1 00:00:01,120 --> 00:00:10,360 Speaker 1: The Around the League Podcast is Allergic to Cats. Welcome 2 00:00:10,360 --> 00:00:12,360 Speaker 1: back to another edition of the Round the League Podcast. 3 00:00:12,360 --> 00:00:14,120 Speaker 1: My name is Dan Hansus, and I'm joined by a 4 00:00:14,200 --> 00:00:18,160 Speaker 1: room full of heroes, Chris Westling and Greg Rosenthal. What 5 00:00:18,239 --> 00:00:22,480 Speaker 1: a boys, heydn no Cessler Sessler couldn't make it, but 6 00:00:23,200 --> 00:00:26,400 Speaker 1: we are. We're gonna get by. We've gotten by before. 7 00:00:26,440 --> 00:00:28,520 Speaker 1: We can do this. We can do it. Okay, it's 8 00:00:28,560 --> 00:00:33,480 Speaker 1: been a great day. I mean k Rich's team one, uh, 9 00:00:33,680 --> 00:00:36,800 Speaker 1: the Around the League official team Carolina Panthers one. What 10 00:00:36,880 --> 00:00:39,200 Speaker 1: could be better? The Browns are back in the mix. 11 00:00:39,560 --> 00:00:41,360 Speaker 1: The only thing that bothers me is there's a giant 12 00:00:41,400 --> 00:00:45,320 Speaker 1: lighting structure separating me and k Rich from the glass. 13 00:00:45,680 --> 00:00:49,040 Speaker 1: It's really up now. Greig is getting up, He's moving it. 14 00:00:50,040 --> 00:00:52,760 Speaker 1: This is very masculine by It's never been a productive 15 00:00:53,520 --> 00:00:55,240 Speaker 1: thing for me to get up, but this is I'm 16 00:00:55,240 --> 00:00:57,480 Speaker 1: trying here. Suddenly I could see you as a lumberjacker 17 00:00:57,480 --> 00:01:03,600 Speaker 1: in another life. There it is wow. Single applause. West 18 00:01:03,640 --> 00:01:06,400 Speaker 1: doesn't care alright with that? Taking care of yes. This 19 00:01:06,480 --> 00:01:08,800 Speaker 1: is another big week Week ten, A lot of good games, 20 00:01:09,120 --> 00:01:11,200 Speaker 1: and I guess let's get right to it. Because the 21 00:01:11,200 --> 00:01:14,080 Speaker 1: game of the week. We talked about it on Friday. 22 00:01:14,120 --> 00:01:17,319 Speaker 1: We were very excited about the game, and uh, Greg's 23 00:01:17,319 --> 00:01:19,920 Speaker 1: already pumped up because he nailed it with a hero pick. 24 00:01:20,080 --> 00:01:23,920 Speaker 1: The Carolina Panthers won their fifth straight game. Drayton Florence's 25 00:01:24,000 --> 00:01:26,520 Speaker 1: interception in the final minute sealed to ten nine win 26 00:01:26,959 --> 00:01:30,119 Speaker 1: for the Panthers, and they snapped the Niners five game 27 00:01:30,120 --> 00:01:34,840 Speaker 1: winning streak and more importantly, made a big statement in 28 00:01:34,880 --> 00:01:39,640 Speaker 1: the NFL. Greg, We've got a statement win. We said 29 00:01:39,680 --> 00:01:42,000 Speaker 1: the Panthers were a top five NFL team going into 30 00:01:42,000 --> 00:01:44,399 Speaker 1: the weekend, and they went out and proved it by 31 00:01:44,440 --> 00:01:47,680 Speaker 1: beating the team that's their mirror image. But they're better 32 00:01:47,720 --> 00:01:49,640 Speaker 1: at it. I mean, these two teams both want to 33 00:01:49,640 --> 00:01:52,760 Speaker 1: play the same way on defense, getting after you, being 34 00:01:52,800 --> 00:01:55,720 Speaker 1: a physical team, but the Panthers were better at it. 35 00:01:55,760 --> 00:01:59,320 Speaker 1: Their linebacker duo that's so good, Luke Kickley and Thomas Davis. 36 00:01:59,320 --> 00:02:01,720 Speaker 1: They were better than the forty Niners due today. Cam 37 00:02:01,720 --> 00:02:04,680 Speaker 1: Newton made a few more plays than Colin Kaepernick when 38 00:02:04,680 --> 00:02:07,360 Speaker 1: he needed to, and the past rush was just awesome. 39 00:02:07,360 --> 00:02:09,240 Speaker 1: I thought that was the difference in the game. They 40 00:02:09,280 --> 00:02:13,000 Speaker 1: had twenty eight dropbacks for the forty Niners and In 41 00:02:13,040 --> 00:02:15,960 Speaker 1: those drop backs, there were six sacks by the Panthers 42 00:02:15,960 --> 00:02:18,800 Speaker 1: and seven quarterback hits. Kaepernick just did not have any 43 00:02:18,800 --> 00:02:21,280 Speaker 1: time and they only had forty five yards in the 44 00:02:21,320 --> 00:02:23,840 Speaker 1: second half. Did forty Niners lose this game? Because Vernon 45 00:02:23,880 --> 00:02:27,240 Speaker 1: Davis was concussed That was a big factor. He left 46 00:02:27,280 --> 00:02:30,079 Speaker 1: in the first half. Mario'manninghan led led the team and 47 00:02:30,160 --> 00:02:33,320 Speaker 1: receiving with thirty yards. And as we've said all year, 48 00:02:33,400 --> 00:02:36,239 Speaker 1: they're struggling for receiving options. So when they lost Davis, 49 00:02:36,280 --> 00:02:38,480 Speaker 1: it was a huge hit for them. And when you 50 00:02:38,560 --> 00:02:41,360 Speaker 1: take that first read away from Kaepernick, he doesn't know 51 00:02:41,400 --> 00:02:44,000 Speaker 1: what to do, so he's backing up. No one's getting 52 00:02:44,000 --> 00:02:46,919 Speaker 1: open quickly. He kind of freaks out and then the 53 00:02:46,960 --> 00:02:48,840 Speaker 1: pressure is on him and he got sacked a lot 54 00:02:48,880 --> 00:02:51,040 Speaker 1: and was always running for his life. Speaking of pressure, 55 00:02:51,040 --> 00:02:53,359 Speaker 1: how much pressure is on And I'm not gonna get 56 00:02:53,360 --> 00:02:55,680 Speaker 1: too worried about the Niners. I think they'll be okay. 57 00:02:56,040 --> 00:02:58,200 Speaker 1: You know, the division is gonna be very tough now 58 00:02:58,639 --> 00:03:01,760 Speaker 1: with Seattle cruising the way they are. But um, how 59 00:03:01,840 --> 00:03:05,359 Speaker 1: much pressure is on Michael Crabtree uh to lift this 60 00:03:06,000 --> 00:03:09,600 Speaker 1: receiving team, receiving corps to a point where they don't 61 00:03:09,639 --> 00:03:12,600 Speaker 1: have to be so dependent on Vernon Davis, because you're right, 62 00:03:12,639 --> 00:03:16,240 Speaker 1: they didn't look close to able to sustain anything once 63 00:03:16,600 --> 00:03:19,040 Speaker 1: Davis went out. You said it with corpse. I mean that. 64 00:03:20,520 --> 00:03:23,040 Speaker 1: I mean they didn't have a throw over fourteen yards 65 00:03:23,080 --> 00:03:25,600 Speaker 1: in the entire game. That's hard to do. I mean 66 00:03:25,960 --> 00:03:29,000 Speaker 1: they dropped back twenty eight times that had yards. It 67 00:03:29,120 --> 00:03:33,480 Speaker 1: was a disastrous, UH offensive performance. But I think you 68 00:03:33,560 --> 00:03:35,920 Speaker 1: have to give credit to Charles Johnson who had a 69 00:03:35,920 --> 00:03:39,440 Speaker 1: great game and the entire Panthers pass rush. And I 70 00:03:39,440 --> 00:03:42,120 Speaker 1: wouldn't count on the forty niners doing anything necessarily. They 71 00:03:42,120 --> 00:03:44,560 Speaker 1: have the Saints next week and that's a tough game, 72 00:03:44,600 --> 00:03:46,600 Speaker 1: and if you don't win that game, you could be 73 00:03:46,640 --> 00:03:48,520 Speaker 1: six and four and in a little bit of trouble. 74 00:03:49,240 --> 00:03:53,520 Speaker 1: I think this game kind of gives UH just noticing 75 00:03:53,720 --> 00:03:55,600 Speaker 1: the comments on Twitter after the game kind of gives 76 00:03:55,600 --> 00:03:59,600 Speaker 1: an insight onto how UH Player of the Year awards 77 00:04:00,040 --> 00:04:04,080 Speaker 1: are handed out. Luke Keickley wasn't mentioned by anybody all 78 00:04:04,160 --> 00:04:08,280 Speaker 1: year until this game, and now everybody watches a nationally 79 00:04:08,280 --> 00:04:11,800 Speaker 1: televised game and he's on top of the never mind 80 00:04:11,800 --> 00:04:15,560 Speaker 1: the fact that Charles Don Johnson, Greg Hardy Thomas Davis, 81 00:04:15,960 --> 00:04:19,760 Speaker 1: Starlettule have all played great this year. People just can't 82 00:04:19,800 --> 00:04:21,760 Speaker 1: wrap their minds around all these names. So they just 83 00:04:21,800 --> 00:04:23,799 Speaker 1: figured Keickly has to be playing out of his mind, 84 00:04:24,279 --> 00:04:26,560 Speaker 1: and he had. He has played great, But this is 85 00:04:26,600 --> 00:04:29,920 Speaker 1: a team effort. They have rushed a passion passer and 86 00:04:30,000 --> 00:04:32,760 Speaker 1: waves this year and they can and those two linebackers, 87 00:04:32,800 --> 00:04:35,119 Speaker 1: Keickly and Davis can cover. One of the key players 88 00:04:35,160 --> 00:04:37,280 Speaker 1: of the game was Keicklely running down the field and 89 00:04:37,279 --> 00:04:40,640 Speaker 1: and Uh breaking up a pass. Davis had a big 90 00:04:40,680 --> 00:04:44,360 Speaker 1: force fumble. Riverboat Ron was out in full force going 91 00:04:44,480 --> 00:04:47,840 Speaker 1: for a fourth and one. It calling a pass at 92 00:04:47,839 --> 00:04:49,680 Speaker 1: the end of the game when it was third and 93 00:04:49,760 --> 00:04:51,800 Speaker 1: eight instead of running the ball and just trying to 94 00:04:51,839 --> 00:04:53,839 Speaker 1: burn a forty Niners out, he called the past. And 95 00:04:53,880 --> 00:04:55,599 Speaker 1: then there was one time he didn't go for it. 96 00:04:55,640 --> 00:04:58,760 Speaker 1: On fourth down, he called a punt in the forty 97 00:04:58,839 --> 00:05:01,440 Speaker 1: niners territory under or five minutes to go, and he 98 00:05:01,560 --> 00:05:04,520 Speaker 1: knocks him back at the one. Everything Riverboat Ron does 99 00:05:04,760 --> 00:05:07,600 Speaker 1: is just spinning into gold. This is what happens when 100 00:05:07,640 --> 00:05:10,080 Speaker 1: you coach football the right way. Well, what's funny is 101 00:05:10,120 --> 00:05:12,760 Speaker 1: and I'm not one to point out our faults, but 102 00:05:12,800 --> 00:05:15,920 Speaker 1: if you if you dial our podcast about a back 103 00:05:15,960 --> 00:05:18,280 Speaker 1: a month, I think all of us basically said he 104 00:05:18,320 --> 00:05:22,320 Speaker 1: was a dead man walking hold on. But as soon 105 00:05:22,320 --> 00:05:24,279 Speaker 1: as we were figured out he had an epiphany, we 106 00:05:24,320 --> 00:05:26,840 Speaker 1: gave him new life. All right, Well that's true. Now 107 00:05:26,839 --> 00:05:29,000 Speaker 1: I feel like we were on board that before most 108 00:05:29,000 --> 00:05:31,240 Speaker 1: of the country. Yeah, I want to point out I 109 00:05:31,279 --> 00:05:33,360 Speaker 1: had the Panthers in the playoffs before the season, and 110 00:05:33,480 --> 00:05:36,320 Speaker 1: I got I got some heat from this crew that 111 00:05:36,360 --> 00:05:40,000 Speaker 1: I'm jumping on the on Wesleyans Panthers bandwagon. But let 112 00:05:40,040 --> 00:05:42,599 Speaker 1: the record said, before the season, in the playoffs and 113 00:05:42,640 --> 00:05:47,240 Speaker 1: when push games to shove in San Francisco statement game possibility, 114 00:05:47,720 --> 00:05:50,520 Speaker 1: who picked the Panthers? Well, and I figured out this 115 00:05:50,560 --> 00:05:52,640 Speaker 1: is why I'm a fan vagrant, because the Panthers have 116 00:05:52,760 --> 00:05:55,520 Speaker 1: been my team And you guys can never pick against 117 00:05:55,560 --> 00:05:57,440 Speaker 1: your team in a big game because it will kill 118 00:05:57,480 --> 00:05:59,760 Speaker 1: you if they actually do win. And it doesn't really 119 00:05:59,800 --> 00:06:02,120 Speaker 1: kill me to have the Panthers win. And I thought 120 00:06:02,120 --> 00:06:04,479 Speaker 1: they would win. It wasn't a weird pick, and I 121 00:06:04,520 --> 00:06:07,760 Speaker 1: was I was less inclined to hop aboard this Panther's 122 00:06:07,800 --> 00:06:09,920 Speaker 1: bandwagon until I saw them beat a team and win 123 00:06:09,920 --> 00:06:12,880 Speaker 1: a close game. Both those things happened today. During their 124 00:06:12,920 --> 00:06:16,000 Speaker 1: four game winning streak. Before Sunday, the combined record of 125 00:06:16,000 --> 00:06:18,320 Speaker 1: the teams they've beaten was eight and thirty three. This 126 00:06:18,400 --> 00:06:20,400 Speaker 1: is a real win against the real team and a 127 00:06:20,400 --> 00:06:24,000 Speaker 1: tough environment. The Panthers are really good. And one final thing, 128 00:06:24,040 --> 00:06:26,520 Speaker 1: I would rather have the Panthers defense than the Chiefs defense. 129 00:06:26,560 --> 00:06:28,160 Speaker 1: The rest of the way, I think the Panthers have 130 00:06:28,240 --> 00:06:30,160 Speaker 1: the best defense in the NFL. I agree, I think 131 00:06:30,200 --> 00:06:32,160 Speaker 1: it's between them and the Seahawks, but I would take 132 00:06:32,200 --> 00:06:35,480 Speaker 1: the Panthers as the best defense. Alright, moving on, we'll 133 00:06:36,760 --> 00:06:40,040 Speaker 1: stay with the NFC West. Russell Wilson through two touchdown passes, 134 00:06:40,080 --> 00:06:42,880 Speaker 1: Marshawn Lynch ran for d forty five yards, and the 135 00:06:42,920 --> 00:06:46,799 Speaker 1: Seahawks routed the Falcons the Dead and the water Falcons 136 00:06:47,080 --> 00:06:50,240 Speaker 1: thirty three ten on Sunday. Um, you know, this was 137 00:06:50,279 --> 00:06:53,599 Speaker 1: of course a rematch of last year's very entertaining NFC 138 00:06:53,720 --> 00:06:57,520 Speaker 1: Divisional playoff game and back in August, and I wrote 139 00:06:57,560 --> 00:06:59,520 Speaker 1: about this in the recap today. Back in August, you 140 00:06:59,520 --> 00:07:01,960 Speaker 1: look at this, you circled this game is potentially one 141 00:07:01,960 --> 00:07:04,320 Speaker 1: of the games of the regular season. As it turns out, 142 00:07:04,320 --> 00:07:06,520 Speaker 1: it was a game with no juice and the Falcons 143 00:07:06,560 --> 00:07:09,520 Speaker 1: really they came to play, they did not come to play, 144 00:07:09,880 --> 00:07:11,440 Speaker 1: and it was just a blowout. I mean, this was 145 00:07:11,480 --> 00:07:13,720 Speaker 1: not an entertaining game to watch. The thing that really 146 00:07:13,760 --> 00:07:17,000 Speaker 1: jumped out to me was this was Seattle's most balanced 147 00:07:17,000 --> 00:07:18,880 Speaker 1: game and an important game for them because even though 148 00:07:18,920 --> 00:07:21,440 Speaker 1: they had won the previous two weeks, they had not 149 00:07:21,480 --> 00:07:24,840 Speaker 1: played very well. They played great today. Their offense was awesome. 150 00:07:24,840 --> 00:07:28,320 Speaker 1: They scored on seven seven of eight possessions to start 151 00:07:28,320 --> 00:07:31,720 Speaker 1: the game, and the defense was humming. You know, port 152 00:07:31,720 --> 00:07:35,440 Speaker 1: Tony Gonzalez, you know, the Falcon stink, and he might 153 00:07:35,600 --> 00:07:38,080 Speaker 1: miss some time. He got injured in this game and 154 00:07:38,120 --> 00:07:41,760 Speaker 1: said he wasn't sure how he was feeling afterwards. Can 155 00:07:41,800 --> 00:07:45,840 Speaker 1: we re fork the Falcons just for him again and 156 00:07:45,920 --> 00:07:47,800 Speaker 1: just feel like you've led him off the hook? I 157 00:07:48,080 --> 00:07:50,520 Speaker 1: think I feel like I've been begging the news room 158 00:07:50,600 --> 00:07:54,000 Speaker 1: to uh actually go over forking the Falcons on the 159 00:07:54,040 --> 00:07:56,480 Speaker 1: podcast since we only did it in print. Well, you 160 00:07:56,480 --> 00:07:58,840 Speaker 1: know how they say when they when they find like 161 00:07:58,880 --> 00:08:01,440 Speaker 1: a murder scene in the and the wife has been 162 00:08:01,480 --> 00:08:03,360 Speaker 1: stabbed like forty times, it's like, oh, this is a 163 00:08:03,360 --> 00:08:05,800 Speaker 1: sign a crime of passion, a double forking would be 164 00:08:05,840 --> 00:08:10,160 Speaker 1: a forking of passion. Remember we're we're going into this game. 165 00:08:10,200 --> 00:08:13,920 Speaker 1: We wondered which could be worse, the Falcons pass rush 166 00:08:14,080 --> 00:08:17,720 Speaker 1: or the Seahawks offensive line. We got our answer, Falcons 167 00:08:17,720 --> 00:08:21,320 Speaker 1: pass rush. Then one last point um that moves the 168 00:08:21,840 --> 00:08:25,680 Speaker 1: Seahawks to nine and one, and with the Niners lost, 169 00:08:25,720 --> 00:08:28,520 Speaker 1: they're now six and three, so basically puts the Niners 170 00:08:28,520 --> 00:08:31,120 Speaker 1: it's must win. It really was before that must win 171 00:08:31,160 --> 00:08:34,360 Speaker 1: when they UH face the Seahawks again and there's almost 172 00:08:34,400 --> 00:08:37,360 Speaker 1: no margin for victory. Uh or they're heading towards that 173 00:08:37,440 --> 00:08:39,719 Speaker 1: wild card and and the Seahawks are headed towards that 174 00:08:39,840 --> 00:08:41,800 Speaker 1: number one seed. I mean, they're now a couple of 175 00:08:41,800 --> 00:08:44,360 Speaker 1: games clearer that, and they're five and one on the road. 176 00:08:44,400 --> 00:08:46,160 Speaker 1: They only have two more road games the rest of 177 00:08:46,200 --> 00:08:47,800 Speaker 1: the time, So we talked about how they struggle on 178 00:08:47,800 --> 00:08:50,000 Speaker 1: the road. They're not gonna end up losing more than 179 00:08:50,040 --> 00:08:52,439 Speaker 1: two road games this year, and they're only gonna get stronger. 180 00:08:52,480 --> 00:08:55,040 Speaker 1: Both offensive tackles are respected. Back to practice for the 181 00:08:55,080 --> 00:08:57,199 Speaker 1: first time and over a month. Percy Harvan's supposed to 182 00:08:57,240 --> 00:08:59,480 Speaker 1: practice next week. This is the team to beat in 183 00:08:59,520 --> 00:09:02,040 Speaker 1: the NFC. Clearly, boy, he has been practicing supposed to 184 00:09:02,080 --> 00:09:04,360 Speaker 1: play right, he didn't practice last week. I don't think. Yeah, 185 00:09:04,400 --> 00:09:06,800 Speaker 1: some sort of setback, but I think I think he'll 186 00:09:06,840 --> 00:09:09,079 Speaker 1: be out there in Max Hunger might be back. Seahawks 187 00:09:09,760 --> 00:09:12,040 Speaker 1: Justin Tucker kicked a forty six yard field goal of 188 00:09:12,080 --> 00:09:15,080 Speaker 1: five seven to play in overtime and the Ravens beat 189 00:09:15,120 --> 00:09:18,959 Speaker 1: the Bengals a game they needed a seen win. Uh. 190 00:09:19,040 --> 00:09:21,640 Speaker 1: The Ravens were up seventeen nothing in this game and 191 00:09:21,720 --> 00:09:24,480 Speaker 1: blew the lead on a hail mary on the final 192 00:09:24,520 --> 00:09:27,720 Speaker 1: play of regulation, one of the crazier plays of the season, 193 00:09:27,880 --> 00:09:30,800 Speaker 1: but they got it done in overtime. West are the 194 00:09:30,880 --> 00:09:34,120 Speaker 1: Ravens alive and well in the a f C playoff race? 195 00:09:34,480 --> 00:09:37,240 Speaker 1: They're alive, They're not well. They haven't been well all season. 196 00:09:37,360 --> 00:09:40,320 Speaker 1: They don't have a team identity right now. They have 197 00:09:40,360 --> 00:09:43,520 Speaker 1: a good but not great defense in their offense has 198 00:09:43,720 --> 00:09:46,640 Speaker 1: its two highest paid players, is two biggest named players, 199 00:09:47,640 --> 00:09:49,959 Speaker 1: Joe Flacco average less than four yards pert tempt and 200 00:09:50,040 --> 00:09:53,160 Speaker 1: Ray Rice average less than two yards per carry. This 201 00:09:53,240 --> 00:09:58,640 Speaker 1: was a battle of quarterbacks utility between two guys that 202 00:09:58,720 --> 00:10:01,720 Speaker 1: did not play well. We did get a new nickname 203 00:10:01,760 --> 00:10:04,559 Speaker 1: for Ray Rice, so didn't we? Yes, we did right? 204 00:10:04,640 --> 00:10:09,839 Speaker 1: What was that? Please? Yes, please, Well, we're watching the 205 00:10:09,880 --> 00:10:11,680 Speaker 1: game and we've made the point that we haven't seen 206 00:10:11,800 --> 00:10:14,680 Speaker 1: him make a defender defender missing space all year. And 207 00:10:14,720 --> 00:10:17,360 Speaker 1: one of the Ravens beat writers said, here goes ray 208 00:10:17,440 --> 00:10:19,400 Speaker 1: Rice out in space and he moves like a little 209 00:10:19,440 --> 00:10:24,280 Speaker 1: kid in a snowsuit. That's it's a mean such a 210 00:10:24,280 --> 00:10:26,040 Speaker 1: mean nickname. I don't know if it can stick, but 211 00:10:26,080 --> 00:10:29,120 Speaker 1: I like it's perfect description of of what you see 212 00:10:29,160 --> 00:10:31,520 Speaker 1: when you watch him play, though, And it is kind 213 00:10:31,559 --> 00:10:34,280 Speaker 1: of like the still a sore spot on an important 214 00:10:34,280 --> 00:10:37,160 Speaker 1: win for them, the fact that he's still not close 215 00:10:37,200 --> 00:10:39,480 Speaker 1: to what he was. So it's you you start to 216 00:10:39,480 --> 00:10:41,440 Speaker 1: think when the weather turns cold and you need him 217 00:10:41,520 --> 00:10:45,000 Speaker 1: to be Ray Rice, and he's just unless something changes 218 00:10:45,040 --> 00:10:47,480 Speaker 1: from now to then, he's just you're not gonna get 219 00:10:47,520 --> 00:10:50,680 Speaker 1: that guy this year. And should we be patting ourselves 220 00:10:50,679 --> 00:10:52,960 Speaker 1: on the back for not jumping on the Andy Dalton 221 00:10:53,000 --> 00:10:55,480 Speaker 1: has turned the corner storyline a couple of weeks ago 222 00:10:55,559 --> 00:10:58,400 Speaker 1: or what Andy Dalton is who we thought he was 223 00:10:58,720 --> 00:11:00,760 Speaker 1: right the Well, the funny thing is that West you 224 00:11:00,840 --> 00:11:05,040 Speaker 1: had said he had played three great games, four good 225 00:11:05,080 --> 00:11:07,520 Speaker 1: to great games in a row, and the question was 226 00:11:07,920 --> 00:11:09,440 Speaker 1: the A D scale, which I still don't really know 227 00:11:09,440 --> 00:11:11,720 Speaker 1: what it is or how it works. But the point 228 00:11:11,760 --> 00:11:14,679 Speaker 1: of the matter was what we needed to see was, yes, 229 00:11:14,720 --> 00:11:16,760 Speaker 1: we've seen him play three or four good games a row. 230 00:11:17,200 --> 00:11:19,800 Speaker 1: Was he gonna then crater again for three or four weeks? 231 00:11:19,960 --> 00:11:22,559 Speaker 1: And now we're in week two of another crater fest. 232 00:11:22,640 --> 00:11:25,360 Speaker 1: So he is who he thought he was the This 233 00:11:25,440 --> 00:11:29,160 Speaker 1: is why the A D scale works so well. He's 234 00:11:29,200 --> 00:11:31,079 Speaker 1: back to We don't know if he's the answer for 235 00:11:31,120 --> 00:11:33,520 Speaker 1: their franchise, but does it move up when he gets better? 236 00:11:33,960 --> 00:11:38,640 Speaker 1: It does move behind him. That's where I get confused, 237 00:11:38,640 --> 00:11:41,280 Speaker 1: because then, according to the A D scale, no longer 238 00:11:41,320 --> 00:11:43,880 Speaker 1: can those guys do it once they fall behind. But 239 00:11:43,920 --> 00:11:47,840 Speaker 1: it's about his play that makes them fall No, it's 240 00:11:47,840 --> 00:11:50,240 Speaker 1: about their own it's all it's all moving as one 241 00:11:50,280 --> 00:11:52,800 Speaker 1: cohesive unit. It's it's like poetry. So we give the 242 00:11:52,880 --> 00:11:56,200 Speaker 1: Ravens defense some credit. The other day we were saying 243 00:11:56,280 --> 00:11:58,560 Speaker 1: they needed to have a signature game and just carry 244 00:11:58,640 --> 00:12:00,760 Speaker 1: this team and get a key in and I think, yeah, 245 00:12:00,840 --> 00:12:03,920 Speaker 1: I think the Ravens defense played great. And you have 246 00:12:04,000 --> 00:12:05,880 Speaker 1: to chalk the Hail Mary pass up to luck. That 247 00:12:05,960 --> 00:12:08,080 Speaker 1: thing was hit off, hit off somebody's shoulder pad or 248 00:12:08,120 --> 00:12:10,480 Speaker 1: helmet and then ahead of bow tipped it and then 249 00:12:10,480 --> 00:12:12,320 Speaker 1: it landed in A. J. Green's hands. It would have 250 00:12:12,360 --> 00:12:15,360 Speaker 1: been seventeen to ten to end the game. And the 251 00:12:15,440 --> 00:12:18,480 Speaker 1: Ravens defense did play great the Bengal. The Bengals had 252 00:12:18,520 --> 00:12:21,120 Speaker 1: about fifteen chances to win this game in the second half. 253 00:12:21,120 --> 00:12:24,280 Speaker 1: It was amazing how many mistakes and turnovers and just 254 00:12:24,520 --> 00:12:27,000 Speaker 1: poor offensive play there was. I vote for West to 255 00:12:27,080 --> 00:12:29,400 Speaker 1: ride a sixty thousand word post breaking down the e 256 00:12:29,520 --> 00:12:32,360 Speaker 1: d scale and all its intricacy. Yeah, I'm up for 257 00:12:32,679 --> 00:12:34,840 Speaker 1: I'm up for that. In February. I believe what you're 258 00:12:34,880 --> 00:12:39,200 Speaker 1: referring to as a manifestoes. Yes, I love manifestos all right. 259 00:12:39,240 --> 00:12:42,320 Speaker 1: Moving on, Nick falls through through three long touchdown passes 260 00:12:42,640 --> 00:12:46,680 Speaker 1: and the Eagles pulled away for over the injury ravaged 261 00:12:46,720 --> 00:12:49,959 Speaker 1: Green Bay Packers, who lost another quarterback today, this time 262 00:12:50,000 --> 00:12:54,840 Speaker 1: Seneca Wallace to a groin injury. Greg Are we ready 263 00:12:54,880 --> 00:12:58,160 Speaker 1: to be really nervous about the Packers? No, because we 264 00:12:58,320 --> 00:13:01,720 Speaker 1: talked about can they go to into while Rogers is gone? 265 00:13:01,960 --> 00:13:04,720 Speaker 1: And this was one of the tougher games. Actually, now 266 00:13:04,800 --> 00:13:07,160 Speaker 1: they have the Giants and the Vikings. The next two weeks. 267 00:13:07,440 --> 00:13:11,120 Speaker 1: Scott Tolzien is already announced as the starter for next week. 268 00:13:11,400 --> 00:13:15,480 Speaker 1: I thought he looked better than cleaning my gutters last month. 269 00:13:16,960 --> 00:13:19,240 Speaker 1: It's a it's a little surprising that he is a 270 00:13:19,280 --> 00:13:22,800 Speaker 1: big factor in the NFC playoff race. But he was okay. 271 00:13:22,880 --> 00:13:25,720 Speaker 1: I thought he was better than Seneca Wallace was for 272 00:13:25,800 --> 00:13:28,760 Speaker 1: five quarters or four quarters in the drive. He did 273 00:13:28,840 --> 00:13:30,839 Speaker 1: some good things. He moved the ball. They had over 274 00:13:30,880 --> 00:13:33,480 Speaker 1: two d and fifty yards offense in the first half, 275 00:13:33,480 --> 00:13:35,400 Speaker 1: but they missed two field goals and tolls. They had 276 00:13:35,440 --> 00:13:39,360 Speaker 1: one really big bad mistake. Give the Eagles some credit, though, 277 00:13:39,360 --> 00:13:41,520 Speaker 1: you know you said injury ravage Packers. They lost. The 278 00:13:41,559 --> 00:13:44,640 Speaker 1: Eagles lost three starters in this game, early Earl Wolf, 279 00:13:45,120 --> 00:13:48,360 Speaker 1: Michael Kendricks, Jason Peters, and they still won. They got 280 00:13:48,360 --> 00:13:51,080 Speaker 1: a little lucky here with the injuries and some players 281 00:13:51,120 --> 00:13:53,280 Speaker 1: down the field, but but they won. They're they're a 282 00:13:53,320 --> 00:14:06,960 Speaker 1: great road team. Sneak attack, sneak attack with the Carridge music. 283 00:14:07,000 --> 00:14:09,080 Speaker 1: But I guess she wants to make a statement and 284 00:14:09,160 --> 00:14:11,280 Speaker 1: give the woman the floor. So you guys know, I 285 00:14:11,400 --> 00:14:14,120 Speaker 1: have to jump in and say something about my Eagles, 286 00:14:14,320 --> 00:14:18,720 Speaker 1: who everyone was against, totally against after they you know, 287 00:14:18,880 --> 00:14:21,400 Speaker 1: had a couple of mishaps early in this season. But 288 00:14:21,480 --> 00:14:25,640 Speaker 1: look at Nick Foles. Not too shabby, might I say, 289 00:14:25,800 --> 00:14:32,560 Speaker 1: especially him and his connections with Riley Cooper. That's true. 290 00:14:32,640 --> 00:14:35,520 Speaker 1: We buried Riley Cooper as a terrible starter, and he 291 00:14:35,600 --> 00:14:37,840 Speaker 1: has been a big factor in them getting back to 292 00:14:37,920 --> 00:14:40,480 Speaker 1: only a terrible person, not a terrible starters. That turns 293 00:14:40,480 --> 00:14:43,720 Speaker 1: out I can't disagree with. By the way, it's sixteen 294 00:14:43,760 --> 00:14:46,280 Speaker 1: touchdowns and no I n t s now for Nick Foles. 295 00:14:46,360 --> 00:14:49,360 Speaker 1: Only three quarterbacks in NFL history have done that. Peyton Manning, 296 00:14:49,440 --> 00:14:54,920 Speaker 1: Milt Plum, Nick Foles, hashtag ca in Ohio. That's that 297 00:14:55,040 --> 00:14:57,920 Speaker 1: might not even be the most impressive full stat from 298 00:14:57,920 --> 00:15:01,840 Speaker 1: this game. Okay, let's hear it, Hi passer rating of 299 00:15:02,000 --> 00:15:06,480 Speaker 1: any opposing quarterback in the history of lambeau Field. See, 300 00:15:06,520 --> 00:15:08,720 Speaker 1: that's just it just shows you why you have to 301 00:15:08,760 --> 00:15:11,400 Speaker 1: watch the games, because Nick Foles did not play that 302 00:15:11,480 --> 00:15:15,080 Speaker 1: wellness game. He was wildly lucky. He had three plays 303 00:15:15,120 --> 00:15:18,080 Speaker 1: that should have been intercepted that turned into long plays 304 00:15:18,080 --> 00:15:20,600 Speaker 1: that were bad throws. Two of those were touchdowns. You know, 305 00:15:20,640 --> 00:15:23,520 Speaker 1: maybe the second play to Cooper was okay, but he 306 00:15:23,600 --> 00:15:27,080 Speaker 1: really didn't play I'm saying the second touchdown looks like 307 00:15:27,080 --> 00:15:29,280 Speaker 1: a punt. The second threw it up in the air, 308 00:15:29,440 --> 00:15:33,000 Speaker 1: was underthrown. Cooper somehow sidesteps the two defenders and gets it. 309 00:15:33,040 --> 00:15:35,400 Speaker 1: Was a great play by Cooper. And I've seen Mark 310 00:15:35,440 --> 00:15:37,840 Speaker 1: Sanchez make the first pass that he made and ended 311 00:15:37,920 --> 00:15:41,040 Speaker 1: up being a touchdown. So yeah, that that stat, although 312 00:15:41,280 --> 00:15:43,960 Speaker 1: very interesting, definitely doesn't check out with how he played. 313 00:15:43,960 --> 00:15:46,720 Speaker 1: But ultimately, at the end of the day, he's he's winning, 314 00:15:46,720 --> 00:15:50,560 Speaker 1: their winning, and again Michael Vick recedes further into the background. 315 00:15:50,800 --> 00:15:52,360 Speaker 1: I would have to agree with you, guys. I don't 316 00:15:52,440 --> 00:15:54,920 Speaker 1: think watching the games, I don't think that he looks 317 00:15:54,960 --> 00:15:57,840 Speaker 1: great the whole time. But then again, every now and 318 00:15:57,880 --> 00:16:00,240 Speaker 1: then he makes these plays that puts us over the top. 319 00:16:00,280 --> 00:16:03,320 Speaker 1: And the defense is growing despite a couple of injuries 320 00:16:03,360 --> 00:16:06,960 Speaker 1: today Michael Kendricks, but our team is getting there slowly 321 00:16:07,240 --> 00:16:10,000 Speaker 1: and shut and Wesleyan said, you know, the Ravens don't 322 00:16:10,040 --> 00:16:12,120 Speaker 1: have any identity. The Eagles have an identity. They're a 323 00:16:12,160 --> 00:16:14,280 Speaker 1: big play team and that's why they won this game. Again, 324 00:16:14,320 --> 00:16:15,920 Speaker 1: it was a little lucky, but they lead the league 325 00:16:15,920 --> 00:16:18,440 Speaker 1: in big place. They're a great road team. They're five 326 00:16:18,480 --> 00:16:20,360 Speaker 1: and one on the road. They are the first team 327 00:16:20,360 --> 00:16:23,440 Speaker 1: in NFL history to be five and five or five 328 00:16:24,080 --> 00:16:27,360 Speaker 1: or better after Week ten without a home win, which 329 00:16:27,400 --> 00:16:30,160 Speaker 1: isn't which isn't that surprising because that's it's almost impossible 330 00:16:30,440 --> 00:16:32,320 Speaker 1: to do. And the other thing they are is a 331 00:16:32,440 --> 00:16:35,200 Speaker 1: defense that gives up a lot of yards but seems 332 00:16:35,240 --> 00:16:37,280 Speaker 1: to not give up many points, and they've they've been 333 00:16:37,320 --> 00:16:40,560 Speaker 1: able to beat bad offenses. I'm where if I'm the Packers, 334 00:16:40,600 --> 00:16:43,080 Speaker 1: I'm worried about thinks snowballing here. It kind of reminds 335 00:16:43,080 --> 00:16:45,880 Speaker 1: me of, uh, you know those years where or maybe 336 00:16:45,920 --> 00:16:47,760 Speaker 1: just one year and thinking Jay Cutler got hurt with 337 00:16:47,800 --> 00:16:49,920 Speaker 1: the Bears, and it's like, I think we could be okay, 338 00:16:50,040 --> 00:16:52,280 Speaker 1: and then then one loss, then another loss, and then 339 00:16:52,280 --> 00:16:54,360 Speaker 1: all of a sudden, you're on a three game losing streak. 340 00:16:54,800 --> 00:16:57,760 Speaker 1: This could slip away quickly. They're only five and four now, right, 341 00:16:57,800 --> 00:17:00,280 Speaker 1: and they have more injuries from this game. Two of 342 00:17:00,320 --> 00:17:04,639 Speaker 1: their starting offensive lineman, Casey Hayward, uh starting cornerback also 343 00:17:04,720 --> 00:17:07,199 Speaker 1: got hurt in this game, so it just keeps piling up. 344 00:17:07,240 --> 00:17:10,040 Speaker 1: Clay Matthews coming back from his injury was not a 345 00:17:10,080 --> 00:17:13,800 Speaker 1: factor at all. Alright, let's move on Tavon Austin. Tavon 346 00:17:13,880 --> 00:17:17,000 Speaker 1: Austin's alive and well, folks. He had a ninety eight 347 00:17:17,119 --> 00:17:19,720 Speaker 1: yard punt return for a touchdown. He caught two other 348 00:17:19,760 --> 00:17:23,000 Speaker 1: touchdown passes hundred and thirty eight yards receiving on those 349 00:17:23,040 --> 00:17:26,399 Speaker 1: two catches, and he basically single handedly ended the Rams 350 00:17:26,440 --> 00:17:29,399 Speaker 1: this three game losing streak and completely stunned everyone at 351 00:17:29,480 --> 00:17:34,720 Speaker 1: Lucas Eil Stadium thirty eight eight victory over the Colts. Wes, 352 00:17:34,720 --> 00:17:38,720 Speaker 1: How did this happen? The Coults aren't a very good 353 00:17:38,720 --> 00:17:41,040 Speaker 1: team right now. That's one of the first things. They're 354 00:17:41,080 --> 00:17:43,560 Speaker 1: not a good team. They've lost too much. We've seen 355 00:17:43,600 --> 00:17:46,280 Speaker 1: them now against two teams with a combined six and 356 00:17:46,320 --> 00:17:49,840 Speaker 1: thirteen record. They've been outscored three in the first half 357 00:17:49,880 --> 00:17:53,399 Speaker 1: of the past two weeks. Uh. I think they've just 358 00:17:53,600 --> 00:17:56,040 Speaker 1: lost too many players. They're asking Luck to be a 359 00:17:56,080 --> 00:17:59,280 Speaker 1: miracle worker, and as much as we like him, opposing 360 00:17:59,320 --> 00:18:01,720 Speaker 1: defenses are going to take away t Y Hilton. They 361 00:18:01,720 --> 00:18:04,919 Speaker 1: don't run the ball. The rest of the guys on offense, Fleaner, Heyward, 362 00:18:04,960 --> 00:18:07,679 Speaker 1: big Griff Whalen, these aren't guys that can beat man coverage. 363 00:18:08,080 --> 00:18:10,120 Speaker 1: Luck just can't do it on his own. Well, let's 364 00:18:10,640 --> 00:18:13,440 Speaker 1: talk about the a f C South though they were 365 00:18:13,600 --> 00:18:15,760 Speaker 1: you know, everyone lost in that division today except for 366 00:18:15,800 --> 00:18:18,440 Speaker 1: the Jaggers. Is there any way they could blow this division? 367 00:18:18,480 --> 00:18:21,159 Speaker 1: I mean, are the Titans possibly gonna come back with 368 00:18:21,240 --> 00:18:24,560 Speaker 1: Ryan Fitzpatrick? Are the Texans gonna come back? No? I 369 00:18:24,600 --> 00:18:28,000 Speaker 1: think I think the Colts have built up enough uh 370 00:18:28,119 --> 00:18:30,199 Speaker 1: leeway there to the point that we can't wait to 371 00:18:30,240 --> 00:18:33,159 Speaker 1: bet against them in the playoffs. We're not allowed to 372 00:18:33,160 --> 00:18:35,800 Speaker 1: do that. We can pick against pick against them in 373 00:18:35,800 --> 00:18:38,440 Speaker 1: the playoffs. So what about the Rams? Though not bad, 374 00:18:39,000 --> 00:18:43,040 Speaker 1: Tavon Austin joined Steve Smith as the only two players 375 00:18:43,040 --> 00:18:45,720 Speaker 1: in history with at least a hundred and forty yards 376 00:18:45,760 --> 00:18:48,480 Speaker 1: from scrimmage in a hundred forty punt return yards in 377 00:18:48,520 --> 00:18:52,000 Speaker 1: the same game, which is a little odd. Tavon Austin 378 00:18:52,119 --> 00:18:55,440 Speaker 1: possibly the least physical wide receiver in the game, Steve 379 00:18:55,520 --> 00:18:58,200 Speaker 1: Smith arguably the most physical wide receiver in the game. 380 00:18:58,200 --> 00:19:00,760 Speaker 1: And they're probably the same night and we that would 381 00:19:00,760 --> 00:19:04,320 Speaker 1: be a good sitcom. And we got to give Austin 382 00:19:04,320 --> 00:19:07,080 Speaker 1: a lot of credit because we have been hyper critical 383 00:19:07,119 --> 00:19:09,359 Speaker 1: of him with good reason. I mean, he did nothing 384 00:19:09,680 --> 00:19:13,000 Speaker 1: as a number eight overall pick for the first nine 385 00:19:13,040 --> 00:19:15,199 Speaker 1: weeks of the season, but this was this was the 386 00:19:15,280 --> 00:19:19,359 Speaker 1: game that justified maybe not the pick, but just the 387 00:19:19,359 --> 00:19:21,800 Speaker 1: the hype around him that he could He has the 388 00:19:21,840 --> 00:19:25,439 Speaker 1: ability if he gets going to single handedly wreck a 389 00:19:25,520 --> 00:19:28,720 Speaker 1: game for another team. And that's why they won. Tavon 390 00:19:28,800 --> 00:19:31,800 Speaker 1: Austin just was brilliant and the other team didn't know 391 00:19:31,840 --> 00:19:34,400 Speaker 1: how to stop that. They were going to win. Regardless 392 00:19:34,400 --> 00:19:36,320 Speaker 1: of whether Tavon Austin was in this game or not. 393 00:19:36,359 --> 00:19:38,280 Speaker 1: The Rams were the better team today and it wasn't 394 00:19:38,280 --> 00:19:40,080 Speaker 1: by a little bit. They're not gonna be an easy 395 00:19:40,119 --> 00:19:42,199 Speaker 1: out down the stretch. I mean, they're not gonna make 396 00:19:42,240 --> 00:19:44,879 Speaker 1: the playoffs, but they have not looked any worse with 397 00:19:44,960 --> 00:19:46,800 Speaker 1: Kellen Clements at quarterback. I don't see them as a 398 00:19:46,800 --> 00:19:49,520 Speaker 1: different team with Kellen Clemens. Were actually better because they've 399 00:19:49,520 --> 00:19:53,240 Speaker 1: adopted the Jeff's Fisher defense, running game style now and 400 00:19:53,280 --> 00:19:56,120 Speaker 1: they have a personality. Zach Stacy has touched the ball 401 00:19:56,160 --> 00:19:59,440 Speaker 1: on over fifty plays the past two weeks. That offense. 402 00:19:59,640 --> 00:20:02,520 Speaker 1: He is the offense right now, and congrats to Kellen Clemens. 403 00:20:02,560 --> 00:20:03,879 Speaker 1: I mean, the last time he was a starter was 404 00:20:03,960 --> 00:20:06,639 Speaker 1: two thousand Seven's bit a while since Victory's with kell 405 00:20:07,000 --> 00:20:10,360 Speaker 1: remember that, Yeah he um, yeah, he's He's been better 406 00:20:10,400 --> 00:20:11,960 Speaker 1: than you would expect. And I would think that the 407 00:20:12,040 --> 00:20:14,159 Speaker 1: Rams are you know, they got forked. And when you 408 00:20:14,200 --> 00:20:17,320 Speaker 1: get foked, and we saw it last year with the 409 00:20:17,359 --> 00:20:19,640 Speaker 1: Redskins and the Vikings, when you get fork sometimes that 410 00:20:19,800 --> 00:20:22,040 Speaker 1: kicks something into a team. And it looks like they're 411 00:20:22,040 --> 00:20:25,200 Speaker 1: gonna give us a little scare potentially, let's see four 412 00:20:25,240 --> 00:20:27,480 Speaker 1: and six. I'm not worried about that. Come on, right, 413 00:20:27,560 --> 00:20:30,040 Speaker 1: They're not going anywhere near the playoffs, all right, then 414 00:20:30,119 --> 00:20:35,119 Speaker 1: let's move on Terrell Thomas. Uh, you have the three A. C. L. 415 00:20:35,200 --> 00:20:38,040 Speaker 1: Tears had an interstick interception that he returns sixty five 416 00:20:38,119 --> 00:20:41,439 Speaker 1: yards set up a go ahead touchdown by Andre Brown, 417 00:20:41,600 --> 00:20:44,280 Speaker 1: making his Giant's debut, and New York won its third 418 00:20:44,320 --> 00:20:50,240 Speaker 1: straight game over the fading Oakland Raiders. The Giants were 419 00:20:50,280 --> 00:20:53,440 Speaker 1: owing six. Now they're three and six. They got a 420 00:20:53,480 --> 00:20:56,359 Speaker 1: matchup next week against the guy that cleans my gutters, 421 00:20:56,359 --> 00:21:00,240 Speaker 1: Scott Tolzien and the Packers, and then they have match 422 00:21:00,280 --> 00:21:03,040 Speaker 1: up against the Cowboys, then the Redskins. Am I crazy 423 00:21:03,080 --> 00:21:06,159 Speaker 1: for thinking that the Giants can exit November right in 424 00:21:06,200 --> 00:21:10,679 Speaker 1: the middle of the NFC East Race floor's open. I 425 00:21:10,680 --> 00:21:12,800 Speaker 1: don't think it's crazy. I don't think they've played well 426 00:21:12,840 --> 00:21:15,000 Speaker 1: in their three game winning streaks, so I think that's 427 00:21:15,000 --> 00:21:18,280 Speaker 1: a mirage. But anything can happened next week. And if 428 00:21:18,280 --> 00:21:20,200 Speaker 1: they reel off four in a rows start to play well, 429 00:21:20,359 --> 00:21:22,800 Speaker 1: then you have to consider that they're in it. They 430 00:21:22,840 --> 00:21:25,200 Speaker 1: have a quarterback. You're a big rule for four King 431 00:21:25,240 --> 00:21:27,880 Speaker 1: teams is you don't they have a quarterback. Has been 432 00:21:27,880 --> 00:21:29,439 Speaker 1: one of the worst in the NFL this year, and 433 00:21:29,480 --> 00:21:32,960 Speaker 1: he was bad again today. He threw a terrible pick 434 00:21:33,000 --> 00:21:36,719 Speaker 1: six to Tracy Porter, who you know loves demanding brothers 435 00:21:36,720 --> 00:21:40,359 Speaker 1: more than anyone. He missed a wide open Victor Cruz 436 00:21:40,440 --> 00:21:43,520 Speaker 1: that would have been another touchdown and cruise. Um. Not 437 00:21:43,680 --> 00:21:46,600 Speaker 1: that he he showed up Manning, but twice after that 438 00:21:46,680 --> 00:21:48,800 Speaker 1: interception in the misstrow, he kind of threw his hands 439 00:21:48,880 --> 00:21:51,720 Speaker 1: up um as if to say, like, wait, what is 440 00:21:51,760 --> 00:21:54,840 Speaker 1: going on here? What? Why? Why is Eli not connecting 441 00:21:54,880 --> 00:21:57,439 Speaker 1: with me? He's not playing well at all. Unluckily for 442 00:21:57,480 --> 00:22:01,359 Speaker 1: the Giants, you know, Andre Brown had thirty carries. That 443 00:22:01,400 --> 00:22:03,640 Speaker 1: was a career high by nine carries. He went over 444 00:22:03,680 --> 00:22:06,960 Speaker 1: a hundred yards hundred fifteen yards and a touchdown. If 445 00:22:07,000 --> 00:22:09,840 Speaker 1: he can stay healthy, he he'll be a big part 446 00:22:09,840 --> 00:22:11,680 Speaker 1: of their offense and we might have seen the last 447 00:22:11,680 --> 00:22:14,720 Speaker 1: of Peyton hillis in a John's uniform. Andre Brown has 448 00:22:14,760 --> 00:22:17,560 Speaker 1: played one game for the Giants and it is within 449 00:22:17,680 --> 00:22:19,840 Speaker 1: forty yards of the team rushing league for the team. 450 00:22:20,720 --> 00:22:24,080 Speaker 1: That's great. I'm not buying your Giants getting back into 451 00:22:24,160 --> 00:22:26,399 Speaker 1: I know the NFC's is bad and maybe eight wins 452 00:22:26,400 --> 00:22:27,720 Speaker 1: is going to do it, but I just think this 453 00:22:27,800 --> 00:22:29,800 Speaker 1: is a bad team. That's a six win team and 454 00:22:29,840 --> 00:22:31,760 Speaker 1: you're not gonna get into place. Well, let's revisit the 455 00:22:31,840 --> 00:22:35,000 Speaker 1: quarterback theory. You have to me, I don't like to 456 00:22:35,359 --> 00:22:37,399 Speaker 1: stick a fork in any team with a good quarterback. 457 00:22:37,480 --> 00:22:40,520 Speaker 1: Let's fork. And if I don't think Manning a good quarterback, 458 00:22:41,880 --> 00:22:44,200 Speaker 1: he has the capability to go on a run. Okay, 459 00:22:44,240 --> 00:22:46,639 Speaker 1: I'll give you that. That's well said. He does have that. 460 00:22:47,520 --> 00:22:50,080 Speaker 1: All right, let's move on. Ben Roethlisberger passed for two 461 00:22:50,359 --> 00:22:52,600 Speaker 1: and four yards and a touchdown. Levy on Bell have 462 00:22:52,720 --> 00:22:54,720 Speaker 1: fifty two yards and a score of his own, and 463 00:22:54,760 --> 00:22:57,840 Speaker 1: the Steelers snapped a two game losing streak with the 464 00:22:58,240 --> 00:23:01,520 Speaker 1: three ten win over the Bills on Sunday, West we 465 00:23:01,600 --> 00:23:04,760 Speaker 1: build this game as the fork off. The team that 466 00:23:04,880 --> 00:23:07,680 Speaker 1: lost this game would uh, we would bury them their 467 00:23:07,720 --> 00:23:10,600 Speaker 1: hopes of the playoffs. So it's over for the Bills, 468 00:23:10,640 --> 00:23:12,520 Speaker 1: isn't it. Let's go right back to the point we 469 00:23:12,520 --> 00:23:15,520 Speaker 1: were just making. Well. Four teams did have a quarterback problem. 470 00:23:15,560 --> 00:23:17,840 Speaker 1: The Bills have one of the biggest quarterback problems in 471 00:23:17,840 --> 00:23:20,280 Speaker 1: the NFL. E J Manuel has not played as well 472 00:23:20,320 --> 00:23:25,680 Speaker 1: as Thad Lewis. I mean, the first game back, it's 473 00:23:25,680 --> 00:23:28,119 Speaker 1: hard to really get pile on the guy. But he 474 00:23:28,160 --> 00:23:30,920 Speaker 1: didn't show anything, did he Today? He showed nothing and 475 00:23:31,200 --> 00:23:33,600 Speaker 1: he was a little bit People gave him a little 476 00:23:33,600 --> 00:23:35,879 Speaker 1: bit too much credit for the Bills playing close games 477 00:23:35,880 --> 00:23:38,520 Speaker 1: earlier in the year before his injury. I just haven't 478 00:23:38,520 --> 00:23:41,320 Speaker 1: seen anything to make me think that e J. Manuel 479 00:23:41,640 --> 00:23:43,600 Speaker 1: is a guy that you can be even a five 480 00:23:43,840 --> 00:23:46,000 Speaker 1: D team with right now. It's it was early in 481 00:23:46,040 --> 00:23:48,520 Speaker 1: the game, but he had one of those plays that 482 00:23:48,640 --> 00:23:51,280 Speaker 1: he throws up some freeman's and by that I mean 483 00:23:51,480 --> 00:23:54,679 Speaker 1: he'll miss a guy for no reason by ten yards. 484 00:23:54,760 --> 00:23:56,239 Speaker 1: And he he had a throw like that on the 485 00:23:56,240 --> 00:23:58,879 Speaker 1: goal line early in the game where I mean it 486 00:23:58,960 --> 00:24:00,720 Speaker 1: wasn't it wasn't with an ten yards of him and 487 00:24:00,720 --> 00:24:03,680 Speaker 1: the guy was open, and that happens too much, and 488 00:24:03,840 --> 00:24:06,040 Speaker 1: I thought the Bills would have a much better effort. Obviously, 489 00:24:06,119 --> 00:24:08,639 Speaker 1: I picked them to win. This was a disastrous and 490 00:24:08,680 --> 00:24:10,800 Speaker 1: I think you could see the Steelers clamped down on 491 00:24:10,840 --> 00:24:13,240 Speaker 1: their running game because they didn't respect Manual. This was 492 00:24:13,280 --> 00:24:15,800 Speaker 1: a running game that put up what two fifty yards 493 00:24:15,800 --> 00:24:18,760 Speaker 1: on the Chiefs last week, I got shut down today. 494 00:24:19,040 --> 00:24:20,760 Speaker 1: I think it's kind of interesting. We have a colleague 495 00:24:20,760 --> 00:24:23,920 Speaker 1: in the office, Patrick Crawley, who's a big Bills fan, 496 00:24:24,000 --> 00:24:27,399 Speaker 1: and he was all up and excited about Manual's return. 497 00:24:27,840 --> 00:24:29,720 Speaker 1: Kind of reminds me of the Jets fans once upon 498 00:24:29,720 --> 00:24:32,480 Speaker 1: a time trying to talk ourselves into Mark Sanchez. It's 499 00:24:32,480 --> 00:24:35,159 Speaker 1: like Bill sent fans are trying to will Manual to 500 00:24:35,200 --> 00:24:37,399 Speaker 1: be the future of the team. But have we We 501 00:24:37,400 --> 00:24:39,760 Speaker 1: haven't seen a lot of evidence that he's that guy. 502 00:24:39,840 --> 00:24:42,200 Speaker 1: So you know, he was a first round pick, so 503 00:24:42,680 --> 00:24:44,840 Speaker 1: he's gonna get another year after this, but so far 504 00:24:44,840 --> 00:24:46,560 Speaker 1: it's been highly in conclusion. I don't think we can 505 00:24:46,600 --> 00:24:48,600 Speaker 1: blame Bills fans for that one. The last time they 506 00:24:48,600 --> 00:24:51,880 Speaker 1: had a franchise quarterback, I mean there to of course, 507 00:24:51,920 --> 00:24:54,200 Speaker 1: they're going to hope he's the answer, and I think 508 00:24:54,240 --> 00:24:56,120 Speaker 1: he was built as a guy coming into the league 509 00:24:56,119 --> 00:24:58,960 Speaker 1: who had to develop more than most first round quarterbacks. 510 00:24:59,000 --> 00:25:00,800 Speaker 1: I'm not willing to write him off. I'm just saying 511 00:25:01,400 --> 00:25:03,480 Speaker 1: so from what we've seen so far, he's not a 512 00:25:03,480 --> 00:25:05,520 Speaker 1: guy you can win with right now. But he started 513 00:25:05,560 --> 00:25:08,720 Speaker 1: six games right who knows what he'll do in the future. 514 00:25:08,840 --> 00:25:11,000 Speaker 1: I just don't think he's the guy for right now 515 00:25:11,040 --> 00:25:13,480 Speaker 1: that can win games for you, And and Steelers fans 516 00:25:13,520 --> 00:25:15,920 Speaker 1: have to feel like they still have a chance here 517 00:25:16,320 --> 00:25:18,840 Speaker 1: in the a f C North, because the Bengals lost 518 00:25:18,920 --> 00:25:21,040 Speaker 1: another game and they're only two losses back in the 519 00:25:21,080 --> 00:25:22,920 Speaker 1: a f C North. We're saying the Giants are alive. 520 00:25:22,960 --> 00:25:25,720 Speaker 1: The Steelers are certainly live, and as we pointed out, 521 00:25:26,520 --> 00:25:30,080 Speaker 1: if it wasn't for Sean sweet Um missing chip shots 522 00:25:30,080 --> 00:25:32,680 Speaker 1: in Oakland, they'd be one back of the Bengals. Yeah, 523 00:25:32,760 --> 00:25:35,080 Speaker 1: that's true. And there Yeah it's Actually it's a good 524 00:25:35,119 --> 00:25:38,560 Speaker 1: comparison because the Bengals and you know, the Cowboys are 525 00:25:38,600 --> 00:25:41,720 Speaker 1: Eagles or whoever's gonna be the Giants main competition at 526 00:25:41,720 --> 00:25:43,520 Speaker 1: the top of that division. You could make a case 527 00:25:43,520 --> 00:25:46,199 Speaker 1: for all those teams to fall back. So very interesting. 528 00:25:46,240 --> 00:25:48,879 Speaker 1: Both those divisions to watch all right. Moving forward, the 529 00:25:48,960 --> 00:25:52,240 Speaker 1: Jacksonville Jaguars are on the board. Ladies and gentlemen, uh 530 00:25:52,359 --> 00:25:56,640 Speaker 1: Maurice Jones, Drew and Jordan Todman. Jordan Todman each ran 531 00:25:56,720 --> 00:25:59,159 Speaker 1: for a touchdown. Jaguars get their first one of the 532 00:25:59,200 --> 00:26:03,240 Speaker 1: season and beat the Tennessee Titans seven. It was the 533 00:26:03,560 --> 00:26:05,600 Speaker 1: jags first one of the year, but the biggest story 534 00:26:05,600 --> 00:26:08,200 Speaker 1: to come out of this, of course, was the foot 535 00:26:08,240 --> 00:26:13,800 Speaker 1: injury suffered by Titans quarterback Jake Locker. Reports are or 536 00:26:14,000 --> 00:26:16,680 Speaker 1: our own Albert Brier is reporting that the team fears 537 00:26:17,080 --> 00:26:21,040 Speaker 1: that this is a season ending list Frank injury. Liz 538 00:26:21,040 --> 00:26:24,439 Speaker 1: Frank is the worst man. She is a terrible woman. 539 00:26:25,240 --> 00:26:27,639 Speaker 1: I'm sick of her. I mean, Locker only played eleven 540 00:26:27,680 --> 00:26:31,720 Speaker 1: games last year, Uh this, He's only played seven this 541 00:26:31,800 --> 00:26:35,320 Speaker 1: year and it looks like he's out for the season. 542 00:26:35,480 --> 00:26:37,719 Speaker 1: And they're stuck in a tough spot where I think 543 00:26:37,800 --> 00:26:40,680 Speaker 1: he showed enough this year to make them believe in him. 544 00:26:41,200 --> 00:26:43,280 Speaker 1: But you're coming back with a quarterback that just hasn't 545 00:26:43,320 --> 00:26:44,879 Speaker 1: been on the field that much, and who knows if 546 00:26:44,880 --> 00:26:46,760 Speaker 1: the coaching staff is gonna be there there four and 547 00:26:46,840 --> 00:26:50,640 Speaker 1: five and It's a crushing, crushing loss because they could 548 00:26:50,640 --> 00:26:52,640 Speaker 1: have maybe gotten back into the a f C South 549 00:26:52,720 --> 00:26:54,840 Speaker 1: Race if they won this game. There only one back 550 00:26:54,840 --> 00:26:57,879 Speaker 1: and they're playing the Colts on Thursday night. Unforgivable loss. 551 00:26:58,080 --> 00:27:00,800 Speaker 1: If I'm the Titans general manager, this is the game 552 00:27:01,560 --> 00:27:04,200 Speaker 1: that makes me say, I can't bank on Jake Locker 553 00:27:04,359 --> 00:27:07,119 Speaker 1: is my franchise quarterback. I can't bank on him to 554 00:27:07,200 --> 00:27:09,800 Speaker 1: ever play sixteen games in a season. Couldn't it just 555 00:27:09,840 --> 00:27:12,800 Speaker 1: be flukey like Matthew Stafford was injured his first couple 556 00:27:12,840 --> 00:27:15,639 Speaker 1: of years. It could be, But I think with Stafford, 557 00:27:15,680 --> 00:27:19,200 Speaker 1: you you had the utmost confidence that he was going 558 00:27:19,280 --> 00:27:21,680 Speaker 1: to be if healthy, he's going to be your guy. 559 00:27:21,760 --> 00:27:23,960 Speaker 1: He he had proven that he can move the offense. 560 00:27:24,359 --> 00:27:27,320 Speaker 1: He could probably throw for four thousand, five thousand yards 561 00:27:27,359 --> 00:27:29,919 Speaker 1: in a season. Locker hasn't proven that yet. Not to 562 00:27:29,920 --> 00:27:33,080 Speaker 1: sound like a bad Jerry Seinfeld bit on sports injuries, 563 00:27:33,119 --> 00:27:35,560 Speaker 1: but what's to deal with Liz Frank's uh injuries? I've 564 00:27:35,560 --> 00:27:38,440 Speaker 1: never heard about them ever my whole life, for like 565 00:27:38,760 --> 00:27:41,000 Speaker 1: thirty straight years. It's like in baseball where all of 566 00:27:41,040 --> 00:27:43,760 Speaker 1: a sudden, out of nowhere, like seven guys a week, 567 00:27:43,800 --> 00:27:46,280 Speaker 1: we're getting oblique strains, because like, I've never heard of 568 00:27:46,320 --> 00:27:49,280 Speaker 1: an oblique injury, and now, Liz Frank you it's taking 569 00:27:49,359 --> 00:27:52,640 Speaker 1: down big names every year. What's the deal with, Liz 570 00:27:52,680 --> 00:27:55,240 Speaker 1: Frank Well, do you think that maybe, like a decade ago, 571 00:27:55,280 --> 00:27:59,440 Speaker 1: it was just called a foot and then now that 572 00:27:59,600 --> 00:28:02,159 Speaker 1: they have to really specific about the name of it, 573 00:28:02,200 --> 00:28:04,919 Speaker 1: I guess, But I think for me this was the 574 00:28:04,920 --> 00:28:07,879 Speaker 1: The Titans make me feel like a fool. I point 575 00:28:07,880 --> 00:28:10,560 Speaker 1: out on Friday that they have the tiebreaker edge over 576 00:28:10,600 --> 00:28:13,040 Speaker 1: the Jets and Chargers, like they were the team in 577 00:28:13,240 --> 00:28:15,719 Speaker 1: control their destiny for the wild card, and then they 578 00:28:15,720 --> 00:28:19,920 Speaker 1: go loose to their Jaguars. Locker gets hurt, Chris Johnson, 579 00:28:19,960 --> 00:28:23,639 Speaker 1: who looked like a different guy last week, Russia's for 580 00:28:23,720 --> 00:28:26,520 Speaker 1: thirty yards with a long of six and fumbles twice, 581 00:28:27,000 --> 00:28:30,280 Speaker 1: Austin ball too, and and they lose on a day 582 00:28:30,280 --> 00:28:34,040 Speaker 1: where Chad Henny throws no touchdowns in two interceptions. You 583 00:28:34,040 --> 00:28:36,000 Speaker 1: would have not I could have not have guessed that 584 00:28:36,119 --> 00:28:39,920 Speaker 1: Jaggers would win on a day like that. Nightmare Alright, 585 00:28:39,960 --> 00:28:42,520 Speaker 1: Moving on, Carson Palmer threw two touchdown passes and the 586 00:28:42,520 --> 00:28:46,040 Speaker 1: Cardinals held on to send the Houston Texans to the 587 00:28:46,200 --> 00:28:53,400 Speaker 1: franchise record seventh consecutive loss loss to the Cards in Phoenix. Um, 588 00:28:53,440 --> 00:28:55,600 Speaker 1: you know, I the biggest thing I take from this 589 00:28:55,640 --> 00:28:59,240 Speaker 1: game is I guess the Cardinals are going to be 590 00:28:59,280 --> 00:29:01,120 Speaker 1: a team potential that is in the mix here in 591 00:29:01,160 --> 00:29:03,640 Speaker 1: the NFC ex there five and four, they get the 592 00:29:03,760 --> 00:29:06,480 Speaker 1: Jaguars win or not. The Jaguars are still a bad team. 593 00:29:06,680 --> 00:29:08,320 Speaker 1: They get the Jaguars next week, so they have a 594 00:29:08,400 --> 00:29:10,680 Speaker 1: very good chance of being six and four going to 595 00:29:10,720 --> 00:29:13,440 Speaker 1: week eleven. And as for the Texans, you know, it 596 00:29:13,520 --> 00:29:15,720 Speaker 1: is what it is that it's not a very good team. 597 00:29:15,920 --> 00:29:18,120 Speaker 1: They don't know how to close out games. They have 598 00:29:18,520 --> 00:29:21,800 Speaker 1: breakdowns all over the field, and that's how you lose 599 00:29:21,840 --> 00:29:23,720 Speaker 1: seven or row two and seven after a two and 600 00:29:23,720 --> 00:29:27,280 Speaker 1: oh start. And they're unlucky. I mean they're really unlucky. 601 00:29:27,320 --> 00:29:29,840 Speaker 1: We never talked about luck, but you don't lose all 602 00:29:29,880 --> 00:29:32,640 Speaker 1: these games by three points, one point three points without 603 00:29:32,760 --> 00:29:36,360 Speaker 1: just a whole lot of bad luck. Well they did 604 00:29:36,440 --> 00:29:40,320 Speaker 1: the case. Keenum is now started three games and in 605 00:29:40,360 --> 00:29:43,200 Speaker 1: those three games, he's uh. The team is lost by 606 00:29:43,200 --> 00:29:47,880 Speaker 1: combined seven points the last two games. Overweight Randy his 607 00:29:48,000 --> 00:29:50,640 Speaker 1: miss four kicks. He had a miss today on a block, 608 00:29:50,680 --> 00:29:53,200 Speaker 1: but it wasn't his fault. Actually the line broke down 609 00:29:53,840 --> 00:29:56,960 Speaker 1: on the play, but uh yeah, I mean they very 610 00:29:56,960 --> 00:29:59,080 Speaker 1: easily could have been in the mix. But yeah, it's 611 00:29:59,120 --> 00:30:01,720 Speaker 1: bad luck and bad play on it. Unable to seal 612 00:30:01,800 --> 00:30:04,480 Speaker 1: the seal the deal one it counts, and that's the 613 00:30:04,520 --> 00:30:07,160 Speaker 1: way it is. Keen Um now has I think seven 614 00:30:07,160 --> 00:30:09,880 Speaker 1: touchdowns without an interception as a passer, rating over one 615 00:30:09,960 --> 00:30:13,800 Speaker 1: hundred and his three starts, and yet he's been a 616 00:30:13,800 --> 00:30:15,640 Speaker 1: tale of two halves. In the first half he comes 617 00:30:15,640 --> 00:30:18,440 Speaker 1: out screaming they put up twenty points or whatever, and 618 00:30:18,440 --> 00:30:20,080 Speaker 1: then a second half they just create her and he 619 00:30:20,120 --> 00:30:22,400 Speaker 1: can't move the offense it seems for a quarter and 620 00:30:22,440 --> 00:30:24,520 Speaker 1: a half. And they moved it a little bit at 621 00:30:24,520 --> 00:30:26,000 Speaker 1: the end of the game for the second straight week, 622 00:30:26,040 --> 00:30:28,800 Speaker 1: but they fell flat. And as much as I like Keenum, 623 00:30:28,840 --> 00:30:30,800 Speaker 1: you have to wonder what's happening for them to fall 624 00:30:31,000 --> 00:30:32,880 Speaker 1: to face play in the second half of games. In 625 00:30:32,920 --> 00:30:35,680 Speaker 1: his defense, the offensive line had a really bad day 626 00:30:35,720 --> 00:30:38,480 Speaker 1: for Houston. He very rarely had a clean pocket to 627 00:30:38,520 --> 00:30:41,880 Speaker 1: work with. He's getting hit a lot. Um. You know this, 628 00:30:41,880 --> 00:30:45,040 Speaker 1: this is a perfect example. It's it's Murphy's law down there. 629 00:30:45,080 --> 00:30:48,600 Speaker 1: Everything's going wrong. Not a good last drive though, I 630 00:30:48,640 --> 00:30:51,880 Speaker 1: mean through two passes that were ten yards out of bounds. 631 00:30:52,920 --> 00:30:56,120 Speaker 1: You know that that's that's almost unforgivable that you don't 632 00:30:56,120 --> 00:30:59,120 Speaker 1: worry about the interception that much. If you're gonna call 633 00:30:59,200 --> 00:31:01,960 Speaker 1: what Manuel was join Freeman's, we're gonna call those Dalton's. 634 00:31:04,200 --> 00:31:06,240 Speaker 1: He had a couple of Daltons, a couple of You 635 00:31:06,320 --> 00:31:08,200 Speaker 1: got me thinking about the Cardinals, by the way, so 636 00:31:08,280 --> 00:31:11,360 Speaker 1: let's look at this schedule here. Five and four arguably 637 00:31:11,640 --> 00:31:13,280 Speaker 1: one of the you know, one of the better defense 638 00:31:13,280 --> 00:31:15,920 Speaker 1: in the league. They go to Jacksonville next week. Let's 639 00:31:15,920 --> 00:31:17,959 Speaker 1: just count that as a win. Six and four. That 640 00:31:18,000 --> 00:31:21,680 Speaker 1: means they're in the playoff mix. Versus Indianapolis in Arizona, 641 00:31:22,560 --> 00:31:25,920 Speaker 1: they played really well in Arizona. They've played great in Arizona. 642 00:31:26,000 --> 00:31:29,040 Speaker 1: I think they can win that game at Philly. Versus St. 643 00:31:29,080 --> 00:31:32,320 Speaker 1: Louis at Tennessee, these are a lot of winnable games. 644 00:31:32,520 --> 00:31:34,320 Speaker 1: I mean, I could see them winning three or four 645 00:31:34,360 --> 00:31:37,280 Speaker 1: of these and being right there until week fifteen. Week sixteen, 646 00:31:37,400 --> 00:31:40,880 Speaker 1: and Sam Fran plays New Orleans next week. That's we 647 00:31:40,960 --> 00:31:42,920 Speaker 1: could have the Cardinals with a better record than the 648 00:31:42,920 --> 00:31:45,400 Speaker 1: forty Honors. Pretty soon. Well that's where it comes crashing 649 00:31:45,440 --> 00:31:48,600 Speaker 1: down Week sixteen and seventeen. Then they have the Seahawks 650 00:31:48,640 --> 00:31:51,600 Speaker 1: to close out out the year. But I think they're 651 00:31:51,600 --> 00:31:53,200 Speaker 1: going to be in a position. This is in those 652 00:31:53,240 --> 00:31:55,440 Speaker 1: games matter, and I wrote about this last week. But 653 00:31:55,440 --> 00:31:57,160 Speaker 1: there are there are a lot of pretty good teams 654 00:31:57,160 --> 00:32:03,400 Speaker 1: in the NFC and not enough spots. So you have Seahawks, Niners, Saints, Bears, Lions, Packers, Panthers. 655 00:32:03,800 --> 00:32:05,640 Speaker 1: You know, three of those teams would have to fall 656 00:32:05,640 --> 00:32:08,440 Speaker 1: out of it for the Cardinals to jump into an 657 00:32:08,440 --> 00:32:10,640 Speaker 1: actual playoff spot. You know, you can make a case 658 00:32:10,680 --> 00:32:12,840 Speaker 1: for the Packers if you want to get crazy about 659 00:32:12,840 --> 00:32:15,800 Speaker 1: a Bear's uh going down to the Lions coming down 660 00:32:15,840 --> 00:32:17,320 Speaker 1: to Earth a little bit. But you know, I don't 661 00:32:17,360 --> 00:32:19,280 Speaker 1: see it happening. I almost went through this whole thing 662 00:32:19,280 --> 00:32:21,920 Speaker 1: without a gratuitous shot at Carson Palmer do it. But 663 00:32:22,040 --> 00:32:24,000 Speaker 1: of all those teams, I can't see the team with 664 00:32:24,040 --> 00:32:27,080 Speaker 1: Carson Palmer making it through. I'm with you, I agree, 665 00:32:27,160 --> 00:32:30,640 Speaker 1: I was just playing Devil's advocate. Carson Palmer is the 666 00:32:30,640 --> 00:32:35,920 Speaker 1: devil or Devil's damage. All right, We'll move on Peyton 667 00:32:35,920 --> 00:32:38,880 Speaker 1: Manning through for three and thirty yards and four touchdowns 668 00:32:39,280 --> 00:32:43,720 Speaker 1: three did da Marius Thomas and the Broncos over the 669 00:32:43,800 --> 00:32:47,960 Speaker 1: Chargers on Sunday UM in Denver's first game since John 670 00:32:48,000 --> 00:32:51,040 Speaker 1: Fox had his heart surgery. I guess the biggest story 671 00:32:51,040 --> 00:32:53,080 Speaker 1: that came out of the game, out of the postgame 672 00:32:53,680 --> 00:32:57,120 Speaker 1: UM portion of the day was Peyton Manning is gonna 673 00:32:57,280 --> 00:32:59,560 Speaker 1: gonna get an m R I is an? He was 674 00:33:00,000 --> 00:33:01,720 Speaker 1: will be fine. I mean I would be surprised if 675 00:33:01,800 --> 00:33:03,800 Speaker 1: if this turns up anything. He finished the game. What 676 00:33:03,840 --> 00:33:06,280 Speaker 1: was the injury? He got hit in the lower leg 677 00:33:07,200 --> 00:33:09,800 Speaker 1: very late in the game. It was arguing with the 678 00:33:09,840 --> 00:33:12,720 Speaker 1: refs for a few minutes afterwards, trying to figure out 679 00:33:12,760 --> 00:33:14,560 Speaker 1: why there wasn't a fly or why they got charged 680 00:33:14,600 --> 00:33:16,800 Speaker 1: with the time out or something like that. But uh, 681 00:33:16,960 --> 00:33:19,360 Speaker 1: he was fine. I finished the rest of the game. 682 00:33:19,880 --> 00:33:22,320 Speaker 1: I don't think this is serious. I guess we'll see 683 00:33:22,320 --> 00:33:23,680 Speaker 1: if the m R I turns up anything, but I 684 00:33:23,720 --> 00:33:25,720 Speaker 1: would be surprised. This is like in this week, the 685 00:33:25,800 --> 00:33:29,680 Speaker 1: Jets on a bye. You know, big losses UM for 686 00:33:29,760 --> 00:33:34,440 Speaker 1: the Chargers, a big loss for the Titans, the Bengals 687 00:33:34,480 --> 00:33:38,800 Speaker 1: coming going down. Yes, it was a great week for 688 00:33:38,840 --> 00:33:42,440 Speaker 1: the Patriots too. For thinking about I'm just saying, if 689 00:33:42,440 --> 00:33:44,320 Speaker 1: you're thinking about the number two seed in the a 690 00:33:44,440 --> 00:33:46,880 Speaker 1: f C, it doesn't look like the Bengals are cult 691 00:33:47,080 --> 00:33:48,840 Speaker 1: or Coults are the types of teams that are gonna 692 00:33:48,840 --> 00:33:50,760 Speaker 1: put up a really good record and get it by 693 00:33:51,280 --> 00:33:53,960 Speaker 1: If you want to know anything about this game, yeah, 694 00:33:54,080 --> 00:33:58,480 Speaker 1: give us good Philip Rivers Manning. Uh, the game wasn't 695 00:33:58,520 --> 00:34:00,840 Speaker 1: as close as the final score. Then goes coasted out 696 00:34:00,840 --> 00:34:04,600 Speaker 1: to like six lead. Peyton Manning checked into a bunch 697 00:34:04,600 --> 00:34:06,920 Speaker 1: of runs after that. Because they had the lead, they 698 00:34:07,000 --> 00:34:09,279 Speaker 1: have favorable fronts to run, so he checked into a 699 00:34:09,280 --> 00:34:11,439 Speaker 1: lot of runs and then kind of took the foot 700 00:34:11,440 --> 00:34:13,960 Speaker 1: off the gas pedal. He and Damarius Thomas were kind 701 00:34:13,960 --> 00:34:17,560 Speaker 1: of unstoppable. Thomas now has the most yards after catching 702 00:34:17,560 --> 00:34:20,200 Speaker 1: the league. Nobody runs that bubble screen better than they do. 703 00:34:20,880 --> 00:34:24,520 Speaker 1: And uh, the Chargers actually ran the ball well. Ryan 704 00:34:24,560 --> 00:34:26,600 Speaker 1: Matthews numbers are a little misleading. He had a thirty 705 00:34:26,680 --> 00:34:29,799 Speaker 1: nine yard run called back on a holding penalty and 706 00:34:29,920 --> 00:34:32,000 Speaker 1: uh what head looks good in the passing game again, 707 00:34:32,120 --> 00:34:34,880 Speaker 1: but they didn't have enough firepower today. How did my 708 00:34:34,920 --> 00:34:38,440 Speaker 1: boy Philip Rivers look? I feel like his unreal season 709 00:34:38,600 --> 00:34:41,400 Speaker 1: is slowing down a little bit. I would say he 710 00:34:41,440 --> 00:34:43,520 Speaker 1: got pressured a little bit more than normal today. King 711 00:34:43,560 --> 00:34:46,520 Speaker 1: Dunlap had another concussion, which is an issue. I know 712 00:34:46,640 --> 00:34:48,320 Speaker 1: he missed quite a bit of time earlier in the 713 00:34:48,320 --> 00:34:51,680 Speaker 1: season with the concussion. I think um one of their 714 00:34:51,719 --> 00:34:55,279 Speaker 1: guards left too, maybe Clary right tackle. Clary left, so 715 00:34:55,320 --> 00:34:58,000 Speaker 1: they had some injury issues. Couldn't protect Rivers as much. 716 00:34:58,400 --> 00:35:02,120 Speaker 1: He still looks like he's running the offense, showing touch 717 00:35:03,040 --> 00:35:06,000 Speaker 1: and and basically reading defense as well as any quarterback 718 00:35:06,040 --> 00:35:09,239 Speaker 1: not named Peyton Manning. What was your stat that was insane? 719 00:35:09,360 --> 00:35:12,240 Speaker 1: You said that you came up with all by yourself Broncos. 720 00:35:12,640 --> 00:35:17,000 Speaker 1: There are only five received five players with at least 721 00:35:17,040 --> 00:35:21,040 Speaker 1: nine receiving TVs in the NFL. Calvin Johnson, Jimmy Graham 722 00:35:21,120 --> 00:35:25,480 Speaker 1: and three Denver Broncos. It's crazy Wes Welker, Da, Marius 723 00:35:25,480 --> 00:35:28,840 Speaker 1: Thomas and Julius Thomas. What's Decker? Decker has gotta be pissed. 724 00:35:28,880 --> 00:35:31,720 Speaker 1: He has seven, He's got a reality show, He's got something. 725 00:35:31,960 --> 00:35:35,040 Speaker 1: He's got that wife too. That sounds like a guy 726 00:35:35,040 --> 00:35:37,920 Speaker 1: in Bowling Night or something. He's got dad wife too. 727 00:35:38,360 --> 00:35:42,880 Speaker 1: She's something else. All right, Up next, we will dial 728 00:35:43,000 --> 00:35:46,440 Speaker 1: up our Chicago corresponded for Around the League, the great 729 00:35:46,520 --> 00:35:54,040 Speaker 1: Kevin Patrak riches Patra on the line, Patra, Are you there, Kevin? 730 00:35:54,400 --> 00:35:57,919 Speaker 1: Big day for you and Detroit? You got your hero pick? 731 00:35:58,200 --> 00:36:04,959 Speaker 1: What's up? Yeah? I gotta train coming wrong on? Wait 732 00:36:04,960 --> 00:36:08,640 Speaker 1: are you on the tracks? No? No, no, no. I 733 00:36:08,680 --> 00:36:10,680 Speaker 1: was gonna say, this is not the time for that 734 00:36:10,719 --> 00:36:12,720 Speaker 1: type of business. There's never a time for that business, 735 00:36:12,719 --> 00:36:15,000 Speaker 1: but certainly not in this case. What's going on? You 736 00:36:15,000 --> 00:36:17,759 Speaker 1: gotta you gotta be feeling pretty good? Yep. The big 737 00:36:17,840 --> 00:36:20,319 Speaker 1: day for the Lions. They took a step towards you know, 738 00:36:20,600 --> 00:36:24,920 Speaker 1: sole possession in the division and uh first sweep of 739 00:36:24,960 --> 00:36:26,680 Speaker 1: the Bears since two thousand and seven. So you gotta 740 00:36:26,719 --> 00:36:29,319 Speaker 1: like that. They were usually choked like I thought they 741 00:36:29,400 --> 00:36:33,520 Speaker 1: might have way through the fourth quarter in folder field. 742 00:36:33,600 --> 00:36:36,719 Speaker 1: So yeah, so you had basically you had two touchdown 743 00:36:36,719 --> 00:36:39,520 Speaker 1: receptions for Calvin Johnson, Reggie Bush went over a hundred 744 00:36:39,560 --> 00:36:43,040 Speaker 1: yards and it was a twenty one nineteen win over 745 00:36:43,080 --> 00:36:45,840 Speaker 1: the Bears. Now, Cutler started the game, and we know 746 00:36:45,920 --> 00:36:47,319 Speaker 1: he came out of the game. Can you tell me 747 00:36:47,360 --> 00:36:49,719 Speaker 1: what he looked like during the game and then ultimately 748 00:36:49,800 --> 00:36:53,200 Speaker 1: until he exited, You know, he had a his first 749 00:36:53,239 --> 00:36:54,920 Speaker 1: fast it looked like things are gonna go bad and 750 00:36:55,360 --> 00:36:58,360 Speaker 1: hit the ground after four yards, and then he completed 751 00:36:58,400 --> 00:37:00,400 Speaker 1: his next three boom boom boom to Brandon Artial. They 752 00:37:00,400 --> 00:37:02,279 Speaker 1: were in the end zone. It looked like, you know, 753 00:37:02,520 --> 00:37:04,560 Speaker 1: I guess I understand why he's playing. And most of 754 00:37:04,600 --> 00:37:08,120 Speaker 1: the first half he really moved pretty well. He got 755 00:37:08,200 --> 00:37:11,520 Speaker 1: hit a bunch, he had a swollen left hand, his 756 00:37:11,600 --> 00:37:14,440 Speaker 1: non throwing hands looked like a golf ball size swelling, 757 00:37:15,040 --> 00:37:17,440 Speaker 1: but he actually moved pretty well. And then he came 758 00:37:17,440 --> 00:37:19,759 Speaker 1: out at halftime, and you know the break, it looked 759 00:37:19,760 --> 00:37:21,799 Speaker 1: like he must have got tightened and growing or something, 760 00:37:21,840 --> 00:37:24,120 Speaker 1: because he just didn't look the same. I couldn't move 761 00:37:24,160 --> 00:37:26,680 Speaker 1: in the pocket. Drews just getting blasted, and you could 762 00:37:26,680 --> 00:37:28,879 Speaker 1: tell any time he had to dodge, his throws were 763 00:37:28,920 --> 00:37:31,480 Speaker 1: just off a couple of yards short. And I'm not 764 00:37:31,520 --> 00:37:33,640 Speaker 1: talking just at the guy's feet, I'm talking a couple 765 00:37:33,640 --> 00:37:35,799 Speaker 1: of yards short. So the second half he was not 766 00:37:35,840 --> 00:37:39,000 Speaker 1: the same quarterback and it really showed. Hey, Patrick, as 767 00:37:39,040 --> 00:37:41,320 Speaker 1: a lines fan, can you tell me do you have 768 00:37:41,400 --> 00:37:44,399 Speaker 1: any theories on why some weeks their defensive line looks 769 00:37:44,440 --> 00:37:46,960 Speaker 1: like the best in the NFL and other weeks they 770 00:37:47,040 --> 00:37:50,279 Speaker 1: get run on. I think if anybody had a theory, 771 00:37:50,320 --> 00:37:53,840 Speaker 1: I think I don't. I couldn't tell you I I 772 00:37:53,920 --> 00:37:56,600 Speaker 1: honestly don't. I think the same thing every time they 773 00:37:56,640 --> 00:37:59,840 Speaker 1: shut down Math forte thirty three yards on seventeen carries, 774 00:38:00,080 --> 00:38:04,080 Speaker 1: and this week I couldn't tell you why I couldn't. 775 00:38:04,120 --> 00:38:07,320 Speaker 1: I feel like they they're not a consistent defense there. 776 00:38:07,360 --> 00:38:09,520 Speaker 1: There will be very good for three quarters, but then 777 00:38:09,560 --> 00:38:11,440 Speaker 1: they'll give up a couple of big plays. It seems 778 00:38:11,440 --> 00:38:14,440 Speaker 1: like they give up a lot of big plays. Well, 779 00:38:14,480 --> 00:38:16,840 Speaker 1: if they don't get a password, they can't stop the quarterback. 780 00:38:16,920 --> 00:38:18,719 Speaker 1: That's just the fact. That's how they've been all year. 781 00:38:19,120 --> 00:38:20,640 Speaker 1: That's how they will be the rest of the year 782 00:38:21,200 --> 00:38:25,239 Speaker 1: and for the foreseeable future. But as far as as 783 00:38:25,239 --> 00:38:28,520 Speaker 1: far as the run defense, it really it really there. 784 00:38:28,680 --> 00:38:31,560 Speaker 1: They've been up and down all all seasons. So the 785 00:38:31,600 --> 00:38:34,480 Speaker 1: thing that jumped out to me, you had you know, 786 00:38:34,560 --> 00:38:38,040 Speaker 1: the Bears got it within two points and then they 787 00:38:38,200 --> 00:38:40,520 Speaker 1: have to go for two and this decide of the game. 788 00:38:41,239 --> 00:38:43,279 Speaker 1: What it was with a play calling there, I mean 789 00:38:43,360 --> 00:38:45,680 Speaker 1: you they run, they go out of shotgun and run 790 00:38:45,680 --> 00:38:48,480 Speaker 1: a draw that never has a chance. You have Marshall 791 00:38:48,960 --> 00:38:52,359 Speaker 1: what looked to be one on one on the outside. Um, 792 00:38:52,840 --> 00:38:55,040 Speaker 1: I'll I'll send it to both you guys. I mean, 793 00:38:55,360 --> 00:38:57,560 Speaker 1: what happened there? That's that's terrible play calling. Well, they 794 00:38:57,600 --> 00:38:59,400 Speaker 1: got two tries at it right with there. There was 795 00:38:59,440 --> 00:39:01,120 Speaker 1: a penalty on the first one, and they when they 796 00:39:01,160 --> 00:39:03,000 Speaker 1: got a second chance. I mean, I can't kill it 797 00:39:03,040 --> 00:39:06,360 Speaker 1: and to the one yard line right yeah, I wonder 798 00:39:06,400 --> 00:39:08,440 Speaker 1: why they're going out. I just wonder why they're going 799 00:39:08,440 --> 00:39:10,000 Speaker 1: out of the shotgun with a play at the one 800 00:39:10,080 --> 00:39:12,799 Speaker 1: yard line. It reminded me of the Chargers Redskins game 801 00:39:12,880 --> 00:39:15,360 Speaker 1: last week. Why not power that in with Michael Bush 802 00:39:15,440 --> 00:39:17,200 Speaker 1: or Porte? I don't know. I think they tried to 803 00:39:17,239 --> 00:39:20,240 Speaker 1: surprise him. Michael Bush already got stopped on the fourth 804 00:39:20,239 --> 00:39:21,759 Speaker 1: and one earlier in the game, so I don't think 805 00:39:21,800 --> 00:39:23,239 Speaker 1: they were going to bring him. And I do think 806 00:39:23,280 --> 00:39:25,719 Speaker 1: that that played when they when they got pushed back 807 00:39:25,760 --> 00:39:27,239 Speaker 1: on the fourth and one early game, did a play 808 00:39:27,280 --> 00:39:30,240 Speaker 1: effect to play call and has the goal one? And Patrick? 809 00:39:30,280 --> 00:39:32,720 Speaker 1: Before I let you go, do you feel confident about 810 00:39:32,719 --> 00:39:37,879 Speaker 1: the Lions taking this division? Now I has a Lins fan. 811 00:39:37,920 --> 00:39:41,040 Speaker 1: You're never confident about anything. I've learned that much. I 812 00:39:41,080 --> 00:39:44,719 Speaker 1: feel like like it sets up. It sets up. I mean, 813 00:39:44,760 --> 00:39:47,200 Speaker 1: if there was ever a season for it, with Rogers 814 00:39:47,200 --> 00:39:49,960 Speaker 1: injury and the the easiest day of the lines of 815 00:39:49,960 --> 00:39:53,120 Speaker 1: the easiest division, if there was ever a year, all 816 00:39:53,120 --> 00:39:55,279 Speaker 1: the bad luck they had last year, and they had 817 00:39:55,280 --> 00:39:57,280 Speaker 1: a ton of it because they were in almost every 818 00:39:57,280 --> 00:39:59,719 Speaker 1: one of those games has turned around and they're just 819 00:39:59,760 --> 00:40:01,759 Speaker 1: get and good luck this year because not like they're 820 00:40:01,760 --> 00:40:04,239 Speaker 1: blowing these teams out, they're winning at the very end 821 00:40:04,239 --> 00:40:06,520 Speaker 1: of each one of these games. Before we let you go, Kevin, 822 00:40:06,560 --> 00:40:08,960 Speaker 1: I want to ask the group everyone, do we have 823 00:40:09,040 --> 00:40:14,560 Speaker 1: a quarterback controversy in Chicago? Is that a thought? Dash 824 00:40:14,600 --> 00:40:16,560 Speaker 1: My account comes in, he leaves a touchdown drive right 825 00:40:16,560 --> 00:40:18,920 Speaker 1: at the end of the game. I think, depending on 826 00:40:18,960 --> 00:40:21,920 Speaker 1: Cutler's health, there's a controversy. I think if Cutler's fully healthy, 827 00:40:22,440 --> 00:40:25,319 Speaker 1: Tressman will kind of nip it in the bud. But 828 00:40:25,400 --> 00:40:27,480 Speaker 1: I think if the media wanted to run with this, 829 00:40:27,600 --> 00:40:29,759 Speaker 1: and if fans wanted to run with this, you could 830 00:40:29,760 --> 00:40:32,040 Speaker 1: certainly say that account has outplayed him for three games. 831 00:40:32,080 --> 00:40:34,960 Speaker 1: I think that the Bears locker room would revolt if 832 00:40:34,960 --> 00:40:37,080 Speaker 1: something like that happened. They seem to really like him. 833 00:40:37,160 --> 00:40:40,280 Speaker 1: Brandon Marshall after the game spoke very highly of Cutler 834 00:40:40,320 --> 00:40:42,960 Speaker 1: and made it very clear that he personally was all 835 00:40:43,000 --> 00:40:45,320 Speaker 1: behind Cutler is the number one, and he likes McCown. 836 00:40:45,320 --> 00:40:47,400 Speaker 1: He thinks he's the best backup there is. But this 837 00:40:47,480 --> 00:40:50,440 Speaker 1: is Color's team might be shocked if he actually lost 838 00:40:50,480 --> 00:40:54,200 Speaker 1: his job, or even if it was seriously speculated. Alright, 839 00:40:54,239 --> 00:40:57,440 Speaker 1: I'm gonna I'm point out one thing. I agree with 840 00:40:57,480 --> 00:40:59,960 Speaker 1: everything you said. I think the team is with Cutler. 841 00:41:00,239 --> 00:41:03,120 Speaker 1: The fans here, um, I just a thought of the 842 00:41:03,200 --> 00:41:06,839 Speaker 1: bar everyone's done with Color. I think there's the kind 843 00:41:06,880 --> 00:41:09,680 Speaker 1: of realization that he is what he is. That's that's 844 00:41:09,719 --> 00:41:11,520 Speaker 1: the sense I got that if they decided to go 845 00:41:11,520 --> 00:41:13,719 Speaker 1: with mccount, everyone would be behind it, and they don't 846 00:41:13,800 --> 00:41:16,759 Speaker 1: see Color as the future here the fan that's you know, 847 00:41:16,880 --> 00:41:18,560 Speaker 1: the fans. I think the team has a completely different 848 00:41:18,600 --> 00:41:22,440 Speaker 1: view of it from what Mike Silver has been speculating 849 00:41:22,440 --> 00:41:24,640 Speaker 1: and reporting on the past a few weeks. It sounds 850 00:41:24,680 --> 00:41:27,759 Speaker 1: like Trustman. Trustman isn't sure Cutler is the future either, 851 00:41:27,840 --> 00:41:31,000 Speaker 1: And it's an interesting spot Trustman's in this week because 852 00:41:31,160 --> 00:41:34,120 Speaker 1: you know, Cutler told our Stacy Dale's that he's fine 853 00:41:34,320 --> 00:41:37,600 Speaker 1: and the ankle wasn't a huge problem after the game, 854 00:41:37,640 --> 00:41:39,400 Speaker 1: and that's that's what he got pulled out with. So 855 00:41:39,560 --> 00:41:42,360 Speaker 1: it might be something where they have an excuse to 856 00:41:42,360 --> 00:41:47,759 Speaker 1: take him out. Thank you, Kevin, He'll go on. I 857 00:41:47,840 --> 00:41:50,200 Speaker 1: like the patri just stepped out of the bar. It 858 00:41:50,239 --> 00:41:55,120 Speaker 1: means he was in there for like eight hours. Correspondence 859 00:41:55,160 --> 00:41:56,880 Speaker 1: with Patrick, but he sounded sober. Maybe he's one of 860 00:41:56,920 --> 00:41:59,040 Speaker 1: those guys that, even with a bunch of drinks, is 861 00:41:59,080 --> 00:42:01,520 Speaker 1: still completely incon role. I imagine I'm just sitting at 862 00:42:01,520 --> 00:42:04,200 Speaker 1: the train tracks drinking beers and throwing the empty is 863 00:42:04,239 --> 00:42:10,640 Speaker 1: like at the train the starring Dennis Hopper exactly. He 864 00:42:10,680 --> 00:42:15,719 Speaker 1: actually has some Hopper like and that takes us to 865 00:42:15,880 --> 00:42:18,640 Speaker 1: the Sunday night game. Uh, this was a game that 866 00:42:18,960 --> 00:42:21,320 Speaker 1: you know, you could get excited about his potential shootout 867 00:42:21,320 --> 00:42:23,239 Speaker 1: in the Dome in New Orleans, but it didn't work 868 00:42:23,239 --> 00:42:27,600 Speaker 1: out that way. After a pretty tightly contested first quarter, 869 00:42:27,680 --> 00:42:29,759 Speaker 1: things kind of spun away and the Saints pulled away 870 00:42:29,800 --> 00:42:33,960 Speaker 1: from the Cowboys. Rob Bryan's gotta be feeling good. Um, 871 00:42:34,000 --> 00:42:35,680 Speaker 1: But the biggest problem for me, I have the biggest 872 00:42:35,680 --> 00:42:37,319 Speaker 1: problem I think the Cowboys have coming out of this 873 00:42:37,360 --> 00:42:40,040 Speaker 1: game is they lost Shawn Lee to a hamstring injury, 874 00:42:40,160 --> 00:42:42,640 Speaker 1: couldn't put any weight on it. And if you take 875 00:42:42,719 --> 00:42:44,319 Speaker 1: him out of the mix, and let's say it's a 876 00:42:44,360 --> 00:42:46,520 Speaker 1: month injury, you know it could be who knows if 877 00:42:46,560 --> 00:42:49,520 Speaker 1: it's something like that. Is this defense gonna spiral the 878 00:42:49,520 --> 00:42:52,040 Speaker 1: way it did without him last year? They had already 879 00:42:52,080 --> 00:42:54,560 Speaker 1: given up the second most passing yards in the NFL, 880 00:42:55,280 --> 00:42:57,320 Speaker 1: and I believe are the only team in NFL history 881 00:42:57,360 --> 00:43:01,120 Speaker 1: to give up four passing games in the Sea. So yeah, 882 00:43:01,120 --> 00:43:03,840 Speaker 1: this team definitely has potential to spiral out of control 883 00:43:03,840 --> 00:43:07,200 Speaker 1: with without Sean Lee, who was we like Jason Hatcher 884 00:43:07,239 --> 00:43:09,200 Speaker 1: for Defensive Player of the Year, But I don't think 885 00:43:09,440 --> 00:43:11,600 Speaker 1: we would argue if anybody said Sean Lee is is 886 00:43:11,640 --> 00:43:14,759 Speaker 1: the heartbeat of that defense? And Jason Hatcher missed this game. 887 00:43:15,120 --> 00:43:17,520 Speaker 1: De Marcus ware was shaken up in this game, and 888 00:43:17,560 --> 00:43:20,240 Speaker 1: they they've just reached a point on the defensive line 889 00:43:20,239 --> 00:43:23,200 Speaker 1: in their entire defense, And you have to wonder, is 890 00:43:23,200 --> 00:43:26,440 Speaker 1: Tony Romo and this offense good enough to carry them? 891 00:43:26,680 --> 00:43:28,600 Speaker 1: Started well for them too, and they were moving that 892 00:43:28,640 --> 00:43:30,880 Speaker 1: they didn't run the ball at all last week. Obviously, 893 00:43:30,880 --> 00:43:33,160 Speaker 1: early on in the game, de Marco Murray was getting 894 00:43:33,160 --> 00:43:35,680 Speaker 1: the ball out. They were moving the ball, but the 895 00:43:35,719 --> 00:43:37,480 Speaker 1: game just kind of got away from him because the 896 00:43:37,480 --> 00:43:40,520 Speaker 1: defense couldn't make a stop um and Dez Bryant was 897 00:43:40,560 --> 00:43:44,440 Speaker 1: completely invisible, especially when the game was in contention, you know, 898 00:43:44,640 --> 00:43:47,440 Speaker 1: And I just worry how much is that backplay a 899 00:43:47,480 --> 00:43:49,759 Speaker 1: factor and what's going on with him? Did we hear 900 00:43:49,760 --> 00:43:51,919 Speaker 1: that he had an epidural in his back before the game? 901 00:43:52,360 --> 00:43:54,920 Speaker 1: I heard that That is not a good sign, right, 902 00:43:55,000 --> 00:43:58,120 Speaker 1: You never want to have something that you know, women 903 00:43:58,160 --> 00:44:01,040 Speaker 1: in labor are getting to reduce the most pain you 904 00:44:01,080 --> 00:44:05,520 Speaker 1: could possibly feel, Right, that's by analysis, hashtag analysis. That 905 00:44:05,640 --> 00:44:08,239 Speaker 1: was good. Why we don't even need like one of 906 00:44:08,239 --> 00:44:11,200 Speaker 1: those doctors you call in to give insight on this. 907 00:44:12,600 --> 00:44:16,120 Speaker 1: Bryant was not the only disappearing act. Midway through the 908 00:44:16,239 --> 00:44:19,520 Speaker 1: third quarter, Tony Tony Roman at thirty nine yards passing. Yeah, 909 00:44:19,640 --> 00:44:21,360 Speaker 1: you're right, I mean this this was just not a 910 00:44:21,360 --> 00:44:23,440 Speaker 1: good night for the team. And it just goes to 911 00:44:23,440 --> 00:44:25,840 Speaker 1: show you again too. We were talking about the Giants earlier, 912 00:44:25,880 --> 00:44:28,319 Speaker 1: and you know the Eagles. This NFC East is a mess, 913 00:44:28,360 --> 00:44:31,040 Speaker 1: and it's really hard to tell. We're getting close to 914 00:44:31,080 --> 00:44:34,239 Speaker 1: Thanksgiving now and there's no more clarity about where this 915 00:44:34,320 --> 00:44:36,520 Speaker 1: division is headed By the end of the year, I 916 00:44:36,600 --> 00:44:38,759 Speaker 1: assume it's gonna as it seems to do every year, 917 00:44:38,800 --> 00:44:40,680 Speaker 1: it's gonna come down to the last game of the year. 918 00:44:40,920 --> 00:44:44,279 Speaker 1: Alan cris will probably be calling it on NBC for 919 00:44:44,320 --> 00:44:46,440 Speaker 1: the team to go eight and eight and win the NFC. 920 00:44:47,000 --> 00:44:49,000 Speaker 1: But the the idea that maybe this would be the 921 00:44:49,080 --> 00:44:51,480 Speaker 1: year the Cowboys would take advantage of the town and 922 00:44:51,520 --> 00:44:53,720 Speaker 1: the weak division and maybe cruise to a division title 923 00:44:53,840 --> 00:44:55,840 Speaker 1: just doesn't look like it's gonna happen. They've been the 924 00:44:55,880 --> 00:45:00,560 Speaker 1: strongest team overall, but now they're moving in one way 925 00:45:00,560 --> 00:45:03,279 Speaker 1: with all the defensive injuries, and the Eagles are playing well. 926 00:45:03,840 --> 00:45:06,440 Speaker 1: To me, I think the Eagles are becoming the favorite 927 00:45:06,440 --> 00:45:09,760 Speaker 1: in this division. I disagree because I think the Cowboys 928 00:45:09,840 --> 00:45:11,960 Speaker 1: have a bye week at the right time, and their 929 00:45:12,000 --> 00:45:14,759 Speaker 1: schedule is pretty favorable. They have the Giant, well I 930 00:45:14,760 --> 00:45:16,440 Speaker 1: guess the Giants, who knows. I don't know if that's 931 00:45:16,440 --> 00:45:17,880 Speaker 1: an easy game or not. They have the Giants and 932 00:45:17,920 --> 00:45:20,680 Speaker 1: the Raiders, and I still think the Cowboys are better. 933 00:45:21,400 --> 00:45:25,000 Speaker 1: But let's give some love to Bad Santa Coordinator of 934 00:45:25,040 --> 00:45:27,120 Speaker 1: the Year, and he's gonna have some bad weeks where 935 00:45:27,160 --> 00:45:29,560 Speaker 1: all those blitz as he calls up or whatever he does. 936 00:45:29,920 --> 00:45:31,920 Speaker 1: You know, it doesn't work out so well, but he's 937 00:45:31,920 --> 00:45:35,080 Speaker 1: gonna have some weeks like this where he shoves it up. 938 00:45:35,239 --> 00:45:38,319 Speaker 1: Jerry Jones is you know what I mean, He's gotta 939 00:45:38,400 --> 00:45:41,600 Speaker 1: be loving this moment. Monty Kiffin looks, you know, as 940 00:45:41,600 --> 00:45:43,600 Speaker 1: old as he is, and what do you think? What 941 00:45:43,640 --> 00:45:45,719 Speaker 1: do you think? Rob Ryan is saying that he's walking 942 00:45:45,719 --> 00:45:48,160 Speaker 1: off the field and Monte Kiffin's defense had given up 943 00:45:48,280 --> 00:45:50,880 Speaker 1: twenty eight points in the first half. I mean he 944 00:45:51,320 --> 00:45:53,640 Speaker 1: if he looked up at Jerry Jones's box and you know, 945 00:45:53,680 --> 00:45:55,759 Speaker 1: gave him an eyebrow arch, I don't think he would 946 00:45:55,760 --> 00:45:58,200 Speaker 1: have been out of line. Yeah, he's probably telling Kivin 947 00:45:58,239 --> 00:46:01,520 Speaker 1: now you know how it feels to coach without Shawn exactly. Alright. 948 00:46:01,560 --> 00:46:03,680 Speaker 1: That is Sunday schedule. We went through all the games. 949 00:46:03,880 --> 00:46:07,600 Speaker 1: There's one more game, the Depression Bowl on Monday, between 950 00:46:07,640 --> 00:46:11,319 Speaker 1: the Miami Incognitos and Tampa Bay. Siano's Uh. Luckily we 951 00:46:11,320 --> 00:46:13,160 Speaker 1: don't have to talk about that tonight, but we'll be 952 00:46:13,200 --> 00:46:15,520 Speaker 1: back on Wednesday. We've got a big show on Wednesday. 953 00:46:15,520 --> 00:46:17,920 Speaker 1: Looking forward to that. Until then, this is Dan Hansons 954 00:46:17,920 --> 00:46:21,040 Speaker 1: signing off for the mailman, the Boss, cameras behind the glass, 955 00:46:21,160 --> 00:46:30,160 Speaker 1: and of course Lyle, the a t L enter until Wednesday. 956 00:46:31,600 --> 00:46:33,799 Speaker 1: What a man, what a man? What a man? Would 957 00:46:33,840 --> 00:46:37,719 Speaker 1: I might have? Fine man and Patra. There you go, 958 00:46:39,120 --> 00:46:39,840 Speaker 1: salt and pepper.