1 00:00:07,266 --> 00:00:09,666 Speaker 1: The Season with Peter Schrager is a production of the 2 00:00:09,786 --> 00:00:29,586 Speaker 1: NFL in partnership with iHeartRadio. I think the Chiefs showed 3 00:00:29,666 --> 00:00:32,426 Speaker 1: us that, you know, they can win a variety of ways, obviously, 4 00:00:32,506 --> 00:00:34,466 Speaker 1: but when it does come down to crunch time, no 5 00:00:34,466 --> 00:00:35,386 Speaker 1: one is better than them. 6 00:00:35,426 --> 00:00:36,546 Speaker 2: And I'm not comparing the. 7 00:00:36,466 --> 00:00:38,626 Speaker 3: Way that Buffalo handled the clock at the end versus 8 00:00:38,706 --> 00:00:40,186 Speaker 3: the way Kansas City did. But if you look at 9 00:00:40,186 --> 00:00:42,506 Speaker 3: time of possession on a piece of paper from that 10 00:00:42,666 --> 00:00:46,826 Speaker 3: Chiefs Chargers game, thirty minutes for the Chargers twenty minutes, 11 00:00:47,026 --> 00:00:49,306 Speaker 3: like it felt like it was all Chargers. But in 12 00:00:49,346 --> 00:00:52,266 Speaker 3: those final six minutes, which wasn't really captured in the highlight, 13 00:00:52,946 --> 00:00:54,866 Speaker 3: every time there was a third down conversion to be 14 00:00:54,906 --> 00:00:57,106 Speaker 3: made to bleed the clock even more, the Chiefs found 15 00:00:57,146 --> 00:00:59,306 Speaker 3: a way. This is the stuff that isn't going to 16 00:00:59,346 --> 00:01:01,426 Speaker 3: show up in next gen stats, and this is the 17 00:01:01,426 --> 00:01:03,386 Speaker 3: stuff that's not going to show up when we do 18 00:01:03,506 --> 00:01:05,746 Speaker 3: all twenty two film. It's just the ability to make 19 00:01:05,786 --> 00:01:07,986 Speaker 3: the play when it matters most. I look at the 20 00:01:08,066 --> 00:01:10,146 Speaker 3: Chiefs and I'm like this, at some point, it's not 21 00:01:10,226 --> 00:01:13,706 Speaker 3: a coincidence. It's not some lucky feather, it's not some 22 00:01:14,506 --> 00:01:16,546 Speaker 3: rabbit's foot that's doing this. 23 00:01:17,266 --> 00:01:19,786 Speaker 2: They win these games because they. 24 00:01:19,626 --> 00:01:22,186 Speaker 3: Know how to win games, and they've got great experience 25 00:01:22,226 --> 00:01:25,106 Speaker 3: winning games, and they've been in these big spots. All 26 00:01:25,186 --> 00:01:27,666 Speaker 3: due respect to a lot of those Chargers. 27 00:01:27,226 --> 00:01:30,346 Speaker 2: Players, they haven't played as big games in the NFL before. 28 00:01:30,586 --> 00:01:32,466 Speaker 3: This is the biggest game of many of their careers, 29 00:01:33,026 --> 00:01:34,946 Speaker 3: and when they needed to make a stop, they couldn't. 30 00:01:34,986 --> 00:01:35,946 Speaker 2: And it's just simply that. 31 00:01:36,026 --> 00:01:37,866 Speaker 3: And that's what it's been the last you know, eight 32 00:01:37,906 --> 00:01:39,906 Speaker 3: weeks for the Chiefs, whether it was a win over 33 00:01:39,906 --> 00:01:42,106 Speaker 3: the Panthers by three points or a win over the 34 00:01:42,226 --> 00:01:43,546 Speaker 3: Raiders on Black Friday. 35 00:01:44,106 --> 00:01:46,546 Speaker 2: It's not pretty. It's not going to. 36 00:01:46,586 --> 00:01:48,826 Speaker 3: Be the stuff that we start to show off doing 37 00:01:48,826 --> 00:01:51,306 Speaker 3: flips about mahomes like we used to with no look passes. 38 00:01:51,706 --> 00:01:53,066 Speaker 3: And yet you look at the record there as good 39 00:01:53,066 --> 00:01:54,946 Speaker 3: as they've ever been in a season. They're twelve and 40 00:01:55,026 --> 00:01:57,946 Speaker 3: one right now and they keep on just knocking. 41 00:01:57,586 --> 00:01:58,386 Speaker 2: Off division of homes. 42 00:01:58,386 --> 00:02:00,186 Speaker 3: They haven't lost in the division yet, they've already clinched 43 00:02:00,226 --> 00:02:00,986 Speaker 3: the division title. 44 00:02:01,106 --> 00:02:01,826 Speaker 2: Pretty impressive. 45 00:02:02,986 --> 00:02:05,666 Speaker 3: Fourth team in five years for Sam Darnold. And it's 46 00:02:05,666 --> 00:02:08,066 Speaker 3: a one year deal, so it's likely like fifteen and 47 00:02:08,106 --> 00:02:10,746 Speaker 3: six years or is it. This guy's been unbelievable. His 48 00:02:10,826 --> 00:02:12,666 Speaker 3: numbers yesterday were incredible. 49 00:02:12,666 --> 00:02:12,906 Speaker 2: Guys. 50 00:02:12,946 --> 00:02:15,106 Speaker 3: He thre for three hundred and fifty yards, five touchdowns, 51 00:02:15,106 --> 00:02:15,906 Speaker 3: no interceptions. 52 00:02:16,066 --> 00:02:16,946 Speaker 2: Yep. They won the. 53 00:02:16,946 --> 00:02:20,586 Speaker 3: Turnover battle three to nothing, and Jefferson and Addison both 54 00:02:20,586 --> 00:02:23,426 Speaker 3: went off like, here's my thing with Donald. It's very 55 00:02:23,426 --> 00:02:25,346 Speaker 3: easy to look at him and say, Okay, he's a 56 00:02:25,346 --> 00:02:26,746 Speaker 3: game manager who's not gonna hurt you. 57 00:02:26,826 --> 00:02:28,626 Speaker 2: He's not gonna talk the back. That's not Sam Donald. 58 00:02:28,666 --> 00:02:30,346 Speaker 3: He has in the past been the guy that has 59 00:02:30,386 --> 00:02:32,626 Speaker 3: thrown the bad interception, or has made the bad fumble, 60 00:02:32,746 --> 00:02:35,226 Speaker 3: or has said something afterwards that makes you scratch your 61 00:02:35,266 --> 00:02:38,546 Speaker 3: head and say, wait, why. This season, he's completely different. 62 00:02:38,946 --> 00:02:41,106 Speaker 3: They rely on his arm to win these games, guys. 63 00:02:41,186 --> 00:02:43,146 Speaker 3: And I know you're not looking at it and saying, 64 00:02:43,146 --> 00:02:45,826 Speaker 3: all right, Donald's in the same breath as Josh Allen 65 00:02:45,986 --> 00:02:48,666 Speaker 3: or Mahomes or even Herbert, But you go back these 66 00:02:48,746 --> 00:02:51,866 Speaker 3: last three weeks. Let's start with Chicago outside in overtime. 67 00:02:51,866 --> 00:02:54,226 Speaker 3: They got to go ninety yards to win this game 68 00:02:54,306 --> 00:02:57,066 Speaker 3: in overtime, and Donald was just a technician on this drive, 69 00:02:57,106 --> 00:02:59,866 Speaker 3: perfect on the drive, leads him the whole way. Last 70 00:02:59,866 --> 00:03:01,626 Speaker 3: week against the Cardinals. They were down ten in this 71 00:03:01,706 --> 00:03:04,946 Speaker 3: game the fourth quarter, it's like, all right, Donald, we're 72 00:03:04,946 --> 00:03:06,786 Speaker 3: gonna put the ball in your hands. In the fourth 73 00:03:06,826 --> 00:03:10,786 Speaker 3: quarter of that Cardinal's victory, it was Donald Donald, Donald Donald. 74 00:03:11,586 --> 00:03:14,306 Speaker 3: And then you go to yesterday and it's the Falcons 75 00:03:14,386 --> 00:03:16,626 Speaker 3: and it's we're not just gonna run the ball with 76 00:03:16,826 --> 00:03:19,066 Speaker 3: Aaron Jones and and hope for the best. 77 00:03:19,106 --> 00:03:20,146 Speaker 2: We're gonna we're just. 78 00:03:20,226 --> 00:03:22,066 Speaker 3: Gonna blow these guys out by throwing all over them. 79 00:03:22,106 --> 00:03:25,506 Speaker 3: Like Donald's been great, and it's it's a misnomer to 80 00:03:25,586 --> 00:03:29,426 Speaker 3: call him a game manager. It's also insulting. It's insulting 81 00:03:29,426 --> 00:03:32,346 Speaker 3: the callbo game manager. He has huge numbers this season. 82 00:03:32,586 --> 00:03:35,986 Speaker 3: He doesn't throw interceptions. In these last three games, he 83 00:03:36,026 --> 00:03:38,746 Speaker 3: has thrown nine touchdown passes and zero picks. 84 00:03:38,986 --> 00:03:41,786 Speaker 2: Please game manage that. Yeah. 85 00:03:41,986 --> 00:03:45,066 Speaker 3: I had the rare opportunity of being with Gronkowski, Brady, 86 00:03:45,106 --> 00:03:47,146 Speaker 3: and Edelman on Sunday and was able to talk to 87 00:03:47,186 --> 00:03:50,106 Speaker 3: them both on camera and off about this, and like 88 00:03:50,106 --> 00:03:52,506 Speaker 3: there are in original responses are just like smirks, like no, 89 00:03:52,706 --> 00:03:53,466 Speaker 3: like how is. 90 00:03:53,466 --> 00:03:55,666 Speaker 2: He gonna recruit and you're gonna come to our school. 91 00:03:55,386 --> 00:03:58,546 Speaker 3: And then you start talking about unpeeling the onion a 92 00:03:58,586 --> 00:04:00,706 Speaker 3: little bit, and it's like there might not be an 93 00:04:00,786 --> 00:04:02,306 Speaker 3: NFL job waiting. 94 00:04:01,986 --> 00:04:02,986 Speaker 2: For Bill Belichick. 95 00:04:03,186 --> 00:04:06,226 Speaker 3: A college job might be and right now this is 96 00:04:06,706 --> 00:04:09,626 Speaker 3: and by the time you're watching this that news might change. 97 00:04:10,066 --> 00:04:11,746 Speaker 2: But he got a staff ready to go. 98 00:04:12,186 --> 00:04:17,626 Speaker 3: McDaniels, Patricia, his son is the defensive coordinator up at Washington. Steve, 99 00:04:17,826 --> 00:04:19,866 Speaker 3: he might be the coach in waiting. He might say, hey, 100 00:04:19,906 --> 00:04:22,306 Speaker 3: bring me to get it. You got Mick Lombardi, who's 101 00:04:22,346 --> 00:04:25,026 Speaker 3: Mike's son, who is on all these Belichick staffs, Like 102 00:04:25,346 --> 00:04:27,466 Speaker 3: they have a crew ready to go. It's almost like 103 00:04:27,746 --> 00:04:28,706 Speaker 3: the Avengers, like. 104 00:04:28,626 --> 00:04:30,546 Speaker 2: Where are we going to get the call assembled? Let's 105 00:04:30,586 --> 00:04:31,986 Speaker 2: go assemble and let's do it. 106 00:04:32,546 --> 00:04:35,226 Speaker 3: I think that it would be a shame if this 107 00:04:35,386 --> 00:04:38,386 Speaker 3: crew sat and waited for an NFL job, and that 108 00:04:38,506 --> 00:04:41,426 Speaker 3: NFL job wasn't guaranteed yet. Look, three teams are open 109 00:04:41,506 --> 00:04:44,506 Speaker 3: right now, the Saints, the Jets, the Bears. From when 110 00:04:44,546 --> 00:04:47,586 Speaker 3: I'm gathering, none of those organizations have reached out to Belichick, 111 00:04:47,586 --> 00:04:49,546 Speaker 3: even though they are completely free to do so. 112 00:04:50,146 --> 00:04:51,106 Speaker 2: I don't know if there's an. 113 00:04:51,066 --> 00:04:53,786 Speaker 3: NFL job, And if that's the case, maybe college is 114 00:04:53,786 --> 00:04:55,346 Speaker 3: where he should be and he can bring these guys 115 00:04:55,386 --> 00:04:56,186 Speaker 3: and he can rebuild the. 116 00:04:56,186 --> 00:04:57,506 Speaker 2: North Carolina football program. 117 00:04:58,426 --> 00:05:01,866 Speaker 3: I think it's actually the sleeper game of the week. 118 00:05:01,906 --> 00:05:02,746 Speaker 2: You've got big. 119 00:05:02,586 --> 00:05:06,306 Speaker 3: Shiny ones in Steelers Eagles, and of course we. 120 00:05:06,226 --> 00:05:08,466 Speaker 2: Love of our lions built. This might be for a 121 00:05:08,466 --> 00:05:09,026 Speaker 2: playoff spot. 122 00:05:09,026 --> 00:05:10,066 Speaker 3: Now you look at it and say, why do you 123 00:05:10,066 --> 00:05:12,746 Speaker 3: talk six and seven verse eight and five. If the 124 00:05:12,786 --> 00:05:15,546 Speaker 3: Colts beat the Broncos head to head, that makes them 125 00:05:15,586 --> 00:05:17,666 Speaker 3: seven and seven. It makes the Broncos eight and six. 126 00:05:17,666 --> 00:05:20,266 Speaker 3: The Broncos have a fairly difficult schedule left. The Colts 127 00:05:20,266 --> 00:05:22,706 Speaker 3: have a cakewalk left. You should see the last three games. 128 00:05:22,866 --> 00:05:24,226 Speaker 3: And I think it's cool because you look at these 129 00:05:24,226 --> 00:05:26,986 Speaker 3: two quarterbacks, two young guns, going at it, and you 130 00:05:27,066 --> 00:05:29,226 Speaker 3: might think, well, Anthony Richardson's in his second year, he's 131 00:05:29,266 --> 00:05:32,026 Speaker 3: got all this more experience than bon Knicks. No, no, no, no, 132 00:05:32,266 --> 00:05:34,946 Speaker 3: bon Knicks is older. Bon Nicks has played a lot 133 00:05:34,986 --> 00:05:38,346 Speaker 3: more football, and bone Knicks comes in with a lot 134 00:05:38,426 --> 00:05:41,026 Speaker 3: different of a resume over the course of their time. 135 00:05:41,106 --> 00:05:43,626 Speaker 3: And yet Richardson can steal a playoff berth from them. 136 00:05:43,906 --> 00:05:47,146 Speaker 3: Colts have a very manageable last few weeks in the season. 137 00:05:47,426 --> 00:05:50,466 Speaker 3: Broncos have a far more difficult one. If the Colts 138 00:05:50,506 --> 00:05:52,306 Speaker 3: win this game, write it down, we might be seeing 139 00:05:52,346 --> 00:05:55,626 Speaker 3: Indianapolis in the playoffs and not Miami and not Denver. 140 00:05:56,586 --> 00:05:59,386 Speaker 3: What this did was it opened up a local story 141 00:05:59,426 --> 00:06:02,106 Speaker 3: and made it a huge national story. We're starting our 142 00:06:02,146 --> 00:06:05,466 Speaker 3: a bloc on a Wednesday in week fifteen to talk 143 00:06:05,506 --> 00:06:08,626 Speaker 3: about a very specific issue for a team that should be. 144 00:06:08,666 --> 00:06:09,946 Speaker 2: Having no problems at all. 145 00:06:10,386 --> 00:06:13,106 Speaker 3: But when you get those comments, and then you get 146 00:06:13,106 --> 00:06:15,346 Speaker 3: Brandon Graham, who I love and it's a fifteen year 147 00:06:15,426 --> 00:06:17,746 Speaker 3: veteran and I'm sure regrets the second he said those 148 00:06:17,786 --> 00:06:21,506 Speaker 3: words about friends, it now becomes this other issue. But 149 00:06:21,546 --> 00:06:24,346 Speaker 3: then it also opens the microscope to those of us 150 00:06:24,386 --> 00:06:27,466 Speaker 3: who wouldn't have been looking at it this way, to say, well, actually, 151 00:06:27,826 --> 00:06:31,426 Speaker 3: what is the problem. The Philly passing attack has been 152 00:06:31,506 --> 00:06:32,546 Speaker 3: dreadful this year. 153 00:06:33,026 --> 00:06:33,986 Speaker 2: You saw the stats. 154 00:06:34,066 --> 00:06:37,186 Speaker 3: They have two hundred yards receiving on average, thirtieth in 155 00:06:37,226 --> 00:06:39,586 Speaker 3: the league. If you go through the history of teams 156 00:06:39,586 --> 00:06:41,626 Speaker 3: that go on to win Super Bowls, as they at 157 00:06:41,706 --> 00:06:44,226 Speaker 3: least have something in the top half when it comes 158 00:06:44,266 --> 00:06:46,426 Speaker 3: to that, I actually went and did the deep dive. 159 00:06:46,466 --> 00:06:47,106 Speaker 2: I listened to the. 160 00:06:47,146 --> 00:06:50,666 Speaker 3: Entire Brandon Graham interview full hour, a full hour like 161 00:06:50,866 --> 00:06:53,386 Speaker 3: maybe this was taken out of context. BG's been a 162 00:06:53,386 --> 00:06:55,146 Speaker 3: guy that we've had on the show a million times. 163 00:06:55,426 --> 00:06:56,306 Speaker 2: He's no dummy. 164 00:06:56,346 --> 00:06:59,066 Speaker 3: He wouldn't say something to cause problems. Kind of wasn't 165 00:06:59,106 --> 00:07:01,226 Speaker 3: out of context. It was really just he threw it 166 00:07:01,266 --> 00:07:02,946 Speaker 3: out there and you're like, wait. 167 00:07:02,706 --> 00:07:03,226 Speaker 2: What was that? 168 00:07:03,626 --> 00:07:05,746 Speaker 3: And now it's going to be dissected by all of 169 00:07:05,826 --> 00:07:09,546 Speaker 3: us talking on ESPN, NFL Network and of course all 170 00:07:09,546 --> 00:07:11,466 Speaker 3: of the other shows and especially locally. 171 00:07:11,986 --> 00:07:14,226 Speaker 2: What does that all meant? They have to fix this 172 00:07:14,306 --> 00:07:14,826 Speaker 2: passing game. 173 00:07:14,906 --> 00:07:17,146 Speaker 3: It is now an issue because it's become a national 174 00:07:17,226 --> 00:07:19,706 Speaker 3: issue and they can't go on with every single week 175 00:07:19,746 --> 00:07:21,426 Speaker 3: having to deal with this, and that's when it becomes 176 00:07:21,426 --> 00:07:22,026 Speaker 3: a distraction. 177 00:07:22,346 --> 00:07:24,266 Speaker 2: The truth of the matter is Jalen hurts. 178 00:07:24,786 --> 00:07:26,706 Speaker 3: Hey, if you ask me, will you take this this 179 00:07:26,826 --> 00:07:28,146 Speaker 3: record at this point in the season. 180 00:07:28,466 --> 00:07:33,346 Speaker 2: Of course, stats wise no. If you're an AJ Brown. 181 00:07:33,146 --> 00:07:35,066 Speaker 3: Or Davonte Smith, and you'd say would you take it 182 00:07:35,146 --> 00:07:35,866 Speaker 3: record wise yet? 183 00:07:35,946 --> 00:07:36,906 Speaker 2: But stats wise no? 184 00:07:37,546 --> 00:07:39,866 Speaker 3: At some point, the fear is this is going to 185 00:07:39,906 --> 00:07:43,466 Speaker 3: catch up with them. But Kellen Moore, AJ Brown, Davante Smith, 186 00:07:43,746 --> 00:07:45,866 Speaker 3: and of course they're without Dallas Goddard now, which hurts. 187 00:07:45,866 --> 00:07:48,226 Speaker 3: He's in such a key part of that offense. I 188 00:07:48,266 --> 00:07:49,906 Speaker 3: feel like this weekend it has to be now a 189 00:07:49,906 --> 00:07:52,186 Speaker 3: concerted effort to get that going. I'm not sure it 190 00:07:52,226 --> 00:07:54,826 Speaker 3: would have been such a concerted effort in the game 191 00:07:54,906 --> 00:07:57,186 Speaker 3: plan to get these guys the rock early and to 192 00:07:57,226 --> 00:08:00,066 Speaker 3: make sure AJ's happy had this all blown up the 193 00:08:00,066 --> 00:08:00,466 Speaker 3: way it. 194 00:08:00,386 --> 00:08:01,586 Speaker 2: Has in the last three days. 195 00:08:01,626 --> 00:08:05,266 Speaker 3: So my long answer to the short question is yeah, 196 00:08:05,306 --> 00:08:07,026 Speaker 3: I think it's a distraction. I think it's something they 197 00:08:07,026 --> 00:08:08,386 Speaker 3: have to all deal with and they have to open 198 00:08:08,466 --> 00:08:09,226 Speaker 3: up and talk about. 199 00:08:09,386 --> 00:08:11,186 Speaker 2: It might be good in the long term, but you 200 00:08:11,226 --> 00:08:12,106 Speaker 2: better believe they're going. 201 00:08:12,026 --> 00:08:13,826 Speaker 3: To try to get that passing game going against Pittsburgh, 202 00:08:13,866 --> 00:08:15,426 Speaker 3: maybe even more so than they would have been to 203 00:08:15,426 --> 00:08:17,506 Speaker 3: just say, hey, running the ball with Saquon works, we're 204 00:08:17,506 --> 00:08:18,386 Speaker 3: all happy, we're all winning. 205 00:08:18,426 --> 00:08:37,306 Speaker 2: Apparently that's not the case. What's up, everybody? 206 00:08:37,306 --> 00:08:39,546 Speaker 3: Welcome back to Good Morning Football. 207 00:08:39,106 --> 00:08:40,786 Speaker 2: And they've been another week of the Fab Five. 208 00:08:40,946 --> 00:08:43,906 Speaker 3: This segment we give the top five rookies of the 209 00:08:43,906 --> 00:08:46,786 Speaker 3: week their due. Now, in some weeks we have an 210 00:08:46,826 --> 00:08:49,786 Speaker 3: incredible list of household first round picks, and other. 211 00:08:49,666 --> 00:08:51,506 Speaker 2: Weeks it's guys you might not know. 212 00:08:51,666 --> 00:08:53,706 Speaker 3: This is one of those other weeks, And I'm so 213 00:08:53,746 --> 00:08:55,186 Speaker 3: happy to share some of these names. 214 00:08:55,186 --> 00:08:55,866 Speaker 2: The first one, you. 215 00:08:55,826 --> 00:08:57,786 Speaker 3: Do know, come on, because he's in the conversation for 216 00:08:57,866 --> 00:09:00,386 Speaker 3: defensive Rookie of the Year and he was outstanding again 217 00:09:00,546 --> 00:09:04,066 Speaker 3: on Sunday. That's Quinion Mitchell, the rookie corner for the 218 00:09:04,106 --> 00:09:05,586 Speaker 3: Philadelphia Eagles. 219 00:09:06,506 --> 00:09:09,386 Speaker 2: Over the field thirty five snaps. They threw out him 220 00:09:09,506 --> 00:09:12,626 Speaker 2: four times, he only give up nineteen yards. Now he 221 00:09:12,706 --> 00:09:13,266 Speaker 2: lined up. 222 00:09:13,146 --> 00:09:16,826 Speaker 3: Across that fellow rookie, Xavier Leaguette, who has been having 223 00:09:16,826 --> 00:09:19,546 Speaker 3: an outstanding second half of the season. Lagett and him 224 00:09:19,546 --> 00:09:21,706 Speaker 3: one had had seventeen times. Do you know how many 225 00:09:21,706 --> 00:09:26,706 Speaker 3: times Bryce Young threw the ball at Mitchell? Zero? Zero 226 00:09:27,066 --> 00:09:29,666 Speaker 3: times did Bryce Young throw the battle leget when he 227 00:09:29,706 --> 00:09:33,266 Speaker 3: was covered by Mitchell. Now, Mitchell in the season has 228 00:09:33,306 --> 00:09:34,506 Speaker 3: been an absolute dog. 229 00:09:34,586 --> 00:09:36,306 Speaker 2: He has ten passes. 230 00:09:35,906 --> 00:09:39,786 Speaker 3: Defended, tied amongst all rookies, and has yet zero past 231 00:09:39,906 --> 00:09:41,546 Speaker 3: interference penalties against him. 232 00:09:41,866 --> 00:09:45,786 Speaker 2: Really cool stat. He was outstanding again. Now Cooper Dejemed 233 00:09:45,786 --> 00:09:47,466 Speaker 2: got picked on a little bit in this game. 234 00:09:47,906 --> 00:09:50,506 Speaker 3: Quean Mitchell did not quew Mitchell has been a stud 235 00:09:50,546 --> 00:09:52,946 Speaker 3: throughout and he's one of those rare corners that is 236 00:09:52,986 --> 00:09:55,426 Speaker 3: outstanding since day one in the league. 237 00:09:55,666 --> 00:09:56,826 Speaker 2: Our number four is a. 238 00:09:56,866 --> 00:09:59,026 Speaker 3: Guy who stepped it up in a big moment when 239 00:09:59,066 --> 00:10:02,106 Speaker 3: the first two players at his position were down. It's 240 00:10:02,186 --> 00:10:06,906 Speaker 3: running back Isaac Garndo from the forty nine ers. 241 00:10:06,986 --> 00:10:09,786 Speaker 2: Let's go. Everyone picked him up in fin fantasy. 242 00:10:10,306 --> 00:10:14,386 Speaker 3: You had no McCaffrey, you had no Mason, and Grendo delivered. 243 00:10:14,626 --> 00:10:16,266 Speaker 2: This was his first NFL start. 244 00:10:16,266 --> 00:10:18,786 Speaker 3: But here's the crazy stab, and they set it on 245 00:10:18,786 --> 00:10:23,066 Speaker 3: the broadcast. He only started one game his entire college career. 246 00:10:23,386 --> 00:10:27,466 Speaker 3: He played at Wisconsin and Louisville and only started one game. 247 00:10:27,546 --> 00:10:31,306 Speaker 3: In those two combined places. He had seventy eight rushing yards, 248 00:10:31,346 --> 00:10:34,866 Speaker 3: two rushing touchdowns, he had two catches, and he had 249 00:10:35,066 --> 00:10:36,626 Speaker 3: fifty yards receiving. 250 00:10:37,146 --> 00:10:38,346 Speaker 2: Girndo a hugein Now. 251 00:10:38,386 --> 00:10:40,266 Speaker 3: He got hurt at the end of this game and 252 00:10:40,346 --> 00:10:42,506 Speaker 3: he had a foot sprain, so we're not sure we're 253 00:10:42,506 --> 00:10:44,866 Speaker 3: going to see him tomorrow night against the Rams. They 254 00:10:44,866 --> 00:10:48,426 Speaker 3: already went to Patrick Taylor, his backup in the fourth 255 00:10:48,506 --> 00:10:49,306 Speaker 3: quarter of this game. 256 00:10:49,386 --> 00:10:51,946 Speaker 2: So Gorendo doing this and then he got hurt, But 257 00:10:52,026 --> 00:10:53,066 Speaker 2: we have to give him his love. 258 00:10:53,266 --> 00:10:56,746 Speaker 3: Isaac Girndo, Peter, I'm picking on Patrick Taylor right now. 259 00:10:56,786 --> 00:10:58,066 Speaker 2: Time to get doctor Taylor. 260 00:10:58,186 --> 00:11:01,186 Speaker 3: Min segment and get Patrick Taylor's back up. 261 00:11:01,346 --> 00:11:03,666 Speaker 2: There we go. You know they run the ball in 262 00:11:03,666 --> 00:11:04,346 Speaker 2: San Francisco. 263 00:11:04,466 --> 00:11:07,546 Speaker 3: Number three, it's a rookie wide receiver of the University 264 00:11:07,586 --> 00:11:10,746 Speaker 3: at Washington. It's not Jalen Polk, it's not Roe mcdoonsday. 265 00:11:10,786 --> 00:11:15,266 Speaker 3: It's Jalen McMillan, the rookie for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 266 00:11:15,266 --> 00:11:18,346 Speaker 3: who had a big day against the Raiders. McMillan had 267 00:11:18,426 --> 00:11:22,986 Speaker 3: fifty nine yards receiving, but he had two receiving touchdowns. 268 00:11:22,666 --> 00:11:24,946 Speaker 2: Both of them key in this victory. 269 00:11:25,386 --> 00:11:28,146 Speaker 3: He had two career games with two plus receiving touchdowns 270 00:11:28,186 --> 00:11:31,066 Speaker 3: in his entire career at college, and yet he did 271 00:11:31,066 --> 00:11:34,066 Speaker 3: it twice here in this game against the Raiders as 272 00:11:34,066 --> 00:11:37,706 Speaker 3: a rookie. The cool part about McMillan's weekend he turned 273 00:11:37,746 --> 00:11:42,706 Speaker 3: twenty three on Saturday and on Sunday catches two touchdown passes. 274 00:11:43,306 --> 00:11:47,706 Speaker 3: A loaded rookie wide receiver class this year, Jalen McMillan 275 00:11:48,146 --> 00:11:50,466 Speaker 3: is performing at as high as a level as just 276 00:11:50,506 --> 00:11:51,266 Speaker 3: about anybody. 277 00:11:51,306 --> 00:11:51,786 Speaker 2: Every week. 278 00:11:51,826 --> 00:11:54,586 Speaker 3: He has become a guy that Baker Mayfield can trust. 279 00:11:54,826 --> 00:11:57,866 Speaker 3: We see you, Jalen McMillan, Number three on this list. 280 00:11:58,346 --> 00:12:00,626 Speaker 3: Number two It's a player whose name we mentioned on 281 00:12:00,706 --> 00:12:02,626 Speaker 3: the show a couple of weeks ago, and he has 282 00:12:02,666 --> 00:12:04,146 Speaker 3: been just a force for a hot. 283 00:12:03,986 --> 00:12:04,866 Speaker 2: Team in the NFL. 284 00:12:05,226 --> 00:12:10,226 Speaker 3: Get to know see Hawks linebacker ty Reese Knight. Ty 285 00:12:10,346 --> 00:12:13,666 Speaker 3: Reeves Knight getting out there and has been absolutely awesome. 286 00:12:13,906 --> 00:12:14,266 Speaker 2: Guys. 287 00:12:14,626 --> 00:12:19,266 Speaker 3: He had twelve tackles in this win against the Cardinals 288 00:12:19,306 --> 00:12:23,146 Speaker 3: on Sunday. He had two passes defended as well. He 289 00:12:23,266 --> 00:12:25,986 Speaker 3: leads all rookies and tackles since he became the starter 290 00:12:26,106 --> 00:12:26,786 Speaker 3: in Week ten. 291 00:12:27,226 --> 00:12:28,626 Speaker 2: The Seahawks are six. 292 00:12:28,426 --> 00:12:31,226 Speaker 3: And one in twenty twenty four when Knight plays at 293 00:12:31,306 --> 00:12:34,226 Speaker 3: least ten snaps on defense. Their only lost was when 294 00:12:34,266 --> 00:12:37,386 Speaker 3: they played the Lions, who basically have beaten everybody. Now, 295 00:12:37,466 --> 00:12:41,826 Speaker 3: as we know Tyrese Knight, the linebacker, Mike McDonald is 296 00:12:41,826 --> 00:12:45,266 Speaker 3: a former linebackers coach. Knight is the only linebacker that 297 00:12:45,266 --> 00:12:49,026 Speaker 3: the Seahawks drafted in the draft this year. They've been 298 00:12:49,066 --> 00:12:52,626 Speaker 3: shuffling linebackers all season. They had Dodson, they waved Baker, 299 00:12:52,666 --> 00:12:55,866 Speaker 3: they traded, they traded, Ernest Jones came in, and then 300 00:12:55,866 --> 00:12:56,426 Speaker 3: they got. 301 00:12:56,266 --> 00:12:56,946 Speaker 2: This guy at Knight. 302 00:12:57,026 --> 00:12:59,666 Speaker 3: And I'll tell you, what he's doing is outstanding. And 303 00:12:59,666 --> 00:13:01,866 Speaker 3: if you look at the record the Seahawks. They are 304 00:13:01,906 --> 00:13:04,146 Speaker 3: one of the best teams in the NFL over the 305 00:13:04,186 --> 00:13:07,066 Speaker 3: past four weeks. But who's number one? Who is number 306 00:13:07,106 --> 00:13:10,106 Speaker 3: one on the list? Quarterbacks were on bie weeks. Caleb 307 00:13:10,106 --> 00:13:12,386 Speaker 3: didn't play particularly great. Can't throw him in here. 308 00:13:12,626 --> 00:13:15,186 Speaker 2: Usually it's a quarterback, we love the quarterback. It's a 309 00:13:15,186 --> 00:13:16,226 Speaker 2: wide receiver this week. 310 00:13:16,266 --> 00:13:18,186 Speaker 3: And it's a guy who has not been on this 311 00:13:18,226 --> 00:13:20,906 Speaker 3: list often because his team is usually on the losing end, 312 00:13:21,066 --> 00:13:23,266 Speaker 3: but he has had an out standing rookie season. In 313 00:13:23,346 --> 00:13:26,986 Speaker 3: his first round pick for the Jacksonville Jaguars, Brian Thomas 314 00:13:27,146 --> 00:13:31,346 Speaker 3: Jude all Right. Thomas was awesome Sunday against the Titans. 315 00:13:31,826 --> 00:13:34,906 Speaker 3: Big numbers and if you played fantasy and you started him, 316 00:13:34,906 --> 00:13:37,586 Speaker 3: you might have gotten into the playoffs because of his performance. 317 00:13:38,866 --> 00:13:43,666 Speaker 3: Eight catches eighty six receiving yards in the jags first 318 00:13:43,866 --> 00:13:47,106 Speaker 3: win since October. It was his seventh game of the 319 00:13:47,186 --> 00:13:50,266 Speaker 3: season with seventy five receiving yards or more. 320 00:13:50,546 --> 00:13:51,466 Speaker 2: You want a cool stat. 321 00:13:51,466 --> 00:13:55,506 Speaker 3: Only one player has more games of seventy five receiving 322 00:13:55,546 --> 00:13:59,026 Speaker 3: yards or more and that's another former LSU star, Justin Jefferson. 323 00:13:59,066 --> 00:14:01,466 Speaker 3: Thomas has been great all season. It's a shame we 324 00:14:01,506 --> 00:14:04,066 Speaker 3: haven't had on this list that often the Jaguars just 325 00:14:04,066 --> 00:14:06,946 Speaker 3: don't win enough. We like to reward the winners. Look 326 00:14:06,946 --> 00:14:09,266 Speaker 3: at Thomas here as far as rookie ranks go in 327 00:14:09,306 --> 00:14:12,546 Speaker 3: a loaded wide receiver class, fourth in reception, second and 328 00:14:12,626 --> 00:14:13,746 Speaker 3: receiving yards, second. 329 00:14:13,506 --> 00:14:14,586 Speaker 2: And receiving touchdowns. 330 00:14:14,826 --> 00:14:17,106 Speaker 3: Neale Dahldon the twenty plus receiving yards. 331 00:14:17,346 --> 00:14:18,946 Speaker 2: He was really good on Sunday. 332 00:14:19,306 --> 00:14:23,506 Speaker 3: Twelve targets, eight catches, eighty six yards. Brian Thomas Junior, 333 00:14:23,586 --> 00:14:26,146 Speaker 3: we see you, and there you have it, folks. It's 334 00:14:26,146 --> 00:14:29,186 Speaker 3: my fabulous five and an orthodox list compared to some others. 335 00:14:29,706 --> 00:14:32,146 Speaker 3: These are not your typical names that you'd see of 336 00:14:32,306 --> 00:14:34,306 Speaker 3: just littered with first round picks. We got two of them, 337 00:14:34,426 --> 00:14:35,946 Speaker 3: and then you got guys who would stepping it up 338 00:14:36,066 --> 00:14:39,546 Speaker 3: night McMillan and Grindo. Hopefully we see Grendo tomorrow. 339 00:14:39,786 --> 00:14:41,026 Speaker 2: We'll see spring. 340 00:14:40,746 --> 00:14:43,586 Speaker 3: Foot usually doesn't bode well, Kyle, your thoughts on a 341 00:14:43,946 --> 00:14:46,666 Speaker 3: very unusual fat fuck. 342 00:14:47,706 --> 00:14:50,026 Speaker 2: I will keep banging the drummer, banging the bricks for 343 00:14:50,066 --> 00:14:55,786 Speaker 2: this guy. Jake Freaking Baits. Jake Bates was a brick salesman. 344 00:14:55,906 --> 00:15:01,426 Speaker 3: Guys, a brick salesman as early as last spring, and now. 345 00:15:01,226 --> 00:15:03,426 Speaker 2: He is the kicker for argue me, the best. 346 00:15:03,266 --> 00:15:06,066 Speaker 3: Team at all of football, and he's winning games week 347 00:15:06,146 --> 00:15:08,906 Speaker 3: after week after week. The trust that they have in 348 00:15:08,986 --> 00:15:12,106 Speaker 3: Jake bates the fact that Dan Campbell throws this guy 349 00:15:12,146 --> 00:15:14,226 Speaker 3: a game ball every single locker room speech. 350 00:15:14,306 --> 00:15:16,826 Speaker 2: And now he's like, guys, so let's keep on. 351 00:15:16,826 --> 00:15:19,066 Speaker 3: Fighting one week at a time, Pleas you're playing for 352 00:15:19,146 --> 00:15:19,586 Speaker 3: you boys. 353 00:15:19,666 --> 00:15:20,826 Speaker 2: He's one of the guys. 354 00:15:21,106 --> 00:15:23,186 Speaker 3: It's one of the best stories you all have ever imagined, 355 00:15:23,466 --> 00:15:26,426 Speaker 3: from the UFL where he would bang in these sixty 356 00:15:26,506 --> 00:15:29,946 Speaker 3: yarders to not being with an NFL team, to then 357 00:15:29,986 --> 00:15:32,666 Speaker 3: the Detroit Lions saying, hey, you're with us doing the 358 00:15:32,666 --> 00:15:34,586 Speaker 3: bringing in the boom big Justice. 359 00:15:34,306 --> 00:15:36,826 Speaker 2: And agent we bring them boo. Love this guy. 360 00:15:36,986 --> 00:15:39,706 Speaker 3: Jake Freaking Baits is my story of the year. I 361 00:15:39,746 --> 00:15:41,306 Speaker 3: love his deal and I think he's gonna have to 362 00:15:41,346 --> 00:15:43,146 Speaker 3: make a big kick in a big game soon and 363 00:15:43,186 --> 00:15:45,826 Speaker 3: we're gonna see if he's up for the challenge. Each 364 00:15:45,866 --> 00:15:47,706 Speaker 3: week on this show, we gave a Coach of the 365 00:15:47,706 --> 00:15:50,586 Speaker 3: Week award. Sometimes it's a coordinator, sometimes its assistant. Sometimes 366 00:15:50,586 --> 00:15:52,026 Speaker 3: it's just the head coach of a team that got 367 00:15:52,066 --> 00:15:54,626 Speaker 3: a big win. Week fourteen's case we're giving it to 368 00:15:54,666 --> 00:15:57,626 Speaker 3: Sean McVay aved to make a big decision. On fourth 369 00:15:57,666 --> 00:16:00,546 Speaker 3: and five, with the ball and a lead, do you punt? 370 00:16:00,586 --> 00:16:02,426 Speaker 3: Do you kick a field goal, a long one with 371 00:16:02,586 --> 00:16:05,786 Speaker 3: a rookie kicker, or do you decide to go for it? McVeigh, 372 00:16:05,946 --> 00:16:09,186 Speaker 3: with the time I'm ticking away here, decides let's rely 373 00:16:09,306 --> 00:16:09,706 Speaker 3: on two to. 374 00:16:10,106 --> 00:16:11,626 Speaker 2: At Well on a crossing route. 375 00:16:11,666 --> 00:16:15,666 Speaker 3: Not Nakua, not Karen Williams, and not Cooper Cup but 376 00:16:15,786 --> 00:16:18,266 Speaker 3: two to two at Well coming across the middle gets 377 00:16:18,266 --> 00:16:18,666 Speaker 3: the play. 378 00:16:18,866 --> 00:16:19,746 Speaker 2: This was just one of. 379 00:16:19,786 --> 00:16:24,226 Speaker 3: Several gutsy calls, but also one of several huge offensive 380 00:16:24,266 --> 00:16:24,786 Speaker 3: plays for. 381 00:16:24,746 --> 00:16:25,986 Speaker 2: The La Rams yesterday. 382 00:16:26,386 --> 00:16:29,466 Speaker 3: This is the credit to both Sean and Mike Lafleur, 383 00:16:29,546 --> 00:16:32,906 Speaker 3: the offensive coordinator, and of course the players who did this. 384 00:16:33,426 --> 00:16:36,386 Speaker 3: Four hundred and fifty seven yards, one hundred and thirty 385 00:16:36,466 --> 00:16:41,506 Speaker 3: seven rushing yards, forty two rushing attempts, six different offensive touchdowns. 386 00:16:41,546 --> 00:16:43,906 Speaker 3: I know, yeah, Kuka Nakua had one hundred and sixty 387 00:16:43,986 --> 00:16:45,106 Speaker 3: two receiving yards. 388 00:16:45,306 --> 00:16:46,826 Speaker 2: Sean mcvay's team needed to win. 389 00:16:47,306 --> 00:16:49,426 Speaker 3: They got the win, and they beat a team that 390 00:16:49,466 --> 00:16:52,386 Speaker 3: looked like they were unbeatable coming into this game. 391 00:16:52,386 --> 00:16:55,306 Speaker 2: In the Buffalo Bills. 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