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Speaker 1: What's up, everybody? Welcome to move the sticks, DJ, Bucky

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Speaker 1: Ratt back with you as we kick off a new week,

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Speaker 1: and we have some changes that have taken place in

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Speaker 1: on after that. But this was this was a surprise

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Speaker 1: You fire your offensive coordinator, you vent your quarterback, and

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Speaker 1: your thoughts, Buck Well, you knew it was coming. You

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Speaker 1: But in two it didn't come together. The offense never

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Speaker 1: he did it, Bucky, though, it was kind of interesting

430
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Speaker 1: down the stretch of me. This was a game and

431
00:18:59,320 --> 00:19:01,560
Speaker 1: like both team have been, you know, severely beat up

432
00:19:01,560 --> 00:19:04,080
Speaker 1: on the offensive line, and they're really struggling up front,

433
00:19:04,119 --> 00:19:05,920
Speaker 1: I think, on both sides. To get to the ramps

434
00:19:05,960 --> 00:19:07,399
Speaker 1: part of that here and just a little bit, but

435
00:19:07,440 --> 00:19:10,040
Speaker 1: for the Bucks, you know, when tom Brady did have

436
00:19:10,160 --> 00:19:13,080
Speaker 1: time again, it just it felt like if everything was

437
00:19:13,080 --> 00:19:15,400
Speaker 1: was difficult right. And he had a couple of six

438
00:19:15,480 --> 00:19:18,639
Speaker 1: drops in this game, six six drops, two from the

439
00:19:18,720 --> 00:19:21,359
Speaker 1: running backs, he had two from Mike Evans. Uh and

440
00:19:22,160 --> 00:19:25,200
Speaker 1: after the first, after the last Mike Evans drop, which

441
00:19:25,240 --> 00:19:27,720
Speaker 1: came right around the five minute mark of the fourth quarter,

442
00:19:28,680 --> 00:19:32,639
Speaker 1: Tom Brady started going to Scotty Miller and Kate Dotten, right,

443
00:19:32,800 --> 00:19:35,560
Speaker 1: not the two guys that you would expect to be

444
00:19:35,640 --> 00:19:38,639
Speaker 1: the catalyst for a comeback when you have you know,

445
00:19:38,840 --> 00:19:41,879
Speaker 1: Mike Evans, Chris Godwin, Julio Jones on the roster at

446
00:19:41,920 --> 00:19:44,680
Speaker 1: wide receiver, but it was Miller um with under five

447
00:19:44,680 --> 00:19:46,280
Speaker 1: minutes ago in the fourth quarter. He ended up with

448
00:19:46,320 --> 00:19:48,879
Speaker 1: seven targets the rest of the way and five receptions.

449
00:19:48,880 --> 00:19:50,360
Speaker 1: Now he was guilty of one of the drops doing

450
00:19:50,359 --> 00:19:51,480
Speaker 1: it was a big one because it would have been

451
00:19:51,520 --> 00:19:54,199
Speaker 1: a touchdown. But Kate dott and the rookie tight end,

452
00:19:54,240 --> 00:19:56,720
Speaker 1: four targets, three catches, and he ends up, you know,

453
00:19:56,800 --> 00:20:00,000
Speaker 1: his first NFL touchdown catchings up being the game winner, y'all.

454
00:20:00,040 --> 00:20:02,080
Speaker 1: So I had a big gainer on an explosive to

455
00:20:02,160 --> 00:20:04,439
Speaker 1: kickstart that final drive with under a minute. So it

456
00:20:04,480 --> 00:20:07,040
Speaker 1: was like some unlikely characters that Brady was going to

457
00:20:07,080 --> 00:20:09,960
Speaker 1: approving like he'll do whatever it takes right to find

458
00:20:09,960 --> 00:20:12,119
Speaker 1: a way to win a football game, and he was

459
00:20:12,119 --> 00:20:14,520
Speaker 1: certainly doing that there with those two guys who combined

460
00:20:14,600 --> 00:20:18,280
Speaker 1: for you know, eleven targets and eight receptions in the

461
00:20:18,320 --> 00:20:20,600
Speaker 1: final four and a half minutes of that ball game, UM,

462
00:20:20,640 --> 00:20:22,440
Speaker 1: which I think says something about just how out of

463
00:20:22,480 --> 00:20:24,920
Speaker 1: sink and how you know, like the lack of rhythm

464
00:20:25,000 --> 00:20:27,439
Speaker 1: that you've seen with that Bucks passing game. UM. But

465
00:20:27,520 --> 00:20:29,760
Speaker 1: then getting back to the other side of this here

466
00:20:29,760 --> 00:20:31,280
Speaker 1: and looking at the Rams, I mean, the Rams had

467
00:20:31,280 --> 00:20:34,480
Speaker 1: an opportunity to solve this game away. Like in in

468
00:20:34,560 --> 00:20:37,000
Speaker 1: previous years under Sean McVeigh, they had to run the

469
00:20:37,000 --> 00:20:38,639
Speaker 1: heck out of the football. In those three downs they

470
00:20:38,640 --> 00:20:40,400
Speaker 1: had gotten a first down, that game would have been over.

471
00:20:40,440 --> 00:20:43,000
Speaker 1: Tom Brady never would have had the ball back. UM.

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00:20:43,000 --> 00:20:45,320
Speaker 1: But obviously, as I mentioned, they've had those offensive line

473
00:20:45,320 --> 00:20:48,159
Speaker 1: issues with the injuries and the inconsistency. Rob Havenstein, I

474
00:20:48,200 --> 00:20:50,600
Speaker 1: think we would always who would agree DJ is probably

475
00:20:50,600 --> 00:20:53,240
Speaker 1: the best offensive lineman. Um. You know, he gets he

476
00:20:53,280 --> 00:20:55,360
Speaker 1: gets beat a couple of times on those those last

477
00:20:55,400 --> 00:20:56,920
Speaker 1: three downs where they're trying to run the ball and

478
00:20:56,960 --> 00:21:01,040
Speaker 1: run the clock out and and Vitaveta, obviously, uh, you know,

479
00:21:01,200 --> 00:21:02,679
Speaker 1: was a was a big part of that effort for

480
00:21:02,720 --> 00:21:04,640
Speaker 1: the Buck and getting him the ball back to Yeah,

481
00:21:04,640 --> 00:21:07,080
Speaker 1: and I'll just wrap it up on this game. Um.

482
00:21:07,080 --> 00:21:08,879
Speaker 1: You know, look, vita Via, when you go back and

483
00:21:08,920 --> 00:21:11,000
Speaker 1: watch the tape, was dominant, had a couple of sacks,

484
00:21:11,000 --> 00:21:13,040
Speaker 1: had a couple of tackles for loss. I think he

485
00:21:13,119 --> 00:21:16,160
Speaker 1: almost he almost is underappreciated in some ways. He's so

486
00:21:16,280 --> 00:21:19,120
Speaker 1: dominant and he's so consistent to be able to get

487
00:21:19,160 --> 00:21:22,160
Speaker 1: on edges of guards at that size and win with quickness.

488
00:21:22,320 --> 00:21:24,080
Speaker 1: We know we can walk you back. We've seen that

489
00:21:24,119 --> 00:21:25,800
Speaker 1: a bunch throughout his career. He can get right in

490
00:21:25,800 --> 00:21:27,560
Speaker 1: your pads and walk you right back to the quarterback.

491
00:21:27,640 --> 00:21:30,160
Speaker 1: This game, to me, showed off some of his quickness

492
00:21:30,240 --> 00:21:32,400
Speaker 1: and athleticism to be able to get on the edge

493
00:21:32,640 --> 00:21:34,679
Speaker 1: and win and be very disruptive play on the other

494
00:21:34,680 --> 00:21:37,000
Speaker 1: side of the line of scrimmage. This is a Tampa defense.

495
00:21:37,119 --> 00:21:38,920
Speaker 1: And we talked about Tom Brady and his ability to

496
00:21:39,000 --> 00:21:41,359
Speaker 1: finish that game and make the key plays. And you know,

497
00:21:41,359 --> 00:21:43,240
Speaker 1: Buck talked about how he's got just enough in the

498
00:21:43,280 --> 00:21:44,600
Speaker 1: tank if you can stay in it. He can go

499
00:21:44,600 --> 00:21:46,719
Speaker 1: win the game for you. Look, this defense only give

500
00:21:46,800 --> 00:21:48,240
Speaker 1: up two uter and six yards to the Rams and

501
00:21:48,240 --> 00:21:50,480
Speaker 1: give up nine first downs. The only reason they had

502
00:21:50,480 --> 00:21:52,480
Speaker 1: a chance in this game is because of how well

503
00:21:52,520 --> 00:21:55,960
Speaker 1: and how dominant their defense have played against the Rams.

504
00:21:56,000 --> 00:21:58,800
Speaker 1: So to me, it was big time impressive. Rhett. I

505
00:21:59,000 --> 00:22:00,520
Speaker 1: know we're gonna move on here to another game, but

506
00:22:00,560 --> 00:22:02,040
Speaker 1: I want to ask you one thing because it just

507
00:22:02,080 --> 00:22:04,800
Speaker 1: popped into my mind. Going back to what we talked

508
00:22:04,800 --> 00:22:08,200
Speaker 1: about earlier, Jeff Saturday has experienced as a high school coach.

509
00:22:08,240 --> 00:22:10,399
Speaker 1: He's an intern head coach for the Colts, and he

510
00:22:10,440 --> 00:22:12,439
Speaker 1: went to North Carolina. I know another person who went

511
00:22:12,480 --> 00:22:14,960
Speaker 1: to North Carolina who has high school coaching experience. I'm

512
00:22:15,000 --> 00:22:16,840
Speaker 1: just saying he's played on both sides of the ball,

513
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Speaker 1: maybe a coordinator position, maybe an offensive cooindat, or maybe

514
00:22:20,280 --> 00:22:23,080
Speaker 1: a defensive coordinator position. It turns out that I think

515
00:22:23,080 --> 00:22:26,000
Speaker 1: they need a play caller, um, so like I don't

516
00:22:26,040 --> 00:22:28,040
Speaker 1: think they have a play caller on the staff right now.

517
00:22:28,040 --> 00:22:31,040
Speaker 1: With Frank Greig gone, maybe Matt Ryan takes the headset

518
00:22:31,400 --> 00:22:33,600
Speaker 1: in this game. So I mean, yeah, you've got just

519
00:22:33,600 --> 00:22:37,600
Speaker 1: as good a chance. I feel like Bucky on something

520
00:22:37,600 --> 00:22:41,960
Speaker 1: maybe Matt Ryan, we're gonna start that gamepaign. Yeah, we're

521
00:22:41,960 --> 00:22:48,080
Speaker 1: gonna start Look no, no flip side of that, on

522
00:22:48,119 --> 00:22:49,720
Speaker 1: the flip side of that. Just to finish up on

523
00:22:49,760 --> 00:22:52,880
Speaker 1: the rams Bucks game. Like you heard Sewn McVeigh after

524
00:22:52,920 --> 00:22:55,800
Speaker 1: the game, right, there's like a lack of answers. And

525
00:22:55,800 --> 00:22:58,359
Speaker 1: I think it's understandable, like you, you know, you you

526
00:22:58,400 --> 00:23:00,320
Speaker 1: look at the different ways that they try to Y eight,

527
00:23:00,520 --> 00:23:03,080
Speaker 1: you know, offensive production with the wide receivers and the

528
00:23:03,080 --> 00:23:04,920
Speaker 1: tight ends and the run game and all kinds of

529
00:23:04,960 --> 00:23:07,720
Speaker 1: different ways and um, and it just it feels like

530
00:23:07,760 --> 00:23:09,960
Speaker 1: they just haven't figured it out. I mean, like listen

531
00:23:10,040 --> 00:23:13,640
Speaker 1: to the frustration in Jalen Ramsey's voice after this game.

532
00:23:13,760 --> 00:23:15,959
Speaker 1: The defense should not have went. I had to go

533
00:23:16,000 --> 00:23:19,920
Speaker 1: back on the field and had some dogs who gonna

534
00:23:19,920 --> 00:23:22,280
Speaker 1: go get it, like like we shouldn't come to the

535
00:23:22,320 --> 00:23:24,840
Speaker 1: sideline after a big stop like that, and and our

536
00:23:24,880 --> 00:23:27,560
Speaker 1: coaches or the other side or whoever telling us, man,

537
00:23:27,640 --> 00:23:28,840
Speaker 1: how we gonna need you all one more time. We're

538
00:23:28,840 --> 00:23:31,960
Speaker 1: gonna need you all one more time, Like we just

539
00:23:32,240 --> 00:23:35,679
Speaker 1: we made a big stop turnover on downs with with

540
00:23:36,680 --> 00:23:39,920
Speaker 1: a minute and some change left in no time out

541
00:23:40,720 --> 00:23:45,000
Speaker 1: for nobody. I have some dogs like, man, let we're

542
00:23:45,000 --> 00:23:49,119
Speaker 1: gonna we're gonna end this game right now. Good stop,

543
00:23:49,160 --> 00:23:51,359
Speaker 1: We're gonna end this game for y'all, Like we gotta

544
00:23:51,400 --> 00:23:53,280
Speaker 1: play off each other in that in that sense, you

545
00:23:53,320 --> 00:23:55,399
Speaker 1: know what I mean. That's what I mean by we

546
00:23:55,400 --> 00:23:58,359
Speaker 1: shouldn't even have to go back out there. But it

547
00:23:58,480 --> 00:24:00,200
Speaker 1: is what it is. It ain't the first time it

548
00:24:00,240 --> 00:24:05,640
Speaker 1: does that. Does that mean? You know? I think there's

549
00:24:05,640 --> 00:24:07,399
Speaker 1: a lot of different ways you can interpret that. But

550
00:24:07,440 --> 00:24:10,119
Speaker 1: I mean, does anybody disagree with him? I mean, should

551
00:24:10,119 --> 00:24:12,439
Speaker 1: your offense be able to, you know, to go out

552
00:24:12,480 --> 00:24:14,000
Speaker 1: there with under a minute to play and get a

553
00:24:14,000 --> 00:24:15,800
Speaker 1: first down and or under two minutes to play get

554
00:24:15,800 --> 00:24:17,360
Speaker 1: a first down in the game with no time out,

555
00:24:18,080 --> 00:24:20,440
Speaker 1: let's go um And it just haven't been able to

556
00:24:20,480 --> 00:24:22,440
Speaker 1: do it. So I think it's just kind of it

557
00:24:22,520 --> 00:24:24,159
Speaker 1: kind of paints a picture of where the Rams are

558
00:24:24,240 --> 00:24:27,920
Speaker 1: right now. Deep Yeah, no doubt. Frustration, Uh definitely exists.

559
00:24:28,040 --> 00:24:29,919
Speaker 1: I'll tell you what. Everybody's kind of killing and saying, Oh,

560
00:24:29,920 --> 00:24:31,800
Speaker 1: they've mortgaged all these draft picks and now it's coming

561
00:24:31,800 --> 00:24:33,800
Speaker 1: to risk. Look, you get a super Bowl. You ask

562
00:24:33,880 --> 00:24:36,000
Speaker 1: any general manager they'll say, you give me five six

563
00:24:36,080 --> 00:24:38,120
Speaker 1: years of mediocromy I getting super Bowl out of it.

564
00:24:38,200 --> 00:24:40,160
Speaker 1: They'll all take it. They'll all sign up for that.

565
00:24:40,280 --> 00:24:42,399
Speaker 1: So I don't want to hear all that about the

566
00:24:42,480 --> 00:24:44,479
Speaker 1: draft picks. They got what they accomplished or they got

567
00:24:44,520 --> 00:24:46,320
Speaker 1: what they wanted there. All right, Let's get to the

568
00:24:46,320 --> 00:24:49,120
Speaker 1: Sunday Night or Titans Chiefs. Um. This was a game

569
00:24:49,119 --> 00:24:51,600
Speaker 1: that was kind of ugly. It was a typical Titans game.

570
00:24:51,680 --> 00:24:54,040
Speaker 1: They had it muddy, just the way they like it

571
00:24:54,040 --> 00:24:57,120
Speaker 1: against Kansas City Chiefs. They were physical, had to lead

572
00:24:57,119 --> 00:24:59,200
Speaker 1: for the majority of the game. They just couldn't quite finish.

573
00:24:59,240 --> 00:25:02,160
Speaker 1: They end up dropping the game in over time. Seen

574
00:25:02,400 --> 00:25:04,879
Speaker 1: guys a lot of angles. Here, I'll go Mahomes and

575
00:25:05,080 --> 00:25:08,080
Speaker 1: his ability to run the football, and what a nightmare

576
00:25:08,160 --> 00:25:11,080
Speaker 1: that is to deal with now they turned the ball over.

577
00:25:11,240 --> 00:25:13,400
Speaker 1: It wasn't their cleanest performance. It didn't score a bunch

578
00:25:13,440 --> 00:25:16,040
Speaker 1: of points. But haven't been in the stadium and seen

579
00:25:16,119 --> 00:25:18,640
Speaker 1: him do this so many times since I've been calling

580
00:25:18,760 --> 00:25:21,920
Speaker 1: Charger games. It is so deflating to get stops, to

581
00:25:21,960 --> 00:25:24,760
Speaker 1: put them in long situations like this third and seven

582
00:25:24,840 --> 00:25:27,920
Speaker 1: team and he rips off a twenty yard run. Which

583
00:25:28,000 --> 00:25:30,800
Speaker 1: led to one of their two touchdown drives. Like you

584
00:25:30,840 --> 00:25:33,919
Speaker 1: account for everything, you play everything perfect, and then he

585
00:25:34,000 --> 00:25:36,239
Speaker 1: uses his legs like this, and it just rips your

586
00:25:36,240 --> 00:25:38,480
Speaker 1: heart out. Buck. It's it's kind of the area of Mahomes.

587
00:25:38,520 --> 00:25:41,520
Speaker 1: I don't know gets discussed enough, but it is a

588
00:25:41,640 --> 00:25:44,560
Speaker 1: nightmare when he takes off and runs. Yeah, it is funny,

589
00:25:44,600 --> 00:25:48,960
Speaker 1: DJ because Pat Mahomes isn't really considered or talked about

590
00:25:49,000 --> 00:25:51,960
Speaker 1: as a dual threat quarterback, but yet when you watch

591
00:25:52,000 --> 00:25:54,639
Speaker 1: the highlights and you see him move around, he does

592
00:25:54,720 --> 00:25:57,840
Speaker 1: have that potential and ability. I'm looking at the game

593
00:25:57,920 --> 00:26:00,320
Speaker 1: last night and I'm like, he has sixty three rushing

594
00:26:00,400 --> 00:26:02,920
Speaker 1: yards on eight attempts. He has four hundred and forty

595
00:26:03,000 --> 00:26:06,080
Speaker 1: six passing yards. They throw us sixty eight times, and

596
00:26:06,119 --> 00:26:09,199
Speaker 1: he is the one man gang, the one man show

597
00:26:09,240 --> 00:26:11,800
Speaker 1: that is able to make it happen. I think the

598
00:26:11,800 --> 00:26:15,240
Speaker 1: bigger thing with this offense is he's certainly the hub

599
00:26:15,280 --> 00:26:18,080
Speaker 1: of everything, but it's the ability to spread it out

600
00:26:18,119 --> 00:26:20,639
Speaker 1: to a bunch of different playmakers. One of the reasons

601
00:26:20,640 --> 00:26:23,600
Speaker 1: why I wasn't necessarily concerned about them losing Tyreek Hill

602
00:26:24,040 --> 00:26:26,280
Speaker 1: is because as long as you've got the gold, Jackiet

603
00:26:26,280 --> 00:26:29,480
Speaker 1: guy at quarterback in his prime. It gives you a

604
00:26:29,560 --> 00:26:31,960
Speaker 1: chance to figure it out. And the can City Chiefs

605
00:26:31,960 --> 00:26:34,399
Speaker 1: are still trying to figure it out. Whether it's Jujue

606
00:26:34,440 --> 00:26:38,240
Speaker 1: Smith Schuster or Travis Kelsey or any of the complementary

607
00:26:38,280 --> 00:26:42,719
Speaker 1: pieces around those guys, they still are able to manufacture points,

608
00:26:42,880 --> 00:26:46,000
Speaker 1: and because number fifteen is so special, they find a

609
00:26:46,040 --> 00:26:48,399
Speaker 1: way to get it done. This team, like it or not,

610
00:26:48,520 --> 00:26:51,680
Speaker 1: they're always in the conversation because they have the best

611
00:26:51,760 --> 00:26:54,040
Speaker 1: quarterback in football, and that is going to give them

612
00:26:54,080 --> 00:26:56,000
Speaker 1: a chance to go back to another Super Bowl. I mean,

613
00:26:56,000 --> 00:26:58,920
Speaker 1: how about the catches made by you know again complimentary pieces.

614
00:26:59,320 --> 00:27:02,520
Speaker 1: Mbs out on the sidelines, digs that one ball out

615
00:27:02,560 --> 00:27:04,800
Speaker 1: of the ground that Mahomes is a little bit off

616
00:27:04,800 --> 00:27:08,440
Speaker 1: target on, and then Noah Gray essentially you know downfield

617
00:27:08,720 --> 00:27:10,720
Speaker 1: with one of those explosive plays late in the game.

618
00:27:10,760 --> 00:27:13,400
Speaker 1: I mean there was it was definitely they have a

619
00:27:13,400 --> 00:27:17,680
Speaker 1: plethora of contender or of pieces that can help make

620
00:27:17,720 --> 00:27:19,520
Speaker 1: them a contender moving forward. All Right, I want to

621
00:27:19,520 --> 00:27:20,760
Speaker 1: get to the Titans part of this thing for a

622
00:27:20,800 --> 00:27:22,840
Speaker 1: little bit, because I think you gotta give a ton

623
00:27:22,880 --> 00:27:25,960
Speaker 1: of credit obviously to Derrick Henry, but to the Titans

624
00:27:26,000 --> 00:27:30,760
Speaker 1: defense for the fact that they were absolutely leading this

625
00:27:30,840 --> 00:27:34,439
Speaker 1: football game with just over two minutes to play, and

626
00:27:34,480 --> 00:27:39,200
Speaker 1: they got out first down in this game to nine.

627
00:27:39,880 --> 00:27:43,359
Speaker 1: She said, twenty nine first downs. The Titans were in

628
00:27:43,400 --> 00:27:45,600
Speaker 1: the single digits stay into the game with five straight

629
00:27:45,600 --> 00:27:48,640
Speaker 1: punts and a turnover on downs uh in overtime and

630
00:27:48,720 --> 00:27:54,120
Speaker 1: two total yards of offense over those six possessions. Um. Look,

631
00:27:54,160 --> 00:27:56,680
Speaker 1: I think it's a tough spot for a young quarterback

632
00:27:56,720 --> 00:27:59,720
Speaker 1: and Malik Willis making just his second straight start. Five

633
00:27:59,760 --> 00:28:01,960
Speaker 1: tar gets to the wide receiver corps as a whole,

634
00:28:02,280 --> 00:28:05,440
Speaker 1: zero receptions for the wide receivers. Now they did. Uh.

635
00:28:05,680 --> 00:28:07,400
Speaker 1: You look at the third downs and they only converted

636
00:28:07,440 --> 00:28:10,120
Speaker 1: one of them the entire game, one one for eleven um,

637
00:28:10,160 --> 00:28:11,879
Speaker 1: and a lot of them were third and long situations.

638
00:28:11,880 --> 00:28:13,879
Speaker 1: And that's just something you know, with a with a

639
00:28:13,880 --> 00:28:15,800
Speaker 1: guy like Malik who it did play a lot in

640
00:28:15,840 --> 00:28:18,160
Speaker 1: a preseason, but you know, at this time of the year,

641
00:28:18,280 --> 00:28:21,400
Speaker 1: playing against the defense like this in Kansas City, Um,

642
00:28:21,680 --> 00:28:23,560
Speaker 1: and with the cast that he's got out there, it's

643
00:28:23,600 --> 00:28:25,239
Speaker 1: not like you know, the A. J. Brown isn't out

644
00:28:25,280 --> 00:28:27,800
Speaker 1: there anymore. Um, you just don't have a lot of

645
00:28:27,840 --> 00:28:30,200
Speaker 1: answers on third down and third and long, they didnt

646
00:28:30,200 --> 00:28:31,800
Speaker 1: get him an empty quite a bit. Maybe tried to

647
00:28:31,800 --> 00:28:34,040
Speaker 1: clear up the picture, but I think there was just

648
00:28:34,080 --> 00:28:38,120
Speaker 1: some understandable indecisiveness from Willis making just his second start

649
00:28:38,680 --> 00:28:40,720
Speaker 1: that first third down he got it should have gone

650
00:28:40,800 --> 00:28:42,680
Speaker 1: right away to Westbrook as the outside guy in a

651
00:28:42,680 --> 00:28:44,880
Speaker 1: double slant, and it just didn't look clear enough to

652
00:28:44,960 --> 00:28:47,400
Speaker 1: him to pull the trigger on it. Um. They had

653
00:28:47,400 --> 00:28:49,280
Speaker 1: a big drop down field though, as well on a

654
00:28:49,320 --> 00:28:52,160
Speaker 1: well placed deep ball, so it wasn't all bad. And

655
00:28:52,200 --> 00:28:57,720
Speaker 1: then here's the thing, Like, his escapability is uncanny um,

656
00:28:57,840 --> 00:28:59,840
Speaker 1: So the more reps he gets in, the more understanding

657
00:28:59,840 --> 00:29:02,080
Speaker 1: of what he's seeing, Like, I don't think there is

658
00:29:02,120 --> 00:29:04,800
Speaker 1: a ceiling um if he really if things really start

659
00:29:04,840 --> 00:29:07,720
Speaker 1: to click from Malik Willis, Like, man, that's gonna be

660
00:29:07,760 --> 00:29:09,280
Speaker 1: fun to watch with his arm and the way that

661
00:29:09,320 --> 00:29:11,160
Speaker 1: he can get out of trouble if he needs to. Yeah,

662
00:29:11,280 --> 00:29:13,719
Speaker 1: no doubt. I'm excited to see what Malik Willis can

663
00:29:13,760 --> 00:29:15,800
Speaker 1: do when given time for this offense to really be

664
00:29:15,840 --> 00:29:17,760
Speaker 1: built around him in the future. I think that day

665
00:29:17,840 --> 00:29:20,040
Speaker 1: is coming. I'm excited to see what that looks like.

666
00:29:20,120 --> 00:29:21,880
Speaker 1: All right, we're we're running alonger. I know we've got

667
00:29:21,920 --> 00:29:23,360
Speaker 1: a million games to get to, so we're gonna take

668
00:29:23,360 --> 00:29:25,880
Speaker 1: a quickreak. We're gonna come back and look at Justin Fields.

669
00:29:26,280 --> 00:29:29,200
Speaker 1: Uh and maybe his breakout performance, big time game from him.

670
00:29:29,200 --> 00:29:35,040
Speaker 1: We'll talk about that right after this. I mentioned that

671
00:29:35,160 --> 00:29:37,040
Speaker 1: before we went to break there, guys, this is a

672
00:29:37,080 --> 00:29:40,360
Speaker 1: big time game for Justin Fields. I feel like I

673
00:29:40,400 --> 00:29:42,800
Speaker 1: need to start there in acknowledge the fact they didn't

674
00:29:42,800 --> 00:29:44,520
Speaker 1: win the football game. I give you, guys a lot

675
00:29:44,560 --> 00:29:46,680
Speaker 1: of bites at the Apple talk about the Miami Dolphins,

676
00:29:46,720 --> 00:29:48,280
Speaker 1: talk about the good things they've done and the win

677
00:29:48,360 --> 00:29:49,960
Speaker 1: that they had. But I thought to me, the headline

678
00:29:50,000 --> 00:29:53,200
Speaker 1: still was this was Justin Fields day. He shatters the

679
00:29:53,800 --> 00:29:56,240
Speaker 1: record for rushing yards in a game by a quarterback.

680
00:29:57,040 --> 00:29:59,560
Speaker 1: I think he had what eight runs over ten yards,

681
00:30:00,000 --> 00:30:02,280
Speaker 1: which is the most by anybody this year. He was

682
00:30:02,400 --> 00:30:05,480
Speaker 1: dynamic the run, the long run, the long touchdown run

683
00:30:05,480 --> 00:30:07,880
Speaker 1: where he leaves his feet, then you see his feet

684
00:30:07,960 --> 00:30:09,920
Speaker 1: hit the ground and he hits the turbo button and

685
00:30:09,960 --> 00:30:12,400
Speaker 1: just ran away from everybody on the field. This is

686
00:30:12,440 --> 00:30:14,280
Speaker 1: it right here. Climb up in the pocket, leave your

687
00:30:14,320 --> 00:30:17,040
Speaker 1: feet and the next thing you know, pursuit angles just

688
00:30:17,120 --> 00:30:21,600
Speaker 1: disappear and he's gonzo. Um. That was impressive. Obviously, what

689
00:30:21,640 --> 00:30:24,360
Speaker 1: he did with his legs is gonna be record setting performance,

690
00:30:24,400 --> 00:30:26,520
Speaker 1: but I was even more impressed what he was able

691
00:30:26,560 --> 00:30:29,280
Speaker 1: to do throwing the football third down, touchdown past showing

692
00:30:29,400 --> 00:30:32,360
Speaker 1: touch Um. They're starting to figure out how to build

693
00:30:32,400 --> 00:30:35,200
Speaker 1: this thing around him. The ball. He didn't have the

694
00:30:35,200 --> 00:30:38,960
Speaker 1: same velocity guys that uh, that you see with Justin Herbert,

695
00:30:39,040 --> 00:30:41,520
Speaker 1: but some of the mechanical stuff, it's starting to look

696
00:30:41,560 --> 00:30:42,960
Speaker 1: like him. He's kind of thrown out of that three

697
00:30:43,000 --> 00:30:45,680
Speaker 1: quarter arm slot um and really throwing the ball well

698
00:30:45,720 --> 00:30:47,440
Speaker 1: at all three levels. I thought it was a big

699
00:30:47,480 --> 00:30:50,320
Speaker 1: time day there for Justin Fields. Buck. I know, uh,

700
00:30:50,680 --> 00:30:52,200
Speaker 1: I know you're gonna hit on two here, but I'd

701
00:30:52,200 --> 00:30:53,840
Speaker 1: love to get your thoughts on Fields and what he

702
00:30:53,880 --> 00:30:56,240
Speaker 1: did before you jump over the Dolphins side. You know, man,

703
00:30:56,320 --> 00:31:01,120
Speaker 1: I really appreciate the Bears unlocking and unleash Justin Fields

704
00:31:01,120 --> 00:31:03,720
Speaker 1: in the way that best fits his game. Uh. The

705
00:31:03,800 --> 00:31:06,800
Speaker 1: last four games since they've really gone to this approach,

706
00:31:07,080 --> 00:31:09,800
Speaker 1: Justin Fields has had at least eighty rushing yards. In

707
00:31:09,880 --> 00:31:12,600
Speaker 1: three of those games, the Bears have rushed for at

708
00:31:12,640 --> 00:31:15,960
Speaker 1: least two and twenty five rushing yards and four straight games,

709
00:31:16,040 --> 00:31:19,680
Speaker 1: joining only the nineteen seventy six Pittsburgh Stellers as a

710
00:31:19,720 --> 00:31:22,960
Speaker 1: team to do that. So as they're leaning into this

711
00:31:23,440 --> 00:31:27,360
Speaker 1: single wing like approach with Justin Field as the I guess,

712
00:31:27,400 --> 00:31:30,160
Speaker 1: the focal point of the offense, it has allowed the

713
00:31:30,160 --> 00:31:32,520
Speaker 1: Bears to put up points. And so now we're seeing

714
00:31:32,560 --> 00:31:35,000
Speaker 1: the Bears offense that when you look at the roster,

715
00:31:35,440 --> 00:31:39,360
Speaker 1: looks very pedestrian, but now with him at quarterback, running

716
00:31:39,360 --> 00:31:41,160
Speaker 1: the football and doing some of these other things that

717
00:31:41,200 --> 00:31:44,760
Speaker 1: we see on Fridays and Saturdays, we're seeing this team

718
00:31:44,800 --> 00:31:48,560
Speaker 1: have a little more dynamic, uh dimension to him. So

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00:31:48,880 --> 00:31:51,960
Speaker 1: I think the Bears have uncovered something. Yes, they've lost

720
00:31:52,000 --> 00:31:54,640
Speaker 1: five of the last six, but I think they found

721
00:31:54,640 --> 00:31:57,520
Speaker 1: a way to get their franchise quarterback to play at

722
00:31:57,520 --> 00:32:00,239
Speaker 1: a high level. And when you get that part right,

723
00:32:00,480 --> 00:32:02,520
Speaker 1: it gives the rest of the team an opportunity to

724
00:32:02,520 --> 00:32:04,479
Speaker 1: get right. So I'm excited about what we've seen from

725
00:32:04,480 --> 00:32:06,520
Speaker 1: the Bears. Yeah, and look, I'm just I'm gonna look

726
00:32:06,560 --> 00:32:08,200
Speaker 1: at the a f C East here for mantic guys

727
00:32:08,200 --> 00:32:11,400
Speaker 1: who have three six win teams right now at the

728
00:32:11,400 --> 00:32:14,360
Speaker 1: top of the division and the fourth team in that

729
00:32:14,440 --> 00:32:16,080
Speaker 1: division is sitting there at five and four, and it's

730
00:32:16,120 --> 00:32:18,640
Speaker 1: the New England Patriots. I don't think anybody are counting

731
00:32:18,680 --> 00:32:20,440
Speaker 1: them out of that race here at this point, but

732
00:32:20,600 --> 00:32:23,320
Speaker 1: certainly with the way that their defense has been playing,

733
00:32:23,320 --> 00:32:25,440
Speaker 1: and they get a win this week as well. But

734
00:32:25,520 --> 00:32:28,480
Speaker 1: looking at what Miami and New York and the Jets

735
00:32:28,480 --> 00:32:32,120
Speaker 1: have done in particular, they've won in the division, whereas

736
00:32:32,160 --> 00:32:35,120
Speaker 1: the Bills, who are sitting here at six and two

737
00:32:35,200 --> 00:32:38,440
Speaker 1: right now, are own two in the division with both

738
00:32:38,480 --> 00:32:41,120
Speaker 1: of those losses. Was coming to the Dolphins, uh and

739
00:32:41,160 --> 00:32:43,320
Speaker 1: then to the Jets this past week, and so it

740
00:32:43,400 --> 00:32:45,560
Speaker 1: paints a picture of the Jets and the Dolphins like

741
00:32:45,600 --> 00:32:48,680
Speaker 1: building themselves a little bit of a cushion here. Obviously,

742
00:32:48,680 --> 00:32:50,200
Speaker 1: you got to be able to keep pace. But if

743
00:32:50,200 --> 00:32:52,080
Speaker 1: you come down to a week seventeen, week eight team

744
00:32:52,120 --> 00:32:54,960
Speaker 1: we gate team, when everybody's playing division games, you're gonna

745
00:32:54,960 --> 00:32:57,040
Speaker 1: have yourself a pretty good tiebreaker if things are close

746
00:32:57,480 --> 00:33:00,800
Speaker 1: down the stretch. With the way that you've established winning

747
00:33:00,800 --> 00:33:02,800
Speaker 1: record in the division here early on. Now, there's still

748
00:33:02,840 --> 00:33:05,479
Speaker 1: a lot to play in that division, and I'm certainly

749
00:33:05,480 --> 00:33:08,240
Speaker 1: not counting the Bills out of it, but I just

750
00:33:08,280 --> 00:33:11,400
Speaker 1: think like the bill of the Dolphins and the Jets

751
00:33:11,760 --> 00:33:14,600
Speaker 1: have put themselves in great positions here as we embarked

752
00:33:14,600 --> 00:33:16,880
Speaker 1: in the second part of the season. Just for the Dolphins,

753
00:33:16,920 --> 00:33:18,840
Speaker 1: like they've got a date against the Browns at home,

754
00:33:18,960 --> 00:33:20,960
Speaker 1: then a bye week, and then the Texans coming out

755
00:33:20,960 --> 00:33:23,480
Speaker 1: of the buy like they're sitting pretty right. Yeah, I

756
00:33:23,520 --> 00:33:25,360
Speaker 1: think what we're seeing in the league, I think we're

757
00:33:25,360 --> 00:33:27,640
Speaker 1: seeing a bunch of teams really offer up a master

758
00:33:27,720 --> 00:33:29,840
Speaker 1: class and how to build around the young quarterback. The

759
00:33:29,880 --> 00:33:32,280
Speaker 1: Miami Dolphins should be included in their group. Mike and

760
00:33:32,400 --> 00:33:33,800
Speaker 1: Dame has done a really good job with two. Are

761
00:33:33,800 --> 00:33:36,479
Speaker 1: talking about La not only building him up throughout the

762
00:33:36,480 --> 00:33:39,360
Speaker 1: off season in terms of speaking those sweet nothings into

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00:33:39,400 --> 00:33:40,800
Speaker 1: his ear, let him know that he still is a

764
00:33:40,840 --> 00:33:44,480
Speaker 1: remarkable quarterback. But then what you're seeing from this offense,

765
00:33:44,760 --> 00:33:47,760
Speaker 1: quick rhythm passing game r p o s surrounding him

766
00:33:47,760 --> 00:33:51,480
Speaker 1: with explosive weapons out wide, and two has played the

767
00:33:51,480 --> 00:33:53,920
Speaker 1: game like we saw to play the game at Alabama.

768
00:33:54,120 --> 00:33:56,360
Speaker 1: A distributor, a guy who gets the ball out to

769
00:33:56,400 --> 00:33:59,240
Speaker 1: the weapons, allowed the weapons to go to work. And

770
00:33:59,320 --> 00:34:01,720
Speaker 1: so you may not like to in terms of his

771
00:34:01,800 --> 00:34:04,240
Speaker 1: individual talents and say that he's not a top five

772
00:34:04,400 --> 00:34:06,760
Speaker 1: or top ten guy, but when you look at the

773
00:34:06,840 --> 00:34:10,120
Speaker 1: numbers and the production of this office under his direction,

774
00:34:10,440 --> 00:34:13,960
Speaker 1: it's hard to deny him entrance into that top ten category.

775
00:34:14,000 --> 00:34:15,880
Speaker 1: The guy is killing it and he's doing it at

776
00:34:15,880 --> 00:34:19,040
Speaker 1: an efficient level, which is why this office is a

777
00:34:19,160 --> 00:34:22,240
Speaker 1: nightmare to defend when he's the appointment, No doubt, another

778
00:34:22,520 --> 00:34:24,400
Speaker 1: quarterbacking team that are killing it right now when you

779
00:34:24,400 --> 00:34:26,600
Speaker 1: look at the Minnesota Vikings, what they're doing with Kirk

780
00:34:26,640 --> 00:34:29,799
Speaker 1: Cousins has been impressive, bucking. As much as we give

781
00:34:29,880 --> 00:34:31,680
Speaker 1: Cousins credit for the way that he's playing, I think

782
00:34:31,680 --> 00:34:33,359
Speaker 1: you gotta go right back to the head coach there

783
00:34:33,400 --> 00:34:36,080
Speaker 1: and Kevin O'Connell on job he's doing. Look, man, here's

784
00:34:36,080 --> 00:34:39,160
Speaker 1: the funny thing. Kevin O'Connell, the same Kevin O'Connell who

785
00:34:39,200 --> 00:34:41,239
Speaker 1: was on the Nike Football fields with me doing a

786
00:34:41,360 --> 00:34:45,799
Speaker 1: Leader Levin back in ten, is now emerged as one

787
00:34:45,800 --> 00:34:48,320
Speaker 1: of the best head coaches in the National Football League.

788
00:34:48,400 --> 00:34:50,760
Speaker 1: To me is remarkable. But the thing that is remarkable

789
00:34:50,760 --> 00:34:54,359
Speaker 1: about the job that O'Connell has done, he's unlocked the

790
00:34:54,400 --> 00:34:57,880
Speaker 1: talents and potential of their best players. Justin Jefferson gets

791
00:34:57,880 --> 00:35:00,359
Speaker 1: the ball because he's the number one receiver, he gets

792
00:35:00,360 --> 00:35:03,160
Speaker 1: it in the sweet spot. Adam Feeling is a compident receiver,

793
00:35:03,360 --> 00:35:05,640
Speaker 1: he still gets it in this week spot. They never

794
00:35:06,000 --> 00:35:08,680
Speaker 1: neglect the running game because Dalvin Cook is always a

795
00:35:08,760 --> 00:35:12,239
Speaker 1: part of the plan. And then the quarterback Kirk Cousins.

796
00:35:12,280 --> 00:35:15,440
Speaker 1: By numbers, it doesn't look like he's playing at what,

797
00:35:15,640 --> 00:35:18,080
Speaker 1: let's say a level, but when they need him to

798
00:35:18,120 --> 00:35:20,799
Speaker 1: make plays, he makes plays. And part of that is

799
00:35:20,800 --> 00:35:24,120
Speaker 1: because Kevin O'Connell believes in him. He builds him up

800
00:35:24,200 --> 00:35:27,279
Speaker 1: rather than tears him down, and this team has responded

801
00:35:27,440 --> 00:35:30,000
Speaker 1: to his style. Look, he's a much better coach and

802
00:35:30,040 --> 00:35:32,680
Speaker 1: I think anybody could imagine in his first year and

803
00:35:32,719 --> 00:35:34,840
Speaker 1: the Minnesota Vikings are not only running away from the

804
00:35:34,920 --> 00:35:38,400
Speaker 1: NFC North, but they're positioning themselves to make a legitimate

805
00:35:38,480 --> 00:35:40,759
Speaker 1: run at the Super Bowl. I don't know if even

806
00:35:40,800 --> 00:35:43,839
Speaker 1: the most optimistic Vikings fan could have predicted that for

807
00:35:43,880 --> 00:35:45,960
Speaker 1: this team Prior to the season. The rule and everybody

808
00:35:45,960 --> 00:35:48,160
Speaker 1: gave Nick Sirianni a bunch of a bunch of trouble

809
00:35:48,239 --> 00:35:51,839
Speaker 1: for a bunch of criticism for the way he described

810
00:35:51,880 --> 00:35:55,000
Speaker 1: how he was going to attack uh with with offense

811
00:35:55,239 --> 00:35:58,040
Speaker 1: in his scheme and that introductory press conference is gonna

812
00:35:58,040 --> 00:36:00,160
Speaker 1: be easy for us to learn, gonna be difficul goal

813
00:36:00,200 --> 00:36:02,959
Speaker 1: for the defenses to decipher. I mean like you gotta

814
00:36:03,000 --> 00:36:05,560
Speaker 1: feel like that's how Kevin O'Connell and the Vikings field

815
00:36:05,560 --> 00:36:09,200
Speaker 1: for for t J Hockenson just days into his tenure

816
00:36:09,200 --> 00:36:11,720
Speaker 1: with the Minnesota Vikings to play fifty nine and sixty

817
00:36:11,719 --> 00:36:15,640
Speaker 1: five snapsh tight end and pretty dang impressive. And then

818
00:36:15,760 --> 00:36:19,000
Speaker 1: how about this proficiency and nine targets, caught nine balls

819
00:36:19,040 --> 00:36:22,680
Speaker 1: for seventy yards, And how about this trust first third

820
00:36:22,760 --> 00:36:26,560
Speaker 1: down of the game, Kirk Cousins passes up an easy

821
00:36:26,680 --> 00:36:29,160
Speaker 1: quick completion to Adam Feeling that would have been a

822
00:36:29,160 --> 00:36:32,000
Speaker 1: first down, it was like third and six, but instead

823
00:36:32,320 --> 00:36:35,000
Speaker 1: chooses to push it down the field to Hockinson on

824
00:36:35,080 --> 00:36:37,719
Speaker 1: a deep dig in the second level. Uh there in

825
00:36:37,760 --> 00:36:38,960
Speaker 1: the middle of the field. And that was a huge

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00:36:39,040 --> 00:36:40,480
Speaker 1: chunk play. And it kind of was like, all right,

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00:36:40,560 --> 00:36:42,919
Speaker 1: I'm gonna get t J the ball and I'm gonna

828
00:36:43,000 --> 00:36:44,880
Speaker 1: keep feeding him the football because he's gonna be a

829
00:36:44,920 --> 00:36:46,759
Speaker 1: weapon force in the past game and he is down

830
00:36:46,800 --> 00:36:50,000
Speaker 1: the seams in the middle, second level at intermediate passing game,

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00:36:50,160 --> 00:36:54,359
Speaker 1: he was just phenomenal for the Vikings in this game. Um.

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00:36:55,160 --> 00:36:57,360
Speaker 1: You know, I just remember he was one of my

833
00:36:57,400 --> 00:36:59,080
Speaker 1: favorite players like coming out of the draft, coming out

834
00:36:59,080 --> 00:37:01,080
Speaker 1: of Iowa. Hasn't been as dominant in the run game,

835
00:37:01,320 --> 00:37:03,319
Speaker 1: um as I thought he was gonna be based on

836
00:37:03,360 --> 00:37:05,600
Speaker 1: what we saw on his tape at Iowa. But man,

837
00:37:05,719 --> 00:37:09,120
Speaker 1: he gives the Vikings a real weapon in the middle

838
00:37:09,160 --> 00:37:11,960
Speaker 1: of the field and an explosive player at the tight

839
00:37:12,040 --> 00:37:14,040
Speaker 1: end position, which we just I mean, we haven't seen

840
00:37:14,080 --> 00:37:17,839
Speaker 1: in years there in Minnesota, no doubt. Nice nice move,

841
00:37:17,880 --> 00:37:20,359
Speaker 1: Their aggressive trade inside the division so far paying off

842
00:37:20,360 --> 00:37:22,000
Speaker 1: for him. I'll just tag it real quick with the

843
00:37:22,000 --> 00:37:23,759
Speaker 1: Neil Hunter guys. I feel like he's another one of

844
00:37:23,760 --> 00:37:26,360
Speaker 1: those players who's been heard he's missed time over the

845
00:37:26,440 --> 00:37:28,160
Speaker 1: last couple of years, but when he's out on the field,

846
00:37:28,200 --> 00:37:30,759
Speaker 1: he's a true difference maker. Um. And when you watch

847
00:37:30,840 --> 00:37:33,600
Speaker 1: the past thrush video in this game, look he has

848
00:37:33,719 --> 00:37:35,239
Speaker 1: he has wins. He does it in different ways. He's

849
00:37:35,320 --> 00:37:36,920
Speaker 1: kind of slippery on the edge. We know what he does.

850
00:37:37,000 --> 00:37:39,040
Speaker 1: He gets the top of his rush. He's got some

851
00:37:39,200 --> 00:37:42,160
Speaker 1: funky like jump rip move that he's using right now

852
00:37:42,239 --> 00:37:45,680
Speaker 1: where he's literally leaving his feet and somehow he's able

853
00:37:45,680 --> 00:37:47,640
Speaker 1: to get skinny and get around the edge with a

854
00:37:47,640 --> 00:37:50,239
Speaker 1: little rip move. It is unique. It's not even kind

855
00:37:50,239 --> 00:37:52,399
Speaker 1: of that eurostep move that you see guys. Use He's

856
00:37:52,440 --> 00:37:54,279
Speaker 1: literally jumping up in the air. He's up in the

857
00:37:54,280 --> 00:37:56,319
Speaker 1: air a couple of feet. It's it is bizarre. It

858
00:37:56,400 --> 00:37:58,960
Speaker 1: is unique, but it is working. So hat tip there

859
00:37:59,120 --> 00:38:01,680
Speaker 1: to Daanil Hunters playing at a high level getting after

860
00:38:01,680 --> 00:38:04,399
Speaker 1: the quarterback in that game. We're gonna take quick break, guys.

861
00:38:04,400 --> 00:38:05,960
Speaker 1: We're gonna touch on the games Bucky and I were

862
00:38:06,000 --> 00:38:07,920
Speaker 1: at yesterday live. We're also gonna hit on some of

863
00:38:07,960 --> 00:38:09,640
Speaker 1: the other games we haven't hit on yet. Little rapid

864
00:38:09,719 --> 00:38:16,239
Speaker 1: fire action right after this all, let's jump into some

865
00:38:16,280 --> 00:38:18,359
Speaker 1: of these other games here that we haven't touched on yet.

866
00:38:18,400 --> 00:38:20,239
Speaker 1: And let's start with the games that we were at

867
00:38:20,320 --> 00:38:23,839
Speaker 1: buck first year up here. Raiders Jags. This was a

868
00:38:23,880 --> 00:38:25,960
Speaker 1: big win for the team you call games for the

869
00:38:26,080 --> 00:38:28,720
Speaker 1: Jacksonvill Jaguars. They knock off the Raiders seven to twenty.

870
00:38:28,760 --> 00:38:31,800
Speaker 1: What was your takeaway? Yeah, big win for the Jacksonville Jaguars,

871
00:38:31,800 --> 00:38:34,520
Speaker 1: coming back from seventeen down to win the game. You

872
00:38:34,600 --> 00:38:37,879
Speaker 1: saw Travis Sittienne take another big step as he kind

873
00:38:37,920 --> 00:38:39,840
Speaker 1: of makes his mark as a top running back in

874
00:38:39,840 --> 00:38:41,959
Speaker 1: this league, and then Trevor Lawrence was able to play

875
00:38:42,000 --> 00:38:44,239
Speaker 1: off of him. I think the big takeaway coming out

876
00:38:44,239 --> 00:38:46,759
Speaker 1: of this game, though, is the falling apart of the

877
00:38:46,840 --> 00:38:49,200
Speaker 1: Las Vegas Raiders in key moments. This is a team

878
00:38:49,239 --> 00:38:51,960
Speaker 1: that jumped out to a seventeen oh lead, largely due

879
00:38:52,000 --> 00:38:55,120
Speaker 1: to the fact that Davante Adams was unguardable for most

880
00:38:55,120 --> 00:38:56,880
Speaker 1: of the first half. No one can stop. He had

881
00:38:56,880 --> 00:38:59,640
Speaker 1: over a hundred yards at the break, was doing whatever

882
00:38:59,760 --> 00:39:02,160
Speaker 1: he wanted to do. And the second halfter Raiders got

883
00:39:02,200 --> 00:39:03,960
Speaker 1: away from that. They tried to drain the clock a

884
00:39:04,000 --> 00:39:06,359
Speaker 1: little bit, went back to Josh Jacobs, and they just

885
00:39:06,400 --> 00:39:10,239
Speaker 1: couldn't find that connection with Davante Adams. He expressed his

886
00:39:10,280 --> 00:39:13,440
Speaker 1: frustration after the game about the game plan, and so

887
00:39:13,520 --> 00:39:15,920
Speaker 1: now I'm looking at this Raiders team saying that to

888
00:39:16,000 --> 00:39:19,360
Speaker 1: on six after going to a playoffs a season ago,

889
00:39:19,719 --> 00:39:21,919
Speaker 1: how did they get back on tray? How did Josh

890
00:39:22,000 --> 00:39:24,680
Speaker 1: mcdanie just continue to sell the message to the team

891
00:39:24,719 --> 00:39:27,680
Speaker 1: that the things that we're doing under me, they're going

892
00:39:27,719 --> 00:39:29,800
Speaker 1: to work. When this team had a lot of success

893
00:39:29,880 --> 00:39:32,279
Speaker 1: last year. I think the head coach is in a

894
00:39:32,400 --> 00:39:36,239
Speaker 1: very very difficult situation. He has to convince this team

895
00:39:36,280 --> 00:39:39,440
Speaker 1: that he has the answers, and the team is looking like, well,

896
00:39:39,480 --> 00:39:41,279
Speaker 1: I don't know, because we're losing this year, we were

897
00:39:41,320 --> 00:39:43,719
Speaker 1: winning last year. How does that come together. It's something

898
00:39:43,719 --> 00:39:45,319
Speaker 1: to keep an eye on. Yeah, and I went back

899
00:39:45,360 --> 00:39:46,839
Speaker 1: and just watch the second half. I want to watch

900
00:39:46,920 --> 00:39:49,120
Speaker 1: second half Raiders offense to see what the issue is.

901
00:39:49,239 --> 00:39:50,759
Speaker 1: Let me give me some of the third downs here,

902
00:39:50,800 --> 00:39:53,600
Speaker 1: third and eleven, third, nine, third and ten, third and seven,

903
00:39:53,680 --> 00:39:56,680
Speaker 1: third and ten. They were trying to run the football,

904
00:39:56,760 --> 00:39:58,399
Speaker 1: Like you said, Buck, It's almost like they were trying

905
00:39:58,400 --> 00:39:59,759
Speaker 1: to put the game away on the ground. But they

906
00:40:00,080 --> 00:40:03,319
Speaker 1: putting themselves an awful third down situations. And like a

907
00:40:03,360 --> 00:40:05,560
Speaker 1: lot of teams we've talked about today, reet their offensive

908
00:40:05,560 --> 00:40:07,480
Speaker 1: line and good enough to hold up. There were a

909
00:40:07,520 --> 00:40:10,839
Speaker 1: lot of five man rushes where they've got numbers they

910
00:40:10,840 --> 00:40:13,719
Speaker 1: should match up with the math, but the Jags were

911
00:40:13,760 --> 00:40:16,759
Speaker 1: repeatedly getting clean run throughs. The communication was not good

912
00:40:16,840 --> 00:40:19,520
Speaker 1: up front, and that impacted Derek Carr and his ability

913
00:40:19,560 --> 00:40:21,600
Speaker 1: to convert these third downs. They were third and forever

914
00:40:21,640 --> 00:40:24,000
Speaker 1: the whole second half. That just did them in, right. Yeah,

915
00:40:24,040 --> 00:40:26,040
Speaker 1: and I went back and watched Alton passes to the

916
00:40:26,200 --> 00:40:29,440
Speaker 1: entire game, and look, I have zero issue with Davante

917
00:40:29,520 --> 00:40:33,040
Speaker 1: Adams getting targeted seventeen times. Let's be clear about that.

918
00:40:33,160 --> 00:40:36,040
Speaker 1: And and clearly in that first half he was very

919
00:40:36,080 --> 00:40:39,239
Speaker 1: deserving of those targets and made the most of them.

920
00:40:40,080 --> 00:40:43,640
Speaker 1: Hunter Renfro needs more than four, He's more than four targets.

921
00:40:43,719 --> 00:40:46,720
Speaker 1: And I will say that Derek Carr's credit, um and

922
00:40:46,719 --> 00:40:48,399
Speaker 1: and to Hunter Renfro, he was open on a couple

923
00:40:48,440 --> 00:40:50,440
Speaker 1: of them, but again a lot of them that they

924
00:40:50,440 --> 00:40:52,560
Speaker 1: were open goes back to your point, DJ. I mean,

925
00:40:52,760 --> 00:40:54,719
Speaker 1: Derek Carr's getting flushed out of the pocket, or he's

926
00:40:54,719 --> 00:40:56,360
Speaker 1: getting sacked, or he's just got to get rid of

927
00:40:56,400 --> 00:41:00,320
Speaker 1: the ball faster than uh than was required to find

928
00:41:00,520 --> 00:41:03,239
Speaker 1: Hunter Renfro and some of those routes. But um, I

929
00:41:03,320 --> 00:41:05,359
Speaker 1: just you know, I feel like he's one of those

930
00:41:05,360 --> 00:41:07,640
Speaker 1: guys and has one of those skill sets that when

931
00:41:07,640 --> 00:41:10,320
Speaker 1: your offense is struggling and when the run game is

932
00:41:10,360 --> 00:41:12,359
Speaker 1: putting you behind the sticks, that he's one of those

933
00:41:12,360 --> 00:41:14,440
Speaker 1: guys that can get you back on schedule with those

934
00:41:14,480 --> 00:41:16,040
Speaker 1: types of routes that he can run in the middle

935
00:41:16,080 --> 00:41:18,800
Speaker 1: of the field. However, the Jaguars bucket. I'm sure you

936
00:41:18,880 --> 00:41:20,719
Speaker 1: kind of noticed this too, Like they were on a

937
00:41:20,719 --> 00:41:22,200
Speaker 1: lot of Cover one, right, They'll run a lot of

938
00:41:22,200 --> 00:41:24,400
Speaker 1: man coverage throughout the course of the season. One or

939
00:41:24,440 --> 00:41:26,920
Speaker 1: three they were in like four snaps a Cover one

940
00:41:26,920 --> 00:41:28,800
Speaker 1: in this game. Obviously, you don't want to get Davante

941
00:41:28,880 --> 00:41:30,799
Speaker 1: Adams one on one too much because he's gonna win

942
00:41:30,840 --> 00:41:34,720
Speaker 1: the majority of those matchup. But that also doesn't benefit Hunter. Renfro,

943
00:41:34,840 --> 00:41:38,360
Speaker 1: who can beat you and create separation in man coverage

944
00:41:38,360 --> 00:41:40,759
Speaker 1: on those slot corners are on those linebackers that have

945
00:41:40,840 --> 00:41:43,080
Speaker 1: to scoot out against him, and so he's trying to

946
00:41:43,120 --> 00:41:45,279
Speaker 1: find his way in through some of those zones. And

947
00:41:45,280 --> 00:41:48,279
Speaker 1: while that may take a couple of extra beats, then

948
00:41:48,320 --> 00:41:50,520
Speaker 1: the pass rush is getting to the Derek Barr and

949
00:41:50,560 --> 00:41:53,319
Speaker 1: so I feel like it all gets tied together both

950
00:41:53,360 --> 00:41:55,880
Speaker 1: from you know, strategy of the Jaguars had their ability

951
00:41:55,880 --> 00:41:58,400
Speaker 1: to execute in the pass rush, and then just you know,

952
00:41:58,440 --> 00:42:00,719
Speaker 1: a lack of trying to find a way to get

953
00:42:00,719 --> 00:42:03,640
Speaker 1: the ball to a player like Rentfro, who for the

954
00:42:03,680 --> 00:42:06,680
Speaker 1: last couple of years has generated a quarterback rating over

955
00:42:06,719 --> 00:42:10,000
Speaker 1: a hundred. For Derek Carr when he is targeted right now.

956
00:42:10,440 --> 00:42:15,200
Speaker 1: It's like sixty Derek Car's quarterback rating with targeting hunter Renfro. So, um,

957
00:42:15,239 --> 00:42:17,480
Speaker 1: you know, no problem with Davante Adams getting a ball,

958
00:42:17,560 --> 00:42:19,719
Speaker 1: but gott to spread it around just a little bit more. Yeah,

959
00:42:19,840 --> 00:42:22,719
Speaker 1: it's funny. Good observation read. Because the Jaguars did make

960
00:42:22,719 --> 00:42:25,520
Speaker 1: a change. They went to more of a zone based scheme. Uh.

961
00:42:25,560 --> 00:42:27,279
Speaker 1: They were tired of seeing the ball flare over the head.

962
00:42:27,320 --> 00:42:29,279
Speaker 1: They played more matchup zone, keep the ball in front,

963
00:42:29,360 --> 00:42:31,839
Speaker 1: rally and tackle. See if they could slow teams down

964
00:42:31,880 --> 00:42:33,560
Speaker 1: in the red zone and make them kick field goals.

965
00:42:33,560 --> 00:42:36,239
Speaker 1: And so what you saw was a very astute observation.

966
00:42:36,719 --> 00:42:39,480
Speaker 1: They were willing to concede all the underneath stuff. But

967
00:42:39,520 --> 00:42:41,960
Speaker 1: I feel like Derek Carr got a little greedy locked

968
00:42:41,920 --> 00:42:44,640
Speaker 1: down on seventeen and didn't fully stretched his own by

969
00:42:44,680 --> 00:42:47,120
Speaker 1: utilizing some of the other weapons that the Raiders had available.

970
00:42:47,120 --> 00:42:48,680
Speaker 1: All right, guys, let's keep it moving here. I'll go

971
00:42:48,719 --> 00:42:50,799
Speaker 1: to the game. I was at Chargers at Falcons. They

972
00:42:50,800 --> 00:42:53,840
Speaker 1: win on a last second field goal. They're the Chargers

973
00:42:53,880 --> 00:42:56,520
Speaker 1: do with their third kicker that they've had, Uh this year,

974
00:42:56,600 --> 00:42:59,279
Speaker 1: Dicker the kicker nails at his second game winner and

975
00:42:59,280 --> 00:43:01,800
Speaker 1: a unique story there with him. Uh one game with

976
00:43:01,840 --> 00:43:04,920
Speaker 1: the Eagles kicks a game winner one game which but

977
00:43:05,000 --> 00:43:07,960
Speaker 1: my takeaway on yeah, not not bad. My takeaway on

978
00:43:07,960 --> 00:43:11,000
Speaker 1: this one, Rhett, was Herbert's aggressiveness. I thought the bye

979
00:43:11,000 --> 00:43:13,960
Speaker 1: week again, another week removed from that rib cartilage injury.

980
00:43:14,239 --> 00:43:15,960
Speaker 1: I thought you saw him move around a little bit more.

981
00:43:15,960 --> 00:43:17,440
Speaker 1: But more than anything else, I thought you saw him

982
00:43:17,440 --> 00:43:20,319
Speaker 1: push the ball vertically. Not all of them were connected. Um,

983
00:43:20,360 --> 00:43:22,200
Speaker 1: you don't have Mike Williams, you don't have Keenan Allen.

984
00:43:22,200 --> 00:43:24,759
Speaker 1: There's gonna be some issues there. But I thought just

985
00:43:25,080 --> 00:43:28,560
Speaker 1: stretching the field, this seam ball to Palmer was a

986
00:43:28,600 --> 00:43:31,640
Speaker 1: big time throw. I thought you saw that aggressive gene

987
00:43:31,680 --> 00:43:33,560
Speaker 1: that maybe had been missing a little bit the last

988
00:43:33,560 --> 00:43:35,359
Speaker 1: few weeks. I thought it came back. And I think

989
00:43:35,400 --> 00:43:37,839
Speaker 1: that's a great sign for the Chargers in their offense. Right,

990
00:43:38,000 --> 00:43:40,760
Speaker 1: I agree with you. And that interception for for Herbert,

991
00:43:40,760 --> 00:43:42,759
Speaker 1: I mean bounce right off the hands of Josh Balmber, Right.

992
00:43:42,760 --> 00:43:45,120
Speaker 1: I mean, so it was a pretty clean game, uh,

993
00:43:45,160 --> 00:43:47,520
Speaker 1: you know, for justin Herbert in that respect, and uh

994
00:43:47,880 --> 00:43:49,560
Speaker 1: for the Falcons, I mean they were in this thing, right,

995
00:43:49,600 --> 00:43:52,520
Speaker 1: I mean, big defensive lineman doesn't fumble that football out

996
00:43:52,520 --> 00:43:54,759
Speaker 1: of nowhere and like maybe it's the Falcons going in

997
00:43:54,760 --> 00:43:57,399
Speaker 1: to kick a game winner. Um, just with the kind

998
00:43:57,400 --> 00:43:59,440
Speaker 1: of a crazy way that that thing turned around at

999
00:43:59,480 --> 00:44:01,359
Speaker 1: the end with the Chargers getting it back and then

1000
00:44:01,400 --> 00:44:03,719
Speaker 1: getting back into field goal range themselves. But here's the

1001
00:44:03,719 --> 00:44:06,440
Speaker 1: thing I'll say about Atlanta's the way they run the

1002
00:44:06,440 --> 00:44:09,680
Speaker 1: football and the way that Arthur Smith is committed to it.

1003
00:44:09,680 --> 00:44:11,800
Speaker 1: It keeps them in football games like they are competitive.

1004
00:44:11,840 --> 00:44:13,319
Speaker 1: Now if they get down early, then it's a bit

1005
00:44:13,360 --> 00:44:14,960
Speaker 1: of an issue, right and you know you don't see

1006
00:44:15,000 --> 00:44:18,560
Speaker 1: that ability to come back uh as as as much

1007
00:44:18,600 --> 00:44:20,600
Speaker 1: as they would like. But man, that run game with

1008
00:44:20,640 --> 00:44:24,239
Speaker 1: cor Darrel Patterson an Algier, that that's gonna be a

1009
00:44:24,280 --> 00:44:26,600
Speaker 1: force here moving forward. As long as they can stay

1010
00:44:26,600 --> 00:44:29,200
Speaker 1: ahead of the chains and not get too far behind. Um,

1011
00:44:29,239 --> 00:44:31,520
Speaker 1: they're gonna be competitive in football games, and they're gonna

1012
00:44:31,520 --> 00:44:33,880
Speaker 1: be dangerous down the stretch, especially if you find themselves

1013
00:44:33,960 --> 00:44:36,359
Speaker 1: getting If you find the Falcons getting a lead late,

1014
00:44:36,800 --> 00:44:38,440
Speaker 1: they're one of those teams that, unlike what we saw

1015
00:44:38,480 --> 00:44:40,160
Speaker 1: in that Rams Bucks game, they are not going to

1016
00:44:40,239 --> 00:44:42,160
Speaker 1: give you the ball back. Yeah no, then I go

1017
00:44:42,320 --> 00:44:44,399
Speaker 1: give it back and you know they're a tough team,

1018
00:44:44,440 --> 00:44:46,200
Speaker 1: and I think what we're seeing are more teams leaning

1019
00:44:46,200 --> 00:44:47,920
Speaker 1: into the running game to two bag running game in

1020
00:44:47,920 --> 00:44:50,800
Speaker 1: particularly because it is an advantage against the smaller defenses.

1021
00:44:50,840 --> 00:44:53,600
Speaker 1: And so that brings me to, uh, the Chargers and

1022
00:44:53,640 --> 00:44:55,440
Speaker 1: what I worry about the Charges going forward. We can

1023
00:44:55,480 --> 00:44:57,600
Speaker 1: talk about the talent that they have, but I worry

1024
00:44:57,640 --> 00:45:00,480
Speaker 1: about this team having to take on physical co teams.

1025
00:45:00,520 --> 00:45:03,080
Speaker 1: They want to play rockham sock'm robot football. I mean

1026
00:45:03,160 --> 00:45:04,840
Speaker 1: they want to line up, put the ball down, have

1027
00:45:04,880 --> 00:45:07,200
Speaker 1: a nine O seven drill for sixty minutes, and see

1028
00:45:07,239 --> 00:45:11,040
Speaker 1: who's the tougher team. The Charges have the talent, I'll

1029
00:45:11,040 --> 00:45:13,560
Speaker 1: worry about the toughness, and I'll worry about that toughness

1030
00:45:13,640 --> 00:45:15,960
Speaker 1: being pressed upon when you have to deal with the

1031
00:45:16,040 --> 00:45:18,360
Speaker 1: running game. Are they tough enough to defend some of

1032
00:45:18,400 --> 00:45:20,680
Speaker 1: the hard hitting runs that some of these old school

1033
00:45:20,680 --> 00:45:23,920
Speaker 1: power based teams would throw at them, Because that's going

1034
00:45:23,960 --> 00:45:26,000
Speaker 1: to be the question that they have to answer if

1035
00:45:26,040 --> 00:45:28,560
Speaker 1: this team is going to be not only a playoff team,

1036
00:45:28,680 --> 00:45:30,600
Speaker 1: but a team that makes a serious run to be

1037
00:45:30,640 --> 00:45:33,319
Speaker 1: a title contender in the a f C. Yeah, one

1038
00:45:33,320 --> 00:45:35,040
Speaker 1: thing about that, and they gave up a ton of yards.

1039
00:45:35,080 --> 00:45:37,120
Speaker 1: But I thought that brandons Daily did make an adjustment

1040
00:45:37,120 --> 00:45:39,920
Speaker 1: in this game. Normally he plays with three three bigs right,

1041
00:45:39,960 --> 00:45:43,400
Speaker 1: three down lineman, two outside linebackers, which without Bosa has

1042
00:45:43,440 --> 00:45:45,920
Speaker 1: been Vanoy and Khalil Mack. And this game they ended

1043
00:45:46,000 --> 00:45:48,680
Speaker 1: up switching to four bigs, so you really got four

1044
00:45:48,760 --> 00:45:51,960
Speaker 1: defensive tackles with their hands down. You've got Khalil Max

1045
00:45:52,080 --> 00:45:54,279
Speaker 1: standing up, so there's your five man front. And then

1046
00:45:54,360 --> 00:45:57,000
Speaker 1: Derwin James was kind of as that big nickel who

1047
00:45:57,040 --> 00:45:59,080
Speaker 1: can add into the numbers there, so they kind of

1048
00:45:59,160 --> 00:46:01,399
Speaker 1: change that front. They got bigger bodies in there. You've

1049
00:46:01,400 --> 00:46:03,799
Speaker 1: got a bigger nickel, you've got you swap out an

1050
00:46:03,920 --> 00:46:06,440
Speaker 1: edge player for another defensive tackle. I thought they had

1051
00:46:06,480 --> 00:46:07,880
Speaker 1: a better job of building a little bit of a

1052
00:46:07,880 --> 00:46:09,839
Speaker 1: wall there. So that was an adjustment. We'll see if

1053
00:46:09,840 --> 00:46:12,520
Speaker 1: they make that going forward. They play the forty Niners

1054
00:46:12,520 --> 00:46:15,160
Speaker 1: on Sunday Night this next week, another challenge there for

1055
00:46:15,200 --> 00:46:16,759
Speaker 1: them against the run. We'll see what they can do.

1056
00:46:17,120 --> 00:46:19,880
Speaker 1: Let's go Seahawks Cardinals. Rhet what you see in this

1057
00:46:19,920 --> 00:46:23,280
Speaker 1: one just rookies again making plays all over the place

1058
00:46:23,480 --> 00:46:25,400
Speaker 1: for the Seahawks. I mean, if you've seen this, this

1059
00:46:25,520 --> 00:46:28,719
Speaker 1: smile on John Schneider's face after the game. I mean,

1060
00:46:28,960 --> 00:46:31,880
Speaker 1: you'd understand why. I mean, with the the additions that

1061
00:46:31,960 --> 00:46:33,719
Speaker 1: they made in the off season, both in the draft

1062
00:46:33,760 --> 00:46:35,560
Speaker 1: and through free agency. I feel like we're a broken

1063
00:46:35,560 --> 00:46:38,200
Speaker 1: record every week. But again, you just see these guys

1064
00:46:38,239 --> 00:46:41,920
Speaker 1: Flash Woolen Bryan not to mention, you're starting two rookie tackles.

1065
00:46:42,440 --> 00:46:44,799
Speaker 1: You get two rookie tackles in the first three rounds

1066
00:46:44,800 --> 00:46:47,080
Speaker 1: of the draft, and they are starting and playing every snap.

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Speaker 1: And then you've got the rookie of the year carrying

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Speaker 1: the rock for you and Kenneth Walker. It's just so impressive,

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Speaker 1: and it just it feels like this is why Russell

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Speaker 1: Wilson is no longer there. You got caught up in

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00:46:59,480 --> 00:47:01,520
Speaker 1: too much of the let Russ cook and let's get

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Speaker 1: back to the blueprint that made us consistently super Bowl contenders.

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Speaker 1: You know, back in the earlier part of the twenty pens, right,

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Speaker 1: and it was great defense, and it was run game,

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Speaker 1: and it was a physical mindset. And you just see

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Speaker 1: that now with the Seahawks, and it's just so clear, right,

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Speaker 1: And you mean, you go back and then there's like

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Speaker 1: that it's not just the physicality. It's the tough mindedness too.

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Speaker 1: In the mental game, you had the pick six that

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Speaker 1: Gino Smith threw was a great play by Zavon Collins

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00:47:25,160 --> 00:47:27,520
Speaker 1: to the Cardinals, and then they come back and they

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00:47:27,560 --> 00:47:30,279
Speaker 1: score touchdowns on their next three possessions, like you just

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00:47:30,600 --> 00:47:33,560
Speaker 1: you flushed that thing. And again the doubters starting to

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00:47:33,560 --> 00:47:36,040
Speaker 1: write Geno off after the pick six. You know the

1085
00:47:36,040 --> 00:47:38,319
Speaker 1: whole stories he said in week one, he didn't right

1086
00:47:38,360 --> 00:47:40,239
Speaker 1: back and he just kept putting his head down and

1087
00:47:40,320 --> 00:47:43,120
Speaker 1: kept playing, playing, playing, handed it off the K nine

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00:47:43,480 --> 00:47:45,799
Speaker 1: and this team, man, they just they have solutions and

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00:47:45,800 --> 00:47:48,600
Speaker 1: they have a great core that they're developing. Um, no doubt.

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Speaker 1: That's it's been fun to watch John Schneider's rookie class

1091
00:47:51,320 --> 00:47:53,359
Speaker 1: just continue to make plays each and every week. Buck.

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Speaker 1: Yesterday was was a Bengals win. They got after the Panthers,

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00:47:56,480 --> 00:47:58,160
Speaker 1: and man, it was a Joe mix And I think

1094
00:47:58,160 --> 00:48:00,160
Speaker 1: we've all been wondering where the heck this guy's been. Well,

1095
00:48:00,160 --> 00:48:01,600
Speaker 1: he showed up in a big way in this one.

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Speaker 1: He showed have been a big way. And I think

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Speaker 1: the Bengals had to go to Joe mixing because without

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Speaker 1: Jamar Chase, the offense needed to get back to the identity,

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Speaker 1: and if they're smart, I think they continue to use

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Speaker 1: this as the focal point of their offense because it

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00:48:14,200 --> 00:48:17,799
Speaker 1: makes everything easier for everybody else. Joe Mixon had over

1102
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Speaker 1: two hundred scrimmage yards, had five total touchdowns, kind of

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00:48:21,480 --> 00:48:25,080
Speaker 1: reminded us why he was so special as a playmaker,

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Speaker 1: and so as the Bengals lean into Joe Mixing kind

1105
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Speaker 1: of being the straw that stirs to drink. I think

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Speaker 1: when Jamar Chase comes back, it could open up the

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00:48:33,680 --> 00:48:35,719
Speaker 1: field for him because if you have to defend the

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00:48:35,800 --> 00:48:38,320
Speaker 1: running game more and you can't commit the double teams

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00:48:38,360 --> 00:48:42,240
Speaker 1: to either Chase or Boyd or Higgins, now Joe Burrow

1110
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Speaker 1: is able to have fun throwing the ball over the

1111
00:48:44,600 --> 00:48:47,120
Speaker 1: top of the defense because the defense is now worried

1112
00:48:47,160 --> 00:48:50,520
Speaker 1: about Joe Mixing making hey on the ground. Yeah, but

1113
00:48:50,640 --> 00:48:53,360
Speaker 1: no doubt. It's h It's good to see young players

1114
00:48:53,360 --> 00:48:55,560
Speaker 1: like you mentioned a rat with Seattle doing their thing,

1115
00:48:55,600 --> 00:48:58,279
Speaker 1: and it's it's also good to see Joe Mixon. Those

1116
00:48:58,280 --> 00:49:00,200
Speaker 1: type of players remind us of who they are and

1117
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Speaker 1: what they're capable of, which we saw in that game.

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Speaker 1: I want to finish it up here. The last game

1119
00:49:04,000 --> 00:49:06,120
Speaker 1: and talk about some other young players, and that's the

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Speaker 1: Detroit Lions. Good day for their rookies. Adan Hutchinson had

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Speaker 1: a pick, which was nice to see. Malcolm Rodriguez has

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Speaker 1: continued to kind of be a tackle collector there as

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Speaker 1: a linebacker, but this was the Kirby Joseph game, getting

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Speaker 1: his hands on a couple of footballs. He was a

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Speaker 1: third round pick out of Illinois, who was somebody when

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Speaker 1: I go back through guys and look at my notes

1127
00:49:25,120 --> 00:49:28,680
Speaker 1: on Kirby Senior Bowl five interceptions last year. Big time

1128
00:49:28,760 --> 00:49:30,960
Speaker 1: range from the middle of the field, He's got anticipation.

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00:49:31,360 --> 00:49:34,040
Speaker 1: He flashes some big hits. He had a hamstring so

1130
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Speaker 1: didn't run a ford. He thought that might impacted his

1131
00:49:35,920 --> 00:49:37,839
Speaker 1: draft a little bit. His draft has a little bit.

1132
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Speaker 1: There's there's times when he gets crushed in the run game.

1133
00:49:39,960 --> 00:49:42,000
Speaker 1: But big time range, big time ball skills and it

1134
00:49:42,040 --> 00:49:44,719
Speaker 1: was on display against the Green Bay Packers. So a

1135
00:49:44,760 --> 00:49:47,759
Speaker 1: good win for the Detroit Lions, a great day for

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Speaker 1: a trio of their young rookies. So good to see

1137
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Speaker 1: for them. Dan Campbell said he needed to relax after

1138
00:49:52,560 --> 00:49:55,080
Speaker 1: this one. He was exhausted, um, but I'm sure he

1139
00:49:55,080 --> 00:49:57,799
Speaker 1: had an enjoyable evening looking back on that performance by

1140
00:49:57,800 --> 00:50:00,279
Speaker 1: all of his young guys. Guys, we we over a

1141
00:50:00,280 --> 00:50:02,600
Speaker 1: ton of ground and we had the breaking news there

1142
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Speaker 1: at the top of the show. The Colts have made

1143
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Speaker 1: a coaching change. We have not confirmed yet whether Bucky

1144
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Speaker 1: is going to be a part of this new staff

1145
00:50:09,360 --> 00:50:12,640
Speaker 1: with his former target Jeff Saturday now is a head coach,

1146
00:50:13,440 --> 00:50:16,120
Speaker 1: but stay tuned. Maybe on tomorrow's episode we break down

1147
00:50:16,160 --> 00:50:18,000
Speaker 1: what Bucky's roll is gonna be do. Maybe maybe Natural

1148
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Speaker 1: Means is gonna coach running backs. I don't know. Maybe

1149
00:50:19,840 --> 00:50:22,120
Speaker 1: this is a North Carolina reunion there, Julius Peppers, what's

1150
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Speaker 1: up to Anyways, that's gonna do it for us today.

1151
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Speaker 1: I encourage you, guys check out all of our content,

1152
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Speaker 1: NFL's YouTube channel, nfl dot com, uh and the NFL app.

1153
00:50:31,080 --> 00:50:33,040
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