1 00:00:05,840 --> 00:00:13,640 Speaker 1: This is Straight Fire with Jason McIntyre. Hello and welcome everybody. 2 00:00:13,760 --> 00:00:19,599 Speaker 1: Straight Fire New Year's Eve, Thursday, December thirty one. Great 3 00:00:19,680 --> 00:00:23,280 Speaker 1: podcast ahead. At the end you can enjoy the Best 4 00:00:23,280 --> 00:00:26,560 Speaker 1: Bets for the college football Playoff and Week seventeen in 5 00:00:26,600 --> 00:00:31,040 Speaker 1: the NFL. But first, a huge thank you to everyone 6 00:00:31,200 --> 00:00:35,760 Speaker 1: for subscribing, rating, reviewing, and listening uh through the last 7 00:00:35,800 --> 00:00:38,960 Speaker 1: five months. Very thrilled with the growth of the podcast. 8 00:00:39,040 --> 00:00:40,599 Speaker 1: We'll talk a little bit about that at the end 9 00:00:40,600 --> 00:00:44,000 Speaker 1: of the Best Bet, but let's without further ado, let's 10 00:00:44,080 --> 00:00:48,000 Speaker 1: jump into a really smart stuff from a really intelligent guy, 11 00:00:48,360 --> 00:00:55,480 Speaker 1: former Jets and Brown's coach Eric Mangini. Jason likes to 12 00:00:55,520 --> 00:00:58,600 Speaker 1: think he knows everything when it comes to sports. I 13 00:00:58,680 --> 00:01:01,720 Speaker 1: know what sports fans one. But for everything he doesn't, 14 00:01:01,960 --> 00:01:05,000 Speaker 1: he knows a guy who does. Let's just say I 15 00:01:05,080 --> 00:01:09,400 Speaker 1: know a guy who knows who knows another guy. All right, 16 00:01:09,440 --> 00:01:12,440 Speaker 1: let's welcome into Straight Fire a guy I got to 17 00:01:12,520 --> 00:01:14,640 Speaker 1: know a little bit at FS one. You know, I've 18 00:01:14,640 --> 00:01:19,520 Speaker 1: talked about walking the halls, running into former coaches, GMS players, 19 00:01:19,520 --> 00:01:21,800 Speaker 1: and just trying to pick their brain and learn football. 20 00:01:22,120 --> 00:01:24,240 Speaker 1: And this guy, of course coached the Jets, so I 21 00:01:24,319 --> 00:01:28,120 Speaker 1: was just badgering him all the time. Eric Man, Jeannie, Eric, 22 00:01:28,120 --> 00:01:31,280 Speaker 1: how are you Man? I am doing great? How are you? 23 00:01:31,520 --> 00:01:35,080 Speaker 1: This is uh, this is a fun change up for us. Yeah. Yeah, 24 00:01:35,240 --> 00:01:39,399 Speaker 1: Usually I'm asking you questions about the NFL either on 25 00:01:39,440 --> 00:01:42,240 Speaker 1: the set, uh, in the halls at FS one, I 26 00:01:42,240 --> 00:01:44,959 Speaker 1: think maybe even in the makeup room. Hey did you 27 00:01:45,000 --> 00:01:47,160 Speaker 1: hear this? And now here we are talking about it 28 00:01:47,240 --> 00:01:49,600 Speaker 1: over a podcast. Pretty cool, isn't it. It is a 29 00:01:49,640 --> 00:01:52,120 Speaker 1: lot of Jets related questions from you. Yeah, there will 30 00:01:52,160 --> 00:01:54,080 Speaker 1: be a couple if you don't mind. That is a 31 00:01:54,120 --> 00:01:56,040 Speaker 1: big year. But I want to talk with you. First 32 00:01:56,040 --> 00:01:59,280 Speaker 1: of all, you know you are in Ohio. You're watching 33 00:01:59,360 --> 00:02:02,320 Speaker 1: obviously the Ounds and the Bengals with Borrow. I'm just curious, 34 00:02:02,360 --> 00:02:04,760 Speaker 1: how has how have you guys handled the holidays with 35 00:02:04,800 --> 00:02:08,000 Speaker 1: COVID and all that stuff. Well, it's it's it's a 36 00:02:08,080 --> 00:02:12,800 Speaker 1: little bit mixed, you know how where you've got big numbers, 37 00:02:12,840 --> 00:02:14,800 Speaker 1: like like a lot of people do. And the boys 38 00:02:15,720 --> 00:02:19,160 Speaker 1: we're in school and then during the Thanksgiving break they 39 00:02:19,160 --> 00:02:21,160 Speaker 1: went remote and they're gonna be remote for a couple 40 00:02:21,280 --> 00:02:25,720 Speaker 1: more weeks coming out of out of vacation. So you know, 41 00:02:25,760 --> 00:02:31,040 Speaker 1: everybody who did travel settles in. It's it's it's difficult, 42 00:02:31,400 --> 00:02:34,760 Speaker 1: you know. The I have too older boys who who 43 00:02:34,960 --> 00:02:37,960 Speaker 1: play sports and play high school sports, and we didn't 44 00:02:38,040 --> 00:02:40,919 Speaker 1: let him play football this year. I just didn't feel 45 00:02:40,919 --> 00:02:44,440 Speaker 1: comfortable at that point. No colleges were playing in Ohio, 46 00:02:45,040 --> 00:02:48,639 Speaker 1: but they were going to play high school football. And uh, 47 00:02:48,760 --> 00:02:52,600 Speaker 1: it's it's trying to navigate through that. And and thankfully 48 00:02:52,600 --> 00:02:55,800 Speaker 1: all my boys are very mature about it and understand 49 00:02:55,840 --> 00:02:59,360 Speaker 1: the seriousness of it. And you're trying to balance them 50 00:02:59,440 --> 00:03:04,520 Speaker 1: having a traditional experience with them being safe, not only 51 00:03:05,160 --> 00:03:08,160 Speaker 1: personally but for the older people that are on them. 52 00:03:08,200 --> 00:03:11,280 Speaker 1: We we got Madden in our household for Christmas, and uh, 53 00:03:11,440 --> 00:03:14,760 Speaker 1: my kid is learning a lot about football because we 54 00:03:14,800 --> 00:03:18,080 Speaker 1: had usually just played basketball and you know, fighting games. 55 00:03:18,480 --> 00:03:20,600 Speaker 1: But you know, I'm assuming your kids, you know, you're 56 00:03:20,600 --> 00:03:23,920 Speaker 1: a football genius. Uh. You know, man, Gene, you know 57 00:03:23,960 --> 00:03:28,040 Speaker 1: everybody loves you. Uh and your kids play. I'm just curious, 58 00:03:28,120 --> 00:03:30,960 Speaker 1: do you guys play a lot of video games at home? Yeah? 59 00:03:31,080 --> 00:03:33,079 Speaker 1: We we were fortunate enough to figure out a way 60 00:03:33,080 --> 00:03:35,200 Speaker 1: to get a PS five, So the boys are pretty 61 00:03:35,200 --> 00:03:39,680 Speaker 1: excited about that. The uh my, I played Madden with 62 00:03:39,840 --> 00:03:44,800 Speaker 1: the boys, and you know, it's interesting. Thills coach me 63 00:03:44,880 --> 00:03:47,720 Speaker 1: up on how to do it to a point, but 64 00:03:47,880 --> 00:03:51,080 Speaker 1: then they won't give me all the coaching points. So 65 00:03:51,680 --> 00:03:53,520 Speaker 1: you know, you can hit a button twice and knock 66 00:03:53,600 --> 00:03:56,840 Speaker 1: the ball out. I don't quite have that that down. 67 00:03:57,560 --> 00:04:01,000 Speaker 1: And some coverages and things that should work don't work 68 00:04:01,040 --> 00:04:02,720 Speaker 1: the same way in the video game, which can be 69 00:04:02,760 --> 00:04:05,760 Speaker 1: a little frustrating, but it's fine, and they do. They 70 00:04:05,800 --> 00:04:10,240 Speaker 1: do learn a ton of real football. I'd say fantasy 71 00:04:10,280 --> 00:04:15,000 Speaker 1: football has been has been a big learning process for 72 00:04:15,080 --> 00:04:18,080 Speaker 1: him too. They get to get the league that way. Yeah, 73 00:04:18,240 --> 00:04:20,880 Speaker 1: all right, So let's go to week seventeen in the NFL. 74 00:04:21,000 --> 00:04:23,640 Speaker 1: And one of the interesting things I found always talking 75 00:04:23,640 --> 00:04:26,280 Speaker 1: to you was, you know, I would see stuff and 76 00:04:26,320 --> 00:04:29,600 Speaker 1: you'd read stuff, and everybody thought they had a hold 77 00:04:29,600 --> 00:04:31,359 Speaker 1: of the situation. And then I would talk to you 78 00:04:31,360 --> 00:04:33,640 Speaker 1: and you'd be like, yeah, that's not what happened at all, 79 00:04:33,720 --> 00:04:36,360 Speaker 1: or this is the real story, And I was just fascinated. 80 00:04:36,560 --> 00:04:39,560 Speaker 1: I'm curious. Heading into week seventeen, we've got several teams 81 00:04:39,960 --> 00:04:42,800 Speaker 1: playing for nothing, a lot of coaches probably will get 82 00:04:42,839 --> 00:04:46,320 Speaker 1: pink slipped black Monday obviously coming up. Um, you know, 83 00:04:46,720 --> 00:04:48,640 Speaker 1: can you give us a feel what it's like for 84 00:04:48,720 --> 00:04:51,719 Speaker 1: some of these coaches who are on the edge right now. Uh, 85 00:04:52,080 --> 00:04:55,080 Speaker 1: taking Adam Gaze for instance with the Jets. Uh, you 86 00:04:55,120 --> 00:04:57,880 Speaker 1: look around league. Vic Fongio got a stay of execution. 87 00:04:57,920 --> 00:05:00,240 Speaker 1: Apparently in Denver. We don't know what's gonna up with 88 00:05:00,279 --> 00:05:02,760 Speaker 1: Anthony Lynn. What's the mindset of the coach heading into 89 00:05:02,760 --> 00:05:08,560 Speaker 1: week seventeen? What it's It's difficult because, um, I think 90 00:05:08,600 --> 00:05:11,159 Speaker 1: what happens is what we're so used to talking about 91 00:05:11,839 --> 00:05:16,680 Speaker 1: sports in a very um emotional way and passionate way 92 00:05:16,720 --> 00:05:20,240 Speaker 1: because you love your team. But the players that are involved, 93 00:05:20,240 --> 00:05:24,000 Speaker 1: the coaches are involved, they can be commodities at times, 94 00:05:24,000 --> 00:05:25,760 Speaker 1: and it's like, oh yeah, we're gonna get rid of 95 00:05:25,839 --> 00:05:28,640 Speaker 1: this guy. We're gonna move this guy and this this 96 00:05:28,680 --> 00:05:30,360 Speaker 1: player is no good and that player is no good, 97 00:05:30,360 --> 00:05:32,520 Speaker 1: and you tend to forget that there is a human 98 00:05:32,560 --> 00:05:36,599 Speaker 1: element to it. There's families, there's there's wives and kids 99 00:05:36,600 --> 00:05:39,880 Speaker 1: and schools and and all those things that come into play. 100 00:05:40,080 --> 00:05:43,640 Speaker 1: And and now you've you've got a range of things 101 00:05:43,640 --> 00:05:45,680 Speaker 1: that can happen you. Maybe you do get a stay 102 00:05:45,680 --> 00:05:49,120 Speaker 1: of execution. Some guys are are dead men walking and 103 00:05:49,160 --> 00:05:52,159 Speaker 1: they know that this is their final week, and and 104 00:05:52,200 --> 00:05:54,040 Speaker 1: it's the final week this this group is going to 105 00:05:54,120 --> 00:05:58,680 Speaker 1: be together. So that group is appreciating the moments they 106 00:05:58,680 --> 00:06:02,719 Speaker 1: have and and you hear things like, oh, they should 107 00:06:02,720 --> 00:06:06,160 Speaker 1: tank or they should uh, you know, not try to 108 00:06:06,200 --> 00:06:09,240 Speaker 1: win this game. That that's never I've never been part 109 00:06:09,279 --> 00:06:14,240 Speaker 1: of a situation where where someone said, Okay, we're in 110 00:06:14,240 --> 00:06:17,000 Speaker 1: a tank to to get draft picks. It just it 111 00:06:17,120 --> 00:06:21,880 Speaker 1: just doesn't happen. There's too many intensely competitive human beings 112 00:06:22,320 --> 00:06:25,279 Speaker 1: to let that happen. That's why you get situations where 113 00:06:25,960 --> 00:06:28,560 Speaker 1: the Jets beat the Browns, or the Jets beat the Rams, 114 00:06:28,720 --> 00:06:32,040 Speaker 1: or you know, take your pick of the upsets that happened, 115 00:06:32,640 --> 00:06:36,920 Speaker 1: and everybody says, well, how is that possible? And it's 116 00:06:36,960 --> 00:06:40,200 Speaker 1: possible because the teams that are on top will take 117 00:06:40,240 --> 00:06:42,640 Speaker 1: a breather and think they're gonna get a buy and 118 00:06:42,720 --> 00:06:45,960 Speaker 1: the teams that aren't think, Okay, we're gonna share a 119 00:06:46,040 --> 00:06:48,839 Speaker 1: little bit of our discomfort with you. We want to 120 00:06:48,880 --> 00:06:51,279 Speaker 1: have a nice Christmas, we want to have a nice 121 00:06:51,279 --> 00:06:54,080 Speaker 1: New Year. We want to have the best possible experience 122 00:06:54,120 --> 00:06:58,320 Speaker 1: as as as this thing plays out. Let me ask 123 00:06:58,360 --> 00:07:00,839 Speaker 1: you about Bill Belichick and the Patriots for the first time, 124 00:07:01,320 --> 00:07:04,920 Speaker 1: I think in forever. Oh, he's got a week seventeen 125 00:07:04,960 --> 00:07:08,560 Speaker 1: game where there's nothing at stake. Um, you know you've 126 00:07:08,600 --> 00:07:11,680 Speaker 1: worked with Belichick. How do you what do you think 127 00:07:11,680 --> 00:07:13,480 Speaker 1: the vibe is there in New England? Like this is 128 00:07:13,480 --> 00:07:16,840 Speaker 1: a weird time. They know the unsettled quarterback situation heading 129 00:07:16,840 --> 00:07:20,840 Speaker 1: in the next season. Um, Bill's getting approaching seventy I 130 00:07:20,880 --> 00:07:22,239 Speaker 1: don't what do you what do you think the vibe 131 00:07:22,280 --> 00:07:25,400 Speaker 1: is around New England right now? It's a great question 132 00:07:25,440 --> 00:07:30,000 Speaker 1: because I've never been in that situation with Bill. Our 133 00:07:30,080 --> 00:07:32,960 Speaker 1: first year there, we are five and eleven, and then 134 00:07:33,000 --> 00:07:37,480 Speaker 1: we won every year after that, and in the five 135 00:07:37,520 --> 00:07:41,000 Speaker 1: and eleven year, there is still a sense of urgency 136 00:07:41,240 --> 00:07:45,400 Speaker 1: because you know, we're starting a program, we're building a program, 137 00:07:45,480 --> 00:07:49,360 Speaker 1: we were evaluating players as we were going through adversity 138 00:07:49,560 --> 00:07:52,440 Speaker 1: and and to some degree, you have that that same 139 00:07:52,920 --> 00:07:56,320 Speaker 1: same aspect there. Uh. You know, Bill is also in 140 00:07:56,320 --> 00:07:58,280 Speaker 1: a unique situation where he's got two of his sons 141 00:07:58,280 --> 00:08:02,000 Speaker 1: on the staff and see Stephen is very involved in 142 00:08:02,200 --> 00:08:05,800 Speaker 1: the play calling and Brian is part of the program 143 00:08:05,800 --> 00:08:10,560 Speaker 1: as well, so that that comes into play. With Cam. 144 00:08:10,600 --> 00:08:13,720 Speaker 1: It sounds like and seems like he's been a great 145 00:08:13,880 --> 00:08:16,880 Speaker 1: edition in their locker room from a personality standpoint and 146 00:08:17,120 --> 00:08:21,600 Speaker 1: energy standpoint, and I was surprised that they didn't start 147 00:08:21,640 --> 00:08:24,560 Speaker 1: staid him last week. But when you hear them talk 148 00:08:24,600 --> 00:08:28,040 Speaker 1: about Cam, you get the sense that there is uh 149 00:08:29,240 --> 00:08:31,360 Speaker 1: a little bit I don't know if it's loyalty or 150 00:08:31,480 --> 00:08:34,800 Speaker 1: just want to give him the opportunity to play out 151 00:08:35,200 --> 00:08:40,080 Speaker 1: the string um, which is which is unique because Bill 152 00:08:40,200 --> 00:08:47,520 Speaker 1: is often defined by his hardcore, unemotional decisions. Uh, there's 153 00:08:47,559 --> 00:08:50,480 Speaker 1: some flux there as well, where I don't know if 154 00:08:50,559 --> 00:08:53,880 Speaker 1: Josh McDaniels will get an opportunity or not, but but 155 00:08:54,040 --> 00:08:58,680 Speaker 1: there's there's potential that that that could happen. And I'm 156 00:08:58,760 --> 00:09:03,760 Speaker 1: sure there evaluating how the coaches are responding, evaluating how 157 00:09:03,800 --> 00:09:09,360 Speaker 1: the players are responding, and these these last impressions will 158 00:09:09,400 --> 00:09:12,120 Speaker 1: be what what carries them into the off season, and 159 00:09:12,160 --> 00:09:14,720 Speaker 1: you kind of wonder. You know, the Bills are ascending, 160 00:09:15,040 --> 00:09:20,199 Speaker 1: Miami clearly has gotten better. Are the Patriots in rebuilding mode? 161 00:09:20,320 --> 00:09:22,040 Speaker 1: Or could you make the argument, hey, they had so 162 00:09:22,080 --> 00:09:25,160 Speaker 1: many opt outs for COVID, the injuries, Uh, this team 163 00:09:25,200 --> 00:09:27,680 Speaker 1: gets a quarterback and next year, boom, they're they're right there, 164 00:09:27,760 --> 00:09:32,160 Speaker 1: right back eleven twelve wins and in the playoff mix. Well, yeah, 165 00:09:32,320 --> 00:09:35,120 Speaker 1: I would not look at them and saying they're in 166 00:09:35,320 --> 00:09:37,439 Speaker 1: full rebuilding mode. They get a bunch of those guys 167 00:09:37,440 --> 00:09:41,440 Speaker 1: that opted out back who are talented. They've got a 168 00:09:41,520 --> 00:09:44,280 Speaker 1: ton of money and free agency to to go do 169 00:09:44,400 --> 00:09:47,680 Speaker 1: some things. And I think that's been a real strength 170 00:09:47,720 --> 00:09:51,720 Speaker 1: of Bills is free agency. And usually it's not the 171 00:09:51,760 --> 00:09:54,440 Speaker 1: frontline guys. It's not the first week guys. It's all 172 00:09:54,480 --> 00:10:00,040 Speaker 1: those second week guys and and um, you know, the 173 00:10:00,040 --> 00:10:03,079 Speaker 1: the often overlooked group of free agents that he does 174 00:10:03,120 --> 00:10:06,320 Speaker 1: a great job with. They're gonna have a high draft pick, 175 00:10:06,400 --> 00:10:10,800 Speaker 1: They've got some other draft capital coming coming in the 176 00:10:10,800 --> 00:10:14,640 Speaker 1: next season. It's hard to think that that they're gonna 177 00:10:14,679 --> 00:10:17,719 Speaker 1: be quiet or down for very long. And when you 178 00:10:17,760 --> 00:10:20,480 Speaker 1: look at it, Jason, they they lost two games. The 179 00:10:20,800 --> 00:10:23,880 Speaker 1: fumble against Buffalo when they were going in, they had 180 00:10:23,920 --> 00:10:27,080 Speaker 1: the play against Seattle, you know, on the goal line 181 00:10:27,960 --> 00:10:31,720 Speaker 1: could easily have shifted another direction. And then Cam also 182 00:10:31,760 --> 00:10:34,960 Speaker 1: got Covid. Who knows what would happen, you know, had 183 00:10:35,080 --> 00:10:38,640 Speaker 1: had that not taken place, too Yeah, very fair points. Listen, 184 00:10:38,720 --> 00:10:41,120 Speaker 1: as a guy who never liked the Patriots, I would 185 00:10:41,120 --> 00:10:42,800 Speaker 1: not like to see them come back next year. But 186 00:10:42,840 --> 00:10:45,880 Speaker 1: I against Belichick obviously. Let me ask you quickly about 187 00:10:46,000 --> 00:10:50,800 Speaker 1: former Belichick guys. Joe Judge right now has the Giants 188 00:10:51,040 --> 00:10:53,280 Speaker 1: maybe in the I mean they could get into the playoffs. 189 00:10:54,400 --> 00:10:55,920 Speaker 1: It's not like they're a good team this year. I 190 00:10:55,920 --> 00:10:59,440 Speaker 1: think six wins, double digit losses. Again, Matt Patricia got 191 00:10:59,559 --> 00:11:03,000 Speaker 1: let go in Detroit. Um, do you think any of 192 00:11:03,040 --> 00:11:05,840 Speaker 1: that has an impact on whether or not McDaniels get 193 00:11:05,920 --> 00:11:10,240 Speaker 1: a look this offseason? Well, Josh has gotten looks consistently, 194 00:11:10,440 --> 00:11:15,160 Speaker 1: and and it depends on what you want. Josh had 195 00:11:15,160 --> 00:11:17,200 Speaker 1: a head coaching job at a very young age that 196 00:11:17,400 --> 00:11:19,760 Speaker 1: you know, I had the same thing. And the person 197 00:11:19,800 --> 00:11:21,800 Speaker 1: you are then versus the person you are now with 198 00:11:22,040 --> 00:11:27,360 Speaker 1: years more experience, Uh, You're you're getting a different You're 199 00:11:27,400 --> 00:11:31,040 Speaker 1: getting a different person, and you're getting a different level 200 00:11:31,040 --> 00:11:35,720 Speaker 1: of knowledge, You're getting a different level of maturity. Uh. 201 00:11:35,760 --> 00:11:40,440 Speaker 1: He's he's been with an incredibly successful program. And you 202 00:11:40,440 --> 00:11:42,720 Speaker 1: can say what you want about Cam Newton. I didn't 203 00:11:42,760 --> 00:11:45,360 Speaker 1: think it was gonna work. I didn't even know if 204 00:11:45,360 --> 00:11:49,280 Speaker 1: he'd make the team, and uh, he did a bunch 205 00:11:49,360 --> 00:11:53,080 Speaker 1: of good things coming off of an injury signing a 206 00:11:53,200 --> 00:11:56,599 Speaker 1: contract with five hundred thousand dollars guaranteed. It's just to 207 00:11:56,640 --> 00:11:59,760 Speaker 1: think about that. Jason tom Brady got fifty million dollars 208 00:12:00,000 --> 00:12:03,720 Speaker 1: and Kim Newton, the former m VP, got five thousand 209 00:12:03,760 --> 00:12:07,560 Speaker 1: dollars guaranteed. And they were they were competitive. They lost 210 00:12:08,160 --> 00:12:11,640 Speaker 1: Dante Scarnecki, their online coach, they were, they lost their 211 00:12:11,679 --> 00:12:15,720 Speaker 1: special teams. There's a ton of transition and and they 212 00:12:15,880 --> 00:12:19,360 Speaker 1: still found a way to be competitive. Has it been 213 00:12:19,400 --> 00:12:22,920 Speaker 1: perfect No? Has it been what they wanted? No, but 214 00:12:23,200 --> 00:12:28,400 Speaker 1: you can say that they arguably overachieved with with the 215 00:12:28,440 --> 00:12:32,000 Speaker 1: talent they had. If if, if you want to look 216 00:12:32,040 --> 00:12:35,680 Speaker 1: at it collectively and and objectively, and there's gonna be 217 00:12:35,679 --> 00:12:38,040 Speaker 1: some guys that get a shot that have done very 218 00:12:38,080 --> 00:12:41,280 Speaker 1: little in the league, that have a very small track 219 00:12:41,360 --> 00:12:45,360 Speaker 1: record to get a former head coach who's talented, who's smart, 220 00:12:45,880 --> 00:12:49,120 Speaker 1: who's had a history of success. You know, are you 221 00:12:49,160 --> 00:12:51,560 Speaker 1: looking at it as a one year evaluation? Are you 222 00:12:51,600 --> 00:12:54,200 Speaker 1: looking at it a it's just beIN the league twenty 223 00:12:54,280 --> 00:12:57,640 Speaker 1: years now, at least twenty years and he's still in 224 00:12:57,679 --> 00:13:02,840 Speaker 1: his forties. Uh. Let's go to the Anthony Lynn situation 225 00:13:02,880 --> 00:13:05,520 Speaker 1: with the Chargers. I know, you know, you've told me 226 00:13:05,600 --> 00:13:08,960 Speaker 1: about ownership stuff with the Jets. I know you don't 227 00:13:09,000 --> 00:13:12,360 Speaker 1: know the owner's ship situation with the Chargers, But what's 228 00:13:12,400 --> 00:13:13,960 Speaker 1: your best guest on what the heck to do with 229 00:13:13,960 --> 00:13:17,080 Speaker 1: Anthony Lynn? Because you know, Justin Herbert was incredible. There's 230 00:13:17,120 --> 00:13:19,600 Speaker 1: a lot of talent on that offense. You know, we 231 00:13:19,600 --> 00:13:22,280 Speaker 1: don't need to break down every single fourth quarter end 232 00:13:22,320 --> 00:13:25,520 Speaker 1: game situation that Lynn had. Several went against him and 233 00:13:25,640 --> 00:13:28,319 Speaker 1: recently he's hit a couple. But what do you think happens? 234 00:13:28,400 --> 00:13:31,440 Speaker 1: Because that's an attractive gig with with Justin Herbert and 235 00:13:31,480 --> 00:13:34,480 Speaker 1: some of the weapons they have. Well that that's interesting 236 00:13:34,520 --> 00:13:39,199 Speaker 1: too because now oftentimes a young quarterback can can buy 237 00:13:39,280 --> 00:13:43,599 Speaker 1: you a year because you go through that transition of 238 00:13:43,640 --> 00:13:46,120 Speaker 1: all the mistakes that he makes, the learning curve that 239 00:13:46,120 --> 00:13:49,520 Speaker 1: that that guy has. But Justin Herbert came out and 240 00:13:49,520 --> 00:13:52,800 Speaker 1: and played his first game not knowing he's starting, and 241 00:13:53,240 --> 00:13:55,880 Speaker 1: lit it up, and as has lit it up, you 242 00:13:55,880 --> 00:13:57,719 Speaker 1: know throughout the course of the season. That may be 243 00:13:57,880 --> 00:14:01,760 Speaker 1: the reason that they don't retain that coach as successful 244 00:14:01,800 --> 00:14:06,480 Speaker 1: as he's been. It's hard to say that that that 245 00:14:06,600 --> 00:14:10,839 Speaker 1: was the reason you didn't win the game. So a 246 00:14:11,920 --> 00:14:15,560 Speaker 1: it's it's not traditional. It's not a traditional valuation because 247 00:14:15,559 --> 00:14:19,480 Speaker 1: he has been so good that actually could be the 248 00:14:19,600 --> 00:14:21,560 Speaker 1: reason they move on and try to get a new 249 00:14:21,600 --> 00:14:25,600 Speaker 1: head coach. What do you think the more attractive job Houston. 250 00:14:25,840 --> 00:14:29,160 Speaker 1: Let's say Houston and the Chargers both called, you both 251 00:14:29,240 --> 00:14:32,160 Speaker 1: have coaching openings. I know Bill O'Brien was just in Houston. 252 00:14:32,320 --> 00:14:33,720 Speaker 1: You I think you might have been on the staff 253 00:14:33,720 --> 00:14:36,280 Speaker 1: with him in New England and Houston made the pitch 254 00:14:36,320 --> 00:14:38,760 Speaker 1: to you, and the Chargers did. Houston has Deshaun Watson 255 00:14:38,920 --> 00:14:42,240 Speaker 1: and Chargers have Herbert is there. You know, how would 256 00:14:42,280 --> 00:14:44,240 Speaker 1: you break down your analysis of where you'd want to 257 00:14:44,320 --> 00:14:48,320 Speaker 1: which which team you'd want to pick. Well, I have 258 00:14:48,440 --> 00:14:51,840 Speaker 1: to really look at the salary cap and and and 259 00:14:51,920 --> 00:14:56,560 Speaker 1: the draft picks. But Houston's draft picks in Miami, isn't it? 260 00:14:56,560 --> 00:14:59,560 Speaker 1: And I'm not sure how many of their future draft 261 00:14:59,600 --> 00:15:04,200 Speaker 1: picks are are in Miami as well. And you're you're 262 00:15:04,240 --> 00:15:09,680 Speaker 1: into some contracts that are not great and probably you 263 00:15:09,760 --> 00:15:13,520 Speaker 1: can't get out of. And now you've got a young quarterback, 264 00:15:13,560 --> 00:15:17,040 Speaker 1: and you've got some young defensive talent, and with the 265 00:15:17,120 --> 00:15:21,520 Speaker 1: Charges as well, where in Houston that that defensive talents 266 00:15:21,560 --> 00:15:28,080 Speaker 1: a little bit, a little bit older. Um, not knowing ownership. 267 00:15:29,000 --> 00:15:33,360 Speaker 1: That that's another big part of this, this equation because 268 00:15:34,160 --> 00:15:37,720 Speaker 1: your vision has to be aligned and and if you 269 00:15:37,880 --> 00:15:41,640 Speaker 1: don't see things the same way as your owner does, 270 00:15:42,320 --> 00:15:44,800 Speaker 1: no matter what job you take it it can be really, 271 00:15:44,840 --> 00:15:47,360 Speaker 1: really hard. So that gets me to where I want 272 00:15:47,360 --> 00:15:49,240 Speaker 1: to go with the ownership of the New York Jets. 273 00:15:49,240 --> 00:15:50,840 Speaker 1: And listen, Eric, I'm not putting you on the spot. 274 00:15:50,880 --> 00:15:53,360 Speaker 1: You could say whatever you want about you know your 275 00:15:53,400 --> 00:15:55,560 Speaker 1: experience with Boody Johnson. But the Jets are at a 276 00:15:55,680 --> 00:15:58,800 Speaker 1: crossroads once again. Uh you know what do they do? 277 00:15:58,840 --> 00:16:02,760 Speaker 1: A head coach? Very few people think Adam Gays is retained. Um, 278 00:16:03,320 --> 00:16:05,680 Speaker 1: they're a job is not as attractive as it was 279 00:16:05,720 --> 00:16:07,680 Speaker 1: like three weeks ago, Eric, when you had the number 280 00:16:07,720 --> 00:16:09,600 Speaker 1: one pick in Trevor Lawrence. Now you look at the 281 00:16:09,680 --> 00:16:12,280 Speaker 1: number two. Okay, go ahead, I did I disagree on 282 00:16:12,400 --> 00:16:15,320 Speaker 1: that that job not being attractive. There's another place with 283 00:16:15,840 --> 00:16:19,040 Speaker 1: a ton of seller cab money. You've got what two 284 00:16:19,120 --> 00:16:22,760 Speaker 1: number ones, two number three's, and and I know that 285 00:16:22,760 --> 00:16:25,360 Speaker 1: that at this time of year, it's always like there's 286 00:16:25,360 --> 00:16:28,920 Speaker 1: this one in a generational talent, there's just one. And 287 00:16:28,920 --> 00:16:32,320 Speaker 1: and as the draft process unfolds. Oftentimes that guy's not 288 00:16:32,400 --> 00:16:36,240 Speaker 1: even who's chosen first overall. In the following draft, and 289 00:16:36,280 --> 00:16:39,240 Speaker 1: you get you know, Baker Mayfield goes number one, or 290 00:16:39,600 --> 00:16:41,880 Speaker 1: you know, take your pick. The guy you've never heard 291 00:16:41,920 --> 00:16:45,600 Speaker 1: of is suddenly taken in the first round. Guys that 292 00:16:45,720 --> 00:16:49,680 Speaker 1: were projected third rounders now they become first rounders because 293 00:16:49,720 --> 00:16:52,240 Speaker 1: of the evaluations. Note in and when the coaches start 294 00:16:52,240 --> 00:16:56,200 Speaker 1: getting involved in the evaluation and people really start digging 295 00:16:56,240 --> 00:16:59,480 Speaker 1: on the game, film, on the personality and all the 296 00:16:59,600 --> 00:17:04,879 Speaker 1: all the things, the landscape changes. Remember Miami was, you know, 297 00:17:04,920 --> 00:17:07,400 Speaker 1: they weren't at tank for Tua, and then they won 298 00:17:07,480 --> 00:17:09,240 Speaker 1: too many games and they weren't going to get to it. 299 00:17:09,320 --> 00:17:15,119 Speaker 1: Well they got to, you know, and and maybe you know, 300 00:17:15,640 --> 00:17:17,880 Speaker 1: four or five years from now, they're gonna be saying, well, 301 00:17:17,920 --> 00:17:21,280 Speaker 1: we wish we had gotten Herbert or you don't know. 302 00:17:21,480 --> 00:17:26,879 Speaker 1: And and you look at you know, Tom Brady, Ben Roethlisberger, 303 00:17:27,160 --> 00:17:34,320 Speaker 1: Aaron Rodgers, uh Patrick Mahomes, Russell Wilson. These guys are 304 00:17:34,960 --> 00:17:37,680 Speaker 1: late round draft picks, middle of the first round, late 305 00:17:37,680 --> 00:17:41,200 Speaker 1: in the first round. So to say that that this 306 00:17:41,320 --> 00:17:43,959 Speaker 1: is you know, because they lost or won these two games, 307 00:17:44,600 --> 00:17:48,840 Speaker 1: it's not as attractive. You've got money, You've got you've 308 00:17:48,840 --> 00:17:53,879 Speaker 1: got draft capital, um, you've got some young talent on 309 00:17:53,960 --> 00:17:58,160 Speaker 1: the team, and you know you've got a division that's 310 00:17:58,160 --> 00:18:01,879 Speaker 1: in flux. Don't Tom Brady, but you have an owner 311 00:18:01,960 --> 00:18:04,800 Speaker 1: who likes to meddle Eric and like, I don't know 312 00:18:04,880 --> 00:18:08,520 Speaker 1: how as a as a prospective, you know, coach in candidate, 313 00:18:08,600 --> 00:18:11,600 Speaker 1: you say, listen, is this billionaire who owns the team 314 00:18:11,640 --> 00:18:13,600 Speaker 1: and runs it. Is he gonna get involved and walk 315 00:18:13,680 --> 00:18:15,320 Speaker 1: into the draft room and say, hey, we need to 316 00:18:15,320 --> 00:18:17,120 Speaker 1: do this, or we got a chance to get Brett 317 00:18:17,119 --> 00:18:20,080 Speaker 1: fav let's go get him. You know, Like how there's 318 00:18:20,080 --> 00:18:23,760 Speaker 1: a lot of billionaires so that that that have very 319 00:18:23,800 --> 00:18:27,840 Speaker 1: strong opinions. And I was told a long time ago, 320 00:18:28,640 --> 00:18:30,680 Speaker 1: when you go home at night, you need to be happy, 321 00:18:30,840 --> 00:18:33,680 Speaker 1: and if the assistant coaches aren't happy, tell him to 322 00:18:33,760 --> 00:18:36,119 Speaker 1: go get their own head coaching job. And then the 323 00:18:36,119 --> 00:18:39,400 Speaker 1: person said on the flip side, when the owner goes home, 324 00:18:39,760 --> 00:18:42,239 Speaker 1: he needs to be happy, and if you don't like it, 325 00:18:42,400 --> 00:18:46,040 Speaker 1: go buy your own team. So they they own the 326 00:18:46,080 --> 00:18:50,480 Speaker 1: team and and they have the right to to insert themselves. 327 00:18:51,240 --> 00:18:54,960 Speaker 1: And that goes my my point that I was making before. Ideally, 328 00:18:55,000 --> 00:18:59,120 Speaker 1: in the interview process, you you lay out what your visioness, 329 00:18:59,280 --> 00:19:01,639 Speaker 1: this is how I see the team, This is how 330 00:19:01,680 --> 00:19:04,399 Speaker 1: I want to operate the team. And are we in 331 00:19:04,480 --> 00:19:07,000 Speaker 1: alignment there? And if you're in alignment there and you 332 00:19:07,040 --> 00:19:10,120 Speaker 1: see it the same way, then that job can be 333 00:19:10,520 --> 00:19:13,560 Speaker 1: can be a great job. Now, if you go into 334 00:19:13,560 --> 00:19:16,240 Speaker 1: that interview and you know they tell you you got 335 00:19:16,240 --> 00:19:18,959 Speaker 1: to take this defensive coordinator and and that sounds like 336 00:19:19,920 --> 00:19:22,479 Speaker 1: a little bit what happened with Adam Gaze or you 337 00:19:22,520 --> 00:19:25,160 Speaker 1: have to do X, Y and Z because we feel 338 00:19:25,280 --> 00:19:28,480 Speaker 1: this is the best way, then maybe that's that's not 339 00:19:28,520 --> 00:19:33,399 Speaker 1: the job for you. And and either wait or uh, 340 00:19:33,440 --> 00:19:35,679 Speaker 1: you know you're accepted on those terms, and then you 341 00:19:35,720 --> 00:19:38,240 Speaker 1: can't complain about it. Where are you in the whole 342 00:19:38,400 --> 00:19:41,600 Speaker 1: right now? Offensive guys are hot. You've got to get 343 00:19:42,000 --> 00:19:45,240 Speaker 1: a head coach whose an offensive mind, because well it's 344 00:19:45,240 --> 00:19:48,720 Speaker 1: an offensive league. And um, the defensive guys tend to 345 00:19:49,000 --> 00:19:51,960 Speaker 1: and again I'm being I'm generalizing, Uh, they tend to 346 00:19:52,000 --> 00:19:54,560 Speaker 1: be more played close to the vest and not be 347 00:19:54,760 --> 00:19:58,320 Speaker 1: risk takers and offensive minded. Where are you in that? 348 00:19:59,040 --> 00:20:01,600 Speaker 1: You know decisions some of these teams will have next week? 349 00:20:03,000 --> 00:20:05,360 Speaker 1: I mean Bill Belichick is a defensive guy, and he's 350 00:20:05,400 --> 00:20:09,160 Speaker 1: one what six Super Bowls, So you know, offensive guy, 351 00:20:09,240 --> 00:20:12,560 Speaker 1: defensive guy, special teams guy. It doesn't matter to me. 352 00:20:13,480 --> 00:20:16,119 Speaker 1: The thing that comes up so much is are you 353 00:20:16,240 --> 00:20:19,879 Speaker 1: hiring a head coach? Are you hiring an offensive coordinator 354 00:20:20,280 --> 00:20:22,399 Speaker 1: who's also going to be the head coach? Are you 355 00:20:22,520 --> 00:20:26,920 Speaker 1: hiring a defensive coordinator who's also the head coach? And 356 00:20:27,200 --> 00:20:30,359 Speaker 1: what do you what do you want? And I'm a 357 00:20:30,400 --> 00:20:33,200 Speaker 1: firm believer and hiring a head coach of the whole team. 358 00:20:33,280 --> 00:20:36,159 Speaker 1: Who's gonna who's gonna be involved offensively, defensively, on the 359 00:20:36,200 --> 00:20:39,560 Speaker 1: special teams, who's going to make sure that the coaches 360 00:20:39,560 --> 00:20:42,000 Speaker 1: are doing the things that that that are consistent with 361 00:20:42,080 --> 00:20:45,880 Speaker 1: what he wants done, not just an offensive coordinator who 362 00:20:46,240 --> 00:20:48,760 Speaker 1: does the press conferences under the title of head coach 363 00:20:49,000 --> 00:20:53,919 Speaker 1: or vice versa. It's it's a very different um package. 364 00:20:54,640 --> 00:20:58,320 Speaker 1: And it's there's been it's been in vogue to hire 365 00:20:58,359 --> 00:21:01,680 Speaker 1: sort of a coordinator or who also holds that title, 366 00:21:02,320 --> 00:21:04,120 Speaker 1: and I don't think that works. I don't think that's 367 00:21:04,160 --> 00:21:08,159 Speaker 1: the best way to operate a team. Go hire the 368 00:21:08,240 --> 00:21:12,840 Speaker 1: best head coach, whether he's on offensive, defense or special teams. 369 00:21:13,560 --> 00:21:16,960 Speaker 1: And and he'll make he'll give you the best opportunity 370 00:21:17,000 --> 00:21:20,320 Speaker 1: to win. So, Eric, you were in San Francisco, it 371 00:21:20,480 --> 00:21:25,280 Speaker 1: looks like the end of the gym hardball run. Um, 372 00:21:25,359 --> 00:21:28,240 Speaker 1: I'm just you know, hardball obviously in Michigan has not 373 00:21:28,359 --> 00:21:33,080 Speaker 1: really met expectations, the lofty expectations in in Arbor. Uh. 374 00:21:33,160 --> 00:21:35,240 Speaker 1: Do you think he makes a return to the NFL? 375 00:21:37,440 --> 00:21:40,000 Speaker 1: You know, I don't. I don't know that, and I 376 00:21:40,040 --> 00:21:41,679 Speaker 1: don't know if I was there for the end of 377 00:21:41,720 --> 00:21:44,879 Speaker 1: the run. I was there for the end of the relationship. 378 00:21:46,640 --> 00:21:49,400 Speaker 1: It wasn't gonna Yeah, it was one of those things 379 00:21:49,480 --> 00:21:53,320 Speaker 1: where where it didn't it wasn't working anymore for the 380 00:21:53,400 --> 00:21:56,040 Speaker 1: GM and head coach, and there was a ton of 381 00:21:56,080 --> 00:22:00,000 Speaker 1: success and and unfortunately, success can be one of those 382 00:22:00,080 --> 00:22:05,080 Speaker 1: things that can be very divisive, and people want all 383 00:22:05,200 --> 00:22:08,639 Speaker 1: the credit and and very little of the blame, and 384 00:22:08,680 --> 00:22:13,000 Speaker 1: it can get contentious. But that's that's unfortunate. And there's 385 00:22:13,000 --> 00:22:16,960 Speaker 1: been a lot of organizations that have been derailed by 386 00:22:17,520 --> 00:22:21,439 Speaker 1: by relationships that that don't work, unfortunately. But Jim has 387 00:22:21,480 --> 00:22:23,760 Speaker 1: proven that that he can coach in the NFL and 388 00:22:23,800 --> 00:22:29,000 Speaker 1: be successful in the NFL. UM. So again, what what 389 00:22:29,040 --> 00:22:31,439 Speaker 1: are you looking for Are you looking for a guy 390 00:22:31,640 --> 00:22:37,560 Speaker 1: with experience? Are you looking for um NFL experience or what? 391 00:22:37,560 --> 00:22:40,520 Speaker 1: What do you want? And that's gonna gonna tell you 392 00:22:40,520 --> 00:22:43,680 Speaker 1: whether or not that Jim or guy like Jim fits 393 00:22:43,720 --> 00:22:48,199 Speaker 1: for you. I'm I am curious wrapping up here, do 394 00:22:48,280 --> 00:22:50,359 Speaker 1: you want to get back into coaching, because I you know, 395 00:22:50,400 --> 00:22:51,880 Speaker 1: I know, I know we've talked. You know, you've got 396 00:22:51,880 --> 00:22:54,600 Speaker 1: your young kids and they're kind of locked into school 397 00:22:54,640 --> 00:22:57,399 Speaker 1: there in Ohio. But like head coach could be, that 398 00:22:57,480 --> 00:23:00,760 Speaker 1: could be uh, you know, a little wear and tear on. Uh, 399 00:23:00,800 --> 00:23:03,520 Speaker 1: It's it's different maybe when you're thirty five coaching the 400 00:23:03,600 --> 00:23:06,919 Speaker 1: Jets versus now, have you given any thought to it? 401 00:23:08,280 --> 00:23:11,320 Speaker 1: For me, it's it's about the people and and and 402 00:23:11,680 --> 00:23:15,320 Speaker 1: the best experiences that I've had have been because of 403 00:23:15,400 --> 00:23:19,800 Speaker 1: the people that I've been with, and and and the 404 00:23:19,920 --> 00:23:22,280 Speaker 1: vision of the people who are around you. And I 405 00:23:22,359 --> 00:23:27,200 Speaker 1: keep going back to that that word, because there can 406 00:23:27,240 --> 00:23:29,760 Speaker 1: be ideas of how to how to run things or 407 00:23:30,320 --> 00:23:34,320 Speaker 1: what the right things to commit to are. But I 408 00:23:34,320 --> 00:23:38,600 Speaker 1: I believe in in that there's truth in sports and 409 00:23:38,600 --> 00:23:41,399 Speaker 1: and it's a lot of it's based off of character 410 00:23:42,160 --> 00:23:44,640 Speaker 1: and and the character of the players, the character of 411 00:23:44,800 --> 00:23:49,960 Speaker 1: the staff, the core values and characteristics that they believe in. 412 00:23:50,560 --> 00:23:53,240 Speaker 1: So if I was paired up with with the right 413 00:23:53,240 --> 00:23:56,120 Speaker 1: people would be something I would seriously think about. If not, 414 00:23:56,800 --> 00:24:01,040 Speaker 1: it's such a hard job and lifestyle all and you 415 00:24:01,080 --> 00:24:05,240 Speaker 1: sacrifice a ton from a family perspective, you really wanted 416 00:24:05,560 --> 00:24:07,320 Speaker 1: to be able to do it in a way that 417 00:24:08,000 --> 00:24:09,719 Speaker 1: at the end of the day you're excited not just 418 00:24:09,760 --> 00:24:13,240 Speaker 1: about the team you have on Sunday, but about the 419 00:24:13,240 --> 00:24:15,680 Speaker 1: the organization and the team that you're with every other 420 00:24:15,720 --> 00:24:18,480 Speaker 1: day of the week. Yeah. How how I mean, in 421 00:24:18,520 --> 00:24:21,400 Speaker 1: a word, can you sum up the lifestyle of being 422 00:24:21,440 --> 00:24:23,119 Speaker 1: a head coach in the NFL, Because I mean the 423 00:24:23,160 --> 00:24:26,600 Speaker 1: way you laid it out earlier. You know, you gotta offense, defense, 424 00:24:26,600 --> 00:24:28,760 Speaker 1: special teams, you gotta piece the owner, you gotta work 425 00:24:28,760 --> 00:24:31,960 Speaker 1: with the GM. Like, this isn't you know a nine 426 00:24:31,960 --> 00:24:35,639 Speaker 1: month job, right? This is basically a year round labor 427 00:24:35,640 --> 00:24:38,960 Speaker 1: of love. Yeah, it's like you're you're putting on a 428 00:24:39,000 --> 00:24:41,760 Speaker 1: Broadway play, a new Broadway play every week, and then 429 00:24:42,200 --> 00:24:44,040 Speaker 1: there's a whole other group of people that are trying 430 00:24:44,080 --> 00:24:48,080 Speaker 1: to ruin your play, and and everybody's watching it, and 431 00:24:48,119 --> 00:24:52,840 Speaker 1: everybody's writing about it, and you know, after your performance, 432 00:24:52,880 --> 00:24:55,680 Speaker 1: either you know, you get a curtain call or they boo, 433 00:24:56,160 --> 00:24:57,679 Speaker 1: and then the next week you gotta go put on 434 00:24:57,720 --> 00:25:00,400 Speaker 1: another Broadway play or you know, you cant. You could 435 00:25:00,400 --> 00:25:03,040 Speaker 1: look at it as writing a thesis. However, it's it's 436 00:25:03,080 --> 00:25:06,320 Speaker 1: a ton of work each week to get to Sunday 437 00:25:06,400 --> 00:25:10,520 Speaker 1: and then you know it's now it's what seven potentially 438 00:25:10,520 --> 00:25:13,440 Speaker 1: seventeen weeks next year. Now, the good news is another 439 00:25:13,440 --> 00:25:15,320 Speaker 1: team gets to make the playoffs this year, which I 440 00:25:15,359 --> 00:25:19,320 Speaker 1: think is a great thing. Um, So there's there's ups 441 00:25:19,359 --> 00:25:24,200 Speaker 1: and downs. You can't beat the intensity and the adrenaline, 442 00:25:24,240 --> 00:25:27,720 Speaker 1: Russian and that aspect of it on game day, but 443 00:25:27,840 --> 00:25:31,040 Speaker 1: there's a lot of there's a lot of hills decline 444 00:25:31,080 --> 00:25:34,840 Speaker 1: before you get to that that uh that peak. Alright, 445 00:25:34,840 --> 00:25:38,639 Speaker 1: final question, eric Um, who do you think meets in 446 00:25:38,720 --> 00:25:42,320 Speaker 1: the super Bowl? In whatever the super Bowl is in 447 00:25:42,560 --> 00:25:46,080 Speaker 1: January early February. Yeah, that's that's that's tough. You know, 448 00:25:46,160 --> 00:25:48,520 Speaker 1: the first super Bowl that we went to, we were 449 00:25:48,560 --> 00:25:50,760 Speaker 1: five and five through ten games, and then we went 450 00:25:50,760 --> 00:25:53,760 Speaker 1: on and we went on a run and we ended 451 00:25:53,840 --> 00:25:56,720 Speaker 1: up being hot in the playoffs and and you know, 452 00:25:56,920 --> 00:26:01,720 Speaker 1: upset pretty much everybody we face were we were underdogs too. 453 00:26:02,280 --> 00:26:05,359 Speaker 1: Uh And and that's that's an element of this. You know, 454 00:26:05,480 --> 00:26:08,600 Speaker 1: Kansas City is pretty hot, they won what ten straight? 455 00:26:09,119 --> 00:26:11,960 Speaker 1: But Green Bay's pretty hot to they're they're five straight. 456 00:26:12,000 --> 00:26:16,400 Speaker 1: I think Seattle's at five straight. That momentum going into 457 00:26:16,400 --> 00:26:21,119 Speaker 1: the playoffs is a big thing, and that concerns me 458 00:26:21,160 --> 00:26:24,680 Speaker 1: about the Steelers. I really like um. I really liked 459 00:26:24,760 --> 00:26:27,840 Speaker 1: the Steelers throughout the course of the season. You lose 460 00:26:28,040 --> 00:26:30,360 Speaker 1: three out of four and then that had a big 461 00:26:30,359 --> 00:26:33,560 Speaker 1: weekend last weekend. But now they could easily lose the 462 00:26:33,600 --> 00:26:38,640 Speaker 1: bronze with Noil Roethlisberger. It's it's who's got that momentum 463 00:26:38,680 --> 00:26:42,399 Speaker 1: going into it? Um. I like Green Bay a lot. 464 00:26:43,280 --> 00:26:47,520 Speaker 1: It's it's hard to bet against Kansas City. Got a 465 00:26:47,560 --> 00:26:50,560 Speaker 1: ton of respect for what Patrick Mahomes did with his 466 00:26:50,720 --> 00:26:52,760 Speaker 1: contract and how everybody says, oh my god, he signed 467 00:26:52,760 --> 00:26:55,879 Speaker 1: a half a billion dollar contract. How could that be? 468 00:26:56,320 --> 00:26:58,439 Speaker 1: You know, a good thing. It's very little money in 469 00:26:58,480 --> 00:27:01,639 Speaker 1: these early years, and it's it allows the team to 470 00:27:01,680 --> 00:27:05,960 Speaker 1: be competitive, you know, during these years, and and that maturity. 471 00:27:06,080 --> 00:27:08,840 Speaker 1: To me, that's a big deal. That's a big deal 472 00:27:08,880 --> 00:27:15,840 Speaker 1: from your best guy. Uh. And they haven't shown that. Uh, 473 00:27:16,760 --> 00:27:20,680 Speaker 1: that's sort of intoxication with winning that you get typically 474 00:27:20,720 --> 00:27:23,439 Speaker 1: after you win the Super Bowl. So I'd say Kansas 475 00:27:23,480 --> 00:27:28,160 Speaker 1: City's gotta gotta have the edge, and then Green Bay 476 00:27:28,240 --> 00:27:31,639 Speaker 1: to me, is is the next biggest threat. Interesting, No 477 00:27:31,760 --> 00:27:35,399 Speaker 1: mention of the Buffalo Bills Bills mafia will be very 478 00:27:36,000 --> 00:27:39,280 Speaker 1: First of all, I love Brian Dable and I think 479 00:27:39,280 --> 00:27:44,800 Speaker 1: what Brian Dable has done it was my He was 480 00:27:44,840 --> 00:27:48,600 Speaker 1: my offensive coordinator in Cleveland. He was my quarterback coach 481 00:27:48,640 --> 00:27:52,480 Speaker 1: at the Jets. He was my assistant in the secondary 482 00:27:53,040 --> 00:27:56,280 Speaker 1: when we were at New England. I've known Brian since 483 00:27:56,320 --> 00:27:59,000 Speaker 1: he was a puppy in his first interview. But here's 484 00:27:59,000 --> 00:28:03,119 Speaker 1: a guy who, like, you can't kill this guy. We 485 00:28:03,200 --> 00:28:08,040 Speaker 1: work his work ethic is it's impressive. Now, look I'm 486 00:28:08,119 --> 00:28:11,359 Speaker 1: talking about in New England depressive. There were a lot 487 00:28:11,440 --> 00:28:14,520 Speaker 1: of guys whose work ethic in New England impressive, and 488 00:28:14,560 --> 00:28:18,159 Speaker 1: Brian's Brian stands out. And then he goes to the 489 00:28:18,240 --> 00:28:21,680 Speaker 1: college you in the National Championship with Alabama. He's been 490 00:28:21,720 --> 00:28:24,639 Speaker 1: in the other programs. So as much as you want to, 491 00:28:24,800 --> 00:28:27,119 Speaker 1: you know, if people want to kill oh, it's a 492 00:28:27,119 --> 00:28:30,840 Speaker 1: Belichick guy. He's been with saving he's he's been with 493 00:28:30,880 --> 00:28:36,600 Speaker 1: other programs, and I think that I love, you know, 494 00:28:36,760 --> 00:28:40,080 Speaker 1: from a cheering perspective. You know, I'm cheering for him 495 00:28:40,200 --> 00:28:43,560 Speaker 1: as as hard as anybody, and I love what he's done. Fine, 496 00:28:43,640 --> 00:28:46,200 Speaker 1: you let me to one more. Where's he coaching in 497 00:28:46,200 --> 00:28:49,200 Speaker 1: the end? Because he's getting a head coaching job somewhere. Okay, 498 00:28:49,600 --> 00:28:53,840 Speaker 1: it's so funny. Everybody thinks, like I've been with plenty 499 00:28:53,840 --> 00:28:56,680 Speaker 1: of guys like that guy's definitely getting a head coaching job. 500 00:28:56,680 --> 00:28:59,520 Speaker 1: That guy's definitely. You gotta see how it goes, and 501 00:28:59,640 --> 00:29:03,200 Speaker 1: just like said, you get hot sometimes if if it 502 00:29:03,240 --> 00:29:06,040 Speaker 1: doesn't go as well as you want in the playoffs, 503 00:29:06,080 --> 00:29:09,840 Speaker 1: that you know, that can run out a little bit. 504 00:29:10,000 --> 00:29:13,320 Speaker 1: Sometimes those jobs fill up because people don't want to 505 00:29:13,320 --> 00:29:17,280 Speaker 1: be patient. Do I think he should? Absolutely do. I 506 00:29:17,280 --> 00:29:20,840 Speaker 1: think any of these jobs are a lock. No. Did 507 00:29:20,880 --> 00:29:22,600 Speaker 1: he like his time in New York? Did he like 508 00:29:22,680 --> 00:29:26,960 Speaker 1: the city? The lifestyle? I mean, how do you not 509 00:29:27,080 --> 00:29:30,160 Speaker 1: like New York? Okay, just making sure because listen, jets, 510 00:29:30,760 --> 00:29:32,120 Speaker 1: I don't want to go and we'll just end that 511 00:29:32,200 --> 00:29:34,280 Speaker 1: on that. But I think Dable is going to be 512 00:29:34,280 --> 00:29:37,440 Speaker 1: the number one candidate. Um, Eric, I don't know who's 513 00:29:37,560 --> 00:29:42,080 Speaker 1: who's more impressive. I mean, he turned Josh Allen from 514 00:29:42,120 --> 00:29:46,080 Speaker 1: you know, a guy who was okay to an MVP candidate, 515 00:29:46,080 --> 00:29:49,400 Speaker 1: did he not? Yeah, because because Brian's coached on the 516 00:29:49,480 --> 00:29:53,160 Speaker 1: other side of the ball, Brian's coaching multiple offensive systems. 517 00:29:53,200 --> 00:29:56,800 Speaker 1: Brian's teaches the offensive guys what the defense is doing. 518 00:29:56,800 --> 00:29:59,760 Speaker 1: And it's not it's not that the offensive and defensive 519 00:29:59,760 --> 00:30:03,000 Speaker 1: coach is don't understand what's happening. But there's a difference 520 00:30:03,040 --> 00:30:05,840 Speaker 1: between understanding what the other side is doing and actually 521 00:30:05,840 --> 00:30:09,400 Speaker 1: being able to teach it and having a in depth understanding. 522 00:30:09,960 --> 00:30:12,640 Speaker 1: And what we always try to do is is teach 523 00:30:12,720 --> 00:30:15,760 Speaker 1: the other side of the ball truly what was happening 524 00:30:15,800 --> 00:30:18,560 Speaker 1: from their opponent. Because when you know that and you 525 00:30:18,640 --> 00:30:22,720 Speaker 1: understand it, you you truly understand how to attack it. 526 00:30:23,320 --> 00:30:26,640 Speaker 1: And it sounds like Josh is a is a great worker, 527 00:30:27,240 --> 00:30:31,000 Speaker 1: and so I'm sure he's taken to that that um 528 00:30:31,200 --> 00:30:34,440 Speaker 1: extra layers that that Brian can add on and you 529 00:30:34,480 --> 00:30:39,160 Speaker 1: see the growth, you see the improvement. That's fantastic. Yeah, alright, 530 00:30:39,480 --> 00:30:44,560 Speaker 1: we'll end it on that. Eric Mangini genius coach, great 531 00:30:44,720 --> 00:30:48,680 Speaker 1: human being, good father as far as I know, and uh, Eric, Hey, 532 00:30:48,720 --> 00:30:50,160 Speaker 1: have a great New Year, and I'm sure I'll see 533 00:30:50,160 --> 00:30:52,200 Speaker 1: you soon. All Right, great talking to you. We'll see 534 00:30:52,200 --> 00:30:56,560 Speaker 1: you later. The only thing better than sitting on your 535 00:30:56,600 --> 00:31:00,880 Speaker 1: couch watching the gag he's making money, will do it. 536 00:31:01,280 --> 00:31:06,480 Speaker 1: Here's your best bet. Alright, it's time for a New 537 00:31:06,560 --> 00:31:11,080 Speaker 1: Year's Eve special edition best bet. So if you guys remember, 538 00:31:11,240 --> 00:31:14,800 Speaker 1: right around right before Christmas, the best bet was on fire. 539 00:31:14,880 --> 00:31:18,280 Speaker 1: We were thirteen games over and we kind of hit 540 00:31:18,320 --> 00:31:22,840 Speaker 1: the skids there right around the holidays, which is not ideal, um, 541 00:31:22,880 --> 00:31:26,320 Speaker 1: but I feel a rebound coming up now again. College 542 00:31:26,320 --> 00:31:28,400 Speaker 1: football playoff I will bet on. I'm not touching the 543 00:31:28,400 --> 00:31:30,360 Speaker 1: other bowl games. I can't find an edge. I don't 544 00:31:30,360 --> 00:31:34,680 Speaker 1: know who's playing, so many weird situations, as we documented 545 00:31:34,760 --> 00:31:37,320 Speaker 1: yesterday with Dan Wilkin here on the podcast. So I'm 546 00:31:37,360 --> 00:31:39,120 Speaker 1: only going to touch the playoff games. I'll get to 547 00:31:39,120 --> 00:31:43,560 Speaker 1: the NFL shortly. I like Clemson at seven. I don't 548 00:31:43,600 --> 00:31:45,320 Speaker 1: know if you guys noticed, but the line was seven 549 00:31:45,320 --> 00:31:47,440 Speaker 1: and a half for the longest time. Just dipped down 550 00:31:47,480 --> 00:31:52,040 Speaker 1: to seven a little bit a little bit on Wednesday, 551 00:31:52,080 --> 00:31:55,040 Speaker 1: and I grabbed some Clemson seven. Um, I just I'm 552 00:31:55,040 --> 00:31:59,440 Speaker 1: not sure how good Ohio State is, and I know 553 00:31:59,480 --> 00:32:03,280 Speaker 1: everybody's pumping up the rematch aspect, and Ohio State was. 554 00:32:03,560 --> 00:32:06,400 Speaker 1: You know, they had him last year. And even I 555 00:32:06,440 --> 00:32:09,800 Speaker 1: am falling victim to this. Dabo Sweeney stopped talking stuff 556 00:32:09,880 --> 00:32:13,520 Speaker 1: or dabbo dabbo, however you say it. Um, it's a 557 00:32:13,560 --> 00:32:17,240 Speaker 1: weird situation in that he keeps running his mouth firing 558 00:32:17,320 --> 00:32:20,600 Speaker 1: up Ohio State given the Bolton board material. But I 559 00:32:20,680 --> 00:32:25,600 Speaker 1: still think Clemson's aside here, Um, I just I know 560 00:32:25,640 --> 00:32:27,840 Speaker 1: Ohio State has a good team, a good coach, but 561 00:32:27,880 --> 00:32:30,160 Speaker 1: I don't think they're great. I do think Clemson's great. 562 00:32:30,200 --> 00:32:33,560 Speaker 1: So I took Clemson favored by seven. Now the other game, 563 00:32:33,600 --> 00:32:36,600 Speaker 1: Alabama Notre Dame. I've learned my lesson the hard way 564 00:32:36,720 --> 00:32:40,400 Speaker 1: about not betting double digit favorites. Um, but I can't 565 00:32:40,400 --> 00:32:42,080 Speaker 1: make a case for Notre Dame. So what do you do? 566 00:32:42,160 --> 00:32:44,560 Speaker 1: You take the over over sixty five and a half. 567 00:32:44,600 --> 00:32:48,320 Speaker 1: I bet that as well on Wednesday night. Um, I 568 00:32:48,440 --> 00:32:52,240 Speaker 1: looked into all the Alabama games and they weren't under 569 00:32:52,280 --> 00:32:55,200 Speaker 1: four times this year. Three of them was when the 570 00:32:55,200 --> 00:32:57,400 Speaker 1: opposing offense could do nothing. I mean they were playing 571 00:32:57,400 --> 00:33:01,080 Speaker 1: bad teams in the SEC and they couldn't move the football. Otherwise, 572 00:33:01,160 --> 00:33:05,720 Speaker 1: teams had a lot of success moving the ball against Alabama. Uh, 573 00:33:05,760 --> 00:33:08,160 Speaker 1: their defense is not what it has been in the past. 574 00:33:08,200 --> 00:33:10,800 Speaker 1: Brian Kelly, I like him as an offensive mind. Ian Book, 575 00:33:11,240 --> 00:33:14,080 Speaker 1: you know, I hate to use cheesy cliches like Ian 576 00:33:14,080 --> 00:33:16,360 Speaker 1: Books a gamer, and he's a winner and he just 577 00:33:16,360 --> 00:33:18,760 Speaker 1: comes through in the clutch and all that nonsense. Um 578 00:33:19,080 --> 00:33:22,479 Speaker 1: Ian Book thirty and four as a starter. He wins games. 579 00:33:22,920 --> 00:33:25,520 Speaker 1: It covers as another story. But I think they will 580 00:33:25,560 --> 00:33:28,360 Speaker 1: be able to get probably twenty one points, and that 581 00:33:28,400 --> 00:33:31,280 Speaker 1: puts Alabama like in the forty mid forties. So I'm 582 00:33:31,320 --> 00:33:37,080 Speaker 1: taking over sixty five and a half Alabama, Notre Dame again, Clemson. 583 00:33:37,160 --> 00:33:40,080 Speaker 1: I took them favored by seven. It's tough to ignore 584 00:33:40,720 --> 00:33:43,520 Speaker 1: Dabo eleven and five against the spread in bowl games. 585 00:33:43,520 --> 00:33:46,880 Speaker 1: I mean, he's just it's really good. He's an excellent coach. 586 00:33:46,920 --> 00:33:49,000 Speaker 1: I wish the Jets could have had him and Trevor Lawrence. 587 00:33:49,160 --> 00:33:51,280 Speaker 1: But that's another story. All right, Let's get to the 588 00:33:51,360 --> 00:33:54,720 Speaker 1: NFL Week seventeen. Week seventeen. The two lessons I've learned 589 00:33:54,720 --> 00:33:57,400 Speaker 1: and gambling on the NFL for a long long time. 590 00:33:58,240 --> 00:34:01,800 Speaker 1: Number One, be careful and we seventeen at number two 591 00:34:02,200 --> 00:34:04,720 Speaker 1: in week seventeen. And this applies to sixteen as well. 592 00:34:05,160 --> 00:34:08,520 Speaker 1: Don't fall victim to Oh, the game means more to 593 00:34:08,640 --> 00:34:11,759 Speaker 1: this team. I'm gonna bet them because the other team 594 00:34:11,760 --> 00:34:13,239 Speaker 1: has nothing to play for us. That is like one 595 00:34:13,239 --> 00:34:16,480 Speaker 1: of the cheesiest worst gambling narratives you'll hear. When you 596 00:34:16,520 --> 00:34:19,959 Speaker 1: hear people say it, instantly, be like, yo, I don't 597 00:34:20,000 --> 00:34:22,400 Speaker 1: think you're the guy I want to listen to. UM. 598 00:34:22,440 --> 00:34:25,360 Speaker 1: I mean, we just saw two instances last weekend. Forty 599 00:34:25,440 --> 00:34:27,600 Speaker 1: nine is nothing to play for Arizona trying to get 600 00:34:27,600 --> 00:34:31,719 Speaker 1: in the playoffs. Forty Niners win. Then we see Carolina Washington, 601 00:34:31,760 --> 00:34:34,359 Speaker 1: Washington chance to get an edge in the division, lock 602 00:34:34,440 --> 00:34:38,520 Speaker 1: it up, maybe Carolina nothing to play for, Carolina wins. UM. 603 00:34:38,560 --> 00:34:41,080 Speaker 1: So again, don't fall victim to that. Now you have 604 00:34:41,120 --> 00:34:44,400 Speaker 1: a couple of bets. I really like Number one. Definitely 605 00:34:44,440 --> 00:34:47,680 Speaker 1: Packers Bears over Packers gunning for the number one seed. 606 00:34:48,080 --> 00:34:50,960 Speaker 1: Uh in the NFC and home field advantage at Lambeau 607 00:34:51,920 --> 00:34:57,120 Speaker 1: and the Chicago Bears a offensive Juggernauts suddenly under Troubinsky. Uh. 608 00:34:57,160 --> 00:34:59,439 Speaker 1: If you remember in that fourth quarter of the earlier meeting, 609 00:34:59,440 --> 00:35:01,520 Speaker 1: he put up a lot of garbage time points and 610 00:35:01,560 --> 00:35:05,160 Speaker 1: the game sailed over. Um, Bears have become an over team. 611 00:35:05,520 --> 00:35:07,480 Speaker 1: By the way, the Bears defense is not what it was. 612 00:35:07,640 --> 00:35:10,400 Speaker 1: Look at that secondary of the injuries are bad. Um, 613 00:35:10,440 --> 00:35:13,160 Speaker 1: I took the over. What did I get fifty? I 614 00:35:13,239 --> 00:35:16,000 Speaker 1: got over fifty two. So if you can grab an 615 00:35:16,000 --> 00:35:18,520 Speaker 1: over fifty two Bears packers. This has been soaring up 616 00:35:18,560 --> 00:35:20,239 Speaker 1: it was. I think it opened forty nine and a 617 00:35:20,320 --> 00:35:22,839 Speaker 1: half up to fifty two. I still like it at 618 00:35:22,840 --> 00:35:25,600 Speaker 1: fifty two. Um, I bet it at fifty two. UM. 619 00:35:26,000 --> 00:35:28,200 Speaker 1: I know this second bet in the NFL is gonna 620 00:35:28,200 --> 00:35:31,880 Speaker 1: sound very square. UM, and I don't love it. But 621 00:35:32,000 --> 00:35:34,120 Speaker 1: I took earlier in the week Dallas at two and 622 00:35:34,160 --> 00:35:35,640 Speaker 1: a half. Now the line went up to three. It 623 00:35:35,719 --> 00:35:37,359 Speaker 1: hung out there for a couple of days, and you're 624 00:35:37,360 --> 00:35:40,360 Speaker 1: starting to see Giants money. This is one where remember 625 00:35:40,400 --> 00:35:43,640 Speaker 1: the professional gamblers who put big money on games, huge 626 00:35:43,640 --> 00:35:47,080 Speaker 1: money on games. They play numbers, not teams, And at three, 627 00:35:47,120 --> 00:35:49,719 Speaker 1: the Giants are a smart play. At two and a half, 628 00:35:49,840 --> 00:35:52,000 Speaker 1: gimme Dallas. I think they are the better side. I 629 00:35:52,040 --> 00:35:55,280 Speaker 1: know the injuries have been mounting for Dallas, and UM, 630 00:35:55,320 --> 00:35:58,040 Speaker 1: you know I thought I saw vander eschmist practice and 631 00:35:58,080 --> 00:36:00,520 Speaker 1: we're already talking about a defense. It's not very good 632 00:36:00,920 --> 00:36:03,480 Speaker 1: to begin with, but you know, to to to Dallas's 633 00:36:03,520 --> 00:36:07,360 Speaker 1: defense is credit um. Even after that hot Eagles start 634 00:36:07,440 --> 00:36:11,200 Speaker 1: where they had I believe fourteen points right off the bat, 635 00:36:11,480 --> 00:36:14,359 Speaker 1: in their next eleven drives, they had a field goal. 636 00:36:14,640 --> 00:36:17,920 Speaker 1: That's it. The Eagles could not do much after that 637 00:36:18,000 --> 00:36:22,000 Speaker 1: early success for Jalen Hurts Um, I don't think this. 638 00:36:22,480 --> 00:36:25,280 Speaker 1: You know, this Dallas defense is as hideous as we 639 00:36:25,400 --> 00:36:26,880 Speaker 1: are making it out to be. If you look at 640 00:36:26,880 --> 00:36:30,680 Speaker 1: the total, uh, it's not high forty five UM. I 641 00:36:30,760 --> 00:36:34,520 Speaker 1: personally think the Giants offense is total garbage. Danny Dimes, 642 00:36:34,880 --> 00:36:37,919 Speaker 1: you know, listen, this guy was a capable quarterback when 643 00:36:37,920 --> 00:36:39,959 Speaker 1: he had his legs. Earlier in the season. We saw 644 00:36:40,040 --> 00:36:42,879 Speaker 1: him with the long scrambles multiple games where he would 645 00:36:42,920 --> 00:36:45,560 Speaker 1: break off twenty thirty yard carries. I think he has 646 00:36:45,680 --> 00:36:48,560 Speaker 1: probably the most carries over twenty yards for quarterbacks in 647 00:36:48,560 --> 00:36:50,600 Speaker 1: the league. It's him or Lamar, maybe Kyler Murray, but 648 00:36:51,160 --> 00:36:54,680 Speaker 1: Daniel Jones can scoot. Now he's had the injuries. The 649 00:36:54,760 --> 00:36:58,000 Speaker 1: ankle injury has been significant, the hamstring. He's not running 650 00:36:58,680 --> 00:37:01,360 Speaker 1: and if he's not running. Is he a capable pocket winner. 651 00:37:01,880 --> 00:37:04,200 Speaker 1: I don't think Danny donsons beating anybody from the pocket. 652 00:37:04,239 --> 00:37:07,200 Speaker 1: So I got the Cowboys at two and a half. 653 00:37:07,800 --> 00:37:10,520 Speaker 1: You probably have to lay some juice. Just be careful 654 00:37:10,560 --> 00:37:12,719 Speaker 1: at three because Dallas should they be favored by a 655 00:37:12,719 --> 00:37:17,280 Speaker 1: field goal over anyone. So Packers Bears over fifty two. Um, 656 00:37:17,360 --> 00:37:19,680 Speaker 1: Dallas favored by two and a half. Now, this next 657 00:37:19,680 --> 00:37:21,879 Speaker 1: one is a big assumption, folks, And this could blow 658 00:37:21,920 --> 00:37:23,640 Speaker 1: up in my face, and I get it. But I 659 00:37:23,680 --> 00:37:25,479 Speaker 1: took the chance because you know the number is gonna 660 00:37:25,480 --> 00:37:28,440 Speaker 1: go up. I bet Tennessee favored by seven and a 661 00:37:28,480 --> 00:37:32,120 Speaker 1: half in Houston. UM. One thing I want to point 662 00:37:32,160 --> 00:37:34,919 Speaker 1: out Deshaun Watson. If he is ruled out and does 663 00:37:34,960 --> 00:37:38,560 Speaker 1: not play, it'll be I believe a J. McCarron, and 664 00:37:38,640 --> 00:37:41,239 Speaker 1: that line will go up ten, probably ten and a half, 665 00:37:41,360 --> 00:37:45,480 Speaker 1: maybe higher. Um. It's not like Tennessee's defense is any good. Okay, 666 00:37:45,520 --> 00:37:47,359 Speaker 1: they have one sack in the last four games. Can't 667 00:37:47,360 --> 00:37:50,840 Speaker 1: pressure anybody. So Watson, if he's healthy, we'll have success. 668 00:37:50,880 --> 00:37:53,960 Speaker 1: I just don't know what the upside is for Houston 669 00:37:54,000 --> 00:37:56,279 Speaker 1: to play him in the elbow injury on the off 670 00:37:56,400 --> 00:37:59,400 Speaker 1: chance he gets injured um list late in the season, 671 00:37:59,520 --> 00:38:01,319 Speaker 1: he may not be back to start early next year. 672 00:38:01,360 --> 00:38:03,360 Speaker 1: It's just not worth the upside. I know they'd like 673 00:38:03,480 --> 00:38:05,799 Speaker 1: to win, so they don't give Miami a top five pick, 674 00:38:05,880 --> 00:38:08,439 Speaker 1: but there's nothing they can do about that now. And 675 00:38:08,600 --> 00:38:10,399 Speaker 1: I do want to point out Derrick Henry has an 676 00:38:10,400 --> 00:38:14,200 Speaker 1: outside chance at two thousand yards. He needs two hundred 677 00:38:14,239 --> 00:38:16,799 Speaker 1: and twenty three yards. So you might say that's a lot, Jay, 678 00:38:16,840 --> 00:38:19,880 Speaker 1: and I don't think so. Okay, have you seen what 679 00:38:19,920 --> 00:38:21,959 Speaker 1: Derrick Henry has done to the Texans in the last 680 00:38:21,960 --> 00:38:27,360 Speaker 1: two meetings. Okay, fifty four carries, four hundred and twenty 681 00:38:27,400 --> 00:38:30,040 Speaker 1: three yards and five touchdowns in the last two games 682 00:38:30,040 --> 00:38:33,440 Speaker 1: against Houston. They cannot stop the run. The Bengals ran 683 00:38:33,480 --> 00:38:36,720 Speaker 1: for like a buck sixty on them. Okay. Derrick Henry 684 00:38:36,760 --> 00:38:40,160 Speaker 1: in his last two games against Houston is averaging seven 685 00:38:40,200 --> 00:38:43,600 Speaker 1: point eight yards per carry, so he's going to dominate. 686 00:38:43,680 --> 00:38:45,719 Speaker 1: He could get two thousand yards. We know Tannehill is 687 00:38:45,760 --> 00:38:48,359 Speaker 1: going to have success through the year. Brandon Allen just 688 00:38:48,400 --> 00:38:51,759 Speaker 1: torched this Houston secondary. Anybody that goes up against this 689 00:38:51,800 --> 00:38:55,440 Speaker 1: Houston secondary has success. So I took the seven and 690 00:38:55,440 --> 00:38:58,920 Speaker 1: a half Tennessee. There is some risk if if Watson plays. 691 00:38:58,920 --> 00:39:00,480 Speaker 1: You know, I get it's probably gonna be a lost, 692 00:39:00,640 --> 00:39:02,399 Speaker 1: but I bet it at seven and a half. And 693 00:39:02,600 --> 00:39:04,560 Speaker 1: UM the final one that I'm gonna go for no 694 00:39:04,680 --> 00:39:09,160 Speaker 1: teasers this week the Carolina Panthers at home against the Saints. 695 00:39:09,640 --> 00:39:13,600 Speaker 1: Carolina already covered once against New Orleans on the road 696 00:39:13,640 --> 00:39:16,000 Speaker 1: that was earlier in the season, and I'm taking Teddy 697 00:39:16,040 --> 00:39:18,200 Speaker 1: Covers getting six and a half. All he does, man, 698 00:39:18,680 --> 00:39:21,960 Speaker 1: Teddy Bridgewater covers, spreads the guy against it. I think 699 00:39:21,960 --> 00:39:25,160 Speaker 1: he's nineteen and two or twenty and two against the spread. 700 00:39:25,840 --> 00:39:29,400 Speaker 1: UM six and a half is a big number. I know. 701 00:39:29,480 --> 00:39:31,920 Speaker 1: The Saints ran rough shot over the Vikings. Yeah, I 702 00:39:31,920 --> 00:39:34,880 Speaker 1: totally get that. It was awesome. If you look closely 703 00:39:34,880 --> 00:39:37,359 Speaker 1: at Drew Brees, he did not have a great game, 704 00:39:37,400 --> 00:39:40,239 Speaker 1: not a tremendous game. And I think Bridgewater with that 705 00:39:40,360 --> 00:39:43,799 Speaker 1: offense Curtis Samuel, Robby Anderson, they're gonna be able to 706 00:39:43,840 --> 00:39:47,799 Speaker 1: hang offensively with the Saints. UM. New Orleans looks like 707 00:39:47,840 --> 00:39:51,120 Speaker 1: they're gonna get probably the two seed, maybe the three. 708 00:39:51,560 --> 00:39:53,960 Speaker 1: It'll be two or three. And I know that could 709 00:39:54,000 --> 00:39:58,439 Speaker 1: have ramifications for the second round because if Seattle three, 710 00:39:58,920 --> 00:40:00,680 Speaker 1: and New Orleans is too. Sattle has to go to 711 00:40:00,719 --> 00:40:03,640 Speaker 1: New Orleans. If it swapped, New Orleans has to go 712 00:40:03,680 --> 00:40:07,120 Speaker 1: to Seattle. I don't think Pete Carroll's ever lost a 713 00:40:07,160 --> 00:40:10,239 Speaker 1: home playoff game in Seattle, but all those games were 714 00:40:10,239 --> 00:40:12,919 Speaker 1: with the twelfth Man. You know, I don't think either 715 00:40:13,000 --> 00:40:15,880 Speaker 1: team has a home field advantage. Um, so maybe Sean 716 00:40:15,920 --> 00:40:17,600 Speaker 1: Payton looks at that says, you know what, there's no 717 00:40:17,680 --> 00:40:20,120 Speaker 1: fans there. There's no fans here. I'm resting my guys 718 00:40:20,120 --> 00:40:21,920 Speaker 1: in the second half. We got a first round matchup, 719 00:40:22,360 --> 00:40:26,480 Speaker 1: maybe against Arizona, maybe against Chicago, maybe against the Rams. 720 00:40:26,640 --> 00:40:29,120 Speaker 1: Uh and maybe Peyton rests his guy's second half. So 721 00:40:29,560 --> 00:40:32,160 Speaker 1: you know, again educated guests on my part, But I 722 00:40:32,200 --> 00:40:34,239 Speaker 1: took the Saints at six and a half. So there 723 00:40:34,280 --> 00:40:36,799 Speaker 1: you have it. Six bets to get you through New 724 00:40:36,880 --> 00:40:41,480 Speaker 1: Year's Day and NFL Week seventeen. It's been a great season, guys. Um, 725 00:40:41,680 --> 00:40:44,960 Speaker 1: we'll probably dip more into NBA bets next week. My 726 00:40:45,040 --> 00:40:48,440 Speaker 1: buddy who has the college basketball algorithm, he sent me 727 00:40:48,520 --> 00:40:52,719 Speaker 1: his first round of picks on Wednesday. Very exciting. Uh. 728 00:40:52,760 --> 00:40:55,400 Speaker 1: You know, the algorithm starts out, Hey, we're gonna get 729 00:40:55,400 --> 00:40:57,719 Speaker 1: a fuel for whose wear will tweak the algorithm and 730 00:40:57,719 --> 00:40:59,960 Speaker 1: then you know, we wait a month and you start firing. 731 00:41:00,280 --> 00:41:02,960 Speaker 1: So hopefully I'll start giving out some of those picks 732 00:41:03,239 --> 00:41:05,879 Speaker 1: here on the podcast, the machine they like to call 733 00:41:05,920 --> 00:41:09,920 Speaker 1: it um to everybody who's listened for what five months, guys, 734 00:41:09,960 --> 00:41:13,880 Speaker 1: we've been on an amazing run. Extremely fortunate and thankful 735 00:41:13,960 --> 00:41:16,160 Speaker 1: that you guys have been along for the ride. It's 736 00:41:16,280 --> 00:41:18,840 Speaker 1: it's been awesome. Uh, you know, five months in the books? 737 00:41:19,239 --> 00:41:22,760 Speaker 1: How how many more months there are? You know, sixty 738 00:41:22,800 --> 00:41:24,960 Speaker 1: months off? I don't know, we'll see, but the podcast 739 00:41:25,040 --> 00:41:27,680 Speaker 1: is doing excellent. The Big Boss is very happy with 740 00:41:27,719 --> 00:41:31,560 Speaker 1: the numbers. Producer Rob g passes along the numbers to me, 741 00:41:31,840 --> 00:41:34,120 Speaker 1: very excited all the time hearing them. So I just 742 00:41:34,120 --> 00:41:36,960 Speaker 1: want to thank you guys, subscribe, rate, and review, Have 743 00:41:37,080 --> 00:41:41,000 Speaker 1: a safe New Year's Eve, keep keep it inside. I 744 00:41:41,040 --> 00:41:43,920 Speaker 1: certainly will be inside doing nothing, and we'll talk to 745 00:41:43,960 --> 00:41:45,719 Speaker 1: you in twenty one