1 00:00:05,600 --> 00:00:09,879 Speaker 1: This is Straight Fire with Jason McIntire. 2 00:00:11,080 --> 00:00:14,920 Speaker 2: What is up, Drink Fire Family, It's me Jason McIntyre, 3 00:00:15,000 --> 00:00:20,400 Speaker 2: Straight Bowyer for Monday, January the nineteenth. I know it 4 00:00:20,440 --> 00:00:23,200 Speaker 2: is a holiday, obviously, we got a podcast coming off 5 00:00:23,200 --> 00:00:27,360 Speaker 2: the divisional weekend. You're damn right, we do. Holy cow, 6 00:00:27,400 --> 00:00:30,240 Speaker 2: what a weekend of football. I hope everybody had a fun, 7 00:00:30,480 --> 00:00:33,960 Speaker 2: long weekend. No kids in school, as long as mine aren't. 8 00:00:34,400 --> 00:00:37,519 Speaker 2: On this Monday. We had an awesome weekend. My wife's 9 00:00:37,560 --> 00:00:40,559 Speaker 2: birthday and mind both fall in January this year. We 10 00:00:40,600 --> 00:00:44,600 Speaker 2: decided to go see a concert with the kids at 11 00:00:44,640 --> 00:00:48,839 Speaker 2: the Forum, the old Lakers Place, and they had a 12 00:00:48,840 --> 00:00:51,440 Speaker 2: bunch of bands. So there's this band called twenty one Pilots. 13 00:00:51,920 --> 00:00:55,840 Speaker 2: I'm not a band guy, clearly, I was like, I 14 00:00:55,880 --> 00:00:57,280 Speaker 2: don't know who they are, and they're like, oh, you 15 00:00:57,320 --> 00:00:59,360 Speaker 2: know their songs, and then they sing a couple I'm like, oh, yeah, 16 00:00:59,360 --> 00:01:01,160 Speaker 2: I know that song. I know it was twenty one Pilots. 17 00:01:01,360 --> 00:01:03,920 Speaker 2: They actually put on like a decent show. I'd never 18 00:01:03,960 --> 00:01:06,360 Speaker 2: seen them in my life, didn't know half their songs, 19 00:01:06,400 --> 00:01:09,680 Speaker 2: but whatever. They were fine, good Charlotte. They had a 20 00:01:09,720 --> 00:01:12,040 Speaker 2: couple of bangers back in the day, for any nineties 21 00:01:12,240 --> 00:01:16,680 Speaker 2: kids out there. And then the headliner, well, Sublime was 22 00:01:16,760 --> 00:01:18,600 Speaker 2: in there and they are huge. Everybody out here in 23 00:01:18,720 --> 00:01:22,199 Speaker 2: LA loves them band from LA in the nineties. It's funny. 24 00:01:22,200 --> 00:01:25,200 Speaker 2: I was a freshman in college, and you know, you 25 00:01:25,280 --> 00:01:27,759 Speaker 2: meet people freshman year, and I remember meeting this girl 26 00:01:27,840 --> 00:01:30,720 Speaker 2: who randomly was from California, and she was hyping the 27 00:01:30,760 --> 00:01:32,280 Speaker 2: hell out of Sublime, and of course, you know, she 28 00:01:32,360 --> 00:01:35,000 Speaker 2: was cute, so I start liking Sublime. I was like, Oh, 29 00:01:35,000 --> 00:01:37,360 Speaker 2: this fan's amazing, and I got to be became a 30 00:01:37,360 --> 00:01:40,120 Speaker 2: big Sublime fan. And they had they had some bangers, 31 00:01:40,640 --> 00:01:42,720 Speaker 2: and then their lead singer died and the band kind 32 00:01:42,760 --> 00:01:44,720 Speaker 2: of shoveled up. I guess they're making a comeback with 33 00:01:44,760 --> 00:01:46,920 Speaker 2: the lead singer son or something like that. I got 34 00:01:46,920 --> 00:01:48,680 Speaker 2: to be honest, I don't know all the details, but 35 00:01:48,840 --> 00:01:51,120 Speaker 2: bottom line is it was awesome to hear Sublime. My 36 00:01:51,200 --> 00:01:53,920 Speaker 2: kids know Santoria and some of the other classics. But 37 00:01:54,000 --> 00:01:56,680 Speaker 2: the headliner was Green Day and hardcore listeners of the 38 00:01:56,680 --> 00:01:59,880 Speaker 2: podcast No last year. I got tickets from a listener 39 00:02:00,360 --> 00:02:03,080 Speaker 2: to go see Green Day and it was awesome. Green 40 00:02:03,120 --> 00:02:06,480 Speaker 2: Day puts on an unbelievable show, high energy, they had 41 00:02:06,520 --> 00:02:08,600 Speaker 2: so many great songs back in the day. So it 42 00:02:08,639 --> 00:02:11,640 Speaker 2: was an awesome weekend. And it actually happened perfectly because 43 00:02:11,639 --> 00:02:15,160 Speaker 2: the concert was the same night as Seahawks Niners, and 44 00:02:15,400 --> 00:02:17,520 Speaker 2: I knew in the first quarter watching that that we 45 00:02:17,520 --> 00:02:20,120 Speaker 2: were not going to talk about Seahawks Niners, so we 46 00:02:20,160 --> 00:02:22,799 Speaker 2: will not be discussing that beatdown. I have like two 47 00:02:22,840 --> 00:02:25,800 Speaker 2: sentences worth of notes. Maybe I'll mention later, but this 48 00:02:25,919 --> 00:02:30,160 Speaker 2: weekend was crazy in the NFL, and two of the 49 00:02:30,160 --> 00:02:33,560 Speaker 2: four games go to overtime. Josh Allen has his worst 50 00:02:33,560 --> 00:02:36,000 Speaker 2: game of the season. Nearly win, should have won except 51 00:02:36,000 --> 00:02:37,400 Speaker 2: for controversy. 52 00:02:37,760 --> 00:02:38,040 Speaker 1: C J. 53 00:02:38,160 --> 00:02:43,239 Speaker 2: Stroud has a second straight week of horrific, turnover plagued football. 54 00:02:43,919 --> 00:02:46,320 Speaker 2: He's probably gonna be a big talking point in the offseason. 55 00:02:47,240 --> 00:02:51,200 Speaker 2: And then there was the Caleb Williams Rams thriller to 56 00:02:51,320 --> 00:02:55,160 Speaker 2: cap the weekend. I mean, just an unbelievable weekend of football. 57 00:02:55,280 --> 00:02:57,799 Speaker 2: There were no great teams, The football was not great. 58 00:02:57,919 --> 00:03:01,120 Speaker 2: The drama was great because every game seemed close again 59 00:03:01,160 --> 00:03:05,079 Speaker 2: except for the Niners beat down. Favorites go four and 60 00:03:05,120 --> 00:03:07,720 Speaker 2: oh straight up, favorites go three and one against the spread, 61 00:03:07,760 --> 00:03:10,840 Speaker 2: of course, rode up for the website Rams on Sunday 62 00:03:10,880 --> 00:03:13,519 Speaker 2: after chewing on it, waiting for three, waiting for three, 63 00:03:13,560 --> 00:03:15,720 Speaker 2: didn't get the three took the Rams. They did not cover. 64 00:03:15,800 --> 00:03:17,680 Speaker 2: But the game was great. The game was phenomenal. Home 65 00:03:17,720 --> 00:03:22,040 Speaker 2: teams go three and one. I will say the Caleb 66 00:03:22,080 --> 00:03:25,280 Speaker 2: Williams Show. Much of the season, it was like, Oh, 67 00:03:25,320 --> 00:03:27,720 Speaker 2: they're lucking out. Oh come on, they can't keep up 68 00:03:27,760 --> 00:03:31,280 Speaker 2: with these comebacks. This is impossible. Now they're not that good. 69 00:03:31,320 --> 00:03:34,840 Speaker 2: They're getting every turnover leave the league in turnover margin. 70 00:03:34,960 --> 00:03:37,800 Speaker 2: Everything's breaking their way, and they get to the playoffs 71 00:03:37,840 --> 00:03:42,520 Speaker 2: and what happens, same shit, different week come back in 72 00:03:42,600 --> 00:03:46,120 Speaker 2: a barn burner to beat the Packers, and then Sunday 73 00:03:46,160 --> 00:03:50,200 Speaker 2: evening in the game of the weekend. Now Denver Buffalo 74 00:03:50,240 --> 00:03:53,120 Speaker 2: was amazing, But you know, I thought Rams Bears was 75 00:03:53,400 --> 00:03:55,640 Speaker 2: scintillating because everybody said the Rams are the best team 76 00:03:55,640 --> 00:03:58,760 Speaker 2: in the league, could not get margin. Stafford was atrocious. 77 00:03:58,960 --> 00:04:02,160 Speaker 2: McVeigh said, I'm a McVeigh guy. I'll kpe up for him. 78 00:04:02,200 --> 00:04:06,680 Speaker 2: Top three coach in the league, maybe one. H McVeigh 79 00:04:06,720 --> 00:04:10,080 Speaker 2: had his worst game of the season. Just inexplicable play calling, 80 00:04:10,960 --> 00:04:13,560 Speaker 2: so many passes in the first half. I mean twenty 81 00:04:13,560 --> 00:04:15,600 Speaker 2: seven dropbacks for Stafford in the first half in the 82 00:04:15,640 --> 00:04:19,480 Speaker 2: wind and snow against seven runs when the Bears were 83 00:04:19,520 --> 00:04:22,479 Speaker 2: down their leading tackler who missed the game due to injury. 84 00:04:22,480 --> 00:04:24,760 Speaker 2: Is season's over? Like, what are we doing? I had 85 00:04:24,800 --> 00:04:27,280 Speaker 2: some Blake Koram props Korum had one carry in the 86 00:04:27,279 --> 00:04:30,880 Speaker 2: first half. What was he thinking? I run the ball 87 00:04:30,920 --> 00:04:33,520 Speaker 2: down their throats. It worked when they did it. I 88 00:04:33,560 --> 00:04:36,680 Speaker 2: mean Kyron Williams ended up with eighty seven or two touchdowns. 89 00:04:37,279 --> 00:04:40,919 Speaker 2: It was just a weird game that came down to 90 00:04:41,160 --> 00:04:43,320 Speaker 2: the Rams are about the cover. There's eighteen seconds left 91 00:04:43,360 --> 00:04:46,600 Speaker 2: and it's fourth and four, eighteen seconds away from the cover. 92 00:04:46,640 --> 00:04:49,520 Speaker 2: The Rams were fourth and four and then Caleb and 93 00:04:49,560 --> 00:04:53,680 Speaker 2: as I'm I'm watching with my kids, and Caleb drops 94 00:04:53,760 --> 00:04:56,000 Speaker 2: back like kind of fifteen yards. And at this point 95 00:04:56,000 --> 00:04:57,960 Speaker 2: I'm like, oh, yeah, this is lie. There's the way 96 00:04:58,000 --> 00:05:00,520 Speaker 2: this has happened. He's dropping back fifteen yards. Remember that 97 00:05:00,600 --> 00:05:03,440 Speaker 2: game Tech Mobile. We could just drop back, drop back, 98 00:05:03,480 --> 00:05:05,160 Speaker 2: and then chuck it deep and it would be complete. 99 00:05:05,200 --> 00:05:08,040 Speaker 2: And you know, it was just amazing. The younger audience 100 00:05:08,040 --> 00:05:10,360 Speaker 2: would know the Madden video game you could do this too. 101 00:05:11,160 --> 00:05:14,480 Speaker 2: And then Caleb just uncorks a bomb and as it's 102 00:05:14,480 --> 00:05:15,960 Speaker 2: in the area, You're like, Oh, this is gonna get 103 00:05:16,040 --> 00:05:18,640 Speaker 2: knocked down. There's no way this is going to be completed. 104 00:05:19,520 --> 00:05:21,960 Speaker 2: And then you see the tight end Comet who has 105 00:05:22,040 --> 00:05:25,200 Speaker 2: zero catches in the game, one on one with number fourteen, 106 00:05:26,360 --> 00:05:28,560 Speaker 2: and I'm like, how is Comet behind him? And it's 107 00:05:28,640 --> 00:05:31,320 Speaker 2: right to Comet's hands touchdown. I was like, I can't 108 00:05:31,320 --> 00:05:33,719 Speaker 2: believe this. I really thought at that moment the rams 109 00:05:33,720 --> 00:05:35,360 Speaker 2: were cooked because I thought Ben Johnson was going to 110 00:05:35,400 --> 00:05:39,359 Speaker 2: go for two. And it's funny. Back in August and 111 00:05:39,360 --> 00:05:42,119 Speaker 2: we talked about this last week, Caleb and Ben Johnson 112 00:05:42,160 --> 00:05:43,719 Speaker 2: were not on the same page. It was tough going. 113 00:05:43,760 --> 00:05:45,640 Speaker 2: There was a lot of drama behind the scenes, a 114 00:05:45,640 --> 00:05:51,120 Speaker 2: lot of chatter through the media. I think I mentioned 115 00:05:51,440 --> 00:05:54,080 Speaker 2: listen this Caleb in the preseason looks like Johnny Manziel. 116 00:05:54,120 --> 00:05:55,880 Speaker 2: He's just running around with his head cut off. There's 117 00:05:55,920 --> 00:05:59,280 Speaker 2: no structure, he's not sitting in the pocket. He's panicking. 118 00:05:59,880 --> 00:06:02,400 Speaker 2: And it's tough to come up with these hot takes 119 00:06:02,440 --> 00:06:04,400 Speaker 2: because at the same time, you've got to be measured 120 00:06:04,640 --> 00:06:08,239 Speaker 2: right and you've also got to react to what's happening. 121 00:06:09,440 --> 00:06:12,160 Speaker 2: And the reality was Caleb was a bit of a mess, 122 00:06:12,160 --> 00:06:13,960 Speaker 2: and I'm sure Ben Johnson would cop to that, probably 123 00:06:13,960 --> 00:06:16,960 Speaker 2: not in public, but it was a rough going early 124 00:06:17,080 --> 00:06:20,160 Speaker 2: and Caleb is so talented and Ben Johnson is such 125 00:06:20,200 --> 00:06:23,679 Speaker 2: a good coach that once they started clicking, it was amazing. 126 00:06:24,200 --> 00:06:26,120 Speaker 2: And I know Caleb ended up at this game with 127 00:06:26,160 --> 00:06:30,880 Speaker 2: three interceptions, but I don't think you could take anything 128 00:06:30,920 --> 00:06:33,200 Speaker 2: away from the guy. When the chips are down and 129 00:06:33,200 --> 00:06:37,159 Speaker 2: it's the fourth quarter and you need a bucket, you 130 00:06:37,200 --> 00:06:38,880 Speaker 2: gotta get, you gotta have it. You know what you 131 00:06:38,920 --> 00:06:42,800 Speaker 2: do on the basketball court, right Sgaio Luca, pick and roll, 132 00:06:42,880 --> 00:06:46,760 Speaker 2: whatever it is for the Bears, it's easy. Caleb Williams 133 00:06:47,320 --> 00:06:50,560 Speaker 2: make a fricking play. I know that sounds cheap and goofy, 134 00:06:50,839 --> 00:06:53,599 Speaker 2: but you need it, you gotta have it. It's Caleb 135 00:06:53,640 --> 00:06:58,040 Speaker 2: Williams and he was unbelievable throughout the season. I'm sure 136 00:06:58,040 --> 00:07:01,960 Speaker 2: people will try to pick apart the three interceptions and 137 00:07:02,000 --> 00:07:05,760 Speaker 2: the last one to DJ Moore that was intercepted by Curl. 138 00:07:05,839 --> 00:07:07,600 Speaker 2: Curl had a really good game. Man, that guy's good. 139 00:07:09,600 --> 00:07:13,680 Speaker 2: It's weird. Collinsworth was bending over backwards to make sure 140 00:07:13,680 --> 00:07:16,280 Speaker 2: that it was not on Caleb Williams, and then you know, 141 00:07:16,360 --> 00:07:18,640 Speaker 2: he kept showing replays and eventually you see the one 142 00:07:18,680 --> 00:07:20,880 Speaker 2: replay where you know, DJ Morris doesn't even have his 143 00:07:21,040 --> 00:07:23,400 Speaker 2: head turned and he kind of not quits on the 144 00:07:23,440 --> 00:07:26,800 Speaker 2: play but slows down and Cam Curle just eats it up, 145 00:07:26,840 --> 00:07:28,480 Speaker 2: gets the pick, Bears go down and kick the field 146 00:07:28,480 --> 00:07:31,240 Speaker 2: goal and win it. So it's not the loss is 147 00:07:31,280 --> 00:07:34,800 Speaker 2: not totally on Caleb. I mean, they're not in overtime 148 00:07:35,520 --> 00:07:38,720 Speaker 2: if not for Caleb's rooics at the end of regulation. 149 00:07:40,120 --> 00:07:43,000 Speaker 2: And remember, in overtime for a chance to go to 150 00:07:43,000 --> 00:07:46,320 Speaker 2: the NFC Championship, they were at the Rams forty eight 151 00:07:46,400 --> 00:07:50,440 Speaker 2: yard line. Like you couldn't ask for anything more. In 152 00:07:50,600 --> 00:07:53,160 Speaker 2: year two with Ben Johnson and Caleb Williams, I mean, 153 00:07:53,200 --> 00:07:56,400 Speaker 2: this team is close to some some amazing stuff. Colton 154 00:07:56,480 --> 00:07:59,440 Speaker 2: Lovelin's really good. They got all the pieces I think 155 00:07:59,480 --> 00:08:01,960 Speaker 2: in the draft essentially you just gotta, you know, fortify 156 00:08:02,040 --> 00:08:05,400 Speaker 2: the O line and get a bunch of defenders. And 157 00:08:06,320 --> 00:08:07,920 Speaker 2: this team's got a shot again in the Super Bowl 158 00:08:07,960 --> 00:08:11,240 Speaker 2: next year. Now nothing's a given. Obviously there'll be some pullback, 159 00:08:11,280 --> 00:08:14,880 Speaker 2: close games, regression will happen, but that game was phenomenal 160 00:08:14,960 --> 00:08:17,600 Speaker 2: and I thought the Rams honestly got lucky. I did. 161 00:08:18,120 --> 00:08:20,240 Speaker 2: I was not impressed at all with McVeigh. I thought 162 00:08:20,320 --> 00:08:24,040 Speaker 2: Stafford had a rough game. I don't know what was 163 00:08:24,080 --> 00:08:26,800 Speaker 2: in their head, what was going on. They just they 164 00:08:26,800 --> 00:08:30,520 Speaker 2: were not playing La Rams football. I mean, for this 165 00:08:30,680 --> 00:08:36,120 Speaker 2: vaunted defense had zero sacks. Jared Versus name was barely called. 166 00:08:36,679 --> 00:08:38,080 Speaker 2: I don't want to call him a non factor, but 167 00:08:38,120 --> 00:08:41,760 Speaker 2: he didn't do much. It was. It was not the 168 00:08:41,840 --> 00:08:44,200 Speaker 2: kind of game that inspires you to take them against 169 00:08:44,200 --> 00:08:46,840 Speaker 2: the Seahawks and let the records stake. This game opened up. 170 00:08:46,920 --> 00:08:48,320 Speaker 2: I saw it in the desert one and a half. 171 00:08:48,360 --> 00:08:50,840 Speaker 2: Instantly bet up to two and a half. Now, some 172 00:08:50,920 --> 00:08:53,440 Speaker 2: of that will have to do with the fact that 173 00:08:53,480 --> 00:08:58,680 Speaker 2: the Bears held the ball for eighty one plays. The 174 00:08:58,800 --> 00:09:02,480 Speaker 2: Rams defense was on the field a lot an extra 175 00:09:03,240 --> 00:09:06,199 Speaker 2: overtime session, so that's a fifth quarter essentially. Meanwhile, the 176 00:09:06,200 --> 00:09:11,560 Speaker 2: Seahawks played the day before. Everything to me lines up 177 00:09:11,600 --> 00:09:14,000 Speaker 2: for yeah, you gotta go Seattle here now. Of course, 178 00:09:14,040 --> 00:09:17,440 Speaker 2: the way these playoffs are shaken out obviously buyer beware, 179 00:09:18,559 --> 00:09:21,440 Speaker 2: because nothing is as it seems. It's almost like one 180 00:09:21,480 --> 00:09:24,000 Speaker 2: of these wacky movies where it's like, wait, is that 181 00:09:24,040 --> 00:09:26,199 Speaker 2: the killer is that the bad guy? Wait, no, they're 182 00:09:26,240 --> 00:09:29,120 Speaker 2: the good guy. But you can't tell. You know, these 183 00:09:29,160 --> 00:09:32,360 Speaker 2: games have all seemingly been coin flips. I mean, Bears 184 00:09:32,480 --> 00:09:35,360 Speaker 2: Rams was one hundred percent a coin flip, even though 185 00:09:35,440 --> 00:09:38,280 Speaker 2: Rams are up seven, just needing one stop. I mean, 186 00:09:38,320 --> 00:09:40,800 Speaker 2: the Bears had two drives in the final four minutes 187 00:09:40,880 --> 00:09:46,240 Speaker 2: inside the ten and unbelievably, I'm sorry, they were inside 188 00:09:46,240 --> 00:09:48,480 Speaker 2: the twenty, inside the red zone. It was fourth and 189 00:09:48,800 --> 00:09:51,400 Speaker 2: four from the fourteen yard line and Caleb throws a 190 00:09:51,440 --> 00:09:54,160 Speaker 2: forty yard touchdown pass. Just say that out loud. It 191 00:09:54,240 --> 00:09:58,400 Speaker 2: was every time I watch it. It's unbelievable. Caleb Man, 192 00:09:58,440 --> 00:10:01,240 Speaker 2: that guy's a keeper. And Bears fans they gotta feel 193 00:10:01,280 --> 00:10:03,440 Speaker 2: great going forward. I don't know about the Rams, man, 194 00:10:03,480 --> 00:10:08,240 Speaker 2: I do just disappointing stuff. Obviously, not to get the cover, 195 00:10:08,320 --> 00:10:12,560 Speaker 2: but they barely beat a Bears team that honestly is 196 00:10:12,600 --> 00:10:14,720 Speaker 2: like a year ahead of schedule. But listen, this is 197 00:10:14,720 --> 00:10:17,479 Speaker 2: the playoffs. Survive in advance. They will face the Seahawks. 198 00:10:18,720 --> 00:10:21,320 Speaker 2: Let me go over my notes here and oh no, no, 199 00:10:21,400 --> 00:10:23,679 Speaker 2: I forgot one last thing in the notes here, So 200 00:10:24,160 --> 00:10:25,960 Speaker 2: and we'll go to the well, we'll not do Seahawks 201 00:10:26,000 --> 00:10:29,240 Speaker 2: owners we're going to go to the Bills Broncos thriller 202 00:10:29,360 --> 00:10:33,240 Speaker 2: because one play in Rams Bears was seen the day 203 00:10:33,280 --> 00:10:36,120 Speaker 2: before and it was a game changing play. So it's 204 00:10:36,160 --> 00:10:40,120 Speaker 2: the third quarter. No, no, this is in the fourth quarter. Actually, 205 00:10:40,160 --> 00:10:43,400 Speaker 2: the Bear the Rams have a fourteen play ninety one 206 00:10:43,480 --> 00:10:46,760 Speaker 2: yard drive and over the middle on second and ten, 207 00:10:46,800 --> 00:10:50,880 Speaker 2: Matt Stafford hits DeVante Adams for his first catch of 208 00:10:50,920 --> 00:10:56,920 Speaker 2: the game. Adams goes down, but as he you know, 209 00:10:57,320 --> 00:10:59,679 Speaker 2: goes down to his back, a Bears player comes out 210 00:10:59,679 --> 00:11:01,319 Speaker 2: with the ball and the crowd explodes and the Bear's 211 00:11:01,320 --> 00:11:02,640 Speaker 2: sidelines like, oh, we got it, we got it. We 212 00:11:02,640 --> 00:11:07,640 Speaker 2: took it from him, just like the Denver Broncos dB 213 00:11:08,000 --> 00:11:11,120 Speaker 2: took the ball from Brandon Cooks of the Bills. As 214 00:11:11,160 --> 00:11:13,600 Speaker 2: you guys all saw, And I don't care what you say. 215 00:11:13,600 --> 00:11:16,079 Speaker 2: I'm not going to argue with you over the podcast 216 00:11:16,160 --> 00:11:20,000 Speaker 2: or in Twitter or Instagram. I'm not doing that. It 217 00:11:20,200 --> 00:11:24,920 Speaker 2: was the exact same thing. Devantae Adams catches it, his 218 00:11:25,000 --> 00:11:27,600 Speaker 2: knee is down, he's down by contact. Then the ball 219 00:11:27,600 --> 00:11:30,640 Speaker 2: comes out. Okay, there was no move being made by 220 00:11:30,640 --> 00:11:35,800 Speaker 2: DeVonta Adams. So then they go down and score the touchdown, 221 00:11:35,840 --> 00:11:38,800 Speaker 2: and you know Bears fans are a little I rate. Well, 222 00:11:38,840 --> 00:11:42,600 Speaker 2: wait a second, how was that a fumble yesterday in 223 00:11:42,679 --> 00:11:46,360 Speaker 2: the same scenario. But this was not a fumble, And 224 00:11:46,520 --> 00:11:48,720 Speaker 2: this is the problem. This was probably you know, you 225 00:11:48,920 --> 00:11:52,520 Speaker 2: never want referees to be the big storyline of the weekend. 226 00:11:53,040 --> 00:11:56,840 Speaker 2: You just don't. And unfortunately, you know, McDermott went off 227 00:11:56,920 --> 00:11:59,840 Speaker 2: after the Bills got jobbed. They did. I'm sorry, Bronco's 228 00:11:59,840 --> 00:12:04,240 Speaker 2: face listening. They did, and I I mean, I haven't seen. 229 00:12:04,440 --> 00:12:08,600 Speaker 2: We're recording this right after the Bear's loss, so I 230 00:12:08,600 --> 00:12:11,400 Speaker 2: haven't seen if Dennis Allen or Ben Johnson has chimed 231 00:12:11,400 --> 00:12:16,640 Speaker 2: in yet. But you got to be consistent NFL. Remember 232 00:12:16,640 --> 00:12:18,720 Speaker 2: how we didn't know what a catch was for so 233 00:12:18,840 --> 00:12:21,040 Speaker 2: long because the NFL was like all over the place 234 00:12:21,040 --> 00:12:24,880 Speaker 2: with what is a catch? Well, we're at the when 235 00:12:25,000 --> 00:12:29,440 Speaker 2: is the receiver down? Now? I mean the whole rule book. 236 00:12:29,440 --> 00:12:32,280 Speaker 2: Everybody's pulling the rule book on the rulebook's obscure. Shit, 237 00:12:33,720 --> 00:12:36,880 Speaker 2: Who can tell what it means to be a third move? 238 00:12:37,200 --> 00:12:40,760 Speaker 2: What does that mean? What does that even mean? And 239 00:12:41,080 --> 00:12:44,920 Speaker 2: when you look at it, Cooks didn't make a third move, 240 00:12:45,000 --> 00:12:47,920 Speaker 2: DeVante Adams didn't make a third move. One was rule 241 00:12:47,960 --> 00:12:50,640 Speaker 2: to catch. The other was rule to fumble and flip 242 00:12:50,720 --> 00:12:51,040 Speaker 2: the game. 243 00:12:51,760 --> 00:12:54,680 Speaker 1: Fox Sports Radio has the best sports talk lineup in 244 00:12:54,720 --> 00:12:58,040 Speaker 1: the nation. Catch all of our shows at Foxsports Radio 245 00:12:58,200 --> 00:13:02,080 Speaker 1: dot com and within the hard radio app search FSR 246 00:13:02,240 --> 00:13:03,079 Speaker 1: to listen live. 247 00:13:03,920 --> 00:13:06,600 Speaker 2: And so let's go now to Bill's Broncos, which was 248 00:13:06,640 --> 00:13:10,920 Speaker 2: an absolute thriller, not exactly a crisply played football game. 249 00:13:11,000 --> 00:13:13,319 Speaker 2: Josh Allen had his worst game of the season with 250 00:13:13,800 --> 00:13:19,040 Speaker 2: four turnovers, and James Cook had a costly fumble. And 251 00:13:19,160 --> 00:13:23,920 Speaker 2: yet here are the Denver Broncos in deep trouble because 252 00:13:23,960 --> 00:13:27,440 Speaker 2: Josh Allen's got the ball late in overtime and he's driving. 253 00:13:27,480 --> 00:13:30,120 Speaker 2: And by the way, you know, you never want to 254 00:13:30,120 --> 00:13:35,000 Speaker 2: go overboard. Okay, but you look at that score, folks, 255 00:13:35,679 --> 00:13:37,600 Speaker 2: thirty three thirty and then you look at the box 256 00:13:37,600 --> 00:13:40,160 Speaker 2: score and you're like, oh, wait a minute, holy cow, wait, 257 00:13:40,200 --> 00:13:44,520 Speaker 2: what happened here? Wait? So Buffalo had more first downs. 258 00:13:45,080 --> 00:13:48,199 Speaker 2: Buffalo was ten to fifteen on third down. They were better, 259 00:13:48,520 --> 00:13:51,520 Speaker 2: They had exactly one hundred more yards, They had more 260 00:13:51,600 --> 00:13:55,280 Speaker 2: yards per play. They out rushed the Broncos by one 261 00:13:55,360 --> 00:13:57,599 Speaker 2: hundred and ten yards. They were three for five in 262 00:13:57,640 --> 00:14:00,439 Speaker 2: the red zone. Denver was one for four. How did 263 00:14:00,559 --> 00:14:05,040 Speaker 2: Buffalo lose this? And obviously you know the Josh Allen 264 00:14:05,080 --> 00:14:08,920 Speaker 2: turnovers are immensely costly just handing the ball, just two 265 00:14:09,000 --> 00:14:12,319 Speaker 2: brutal fumbles. The one before the half was just inexplicable, 266 00:14:12,360 --> 00:14:15,880 Speaker 2: But you guys have seen those highlight Now here's my question. 267 00:14:17,360 --> 00:14:22,800 Speaker 2: Has anyone heard a credible argument for Brandon Cook's not 268 00:14:23,280 --> 00:14:27,640 Speaker 2: being down my contact catch down and then the ball 269 00:14:27,720 --> 00:14:30,040 Speaker 2: is ripped away from him? The same thing happened to 270 00:14:30,120 --> 00:14:35,000 Speaker 2: Devonte Adams catch ball ripped away from catch down, ball 271 00:14:35,080 --> 00:14:37,440 Speaker 2: ripped away from it, And I just it's tough for 272 00:14:37,560 --> 00:14:42,000 Speaker 2: me to not be upset watching that. Obviously, I had 273 00:14:42,040 --> 00:14:46,120 Speaker 2: some bills futures, I had the under so that didn't 274 00:14:46,160 --> 00:14:48,440 Speaker 2: really matter. But it was just one of those like 275 00:14:48,520 --> 00:14:51,160 Speaker 2: that feels I feel bad for Josh Allen. And then 276 00:14:51,160 --> 00:14:55,040 Speaker 2: you got the really horrible news afterward. I was in 277 00:14:55,080 --> 00:14:58,480 Speaker 2: the car and somebody had texted me and I was like, Oh, 278 00:14:58,520 --> 00:15:00,600 Speaker 2: this must be a joke. Bo Nick's broke his ankle 279 00:15:00,640 --> 00:15:01,840 Speaker 2: and was out for the season. I was like, yeah, 280 00:15:01,840 --> 00:15:04,520 Speaker 2: that can't be right. But the NFL network guy, I'm like, really, 281 00:15:05,640 --> 00:15:09,600 Speaker 2: and it's true. Bonnicks broke his ankle on like the 282 00:15:09,640 --> 00:15:12,160 Speaker 2: third to last play of the game, I broke a 283 00:15:12,160 --> 00:15:15,600 Speaker 2: bone in his ankle and his kneed surgery and he's done. 284 00:15:15,520 --> 00:15:15,920 Speaker 1: For the year. 285 00:15:16,760 --> 00:15:20,120 Speaker 2: So when you add up, oh, we could have had 286 00:15:20,240 --> 00:15:23,080 Speaker 2: Josh Allen versus the Patriots round three. Those two games 287 00:15:23,120 --> 00:15:28,120 Speaker 2: are amazing. Now we get Jared Stidham at home against 288 00:15:28,120 --> 00:15:32,120 Speaker 2: the Patriots. Come on, Like I was looking up the 289 00:15:32,320 --> 00:15:36,560 Speaker 2: history of the AFC title game just recent years, okay, 290 00:15:37,240 --> 00:15:40,840 Speaker 2: and again, I just want the best teams and best 291 00:15:40,880 --> 00:15:44,680 Speaker 2: quarterbacks to be playing. Who that is is up for debate. 292 00:15:45,000 --> 00:15:47,960 Speaker 2: But this is the run we had had in the 293 00:15:48,000 --> 00:15:52,480 Speaker 2: AFC title game last year. Mahomes Allen, absolute unbelievable game. 294 00:15:52,920 --> 00:15:55,400 Speaker 2: Mahomes Lamar. Not the greatest game, but it was closed 295 00:15:55,400 --> 00:15:57,960 Speaker 2: throughout Lamar and the Ravens were bad. Before that, it 296 00:15:58,040 --> 00:16:01,280 Speaker 2: was Mahomes in Burrow and Burrow had a chance late 297 00:16:01,360 --> 00:16:04,320 Speaker 2: and then couldn't couldn't drive down the field for the 298 00:16:05,520 --> 00:16:07,920 Speaker 2: for the points they needed. Before that, you had Mahomes 299 00:16:07,920 --> 00:16:10,880 Speaker 2: Burrow again, that was the game, Burrow beat him in overtime, 300 00:16:11,040 --> 00:16:14,200 Speaker 2: and before that you had Mahomes Allen forty two thirty six, 301 00:16:14,280 --> 00:16:18,680 Speaker 2: one of the great playoff games ever. Now we get 302 00:16:18,800 --> 00:16:22,560 Speaker 2: Jarrett Stidham against Drake May, and Drake May may end 303 00:16:22,680 --> 00:16:26,360 Speaker 2: up being a superstar. But guys, that is uninspiring, and 304 00:16:26,960 --> 00:16:31,040 Speaker 2: you know, I don't even know what to say. I mean, 305 00:16:31,960 --> 00:16:35,280 Speaker 2: I'm disappointed. Bon Nicks was I don't want to say extraordinary, 306 00:16:35,280 --> 00:16:37,480 Speaker 2: but he was very, very good. Twenty six and forty six, 307 00:16:37,560 --> 00:16:41,400 Speaker 2: two seventy nine, three touchdowns, not sacked once. Yeah, a 308 00:16:41,440 --> 00:16:44,680 Speaker 2: good game. Led the team in rushing yards with twenty nine. 309 00:16:45,400 --> 00:16:47,800 Speaker 2: It seems like he got hurt on the quarterback keeper 310 00:16:49,320 --> 00:16:51,120 Speaker 2: on the third to last play, and then when he 311 00:16:51,120 --> 00:16:54,080 Speaker 2: had to take a knee, there was a video that 312 00:16:54,120 --> 00:16:57,120 Speaker 2: showed as he's standing up, he kind of stands up awkwardly. 313 00:16:57,160 --> 00:16:59,400 Speaker 2: It was unclear if he planted it or the bone 314 00:16:59,480 --> 00:17:03,200 Speaker 2: was already injured, and that kind of he realized at 315 00:17:03,240 --> 00:17:05,600 Speaker 2: that point he was injured. And then he gave an 316 00:17:05,600 --> 00:17:07,879 Speaker 2: interview walking off the field, and it was weird. He 317 00:17:07,880 --> 00:17:09,760 Speaker 2: didn't have like a pronounced limp, like if you broke 318 00:17:09,800 --> 00:17:12,119 Speaker 2: your ankle you would know. So it's I don't know 319 00:17:12,240 --> 00:17:15,439 Speaker 2: how serious of a bone this is. Obviously if you 320 00:17:15,480 --> 00:17:18,639 Speaker 2: need surgery, it's serious, but like he walked off the 321 00:17:18,680 --> 00:17:20,439 Speaker 2: field and you wouldn't be like, oh, he's done. He's 322 00:17:20,440 --> 00:17:22,840 Speaker 2: definitely not playing next week, Like he didn't even know 323 00:17:22,880 --> 00:17:24,320 Speaker 2: at that point, but he walked off. Now could you 324 00:17:24,320 --> 00:17:27,640 Speaker 2: could say, oh j Mack was just adrenaline, Come on, okay, whatever, 325 00:17:27,760 --> 00:17:31,200 Speaker 2: But I'm not inspired by Jarrett Stidham. That being said, 326 00:17:31,240 --> 00:17:35,879 Speaker 2: I'll give give the Broncos a chance. A gentleman by 327 00:17:35,920 --> 00:17:38,200 Speaker 2: the name of Nick Foles filled in for Carson, Wentz 328 00:17:38,200 --> 00:17:44,200 Speaker 2: down the stretch back in the day. Uh beat the Falcons? 329 00:17:44,280 --> 00:17:46,560 Speaker 2: Was it Falcons at a home playoff game? And then 330 00:17:46,960 --> 00:17:49,960 Speaker 2: maybe Minnesota. I don't totally remember, but I do remember 331 00:17:50,000 --> 00:17:52,960 Speaker 2: the Super Bowl against the New England Patriots, and that 332 00:17:53,119 --> 00:17:55,520 Speaker 2: was a hell of a nice win for Nick Foles. 333 00:17:55,560 --> 00:17:58,200 Speaker 2: He was tremendous. So it can be done by backups. 334 00:17:58,200 --> 00:18:01,120 Speaker 2: And there's Broncos fans who were saying, Jay, We've had 335 00:18:01,119 --> 00:18:03,000 Speaker 2: Sidham in the system for three years. He knows it. 336 00:18:03,040 --> 00:18:05,560 Speaker 2: Remember when Peyton had Russell Wilson, he went out and 337 00:18:05,600 --> 00:18:08,679 Speaker 2: got Stidham to be like, he wanted a backup that 338 00:18:08,800 --> 00:18:11,400 Speaker 2: was credible. He had bench Russell Wilson at one point 339 00:18:11,440 --> 00:18:14,600 Speaker 2: put in Stidham Like, okay, all right, it's wonderful. I'm 340 00:18:14,640 --> 00:18:17,440 Speaker 2: just not geeked for this game. I mean, I'll watch 341 00:18:17,440 --> 00:18:19,879 Speaker 2: it because it's my job and I love football, but 342 00:18:19,960 --> 00:18:21,440 Speaker 2: it doesn't It's not like, all right, where are you 343 00:18:21,440 --> 00:18:22,719 Speaker 2: gonna be, Hey, where do you guys want to get 344 00:18:22,720 --> 00:18:24,439 Speaker 2: together watch a game. It's not one of those deals. 345 00:18:25,840 --> 00:18:29,879 Speaker 2: And I mean, I can't even totally say to you 346 00:18:29,960 --> 00:18:32,600 Speaker 2: I thought Denver was the better team. I can't. They 347 00:18:32,720 --> 00:18:37,960 Speaker 2: won the game, Buffalo had five turnovers, and if not 348 00:18:38,080 --> 00:18:41,360 Speaker 2: for a BS call by the refs in the final 349 00:18:42,080 --> 00:18:44,760 Speaker 2: in the final possession of overtime for Buffalo, then the 350 00:18:44,800 --> 00:18:47,440 Speaker 2: Bills are playing the Patriots. And I felt so bad 351 00:18:47,440 --> 00:18:50,200 Speaker 2: for Josh Allen. He's at the podium, guy clearly was crying. 352 00:18:50,920 --> 00:18:54,399 Speaker 2: Just sucks every year it's something for Josh Allen. And 353 00:18:54,440 --> 00:18:57,639 Speaker 2: I made the case on the Herd Friday that they 354 00:18:57,680 --> 00:19:01,360 Speaker 2: got eight starters who are free agents, eight of their 355 00:19:01,359 --> 00:19:06,520 Speaker 2: twenty two Josh Allen obviously highly compensated quarterback James Cook 356 00:19:06,600 --> 00:19:10,200 Speaker 2: is good. He's really good. I like James Cook. The 357 00:19:10,320 --> 00:19:14,760 Speaker 2: receivers are mid coaches perpetually on the hot seat. I 358 00:19:15,359 --> 00:19:17,479 Speaker 2: don't know if Josh Allen's gonna be able to get 359 00:19:17,520 --> 00:19:20,120 Speaker 2: to a Super Bowl. I know that sounds insane. As 360 00:19:20,240 --> 00:19:24,080 Speaker 2: talented as he is, the supporting cast isn't there, and 361 00:19:24,200 --> 00:19:25,920 Speaker 2: what you think, all of a sudden, magically he's gonna 362 00:19:25,960 --> 00:19:28,480 Speaker 2: get one at thirty now in the NBA, it reminds 363 00:19:28,520 --> 00:19:31,520 Speaker 2: me of when Lebron his first tour of duty with 364 00:19:31,560 --> 00:19:36,159 Speaker 2: the Cavs. You guys remember that, right. They tried like 365 00:19:36,240 --> 00:19:39,520 Speaker 2: hell to put guys around him after he guided a 366 00:19:39,600 --> 00:19:43,120 Speaker 2: bunch of C and D level talent to the finals, 367 00:19:44,240 --> 00:19:46,440 Speaker 2: and they couldn't do it. They couldn't put anybody around it. 368 00:19:46,480 --> 00:19:48,359 Speaker 2: But you know who could. As Boston went out and 369 00:19:48,800 --> 00:19:54,119 Speaker 2: got a super team kg Ray Allen. They had a 370 00:19:54,119 --> 00:20:00,359 Speaker 2: loaded team, and Lebron watched that. And then a Orlando 371 00:20:00,440 --> 00:20:03,240 Speaker 2: went and got Richard Lewis with Hedo Turka Glue and 372 00:20:03,720 --> 00:20:08,480 Speaker 2: Dwight Howard. And again I'm not putting all those guys 373 00:20:08,520 --> 00:20:10,960 Speaker 2: in the same class, but those teams are anting up 374 00:20:11,240 --> 00:20:13,439 Speaker 2: and Lebron asked for help and they gave him like 375 00:20:14,600 --> 00:20:19,080 Speaker 2: late career Antoine Jamison, late career Shack. While he Zerbiak 376 00:20:19,240 --> 00:20:20,760 Speaker 2: might have been there, I don't know. It was just 377 00:20:20,880 --> 00:20:24,120 Speaker 2: not a bunch of great players, and Lebron never got 378 00:20:24,160 --> 00:20:26,239 Speaker 2: back to the finals or he had to leave to 379 00:20:26,280 --> 00:20:29,240 Speaker 2: get to the finals. Now, I don't see a world 380 00:20:29,280 --> 00:20:31,800 Speaker 2: where Josh Allen leaves Buffalo, but it is kind of 381 00:20:31,840 --> 00:20:33,720 Speaker 2: a travesty if Allen's never going to get to a 382 00:20:33,720 --> 00:20:37,240 Speaker 2: super Bowl. I'll remind people Matt Stafford was immensely talented 383 00:20:37,440 --> 00:20:40,800 Speaker 2: coming out of high school. Coming out of college. He 384 00:20:40,920 --> 00:20:43,560 Speaker 2: was a great quarterback in the NFL. Amazing Armstrang, never 385 00:20:43,560 --> 00:20:47,560 Speaker 2: could win a playoff game in Detroit, goes to the Rams, 386 00:20:47,560 --> 00:20:53,480 Speaker 2: and oh, that's that's the special talent Matt Stafford. Like, 387 00:20:53,560 --> 00:20:56,080 Speaker 2: I don't know. I mean, I can't envision a scenario. 388 00:20:56,160 --> 00:20:59,000 Speaker 2: Allan by the way turns thirty, the way his body 389 00:20:59,040 --> 00:21:01,680 Speaker 2: takes a beating. I just remind you, guys, at thirty, 390 00:21:01,760 --> 00:21:06,080 Speaker 2: Cam Newton started to hit that wall, got major injury, 391 00:21:06,080 --> 00:21:09,119 Speaker 2: and he was not the same player. Thirty's tough for 392 00:21:09,119 --> 00:21:10,879 Speaker 2: these running quarterbacks. I know he hasn't been hurt the 393 00:21:10,960 --> 00:21:13,600 Speaker 2: dudes of Cyborg, But you know who else hadn't been hurt, 394 00:21:13,640 --> 00:21:17,240 Speaker 2: Patrick mahomes acl You know who else hadn't really largely 395 00:21:17,280 --> 00:21:19,880 Speaker 2: avoided major injury, Lamar Jackson. Go look at this year 396 00:21:20,400 --> 00:21:24,479 Speaker 2: he's running quarterbacks. I take some shots. I just gutted 397 00:21:24,480 --> 00:21:27,160 Speaker 2: for Josh Allen who was a Warrior, and I think 398 00:21:27,200 --> 00:21:31,760 Speaker 2: the refs took one from them. The final game was 399 00:21:32,400 --> 00:21:35,679 Speaker 2: oh gosh, Patriots Texans. What a mess? That one was 400 00:21:36,359 --> 00:21:40,719 Speaker 2: total disaster. How about this stat for the fifteenth straight 401 00:21:40,800 --> 00:21:44,440 Speaker 2: year we get either Chiefs or Patriots in the AFC 402 00:21:44,520 --> 00:21:47,000 Speaker 2: title game, fifteen years in a row. I heard that 403 00:21:47,080 --> 00:21:49,200 Speaker 2: on the TV and I was like, there's no way 404 00:21:49,200 --> 00:21:53,119 Speaker 2: that's right, So I look it up. Brady got to 405 00:21:53,240 --> 00:21:57,440 Speaker 2: seven straight AFC title games. Then it was Brady versus 406 00:21:57,440 --> 00:21:59,560 Speaker 2: Mahomes and that game was so good. I remember where 407 00:21:59,560 --> 00:22:03,520 Speaker 2: I was because it was the first It was the 408 00:22:03,520 --> 00:22:05,240 Speaker 2: first time Mahomes had been there, it was his first 409 00:22:05,320 --> 00:22:08,399 Speaker 2: year as a starter. He was so good, and I was, 410 00:22:08,440 --> 00:22:10,120 Speaker 2: of course, I know that you guys are gonna find 411 00:22:10,119 --> 00:22:13,399 Speaker 2: this hard to believe. I was rooting Chiefs and the 412 00:22:13,440 --> 00:22:16,879 Speaker 2: family again. We were out at dinner at at this 413 00:22:17,119 --> 00:22:20,240 Speaker 2: nice place, and the TV's are on around the room 414 00:22:21,200 --> 00:22:24,879 Speaker 2: and pretty much everybody was rooting against the Patriots except 415 00:22:24,920 --> 00:22:27,480 Speaker 2: my son, who jumps in and is like Brady yeah, 416 00:22:27,520 --> 00:22:30,320 Speaker 2: Brady yeah, and all this stuff, and Brady wins in overtime. 417 00:22:30,359 --> 00:22:32,400 Speaker 2: That was where they kept going on the slant pay 418 00:22:32,400 --> 00:22:35,399 Speaker 2: it passes to Gronk, and I think it was Edelman 419 00:22:35,440 --> 00:22:39,240 Speaker 2: and Gronk a couple times in overtime and they ended 420 00:22:39,320 --> 00:22:43,040 Speaker 2: up changing the overtime rules, but Brady won that and 421 00:22:43,080 --> 00:22:45,879 Speaker 2: then after that game, Mahomes got to six straight AFC 422 00:22:45,960 --> 00:22:50,000 Speaker 2: title games, so we had fourteen in a row Chiefs 423 00:22:50,040 --> 00:22:52,959 Speaker 2: for Patriots, and now we are back to the Patriots 424 00:22:53,320 --> 00:22:58,440 Speaker 2: thanks to Drake May, who yeah, I mean he's the quarterback, 425 00:22:58,840 --> 00:23:03,119 Speaker 2: but this whole like, oh, Drake May MVP. I don't know, guys. 426 00:23:03,760 --> 00:23:06,119 Speaker 2: I know he's gone up against two really good defenses 427 00:23:06,920 --> 00:23:11,520 Speaker 2: in Jesse Minter's and Demark Demikaze Demiko Ryans. Here's Drake 428 00:23:11,520 --> 00:23:15,600 Speaker 2: May's numbers. Sixteen of twenty seven, one hundred and seventy 429 00:23:15,640 --> 00:23:19,600 Speaker 2: nine yards, three touchdowns, a pick, sacked five times, and 430 00:23:19,680 --> 00:23:24,879 Speaker 2: wait for it, four fumbles, two of them lost, so 431 00:23:25,000 --> 00:23:28,520 Speaker 2: three turnovers. The thing is all anybody's gonna remember from 432 00:23:28,520 --> 00:23:31,600 Speaker 2: this game is the one handed touchdown catch by Keisham BOUDI. 433 00:23:32,440 --> 00:23:35,119 Speaker 2: I mean, just an unbelievable effort by the way he 434 00:23:35,119 --> 00:23:40,280 Speaker 2: beats Stingley on that, Just a tremendous catch. I mean, 435 00:23:41,359 --> 00:23:43,840 Speaker 2: it's weird. This game should have been blowout city for 436 00:23:43,880 --> 00:23:51,560 Speaker 2: the Patriots, and for whatever reason it remains inexplicable, Drake 437 00:23:51,600 --> 00:23:54,879 Speaker 2: mayn company could not do anything against the Texans. As 438 00:23:54,880 --> 00:23:56,399 Speaker 2: a matter of fact, I think the Texans were the 439 00:23:56,400 --> 00:24:00,000 Speaker 2: better team for much of this game, and that's gonna 440 00:24:00,040 --> 00:24:04,639 Speaker 2: sound insane unless you actually watched the game. So it 441 00:24:04,720 --> 00:24:13,280 Speaker 2: was ten to seven Houston, right, and Drake May no No, Okay, 442 00:24:13,280 --> 00:24:15,440 Speaker 2: So it was Patriots are up seven to three. Then 443 00:24:15,520 --> 00:24:18,560 Speaker 2: Drake May fumbles on get a poke at free On 444 00:24:18,640 --> 00:24:20,280 Speaker 2: like a broken play. May runs up the middle, it's 445 00:24:20,280 --> 00:24:22,480 Speaker 2: punch free by like the defensive tackle. That guy had 446 00:24:22,480 --> 00:24:26,879 Speaker 2: a really good game. And the Shroud comes down and 447 00:24:26,920 --> 00:24:28,679 Speaker 2: makes a nice third down touchdown pass. So it's ten 448 00:24:28,720 --> 00:24:31,600 Speaker 2: to seven, right, they kick off to the Patriots. Patriots 449 00:24:32,480 --> 00:24:34,840 Speaker 2: have to punt. So at this point I'm feeling good 450 00:24:34,840 --> 00:24:38,159 Speaker 2: about Houston. We got the lead. The Patriots cannot do 451 00:24:38,200 --> 00:24:43,000 Speaker 2: anything offensively, and the Texans defense is on fire. And 452 00:24:43,160 --> 00:24:47,160 Speaker 2: that's when CJ. Stroud proceeded to absolutely blow the game. 453 00:24:47,280 --> 00:24:51,040 Speaker 2: He was abysmal, as bad as I've seen a quarterback 454 00:24:51,040 --> 00:24:54,600 Speaker 2: play in a playoff game. Ever. If you guys remember 455 00:24:54,600 --> 00:24:56,560 Speaker 2: against the Steelers, I was like, hey, cold, we maybe 456 00:24:56,560 --> 00:25:00,160 Speaker 2: see Davis Mills in the second quarter, I was calling 457 00:25:00,200 --> 00:25:02,240 Speaker 2: for Davis Mills, and a lot of people, not just me. 458 00:25:02,800 --> 00:25:04,880 Speaker 2: By halftime, we're like, yeah, we will probably see Davis 459 00:25:04,920 --> 00:25:08,720 Speaker 2: Mills here in the second half, folks. She J. Stroud 460 00:25:08,760 --> 00:25:13,399 Speaker 2: had four interceptions in the first half. By halftime of 461 00:25:13,440 --> 00:25:16,000 Speaker 2: the Patriots game, he had seven turnovers in six quarters. 462 00:25:17,520 --> 00:25:20,320 Speaker 2: Absolute train wreck. Here were his first half SATs ten 463 00:25:20,320 --> 00:25:24,960 Speaker 2: to twenty six, twenty four yards, four interceptions. I just 464 00:25:25,000 --> 00:25:28,400 Speaker 2: couldn't believe it, and the one that really flipped the game. 465 00:25:28,400 --> 00:25:30,679 Speaker 2: So again, they're up ten to seven. Patriots had to punt, 466 00:25:31,440 --> 00:25:33,960 Speaker 2: so they run a boot where the tight end comes 467 00:25:33,960 --> 00:25:39,600 Speaker 2: across the after the snap and he's supposed to be like, 468 00:25:39,800 --> 00:25:43,359 Speaker 2: you know, open because it's a fake handoff and everybody's 469 00:25:43,400 --> 00:25:46,000 Speaker 2: going one direction and they're going the other way. So 470 00:25:46,080 --> 00:25:48,600 Speaker 2: the tight end, who's the backup? Because Dalton Schultz got hurt, 471 00:25:49,240 --> 00:25:54,040 Speaker 2: the tight end falls and at that point Stroud has 472 00:25:54,080 --> 00:25:55,480 Speaker 2: a couple options. You could throw it in the dirt, 473 00:25:57,119 --> 00:26:00,879 Speaker 2: he could just chuck it out of bounds, or he 474 00:26:00,880 --> 00:26:02,159 Speaker 2: could try to make a play and try to be 475 00:26:02,240 --> 00:26:04,800 Speaker 2: a hero. And he went for door number three, and 476 00:26:04,840 --> 00:26:08,720 Speaker 2: it was decidedly unhero ish because he launched it like skyward, 477 00:26:09,720 --> 00:26:11,520 Speaker 2: like straight up in the air. Like remember when you 478 00:26:11,520 --> 00:26:13,880 Speaker 2: play five hundred as a kid and you just chuck 479 00:26:13,920 --> 00:26:17,080 Speaker 2: it up. That's what CJ. Stroud did. It's picked off 480 00:26:17,080 --> 00:26:19,320 Speaker 2: and run back for a touchdown. I mean he wasn't 481 00:26:19,359 --> 00:26:20,639 Speaker 2: even trying to throw the ball away. He was like 482 00:26:20,680 --> 00:26:23,119 Speaker 2: trying to make a play. I could not believe it. 483 00:26:25,040 --> 00:26:26,800 Speaker 2: I couldn't believe it. Then they get the ball back. 484 00:26:26,920 --> 00:26:30,320 Speaker 2: Right after the pick six, Stroud throws to a rookie 485 00:26:30,840 --> 00:26:35,320 Speaker 2: receiver high over the middle. I think it hutcheson intercepted 486 00:26:35,440 --> 00:26:37,240 Speaker 2: Patriots And at that point you're like, oh my gosh, 487 00:26:37,240 --> 00:26:39,680 Speaker 2: Shroud is on tilty. It's like me gambling in the 488 00:26:39,720 --> 00:26:42,399 Speaker 2: wildcard round or division round. Just oh my gosh, you 489 00:26:42,480 --> 00:26:45,159 Speaker 2: can't throw it in the ocean. Yet here we go, 490 00:26:45,200 --> 00:26:47,320 Speaker 2: we're in the fourth quarter and it's twenty one sixteen. 491 00:26:48,160 --> 00:26:50,720 Speaker 2: That was it because the Patriots could do nothing. They're 492 00:26:50,800 --> 00:26:53,680 Speaker 2: not that good people. I know they won last week, 493 00:26:54,119 --> 00:26:56,000 Speaker 2: I know they won this week. They're not that good. 494 00:26:57,240 --> 00:27:00,000 Speaker 2: And everybody already has him beating Jared Stidham. Line looks 495 00:27:00,040 --> 00:27:02,560 Speaker 2: like it's up to five and a half. I don't know, 496 00:27:03,640 --> 00:27:05,720 Speaker 2: we'll see I don't have a ton of faith instead them. 497 00:27:05,840 --> 00:27:08,959 Speaker 2: I have faith in Sean Payton, but I don't know 498 00:27:09,280 --> 00:27:12,040 Speaker 2: nothing that I see about this Patriots team is awesome 499 00:27:12,040 --> 00:27:13,840 Speaker 2: and unbelievable. Could they win the Super Bowl? Yeah, of 500 00:27:13,880 --> 00:27:16,160 Speaker 2: course they might. Anything could happen. You guys have watched 501 00:27:16,160 --> 00:27:22,400 Speaker 2: these playoffs, right, Anything's possible. So it's twenty one sixteen, 502 00:27:24,160 --> 00:27:27,600 Speaker 2: Patriots have the ball and it's third and eight on 503 00:27:27,720 --> 00:27:29,840 Speaker 2: third down. The Patriots could not do anything all game. 504 00:27:29,880 --> 00:27:33,240 Speaker 2: They were three for fourteen on third down. These sting 505 00:27:33,840 --> 00:27:37,359 Speaker 2: non stingly, Hunter and Anderson just dominating off the edges. 506 00:27:37,400 --> 00:27:41,480 Speaker 2: At one point, McDaniels and Brable were like, no, Moss, Drake, 507 00:27:41,520 --> 00:27:43,480 Speaker 2: May's fumbling too much. We're just gonna run and through 508 00:27:43,600 --> 00:27:47,120 Speaker 2: throw screen passes. We're not risking anything. Third and eight, 509 00:27:47,920 --> 00:27:52,560 Speaker 2: stingy dpi killer, it's your past cornerback. Why you know 510 00:27:52,600 --> 00:27:55,320 Speaker 2: he didn't really need to do that. Three plays later, 511 00:27:55,640 --> 00:27:58,720 Speaker 2: third and four, May the bomb down the sideline to Booty, 512 00:27:59,200 --> 00:28:02,160 Speaker 2: one handed catch, beating singingly and up twelve. You knew 513 00:28:02,160 --> 00:28:06,359 Speaker 2: it was a rap. It was over. Woodie Marx couldn't 514 00:28:06,400 --> 00:28:08,679 Speaker 2: run the ball. He got hurt. They lose Schultz, they 515 00:28:08,720 --> 00:28:11,280 Speaker 2: lose their left tackle, No Nico Collins. It's just too 516 00:28:11,359 --> 00:28:15,080 Speaker 2: much to overcome for the Texans. I don't know like 517 00:28:15,160 --> 00:28:17,400 Speaker 2: where they go from here. Obviously a lot of off 518 00:28:17,440 --> 00:28:19,959 Speaker 2: season conversations have to be had about c J. Stroud 519 00:28:20,800 --> 00:28:28,120 Speaker 2: because he's eligible for talks about that extension. Right, Obviously 520 00:28:28,160 --> 00:28:30,400 Speaker 2: you don't want to lose c J. Stroud, But how 521 00:28:30,400 --> 00:28:33,359 Speaker 2: do you put a value on him. I don't know 522 00:28:33,400 --> 00:28:35,800 Speaker 2: the answer to that. I don't think anybody could other 523 00:28:35,880 --> 00:28:38,400 Speaker 2: than yeah, we you know he's not going to do 524 00:28:38,400 --> 00:28:39,360 Speaker 2: a team friendly deal. 525 00:28:39,840 --> 00:28:40,000 Speaker 1: Right. 526 00:28:41,760 --> 00:28:45,200 Speaker 2: He has playoff wins, so that's something Trevor Lawrence didn't have. 527 00:28:45,440 --> 00:28:47,440 Speaker 2: But Trevor Lawrence went one and I think everybody would 528 00:28:47,480 --> 00:28:50,120 Speaker 2: agree Trevor Lawrence a better player than c J. Stroud. 529 00:28:51,000 --> 00:28:52,640 Speaker 2: Troy Aik didn't even said it on the air. I 530 00:28:52,680 --> 00:28:53,880 Speaker 2: said it on the Herd last week. 531 00:28:53,960 --> 00:28:54,480 Speaker 1: Like c J. 532 00:28:54,560 --> 00:28:57,680 Speaker 2: Stroud has regressed. There's no way around it. Now. I mean, 533 00:28:57,680 --> 00:28:59,479 Speaker 2: the guy had ten turnovers in two weeks in these 534 00:28:59,480 --> 00:29:02,120 Speaker 2: playoff game. Now, I know they were both on the road, 535 00:29:02,160 --> 00:29:04,760 Speaker 2: and obviously no Nico Collins and oh, we gotta get 536 00:29:04,800 --> 00:29:07,680 Speaker 2: more weapons, Like I don't know, guys drafted two receivers. 537 00:29:07,760 --> 00:29:12,960 Speaker 2: They're kind of good. It's just mind boggling how Stroud 538 00:29:13,080 --> 00:29:16,480 Speaker 2: has just regressed so badly. He looked shook when he's 539 00:29:16,520 --> 00:29:19,560 Speaker 2: throwing over the middle. It just does not inspire confidence. 540 00:29:19,600 --> 00:29:22,840 Speaker 2: It doesn't seem accurate. And there was like two other 541 00:29:22,880 --> 00:29:25,160 Speaker 2: tip balls that easily could have been picked going the 542 00:29:25,160 --> 00:29:27,360 Speaker 2: other way. So I don't know what you do with Stroud, 543 00:29:28,480 --> 00:29:32,000 Speaker 2: kind of off on him, but I do like Caleb 544 00:29:32,040 --> 00:29:33,920 Speaker 2: Williams a lot, and you guys watch that like this 545 00:29:34,000 --> 00:29:35,640 Speaker 2: guy is really good. 546 00:29:36,080 --> 00:29:39,000 Speaker 1: Fox Sports Radio has the best sports talk lineup in 547 00:29:39,000 --> 00:29:42,360 Speaker 1: the nation. Catch all of our shows at Foxsports Radio 548 00:29:42,520 --> 00:29:46,600 Speaker 1: dot com and within the iHeartRadio app search FSR to 549 00:29:46,720 --> 00:29:47,400 Speaker 1: listen live. 550 00:29:48,160 --> 00:29:52,640 Speaker 2: I'll give you the lines for the games as we're 551 00:29:52,640 --> 00:29:55,640 Speaker 2: about almost midnight here on the East Coast. I'm on 552 00:29:55,680 --> 00:30:02,000 Speaker 2: the West Coast obviously, duh. But I am seeing currently 553 00:30:02,600 --> 00:30:05,800 Speaker 2: the Seahawks minus two and a half ooh, minus one 554 00:30:05,880 --> 00:30:09,520 Speaker 2: twenty one, so trending toward a three. It's a juice 555 00:30:09,520 --> 00:30:11,240 Speaker 2: two and a half. So I'm sure by the time 556 00:30:11,280 --> 00:30:13,840 Speaker 2: this puts goes up Monday morning, it'll be Seahawks minus three, 557 00:30:13,880 --> 00:30:18,080 Speaker 2: which I get, you know, rams long game, overtime game, 558 00:30:18,160 --> 00:30:23,600 Speaker 2: A lot of plays travel again. Round three. Seahawks are 559 00:30:23,960 --> 00:30:26,120 Speaker 2: defense is a machine right now. They are just hitting 560 00:30:26,120 --> 00:30:30,240 Speaker 2: on all cylinders. But the Rams offensive line pretty good. 561 00:30:30,840 --> 00:30:34,920 Speaker 2: Rams have downfield threats and the Rams defense I thought 562 00:30:34,920 --> 00:30:38,480 Speaker 2: it was pretty damn good against Caleb. Remember they're sitting 563 00:30:38,520 --> 00:30:41,320 Speaker 2: on ten points with fourteen seconds left in the game 564 00:30:41,400 --> 00:30:43,680 Speaker 2: or whatever it was. And the Patriots, by the way, 565 00:30:43,680 --> 00:30:47,440 Speaker 2: minus five and a half on the road against Jarrett 566 00:30:47,480 --> 00:30:51,360 Speaker 2: Stidham and the Broncos. I do have Patriots Rams Super 567 00:30:51,400 --> 00:30:54,720 Speaker 2: Bowl meeting as a future. The ones from Vegas in 568 00:30:54,760 --> 00:30:56,760 Speaker 2: the summer are done, so there's no big payday. It's 569 00:30:56,800 --> 00:31:03,560 Speaker 2: kind of a bummer. My inclination is Patriots win, Rams win, 570 00:31:04,320 --> 00:31:10,680 Speaker 2: but both road teams seems highly unlikely. Obviously a lot 571 00:31:10,680 --> 00:31:13,800 Speaker 2: of work to do. This whole Sam Donald oblique situation. 572 00:31:14,200 --> 00:31:16,080 Speaker 2: Don't totally know what to make of it, because he 573 00:31:16,080 --> 00:31:22,840 Speaker 2: didn't have to do much twelve of seventeen four, one 574 00:31:22,880 --> 00:31:25,080 Speaker 2: hundred and twenty four yards. I mean, they didn't really 575 00:31:25,120 --> 00:31:27,480 Speaker 2: have to do anything after the first quarter. It was 576 00:31:27,480 --> 00:31:32,920 Speaker 2: twenty four to six early and Shahid runs the opening kickback. 577 00:31:33,720 --> 00:31:36,320 Speaker 2: You know, it's funny because of the Donald stuff. And 578 00:31:36,360 --> 00:31:38,520 Speaker 2: then there were reports that he hadn't thrown a pass 579 00:31:38,960 --> 00:31:41,200 Speaker 2: since he left practice Thursday. I was like, oh, so 580 00:31:41,680 --> 00:31:43,040 Speaker 2: I started to see it came off the seven and 581 00:31:43,080 --> 00:31:44,360 Speaker 2: a half, down to seven. I was like, I'll take 582 00:31:44,360 --> 00:31:46,200 Speaker 2: a nibble of seven, and it was close to six 583 00:31:46,240 --> 00:31:48,040 Speaker 2: and a half. I think I'll take a little bit 584 00:31:48,040 --> 00:31:52,120 Speaker 2: of seven. And as soon as they run the opening kickback, 585 00:31:52,160 --> 00:31:55,000 Speaker 2: the Niners can't score. Next thing you know, it's ten 586 00:31:55,040 --> 00:31:58,360 Speaker 2: to three, and I was like, all right, this is 587 00:31:58,400 --> 00:32:01,120 Speaker 2: gonna be so I hit Seattle. I don't advise this 588 00:32:01,200 --> 00:32:04,680 Speaker 2: minus seventeen and a half and I just figured, okay, guys, 589 00:32:04,680 --> 00:32:06,959 Speaker 2: they're gonna run away. And they did. Probably if I 590 00:32:07,000 --> 00:32:08,520 Speaker 2: wasn't at the concert, I probably would have bet the 591 00:32:08,520 --> 00:32:12,640 Speaker 2: second half. And I don't know. It seems like Seattle 592 00:32:12,720 --> 00:32:15,600 Speaker 2: right now is just one of these trucks. Shaheed matters 593 00:32:15,640 --> 00:32:20,360 Speaker 2: a lot. I think Kenneth Walker had a tremendous game. 594 00:32:20,400 --> 00:32:21,960 Speaker 2: We'll see what's up with shermon A. It looked like 595 00:32:21,960 --> 00:32:25,640 Speaker 2: he was concussed. I mean, I'm not gonna lie. I'm 596 00:32:25,720 --> 00:32:30,640 Speaker 2: rooting Rams obviously, and I think I might be rooting Broncos. 597 00:32:30,680 --> 00:32:33,200 Speaker 2: But I will add this as we wrap up. Part 598 00:32:33,200 --> 00:32:34,960 Speaker 2: of the reason I think I've struggled in these playoffs 599 00:32:35,000 --> 00:32:38,240 Speaker 2: is because I've fallen back to ooh, I really like 600 00:32:38,360 --> 00:32:41,000 Speaker 2: this team. I don't like this team. I don't like 601 00:32:41,040 --> 00:32:45,040 Speaker 2: the Patriots, so I'm not betting them. I don't like 602 00:32:46,480 --> 00:32:48,959 Speaker 2: certain teams, so I'm avoiding back in them. Like I 603 00:32:49,080 --> 00:32:53,320 Speaker 2: wanted Sanfran to win. I was rooting Sandfran. It was 604 00:32:53,360 --> 00:32:56,680 Speaker 2: obvious all week. Seattle was aside here I'm kind of 605 00:32:56,960 --> 00:33:00,720 Speaker 2: rooting Rams. But I'm just I'm not really liking the 606 00:33:00,720 --> 00:33:03,760 Speaker 2: Patriots right now, because you know, it sucks that they 607 00:33:03,760 --> 00:33:07,840 Speaker 2: can have Brady for two decades, all of a sudden 608 00:33:08,640 --> 00:33:11,400 Speaker 2: Brady retires. It looks like the Patriots are in the shitter. 609 00:33:11,960 --> 00:33:14,320 Speaker 2: And then presto, They've got Drake May and Mike Rabil 610 00:33:14,320 --> 00:33:16,000 Speaker 2: and they're gonna get back to a super Bowl before 611 00:33:16,000 --> 00:33:18,800 Speaker 2: the Jets even get back to the playoffs. And you know, 612 00:33:18,920 --> 00:33:21,120 Speaker 2: as a fan, that is just a fricking worst. I'm 613 00:33:21,120 --> 00:33:22,800 Speaker 2: not gonna lie, guys, I'm not gonna lie at all. 614 00:33:23,360 --> 00:33:23,880 Speaker 2: That hurts. 615 00:33:25,960 --> 00:33:28,800 Speaker 1: The only thing better than sitting on your couch watching 616 00:33:28,840 --> 00:33:32,400 Speaker 1: the gag he's making money while you do it. 617 00:33:32,640 --> 00:33:37,200 Speaker 2: Here's your best bet tonight. The only action I've got 618 00:33:37,360 --> 00:33:40,280 Speaker 2: is Indiana in a teaser minus two and a half? Boy, 619 00:33:40,480 --> 00:33:44,040 Speaker 2: what do I need that? After this past weekend? I 620 00:33:44,080 --> 00:33:48,480 Speaker 2: would take the Miami eight and a half with Carson. 621 00:33:48,560 --> 00:33:52,160 Speaker 2: Let me see, it's till eight and a half. Let 622 00:33:52,200 --> 00:33:55,680 Speaker 2: me see. Oh I'm seeing seven and a half. Now, Wow, 623 00:33:55,680 --> 00:33:57,280 Speaker 2: it's eight and a half. Remember on Friday, So I 624 00:33:57,320 --> 00:34:01,320 Speaker 2: guess everybody hit Vegas for the weekend or wherever they do. 625 00:34:01,360 --> 00:34:04,600 Speaker 2: They're heading to the game, and everybody's loading up on 626 00:34:04,640 --> 00:34:06,080 Speaker 2: Miami getting the eight and a half. So eight and 627 00:34:06,120 --> 00:34:08,200 Speaker 2: a half's gone down to seven and a half. I 628 00:34:08,239 --> 00:34:09,759 Speaker 2: still think there's a value in seven and a half. 629 00:34:09,840 --> 00:34:13,239 Speaker 2: I remember this was five and a half on the 630 00:34:13,239 --> 00:34:15,280 Speaker 2: look ahead, and then they jacked it up with Indiana 631 00:34:15,360 --> 00:34:19,480 Speaker 2: crushed Oregon. So no real rooting interest other than Indiana 632 00:34:19,560 --> 00:34:23,120 Speaker 2: buy a field goal for financial purposes? All right, enjoy 633 00:34:23,160 --> 00:34:24,200 Speaker 2: the game, guys, see tomorrow