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So that would be the Los Angeles Rams. 13 00:00:43,200 --> 00:00:47,000 Speaker 3: How about that? The Rams end up losing on Monday 14 00:00:47,040 --> 00:00:50,599 Speaker 3: Night Football. They lose twenty seven to twenty four. Matthew 15 00:00:50,640 --> 00:00:55,440 Speaker 3: Stafford did not play well. Matthew Stafford channeled his inner 16 00:00:55,600 --> 00:00:58,360 Speaker 3: Josh Allen at least on the final throw from Josh Allen. 17 00:00:58,440 --> 00:01:01,760 Speaker 3: Josh Allen's still a fantastic coquarterback. Matthew Stafford still a 18 00:01:01,800 --> 00:01:05,520 Speaker 3: fantastic quarterback. He's been so fantastic this year. He was 19 00:01:05,560 --> 00:01:09,720 Speaker 3: the front runner to win MVP, but on Monday Night 20 00:01:09,760 --> 00:01:13,880 Speaker 3: he played like anything but an MVP candidate. He stunk 21 00:01:13,959 --> 00:01:18,200 Speaker 3: up the joint, something severe. He threw three interceptions, is 22 00:01:18,240 --> 00:01:22,440 Speaker 3: what our guy, Matthew Stafford did. Three picks against the Falcons. 23 00:01:22,480 --> 00:01:26,200 Speaker 3: One was a pick six and the theme of the 24 00:01:26,240 --> 00:01:28,240 Speaker 3: who am I game? A little bit later this hour. 25 00:01:28,319 --> 00:01:31,360 Speaker 3: But the Rams, they erased a twenty one point deficit, 26 00:01:31,480 --> 00:01:34,760 Speaker 3: they came roaring back. They tied the game up. Falcons 27 00:01:34,760 --> 00:01:37,400 Speaker 3: took the lead with a fifty one yard field goal 28 00:01:37,480 --> 00:01:40,399 Speaker 3: with twenty one seconds left. And so here we go, 29 00:01:40,680 --> 00:01:44,520 Speaker 3: Matthew Stafford. Time right, You got a chance with twenty 30 00:01:44,560 --> 00:01:49,000 Speaker 3: one seconds left, no timeouts to hit a couple of 31 00:01:49,040 --> 00:01:51,760 Speaker 3: passes and maybe get your team in field goal range, 32 00:01:51,800 --> 00:01:55,000 Speaker 3: get the game into overtime, and then all bets are off. Baby, 33 00:01:55,880 --> 00:02:00,200 Speaker 3: and Matthew Stafford had a couple of opportunities. First down, play, 34 00:02:01,080 --> 00:02:06,400 Speaker 3: wide open receivier receiver Xavier Smith was just wide open, 35 00:02:06,680 --> 00:02:10,040 Speaker 3: ran a little corner route. The Falcons just were like, eh, 36 00:02:10,160 --> 00:02:13,040 Speaker 3: Xavier Smith, it's not like he's a DeVante Adams or anything. 37 00:02:13,440 --> 00:02:15,359 Speaker 3: We don't need to guard him. They didn't even pick 38 00:02:15,440 --> 00:02:20,400 Speaker 3: him up. Wide open a quarterbacks stream, and Matthew Stafford 39 00:02:21,040 --> 00:02:23,360 Speaker 3: threw a ball not even close to Xavier Smith, not 40 00:02:23,440 --> 00:02:27,840 Speaker 3: even remotely close that was the opportunity right there, because 41 00:02:27,840 --> 00:02:31,280 Speaker 3: if Matthew Stafford makes that throw, they're in field goal 42 00:02:31,360 --> 00:02:35,960 Speaker 3: range already. They're inside the thirty with about fifteen seconds 43 00:02:35,960 --> 00:02:38,240 Speaker 3: to play. They're gonna take one or two shots at 44 00:02:38,240 --> 00:02:39,840 Speaker 3: the end zone. They're gonna try to win this thing 45 00:02:39,880 --> 00:02:42,840 Speaker 3: in regulation if he can hit this throw. And he didn't. 46 00:02:42,960 --> 00:02:46,000 Speaker 3: It was a horrible throw. It's a horrible performance by 47 00:02:46,000 --> 00:02:49,440 Speaker 3: Matthew Stafford. And so you get the second down. I'm 48 00:02:49,480 --> 00:02:52,360 Speaker 3: not gonna break down everything here, but it was really interesting. 49 00:02:52,400 --> 00:02:55,680 Speaker 3: The end of the game, second down, Stafford throws a 50 00:02:55,720 --> 00:02:59,320 Speaker 3: deep ball do too at Well. It was a nice throw, 51 00:03:00,000 --> 00:03:03,840 Speaker 3: a little grabby grabby should have been pass interference. The 52 00:03:04,040 --> 00:03:07,760 Speaker 3: arm of two to two at Well was grabbed prematurely. 53 00:03:07,880 --> 00:03:12,079 Speaker 3: The ball wasn't there yet. That his past interference pass interference. 54 00:03:12,600 --> 00:03:16,120 Speaker 3: I forget the guy's name, York something, whoever's in the booth. 55 00:03:16,480 --> 00:03:19,160 Speaker 3: You always have to have a former official in the booth, right. 56 00:03:19,160 --> 00:03:22,920 Speaker 3: The former official in the ESPN booth was like, that's pi. 57 00:03:23,560 --> 00:03:27,000 Speaker 3: That is past interference if I've ever seen it, is 58 00:03:27,000 --> 00:03:29,080 Speaker 3: what he said, But it was it was a little 59 00:03:29,080 --> 00:03:32,280 Speaker 3: bit hard to detect. I know, we want to look 60 00:03:32,320 --> 00:03:34,440 Speaker 3: at these officials and we slow it down in super 61 00:03:34,480 --> 00:03:36,400 Speaker 3: slow moan. We're like, how did you miss that? In 62 00:03:36,480 --> 00:03:40,960 Speaker 3: real time there's hand fighting. Maybe the player's back has 63 00:03:41,000 --> 00:03:43,640 Speaker 3: turned to you as he grabs the the hand the 64 00:03:43,800 --> 00:03:46,120 Speaker 3: arm so slyly right there. He got away with it, 65 00:03:46,960 --> 00:03:48,760 Speaker 3: got away with it on second down, so we get 66 00:03:48,760 --> 00:03:51,440 Speaker 3: the third down. No, this this was the play of 67 00:03:51,480 --> 00:03:55,240 Speaker 3: the game. So Stafford throws a great ball to Pooka 68 00:03:55,320 --> 00:04:01,120 Speaker 3: Nakua along the sideline. Pooka Nakua just grabs the ball 69 00:04:01,160 --> 00:04:05,880 Speaker 3: with his left hand, one hands it, beautiful catch, gets 70 00:04:05,880 --> 00:04:09,880 Speaker 3: his feet down, going out of bounds. It's like they 71 00:04:09,960 --> 00:04:12,880 Speaker 3: ruled it incomplete. We go to the replay. The first 72 00:04:12,920 --> 00:04:15,920 Speaker 3: couple of angles we see, oh, that's a catch. The 73 00:04:15,960 --> 00:04:20,200 Speaker 3: next thing, that's a catch. The last angle, ooh, not 74 00:04:20,360 --> 00:04:24,200 Speaker 3: a catch. He grabbed the ball with his left hand 75 00:04:24,640 --> 00:04:29,160 Speaker 3: and it just stuck right there, and uh, you know, uh, 76 00:04:29,440 --> 00:04:33,720 Speaker 3: and he's dry. He's falling down. And then Ajterrell, that 77 00:04:34,120 --> 00:04:41,159 Speaker 3: savvy Falcons cornerback right there. He kept on grabbing Pooka's arm. 78 00:04:41,560 --> 00:04:44,120 Speaker 3: He was just grabbing the arm and he forced the 79 00:04:44,160 --> 00:04:48,360 Speaker 3: ball to come loose for a millisecond. He just forced 80 00:04:48,400 --> 00:04:51,480 Speaker 3: Puka to lose control just for a little bit as 81 00:04:51,520 --> 00:04:53,360 Speaker 3: he was falling out of bounds and his feet were 82 00:04:53,400 --> 00:04:56,839 Speaker 3: no longer in bounds anymore. And so with Pooka losing 83 00:04:56,920 --> 00:05:00,760 Speaker 3: control of that, with Ajterrell pulling at his arm, it 84 00:05:00,839 --> 00:05:04,240 Speaker 3: turned it into an incomplete pass. So it's fourth down 85 00:05:04,240 --> 00:05:07,440 Speaker 3: there five seconds left. Stafford tried basically the same throw 86 00:05:07,600 --> 00:05:12,880 Speaker 3: along the sideline incomplete game over. Crazy. It was that close, 87 00:05:12,920 --> 00:05:15,360 Speaker 3: and man, you go back to the first down play, 88 00:05:15,800 --> 00:05:19,279 Speaker 3: you gotta make that throw. Savior Smith is wide open. 89 00:05:19,760 --> 00:05:22,760 Speaker 3: That's a throw Matthew Stafford makes in his sleep. But 90 00:05:22,839 --> 00:05:26,520 Speaker 3: Stafford was not on point at all on Monday Night. 91 00:05:26,560 --> 00:05:31,400 Speaker 3: Man three interceptions and the MVP odds, Oh baby, they 92 00:05:31,440 --> 00:05:34,880 Speaker 3: have taken a turn. If you look at the MVP 93 00:05:35,040 --> 00:05:39,359 Speaker 3: odds market, Matthew Stafford was a healthy favorite before the 94 00:05:39,400 --> 00:05:43,440 Speaker 3: game before Monday Night. Matthew Stafford's looking good. If you've 95 00:05:43,440 --> 00:05:46,279 Speaker 3: got any of your Matthew Stafford MVP bets, you're like, 96 00:05:46,320 --> 00:05:49,760 Speaker 3: you're like, all right, let's go Stafford. Monday Night's time 97 00:05:49,800 --> 00:05:52,080 Speaker 3: to put the final nail in the coffin right here. 98 00:05:52,120 --> 00:05:56,520 Speaker 3: Good performance, win the game, gotta be MVP. And then 99 00:05:56,680 --> 00:06:00,200 Speaker 3: Stafford is like here, pick six, here another interception, there's 100 00:06:00,200 --> 00:06:02,599 Speaker 3: one more interception and you're like, oh my gosh, what 101 00:06:02,760 --> 00:06:06,720 Speaker 3: is happening. So during the game, after Stafford threw that 102 00:06:06,800 --> 00:06:11,839 Speaker 3: pick six earlier, the odds changed where it's almost even 103 00:06:11,880 --> 00:06:15,320 Speaker 3: money on both sides, whether it's Matthew Stafford or Drake 104 00:06:15,400 --> 00:06:20,120 Speaker 3: May the Patriots quarterback. It was, you know, like minus 105 00:06:20,120 --> 00:06:23,120 Speaker 3: one point fifteen and minus one ten, Like it's very 106 00:06:23,240 --> 00:06:26,440 Speaker 3: very even in terms of the betting lines, almost even money. 107 00:06:26,520 --> 00:06:29,320 Speaker 3: Let's just not confuse people. It's almost even money on 108 00:06:29,480 --> 00:06:32,400 Speaker 3: either player if you were to bet on them at 109 00:06:32,400 --> 00:06:35,000 Speaker 3: that stage. And then we fast forward to the end 110 00:06:35,000 --> 00:06:39,440 Speaker 3: of the game. It's Stafford missus a wide open receiver, 111 00:06:40,360 --> 00:06:43,000 Speaker 3: you know, throws a couple more picks as the game 112 00:06:43,040 --> 00:06:46,679 Speaker 3: goes on, ends up with three total, and the MVP 113 00:06:46,800 --> 00:06:51,359 Speaker 3: odds have shifted to now Matthew Stafford is a three 114 00:06:51,480 --> 00:06:55,320 Speaker 3: to one long shot. He is plus three hundred if 115 00:06:55,360 --> 00:06:58,680 Speaker 3: you bet on Stafford, meaning whatever you bet, you get 116 00:06:58,680 --> 00:07:01,240 Speaker 3: three times that amount. If you bet ten bucks, you 117 00:07:01,240 --> 00:07:03,480 Speaker 3: would win thirty bucks. If you bet one hundred bucks, 118 00:07:03,520 --> 00:07:07,239 Speaker 3: you would win three hundred dollars. So that's right, Lorena, 119 00:07:07,520 --> 00:07:09,880 Speaker 3: you know you're rolling those deep pockets if you bet 120 00:07:10,280 --> 00:07:13,400 Speaker 3: three thousand dollars, you would win nine thousand dollars. That's 121 00:07:13,400 --> 00:07:15,880 Speaker 3: how I think its would get deeper. That's right, right, 122 00:07:15,920 --> 00:07:17,840 Speaker 3: if you start off with deep pockets to get deeper 123 00:07:17,880 --> 00:07:21,600 Speaker 3: deep pockets, right, that's right. But really, if you bet 124 00:07:21,640 --> 00:07:24,480 Speaker 3: on Stafford now you probably just lose everything. You bet 125 00:07:24,480 --> 00:07:28,120 Speaker 3: on Stafford probably how it would work out. I think 126 00:07:28,160 --> 00:07:30,640 Speaker 3: he lost the MVP. I think he lost the MVP 127 00:07:30,760 --> 00:07:35,680 Speaker 3: on Monday night. Right now as we speak, Drake May, 128 00:07:36,000 --> 00:07:41,920 Speaker 3: the Patriots quarterback, is minus four hundred, meaning you have 129 00:07:42,000 --> 00:07:44,720 Speaker 3: to bet. Let's say, if you bet forty dollars on 130 00:07:44,800 --> 00:07:49,560 Speaker 3: Drake May, you would earn a measly ten dollars payout. 131 00:07:49,840 --> 00:07:52,119 Speaker 3: That's how big of a favorite he is. You would 132 00:07:52,120 --> 00:07:57,240 Speaker 3: have to wager four hundred American dollars to win one 133 00:07:57,320 --> 00:08:01,440 Speaker 3: hundred American dollars. That's the way it would work. So 134 00:08:01,720 --> 00:08:04,760 Speaker 3: Drake May is a healthy favorite right now to win 135 00:08:04,880 --> 00:08:08,120 Speaker 3: MVP when he was just maybe watching Monday night football 136 00:08:08,160 --> 00:08:11,080 Speaker 3: from the comfort of his own home, just kicking back, 137 00:08:11,800 --> 00:08:15,400 Speaker 3: you know, feet on the sofa, just like let's watch 138 00:08:15,400 --> 00:08:18,560 Speaker 3: some ball here, and then it's just Stafford pick pick pick. 139 00:08:19,120 --> 00:08:22,240 Speaker 3: It's like, oh wow, I would imagine his phone was 140 00:08:22,240 --> 00:08:25,600 Speaker 3: blowing up. He's got to have one degenerate gambler friend, right, 141 00:08:25,640 --> 00:08:28,200 Speaker 3: He's got to have one guy. Hey eight dude, dude, 142 00:08:28,200 --> 00:08:31,920 Speaker 3: look at these. He's like, I'm a professional football player. Now, 143 00:08:32,160 --> 00:08:34,280 Speaker 3: I can't have you in my life, degenerate gambler, you 144 00:08:34,360 --> 00:08:37,640 Speaker 3: know that sort of thing. But yeah, Stafford, he blew it. 145 00:08:37,679 --> 00:08:37,839 Speaker 2: Man. 146 00:08:38,720 --> 00:08:42,679 Speaker 3: He has lost the MVP. That's the way it's shaping up. 147 00:08:42,800 --> 00:08:45,080 Speaker 3: And I don't think anything in Week eighteen is going 148 00:08:45,160 --> 00:08:49,120 Speaker 3: to change that now. Sean McVay did confirm after the 149 00:08:49,200 --> 00:08:52,600 Speaker 3: game that the Rams starters will play in Week eighteen, 150 00:08:53,440 --> 00:08:55,600 Speaker 3: and so that's that's a little bit interesting. The Rams 151 00:08:55,640 --> 00:08:59,960 Speaker 3: host the Arizona Cardinals. There's not much on the line 152 00:09:00,120 --> 00:09:02,319 Speaker 3: for the Rams. I think they're a sixth seed right now. 153 00:09:02,360 --> 00:09:04,640 Speaker 3: I think they technically could move up to a five 154 00:09:04,760 --> 00:09:07,840 Speaker 3: seed and you could face the winner of that god 155 00:09:07,880 --> 00:09:12,120 Speaker 3: awful NFC South Division, right, So some people would say 156 00:09:12,679 --> 00:09:15,400 Speaker 3: that's a more favorable matchup. So maybe you want the 157 00:09:15,480 --> 00:09:18,840 Speaker 3: five seed instead of the sixth seed. Yeah, I could 158 00:09:18,880 --> 00:09:22,600 Speaker 3: see that, but I think it's more so I think 159 00:09:22,640 --> 00:09:26,280 Speaker 3: that Sean McVay just wants the Rams playing sound football 160 00:09:26,360 --> 00:09:30,720 Speaker 3: heading into the playoffs, right the seeding thing matters. Health matters, 161 00:09:30,760 --> 00:09:34,720 Speaker 3: of course, but playing your best football at the right time. 162 00:09:34,800 --> 00:09:37,080 Speaker 3: Like we always talk about this getting hot at the 163 00:09:37,200 --> 00:09:40,920 Speaker 3: right time, and the Rams are the opposite of a 164 00:09:40,960 --> 00:09:44,920 Speaker 3: hot football team right now. It's amazing how quickly things 165 00:09:44,960 --> 00:09:48,800 Speaker 3: can change. If you just go back one week ago. 166 00:09:48,920 --> 00:09:51,720 Speaker 3: You had the Rams. They were the one seed in 167 00:09:51,760 --> 00:09:57,920 Speaker 3: the NFC playoffs heading into week what sixteen, heading into 168 00:09:57,920 --> 00:10:02,080 Speaker 3: weeks last week, heading into weeks six at Seattle Thursday 169 00:10:02,160 --> 00:10:05,160 Speaker 3: night game, Rams at the time were the one seed. 170 00:10:05,679 --> 00:10:09,000 Speaker 3: Rams in the fourth quarter had a sixteen point lead. 171 00:10:09,640 --> 00:10:12,880 Speaker 3: They're ahead thirty to fourteen. They had just intercepted Sam 172 00:10:12,960 --> 00:10:17,480 Speaker 3: Darnold twice. They're looking great. Things are looking fantastic. And 173 00:10:17,520 --> 00:10:21,840 Speaker 3: then somehow Someway punt return for a touchdown, two points. Okay, 174 00:10:22,160 --> 00:10:25,959 Speaker 3: one possession game, Seattle's down by eight. Seattle scores again, 175 00:10:26,559 --> 00:10:30,200 Speaker 3: Seattle goes for two. Somehow Someway, the football gods, they 176 00:10:30,800 --> 00:10:33,880 Speaker 3: just twist things into Seattle gets the two point conversion, 177 00:10:34,080 --> 00:10:37,360 Speaker 3: bounces off a Rams player's helmet. Charbonnage just picks it 178 00:10:37,440 --> 00:10:38,680 Speaker 3: up in the end zone. They're like, that was a 179 00:10:38,720 --> 00:10:43,120 Speaker 3: backwards pass. That's actually two points. Tie. Game goes to overtime. 180 00:10:43,679 --> 00:10:48,200 Speaker 3: Rams lose. Rams lose unreal, and now you fast forward 181 00:10:48,200 --> 00:10:50,560 Speaker 3: to what we saw on Monday night. Rams lose to 182 00:10:50,600 --> 00:10:54,280 Speaker 3: the Falcons, and they are just slip slip slipping in 183 00:10:54,320 --> 00:10:57,000 Speaker 3: the NFC playoff picture. In terms of their seeding. They 184 00:10:57,000 --> 00:11:01,360 Speaker 3: have no chance to earn the one seat. Their odds 185 00:11:01,360 --> 00:11:04,040 Speaker 3: were long after they lost to Seattle, but their odds 186 00:11:04,080 --> 00:11:07,600 Speaker 3: are nonexistent now after they lost on Monday night. They 187 00:11:07,640 --> 00:11:10,640 Speaker 3: cannot be the one seed and right now they're the 188 00:11:10,679 --> 00:11:12,880 Speaker 3: sixth seed. They can only move up to the five. 189 00:11:13,280 --> 00:11:17,040 Speaker 3: That's it. That's the playoff picture for the La Rams. 190 00:11:17,080 --> 00:11:21,960 Speaker 3: Now the interesting thing with Atlanta. With Atlanta winning, this 191 00:11:22,120 --> 00:11:25,520 Speaker 3: shifts the playoff picture even more so. This was a 192 00:11:25,559 --> 00:11:28,559 Speaker 3: good thing for Carolina, This was a bad thing for 193 00:11:28,720 --> 00:11:33,520 Speaker 3: Tampa that Atlanta won. So what happens now on Saturday 194 00:11:33,640 --> 00:11:38,200 Speaker 3: when Carolina goes to Tampa Bay. If Carolina wins that game, 195 00:11:38,720 --> 00:11:43,480 Speaker 3: they win the NFC South. But if Tampa wins that game, 196 00:11:44,080 --> 00:11:48,400 Speaker 3: Tampa hasn't won anything just yet. Okay, Tampa, if they 197 00:11:48,480 --> 00:11:52,559 Speaker 3: win on Saturday, they would then need to cross their fingers, 198 00:11:53,040 --> 00:11:57,240 Speaker 3: hope and pray that the Falcons lose to the Saints 199 00:11:57,480 --> 00:12:02,520 Speaker 3: on Sunday. Tampa does not control their path to the playoffs. 200 00:12:02,880 --> 00:12:05,920 Speaker 3: They don't control it. Even if they beat Carolina, they 201 00:12:05,960 --> 00:12:08,240 Speaker 3: are not in yet. They would have to have the 202 00:12:08,240 --> 00:12:12,480 Speaker 3: Falcons lose, because if the Falcons win, it would create 203 00:12:12,520 --> 00:12:15,720 Speaker 3: a three way tie, and it seems like that would 204 00:12:15,800 --> 00:12:18,000 Speaker 3: just be poetic justice. Wouldn't they be fitting for the 205 00:12:18,080 --> 00:12:21,480 Speaker 3: NFC South? How decrepit It's been all season, three teams 206 00:12:21,559 --> 00:12:26,000 Speaker 3: all finish eight to nine. All three teams at the 207 00:12:26,080 --> 00:12:29,160 Speaker 3: top of the division have losing records. That seems to 208 00:12:29,280 --> 00:12:31,679 Speaker 3: be fitting of the NFC South this season, doesn't it. 209 00:12:31,920 --> 00:12:33,840 Speaker 3: I don't think it's gonna happen. I think Carolina's gonna 210 00:12:33,880 --> 00:12:37,760 Speaker 3: win that game. But if it were to happen and 211 00:12:37,880 --> 00:12:41,480 Speaker 3: you had a three way tie, if Tampa beats Carolina, 212 00:12:42,040 --> 00:12:45,840 Speaker 3: and if the Falcons beat the Saints, certainly possible, right, 213 00:12:45,880 --> 00:12:49,520 Speaker 3: you would have a three way tie and Carolina would emerge. 214 00:12:50,000 --> 00:12:54,600 Speaker 3: So even if Carolina loses on Saturday, they still have 215 00:12:54,720 --> 00:12:57,840 Speaker 3: a chance. They would have to hope and pray that 216 00:12:57,960 --> 00:13:02,640 Speaker 3: Atlanta wins, and if that happens, Carolina is in. So 217 00:13:02,760 --> 00:13:06,679 Speaker 3: that was a bad result for Tampa. Tampa wanted Atlanta 218 00:13:06,800 --> 00:13:10,160 Speaker 3: to lose on Monday Night against the Rams, and then 219 00:13:10,760 --> 00:13:14,880 Speaker 3: Tampa would control its playoff path if that were the case, 220 00:13:14,880 --> 00:13:18,120 Speaker 3: if Atlanta lost on Monday, Tampa would just have to 221 00:13:18,120 --> 00:13:21,600 Speaker 3: win on Saturday and they're in. But with Atlanta winning, 222 00:13:21,960 --> 00:13:25,120 Speaker 3: that is no longer the case. Now Tampa needs help. 223 00:13:25,720 --> 00:13:29,400 Speaker 3: That just shows you how far Tampa has sunk. Right, 224 00:13:29,840 --> 00:13:32,360 Speaker 3: That was a team that was six and two. They 225 00:13:32,400 --> 00:13:36,280 Speaker 3: started off the season six and two, and now they 226 00:13:36,280 --> 00:13:40,400 Speaker 3: are seven and nine. They need to beat Carolina and 227 00:13:40,440 --> 00:13:42,760 Speaker 3: then they have to they have to get Atlanta to 228 00:13:42,840 --> 00:13:47,000 Speaker 3: lose and then they can get in. They went from 229 00:13:47,040 --> 00:13:51,360 Speaker 3: six and two to need Atlanta to lose. That's how 230 00:13:51,640 --> 00:13:54,240 Speaker 3: That's how far Tampa has sunk. Man. I just I 231 00:13:54,240 --> 00:13:55,520 Speaker 3: think they're a dead team walking. 232 00:13:55,760 --> 00:13:58,080 Speaker 2: Be sure to catch live editions of The Ben Meler 233 00:13:58,160 --> 00:14:01,679 Speaker 2: Show weekdays at two am Eastern eleven pm Pacific on 234 00:14:01,800 --> 00:14:04,720 Speaker 2: Fox Sports Radio and the iHeartRadio app. 235 00:14:05,880 --> 00:14:09,200 Speaker 4: Hey, this is Jason McIntyre. Join me every weekday morning 236 00:14:09,240 --> 00:14:13,199 Speaker 4: on my podcast, Straight Fire with Jason McIntyre. 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The Rams lost on 246 00:14:38,760 --> 00:14:42,960 Speaker 3: Monday night, and yet they still have an eleven and 247 00:14:43,200 --> 00:14:47,000 Speaker 3: five record, And I'm just looking at the playoff picture 248 00:14:47,920 --> 00:14:52,680 Speaker 3: in both conferences in every year, and this year more 249 00:14:52,720 --> 00:14:58,560 Speaker 3: than some recent years, the standings just look dumb. I 250 00:14:58,640 --> 00:15:02,640 Speaker 3: really don't understand. I get as much pushback on this 251 00:15:03,240 --> 00:15:06,240 Speaker 3: as I get because this has driven me crazy for 252 00:15:06,280 --> 00:15:09,600 Speaker 3: a number of years, and this year is no different. 253 00:15:09,960 --> 00:15:14,280 Speaker 3: This year. It's just more intense, if anything. But I'm 254 00:15:14,320 --> 00:15:17,240 Speaker 3: looking at the records and it just something just stands 255 00:15:17,240 --> 00:15:20,080 Speaker 3: out like a sore thumb. Remember the old school, Like 256 00:15:20,160 --> 00:15:22,840 Speaker 3: one of these things is not like the other. I 257 00:15:22,920 --> 00:15:24,760 Speaker 3: don't know how the melody went, but it was like that. 258 00:15:24,880 --> 00:15:27,320 Speaker 3: It was it was a sesame street thing. One of 259 00:15:27,320 --> 00:15:29,600 Speaker 3: these things is not like the other. And as a 260 00:15:29,640 --> 00:15:31,120 Speaker 3: little kid, he had to be like, oh, what is 261 00:15:31,160 --> 00:15:34,000 Speaker 3: it all right? It's not the same. Yeah, that guy's 262 00:15:34,040 --> 00:15:37,960 Speaker 3: wearing a yellow sweater, that girl's wearing a yellow sweater. 263 00:15:38,560 --> 00:15:42,040 Speaker 3: That kid is wearing a yellow sweater and this other 264 00:15:42,200 --> 00:15:45,440 Speaker 3: guy is wearing a black sweater. It's like, that's what's difference, 265 00:15:45,560 --> 00:15:48,440 Speaker 3: the black sweater guy. Right, that's what it looks like 266 00:15:48,880 --> 00:15:52,400 Speaker 3: in the AFC and the NFC playoff pictures. If you 267 00:15:52,440 --> 00:15:55,880 Speaker 3: look at the AFC. Okay, now, I'll just give you 268 00:15:55,920 --> 00:16:00,840 Speaker 3: the records, so right now, in order, it is Denver 269 00:16:01,440 --> 00:16:07,400 Speaker 3: thirteen and three, Patriots thirteen and three, Jags twelve and four, 270 00:16:08,360 --> 00:16:13,160 Speaker 3: Pittsburgh nine and seven. They don't even have ten wins, 271 00:16:13,200 --> 00:16:18,040 Speaker 3: they don't have double digit wins. Then underneath the Steelers 272 00:16:18,600 --> 00:16:23,560 Speaker 3: Houston eleven and five, Chargers eleven and five, Bills eleven 273 00:16:23,600 --> 00:16:26,520 Speaker 3: and five, all these wild card teams in the AFC 274 00:16:26,840 --> 00:16:30,640 Speaker 3: have eleven wins, and yet Pittsburgh, who right now is 275 00:16:30,760 --> 00:16:35,000 Speaker 3: leading the AFC North, they have to beat the Ravens 276 00:16:35,040 --> 00:16:38,160 Speaker 3: to win the division, otherwise the Ravens will win it. 277 00:16:38,840 --> 00:16:43,240 Speaker 3: So I don't understand why it's structured this way. It's 278 00:16:43,280 --> 00:16:47,440 Speaker 3: so dumb. It's so dumb. The way it is is 279 00:16:48,040 --> 00:16:51,400 Speaker 3: the division winners, they're seeded one through four. We don't 280 00:16:51,440 --> 00:16:54,680 Speaker 3: care about their records. If you win your division, no questions, asked. 281 00:16:55,160 --> 00:16:57,960 Speaker 3: You get a playoff Berth, you get a home playoff game, 282 00:16:58,720 --> 00:17:01,880 Speaker 3: You're seeded one through four, and that's what That's the 283 00:17:01,960 --> 00:17:07,120 Speaker 3: way it remains throughout the entire playoffs. It's crazy, it's insanity. 284 00:17:07,720 --> 00:17:12,240 Speaker 3: In no world has the Steelers season been better or 285 00:17:12,240 --> 00:17:17,080 Speaker 3: more impressive than the Texans, the Chargers, the Bills. All 286 00:17:17,080 --> 00:17:20,960 Speaker 3: those teams have two more wins than the Steelers. The 287 00:17:21,000 --> 00:17:24,520 Speaker 3: Steelers play in a bad division like that, it's not 288 00:17:24,560 --> 00:17:27,560 Speaker 3: an impressive season. It's not an impressive achievement that they've 289 00:17:27,640 --> 00:17:31,320 Speaker 3: won their division. What I want to do, here's my idea. 290 00:17:31,359 --> 00:17:36,640 Speaker 3: It's not very difficult. The four division winners, they get 291 00:17:36,680 --> 00:17:41,000 Speaker 3: into the playoffs. Okay, you get a playoff spot. We 292 00:17:41,119 --> 00:17:45,360 Speaker 3: might not even have that, like in the NFC Carolina 293 00:17:46,240 --> 00:17:48,240 Speaker 3: they might if they win the NFC South, they might 294 00:17:48,240 --> 00:17:52,440 Speaker 3: not be guaranteed a playoff spot, right like, it might 295 00:17:52,520 --> 00:17:54,800 Speaker 3: not work that way. So at least you get a 296 00:17:54,840 --> 00:17:58,080 Speaker 3: playoff spot, you're guaranteed you're in the playoffs. We don't 297 00:17:58,119 --> 00:18:01,320 Speaker 3: care if you're under five hundred. That's happened. By the way, 298 00:18:01,640 --> 00:18:04,320 Speaker 3: there have been teams that made the playoffs that had 299 00:18:04,359 --> 00:18:07,320 Speaker 3: a sub five hundred record that would not have made 300 00:18:07,359 --> 00:18:10,920 Speaker 3: the playoffs unless they won their division. So if you 301 00:18:10,960 --> 00:18:14,280 Speaker 3: win your division, you're in the playoffs, no questions asked. 302 00:18:14,680 --> 00:18:20,200 Speaker 3: That's your reward. But you don't get the extreme luxury 303 00:18:20,280 --> 00:18:23,040 Speaker 3: of then hosting a playoff game on top of that. 304 00:18:23,600 --> 00:18:26,399 Speaker 3: You don't get that. No, sorry, it's too much. So 305 00:18:26,440 --> 00:18:29,520 Speaker 3: what you do. Division winners, you're in one, two, three, four. 306 00:18:29,600 --> 00:18:31,600 Speaker 3: You guys are in the field. Then we have three 307 00:18:31,600 --> 00:18:35,840 Speaker 3: wildcard teams one, two, three. Those seven teams make it 308 00:18:36,320 --> 00:18:41,840 Speaker 3: in each conference, and then we seed the teams based 309 00:18:41,840 --> 00:18:45,600 Speaker 3: on record. That's what we do. We see them based 310 00:18:45,640 --> 00:18:49,600 Speaker 3: on record. You know who figured this out in one year? 311 00:18:50,920 --> 00:18:55,320 Speaker 3: College football? College football. What they did is what the 312 00:18:55,440 --> 00:19:01,120 Speaker 3: NFL currently does college football. Last season, they said, hey, 313 00:19:01,320 --> 00:19:07,159 Speaker 3: we're gonna have the highest like conference winners. If you 314 00:19:07,200 --> 00:19:10,000 Speaker 3: win your conference, you guys are gonna be seeded one 315 00:19:10,040 --> 00:19:13,080 Speaker 3: through four. You guys are gonna get the buye, which 316 00:19:13,200 --> 00:19:15,280 Speaker 3: is a big deal. You get to rest, you don't 317 00:19:15,320 --> 00:19:18,360 Speaker 3: risk injury, you don't risk losing, you don't risk anything. 318 00:19:18,880 --> 00:19:21,480 Speaker 3: Get you earn a bye. It's a big deal. And 319 00:19:21,520 --> 00:19:25,439 Speaker 3: then they had Arizona State and Boise State get buys 320 00:19:26,440 --> 00:19:29,400 Speaker 3: and college football is like, this is stupid, Like these 321 00:19:29,440 --> 00:19:32,800 Speaker 3: teams are ranked low. I forget the rank. I'd have 322 00:19:32,840 --> 00:19:35,719 Speaker 3: to look, but it's like Boise State was I don't know, 323 00:19:35,800 --> 00:19:40,520 Speaker 3: like twelfth, and Arizona State was ranked sixteenth, and somehow 324 00:19:40,520 --> 00:19:44,560 Speaker 3: these teams got buys. They're seated like three and four. 325 00:19:45,359 --> 00:19:48,240 Speaker 3: It was insanity. And College Football looked at that and 326 00:19:48,240 --> 00:19:50,840 Speaker 3: they were like, yeah, we're changing that immediately. This is dumb. 327 00:19:51,000 --> 00:19:54,000 Speaker 3: This is just this is dumb. And so they seated 328 00:19:54,040 --> 00:19:59,040 Speaker 3: teams one through four based on record based on rankings, 329 00:19:59,119 --> 00:20:01,320 Speaker 3: like the way they r them is the way they 330 00:20:01,400 --> 00:20:07,959 Speaker 3: seated them. And they're ranked primarily based on record. So 331 00:20:08,000 --> 00:20:10,919 Speaker 3: it's not like, oh, okay, you won the UH, you 332 00:20:10,960 --> 00:20:13,879 Speaker 3: won the Big twelve, Okay you get a bye. You 333 00:20:13,920 --> 00:20:16,360 Speaker 3: won the UH, you won the ACC, Okay you get 334 00:20:16,400 --> 00:20:18,520 Speaker 3: a bye. Like no, no, no, no, no, no, no no. You 335 00:20:18,560 --> 00:20:22,040 Speaker 3: actually have to be ranked one through four to get 336 00:20:22,119 --> 00:20:26,520 Speaker 3: one of the top four seedings and thus a bye. 337 00:20:27,400 --> 00:20:31,520 Speaker 3: College football figured it out in one year. It took 338 00:20:31,560 --> 00:20:34,280 Speaker 3: them one year to be like, our system is dumb. 339 00:20:34,720 --> 00:20:38,760 Speaker 3: Visit this is freaking crazy. And and the NFL is 340 00:20:38,760 --> 00:20:42,239 Speaker 3: still beholden on their dumb system if you look at it, 341 00:20:43,440 --> 00:20:47,840 Speaker 3: like right now, Carolina, the Carolina Panthers who lead their division, 342 00:20:48,160 --> 00:20:54,280 Speaker 3: which sucks. They're like Boise State. Last year, Boise State 343 00:20:54,320 --> 00:20:58,480 Speaker 3: won a sucky conference. They they were ranked lower and 344 00:20:58,520 --> 00:21:05,520 Speaker 3: they were inappropriately handed a bye, and college football changed it. 345 00:21:05,560 --> 00:21:07,760 Speaker 3: The same thing with Arizona State. They were ranked too 346 00:21:07,840 --> 00:21:11,840 Speaker 3: low and college football was like, all right, yeah, we 347 00:21:11,960 --> 00:21:15,439 Speaker 3: kind of messed that up, or we're changing that. You know. 348 00:21:15,720 --> 00:21:18,240 Speaker 3: I'm looking at the let me see the rankings here 349 00:21:18,960 --> 00:21:22,600 Speaker 3: the uh well we have the final rankings. Sorry, let 350 00:21:22,640 --> 00:21:24,760 Speaker 3: me try to get this week sixty. Okay, so going 351 00:21:24,800 --> 00:21:29,360 Speaker 3: in here we go. Arizona State was ranked twelfth and 352 00:21:29,400 --> 00:21:34,760 Speaker 3: they were seeded number four just because they won the 353 00:21:34,760 --> 00:21:36,800 Speaker 3: Big Twelve. They were like, hey, you won your conference, 354 00:21:36,840 --> 00:21:40,240 Speaker 3: so you get a bye. I guess the twelfth ranked 355 00:21:40,240 --> 00:21:44,080 Speaker 3: team gets the number four seed. That makes a ton 356 00:21:44,119 --> 00:21:49,800 Speaker 3: of sense. Boise State was ranked ninth and they got 357 00:21:49,800 --> 00:21:56,800 Speaker 3: the number three seed. Again, makes zero sense whatsoever one year, 358 00:21:56,920 --> 00:21:59,680 Speaker 3: and college football was like, yeah, all right, that's that's 359 00:21:59,720 --> 00:22:03,280 Speaker 3: gonna Change's dumb. We're dumb. We admit that we're dumb, 360 00:22:03,400 --> 00:22:06,040 Speaker 3: and we're changing this immediately. So if you look at 361 00:22:06,080 --> 00:22:10,600 Speaker 3: what happened in college football, now look at this lines 362 00:22:10,640 --> 00:22:15,320 Speaker 3: up a little bit more logically. So Indiana ranked number one, 363 00:22:15,880 --> 00:22:21,320 Speaker 3: seeded number one, Ohio State ranked number two, seeded number two, 364 00:22:22,760 --> 00:22:29,359 Speaker 3: Georgia three and three, Texas Tech ranked four, seeded number four. Wow, 365 00:22:29,400 --> 00:22:33,879 Speaker 3: it's amazing how that works out. It almost like makes sense, right, Like, 366 00:22:35,440 --> 00:22:38,320 Speaker 3: I don't know why the NFL doesn't do that. It 367 00:22:38,400 --> 00:22:43,360 Speaker 3: really is ridiculous. Ask yourself this. If we were ranking 368 00:22:43,400 --> 00:22:47,240 Speaker 3: these teams in the AFC, and we're looking at their records, 369 00:22:47,720 --> 00:22:50,840 Speaker 3: and we're factoring in some other things like what's your 370 00:22:50,880 --> 00:22:53,840 Speaker 3: strength of schedule? The things we do in college football, 371 00:22:54,440 --> 00:22:57,320 Speaker 3: what's your strength of record? Like who did you play, 372 00:22:57,359 --> 00:23:00,240 Speaker 3: who did you beat? Who are your quality loss? Is 373 00:23:00,280 --> 00:23:02,479 Speaker 3: all of that stuff we do in college football. If 374 00:23:02,480 --> 00:23:05,520 Speaker 3: we were to do that in the NFL, where do 375 00:23:05,520 --> 00:23:07,919 Speaker 3: you think the Steelers would be? Do you think they 376 00:23:07,960 --> 00:23:10,840 Speaker 3: would be fourth out of these seven teams that make 377 00:23:10,880 --> 00:23:14,200 Speaker 3: it into the playoffs? No chance, they would be dead 378 00:23:14,320 --> 00:23:17,400 Speaker 3: last out of those seven. So why are they seeded 379 00:23:17,480 --> 00:23:23,840 Speaker 3: number four? It's dumb, It makes no sense. So you 380 00:23:23,880 --> 00:23:26,640 Speaker 3: win your division, you're in the playoffs. The three other 381 00:23:26,680 --> 00:23:30,000 Speaker 3: wild card teams based on record, you're in the playoffs 382 00:23:30,000 --> 00:23:34,440 Speaker 3: as well. And then you see those teams based on record. 383 00:23:34,840 --> 00:23:37,479 Speaker 3: There's no world where if you look at the NFC 384 00:23:37,520 --> 00:23:42,000 Speaker 3: playoff picture, Carolina is number four right now because they 385 00:23:42,080 --> 00:23:46,320 Speaker 3: lead their division, and below them you've got San Francisco 386 00:23:46,920 --> 00:23:51,080 Speaker 3: twelve and four, Carolina's eight and eight. So right now, 387 00:23:51,119 --> 00:23:54,639 Speaker 3: an eight and eight football team would host a twelve 388 00:23:54,640 --> 00:23:58,639 Speaker 3: and four football team. In no world does that make sense. 389 00:23:59,160 --> 00:24:03,840 Speaker 3: It makes ab solutely zero sense. And for anyone who says, well, 390 00:24:03,880 --> 00:24:06,800 Speaker 3: I just think you should get more for winning your division, 391 00:24:07,280 --> 00:24:12,040 Speaker 3: why why do you get more for winning the NFC South, 392 00:24:12,320 --> 00:24:16,679 Speaker 3: which sucks this year? They might not have one team 393 00:24:17,160 --> 00:24:20,600 Speaker 3: with a winning record if Carolina loses to Tampa, and 394 00:24:20,640 --> 00:24:22,199 Speaker 3: by the way, I don't think they will, but if 395 00:24:22,240 --> 00:24:26,680 Speaker 3: they do, no team will have a winning record in 396 00:24:26,720 --> 00:24:31,560 Speaker 3: that division. How is winning that division more impressive than 397 00:24:31,560 --> 00:24:34,840 Speaker 3: the Niners being a twelve and four football team, at worse, 398 00:24:35,680 --> 00:24:38,800 Speaker 3: a twelve and five football team. How is that more impressive? 399 00:24:39,119 --> 00:24:42,399 Speaker 3: It isn't, So they shouldn't be rewarded as if it is. 400 00:24:43,720 --> 00:24:46,320 Speaker 3: They should break these teams, seed these teams based on 401 00:24:46,440 --> 00:24:49,720 Speaker 3: record all day and for anyway, I was thinking about 402 00:24:49,760 --> 00:24:52,159 Speaker 3: this too, thinking about this today, because you'll hear this 403 00:24:52,280 --> 00:24:55,439 Speaker 3: quite a bit it's like, okay, we just let's how 404 00:24:55,440 --> 00:24:58,520 Speaker 3: about this. I hate this idea, but let's keep it 405 00:24:58,520 --> 00:25:01,680 Speaker 3: the way it is, which is dumb and makes no sense, 406 00:25:01,760 --> 00:25:04,919 Speaker 3: which I've outlined in great detail, probably more detailed than 407 00:25:04,960 --> 00:25:08,439 Speaker 3: I initially set out thinking I would do. But you know, 408 00:25:08,560 --> 00:25:10,439 Speaker 3: you know me, I'm a ball junkie and I just 409 00:25:10,480 --> 00:25:12,840 Speaker 3: get off and running, and you know, I get passionate 410 00:25:12,880 --> 00:25:16,880 Speaker 3: about this stuff anyway, So a lot of people say, 411 00:25:16,960 --> 00:25:19,520 Speaker 3: let's just keep it out. It is the four division 412 00:25:19,560 --> 00:25:21,880 Speaker 3: winners one, two, three, four boo boom boom, boo boom. 413 00:25:22,400 --> 00:25:23,880 Speaker 3: That might have been one too many booms. I don't 414 00:25:23,920 --> 00:25:25,359 Speaker 3: know if it was four or five booms. It was 415 00:25:25,400 --> 00:25:28,159 Speaker 3: one too many boom. I apologize, but boom boom, boom boom. 416 00:25:28,160 --> 00:25:30,640 Speaker 3: There you go. Then you get the three wild card 417 00:25:30,680 --> 00:25:34,679 Speaker 3: teams boom boom boom, and then we keep it just 418 00:25:34,680 --> 00:25:38,200 Speaker 3: the way it is, and then after the first round, 419 00:25:38,320 --> 00:25:42,080 Speaker 3: let's recede. You hear that a lot, let's reseed these 420 00:25:42,160 --> 00:25:45,560 Speaker 3: teams based on record. And I was playing this game, 421 00:25:45,800 --> 00:25:47,960 Speaker 3: so like, play this game out here real quick, just 422 00:25:48,000 --> 00:25:51,280 Speaker 3: based on the playoff picture right now. Okay, so the 423 00:25:51,280 --> 00:25:54,200 Speaker 3: playoff picture right now, what you would have is your 424 00:25:54,280 --> 00:26:00,239 Speaker 3: two to seven matchup would be the Bears hosting the Packers. Okay, now, 425 00:26:00,320 --> 00:26:03,200 Speaker 3: humor me on this one. Let's say the Bears win 426 00:26:03,280 --> 00:26:07,880 Speaker 3: that game. They just beat the Packers in at Soldier 427 00:26:07,920 --> 00:26:12,399 Speaker 3: Field a week ago, right, let's say they do it again. 428 00:26:13,000 --> 00:26:15,239 Speaker 3: Packers have lost three in a row. Jordan Love has 429 00:26:15,280 --> 00:26:17,720 Speaker 3: been banged up, like, it wouldn't be crazy if if 430 00:26:17,720 --> 00:26:20,840 Speaker 3: the Packers went to Soldier Field and lost again. So 431 00:26:20,920 --> 00:26:23,320 Speaker 3: let's say the Bears win that game. Then we also 432 00:26:23,440 --> 00:26:25,919 Speaker 3: get the four to five matchup that would be right now, 433 00:26:26,480 --> 00:26:31,840 Speaker 3: Carolina against San Francisco's let's be radical here and say 434 00:26:31,960 --> 00:26:35,199 Speaker 3: San Francisco wins that game on the road, okay, And 435 00:26:35,240 --> 00:26:36,720 Speaker 3: then the last one that we would have in the 436 00:26:36,720 --> 00:26:40,240 Speaker 3: first round, we would have the Rams at the Eagles. 437 00:26:40,920 --> 00:26:45,040 Speaker 3: Let's say the Rams win that game. Rams went into 438 00:26:45,400 --> 00:26:49,560 Speaker 3: you know, Philly before, and if not for a couple 439 00:26:49,600 --> 00:26:52,000 Speaker 3: of missed field goals, one was blocked at the end 440 00:26:52,000 --> 00:26:54,679 Speaker 3: in return for a touchdown, they win that game. Like 441 00:26:54,720 --> 00:26:58,719 Speaker 3: the Rams should have won that game. Wouldn't be crazy 442 00:26:58,760 --> 00:27:01,480 Speaker 3: at all if they went in there and beat the Eagles. 443 00:27:01,520 --> 00:27:03,840 Speaker 3: So let's just say that's what we have, all right. 444 00:27:04,640 --> 00:27:08,880 Speaker 3: If you were then to reseed teams based on record 445 00:27:09,600 --> 00:27:12,680 Speaker 3: after the first round. This is what you would get 446 00:27:12,920 --> 00:27:15,919 Speaker 3: based on what I just said. Bears beat Packers, the 447 00:27:16,000 --> 00:27:20,719 Speaker 3: Rams beat the Eagles, and the Panthers they lose to 448 00:27:20,760 --> 00:27:26,680 Speaker 3: the Niners. Right, so your three winners are what Bears, Rams, Niners. 449 00:27:26,920 --> 00:27:29,040 Speaker 3: If you reseed those teams, what you would have is 450 00:27:29,680 --> 00:27:33,320 Speaker 3: Seattle would be the one seed, San Francisco would be 451 00:27:33,359 --> 00:27:36,960 Speaker 3: the two seed, then it would be Chicago, and the 452 00:27:37,040 --> 00:27:39,640 Speaker 3: Rams Rams would be the four seed. You know what's 453 00:27:39,640 --> 00:27:43,240 Speaker 3: funny about this? Two would play three, right, So you 454 00:27:43,280 --> 00:27:47,479 Speaker 3: would have a wild card team in the forty nine 455 00:27:47,600 --> 00:27:54,240 Speaker 3: Ers hosting a division winner in the Bears. So if 456 00:27:54,280 --> 00:27:56,800 Speaker 3: you're okay with the idea, if you're one of these like, hey, 457 00:27:56,880 --> 00:28:00,320 Speaker 3: let's receed after the first round, if you're up for that, 458 00:28:01,440 --> 00:28:05,800 Speaker 3: then you do realize, right that a wild card team 459 00:28:06,040 --> 00:28:10,439 Speaker 3: could very well host a division winner in the second round. 460 00:28:10,800 --> 00:28:13,040 Speaker 3: So if you're cool with that in the second round, 461 00:28:13,680 --> 00:28:16,680 Speaker 3: why are you not cool with that in the first round? 462 00:28:17,280 --> 00:28:21,760 Speaker 3: That makes no sense. None, I hear that all the time. No, 463 00:28:21,880 --> 00:28:24,160 Speaker 3: I think I think you should get a home playoff 464 00:28:24,200 --> 00:28:27,800 Speaker 3: game if you win your division. But they should definitely 465 00:28:27,880 --> 00:28:31,320 Speaker 3: recede after that going forward, it's like, you do realize 466 00:28:31,359 --> 00:28:34,719 Speaker 3: that you could have a wildcard team hosting a division 467 00:28:34,760 --> 00:28:37,439 Speaker 3: winner in the second round, right like when the stakes 468 00:28:37,480 --> 00:28:40,360 Speaker 3: are growing and it's getting more serious and we're inching 469 00:28:40,440 --> 00:28:44,640 Speaker 3: closer to Championship Sunday and then Super Bowl Sunday. It 470 00:28:44,760 --> 00:28:47,960 Speaker 3: just blows my mind. Man, it makes no sense. And 471 00:28:48,040 --> 00:28:51,640 Speaker 3: yet you'll have team after team after team in the 472 00:28:51,760 --> 00:28:55,960 Speaker 3: NFL ownership they're just they're dead set against changing the 473 00:28:56,280 --> 00:28:59,960 Speaker 3: playoff format. They don't want to see these teams base 474 00:29:00,240 --> 00:29:02,880 Speaker 3: on record, and they're like, hey, if you win your division, 475 00:29:02,880 --> 00:29:05,240 Speaker 3: you should get a home game. I think it's like this, really, 476 00:29:05,440 --> 00:29:10,360 Speaker 3: if we cut down to it, more franchises benefit from 477 00:29:10,400 --> 00:29:14,760 Speaker 3: the way it is right now. Like Carolina would benefit 478 00:29:15,120 --> 00:29:16,800 Speaker 3: from the way it is right now. The winner of 479 00:29:16,840 --> 00:29:19,680 Speaker 3: the AFC North, the Steelers or the Ravens, they would 480 00:29:19,680 --> 00:29:22,240 Speaker 3: benefit from the way it is right now. And yet 481 00:29:22,280 --> 00:29:24,840 Speaker 3: you might have one team or a couple of teams 482 00:29:24,880 --> 00:29:27,200 Speaker 3: that get screwed right now. It would be the forty 483 00:29:27,280 --> 00:29:29,560 Speaker 3: nine Ers, they're a wildcard team right now. It'd be 484 00:29:29,560 --> 00:29:31,520 Speaker 3: the Rams, they're a wildcard team right now. All these 485 00:29:31,520 --> 00:29:34,840 Speaker 3: teams in the AFC, Texans, Chargers, bills. They have better 486 00:29:34,880 --> 00:29:39,000 Speaker 3: records than the Steelers. I really don't know why they 487 00:29:39,040 --> 00:29:43,480 Speaker 3: aren't thinking the way I'm thinking, Like, I just I 488 00:29:43,480 --> 00:29:46,280 Speaker 3: don't know, man, Like they don't think, hey, man, why 489 00:29:46,320 --> 00:29:48,840 Speaker 3: are we on the road exactly? This socks that shouldn't 490 00:29:48,840 --> 00:29:51,400 Speaker 3: be like this. I would think there'd be more of 491 00:29:51,400 --> 00:29:54,480 Speaker 3: a groundswell to change this format, but there just isn't. 492 00:29:55,040 --> 00:29:58,480 Speaker 3: There isn't when they bring it up, like hey, should 493 00:29:58,520 --> 00:30:00,680 Speaker 3: we even vote on this? I don't even think it 494 00:30:00,680 --> 00:30:03,560 Speaker 3: gets voted on. I don't. I don't think it even 495 00:30:03,600 --> 00:30:07,360 Speaker 3: gets to that stage where they're like, yeah, yeah, I 496 00:30:07,360 --> 00:30:09,880 Speaker 3: think it was what the Lions brought it up last year. 497 00:30:10,880 --> 00:30:13,920 Speaker 3: So the Lions, if they didn't win their Week eighteen game, 498 00:30:14,040 --> 00:30:16,920 Speaker 3: they would have fallen from the number one seed to 499 00:30:16,960 --> 00:30:20,040 Speaker 3: the number five seed, and they brought this up, like, yo, 500 00:30:20,160 --> 00:30:23,400 Speaker 3: we might want to change this. It's a kind of 501 00:30:23,480 --> 00:30:27,120 Speaker 3: dumb slash. We almost got screwed by this stupid setup, 502 00:30:27,800 --> 00:30:29,680 Speaker 3: and it got shot down right away. I don't think 503 00:30:29,720 --> 00:30:31,640 Speaker 3: they even voted on it. I don't think it even 504 00:30:31,680 --> 00:30:36,240 Speaker 3: got to that stage. So there is not any momentum 505 00:30:36,840 --> 00:30:40,040 Speaker 3: for changing this rule, and I think it should be 506 00:30:40,120 --> 00:30:45,920 Speaker 3: changed immediately. It makes absolutely no sense. I don't care 507 00:30:46,040 --> 00:30:49,720 Speaker 3: that you won your sucky division. I don't care. You 508 00:30:49,760 --> 00:30:54,600 Speaker 3: know what's funny too, they they rank these teams or 509 00:30:54,640 --> 00:30:58,360 Speaker 3: seed these teams based on record among the division winners 510 00:30:58,960 --> 00:31:03,040 Speaker 3: and among the wild card teams. It's like, why don't 511 00:31:03,080 --> 00:31:04,640 Speaker 3: we do that altogether? 512 00:31:05,440 --> 00:31:05,720 Speaker 2: Why? 513 00:31:06,160 --> 00:31:06,480 Speaker 3: Why not? 514 00:31:06,680 --> 00:31:06,760 Speaker 2: Like? 515 00:31:07,360 --> 00:31:12,200 Speaker 3: In what world is Carolina's season this year more impressive 516 00:31:12,240 --> 00:31:14,560 Speaker 3: than the Niners or the Rams? It's not. It's not 517 00:31:14,600 --> 00:31:16,560 Speaker 3: even close. Even with the Rams losing on Monday Night 518 00:31:16,600 --> 00:31:19,520 Speaker 3: to the Falcons, not even close to more impressed. They're 519 00:31:19,520 --> 00:31:22,080 Speaker 3: a five hundred team, they're eight and eight. It's not 520 00:31:22,080 --> 00:31:24,880 Speaker 3: more impressive. Like which division is more impressive? 521 00:31:25,880 --> 00:31:26,080 Speaker 2: Is it? 522 00:31:26,120 --> 00:31:29,960 Speaker 3: The NFC South with no teams with a winning record 523 00:31:29,960 --> 00:31:31,920 Speaker 3: they have no teams with the winning record right now, 524 00:31:32,360 --> 00:31:36,360 Speaker 3: or the NFC West, where you've got three teams with 525 00:31:36,520 --> 00:31:41,080 Speaker 3: at least eleven wins. The NFC West is light years 526 00:31:41,080 --> 00:31:43,800 Speaker 3: better than the NFC South. So why are we acting 527 00:31:43,840 --> 00:31:46,640 Speaker 3: like winning the NFC South is better than being a 528 00:31:46,680 --> 00:31:50,320 Speaker 3: wild card team in the NFC West. It's just dumb. 529 00:31:50,760 --> 00:31:53,640 Speaker 3: It makes absolutely no sense. I wish they would change 530 00:31:53,680 --> 00:31:56,800 Speaker 3: it right away, and for now you have a little 531 00:31:56,800 --> 00:31:58,600 Speaker 3: bit of ammo. I just figured this out maybe a 532 00:31:58,600 --> 00:32:01,320 Speaker 3: little bit late to the party. But for anyone who's like, 533 00:32:01,880 --> 00:32:04,720 Speaker 3: I think the division winners should have home games, but 534 00:32:04,800 --> 00:32:08,400 Speaker 3: I'm in favor of receding after the first round, it's like, 535 00:32:08,480 --> 00:32:12,720 Speaker 3: you do realize that wildcard teams could then host division winners, right, 536 00:32:12,760 --> 00:32:16,320 Speaker 3: they could be hosting the game, Like the wildcard team 537 00:32:16,360 --> 00:32:19,280 Speaker 3: would get the home game. Something that for some reason 538 00:32:19,360 --> 00:32:22,480 Speaker 3: you're against in the first round. Like that argument makes 539 00:32:22,600 --> 00:32:26,440 Speaker 3: absolutely no sense. It's a complete contradiction. For anyone who's like, 540 00:32:26,840 --> 00:32:29,400 Speaker 3: I don't think that a wildcard team should host games 541 00:32:29,400 --> 00:32:32,240 Speaker 3: in the first round, but we should recede going forward, 542 00:32:32,840 --> 00:32:36,200 Speaker 3: it's a complete contradiction. It's like they don't even realize 543 00:32:36,240 --> 00:32:39,320 Speaker 3: what they're saying. So no, they should just base these teams. 544 00:32:39,320 --> 00:32:42,520 Speaker 3: They should see these teams based on record, whether you 545 00:32:42,560 --> 00:32:46,760 Speaker 3: win your division or your wildcard team, all in order, 546 00:32:47,080 --> 00:32:51,160 Speaker 3: based on record. But your comments are more than welcome. 547 00:32:51,680 --> 00:32:54,440 Speaker 3: I know a lot of people, for whatever reason, they 548 00:32:54,560 --> 00:32:59,840 Speaker 3: rage against logic. I put it this way, Sometimes people 549 00:32:59,920 --> 00:33:05,840 Speaker 3: just get used to stuff. Okay, there is no way 550 00:33:05,920 --> 00:33:09,880 Speaker 3: if the setup all along is what I'm saying it 551 00:33:09,920 --> 00:33:14,280 Speaker 3: should be, we've got our seven teams or back in 552 00:33:14,320 --> 00:33:16,880 Speaker 3: the day when we had six teams from each conference 553 00:33:16,920 --> 00:33:19,680 Speaker 3: make the playoffs, if they just seated all these teams 554 00:33:19,880 --> 00:33:26,080 Speaker 3: based on record, nobody would suggest changing it to the 555 00:33:26,120 --> 00:33:29,080 Speaker 3: system we currently have, all right, Like, we're seeding these 556 00:33:29,120 --> 00:33:32,200 Speaker 3: teams one through seven based on record, whether you won 557 00:33:32,280 --> 00:33:35,000 Speaker 3: your division or you're a wildcard team. We're basing it 558 00:33:35,040 --> 00:33:38,560 Speaker 3: on record, okay, and we'll have tie breakers if we 559 00:33:38,560 --> 00:33:40,959 Speaker 3: need to, just like we do as now. Right, Well, 560 00:33:40,960 --> 00:33:44,480 Speaker 3: you don't change anything like that. We're one through seven 561 00:33:44,520 --> 00:33:47,680 Speaker 3: based on record and tiebreakers. No one would be like, hey, 562 00:33:47,680 --> 00:33:51,000 Speaker 3: I got an idea. How about we do this so 563 00:33:51,520 --> 00:33:53,680 Speaker 3: you get a playoff berth if you win your division 564 00:33:53,720 --> 00:33:56,959 Speaker 3: and you automatically get a home game. Yeah. I know 565 00:33:57,160 --> 00:34:00,360 Speaker 3: you might be like eight to nine and you might 566 00:34:00,400 --> 00:34:03,440 Speaker 3: host a team that's like four or five wins better 567 00:34:03,520 --> 00:34:06,600 Speaker 3: than you, but we think you should get something more 568 00:34:06,640 --> 00:34:09,160 Speaker 3: for winning your division. Right, Everybody would look at that 569 00:34:09,200 --> 00:34:11,600 Speaker 3: guy like he had three heads, like who invited this 570 00:34:11,640 --> 00:34:14,000 Speaker 3: freaking guy to the meeting? Get the hell out of here, 571 00:34:14,120 --> 00:34:17,080 Speaker 3: Like that makes no sense at all. I think we 572 00:34:17,200 --> 00:34:19,080 Speaker 3: just get used to stuff, and a lot of people 573 00:34:19,160 --> 00:34:22,200 Speaker 3: are used to this format. 574 00:34:22,400 --> 00:34:24,720 Speaker 2: Be sure to catch live editions of the ben Meler 575 00:34:24,800 --> 00:34:27,920 Speaker 2: Show weekdays at two am Eastern eleven pm Pacific. 576 00:34:28,000 --> 00:34:31,799 Speaker 3: Who are the top five quarterbacks that would benefit the 577 00:34:31,920 --> 00:34:35,759 Speaker 3: most from winning a Super Bowl? And now let me 578 00:34:35,840 --> 00:34:38,640 Speaker 3: just say this, because I'm gonna throw out my list 579 00:34:38,719 --> 00:34:40,640 Speaker 3: and it's going to turn into, well, what about this guy? 580 00:34:40,680 --> 00:34:47,000 Speaker 3: What about that guy? It's everybody, every quarterback that's going 581 00:34:47,040 --> 00:34:50,000 Speaker 3: to be in the playoffs. Each one of them could 582 00:34:50,080 --> 00:34:54,680 Speaker 3: benefit greatly, would benefit greatly from winning a super Bowl, 583 00:34:54,800 --> 00:34:57,759 Speaker 3: every single one. So you're gonna hear my top five 584 00:34:57,920 --> 00:35:00,440 Speaker 3: and just make sure you understand that. I am fully 585 00:35:00,440 --> 00:35:04,120 Speaker 3: aware that anyone winning a super Bowl it would be 586 00:35:04,160 --> 00:35:07,440 Speaker 3: a big deal for them. Now I'm trying to find 587 00:35:07,640 --> 00:35:11,040 Speaker 3: the top five, like the biggest of big deals, right, 588 00:35:11,600 --> 00:35:16,360 Speaker 3: who does it mean the most four? Because Aaron Rodgers, 589 00:35:16,400 --> 00:35:18,120 Speaker 3: it would meet a ton, it'd be a second Super 590 00:35:18,160 --> 00:35:21,880 Speaker 3: Bowl ring, it'd be another ring with another franchise to 591 00:35:22,000 --> 00:35:24,960 Speaker 3: be huge for Rogers. But he doesn't crack my top five. 592 00:35:25,320 --> 00:35:27,960 Speaker 3: He's already got a ring. He's already an all time 593 00:35:28,640 --> 00:35:32,040 Speaker 3: you know talent. He's on the short list of all 594 00:35:32,040 --> 00:35:35,759 Speaker 3: time great quarterbacks in NFL history already with the one ring. 595 00:35:36,719 --> 00:35:40,160 Speaker 3: Matthew Stafford winning another ring that'd be a huge deal 596 00:35:40,200 --> 00:35:42,600 Speaker 3: for him, So you could go with these guys. He 597 00:35:42,600 --> 00:35:44,560 Speaker 3: didn't crack my list though He's already got a ring, 598 00:35:45,239 --> 00:35:48,560 Speaker 3: and we already think very very highly of Matthew Stafford. 599 00:35:49,080 --> 00:35:52,839 Speaker 3: So my list is it's all quarterbacks who haven't won 600 00:35:52,920 --> 00:35:56,520 Speaker 3: a ring yet who would benefit the most from winning 601 00:35:56,520 --> 00:35:59,400 Speaker 3: one this season. So I look at this and the 602 00:35:59,440 --> 00:36:01,840 Speaker 3: first thing I I will say is Lamar Jackson is 603 00:36:01,880 --> 00:36:04,759 Speaker 3: not on my list, and not because I don't think 604 00:36:04,800 --> 00:36:08,160 Speaker 3: he would benefit a great deal. He would benefit a ton. 605 00:36:09,040 --> 00:36:12,839 Speaker 3: Like what we say about Lamar is he's been great 606 00:36:12,920 --> 00:36:16,080 Speaker 3: in the regular season, outstanding, what a talent, two time 607 00:36:16,200 --> 00:36:19,799 Speaker 3: MVP arguably should have been a three time MVP. But 608 00:36:19,920 --> 00:36:22,760 Speaker 3: man in the playoffs, he wets himself time and time 609 00:36:22,880 --> 00:36:25,440 Speaker 3: and time again. He does not have a good record 610 00:36:25,440 --> 00:36:28,000 Speaker 3: in the playoffs, he does not have good individual numbers 611 00:36:28,040 --> 00:36:31,279 Speaker 3: in the playoffs, and he leaves a lot to be 612 00:36:31,320 --> 00:36:33,960 Speaker 3: desired when he's in the playoffs. If he won a 613 00:36:34,000 --> 00:36:38,640 Speaker 3: Super Bowl ring, that would change a ton of the narratives. 614 00:36:38,680 --> 00:36:41,920 Speaker 3: It would mean a ton to Lamar to win a 615 00:36:41,960 --> 00:36:45,680 Speaker 3: super Bowl. But the reason I don't have him on 616 00:36:45,760 --> 00:36:50,040 Speaker 3: my top five the Ravens. They might not even make 617 00:36:50,080 --> 00:36:54,279 Speaker 3: the playoffs, and if they do, they're going nowhere right 618 00:36:54,360 --> 00:36:57,440 Speaker 3: like we know this, okay, So I just can't get 619 00:36:57,480 --> 00:37:02,200 Speaker 3: beyond the logical part of this where it's like the 620 00:37:02,280 --> 00:37:06,759 Speaker 3: Ravens dude, that they're not going anywhere. They've had a 621 00:37:07,480 --> 00:37:12,200 Speaker 3: lackluster defense, They've had significant injuries. Lamar isn't close to 622 00:37:12,280 --> 00:37:15,440 Speaker 3: himself right now. He's dealt with the injuries he's had 623 00:37:15,480 --> 00:37:18,920 Speaker 3: the hammy and the knee and the calf and the ankle, 624 00:37:19,040 --> 00:37:22,560 Speaker 3: and he went three games in a row without accounting 625 00:37:22,600 --> 00:37:26,120 Speaker 3: for any touchdowns. Like, he's not close to the same 626 00:37:26,160 --> 00:37:28,680 Speaker 3: guy right now. They have no chance to win a 627 00:37:28,719 --> 00:37:32,320 Speaker 3: super Bowl. So I just can't wrap my mind around 628 00:37:33,280 --> 00:37:36,000 Speaker 3: what a Super Bowl would mean for Lamar when they 629 00:37:36,080 --> 00:37:38,320 Speaker 3: just have no chance to win a super Bowl this season. 630 00:37:38,360 --> 00:37:41,000 Speaker 3: So it's more so that than anything. So the five 631 00:37:41,080 --> 00:37:43,640 Speaker 3: quarterbacks that I have on my list that could benefit 632 00:37:43,680 --> 00:37:47,040 Speaker 3: the most from winning a super Bowl, Number five I 633 00:37:47,080 --> 00:37:50,319 Speaker 3: would go with Justin Herbert. Justin Herbert has been a 634 00:37:50,440 --> 00:37:54,839 Speaker 3: really good NFL quarterback. He has no playoff wins, and 635 00:37:54,880 --> 00:37:58,560 Speaker 3: there are a lot of people that say that and 636 00:37:59,040 --> 00:38:01,440 Speaker 3: throw it in his face. Where the playoff wins? Where 637 00:38:01,480 --> 00:38:04,200 Speaker 3: are they? I would look at the first playoff game 638 00:38:04,239 --> 00:38:08,759 Speaker 3: against Trevor Lawrence and Jacksonville. Justin Herbert played really well. 639 00:38:08,760 --> 00:38:12,080 Speaker 3: They had a huge lead, and the lead went bye 640 00:38:12,080 --> 00:38:15,960 Speaker 3: bye and they lost in very embarrassing fashion to Jacksonville. 641 00:38:16,239 --> 00:38:19,160 Speaker 3: That's more on the Chargers defense than anything. I don't 642 00:38:19,200 --> 00:38:22,000 Speaker 3: know why Herbert took such a tongue lashing for the like, 643 00:38:22,560 --> 00:38:26,000 Speaker 3: not from his coach or any it was like from fans, 644 00:38:26,080 --> 00:38:30,320 Speaker 3: from listeners, from people out there, just like, oh, Justin Herbert, 645 00:38:30,360 --> 00:38:32,640 Speaker 3: It's like, play some freaking defense man. That's not a 646 00:38:32,800 --> 00:38:35,640 Speaker 3: Justin Herbert thing. That's a lack of defense. That's a 647 00:38:35,719 --> 00:38:40,560 Speaker 3: lack of closing the deal. But he took a big hit, 648 00:38:41,239 --> 00:38:45,600 Speaker 3: fair or not. He took a lot of criticism for 649 00:38:45,680 --> 00:38:48,480 Speaker 3: not getting that win, and then last year fully should 650 00:38:48,480 --> 00:38:52,479 Speaker 3: be criticized through four interceptions against Houston. So I don't 651 00:38:52,480 --> 00:38:55,000 Speaker 3: give him the benefit of the doubt obviously for that performance. 652 00:38:55,600 --> 00:38:57,960 Speaker 3: But if he were able to win a Super Bowl 653 00:38:58,480 --> 00:39:01,240 Speaker 3: this season, think about that. He's got a broken hand, 654 00:39:01,640 --> 00:39:05,600 Speaker 3: had surgery on it, not missing any time, not only 655 00:39:05,640 --> 00:39:09,480 Speaker 3: gets his first playoff win, but he stacks win on 656 00:39:09,520 --> 00:39:11,680 Speaker 3: top of win on top of win. He has a 657 00:39:11,719 --> 00:39:13,799 Speaker 3: magic carpet right, he wins it all, that would mean 658 00:39:13,840 --> 00:39:16,759 Speaker 3: a ton for him. It would silence a lot of 659 00:39:16,760 --> 00:39:19,520 Speaker 3: the critics that are saying, where's the playoff success? Where 660 00:39:19,560 --> 00:39:22,000 Speaker 3: where is it? Another guy a little higher on my 661 00:39:22,080 --> 00:39:26,720 Speaker 3: list would be Trevor Lawrence. Trevor Lawrence, nobody says anything 662 00:39:27,080 --> 00:39:29,759 Speaker 3: positive about the guy in the regular season. You know, 663 00:39:29,800 --> 00:39:32,560 Speaker 3: at least people say things positively about Herbert in the 664 00:39:32,560 --> 00:39:36,160 Speaker 3: regular season, they'll say that about Trevor Lawrence. Trevor Lawrence 665 00:39:36,239 --> 00:39:38,880 Speaker 3: is just like this freaking guy. We thought he was 666 00:39:38,920 --> 00:39:41,040 Speaker 3: going to be the truth in the NFL. He had 667 00:39:41,080 --> 00:39:44,760 Speaker 3: some really good college success, look to have all the tools, 668 00:39:44,800 --> 00:39:47,600 Speaker 3: and he just hasn't put it together. And if he's 669 00:39:47,640 --> 00:39:50,240 Speaker 3: able to win a ring, that would mean a ton 670 00:39:50,800 --> 00:39:53,960 Speaker 3: for him, especially in Jacksonville. Though I would have him 671 00:39:54,000 --> 00:39:57,360 Speaker 3: number four on my list, number three, I'd go Donald. 672 00:39:58,080 --> 00:40:02,640 Speaker 3: Donald would obviously great benefit from winning a ring. He's 673 00:40:02,719 --> 00:40:07,280 Speaker 3: zero to one in the playoffs and he's mostly looked 674 00:40:07,280 --> 00:40:10,840 Speaker 3: at as just it's like a collective eye roll, you 675 00:40:10,880 --> 00:40:13,680 Speaker 3: know when you think about Donald and hey, who's gonna 676 00:40:13,680 --> 00:40:18,560 Speaker 3: e merge from the NFC, and it's like Donald Man, 677 00:40:18,600 --> 00:40:22,480 Speaker 3: like the one playoff game he's had he lost to 678 00:40:22,520 --> 00:40:28,920 Speaker 3: the Rams and he got sacked nine times. I didn't 679 00:40:28,960 --> 00:40:30,600 Speaker 3: have a bet on the game. I didn't have a 680 00:40:30,600 --> 00:40:32,960 Speaker 3: dog in the fight at nothing. And I'm watching the 681 00:40:33,040 --> 00:40:37,479 Speaker 3: game and I'm just yelling like throw the ball, man, 682 00:40:37,680 --> 00:40:40,960 Speaker 3: Like what are you doing? Throw it? Throw it away, 683 00:40:41,360 --> 00:40:43,839 Speaker 3: don't get sacked for a loss of ten yards. Just 684 00:40:44,080 --> 00:40:47,680 Speaker 3: throw it, throw it at the feet of a covered 685 00:40:47,719 --> 00:40:50,920 Speaker 3: guy and just save the yardage, man, Like, what are 686 00:40:50,960 --> 00:40:55,239 Speaker 3: you doing? So everything we've said about Donald, everything we've 687 00:40:55,280 --> 00:40:59,719 Speaker 3: thought about Donald, would be completely flipped if he's able 688 00:40:59,719 --> 00:41:02,040 Speaker 3: to win it all. And listen, Seattle's got a shot. 689 00:41:02,080 --> 00:41:05,160 Speaker 3: They've got a real defense, They've got a real number 690 00:41:05,160 --> 00:41:08,640 Speaker 3: one wide receiver in Jackson Smith and Jigba. If Sam 691 00:41:08,719 --> 00:41:11,799 Speaker 3: Donald is all of a sudden playing sound football, not 692 00:41:11,920 --> 00:41:16,200 Speaker 3: turning it over, yeah, like productive, they absolutely have a 693 00:41:16,239 --> 00:41:18,920 Speaker 3: shot to win it all. And if he's able to 694 00:41:19,000 --> 00:41:22,239 Speaker 3: do that, we're clowning, you know, the Jets version of 695 00:41:22,239 --> 00:41:24,799 Speaker 3: Sam Donald. I'm seeing ghosts. I'm seeing ghosts. That's what 696 00:41:24,840 --> 00:41:28,600 Speaker 3: he's known for. He's known for seeing ghosts and choking 697 00:41:28,640 --> 00:41:32,759 Speaker 3: in big moments. That's his brand. His brand recognition is 698 00:41:32,960 --> 00:41:37,319 Speaker 3: choking and coming up small on the big stage, and 699 00:41:37,400 --> 00:41:42,000 Speaker 3: if he completely flips that that would be massive for him. Uh, 700 00:41:42,239 --> 00:41:46,520 Speaker 3: number two on my list what a super Bowl would 701 00:41:46,600 --> 00:41:51,000 Speaker 3: mean a great deal for brock Purty. I put brock 702 00:41:51,040 --> 00:41:55,160 Speaker 3: Purty number two because, listen, brock Purty is a good quarterback, 703 00:41:55,920 --> 00:41:59,680 Speaker 3: and he's known as mister irrelevant, last pick of the draft, 704 00:42:00,440 --> 00:42:05,120 Speaker 3: and like people like me, I've been critical of brock 705 00:42:05,200 --> 00:42:10,000 Speaker 3: Purty throughout the years because I just I don't understand 706 00:42:10,080 --> 00:42:14,920 Speaker 3: the level of people just rushing to his defense. Like 707 00:42:15,520 --> 00:42:18,560 Speaker 3: people act like you're saying something far worse about brock 708 00:42:18,600 --> 00:42:21,759 Speaker 3: Purity than you actually are. Right. I've never said brock 709 00:42:21,800 --> 00:42:24,320 Speaker 3: Purty sucks, he's no good, this guy's a hack. I 710 00:42:24,320 --> 00:42:26,440 Speaker 3: don't even know why he's in the NFL. He shouldn't 711 00:42:26,440 --> 00:42:29,400 Speaker 3: get paid a penny. I've never said any of those things, 712 00:42:29,760 --> 00:42:32,560 Speaker 3: none of them. I'm just like, he's good. He's just 713 00:42:32,600 --> 00:42:35,440 Speaker 3: not great. He's good, he's just not worth the contract 714 00:42:35,440 --> 00:42:37,799 Speaker 3: that they gave him. He's good, he's just not a 715 00:42:37,880 --> 00:42:41,040 Speaker 3: difference maker, meaning when they have to skimp on the roster, 716 00:42:41,160 --> 00:42:43,799 Speaker 3: he can just take them to the Promised Land. He's 717 00:42:43,840 --> 00:42:46,840 Speaker 3: not on that level. That's what I've said about brock Purty. 718 00:42:46,840 --> 00:42:49,600 Speaker 3: The whole time. But there are a lot of people 719 00:42:49,800 --> 00:42:53,200 Speaker 3: like me. It's like two sides is like braveheart over here. 720 00:42:53,200 --> 00:42:55,600 Speaker 3: It's the people like me and the people that are 721 00:42:55,640 --> 00:43:00,600 Speaker 3: like just coming at my jugular for saying anything halfway 722 00:43:00,600 --> 00:43:03,839 Speaker 3: critical about brock Purty, Like this guy, he's amazing. This guy, 723 00:43:03,840 --> 00:43:06,239 Speaker 3: what do you mean he's it's like, oh my gosh. 724 00:43:06,560 --> 00:43:09,160 Speaker 3: But for the people like me that have been critical 725 00:43:09,200 --> 00:43:11,920 Speaker 3: of brock Purty, if he won it all this season, 726 00:43:12,000 --> 00:43:14,760 Speaker 3: he won a super Bowl, he would have to play well. 727 00:43:15,239 --> 00:43:18,480 Speaker 3: He's a difference maker. He's making plays on the biggest 728 00:43:18,480 --> 00:43:21,799 Speaker 3: of stages. People like me would have to go, we 729 00:43:22,000 --> 00:43:25,080 Speaker 3: just have to shut up and take the l right, 730 00:43:25,160 --> 00:43:28,120 Speaker 3: That's what would have to happen. So for brock Purty 731 00:43:28,160 --> 00:43:32,360 Speaker 3: to go from last pick of the draft contract extension, 732 00:43:32,560 --> 00:43:35,719 Speaker 3: a lot of people saying he's not worth that contract extension. 733 00:43:36,239 --> 00:43:38,840 Speaker 3: He doesn't have the goods, he's not elite, he's not great, 734 00:43:38,920 --> 00:43:42,279 Speaker 3: he's just good. To win it all, man, he would 735 00:43:42,360 --> 00:43:45,240 Speaker 3: silence a ton of people. That would mean a great 736 00:43:45,320 --> 00:43:47,799 Speaker 3: deal for him to win it all. And number one 737 00:43:47,840 --> 00:43:50,800 Speaker 3: on my list the top five players that would benefit 738 00:43:50,840 --> 00:43:55,200 Speaker 3: the most from winning a Super Bowl this season, Josh Allen. 739 00:43:56,680 --> 00:43:59,600 Speaker 3: That's right. I have the Bills quarterback Josh Allen number one, 740 00:44:00,239 --> 00:44:04,280 Speaker 3: and listen, he has been fantastic, like he was rough 741 00:44:04,280 --> 00:44:08,879 Speaker 3: his first two years inaccurate. I'm blown away how great 742 00:44:08,880 --> 00:44:12,040 Speaker 3: of a quarterback he's turned into. And I'm also blown 743 00:44:12,040 --> 00:44:15,120 Speaker 3: away how he's turned into this great quarterback and then 744 00:44:15,400 --> 00:44:18,960 Speaker 3: messed up a throw against the Eagles. He's got a 745 00:44:18,960 --> 00:44:21,120 Speaker 3: wide open guy for a two point conversion and a 746 00:44:21,160 --> 00:44:23,920 Speaker 3: win that was stunning. He's turned into one of the 747 00:44:23,960 --> 00:44:28,200 Speaker 3: more accurate quarterbacks in the NFL. He's fantastic. But what 748 00:44:28,280 --> 00:44:30,560 Speaker 3: it would mean for Josh Allen to win a Super 749 00:44:30,560 --> 00:44:34,920 Speaker 3: Bowl One? He would obviously he would come into he 750 00:44:35,239 --> 00:44:38,200 Speaker 3: would you go into a different tax bracket. He would 751 00:44:38,239 --> 00:44:42,680 Speaker 3: all of a sudden be among elite quarterbacks, not just now, 752 00:44:42,880 --> 00:44:45,600 Speaker 3: but in the history of the NFL. Now he's starting 753 00:44:45,640 --> 00:44:50,000 Speaker 3: to he's starting to enter territory of Okay, he's stacks 754 00:44:50,560 --> 00:44:54,720 Speaker 3: five ten more years of great success and maybe builds 755 00:44:54,760 --> 00:44:57,240 Speaker 3: upon the one super Bowl ring. Now we're talking about 756 00:44:57,320 --> 00:45:02,560 Speaker 3: all time greatness for Josh Allen. We're also talking about 757 00:45:02,640 --> 00:45:07,600 Speaker 3: him winning a Super Bowl for the Buffalo Bills, who 758 00:45:07,640 --> 00:45:11,680 Speaker 3: have just been known for coming up short, not having 759 00:45:11,719 --> 00:45:16,480 Speaker 3: the clutch gene. Disappointment after disappointment after disappointment. You talk 760 00:45:16,560 --> 00:45:21,680 Speaker 3: about being knighted for eternity in the Buffalo community. It 761 00:45:21,680 --> 00:45:25,359 Speaker 3: would be winning a Super Bowl and Josh Allen doing that. 762 00:45:25,680 --> 00:45:29,080 Speaker 3: Oh my gosh, it would mean massive amounts for the 763 00:45:29,160 --> 00:45:32,880 Speaker 3: guy because he's been great in the regular season at times, 764 00:45:32,880 --> 00:45:35,080 Speaker 3: he has been great in the postseason, but he's come 765 00:45:35,160 --> 00:45:38,600 Speaker 3: up short every time, at least his teams have. And 766 00:45:38,640 --> 00:45:42,480 Speaker 3: if he's able to get them over the hump, and man, 767 00:45:42,560 --> 00:45:45,160 Speaker 3: we go back to the four straight Super Bowl losses, 768 00:45:45,320 --> 00:45:48,200 Speaker 3: all the pain, all the heartache, all of that stuff 769 00:45:48,600 --> 00:45:52,000 Speaker 3: he's able to come through. Oh man, it'd be massive 770 00:45:52,040 --> 00:45:55,120 Speaker 3: for him. Not just now in the NFL. I can 771 00:45:55,160 --> 00:45:57,160 Speaker 3: think about if he wins it all this season and 772 00:45:57,280 --> 00:46:00,760 Speaker 3: his game's next season being promoted. Oh it's a super 773 00:46:00,760 --> 00:46:05,040 Speaker 3: Bowl champion Josh Allen against Super Bowl champion Patrick Mahomes. 774 00:46:05,080 --> 00:46:08,239 Speaker 3: Check it out week sick man. Be huge. It'd be 775 00:46:08,360 --> 00:46:11,719 Speaker 3: huge for the NFL. That's the other thing. Ask yourself 776 00:46:13,920 --> 00:46:17,680 Speaker 3: who would benefit the NFL the most if they were 777 00:46:17,719 --> 00:46:22,080 Speaker 3: to win a championship. I think it's Josh Allen. Absolutely, 778 00:46:22,560 --> 00:46:26,840 Speaker 3: You're able to promote all of these marquee matchups going forward, 779 00:46:27,200 --> 00:46:30,279 Speaker 3: He's already an MVP. He's already one of the best 780 00:46:30,360 --> 00:46:34,120 Speaker 3: quarterbacks in the league. Some people think, based on Mahomes 781 00:46:34,560 --> 00:46:37,560 Speaker 3: taking a step back, that Josh Allen is past Mahomes. 782 00:46:37,600 --> 00:46:40,000 Speaker 3: There are a lot of people who think that if 783 00:46:40,000 --> 00:46:42,560 Speaker 3: he's able to add a Super Bowl to that, man, 784 00:46:42,640 --> 00:46:45,319 Speaker 3: now you're cooking with grease. So I think the NFL 785 00:46:45,360 --> 00:46:48,800 Speaker 3: would benefit the most if Josh Allen won it all.