1 00:00:06,320 --> 00:00:09,000 Speaker 1: On the final day of the calendar year. Welcome to 2 00:00:09,080 --> 00:00:12,080 Speaker 1: between the Horns, wheresentybouy your Southern California Toyota dealers. 3 00:00:12,119 --> 00:00:12,479 Speaker 2: I'm JB. 4 00:00:12,600 --> 00:00:15,680 Speaker 1: Long with DeMarco Farr and Stu Jackson. As we know, 5 00:00:15,760 --> 00:00:18,119 Speaker 1: the Rams are eleven and five. They've lost back to 6 00:00:18,160 --> 00:00:20,639 Speaker 1: back games for the only time this season, and I 7 00:00:20,680 --> 00:00:22,959 Speaker 1: feel bad for all of them, all of us, but 8 00:00:23,079 --> 00:00:26,040 Speaker 1: especially Stu because, man, you rewind time a couple of weeks, 9 00:00:26,079 --> 00:00:27,280 Speaker 1: he was on top of the world. He had the 10 00:00:27,400 --> 00:00:30,440 Speaker 1: number one team in the NFL, the number one team 11 00:00:30,520 --> 00:00:31,520 Speaker 1: in college football. 12 00:00:32,159 --> 00:00:32,879 Speaker 3: Now, what do you know what? 13 00:00:32,880 --> 00:00:34,800 Speaker 1: The Rams are playing for the five seed and you're 14 00:00:34,800 --> 00:00:36,680 Speaker 1: going to a dreary Rose Bowl. 15 00:00:37,200 --> 00:00:40,959 Speaker 3: Sorry, buddy, that's okay. As long as you win. As 16 00:00:40,960 --> 00:00:42,519 Speaker 3: long as you win, He's exactly. 17 00:00:42,840 --> 00:00:44,760 Speaker 2: He's happy. Come on, regardless of whether. 18 00:00:45,040 --> 00:00:48,519 Speaker 4: Indiana's in the Rose Bowl, I have the ability to 19 00:00:48,600 --> 00:00:51,640 Speaker 4: go and the Rams are still playoff mound. 20 00:00:51,880 --> 00:00:55,080 Speaker 1: All right, well, thank you, Happy New Year, fellows. Let's 21 00:00:55,080 --> 00:00:58,280 Speaker 1: get the remnants of twenty five behind us. Let's put 22 00:00:58,320 --> 00:01:01,520 Speaker 1: the Falcons loss in the rear mirror shortly, and let's 23 00:01:01,520 --> 00:01:03,240 Speaker 1: get on to all of the ambitions we have ahead 24 00:01:03,240 --> 00:01:04,040 Speaker 1: in twenty twenty six. 25 00:01:04,120 --> 00:01:05,440 Speaker 3: It was a good year for you, my friend. I'm 26 00:01:05,440 --> 00:01:05,880 Speaker 3: proud of you. 27 00:01:06,240 --> 00:01:07,319 Speaker 2: What did I do? 28 00:01:07,440 --> 00:01:09,560 Speaker 3: A lot of good stuff, you think so twenty five. Yeah, 29 00:01:09,600 --> 00:01:10,880 Speaker 3: I'm just trying to feel that way. 30 00:01:11,200 --> 00:01:12,760 Speaker 5: No, I'm just trying to keep up with you and 31 00:01:12,800 --> 00:01:15,080 Speaker 5: the rest of the crew and this football team. Look, 32 00:01:15,120 --> 00:01:17,520 Speaker 5: it's not work if you love what you do every day. 33 00:01:17,640 --> 00:01:21,600 Speaker 5: So it's been fun. This has been a great year 34 00:01:21,760 --> 00:01:24,959 Speaker 5: watching this football team get nothing but better. You hit 35 00:01:25,000 --> 00:01:28,679 Speaker 5: some adversity, but to get to where you want to go, 36 00:01:28,720 --> 00:01:30,679 Speaker 5: you're going to have to go through something like this. 37 00:01:30,880 --> 00:01:34,200 Speaker 5: So you'd rather win the football games to learn, but 38 00:01:34,280 --> 00:01:37,640 Speaker 5: sometimes you have to lose to move forward. So we'll 39 00:01:37,640 --> 00:01:39,399 Speaker 5: see what happens from here on out. But it's been 40 00:01:39,440 --> 00:01:41,360 Speaker 5: a heck of a twenty twenty five. 41 00:01:41,480 --> 00:01:45,480 Speaker 1: Yeah, regular season finale on Sunday, chance to sweep Arizona. 42 00:01:45,680 --> 00:01:48,440 Speaker 1: Hopefully not the last time we get together at SOFI Stadium. 43 00:01:48,480 --> 00:01:51,360 Speaker 1: That will depend largely on Saturday night. We'll lay out 44 00:01:51,400 --> 00:01:53,640 Speaker 1: the scenarios in just a moment. But I did find 45 00:01:53,680 --> 00:01:56,800 Speaker 1: one silver lining to the last two weeks, which have 46 00:01:56,880 --> 00:01:59,240 Speaker 1: been tough to stomach. You know, a lot of field 47 00:01:59,280 --> 00:02:01,480 Speaker 1: goal Oh that's a silver line. But it's not what 48 00:02:01,520 --> 00:02:04,160 Speaker 1: I'm going with this. At least you were never put 49 00:02:04,160 --> 00:02:06,600 Speaker 1: in the position where you had to root for the 50 00:02:06,640 --> 00:02:07,800 Speaker 1: San Francisco forty. 51 00:02:09,080 --> 00:02:09,480 Speaker 4: Praise be. 52 00:02:09,880 --> 00:02:12,600 Speaker 1: Absolutely, we've got to be Caleb Williams Bears fans for 53 00:02:12,639 --> 00:02:15,840 Speaker 1: a moment, and it nearly worked out last weekend. And now, 54 00:02:15,960 --> 00:02:17,840 Speaker 1: I don't know about you, but I've reached out to 55 00:02:17,919 --> 00:02:21,160 Speaker 1: all of the Seattle Seahawks fans in my network and 56 00:02:21,200 --> 00:02:23,720 Speaker 1: I've wished them a happy New Year and a great weekend. 57 00:02:23,760 --> 00:02:27,079 Speaker 5: To add, go for it, Go get them. Absolutely. Yeah, 58 00:02:27,120 --> 00:02:29,080 Speaker 5: it's hard. I don't think I would ever want to 59 00:02:29,200 --> 00:02:32,120 Speaker 5: or will ever root for that team up north and 60 00:02:32,200 --> 00:02:35,440 Speaker 5: I mean the Bay Area, But go Hawks. 61 00:02:36,400 --> 00:02:39,200 Speaker 1: If Seattle wins in Santa Clair on Saturday night and 62 00:02:39,280 --> 00:02:41,280 Speaker 1: neither team is happy that that game is being played 63 00:02:41,320 --> 00:02:44,280 Speaker 1: on Saturday night, the Rams can still get the five seed. 64 00:02:44,560 --> 00:02:47,040 Speaker 1: They would be going to Carolina or Tampa on the 65 00:02:47,040 --> 00:02:50,360 Speaker 1: wildcard weekend. But if San Francisco wins, then the Rams 66 00:02:50,360 --> 00:02:53,119 Speaker 1: will sleep on Saturday Night trapped as the sixth seed. 67 00:02:53,120 --> 00:02:55,799 Speaker 1: That means they're going to Philly or Chicago. Stud do 68 00:02:55,880 --> 00:02:57,359 Speaker 1: you think Seattle can beat San Francisco. 69 00:02:58,360 --> 00:03:01,480 Speaker 4: It's gonna be tough, especially on the road. But I 70 00:03:01,520 --> 00:03:03,480 Speaker 4: definitely think they've got a chance. I just the way 71 00:03:03,520 --> 00:03:06,280 Speaker 4: their defense has been playing, as we obviously saw first hand, 72 00:03:06,720 --> 00:03:09,480 Speaker 4: and just the way that offense seems to be clicking 73 00:03:09,520 --> 00:03:12,000 Speaker 4: as well. I do think they have a real shot 74 00:03:12,040 --> 00:03:13,320 Speaker 4: to pulling it off Saturday night. 75 00:03:13,520 --> 00:03:15,520 Speaker 5: I agree with him, have defense, will travel, and it 76 00:03:15,560 --> 00:03:18,440 Speaker 5: doesn't matter how I feel, how we feel about their quarterback. 77 00:03:18,480 --> 00:03:21,079 Speaker 2: They believe in their guy. So here they are. 78 00:03:21,520 --> 00:03:23,920 Speaker 5: Everyone thought that it wasn't possible for Seattle to be 79 00:03:24,000 --> 00:03:26,960 Speaker 5: this good with Sam Darnell as their quarterback. You are 80 00:03:27,000 --> 00:03:29,079 Speaker 5: what your record says you are, So yeah, they can 81 00:03:29,120 --> 00:03:30,839 Speaker 5: absolutely go in and win this football game. 82 00:03:31,000 --> 00:03:33,280 Speaker 1: The winner of that game will be the one seed. 83 00:03:34,400 --> 00:03:37,960 Speaker 1: So if you were to project an opportunity to play 84 00:03:37,960 --> 00:03:40,800 Speaker 1: in the NFC Championship game, Okay, the Los Angeles Rams 85 00:03:40,880 --> 00:03:42,480 Speaker 1: are going on the road to step away from the 86 00:03:42,520 --> 00:03:46,000 Speaker 1: Super Bowl. Would you rather be going to Loomenfield or 87 00:03:46,080 --> 00:03:48,680 Speaker 1: Levi Stadium? 88 00:03:48,760 --> 00:03:50,680 Speaker 2: I think I would pick Levi Stadium. 89 00:03:51,720 --> 00:03:57,520 Speaker 5: It's close, the favorable weather, it's still California. In Seattle, 90 00:03:57,560 --> 00:03:59,520 Speaker 5: you're not sure what you're gonna get, and that's their 91 00:03:59,680 --> 00:04:01,520 Speaker 5: environl up there. They're going to be more ready for 92 00:04:01,560 --> 00:04:03,840 Speaker 5: it than you are, So I would pick Levi. I 93 00:04:03,840 --> 00:04:05,480 Speaker 5: think that's the easy choice, right. 94 00:04:06,240 --> 00:04:09,760 Speaker 4: I'd probably go with Levi's too, but I don't know 95 00:04:09,960 --> 00:04:12,400 Speaker 4: just they've they've shown they've been able to beat both teams, 96 00:04:12,440 --> 00:04:16,480 Speaker 4: or have been capable of beating both. But yeah, I 97 00:04:16,920 --> 00:04:18,839 Speaker 4: for all the reasons you said, I'd probably. 98 00:04:18,480 --> 00:04:20,240 Speaker 1: We might need to restart this show. I just led 99 00:04:20,279 --> 00:04:23,600 Speaker 1: you guys into a terrible trap. If the Rams are 100 00:04:23,600 --> 00:04:26,200 Speaker 1: going to Seattle, what does that mean to Marco? 101 00:04:26,560 --> 00:04:31,120 Speaker 5: The Niners got knocked out? Come you got me agad? Yes, okay, 102 00:04:31,839 --> 00:04:32,359 Speaker 5: reverse that? 103 00:04:32,520 --> 00:04:35,480 Speaker 3: Yeah? All right, So full disclosure. 104 00:04:35,480 --> 00:04:38,200 Speaker 1: We're taping this on what Wednesday morning, right, so we 105 00:04:38,240 --> 00:04:40,039 Speaker 1: don't know what Sean McVay is going to step to 106 00:04:40,040 --> 00:04:42,400 Speaker 1: the podium after practice today and say with respect to 107 00:04:42,880 --> 00:04:45,800 Speaker 1: some health updates to or even the point that he 108 00:04:45,920 --> 00:04:48,080 Speaker 1: left us with on Monday night, which is, starters are 109 00:04:48,080 --> 00:04:51,280 Speaker 1: going to play Week eighteen, which you know, if there's 110 00:04:51,440 --> 00:04:54,680 Speaker 1: nothing to play for air quotes on nothing, right, if 111 00:04:54,680 --> 00:04:57,159 Speaker 1: you're trapped as the sixth seed going into Sunday, it 112 00:04:57,200 --> 00:05:00,640 Speaker 1: would be it would be against his nature, I think, 113 00:05:00,680 --> 00:05:03,000 Speaker 1: to play starters. So are you are you buying that 114 00:05:03,320 --> 00:05:04,840 Speaker 1: if that's how it plays out this weekend. 115 00:05:05,320 --> 00:05:08,000 Speaker 4: I think so. Just the tone that he had in 116 00:05:08,040 --> 00:05:10,599 Speaker 4: his response to that question tells me that with the 117 00:05:10,640 --> 00:05:13,479 Speaker 4: way that that unit has been playing, especially the last 118 00:05:13,480 --> 00:05:16,880 Speaker 4: two games, I don't think he made it sound like 119 00:05:17,080 --> 00:05:21,760 Speaker 4: there's not a luxury thereof, say, playing the starters for half, 120 00:05:21,839 --> 00:05:24,720 Speaker 4: arresting them and going into the playoffs with full health. 121 00:05:24,760 --> 00:05:27,960 Speaker 4: I think he would rather be in a situation where 122 00:05:28,400 --> 00:05:31,720 Speaker 4: you know, they recapture their rhythm and you know, clicking 123 00:05:31,720 --> 00:05:36,719 Speaker 4: on all cylinders and all those things, rather than you know, 124 00:05:36,839 --> 00:05:39,080 Speaker 4: rest them and maybe potentially risk any rust. 125 00:05:39,120 --> 00:05:39,560 Speaker 3: I don't know. 126 00:05:39,800 --> 00:05:43,039 Speaker 4: I mean that rest obviously, you guys would both know 127 00:05:43,120 --> 00:05:45,960 Speaker 4: hasn't really been too much of an issue. They've still 128 00:05:45,960 --> 00:05:48,200 Speaker 4: managed to play well when they've taken that approach before. 129 00:05:48,800 --> 00:05:53,680 Speaker 4: But yeah, I still, based on what he said Monday night, 130 00:05:54,520 --> 00:05:57,400 Speaker 4: you know, I still think the Starters will end up 131 00:05:57,440 --> 00:06:00,040 Speaker 4: playing just if only to you know, help them and 132 00:06:00,160 --> 00:06:02,000 Speaker 4: like I said, we established that rhythm consistent. O. 133 00:06:02,040 --> 00:06:04,479 Speaker 1: Yeah, here's hoping it's a moot point that there is 134 00:06:04,600 --> 00:06:06,839 Speaker 1: a lot of motivation to play for on Sunday. But 135 00:06:06,839 --> 00:06:08,919 Speaker 1: de Marco, if that's not the way it goes, you 136 00:06:08,960 --> 00:06:10,479 Speaker 1: still think, right, move. 137 00:06:10,800 --> 00:06:11,480 Speaker 2: Absolutely. 138 00:06:11,520 --> 00:06:14,520 Speaker 5: If I'm Sean McVay and I'm telling my guys that, Okay, 139 00:06:14,520 --> 00:06:16,720 Speaker 5: we're gonna dress, we're gonna play. First of all, we're 140 00:06:16,720 --> 00:06:19,680 Speaker 5: practicing them pads. Whether that happens or not, who knows. 141 00:06:20,120 --> 00:06:22,719 Speaker 5: But we're gonna play against Arizona. And if I start 142 00:06:22,720 --> 00:06:25,360 Speaker 5: to hear grumbles or grunts, I just turn on the 143 00:06:25,440 --> 00:06:27,919 Speaker 5: video the first half of Monday night and say, this 144 00:06:28,080 --> 00:06:31,040 Speaker 5: is why. If you want days off, if you want 145 00:06:31,080 --> 00:06:32,440 Speaker 5: games off, if you want to take. 146 00:06:32,320 --> 00:06:33,240 Speaker 2: The pads off and. 147 00:06:34,680 --> 00:06:37,840 Speaker 5: Watch a game as a playoff contending team, you can't 148 00:06:37,880 --> 00:06:40,240 Speaker 5: put that on video because it does not matter. If 149 00:06:40,320 --> 00:06:42,320 Speaker 5: we get rest. If we play like this, we'll be 150 00:06:42,400 --> 00:06:45,120 Speaker 5: one and done. So I would get as much work 151 00:06:45,200 --> 00:06:48,640 Speaker 5: as I possibly could offense, defense, everything, especially on defense. 152 00:06:48,640 --> 00:06:50,159 Speaker 1: So if I'm saying, well, wait a second, this doesn't 153 00:06:50,200 --> 00:06:53,200 Speaker 1: add up for a head coach and a franchise that's 154 00:06:53,360 --> 00:06:56,240 Speaker 1: changed the model across the entire National Football League. He's 155 00:06:56,279 --> 00:06:59,200 Speaker 1: seven and two in Week one games, for instance. Right, Well, 156 00:06:59,240 --> 00:07:01,280 Speaker 1: he said preseason doesn't matter. We can be at our 157 00:07:01,279 --> 00:07:04,760 Speaker 1: best when the moment happens. In one of those two 158 00:07:04,800 --> 00:07:08,480 Speaker 1: losses with an overtime in Detroit. Right So, but you're saying, 159 00:07:09,520 --> 00:07:11,560 Speaker 1: because of the state that the Rams are in and 160 00:07:11,600 --> 00:07:13,160 Speaker 1: some of the film they put out there, this is 161 00:07:13,240 --> 00:07:17,080 Speaker 1: different than August September, where you've maybe had some good 162 00:07:17,160 --> 00:07:19,840 Speaker 1: joint practices, you put in good work, You're feeling good 163 00:07:19,880 --> 00:07:21,480 Speaker 1: about the product you're bringing in the field. 164 00:07:21,600 --> 00:07:21,840 Speaker 2: Right. 165 00:07:22,040 --> 00:07:24,120 Speaker 5: I like going back to when I was playing, if 166 00:07:24,720 --> 00:07:27,560 Speaker 5: if you wanted off of a preseason game, then you 167 00:07:27,640 --> 00:07:30,840 Speaker 5: better give a good effort during those two days and 168 00:07:30,920 --> 00:07:33,360 Speaker 5: earn the right to miss some reps. But if you're 169 00:07:33,400 --> 00:07:36,720 Speaker 5: not given a coach confidence that we have the right intensity, 170 00:07:36,720 --> 00:07:38,440 Speaker 5: that we know what we're doing, then he should play 171 00:07:38,480 --> 00:07:41,480 Speaker 5: you as long as he needs to until he feels comfortable. 172 00:07:41,920 --> 00:07:44,240 Speaker 5: And as if this team, if we know this team 173 00:07:44,280 --> 00:07:47,000 Speaker 5: the way we think we do, you should have to stop. 174 00:07:46,720 --> 00:07:48,239 Speaker 2: Them from going out there on Sunday. 175 00:07:48,720 --> 00:07:52,040 Speaker 5: The last game you put out there, b Jehn Robinson 176 00:07:52,080 --> 00:07:55,160 Speaker 5: is still running, Matthew Stafford threw three picks, and you 177 00:07:55,280 --> 00:07:58,080 Speaker 5: lost a football game that you could have won. So 178 00:07:58,280 --> 00:07:59,920 Speaker 5: if we know this team like we think we do, 179 00:08:00,200 --> 00:08:02,440 Speaker 5: then those players should want to play versus A. 180 00:08:02,840 --> 00:08:03,880 Speaker 3: And I think they do. 181 00:08:05,960 --> 00:08:08,400 Speaker 1: And look, I'm happy to not be making this decision 182 00:08:08,440 --> 00:08:10,240 Speaker 1: like Sean McVay knows his team and what they need 183 00:08:10,280 --> 00:08:13,120 Speaker 1: better than any of us. So when that decision is made, 184 00:08:13,160 --> 00:08:14,920 Speaker 1: if it's been made already, great, And part of the 185 00:08:14,960 --> 00:08:17,560 Speaker 1: struggle is you don't know until Saturday night, so the 186 00:08:17,600 --> 00:08:19,440 Speaker 1: Hayes in the barn by then. So you can't go 187 00:08:19,480 --> 00:08:22,840 Speaker 1: out there and have Jimmy Garoppolo install this game plan, 188 00:08:23,040 --> 00:08:25,200 Speaker 1: even though you can win with Jimmy on Sunday, because 189 00:08:25,240 --> 00:08:26,760 Speaker 1: you might be playing for the five seed and you 190 00:08:26,800 --> 00:08:29,320 Speaker 1: want Matthew Stafford out there. But I also think there's 191 00:08:29,360 --> 00:08:31,080 Speaker 1: a school of thought where if it doesn't go your 192 00:08:31,080 --> 00:08:33,880 Speaker 1: way Saturday night in Seattle, San Francisco and you wake 193 00:08:33,920 --> 00:08:37,360 Speaker 1: up Sunday morning with nothing to play for again, I 194 00:08:37,400 --> 00:08:39,600 Speaker 1: don't know the hell status, but if Aler Jackson can't 195 00:08:39,600 --> 00:08:42,000 Speaker 1: play left tackle on Sunday and you're trapped as a 196 00:08:42,000 --> 00:08:43,280 Speaker 1: six seed, I don't know that. I don't want Matthew 197 00:08:43,320 --> 00:08:49,040 Speaker 1: Stafford playing on Sunday, right. I don't think these Rams 198 00:08:49,080 --> 00:08:52,000 Speaker 1: need live reps against the Arizona Cardinals at so if 199 00:08:52,000 --> 00:08:54,760 Speaker 1: I stadium on Sunday to go win a Super Bowl, 200 00:08:54,800 --> 00:08:56,760 Speaker 1: what I know they need to do to win a 201 00:08:56,760 --> 00:09:00,000 Speaker 1: Super Bowl is have DeVante Adams and Aleric Jackson and 202 00:09:00,080 --> 00:09:02,560 Speaker 1: Kevin Dodson and Quinton Lake and on and on and on. 203 00:09:02,720 --> 00:09:05,439 Speaker 1: They need those guys, right, That's what I think matters. 204 00:09:05,480 --> 00:09:07,319 Speaker 1: That's what Moves needs with you on that side of 205 00:09:07,360 --> 00:09:11,280 Speaker 1: the ball. Absolutely on the other side, everybody's playing. Yeah, absolutely, 206 00:09:11,400 --> 00:09:13,520 Speaker 1: go back out there and reclaim what you lost, what 207 00:09:13,640 --> 00:09:16,120 Speaker 1: Beijon just carried ninety three yards away from you, including 208 00:09:16,160 --> 00:09:17,920 Speaker 1: braid and Fist, because I need Braiden Fist to be 209 00:09:17,960 --> 00:09:19,559 Speaker 1: playing like Braiden Fist. 210 00:09:19,920 --> 00:09:22,160 Speaker 5: If you've got a legit issue, like if you need 211 00:09:22,200 --> 00:09:23,360 Speaker 5: the rest, then take it. 212 00:09:23,640 --> 00:09:25,559 Speaker 2: That's what this is about. Which, as far as the case, 213 00:09:25,600 --> 00:09:27,120 Speaker 2: you never ye, right, but if. 214 00:09:27,040 --> 00:09:29,360 Speaker 5: You're one hundred percent and you left that game walking, 215 00:09:29,400 --> 00:09:31,280 Speaker 5: if you got on the plane and you could, you know, 216 00:09:31,720 --> 00:09:33,800 Speaker 5: walk up and not hobble up, then you should be 217 00:09:33,840 --> 00:09:34,880 Speaker 5: playing versus Arizona. 218 00:09:35,040 --> 00:09:37,320 Speaker 1: The Eagles, for what it's worth, seem like they're going 219 00:09:37,360 --> 00:09:39,559 Speaker 1: to rest Jalen Hurts in their starter. So for some reason, 220 00:09:39,559 --> 00:09:42,280 Speaker 1: that is your opponents in wild card weekend. That's a 221 00:09:42,320 --> 00:09:45,360 Speaker 1: little bit of context for for what this Sunday will bring. 222 00:09:45,840 --> 00:09:48,160 Speaker 1: All Right, we've danced around it, but let's recap Monday 223 00:09:48,240 --> 00:09:49,200 Speaker 1: night football, shall we? 224 00:09:49,400 --> 00:09:49,640 Speaker 2: Yeah? 225 00:09:49,960 --> 00:09:51,839 Speaker 1: For me, it's the only clunker of the season. It's 226 00:09:51,840 --> 00:09:54,400 Speaker 1: not the only loss of the season. But I've said 227 00:09:54,480 --> 00:09:56,520 Speaker 1: multiple times that what I've loved about this group, and 228 00:09:56,559 --> 00:09:59,040 Speaker 1: really the Sean McVay era, is more often than not 229 00:09:59,200 --> 00:10:01,400 Speaker 1: more reliably than any team in the National Football League, 230 00:10:01,440 --> 00:10:03,560 Speaker 1: they bring it when it's their term. I don't think 231 00:10:03,559 --> 00:10:05,120 Speaker 1: they brought it Monday night. I don't think the head 232 00:10:05,160 --> 00:10:06,880 Speaker 1: coach felt like his team brought it Monday night. And 233 00:10:06,920 --> 00:10:08,440 Speaker 1: that was the disappointment, the frustration. 234 00:10:08,720 --> 00:10:11,840 Speaker 4: Yeah, the first half was surprisingly flat I think. Is fair? 235 00:10:12,120 --> 00:10:12,560 Speaker 3: Is that fair? 236 00:10:12,720 --> 00:10:12,920 Speaker 2: Oh? 237 00:10:13,080 --> 00:10:16,600 Speaker 4: Yeah, just not at all you know what I expected 238 00:10:16,640 --> 00:10:19,840 Speaker 4: to see at least, and again I think kind of 239 00:10:19,880 --> 00:10:21,240 Speaker 4: like what you were just talking about. That's part of 240 00:10:21,240 --> 00:10:23,640 Speaker 4: the reason why I think, you know why you can 241 00:10:23,679 --> 00:10:26,360 Speaker 4: make an argument for you know, playing those guys Sunday 242 00:10:26,360 --> 00:10:30,680 Speaker 4: against the Cardinals, regardless of what the circumstances are. But yeah, 243 00:10:30,800 --> 00:10:34,000 Speaker 4: just not the offense we were used to seeing, regardless of 244 00:10:34,040 --> 00:10:38,599 Speaker 4: the available personnel. And there was, you know, something to 245 00:10:38,640 --> 00:10:40,640 Speaker 4: be said for the resilience shown in the second half, 246 00:10:40,679 --> 00:10:43,599 Speaker 4: but really just too deep of a hole that was 247 00:10:43,679 --> 00:10:46,640 Speaker 4: doug in the first half, which was really shocking and surprising. 248 00:10:46,960 --> 00:10:48,920 Speaker 5: No, I give them a lot of credit because that 249 00:10:48,960 --> 00:10:51,400 Speaker 5: game could have did get away from them and they 250 00:10:51,440 --> 00:10:53,880 Speaker 5: could have packed it in and it could have gotten worse, 251 00:10:53,880 --> 00:10:55,480 Speaker 5: but they found a way to get back in it. 252 00:10:55,520 --> 00:10:57,959 Speaker 5: I thought, Jared Verse, of all people, like you said, 253 00:10:57,960 --> 00:10:59,840 Speaker 5: the one guy that you could pick from that side 254 00:10:59,920 --> 00:11:02,800 Speaker 5: or the team outside of Matthew Stafford to make a 255 00:11:02,840 --> 00:11:05,480 Speaker 5: play to get you back in it, I thought was 256 00:11:05,520 --> 00:11:09,800 Speaker 5: special Pukinakua and the way he's playing and the way 257 00:11:09,840 --> 00:11:12,920 Speaker 5: he went beyond himself even to make an attempt on 258 00:11:13,080 --> 00:11:15,280 Speaker 5: getting some of these passes that were called and complete. 259 00:11:15,960 --> 00:11:18,920 Speaker 5: That guy is playing a different brand of football, and 260 00:11:18,960 --> 00:11:21,240 Speaker 5: they have awards for people like him, and I hope 261 00:11:21,280 --> 00:11:22,199 Speaker 5: he gets the recognition. 262 00:11:22,240 --> 00:11:23,760 Speaker 2: But it's human nature. Man. 263 00:11:23,800 --> 00:11:26,640 Speaker 5: There's been a lot going on since Thursday, since Seattle, 264 00:11:27,120 --> 00:11:30,600 Speaker 5: a lot mentally, you're going through the holidays. You were 265 00:11:30,679 --> 00:11:33,240 Speaker 5: due for a one where you come out flat, but 266 00:11:33,320 --> 00:11:36,560 Speaker 5: they did wake up. So there are some positives to that. 267 00:11:37,040 --> 00:11:38,880 Speaker 5: You could be proud in the fact that they fought 268 00:11:38,920 --> 00:11:41,360 Speaker 5: their way back in that, but like you said, too much, 269 00:11:41,960 --> 00:11:44,720 Speaker 5: too soon, too early, and you had no answer for 270 00:11:44,760 --> 00:11:47,480 Speaker 5: what they were thrown at. Zach Robinson, your game plan 271 00:11:47,559 --> 00:11:50,040 Speaker 5: is simple. They can't tackle him today. Give him the 272 00:11:50,080 --> 00:11:53,679 Speaker 5: football as much as possible, right, Rahie Morris on defense, 273 00:11:53,720 --> 00:11:56,440 Speaker 5: I thought did a pretty good job of scouting and 274 00:11:56,480 --> 00:11:59,080 Speaker 5: making the rams sing for the supper. But like you said, 275 00:11:59,320 --> 00:12:02,000 Speaker 5: if the person was different upfront, that entire game is 276 00:12:02,040 --> 00:12:03,480 Speaker 5: different and you have to live at that. 277 00:12:03,520 --> 00:12:04,920 Speaker 1: And that's why I don't put a ton of stock 278 00:12:04,960 --> 00:12:07,120 Speaker 1: in it. It's not to say I'm not frustrated or 279 00:12:07,160 --> 00:12:12,040 Speaker 1: disappointed or discouraged. It has ramifications, But what do you 280 00:12:12,080 --> 00:12:14,600 Speaker 1: take away from Monday Night? For me, not a whole lot. 281 00:12:14,679 --> 00:12:18,280 Speaker 1: Because the team that played Monday Night and the way 282 00:12:18,280 --> 00:12:20,520 Speaker 1: that they played Monday Night, that's not the team that's 283 00:12:20,559 --> 00:12:23,720 Speaker 1: going to go chase a Lombardi Trophy this January. And 284 00:12:23,800 --> 00:12:26,160 Speaker 1: if it is, they don't have a realistic hope of 285 00:12:26,160 --> 00:12:27,360 Speaker 1: winning that Lombardi Trophy. 286 00:12:27,440 --> 00:12:27,600 Speaker 2: Right. 287 00:12:27,640 --> 00:12:30,319 Speaker 3: So without DeVante, without Alaric, without Cato, without. 288 00:12:30,160 --> 00:12:34,080 Speaker 1: Quinton Lake, I'm not excusing the performance, but I'm not 289 00:12:34,320 --> 00:12:38,240 Speaker 1: letting it change my perception of what this team is capable. 290 00:12:37,880 --> 00:12:40,040 Speaker 5: Of, no doubt, And I would just say this, and 291 00:12:40,320 --> 00:12:42,360 Speaker 5: it may not be personnel wise, and even if you 292 00:12:42,400 --> 00:12:45,200 Speaker 5: get all those guys back, a game could look just 293 00:12:45,360 --> 00:12:47,920 Speaker 5: like that in the postseason. It could be that ugly, 294 00:12:47,960 --> 00:12:50,040 Speaker 5: it could be that muddle, it could be that messy, 295 00:12:50,080 --> 00:12:52,120 Speaker 5: but you have to find a way to get over 296 00:12:52,160 --> 00:12:54,160 Speaker 5: the top of it. And you almost did it. So 297 00:12:54,440 --> 00:12:56,800 Speaker 5: I think it was a test of their medal and 298 00:12:57,040 --> 00:12:59,000 Speaker 5: they came up just a little bit short. But if 299 00:12:59,040 --> 00:13:01,640 Speaker 5: you get all your back, I think you wouldn't be 300 00:13:01,640 --> 00:13:04,320 Speaker 5: in that situation to begin with. But every game from 301 00:13:04,320 --> 00:13:06,400 Speaker 5: here on out could look just like that, and you 302 00:13:06,440 --> 00:13:07,960 Speaker 5: may have to find a way to win it just 303 00:13:08,080 --> 00:13:08,440 Speaker 5: like that. 304 00:13:09,040 --> 00:13:13,360 Speaker 1: If it does, then my concern is twofold trenches and tackling, 305 00:13:14,040 --> 00:13:17,720 Speaker 1: because in the last month, from where they were to 306 00:13:17,720 --> 00:13:19,640 Speaker 1: where they are now, I don't think the Rams are 307 00:13:19,679 --> 00:13:24,359 Speaker 1: winning consistently at the line of scrimmage, personnel factors withstanding, 308 00:13:25,120 --> 00:13:27,559 Speaker 1: and the tackling is an issue, and I don't know 309 00:13:27,600 --> 00:13:28,760 Speaker 1: how you change that at the new year. 310 00:13:28,840 --> 00:13:32,280 Speaker 5: No, it is and outside of Arizona, but count them 311 00:13:32,320 --> 00:13:34,920 Speaker 5: too because they're on your schedule. Every team you're gonna 312 00:13:34,920 --> 00:13:36,800 Speaker 5: play is gonna be good and can run the football. 313 00:13:36,840 --> 00:13:40,640 Speaker 5: And one thing I do know about playing defense this 314 00:13:40,720 --> 00:13:43,439 Speaker 5: late in the year, it's not about theory. It's about 315 00:13:43,480 --> 00:13:45,360 Speaker 5: you're gonna have to go through some physical pain. It 316 00:13:45,360 --> 00:13:48,720 Speaker 5: ain't gonna be fun. You're not gonna be smiling from 317 00:13:48,720 --> 00:13:50,640 Speaker 5: here on out. The only time you smile is when 318 00:13:50,679 --> 00:13:53,040 Speaker 5: you see confetti. It's gonna be painful, it's gonna be hard, 319 00:13:53,040 --> 00:13:55,079 Speaker 5: and you're gonna have to commit to everything. You can't 320 00:13:55,120 --> 00:13:57,040 Speaker 5: just lay down in front of Bejan or any running 321 00:13:57,080 --> 00:13:59,160 Speaker 5: back and expect him to trip over you. You're gonna 322 00:13:59,160 --> 00:14:01,200 Speaker 5: have to bring him down. You're gonna have to hit him, 323 00:14:01,240 --> 00:14:02,560 Speaker 5: and if you don't, he's out. 324 00:14:03,120 --> 00:14:06,839 Speaker 1: And that's where again, not to excuse what happened on 325 00:14:06,840 --> 00:14:08,400 Speaker 1: Monday night, you're the only one who can speak to this, 326 00:14:09,880 --> 00:14:12,920 Speaker 1: but that building and that moment does not compare to 327 00:14:13,040 --> 00:14:16,120 Speaker 1: a playoff winner go home atmosphere. No, the emotional state 328 00:14:16,160 --> 00:14:20,080 Speaker 1: of the human beings playing that game. Maybe Seattle felt similarly, 329 00:14:20,200 --> 00:14:22,160 Speaker 1: and so when you give up third down and sixteen, 330 00:14:22,920 --> 00:14:26,320 Speaker 1: that doesn't check out. But it's not that Bijon's not 331 00:14:26,360 --> 00:14:27,240 Speaker 1: going to be in the postseason. 332 00:14:27,240 --> 00:14:27,480 Speaker 2: It's that. 333 00:14:29,280 --> 00:14:34,480 Speaker 1: Those stakes, that emotional edge, that's not how you're gonna 334 00:14:34,480 --> 00:14:35,480 Speaker 1: be playing playoff football. 335 00:14:35,560 --> 00:14:37,200 Speaker 2: No, but you got to bring the physical with it. 336 00:14:37,280 --> 00:14:39,960 Speaker 5: And Brian Dawkins Hall of Famer and ray Lewis up 337 00:14:40,000 --> 00:14:42,760 Speaker 5: said it, and it's he speaks for all defensive players. 338 00:14:43,200 --> 00:14:45,920 Speaker 5: We're gonna find out who really wants to play football today. 339 00:14:46,400 --> 00:14:49,000 Speaker 5: When it's cold outside and you've got to go through somebody, 340 00:14:49,040 --> 00:14:50,520 Speaker 5: Are you going to reach out and grab and try 341 00:14:50,600 --> 00:14:52,480 Speaker 5: to arm tackle? Are you gonna bring it? And you 342 00:14:52,520 --> 00:14:54,240 Speaker 5: know at the end of that, it's gonna be painful. 343 00:14:54,280 --> 00:14:57,000 Speaker 5: That's what it is, and that's what was lacking in 344 00:14:57,040 --> 00:15:00,040 Speaker 5: certain situations against the Falcons. But like I said, but 345 00:15:00,080 --> 00:15:03,200 Speaker 5: I'm glad it happened on Monday night versus in January 346 00:15:03,240 --> 00:15:05,760 Speaker 5: on the road, because now you know, or you have 347 00:15:05,840 --> 00:15:07,960 Speaker 5: a really good understanding of what it's going to be 348 00:15:08,080 --> 00:15:10,280 Speaker 5: like from here on out. It's not just about getting 349 00:15:10,360 --> 00:15:12,920 Speaker 5: there in theory and tagging off. It's about getting ready 350 00:15:12,920 --> 00:15:15,600 Speaker 5: for impact. It's about bringing people to the ground period 351 00:15:15,640 --> 00:15:16,240 Speaker 5: and physically. 352 00:15:17,040 --> 00:15:19,520 Speaker 1: Has your confidence in the defense been shaken? What used 353 00:15:19,520 --> 00:15:21,560 Speaker 1: to be the number one scoring defense in the National 354 00:15:21,560 --> 00:15:25,000 Speaker 1: Football League Now they've given up ninety nine points in 355 00:15:25,000 --> 00:15:25,880 Speaker 1: the last three weeks. 356 00:15:26,320 --> 00:15:30,320 Speaker 4: I think a lot the explosives that they'd allowed, especially 357 00:15:30,360 --> 00:15:34,040 Speaker 4: in the passing game, has impacted the ceiling a little bit. 358 00:15:34,280 --> 00:15:36,960 Speaker 4: I mean, I think if they limit those they play 359 00:15:37,040 --> 00:15:40,200 Speaker 4: closer to you know, their potential or their ceiling. They've 360 00:15:40,200 --> 00:15:43,520 Speaker 4: shown all year as a top ten unit, But I'm 361 00:15:43,520 --> 00:15:46,480 Speaker 4: still confident in this past rush. The secondary has shown 362 00:15:46,480 --> 00:15:49,480 Speaker 4: the ability to make plays when it's mattered. 363 00:15:50,600 --> 00:15:50,800 Speaker 2: You know. 364 00:15:51,000 --> 00:15:53,720 Speaker 4: Again, it hasn't you know always. It hasn't looked the 365 00:15:53,760 --> 00:15:58,360 Speaker 4: best last two games, necessarily, But I still have faith 366 00:15:58,400 --> 00:16:00,360 Speaker 4: in that group being able to get it right, faith 367 00:16:00,360 --> 00:16:04,040 Speaker 4: in the pass rush. But those are somethings. The explosives 368 00:16:04,160 --> 00:16:06,160 Speaker 4: especially is something I think needs to get corrected. 369 00:16:06,760 --> 00:16:08,120 Speaker 2: Have I lost faith or confidence? 370 00:16:08,280 --> 00:16:10,800 Speaker 5: No, you still have a lot of talented players and 371 00:16:10,920 --> 00:16:13,680 Speaker 5: there's a lot of football left. But I am curious 372 00:16:13,720 --> 00:16:17,920 Speaker 5: how you respond this Sunday versus Arizona and what you 373 00:16:17,960 --> 00:16:19,960 Speaker 5: do from here on out. And maybe there might be 374 00:16:20,000 --> 00:16:23,200 Speaker 5: some things you can do schematically, Like you said, every offense, 375 00:16:23,520 --> 00:16:27,000 Speaker 5: every coach, every play caller, you're gonna have tells, and 376 00:16:27,040 --> 00:16:29,040 Speaker 5: you're gonna have things that you always do by rote, 377 00:16:29,160 --> 00:16:31,560 Speaker 5: and they're getting paid on the other side to pick 378 00:16:31,600 --> 00:16:33,960 Speaker 5: you apart and find things. So you may have to 379 00:16:34,000 --> 00:16:36,960 Speaker 5: throw some things at teams that they haven't seen before 380 00:16:37,000 --> 00:16:39,200 Speaker 5: and that you haven't run. But the one thing you 381 00:16:39,280 --> 00:16:40,920 Speaker 5: have to do is be on the same page and 382 00:16:41,040 --> 00:16:43,120 Speaker 5: after and we would say this. This is an old 383 00:16:43,120 --> 00:16:46,360 Speaker 5: defensive proverb and it still holds true. Your first step 384 00:16:46,480 --> 00:16:48,320 Speaker 5: is for the defense called and then after that it's 385 00:16:48,360 --> 00:16:51,400 Speaker 5: go play ball. So whatever Chris Shula Coles, whatever they're 386 00:16:51,400 --> 00:16:53,360 Speaker 5: trying to run, your first two steps are for your 387 00:16:53,400 --> 00:16:56,800 Speaker 5: responsibility and then go find the football. And it's all eleven. 388 00:16:56,880 --> 00:16:59,560 Speaker 5: So that's the one thing that he cannot control. He's 389 00:16:59,600 --> 00:17:02,800 Speaker 5: on the side, you're out there. It's pursuit. And the 390 00:17:02,840 --> 00:17:05,160 Speaker 5: only way we're gonna stop this dude and get them 391 00:17:05,160 --> 00:17:07,000 Speaker 5: on the ground is if we work together. It can't 392 00:17:07,040 --> 00:17:08,679 Speaker 5: be one guy missing off to the races. 393 00:17:09,240 --> 00:17:11,760 Speaker 1: Asha for some positive takeaways in just a second, but 394 00:17:12,200 --> 00:17:16,200 Speaker 1: I'll summarize my feelings this way. I still believe firmly 395 00:17:16,520 --> 00:17:19,080 Speaker 1: that the Rams are four good weeks away from being 396 00:17:19,119 --> 00:17:21,920 Speaker 1: world champions again. They're four good game plans, They're four 397 00:17:21,960 --> 00:17:26,040 Speaker 1: good weeks of preparation. They are four weeks of execution 398 00:17:26,480 --> 00:17:29,600 Speaker 1: away from winning the four games that matter most. Nothing 399 00:17:29,680 --> 00:17:33,000 Speaker 1: from Monday Night changes that for me. But I now 400 00:17:33,040 --> 00:17:37,080 Speaker 1: go into the postseason with a dose of However, it's 401 00:17:37,119 --> 00:17:39,240 Speaker 1: been good, maybe good to be reminded of the fact 402 00:17:39,280 --> 00:17:43,879 Speaker 1: that they're also one bad rep one mistake, one miscall, 403 00:17:44,040 --> 00:17:47,320 Speaker 1: one blown assignment, one mistackle away from being on vacation too, 404 00:17:47,600 --> 00:17:49,560 Speaker 1: And that's going to be true of any team that's 405 00:17:49,600 --> 00:17:52,840 Speaker 1: playing in January. But I don't think it's necessarily the 406 00:17:52,880 --> 00:17:55,840 Speaker 1: worst long term to be reminded of that afresh here 407 00:17:55,880 --> 00:17:58,639 Speaker 1: in week sixteen and seventeen as you turn towards winner 408 00:17:58,640 --> 00:17:59,119 Speaker 1: go home. 409 00:17:59,040 --> 00:18:02,120 Speaker 4: Territory, especially the missed calls part of it too. I mean, 410 00:18:02,280 --> 00:18:04,560 Speaker 4: part of the thing. One of the things I guess 411 00:18:04,600 --> 00:18:07,200 Speaker 4: that I think about is just like not putting yourself 412 00:18:07,200 --> 00:18:10,200 Speaker 4: in a position where that affects the outcome. Like there 413 00:18:10,200 --> 00:18:13,320 Speaker 4: have been enough self inflicted mistakes that you've made that 414 00:18:13,320 --> 00:18:16,359 Speaker 4: that's been part of the circumstances of these losses. And 415 00:18:16,480 --> 00:18:19,159 Speaker 4: so if you can, if you can just have that 416 00:18:19,200 --> 00:18:23,159 Speaker 4: mental fortitude and resiliency and just avoid the mistakes that 417 00:18:23,200 --> 00:18:26,960 Speaker 4: have put you in those positions again, especially in those losses, 418 00:18:27,480 --> 00:18:29,359 Speaker 4: that that's going to help quite a bit, especially in 419 00:18:29,359 --> 00:18:30,160 Speaker 4: the postseason, no doubt. 420 00:18:30,160 --> 00:18:32,200 Speaker 5: Two weeks ago or was it a week ago, coach 421 00:18:32,280 --> 00:18:35,080 Speaker 5: McVeigh said, we're not victims, and I'm that's the way 422 00:18:35,119 --> 00:18:36,679 Speaker 5: you coach it. Hey, We're not going to get a 423 00:18:36,760 --> 00:18:39,640 Speaker 5: break from anybody it's all about us period. We got 424 00:18:39,680 --> 00:18:42,600 Speaker 5: to win against them and then that's just how it goes, 425 00:18:42,640 --> 00:18:45,280 Speaker 5: and we can't worry about the calls or not getting calls. 426 00:18:45,280 --> 00:18:46,199 Speaker 2: We'd have to overcome it. 427 00:18:46,240 --> 00:18:49,399 Speaker 5: So right there with you, But that comes from within 428 00:18:49,680 --> 00:18:51,879 Speaker 5: and that could also be a part of your battle 429 00:18:51,880 --> 00:18:52,679 Speaker 5: cry going forward. 430 00:18:52,720 --> 00:18:54,160 Speaker 2: It is just about us. 431 00:18:54,200 --> 00:18:57,040 Speaker 5: We're not getting help, and if we don't play the 432 00:18:57,040 --> 00:18:59,640 Speaker 5: way we're capable of, we could be one and done. 433 00:19:00,119 --> 00:19:02,800 Speaker 2: I hope that rings in your head. From Atlanta to now. 434 00:19:03,000 --> 00:19:05,960 Speaker 1: Sure, I dritted down two big picture takeaways, but I'll 435 00:19:05,960 --> 00:19:09,399 Speaker 1: throw it to you guys first. In the disappointment of 436 00:19:09,400 --> 00:19:12,400 Speaker 1: that flight home, what did you find yourself reflecting on, Like, Okay, 437 00:19:12,280 --> 00:19:15,800 Speaker 1: maybe this plays long term something that I didn't know 438 00:19:15,920 --> 00:19:16,800 Speaker 1: or didn't appreciate. 439 00:19:17,080 --> 00:19:21,440 Speaker 4: Special teams absolutely, Like if that game had gone, if 440 00:19:21,480 --> 00:19:23,760 Speaker 4: the result had been what we all wanted, I would 441 00:19:23,760 --> 00:19:25,520 Speaker 4: have hoped that Ben Kotwico would have been the first 442 00:19:25,520 --> 00:19:27,359 Speaker 4: person to get tossed the game ball from Sean McVay, 443 00:19:27,440 --> 00:19:30,479 Speaker 4: because that was how strongly I felt about how that 444 00:19:30,520 --> 00:19:34,480 Speaker 4: phase of the team was performing, just between not even 445 00:19:34,960 --> 00:19:38,399 Speaker 4: just Jared versus seventy six yard blocked field goal returned 446 00:19:38,440 --> 00:19:41,439 Speaker 4: for a touchdown, but you also had Jordan Whittington and 447 00:19:41,600 --> 00:19:44,359 Speaker 4: his long kickoff return that gave the offense good field 448 00:19:44,400 --> 00:19:48,080 Speaker 4: position at one point. Just across every phase of special teams, 449 00:19:48,119 --> 00:19:51,000 Speaker 4: I felt like that was the best performance that I 450 00:19:51,040 --> 00:19:55,160 Speaker 4: had seen in terms of that unit being fully complimentary 451 00:19:55,359 --> 00:19:58,760 Speaker 4: to the other two phases, even though again there were 452 00:19:58,800 --> 00:20:01,520 Speaker 4: moments where offense and defense didn't hold up that end 453 00:20:01,520 --> 00:20:05,280 Speaker 4: of the bargain. Obviously where you know, we didn't see 454 00:20:05,320 --> 00:20:09,120 Speaker 4: it at that level in previous weeks or previous games, 455 00:20:09,200 --> 00:20:09,840 Speaker 4: win or lose. 456 00:20:09,880 --> 00:20:12,560 Speaker 5: I would argue, I don't know if there's a word, 457 00:20:13,600 --> 00:20:18,360 Speaker 5: make it up, stick to itiveness of your fight backedness, 458 00:20:18,400 --> 00:20:21,000 Speaker 5: Like when the game was getting away from you and 459 00:20:21,040 --> 00:20:24,440 Speaker 5: it just kept piling on and piling on, you didn't quit. 460 00:20:25,119 --> 00:20:27,920 Speaker 5: You found a way to get back in it, and 461 00:20:28,280 --> 00:20:30,920 Speaker 5: you scratched and your clawed and you strained for that effort. 462 00:20:31,400 --> 00:20:33,840 Speaker 5: That's the stuff I love, and I'm glad the special 463 00:20:33,840 --> 00:20:36,480 Speaker 5: teams held up their end of the bargain at this point. 464 00:20:36,480 --> 00:20:38,280 Speaker 5: We shouldn't be talking about special teams if you have 465 00:20:38,359 --> 00:20:40,159 Speaker 5: designs on winning a Super Bowl. But it is what 466 00:20:40,200 --> 00:20:42,240 Speaker 5: it is, and it settled and you got one of 467 00:20:42,240 --> 00:20:44,480 Speaker 5: the biggest plays of the game from special teams. But 468 00:20:44,720 --> 00:20:47,080 Speaker 5: I just liked the fact that it was going bad 469 00:20:47,119 --> 00:20:50,560 Speaker 5: for you in Atlanta and you refused to go away. 470 00:20:51,520 --> 00:20:54,440 Speaker 5: It got nervous, it got scary in there for Atlanta. 471 00:20:54,600 --> 00:20:58,040 Speaker 5: All their energy was sapped when you seized momentum. That 472 00:20:58,200 --> 00:21:00,880 Speaker 5: is hard to do from a team that's up three scores, 473 00:21:00,920 --> 00:21:03,679 Speaker 5: the big one, twenty one nothing and you took it 474 00:21:03,760 --> 00:21:05,719 Speaker 5: back and you put a scare into them, and you 475 00:21:05,760 --> 00:21:08,320 Speaker 5: almost pulled it off. That's the stuff that you can't teach. 476 00:21:08,359 --> 00:21:11,480 Speaker 5: That goes beyond coaching. So I still love this team. 477 00:21:11,520 --> 00:21:12,920 Speaker 5: I love the makeup of this team. I don't know 478 00:21:12,960 --> 00:21:15,720 Speaker 5: if it's a word. I'm gonna call it fight back 479 00:21:15,760 --> 00:21:17,120 Speaker 5: in this Yeah, is that a word? 480 00:21:17,320 --> 00:21:19,719 Speaker 1: I think those are good ones. Yeah, I agree with 481 00:21:19,720 --> 00:21:22,119 Speaker 1: both of those. Stu's Yours was obviously number one on 482 00:21:22,160 --> 00:21:25,639 Speaker 1: my list special teams improvement by far the best performance, 483 00:21:25,680 --> 00:21:27,760 Speaker 1: and it was from the opening jump, even forcing that 484 00:21:27,800 --> 00:21:30,119 Speaker 1: fumble on the opening kickoff, you could tell, oh, this 485 00:21:30,280 --> 00:21:30,760 Speaker 1: is different. 486 00:21:31,359 --> 00:21:33,000 Speaker 3: The only thing I didn't like is. 487 00:21:33,000 --> 00:21:35,720 Speaker 1: Giving up the touch back to set up the Falcons 488 00:21:35,840 --> 00:21:38,240 Speaker 1: go ahead field goal. I hate surrendering the thirty five 489 00:21:38,320 --> 00:21:41,160 Speaker 1: yard line in that moment, knowing that in a tie 490 00:21:41,160 --> 00:21:43,320 Speaker 1: game you're maybe one good kick away from losing. The 491 00:21:43,359 --> 00:21:46,520 Speaker 1: other thing is because the draft day trade was a 492 00:21:46,560 --> 00:21:50,000 Speaker 1: talking point going to Atlanta, just to kind of close 493 00:21:50,000 --> 00:21:51,800 Speaker 1: a loop on that. I know the Falcons feel great 494 00:21:51,880 --> 00:21:53,800 Speaker 1: about how that played out for them, and they're two 495 00:21:53,880 --> 00:21:56,760 Speaker 1: first rounders, and the pass rush production that they've gotten 496 00:21:56,760 --> 00:21:58,640 Speaker 1: from those guys awesome. 497 00:21:59,280 --> 00:22:00,080 Speaker 3: Here in La. 498 00:22:00,520 --> 00:22:03,320 Speaker 1: Terrence Ferguson would have been worth pick twenty six. He's 499 00:22:03,359 --> 00:22:06,280 Speaker 1: playing like pick twenty six. I'm glad they got him 500 00:22:06,280 --> 00:22:08,720 Speaker 1: at forty six, and when you combine Tiefer with the 501 00:22:08,720 --> 00:22:10,560 Speaker 1: first round of that they'll get in a couple of months. 502 00:22:11,160 --> 00:22:14,520 Speaker 1: Feel great about that. That delayed gratification and the now 503 00:22:14,560 --> 00:22:17,440 Speaker 1: gratification both looks good to me. I think Terrence Ferguson 504 00:22:17,480 --> 00:22:19,879 Speaker 1: continues to set the offensive ceiling for this team. 505 00:22:20,560 --> 00:22:21,560 Speaker 2: Right there with you. 506 00:22:22,160 --> 00:22:24,159 Speaker 5: How do I say this while these other guys are 507 00:22:24,160 --> 00:22:28,640 Speaker 5: still in uniform, whatever tight end records that are there, 508 00:22:29,280 --> 00:22:32,040 Speaker 5: he's gonna threaten them all, especially the receiving ones going 509 00:22:32,040 --> 00:22:35,760 Speaker 5: down the field, because there's a lot left there for him, 510 00:22:36,119 --> 00:22:38,720 Speaker 5: and he's accepted the physical part. That's what I love. 511 00:22:39,440 --> 00:22:42,880 Speaker 5: He's really earned his reps by blocking, which is so important. 512 00:22:42,920 --> 00:22:45,679 Speaker 5: Even receivers in this offense have to earn their stripes 513 00:22:45,720 --> 00:22:48,879 Speaker 5: by going in and blocking. So he's earned that, he's 514 00:22:48,960 --> 00:22:51,600 Speaker 5: got some scars there, and then he's allowed to do 515 00:22:51,680 --> 00:22:51,960 Speaker 5: what he. 516 00:22:51,960 --> 00:22:54,080 Speaker 2: Does best, which is take advantage of mismatches. 517 00:22:55,160 --> 00:22:58,639 Speaker 5: A year from now, two years from now, that trade's 518 00:22:58,680 --> 00:23:01,040 Speaker 5: gonna look lopsided, I believe. But I mean, if you're 519 00:23:01,040 --> 00:23:03,439 Speaker 5: a loud out, you're happy those guys can rush, and 520 00:23:03,760 --> 00:23:05,480 Speaker 5: if you look at it from a Rams perspective, you 521 00:23:05,480 --> 00:23:08,520 Speaker 5: don't need edge rushers. They did, so they got better, 522 00:23:08,600 --> 00:23:10,280 Speaker 5: You got better. But two years from now you're going 523 00:23:10,359 --> 00:23:12,280 Speaker 5: to be like, Wow, that was a hell of a trade. 524 00:23:12,000 --> 00:23:12,320 Speaker 2: All right. 525 00:23:12,359 --> 00:23:14,159 Speaker 1: The other sidebar to that game that I want to 526 00:23:14,200 --> 00:23:20,160 Speaker 1: circle back to is the MVP conversation, and it kind 527 00:23:20,160 --> 00:23:23,080 Speaker 1: of goes with my feeling about the Rams. I think 528 00:23:23,119 --> 00:23:25,560 Speaker 1: the Rams are still the best team in professional football? 529 00:23:25,720 --> 00:23:27,359 Speaker 1: Can I prove it right now? In this moment? 530 00:23:27,480 --> 00:23:28,159 Speaker 3: It got harder. 531 00:23:28,840 --> 00:23:31,480 Speaker 1: I still think Matthew Stafford's the MVP. Can I make 532 00:23:31,520 --> 00:23:33,240 Speaker 1: the case in as good a faith as I would 533 00:23:33,240 --> 00:23:36,120 Speaker 1: have been able to go into Monday night? It got harder. 534 00:23:36,680 --> 00:23:38,399 Speaker 1: I think Puka is the offensive player of the Year 535 00:23:38,440 --> 00:23:40,479 Speaker 1: in the National Football League that I can prove and 536 00:23:40,520 --> 00:23:43,199 Speaker 1: that'll still stand on. But my question you guys is 537 00:23:43,280 --> 00:23:45,800 Speaker 1: does it feel like Matthew lost that MVP on Monday Night? 538 00:23:46,800 --> 00:23:48,679 Speaker 2: Probably? I know he lost some steam. 539 00:23:49,040 --> 00:23:51,919 Speaker 5: It's going to be hard to say that's the MVP 540 00:23:52,800 --> 00:23:55,359 Speaker 5: based on what Drake may just did. Five touchdowns and 541 00:23:55,400 --> 00:23:57,480 Speaker 5: you yank him in a game versus the Jets, and 542 00:23:57,520 --> 00:23:59,760 Speaker 5: the Jets aren't very good, but you pull him after 543 00:23:59,800 --> 00:24:03,320 Speaker 5: his fifth touchdown pass and then Stafford has three picks 544 00:24:03,320 --> 00:24:05,040 Speaker 5: and one hits the end zone for a pick six. 545 00:24:05,359 --> 00:24:07,240 Speaker 2: It's going to be hard to say that's the MVP. 546 00:24:07,400 --> 00:24:08,760 Speaker 2: And that's not I get it. 547 00:24:09,200 --> 00:24:12,240 Speaker 5: But if you look in totally would you would you 548 00:24:12,320 --> 00:24:15,000 Speaker 5: want any other quarterback under center for you right now 549 00:24:15,160 --> 00:24:18,440 Speaker 5: other than Matthew Stafford exactly? Then that answers the question. Now, 550 00:24:18,520 --> 00:24:21,679 Speaker 5: does he do enough to win the pageantry of it? 551 00:24:21,960 --> 00:24:25,359 Speaker 5: Probably not based on that performance, but everyone that watches 552 00:24:25,400 --> 00:24:29,560 Speaker 5: football knows this guy is the very definition of MVP. 553 00:24:30,000 --> 00:24:32,959 Speaker 4: I would hope that, like you said, the totality of 554 00:24:33,080 --> 00:24:35,480 Speaker 4: his and overall body of work that he's had this season, 555 00:24:35,520 --> 00:24:39,359 Speaker 4: would you know, be as influential as it should be. 556 00:24:39,440 --> 00:24:41,879 Speaker 4: I would also hope that, you know, just the numbers 557 00:24:41,920 --> 00:24:44,200 Speaker 4: that he's put up in what I would argue has 558 00:24:44,200 --> 00:24:47,120 Speaker 4: been the most competitive division in football this season would 559 00:24:47,160 --> 00:24:50,760 Speaker 4: also carry some weight. And so I do agree that 560 00:24:51,040 --> 00:24:54,120 Speaker 4: I think it, you know, it made his case maybe 561 00:24:54,119 --> 00:24:57,679 Speaker 4: slightly more challenging just in terms of recency, but I 562 00:24:57,720 --> 00:25:01,560 Speaker 4: hope that overall, like and people look at all all 563 00:25:01,600 --> 00:25:04,080 Speaker 4: of the games that he's played, that all those things 564 00:25:04,359 --> 00:25:04,920 Speaker 4: are still. 565 00:25:04,720 --> 00:25:05,399 Speaker 3: Part of the conversation. 566 00:25:05,440 --> 00:25:08,439 Speaker 1: So if that game is buried in Week five in 567 00:25:08,480 --> 00:25:11,160 Speaker 1: the ten am window, right without a left tackle, without 568 00:25:11,160 --> 00:25:13,359 Speaker 1: a right guard, without DeVante Adams, Like, if you just 569 00:25:13,400 --> 00:25:15,520 Speaker 1: take the body of work and you rearrange some of 570 00:25:15,520 --> 00:25:18,520 Speaker 1: those performances, He's the front runner and maybe the runaway 571 00:25:18,560 --> 00:25:21,520 Speaker 1: favorite for MVP in my mind. And I'm fine with 572 00:25:22,359 --> 00:25:26,240 Speaker 1: the closing stretch waighing more. But if we're gonna go 573 00:25:26,240 --> 00:25:28,280 Speaker 1: down that road, then can we stop giving pro both 574 00:25:28,600 --> 00:25:31,199 Speaker 1: awards out before week seventeen? Like those things to me 575 00:25:31,240 --> 00:25:32,680 Speaker 1: are incongruous. 576 00:25:32,240 --> 00:25:33,320 Speaker 3: That that bugs me. 577 00:25:33,560 --> 00:25:33,840 Speaker 2: Yeah. 578 00:25:33,960 --> 00:25:36,160 Speaker 4: One other thing I would say too, is he also 579 00:25:36,359 --> 00:25:40,280 Speaker 4: put that team in position to, you know, potentially win 580 00:25:40,359 --> 00:25:42,520 Speaker 4: Monday night. He did he was, I would argue it's 581 00:25:42,560 --> 00:25:46,280 Speaker 4: still a part of them rallying and potentially winning that game. 582 00:25:46,320 --> 00:25:48,520 Speaker 4: He did throw the game tying touchdown pass. 583 00:25:48,600 --> 00:25:48,760 Speaker 3: Right. 584 00:25:49,560 --> 00:25:51,639 Speaker 1: I was gonna go harder on this if things had 585 00:25:51,680 --> 00:25:53,560 Speaker 1: gone his way in the Rams way on Monday night. 586 00:25:53,560 --> 00:25:55,760 Speaker 1: But I still want to put it out there because 587 00:25:55,800 --> 00:25:58,800 Speaker 1: it would be somewhat fitting if he doesn't win it, 588 00:25:58,880 --> 00:26:01,080 Speaker 1: if it does go to Drake Man, who's also deserving, 589 00:26:01,480 --> 00:26:03,639 Speaker 1: but that would kind of be a microcosm of the 590 00:26:03,720 --> 00:26:07,440 Speaker 1: seventeen year Matthew Stafford career and experience. Right, always deserving, 591 00:26:07,520 --> 00:26:10,760 Speaker 1: never quite getting his flowers. And to that point, I 592 00:26:10,880 --> 00:26:12,879 Speaker 1: just want to put this down on record too, because 593 00:26:13,480 --> 00:26:15,879 Speaker 1: it's still not updated on his Wikipedia page or his 594 00:26:15,920 --> 00:26:19,240 Speaker 1: Pro Football Reference page. He is a four time Pro Bowler, 595 00:26:19,320 --> 00:26:20,000 Speaker 1: four not three. 596 00:26:20,240 --> 00:26:20,520 Speaker 3: Four. 597 00:26:20,840 --> 00:26:22,800 Speaker 1: He came to LA with one as a Lion. He's 598 00:26:22,840 --> 00:26:27,520 Speaker 1: won three here in Los Angeles. The league retroactively gave 599 00:26:27,600 --> 00:26:29,760 Speaker 1: him one for the twenty twenty one season when he 600 00:26:29,760 --> 00:26:31,680 Speaker 1: would have been a replacement, but he was too busy, 601 00:26:31,720 --> 00:26:34,159 Speaker 1: as you might remember, winning the Super Bowl. Okay, so 602 00:26:34,200 --> 00:26:36,320 Speaker 1: I think Pro Bowls are largely nonsense, should not go 603 00:26:36,400 --> 00:26:37,879 Speaker 1: into like are you or are you not? 604 00:26:37,920 --> 00:26:38,560 Speaker 3: A Hall of Famer. 605 00:26:38,880 --> 00:26:41,399 Speaker 1: But five years after he retires, I hope that the 606 00:26:41,440 --> 00:26:45,040 Speaker 1: record is set straight and he's awarded his trophy case appropriately. 607 00:26:45,960 --> 00:26:48,480 Speaker 1: Just like for crying out loud, it's been seventeen years. 608 00:26:48,520 --> 00:26:53,119 Speaker 1: It's Matthew. Guys, Mathew. It was always Matthew. It's always 609 00:26:53,160 --> 00:26:58,760 Speaker 1: been Matthew. He's an MVP candidate. It's not matt just 610 00:26:58,800 --> 00:27:03,320 Speaker 1: matt Stafford was easier to get. And I really just like, 611 00:27:03,359 --> 00:27:06,160 Speaker 1: I really wanted the one seed for this team because 612 00:27:06,200 --> 00:27:08,560 Speaker 1: it was the box that mcphay's Rams had yet to check, 613 00:27:09,240 --> 00:27:11,000 Speaker 1: and I knew they were capable of getting it and 614 00:27:11,040 --> 00:27:13,120 Speaker 1: all the benefits that would come from it. I really 615 00:27:13,160 --> 00:27:15,359 Speaker 1: wanted the MVP for Matthew Stafford so that it was 616 00:27:15,400 --> 00:27:17,800 Speaker 1: clean cut. In five years after he retires, he gets 617 00:27:17,840 --> 00:27:18,879 Speaker 1: his gold jacket. 618 00:27:18,920 --> 00:27:19,600 Speaker 3: There's no debate. 619 00:27:19,760 --> 00:27:22,680 Speaker 1: I wanted it for him, for his family, for his legacy, 620 00:27:23,359 --> 00:27:26,520 Speaker 1: and maybe he still will get it if he doesn't. 621 00:27:26,760 --> 00:27:29,240 Speaker 1: You know what, I want more Super Bowl MVP ooh, 622 00:27:30,960 --> 00:27:33,680 Speaker 1: And I don't mind at all if in the mind 623 00:27:33,680 --> 00:27:37,040 Speaker 1: of the Staffords and the Rams, that's Drake May's award 624 00:27:37,040 --> 00:27:37,520 Speaker 1: for the timing. 625 00:27:37,520 --> 00:27:38,800 Speaker 3: We'll find out super Bowl week. 626 00:27:39,280 --> 00:27:41,440 Speaker 1: But I like the Matthew Stafford that plays with the 627 00:27:41,520 --> 00:27:43,480 Speaker 1: chip on his shoulder and the acts to grind. And 628 00:27:43,520 --> 00:27:46,160 Speaker 1: I hope for all intents and purposes that he plays 629 00:27:46,200 --> 00:27:48,480 Speaker 1: as if Drake May is the MVP from this point forward. 630 00:27:48,920 --> 00:27:51,360 Speaker 1: And I'll go all the way in and say, let's 631 00:27:51,359 --> 00:27:55,040 Speaker 1: speak this into existence too. I want Matthew to win 632 00:27:55,080 --> 00:27:59,800 Speaker 1: that Super Bowl MVP at Levi Stadium against Drake May 633 00:28:00,119 --> 00:28:02,680 Speaker 1: and the New England Patriots. Because if you have been 634 00:28:02,720 --> 00:28:05,720 Speaker 1: a lifelong Rams fan, tell me what would be better 635 00:28:06,840 --> 00:28:11,119 Speaker 1: then raising a Lombardi Trophy against the Patriots in the 636 00:28:11,160 --> 00:28:12,320 Speaker 1: barn of the forty nine ers. 637 00:28:13,720 --> 00:28:17,080 Speaker 3: DeMarco, you're the longest ten hours bars. 638 00:28:17,920 --> 00:28:22,679 Speaker 5: That would be everything. Yes, I'm trying to contain myself 639 00:28:22,760 --> 00:28:24,920 Speaker 5: right now. That would be awesome. That would say a lot, 640 00:28:25,000 --> 00:28:27,439 Speaker 5: and that would be so Matthew Stafford of it. And 641 00:28:27,480 --> 00:28:29,399 Speaker 5: you're right, you should have to pause and say his 642 00:28:29,520 --> 00:28:33,560 Speaker 5: name correctly. Put some respect on that, Matthew Stafford. If 643 00:28:33,560 --> 00:28:38,080 Speaker 5: that actually comes down, that would mean more than a 644 00:28:38,200 --> 00:28:41,200 Speaker 5: regular season MVP. If you get the kapper in that 645 00:28:41,400 --> 00:28:44,120 Speaker 5: in their house versus that guy who's carrying. 646 00:28:43,800 --> 00:28:45,000 Speaker 3: This, because that's how you clean it up. 647 00:28:45,680 --> 00:28:46,560 Speaker 2: That would clean it all the way. 648 00:28:46,600 --> 00:28:47,680 Speaker 3: That's how you go from. 649 00:28:47,440 --> 00:28:49,440 Speaker 1: Like getting in and being a deserving Hall of Famer 650 00:28:49,480 --> 00:28:51,760 Speaker 1: to be in a first ballot, win a second championship, 651 00:28:51,760 --> 00:28:54,160 Speaker 1: be the Super Bowl MVP. Yes, and I don't care 652 00:28:54,200 --> 00:28:56,520 Speaker 1: what Philip Rivers has or doesn't have, or matt Ryan 653 00:28:56,600 --> 00:28:57,320 Speaker 1: does or doesn't have. 654 00:28:57,560 --> 00:28:59,479 Speaker 3: Right, then your place is secured. 655 00:28:59,760 --> 00:29:02,840 Speaker 4: More Morle said, more will be forgiven if they get 656 00:29:03,160 --> 00:29:06,360 Speaker 4: Matthew right presenting the Super Bowl MVP trophy, and when 657 00:29:06,400 --> 00:29:08,200 Speaker 4: they get it right, when they're presenting him in Campton. 658 00:29:08,920 --> 00:29:11,640 Speaker 3: All right, I don't even want to tire of the Cardinals. 659 00:29:11,680 --> 00:29:14,040 Speaker 2: Let's go. 660 00:29:13,920 --> 00:29:16,400 Speaker 3: I got it right now, Yes. 661 00:29:16,320 --> 00:29:20,000 Speaker 2: Yes, real quick, expect the Cardinals tread. McBride is a problem. 662 00:29:20,000 --> 00:29:20,680 Speaker 3: It's not about them. 663 00:29:20,680 --> 00:29:23,520 Speaker 5: He's a problem. You have to respect them, you do. 664 00:29:23,880 --> 00:29:26,080 Speaker 5: There's another guy you have to defend. But I get 665 00:29:26,120 --> 00:29:28,560 Speaker 5: your point, But I mean they are another team that's 666 00:29:28,600 --> 00:29:29,760 Speaker 5: coming to beat you. 667 00:29:30,200 --> 00:29:33,120 Speaker 1: Yes, and Higgins too, because you saw Atlanta go all 668 00:29:33,160 --> 00:29:35,400 Speaker 1: in on stopping McBride and he went and got his 669 00:29:36,080 --> 00:29:40,200 Speaker 1: forty five seventeen was the final in Week fourteen. Wilson 670 00:29:40,280 --> 00:29:43,200 Speaker 1: was a problem. The Cardinals for the back half of 671 00:29:43,200 --> 00:29:44,800 Speaker 1: the season have not had a running game. They lead 672 00:29:44,840 --> 00:29:46,600 Speaker 1: the league in passing attempts. So you know who you 673 00:29:46,600 --> 00:29:47,280 Speaker 1: got to stop and. 674 00:29:47,240 --> 00:29:50,880 Speaker 5: Wear absolutely, and it's I'm with you. It's not about them, 675 00:29:50,920 --> 00:29:53,160 Speaker 5: it's about how you play. But you have to respect 676 00:29:53,240 --> 00:29:54,080 Speaker 5: your next opponent. 677 00:29:54,480 --> 00:29:54,600 Speaker 4: Uh. 678 00:29:54,720 --> 00:29:57,160 Speaker 5: But I am expecting this defense to come out with 679 00:29:57,240 --> 00:30:00,160 Speaker 5: a lot of fire and the opposite of how you 680 00:30:00,200 --> 00:30:03,920 Speaker 5: started this game. You were that close to taking over 681 00:30:03,960 --> 00:30:05,920 Speaker 5: the football game and you just couldn't get it away 682 00:30:05,920 --> 00:30:08,920 Speaker 5: from them. So play like you've already seized momentum and 683 00:30:08,960 --> 00:30:12,720 Speaker 5: then build on that and offensively. Again, I told you 684 00:30:12,800 --> 00:30:15,760 Speaker 5: about this. If they've already they've already had the superhero 685 00:30:15,800 --> 00:30:18,280 Speaker 5: ghost writer. But that's what Pooka looks like when he's 686 00:30:18,280 --> 00:30:20,400 Speaker 5: on the field. He looks like he's literally on fire. 687 00:30:20,800 --> 00:30:23,960 Speaker 5: Feed that absolutely. I think everything in this offense should 688 00:30:23,960 --> 00:30:26,920 Speaker 5: go through him. You said four games from a super Bowl. 689 00:30:27,000 --> 00:30:30,160 Speaker 5: I'm thinking how many targets fifteen? That's sixty targets. Let 690 00:30:30,160 --> 00:30:32,560 Speaker 5: me see you tackle Poka Nakua sixty times on the 691 00:30:32,600 --> 00:30:33,360 Speaker 5: way to Levi. 692 00:30:33,280 --> 00:30:36,160 Speaker 1: Stadium, and I say four excluding this weekend just because 693 00:30:36,200 --> 00:30:38,280 Speaker 1: it doesn't matter. I hope it matters a ton. I'm 694 00:30:38,280 --> 00:30:40,480 Speaker 1: just saying, win or lose this weekend stakes or no 695 00:30:40,560 --> 00:30:43,520 Speaker 1: stakes this Sunday, you get to the playoffs in your 696 00:30:43,560 --> 00:30:45,760 Speaker 1: four a way healthy one month. 697 00:30:45,560 --> 00:30:47,320 Speaker 2: Of football for all the marvels. 698 00:30:47,640 --> 00:30:50,360 Speaker 5: There's not another team in football I would take outside 699 00:30:50,360 --> 00:30:52,000 Speaker 5: of La any Arizona thoughts from. 700 00:30:51,840 --> 00:30:52,200 Speaker 2: You, bun. 701 00:30:52,520 --> 00:30:54,400 Speaker 4: Yeah, just kind of like you said, I think you 702 00:30:54,400 --> 00:30:56,920 Speaker 4: know Michael Wilson, Trey McBride. Obviously you have to respect 703 00:30:56,960 --> 00:30:58,959 Speaker 4: Michael Wilson too. I think he went for over one 704 00:30:59,000 --> 00:31:02,160 Speaker 4: hundred yards in two touchdowns. It was in the first meeting. 705 00:31:02,080 --> 00:31:03,080 Speaker 3: Felt like three hundred yards. 706 00:31:03,080 --> 00:31:06,560 Speaker 4: But yeah, yes, and so that's somebody who has, you know, 707 00:31:06,640 --> 00:31:10,280 Speaker 4: really excelled in Arizona's wide receiver one role. With Marvin 708 00:31:10,280 --> 00:31:13,280 Speaker 4: Harrison Junior being hurt, you know, those guys are both problems, 709 00:31:13,360 --> 00:31:17,760 Speaker 4: especially as that passing game has become increasingly reliant relied 710 00:31:17,840 --> 00:31:21,360 Speaker 4: upon for their offense. And so yeah, come out with 711 00:31:21,360 --> 00:31:23,640 Speaker 4: the necessary urgency and all will be right. 712 00:31:23,640 --> 00:31:25,400 Speaker 2: So I mean, you've got me sweating in here, bro. 713 00:31:25,640 --> 00:31:28,480 Speaker 1: Yeah, come on, well, prepare some New Year's resolutions for 714 00:31:28,520 --> 00:31:30,320 Speaker 1: the Rams, because that's where I'm going after I take 715 00:31:30,320 --> 00:31:32,320 Speaker 1: care of this a little bit of housekeeping, something that 716 00:31:32,360 --> 00:31:35,600 Speaker 1: probably nobody cares about except me, But I always watch 717 00:31:35,800 --> 00:31:38,880 Speaker 1: like place finishers. As we go into Week eighteen, because 718 00:31:39,800 --> 00:31:42,320 Speaker 1: you know, whether the Rams are second or third in 719 00:31:42,360 --> 00:31:44,640 Speaker 1: the division is to be determined, and that'll impact three 720 00:31:44,680 --> 00:31:47,080 Speaker 1: games on next year's schedule because you're gonna host the 721 00:31:47,200 --> 00:31:50,120 Speaker 1: AFC East like place finisher. That could be the Bills 722 00:31:50,520 --> 00:31:53,360 Speaker 1: or the Dolphins. Next year, you're gonna host the NFC 723 00:31:53,600 --> 00:31:57,080 Speaker 1: North like place finish or that could still be what Packers, 724 00:31:57,200 --> 00:31:59,560 Speaker 1: Lions or Vikings. There's a lot to be decided there, 725 00:32:00,040 --> 00:32:02,440 Speaker 1: and then going to the NFC South, it still could 726 00:32:02,440 --> 00:32:05,640 Speaker 1: be Carolina, Tampa or Atlanta. Okay, so we'll sort through 727 00:32:05,640 --> 00:32:07,800 Speaker 1: some of that in terms of next year's schedule by 728 00:32:07,800 --> 00:32:08,560 Speaker 1: the end of Sunday. 729 00:32:08,800 --> 00:32:11,120 Speaker 5: I hope you the one. I hope you get Miami. 730 00:32:11,720 --> 00:32:17,720 Speaker 5: That would be better. The other divisions they're all good, right, Yeah. 731 00:32:17,640 --> 00:32:19,280 Speaker 1: I'm not trying to contradict you, but I hope you 732 00:32:19,280 --> 00:32:22,320 Speaker 1: get Buffalo because that means you finished second in the West. 733 00:32:22,360 --> 00:32:24,880 Speaker 2: There you go again again, see twice. 734 00:32:25,480 --> 00:32:27,800 Speaker 3: All right, New Year's Resolutions. It's that time of year. 735 00:32:27,840 --> 00:32:30,600 Speaker 1: It's twenty twenty six for lots of people by the 736 00:32:30,600 --> 00:32:32,760 Speaker 1: time they watch or listen to this show. If you 737 00:32:32,800 --> 00:32:35,200 Speaker 1: were putting yourself in the Rams cleats, what would be 738 00:32:35,200 --> 00:32:37,640 Speaker 1: some of the things you're resolved to in the new year, 739 00:32:37,720 --> 00:32:39,080 Speaker 1: and by the new year, I'm not talking like long 740 00:32:39,160 --> 00:32:40,960 Speaker 1: term twenty six. I'm talking about the next month. 741 00:32:41,000 --> 00:32:42,880 Speaker 2: You're not going to say I'm thankful for Kevin Dotson? 742 00:32:42,920 --> 00:32:45,400 Speaker 2: Are you no? Just making sure? Okay, go ahead? Yeah, 743 00:32:45,440 --> 00:32:46,160 Speaker 2: what's your resolution? 744 00:32:47,960 --> 00:32:50,320 Speaker 4: Urgency? I mean I've already talked about a few times 745 00:32:50,520 --> 00:32:55,280 Speaker 4: throughout our conversation, but again, especially just with how things 746 00:32:55,280 --> 00:32:59,600 Speaker 4: started in your most recent game. Hopefully the playoffs approaching 747 00:32:59,680 --> 00:33:03,280 Speaker 4: quickly brings that out if it didn't already. But that 748 00:33:03,640 --> 00:33:08,280 Speaker 4: would be my resolution or word is work ethic style 749 00:33:08,320 --> 00:33:11,160 Speaker 4: of play, whatever you want that to look like, having 750 00:33:11,240 --> 00:33:15,479 Speaker 4: the necessary urgency with what the circumstances require. 751 00:33:15,680 --> 00:33:17,920 Speaker 5: I like how you said I resolved not to start 752 00:33:17,960 --> 00:33:23,440 Speaker 5: games flat. That would be something. And I guess depth wise, 753 00:33:23,800 --> 00:33:28,000 Speaker 5: and how you construct a football team. I like what 754 00:33:28,040 --> 00:33:30,880 Speaker 5: you've done with the secondary. I like how you're using 755 00:33:30,920 --> 00:33:32,880 Speaker 5: the secondary. I think you have to when you can 756 00:33:32,920 --> 00:33:36,040 Speaker 5: mix and match, but if you have a chance to 757 00:33:36,240 --> 00:33:38,160 Speaker 5: bolster certain positions, I think I would. 758 00:33:38,320 --> 00:33:46,160 Speaker 1: My overarching thought here is right your wrongs. That's the resolution. Philadelphia, Carolina, Seattle, 759 00:33:46,320 --> 00:33:48,120 Speaker 1: San Francisco. You want to get all of them hopefully 760 00:33:48,120 --> 00:33:51,120 Speaker 1: you get three out of four, and the way that 761 00:33:51,160 --> 00:33:53,200 Speaker 1: I would like to see them go about doing it, 762 00:33:53,320 --> 00:33:55,120 Speaker 1: or I think they have to be resolved to do 763 00:33:55,320 --> 00:33:59,400 Speaker 1: to accomplish it. Figure out third and fourth down in short, 764 00:34:00,800 --> 00:34:03,680 Speaker 1: it's been a problem. It's been a consistent issue. They've 765 00:34:03,680 --> 00:34:06,560 Speaker 1: converted a ton of fourth downs. But I was reminded 766 00:34:06,600 --> 00:34:08,880 Speaker 1: again in Atlanta that when it comes to third and 767 00:34:08,920 --> 00:34:12,640 Speaker 1: fourth down in short, those mental runs have been an issue. 768 00:34:12,840 --> 00:34:13,680 Speaker 3: And so whether it's. 769 00:34:13,560 --> 00:34:17,839 Speaker 1: Playing bullyball and blowing teams off the ball, or it's 770 00:34:17,880 --> 00:34:20,800 Speaker 1: getting more creative with your third and fourth down calls, 771 00:34:21,480 --> 00:34:22,959 Speaker 1: I don't think you can get to where you're trying 772 00:34:22,960 --> 00:34:24,040 Speaker 1: to go unless you clean that. 773 00:34:24,080 --> 00:34:25,600 Speaker 2: Up fair enough. 774 00:34:25,680 --> 00:34:25,919 Speaker 3: Yeah. 775 00:34:26,000 --> 00:34:30,080 Speaker 5: Yeah, totally end a round game. Put it in Stafford's hand. 776 00:34:30,160 --> 00:34:32,040 Speaker 3: I mean, that's always there. The jet sweep to Pooka. 777 00:34:32,880 --> 00:34:35,879 Speaker 1: The other thing I thought is to me target share 778 00:34:36,120 --> 00:34:40,919 Speaker 1: hopefully in the postseason looks like this. Pooka one, Davante two, 779 00:34:41,680 --> 00:34:43,640 Speaker 1: t for three. I think those are your three best 780 00:34:43,640 --> 00:34:46,759 Speaker 1: passing weapons, and I would say leverage the daylights out of. 781 00:34:46,680 --> 00:34:50,239 Speaker 5: It, especially that number one. Yeah, feed that. I still 782 00:34:50,280 --> 00:34:52,000 Speaker 5: don't know how he got his hands on that one. 783 00:34:52,000 --> 00:34:56,000 Speaker 5: That wasn't a catch that was impossible hand and I 784 00:34:56,120 --> 00:34:58,160 Speaker 5: just and he still caught it. It just it was 785 00:34:58,160 --> 00:34:58,640 Speaker 5: out of bounds. 786 00:34:58,680 --> 00:35:01,319 Speaker 1: But sure, good lord wow in the last one, I 787 00:35:01,320 --> 00:35:03,080 Speaker 1: think Stu, you said this a little bit earlier. I'm 788 00:35:03,120 --> 00:35:06,520 Speaker 1: a double down on it. Do not expect any help 789 00:35:06,560 --> 00:35:10,359 Speaker 1: from anyone wearing stripes. Every team in this league every 790 00:35:10,360 --> 00:35:12,560 Speaker 1: week sends clips in says this should have been called. 791 00:35:12,719 --> 00:35:14,840 Speaker 1: This should not have been called. Why was this called? 792 00:35:15,480 --> 00:35:18,839 Speaker 1: No one leaves any NFL game being like, great job, reft, 793 00:35:18,880 --> 00:35:22,680 Speaker 1: the we got it perfect. Do not leave anything to chance. 794 00:35:23,000 --> 00:35:25,759 Speaker 1: Do not leave any opponent margin. That's kind of my 795 00:35:26,280 --> 00:35:26,640 Speaker 1: fun one. 796 00:35:26,719 --> 00:35:27,080 Speaker 2: I like that. 797 00:35:27,520 --> 00:35:29,920 Speaker 5: Yes, I think you know exactly what you're up against 798 00:35:29,960 --> 00:35:31,240 Speaker 5: from here on out. 799 00:35:31,760 --> 00:35:34,480 Speaker 4: Well, in such Sean Vay said, like, they're not victims. 800 00:35:34,840 --> 00:35:36,480 Speaker 4: What's the victim mentality going to do for you. 801 00:35:36,440 --> 00:35:37,240 Speaker 2: In that moment? Nothing? 802 00:35:37,560 --> 00:35:41,960 Speaker 5: Yep, yes, anything else before we go No, just excited. 803 00:35:42,680 --> 00:35:45,920 Speaker 5: I can't wait to see what happens the Sunday. And 804 00:35:46,040 --> 00:35:48,360 Speaker 5: like I said, for those people that are I guess 805 00:35:48,480 --> 00:35:50,880 Speaker 5: writing this team off because they may have to go 806 00:35:50,920 --> 00:35:52,680 Speaker 5: on the road to win a playoff game. 807 00:35:53,719 --> 00:35:56,080 Speaker 2: Okay, when they come back with a W I want 808 00:35:56,120 --> 00:35:56,480 Speaker 2: to see you. 809 00:35:57,120 --> 00:35:58,360 Speaker 3: I said it to you already today. 810 00:35:58,400 --> 00:36:00,000 Speaker 1: But if you want to have some fun, go look 811 00:36:00,080 --> 00:36:03,440 Speaker 1: for receipts in your inbox from the winter of twenty 812 00:36:03,480 --> 00:36:06,920 Speaker 1: twenty one after the Rams lost to San Francisco and 813 00:36:06,960 --> 00:36:10,640 Speaker 1: the finale at Sofi Stadium. Yeah, go remind yourself some 814 00:36:10,680 --> 00:36:13,200 Speaker 1: of the things that people were feeling and saying about 815 00:36:13,200 --> 00:36:13,600 Speaker 1: that team. 816 00:36:13,800 --> 00:36:15,120 Speaker 3: I bet it's similar to right. 817 00:36:15,000 --> 00:36:18,080 Speaker 2: Now, you know who knows Indiana over here? He takes Yeah, 818 00:36:18,400 --> 00:36:20,319 Speaker 2: he will confront you. Yeah. 819 00:36:20,440 --> 00:36:23,760 Speaker 1: What's the Hoosier's equivalent of role tide? What's our partying 820 00:36:24,480 --> 00:36:25,600 Speaker 1: rallying cry here for you to? 821 00:36:26,280 --> 00:36:27,400 Speaker 4: Uh? 822 00:36:28,080 --> 00:36:28,520 Speaker 2: I don't know. 823 00:36:28,680 --> 00:36:31,440 Speaker 4: Everybody always says who who's yours? 824 00:36:32,000 --> 00:36:33,160 Speaker 3: So I don't know. 825 00:36:33,200 --> 00:36:34,239 Speaker 4: That's like the standard thing. 826 00:36:34,320 --> 00:36:35,359 Speaker 2: Don't you ever do that again? 827 00:36:35,480 --> 00:36:38,120 Speaker 4: I think I even hesitated. 828 00:36:39,880 --> 00:36:41,960 Speaker 3: I like luck, do enjoy that. 829 00:36:42,080 --> 00:36:43,880 Speaker 1: It's gonna be a special experience, even if they do 830 00:36:43,960 --> 00:36:44,800 Speaker 1: rain on your parade. 831 00:36:44,840 --> 00:36:47,800 Speaker 4: Oh, I can't wait. It'll be a bucket list experience 832 00:36:47,800 --> 00:36:51,080 Speaker 4: for sure. I've I've I've only been for a well 833 00:36:51,160 --> 00:36:54,040 Speaker 4: formerly packed twelve game. But it'll be fun to be 834 00:36:54,080 --> 00:36:55,520 Speaker 4: there and see my alma mater playing. 835 00:36:55,680 --> 00:36:57,920 Speaker 3: Be cool to have some company there in Pasadena. 836 00:36:57,400 --> 00:37:01,719 Speaker 5: Right, Yes, sir, Yes, welcome. See yes, you'll see my 837 00:37:01,719 --> 00:37:03,080 Speaker 5: footprints all right. 838 00:37:03,120 --> 00:37:05,640 Speaker 1: A reminder that even though the regular season is winding down, 839 00:37:05,640 --> 00:37:07,480 Speaker 1: we're gonna be with you here on between the horns 840 00:37:07,520 --> 00:37:09,880 Speaker 1: throughout the postseason. I was always presented by your Southern 841 00:37:09,880 --> 00:37:12,120 Speaker 1: California Toyota dealers for Stu and DeMarco. 842 00:37:12,160 --> 00:37:12,560 Speaker 3: I'm JB. 843 00:37:12,680 --> 00:37:12,839 Speaker 2: Long. 844 00:37:12,880 --> 00:37:16,680 Speaker 1: Wishing you a very safe, healthy, enjoyable New Year's Eve 845 00:37:17,040 --> 00:37:18,799 Speaker 1: and all the best to come in twenty twenty six.