160 --> 00:08:59,560 Speaker 2: I totally disagree with it. 161 00:09:00,559 --> 00:09:06,200 Speaker 4: There is a lot of talk, particularly on x I 162 00:09:06,240 --> 00:09:09,120 Speaker 4: see a lot of tweets about this where it's like, wow, 163 00:09:09,240 --> 00:09:12,640 Speaker 4: I mean the Lions they sure do miss Ben Johnson. 164 00:09:12,960 --> 00:09:16,120 Speaker 4: I see that a lot a lot of comments about man, 165 00:09:16,160 --> 00:09:20,040 Speaker 4: they missed the former offensive coordinator Ben Johnson, who's now 166 00:09:20,080 --> 00:09:22,320 Speaker 4: the head coach of the Bears. I mean, look at 167 00:09:22,360 --> 00:09:26,680 Speaker 4: the Lions right now, and look at the Bears right now. Look, man, 168 00:09:27,840 --> 00:09:32,600 Speaker 4: offense is not the issue with the Detroit Lions now 169 00:09:33,120 --> 00:09:36,000 Speaker 4: on Christmas Day, Yeah, you could point to the offense 170 00:09:36,040 --> 00:09:38,560 Speaker 4: and say, whoa, if you had more offense, you would 171 00:09:38,559 --> 00:09:42,720 Speaker 4: have beaten the Minnesota Vikings. That's fair, But to put 172 00:09:42,760 --> 00:09:46,240 Speaker 4: that on the entire season, that's not the reason why 173 00:09:46,240 --> 00:09:48,960 Speaker 4: the Lions are eight and eight and find themselves where 174 00:09:49,000 --> 00:09:51,640 Speaker 4: they are. You know as well as I do. When 175 00:09:51,720 --> 00:09:55,120 Speaker 4: you look at what the Lions collectively have done. Offensively, 176 00:09:55,160 --> 00:09:59,160 Speaker 4: their numbers are fine. They're among the league leaders in 177 00:09:59,240 --> 00:10:05,840 Speaker 4: many different categories offensively. The problem is defensively, you had 178 00:10:05,840 --> 00:10:08,680 Speaker 4: a bunch of injuries. The defense isn't as good as 179 00:10:08,720 --> 00:10:11,480 Speaker 4: the offense is not the problem with the Lions. They're 180 00:10:11,640 --> 00:10:15,560 Speaker 4: number three in passing offense, their twelfth in rushing offense. 181 00:10:16,160 --> 00:10:19,760 Speaker 4: They score the second most points in the league this season. 182 00:10:19,760 --> 00:10:23,160 Speaker 4: They averaged just over thirty points per game. It's not 183 00:10:23,400 --> 00:10:27,160 Speaker 4: the offense that is killing the Lions here. That's not 184 00:10:27,280 --> 00:10:30,200 Speaker 4: the case. They've had a lot of injuries. Defensively, their 185 00:10:30,240 --> 00:10:34,440 Speaker 4: secondary is mangled, the offensive line a little bit banged up. 186 00:10:34,440 --> 00:10:38,120 Speaker 4: They can't run the ball like they usually can. That's 187 00:10:38,160 --> 00:10:41,400 Speaker 4: not a Ben Johnson thing. That's just a you know, listen, 188 00:10:41,400 --> 00:10:44,160 Speaker 4: if you have an identity and all of a sudden 189 00:10:44,360 --> 00:10:48,720 Speaker 4: you can't do quite as effectively what your identity is 190 00:10:48,840 --> 00:10:53,280 Speaker 4: what you are at your core. Then like Ben Johnson's 191 00:10:53,320 --> 00:10:57,240 Speaker 4: not changing that, he's not fixing that. Donaldly is the 192 00:10:57,240 --> 00:11:00,560 Speaker 4: Ben Johnson problem. I just think listen and there are 193 00:11:00,600 --> 00:11:04,280 Speaker 4: seasons like this in the NFL where there's a talented team, 194 00:11:04,480 --> 00:11:07,760 Speaker 4: high expectations. Maybe they drop a game here or there, 195 00:11:07,840 --> 00:11:11,160 Speaker 4: and then they start pressing. It starts to snowball, and 196 00:11:11,200 --> 00:11:13,760 Speaker 4: then they find themselves on the outside of the playoffs 197 00:11:13,760 --> 00:11:16,400 Speaker 4: looking in. I don't think that you can look at 198 00:11:16,600 --> 00:11:20,160 Speaker 4: Dan Campbell and his play calling and be like, whoa 199 00:11:21,040 --> 00:11:21,920 Speaker 4: grease fire? 200 00:11:22,600 --> 00:11:24,440 Speaker 2: What is he thinking? 201 00:11:24,600 --> 00:11:28,360 Speaker 4: Right? I just don't see it that way. I just 202 00:11:28,400 --> 00:11:30,480 Speaker 4: don't see Ben Johnson walking in there and all of 203 00:11:30,520 --> 00:11:33,840 Speaker 4: a sudden it's just, you know, it's an aerial display. 204 00:11:33,880 --> 00:11:36,080 Speaker 4: And the other thing here is it's not a Ben 205 00:11:36,160 --> 00:11:41,600 Speaker 4: Johnson thing at all. That Jared Goff sucks in one 206 00:11:41,679 --> 00:11:46,440 Speaker 4: area when he is facing a pass rush of any sort. Like, 207 00:11:47,400 --> 00:11:49,480 Speaker 4: I don't know what it is. If you look at 208 00:11:49,559 --> 00:11:52,560 Speaker 4: Jared Goff, he's an enigma. You know they had the 209 00:11:52,720 --> 00:11:58,800 Speaker 4: Enigma documentary with Aaron Rodgers. You need Enigma starring Jared Goff. 210 00:11:58,840 --> 00:12:01,600 Speaker 4: From this perspective, it's not you know, I get it 211 00:12:01,600 --> 00:12:04,640 Speaker 4: with Rogers. He's a little eclectic, a little out there, 212 00:12:04,679 --> 00:12:07,360 Speaker 4: a little different, right, That's what it means as far 213 00:12:07,400 --> 00:12:09,400 Speaker 4: as that goes. I'm not saying that with Jared Goff, 214 00:12:09,440 --> 00:12:13,360 Speaker 4: but just his game. His game on the field is 215 00:12:13,400 --> 00:12:17,320 Speaker 4: an enigma. If you look at Jared Goff's numbers, his 216 00:12:17,480 --> 00:12:21,800 Speaker 4: numbers are sick, Like going into Week seventeen, going into 217 00:12:21,880 --> 00:12:26,640 Speaker 4: the Christmas Day game against the Vikings, thirty two touchdown passes, 218 00:12:26,720 --> 00:12:32,400 Speaker 4: five interceptions, Like, that's fantastic. He's third in passing yards 219 00:12:32,400 --> 00:12:34,920 Speaker 4: per game, He's second in passer rating. 220 00:12:35,280 --> 00:12:38,400 Speaker 2: His numbers are nasty. His numbers are like off the charts. 221 00:12:39,440 --> 00:12:43,320 Speaker 4: And yet when you watch Jared Goff, you're like, ugh, 222 00:12:44,240 --> 00:12:45,720 Speaker 4: I'm sure I'm not the only one who you just 223 00:12:45,720 --> 00:12:48,920 Speaker 4: watch me, You're like, oh my gosh, Like that was 224 00:12:48,960 --> 00:12:51,880 Speaker 4: a rough one right there. I don't know about that performance, 225 00:12:52,240 --> 00:12:56,559 Speaker 4: right like, And when he faces a pass rush is 226 00:12:56,760 --> 00:13:02,480 Speaker 4: just brutal to watch. Is rough, ugly, like ugly ugly stuff. 227 00:13:02,559 --> 00:13:07,200 Speaker 4: So there you go, there's Jared Goff. We'll get to 228 00:13:07,280 --> 00:13:10,679 Speaker 4: more stuff here. I think I got to reset stuff. 229 00:13:10,720 --> 00:13:13,719 Speaker 4: You know, I don't know, you know, my connection might 230 00:13:13,760 --> 00:13:16,560 Speaker 4: not be connected very well, So I need to shut 231 00:13:16,640 --> 00:13:19,560 Speaker 4: up here momentarily. But we've got a lot of football 232 00:13:19,600 --> 00:13:21,280 Speaker 4: to get to, a little bit of basketball. I've got 233 00:13:21,320 --> 00:13:23,680 Speaker 4: basketball headlines for you. I'm not scared to talk Coops, 234 00:13:24,320 --> 00:13:27,800 Speaker 4: but lots of football here. Very excited to talk about 235 00:13:27,800 --> 00:13:30,079 Speaker 4: the playoff picture. I want to do that next, and 236 00:13:30,160 --> 00:13:33,199 Speaker 4: I'll get to these fugazy Broncos in a second. It's 237 00:13:33,200 --> 00:13:36,079 Speaker 4: probably a good thing that Coop isn't here. Like the 238 00:13:36,120 --> 00:13:39,000 Speaker 4: performance from the Broncos on Christmas Day, it might have 239 00:13:39,320 --> 00:13:42,800 Speaker 4: broken the friendship between myself and Justin Cooper apart. It 240 00:13:42,880 --> 00:13:45,400 Speaker 4: might have ripped it apart at the seams, like this 241 00:13:45,520 --> 00:13:49,240 Speaker 4: team just sleep walking through games and playing down to 242 00:13:49,320 --> 00:13:52,280 Speaker 4: the level of their competition. I just I'm not a 243 00:13:52,280 --> 00:13:54,840 Speaker 4: big Broncos fan. I'm not a big Broncos believer. But 244 00:13:54,880 --> 00:13:56,839 Speaker 4: here's the thing that is what I want to get 245 00:13:56,840 --> 00:14:01,960 Speaker 4: to next. The theme of the the NFL playoffs as 246 00:14:01,960 --> 00:14:06,960 Speaker 4: it stands right now, right we're nearing, we're approaching ever 247 00:14:07,080 --> 00:14:11,280 Speaker 4: so closely, the NFL playoffs. I think the theme of 248 00:14:11,320 --> 00:14:16,079 Speaker 4: the NFL playoffs actually is a lyric in a heavy 249 00:14:16,120 --> 00:14:19,320 Speaker 4: metal song. I think that this this lyric from the 250 00:14:19,360 --> 00:14:22,320 Speaker 4: heavy metal song makes the most sense in terms of 251 00:14:22,840 --> 00:14:26,360 Speaker 4: your approach as a fan, maybe even a sports better 252 00:14:26,680 --> 00:14:29,640 Speaker 4: when it comes to the upcoming NFL playoffs, I'll share 253 00:14:29,680 --> 00:14:31,960 Speaker 4: that with you right around the corner. 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Yeah, but instead of 262 00:14:52,720 --> 00:14:54,920 Speaker 5: us telling you how great we are, here's how Dan 263 00:14:55,080 --> 00:14:57,280 Speaker 5: Patrick described us when he came on our show. 264 00:14:57,560 --> 00:14:59,960 Speaker 2: Quick, knowledgeable and funny opinion. 265 00:15:01,240 --> 00:15:04,280 Speaker 3: What are you doing interrupting our promo? Yeah, it wasn't 266 00:15:04,320 --> 00:15:07,680 Speaker 3: talking about you. You took those clubs totally out of context. 267 00:15:08,280 --> 00:15:10,920 Speaker 5: Oh yeah, well, after this promo, I'm gonna take you 268 00:15:11,000 --> 00:15:11,920 Speaker 5: out and beat you. 269 00:15:12,200 --> 00:15:14,840 Speaker 3: Let me put this into context. Shut up. 270 00:15:15,000 --> 00:15:17,320 Speaker 5: Yeah, anyway, just listen to the Pauly and Toni Fusco 271 00:15:17,400 --> 00:15:21,120 Speaker 5: Show on iHeartRadio, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. 272 00:15:21,160 --> 00:15:26,000 Speaker 4: Yea, it is Fox Sports Radio. I'm Brian no In 273 00:15:26,240 --> 00:15:29,040 Speaker 4: for Big Ben Meller. I hope you had a fantastic 274 00:15:29,160 --> 00:15:33,680 Speaker 4: Christmas celebration or you know, Christmas Day for those that 275 00:15:33,760 --> 00:15:34,960 Speaker 4: aren't celebrating. You know, not. 276 00:15:34,920 --> 00:15:35,960 Speaker 2: Everybody does celebrate. 277 00:15:36,840 --> 00:15:42,320 Speaker 4: Hopefully, hopefully your Christmas, your Thursday was outstanding, your top shelf. 278 00:15:43,920 --> 00:15:45,360 Speaker 2: It was good for me. It's good. 279 00:15:45,560 --> 00:15:49,520 Speaker 4: Watch them ball of course meeting football, right, ball means football. 280 00:15:50,000 --> 00:15:53,360 Speaker 4: Any rational thinking human being feels that way. I believe 281 00:15:54,520 --> 00:15:56,920 Speaker 4: I'm worried about this connection. You know, hopefully it sounds 282 00:15:57,000 --> 00:16:00,000 Speaker 4: you know, top shelf, double thumbs up, you know, whenever 283 00:16:00,320 --> 00:16:02,920 Speaker 4: they're like, I don't know, man, you sound like I 284 00:16:03,040 --> 00:16:05,560 Speaker 4: just it's the worst. I can't even tell you, man, 285 00:16:05,680 --> 00:16:09,560 Speaker 4: it's the worst. If somebody came up and said you're 286 00:16:09,560 --> 00:16:13,440 Speaker 4: a disgusting human being and I hate you, that would 287 00:16:13,480 --> 00:16:18,080 Speaker 4: be way less horrible than someone on Fox Sports Radio 288 00:16:18,120 --> 00:16:21,560 Speaker 4: staff saying, yeah, man, your connection sounds bad right now. 289 00:16:21,960 --> 00:16:26,360 Speaker 2: Like the latter is way worse. I don't know how to. 290 00:16:26,360 --> 00:16:29,520 Speaker 4: Explain it to you, man, Like for any host, it 291 00:16:29,680 --> 00:16:31,960 Speaker 4: just throws you off. You have no idea. As soon 292 00:16:32,000 --> 00:16:33,880 Speaker 4: as you have it in your head, like it sounds bad, 293 00:16:33,920 --> 00:16:36,960 Speaker 4: you're like, well, shoot, I mean you're trying to put 294 00:16:36,960 --> 00:16:40,040 Speaker 4: a thought together and it's a disaster. So that's what 295 00:16:40,080 --> 00:16:42,360 Speaker 4: we're dealing with. 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I think 313 00:17:35,920 --> 00:17:39,679 Speaker 4: that the theme of the NFL Playoffs as it stands 314 00:17:39,760 --> 00:17:42,520 Speaker 4: right now, we're getting closer and closer to playoff time. 315 00:17:43,480 --> 00:17:46,640 Speaker 4: It's gonna change, but as of right now, I think 316 00:17:46,680 --> 00:17:52,280 Speaker 4: the official theme is a lyric from a heavy metal song. Okay, 317 00:17:52,400 --> 00:17:55,680 Speaker 4: now this is from Gojira. You might not be familiar. 318 00:17:55,840 --> 00:17:57,159 Speaker 4: It's okay, you don't need to be. 319 00:17:57,440 --> 00:17:57,840 Speaker 2: By the way. 320 00:17:57,880 --> 00:18:00,880 Speaker 4: This band, I think they're from France. I think they're 321 00:18:00,960 --> 00:18:04,760 Speaker 4: French over here go Jira. Believe that's true. And fun 322 00:18:04,800 --> 00:18:09,840 Speaker 4: fact from them, they actually played a bit during the Olympics, 323 00:18:10,000 --> 00:18:13,480 Speaker 4: like the opening ceremonies, so because it was in France 324 00:18:13,640 --> 00:18:17,840 Speaker 4: and I'm ninety nine percent sure they're French. Yeah, they're 325 00:18:17,920 --> 00:18:20,560 Speaker 4: rocking out during the opening ceremonies. I couldn't believe it. 326 00:18:20,600 --> 00:18:24,560 Speaker 4: They were playing heavy stuff. I'm like, this is the Olympics, 327 00:18:24,560 --> 00:18:27,600 Speaker 4: this is the opening ceremonies. This is as mainstream as 328 00:18:27,640 --> 00:18:30,440 Speaker 4: it gets. And they're like, yeah, let's get go Jura, 329 00:18:30,440 --> 00:18:32,359 Speaker 4: and you know, let's get some metal. We need a 330 00:18:32,359 --> 00:18:34,919 Speaker 4: little more metal in our Olympic diet over here. But 331 00:18:35,160 --> 00:18:38,399 Speaker 4: they have this song called Stranded, and there's a portion 332 00:18:38,520 --> 00:18:41,040 Speaker 4: of the song where I think you'd be able to 333 00:18:41,040 --> 00:18:42,479 Speaker 4: tell what they say. If you don't, I'll tell you 334 00:18:42,480 --> 00:18:44,359 Speaker 4: what they say in a second listen to this lyric. 335 00:18:44,480 --> 00:18:47,679 Speaker 4: I think it's the official theme of the NFL playoffs 336 00:18:48,160 --> 00:18:53,720 Speaker 4: as it stands right now. Here you go, there you go. 337 00:18:54,280 --> 00:18:57,320 Speaker 4: Don't lock the door on me, That's what he says. 338 00:18:58,280 --> 00:19:00,680 Speaker 4: I think that's where we're at in the NFL playoffs 339 00:19:00,720 --> 00:19:04,760 Speaker 4: right now. If you think about this, normally, in an 340 00:19:04,920 --> 00:19:09,080 Speaker 4: NFL season, I would start locking the door on numerous teams. 341 00:19:09,840 --> 00:19:13,040 Speaker 4: Right If we had Mahomes and the Chiefs and they've 342 00:19:13,080 --> 00:19:15,560 Speaker 4: been to the super Bowl five straight years and this 343 00:19:15,640 --> 00:19:19,280 Speaker 4: is a normal season, I could just start eliminating. 344 00:19:18,680 --> 00:19:19,400 Speaker 2: Teams right away. 345 00:19:19,440 --> 00:19:22,640 Speaker 4: I could be like, yeah, Texan's better luck next year. 346 00:19:23,280 --> 00:19:27,560 Speaker 4: Chargers no good season, but not quite. Steelers, Yeah, right, 347 00:19:27,720 --> 00:19:29,639 Speaker 4: get out of here. They were they gonna have a 348 00:19:29,680 --> 00:19:31,719 Speaker 4: deep playoff run. They never have a deep playoff run. 349 00:19:31,760 --> 00:19:33,880 Speaker 4: It's been a decade since they've won a playoff game. 350 00:19:33,880 --> 00:19:35,560 Speaker 4: What are they gonna do in a play right? I 351 00:19:35,720 --> 00:19:39,560 Speaker 4: just start locking the door on all these teams are 352 00:19:39,640 --> 00:19:42,639 Speaker 4: a lot of them, but as it stands right now, 353 00:19:43,440 --> 00:19:47,919 Speaker 4: without a clear cut favorite, I hate to say it, 354 00:19:47,960 --> 00:19:50,280 Speaker 4: but I think the best approach is to not lock 355 00:19:50,400 --> 00:19:54,320 Speaker 4: the door on hardly any of these teams. If you 356 00:19:54,359 --> 00:19:57,960 Speaker 4: start playing the game of It's like, what did Russell 357 00:19:58,000 --> 00:19:59,240 Speaker 4: Westbrook say this one time? 358 00:19:59,359 --> 00:20:00,240 Speaker 2: Like why not? 359 00:20:00,320 --> 00:20:00,399 Speaker 4: Me? 360 00:20:01,200 --> 00:20:01,360 Speaker 3: Right? 361 00:20:01,480 --> 00:20:02,800 Speaker 2: Like? Why not? 362 00:20:02,920 --> 00:20:04,960 Speaker 4: If you look at team by team in the playoff 363 00:20:05,000 --> 00:20:09,240 Speaker 4: picture in the NFL, it's like, why not the Broncos? 364 00:20:09,280 --> 00:20:11,880 Speaker 4: Why not the Patriots getting to the super Bowl? Why 365 00:20:11,960 --> 00:20:14,440 Speaker 4: not Jacksonville? Right Like some people will laugh at me 366 00:20:14,520 --> 00:20:18,960 Speaker 4: saying why not Jacksonville? Think about this. If you look 367 00:20:18,960 --> 00:20:23,160 Speaker 4: at Jacksonville right now, they're a three seed. We'll see 368 00:20:23,160 --> 00:20:26,679 Speaker 4: how everything shakes out as we wind down here with 369 00:20:26,760 --> 00:20:29,679 Speaker 4: the Broncos winning on Christmas Day, that they don't have 370 00:20:29,720 --> 00:20:32,639 Speaker 4: any shot to catch the Broncos for the one seed. 371 00:20:33,240 --> 00:20:36,200 Speaker 4: So they did before you know, Week seventeen got started. 372 00:20:36,240 --> 00:20:38,520 Speaker 4: They still had a shot, like an outside shot at 373 00:20:38,520 --> 00:20:41,880 Speaker 4: the one seed, and so they're gonna end up as 374 00:20:42,200 --> 00:20:45,119 Speaker 4: a two or three right around there. You're telling me 375 00:20:45,200 --> 00:20:49,080 Speaker 4: that no chance to know how Jacksonville emerges from the 376 00:20:49,119 --> 00:20:49,560 Speaker 4: af SE. 377 00:20:49,760 --> 00:20:50,680 Speaker 2: I'm not telling you. 378 00:20:51,280 --> 00:20:54,119 Speaker 4: I'm running to the betting window to put everything I 379 00:20:54,240 --> 00:20:57,680 Speaker 4: own on Jacksonville getting to the super Bowl. But I'm 380 00:20:57,680 --> 00:21:00,159 Speaker 4: here to tell you we can't just eliminate them as 381 00:21:00,200 --> 00:21:03,280 Speaker 4: if they have no shot, that's still not with the 382 00:21:03,359 --> 00:21:06,560 Speaker 4: lack of teams around them, I mean, you look at 383 00:21:06,560 --> 00:21:11,000 Speaker 4: these teams. They have strengths and they have capabilities of 384 00:21:11,200 --> 00:21:15,640 Speaker 4: deep playoff runs, and then they have warts, they have shortcomings, 385 00:21:15,640 --> 00:21:17,480 Speaker 4: They have things that could come back and bought them 386 00:21:17,600 --> 00:21:20,680 Speaker 4: come playoff time, and there they fizzle out relatively quickly. 387 00:21:21,600 --> 00:21:24,399 Speaker 4: But if you just look at the AFC playoff picture, 388 00:21:24,480 --> 00:21:29,679 Speaker 4: it's like you're telling me no way for the Jags. Like, 389 00:21:29,720 --> 00:21:34,240 Speaker 4: think about this, if Jacksonville ends up facing Denver, Like 390 00:21:34,320 --> 00:21:36,520 Speaker 4: Denver is the one seed right now, they've got a 391 00:21:36,520 --> 00:21:38,560 Speaker 4: good shot to be the one seed in the AFC. 392 00:21:39,119 --> 00:21:42,000 Speaker 4: What if the Jags end up in Denver again, you're 393 00:21:42,040 --> 00:21:45,240 Speaker 4: telling me they can't beat them again. They crushed Denver 394 00:21:45,520 --> 00:21:49,320 Speaker 4: last week, just a couple of days ago, right, kill 395 00:21:49,440 --> 00:21:52,760 Speaker 4: them in Denver. They're not capable of going back there 396 00:21:53,000 --> 00:21:55,920 Speaker 4: and beating them again. Like, you start playing this game 397 00:21:55,960 --> 00:22:00,960 Speaker 4: with teams, who's the no chance know how team? 398 00:22:01,720 --> 00:22:02,639 Speaker 2: There might be a couple. 399 00:22:02,760 --> 00:22:05,679 Speaker 4: Maybe you say the Steelers are that team no chance 400 00:22:05,800 --> 00:22:06,399 Speaker 4: know how. 401 00:22:07,400 --> 00:22:10,400 Speaker 2: They at least get to the Super Bowl. Let's put 402 00:22:10,440 --> 00:22:10,920 Speaker 2: it that way. 403 00:22:12,200 --> 00:22:15,720 Speaker 4: Right, If you handicapped the AFC, and then you also 404 00:22:15,760 --> 00:22:18,800 Speaker 4: turn around and handicap the NFC, who are the teams 405 00:22:18,840 --> 00:22:21,440 Speaker 4: that you would say no chance. Know how they get 406 00:22:21,520 --> 00:22:25,040 Speaker 4: to the super Bowl. Maybe the Steelers are on your list. 407 00:22:25,440 --> 00:22:28,000 Speaker 4: I think for a lot of people, whoever wins the 408 00:22:28,119 --> 00:22:30,920 Speaker 4: NFC South would be on their list. You don't see 409 00:22:30,920 --> 00:22:34,480 Speaker 4: the Carolina Panthers or Tampa Bay having this deep playoff run. 410 00:22:34,600 --> 00:22:36,480 Speaker 4: I don't think that's crazy at all. I would agree 411 00:22:36,520 --> 00:22:40,320 Speaker 4: with that. I wouldn't go as far as to say 412 00:22:40,359 --> 00:22:44,640 Speaker 4: no chance. But in the NFC, I think there are 413 00:22:44,680 --> 00:22:49,720 Speaker 4: some some tougher, tougher upper echelon teams to get through. 414 00:22:49,880 --> 00:22:53,280 Speaker 4: Like for a team like Carolina, just think about their path. 415 00:22:53,520 --> 00:22:58,280 Speaker 4: Their path would be something like, as it stands right now, 416 00:22:58,560 --> 00:23:02,919 Speaker 4: Niners in the first round, yeh right, Like, okay, you 417 00:23:03,000 --> 00:23:07,680 Speaker 4: survive that, Maybe Seahawks on the road, second round, yeesh right, 418 00:23:07,760 --> 00:23:11,120 Speaker 4: and then whoever's left, maybe Philly. That would be your 419 00:23:11,160 --> 00:23:14,920 Speaker 4: potential path throughout the playoffs. That is a tough path 420 00:23:14,960 --> 00:23:18,000 Speaker 4: for a team like Carolina. So I wouldn't have them 421 00:23:18,040 --> 00:23:22,000 Speaker 4: in the mix. I would say, yeah, no, better luck 422 00:23:22,040 --> 00:23:25,000 Speaker 4: next time. Not gonna happen. But you understand the point 423 00:23:25,520 --> 00:23:30,200 Speaker 4: when you start looking at okay, could Seattle Yeah, could 424 00:23:30,200 --> 00:23:31,200 Speaker 4: they get to the super Bowl? 425 00:23:31,280 --> 00:23:31,440 Speaker 2: Yeah? 426 00:23:31,480 --> 00:23:31,720 Speaker 3: I don't. 427 00:23:31,880 --> 00:23:34,240 Speaker 4: I don't love them as a team, but they have 428 00:23:34,320 --> 00:23:37,760 Speaker 4: home field throughout the NFL playoffs. Yeah, they got a 429 00:23:37,880 --> 00:23:39,720 Speaker 4: legit shot to make it to the playoffs to the 430 00:23:39,760 --> 00:23:43,320 Speaker 4: super Bowl. They don't run the ball very well. Sam 431 00:23:43,400 --> 00:23:48,040 Speaker 4: Darnold is shaky at best, especially in big games. 432 00:23:48,720 --> 00:23:52,680 Speaker 2: Holds onto the ball way too long, take sacks, you know. 433 00:23:53,080 --> 00:23:57,159 Speaker 4: Doesn't get rid of it, turns the ball over. I 434 00:23:57,600 --> 00:24:01,320 Speaker 4: just I don't love Seattle, but too playoff wins. If 435 00:24:01,320 --> 00:24:03,240 Speaker 4: they're the one seed to get to the super Bowl, 436 00:24:03,440 --> 00:24:04,200 Speaker 4: it's doable. 437 00:24:05,520 --> 00:24:05,879 Speaker 2: Bears. 438 00:24:05,960 --> 00:24:09,280 Speaker 4: I don't like the Bears either. Like the Bears defense 439 00:24:09,400 --> 00:24:14,880 Speaker 4: not very good. They live, they survive on takeaways. They 440 00:24:14,920 --> 00:24:17,600 Speaker 4: create a bunch of turnovers. That's how they survive. That's 441 00:24:17,640 --> 00:24:22,119 Speaker 4: how they like keep their head above water. Basically, I 442 00:24:22,160 --> 00:24:26,000 Speaker 4: see a team like the Bears with a pretty weak 443 00:24:26,119 --> 00:24:30,400 Speaker 4: defense that is getting by by forcing a ton of turnovers. 444 00:24:30,480 --> 00:24:31,040 Speaker 2: What if that happen? 445 00:24:31,119 --> 00:24:33,080 Speaker 4: What if that stops in the playoffs, or if they're 446 00:24:33,119 --> 00:24:36,199 Speaker 4: just not forcing takeaways, what if they somehow lose the 447 00:24:36,240 --> 00:24:39,240 Speaker 4: turnover battle in a game. That's how they've been winning 448 00:24:39,280 --> 00:24:43,120 Speaker 4: these games. It's like crazy off the wall, fluky stuff 449 00:24:43,680 --> 00:24:45,960 Speaker 4: at times. I'm not trying to say that's all their 450 00:24:46,000 --> 00:24:48,760 Speaker 4: season has been. But when you have like a point 451 00:24:48,880 --> 00:24:52,160 Speaker 4: five chance to beat the Packers before you recover an 452 00:24:52,200 --> 00:24:55,679 Speaker 4: on sidekick, when no one recovers on sidekicks, that's a 453 00:24:55,680 --> 00:24:56,360 Speaker 4: fluky win. 454 00:24:56,960 --> 00:24:58,200 Speaker 2: I just don't buy them. 455 00:24:58,400 --> 00:25:02,880 Speaker 4: But with the lack of juggernauts around them, I mean, 456 00:25:04,040 --> 00:25:07,080 Speaker 4: I can't just start writing them off. So I think 457 00:25:07,119 --> 00:25:08,920 Speaker 4: that's where it goes back to the song Don't lock 458 00:25:09,000 --> 00:25:12,840 Speaker 4: the Door on Me Gojira said it best, and I 459 00:25:12,880 --> 00:25:16,359 Speaker 4: think that that's the tough part here, is because if 460 00:25:16,440 --> 00:25:19,040 Speaker 4: you're trying to guess who's gonna emerge and get to 461 00:25:19,080 --> 00:25:21,960 Speaker 4: the super Bowl, and if you're betting on those things, 462 00:25:23,119 --> 00:25:26,240 Speaker 4: well you got to hit your wagon to someone, and 463 00:25:26,280 --> 00:25:30,000 Speaker 4: you got to start eliminating these teams and betting against 464 00:25:30,119 --> 00:25:33,800 Speaker 4: certain teams. And so it's like the question is who 465 00:25:33,800 --> 00:25:36,800 Speaker 4: are you betting against? Who are these teams that you're 466 00:25:36,880 --> 00:25:38,600 Speaker 4: just like, yeah, I think the four Seeds are both 467 00:25:38,680 --> 00:25:39,240 Speaker 4: kind of weak. 468 00:25:39,800 --> 00:25:40,720 Speaker 2: I think they're both weak. 469 00:25:40,760 --> 00:25:44,800 Speaker 4: The Steelers and right now the Panthers, those are weak teams, 470 00:25:45,720 --> 00:25:47,600 Speaker 4: so I don't see them making deep playoff runs. But 471 00:25:48,280 --> 00:25:51,160 Speaker 4: when you look outside of that, I just don't buy 472 00:25:51,200 --> 00:25:55,159 Speaker 4: the arguments of you know, no way Broncos. 473 00:25:55,520 --> 00:25:56,840 Speaker 2: Why not? Why not? 474 00:25:57,280 --> 00:25:57,840 Speaker 3: No way? 475 00:25:58,000 --> 00:26:01,240 Speaker 4: Like no chance, that doesn't make sense, No way, Bears. 476 00:26:01,280 --> 00:26:04,040 Speaker 4: I don't like either team. I don't like the Broncos 477 00:26:04,200 --> 00:26:07,600 Speaker 4: or the Bears. I don't like the Bears defense at all. 478 00:26:08,000 --> 00:26:10,040 Speaker 4: I look at the Broncos and a little bit like 479 00:26:10,080 --> 00:26:13,359 Speaker 4: you saw on Christmas Day, like, the Broncos are a 480 00:26:13,400 --> 00:26:17,560 Speaker 4: team where their formula for success is this. They typically 481 00:26:17,600 --> 00:26:22,640 Speaker 4: play really good defense, they have a great offensive line, 482 00:26:22,800 --> 00:26:25,920 Speaker 4: and what they're able to do they able to put 483 00:26:26,000 --> 00:26:28,760 Speaker 4: heat on your quarterback. They have the most sacks in 484 00:26:28,800 --> 00:26:32,000 Speaker 4: the NFL this season, by par and they allow the 485 00:26:32,080 --> 00:26:36,000 Speaker 4: fewest sacks, so they get to your quarterback and they 486 00:26:36,000 --> 00:26:39,439 Speaker 4: don't allow you to get to their quarterback that often. 487 00:26:39,680 --> 00:26:42,720 Speaker 4: And bow Nicks does a good job of getting outside 488 00:26:42,760 --> 00:26:45,520 Speaker 4: the pocket buying some time. They just don't get up 489 00:26:45,560 --> 00:26:49,119 Speaker 4: many sacks. And they protect the football too. So with 490 00:26:49,200 --> 00:26:52,080 Speaker 4: that formula, you're gonna wut a lot of games. But 491 00:26:52,200 --> 00:26:54,680 Speaker 4: what's weird about the Broncos is you also see how 492 00:26:54,720 --> 00:26:59,199 Speaker 4: low their ceiling is on Christmas Day. That was I 493 00:26:59,320 --> 00:27:02,199 Speaker 4: was just like yo throughout the entire game. If I 494 00:27:02,240 --> 00:27:05,359 Speaker 4: was watching the Broncos performance specifically, I'm just. 495 00:27:05,280 --> 00:27:08,960 Speaker 2: Like, oh, man like I just ate a. 496 00:27:08,880 --> 00:27:11,760 Speaker 4: Whole turkey, you know what I mean, Like the trip 497 00:27:11,800 --> 00:27:14,120 Speaker 4: the fan is kicking kicking in I'm just like, oh, 498 00:27:14,520 --> 00:27:17,200 Speaker 4: just that's the way the Broncos played. 499 00:27:18,119 --> 00:27:19,960 Speaker 2: It's this like the stats. 500 00:27:19,560 --> 00:27:24,320 Speaker 4: Are insane, like one of these things Bo Nicks he averaged. 501 00:27:24,880 --> 00:27:26,760 Speaker 4: Let me get it for you, so I'm not misquoting 502 00:27:26,760 --> 00:27:30,280 Speaker 4: this here. This blew my mind. He averaged less than 503 00:27:30,400 --> 00:27:36,080 Speaker 4: three air yards per completion, Like it's dink and dunk 504 00:27:36,520 --> 00:27:41,040 Speaker 4: defined not pushing the ball downfield. Now, some of it 505 00:27:41,119 --> 00:27:44,640 Speaker 4: you could say, that's part of what Spags did. You know, right, 506 00:27:44,720 --> 00:27:49,000 Speaker 4: the Chiefs defensive coordinator Steve Spagnolo keep everything in front 507 00:27:49,040 --> 00:27:51,639 Speaker 4: of us. The Chiefs, what they tried to do was 508 00:27:51,680 --> 00:27:53,520 Speaker 4: shrink the game. It was a smart game plan for 509 00:27:53,560 --> 00:27:54,080 Speaker 4: the Chiefs. 510 00:27:54,440 --> 00:27:55,040 Speaker 2: They ran the. 511 00:27:54,960 --> 00:27:57,520 Speaker 4: Ball quite a bit, tried to keep the clock moving. 512 00:27:58,000 --> 00:28:01,719 Speaker 4: Let's shrink the game. It's not a big plays. So 513 00:28:01,920 --> 00:28:04,640 Speaker 4: part of that did make sense from the Broncos approach. 514 00:28:05,400 --> 00:28:10,080 Speaker 4: But that's what I mean. The Broncos allow certain defenses 515 00:28:10,320 --> 00:28:14,600 Speaker 4: to dictate terms to them, like they don't dictate the 516 00:28:14,680 --> 00:28:15,840 Speaker 4: terms offensively. 517 00:28:16,480 --> 00:28:18,680 Speaker 2: A team like the Chiefs, who. 518 00:28:18,520 --> 00:28:22,760 Speaker 4: Has struggled all season, who does not have a pass rush. 519 00:28:23,200 --> 00:28:28,159 Speaker 4: Was dictating terms like bo Nicks averaged less than three 520 00:28:28,320 --> 00:28:33,800 Speaker 4: air yards per completion. That's like screen screen ooh, radical 521 00:28:34,200 --> 00:28:37,639 Speaker 4: five yard out? Like whoa really pushing the ball downfield? 522 00:28:38,080 --> 00:28:40,240 Speaker 4: It's like what are we doing right here? So you 523 00:28:40,280 --> 00:28:44,320 Speaker 4: don't have a consistent running game, you have like backup 524 00:28:44,440 --> 00:28:48,320 Speaker 4: running backs, and bo Nicks is limited. Man, I'm not 525 00:28:48,360 --> 00:28:51,800 Speaker 4: saying bo Nick sucks, but he's a limited quarterback. 526 00:28:52,760 --> 00:28:53,000 Speaker 2: Yeah. 527 00:28:53,320 --> 00:28:55,840 Speaker 4: I don't want to make it only what he does wrong. 528 00:28:56,920 --> 00:29:00,760 Speaker 4: He is too inconsistent for my taste. But he has 529 00:29:00,840 --> 00:29:03,720 Speaker 4: been clutch many times this season. He's been really good 530 00:29:03,720 --> 00:29:07,200 Speaker 4: in the fourth quarter. He can move the very mobile guy, 531 00:29:07,640 --> 00:29:11,480 Speaker 4: can create with his legs, extend plays, throw on the run. 532 00:29:12,280 --> 00:29:15,520 Speaker 4: He can do some good things, but just too inconsistent 533 00:29:16,200 --> 00:29:19,640 Speaker 4: for my liking. I just need more consistency from whoever's 534 00:29:19,680 --> 00:29:24,040 Speaker 4: playing quarterback, and bow Knicks just doesn't provide that. So, 535 00:29:24,600 --> 00:29:28,360 Speaker 4: if you're asking me, does a team that has a 536 00:29:28,480 --> 00:29:32,800 Speaker 4: lackluster running game who might really need bo Knicks to 537 00:29:32,840 --> 00:29:35,640 Speaker 4: step up and have big performances to move on in 538 00:29:35,680 --> 00:29:39,800 Speaker 4: the playoffs, Do I expect that team to make a 539 00:29:39,800 --> 00:29:40,360 Speaker 4: deep push? 540 00:29:40,440 --> 00:29:40,480 Speaker 1: No? 541 00:29:40,640 --> 00:29:41,000 Speaker 2: I don't. 542 00:29:41,080 --> 00:29:43,840 Speaker 4: Bo Knicks is twenty third in passer rating this season, 543 00:29:44,280 --> 00:29:48,360 Speaker 4: his passer rating is eighty nine. Bryce Young has a 544 00:29:48,440 --> 00:29:51,640 Speaker 4: higher passer rating. Jackson Dart, a rookie quarterback, has a 545 00:29:51,720 --> 00:29:54,960 Speaker 4: higher passer rating than bow Knicks bo Nicks unless you 546 00:29:55,000 --> 00:29:56,880 Speaker 4: think two a tongue of I loo is crushing it 547 00:29:56,960 --> 00:29:57,400 Speaker 4: this year. 548 00:29:57,840 --> 00:29:58,840 Speaker 2: He just got benched. 549 00:29:59,120 --> 00:30:03,920 Speaker 4: Right, Tua is zero point five below bo Nicks, like 550 00:30:04,000 --> 00:30:07,520 Speaker 4: bow Nicks is barely above Tua tunka I looa in 551 00:30:07,640 --> 00:30:10,760 Speaker 4: passer rating, and you might wonder, like what is passer ratings? 552 00:30:10,800 --> 00:30:14,240 Speaker 4: That it takes four different categories and smushes them together, 553 00:30:14,760 --> 00:30:17,920 Speaker 4: and all four of these categories matter. Right, We're talking 554 00:30:17,920 --> 00:30:23,520 Speaker 4: about completion percentage, touchdowns, and interceptions and yards per attempt. 555 00:30:24,360 --> 00:30:27,720 Speaker 4: So that's what really hits bo Nicks. It's the lack 556 00:30:27,760 --> 00:30:30,400 Speaker 4: of yards per attempt because it's a dink and dunk 557 00:30:30,480 --> 00:30:35,480 Speaker 4: offense mostly Like he pushes the ball downfield at times, 558 00:30:35,560 --> 00:30:38,320 Speaker 4: but he certainly didn't do it on Christmas Day, like 559 00:30:38,440 --> 00:30:42,040 Speaker 4: at all. I think he had one pass beyond ten 560 00:30:42,120 --> 00:30:46,520 Speaker 4: yards one the whole game. It's just dank dunk, dink, 561 00:30:46,640 --> 00:30:49,840 Speaker 4: dunkdink dunk. It's too much of that, man, So I 562 00:30:50,000 --> 00:30:52,600 Speaker 4: know I don't like the Broncos. But again getting back 563 00:30:52,640 --> 00:30:55,560 Speaker 4: to what I think is the theme of the upcoming playoffs, 564 00:30:56,000 --> 00:30:59,040 Speaker 4: don't lock the door on me. I can't lock the 565 00:30:59,080 --> 00:31:01,360 Speaker 4: door on the Broncos and say no chance know how 566 00:31:01,360 --> 00:31:04,160 Speaker 4: they get to the Super Bowl. As much as I 567 00:31:04,240 --> 00:31:08,480 Speaker 4: hate to admit it, they've got a shot. Like I don't, 568 00:31:08,560 --> 00:31:10,920 Speaker 4: I just don't. I don't think highly of their team. 569 00:31:11,000 --> 00:31:15,920 Speaker 4: I don't think their formula for success is likely to 570 00:31:16,000 --> 00:31:19,960 Speaker 4: produce great playoff results this season. I just I don't 571 00:31:20,000 --> 00:31:23,720 Speaker 4: see that. But can I tell you they have no 572 00:31:23,840 --> 00:31:28,200 Speaker 4: shot at home against the Patriots if that's the playoff matchup? 573 00:31:28,280 --> 00:31:32,080 Speaker 4: Somehow someway, of course they've got a shot. One other 574 00:31:32,160 --> 00:31:35,480 Speaker 4: thing is I think we just act like the Broncos 575 00:31:35,560 --> 00:31:41,600 Speaker 4: defense is really good and we just stop that conversation 576 00:31:41,760 --> 00:31:44,960 Speaker 4: right there. It's like, man, they've been leaky lately. If 577 00:31:44,960 --> 00:31:48,880 Speaker 4: you look at the Broncos critically, which I can do. 578 00:31:48,920 --> 00:31:50,720 Speaker 2: If you don't, I can do it for you. You know, 579 00:31:50,880 --> 00:31:52,320 Speaker 2: I can look at them critically. 580 00:31:53,840 --> 00:31:56,200 Speaker 4: So the last couple of games, right they're giving up 581 00:31:56,600 --> 00:31:59,840 Speaker 4: twenty six points to the Washington Commanders. Are they crushing it? 582 00:32:00,120 --> 00:32:02,240 Speaker 4: By the way that offense is killing it? That was 583 00:32:02,280 --> 00:32:06,360 Speaker 4: Mariota starting that game. By the way, the Commanders score 584 00:32:06,440 --> 00:32:09,600 Speaker 4: twenty six points. There's an overtime game, but they moved 585 00:32:09,640 --> 00:32:13,400 Speaker 4: it on the Broncos consistently. So you give up twenty 586 00:32:13,440 --> 00:32:16,040 Speaker 4: six there, you give up twenty six points to the Packers, 587 00:32:16,760 --> 00:32:19,600 Speaker 4: You give up thirty four points to the Jags. 588 00:32:20,160 --> 00:32:21,560 Speaker 2: The Jacks smacked them around. 589 00:32:21,560 --> 00:32:24,320 Speaker 4: I don't know if that was Parker Washington or Jesus 590 00:32:24,440 --> 00:32:27,960 Speaker 4: Christ out there, Like Parker Washington had an all time 591 00:32:28,520 --> 00:32:33,520 Speaker 4: game against the Broncos, so that defense a little leaky, 592 00:32:34,840 --> 00:32:35,520 Speaker 4: little leaky. 593 00:32:36,320 --> 00:32:37,680 Speaker 2: So I don't know. 594 00:32:38,280 --> 00:32:41,120 Speaker 4: I expect them to be good come playoff time, but 595 00:32:41,240 --> 00:32:43,680 Speaker 4: I think we just we act like it's a given 596 00:32:43,880 --> 00:32:47,560 Speaker 4: they're gonna be all world, and they certainly haven't been lately. 597 00:32:48,160 --> 00:32:52,400 Speaker 4: They have not, so keep that in mind. But I 598 00:32:52,400 --> 00:32:53,520 Speaker 4: can't wait for the playoffs. 599 00:32:53,520 --> 00:32:53,720 Speaker 2: Man. 600 00:32:54,000 --> 00:32:57,760 Speaker 4: I think some wild things are capable of happening, and 601 00:32:57,840 --> 00:33:01,719 Speaker 4: some stuff that you didn't foresee happening might happen, And 602 00:33:01,760 --> 00:33:05,080 Speaker 4: I just think it's tailor made for you know, you 603 00:33:05,080 --> 00:33:06,240 Speaker 4: have like the cold. 604 00:33:06,080 --> 00:33:07,680 Speaker 2: Tweets exposed or whatever. 605 00:33:08,320 --> 00:33:11,200 Speaker 4: There's gonna be some cold tweets exposed from like, oh, 606 00:33:11,280 --> 00:33:13,120 Speaker 4: this team sucked and they're gonna end up in the 607 00:33:13,120 --> 00:33:16,320 Speaker 4: super Bowl. This team, if such a Fugaysey fools Gold team, 608 00:33:16,400 --> 00:33:18,200 Speaker 4: that team ends up in the Super Bowl, right like, 609 00:33:18,720 --> 00:33:22,240 Speaker 4: it can absolutely happen. So as much as I dislike 610 00:33:22,880 --> 00:33:26,560 Speaker 4: some of these teams, I can't tell you they have 611 00:33:26,640 --> 00:33:31,000 Speaker 4: no chance. That would just be incorrect. Like the Broncos 612 00:33:31,040 --> 00:33:32,840 Speaker 4: and the Bears. I don't like either of those teams. 613 00:33:32,840 --> 00:33:37,280 Speaker 4: That could possibly be your super Bowl matchup. I doubt it, 614 00:33:37,280 --> 00:33:40,280 Speaker 4: but it's possible. I'm at least not shutting the door 615 00:33:40,320 --> 00:33:43,320 Speaker 4: on that possibility. I just think that if you get 616 00:33:43,360 --> 00:33:46,400 Speaker 4: anything from this, I think this is the year to 617 00:33:46,560 --> 00:33:49,880 Speaker 4: not say no chance, know how for a number of 618 00:33:49,920 --> 00:33:52,120 Speaker 4: teams that are going to be in the playoffs getting 619 00:33:52,120 --> 00:33:54,280 Speaker 4: to the super Bowl. Hey, this show is sponsored by 620 00:33:54,320 --> 00:33:57,840 Speaker 4: DraftKings Sportsbook, an official sports betting partner of the NFL 621 00:33:57,920 --> 00:34:01,720 Speaker 4: and NBA. Right now, use the promo code Malor to 622 00:34:01,880 --> 00:34:05,280 Speaker 4: claim your special offer at DraftKings. Again, that promo code 623 00:34:05,520 --> 00:34:09,319 Speaker 4: Mallor is at DraftKings. The crown is yours all right? 624 00:34:09,320 --> 00:34:11,759 Speaker 4: Coming up next? You know, Ben does the who Am I? 625 00:34:11,880 --> 00:34:12,120 Speaker 2: Game? 626 00:34:13,000 --> 00:34:16,160 Speaker 4: So I'll, out of respect for him, I'll throw one 627 00:34:16,200 --> 00:34:20,680 Speaker 4: year way. So I was watching this Vikings Lions game, 628 00:34:22,160 --> 00:34:25,200 Speaker 4: and Drew Brees said something really interesting during the game. 629 00:34:26,320 --> 00:34:31,480 Speaker 4: So Harrison Smith shut out Notre Dame right from remember 630 00:34:31,560 --> 00:34:35,080 Speaker 4: the Irish Right. He's been at it for a number 631 00:34:35,080 --> 00:34:38,880 Speaker 4: of years with the Vikings, and he's closing in on 632 00:34:38,960 --> 00:34:44,600 Speaker 4: a special special club, the forty twenty club. So that's 633 00:34:44,680 --> 00:34:50,360 Speaker 4: forty interceptions and twenty sacks. And according to Drew Brees, 634 00:34:50,440 --> 00:34:54,200 Speaker 4: he said, there are only two other players in NFL 635 00:34:54,400 --> 00:34:58,520 Speaker 4: history that are in this club. So I guess instead 636 00:34:58,560 --> 00:35:01,000 Speaker 4: of who am I, it's who are we? That's the 637 00:35:01,360 --> 00:35:01,960 Speaker 4: who are We? 638 00:35:02,120 --> 00:35:02,359 Speaker 3: Game? 639 00:35:02,680 --> 00:35:06,799 Speaker 4: Who are the two other players in NFL history with 640 00:35:06,840 --> 00:35:11,480 Speaker 4: at least forty interceptions and twenty sacks? Feel free to 641 00:35:12,160 --> 00:35:16,520 Speaker 4: share your crazy responses on x tweet me at the 642 00:35:16,600 --> 00:35:18,560 Speaker 4: no Show is where you can find me, so we'll 643 00:35:18,600 --> 00:35:20,320 Speaker 4: share some of that stuff right around the corner. 644 00:35:20,360 --> 00:35:22,680 Speaker 2: I'm Brian no In for Big Ben Malor. Keep it 645 00:35:22,680 --> 00:35:24,240 Speaker 2: locked right here on Fox Sports Radio. 646 00:35:24,840 --> 00:35:27,200 Speaker 3: Be sure to catch live editions of The Ben Mallor 647 00:35:27,280 --> 00:35:30,400 Speaker 3: Show weekdays at two am Eastern eleven pm Pacific. 648 00:35:31,040 --> 00:35:33,880 Speaker 4: It is Fox Sports Radio. I'm Brian no In for 649 00:35:33,880 --> 00:35:36,920 Speaker 4: Big Ben Malor. For over forty years, Tyrak has been 650 00:35:36,920 --> 00:35:39,400 Speaker 4: helping customers find the right tires for how, what and 651 00:35:39,440 --> 00:35:42,359 Speaker 4: where they drive ship fast and free, backed by free 652 00:35:42,400 --> 00:35:47,080 Speaker 4: road hazard protection with convenient installation options like mobile tire installation, 653 00:35:47,280 --> 00:35:50,480 Speaker 4: tire rack dot Com the way tire buying should be. Now, 654 00:35:50,520 --> 00:35:54,359 Speaker 4: I'll get to your NBA headlines here momentarily. Right, we've 655 00:35:54,360 --> 00:35:58,680 Speaker 4: got some NBA headlines, some good stuff. How about how 656 00:35:58,719 --> 00:36:03,800 Speaker 4: about okay See losing again? The Spurs beat him again. 657 00:36:04,760 --> 00:36:07,440 Speaker 4: The Spurs have beat him three times in like the 658 00:36:07,520 --> 00:36:11,640 Speaker 4: last two weeks. It's crazy insanity right there. 659 00:36:12,960 --> 00:36:13,160 Speaker 3: Man. 660 00:36:13,200 --> 00:36:17,000 Speaker 4: I'm sure that luckily I did not bet on this game, 661 00:36:17,040 --> 00:36:19,520 Speaker 4: but I'm sure there's there are a lot of sports 662 00:36:19,520 --> 00:36:23,800 Speaker 4: betters out there that are like, Okay, Christmas Day, Okay 663 00:36:23,800 --> 00:36:24,479 Speaker 4: see at home? 664 00:36:25,080 --> 00:36:25,560 Speaker 2: All right? 665 00:36:25,680 --> 00:36:28,480 Speaker 4: Wait, the Spurs got him a couple of times. Oh 666 00:36:28,560 --> 00:36:32,160 Speaker 4: this is where okay See responds. This is really punched back, baby, 667 00:36:32,200 --> 00:36:37,200 Speaker 4: and nope again, smacked again, one seventeen to one oh two. 668 00:36:37,320 --> 00:36:38,240 Speaker 2: Wow. Crazy. 669 00:36:38,320 --> 00:36:43,160 Speaker 4: But I'll get to other NBA headlines next hour. Got 670 00:36:43,200 --> 00:36:45,040 Speaker 4: to give the association a little bit of love. But 671 00:36:45,640 --> 00:36:47,839 Speaker 4: I mentioned the who are we? 672 00:36:48,000 --> 00:36:48,239 Speaker 3: Game? 673 00:36:48,520 --> 00:36:50,200 Speaker 2: Right? I thought it was gonna be the who am I? 674 00:36:50,320 --> 00:36:50,560 Speaker 4: Game? 675 00:36:50,560 --> 00:36:53,960 Speaker 2: But it kind of morphed into the who are we game? Right? 676 00:36:54,080 --> 00:36:58,680 Speaker 4: So it's a really interesting fact that our guy Drew 677 00:36:58,719 --> 00:37:04,200 Speaker 4: Brees shared on the telecast on the game with the 678 00:37:04,280 --> 00:37:09,440 Speaker 4: Vikings and Lions that was on Netflix, and he said 679 00:37:09,480 --> 00:37:14,960 Speaker 4: that Harrison Smith, the Viking safety, he's closing in on 680 00:37:15,080 --> 00:37:19,160 Speaker 4: the forty twenty club. And I'm like, the forty twenty club. 681 00:37:19,200 --> 00:37:22,560 Speaker 4: What the what is that? I know that existed? The 682 00:37:22,600 --> 00:37:23,680 Speaker 4: forty twenty club? 683 00:37:23,719 --> 00:37:23,839 Speaker 3: What? 684 00:37:24,840 --> 00:37:31,000 Speaker 4: And he said, that's forty interceptions and twenty sacks in 685 00:37:31,040 --> 00:37:35,440 Speaker 4: your NFL career, And so Harrison Smith, he's very close. 686 00:37:35,560 --> 00:37:38,160 Speaker 4: Drew Brees is right, So I believe Harrison Smith's sad 687 00:37:38,440 --> 00:37:43,680 Speaker 4: thirty nine career interceptions, twenty one and a half sacks. 688 00:37:44,000 --> 00:37:44,640 Speaker 2: In his career. 689 00:37:44,719 --> 00:37:49,359 Speaker 4: So Harrison Smith had both an interception and a sack 690 00:37:50,160 --> 00:37:54,319 Speaker 4: against the Lions on Christmas Day, so he is one 691 00:37:54,440 --> 00:37:59,120 Speaker 4: interception away from this forty twenty club. Didn't know that 692 00:37:59,239 --> 00:38:01,680 Speaker 4: was even a thing, but I learned that it was 693 00:38:01,719 --> 00:38:05,279 Speaker 4: today and I'm very happy about that. So we got 694 00:38:05,280 --> 00:38:07,839 Speaker 4: some guesses over here. Let's see if anybody's got this. 695 00:38:08,680 --> 00:38:11,839 Speaker 4: Let's say, who am I Mallard prop He went with 696 00:38:12,040 --> 00:38:16,160 Speaker 4: Lorena Navidad. Okay, so he's got Lorena in this mix. 697 00:38:16,200 --> 00:38:18,759 Speaker 4: There are two other players in NFL history that are 698 00:38:18,800 --> 00:38:23,719 Speaker 4: in the forty twenty club forty interceptions twenty sacks in 699 00:38:23,760 --> 00:38:27,040 Speaker 4: their NFL careers. Okay, so we're looking for these two 700 00:38:27,320 --> 00:38:31,520 Speaker 4: other mystery NFL players. See if anybody's got this. So 701 00:38:32,719 --> 00:38:36,760 Speaker 4: Lorena Navidad is the first guest here. Not a Burner 702 00:38:36,800 --> 00:38:40,480 Speaker 4: went with Earl Thomas. Okay, went with Earl. Not a 703 00:38:40,520 --> 00:38:44,759 Speaker 4: bad guess. Donkey went with Burton Ernie. Who am I 704 00:38:44,920 --> 00:38:49,120 Speaker 4: very nice, very nicely done, Gunner. Shout out, Gunner. The 705 00:38:49,120 --> 00:38:52,719 Speaker 4: answers are Barney the purple dinosaur in Big Bird. By 706 00:38:52,719 --> 00:38:56,400 Speaker 4: the way, quick story sidebar makes me think of my nephews. 707 00:38:56,640 --> 00:38:57,320 Speaker 2: So my nephew. 708 00:38:57,360 --> 00:39:01,560 Speaker 4: I've talked about my nephews for years here on Fox 709 00:39:01,600 --> 00:39:05,439 Speaker 4: Sports Radio. They're grown now, Like they're not super old, 710 00:39:05,480 --> 00:39:08,920 Speaker 4: they're just you know, like twenty one and nineteen I 711 00:39:08,920 --> 00:39:12,120 Speaker 4: think are their official ages. But they're both married, like 712 00:39:12,160 --> 00:39:14,799 Speaker 4: they're both may they're twenty two and twenty. I can't 713 00:39:14,800 --> 00:39:17,399 Speaker 4: do the math in my head that fast, but they're 714 00:39:17,440 --> 00:39:21,359 Speaker 4: both married, these little guys. But anyway, Gunner's answer there, 715 00:39:21,400 --> 00:39:24,200 Speaker 4: The answers are Barney the purple dinosaur in Big Bird. 716 00:39:24,640 --> 00:39:27,680 Speaker 4: I said, a flashback. I was driving around, like my 717 00:39:27,800 --> 00:39:30,279 Speaker 4: sister was driving the van that they had, and my 718 00:39:30,400 --> 00:39:32,960 Speaker 4: nephews are still younger at the time, they're watching Barney. 719 00:39:34,360 --> 00:39:34,880 Speaker 2: I said of them. 720 00:39:35,200 --> 00:39:38,200 Speaker 4: I was like, heyes, big Barney fans. And my younger 721 00:39:38,200 --> 00:39:41,600 Speaker 4: nephew tie. He looked at me, he goes, no, huge 722 00:39:41,719 --> 00:39:46,399 Speaker 4: Barney fans. Okay, all right, that's subtled, got it, huge 723 00:39:46,400 --> 00:39:50,640 Speaker 4: Barney fans. My bad didn't know. So there you go. 724 00:39:50,640 --> 00:39:53,760 Speaker 4: Got a bunch of guests this year. Let me see thumbing, thumbing, thumbing. 725 00:39:55,560 --> 00:39:57,960 Speaker 4: Oh no, no, no, we'll get some milkman. Mike in 726 00:39:58,000 --> 00:40:02,480 Speaker 4: a second, getting the the references here movie references. That's 727 00:40:02,480 --> 00:40:04,919 Speaker 4: a whole other subject right there. So the answer right here. 728 00:40:05,840 --> 00:40:09,239 Speaker 4: The two other players in NFL history that are in 729 00:40:09,320 --> 00:40:13,799 Speaker 4: the forty twenty club forty interceptions twenty sacks, that would 730 00:40:13,840 --> 00:40:19,120 Speaker 4: be Ronde Barber and Charles Woodson. How about that. Yeah, 731 00:40:19,239 --> 00:40:23,600 Speaker 4: it's correct, And if you look at these guys in 732 00:40:23,640 --> 00:40:29,360 Speaker 4: their numbers, it's ridiculous. Charles Woodson had sixty five interceptions 733 00:40:29,440 --> 00:40:34,600 Speaker 4: and twenty sacks, and then Ronde Barber forty seven interceptions 734 00:40:34,680 --> 00:40:37,600 Speaker 4: and twenty eight sacks in his career. The only two 735 00:40:37,640 --> 00:40:42,080 Speaker 4: players in NFL history that are in this club forty interceptions, 736 00:40:42,120 --> 00:40:47,000 Speaker 4: twenty sacks, Harrison Smith one interception away from joining both 737 00:40:47,080 --> 00:40:50,880 Speaker 4: Ronde Barber and Charles Woodson. That that was the funnest 738 00:40:50,880 --> 00:40:54,040 Speaker 4: of the fun facts all day, shout out Drew Brees, 739 00:40:54,360 --> 00:40:57,120 Speaker 4: relaying that information very good stuff, all right. 740 00:40:57,080 --> 00:40:57,840 Speaker 2: Plenty to get to. 741 00:40:58,760 --> 00:41:02,600 Speaker 4: I want to get to the five biggest surprises this season.