1 00:00:00,840 --> 00:00:06,240 Speaker 1: And now move the sticks with Daniel Jeremiah and Bucky Brooks. 2 00:00:06,840 --> 00:00:09,680 Speaker 1: What's up, everybody? Welcome to move the six DJ, Bucky 3 00:00:09,880 --> 00:00:13,119 Speaker 1: Rhett back with you and guys, we have we have 4 00:00:13,160 --> 00:00:14,880 Speaker 1: some games we want to get to. Normally we do 5 00:00:15,040 --> 00:00:17,560 Speaker 1: a few games at the top of the show, but 6 00:00:17,640 --> 00:00:19,920 Speaker 1: I think there was one game that stands above all 7 00:00:19,920 --> 00:00:21,279 Speaker 1: the rest. I think it was the best game we've 8 00:00:21,280 --> 00:00:24,560 Speaker 1: seen so far in the NFL this season season, and 9 00:00:24,600 --> 00:00:27,440 Speaker 1: I I think it deserves all of our attention. I 10 00:00:27,440 --> 00:00:31,120 Speaker 1: think we jump right in on Vikings, Bill Fellas and uh, 11 00:00:31,160 --> 00:00:33,320 Speaker 1: and let's just let's dig deep on this one, Bucky. 12 00:00:33,320 --> 00:00:35,360 Speaker 1: Here are we in agreement here that this is worthy 13 00:00:35,360 --> 00:00:37,400 Speaker 1: of standing alone as the best game of the year, 14 00:00:37,520 --> 00:00:40,479 Speaker 1: even the year this far? Well? Absolutely, yeah, I think so. 15 00:00:40,520 --> 00:00:41,960 Speaker 1: I think it was the best game that we've seen 16 00:00:42,120 --> 00:00:44,159 Speaker 1: this season. It was great, no doubt. All Right, let 17 00:00:44,159 --> 00:00:45,560 Speaker 1: me get a started here. There's a lot different things 18 00:00:45,600 --> 00:00:48,199 Speaker 1: wanna hit this to me. I'm gonna start with Justin Jefferson. Uh. 19 00:00:48,280 --> 00:00:50,680 Speaker 1: Not only was it the catch of the day, the 20 00:00:50,760 --> 00:00:52,319 Speaker 1: catch of the season. I don't know that I've ever 21 00:00:52,320 --> 00:00:54,880 Speaker 1: seen a better catch than he made in this game. 22 00:00:54,920 --> 00:00:57,720 Speaker 1: But I went back and watched going through this entire game. 23 00:00:57,760 --> 00:00:59,680 Speaker 1: It wasn't just a fourth and eight teen to un 24 00:01:00,080 --> 00:01:03,160 Speaker 1: leavable one handed catch that he made, but there were 25 00:01:03,200 --> 00:01:05,440 Speaker 1: also so many key third downs. Let me let me 26 00:01:05,480 --> 00:01:07,440 Speaker 1: rattle these off for you. In this game. He had 27 00:01:07,480 --> 00:01:09,800 Speaker 1: a third and eleven conversion on a dig. He had 28 00:01:09,840 --> 00:01:11,679 Speaker 1: a third and three on a touchdown on a fade 29 00:01:11,760 --> 00:01:14,199 Speaker 1: you just saw a second ago, Another third and seven 30 00:01:14,640 --> 00:01:17,840 Speaker 1: conversion on a dig, the fourth and eighteen on that 31 00:01:17,920 --> 00:01:20,880 Speaker 1: deep corner slash deep out the one handed catch that 32 00:01:20,920 --> 00:01:23,160 Speaker 1: was fourth and eighteen. He had a third and ten 33 00:01:23,319 --> 00:01:25,240 Speaker 1: late in the game with a corner that he converted. 34 00:01:25,520 --> 00:01:28,200 Speaker 1: The third and six. He got it down to the five. 35 00:01:28,240 --> 00:01:30,080 Speaker 1: They thought he scored it was one yard short. But 36 00:01:30,319 --> 00:01:31,920 Speaker 1: I don't know that I've seen a game where a 37 00:01:31,920 --> 00:01:35,440 Speaker 1: guy dominated like this at the wide receiver position. Uh 38 00:01:35,440 --> 00:01:37,600 Speaker 1: and Rhett. When we talk about the definition of a 39 00:01:37,680 --> 00:01:40,360 Speaker 1: number one, it's when everybody in the stadium knows where 40 00:01:40,400 --> 00:01:42,200 Speaker 1: the football is going and you can't do a darned 41 00:01:42,280 --> 00:01:45,720 Speaker 1: thing about it. That was quintessential number one wide receiver 42 00:01:45,800 --> 00:01:48,640 Speaker 1: performance by Justin Jefferson. Yeah, even when a defensive bank 43 00:01:48,640 --> 00:01:51,280 Speaker 1: has two hands on the football and you get a 44 00:01:51,320 --> 00:01:54,800 Speaker 1: couple of fingers of one hand and really don't bring 45 00:01:54,880 --> 00:01:57,000 Speaker 1: it in with two until you're all the way down 46 00:01:57,040 --> 00:01:59,160 Speaker 1: to the ground. You would talk about core strength. You 47 00:01:59,200 --> 00:02:02,560 Speaker 1: want to talk about us physicality, And I mean, it's 48 00:02:02,600 --> 00:02:07,520 Speaker 1: the best contested one handed catch I think we've ever seen. 49 00:02:07,840 --> 00:02:10,079 Speaker 1: You just don't see stuff like that with Justin Jefferson. 50 00:02:10,440 --> 00:02:13,440 Speaker 1: But I think they were in that position. And obviously that, 51 00:02:13,560 --> 00:02:15,640 Speaker 1: you know, the late game sequence of events there is 52 00:02:15,639 --> 00:02:17,560 Speaker 1: pretty important. I want to ask you guys a couple 53 00:02:17,600 --> 00:02:19,080 Speaker 1: of questions here as we go through some of the 54 00:02:19,120 --> 00:02:21,960 Speaker 1: events that led to the ultimate drama in this game. 55 00:02:22,480 --> 00:02:23,920 Speaker 1: You know, obviously we can go back to the you know, 56 00:02:23,960 --> 00:02:26,239 Speaker 1: the fourth and goals there at the end for the Vikings, 57 00:02:26,360 --> 00:02:29,040 Speaker 1: which has resulted in the Bills getting the ball inside 58 00:02:29,080 --> 00:02:30,800 Speaker 1: their own one. We'll get to that here in a second, 59 00:02:31,360 --> 00:02:33,160 Speaker 1: but I want to go all the way back to 60 00:02:33,240 --> 00:02:37,040 Speaker 1: another fourth down called and look, hindsight is everybody's coaching 61 00:02:37,160 --> 00:02:39,200 Speaker 1: trying to put their teams in the best positions possible 62 00:02:39,200 --> 00:02:41,399 Speaker 1: to win games. We all get that. Sean McDermott's faced 63 00:02:41,400 --> 00:02:43,720 Speaker 1: with a fourth and two from the Viking seven earlier 64 00:02:43,800 --> 00:02:47,480 Speaker 1: in the fourth quarter. They're up twenty seven is seventeen. 65 00:02:47,480 --> 00:02:51,880 Speaker 1: They're up ten points. DJ question, you know you got 66 00:02:51,960 --> 00:02:53,920 Speaker 1: Josh Allen to can make anything happen at any time, 67 00:02:54,560 --> 00:02:57,000 Speaker 1: but you got an opportunity to go up thirteen points here. 68 00:02:58,600 --> 00:03:01,200 Speaker 1: I know that's tough for you to probably answer, considering 69 00:03:01,240 --> 00:03:04,080 Speaker 1: the way Brandon Staley usually answers those types of questions 70 00:03:04,080 --> 00:03:06,120 Speaker 1: covering all the Chargers games, which will keep you here 71 00:03:06,120 --> 00:03:08,560 Speaker 1: in a bit. You go for it at that point. 72 00:03:08,600 --> 00:03:10,640 Speaker 1: I know it resulted in an interception and you can 73 00:03:10,680 --> 00:03:12,480 Speaker 1: kind of take the results out of it, but taking 74 00:03:12,480 --> 00:03:15,880 Speaker 1: the points at thirteen really changes the landscape of this 75 00:03:15,960 --> 00:03:18,560 Speaker 1: game all the way down the stretch and probably prevents 76 00:03:18,560 --> 00:03:20,680 Speaker 1: the thing we're going into overtime if you think about it. 77 00:03:21,000 --> 00:03:24,360 Speaker 1: But you give consideration deeds to that, to going that 78 00:03:24,440 --> 00:03:26,120 Speaker 1: field goal there instead of going forward on fourth and 79 00:03:26,160 --> 00:03:28,320 Speaker 1: two Upten he thought he could in the game because 80 00:03:28,360 --> 00:03:30,360 Speaker 1: if you convert that, you get the touchdown. Now you're 81 00:03:30,440 --> 00:03:33,160 Speaker 1: up three scores. The game's basically over. So it was 82 00:03:33,160 --> 00:03:35,040 Speaker 1: a chance they thought they could go win the football 83 00:03:35,080 --> 00:03:36,720 Speaker 1: game at that point in time. I was just surprised 84 00:03:36,720 --> 00:03:39,200 Speaker 1: it didn't involve Josh Allen on a design quarterback run 85 00:03:39,240 --> 00:03:42,440 Speaker 1: because two yards three yards anytime he wants that. When 86 00:03:42,480 --> 00:03:44,520 Speaker 1: he's in the shotgun, nobody's been able to stop that. 87 00:03:44,640 --> 00:03:47,280 Speaker 1: So I understood the decision. I get the result didn't 88 00:03:47,280 --> 00:03:48,840 Speaker 1: work out the way you wanted it to, but I 89 00:03:48,960 --> 00:03:50,880 Speaker 1: understood what he was trying to do. And the next 90 00:03:50,880 --> 00:03:52,920 Speaker 1: one for you, Bucky, as we go all the way 91 00:03:52,920 --> 00:03:55,800 Speaker 1: back down, So the Vikings then take that interception. Look, 92 00:03:55,840 --> 00:03:57,800 Speaker 1: I don't think the interception really matter. I mean, look, 93 00:03:57,840 --> 00:04:00,080 Speaker 1: they just they didn't get it right. The Viking is 94 00:04:00,080 --> 00:04:01,680 Speaker 1: we're gonna get the ball on downs either way you 95 00:04:01,760 --> 00:04:03,440 Speaker 1: cut it. They end up getting a little extra field 96 00:04:03,440 --> 00:04:05,600 Speaker 1: position out of the Patrick Peterson returned. They go all 97 00:04:05,600 --> 00:04:07,640 Speaker 1: the way down, um, and then you come back and 98 00:04:07,640 --> 00:04:11,240 Speaker 1: they're going there down three or they're down seven, right, 99 00:04:11,280 --> 00:04:13,520 Speaker 1: and they're going forward on fourth and goal. They're trying 100 00:04:13,520 --> 00:04:15,480 Speaker 1: to get it. You know, they don't get it. Cousins 101 00:04:15,520 --> 00:04:18,279 Speaker 1: doesn't sneak it. So Bill's defense makes a big stop. 102 00:04:18,560 --> 00:04:21,200 Speaker 1: That's great. So now you got about forty seconds left 103 00:04:21,200 --> 00:04:23,240 Speaker 1: in the ball game. All you gotta do snap it, 104 00:04:23,360 --> 00:04:25,479 Speaker 1: lunch forward for the win. Look, which is easier said 105 00:04:25,520 --> 00:04:27,359 Speaker 1: than done. But Bucky is a head coach. You know this. 106 00:04:27,480 --> 00:04:30,480 Speaker 1: You practice all these situations. Every one of these situations 107 00:04:30,520 --> 00:04:33,360 Speaker 1: practiced each and every week. Do you consider it all 108 00:04:33,440 --> 00:04:36,080 Speaker 1: taking the safety there? Because there was still a fair 109 00:04:36,120 --> 00:04:39,840 Speaker 1: amount of time left where if you give them the two, um, 110 00:04:40,000 --> 00:04:41,520 Speaker 1: you know you still have an opportunity for them to 111 00:04:41,560 --> 00:04:43,480 Speaker 1: come down and get the field goal. Like, what's your 112 00:04:43,520 --> 00:04:46,520 Speaker 1: thought um on maybe taking a safety instead of trying 113 00:04:46,560 --> 00:04:48,640 Speaker 1: to sneak there at the end with Josh Allen, Look 114 00:04:48,680 --> 00:04:51,440 Speaker 1: and there, you would consider taking a safety, but now 115 00:04:51,480 --> 00:04:53,400 Speaker 1: so early, not in the beginning of the thing to 116 00:04:53,480 --> 00:04:55,599 Speaker 1: give them the ball right after d jam off the field. 117 00:04:56,080 --> 00:04:57,880 Speaker 1: You would like to think that a quarterbacks in exchange 118 00:04:57,960 --> 00:05:01,800 Speaker 1: something that's automatic. If anything, I'm probably more on Josh 119 00:05:01,839 --> 00:05:03,960 Speaker 1: Allen in the center in terms of, hey, that has 120 00:05:04,000 --> 00:05:06,760 Speaker 1: to be automatic. We can't have those drop snaps in 121 00:05:06,839 --> 00:05:09,359 Speaker 1: that moment. But you have to remember that buffalo bills 122 00:05:09,440 --> 00:05:13,080 Speaker 1: operate primarily out of shotgun, and so in a critical 123 00:05:13,120 --> 00:05:16,400 Speaker 1: moment when you just need something that's routine, you should 124 00:05:16,400 --> 00:05:19,160 Speaker 1: be able to execute that. If anything, I'm mad at 125 00:05:19,200 --> 00:05:22,120 Speaker 1: myself for putting Josh Allen in a situation where maybe 126 00:05:22,160 --> 00:05:24,520 Speaker 1: I set him up for failure by giving him something 127 00:05:24,560 --> 00:05:26,720 Speaker 1: that he hasn't really repped enough to be able to 128 00:05:26,760 --> 00:05:29,040 Speaker 1: do it, particularly if he didn't practice all week. Yeah, Buck, 129 00:05:29,040 --> 00:05:30,680 Speaker 1: to me, this game is we're looking at it and 130 00:05:30,760 --> 00:05:33,560 Speaker 1: you can talk about the decision making process. But red 131 00:05:33,640 --> 00:05:36,040 Speaker 1: zone turnovers, this is not something new we've seen with 132 00:05:36,120 --> 00:05:38,039 Speaker 1: Josh Allen. The last couple of weeks here, after the 133 00:05:38,080 --> 00:05:40,080 Speaker 1: whole beginning of his career, he never turned the football 134 00:05:40,080 --> 00:05:42,120 Speaker 1: over down there in the red zone. But those were 135 00:05:42,120 --> 00:05:44,760 Speaker 1: pivotal plays that really kind of changed the football game. 136 00:05:44,960 --> 00:05:47,120 Speaker 1: Not used to seeing that from Josh, But I love 137 00:05:47,120 --> 00:05:49,640 Speaker 1: to get your thought on it because you're watching it 138 00:05:49,680 --> 00:05:52,279 Speaker 1: and I know he's incredible and he's so much of 139 00:05:52,279 --> 00:05:55,240 Speaker 1: this offense. He is their offense. But it's sometimes I 140 00:05:55,279 --> 00:05:57,280 Speaker 1: wonder almost they could help him a little bit and 141 00:05:57,320 --> 00:05:59,440 Speaker 1: just be like, hey, let's we can dial it back 142 00:05:59,480 --> 00:06:01,920 Speaker 1: a little bit. We gotta dial the aggressiveness back just 143 00:06:01,920 --> 00:06:03,520 Speaker 1: just a little bit. Yeah No, this has been a 144 00:06:03,520 --> 00:06:05,360 Speaker 1: problem though, DJ. This is going all the way back 145 00:06:05,400 --> 00:06:07,839 Speaker 1: to the Packers game. Uh, the last three games he 146 00:06:07,880 --> 00:06:11,719 Speaker 1: has seven turnovers. And what you're beginning to worry about 147 00:06:11,760 --> 00:06:14,000 Speaker 1: when it comes to Josh Allen is is he kind 148 00:06:14,000 --> 00:06:16,840 Speaker 1: of falling back into old habits where the gun slinger 149 00:06:16,920 --> 00:06:19,599 Speaker 1: is showing up more so than the playmaker and all 150 00:06:19,640 --> 00:06:21,320 Speaker 1: the things that he brings to the table as they 151 00:06:21,360 --> 00:06:24,360 Speaker 1: do a threat. Uh, playmaker, you love like you love 152 00:06:24,400 --> 00:06:26,760 Speaker 1: the big arm talent, you love the ability to make 153 00:06:26,760 --> 00:06:29,359 Speaker 1: plays with his legs. You love the fearlessness that he 154 00:06:29,400 --> 00:06:32,880 Speaker 1: plays with. However, where at the point now, where like 155 00:06:32,920 --> 00:06:35,719 Speaker 1: you're mentioning, we might need to dial some of this back, 156 00:06:35,960 --> 00:06:38,159 Speaker 1: and some of this is us having conversations with josh 157 00:06:38,240 --> 00:06:39,919 Speaker 1: Allen said, hey, just take care of the ball. We 158 00:06:39,960 --> 00:06:41,599 Speaker 1: know the ball is the number one issue when it 159 00:06:41,600 --> 00:06:44,440 Speaker 1: comes to win again losing games. The other thing is 160 00:06:44,520 --> 00:06:47,280 Speaker 1: as a play caller, how can I protect him? Can 161 00:06:47,360 --> 00:06:50,440 Speaker 1: I call plays that a little safer in design? So 162 00:06:50,520 --> 00:06:53,159 Speaker 1: there it minimizes some of the risk of the turnovers. 163 00:06:53,200 --> 00:06:55,800 Speaker 1: But what we can't do is we can't have Josh 164 00:06:56,080 --> 00:06:59,359 Speaker 1: Alan turning the ball over, particularly when we have points 165 00:06:59,680 --> 00:07:02,320 Speaker 1: or what should be certain points on the board. He 166 00:07:02,400 --> 00:07:04,880 Speaker 1: has to eliminate those red zone errors because the red 167 00:07:04,960 --> 00:07:07,480 Speaker 1: zone errors are killing the Buffalo Bills. And now you're 168 00:07:07,480 --> 00:07:10,000 Speaker 1: talking about a team that has gone from being the 169 00:07:10,040 --> 00:07:13,040 Speaker 1: heavyweightte of favorites in the a f C today they 170 00:07:13,120 --> 00:07:14,840 Speaker 1: got a little work to do, and so you begin 171 00:07:14,920 --> 00:07:17,920 Speaker 1: to wonder can they get their confidence back, Ken Josh 172 00:07:17,920 --> 00:07:20,280 Speaker 1: Allen get his confidence back to get them back to 173 00:07:20,320 --> 00:07:22,400 Speaker 1: playing at the level that they're playing at the beginning 174 00:07:22,400 --> 00:07:24,240 Speaker 1: of the year. Well, and guys, doesn't it kind of 175 00:07:24,280 --> 00:07:29,640 Speaker 1: feel like every throw, every decision, especially late, even every 176 00:07:29,640 --> 00:07:31,480 Speaker 1: play call, and when when Josh says the ball in 177 00:07:31,520 --> 00:07:34,040 Speaker 1: his hands, it's like it's like he's trying to win 178 00:07:34,120 --> 00:07:37,800 Speaker 1: the game on every throw, on every play, on every run, 179 00:07:37,960 --> 00:07:40,720 Speaker 1: finishing every running. You don't want to take that mentality 180 00:07:40,800 --> 00:07:44,360 Speaker 1: out of the game. I certainly understand that with him. Um, 181 00:07:44,360 --> 00:07:47,320 Speaker 1: it's it's a really fine line. That's a tough balance. 182 00:07:47,360 --> 00:07:49,000 Speaker 1: I think you've got to find there. And I feel 183 00:07:49,040 --> 00:07:50,960 Speaker 1: like sometimes some of those decisions and some of those 184 00:07:50,960 --> 00:07:54,320 Speaker 1: play calls maybe enables that feeling where he's got to 185 00:07:54,360 --> 00:07:56,200 Speaker 1: go out there and play that kind of ball where 186 00:07:56,200 --> 00:07:58,120 Speaker 1: if he doesn't get it done, nobody else is going to. 187 00:07:58,240 --> 00:08:00,960 Speaker 1: And that mentality, I think, you know, you like that 188 00:08:01,120 --> 00:08:03,640 Speaker 1: edge that you play with, But again, when you see 189 00:08:03,640 --> 00:08:06,520 Speaker 1: it start to turn into some of these turnovers, I wonder, 190 00:08:06,520 --> 00:08:08,120 Speaker 1: all right, you know, like you guys are talking about 191 00:08:08,160 --> 00:08:11,040 Speaker 1: maybe it's time to dial it back here, and falling 192 00:08:11,080 --> 00:08:13,920 Speaker 1: back is kind of where we've seen the Bills go. Now, Um, 193 00:08:14,080 --> 00:08:16,240 Speaker 1: they have now lost three games. They've gone from first 194 00:08:16,240 --> 00:08:19,720 Speaker 1: place in the division to third, and they have lost 195 00:08:19,760 --> 00:08:21,760 Speaker 1: head to head matchups with the two teams in front 196 00:08:21,760 --> 00:08:23,880 Speaker 1: of them right now, and the Jets and the Dolphins 197 00:08:23,880 --> 00:08:25,400 Speaker 1: have gone from first place in the a f C 198 00:08:26,000 --> 00:08:28,680 Speaker 1: to sixth place in the a f C. Look, this 199 00:08:28,760 --> 00:08:30,520 Speaker 1: is still a playoff team. This is still a Super 200 00:08:30,560 --> 00:08:33,559 Speaker 1: Bowl contender. It's just time to kind of understand, re 201 00:08:33,800 --> 00:08:37,200 Speaker 1: calibrate just a little bit gear down the stretch as 202 00:08:37,200 --> 00:08:39,680 Speaker 1: they make this push through these final eight weeks of 203 00:08:39,720 --> 00:08:41,599 Speaker 1: the regular season. I don't I think anybody thinks that 204 00:08:41,679 --> 00:08:44,000 Speaker 1: this team is written off by any stretch. Now for 205 00:08:44,040 --> 00:08:46,760 Speaker 1: the Vikings, though, you gotta feel pretty darn good about 206 00:08:46,800 --> 00:08:51,319 Speaker 1: where you're at. Win in seven consecutive games by one possession, 207 00:08:51,360 --> 00:08:54,000 Speaker 1: eight points or less, all of those last those seven 208 00:08:54,080 --> 00:08:56,840 Speaker 1: games on this win streak have come by, which is, 209 00:08:56,960 --> 00:08:59,400 Speaker 1: you know, ties an NFL record, um, And it just 210 00:08:59,520 --> 00:09:03,160 Speaker 1: puts the Vikings squarely in a position where they were 211 00:09:03,160 --> 00:09:05,160 Speaker 1: on the flip side of that kind of streak the 212 00:09:05,240 --> 00:09:07,240 Speaker 1: last couple of years. So I think you gotta like 213 00:09:07,320 --> 00:09:09,840 Speaker 1: it from a big picture perspective, where the Vikings are. 214 00:09:10,360 --> 00:09:13,240 Speaker 1: And then obviously just understanding that the Bills are still 215 00:09:13,320 --> 00:09:15,880 Speaker 1: right there. They just got to clean up a few things. Yeah, 216 00:09:15,920 --> 00:09:18,840 Speaker 1: and on the Vikings, just to spend it for this 217 00:09:18,920 --> 00:09:21,200 Speaker 1: is a team now that's gonna be home. Buck, They're 218 00:09:21,200 --> 00:09:24,320 Speaker 1: gonna be home for Dallas, New England and the Jets. 219 00:09:24,559 --> 00:09:27,000 Speaker 1: Those are three teams above five hundred. Those are three 220 00:09:27,000 --> 00:09:30,040 Speaker 1: competitive teams, but they're gonna be all coming to their 221 00:09:30,040 --> 00:09:32,240 Speaker 1: place there in Minnesota. Left. I think I think people 222 00:09:32,240 --> 00:09:33,760 Speaker 1: are still a little bit hesitant to buy in. Even 223 00:09:33,800 --> 00:09:36,120 Speaker 1: though they've rattled off all these wins, these close wins, 224 00:09:36,400 --> 00:09:38,920 Speaker 1: you still feel a little reluctance of people to buy them. Buck. 225 00:09:38,920 --> 00:09:40,360 Speaker 1: If they take care of business at home in the 226 00:09:40,400 --> 00:09:43,520 Speaker 1: next three weeks with Dallas New England and the Jets, uh, 227 00:09:43,559 --> 00:09:46,640 Speaker 1: they're they're sitting more than pretty. They could be there 228 00:09:46,640 --> 00:09:48,440 Speaker 1: in the catbird seat right there with them and might 229 00:09:48,440 --> 00:09:51,000 Speaker 1: win the division. By the way, they're only lost this season. Yeah, 230 00:09:51,240 --> 00:09:53,120 Speaker 1: you talked about it like you're talking about very real thing. 231 00:09:53,120 --> 00:09:54,960 Speaker 1: I think they played five of their nick six at 232 00:09:55,000 --> 00:09:56,960 Speaker 1: the house, so that gives them a chance to really 233 00:09:57,000 --> 00:09:59,680 Speaker 1: separate and kind of put the space between them and 234 00:09:59,720 --> 00:10:01,480 Speaker 1: other is and the only team they're looking up at 235 00:10:01,720 --> 00:10:03,719 Speaker 1: right now the Philadelphia Eagles, and the Eagles have the 236 00:10:03,800 --> 00:10:06,360 Speaker 1: tough NFC East to deal with. And so when I'm 237 00:10:06,400 --> 00:10:08,199 Speaker 1: looking at the Minnesota Vikings and the job to Kevin 238 00:10:08,200 --> 00:10:10,560 Speaker 1: O'Connell his staff have done, they've really done a good 239 00:10:10,600 --> 00:10:14,040 Speaker 1: job of getting this team to understand how to play 240 00:10:14,040 --> 00:10:18,160 Speaker 1: complimentary football, how to understand situational football in terms of 241 00:10:18,400 --> 00:10:20,520 Speaker 1: they win the key moments. They're winning third now, and 242 00:10:20,520 --> 00:10:21,920 Speaker 1: they went in the red zone, they went in the 243 00:10:21,960 --> 00:10:25,480 Speaker 1: fourth quarter, and obviously they won in overtime. They understand 244 00:10:25,480 --> 00:10:28,080 Speaker 1: how to close games out and there is a confidence 245 00:10:28,320 --> 00:10:30,360 Speaker 1: that comes with winning games like that, and the fact 246 00:10:30,360 --> 00:10:33,040 Speaker 1: that they've won six or seven games in that fashion. 247 00:10:33,320 --> 00:10:34,839 Speaker 1: This is gonna be a tough team to knock out 248 00:10:34,880 --> 00:10:37,480 Speaker 1: because they believe they always can come back, they're always 249 00:10:37,480 --> 00:10:40,080 Speaker 1: in the game. They know how to close it. That's 250 00:10:40,600 --> 00:10:42,400 Speaker 1: that's tough. It's gonna be tough to night these team. 251 00:10:42,520 --> 00:10:45,320 Speaker 1: This team out in the NFC Tournament and no doubt, um, 252 00:10:45,440 --> 00:10:47,480 Speaker 1: all right, that was just one game. We had to 253 00:10:47,480 --> 00:10:48,880 Speaker 1: blow it out on that one because it was such 254 00:10:48,880 --> 00:10:50,840 Speaker 1: an incredible game, the best game of the year. But 255 00:10:50,920 --> 00:10:53,360 Speaker 1: we have plenty more action to get to. We're gonna 256 00:10:53,440 --> 00:10:57,079 Speaker 1: jump in Cowboys, Packers, Lions, Bears, Seahawks, Bucks, just a 257 00:10:57,120 --> 00:10:59,200 Speaker 1: few of the games we're gonna dig into when we 258 00:10:59,240 --> 00:11:05,679 Speaker 1: get back right after this break. NFL Plus is the 259 00:11:05,720 --> 00:11:09,240 Speaker 1: league's new exclusive video streaming subscription service. NFL Plus has 260 00:11:09,240 --> 00:11:12,200 Speaker 1: your game day cover with live local and primetime regular 261 00:11:12,200 --> 00:11:14,840 Speaker 1: season and postseason games right on your phone or tablet. 262 00:11:15,120 --> 00:11:18,080 Speaker 1: NFL Plus available in the NFL app and NFL dot com. 263 00:11:18,120 --> 00:11:21,960 Speaker 1: Subscription plans start at just four month. Fans can visit 264 00:11:21,960 --> 00:11:24,480 Speaker 1: Plus dot NFL dot com and sign up for a 265 00:11:24,559 --> 00:11:29,000 Speaker 1: free trial of NFL Plus today. Alright, let's get to 266 00:11:29,040 --> 00:11:31,360 Speaker 1: the big three guys, a big three games of the week, 267 00:11:31,440 --> 00:11:34,440 Speaker 1: and we're gonna start off with a matchup that has 268 00:11:34,480 --> 00:11:36,920 Speaker 1: a little history between these two teams, the Cowboys and 269 00:11:36,960 --> 00:11:39,360 Speaker 1: the Packers. You've got your head coach going back to 270 00:11:39,440 --> 00:11:42,640 Speaker 1: Green Bay and Mike McCarthy. The Dallas Cowboys could not 271 00:11:42,640 --> 00:11:45,160 Speaker 1: get it done though. The Green Bay Packers stopped their slide, 272 00:11:45,480 --> 00:11:48,559 Speaker 1: they overcome a fourteen point fourth quarter deficit and they 273 00:11:48,559 --> 00:11:51,360 Speaker 1: get to win. Bucky biggest takeaway on this one, the 274 00:11:52,120 --> 00:11:54,679 Speaker 1: me is the cowboys inability to finish. The Cowboys had 275 00:11:54,679 --> 00:11:56,760 Speaker 1: the game in hand, the game was under control. They 276 00:11:56,800 --> 00:11:58,800 Speaker 1: allowed the Green Bay packages to get back in the mix. 277 00:11:58,840 --> 00:12:01,760 Speaker 1: And so if I'm Mike McCarthy, I'm worried about my 278 00:12:01,800 --> 00:12:05,920 Speaker 1: team lacking the maturity needed to be a championship team. 279 00:12:05,960 --> 00:12:07,959 Speaker 1: This is a game where they had it under control, 280 00:12:08,000 --> 00:12:10,680 Speaker 1: They had plenty of opportunities to go up and really 281 00:12:10,720 --> 00:12:13,200 Speaker 1: knocked the Green Bay Packers out. Dak Prescott has an 282 00:12:13,200 --> 00:12:15,640 Speaker 1: interception in the red zone. They don't finish the way 283 00:12:15,679 --> 00:12:16,959 Speaker 1: they want to finish in terms of being able to 284 00:12:17,040 --> 00:12:18,959 Speaker 1: run the ball with the kind of authority that we 285 00:12:19,120 --> 00:12:21,320 Speaker 1: used to seeing the Cowboys run with. So if I'm 286 00:12:21,360 --> 00:12:23,880 Speaker 1: m McCarthy the coach and staff, I'm in the Monday 287 00:12:23,920 --> 00:12:27,360 Speaker 1: meetings trying to figure out how this team can just 288 00:12:27,600 --> 00:12:30,120 Speaker 1: learn how to finish and see the opportunity because they 289 00:12:30,200 --> 00:12:32,440 Speaker 1: let one slip. And with the Giants winning and the 290 00:12:32,480 --> 00:12:35,120 Speaker 1: Eagles being the Eagles, right now you're the Cowboys, your 291 00:12:35,200 --> 00:12:37,400 Speaker 1: third in the NFC East. You do not want to 292 00:12:37,400 --> 00:12:40,720 Speaker 1: be in that position. Well, Christian Watson is to me 293 00:12:40,840 --> 00:12:44,400 Speaker 1: the biggest reason why the Packers made that comeback against 294 00:12:44,600 --> 00:12:47,520 Speaker 1: the Dallas Cowboys. And look, the game kind of started 295 00:12:47,520 --> 00:12:50,679 Speaker 1: off fairly inauspiciously for the rookie wide receiver from North 296 00:12:50,720 --> 00:12:52,880 Speaker 1: Dakota State whom the Packers treated up in the second 297 00:12:52,960 --> 00:12:55,360 Speaker 1: round to go get. And it kind of mean mirrors 298 00:12:55,400 --> 00:12:58,120 Speaker 1: like this story for Christian Watson kind of mirrors his 299 00:12:58,200 --> 00:13:00,880 Speaker 1: story coming out of high school and Florida. He was, 300 00:13:01,000 --> 00:13:03,920 Speaker 1: you know, very lightly recruited kid. Most of the schools 301 00:13:03,920 --> 00:13:05,520 Speaker 1: that were coming down to watch his high school, we're 302 00:13:05,520 --> 00:13:08,000 Speaker 1: watching other players, and then North Dakota State ends up. 303 00:13:08,000 --> 00:13:11,080 Speaker 1: Who's the skinny, lanky kid who you know has his 304 00:13:11,120 --> 00:13:15,240 Speaker 1: growth for develops into this phenomenal athlete with this huge frame, 305 00:13:15,320 --> 00:13:17,959 Speaker 1: a six ft four, you know, two something pound for 306 00:13:18,280 --> 00:13:21,640 Speaker 1: three forty type of player. But then he was injured 307 00:13:21,640 --> 00:13:23,760 Speaker 1: all the training Kip, he was injured all preseason. He's 308 00:13:23,760 --> 00:13:25,840 Speaker 1: injured for three games of this regular season. Had just 309 00:13:25,840 --> 00:13:28,160 Speaker 1: ten catches and eighty eight yards coming into this game. 310 00:13:28,600 --> 00:13:31,240 Speaker 1: Everybody else was talking about Romeo Dobbs and even Samara 311 00:13:31,360 --> 00:13:34,880 Speaker 1: Torre as the other two wide receivers that the Packers 312 00:13:34,880 --> 00:13:38,080 Speaker 1: had drafted. And in this game, he drops the first 313 00:13:38,080 --> 00:13:40,440 Speaker 1: target from Aaron Rodgers deep throw over the middle. He 314 00:13:40,520 --> 00:13:44,120 Speaker 1: drops the second target from Aaron Rodgers, and then on 315 00:13:44,240 --> 00:13:46,560 Speaker 1: the third Rodgers goes back to him on a third 316 00:13:46,600 --> 00:13:49,280 Speaker 1: and one and he ends up coming up with that 317 00:13:49,440 --> 00:13:51,839 Speaker 1: huge over the shoulder catch, which by the way, is 318 00:13:51,880 --> 00:13:55,640 Speaker 1: a very similar catch and route being run on on 319 00:13:55,679 --> 00:13:58,400 Speaker 1: a go ball from Rogers that he dropped earlier in 320 00:13:58,440 --> 00:14:00,840 Speaker 1: the season. So it all kind of that come together 321 00:14:01,240 --> 00:14:03,880 Speaker 1: for Watson after that touchdown. Now he still has some 322 00:14:04,000 --> 00:14:06,320 Speaker 1: rookie moments right later in the game on a fourth 323 00:14:06,320 --> 00:14:08,560 Speaker 1: and short, he didn't think he's getting the ball, kind 324 00:14:08,559 --> 00:14:10,720 Speaker 1: of pulls up, stops running. Meanwhile the ball is flying 325 00:14:10,800 --> 00:14:14,199 Speaker 1: over his head and Rogers was targeting him on that ball, 326 00:14:14,200 --> 00:14:16,520 Speaker 1: and you can see the frustration on Rogers's face, but 327 00:14:16,559 --> 00:14:19,720 Speaker 1: again the commitment to go back to him, and he 328 00:14:19,760 --> 00:14:21,960 Speaker 1: goes back to him in two big spots on on 329 00:14:22,080 --> 00:14:25,920 Speaker 1: two more explosive play type of touchdowns. The second one 330 00:14:25,960 --> 00:14:28,480 Speaker 1: brings the Packers within seven, and then the third to 331 00:14:28,600 --> 00:14:32,040 Speaker 1: tie it. He basically just uses that elite speed to 332 00:14:32,200 --> 00:14:35,200 Speaker 1: beat the Cowboys defense across their face, crossing the field 333 00:14:35,240 --> 00:14:39,600 Speaker 1: into the end zone. UM, really really incredible game. So 334 00:14:39,760 --> 00:14:44,400 Speaker 1: he has four catches, three touchdowns in this game, and 335 00:14:44,440 --> 00:14:47,240 Speaker 1: it felt like, man, all right, now this is the 336 00:14:47,280 --> 00:14:50,200 Speaker 1: breakout for Christian Watson. This is the time now where 337 00:14:50,280 --> 00:14:53,080 Speaker 1: Rodgers can really start to trust him in these big 338 00:14:53,120 --> 00:14:55,440 Speaker 1: moments and might be given the Packers that kind of 339 00:14:55,440 --> 00:14:58,400 Speaker 1: production that they sorely needed that position. Yeah, they ran 340 00:14:58,440 --> 00:15:00,040 Speaker 1: the ball really well too, I mean just kind of 341 00:15:00,040 --> 00:15:01,640 Speaker 1: a bow on it there. Twenty four for a Buck, 342 00:15:01,680 --> 00:15:04,120 Speaker 1: thirty eight for Aaron Jones. A lot of those runs 343 00:15:04,120 --> 00:15:06,160 Speaker 1: and you break them down. A lot of toss both 344 00:15:06,200 --> 00:15:08,480 Speaker 1: from the gun and from under center. I love watching 345 00:15:08,480 --> 00:15:09,960 Speaker 1: the toss from the gun. By the way you put 346 00:15:10,000 --> 00:15:12,120 Speaker 1: him in the side saddle. You toss that you're able 347 00:15:12,160 --> 00:15:14,040 Speaker 1: to pin and pull, you crack with the wide receiver, 348 00:15:14,160 --> 00:15:15,880 Speaker 1: you pull with the tight end, you pull with the tackle, 349 00:15:16,200 --> 00:15:18,440 Speaker 1: You get him out there in space. That was a 350 00:15:18,440 --> 00:15:20,880 Speaker 1: big part of their performance here again twenty past attempts 351 00:15:20,880 --> 00:15:23,800 Speaker 1: for Rogers thirty nine rushing attempts. So that's the formula 352 00:15:23,840 --> 00:15:25,960 Speaker 1: that they've identified as their way to win games right now. 353 00:15:26,040 --> 00:15:28,920 Speaker 1: It's different, but it absolutely worked in this one against 354 00:15:28,920 --> 00:15:31,240 Speaker 1: the Dallas Cowboys. All let's get the game number two 355 00:15:31,280 --> 00:15:35,600 Speaker 1: here Lions Bears in a wild game. Another big time 356 00:15:35,680 --> 00:15:38,000 Speaker 1: performance from Justin Fields and Buck. I know you're gonna 357 00:15:38,040 --> 00:15:39,360 Speaker 1: get to him in a second, but I want to 358 00:15:39,400 --> 00:15:43,480 Speaker 1: start with another rookie and that's for the Lions. Aidan Hutchinson. 359 00:15:43,760 --> 00:15:45,880 Speaker 1: He's on his way to a double digit sack season 360 00:15:46,040 --> 00:15:48,160 Speaker 1: and he picked the right time in this one to 361 00:15:48,240 --> 00:15:51,160 Speaker 1: collect the sack. This is inside two minutes. He gets 362 00:15:51,200 --> 00:15:54,200 Speaker 1: a little pop separate, little push poll move and ends 363 00:15:54,240 --> 00:15:57,600 Speaker 1: up getting fields on the ground. It was a closer performance. 364 00:15:57,640 --> 00:16:00,520 Speaker 1: You see the numbers there, eight tackles in a sack. Um. 365 00:16:00,560 --> 00:16:02,480 Speaker 1: He just has found a way to make impact plays. 366 00:16:02,520 --> 00:16:05,080 Speaker 1: Picks off Aaron Rodgers. Now he comes back, gets a 367 00:16:05,120 --> 00:16:07,600 Speaker 1: sack of justin fields and help ice the game. I 368 00:16:07,720 --> 00:16:09,920 Speaker 1: like what I've seen from Aiden Hutchinson and Buck. I 369 00:16:09,920 --> 00:16:12,280 Speaker 1: think the big thing is they've stood him up something 370 00:16:12,320 --> 00:16:15,360 Speaker 1: he was very adamant about wanting to do coming out 371 00:16:15,400 --> 00:16:17,280 Speaker 1: of University of Michigan. His hand was down early in 372 00:16:17,280 --> 00:16:18,840 Speaker 1: the year. They finally got him standing up and he 373 00:16:18,840 --> 00:16:21,360 Speaker 1: looks like a completely different football player. Yeah yeah, d 374 00:16:21,600 --> 00:16:24,040 Speaker 1: he really does um. And you know, like, I think 375 00:16:24,080 --> 00:16:26,480 Speaker 1: we're really starting to see that come on with Aidan 376 00:16:26,560 --> 00:16:29,000 Speaker 1: Hutchinson for sure, and another young player that I want 377 00:16:29,000 --> 00:16:31,120 Speaker 1: to talk about briefly on the other side and in 378 00:16:31,160 --> 00:16:34,000 Speaker 1: a losing effort is really starting to come on and 379 00:16:34,000 --> 00:16:37,840 Speaker 1: that's Cole Commet the tight end for the Chicago Bears, 380 00:16:38,040 --> 00:16:41,640 Speaker 1: and it feels like with Justin Fields continue develop and 381 00:16:41,680 --> 00:16:44,280 Speaker 1: evolution within this offense. He's last three or four weeks, 382 00:16:45,080 --> 00:16:47,560 Speaker 1: Cold Commet has also been a big part of it. 383 00:16:47,760 --> 00:16:49,360 Speaker 1: And you know, when you look at his production in 384 00:16:49,400 --> 00:16:52,720 Speaker 1: this game, Um, I mean he's been found a couple 385 00:16:52,720 --> 00:16:56,160 Speaker 1: another couple of touchdowns in this game. Um, you go 386 00:16:56,240 --> 00:17:01,120 Speaker 1: back the last two weeks, Wealth targets nine reception ends. 387 00:17:01,160 --> 00:17:04,959 Speaker 1: All nine of those catches DJ either go for touchdown 388 00:17:05,440 --> 00:17:09,360 Speaker 1: or first down. So Justin Fields, no, he knows now 389 00:17:09,440 --> 00:17:12,200 Speaker 1: he has someone he can really trust, especially in the 390 00:17:12,240 --> 00:17:14,040 Speaker 1: middle of the field, with Coal Commet and look, I 391 00:17:14,080 --> 00:17:16,879 Speaker 1: know it's not similar, it's not the exact same, but 392 00:17:17,000 --> 00:17:20,160 Speaker 1: it kind of feels like the same trust developing. Doing 393 00:17:20,200 --> 00:17:22,879 Speaker 1: a quarterback that can use his athleticism to make plays 394 00:17:22,920 --> 00:17:25,080 Speaker 1: and then find his tight end over the middle, which 395 00:17:25,160 --> 00:17:28,840 Speaker 1: with Fields and commit like Lamar Jackson can do with 396 00:17:28,880 --> 00:17:31,480 Speaker 1: Mark Andrews. When those two guys are at their best, 397 00:17:31,560 --> 00:17:33,840 Speaker 1: it feels just a little congruent. I know they're not 398 00:17:33,880 --> 00:17:36,240 Speaker 1: necessarily used in the same way, not running things the 399 00:17:36,240 --> 00:17:38,480 Speaker 1: exact same way, but I think you see the same 400 00:17:38,520 --> 00:17:41,240 Speaker 1: type of impact with that tight end position for field 401 00:17:41,600 --> 00:17:44,480 Speaker 1: as you do with Lamar in Baltimore. People. Yeah, you 402 00:17:44,520 --> 00:17:47,320 Speaker 1: just for people forget how big cole Commet is um 403 00:17:47,400 --> 00:17:49,840 Speaker 1: Co commet coming out six oh five six two hundred 404 00:17:49,960 --> 00:17:53,200 Speaker 1: sixty two pounds as a big physical target. I'm going 405 00:17:53,240 --> 00:17:55,400 Speaker 1: back through my notes. You know, they use them inline, 406 00:17:55,480 --> 00:17:58,080 Speaker 1: they used and flexed out, had a huge catch radius, 407 00:17:58,400 --> 00:18:01,879 Speaker 1: uh physical yards after hatch. Excellent as a down blocker, excellent, 408 00:18:01,960 --> 00:18:04,320 Speaker 1: Combo's excellent pass pro. This is a true you know 409 00:18:04,359 --> 00:18:06,720 Speaker 1: Combo tight end, a true why tight end which had 410 00:18:06,720 --> 00:18:09,800 Speaker 1: become increasingly harder to find. That's gonna be a big 411 00:18:09,840 --> 00:18:12,199 Speaker 1: piece of their of their offense going forward. So I 412 00:18:12,200 --> 00:18:14,879 Speaker 1: think that's outstanding. I know Buck had some camera issues, 413 00:18:14,920 --> 00:18:18,280 Speaker 1: so I'll just touch on fields real quick here at Justin. 414 00:18:18,760 --> 00:18:21,520 Speaker 1: You know, look, he's creating dynamic plays with his legs. 415 00:18:21,520 --> 00:18:23,960 Speaker 1: He continues to do that, and now what they're realizing 416 00:18:24,160 --> 00:18:26,879 Speaker 1: realizing is once he does do that, now you're getting 417 00:18:26,880 --> 00:18:29,360 Speaker 1: everything sucked up. Your eyes are on him, and you're 418 00:18:29,359 --> 00:18:31,440 Speaker 1: able to sneak some of those crossers. You're able to 419 00:18:31,440 --> 00:18:33,560 Speaker 1: get some guys open down the field, and he's producing 420 00:18:33,600 --> 00:18:36,240 Speaker 1: some big plays obviously the pick six to his college 421 00:18:36,240 --> 00:18:38,520 Speaker 1: teammate and Okuda he'd like to have back trying to 422 00:18:38,560 --> 00:18:41,560 Speaker 1: force that ball. But I'm seeing the confidence with Justin 423 00:18:41,640 --> 00:18:45,439 Speaker 1: Fields grow every single time he's out on the football field, 424 00:18:45,760 --> 00:18:48,080 Speaker 1: and for a Bears team that's three and seven, he 425 00:18:48,200 --> 00:18:50,560 Speaker 1: sure is providing an awful lot of hope. Man. It's 426 00:18:50,600 --> 00:18:52,919 Speaker 1: fun to watch too. I mean, like this offense was 427 00:18:53,080 --> 00:18:57,680 Speaker 1: just such a difficult, like such a frustrating watch for 428 00:18:57,800 --> 00:19:00,959 Speaker 1: weeks even this season. He fact to that Thursday night 429 00:19:00,960 --> 00:19:05,080 Speaker 1: football game against the Commanders and they they using him 430 00:19:05,119 --> 00:19:07,119 Speaker 1: the right way? Do they have him going in the 431 00:19:07,240 --> 00:19:09,399 Speaker 1: right fashion, and it just it didn't seem like it 432 00:19:09,480 --> 00:19:12,360 Speaker 1: was working. And then since then and it's like it's 433 00:19:12,400 --> 00:19:14,560 Speaker 1: been a whole different group, you know, and he's been 434 00:19:14,600 --> 00:19:18,359 Speaker 1: an entirely different quarterback. So I love the idea of 435 00:19:18,400 --> 00:19:21,560 Speaker 1: improving and figuring things out mid season, right. You just 436 00:19:21,600 --> 00:19:23,760 Speaker 1: kind of understand, you you're trying to get through each 437 00:19:23,760 --> 00:19:25,800 Speaker 1: week and game plan each week. But once you start 438 00:19:25,800 --> 00:19:29,040 Speaker 1: seeing those those stones Lady kind of making those steps 439 00:19:29,600 --> 00:19:31,399 Speaker 1: each and every week, it's always fun to watch a 440 00:19:31,480 --> 00:19:34,159 Speaker 1: team kind of get better through the course of the season. 441 00:19:34,200 --> 00:19:37,160 Speaker 1: And that feels like offensively that that's what we're seeing 442 00:19:37,160 --> 00:19:40,359 Speaker 1: with justin Fields in Chicago. No doubt, it's been fun, 443 00:19:40,440 --> 00:19:42,240 Speaker 1: it's been fun to watch. And again, all you want 444 00:19:42,359 --> 00:19:44,040 Speaker 1: is to be able to dream on the future of 445 00:19:44,040 --> 00:19:46,240 Speaker 1: what you can't have. Yes, I think the Chicago fans 446 00:19:46,240 --> 00:19:48,880 Speaker 1: are able to do that. All right, let's go from Illinois. 447 00:19:48,920 --> 00:19:51,159 Speaker 1: Let's let's go to Germany with the next game at 448 00:19:51,200 --> 00:19:53,920 Speaker 1: the Big Three. Here the Seahawks, the Bucks and a 449 00:19:54,000 --> 00:19:56,119 Speaker 1: while the entertaining game and not just because our buddies, 450 00:19:56,359 --> 00:19:58,760 Speaker 1: uh from NFL Game Day morning we're calling the game, 451 00:19:58,800 --> 00:20:01,000 Speaker 1: and a great job by the way, but a fun, 452 00:20:01,160 --> 00:20:03,239 Speaker 1: entertaining game where the Buccaneer is able to hold on 453 00:20:03,280 --> 00:20:06,000 Speaker 1: there against the Seahawks. And to me, and we'll get 454 00:20:06,000 --> 00:20:08,440 Speaker 1: to talk about Tom Brady and talk about this Bucks defense, 455 00:20:08,480 --> 00:20:10,919 Speaker 1: but to me, this was Rashad White kind of a 456 00:20:11,359 --> 00:20:14,840 Speaker 1: introduction of him to the national audience with what he 457 00:20:14,880 --> 00:20:17,200 Speaker 1: was able to do really to close this football game out. 458 00:20:17,760 --> 00:20:21,160 Speaker 1: He is an upright gliding runner, but he has got 459 00:20:21,440 --> 00:20:24,320 Speaker 1: excellent acceleration. He's able to kind of pick and slide, 460 00:20:24,320 --> 00:20:26,720 Speaker 1: then he gets his legs up through and was able 461 00:20:26,760 --> 00:20:30,640 Speaker 1: to produce some explosive runs an outstanding day for him. 462 00:20:30,920 --> 00:20:33,320 Speaker 1: I went back and looked at my notes on him 463 00:20:33,320 --> 00:20:35,600 Speaker 1: with somebody coming out of college, people forgetting that in 464 00:20:35,640 --> 00:20:39,200 Speaker 1: the pandemic year, let's dude average ten yards to carry 465 00:20:39,320 --> 00:20:42,960 Speaker 1: at Arizona State. UM. And that gliding style, that kind 466 00:20:42,960 --> 00:20:47,320 Speaker 1: of effortless, smooth, upright running style. It's translated, and it was. 467 00:20:47,680 --> 00:20:50,600 Speaker 1: It was punctuated with that nasty stiff arm he delivered 468 00:20:50,640 --> 00:20:52,320 Speaker 1: down the field. Yeah, you're got to see that a 469 00:20:52,359 --> 00:20:55,679 Speaker 1: few more times this season, I think, and probably on 470 00:20:55,720 --> 00:20:58,960 Speaker 1: Good Morning Football later this week. UM. So it was 471 00:20:59,000 --> 00:21:01,119 Speaker 1: pretty that was in to watch and and again it 472 00:21:01,160 --> 00:21:03,640 Speaker 1: just kind of reminds us as we begin to look 473 00:21:03,680 --> 00:21:06,480 Speaker 1: towards January and turning the calendar into draft season when 474 00:21:06,480 --> 00:21:08,880 Speaker 1: we're doing this, man, you know, like it's more than 475 00:21:08,920 --> 00:21:10,959 Speaker 1: just like the Kenneth Walkers of the world as we 476 00:21:10,960 --> 00:21:12,960 Speaker 1: were evaluating last year when it comes to the running 477 00:21:12,960 --> 00:21:15,200 Speaker 1: back spot and two years ago when we saw Eli 478 00:21:15,240 --> 00:21:17,560 Speaker 1: Mitchell make that run in a thousand yards for the 479 00:21:17,600 --> 00:21:20,040 Speaker 1: San Francisco forty Niners, which we'll talk about again here 480 00:21:20,040 --> 00:21:22,240 Speaker 1: in a little bit, and he's running backs, you know 481 00:21:22,280 --> 00:21:24,720 Speaker 1: you can find some late and and look, the Bucks 482 00:21:24,720 --> 00:21:26,840 Speaker 1: have taken their swings on a few and it hasn't 483 00:21:26,880 --> 00:21:30,000 Speaker 1: necessarily worked out. Keyshawn Vaughan still a young player, but 484 00:21:30,080 --> 00:21:33,159 Speaker 1: Rashad White has clearly picked up that kind of number 485 00:21:33,160 --> 00:21:35,399 Speaker 1: two back role with Leonard Fournette might step into a 486 00:21:35,480 --> 00:21:38,360 Speaker 1: much bigger role now with Fournett banged up. I want 487 00:21:38,359 --> 00:21:40,840 Speaker 1: to flip the script though, to the run game on 488 00:21:40,880 --> 00:21:43,680 Speaker 1: the defensive side of the all for the Bucks here, DJ, 489 00:21:43,880 --> 00:21:47,720 Speaker 1: because you know there were times during this this season 490 00:21:47,800 --> 00:21:51,720 Speaker 1: of struggle for the Bucks early where things that they 491 00:21:51,720 --> 00:21:56,080 Speaker 1: could ordinarily count on weren't showing up. And what was 492 00:21:56,080 --> 00:21:57,720 Speaker 1: it last year? In the last couple of years for 493 00:21:57,760 --> 00:22:01,360 Speaker 1: the Bucks, it's been run deep and suffocate defense right. 494 00:22:01,359 --> 00:22:04,080 Speaker 1: It just hadn't shown up right. And then last week 495 00:22:04,080 --> 00:22:06,160 Speaker 1: you kind of started to see it against the Rams, 496 00:22:06,280 --> 00:22:09,280 Speaker 1: Vita via as you highlighted on this program last week. 497 00:22:09,359 --> 00:22:12,679 Speaker 1: You know, it was just a an absolute force dominated 498 00:22:12,720 --> 00:22:15,119 Speaker 1: the interior. The Rams had no answer for him. They 499 00:22:15,119 --> 00:22:17,560 Speaker 1: were able to stop the Rams on three straight downs, 500 00:22:17,560 --> 00:22:19,159 Speaker 1: get the ball back to Tom Brady for him to 501 00:22:19,200 --> 00:22:21,960 Speaker 1: go ahead, come down and make that game winning touchdown drive. 502 00:22:22,119 --> 00:22:25,280 Speaker 1: And then in this game against the Seahawks in Germany, 503 00:22:25,600 --> 00:22:27,399 Speaker 1: Vita Vea is there and you know what, this all 504 00:22:27,480 --> 00:22:29,440 Speaker 1: kind of times out to the return of the chem 505 00:22:29,520 --> 00:22:32,399 Speaker 1: Hicks and that maybe in Dominican Sue type role as 506 00:22:32,400 --> 00:22:34,800 Speaker 1: a running mate with Vita Vea up there in the interior, 507 00:22:35,040 --> 00:22:37,840 Speaker 1: kind of helping clog things, clean things up a little bit. 508 00:22:38,119 --> 00:22:39,720 Speaker 1: But the Seahawks come in as one of the most 509 00:22:39,920 --> 00:22:43,439 Speaker 1: devastating run teams on offense in football. I mean, Kenneth 510 00:22:43,480 --> 00:22:46,200 Speaker 1: Walker is running right towards offensive rookie of the Year 511 00:22:46,760 --> 00:22:50,399 Speaker 1: and the Bucks absolutely shut him down. They've got nine 512 00:22:50,480 --> 00:22:53,560 Speaker 1: stops for loss or no game each of the last 513 00:22:53,600 --> 00:22:56,680 Speaker 1: two weeks. Uh. You know, vite Vella again was a beast. 514 00:22:56,680 --> 00:22:58,639 Speaker 1: So was the chem Hicks. As I mentioned, But I 515 00:22:58,680 --> 00:23:00,680 Speaker 1: think you've got to tip your captain Devin White in 516 00:23:00,720 --> 00:23:03,679 Speaker 1: this game. He was all up in the Seahawks business 517 00:23:03,840 --> 00:23:06,960 Speaker 1: on this one, on every play, always around the football. 518 00:23:07,200 --> 00:23:09,440 Speaker 1: And then you find out more about his story this week. 519 00:23:10,800 --> 00:23:14,160 Speaker 1: Found out he lost his dad. His dad passed away 520 00:23:14,359 --> 00:23:16,240 Speaker 1: and he got that news as he was getting set 521 00:23:16,280 --> 00:23:19,080 Speaker 1: to board the plane to go to Germany and is 522 00:23:19,119 --> 00:23:21,200 Speaker 1: able to focus in and kind of use that team 523 00:23:21,240 --> 00:23:24,600 Speaker 1: brotherhood in that locker room to kind of keep himself going. 524 00:23:24,800 --> 00:23:28,159 Speaker 1: And man, was he a maniac out there, and it 525 00:23:28,280 --> 00:23:30,600 Speaker 1: was just like it was really fun to watch. Kenneth 526 00:23:30,600 --> 00:23:33,320 Speaker 1: Walker's most productive run was his first one for four yards. 527 00:23:33,480 --> 00:23:35,800 Speaker 1: That's a dang good day and run defense for the Buck, 528 00:23:36,200 --> 00:23:38,399 Speaker 1: no doubt. We're gonna talk about some other interior defensive 529 00:23:38,400 --> 00:23:40,119 Speaker 1: alignment a little bit later on in the show, because 530 00:23:40,160 --> 00:23:43,240 Speaker 1: it's it's shown to be incredibly important to have on 531 00:23:43,320 --> 00:23:46,159 Speaker 1: those game records in the middle of your defensive front. 532 00:23:46,200 --> 00:23:48,320 Speaker 1: It's something we're gonna jump into a little bit later. 533 00:23:48,359 --> 00:23:49,800 Speaker 1: I'll just tag it with this and we'll take a 534 00:23:49,840 --> 00:23:52,920 Speaker 1: break here. You look at Seattle. You you've got San 535 00:23:52,960 --> 00:23:55,800 Speaker 1: Francisco that's nipping at your heel. San Francisco who we're 536 00:23:55,800 --> 00:23:58,199 Speaker 1: gonna get into in this next block. They're getting healthy 537 00:23:58,480 --> 00:23:59,920 Speaker 1: and they looked like they could be the team to 538 00:24:00,000 --> 00:24:04,119 Speaker 1: eating this division. But Seattle's next three games Vegas, the 539 00:24:04,440 --> 00:24:07,360 Speaker 1: very struggling Rams team, and the Carolina Panthers team that's 540 00:24:07,359 --> 00:24:10,000 Speaker 1: already fired their coach. They're sitting right now with six 541 00:24:10,040 --> 00:24:12,280 Speaker 1: and four. They could very easily wake up and be 542 00:24:12,480 --> 00:24:15,560 Speaker 1: nine and four when they host the forty Niners on 543 00:24:15,720 --> 00:24:18,200 Speaker 1: Thursday night. A short week at home, which will be 544 00:24:18,200 --> 00:24:21,159 Speaker 1: a challenge for San Francisco. So everything's still there for 545 00:24:21,200 --> 00:24:24,199 Speaker 1: the Seattle Seahawks, they're still in great shape. Alright, we're 546 00:24:24,200 --> 00:24:25,960 Speaker 1: gonna take quick break. When we come back, we're gonna 547 00:24:25,960 --> 00:24:28,720 Speaker 1: talk about that forty Niner Charger game on Sunday night, 548 00:24:28,800 --> 00:24:31,240 Speaker 1: as well as a team that's running the a f 549 00:24:31,320 --> 00:24:33,439 Speaker 1: C West right now, the Kansas City Chiefs, and what 550 00:24:33,480 --> 00:24:35,480 Speaker 1: makes them special. We'll dig into that right after this. 551 00:24:39,520 --> 00:24:42,440 Speaker 1: All right, right, let's jump back in here. Uh Buck 552 00:24:42,520 --> 00:24:45,520 Speaker 1: had some some technical difficulties, so we're gonna miss him 553 00:24:45,520 --> 00:24:47,480 Speaker 1: for the rest of the episode. We'll be back tomorrow. UM. 554 00:24:47,520 --> 00:24:49,600 Speaker 1: I want to talk about the Chargers Niners game I 555 00:24:49,640 --> 00:24:52,760 Speaker 1: was at last night. UM. An interesting game. Chargers had 556 00:24:52,920 --> 00:24:55,040 Speaker 1: control of the game for the majority of the first half, 557 00:24:55,080 --> 00:24:57,480 Speaker 1: couldn't quite finish some drives, had to settle for some 558 00:24:57,560 --> 00:25:00,640 Speaker 1: field goals. UM. But then the second half the forty 559 00:25:00,720 --> 00:25:02,600 Speaker 1: Niners took over the football game. They end up shutting 560 00:25:02,600 --> 00:25:04,639 Speaker 1: out the Chargers in the second half. The Chargers a 561 00:25:04,680 --> 00:25:07,440 Speaker 1: mass about fifty yards of offense there in the second half. Now, 562 00:25:07,720 --> 00:25:09,439 Speaker 1: I want to get to the Niner side of it 563 00:25:09,440 --> 00:25:11,359 Speaker 1: in just a second, but when you look at the 564 00:25:11,440 --> 00:25:13,560 Speaker 1: Charger side of it, I know some people have been 565 00:25:13,560 --> 00:25:15,560 Speaker 1: a little bit critical of Justin Herbert, but I mean, 566 00:25:15,600 --> 00:25:17,600 Speaker 1: when you're at these games and you see you're out 567 00:25:17,640 --> 00:25:21,480 Speaker 1: your two starting tackles, your top three receivers, and then 568 00:25:21,720 --> 00:25:23,760 Speaker 1: Gerald Everett, your top tight end, gets hurt in the 569 00:25:23,800 --> 00:25:26,439 Speaker 1: first half, I mean, I don't know what you expect 570 00:25:26,480 --> 00:25:28,760 Speaker 1: is gonna happen against arguably the best defense in the league, 571 00:25:28,800 --> 00:25:31,760 Speaker 1: the forty Niners. And the reason why this is the 572 00:25:31,800 --> 00:25:34,080 Speaker 1: best defense in the league. Nick Bosa is the star 573 00:25:34,200 --> 00:25:36,600 Speaker 1: up front. The rest of that group though they're not 574 00:25:36,640 --> 00:25:39,440 Speaker 1: household names, with Eric Armstead not playing in this one, 575 00:25:39,920 --> 00:25:43,600 Speaker 1: but they play that jet front, that wide nine attacking front, 576 00:25:43,640 --> 00:25:45,520 Speaker 1: and they play with their hair on fire, just like 577 00:25:45,560 --> 00:25:48,600 Speaker 1: the Jets do the same exact scheme. They roll guys through, 578 00:25:48,640 --> 00:25:51,679 Speaker 1: they keep them fresh. You've got playmakers at the second 579 00:25:51,680 --> 00:25:54,400 Speaker 1: and third level with Warner and who Funga. I mean, 580 00:25:54,440 --> 00:25:57,600 Speaker 1: it's a it's a really really good defense with a 581 00:25:57,600 --> 00:26:00,240 Speaker 1: lot of depth, and they play incredibly fast and rent. 582 00:26:00,359 --> 00:26:02,720 Speaker 1: One thing that they do it's just kind of indicative 583 00:26:02,720 --> 00:26:04,920 Speaker 1: of the way that they play, and I love it, 584 00:26:04,960 --> 00:26:08,280 Speaker 1: is that if you're a defensive lineman and you feel 585 00:26:08,320 --> 00:26:10,760 Speaker 1: screen right, you're you're rushing and you feel the tackle 586 00:26:10,920 --> 00:26:13,400 Speaker 1: was not setting you heavy. You can kind of sense, okay, 587 00:26:13,440 --> 00:26:15,879 Speaker 1: he's letting me go. This is a screen. Well, a 588 00:26:15,960 --> 00:26:17,720 Speaker 1: lot of teams at that point in time. You'll see 589 00:26:17,760 --> 00:26:19,720 Speaker 1: guys kind of play in the no man's land. You're 590 00:26:19,760 --> 00:26:21,639 Speaker 1: kind of halfway to the quarterback. You don't want to 591 00:26:21,760 --> 00:26:24,120 Speaker 1: you don't want to take the cheese, but then you're 592 00:26:24,160 --> 00:26:25,920 Speaker 1: not close enough to get back to make the play 593 00:26:25,960 --> 00:26:27,480 Speaker 1: on the back, and you're kind of a no man's 594 00:26:27,560 --> 00:26:29,560 Speaker 1: land the way the forty Niners and some of these 595 00:26:29,560 --> 00:26:32,160 Speaker 1: aggressive fronts are playing this. Anytime you get an opportunity 596 00:26:32,160 --> 00:26:33,920 Speaker 1: to hit the quarterback full speed, go hit him that 597 00:26:34,400 --> 00:26:36,760 Speaker 1: Let's let somebody else clean up the screen. But it 598 00:26:36,880 --> 00:26:39,840 Speaker 1: is a style of play that I love watching. It's 599 00:26:39,920 --> 00:26:42,960 Speaker 1: just it literally is the Robert Sala Like all gas, 600 00:26:42,960 --> 00:26:45,400 Speaker 1: no breaks, That's what this scheme is. And I would 601 00:26:45,400 --> 00:26:47,920 Speaker 1: think players would be tripping over each other, fighting over 602 00:26:47,960 --> 00:26:50,199 Speaker 1: each other to want to go play for teams that 603 00:26:50,320 --> 00:26:52,800 Speaker 1: run the fronts that you see here as well as 604 00:26:52,800 --> 00:26:55,520 Speaker 1: with the Jets, it's just an attacking front and it's 605 00:26:55,560 --> 00:26:57,359 Speaker 1: fun to watch. And that's a that's as good a 606 00:26:57,400 --> 00:26:59,240 Speaker 1: defense as there is in the league right now. Yeah, 607 00:26:59,280 --> 00:27:01,760 Speaker 1: I mean, Demkoan's doing an awesome job. He is going 608 00:27:01,800 --> 00:27:04,240 Speaker 1: to be a popular man when it comes to head 609 00:27:04,240 --> 00:27:06,960 Speaker 1: coaching interviews at the end of this season, no question, 610 00:27:07,040 --> 00:27:09,520 Speaker 1: kind of already has that buzz about him, even going 611 00:27:09,560 --> 00:27:11,800 Speaker 1: back the last offseason. And and you know, you just 612 00:27:11,840 --> 00:27:14,000 Speaker 1: work down the line on that staff. Like one of 613 00:27:14,000 --> 00:27:16,760 Speaker 1: the common threads between that the Robert Salo and Damiko 614 00:27:16,880 --> 00:27:19,480 Speaker 1: Ryan's staff was, you know, defensive line coach Chris cas Surik, 615 00:27:19,800 --> 00:27:21,600 Speaker 1: you know who we we've talked about many times, is 616 00:27:21,640 --> 00:27:23,600 Speaker 1: one of the best. And like that that front line, 617 00:27:23,640 --> 00:27:26,320 Speaker 1: I mean, like those guys up front, they play with 618 00:27:26,400 --> 00:27:28,720 Speaker 1: his mentality and if you've ever seen that dude coach, 619 00:27:29,359 --> 00:27:32,280 Speaker 1: you know, it is all gas, no breaks when they're 620 00:27:32,320 --> 00:27:34,560 Speaker 1: out there on the field, and so like they play 621 00:27:34,600 --> 00:27:36,760 Speaker 1: with that kind of mentality and it it is so 622 00:27:36,880 --> 00:27:39,439 Speaker 1: fun to watch. And like, don't you feel like just 623 00:27:39,520 --> 00:27:43,560 Speaker 1: a little bit of um of of similarity and a 624 00:27:43,560 --> 00:27:47,120 Speaker 1: little bit of congruence with the way that the Rams 625 00:27:47,400 --> 00:27:51,960 Speaker 1: attacked their roster these last couple of years, with how 626 00:27:52,240 --> 00:27:55,439 Speaker 1: the forty Niners have also kind of attacked their roster. 627 00:27:55,800 --> 00:27:58,040 Speaker 1: You go back to like big swings for guys like 628 00:27:58,040 --> 00:28:01,359 Speaker 1: Trent Williams. Right for a guy like Christian McCaffrey this 629 00:28:01,440 --> 00:28:03,879 Speaker 1: yor even you know a guy like Trey Lance, Like 630 00:28:03,920 --> 00:28:06,760 Speaker 1: Trey Lance was essentially supposed to be their Matt the 631 00:28:06,840 --> 00:28:09,800 Speaker 1: Rams Matthew Stafford, just a much younger version, right, because 632 00:28:09,800 --> 00:28:11,880 Speaker 1: they traded all that draft capital to go get him, 633 00:28:12,200 --> 00:28:17,080 Speaker 1: which forced them to hit on players with picks further 634 00:28:17,240 --> 00:28:20,120 Speaker 1: down the draft board. You know, second third round short 635 00:28:20,160 --> 00:28:22,880 Speaker 1: Deebo Samuel, second round guy that was a few years ago. Yeah, 636 00:28:22,920 --> 00:28:24,760 Speaker 1: they have first round picks up there, as you mentioned 637 00:28:24,840 --> 00:28:27,560 Speaker 1: Eric Armstead, you mentioned Nick bosa Um, even you know 638 00:28:27,600 --> 00:28:29,800 Speaker 1: Brandon I youth. But go further down the line these 639 00:28:29,880 --> 00:28:32,560 Speaker 1: last couple of years. Who fund a fifth round pick 640 00:28:32,600 --> 00:28:34,639 Speaker 1: a year ago? Deanmadore Lenore is playing a ton of 641 00:28:34,680 --> 00:28:37,000 Speaker 1: reps out at cornerback this year, fifth round pick a 642 00:28:37,000 --> 00:28:39,320 Speaker 1: couple of years ago. Spencer Burford from U T S 643 00:28:39,400 --> 00:28:42,640 Speaker 1: a big right guard playing for them, fourth round pick 644 00:28:42,720 --> 00:28:45,400 Speaker 1: this past year as a rookie. Like the importance of 645 00:28:45,480 --> 00:28:48,880 Speaker 1: hitting on those Day two picks, uh, those Day three picks, 646 00:28:48,920 --> 00:28:51,480 Speaker 1: those early day three picks. I mean, it's just so 647 00:28:51,600 --> 00:28:54,920 Speaker 1: big when you're spending those big draft resources to go 648 00:28:54,960 --> 00:28:57,840 Speaker 1: out and get proven commodities, Elijah Mitchell. I mean, you know, 649 00:28:57,880 --> 00:29:00,640 Speaker 1: the sixth round or a couple of years ago, they 650 00:29:00,960 --> 00:29:03,520 Speaker 1: have found in John lynch and and and his scouting 651 00:29:03,520 --> 00:29:06,400 Speaker 1: staff and his personnel staff man they do Adam Peters, 652 00:29:06,400 --> 00:29:08,480 Speaker 1: that whole group. They do a great job up there 653 00:29:08,600 --> 00:29:11,640 Speaker 1: and and identifying that type of talent that's gonna be 654 00:29:11,640 --> 00:29:14,560 Speaker 1: be able to come in there and compete and contribute 655 00:29:14,800 --> 00:29:16,760 Speaker 1: right away. And it's a big reason why they're in 656 00:29:16,760 --> 00:29:18,560 Speaker 1: a great spot here. And I know they've done a 657 00:29:18,600 --> 00:29:20,440 Speaker 1: nice job. And keep in mind going into this next 658 00:29:20,520 --> 00:29:21,880 Speaker 1: draft and talking to some of their guys on the 659 00:29:21,880 --> 00:29:25,120 Speaker 1: field before the game. And no first round pick that's 660 00:29:25,120 --> 00:29:27,720 Speaker 1: in the Trey Lance deal. I believe that's so no 661 00:29:27,720 --> 00:29:29,480 Speaker 1: first round pick coming up, no second round pick that's 662 00:29:29,520 --> 00:29:31,160 Speaker 1: Chrisian McCaffrey. But I do believe they have a bunch 663 00:29:31,200 --> 00:29:32,840 Speaker 1: of comps. So I think're gonna have eight or nine 664 00:29:32,880 --> 00:29:35,600 Speaker 1: picks total in the draft, even though um they're gonna 665 00:29:35,640 --> 00:29:37,680 Speaker 1: missen those top two picks. But it's gonna be important 666 00:29:37,680 --> 00:29:39,640 Speaker 1: on them to keep that up, keep that track record 667 00:29:39,720 --> 00:29:42,760 Speaker 1: up of hitting on those non first round picks. All right, 668 00:29:43,080 --> 00:29:45,000 Speaker 1: Jackson Chiefs, I just want to I just want to 669 00:29:45,040 --> 00:29:46,920 Speaker 1: make one point on this game, and we can go 670 00:29:46,960 --> 00:29:49,040 Speaker 1: through this quickly, Red, But I'm watching the tape of this, 671 00:29:49,080 --> 00:29:51,400 Speaker 1: and I'm watching this Kansas City chief defense and their 672 00:29:51,440 --> 00:29:53,840 Speaker 1: pass rush and Chris Jones, and now they're able to 673 00:29:53,880 --> 00:29:57,320 Speaker 1: just dominate and wreck guards inside. Then they kick him outside, 674 00:29:57,360 --> 00:29:59,400 Speaker 1: let him get after the tackles a little bit. But 675 00:29:59,480 --> 00:30:02,000 Speaker 1: it got me thinking. You know, I was talking to 676 00:30:02,160 --> 00:30:04,400 Speaker 1: a head coach in the league about this, about the 677 00:30:04,440 --> 00:30:07,760 Speaker 1: importance of having a dominant interior rusher. You can look 678 00:30:07,760 --> 00:30:10,160 Speaker 1: at what Aaron Donald did last year and leading the 679 00:30:10,240 --> 00:30:11,760 Speaker 1: Rams on the way to the Super Bowl, and look 680 00:30:11,800 --> 00:30:13,560 Speaker 1: at some of the teams that are doing well this year. 681 00:30:13,760 --> 00:30:15,960 Speaker 1: Chris Jones, who we're looking at here with the Chiefs, 682 00:30:16,360 --> 00:30:19,640 Speaker 1: as dominant as it gets inside, completely ruins games. You 683 00:30:19,680 --> 00:30:21,600 Speaker 1: look at Jeffrey Simmons, the job he's done for the 684 00:30:21,600 --> 00:30:26,080 Speaker 1: Tennessee Titans, same exact thing. Javon Hargrave has been dominant 685 00:30:26,320 --> 00:30:29,120 Speaker 1: as a pass rusher, interior pass rusher for the Eagles. 686 00:30:29,320 --> 00:30:32,960 Speaker 1: Dexter Lawrence with the Giants and they're surprising. Start Quinnin 687 00:30:33,000 --> 00:30:35,680 Speaker 1: Williams in the same town there with the Jets. What 688 00:30:35,800 --> 00:30:38,960 Speaker 1: he's done to spark that defense. Vida Veya continues to 689 00:30:39,000 --> 00:30:40,600 Speaker 1: do his thing. We talked about him a little bit 690 00:30:40,600 --> 00:30:43,080 Speaker 1: earlier on in the show, but man, it is when 691 00:30:43,120 --> 00:30:45,600 Speaker 1: you have one of those guys you can kick protection over, 692 00:30:45,640 --> 00:30:47,400 Speaker 1: you can slide backs and tight ends to kind of 693 00:30:47,400 --> 00:30:49,600 Speaker 1: help you out with some of these edge rushers. But 694 00:30:49,640 --> 00:30:51,880 Speaker 1: when you get a game recker inside and they can 695 00:30:51,880 --> 00:30:54,720 Speaker 1: manipulate your protection and fan you out and isolate those 696 00:30:54,720 --> 00:30:57,320 Speaker 1: guys on centers and guards, man it is. Uh, it 697 00:30:57,480 --> 00:30:59,960 Speaker 1: is very, very tough to to be a competitive office 698 00:31:00,080 --> 00:31:02,000 Speaker 1: when you get the game wrecked by those guys. And 699 00:31:02,040 --> 00:31:05,560 Speaker 1: I think that's gonna be another really intriguing draft storyline 700 00:31:05,600 --> 00:31:07,200 Speaker 1: for us as we move forward, is we kind of 701 00:31:07,200 --> 00:31:09,160 Speaker 1: follow trend lines in the end. You know, in the 702 00:31:09,280 --> 00:31:11,640 Speaker 1: NFL right now on Sundays and on game days is 703 00:31:11,680 --> 00:31:14,280 Speaker 1: to see how teams evaluate those types of players on 704 00:31:14,320 --> 00:31:17,520 Speaker 1: Saturdays and what kind of emphasis they put on them 705 00:31:17,880 --> 00:31:19,680 Speaker 1: when we get into the spring, when we get into 706 00:31:19,680 --> 00:31:21,200 Speaker 1: Pro days and we start looking at that. I mean, 707 00:31:21,240 --> 00:31:23,600 Speaker 1: I saw a couple of them up a close and 708 00:31:23,680 --> 00:31:26,440 Speaker 1: personal this year calling games, and I mean Michigan's Mozzy 709 00:31:26,480 --> 00:31:28,080 Speaker 1: Smith is one of those dudes. I mean, like they 710 00:31:28,080 --> 00:31:30,840 Speaker 1: are They've got really there. There's some dudes up there 711 00:31:30,920 --> 00:31:33,640 Speaker 1: that that we're watching on Saturdays. They're gonna be game 712 00:31:33,640 --> 00:31:36,360 Speaker 1: records like you're talking about on Sundays and game days 713 00:31:36,360 --> 00:31:38,360 Speaker 1: in the NFL here as well. And I just want 714 00:31:38,360 --> 00:31:40,120 Speaker 1: to get to one thing on the Chiefs offense. I 715 00:31:40,120 --> 00:31:42,160 Speaker 1: think we kind of view that can Darius Tony trade 716 00:31:42,160 --> 00:31:45,280 Speaker 1: as pretty nice little luxury pick up right there, right 717 00:31:45,320 --> 00:31:48,000 Speaker 1: because that offense was humming. You know, even without Tyreek 718 00:31:48,080 --> 00:31:50,320 Speaker 1: Hill for the most part of the season. You know, 719 00:31:50,360 --> 00:31:52,760 Speaker 1: it's still Travis Galcy. They've made great use of Juju 720 00:31:52,800 --> 00:31:56,080 Speaker 1: Smith Schuster NBS is now finding the end zone. And 721 00:31:56,120 --> 00:31:58,840 Speaker 1: then can Darius Tony in this game, uh, you know, 722 00:31:59,040 --> 00:32:01,200 Speaker 1: used in some of those cre cative ways with Andy 723 00:32:01,280 --> 00:32:05,560 Speaker 1: Reid and finds his first career touchdown, which seems strange 724 00:32:05,560 --> 00:32:07,320 Speaker 1: since he had a couple of monster games for the 725 00:32:07,360 --> 00:32:10,720 Speaker 1: Giants in his rookie season. Um, but they make that move, 726 00:32:10,760 --> 00:32:13,160 Speaker 1: and it look now they need it because Juju Smith 727 00:32:13,160 --> 00:32:17,200 Speaker 1: Schuster had that kind of scary injury um in this game, 728 00:32:17,240 --> 00:32:18,600 Speaker 1: and you know it was lost for the rest of it. 729 00:32:18,720 --> 00:32:21,040 Speaker 1: So you know, now you plug in Acadaius Tony and 730 00:32:21,080 --> 00:32:24,920 Speaker 1: another piece for Patrick Mahomes to utilize and you know, 731 00:32:25,040 --> 00:32:27,680 Speaker 1: here we go, Chiefs off and run once again. No doubt. 732 00:32:27,800 --> 00:32:29,760 Speaker 1: We've got some breaking news by the way that I 733 00:32:29,800 --> 00:32:32,880 Speaker 1: just got in my ear. Uh. Lazarus Brooks has has 734 00:32:32,880 --> 00:32:36,080 Speaker 1: made it back. His camera has been resurrected. It's come 735 00:32:36,120 --> 00:32:38,520 Speaker 1: back to life. Uh. And Bucky is back with us 736 00:32:38,600 --> 00:32:40,600 Speaker 1: right now. Buck, going to see you. Good to hear you. 737 00:32:41,160 --> 00:32:42,960 Speaker 1: How about your take on that game you're at their 738 00:32:43,040 --> 00:32:45,040 Speaker 1: Jags Chiefs Now, I just want to pick up to 739 00:32:45,080 --> 00:32:48,120 Speaker 1: a point that Rip made, Uh, Andy Reid is Santa 740 00:32:48,160 --> 00:32:50,680 Speaker 1: Claus because you know, we do those segments on Paths 741 00:32:50,680 --> 00:32:52,600 Speaker 1: of the Draft where we talk about, hey, if you 742 00:32:52,640 --> 00:32:55,360 Speaker 1: get this story here the instructions. I feel like Andy 743 00:32:55,360 --> 00:32:57,040 Speaker 1: read can do that for any player in the National 744 00:32:57,040 --> 00:32:59,520 Speaker 1: Football League, particularly a skilled player. So here we have 745 00:33:00,000 --> 00:33:03,240 Speaker 1: Arius Cony, who evidently can't play enough for the Giants 746 00:33:03,280 --> 00:33:05,680 Speaker 1: or doesn't fit in. But I'm watching there from the 747 00:33:05,720 --> 00:33:08,800 Speaker 1: stadium and Kadarius Tony looks like a version of Tyreek 748 00:33:08,840 --> 00:33:11,480 Speaker 1: Hill two point oh, meaning they are using them all 749 00:33:11,480 --> 00:33:13,760 Speaker 1: over the field. They get him the ball on fly 750 00:33:13,880 --> 00:33:16,360 Speaker 1: sweeps and screens and bootlegs. He's running behind the line 751 00:33:16,400 --> 00:33:19,040 Speaker 1: of scrimmage. He's making plays down the field. And when 752 00:33:19,040 --> 00:33:21,280 Speaker 1: I'm looking at it, I'm like, oh, this is the 753 00:33:21,280 --> 00:33:24,880 Speaker 1: final piece of the puzzle. Because their offensive unit had 754 00:33:24,920 --> 00:33:28,680 Speaker 1: been good, distributing involved to Juju Smith Houston m VS 755 00:33:28,760 --> 00:33:31,320 Speaker 1: and the running backs are solid, but they didn't have 756 00:33:31,440 --> 00:33:36,880 Speaker 1: that one explosive playmaker Number nineteen, Kadarius Tony. He's that guy. 757 00:33:37,240 --> 00:33:39,400 Speaker 1: And so now the a f C has messed up 758 00:33:39,560 --> 00:33:43,080 Speaker 1: because now the Chiefs have that X factor that they've 759 00:33:43,080 --> 00:33:45,800 Speaker 1: been looking for to take the top off the defense, 760 00:33:45,840 --> 00:33:49,000 Speaker 1: to give them that explosive chunk play every now and then. 761 00:33:49,840 --> 00:33:52,440 Speaker 1: So now this offense will go from I mean, I 762 00:33:52,440 --> 00:33:54,920 Speaker 1: can't even say good to great because it's already very good. 763 00:33:55,160 --> 00:33:57,680 Speaker 1: It may go from very good to excellent with Kadarius 764 00:33:57,760 --> 00:34:00,920 Speaker 1: Tony being folded in. And it's all because Andy Reid 765 00:34:00,960 --> 00:34:03,280 Speaker 1: knows how to utilize the skills of his top playmakers. 766 00:34:03,680 --> 00:34:05,600 Speaker 1: I'm looking forward to studying this group. They're gonna come 767 00:34:05,640 --> 00:34:07,960 Speaker 1: out to so far play the Chargers Sunday Night football 768 00:34:07,960 --> 00:34:09,840 Speaker 1: in this upcoming week. So looking forward to digging in 769 00:34:09,880 --> 00:34:12,839 Speaker 1: and studying what they've been doing offensively. All right, here's 770 00:34:12,840 --> 00:34:15,000 Speaker 1: the teams for you. We're gonna come back. We're gonna 771 00:34:15,000 --> 00:34:18,320 Speaker 1: play Monday Morning Quarterback about what Saturday did on Sunday. 772 00:34:18,400 --> 00:34:25,359 Speaker 1: We'll do it right after This maybe the most intriguing 773 00:34:25,440 --> 00:34:27,919 Speaker 1: game of the weekend. It wasn't a game between two 774 00:34:27,960 --> 00:34:30,400 Speaker 1: great teams by any stretch, but I think everybody was 775 00:34:30,440 --> 00:34:32,600 Speaker 1: tuned in to see what was gonna look like with 776 00:34:32,680 --> 00:34:36,600 Speaker 1: the Indianapolis Colts and their new head coach. Former TV 777 00:34:36,680 --> 00:34:39,880 Speaker 1: analyst Jeff Saturday taking the reins as they go to 778 00:34:39,960 --> 00:34:43,440 Speaker 1: take on the Raiders in Vegas and lo and behold, 779 00:34:43,480 --> 00:34:46,040 Speaker 1: big shocker. You won't be surprised if you follow the 780 00:34:46,120 --> 00:34:48,600 Speaker 1: Raiders at all this year. They didn't look good. Uh, 781 00:34:48,640 --> 00:34:51,359 Speaker 1: they lose the football game. Saturday gets to win and 782 00:34:51,480 --> 00:34:54,640 Speaker 1: quieted a lot of his critics. Bucky, your thoughts on 783 00:34:54,680 --> 00:34:58,000 Speaker 1: your former tar heel Jeff Saturday going out there and 784 00:34:58,000 --> 00:35:01,960 Speaker 1: getting to win first week on the job. Who says 785 00:35:02,040 --> 00:35:04,759 Speaker 1: you can't give relatable experience coaching high school guys when 786 00:35:04,800 --> 00:35:07,480 Speaker 1: it comes to the National Football League, they're just big kids. 787 00:35:08,080 --> 00:35:11,080 Speaker 1: Jeff Saturday just said, Hey, it's no different than Friday 788 00:35:11,120 --> 00:35:13,439 Speaker 1: Night Lights. Let's just do the same stuff that we did. 789 00:35:13,680 --> 00:35:16,239 Speaker 1: But I look a kid, But give Saturday a lot 790 00:35:16,239 --> 00:35:18,839 Speaker 1: of credit. The most important move I believe he made. 791 00:35:19,080 --> 00:35:21,120 Speaker 1: He went back to Matt Ryan. He went back to 792 00:35:21,200 --> 00:35:24,600 Speaker 1: Matt Ryan, and Mattie Ice calmed everything down in terms 793 00:35:24,600 --> 00:35:26,960 Speaker 1: of at the quarterback position, because when you look at 794 00:35:27,440 --> 00:35:30,080 Speaker 1: the coach at the time of his benching, there were 795 00:35:30,080 --> 00:35:32,279 Speaker 1: three three and one and a lot of stuff fell 796 00:35:32,440 --> 00:35:34,880 Speaker 1: on Matt Ryan in terms of the turners and those things. 797 00:35:34,920 --> 00:35:37,839 Speaker 1: But the offensive line hadn't played well. What they did 798 00:35:37,920 --> 00:35:40,839 Speaker 1: is they put Matt Ryan in and they played like 799 00:35:40,920 --> 00:35:44,040 Speaker 1: we thought they would play. Rand the football. Jonathan Taylor 800 00:35:44,239 --> 00:35:47,839 Speaker 1: had a big game. Offensive line was better and then 801 00:35:47,920 --> 00:35:51,160 Speaker 1: Matt Ryan was just a distributor and if the coach 802 00:35:51,200 --> 00:35:54,040 Speaker 1: played that way, they can win games. So had tip 803 00:35:54,120 --> 00:35:56,680 Speaker 1: to Jeff Saturday for just giving them a little direction 804 00:35:56,880 --> 00:35:59,360 Speaker 1: and what was a very very difficult situation for a 805 00:35:59,360 --> 00:36:01,359 Speaker 1: guy who's never they have been an NFL coach. Well, 806 00:36:01,400 --> 00:36:04,719 Speaker 1: I thought also as a former offensive lineman, the game plan. 807 00:36:04,920 --> 00:36:07,040 Speaker 1: You know, I know he's not calling plays, he's letting 808 00:36:07,040 --> 00:36:09,920 Speaker 1: his coaches coach. But I think the the emphasis on 809 00:36:09,960 --> 00:36:12,279 Speaker 1: being able to run the football, which they did extremely well. 810 00:36:12,320 --> 00:36:14,239 Speaker 1: And then with Matt Ryan going back and looking all 811 00:36:14,239 --> 00:36:16,640 Speaker 1: his passes in this game, it was quick game, it 812 00:36:16,760 --> 00:36:19,280 Speaker 1: was back foot down, get the ball out on time, 813 00:36:19,360 --> 00:36:22,560 Speaker 1: not trying to press too much vertically. It was very 814 00:36:22,640 --> 00:36:26,040 Speaker 1: much rhythm and timing. He had a very efficient two 815 00:36:26,120 --> 00:36:29,920 Speaker 1: two um. I mean you saw some some rollouts, some 816 00:36:30,200 --> 00:36:34,800 Speaker 1: r p O s flair flair screens, uh, tunnel screens. 817 00:36:35,080 --> 00:36:37,280 Speaker 1: It was whatever you could do to try and slow 818 00:36:37,320 --> 00:36:39,759 Speaker 1: down a pass rush and help minimize some of the 819 00:36:39,840 --> 00:36:42,480 Speaker 1: damage that your offensive line has caused this year for 820 00:36:42,520 --> 00:36:45,600 Speaker 1: whoever was playing quarterback. But I thought they ran the football. 821 00:36:45,920 --> 00:36:47,840 Speaker 1: They were very very efficient getting the ball out of 822 00:36:47,840 --> 00:36:49,719 Speaker 1: Matt Ryan's hand. I believe it was only sacked one 823 00:36:49,719 --> 00:36:51,880 Speaker 1: time in this one rhet So it was. It was 824 00:36:51,920 --> 00:36:54,759 Speaker 1: a well executed, well designed game plan. I agree. Hats 825 00:36:54,760 --> 00:36:57,400 Speaker 1: off to two Parks, Fraser Um and the rest of 826 00:36:57,440 --> 00:37:00,600 Speaker 1: the offensive staff for coming together and ground what was 827 00:37:00,640 --> 00:37:03,200 Speaker 1: going to work best, what had not been working, and 828 00:37:03,239 --> 00:37:05,239 Speaker 1: how do we figure it out here moving forward? And 829 00:37:05,560 --> 00:37:08,160 Speaker 1: you know, you go back to this week one. Now, look, 830 00:37:08,200 --> 00:37:10,440 Speaker 1: I get it, they tied to Houston Texans. You can 831 00:37:10,480 --> 00:37:12,520 Speaker 1: say a lot about how that game ended up going, 832 00:37:12,880 --> 00:37:14,879 Speaker 1: but they gave the ball that Jonathan Taylor thirty one 833 00:37:14,920 --> 00:37:17,759 Speaker 1: times in that game, and and then you know, you 834 00:37:17,800 --> 00:37:21,399 Speaker 1: get Taylor hurt early, and he tries to come back, 835 00:37:21,400 --> 00:37:24,120 Speaker 1: he's not the same. He reaggravates MR is another game, 836 00:37:24,760 --> 00:37:26,719 Speaker 1: and you just kind of wonder, like what might have 837 00:37:26,920 --> 00:37:31,400 Speaker 1: been had this season been more about Jonathan Taylor and 838 00:37:31,520 --> 00:37:33,759 Speaker 1: if he was healthy And I'm lucky you can say 839 00:37:33,800 --> 00:37:35,560 Speaker 1: that's a big what if, right that, you know, all 840 00:37:35,840 --> 00:37:38,759 Speaker 1: teams deal with that sort of situation with injuries, but 841 00:37:39,080 --> 00:37:42,200 Speaker 1: you know, gosh, are we even here If Jonathan Taylor 842 00:37:42,600 --> 00:37:45,200 Speaker 1: is the focal point of the offense as a healthy 843 00:37:45,280 --> 00:37:48,160 Speaker 1: running back for much of this season, it's a big if. 844 00:37:48,280 --> 00:37:50,600 Speaker 1: But you know, I mean, it was clear that they 845 00:37:50,640 --> 00:37:53,960 Speaker 1: wanted to pound Jonathan Taylor early in this game. The 846 00:37:54,040 --> 00:37:57,319 Speaker 1: first first quarter rushes, the second quarter rushes. They were 847 00:37:57,360 --> 00:37:59,920 Speaker 1: setting a tone and I felt like that was something 848 00:38:00,000 --> 00:38:02,320 Speaker 1: at the offensive line needed to hear too, and needed 849 00:38:02,360 --> 00:38:04,360 Speaker 1: to get called and just kind of get their groove 850 00:38:04,360 --> 00:38:06,800 Speaker 1: back because they'd certainly fallen off. And I don't know 851 00:38:06,840 --> 00:38:09,360 Speaker 1: if it's coincidence or not that they played better this 852 00:38:09,360 --> 00:38:12,040 Speaker 1: this week with Jeff Saturday, you know, a Super Bowl 853 00:38:12,080 --> 00:38:14,879 Speaker 1: champions Center for that franchise back in the building as 854 00:38:14,920 --> 00:38:17,480 Speaker 1: the coach. Maybe it had something to do with it, 855 00:38:17,560 --> 00:38:20,640 Speaker 1: but they did play better and they dominated that game 856 00:38:20,760 --> 00:38:23,040 Speaker 1: on the ground h and obviously they were aided by 857 00:38:23,040 --> 00:38:27,520 Speaker 1: that big explosive run for Jonathan Taylor on that touchdown. So, um, 858 00:38:27,560 --> 00:38:30,759 Speaker 1: that's the formula, that's it moving forward. Matt Ryan stays in, 859 00:38:30,920 --> 00:38:33,000 Speaker 1: you know, he stays within himself. He didn't get sacked 860 00:38:33,000 --> 00:38:35,440 Speaker 1: a bunch, not pressured as much because they're running the football. 861 00:38:35,880 --> 00:38:37,400 Speaker 1: On the flip side, I feel like there have been 862 00:38:37,400 --> 00:38:39,960 Speaker 1: a couple of different types of games for the Raiders, 863 00:38:39,960 --> 00:38:42,680 Speaker 1: at least offensively. We can talk about them giving up leads, 864 00:38:42,719 --> 00:38:45,680 Speaker 1: double digit leads, which they've done multiple times, but guys 865 00:38:45,719 --> 00:38:48,040 Speaker 1: like there's either been like the big Josh Jacob's game 866 00:38:48,480 --> 00:38:51,879 Speaker 1: or the big Davante Adams game, and for the most part, 867 00:38:51,960 --> 00:38:54,239 Speaker 1: in either one of those scenarios, they've come up on 868 00:38:54,280 --> 00:38:57,279 Speaker 1: the wrong side of the score at the end. And 869 00:38:57,360 --> 00:38:59,240 Speaker 1: so I'm just like a little bit out of at 870 00:38:59,280 --> 00:39:02,200 Speaker 1: a loss. And Josh McDaniels kind of sounded that way 871 00:39:02,200 --> 00:39:04,120 Speaker 1: too after He's like, I'm a broken record up here, 872 00:39:04,640 --> 00:39:08,080 Speaker 1: um talking about losses. So DJ, let me start with you, 873 00:39:08,160 --> 00:39:13,440 Speaker 1: like what strikes you most about why the Raiders can't 874 00:39:13,440 --> 00:39:16,120 Speaker 1: put together a full sixty minute game and get this win? 875 00:39:16,239 --> 00:39:19,279 Speaker 1: Because it's it's not for lack of talent, right well, 876 00:39:19,320 --> 00:39:21,000 Speaker 1: I think there is a lack of towent a little 877 00:39:21,040 --> 00:39:22,680 Speaker 1: bit on the offensive line. You can get carried away 878 00:39:22,719 --> 00:39:24,400 Speaker 1: with all the bells and whistles that they have in 879 00:39:24,480 --> 00:39:26,200 Speaker 1: terms of some of the skill players, but I think 880 00:39:26,239 --> 00:39:30,000 Speaker 1: they're average in the trenches along that offensive line and Buck, 881 00:39:30,040 --> 00:39:31,600 Speaker 1: I kick it over to you. I just don't know 882 00:39:31,640 --> 00:39:33,479 Speaker 1: how great of a fit this is with the play 883 00:39:33,480 --> 00:39:36,800 Speaker 1: caller and the quarterback. Um, this is a this is 884 00:39:36,840 --> 00:39:39,560 Speaker 1: an offense that's been kind of funneled through one player 885 00:39:39,560 --> 00:39:42,279 Speaker 1: in Davante Adams, and if you look at Josh McDaniels 886 00:39:42,280 --> 00:39:44,680 Speaker 1: and his history, you know, with Tom Brady was all 887 00:39:44,680 --> 00:39:47,239 Speaker 1: about spreading the ball around, the variety of weapons. I 888 00:39:47,280 --> 00:39:49,879 Speaker 1: feel like it's just a it's an odd fit right now. 889 00:39:50,120 --> 00:39:52,960 Speaker 1: It doesn't look comfortable for Derek Carr back there at all, 890 00:39:53,000 --> 00:39:55,400 Speaker 1: and obviously his emotions spilled over in the press conference 891 00:39:55,400 --> 00:39:57,600 Speaker 1: after the game. Yeah, DJ, I think I think it 892 00:39:57,680 --> 00:40:00,200 Speaker 1: was telling, Like in listening to Derry Carr talking out 893 00:40:00,480 --> 00:40:02,560 Speaker 1: the emotions and how much everyone is pouring in and 894 00:40:02,560 --> 00:40:04,120 Speaker 1: all the other stuff. They're not getting a return on 895 00:40:04,160 --> 00:40:07,239 Speaker 1: the investment in terms of their time and sacrifice with 896 00:40:07,320 --> 00:40:09,719 Speaker 1: the winds, and so I just wonder why there's a 897 00:40:09,800 --> 00:40:13,200 Speaker 1: disconnect because Josh McDaniels has been around winning. He's been 898 00:40:13,320 --> 00:40:14,880 Speaker 1: with the Patriots for a bunch of years and won 899 00:40:14,920 --> 00:40:17,680 Speaker 1: Super Bowl titles. He knows what it should look like. Um, 900 00:40:17,760 --> 00:40:20,239 Speaker 1: you have guys on the Raiders who have one who 901 00:40:20,280 --> 00:40:24,040 Speaker 1: knows what it looks like. But for whatever reason, whether's 902 00:40:24,080 --> 00:40:26,880 Speaker 1: Derek Carr saying what he said, whether it's Davante Adams 903 00:40:26,880 --> 00:40:29,719 Speaker 1: talking about everyone's not fully brought in. There's some kind 904 00:40:29,760 --> 00:40:32,440 Speaker 1: of disconnect in the locker room. And so before the 905 00:40:32,520 --> 00:40:35,280 Speaker 1: Raiders can win, they got to make sure that they're 906 00:40:35,280 --> 00:40:38,560 Speaker 1: on the same page. And how can Josh McDaniels do that, 907 00:40:38,640 --> 00:40:40,799 Speaker 1: I don't know, But at some point he has to 908 00:40:40,840 --> 00:40:43,600 Speaker 1: appeal to the minds and the hearts of his players 909 00:40:43,840 --> 00:40:46,719 Speaker 1: because it becomes more about that than the XS and ows. 910 00:40:46,800 --> 00:40:49,160 Speaker 1: If he get appealed to that part of him and 911 00:40:49,160 --> 00:40:51,720 Speaker 1: get them to buy in, then the winning will happen. 912 00:40:51,760 --> 00:40:54,440 Speaker 1: But right now the tactics don't matter. You gotta make 913 00:40:54,440 --> 00:40:56,640 Speaker 1: sure that you have the other stuff heading in the 914 00:40:56,719 --> 00:40:58,319 Speaker 1: right direction when it comes to the culture of the 915 00:40:58,320 --> 00:41:00,440 Speaker 1: locker room. And by the way, the kind of put 916 00:41:00,440 --> 00:41:03,000 Speaker 1: a bowl on this guy's How happy is Jim er say, 917 00:41:03,040 --> 00:41:06,800 Speaker 1: not only the bold decision to bring in Jeff Saturday 918 00:41:06,840 --> 00:41:09,920 Speaker 1: and get a win, but against Josh McDaniels, who turned 919 00:41:09,960 --> 00:41:12,760 Speaker 1: you down to be the head coach of the Colts. 920 00:41:12,760 --> 00:41:15,000 Speaker 1: Not to mention how sweet it was for Gus Bradley 921 00:41:15,040 --> 00:41:17,839 Speaker 1: having just come from the Raiders and he's there with 922 00:41:17,880 --> 00:41:19,879 Speaker 1: the Colts and they do a nice job of getting 923 00:41:19,880 --> 00:41:22,120 Speaker 1: to win. Revenge all over the place. Uh there for 924 00:41:22,120 --> 00:41:24,040 Speaker 1: the Indianapolis Colts in a big win for them, a 925 00:41:24,120 --> 00:41:26,360 Speaker 1: much needed win, and they're very much in it. They're alive. 926 00:41:26,400 --> 00:41:28,520 Speaker 1: We can talk about all the drama and you know, 927 00:41:28,560 --> 00:41:30,600 Speaker 1: whether this was an insult or whether this is a 928 00:41:30,640 --> 00:41:33,560 Speaker 1: good thing. They're still in it. They have a chance 929 00:41:33,600 --> 00:41:36,000 Speaker 1: to be in the postseason. As crazy as this year is, 930 00:41:36,040 --> 00:41:38,360 Speaker 1: I wouldn't rule it out, um anyway. So this is 931 00:41:38,480 --> 00:41:40,320 Speaker 1: a fun show. Today, guys covered a lot of ground. 932 00:41:40,320 --> 00:41:42,480 Speaker 1: We're gonna have a couple more shows coming your way 933 00:41:43,120 --> 00:41:45,360 Speaker 1: later in the week. We're gonna dig into some of 934 00:41:45,360 --> 00:41:48,120 Speaker 1: these college players as we're getting some big, big college 935 00:41:48,160 --> 00:41:50,960 Speaker 1: games coming up as we head towards the college football playoff, 936 00:41:51,000 --> 00:41:53,400 Speaker 1: and we'll talk about some of the top prospects headed 937 00:41:53,400 --> 00:41:55,520 Speaker 1: to the upcoming NFL Draft. Quick reminder you can find 938 00:41:55,520 --> 00:41:58,360 Speaker 1: our content, NFL YouTube, NFL dot com, the NFL channel, 939 00:41:58,360 --> 00:42:01,080 Speaker 1: and the NFL app for Sha Chip, We'll see you 940 00:42:01,080 --> 00:42:11,520 Speaker 1: next time right here on move the sixth. You want 941 00:42:05,480 --> 00:42:13,640 Speaker 1: to you want to te