1 00:00:00,840 --> 00:00:06,200 Speaker 1: And now move the sticks with Daniel Jeremiah and Bucky Brooks. 2 00:00:06,800 --> 00:00:09,159 Speaker 1: What's up, everybody? Welcome to move the sticks d J. 3 00:00:09,360 --> 00:00:11,399 Speaker 1: Bucky back with you. Buck. How you doing, man, man, 4 00:00:11,440 --> 00:00:14,000 Speaker 1: I'm good. I'm gonna get Redford to playoff round. While 5 00:00:14,120 --> 00:00:17,640 Speaker 1: simultaneously prepping for the stuff that we talked about with college. 6 00:00:18,079 --> 00:00:20,479 Speaker 1: We got all Star games coming up at I guess 7 00:00:20,640 --> 00:00:24,480 Speaker 1: the end of the month, Senior Boat East West, all 8 00:00:24,520 --> 00:00:27,280 Speaker 1: that little fun stuff, nflp A game. So yeah, just 9 00:00:27,280 --> 00:00:28,720 Speaker 1: trying to get ready, trying to trying to do it 10 00:00:28,760 --> 00:00:31,560 Speaker 1: all at one time. No, it's fun, man, I I uh, 11 00:00:32,240 --> 00:00:34,880 Speaker 1: I really enjoyed it's it gets a chance to narry 12 00:00:34,920 --> 00:00:36,519 Speaker 1: your focus a little bit instead of trying to keep 13 00:00:36,560 --> 00:00:39,000 Speaker 1: track of thirty two NFL teams. Now we're down to 14 00:00:39,040 --> 00:00:41,839 Speaker 1: this playoff fourteen, um, so that field is drunk, and 15 00:00:41,840 --> 00:00:44,240 Speaker 1: then we're getting ready with all the draft stuff that's 16 00:00:44,240 --> 00:00:46,240 Speaker 1: coming right around the corner. As you mentioned, all star 17 00:00:46,280 --> 00:00:48,120 Speaker 1: games coming up into the month and the beginning of 18 00:00:48,240 --> 00:00:51,120 Speaker 1: next month. Uh, combine will be here before you know 19 00:00:51,159 --> 00:00:53,760 Speaker 1: it as well. So what kind of transition the pod 20 00:00:53,840 --> 00:00:56,600 Speaker 1: as we get closer um, and we'll start really really 21 00:00:56,640 --> 00:00:59,600 Speaker 1: going draft heavy. So that's coming up soon here. I've 22 00:00:59,640 --> 00:01:02,760 Speaker 1: got uh top twenty five rookies final ranking. I think 23 00:01:02,800 --> 00:01:04,560 Speaker 1: that's should be posted by time you're listening to this. 24 00:01:04,600 --> 00:01:07,280 Speaker 1: So that's out there. Uh what have you got coming 25 00:01:07,360 --> 00:01:10,600 Speaker 1: up in in the on the website here, buck? I 26 00:01:10,640 --> 00:01:12,959 Speaker 1: mean working on X factors for the postseason around I 27 00:01:13,000 --> 00:01:17,319 Speaker 1: should go up later today. And you know then, like 28 00:01:17,400 --> 00:01:19,800 Speaker 1: you man trying to cast my eyes. You talked about 29 00:01:19,800 --> 00:01:22,880 Speaker 1: doing top fifties. I worry about top five. And then 30 00:01:22,920 --> 00:01:26,240 Speaker 1: eventually we're both assigned to do mock drafts and audited 31 00:01:26,319 --> 00:01:29,520 Speaker 1: other stuff. So digging heavily into the college game, trying 32 00:01:29,520 --> 00:01:32,840 Speaker 1: to see some of the stuff that, um, maybe we 33 00:01:32,920 --> 00:01:34,840 Speaker 1: kind of put off during the season to see who 34 00:01:34,880 --> 00:01:37,119 Speaker 1: was going to declare. We're now digging in and um 35 00:01:37,240 --> 00:01:40,039 Speaker 1: seeing what the prospect look like, no doubt. Um, all right, 36 00:01:40,080 --> 00:01:42,480 Speaker 1: today we're gonna just really digging on these wild card games. 37 00:01:42,480 --> 00:01:44,360 Speaker 1: We've got Super wild Card weekend coming up, so we're 38 00:01:44,360 --> 00:01:46,920 Speaker 1: gonna preview those today. UM, and I said, we just 39 00:01:47,000 --> 00:01:49,040 Speaker 1: jump right in here. Let's let's look at these uh 40 00:01:49,520 --> 00:01:52,320 Speaker 1: uh these Saturday games. We start out first here with 41 00:01:52,480 --> 00:01:55,400 Speaker 1: Raiders Bengals. I mean I was there for the Raiders 42 00:01:55,480 --> 00:01:58,080 Speaker 1: Charger game. Everybody saw that game. It was an epic game. 43 00:01:58,360 --> 00:02:01,960 Speaker 1: I think that they're um man, coming back on a 44 00:02:02,000 --> 00:02:05,320 Speaker 1: Saturday after a Sunday night game, you gotta imagine it 45 00:02:05,320 --> 00:02:07,520 Speaker 1: would be a little bit emotionally spent here if you're 46 00:02:07,520 --> 00:02:09,320 Speaker 1: the Raiders as you go to take on a Bengals 47 00:02:09,320 --> 00:02:12,560 Speaker 1: team that's red hot. Yeah, it's a quick turnaround. And 48 00:02:12,600 --> 00:02:15,919 Speaker 1: it's not only a quick turnaround physically, but emotionally it's huge. Right. 49 00:02:16,000 --> 00:02:18,239 Speaker 1: So for the Raiders who have said that they played 50 00:02:18,320 --> 00:02:22,000 Speaker 1: three straight playoff contests, you know, having a knockoff like 51 00:02:22,040 --> 00:02:25,399 Speaker 1: the Coasts and then the Charges to get into the tournament. Man, 52 00:02:25,400 --> 00:02:28,040 Speaker 1: that's a drag now, that's that's that's a grind mentally 53 00:02:28,200 --> 00:02:31,280 Speaker 1: to kind of play these elimination games. So, now you 54 00:02:31,320 --> 00:02:34,520 Speaker 1: play a team in Cincinnati that is fresh and ready 55 00:02:34,560 --> 00:02:37,040 Speaker 1: to go. They have a hot quarterback who feels like 56 00:02:37,040 --> 00:02:39,360 Speaker 1: they can get it done right now. Um, they have 57 00:02:39,600 --> 00:02:43,040 Speaker 1: athletic and dynamic playmakers, and they also have the confidence 58 00:02:43,040 --> 00:02:44,799 Speaker 1: of knowing that a few weeks ago they knocked you 59 00:02:44,880 --> 00:02:47,600 Speaker 1: off and really destroyed you in your building. And so 60 00:02:47,680 --> 00:02:51,639 Speaker 1: you're working against a lot um and so we'll see 61 00:02:51,680 --> 00:02:54,280 Speaker 1: and then look I'll say this like Derek Carr will 62 00:02:54,280 --> 00:02:55,960 Speaker 1: say that he's playing free and loose. But when you 63 00:02:55,960 --> 00:02:58,320 Speaker 1: haven't played in the playoffs and eight in an eight 64 00:02:58,440 --> 00:03:00,840 Speaker 1: year career, this is your first playoff, I think the 65 00:03:00,919 --> 00:03:04,520 Speaker 1: natural inclination is to maybe want to do too much, 66 00:03:05,240 --> 00:03:07,200 Speaker 1: and so they'll have to guard against that as he 67 00:03:07,280 --> 00:03:10,480 Speaker 1: kind of settles into a playoff environment. But he could 68 00:03:10,560 --> 00:03:12,239 Speaker 1: play with nothing to lose. We could saying, look, that 69 00:03:12,280 --> 00:03:14,359 Speaker 1: team is favored, we're just gonna we're gonna let it rip, 70 00:03:14,400 --> 00:03:16,400 Speaker 1: and maybe he can plays better than he plays Sunday 71 00:03:16,520 --> 00:03:19,240 Speaker 1: Night because he's not tight and he's not worried about 72 00:03:19,280 --> 00:03:22,079 Speaker 1: the what ifs if they don't get to win. Yeah, 73 00:03:22,120 --> 00:03:24,040 Speaker 1: I look at this from the Raider's standpoint. I really 74 00:03:24,080 --> 00:03:26,680 Speaker 1: feel like they've got it. They've got a win up 75 00:03:26,680 --> 00:03:28,720 Speaker 1: front with their pass rush, and they've got to get 76 00:03:28,760 --> 00:03:31,520 Speaker 1: after that Cincinnati offensive line. If they can't get after him. 77 00:03:31,520 --> 00:03:33,160 Speaker 1: I think you saw as their secondary got a little 78 00:03:33,160 --> 00:03:35,600 Speaker 1: bit tired late in that game against the Chargers, um 79 00:03:35,640 --> 00:03:38,440 Speaker 1: that they'll get exploited because the Bengals receiving chords is 80 00:03:38,480 --> 00:03:40,960 Speaker 1: a ridiculous man. So if you give Joe Burrow time, 81 00:03:41,240 --> 00:03:43,480 Speaker 1: he's gonna be able to, uh to carve them up 82 00:03:43,520 --> 00:03:45,480 Speaker 1: a little bit. I would also look as the Bengals 83 00:03:45,480 --> 00:03:46,960 Speaker 1: have done more of this as the season has kind 84 00:03:46,960 --> 00:03:49,560 Speaker 1: of gone along. Um, what Joe Burrow did so much 85 00:03:49,560 --> 00:03:51,280 Speaker 1: at l s U, which is just empty it out, 86 00:03:51,560 --> 00:03:53,520 Speaker 1: you know. And I know, you know you talked about 87 00:03:53,560 --> 00:03:55,720 Speaker 1: those edge rushers for the Raiders. Instead of trying to 88 00:03:55,760 --> 00:03:57,840 Speaker 1: stay in and chip them and help them, I almost 89 00:03:57,880 --> 00:03:59,680 Speaker 1: think they go empty, spread them out and just let 90 00:03:59,720 --> 00:04:01,160 Speaker 1: Joe you know, get the ball out of his hands 91 00:04:01,200 --> 00:04:04,360 Speaker 1: real quick. Yeah, it's interesting when you look at that. Um. 92 00:04:04,440 --> 00:04:06,840 Speaker 1: The Raiders actually did a pretty decent job against the 93 00:04:06,840 --> 00:04:09,160 Speaker 1: Bengals white House the first game, Like, I mean, they 94 00:04:09,200 --> 00:04:13,520 Speaker 1: held them to their lowest totals collectively throughout the season. Um. 95 00:04:13,560 --> 00:04:15,400 Speaker 1: And one of the reasons is because Joe Burr got 96 00:04:15,400 --> 00:04:17,279 Speaker 1: the ball out of his hands. It was quick, it 97 00:04:17,320 --> 00:04:20,400 Speaker 1: was rhythmic, it was um. I would call like a 98 00:04:20,440 --> 00:04:24,960 Speaker 1: ball control passing attack where they just down the field. 99 00:04:25,360 --> 00:04:27,440 Speaker 1: And the problem that you have when you're the Raiders, 100 00:04:27,440 --> 00:04:29,080 Speaker 1: and the Raiders to play a pretty good defense this 101 00:04:29,160 --> 00:04:30,880 Speaker 1: year because they haven't given up the big plays. They've 102 00:04:30,880 --> 00:04:33,600 Speaker 1: done a really good job on the outside. But can 103 00:04:33,680 --> 00:04:36,840 Speaker 1: you do that and also stop Jie mix That's the 104 00:04:36,920 --> 00:04:40,000 Speaker 1: part that makes the Bengals really challenging to the find 105 00:04:40,080 --> 00:04:43,040 Speaker 1: because they have all that hotshock quarterback, great playmakers on 106 00:04:43,080 --> 00:04:45,880 Speaker 1: the outside, but they also have a rock solid running 107 00:04:45,920 --> 00:04:47,719 Speaker 1: game that they always can lean on, so whenever the 108 00:04:47,720 --> 00:04:50,000 Speaker 1: game gets messy, they can go back to hand it 109 00:04:50,040 --> 00:04:54,000 Speaker 1: to Joe Mixing. That is a huge advantage for this team, 110 00:04:54,040 --> 00:04:57,919 Speaker 1: and so, um yes, stuff challenge. It's tall task with 111 00:04:57,960 --> 00:04:59,560 Speaker 1: Gus Bradley and those guys that kind of come up 112 00:04:59,560 --> 00:05:01,320 Speaker 1: with a game and that can kind of slow down 113 00:05:01,880 --> 00:05:04,520 Speaker 1: that offense. And then on the other side, the Bengals 114 00:05:04,520 --> 00:05:11,359 Speaker 1: defense doesn't get enough credit, you know, Trey Hendrickson, Sam Hubbard. Yeah, 115 00:05:11,480 --> 00:05:15,360 Speaker 1: like like they they are. They are a problem at 116 00:05:15,400 --> 00:05:17,520 Speaker 1: the front line. And I think the thing that is 117 00:05:17,520 --> 00:05:20,039 Speaker 1: really impressive about them has little to do with the schemes, 118 00:05:20,080 --> 00:05:22,400 Speaker 1: but just how hard they play. And it's funny that 119 00:05:22,480 --> 00:05:25,440 Speaker 1: we're talking about pros and pro athletes and playing hard, 120 00:05:25,440 --> 00:05:29,000 Speaker 1: but man, they're relentless pursuit to the ball and how 121 00:05:29,000 --> 00:05:31,720 Speaker 1: they get to it. They do a really good job. 122 00:05:31,880 --> 00:05:35,120 Speaker 1: It's just a matter of can this young team, an 123 00:05:35,200 --> 00:05:39,839 Speaker 1: experienced team, can they handle the differences of a playoff atmosphere. 124 00:05:40,120 --> 00:05:42,080 Speaker 1: You got to be the key. I want to do 125 00:05:42,120 --> 00:05:43,720 Speaker 1: this with each of these games and be kind of 126 00:05:43,720 --> 00:05:48,120 Speaker 1: a fun exercise. All right, If the Raiders win, the 127 00:05:48,160 --> 00:05:51,480 Speaker 1: player of the game is who has to be Derek Carr. 128 00:05:51,560 --> 00:05:54,279 Speaker 1: Means Derek Carr has played his tell of it means 129 00:05:54,279 --> 00:05:58,240 Speaker 1: Derek Carr has um a three hundred yard game and 130 00:05:58,440 --> 00:06:00,760 Speaker 1: that might even include Josh Jip was getting a hundred 131 00:06:00,760 --> 00:06:03,039 Speaker 1: on the ground. Gary Carr has to wear the big 132 00:06:03,040 --> 00:06:05,400 Speaker 1: sombrero in his game. He has to be kind of 133 00:06:05,440 --> 00:06:08,440 Speaker 1: like to drive in force behind their efforts. So if 134 00:06:08,440 --> 00:06:10,839 Speaker 1: the Raiders win, is because Derek Carr played and played 135 00:06:10,880 --> 00:06:14,000 Speaker 1: really well. Yeah, and I'll say it's yanniknckway, I'll say, 136 00:06:14,000 --> 00:06:15,840 Speaker 1: and Goduay ends up being the player if they're going 137 00:06:15,880 --> 00:06:18,680 Speaker 1: to win a lot of attention Max Crosby, they're gonna 138 00:06:18,680 --> 00:06:20,159 Speaker 1: be aware of him. But you go back and watch 139 00:06:20,240 --> 00:06:21,599 Speaker 1: that game against the Charge. And I went back and 140 00:06:21,600 --> 00:06:23,720 Speaker 1: watch the tape and Goquay played really well. Man. He 141 00:06:23,720 --> 00:06:27,039 Speaker 1: actually gave Slater some trouble um, which not many folks 142 00:06:27,040 --> 00:06:28,880 Speaker 1: have done all year long. He is a he is 143 00:06:28,920 --> 00:06:31,240 Speaker 1: a really really gifted rusher, and I think with some 144 00:06:31,279 --> 00:06:33,560 Speaker 1: of that attention going towards Crosby. It frees him up 145 00:06:33,560 --> 00:06:35,480 Speaker 1: a little bit. Um. I think if the Raider is 146 00:06:35,520 --> 00:06:37,360 Speaker 1: gonna win, he's gonna have to get home. He's gonna 147 00:06:37,360 --> 00:06:39,360 Speaker 1: have to get some pressure help, maybe generate a turnover 148 00:06:39,480 --> 00:06:42,039 Speaker 1: too for the Raiders. All right, Bengals, who has to 149 00:06:42,040 --> 00:06:43,320 Speaker 1: be the player of the game? If they're gonna win, 150 00:06:44,800 --> 00:06:46,880 Speaker 1: who has to be the player of the game. I 151 00:06:46,920 --> 00:06:49,360 Speaker 1: think Joe Mixon has to be the player the gay 152 00:06:49,560 --> 00:06:51,640 Speaker 1: I'm with you, I'm with you. Yeah, I think Joe 153 00:06:51,720 --> 00:06:54,599 Speaker 1: Mixes as much as I want the ball in the 154 00:06:54,640 --> 00:06:57,560 Speaker 1: hands of Joe Burrow, I think is about control, and 155 00:06:57,600 --> 00:06:59,200 Speaker 1: I think the control of the game it has to 156 00:06:59,279 --> 00:07:02,040 Speaker 1: run through Joe Mixing. And if Joe Mixing is kind 157 00:07:02,080 --> 00:07:04,520 Speaker 1: of like the centerpiece of the game plan, it allows 158 00:07:04,560 --> 00:07:06,920 Speaker 1: them to do whatever they want offensively, because now, how 159 00:07:06,920 --> 00:07:08,160 Speaker 1: do we play it? Do we want to put another 160 00:07:08,200 --> 00:07:09,640 Speaker 1: defending in the box? You do that, and then I 161 00:07:09,680 --> 00:07:12,360 Speaker 1: gotta leave everyone one on one on the outside. Joe 162 00:07:12,440 --> 00:07:16,240 Speaker 1: Mixing having a good game, being a key contributor death 163 00:07:16,320 --> 00:07:17,960 Speaker 1: has to table for the being was to kind of 164 00:07:17,960 --> 00:07:20,400 Speaker 1: get the game on their terms. Yeah, I think too, 165 00:07:20,640 --> 00:07:26,440 Speaker 1: you know, Raiders Sunday night to Saturday, going from the 166 00:07:26,480 --> 00:07:30,800 Speaker 1: desert to going too frigid cold Cincinnati. We've talked about it. 167 00:07:30,840 --> 00:07:32,720 Speaker 1: I feel like we've kind of carried this theme all 168 00:07:32,760 --> 00:07:35,080 Speaker 1: the way through the year, those bigger backs. And they 169 00:07:35,120 --> 00:07:37,240 Speaker 1: have one in Josh Jacobs for the Raiders too. Now, 170 00:07:37,560 --> 00:07:40,040 Speaker 1: but with Joe Mixon, you're a little bit tired. You 171 00:07:40,040 --> 00:07:43,160 Speaker 1: played a five quarter game. I just think you get 172 00:07:43,160 --> 00:07:44,720 Speaker 1: in the second half of that game. I think Joe 173 00:07:44,760 --> 00:07:46,480 Speaker 1: Mixing might be able to take it over. That would 174 00:07:46,520 --> 00:07:49,920 Speaker 1: be kind of my thoughts there. Uh, look, it has 175 00:07:50,040 --> 00:07:51,760 Speaker 1: it has to be one of those games. And here's 176 00:07:51,800 --> 00:07:54,240 Speaker 1: what really matters. Like we have picked up on some 177 00:07:54,280 --> 00:07:56,760 Speaker 1: things where we talked about the big running backs. Uh, 178 00:07:56,840 --> 00:07:59,160 Speaker 1: we talked about the big playmakers on the outside. You 179 00:07:59,200 --> 00:08:01,680 Speaker 1: have to be able to general eight explosive plays in 180 00:08:01,720 --> 00:08:03,640 Speaker 1: the playoffs to be able to score points. Because it's 181 00:08:03,680 --> 00:08:05,800 Speaker 1: so hard to drive the length of the field. Uh. 182 00:08:05,840 --> 00:08:07,600 Speaker 1: You can't turn the ball over, So you can't have 183 00:08:07,640 --> 00:08:12,080 Speaker 1: a risky uh gun slinger that is just uh throwing 184 00:08:12,480 --> 00:08:16,400 Speaker 1: throwing it without uh caution, And so it has to 185 00:08:16,400 --> 00:08:18,440 Speaker 1: be one where you want to play a little more control, 186 00:08:18,520 --> 00:08:21,040 Speaker 1: particularly earlier. You don't want to completely change how you played. 187 00:08:21,080 --> 00:08:24,120 Speaker 1: I think the Bengals have been uh the top team 188 00:08:24,120 --> 00:08:25,600 Speaker 1: in the a f C North because they have been 189 00:08:25,680 --> 00:08:27,640 Speaker 1: kind of wide open. They have kind of been a 190 00:08:27,680 --> 00:08:30,320 Speaker 1: little unconventional in terms of how they've been willing to attack. 191 00:08:30,960 --> 00:08:33,199 Speaker 1: You just have to make sure, though, that you have 192 00:08:33,360 --> 00:08:34,960 Speaker 1: enough balance to be able to do it. It's a 193 00:08:34,960 --> 00:08:37,040 Speaker 1: great game though, it should be a great matchup to watch. 194 00:08:37,480 --> 00:08:40,000 Speaker 1: All Right, let's get to the uh the evening game 195 00:08:40,080 --> 00:08:43,080 Speaker 1: on Saturday, that is the Patriots and the Bills. Where 196 00:08:43,120 --> 00:08:49,920 Speaker 1: you think, m uh, the Buffalo Bills first. The Buffalo 197 00:08:49,920 --> 00:08:52,839 Speaker 1: Bill is Josh Allen is a key if you're asking 198 00:08:52,880 --> 00:08:55,280 Speaker 1: me going into the game. Josh Allen is the best 199 00:08:55,280 --> 00:08:59,080 Speaker 1: player on both teams. And so if Josh Allen has 200 00:08:59,160 --> 00:09:02,240 Speaker 1: did Josh Allen experience, the Buffalo Bills are gonna win 201 00:09:02,600 --> 00:09:04,400 Speaker 1: if he If we come out of this game saying 202 00:09:04,400 --> 00:09:06,520 Speaker 1: that Josh Allen is clearly the best player on the 203 00:09:06,520 --> 00:09:09,560 Speaker 1: field of Buffalo Bills win, that said, the Buffalo Bills 204 00:09:09,559 --> 00:09:12,280 Speaker 1: need to have balanced. UM. Look, I saw in the 205 00:09:12,280 --> 00:09:16,280 Speaker 1: research back where they have the fewest running back carries 206 00:09:16,920 --> 00:09:20,520 Speaker 1: per game uh any team, but any team in the 207 00:09:20,520 --> 00:09:24,160 Speaker 1: playoff field at only like eighteen point three or whatever. 208 00:09:24,679 --> 00:09:26,240 Speaker 1: There has been a team to advance to the Super 209 00:09:26,240 --> 00:09:30,120 Speaker 1: Bowl averaging fewer than nineteen running back carries per game, 210 00:09:30,480 --> 00:09:33,840 Speaker 1: and so of late, though quietly since Week fifteen, Devin 211 00:09:33,880 --> 00:09:37,120 Speaker 1: Singletary has been averaging about nineteen carries eighty rushing yards. 212 00:09:37,400 --> 00:09:40,480 Speaker 1: That's not like a huge number, but it's just enough 213 00:09:40,520 --> 00:09:43,880 Speaker 1: where it doesn't have to be all Josh Allen all 214 00:09:43,920 --> 00:09:46,640 Speaker 1: the time. If they get some of that from Singletary 215 00:09:46,920 --> 00:09:50,199 Speaker 1: and then Josh Allen doing what Josh Allen does, it's 216 00:09:50,200 --> 00:09:52,120 Speaker 1: gonna be tough for the Patriots to slow them down 217 00:09:52,240 --> 00:09:54,839 Speaker 1: because this offense is terrific, and there may be getting 218 00:09:54,840 --> 00:10:01,559 Speaker 1: Emmanuel Sanders back to go with Cod Beasley Davison. It's 219 00:10:01,600 --> 00:10:05,040 Speaker 1: a lot. Yeah either Yeah, I think I think they're 220 00:10:05,040 --> 00:10:07,040 Speaker 1: gonna score points. I really do think Buffalo is gonna 221 00:10:07,040 --> 00:10:09,760 Speaker 1: score points. Even that Patriots defense is so good. Um, 222 00:10:09,880 --> 00:10:13,480 Speaker 1: I look at it from the Patriots offense standpoint, I mean, 223 00:10:13,520 --> 00:10:15,360 Speaker 1: I think it's it's gonna be. I know the weather 224 00:10:15,440 --> 00:10:17,120 Speaker 1: is gonna be better, but it's still gonna be to me, 225 00:10:17,160 --> 00:10:19,240 Speaker 1: They're gonna rely on their run game. They're gonna try 226 00:10:19,240 --> 00:10:21,320 Speaker 1: and shorten the game with that run game. They're gonna 227 00:10:21,320 --> 00:10:23,880 Speaker 1: empty the clip. In terms of trick plays, they're gonna 228 00:10:23,920 --> 00:10:26,439 Speaker 1: do everything they can to try and generate offense. And 229 00:10:26,760 --> 00:10:28,760 Speaker 1: I promise you you'll see problem. I guess you'll see 230 00:10:28,760 --> 00:10:31,520 Speaker 1: two or three kind of gadget tight plays from the 231 00:10:31,520 --> 00:10:34,880 Speaker 1: Patriots knowing that they gotta get points. Man, they're gonna 232 00:10:34,880 --> 00:10:37,559 Speaker 1: have to manufacture. We talked about the baseball analogy, right that. 233 00:10:38,120 --> 00:10:40,079 Speaker 1: You know, the Buffalo Bills can can hit the three 234 00:10:40,160 --> 00:10:42,600 Speaker 1: run home run. The Patriots don't do that. So in 235 00:10:42,679 --> 00:10:46,160 Speaker 1: order for them to kind of manufacture offense, bunt guys over, sacrifice, fly, 236 00:10:46,240 --> 00:10:48,240 Speaker 1: get him in. It's all hands on deck, and I 237 00:10:48,320 --> 00:10:50,080 Speaker 1: think you'll see I wouldn't be Probably you saw some 238 00:10:50,120 --> 00:10:52,600 Speaker 1: creativity with personnel groupings even with the with the Patriots 239 00:10:52,640 --> 00:10:55,560 Speaker 1: and in this one, Uh, since you brought that up, 240 00:10:55,559 --> 00:10:57,200 Speaker 1: can I tell you the trick players they're gonna run 241 00:10:57,400 --> 00:10:59,600 Speaker 1: because they're always the same trick place, all right, So 242 00:11:00,080 --> 00:11:03,480 Speaker 1: it's going to be uh, a reverse pass when they 243 00:11:03,600 --> 00:11:05,679 Speaker 1: handed to a wide receiver coming around the corner, he's 244 00:11:05,679 --> 00:11:09,079 Speaker 1: gonna throw way down the field. That's one. Listen. They 245 00:11:09,120 --> 00:11:13,360 Speaker 1: will also do a double pass because for doing double pass, 246 00:11:13,400 --> 00:11:15,800 Speaker 1: the double pass would typically involved Jacoby Byers because he 247 00:11:15,840 --> 00:11:17,760 Speaker 1: was a former high school quarterback, So keep your eyes 248 00:11:17,800 --> 00:11:21,600 Speaker 1: on him. Um. And then sometimes when they do the 249 00:11:21,640 --> 00:11:24,200 Speaker 1: reverse pass, they'll come back and do a throwback where 250 00:11:24,200 --> 00:11:26,280 Speaker 1: they will run it one way, the quarterback could go 251 00:11:26,360 --> 00:11:27,720 Speaker 1: the other way. Remember it has to be out of 252 00:11:27,720 --> 00:11:29,880 Speaker 1: shotgun because in the NFL the only way you can 253 00:11:29,920 --> 00:11:31,600 Speaker 1: do it is you gotta do out a shotgun. And 254 00:11:31,640 --> 00:11:35,280 Speaker 1: maybe Mac Jones casses his first pass of his NFL career. 255 00:11:35,679 --> 00:11:38,280 Speaker 1: But the Patriots have been doing the same darn trick 256 00:11:38,360 --> 00:11:41,760 Speaker 1: plays for thirty years, and I'm sure we're gonna see it. 257 00:11:41,840 --> 00:11:44,320 Speaker 1: I mean, just swap out the numbers. It's the same 258 00:11:44,360 --> 00:11:46,800 Speaker 1: place that we've always seen from the Patriots. Yeah, well 259 00:11:46,800 --> 00:11:48,920 Speaker 1: we'll see if they can manufacture the offense. Let's play 260 00:11:48,920 --> 00:11:52,120 Speaker 1: the same exercise here, uh, Pats, when who who's the 261 00:11:52,200 --> 00:11:54,400 Speaker 1: Who's their player of the game. I'm gonna give you 262 00:11:54,400 --> 00:11:56,160 Speaker 1: two players of the game because I think it has 263 00:11:56,160 --> 00:12:00,800 Speaker 1: to be in tandem, Damien Harris and Romandre Stevenson. Those 264 00:12:00,800 --> 00:12:02,760 Speaker 1: guys have to show the a little because for the 265 00:12:02,760 --> 00:12:06,360 Speaker 1: Patriots to win, it has to be about running the football, 266 00:12:06,600 --> 00:12:09,480 Speaker 1: shrinking the game, and being able to make it a 267 00:12:09,520 --> 00:12:11,959 Speaker 1: fourth quarter game. I think if you're the Patriots, your 268 00:12:12,080 --> 00:12:15,160 Speaker 1: entire goal is to get this game into the fourth 269 00:12:15,240 --> 00:12:20,080 Speaker 1: quarter where it's tight and their expertise can take over. 270 00:12:20,760 --> 00:12:22,640 Speaker 1: That's how the Patriots want to play it. They don't 271 00:12:22,640 --> 00:12:24,760 Speaker 1: want to get into a shootout. They want to really 272 00:12:25,000 --> 00:12:28,280 Speaker 1: shrink the game and make it a fifteen minute affair. 273 00:12:28,440 --> 00:12:30,199 Speaker 1: And the only way for them to do that is 274 00:12:30,240 --> 00:12:34,360 Speaker 1: they have Damien Harris and Romandre Stevenson running the ball effectively. 275 00:12:34,679 --> 00:12:37,160 Speaker 1: I don't care what anyone says. Yes, that snow game 276 00:12:37,240 --> 00:12:39,520 Speaker 1: was an anomaly because of the weather, but when you 277 00:12:39,600 --> 00:12:42,040 Speaker 1: run the ball successfully like that, there's a belief that 278 00:12:42,080 --> 00:12:45,040 Speaker 1: you can run like that again. And they're gonna explore 279 00:12:45,120 --> 00:12:46,760 Speaker 1: and probe and try and find some ways to be 280 00:12:46,800 --> 00:12:49,040 Speaker 1: able to run the football at the Buffalo Bills again. 281 00:12:49,120 --> 00:12:51,640 Speaker 1: If they have success, they now can get their game 282 00:12:51,679 --> 00:12:53,559 Speaker 1: into the fourth quarter. And if you get into the 283 00:12:53,600 --> 00:12:56,800 Speaker 1: fourth quarter, it's a coin flip because Bill Belichick's ability 284 00:12:56,840 --> 00:13:00,520 Speaker 1: to manage the game in those situations could give them 285 00:13:00,559 --> 00:13:03,079 Speaker 1: an advantage. Well, I think we would agree that Bills 286 00:13:03,120 --> 00:13:05,840 Speaker 1: have better personnel and offense and the Patriots have on offense, 287 00:13:05,880 --> 00:13:08,280 Speaker 1: So that means Patriots, as we said, all hands on deck. 288 00:13:08,360 --> 00:13:10,480 Speaker 1: I also think, you know, if they're gonna win this game, 289 00:13:10,520 --> 00:13:12,520 Speaker 1: they got a steal possession or two. And that's why 290 00:13:12,520 --> 00:13:14,839 Speaker 1: I'll go j J. C. Jackson is gonna be a 291 00:13:14,920 --> 00:13:16,400 Speaker 1: player of the game because he's the one who can 292 00:13:16,400 --> 00:13:19,760 Speaker 1: take the ball away. That's a great call because the 293 00:13:19,840 --> 00:13:23,440 Speaker 1: Bills have to help the Patriots win this game. And 294 00:13:23,440 --> 00:13:27,319 Speaker 1: by helping them win, it's always the same thing is turnovers. 295 00:13:27,880 --> 00:13:29,439 Speaker 1: They can't turn the ball if they turn the ball over, 296 00:13:29,440 --> 00:13:31,120 Speaker 1: and we've seen Josh you don have some some bad 297 00:13:31,160 --> 00:13:33,040 Speaker 1: moments this year where he's turned the ball over multiple 298 00:13:33,040 --> 00:13:35,280 Speaker 1: times in the game. You can't have errors in the 299 00:13:35,360 --> 00:13:39,280 Speaker 1: kicking game. The Patriots feast on your inability to make 300 00:13:39,720 --> 00:13:43,160 Speaker 1: to make routine plays in the kicking game. So you 301 00:13:43,200 --> 00:13:45,199 Speaker 1: gotta field all kicks. You can't have any aerage. You 302 00:13:45,200 --> 00:13:47,360 Speaker 1: can't give up a block, kid, can't give up a 303 00:13:47,360 --> 00:13:50,800 Speaker 1: big return. Defensively, they just gotta make sure they don't 304 00:13:50,840 --> 00:13:53,560 Speaker 1: let one of those guys slip behind, fall asleep at 305 00:13:53,559 --> 00:13:55,920 Speaker 1: the wheel. We talk about the trick plays. Just don't 306 00:13:55,920 --> 00:13:57,920 Speaker 1: give him the big play. Make them drive the ball 307 00:13:57,920 --> 00:13:59,360 Speaker 1: at the length of the field and see if mac 308 00:13:59,400 --> 00:14:02,520 Speaker 1: Jones can pay. Recently, do it that way. If they 309 00:14:02,520 --> 00:14:04,480 Speaker 1: can do those things, then when then they just have 310 00:14:04,559 --> 00:14:07,360 Speaker 1: to avoid the penalties. That's what the Buffalo Bills have 311 00:14:07,400 --> 00:14:10,079 Speaker 1: to do. In fact, if I'm Sean McDermott, I'm not 312 00:14:10,120 --> 00:14:14,640 Speaker 1: saying that I take a more conservative approach, but I 313 00:14:14,679 --> 00:14:16,960 Speaker 1: believe that the Patriots can't beat me. So I don't 314 00:14:16,960 --> 00:14:20,640 Speaker 1: have to do any undoe risk, any unnecessary risk. We 315 00:14:20,680 --> 00:14:22,680 Speaker 1: don't have to go out and necessarily win the game 316 00:14:23,080 --> 00:14:26,440 Speaker 1: being flashy. Hey man, let's just got a better team. 317 00:14:26,600 --> 00:14:28,520 Speaker 1: Our team is better. Let's put it right down the fairway. 318 00:14:28,720 --> 00:14:30,400 Speaker 1: I don't need to put out the driver. Let's take 319 00:14:30,400 --> 00:14:32,880 Speaker 1: out the three woods and just right down the middle. 320 00:14:33,000 --> 00:14:36,200 Speaker 1: And that's a good way to look at it, all right, quickly, 321 00:14:36,200 --> 00:14:37,840 Speaker 1: on the Bills player the game would be who we're 322 00:14:37,840 --> 00:14:39,560 Speaker 1: gonna go Josh Allen on that one. I mean, he's 323 00:14:39,640 --> 00:14:43,040 Speaker 1: he's the offense, He's everything, Josh Allen, Josh has to 324 00:14:43,080 --> 00:14:44,320 Speaker 1: be to play the game. And you know what, Josh 325 00:14:44,400 --> 00:14:46,240 Speaker 1: Allen can be the player of the game without putting 326 00:14:46,320 --> 00:14:48,800 Speaker 1: up big stats. If I look in the stat line 327 00:14:48,800 --> 00:14:51,560 Speaker 1: and he has zero giveaways, Josh Allen has done his 328 00:14:51,600 --> 00:14:53,680 Speaker 1: job for the day. Just don't give it away. Yeah, 329 00:14:53,720 --> 00:14:55,840 Speaker 1: I'll say even if we want to get more specific, 330 00:14:55,960 --> 00:14:58,560 Speaker 1: Josh Allen his lower half in this game, just being 331 00:14:58,560 --> 00:15:00,880 Speaker 1: able to run a third downst and threes, that's what 332 00:15:00,960 --> 00:15:03,960 Speaker 1: makes them so difficult to defend. Man, he's a problem. 333 00:15:03,960 --> 00:15:06,720 Speaker 1: He's a problem. He quietly has over seven and fifty 334 00:15:06,760 --> 00:15:10,120 Speaker 1: Russe yards. About that, like quietly, it'st the craziest thing 335 00:15:10,160 --> 00:15:12,560 Speaker 1: that everyone talks about. Javon Hurst. Jalen Hurst says, over 336 00:15:12,600 --> 00:15:16,880 Speaker 1: seven fifty and ten touchdowns, Josh Josh Allen is like 337 00:15:16,920 --> 00:15:19,520 Speaker 1: one of only two players three players to have like 338 00:15:19,840 --> 00:15:24,440 Speaker 1: seven plus Russian yards and thirty passing touchdowns. Ye, Lamar 339 00:15:24,520 --> 00:15:27,120 Speaker 1: Jackson round the cunning him. Hey man, you talk about 340 00:15:27,240 --> 00:15:34,080 Speaker 1: like just not seeing that from the kid to Wyomings smokes. 341 00:15:34,120 --> 00:15:36,760 Speaker 1: He's he's something. He's a game change. All Right, We're 342 00:15:36,760 --> 00:15:39,320 Speaker 1: gonna get to the Sunday and Monday games. We're gonna 343 00:15:39,360 --> 00:15:45,040 Speaker 1: get to those right after this, all right, Buck Eagles 344 00:15:45,280 --> 00:15:47,680 Speaker 1: Bucks kind of big picture thoughts on this one. I 345 00:15:47,680 --> 00:15:51,080 Speaker 1: think I'm crazy because I there's always one kind of 346 00:15:51,280 --> 00:15:54,360 Speaker 1: head head scratcher game. Um and I don't even know 347 00:15:54,360 --> 00:15:56,480 Speaker 1: if logic even follows me on this one, but I 348 00:15:56,560 --> 00:15:58,920 Speaker 1: want Eagles on this game in an upset. But give 349 00:15:58,960 --> 00:16:01,120 Speaker 1: me your thoughts on this one. Okay, I like I 350 00:16:01,200 --> 00:16:03,840 Speaker 1: like you thinking, Um, I don't know you heard this. 351 00:16:03,880 --> 00:16:07,480 Speaker 1: I just heard this recently where we talk about um, 352 00:16:07,640 --> 00:16:10,880 Speaker 1: look man run right as speed, run away from power. 353 00:16:12,000 --> 00:16:15,680 Speaker 1: When you look at the stats, Tampa Buccaneers are great 354 00:16:16,240 --> 00:16:19,320 Speaker 1: stopping the run in between the tackles. They're one of 355 00:16:19,320 --> 00:16:22,560 Speaker 1: the worst teams in the league on defending perimeter runs. 356 00:16:23,160 --> 00:16:25,120 Speaker 1: And so when we think about the Buccaneers, you think 357 00:16:25,160 --> 00:16:28,280 Speaker 1: about Vida Via and the Dominican suit on the inside, Well, 358 00:16:28,320 --> 00:16:31,080 Speaker 1: guess what. The Eagles don't run on the inside. All 359 00:16:31,120 --> 00:16:33,840 Speaker 1: of the misdirection running game is to the edges. And 360 00:16:33,880 --> 00:16:36,000 Speaker 1: so DJ you're pointing out something that could be a 361 00:16:36,600 --> 00:16:41,000 Speaker 1: quiet advantage that they win, and which is the running 362 00:16:41,040 --> 00:16:44,080 Speaker 1: game on the perimeter. Watch out for that because if 363 00:16:44,120 --> 00:16:46,800 Speaker 1: the Eagles can run the ball is like we said again, 364 00:16:47,480 --> 00:16:50,040 Speaker 1: those teams that are underdogs, you're just trying to get 365 00:16:50,080 --> 00:16:52,560 Speaker 1: the game into the fourth quarter. And so with Jalen 366 00:16:52,600 --> 00:16:55,200 Speaker 1: Hurts being able to run it, the collection of running 367 00:16:55,240 --> 00:16:58,200 Speaker 1: backs and game well and all those guys being able 368 00:16:58,240 --> 00:17:02,000 Speaker 1: to give contributions, this is the number one rushing offense 369 00:17:02,000 --> 00:17:04,480 Speaker 1: and football averaging over a hundred and fifty yards a game. 370 00:17:05,160 --> 00:17:07,719 Speaker 1: You're talking about a team that dominates on the run 371 00:17:07,840 --> 00:17:10,080 Speaker 1: if they have any success getting to the edges on 372 00:17:10,160 --> 00:17:12,760 Speaker 1: the ground. Now it's a different ball to wax because 373 00:17:12,760 --> 00:17:15,280 Speaker 1: as much as we talk about Jalen Hurst and maybe 374 00:17:15,280 --> 00:17:18,520 Speaker 1: some of the questions about him throwing, the Tampa Buccaneers 375 00:17:18,520 --> 00:17:20,959 Speaker 1: don't cover well. And if you can get DeVante Smith 376 00:17:21,240 --> 00:17:25,000 Speaker 1: and Dallas got it one on one Quez Watkins taking 377 00:17:25,000 --> 00:17:28,920 Speaker 1: a shot, that might be just enough to give them 378 00:17:28,960 --> 00:17:32,520 Speaker 1: some space to play downhill. You look at that first 379 00:17:32,560 --> 00:17:36,679 Speaker 1: meeting Bucks one twenty two earlier this year, Um, they 380 00:17:36,720 --> 00:17:38,560 Speaker 1: got out to a big league it was what it 381 00:17:38,640 --> 00:17:41,720 Speaker 1: was seven and then uh and then Philly ended up 382 00:17:41,760 --> 00:17:44,240 Speaker 1: coming back making it close late. Philly only ran the 383 00:17:44,240 --> 00:17:46,800 Speaker 1: ball nineteen times. They didn't have many plays period. They 384 00:17:46,880 --> 00:17:49,159 Speaker 1: threw the ball twenty six times. They ran at nineteen 385 00:17:49,240 --> 00:17:51,359 Speaker 1: for a hundred the average five point three A Kerry 386 00:17:51,680 --> 00:17:53,680 Speaker 1: had two touchdowns on the ground, So they just need 387 00:17:53,680 --> 00:17:56,840 Speaker 1: more volume with their rushing attack. They held Tom Brady 388 00:17:56,920 --> 00:17:59,000 Speaker 1: under three hundred yards and that was a game. When 389 00:17:59,000 --> 00:18:00,879 Speaker 1: you kind of look back at it, you see Leonard 390 00:18:00,880 --> 00:18:05,760 Speaker 1: four Nett, you see Chris Godwin. You see, Antonio Brown 391 00:18:05,840 --> 00:18:08,280 Speaker 1: had nine catches for ninety three yards and a touchdown. 392 00:18:08,320 --> 00:18:11,000 Speaker 1: Like I can make an argument that this Eagles team 393 00:18:11,040 --> 00:18:13,960 Speaker 1: is is much better now than they were, then I 394 00:18:13,960 --> 00:18:16,080 Speaker 1: can make an argument that Tampa's taken on some water 395 00:18:17,040 --> 00:18:20,320 Speaker 1: at that different time. Yeah, it's a different team. I'm 396 00:18:20,359 --> 00:18:22,640 Speaker 1: I'm breaking my rule of ever going against Tom Brady 397 00:18:22,640 --> 00:18:24,440 Speaker 1: because Tom Brady is probably just gonna take all these 398 00:18:24,440 --> 00:18:26,840 Speaker 1: guys and Cyril Grayson will end up, you know, being 399 00:18:26,880 --> 00:18:29,680 Speaker 1: the Super Bowl m v P after after Brady hoists 400 00:18:29,720 --> 00:18:32,000 Speaker 1: him on his shoulders. I mean, it's dangerous to go 401 00:18:32,000 --> 00:18:34,480 Speaker 1: against Brady, but I actually think that Philly can match 402 00:18:34,560 --> 00:18:38,080 Speaker 1: up with Tampa. Well, they can, So the key will 403 00:18:38,119 --> 00:18:41,679 Speaker 1: be how well does Philadelphia defend the quick rhythm passing? 404 00:18:41,720 --> 00:18:45,080 Speaker 1: It all right, when you think about the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 405 00:18:45,160 --> 00:18:47,600 Speaker 1: now that a V is going and Chris Godden when 406 00:18:47,720 --> 00:18:49,880 Speaker 1: is out, you have some sleigh travel you want? Would 407 00:18:49,880 --> 00:18:52,240 Speaker 1: you have sleigh travel with Mike Evans? Yeah? I think 408 00:18:52,280 --> 00:18:54,800 Speaker 1: you have to because you could because look the now 409 00:18:54,880 --> 00:18:56,560 Speaker 1: the ball is going to two guys, is going to 410 00:18:56,880 --> 00:18:59,560 Speaker 1: Evans and Grunt. So let's try and find a way 411 00:18:59,560 --> 00:19:02,159 Speaker 1: to take those guys away and let's make grace and 412 00:19:02,240 --> 00:19:05,360 Speaker 1: is Scottie Miller and Sharp Pyraman. Let's see if those 413 00:19:05,359 --> 00:19:08,280 Speaker 1: guys can be big time in a big environment. Um, 414 00:19:08,320 --> 00:19:11,560 Speaker 1: we also know that, look those guys are from from Philadelphia. 415 00:19:11,560 --> 00:19:13,800 Speaker 1: They're still effective enough to get after the pass and 416 00:19:13,840 --> 00:19:17,359 Speaker 1: Tom Brady is not holding onto the ball and so 417 00:19:17,400 --> 00:19:19,440 Speaker 1: the ball is going to come out quick. So the 418 00:19:19,560 --> 00:19:22,600 Speaker 1: key to this game is not whether the Eagles can 419 00:19:22,680 --> 00:19:25,760 Speaker 1: knock down the passes. It is can they tackle immediately? 420 00:19:26,240 --> 00:19:29,159 Speaker 1: If they can limit the rack yards and allow them 421 00:19:29,200 --> 00:19:31,520 Speaker 1: to drive from twenty to twenty but eventually get stops, 422 00:19:32,680 --> 00:19:34,320 Speaker 1: they can do it. And I will say this, like 423 00:19:34,480 --> 00:19:36,320 Speaker 1: early in the season, this is how they wanted to 424 00:19:36,359 --> 00:19:39,439 Speaker 1: play defense, where they were conceding the the underneath throws. 425 00:19:39,760 --> 00:19:42,040 Speaker 1: It didn't work out. They became a little more man centric. 426 00:19:42,520 --> 00:19:44,359 Speaker 1: I think this might be the time where they can 427 00:19:44,440 --> 00:19:46,520 Speaker 1: vary it and maybe they go back to a little 428 00:19:46,520 --> 00:19:48,439 Speaker 1: more zone rally and tackle. Let's see if they can 429 00:19:48,440 --> 00:19:50,680 Speaker 1: punish those little guys that are catching the ball. Yeah, 430 00:19:50,880 --> 00:19:52,440 Speaker 1: that would be interesting. Who do you think is gotta 431 00:19:52,440 --> 00:19:53,840 Speaker 1: be the player of the game here for each team? 432 00:19:53,880 --> 00:19:55,720 Speaker 1: You can go back to back Eagles and then Bucks. 433 00:19:55,760 --> 00:19:57,480 Speaker 1: What do you think. I think Jayalen Hurst has to 434 00:19:57,480 --> 00:19:59,000 Speaker 1: play well, but I think Jalen Hursts has to be 435 00:19:59,040 --> 00:20:02,120 Speaker 1: a factor as a runner. And I mean I would 436 00:20:02,160 --> 00:20:04,679 Speaker 1: almost venture to say that if Jalen Hurts gets seventy 437 00:20:04,680 --> 00:20:07,840 Speaker 1: five plus rushing yards, they're kind of running the game 438 00:20:07,880 --> 00:20:10,600 Speaker 1: the way that they want to. I think for the 439 00:20:10,680 --> 00:20:13,640 Speaker 1: for the Bucks, I think Rob Gronkowski is the player 440 00:20:13,640 --> 00:20:16,520 Speaker 1: of the game because in these situations where it is 441 00:20:16,640 --> 00:20:20,159 Speaker 1: trust in big games, I think ruck as a re 442 00:20:20,280 --> 00:20:21,879 Speaker 1: emerging as a big force. You saw him have over 443 00:20:21,880 --> 00:20:24,560 Speaker 1: a hundred yards last game. I think he has to 444 00:20:24,600 --> 00:20:27,399 Speaker 1: be a big player for this team to kind of 445 00:20:27,440 --> 00:20:29,560 Speaker 1: get back on track and and and win without those 446 00:20:29,560 --> 00:20:32,000 Speaker 1: Pro Bowls that they lost. Yeah, I might go double 447 00:20:32,040 --> 00:20:34,000 Speaker 1: tight ends on that. I'm with you. I might go Gronk, 448 00:20:34,160 --> 00:20:35,960 Speaker 1: and then I might go got Her on the other side. 449 00:20:35,960 --> 00:20:37,640 Speaker 1: See which one of those tight ends has a better game. 450 00:20:37,640 --> 00:20:39,720 Speaker 1: Maybe that determines who the winner is. Got It's really 451 00:20:39,720 --> 00:20:42,960 Speaker 1: come on after the Birds move they paid him. Um, 452 00:20:43,000 --> 00:20:45,040 Speaker 1: I think he's really one of the better tight ends 453 00:20:45,040 --> 00:20:48,159 Speaker 1: in football. Forget young tight ends, just tight ends in general. UM. 454 00:20:48,200 --> 00:20:50,159 Speaker 1: So he had a big game, that'd be huge. Um. 455 00:20:50,200 --> 00:20:51,720 Speaker 1: All right, Let's get to the next one here, the 456 00:20:51,760 --> 00:20:55,440 Speaker 1: one we're gonna be calling on Amazon uh Prime Video 457 00:20:55,480 --> 00:20:57,760 Speaker 1: as well as on Twitch. That is the forty Niners 458 00:20:57,800 --> 00:21:00,080 Speaker 1: and the Cowboys. I'm not saying that just because as 459 00:21:00,080 --> 00:21:03,400 Speaker 1: we're calling it. It's my favorite matchup of the playoffs 460 00:21:03,440 --> 00:21:05,680 Speaker 1: here and we're in the super wild Card round. It's 461 00:21:05,680 --> 00:21:08,080 Speaker 1: a tough matchup. It's a tough matchup, you know, because 462 00:21:08,119 --> 00:21:11,000 Speaker 1: style makes fights, and the way that the San Francisco 463 00:21:11,040 --> 00:21:14,359 Speaker 1: forty Niners want to play it kind of runs counter 464 00:21:14,400 --> 00:21:16,720 Speaker 1: to the way that Dallas Cowboys like to play defense. 465 00:21:16,760 --> 00:21:18,840 Speaker 1: This is a defense that is opportunistic. They like the 466 00:21:18,880 --> 00:21:21,040 Speaker 1: force turnovers where the hardest thing to do is the 467 00:21:21,080 --> 00:21:25,199 Speaker 1: forced turnovers against the ground attack. And so this is 468 00:21:25,240 --> 00:21:27,720 Speaker 1: one where at the beginning, whoever is able to seize 469 00:21:27,800 --> 00:21:31,680 Speaker 1: control of the game. If the San Francisco forty nine 470 00:21:31,680 --> 00:21:34,200 Speaker 1: is able to run the ball successfully and Jimmy Garoppolo 471 00:21:34,280 --> 00:21:37,320 Speaker 1: throws fewer than twenty seven passes, the San Francisco forty 472 00:21:37,400 --> 00:21:38,639 Speaker 1: nine is gonna walk out of a T and T 473 00:21:38,760 --> 00:21:41,880 Speaker 1: stadium with the win. However, if the Cowboys can stop 474 00:21:41,920 --> 00:21:45,440 Speaker 1: the run early and make Jimmy g become the pastor 475 00:21:45,840 --> 00:21:48,720 Speaker 1: the turnovers come, and as simple as that. And so 476 00:21:48,800 --> 00:21:51,280 Speaker 1: it's it's a Jimmy G game. If Jimmy G is 477 00:21:51,320 --> 00:21:54,000 Speaker 1: comfortable and doesn't do anything great, if he has to 478 00:21:54,040 --> 00:21:57,160 Speaker 1: do more than we expect, then it's gonna be a problem. 479 00:21:57,240 --> 00:22:00,240 Speaker 1: I went through the Next Gen Packet, Next thing Ats 480 00:22:00,280 --> 00:22:02,680 Speaker 1: packet for this game as we get ready for it, 481 00:22:02,760 --> 00:22:07,840 Speaker 1: and some some fun ones that stood out. Us pass 482 00:22:07,920 --> 00:22:10,600 Speaker 1: rush with four or fewer rushers this year, Right, that's 483 00:22:10,600 --> 00:22:13,920 Speaker 1: what they do. QB pressure percentage third in the league, 484 00:22:13,960 --> 00:22:16,359 Speaker 1: twenty nine point four, sack percentage third in the league 485 00:22:16,400 --> 00:22:19,760 Speaker 1: seven point four. Um. But here's here's the here's the deal. 486 00:22:20,200 --> 00:22:22,240 Speaker 1: They rush for they've got to get home. When they 487 00:22:22,320 --> 00:22:24,399 Speaker 1: get home, when they get pressure. When they rush for, 488 00:22:25,000 --> 00:22:30,680 Speaker 1: opposing quarterbacks complete fifty of their passes, three touchdowns, three picks, 489 00:22:30,720 --> 00:22:33,679 Speaker 1: seventy four point three passer rating. When they rush for 490 00:22:33,920 --> 00:22:38,000 Speaker 1: fewer and they don't get home posing quarterbacks seventy three 491 00:22:38,040 --> 00:22:41,159 Speaker 1: point five pass or eleven touchdowns, six picks, and a 492 00:22:41,280 --> 00:22:45,160 Speaker 1: nine point one passer rating. So that to me, when 493 00:22:45,160 --> 00:22:48,080 Speaker 1: you look at the defense of of San fran against 494 00:22:48,119 --> 00:22:50,240 Speaker 1: the offense of the Cowboys, is that's the game they're 495 00:22:50,240 --> 00:22:52,360 Speaker 1: gonna rush forward Nick Bosa in company, and they've got 496 00:22:52,359 --> 00:22:55,320 Speaker 1: to get home. I mean, they have to win. And 497 00:22:55,359 --> 00:22:57,120 Speaker 1: if they don't win, it's gonna be a problem because 498 00:22:57,160 --> 00:23:01,240 Speaker 1: they still the Cowboys still have an advantage on the perimeter, 499 00:23:01,680 --> 00:23:04,560 Speaker 1: their star players. And I think what we all do, 500 00:23:04,600 --> 00:23:06,800 Speaker 1: and I think this is very, very popular for us 501 00:23:07,400 --> 00:23:10,720 Speaker 1: in the in the media world, is everyone is riding 502 00:23:10,720 --> 00:23:12,480 Speaker 1: with the San Francisco forty nine. Is right, it's a 503 00:23:12,560 --> 00:23:15,480 Speaker 1: nice story or whatever, but c C bias. We just 504 00:23:15,520 --> 00:23:18,200 Speaker 1: saw him come back against and they also a team 505 00:23:18,200 --> 00:23:20,480 Speaker 1: that has what's seven losses on the ledger, And when 506 00:23:20,480 --> 00:23:23,520 Speaker 1: you go and you dig down, um, the common denominated 507 00:23:23,560 --> 00:23:27,359 Speaker 1: typically is Jimmy Garoppolo and the turnovers and their nine wins. 508 00:23:27,359 --> 00:23:30,040 Speaker 1: He only has four giveaways and there's six losses. He 509 00:23:30,080 --> 00:23:33,879 Speaker 1: has eleven giveaways. That's what it is. If he takes 510 00:23:33,880 --> 00:23:36,080 Speaker 1: care of the ball, they win. If he doesn't, they lose. 511 00:23:36,160 --> 00:23:38,920 Speaker 1: But here's the nugget you talk about digging into the thing. 512 00:23:39,640 --> 00:23:44,320 Speaker 1: Jimmy g in the postseason DJ he only averages a 513 00:23:44,359 --> 00:23:52,520 Speaker 1: hundred and forty NFC champion that Jimmie and Christmas. But 514 00:23:52,640 --> 00:23:56,760 Speaker 1: even with that, he has two touchdowns and three interceptions. 515 00:23:57,480 --> 00:24:01,760 Speaker 1: So even with the few opportunities, he still messes it up. So, man, 516 00:24:01,840 --> 00:24:06,080 Speaker 1: if you thought that loves running the ball, he just 517 00:24:06,160 --> 00:24:09,199 Speaker 1: gonna look like Army versus Navy. He's gonna run it, 518 00:24:09,200 --> 00:24:12,399 Speaker 1: he's gonna pound it. So everybody, everybody, everybody's pointed to 519 00:24:12,480 --> 00:24:17,000 Speaker 1: Debo versus uh Trevon Diggs, right, And I think everybody's 520 00:24:17,040 --> 00:24:19,080 Speaker 1: looked at it a little bit wrong because they're saying, 521 00:24:19,119 --> 00:24:21,960 Speaker 1: how is Digg's gonna cover Debot? And if you get 522 00:24:22,000 --> 00:24:24,879 Speaker 1: inside Kyle Shanahan's head, let me just give you the 523 00:24:25,000 --> 00:24:29,320 Speaker 1: numbers and then I'll explain it. Digs in coverage, interception 524 00:24:29,359 --> 00:24:34,119 Speaker 1: percentage eleven point five, first in the league, yards per reception, 525 00:24:34,640 --> 00:24:37,439 Speaker 1: uh eighteen point five, most in the league. So you're 526 00:24:37,440 --> 00:24:40,240 Speaker 1: talking about somebody who's picking the ball off at high 527 00:24:40,280 --> 00:24:42,080 Speaker 1: rate anybody else. He's also giving up more big plays 528 00:24:42,080 --> 00:24:46,879 Speaker 1: than anybody else. But here's the kicker, Stefon Diggs. And 529 00:24:46,960 --> 00:24:49,520 Speaker 1: this is a PFF run grade. I don't put tons 530 00:24:49,600 --> 00:24:52,159 Speaker 1: of value in their in their gratings in terms of 531 00:24:52,200 --> 00:24:56,000 Speaker 1: like these subjective stats. But when you're seventy four out 532 00:24:56,000 --> 00:25:00,320 Speaker 1: of seventy five corners and tackling that, to me, that's 533 00:25:00,320 --> 00:25:03,920 Speaker 1: not good good. They're not gonna worry about Digs covering 534 00:25:04,080 --> 00:25:07,600 Speaker 1: Deebo Samuel. They're gonna force Digs to tackle Deebo Samuel. 535 00:25:07,640 --> 00:25:10,400 Speaker 1: Whether that means putting him in the backfield and isolating 536 00:25:10,440 --> 00:25:12,560 Speaker 1: and forcing him to be the force player, or whether 537 00:25:12,600 --> 00:25:15,440 Speaker 1: that's giving him a reverse whatever, They're gonna make Digs 538 00:25:15,440 --> 00:25:18,240 Speaker 1: to have tackle this dude. Good luck. Yeah, And and 539 00:25:18,440 --> 00:25:20,119 Speaker 1: that is gonna be something that we definitely have to 540 00:25:20,119 --> 00:25:22,000 Speaker 1: look at. And I think that is a big thing 541 00:25:22,040 --> 00:25:25,600 Speaker 1: that's an underrated part of the game. I talked about 542 00:25:25,640 --> 00:25:28,920 Speaker 1: this maybe on radio. I written about this. The thing 543 00:25:29,000 --> 00:25:31,239 Speaker 1: that the Cowboys have to do is it's not just 544 00:25:31,320 --> 00:25:34,120 Speaker 1: the front seven minute to play, is how well their 545 00:25:34,160 --> 00:25:37,840 Speaker 1: secondary place run defense. Because the one thing that you 546 00:25:37,880 --> 00:25:40,719 Speaker 1: look at and glaring is glaring on the tape Brandon 547 00:25:40,800 --> 00:25:45,000 Speaker 1: I yuck, Deebo Samuel, George Kittle, cal you check. They 548 00:25:45,000 --> 00:25:48,840 Speaker 1: are dominant blockers on the perimeter. They take pride in 549 00:25:48,960 --> 00:25:51,840 Speaker 1: being able to dominate you in the run game. And 550 00:25:51,920 --> 00:25:54,520 Speaker 1: so if you're one of those that is unable to 551 00:25:54,520 --> 00:25:57,320 Speaker 1: fend off blocks and it's not a willing tackler, it's 552 00:25:57,359 --> 00:25:59,080 Speaker 1: gonna be a big day for the San Francisco forty 553 00:25:59,119 --> 00:26:01,160 Speaker 1: nine is on the ground. So to your point, they 554 00:26:01,160 --> 00:26:03,760 Speaker 1: are going to run at dicks. But just know with 555 00:26:03,840 --> 00:26:06,480 Speaker 1: the forty nine is the one thing that always accompanies 556 00:26:06,760 --> 00:26:10,359 Speaker 1: their running game are a handful of misdirection shot plays. 557 00:26:10,960 --> 00:26:13,800 Speaker 1: They are going to play action. They're gonna boot one 558 00:26:13,840 --> 00:26:16,520 Speaker 1: way and they're gonna through it all the way across 559 00:26:16,560 --> 00:26:19,000 Speaker 1: the field the other way on some kind of double 560 00:26:19,040 --> 00:26:24,560 Speaker 1: move deep uh post corner deep over. So they're gonna 561 00:26:24,560 --> 00:26:26,879 Speaker 1: take a handful of shots. And the guy that is circled, 562 00:26:26,920 --> 00:26:29,720 Speaker 1: the guy who's been wearing the yellow penny, if somebody 563 00:26:29,760 --> 00:26:32,480 Speaker 1: wearing wearing number seven, because they're gonna try and take 564 00:26:32,520 --> 00:26:36,440 Speaker 1: that shot at digs. But Anthony Brown has also been 565 00:26:36,760 --> 00:26:39,280 Speaker 1: a couple of times too. So they're gonna take their 566 00:26:39,400 --> 00:26:41,520 Speaker 1: chances running the ball, running the ball, running the ball, 567 00:26:41,640 --> 00:26:43,320 Speaker 1: and then they're gonna raise up a handful of times 568 00:26:43,320 --> 00:26:45,840 Speaker 1: and try and get those play action passes. They lead 569 00:26:45,880 --> 00:26:49,320 Speaker 1: to touchdowns. They won't touchdowns when they dial those plays up. 570 00:26:49,359 --> 00:26:51,560 Speaker 1: And so Jimmy Garoppolo can't blow the lay up when 571 00:26:51,560 --> 00:26:53,480 Speaker 1: it comes to that stuff. All right, So at the 572 00:26:53,560 --> 00:26:55,320 Speaker 1: Charger Radar game at half time, I don't know if 573 00:26:55,359 --> 00:26:57,840 Speaker 1: they showed you in this MTV. But at halftime there 574 00:26:57,920 --> 00:27:00,560 Speaker 1: was actually a little John concert and all I could 575 00:27:00,600 --> 00:27:02,879 Speaker 1: think of because he went through the catalog of hits 576 00:27:03,320 --> 00:27:09,159 Speaker 1: shot shot shot, shot, shot shot, And now that's all 577 00:27:09,200 --> 00:27:10,960 Speaker 1: I can think about now when I see these play 578 00:27:11,000 --> 00:27:13,440 Speaker 1: action shot plays, I got that song stuck in my head. Man. 579 00:27:13,520 --> 00:27:16,200 Speaker 1: I mean they you, I mean you have to take them, DJ, 580 00:27:16,359 --> 00:27:19,399 Speaker 1: you have to take the shots. That's the entire point 581 00:27:19,440 --> 00:27:21,960 Speaker 1: of being able to run the football effectively, is that 582 00:27:22,000 --> 00:27:24,960 Speaker 1: you want to take a handful of shots to put 583 00:27:25,000 --> 00:27:28,200 Speaker 1: points on the board. That's the difference. What do we 584 00:27:28,240 --> 00:27:29,560 Speaker 1: have to pay to get the rights of that song 585 00:27:29,600 --> 00:27:31,600 Speaker 1: we do the Amazon game? I mean when they when 586 00:27:31,600 --> 00:27:33,119 Speaker 1: they do that, we should have we should have a 587 00:27:33,560 --> 00:27:37,480 Speaker 1: rogue light. Maybe maybe I can inadvertently get it on 588 00:27:37,560 --> 00:27:44,840 Speaker 1: my computer in a few seconds. All right, so real quick. 589 00:27:44,880 --> 00:27:46,920 Speaker 1: Here players in the game for each team if they win, 590 00:27:47,040 --> 00:27:52,960 Speaker 1: Niners Cowboys, mm hmm, Niners has to be Jimmy Garoppolo 591 00:27:53,400 --> 00:27:56,600 Speaker 1: because he ultimately deciding fact I was gonna say Cowboys 592 00:27:56,640 --> 00:28:00,720 Speaker 1: had to be Jimmy Garoppolo. I gotta different played the 593 00:28:00,720 --> 00:28:04,600 Speaker 1: game for the Cowboys. It is Greg Zerline. You've gotta 594 00:28:04,640 --> 00:28:08,040 Speaker 1: make some kicks, man, He's missed twelve total kicks. There's 595 00:28:08,400 --> 00:28:14,320 Speaker 1: six p e t s and people do. People dismissed it, like, oh, 596 00:28:14,320 --> 00:28:16,960 Speaker 1: that's not a big a. It changes the way that 597 00:28:17,000 --> 00:28:20,000 Speaker 1: you think about everything. If he misses one early, you're 598 00:28:20,080 --> 00:28:23,480 Speaker 1: nervous because you can't count on it. You. Greg's aline 599 00:28:23,480 --> 00:28:24,480 Speaker 1: has to be played a game. He has to be 600 00:28:24,480 --> 00:28:27,320 Speaker 1: a pent on t. I'm gonna go with two wideouts. 601 00:28:27,320 --> 00:28:29,399 Speaker 1: I'm gonna say Debo has a great game that the 602 00:28:29,480 --> 00:28:33,160 Speaker 1: Niners win, and I'm gonna say, actually, Seedee Lamb, both 603 00:28:33,200 --> 00:28:35,160 Speaker 1: those guys are outstanding after the catch to the best 604 00:28:35,160 --> 00:28:36,960 Speaker 1: in the league. I think Ceedee Lamb has a big game. 605 00:28:37,000 --> 00:28:38,640 Speaker 1: I picked the Cowboys to win this game and a 606 00:28:38,640 --> 00:28:41,120 Speaker 1: close one. I think Ceedee Lamb can be kind of 607 00:28:41,200 --> 00:28:43,840 Speaker 1: difference there. Okay, let's get to uh, let's get to 608 00:28:43,880 --> 00:28:45,920 Speaker 1: the next one. Here. This is the third game on Sunday. 609 00:28:45,960 --> 00:28:49,000 Speaker 1: This is Steelers chiefs as Ben Roethlisberger said, we have 610 00:28:49,080 --> 00:28:52,440 Speaker 1: no chance, YadA, YadA, YadA. And I know he's being 611 00:28:52,720 --> 00:28:55,080 Speaker 1: facetious and just trying to like play into it, and 612 00:28:55,120 --> 00:28:57,760 Speaker 1: I'm like, no, he's you're true, you got no shot. 613 00:28:57,840 --> 00:28:59,440 Speaker 1: I don't see them having any shot in this game. 614 00:28:59,480 --> 00:29:01,440 Speaker 1: Do you see the only shot? I mean like it 615 00:29:01,520 --> 00:29:04,280 Speaker 1: has to be a turnover festival from Pat Mahomes, Like 616 00:29:04,560 --> 00:29:08,760 Speaker 1: DJ you talk about like if I'm Andy read, If 617 00:29:08,840 --> 00:29:11,560 Speaker 1: I am Andy reading, this wouldn't be something that Andy 618 00:29:11,600 --> 00:29:14,960 Speaker 1: Reid does. As we talked about the analogy, the three 619 00:29:15,040 --> 00:29:21,480 Speaker 1: would Yeah, I may hit irons because score, we are 620 00:29:21,600 --> 00:29:23,920 Speaker 1: just going to get irons and just put it in 621 00:29:23,960 --> 00:29:25,920 Speaker 1: the thing. You don't have to be exotic, you don't 622 00:29:25,960 --> 00:29:29,000 Speaker 1: have to be overly creative. Um, it's gonna be hard 623 00:29:29,000 --> 00:29:31,760 Speaker 1: for the still as the manufactured points and so offensively, 624 00:29:31,800 --> 00:29:35,280 Speaker 1: just don't give them anything like just be simple, be efficient, 625 00:29:35,520 --> 00:29:37,560 Speaker 1: take care of the ball. Let's make sure we put 626 00:29:37,560 --> 00:29:39,560 Speaker 1: points up every time when the Reds don't, where's three 627 00:29:39,640 --> 00:29:41,840 Speaker 1: or seven? And if we just tally up those points, 628 00:29:42,240 --> 00:29:44,240 Speaker 1: they will not have enough. I think the stealers have 629 00:29:44,280 --> 00:29:47,160 Speaker 1: to hold the Chiefs to under twenty to be able 630 00:29:47,160 --> 00:29:51,280 Speaker 1: to win, and I don't see that happening. So that's 631 00:29:51,320 --> 00:29:53,000 Speaker 1: that's what it has. That's what has to happen to 632 00:29:53,040 --> 00:29:55,720 Speaker 1: your kids. Like the Star Wars stuff, Yeah, they do. 633 00:29:55,800 --> 00:29:57,920 Speaker 1: They love it. Yeah, you know like in Star Wars 634 00:29:57,960 --> 00:30:00,520 Speaker 1: when they used the uh the four send that like 635 00:30:00,600 --> 00:30:03,360 Speaker 1: chokes like chokes something from far the way. Like that's 636 00:30:03,400 --> 00:30:05,320 Speaker 1: what I think of the Steeler's offense in this game, 637 00:30:05,360 --> 00:30:07,760 Speaker 1: Like just gonna get choked out like they they play. 638 00:30:08,000 --> 00:30:10,160 Speaker 1: They play half court basketball. Man, it's like they're playing 639 00:30:10,160 --> 00:30:13,000 Speaker 1: five on five half court and there's no space whatsoever, 640 00:30:13,440 --> 00:30:16,360 Speaker 1: no space whatsoever. And so if you're you're can't see, 641 00:30:16,400 --> 00:30:19,560 Speaker 1: the chief won't dial a back. But man, you can 642 00:30:19,560 --> 00:30:21,040 Speaker 1: bring pressure whatever. You just want to make sure that 643 00:30:21,040 --> 00:30:24,240 Speaker 1: the coverage behind it is tight. So maybe not the 644 00:30:24,320 --> 00:30:26,480 Speaker 1: catalog doesn't need to be as big, but the pressures. 645 00:30:26,600 --> 00:30:28,360 Speaker 1: But come after being Rosbury because he doesn't want to 646 00:30:28,360 --> 00:30:30,240 Speaker 1: get it, he's gonna get rid of the ball quickly. 647 00:30:30,600 --> 00:30:32,320 Speaker 1: You got to tackle in space. Just don't give them 648 00:30:32,320 --> 00:30:36,000 Speaker 1: any cheap place. If the Chiefs don't give up any 649 00:30:36,080 --> 00:30:39,920 Speaker 1: chief cheap scores, it'd be hard for the Steelers to 650 00:30:40,000 --> 00:30:41,840 Speaker 1: go down the field. So my player of the game 651 00:30:41,880 --> 00:30:43,800 Speaker 1: for the Steelers if they win, is not even a 652 00:30:43,840 --> 00:30:46,800 Speaker 1: player as Matt candidate mccannon is gonna have to come 653 00:30:46,880 --> 00:30:51,640 Speaker 1: up with all kinds of creative fly sweet jet, sweep 654 00:30:51,800 --> 00:30:55,280 Speaker 1: motion trick him stuff to get the return for touchdown, 655 00:30:55,320 --> 00:30:57,720 Speaker 1: fumble return for touchdown in this game, like they gotta 656 00:30:57,720 --> 00:30:59,640 Speaker 1: have all kinds of stuff. It's gonna have to be everything. 657 00:30:59,640 --> 00:31:02,280 Speaker 1: They have to be deep in the bag. Now we 658 00:31:02,360 --> 00:31:03,960 Speaker 1: say this, it'll be tough, because it still is a 659 00:31:04,040 --> 00:31:05,800 Speaker 1: tough and their profit and they got whooped the last 660 00:31:05,840 --> 00:31:08,160 Speaker 1: time that they played, so the game would be closer. 661 00:31:08,520 --> 00:31:13,080 Speaker 1: But the Chiefs will have to give the Steller's extra 662 00:31:13,120 --> 00:31:17,040 Speaker 1: opportunities and scoring chances for the Steelers to pull this off. 663 00:31:17,080 --> 00:31:19,520 Speaker 1: And even Stephen game that Steelers don't have enough fire 664 00:31:19,560 --> 00:31:21,760 Speaker 1: problem to be able to get it. There was it, Vince? 665 00:31:21,840 --> 00:31:23,640 Speaker 1: Was it your former tar heel? It was? It was 666 00:31:23,680 --> 00:31:31,200 Speaker 1: it Vince Carter with open over. Hey, yeah, you know 667 00:31:31,320 --> 00:31:33,760 Speaker 1: you can't. You can't. I mean you have to do that. 668 00:31:34,040 --> 00:31:35,800 Speaker 1: And it's just one of those things where you have 669 00:31:35,840 --> 00:31:38,080 Speaker 1: to understand, guys. You stand in front of the guys. 670 00:31:38,080 --> 00:31:42,000 Speaker 1: Here's here's the deal. The Steelers can only beat us 671 00:31:42,320 --> 00:31:44,320 Speaker 1: if we have to. This makes you. We take care 672 00:31:44,360 --> 00:31:45,920 Speaker 1: of the football that makes you rolling up he's and 673 00:31:45,960 --> 00:31:50,240 Speaker 1: cues and coverage, no deep balls, no blown coverages. We 674 00:31:50,280 --> 00:31:52,720 Speaker 1: do those things. We'll walk away with doing well. This 675 00:31:52,760 --> 00:31:55,240 Speaker 1: will make its way to the UH. The Steelers pregame 676 00:31:55,320 --> 00:31:57,040 Speaker 1: video that they watched the night before. By the way, 677 00:31:57,080 --> 00:31:59,400 Speaker 1: if somebody clips this off and giving you no chance, 678 00:31:59,440 --> 00:32:05,320 Speaker 1: look at these any it's give you no chance. It's over. 679 00:32:05,880 --> 00:32:08,719 Speaker 1: Um all right, let's uh, let's take a quick break here. 680 00:32:08,760 --> 00:32:11,000 Speaker 1: We'll come back and get you to the Monday game. 681 00:32:11,520 --> 00:32:13,160 Speaker 1: That's the Cardinals in the Rams will do that right 682 00:32:13,160 --> 00:32:18,280 Speaker 1: after this. All right, buck, this is the final one. 683 00:32:18,320 --> 00:32:20,600 Speaker 1: First time we get a Monday playoff game. Um. What 684 00:32:20,640 --> 00:32:23,720 Speaker 1: do you like in this one? Cardinals? Ramsh I like 685 00:32:23,760 --> 00:32:26,880 Speaker 1: the compelling matchup because I think we've seen this play out. 686 00:32:26,920 --> 00:32:32,200 Speaker 1: We we we saw the Arizona Cardinals absolutely dominate the Rams. Physicality, toughness, blessing, 687 00:32:32,760 --> 00:32:34,800 Speaker 1: all of that stuff. And we've seen the Rams when 688 00:32:34,840 --> 00:32:36,640 Speaker 1: they played it their best. They're hard team to deal with. 689 00:32:37,360 --> 00:32:39,440 Speaker 1: No one thing is which Rams team is going to 690 00:32:39,440 --> 00:32:42,320 Speaker 1: show up, namely which number nine he's going to show up, 691 00:32:42,320 --> 00:32:44,760 Speaker 1: because really they'll go as he goes. He has forty 692 00:32:44,880 --> 00:32:47,960 Speaker 1: one touchdowns, he's seventeen interceptions, tie with Trevor Lawrence for 693 00:32:48,000 --> 00:32:52,440 Speaker 1: the lead, and so need to Matthew Stafford to show up. 694 00:32:52,480 --> 00:32:55,000 Speaker 1: That is look dollar back. I don't want to take 695 00:32:55,040 --> 00:32:56,880 Speaker 1: away from the things that make him great as a 696 00:32:56,880 --> 00:32:59,760 Speaker 1: gun slinger. But if I'm Sean McVeigh. It's not a 697 00:32:59,760 --> 00:33:03,000 Speaker 1: who us in insta cam Akers comes back, cam acres 698 00:33:03,120 --> 00:33:07,280 Speaker 1: a little bit, Sony Michelle a lot. Run the football. 699 00:33:07,520 --> 00:33:09,360 Speaker 1: They run the football and dictate the turns and not 700 00:33:09,360 --> 00:33:11,680 Speaker 1: only protects the quarterback and protects the offense a lot. 701 00:33:12,320 --> 00:33:14,360 Speaker 1: They get into trouble when they get into a straight 702 00:33:14,440 --> 00:33:17,360 Speaker 1: drop back game where they're not able to use the 703 00:33:17,360 --> 00:33:20,720 Speaker 1: the illusion of the running game to protect the offensive 704 00:33:20,760 --> 00:33:23,480 Speaker 1: line and so run the football enough where Matthew Safrican 705 00:33:23,520 --> 00:33:25,480 Speaker 1: throw play action, he can take shafts to Cooper Cup 706 00:33:25,480 --> 00:33:28,920 Speaker 1: and those guys they have a chance. Yeah. I mean, 707 00:33:30,560 --> 00:33:32,400 Speaker 1: I look at the Achilles Hill for these two teams, 708 00:33:32,400 --> 00:33:34,040 Speaker 1: and I kind of look at the offensive line for 709 00:33:34,080 --> 00:33:35,520 Speaker 1: both of them that have had issues. I think they 710 00:33:35,520 --> 00:33:37,960 Speaker 1: both gave up five sacks last week, the Cardinals and 711 00:33:37,960 --> 00:33:39,880 Speaker 1: and the Rams, And so then I just come down 712 00:33:39,920 --> 00:33:43,080 Speaker 1: to trying to predict how this thing goes and who 713 00:33:43,120 --> 00:33:45,600 Speaker 1: can take advantage of the weakness. And I just believe 714 00:33:45,760 --> 00:33:49,600 Speaker 1: more in the Rams ability to attack and take advantage 715 00:33:49,600 --> 00:33:51,800 Speaker 1: of that front. Cardinals have a good defense, They've got 716 00:33:51,800 --> 00:33:53,680 Speaker 1: a good front. I just believe a little bit more 717 00:33:53,680 --> 00:33:56,240 Speaker 1: in that Rams group to be able to capitalize on 718 00:33:56,240 --> 00:33:59,680 Speaker 1: on some inconsistent line play. Yeah, I'm with you. And 719 00:33:59,720 --> 00:34:02,640 Speaker 1: when look at the Cardinals offensively, their bigg issue is 720 00:34:02,720 --> 00:34:04,840 Speaker 1: like they struggle man. They their offense has kind of 721 00:34:04,880 --> 00:34:07,680 Speaker 1: been ground to a halt without DeAndre Hopkins on the outside, 722 00:34:08,160 --> 00:34:10,560 Speaker 1: and so they don't have the ability and the only 723 00:34:10,560 --> 00:34:13,120 Speaker 1: way they can counter that or kind of balance that 724 00:34:13,360 --> 00:34:16,480 Speaker 1: is to rely on James Conner and Chase Edmands to 725 00:34:16,560 --> 00:34:19,720 Speaker 1: make more plays out of the backfield, whether there's runners 726 00:34:19,800 --> 00:34:22,239 Speaker 1: or receivers. They have to utilize all the weapons and 727 00:34:23,040 --> 00:34:25,759 Speaker 1: Calin Murray has to be big time so player that 728 00:34:25,840 --> 00:34:28,879 Speaker 1: has to play well. Calin Murray has to play like 729 00:34:29,000 --> 00:34:31,640 Speaker 1: the best player on the field, and we've seen him 730 00:34:31,640 --> 00:34:34,640 Speaker 1: do that at times, and not only as a throw it. 731 00:34:35,120 --> 00:34:37,080 Speaker 1: Calin Murray's gonna have to use his legs in this one. 732 00:34:37,360 --> 00:34:39,520 Speaker 1: He seems to be a little hesitant and reluctant to 733 00:34:39,600 --> 00:34:41,720 Speaker 1: kind of be that runner when they're in the playoffs 734 00:34:41,760 --> 00:34:43,480 Speaker 1: all best off, he needs to be able to really 735 00:34:43,719 --> 00:34:46,640 Speaker 1: probe the defense in a few different ways, and if 736 00:34:46,640 --> 00:34:48,120 Speaker 1: they do that, they have a chance. But if he's 737 00:34:48,120 --> 00:34:51,160 Speaker 1: gonna sit and play as a traditional dropback faster, it's 738 00:34:51,160 --> 00:34:53,120 Speaker 1: gonna be hard on them to generate enough points. What 739 00:34:53,160 --> 00:34:54,960 Speaker 1: about the Rams who has to whose m VP if 740 00:34:54,960 --> 00:34:59,680 Speaker 1: they win? Let's see who is the MVP of the 741 00:34:59,760 --> 00:35:01,919 Speaker 1: RAN if they win? Based on last week, I would 742 00:35:01,920 --> 00:35:08,000 Speaker 1: say Eric because I love what man. That's a challenge 743 00:35:08,000 --> 00:35:10,200 Speaker 1: though that is that is a challenge. But you know 744 00:35:10,239 --> 00:35:12,800 Speaker 1: what when that when I saw the move, they busted 745 00:35:12,880 --> 00:35:15,920 Speaker 1: coverage multiple times, like here's what happened DJ At the 746 00:35:16,000 --> 00:35:18,120 Speaker 1: end of that game, Jalen Ramsey had the green dot. 747 00:35:19,040 --> 00:35:20,799 Speaker 1: You're how hard it is for a cornerback to be 748 00:35:21,120 --> 00:35:25,080 Speaker 1: the traffic cop, particularly if he's an emotional corner, emotional 749 00:35:25,080 --> 00:35:27,960 Speaker 1: defender that has to go somewhere else. I almost have 750 00:35:28,040 --> 00:35:29,759 Speaker 1: to put the green down on Eric. Whatdo if he 751 00:35:29,800 --> 00:35:34,080 Speaker 1: comes back? Just I need to stabilizing force in the 752 00:35:34,120 --> 00:35:35,839 Speaker 1: middle of the defense. And I'm not saying we don't 753 00:35:35,840 --> 00:35:37,600 Speaker 1: even know if he's gonna play or not, but it 754 00:35:37,680 --> 00:35:40,040 Speaker 1: has to be someone that can stabilize the secondary. Too 755 00:35:40,040 --> 00:35:41,880 Speaker 1: many bust in the back end. We've seen it on 756 00:35:41,960 --> 00:35:43,680 Speaker 1: back to back weeks, like there have been some kind 757 00:35:43,680 --> 00:35:47,400 Speaker 1: of communication issues and and things going on with Taylor 758 00:35:47,480 --> 00:35:49,759 Speaker 1: Raff and some of the other guys. They just gotta 759 00:35:49,800 --> 00:35:51,879 Speaker 1: clean it up. When they clean it up and play 760 00:35:51,960 --> 00:35:54,719 Speaker 1: just clean football, and they don't make mistakes that leave 761 00:35:54,760 --> 00:35:57,279 Speaker 1: people wide open. It's really good defense. They just don't 762 00:35:57,320 --> 00:35:59,880 Speaker 1: do it consistently enough. I'm gonna go with you that. 763 00:36:00,360 --> 00:36:01,960 Speaker 1: I mean, the card the Cardinals have any chance on this. 764 00:36:02,160 --> 00:36:04,799 Speaker 1: Kyler Murray's superman has an unbelievable game he's gonna have. 765 00:36:04,840 --> 00:36:05,960 Speaker 1: He's gonna be the key for them one of the 766 00:36:06,000 --> 00:36:08,960 Speaker 1: football game. I'm gonna go to the Rams, I must say, 767 00:36:09,040 --> 00:36:10,799 Speaker 1: kind of. You know, we remember we joked and had 768 00:36:10,800 --> 00:36:12,799 Speaker 1: fun with the you know when the Von Miller thing 769 00:36:12,840 --> 00:36:14,839 Speaker 1: happened about the Toby Heath song. You know, I don't 770 00:36:14,880 --> 00:36:16,600 Speaker 1: thine as good as I once was, just as good 771 00:36:16,640 --> 00:36:19,480 Speaker 1: once as I ever was, Like this is the time now, 772 00:36:19,640 --> 00:36:22,440 Speaker 1: you know. And I think he's such a savvy vet. 773 00:36:22,800 --> 00:36:25,480 Speaker 1: I think I think he knew Okay, he has he's 774 00:36:25,520 --> 00:36:28,080 Speaker 1: had some big sacks coming down the stretch. But I 775 00:36:28,120 --> 00:36:30,879 Speaker 1: think that he that he's kept that reserve tank nice 776 00:36:30,920 --> 00:36:33,799 Speaker 1: and full and now it's time to okay, cut cut 777 00:36:33,800 --> 00:36:35,560 Speaker 1: it loose here. It's funny you say that, because I 778 00:36:35,560 --> 00:36:38,319 Speaker 1: think he had two sacks last week. He's beginning to 779 00:36:38,480 --> 00:36:40,759 Speaker 1: kind of That's what I'm saying he's beginning to kind 780 00:36:40,800 --> 00:36:43,160 Speaker 1: of come on. You know. It kind of reminds me 781 00:36:43,200 --> 00:36:46,040 Speaker 1: of those old teams like uh that you have, like 782 00:36:46,080 --> 00:36:48,600 Speaker 1: a basketball team, You've got an old six man that 783 00:36:49,000 --> 00:36:53,560 Speaker 1: hasn't really played coming comes off the bench and he's 784 00:36:53,640 --> 00:36:56,160 Speaker 1: up and does some stuff. He might be able to 785 00:36:56,160 --> 00:36:59,120 Speaker 1: do that as a pass fresher, because, as you know, 786 00:36:59,719 --> 00:37:03,240 Speaker 1: in the postseason, everybody really focuses on trying to nullify 787 00:37:03,360 --> 00:37:05,200 Speaker 1: some of the things that you do really well. And 788 00:37:05,200 --> 00:37:09,439 Speaker 1: so for the Rams defensively, and Aaron Donald is what 789 00:37:09,800 --> 00:37:11,960 Speaker 1: they do really well. He's a dominant player. So all 790 00:37:12,000 --> 00:37:14,640 Speaker 1: the attention goes to number ninety nine. Well, that's gonna 791 00:37:14,719 --> 00:37:17,319 Speaker 1: leave some one on one opportunities for forty on the backside. Yeah, 792 00:37:17,520 --> 00:37:19,480 Speaker 1: von mill is gonna be a factor. Yeah, those are 793 00:37:19,480 --> 00:37:21,839 Speaker 1: my that's my pick there. Um. I think he ends 794 00:37:21,880 --> 00:37:23,480 Speaker 1: up having a big game. We'll be talking about that 795 00:37:23,560 --> 00:37:25,600 Speaker 1: is a really good trade after this one is over. 796 00:37:25,680 --> 00:37:28,520 Speaker 1: So there you go. That's our preview of Super wild 797 00:37:28,560 --> 00:37:30,760 Speaker 1: Card Weekend. It's gonna be fun again. You can catch 798 00:37:30,840 --> 00:37:34,760 Speaker 1: us on Amazon Prime Video as well as on Twitch 799 00:37:34,840 --> 00:37:37,000 Speaker 1: dot tv Slash Move the Sticks. It will be Joey Taylor, 800 00:37:37,000 --> 00:37:39,719 Speaker 1: Bucky Brooks myself. You can hang with us there and 801 00:37:39,800 --> 00:37:43,399 Speaker 1: watch that game. So fun weekend of football head cannot wait. 802 00:37:43,520 --> 00:37:46,200 Speaker 1: We will recap it all next week. We'll be back together. 803 00:37:46,239 --> 00:37:49,000 Speaker 1: I think we've got the TV show is back next week. 804 00:37:49,040 --> 00:37:51,920 Speaker 1: I want to say, Buck so moving. I think the 805 00:37:51,960 --> 00:37:56,080 Speaker 1: times maybe moving. Maybe five eastern Nebile can confirm that 806 00:37:56,160 --> 00:37:59,000 Speaker 1: for us. I think it's five eastern next week. Um, 807 00:37:59,080 --> 00:38:01,120 Speaker 1: but we'll be back with Move the Six television show 808 00:38:01,160 --> 00:38:03,680 Speaker 1: on Monday. He confirmed that. Yeah, so five eastern Monday 809 00:38:03,719 --> 00:38:05,759 Speaker 1: you can catch the Move to six TV show. But 810 00:38:05,800 --> 00:38:07,400 Speaker 1: that's gonna do it for us today. I hope you 811 00:38:07,440 --> 00:38:09,640 Speaker 1: guys better better day than Carson Wentz. Apparently they're not 812 00:38:09,680 --> 00:38:12,320 Speaker 1: committed to him. I just saw that on social media 813 00:38:12,400 --> 00:38:14,280 Speaker 1: going forward. So we'll see what happens with the Colts 814 00:38:14,320 --> 00:38:16,920 Speaker 1: after this pointing into their season. Maybe we'll touch on 815 00:38:16,960 --> 00:38:18,640 Speaker 1: that next week as well. But you can catch us 816 00:38:18,719 --> 00:38:44,680 Speaker 1: right here on Move the Sticks. We'll see them