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Speaker 2: giving a big shout out to all of our LA

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Speaker 2: now by these LA fires. Clipper's owner Steve Balmer donated

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Speaker 2: fifteen million dollars you guys to those affected by the

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Speaker 2: a week of just it's hard to fully describe if

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Speaker 2: you're not really here in LA, but this week of

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Speaker 2: absolute heartbreak and devastation throughout LA, it's really made me

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Speaker 2: smile to see our community come together and step up

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Speaker 2: and help everybody.

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Speaker 3: Cause it's been weird.

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Speaker 2: I'm not gonna lie, it's been weird to talk about

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Speaker 2: sports when like all this crazy stuff is going on.

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Speaker 2: It really kind of puts life.

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Speaker 4: It does, and you know, obviously you know everybody likes

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Speaker 4: I don't know the best way to put up like

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Speaker 4: is here. So everybody who's like involved in you know,

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Speaker 4: housing people buildings or providing those resources to be donated

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Speaker 4: local newscasts, you know, you guys going out there and covering,

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Speaker 4: you know, providing information at a time like this, you know,

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Speaker 2: And everything, it's just it's crazy because it's literally just starting.

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Speaker 2: So we also saw the La Strong shirts that all

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Speaker 2: So any little bit helps, whether it's your time volunteering, donating.

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Speaker 2: I just I love seeing everybody come together. That's the

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Speaker 2: smile in the midst of all this crazy. But you guys,

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Speaker 2: we have a great show for you today. We have

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Speaker 2: Bill's reporter Matty Glab joining us in thirty minutes for

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Speaker 2: what I think is the game of the weekend.

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Speaker 3: She's going to give us a whole breakdown there.

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Speaker 2: My co host and and afon Fox rider Carmen Vitali

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Speaker 2: already rocking it because we had a little bit of

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Speaker 3: Happy Divisional Round weekend, you guys.

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Speaker 2: And then there were eight and we're gonna go through

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Speaker 2: the matchups today, starting with the AFC because we got

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Speaker 2: the Texans at the Chiefs game, which is starting.

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Speaker 3: In about nine minutes. Do I have it on? Is

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Speaker 2: Can you?

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Speaker 2: Put that? Put that up here, because you guys, this

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Speaker 2: is the first time we're seeing Patrick Mahomes play since Christmas.

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Speaker 2: He also had a baby during those three weeks, Golden

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Speaker 2: Ray Mahomes, born on January twelfth. Congratulations. Also shout out

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Speaker 2: to his wife, he said, for letting him watch games

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Speaker 2: while she was in labor. That's a real one right there.

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Speaker 2: But the Chiefs, you guys, they're rested, like all of

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Speaker 2: this team because there's zero concern if they're going to

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Speaker 2: be ready. We're talking about Mahomes and Andy Reid here.

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Speaker 2: They've been here more than any other coach quarterback duo

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Speaker 3: This is the fifth and.

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Speaker 2: They've won in the Divisional round the last four times.

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Speaker 2: Like this is our new dynasty. They've won three super

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Speaker 2: face the Texans in Week sixteen jeez one, twenty seven nineteen.

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Speaker 2: Like good game for both the guys. Mahomes had two touchdowns,

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Speaker 2: But the thing that the Texans here, I mean, yes,

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Speaker 2: want to move on. Sure, and they're going into Arrowhead

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Speaker 3: Is ten and two.

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Speaker 2: Those two losses, one was in the AFC Championship to

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Speaker 2: There's there's a lot of potential, but there was a

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Speaker 2: don't forget Travis Kelcey always seems to show up in

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Speaker 2: the postseason. He has at least seventy receiving yards in

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Speaker 2: thirteen straight playoff games. That's the longest streak in NFL history.

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Speaker 2: And Mahomes and Kelsey have the most touchdowns than any

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Speaker 2: duo in NFL playoff history of seventy plus. He's got

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Speaker 2: a secret up in there. Taylor Swift's at the game.

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Speaker 5: I don't know how much of a secret it is.

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Speaker 2: Hey, it's gonna hate I don't know if it's because

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Speaker 2: I think I'll probably see your after every after every game.

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Speaker 4: It'll be broadcasting. Yeah, I mean everything just let out

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Speaker 4: is is correct. Obviously.

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Speaker 5: The concern that I have with Kansas City is one.

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Speaker 4: Now, let me start out, They're gonna win this game,

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Speaker 4: so it's marginal level of concern. But you know we're

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Speaker 4: talking about Kansas City. We're not talking about just winning

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Speaker 5: Right?

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Speaker 4: And I know that we've in the years past has

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Speaker 4: felt like they've flipped a switch in the postseason.

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Speaker 5: Well, you know, I'm just gonna have to see it.

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Speaker 5: I've seen they've done in the last years.

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Speaker 7: Are you are you a hater?

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Speaker 6: No?

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Speaker 4: I think Kansas is gonna win this game. I'm picking

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Speaker 4: Kansas City to win, but I am picking Houston to cover.

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Speaker 4: I think it'll be a close game. I think Kansas

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Speaker 4: City should win. They will win. I do want to

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Speaker 4: see if they're gonna be able to because the flip

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Speaker 4: that we've seen them switch and the other two postseasons

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Speaker 4: didn't really have to flip a switch.

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Speaker 5: They're kind of the all year offense going crazy.

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Speaker 4: But the Swiftland flipped from in this most recent the

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Speaker 4: most recent Super Bowl run. Offensively, they just were able

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Speaker 4: I'm gonna need to see that here.

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Speaker 5: Now. I'm not saying it won't happen.

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Speaker 4: I just got to see it first because the seventeen

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Speaker 4: I didn't see that. Now, seventeen games watched Kansas City

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Speaker 5: I just gotta see it again.

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Speaker 2: Well, it's because Andy Reid has a completely different game

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Speaker 2: plan come playoffs. Like, that's the craziest thing aunt Patrick Mahomes.

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Speaker 2: He's talked about it before. He's like, I prefer not

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Speaker 2: we see him run so much more once again. Once

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Speaker 2: the postseason happens. Travis Kelse steps up in his numbers,

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Speaker 2: go through the roof once they hit the postseason. It's

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Speaker 2: just something about this Chiefs team. They're built for the postseason.

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Speaker 2: And until someone can knock down Patrick Mahomes and Andy Reid,

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Speaker 2: I just I cannot bet against them.

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Speaker 3: I made that mistake last year.

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Speaker 2: I thought it was finally going to be Lamar Josh

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Speaker 4: When I say bet again something, I mean Texans plus

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Speaker 4: eight and a half, I think they keep it close,

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Speaker 4: ye moves by less than a touchdown or you know,

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Speaker 4: right around there. But I think we're looking like if

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Speaker 4: you look at the way this entire NFL, to me,

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Speaker 4: it seems like there's a like very much like American society,

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Speaker 4: the upper class in the lower class is spreading and

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Speaker 4: the middle class is shrinking, right Like, yeah, there's more

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Speaker 4: and more rich people, and there's more and more, but

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Speaker 4: there's more like if you have a top tier quarterback

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Speaker 4: in the upper class, like you look at like the Lions,

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Speaker 4: the Chiefs, Ravens exactly Bills and if you don't, you're

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Speaker 4: starting Mac Jones seven games of the year, then like

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Speaker 4: you have no shot at all. I think there's two

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Speaker 4: teams to me that fall squarely in the NFL's middle class.

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Speaker 4: That's the Green Bay Packers and the Houston Texans. Interesting

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Speaker 5: They're definitely not bad, but they can.

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Speaker 4: Even with Zame Flowers missing the game, we're not missing.

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Speaker 2: Thank you for spending your Saturday after noon with us.

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Speaker 2: It's talk some football, you guys. We got Chief Texans

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Speaker 3: Really kind of knowing is worth and knowing that he's.

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Speaker 2: out and pay for big names, like all the big

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Speaker 2: running backs that were on the market this off season.

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Speaker 4: Oh, you mean the ones that will we'll see play today. Yes,

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Speaker 4: and I'm sorry this weekend, both of those guys. Yes,

444
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Speaker 4: And then Josh Jacobs behind that and played last week. Yeah, yeah,

445
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Speaker 4: it could have been helpful.

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Speaker 3: Very extremely helpful, extremely helpful.

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Speaker 2: So I it's it's gonna be interesting to see what

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Speaker 2: he does. And I just it's so on brand for

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Speaker 2: him to.

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Speaker 4: I know this, What if I was Deon Sanders.

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Speaker 5: Yeah, so chance I'm leaving Colorado to go coach Cowboys.

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Speaker 4: First of all, I don't like in Colorado, I build

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Speaker 4: my roster. Yeah you do in Dallas, I don't build

454
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Speaker 4: my roster. And honestly, to be like when you look

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Speaker 4: at I mean, Colorado almost kind of stuck into the

456
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Speaker 4: playoffs this year. Obviously got Travis Hunter, who was a

457
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Speaker 4: freak of nature Shad door Sanders. I mean he didn't

458
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Speaker 4: really get shador because he gave birth. I mean he

459
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Speaker 4: was like Patrick mahonmes.

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Speaker 2: The third thing too, he said he wants to coach

461
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Speaker 2: his sons in the NFL, So, like, is that going

462
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Speaker 2: to play in two somehow if they try to sign.

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Speaker 4: I don't see all the like, I just don't see

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Speaker 4: how I would not leave, especially in this era of

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Speaker 4: college football. I have the opportunity, think about it. He

466
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Speaker 4: took a team that was one and eleven the year

467
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Speaker 4: before he got there. In two years thirteen and twelve.

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Speaker 4: That's incredible, but it's unheard of. But it's also not

469
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Speaker 4: like the top of the sport right now. Yeah, you know,

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Speaker 4: Like it's also not like there's a national championship game

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Speaker 4: being played. Colorado's not in it. Yeah, there was a

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Speaker 4: playoff being Colorado wasn't in it. I think he's got

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Speaker 4: he has the potential to be a Saban like guy

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Speaker 4: at Colorado if he starts to. I mean, he's got

475
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Speaker 4: an ivy. The winning has to be commensurate. But college

476
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Speaker 4: football is about the coaches. NFL is about the players.

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Speaker 4: I'm staying in I'm staying at Colorado.

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Speaker 2: There is there's also how much more do NFL coaches

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Speaker 2: make than college coaches? Is it a significant amount or

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Speaker 2: is it pretty close if you're a big name in

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Speaker 2: college compared to like.

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Speaker 3: A lower name.

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Speaker 4: I tell you this, I know that if Dion Sanders

484
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Speaker 4: win seven games the next two years, he's not gonna

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Speaker 4: be his job's not going to be a jeopardy. Yeah,

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Speaker 4: So however much it makes, he gonna make longer because

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Speaker 4: he's still gonna have a job at Colorado.

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Speaker 2: Yeah, it's gonna be interesting. I don't know what the

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Speaker 2: right answer is and again it's gonna be like what

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Speaker 2: Jerry's willing to spend and pay. But they're it's weird

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Speaker 2: to say they're in a rebuild, but like they got

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Speaker 2: DAK and they paid CD, but they they need a

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Speaker 2: lot of help and they're gonna have to pay Micah.

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Speaker 2: So there's a lot coming up. Martin working double duty.

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Speaker 2: Tell us what's trending?

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Speaker 4: Uh, we were lied to nine minutes, clearly not kickoff

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Speaker 4: of the game because it still hasn't kicked off yet.

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Speaker 5: It was.

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Speaker 2: Also I was like, remember when I said, like his

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Speaker 2: like his secret weapon is in the sands, Travis Kelce

501
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Speaker 2: with Taylor Swift like no, no, no, they're going to show

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Speaker 2: her a bunch. They showed her I think twice already

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Speaker 2: before during the end.

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Speaker 4: What I have gotten from this game so far is

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Speaker 4: Chris Jones was crying during the anthem and Taylor Swift

506
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Speaker 4: was enjoying it because I saw her more.

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Speaker 5: Than anybody else. Yep, uh yeah, still waiting for kickoff

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Speaker 5: in that game.

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Speaker 4: Kansas City hosting Houston in the Divisional round of the playoffs.

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Speaker 4: Later today, we'll see the Detroit Lyons host the Washington Commanders.

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Speaker 4: That game will be on Fox TV. Reports said the

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Speaker 4: Chicago Bears called the Pittsburgh Steelers tried to trade for

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Speaker 4: Mike Tomlin. They were not able to do so. Creighton

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Speaker 4: ended Yukon's twenty eight game home winning streak in men's

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Speaker 4: basketball today, sixty eight to sixty three. And let's go

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Speaker 4: back to the NFL page here we go, all right,

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Speaker 4: and the NFL coaching carousel. You know, now we're on

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Speaker 4: the interview portion of it. The Dallas Cowboys did not

519
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Speaker 4: interview Dion Tanders. They interviewed New York Jet head coach

520
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Speaker 4: former head coach Robert Sala for their position that's available

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Speaker 4: Sayings interviewed Eagles off of the coordinator coming more. Virtually,

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Speaker 4: the Jaguars interviewed Bill's officier coordinator Joe brad Brady. Virtually

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Speaker 4: the Bears interviewed Minnesota Vikings. You've been a quarter of

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Speaker 4: Brian Floor as in person for the head coach job.

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Speaker 4: Joe Mixon and as these al Shair will play for

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Speaker 4: the Texans if this game ever kicks off. Joe Mixon

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Speaker 4: was questionable with a knee injury, al Shair with a

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Speaker 4: chest injury.

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Speaker 5: But both of those guys good to go as soon

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Speaker 5: as we get the game started.

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Speaker 2: Alex, back to us, Back to dear listening to Fox

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Speaker 2: Football Saturday. I'm Alex Curry here with Martin Wise. We

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Speaker 2: are broadcasting live from the tart dot Com studios in

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Speaker 2: Los Angeles. Thank you for spending your Saturday afternoon with us.

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Speaker 2: It is time for our first guest. She is covering

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Speaker 2: the game of the weekend, Bill's reporter, friend of the show.

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Speaker 3: Soo, Maddi, glad, thanks for being here.

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Speaker 8: Hey, happy to be on with you guys. The game

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Speaker 8: of the weekend. Everybody's been talking about it. I am

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Speaker 8: still ready for Sunday night.

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Speaker 3: Oh it's insane.

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Speaker 2: I mean it is the biggest game of the weekend

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Speaker 2: Tomorrow night. Ravens at Bills. You're there and with the

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Speaker 2: team all week. What has the vibe been like in

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Speaker 2: the locker room, on the field at practice heading into

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Speaker 2: this game?

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Speaker 8: You know what? This team this season, the vibe has

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Speaker 8: been different heading into the playoffs if you compare it

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Speaker 8: to last year's teams. Last year, the Bills had to

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Speaker 8: win five straight games to even be a part of

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Speaker 8: the playoff conversation, and it came down to a week

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Speaker 8: eighteen win and in games they were able to win,

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Speaker 8: but then once you get in the playoffs, you're just

554
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Speaker 8: gassed from having the pressure of winning every single game

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Speaker 8: at the end of the season. This year, the build

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Speaker 8: lock up the AFC East early on, they get the

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Speaker 8: number two seed, and they're a healthier team this year.

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Speaker 8: And I think because because all of that, the Buffalo

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Speaker 8: Bills of this twenty twenty four season feel like there's

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Speaker 8: an ease to them. There's a calmness to them, and

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Speaker 8: they're ready to take on the Ravens in the Divisional

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Speaker 8: round of the playoffs. There's certainly so much respect for

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Speaker 8: this Baltimore Ravens team. I mean, in Week four when

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Speaker 8: these two faced off, Buffalo faced the loss against them,

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Speaker 8: and the Ravens put up quite a few points against

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Speaker 8: the Bills, and the Bills only scored ten. Buffalo throughout

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Speaker 8: the season scored at least thirty points twelve times, so

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Speaker 8: it was unlikely for the Bills to score less than

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Speaker 8: thirty points in a game during the regular season, and

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Speaker 8: the Ravens tell them to just ten. So there's a

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Speaker 8: lot of respect for the team coming into Orchard Park

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Speaker 8: tomorrow to face the Buffalo Bills. But our group, I

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Speaker 8: think they're ready and they're healthy and they're excited for

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Speaker 8: another chance to showcase what makes them so great.

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Speaker 5: Maddie Martin wise here, thanks for joining us.

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Speaker 4: I wanted to ask you know, obviously, the off season

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Speaker 4: story was step On Diggs leaving and some of the

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Speaker 4: other big name Jordan Poyer guys leaving the locker room

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Speaker 4: and being replaced with some of the more unknowns with

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Speaker 4: the Keon Coleman, and then you even had trading for

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Speaker 4: Amari Cooper in the offseason. And I feel like, I

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Speaker 4: mean in the mid middle of the season rather, I

583
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Speaker 4: feel like this has been kind of up and down

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Speaker 4: for a pass catching like the new additions to Buffalo

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Speaker 4: have been up and down, but it's been more of

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Speaker 4: the guys who have been there the whole time in

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Speaker 4: Shakira and Cook that have been the guys outside of

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Speaker 4: Josh Allen obviously that have led the offense. Do you

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Speaker 4: expect to see any of the newer guys step up

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Speaker 4: this during this postseason run?

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Speaker 5: Are is going to be more of the same?

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Speaker 8: Definitely? I think it takes everybody to make a postseason

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Speaker 8: run that the Bills are hoping to make. I think

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Speaker 8: you have to lean on the guys that help get

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Speaker 8: you there. And that's that's the players from the past

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Speaker 8: who have been on the Bills for the last few years,

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Speaker 8: but it's also the new players as well. I think

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Speaker 8: this Bill team is a group in the playoffs who

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Speaker 8: wants to be able to rely on their run game

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Speaker 8: as well as their pass game. Buffalo is the only

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Speaker 8: team in NFL history to finish off the regular season

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Speaker 8: with at least thirty passing touchdowns and thirty rushing touchdowns,

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Speaker 8: So that says that this group wants to be a

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Speaker 8: balanced offense going into every single game. Now, different defenses

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Speaker 8: are going to kind of shift how Buffalo's approach on

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Speaker 8: offense works. The Ravens have the best run defense in

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Speaker 8: the NFL, allowing just eighty rushing yards per game. But

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Speaker 8: I think in this game you are going to see

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Speaker 8: some targets to Kean Coleman and some targets to Amari

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Speaker 8: Cooper based on which favorable matchups exist within this game.

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Speaker 8: But James Cook has been on a seater and I

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Speaker 8: would think that this offense and Joe Brady, our offensive coordinator,

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Speaker 8: wants to rely on James Cook throughout this game as well.

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Speaker 8: And then somebody who has been on this team for

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Speaker 8: the last few years. He spoke of him, Khalil Shakir.

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Speaker 8: I think we could see it. Colol Secure targeted quite

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Speaker 8: a bit in this one because he had twenty three

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Speaker 8: receptions on screen passes including the playoffs, with the second

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Speaker 8: in the league. Baltimore's defense allows over six hundred and

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Speaker 8: sixty receiving yards on throws behind the line of scrimmage.

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Speaker 8: That's the seventh most in the league, so a little

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Speaker 8: bit of a favorable matchup there. There's not a lot

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Speaker 8: of inconsistencies that exist within Baltimore's defense, so you have

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Speaker 8: to find the few that do exist, and you have

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Speaker 8: to attack those throughout the game. And I think our

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Speaker 8: offensive pointed know Joe Brady has soon doing that all week.

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Speaker 2: And with that being said, the Bills are one and

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Speaker 2: a half point underdogs at home. I was a little surprised,

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Speaker 2: but that lot by that line. But does a team

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Speaker 2: pay attention to that or care that they're going into

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Speaker 2: this one like as an underdog at home?

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Speaker 8: The team's heard it. I think all week this group

633
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Speaker 8: has heard about how they're the underdog and how they're,

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Speaker 8: you know, no expected to win this one on home.

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Speaker 8: Kurf and all that does is motivate this group. Buffalo

636
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Speaker 8: loves to be an underdog. They love to be counted out.

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Speaker 8: It helps motivate them. So I think the group is

638
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Speaker 8: a a little bit happy that they have some things

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Speaker 8: within the matchup that they can lean on to be like,

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Speaker 8: you know what, We're going to let this fuel us

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Speaker 8: and watch what happens on Sunday night. So I think

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Speaker 8: being underdogs on their home turf, we'll see how that

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Speaker 8: works out for the Bills with the type of energy

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Speaker 8: that they take the field with.

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Speaker 2: Well, speaking of motivation, the MVP is really going to

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Speaker 2: come down to Josh Allen and Lamar Jackson. The season, right,

647
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Speaker 2: Lamar got the edge for the first team All Pro.

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Speaker 2: How much do you think Josh was paying attention to that?

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Speaker 2: Does he care and does that also add to the

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Speaker 2: motivation of this game?

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Speaker 8: Josh Allen, when you asked him about awards that are

652
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Speaker 8: just awards for himself and not for the team, he

653
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Speaker 8: says he doesn't care about it. There have been certain

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Speaker 8: footballs that have been a part of records that he

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Speaker 8: has broken. I can't remember a certain one else the

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Speaker 8: top of my head, but he earned some record this

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Speaker 8: season during season and you would think, Okay, this is

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Speaker 8: a touchdown ball, that's a record ball. You want to

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Speaker 8: keep it. And after the game, Allan talked about giving

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Speaker 8: the ball to a fan, and I'm thinking, why would

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Speaker 8: you want to give away a football that you threw

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Speaker 8: a touchdown pass with that earned you a new record.

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Speaker 8: But that's just the type of player he is. Of course,

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Speaker 8: I think when you look back on your accolades, you

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Speaker 8: want an MVP under your belt if you're the type

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Speaker 8: of quarterback who can contend with the best, and Josh

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Speaker 8: Allen is exactly that. But when he's been asked about

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Speaker 8: the MVP all season long, all Josh Allen has said,

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Speaker 8: all I want to do is to win a Super

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Speaker 8: Bowl and to get my team there. So I think

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Speaker 8: that's priority number one for him. Obviously, playing up to

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Speaker 8: a super high level and the caliber type of player

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Speaker 8: that he is would hopefully earn you an MVP. I

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Speaker 8: know the voting's already in, but it would be interesting

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Speaker 8: if we lived in a world where the voting wasn't

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Speaker 8: in yet, because this game would probably determine who win.

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Speaker 6: Yeah.

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Speaker 4: Maddie glad Bill's reporter joining us here a Fox Sports

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Speaker 4: Football Saturday Mattie, I want to ask you. The NFL

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Speaker 4: has tried to taper this down a little bit now

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Speaker 4: now that the interviews are just virtual, but we still

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Speaker 4: have coordinators interviewing for open head coaching positions who are

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Speaker 4: preparing for the biggest games of their season. Joe Brady

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Speaker 4: interviewed for a few spots earlier this week. Do you

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Speaker 4: think Joe Brady will end up being in Buffalo next

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Speaker 4: season or I think.

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Speaker 5: It will be a head coach going forward?

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Speaker 8: Gosh, I hope he's in Buffalo next season. We've just

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Speaker 8: had one full year with him, and to potentially see

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Speaker 8: him leave already, I think would be a bummer for

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Speaker 8: a lot of people in the building. Of course, you

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Speaker 8: want to see these offensive and defensive coordinators who have

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Speaker 8: had success in the NFL be able to have opportunities

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Speaker 8: to become head coaches. But Josh Allen was asked about

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Speaker 8: hey man, what do you think about Joe Brady? And

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Speaker 8: Josh Allen said he's terrible. Noo likes him, which I

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Speaker 8: love a response like that. The team really loves Joe

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Speaker 8: Brady as an offensive coordinator. He is the type of

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Speaker 8: guy who can gel with anybody. He's younger, and you

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Speaker 8: see that with a way that he interacts with his players.

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Speaker 8: It just seems like everybody gets along really well and

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Speaker 8: he really understands life from a player's aspect of things.

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Speaker 8: And Sean McDermott, our head coach, was asked about the

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Speaker 8: process of interviewing during the playoffs and McDermott said, look,

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Speaker 8: it was different. It's gotten better. The NFL's done things

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Speaker 8: to make it better and that's where we're at today.

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Speaker 8: Doesn't mean it's perfect, and maybe we could see some

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Speaker 8: changes over the next few years, but he did acknowledge like, hey,

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Speaker 8: this used to be even worse than it is. So

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Speaker 8: Brady did say, you know, I'm preparing for this matchup.

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Speaker 8: That is the most important thing for me, And in

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Speaker 8: these interviews, I'm just going to be myself and what

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Speaker 8: I have to give is the type of operation I'm

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Speaker 8: doing right now.

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Speaker 2: Interesting. I love that, Maddie. Have so much fun tomorrow.

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Speaker 2: Thank you so much for joining us. It's gonna be

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Speaker 2: a good one.

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Speaker 8: I cannot wait. Thank you so much. Guys, it's going

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Speaker 8: to be a cold one.

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Speaker 2: Too, like, yeah, digit good luck, bundle up, yes, all right,

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Speaker 2: thank you, Maddie. When we come back the dues and

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Speaker 2: the don'ts in sports. You're listening to Fox Sports Radio.

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Speaker 1: Fox Sports Radio has the best sports talk lineup in

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Speaker 2: Welcome back to Fox Football Saturday. I'm Alex Curry here

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Speaker 2: with Martin Wise and Forcarman. We are broadcasting live from

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Speaker 2: the Tarktalk Com studios in Los Angeles. Thank you for

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Speaker 2: spending your Saturday afternoon with us. And it is time

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Speaker 2: for the dues and the don'ts in sports.

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Speaker 5: Highlighting the dudes.

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Speaker 1: I love that putting us spotlight on the don't.

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Speaker 3: The subject brings me no joy.

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Speaker 7: That's insane.

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Speaker 1: It's time for the dues and the don'ts in sports.

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Speaker 2: I'm gonna start with the big do here and I

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Speaker 2: mentioned this off the top of the show. Do give

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Speaker 2: back to your community. In the wake of these devastating

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Speaker 2: buyers in La, our sports teams and figures have stepped

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Speaker 2: up incredibly for those affected. Clippers owner See Balmer donated

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Speaker 2: fifteen million dollars to those affected by the Eton fire,

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Speaker 2: also hosting the fire aid concert into a dome at

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Speaker 2: the end of the month show, Hey Otani donated five

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Speaker 2: hundred thousand dollars, Freddy Freeman donated three hundred thousand dollars

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Speaker 2: both to fire relief funds, and then all the LA

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Speaker 2: sports teams came together and also donated eight million. And

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Speaker 2: then yesterday the Dodgers and a few of the other

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Speaker 2: big I think it was also a couple other stadiums

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Speaker 2: had these big donation drive drive throughs for anyone affected

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Speaker 2: that could come pick up supplies, players, People from all

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Speaker 2: the different franchises and organizations were handing things out. So

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Speaker 2: just in a week of absolute heartbreak throughout LA that

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Speaker 2: that's something that made me smile. Thank you LA for

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Speaker 2: showing up.

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Speaker 4: Do rep The crib Booker right now is playing the

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Speaker 4: Detroit Pistons Phoenix Suns in Detroit forty two to thirty

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Speaker 4: seven of the score for.

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Speaker 5: Those interested, Phoenix in the lead.

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Speaker 4: Devin Booker is wearing exclusive Nike book ones with the

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Speaker 4: Lions logo on the shoe. I like it when athletes

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Speaker 4: don't pretend like all of a sudden they're fans of

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Speaker 4: the every team that like, yeah, just because you got

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Speaker 4: drafted the Phoenix doesn't mean all of a sudden you

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Speaker 4: gotta be a Cardinals fan. O.

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Speaker 5: There you go.

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Speaker 1: Oh.

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Speaker 7: I love that.

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Speaker 2: We see it with Trout all the time. Huge, he's

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Speaker 2: like after the season, he's he's in his field seats

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Speaker 2: at Philly for equals. He'll probably be there tonight, So right.

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Speaker 2: I love that I tell people that all the time

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Speaker 2: I've being like a team reporter and having worked for

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Speaker 2: other teams. It's like you have to remember, like just

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Speaker 2: because you're working for a certain team, like you grew up,

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Speaker 2: you grew up a fan of who.

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Speaker 3: You grew up a fan of. So I love that.

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Speaker 2: Okay, do equally pay women's sports. Cuba approved paying women's

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Speaker 2: basketball tournament teams for the first time, you guys, So

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Speaker 2: these women's teams will be played for playing games in

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Speaker 2: the NCAA Tournament each March, just like the men have

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Speaker 2: for years, under a plan approved on Wednesday at the

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Speaker 2: NCUBA Convention. Honestly, it's like crazy to think that they

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Speaker 2: weren't before, but then not surprised when you saw all

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Speaker 2: the viral videos the last few years of them posting

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Speaker 2: photos of what their gym looked like compared to the

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Speaker 2: men's gyms, especially.

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Speaker 3: After last year when the women's championship game had.

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Speaker 2: Millions of more viewers than the men's It's about damn

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Speaker 2: time everybody watches women's sports.

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Speaker 4: Do not go like that Eagles fan who was yelling

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Speaker 4: at the Packers fan on Sunday in that game, Colin

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Speaker 4: her ugly and down all types of names because he got.

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Speaker 5: Fired from his job. So you know, I always watch.

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Speaker 4: These games and you see the people dressed up with

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Speaker 4: the face and all it is, and I always think

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Speaker 4: they got work tomorrow, all.

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Speaker 5: Of them, because those tickets are expensive. Oh well, you

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Speaker 5: know who doesn't have work tomorrow anymore? That guy don't be.

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Speaker 3: You know what?

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Speaker 2: That is karma at its finest, right, there be a

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Speaker 2: good person, all right. I gotta dude, do have fun

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Speaker 2: at your wedding. A Bills fan was getting married and

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Speaker 2: during the vows, the husband's vows, he surprised his wife

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Speaker 2: with Bill's ticket, saying, I promise to be honest and

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Speaker 2: not hold secrets from you, but some secrets are actually

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Speaker 2: good sometimes. And I had to hold onto the secret

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Speaker 2: of a bonus gift to give you during our wedding,

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Speaker 2: and it was these Bills tickets, and she like screamed

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Speaker 2: so loud and freaked out like it looked like she

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Speaker 2: was more excited about those bill tickets than her actual.

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Speaker 3: Wedding and getting married to this man.

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Speaker 4: It was.

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Speaker 3: It was beautiful.

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Speaker 2: I love when sports are intertwined in a relationship, and

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00:38:54,160 --> 00:38:54,960
Speaker 2: that was just beautiful.

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Speaker 4: Do be like Pat McAfee using that field goal kicking competition? Yeah,

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Speaker 4: to raise money for charity. I appreciate that. I don't

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Speaker 4: really watch the show too much. Well, I wasn't where

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Speaker 4: it was happening until the last couple like pre playoff games.

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Speaker 5: This is kind of cool. Yeah, and then I found

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Speaker 5: out that it happens all the time, so it's due

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Speaker 5: to me. So do be like that, are like.

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Speaker 2: Because he'll he'll double it. He'll double it. Like if

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Speaker 2: they miss, you get another shot, like, hey, double or nothing.

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Speaker 2: Let me see if you make this one. Do you

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Speaker 2: think you can make a field goal?

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Speaker 5: Absolutely not.

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Speaker 4: But I've tried before and I, yeah, there's the whole

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Speaker 4: lead up is tough for me.

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Speaker 3: Oh yeah, no.

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Speaker 2: I I used to in high school because I was

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Speaker 2: a soccer player and I took all I took the

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Speaker 2: free kicks. I played in college and my buddy, who

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Speaker 2: was also a soccer player, ended up I think making

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Speaker 2: the USC team as a kurse. So it's like I

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Speaker 2: used to, like after practice kind of kick around with him,

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Speaker 2: which was.

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Speaker 4: Fun scene though basketball for me, and yeah I knew

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Speaker 4: early it was over.

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Speaker 2: Yeah, No, I was a foot coordination, not the hand

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Speaker 2: eye coordination.

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Speaker 3: One last one, do have fun.

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Speaker 2: On social media, this woman posted a photo of her

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Speaker 2: giant six month old baby six months thirty one pounds,

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Speaker 2: and the Detroit Lions commented immediately with just in all

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Speaker 2: caps dibbs, which is incredible, said as a big old baby.

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Speaker 3: All right, when we come back.

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Speaker 2: NFL Divisional Round preview is next year. Listening to Fox

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Speaker 2: Sports Radio, Welcome to hour two of Fox Football Saturday.

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Speaker 2: give a huge shout out to everyone who has been

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Speaker 2: helping donate, volunteer their time, their money to everyone affected

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Speaker 2: by these fires in LA, because it's it's really hard

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Speaker 2: to wrap your head around the devastation and the heartbreak

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Speaker 2: if you're not here and seeing it firsthand. And if

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Speaker 2: We saw all the LA sports teams team up with

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Speaker 2: There's also going to be an event at COSM next

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Speaker 2: And we've seen just you know, our sports figures step

877
00:41:41,840 --> 00:41:46,160
Speaker 2: up and teams to do amazing contributions and help with

878
00:41:46,200 --> 00:41:49,239
Speaker 2: Steve Balmer, Clipper's owner of donating fifteen million dollars, show

879
00:41:49,239 --> 00:41:52,320
Speaker 2: Hey Tani donating five hundred thousand dollars, Freddy Freeman donating

880
00:41:52,320 --> 00:41:54,680
Speaker 2: three hundred thousand dollars, and all the LA sports teams

881
00:41:54,680 --> 00:41:57,600
Speaker 2: coming together to donate millions of dollars and really just

882
00:41:57,600 --> 00:42:00,680
Speaker 2: have these donation drives and helping anyway we can, because

883
00:42:00,719 --> 00:42:04,600
Speaker 2: as we said, you know, it's just beginning.

884
00:42:04,600 --> 00:42:06,960
Speaker 3: This is just the beginning. There's going to be so much.

885
00:42:06,800 --> 00:42:10,000
Speaker 2: To rebuild, and so much in terms of not only

886
00:42:10,000 --> 00:42:13,560
Speaker 2: rebuilding your life, but jobs and community around LA. So

887
00:42:13,840 --> 00:42:16,720
Speaker 2: I thank you LA for showing up for one another

888
00:42:16,760 --> 00:42:19,440
Speaker 2: because in the midst of all the heartbreak, that has

889
00:42:19,440 --> 00:42:23,000
Speaker 2: definitely been a little bright light and smile to everyone.

890
00:42:23,120 --> 00:42:25,919
Speaker 2: And if you're listening, it has been weird talking about

891
00:42:25,920 --> 00:42:28,160
Speaker 2: sports in LA, but I hope this just gives you.

892
00:42:28,120 --> 00:42:30,160
Speaker 3: Something to smile about and maybe.

893
00:42:29,960 --> 00:42:33,600
Speaker 2: Lifts your spirits and your day, because that's what we're

894
00:42:33,640 --> 00:42:36,920
Speaker 2: here to do, and we're gonna have some fun, happy

895
00:42:37,040 --> 00:42:41,200
Speaker 2: divisional round weekend. We already went through the AFC games

896
00:42:41,800 --> 00:42:45,120
Speaker 2: last hour, as Martin just updated everybody, it's been a

897
00:42:45,120 --> 00:42:48,440
Speaker 2: field goal game in the first game with the Texans

898
00:42:48,600 --> 00:42:49,760
Speaker 2: at the Chiefs.

899
00:42:49,840 --> 00:42:50,600
Speaker 3: Right now, it's.

900
00:42:50,480 --> 00:42:54,320
Speaker 2: Still six to three and I haven't fully been paying attention,

901
00:42:54,360 --> 00:42:57,520
Speaker 2: but there were a couple miscatches by Chiefs receivers, Right,

902
00:42:57,680 --> 00:42:59,080
Speaker 2: I saw it kind of out of the corner of

903
00:42:59,120 --> 00:42:59,439
Speaker 2: my eyes.

904
00:43:00,200 --> 00:43:01,839
Speaker 5: Big defensive it's yeah.

905
00:43:02,320 --> 00:43:05,360
Speaker 4: My takeaway so far over the first nine minutes of

906
00:43:05,400 --> 00:43:07,160
Speaker 4: this games, these boys.

907
00:43:06,840 --> 00:43:09,759
Speaker 5: These boys are here hitting. Yeah, they are hitting. It's

908
00:43:09,840 --> 00:43:12,000
Speaker 5: a high level of regulated violince that's it.

909
00:43:12,120 --> 00:43:12,319
Speaker 1: Yeah.

910
00:43:12,360 --> 00:43:14,080
Speaker 3: I saw Patrick Mahomes get taken down.

911
00:43:14,960 --> 00:43:17,560
Speaker 5: Both quarterbacks have taken several shots so far.

912
00:43:18,400 --> 00:43:22,240
Speaker 2: Oh okay, Yeah, it's gonna okay.

913
00:43:23,239 --> 00:43:25,520
Speaker 3: It's like you don't think it's gonna be You.

914
00:43:25,520 --> 00:43:27,120
Speaker 2: Thought it was going to be a close game because

915
00:43:27,160 --> 00:43:29,799
Speaker 2: you thought was like a touchdown game.

916
00:43:29,880 --> 00:43:31,200
Speaker 5: Texan should be able to compete here.

917
00:43:31,280 --> 00:43:31,440
Speaker 1: Yeah.

918
00:43:31,680 --> 00:43:33,680
Speaker 5: Yeah, I think the defense is real and we've seen

919
00:43:33,719 --> 00:43:34,200
Speaker 5: it so far.

920
00:43:34,440 --> 00:43:35,279
Speaker 3: Yeah, yes, we have.

921
00:43:35,440 --> 00:43:40,319
Speaker 2: Okay, Well, now it's time for the NFC and we're

922
00:43:40,320 --> 00:43:44,120
Speaker 2: going to start in Detroit. Lions coming off their number

923
00:43:44,160 --> 00:43:46,760
Speaker 2: one seed by and the Lions.

924
00:43:46,360 --> 00:43:47,239
Speaker 3: Needed that by week.

925
00:43:47,320 --> 00:43:51,800
Speaker 2: They have been dealing with so many injuries like throughout

926
00:43:51,800 --> 00:43:55,879
Speaker 2: the whole season, but they are getting running back David

927
00:43:55,920 --> 00:43:59,239
Speaker 2: Montgomery back, which is a plus. But this is the

928
00:43:59,239 --> 00:44:02,600
Speaker 2: first time, like in Lions franchise history, they have ever

929
00:44:02,680 --> 00:44:05,960
Speaker 2: had that one seed. Remember, just last year was their

930
00:44:06,000 --> 00:44:09,600
Speaker 2: first home playoff game in thirty years.

931
00:44:09,719 --> 00:44:12,800
Speaker 5: This is the most sustained success lines I've ever had.

932
00:44:12,760 --> 00:44:14,280
Speaker 3: Ever had ever.

933
00:44:14,640 --> 00:44:16,400
Speaker 2: The Lions know how big of a deal this is

934
00:44:16,480 --> 00:44:19,640
Speaker 2: not only for them in the franchise, but they're fans

935
00:44:19,680 --> 00:44:21,520
Speaker 2: in that city, and that city is a ride or

936
00:44:21,640 --> 00:44:25,759
Speaker 2: die city. They want it so bad. The way Dan

937
00:44:25,840 --> 00:44:29,600
Speaker 2: Campbell has turned this team into winners, it's crazy when

938
00:44:29,680 --> 00:44:31,319
Speaker 2: you look at what he's done in four years, like

939
00:44:31,360 --> 00:44:34,840
Speaker 2: in the four seasons season one, three thirteen in one,

940
00:44:34,880 --> 00:44:38,480
Speaker 2: season two, nine and eight, last year twelve and five,

941
00:44:38,719 --> 00:44:44,319
Speaker 2: made the playoffs. This year fifteen and two like that.

942
00:44:44,320 --> 00:44:47,120
Speaker 2: That is incredible to be able to take a franchise

943
00:44:47,200 --> 00:44:51,240
Speaker 2: and turn it around that quickly, really in three seasons,

944
00:44:51,800 --> 00:44:55,839
Speaker 2: and they've gotten consistently better each year. They're prepared, they're

945
00:44:55,880 --> 00:44:59,280
Speaker 2: ready for this moment. They're now rested, they're at home,

946
00:45:00,640 --> 00:45:03,240
Speaker 2: and it kind of feels like this is their window

947
00:45:03,840 --> 00:45:05,839
Speaker 2: to get to the super Bowl because there's a good

948
00:45:05,880 --> 00:45:10,200
Speaker 2: chance we kind of talked about this you did with

949
00:45:10,280 --> 00:45:12,839
Speaker 2: Matty glab with the Bills, but there's a good chance

950
00:45:12,840 --> 00:45:15,840
Speaker 2: they're gonna lose some coordinators like their OC Ben Johnson

951
00:45:16,040 --> 00:45:18,720
Speaker 2: has been interviewing DC Aaron Glenn.

952
00:45:18,840 --> 00:45:22,120
Speaker 3: They've both been interviewing a lot of places, it.

953
00:45:22,080 --> 00:45:24,000
Speaker 5: Seems like a safe bet both of those guys are

954
00:45:24,000 --> 00:45:24,600
Speaker 5: gonna be gone.

955
00:45:24,640 --> 00:45:25,400
Speaker 3: That's a big difference.

956
00:45:25,760 --> 00:45:30,040
Speaker 2: That's a huge, just complete franchise change.

957
00:45:30,200 --> 00:45:35,000
Speaker 4: Well it can be. Here's the thing, dan Quinn, I'm

958
00:45:35,040 --> 00:45:37,959
Speaker 4: not Dan Quinn. Dan Campbell didn't hire Ben Johnson, believe

959
00:45:38,000 --> 00:45:40,080
Speaker 4: it or not. Matt Patricia did and he was a

960
00:45:40,120 --> 00:45:42,960
Speaker 4: holdover on Dan Campbell's staff.

961
00:45:43,080 --> 00:45:44,640
Speaker 5: Interesting and end up getting promoted.

962
00:45:44,760 --> 00:45:47,839
Speaker 4: Yeah, I just think that's an interesting thing because one

963
00:45:47,920 --> 00:45:50,799
Speaker 4: of the reasons why, in my opinion, the San Francisco

964
00:45:50,880 --> 00:45:54,000
Speaker 4: forty nine ers were able to prior to this season

965
00:45:54,080 --> 00:45:58,120
Speaker 4: consistently be in the NFC fight, if not the favorite,

966
00:45:58,280 --> 00:45:59,400
Speaker 4: they were in the.

967
00:45:59,239 --> 00:46:04,279
Speaker 5: Fight the last four years. Uh rookie quarterback all of that.

968
00:46:04,400 --> 00:46:04,640
Speaker 5: You know.

969
00:46:04,960 --> 00:46:07,440
Speaker 4: Part of the reason why, I think, is because Kyle

970
00:46:07,560 --> 00:46:12,040
Speaker 4: Shanahan has a very underrated skill as a head coach,

971
00:46:12,080 --> 00:46:15,280
Speaker 4: and that's hiring and firing coordinators, being.

972
00:46:15,120 --> 00:46:18,080
Speaker 5: Able to hire the right guy. I mean, think about it.

973
00:46:18,440 --> 00:46:21,719
Speaker 4: Think about if if Antonio appears hired Cliff Kingsbury as

974
00:46:21,760 --> 00:46:24,640
Speaker 4: his offensive coordinator instead of letting him get to Washington.

975
00:46:25,120 --> 00:46:27,239
Speaker 5: How different I mean. I've sat to Antonio Pierce, I

976
00:46:27,320 --> 00:46:29,120
Speaker 5: meant to say, here we go three two one.

977
00:46:29,239 --> 00:46:31,920
Speaker 4: If Matt eber Flus hired Antonio Pierce as his offensive

978
00:46:31,920 --> 00:46:36,239
Speaker 4: coordinator instead of letting him go to Washington, could you

979
00:46:36,239 --> 00:46:38,799
Speaker 4: have imagined how much different Caleb William's rookie year would

980
00:46:38,800 --> 00:46:41,000
Speaker 4: have been, how different the feelings would have been, And

981
00:46:41,040 --> 00:46:44,080
Speaker 4: we wouldn't even probably would not be seeing Washington in

982
00:46:44,120 --> 00:46:46,719
Speaker 4: the postseason and damn near not definitely not in the

983
00:46:46,760 --> 00:46:50,360
Speaker 4: divisional round. Right, So I think that hiring and firing

984
00:46:50,480 --> 00:46:52,919
Speaker 4: is it's almost more important than what scheme you run

985
00:46:53,000 --> 00:46:55,719
Speaker 4: in the NFL. To me, it's got to be the

986
00:46:55,760 --> 00:46:58,480
Speaker 4: right fit. And so it's gonna that's that's something Dan

987
00:46:58,520 --> 00:47:00,840
Speaker 4: Campbell's gonna have to now think he's gotten better at it,

988
00:47:01,080 --> 00:47:01,399
Speaker 4: you see.

989
00:47:01,400 --> 00:47:03,399
Speaker 5: But he didn't hire Ben Johnson. He promoted him from

990
00:47:03,400 --> 00:47:04,200
Speaker 5: with then, so we'll see.

991
00:47:04,320 --> 00:47:04,560
Speaker 3: Yeah.

992
00:47:04,560 --> 00:47:06,840
Speaker 2: But then also he had the eye, knew knew that

993
00:47:06,880 --> 00:47:08,800
Speaker 2: it was, knew that he was the right guy, which

994
00:47:08,800 --> 00:47:10,080
Speaker 2: is also like it takes that.

995
00:47:10,640 --> 00:47:13,279
Speaker 4: And and stuck with Aaron Glenn at a time when

996
00:47:13,280 --> 00:47:14,800
Speaker 4: a lot of people were trying to grew writy for

997
00:47:14,840 --> 00:47:16,640
Speaker 4: him to move off of Aaron Glenn stuck with him.

998
00:47:16,640 --> 00:47:18,759
Speaker 4: And now Aaron Glenn's probably going to repay that with

999
00:47:18,880 --> 00:47:20,440
Speaker 4: going on and getting his own head coaching.

1000
00:47:20,280 --> 00:47:22,120
Speaker 3: Job, oh for sure. Yeah.

1001
00:47:22,760 --> 00:47:26,440
Speaker 9: Uh So two things. First off, that Anthony like he

1002
00:47:26,520 --> 00:47:28,319
Speaker 9: I know, he already took some hell for like how

1003
00:47:28,400 --> 00:47:31,200
Speaker 9: quickly he moved off Anthony Lynn as the original head coach,

1004
00:47:31,239 --> 00:47:34,000
Speaker 9: I mean offensive coordinator that brought in Ben Johnson. But yeah,

1005
00:47:34,080 --> 00:47:36,279
Speaker 9: you talk about the desirability of Ben Johnson. I had

1006
00:47:36,320 --> 00:47:40,960
Speaker 9: seen stories covering the Lions that Zach Taylor like knew

1007
00:47:40,960 --> 00:47:42,160
Speaker 9: Ben Johnson very well.

1008
00:47:42,200 --> 00:47:43,640
Speaker 5: I believe they both coached together.

1009
00:47:43,880 --> 00:47:46,400
Speaker 9: Okay, I forget exactly where it was off the top

1010
00:47:46,400 --> 00:47:48,160
Speaker 9: of my head now, but like he made a big

1011
00:47:48,200 --> 00:47:51,440
Speaker 9: push multiple times to get Ben Johnson off the Lions

1012
00:47:51,840 --> 00:47:55,120
Speaker 9: coaching staff before they made him offensive.

1013
00:47:54,600 --> 00:47:57,360
Speaker 3: Coordinator, to get him off like he wanted.

1014
00:47:57,520 --> 00:48:01,480
Speaker 9: He wanted Ben Johnson his own offensive court multiple times

1015
00:48:01,480 --> 00:48:04,439
Speaker 9: in there. And I think he, like Zach Taylor, who's

1016
00:48:04,480 --> 00:48:07,520
Speaker 9: a very good offensive mine, knew exactly what Ben Johnson

1017
00:48:07,680 --> 00:48:10,200
Speaker 9: was and like how desirable all of this is. So

1018
00:48:10,239 --> 00:48:12,279
Speaker 9: it's just a matter of just kind of what could

1019
00:48:12,280 --> 00:48:14,120
Speaker 9: have been for the Bengals if they had Johnson.

1020
00:48:14,280 --> 00:48:16,640
Speaker 2: Yeah, no, I mean there's a lot of what is

1021
00:48:17,040 --> 00:48:22,200
Speaker 2: but it's this feels like having this group together of

1022
00:48:22,320 --> 00:48:25,520
Speaker 2: coordinators and the team and what on where they are

1023
00:48:25,600 --> 00:48:26,000
Speaker 2: right now.

1024
00:48:26,080 --> 00:48:26,880
Speaker 3: Also the way.

1025
00:48:26,719 --> 00:48:29,240
Speaker 2: They the Lions went out last season in the NFC

1026
00:48:29,320 --> 00:48:33,319
Speaker 2: Championship game kind of falling apart. This just feels like

1027
00:48:33,440 --> 00:48:35,719
Speaker 2: their year to get to the big game and they

1028
00:48:35,719 --> 00:48:38,160
Speaker 2: are the favorite, Like they're still the super Bowl favorite

1029
00:48:38,400 --> 00:48:38,960
Speaker 2: to get there.

1030
00:48:39,320 --> 00:48:42,120
Speaker 4: Yeah, and the first time in Line's history. This is

1031
00:48:42,239 --> 00:48:44,440
Speaker 4: for ever that they've been Super Bowl favorites.

1032
00:48:46,000 --> 00:48:49,560
Speaker 2: That's also crazy, the first time ever.

1033
00:48:49,920 --> 00:48:52,600
Speaker 5: So yeah, you only get a certain opportunity.

1034
00:48:52,680 --> 00:48:55,239
Speaker 4: Like I'm a Saints fan, right, I remember when the

1035
00:48:55,280 --> 00:48:57,280
Speaker 4: Saints were abxactly terrible.

1036
00:48:57,440 --> 00:48:58,680
Speaker 5: Yeah, then Drew Brees.

1037
00:48:58,560 --> 00:49:00,560
Speaker 4: Games Champayton came, you had to win there and they

1038
00:49:00,600 --> 00:49:03,400
Speaker 4: got one. Yeah, but then you had a Minnesota miracle.

1039
00:49:03,800 --> 00:49:06,680
Speaker 4: Then the Rams benefit from Bill Vinovis not throwing the

1040
00:49:06,719 --> 00:49:09,520
Speaker 4: most obvious passing interference call ever and then go on

1041
00:49:09,560 --> 00:49:12,760
Speaker 4: to score thirteen from three points in the Super Bowl

1042
00:49:12,760 --> 00:49:13,160
Speaker 4: and win it.

1043
00:49:13,239 --> 00:49:17,000
Speaker 5: Like you're like you, I mean, it's just things happen.

1044
00:49:17,120 --> 00:49:19,200
Speaker 5: Weird things happen along the way.

1045
00:49:19,480 --> 00:49:20,880
Speaker 4: If you have a Hall of Fame coach, hall of

1046
00:49:20,880 --> 00:49:23,719
Speaker 4: Fame quarterback, so you got if you're knocking on the door,

1047
00:49:23,760 --> 00:49:24,440
Speaker 4: you better kick it there.

1048
00:49:24,680 --> 00:49:26,719
Speaker 2: Yeah, you got to take advantage of your opportunities. Now,

1049
00:49:26,719 --> 00:49:29,000
Speaker 2: don't get me wrong. Commanders have had an incredible season.

1050
00:49:29,000 --> 00:49:29,319
Speaker 5: You guys.

1051
00:49:29,320 --> 00:49:31,360
Speaker 2: They were my team to watch and they prove that

1052
00:49:31,400 --> 00:49:33,160
Speaker 2: they're going to be a force for years to come.

1053
00:49:33,239 --> 00:49:35,960
Speaker 2: Jayden Daniels has had himself a Rookie of the Year season.

1054
00:49:36,000 --> 00:49:39,000
Speaker 2: He's proving that he's their quarterback of the future. But

1055
00:49:39,040 --> 00:49:40,839
Speaker 2: they're playing with house money right now. Right I don't

1056
00:49:40,840 --> 00:49:44,680
Speaker 2: think anyone expected anything. They had a great win in

1057
00:49:44,719 --> 00:49:48,319
Speaker 2: Tampa last weekend. Jade Daniel's big part of that. But

1058
00:49:48,400 --> 00:49:50,680
Speaker 2: the Lions are just the more complete team. They're the

1059
00:49:50,800 --> 00:49:53,480
Speaker 2: experienced team. Was so much more to lose, as we

1060
00:49:53,560 --> 00:49:56,239
Speaker 2: had just mentioned, But then also can go in the

1061
00:49:56,280 --> 00:49:58,799
Speaker 2: Commander's favor because we've seen that happen before. When you

1062
00:49:58,840 --> 00:50:02,840
Speaker 2: have nothing to lose and you us go everything you got.

1063
00:50:03,239 --> 00:50:06,720
Speaker 4: It's sure, and I mean just because I mean Jayden

1064
00:50:06,800 --> 00:50:09,960
Speaker 4: Daniels is not experienced, but he's surrounded with a ton

1065
00:50:10,000 --> 00:50:12,520
Speaker 4: of experience. Bobby Wagners the team ZA hurts. On that team,

1066
00:50:12,600 --> 00:50:14,839
Speaker 4: there's guys who's won super Bowls on their roster. Dan

1067
00:50:14,960 --> 00:50:17,680
Speaker 4: Quinn has a ton of experience in big games, you know.

1068
00:50:17,880 --> 00:50:20,680
Speaker 4: So it's not now, don't be wrong. Jayde Dani's most

1069
00:50:20,719 --> 00:50:23,959
Speaker 4: important guy, yes, but there's a lot of experience around

1070
00:50:24,040 --> 00:50:27,080
Speaker 4: him and he's surrounded. And I think that Washington intentionally

1071
00:50:27,120 --> 00:50:30,440
Speaker 4: built that team out in a way, knowing that Jayden

1072
00:50:30,480 --> 00:50:33,080
Speaker 4: Daniels was going to be a rookie obviously and be

1073
00:50:33,160 --> 00:50:34,880
Speaker 4: a young player for the next few years.

1074
00:50:35,040 --> 00:50:36,920
Speaker 5: They built that team out with a ton of veterans.

1075
00:50:37,000 --> 00:50:41,520
Speaker 2: Yeah, smarte surround him with the experience. Now, Carmen will

1076
00:50:41,520 --> 00:50:42,960
Speaker 2: be joining us at the bottom of the hour with

1077
00:50:42,960 --> 00:50:45,840
Speaker 2: some more insight on that game. But let's go to

1078
00:50:45,920 --> 00:50:51,000
Speaker 2: the next Rams at Eagles, And for personal reasons, I

1079
00:50:51,040 --> 00:50:55,160
Speaker 2: am so excited for this game, and it's hard because

1080
00:50:55,160 --> 00:50:58,839
Speaker 2: I'm torn. I want the Rams to win for La obviously,

1081
00:50:58,960 --> 00:51:01,040
Speaker 2: and you can tell that they're playing with that added

1082
00:51:01,600 --> 00:51:04,799
Speaker 2: La emotion that we also saw on Monday with all

1083
00:51:04,840 --> 00:51:07,239
Speaker 2: the fires and destructions happening. They're carrying the weight and

1084
00:51:07,280 --> 00:51:08,960
Speaker 2: the pride of their city on their shoulders. You heard

1085
00:51:09,000 --> 00:51:11,080
Speaker 2: them talk about it before the game, during the game,

1086
00:51:11,120 --> 00:51:14,440
Speaker 2: after the game, and all week here at practice. But

1087
00:51:14,480 --> 00:51:17,680
Speaker 2: then you have Saquon Barkley having the season of his career,

1088
00:51:18,000 --> 00:51:19,640
Speaker 2: and I also want to see him win, but I

1089
00:51:19,680 --> 00:51:23,719
Speaker 2: don't want to see him do it through my rams and.

1090
00:51:23,719 --> 00:51:24,319
Speaker 3: The rams gout.

1091
00:51:24,400 --> 00:51:26,920
Speaker 2: You know, they they have some positive things going for them.

1092
00:51:26,920 --> 00:51:30,440
Speaker 2: Obviously after starting the season one and four like then,

1093
00:51:30,480 --> 00:51:32,759
Speaker 2: coming off the bye, they've been a completely different team.

1094
00:51:32,840 --> 00:51:35,120
Speaker 2: They went nine to three, winning five in a row

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00:51:35,200 --> 00:51:37,840
Speaker 2: before resting their starters in that final game and losing.

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00:51:38,600 --> 00:51:40,719
Speaker 2: But I believe they also have a better head coach

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00:51:40,719 --> 00:51:43,279
Speaker 2: and Sean McVay. I believe they have a better quarterback

1098
00:51:43,360 --> 00:51:46,040
Speaker 2: in Matthew Stafford. This is a duo that has won

1099
00:51:46,080 --> 00:51:49,000
Speaker 2: a Super Bowl together, the only Super Bowl winning duo

1100
00:51:49,200 --> 00:51:53,440
Speaker 2: in the NFC. And now they're gonna know how to

1101
00:51:53,480 --> 00:51:57,719
Speaker 2: defend Saquon and learn from their mistakes because Saquon went.

1102
00:51:57,719 --> 00:52:00,200
Speaker 3: Off, yes, absolutely off.

1103
00:52:00,239 --> 00:52:03,399
Speaker 2: In that Week twelve game two months ago, he had

1104
00:52:03,400 --> 00:52:06,040
Speaker 2: the best game of his career, set the Eagles rushing

1105
00:52:06,080 --> 00:52:08,600
Speaker 2: record with two hundred and fifty five yards and two touchdowns.

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00:52:09,400 --> 00:52:09,839
Speaker 1: I just.

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00:52:12,080 --> 00:52:12,319
Speaker 3: Can't.

1108
00:52:14,480 --> 00:52:16,239
Speaker 2: It's hard because it's also there's a lot working in

1109
00:52:16,239 --> 00:52:18,800
Speaker 2: Phillies favor. Right, It's supposed to be in the low thirties,

1110
00:52:19,040 --> 00:52:23,640
Speaker 2: ninety five percent of precipitation which could be possible snow

1111
00:52:23,760 --> 00:52:26,920
Speaker 2: or slush or rain before kickoff depending on.

1112
00:52:27,120 --> 00:52:29,600
Speaker 5: The weather or how low the thirties are.

1113
00:52:29,800 --> 00:52:33,520
Speaker 2: Yeah, and Philly really has a home field advantage.

1114
00:52:33,640 --> 00:52:34,680
Speaker 3: Like Philly fans.

1115
00:52:35,600 --> 00:52:38,600
Speaker 2: They're nine and one at home this season, and they're like,

1116
00:52:38,640 --> 00:52:42,200
Speaker 2: Philly fans are next level. They're crazy. I personally, I

1117
00:52:42,280 --> 00:52:44,400
Speaker 2: love it. It's one of my favorite fan bases, like

1118
00:52:44,480 --> 00:52:47,440
Speaker 2: outside of la My mom's from Philly, so there's like

1119
00:52:47,760 --> 00:52:50,319
Speaker 2: that home connection. And I really got to know him

1120
00:52:50,400 --> 00:52:54,239
Speaker 2: during the World series, the Phillies World Series run, and

1121
00:52:54,280 --> 00:52:56,560
Speaker 2: I love them, I do, which is why it's like

1122
00:52:56,640 --> 00:53:00,680
Speaker 2: hard and I'm torn in that sense, but also like

1123
00:53:01,239 --> 00:53:04,319
Speaker 2: we had a Rams rookie make a rookie mistake. Jared Verse,

1124
00:53:06,200 --> 00:53:08,960
Speaker 2: he was he came out and said, I hate Eagles fans.

1125
00:53:08,960 --> 00:53:11,399
Speaker 2: They're so annoying. I hate Eagles fans. When I see

1126
00:53:11,400 --> 00:53:13,640
Speaker 2: that green and white, I hate it. I actually get upset.

1127
00:53:13,880 --> 00:53:17,200
Speaker 2: I actually genuinely get hot. No reason to give them

1128
00:53:17,239 --> 00:53:21,480
Speaker 2: added like bulletin board material here, Like Saquon responded to him, like,

1129
00:53:21,560 --> 00:53:23,479
Speaker 2: probably not the smartest thing to say when you're coming

1130
00:53:23,520 --> 00:53:25,719
Speaker 2: to Philly. I've been on the other side when I

1131
00:53:25,719 --> 00:53:27,440
Speaker 2: was with the Giants, and even if I felt some

1132
00:53:27,520 --> 00:53:30,240
Speaker 2: type of way, probably wouldn't give them any extra fuel.

1133
00:53:30,280 --> 00:53:34,200
Speaker 2: I'm pretty sure Philly fans have seen that. No, and

1134
00:53:34,239 --> 00:53:36,480
Speaker 2: he's just it's just gonna add it's just going to

1135
00:53:36,520 --> 00:53:41,960
Speaker 2: add to everything. It's it's going to be cold, it's

1136
00:53:42,000 --> 00:53:44,319
Speaker 2: going to be loud. There is going to be so

1137
00:53:44,640 --> 00:53:48,920
Speaker 2: much added emotion on both sides. I think everyone rallying

1138
00:53:49,840 --> 00:53:54,080
Speaker 2: behind Saquon and Philly and then obviously the Rams in La.

1139
00:53:54,440 --> 00:53:57,840
Speaker 4: It's so Alex, I don't know how much of a

1140
00:53:57,840 --> 00:53:59,520
Speaker 4: gambler you are, if at all.

1141
00:53:59,800 --> 00:54:03,520
Speaker 3: But oh you just like Fox Bet and Gambling Show.

1142
00:54:03,600 --> 00:54:07,960
Speaker 4: Okay, so so yeah, right, okay, so you know then

1143
00:54:08,600 --> 00:54:13,359
Speaker 4: if the Chiefs are eight to nine point favorites, the

1144
00:54:13,480 --> 00:54:18,000
Speaker 4: Lions are eight to nine point favorites, and the Eagles

1145
00:54:18,200 --> 00:54:21,000
Speaker 4: are six five to seven point favorites, so we're gonna win.

1146
00:54:21,080 --> 00:54:21,879
Speaker 5: You brought this line?

1147
00:54:22,000 --> 00:54:25,080
Speaker 4: Yeah, every one in them, not everyone, but every you

1148
00:54:25,120 --> 00:54:29,279
Speaker 4: know what, the Jos will have that teaser, yes, right,

1149
00:54:29,280 --> 00:54:31,120
Speaker 4: they'll all have that seven point teacher. Though.

1150
00:54:33,040 --> 00:54:34,760
Speaker 5: This is the game that's gonna blow it form.

1151
00:54:35,239 --> 00:54:37,880
Speaker 4: The Rams are gonna win this game, Yes, yes, I

1152
00:54:37,880 --> 00:54:42,759
Speaker 4: think the are gonna win this game. Okay, so people

1153
00:54:43,400 --> 00:54:46,560
Speaker 4: concerns about the weather understood. They did beat the Jets

1154
00:54:46,600 --> 00:54:50,080
Speaker 4: though in a rainstorm just recently. It's not gonna know,

1155
00:54:50,320 --> 00:54:51,879
Speaker 4: the Jets aren't that great of a team, but I'm

1156
00:54:51,920 --> 00:54:55,040
Speaker 4: saying that's not It's not like they have played indoors

1157
00:54:55,320 --> 00:54:58,640
Speaker 4: every single game of the year. They just most recently

1158
00:54:58,760 --> 00:55:01,760
Speaker 4: played a wet game in that five game.

1159
00:55:03,280 --> 00:55:03,680
Speaker 6: Cold.

1160
00:55:05,440 --> 00:55:09,000
Speaker 4: Matthew Stafford, while in Los Angeles, he's been here what

1161
00:55:09,160 --> 00:55:12,800
Speaker 4: five years or so, four years or so the Pine prior,

1162
00:55:12,880 --> 00:55:14,840
Speaker 4: he spent that entirety in Detroit.

1163
00:55:14,960 --> 00:55:17,719
Speaker 3: Yeah, but that like Detroit indoors, like he did have.

1164
00:55:20,719 --> 00:55:22,000
Speaker 5: Exact game, you had to.

1165
00:55:21,920 --> 00:55:23,759
Speaker 4: Go on the road to Chicago, had to go on

1166
00:55:23,800 --> 00:55:26,600
Speaker 4: the road to Green Bay late in the year. Matthew

1167
00:55:26,600 --> 00:55:30,600
Speaker 4: Stafford is not somebody who's afraid of playing in the elements.

1168
00:55:30,640 --> 00:55:33,080
Speaker 5: In my opinion, if the Rams can keep him.

1169
00:55:33,040 --> 00:55:36,360
Speaker 4: Up right, they will win this game, because, like you said,

1170
00:55:36,520 --> 00:55:40,839
Speaker 4: it's McVeigh and Stafford versus Jalen Hurts and Nick Sirianni

1171
00:55:40,920 --> 00:55:43,680
Speaker 4: in that regard, I'll take the West Coast side of

1172
00:55:43,680 --> 00:55:46,480
Speaker 4: that every single time, especially in late game.

1173
00:55:46,400 --> 00:55:48,239
Speaker 5: Situations like That's the thing.

1174
00:55:48,239 --> 00:55:50,400
Speaker 4: If this is a close game, if the Eagles go up, Like,

1175
00:55:50,640 --> 00:55:53,640
Speaker 4: if either team gets a ten point lead, which team

1176
00:55:53,680 --> 00:55:55,600
Speaker 4: would you expect to be able to come back easier?

1177
00:55:56,040 --> 00:55:57,319
Speaker 5: The Rams with their passing game.

1178
00:55:57,440 --> 00:56:00,359
Speaker 2: There's also like the team chemistry, right we saw towards

1179
00:56:00,400 --> 00:56:03,560
Speaker 2: the end of the year, the Eagles are beating themselves.

1180
00:56:02,840 --> 00:56:07,400
Speaker 2: There's turmoil within the locker room and they were starting

1181
00:56:07,440 --> 00:56:10,000
Speaker 2: their own internal drama. While you have the Rams on

1182
00:56:10,040 --> 00:56:13,120
Speaker 2: the other side, you have Pooka coming out saying that

1183
00:56:13,239 --> 00:56:16,280
Speaker 2: Cooper Cup has been like his big brother and best

1184
00:56:16,280 --> 00:56:19,040
Speaker 2: friends and they would do anything for each other. So

1185
00:56:19,080 --> 00:56:21,200
Speaker 2: this team not only has the chemistry in the Rams,

1186
00:56:21,520 --> 00:56:23,560
Speaker 2: but now they have that added emotion of carrying the

1187
00:56:23,560 --> 00:56:26,080
Speaker 2: city of Los Angeles during this devastation on their back

1188
00:56:26,080 --> 00:56:29,920
Speaker 2: to give them something to smile about. Sure, yeah, I yeah,

1189
00:56:30,080 --> 00:56:31,839
Speaker 2: I love hearing that. Okay, we're gonna take a quick

1190
00:56:31,840 --> 00:56:34,560
Speaker 2: break here when we come back. Another LA team, the Dodgers,

1191
00:56:34,600 --> 00:56:36,799
Speaker 2: have been putting in the work this offseason, both on

1192
00:56:37,160 --> 00:56:39,360
Speaker 2: and off the field. You're listening to Fox Sports Radio.

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00:56:39,960 --> 00:56:42,719
Speaker 2: Welcome back to Fox Football Saturday. I'm Alex Curry here

1194
00:56:42,719 --> 00:56:45,759
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00:56:45,880 --> 00:56:48,600
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1197
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Speaker 3: Now you guys.

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00:57:00,160 --> 00:57:04,239
Speaker 2: The Dodgers they have been putting in the work this offseason. First,

1201
00:57:04,320 --> 00:57:06,480
Speaker 2: huge shout out for what they did yesterday hosting a

1202
00:57:06,520 --> 00:57:09,560
Speaker 2: donation drive for anyone affected in the LA Fires, players

1203
00:57:09,560 --> 00:57:13,480
Speaker 2: and members of the team handing out supplies and anything

1204
00:57:13,480 --> 00:57:16,280
Speaker 2: that anyone needed. But they also announced yesterday yesterday it

1205
00:57:16,280 --> 00:57:19,000
Speaker 2: was a big day that they signed the hottest pitcher

1206
00:57:19,520 --> 00:57:24,600
Speaker 2: on the market. Japanese pitcher Roki Sasaki is now a Dodger.

1207
00:57:24,680 --> 00:57:30,840
Speaker 2: He was deciding between three teams Dodgers, Padres, Blue Jays.

1208
00:57:31,160 --> 00:57:33,440
Speaker 3: He might have had a little help here teammate.

1209
00:57:33,520 --> 00:57:35,960
Speaker 2: His now teammate, Tyler Glass, now has the same agent

1210
00:57:36,600 --> 00:57:39,240
Speaker 2: and happened to call his agent while he was with

1211
00:57:39,400 --> 00:57:43,640
Speaker 2: Sasaki and told Roki, if you want the best pitching development,

1212
00:57:44,400 --> 00:57:46,720
Speaker 2: come to the Dodgers. If you want the best contract

1213
00:57:46,800 --> 00:57:48,840
Speaker 2: any want to win, come.

1214
00:57:48,680 --> 00:57:49,360
Speaker 3: To the Dodgers.

1215
00:57:49,560 --> 00:57:52,360
Speaker 2: I think it also helped having two of his Team

1216
00:57:52,440 --> 00:57:57,160
Speaker 2: Japan teammates on the team as well. In Otani and Yamamoto.

1217
00:57:57,960 --> 00:58:00,600
Speaker 2: But man, that Dodgers starting rotate right now.

1218
00:58:00,640 --> 00:58:05,560
Speaker 3: You guys just remember Blake Snell. They signed Blake Snell.

1219
00:58:05,560 --> 00:58:10,080
Speaker 2: They have Tyler glassnow Showhyo Tani, Yoshinobu Yamamoto and Roki Sasaki.

1220
00:58:11,200 --> 00:58:13,200
Speaker 5: So this is okay. I was just double checking.

1221
00:58:13,400 --> 00:58:19,160
Speaker 4: This is a ten year, fifty billion dollars with one

1222
00:58:19,200 --> 00:58:20,120
Speaker 4: hundred and eighty million.

1223
00:58:20,440 --> 00:58:23,080
Speaker 2: It's like a minor league deal basically because he's coming

1224
00:58:23,120 --> 00:58:26,800
Speaker 2: over early. So basically when you come over early from Japan,

1225
00:58:26,920 --> 00:58:28,360
Speaker 2: you can't get as big as a deal.

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00:58:28,440 --> 00:58:30,160
Speaker 4: I got it here, he says, when you're younger than

1227
00:58:30,200 --> 00:58:33,280
Speaker 4: twenty five, you're an amateur international free agent.

1228
00:58:33,920 --> 00:58:35,800
Speaker 5: So so he could just.

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00:58:37,640 --> 00:58:40,200
Speaker 4: If just just for clarification, he could have stayed in

1230
00:58:40,320 --> 00:58:43,120
Speaker 4: Japan for the two years and then signed a huge deal,

1231
00:58:43,240 --> 00:58:43,800
Speaker 4: yaga deal.

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00:58:43,880 --> 00:58:44,880
Speaker 3: Yeah, he chose.

1233
00:58:44,960 --> 00:58:47,960
Speaker 2: He decided, And you know, a lot of fans obviously

1234
00:58:47,960 --> 00:58:51,680
Speaker 2: that are not Dodger fans, are very upset with this move,

1235
00:58:51,840 --> 00:58:55,520
Speaker 2: saying it's not fair, the system's rigged, it's broken with

1236
00:58:55,600 --> 00:58:58,640
Speaker 2: the Dodgers just like basically putting together this super team.

1237
00:58:58,720 --> 00:59:01,160
Speaker 2: But I just would like to remind everybody the Dodgers

1238
00:59:01,200 --> 00:59:03,720
Speaker 2: are doing just what the Yankees used to do decades ago.

1239
00:59:04,120 --> 00:59:06,919
Speaker 2: We just pay their players and they win, and they're

1240
00:59:06,960 --> 00:59:10,160
Speaker 2: creating an environment where players want to come and play.

1241
00:59:10,240 --> 00:59:13,920
Speaker 2: And Roki Sasaki chose to come to the Dodgers. It

1242
00:59:14,040 --> 00:59:15,000
Speaker 2: was his choice.

1243
00:59:15,080 --> 00:59:18,880
Speaker 4: This is the benefit or this is the the impact

1244
00:59:18,960 --> 00:59:22,360
Speaker 4: of very much not to be like, not to equate

1245
00:59:22,400 --> 00:59:24,320
Speaker 4: the two in terms of success. So I think Sho

1246
00:59:24,640 --> 00:59:27,480
Speaker 4: Tani is better at his job than Deon Sanders' is

1247
00:59:27,520 --> 00:59:28,200
Speaker 4: his right now.

1248
00:59:28,480 --> 00:59:31,160
Speaker 5: But when you see like the prime effect, this.

1249
00:59:31,040 --> 00:59:32,800
Speaker 3: Is a show effect.

1250
00:59:32,840 --> 00:59:36,160
Speaker 4: You hire, you pay him a billion dollars, and you

1251
00:59:36,280 --> 00:59:39,120
Speaker 4: defer it all and all, all of that works with whatever,

1252
00:59:39,360 --> 00:59:42,120
Speaker 4: right they all of a sudden, Yamamoto's like, hey, wait

1253
00:59:42,160 --> 00:59:44,120
Speaker 4: a minute, I like that deal. I'll take it too.

1254
00:59:44,640 --> 00:59:46,400
Speaker 4: And then this kid is like, you know, wait, I

1255
00:59:46,440 --> 00:59:48,880
Speaker 4: see what these two guys who were probably were.

1256
00:59:48,800 --> 00:59:50,960
Speaker 3: Legends legends in Japan in Japan.

1257
00:59:51,120 --> 00:59:53,520
Speaker 4: Yeah right, I see what the Michael Jordan and the

1258
00:59:53,640 --> 00:59:57,000
Speaker 4: lebron are doing. If they're playing the team right exactly,

1259
00:59:57,000 --> 01:00:00,840
Speaker 4: I mean Japan. I'll go ahead and join that team. Yeah,

1260
01:00:00,880 --> 01:00:03,040
Speaker 4: and kudos to them, because this is the type of

1261
01:00:03,080 --> 01:00:06,000
Speaker 4: thing I can applaud this. Go ahead and scout, yes,

1262
01:00:06,080 --> 01:00:08,000
Speaker 4: because like he might not work out, but you know what,

1263
01:00:08,080 --> 01:00:10,360
Speaker 4: if he does, then boom you hit. And if he didn't,

1264
01:00:10,480 --> 01:00:12,640
Speaker 4: guess what, you still got the guy everybody else wanted.

1265
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Speaker 3: He is absolutely insane.

1266
01:00:14,560 --> 01:00:16,120
Speaker 2: I don't know if you remember watching him in the

1267
01:00:16,200 --> 01:00:21,160
Speaker 2: WBC when they were playing Team USA, Like rookie Sasaki

1268
01:00:21,480 --> 01:00:27,959
Speaker 2: is like an incredible talent. Incredible talent, like the fact

1269
01:00:28,000 --> 01:00:31,080
Speaker 2: that they have the three best pitchers coming out of

1270
01:00:31,160 --> 01:00:36,200
Speaker 2: Japan in Otani, Yamamoto and Sasaki is it's going to

1271
01:00:36,240 --> 01:00:38,920
Speaker 2: be really exciting, extremely exciting.

1272
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Speaker 4: His agent said, here, one of the factors you have

1273
01:00:42,720 --> 01:00:45,320
Speaker 4: two typical ones, market sized location team success.

1274
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Speaker 8: Right.

1275
01:00:45,480 --> 01:00:47,040
Speaker 4: I didn't want to go to the Pittsburgh Pirates and

1276
01:00:47,400 --> 01:00:49,720
Speaker 4: waste the way for underseax to two games, no offense

1277
01:00:49,760 --> 01:00:50,960
Speaker 4: to Pittsburgh, spent some money.

1278
01:00:51,360 --> 01:00:52,480
Speaker 5: But one of the.

1279
01:00:52,640 --> 01:00:55,000
Speaker 4: There's only four here, Yeah, one of them is whether

1280
01:00:55,080 --> 01:00:57,320
Speaker 4: the team already had Japanese players.

1281
01:00:57,400 --> 01:00:58,240
Speaker 3: Yes, it's huge.

1282
01:00:58,280 --> 01:01:01,560
Speaker 2: You have to remember, like there's also like that that

1283
01:01:01,640 --> 01:01:05,600
Speaker 2: culture shock with not just like a player from Japan

1284
01:01:05,680 --> 01:01:09,120
Speaker 2: coming to US to the US, like the language barrier.

1285
01:01:09,520 --> 01:01:11,320
Speaker 2: Now he's going to have people that he knows that

1286
01:01:11,360 --> 01:01:13,840
Speaker 2: he's comfortable with who have already gone through this year's prior,

1287
01:01:14,200 --> 01:01:15,600
Speaker 2: but the game's also a little different.

1288
01:01:15,600 --> 01:01:17,680
Speaker 3: The ball's a little different, the mounds a little different.

1289
01:01:17,680 --> 01:01:20,000
Speaker 2: But if you have someone there that you are comfortable with,

1290
01:01:20,040 --> 01:01:22,440
Speaker 2: that you know that you can communicate with, that can

1291
01:01:22,520 --> 01:01:25,920
Speaker 2: walk you through what helped them get comfortable in a

1292
01:01:25,960 --> 01:01:28,480
Speaker 2: completely new league, new country.

1293
01:01:28,160 --> 01:01:30,000
Speaker 5: New teamation stakes.

1294
01:01:30,560 --> 01:01:31,880
Speaker 3: Yeah, all of it.

1295
01:01:32,680 --> 01:01:35,840
Speaker 4: The right type of interpreters of people around you. I

1296
01:01:35,880 --> 01:01:38,440
Speaker 4: wouldn't even try to be funny, like a little.

1297
01:01:38,160 --> 01:01:44,760
Speaker 2: Bit everything, Like, it's huge to be able to feel

1298
01:01:44,760 --> 01:01:49,280
Speaker 2: comfortable outside of like everything else with the game being different,

1299
01:01:49,320 --> 01:01:53,440
Speaker 2: a little different for a pitcher and the language completely different.

1300
01:01:53,520 --> 01:01:54,720
Speaker 3: Like now you have.

1301
01:01:54,760 --> 01:01:57,440
Speaker 2: Two people that you've played with, you've won with on

1302
01:01:57,560 --> 01:01:59,760
Speaker 2: Team Japan when you were here in the United States,

1303
01:02:00,600 --> 01:02:03,000
Speaker 2: some of these top players in that he's now going

1304
01:02:03,080 --> 01:02:06,920
Speaker 2: to be teammates with. Is just I'm really happy for him.

1305
01:02:06,920 --> 01:02:08,600
Speaker 2: I knew this was going to happen the moment Otani

1306
01:02:08,680 --> 01:02:09,840
Speaker 2: went to the Dodgers, I was like, this is now

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Speaker 2: going to be Team Japan, and every player that's going

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Speaker 2: to come over from Japan is now going to want

1309
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Speaker 2: to play with Shoho Toni because there is such mad

1310
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Speaker 2: respect not only for like who he is as a person,

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01:02:20,640 --> 01:02:22,800
Speaker 2: but the player that he is, and he is the

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Speaker 2: biggest superstar in Japan.

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Speaker 5: There's a lot of.

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Speaker 4: Like a reverence. It feels like like like in America.

1315
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Speaker 4: In the United States, people see like there's some people

1316
01:02:34,600 --> 01:02:38,880
Speaker 4: out there who watch like Lebron's or whoever, or maybe maybe.

1317
01:02:38,680 --> 01:02:39,720
Speaker 5: Basketball is or the wrong sport.

1318
01:02:39,760 --> 01:02:42,919
Speaker 4: But in football, for example, like Lamar Jackson this week said,

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01:02:42,960 --> 01:02:46,280
Speaker 4: you know, no, I'm competing against Josh Allen, like it's

1320
01:02:46,360 --> 01:02:49,240
Speaker 4: no beef, but we're not also going out for dinner.

1321
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Speaker 4: Like maybe when we all hang him up and we're

1322
01:02:52,360 --> 01:02:55,240
Speaker 4: sitting in Canton, we could be pals then, But now

1323
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Speaker 4: I'm trying to whoop his ass on Sunday exactly. It

1324
01:02:57,760 --> 01:03:01,440
Speaker 4: doesn't seem like Yamamo. It wasn't like no, no no, I

1325
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Speaker 4: want to be the best picture on it, so I

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Speaker 4: gotta go to the Giants. He's like, no, no, no, I

1327
01:03:05,400 --> 01:03:07,920
Speaker 4: want to join up with Matt. I want to play

1328
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Speaker 4: with That's like Japanese.

1329
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Speaker 3: It's in Japanese culture too. It's just the respect factor.

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Speaker 2: Also quick note, they also signed Haisan Kim to a

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Speaker 2: three year, twenty two million dollar deal. Korean infielder. He

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Speaker 2: won KBO's Golden Glove the last three years at second base,

1333
01:03:21,840 --> 01:03:25,360
Speaker 2: also won it at shortstop, which ultimately led to Dodgers

1334
01:03:25,360 --> 01:03:27,880
Speaker 2: to trading away Gavin Lux since Mookie bats will be

1335
01:03:27,880 --> 01:03:31,120
Speaker 2: playing shortstop next season, they resigned Taoskar Hernandez. So this

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01:03:31,240 --> 01:03:35,640
Speaker 2: Dodgers team is just I not only champs, but getting better.

1337
01:03:36,120 --> 01:03:39,800
Speaker 2: They just keep getting better and I love it so much.

1338
01:03:39,840 --> 01:03:42,320
Speaker 2: Market Martin, work and double duty. Tell us what's trending.

1339
01:03:45,400 --> 01:03:48,240
Speaker 4: We are knocking on the door of the first touchdown

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Speaker 4: of this game.

1341
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Speaker 5: If Kansas City can go ahead.

1342
01:03:50,200 --> 01:03:52,320
Speaker 3: And thank you for he lookt and gold.

1343
01:03:52,600 --> 01:03:56,240
Speaker 4: Let's see a handoffs, can't yeah, walk into the end zone.

1344
01:03:56,240 --> 01:03:58,560
Speaker 4: There we go, go'll make the score twelve to three.

1345
01:03:58,760 --> 01:04:01,480
Speaker 4: Right now, how did the city get down there? Well,

1346
01:04:01,600 --> 01:04:04,840
Speaker 4: a forty nine yard catch from Travis Kelcey, who's got

1347
01:04:04,840 --> 01:04:07,040
Speaker 4: two catches seventy two years.

1348
01:04:06,920 --> 01:04:09,600
Speaker 3: We're talking about. He comes alive in the postseason.

1349
01:04:09,200 --> 01:04:12,960
Speaker 4: And look, my man was rumbling, stumbling, trying to get

1350
01:04:13,000 --> 01:04:15,520
Speaker 4: down and for you, he got caught by that safety

1351
01:04:15,560 --> 01:04:17,520
Speaker 4: and went down. You know what he did, Yeah, he

1352
01:04:17,600 --> 01:04:19,160
Speaker 4: danced like it was a Tailor Swift concert.

1353
01:04:20,440 --> 01:04:21,920
Speaker 5: Yeah, Oh you know, he shut it off.

1354
01:04:22,040 --> 01:04:25,000
Speaker 4: There you go nice right now, extra point good from

1355
01:04:25,040 --> 01:04:28,000
Speaker 4: Harrison Bucker, thirteen to three. The score for thirty six

1356
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Speaker 4: remaining in the first half ce Jay Stroud's sixty seven

1357
01:04:31,680 --> 01:04:35,720
Speaker 4: yards passing, Joe Mixon thirty eight yards rushing c J.

1358
01:04:35,840 --> 01:04:38,439
Speaker 4: Stroud also thirty on the ground. Mahomes as one hundred

1359
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Speaker 4: and fourteen so far through the air. Like I said earlier,

1360
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Speaker 4: seventy two of those to Travis Kelcey yave, you're worthy,

1361
01:04:43,960 --> 01:04:46,560
Speaker 4: also chipping in in the first half thirty six yards

1362
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Speaker 4: receiving himself. Not much of a running game so far

1363
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Speaker 4: for Kansas City. Twenty yards rushing in total between four

1364
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Speaker 4: different players.

1365
01:04:53,320 --> 01:04:55,320
Speaker 5: Patrick Mahomes has fifteen of them.

1366
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Speaker 4: In the NBA right now, the Detroit Pistons have a

1367
01:04:58,160 --> 01:05:01,120
Speaker 4: sixty nine to sixty seven league over the Phoenix Suns,

1368
01:05:01,280 --> 01:05:04,200
Speaker 4: Devin Booker leading all scores with twenty three for Phoenix,

1369
01:05:04,240 --> 01:05:07,120
Speaker 4: Tobias Harris leading Detroit with seventeen.

1370
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Speaker 5: We're just let's see you.

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Speaker 4: The coaching searches. The Dallas Cowboys have interviewed former New

1372
01:05:12,920 --> 01:05:15,160
Speaker 4: York Jet head coach Robert Salad for their head coaching

1373
01:05:15,240 --> 01:05:19,680
Speaker 4: job to interview virtual interviews with the Saints doing Eagles

1374
01:05:19,680 --> 01:05:23,480
Speaker 4: office coordinator Kellen Moore and the Jaguars, Bills offensive coordinator

1375
01:05:23,560 --> 01:05:28,280
Speaker 4: Joe Brady, and the Bears interviewed Vikings defensive coordinator Brian

1376
01:05:28,360 --> 01:05:30,840
Speaker 4: Floredes for the head coaching job. That one in person

1377
01:05:31,240 --> 01:05:34,120
Speaker 4: Lions Commanders kicks off at eight o'clock. It'll be the

1378
01:05:34,200 --> 01:05:37,000
Speaker 4: first time the Lions host a home game in the

1379
01:05:37,120 --> 01:05:40,000
Speaker 4: NFL playoffs as the one seed. A lot of first

1380
01:05:40,080 --> 01:05:42,880
Speaker 4: for Detroit right now, but right now it's a first

1381
01:05:42,880 --> 01:05:45,800
Speaker 4: for me to be a fill in host about to

1382
01:05:45,840 --> 01:05:47,520
Speaker 4: interview the actual hosts of the show.

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Speaker 3: We Love It.

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Speaker 2: You're listening to Fox Football Saturday at Alex Curry here

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Speaker 2: with Martin wise In for Carmen. We are broadcasting live

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Speaker 2: from the tart dot Com Studios in Los Angeles, and

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Speaker 2: as you heard, it is time for our next guest,

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01:05:57,600 --> 01:06:00,240
Speaker 2: you know her, you love her, live from Chicago, my

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01:06:00,320 --> 01:06:02,920
Speaker 2: co host and NFL and Fox writer Carmen Vitally.

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Speaker 7: Hi, guys, yeahople transition, Martin right, excellent, done.

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Speaker 3: So, Karen, let's start in the NFC North.

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01:06:14,080 --> 01:06:16,560
Speaker 2: The Lions secured the one seed in the NBC for

1393
01:06:16,560 --> 01:06:17,960
Speaker 2: the first time in franchise history.

1394
01:06:18,360 --> 01:06:20,640
Speaker 3: They got a much needed rest.

1395
01:06:20,480 --> 01:06:23,680
Speaker 2: During the bye. They're now getting running back David Montgomery back.

1396
01:06:24,560 --> 01:06:26,920
Speaker 2: Is this the window? Does it still feel like this

1397
01:06:27,000 --> 01:06:28,320
Speaker 2: is the window for the Lions to win it all?

1398
01:06:29,080 --> 01:06:31,560
Speaker 7: Yeah? I don't think that the window ever closed. I mean,

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01:06:31,600 --> 01:06:33,520
Speaker 7: I know that they went through so many different injuries,

1400
01:06:33,560 --> 01:06:35,600
Speaker 7: especially on the defensive side of the ball. But you

1401
01:06:35,680 --> 01:06:39,120
Speaker 7: saw Aaron Glenn pull off miracles weekend week out with

1402
01:06:39,360 --> 01:06:41,880
Speaker 7: just how he adjusted his scheme. I mean, the Lions

1403
01:06:41,880 --> 01:06:44,920
Speaker 7: started blitzing a hell of a lot more as the

1404
01:06:44,960 --> 01:06:48,520
Speaker 7: season went on. When they lost you know, one secondary

1405
01:06:48,520 --> 01:06:53,000
Speaker 7: player after another, linebacker after a defensive tackle, and now

1406
01:06:53,160 --> 01:06:56,320
Speaker 7: again with getting David Montgomery back. I mean, Ben Johnson

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01:06:56,400 --> 01:06:59,400
Speaker 7: made up plenty of adjustments. Jamiir Gibbs can do it

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01:06:59,480 --> 01:07:02,200
Speaker 7: all in that offensive backfield, but having the tandem of

1409
01:07:02,240 --> 01:07:04,120
Speaker 7: him and Dave Montgomery back is going to give them so.

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01:07:04,120 --> 01:07:05,920
Speaker 2: Much more to so.

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01:07:06,360 --> 01:07:08,520
Speaker 4: But with that line's team to stick on them for

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01:07:08,560 --> 01:07:11,560
Speaker 4: a moment, how do you think, I mean, we're seeing

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01:07:11,600 --> 01:07:14,320
Speaker 4: both of these guys the offense of a defensive coordinators

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01:07:14,360 --> 01:07:16,720
Speaker 4: getting I mean, they are the hottest girls of school

1415
01:07:16,760 --> 01:07:20,760
Speaker 4: and promise next week, right, how are they managing both?

1416
01:07:20,760 --> 01:07:22,440
Speaker 4: Because last year they kind of came out of nowhere.

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01:07:22,480 --> 01:07:24,320
Speaker 4: I think to a lot of people right now, they

1418
01:07:24,320 --> 01:07:26,560
Speaker 4: are full steam ahead. Everybody sees you coming. How do

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01:07:26,600 --> 01:07:29,120
Speaker 4: you think they're managing both the pressure of expectation and

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01:07:29,200 --> 01:07:31,720
Speaker 4: also the pressure of interviewing for what could be your

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Speaker 4: dream job while preparing for the biggest game of your season.

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Speaker 7: Yeah, well, I mean that bye week then really comes

1423
01:07:39,680 --> 01:07:42,680
Speaker 7: in handy, not only from the rest aspect of getting

1424
01:07:42,720 --> 01:07:45,720
Speaker 7: your guys healthy on the field, but then yeah, you

1425
01:07:45,760 --> 01:07:48,120
Speaker 7: have two coordinators that are going through head coaching interviews

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01:07:48,160 --> 01:07:50,720
Speaker 7: that now have a little bit extra time to take

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Speaker 7: a breath. But I know from talking to people in

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01:07:53,720 --> 01:07:56,439
Speaker 7: that building, I mean there are nights that these guys

1429
01:07:56,440 --> 01:07:58,640
Speaker 7: are spending overnight in the office. A lot of these

1430
01:07:58,640 --> 01:08:01,680
Speaker 7: coaches have caught under their death and they have been

1431
01:08:02,200 --> 01:08:05,600
Speaker 7: tinkering with this scheme week in and week out. They

1432
01:08:05,640 --> 01:08:09,320
Speaker 7: are working so incredibly hard, and I expect to see

1433
01:08:09,360 --> 01:08:12,920
Speaker 7: some really fun stuff now that we're getting into the

1434
01:08:12,920 --> 01:08:16,479
Speaker 7: postseason with the Lions and just everything that Ben Johnson

1435
01:08:16,600 --> 01:08:19,479
Speaker 7: has set up with all the different packages, all of

1436
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Speaker 7: the different looks that he's shown throughout the season. He

1437
01:08:21,960 --> 01:08:23,840
Speaker 7: has so many different things that he can call on

1438
01:08:24,200 --> 01:08:27,880
Speaker 7: and evolve and really catch their opponents off guard with

1439
01:08:28,080 --> 01:08:31,360
Speaker 7: So I'm really excited to see how that works out.

1440
01:08:31,400 --> 01:08:33,320
Speaker 7: And that's the reason that you've been able to see

1441
01:08:33,320 --> 01:08:36,040
Speaker 7: them kind of stay ahead of everything despite the fact

1442
01:08:36,080 --> 01:08:38,519
Speaker 7: that they're not the underdogs. They've had a target on

1443
01:08:38,560 --> 01:08:41,960
Speaker 7: their back all season long, and yet still they got

1444
01:08:42,000 --> 01:08:45,519
Speaker 7: a franchise record fifteen wins out of the deal even

1445
01:08:45,560 --> 01:08:46,320
Speaker 7: with that target.

1446
01:08:47,080 --> 01:08:49,599
Speaker 2: All right, let's switch gears to the Viking. Sam Darnold

1447
01:08:49,640 --> 01:08:52,360
Speaker 2: did not have a good performance in the wildcard round,

1448
01:08:52,439 --> 01:08:55,200
Speaker 2: and now the Vikings are out despite having a fourteen

1449
01:08:55,240 --> 01:08:57,840
Speaker 2: win season, and they are going to get a healthy

1450
01:08:57,920 --> 01:09:00,519
Speaker 2: JJ McCarthy back after.

1451
01:09:01,040 --> 01:09:01,839
Speaker 3: His knee injury.

1452
01:09:01,920 --> 01:09:05,519
Speaker 2: So do you think Minnesota will try to keep Sam

1453
01:09:05,600 --> 01:09:07,040
Speaker 2: Donald next year?

1454
01:09:07,080 --> 01:09:09,840
Speaker 7: I think this might sound weird. I think they have

1455
01:09:09,920 --> 01:09:11,960
Speaker 7: more of a shot of keeping him now than they

1456
01:09:11,960 --> 01:09:15,920
Speaker 7: did before, because this is something where you're now going

1457
01:09:16,000 --> 01:09:17,720
Speaker 7: to get him at a little bit of a discount.

1458
01:09:17,720 --> 01:09:21,840
Speaker 7: I think given the recency of some of his struggles,

1459
01:09:22,120 --> 01:09:24,320
Speaker 7: the struggles in big games that you saw out of

1460
01:09:24,360 --> 01:09:27,320
Speaker 7: Sam Darnold, that doesn't by any stretch of the imagination,

1461
01:09:27,360 --> 01:09:29,679
Speaker 7: at least to me or race what he was able

1462
01:09:29,760 --> 01:09:31,839
Speaker 7: to do this year and the steps and the strides

1463
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Speaker 7: that he took forward. But I really don't think that

1464
01:09:35,680 --> 01:09:40,240
Speaker 7: Minnesota has ever deviated from their plan of Yeah, Jason

1465
01:09:40,280 --> 01:09:43,840
Speaker 7: McCarthy had to rehab instead of developed. He suffered a

1466
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Speaker 7: step back, and you know, has had issues with getting

1467
01:09:46,920 --> 01:09:50,800
Speaker 7: his knee healthy. But at the same time, he's still

1468
01:09:50,880 --> 01:09:53,200
Speaker 7: now going to get a big benefit of a full

1469
01:09:53,280 --> 01:09:55,280
Speaker 7: off season. He's going to be able to develop. With

1470
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Speaker 7: Kevin O'Connell. I could absolutely see the Vikings still kind

1471
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Speaker 7: of having a bridge quarterback or a very high end

1472
01:10:01,880 --> 01:10:05,240
Speaker 7: backup to back him up when the season starts, whether

1473
01:10:05,280 --> 01:10:07,559
Speaker 7: they start with JJ or whether they start with that person,

1474
01:10:07,880 --> 01:10:11,120
Speaker 7: which was the plan obviously this year, whether that's Sam

1475
01:10:11,160 --> 01:10:14,360
Speaker 7: Donald or Daniel Jones or someone else we haven't thought

1476
01:10:14,360 --> 01:10:18,600
Speaker 7: of yet. I'm not sure, but the fact that maybe

1477
01:10:18,640 --> 01:10:22,280
Speaker 7: there's question marks now. If Sam Donald is that starting

1478
01:10:22,320 --> 01:10:25,840
Speaker 7: caliber guy, then maybe you can actually bring him back

1479
01:10:25,920 --> 01:10:29,439
Speaker 7: on a two year deal worth like twelve million a

1480
01:10:29,520 --> 01:10:32,400
Speaker 7: year something like that, or maybe another team picks him

1481
01:10:32,439 --> 01:10:34,920
Speaker 7: up for that, gives him a Baker Mayfield type deal,

1482
01:10:35,000 --> 01:10:37,280
Speaker 7: gives him something like that. You know, guys like the

1483
01:10:37,360 --> 01:10:39,519
Speaker 7: Raiders or or would be one of these other the

1484
01:10:39,560 --> 01:10:41,599
Speaker 7: Giants or on one of these other quarterback maby teams

1485
01:10:41,640 --> 01:10:43,759
Speaker 7: if they're not able to get a quarterback in this draft.

1486
01:10:44,080 --> 01:10:46,719
Speaker 7: I think Sam Donald is a really good option because

1487
01:10:47,320 --> 01:10:50,240
Speaker 7: he is he a world beater. I don't know yet.

1488
01:10:50,240 --> 01:10:52,400
Speaker 7: I think that there's obviously that jury is still out

1489
01:10:52,400 --> 01:10:55,120
Speaker 7: seeing that he struggled in big time games, but that

1490
01:10:55,160 --> 01:10:57,280
Speaker 7: could be something he could get better at, especially with

1491
01:10:57,320 --> 01:10:59,840
Speaker 7: the strides he took this year overall to get him

1492
01:11:00,160 --> 01:11:01,000
Speaker 7: It's fourteen.

1493
01:11:00,720 --> 01:11:01,920
Speaker 5: Wins, Carmen.

1494
01:11:02,120 --> 01:11:03,600
Speaker 4: I want to talk about the other side of that

1495
01:11:03,680 --> 01:11:08,040
Speaker 4: Lion's Commander's game. The Washington Commanders kind of playing with

1496
01:11:08,120 --> 01:11:09,400
Speaker 4: found money, like they're not.

1497
01:11:09,439 --> 01:11:13,320
Speaker 5: Really supposed to be a rookie quarterbacks don't normally win

1498
01:11:13,400 --> 01:11:15,360
Speaker 5: on the road. That's not that's supposed to go.

1499
01:11:15,920 --> 01:11:18,800
Speaker 4: And I think they'll have a decent shot offensively here

1500
01:11:18,840 --> 01:11:21,400
Speaker 4: at least to be able to score points on.

1501
01:11:21,280 --> 01:11:22,240
Speaker 5: A Lion's defense.

1502
01:11:22,320 --> 01:11:25,679
Speaker 4: But do you look at the Commander's results this season,

1503
01:11:25,760 --> 01:11:28,559
Speaker 4: so many of them were like last literal last second

1504
01:11:28,840 --> 01:11:31,840
Speaker 4: with this. Well, if Tyreek Stevens is paying attention, who

1505
01:11:31,880 --> 01:11:34,920
Speaker 4: knows if the Commanders are even here right now? And

1506
01:11:35,080 --> 01:11:37,240
Speaker 4: I'm watching CJ. Stroud and I think a lot of

1507
01:11:37,240 --> 01:11:39,760
Speaker 4: people had them penciled as this would be a sophomore

1508
01:11:39,760 --> 01:11:42,320
Speaker 4: slump in a year they won the division and won

1509
01:11:42,400 --> 01:11:45,280
Speaker 4: a playoff game for him. So how do you, Jade

1510
01:11:45,280 --> 01:11:48,120
Speaker 4: and Daniels like deal with that expectations and like just

1511
01:11:48,240 --> 01:11:50,800
Speaker 4: kind of going forward because I think people I could

1512
01:11:50,800 --> 01:11:52,000
Speaker 4: see a similar thing happening.

1513
01:11:52,040 --> 01:11:54,519
Speaker 5: What happened to CJ this year, happened to Jayden next year?

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01:11:55,160 --> 01:11:58,479
Speaker 7: Yeah, I mean again, it's you coming out of the

1515
01:11:58,560 --> 01:12:01,160
Speaker 7: next year where people kind of know your mo They've

1516
01:12:01,160 --> 01:12:03,160
Speaker 7: paid more attention to you, they have more tape on you,

1517
01:12:03,200 --> 01:12:05,680
Speaker 7: they can be more prepared for you. There is so

1518
01:12:05,880 --> 01:12:10,160
Speaker 7: much though that really does rely on Jaden Daniels as

1519
01:12:10,160 --> 01:12:12,880
Speaker 7: far as this Washington offense goes. I mean, he's their

1520
01:12:12,960 --> 01:12:15,720
Speaker 7: leading rusher on top of the fact that he is

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01:12:15,760 --> 01:12:18,040
Speaker 7: the quarterback and he's making all of these throws and

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01:12:18,080 --> 01:12:22,080
Speaker 7: this is an aggressive, quote unquote aggressive offense. This is

1523
01:12:22,120 --> 01:12:23,960
Speaker 7: a team that has gone forward on fourth down, I

1524
01:12:24,000 --> 01:12:26,200
Speaker 7: believe the most of any team in the league. They

1525
01:12:26,240 --> 01:12:28,800
Speaker 7: have an eighty seven percent success rate on fourth down.

1526
01:12:28,840 --> 01:12:30,799
Speaker 7: That's by far and away the best in the league.

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01:12:31,240 --> 01:12:33,320
Speaker 7: And a lot of that has to do with Jaden

1528
01:12:33,400 --> 01:12:37,000
Speaker 7: Daniels himself. And you see him being the reason for

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01:12:37,479 --> 01:12:40,240
Speaker 7: this success in the offense. So I do think that,

1530
01:12:40,520 --> 01:12:42,400
Speaker 7: you know, you see, you might see a little bit

1531
01:12:42,400 --> 01:12:44,640
Speaker 7: of a slump now that people kind of have a

1532
01:12:44,680 --> 01:12:47,280
Speaker 7: little bit more tape on Jayden Daniels and they know

1533
01:12:47,320 --> 01:12:49,599
Speaker 7: what he can do and what he's capable of. He's

1534
01:12:49,640 --> 01:12:52,200
Speaker 7: not taking anybody by surprise. But at the same time,

1535
01:12:52,200 --> 01:12:55,719
Speaker 7: I think he's gotten more experience than even CJ. Stroud

1536
01:12:55,800 --> 01:12:58,680
Speaker 7: at his first year because he was solely responsible for

1537
01:12:58,840 --> 01:13:02,600
Speaker 7: so much of the offense. And this off season is

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01:13:02,640 --> 01:13:04,920
Speaker 7: going to be should be good for the Commanders. I mean,

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01:13:05,280 --> 01:13:07,600
Speaker 7: you have the coaching staff in place, the GM, you

1540
01:13:07,960 --> 01:13:10,479
Speaker 7: you're under new ownership, You're going to have cap space,

1541
01:13:10,720 --> 01:13:13,000
Speaker 7: You're going to have some you know, draft picks to

1542
01:13:13,000 --> 01:13:15,800
Speaker 7: play with. They are only going to get more weapons

1543
01:13:15,840 --> 01:13:18,920
Speaker 7: for him. So I really think that he's going to

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01:13:18,960 --> 01:13:21,759
Speaker 7: continue to ascent. I'm so impressed with what Jane Daniels

1545
01:13:21,800 --> 01:13:24,400
Speaker 7: has been able to do, despite what I said probably

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01:13:24,479 --> 01:13:27,280
Speaker 7: last week when he was playing the Buccaneers, because the

1547
01:13:27,320 --> 01:13:29,840
Speaker 7: Buccaneers still have my heart, but if it was any

1548
01:13:29,840 --> 01:13:33,000
Speaker 7: other team, I'm rooting my head off for Dane Daniels

1549
01:13:33,000 --> 01:13:34,479
Speaker 7: because I think he's such a special player.

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01:13:34,520 --> 01:13:36,639
Speaker 2: Okay, so then what are you expecting in this game

1551
01:13:36,680 --> 01:13:39,720
Speaker 2: and who are you taking because you know this is

1552
01:13:39,840 --> 01:13:42,840
Speaker 2: also like a really big deal for the Lions and

1553
01:13:43,080 --> 01:13:46,599
Speaker 2: the fans, like their first one seed, like it at home,

1554
01:13:46,680 --> 01:13:47,600
Speaker 2: like everything around this.

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01:13:48,520 --> 01:13:52,360
Speaker 7: Yeah, I mean, I've witnessed firsthand how loud Ford Field gets,

1556
01:13:52,439 --> 01:13:55,040
Speaker 7: especially now in the postseason, and how much Detroit as

1557
01:13:55,080 --> 01:13:57,360
Speaker 7: a city is behind the Lions, and how much momentum

1558
01:13:57,400 --> 01:13:59,760
Speaker 7: they have going in their favor, and again with the

1559
01:13:59,800 --> 01:14:02,120
Speaker 7: hell that they're getting back on defense and the way

1560
01:14:02,120 --> 01:14:05,479
Speaker 7: that they can make quarterbacks uncomfortable. That's something I'm looking

1561
01:14:05,520 --> 01:14:08,960
Speaker 7: towards to affect Jane Daniels, to try to rattle him.

1562
01:14:09,000 --> 01:14:11,559
Speaker 7: But he does. He can scramble, he can get rid

1563
01:14:11,560 --> 01:14:15,360
Speaker 7: of the ball quickly, he can throw it downfield. That's

1564
01:14:15,400 --> 01:14:17,479
Speaker 7: something you're You're just going to have to contain Jane

1565
01:14:17,560 --> 01:14:20,120
Speaker 7: Daniels as much as possible and then score points. I

1566
01:14:20,160 --> 01:14:22,080
Speaker 7: do think that the Lions have the edge just with

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01:14:22,120 --> 01:14:25,800
Speaker 7: their ability and their potency for scoring, with how many

1568
01:14:25,800 --> 01:14:28,519
Speaker 7: offensive weapons they have and Jared Goff, who at this

1569
01:14:28,600 --> 01:14:31,760
Speaker 7: point is an extremely experienced quarterback not only in the

1570
01:14:31,800 --> 01:14:35,080
Speaker 7: regular season but in the postseason as well, the Lions

1571
01:14:35,080 --> 01:14:37,920
Speaker 7: are going to have everything, you know, kind of going

1572
01:14:38,080 --> 01:14:39,920
Speaker 7: for them in this game. But I do think with

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01:14:40,000 --> 01:14:43,439
Speaker 7: how aggressive the Commanders have been all season long, I

1574
01:14:43,520 --> 01:14:46,719
Speaker 7: really don't put it past them to give the Lions

1575
01:14:46,720 --> 01:14:49,240
Speaker 7: a really true fight. Like if I was betting against

1576
01:14:49,240 --> 01:14:51,479
Speaker 7: the spread for this game, I would take to the

1577
01:14:51,520 --> 01:14:54,000
Speaker 7: Commanders to cover, because I think it's going to be

1578
01:14:54,040 --> 01:14:56,240
Speaker 7: closer than much people than many people.

1579
01:14:56,000 --> 01:14:59,360
Speaker 2: Think it's gonna be a fun one. Later, Gary, thank

1580
01:14:59,400 --> 01:15:00,920
Speaker 2: you so much for jumping on even though you're out

1581
01:15:00,960 --> 01:15:01,160
Speaker 2: of town.

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01:15:01,200 --> 01:15:01,880
Speaker 5: We appreciate you.

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01:15:02,240 --> 01:15:03,920
Speaker 7: Of course. Of course that's fun.

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01:15:04,000 --> 01:15:04,280
Speaker 6: Guys.

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01:15:04,439 --> 01:15:05,880
Speaker 2: All right, we're gonna take one more break here, but

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01:15:05,880 --> 01:15:08,200
Speaker 2: when we come back, we're making our NFL and College

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01:15:08,200 --> 01:15:09,519
Speaker 2: Football Championship picks.

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Speaker 3: You're listening to Fox Sports Radio.

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01:15:11,560 --> 01:15:14,479
Speaker 2: Welcome back to Fox Football Saturday. I'm Alex Curry here

1590
01:15:14,479 --> 01:15:17,160
Speaker 2: with Martin Wise. Thank you for hanging out with us today.

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01:15:17,200 --> 01:15:19,800
Speaker 2: We are broadcasting live from the Tar dot Com studios

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01:15:19,840 --> 01:15:23,679
Speaker 2: in Los Angeles, and it is time for our NFL

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01:15:24,040 --> 01:15:29,840
Speaker 2: and College Football Championship picks. Producer Patrick first of all, Yeah,

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01:15:29,920 --> 01:15:31,519
Speaker 2: it's been a couple of weeks.

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01:15:32,120 --> 01:15:35,160
Speaker 3: We were last week. Yeah, give me a little give

1596
01:15:35,200 --> 01:15:36,320
Speaker 3: me a little update.

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01:15:36,080 --> 01:15:39,080
Speaker 6: Our update time. So with our last week we did

1598
01:15:39,320 --> 01:15:41,400
Speaker 6: wasn't the wild card it was week eighteen.

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01:15:41,439 --> 01:15:42,960
Speaker 3: Yeah, it was the last time we did picks. You

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01:15:43,040 --> 01:15:44,000
Speaker 3: did pretty good, Alex.

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01:15:44,040 --> 01:15:44,960
Speaker 5: You went three and two.

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01:15:45,360 --> 01:15:50,519
Speaker 3: However, yeah Morman went four and on. Wow. Okay, so

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01:15:50,680 --> 01:15:51,679
Speaker 3: she gained a little.

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01:15:51,439 --> 01:15:51,840
Speaker 5: Bit on you.

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01:15:52,040 --> 01:15:54,800
Speaker 6: All right, you're still in the lead. Fifty seven thirty

1606
01:15:54,800 --> 01:15:57,680
Speaker 6: two for you, fifty to thirty nine. Okay, she's in

1607
01:15:57,680 --> 01:15:58,560
Speaker 6: the same ballparking.

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01:15:58,680 --> 01:15:59,719
Speaker 3: Yeah yeah.

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01:16:00,280 --> 01:16:04,320
Speaker 6: But now now to time for divisional time. We have

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01:16:04,400 --> 01:16:07,200
Speaker 6: four right now, let's start with the first one. Oh,

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01:16:07,280 --> 01:16:11,000
Speaker 6: it's the matchup of all matchups. It's the Ravens at

1612
01:16:11,000 --> 01:16:14,080
Speaker 6: the Bills. Ravens are one and a half point favorites.

1613
01:16:14,920 --> 01:16:16,599
Speaker 6: Carmen chose the Bills on this one.

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01:16:16,720 --> 01:16:21,320
Speaker 2: Alex, you go okay, So Ravens at Bills is the

1615
01:16:21,360 --> 01:16:26,559
Speaker 2: game of the week. And honestly, I was shocked that

1616
01:16:26,640 --> 01:16:29,000
Speaker 2: the Ravens are one and a half point favorites on

1617
01:16:29,000 --> 01:16:30,680
Speaker 2: the road in Buffalo.

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01:16:30,680 --> 01:16:31,760
Speaker 3: This is the game of the week.

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01:16:31,800 --> 01:16:34,720
Speaker 2: This is a legacy game for both Lamar Jackson and

1620
01:16:34,840 --> 01:16:38,599
Speaker 2: Josh Allen. But I'm giving the Bills the edge at home.

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01:16:39,040 --> 01:16:42,360
Speaker 2: I just it feels like this is Josh Allen's year

1622
01:16:42,360 --> 01:16:45,200
Speaker 2: and a year where I don't think anybody had as

1623
01:16:45,280 --> 01:16:47,920
Speaker 2: high as expectations in years past, and he just blew

1624
01:16:48,000 --> 01:16:51,000
Speaker 2: everybody out of the water. I also think being underdogs

1625
01:16:51,000 --> 01:16:54,960
Speaker 2: at home is gonna have a little added motivation. Plus

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01:16:56,040 --> 01:16:59,160
Speaker 2: they were also the only team to like before they

1627
01:16:59,160 --> 01:17:02,280
Speaker 2: rested all their stars to beat Mahomes and the Chiefs

1628
01:17:02,320 --> 01:17:04,320
Speaker 2: this year, like they know how to show up. They

1629
01:17:04,320 --> 01:17:07,880
Speaker 2: both know. Both these quarterbacks are the MVP favorites right now.

1630
01:17:07,920 --> 01:17:10,000
Speaker 2: But I'm going to take the Bills. I'm feeling Bills

1631
01:17:10,280 --> 01:17:11,400
Speaker 2: Mark like chime in.

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01:17:11,560 --> 01:17:11,760
Speaker 1: Yeah.

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01:17:11,960 --> 01:17:15,080
Speaker 4: Well with Buffalo as well as for the show, I

1634
01:17:15,120 --> 01:17:15,439
Speaker 4: love that.

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01:17:15,560 --> 01:17:16,160
Speaker 5: I kick it over.

1636
01:17:16,200 --> 01:17:18,240
Speaker 4: I watched the Ravens loose to the Browns. I watched

1637
01:17:18,240 --> 01:17:19,479
Speaker 4: the Ravens loose to the Greaters.

1638
01:17:19,520 --> 01:17:20,400
Speaker 3: Shit, I can't do it.

1639
01:17:20,600 --> 01:17:21,320
Speaker 5: I can't get over.

1640
01:17:21,520 --> 01:17:24,360
Speaker 3: Yeah, I'm sorry, traumatized. Can't pick them a.

1641
01:17:24,320 --> 01:17:25,040
Speaker 9: Three for three.

1642
01:17:25,040 --> 01:17:26,840
Speaker 6: Well, I'm gonna go four for from going with the Bills,

1643
01:17:28,560 --> 01:17:31,040
Speaker 6: We're going to go back to where the two and

1644
01:17:31,080 --> 01:17:34,200
Speaker 6: Martin that do count. Here we have the Commanders and

1645
01:17:34,320 --> 01:17:36,800
Speaker 6: Lions is our next game. Lions are eight and a

1646
01:17:36,800 --> 01:17:39,920
Speaker 6: half point favorites. Carmen, of course, shows the Lions. Yeah,

1647
01:17:40,040 --> 01:17:41,120
Speaker 6: question is what are we doing?

1648
01:17:41,120 --> 01:17:41,439
Speaker 5: Alex?

1649
01:17:41,560 --> 01:17:44,040
Speaker 2: Yeah, I mean this should be I believe this should

1650
01:17:44,080 --> 01:17:46,760
Speaker 2: be a big Lions win here. It's their first time

1651
01:17:46,800 --> 01:17:49,240
Speaker 2: in franchise history, they're the one seed, They're coming off

1652
01:17:49,280 --> 01:17:52,760
Speaker 2: a bye. I'm much needed rest week because they have

1653
01:17:52,920 --> 01:17:56,599
Speaker 2: just been plugged with injuries this season. They're getting players back.

1654
01:17:56,760 --> 01:18:01,120
Speaker 2: I just there's there's so much on, Like, there's so

1655
01:18:01,240 --> 01:18:04,799
Speaker 2: much high expectations and hope and having this core group together,

1656
01:18:04,920 --> 01:18:08,360
Speaker 2: especially their coordinator's offensive coordinator, defensive coordinator with this crew

1657
01:18:09,600 --> 01:18:10,960
Speaker 2: to make that Super Bowl run.

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01:18:11,080 --> 01:18:12,600
Speaker 3: So I think it's a Lions.

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01:18:13,000 --> 01:18:15,920
Speaker 4: Home with the Lions as well forward down the field. Yeah,

1660
01:18:16,000 --> 01:18:17,920
Speaker 4: I just think, and I think it kind of broke

1661
01:18:18,000 --> 01:18:21,200
Speaker 4: ourd for him. I'd like them Tampa and Jaden Daniel's

1662
01:18:21,760 --> 01:18:24,360
Speaker 4: lack of experience cause it strikes here.

1663
01:18:24,880 --> 01:18:25,680
Speaker 3: Yeah.

1664
01:18:25,720 --> 01:18:28,400
Speaker 6: All right, well that's the halfway there. We got one

1665
01:18:28,439 --> 01:18:31,400
Speaker 6: more nfilm than a surprise entrant. Yes, the last one,

1666
01:18:31,479 --> 01:18:34,320
Speaker 6: we're gonna go with the Rams at the Eagles. Eagles

1667
01:18:34,360 --> 01:18:37,479
Speaker 6: are in fact home and six point favorites. Carmon chose

1668
01:18:37,479 --> 01:18:39,479
Speaker 6: the Eagles on this one. Alex, I think I know

1669
01:18:39,520 --> 01:18:40,240
Speaker 6: who you go in here.

1670
01:18:40,280 --> 01:18:40,800
Speaker 5: Absolutely.

1671
01:18:40,920 --> 01:18:41,320
Speaker 3: Yeah.

1672
01:18:41,520 --> 01:18:45,040
Speaker 2: Oh Yeah, we talked about this earlier Top of the

1673
01:18:45,120 --> 01:18:48,040
Speaker 2: Hour Rams at Eagles.

1674
01:18:49,000 --> 01:18:51,160
Speaker 3: Rams are coming into this game with.

1675
01:18:51,360 --> 01:18:55,839
Speaker 2: The weight of LA and the heart and the emotion

1676
01:18:56,520 --> 01:18:59,360
Speaker 2: on their shoulders, as we saw last week with that

1677
01:18:59,520 --> 01:19:02,639
Speaker 2: Domini win over the Vikings.

1678
01:19:03,040 --> 01:19:04,240
Speaker 3: I'm I'm going.

1679
01:19:04,040 --> 01:19:06,519
Speaker 2: With my heart and I'm going with LA. They have

1680
01:19:06,600 --> 01:19:08,840
Speaker 2: been one of the hottest teams in the NFL the

1681
01:19:08,920 --> 01:19:12,400
Speaker 2: last few months. They have a better coach in Sean McVay.

1682
01:19:12,479 --> 01:19:15,320
Speaker 2: They have a better quarterback in Matthew Stafford. They are

1683
01:19:15,320 --> 01:19:20,200
Speaker 2: the only coach quarterback Super Bowl winning duo in the NFC.

1684
01:19:20,240 --> 01:19:22,559
Speaker 2: And if it comes down to what the last couple

1685
01:19:22,600 --> 01:19:25,559
Speaker 2: of minutes, I'm putting my money on Sean McVay and

1686
01:19:25,640 --> 01:19:30,439
Speaker 2: Matthew Stafford. And I think after getting completely embarrassed and

1687
01:19:30,439 --> 01:19:33,760
Speaker 2: blown out two months ago by the Eagles and Saguon Barkley,

1688
01:19:33,640 --> 01:19:35,000
Speaker 2: they got to figure out how to stop them, and

1689
01:19:35,320 --> 01:19:35,719
Speaker 2: they will.

1690
01:19:36,400 --> 01:19:39,240
Speaker 4: I do think also with that, you know that that's

1691
01:19:39,400 --> 01:19:45,759
Speaker 4: tough fifty fifty five's that's a good three game stretch. Yeah,

1692
01:19:45,800 --> 01:19:48,280
Speaker 4: you know, in four quarters. I like the Rams here.

1693
01:19:48,400 --> 01:19:50,960
Speaker 4: I think that the reasons why people have not liked the.

1694
01:19:51,000 --> 01:19:53,880
Speaker 5: Rams, I think are overblown, Like the outside. Yeah, they

1695
01:19:54,000 --> 01:19:56,080
Speaker 5: just played outside. I'm good with it. Give me Matthew

1696
01:19:56,120 --> 01:19:57,800
Speaker 5: Stafford and me c J. Stroud. I mean, I'm sorry

1697
01:19:57,880 --> 01:19:59,400
Speaker 5: Matthew Stafford, Sean McVay. Yeah.

1698
01:19:59,439 --> 01:20:03,120
Speaker 4: And last year's playoff rematch in the NFC Championship Rams

1699
01:20:03,200 --> 01:20:03,959
Speaker 4: at Lions.

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01:20:04,840 --> 01:20:07,360
Speaker 6: All right, last one is the Notre Dame. Ohis the

1701
01:20:07,439 --> 01:20:11,280
Speaker 6: national title game. Carmen Show's Notre Dame, Alex, go for it.

1702
01:20:11,680 --> 01:20:14,000
Speaker 2: I've been saying Ohio State is a team to beat,

1703
01:20:14,040 --> 01:20:16,000
Speaker 2: so I'm gonna stick with it. I'm going with oho

1704
01:20:16,200 --> 01:20:18,479
Speaker 2: Ohio State. I'm sorry, family, had so much family go

1705
01:20:18,520 --> 01:20:19,160
Speaker 2: to Notre Dame.

1706
01:20:19,280 --> 01:20:20,520
Speaker 3: Thank you so much.

1707
01:20:20,600 --> 01:20:22,000
Speaker 5: Go Irish.

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01:20:22,040 --> 01:20:23,719
Speaker 3: We'll see you next Saturday afternoon.