1 00:00:05,600 --> 00:00:12,000 Speaker 1: This is Straight Fire with Jason McIntyre. What is up, 2 00:00:12,119 --> 00:00:17,840 Speaker 1: ladies and gentlemen, It's me Jason McIntyre, Straight Fire. Friday, 3 00:00:18,120 --> 00:00:24,400 Speaker 1: January twenty second. Three games left in the NFL football season. 4 00:00:24,480 --> 00:00:27,000 Speaker 1: Pour some beer out this weekend. There's only gonna be 5 00:00:27,080 --> 00:00:31,400 Speaker 1: one game left before we get to NFL talk, some 6 00:00:31,520 --> 00:00:35,080 Speaker 1: coaching chatter. Best bet, Oh my gosh, I need to 7 00:00:35,120 --> 00:00:38,640 Speaker 1: rebound after last week's donut best bet. At the end 8 00:00:38,640 --> 00:00:41,320 Speaker 1: of the podcast, two bets they feel like locks. I 9 00:00:41,360 --> 00:00:43,159 Speaker 1: did load up and if they go down swinging, I'm 10 00:00:43,159 --> 00:00:46,600 Speaker 1: gonna be real piste. But I have to start the 11 00:00:46,640 --> 00:00:51,960 Speaker 1: podcast just briefly with the big sports story from Thursday night, 12 00:00:52,640 --> 00:00:56,120 Speaker 1: and I listen, I have to We haven't really done 13 00:00:56,120 --> 00:00:58,600 Speaker 1: a ton on this guy yet this season. And his 14 00:00:58,680 --> 00:01:01,840 Speaker 1: name is Lebron James and Lebron and the Lakers went 15 00:01:01,880 --> 00:01:06,120 Speaker 1: to Milwaukee. Lebron went and hung thirty four, eight and 16 00:01:06,319 --> 00:01:12,240 Speaker 1: six on Milwaukee's head and the Lakers won on the road. UM. 17 00:01:12,640 --> 00:01:15,160 Speaker 1: The reason I just want to talk about this Janice. 18 00:01:15,360 --> 00:01:18,200 Speaker 1: He was okay twenty and twelve. I think I counted 19 00:01:18,200 --> 00:01:22,760 Speaker 1: two air balls, UM nine turnovers, trying to do too 20 00:01:22,880 --> 00:01:29,120 Speaker 1: much fouled out was a negative six for the game. Um, 21 00:01:29,240 --> 00:01:31,000 Speaker 1: but the thing that jumped out and I had one 22 00:01:31,040 --> 00:01:34,040 Speaker 1: eye on this game while I was working on some stuff. 23 00:01:35,640 --> 00:01:40,000 Speaker 1: Mike Budenholzer just has not changed his strategy. And dude, 24 00:01:40,040 --> 00:01:42,000 Speaker 1: you got run out of the playoffs now two years 25 00:01:42,040 --> 00:01:45,440 Speaker 1: in a row as the higher seed. The playbook is 26 00:01:45,480 --> 00:01:47,440 Speaker 1: out on how to stop be honest in the playoffs, 27 00:01:48,200 --> 00:01:52,480 Speaker 1: and you basically had to work on two things in 28 00:01:52,560 --> 00:01:56,600 Speaker 1: this offseason. The Bucks had to get better players, which 29 00:01:56,720 --> 00:01:59,200 Speaker 1: I guess you could say they got with Drew Holiday. 30 00:01:59,520 --> 00:02:02,480 Speaker 1: They messed up the Bogdanovitch move. And then the other 31 00:02:02,520 --> 00:02:05,840 Speaker 1: thing was like not be a regular season team and 32 00:02:05,880 --> 00:02:10,240 Speaker 1: like change into becoming a playoff ready team. And Bootenholzer 33 00:02:10,280 --> 00:02:14,359 Speaker 1: hasn't done that. His strategy has long been I'll give 34 00:02:14,440 --> 00:02:17,520 Speaker 1: you any three, you one, we're protecting the rim, no layups. 35 00:02:17,880 --> 00:02:20,240 Speaker 1: I don't think you can make threes. This is the 36 00:02:20,320 --> 00:02:24,880 Speaker 1: three point arab Budenholzer. The Lakers were nineteen of thirty 37 00:02:25,000 --> 00:02:30,880 Speaker 1: seven from d k CP hit seven, Lebron hit six. 38 00:02:32,000 --> 00:02:35,880 Speaker 1: Like what are we doing, Budenholzer. It's just really the 39 00:02:35,919 --> 00:02:39,919 Speaker 1: game plan. You do realize in the playoff series against 40 00:02:39,919 --> 00:02:44,440 Speaker 1: the Nets, they have K D Kyrie and Harden. They're 41 00:02:44,480 --> 00:02:48,320 Speaker 1: currently shooting from deep this season. The nets they have 42 00:02:48,400 --> 00:02:52,120 Speaker 1: Joe Harris, an Olympian, Like, I don't know, rob Gi. 43 00:02:52,200 --> 00:02:53,800 Speaker 1: I just wanted to quickly get this out of the 44 00:02:53,840 --> 00:02:57,200 Speaker 1: way that if I'm a Bucks fan, I am really 45 00:02:57,200 --> 00:02:59,600 Speaker 1: ticked off at Bootenholzer. I know it's a regular season game, 46 00:03:00,000 --> 00:03:03,799 Speaker 1: it's game fifteen, who gives the ship? But you could 47 00:03:03,840 --> 00:03:07,120 Speaker 1: just see like there's no changes happening, and I, if 48 00:03:07,120 --> 00:03:09,160 Speaker 1: I'm be honest, I'm walking out of this game, like, damn, 49 00:03:09,160 --> 00:03:11,200 Speaker 1: what the hell did I sign up for? What are 50 00:03:11,200 --> 00:03:15,560 Speaker 1: we doing here? You just lost back to back nights, okay, 51 00:03:16,280 --> 00:03:18,920 Speaker 1: and nothing's changed. I don't know, Rob g, what am 52 00:03:18,960 --> 00:03:20,959 Speaker 1: I missing? You know, it's funny that you brought that 53 00:03:21,040 --> 00:03:23,519 Speaker 1: up because the game was going on last night live 54 00:03:23,600 --> 00:03:25,160 Speaker 1: during the radio show produced that out. A couple of 55 00:03:25,200 --> 00:03:28,080 Speaker 1: Fox Sports radi weeknights seven at MPM Eastern with Christians 56 00:03:28,080 --> 00:03:30,440 Speaker 1: Sark and Rob Parker and me and Chris were actually 57 00:03:30,440 --> 00:03:32,320 Speaker 1: talking off the air about the game that exact thing 58 00:03:32,360 --> 00:03:35,040 Speaker 1: you brought up. It's like, I don't understand what their 59 00:03:35,080 --> 00:03:38,200 Speaker 1: game plan is. Once the Lakers started making those open threes, 60 00:03:38,600 --> 00:03:40,800 Speaker 1: you would think they would change something. And then Chris 61 00:03:40,800 --> 00:03:42,600 Speaker 1: brought up just like you did, well, this is the 62 00:03:42,640 --> 00:03:45,040 Speaker 1: exact same defense they ran last year. They just packed 63 00:03:45,040 --> 00:03:46,720 Speaker 1: the paint or not give up anything in the paint. 64 00:03:46,760 --> 00:03:48,800 Speaker 1: We're gonna let you shoot the threes to your heart's 65 00:03:48,840 --> 00:03:50,880 Speaker 1: content and if you make them, you make them. And 66 00:03:50,960 --> 00:03:54,280 Speaker 1: to the Lakers credit, they made him. Um. But I 67 00:03:54,320 --> 00:03:56,720 Speaker 1: think that the you know you mentioned this was a 68 00:03:56,840 --> 00:03:59,880 Speaker 1: rough two days for two games for for the Milwaukee Bucks. 69 00:04:00,160 --> 00:04:02,000 Speaker 1: I messed that if it wasn't back to back days, 70 00:04:02,000 --> 00:04:05,240 Speaker 1: it was two games. It reminded me it was the 71 00:04:05,280 --> 00:04:10,080 Speaker 1: antithesis of Lebron last year with the Bucks and the Clippers, 72 00:04:10,080 --> 00:04:13,640 Speaker 1: where the whole narrative shifted in two games. Now, I 73 00:04:13,640 --> 00:04:15,880 Speaker 1: got some numbers for I know you're a big numbers guy. 74 00:04:16,080 --> 00:04:19,359 Speaker 1: Remember when Janice had that great game last season against 75 00:04:19,360 --> 00:04:21,880 Speaker 1: the Lakers and he did the crown motion? What was 76 00:04:21,920 --> 00:04:25,120 Speaker 1: that like? In December? Himself? He was he was great 77 00:04:25,120 --> 00:04:27,839 Speaker 1: in that game. He was in threes. You couldn't stop him. 78 00:04:27,880 --> 00:04:31,719 Speaker 1: Since that game, Lebron James averaging thirty five, eight and 79 00:04:31,880 --> 00:04:35,640 Speaker 1: seven on fifty percent shooting in two games against the Bucks. 80 00:04:35,640 --> 00:04:39,200 Speaker 1: Two and oh, here's another stat for you, Lebron head 81 00:04:39,240 --> 00:04:43,480 Speaker 1: to head against Johanna's career sixteen and five, making it 82 00:04:43,560 --> 00:04:46,560 Speaker 1: the third best win percentage by one m v P 83 00:04:47,160 --> 00:04:51,640 Speaker 1: against another. So now, I'm sure people are gonna say 84 00:04:51,640 --> 00:04:54,279 Speaker 1: that was built on Janice when he was like a 85 00:04:54,320 --> 00:04:57,479 Speaker 1: twig and like nineteen years old. I'm sure that's what 86 00:04:57,520 --> 00:05:00,480 Speaker 1: the argument's going to be. But sixteen and five, don't like, 87 00:05:00,600 --> 00:05:03,280 Speaker 1: in his head, Janice knows Lebron owns him. I mean 88 00:05:03,320 --> 00:05:05,880 Speaker 1: Yanna set in the off season. Yeah, Lebron's best player 89 00:05:05,880 --> 00:05:08,200 Speaker 1: in the league. Yeah, and then and then not even 90 00:05:08,240 --> 00:05:10,479 Speaker 1: just Lebron. I mean, if you watch the game, which 91 00:05:10,480 --> 00:05:11,599 Speaker 1: you know I watched the whole thing because we had 92 00:05:11,600 --> 00:05:15,680 Speaker 1: our another studio. Janice is the reigning defensive player of 93 00:05:15,680 --> 00:05:18,560 Speaker 1: the Year, and when he was matched up with Anthony 94 00:05:18,600 --> 00:05:21,280 Speaker 1: davisich was most of the game. If Anthony Davis got 95 00:05:21,279 --> 00:05:23,360 Speaker 1: the ball on the elbow or on the post, they 96 00:05:23,360 --> 00:05:26,400 Speaker 1: were bringing a double team at him. Now, I don't 97 00:05:26,400 --> 00:05:28,599 Speaker 1: know if that was part of their scheme or if 98 00:05:28,640 --> 00:05:32,479 Speaker 1: they just for whatever reason, don't trust the reigning defensive 99 00:05:32,480 --> 00:05:34,640 Speaker 1: player of the year to guard a guy straight up. 100 00:05:35,160 --> 00:05:38,960 Speaker 1: That to me was was shocking. Yeah, I mean credit 101 00:05:39,000 --> 00:05:40,960 Speaker 1: to Anthony Davis too. I mean I saw him make 102 00:05:40,960 --> 00:05:43,960 Speaker 1: a lot of good smart passes. He had six assists. Um, 103 00:05:44,440 --> 00:05:47,800 Speaker 1: listen again, it's a January game. I don't want to 104 00:05:47,800 --> 00:05:49,600 Speaker 1: go to in depth. I'm just saying right now, like 105 00:05:50,200 --> 00:05:54,400 Speaker 1: if I'm if I'm ownership or the front office, I'm like, yo, yo, bud. 106 00:05:55,680 --> 00:05:56,960 Speaker 1: I think we need to take it with some new 107 00:05:57,000 --> 00:06:00,720 Speaker 1: stuff because obviously this isn't working. Like, I don't want 108 00:06:00,720 --> 00:06:02,719 Speaker 1: to go into the playoffs trying to beat the Nets 109 00:06:02,720 --> 00:06:05,760 Speaker 1: and the Sixers, hell even the Celtics um with this 110 00:06:05,800 --> 00:06:08,240 Speaker 1: strategy because it's not working. All right, Let's move on 111 00:06:08,360 --> 00:06:11,719 Speaker 1: quickly from the Lakers and get to conference championship weekend. 112 00:06:11,760 --> 00:06:16,080 Speaker 1: I did get a great suggestion from a listener um 113 00:06:16,120 --> 00:06:20,320 Speaker 1: over the Graham asking basically, hey, Jason, Um, I'm a 114 00:06:20,360 --> 00:06:24,480 Speaker 1: Lions fan, and you haven't said too much about Dan Campbell. 115 00:06:24,960 --> 00:06:28,000 Speaker 1: What did you think of the higher I know Rob 116 00:06:28,040 --> 00:06:31,320 Speaker 1: G's laughing because I'm like, yeah, we touched on it. 117 00:06:31,360 --> 00:06:33,400 Speaker 1: I kind of laughed and mocked it a little bit. 118 00:06:33,640 --> 00:06:36,760 Speaker 1: Why don't I rank the NFL coaching hires as like 119 00:06:36,800 --> 00:06:40,000 Speaker 1: a preamble to conference championship weekend? You know, we'll get 120 00:06:40,080 --> 00:06:45,040 Speaker 1: to Bucks Packers and um chiefs Bills in a moment, 121 00:06:45,440 --> 00:06:48,240 Speaker 1: so I looked at him. Uh. The Eagles, by the way, 122 00:06:48,320 --> 00:06:51,719 Speaker 1: made a higher on Thursday, a surprise higher. Um. The 123 00:06:51,760 --> 00:06:54,920 Speaker 1: Texans as we record this now, they do not have 124 00:06:55,080 --> 00:06:58,320 Speaker 1: a head coach, and Brian Dabele has taken his name out, 125 00:06:58,400 --> 00:07:00,680 Speaker 1: which is to me, Rob G, a shock her. He 126 00:07:00,720 --> 00:07:03,719 Speaker 1: basically said, I wanted the charger's job. I didn't get it, 127 00:07:03,760 --> 00:07:06,919 Speaker 1: so I'm staying in Buffalo. Um. I guess he doesn't 128 00:07:06,920 --> 00:07:09,479 Speaker 1: want to go with his guys into that toxic situation 129 00:07:09,960 --> 00:07:12,840 Speaker 1: in Houston, given the uncertainty at de Shaun Watson and 130 00:07:12,880 --> 00:07:16,320 Speaker 1: the quarterback spot. Hell, that actually makes me wonder if 131 00:07:16,320 --> 00:07:19,480 Speaker 1: Watson's gonna get dealt here quickly and then they go 132 00:07:19,520 --> 00:07:22,760 Speaker 1: out and find a coach, um, because whoever gets that 133 00:07:22,800 --> 00:07:25,160 Speaker 1: coaching job is gonna basically say, hey, I'm gonna need 134 00:07:25,200 --> 00:07:28,360 Speaker 1: at least three years here minimum to turn things around. 135 00:07:28,560 --> 00:07:31,000 Speaker 1: But we'll get to the Texas another day. So Rob G, 136 00:07:31,240 --> 00:07:34,720 Speaker 1: I will go from six, five, three to one. Yeah, 137 00:07:34,760 --> 00:07:37,040 Speaker 1: six down to one, and you can tell me if 138 00:07:37,040 --> 00:07:40,160 Speaker 1: you agree or disagree. Ready, let's do it. I'm gonna 139 00:07:40,160 --> 00:07:43,960 Speaker 1: go with Dan Campbell's number six, No disrespect to the gentleman. 140 00:07:44,200 --> 00:07:47,960 Speaker 1: He seems like a nice individual. I almost want us 141 00:07:48,000 --> 00:07:51,360 Speaker 1: to pull the audio of his introductory conference press conference 142 00:07:51,360 --> 00:07:56,200 Speaker 1: on Thursday, where he basically talked about UH fighting like no, 143 00:07:56,360 --> 00:07:58,840 Speaker 1: really like fighting. He's like someone could punch us, We're 144 00:07:58,880 --> 00:08:00,520 Speaker 1: gonna go down, and we're gonna to get back up 145 00:08:00,520 --> 00:08:02,680 Speaker 1: and bite their kneecap and then we're gonna do this 146 00:08:02,760 --> 00:08:04,320 Speaker 1: and then we're gonna throw more punches. If we go 147 00:08:04,360 --> 00:08:08,240 Speaker 1: down again, we're getting back. Unlike, dude, what's with all 148 00:08:08,280 --> 00:08:10,960 Speaker 1: this fighting? He is a little you know, this is 149 00:08:10,960 --> 00:08:12,640 Speaker 1: gonna get said a lot. He is a bit of 150 00:08:12,640 --> 00:08:16,400 Speaker 1: a meathead. Dan campbell Um I think I said this 151 00:08:16,600 --> 00:08:19,160 Speaker 1: on I think it was a Tuesday podcast. He's never 152 00:08:19,280 --> 00:08:23,160 Speaker 1: been an offensive or defensive coordinator. He is supposed to 153 00:08:23,160 --> 00:08:26,920 Speaker 1: be a leader of men um. He's gonna probably get 154 00:08:26,920 --> 00:08:28,880 Speaker 1: in the weight room with these guys and throw some 155 00:08:28,960 --> 00:08:32,520 Speaker 1: weights around and and and talk him up. I don't 156 00:08:32,520 --> 00:08:34,160 Speaker 1: know what he's gonna be like for X and oes. 157 00:08:34,200 --> 00:08:35,760 Speaker 1: He's got to have a strong staff that is going 158 00:08:35,840 --> 00:08:37,880 Speaker 1: to be important. I did like the Aaron Glenn move 159 00:08:38,240 --> 00:08:43,160 Speaker 1: as the defensive coordinator. Former Jets UH cornerback M really 160 00:08:43,200 --> 00:08:45,320 Speaker 1: talented player. At this time. So number six, Dan Campbell 161 00:08:45,320 --> 00:08:50,199 Speaker 1: worse higher so far. Number five. I'm going with Nick Sirianni, 162 00:08:51,000 --> 00:08:54,960 Speaker 1: who was hired by the Eagles on Thursday. You hired 163 00:08:54,960 --> 00:08:59,640 Speaker 1: a head coach to a team that's got a struggling 164 00:08:59,640 --> 00:09:03,640 Speaker 1: French quarterback. It's pretty clear they picked, uh, you know, 165 00:09:03,679 --> 00:09:07,079 Speaker 1: the quarterback Wentz over Doug Peterson. You know, because whence 166 00:09:07,080 --> 00:09:10,640 Speaker 1: they're tied to financially, So you're bringing in a guy 167 00:09:10,679 --> 00:09:14,320 Speaker 1: who's never called plays in the NFL. I mean, I 168 00:09:14,360 --> 00:09:17,760 Speaker 1: was stunned by that. Nick Sirianni, he was the offensive 169 00:09:17,760 --> 00:09:21,440 Speaker 1: coordinator with the Colds. He's generally viewed as a sharp mind. Now, 170 00:09:21,480 --> 00:09:25,600 Speaker 1: the big win here for the Eagles is that Sirianni 171 00:09:25,800 --> 00:09:28,760 Speaker 1: worked with Frank Reich. He was like Frank Reik's guy 172 00:09:29,000 --> 00:09:33,800 Speaker 1: in Indie. Frank Rereik, of course, had Carson Wentz with 173 00:09:33,960 --> 00:09:37,520 Speaker 1: the Eagles. Reich was the offensive coordinator during Wentz his 174 00:09:37,600 --> 00:09:40,800 Speaker 1: best year ever, when he was the MVP leader. My 175 00:09:41,000 --> 00:09:43,439 Speaker 1: vibe off this is they were all over the place, 176 00:09:43,520 --> 00:09:46,160 Speaker 1: the Eagles. They wanted Josh McDaniels, and then they were like, oh, 177 00:09:46,240 --> 00:09:48,120 Speaker 1: let's just take this guy who knows Wentz and can 178 00:09:48,160 --> 00:09:51,280 Speaker 1: fix him. What are you saying to Jalen Hurts, who 179 00:09:51,320 --> 00:09:55,200 Speaker 1: looked better than Wentz down the stretch. It's like, man, 180 00:09:55,240 --> 00:09:56,679 Speaker 1: the Eagles are a mess. So I have the Eagles, 181 00:09:56,760 --> 00:09:59,760 Speaker 1: Nick Sirianni at five. At number four, I'm going with 182 00:10:00,080 --> 00:10:03,679 Speaker 1: Arthur Smith to the Falcons. Um. You know, we touched 183 00:10:03,679 --> 00:10:06,680 Speaker 1: on that a little earlier in the week. It doesn't 184 00:10:07,000 --> 00:10:09,880 Speaker 1: sound like a great higher. We'll see they're They're in 185 00:10:09,920 --> 00:10:15,000 Speaker 1: a tough spot financially. It's unless they unload Matt Ryan 186 00:10:15,040 --> 00:10:17,800 Speaker 1: impressed the reset button. But does Arthur Smith sign up 187 00:10:17,800 --> 00:10:20,360 Speaker 1: for a Falcon's job with no quarterback? I don't think so. 188 00:10:20,400 --> 00:10:22,920 Speaker 1: I have Arthur Smith is for just not that impressive 189 00:10:23,280 --> 00:10:27,320 Speaker 1: Number three. Brandon Staley to the Rams defensive coordinator. I 190 00:10:27,400 --> 00:10:30,679 Speaker 1: like this kid, um, He's done good things. The Chargers 191 00:10:30,720 --> 00:10:33,360 Speaker 1: have a lot of talent um we know on the 192 00:10:33,400 --> 00:10:37,200 Speaker 1: offensive side. Obviously the defense has good players, but they 193 00:10:37,200 --> 00:10:39,600 Speaker 1: haven't put it all together. I like Brandon Staley. I'm 194 00:10:39,760 --> 00:10:42,280 Speaker 1: a little surprised they pulled the trigger on him so quickly. 195 00:10:42,760 --> 00:10:45,240 Speaker 1: I thought Eric Bienemy could be in the mix. I 196 00:10:45,240 --> 00:10:46,880 Speaker 1: actually thought Bimy could have been in the mix for 197 00:10:46,880 --> 00:10:49,840 Speaker 1: the Eagles. Uh and the Lions and he got none 198 00:10:49,840 --> 00:10:52,400 Speaker 1: of the jobs. But that's another topic for another day. 199 00:10:52,600 --> 00:10:55,920 Speaker 1: Brandon Staley to the Chargers at two at three, I'm sorry, 200 00:10:56,160 --> 00:10:59,959 Speaker 1: Number two. Robert Salah to my New York Jets. Now, 201 00:11:00,080 --> 00:11:02,840 Speaker 1: this is not a Homer pick. The Jets needed to 202 00:11:02,920 --> 00:11:05,600 Speaker 1: go away from Adam Gaze, who was kind of a jerk, 203 00:11:06,160 --> 00:11:09,040 Speaker 1: who didn't react well to players, did not respond well 204 00:11:09,080 --> 00:11:11,120 Speaker 1: to them, did not know how to talk to them. 205 00:11:11,200 --> 00:11:16,720 Speaker 1: And Robert Sala definitely is a people person. He appears 206 00:11:16,760 --> 00:11:20,000 Speaker 1: to be a leader of men. I don't love that 207 00:11:20,080 --> 00:11:23,600 Speaker 1: he's a defensive guy, given the Jets need badly for 208 00:11:23,679 --> 00:11:28,400 Speaker 1: a quarterback and a quarterback guy. But I still think, um, 209 00:11:28,440 --> 00:11:31,480 Speaker 1: I like him. He's got more experience I think than Staley, 210 00:11:31,600 --> 00:11:34,640 Speaker 1: more experience in the NFL. He's a little older. Um, 211 00:11:35,240 --> 00:11:38,560 Speaker 1: I like the higher and number one, no doubt about it. 212 00:11:38,640 --> 00:11:42,200 Speaker 1: Urban Meyer to Jacksonville outside the box. Urban Meyer gets 213 00:11:42,200 --> 00:11:44,959 Speaker 1: his first look at the NFL. He gets Trevor Lawrence. 214 00:11:45,200 --> 00:11:47,080 Speaker 1: I've said it. I think the Jags are in the 215 00:11:47,080 --> 00:11:49,880 Speaker 1: playoffs in two years. All right, Rob g where did 216 00:11:49,920 --> 00:11:53,240 Speaker 1: I screw up? You know what? It wasn't as bad 217 00:11:53,280 --> 00:11:55,280 Speaker 1: as I thought it was gonna be. Stop it like, 218 00:11:55,600 --> 00:11:57,520 Speaker 1: when you said he wanted to rank the list, I 219 00:11:57,559 --> 00:11:59,280 Speaker 1: was like, all right, well it's gonna be at least four. 220 00:11:59,320 --> 00:12:02,840 Speaker 1: These are gonna be rible. We agree on Campbell. I 221 00:12:02,840 --> 00:12:05,560 Speaker 1: mean that that may have been the worst press conference 222 00:12:05,559 --> 00:12:08,120 Speaker 1: I've ever seen for a head coach. And you know, 223 00:12:08,240 --> 00:12:10,520 Speaker 1: people forget that he was actually the interim coach in 224 00:12:10,640 --> 00:12:15,120 Speaker 1: Miami or like a season twelve games, and you brought 225 00:12:15,120 --> 00:12:16,719 Speaker 1: it up. He's never been a coordinator. He's just the 226 00:12:16,840 --> 00:12:19,280 Speaker 1: very you know, strong leader of men. He's a motivator. 227 00:12:19,480 --> 00:12:21,920 Speaker 1: He motivated him to the tune of a seven in 228 00:12:22,000 --> 00:12:25,000 Speaker 1: total offense and twenty five in total defense during that 229 00:12:25,040 --> 00:12:27,400 Speaker 1: twelve games stretch. He looks like the kind of guy 230 00:12:27,520 --> 00:12:31,080 Speaker 1: rob G who might have threatened to kick their ass 231 00:12:31,200 --> 00:12:34,120 Speaker 1: during the interview. You know, he's like he's got like 232 00:12:34,160 --> 00:12:38,040 Speaker 1: the veins bulging, like I don't know, it's a little disappointing, 233 00:12:38,040 --> 00:12:40,880 Speaker 1: if I'm alliance, right, So we're on board with that one, Sirianni. 234 00:12:40,920 --> 00:12:42,360 Speaker 1: I also didn't like that one because you know, the 235 00:12:42,400 --> 00:12:44,760 Speaker 1: whole thing that he's brought in is to work with Wentz. 236 00:12:45,200 --> 00:12:46,920 Speaker 1: And you know what's funny is that he never even 237 00:12:46,960 --> 00:12:48,719 Speaker 1: worked with Wentz before he worked with the guy who 238 00:12:48,760 --> 00:12:52,760 Speaker 1: worked with Wins, so he's cool by association. I guess, um, 239 00:12:52,800 --> 00:12:54,800 Speaker 1: you know the only one that I think that I'm 240 00:12:54,920 --> 00:12:58,120 Speaker 1: higher on than you are. And I guess you can 241 00:12:58,160 --> 00:13:00,280 Speaker 1: flow to me either way, you know, ranking one through 242 00:13:00,280 --> 00:13:02,880 Speaker 1: for it. But I think that the Arthur Smith's higher 243 00:13:03,000 --> 00:13:06,320 Speaker 1: is the best one, um, only because we saw what 244 00:13:06,360 --> 00:13:09,079 Speaker 1: Matt Ryan can be when he has a good play 245 00:13:09,120 --> 00:13:11,400 Speaker 1: caller with him. He was an m v P that 246 00:13:11,440 --> 00:13:14,640 Speaker 1: season with Kyle Shanahan, and I believe that he was 247 00:13:14,679 --> 00:13:17,640 Speaker 1: a little bit hamstrung with Dan Quinn and and with 248 00:13:17,679 --> 00:13:20,280 Speaker 1: that offense, you know, they still got Julio Jones, they 249 00:13:20,320 --> 00:13:23,560 Speaker 1: got Calvin Ridley. Um, they have the ghost of Todd 250 00:13:23,600 --> 00:13:26,400 Speaker 1: Gurley in the backfield, you know, or whatever that may become. 251 00:13:26,800 --> 00:13:31,040 Speaker 1: And I think that just having a a competent offensive 252 00:13:31,120 --> 00:13:34,599 Speaker 1: mind with Matt Ryan is gonna at least make you respectable. 253 00:13:35,679 --> 00:13:38,040 Speaker 1: I don't like the stately hired before we mentioned before 254 00:13:38,080 --> 00:13:41,320 Speaker 1: that I thought that, um, they're gonna have a revolving 255 00:13:41,360 --> 00:13:43,400 Speaker 1: door of of offensive coordinators. I think over there with 256 00:13:43,480 --> 00:13:44,760 Speaker 1: don't Herber, which is the worst thing you do with 257 00:13:44,760 --> 00:13:47,520 Speaker 1: the young quarterback? Uh the Salah kind of for the 258 00:13:47,559 --> 00:13:50,760 Speaker 1: same thing. You know, um, assuming that they don't get 259 00:13:50,760 --> 00:13:52,719 Speaker 1: Deshaun Watson. If they had Deshaun Watson, then that's a 260 00:13:52,720 --> 00:13:56,480 Speaker 1: whole different story, right. And then I just have never 261 00:13:56,520 --> 00:13:58,560 Speaker 1: been on board with urban Meyer higher. I thought that 262 00:13:58,720 --> 00:14:01,960 Speaker 1: what he does best is recruit and he's a micromanager, 263 00:14:02,000 --> 00:14:03,840 Speaker 1: and those are two things that you do not do 264 00:14:03,880 --> 00:14:07,720 Speaker 1: in the NFL. So of those six, I think that 265 00:14:07,760 --> 00:14:09,880 Speaker 1: the Art Smith's higher was the best. But other than that, 266 00:14:09,960 --> 00:14:12,240 Speaker 1: we're kind of on the same page. Wow, Arthur Smith, 267 00:14:12,320 --> 00:14:14,560 Speaker 1: Ober urban Meyer. Not a lot of people saying that. 268 00:14:14,840 --> 00:14:16,760 Speaker 1: I guess you're gonna be backing the Falcons a lot 269 00:14:16,840 --> 00:14:20,080 Speaker 1: next year. So that's how we rank the NFL coaching 270 00:14:20,120 --> 00:14:23,240 Speaker 1: HighRes so far. Maybe the Houston Texans do something and 271 00:14:23,440 --> 00:14:25,560 Speaker 1: blow everybody out of the water, but they're probably gonna 272 00:14:25,600 --> 00:14:28,360 Speaker 1: come in near the bottom. All right. Onto the weekend's games, 273 00:14:28,760 --> 00:14:31,680 Speaker 1: I guess I'll ask you this, Robi, which game are 274 00:14:31,680 --> 00:14:38,320 Speaker 1: you more excited about? Packers Bucks round two or Chiefs 275 00:14:38,360 --> 00:14:42,760 Speaker 1: Bills Round two? And I will say, uh, Patrick Mahomes 276 00:14:42,840 --> 00:14:48,240 Speaker 1: practiced Wednesday and Thursday. By all appearances, he's a go um, 277 00:14:48,280 --> 00:14:50,560 Speaker 1: so don't don't try to anticipate. Henny is the starter 278 00:14:50,640 --> 00:14:52,760 Speaker 1: because then we know what the answer is. Well, I'm 279 00:14:52,760 --> 00:14:54,520 Speaker 1: a company man, so of course I'm gonna go with 280 00:14:54,640 --> 00:14:58,120 Speaker 1: Rogers and and Brady. But even if I wasn't a 281 00:14:58,160 --> 00:15:00,200 Speaker 1: company man, I'm still gonna go with Rogers and Rady 282 00:15:00,240 --> 00:15:05,320 Speaker 1: because I I think that, um it has the potential 283 00:15:05,400 --> 00:15:07,880 Speaker 1: to be a very special game, and I think I 284 00:15:07,880 --> 00:15:09,360 Speaker 1: do think the Packers are gonna win. I think they're 285 00:15:09,360 --> 00:15:13,440 Speaker 1: gonna win pretty easily. But Tom Brady is not going 286 00:15:13,480 --> 00:15:15,720 Speaker 1: to be scared of lambeau Field. Like you know that 287 00:15:15,760 --> 00:15:19,160 Speaker 1: whole narrative about going from warm weather to cold weather 288 00:15:19,200 --> 00:15:20,840 Speaker 1: and how that doesn't really work out for a lot 289 00:15:20,840 --> 00:15:23,520 Speaker 1: of guys. You know, if there's one guy in the 290 00:15:23,640 --> 00:15:27,120 Speaker 1: NFL quarterback who's not going to be phased in the 291 00:15:27,200 --> 00:15:30,600 Speaker 1: least bit, it's gonna be Tom Brady. So I actually 292 00:15:30,640 --> 00:15:33,680 Speaker 1: think that Aaron Rodgers may come out a little bit 293 00:15:33,680 --> 00:15:36,280 Speaker 1: tight in this game because I think that he's gonna 294 00:15:36,360 --> 00:15:38,880 Speaker 1: he's gonna want it so bad that he may, you know, 295 00:15:39,680 --> 00:15:42,840 Speaker 1: make uncharacteristic mistakes, kind of like what Chris Paul usually 296 00:15:42,880 --> 00:15:45,520 Speaker 1: does in the playoffs, when you know he routinely pops 297 00:15:45,520 --> 00:15:47,560 Speaker 1: a hammy or something because he wants it so bad. 298 00:15:47,600 --> 00:15:50,560 Speaker 1: And he just can't stay within himself. So I think 299 00:15:50,600 --> 00:15:54,720 Speaker 1: that this game could be a lot closer in the 300 00:15:54,720 --> 00:15:56,880 Speaker 1: beginning than what it ultimately wind up being with the 301 00:15:56,880 --> 00:16:00,680 Speaker 1: final results. So that's why I'm most excited about this game. Yeah, 302 00:16:00,920 --> 00:16:03,760 Speaker 1: the weird thing about this game is a lot of 303 00:16:03,760 --> 00:16:05,840 Speaker 1: people are saying, well, the Bucks already crushed him. It's 304 00:16:05,880 --> 00:16:08,040 Speaker 1: not like they just beat him. They killed him. And 305 00:16:08,080 --> 00:16:13,200 Speaker 1: you guys gotta remember, like the Tampa Bay Buccaneers were 306 00:16:13,320 --> 00:16:15,720 Speaker 1: three and two heading into that game, and they were 307 00:16:15,720 --> 00:16:18,440 Speaker 1: coming off a Thursday night lost to the Bears. Remember 308 00:16:18,440 --> 00:16:20,400 Speaker 1: it was an embarrassing game where Brady held up four 309 00:16:20,440 --> 00:16:22,800 Speaker 1: fingers he thought it was fourth down and it was 310 00:16:23,040 --> 00:16:26,760 Speaker 1: the game over. Um. So A Brady was coming off 311 00:16:26,800 --> 00:16:31,320 Speaker 1: an embarrassing loss Island game Thursday night, and the Packers 312 00:16:31,360 --> 00:16:33,440 Speaker 1: were four and oh four no against the spread. They 313 00:16:33,480 --> 00:16:36,920 Speaker 1: were crushing teams. Everybody said, oh, Tom Brady doesn't know 314 00:16:36,920 --> 00:16:38,680 Speaker 1: what down it is. Packers are gonna go in there 315 00:16:38,680 --> 00:16:45,680 Speaker 1: and kill him. Packers go up tend nothing and they 316 00:16:45,720 --> 00:16:49,880 Speaker 1: get the ball again and Aaron Rodgers throws the pick 317 00:16:49,920 --> 00:16:53,000 Speaker 1: six and from that moment the game just totally flipped 318 00:16:53,640 --> 00:16:58,840 Speaker 1: and the Buck's defense just dominated and enrolled. Um, that 319 00:16:58,960 --> 00:17:02,560 Speaker 1: was a great for Tampa. Like that was I mean, 320 00:17:02,640 --> 00:17:05,719 Speaker 1: I had Tampa in that one. Um, everything lined up 321 00:17:05,720 --> 00:17:08,520 Speaker 1: for Tampa bounces back. The public was betting on Green 322 00:17:08,560 --> 00:17:13,560 Speaker 1: Bay as a favorite on the road. Okay, I this 323 00:17:13,600 --> 00:17:17,360 Speaker 1: is Tampa Bay's third straight road game. People aren't even 324 00:17:17,359 --> 00:17:19,720 Speaker 1: factoring that. And oh, they had to go to Washington. Oh, 325 00:17:19,800 --> 00:17:21,640 Speaker 1: and they had to go to New Orleans. Then look 326 00:17:21,680 --> 00:17:23,919 Speaker 1: back to the end of the regular season. This is 327 00:17:23,960 --> 00:17:28,840 Speaker 1: Tampa's fifth road game in six weeks. Go look historically, 328 00:17:28,880 --> 00:17:31,480 Speaker 1: it's what happens to teams that have to play three 329 00:17:31,600 --> 00:17:34,560 Speaker 1: straight road games in the playoffs. In that third game, 330 00:17:34,680 --> 00:17:37,680 Speaker 1: five and twelve against the spread not a good sign. 331 00:17:37,720 --> 00:17:42,320 Speaker 1: I think the number is four and thirteen. Yeah, four 332 00:17:42,320 --> 00:17:45,640 Speaker 1: and thirteen straight up. Winning a third straight road game 333 00:17:45,720 --> 00:17:48,720 Speaker 1: is difficult. Now this is their fifth and six games, 334 00:17:48,760 --> 00:17:50,760 Speaker 1: so there is gonna be the fatigue factor. Now, Rob, 335 00:17:50,800 --> 00:17:53,959 Speaker 1: I do want to ask you, Okay, So when the 336 00:17:54,000 --> 00:17:59,680 Speaker 1: Bucks leave Tampa, it's probably gonna be degrees. They're gonna 337 00:17:59,800 --> 00:18:03,560 Speaker 1: lay and in Green Bay and it's gonna be in 338 00:18:03,640 --> 00:18:09,560 Speaker 1: the twenties, maybe the thirties. Okay, This to me will 339 00:18:09,640 --> 00:18:14,639 Speaker 1: kind of feel like Rocky Balboa in Rocky four, going 340 00:18:14,920 --> 00:18:18,720 Speaker 1: from l a Hollywood where I think that's where his 341 00:18:18,720 --> 00:18:20,960 Speaker 1: house was in the movie. And then he has to 342 00:18:21,040 --> 00:18:27,280 Speaker 1: go to Russia to train for the Ivan Dragon, and 343 00:18:27,359 --> 00:18:29,320 Speaker 1: you stepped off the plane, You're like, oh my gosh, 344 00:18:29,320 --> 00:18:32,560 Speaker 1: what the hell Siberia? Where are we? And he got 345 00:18:32,600 --> 00:18:36,240 Speaker 1: there early to train in the elements. And I know 346 00:18:36,280 --> 00:18:38,040 Speaker 1: that people are gonna laugh and be like, listen, man, 347 00:18:38,119 --> 00:18:41,600 Speaker 1: the weather is not a big deal. I do believe 348 00:18:41,680 --> 00:18:44,639 Speaker 1: there is something going from and I can't quantify it, 349 00:18:44,920 --> 00:18:48,919 Speaker 1: going from you know, seventy degrees to twenty and then 350 00:18:48,920 --> 00:18:51,879 Speaker 1: playing a football game there there has to be something. 351 00:18:51,920 --> 00:18:54,720 Speaker 1: It is freezing in Green Bay. It's gonna be in 352 00:18:54,760 --> 00:18:58,440 Speaker 1: the twenties. There may be snow. And I did look up, yes, 353 00:18:58,480 --> 00:19:01,280 Speaker 1: I checked every box score for the Bucks. They haven't 354 00:19:01,280 --> 00:19:03,320 Speaker 1: played at a game where the temperature was under thirty 355 00:19:03,359 --> 00:19:05,919 Speaker 1: five degrees this year. The coldest game was I think 356 00:19:05,960 --> 00:19:08,760 Speaker 1: the playoff game against Washington, which was thirty five. It 357 00:19:08,840 --> 00:19:13,080 Speaker 1: was I think thirties six in one other game. And 358 00:19:13,280 --> 00:19:15,280 Speaker 1: you look at the Washington game and you could go 359 00:19:15,320 --> 00:19:18,120 Speaker 1: look at it on YouTube. Tom Brady is wearing long sleeves. 360 00:19:18,400 --> 00:19:21,639 Speaker 1: Nobody else, No receivers. No running backs are wearing long sleeves, 361 00:19:21,640 --> 00:19:24,199 Speaker 1: all short sleeves. They go to the sideline, They go 362 00:19:24,240 --> 00:19:26,800 Speaker 1: to the sideline, they go to the sideline. This weekend, 363 00:19:27,320 --> 00:19:31,000 Speaker 1: they're going to be draped in those huge parkas. I 364 00:19:31,119 --> 00:19:33,879 Speaker 1: really do believe, rob g there is gonna be a 365 00:19:33,880 --> 00:19:37,920 Speaker 1: weather factor. Again, not necessarily for Brady, but how many 366 00:19:38,000 --> 00:19:41,719 Speaker 1: routes has Chris Godwin run when he's wearing multiple layers 367 00:19:42,200 --> 00:19:44,640 Speaker 1: and he's freezing his butt off like you're just not 368 00:19:44,800 --> 00:19:46,960 Speaker 1: used to it now. I don't think that's a huge factor. 369 00:19:47,040 --> 00:19:49,720 Speaker 1: I think it means something. How much I don't know, 370 00:19:50,440 --> 00:19:53,800 Speaker 1: But I like the Packers in this game as well. Yeah, 371 00:19:53,960 --> 00:19:56,200 Speaker 1: And you know, it's funny because Aaron Rodgers was asked 372 00:19:56,200 --> 00:19:57,879 Speaker 1: earlier this week, you know what he takes from that 373 00:19:57,880 --> 00:20:00,800 Speaker 1: blowout loss, and he said some in the effect of 374 00:20:01,600 --> 00:20:03,840 Speaker 1: exactly what the Bucks take from their blowout loss to 375 00:20:03,840 --> 00:20:06,560 Speaker 1: the Saints, Like things got out of had so quickly 376 00:20:07,080 --> 00:20:08,440 Speaker 1: and that Buck Saints game that the only thing you 377 00:20:08,440 --> 00:20:10,080 Speaker 1: can take from it was, hey, the Bucks got to 378 00:20:10,119 --> 00:20:11,800 Speaker 1: do a better job of handling the pass rush. Because 379 00:20:11,840 --> 00:20:14,280 Speaker 1: other than that, you know, it was just a uh 380 00:20:14,600 --> 00:20:16,919 Speaker 1: cascade of issues and just like you know, with the 381 00:20:16,920 --> 00:20:21,919 Speaker 1: Packers Bucks game. It was the second lowest passer rating 382 00:20:22,000 --> 00:20:24,000 Speaker 1: of Aaron Rodgers's career in a game where he actually 383 00:20:24,040 --> 00:20:26,840 Speaker 1: finished yet thirt or five point four. He also threw 384 00:20:26,920 --> 00:20:30,840 Speaker 1: his first interception of the season in that game, followed 385 00:20:30,960 --> 00:20:33,200 Speaker 1: up with his second interception on the very next drive, 386 00:20:34,720 --> 00:20:37,720 Speaker 1: but which was the first time in seven years that 387 00:20:37,800 --> 00:20:40,920 Speaker 1: he had thrown multiple or back to back interceptions on 388 00:20:40,960 --> 00:20:43,120 Speaker 1: back to back drives. So it was just such an 389 00:20:43,200 --> 00:20:47,440 Speaker 1: unusual situation that it's hard to take anything from that game. So, 390 00:20:48,160 --> 00:20:49,879 Speaker 1: like I said, I do think that it's gonna be 391 00:20:49,880 --> 00:20:52,160 Speaker 1: a little bit tight in the beginning, you know, especially 392 00:20:52,160 --> 00:20:54,719 Speaker 1: with Aaron Rodgers. But I do think the Packers are 393 00:20:54,920 --> 00:20:57,040 Speaker 1: definitely the better team. They've been the better team all 394 00:20:57,040 --> 00:20:59,480 Speaker 1: season long, and I like them to win this game. 395 00:20:59,640 --> 00:21:01,800 Speaker 1: So one thing, and again I really urge you guys, 396 00:21:01,800 --> 00:21:04,080 Speaker 1: if you are going to do gambling or you want 397 00:21:04,080 --> 00:21:06,600 Speaker 1: to go next level for football, just go to YouTube 398 00:21:06,640 --> 00:21:09,800 Speaker 1: and you can watch the condensed game. And if you 399 00:21:09,840 --> 00:21:12,040 Speaker 1: watch what Todd bowls. And I know this because I'm 400 00:21:12,040 --> 00:21:16,440 Speaker 1: a Jets guy, Todd Bowles is a smart defensive mind. Okay, 401 00:21:16,880 --> 00:21:19,359 Speaker 1: what he did in that first game was he would 402 00:21:19,400 --> 00:21:22,600 Speaker 1: blitz his linebackers Lavonte David and Devin White. They're fast. 403 00:21:22,680 --> 00:21:26,360 Speaker 1: He would blitz them and then have JPP Shack Barrett 404 00:21:26,760 --> 00:21:30,960 Speaker 1: drop into coverage on those short routes and Rogers was flustered. 405 00:21:31,880 --> 00:21:36,040 Speaker 1: So he's under pressure from quick linebackers and he just 406 00:21:36,280 --> 00:21:38,280 Speaker 1: did not handle it well. I think they sacked him 407 00:21:38,280 --> 00:21:41,760 Speaker 1: four or five times in that game under pressure. When blitzed. 408 00:21:41,800 --> 00:21:46,440 Speaker 1: He was five or fourteen with two picks. Five interceptions 409 00:21:46,440 --> 00:21:49,000 Speaker 1: for Rogers all season, four of them have come against 410 00:21:49,000 --> 00:21:51,959 Speaker 1: the blitz. But if you're Todd Bowls, you shot your 411 00:21:52,000 --> 00:21:54,520 Speaker 1: water in that game. What are you gonna do this time? 412 00:21:55,119 --> 00:22:00,040 Speaker 1: Exotic blitz wise to mess with Aaron Rodgers and I 413 00:22:00,240 --> 00:22:02,720 Speaker 1: really curious to see what Todd Bowles dials up. But 414 00:22:02,920 --> 00:22:06,800 Speaker 1: Rogers has seen pretty much everything. And remember Davante Adams 415 00:22:06,800 --> 00:22:09,119 Speaker 1: in that game had not played in a month. He 416 00:22:09,160 --> 00:22:12,400 Speaker 1: was coming off an injury and didn't totally look himself. 417 00:22:12,480 --> 00:22:16,240 Speaker 1: They did not have Alan Lazard, Robert Tonyan. They're great, 418 00:22:16,359 --> 00:22:19,280 Speaker 1: uh tight end? And I said great because honestly, he's 419 00:22:19,320 --> 00:22:21,920 Speaker 1: emerged as a really good tight end. Um. I mean 420 00:22:21,960 --> 00:22:25,160 Speaker 1: he was like not even a factor. Um. Those guys 421 00:22:25,200 --> 00:22:29,000 Speaker 1: are much better. I have a prop bet. I don't 422 00:22:29,000 --> 00:22:31,280 Speaker 1: have this included later in the best bet, but I 423 00:22:31,359 --> 00:22:36,359 Speaker 1: have a prop for m VS Valdes Scandling over twenty 424 00:22:36,480 --> 00:22:39,440 Speaker 1: nine and a half receiving yards. Um, I think he's 425 00:22:39,440 --> 00:22:41,520 Speaker 1: gonna get one deep. I think he's gonna beat the kid, 426 00:22:41,520 --> 00:22:46,160 Speaker 1: Carlton Davis. Um. Maybe I'm just remembering Carlton Davis getting roasted, 427 00:22:46,520 --> 00:22:51,480 Speaker 1: absolutely burnt toast by Tyreek Hill repeatedly in the first quarter. Now, 428 00:22:51,680 --> 00:22:54,000 Speaker 1: m VS does not have that kind of speed, but 429 00:22:55,080 --> 00:22:58,600 Speaker 1: given time on the frozen tundra, I'm telling you remember 430 00:22:58,640 --> 00:23:01,560 Speaker 1: against the Rams, they don't give up any deep passes. 431 00:23:02,160 --> 00:23:05,280 Speaker 1: Rogers waited and waited and baited him and hit Lazard 432 00:23:05,320 --> 00:23:08,760 Speaker 1: on a deep one. Um, MVS or Lazard, one of 433 00:23:08,800 --> 00:23:10,920 Speaker 1: them dropped one earlier in the game. I'm telling you me, 434 00:23:11,080 --> 00:23:14,879 Speaker 1: Rodgers is just locked in. I like the Packers. Um, 435 00:23:14,960 --> 00:23:16,960 Speaker 1: I don't know, how do you Rob g how do 436 00:23:17,000 --> 00:23:20,720 Speaker 1: you want to handle Chief's bills? Because you know, this 437 00:23:20,800 --> 00:23:24,919 Speaker 1: does feel like basically two teams who could dominate the 438 00:23:24,960 --> 00:23:27,520 Speaker 1: conference for the next five or six years. Day Boles 439 00:23:27,600 --> 00:23:32,240 Speaker 1: Stain Josh Allen has emerged as a stud quarterback, and 440 00:23:32,320 --> 00:23:35,280 Speaker 1: we know the Chiefs again. Uh. Patrick Holmes has won 441 00:23:35,359 --> 00:23:40,080 Speaker 1: twenty four of his last twenty five starts. Yeah, I 442 00:23:40,160 --> 00:23:43,119 Speaker 1: don't expect this game to be close at all. I 443 00:23:43,160 --> 00:23:46,080 Speaker 1: think the Kansas City Chiefs are gonna run rough shot 444 00:23:46,520 --> 00:23:50,360 Speaker 1: old with the Buffalo Bills. Um. Buffalo has not been 445 00:23:50,400 --> 00:23:53,800 Speaker 1: impressive in this postseason at all. We brought it up 446 00:23:53,800 --> 00:23:57,320 Speaker 1: on last week's podcast. They were generally outplayed by Baltimore 447 00:23:57,840 --> 00:24:00,800 Speaker 1: in that win, save for a hundred one yard pick 448 00:24:00,880 --> 00:24:05,960 Speaker 1: six that the first ever red zone interception thrown by 449 00:24:06,080 --> 00:24:08,960 Speaker 1: Lamar Jackson, and the greatest kicker in history misses two 450 00:24:09,000 --> 00:24:12,359 Speaker 1: field goals. That's the difference in the game, and in 451 00:24:12,400 --> 00:24:16,439 Speaker 1: the Colts game, it felt to me like Josh Allen 452 00:24:16,560 --> 00:24:19,320 Speaker 1: was doing everything he could to give it away late 453 00:24:19,359 --> 00:24:23,199 Speaker 1: in the game. So you can't make those kinds of 454 00:24:23,240 --> 00:24:28,000 Speaker 1: mistakes against the Kansas City Chiefs. You can't have empty possessions, 455 00:24:28,080 --> 00:24:32,640 Speaker 1: you can't waste good fuel position against the Kansas City 456 00:24:32,720 --> 00:24:36,360 Speaker 1: Chiefs because, as we saw last week with Cleveland when 457 00:24:36,359 --> 00:24:38,400 Speaker 1: Pat Mahomes was in the game, they scored in every 458 00:24:38,400 --> 00:24:43,080 Speaker 1: single drive. Like, good luck stopping them, especially when you're 459 00:24:43,200 --> 00:24:46,400 Speaker 1: Buffalo and you have zero running game to keep them 460 00:24:46,400 --> 00:24:48,920 Speaker 1: off the field. Like, if you think that you're gonna 461 00:24:48,960 --> 00:24:52,040 Speaker 1: be able to go out in a shootout with Patrick Mahomes, 462 00:24:52,280 --> 00:24:55,359 Speaker 1: God bless you, Like, that's just not gonna happen unless 463 00:24:55,359 --> 00:24:57,680 Speaker 1: your name is Aaron Rodgers. And even then at least 464 00:24:57,680 --> 00:25:00,439 Speaker 1: they got a pass rush. Well, I think that's clearly 465 00:25:00,440 --> 00:25:02,280 Speaker 1: the best. I mean, I would love to see Tampa 466 00:25:02,280 --> 00:25:04,000 Speaker 1: in the Super Bowl at home, but I think Aaron 467 00:25:04,119 --> 00:25:07,480 Speaker 1: Rodgers verse Patrick Mahomes is phenomenal. I mean, Rogers will 468 00:25:07,480 --> 00:25:11,639 Speaker 1: have beaten Brady and then going head to head with Mahomes. Uh, 469 00:25:11,760 --> 00:25:15,040 Speaker 1: Rogers the m v P this year. Yeah, I I 470 00:25:15,040 --> 00:25:17,000 Speaker 1: I guess the only way I give the Bills a 471 00:25:17,119 --> 00:25:19,960 Speaker 1: chance is this Mahomes toast thing. You know, appears that 472 00:25:20,000 --> 00:25:22,600 Speaker 1: he's gonna be fine the concussion protocol, he should pass 473 00:25:22,680 --> 00:25:27,760 Speaker 1: the independent neurologist test. But this toe is a little troubling. 474 00:25:27,760 --> 00:25:31,280 Speaker 1: If you remember on Sunday, Troy it been putting it 475 00:25:31,320 --> 00:25:33,240 Speaker 1: out a couple of times that it was tough to 476 00:25:33,400 --> 00:25:37,720 Speaker 1: plant the toe from Mahomes, and he missed a couple 477 00:25:37,720 --> 00:25:40,840 Speaker 1: of passes badly, And you know, which makes it all 478 00:25:40,840 --> 00:25:42,920 Speaker 1: the more curious, why the hell you had him running 479 00:25:42,920 --> 00:25:46,119 Speaker 1: Andy Reid. But that's another story. Um, yeah, I I 480 00:25:46,200 --> 00:25:49,920 Speaker 1: can't really make a case for the Bills. And you know, Rob, 481 00:25:49,960 --> 00:25:52,240 Speaker 1: we talked about the public loves this and the House 482 00:25:52,280 --> 00:25:56,480 Speaker 1: needs this. My guess is the um, the house is 483 00:25:56,480 --> 00:25:58,840 Speaker 1: gonna need Kansas City here. Um. Now, that didn't work 484 00:25:58,840 --> 00:26:01,000 Speaker 1: out for me last weekend. Obviously I took a bite 485 00:26:01,000 --> 00:26:03,720 Speaker 1: out of the Rams. Uh, not a big bite. House 486 00:26:03,800 --> 00:26:07,120 Speaker 1: needed them, biggest need of the weekend did not come through. Um. 487 00:26:07,160 --> 00:26:10,520 Speaker 1: But yeah, I like the Chiefs winning, probably in the 488 00:26:10,720 --> 00:26:14,560 Speaker 1: thirty seven type range. Yes, I am looking at the 489 00:26:14,600 --> 00:26:18,000 Speaker 1: over as well. But it's now time for the best bet. 490 00:26:18,560 --> 00:26:23,480 Speaker 1: My two best bets for the NFL this weekend. The 491 00:26:23,520 --> 00:26:26,600 Speaker 1: only thing better than sitting on your couch watching the game. 492 00:26:27,640 --> 00:26:33,760 Speaker 1: He's making money while you do it. Here's your best bet. Alright, 493 00:26:33,800 --> 00:26:36,240 Speaker 1: it's time for the best bet here on straight fire. 494 00:26:36,280 --> 00:26:40,600 Speaker 1: Haven't done a best bet since last weekend, and folks 495 00:26:40,640 --> 00:26:43,200 Speaker 1: that did not go well had the Ravens Lamar Jackson's 496 00:26:43,240 --> 00:26:46,280 Speaker 1: pick six killed me, just a reminder I would bet 497 00:26:46,320 --> 00:26:49,280 Speaker 1: that side again. They largely outplayed the Bills. The greatest 498 00:26:49,640 --> 00:26:52,439 Speaker 1: goal kicker of all time, or one of them misses 499 00:26:52,440 --> 00:26:55,119 Speaker 1: two field goals like Ravens, I feel like, we're the 500 00:26:55,160 --> 00:26:57,840 Speaker 1: side there, but they didn't win and they cost me money. 501 00:26:58,200 --> 00:27:02,360 Speaker 1: And then I had the Saints, and you know, I 502 00:27:02,400 --> 00:27:06,040 Speaker 1: think the last time the Saints lost to turnover Battle four. 503 00:27:06,080 --> 00:27:08,560 Speaker 1: Nothing was like, I don't know, the ice age, perhaps 504 00:27:08,840 --> 00:27:12,320 Speaker 1: um Drew brees three picks in his own end. The 505 00:27:12,400 --> 00:27:14,920 Speaker 1: Jared Cook fumble. Remember the Jared Cooke fumble if you 506 00:27:14,960 --> 00:27:19,720 Speaker 1: missed Monday's podcast. The Saints were up by a touchdown 507 00:27:20,280 --> 00:27:23,280 Speaker 1: and they had gotten into Tampa territory in the third quarter. 508 00:27:23,520 --> 00:27:25,760 Speaker 1: So you're up a touchdown and you're rolling, and then 509 00:27:25,800 --> 00:27:28,680 Speaker 1: the Cook fumble flipped the game. So again I feel 510 00:27:28,680 --> 00:27:30,479 Speaker 1: like I was on the right side there. And uh, 511 00:27:30,600 --> 00:27:33,359 Speaker 1: the teaser just an idiotic move. I had a smart 512 00:27:33,400 --> 00:27:37,120 Speaker 1: listener say, wait, is Saje you tease the Packers down? 513 00:27:37,200 --> 00:27:39,119 Speaker 1: Why would you tease the total And it was I 514 00:27:39,119 --> 00:27:42,000 Speaker 1: didn't even realize I did. It was just an assinine maneuver. 515 00:27:42,520 --> 00:27:43,919 Speaker 1: And then I listened back to it, I was like, 516 00:27:44,000 --> 00:27:46,159 Speaker 1: what was I thinking? I teased the total down of 517 00:27:46,880 --> 00:27:49,840 Speaker 1: Chiefs Brown's. I knew it would fly over. Mahomes gets 518 00:27:49,880 --> 00:27:53,960 Speaker 1: hurt Brown Brown. The Browns have a touchdown taken away 519 00:27:53,960 --> 00:27:56,600 Speaker 1: on that dumb touchback world, just an idiotic bet all around. 520 00:27:56,600 --> 00:28:00,639 Speaker 1: So over three, folks, it's been a while. Sick sixty six, 521 00:28:01,960 --> 00:28:04,800 Speaker 1: sixty six and five. I want to vomit in my mouth. 522 00:28:04,920 --> 00:28:08,359 Speaker 1: I mean, that's just disgusting. Part of me just wants 523 00:28:08,400 --> 00:28:12,479 Speaker 1: to take one bet this weekend, but I'm gonna do 524 00:28:12,520 --> 00:28:16,000 Speaker 1: two for starters. I'm going with Kansas City Buffalo over 525 00:28:16,080 --> 00:28:18,240 Speaker 1: fifty three and a half. I feel like everybody's on 526 00:28:18,280 --> 00:28:21,320 Speaker 1: the under because of what happened with the Chiefs last weekend, 527 00:28:21,320 --> 00:28:24,439 Speaker 1: the uncertainty around Pat Mahomes, the Bills game last weekend 528 00:28:24,720 --> 00:28:28,080 Speaker 1: seventeen three, Like, come on, um, I just feel like 529 00:28:28,200 --> 00:28:32,840 Speaker 1: historically and I'm not a trend better UM overs are 530 00:28:32,880 --> 00:28:35,800 Speaker 1: the play in conference championship games last eighteen years over 531 00:28:35,920 --> 00:28:41,040 Speaker 1: twenty two, twelve and two, and UM over fifty three 532 00:28:41,040 --> 00:28:43,120 Speaker 1: and a half feels like a layoup for Kansas City 533 00:28:43,120 --> 00:28:47,280 Speaker 1: and Buffalo. Earlier meeting, of course, was what seen forty 534 00:28:47,440 --> 00:28:51,880 Speaker 1: three points. This feels like the kind of game where 535 00:28:51,880 --> 00:28:55,000 Speaker 1: the offenses explode. We know that the Buffalo Bills are 536 00:28:55,000 --> 00:28:57,440 Speaker 1: gonna be a problem. Uh, Josh Allen is going to 537 00:28:57,520 --> 00:29:00,720 Speaker 1: have success. He was abysmal in the earlier meeting, but 538 00:29:00,720 --> 00:29:02,520 Speaker 1: it was a rainy It was a rainy game, and 539 00:29:02,560 --> 00:29:04,360 Speaker 1: we know the Bill's defense stinks. The Colts went up 540 00:29:04,360 --> 00:29:08,080 Speaker 1: and down the field with ease. Um. Uh, so how 541 00:29:08,080 --> 00:29:10,239 Speaker 1: did they stop Lamar Jackson Jason? Well, you know they 542 00:29:10,280 --> 00:29:13,560 Speaker 1: contained Lamar, but the Ravens had more yards. They were 543 00:29:13,600 --> 00:29:17,360 Speaker 1: moving to football. Well again, um, the Buffalo Bills, listen 544 00:29:17,400 --> 00:29:21,160 Speaker 1: to this stat They've allowed in the playoffs two games, 545 00:29:21,200 --> 00:29:29,320 Speaker 1: eleven trips inside their thirty okay, four have resulted in turnovers, 546 00:29:29,360 --> 00:29:32,520 Speaker 1: whether it was turnover on downs or turnover three miss 547 00:29:32,600 --> 00:29:35,560 Speaker 1: field goals. Seven of the eleven possessions have come up 548 00:29:35,560 --> 00:29:39,720 Speaker 1: empty inside the thirty. That's unheard of. It's really ridiculous. 549 00:29:39,720 --> 00:29:43,200 Speaker 1: The Bills, Uh lucky inside whatever you wanna call it 550 00:29:43,240 --> 00:29:45,800 Speaker 1: the green zone. That will regress. Give me the over 551 00:29:45,920 --> 00:29:49,080 Speaker 1: fifty three and a half in Chiefs Bills. Now, if 552 00:29:49,120 --> 00:29:53,360 Speaker 1: Mahomes somehow gets ruled out and it is Chad Henny 553 00:29:53,640 --> 00:29:56,880 Speaker 1: as the starter chat, anything is possible. Um, I will 554 00:29:56,920 --> 00:29:59,520 Speaker 1: just start drinking early on Sunday and be very angry 555 00:29:59,520 --> 00:30:03,960 Speaker 1: and the other it is Chalky. It's square mock me. 556 00:30:04,280 --> 00:30:08,000 Speaker 1: But I'm going with the money line parlay Packers to win, 557 00:30:08,320 --> 00:30:10,760 Speaker 1: Chiefs to win. I mean give it to me. I 558 00:30:11,240 --> 00:30:14,600 Speaker 1: like both of the home teams here. Um. I put 559 00:30:14,600 --> 00:30:17,120 Speaker 1: this out on social media and got like a tepid response. 560 00:30:17,440 --> 00:30:20,120 Speaker 1: So less than a month ago, the Packers were favored 561 00:30:20,160 --> 00:30:26,800 Speaker 1: by three at home against Tennessee. They won. They're now 562 00:30:26,840 --> 00:30:33,960 Speaker 1: favorite at home by three against Tampa. Uh. Tampa's much improved. Um, 563 00:30:33,960 --> 00:30:38,160 Speaker 1: green Bay's obviously playing well. Is the market telling you 564 00:30:38,240 --> 00:30:40,960 Speaker 1: that this version of Tampa was equal to that version 565 00:30:41,000 --> 00:30:45,600 Speaker 1: of Tennessee? I I'm missing something. I like the Packers 566 00:30:45,600 --> 00:30:49,360 Speaker 1: to win this game. I have a feeling Tampa could 567 00:30:49,400 --> 00:30:51,560 Speaker 1: keep it close or they could get blown out. It 568 00:30:51,920 --> 00:30:54,080 Speaker 1: really could go either way. I just want to say. 569 00:30:54,120 --> 00:30:57,000 Speaker 1: It feels like everybody taking the bills is saying, man, 570 00:30:57,480 --> 00:31:01,560 Speaker 1: Buffalo's covered eight of nine. Can the city oh eight 571 00:31:01,600 --> 00:31:04,440 Speaker 1: and one against the spread in their last nine? I 572 00:31:04,480 --> 00:31:06,360 Speaker 1: get it? But have you looked at the spreads in 573 00:31:06,400 --> 00:31:08,720 Speaker 1: a lot of those games? There was one that was 574 00:31:08,760 --> 00:31:13,240 Speaker 1: three and they pushed it. Okay, Um, Patrick Mahomes has 575 00:31:13,320 --> 00:31:19,240 Speaker 1: won twenty four of his last games. You know it's incredible. Um. 576 00:31:19,360 --> 00:31:22,200 Speaker 1: I like the Packers to win, but I don't. I 577 00:31:22,240 --> 00:31:24,440 Speaker 1: definitely would not bet three and a half. I think 578 00:31:24,440 --> 00:31:26,360 Speaker 1: they can move by more than three. I think they will, 579 00:31:26,400 --> 00:31:30,320 Speaker 1: but you know, I don't hemorrhage money last weekend. So 580 00:31:30,400 --> 00:31:32,840 Speaker 1: I'm going with the Packers money line and the Chiefs 581 00:31:32,880 --> 00:31:37,920 Speaker 1: money line. UM. I just like both those sides to win. UM. 582 00:31:38,040 --> 00:31:40,000 Speaker 1: If I if I had a little concern, it would 583 00:31:40,000 --> 00:31:44,200 Speaker 1: obviously be about the Chiefs a little bit. Don't know 584 00:31:44,240 --> 00:31:47,560 Speaker 1: the status of the mahomes Toe. Buffalo really can get 585 00:31:47,600 --> 00:31:50,760 Speaker 1: some buckets on offense. They can move that football um 586 00:31:50,800 --> 00:31:54,760 Speaker 1: pretty rapidly. Again, there is some concern about Josh Allen 587 00:31:55,560 --> 00:31:57,560 Speaker 1: little hero ball in the fourth quarter. I gave this 588 00:31:57,600 --> 00:32:00,880 Speaker 1: stat out. I went on a podcast this week, um 589 00:32:01,120 --> 00:32:05,160 Speaker 1: FanDuel podcast with Jim Sinnaz and Ed Fang, and they 590 00:32:05,160 --> 00:32:08,080 Speaker 1: hadn't heard this. I listen, I have been saying this 591 00:32:08,200 --> 00:32:11,640 Speaker 1: on the podcast. The Buffalo Bills have not trailed in 592 00:32:11,680 --> 00:32:16,200 Speaker 1: the second half since the Hail Murray game over two 593 00:32:16,200 --> 00:32:20,480 Speaker 1: months ago. Like, I want to see Josh Allen under 594 00:32:20,520 --> 00:32:22,960 Speaker 1: some adversity. It's easy to play with elite. He's a 595 00:32:22,960 --> 00:32:25,560 Speaker 1: great front runner. I don't know what it looks like 596 00:32:25,560 --> 00:32:29,560 Speaker 1: when Josh Allen has to play from behind. So that's 597 00:32:29,600 --> 00:32:32,360 Speaker 1: like kind of stuff that you can't predict. No, no 598 00:32:32,480 --> 00:32:37,200 Speaker 1: model can predict that. But given Josh Allen's history of 599 00:32:37,520 --> 00:32:41,959 Speaker 1: some skittish moments UM in close games, specifically in the playoffs. Uh, 600 00:32:42,000 --> 00:32:43,800 Speaker 1: he had a moment against the Ravens. We know about 601 00:32:43,800 --> 00:32:45,880 Speaker 1: the moment against the Colts. We know last year against 602 00:32:45,920 --> 00:32:49,160 Speaker 1: the Texans. I want to see it. Um, what's Josh 603 00:32:49,160 --> 00:32:53,560 Speaker 1: Allen gonna be like? Third quarter down ten against Chiefs? Um? 604 00:32:53,720 --> 00:32:55,160 Speaker 1: Is it gonna be panic? Is he's still gonna be 605 00:32:55,200 --> 00:32:58,840 Speaker 1: the same confident quarterback? We don't know? Um at any rate. 606 00:32:58,880 --> 00:33:00,960 Speaker 1: Give me on the money line? Are lady Packers and 607 00:33:01,000 --> 00:33:03,360 Speaker 1: the Chiefs? And the other bet is the Chiefs and 608 00:33:03,440 --> 00:33:08,560 Speaker 1: Bills over fifty three and a half. Everybody have a great, fun, 609 00:33:08,800 --> 00:33:11,680 Speaker 1: safe weekend. It's gonna rain out here in California, so 610 00:33:11,720 --> 00:33:14,800 Speaker 1: I think it's gonna be Saturday Movie Day with the fam. 611 00:33:15,160 --> 00:33:17,480 Speaker 1: I will take movie requests over the I G D 612 00:33:17,720 --> 00:33:19,960 Speaker 1: M S. Everybody have a good one. We'll talk to 613 00:33:20,000 --> 00:33:20,520 Speaker 1: you Monday.