1 00:00:05,600 --> 00:00:12,720 Speaker 1: This is Straight Fire with Jason McIntyre. What is up, everybody? 2 00:00:12,760 --> 00:00:18,240 Speaker 1: It's Tuesday October on Straight Fire. How about that Monday 3 00:00:18,320 --> 00:00:21,400 Speaker 1: night of football? That was something? And uh, you know 4 00:00:21,400 --> 00:00:25,200 Speaker 1: they had Josh Allen totally soiling himself in the opener. 5 00:00:25,440 --> 00:00:29,200 Speaker 1: I mean, goodness, gracious, he was horrendous. Again. I can't 6 00:00:29,200 --> 00:00:31,680 Speaker 1: believe I called this clown an m v P candidate 7 00:00:31,720 --> 00:00:33,720 Speaker 1: two weeks ago. But we're gonna get to Josh Allen 8 00:00:33,800 --> 00:00:36,960 Speaker 1: shortly because Straight Fire today. Listen, there's no best bet 9 00:00:37,159 --> 00:00:40,960 Speaker 1: because there's no football tonight, and we're gonna sink our 10 00:00:41,000 --> 00:00:46,280 Speaker 1: teeth into something. I heart radio. Basically when they signed 11 00:00:46,280 --> 00:00:48,320 Speaker 1: me on for this podcast, they were like, hey, you know, 12 00:00:48,560 --> 00:00:51,320 Speaker 1: thirty to forty minutes is pretty much a sweet spot, 13 00:00:52,240 --> 00:00:55,680 Speaker 1: and I thought we might do an hour on Dak 14 00:00:55,680 --> 00:01:00,640 Speaker 1: Prescott and Jerry Jones and Andy Dalton and uh dumpster 15 00:01:00,760 --> 00:01:04,240 Speaker 1: fire that is the Dallas Cowboys. Folks. Listen, I know 16 00:01:04,319 --> 00:01:08,000 Speaker 1: Arizona only one thirty eight to ten, and you might think, oh, 17 00:01:08,120 --> 00:01:13,319 Speaker 1: there's a blowout. This could have been a literal Monday 18 00:01:13,400 --> 00:01:17,280 Speaker 1: night massacre. I mean, Kyler Murray did not even play 19 00:01:17,319 --> 00:01:22,800 Speaker 1: particularly well. He completed nine passes. That's it. I don't 20 00:01:22,840 --> 00:01:24,560 Speaker 1: even know if he was throwing in the fourth quarter, 21 00:01:25,120 --> 00:01:27,760 Speaker 1: and he completed nine passes. He missed several open receivers 22 00:01:27,800 --> 00:01:29,800 Speaker 1: in the first half when they could have blown it open. 23 00:01:30,240 --> 00:01:33,399 Speaker 1: But I'm not starting with Kyler Murray and um, I'm 24 00:01:33,400 --> 00:01:36,320 Speaker 1: not gonna start with Arizona, who I think looked very good. 25 00:01:36,440 --> 00:01:39,480 Speaker 1: I'm not gonna start with Buddha Baker. Oh my gosh, 26 00:01:39,560 --> 00:01:42,000 Speaker 1: highest paid safety in the league, and he was on fire. 27 00:01:42,280 --> 00:01:44,880 Speaker 1: He had a sack of force, bumble and an interception. 28 00:01:45,319 --> 00:01:47,960 Speaker 1: I mean he was everywhere. I think he wears thirty two. 29 00:01:47,960 --> 00:01:50,200 Speaker 1: I'm pretty sure that's what the Honey Badger war in Arizona, 30 00:01:50,440 --> 00:01:52,760 Speaker 1: and he looked like the Honey Badger all over the field. 31 00:01:53,720 --> 00:01:57,680 Speaker 1: But I'm gonna start with somebody who didn't even play 32 00:01:57,720 --> 00:01:59,760 Speaker 1: in Monday Night Football, and that's Dak Prescott. He is 33 00:01:59,760 --> 00:02:03,600 Speaker 1: the biggest winner by far in this game that Dallas 34 00:02:03,640 --> 00:02:07,520 Speaker 1: got trucked in. Okay, it's not even close. Jerry Jones 35 00:02:07,720 --> 00:02:11,000 Speaker 1: got a glimpse of what the Cowboys look like without 36 00:02:11,080 --> 00:02:15,240 Speaker 1: Dak Prescott, and it ain't pretty. If you've listened to 37 00:02:15,280 --> 00:02:18,640 Speaker 1: this podcast for the last you know, two months, you 38 00:02:18,639 --> 00:02:21,360 Speaker 1: know I've been reluctant to play pay Dak Prescott the 39 00:02:21,480 --> 00:02:24,480 Speaker 1: forty million dollars or close to it for a variety 40 00:02:24,480 --> 00:02:28,200 Speaker 1: of reasons. But at least when Dak was out there, 41 00:02:28,240 --> 00:02:32,880 Speaker 1: he delivered behind the garbage that is currently the Cowboys 42 00:02:32,960 --> 00:02:35,240 Speaker 1: offensive line. I know they're down there left tackle and 43 00:02:35,280 --> 00:02:38,280 Speaker 1: the right tackle and the center retired. And I think 44 00:02:38,360 --> 00:02:41,120 Speaker 1: Zack Martin went in concussion protocol last night, but Dak 45 00:02:41,160 --> 00:02:43,960 Speaker 1: wasn't playing last night. They could have used it. But 46 00:02:44,160 --> 00:02:47,240 Speaker 1: at least when Dak was running for his life earlier 47 00:02:47,240 --> 00:02:51,160 Speaker 1: this season, he was making things happen, even if they 48 00:02:51,160 --> 00:02:53,520 Speaker 1: had to rally because they were down twenty nothing to 49 00:02:53,560 --> 00:02:56,080 Speaker 1: the Falcons, and listen, Dak is part of the reason 50 00:02:56,120 --> 00:03:00,919 Speaker 1: they were off to those slow starts. But this showing 51 00:03:01,200 --> 00:03:05,639 Speaker 1: from Andy Dalton proves Jerry Jones, you've got to you 52 00:03:05,840 --> 00:03:07,519 Speaker 1: have to pay Dak Prescott. I don't know if you 53 00:03:07,560 --> 00:03:10,280 Speaker 1: gotta pay it forty, but you've got to back up 54 00:03:10,320 --> 00:03:13,040 Speaker 1: the Brins for Dak Prescott because I'm telling you Andy Dalton, 55 00:03:13,520 --> 00:03:16,120 Speaker 1: a guy who took the Bengals to the playoffs four times. 56 00:03:16,160 --> 00:03:19,280 Speaker 1: I was told there's not a huge drop off from 57 00:03:19,400 --> 00:03:21,600 Speaker 1: Dak to Andy Dalton. I I was. I even thought, 58 00:03:21,639 --> 00:03:24,200 Speaker 1: you know what, Andy Dalton has been to the playoffs. 59 00:03:24,639 --> 00:03:28,480 Speaker 1: He's a veteran. It's not that big of a fall, folks. 60 00:03:29,680 --> 00:03:32,960 Speaker 1: I mean, Andy Dalton could not diagnose an ounce of 61 00:03:33,000 --> 00:03:35,400 Speaker 1: defense last night. I was worried for him. I mean 62 00:03:35,440 --> 00:03:38,160 Speaker 1: from the jump, this is a guy I believe it 63 00:03:38,240 --> 00:03:41,080 Speaker 1: was his first, maybe a second pass. He was like, 64 00:03:41,200 --> 00:03:43,480 Speaker 1: in between, should I throw it away? Am I gonna 65 00:03:43,520 --> 00:03:46,200 Speaker 1: get hit? And it should have been picked off by 66 00:03:46,200 --> 00:03:48,720 Speaker 1: the linebacker Jordan Hicks. It would have set Arizona up 67 00:03:48,960 --> 00:03:51,520 Speaker 1: inside like the ten yard line, first and goal. Listen, 68 00:03:51,600 --> 00:03:54,160 Speaker 1: Dalton's lucky that wasn't picked of course, that led to 69 00:03:54,240 --> 00:03:58,800 Speaker 1: Zeke Elliott fumbles. But you know, people are gonna want 70 00:03:58,800 --> 00:04:01,400 Speaker 1: to blame Zeke and they're gonna want to blame Andy Dalton. 71 00:04:01,520 --> 00:04:04,560 Speaker 1: And least listen, Zeke wasn't very good. Uh, And they're 72 00:04:04,560 --> 00:04:07,520 Speaker 1: gonna say, listen to the offensive line isn't there? Um. 73 00:04:07,560 --> 00:04:10,240 Speaker 1: And technically, the Cowboys are still on top of the 74 00:04:10,240 --> 00:04:13,760 Speaker 1: division at two and four. The NFC least where the 75 00:04:13,800 --> 00:04:15,760 Speaker 1: division winner is gonna have like six or seven wins 76 00:04:15,800 --> 00:04:19,800 Speaker 1: and be in the playoffs. Um. But the real issue, folks, 77 00:04:20,880 --> 00:04:25,120 Speaker 1: is that Jerry Jones has a terribly flawed roster and 78 00:04:25,279 --> 00:04:30,120 Speaker 1: it makes you wonder watching that defeat where the Cowboys 79 00:04:30,160 --> 00:04:34,200 Speaker 1: defense basically just opened up like the Red Sea to 80 00:04:34,320 --> 00:04:37,320 Speaker 1: let Kenyan Drake goes sixty yards to the house. I 81 00:04:37,400 --> 00:04:40,920 Speaker 1: had him on my fantasy team. It helped. They couldn't 82 00:04:40,960 --> 00:04:43,000 Speaker 1: catch Kyler Murray. They didn't know what Kyler Murray was doing. 83 00:04:43,320 --> 00:04:46,159 Speaker 1: They actually shut down DeAndre Hopkins. But guess what, they 84 00:04:46,160 --> 00:04:50,880 Speaker 1: didn't even need DeAndre Hopkins. The defensive Dallas was clueless. Folks. 85 00:04:51,320 --> 00:04:55,200 Speaker 1: They have given up through the first six games the 86 00:04:55,400 --> 00:05:00,240 Speaker 1: fourth most points in NFL history at that's thirties six 87 00:05:00,279 --> 00:05:02,640 Speaker 1: points a game. So let me just tell you Jerry 88 00:05:02,680 --> 00:05:06,200 Speaker 1: Jones is flawed roster. He's got the second highest paid 89 00:05:06,240 --> 00:05:10,440 Speaker 1: running back in Ezekiel Elliott. He's got the third highest 90 00:05:10,440 --> 00:05:14,000 Speaker 1: paid receiver in a Maori Cooper, and he has nobody 91 00:05:14,040 --> 00:05:18,200 Speaker 1: on defense. His offensive lineage and shambles, and he's got 92 00:05:18,200 --> 00:05:21,600 Speaker 1: to pay his quarterback. Jerry Jones has put the Cowboys 93 00:05:21,800 --> 00:05:25,039 Speaker 1: in salary cap hell. I tried to look at this 94 00:05:25,360 --> 00:05:27,240 Speaker 1: and maybe Rob g we need to get like a 95 00:05:27,720 --> 00:05:31,440 Speaker 1: NFL salary capologist on the show. At some point. It 96 00:05:31,520 --> 00:05:33,599 Speaker 1: looks to me like they cannot get out of Zeke's 97 00:05:33,640 --> 00:05:38,240 Speaker 1: contract until and as we've seen with oh, I don't know, 98 00:05:38,640 --> 00:05:40,880 Speaker 1: every running back in the league the last three years. 99 00:05:41,320 --> 00:05:43,880 Speaker 1: You have to just end up cutting these running backs. 100 00:05:43,920 --> 00:05:48,000 Speaker 1: Davante Freeman in Atlanta, Todd Gurley with the Rams. You've 101 00:05:48,040 --> 00:05:51,159 Speaker 1: just got to move on after you give them this 102 00:05:51,240 --> 00:05:54,640 Speaker 1: terrible contract. You gotta cut bait and I you wonder 103 00:05:54,720 --> 00:05:58,280 Speaker 1: the two fumble performance from Zeke Elliott. Uh is he 104 00:05:58,360 --> 00:06:00,200 Speaker 1: still one of the best backs in the league. I 105 00:06:00,240 --> 00:06:04,120 Speaker 1: mean behind that offensive line, I don't know, is it 106 00:06:04,440 --> 00:06:08,320 Speaker 1: this is I'm not trying to sound mean here, is 107 00:06:08,360 --> 00:06:10,840 Speaker 1: there's that much of a drop off right now from 108 00:06:10,960 --> 00:06:13,960 Speaker 1: Zeke Elliott to Tony Pollard when you factor in that 109 00:06:14,040 --> 00:06:19,880 Speaker 1: offensive line and Zeke salary, Like, you can't construct a 110 00:06:19,960 --> 00:06:21,960 Speaker 1: roster like this. And I was I was kind of 111 00:06:21,960 --> 00:06:23,960 Speaker 1: breaking it down on my head. I'm like, Okay, they 112 00:06:23,960 --> 00:06:28,160 Speaker 1: can't get out of Zeke Steel until. They can't get 113 00:06:28,160 --> 00:06:32,760 Speaker 1: out of a Marie Cooper's until and really with Gallup, 114 00:06:32,760 --> 00:06:36,279 Speaker 1: I know he dropped the touchdown pass with um Ceedee 115 00:06:36,400 --> 00:06:40,200 Speaker 1: Lamb with the kids, Cedric Wilson, do you really need 116 00:06:40,240 --> 00:06:43,800 Speaker 1: a Marie Cooper. I know he's really good. But how 117 00:06:43,960 --> 00:06:47,400 Speaker 1: I mean, what did the Lions win with Megatron? We're 118 00:06:47,400 --> 00:06:50,960 Speaker 1: seeing but the Pittsburgh Steelers they dropped this kid, Chase Claypool, 119 00:06:51,360 --> 00:06:54,560 Speaker 1: and he's already his nickname is maple Tron, which I 120 00:06:54,560 --> 00:06:56,320 Speaker 1: think is one of the best nicknames in the NFL. 121 00:06:56,920 --> 00:06:59,200 Speaker 1: And it's like Juju Smith Schuster two years ago was 122 00:06:59,240 --> 00:07:01,800 Speaker 1: the bomb and every aready loved Juju. It's like, all right, 123 00:07:03,240 --> 00:07:05,919 Speaker 1: Juju a getting paid. We got Claypool. You know, like 124 00:07:06,000 --> 00:07:08,599 Speaker 1: these wide receivers are so interchangeable, and it's starting to 125 00:07:08,640 --> 00:07:13,480 Speaker 1: look like running backs are the same deal. So there 126 00:07:13,600 --> 00:07:16,440 Speaker 1: is a quick fix. I think if you're Jerry Jones, Okay, 127 00:07:16,520 --> 00:07:19,360 Speaker 1: next year, the left tackle Tyron Smith comes back, the 128 00:07:19,440 --> 00:07:23,080 Speaker 1: right tackle Collins comes back. If you can somehow flip 129 00:07:23,200 --> 00:07:27,080 Speaker 1: Cooper and Zeke and try to bring in three free 130 00:07:27,080 --> 00:07:29,600 Speaker 1: agents at every level. Defensive line, I mean, they needed 131 00:07:29,640 --> 00:07:32,600 Speaker 1: everywhere defensive line because they can't stop the run, they 132 00:07:32,600 --> 00:07:35,080 Speaker 1: can't get to the pastor Aldon Smith was pretty quiet 133 00:07:35,160 --> 00:07:39,120 Speaker 1: last night. Um, you're bringing a linebacker? Uh you know, 134 00:07:39,160 --> 00:07:42,840 Speaker 1: I know Vander esh came back, Jalen Smith, and you 135 00:07:42,880 --> 00:07:45,080 Speaker 1: bring back maybe you get two guys in the secondary. 136 00:07:45,800 --> 00:07:48,520 Speaker 1: I mean, the Cowboys are just built completely wrong. It 137 00:07:48,720 --> 00:07:53,200 Speaker 1: feels like Jerry Jones is captain in the Titanic and 138 00:07:53,240 --> 00:07:56,080 Speaker 1: you can see the six or seven win Iceberg straight 139 00:07:56,080 --> 00:07:58,440 Speaker 1: in front of you, and you're heading for it. You 140 00:07:58,520 --> 00:08:00,680 Speaker 1: can't do a damn thing, and you're just gonna hit it, 141 00:08:00,720 --> 00:08:03,040 Speaker 1: and they're gonna be stuck in this purgatory where you 142 00:08:03,080 --> 00:08:08,320 Speaker 1: pay doct mill and you've got no defense, and you 143 00:08:08,400 --> 00:08:11,680 Speaker 1: got a line, and you got an overpaid running back 144 00:08:11,720 --> 00:08:15,560 Speaker 1: in an overpaid wide receiver. You know, I looked at 145 00:08:15,560 --> 00:08:19,360 Speaker 1: this closely. Guys, if you look at how the Ravens 146 00:08:19,400 --> 00:08:23,760 Speaker 1: were built when they figured out, oh h Lamar Jackson, 147 00:08:23,800 --> 00:08:27,920 Speaker 1: this guy is pretty damn good. Okay, okay, let's um 148 00:08:28,080 --> 00:08:30,360 Speaker 1: make sure we've got the offensive line and check got it. 149 00:08:30,440 --> 00:08:32,960 Speaker 1: Let's go get a bargain basement running back, mark Ingram. 150 00:08:33,000 --> 00:08:36,560 Speaker 1: They didn't overpay for him, good running back. Let's go 151 00:08:36,720 --> 00:08:39,920 Speaker 1: spend in free agency. Let's get let's trade for Marcus Peters. 152 00:08:40,600 --> 00:08:42,960 Speaker 1: He's expensive, but let's bring him in. He's a lockdown corner. 153 00:08:43,120 --> 00:08:45,240 Speaker 1: Let's go get Earl Thomas in the secondary. That was 154 00:08:45,280 --> 00:08:48,800 Speaker 1: pre Orgy of course, uh, you know, legendary defensive player, 155 00:08:49,160 --> 00:08:51,520 Speaker 1: let's go on the defensive line, Calais Campbell. Yeah, let's 156 00:08:51,559 --> 00:08:54,680 Speaker 1: load up on the line and the secondary. I believe 157 00:08:54,720 --> 00:08:56,880 Speaker 1: the Ravens had the second highest paid defense in the 158 00:08:56,960 --> 00:08:59,959 Speaker 1: league right now. And look at their skill position players. 159 00:09:00,360 --> 00:09:04,960 Speaker 1: Cowboys are paying Zeke second highest, Marii Cooper third highest, receiver, 160 00:09:06,080 --> 00:09:08,199 Speaker 1: mark Ingramain at top five. I don't even think he's 161 00:09:08,200 --> 00:09:11,400 Speaker 1: top ten paid running back and a wide receiver. Ravens 162 00:09:11,440 --> 00:09:15,680 Speaker 1: have like Marquise Brown, Willie Snead, this kid Duverney out 163 00:09:15,679 --> 00:09:19,040 Speaker 1: of Texas. You can make do at the skill positions. 164 00:09:19,120 --> 00:09:22,360 Speaker 1: If you win in the trenches, protect your quarterback, get 165 00:09:22,360 --> 00:09:24,840 Speaker 1: to the opposing quarterback. You could win that way. I 166 00:09:24,880 --> 00:09:27,360 Speaker 1: looked at the Chiefs Pat Mahomes on the rookie deal. 167 00:09:27,920 --> 00:09:31,200 Speaker 1: Let's go get him Sammy Watkins. They're overpaid for Watkins. 168 00:09:31,240 --> 00:09:34,720 Speaker 1: He's a good receiver, high end receiver, fast guy. And 169 00:09:34,800 --> 00:09:38,199 Speaker 1: let's draft wisely. Let's get Tyreek Hill. Let's get me 170 00:09:38,280 --> 00:09:41,760 Speaker 1: Cole hard Mo. We got speed right at running back. 171 00:09:42,520 --> 00:09:44,760 Speaker 1: I mean, do they do they need to spend tons 172 00:09:44,760 --> 00:09:48,160 Speaker 1: of money. Let's go get Clyde Edwards, Hilaire Boom. You 173 00:09:48,160 --> 00:09:50,040 Speaker 1: don't have to. You're not paying him anything, he's a rookie. 174 00:09:51,360 --> 00:09:54,360 Speaker 1: And then look at the defense. The Chiefs defense was smart. 175 00:09:55,160 --> 00:09:57,440 Speaker 1: They added the honey Badger in the secondary. They didn't 176 00:09:57,440 --> 00:10:01,040 Speaker 1: have to overpay, was it top dollar. But he's a playmaker. 177 00:10:01,080 --> 00:10:03,000 Speaker 1: He's all over the field, and they didn't pay for 178 00:10:03,000 --> 00:10:04,480 Speaker 1: an edge rusher. They're like, all right, we'll take a 179 00:10:04,559 --> 00:10:06,480 Speaker 1: chance on Frank Clark and we'll take a chance on 180 00:10:06,480 --> 00:10:09,400 Speaker 1: this guy. We'll rotate at their edges. Hopefully somebody will 181 00:10:09,400 --> 00:10:12,000 Speaker 1: get to the pastor let's pay for Chris Jones in 182 00:10:12,040 --> 00:10:15,360 Speaker 1: the middle. Disruptive. He's not Aaron Donald, but he's not 183 00:10:15,440 --> 00:10:18,719 Speaker 1: far behind Aaron Donald. That's what the smart teams are doing. 184 00:10:18,760 --> 00:10:23,040 Speaker 1: Chiefs have a monster offensive line. The Cowboys are deeply flawed. 185 00:10:23,400 --> 00:10:26,560 Speaker 1: And folks, I hope you're ready for some Andy Dalton 186 00:10:26,640 --> 00:10:30,800 Speaker 1: in prime time because two weeks from now, Sunday Night Football, 187 00:10:32,160 --> 00:10:36,480 Speaker 1: the Beige Water Pistol shout out to Colin Coward Andy 188 00:10:36,559 --> 00:10:40,080 Speaker 1: Dalton against the Philadelphia Eagles. I mean, that's that's gonna 189 00:10:40,080 --> 00:10:42,480 Speaker 1: be hyped because it's gonna be for first place in 190 00:10:42,520 --> 00:10:46,320 Speaker 1: the NFC least. But I don't know. I gotta say 191 00:10:46,320 --> 00:10:49,040 Speaker 1: I thought the Cowboys were pretty unwatchable. Last night. I 192 00:10:50,000 --> 00:10:53,760 Speaker 1: mean he Dalton did not look like the guy who 193 00:10:53,840 --> 00:10:57,800 Speaker 1: got to the playoffs with the Bengals four times. They 194 00:10:57,880 --> 00:11:01,000 Speaker 1: spent lavishly on what I thought was the top three 195 00:11:01,000 --> 00:11:05,240 Speaker 1: backup quarterback in the league. And his first performance against 196 00:11:05,240 --> 00:11:07,240 Speaker 1: the Cardinals defense that really got taken to the wood 197 00:11:07,280 --> 00:11:11,559 Speaker 1: shed by Teddy Bridgewater and Matt Stafford put it on him. 198 00:11:11,600 --> 00:11:13,520 Speaker 1: And I know Buddha Baker was hurt and missed some time. 199 00:11:14,600 --> 00:11:19,080 Speaker 1: It's not a great front seven for Arizona, and Andy 200 00:11:19,160 --> 00:11:22,400 Speaker 1: Dalton looked utterly clueless. Now, I do want to quickly 201 00:11:22,920 --> 00:11:25,400 Speaker 1: say the Cowboys have given up a hundred and thirty 202 00:11:25,480 --> 00:11:28,080 Speaker 1: seven points in the first half, most in the league. 203 00:11:30,559 --> 00:11:36,360 Speaker 1: You need a defense, Jerry. They have six turnovers inside 204 00:11:36,400 --> 00:11:39,160 Speaker 1: their own thirty five this season that have resulted in 205 00:11:39,320 --> 00:11:43,199 Speaker 1: opponent's touchdown. They're just handing away three points. Listen, this 206 00:11:43,280 --> 00:11:45,160 Speaker 1: is a Cowboy team that a lot of people thought 207 00:11:45,200 --> 00:11:47,920 Speaker 1: would be destined for the playoffs. Maybe they were a 208 00:11:47,960 --> 00:11:52,520 Speaker 1: Super Bowl team with all those weapons. I don't know, Um, 209 00:11:52,640 --> 00:11:55,920 Speaker 1: rob g. This is a Cowboys team that I don't 210 00:11:55,920 --> 00:11:58,280 Speaker 1: think has any business going to the playoffs. And you know, 211 00:11:58,920 --> 00:12:01,440 Speaker 1: Mike McCarthy, I don't want to say he got handed 212 00:12:01,480 --> 00:12:04,080 Speaker 1: a ship sandwich, because again, in the off season, this 213 00:12:04,120 --> 00:12:06,640 Speaker 1: team was projected for real big things and I know 214 00:12:06,760 --> 00:12:09,480 Speaker 1: they lost Dak, but when you got Andy Dalton is 215 00:12:09,480 --> 00:12:12,360 Speaker 1: a backup, I mean, rob g, this is one of 216 00:12:12,360 --> 00:12:16,280 Speaker 1: the bigger letdowns of the season. Oh, no doubt. You 217 00:12:16,320 --> 00:12:18,199 Speaker 1: know what I must say before I really get too deep. 218 00:12:18,240 --> 00:12:20,079 Speaker 1: And I think that you're being a little harsh on 219 00:12:20,120 --> 00:12:22,680 Speaker 1: my guy, Aye Dalton, because I would make the case 220 00:12:23,320 --> 00:12:25,439 Speaker 1: that he played just as well as Kyler Murray did 221 00:12:25,640 --> 00:12:31,520 Speaker 1: last night. Uh No, yes, Kyler Murray was terrible, just 222 00:12:31,600 --> 00:12:33,720 Speaker 1: like you said. That should have been a seventy point game. 223 00:12:35,000 --> 00:12:41,400 Speaker 1: Was nine passing right, but Kyler Murray zero turnovers, okay, 224 00:12:41,440 --> 00:12:45,640 Speaker 1: and he rushed for seventy four yards. Andy Dalton two sacks, 225 00:12:46,720 --> 00:12:50,840 Speaker 1: sorry sack three times, two interceptions and one of them 226 00:12:50,920 --> 00:12:53,760 Speaker 1: was one of them wasn't his fault, One was awful 227 00:12:53,880 --> 00:12:55,600 Speaker 1: and the other he should have been picked off in 228 00:12:55,640 --> 00:12:58,960 Speaker 1: the first quarter, like I thought, Dalton looked clueless. Michael 229 00:12:59,280 --> 00:13:01,520 Speaker 1: drop a touchdown, pa Us Michael Gallup did drop a 230 00:13:01,559 --> 00:13:05,080 Speaker 1: TV pass um. So you're you're not in on Kyler Murray. 231 00:13:05,160 --> 00:13:07,440 Speaker 1: Huh No, I mean he's he's fine. It's just that 232 00:13:07,600 --> 00:13:10,240 Speaker 1: last night what bugged me so much about watching that game. 233 00:13:10,400 --> 00:13:13,040 Speaker 1: And I understand that when it's a game like that, 234 00:13:13,080 --> 00:13:15,400 Speaker 1: you've got to have something to kind of talk about. 235 00:13:15,559 --> 00:13:17,240 Speaker 1: And they, you know, I mean, you show us how 236 00:13:17,240 --> 00:13:19,120 Speaker 1: bad it was. They were talking about dex contract in 237 00:13:19,120 --> 00:13:21,480 Speaker 1: the middle of the third quarter. That's how bad. That's 238 00:13:21,480 --> 00:13:25,040 Speaker 1: how bad. Yeah, but you know, those guys are all 239 00:13:25,120 --> 00:13:26,640 Speaker 1: nice guys. Like I know Louis Rick a little bit. 240 00:13:26,679 --> 00:13:28,840 Speaker 1: He's a really cool guy. But they were talking about 241 00:13:28,880 --> 00:13:33,240 Speaker 1: Kyler Murray like he was just you know, Lamar Jackson 242 00:13:33,320 --> 00:13:34,839 Speaker 1: light like you know he was he was you know, 243 00:13:34,880 --> 00:13:36,520 Speaker 1: look at the way he runs around the glory. They're 244 00:13:36,559 --> 00:13:38,840 Speaker 1: pounding the rock and it's like, are we watching the 245 00:13:38,880 --> 00:13:40,440 Speaker 1: same game? Because I feel like they should be up, 246 00:13:40,440 --> 00:13:43,920 Speaker 1: but like six touchdowns right now and it's three. So 247 00:13:43,960 --> 00:13:45,839 Speaker 1: then that was just my only issue with that. That 248 00:13:45,920 --> 00:13:49,320 Speaker 1: Andie Dalton, uh, you know, he's a backup for a reason. 249 00:13:49,360 --> 00:13:51,560 Speaker 1: And Zeke didn't do any favors. But one stat that 250 00:13:51,600 --> 00:13:54,760 Speaker 1: I think tells a big story about what the Dallas 251 00:13:54,800 --> 00:13:59,680 Speaker 1: Cowboys have become this season. Last night, they allowed twenty 252 00:13:59,679 --> 00:14:01,640 Speaker 1: four points off the turnovers. Like we talked about it, 253 00:14:01,880 --> 00:14:06,120 Speaker 1: it was rough. They've already allowed a league high eighty 254 00:14:06,400 --> 00:14:10,600 Speaker 1: four points off the turnovers. Next second highest in the 255 00:14:10,679 --> 00:14:14,480 Speaker 1: league is fifty two, So they're thirty two points more 256 00:14:15,040 --> 00:14:18,840 Speaker 1: than any other team in the NFL. And to me, 257 00:14:20,280 --> 00:14:23,240 Speaker 1: I understand Dax Hurt, you know, and Dak I think 258 00:14:23,320 --> 00:14:27,600 Speaker 1: is an upper half of the NFL quarterback, but Mike 259 00:14:27,680 --> 00:14:32,280 Speaker 1: McCarthy has just been a complete and utter dumpster fire. 260 00:14:32,320 --> 00:14:35,360 Speaker 1: You brought up the fact that they are last in 261 00:14:35,400 --> 00:14:38,040 Speaker 1: the league right in the first half. Was that that 262 00:14:38,080 --> 00:14:40,120 Speaker 1: that that's that you had the first therapy on score? 263 00:14:41,680 --> 00:14:44,119 Speaker 1: Does that not tell you that they are not preparing 264 00:14:44,640 --> 00:14:46,160 Speaker 1: at all for any of these games. They are not 265 00:14:46,240 --> 00:14:48,880 Speaker 1: ready to start off a game by any church if 266 00:14:48,880 --> 00:14:51,760 Speaker 1: you imagine. And it's the flip side of Anthony Lynn, 267 00:14:51,760 --> 00:14:53,360 Speaker 1: who we talked about May about a week and a 268 00:14:53,360 --> 00:14:56,000 Speaker 1: half ago. Justin Herbert Lights teams up in the first 269 00:14:56,000 --> 00:14:59,000 Speaker 1: half because they're well prepared. Their script is good, they 270 00:14:59,040 --> 00:15:01,000 Speaker 1: have a game plan going and where they want to attack. 271 00:15:01,280 --> 00:15:05,080 Speaker 1: Their issue is they can't adjust anybody Mike McCarthy. And 272 00:15:05,120 --> 00:15:06,920 Speaker 1: this is something that Aaron Rodgers pointed out when he 273 00:15:06,960 --> 00:15:10,520 Speaker 1: was back in Green Bay. He's he's a fossil at 274 00:15:10,520 --> 00:15:13,240 Speaker 1: this point, he he doesn't have any movement on his offense. 275 00:15:13,280 --> 00:15:16,720 Speaker 1: There's no motion. They don't do anything creative. It's just, hey, 276 00:15:16,800 --> 00:15:18,920 Speaker 1: let's hope my guys beat your guys and let's see 277 00:15:18,960 --> 00:15:22,760 Speaker 1: what happens on offense. Interesting And then on defense, just 278 00:15:22,800 --> 00:15:26,640 Speaker 1: like you said, they invested all of their money in 279 00:15:27,280 --> 00:15:32,360 Speaker 1: positions that don't matter, like they're they're they're big money guys. 280 00:15:32,400 --> 00:15:36,200 Speaker 1: On defense are two linebackers and DeMarcus Lawrence, who as 281 00:15:36,240 --> 00:15:37,960 Speaker 1: soon as he got paid, like I ain't showing up 282 00:15:41,080 --> 00:15:43,720 Speaker 1: And it's just disappointing. And going back to Mike McCarthy 283 00:15:43,720 --> 00:15:45,320 Speaker 1: and I'm kind of going over the place, you know 284 00:15:45,360 --> 00:15:47,440 Speaker 1: what he said after the game to the local Dallas 285 00:15:47,520 --> 00:15:49,560 Speaker 1: media on the zoom when they asked him what he 286 00:15:49,600 --> 00:15:53,400 Speaker 1: thought about the game and what was he said coming 287 00:15:53,400 --> 00:15:55,400 Speaker 1: into this game? I felt like it was the most 288 00:15:55,440 --> 00:15:59,480 Speaker 1: prepared we had been all season. And well, I mean, listen, again, 289 00:15:59,640 --> 00:16:02,720 Speaker 1: maybe he's right, but what can you do about the 290 00:16:02,720 --> 00:16:06,960 Speaker 1: two Zeke fumbles? Like, I mean, again, they didn't look tremendous, 291 00:16:07,280 --> 00:16:11,040 Speaker 1: but Zeke coughs it up twice, and you put yourself 292 00:16:11,040 --> 00:16:13,080 Speaker 1: in the behind the eight ball like that, Like I 293 00:16:13,160 --> 00:16:16,960 Speaker 1: get what you're saying about McCarthy, and I remember before 294 00:16:17,000 --> 00:16:18,880 Speaker 1: he got the job, he didn't he Isn't he the 295 00:16:18,920 --> 00:16:21,760 Speaker 1: guy who put together some incredible binder where he did 296 00:16:21,760 --> 00:16:24,760 Speaker 1: like an entire tour of the NFL and he was like, 297 00:16:25,120 --> 00:16:28,280 Speaker 1: look at how much I've been studying the smart teams, 298 00:16:28,360 --> 00:16:31,080 Speaker 1: and I'm pretty sure he put together this real big 299 00:16:31,160 --> 00:16:33,920 Speaker 1: dossier on how he was going to change, and Jerry 300 00:16:33,960 --> 00:16:37,600 Speaker 1: Jones was like blown away and I don't know that 301 00:16:37,640 --> 00:16:40,000 Speaker 1: the fire the higher has like blown up in his face. 302 00:16:40,440 --> 00:16:44,200 Speaker 1: But um, you're right, McCarthy, these slow starts are are 303 00:16:44,240 --> 00:16:46,160 Speaker 1: really killing. It looks like a team that's kind of 304 00:16:46,160 --> 00:16:49,520 Speaker 1: ill prepared. Would you have ever expected to say, you 305 00:16:49,560 --> 00:16:51,040 Speaker 1: know what, they would have been better off with Jason 306 00:16:51,040 --> 00:16:56,720 Speaker 1: Garrett exactly? But I promise you I think that they 307 00:16:57,120 --> 00:17:00,480 Speaker 1: were a better team with Jason Garrett for for all 308 00:17:00,520 --> 00:17:03,040 Speaker 1: the ship that he takes, and rightfully so, because I 309 00:17:03,040 --> 00:17:07,680 Speaker 1: don't think he's a good coach either. They they weren't 310 00:17:07,720 --> 00:17:10,480 Speaker 1: that good, but they weren't this bad either. They were 311 00:17:10,840 --> 00:17:15,199 Speaker 1: consistently mediocre team. I wonder if McCarthy can go to 312 00:17:15,280 --> 00:17:18,480 Speaker 1: Jerry and say, you know what, you know, we started 313 00:17:18,480 --> 00:17:22,359 Speaker 1: the season with five offensive lineman the center retired. I 314 00:17:22,440 --> 00:17:25,639 Speaker 1: lose both my tackles before week six? I mean, what 315 00:17:25,680 --> 00:17:28,159 Speaker 1: do you expect me to do? Who could win with that? 316 00:17:28,160 --> 00:17:32,160 Speaker 1: Then my quarterback goes down Like it's a tall order 317 00:17:32,160 --> 00:17:34,200 Speaker 1: for anybody. I don't think McCarthy's in line to get 318 00:17:34,200 --> 00:17:37,560 Speaker 1: fired or anything like that, although the kid, Mike Nolan, 319 00:17:37,560 --> 00:17:40,800 Speaker 1: the defensive coordinator, he might get got sooner than later. 320 00:17:40,840 --> 00:17:45,160 Speaker 1: I mean, you know, Jerry Jones wants scalps um, but yeah, 321 00:17:45,240 --> 00:17:48,399 Speaker 1: Dallas is a disaster. You know what Jerry Jones to 322 00:17:48,480 --> 00:17:51,720 Speaker 1: say if if Mike McCarthy comes to him like that, say, oh, yeah, 323 00:17:51,760 --> 00:17:54,240 Speaker 1: did you see what happened to the Eagles and look 324 00:17:54,240 --> 00:17:57,760 Speaker 1: how they're doing. Yeah, Carson Wentz has him and his 325 00:17:57,800 --> 00:18:01,240 Speaker 1: starting center and that's it. Yeah that that's Listen that 326 00:18:01,280 --> 00:18:04,240 Speaker 1: game Thursday night, Eagles Giants. By the way, quick note 327 00:18:04,280 --> 00:18:07,399 Speaker 1: before we get to Josh Allen. So, the big news 328 00:18:07,440 --> 00:18:10,600 Speaker 1: on Monday was zach Ertz is now out like three 329 00:18:10,640 --> 00:18:12,240 Speaker 1: or four weeks. Gonna have to drop him from my 330 00:18:12,280 --> 00:18:15,080 Speaker 1: fantasy team. And Miles Sanders, the running back who has 331 00:18:15,119 --> 00:18:18,280 Speaker 1: back to back weeks with the seventy yard carries, a dynamic, 332 00:18:18,320 --> 00:18:22,359 Speaker 1: explosive player, he's out for two weeks. So it looks 333 00:18:22,400 --> 00:18:25,600 Speaker 1: like Carson Wentz is gonna be going into a must 334 00:18:25,680 --> 00:18:27,879 Speaker 1: win game on Thursday Night football short week against the 335 00:18:27,920 --> 00:18:31,840 Speaker 1: Giants with neither of his two tight ends, who started 336 00:18:31,880 --> 00:18:35,080 Speaker 1: the season without his number one running back in Miles Sanders. 337 00:18:35,600 --> 00:18:37,520 Speaker 1: I don't know if that's gonna be winnable if DeShawn 338 00:18:37,640 --> 00:18:39,520 Speaker 1: Jackson and al Sean Jeffrey and all them aren't there 339 00:18:39,840 --> 00:18:42,200 Speaker 1: for the Gamblers out there, the line was six six 340 00:18:42,280 --> 00:18:44,200 Speaker 1: and a half. It dropped to three and a half 341 00:18:44,280 --> 00:18:47,520 Speaker 1: on these injuries. Eagles are beat up. We'll get into 342 00:18:47,560 --> 00:18:51,639 Speaker 1: that game much more tomorrow. Um, but this NFC East 343 00:18:51,720 --> 00:18:54,280 Speaker 1: is like, can we please stop talking about this division? 344 00:18:54,480 --> 00:18:57,960 Speaker 1: Maybe Rob G, maybe we could start to talk about 345 00:18:57,960 --> 00:19:03,800 Speaker 1: the Buffalo Bills and Josh Allen. Um, I'm a little embarrassed, folks. Listen, 346 00:19:03,840 --> 00:19:05,840 Speaker 1: this isn't as bad as when I said the Chiefs 347 00:19:05,840 --> 00:19:08,680 Speaker 1: could go undefeated and the Chiefs come out and lose 348 00:19:08,760 --> 00:19:12,080 Speaker 1: the next week. This isn't that bad. But after Josh 349 00:19:12,119 --> 00:19:16,720 Speaker 1: Allen carved up Rob G's Raiders, you know Josh Allen 350 00:19:16,720 --> 00:19:19,199 Speaker 1: was off to that hot start. I said, dang, this 351 00:19:19,240 --> 00:19:22,840 Speaker 1: guy's pretty damn good. Josh Allen holy kill. He's an 352 00:19:22,880 --> 00:19:25,000 Speaker 1: MVP candidate. And you know it's early in the season 353 00:19:25,040 --> 00:19:28,080 Speaker 1: where I was looking for m VP candidates and Josh 354 00:19:28,119 --> 00:19:31,440 Speaker 1: Allen certainly, I mean again, there's under it's there's there's 355 00:19:31,440 --> 00:19:34,280 Speaker 1: no denying it. Josh Allen looked very good in the 356 00:19:34,280 --> 00:19:39,200 Speaker 1: first four weeks. He was facing the Jets and the 357 00:19:39,320 --> 00:19:43,880 Speaker 1: Miami Dolphins and the Rams on a back to back 358 00:19:44,800 --> 00:19:50,520 Speaker 1: East Coast um travel spot and the Raiders, and he 359 00:19:50,560 --> 00:19:55,040 Speaker 1: looked great. And the last two times out, Josh Allen, 360 00:19:55,080 --> 00:19:57,520 Speaker 1: I mean you could plot this on a graph. Every 361 00:19:57,680 --> 00:20:01,800 Speaker 1: stat measurable, He's gone down. Completion percentage, It's like falling 362 00:20:01,800 --> 00:20:07,719 Speaker 1: off a cliff, interceptions ticking way up. Qb R goodbye, 363 00:20:08,680 --> 00:20:13,000 Speaker 1: uh quarterback rating see you. I mean he has looked dreadful. Now. 364 00:20:13,119 --> 00:20:15,119 Speaker 1: I know that Josh Allen defenders and by the way, 365 00:20:15,880 --> 00:20:21,200 Speaker 1: Freddie Buffalo Bills fans listening hashtag bills mafia, Um, y'all 366 00:20:21,240 --> 00:20:23,760 Speaker 1: are crazy because as soon as you blast, as soon 367 00:20:23,800 --> 00:20:27,239 Speaker 1: as I blast Josh Allen on social media, it's the 368 00:20:27,320 --> 00:20:31,240 Speaker 1: jet stink. Yeah, no ship Sherlock, I get it, the 369 00:20:31,320 --> 00:20:33,679 Speaker 1: jet stink. I know what about Josh Allen. And I 370 00:20:33,760 --> 00:20:36,160 Speaker 1: can't stand when people do that. I have a cousin 371 00:20:36,200 --> 00:20:40,240 Speaker 1: that I text with a lot um about politics, and 372 00:20:40,800 --> 00:20:42,760 Speaker 1: I'm trying to help him see the light on some stuff, 373 00:20:42,840 --> 00:20:45,960 Speaker 1: and he does that all the time. I'll be like, man, 374 00:20:46,000 --> 00:20:47,840 Speaker 1: did you see this story? He's like, yeah, but what 375 00:20:47,880 --> 00:20:49,760 Speaker 1: about this? I'm like, what are we gonna do it? 376 00:20:49,800 --> 00:20:51,760 Speaker 1: We're gonna talk about one thing or the other. Bills 377 00:20:51,800 --> 00:20:54,439 Speaker 1: Fans don't want to hear how bad Josh Allen has 378 00:20:54,440 --> 00:20:56,880 Speaker 1: been the last two weeks. This is a fact. Josh 379 00:20:56,960 --> 00:20:58,920 Speaker 1: Allen was great the first four weeks. This is also 380 00:20:58,960 --> 00:21:01,920 Speaker 1: a fact. Again, it's playoff teams in the last two weeks, 381 00:21:02,000 --> 00:21:05,640 Speaker 1: and not playoff teams with great defenses either, the Tennessee 382 00:21:05,640 --> 00:21:11,680 Speaker 1: Titans and the Kansas City Chiefs. And Josh Allen has 383 00:21:11,720 --> 00:21:16,239 Speaker 1: looked below average. He's looked pedestrian, and he was, you know, 384 00:21:16,359 --> 00:21:19,080 Speaker 1: in the deep end and he needed, you know, some help. 385 00:21:19,200 --> 00:21:22,960 Speaker 1: Somebody throw that man a life preserver, get a lifeguard in, 386 00:21:23,040 --> 00:21:25,200 Speaker 1: or save him. I mean, Josh Allen looked totally lost 387 00:21:25,240 --> 00:21:28,080 Speaker 1: out there and against the Raiders. I'll never forget saying 388 00:21:28,080 --> 00:21:29,840 Speaker 1: this on the podcast a couple of month days ago. 389 00:21:30,800 --> 00:21:33,639 Speaker 1: Josh Allen doesn't even need to run he's so winning 390 00:21:33,680 --> 00:21:37,879 Speaker 1: from the pocket. Josh Allen scribbled eight times for forty 391 00:21:37,960 --> 00:21:41,879 Speaker 1: two yards, back running again when all else fails. I 392 00:21:41,880 --> 00:21:44,360 Speaker 1: mean it looked like, you know, I wasn't an advocate 393 00:21:44,400 --> 00:21:46,080 Speaker 1: of throwing in the rain as much as he did, 394 00:21:46,080 --> 00:21:49,720 Speaker 1: but you know, I think he was like incomplete sailed 395 00:21:49,720 --> 00:21:52,960 Speaker 1: on him, dropped, dropped, and at that point you're like, bro, 396 00:21:53,119 --> 00:21:55,879 Speaker 1: he's over five. Can we can we can we pound 397 00:21:55,880 --> 00:21:59,639 Speaker 1: Singletary and Moss here and Alan just I mean he 398 00:21:59,720 --> 00:22:06,120 Speaker 1: looked lost, totally lost. Um, I don't know. I mean, 399 00:22:06,119 --> 00:22:09,240 Speaker 1: I'm not totally selling the Bills, but the defense stinks. 400 00:22:09,240 --> 00:22:11,000 Speaker 1: They can never get a key stop and guess what, 401 00:22:11,040 --> 00:22:13,520 Speaker 1: there's no help on the way. Just because the linebacker 402 00:22:13,600 --> 00:22:15,840 Speaker 1: Matt Mulano missed the game, it doesn't mean that they're 403 00:22:15,840 --> 00:22:17,840 Speaker 1: going to go to the super Bowl. I'm sorry, he's 404 00:22:17,840 --> 00:22:20,240 Speaker 1: not the answer with what ails that defense. If you 405 00:22:20,280 --> 00:22:25,680 Speaker 1: look closely on Monday, they benched and deactivated two guys 406 00:22:25,680 --> 00:22:28,719 Speaker 1: who had started, and they brought up two guys from 407 00:22:28,760 --> 00:22:32,200 Speaker 1: the practice squad to like send a message, Bro, you're 408 00:22:32,200 --> 00:22:34,399 Speaker 1: facing Pat Mahomes and you're bringing up guys off the 409 00:22:34,400 --> 00:22:37,439 Speaker 1: practice squad. Mahomes, I mean he might as well have 410 00:22:37,440 --> 00:22:40,879 Speaker 1: worn a tuxedo in the rain. Data couldn't breathe on him. 411 00:22:40,920 --> 00:22:44,520 Speaker 1: Mahomes doing whatever he wanted. He's the best quarterback in 412 00:22:44,520 --> 00:22:49,600 Speaker 1: the league. And Um, I'm out. I'm out right now. 413 00:22:49,600 --> 00:22:52,960 Speaker 1: On the Buffalo Bills, I just I don't see it. Um, 414 00:22:53,119 --> 00:22:54,919 Speaker 1: let me check the Buffalo Bills schedule right here to 415 00:22:54,920 --> 00:22:57,000 Speaker 1: see if they can bounce back anytime soon. They do, have, 416 00:22:57,359 --> 00:22:59,160 Speaker 1: you know, a couple more games, one more game against 417 00:22:59,160 --> 00:23:02,879 Speaker 1: the Jets. Oh, it's actually this week. They get the 418 00:23:02,920 --> 00:23:05,320 Speaker 1: Jets this week. Hey, Jets haven't fired at him gaze 419 00:23:05,400 --> 00:23:08,199 Speaker 1: as we record this podcast, so that means Sam Donald 420 00:23:08,520 --> 00:23:12,720 Speaker 1: probably not gonna start. Um, Bills have the Jets, the Patriots, 421 00:23:12,760 --> 00:23:16,320 Speaker 1: the Seahawks, the Cardinals. Roof, they could lose three of 422 00:23:16,320 --> 00:23:18,080 Speaker 1: those four games. I don't really know what to make 423 00:23:18,119 --> 00:23:21,479 Speaker 1: of the Patriots. They may be a topic tomorrow, UM 424 00:23:21,560 --> 00:23:24,639 Speaker 1: on the pod. I'm kind of in a weird zone 425 00:23:24,640 --> 00:23:26,440 Speaker 1: with the Patriots. Rob G, do you have any vibe 426 00:23:26,480 --> 00:23:28,920 Speaker 1: on them? This is the first time and I think 427 00:23:29,040 --> 00:23:33,440 Speaker 1: eighteen years under Belichick they've been under five hundred after 428 00:23:33,480 --> 00:23:36,880 Speaker 1: five weeks. Well, my vibe on the Patriots is that 429 00:23:37,040 --> 00:23:41,840 Speaker 1: it's clear they need practice. Yeah, you know, Cam Newton 430 00:23:41,880 --> 00:23:44,359 Speaker 1: showed up late. You know, he was a late acquisition. 431 00:23:44,880 --> 00:23:47,360 Speaker 1: He gets COVID. They were looking good, actually they started 432 00:23:47,400 --> 00:23:49,600 Speaker 1: off the season. I thought that they had you know, redone. 433 00:23:49,600 --> 00:23:52,200 Speaker 1: Their entire offense around Cam was looking great. And then 434 00:23:52,240 --> 00:23:55,200 Speaker 1: you saw how terrible Brian Hoyer and Jared's they don't 435 00:23:55,200 --> 00:23:57,639 Speaker 1: were against the Chiefs. But defensively they were fine. I 436 00:23:57,680 --> 00:24:00,159 Speaker 1: think even last game against the Broncos, defensively they were fine. 437 00:24:00,480 --> 00:24:02,159 Speaker 1: They look like a guy a team who hadn't had 438 00:24:02,160 --> 00:24:05,080 Speaker 1: their quarterback in three weeks. So, you know, it is 439 00:24:05,080 --> 00:24:07,120 Speaker 1: what he said. Sure, I'm sure I still have them 440 00:24:07,160 --> 00:24:10,240 Speaker 1: winning that division. So interesting now I wonder, let me 441 00:24:10,520 --> 00:24:12,359 Speaker 1: this is a bit of a challenge. So the Bills 442 00:24:12,359 --> 00:24:15,320 Speaker 1: are four and two and they have a negative point 443 00:24:15,359 --> 00:24:20,760 Speaker 1: differential as the leader. Um, the a f C East stinks, 444 00:24:21,119 --> 00:24:22,840 Speaker 1: it has the worst team in the league. My Jets, 445 00:24:23,560 --> 00:24:28,560 Speaker 1: and um, the NFC East is like, oh my gosh. 446 00:24:28,600 --> 00:24:32,320 Speaker 1: If you look at the point differentials, everybody is thirty 447 00:24:32,480 --> 00:24:36,240 Speaker 1: or more points negative, meaning they're getting blown out. Now, 448 00:24:36,480 --> 00:24:38,800 Speaker 1: I'm just gonna you know, we're gonna talk about this 449 00:24:38,840 --> 00:24:42,040 Speaker 1: game more that Eagles game. I just want to say, 450 00:24:42,640 --> 00:24:46,080 Speaker 1: as bad as the Cowboys looked. And you guys still 451 00:24:46,080 --> 00:24:49,040 Speaker 1: think they're gonna win the division. Just know the last 452 00:24:49,080 --> 00:24:52,359 Speaker 1: two weeks, the Eagles have fought tooth and nail with 453 00:24:52,680 --> 00:24:57,439 Speaker 1: nobody on offense. They nearly covered against the Steelers. I mean, 454 00:24:57,440 --> 00:24:59,440 Speaker 1: they ended up losing by nine on a late touchdown, 455 00:24:59,480 --> 00:25:02,679 Speaker 1: but it was in the fourth quarter, and they fought 456 00:25:02,880 --> 00:25:05,960 Speaker 1: hard and rallied against the Ravens and lost by two. 457 00:25:06,480 --> 00:25:08,639 Speaker 1: They couldn't convert a two point conversion which never had 458 00:25:08,680 --> 00:25:11,320 Speaker 1: a chance. It was a terrible job by Carson Wentz. 459 00:25:11,800 --> 00:25:14,160 Speaker 1: The Steelers and the Ravens are combined ten and one, 460 00:25:15,480 --> 00:25:19,359 Speaker 1: and the Eagles fought them hard. And I if you 461 00:25:19,440 --> 00:25:21,399 Speaker 1: had to ask me right now, I would take the 462 00:25:21,400 --> 00:25:25,600 Speaker 1: Philadelphia Eagles to win that division. Um. They have the 463 00:25:25,640 --> 00:25:30,280 Speaker 1: best quarterback. Um. I don't know what that that's saying 464 00:25:30,320 --> 00:25:33,879 Speaker 1: in this division. I mean, Kyle Allen is starting for Washington, 465 00:25:34,240 --> 00:25:38,040 Speaker 1: Andy Dalton is in Dallas, and Danny Dimes is somehow 466 00:25:38,119 --> 00:25:41,400 Speaker 1: clean to his job with New York. Um. Yeah, they 467 00:25:41,400 --> 00:25:44,879 Speaker 1: have the best quarterback and they should win that division. Um. 468 00:25:44,960 --> 00:25:47,200 Speaker 1: I've seen enough of the a f C East. I'm sorry, 469 00:25:48,080 --> 00:25:50,320 Speaker 1: Rob g. We didn't drill down on this Monday. But 470 00:25:50,400 --> 00:25:54,160 Speaker 1: the Patriots are like unwatchable. I know that game against 471 00:25:54,160 --> 00:25:56,800 Speaker 1: Seattle was funds because they have no defense, but like 472 00:25:57,400 --> 00:26:01,000 Speaker 1: New England, they were reduced to gimmick plays in the 473 00:26:01,000 --> 00:26:03,800 Speaker 1: fourth quarter to move the ball against Denver. Miami could 474 00:26:03,840 --> 00:26:06,440 Speaker 1: be the most interesting team there. Buffalo, by the way, 475 00:26:06,600 --> 00:26:08,520 Speaker 1: we just, I just, you know, took a dump on 476 00:26:08,600 --> 00:26:11,760 Speaker 1: Josh Allen. Sorry about that. We know the Jets are unwatchable. 477 00:26:12,160 --> 00:26:14,480 Speaker 1: Miami could be the most interesting team in that division. 478 00:26:17,320 --> 00:26:20,600 Speaker 1: Interesting and the best team are two different things. So yeah, yeah, 479 00:26:20,600 --> 00:26:23,600 Speaker 1: this is also true. Let me just bring your full 480 00:26:23,640 --> 00:26:24,960 Speaker 1: circle here. I know you just you just took a 481 00:26:25,040 --> 00:26:29,040 Speaker 1: dump all over Josh Allen. Tell me if Josh Allen 482 00:26:29,160 --> 00:26:33,040 Speaker 1: in and the Bills as a whole is not giving 483 00:26:33,080 --> 00:26:37,720 Speaker 1: you Dallas Cowboys vibe where they get out hot against 484 00:26:37,720 --> 00:26:40,840 Speaker 1: the really soft schedule and then as soon as things 485 00:26:40,880 --> 00:26:43,600 Speaker 1: kind of tighten up, be like, oh, they're not as 486 00:26:43,640 --> 00:26:46,919 Speaker 1: good as I thought they were. Thank you merriating on you. 487 00:26:46,920 --> 00:26:48,359 Speaker 1: We'll let you marry. Maybe later in the week we'll 488 00:26:48,400 --> 00:26:50,880 Speaker 1: get into it a little bit again. But this feels 489 00:26:50,960 --> 00:26:55,439 Speaker 1: like a nineteen Cowboys. Just look schedule for for Josh 490 00:26:55,440 --> 00:26:58,840 Speaker 1: Allen later in the season ended. Let's start in December 491 00:26:59,240 --> 00:27:03,359 Speaker 1: at Sanford in which could be healthy by then. Versus Pittsburgh, 492 00:27:03,600 --> 00:27:05,840 Speaker 1: he may get killed, although he did beat Pittsburgh and 493 00:27:05,840 --> 00:27:08,359 Speaker 1: their sorry quarterbacks last year in Pittsburgh cost me money. 494 00:27:08,880 --> 00:27:10,800 Speaker 1: At Denver, which all of a sudden has like an 495 00:27:10,800 --> 00:27:13,520 Speaker 1: interesting defense at Bill Belichick. I'm not gonna say New 496 00:27:13,480 --> 00:27:16,040 Speaker 1: Englang is Belichick and then versus Miami, so yeah, they 497 00:27:16,280 --> 00:27:17,920 Speaker 1: that you could be onto something, all right. I want 498 00:27:17,920 --> 00:27:20,040 Speaker 1: to wrop up the podcast Rob g with this. So 499 00:27:21,640 --> 00:27:23,600 Speaker 1: I'm such a nerd, and you know, I'm probably a 500 00:27:23,680 --> 00:27:27,600 Speaker 1: little over extending myself into this gambling stuff. But I 501 00:27:27,840 --> 00:27:29,800 Speaker 1: didn't get a chance to watch a lot of Colts 502 00:27:30,200 --> 00:27:32,800 Speaker 1: Bengals Sunday, so I was really reading about it and 503 00:27:32,880 --> 00:27:36,600 Speaker 1: digging in and then I noticed this. Philip Rivers through 504 00:27:36,600 --> 00:27:40,600 Speaker 1: for three seventy one yards and three touchdowns against the Bengals. 505 00:27:40,640 --> 00:27:42,320 Speaker 1: And I know it's the Bengals, but this is a 506 00:27:42,320 --> 00:27:45,320 Speaker 1: week after everybody and their mom said Philip Rivers was 507 00:27:45,320 --> 00:27:48,439 Speaker 1: washed because of a bad pick six, a safety and 508 00:27:48,480 --> 00:27:52,200 Speaker 1: an ugly performance on the road in Cleveland. I asked 509 00:27:52,240 --> 00:27:54,919 Speaker 1: this on social media and people listening who haven't seen it. 510 00:27:56,640 --> 00:27:58,680 Speaker 1: I don't want heads to explode. I think it's a 511 00:27:58,720 --> 00:28:04,959 Speaker 1: legit question given what we've seen of Drew Brees in 512 00:28:05,000 --> 00:28:07,680 Speaker 1: the last two years. As the season grows on, he 513 00:28:07,680 --> 00:28:10,719 Speaker 1: he tends to create her and the arm gets weaker, 514 00:28:11,280 --> 00:28:13,400 Speaker 1: and by December you're like, man, this guy I don't 515 00:28:13,400 --> 00:28:16,000 Speaker 1: know who? And then in the playoffs he's really laid 516 00:28:16,000 --> 00:28:20,080 Speaker 1: in egg. Who would you rather have rob g the 517 00:28:20,119 --> 00:28:25,280 Speaker 1: rest of this season, Drew Brees or Philip Rivers. And 518 00:28:25,359 --> 00:28:27,280 Speaker 1: let me just quickly make the case for Rivers. He's 519 00:28:27,320 --> 00:28:30,960 Speaker 1: in a new offense. Uh he has familiarity with Reich 520 00:28:31,119 --> 00:28:36,480 Speaker 1: and the quarterback guy pet Hamilton's um and he's got 521 00:28:36,520 --> 00:28:41,040 Speaker 1: all these sketchy skill position players, a rookie running back 522 00:28:41,640 --> 00:28:46,160 Speaker 1: Trey Burton at tight end, uh old t Y Hilton. 523 00:28:46,240 --> 00:28:49,840 Speaker 1: That other two receivers are injured, Rivers or Brees, Who 524 00:28:49,880 --> 00:28:54,600 Speaker 1: you got? I would go with Drew Brees because I 525 00:28:54,680 --> 00:28:57,920 Speaker 1: trust his weapons around him more I trust Alvin Camaro, 526 00:28:57,960 --> 00:29:00,800 Speaker 1: who is leading my fantasies. Only reason I lost a 527 00:29:00,800 --> 00:29:05,320 Speaker 1: week because he didn't play that apparent diva, Michael Thomas. 528 00:29:05,560 --> 00:29:08,920 Speaker 1: I think that those two guys alone, well athletic report 529 00:29:08,920 --> 00:29:10,800 Speaker 1: it was yeah, yeah, that was a fun episode. It 530 00:29:10,840 --> 00:29:14,320 Speaker 1: was a Mike Thomas hit piece. But no, I think that, Uh, 531 00:29:14,800 --> 00:29:16,840 Speaker 1: Philip Rivers. I've seen enough of Philip Rivers in the 532 00:29:16,880 --> 00:29:19,120 Speaker 1: n f C West. He is he has been washed 533 00:29:19,120 --> 00:29:21,400 Speaker 1: now for like three straight seasons. And I know that 534 00:29:21,440 --> 00:29:24,000 Speaker 1: the the Colts have a good offensive line, and I 535 00:29:24,040 --> 00:29:25,920 Speaker 1: think that's where they're gonna lean on near towards the end. 536 00:29:25,920 --> 00:29:29,080 Speaker 1: They're also in I think a weaker division, but um, 537 00:29:29,120 --> 00:29:31,040 Speaker 1: out of those two, I'd rather have Drew Brees. And 538 00:29:31,080 --> 00:29:33,120 Speaker 1: I think the weaker division is what leads me to 539 00:29:33,160 --> 00:29:36,280 Speaker 1: say that. I just want to say, Drew Brees. You 540 00:29:36,320 --> 00:29:38,920 Speaker 1: know they got the first place schedule because they were 541 00:29:39,000 --> 00:29:42,959 Speaker 1: so so strong last year. Okay, in the coming weeks, 542 00:29:43,000 --> 00:29:46,920 Speaker 1: that Chicago defense, that Tampa defense, We'll see what San 543 00:29:46,920 --> 00:29:52,240 Speaker 1: Francisco has, the Denver defense, the Philly front. Um, there 544 00:29:52,280 --> 00:29:54,400 Speaker 1: are some land mines for Drew Brees up ahead. This 545 00:29:54,760 --> 00:29:57,800 Speaker 1: could again. I'm not saying he's gonna get benched, but 546 00:29:58,480 --> 00:30:00,840 Speaker 1: rob g you watch that game against the Chargers. They 547 00:30:00,880 --> 00:30:02,960 Speaker 1: were downe I think twenty three, and it was like, 548 00:30:03,000 --> 00:30:06,800 Speaker 1: all right, wednesdaysom Hill or Jamis Winston warming up. And 549 00:30:06,920 --> 00:30:09,400 Speaker 1: I think we're gonna see that as this season progresses, 550 00:30:09,440 --> 00:30:11,720 Speaker 1: I don't think we're gonna see that with Rivers. I 551 00:30:11,800 --> 00:30:14,680 Speaker 1: know the media is wondering about Jacoby Bricepte, but I 552 00:30:14,680 --> 00:30:18,479 Speaker 1: think Drew Brees is more likely to get benched than 553 00:30:18,520 --> 00:30:21,800 Speaker 1: Philip Rivers. If by bench do you mean that they'll 554 00:30:21,960 --> 00:30:23,840 Speaker 1: put in a gadget play for Taysom Hill that will 555 00:30:23,840 --> 00:30:27,240 Speaker 1: go nowhere, then yes, he is more likely to get benched. Alright, 556 00:30:27,240 --> 00:30:30,360 Speaker 1: that'll wrap up the podcast for Tuesday, folks. We will 557 00:30:30,400 --> 00:30:32,440 Speaker 1: be back tomorrow. We got a really good guest lined 558 00:30:32,480 --> 00:30:34,760 Speaker 1: up tomorrow and uh, we'll talk to you then