1 00:00:00,640 --> 00:00:05,320 Speaker 1: And now Move the Sticks. Ten takeaways from week sixteen 2 00:00:05,760 --> 00:00:10,840 Speaker 1: with Daniel Jeremiah, Bucky Brooks, and Rett Lewis. What's up, everybody, 3 00:00:10,880 --> 00:00:13,240 Speaker 1: Welcome to Move the Sticks, DJ, Bucky Rett back with 4 00:00:13,360 --> 00:00:16,000 Speaker 1: you here for the takeaway episode. Fellows, what's going on? 5 00:00:16,920 --> 00:00:19,480 Speaker 1: It's so good man, It's it's such a crazy so 6 00:00:19,680 --> 00:00:23,040 Speaker 1: somber Buck, where's the excitement? No, no, no, no. For one, 7 00:00:23,079 --> 00:00:25,599 Speaker 1: I didn't think I wasn't even anticipating coming to me first, 8 00:00:25,600 --> 00:00:27,520 Speaker 1: But I just think it's just such a crazy time. 9 00:00:27,600 --> 00:00:30,040 Speaker 1: Like I'm seeing these teams just completely fall out of contention, 10 00:00:30,280 --> 00:00:32,279 Speaker 1: having games un control, and so I'm just still kind 11 00:00:32,280 --> 00:00:34,280 Speaker 1: of blown away from what I saw over the course 12 00:00:34,280 --> 00:00:35,880 Speaker 1: of the weekend. Well, I mean, like this is why 13 00:00:35,920 --> 00:00:38,760 Speaker 1: we call it the wild card, right because it is 14 00:00:38,800 --> 00:00:42,479 Speaker 1: going to be wild in week seventeen. We've got five 15 00:00:42,600 --> 00:00:45,400 Speaker 1: wild card spots when you combine both conferences that will 16 00:00:45,400 --> 00:00:47,360 Speaker 1: be up for grabs. All three of the teams that 17 00:00:47,400 --> 00:00:49,279 Speaker 1: are currently in the wild Card of the AFC all 18 00:00:49,280 --> 00:00:51,960 Speaker 1: of the same records as a ton of different variations 19 00:00:52,000 --> 00:00:54,480 Speaker 1: in terms of teams and seatings, and a team we 20 00:00:54,520 --> 00:00:56,520 Speaker 1: thought was probably firmly in and the Colts are now 21 00:00:56,560 --> 00:00:59,160 Speaker 1: on the outside looking in, it's there's gonna be some 22 00:00:59,200 --> 00:01:01,760 Speaker 1: fun here. We team as a result of what we 23 00:01:01,800 --> 00:01:04,840 Speaker 1: saw here on Sunday, it's a crazy weekend. As we're 24 00:01:04,840 --> 00:01:06,640 Speaker 1: just getting ready to start here, we got some more 25 00:01:06,720 --> 00:01:10,040 Speaker 1: interesting news here and that is the Washington football team 26 00:01:10,120 --> 00:01:13,480 Speaker 1: is is cut Dwayne Haskins. They have moved on Taylor Heideki, 27 00:01:13,560 --> 00:01:16,680 Speaker 1: who was the COVID emergency quarterback as of two weeks ago. 28 00:01:17,000 --> 00:01:19,759 Speaker 1: It's probably practiced a handful of time for this team 29 00:01:19,800 --> 00:01:22,280 Speaker 1: is out on the field first and ten. So I'm 30 00:01:22,760 --> 00:01:25,959 Speaker 1: done and look to me, and some people are like, well, 31 00:01:25,959 --> 00:01:27,479 Speaker 1: he hasn't played well when he's been out there. Yeah, 32 00:01:27,480 --> 00:01:28,880 Speaker 1: I know he hasn't played great when he's been out there. 33 00:01:28,920 --> 00:01:31,320 Speaker 1: That they don't release him if it's just based off 34 00:01:31,319 --> 00:01:33,120 Speaker 1: his play on the field. You do not punt on 35 00:01:33,160 --> 00:01:36,399 Speaker 1: a first round pick this fast, a top fifteen pick, 36 00:01:36,880 --> 00:01:40,560 Speaker 1: if you think, okay, you know it's just an ability thing. Now, 37 00:01:40,600 --> 00:01:42,920 Speaker 1: this is because of the lack of maturity and the 38 00:01:42,920 --> 00:01:46,240 Speaker 1: poor decision making off the field. Um, not putting in 39 00:01:46,280 --> 00:01:48,440 Speaker 1: what you need to put in in preparation to get 40 00:01:48,480 --> 00:01:51,280 Speaker 1: ready to play. And I think you know, look, the 41 00:01:51,360 --> 00:01:54,040 Speaker 1: whole Strip Club thing after the loss last week, was 42 00:01:54,160 --> 00:01:56,680 Speaker 1: that was it? And you know he got another chance 43 00:01:56,720 --> 00:01:59,400 Speaker 1: to play this week, did not play great. But Buck, 44 00:01:59,440 --> 00:02:01,320 Speaker 1: I don't know where you are on this, but to me, 45 00:02:01,600 --> 00:02:04,560 Speaker 1: I pushed back strongly for those that say, oh, you 46 00:02:04,560 --> 00:02:06,960 Speaker 1: know if you know, he just wasn't playing well, and 47 00:02:07,080 --> 00:02:08,200 Speaker 1: at the end of the day, they just knew he 48 00:02:08,200 --> 00:02:10,399 Speaker 1: couldn't play. There's no chance you you don't. You don't 49 00:02:10,400 --> 00:02:14,840 Speaker 1: pull the hook that fast on somebody that's picked that high. No, 50 00:02:15,040 --> 00:02:17,760 Speaker 1: I think this had everything to do with, like the 51 00:02:17,800 --> 00:02:19,959 Speaker 1: other stuff, it had to do with the lack of maturity, 52 00:02:20,040 --> 00:02:24,000 Speaker 1: the lack of professionalism that he displayed, um his inability 53 00:02:24,160 --> 00:02:28,000 Speaker 1: to get prepared and understand. I guess maybe the I 54 00:02:28,040 --> 00:02:30,120 Speaker 1: think sometimes young guys come into the league and they 55 00:02:30,120 --> 00:02:33,760 Speaker 1: don't really understand like the enormity of what they're stepping into, 56 00:02:33,800 --> 00:02:37,040 Speaker 1: when you're the quarterback and the franchise quarterback at that 57 00:02:37,360 --> 00:02:39,960 Speaker 1: And I just don't think he handled the responsibility the 58 00:02:39,960 --> 00:02:42,200 Speaker 1: way that you would see it. And going into a 59 00:02:42,240 --> 00:02:44,800 Speaker 1: different situation with a new coaching staff that has no 60 00:02:44,960 --> 00:02:48,600 Speaker 1: ties to him, he did everything that he possibly could 61 00:02:48,600 --> 00:02:50,799 Speaker 1: do to work himself out of the star name job 62 00:02:51,080 --> 00:02:53,399 Speaker 1: and a job in the league. And so look, man, 63 00:02:53,520 --> 00:02:56,080 Speaker 1: I think this is a pivotal point for him to 64 00:02:56,120 --> 00:02:58,280 Speaker 1: make a decision on whether he wants to be in 65 00:02:58,320 --> 00:03:00,359 Speaker 1: the league and a player, if he wants just the 66 00:03:00,440 --> 00:03:04,359 Speaker 1: trappings of the lifestyle. But he blew a tremendous opportunity. 67 00:03:04,400 --> 00:03:07,320 Speaker 1: And it's a lot harder when you're out the league 68 00:03:07,440 --> 00:03:09,480 Speaker 1: to get back in it because it leaves a stitch 69 00:03:09,560 --> 00:03:12,040 Speaker 1: all the things that he did. It leaves a staying 70 00:03:12,240 --> 00:03:13,720 Speaker 1: on who he is, and it'd be tough for his 71 00:03:13,800 --> 00:03:16,799 Speaker 1: next opportunity if he gets another opportunity. It's funny when 72 00:03:16,840 --> 00:03:20,359 Speaker 1: you we had planned in a different takeaway DJ obviously 73 00:03:20,400 --> 00:03:23,360 Speaker 1: on this Panthers Washington game, and like one of the 74 00:03:23,360 --> 00:03:26,960 Speaker 1: notes that I had written wrote down was, uh, Haskins 75 00:03:26,960 --> 00:03:29,560 Speaker 1: with just thirteen career starts to seemingly sealed his fate 76 00:03:29,600 --> 00:03:32,560 Speaker 1: in Washington. It had a question mark and had a 77 00:03:32,680 --> 00:03:35,640 Speaker 1: question mark at the end. Uh, it does not anymore, 78 00:03:35,760 --> 00:03:39,240 Speaker 1: and it is it is over. Um, you know, on 79 00:03:39,280 --> 00:03:43,600 Speaker 1: the field there there wasn't enough to counterbalance what is 80 00:03:43,640 --> 00:03:46,480 Speaker 1: conceivably going on behind the scenes, right what's going on 81 00:03:46,560 --> 00:03:48,640 Speaker 1: off the field, which we don't clearly know the whole 82 00:03:48,640 --> 00:03:50,600 Speaker 1: extent of. But we're starting to get some bits and 83 00:03:50,600 --> 00:03:52,760 Speaker 1: pieces there. I mean, like like he even go all 84 00:03:52,800 --> 00:03:56,040 Speaker 1: the way back to last year when he was starting 85 00:03:56,080 --> 00:03:58,480 Speaker 1: and he kind of had that weird interaction on the 86 00:03:58,560 --> 00:04:01,400 Speaker 1: sideline like with his offensive lineman where he's kind of 87 00:04:01,440 --> 00:04:03,640 Speaker 1: like trying to plead with them, like what what can 88 00:04:03,640 --> 00:04:04,920 Speaker 1: I do? What can I do? And they're all just 89 00:04:05,000 --> 00:04:07,600 Speaker 1: kind of like looking the other way. Remember he was 90 00:04:07,640 --> 00:04:10,080 Speaker 1: like taking a selfie. Remember he was taking a selfie 91 00:04:10,080 --> 00:04:14,320 Speaker 1: with time to and he like didn't have his helmet 92 00:04:14,360 --> 00:04:15,920 Speaker 1: to go in and take the knee at the end 93 00:04:16,040 --> 00:04:19,160 Speaker 1: for the wind right. You know, look there there's a 94 00:04:19,200 --> 00:04:23,160 Speaker 1: maturity thing. I think they that they've documented um. And 95 00:04:23,839 --> 00:04:25,600 Speaker 1: you just I guess you'd like to see that that 96 00:04:25,680 --> 00:04:27,599 Speaker 1: kind of thing not be a problem, especially for a 97 00:04:27,600 --> 00:04:29,760 Speaker 1: guy wearing the sea for the early part of this 98 00:04:29,839 --> 00:04:33,600 Speaker 1: year before they stripped him up the captaincy. So I 99 00:04:33,600 --> 00:04:35,520 Speaker 1: I guess for that part, I get it. And and 100 00:04:35,920 --> 00:04:38,080 Speaker 1: Ron Rivera, you know, has no tie to him, So 101 00:04:38,440 --> 00:04:40,440 Speaker 1: all right, you're right, you know, like let's see you later. 102 00:04:40,720 --> 00:04:42,120 Speaker 1: I think it'd be a little bit different if Ron 103 00:04:42,160 --> 00:04:45,080 Speaker 1: had probably you know, Ron had drafted it. Yeah, Like 104 00:04:45,160 --> 00:04:47,440 Speaker 1: here here's the thing. One why did he ever get 105 00:04:47,480 --> 00:04:50,080 Speaker 1: to see because I've never said that he was there guy, 106 00:04:50,200 --> 00:04:53,360 Speaker 1: Like it's a great question, Like because you're the starting quarterback, 107 00:04:53,480 --> 00:04:57,840 Speaker 1: it's almost like, oh quarterback that he had to jump through. 108 00:04:57,880 --> 00:04:59,960 Speaker 1: They talked about a quarterback competition and all this other 109 00:05:00,080 --> 00:05:03,360 Speaker 1: think those things aren't representative of someone who is your 110 00:05:03,440 --> 00:05:06,320 Speaker 1: captain if you're making him compete for your job, compete 111 00:05:06,360 --> 00:05:09,080 Speaker 1: for his job, like right out the gate, and I 112 00:05:09,160 --> 00:05:12,440 Speaker 1: feel like, look, this this was a situation where I've 113 00:05:12,520 --> 00:05:14,640 Speaker 1: never thought that he was their guy. I just think 114 00:05:14,680 --> 00:05:18,360 Speaker 1: he just made it so easy for them to pull 115 00:05:18,520 --> 00:05:22,040 Speaker 1: ways because I don't think, um, it was ever going 116 00:05:22,120 --> 00:05:25,360 Speaker 1: to be a happy marriage. They were trying to kind 117 00:05:25,400 --> 00:05:28,440 Speaker 1: of make it work, but he wasn't there guy, and 118 00:05:28,480 --> 00:05:30,440 Speaker 1: they moved on. And so now would be interesting to 119 00:05:30,480 --> 00:05:34,400 Speaker 1: see what they do going forward, because I mean, they're 120 00:05:34,440 --> 00:05:36,240 Speaker 1: kind of no man's land when it comes to the 121 00:05:36,320 --> 00:05:39,560 Speaker 1: quarterback situation, Like they're not going to be potentially in 122 00:05:39,600 --> 00:05:41,040 Speaker 1: a spot to be able to get like one of 123 00:05:41,080 --> 00:05:43,919 Speaker 1: those top top guys. So what are they going to 124 00:05:43,960 --> 00:05:45,679 Speaker 1: do with that? We have to look at it because 125 00:05:45,720 --> 00:05:49,599 Speaker 1: I think that there'll be a pretty significant difference between 126 00:05:49,720 --> 00:05:51,719 Speaker 1: in their draft position if they end up making the 127 00:05:51,760 --> 00:05:55,040 Speaker 1: playoffs right as the NFC East eventual champion, and if 128 00:05:55,080 --> 00:05:58,599 Speaker 1: they don't because of their record, he's obviously not so 129 00:05:58,720 --> 00:06:03,760 Speaker 1: great like their nineteenth because they're they'd be I think 130 00:06:04,640 --> 00:06:07,640 Speaker 1: I think you're talking about anywhere from nineteen to maybe 131 00:06:07,640 --> 00:06:11,360 Speaker 1: moving up to Yeah, like yeah, like that's a big deal. 132 00:06:11,520 --> 00:06:13,839 Speaker 1: That's a big deal. Yeah, but what will they be 133 00:06:13,920 --> 00:06:16,560 Speaker 1: arranged to get one of the guys, like depends on 134 00:06:16,600 --> 00:06:18,960 Speaker 1: if you If you think there's four, you know that 135 00:06:19,000 --> 00:06:21,560 Speaker 1: our top ten worthy, right, I mean that's that's eventually 136 00:06:21,600 --> 00:06:24,440 Speaker 1: the discussion that we'll have to have, right, I think 137 00:06:24,480 --> 00:06:26,960 Speaker 1: that's I think that's I think that's very likely we're 138 00:06:26,960 --> 00:06:28,960 Speaker 1: going to see four those guys go. The last thing, 139 00:06:29,040 --> 00:06:30,279 Speaker 1: the last thing I'll say, and this when we can 140 00:06:30,360 --> 00:06:32,919 Speaker 1: move on. We talk a lot about it, and Buck, 141 00:06:32,960 --> 00:06:34,320 Speaker 1: you know, when you've been in that room, when you're 142 00:06:34,320 --> 00:06:37,119 Speaker 1: interviewing these kids at the combine, you're trying to figure 143 00:06:37,160 --> 00:06:40,800 Speaker 1: out do you do you love playing football or do 144 00:06:40,839 --> 00:06:44,120 Speaker 1: you love what comes with being a football player? And 145 00:06:44,839 --> 00:06:47,479 Speaker 1: to me this is this is like example number one. 146 00:06:47,640 --> 00:06:49,839 Speaker 1: You want do you want the everything that comes along 147 00:06:49,839 --> 00:06:52,080 Speaker 1: with being a starting quarterback in the NFL? Or do 148 00:06:52,120 --> 00:06:53,760 Speaker 1: you want to do everything you need to do to 149 00:06:54,000 --> 00:06:57,240 Speaker 1: be to maintain the position as a starting quarterback in 150 00:06:57,279 --> 00:06:59,800 Speaker 1: the NFL. I think Dwayne Haskins is a great cautionary tale. 151 00:06:59,800 --> 00:07:02,560 Speaker 1: They're Yeah. The other thing I'll say is it's tough 152 00:07:02,600 --> 00:07:05,920 Speaker 1: sometimes to play in your hometown with all of the 153 00:07:05,920 --> 00:07:10,080 Speaker 1: the negative influences that your friends and confidence and stuff 154 00:07:10,160 --> 00:07:13,160 Speaker 1: can have on you. I don't think it's always ideal. 155 00:07:13,200 --> 00:07:15,960 Speaker 1: And so I think this was kind of like a 156 00:07:16,440 --> 00:07:18,640 Speaker 1: something that was destined to blow up from the start, 157 00:07:18,720 --> 00:07:22,080 Speaker 1: and it blew up in you two earlier than anticipated. 158 00:07:22,120 --> 00:07:24,520 Speaker 1: But you two, it comes to an end, and I'll 159 00:07:24,560 --> 00:07:26,760 Speaker 1: get us to our next takeaway here and just kind 160 00:07:26,760 --> 00:07:29,720 Speaker 1: of say this on the field again, there just there 161 00:07:29,800 --> 00:07:32,240 Speaker 1: wasn't enough, right. And he sat forty nine times in 162 00:07:32,280 --> 00:07:35,680 Speaker 1: thirteen games, and Taylor Heineke comes on in the second 163 00:07:35,680 --> 00:07:39,240 Speaker 1: half of this game and looks way more competent running 164 00:07:39,240 --> 00:07:43,120 Speaker 1: the offense QB number four, Like that's you know, that's 165 00:07:43,120 --> 00:07:45,360 Speaker 1: an indictment on on what you're seeing on the field 166 00:07:45,360 --> 00:07:47,320 Speaker 1: as well, and it's probably all intertwined at some point. 167 00:07:47,360 --> 00:07:49,640 Speaker 1: But I'll get us to takeaway number two. And that 168 00:07:49,800 --> 00:07:53,880 Speaker 1: was a historic day in Kansas City. Daryll Williams to 169 00:07:53,960 --> 00:07:55,200 Speaker 1: the right of my homes. Here it comes to sell 170 00:07:55,240 --> 00:07:57,680 Speaker 1: out lets my homes over the medal. He's got Chelsea 171 00:07:57,840 --> 00:07:59,920 Speaker 1: at the forty yard line, coming to the nest side, 172 00:08:00,000 --> 00:08:03,160 Speaker 1: only five to Matfield angling still on his feet and 173 00:08:03,200 --> 00:08:06,560 Speaker 1: out about. Travis Kelsey with that reception gets up to 174 00:08:06,600 --> 00:08:10,520 Speaker 1: the forty four yard line, the National Football League record holder. 175 00:08:10,560 --> 00:08:13,480 Speaker 1: Travis Kelsey the all time National Football League record holder 176 00:08:13,520 --> 00:08:16,640 Speaker 1: for receiving yards on a single season via tight end. 177 00:08:17,400 --> 00:08:19,800 Speaker 1: So there you go. Um, and that wasn't the only 178 00:08:20,000 --> 00:08:22,600 Speaker 1: reason that this was a historic thing. Travis Kelsey breaks 179 00:08:22,600 --> 00:08:25,520 Speaker 1: George Kittle's single season receiving yardage record for its height end. 180 00:08:25,560 --> 00:08:29,040 Speaker 1: He's leading the league in receiving like he could be 181 00:08:29,080 --> 00:08:32,120 Speaker 1: the first tight end to leave the league in receiving 182 00:08:32,200 --> 00:08:34,760 Speaker 1: yards in a season. And oh, by the way, earlier 183 00:08:34,760 --> 00:08:37,200 Speaker 1: in the game, caught his one d pass of the year, 184 00:08:37,240 --> 00:08:39,840 Speaker 1: which now makes him the only tight end in NFL 185 00:08:39,920 --> 00:08:44,000 Speaker 1: history to have multiple one catch seasons. Um, you know, 186 00:08:44,120 --> 00:08:46,240 Speaker 1: and and you even go back to it. That touchdown 187 00:08:46,320 --> 00:08:48,360 Speaker 1: that he caught at the end of the first half 188 00:08:48,520 --> 00:08:51,080 Speaker 1: was a stabilizer for Kansas City because they were shut 189 00:08:51,080 --> 00:08:53,040 Speaker 1: out to that point. They were able to go into 190 00:08:53,040 --> 00:08:56,120 Speaker 1: the half tied with Atlanta, who was doing some things 191 00:08:56,120 --> 00:08:59,680 Speaker 1: on defense that gave them some trouble. And you know, I, 192 00:09:00,000 --> 00:09:03,079 Speaker 1: I'll see is always that stabilizing factor for the Chiefs 193 00:09:03,160 --> 00:09:05,720 Speaker 1: offense when things are breaking down around him a little bit, 194 00:09:05,760 --> 00:09:08,440 Speaker 1: He's always there to figure things out. Um. And so 195 00:09:08,600 --> 00:09:11,160 Speaker 1: with that win that Kelsey was a big part of 196 00:09:11,440 --> 00:09:14,000 Speaker 1: the Chiefs become the first number one seed in the 197 00:09:14,040 --> 00:09:17,920 Speaker 1: new playoff format. They will have the only buy in 198 00:09:18,000 --> 00:09:19,440 Speaker 1: the a f C and we'll see them in the 199 00:09:19,480 --> 00:09:21,160 Speaker 1: second round. So now it makes you wonder, what do 200 00:09:21,200 --> 00:09:22,920 Speaker 1: they do here in week seventeen in a game that 201 00:09:22,960 --> 00:09:25,640 Speaker 1: means nothing, knowing that you're gonna already have another bye 202 00:09:25,640 --> 00:09:28,760 Speaker 1: week for your starters before the divisional round. Well, I 203 00:09:28,800 --> 00:09:30,520 Speaker 1: think they need to play because I don't think the 204 00:09:30,600 --> 00:09:32,480 Speaker 1: Kansa the Chiefs they played really well, and if you 205 00:09:32,520 --> 00:09:34,000 Speaker 1: ask me, I think they're kind of right to be 206 00:09:34,080 --> 00:09:37,000 Speaker 1: knocked off early in the postseason because this hasn't been 207 00:09:37,000 --> 00:09:39,320 Speaker 1: a team that has played really well. And when you 208 00:09:39,320 --> 00:09:41,000 Speaker 1: look at the way the Falcons play the game, to 209 00:09:41,040 --> 00:09:44,319 Speaker 1: Falcons control the game like surprisingly this was a close 210 00:09:44,400 --> 00:09:46,240 Speaker 1: game to Falcons aren't a great team but they were 211 00:09:46,280 --> 00:09:48,800 Speaker 1: able to dictate the terms and it took the Chiefs 212 00:09:49,080 --> 00:09:51,800 Speaker 1: kind of finally their way of late. And so when 213 00:09:51,840 --> 00:09:54,680 Speaker 1: I look at this Chiefs team, I just wonder are 214 00:09:54,720 --> 00:09:58,240 Speaker 1: they going to be able to like hit it running 215 00:09:58,520 --> 00:10:00,959 Speaker 1: in the postseason, because normal you'd like to see people 216 00:10:00,960 --> 00:10:04,160 Speaker 1: playing teams playing their best ball going into the postseason. 217 00:10:04,480 --> 00:10:06,560 Speaker 1: They're winning. But I don't think if you asked Andy 218 00:10:06,559 --> 00:10:09,000 Speaker 1: Reid or anyone within the locker room if they're playing 219 00:10:09,000 --> 00:10:10,640 Speaker 1: their best ball, if they would say, yes, we're playing 220 00:10:10,640 --> 00:10:12,839 Speaker 1: out best ball and we're ready to go. I just 221 00:10:12,880 --> 00:10:15,040 Speaker 1: wrote down the word board. They just look completely bored 222 00:10:15,080 --> 00:10:17,560 Speaker 1: to me. Um. And people can look at that and 223 00:10:17,679 --> 00:10:19,760 Speaker 1: say that's that's scary. When you get to that point 224 00:10:19,760 --> 00:10:21,760 Speaker 1: where you're board and I hear you Bucky saying, you 225 00:10:21,760 --> 00:10:23,080 Speaker 1: know they need to go out there and not have 226 00:10:23,200 --> 00:10:26,080 Speaker 1: two weeks off, I don't know. I tend to to 227 00:10:26,160 --> 00:10:29,040 Speaker 1: look the other way and say, look, this team is board, Um, 228 00:10:29,200 --> 00:10:31,559 Speaker 1: they have the best team in the NFL. If I'm 229 00:10:31,600 --> 00:10:33,240 Speaker 1: Andy Reid, I want to make sure I'm bringing the 230 00:10:33,280 --> 00:10:35,320 Speaker 1: best team to the playoffs. I don't want to I 231 00:10:35,320 --> 00:10:38,160 Speaker 1: don't want to lose anybody. Uh in a week sevent 232 00:10:38,160 --> 00:10:41,920 Speaker 1: team meaningless game against the Chargers. So um, there's risking 233 00:10:42,000 --> 00:10:43,920 Speaker 1: that you could come out a little rusty. The good 234 00:10:43,920 --> 00:10:45,840 Speaker 1: news is, if you're the Chiefs, you have a lot 235 00:10:45,880 --> 00:10:48,400 Speaker 1: of examples if you're coming out rusty and football games 236 00:10:48,400 --> 00:10:50,400 Speaker 1: and you go back to the playoffs last year when 237 00:10:50,440 --> 00:10:52,520 Speaker 1: you got fresh legs and you've got the best players 238 00:10:52,559 --> 00:10:55,360 Speaker 1: on the on the field. Uh, they find a way 239 00:10:55,400 --> 00:10:57,880 Speaker 1: to win those football games. So to me, the worst 240 00:10:57,880 --> 00:10:59,679 Speaker 1: case scenario for the Chiefs is you don't bring your 241 00:10:59,800 --> 00:11:02,320 Speaker 1: your best guys with you to the to the dance. So, um, 242 00:11:02,360 --> 00:11:03,880 Speaker 1: you've got an opportunity to rest a little bit. I 243 00:11:03,880 --> 00:11:06,240 Speaker 1: think you'll see him play a quarter maybe um, and 244 00:11:06,320 --> 00:11:08,040 Speaker 1: then I think you'll see him get them out. Yeah. 245 00:11:08,280 --> 00:11:10,400 Speaker 1: It'll be interesting how they do it. Like normally when 246 00:11:10,440 --> 00:11:13,040 Speaker 1: Andy Reid has time off, he gives his guys a 247 00:11:13,080 --> 00:11:15,880 Speaker 1: lot of time off. I do wonder because you have 248 00:11:15,960 --> 00:11:19,520 Speaker 1: to make the debate rest versus rust and how much 249 00:11:19,520 --> 00:11:21,120 Speaker 1: are you willing despe for us? How much work can 250 00:11:21,120 --> 00:11:23,560 Speaker 1: you get your guys in those two weeks before you 251 00:11:23,679 --> 00:11:26,440 Speaker 1: tee it up again. So that's that's something you can 252 00:11:26,480 --> 00:11:28,360 Speaker 1: do it because they are a team that is explosive 253 00:11:28,400 --> 00:11:30,960 Speaker 1: and you are right. I've likened them to Goden State 254 00:11:31,240 --> 00:11:32,840 Speaker 1: a few years ago when they knew that they could 255 00:11:32,880 --> 00:11:34,480 Speaker 1: just win whenever they wanted to roll out the balls 256 00:11:34,480 --> 00:11:36,480 Speaker 1: and shoot the threes. They're kind of like that, So 257 00:11:36,520 --> 00:11:39,160 Speaker 1: we'll see. Alright, let's keep it going here to take 258 00:11:39,200 --> 00:11:41,400 Speaker 1: away number three. And that was the game I was 259 00:11:41,400 --> 00:11:43,840 Speaker 1: at with the Chargers and the Broncos and man Jerry 260 00:11:43,920 --> 00:11:47,120 Speaker 1: Judy dropped the ball. Block now climbs the pocket again. 261 00:11:47,160 --> 00:11:49,319 Speaker 1: That was a hole by the way, looking down field, 262 00:11:49,320 --> 00:11:52,720 Speaker 1: there's Adderly helps break it up. Boy. I thought he 263 00:11:52,720 --> 00:11:55,240 Speaker 1: was gonna be able to intercept that ball intended for Judy. 264 00:11:55,240 --> 00:11:57,760 Speaker 1: Did Judy just dropped that. I thought it was gonna 265 00:11:57,800 --> 00:11:59,680 Speaker 1: be an interception that I thought it might be a 266 00:11:59,720 --> 00:12:02,560 Speaker 1: touch down because Jerry Judy leapt up and looked like 267 00:12:02,559 --> 00:12:07,679 Speaker 1: he went right through his hands. Oh my gosh, hit 268 00:12:07,720 --> 00:12:10,600 Speaker 1: him in the hand. Atterly was actually out of position. 269 00:12:10,760 --> 00:12:13,319 Speaker 1: There were five drop passes from Jerry Judy in this game, 270 00:12:13,360 --> 00:12:16,560 Speaker 1: including one at the very end on a deep post 271 00:12:16,760 --> 00:12:18,920 Speaker 1: that went right through his hands. He could have run 272 00:12:19,000 --> 00:12:20,560 Speaker 1: right through it and would have scored, would have won 273 00:12:20,600 --> 00:12:22,520 Speaker 1: the game. But he dropped a corner out for a 274 00:12:22,520 --> 00:12:26,120 Speaker 1: touchdown earlier. I can't remember, Bucky. I don't remember ever 275 00:12:26,160 --> 00:12:28,840 Speaker 1: seeing a receiver have that many drops in the ballgame. 276 00:12:28,920 --> 00:12:32,199 Speaker 1: Five of them, they're playing in a climate controlled, perfect conditions. 277 00:12:32,480 --> 00:12:35,600 Speaker 1: They're a's so far um. And then after after one 278 00:12:35,640 --> 00:12:37,520 Speaker 1: of them he came off the field, he chucks his 279 00:12:37,600 --> 00:12:40,559 Speaker 1: helmet on the bench. Then the one at the end, 280 00:12:40,600 --> 00:12:42,640 Speaker 1: he ended up going out and and sitting on the 281 00:12:42,640 --> 00:12:44,640 Speaker 1: bench and was almost kind of pouting a little bit 282 00:12:44,679 --> 00:12:46,400 Speaker 1: for a couple of plays before trying to get back 283 00:12:46,400 --> 00:12:48,480 Speaker 1: out onto the field. He was in a bad place, man. 284 00:12:48,559 --> 00:12:50,600 Speaker 1: And even the ones he caught there were double catches, 285 00:12:50,920 --> 00:12:53,199 Speaker 1: there were ones where he's just trying to corral the football. 286 00:12:53,280 --> 00:12:56,120 Speaker 1: You can see a lack of confidence and that man, 287 00:12:56,200 --> 00:12:59,760 Speaker 1: that that was much in your report on him coming 288 00:12:59,760 --> 00:13:02,640 Speaker 1: out of that at all. I read it yesterday. Actually 289 00:13:02,720 --> 00:13:06,000 Speaker 1: during the ballgame I had there was issues with concentration drops. 290 00:13:06,040 --> 00:13:07,760 Speaker 1: So I didn't think he had bad hands. I just 291 00:13:07,760 --> 00:13:10,640 Speaker 1: thought he had some concentration drops, But it was it 292 00:13:10,679 --> 00:13:13,360 Speaker 1: wasn't to this magnitude that we would see something like this. 293 00:13:13,559 --> 00:13:15,480 Speaker 1: I mean, you look at the targets he's had. I 294 00:13:15,520 --> 00:13:17,400 Speaker 1: think he's had close like a hundred targets and he's 295 00:13:17,440 --> 00:13:22,439 Speaker 1: got like it's not it's not a rate at all, um. 296 00:13:22,480 --> 00:13:24,000 Speaker 1: And some of those are dropped, some of those are 297 00:13:24,000 --> 00:13:26,320 Speaker 1: bad throws, but man, they have when when you look 298 00:13:26,360 --> 00:13:28,839 Speaker 1: around the league, at Buck, at the receivers, the young 299 00:13:28,880 --> 00:13:31,520 Speaker 1: guys are having success. I mean, I know he's got 300 00:13:31,559 --> 00:13:33,720 Speaker 1: you know, the numbers look okay with six hundred plus 301 00:13:33,840 --> 00:13:36,520 Speaker 1: yards and and everything, but man, he's not. He has 302 00:13:36,600 --> 00:13:38,920 Speaker 1: not stacked up to where we thought he was going 303 00:13:38,960 --> 00:13:41,959 Speaker 1: to be. No, I didn't look. It's a bit of 304 00:13:42,000 --> 00:13:44,679 Speaker 1: a snowball effect when you started dropping balls. He had 305 00:13:44,720 --> 00:13:46,439 Speaker 1: a couple of drops earlier in the year. There was 306 00:13:46,480 --> 00:13:48,640 Speaker 1: a game where he he had a critical drop that 307 00:13:48,760 --> 00:13:51,199 Speaker 1: kind of impacted him. And I do believe it begins 308 00:13:51,240 --> 00:13:54,040 Speaker 1: to play tricks with you and what you saw DJ. 309 00:13:54,120 --> 00:13:56,200 Speaker 1: When you have five drops, with multiple drops in the game, 310 00:13:56,520 --> 00:13:59,160 Speaker 1: it does become a fear factor thing when the ball 311 00:13:59,240 --> 00:14:01,360 Speaker 1: comes your way, Should I catch you with my hands? 312 00:14:01,360 --> 00:14:03,559 Speaker 1: Are my gloves okay? Are my gloves tactified enough to 313 00:14:03,640 --> 00:14:06,239 Speaker 1: I need to wipe him? And so from a mental standpoint, 314 00:14:06,280 --> 00:14:08,520 Speaker 1: this will be a huge challenge. I will say this 315 00:14:08,679 --> 00:14:11,640 Speaker 1: the silver lining Uh Jerry Rice years ago went through 316 00:14:11,679 --> 00:14:14,160 Speaker 1: that his rookie year where he was he had a 317 00:14:14,160 --> 00:14:16,319 Speaker 1: ton of drops, and I remember as a kid watching 318 00:14:16,360 --> 00:14:17,959 Speaker 1: him drop the ball in the playoff game against the 319 00:14:17,960 --> 00:14:19,960 Speaker 1: New York Johnson and they talked about how he has 320 00:14:20,040 --> 00:14:21,640 Speaker 1: the drop season. He went on to be the greatest 321 00:14:21,680 --> 00:14:24,000 Speaker 1: receiver of all time. And so this is something that 322 00:14:24,080 --> 00:14:26,000 Speaker 1: Jerry Judy will have to work on. You have to 323 00:14:26,040 --> 00:14:28,600 Speaker 1: not only work on it from a physical standpoint, but 324 00:14:28,640 --> 00:14:31,480 Speaker 1: I would think that somewhere sports psychology would be tied 325 00:14:31,520 --> 00:14:33,840 Speaker 1: into this to kind of help him find some coping 326 00:14:33,840 --> 00:14:36,200 Speaker 1: mechanisms to deal with this is going forward, hundreds and 327 00:14:36,280 --> 00:14:39,400 Speaker 1: six targets this year, forty seven catches. That is he 328 00:14:39,840 --> 00:14:42,240 Speaker 1: that's gotta be the league worst as far as targets 329 00:14:42,240 --> 00:14:45,560 Speaker 1: to catch rate. We'll have to check on that. So 330 00:14:46,560 --> 00:14:50,360 Speaker 1: the thing I'm thinking here is next season, obviously for Denver, 331 00:14:50,560 --> 00:14:53,280 Speaker 1: a team that's not headed to the playoffs. James Palmer 332 00:14:53,360 --> 00:14:56,440 Speaker 1: was reporting that the Broncos are gonna bring the Fangio 333 00:14:56,480 --> 00:15:00,280 Speaker 1: back for a third season. Where will they be Drew 334 00:15:00,320 --> 00:15:03,560 Speaker 1: Lock heading into year three? Because you know, obviously the 335 00:15:03,840 --> 00:15:06,760 Speaker 1: drops affected his line in this game, But I don't 336 00:15:06,800 --> 00:15:09,400 Speaker 1: know that drops have been you know, the biggest issue 337 00:15:09,560 --> 00:15:12,440 Speaker 1: for the Broncos offense all season long, they leave the 338 00:15:12,480 --> 00:15:16,400 Speaker 1: league in giveaways. That's an issue with thirty two of them. 339 00:15:16,440 --> 00:15:18,720 Speaker 1: Where do you guys feel like the Broncos will be 340 00:15:19,320 --> 00:15:23,360 Speaker 1: on Drew Lock going into year three? Yeah, I mean, 341 00:15:23,760 --> 00:15:26,080 Speaker 1: I mean yeah, I mean, I mean I think I 342 00:15:26,080 --> 00:15:28,000 Speaker 1: think it's the thing where they'll look at him, and 343 00:15:28,200 --> 00:15:30,600 Speaker 1: I mean it's almost like an incomplete grade. I mean, 344 00:15:30,600 --> 00:15:33,360 Speaker 1: I don't know how you can grade him fully. I mean, 345 00:15:33,400 --> 00:15:35,680 Speaker 1: he's been up or down, he's he's a second year 346 00:15:35,720 --> 00:15:39,080 Speaker 1: player and those things, and and so I mean, if 347 00:15:39,080 --> 00:15:41,760 Speaker 1: you have an opportunity to upgrade position yet, sure you 348 00:15:41,760 --> 00:15:44,200 Speaker 1: can pull the trigger. But I mean, I don't know, 349 00:15:44,320 --> 00:15:46,800 Speaker 1: Like it's really hard because we kind of want these 350 00:15:46,800 --> 00:15:48,920 Speaker 1: guys to hit the ground running as young quarterbacks, and 351 00:15:48,920 --> 00:15:52,000 Speaker 1: if all the pieces aren't in place, meaning a strong defense, 352 00:15:52,040 --> 00:15:54,600 Speaker 1: a strong offense, offensive line, and all that, it makes 353 00:15:54,600 --> 00:15:56,600 Speaker 1: it difficult. And even when we talk about the upgrades 354 00:15:56,640 --> 00:15:58,880 Speaker 1: of wide receivers playing with a bunch of newbies, like 355 00:15:58,920 --> 00:16:00,440 Speaker 1: you have a bunch of rookies, a they're trying to 356 00:16:00,520 --> 00:16:02,120 Speaker 1: learn together, Like it's kind of horror for we're all 357 00:16:02,160 --> 00:16:04,200 Speaker 1: to come together for young quarterback And I would just 358 00:16:04,200 --> 00:16:06,280 Speaker 1: say people forget Courtland. Sutton is one of the best 359 00:16:06,280 --> 00:16:08,200 Speaker 1: receivers in the NFL. Had played this year, so you're 360 00:16:08,200 --> 00:16:10,440 Speaker 1: gonna get him back next year. Now, I think they 361 00:16:10,480 --> 00:16:12,280 Speaker 1: have a lot of weapons when you add in fant there, 362 00:16:12,320 --> 00:16:14,560 Speaker 1: the tight end position, the young receivers they have. In 363 00:16:14,600 --> 00:16:17,800 Speaker 1: this game, Handler got knocked out. Denzel Peraman knocked him out. 364 00:16:17,920 --> 00:16:19,880 Speaker 1: Like the first series of the games where he didn't play. 365 00:16:20,080 --> 00:16:23,760 Speaker 1: He played okay, Um, he had a terrible decision which 366 00:16:23,840 --> 00:16:25,920 Speaker 1: that that tends to creep up a red zone pick. 367 00:16:26,360 --> 00:16:29,520 Speaker 1: But I think with with watching him now a couple 368 00:16:29,520 --> 00:16:31,160 Speaker 1: of times that i've seen him now three times i've 369 00:16:31,160 --> 00:16:33,120 Speaker 1: seen him live over the last two years, when they 370 00:16:33,200 --> 00:16:35,160 Speaker 1: pick up the pace, when they get no huddle, when 371 00:16:35,160 --> 00:16:37,080 Speaker 1: they get on the ball, it's like this, this is 372 00:16:37,080 --> 00:16:39,160 Speaker 1: where he's comfortable. This is what he did in college, 373 00:16:39,280 --> 00:16:41,640 Speaker 1: and he plays so much better in those two minute 374 00:16:41,640 --> 00:16:44,760 Speaker 1: situations and the hurry up situations. They need to figure 375 00:16:44,760 --> 00:16:46,440 Speaker 1: that out. To me, I don't understand what some of 376 00:16:46,480 --> 00:16:48,320 Speaker 1: these teams like. You see these guys play so much 377 00:16:48,320 --> 00:16:50,480 Speaker 1: better in that environment and yet you don't do it 378 00:16:50,600 --> 00:16:53,080 Speaker 1: like I would be living in that type of environment. 379 00:16:53,080 --> 00:16:55,760 Speaker 1: And they have the speed everywhere else where. Man, you 380 00:16:55,760 --> 00:16:57,720 Speaker 1: could put pressure on teams if you played with that 381 00:16:57,760 --> 00:17:00,880 Speaker 1: type of pace because the DJ like it's really really hard, 382 00:17:00,960 --> 00:17:03,720 Speaker 1: especially if you're old school traditionalists. It's hard to get 383 00:17:03,720 --> 00:17:05,199 Speaker 1: out of your own way and say hey, let's up 384 00:17:05,200 --> 00:17:08,240 Speaker 1: to Annie. It may require some simplication, We've got to 385 00:17:08,280 --> 00:17:11,359 Speaker 1: do some different communication things to make this happen. But 386 00:17:11,400 --> 00:17:13,600 Speaker 1: you're not just talking about the quarterback being comfortable in 387 00:17:13,600 --> 00:17:16,560 Speaker 1: that environment. Let's look at the composition of their skill players. 388 00:17:16,560 --> 00:17:19,760 Speaker 1: They all played in no huddle, hurry up fast things 389 00:17:19,800 --> 00:17:22,159 Speaker 1: that didn't require a lot of thinking or whatever. And 390 00:17:22,240 --> 00:17:24,600 Speaker 1: so there's something to that, and I think you might 391 00:17:24,640 --> 00:17:27,000 Speaker 1: get better performance out of that. The thing about it 392 00:17:27,040 --> 00:17:28,680 Speaker 1: is you have to be able to do it while 393 00:17:28,720 --> 00:17:31,840 Speaker 1: also protecting your defense. Because you have those series, you 394 00:17:31,880 --> 00:17:33,719 Speaker 1: can expose your defense. But there certainly is a way 395 00:17:33,760 --> 00:17:36,680 Speaker 1: to introduce and inject some temple to their offensive approach. 396 00:17:36,960 --> 00:17:38,480 Speaker 1: And I think so too. What do you got here? 397 00:17:38,520 --> 00:17:41,119 Speaker 1: What's the what's the next takeaway here? The Ravens are 398 00:17:41,119 --> 00:17:43,280 Speaker 1: peaking at the right time for card and motion of 399 00:17:43,320 --> 00:17:45,639 Speaker 1: the right Jackson dropped to throw fire to the end 400 00:17:45,720 --> 00:17:51,200 Speaker 1: zone touchdown. It is Dez Bryant two weeks in a row, 401 00:17:51,560 --> 00:17:55,679 Speaker 1: Flash the X again and the former Cowboy has found 402 00:17:55,680 --> 00:17:57,879 Speaker 1: a home. Not only were the Ravens, but in the 403 00:17:57,960 --> 00:18:00,840 Speaker 1: Ravens end zone. Hey, the Ravens our team. That's a 404 00:18:00,880 --> 00:18:02,800 Speaker 1: scary team. I felt like this was a team that 405 00:18:03,200 --> 00:18:05,640 Speaker 1: kind of fell in love with the hype that preceded 406 00:18:05,680 --> 00:18:08,040 Speaker 1: them heading into the season. They kind of lost their 407 00:18:08,080 --> 00:18:11,520 Speaker 1: way on offense, and I think they've rediscovered how they 408 00:18:11,560 --> 00:18:13,280 Speaker 1: should play down the stretch. Now we can say that 409 00:18:13,320 --> 00:18:15,960 Speaker 1: they're beating up on cupcake teams down the stretch, but 410 00:18:16,440 --> 00:18:18,160 Speaker 1: they are playing the way that they need to play, 411 00:18:18,240 --> 00:18:20,960 Speaker 1: and that play is run the football, run it off, 412 00:18:21,040 --> 00:18:23,720 Speaker 1: and run it with a multiple ball carriers. Gus that, 413 00:18:23,800 --> 00:18:26,879 Speaker 1: where's j K. Dobbins, Lamar Jackson, whoever? Just run the 414 00:18:26,880 --> 00:18:30,160 Speaker 1: football and then occasionally take your shots in the passing game. 415 00:18:30,200 --> 00:18:32,359 Speaker 1: When they do that, they're able to control the tempo 416 00:18:32,400 --> 00:18:35,600 Speaker 1: or the game and get the game on their terms. Defensively, 417 00:18:35,680 --> 00:18:38,320 Speaker 1: they've been solid, but I felt like their offense has 418 00:18:38,359 --> 00:18:40,960 Speaker 1: been holding them back. If they are able to get 419 00:18:41,000 --> 00:18:43,600 Speaker 1: into the postseason, I think they can present some problems 420 00:18:43,640 --> 00:18:46,600 Speaker 1: for some of the matchups that they would potentially face. 421 00:18:47,040 --> 00:18:49,240 Speaker 1: When it comes to the seat. So the Ravens are 422 00:18:49,359 --> 00:18:54,080 Speaker 1: in with a win against the Bengals in Cincinnati, or 423 00:18:54,600 --> 00:18:57,200 Speaker 1: they can get in with the Brown's loss versus the Steelers, 424 00:18:57,440 --> 00:19:00,320 Speaker 1: or a Colt's loss to the Jaguars, a couple of 425 00:19:00,320 --> 00:19:02,920 Speaker 1: different way the Ravens can get in. But the way 426 00:19:02,920 --> 00:19:04,720 Speaker 1: that they will stay in is with their run game, 427 00:19:04,880 --> 00:19:08,120 Speaker 1: which is absolutely taken off over the last month. UM 428 00:19:08,480 --> 00:19:11,480 Speaker 1: hundred forty plus points in the last four games and 429 00:19:11,520 --> 00:19:14,320 Speaker 1: over nine hundred rushing yards as a team over this 430 00:19:14,359 --> 00:19:17,400 Speaker 1: four game win streak. I mean, they went for two 431 00:19:17,480 --> 00:19:20,240 Speaker 1: hundred forty in this game against a good Giants defensive. 432 00:19:20,240 --> 00:19:22,240 Speaker 1: Really their strength is in the interior, right on the 433 00:19:22,320 --> 00:19:26,520 Speaker 1: defensive line with uh with Dexter Dexter Lawrence and and 434 00:19:26,680 --> 00:19:29,040 Speaker 1: and the crew that they have up front. So I mean, 435 00:19:29,160 --> 00:19:33,119 Speaker 1: I thought that was pretty impressive. Um. And so you know, 436 00:19:33,280 --> 00:19:36,240 Speaker 1: it is kind of interesting seeing the Giants take a slide. 437 00:19:36,240 --> 00:19:37,800 Speaker 1: I think they had kind of given us a false 438 00:19:37,800 --> 00:19:40,280 Speaker 1: sense of what they are after that four game win streak, 439 00:19:40,359 --> 00:19:43,320 Speaker 1: beating the Seahawks with Colt McCoy, They're now working their 440 00:19:43,320 --> 00:19:44,960 Speaker 1: way right out of things here in the NFC East, 441 00:19:45,000 --> 00:19:47,480 Speaker 1: although not done yet, but definitely more impressed with the 442 00:19:47,480 --> 00:19:49,000 Speaker 1: way that Ravens have been running the ball here the 443 00:19:49,080 --> 00:19:51,600 Speaker 1: last few weeks. D J. Yeah, and I think it's 444 00:19:51,600 --> 00:19:54,280 Speaker 1: their best combination with Gus Edwards and j K. Dobbins 445 00:19:54,440 --> 00:19:56,399 Speaker 1: and and to me, when you add that in with 446 00:19:56,480 --> 00:19:58,600 Speaker 1: Lamar Jackson, they've got three guys. Now, when you look 447 00:19:58,640 --> 00:20:00,679 Speaker 1: at the runners in the EG that have had more 448 00:20:00,680 --> 00:20:03,199 Speaker 1: than eighty carries this year, the Ravens have three in 449 00:20:03,240 --> 00:20:05,040 Speaker 1: the top ten in yards per carry. I think I 450 00:20:05,080 --> 00:20:07,720 Speaker 1: think you look at Lamar, he's second in the league, 451 00:20:07,920 --> 00:20:10,000 Speaker 1: and you've got Gus Edwards as as well as j K. 452 00:20:10,119 --> 00:20:12,680 Speaker 1: Dobbins in the top ten. So you're getting over five 453 00:20:12,760 --> 00:20:14,720 Speaker 1: yards of pop every single time one of those three 454 00:20:14,720 --> 00:20:17,440 Speaker 1: guys has the ball underneath their arm. Um. That's gonna 455 00:20:17,440 --> 00:20:19,399 Speaker 1: be a problem for teams in the postseason. They kind 456 00:20:19,440 --> 00:20:21,520 Speaker 1: of find out who they are. They've gotten back to 457 00:20:21,560 --> 00:20:23,119 Speaker 1: what they do best, buck to kind of get to 458 00:20:23,160 --> 00:20:25,960 Speaker 1: your point, and I think they've they're they're a dangerous team. 459 00:20:25,960 --> 00:20:28,000 Speaker 1: I know they haven't done well in the postseason previously, 460 00:20:28,320 --> 00:20:30,000 Speaker 1: but I feel like they were they were kind of 461 00:20:30,000 --> 00:20:32,199 Speaker 1: a marked man in the postseason with everybody gunning for 462 00:20:32,240 --> 00:20:35,000 Speaker 1: them and all the expectations playing with house money. Now 463 00:20:35,320 --> 00:20:36,920 Speaker 1: they're coming in. They're gonna come in as a wild 464 00:20:36,920 --> 00:20:39,520 Speaker 1: card team if they get in, and I think they will. Um, 465 00:20:39,560 --> 00:20:41,720 Speaker 1: And I think they're a little bit better position to 466 00:20:41,760 --> 00:20:44,760 Speaker 1: kind of be hunters instead of being the hunted. Yeah, okay, 467 00:20:45,119 --> 00:20:47,160 Speaker 1: I think it's all about the seating and who they 468 00:20:47,240 --> 00:20:51,159 Speaker 1: potentially face. Um. Uh, you know, I know, I know 469 00:20:51,240 --> 00:20:54,720 Speaker 1: Buffalo would be an issue. Uh, it would be an 470 00:20:54,760 --> 00:20:57,160 Speaker 1: issue for Buffalo because they typically do well against him. 471 00:20:57,200 --> 00:20:59,359 Speaker 1: And also Josh Allen has those same things as a 472 00:20:59,400 --> 00:21:01,200 Speaker 1: young quarterback who have to kind of prove to the 473 00:21:01,280 --> 00:21:04,360 Speaker 1: candle the postseason. Pittsburgh is always a good matchup for them, 474 00:21:04,400 --> 00:21:06,080 Speaker 1: So it's just be interesting to see how how it 475 00:21:06,119 --> 00:21:08,880 Speaker 1: plays out. What we got here, what's next? Alright, I'm 476 00:21:08,920 --> 00:21:15,119 Speaker 1: up the Colt slack second half horsepower, gets the snap, 477 00:21:16,040 --> 00:21:18,240 Speaker 1: steps up, throws it long down the field. There's a 478 00:21:18,240 --> 00:21:20,960 Speaker 1: man trying to run under an itchy It is Mike 479 00:21:21,080 --> 00:21:25,280 Speaker 1: Hilton and over the filth showner interception inside the fifteen 480 00:21:25,359 --> 00:21:31,840 Speaker 1: at the ten yard line. Yeah, that one they've seen that, 481 00:21:31,840 --> 00:21:34,399 Speaker 1: We've seen that before. But at that point the Colts 482 00:21:34,400 --> 00:21:37,600 Speaker 1: had felt like things were slipping away from the Steelers. 483 00:21:37,640 --> 00:21:40,119 Speaker 1: Go on this run in the second half, after the 484 00:21:40,160 --> 00:21:42,920 Speaker 1: magical halftime speech that Mike Silver's gonna tell us about 485 00:21:42,920 --> 00:21:46,560 Speaker 1: from Marquis County and for Ben Roethlisberger, somehow they were 486 00:21:46,600 --> 00:21:52,080 Speaker 1: able to summon uh their inner offensive explosiveness and start 487 00:21:52,160 --> 00:21:55,200 Speaker 1: throwing the ball down the field. Roethlisberger twitter forty four 488 00:21:55,280 --> 00:21:58,080 Speaker 1: yards and a hundred thirty six passer rating in the 489 00:21:58,280 --> 00:22:01,360 Speaker 1: second half, most asking yards we've seen from them all 490 00:22:01,400 --> 00:22:05,879 Speaker 1: season long. Um. The Colts, for their part, converted a 491 00:22:06,080 --> 00:22:11,160 Speaker 1: singular third down in the entire second half, and they 492 00:22:11,200 --> 00:22:13,639 Speaker 1: really got away from what they were doing well in 493 00:22:13,680 --> 00:22:15,639 Speaker 1: the first half. Run the ball with Jonathan Taylor, and 494 00:22:16,000 --> 00:22:19,159 Speaker 1: defensively they couldn't hang with the explosive play whether it 495 00:22:19,200 --> 00:22:22,560 Speaker 1: was Juju and Deonte Johnson were carving them up. Chase 496 00:22:22,640 --> 00:22:24,919 Speaker 1: Claypool had a long catch in the second half that's 497 00:22:24,920 --> 00:22:29,439 Speaker 1: set up scoring opportunity. So it was good for the 498 00:22:29,480 --> 00:22:32,240 Speaker 1: Steelers to get that kind of production stop the three 499 00:22:32,280 --> 00:22:35,560 Speaker 1: game slide, clinch the a C North get a little 500 00:22:35,640 --> 00:22:37,920 Speaker 1: feel good going into Week seventeen where you can get 501 00:22:37,920 --> 00:22:40,600 Speaker 1: away with resting your players if you want to. Because too, 502 00:22:40,680 --> 00:22:42,840 Speaker 1: whether the too two seed, three seed, I don't know 503 00:22:42,880 --> 00:22:44,520 Speaker 1: that that much of it, it's gonna matter for you 504 00:22:45,080 --> 00:22:47,880 Speaker 1: and then um. The thing that will knock them out 505 00:22:47,880 --> 00:22:49,560 Speaker 1: of the playoffs though, is the fact that they are 506 00:22:49,600 --> 00:22:53,800 Speaker 1: the worst rushing football team in the National Football League, 507 00:22:54,040 --> 00:22:56,399 Speaker 1: which it still sounds crazy to me to think about, 508 00:22:56,920 --> 00:23:00,240 Speaker 1: but that's where they're at, and that's why I think 509 00:23:00,240 --> 00:23:02,560 Speaker 1: it's still gonna be a little bit of a fool's 510 00:23:02,600 --> 00:23:05,960 Speaker 1: gold for this, uh, this twelve win Steelers team heading 511 00:23:05,960 --> 00:23:08,199 Speaker 1: into the postseason. Oh, I think it's a lot of 512 00:23:08,200 --> 00:23:10,160 Speaker 1: fools to go when it comes to the Pittsburgh Steelers. 513 00:23:10,440 --> 00:23:13,000 Speaker 1: The fact that they can't get anything on third and 514 00:23:13,080 --> 00:23:15,720 Speaker 1: fourth and one running the football there is a problem. 515 00:23:15,920 --> 00:23:18,359 Speaker 1: Now they were able to look up and somehow find 516 00:23:18,359 --> 00:23:20,680 Speaker 1: the ball, throw the ball down the field and get 517 00:23:20,680 --> 00:23:23,520 Speaker 1: some plays Deonte Johnson and Chase Claypool. But to me, 518 00:23:23,640 --> 00:23:25,719 Speaker 1: the biggest disappointment is just the way the colt completely 519 00:23:25,760 --> 00:23:27,560 Speaker 1: fell apart and went away from what was going well. 520 00:23:27,760 --> 00:23:31,560 Speaker 1: They were physically beating up to Pittsburgh Steelers and decided 521 00:23:31,600 --> 00:23:33,960 Speaker 1: to start throwing the ball and it didn't make any sense. 522 00:23:34,480 --> 00:23:37,480 Speaker 1: It really didn't make any since when you watch it's 523 00:23:37,480 --> 00:23:39,360 Speaker 1: a good point. I would say that the only thing 524 00:23:39,359 --> 00:23:41,640 Speaker 1: there was somewhat encouraging because the first half I'm watching 525 00:23:41,680 --> 00:23:43,240 Speaker 1: that going, man, I think Ben might be done the 526 00:23:43,240 --> 00:23:45,800 Speaker 1: way he's throwing the football, like just not seeing it. 527 00:23:45,840 --> 00:23:47,600 Speaker 1: And then the second half Ret mentioned the numbers, but 528 00:23:47,640 --> 00:23:49,159 Speaker 1: there's just one play and we'll show this on the 529 00:23:49,200 --> 00:23:52,200 Speaker 1: aftermath today. But he hit Claypool on a skinny post, 530 00:23:52,240 --> 00:23:55,960 Speaker 1: little banging uck and that ball is united requires some 531 00:23:56,080 --> 00:23:58,159 Speaker 1: pace and you got to put that on him and 532 00:23:58,200 --> 00:24:00,560 Speaker 1: the fact that he was able to summon energy to 533 00:24:00,560 --> 00:24:02,040 Speaker 1: be able to get that ball there and it was 534 00:24:02,040 --> 00:24:04,880 Speaker 1: a nice firm, flatball um And one thing I did 535 00:24:04,920 --> 00:24:06,920 Speaker 1: notice on that one, you really watch, you can see Ben, 536 00:24:06,920 --> 00:24:08,720 Speaker 1: who has always been kind of more of an upper 537 00:24:08,720 --> 00:24:10,880 Speaker 1: body thrower. It's just all armed. He's just had such 538 00:24:10,880 --> 00:24:13,600 Speaker 1: a strong us his legs. He has legs in that one, man, 539 00:24:13,680 --> 00:24:16,040 Speaker 1: he has legs in the ground, in the ground and 540 00:24:16,119 --> 00:24:18,560 Speaker 1: was really you saw him drive off that. So I 541 00:24:18,600 --> 00:24:20,800 Speaker 1: think some of this has been kind of learning how 542 00:24:20,800 --> 00:24:23,439 Speaker 1: to play with this new arm that he's got, you know. 543 00:24:23,560 --> 00:24:27,439 Speaker 1: Following up, I will say this to d j um 544 00:24:27,480 --> 00:24:29,560 Speaker 1: their defense has to play differently for them to win 545 00:24:29,600 --> 00:24:32,119 Speaker 1: and make a run of the postseason. Keith Butler has 546 00:24:32,200 --> 00:24:34,919 Speaker 1: continue to be more aggressive. I think you saw an 547 00:24:35,000 --> 00:24:37,120 Speaker 1: uptick and aggression in terms of the way they pressured 548 00:24:37,359 --> 00:24:40,040 Speaker 1: and came after. This team will go as far as 549 00:24:40,080 --> 00:24:42,040 Speaker 1: their defense is able to take him. And so I 550 00:24:42,040 --> 00:24:43,720 Speaker 1: think the thing that we have to monitor going for 551 00:24:43,800 --> 00:24:48,480 Speaker 1: it can they create negative plays consistently, meaning tackles for losses, 552 00:24:48,760 --> 00:24:52,359 Speaker 1: sacks and turnovers. They have to win and dominate that 553 00:24:52,480 --> 00:24:55,600 Speaker 1: category for this team to win. And uh, Bucky, I'm 554 00:24:55,600 --> 00:24:57,640 Speaker 1: gonna get it right back to you here for your 555 00:24:57,680 --> 00:24:59,359 Speaker 1: next takeaway. But I just want to give the folks 556 00:24:59,480 --> 00:25:02,080 Speaker 1: at home. So the Colts are now on the outside 557 00:25:02,080 --> 00:25:05,680 Speaker 1: looking in. They now need a win against the Jags 558 00:25:05,760 --> 00:25:07,439 Speaker 1: and some help. So they need to win and a 559 00:25:07,520 --> 00:25:12,199 Speaker 1: loss by either the Ravens, Titans, Dolphins, or Browns, who 560 00:25:12,200 --> 00:25:14,919 Speaker 1: are currently better positioned for the playoffs. Right now, the 561 00:25:14,960 --> 00:25:18,320 Speaker 1: Cowboys are making a big thirty three. They really need 562 00:25:18,359 --> 00:25:20,840 Speaker 1: this at their own forty eight. Dalton back throws it 563 00:25:20,920 --> 00:25:23,080 Speaker 1: down the right try over the top from Lamb at 564 00:25:23,119 --> 00:25:26,120 Speaker 1: the thirty, So the twenty had the run for the zoon. 565 00:25:28,080 --> 00:25:32,800 Speaker 1: How about Andy Dalton and Ceedee Lamb and fifty two 566 00:25:32,880 --> 00:25:37,119 Speaker 1: yards and the Cowboys have back to back touchdowns. M 567 00:25:38,720 --> 00:25:44,080 Speaker 1: don't look now, but the round in the form because 568 00:25:44,160 --> 00:25:46,200 Speaker 1: team is figuring it out. When I looked at him 569 00:25:46,200 --> 00:25:48,320 Speaker 1: play against the Eagles, I would say it was the 570 00:25:48,359 --> 00:25:49,760 Speaker 1: best game of the scene from Andy Dalton in the 571 00:25:49,800 --> 00:25:52,840 Speaker 1: long time. During the seventy seven yards, the big three, 572 00:25:52,880 --> 00:25:56,240 Speaker 1: the wide receivers combined for thirteen catches over three hundred yards, 573 00:25:56,440 --> 00:26:00,359 Speaker 1: hit three scores. Michael Gallant, Ceedee lamb A, Mari Cooper, 574 00:26:00,640 --> 00:26:03,440 Speaker 1: and then Ezekiel Elliott. I know we've poured dirt on him, 575 00:26:03,560 --> 00:26:05,240 Speaker 1: but he had a one hundred yard game and it 576 00:26:05,320 --> 00:26:08,200 Speaker 1: was important because he looked a little different. He was 577 00:26:08,280 --> 00:26:10,719 Speaker 1: running with violence, he was running with force, and if 578 00:26:10,760 --> 00:26:12,479 Speaker 1: he is able to give them that, it gives them 579 00:26:12,520 --> 00:26:14,719 Speaker 1: a chance. And oh, by the way, the defense has 580 00:26:14,760 --> 00:26:17,920 Speaker 1: been turning the ball over at an alarming rate. Uh 581 00:26:17,960 --> 00:26:19,800 Speaker 1: Tan Turner was the last two games. It's one of 582 00:26:19,800 --> 00:26:21,840 Speaker 1: the reasons why they've actually been on the high Street. 583 00:26:22,040 --> 00:26:25,160 Speaker 1: So you go back and look at why you get 584 00:26:25,280 --> 00:26:27,719 Speaker 1: enamored with the Cowboys in the first place, because they 585 00:26:27,720 --> 00:26:30,800 Speaker 1: have some really good players. Right, it's America's team. It's 586 00:26:30,800 --> 00:26:33,160 Speaker 1: America's team. Well, of course it's it is America's team. 587 00:26:33,200 --> 00:26:37,120 Speaker 1: That that is absolutely right. Um, it's so like, it 588 00:26:37,200 --> 00:26:39,920 Speaker 1: makes sense that they are making this kind of run. 589 00:26:40,000 --> 00:26:42,919 Speaker 1: Dalton throws for three seventy seven. Uh. You know, this 590 00:26:43,000 --> 00:26:44,639 Speaker 1: is a guy that's been into the place, has been 591 00:26:44,640 --> 00:26:47,120 Speaker 1: a playoff quarterback. I geest he hadn't won a playoff game, 592 00:26:47,160 --> 00:26:50,080 Speaker 1: but he's he's he's playing some good football in his career, 593 00:26:50,119 --> 00:26:51,879 Speaker 1: and he's got some really good players out there, and 594 00:26:51,920 --> 00:26:54,000 Speaker 1: a Marty Cooper and Cee Land and Michael Gallup and 595 00:26:54,000 --> 00:26:57,160 Speaker 1: Ezekiel Elliott goes over a hundred yards and you're like, yeah, 596 00:26:57,320 --> 00:26:59,800 Speaker 1: the Cowboys should be making a run at the NFC 597 00:27:00,200 --> 00:27:03,760 Speaker 1: title even with Andy Dalton at quarterback. And right now, DJ, 598 00:27:04,000 --> 00:27:09,440 Speaker 1: I feel most comfortable about the Cowboys a playoff game 599 00:27:09,680 --> 00:27:13,160 Speaker 1: than any other team, any other team in the NFC East. 600 00:27:13,400 --> 00:27:16,800 Speaker 1: The Cowboys have the best shot to win a playoff game. 601 00:27:17,800 --> 00:27:20,159 Speaker 1: If I feel like every week I talked about a 602 00:27:20,160 --> 00:27:22,600 Speaker 1: different team in this division, you know, going from one 603 00:27:22,640 --> 00:27:24,600 Speaker 1: to the next. I mean, I don't really believe in 604 00:27:24,640 --> 00:27:28,160 Speaker 1: any of them. I think they're all fatally flawed teams. Um. 605 00:27:28,200 --> 00:27:30,720 Speaker 1: But you know, look, I think with Washington not having 606 00:27:30,800 --> 00:27:33,480 Speaker 1: a healthy Alex Smith, which I never thought that would 607 00:27:33,520 --> 00:27:35,880 Speaker 1: be the case, we were talking about this with them 608 00:27:35,960 --> 00:27:37,760 Speaker 1: at this point in time in the season, but not 609 00:27:37,880 --> 00:27:40,480 Speaker 1: having a healthy Alex Smith, that that puts them out 610 00:27:40,560 --> 00:27:43,120 Speaker 1: in my opinion, that you worry about them. Um, then 611 00:27:43,240 --> 00:27:46,560 Speaker 1: you look at at Dallas. To me, I think the 612 00:27:46,600 --> 00:27:48,480 Speaker 1: investment and Andy Dalton is gonna go down is one 613 00:27:48,520 --> 00:27:51,439 Speaker 1: of the smartest offseason moves when you look at some 614 00:27:51,480 --> 00:27:53,120 Speaker 1: of these teams, look at what the Rams are gonna 615 00:27:53,119 --> 00:27:55,760 Speaker 1: be playing with. We look at you know, uh, Taylor 616 00:27:55,800 --> 00:27:58,440 Speaker 1: Heineke is gonna be forced into action probably for Washington 617 00:27:58,440 --> 00:28:01,440 Speaker 1: with where they are that any Dalton is a really 618 00:28:01,440 --> 00:28:03,679 Speaker 1: good option if your starter goes down. I mean, this 619 00:28:03,720 --> 00:28:05,840 Speaker 1: guy's starting this league, won a lot of football games. 620 00:28:05,840 --> 00:28:08,640 Speaker 1: He's thirty three years old. It's like he's forty years old. Um, 621 00:28:08,800 --> 00:28:10,640 Speaker 1: still got some left. And I think in this game, 622 00:28:10,640 --> 00:28:13,480 Speaker 1: when you watch the tape, buck I came away impressed 623 00:28:13,520 --> 00:28:15,439 Speaker 1: with Kellen Moore in the job that he did a 624 00:28:15,440 --> 00:28:18,280 Speaker 1: lot of a lot of quick game, some empty getting 625 00:28:18,280 --> 00:28:20,080 Speaker 1: the ball out of Andy Dalton's hands quick, and then 626 00:28:20,119 --> 00:28:22,280 Speaker 1: they set up some shots with that down the field. 627 00:28:22,280 --> 00:28:23,960 Speaker 1: They hit Seedee Lamb on kind of like a little 628 00:28:23,960 --> 00:28:26,560 Speaker 1: tight wheel route for for a touchdown. After everything had 629 00:28:26,600 --> 00:28:29,119 Speaker 1: been underneath, they jumped to the flat. They ran it 630 00:28:29,200 --> 00:28:31,480 Speaker 1: to the side of where Sleigh was because they know 631 00:28:31,520 --> 00:28:33,439 Speaker 1: Slagh is gonna be matched up in man coverage, so 632 00:28:33,480 --> 00:28:36,080 Speaker 1: they run Slay off and just opened up that whole 633 00:28:36,080 --> 00:28:38,200 Speaker 1: third of the field for the wheel. I I think 634 00:28:38,320 --> 00:28:40,000 Speaker 1: Kellen Moore is done a pretty nice job. There is 635 00:28:40,040 --> 00:28:41,680 Speaker 1: somebody that's got a shot. I would think if he 636 00:28:41,720 --> 00:28:43,960 Speaker 1: wants it at the at the Boise State head coaching job, 637 00:28:44,040 --> 00:28:45,480 Speaker 1: or you know, he's gonna have a chance to be 638 00:28:45,520 --> 00:28:46,920 Speaker 1: a coordinator in league for a long time. If he 639 00:28:46,960 --> 00:28:49,160 Speaker 1: wants to do that, Yeah, I think he's probably going 640 00:28:49,240 --> 00:28:51,480 Speaker 1: to get the Boise Stage job. I think that's probably 641 00:28:51,560 --> 00:28:53,360 Speaker 1: something that probably happened in the next couple of weeks, 642 00:28:53,400 --> 00:28:56,680 Speaker 1: because I can imagine anyone else being better positioned to 643 00:28:56,720 --> 00:28:59,560 Speaker 1: get the job. I will say that in watching this team, 644 00:28:59,800 --> 00:29:02,400 Speaker 1: he has gotten better in terms of learning how to 645 00:29:02,480 --> 00:29:05,240 Speaker 1: call a game that compliments the way the defense and 646 00:29:05,240 --> 00:29:07,080 Speaker 1: the special teams are playing. Before he was kind of 647 00:29:07,080 --> 00:29:09,160 Speaker 1: operating in a silo, just kind of dialing it up. 648 00:29:09,440 --> 00:29:12,560 Speaker 1: I think the last four or five games he's kind 649 00:29:12,560 --> 00:29:14,880 Speaker 1: of found his way in terms of how can I 650 00:29:14,880 --> 00:29:16,800 Speaker 1: get the ball out to the playmakers on the perimeter 651 00:29:16,840 --> 00:29:20,120 Speaker 1: while also protecting the offensive line that it has some issues, 652 00:29:20,160 --> 00:29:22,120 Speaker 1: but this line has played together the last four or 653 00:29:22,120 --> 00:29:25,280 Speaker 1: five weeks and they've improved, and so that's really been 654 00:29:25,320 --> 00:29:27,360 Speaker 1: the key to the ability. And then on the other 655 00:29:27,400 --> 00:29:30,760 Speaker 1: side with Mike nolan Um, the defense still leaks oil, 656 00:29:31,080 --> 00:29:32,920 Speaker 1: but he's found a way to kind of mask it. 657 00:29:33,040 --> 00:29:35,160 Speaker 1: They're playing soft zones. They're doing a better job of 658 00:29:35,240 --> 00:29:38,280 Speaker 1: playing with more energy and effort and that has helped. 659 00:29:38,400 --> 00:29:41,680 Speaker 1: And also the schedule has broken their favor because the 660 00:29:41,760 --> 00:29:45,280 Speaker 1: last half of the schedule they have played the lesser teams, 661 00:29:45,320 --> 00:29:47,960 Speaker 1: the weaker teams on the schedule, and they've been able 662 00:29:48,000 --> 00:29:50,120 Speaker 1: to beat up those teams. So now they have a 663 00:29:50,200 --> 00:29:53,200 Speaker 1: chance to play against the Giants. With Washington playing against Philadelphia, 664 00:29:53,440 --> 00:29:56,320 Speaker 1: they very well kind of back into the playoffs and 665 00:29:56,360 --> 00:29:59,200 Speaker 1: give themselves a chance to go maybe on a little run, 666 00:29:59,280 --> 00:30:02,719 Speaker 1: a short run in the postcut. All right, I'll get 667 00:30:02,800 --> 00:30:05,320 Speaker 1: us to our next takeaway. Here. It is takeaway number 668 00:30:05,320 --> 00:30:10,360 Speaker 1: eight and it is the Browns fumble opportunities. And on 669 00:30:10,520 --> 00:30:13,880 Speaker 1: fourth down they need a yard, he keeps it, he drives, 670 00:30:14,120 --> 00:30:17,200 Speaker 1: and he got pulled back inside the fifteen yard. Like 671 00:30:17,600 --> 00:30:20,200 Speaker 1: the Jets think that they actually, I think they believe 672 00:30:20,240 --> 00:30:23,400 Speaker 1: they pulled the ball away. They haven't spotted the ball yet. 673 00:30:23,560 --> 00:30:26,040 Speaker 1: Here's the call, you know, just during the fourth down play, 674 00:30:26,120 --> 00:30:28,720 Speaker 1: remember the offense other than the fumble and recovered the 675 00:30:28,760 --> 00:30:32,560 Speaker 1: ball returned the spot of the fungle, resulting in the 676 00:30:32,680 --> 00:30:37,800 Speaker 1: change of possession. The ball goes over. Mayfield fumbled the ball. Well, 677 00:30:38,000 --> 00:30:40,600 Speaker 1: he did fumble the ball. Kareem Hunt actually recovered it, 678 00:30:40,680 --> 00:30:43,920 Speaker 1: so that was actually one fumble that didn't actually cost them. 679 00:30:43,920 --> 00:30:47,160 Speaker 1: They didn't get the first down anyway. Uh, this was 680 00:30:47,200 --> 00:30:50,760 Speaker 1: such a strange situation for Cleveland. Plenty of reasons why 681 00:30:51,040 --> 00:30:54,120 Speaker 1: or excuses if you will. They were in a position 682 00:30:54,160 --> 00:30:56,480 Speaker 1: to lose to the Jets. Their top four white Outs 683 00:30:56,480 --> 00:30:59,880 Speaker 1: were on the COVID nineteen list and unavailable. Two of 684 00:30:59,920 --> 00:31:04,320 Speaker 1: their best offensive lineman unavailable and left tackle Jedrick Wills 685 00:31:04,360 --> 00:31:07,000 Speaker 1: and Wyatt Teller, one of the best interior players in 686 00:31:07,000 --> 00:31:10,240 Speaker 1: the league this year. So um, that part seemed to 687 00:31:10,280 --> 00:31:14,760 Speaker 1: be as impactful in this game as the Whiteouts being gone, 688 00:31:14,800 --> 00:31:17,280 Speaker 1: because you're like, well, Cleveland wants to run the ball anyway, 689 00:31:17,400 --> 00:31:21,040 Speaker 1: This will just further their commitment in their emphasis on 690 00:31:21,080 --> 00:31:24,120 Speaker 1: the run game. Instead, Baker Mayfield throws the ball fifty 691 00:31:24,120 --> 00:31:27,400 Speaker 1: three times, and I'm just like, I know they didn't 692 00:31:27,480 --> 00:31:31,840 Speaker 1: have success early running the ball, but I mean, this 693 00:31:31,920 --> 00:31:34,280 Speaker 1: is a Jets team without Quentin Williams, and you might 694 00:31:34,320 --> 00:31:38,040 Speaker 1: remember they had lost thirteen straight games at one point. Um, 695 00:31:38,120 --> 00:31:39,920 Speaker 1: so we're not talking about the Great Wall of China 696 00:31:40,120 --> 00:31:43,880 Speaker 1: there in front, you know as a run defense. So 697 00:31:43,960 --> 00:31:46,160 Speaker 1: like the two fumbles by Baker proof costly, one of 698 00:31:46,160 --> 00:31:48,600 Speaker 1: them was the strip sack, the other one actually both 699 00:31:48,600 --> 00:31:50,960 Speaker 1: of them I think ended up being uh strip sex 700 00:31:51,000 --> 00:31:52,840 Speaker 1: there and they turned into ten points for the Jets, 701 00:31:52,840 --> 00:31:56,040 Speaker 1: who were have been opportunistic the last couple of weeks. Um, 702 00:31:56,400 --> 00:31:59,360 Speaker 1: I just it didn't. It didn't all add up for Cleveland, 703 00:31:59,360 --> 00:32:01,840 Speaker 1: who could now wander their best opportunity in the last 704 00:32:01,880 --> 00:32:04,000 Speaker 1: decade to get back to the playoffs for the first time. 705 00:32:04,000 --> 00:32:05,840 Speaker 1: Since I don't need to get game to the number 706 00:32:05,840 --> 00:32:09,160 Speaker 1: one flip flipping around real quick, Buck is the Jet. 707 00:32:09,240 --> 00:32:10,920 Speaker 1: The Jets haven't turned it over to the last couple 708 00:32:10,920 --> 00:32:12,640 Speaker 1: of weeks. It's amazing if you're if you're not a 709 00:32:12,640 --> 00:32:14,680 Speaker 1: great football team, if you just protect the football and 710 00:32:14,720 --> 00:32:16,239 Speaker 1: take the gifts that the other team wants to give 711 00:32:16,280 --> 00:32:18,280 Speaker 1: you, you you can be in games d j it's the 712 00:32:18,400 --> 00:32:21,080 Speaker 1: number one deciding factor in football. If you just win 713 00:32:21,120 --> 00:32:23,680 Speaker 1: the channel about about plus one, you win sixty four 714 00:32:23,720 --> 00:32:25,720 Speaker 1: percent of your games. Plus two he goes up to 715 00:32:25,840 --> 00:32:30,880 Speaker 1: like and three is and so I will say this 716 00:32:31,000 --> 00:32:33,240 Speaker 1: about the Browns, and I think sometimes it's easy for 717 00:32:33,320 --> 00:32:36,080 Speaker 1: coaches and play calls to get caught up. Baker Mayfield 718 00:32:36,160 --> 00:32:38,280 Speaker 1: was coming off a stretch where he played really, really well. 719 00:32:38,560 --> 00:32:40,560 Speaker 1: They had thrown the ball successfully, and so I think 720 00:32:40,600 --> 00:32:44,400 Speaker 1: sometimes you can get seduced into thinking your quarterback is 721 00:32:44,440 --> 00:32:47,520 Speaker 1: ready for more and that it's not like the system 722 00:32:47,640 --> 00:32:50,400 Speaker 1: and the run game and those things elevating him. And 723 00:32:50,440 --> 00:32:52,720 Speaker 1: I think this was a reminder of Kevin Stefanski that 724 00:32:53,240 --> 00:32:55,880 Speaker 1: this offense needs to run through the running backs Nick 725 00:32:55,960 --> 00:32:59,840 Speaker 1: Chuck and Kareem Hunt. And unfortunately, missed calling this game 726 00:33:00,480 --> 00:33:02,800 Speaker 1: might have cost the Browns a chance to go to 727 00:33:02,840 --> 00:33:04,840 Speaker 1: the bullseason because I don't know if they knock off 728 00:33:04,840 --> 00:33:08,000 Speaker 1: the Pittsburgh Steelers, because the Pittsburgh Steels have always treated 729 00:33:08,040 --> 00:33:10,320 Speaker 1: them like the little brother. I don't know if that 730 00:33:10,520 --> 00:33:14,480 Speaker 1: changes going to the last week of the season. Yeah, yeah, 731 00:33:14,680 --> 00:33:18,000 Speaker 1: it's disappointing. This is a Browns team that could be 732 00:33:18,040 --> 00:33:20,840 Speaker 1: looking at a tenant sixth season and not in the playoffs. 733 00:33:20,960 --> 00:33:24,080 Speaker 1: That's uh, that's crazy. Um. All right, let's let's keep 734 00:33:24,120 --> 00:33:26,760 Speaker 1: things moving here as it moves forward. One thing we 735 00:33:26,800 --> 00:33:28,280 Speaker 1: do know for sure, we do we do know who 736 00:33:28,320 --> 00:33:30,080 Speaker 1: has the number one overall pick, and that is the 737 00:33:30,160 --> 00:33:33,360 Speaker 1: Jacksonville Jaguars. Snap from center, play fake, Mitch gonna throw, 738 00:33:33,480 --> 00:33:36,200 Speaker 1: pressure coming from behind, loves it down the left side 739 00:33:36,400 --> 00:33:42,080 Speaker 1: up in the airstick touchdown, Jimmy Graham touchdown, bears fulling 740 00:33:42,320 --> 00:33:46,680 Speaker 1: pickwords mixed. The grab bearers are starting to pound the 741 00:33:46,760 --> 00:33:50,840 Speaker 1: Jacksonville Jaguars. So we know right now Jacksonville has the 742 00:33:50,880 --> 00:33:52,920 Speaker 1: first pick, the Jets have the second pick. Those two 743 00:33:52,960 --> 00:33:54,880 Speaker 1: are locked in. So as we get a chance kind 744 00:33:54,880 --> 00:33:58,600 Speaker 1: of looking it's fun man. Next week we'll know, obviously 745 00:33:58,640 --> 00:34:00,400 Speaker 1: the season, the regular season ends, will know what that 746 00:34:00,440 --> 00:34:02,040 Speaker 1: top ten is going to look like. But I just 747 00:34:02,040 --> 00:34:03,520 Speaker 1: want to give you a little bit of a snapshot 748 00:34:03,600 --> 00:34:07,040 Speaker 1: right now, if you're listener watching here, Jacksonville one, Jets 749 00:34:07,080 --> 00:34:10,279 Speaker 1: to How about this one? Uh, Miami with that pick 750 00:34:10,320 --> 00:34:13,319 Speaker 1: they control from Houston is the third pick right now. 751 00:34:13,800 --> 00:34:17,760 Speaker 1: Uh so the Dolphins in prime spot. Atlanta four, Cincinnati five, 752 00:34:18,080 --> 00:34:22,239 Speaker 1: Philadelphia six, which is interesting Um, with their QB situation 753 00:34:22,280 --> 00:34:24,840 Speaker 1: going forward, are they move on from Carson Wentz, do 754 00:34:24,880 --> 00:34:26,839 Speaker 1: they stick with Jalen Hurts or do they go right 755 00:34:26,840 --> 00:34:28,799 Speaker 1: back into the market here having to pick this high, 756 00:34:28,800 --> 00:34:31,600 Speaker 1: which they they wouldn't be picking that high. That's gonna 757 00:34:31,600 --> 00:34:34,880 Speaker 1: be a fun topic. Um, Detroit New GM coming in there. 758 00:34:34,920 --> 00:34:38,680 Speaker 1: There's seven giants at eight. Um, then you look at 759 00:34:38,680 --> 00:34:42,279 Speaker 1: Caroline and nine and Denver ten. So it's gonna be 760 00:34:42,320 --> 00:34:44,799 Speaker 1: it's gonna be a fascinating top ten here. And and 761 00:34:44,840 --> 00:34:46,839 Speaker 1: knowing right now we have Jacksonville the Jets, I think 762 00:34:46,880 --> 00:34:49,040 Speaker 1: the draft will say Buck starts to pick number two 763 00:34:49,040 --> 00:34:51,839 Speaker 1: because it seems like, uh, Trevor Lawrence that all all 764 00:34:51,840 --> 00:34:54,799 Speaker 1: but assured he'll be the first overall pick. Oh body sure, 765 00:34:54,920 --> 00:34:57,440 Speaker 1: just done. I mean, think about the jersey. I think 766 00:34:57,520 --> 00:34:59,080 Speaker 1: I'm just so you know, let's some that nothing bad 767 00:34:59,120 --> 00:35:02,120 Speaker 1: happens to him. He's say health and knock knocking, knocking, 768 00:35:02,160 --> 00:35:05,320 Speaker 1: knock on wood. But do all down there? Yeah, Trevor Lawrence, 769 00:35:05,400 --> 00:35:07,200 Speaker 1: I mean, I can't tell you the level of excitement 770 00:35:07,239 --> 00:35:09,879 Speaker 1: that they have in terms of that. Obviously it'll take 771 00:35:09,960 --> 00:35:12,879 Speaker 1: more for them to build a team, but they're well 772 00:35:12,920 --> 00:35:15,359 Speaker 1: positioned to have a really good rebound and so that's 773 00:35:15,400 --> 00:35:17,920 Speaker 1: why to be very interesting to see who they decide 774 00:35:18,000 --> 00:35:19,719 Speaker 1: is going to be the team builder and if they 775 00:35:19,719 --> 00:35:22,160 Speaker 1: move on from Doug Moron, who that team building would 776 00:35:22,160 --> 00:35:24,680 Speaker 1: bring as his coach. And so we'll see what it 777 00:35:24,680 --> 00:35:27,600 Speaker 1: looks like. But yeah, they're excited. Um. I think for 778 00:35:27,640 --> 00:35:29,600 Speaker 1: a minute, though, we should talk a little bit about 779 00:35:30,000 --> 00:35:32,319 Speaker 1: the Bears, because the Bears are playing really well. I 780 00:35:32,320 --> 00:35:35,080 Speaker 1: will say this, Um, I feel like if you're a 781 00:35:35,120 --> 00:35:37,560 Speaker 1: bearrass fan and you're watching Mr Rabrisky, like you're kind 782 00:35:37,560 --> 00:35:40,960 Speaker 1: of watching it like through like we're gonna fall from 783 00:35:40,960 --> 00:35:44,920 Speaker 1: this again perod eyes, because man, there's some good things 784 00:35:44,960 --> 00:35:47,279 Speaker 1: that he does, but then he'll make a decision that 785 00:35:47,360 --> 00:35:51,640 Speaker 1: you're like why, like the first half, end of the 786 00:35:51,680 --> 00:35:55,160 Speaker 1: first half interception, but Mike Lennon obviously paid them back 787 00:35:55,200 --> 00:35:57,600 Speaker 1: because they threw an interception. Two players they ended up 788 00:35:57,640 --> 00:36:00,839 Speaker 1: and do it. But it just like when he just 789 00:36:01,040 --> 00:36:04,160 Speaker 1: stays within the confines of the offense, he is fine. 790 00:36:04,400 --> 00:36:06,960 Speaker 1: And I think they've discovered something with David Montgomery. David 791 00:36:06,960 --> 00:36:11,320 Speaker 1: Montgomery has really good um Bill Laser taking this offense 792 00:36:11,400 --> 00:36:14,040 Speaker 1: over has helped them lean into the running game more 793 00:36:14,080 --> 00:36:16,920 Speaker 1: than they had on the Matt Naggy and so it's working. 794 00:36:17,120 --> 00:36:19,000 Speaker 1: I don't know how long it can work for, but 795 00:36:19,160 --> 00:36:22,400 Speaker 1: right now is working because the running game is really steady, 796 00:36:22,520 --> 00:36:26,319 Speaker 1: this offense, and it's kind of minimizes the contribution that 797 00:36:26,360 --> 00:36:28,960 Speaker 1: you need from Mr. But I'm not falling for a rat. 798 00:36:29,200 --> 00:36:30,839 Speaker 1: I'm not falling for it, even though he's git sorry, 799 00:36:31,040 --> 00:36:34,839 Speaker 1: I'm not falling for I'm not falling right. So what 800 00:36:34,880 --> 00:36:37,040 Speaker 1: if what exactly are the bear is going to do? 801 00:36:37,600 --> 00:36:39,920 Speaker 1: You know, like if they make the playoffs, they win 802 00:36:39,920 --> 00:36:41,480 Speaker 1: a playoff game, or do you like, do you have 803 00:36:41,560 --> 00:36:43,520 Speaker 1: to go out and resign him now? I mean like, 804 00:36:43,600 --> 00:36:47,319 Speaker 1: is this something you gotta do? You gotta who's gonna missy? 805 00:36:47,600 --> 00:36:50,480 Speaker 1: Who's your upgrade gonna be? That's my question? Well, not 806 00:36:50,560 --> 00:36:53,160 Speaker 1: if you're picking in the twenties. They're picking the twenties. 807 00:36:53,160 --> 00:36:56,120 Speaker 1: You're not getting one in the draft. Let me ask you. 808 00:36:56,160 --> 00:36:59,320 Speaker 1: This is Andy Dalton an upgrade from Mitchell Trombisky. I 809 00:36:59,719 --> 00:37:02,600 Speaker 1: think I don't think so. And I know Mitch. I've 810 00:37:02,640 --> 00:37:05,520 Speaker 1: seen Mitch play. He's had good moments. I've seen him 811 00:37:05,520 --> 00:37:08,960 Speaker 1: play well in this for this organization, in this system. 812 00:37:08,960 --> 00:37:11,040 Speaker 1: I've seen him have some success I think that the 813 00:37:11,200 --> 00:37:14,440 Speaker 1: play calling change there, Bill Laser has has made a 814 00:37:14,480 --> 00:37:17,200 Speaker 1: big improvement there. For you know what, I don't think 815 00:37:17,200 --> 00:37:18,960 Speaker 1: he's a long term answer, but I don't think we 816 00:37:19,000 --> 00:37:21,240 Speaker 1: have a better option in the short term. I think 817 00:37:20,600 --> 00:37:23,319 Speaker 1: that I think, yeah, I think they have to keep 818 00:37:23,360 --> 00:37:25,239 Speaker 1: it a year to year deal. I don't think they 819 00:37:25,239 --> 00:37:26,880 Speaker 1: have to be careful. They can do to Blake Bortles 820 00:37:26,880 --> 00:37:29,439 Speaker 1: thame because of upset the apple cart in the locker room, 821 00:37:29,760 --> 00:37:32,160 Speaker 1: especially if you have to move on from Alan Robinson 822 00:37:32,280 --> 00:37:34,000 Speaker 1: or whatever. But they have to find a way to 823 00:37:34,040 --> 00:37:35,399 Speaker 1: kind of keep him around. But I don't think he's 824 00:37:35,400 --> 00:37:38,839 Speaker 1: gonna have suitors on the open market too, So you 825 00:37:38,840 --> 00:37:41,640 Speaker 1: you're kind of competing against yourself when it comes to 826 00:37:42,360 --> 00:37:45,160 Speaker 1: what you're you're dealing with with your bisky look, I 827 00:37:45,160 --> 00:37:47,680 Speaker 1: think the easiest thing is it's simple. It's simple. Ryan 828 00:37:47,719 --> 00:37:49,680 Speaker 1: Pace goes and slips the seventh round or to Howie 829 00:37:49,800 --> 00:37:52,120 Speaker 1: Roseman and Plux Nate Nate subb felt the way and 830 00:37:52,160 --> 00:37:59,759 Speaker 1: now you sub mentioned on that on that point will 831 00:37:59,800 --> 00:38:01,879 Speaker 1: be on from this topic, Bucky, you got the number 832 00:38:01,960 --> 00:38:04,640 Speaker 1: nine on the takeaway. The Seahawks are rounding into form, 833 00:38:04,640 --> 00:38:07,640 Speaker 1: as the title contended. Third down and four hind in 834 00:38:07,680 --> 00:38:12,279 Speaker 1: the backfield. Russ with a shotgun snap. Look, town, he's 835 00:38:12,360 --> 00:38:18,319 Speaker 1: got it. Cut down hawks. I think everybody on the 836 00:38:18,440 --> 00:38:21,400 Speaker 1: Rams was looking for a short run and here it 837 00:38:21,440 --> 00:38:25,280 Speaker 1: comes Russ going for the throat and he finds Hollister 838 00:38:25,400 --> 00:38:29,080 Speaker 1: in the back corner. The ends off for six say 839 00:38:29,120 --> 00:38:32,920 Speaker 1: off stretched their lead. It's a long call. It was 840 00:38:32,960 --> 00:38:38,359 Speaker 1: a nice long call there, very very long call. Here's 841 00:38:38,360 --> 00:38:40,000 Speaker 1: the thing to see, how are really rounding in the 842 00:38:40,040 --> 00:38:42,400 Speaker 1: form because their defense is playing better. Now. I know 843 00:38:42,480 --> 00:38:45,520 Speaker 1: they haven't been a murderous row of teams with their 844 00:38:45,520 --> 00:38:47,600 Speaker 1: defense playing at high level, but they certainly have found 845 00:38:47,600 --> 00:38:50,399 Speaker 1: their rhythm when it comes to mixing and Carlos done left, 846 00:38:50,600 --> 00:38:53,279 Speaker 1: Jamal Adams and really the combination of Jamal Adams and 847 00:38:53,360 --> 00:38:57,200 Speaker 1: Quandary Digs has really steady this secondary. And I'm not 848 00:38:57,280 --> 00:38:59,520 Speaker 1: quite ready to proclaim them the legion of Boom two 849 00:38:59,560 --> 00:39:02,120 Speaker 1: point oh, but the secondary is playing better. We're not 850 00:39:02,120 --> 00:39:05,000 Speaker 1: seeing the balls flat over the head. And for all 851 00:39:05,040 --> 00:39:07,960 Speaker 1: the things that Jamal Adams doesn't do well in coverage, 852 00:39:08,160 --> 00:39:10,040 Speaker 1: he is one of the best blishes that I've seen 853 00:39:10,080 --> 00:39:12,360 Speaker 1: as a safety. His ability to make plays when they 854 00:39:12,440 --> 00:39:14,680 Speaker 1: drop him in the box, and come off the edge 855 00:39:14,760 --> 00:39:17,960 Speaker 1: is really remarkable, and they have leaned into that and 856 00:39:18,000 --> 00:39:20,799 Speaker 1: they had made him really their primary weapon when it 857 00:39:20,840 --> 00:39:23,000 Speaker 1: comes to getting after the past. So here's my thing 858 00:39:23,040 --> 00:39:25,040 Speaker 1: on them. Here's my thing on them right real quick, 859 00:39:25,239 --> 00:39:28,239 Speaker 1: is I think if they run into a good quarterback, 860 00:39:28,320 --> 00:39:31,120 Speaker 1: they're in trouble. They've they've had, they've had some good 861 00:39:31,160 --> 00:39:33,680 Speaker 1: fortune here of who they've played. Now. The interesting thing 862 00:39:33,719 --> 00:39:36,840 Speaker 1: when you look at the NFC playoffs here, who do 863 00:39:36,880 --> 00:39:38,839 Speaker 1: you want to avoid? Right? You want to avoid green 864 00:39:38,880 --> 00:39:41,560 Speaker 1: Bay first and foremost because of Aaron Rodgers. Then I 865 00:39:41,640 --> 00:39:45,120 Speaker 1: would put probably Tampa on there with Brady, especially with 866 00:39:45,120 --> 00:39:47,799 Speaker 1: what he's done historically. That's what they're up with right now. 867 00:39:48,040 --> 00:39:50,120 Speaker 1: I think so. No, I think I think they would 868 00:39:50,120 --> 00:39:54,000 Speaker 1: play the NFC, right, wouldn't Uh Tampa five playing four five? 869 00:39:54,160 --> 00:39:56,440 Speaker 1: Is that right? Or no? Because we have to buy No, 870 00:39:56,760 --> 00:40:00,239 Speaker 1: it's four five, it is four five, and at the 871 00:40:00,239 --> 00:40:03,480 Speaker 1: Seahawks the four, I thought, No, it'll be the NFC 872 00:40:03,600 --> 00:40:06,560 Speaker 1: will be the four. Whoever win's NFC East with Washington 873 00:40:06,719 --> 00:40:09,960 Speaker 1: right now, they'll be the three. So they'll play the three. Yeah, 874 00:40:10,000 --> 00:40:12,399 Speaker 1: I got so, But I mean to me, you look 875 00:40:12,440 --> 00:40:15,319 Speaker 1: at avoiding the Packers and probably avoiding the Bucks. But 876 00:40:15,360 --> 00:40:17,440 Speaker 1: then when you look at New Orleans Withdrew at his 877 00:40:17,520 --> 00:40:20,919 Speaker 1: age and and not totally healthy. Um, you look at 878 00:40:21,280 --> 00:40:23,600 Speaker 1: whoever comes out of the NFC East, whoever that's gonna be, 879 00:40:23,640 --> 00:40:25,480 Speaker 1: there's no but none of those quarterbacks are gonna really 880 00:40:25,520 --> 00:40:28,280 Speaker 1: scare you. And the way Jared Goff's got a broken 881 00:40:28,320 --> 00:40:30,200 Speaker 1: thumb or whatever is going on with his thumb and 882 00:40:30,200 --> 00:40:32,400 Speaker 1: he hasn't played, well, You've got that with the Rams, 883 00:40:32,520 --> 00:40:35,040 Speaker 1: and then you've got the Bears with Rubisky like they're 884 00:40:35,040 --> 00:40:38,160 Speaker 1: only really you look at one elite player at Aaron 885 00:40:38,239 --> 00:40:41,120 Speaker 1: Rodgers that they could see and then Tom Brady who 886 00:40:41,160 --> 00:40:43,640 Speaker 1: can find those moments, but you know he's he's forty 887 00:40:43,680 --> 00:40:46,560 Speaker 1: three years old. Yeah, I mean it does break in 888 00:40:46,640 --> 00:40:49,000 Speaker 1: their favor um in terms of the matchups. And I 889 00:40:49,040 --> 00:40:51,960 Speaker 1: would say the same thing for like the Packers. Like 890 00:40:52,120 --> 00:40:54,520 Speaker 1: the Packers who get to buy but the Achilles he 891 00:40:54,520 --> 00:40:56,520 Speaker 1: will will be the running game. But there's not a 892 00:40:56,560 --> 00:40:59,160 Speaker 1: running team that's really in the playoffs, Like there's not 893 00:40:59,200 --> 00:41:01,200 Speaker 1: a team that really could minute to running the football. 894 00:41:01,360 --> 00:41:03,520 Speaker 1: NFC is kind of a mess to sum it up 895 00:41:03,520 --> 00:41:06,759 Speaker 1: here basically, So it comes down to matchups and those 896 00:41:06,800 --> 00:41:09,080 Speaker 1: things so so I don't know, but yeah, I feel 897 00:41:09,120 --> 00:41:11,960 Speaker 1: like the Seahawks have tried in recent weeks to lean 898 00:41:12,000 --> 00:41:14,239 Speaker 1: into the running game. When they run the football and 899 00:41:14,239 --> 00:41:17,000 Speaker 1: they give you less of rest, they actually operate better. 900 00:41:17,440 --> 00:41:19,480 Speaker 1: And so I do believe he can get them out 901 00:41:19,480 --> 00:41:22,120 Speaker 1: of jams. But they're well positioned to make a run 902 00:41:22,160 --> 00:41:24,879 Speaker 1: because this is kind of what they do. Yeah, so 903 00:41:25,160 --> 00:41:27,160 Speaker 1: right right now, as of right now, you'd be looking 904 00:41:27,160 --> 00:41:29,879 Speaker 1: at a rematch with the Rams in the first round, 905 00:41:30,160 --> 00:41:33,120 Speaker 1: Like if it ended today, that's what it would be. Rams, 906 00:41:33,160 --> 00:41:35,760 Speaker 1: and then he could end up being Chicago or Arizona. 907 00:41:35,560 --> 00:41:37,560 Speaker 1: They don't want that. They want the Rams to lose out. 908 00:41:37,600 --> 00:41:39,200 Speaker 1: They don't want to face the Rams because the Rams 909 00:41:39,200 --> 00:41:42,680 Speaker 1: had really kind of dominant in recent weeks. I mean 910 00:41:42,719 --> 00:41:44,400 Speaker 1: in recent years that the Rams have kind of had 911 00:41:44,440 --> 00:41:47,120 Speaker 1: their number in a way. If it's John Wolford, it 912 00:41:47,160 --> 00:41:50,719 Speaker 1: could be a different story. So you know, I don't 913 00:41:50,719 --> 00:41:53,160 Speaker 1: want to go off on how can John Wilfer be 914 00:41:53,200 --> 00:41:55,400 Speaker 1: your backup quarterback? But how can you be a team 915 00:41:55,840 --> 00:41:58,000 Speaker 1: I didn't even do I didn't even do him coming out. 916 00:41:58,239 --> 00:41:59,759 Speaker 1: I didn't even write him. I didn't even write it. 917 00:42:00,000 --> 00:42:02,080 Speaker 1: I'm gonna we talked about the quarterback position being the 918 00:42:02,080 --> 00:42:05,439 Speaker 1: most important position, and yet I am amazed at these 919 00:42:05,480 --> 00:42:09,080 Speaker 1: teams that are okay with just a guy at the 920 00:42:09,160 --> 00:42:13,200 Speaker 1: backup quarterback position. And you know, you know who has 921 00:42:13,280 --> 00:42:16,800 Speaker 1: more career passing attempts than John Wolford in the NFL. 922 00:42:17,080 --> 00:42:22,880 Speaker 1: Mohamed Sanu, Kendall Hinton, Oh nice, his wait Forest, his 923 00:42:22,920 --> 00:42:27,160 Speaker 1: Wake Forest Fellow along. Um, yeah, I mean it's it 924 00:42:27,840 --> 00:42:30,560 Speaker 1: is strange to have a guy with zero experience. Now 925 00:42:30,560 --> 00:42:32,560 Speaker 1: he's played, He played decent in the preseason in two 926 00:42:32,600 --> 00:42:35,160 Speaker 1: thousand and eighteen, so they've seen him. I mean, like 927 00:42:35,200 --> 00:42:37,880 Speaker 1: they know, you know, they're not crazy, like they're not 928 00:42:37,920 --> 00:42:41,440 Speaker 1: just like, oh man across our fingers, you know. But 929 00:42:41,600 --> 00:42:43,880 Speaker 1: I understand the point. I mean, like when we're in 930 00:42:43,920 --> 00:42:46,239 Speaker 1: that age of teams going out and spending for a 931 00:42:46,239 --> 00:42:51,399 Speaker 1: good quality backup, Um, they can't all have Chase Daniel guys, Okay, 932 00:42:51,480 --> 00:42:54,439 Speaker 1: they can't. You know. It's funny because I was thinking 933 00:42:54,440 --> 00:42:55,719 Speaker 1: about it. I was like, I mean, didn't you go 934 00:42:55,800 --> 00:42:58,200 Speaker 1: spending you get Chase Daniel and didn't Chase Daniel does 935 00:42:58,239 --> 00:43:01,680 Speaker 1: what John Warford maybe point to me, it's gonna say 936 00:43:01,719 --> 00:43:04,239 Speaker 1: something about Blake Bortles, right, because Blake Bortles was their 937 00:43:04,280 --> 00:43:06,800 Speaker 1: backup the year before John Wolford, and now he's like 938 00:43:06,640 --> 00:43:12,360 Speaker 1: the fourth quarterback in Denver right now, what's the last takeaway? 939 00:43:12,400 --> 00:43:15,719 Speaker 1: Final takeaway? And be quick one here, Dylan King for 940 00:43:15,760 --> 00:43:18,640 Speaker 1: a day. Rodgers out of the gun, hands it to 941 00:43:18,800 --> 00:43:21,520 Speaker 1: Dylan and Delon gets the first time that breaks free inside. 942 00:43:21,560 --> 00:43:25,919 Speaker 1: That's why kiss him goodbyes Ted five touchdown, prancing through 943 00:43:25,960 --> 00:43:30,440 Speaker 1: the snow tail a thirty yard or ed Green Bay 944 00:43:30,560 --> 00:43:33,759 Speaker 1: has reopened this thing back up. It's now thirty two 945 00:43:33,760 --> 00:43:37,240 Speaker 1: to fourteen with three thirty five left in the third 946 00:43:37,320 --> 00:43:40,880 Speaker 1: quarter and one a game for Dylan. Put that snow 947 00:43:40,880 --> 00:43:44,360 Speaker 1: in your pipe and smoke at Packers fans. Everyone who's 948 00:43:44,400 --> 00:43:46,799 Speaker 1: saying they were gonna get any contributions from the top 949 00:43:46,880 --> 00:43:50,560 Speaker 1: of that draft class should have drafted a receiver. Garbage, 950 00:43:50,760 --> 00:43:55,040 Speaker 1: give me a j Dillon, just as I've been saying 951 00:43:55,200 --> 00:43:58,640 Speaker 1: all year Low, No I have it. But it was 952 00:43:58,760 --> 00:44:00,960 Speaker 1: nice to finally see some countrys from the first three 953 00:44:00,960 --> 00:44:03,520 Speaker 1: picks that they had in this draft. A hundred yard 954 00:44:03,520 --> 00:44:06,040 Speaker 1: game for Dylan and guys, I mean, like, maybe this 955 00:44:06,120 --> 00:44:07,840 Speaker 1: is it all along, right, This is what they had 956 00:44:08,080 --> 00:44:11,680 Speaker 1: hoped for this time of year, this type of situation 957 00:44:11,800 --> 00:44:13,640 Speaker 1: with the weather, just to be able to go out 958 00:44:13,640 --> 00:44:16,680 Speaker 1: there and smash mouth the team that has made their 959 00:44:16,719 --> 00:44:19,800 Speaker 1: living smash mouthing, smash mouthing others and Derrick Henry and 960 00:44:19,840 --> 00:44:22,120 Speaker 1: the Titans, and uh, they were the better team. The 961 00:44:22,120 --> 00:44:23,719 Speaker 1: package are a better team on the ground. Like it 962 00:44:23,760 --> 00:44:26,319 Speaker 1: wasn't even really close in this game, you know. And 963 00:44:26,560 --> 00:44:28,440 Speaker 1: this is the thing that I think they wanted. I 964 00:44:28,440 --> 00:44:30,680 Speaker 1: think they wanted the ability to be able to morph 965 00:44:31,000 --> 00:44:34,080 Speaker 1: their style when needed. Um, not necessarily being able to 966 00:44:34,160 --> 00:44:35,879 Speaker 1: use a J dealing for the entire game, but when 967 00:44:35,880 --> 00:44:38,200 Speaker 1: we think about four minute offense, being able to solt 968 00:44:38,239 --> 00:44:40,360 Speaker 1: the game away, being able to slow the game down, 969 00:44:40,640 --> 00:44:44,759 Speaker 1: and also to have an alternative form of offense if 970 00:44:44,880 --> 00:44:47,359 Speaker 1: for whatever reason Aaron Rodgers wasn't on his game, if 971 00:44:47,360 --> 00:44:49,480 Speaker 1: you need to change it up because the inclement conditions 972 00:44:49,480 --> 00:44:51,600 Speaker 1: are those things. And so I think it makes the 973 00:44:51,680 --> 00:44:54,440 Speaker 1: Packers a more well rounded offense and gives them a 974 00:44:54,520 --> 00:44:58,319 Speaker 1: chance to really face any style team. And so look, 975 00:44:58,360 --> 00:45:00,520 Speaker 1: it's it's a good move. He had a to yours. 976 00:45:00,800 --> 00:45:02,600 Speaker 1: And the thing that stood out to me and watching 977 00:45:02,640 --> 00:45:07,279 Speaker 1: the game, he is so big, I cannot imagine. I 978 00:45:07,320 --> 00:45:11,880 Speaker 1: can't imagine even maybe it's the yellow pants. But I 979 00:45:11,920 --> 00:45:13,759 Speaker 1: was like, I can't even imagine one to run up 980 00:45:13,760 --> 00:45:16,040 Speaker 1: and deal with him in the hole, especially when it 981 00:45:17,239 --> 00:45:20,879 Speaker 1: like cold gives them something in the cold weather man, 982 00:45:21,120 --> 00:45:23,359 Speaker 1: those DV they're gonna turn down shots to be able 983 00:45:23,400 --> 00:45:26,279 Speaker 1: to want to hit him. Yeah, I'm with you. To me, 984 00:45:26,320 --> 00:45:28,359 Speaker 1: it looks like this is a little different Packer team 985 00:45:28,360 --> 00:45:30,759 Speaker 1: with the way they can close out games now with 986 00:45:30,800 --> 00:45:33,160 Speaker 1: some physicality there. Um. The other thing is when you 987 00:45:33,200 --> 00:45:36,400 Speaker 1: start seeing guys like that, um, you know, run the football, 988 00:45:36,520 --> 00:45:38,759 Speaker 1: gives you confidence that you can shorten the game. You know, 989 00:45:38,800 --> 00:45:40,600 Speaker 1: if the Packers can get out to a lead, they 990 00:45:40,640 --> 00:45:43,239 Speaker 1: can shorten it. Um. So that was encouraging. And the 991 00:45:43,239 --> 00:45:45,919 Speaker 1: other thing is, look at I think Rogers had foreign 992 00:45:45,960 --> 00:45:49,120 Speaker 1: completions in this game. To play that well and that 993 00:45:49,440 --> 00:45:52,560 Speaker 1: in those conditions is crazy to me how easy he 994 00:45:52,640 --> 00:45:57,800 Speaker 1: made that. Look Hey, quick bonus takeaway here, guys, uh, 995 00:45:58,000 --> 00:46:00,200 Speaker 1: get a little you know, it's it's week sixteen for 996 00:46:00,200 --> 00:46:02,319 Speaker 1: a little you know, little extra to reward all of 997 00:46:02,360 --> 00:46:04,880 Speaker 1: our our loyal listeners here down the stretch of this season. 998 00:46:04,960 --> 00:46:06,800 Speaker 1: Quick bonus takeaway. And you Bill, because you set me 999 00:46:06,840 --> 00:46:09,319 Speaker 1: up real quick, you have a little adversity let him 1000 00:46:09,320 --> 00:46:12,239 Speaker 1: work through it. I get it, But ultimately, if it 1001 00:46:12,239 --> 00:46:14,719 Speaker 1: helps you win a football game, like at this point, 1002 00:46:14,719 --> 00:46:18,200 Speaker 1: if you're the three, if if you Dophins, let him 1003 00:46:18,200 --> 00:46:20,840 Speaker 1: work through it. But you're the six and three Dolphins 1004 00:46:20,840 --> 00:46:23,640 Speaker 1: here looking for win number seven, Like, go get it, 1005 00:46:23,640 --> 00:46:25,880 Speaker 1: do whatever you have to, go get it. But you're no. 1006 00:46:26,040 --> 00:46:29,280 Speaker 1: But you're thinking of quarters and you're thinking of individual games. 1007 00:46:29,440 --> 00:46:33,279 Speaker 1: I'm thinking of seasons. I'm thinking of and I don't 1008 00:46:33,320 --> 00:46:36,160 Speaker 1: think this decision lines up with what's best for the 1009 00:46:36,200 --> 00:46:39,160 Speaker 1: rest of this season because spoiler alert, we know what 1010 00:46:39,239 --> 00:46:43,560 Speaker 1: Ryan Fitzpatrick is. Alright, pat yourself on the back there, buddy, 1011 00:46:43,680 --> 00:46:47,799 Speaker 1: patch yourself. Patrick comes in, We get you the big win. 1012 00:46:48,200 --> 00:46:51,040 Speaker 1: But let's see, let's wait and see what kind of 1013 00:46:51,120 --> 00:46:59,799 Speaker 1: damage does not have that tender sensibility where hard just 1014 00:47:00,160 --> 00:47:02,719 Speaker 1: I just don't understand this. I really don't. Like, I 1015 00:47:03,280 --> 00:47:06,759 Speaker 1: can't even thought he was gonna do a victory and 1016 00:47:06,840 --> 00:47:11,000 Speaker 1: he doesn't Max go ahead and even doing the game 1017 00:47:11,040 --> 00:47:14,560 Speaker 1: DJ Like, I can't understand not letting to work through 1018 00:47:14,560 --> 00:47:16,719 Speaker 1: this because you know what happens next year to a 1019 00:47:16,760 --> 00:47:18,680 Speaker 1: plays like a rookie all over again, because he's never 1020 00:47:18,760 --> 00:47:21,640 Speaker 1: worked doing the adversity and so next year, are you 1021 00:47:21,640 --> 00:47:23,239 Speaker 1: gonna do the same thing? Are we going to have 1022 00:47:23,360 --> 00:47:27,480 Speaker 1: this this? Uh? What is the training wheels? Is Bob 1023 00:47:27,520 --> 00:47:30,359 Speaker 1: greasy Earl Moore thing where they're they're rolling in and out? 1024 00:47:30,560 --> 00:47:34,440 Speaker 1: Are we going back to you mean Dandy Werfel or 1025 00:47:36,719 --> 00:47:38,920 Speaker 1: start back where they're going run each other's plays in 1026 00:47:38,960 --> 00:47:46,279 Speaker 1: and out? I mean we're doing like it's crazy to 1027 00:47:46,680 --> 00:47:50,480 Speaker 1: look to see it makes total sense. You know, you 1028 00:47:50,600 --> 00:47:52,920 Speaker 1: let to a continue to prepare, like the starter and 1029 00:47:52,960 --> 00:47:54,920 Speaker 1: he's out there, and he's and look if he played, 1030 00:47:54,920 --> 00:47:56,840 Speaker 1: if he's playing well, he finishes the game. If you 1031 00:47:56,880 --> 00:47:58,879 Speaker 1: need to come in and like just pull the righty 1032 00:47:58,920 --> 00:48:01,040 Speaker 1: out of the bullpen a little bit, go ahead and 1033 00:48:01,120 --> 00:48:03,680 Speaker 1: get some magic. Why not? And what if the Dolphins 1034 00:48:03,680 --> 00:48:06,280 Speaker 1: win the dang Super Bowl? Like what if it actually 1035 00:48:06,320 --> 00:48:12,319 Speaker 1: happens and it happening that's not happening. Then this is 1036 00:48:12,320 --> 00:48:14,120 Speaker 1: you know what this is this isfo. When you go 1037 00:48:14,160 --> 00:48:16,800 Speaker 1: to the park to play hoops with all your buddies 1038 00:48:17,360 --> 00:48:19,920 Speaker 1: and you have your older brother who just like like 1039 00:48:20,080 --> 00:48:21,880 Speaker 1: he drops you off. You like can just hang around 1040 00:48:22,040 --> 00:48:23,680 Speaker 1: and then all of a sudden you're losing in the 1041 00:48:23,719 --> 00:48:25,520 Speaker 1: pickup game. You go, you gotta bring your big brother 1042 00:48:25,560 --> 00:48:27,600 Speaker 1: to come in there, come help us out. Now we 1043 00:48:27,640 --> 00:48:30,760 Speaker 1: can win the game. And they win, and it's great, 1044 00:48:30,840 --> 00:48:32,879 Speaker 1: and they're gonna go to the playoffs and like they're 1045 00:48:32,880 --> 00:48:34,840 Speaker 1: gonna win. They may win a playoff game, and so 1046 00:48:34,920 --> 00:48:36,719 Speaker 1: what if it's Patrick has to play the last drive 1047 00:48:36,800 --> 00:48:42,320 Speaker 1: to do it? Like it's fine, It's fine. Quarterbacks aren't 1048 00:48:42,360 --> 00:48:45,960 Speaker 1: that tender? Like let them they're gonna be okay, Hey, hey, 1049 00:48:46,040 --> 00:48:49,680 Speaker 1: they are, they are that you are look no further 1050 00:48:49,680 --> 00:48:53,880 Speaker 1: than Philadelphia how that has worked out. Um, so you 1051 00:48:53,920 --> 00:48:56,040 Speaker 1: do need to support them and prop them up. But 1052 00:48:56,360 --> 00:48:59,000 Speaker 1: to me, I don't, look, I'm just curious why they 1053 00:48:59,040 --> 00:49:01,040 Speaker 1: didn't take any shots with with two of down the 1054 00:49:01,080 --> 00:49:03,480 Speaker 1: field and and you know you can say, well you 1055 00:49:03,480 --> 00:49:05,200 Speaker 1: don't think he can make those throws. If they don't 1056 00:49:05,200 --> 00:49:07,120 Speaker 1: think he can make those throws, then we've got a 1057 00:49:07,200 --> 00:49:12,319 Speaker 1: real problem. If he can't go and play against Tampa two. Um, 1058 00:49:12,400 --> 00:49:14,960 Speaker 1: that's the problem. Because I just said and watched Justin 1059 00:49:15,000 --> 00:49:17,680 Speaker 1: Herbert take checkdown, have to check down, have to check down. 1060 00:49:17,840 --> 00:49:19,800 Speaker 1: And then once they came up here at the corner routes, 1061 00:49:20,000 --> 00:49:21,799 Speaker 1: and once he caught someone out of position, he threw 1062 00:49:21,840 --> 00:49:24,239 Speaker 1: it over the head. So look, Tampa two has been 1063 00:49:24,239 --> 00:49:27,600 Speaker 1: in existence for a long time, and obviously the Raiders 1064 00:49:27,600 --> 00:49:30,800 Speaker 1: don't play it well because Fitzpatrick get a honeyhole shot 1065 00:49:31,160 --> 00:49:35,200 Speaker 1: on three by one the after the week before, and 1066 00:49:35,200 --> 00:49:38,240 Speaker 1: and so I just don't understand. I just don't understand. 1067 00:49:38,239 --> 00:49:40,680 Speaker 1: I don't know what the long term benefit out of 1068 00:49:40,719 --> 00:49:43,000 Speaker 1: this is. So yeah, like they won the game, they 1069 00:49:43,000 --> 00:49:44,800 Speaker 1: put themselves in a position to go to the playoffs, 1070 00:49:44,840 --> 00:49:46,560 Speaker 1: But are we gonna Are we gonna start two in 1071 00:49:46,600 --> 00:49:48,279 Speaker 1: the playoffs because it might be too big for him 1072 00:49:48,280 --> 00:49:51,120 Speaker 1: in the playoffs, So let's start fist magic. I just 1073 00:49:51,160 --> 00:49:53,719 Speaker 1: don't understand this. If if this was going to be 1074 00:49:53,760 --> 00:49:55,920 Speaker 1: the thing, then they just should have kept fist magic 1075 00:49:55,960 --> 00:49:58,319 Speaker 1: in the thing. All right, that's our bonus take away. 1076 00:49:58,320 --> 00:50:04,319 Speaker 1: We gotta thought you walk up there. All right, this 1077 00:50:04,400 --> 00:50:06,360 Speaker 1: is a fun episode, everybody. Thank you so much for 1078 00:50:06,400 --> 00:50:09,120 Speaker 1: hanging with us. We appreciate you. Uh, what'sh you guys? 1079 00:50:09,160 --> 00:50:10,360 Speaker 1: A happy new year as well. We've got some more 1080 00:50:10,360 --> 00:50:12,200 Speaker 1: episodes coming your way, though, so be on the lookout 1081 00:50:12,239 --> 00:50:14,160 Speaker 1: for those right here on. Move the sticks