1 00:00:00,920 --> 00:00:06,600 Speaker 1: And now move the sticks with Daniel Jeremiah and Bucky Brooks. 2 00:00:07,680 --> 00:00:10,120 Speaker 1: What's up everybody? Welcome and move the sticks DJ. Bucky 3 00:00:10,240 --> 00:00:13,200 Speaker 1: back with you as we have finished the first round 4 00:00:13,400 --> 00:00:15,320 Speaker 1: of the playoffs. By the way, did you ever get 5 00:00:16,079 --> 00:00:18,919 Speaker 1: the firm reason why it's Super Wildcard Weekend? Said? Just 6 00:00:18,920 --> 00:00:20,840 Speaker 1: wildcards because we got one extra wildcard team? 7 00:00:20,880 --> 00:00:22,800 Speaker 2: Is that what it is? Yeah? No, no, I think that's 8 00:00:22,800 --> 00:00:25,040 Speaker 2: what it has to be because before is Wildcard Weekend, 9 00:00:25,079 --> 00:00:28,080 Speaker 2: we had what it was four total games, like two two, 10 00:00:28,160 --> 00:00:31,800 Speaker 2: but now we got six, so Super it's big. It's 11 00:00:31,800 --> 00:00:34,240 Speaker 2: expanded so nice. Oh no, it's a lot of fun. 12 00:00:34,240 --> 00:00:36,360 Speaker 2: But I do like the fact that we had doubleheaders 13 00:00:36,360 --> 00:00:39,320 Speaker 2: every day, and I know it wasn't the original plan 14 00:00:39,640 --> 00:00:41,280 Speaker 2: they have a doubleheader on Monday, but it happened to 15 00:00:41,360 --> 00:00:43,000 Speaker 2: work out this year. So it was kind of fun 16 00:00:43,040 --> 00:00:44,080 Speaker 2: to see back to back games. 17 00:00:44,280 --> 00:00:46,440 Speaker 1: Yep, no doubt. I kind of liked having those two 18 00:00:46,440 --> 00:00:48,120 Speaker 1: games on Monday as well. It's a nice little surprise 19 00:00:48,159 --> 00:00:50,279 Speaker 1: for us. We're going to recap those games we saw. 20 00:00:50,320 --> 00:00:53,320 Speaker 1: We're going to preview the upcoming games a little programming 21 00:00:53,400 --> 00:00:55,840 Speaker 1: heads up. It is it's that time. Buck, It's hard 22 00:00:55,880 --> 00:00:57,720 Speaker 1: to believe it, but it's mocked draft times. So I've 23 00:00:57,760 --> 00:01:00,120 Speaker 1: got that first one coming out later this week, so 24 00:01:00,160 --> 00:01:02,360 Speaker 1: we'll do we'll do a episode, break that thing down, 25 00:01:02,400 --> 00:01:04,880 Speaker 1: all the decisions. Can you believe it? You sit there, 26 00:01:05,000 --> 00:01:06,720 Speaker 1: you know, it's like you just get right back into 27 00:01:06,760 --> 00:01:09,119 Speaker 1: that zone where you're sitting here, going I've been thinking 28 00:01:09,200 --> 00:01:12,200 Speaker 1: thirty minutes about what this team's gonna do, Like what 29 00:01:12,240 --> 00:01:14,720 Speaker 1: the Steeler is gonna do with the twenty? What about 30 00:01:15,160 --> 00:01:16,959 Speaker 1: let's put a name in there, let's keep let's keep 31 00:01:16,959 --> 00:01:19,440 Speaker 1: the train moving here. We haven't even had free agency. 32 00:01:19,120 --> 00:01:22,360 Speaker 2: Yet, Like, yeah, overthinking and yeah, you put it up 33 00:01:22,360 --> 00:01:24,920 Speaker 2: there and everyone is mad at you because they're not 34 00:01:24,920 --> 00:01:27,720 Speaker 2: gonna there's no way. But like, man, we talked about 35 00:01:27,840 --> 00:01:32,160 Speaker 2: exercise in January that yeah, I mean it's. 36 00:01:32,360 --> 00:01:34,880 Speaker 1: And then I was like, there's like, oh, I could 37 00:01:34,920 --> 00:01:37,199 Speaker 1: go some shock value with this one. I'm like, ah, 38 00:01:37,840 --> 00:01:39,360 Speaker 1: let's put it in the fair way. Let's move on. 39 00:01:39,800 --> 00:01:42,000 Speaker 2: Yeah, yeah, let's get it done. 40 00:01:42,560 --> 00:01:44,440 Speaker 1: All right, Let's let's jump into the games we saw here. 41 00:01:44,480 --> 00:01:47,240 Speaker 1: Let's start first of all Bills Steelers thirty one seventeen. 42 00:01:48,200 --> 00:01:50,440 Speaker 1: The Bills get it done in a game where the Steelers, 43 00:01:50,480 --> 00:01:51,960 Speaker 1: I mean, look, you turn the ball over like that, 44 00:01:52,160 --> 00:01:54,360 Speaker 1: you're not gonna have any chance, especially on the road. 45 00:01:54,560 --> 00:01:57,760 Speaker 1: Actually made it competitive there for a little bit. But 46 00:01:58,080 --> 00:02:01,680 Speaker 1: I mean, Josh Allen buck when he when he's uh, 47 00:02:02,440 --> 00:02:05,080 Speaker 1: when he's protecting the football, I think he's the best 48 00:02:05,080 --> 00:02:07,160 Speaker 1: player in the NFL. I really do. 49 00:02:08,040 --> 00:02:09,840 Speaker 2: Look, man, he can do so many different things. He 50 00:02:09,919 --> 00:02:12,440 Speaker 2: certainly has a good argument to be that guy. What 51 00:02:12,919 --> 00:02:16,120 Speaker 2: what I will say about Josh Allen, Joe Brady did 52 00:02:16,120 --> 00:02:18,200 Speaker 2: a really good job once he took over the offense 53 00:02:18,200 --> 00:02:20,240 Speaker 2: of trying to diversify the offense a little bit, trying 54 00:02:20,240 --> 00:02:22,760 Speaker 2: and put it on some other guys, not Josh Allen. 55 00:02:23,080 --> 00:02:25,600 Speaker 2: But the thing that we've talked about, and we consistently 56 00:02:25,639 --> 00:02:28,080 Speaker 2: have talked about it on the podcast, the benefit in 57 00:02:28,120 --> 00:02:31,120 Speaker 2: having a high end quarterback and elite quarterback is not 58 00:02:31,320 --> 00:02:33,919 Speaker 2: that you ride him each and every week, but when 59 00:02:33,960 --> 00:02:36,560 Speaker 2: you get into these must have moments, these big games, 60 00:02:36,919 --> 00:02:39,600 Speaker 2: that's when you really unleash him to be the one 61 00:02:39,600 --> 00:02:43,320 Speaker 2: man show that he is. The Josh Allen experience is 62 00:02:43,400 --> 00:02:46,880 Speaker 2: dynamic in the playoffs, and we had an opportunity to 63 00:02:46,880 --> 00:02:49,560 Speaker 2: see that against the Steelers. One man show. He can 64 00:02:49,600 --> 00:02:50,840 Speaker 2: do it as a throw he can do it as 65 00:02:50,880 --> 00:02:55,320 Speaker 2: a runner. That fifty two yard touchdown unbelievable. The little 66 00:02:55,360 --> 00:02:58,320 Speaker 2: fake slide, which, look, it's tough on defenders when you 67 00:02:58,600 --> 00:02:59,840 Speaker 2: when you chat. 68 00:02:59,720 --> 00:03:03,080 Speaker 1: Quesh, you get fifteen, you get fifteen when he does slot. 69 00:03:03,240 --> 00:03:05,000 Speaker 1: I'll watch that guing like what do you want these guys? 70 00:03:05,320 --> 00:03:08,519 Speaker 2: Man? Yeah, so it's tough, but it's also tough to 71 00:03:08,520 --> 00:03:10,480 Speaker 2: bring down a guy who's two hundred and thirty five, 72 00:03:10,480 --> 00:03:12,720 Speaker 2: two hundred and forty pounds that runs like Josh Allen, 73 00:03:13,080 --> 00:03:15,960 Speaker 2: and when he's able to run quarterback power, he's able 74 00:03:15,960 --> 00:03:18,280 Speaker 2: to scramble and do that. He finds a connection with 75 00:03:18,320 --> 00:03:22,399 Speaker 2: Stefan Diggs. Even though the numbers weren't terrific, this offense 76 00:03:22,520 --> 00:03:25,160 Speaker 2: is tough. And I will say this because I was 77 00:03:25,320 --> 00:03:29,080 Speaker 2: skeptical when the move happened. Seanman Dermer's done a really 78 00:03:29,080 --> 00:03:31,640 Speaker 2: good job with his defense. Like their defense is kind 79 00:03:31,680 --> 00:03:34,160 Speaker 2: of creative, it's kind of crafty. They do a really 80 00:03:34,240 --> 00:03:37,480 Speaker 2: job of kind of creating turnovers. We talked about them 81 00:03:37,520 --> 00:03:40,200 Speaker 2: being a top five team in sacks. He's done a 82 00:03:40,280 --> 00:03:42,120 Speaker 2: really good job with it. So this is a solid 83 00:03:42,160 --> 00:03:45,720 Speaker 2: overall team and we will eventually talk about their matchup 84 00:03:45,720 --> 00:03:48,520 Speaker 2: with the Cancy. The Chiefs, But DJ I kind of 85 00:03:48,520 --> 00:03:52,200 Speaker 2: feel like some of these scuffs and scrapes and gallauses 86 00:03:52,200 --> 00:03:54,440 Speaker 2: that they've developed over the last couple of years, including 87 00:03:54,520 --> 00:03:57,720 Speaker 2: this year, should make them well prepared to be able 88 00:03:57,720 --> 00:03:59,840 Speaker 2: to kind of kind of make their run to do 89 00:03:59,880 --> 00:04:00,760 Speaker 2: it at all this year. 90 00:04:01,720 --> 00:04:04,280 Speaker 1: Yeah, No, I look, you want to have adversity. You 91 00:04:04,280 --> 00:04:06,680 Speaker 1: don't want your adversity to come in the postseason. Maybe 92 00:04:06,720 --> 00:04:10,440 Speaker 1: the Dallas Cowboys are the greatest example of that, Like 93 00:04:10,480 --> 00:04:12,839 Speaker 1: they kind of had their battle scars. And I think 94 00:04:12,840 --> 00:04:16,039 Speaker 1: there's something to be said for starting the playoffs early. 95 00:04:16,360 --> 00:04:19,719 Speaker 1: You know, when you're in must win mode for a 96 00:04:19,760 --> 00:04:24,120 Speaker 1: month plus, your playoff ready, you're ready to go. And 97 00:04:24,160 --> 00:04:26,440 Speaker 1: I think you've seen that with Buffalo, and it is 98 00:04:26,920 --> 00:04:29,039 Speaker 1: kind of in case of emergency break glass, they just 99 00:04:29,120 --> 00:04:30,880 Speaker 1: kind of hold they a little more patient with Josh 100 00:04:31,000 --> 00:04:33,359 Speaker 1: early in the year with the run and stuff, and 101 00:04:33,360 --> 00:04:35,720 Speaker 1: then say okay, hey, this is go time now. And 102 00:04:35,760 --> 00:04:37,680 Speaker 1: that's a club he has in his bag. That's just 103 00:04:37,760 --> 00:04:40,640 Speaker 1: it's a nightmare, absolute nightmare for teams to deal with. 104 00:04:40,800 --> 00:04:43,119 Speaker 1: On the Pittsburgh side of things, I was a little 105 00:04:43,120 --> 00:04:45,600 Speaker 1: befuddled of why they didn't come out run it a 106 00:04:45,640 --> 00:04:48,560 Speaker 1: little bit more than they did. They had some success 107 00:04:48,600 --> 00:04:50,160 Speaker 1: when they ran the ball, but it just didn't seem 108 00:04:50,200 --> 00:04:52,240 Speaker 1: like they were ultra committed to it as I thought 109 00:04:52,240 --> 00:04:52,680 Speaker 1: they might be. 110 00:04:53,720 --> 00:04:57,160 Speaker 2: Yeah, just a weird, just a weird approach for the team. 111 00:04:57,320 --> 00:05:00,200 Speaker 2: Like what they did successfully to kind of get to 112 00:05:00,200 --> 00:05:02,440 Speaker 2: this point, they kind of went away from it in 113 00:05:02,520 --> 00:05:04,719 Speaker 2: terms of not running the ball and not being fully 114 00:05:04,720 --> 00:05:08,360 Speaker 2: committed to running the ball, and then the turnovers and 115 00:05:08,400 --> 00:05:12,000 Speaker 2: the error is the I would say, the shoddy tackling 116 00:05:12,440 --> 00:05:14,960 Speaker 2: on the perimeter. They just didn't get it done. To me, 117 00:05:15,040 --> 00:05:16,880 Speaker 2: the biggest thing that came out of the Pittsburgh game 118 00:05:17,000 --> 00:05:18,280 Speaker 2: was I don't know if you had a chance to 119 00:05:18,320 --> 00:05:23,640 Speaker 2: hear Najia Harris's postgame comments and in the post so 120 00:05:23,760 --> 00:05:25,400 Speaker 2: in the postgame thing, he's kind of in the scrum 121 00:05:25,440 --> 00:05:27,039 Speaker 2: and he was saying like, hey, we got to do 122 00:05:27,120 --> 00:05:29,280 Speaker 2: some we got to clean up some in house stuff. 123 00:05:29,760 --> 00:05:32,640 Speaker 2: We need more discipline, We need guys that are committed 124 00:05:34,279 --> 00:05:37,120 Speaker 2: kind of those things in DJ because you and I 125 00:05:37,320 --> 00:05:41,320 Speaker 2: spend so much time like studying culture, the buzzword, them 126 00:05:41,360 --> 00:05:44,559 Speaker 2: building or whatever. To me, my ears perked up because 127 00:05:44,600 --> 00:05:46,599 Speaker 2: when he says that, he says that for a reason 128 00:05:46,640 --> 00:05:49,479 Speaker 2: that there's some things that are going on that he 129 00:05:49,640 --> 00:05:54,080 Speaker 2: certainly is annoyed by. And then you started reflecting on, well, 130 00:05:54,320 --> 00:05:57,760 Speaker 2: he came from Alabama. Everyone knows the machine that Alabama 131 00:05:57,880 --> 00:05:59,640 Speaker 2: is when it comes to being buttoned up from top 132 00:05:59,680 --> 00:06:02,520 Speaker 2: to box them. And so he's either alluding to two things. 133 00:06:02,880 --> 00:06:06,720 Speaker 2: Either there's a lack of structure and consistency at the top, 134 00:06:07,320 --> 00:06:10,080 Speaker 2: meaning that you know, they're kind of allowing things to happen. 135 00:06:10,360 --> 00:06:14,279 Speaker 2: Or there's some players that aren't all the way bought 136 00:06:14,320 --> 00:06:17,159 Speaker 2: in to how things need to be done to achieve 137 00:06:17,200 --> 00:06:19,720 Speaker 2: at a high level. So you know how Saving talks about, 138 00:06:19,760 --> 00:06:22,880 Speaker 2: you can't put high achievers and mediocre people in the 139 00:06:22,880 --> 00:06:25,839 Speaker 2: same room. It doesn't work. They have different standards for 140 00:06:25,960 --> 00:06:30,120 Speaker 2: each other's behavior. So it's either Nase is frustrated by 141 00:06:30,640 --> 00:06:33,159 Speaker 2: maybe a lack of control or a lack of a 142 00:06:33,200 --> 00:06:38,480 Speaker 2: consistent routine or standards, or some of the players aren't 143 00:06:38,480 --> 00:06:41,479 Speaker 2: doing whatever. So remember a few weeks ago, George Pickens, 144 00:06:41,839 --> 00:06:44,960 Speaker 2: Deontay Johnson, that Georgian, that report. 145 00:06:44,800 --> 00:06:46,719 Speaker 1: Came out that he's been fined like over two hundred 146 00:06:46,760 --> 00:06:48,080 Speaker 1: thousand dollars this year. 147 00:06:48,880 --> 00:06:50,919 Speaker 2: DJ. Maybe that's what he's alluding to. 148 00:06:51,360 --> 00:06:53,600 Speaker 1: And I know some of that's from the team. So 149 00:06:53,720 --> 00:06:55,080 Speaker 1: I'm assuming a lot of it. 150 00:06:55,600 --> 00:06:59,120 Speaker 2: Yeah yeah, yeah, not on time, not taking care of details, 151 00:06:59,120 --> 00:07:01,760 Speaker 2: and not doing the stuff that you need to be doing. Man, 152 00:07:01,760 --> 00:07:03,520 Speaker 2: it's hard to win with that. And so when we 153 00:07:03,560 --> 00:07:06,960 Speaker 2: talked about I achievers mediocre people, it's hard when you 154 00:07:07,000 --> 00:07:08,920 Speaker 2: have certain guys that are all about the team, all 155 00:07:08,920 --> 00:07:10,480 Speaker 2: buttoned up, we want to do this. You've got to 156 00:07:10,480 --> 00:07:11,800 Speaker 2: be on time, you've got to be early, got to 157 00:07:11,800 --> 00:07:14,040 Speaker 2: do to extra work, and then you have some others 158 00:07:14,080 --> 00:07:16,800 Speaker 2: who may not be doing it. Parfeted team to co exists. 159 00:07:17,320 --> 00:07:20,560 Speaker 1: Yeah, I think you saw the opposite with Buffalo. I 160 00:07:20,560 --> 00:07:23,360 Speaker 1: think Josh Allen said in his interview right for the game, 161 00:07:23,520 --> 00:07:26,880 Speaker 1: which was, Hey, we're connected. We are a connected team, 162 00:07:27,080 --> 00:07:30,320 Speaker 1: and we've kind of been through battles together. We've stuck together. 163 00:07:30,560 --> 00:07:33,000 Speaker 1: You've noticed that even though Diggs wasn't getting the ball 164 00:07:33,080 --> 00:07:35,400 Speaker 1: much over you know, since Joe Brady took over, haven't 165 00:07:35,680 --> 00:07:38,240 Speaker 1: heard anything because they're winning. He seems to be kind 166 00:07:38,280 --> 00:07:40,680 Speaker 1: of bought in about, you know, chasing the ultimate goal here, 167 00:07:40,720 --> 00:07:42,920 Speaker 1: and maybe some of that comes with some personal sacrifice 168 00:07:42,960 --> 00:07:45,600 Speaker 1: on the numbers, you know, this game, he caught seven balls, 169 00:07:45,600 --> 00:07:47,560 Speaker 1: been only fifty two yards. The ball has been spread around, 170 00:07:47,600 --> 00:07:50,560 Speaker 1: as you mentioned, but I think maybe that was the difference. 171 00:07:50,560 --> 00:07:52,560 Speaker 1: He's talking about how we're connected and we're together on 172 00:07:52,600 --> 00:07:55,920 Speaker 1: this thing, whereas in Pittsburgh maybe not all buying in 173 00:07:55,920 --> 00:07:57,760 Speaker 1: in terms of all doing what they need to do. 174 00:07:58,440 --> 00:08:01,760 Speaker 2: Yeah, and we say that, I know this, just because 175 00:08:01,800 --> 00:08:04,520 Speaker 2: your team is connected doesn't guarantee that you win. But 176 00:08:04,600 --> 00:08:07,040 Speaker 2: there's never been a championship team that is not being point. 177 00:08:07,360 --> 00:08:10,240 Speaker 2: That's the point, and so you have to be man. 178 00:08:10,320 --> 00:08:13,520 Speaker 2: Chemistry matters. Everyone being on the same page and aligned 179 00:08:13,560 --> 00:08:16,400 Speaker 2: and you know, kind of pulling the boat in the 180 00:08:16,440 --> 00:08:19,560 Speaker 2: same direction. All this stuff matters. And in the postseason, 181 00:08:19,600 --> 00:08:23,320 Speaker 2: I think it really shows up. We talked about Dallas 182 00:08:23,320 --> 00:08:26,000 Speaker 2: and green Bay that game, that team, that Dallas team 183 00:08:26,000 --> 00:08:28,680 Speaker 2: didn't look connected under pressure, but the Green Bay Packers did. 184 00:08:29,080 --> 00:08:32,480 Speaker 2: The Detroit Lions, how connected they look. I mean, there's 185 00:08:32,480 --> 00:08:35,560 Speaker 2: something to that part. And it's not a magic formula, 186 00:08:35,600 --> 00:08:37,640 Speaker 2: but as a team building you got to always look 187 00:08:37,679 --> 00:08:40,680 Speaker 2: around and kind of see like, hey, are we getting along. 188 00:08:40,760 --> 00:08:43,160 Speaker 2: Do we have any clicks that are beginning in the 189 00:08:43,200 --> 00:08:45,800 Speaker 2: form that could be detrimental to the development of the team. 190 00:08:45,840 --> 00:08:47,960 Speaker 2: We need to break all that and squash all of 191 00:08:48,000 --> 00:08:51,160 Speaker 2: that stuff up. Yeah, this stuff showed up, and it's 192 00:08:51,200 --> 00:08:53,800 Speaker 2: definitely showed up in the last game the Philadelphia Eagles 193 00:08:53,840 --> 00:08:54,880 Speaker 2: and the Ten Bay Buccaneers. 194 00:08:55,040 --> 00:08:56,800 Speaker 1: Well, if you think about the military and how they 195 00:08:56,800 --> 00:09:00,200 Speaker 1: have it structured in different rank and class, right, I 196 00:09:00,200 --> 00:09:02,840 Speaker 1: don't think this is a I don't think Naja Harris 197 00:09:03,520 --> 00:09:05,760 Speaker 1: is that that's a shot at the colonel, like if 198 00:09:05,800 --> 00:09:08,520 Speaker 1: you're looking at Mike Commlin. But when Buck, when you 199 00:09:08,520 --> 00:09:11,400 Speaker 1: don't have a quarterback, like, there's a break in the 200 00:09:11,480 --> 00:09:13,360 Speaker 1: chain of command there in terms of being able to 201 00:09:13,360 --> 00:09:15,640 Speaker 1: hold people accountable and set the standard. They have it 202 00:09:15,679 --> 00:09:18,680 Speaker 1: in Buffalo they have that guy. Yep, there's a gap 203 00:09:18,800 --> 00:09:21,280 Speaker 1: between the head coach and then when you get down 204 00:09:21,320 --> 00:09:23,440 Speaker 1: to all the regular soldiers here, you need somebody in 205 00:09:23,480 --> 00:09:24,679 Speaker 1: between there and they don't have that. 206 00:09:25,320 --> 00:09:27,079 Speaker 2: But I mean, who would you say is the leader 207 00:09:27,120 --> 00:09:30,439 Speaker 2: on that on on that offense. See, because if you 208 00:09:30,480 --> 00:09:32,920 Speaker 2: don't have a quarterback, you got Mason, Rudolph, Kinny Pickett, 209 00:09:33,160 --> 00:09:35,679 Speaker 2: mister Bisky, all those guys are revolving door at quarterback. 210 00:09:36,360 --> 00:09:39,199 Speaker 2: You don't really have a gray beard on the offensive line. 211 00:09:40,720 --> 00:09:43,920 Speaker 2: What I would say, and I'm saying this immature guys 212 00:09:44,040 --> 00:09:44,760 Speaker 2: on the perimeter. 213 00:09:45,320 --> 00:09:48,120 Speaker 1: Yeah, well, I think there's no question about it. Wide 214 00:09:48,120 --> 00:09:52,680 Speaker 1: receiver Sooth is still young, you know, So who's. 215 00:09:52,480 --> 00:09:53,920 Speaker 2: The person that's like, hey, guys, we're gonna be on 216 00:09:53,920 --> 00:09:56,800 Speaker 2: the same page, let's go. I don't know. And so 217 00:09:56,880 --> 00:09:58,760 Speaker 2: maybe that is some of the stuff. And it's just 218 00:09:58,760 --> 00:10:00,280 Speaker 2: hard to do it. And as a coach you can 219 00:10:00,320 --> 00:10:03,280 Speaker 2: do so much. But the best teams are play lair teams, 220 00:10:03,280 --> 00:10:04,600 Speaker 2: not coach lay teams. 221 00:10:04,600 --> 00:10:07,600 Speaker 1: No doubt. And to me, you've got to have, you know, 222 00:10:07,640 --> 00:10:11,119 Speaker 1: you have to have not only some years and some experience, 223 00:10:11,160 --> 00:10:13,120 Speaker 1: but you have to have had some individual success as 224 00:10:13,160 --> 00:10:15,240 Speaker 1: well to kind of garner that respect and that attention. 225 00:10:15,280 --> 00:10:17,160 Speaker 1: And I don't know that they had that guy. Something 226 00:10:17,200 --> 00:10:19,920 Speaker 1: they get to try and figure out here in the offseason. 227 00:10:19,960 --> 00:10:24,120 Speaker 1: The other game yesterday we had Bucks Eagles, and I, 228 00:10:24,440 --> 00:10:27,160 Speaker 1: you know, I was interesting. We talked about this and 229 00:10:27,240 --> 00:10:31,600 Speaker 1: I said, it's hard for me to what are the 230 00:10:31,640 --> 00:10:33,720 Speaker 1: Eagles giving you to buy in on here to say 231 00:10:33,760 --> 00:10:35,720 Speaker 1: they're going to win this game. That being said, I 232 00:10:35,720 --> 00:10:38,360 Speaker 1: still thought, wow, maybe they just find a way and 233 00:10:38,400 --> 00:10:40,280 Speaker 1: they'll win by one. They'll just kind of run the 234 00:10:40,280 --> 00:10:45,120 Speaker 1: ball and fuck, they're so bad Defensively, it's one of 235 00:10:45,120 --> 00:10:48,160 Speaker 1: the worst tackling displays I've seen, especially in a playoff game. 236 00:10:48,200 --> 00:10:51,000 Speaker 1: I mean, goodness, gracious, like not even getting hands on guys, 237 00:10:51,480 --> 00:10:54,720 Speaker 1: so terrible defensively. From their side of things, Baker Mayfield 238 00:10:54,720 --> 00:10:57,160 Speaker 1: played lights out and did you know what he should 239 00:10:57,160 --> 00:10:59,520 Speaker 1: have done? I mean, you've got guys open. He cashed 240 00:10:59,559 --> 00:11:02,360 Speaker 1: the chips. Then he played well it's looking like you 241 00:11:02,400 --> 00:11:04,360 Speaker 1: know with Jason light and that signing was one of 242 00:11:04,360 --> 00:11:08,080 Speaker 1: the best quarterback moves we've seen in the last few years. 243 00:11:08,160 --> 00:11:09,920 Speaker 1: What they got him for and what they're getting out 244 00:11:09,920 --> 00:11:13,600 Speaker 1: of him, so impressive. Impressive from that side of the ball. 245 00:11:13,640 --> 00:11:16,320 Speaker 1: And then Todd Bowles. You know, one of the reasons 246 00:11:16,320 --> 00:11:17,960 Speaker 1: why we thought this was going to be a nightmare 247 00:11:18,000 --> 00:11:20,959 Speaker 1: matchup for the Eagles was he can dial it up 248 00:11:21,120 --> 00:11:25,200 Speaker 1: pressure wise, blitz wise, creativity, and they got home repeatedly. 249 00:11:25,840 --> 00:11:27,560 Speaker 2: They got home. There's so many things to take away, 250 00:11:27,600 --> 00:11:28,959 Speaker 2: and so I want to make sure we give the 251 00:11:29,000 --> 00:11:33,480 Speaker 2: Buccaneers they're just due. Baker Mayfield was amazing. He was 252 00:11:33,480 --> 00:11:36,080 Speaker 2: on point from the start. They had opportunities to really 253 00:11:36,120 --> 00:11:39,000 Speaker 2: blow this out. Early. Mike Evans drops a pass that 254 00:11:39,040 --> 00:11:41,480 Speaker 2: he normally would catch. He dropped it right, I mean 255 00:11:41,600 --> 00:11:44,360 Speaker 2: right down to shoot, perfect location. They come back and 256 00:11:44,360 --> 00:11:48,280 Speaker 2: score again, and they kind of had their way attacking 257 00:11:48,760 --> 00:11:53,920 Speaker 2: the secondary defensively, all pressure all the time, just relentless 258 00:11:53,920 --> 00:11:56,920 Speaker 2: with their pressure. And the Philadelphia Eagles never changed. They 259 00:11:56,920 --> 00:11:58,920 Speaker 2: didn't go to anything differently. They didn't run the ball 260 00:11:59,000 --> 00:12:01,280 Speaker 2: enough to kind of change the way that you attack 261 00:12:01,360 --> 00:12:03,560 Speaker 2: them with your pressures. They just kind of line up 262 00:12:03,559 --> 00:12:05,960 Speaker 2: in empty and say we're going to attack this. Let's 263 00:12:05,960 --> 00:12:10,040 Speaker 2: pressure and not necessarily have an answer for the Buccaneers. 264 00:12:10,080 --> 00:12:12,679 Speaker 2: And you talked about Jason light and Baker Mayfield. I 265 00:12:12,720 --> 00:12:15,719 Speaker 2: will say this, having personally experienced it when went down 266 00:12:15,760 --> 00:12:18,360 Speaker 2: with the Jackson and Jaguars on Christmas Eve and watched 267 00:12:18,400 --> 00:12:24,840 Speaker 2: Baker Mayfield DJ. When you talk about connectivity, I think 268 00:12:25,040 --> 00:12:27,760 Speaker 2: Baker has done a really good job of learning all 269 00:12:27,800 --> 00:12:30,520 Speaker 2: those lessons while he bounced around that when he came 270 00:12:30,640 --> 00:12:34,400 Speaker 2: to Tampa, he might have been at a point where 271 00:12:34,440 --> 00:12:39,719 Speaker 2: the humility kind of matched the hunger that everyone was 272 00:12:39,800 --> 00:12:43,400 Speaker 2: around the program. So he was humble and hungry. He 273 00:12:43,520 --> 00:12:46,559 Speaker 2: goes in, he connects with the team. They've told me, like, man, 274 00:12:46,600 --> 00:12:49,160 Speaker 2: this dude hangs up with the offensive lineman. He turned 275 00:12:49,160 --> 00:12:52,840 Speaker 2: out opportunities to do kind of like endorsements and stuff 276 00:12:52,840 --> 00:12:56,440 Speaker 2: that would be more hymn centric to be about the team. 277 00:12:56,800 --> 00:12:59,640 Speaker 2: I think that played really really well in the locker room. 278 00:13:00,000 --> 00:13:02,640 Speaker 2: I think that everyone could say when he was coming 279 00:13:02,679 --> 00:13:06,560 Speaker 2: out of Oklahoma, his confidence and swag and all that 280 00:13:06,720 --> 00:13:09,560 Speaker 2: is real and when channeled the right way, when it's 281 00:13:09,600 --> 00:13:12,920 Speaker 2: really him and the team, guys love playing for a 282 00:13:12,960 --> 00:13:15,360 Speaker 2: guy that is confident like that. I think you see 283 00:13:15,360 --> 00:13:18,280 Speaker 2: a Tampa Bay Buccaneers team that really loves playing with 284 00:13:18,320 --> 00:13:20,320 Speaker 2: their quarterback. I think that's why we've seen the success 285 00:13:20,360 --> 00:13:22,240 Speaker 2: that they've had down the stretch, because remember this team, 286 00:13:22,280 --> 00:13:25,000 Speaker 2: I think about six out of seven before getting hot 287 00:13:25,040 --> 00:13:28,240 Speaker 2: down the stretch. You don't bounce back from losing six 288 00:13:28,280 --> 00:13:31,560 Speaker 2: out of seven unless the locker room is intact and 289 00:13:31,600 --> 00:13:32,560 Speaker 2: the leadership is there. 290 00:13:33,280 --> 00:13:35,280 Speaker 1: Yeah, I think there's two different Baker Mayfield's right, there's 291 00:13:35,360 --> 00:13:38,160 Speaker 1: walk on Baker Mayfield that had no attention and no 292 00:13:38,240 --> 00:13:41,120 Speaker 1: hype and earned everything he got, and then their first 293 00:13:41,200 --> 00:13:44,199 Speaker 1: overall pick Baker, which, look, just because of that, you're 294 00:13:44,200 --> 00:13:47,920 Speaker 1: gonna have different expectations from those around you, and everybody's 295 00:13:47,960 --> 00:13:51,320 Speaker 1: gonna look and expect different things from you. But not 296 00:13:51,360 --> 00:13:53,240 Speaker 1: only in terms of play, but in terms of how 297 00:13:53,280 --> 00:13:55,720 Speaker 1: you you know, you might might be a little separate 298 00:13:55,720 --> 00:13:58,200 Speaker 1: from everybody else because you are that guy. I think 299 00:13:58,280 --> 00:13:59,719 Speaker 1: he's got a chance to kind of tap back into 300 00:13:59,760 --> 00:14:01,800 Speaker 1: walk on Baker. You know, everybody's kind of doubted him. 301 00:14:01,840 --> 00:14:04,480 Speaker 1: Now he's bounced around, he gets to go on there 302 00:14:04,520 --> 00:14:06,120 Speaker 1: and just kind of be himself. And that you you 303 00:14:06,160 --> 00:14:08,640 Speaker 1: talked about hungry and humble. Yeah, I think that's a 304 00:14:08,720 --> 00:14:10,600 Speaker 1: that's a pretty good way to describe the way he 305 00:14:10,679 --> 00:14:13,160 Speaker 1: is there. And I also think in some ways, coming 306 00:14:13,200 --> 00:14:16,240 Speaker 1: into a place that's had Tom Brady like look, he 307 00:14:16,320 --> 00:14:17,640 Speaker 1: knows him, I'm not him. 308 00:14:18,120 --> 00:14:18,959 Speaker 2: Yeah, you know that. 309 00:14:19,320 --> 00:14:21,480 Speaker 1: I know that I'm not going to pretend that I'm him. 310 00:14:21,760 --> 00:14:24,440 Speaker 1: We're gonna win because of who we are collectively, and 311 00:14:24,520 --> 00:14:26,040 Speaker 1: I'm just gonna be one of you. I'm gonna be 312 00:14:26,040 --> 00:14:27,440 Speaker 1: one of you guys. And I think that was one 313 00:14:27,480 --> 00:14:29,359 Speaker 1: of the things that you heard about him at Oklahoma. 314 00:14:30,240 --> 00:14:32,240 Speaker 1: I remember going down there watching him play and talking 315 00:14:32,240 --> 00:14:34,040 Speaker 1: to coaches and that they all said the same thing. 316 00:14:34,240 --> 00:14:36,320 Speaker 1: I just think it's hard when you're the first overall pick. 317 00:14:37,200 --> 00:14:40,120 Speaker 1: It changes, it's different, it changes everything. 318 00:14:40,200 --> 00:14:43,880 Speaker 2: It changes the weight of being the number one overall, 319 00:14:43,920 --> 00:14:46,520 Speaker 2: pick the expectations from the outside world. They expect you 320 00:14:46,560 --> 00:14:48,600 Speaker 2: to be a star. They expect you to be I mean, 321 00:14:48,680 --> 00:14:51,400 Speaker 2: remember we talked about top five guys. Can you envision 322 00:14:51,520 --> 00:14:53,520 Speaker 2: him having a gold jacket? Can you vision him as 323 00:14:53,520 --> 00:14:56,640 Speaker 2: a multiple time All Pro or Pro Bowl player? That's 324 00:14:56,640 --> 00:14:59,280 Speaker 2: a lot on the quarterback. Then you jump in as 325 00:14:59,360 --> 00:15:01,000 Speaker 2: number one over all, they expect you to be the 326 00:15:01,000 --> 00:15:02,720 Speaker 2: franchise guy and kind of have all the answers and 327 00:15:02,800 --> 00:15:07,040 Speaker 2: elevate the team, maybe even before you're ready to do 328 00:15:07,120 --> 00:15:09,960 Speaker 2: that as a quarterback. Now, he stepped into a team 329 00:15:10,000 --> 00:15:12,920 Speaker 2: that won a Super Bowl a few years prior. They 330 00:15:12,960 --> 00:15:17,000 Speaker 2: didn't need him necessarily to elevate it. This meant was 331 00:15:17,000 --> 00:15:19,000 Speaker 2: a team that might have looked at him like, hey man, 332 00:15:19,040 --> 00:15:20,960 Speaker 2: you just do your role. We're good enough to do 333 00:15:21,800 --> 00:15:25,400 Speaker 2: the other stuff. And there's a difference in being that guy. 334 00:15:25,440 --> 00:15:27,280 Speaker 2: And I think what he's come in is he's shown 335 00:15:27,320 --> 00:15:29,440 Speaker 2: people that, oh, I can manage the game if I 336 00:15:29,480 --> 00:15:32,160 Speaker 2: need to, but I got more than just that in 337 00:15:32,680 --> 00:15:36,120 Speaker 2: the toolkit. He's shown people that, look, at times, he 338 00:15:36,160 --> 00:15:37,920 Speaker 2: certainly can be the game change and kind of put 339 00:15:37,920 --> 00:15:39,520 Speaker 2: it on his back and make some plays. And we 340 00:15:39,560 --> 00:15:41,400 Speaker 2: had an opportunity to see some of that last night. 341 00:15:41,520 --> 00:15:43,120 Speaker 1: There's a difference between hitting and six and the order 342 00:15:43,160 --> 00:15:45,880 Speaker 1: and hitting third in the order. Oh yeah, it's different. 343 00:15:46,200 --> 00:15:49,000 Speaker 1: You know. Some guys just a better fresh equipped, better 344 00:15:49,040 --> 00:15:50,520 Speaker 1: equiped to hit six. And that's what he gets to 345 00:15:50,560 --> 00:15:52,600 Speaker 1: do for this team. Two quick things and then we'll 346 00:15:52,600 --> 00:15:55,800 Speaker 1: move on. We'll take a break. One thought team building 347 00:15:55,880 --> 00:15:58,440 Speaker 1: wise is we always like to pull that together. Everybody 348 00:15:58,440 --> 00:16:01,680 Speaker 1: needs a Tray Palmer. Okay, every team needs a wide 349 00:16:01,680 --> 00:16:05,080 Speaker 1: receiver that can absolutely go, and that means I don't 350 00:16:05,120 --> 00:16:06,640 Speaker 1: have to give him, I don't have to give him 351 00:16:06,760 --> 00:16:10,560 Speaker 1: five touches, ten touches, but in one play he can 352 00:16:10,600 --> 00:16:12,880 Speaker 1: put points up because of that speed. And Trey Palmer 353 00:16:12,920 --> 00:16:15,120 Speaker 1: did it with that what was it, fifty six yard 354 00:16:15,120 --> 00:16:17,560 Speaker 1: touchdown or the Eagles couldn't even get a hand on him. 355 00:16:17,560 --> 00:16:19,600 Speaker 1: So everybody should be if you don't have a guy 356 00:16:19,680 --> 00:16:21,280 Speaker 1: like that can run like that, you can find him 357 00:16:21,320 --> 00:16:24,520 Speaker 1: every year, third, fourth round, they're out there. Go get one, 358 00:16:24,560 --> 00:16:26,640 Speaker 1: plug them into your offense. I think that was one takeaway. 359 00:16:26,680 --> 00:16:29,400 Speaker 1: The other one was I know that with Aj Brown 360 00:16:29,480 --> 00:16:31,560 Speaker 1: not playing, I think we got a chance to see 361 00:16:31,600 --> 00:16:36,840 Speaker 1: sometimes guys get labeled as really good number twos because 362 00:16:36,840 --> 00:16:39,080 Speaker 1: they haven't been given the full opportunity to be a 363 00:16:39,160 --> 00:16:41,560 Speaker 1: number one. I'm watching that game last night, I think, 364 00:16:41,560 --> 00:16:44,080 Speaker 1: and DeVante Smith's a number one receiver. Man like that. 365 00:16:44,120 --> 00:16:45,480 Speaker 1: He is unbelievable. 366 00:16:46,400 --> 00:16:49,720 Speaker 2: He was terrific. And I've always referenced aj Brown and 367 00:16:49,760 --> 00:16:52,920 Speaker 2: DeVante Smith as one A, one B because I felt 368 00:16:52,960 --> 00:16:55,600 Speaker 2: like they were cod number ones. Injuries played a part 369 00:16:55,640 --> 00:16:58,520 Speaker 2: in why they weren't able to kind of like shed 370 00:16:58,560 --> 00:17:01,880 Speaker 2: a mental this year. But he was terrific. He did 371 00:17:01,880 --> 00:17:04,000 Speaker 2: a really good job of making plays. He stepped up, 372 00:17:04,040 --> 00:17:06,200 Speaker 2: I mean because there were no plays to be made 373 00:17:07,080 --> 00:17:09,160 Speaker 2: and he found a way to kind of like make 374 00:17:09,240 --> 00:17:13,520 Speaker 2: some stuff happen. I also, when I look at teams 375 00:17:13,560 --> 00:17:17,080 Speaker 2: and we talk about team building or whatever, fast teams win, 376 00:17:18,640 --> 00:17:20,000 Speaker 2: you got to have a fast team if you gonna 377 00:17:20,000 --> 00:17:23,480 Speaker 2: make plays like speed is such a big part of 378 00:17:23,560 --> 00:17:26,640 Speaker 2: creating big plays on offense, creating splash plays on defense, 379 00:17:26,680 --> 00:17:31,680 Speaker 2: whether it's TFLs, interceptions, knocking the ball loose the overall team, 380 00:17:31,800 --> 00:17:35,480 Speaker 2: speed matters. And I know we had a discussion on 381 00:17:35,720 --> 00:17:37,520 Speaker 2: the first part of the week where we talked about 382 00:17:37,720 --> 00:17:39,679 Speaker 2: the Miami Dolphins and how they needed to play at 383 00:17:39,720 --> 00:17:42,600 Speaker 2: home or whatever, But their speed when healthy, their speed 384 00:17:42,600 --> 00:17:45,119 Speaker 2: can give people problems. They just weren't fully healthy at 385 00:17:45,160 --> 00:17:47,119 Speaker 2: the end of the year. But when I look at 386 00:17:47,440 --> 00:17:50,040 Speaker 2: the Eagles and I look at like how they are 387 00:17:50,080 --> 00:17:53,240 Speaker 2: at the second and third levels, they're not fast enough 388 00:17:53,280 --> 00:17:57,159 Speaker 2: to create plays. They're not fast enough at linebacker to 389 00:17:57,280 --> 00:18:00,440 Speaker 2: create splash plays. Didn't that fast enough in this secondary 390 00:18:00,480 --> 00:18:04,119 Speaker 2: when you have Daris Slaves older, James Bradbury's older, they have. 391 00:18:04,200 --> 00:18:05,879 Speaker 1: Young guys having byereds older. 392 00:18:06,560 --> 00:18:09,879 Speaker 2: Yeah, they're older, and so DJ as team builders, we 393 00:18:09,960 --> 00:18:12,119 Speaker 2: know most are the guys that are also in your 394 00:18:12,119 --> 00:18:16,080 Speaker 2: special teams. Like, so now your special teams are slower, 395 00:18:16,119 --> 00:18:18,399 Speaker 2: so you're giving up bigger returns, you can't cover, you 396 00:18:18,440 --> 00:18:20,960 Speaker 2: can't do all that. So all of it plays into 397 00:18:21,040 --> 00:18:24,280 Speaker 2: the equation. As much as we'll talk about the coaching staff, 398 00:18:24,520 --> 00:18:26,639 Speaker 2: I still think you also have to look at the 399 00:18:26,640 --> 00:18:30,600 Speaker 2: personnel and how can we improve the team by making 400 00:18:30,600 --> 00:18:33,399 Speaker 2: sure we're not only good on defense, but we upgrade 401 00:18:33,400 --> 00:18:36,960 Speaker 2: the athleticism and explosiveness on our kicking units to give 402 00:18:37,040 --> 00:18:39,280 Speaker 2: us a better chance of kind of playing ping pong 403 00:18:39,320 --> 00:18:40,399 Speaker 2: when it comes to field position. 404 00:18:40,800 --> 00:18:42,919 Speaker 1: No doubt that's a good point, all right, We're gon 405 00:18:42,920 --> 00:18:45,080 Speaker 1: take quick break. We come back. We will preview the 406 00:18:45,160 --> 00:18:47,639 Speaker 1: four divisional round games. Will do that. Right after this, 407 00:18:52,680 --> 00:18:53,280 Speaker 1: it's time. 408 00:18:53,119 --> 00:18:55,040 Speaker 2: For the MCS Game of the Week present about Draft 409 00:18:55,119 --> 00:18:58,600 Speaker 2: Kings Sportsbook. This week it is the Kent City Chiefs 410 00:18:58,640 --> 00:19:01,280 Speaker 2: taking on the Buffalo Bill. The spread it's minus two 411 00:19:01,280 --> 00:19:04,240 Speaker 2: and a half favoring the Bills. They're over under it's 412 00:19:04,320 --> 00:19:07,200 Speaker 2: forty six and a half d J. Let's be honest, 413 00:19:07,240 --> 00:19:08,480 Speaker 2: this is the game that we all want to see, 414 00:19:08,560 --> 00:19:11,480 Speaker 2: right So one of the things about the postseason is 415 00:19:12,240 --> 00:19:15,800 Speaker 2: you want to see some teams have to vanquish their demons. 416 00:19:16,280 --> 00:19:20,600 Speaker 2: The Buffalo Bills have been dealing with the Kansas City 417 00:19:20,640 --> 00:19:24,080 Speaker 2: Chiefs is their nemesis for the last few years. People 418 00:19:24,080 --> 00:19:26,520 Speaker 2: can talk about the number of opportunities that they've had 419 00:19:26,560 --> 00:19:28,440 Speaker 2: to knock this team off. They just haven't been able 420 00:19:28,880 --> 00:19:30,960 Speaker 2: to do it. Well. Now we get a chance to 421 00:19:31,000 --> 00:19:34,159 Speaker 2: see in the playoffs them knock them off when it 422 00:19:34,200 --> 00:19:37,040 Speaker 2: really really matters. And so this counts regardless of the 423 00:19:37,359 --> 00:19:40,200 Speaker 2: regular season success and all this other stuff. The playoffs 424 00:19:40,240 --> 00:19:41,720 Speaker 2: are where they will be judged. And so for the 425 00:19:41,720 --> 00:19:44,520 Speaker 2: Buffalo Bills, this is a big game. It's a game 426 00:19:44,560 --> 00:19:49,320 Speaker 2: that you have at your house. Everything riding on it. Look, 427 00:19:50,040 --> 00:19:53,120 Speaker 2: all things are in their favor in this matchup. 428 00:19:53,680 --> 00:19:56,639 Speaker 1: Yeah, I'm looking at it. Going back to that earlier meeting, 429 00:19:57,160 --> 00:20:00,719 Speaker 1: which again these are different. Kansas City I think is well, 430 00:20:00,800 --> 00:20:03,240 Speaker 1: Kansas City, I think is the most different. I think Buffalo, 431 00:20:03,280 --> 00:20:05,040 Speaker 1: you can make a case, is very similar to kind 432 00:20:05,080 --> 00:20:06,800 Speaker 1: of who they've been and the makeup of their team. 433 00:20:07,320 --> 00:20:09,760 Speaker 1: Kansas City has flipped that their defense has gotten so 434 00:20:09,920 --> 00:20:12,760 Speaker 1: good over the last two years and the way they're 435 00:20:12,800 --> 00:20:14,000 Speaker 1: playing now. I mean that was Remember that was a 436 00:20:14,040 --> 00:20:17,000 Speaker 1: twenty seventeen game. You had that weird call. Patrick Mahomes 437 00:20:17,080 --> 00:20:19,080 Speaker 1: got all upset after the game was over and said 438 00:20:19,080 --> 00:20:22,199 Speaker 1: something to Josh Allen how upset he was. But at 439 00:20:22,200 --> 00:20:25,440 Speaker 1: the end of the day, I mean they scored seventeen points. 440 00:20:25,560 --> 00:20:28,800 Speaker 1: The Mahomes was twenty five of forty three two seventy one, 441 00:20:28,840 --> 00:20:33,159 Speaker 1: a touchdown and a pick. Rashie Rice lost a fumble 442 00:20:33,160 --> 00:20:35,640 Speaker 1: in that game. Go back through the Buffalo side of things, 443 00:20:35,720 --> 00:20:38,840 Speaker 1: Josh Allen, you know, kind of a workman like twenty 444 00:20:38,840 --> 00:20:41,600 Speaker 1: three of forty two to two thirty three and then 445 00:20:41,600 --> 00:20:44,000 Speaker 1: had thirty two yards rushing in a touchdowns, had to 446 00:20:44,440 --> 00:20:47,320 Speaker 1: touchdown passing, and a pick. In that game, James Cook 447 00:20:47,359 --> 00:20:50,320 Speaker 1: had a decent game. But you go back through and 448 00:20:50,359 --> 00:20:53,080 Speaker 1: look at it and you remember referencing the forty six 449 00:20:53,119 --> 00:20:56,400 Speaker 1: and a half number, I mean two three years ago 450 00:20:56,720 --> 00:20:59,000 Speaker 1: these two teams got together. You were thinking, this is 451 00:20:59,040 --> 00:21:02,960 Speaker 1: going to be forty five to forty one. But the dynamic, 452 00:21:03,000 --> 00:21:04,600 Speaker 1: it's so funny they play each other so much, but 453 00:21:04,640 --> 00:21:07,240 Speaker 1: the dynamic of the game has changed. It's not the 454 00:21:07,280 --> 00:21:08,440 Speaker 1: same as it was then. 455 00:21:08,720 --> 00:21:10,879 Speaker 2: No, it's not the same. And look, I don't expect 456 00:21:10,880 --> 00:21:13,400 Speaker 2: them to kind of reach it over under. I think 457 00:21:13,400 --> 00:21:15,480 Speaker 2: this would be a low scoring game, regardless of what 458 00:21:15,520 --> 00:21:19,520 Speaker 2: the weather is in Buffalo one. Kansas City hasn't put 459 00:21:19,560 --> 00:21:21,880 Speaker 2: up the kind of output like that in a long 460 00:21:21,920 --> 00:21:24,200 Speaker 2: time where we can see them as the explosive, high 461 00:21:24,200 --> 00:21:27,560 Speaker 2: flying circus that they once were. To their defense has 462 00:21:27,560 --> 00:21:29,600 Speaker 2: been keeping everybudy you tell, one of the best defenses 463 00:21:29,600 --> 00:21:32,520 Speaker 2: in football. To me, this is a lower scoring game. 464 00:21:32,560 --> 00:21:34,360 Speaker 2: This is one that goes back and forth. I would 465 00:21:34,400 --> 00:21:38,760 Speaker 2: expect to be it right low twenties. But this is 466 00:21:38,760 --> 00:21:41,560 Speaker 2: a great opportunity for the Buffalo Bills to really rewrite 467 00:21:41,560 --> 00:21:43,720 Speaker 2: the narrative on their season. They knock up to Kansa. 468 00:21:43,800 --> 00:21:45,080 Speaker 2: The Chiefs. They have a chance to go to the 469 00:21:45,080 --> 00:21:48,240 Speaker 2: super Bowl, something that this fan base has been clamoring 470 00:21:48,600 --> 00:21:52,880 Speaker 2: for since the early nineties. Huge opportunity for the Buffalo Bills. 471 00:21:53,160 --> 00:21:55,320 Speaker 1: A couple things here. I know, obviously Buffalo is happy 472 00:21:55,400 --> 00:21:58,760 Speaker 1: to have this game at home, but they don't. Kancy's 473 00:21:58,760 --> 00:22:00,439 Speaker 1: got a leg up on them with one day arrest, 474 00:22:01,040 --> 00:22:03,400 Speaker 1: having played a day earlier, so they've got that that 475 00:22:03,480 --> 00:22:05,960 Speaker 1: benefit going for him. And then on the other side 476 00:22:06,000 --> 00:22:09,040 Speaker 1: of things, you've got Buffalo, who we'll see as the 477 00:22:09,040 --> 00:22:12,439 Speaker 1: week progresses here, but they got decimated with injuries in 478 00:22:12,480 --> 00:22:16,360 Speaker 1: that game against the Pittsburgh Steelers, particularly a linebacker against 479 00:22:16,440 --> 00:22:19,040 Speaker 1: Isaiah Pacheco in an offensive line in Kansas City. That's, 480 00:22:19,160 --> 00:22:21,040 Speaker 1: you know, shown that that's how they want to play, 481 00:22:21,600 --> 00:22:23,560 Speaker 1: to be able to move you and get downhill in 482 00:22:23,560 --> 00:22:25,760 Speaker 1: a hurry with that run game. You know, that's I 483 00:22:25,760 --> 00:22:28,680 Speaker 1: think that's those can be neutralizing factors in this game. 484 00:22:29,520 --> 00:22:31,800 Speaker 2: Yeah, it can't be neutralizing factors, and we saw it 485 00:22:31,880 --> 00:22:34,160 Speaker 2: kind of play out a little bit. All the injuries 486 00:22:34,480 --> 00:22:37,480 Speaker 2: left the Buffalo bill is kind of shorthanded on the 487 00:22:37,480 --> 00:22:40,000 Speaker 2: second level, and we saw Pittsburgh exploit some of that. 488 00:22:40,760 --> 00:22:43,600 Speaker 2: I would say the biggest thing, and this is Ken 489 00:22:43,680 --> 00:22:46,679 Speaker 2: City defense is lis out and so what I wonder 490 00:22:47,200 --> 00:22:50,080 Speaker 2: if you can't get Stefan Diggs unlocked, and we've seen 491 00:22:50,160 --> 00:22:52,600 Speaker 2: Kansas City will double team the number one receiver and 492 00:22:52,640 --> 00:22:55,439 Speaker 2: really make him a non factor. Who is going to 493 00:22:55,440 --> 00:22:58,320 Speaker 2: be the person that steps up for the Buffalo Bills. 494 00:22:58,400 --> 00:23:00,000 Speaker 2: We've seen a bunch of different guys kind of stepped 495 00:23:00,160 --> 00:23:01,919 Speaker 2: and rolls. But now when it's on the line, can 496 00:23:02,000 --> 00:23:03,760 Speaker 2: dalgon kin k be that guy? Can they run the 497 00:23:03,760 --> 00:23:06,600 Speaker 2: ball enough where they can dictate maybe more one on 498 00:23:06,600 --> 00:23:08,840 Speaker 2: one coverage and you can't double team stuff on Diggs, 499 00:23:09,320 --> 00:23:11,720 Speaker 2: But others have to step up for this to be 500 00:23:12,720 --> 00:23:15,480 Speaker 2: a successful Buffalo because Josh Allan's gonna do what he does. 501 00:23:15,720 --> 00:23:18,040 Speaker 2: He just says that he needs some playmakers that can 502 00:23:18,080 --> 00:23:19,080 Speaker 2: come along with him. 503 00:23:19,320 --> 00:23:21,879 Speaker 1: The other thing I would say is I misspoke. Actually 504 00:23:21,920 --> 00:23:24,160 Speaker 1: two extra days they played on Saturday. I forgot about 505 00:23:24,160 --> 00:23:27,360 Speaker 1: that Kansas City. So that's that's a that's a big 506 00:23:27,400 --> 00:23:29,520 Speaker 1: deal there. One of the things, by the way, I 507 00:23:29,520 --> 00:23:31,359 Speaker 1: don't know if you saw this, but I know with 508 00:23:31,440 --> 00:23:34,240 Speaker 1: your buddy coach and secondary there in case, they did 509 00:23:34,280 --> 00:23:37,640 Speaker 1: some rotational stuff with their coverage that you that was sick. 510 00:23:37,720 --> 00:23:39,640 Speaker 1: I don't know. I'm like, if I've been living under 511 00:23:39,640 --> 00:23:40,920 Speaker 1: a rock, I watch a lot of tape. I don't 512 00:23:40,960 --> 00:23:43,880 Speaker 1: know that I've seen teams do that post snap rock 513 00:23:44,000 --> 00:23:46,320 Speaker 1: to single high and then come right back up to 514 00:23:46,320 --> 00:23:48,520 Speaker 1: the other side and now you're back in too high. 515 00:23:48,560 --> 00:23:53,520 Speaker 2: That was dope, Like, yeah, no they didn't, and so yeah, 516 00:23:53,520 --> 00:23:56,440 Speaker 2: they were really changing the picture on Tua coming down, 517 00:23:56,560 --> 00:23:58,719 Speaker 2: showing like they had a robber coverage and then dropping 518 00:23:58,800 --> 00:24:02,080 Speaker 2: back two man, which is a challenging coverage to do that. 519 00:24:02,119 --> 00:24:05,879 Speaker 2: They did some of the pum returner vice double teams 520 00:24:05,920 --> 00:24:08,760 Speaker 2: on Tyreek Hill where they stole the page out of 521 00:24:08,760 --> 00:24:12,240 Speaker 2: the Patriots playbook. Hey you're a non factor. We're making 522 00:24:12,280 --> 00:24:15,120 Speaker 2: sure you're not getting loose. They did all of that. 523 00:24:15,480 --> 00:24:19,439 Speaker 2: I will say Spags has always been warned that is 524 00:24:19,440 --> 00:24:22,320 Speaker 2: difficult to face because of the blitz pressure in those things. 525 00:24:22,320 --> 00:24:24,480 Speaker 2: But man, the last couple of years he's been very, 526 00:24:24,560 --> 00:24:27,919 Speaker 2: very creative while being sound in the back end. So 527 00:24:27,920 --> 00:24:29,919 Speaker 2: we haven't seen the big plays that used to be 528 00:24:29,920 --> 00:24:33,200 Speaker 2: a part of his defense. There's a tough matchup for Buffalo. 529 00:24:34,520 --> 00:24:37,120 Speaker 2: I'm as much as I want to lean their way, 530 00:24:37,160 --> 00:24:39,000 Speaker 2: it's hard for me to say that someone's gonna knock 531 00:24:39,000 --> 00:24:41,920 Speaker 2: off the defending champions until I see it, y Homes 532 00:24:41,960 --> 00:24:43,960 Speaker 2: and you can't see the Chiefs. I just and I 533 00:24:43,960 --> 00:24:46,080 Speaker 2: know it's been raggedy on offense, but their defense has 534 00:24:46,119 --> 00:24:48,359 Speaker 2: been so good, and I mean, it's pat my Homes 535 00:24:48,359 --> 00:24:50,800 Speaker 2: and if they have an opportunity to kind of get 536 00:24:50,880 --> 00:24:53,800 Speaker 2: past this one and put them back in the championship game, djec. 537 00:24:53,800 --> 00:24:55,000 Speaker 1: I wouldn't want to play them. 538 00:24:55,320 --> 00:24:56,840 Speaker 2: How could you bet against them? I mean, they just 539 00:24:56,920 --> 00:24:58,560 Speaker 2: kind of find a way to get it done, and 540 00:24:58,920 --> 00:25:01,359 Speaker 2: they still have not played their best ball yet, and 541 00:25:01,400 --> 00:25:02,080 Speaker 2: that's what's scared. 542 00:25:02,840 --> 00:25:06,440 Speaker 1: It's unbelievably scary. Forere she Rice coming along though, that's 543 00:25:06,480 --> 00:25:08,080 Speaker 1: been a nice development for him. I think this is 544 00:25:08,200 --> 00:25:09,919 Speaker 1: gonna be a really really close game, come down to 545 00:25:09,920 --> 00:25:12,520 Speaker 1: the very end, and low scoring, which again just sounds 546 00:25:12,560 --> 00:25:14,760 Speaker 1: weird to say when you're talking about these two quarterbacks, 547 00:25:14,800 --> 00:25:17,919 Speaker 1: these to these two offenses. But I think that we 548 00:25:18,000 --> 00:25:19,600 Speaker 1: have a little bit of a defensive battle and that 549 00:25:19,640 --> 00:25:21,280 Speaker 1: one looking forward to it. 550 00:25:21,280 --> 00:25:23,520 Speaker 2: It should be fun. That was the MPTS Game of 551 00:25:23,520 --> 00:25:26,680 Speaker 2: the Week presented by Draft Kings Sportsbook. Download the DraftKings 552 00:25:26,680 --> 00:25:30,840 Speaker 2: Sportsbook app now in use code MTS. New customers can 553 00:25:30,880 --> 00:25:33,320 Speaker 2: bet just five bucks to get two hundred instantly in 554 00:25:33,359 --> 00:25:37,480 Speaker 2: bonus bets only know DraftKings sportsbook with code empts. The 555 00:25:37,560 --> 00:25:38,280 Speaker 2: crown is. 556 00:25:39,080 --> 00:25:40,960 Speaker 1: All right, Buck, we get to these last three games, 557 00:25:41,000 --> 00:25:43,159 Speaker 1: We're going to do it rapid fire here. I'm just 558 00:25:43,200 --> 00:25:49,600 Speaker 1: going to go old school Bucks win at Detroit because why. 559 00:25:50,320 --> 00:25:52,879 Speaker 2: The Bliss pressure takes their offense complete the outer rhythm 560 00:25:53,160 --> 00:25:56,600 Speaker 2: Ty Bowles confounds and confused Jerry Goff and Ben Johnson. 561 00:25:56,640 --> 00:26:00,159 Speaker 2: They have a tough time kind of sustaining drives and 562 00:26:00,240 --> 00:26:03,440 Speaker 2: that allows Baker Mayfield to have enough opportunities for them 563 00:26:03,440 --> 00:26:05,080 Speaker 2: to be able to put it in the paint. To me, 564 00:26:05,280 --> 00:26:09,879 Speaker 2: the matchup to watch is the Lions offensive line against 565 00:26:09,880 --> 00:26:12,879 Speaker 2: the blitz pressure that Todd Bowles. If they have a 566 00:26:12,880 --> 00:26:14,879 Speaker 2: tough time with that, it's gonna be long. David, the Lions. 567 00:26:15,160 --> 00:26:17,840 Speaker 1: Yeah, I would say the Bucks win if they cash 568 00:26:17,920 --> 00:26:20,760 Speaker 1: in every red zone opportunity. 569 00:26:19,800 --> 00:26:20,760 Speaker 2: They have to score. 570 00:26:20,920 --> 00:26:24,480 Speaker 1: They left some points on the board or on the field. 571 00:26:24,520 --> 00:26:26,439 Speaker 1: I should say last week against Eagles, even in a 572 00:26:26,440 --> 00:26:29,560 Speaker 1: blowout win, they could have made that worse than the 573 00:26:29,600 --> 00:26:31,159 Speaker 1: thirty two that they put up there. That should have 574 00:26:31,160 --> 00:26:33,560 Speaker 1: been more than that because of some stalled drives. They've 575 00:26:33,560 --> 00:26:36,840 Speaker 1: got to finish every drive and cash in sevens not threes. 576 00:26:37,160 --> 00:26:39,280 Speaker 1: That's how they're going to have a chance to upset 577 00:26:39,280 --> 00:26:41,080 Speaker 1: the Lions. The Lions win if what. 578 00:26:42,880 --> 00:26:46,800 Speaker 2: The Lions win, if they are able to run the 579 00:26:46,800 --> 00:26:50,280 Speaker 2: football and create big play opportunities for their guys on 580 00:26:50,320 --> 00:26:53,200 Speaker 2: the outside. For as much as I love the pressure 581 00:26:53,240 --> 00:26:56,080 Speaker 2: that the Bucks bring, I do believe that there's some 582 00:26:56,160 --> 00:26:59,160 Speaker 2: vulnerabilities in the section and if they can get them 583 00:26:59,160 --> 00:27:01,880 Speaker 2: blocked up at the point of attack, Amon ra Saint 584 00:27:01,880 --> 00:27:05,720 Speaker 2: Brown and Jamison Williams and Josh Reynolds him make some plays. 585 00:27:05,960 --> 00:27:10,000 Speaker 2: So to me, really is Lions offense versus Bucks defense. 586 00:27:10,040 --> 00:27:12,040 Speaker 2: That's how the game would be played out. But I 587 00:27:12,080 --> 00:27:14,760 Speaker 2: will say the second day for the Lion's got to 588 00:27:14,760 --> 00:27:17,200 Speaker 2: make sure that they don't allow Mike Evans and Chris 589 00:27:17,200 --> 00:27:18,480 Speaker 2: Godwin go bananas with Baker. 590 00:27:19,200 --> 00:27:22,000 Speaker 1: No doubt, I would say the Lions to me, not 591 00:27:22,200 --> 00:27:24,719 Speaker 1: letting Todd Bowles and this defense get a beat on 592 00:27:24,760 --> 00:27:28,040 Speaker 1: where Golf's gonna set up. Move the launch point, get 593 00:27:28,119 --> 00:27:30,400 Speaker 1: him on the move a little bit, real quick rhythm passing, 594 00:27:30,720 --> 00:27:32,680 Speaker 1: boot him, but don't let him set up in the 595 00:27:32,720 --> 00:27:34,600 Speaker 1: same spot every time or they were going to unleash 596 00:27:34,640 --> 00:27:36,280 Speaker 1: all the pressure looks and you're gonna be in trouble 597 00:27:36,280 --> 00:27:38,240 Speaker 1: if they keep them off balance, off rhythm a little 598 00:27:38,240 --> 00:27:40,920 Speaker 1: bit defensively, I do think Detroit has some ops down 599 00:27:41,000 --> 00:27:43,800 Speaker 1: the field for some big plays. I think that's that's 600 00:27:43,840 --> 00:27:46,920 Speaker 1: gonna be key in that ballgame. Packers Niners, Buck green 601 00:27:46,960 --> 00:27:49,240 Speaker 1: Bay pulls the all time upset here on the road. 602 00:27:49,280 --> 00:27:52,359 Speaker 2: How well, like I have to dig in the playbook 603 00:27:52,359 --> 00:27:53,800 Speaker 2: and go all the way back. So when I was 604 00:27:53,800 --> 00:27:55,720 Speaker 2: in Green Bay and back in ninety five went on 605 00:27:55,760 --> 00:27:59,199 Speaker 2: the road, they knocked off the San Francisco forty nine ers, 606 00:27:59,200 --> 00:28:01,200 Speaker 2: and no one thought that Packers could do it. It 607 00:28:01,320 --> 00:28:03,520 Speaker 2: have to be a similar game. The Niners help back 608 00:28:03,560 --> 00:28:06,800 Speaker 2: then by turning the ball over, allow Green Bay to 609 00:28:06,960 --> 00:28:08,920 Speaker 2: have some momentum, and I think that's what would have 610 00:28:09,000 --> 00:28:10,800 Speaker 2: to happen. I think this is a situation where if 611 00:28:10,800 --> 00:28:14,080 Speaker 2: the Buck, if the Niners aren't dialed in, if they 612 00:28:14,080 --> 00:28:17,000 Speaker 2: take the Packers likely and they don't bring their a game, 613 00:28:17,280 --> 00:28:19,240 Speaker 2: the Packers are good enough to steal a game on 614 00:28:19,280 --> 00:28:21,920 Speaker 2: the road. This has to be one where the Packers 615 00:28:21,920 --> 00:28:23,880 Speaker 2: continue to do what they did where they controlled the game, 616 00:28:23,920 --> 00:28:25,760 Speaker 2: they were able to run the football. They threw it 617 00:28:25,800 --> 00:28:30,040 Speaker 2: to those weapons on the outside. To me, the Packers 618 00:28:30,080 --> 00:28:32,280 Speaker 2: have to call the game to get into the fourth 619 00:28:32,359 --> 00:28:35,520 Speaker 2: quarter so it can be a fifteen minute game. So 620 00:28:35,600 --> 00:28:38,640 Speaker 2: everything that Matt Lafleur does offense, defense, special teams when 621 00:28:38,640 --> 00:28:42,040 Speaker 2: it comes to managing the game, how can I get 622 00:28:42,040 --> 00:28:43,720 Speaker 2: this to the fourth quarter where I can make the 623 00:28:43,800 --> 00:28:47,280 Speaker 2: Niners play a fifteen minute game against us and we 624 00:28:47,320 --> 00:28:48,280 Speaker 2: can steal it in the end. 625 00:28:48,760 --> 00:28:50,479 Speaker 1: It's funny. I was thinking the same thing. They have 626 00:28:50,560 --> 00:28:52,880 Speaker 1: to survive the first quarter to get to the fourth 627 00:28:52,960 --> 00:28:56,080 Speaker 1: quarter because they're going to get hit with a fresh leg. 628 00:28:56,840 --> 00:28:56,880 Speaker 2: It. 629 00:28:57,040 --> 00:28:59,600 Speaker 1: They're going to see that first fifteen is going to 630 00:28:59,640 --> 00:29:03,240 Speaker 1: be lead from Kyle Shanahan and that fresh leg at offense, 631 00:29:03,280 --> 00:29:05,360 Speaker 1: and that pass rush is gonna be all gassed up 632 00:29:05,840 --> 00:29:08,560 Speaker 1: and ready to go. I actually think that, you know, 633 00:29:08,600 --> 00:29:11,200 Speaker 1: if you can survive and get this into the fourth quarter, Okay, 634 00:29:11,400 --> 00:29:14,000 Speaker 1: that's that's that's the formula too. I also the other 635 00:29:14,000 --> 00:29:16,560 Speaker 1: thing I would add on there, there's two approaches to this. 636 00:29:16,640 --> 00:29:18,600 Speaker 1: When you look at it on paper and say, Okay, 637 00:29:18,600 --> 00:29:20,920 Speaker 1: the Niners should be kind of the heavy, heavy favorite, 638 00:29:20,920 --> 00:29:24,360 Speaker 1: the more dominant team. Uh, you can do two things 639 00:29:24,440 --> 00:29:28,040 Speaker 1: you can say. I'm gonna play slow and shrink the game, yeah, 640 00:29:28,120 --> 00:29:31,760 Speaker 1: hold on for dear life. Or I'm gonna I'm gonna 641 00:29:31,800 --> 00:29:35,240 Speaker 1: try and gas these pass rushers out. I'm gonna go fast. 642 00:29:35,280 --> 00:29:37,400 Speaker 1: I'm gonna run the ball, I'm gonna screen them, I'm 643 00:29:37,440 --> 00:29:39,720 Speaker 1: gonna go and stretch. I'm gonna make those dudes run 644 00:29:39,760 --> 00:29:41,440 Speaker 1: all day long, and we're gonna play fast. 645 00:29:42,200 --> 00:29:45,680 Speaker 2: So look, I'm kind of with you. I believe they 646 00:29:45,680 --> 00:29:50,280 Speaker 2: are better when they're faster. Yesler Uh. The Packers what 647 00:29:50,320 --> 00:29:53,320 Speaker 2: they did against the Cowboys, even though they controlled it, 648 00:29:53,320 --> 00:29:54,960 Speaker 2: it was in and out the huddle they were going 649 00:29:54,960 --> 00:29:57,520 Speaker 2: And I put this on Twitter. I'd never seen anybody 650 00:29:57,600 --> 00:30:00,000 Speaker 2: huddle like that with the offensive line, faces the defense 651 00:30:00,440 --> 00:30:02,920 Speaker 2: and everyone's there. That that's a new revelation for me. 652 00:30:03,640 --> 00:30:06,000 Speaker 2: The quarterback behind there because I'm like, he can't see 653 00:30:06,240 --> 00:30:10,280 Speaker 2: the thing. But if I'm the Packers, I am trying 654 00:30:10,280 --> 00:30:13,520 Speaker 2: to play with that tempo, I'm One of the reasons 655 00:30:13,520 --> 00:30:15,320 Speaker 2: the Niners have been successful is because they can come 656 00:30:15,360 --> 00:30:17,640 Speaker 2: at you with waves a pass rushing. They've done a 657 00:30:17,680 --> 00:30:20,360 Speaker 2: really good job of assembling a roster that gives them 658 00:30:20,400 --> 00:30:24,080 Speaker 2: an eight to nine deep rotation of players. Let's keep 659 00:30:24,120 --> 00:30:26,400 Speaker 2: them out the game. Hey, Nick Bosa, this won't have 660 00:30:26,440 --> 00:30:28,200 Speaker 2: to be a fifty five play game for you because 661 00:30:28,200 --> 00:30:31,560 Speaker 2: we're not gonna let you off. We're gonna go. Or 662 00:30:32,000 --> 00:30:34,920 Speaker 2: if they don't play fast all the time DJ when 663 00:30:34,960 --> 00:30:37,720 Speaker 2: they hit a big play, play fast right after those 664 00:30:37,720 --> 00:30:41,320 Speaker 2: initial plays. Don't allow them to change and reset or whatever. 665 00:30:41,360 --> 00:30:43,720 Speaker 2: And if you can catch them in a grouping that 666 00:30:43,880 --> 00:30:46,640 Speaker 2: is advantageous for you, make them stay in it, make 667 00:30:46,680 --> 00:30:48,360 Speaker 2: them figure out how to play in their nickel or 668 00:30:48,360 --> 00:30:51,480 Speaker 2: their down defenses and stuff against your twelve personnel and 669 00:30:51,560 --> 00:30:52,040 Speaker 2: bring game. 670 00:30:52,880 --> 00:30:54,680 Speaker 1: Yeah, And I feel weird and flipping it over to 671 00:30:54,680 --> 00:30:56,040 Speaker 1: the Niners, Like what do the Niners need to do? 672 00:30:56,080 --> 00:30:57,560 Speaker 1: The Niners? This kind of need to be the Niners. 673 00:30:57,640 --> 00:31:01,600 Speaker 1: I mean, they're good, they're regular, Their performance is going 674 00:31:01,600 --> 00:31:03,840 Speaker 1: to win this game. They get They just they got 675 00:31:03,840 --> 00:31:07,600 Speaker 1: to protect the football. It gotta be smart. I just 676 00:31:07,640 --> 00:31:10,200 Speaker 1: think like they're the better team right now. So with them, 677 00:31:10,280 --> 00:31:12,800 Speaker 1: it's I hate to say it, don't do something. You're 678 00:31:12,840 --> 00:31:14,680 Speaker 1: better off telling people go out and make plays than 679 00:31:14,720 --> 00:31:17,280 Speaker 1: telling them don't screw up. But it almost feels like 680 00:31:17,320 --> 00:31:19,600 Speaker 1: that's what this is. Hey, don't screw up, don't give 681 00:31:19,640 --> 00:31:23,000 Speaker 1: them a short field. Make this Packers offense drive the 682 00:31:23,080 --> 00:31:25,760 Speaker 1: length to the field against our defense, and will be okay. 683 00:31:26,000 --> 00:31:28,080 Speaker 2: Okay, DJ. One of the things that was really decided, 684 00:31:28,240 --> 00:31:30,560 Speaker 2: and you brought up the stats or whatever, most of 685 00:31:30,560 --> 00:31:33,680 Speaker 2: these games were lost, not won, right, And so if 686 00:31:33,720 --> 00:31:35,640 Speaker 2: you're Cal Shanahan, you're standing in front of the team, 687 00:31:35,960 --> 00:31:39,280 Speaker 2: you're saying, hey, guys, let's not beat ourselves. So let's 688 00:31:39,280 --> 00:31:41,280 Speaker 2: make sure we take care of the football. Ball security 689 00:31:41,320 --> 00:31:44,560 Speaker 2: is top priority. Let's not give away yards on pre 690 00:31:44,680 --> 00:31:49,560 Speaker 2: snap penalties or foolish penalties. And then defensively, no big plays, 691 00:31:50,040 --> 00:31:52,000 Speaker 2: keep the ball in front, make Jordan Love have to 692 00:31:52,080 --> 00:31:55,160 Speaker 2: drive the length of the field. No explosive plays were 693 00:31:55,240 --> 00:31:57,920 Speaker 2: because you saw it was a feeding frenzy against they 694 00:31:58,000 --> 00:32:00,680 Speaker 2: hit a couple of big plays and they young team 695 00:32:00,800 --> 00:32:02,840 Speaker 2: got juiced up and they played at a different level. 696 00:32:03,080 --> 00:32:05,680 Speaker 2: So if I'm Steve Wilks, no, no, no, nothing over the top. 697 00:32:06,120 --> 00:32:07,800 Speaker 2: You guys would have to drive the length of the field. 698 00:32:07,800 --> 00:32:10,280 Speaker 2: We're gonna hit you, We're gonna tackle and do those things. 699 00:32:10,320 --> 00:32:15,440 Speaker 2: And so no turnovers, limited penalties, no big plays allowed. 700 00:32:15,600 --> 00:32:17,360 Speaker 2: And then the final thing is you got to tackle 701 00:32:17,400 --> 00:32:20,280 Speaker 2: really well. You need to tackle well because as explosive 702 00:32:20,320 --> 00:32:23,800 Speaker 2: as the Niners are on catching run concepts, Packers got 703 00:32:23,800 --> 00:32:25,640 Speaker 2: some of that too. They got some guys that can 704 00:32:25,680 --> 00:32:27,920 Speaker 2: wiggle and scoot. Gotta tackle well in this game. 705 00:32:27,920 --> 00:32:30,760 Speaker 1: In the playoffs, no doubt that game. I think I 706 00:32:30,840 --> 00:32:32,560 Speaker 1: might be looking forward to that game more than any other. 707 00:32:33,280 --> 00:32:36,000 Speaker 1: If not that one, I would say this one's right 708 00:32:36,040 --> 00:32:39,840 Speaker 1: up there with the Texans Ravens. Texans who were lights 709 00:32:39,840 --> 00:32:42,479 Speaker 1: out against the Cleveland Browns, they get to go out 710 00:32:42,560 --> 00:32:45,400 Speaker 1: and play. The Ravens get to see them again. So 711 00:32:45,880 --> 00:32:47,120 Speaker 1: what do they need to do to go in there 712 00:32:47,160 --> 00:32:48,760 Speaker 1: and surprise everybody and get a win over the number 713 00:32:48,800 --> 00:32:49,200 Speaker 1: one seed. 714 00:32:51,120 --> 00:32:55,200 Speaker 2: The longer game stays close, the mord leans in their favor. 715 00:32:55,960 --> 00:32:58,840 Speaker 2: So for them, I don't want to play fast. I 716 00:32:58,880 --> 00:33:01,480 Speaker 2: want to have a deliberate tempo to this game. I 717 00:33:01,520 --> 00:33:03,760 Speaker 2: want CJ. Stroud to be able to see it. I 718 00:33:03,800 --> 00:33:05,280 Speaker 2: want him to get to the line and plenty of 719 00:33:05,280 --> 00:33:08,240 Speaker 2: time to be able to decipher all that stuff that 720 00:33:08,320 --> 00:33:11,840 Speaker 2: Baltimore does. When they're walking around and doing those things, 721 00:33:12,120 --> 00:33:14,200 Speaker 2: there're gonna be some holes and some issues where they 722 00:33:14,200 --> 00:33:17,240 Speaker 2: can attack. Because as well as the Baltimore and look, 723 00:33:17,480 --> 00:33:21,480 Speaker 2: Baltimore Ravens run the triple crown, right sacks, scoring takeaways. 724 00:33:21,760 --> 00:33:23,959 Speaker 2: They lied to league and all those cateagras, so they 725 00:33:24,080 --> 00:33:25,760 Speaker 2: understand what they're doing. And so I want to slow 726 00:33:25,760 --> 00:33:27,520 Speaker 2: the game down. I want to give CJ plenty of 727 00:33:27,600 --> 00:33:30,600 Speaker 2: opportunity to be able to attack. But DJ, this is 728 00:33:30,600 --> 00:33:33,120 Speaker 2: what you said in one of the previous games. It's 729 00:33:33,120 --> 00:33:36,680 Speaker 2: all about red zone efficiency. Yep. The Texans have to 730 00:33:36,680 --> 00:33:40,320 Speaker 2: put up sevens. They can't settle for threes. Lamar Jackson 731 00:33:40,360 --> 00:33:42,160 Speaker 2: and the Ravens are going to score just because of 732 00:33:42,200 --> 00:33:44,280 Speaker 2: the nature of their offense and how special he is, 733 00:33:44,280 --> 00:33:46,960 Speaker 2: They're gonna put points up. But this has to be one. 734 00:33:47,000 --> 00:33:48,680 Speaker 2: You got to win down in the red zone. You 735 00:33:48,680 --> 00:33:50,760 Speaker 2: win in the red zone, you have an opportunity. 736 00:33:51,000 --> 00:33:53,280 Speaker 1: I think it helps that even though it's his first 737 00:33:53,360 --> 00:33:56,320 Speaker 1: game that he saw them in the opener, that Stroud 738 00:33:56,440 --> 00:34:00,120 Speaker 1: saw that deepens. Now they only scored nine points, he 739 00:34:00,160 --> 00:34:03,240 Speaker 1: got sacked five. He got sacked five times in that game. 740 00:34:03,840 --> 00:34:05,800 Speaker 1: He saw everything that you could see. They threw the 741 00:34:05,880 --> 00:34:07,800 Speaker 1: kitchen sink at him in that one. So I think 742 00:34:07,880 --> 00:34:09,960 Speaker 1: having that tape to go back on and now with 743 00:34:10,040 --> 00:34:13,400 Speaker 1: all the experience he's gathered since then, Man, if you 744 00:34:13,440 --> 00:34:15,960 Speaker 1: can just eliminate the sacks that all that hidden yardage 745 00:34:16,000 --> 00:34:18,640 Speaker 1: comes back in. Run the ball a little bit better. 746 00:34:18,680 --> 00:34:20,279 Speaker 1: They need to run it a little bit better than 747 00:34:20,280 --> 00:34:22,239 Speaker 1: they did in that first meeting, and you hit on 748 00:34:22,320 --> 00:34:23,680 Speaker 1: you know, being able to cash in when you get 749 00:34:23,680 --> 00:34:25,440 Speaker 1: down there in the red zone. But I think more 750 00:34:25,440 --> 00:34:27,799 Speaker 1: than anything else, I think it's man, hey, get the 751 00:34:27,800 --> 00:34:29,600 Speaker 1: ball in your hand, get the back foot, see it. 752 00:34:29,640 --> 00:34:32,360 Speaker 1: And he's done such a good job of that throughout 753 00:34:32,400 --> 00:34:35,160 Speaker 1: the year, and he's learned so much. I think that 754 00:34:35,239 --> 00:34:37,480 Speaker 1: previous game does give him a little bit of confidence 755 00:34:37,480 --> 00:34:39,279 Speaker 1: that he's seen this thing, because it is not a 756 00:34:39,320 --> 00:34:41,120 Speaker 1: defense you see each and every week. I think that 757 00:34:41,200 --> 00:34:43,200 Speaker 1: gives them a little bit of hope and a little 758 00:34:43,200 --> 00:34:44,920 Speaker 1: confidence there. Even though they have a tremendous amount of 759 00:34:44,920 --> 00:34:47,640 Speaker 1: success on the raven side of things. What needs to 760 00:34:47,640 --> 00:34:48,520 Speaker 1: happen there. 761 00:34:49,080 --> 00:34:52,560 Speaker 2: Win the first quarter. Okay, So the thing that everyone 762 00:34:52,600 --> 00:34:54,440 Speaker 2: is going to point to when the pressures on the 763 00:34:54,440 --> 00:34:56,400 Speaker 2: Baltimore Ravens from this. The last time they were a 764 00:34:56,480 --> 00:34:59,120 Speaker 2: number one, see twenty nineteen, they laid an egg versus 765 00:34:59,200 --> 00:35:01,919 Speaker 2: the Tennessee Titans. No one will talk about it. They'll 766 00:35:01,960 --> 00:35:03,680 Speaker 2: try and kind of sweep it under the rug. But 767 00:35:03,719 --> 00:35:05,600 Speaker 2: that pressure is gonna be felt in the locker room 768 00:35:05,680 --> 00:35:09,080 Speaker 2: in those things. The best thing that the Ravens can 769 00:35:09,120 --> 00:35:11,440 Speaker 2: do is jump on the Texans right from the jump, 770 00:35:11,719 --> 00:35:14,360 Speaker 2: because we saw in the Cowboy game when the Packers 771 00:35:14,400 --> 00:35:16,440 Speaker 2: jumped on them. Man, you could just see the pressure 772 00:35:16,960 --> 00:35:21,080 Speaker 2: swelling up for the Ravens. Jump on them right away. 773 00:35:21,160 --> 00:35:23,480 Speaker 2: Don't give them a sense that this is a game 774 00:35:23,520 --> 00:35:25,760 Speaker 2: that can be in play for them. So the first quarter, 775 00:35:25,840 --> 00:35:27,839 Speaker 2: to me is where I'm really watching. Can they jump 776 00:35:27,920 --> 00:35:30,960 Speaker 2: out fast? The other stuff I would say to assisting 777 00:35:31,040 --> 00:35:34,200 Speaker 2: that Todd munkin Lamar Jackson need to be on the 778 00:35:34,200 --> 00:35:36,360 Speaker 2: same page. Hey, what are the best twelve plays that 779 00:35:36,440 --> 00:35:38,960 Speaker 2: we like coming out the gate? Like, I want us 780 00:35:39,000 --> 00:35:41,680 Speaker 2: to be doing our best stuff, our most simple stuff 781 00:35:42,080 --> 00:35:45,160 Speaker 2: when we're nervous. It's almost like a public speaking engagement, right, 782 00:35:45,160 --> 00:35:46,920 Speaker 2: you know how you say if you can, if you 783 00:35:46,920 --> 00:35:49,360 Speaker 2: can rehearse the first two minutes, then the rest of 784 00:35:49,360 --> 00:35:52,200 Speaker 2: the speech naturally flows. Hey, man, we're gonna do our 785 00:35:52,200 --> 00:35:54,160 Speaker 2: based stuff. They can know what's coming, but we're gonna 786 00:35:54,160 --> 00:35:55,880 Speaker 2: do our based stuff and come out. I want to 787 00:35:55,880 --> 00:35:59,160 Speaker 2: make sure that number eight gets off to a fast start. 788 00:35:59,400 --> 00:36:01,080 Speaker 2: If they can win first quarter then I think they 789 00:36:01,200 --> 00:36:02,879 Speaker 2: run away from this game. Later in the game. 790 00:36:03,280 --> 00:36:05,239 Speaker 1: Yeah, I think they play backwards. You know a lot 791 00:36:05,239 --> 00:36:07,279 Speaker 1: of times you talk about all body blows and then 792 00:36:07,320 --> 00:36:09,760 Speaker 1: eventually you take your deep shot down the field. No, no, no, no, 793 00:36:09,960 --> 00:36:13,040 Speaker 1: on Baltimore, We're coming out and we're chucking it early. 794 00:36:13,120 --> 00:36:15,040 Speaker 1: We're gonna come out and get all of our playmakers 795 00:36:15,040 --> 00:36:17,280 Speaker 1: because this is the best collection of playmakers they've had 796 00:36:17,880 --> 00:36:20,400 Speaker 1: since Lamar's been there. We're gonna come out throwing it 797 00:36:20,480 --> 00:36:22,319 Speaker 1: and we're going to get their heads spinning a little bit, 798 00:36:22,360 --> 00:36:24,920 Speaker 1: and then once we've thrown it had some success, then 799 00:36:24,960 --> 00:36:27,000 Speaker 1: we'll start getting the ground game going. I think they 800 00:36:27,040 --> 00:36:29,279 Speaker 1: come out and be ultra aggressive through the air. I 801 00:36:29,280 --> 00:36:31,000 Speaker 1: think that's what Baltimore ends up doing. I think it's 802 00:36:31,000 --> 00:36:31,359 Speaker 1: the right. 803 00:36:31,280 --> 00:36:35,319 Speaker 2: Strategy, and I think what the Texans will do to 804 00:36:35,360 --> 00:36:37,320 Speaker 2: counter it, like based on how they played Joe Flacco, 805 00:36:37,320 --> 00:36:39,640 Speaker 2: even though they're different, I think Lamar is going to 806 00:36:39,680 --> 00:36:42,360 Speaker 2: see more zones and seeing I think Texans want to 807 00:36:42,440 --> 00:36:45,040 Speaker 2: keep their eyes on him and they want to make 808 00:36:45,160 --> 00:36:48,400 Speaker 2: him throw into windows that can close quickly because the 809 00:36:48,440 --> 00:36:50,680 Speaker 2: defenders are looking at them. Wouldn't expect to see a 810 00:36:50,680 --> 00:36:53,840 Speaker 2: lot of man coverage. So as aggressive as we were 811 00:36:53,840 --> 00:36:57,720 Speaker 2: talking about the Ravens doing, Lamar has to be patient. 812 00:36:58,040 --> 00:37:01,640 Speaker 2: He kind of has to be a patient assassin, like 813 00:37:01,960 --> 00:37:04,200 Speaker 2: pick and shoes. When he's gonna take his shot, he 814 00:37:04,239 --> 00:37:06,080 Speaker 2: needs to take the check down early. He needs to 815 00:37:06,080 --> 00:37:08,719 Speaker 2: take the underneath stuff early, and then when they give 816 00:37:08,800 --> 00:37:11,399 Speaker 2: him opportunity, when someone's out of the position, that's when 817 00:37:11,400 --> 00:37:13,839 Speaker 2: they have to dial it up. I just think they 818 00:37:13,880 --> 00:37:16,360 Speaker 2: don't want to force the issue too much where they 819 00:37:16,400 --> 00:37:18,400 Speaker 2: have an early turnover because I'm telling you, DJ, if 820 00:37:18,440 --> 00:37:20,960 Speaker 2: they turn it over in the first quarter, the bank 821 00:37:21,120 --> 00:37:23,520 Speaker 2: is gonna be like, oh my gosh, you're going again. 822 00:37:24,280 --> 00:37:27,400 Speaker 2: So it's one of those things. Go to jab, do 823 00:37:27,520 --> 00:37:29,360 Speaker 2: to jab early, Steve, you can get an early Haymaker, 824 00:37:29,400 --> 00:37:32,040 Speaker 2: but you just want to pick and choose. Don't give 825 00:37:32,239 --> 00:37:35,319 Speaker 2: the Texans life by doing it. And I'm not saying 826 00:37:35,320 --> 00:37:38,200 Speaker 2: to take a conservative approach. They just gotta take care 827 00:37:38,200 --> 00:37:40,479 Speaker 2: of the ball, gotta be smart early in the game. Yep. 828 00:37:40,560 --> 00:37:41,840 Speaker 1: I'm looking forward to that one. It's gonna be a 829 00:37:41,840 --> 00:37:44,319 Speaker 1: good match up again. That is the first game of 830 00:37:44,360 --> 00:37:46,879 Speaker 1: the weekend. That is Saturday one point thirty, followed by 831 00:37:46,920 --> 00:37:50,279 Speaker 1: Packers Niners. That's five point fifteen. These are all West 832 00:37:50,280 --> 00:37:52,799 Speaker 1: coast times, I should be specific on that. And then 833 00:37:52,840 --> 00:37:55,200 Speaker 1: you get to Sunday, the Bucks and the Lions, they 834 00:37:55,200 --> 00:37:58,040 Speaker 1: will kick off at twelve West Coast, three East Coast, 835 00:37:58,400 --> 00:37:59,920 Speaker 1: and then you have the Chiefs and the Bills. That 836 00:38:00,120 --> 00:38:03,040 Speaker 1: is the nightcap. Three thirty West Coast, six thirty Eastern. 837 00:38:03,160 --> 00:38:06,560 Speaker 1: So looking forward to all of those games and a 838 00:38:06,600 --> 00:38:09,200 Speaker 1: great weekend of football. Anything else you want, Todd before 839 00:38:09,200 --> 00:38:10,240 Speaker 1: we jump out of here, Buck. 840 00:38:10,320 --> 00:38:12,000 Speaker 2: No, man, this is fun. I'm so looking forward to 841 00:38:12,040 --> 00:38:14,160 Speaker 2: these games. There's not a bad one on the slate. 842 00:38:14,400 --> 00:38:16,000 Speaker 2: All of them have intrigue, all of them have great 843 00:38:16,000 --> 00:38:17,160 Speaker 2: storylines and interest. 844 00:38:17,640 --> 00:38:20,239 Speaker 1: Can't wait to see what happens, no doubt, looking forward 845 00:38:20,239 --> 00:38:22,719 Speaker 1: to it again. Our next episode we will jump into 846 00:38:22,760 --> 00:38:24,400 Speaker 1: the first mock draft of the year and have some 847 00:38:24,440 --> 00:38:26,839 Speaker 1: fun with that. So will be on the lookout until then. 848 00:38:27,320 --> 00:38:29,799 Speaker 1: I hope you have a wonderful, wonderful rest of your 849 00:38:29,800 --> 00:38:39,600 Speaker 1: week and we'll catch you right here on. Move the sticks.