WEBVTT - #19: Playoff Matchup previews

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<v Speaker 2>It's the Playoffs. Everybody, Welcome to the wild Card Weekend.

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<v Speaker 2>Hold on Eric at Holme. Let me rephrase that the

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<v Speaker 2>Super wild Card Weekend edition of the NFL Power Ranking Show,

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<v Speaker 2>presented to you by energizer Ericas in Chicago. I am

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<v Speaker 2>here in our studios in Los Angeles, ERAIC. Happy playoffs

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<v Speaker 2>to you, and congratulations. I want a round of applause

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<v Speaker 2>here for you. Because your top fourteen teams are all

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<v Speaker 2>the playoff teams. You could have really mixed it up

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<v Speaker 2>and thrown at a team that didn't get in, like

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<v Speaker 2>the Seahawks maybe or the Jaguars, and put them in

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<v Speaker 2>your top fourteen. You didn't do it.

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<v Speaker 3>I thought about it.

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<v Speaker 4>I really did, but I actually thought about it going

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<v Speaker 4>into Week eighteen, but nobody really blew me away. I

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<v Speaker 4>would have done it the Saints, but Dennis Allen had

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<v Speaker 4>a little postgame issue.

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<v Speaker 3>I just couldn't do it after that.

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<v Speaker 2>Dennis Allen, as we tape this on Tuesdays, Tilly much

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<v Speaker 2>to the coach of the Saints, and he still his

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<v Speaker 2>ears are probably ringing. After Arthur Smith, who was subsequently fired.

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<v Speaker 2>Cust him out a little bit at midfield. All right,

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<v Speaker 2>scan the thing on the screen, the QR code on

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<v Speaker 2>the screen right there. Go to NFL dot com and

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<v Speaker 2>get Eric's updated power rankings. The Ravens of the Niners

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<v Speaker 2>do not move. They are one and two. The Cowboys

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<v Speaker 2>do the job in Washington and Ron Rivera's final game.

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<v Speaker 2>They do not move. They are three Bills up two

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<v Speaker 2>to four. Lion stain pat at five. Browns don't play

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<v Speaker 2>anybody lose in Cincinnati, go up one. Chiefs win in

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<v Speaker 2>La go up one. Dolphin's plummet like the temperatures in

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<v Speaker 2>Kansas City on Saturday, and go down four. Eh. We

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<v Speaker 2>don't need to talk about the Ravens and the Niners,

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<v Speaker 2>do we Okay, good, we skipped him. Eric. Let's talk

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<v Speaker 2>about the Dallas Cowboys. They are still number three. I

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<v Speaker 2>get it, they shouldn't be moving. But as you sit

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<v Speaker 2>here with plenty of people thinking the Packers are going

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<v Speaker 2>to win in Dallas this weekend, you really think they're

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<v Speaker 2>the third best team in football.

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<v Speaker 4>As I've said for several weeks now, I really feel

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<v Speaker 4>like you could argue the Ravens are on their own

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<v Speaker 4>level by themselves, But I think the Ravens and Niners.

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<v Speaker 4>I put them on one tier and three through about

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<v Speaker 4>ten or eleven. I would say, jumble them up in

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<v Speaker 4>a bag and roll them out there. Pick your favorite order. Look,

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<v Speaker 4>I mean, I get it why people are doubting the Cowboys.

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<v Speaker 4>There's certainly some holes you could poke in this team.

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<v Speaker 4>This matchup may not be that great. Green Bay rolling

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<v Speaker 4>in with a ton of confidence, Jordan Love playing some

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<v Speaker 4>of his best ball down the stretch, and you know

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<v Speaker 4>there's pressure on Dallas, not just McCarthy facing his old team,

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<v Speaker 4>but also Dan quayn. It could be his last game

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<v Speaker 4>with the club if they don't win. A lot of

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<v Speaker 4>head coaching interest once again in his services. So yeah,

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<v Speaker 4>I mean, there are a lot of arrows that point

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<v Speaker 4>in Green Bay's direction. But Dallas still does have that

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<v Speaker 4>sixteen game home winning streat. Couple of them mid close,

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<v Speaker 4>but they typically take care of business at home. And

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<v Speaker 4>I do feel like Dak Prescott his figure out last

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<v Speaker 4>year's issue and had a terrific season.

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<v Speaker 2>Let's not sugarcoat it. There are great storylines in every game,

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<v Speaker 2>great drama in every game. Well, when Jerry Jones says,

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<v Speaker 2>let's see how it goes in the postseason. I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>there's a chance this is Mike McCarthy's last game. Now.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm not predicting doom and gloom here, although I do

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<v Speaker 2>think the Packers can eat and win this game. But Eric,

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<v Speaker 2>imagine if the Packers win this game, Yeah, oh, there

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<v Speaker 2>could be profound impact on Dallas's situation.

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<v Speaker 4>Do they chase one of these big name coaches that

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<v Speaker 4>are rumored to be on the market possibly moving this

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<v Speaker 4>offseason now, Jim Harbabo, maybe Bill Belichick, who knows right,

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<v Speaker 4>anything is possible with Jerry Jones and the Cowboys. But

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<v Speaker 4>McCarthy has done a lot, especially this season, I think

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<v Speaker 4>to solidify as standing. But them in Philly, I would say,

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<v Speaker 4>are two teams that have to be you're awfully careful

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<v Speaker 4>in the playoffs.

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<v Speaker 2>And that game is the four thirty Eastern Time game,

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<v Speaker 2>a Fox game Sunday, the middle game on Super wild

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<v Speaker 2>Card weekend. On Sunday, Let's talk about the Bills here,

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<v Speaker 2>because Buffalo is the early kick on Sunday. They're at home.

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<v Speaker 2>They get the Steelers. They did the thing despite all

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<v Speaker 2>the Josh Allen first half turnovers in Miami, and they

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<v Speaker 2>are the two seed in the AFC. I'm gonna play

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<v Speaker 2>the hypothetical game, Eric, what if the Jaguars had won

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<v Speaker 2>earlier in the day, and what if the Dolphins had won?

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<v Speaker 2>Would the Bills be in your top fourteen? Missing the playoffs?

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah, that's probably the one team had they somehow not

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<v Speaker 4>made it, had the formula worked against them and they

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<v Speaker 4>didn't squeeze in, they were probably the one team that

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<v Speaker 4>I referenced the top that I would have considered putting

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<v Speaker 4>in there.

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<v Speaker 3>Now I've slow rolled them a little bit.

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<v Speaker 4>I'm not you know, some other power ranking artists out there,

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<v Speaker 4>we're putting them up at three, four, even two. I

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<v Speaker 4>saw at one point after their their late season push there,

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<v Speaker 4>I played it a little slower. But as time has

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<v Speaker 4>gone on, I've kind of grown to appreciate the fact

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<v Speaker 4>that you have to embrace the chaos a little bit

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<v Speaker 4>with them, right, you have to understand Josh Allen can

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<v Speaker 4>dig you in a hole and then dig.

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<v Speaker 3>Yourself out pretty quickly.

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<v Speaker 4>So, uh, it's it's not for everybody, but their style

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<v Speaker 4>can cause a lot of problems for opponents, and including

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<v Speaker 4>this weekend, starting with the Steelers.

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<v Speaker 2>You're with me, right, The Steelers aren't winning this game. Agree.

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<v Speaker 3>I have a hard time seeing that, Yeah, I really do.

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<v Speaker 2>I can't see the Steelers winning this game. They're they're

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<v Speaker 2>gonna go with Mason Rudolph, Okay, I mean they should

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<v Speaker 2>imagine going back to July and hearing Mike Tomlin choosing

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<v Speaker 2>in the year the backup quarterback to go with his

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<v Speaker 2>number three quarterback in a playoff game on the road

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<v Speaker 2>wild card weekend. It is just nuts And TJ. Watt

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<v Speaker 2>is confirmed he is out for this game, week number

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<v Speaker 2>one of the postseason. We have the Lions at number five,

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<v Speaker 2>same as last week, and again the injuries are big here.

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<v Speaker 2>As of our tamping Tuesday afternoon. I am telling you

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<v Speaker 2>there is a chance somehow that Sam Laforta plays Sunday

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<v Speaker 2>night against the Rams.

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<v Speaker 4>Straight from the words from the mouth of Dan Campbell, right,

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<v Speaker 4>I mean obviously, and you're in your mouth too. I

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<v Speaker 4>mean everybody's saying, hey, there is a chance.

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<v Speaker 3>But I think they have to count on.

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<v Speaker 4>Life without him in this game and be pleasantly surprised

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<v Speaker 4>if he does play, He's not going to probably be

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<v Speaker 4>one hundred percent. Laporta, which was arguably one of the

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<v Speaker 4>two or three best tight ends in terms of catching

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<v Speaker 4>the ball this season. So that and Khalif Raymond their

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<v Speaker 4>their top punt returner, sneaky little weapon on offense. And

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<v Speaker 4>Jamison Williams has been banged up. He sat out last

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<v Speaker 4>week too, So what I don't know? I mean, I

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<v Speaker 4>I really you talked about the Packers going into Dallas.

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<v Speaker 4>I really think the Rams, even with their kicking issues,

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<v Speaker 4>come into this game with a lot of confidence. Detroit's

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<v Speaker 4>got to be awfully careful in this one. It's not

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<v Speaker 4>just a Laporta injury, but they're gonna have their hands

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<v Speaker 4>full in this one, and that injury timing isn't great

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<v Speaker 4>at all.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, speaking from a Rams perspective and full disclosure disclosure,

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<v Speaker 2>I do get a paycheck from them in the preseason

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<v Speaker 2>doing their preseason games and television here in LA have

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<v Speaker 2>done that for a long long time. I would rather

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<v Speaker 2>go to Detroit, knowing it is not an easy place

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<v Speaker 2>to play in any way at all, then go to Dallas,

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<v Speaker 2>a team that pasted the Rams six weeks ago before

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<v Speaker 2>they went on the run they're they're on right now.

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<v Speaker 2>This is I believe the first time in playoff history

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<v Speaker 2>we've had two quarterbacks facing their former teams in the

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<v Speaker 2>same game in the postseason, the fact that they were

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<v Speaker 2>traded for each other, the fact that Sean McVay soured

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<v Speaker 2>on Jared and traded him. He was just done with

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<v Speaker 2>him and got Stafford back, and then one and then

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<v Speaker 2>Jared has this resurrection here playing great for Brad Holmes

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<v Speaker 2>and Dan Campbell. You can't ask for anything better. You can't.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, this is why we are here. And I

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<v Speaker 2>do think the Rams, with Kyerman Williams running as well

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<v Speaker 2>as he has been of late and the health of

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<v Speaker 2>their offensive line, have a really good shot at this one.

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<v Speaker 2>I also think the Browns have a good shot at

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<v Speaker 2>going into Houston eric and beating the Texans. You have

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<v Speaker 2>the Browns here at number six, You have the Texans

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<v Speaker 2>at number nine. Will reveal them a little bit later here.

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<v Speaker 2>But Cleveland, and this is big, is not gonna have

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<v Speaker 2>Dustin Hopkins, the Houston native and the best kicker from

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<v Speaker 2>my money in the NFL this year. Riley Patterson's going

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<v Speaker 2>to kick it. Oh yeah, by the way, c J.

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<v Speaker 2>Stroud's a quarterbacking well, which didn't happen on Christmas Eve.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, that tiny little detail does matter.

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<v Speaker 4>I mean, obviously, you look at the score and it

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<v Speaker 4>was what thirty six to seven with about twelve minutes

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<v Speaker 4>left or whatever, so you know, completely dominant performance on

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<v Speaker 4>the road by Cleveland. The Stroud factor absolutely played into

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<v Speaker 4>that one.

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<v Speaker 3>And he's so competitive.

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<v Speaker 4>We've seen in the last couple of weeks come back

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<v Speaker 4>from the concussion that caused him to miss two games, and.

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<v Speaker 3>You know, he's terrific. So he's been back in his

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<v Speaker 3>groove again.

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<v Speaker 4>I know he doesn't have his full cast of receivers,

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<v Speaker 4>but Eco Collins looked like a wide receiver one last week.

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<v Speaker 4>You know, they have some other complimentary guys who can

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<v Speaker 4>help out. I know it's a great defense that Cleveland has,

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<v Speaker 4>but I think Stroud will make a huge impact on

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<v Speaker 4>this game. The confidence with which he threw last week

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<v Speaker 4>against the Colts was tangible, and I think he'll go

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<v Speaker 4>into the playoffs with a atypical rookie perspective. He's a

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<v Speaker 4>season vet by this point as far as I'm in Cleveland.

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<v Speaker 2>Kevin Stefanski had the veterans on the team that have

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<v Speaker 2>been in the postseason, and many including Miles Garrett, were

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<v Speaker 2>on this team in twenty twenty when they won in

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<v Speaker 2>Pittsburgh in the COVID year or win a super Bowl

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<v Speaker 2>like Joe Flacco. Obviously we know what he did a

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<v Speaker 2>decade ago in New Orleans for the Ravens. Stand up

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<v Speaker 2>and speak to the team and explain. Because the Browns

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<v Speaker 2>mantra under Stefanski is one to oh every week. How

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<v Speaker 2>you translate one and oh every week into a playoff environment.

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<v Speaker 2>The Browns are an eleven win wild card team needing

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<v Speaker 2>to go on the road against a team they pasted

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<v Speaker 2>the night before Christmas. But this, as you said, is

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<v Speaker 2>a very very different team as it is a very

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<v Speaker 2>different team in Kansas City than we've seen in years past.

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<v Speaker 2>Eighth consecutive division title in the AFC West for Andy

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<v Speaker 2>Reid and Patrick Mahomes. But this team goes in as

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<v Speaker 2>the four seed or the three seed of Begger Pardon

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<v Speaker 2>against the six seed Dolphins, who are all kinds of

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<v Speaker 2>banged up. This is the seven against the eight in

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<v Speaker 2>your wild card power rankings. It's also a rematch eric

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<v Speaker 2>from a game in Germany in which two had a

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<v Speaker 2>chance at the end but they botched a shotgun snap

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<v Speaker 2>driving to try to tie a game.

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah, that was That was a strange and fun game

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<v Speaker 4>over in Frankfurt, and I think it told us a

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<v Speaker 4>lot about those teams. And you know, obviously they started

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<v Speaker 4>the season and got into the season with reputations of

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<v Speaker 4>being these explosive.

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<v Speaker 3>You know, big play machines.

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<v Speaker 4>But as it worked out that way, especially recently, so

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<v Speaker 4>I'll be curious. You know, we talked about the Texans

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<v Speaker 4>and Browns having played previously. I'm wondering whether the Germany

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<v Speaker 4>game between Miami and Kansas City actually may be closer

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<v Speaker 4>to what we see on Sunday, which is, you know,

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<v Speaker 4>a one possession game, a close game, kind of a

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<v Speaker 4>lower scoring game that you know, one or two turnovers,

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<v Speaker 4>one or two crucial mistakes could end up tilting this thing.

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<v Speaker 4>And oh, by the way, there's the slightly wintry conditions

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<v Speaker 4>that are a little bit different from what Miami is

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<v Speaker 4>going to be experiencing in practice this week.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, that may affect the outcome someway slightly.

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<v Speaker 2>It was cold that day in Germany, by the way,

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<v Speaker 2>but we're talking to us in the forties, not in

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<v Speaker 2>the negative temperature range, and it might be with the Windshiel,

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<v Speaker 2>negative temperatures like below zero. English Andrew coming up Saturday

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<v Speaker 2>evening exclusively on a frozen peacock like we're talking five

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<v Speaker 2>degrees and five below with the wind. Mike McDaniel said,

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<v Speaker 2>remember last year we won it colder, you're getting it buddy.

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<v Speaker 2>Coming up next, What if I told you the Texans

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<v Speaker 2>and Rams were top ten teams? No truly? Yeah, go

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<v Speaker 2>back and put that headline in July. That's coming up

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<v Speaker 2>on the Power Ranking Show presented by Energizer. You're watching

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<v Speaker 2>to get a power ranking show. We are presented to

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<v Speaker 2>you by Energizer. What a job Demiko Ryans and Nick

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<v Speaker 2>Nick Cassario have done. CJ. Strat, I mean everyone there.

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<v Speaker 2>Bobby Slock, the Houston Texans as we enter Super wild

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<v Speaker 2>Card weekend are the number nineteen this week on Eric

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<v Speaker 2>at Holmes Power Rankings. Same goes for Lessened and Sean McVay.

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<v Speaker 2>The Rams are ten. The Eagles have plummeted two more spots.

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<v Speaker 2>They're out of the top ten at eleven. The Buccaneers,

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<v Speaker 2>the Packers, and the Pittsburgh Steelers round out. You're fourteen

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<v Speaker 2>playoff teams. I cannot wait, And you guys know I'm

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<v Speaker 2>a Browns fan, Eric. I cannot wait to see c. J. Stroud.

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<v Speaker 2>As a Browns fan, I would have rather faced Jacksonville

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<v Speaker 2>I would have rather faced Indianapolis teams. The Browns also

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<v Speaker 2>beat They beat the Texans with case Keenum. This is different.

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<v Speaker 3>I agree.

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah, I was saying to myself, I don't know which

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<v Speaker 4>scenario I'm rooting for because I don't really have a favorite.

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<v Speaker 4>I don't I'm not a fan in this situation. But

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<v Speaker 4>do I want Joe Flacko potentially to play the Ravens.

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<v Speaker 3>You know what a cool game that would be. I

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<v Speaker 3>just want to see more of Stroud. I'm selfish like that.

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<v Speaker 4>And we see here here hitting the Nico K last

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<v Speaker 4>week on the first play of the game. He was

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<v Speaker 4>in control from start to finish. I really think this

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<v Speaker 4>Browns defense hasn't you know, faced quite this kind of

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<v Speaker 4>challenge this year, but we know how good they are

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<v Speaker 4>on that side of the ball. Fascinating to see also

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<v Speaker 4>how Texans defense does and you know, didn't really have

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<v Speaker 4>much luck in the secondary against Flacco last time out,

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<v Speaker 4>and you know, have some injuries they're dealing with. But yeah,

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<v Speaker 4>this is a This is a really interesting game. I

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<v Speaker 4>think between these two teams. And Willie Anderson Junior has

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<v Speaker 4>been great this season, but he's one of those players

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<v Speaker 4>dealing with injury right now, how much can they get

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<v Speaker 4>out of him in that pass rush?

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<v Speaker 2>It would also help him immensely. Of Jonathan Grenard, who

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<v Speaker 2>was injured in the Week sixteen win over the Brown

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<v Speaker 2>early left has not played since if he would be

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<v Speaker 2>back for that pass rush as well. But as we

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<v Speaker 2>see CJ here in the final minutes on Saturday evening

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<v Speaker 2>walking off the field knowing they get in, I'm thinking

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<v Speaker 2>back to an interview I did with him a Super

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<v Speaker 2>Bowl week where I said, and it was the question,

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<v Speaker 2>de jore, then, CJ, are we going to see the

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<v Speaker 2>guy we saw in the college football playoff? Right? That

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<v Speaker 2>guy against Georgia? That guy? When do we see that guy?

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<v Speaker 2>Can we get him in the NFL? It's like, yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>I can do that, of course. That that is me.

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<v Speaker 2>It wasn't just an anomaly, man. I mean, forget about

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<v Speaker 2>the S two score. Like, we're getting the guy we

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<v Speaker 2>saw in the playoff every single week and now this

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<v Speaker 2>is the NFL playoffs. Yeah, yep, sign me up for

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<v Speaker 2>that one, and sign me up for the Rams. As

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<v Speaker 2>I mentioned earlier, the number ten team in your new rankings,

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<v Speaker 2>Eric going into Detroit to face old friend Jared Goff.

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<v Speaker 2>You can't stay it up about the job that McVeigh,

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<v Speaker 2>that less need, that Matthew Stafford, that Raheem Morris have

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<v Speaker 2>done for this group this year.

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<v Speaker 3>It's been a number of players obviously who've stepped up.

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<v Speaker 4>You know, Kyraen Williams started great, thing, gets hurt, he's

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<v Speaker 4>back in the line up playing terrific. You know, DeMarcus

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<v Speaker 4>Robinson stepped up late in the season. Poka Nakua comes

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<v Speaker 4>out of nowhere. You know, Cooper cut missed a big chunk.

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<v Speaker 4>Stafford had an injury that derailed his season a little

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<v Speaker 4>bit too. You know, the offensive line coming in this year,

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<v Speaker 4>there were questions, so all these things, so are all

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<v Speaker 4>the issues that face them. They found solutions for them.

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<v Speaker 4>They've changed their identity a little bit with the run game.

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<v Speaker 4>You know, they haven't stayed true to mcvay's character, but

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<v Speaker 4>you know that's a testament to his coaching ability to say, hey,

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<v Speaker 4>we'll do whatever it takes to win, and we'll put

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<v Speaker 4>some of these unlikely characters.

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<v Speaker 3>In roles that you know, other people might not have

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<v Speaker 3>envisioned them in. But it's working. It's terrific.

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<v Speaker 4>I think they're going to stress the heck out of

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<v Speaker 4>the Detroit secondary. You know, the Lions pass rush hasn't

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<v Speaker 4>been that great unless it's Aden Hutchinson getting there.

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<v Speaker 3>James Houston still not back.

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<v Speaker 4>So if they give Stafford time, I really think he's

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<v Speaker 4>gonna have a big game. And I think he has

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<v Speaker 4>nothing to do with the fact that he used to

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<v Speaker 4>play there, Although what greater motivation is there than, you know,

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<v Speaker 4>to go back and show them what they've been missing.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, there's been a lot written this year about

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<v Speaker 2>Mike McDaniel and his play design and their fun offense,

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<v Speaker 2>or maybe what Shane Stichen has done is a play

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<v Speaker 2>small or with the run game in Indianapolis. Not enough

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<v Speaker 2>has been written about how Sean McVay and again less

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<v Speaker 2>need with the drafting of Steve Bobby lout of the

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<v Speaker 2>trade Kevin Dotson right before the start of the season,

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<v Speaker 2>reworked that offensive line, changed from an outside zone team

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<v Speaker 2>to a power to a gap scheme run team, giving

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<v Speaker 2>the ball to Kyrin Williams and changing the face of

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<v Speaker 2>that offense. Of course, obviously Pooka and Aku and Matthew

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<v Speaker 2>Stafford making side arm throws, but that is that is

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<v Speaker 2>a great story there and there the number ten team

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<v Speaker 2>also not a great story, but a fascinating one. The

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<v Speaker 2>number eleven team in the rankings, they are the Philadelphia

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<v Speaker 2>Eagles playing the twelve seed or the twelfth team in

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<v Speaker 2>your rankings, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The Bucks won the

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<v Speaker 2>NFC South. The Eagles look just dead, Eric, I don't

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<v Speaker 2>know how else to say it, respectfully.

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<v Speaker 3>Fried burned out.

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<v Speaker 2>I don't know what it is, but Friday Eagles.

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<v Speaker 3>That yeah, exactly.

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<v Speaker 4>I mean, after that overtime went over the Bills, I

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<v Speaker 4>think it was, it was, everything really went downhill from there.

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<v Speaker 4>You could see the stress that had built out from

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<v Speaker 4>really the fourth quarter of the Super Bowl, all the

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<v Speaker 4>offseason speculation, the high pating end of the season, every

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<v Speaker 4>game year, you know, especially down the stretch, that really

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<v Speaker 4>gauntlet of bit of a schedule they played, and it

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<v Speaker 4>looks like it's just taking its toll on the roster.

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<v Speaker 4>Everybody looks tired, angry, not happy with the situation. Now

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<v Speaker 4>you've got to go on the road and maybe this

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<v Speaker 4>helps him, I don't know, but you got to go

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<v Speaker 4>on the road and play a Tampa team that lights

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<v Speaker 4>some good football in December, turn their season around. Has

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<v Speaker 4>you know, obviously plenty to play for if you're Baker

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<v Speaker 4>Mayfield trying to get another contract, but yeah, this one

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<v Speaker 4>I can't get a.

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<v Speaker 3>Great feel for it.

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<v Speaker 4>We'll Philly have that that second gear, that that that

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<v Speaker 4>extra breath of life that we've been begging for them

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<v Speaker 4>to take for six weeks now or are they completely done?

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<v Speaker 3>I don't know what it is.

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<v Speaker 2>That was Jalen's middle finger there right holding it up

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<v Speaker 2>on Sunday that you know they had to pop back

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<v Speaker 2>into place. Looked like baldy, right. I mean that to

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<v Speaker 2>me is like the lasting image of this team down

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<v Speaker 2>the stretch. And Jalen wasn't flicking off the crowd. He

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<v Speaker 2>was showing his injury, right, But that just kind of

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<v Speaker 2>sums up the Eagles the last six weeks. Kind of

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<v Speaker 2>like middle finger. That means so many different things. Making

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<v Speaker 2>power Moves to thirteen are the Green Bay Packers. Power

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<v Speaker 2>Moves are presented by Energizer. This time in a win

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<v Speaker 2>and in week eighteen they did the job there up

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<v Speaker 2>three spots this week here and doing something they couldn't

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<v Speaker 2>do last year with Aaron Rodgers.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, or with Brett Farvan his first year of starting.

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<v Speaker 4>Really, I mean you think about Rogers when he first

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<v Speaker 4>got the role in two thousand and eight. Five years

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<v Speaker 4>before that, what was a ninety two? Both guys had

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<v Speaker 4>good first seasons.

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<v Speaker 2>In Green Bay.

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<v Speaker 3>None of them did what Love did, which is drag

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<v Speaker 3>his team to the playoffs.

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<v Speaker 4>They were six and eight. What were they even two

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<v Speaker 4>and five at one point? I mean, things weren't looking great.

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<v Speaker 4>But obviously he turned his season around the defense. You know,

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<v Speaker 4>obviously we talked about Joe Barry for a few weeks.

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<v Speaker 4>In the pressure he's faced, he got his group to play.

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<v Speaker 4>I think their best performance of the season in a

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<v Speaker 4>very hype game against the Chicago Bears.

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<v Speaker 3>So if they can carry that over into the postseason,

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<v Speaker 3>they're going to have a chance in Dallas. Loves playing great.

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<v Speaker 3>The confidence is there.

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<v Speaker 4>I can't wait to see what we get from this

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<v Speaker 4>team because early in the year I had my doubts

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<v Speaker 4>coming into the season. I think I had them twenty

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<v Speaker 4>second or something like that. I've learned my lesson. They've

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<v Speaker 4>they've out performed my expectations. But win here would take it.

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<v Speaker 2>To a new level. I mean it's been a roller coaster.

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<v Speaker 2>They look great, Love did week one, and then they

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<v Speaker 2>couldn't keep that consistently, and then they kind of hit

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<v Speaker 2>rock bottom and then they've built their way back up

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<v Speaker 2>the last six weeks and here they are. I think

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<v Speaker 2>they win in Dallas. Part of it is because I'm

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<v Speaker 2>excited by Jordan Love. The other part of it is

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<v Speaker 2>something in my gut tells me, much like Kyle Brant

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<v Speaker 2>on GMFB, that the Cowboys are going to find a

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<v Speaker 2>way to screw this up. And I'm sure I'm going

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<v Speaker 2>to get the hate for the Cowboys fans on the

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<v Speaker 2>social media's, which is why social media is here, just

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<v Speaker 2>to get angry at people. So the Cowboys, the Packers

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<v Speaker 2>right Green Bay is thirteen. The Pittsburgh Steelers Eric are fourteen,

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<v Speaker 2>and they are willingly going with their number three quarterback

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<v Speaker 2>in a playoff game because Mason Rudolph has look great

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<v Speaker 2>these last couple of weeks.

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<v Speaker 3>Sure has right and Week eighteen was an interesting test,

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<v Speaker 3>but they had the horrible weather in Baltimore.

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<v Speaker 4>We're expecting cold and rainy possibly in Buffalo as well,

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<v Speaker 4>So you know, maybe that experience allows him to have

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<v Speaker 4>a little bit better feel for the ball, a little

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<v Speaker 4>bit better feel for the field conditions, even if they're different.

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<v Speaker 4>Playing in bad weather one week I'm sure helps you

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<v Speaker 4>the next so maybe they can gain an early edge there,

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<v Speaker 4>but there are just so many things pointing against them

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<v Speaker 4>in this game. Obviously, they had to keep their fingers

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<v Speaker 4>crossed after winning just to hope they get in.

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<v Speaker 3>You know, third string quarterback, no TJ.

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<v Speaker 4>Watt, no offensive identity really until last couple of weeks.

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<v Speaker 4>So even if that defense, the rest of it outside

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<v Speaker 4>of Watt gets healthy and they have a better secondary situation,

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<v Speaker 4>I'm just struggling to find ways for them to be

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<v Speaker 4>able to beat Buffalo in Buffalo.

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<v Speaker 2>Right, Yeah, I agree. I don't think they're going to

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<v Speaker 2>do it. But again, another one of these, if I

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<v Speaker 2>had told you back in August, if I told you

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<v Speaker 2>back in August when the conversation was do we have

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<v Speaker 2>a roster spot for Mason Rudolph, why do we need

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<v Speaker 2>a third quarterback? Mike Tomlin would say, I need you

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<v Speaker 2>and I want you to start on the road in

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<v Speaker 2>the postseason ahead of the other two who are up

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<v Speaker 2>and active and ready and healthy. Not Mitch Trubisky former

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<v Speaker 2>Josh Allen understudy. Anyway, moving on the teams that didn't

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<v Speaker 2>make the postseason, how do we rank them? That's coming

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<v Speaker 2>up next on the NFL Power Ranking Show presented my Energizer.

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<v Speaker 2>But wait, there's more the teams that didn't make the playoffs. Sorry.

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<v Speaker 2>If this is any consolation, maybe it is NFL Power

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<v Speaker 2>Ranking Show here presented to you by Energizer. The Saints

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<v Speaker 2>are up two to fifteen, but they didn't make it.

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<v Speaker 2>The Jaguars are down four, so to are the Colts

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<v Speaker 2>they didn't make it. Sixteen and seventeen Bengals, Seahawks, and

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<v Speaker 2>the Chicago Bears rounding out twenty and then at twenty

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<v Speaker 2>one the Raiders, the Vikings, the Broncos, the Falcons, the Titans,

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<v Speaker 2>and the New York Jets who come in at twenty six.

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<v Speaker 2>And then the bottom here the Giants and the Cardinals

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<v Speaker 2>and the Chargers. The Patriots are twenty the Commanders there

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<v Speaker 2>are thirty rather the Patriots, thirty one for the Commanders,

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<v Speaker 2>thirty two for the Panthers. The inverse draft order, although

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<v Speaker 2>the Panthers do not have that pick, it belongs to

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<v Speaker 2>the Bears. Time now for invest in the Future presented

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<v Speaker 2>by Fidelity and the Future Right now. For the Saints,

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<v Speaker 2>Eric as we tape here Tuesday, does include Dennis Allen

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<v Speaker 2>at number fifteen, still their coach as.

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<v Speaker 4>Far as we know, and obviously Week eighteen was a

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<v Speaker 4>stranger scene and that they go out in the second

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<v Speaker 4>half and absolutely.

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<v Speaker 3>Pummel the Falcons.

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<v Speaker 4>Arthur Smith, not at Allen after the game, has turned

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<v Speaker 4>out to comments.

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<v Speaker 3>Why he's definitely touched down, And it's funny.

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<v Speaker 4>It almost felt like propect more poorly on on Allen

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<v Speaker 4>than it did Jamis Winston.

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<v Speaker 3>But this is a team that did play well down

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<v Speaker 3>the stretch.

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<v Speaker 4>I was kind of slow to give him their credit,

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<v Speaker 4>but Derek Carr played some of his better ball down

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<v Speaker 4>the stretch. They had a couple close losses in there

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<v Speaker 4>that ultimately kicked him out of the playoffs.

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<v Speaker 3>But it's hard to note what to make of this

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<v Speaker 3>team going forward.

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<v Speaker 4>It's hard to see a path to them excelling into

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<v Speaker 4>that Super Bowl kind of category next year. But they

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<v Speaker 4>did at least make strides down the stretch enough so

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<v Speaker 4>to push him past the Jaguars. So I thought we're

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<v Speaker 4>going to be in the playoffs not too.

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<v Speaker 2>Long ago, because the Jaguars actually did the reverse. They

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<v Speaker 2>lost five at a six down the stretch. They are

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<v Speaker 2>number sixteen for you, Eric. The only game they won

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<v Speaker 2>was with CJ. Bethard and then Monday night, the defensive

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<v Speaker 2>staff gets blown out. Doug Peterson fires Mike Caldwell.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, that was I'm sure a tough move, and you

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<v Speaker 3>know a lot of the staff as well.

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<v Speaker 4>But I mean, boy, I'd like to see some heat

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<v Speaker 4>put on Trevor Lawrence. He was zero and five, the

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<v Speaker 4>team was oh and five with him starting. And you know,

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<v Speaker 4>Laurence certainly was playing through a couple of injuries this season.

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<v Speaker 4>His toughness is on question, but his performance level in

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<v Speaker 4>that critical year three he's now due for an extension

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<v Speaker 4>or at least eligible for one. You know, left some

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<v Speaker 4>questions for me. The second half of the season not

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<v Speaker 4>nearly as good as the first. You saw it reflected

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<v Speaker 4>in the team's record. And this team's got a little

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<v Speaker 4>soul searched in to do, especially with his quarterback.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, and this is the off season in which they

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<v Speaker 2>can extend Trevor Lawrence, much like last year with Burrow

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<v Speaker 2>and with Herbert. This is the year you're write the

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<v Speaker 2>big check. I still think that he is the guy,

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<v Speaker 2>but down the stretch it wasn't encouraging. He was banged

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<v Speaker 2>up the ankle, the shoulder. Honestly at times. On Sunday

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<v Speaker 2>it looked as if that arm he shouldn't have been

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<v Speaker 2>out there, some of those throws who's fallen away from

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<v Speaker 2>But listen, they went with them. He was their guy,

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<v Speaker 2>and they couldn't get it done against an inspired Tennessee team.

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<v Speaker 2>It had turned out to be Mike Frable's final game.

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<v Speaker 2>We are here throughout the postseason. Everybody so scant the

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<v Speaker 2>QR code, check out the Power Rankings, and we are

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<v Speaker 2>here next week for divisional Route Brera get Home. I'm

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<v Speaker 2>Andrews Sociliano enjoyed the playoffs. Everybody.

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