1 00:00:17,520 --> 00:00:19,560 Speaker 1: Always is, and you've got this to look forward to. 2 00:00:19,720 --> 00:00:22,319 Speaker 1: Check it out SOFI Stadium. The road to Super Bowl 3 00:00:22,360 --> 00:00:25,640 Speaker 1: fifty six continues with the divisional playoffs we hear on 4 00:00:25,720 --> 00:00:29,960 Speaker 1: GMFB call it the throwdown rounds and momentum building pressure 5 00:00:30,040 --> 00:00:33,080 Speaker 1: on the rise in the final eighteens. That's right, eight 6 00:00:33,120 --> 00:00:36,559 Speaker 1: teams left looking to punch their ticket to championship Sunday 7 00:00:36,680 --> 00:00:40,200 Speaker 1: through Divisional Playoffs presented by into It Turbo Tax Live. 8 00:00:40,600 --> 00:00:44,400 Speaker 1: Eight teams, four games, one Destiny just won, Lngority to 9 00:00:44,520 --> 00:00:48,000 Speaker 1: rule them all. Action kicks off Saturday, January twenty second. 10 00:00:48,479 --> 00:00:51,520 Speaker 1: You can head over to NFL dot com slash schedule 11 00:00:52,000 --> 00:00:55,080 Speaker 1: for the full schedule and all those Super Bowl activities 12 00:00:55,080 --> 00:00:56,960 Speaker 1: going on at SOFI. Checking those out. It seems like 13 00:00:56,960 --> 00:00:59,400 Speaker 1: it's going to be a party on the West Coast. 14 00:00:59,800 --> 00:01:02,640 Speaker 1: Welcome to Good Morning Football out East. Mike Gara follow 15 00:01:02,880 --> 00:01:07,160 Speaker 1: it's super World Champion Michael Robinson. Let's say GIMF Weekend, 16 00:01:07,360 --> 00:01:10,680 Speaker 1: jim IF Weekday crossover event. It is right, a little 17 00:01:10,680 --> 00:01:13,520 Speaker 1: bit of crossfire. What did you go We're playing spades 18 00:01:13,600 --> 00:01:19,360 Speaker 1: or something. Can't want to talk about these games? Yes, 19 00:01:19,680 --> 00:01:22,160 Speaker 1: let's do it that or Mike Rob's bag, Let's go 20 00:01:22,160 --> 00:01:31,080 Speaker 1: to the games. Y oh, that's very exciting. Now, let's 21 00:01:31,080 --> 00:01:34,400 Speaker 1: talk about these Bengals. They're coming off a huge win 22 00:01:34,600 --> 00:01:38,080 Speaker 1: against the Raiders super wild Card weekend. They're in Nashville 23 00:01:38,120 --> 00:01:40,520 Speaker 1: this week to take on the number one seated Titans 24 00:01:40,560 --> 00:01:44,200 Speaker 1: in the AFC Divisional. For the latest on Cincinnati, we 25 00:01:44,280 --> 00:01:46,880 Speaker 1: send it over to A D. D King Kabala Kerry. 26 00:01:46,920 --> 00:01:49,320 Speaker 1: Bengals head coach Back Taylor had some good news Tuesday 27 00:01:49,360 --> 00:01:52,080 Speaker 1: when he said defensive end Trey Hendrickson is progressing through 28 00:01:52,160 --> 00:01:55,960 Speaker 1: the concussion protocol in a positive manner. Hendrickson has had 29 00:01:56,000 --> 00:01:58,880 Speaker 1: a monster year for the Bengals upfront, really helping fuel 30 00:01:59,000 --> 00:02:02,520 Speaker 1: their path rush. The Bengals noticed a significant different Saturday 31 00:02:02,560 --> 00:02:04,960 Speaker 1: in the wildcard game. When Hendrickson was in the game 32 00:02:05,040 --> 00:02:08,080 Speaker 1: and when he wasn't, their pressure rate dropped nearly thirty 33 00:02:08,200 --> 00:02:11,440 Speaker 1: percentage points. Of course, Hendrickson's presence is about more than 34 00:02:11,520 --> 00:02:13,839 Speaker 1: just the pass rush. It's having a body up front 35 00:02:13,880 --> 00:02:16,800 Speaker 1: where the Bengals are already thin. Larry Ogenjobi was placed 36 00:02:16,840 --> 00:02:19,880 Speaker 1: on ir earlier this week. Mike Daniels won't be able 37 00:02:19,919 --> 00:02:23,000 Speaker 1: to go, and everybody knows how fiercely the Titans run 38 00:02:23,080 --> 00:02:25,720 Speaker 1: the ball now, even though Titans head coach Mike Rabel 39 00:02:25,840 --> 00:02:29,160 Speaker 1: is being a little bit coy about Derrick Henry's participation, 40 00:02:29,440 --> 00:02:32,160 Speaker 1: the Bengals are fully prepared for a heavy dose of 41 00:02:32,280 --> 00:02:35,000 Speaker 1: running from whoever it is. DJ Redder said that he 42 00:02:35,200 --> 00:02:37,919 Speaker 1: knows the Titans are going to run, as Rabel likes 43 00:02:37,960 --> 00:02:40,120 Speaker 1: to say, the Titans are going to chip away at 44 00:02:40,160 --> 00:02:43,040 Speaker 1: the rock and so Rudder said, it's next man up, 45 00:02:43,240 --> 00:02:45,600 Speaker 1: and in terms of stopping the run, he said, it 46 00:02:45,760 --> 00:02:48,560 Speaker 1: all starts up front. Thanks so much to dd It's 47 00:02:48,600 --> 00:02:51,760 Speaker 1: the team that broke their thirty one year postseason when 48 00:02:52,040 --> 00:02:55,200 Speaker 1: drought up against the least talked about team, the one 49 00:02:55,240 --> 00:02:57,840 Speaker 1: that had the bye week, the rest for their superstar 50 00:02:57,960 --> 00:03:00,239 Speaker 1: Derrick Henry to come back. This is a story line 51 00:03:00,240 --> 00:03:02,480 Speaker 1: we've been tracking, Mike. Can you add anything you heard 52 00:03:02,480 --> 00:03:04,520 Speaker 1: a Ddy there saying that Mike Rabels being coy about 53 00:03:04,520 --> 00:03:07,360 Speaker 1: Derrick Henry's availability, and we're gonna try to ramp him 54 00:03:07,440 --> 00:03:10,200 Speaker 1: up and then we're gonna make a decision. Decision is 55 00:03:10,200 --> 00:03:11,680 Speaker 1: going to be to let Derrick Henry play. I mean, 56 00:03:11,680 --> 00:03:13,480 Speaker 1: the question is how much is he going to play? 57 00:03:13,560 --> 00:03:15,920 Speaker 1: But certainly did everything he couldn't rehab to get ready 58 00:03:15,960 --> 00:03:18,840 Speaker 1: for this possibility of playing in the divisional round. So 59 00:03:19,000 --> 00:03:21,480 Speaker 1: I do expect to see Derrick Henry out there. How 60 00:03:21,600 --> 00:03:24,600 Speaker 1: much they put on him. You don't want to risk 61 00:03:24,639 --> 00:03:26,960 Speaker 1: anything with note food or reinjury or you know, because 62 00:03:26,960 --> 00:03:30,960 Speaker 1: it can be a potential reinjury situation. Mike rob is nodding. 63 00:03:31,000 --> 00:03:33,280 Speaker 1: You can't see him, he's off camera, but knows that 64 00:03:33,440 --> 00:03:35,360 Speaker 1: that is the deal with this injury. So we'll see. 65 00:03:35,560 --> 00:03:38,120 Speaker 1: But the Titans expected to have Derrick Henry out there 66 00:03:38,560 --> 00:03:40,800 Speaker 1: this weekend. The week of rest could not have hurt 67 00:03:40,960 --> 00:03:44,440 Speaker 1: Derrick Henry's chances for optimal usage in this big game. Well, 68 00:03:44,480 --> 00:03:46,080 Speaker 1: let's take a look back at history before we could 69 00:03:46,080 --> 00:03:48,600 Speaker 1: really dig into this. It is not easy to knock 70 00:03:48,680 --> 00:03:52,080 Speaker 1: off the top seed. Since twenty ten, has happened six times, 71 00:03:52,160 --> 00:03:55,400 Speaker 1: not in the divisional round, the most recent back in 72 00:03:55,520 --> 00:03:58,360 Speaker 1: twenty nineteen twenty. It is that easy. It was the 73 00:03:58,440 --> 00:04:01,480 Speaker 1: six seed Titans knocking off the one seed Raven. So 74 00:04:01,720 --> 00:04:04,520 Speaker 1: as we look at Saturday's matchup, how did the Titans, 75 00:04:04,720 --> 00:04:07,360 Speaker 1: a boy to getting upset by the Bengals in the 76 00:04:07,480 --> 00:04:12,320 Speaker 1: AFC Divisional just absolutely kick Cincinnati in the face upfront? 77 00:04:12,520 --> 00:04:14,800 Speaker 1: And I think they can and I think they will. 78 00:04:15,000 --> 00:04:17,280 Speaker 1: Cincinnati's by no means a finesse team. They play in 79 00:04:17,279 --> 00:04:19,480 Speaker 1: a co weather market. They've got great big men upfront, 80 00:04:19,520 --> 00:04:21,880 Speaker 1: but their danger is they're gonna beat you with fireworks 81 00:04:21,920 --> 00:04:24,200 Speaker 1: and long passes, and Joe Mixon is gonna put up 82 00:04:24,279 --> 00:04:27,080 Speaker 1: pounding on you, Tennessee. There's no secret what they're gonna do. 83 00:04:27,160 --> 00:04:29,120 Speaker 1: They're gonna beat you upfront, and I'm looking at Jeffrey 84 00:04:29,160 --> 00:04:31,720 Speaker 1: Simmons as maybe the most valuable player in this game. 85 00:04:32,200 --> 00:04:34,960 Speaker 1: Jeffrey Simmons did not make the AFC Pro Bowl team. 86 00:04:35,240 --> 00:04:37,960 Speaker 1: Was left off. The Forest Buckler made it, Chris Jones 87 00:04:38,040 --> 00:04:40,279 Speaker 1: made it, Cameron Hayward made it. All three are worthy. 88 00:04:40,839 --> 00:04:42,919 Speaker 1: Jeffrey Simmons was left off. I think Jeffrey Simmons might 89 00:04:42,960 --> 00:04:44,920 Speaker 1: have been the best defensive tackle in the AFC this 90 00:04:45,120 --> 00:04:47,520 Speaker 1: entire season, and I think he's playing off that anger 91 00:04:47,560 --> 00:04:49,440 Speaker 1: and been playing what that fury since the Pro Bowl 92 00:04:49,440 --> 00:04:52,200 Speaker 1: teams were announced. Look at the numbers for Simmons this 93 00:04:52,360 --> 00:04:54,800 Speaker 1: season and what he's done as compared to his first 94 00:04:54,839 --> 00:04:59,320 Speaker 1: two years in the league. Career highs across the board, sacks, tackles, 95 00:04:59,520 --> 00:05:02,599 Speaker 1: tackles for a lost quarterback, hits, and if you remember 96 00:05:02,839 --> 00:05:04,040 Speaker 1: and then you have to go back a couple of 97 00:05:04,120 --> 00:05:06,320 Speaker 1: years to the draft. This was a top five pick 98 00:05:06,440 --> 00:05:08,720 Speaker 1: the whole way through the college season, Mississippis say, this 99 00:05:08,800 --> 00:05:12,440 Speaker 1: is the guy tours me up right before the NFL 100 00:05:12,600 --> 00:05:14,680 Speaker 1: Draft while he was training, and then fell to the 101 00:05:14,760 --> 00:05:17,360 Speaker 1: middle of the first round, did the full recovery, and 102 00:05:17,520 --> 00:05:20,080 Speaker 1: now in year three is fully blossoming. I don't see 103 00:05:20,160 --> 00:05:22,080 Speaker 1: how they can stop Jeffrey Simmons. I don't see how 104 00:05:22,120 --> 00:05:24,560 Speaker 1: they're going to stop that Tennessee push up front Cincinnati. 105 00:05:24,640 --> 00:05:26,440 Speaker 1: It's been a great ride. I'm not saying they yet. 106 00:05:26,480 --> 00:05:29,920 Speaker 1: I'm just saying, don't overlook with especially Larry Obey and 107 00:05:30,000 --> 00:05:33,480 Speaker 1: possibly out, with especially Trey Andrickson possibly being out, and 108 00:05:33,520 --> 00:05:35,520 Speaker 1: then now of course we're hearing that Mike Daniels ain't 109 00:05:35,560 --> 00:05:37,479 Speaker 1: gonna play either. I just don't know in the trenches 110 00:05:37,520 --> 00:05:39,920 Speaker 1: how Cincinnati can keep Tennessee from coming. And maybe that 111 00:05:39,960 --> 00:05:42,239 Speaker 1: motivates Cincinnati to play even a different brand of football. 112 00:05:42,279 --> 00:05:44,480 Speaker 1: But if in Gockway and Crosby were having a field day, 113 00:05:44,520 --> 00:05:46,760 Speaker 1: just wait for Jeffrey Simmons. Jeffrey Simmons is one of 114 00:05:46,839 --> 00:05:49,400 Speaker 1: my favorite players in the National Football League. I mean, 115 00:05:49,440 --> 00:05:51,680 Speaker 1: this dude, is explosive off the line of scrimmage, and 116 00:05:51,720 --> 00:05:53,960 Speaker 1: everything in that defense starts with him when you double 117 00:05:54,000 --> 00:05:55,680 Speaker 1: team in me as the ability to split the double 118 00:05:55,680 --> 00:05:57,479 Speaker 1: team and also make the plays on the back end. 119 00:05:57,600 --> 00:05:59,320 Speaker 1: But I think this Tennessee Tits team, they're gonna have 120 00:05:59,320 --> 00:06:01,600 Speaker 1: to limit the explosion of play. I mean, this explosive 121 00:06:01,760 --> 00:06:04,359 Speaker 1: nature of the Cincinnati Bengals offense, all of those wide receivers. 122 00:06:04,480 --> 00:06:06,080 Speaker 1: Check out this board. I'm about to show you guys 123 00:06:06,320 --> 00:06:09,560 Speaker 1: fifty plus yard receiving touchdowns. Eight. I mean, you got 124 00:06:09,640 --> 00:06:12,520 Speaker 1: teams that don't even have two or three. This team 125 00:06:12,600 --> 00:06:15,119 Speaker 1: has eight. And I think it's because of the Jamar 126 00:06:15,240 --> 00:06:17,680 Speaker 1: Chase on the outside. It's because of t Higgins's because 127 00:06:17,720 --> 00:06:20,680 Speaker 1: of Tyler Board. It's very tough to match up with 128 00:06:20,760 --> 00:06:23,200 Speaker 1: these guys, right, Tyler Board he's the guy that's gonna 129 00:06:23,360 --> 00:06:25,480 Speaker 1: rule the slot. And you got Jamar Chase. He's the 130 00:06:25,520 --> 00:06:27,600 Speaker 1: guy that they focus on in the past game. He's 131 00:06:27,600 --> 00:06:29,400 Speaker 1: the backside of the three by one of te Higgins 132 00:06:29,680 --> 00:06:32,760 Speaker 1: owns the red zone. I think the Tennessee ties to 133 00:06:32,839 --> 00:06:34,560 Speaker 1: your point, Peter, They're gonna have to get a push. 134 00:06:34,760 --> 00:06:36,920 Speaker 1: They're gonna have to make sure Joe Burrower doesn't have 135 00:06:36,960 --> 00:06:39,200 Speaker 1: a clean pocket so that he can complete these passes 136 00:06:39,279 --> 00:06:41,760 Speaker 1: like this, because if he pushes the ball down field, 137 00:06:42,040 --> 00:06:44,680 Speaker 1: if you get that long touchdown, that only opens up 138 00:06:44,720 --> 00:06:47,520 Speaker 1: things for Joe Mixon, that only backs up safeties and 139 00:06:47,640 --> 00:06:49,440 Speaker 1: creates the space in the run game that I know 140 00:06:49,560 --> 00:06:52,040 Speaker 1: Cincinnati wants to get done. Kind of piggybacking off of that, 141 00:06:52,160 --> 00:06:54,479 Speaker 1: But it's quite simple. How do they avoid the upset? 142 00:06:54,560 --> 00:06:56,760 Speaker 1: They listen to Mike Rabel. That's what they do. Because 143 00:06:56,760 --> 00:06:58,760 Speaker 1: here's what Rabel does during the week. He'll kind of 144 00:06:58,839 --> 00:07:01,320 Speaker 1: identify the top things that he wants his guys to 145 00:07:01,400 --> 00:07:04,360 Speaker 1: focus on, the biggest keys to the game. It's very 146 00:07:04,480 --> 00:07:06,840 Speaker 1: bella check in And I'm really even sorry that I 147 00:07:06,920 --> 00:07:08,920 Speaker 1: even said that, but that's the point. It's like, what 148 00:07:09,120 --> 00:07:11,000 Speaker 1: do they do. Well, we're gonna kind of take it away. 149 00:07:11,120 --> 00:07:13,920 Speaker 1: But what Rabel does all week long is he'll hammered 150 00:07:13,960 --> 00:07:16,440 Speaker 1: into his guy's heads. He'll keep mentioning it in the 151 00:07:16,560 --> 00:07:20,240 Speaker 1: locker room, during practice, in meeting rooms to the point 152 00:07:20,280 --> 00:07:24,480 Speaker 1: where it gets annoying. Coach, yeah, exactly. So he'll be 153 00:07:24,560 --> 00:07:27,520 Speaker 1: walking through, Hey, number one, remember number one? Yeah, okay, 154 00:07:27,640 --> 00:07:30,240 Speaker 1: Jamar Chase, Yeah yeah, Well we make sure that he 155 00:07:30,360 --> 00:07:32,400 Speaker 1: doesn't go yeah, okay, all right, coach, we got it. 156 00:07:32,560 --> 00:07:34,480 Speaker 1: So that I guarantee you is going to be his 157 00:07:34,600 --> 00:07:39,400 Speaker 1: biggest point this week to them Sunday, Saturday, Saturday. I 158 00:07:39,520 --> 00:07:43,040 Speaker 1: believe in Nashville cannot wait for this game. I talked 159 00:07:43,040 --> 00:07:45,760 Speaker 1: a lot about Joe Burrow's turnovers and interceptions at the 160 00:07:45,840 --> 00:07:48,520 Speaker 1: beginning of the season. I'm looking at Tannehill. Tannehill cannot 161 00:07:48,560 --> 00:07:51,160 Speaker 1: throw an interception. It seems so simple. We know turnovers. 162 00:07:51,200 --> 00:07:53,040 Speaker 1: Of course, it's going to change in skew games. But 163 00:07:53,520 --> 00:07:56,080 Speaker 1: he does it, and he didn't do it last names 164 00:07:56,080 --> 00:07:58,400 Speaker 1: out on the field. But overall, twenty one touchdowns to 165 00:07:58,640 --> 00:08:02,000 Speaker 1: eighteen turnovers, lowest ratio among the playoff quarterbacks and the 166 00:08:02,080 --> 00:08:04,800 Speaker 1: Titans five losses, he's copped it up ten times. That 167 00:08:04,960 --> 00:08:08,240 Speaker 1: is triple his turnover rate from the Titans win. So 168 00:08:08,760 --> 00:08:11,080 Speaker 1: we talk about Borrow getting sacked ten Hill second most 169 00:08:11,080 --> 00:08:13,560 Speaker 1: stacked quarterback in the NFL this year. That is alarming. 170 00:08:13,920 --> 00:08:16,000 Speaker 1: That doesn't make sense to me given how much this 171 00:08:16,160 --> 00:08:19,000 Speaker 1: team runs the ball. So there's that issue as well. 172 00:08:19,040 --> 00:08:20,440 Speaker 1: I don't think it has to be a three hundred 173 00:08:20,520 --> 00:08:22,360 Speaker 1: yard game. Of course, maybe he won't be put in 174 00:08:22,400 --> 00:08:24,880 Speaker 1: a situation where those interceptions fly, and he didn't do 175 00:08:24,920 --> 00:08:26,200 Speaker 1: it last time he was on the field. I think 176 00:08:26,240 --> 00:08:28,120 Speaker 1: we saw this brilliant performance week eighteen. It was the 177 00:08:28,120 --> 00:08:30,960 Speaker 1: best version of himself. But he does this year. I 178 00:08:31,000 --> 00:08:32,360 Speaker 1: don't know if because he didn't have a j and 179 00:08:32,480 --> 00:08:34,560 Speaker 1: Foully at the same time, but he did throw interceptions. 180 00:08:34,559 --> 00:08:35,959 Speaker 1: And that's a huge concern this one because you know 181 00:08:35,960 --> 00:08:38,280 Speaker 1: who's not Borrow's not throw interceptions at least right now 182 00:08:38,320 --> 00:08:41,200 Speaker 1: for a pretty nice healthy street. Yeah. No, Tannehill had 183 00:08:41,200 --> 00:08:43,599 Speaker 1: a huge Week seventeen against the Dolphins head you know, 184 00:08:43,640 --> 00:08:45,280 Speaker 1: they get the number one seed. It was big, But 185 00:08:45,360 --> 00:08:47,640 Speaker 1: there were those games where it was, hey, there's injuries 186 00:08:47,679 --> 00:08:49,040 Speaker 1: on the field, we need you to lead us here. 187 00:08:49,200 --> 00:08:51,599 Speaker 1: And you know, I know Titans fans, hey hearing it. 188 00:08:51,679 --> 00:08:53,040 Speaker 1: But they lost to the Texans and they lost to 189 00:08:53,040 --> 00:08:55,640 Speaker 1: the Jets, and that stuff is giant red flags to me, 190 00:08:55,960 --> 00:08:58,120 Speaker 1: based on the talent on both sides of the ball. Scary, 191 00:08:58,160 --> 00:09:01,840 Speaker 1: I'm scary, scary. I'm concerned about the use of Derek carry. 192 00:09:01,880 --> 00:09:03,440 Speaker 1: I know Jeezy hit on it a little bit earlier 193 00:09:03,480 --> 00:09:06,160 Speaker 1: in that segment. There's a guy who almost averages thirty 194 00:09:06,240 --> 00:09:08,640 Speaker 1: carries a game when he's playing. His presence will do 195 00:09:08,760 --> 00:09:11,120 Speaker 1: something for this offense. But I just hope the Titans 196 00:09:11,160 --> 00:09:12,760 Speaker 1: don't put too much of a load on this guy 197 00:09:12,840 --> 00:09:16,240 Speaker 1: man because that foot injury. You can't train like you're 198 00:09:16,240 --> 00:09:18,040 Speaker 1: going to be playing in a game. Yeah, and that's 199 00:09:18,040 --> 00:09:20,680 Speaker 1: what Vraible was saying. We're trying to replicate that contest. 200 00:09:21,000 --> 00:09:23,320 Speaker 1: You can't replicate it. They're not tackling him to the ground. 201 00:09:23,360 --> 00:09:25,360 Speaker 1: You can't replicate it in training camp. You're definitely not 202 00:09:25,480 --> 00:09:27,760 Speaker 1: replicating it in January with all the limited contact you 203 00:09:27,840 --> 00:09:29,839 Speaker 1: got in practice. So you do what you can. You 204 00:09:29,920 --> 00:09:31,920 Speaker 1: get him out there, you try to get him acclimated. 205 00:09:32,000 --> 00:09:33,880 Speaker 1: He's not gonna have thirty carries. We know that, you know, 206 00:09:33,960 --> 00:09:35,360 Speaker 1: but what's the number? Is it half of that? Is 207 00:09:35,360 --> 00:09:37,000 Speaker 1: it a quarter of that? Well? Well do they take 208 00:09:37,080 --> 00:09:40,760 Speaker 1: those carriers away from the two bats have been stepping up? 209 00:09:40,960 --> 00:09:43,360 Speaker 1: What I'm saying, I think it's a tough decision to make. 210 00:09:43,480 --> 00:09:45,839 Speaker 1: They didn't need Derrick Henry to get here. They got 211 00:09:45,880 --> 00:09:47,920 Speaker 1: a first round by securing it with a win over 212 00:09:48,000 --> 00:09:51,000 Speaker 1: the Texans in Brilliant Fashion Week eighteen. They get to 213 00:09:51,080 --> 00:09:52,960 Speaker 1: rest and get him back. He's like, is he icing 214 00:09:53,000 --> 00:09:54,960 Speaker 1: on the cake? Do they need him to win? Okay, 215 00:09:55,200 --> 00:09:58,480 Speaker 1: gimafie with your twiza. When asked about his team's performance 216 00:09:58,480 --> 00:10:02,319 Speaker 1: against the Cardinals on mon Day, Aaron Donald told reporters, quote, 217 00:10:02,520 --> 00:10:05,280 Speaker 1: I feel like we were just dominant out there. End quote. 218 00:10:05,320 --> 00:10:07,880 Speaker 1: So the player who has to have the most dominant 219 00:10:07,920 --> 00:10:11,240 Speaker 1: performance in the entire divisional round is don't know if 220 00:10:11,280 --> 00:10:13,240 Speaker 1: Fred Warner is gonna go. We don't know if Nick 221 00:10:13,320 --> 00:10:15,600 Speaker 1: bos is gonna go. And now we don't know exactly 222 00:10:15,720 --> 00:10:18,160 Speaker 1: the status of Jimmy Garoppolo because it was revealed the 223 00:10:18,160 --> 00:10:20,640 Speaker 1: shoulders pretty banged up. I think Deebo Samuel needs to 224 00:10:20,640 --> 00:10:22,920 Speaker 1: go absolutely ham if they've got a chance up there 225 00:10:23,000 --> 00:10:25,199 Speaker 1: in Green Bay. And I don't think it's crazy to 226 00:10:25,280 --> 00:10:27,720 Speaker 1: say he might. No team has been able to stop him. 227 00:10:27,760 --> 00:10:30,160 Speaker 1: And what I love about San Francisco's offense is how 228 00:10:30,200 --> 00:10:32,000 Speaker 1: they all commit to it. You know, George Kittle had 229 00:10:32,040 --> 00:10:34,960 Speaker 1: one catch the other night. He's blocking the whole row. 230 00:10:35,600 --> 00:10:38,240 Speaker 1: Kittle has only nine catches over the last four games, 231 00:10:38,400 --> 00:10:41,160 Speaker 1: hasn't said a peep, hasn't complained, and he knows that 232 00:10:41,280 --> 00:10:42,959 Speaker 1: his bes role is to block, the same thing with 233 00:10:43,040 --> 00:10:45,680 Speaker 1: Jowan Jennings, the same thing with Brandon Aiyuk step up 234 00:10:45,720 --> 00:10:47,640 Speaker 1: when you have to. But they have all bought in. 235 00:10:47,880 --> 00:10:49,599 Speaker 1: There has not been one diva in that building. And 236 00:10:49,640 --> 00:10:51,800 Speaker 1: it's like, Debo is our guy. If we can get 237 00:10:51,880 --> 00:10:54,200 Speaker 1: Debo going, we will win these games. They have been 238 00:10:54,240 --> 00:10:56,800 Speaker 1: winning these games. I think if Debo goes nuts, green 239 00:10:56,880 --> 00:10:58,640 Speaker 1: Bay is gonna have a problem. If Debo is stopped, 240 00:10:58,720 --> 00:11:01,079 Speaker 1: I think green Bay rolls that he's not a diva. 241 00:11:01,400 --> 00:11:03,599 Speaker 1: That matters too. If he acted differently, there might be 242 00:11:04,040 --> 00:11:06,559 Speaker 1: some tumult about that situation in those targets. But he 243 00:11:06,960 --> 00:11:09,120 Speaker 1: as suddenly as he is. Mister six point three yards 244 00:11:09,160 --> 00:11:11,200 Speaker 1: for carry most yards were catching the National Football League, 245 00:11:11,200 --> 00:11:14,000 Speaker 1: handles himself well as a teammate. Absolutely, and put me 246 00:11:14,080 --> 00:11:15,719 Speaker 1: in any spot, any role, I'll do it, and I'll 247 00:11:15,720 --> 00:11:17,760 Speaker 1: block to if I have to. And he has had 248 00:11:17,840 --> 00:11:21,000 Speaker 1: some killer blocks this year as well for me. Jeffrey Simmons, 249 00:11:21,240 --> 00:11:24,480 Speaker 1: Tennessee Titans defensive tackle. I mean eight and a half sacks? 250 00:11:24,880 --> 00:11:27,440 Speaker 1: What twelve or thirteen tackles for a loss? This dude, 251 00:11:27,720 --> 00:11:31,480 Speaker 1: everything about this defense originates and starts with Jeffrey Simmons. 252 00:11:31,559 --> 00:11:34,240 Speaker 1: He's the reason why Dupree and all those guys on 253 00:11:34,320 --> 00:11:36,440 Speaker 1: the outside are able to get one on ones. He's 254 00:11:36,440 --> 00:11:39,800 Speaker 1: the reason why Kevin Bayer gets all his interceptions, pushing 255 00:11:39,840 --> 00:11:42,040 Speaker 1: the pocket, all of those things. They're gonna need him 256 00:11:42,040 --> 00:11:44,480 Speaker 1: to push the pocket on Joe Burrow and also in 257 00:11:44,600 --> 00:11:46,959 Speaker 1: the run game with Joe Mixon, because I believe the 258 00:11:47,120 --> 00:11:50,240 Speaker 1: glue to this Cincinnati Bengals offense is Joe Mixon and 259 00:11:50,400 --> 00:11:53,160 Speaker 1: this running game and is built off double teams. In 260 00:11:53,280 --> 00:11:56,240 Speaker 1: the zone running game, Jeffrey Simmons has to be a 261 00:11:56,400 --> 00:12:00,319 Speaker 1: playmaker through double teams, breakthrough double teams and actually go 262 00:12:00,320 --> 00:12:02,480 Speaker 1: ahead and make the tackle and do you can't take 263 00:12:02,520 --> 00:12:05,880 Speaker 1: no plays off. I know your big due no plays off. 264 00:12:05,920 --> 00:12:08,679 Speaker 1: They're gonna need joe entire effort. Let's get it, am 265 00:12:08,720 --> 00:12:10,840 Speaker 1: I supposed you guys put your handle up there? Yeah, 266 00:12:10,840 --> 00:12:12,920 Speaker 1: I mean I need followers. Maybe you've got all them, 267 00:12:13,040 --> 00:12:15,160 Speaker 1: you know I don't have them all. I'm going Von 268 00:12:15,320 --> 00:12:18,680 Speaker 1: Miller right here, Von Miller going. You got Tristan Worfs 269 00:12:18,720 --> 00:12:21,160 Speaker 1: in a walking boot. You got Josh Balls their swing tackle. 270 00:12:21,400 --> 00:12:23,800 Speaker 1: He's banged up. So you know what, Von Miller, you 271 00:12:23,880 --> 00:12:26,480 Speaker 1: gotta get come in. You gotta create some chaos. I 272 00:12:26,559 --> 00:12:28,760 Speaker 1: want to see Super Bowl fifty. Von Miller. If I 273 00:12:28,840 --> 00:12:31,040 Speaker 1: possibly can if this team's gonna pull the upset, the 274 00:12:31,080 --> 00:12:36,199 Speaker 1: opportunity is there, Rams Bucks early Sunday afternoon. You look 275 00:12:36,200 --> 00:12:39,560 Speaker 1: at these two teams, It all boils down to these two. 276 00:12:39,679 --> 00:12:41,960 Speaker 1: Not really, but let's talk about them anyway. Nobody stacks 277 00:12:42,040 --> 00:12:43,760 Speaker 1: up to Tom when it comes to playoff success. And 278 00:12:43,800 --> 00:12:47,360 Speaker 1: experienced Stafford got a first post season win Monday night 279 00:12:47,400 --> 00:12:50,280 Speaker 1: against those Cardinals that did not show up. Let's so 280 00:12:50,400 --> 00:12:53,200 Speaker 1: fair about the past guys. We'll talk about this Sunday. 281 00:12:53,280 --> 00:12:56,360 Speaker 1: Stafford was so efficient up against the Cards. He looked awesome, 282 00:12:56,400 --> 00:12:59,000 Speaker 1: Odell looked great. What a fit there. Can the Rams 283 00:12:59,040 --> 00:13:03,320 Speaker 1: take down the Bucks with efficient Stafford or do they 284 00:13:03,400 --> 00:13:06,800 Speaker 1: need more to take down Tom Brady and company? They 285 00:13:06,880 --> 00:13:09,559 Speaker 1: can beat Tom Brady and the Bucks if Matt Stafford 286 00:13:09,640 --> 00:13:11,520 Speaker 1: is official. But if you look at how they played 287 00:13:11,559 --> 00:13:13,760 Speaker 1: them in that Week three matchup, I mean Sean McVay 288 00:13:13,760 --> 00:13:16,120 Speaker 1: and Matthew Stafford, they went empty. They spread at this 289 00:13:16,200 --> 00:13:18,920 Speaker 1: Tampa Bay Buccaneers defense out. If you remember, the Bucks 290 00:13:18,960 --> 00:13:20,920 Speaker 1: secondary was a little bit beat up, and so they 291 00:13:21,000 --> 00:13:24,120 Speaker 1: spreaded those guys out and just let the receivers do 292 00:13:24,240 --> 00:13:26,760 Speaker 1: their concepts and get the ball out fast. I think 293 00:13:26,840 --> 00:13:29,600 Speaker 1: that's probably gonna continue to be the game plan unless 294 00:13:29,720 --> 00:13:32,880 Speaker 1: the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Tom Bows can you send 295 00:13:32,960 --> 00:13:34,920 Speaker 1: some pressure to get the ball out of his hands. 296 00:13:34,960 --> 00:13:38,880 Speaker 1: But guess what, Matthew Stafford is excellent against the Blitz 297 00:13:39,000 --> 00:13:41,000 Speaker 1: because you have a guy like Cooper Cup. So to 298 00:13:41,080 --> 00:13:45,480 Speaker 1: answer your question, absolutely, they can beat the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. 299 00:13:45,520 --> 00:13:47,760 Speaker 1: And I would argue that the Tampa Bay Buccaneers was 300 00:13:47,840 --> 00:13:51,240 Speaker 1: even more healthy in Week three when they got beat 301 00:13:51,320 --> 00:13:54,880 Speaker 1: by ten points by the Rams. So this game is 302 00:13:54,920 --> 00:13:57,400 Speaker 1: gonna be a tough order for Tom Brady and the Buccaneers, 303 00:13:57,840 --> 00:14:01,240 Speaker 1: especially the Buccaneers defense trying to guard these guys man 304 00:14:01,240 --> 00:14:05,120 Speaker 1: because they have weapons everywhere. The only way I see 305 00:14:05,240 --> 00:14:09,440 Speaker 1: the Rams losing this game is if Matthew Stafford has 306 00:14:09,520 --> 00:14:13,840 Speaker 1: a Detroit Lions Matthew Stafford game. Sorry, I just Ram's 307 00:14:13,880 --> 00:14:15,760 Speaker 1: offense needs to be efficient and use some clock like 308 00:14:15,840 --> 00:14:17,800 Speaker 1: Mike rob did in this segment. We've got no time left. 309 00:14:17,840 --> 00:14:19,400 Speaker 1: I got no time to make a point. I'll just 310 00:14:19,400 --> 00:14:22,320 Speaker 1: say real quickly. Stafford was thirteen to seventeen and they 311 00:14:22,400 --> 00:14:24,640 Speaker 1: called the dogs off in the second half. We we 312 00:14:24,760 --> 00:14:26,920 Speaker 1: kind of made out. He was a game manager. He 313 00:14:27,080 --> 00:14:28,720 Speaker 1: was pretty good. He was dialed in on Monday night. 314 00:14:28,800 --> 00:14:33,720 Speaker 1: He didn't make any mistakes. Um, Lavante David's back. That's 315 00:14:34,080 --> 00:14:36,880 Speaker 1: got to go. We'll get into this matchup more. But 316 00:14:37,800 --> 00:14:58,000 Speaker 1: what by jeezy boy, he rescued me. Yeah, welcome to 317 00:14:58,040 --> 00:15:00,360 Speaker 1: Good Morning Football. We're live in New York. He's no 318 00:15:00,560 --> 00:15:02,880 Speaker 1: like matter about these games. Baby. If we're at the 319 00:15:02,920 --> 00:15:06,480 Speaker 1: breakfast table with our GMFP weekend family, Mike Garifola, Michael 320 00:15:06,520 --> 00:15:09,680 Speaker 1: Robinson or here Peter Schrieker myself, Gadas, thank you for 321 00:15:09,920 --> 00:15:13,360 Speaker 1: choosing us to hang out with tivit Ali Black. Okay, 322 00:15:13,440 --> 00:15:17,600 Speaker 1: Sunday night, primetime premiere showdown between two top shelf quarterbacks. 323 00:15:17,640 --> 00:15:19,480 Speaker 1: We just mentioned them, So let's toss it over to 324 00:15:19,560 --> 00:15:21,920 Speaker 1: Kim Jones, who has the latest on this battle of 325 00:15:22,000 --> 00:15:26,000 Speaker 1: heavy leaks. Good morning, kay. I think we all know 326 00:15:26,200 --> 00:15:28,440 Speaker 1: now that the Bills went to Kansas City in Week 327 00:15:28,560 --> 00:15:31,000 Speaker 1: five and came away with a win over the Chiefs. 328 00:15:31,360 --> 00:15:35,240 Speaker 1: The question on Sunday night, with such higher stakes, can 329 00:15:35,280 --> 00:15:38,760 Speaker 1: they pull off another victory? We're going to find out 330 00:15:38,800 --> 00:15:40,760 Speaker 1: and it should be a good one. Couple of keys. 331 00:15:41,120 --> 00:15:44,040 Speaker 1: Can Mike a high change this game too? When he 332 00:15:44,120 --> 00:15:48,040 Speaker 1: did against the Patriots with that interception was absolutely remarkable, 333 00:15:48,200 --> 00:15:51,840 Speaker 1: wasn't it. Number Two? Can Devin Singletary keep up his 334 00:15:52,200 --> 00:15:55,640 Speaker 1: groundbreaking ways if you will? Late in the season he 335 00:15:55,840 --> 00:15:59,120 Speaker 1: hit his stride. He's averaged about five yards and carried 336 00:15:59,200 --> 00:16:01,800 Speaker 1: in the past five games for the Bills. And finally, 337 00:16:02,160 --> 00:16:05,640 Speaker 1: will there be motions? Last year we saw Stefan Diggs 338 00:16:05,680 --> 00:16:08,480 Speaker 1: hand on his helmet watching the Chiefs celebrate that they 339 00:16:08,560 --> 00:16:11,640 Speaker 1: were the team advancing to the Super Bowl. This time around, 340 00:16:11,800 --> 00:16:14,600 Speaker 1: can the Bills channel all of that and come out 341 00:16:14,720 --> 00:16:18,040 Speaker 1: with the win? We're gonna find out. Excellent work by 342 00:16:18,120 --> 00:16:20,280 Speaker 1: Kim as always. Obviously a lot of factors that go 343 00:16:20,440 --> 00:16:22,240 Speaker 1: into who wins or loses, but let's keep it to 344 00:16:22,280 --> 00:16:26,640 Speaker 1: the superstar quarterbacks for now. Who is under the most pressure? 345 00:16:26,680 --> 00:16:29,280 Speaker 1: We love this question animost pressure in the AFC. Do 346 00:16:29,360 --> 00:16:32,400 Speaker 1: you think it is Josh Allen or Patrick Mahomes and 347 00:16:32,960 --> 00:16:35,640 Speaker 1: Mike Construction. I don't know. I mean Patrick Mahomes got 348 00:16:35,720 --> 00:16:38,440 Speaker 1: more rings, Josh Allen's on the come up here, You'd 349 00:16:38,480 --> 00:16:40,960 Speaker 1: think it would be Josh Allen. But I'm gonna pull 350 00:16:41,000 --> 00:16:42,680 Speaker 1: a you turn here and I'm gonna tell you it's 351 00:16:42,760 --> 00:16:45,720 Speaker 1: Patrick Mahomes. Why showing the numbers? And I mentioned this 352 00:16:45,800 --> 00:16:47,400 Speaker 1: early in the season. I said, they started to lose 353 00:16:47,480 --> 00:16:51,200 Speaker 1: these games two teams they might see again in the postseason. Well, 354 00:16:51,440 --> 00:16:53,840 Speaker 1: all in three against the remaining playoff teams this season, 355 00:16:54,080 --> 00:16:55,920 Speaker 1: You're not gonna have to play three of them, but 356 00:16:56,080 --> 00:16:57,560 Speaker 1: you're gonna have to play two of them if you 357 00:16:57,640 --> 00:16:59,640 Speaker 1: plan to go to the Super Bowl. Here, so maybe 358 00:16:59,680 --> 00:17:02,880 Speaker 1: Patrick Mahomes realizes he's looking across the line and seeing 359 00:17:02,960 --> 00:17:05,479 Speaker 1: some defenses that are more confident than they would have been. 360 00:17:05,760 --> 00:17:08,119 Speaker 1: I did think that those victories earlier in the season, 361 00:17:08,200 --> 00:17:10,199 Speaker 1: and granted they scored more points against the Bengals than 362 00:17:10,240 --> 00:17:11,880 Speaker 1: they did against the other teams, but I did think 363 00:17:11,920 --> 00:17:15,159 Speaker 1: those victories earlier in the season were potential confidence builders 364 00:17:15,200 --> 00:17:17,080 Speaker 1: if they saw these teams again. So here we are, 365 00:17:17,200 --> 00:17:20,919 Speaker 1: mic Rob, I agree with you, Jeez. I do think 366 00:17:21,000 --> 00:17:23,840 Speaker 1: Patrick Mahomes has a level of pressure there. But I'm 367 00:17:23,880 --> 00:17:26,920 Speaker 1: gonna go with Josh Allen here in Buffalo Bills fans, 368 00:17:27,040 --> 00:17:29,320 Speaker 1: hear me out, all right, I mean, Josh Allen and 369 00:17:29,880 --> 00:17:32,120 Speaker 1: and our team, our Buffalo Bills. We have to take 370 00:17:32,160 --> 00:17:34,600 Speaker 1: the next step, and the next step is beating up 371 00:17:34,680 --> 00:17:37,080 Speaker 1: on the Kansas City Chiefs. The next step is getting 372 00:17:37,119 --> 00:17:40,119 Speaker 1: to a super Bowl. The next step is winning a 373 00:17:40,240 --> 00:17:42,560 Speaker 1: super Bowl, and to me, Josh Allen is the guy 374 00:17:42,600 --> 00:17:45,600 Speaker 1: to do it. He's probably you talk about the two 375 00:17:45,720 --> 00:17:47,560 Speaker 1: armed talents in the National Football League. You guys have 376 00:17:47,640 --> 00:17:49,720 Speaker 1: heard me say this. If you talk about Patrick Mahomes 377 00:17:49,800 --> 00:17:52,840 Speaker 1: as being one, this guy's won beat the pressures on 378 00:17:53,240 --> 00:17:55,440 Speaker 1: Josh Allen to take the next step. I think he's 379 00:17:55,440 --> 00:17:57,240 Speaker 1: gonna do it. I think he's gonna be the best 380 00:17:57,280 --> 00:18:01,360 Speaker 1: player on the football field. Pressure creates opportunities of anxiety, 381 00:18:01,400 --> 00:18:03,679 Speaker 1: so I hope he does get his meditation and all 382 00:18:03,720 --> 00:18:07,440 Speaker 1: those things in before the game. But it also creates diamonds, 383 00:18:07,480 --> 00:18:09,680 Speaker 1: and I think Josh Allen will be a diamond come 384 00:18:09,880 --> 00:18:13,560 Speaker 1: Sunday night. Allen's win on Saturday Night, I think changed 385 00:18:13,640 --> 00:18:15,840 Speaker 1: the landscape of the rest of the playoffs. I think 386 00:18:15,840 --> 00:18:17,560 Speaker 1: a lot of us saw that and were like, WHOA, 387 00:18:18,640 --> 00:18:22,600 Speaker 1: five touchdowns, ran for seventy yards, they never had to pawn, 388 00:18:22,640 --> 00:18:25,000 Speaker 1: they never got to fourth down, and yet if they 389 00:18:25,160 --> 00:18:27,520 Speaker 1: lose on Sunday, they were out in the divisional round, 390 00:18:27,880 --> 00:18:29,720 Speaker 1: and okay, they want a wildcard round and then we 391 00:18:29,800 --> 00:18:31,560 Speaker 1: do this next year, like can the Bills get over 392 00:18:31,600 --> 00:18:33,400 Speaker 1: the hunt? Like they're going on the road. I look 393 00:18:33,400 --> 00:18:35,640 Speaker 1: at Josh Allen, and it reminds me I go back historically, 394 00:18:35,760 --> 00:18:38,280 Speaker 1: Brett Farve was winning MVP awards, was doing it, but 395 00:18:38,440 --> 00:18:41,680 Speaker 1: Farv had to like go through the trenches against the 396 00:18:41,760 --> 00:18:44,639 Speaker 1: Cowboys and the forty nine ers for years before he 397 00:18:44,800 --> 00:18:48,159 Speaker 1: finally got through. Ninety three, they lost to Dallas in 398 00:18:48,200 --> 00:18:51,520 Speaker 1: the Divisional, ninety four, lost to Dallas in the Divisional 399 00:18:52,240 --> 00:18:54,960 Speaker 1: ninety five, lost to Dallas in the NFC Championship game. 400 00:18:55,080 --> 00:18:58,480 Speaker 1: They finally in ninety six got past Carolina in that 401 00:18:58,640 --> 00:19:01,080 Speaker 1: the NFC champion game in label, but it didn't happen 402 00:19:01,119 --> 00:19:04,240 Speaker 1: overnight for far and Farv, of course was the MVP, 403 00:19:04,520 --> 00:19:06,680 Speaker 1: was the most celebrated player was John Madden's favorite was 404 00:19:06,680 --> 00:19:08,719 Speaker 1: the face of the NFL. Josh Allen like, it might 405 00:19:08,800 --> 00:19:12,320 Speaker 1: not be that easy unless you get past Mahomes. You 406 00:19:12,400 --> 00:19:14,440 Speaker 1: do that, now you're ahead of the game. You're ahead 407 00:19:14,480 --> 00:19:16,520 Speaker 1: of Farv, You're ahead of a lot of these quarterbacks. 408 00:19:16,520 --> 00:19:19,440 Speaker 1: Peyton manning Wats's first three playoff games. I think it's 409 00:19:19,480 --> 00:19:22,200 Speaker 1: on Josh Allen to just get this thing done, like 410 00:19:22,320 --> 00:19:24,320 Speaker 1: put Kansas City away, and then you got to go 411 00:19:24,359 --> 00:19:26,359 Speaker 1: beat Tennessee or Cincinnati, which I think the Bills no 412 00:19:26,480 --> 00:19:28,399 Speaker 1: matter who they play in that game will be favored. 413 00:19:28,560 --> 00:19:30,399 Speaker 1: So I look at Josh Allen because if it's not 414 00:19:30,520 --> 00:19:32,160 Speaker 1: this year, then we gotta do this whole thing again 415 00:19:32,240 --> 00:19:35,359 Speaker 1: next year, and you and he might lose Dable and 416 00:19:35,400 --> 00:19:37,520 Speaker 1: he might lose Ken Dorsey and he might lose Leslie 417 00:19:37,560 --> 00:19:40,680 Speaker 1: Frazier on defense. Like it's all there this year. I 418 00:19:40,760 --> 00:19:43,200 Speaker 1: would hate to think after Saturday Night's performance that it 419 00:19:43,280 --> 00:19:44,760 Speaker 1: was like, oh, that was a good run and then 420 00:19:44,800 --> 00:19:47,479 Speaker 1: it's over on Monday, nay. But that might be the case. Hey, 421 00:19:47,520 --> 00:19:49,119 Speaker 1: you don't want that to be your peak, right, And 422 00:19:49,160 --> 00:19:51,480 Speaker 1: that's what we're fighting in this one. And I think 423 00:19:51,520 --> 00:19:53,800 Speaker 1: it does matter because it is the Chiefs. I think 424 00:19:53,840 --> 00:19:56,360 Speaker 1: it matters more to Josh Allen because there's that team 425 00:19:56,440 --> 00:19:58,760 Speaker 1: you have to what you have just outlined, but also 426 00:19:58,960 --> 00:20:01,760 Speaker 1: the trade they hand did Mahomes, the draft pick in 427 00:20:01,840 --> 00:20:04,399 Speaker 1: which they chose to get Mahomes. The Bills are the 428 00:20:04,440 --> 00:20:07,800 Speaker 1: team that traded Casey the pick back in twenty seventeen. Now, 429 00:20:07,800 --> 00:20:09,760 Speaker 1: I don't think there's a single Buffalo Bills fan who 430 00:20:09,760 --> 00:20:12,880 Speaker 1: would say I wouldn't rather have Tremaine Edmonds or Tradevius White. 431 00:20:12,880 --> 00:20:14,719 Speaker 1: That's who they got back in that trade. And then 432 00:20:14,720 --> 00:20:17,719 Speaker 1: they drafted Josh Allen a year later that said, if 433 00:20:17,760 --> 00:20:21,080 Speaker 1: you lose again in a big game in the playoffs 434 00:20:21,119 --> 00:20:24,040 Speaker 1: to the guy that you basically gift drafted to your opponent, like, 435 00:20:24,280 --> 00:20:26,840 Speaker 1: don't be the Knicks to Mahomes Bulls, Like that's what 436 00:20:27,000 --> 00:20:29,480 Speaker 1: we're fighting, right, what it is. And you know, for years, 437 00:20:29,560 --> 00:20:31,439 Speaker 1: the Bulls would get to that big game and then 438 00:20:31,440 --> 00:20:32,960 Speaker 1: the Knicks would be ready and it would be Xavier 439 00:20:33,080 --> 00:20:35,440 Speaker 1: McDaniel and Anthony Mason and the Bulls were too good 440 00:20:35,520 --> 00:20:37,400 Speaker 1: and Mahomes was Michael Jordan. I think it's a great 441 00:20:37,400 --> 00:20:39,520 Speaker 1: comparison because you can't have this happened year after year 442 00:20:39,560 --> 00:20:41,719 Speaker 1: after year and think the regular season win matters. I mean, 443 00:20:41,760 --> 00:20:43,760 Speaker 1: that game went to a rain delay and everyone's like, 444 00:20:43,760 --> 00:20:45,120 Speaker 1: all right, the Chiefs are gonna come out and they're 445 00:20:45,119 --> 00:20:46,959 Speaker 1: gonna be and the Bills were like, no, we're good, 446 00:20:47,080 --> 00:20:48,399 Speaker 1: we still got this, and they just blow them out 447 00:20:48,400 --> 00:20:50,640 Speaker 1: in the second half in Kansas City. I think it's 448 00:20:50,640 --> 00:20:52,879 Speaker 1: a shootout. I cannot wait for this game, but I 449 00:20:52,880 --> 00:20:54,520 Speaker 1: also can't pick this game because I don't know how 450 00:20:54,560 --> 00:20:57,720 Speaker 1: it goes. Pressure wise, though, Josh Allen can really be 451 00:20:57,840 --> 00:20:59,399 Speaker 1: the face of the NFL if he wins this one, 452 00:21:00,000 --> 00:21:03,639 Speaker 1: There's no doubt about it. You wonder and it starts 453 00:21:03,680 --> 00:21:05,800 Speaker 1: to creep into your own mind if you're on the 454 00:21:05,880 --> 00:21:09,399 Speaker 1: team right, like, we can we do this? Do we 455 00:21:09,520 --> 00:21:12,640 Speaker 1: have the right coach or quarterback? I mean you start 456 00:21:12,680 --> 00:21:15,520 Speaker 1: to look around and now all of a sudden, everything 457 00:21:15,560 --> 00:21:18,240 Speaker 1: that we're saying on the outside, you worry about people 458 00:21:18,280 --> 00:21:20,520 Speaker 1: on the inside thinking that's the problem here. So that's 459 00:21:20,560 --> 00:21:22,720 Speaker 1: where the pressure would be on Allan and would be 460 00:21:22,800 --> 00:21:24,520 Speaker 1: on the bills in this one. Is this how many 461 00:21:24,600 --> 00:21:27,280 Speaker 1: times can you get there before you just fall back 462 00:21:27,320 --> 00:21:29,440 Speaker 1: down the mountain and Sisippus and that's going to go 463 00:21:29,520 --> 00:21:33,560 Speaker 1: Greek mythology there you go, Okay, Gimaphi with your tuiza. 464 00:21:33,680 --> 00:21:35,720 Speaker 1: We'll selva on the West coast because we, of course 465 00:21:35,800 --> 00:21:38,920 Speaker 1: have all of that excitement and then optimism around the 466 00:21:39,000 --> 00:21:41,600 Speaker 1: league with teams needing to fill those coaching vacancies. What 467 00:21:41,680 --> 00:21:44,080 Speaker 1: do you got, Well, there is some coaching news to 468 00:21:44,160 --> 00:21:46,320 Speaker 1: get your caught up on. Obviously there's been a lot 469 00:21:46,400 --> 00:21:48,639 Speaker 1: of that that we've been hearing about. And we start 470 00:21:48,800 --> 00:21:52,080 Speaker 1: in Seattle where head coach Pete Carroll has decided to 471 00:21:52,160 --> 00:21:56,320 Speaker 1: make a change on his coaching staff. The Seahawks firing 472 00:21:56,640 --> 00:22:00,640 Speaker 1: defensive coordinator Ken Norton after four seasons with the team. 473 00:22:00,920 --> 00:22:05,000 Speaker 1: Seattle's defense ranked twenty eighth in the NFL and total defense, 474 00:22:05,080 --> 00:22:08,400 Speaker 1: giving up nearly three hundred and eighty years a game 475 00:22:08,760 --> 00:22:12,160 Speaker 1: in thirty first in past defense this season. The team 476 00:22:12,240 --> 00:22:16,080 Speaker 1: also parting ways with defensive passing game coordinator Andre Curtis. 477 00:22:16,880 --> 00:22:19,760 Speaker 1: I mean to all. The Broncos continuing their search for 478 00:22:19,840 --> 00:22:23,639 Speaker 1: their next head coach. On Tuesday, they interviewed Cowboys defensive 479 00:22:23,680 --> 00:22:28,359 Speaker 1: coordinator Dan Quinn as well as Cowboys offensive coordinator Callen Moore. 480 00:22:28,720 --> 00:22:32,920 Speaker 1: Of all the reported candidates, Denver is interviewing Quinn is 481 00:22:33,000 --> 00:22:38,920 Speaker 1: the only one with head coaching experience in Minnesota. According 482 00:22:39,000 --> 00:22:42,720 Speaker 1: to Schrekes, that's writer Barrie on Peter Schreeger. The Vikings 483 00:22:42,760 --> 00:22:46,520 Speaker 1: have requested permission to interview Rams fence coordinator Raheem Morris. 484 00:22:46,880 --> 00:22:50,240 Speaker 1: This is Morris's first request for an interview after hearing 485 00:22:50,320 --> 00:22:54,080 Speaker 1: the news Rams corner Jalen Ramsey Collin Morris the best 486 00:22:54,160 --> 00:22:59,200 Speaker 1: coach he's ever had, and NFL Networks Tom Palla Sero 487 00:23:00,240 --> 00:23:04,040 Speaker 1: the Jaguars have their first head coaching finalists. They'll conduct 488 00:23:04,160 --> 00:23:08,600 Speaker 1: a second interview with Colts Defense Cord Internet Eberflus on Thursday. 489 00:23:08,840 --> 00:23:13,080 Speaker 1: Ebraflus just completed his fourth season as the DC in Indie. 490 00:23:13,320 --> 00:23:18,680 Speaker 1: Ebraflus also interviewed for the Bears head coaching vacancy earlier 491 00:23:18,960 --> 00:23:21,639 Speaker 1: this week, So it looks like we're getting closer and 492 00:23:21,760 --> 00:23:26,080 Speaker 1: closer to seeing some of these vacancies filling up. Okay, guys, 493 00:23:26,320 --> 00:23:28,560 Speaker 1: we talked about where he Morris on the show yesterday. 494 00:23:28,640 --> 00:23:30,480 Speaker 1: For a long time, I lost sight. I don't know 495 00:23:30,480 --> 00:23:32,960 Speaker 1: that he's reported that he's getting his shot. He's getting 496 00:23:33,000 --> 00:23:35,080 Speaker 1: his first interview in Minnesota. I hope it's not done. 497 00:23:35,680 --> 00:23:38,640 Speaker 1: Jalen Ramsey came out and voiced his opinion on this news. 498 00:23:39,480 --> 00:23:42,359 Speaker 1: We've heard Mike Tomlin, Kyle Shanahan, Sean McVay all for 499 00:23:42,480 --> 00:23:44,080 Speaker 1: Rahey Morris, So it feels like there's a bit of 500 00:23:44,119 --> 00:23:46,000 Speaker 1: momentum for him. He's getting his first interview with Minnesota. 501 00:23:46,000 --> 00:23:48,040 Speaker 1: But yes, we're talking about it yesterday, Mike, Rob Kay, 502 00:23:48,200 --> 00:23:50,400 Speaker 1: Kyle myself. Why isn't this guy been getting interviews? Well, 503 00:23:50,400 --> 00:23:53,280 Speaker 1: now he's got one. Hopefully there's more excellent news break 504 00:23:53,359 --> 00:23:55,840 Speaker 1: by mister Peter Schrager and we'll sell. But we've got 505 00:23:55,880 --> 00:23:57,920 Speaker 1: Mike ear Folo Michael Robinson at his time now to 506 00:23:58,119 --> 00:24:00,920 Speaker 1: take it to the bank, presented by halpital One. So 507 00:24:01,600 --> 00:24:03,680 Speaker 1: we asked on Twitter last night, hit us up with 508 00:24:03,720 --> 00:24:07,240 Speaker 1: coaching questions, GM questions. There's lots of vacancies. Maybe there's 509 00:24:07,320 --> 00:24:09,960 Speaker 1: more to come, even during the postseason. So when it's 510 00:24:09,960 --> 00:24:12,199 Speaker 1: a coaching search season, it can you know you can 511 00:24:12,240 --> 00:24:13,639 Speaker 1: take it to the bank at vast two right here, 512 00:24:13,640 --> 00:24:16,320 Speaker 1: I'm a lot going on in little phones over there. 513 00:24:16,440 --> 00:24:18,680 Speaker 1: So we picked three of these treats for you guys 514 00:24:18,760 --> 00:24:22,920 Speaker 1: to answertain. Let's start with Matt. Matt writes, which direction 515 00:24:23,480 --> 00:24:28,320 Speaker 1: do the Bears go at coach? And why Mike GM 516 00:24:28,400 --> 00:24:30,960 Speaker 1: going to you here? I think they need way more 517 00:24:31,080 --> 00:24:34,560 Speaker 1: discipline their next head coach. That's why I think Floras 518 00:24:35,000 --> 00:24:38,920 Speaker 1: would be a good match. Flora's I'm up, yeah, that 519 00:24:39,000 --> 00:24:40,359 Speaker 1: would be a good one. I think they're going to 520 00:24:40,400 --> 00:24:42,399 Speaker 1: wind up going defensive coach. I do just looking at 521 00:24:42,440 --> 00:24:44,960 Speaker 1: the number of defensive guys that they have talked to 522 00:24:45,080 --> 00:24:46,600 Speaker 1: in this case. A lot of times you go away 523 00:24:46,680 --> 00:24:48,600 Speaker 1: from what you try to do the last time. But 524 00:24:48,640 --> 00:24:51,040 Speaker 1: I'll throw another name, and we just heard of Matt Eberflus, 525 00:24:51,400 --> 00:24:53,280 Speaker 1: who's in the running for that Jaguar's job and is 526 00:24:53,280 --> 00:24:55,159 Speaker 1: going to get a follow up interview. I think that 527 00:24:55,400 --> 00:24:58,440 Speaker 1: is a strong candidate for the Bears job. This is 528 00:24:58,440 --> 00:25:02,080 Speaker 1: a guy that commands respect a man's discipline from his players. 529 00:25:02,119 --> 00:25:03,920 Speaker 1: So the things that matt is looking forward his team 530 00:25:03,920 --> 00:25:05,880 Speaker 1: you could get from Mattieberflus. I believe he's a strong 531 00:25:05,880 --> 00:25:07,920 Speaker 1: candidate in Chicago. Keep an eye on. I think it's interesting. 532 00:25:07,960 --> 00:25:09,920 Speaker 1: I also think the person who's kind of running the 533 00:25:09,960 --> 00:25:12,080 Speaker 1: point for this thing is interesting. Bill Pollyan has been 534 00:25:12,160 --> 00:25:14,440 Speaker 1: kind of working with the mc caskey's. Pollyan, of course, 535 00:25:14,480 --> 00:25:16,520 Speaker 1: a Pro Football Hall of Famer, helped build the Bills 536 00:25:16,520 --> 00:25:18,320 Speaker 1: of the nineties and then the Colts with Peyton Manning. 537 00:25:18,440 --> 00:25:21,880 Speaker 1: Pollyon in the past has hired coaches from all different backgrounds. 538 00:25:21,920 --> 00:25:24,200 Speaker 1: He's hired coaches from all different offensive andy for the 539 00:25:24,240 --> 00:25:25,600 Speaker 1: side of the ball. I remember with the Colts you 540 00:25:25,640 --> 00:25:27,920 Speaker 1: had Tony Dungee and then you had Jim Caldwell, which 541 00:25:28,080 --> 00:25:29,920 Speaker 1: was defense and then offense. So I think if you're 542 00:25:29,920 --> 00:25:31,600 Speaker 1: trying to button it hole and be like, Okay, well 543 00:25:31,640 --> 00:25:34,280 Speaker 1: they're definitely going defense, you might be missing some on offense. 544 00:25:34,320 --> 00:25:35,920 Speaker 1: I will say this with the Bears, I haven't hearne 545 00:25:35,920 --> 00:25:38,000 Speaker 1: any rumors of like any of the college coaches. I thought, 546 00:25:38,040 --> 00:25:40,600 Speaker 1: for sure with the Bears, you'd hear a Hardball mentioned. 547 00:25:40,720 --> 00:25:43,199 Speaker 1: Considering his connection to the Bears. I thought maybe they 548 00:25:43,240 --> 00:25:45,199 Speaker 1: would make a play for Ryan Day, the Quach at 549 00:25:45,240 --> 00:25:48,159 Speaker 1: Ohio State, maybe Matt Campbell at Iowa State. But nothing yet. 550 00:25:48,240 --> 00:25:50,520 Speaker 1: And I'm waiting for one of these college coaches to emerge. 551 00:25:50,640 --> 00:25:52,680 Speaker 1: Maybe it's Las Vegas, but nothing yet from those college 552 00:25:52,720 --> 00:25:55,199 Speaker 1: coaches in Big ten country. I thought maybe Day or Hardball, 553 00:25:55,240 --> 00:25:57,000 Speaker 1: but it hasn't been the case yet. Pollan's really taken 554 00:25:57,000 --> 00:25:58,600 Speaker 1: the reins there and he's got a lot of control, 555 00:25:58,640 --> 00:26:01,159 Speaker 1: so not surprising. And he's looking for NFL pedigree in 556 00:26:01,240 --> 00:26:03,680 Speaker 1: the guys that they're looking at right now. Interesting at 557 00:26:03,800 --> 00:26:06,320 Speaker 1: GM three with your tweets. The next one's coming from Monty. 558 00:26:06,400 --> 00:26:08,440 Speaker 1: We're gonna talk about these buffalo and gentlemen. Do you 559 00:26:08,480 --> 00:26:12,879 Speaker 1: guys think Joe Shane and Brian Dable are a package deal? Shrikes? Okay, 560 00:26:12,960 --> 00:26:15,280 Speaker 1: So here's what's going on in New York right now. 561 00:26:15,520 --> 00:26:17,919 Speaker 1: Joe Shane interviewed yesterday. You're gonna get a second interview 562 00:26:18,000 --> 00:26:20,760 Speaker 1: for Ryan Poles the Chiefs GM number two in their 563 00:26:20,800 --> 00:26:22,440 Speaker 1: front office today. So everyone's like, all right, if we 564 00:26:22,520 --> 00:26:24,800 Speaker 1: get Shane, we get Dable. What we're not realizing is 565 00:26:24,840 --> 00:26:27,920 Speaker 1: Dable might have other opportunities. There might be a Miami 566 00:26:28,080 --> 00:26:30,760 Speaker 1: job waiting for Dable. He might want Chicago, and Bill 567 00:26:30,840 --> 00:26:33,520 Speaker 1: Polian has connections to Dable there. So Joe Shane is 568 00:26:34,320 --> 00:26:36,520 Speaker 1: is right now the only one who's completed an interview. 569 00:26:36,720 --> 00:26:38,400 Speaker 1: I would look at some other names. I would look 570 00:26:38,400 --> 00:26:40,240 Speaker 1: at Brian Dable, yes, for sure. I would also look 571 00:26:40,240 --> 00:26:43,359 Speaker 1: at the defensive coordinator, Leslie Frasier as a possibility for 572 00:26:43,440 --> 00:26:45,240 Speaker 1: the Giants job. And then I would look at two 573 00:26:45,600 --> 00:26:49,320 Speaker 1: individuals with New York roots Jersey New York. I would 574 00:26:49,359 --> 00:26:51,520 Speaker 1: look at Dan Quinn, who's a Morristown, New Jersey guy 575 00:26:51,600 --> 00:26:53,480 Speaker 1: who has been a head coach and can bring that 576 00:26:53,600 --> 00:26:55,719 Speaker 1: back to the Giants. I would also look at Brian Flores, 577 00:26:55,840 --> 00:26:58,399 Speaker 1: who is a Brooklyn, New York native and went to 578 00:26:58,520 --> 00:27:01,840 Speaker 1: Polly Prepp in Brooklyn and went to BC East Coast 579 00:27:01,880 --> 00:27:04,800 Speaker 1: guy who knows the field for this market. And I 580 00:27:04,840 --> 00:27:07,560 Speaker 1: would look at those four names, Dabele Frazier, and I 581 00:27:07,560 --> 00:27:09,520 Speaker 1: would then look at Flores and Quinn. If we're going 582 00:27:09,640 --> 00:27:11,680 Speaker 1: Joe Shane, if Shane gets the job. And by the way, 583 00:27:11,680 --> 00:27:14,280 Speaker 1: if we accomplished nothing else in this segment, we get 584 00:27:14,359 --> 00:27:16,840 Speaker 1: one more person to understand it's pronounced Joe Shane. We 585 00:27:16,960 --> 00:27:19,239 Speaker 1: did our job here. These names will come up as 586 00:27:19,320 --> 00:27:22,160 Speaker 1: part of the discussion, but they'll also be other names 587 00:27:22,240 --> 00:27:26,280 Speaker 1: in the coaching search that will be influenced by ownership 588 00:27:26,359 --> 00:27:28,240 Speaker 1: and by others in the building. I know when Brian 589 00:27:28,280 --> 00:27:30,440 Speaker 1: Flores got let go in Miami, the Giants had not 590 00:27:30,600 --> 00:27:33,320 Speaker 1: yet fired Joe Judge, but the antenna went up in 591 00:27:33,359 --> 00:27:35,800 Speaker 1: that building, like and I'm not saying that the Giants 592 00:27:35,880 --> 00:27:38,680 Speaker 1: fired Joe Judge because Brian Flores became available, but I 593 00:27:38,800 --> 00:27:40,920 Speaker 1: know that there's interest there, at least amongst some folks 594 00:27:41,000 --> 00:27:42,439 Speaker 1: in the building, So keep an eye on that one. 595 00:27:42,480 --> 00:27:44,919 Speaker 1: But Shane's got roots outside of Buffalo too. I mean, 596 00:27:45,000 --> 00:27:47,200 Speaker 1: he was in Miami, he's been he's been around. He 597 00:27:47,320 --> 00:27:49,040 Speaker 1: was in Miami when Todd Bowles was there. But I 598 00:27:49,080 --> 00:27:51,280 Speaker 1: don't think Todd Bowles goes back to the New York market, 599 00:27:51,359 --> 00:27:53,359 Speaker 1: so I wouldn't necessarily put him in there. But the 600 00:27:53,400 --> 00:27:56,159 Speaker 1: point is he's got roots beyond just Brian Dable. So 601 00:27:56,200 --> 00:27:58,840 Speaker 1: let's see the way they've created something so magical. They're 602 00:27:58,880 --> 00:28:02,040 Speaker 1: so shrikes. Like when I look at Dable, does the 603 00:28:02,080 --> 00:28:04,120 Speaker 1: Super Bowl change any of this? Like if they win 604 00:28:04,200 --> 00:28:06,440 Speaker 1: the Super Bowl, is he more likely to leave seem 605 00:28:06,480 --> 00:28:08,560 Speaker 1: more like or is there a world where they stay? 606 00:28:08,600 --> 00:28:10,240 Speaker 1: Because it's like, let's go for him, because I always 607 00:28:10,280 --> 00:28:11,840 Speaker 1: sort of plays into it the way the postseason goes 608 00:28:11,920 --> 00:28:14,840 Speaker 1: right now. The Charger's job was his last year because 609 00:28:14,840 --> 00:28:17,639 Speaker 1: he had a connection to Tom Talsco, the general manager. 610 00:28:17,720 --> 00:28:19,440 Speaker 1: But it turns out Brandon Saley blow him away. And 611 00:28:20,280 --> 00:28:22,879 Speaker 1: I think the more he puts on a national stage, 612 00:28:23,040 --> 00:28:26,040 Speaker 1: like here's what I'm constructing, here's my offense, It's going 613 00:28:26,080 --> 00:28:28,280 Speaker 1: to be more opportunities for him. But yes, he's ready 614 00:28:28,280 --> 00:28:30,480 Speaker 1: to go. I think he's not going to stick around 615 00:28:30,680 --> 00:28:33,159 Speaker 1: to win like the Patriots did that for so long. 616 00:28:33,200 --> 00:28:34,919 Speaker 1: It's like me, one one, let's just win another one. 617 00:28:35,040 --> 00:28:36,920 Speaker 1: Let's just go right back. So yeah, I just hope 618 00:28:36,960 --> 00:28:39,280 Speaker 1: he doesn't try to, you know, like some coordinators do, 619 00:28:39,480 --> 00:28:42,080 Speaker 1: which I think kind of happened to Kellen Moore. But 620 00:28:42,240 --> 00:28:45,480 Speaker 1: Dallas in this past weekend, knowing that head coaching jobs 621 00:28:45,520 --> 00:28:47,480 Speaker 1: are out there, you try to do something different, or 622 00:28:47,520 --> 00:28:50,120 Speaker 1: you try to create a certain offense to show off 623 00:28:50,160 --> 00:28:52,080 Speaker 1: what you can do and you end up losing to me. 624 00:28:52,480 --> 00:28:55,280 Speaker 1: I just hope Brian Day bowls focused and they put 625 00:28:55,400 --> 00:28:57,480 Speaker 1: out of the best version of themselves this week. We 626 00:28:57,600 --> 00:28:59,000 Speaker 1: love Dawson Knox, but he doesn't need to be the 627 00:28:59,080 --> 00:29:02,680 Speaker 1: leading receiver like our boy Dalton Cheltz was down in Dallas. 628 00:29:02,720 --> 00:29:04,400 Speaker 1: What he got just real quick. I know you know this. 629 00:29:04,720 --> 00:29:06,560 Speaker 1: Dables beyond just Xes and Tho. He's the guy that 630 00:29:06,640 --> 00:29:09,080 Speaker 1: relates to the players very well. He's able to teach 631 00:29:09,360 --> 00:29:13,880 Speaker 1: and command respect without being an authoritarian type of presence. 632 00:29:13,920 --> 00:29:15,560 Speaker 1: And one of the things they love is that he 633 00:29:15,640 --> 00:29:17,480 Speaker 1: comes from saving in Belichick, but he like broke away. 634 00:29:17,480 --> 00:29:18,560 Speaker 1: I was like, I'm gonna do my own thing now. 635 00:29:18,600 --> 00:29:20,800 Speaker 1: So he's not just I've only worked for saving in Belichick. 636 00:29:20,840 --> 00:29:22,320 Speaker 1: He's done his own thing, and in Buffalo it's been 637 00:29:22,400 --> 00:29:26,080 Speaker 1: his Look at Josh Allen and the growth every all, 638 00:29:26,640 --> 00:29:29,400 Speaker 1: especially lately he's playing. What I mean, how much credit 639 00:29:29,480 --> 00:29:31,520 Speaker 1: is Dable It's all. I don't need to see numbers, 640 00:29:31,600 --> 00:29:34,560 Speaker 1: don't what he's done. It's I look at other quarterbacks 641 00:29:34,960 --> 00:29:37,400 Speaker 1: around the league that we've talked about at this breakfast table, yet, 642 00:29:37,440 --> 00:29:40,760 Speaker 1: like what would that do for someone with that Town. Absolutely. 643 00:29:40,800 --> 00:29:42,600 Speaker 1: When you when you have a guy who's talented as 644 00:29:42,680 --> 00:29:45,960 Speaker 1: Josh Allen, you need a coordinator who understands how to 645 00:29:46,160 --> 00:29:48,200 Speaker 1: use every part of Josh Allen. And I think we 646 00:29:48,320 --> 00:29:50,680 Speaker 1: talk about the principles, the passing principles that you know, 647 00:29:50,800 --> 00:29:53,520 Speaker 1: the offensive principles that Josh Allen has been through over 648 00:29:53,560 --> 00:29:56,080 Speaker 1: the last couple of years. Right, you see Brian Dable 649 00:29:56,160 --> 00:29:58,760 Speaker 1: having a plane. He's building on certain concepts and making 650 00:29:58,800 --> 00:30:02,040 Speaker 1: this playbook almost on oppable. So again, just make sure 651 00:30:02,240 --> 00:30:05,600 Speaker 1: this game plan is tight. NFC Divisional matchup features Tom 652 00:30:05,680 --> 00:30:09,320 Speaker 1: Brady and Matthew Stafford. Wow, they faced each other, Guys, 653 00:30:09,640 --> 00:30:13,640 Speaker 1: I hardly remember the skin were a long time ago 654 00:30:13,880 --> 00:30:17,880 Speaker 1: for these matchups for a week. Yeah, will the ram 655 00:30:18,000 --> 00:30:36,600 Speaker 1: sign similar success football and welcome to Good Morning Football. 656 00:30:36,680 --> 00:30:39,200 Speaker 1: Come on into our breakfast table here in New York City. 657 00:30:39,240 --> 00:30:41,880 Speaker 1: My name is Kay Adams, with Peter Schreger as always, 658 00:30:41,960 --> 00:30:44,800 Speaker 1: Mike Garafolo is with us from a Good Morning Football weekend, 659 00:30:44,920 --> 00:30:47,600 Speaker 1: and of course Super Bowl champion Michael Robinson here all week. 660 00:30:48,240 --> 00:30:49,880 Speaker 1: I'm happy, thanks for being here. This is part of 661 00:30:49,920 --> 00:30:54,200 Speaker 1: your new clothes clothing, it's not new. I found my ball. 662 00:30:54,280 --> 00:30:58,360 Speaker 1: Go that's the guru. Look right there. That's what that is. Yeah, Man, 663 00:30:58,480 --> 00:31:00,840 Speaker 1: if you've got questions, he's got answers. But you know 664 00:31:00,920 --> 00:31:04,840 Speaker 1: what the answer is, know thyself. Hey Jeezy may even 665 00:31:04,880 --> 00:31:07,120 Speaker 1: around me way too lay too awesome. I don't know 666 00:31:07,160 --> 00:31:09,600 Speaker 1: what they're saying, shrinks. They say time to the leave black, 667 00:31:10,320 --> 00:31:12,080 Speaker 1: because I know what that means, acaus, I do have 668 00:31:12,240 --> 00:31:15,120 Speaker 1: questions and you better have answers. After the Niners pulled 669 00:31:15,160 --> 00:31:17,800 Speaker 1: off the upset against the Cowboys on Super wild Card weekend, 670 00:31:17,840 --> 00:31:20,080 Speaker 1: they earned a trip up to Lambo to take on 671 00:31:20,200 --> 00:31:24,840 Speaker 1: Aaron Rodgers and the one seed Packers. This game is 672 00:31:24,840 --> 00:31:28,080 Speaker 1: gonna be so good. Stacy Dales has everything we need 673 00:31:28,160 --> 00:31:34,160 Speaker 1: to know ahead of Saturday night. Good morning, Ky Niners. 674 00:31:34,240 --> 00:31:37,239 Speaker 1: Packers Saturday night at Lambo in the Divisional Round are 675 00:31:37,360 --> 00:31:39,920 Speaker 1: rematch dating all the way back to Week three regular 676 00:31:40,040 --> 00:31:42,840 Speaker 1: season in San fran Of course, the pack one that 677 00:31:43,040 --> 00:31:46,920 Speaker 1: game just by a smidge on a Mason Crosby field goal. 678 00:31:47,080 --> 00:31:50,040 Speaker 1: We know they're much different teams this time around, but 679 00:31:50,200 --> 00:31:52,440 Speaker 1: we also know what we're gonna get. That's a physical 680 00:31:52,480 --> 00:31:55,240 Speaker 1: football game. In fact, Matt Lafleur with the Packers said, 681 00:31:55,560 --> 00:31:59,680 Speaker 1: the Niners identity is physical. They're playing confident football. He 682 00:32:00,000 --> 00:32:02,560 Speaker 1: I truly told us you better play each play like 683 00:32:02,720 --> 00:32:05,520 Speaker 1: it is your last for the duration of this game. 684 00:32:06,120 --> 00:32:09,320 Speaker 1: The Packers are getting healthy when it matters most a 685 00:32:09,480 --> 00:32:12,680 Speaker 1: bevy of players back and ramping up. From the offensive line, 686 00:32:12,840 --> 00:32:17,320 Speaker 1: Josh Myers, David bachtr continue to get healthy, Billy Turner, 687 00:32:17,560 --> 00:32:20,720 Speaker 1: wide receiver Randall Cobb has been practicing for some time. 688 00:32:20,800 --> 00:32:23,960 Speaker 1: And from the defense, Whitney Merciless, and how about Jaire 689 00:32:24,000 --> 00:32:27,480 Speaker 1: Alexander and Zadarius Smith. The pack hopeful they'll be able 690 00:32:27,520 --> 00:32:29,520 Speaker 1: to go. We are going to keep our eye on 691 00:32:29,680 --> 00:32:32,520 Speaker 1: Nick Bosa. He is in the concussion protocol. He's a 692 00:32:32,600 --> 00:32:35,520 Speaker 1: big one to chase after Aaron Rodgers, as is his 693 00:32:35,680 --> 00:32:39,720 Speaker 1: teammate linebacker Fred Warner dealing with the low grade ankle sprain. 694 00:32:39,760 --> 00:32:41,760 Speaker 1: They're going to need those two guys and a whole 695 00:32:41,840 --> 00:32:44,000 Speaker 1: lot more to take down the number one seed on 696 00:32:44,040 --> 00:32:47,680 Speaker 1: Saturday night. Okay, Bosa and Warner gotta get them right. 697 00:32:47,680 --> 00:32:49,360 Speaker 1: I gotta get make sure Jimmy is as close to 698 00:32:49,360 --> 00:32:51,720 Speaker 1: one hundred percent as he can be following that win, 699 00:32:51,920 --> 00:32:54,680 Speaker 1: and of course, a tough matchup in the cold elements 700 00:32:54,800 --> 00:32:57,760 Speaker 1: awaiting them. Stacy Dales appreciate you this is a huge game. 701 00:32:58,000 --> 00:33:01,360 Speaker 1: How do these sixteen Niners stack up against the one 702 00:33:01,400 --> 00:33:05,000 Speaker 1: Sea Packers the glaring number of course that Aaron Rodgers 703 00:33:05,280 --> 00:33:08,280 Speaker 1: and three against this team, different team though it is 704 00:33:08,280 --> 00:33:10,360 Speaker 1: a different team, it's a different Green Bay Packers team. 705 00:33:10,440 --> 00:33:13,480 Speaker 1: I think this is probably the best defense Aaron Rodgers 706 00:33:13,560 --> 00:33:15,680 Speaker 1: has had on his team, you know, has been a 707 00:33:15,840 --> 00:33:18,640 Speaker 1: part of in his entire career. So this is gonna 708 00:33:18,680 --> 00:33:20,280 Speaker 1: be a great matchup. But I'm gonna look at the 709 00:33:20,320 --> 00:33:22,600 Speaker 1: San Francisco run game first and foremost. I mean, in 710 00:33:22,680 --> 00:33:25,080 Speaker 1: that first matchup Week three, the San Francisco four, the 711 00:33:25,160 --> 00:33:27,800 Speaker 1: nine Ers only rushed for sixty seven yards. They got 712 00:33:27,840 --> 00:33:31,480 Speaker 1: out muscled, they got out physical. It's crazy to say 713 00:33:31,520 --> 00:33:34,640 Speaker 1: that the Kyle Shanahan's team got out muscled, right, but 714 00:33:34,760 --> 00:33:36,960 Speaker 1: that's exactly what happened. And I think what you heard 715 00:33:37,000 --> 00:33:39,840 Speaker 1: from Matt Lafloor right there was him putting you know, 716 00:33:39,960 --> 00:33:42,160 Speaker 1: putting that out there and putting that energy out there 717 00:33:42,240 --> 00:33:45,400 Speaker 1: for his team. We're gonna have to be physical and 718 00:33:45,520 --> 00:33:48,000 Speaker 1: then if they truly want to win this game, they 719 00:33:48,040 --> 00:33:50,480 Speaker 1: gotta stop Davantae Adams. I mean Devantay Adams has lit 720 00:33:50,560 --> 00:33:52,320 Speaker 1: this team up. I mean five games versus the nine 721 00:33:52,360 --> 00:33:57,000 Speaker 1: Ers one hundred and twenty four receiving yards and five touchdowns. 722 00:33:57,040 --> 00:33:58,960 Speaker 1: And he does a lot of his work from the 723 00:33:59,080 --> 00:34:01,400 Speaker 1: slot where he creates a lot of space. Jesus, you 724 00:34:01,520 --> 00:34:05,480 Speaker 1: talked about it, you know earlier, how Aaron Rodgers ability 725 00:34:05,520 --> 00:34:07,880 Speaker 1: to put the ball no matter who's defending him, no 726 00:34:08,000 --> 00:34:10,759 Speaker 1: matter whether there's two or three guys covering him. Aaron 727 00:34:10,880 --> 00:34:12,959 Speaker 1: Rodgers ability to put the ball just in a place 728 00:34:13,120 --> 00:34:15,680 Speaker 1: where Devanta Adams can get it. That's gonna be the 729 00:34:15,800 --> 00:34:18,160 Speaker 1: difference in this game. In the San Francisco four nine Ers, 730 00:34:18,160 --> 00:34:21,640 Speaker 1: they better guard this dude, especially in that slot. If 731 00:34:21,640 --> 00:34:24,000 Speaker 1: they were playing anybody else in the NFC, I'd probably 732 00:34:24,040 --> 00:34:25,520 Speaker 1: pick them this week and say like, oh, this is 733 00:34:25,520 --> 00:34:28,600 Speaker 1: a great match even in the AFC. I haven't even 734 00:34:28,600 --> 00:34:30,560 Speaker 1: thought about it, but maybe in the AFC the way 735 00:34:30,600 --> 00:34:32,680 Speaker 1: that they wanted the arrowhead. You're right, yeah, I'll be like, 736 00:34:32,760 --> 00:34:35,560 Speaker 1: oh they got I don't. It just just feels wrong. 737 00:34:35,680 --> 00:34:38,520 Speaker 1: It just feels like matchup for them. I just you know, 738 00:34:38,600 --> 00:34:41,760 Speaker 1: the last two times they've played this team, they've packers 739 00:34:41,800 --> 00:34:46,879 Speaker 1: and played clean football, no giveaways, two takeaways in each game. 740 00:34:47,520 --> 00:34:49,480 Speaker 1: It's just I feel like they've started to find the 741 00:34:49,520 --> 00:34:52,279 Speaker 1: answers that they didn't have the year before, and now 742 00:34:52,320 --> 00:34:54,720 Speaker 1: they're riding with that confidence there. It's getting as a reality. 743 00:34:54,840 --> 00:34:57,640 Speaker 1: Remember and yeah, you know in that playoff game, Jimmy 744 00:34:57,880 --> 00:35:00,840 Speaker 1: Chow through the ball, what's eight times? Eight times? And 745 00:35:00,880 --> 00:35:02,279 Speaker 1: they beat the hell out of it. They beat the 746 00:35:02,320 --> 00:35:03,600 Speaker 1: hell out of them that you know, out of the 747 00:35:03,640 --> 00:35:06,200 Speaker 1: Packers that night. It's the physical presence, and I think 748 00:35:06,280 --> 00:35:08,600 Speaker 1: that's why you're hearing Matt Lafleur say it out loud. 749 00:35:08,640 --> 00:35:11,480 Speaker 1: Come on, we gotta be physicals. They were off last week, guys. 750 00:35:11,920 --> 00:35:14,040 Speaker 1: You know, you know that lather from the season doesn't 751 00:35:14,080 --> 00:35:15,840 Speaker 1: just come back. And the other thing is they're getting 752 00:35:15,840 --> 00:35:18,680 Speaker 1: the cavalry back, which sounds great, right, But these guys, 753 00:35:18,680 --> 00:35:20,239 Speaker 1: a lot of them haven't played in a while, and 754 00:35:20,320 --> 00:35:22,120 Speaker 1: even if they did, there was just a little spot 755 00:35:22,200 --> 00:35:24,719 Speaker 1: duty or whatever. So I get that part of it. 756 00:35:24,840 --> 00:35:27,320 Speaker 1: But I'll take all those guys coming back, Give me 757 00:35:27,400 --> 00:35:30,440 Speaker 1: them all, give me them not better to happen, Give 758 00:35:30,440 --> 00:35:32,200 Speaker 1: me the reinforcements at this one. There. Who are the 759 00:35:32,239 --> 00:35:33,520 Speaker 1: guys that you expect to me on the field that 760 00:35:33,560 --> 00:35:36,359 Speaker 1: haven't been Yeah, well there are guys that haven't been 761 00:35:36,600 --> 00:35:40,120 Speaker 1: or just came back, Jayer, Alexander, David Back, TR's a 762 00:35:40,200 --> 00:35:44,600 Speaker 1: Darius Smith, Whitney merciless, Whitney merciless. There are a lot 763 00:35:44,600 --> 00:35:48,200 Speaker 1: of guys coming I'm blanket. I think Billie Turner came 764 00:35:48,280 --> 00:35:50,640 Speaker 1: back in week eighteen. I believe and played a little bit. 765 00:35:50,719 --> 00:35:52,800 Speaker 1: So these are a lot of guys coming back for 766 00:35:52,920 --> 00:35:54,879 Speaker 1: this team and all of a sudden feeling good about 767 00:35:54,920 --> 00:35:58,040 Speaker 1: Look he say, hey he's here, Hey, he's here. They 768 00:35:58,160 --> 00:36:01,239 Speaker 1: better not lose. Yeah, they better not lose. Who knows 769 00:36:01,280 --> 00:36:03,799 Speaker 1: in the cornerbacks Roders. I'm telling you this, now, y'all 770 00:36:03,840 --> 00:36:06,360 Speaker 1: lose this game. Bro oh may put a microphone in 771 00:36:06,400 --> 00:36:12,040 Speaker 1: front of me. Oh, I'm going Aaron because yeah, he's 772 00:36:12,080 --> 00:36:14,600 Speaker 1: the best team, and he's been around, you know, the 773 00:36:14,719 --> 00:36:17,279 Speaker 1: off season, all of those things. To me, this is 774 00:36:17,320 --> 00:36:19,279 Speaker 1: Aaron Rodgers time. Man. If he doesn't go to the 775 00:36:19,320 --> 00:36:21,520 Speaker 1: super Bowl, if he doesn't win it, we talk about 776 00:36:21,640 --> 00:36:24,879 Speaker 1: arm talents that should be winning super Bowls. Come on, man, 777 00:36:25,000 --> 00:36:27,160 Speaker 1: everybody's only got one of those things. What are you 778 00:36:27,280 --> 00:36:29,600 Speaker 1: talking about? I get it? And and Mike you say 779 00:36:29,680 --> 00:36:32,000 Speaker 1: that you were taking irons else. If I'm the Packers, 780 00:36:32,040 --> 00:36:34,160 Speaker 1: I would love to have seen anyone else give me 781 00:36:34,239 --> 00:36:37,880 Speaker 1: the Rams, cold Weather, give me oh gosh, Stafford and Lamba, 782 00:36:38,040 --> 00:36:42,279 Speaker 1: who like a you're talking about the Bucks. Okay, give 783 00:36:42,360 --> 00:36:44,600 Speaker 1: us another shot, give us bread, give us whoever it is, 784 00:36:44,600 --> 00:36:47,080 Speaker 1: give us a cowboy. Forty nine Ers historically, Kay, you 785 00:36:47,160 --> 00:36:49,919 Speaker 1: mentioned it, Rogers has not done well in playoff games 786 00:36:50,000 --> 00:36:53,480 Speaker 1: against this team. And Kyle Shanahan was in Washington and 787 00:36:53,560 --> 00:36:58,520 Speaker 1: Tampa with Joe Barry. Kyle Shanahan was there before Nathaniel 788 00:36:58,560 --> 00:37:02,640 Speaker 1: Hackett was in Tampa as the young quality control guy Undergrewden. 789 00:37:02,719 --> 00:37:05,920 Speaker 1: Like Kyle Shanahan comes into this building saying I know 790 00:37:06,040 --> 00:37:08,040 Speaker 1: that coach. I know that coach. I know that coach. 791 00:37:08,080 --> 00:37:09,600 Speaker 1: I know what they do, I know how they do it, 792 00:37:09,800 --> 00:37:11,680 Speaker 1: and I know I've got the more physical team. I 793 00:37:11,719 --> 00:37:13,719 Speaker 1: don't think the Packers wanted to see the Niners. I'm 794 00:37:13,719 --> 00:37:15,279 Speaker 1: not sure if I'm picking in this game. I'm just 795 00:37:15,320 --> 00:37:18,680 Speaker 1: saying history and coaching. I think the forty nine Ers 796 00:37:18,920 --> 00:37:21,440 Speaker 1: they are not scared to walk into that building and 797 00:37:21,520 --> 00:37:24,080 Speaker 1: they certainly aren't fearful of watching number twelve take the 798 00:37:24,160 --> 00:37:27,000 Speaker 1: field on Sundays. The great Well really well said the 799 00:37:27,160 --> 00:37:29,799 Speaker 1: words soft, the demote the worst word you can use 800 00:37:29,920 --> 00:37:32,759 Speaker 1: to describe any unit in the NFL. That's the word 801 00:37:32,800 --> 00:37:34,600 Speaker 1: that's always thrown around when it comes to the Niners 802 00:37:34,640 --> 00:37:37,040 Speaker 1: and the Packers and these matchups, the strength and physicality 803 00:37:37,080 --> 00:37:38,759 Speaker 1: on the Niners side, and what's up with the I've 804 00:37:38,800 --> 00:37:42,080 Speaker 1: heard the words soft, you know, uses the adject to describe, 805 00:37:42,120 --> 00:37:43,880 Speaker 1: but I don't think that's the case this year. I 806 00:37:44,000 --> 00:37:45,600 Speaker 1: do think. I think it's different than they're going to 807 00:37:45,640 --> 00:37:48,600 Speaker 1: get these studs back. They match up really well, these Niners, 808 00:37:48,680 --> 00:37:51,560 Speaker 1: and it's they're impossible. They're terrifying because they're impossible to 809 00:37:51,600 --> 00:37:54,480 Speaker 1: plan for. What we've talked about with Debo in company, 810 00:37:54,680 --> 00:37:57,080 Speaker 1: I will say to me, it's if I'm a Niners 811 00:37:57,160 --> 00:37:59,040 Speaker 1: fan or a Packers fan, I don't know how to 812 00:37:59,080 --> 00:38:00,960 Speaker 1: set alerts on my phone. I'm not savvy at all. 813 00:38:01,040 --> 00:38:04,720 Speaker 1: But Fred Warner, nick boss, this is the most critical 814 00:38:04,800 --> 00:38:06,680 Speaker 1: thing to me. I don't care. This is it right here. 815 00:38:06,719 --> 00:38:10,879 Speaker 1: Because the Niners defense, they've had some shaky moments this year, 816 00:38:11,000 --> 00:38:14,280 Speaker 1: Peter Schreger, and it's hard to imagine them containing Aaron 817 00:38:14,400 --> 00:38:17,960 Speaker 1: Rodgers without their two best defensive players. But to your point, 818 00:38:18,480 --> 00:38:21,279 Speaker 1: and I want to and Rob as a player, and 819 00:38:21,719 --> 00:38:23,560 Speaker 1: I'm not saying that the Bucks are scared to face 820 00:38:23,600 --> 00:38:26,360 Speaker 1: the Packers. I'm not saying the Rams are Stafford, but 821 00:38:26,520 --> 00:38:29,719 Speaker 1: this team is certainly not afraid to go in there. 822 00:38:29,840 --> 00:38:32,680 Speaker 1: There is no mystique of like if they own them 823 00:38:32,800 --> 00:38:36,160 Speaker 1: in the playoffs in recent memory. I think, I mean, 824 00:38:36,719 --> 00:38:39,440 Speaker 1: I would employ our viewers to just run that back 825 00:38:39,520 --> 00:38:42,120 Speaker 1: with Schreeger just said what Peter just said. I think 826 00:38:42,239 --> 00:38:45,040 Speaker 1: every player in the forty nine of locker room understands 827 00:38:45,320 --> 00:38:48,880 Speaker 1: the power of their head coach and his abilities from 828 00:38:48,920 --> 00:38:50,960 Speaker 1: what I hear from guys in that locker room. He 829 00:38:51,080 --> 00:38:53,600 Speaker 1: literally stands up in front of the team and explains 830 00:38:53,719 --> 00:38:57,120 Speaker 1: exactly how they're going to shred teams. So it gives 831 00:38:57,200 --> 00:39:00,120 Speaker 1: this team confidence to going in. Actually, I think the 832 00:39:00,160 --> 00:39:03,319 Speaker 1: forty nine ers are playing off of that adversity, saying, look, man, 833 00:39:03,360 --> 00:39:05,759 Speaker 1: nobody's given up giving us a chance. We've been in 834 00:39:05,800 --> 00:39:07,959 Speaker 1: the playoffs for the last five weeks pretty much because 835 00:39:07,960 --> 00:39:11,080 Speaker 1: we had to fight for our playoff lives. I'm telling you, don't, don't. 836 00:39:11,480 --> 00:39:14,160 Speaker 1: This is a resilient bunch. They know how to run 837 00:39:14,200 --> 00:39:17,200 Speaker 1: the football and they're in They're physical. I mean, just 838 00:39:17,400 --> 00:39:20,839 Speaker 1: look at what Trick Williams does on almost every single play. 839 00:39:21,120 --> 00:39:23,080 Speaker 1: This will be a tough matchup again. I don't know 840 00:39:23,080 --> 00:39:25,000 Speaker 1: why I'm gonna pick yet, but I tell you one thing, 841 00:39:25,000 --> 00:39:27,440 Speaker 1: I'm gonna be thinking about those niners. How would you 842 00:39:27,480 --> 00:39:32,080 Speaker 1: like to end the show. I'm just leaving it to you. Yeah, 843 00:39:32,160 --> 00:39:34,680 Speaker 1: you are our guest, and thank you, by the way, 844 00:39:35,200 --> 00:39:37,600 Speaker 1: we thank you for coming in. Open with a thrust, 845 00:39:38,200 --> 00:39:42,480 Speaker 1: with a thrust, No, don't do it. Why do you 846 00:39:42,600 --> 00:39:46,800 Speaker 1: thrust some nuggets here at the table forge it's like 847 00:39:46,960 --> 00:39:49,239 Speaker 1: this and the Dougie this is, this is, there's some 848 00:39:49,320 --> 00:39:51,879 Speaker 1: of that. What's going on with any Giants? News people 849 00:39:51,880 --> 00:39:53,760 Speaker 1: are looking towards you. What do you got? What's happening today? 850 00:39:54,960 --> 00:39:57,920 Speaker 1: Stay tuned, one of my colleagues, I'll have something you 851 00:39:58,040 --> 00:40:00,560 Speaker 1: know we got. The second round of interviews is ongoing. 852 00:40:00,840 --> 00:40:02,720 Speaker 1: I expect this thing to speed up and the Giants 853 00:40:02,760 --> 00:40:04,560 Speaker 1: to make a higher sometime in the middle. It is 854 00:40:04,600 --> 00:40:06,000 Speaker 1: the middle of the week. By the end of the week, 855 00:40:06,040 --> 00:40:07,880 Speaker 1: here I can get moving on that coaching search. I 856 00:40:08,000 --> 00:40:10,320 Speaker 1: got something for your play callers in this division around 857 00:40:10,400 --> 00:40:13,320 Speaker 1: be who you are, know your team, don't deviate from that. 858 00:40:13,400 --> 00:40:15,840 Speaker 1: I know some of you guys got head coaching interviews. 859 00:40:16,200 --> 00:40:19,080 Speaker 1: Don't blow it. Let's get it and don't be conservatives. 860 00:40:19,640 --> 00:40:21,480 Speaker 1: We'll get into that tomorrow. I don't like that. Well 861 00:40:21,560 --> 00:40:23,319 Speaker 1: for a week and we'll be back. Peter, great Doung, 862 00:40:23,719 --> 00:40:27,440 Speaker 1: great job, great job, great high I can do the 863 00:40:27,480 --> 00:40:27,600 Speaker 1: Doug