1 00:00:05,600 --> 00:00:10,680 Speaker 1: This is Straight Fire with Jason Mackinton and welcome ladies 2 00:00:10,720 --> 00:00:17,160 Speaker 1: and gentlemen. Monday, January eighteen. Happy MLK Day to everybody 3 00:00:17,200 --> 00:00:19,040 Speaker 1: out there listening. I think a lot of people have 4 00:00:19,239 --> 00:00:23,120 Speaker 1: off work today, not straight Fire. Definitely can't take a break, 5 00:00:23,680 --> 00:00:26,960 Speaker 1: um in the middle of football season, especially coming off 6 00:00:27,160 --> 00:00:30,400 Speaker 1: a Chucks. I don't even have a word to describe 7 00:00:30,440 --> 00:00:36,240 Speaker 1: the chaos I saw over divisional weekend in the playoffs. 8 00:00:37,680 --> 00:00:40,519 Speaker 1: I don't know if I mean. I came into Sunday thinking, man, 9 00:00:40,560 --> 00:00:43,320 Speaker 1: we'll probably end up starting with Lamar Jackson and then 10 00:00:43,360 --> 00:00:45,440 Speaker 1: Pat Mahomes get knocked out. Oh, We're gonna start with 11 00:00:45,479 --> 00:00:49,199 Speaker 1: Patrick Mahomes, Oh my gosh. And then Drew Brees and 12 00:00:49,240 --> 00:00:53,520 Speaker 1: Tom Brady did battle, and um, I I can't believe 13 00:00:53,560 --> 00:00:56,800 Speaker 1: what I saw, folks. First of all, brutal beat. If 14 00:00:56,840 --> 00:00:59,319 Speaker 1: you had the New Orleans Saints favored by three as 15 00:00:59,360 --> 00:01:03,040 Speaker 1: I did, Drew Brees was awful. I mean, there's no 16 00:01:03,080 --> 00:01:05,360 Speaker 1: way around it. He was terrible. That was the last 17 00:01:05,400 --> 00:01:08,240 Speaker 1: game he will ever play in the NFL, and all 18 00:01:08,280 --> 00:01:11,800 Speaker 1: anyone's gonna be remembered in from this game is three 19 00:01:11,840 --> 00:01:17,080 Speaker 1: interceptions in his own end lead directly to Tampa Bay 20 00:01:17,080 --> 00:01:20,400 Speaker 1: points and the Saints and Breeze were terrible. I'm gonna 21 00:01:20,400 --> 00:01:23,040 Speaker 1: say this before everybody goes off and says, oh, Tom 22 00:01:23,080 --> 00:01:25,679 Speaker 1: Brady so great, or Rob g jumps in and kills 23 00:01:25,720 --> 00:01:29,440 Speaker 1: Tom Brady for not having an amazing performance. I'll start 24 00:01:29,560 --> 00:01:31,360 Speaker 1: with Breeze in the Saints because I bet them, and 25 00:01:31,400 --> 00:01:35,000 Speaker 1: I'm angry that they lost. Okay, they're leading by a 26 00:01:35,040 --> 00:01:38,520 Speaker 1: touchdown in the third quarter. They forced Tampa to punt. Okay, 27 00:01:38,520 --> 00:01:40,679 Speaker 1: so the Saints at the ball and they're up a 28 00:01:40,720 --> 00:01:43,600 Speaker 1: touchdown at home. They get a first down deep in 29 00:01:43,640 --> 00:01:47,360 Speaker 1: their own end. All right. Jared Cook catches a ball 30 00:01:47,440 --> 00:01:51,440 Speaker 1: to convert a third down, runs into Tampa territory. So 31 00:01:51,480 --> 00:01:54,440 Speaker 1: now you're up seven with the ball across midfield and 32 00:01:54,560 --> 00:01:59,160 Speaker 1: he fumbles. Devin White scoop it up, goes the other way, 33 00:01:59,320 --> 00:02:02,400 Speaker 1: and that lay dais and gentlemen, was that. That was 34 00:02:02,480 --> 00:02:05,600 Speaker 1: the game right there in the third quarter. Tampa Bay 35 00:02:06,000 --> 00:02:12,160 Speaker 1: after that never looked back. Touchdown, field goal, touchdown. That's 36 00:02:12,200 --> 00:02:15,800 Speaker 1: a rap. And the world gets Tom Brady verse Aaron 37 00:02:16,240 --> 00:02:19,120 Speaker 1: Rodgers in the NFC Championship game. We'll get to Rodgers. 38 00:02:19,160 --> 00:02:21,320 Speaker 1: There's not a lot to say he was great Saturday 39 00:02:21,400 --> 00:02:25,400 Speaker 1: The bigger story, obviously, is the ageless wonder Tom Brady 40 00:02:25,520 --> 00:02:29,400 Speaker 1: forty three years old. And this is a staggering stat. 41 00:02:29,520 --> 00:02:32,280 Speaker 1: If you remove the year that he was knocked out 42 00:02:32,320 --> 00:02:34,480 Speaker 1: in Week one with the a c L. You remove 43 00:02:34,560 --> 00:02:38,160 Speaker 1: that season. He has been a starting quarterback for nineteen seasons. 44 00:02:39,200 --> 00:02:44,079 Speaker 1: He's been to the conference championship fourteen of them, fourteen 45 00:02:44,120 --> 00:02:46,800 Speaker 1: and nineteen. Now, as a Jets fan, I'm conditioned to 46 00:02:47,120 --> 00:02:51,200 Speaker 1: not like Tom Brady. Um. I like Tom Brady. I 47 00:02:51,240 --> 00:02:52,959 Speaker 1: think I've told the story. I've interviewed him a couple 48 00:02:52,960 --> 00:02:55,320 Speaker 1: of times. He's been super cool. Interview him in a 49 00:02:55,400 --> 00:03:00,480 Speaker 1: Victoria's Secret party. Funny guy. Um, he's living the dream, folks. 50 00:03:00,480 --> 00:03:04,080 Speaker 1: He's got millions of dollars, wealthy beyond belief. Mary to 51 00:03:04,120 --> 00:03:08,079 Speaker 1: a supermodel by all accounts, is a good father. Um. 52 00:03:08,160 --> 00:03:10,360 Speaker 1: And he's a great quarterback like Tom Brady. I know 53 00:03:10,440 --> 00:03:14,840 Speaker 1: the numbers won't say he was phenomenal, Um, but he 54 00:03:14,919 --> 00:03:17,320 Speaker 1: did exactly what he needed to do. Eighteen and thirty 55 00:03:17,320 --> 00:03:20,880 Speaker 1: three bucket two touchdowns, ran for another one where he 56 00:03:20,880 --> 00:03:23,679 Speaker 1: tried to high five the referee afterwards. That was classic. 57 00:03:24,400 --> 00:03:28,079 Speaker 1: This is why if if you see Rob g out 58 00:03:28,120 --> 00:03:31,760 Speaker 1: there slandering Brady in the social media streets. This is 59 00:03:31,800 --> 00:03:35,160 Speaker 1: why Tom Brady was great. Okay, Mike Evans had one 60 00:03:35,200 --> 00:03:40,120 Speaker 1: catch for three yards. Godwin four catches thirty four yards. 61 00:03:40,880 --> 00:03:43,440 Speaker 1: Gronk did not do much in the game at all. 62 00:03:45,360 --> 00:03:48,600 Speaker 1: The running game was kind of cooking, but it's not 63 00:03:48,640 --> 00:03:50,760 Speaker 1: like it was cooking with gas. I mean, you know 64 00:03:50,840 --> 00:03:53,880 Speaker 1: four net had Uh, what do you have sixty two 65 00:03:53,960 --> 00:03:57,960 Speaker 1: yards rushing? Uh? And Ronald Jones had sixty three. Like 66 00:03:58,040 --> 00:04:00,520 Speaker 1: those aren't amazing numbers. This is where of the game 67 00:04:01,600 --> 00:04:05,080 Speaker 1: I thought was one tie game. Tom Brady gets the 68 00:04:05,080 --> 00:04:08,480 Speaker 1: ball deep in his own end. It's third and eleven. 69 00:04:08,520 --> 00:04:10,240 Speaker 1: After a penalty, You're like, oh, they're gonna give the 70 00:04:10,240 --> 00:04:14,000 Speaker 1: ball back to the Saints. Tom Brady with the amazing 71 00:04:14,600 --> 00:04:18,720 Speaker 1: third and eleven back shoulder throw to a rookie Tyler 72 00:04:18,839 --> 00:04:23,360 Speaker 1: Johnson turns makes a great catch first down. Later in 73 00:04:23,400 --> 00:04:27,560 Speaker 1: the drive, third and five, Antonio Brown on the sideline 74 00:04:27,560 --> 00:04:33,160 Speaker 1: with nursing an injury, Mike Evans bottled up. Tom Brady 75 00:04:33,520 --> 00:04:37,039 Speaker 1: drops a twenty nine yard bomb into a bucket that 76 00:04:37,200 --> 00:04:40,760 Speaker 1: only Scotty Miller could catch. Third and five conversion bucks 77 00:04:40,760 --> 00:04:43,280 Speaker 1: go down and get the field goal. Never looked back 78 00:04:44,160 --> 00:04:49,560 Speaker 1: to quintessential. Brady plays trusting guys who aren't stars, who 79 00:04:49,640 --> 00:04:53,280 Speaker 1: don't get a lot of targets, and he delivered perfect passes. 80 00:04:53,320 --> 00:04:55,800 Speaker 1: The wonder Miller was incredible. And I saw a stat 81 00:04:55,880 --> 00:04:59,880 Speaker 1: during the game that Brady wasn't even good throwing the 82 00:05:00,040 --> 00:05:02,520 Speaker 1: ball down the field. He was one of five on 83 00:05:02,600 --> 00:05:05,960 Speaker 1: throws over twenty yards. Ah. But in the fourth quarter, 84 00:05:06,520 --> 00:05:11,200 Speaker 1: facing third and five, Brady delivers to Scotty Miller. Of 85 00:05:11,240 --> 00:05:14,080 Speaker 1: all people. I mean, listen, folks, this is what Brady does. 86 00:05:14,160 --> 00:05:17,640 Speaker 1: He's he's a winner. What can I say? Now? He's 87 00:05:17,680 --> 00:05:20,359 Speaker 1: gonna Is he gonna go into Lambo and beat Aaron Rodgers? 88 00:05:20,760 --> 00:05:23,200 Speaker 1: I don't know about that. I did not look at 89 00:05:23,200 --> 00:05:25,039 Speaker 1: the weather. Rob g will look at the weather and 90 00:05:25,080 --> 00:05:28,120 Speaker 1: then let me know, uh in one minute whether or 91 00:05:28,160 --> 00:05:30,880 Speaker 1: not it's going to be you know, uh snow game 92 00:05:31,600 --> 00:05:34,680 Speaker 1: or balmy weather at Lambeau. It's gonna be a tough 93 00:05:34,720 --> 00:05:37,000 Speaker 1: one for Tom Brady, There's no doubt about it. But 94 00:05:37,040 --> 00:05:41,359 Speaker 1: I will say this, Um, they already smashed the Packers, 95 00:05:41,440 --> 00:05:44,560 Speaker 1: and they do well with the Packers don't and they 96 00:05:44,600 --> 00:05:46,719 Speaker 1: went at the line of scrimmage. I don't think the 97 00:05:46,760 --> 00:05:49,279 Speaker 1: Packers old line will have an advantage here. And the 98 00:05:49,320 --> 00:05:52,200 Speaker 1: return of Devon White is massive. As you saw, he 99 00:05:52,279 --> 00:05:55,360 Speaker 1: was incredible for Tampa number forty five all over the field. 100 00:05:55,839 --> 00:06:00,880 Speaker 1: Tackles in the backfield, the scoop on the fumble, an interception, 101 00:06:01,440 --> 00:06:03,760 Speaker 1: he didn't really let Alvin Camara get loose. I was 102 00:06:03,839 --> 00:06:07,520 Speaker 1: super impressed by Devin White in the first meeting. He helped. 103 00:06:07,560 --> 00:06:11,120 Speaker 1: He helped hold Aaron Jones to fifteen yards on ten carries. 104 00:06:11,640 --> 00:06:13,839 Speaker 1: This is a Packers team that wants to run the football. 105 00:06:13,839 --> 00:06:16,599 Speaker 1: They had ad on the ground against the Rams, the 106 00:06:16,800 --> 00:06:19,200 Speaker 1: most the Packers have ever had in a playoff game 107 00:06:19,520 --> 00:06:22,200 Speaker 1: with Aaron Rodgers as the starter. I saw this at 108 00:06:22,240 --> 00:06:24,160 Speaker 1: three and a half. I think it's already ticked up 109 00:06:24,160 --> 00:06:28,800 Speaker 1: to four. It's tough not to like the Green Bay 110 00:06:28,800 --> 00:06:31,039 Speaker 1: Packers at home here, rob G. Do you want to 111 00:06:31,040 --> 00:06:32,800 Speaker 1: come in with your Tom Brady slander now or do 112 00:06:32,839 --> 00:06:36,039 Speaker 1: you wanna wait? Or what do you want to do? Well? 113 00:06:36,080 --> 00:06:38,360 Speaker 1: First off, let me just give you the temperature in 114 00:06:38,400 --> 00:06:40,680 Speaker 1: Green Bay coming up on Sunday, since you asked for it. 115 00:06:41,640 --> 00:06:49,920 Speaker 1: Twenty four degrees chance of snow. That is foot ball weather, baby. 116 00:06:50,480 --> 00:06:54,599 Speaker 1: It is nice for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers warm weather, 117 00:06:54,640 --> 00:06:57,159 Speaker 1: guys going to cold, although Tom knows the cold given 118 00:06:57,200 --> 00:06:59,000 Speaker 1: all his years in New England. So go ahead, go ahead, 119 00:06:59,040 --> 00:07:01,160 Speaker 1: rip Brady up and down, terrib a new one. You 120 00:07:01,279 --> 00:07:03,000 Speaker 1: You could rip Breiz if you want, go ahead and 121 00:07:03,000 --> 00:07:07,640 Speaker 1: you can rip Braise. He was terrible, he's washed. Look, no, 122 00:07:07,760 --> 00:07:10,200 Speaker 1: I don't want to rip Tom Brady. That's not what 123 00:07:10,200 --> 00:07:11,720 Speaker 1: I'm here to do. It's hard to rip a guy 124 00:07:11,760 --> 00:07:14,560 Speaker 1: when his team wanted going to a NC championship. But 125 00:07:15,480 --> 00:07:20,480 Speaker 1: I will say this, the ball washing that has gone 126 00:07:20,480 --> 00:07:23,800 Speaker 1: on in the media by guys like you and other 127 00:07:23,840 --> 00:07:26,840 Speaker 1: guys in sports, it's just it's gonne. It's gone off 128 00:07:26,840 --> 00:07:30,559 Speaker 1: the rails. I mean Tom Brady completed less than fifty 129 00:07:31,120 --> 00:07:35,200 Speaker 1: of his passes for the third straight playoff game. He also, 130 00:07:35,520 --> 00:07:37,640 Speaker 1: by the way, through for less than two h yards 131 00:07:37,680 --> 00:07:43,239 Speaker 1: on Sunday against the Saints. He is not the story. 132 00:07:43,320 --> 00:07:47,800 Speaker 1: The story is Drew Brees. The story is Drew Brees 133 00:07:48,000 --> 00:07:51,200 Speaker 1: throwing three interceptions, all of them on his side of 134 00:07:51,200 --> 00:07:55,480 Speaker 1: the fifty yard line. He was rorible, terrible, trouble and 135 00:07:55,600 --> 00:07:59,320 Speaker 1: really bird shout out to Charles Barkley. I guess you know. 136 00:07:59,440 --> 00:08:03,480 Speaker 1: Kudos to Brady for for being mistake free throughout the game. 137 00:08:03,960 --> 00:08:07,080 Speaker 1: But the story is not that Tom Brady and the 138 00:08:07,080 --> 00:08:10,120 Speaker 1: type of Bay Bucks wanted the game. The story is 139 00:08:10,160 --> 00:08:15,160 Speaker 1: that Drew Brees vomited all over himself and single handedly 140 00:08:15,720 --> 00:08:19,200 Speaker 1: cost his team a shot at the NFC title game. No, 141 00:08:19,360 --> 00:08:23,880 Speaker 1: I I get it, but people, yes, that's it. Drew 142 00:08:23,920 --> 00:08:27,640 Speaker 1: Brees was terrible. But why kill a guy instead of 143 00:08:27,880 --> 00:08:30,960 Speaker 1: when you can promote Brady? Who's going to it? Like 144 00:08:31,000 --> 00:08:35,720 Speaker 1: I said, is fourteen championship game in nineteen years, That's amazing. 145 00:08:35,800 --> 00:08:38,800 Speaker 1: Like the guy was good, he delivered when he had to. Yes, 146 00:08:38,880 --> 00:08:42,679 Speaker 1: he was handed the turnovers. I'll add this and I 147 00:08:42,720 --> 00:08:45,440 Speaker 1: and I missed this on the Saints. How bad did 148 00:08:45,440 --> 00:08:48,079 Speaker 1: they miss Taysom Hill in that offense? Like, it's very 149 00:08:48,080 --> 00:08:52,360 Speaker 1: clear they had nothing robbed. They had five first downs 150 00:08:52,760 --> 00:08:55,760 Speaker 1: via penalty and they needed all of them, by the way, 151 00:08:55,800 --> 00:08:59,160 Speaker 1: like they struggled offensively four point nine yards per play. 152 00:08:59,160 --> 00:09:02,320 Speaker 1: They had two d be four yards in the game. Like, 153 00:09:03,480 --> 00:09:06,520 Speaker 1: I'm just curious, does Michael Thomas ask for a trade 154 00:09:06,640 --> 00:09:10,920 Speaker 1: before or after February one? This goes back to earlier 155 00:09:10,960 --> 00:09:12,800 Speaker 1: in the season, and I think we talked about on 156 00:09:12,840 --> 00:09:17,200 Speaker 1: the podcast. He was ticked off. Uh, internally, there are 157 00:09:17,240 --> 00:09:21,920 Speaker 1: some problems, and essentially he was refusing to play. He 158 00:09:21,960 --> 00:09:24,839 Speaker 1: was healthy, remember, he was like, he's healthy, he's practicing, 159 00:09:24,880 --> 00:09:27,559 Speaker 1: but he, oh, he's not coming back. And it kept 160 00:09:27,559 --> 00:09:29,320 Speaker 1: going and kept going, and they're like, oh, maybe they're 161 00:09:29,320 --> 00:09:32,440 Speaker 1: saving him for the bye. You know. Michael Thomas just unhappy. 162 00:09:32,559 --> 00:09:34,760 Speaker 1: He does not like it there, um, and I don't 163 00:09:34,760 --> 00:09:36,360 Speaker 1: know if he's gonna like it a lot more, would 164 00:09:36,440 --> 00:09:38,520 Speaker 1: tastom Hill is the starter next year. I don't know 165 00:09:38,559 --> 00:09:40,920 Speaker 1: if it's gonna be Winston. The Saints, they've had a 166 00:09:40,960 --> 00:09:44,280 Speaker 1: great run, man Um, it feels like it's over. Getting 167 00:09:44,280 --> 00:09:48,880 Speaker 1: outscored ten nothing in the fourth quarter at home against 168 00:09:49,200 --> 00:09:51,959 Speaker 1: Tom Brady and the Bucks. Like it feels like the 169 00:09:52,040 --> 00:09:54,160 Speaker 1: run for the Saints is over. There in a major 170 00:09:54,280 --> 00:09:58,680 Speaker 1: salary cap issue, Breeze obviously retiring, They lost their assistant 171 00:09:58,720 --> 00:10:00,520 Speaker 1: head coach, who will talk about later in the show. 172 00:10:00,559 --> 00:10:03,400 Speaker 1: He's going to the Detroit Lions. But the Saints had 173 00:10:03,400 --> 00:10:07,160 Speaker 1: a good run. Ultimately, it's over last four years, one 174 00:10:07,160 --> 00:10:09,360 Speaker 1: of the best teams in the league, and every year 175 00:10:10,640 --> 00:10:13,120 Speaker 1: they've really just crapped their pants in the playoffs and 176 00:10:13,120 --> 00:10:16,560 Speaker 1: they're done. All right, Let's get to I think, you know, 177 00:10:16,600 --> 00:10:18,600 Speaker 1: the Pat Mahomes story is going to be the story 178 00:10:18,679 --> 00:10:21,920 Speaker 1: of the week, you know, probably second in America after 179 00:10:21,920 --> 00:10:25,000 Speaker 1: the inauguration. Kind of a big deal there, especially if 180 00:10:25,000 --> 00:10:29,160 Speaker 1: you watch sixty minutes. Oh boy, Patrick Mahomes got taken 181 00:10:29,200 --> 00:10:33,000 Speaker 1: down clean hit. His head just went right down and 182 00:10:33,040 --> 00:10:35,080 Speaker 1: as soon as he got up with the wobbly legs, 183 00:10:35,080 --> 00:10:38,600 Speaker 1: it was terrifying. Now, I was reading about concussion protocol 184 00:10:39,320 --> 00:10:43,080 Speaker 1: and it appears that he's going to have to get 185 00:10:43,160 --> 00:10:47,480 Speaker 1: clearance from an independent neurologist. And I don't think he's 186 00:10:47,480 --> 00:10:50,160 Speaker 1: going to be able to practice for at least five days. 187 00:10:50,640 --> 00:10:52,480 Speaker 1: That's the way I read it. Now, Hey, we could 188 00:10:52,559 --> 00:10:55,920 Speaker 1: learn more stuff here in the next forty eight hours, 189 00:10:55,960 --> 00:10:58,800 Speaker 1: but it looks to me like Patrick Mahomes will be 190 00:10:58,840 --> 00:11:04,440 Speaker 1: held out of practice at least Friday. UM Chiefs are 191 00:11:04,480 --> 00:11:07,560 Speaker 1: gonna be hosting the third straight championship game. They scaped 192 00:11:07,640 --> 00:11:14,360 Speaker 1: by barely skaped by Cleveland sev Chad henything is possible 193 00:11:14,840 --> 00:11:19,280 Speaker 1: coming through in the clutch thirty five years old and 194 00:11:19,280 --> 00:11:25,040 Speaker 1: Andy Reid had the big, humongous brass cohoness to go 195 00:11:25,160 --> 00:11:28,640 Speaker 1: for it on fourth down from midfield. It was basically 196 00:11:28,679 --> 00:11:30,160 Speaker 1: you go for it. You and you get it, you 197 00:11:30,200 --> 00:11:32,360 Speaker 1: win the game. You don't, you might lose the game. 198 00:11:33,080 --> 00:11:35,160 Speaker 1: And Andy Reid shocked the world. Everybody thought they were 199 00:11:35,160 --> 00:11:38,120 Speaker 1: just gonna draw him off sides or try to and 200 00:11:38,240 --> 00:11:40,120 Speaker 1: he just going to quick snap. Whoa, he's doing it. 201 00:11:40,160 --> 00:11:42,079 Speaker 1: He's going for it. But at that point, Henny got 202 00:11:42,080 --> 00:11:46,680 Speaker 1: the pass out complete, first down um and the Chiefs advanced. 203 00:11:46,679 --> 00:11:51,160 Speaker 1: Now Chiefs zero eight and one in their last nine 204 00:11:51,200 --> 00:11:54,000 Speaker 1: games covering the spread. Browns hit that. It was a 205 00:11:54,080 --> 00:11:56,720 Speaker 1: nice cover, although it was lucky because my Homes left 206 00:11:56,760 --> 00:11:58,600 Speaker 1: the game in the third quarter. I just want to 207 00:11:58,600 --> 00:12:03,040 Speaker 1: give a quick shout out to the Honey Badger. How good. 208 00:12:03,080 --> 00:12:05,559 Speaker 1: Like Devin White was incredible for the Bucks all over 209 00:12:05,600 --> 00:12:09,600 Speaker 1: the field, Honey Badger was everywhere for Kansas City. I mean, 210 00:12:09,640 --> 00:12:12,760 Speaker 1: he was phenomenal. Just a great game. I didn't think 211 00:12:12,800 --> 00:12:15,599 Speaker 1: the Kansas City defense was particularly good. I think the 212 00:12:15,640 --> 00:12:20,679 Speaker 1: Browns had seven plays of twenty more yards, So I 213 00:12:20,720 --> 00:12:23,160 Speaker 1: think this Chief's defense has some holes and the Bills 214 00:12:23,200 --> 00:12:27,199 Speaker 1: will be able to exploit it. But this Patrick Mahomes 215 00:12:27,200 --> 00:12:29,000 Speaker 1: news will have me off this game pretty much all 216 00:12:29,040 --> 00:12:32,800 Speaker 1: week until I find out. I'm not betting the Bills 217 00:12:32,960 --> 00:12:35,880 Speaker 1: on the hope that Patrick Mahomes doesn't play because I 218 00:12:35,920 --> 00:12:39,800 Speaker 1: wanted to play. And you know, the scuttle butt late 219 00:12:39,920 --> 00:12:46,080 Speaker 1: Sunday was listened. Mahomes past the second concussion test and 220 00:12:46,160 --> 00:12:49,000 Speaker 1: he should be good. But that doesn't mean anything to me. 221 00:12:49,520 --> 00:12:51,559 Speaker 1: That doesn't mean that I'm ready to fire on the 222 00:12:51,640 --> 00:12:55,839 Speaker 1: Chiefs um in a game where remember they lost the 223 00:12:55,920 --> 00:12:58,280 Speaker 1: NFC title game two years ago to Brady and the Patriots, 224 00:12:58,280 --> 00:13:02,000 Speaker 1: a classic. That game was really good. Um, I don't 225 00:13:02,040 --> 00:13:03,679 Speaker 1: think they're a slam dunk to beat the Bills here. 226 00:13:03,760 --> 00:13:07,360 Speaker 1: She's just continue to be unimpressive. They lead I think 227 00:13:07,480 --> 00:13:10,080 Speaker 1: rob g nineteen to three, and you think they're gonna 228 00:13:10,080 --> 00:13:13,360 Speaker 1: put them away and I couldn't do it. Obviously, the 229 00:13:13,480 --> 00:13:18,000 Speaker 1: Mahomes injury change things. But I have an interesting stat 230 00:13:18,160 --> 00:13:21,680 Speaker 1: slash trend, and again, trends are not predictive. Take this 231 00:13:21,760 --> 00:13:24,720 Speaker 1: for which you will what you will. Teams that beat 232 00:13:24,760 --> 00:13:28,600 Speaker 1: an opponent in the regular season and then host them 233 00:13:28,760 --> 00:13:32,360 Speaker 1: in the conference championship the same season are thirty five 234 00:13:32,440 --> 00:13:36,800 Speaker 1: and sixteen since nineteen seventy and seven and two in 235 00:13:36,840 --> 00:13:39,840 Speaker 1: the last ten years. So beat an opponent in the 236 00:13:39,880 --> 00:13:43,080 Speaker 1: season and then you host them again seven and two 237 00:13:43,080 --> 00:13:46,440 Speaker 1: in the last ten years. Um, that does bode well 238 00:13:46,480 --> 00:13:48,360 Speaker 1: for the Chiefs. But again that what does that mean? 239 00:13:48,440 --> 00:13:51,280 Speaker 1: It's just just stats. You know, you could just chake 240 00:13:51,360 --> 00:13:57,720 Speaker 1: that in. Um, it's terrible, absolutely terrible if um, Patrick 241 00:13:57,760 --> 00:14:00,360 Speaker 1: Mahomes can't play. You know, I know Bill fans are 242 00:14:00,360 --> 00:14:02,600 Speaker 1: excited about that, but it's bad for the league. Like 243 00:14:02,679 --> 00:14:06,480 Speaker 1: that just sucks. Patrick Holmes is Super Bowl, MVP League 244 00:14:06,520 --> 00:14:09,040 Speaker 1: m v P pretty much the face of the NFL. 245 00:14:09,360 --> 00:14:11,440 Speaker 1: It certainly ain't your guy, Lamar Jackson. Now, I know 246 00:14:11,760 --> 00:14:16,600 Speaker 1: Rob G really going in hard hard on Lamar Jackson 247 00:14:16,600 --> 00:14:19,080 Speaker 1: all weekend. A lot of people bashing Lamar. You can't 248 00:14:19,120 --> 00:14:25,720 Speaker 1: pay him? How can anybody extend him? Um, Lamar Jackson. 249 00:14:25,720 --> 00:14:30,080 Speaker 1: Now one in three and four playoff games, another double 250 00:14:30,120 --> 00:14:33,280 Speaker 1: digit loss. I will go to my graves saying this people, 251 00:14:34,760 --> 00:14:38,880 Speaker 1: if that exact game was happening again, I would bet 252 00:14:38,920 --> 00:14:42,800 Speaker 1: the Ravens again, because again, this is a similar situation 253 00:14:42,840 --> 00:14:46,600 Speaker 1: to the Saints, except they were down ten three. They 254 00:14:46,760 --> 00:14:49,240 Speaker 1: missed two field goals in the wind right, And it's 255 00:14:49,280 --> 00:14:51,800 Speaker 1: not just some guy missing two field goals. It's Justin Tucker, 256 00:14:51,840 --> 00:14:55,240 Speaker 1: one of the greatest kickers in NFL history. Okay, so 257 00:14:56,080 --> 00:14:59,600 Speaker 1: you out gave him um, and that's before the garbage 258 00:14:59,600 --> 00:15:02,400 Speaker 1: time st the missfield goals and you're driving in the 259 00:15:02,440 --> 00:15:06,120 Speaker 1: red zone down ten three and they can't pick up 260 00:15:06,120 --> 00:15:08,480 Speaker 1: the blitz and Lamar doesn't. He needs like a second 261 00:15:08,520 --> 00:15:10,600 Speaker 1: longer to hit Hollywood Brown for the touchdown to tie 262 00:15:10,600 --> 00:15:14,200 Speaker 1: the game up. The very next play, Lamar has a 263 00:15:14,320 --> 00:15:18,240 Speaker 1: terrible read and he throws a pick six hundred and 264 00:15:18,240 --> 00:15:20,560 Speaker 1: one yards the other way, So instead of a tie 265 00:15:20,600 --> 00:15:23,280 Speaker 1: game at ten ten and the Ravens are right there 266 00:15:23,760 --> 00:15:26,200 Speaker 1: and you're feeling confident because the Ravens defense had totally 267 00:15:26,240 --> 00:15:31,000 Speaker 1: shut down the Bills. Um, it's three and it's game over. 268 00:15:31,120 --> 00:15:35,200 Speaker 1: And then compounding matters on the after the kickoff first play, 269 00:15:35,600 --> 00:15:38,280 Speaker 1: you know, the Ravens center, who had a nightmare game, 270 00:15:38,320 --> 00:15:42,640 Speaker 1: had like five bad snaps, has another one and Lamar 271 00:15:42,680 --> 00:15:46,040 Speaker 1: gets his clock cleaned, gets a concussion and doesn't return. 272 00:15:46,960 --> 00:15:50,080 Speaker 1: So it was just like a nightmare for me between 273 00:15:50,120 --> 00:15:54,080 Speaker 1: the Ravens and the Saints and the turnovers, like you know, 274 00:15:54,120 --> 00:15:59,080 Speaker 1: you uncharacteristic stuff. I don't know, but I think it's 275 00:15:59,520 --> 00:16:01,400 Speaker 1: is it, hey, Rob G for me to say I 276 00:16:01,480 --> 00:16:05,080 Speaker 1: don't know what to do with Lamar Jackson Obviously, he's 277 00:16:05,120 --> 00:16:09,680 Speaker 1: a dominant regular season player and in the postseason he's limited. 278 00:16:10,080 --> 00:16:13,480 Speaker 1: Can the coaches find a way to remove the Oh 279 00:16:13,520 --> 00:16:15,240 Speaker 1: it's Lamar, it's the playoffs. We know what to do. 280 00:16:15,320 --> 00:16:17,960 Speaker 1: Can the coaches find that? I think part of it's 281 00:16:18,000 --> 00:16:20,440 Speaker 1: on them, Rob right, is it not on Roman and Harball. 282 00:16:20,760 --> 00:16:24,440 Speaker 1: It was just so unusual what happened in that game 283 00:16:24,520 --> 00:16:28,000 Speaker 1: for the Ravens. I mean, Lamar Jackson in his career 284 00:16:28,080 --> 00:16:33,080 Speaker 1: before uh that game on Saturday, forty nine touchdowns, zero 285 00:16:33,160 --> 00:16:35,800 Speaker 1: interceptions in the red zone, and so it's fitting his 286 00:16:35,840 --> 00:16:38,840 Speaker 1: throws his first red zone interception in a playoff game 287 00:16:38,880 --> 00:16:40,800 Speaker 1: and it goes back to the house hunter one yards. 288 00:16:40,840 --> 00:16:46,160 Speaker 1: And then Justin Tucker had never missed two field goals 289 00:16:46,200 --> 00:16:50,240 Speaker 1: in the game since in his career. He was a 290 00:16:50,240 --> 00:16:53,560 Speaker 1: perfect eleven of eleven in the playoffs inside of fifty yards, 291 00:16:53,800 --> 00:16:56,400 Speaker 1: and he missed two of them. So it was just, 292 00:16:56,720 --> 00:17:01,400 Speaker 1: you know, a series of of on timely errors by 293 00:17:01,400 --> 00:17:03,560 Speaker 1: the Baltimore Ravens because like you mentioned, you know, they 294 00:17:03,920 --> 00:17:06,359 Speaker 1: had had him on first downs, they were better on 295 00:17:06,440 --> 00:17:08,640 Speaker 1: third down, they had more total yards, they had more 296 00:17:08,680 --> 00:17:13,320 Speaker 1: total time of possession. It's just you know, three very 297 00:17:13,359 --> 00:17:19,320 Speaker 1: un characteristic mistakes that happened at the absolute worst time. 298 00:17:19,840 --> 00:17:21,920 Speaker 1: I'll just say this for Bill's mafia fans who want 299 00:17:21,920 --> 00:17:25,320 Speaker 1: to kill me because I picked the Raiders. Um, the 300 00:17:25,600 --> 00:17:30,360 Speaker 1: high scoring juggernaut offense of the Buffalo Bills in two 301 00:17:30,359 --> 00:17:36,280 Speaker 1: playoff games has four offensive touchdowns. That's it, Like eight 302 00:17:36,320 --> 00:17:39,520 Speaker 1: quarters four offensive touchdowns. Like, welcome to playoff football, guys. 303 00:17:39,960 --> 00:17:44,440 Speaker 1: It ain't easy. The Ravens had a great defensive game plan. Um. 304 00:17:44,480 --> 00:17:46,440 Speaker 1: I don't know if the Chiefs Chiefs will be able 305 00:17:46,480 --> 00:17:50,040 Speaker 1: to duplicate it. But Steve Spagnolo, who's the guy who 306 00:17:50,119 --> 00:17:53,600 Speaker 1: shut down the Tom Brady Randy moss Um juggernaut in 307 00:17:53,640 --> 00:17:55,760 Speaker 1: the Super Bowl, he has his work cut out this week. 308 00:17:55,800 --> 00:17:57,200 Speaker 1: But I have a feeling he's had his eye on 309 00:17:57,240 --> 00:17:59,720 Speaker 1: this game for a while. So that covers the good 310 00:17:59,720 --> 00:18:03,400 Speaker 1: game from the weekend. Now, Um, a lot of non 311 00:18:03,760 --> 00:18:06,760 Speaker 1: game news to report, now, rob G. We could start 312 00:18:06,800 --> 00:18:10,879 Speaker 1: with some of this Eagles chatter. Holy cow. Um. We 313 00:18:10,920 --> 00:18:14,160 Speaker 1: could do Dan Campbell to the Lions. We could do 314 00:18:14,680 --> 00:18:17,480 Speaker 1: the surprise higher of the l A Chargers, or we 315 00:18:17,520 --> 00:18:21,520 Speaker 1: could do Deshaun Watson essentially demanding a trade. I'll let 316 00:18:21,520 --> 00:18:23,879 Speaker 1: you pick Rob G because I'm ready to fire on 317 00:18:23,960 --> 00:18:26,360 Speaker 1: all these damn topics. I would love to hear your 318 00:18:26,359 --> 00:18:28,280 Speaker 1: take on the Rams higher because to me, that was 319 00:18:28,320 --> 00:18:32,320 Speaker 1: the big shocker of the night. All Right, So everybody said, boy, 320 00:18:32,359 --> 00:18:34,359 Speaker 1: all you need to do is get Justin Herbert, a 321 00:18:34,359 --> 00:18:36,880 Speaker 1: great offensive guy, and he's gonna go to the moon. 322 00:18:37,440 --> 00:18:39,840 Speaker 1: You know, he's gonna make the jump to light speed. 323 00:18:39,960 --> 00:18:43,479 Speaker 1: It's over. And then you really think about it and 324 00:18:43,480 --> 00:18:47,080 Speaker 1: you're like, wait a second. Justin Herbert did this. He 325 00:18:47,160 --> 00:18:52,840 Speaker 1: had this good of a season with Anthony lenn Really, 326 00:18:53,160 --> 00:18:56,800 Speaker 1: oh wait a minute, and you know, from the Chargers, 327 00:18:56,880 --> 00:19:00,520 Speaker 1: I can kind of sort of understand the move to 328 00:19:00,680 --> 00:19:04,560 Speaker 1: bring in Brandon Staley. He's gonna be the new head coach. Um. 329 00:19:04,680 --> 00:19:08,640 Speaker 1: He was the Rams defensive coordinator, the trepidation for me, 330 00:19:08,880 --> 00:19:13,280 Speaker 1: and the producer of my weekend radio show, Gavin He 331 00:19:13,440 --> 00:19:17,040 Speaker 1: does social media for this podcast and he loves the 332 00:19:17,080 --> 00:19:20,000 Speaker 1: high and he's already like was texting me on Sunday night, Hey, hey, 333 00:19:20,160 --> 00:19:22,320 Speaker 1: listen before you kill it. There's some good things here. 334 00:19:22,359 --> 00:19:26,920 Speaker 1: And he made some good points like essentially, I don't 335 00:19:26,920 --> 00:19:28,600 Speaker 1: want to say you got a figurehead in there for 336 00:19:28,680 --> 00:19:32,119 Speaker 1: Justin Herbert, but like Justin Herbert knows what he's doing. 337 00:19:32,280 --> 00:19:35,639 Speaker 1: I have a lot of confidences. You know, whoever you 338 00:19:35,680 --> 00:19:38,360 Speaker 1: get to be the offensive coordinator, the head coach, you're 339 00:19:38,359 --> 00:19:39,960 Speaker 1: not gonna go to Justin Herbert said we need to 340 00:19:40,040 --> 00:19:42,200 Speaker 1: change this, that and the other. No, no, no, no, no, 341 00:19:43,000 --> 00:19:46,640 Speaker 1: you do all these things. Well, we're going to take 342 00:19:46,720 --> 00:19:50,160 Speaker 1: that and supplement it and then you know, basically make 343 00:19:50,200 --> 00:19:52,480 Speaker 1: it on steroids. That's what we're gonna do. What everything 344 00:19:52,520 --> 00:19:54,280 Speaker 1: we just did last year and do it a little better. 345 00:19:54,359 --> 00:19:59,200 Speaker 1: Because offensively they were terrific. Remove the Patriots game. Defense 346 00:19:59,280 --> 00:20:05,960 Speaker 1: is the question. And I just wonder if Brandon Staley knows, Hey, man, 347 00:20:06,000 --> 00:20:10,639 Speaker 1: I had Aaron Donald and um, Jalen Ramsey on my 348 00:20:10,680 --> 00:20:12,720 Speaker 1: team all season and we were a top five unit. 349 00:20:12,760 --> 00:20:17,280 Speaker 1: We face like six backup quarterbacks. Um, you know, he 350 00:20:17,600 --> 00:20:21,119 Speaker 1: captured lightning in a bottle with that defense, what's it 351 00:20:21,119 --> 00:20:23,000 Speaker 1: gonna look like when you don't have Aaron Donald and 352 00:20:23,080 --> 00:20:26,040 Speaker 1: Jalen Ramsey. Now they do have a bossa brother, and 353 00:20:26,200 --> 00:20:29,280 Speaker 1: you could argue they have Derwin James, But I mean, 354 00:20:29,640 --> 00:20:32,080 Speaker 1: Derwin James has been a hurt for what a season 355 00:20:32,160 --> 00:20:34,560 Speaker 1: and a half. We know when he's healthy, he's really good, 356 00:20:34,560 --> 00:20:37,600 Speaker 1: but after all these injuries, I have no idea they 357 00:20:37,640 --> 00:20:40,800 Speaker 1: have talent on defense. I mean, I think there's a 358 00:20:40,840 --> 00:20:43,560 Speaker 1: buy signal on the Chargers. I will definitely be betting 359 00:20:43,560 --> 00:20:45,720 Speaker 1: them to get into the playoffs next year. Uh sorry 360 00:20:45,720 --> 00:20:48,800 Speaker 1: about your Raiders. So overall, I'm not going to destroy 361 00:20:48,840 --> 00:20:51,960 Speaker 1: the move, but I'll say this, every offensive guy is 362 00:20:52,000 --> 00:20:55,160 Speaker 1: going to be lining up to be the offensive coordinator 363 00:20:55,200 --> 00:20:58,000 Speaker 1: for the Chargers because guess what, when you coach Herbert, 364 00:20:58,720 --> 00:21:01,200 Speaker 1: you're gonna look good. They got Keenan Allen. I think 365 00:21:01,200 --> 00:21:04,040 Speaker 1: they're gonna probably lose Hunter Henry. You got Mike Williams, 366 00:21:04,080 --> 00:21:06,760 Speaker 1: you got Austin Ekeler, you got talent. You need to 367 00:21:06,760 --> 00:21:10,560 Speaker 1: pick up an offensive lineman, protect Herbert and that offensive coordinator. 368 00:21:10,600 --> 00:21:13,960 Speaker 1: Whoever you bring in, he's gonna be getting looks instantly 369 00:21:14,280 --> 00:21:16,960 Speaker 1: for head coaching job. And that's was my complaint with 370 00:21:17,000 --> 00:21:20,240 Speaker 1: the Jets last week. If it works, great, but guess 371 00:21:20,240 --> 00:21:23,240 Speaker 1: what then you've got to bring in new guys every what, 372 00:21:23,480 --> 00:21:26,439 Speaker 1: every year, every two years, every three years, because if 373 00:21:26,480 --> 00:21:30,400 Speaker 1: it works, people want offensive coaches. So I don't hate 374 00:21:30,400 --> 00:21:31,960 Speaker 1: the move. I guess I would grade it out as 375 00:21:31,960 --> 00:21:34,159 Speaker 1: a B to a B plus. I got high like 376 00:21:34,200 --> 00:21:37,760 Speaker 1: an eight eight out of a hundred. I like Stanley Stanley, sorry, 377 00:21:37,880 --> 00:21:40,600 Speaker 1: Brandon Staley good higher for the Chargers as an a 378 00:21:40,680 --> 00:21:43,119 Speaker 1: f C West guy, robbed you any thoughts As a 379 00:21:43,200 --> 00:21:45,000 Speaker 1: Raider fan, I love to hire because you know, I 380 00:21:45,080 --> 00:21:48,000 Speaker 1: think that they made a mistake. I think that Brandon Staley, 381 00:21:48,000 --> 00:21:49,480 Speaker 1: even though he did a great job with the Rams 382 00:21:49,520 --> 00:21:52,960 Speaker 1: defense this past season, he was underqualified. I mean four 383 00:21:53,080 --> 00:21:56,600 Speaker 1: years ago he was coaching UH at Division three John 384 00:21:56,640 --> 00:22:00,080 Speaker 1: Carroll University. But again, the charges for an off this, 385 00:22:00,280 --> 00:22:03,760 Speaker 1: we all know that they are we'll call it fiscally 386 00:22:04,320 --> 00:22:07,800 Speaker 1: uh very responsible, you know a k they're cheap. There 387 00:22:07,840 --> 00:22:12,000 Speaker 1: were two very clear head coaching candidates for them, number 388 00:22:12,040 --> 00:22:14,119 Speaker 1: one Brian Dable, Number two Eric b Enemy either one, 389 00:22:14,119 --> 00:22:16,560 Speaker 1: however you want to slice it. And I think that 390 00:22:16,680 --> 00:22:20,520 Speaker 1: in making this higher, they are hitching their wagons to 391 00:22:21,440 --> 00:22:23,960 Speaker 1: a young, up and coming coach who's gonna bring with him. 392 00:22:24,119 --> 00:22:27,040 Speaker 1: I assume a young and up and coming offensive coordinator. 393 00:22:27,720 --> 00:22:30,240 Speaker 1: And you know what's gonna happen is if they do well, 394 00:22:30,320 --> 00:22:34,240 Speaker 1: then that offensive coordinator becomes the next head coaching you know, candidate. 395 00:22:34,560 --> 00:22:36,560 Speaker 1: And I think that you you run the risk, just 396 00:22:36,600 --> 00:22:40,159 Speaker 1: like with the New York Jets, where you hire defensive coordinator. 397 00:22:40,200 --> 00:22:42,000 Speaker 1: You get this offensive guy in there, and then next 398 00:22:42,000 --> 00:22:44,600 Speaker 1: thing you know, you have a revolving door of coordinators, 399 00:22:44,600 --> 00:22:46,959 Speaker 1: and that's the worst thing you can do for a 400 00:22:47,000 --> 00:22:49,520 Speaker 1: young quarterback. So I think that they're playing a risky 401 00:22:49,560 --> 00:22:52,399 Speaker 1: game with Justin Herbert. My guess as to why they 402 00:22:52,440 --> 00:22:55,080 Speaker 1: did it is Brian Dable knows he can get top dollar, 403 00:22:55,800 --> 00:22:58,160 Speaker 1: and he knows he's got an offer from the Texans 404 00:22:58,200 --> 00:23:00,840 Speaker 1: in his back pocket. Those are his guys, those Patriot guys. 405 00:23:01,200 --> 00:23:04,720 Speaker 1: He has connections to Easterby and Nick Cesario of the Texas. 406 00:23:05,640 --> 00:23:08,000 Speaker 1: I don't know that he'd want to go in dabole 407 00:23:08,320 --> 00:23:12,560 Speaker 1: to that Eagle situation, Like why, Like it seems like 408 00:23:12,600 --> 00:23:14,919 Speaker 1: a mess. And by the way, it looks like Josh 409 00:23:15,000 --> 00:23:17,640 Speaker 1: McDaniels is the front runner there, which is straight up 410 00:23:17,880 --> 00:23:21,600 Speaker 1: terrifying because we know Josh McDaniels comes from the Belichick 411 00:23:21,640 --> 00:23:24,760 Speaker 1: tree of control freaks. He went to Denver, got in 412 00:23:24,760 --> 00:23:27,359 Speaker 1: a fight with Jake Cutler instantly, and they had to 413 00:23:27,359 --> 00:23:31,480 Speaker 1: trade Jay Cutler just so uh McDaniels could draft Tim Tebow, 414 00:23:32,080 --> 00:23:34,960 Speaker 1: who we all know was not really an NFL quarterback. 415 00:23:35,920 --> 00:23:40,040 Speaker 1: So like, that's what's gonna be going into uh, Philadelphia, 416 00:23:40,280 --> 00:23:45,280 Speaker 1: and guess what if Carson Wentz gets fixed, Josh McDaniels 417 00:23:45,320 --> 00:23:48,320 Speaker 1: gets all the credit, and we know that the GM 418 00:23:48,359 --> 00:23:50,399 Speaker 1: Howie Roseman. If you guys read the article over the 419 00:23:50,440 --> 00:23:54,000 Speaker 1: weekend and the Philadelphia inquired just a savage takedown of 420 00:23:54,080 --> 00:23:58,160 Speaker 1: Howie Roseman, even Carson Wentz, Like the article basically said 421 00:23:58,240 --> 00:24:01,440 Speaker 1: Carson Wentz would get the play from the head coach 422 00:24:01,600 --> 00:24:05,160 Speaker 1: Peterson go to the line and just kill the play, 423 00:24:05,240 --> 00:24:06,959 Speaker 1: not because of anything he saw, but just because they 424 00:24:06,960 --> 00:24:11,000 Speaker 1: were like a pissing contest. They're like, what is that about? 425 00:24:11,440 --> 00:24:15,199 Speaker 1: Like that that organization has some major problems. Um. I 426 00:24:15,240 --> 00:24:17,040 Speaker 1: think Dabele could have that if he wants it. I 427 00:24:17,080 --> 00:24:18,480 Speaker 1: don't know how good of a job that is, but 428 00:24:18,520 --> 00:24:20,960 Speaker 1: I think Dabel ends up with the Texans. I mean, 429 00:24:20,960 --> 00:24:22,800 Speaker 1: if he stays with the Bills, man, I'll be pissed 430 00:24:22,840 --> 00:24:26,160 Speaker 1: as an a f C East Fit Jets fan. Um, 431 00:24:26,200 --> 00:24:28,800 Speaker 1: but you're probably right. The Spanosans are a little bit 432 00:24:28,840 --> 00:24:32,040 Speaker 1: on the cheap side. Historically that's been the case. And 433 00:24:32,160 --> 00:24:35,119 Speaker 1: you know, the young coach who's never been a head coach, 434 00:24:35,240 --> 00:24:38,000 Speaker 1: you know he's gonna come a lot cheaper. Speaking of cheap, 435 00:24:39,640 --> 00:24:42,600 Speaker 1: what are the Detroit Lions doing I unofficially, I'm sorry, 436 00:24:42,640 --> 00:24:46,600 Speaker 1: I officially broke up my two year romance with the 437 00:24:46,640 --> 00:24:49,600 Speaker 1: Detroit Lions. I gassed them up the last two years. 438 00:24:50,080 --> 00:24:52,800 Speaker 1: Um in the preseason. You heard me gas him up 439 00:24:52,800 --> 00:24:55,240 Speaker 1: on this podcast. Before the NFL season started, I thought 440 00:24:55,280 --> 00:24:58,280 Speaker 1: they had a lot of potential. They hired a man 441 00:24:58,400 --> 00:25:04,720 Speaker 1: named Dan Campbell. Okay, here's a great stat. Dan Campbell 442 00:25:04,840 --> 00:25:10,600 Speaker 1: has never been a coordinator in the NFL, not offense, not, 443 00:25:10,960 --> 00:25:16,280 Speaker 1: never been a coordinator. He's a motivator, which rhymes with 444 00:25:16,400 --> 00:25:20,240 Speaker 1: coordinator and um. Also, they hope that Dan Campbell can 445 00:25:20,280 --> 00:25:24,199 Speaker 1: like bring everybody together. He's not a master of x 446 00:25:24,240 --> 00:25:30,280 Speaker 1: as and os. My gosh, this is a spectacular failure 447 00:25:30,400 --> 00:25:34,960 Speaker 1: by the Detroit Lions, just unbelievably terrible. So you're telling 448 00:25:34,960 --> 00:25:39,480 Speaker 1: me the NFL, which has gone very analytical now, and 449 00:25:39,520 --> 00:25:42,399 Speaker 1: you're bringing in a motivator who doesn't know x as 450 00:25:42,400 --> 00:25:45,359 Speaker 1: and os and has never been a coordinator. What's he 451 00:25:45,359 --> 00:25:47,280 Speaker 1: gonna do? What do you think the motivator does on 452 00:25:47,280 --> 00:25:49,840 Speaker 1: all these fourth downs? Fourth and one, fourth and two decisions? 453 00:25:50,160 --> 00:25:52,120 Speaker 1: What do you think that guy does? He punts, he's safe. 454 00:25:52,119 --> 00:25:54,679 Speaker 1: Oh we got this our defense. Yeah, yeah, definitely like 455 00:25:54,760 --> 00:25:58,480 Speaker 1: this is just I feel bad for my Lions friends. Um, 456 00:25:58,520 --> 00:26:00,879 Speaker 1: and there are a couple I have a few fans 457 00:26:00,920 --> 00:26:04,040 Speaker 1: that I'm friends with, not many, but a few. I 458 00:26:04,040 --> 00:26:07,760 Speaker 1: guess we'll quickly wrap up on this situation with Deshaun 459 00:26:07,760 --> 00:26:14,240 Speaker 1: Watson and the Texans. UM. So I don't know, like 460 00:26:14,280 --> 00:26:18,000 Speaker 1: we've had rap report on this show. We've had Albert Brier. Uh. 461 00:26:18,359 --> 00:26:21,200 Speaker 1: Basically I know the report Chefter hasn't come on because 462 00:26:21,240 --> 00:26:22,879 Speaker 1: I don't know if he can. But we are friendly 463 00:26:23,240 --> 00:26:25,679 Speaker 1: follow each other on social media. I've seen him around 464 00:26:25,800 --> 00:26:30,000 Speaker 1: we Um. He's represented by the same agency that I am, 465 00:26:30,080 --> 00:26:33,000 Speaker 1: and so we are friendly. And I could just say 466 00:26:33,040 --> 00:26:37,560 Speaker 1: this about Schefter when he reports something, there's definitely more 467 00:26:37,600 --> 00:26:40,280 Speaker 1: than smoke. He's not gonna put out something that's like 468 00:26:40,680 --> 00:26:45,800 Speaker 1: wishy washy or rumor Mills stuff. There's a lot of 469 00:26:46,359 --> 00:26:51,439 Speaker 1: a lot more than just smoke to this Deshaun Watson stuff, folks. Um, 470 00:26:51,480 --> 00:26:55,679 Speaker 1: Apparently it isn't just Easterby. He's piste off Deshaun Watson. 471 00:26:55,720 --> 00:26:59,240 Speaker 1: That the owner straight up lied to his face and 472 00:26:59,359 --> 00:27:01,119 Speaker 1: was like, oh yeah, I like that input, thank you. 473 00:27:01,160 --> 00:27:02,560 Speaker 1: We will talk to your guys, And then he just 474 00:27:02,600 --> 00:27:04,320 Speaker 1: said no, I'm not talking to his guys. I got 475 00:27:04,320 --> 00:27:07,720 Speaker 1: my guy, and Deshaun Watson can't see pass that. So 476 00:27:07,800 --> 00:27:10,240 Speaker 1: it's not as simple as fire easterby which the owner 477 00:27:10,280 --> 00:27:12,800 Speaker 1: said he's not gonna do. And this is a billionaire 478 00:27:12,800 --> 00:27:14,800 Speaker 1: we're talking about. You know, the egos on these guys. 479 00:27:16,400 --> 00:27:19,240 Speaker 1: Imagine if somebody came in and tried to tell Jerry 480 00:27:19,280 --> 00:27:21,280 Speaker 1: Jones what to do. You think he's gonna listen. You 481 00:27:21,280 --> 00:27:25,080 Speaker 1: think this McNair guy is gonna listen. So it's looking 482 00:27:25,160 --> 00:27:28,840 Speaker 1: like they're gonna have to trade him. Now, the New 483 00:27:28,920 --> 00:27:33,240 Speaker 1: York Jets are sitting very pretty. They've got two number 484 00:27:33,240 --> 00:27:35,560 Speaker 1: ones this year, they have number one. Next year they 485 00:27:35,560 --> 00:27:37,199 Speaker 1: have obviously the number one. The year after that, they 486 00:27:37,200 --> 00:27:41,360 Speaker 1: have Sam Donald. They can trade or package. Um. Now, 487 00:27:41,400 --> 00:27:51,040 Speaker 1: Deshaun Watson does I believe have a no trade clause? Um. 488 00:27:51,080 --> 00:27:52,640 Speaker 1: I don't want to go too deep into the Jets 489 00:27:52,680 --> 00:27:54,639 Speaker 1: in case he goes to the Dolphins that I'm crestfallen 490 00:27:54,720 --> 00:27:59,879 Speaker 1: once again. But it sounds like Deshaun Watson will be 491 00:28:00,080 --> 00:28:04,960 Speaker 1: The move will happen this week. We'll see. The NFL 492 00:28:05,000 --> 00:28:06,960 Speaker 1: is just looking so good right now. You get Tom 493 00:28:07,000 --> 00:28:09,560 Speaker 1: Brady versus Aaron Rodgers. Do you know what the excitement's 494 00:28:09,560 --> 00:28:12,640 Speaker 1: gonna be all weak? Um, we will find some other 495 00:28:12,640 --> 00:28:15,800 Speaker 1: stuff to talk about more. NBA games were canceled on Sunday. 496 00:28:16,720 --> 00:28:19,080 Speaker 1: The league's just in such a tough spot. Um, we're 497 00:28:19,119 --> 00:28:21,840 Speaker 1: thinking about a college hoops guest this week. If you 498 00:28:21,880 --> 00:28:24,200 Speaker 1: have any idea, I mean, listen, I have plenty of ideas, 499 00:28:24,200 --> 00:28:25,919 Speaker 1: but I'm curious if there's anybody out there in the 500 00:28:25,960 --> 00:28:28,760 Speaker 1: college hoops landscape that you think we should get into, 501 00:28:29,080 --> 00:28:31,480 Speaker 1: get involved with, and get on the podcast. Got great 502 00:28:31,480 --> 00:28:34,960 Speaker 1: feedback on the guest last week. UM, so a big 503 00:28:35,000 --> 00:28:37,919 Speaker 1: week ahead here on Straight Fire. We'll talk to you tomorrow.