1 00:00:05,600 --> 00:00:09,879 Speaker 1: This is straight Fire with Jason McIntire. 2 00:00:10,840 --> 00:00:14,440 Speaker 2: What is up, straight Fire fan, It's me Jason McIntyre, 3 00:00:14,560 --> 00:00:23,200 Speaker 2: Straight Foyer For Friday, January the sixteenth, It's Divisional NFL 4 00:00:23,880 --> 00:00:26,239 Speaker 2: playoff weekend. I know a lot of people say this 5 00:00:26,280 --> 00:00:28,520 Speaker 2: is the best weekend in the NFL because usually you're 6 00:00:28,560 --> 00:00:30,560 Speaker 2: left with the best eight teams. That ain't the case 7 00:00:30,560 --> 00:00:32,839 Speaker 2: this year. I mean, the playoffs are better without the 8 00:00:32,880 --> 00:00:35,880 Speaker 2: Kansas City Chiefs. They're not around to dominate and run 9 00:00:36,000 --> 00:00:38,640 Speaker 2: rough shot over but everybody. But here's the weirdest part. 10 00:00:39,600 --> 00:00:41,879 Speaker 2: I'm looking at these divisional round playoffs. I don't think 11 00:00:41,920 --> 00:00:43,199 Speaker 2: we have the ten best teams in the league. I 12 00:00:43,200 --> 00:00:45,160 Speaker 2: don't even think we have close to the ten best teams. 13 00:00:45,760 --> 00:00:47,919 Speaker 2: I mean, the Eagles are the defending champs, They're definitely 14 00:00:47,920 --> 00:00:50,880 Speaker 2: one of the ten best at this state. The forty 15 00:00:50,960 --> 00:00:53,320 Speaker 2: nine Ers, how injured they are, I don't think they're 16 00:00:53,320 --> 00:00:56,440 Speaker 2: one of the ten best. It is a wacky, wacky 17 00:00:56,880 --> 00:00:59,720 Speaker 2: group of teams. I mean the Chicago Bears. If I 18 00:00:59,760 --> 00:01:02,920 Speaker 2: had told you Divisional round weekend, finally, the Bears are 19 00:01:02,920 --> 00:01:04,480 Speaker 2: going to be in there. The Seahawks are going to 20 00:01:04,520 --> 00:01:08,160 Speaker 2: be in there, the Broncos, the Patriots. You would have 21 00:01:08,360 --> 00:01:10,760 Speaker 2: definitely said no to at least three of those. The 22 00:01:10,760 --> 00:01:14,440 Speaker 2: Broncos did make the playoffs last year, but nobody had 23 00:01:14,440 --> 00:01:16,760 Speaker 2: the Bears getting this far. Nobody had the Patriots getting 24 00:01:16,760 --> 00:01:19,880 Speaker 2: this far. Nobody did. And now the one team that's 25 00:01:19,920 --> 00:01:21,480 Speaker 2: favored to win it all, the number one seed in 26 00:01:21,480 --> 00:01:27,160 Speaker 2: the NFC, Seattle has a shocking development. After practice on Thursday, 27 00:01:28,040 --> 00:01:35,320 Speaker 2: the Seahawks lists Sam Darnold as questionable. What absolutely bizarre. 28 00:01:35,319 --> 00:01:37,319 Speaker 2: I mean I got the alert and I swear at 29 00:01:37,440 --> 00:01:40,399 Speaker 2: least six friends who gamble were like, whoa, whoa, you 30 00:01:40,440 --> 00:01:43,240 Speaker 2: know with the exclamation marks, and I'm like, come on, 31 00:01:44,040 --> 00:01:46,880 Speaker 2: what is this? How does he get injured? How does 32 00:01:46,920 --> 00:01:51,000 Speaker 2: the injuries oblique? At practice? Remember they were off all 33 00:01:51,080 --> 00:01:53,560 Speaker 2: last week. So here's what the report says. According to 34 00:01:54,000 --> 00:01:57,760 Speaker 2: the reporter who covers the Seahawks, Brady Henderson of ESPN, 35 00:01:58,480 --> 00:02:01,960 Speaker 2: the injury occurred Thursday. Darnold said he felt a little 36 00:02:02,000 --> 00:02:04,320 Speaker 2: something in the oblique on his left side while throwing 37 00:02:04,440 --> 00:02:07,560 Speaker 2: during a routes on air period, and that he left 38 00:02:07,600 --> 00:02:10,080 Speaker 2: practice as a precautionary measure. I didn't want to push 39 00:02:10,080 --> 00:02:13,280 Speaker 2: it wasn't the day to push it, So that was it. 40 00:02:13,680 --> 00:02:15,839 Speaker 2: Just came inside, got some rehabit. I feel like I'll 41 00:02:15,880 --> 00:02:20,080 Speaker 2: be ready to go for Saturday. So he was limited 42 00:02:20,560 --> 00:02:24,200 Speaker 2: in practice. That is ridiculous. I mean, come on, an 43 00:02:24,200 --> 00:02:27,280 Speaker 2: oblique on a throw? Was he sitting on the couch 44 00:02:27,320 --> 00:02:30,120 Speaker 2: all week eating oreos? I don't get this at all. 45 00:02:30,160 --> 00:02:32,440 Speaker 2: This is like, you know, there'll be some mornings where 46 00:02:32,440 --> 00:02:34,200 Speaker 2: I'll wake up and stretch it, my muscle will get 47 00:02:34,200 --> 00:02:36,000 Speaker 2: tight and I'll be like, ah, you know, I know 48 00:02:36,040 --> 00:02:37,840 Speaker 2: you guys know that feeling. You're just oh, my gosh, 49 00:02:38,160 --> 00:02:42,200 Speaker 2: immense pain for I don't know, ten twenty thirty seconds. 50 00:02:42,200 --> 00:02:43,760 Speaker 2: This is what happens when you get into your forties 51 00:02:44,000 --> 00:02:46,000 Speaker 2: and it's just like you're shooting paid. You can't do anything, 52 00:02:46,000 --> 00:02:48,239 Speaker 2: and then it just subsides and you're like, shit, man, 53 00:02:48,280 --> 00:02:48,760 Speaker 2: I'm old. 54 00:02:48,840 --> 00:02:49,400 Speaker 1: This sucks. 55 00:02:49,960 --> 00:02:52,400 Speaker 2: That's good. That's what I think of when I think 56 00:02:52,440 --> 00:02:55,919 Speaker 2: of an oblaque poll. Anyways, the real story is left 57 00:02:55,960 --> 00:03:00,400 Speaker 2: tackle Charles Cross could return to practice. That would be 58 00:03:00,400 --> 00:03:04,680 Speaker 2: a big get back. He obviously missed some games and 59 00:03:04,720 --> 00:03:08,640 Speaker 2: the offense has not been super duper sharp without him. 60 00:03:09,000 --> 00:03:11,239 Speaker 2: Remember they got those bookends. Was it like two years ago, 61 00:03:11,280 --> 00:03:14,320 Speaker 2: three years ago in the draft and it looked like 62 00:03:14,360 --> 00:03:16,120 Speaker 2: a home run, and then they kind of regressed a 63 00:03:16,120 --> 00:03:21,400 Speaker 2: little bit. But Cross is pretty damn good. Lucas is 64 00:03:21,440 --> 00:03:24,600 Speaker 2: grading out really strongly. Abraham Lucas. Yeah, twenty twenty two, 65 00:03:25,320 --> 00:03:28,160 Speaker 2: they got both of them. Cross was the first rounder, 66 00:03:28,520 --> 00:03:32,160 Speaker 2: Lucas was the second. They've really done a good job 67 00:03:32,200 --> 00:03:35,240 Speaker 2: in that offensive line, and now it's going up against 68 00:03:35,240 --> 00:03:38,360 Speaker 2: the Niners, who really don't have much. I'm gonna rattle 69 00:03:38,360 --> 00:03:42,680 Speaker 2: off a couple names for you on the Seattle front. Okay, 70 00:03:42,920 --> 00:03:48,160 Speaker 2: defensive tackle Jordan Elliott, anyone, anyone? He's played one, dude, 71 00:03:48,160 --> 00:03:51,200 Speaker 2: He's played six seasons and he's always graded out near 72 00:03:51,240 --> 00:03:55,920 Speaker 2: the bottom of the league of defensive tackles. One hundred 73 00:03:55,960 --> 00:03:57,960 Speaker 2: and fifth out of one hundred and twenty four, one 74 00:03:58,040 --> 00:04:00,560 Speaker 2: hundred and first out of one hundred and eight, eighteenth 75 00:04:00,600 --> 00:04:03,360 Speaker 2: out of one hundred and twenty seven, one hundred and 76 00:04:03,360 --> 00:04:06,120 Speaker 2: thirteenth out of one hundred thirty, ninety seventh out of 77 00:04:06,120 --> 00:04:10,000 Speaker 2: one eighteen, and one eleventh out of one twenty nine. Okay, 78 00:04:10,240 --> 00:04:13,080 Speaker 2: that ain't great. He's starting against a team that ran 79 00:04:13,120 --> 00:04:15,640 Speaker 2: it down your throats last time. The other defensive tackle 80 00:04:16,240 --> 00:04:20,720 Speaker 2: is Kalia Davis, sixth round pick in twenty twenty two. 81 00:04:21,360 --> 00:04:24,360 Speaker 2: He is one hundred and twenty sixth out of one 82 00:04:24,400 --> 00:04:27,239 Speaker 2: hundred and twenty nine in defensive tackle grade. And again, 83 00:04:27,320 --> 00:04:29,120 Speaker 2: this isn't like he's playing a couple snaps so he 84 00:04:29,160 --> 00:04:32,000 Speaker 2: doesn't have a fair chance, Folks. He's played five hundred 85 00:04:32,000 --> 00:04:36,200 Speaker 2: snaps this season. The guy stinks. This is why Walker 86 00:04:36,320 --> 00:04:39,560 Speaker 2: and Charboney ran all over them last time. I mean, 87 00:04:39,680 --> 00:04:41,680 Speaker 2: and the linebackers. They got a guy named I've never 88 00:04:41,720 --> 00:04:46,000 Speaker 2: literally never heard of this guy, Garrett Wallow, undrafted sorry no. 89 00:04:46,040 --> 00:04:49,000 Speaker 2: Fifth round draft pick out of TCU in twenty twenty one. 90 00:04:50,120 --> 00:04:55,080 Speaker 2: He played four snaps. I'm sorry, so yeah. He played 91 00:04:55,080 --> 00:05:00,359 Speaker 2: four snaps in weeks one through seven sixteen, Then in 92 00:05:00,400 --> 00:05:03,960 Speaker 2: Week eighteen he played forty snaps, and then in the 93 00:05:03,960 --> 00:05:07,640 Speaker 2: wildcard round he played seventy two snaps. He didn't play 94 00:05:07,760 --> 00:05:12,080 Speaker 2: at all last season. Guys, this is what we're talking about. Really, 95 00:05:12,279 --> 00:05:15,120 Speaker 2: this is like a special teamer, practice squad guy, and 96 00:05:15,160 --> 00:05:18,359 Speaker 2: he's gonna be starting like good luck, hanging with the 97 00:05:18,400 --> 00:05:22,040 Speaker 2: tight end or Walker or Charbonney out of the backfield. 98 00:05:22,040 --> 00:05:24,760 Speaker 2: I just I cannot make a case for the Niners. Now. 99 00:05:24,800 --> 00:05:26,480 Speaker 2: I know what that means. We'll get the best bets 100 00:05:26,520 --> 00:05:29,000 Speaker 2: at the end. You know what that means, of course, 101 00:05:29,600 --> 00:05:33,919 Speaker 2: is that san Fran shows up and Donald is injured 102 00:05:33,920 --> 00:05:36,800 Speaker 2: and vomits all over himself and the Niners pull the upset. 103 00:05:36,880 --> 00:05:39,000 Speaker 2: I personally would love that as a Brock pretty guy. 104 00:05:39,120 --> 00:05:43,279 Speaker 2: But I'm being honest when I say this. I need 105 00:05:43,320 --> 00:05:48,240 Speaker 2: to see it from Sam Darnold before I crown him anything. Honestly, 106 00:05:49,080 --> 00:05:52,039 Speaker 2: I'll give you my ranking for the quarterbacks in the 107 00:05:52,040 --> 00:05:54,000 Speaker 2: wildcard round right now, and tell me if this is 108 00:05:54,000 --> 00:05:57,280 Speaker 2: fair or not. So one obviously, Josh Allen just this season, 109 00:05:57,320 --> 00:05:59,920 Speaker 2: I don't care if Safford's MVP. Josh Allen is carrying 110 00:06:00,160 --> 00:06:03,800 Speaker 2: the Bills. He's one, Matt Stafford two. I've got him 111 00:06:03,800 --> 00:06:06,760 Speaker 2: as the MVP. Now. This is not a career Achievement award. 112 00:06:06,800 --> 00:06:10,800 Speaker 2: This is right now. I'm going Brock perty three. And 113 00:06:10,880 --> 00:06:12,240 Speaker 2: I know a lot of people are gonna lose their 114 00:06:12,240 --> 00:06:13,600 Speaker 2: mind and say it's got to be Drake May. He's 115 00:06:13,600 --> 00:06:16,239 Speaker 2: been incredible, well, I don't know, playing the easiest schedule 116 00:06:16,279 --> 00:06:20,560 Speaker 2: in the last like twenty five years, and when they 117 00:06:20,560 --> 00:06:23,680 Speaker 2: finally step up in class against the Chargers last week, 118 00:06:23,760 --> 00:06:27,159 Speaker 2: Drake May does pretty much nothing. I mean, he was 119 00:06:27,200 --> 00:06:31,839 Speaker 2: solid a couple good scrambles, you know, completed some easy stuff. 120 00:06:31,839 --> 00:06:34,200 Speaker 2: But like, I mean, it's not like he's chucking a 121 00:06:34,279 --> 00:06:37,200 Speaker 2: duck and they were never, never trailing by a significant 122 00:06:37,200 --> 00:06:40,040 Speaker 2: amount that he had to do something. So Brock Perdy 123 00:06:40,440 --> 00:06:42,920 Speaker 2: against the defending champs, a great defense on the road 124 00:06:42,920 --> 00:06:44,560 Speaker 2: fourth quarter, just drives him down the field for the 125 00:06:44,600 --> 00:06:48,440 Speaker 2: game winner. Like that's what Brock Purdy does. I think 126 00:06:48,440 --> 00:06:54,440 Speaker 2: it's got to be Alan Stafford Purty. I would go, yeah, Honestly, 127 00:06:54,920 --> 00:06:56,839 Speaker 2: I think you can make a case for Caleb or 128 00:06:56,960 --> 00:06:57,440 Speaker 2: Drake May. 129 00:06:57,520 --> 00:06:57,880 Speaker 1: Caleb. 130 00:06:58,040 --> 00:07:00,000 Speaker 2: I know he's completed like fifty percent of his passes, 131 00:07:00,160 --> 00:07:03,080 Speaker 2: lowest in the league. But I'm just telling you, when 132 00:07:03,120 --> 00:07:05,520 Speaker 2: you have all these comebacks in the final two minutes 133 00:07:05,640 --> 00:07:08,479 Speaker 2: and he's spearheading a lot of it, how can you 134 00:07:08,520 --> 00:07:13,000 Speaker 2: not have him in the top five? I I mean, listen, 135 00:07:13,640 --> 00:07:15,800 Speaker 2: He's got a first time head coach in Ben Johnson, 136 00:07:16,800 --> 00:07:19,360 Speaker 2: Drake May's got Vrabel, a veteran head coach. They spent 137 00:07:19,440 --> 00:07:22,160 Speaker 2: what one hundred million dollars in the offseason fortifying the roster. 138 00:07:22,720 --> 00:07:25,480 Speaker 2: I mean the Bills, sorry, the Bears have a good roster. 139 00:07:25,800 --> 00:07:29,320 Speaker 2: The Patriots built one, have a great coach, I don't know. 140 00:07:29,680 --> 00:07:31,840 Speaker 2: Caleb Drake may for me. As a toss up, it's 141 00:07:31,920 --> 00:07:35,760 Speaker 2: one of those two is for the other ones five, 142 00:07:36,640 --> 00:07:37,280 Speaker 2: I would go. 143 00:07:38,960 --> 00:07:39,280 Speaker 1: CJ. 144 00:07:39,400 --> 00:07:46,640 Speaker 2: Stroud at six, Darnald seven, Nicks eight. And that's what's 145 00:07:46,640 --> 00:07:48,360 Speaker 2: making this weekend so weird. You'll hear about it in 146 00:07:48,360 --> 00:07:53,000 Speaker 2: Best Bets. Is the top two teams, the number one 147 00:07:53,040 --> 00:07:56,000 Speaker 2: seeds coming off of bye, have arguably the worst quarterbacks 148 00:07:56,000 --> 00:07:58,520 Speaker 2: in the divisional round. And it's not a major knock, 149 00:07:59,120 --> 00:08:02,200 Speaker 2: you know, but now Donald's got this oblique, He's already 150 00:08:02,200 --> 00:08:05,400 Speaker 2: gonna have major pressure. I don't know if the forty 151 00:08:05,440 --> 00:08:07,200 Speaker 2: nine ers will be able to throw some scare into 152 00:08:07,240 --> 00:08:10,800 Speaker 2: him and get him rattled, but I just I gotta 153 00:08:10,840 --> 00:08:12,680 Speaker 2: see it from Donald, and I would trust me. I'm 154 00:08:12,680 --> 00:08:16,320 Speaker 2: a Donald fan. He was drafted by mine Jets. He 155 00:08:16,360 --> 00:08:18,080 Speaker 2: went to USC here. I did see him at the 156 00:08:18,080 --> 00:08:20,480 Speaker 2: Super Bowl a couple years ago to party. He was 157 00:08:20,520 --> 00:08:22,280 Speaker 2: with some guys I knew, so I kind of met him. 158 00:08:22,480 --> 00:08:25,880 Speaker 2: Super nice guy, like easy to root for, big dude. 159 00:08:26,040 --> 00:08:29,040 Speaker 2: And it's like, I kind of just got to see it, Sam, 160 00:08:29,680 --> 00:08:33,520 Speaker 2: can you do it? We'll see and if he does 161 00:08:33,520 --> 00:08:35,880 Speaker 2: it against the Niners, you know what everybody's gonna say, well, 162 00:08:35,920 --> 00:08:38,480 Speaker 2: they're all beat up, they're not any good. This is 163 00:08:38,520 --> 00:08:42,000 Speaker 2: he's beaten backups and third string linebackers. Come on, So 164 00:08:42,080 --> 00:08:43,840 Speaker 2: then he'll have to do it against the Rams again. 165 00:08:44,360 --> 00:08:46,199 Speaker 2: And even though he did it against the Rams last time, 166 00:08:46,240 --> 00:08:50,120 Speaker 2: trailing by sixteen sixteen, I think with like eight minutes left, 167 00:08:50,400 --> 00:08:53,679 Speaker 2: well the punt return was everything. Come on, the punt 168 00:08:53,720 --> 00:08:56,800 Speaker 2: return really flipped the game. And you know then they 169 00:08:56,800 --> 00:08:59,680 Speaker 2: had their lucky too, So people are gonna just excuse 170 00:09:00,480 --> 00:09:02,880 Speaker 2: whatever he does. He's got. You know, how you shut 171 00:09:02,920 --> 00:09:05,160 Speaker 2: him all up. You win this game and you beat 172 00:09:05,200 --> 00:09:07,640 Speaker 2: the Rams, then nobody can say anything. You're the quarterback 173 00:09:07,640 --> 00:09:11,520 Speaker 2: of a team in the super Bowl. It's just you know, 174 00:09:11,559 --> 00:09:13,920 Speaker 2: it's kind of difficult for me to grasp it until 175 00:09:13,920 --> 00:09:18,800 Speaker 2: it actually happens. Goofy analogy, but rock with me. So 176 00:09:19,280 --> 00:09:21,520 Speaker 2: when the Gray Foxes, you know, our men's league team 177 00:09:21,840 --> 00:09:25,160 Speaker 2: we formed twenty twenty two or whatever, coming out of COVID. 178 00:09:25,200 --> 00:09:28,640 Speaker 2: We got in a league and you know, we had 179 00:09:28,960 --> 00:09:31,800 Speaker 2: a good team, good players, but we had zero idea 180 00:09:31,880 --> 00:09:35,760 Speaker 2: what the leagues were like in this Torrents league, which 181 00:09:35,840 --> 00:09:37,800 Speaker 2: you know had been around a while. So we're like, 182 00:09:37,880 --> 00:09:40,839 Speaker 2: let's just do the B League. We don't know if 183 00:09:40,840 --> 00:09:42,439 Speaker 2: we can hang in the A's because we were like 184 00:09:42,480 --> 00:09:46,680 Speaker 2: a bunch of guys in our late thirties forties. We 185 00:09:46,720 --> 00:09:49,080 Speaker 2: had a couple of young guys. So we go into 186 00:09:49,080 --> 00:09:52,520 Speaker 2: the the B League and we just steamroll. So, I mean, 187 00:09:52,559 --> 00:09:55,839 Speaker 2: we just roll almost every team. One team recruited this 188 00:09:56,360 --> 00:09:58,680 Speaker 2: after we killed him in the first meeting. They show 189 00:09:58,720 --> 00:10:01,200 Speaker 2: up in the second meeting with this college kid who 190 00:10:01,280 --> 00:10:04,160 Speaker 2: was a Juco. I mean, he's like an Anthony Edwards clone, 191 00:10:04,160 --> 00:10:06,079 Speaker 2: and he must have had forty and killed us. And 192 00:10:06,160 --> 00:10:08,240 Speaker 2: that was our only loss of the season. Win the 193 00:10:08,280 --> 00:10:10,680 Speaker 2: I mean, he's win the finals, win the title. So 194 00:10:10,840 --> 00:10:13,840 Speaker 2: then the next season we go up to the top 195 00:10:13,920 --> 00:10:17,560 Speaker 2: level and we had the top level plays right next 196 00:10:17,559 --> 00:10:19,880 Speaker 2: door to our court, right on the court next to us, 197 00:10:20,040 --> 00:10:21,720 Speaker 2: so we would watch them a little. And you know, 198 00:10:21,720 --> 00:10:23,800 Speaker 2: it's an urban young league. It's a bunch of like, 199 00:10:23,920 --> 00:10:25,839 Speaker 2: you know, twenty five year old run and jump dudes, 200 00:10:26,880 --> 00:10:30,000 Speaker 2: and it looks super hard, and I'm like, I don't know, guy, 201 00:10:30,000 --> 00:10:31,800 Speaker 2: I don't know if we can hang. But we decide 202 00:10:31,840 --> 00:10:35,560 Speaker 2: to go up first game. I'll never forget it. We 203 00:10:35,559 --> 00:10:37,880 Speaker 2: were against a pretty damn good team. They just happened 204 00:10:37,880 --> 00:10:41,160 Speaker 2: to be the four time defending champs. We didn't know. Okay, 205 00:10:41,600 --> 00:10:45,480 Speaker 2: first game in the top league, but some of the 206 00:10:45,480 --> 00:10:47,640 Speaker 2: people like who watch these games, and yes there are 207 00:10:47,640 --> 00:10:51,760 Speaker 2: some people who watch the games had known me from 208 00:10:52,600 --> 00:10:56,600 Speaker 2: the Herd and FS one and then the podcast, and 209 00:10:56,679 --> 00:11:00,280 Speaker 2: so they're like, oh, yeah, j Mac. This is before 210 00:11:00,280 --> 00:11:02,199 Speaker 2: the game. This guy's like, hey Jamie, yeah, oh man 211 00:11:02,240 --> 00:11:05,440 Speaker 2: love the show bow Hey. You know these guys are amazing, right, 212 00:11:05,480 --> 00:11:08,320 Speaker 2: And I was like, who these guys? And I mean 213 00:11:08,320 --> 00:11:10,880 Speaker 2: they had one guy who's a superstar and they had, 214 00:11:11,000 --> 00:11:13,440 Speaker 2: you know, other guys who were good. I was like, oh, okay, 215 00:11:13,480 --> 00:11:15,880 Speaker 2: and we had our squad. We beat them in the 216 00:11:15,920 --> 00:11:19,160 Speaker 2: season opener by like six, six or eight whatever it was, 217 00:11:19,440 --> 00:11:22,360 Speaker 2: and I was so geeked because this guy had just 218 00:11:22,360 --> 00:11:24,440 Speaker 2: told me, oh, there's the four time defending champs. I 219 00:11:24,600 --> 00:11:26,440 Speaker 2: didn't think we could do it. And then we got 220 00:11:26,440 --> 00:11:28,800 Speaker 2: on the court with them and they're not that. I mean, 221 00:11:28,800 --> 00:11:31,440 Speaker 2: they ended up winning the championship, beating us by like four. 222 00:11:31,520 --> 00:11:33,120 Speaker 2: It was a tough, hard fought We couldn't make a 223 00:11:33,120 --> 00:11:36,439 Speaker 2: three to save our lives. It sucked, but you never don' 224 00:11:36,480 --> 00:11:39,280 Speaker 2: until you get on the court with them. And so 225 00:11:39,559 --> 00:11:42,760 Speaker 2: like the same thing applies to Sam Donald. I don't 226 00:11:43,160 --> 00:11:45,520 Speaker 2: think he can pull this off. I don't think he 227 00:11:45,520 --> 00:11:47,640 Speaker 2: can win two. This one should be a layup, right, 228 00:11:47,679 --> 00:11:49,760 Speaker 2: They should win this. It should be facing the Rams 229 00:11:49,760 --> 00:11:51,520 Speaker 2: if the Eagles had won, and I think they would 230 00:11:51,480 --> 00:11:57,120 Speaker 2: probably lose to the Rams. That being said, all Sam 231 00:11:57,160 --> 00:11:58,920 Speaker 2: Donald has to do is go out and deliver. And 232 00:11:59,000 --> 00:12:02,480 Speaker 2: it's not like he can't do it. So this week 233 00:12:02,559 --> 00:12:05,600 Speaker 2: this is a This is a This is a big weekend. 234 00:12:05,600 --> 00:12:08,480 Speaker 2: Obviously for Donald. It'll be big for It's always big 235 00:12:08,640 --> 00:12:11,000 Speaker 2: for quarterbacks who haven't proven anything. But I think Donald 236 00:12:11,040 --> 00:12:14,200 Speaker 2: by far is under more pressure than any other quarterback 237 00:12:14,200 --> 00:12:18,280 Speaker 2: this round. It's certainly not Josh Allen. He's proven. You 238 00:12:18,320 --> 00:12:20,000 Speaker 2: could argue Bo Nicks, but he's home and if he 239 00:12:20,040 --> 00:12:22,839 Speaker 2: loses to Alan, no big deal. I mean, Donald is 240 00:12:22,880 --> 00:12:26,840 Speaker 2: the biggest favorite, playing at home off of by against 241 00:12:26,880 --> 00:12:30,640 Speaker 2: a depleted forty nine Ers team. There's pressure on Darnald, 242 00:12:30,679 --> 00:12:34,000 Speaker 2: There's no pressure on Stafford. Caleb Williams has house money, 243 00:12:34,240 --> 00:12:38,520 Speaker 2: Drake may Houston, whatever, come on, nobody, This weekend is 244 00:12:38,600 --> 00:12:40,520 Speaker 2: all gonna be about Sam Donald. 245 00:12:41,720 --> 00:12:44,599 Speaker 1: Fox Sports Radio has the best sports talk lineup in 246 00:12:44,640 --> 00:12:48,000 Speaker 1: the nation. Catch all of our shows at Foxsports Radio 247 00:12:48,160 --> 00:12:52,240 Speaker 1: dot com and within the iHeartRadio app search FSR to 248 00:12:52,360 --> 00:12:57,480 Speaker 1: listen live. The only thing better than sitting on your 249 00:12:57,559 --> 00:13:01,839 Speaker 1: couch watching the games, making money while you do it. 250 00:13:02,200 --> 00:13:03,640 Speaker 1: Here's your best bet. 251 00:13:05,200 --> 00:13:07,520 Speaker 2: All right, let's go to best bets. One of the 252 00:13:07,520 --> 00:13:10,920 Speaker 2: final weekends of football. Hopefully it'll be better than the 253 00:13:10,960 --> 00:13:14,040 Speaker 2: wildcard weekend. My goodness, it was a bloodbath. Thankfully the 254 00:13:14,120 --> 00:13:18,079 Speaker 2: Texans saved me on Monday. But it's just overall, I mean, 255 00:13:18,200 --> 00:13:21,520 Speaker 2: things bounced the wrong way. Packers look good, Packers were rolling, 256 00:13:21,600 --> 00:13:23,880 Speaker 2: Rams were rolling early. Both just gave way and it 257 00:13:23,960 --> 00:13:26,800 Speaker 2: was bad. So it's almost going to be impossible to 258 00:13:26,880 --> 00:13:30,199 Speaker 2: duplicate last year's amazing hit of Eagles chief Super Bowl. 259 00:13:30,960 --> 00:13:34,040 Speaker 2: This is what I have left in the Super Bowl 260 00:13:34,120 --> 00:13:37,880 Speaker 2: matchups Rams Bills, which feels like it's on life support 261 00:13:38,080 --> 00:13:42,200 Speaker 2: given Buffalo is injured and on the road again. And 262 00:13:42,200 --> 00:13:46,800 Speaker 2: now underdogs Houston Rams, which feels kind of good. But 263 00:13:46,880 --> 00:13:49,319 Speaker 2: it looks like the Patriots line is going to be 264 00:13:49,320 --> 00:13:52,240 Speaker 2: three and a half, so market trending toward Patriots Houston. 265 00:13:52,320 --> 00:13:55,040 Speaker 2: Nico Collins hurt got wide receiver injuries on the Bills. 266 00:13:55,040 --> 00:13:59,800 Speaker 2: Wide receiver injuries for the Texans. Then I have Patriots, 267 00:13:59,800 --> 00:14:04,160 Speaker 2: which may be my best bet, that's probably my best chance. 268 00:14:04,200 --> 00:14:06,600 Speaker 2: But Patriots, I just don't know if they're good. Guys. 269 00:14:06,640 --> 00:14:08,480 Speaker 2: I'm sorry. I know they beat the Chargers, but I 270 00:14:08,520 --> 00:14:13,559 Speaker 2: don't know if they're good. And then I have Houston Seattle. Obviously, 271 00:14:13,720 --> 00:14:16,480 Speaker 2: you know we've been over Houston. So interestingly, I have 272 00:14:16,640 --> 00:14:21,640 Speaker 2: no forty nine Ers, and I mean they're probably in 273 00:14:21,680 --> 00:14:24,640 Speaker 2: trouble and I probably need more Seahawks. I have zero 274 00:14:24,840 --> 00:14:27,880 Speaker 2: Denver anywhere. Gosh, I need Josh Allen to pull a 275 00:14:27,920 --> 00:14:30,920 Speaker 2: turn into Superman. I also have Texans to win the 276 00:14:30,920 --> 00:14:33,520 Speaker 2: AFC and then Texans to win the Super Bowl. But 277 00:14:33,560 --> 00:14:35,520 Speaker 2: other than that, it's kind of sort of bleak. Guys. 278 00:14:35,880 --> 00:14:38,120 Speaker 2: I'll quickly buzz through the games. As you know, I 279 00:14:38,160 --> 00:14:42,840 Speaker 2: got the newsletter. Maybe it's so funny. I'm not advertising 280 00:14:42,840 --> 00:14:45,200 Speaker 2: it a lot. I'll pop it on Twitter once or twice. 281 00:14:45,240 --> 00:14:48,880 Speaker 2: I put it on ig Stories, but the subscribers are growing, 282 00:14:48,880 --> 00:14:50,400 Speaker 2: which is pretty cool because it's kind of a word 283 00:14:50,400 --> 00:14:55,720 Speaker 2: of mouthing. And I posted two bets there. One of 284 00:14:55,760 --> 00:15:01,440 Speaker 2: them is Bill's broncos under We're forty six, and I 285 00:15:01,480 --> 00:15:03,240 Speaker 2: went into it. I'm not gonna do it here because 286 00:15:03,240 --> 00:15:05,600 Speaker 2: it's lengthy and put a lot of time into it. 287 00:15:05,760 --> 00:15:07,760 Speaker 2: And then the other is an interesting teaser. Not a 288 00:15:07,800 --> 00:15:12,080 Speaker 2: lot of great teasers this weekend unless you combine college 289 00:15:12,080 --> 00:15:14,400 Speaker 2: and pro. So if you take Seattle from seven and 290 00:15:14,440 --> 00:15:17,120 Speaker 2: a half or seven down to one one and a half, 291 00:15:17,920 --> 00:15:21,520 Speaker 2: and then you take Indiana from eight and a half, 292 00:15:21,680 --> 00:15:23,520 Speaker 2: which is a little bit crazy, this is the look ahead. 293 00:15:23,560 --> 00:15:26,120 Speaker 2: There was five and a half up a field goal. 294 00:15:26,160 --> 00:15:28,880 Speaker 2: I don't know, it feels excessive. You take Indiana down 295 00:15:29,080 --> 00:15:32,360 Speaker 2: under a field goal, and then essentially you are backing 296 00:15:32,560 --> 00:15:35,840 Speaker 2: Indiana and the Seahawks under a field goal, and they're 297 00:15:35,880 --> 00:15:40,080 Speaker 2: basically the two favorites in their respective sports. So that's 298 00:15:40,120 --> 00:15:43,640 Speaker 2: the teaser. I like, I do have some. You know, 299 00:15:44,120 --> 00:15:46,040 Speaker 2: this is how it's been going for me, right, So 300 00:15:46,240 --> 00:15:48,760 Speaker 2: I really like the Rams bills over I'm like, oh man, 301 00:15:49,200 --> 00:15:52,080 Speaker 2: hit that at fifty thinking it's going to go up. 302 00:15:52,240 --> 00:15:54,080 Speaker 2: Rams have scored over thirty for like eight games in 303 00:15:54,160 --> 00:15:57,240 Speaker 2: a row. Bears defense is a joke. You know, the 304 00:15:57,240 --> 00:15:59,480 Speaker 2: Bears offense is not going to stop playing. Ben Johnson's 305 00:15:59,480 --> 00:16:02,120 Speaker 2: in his bag. I look at total, it's down to 306 00:16:02,200 --> 00:16:04,040 Speaker 2: forty eight and a half. I'm like, geez, so I 307 00:16:04,120 --> 00:16:06,360 Speaker 2: got a terrible number on that probably should add to it, 308 00:16:06,680 --> 00:16:09,920 Speaker 2: but I don't want to go overboard. I feel like 309 00:16:09,960 --> 00:16:12,720 Speaker 2: totals I have a better shot this weekend than sides. 310 00:16:12,760 --> 00:16:14,600 Speaker 2: I don't know what to make of Bill's broncos it's 311 00:16:14,640 --> 00:16:17,480 Speaker 2: probably gonna be Denver winning. Buffalo just doesn't have enough. 312 00:16:17,520 --> 00:16:19,160 Speaker 2: But do I really want to go in front of 313 00:16:19,200 --> 00:16:22,080 Speaker 2: Josh Allen and James Cook. I feel like that duo 314 00:16:22,120 --> 00:16:25,800 Speaker 2: alone can win this game. McDermott cook up some stuff 315 00:16:25,800 --> 00:16:31,360 Speaker 2: against bo Nicks. I really want Texans, but the Mark 316 00:16:31,520 --> 00:16:35,520 Speaker 2: is just saying be careful New England's aside and you know, 317 00:16:35,600 --> 00:16:39,160 Speaker 2: no Nico Collins. I probably will end up on the Rams. 318 00:16:40,480 --> 00:16:42,600 Speaker 2: I do believe they're going to be able to have 319 00:16:42,640 --> 00:16:44,640 Speaker 2: their way with Chicago. The only question is this Rams 320 00:16:44,640 --> 00:16:47,320 Speaker 2: defense is leaky. You just look at it. They haven't 321 00:16:47,360 --> 00:16:50,480 Speaker 2: been able to get stops lately yet. I keep hearing about, oh, 322 00:16:50,480 --> 00:16:52,520 Speaker 2: Shoela's going to interview here and there, and I'm like, 323 00:16:53,040 --> 00:16:55,920 Speaker 2: what have they done? It's like Jeff Hafley, Jeff Haffley 324 00:16:55,920 --> 00:16:58,520 Speaker 2: loses Michael Parsons. They can't get stops, So I don't 325 00:16:58,520 --> 00:17:01,840 Speaker 2: know what we're doing here. I am the only singular 326 00:17:02,400 --> 00:17:04,600 Speaker 2: individual player prop I have so far as some Blake 327 00:17:04,680 --> 00:17:07,080 Speaker 2: Korum over forty six and a half. I do like 328 00:17:07,800 --> 00:17:10,400 Speaker 2: the Rams running backs. I think once they get a lead, 329 00:17:10,760 --> 00:17:12,840 Speaker 2: they're going to look to salt it away, and unlike 330 00:17:12,880 --> 00:17:16,480 Speaker 2: the Packers, I do think Kyron and Blake Koram will 331 00:17:16,520 --> 00:17:20,400 Speaker 2: be able to do some things offensively. I bet Blake 332 00:17:20,440 --> 00:17:24,240 Speaker 2: Korham anytime touchdown, and I'm on the Rams team total 333 00:17:24,400 --> 00:17:26,960 Speaker 2: over twenty eight and a half. Twenty eight and a 334 00:17:26,960 --> 00:17:28,639 Speaker 2: half is kind of a crappy number, but it's plus 335 00:17:28,640 --> 00:17:32,440 Speaker 2: one thirty three. So if you can find it over 336 00:17:32,520 --> 00:17:36,000 Speaker 2: twenty six and a half, then you're probably looking at 337 00:17:36,040 --> 00:17:40,720 Speaker 2: like a minus one twenty. I don't know. I ultimately 338 00:17:40,760 --> 00:17:42,840 Speaker 2: I don't see how the Rams are held under thirty points. 339 00:17:42,880 --> 00:17:44,560 Speaker 2: Win does not look like it's going to be an issue. 340 00:17:44,560 --> 00:17:47,760 Speaker 2: It's going to be cold, big whoop. So those are 341 00:17:47,880 --> 00:17:51,199 Speaker 2: really the only bets I have as of now. I 342 00:17:51,200 --> 00:17:54,480 Speaker 2: think I will be looking at the Rams as a side. 343 00:17:54,200 --> 00:17:54,639 Speaker 1: That I like. 344 00:17:55,880 --> 00:17:59,280 Speaker 2: It's just something fundamentally in my mind is keeps telling 345 00:17:59,280 --> 00:18:01,280 Speaker 2: me just be careful with the Patriots. Be careful with 346 00:18:01,280 --> 00:18:05,600 Speaker 2: the Patriots, as in, you know, they're probably gonna get 347 00:18:05,640 --> 00:18:07,240 Speaker 2: the win here in a low scoring game. I see 348 00:18:07,240 --> 00:18:10,880 Speaker 2: that total of forty one for me. I mean it's 349 00:18:10,880 --> 00:18:12,800 Speaker 2: an under or pass right, There's no way you're taking 350 00:18:12,840 --> 00:18:17,479 Speaker 2: it over there. I do think the Indiana National Championship game, like, 351 00:18:17,520 --> 00:18:20,480 Speaker 2: I'm looking at Miami getting the points. We could cover 352 00:18:20,520 --> 00:18:23,920 Speaker 2: it on Monday. But that's just a lot of points. 353 00:18:24,000 --> 00:18:25,320 Speaker 2: And some of the stuff that I did write it 354 00:18:25,400 --> 00:18:30,720 Speaker 2: up for the newsletter. Is that a fun stat that 355 00:18:30,960 --> 00:18:34,359 Speaker 2: I was cobbling together. So Miami's run defense is awesome 356 00:18:35,400 --> 00:18:37,359 Speaker 2: and Rinda Mendez is going to be up against it. 357 00:18:37,800 --> 00:18:41,680 Speaker 2: Miami in three playoff games, has the opponents have carried 358 00:18:41,720 --> 00:18:45,080 Speaker 2: the ball seventy five times. They have one explosive carry 359 00:18:45,119 --> 00:18:46,919 Speaker 2: and that was the old miss Kid going seventy two 360 00:18:47,040 --> 00:18:49,919 Speaker 2: yards or whatever for the touchdown. Other than that, nothing 361 00:18:50,240 --> 00:18:52,399 Speaker 2: they can't, nobody can, Nobody can get anything on this 362 00:18:52,440 --> 00:18:56,560 Speaker 2: Miami defense. The front is nasty, you know. Now with 363 00:18:56,560 --> 00:18:58,480 Speaker 2: the Jets having the number two pick and Dante more 364 00:18:58,520 --> 00:19:01,560 Speaker 2: not coming out, I wonder, is this the game where 365 00:19:01,600 --> 00:19:03,600 Speaker 2: Ruben Bayin comes off the edge for three and a 366 00:19:03,640 --> 00:19:07,159 Speaker 2: half sacks and solidifies that, hey, this is the overall 367 00:19:07,200 --> 00:19:09,560 Speaker 2: best player in the draft not named Mendoza, and the 368 00:19:09,640 --> 00:19:12,600 Speaker 2: Jets get him, Like, I don't know, maybe he emerges, 369 00:19:12,800 --> 00:19:15,280 Speaker 2: but that to me is gonna be I'm very excited 370 00:19:15,280 --> 00:19:17,240 Speaker 2: for that game. I guess if I had to rank 371 00:19:18,160 --> 00:19:25,480 Speaker 2: the divisional round games, HM, that's interesting. I suppose the 372 00:19:25,560 --> 00:19:28,280 Speaker 2: Josh Allen one's interesting because I'm workshopping a theory. We'll 373 00:19:28,280 --> 00:19:30,080 Speaker 2: see if I use it on the Herd later today. 374 00:19:30,520 --> 00:19:37,640 Speaker 2: About are we entering an era of the Trent Dilpherism? 375 00:19:37,680 --> 00:19:40,840 Speaker 2: Do you remember when Trent Dilfer was just a fine quarterback. 376 00:19:40,880 --> 00:19:43,119 Speaker 2: He was not exceptional, not top ten, not an MVP, 377 00:19:43,720 --> 00:19:47,000 Speaker 2: and they rode a nasty defense and a run game 378 00:19:47,680 --> 00:19:51,040 Speaker 2: to a Super Bowl. I wonder if we're headed toward 379 00:19:51,119 --> 00:19:53,919 Speaker 2: that era because Josh Allen's really the last hope. I 380 00:19:53,920 --> 00:19:56,320 Speaker 2: know a lot of people say, oh, lamorro will be back, guys. 381 00:19:56,320 --> 00:19:59,760 Speaker 2: I'm just we'll see. I know a lot of people 382 00:19:59,800 --> 00:20:01,800 Speaker 2: cheat to be back. I saw pro football focused. It 383 00:20:01,840 --> 00:20:03,679 Speaker 2: did some off season right up. All the roster's going 384 00:20:03,720 --> 00:20:07,320 Speaker 2: to improve. How well, it's not like they got a 385 00:20:07,320 --> 00:20:11,840 Speaker 2: million picks. They haven't been nailing free agency lately. Like, 386 00:20:12,280 --> 00:20:14,480 Speaker 2: I don't know if Mahomes is going to be back. 387 00:20:14,520 --> 00:20:16,399 Speaker 2: I don't know if Lamar is definitely going to be 388 00:20:16,440 --> 00:20:18,119 Speaker 2: back next year. I don't know if Burrow's going to 389 00:20:18,119 --> 00:20:20,920 Speaker 2: be back next year for sure. And it's weird because 390 00:20:20,960 --> 00:20:24,080 Speaker 2: think back to all your prime Brady, he was there 391 00:20:24,119 --> 00:20:27,120 Speaker 2: every year, Prime Peyton Manning. It's not like they were 392 00:20:27,160 --> 00:20:31,040 Speaker 2: missing the playoffs. The quarterback salaries have gotten so exorbitant 393 00:20:31,160 --> 00:20:35,000 Speaker 2: it's really hard, and we're gonna see teams with low 394 00:20:35,040 --> 00:20:38,560 Speaker 2: paying quarterbacks and loaded rosters make them runs. So this 395 00:20:38,640 --> 00:20:41,440 Speaker 2: is a challenging divisional weekend. Listen, I'm at the point 396 00:20:41,480 --> 00:20:44,240 Speaker 2: where I'm looking more at college basketball. This week has 397 00:20:44,320 --> 00:20:46,919 Speaker 2: not gone great for college basketball. Took a chance on 398 00:20:46,960 --> 00:20:51,600 Speaker 2: Iowa State, they flopped. I saw Michigan again, no cover. 399 00:20:51,720 --> 00:20:54,080 Speaker 2: That's three non covers in a row. That streak is over. 400 00:20:54,760 --> 00:20:56,920 Speaker 2: We rode it into the ground. They're not a hot 401 00:20:56,960 --> 00:20:59,240 Speaker 2: team hot side anymore. And we're getting close to the 402 00:20:59,240 --> 00:21:02,199 Speaker 2: point football's over and we start looking at some draft stuff, 403 00:21:02,400 --> 00:21:05,200 Speaker 2: try to find some edges there, some college basketball, and 404 00:21:05,560 --> 00:21:08,240 Speaker 2: I try not to bet NBA in the regular season, 405 00:21:08,320 --> 00:21:12,280 Speaker 2: just too willy nilly. But I don't know. Everything's on 406 00:21:12,320 --> 00:21:14,200 Speaker 2: the table. We'll see on Monday.