1 00:00:05,600 --> 00:00:11,719 Speaker 1: This is Straight Fire with Jason McIntyre. What is up 2 00:00:11,720 --> 00:00:17,800 Speaker 1: straight Fire, Fam, It's meet Jason McIntyre Straight Fire for Wednesday, November. 3 00:00:18,880 --> 00:00:21,040 Speaker 1: We got a great, great guest on the pod today. 4 00:00:21,520 --> 00:00:24,640 Speaker 1: You know him well from Pro Football Focus. The guys 5 00:00:24,680 --> 00:00:28,600 Speaker 1: that dig deep into the numbers provide some extra bonus 6 00:00:29,120 --> 00:00:31,360 Speaker 1: coverage of the NFL that you really don't get anywhere else. 7 00:00:31,440 --> 00:00:34,320 Speaker 1: What's cool is I would say my NFL gambling improved 8 00:00:34,360 --> 00:00:36,440 Speaker 1: a few years ago when I started incorporating a lot 9 00:00:36,440 --> 00:00:39,400 Speaker 1: of football outsiders, and in the last couple of years 10 00:00:39,400 --> 00:00:42,560 Speaker 1: Pro Football Focus has been instrumental. Just I mean, it's 11 00:00:42,600 --> 00:00:44,960 Speaker 1: just an added edge. You need any edge you can get. 12 00:00:45,000 --> 00:00:48,680 Speaker 1: And uh, Sam Monson offers some great stuff. But before 13 00:00:48,680 --> 00:00:51,560 Speaker 1: we get to him, as always, subscribe, rate and review. 14 00:00:51,600 --> 00:00:55,440 Speaker 1: You know that by now. UM two quick quick items. 15 00:00:55,720 --> 00:00:59,840 Speaker 1: Number one, no drama. In the college football playoff rankings, 16 00:00:59,840 --> 00:01:03,800 Speaker 1: e came out the top seven remained the exact same, Essentially. 17 00:01:03,840 --> 00:01:07,880 Speaker 1: This weekend could see some movement if Oregon can cannot 18 00:01:07,880 --> 00:01:10,680 Speaker 1: win in Utah. I will offer a pick later in 19 00:01:10,680 --> 00:01:13,080 Speaker 1: the week, but I will just say I'm not surprised 20 00:01:13,120 --> 00:01:18,160 Speaker 1: at the line move UM and Michigan State is is 21 00:01:18,240 --> 00:01:21,480 Speaker 1: faces Ohio State. I don't really think the Buckeyes are 22 00:01:21,560 --> 00:01:25,480 Speaker 1: in major jeopardy, but we're things have happened, um So, 23 00:01:25,560 --> 00:01:27,640 Speaker 1: I do think this weekend will be big for college football. 24 00:01:28,000 --> 00:01:30,200 Speaker 1: But I think the NBA was the bigger story last 25 00:01:30,319 --> 00:01:33,640 Speaker 1: night than college football rankings. I mean, Steph Curry goes 26 00:01:33,680 --> 00:01:40,000 Speaker 1: into Brooklyn, drop thirty seven points in twenty nine minutes, 27 00:01:41,760 --> 00:01:44,360 Speaker 1: nine or fourteen from deep and he got m v 28 00:01:44,440 --> 00:01:48,520 Speaker 1: P chance in Kevin Durance Building. Pretty impressive. Kyrie Irving 29 00:01:48,520 --> 00:01:50,560 Speaker 1: nowhere to be found on the bench. I didn't see him. 30 00:01:50,600 --> 00:01:53,600 Speaker 1: I didn't. I mean I didn't watch closely enough to 31 00:01:53,600 --> 00:01:55,440 Speaker 1: hear if the announcers were talking about him. But Steph 32 00:01:55,440 --> 00:01:59,520 Speaker 1: Curry was the story. Went into Harden and Durance Building 33 00:01:59,600 --> 00:02:02,240 Speaker 1: showed both of them up the nets. By the way 34 00:02:02,280 --> 00:02:04,040 Speaker 1: I saw. It's a crazy stat. The Nets are now 35 00:02:04,120 --> 00:02:07,680 Speaker 1: ten and five and all five of their losses are 36 00:02:07,680 --> 00:02:09,720 Speaker 1: by thirteen or more points. They're basically was just like, Oh, 37 00:02:09,720 --> 00:02:11,480 Speaker 1: we're not gonna win this, forget it, let's move on. 38 00:02:11,680 --> 00:02:14,120 Speaker 1: Warriors improved to twelve and two, best record in the league. 39 00:02:14,560 --> 00:02:19,360 Speaker 1: I joked on Undisputed Friday that I woke up on 40 00:02:19,400 --> 00:02:21,400 Speaker 1: Friday the Warriors had the best record in the league, 41 00:02:21,440 --> 00:02:23,760 Speaker 1: Odell Beckham was relevant again, and Cam Newton was on 42 00:02:23,800 --> 00:02:27,280 Speaker 1: the Panthers. What is going on in it? Like a 43 00:02:27,360 --> 00:02:30,240 Speaker 1: turned back the clock to right. That's the last time 44 00:02:30,280 --> 00:02:32,280 Speaker 1: all these three things were true, and yes, Odell has 45 00:02:32,320 --> 00:02:34,400 Speaker 1: not been relevant in a while. I want to quickly 46 00:02:34,440 --> 00:02:37,320 Speaker 1: touch on one NBA story that got me in hot 47 00:02:37,320 --> 00:02:41,239 Speaker 1: water with the NBA Twitter rotty or the NBA Twitter losers, 48 00:02:41,880 --> 00:02:44,640 Speaker 1: the people who just traffic and total NBA nonsense. They 49 00:02:44,639 --> 00:02:46,600 Speaker 1: don't even understand the league, but they think they do. 50 00:02:47,160 --> 00:02:51,480 Speaker 1: So Janice gave a big interview to g Q and 51 00:02:52,200 --> 00:02:56,560 Speaker 1: he said, I chose to stay here even with all 52 00:02:56,560 --> 00:03:01,560 Speaker 1: the pressure, because it's easier to leave. That's the easy 53 00:03:01,639 --> 00:03:04,160 Speaker 1: thing to do. It's easy to leave, being in movies, 54 00:03:04,240 --> 00:03:07,079 Speaker 1: easy space, jam, all this easy easy. I don't want 55 00:03:07,080 --> 00:03:09,640 Speaker 1: it though. It's hard life. It molds you to be 56 00:03:09,720 --> 00:03:13,200 Speaker 1: this guy. And I just wrote the truth, which is 57 00:03:13,200 --> 00:03:15,520 Speaker 1: something I've been saying for about five years since Kevin 58 00:03:15,600 --> 00:03:21,000 Speaker 1: Durant left. It's not easier to leave. It's easier to stay. 59 00:03:21,200 --> 00:03:23,080 Speaker 1: It's harder to leave. Do you know how hard it 60 00:03:23,160 --> 00:03:26,280 Speaker 1: is When Kevin Durant says I'm leaving okay See. He's 61 00:03:26,360 --> 00:03:28,960 Speaker 1: instantly got an entire fan base hating him, and the 62 00:03:29,040 --> 00:03:32,240 Speaker 1: rest of the league outside of Golden State hated him. 63 00:03:32,320 --> 00:03:35,560 Speaker 1: Nobody wants to be hated universally by millions of fans. 64 00:03:36,280 --> 00:03:38,720 Speaker 1: You can't a lot. Nobody can. So few people can 65 00:03:38,760 --> 00:03:42,560 Speaker 1: actually handle that. Staying in okay See would have been 66 00:03:42,600 --> 00:03:45,520 Speaker 1: easy for Kevin Durant. Just stay here. Nobod's gonna criticize 67 00:03:45,520 --> 00:03:49,400 Speaker 1: your decision. The fans in Okay State are gonna love you. 68 00:03:50,080 --> 00:03:52,600 Speaker 1: Okay City, sorry, Golden State is like, oh well, we 69 00:03:52,720 --> 00:03:54,920 Speaker 1: try to. You know, we couldn't get him. Nobody's gonna 70 00:03:54,920 --> 00:03:58,680 Speaker 1: hate you. People loved Kevin Durant, loved him. The second 71 00:03:58,720 --> 00:04:02,480 Speaker 1: he left, he got hated by everyone. Now that's a 72 00:04:02,480 --> 00:04:04,400 Speaker 1: tough decision to make. Are you willing to be hated 73 00:04:04,440 --> 00:04:08,480 Speaker 1: by everyone? Anytime you open your phone, you're getting nasty 74 00:04:08,520 --> 00:04:11,840 Speaker 1: stuff on social media Like that's for five years now. 75 00:04:13,080 --> 00:04:15,640 Speaker 1: And the same deal with Lebron when he left Cleveland. 76 00:04:15,640 --> 00:04:20,520 Speaker 1: It was tougher to to to leave then to stay. 77 00:04:20,680 --> 00:04:23,039 Speaker 1: And I know from a basketball perspective, you're saying, well, 78 00:04:23,040 --> 00:04:24,800 Speaker 1: it's much easier to win a title when you have 79 00:04:24,839 --> 00:04:28,320 Speaker 1: a stack team. Well, obviously that's clear. But in terms 80 00:04:28,360 --> 00:04:33,560 Speaker 1: of mentally and emotionally handling departing and having people burn 81 00:04:33,600 --> 00:04:37,240 Speaker 1: your jersey and hate you and hang you in effigy, 82 00:04:37,360 --> 00:04:39,880 Speaker 1: and how it is all over social media, like it's 83 00:04:39,920 --> 00:04:42,320 Speaker 1: tough to be hate. Nobody wants to be hated. Everybody 84 00:04:42,320 --> 00:04:45,400 Speaker 1: wants to be liked. So yeah, it's easy for your 85 00:04:45,440 --> 00:04:47,640 Speaker 1: honest to stay. Guess what. Yanna stayed? Oh, well done, 86 00:04:47,640 --> 00:04:50,000 Speaker 1: your honest. That's cool. Nice. Everybody liked him. Everybody rooted 87 00:04:50,040 --> 00:04:53,480 Speaker 1: onto the next one. No, not one person said I 88 00:04:53,560 --> 00:04:56,120 Speaker 1: can't stand your honest, he's the worst. He stayed. Nobody 89 00:04:56,120 --> 00:05:01,760 Speaker 1: said that. That's not how it works. Stay is easy, 90 00:05:02,000 --> 00:05:04,360 Speaker 1: and you know we're gonna see it here, I guess 91 00:05:04,360 --> 00:05:07,599 Speaker 1: in short order with some other kind of sort of 92 00:05:07,600 --> 00:05:10,160 Speaker 1: big names in the NBA. But Anthony Davis, he wanted 93 00:05:10,160 --> 00:05:14,120 Speaker 1: to leave. Guess what hated hated? I mean they were 94 00:05:14,160 --> 00:05:16,159 Speaker 1: booing him in his own building because he wouldn't dress 95 00:05:16,320 --> 00:05:18,839 Speaker 1: for games. He was like, I demanded it out. How 96 00:05:18,880 --> 00:05:23,400 Speaker 1: soon we forget that? Right? The easy move is to stay. 97 00:05:23,600 --> 00:05:25,280 Speaker 1: I mean, I think you can actually bring it back 98 00:05:25,320 --> 00:05:27,919 Speaker 1: to the Bible, and you know there's an abraham story 99 00:05:27,960 --> 00:05:32,560 Speaker 1: about leave your comfort zone, leave the family, leave everybody 100 00:05:32,920 --> 00:05:35,120 Speaker 1: and and go to this new land. And it's like, 101 00:05:35,400 --> 00:05:38,080 Speaker 1: you know how hard that is, your whole family, that 102 00:05:38,160 --> 00:05:41,279 Speaker 1: you're leaving us, You're going away, Like that's tough. The 103 00:05:41,279 --> 00:05:43,919 Speaker 1: easy moves to stay. So I don't know why everybody 104 00:05:43,920 --> 00:05:45,800 Speaker 1: has it wrong. And yes, I'm sure there's gonna be 105 00:05:45,800 --> 00:05:48,719 Speaker 1: people deeming me on the Graham. Oh, Jason, it's so 106 00:05:48,800 --> 00:05:51,160 Speaker 1: much easier to win a championship. Yes, but these are 107 00:05:51,200 --> 00:05:55,240 Speaker 1: two different things linked together. Was it easier for Lebron 108 00:05:55,279 --> 00:05:58,520 Speaker 1: to win with Dwane Wade and Chris Bosh than Antoine 109 00:05:58,600 --> 00:06:03,000 Speaker 1: Jamison and Delante West Well, obviously? Was it easier for 110 00:06:03,080 --> 00:06:05,599 Speaker 1: Kevin Durant to win with Curry and Draymond and Clay 111 00:06:05,640 --> 00:06:09,400 Speaker 1: than Russell Westbrook and Nick Collinson. No, of course, and 112 00:06:09,440 --> 00:06:14,159 Speaker 1: nobody would argue that, but one could also respond, well, 113 00:06:14,760 --> 00:06:18,039 Speaker 1: Kevin Durant was never going to become the player he 114 00:06:18,120 --> 00:06:26,080 Speaker 1: has become until he left Golden State. WHOA wow, Jason, 115 00:06:26,120 --> 00:06:28,040 Speaker 1: that's crazy. What do you mean, Well, he went to 116 00:06:28,080 --> 00:06:31,480 Speaker 1: Golden State, he won a title, But everybody wanted to say, 117 00:06:31,480 --> 00:06:34,640 Speaker 1: well Curry, Curry is the every other fans love him. 118 00:06:34,640 --> 00:06:37,159 Speaker 1: He's the real star. On the team and I don't know. 119 00:06:37,200 --> 00:06:39,280 Speaker 1: He went to the finals twice and Durant was the 120 00:06:39,320 --> 00:06:43,240 Speaker 1: best player twice. With Lebron on the court and Curry 121 00:06:43,279 --> 00:06:45,279 Speaker 1: on the court, he was a two time Finals MVP. 122 00:06:46,760 --> 00:06:50,159 Speaker 1: So yeah, in in life you go through these stages. 123 00:06:50,240 --> 00:06:52,400 Speaker 1: Kevin Durant played with Russell Westbrook. I'm sure he was 124 00:06:52,400 --> 00:06:54,240 Speaker 1: itching to go get the hell out of town after 125 00:06:54,279 --> 00:06:58,279 Speaker 1: eight years, wouldn't you. It's proven Russell Westbrook, He's been 126 00:06:58,320 --> 00:07:02,240 Speaker 1: on three teams in three years. People come on like, really, 127 00:07:03,000 --> 00:07:06,279 Speaker 1: and you're faulting Kevin duran for leaving. I mean, Russell 128 00:07:06,279 --> 00:07:09,279 Speaker 1: Westbrook's I've lost track of how many teams he's played 129 00:07:09,279 --> 00:07:12,920 Speaker 1: for since. Okay, see, like he's just bouncing around and 130 00:07:13,120 --> 00:07:14,760 Speaker 1: it's tough to play with that guy. So yeah, Duran 131 00:07:14,880 --> 00:07:17,880 Speaker 1: was smart to leave. Yanna stayed. It worked out. I 132 00:07:17,880 --> 00:07:21,000 Speaker 1: mean they got a little fortunate with injuries, you know, 133 00:07:21,120 --> 00:07:24,640 Speaker 1: throughout the league. Um, but hey, he's got his title. 134 00:07:24,680 --> 00:07:26,960 Speaker 1: That's great. Now. I don't know why he goes on 135 00:07:27,080 --> 00:07:29,640 Speaker 1: to say in this uh g Q piece that like 136 00:07:29,880 --> 00:07:32,640 Speaker 1: he may end up leaving, Like what do you, I 137 00:07:32,640 --> 00:07:34,880 Speaker 1: don't know why you'd feed this In a few years, 138 00:07:35,600 --> 00:07:37,480 Speaker 1: I don't think he's even eligible to go anywhere for 139 00:07:37,520 --> 00:07:39,880 Speaker 1: a few years. Like, well, I don't know. It's almost 140 00:07:39,880 --> 00:07:41,880 Speaker 1: like Yanna's got a taste of the spotlight in the 141 00:07:41,920 --> 00:07:44,000 Speaker 1: off season and he was to stay in it, Like 142 00:07:44,760 --> 00:07:46,640 Speaker 1: I don't, I don't know, I don't get it. Um. 143 00:07:46,680 --> 00:07:49,560 Speaker 1: By the way, the Bucks are struggling this season, Chris Middleton, 144 00:07:50,640 --> 00:07:54,520 Speaker 1: uh missing an action. It's tough to win without stars. 145 00:07:54,600 --> 00:07:57,920 Speaker 1: And you know, it's pretty clear that the Bucks, while 146 00:07:57,960 --> 00:08:00,720 Speaker 1: a good team, UH, not the best team in the 147 00:08:00,720 --> 00:08:02,520 Speaker 1: East right now. Now, of course it's a regular season. 148 00:08:02,560 --> 00:08:05,800 Speaker 1: Who cares? But I I like the cut of the 149 00:08:05,880 --> 00:08:09,680 Speaker 1: Miami Heats jib. They're they're my team right now in 150 00:08:09,800 --> 00:08:13,720 Speaker 1: the East. I'm reluctant to say the Warriors are the 151 00:08:13,760 --> 00:08:16,400 Speaker 1: best in the West because again playoff series, Lebron hasn't played, 152 00:08:16,400 --> 00:08:21,720 Speaker 1: although Lebron is expected back this Friday, according to a report. 153 00:08:22,440 --> 00:08:24,600 Speaker 1: And you know, are you really going to bet against 154 00:08:24,640 --> 00:08:26,800 Speaker 1: Lebron and a D in the playoffs? Noticed I did 155 00:08:26,800 --> 00:08:30,560 Speaker 1: not add Westbrook into that. Um, I just it's it's 156 00:08:30,600 --> 00:08:32,800 Speaker 1: way too early for that. So we're fifteen games into 157 00:08:32,840 --> 00:08:35,480 Speaker 1: an eight two games slog that would have been that 158 00:08:35,480 --> 00:08:39,760 Speaker 1: would have been akin to probably not even that Carolina 159 00:08:39,840 --> 00:08:42,360 Speaker 1: three and oh Denver three, and oh oh, we're both 160 00:08:42,400 --> 00:08:45,720 Speaker 1: bound baby playoffs. I mean, remember when people were saying that, 161 00:08:45,960 --> 00:08:49,160 Speaker 1: Now Carolina is still in the hunt, Denver barely still 162 00:08:49,160 --> 00:08:51,200 Speaker 1: in the hunt. But anyway, I've prattled on too long. 163 00:08:51,280 --> 00:08:54,160 Speaker 1: Let's get to our guest, Sam Monson from Pro Football Focus. 164 00:08:55,120 --> 00:08:58,040 Speaker 1: Fox Sports Radio has the best sports talk lineup in 165 00:08:58,040 --> 00:09:00,640 Speaker 1: the nation. Catch All of our show is at Fox 166 00:09:00,679 --> 00:09:04,000 Speaker 1: sports Radio dot com and within the I Heart Radio 167 00:09:04,040 --> 00:09:10,840 Speaker 1: app search f s R to listen live. Jason likes 168 00:09:10,880 --> 00:09:13,680 Speaker 1: to think he knows everything when it comes to sports. 169 00:09:14,000 --> 00:09:17,240 Speaker 1: I know what sports stance want, But for everything he doesn't, 170 00:09:17,480 --> 00:09:20,520 Speaker 1: he knows a guy who does. Let's just say I 171 00:09:20,600 --> 00:09:24,120 Speaker 1: know a guy who knows a guy who knows another guy. 172 00:09:24,480 --> 00:09:27,000 Speaker 1: All right, let's welcome back to straight fire. A guy 173 00:09:27,000 --> 00:09:29,880 Speaker 1: with a great accent. He does amazing stuff for Pro 174 00:09:29,920 --> 00:09:32,760 Speaker 1: Football Focus. And I told him straight up, I said, Sam, 175 00:09:32,960 --> 00:09:34,960 Speaker 1: I just don't know who's good in the NFL right now. 176 00:09:34,960 --> 00:09:37,040 Speaker 1: I need your help. So let's bring in Sam Monson 177 00:09:37,120 --> 00:09:39,520 Speaker 1: from Pro Football Focus. How are you, man, I'm good. 178 00:09:39,679 --> 00:09:41,079 Speaker 1: I don't know what kind of help I'm gonna be 179 00:09:41,120 --> 00:09:42,800 Speaker 1: to you, though, I don't know that anybody knows who's 180 00:09:42,800 --> 00:09:45,000 Speaker 1: good in the NFL right now. It's just a weird 181 00:09:45,080 --> 00:09:47,400 Speaker 1: it's a weird time in the season. But I will remember. 182 00:09:47,440 --> 00:09:50,679 Speaker 1: I will remind people that last November Tampa Bay lost 183 00:09:50,679 --> 00:09:52,240 Speaker 1: three or four. I don't know if you remember that, 184 00:09:52,320 --> 00:09:53,800 Speaker 1: like a bit of it. They got crushed by the 185 00:09:53,800 --> 00:09:55,920 Speaker 1: Saints and they've got to win over Carolina and then 186 00:09:55,920 --> 00:09:57,760 Speaker 1: they lost big games too. I think it was the 187 00:09:57,880 --> 00:09:59,760 Speaker 1: Rams and Chiefs back to back, and everybody's kind of 188 00:09:59,840 --> 00:10:02,280 Speaker 1: right them off and they were able to write the ship. 189 00:10:02,360 --> 00:10:05,920 Speaker 1: Is this just one of these weird November moments where 190 00:10:06,120 --> 00:10:10,000 Speaker 1: Arizona goes down Baltimore, Dampa Buffalo doubt like everybody's losing 191 00:10:10,000 --> 00:10:12,120 Speaker 1: in the last couple of weeks. Yeah, it could be. 192 00:10:12,160 --> 00:10:14,360 Speaker 1: I mean, I think the difference between Tampa Bay last 193 00:10:14,400 --> 00:10:17,680 Speaker 1: year then you know, most of these teams this year 194 00:10:17,760 --> 00:10:20,439 Speaker 1: is that it kind of made sense for the narrative 195 00:10:20,480 --> 00:10:23,760 Speaker 1: for the Bucks last year. You know, Brady arians all 196 00:10:23,760 --> 00:10:26,000 Speaker 1: these new guys in the building. It sort of made 197 00:10:26,120 --> 00:10:28,160 Speaker 1: sense that it was going to take some time for 198 00:10:28,200 --> 00:10:29,920 Speaker 1: all those guys to figure it out, get on the 199 00:10:29,960 --> 00:10:33,120 Speaker 1: same page. And certainly I was saying all the way 200 00:10:33,120 --> 00:10:34,880 Speaker 1: through the season that like they just need to get 201 00:10:34,920 --> 00:10:38,040 Speaker 1: to the playoffs, Like forget seeding, forget winning the division. 202 00:10:38,640 --> 00:10:41,160 Speaker 1: Just get to the big Dance and then you can 203 00:10:41,200 --> 00:10:42,959 Speaker 1: go on a run with Tom Brady and all these 204 00:10:42,960 --> 00:10:46,080 Speaker 1: playmakers and once you've figured out how things are gonna go, 205 00:10:46,720 --> 00:10:49,120 Speaker 1: you can do that. But now we're looking at teams 206 00:10:49,160 --> 00:10:52,360 Speaker 1: like Kansas City and you know, Buffalo losing a game 207 00:10:52,400 --> 00:10:55,320 Speaker 1: to Jacksonville, Like these teams that they don't have a 208 00:10:55,360 --> 00:10:57,160 Speaker 1: reason to have not figured it out yet, they're just 209 00:10:57,240 --> 00:11:00,199 Speaker 1: dropping random games, you know what I mean. Ball More 210 00:11:00,280 --> 00:11:02,240 Speaker 1: is the same kind of thing, like there's there's just 211 00:11:02,280 --> 00:11:05,080 Speaker 1: no reason that Baltimore should be losing a game to Miami. 212 00:11:05,600 --> 00:11:07,800 Speaker 1: But every one of these teams has one of these 213 00:11:07,840 --> 00:11:11,240 Speaker 1: games somewhere on the resume. And I mean even Dallas, 214 00:11:11,280 --> 00:11:14,800 Speaker 1: which was rolling looking incredible. Uh that that Denver game, 215 00:11:14,800 --> 00:11:16,360 Speaker 1: I thought that was the biggest shockra of the season, 216 00:11:16,400 --> 00:11:19,520 Speaker 1: thirty to nothing deep in the fourth quarter. I will say, Sam, 217 00:11:19,559 --> 00:11:22,760 Speaker 1: the only team that hasn't had a letdown, Um well 218 00:11:22,760 --> 00:11:25,320 Speaker 1: they did in the opening week was the Green Bay Packers, who, 219 00:11:25,400 --> 00:11:27,040 Speaker 1: for my money right now, probably the best team in 220 00:11:27,080 --> 00:11:28,760 Speaker 1: the NFL. And they don't even have I think like 221 00:11:28,880 --> 00:11:32,520 Speaker 1: three starters on that defense. Right, Yeah, they've they've missed 222 00:11:32,600 --> 00:11:35,040 Speaker 1: a bunch of players like Jaire Alexander, was the best 223 00:11:35,120 --> 00:11:37,760 Speaker 1: cornerback in the NFL last season, hasn't been playing for 224 00:11:37,840 --> 00:11:40,760 Speaker 1: almost the entire year. Um, And that's one of those 225 00:11:40,800 --> 00:11:43,880 Speaker 1: situations where, Okay that that's not a good thing, but 226 00:11:43,920 --> 00:11:46,000 Speaker 1: in a weird way, it might be beneficial to them 227 00:11:46,040 --> 00:11:49,520 Speaker 1: long term because guys like Eric Stokes, their first round rookie, 228 00:11:49,840 --> 00:11:51,680 Speaker 1: you know, wasn't playing at the start of the season, 229 00:11:51,720 --> 00:11:53,040 Speaker 1: but all of a sudden, he's had to be like 230 00:11:53,080 --> 00:11:55,960 Speaker 1: the number one corner half the year. And even if 231 00:11:56,000 --> 00:11:59,920 Speaker 1: he's not been Jaire Alexander, I would say that succeller 232 00:12:00,080 --> 00:12:02,319 Speaker 1: rating his development, you know, And all of a sudden 233 00:12:02,600 --> 00:12:04,520 Speaker 1: you get to the playoffs and now Eric Stokes can 234 00:12:04,559 --> 00:12:07,640 Speaker 1: go back to being a number two corner potentially and 235 00:12:07,720 --> 00:12:10,679 Speaker 1: everything looks better. So, yeah, Green Bay, they've been missing 236 00:12:10,720 --> 00:12:13,480 Speaker 1: a lot of a lot of players. You're right, they 237 00:12:13,520 --> 00:12:16,960 Speaker 1: haven't had that kind of let down other than the 238 00:12:17,000 --> 00:12:19,559 Speaker 1: Saints in Week one, which is looking more and more 239 00:12:19,640 --> 00:12:22,800 Speaker 1: like just a weird game, one of those one games 240 00:12:22,800 --> 00:12:25,319 Speaker 1: that happens the left tackle box. Tr I think he's 241 00:12:25,360 --> 00:12:27,040 Speaker 1: back this week. I'm not sure he's I mean he's 242 00:12:27,040 --> 00:12:29,400 Speaker 1: been on i R forever um, and then you know 243 00:12:29,440 --> 00:12:33,200 Speaker 1: the defensive edge rushers. I personally think the narrative for 244 00:12:33,240 --> 00:12:35,960 Speaker 1: Green Bay's pretty awesome given the offseason with Aaron Rodgers, 245 00:12:36,280 --> 00:12:38,400 Speaker 1: the COVID I mean, Sam, you gotta admit, like, if 246 00:12:38,440 --> 00:12:40,400 Speaker 1: Aaron Rodgers is able to get to the super Bowl, 247 00:12:40,440 --> 00:12:43,680 Speaker 1: this is pretty it's a pretty great story. Instead of 248 00:12:43,679 --> 00:12:45,840 Speaker 1: the usual Oh Tom Brady's back, Oh the Chiefs are back, 249 00:12:45,840 --> 00:12:48,360 Speaker 1: it's like, oh my gosh, Aaron Rodgers, how the hell 250 00:12:48,400 --> 00:12:51,240 Speaker 1: did he do this? It's certainly a huge story. Whether 251 00:12:51,240 --> 00:12:53,360 Speaker 1: whether it's a great story or not depends on kind 252 00:12:53,360 --> 00:12:55,720 Speaker 1: of where you fall down the political line. I suspect, 253 00:12:55,800 --> 00:12:58,960 Speaker 1: but like, if Aaron Rodgers is in the super Bowl 254 00:12:59,040 --> 00:13:02,440 Speaker 1: after you know, thumbing his nose at COVID regulations and 255 00:13:02,480 --> 00:13:06,080 Speaker 1: the kind of froriy that created and drags that team 256 00:13:06,080 --> 00:13:07,680 Speaker 1: to the super Bowl, there is going to be a 257 00:13:07,720 --> 00:13:12,280 Speaker 1: week of nothing but Aaron Rodgers stories, which, yeah, it'll 258 00:13:12,320 --> 00:13:14,320 Speaker 1: be one of the biggest stories we've seen for a 259 00:13:14,320 --> 00:13:17,520 Speaker 1: long time. Yeah, Um, okay, how about this one? A 260 00:13:17,800 --> 00:13:24,320 Speaker 1: for real or fraud Tennessee Titans. I think that's real. 261 00:13:24,760 --> 00:13:27,120 Speaker 1: I think that they're writing their luck a bit, Like 262 00:13:27,800 --> 00:13:29,840 Speaker 1: I don't think you can dismiss what they did in 263 00:13:29,960 --> 00:13:32,640 Speaker 1: terms of that run of games, any of which would 264 00:13:32,640 --> 00:13:36,360 Speaker 1: have been completely understandable to drop. Right. You beat Buffalo, 265 00:13:36,640 --> 00:13:39,720 Speaker 1: you beat Indianapolis, you beat the Rams, you beat like 266 00:13:39,760 --> 00:13:42,559 Speaker 1: they went on this run of teams that all should 267 00:13:42,559 --> 00:13:45,679 Speaker 1: have been like emotional letdown type of games, and they 268 00:13:45,720 --> 00:13:49,560 Speaker 1: just kept answering the bell. But without Derrick Henry, it's different, 269 00:13:49,679 --> 00:13:52,360 Speaker 1: like it just isn't the team it is when he's there. 270 00:13:52,920 --> 00:13:55,360 Speaker 1: And even though they've they've kept winning without him there, 271 00:13:55,440 --> 00:13:57,840 Speaker 1: you can see the impact it's having, Like the offense 272 00:13:58,160 --> 00:14:01,200 Speaker 1: has not been the same, and it just feels like 273 00:14:01,240 --> 00:14:03,480 Speaker 1: at some point they're writing their luck a little bit 274 00:14:03,520 --> 00:14:05,760 Speaker 1: too much and they're gonna lose a couple of games. 275 00:14:05,840 --> 00:14:08,559 Speaker 1: But but I do think they're legit, like that defense 276 00:14:08,640 --> 00:14:10,880 Speaker 1: is stepped up in a huge way. They still have 277 00:14:11,040 --> 00:14:14,360 Speaker 1: enough playmakers and offense when everybody's healthy that even without 278 00:14:14,400 --> 00:14:16,880 Speaker 1: Derrick Henry, I think they can still win some games. 279 00:14:17,200 --> 00:14:19,880 Speaker 1: So I think they are for real, but they're due 280 00:14:20,160 --> 00:14:22,440 Speaker 1: a couple of losses. Okay, So I brought them up 281 00:14:22,480 --> 00:14:26,080 Speaker 1: self servingly because I'm in a Survivor league people entered. 282 00:14:26,080 --> 00:14:28,560 Speaker 1: There's like a hundred hundred and two left, and I 283 00:14:28,640 --> 00:14:31,239 Speaker 1: have a great choice this week, Tennessee or the Browns. 284 00:14:31,280 --> 00:14:34,520 Speaker 1: But I listened to you into intently. Just now say 285 00:14:34,560 --> 00:14:36,840 Speaker 1: they'll do a couple of losses, Like after that five 286 00:14:36,880 --> 00:14:38,520 Speaker 1: game run. I think they just beat five teams that 287 00:14:38,600 --> 00:14:41,360 Speaker 1: were in the playoffs last year. Um they look like 288 00:14:41,400 --> 00:14:43,920 Speaker 1: seven and know against playoff teams from last year, and 289 00:14:44,560 --> 00:14:46,320 Speaker 1: now you have to face like one of the worst 290 00:14:46,320 --> 00:14:48,120 Speaker 1: teams in the league, the one in eight Texans who 291 00:14:48,160 --> 00:14:49,960 Speaker 1: are off of by I know, rest, we don't know 292 00:14:49,960 --> 00:14:53,000 Speaker 1: if it matters anymore. But it's just a sketchy spot 293 00:14:53,040 --> 00:14:55,360 Speaker 1: for Tennessee favored by ten and a half. But you 294 00:14:55,360 --> 00:14:58,000 Speaker 1: know in Survivor they just gotta win. Yeah, I mean 295 00:14:58,520 --> 00:15:01,000 Speaker 1: it's a kind of classic letdown spot, right, Like you've 296 00:15:01,040 --> 00:15:05,200 Speaker 1: gone on this five game win streak against really good teams, um, 297 00:15:05,720 --> 00:15:07,200 Speaker 1: any of which you could have dropped. Now all of 298 00:15:07,240 --> 00:15:09,560 Speaker 1: a sudden, there's like a break. Great, now we get 299 00:15:09,600 --> 00:15:11,680 Speaker 1: to play the Texans. And Texans don't have a quarterback, 300 00:15:11,960 --> 00:15:14,400 Speaker 1: whether it's Davis Mills or Tyra Taylor had a terrible 301 00:15:14,440 --> 00:15:17,280 Speaker 1: game in his return. There's just very little going for 302 00:15:17,320 --> 00:15:20,400 Speaker 1: the Houston Texans right now. But it's exactly the kind 303 00:15:20,400 --> 00:15:22,480 Speaker 1: of game that for no good reason you could end 304 00:15:22,520 --> 00:15:24,640 Speaker 1: up losing just because you're not taking it as seriously 305 00:15:24,920 --> 00:15:27,880 Speaker 1: as all those other games. Yeah, so I'm leaning towards 306 00:15:27,880 --> 00:15:29,880 Speaker 1: the Browns against the Lions. I think there's a great 307 00:15:29,880 --> 00:15:31,720 Speaker 1: spot for the Browns after getting their butts kicked. Right, 308 00:15:31,720 --> 00:15:34,920 Speaker 1: Teams that get to lose by like thirty plus quickly 309 00:15:34,920 --> 00:15:37,040 Speaker 1: bounce back. Historically in the NFL. I don't have the A, T. 310 00:15:37,160 --> 00:15:40,000 Speaker 1: S numbers in front of me, but um, historically, if 311 00:15:40,000 --> 00:15:42,080 Speaker 1: you get smacked one week, you usually bounce back with 312 00:15:42,120 --> 00:15:45,040 Speaker 1: a good showing. Yeah, and you know that the Lions 313 00:15:45,120 --> 00:15:47,080 Speaker 1: can't do to them what the Patriots did to them 314 00:15:47,160 --> 00:15:49,240 Speaker 1: last week. Like, it's just not it's not within the 315 00:15:49,280 --> 00:15:52,000 Speaker 1: realm of possibilities of things Detroit can do in this game. 316 00:15:52,040 --> 00:15:54,680 Speaker 1: They just don't have the horsepower on either side of 317 00:15:54,680 --> 00:15:57,320 Speaker 1: the ball to do that kind of thing. And Baker 318 00:15:57,360 --> 00:15:59,240 Speaker 1: Mayfield is not going to play as badly as he 319 00:15:59,240 --> 00:16:02,720 Speaker 1: did this week. He's wildly inconsistent. He could be great, 320 00:16:02,760 --> 00:16:04,960 Speaker 1: he can be terrible, but he's probably not going to 321 00:16:05,040 --> 00:16:08,480 Speaker 1: be as bad as he was against the Patriots against Detroit. 322 00:16:08,520 --> 00:16:10,480 Speaker 1: If for no other reason, then they again, they don't 323 00:16:10,520 --> 00:16:13,400 Speaker 1: have the same kind of problems. They don't have the 324 00:16:13,400 --> 00:16:16,120 Speaker 1: players on the back end to cause those kinds of issues. 325 00:16:16,160 --> 00:16:18,600 Speaker 1: So yeah, I think I would expect the Browns to 326 00:16:18,600 --> 00:16:21,800 Speaker 1: bounce back in a pretty significant way against Detroit. They 327 00:16:21,840 --> 00:16:23,880 Speaker 1: are a much better team than Detroit, and even if 328 00:16:23,920 --> 00:16:26,240 Speaker 1: they do it by taking the ball out of Baker 329 00:16:26,280 --> 00:16:28,920 Speaker 1: Mayfield's hands, it should be a good thing for them. 330 00:16:28,960 --> 00:16:31,200 Speaker 1: I am curious where you are on Baker. I'm sure 331 00:16:31,240 --> 00:16:34,000 Speaker 1: you read the story about how there's a parallel between 332 00:16:34,040 --> 00:16:36,560 Speaker 1: Baker and Marcus Mariota and Tennessee where he was like 333 00:16:36,600 --> 00:16:39,080 Speaker 1: the number two pick, I think, behind Jamis and they 334 00:16:39,080 --> 00:16:41,760 Speaker 1: gave him chances, the game chances, and it just never 335 00:16:41,800 --> 00:16:44,800 Speaker 1: really panned out, and they pivoted to Tannehill and they've 336 00:16:44,840 --> 00:16:48,280 Speaker 1: never looked back. Um, what's your best guests on Baker? Like, 337 00:16:48,480 --> 00:16:51,200 Speaker 1: he's in no position to ask for anywhere near thirty 338 00:16:51,240 --> 00:16:54,800 Speaker 1: million dollars a year, right, No, they're they're in such 339 00:16:54,800 --> 00:16:57,360 Speaker 1: a weird spot because I don't think they knew heading 340 00:16:57,360 --> 00:16:59,280 Speaker 1: into this year, like what they wanted to do with him, 341 00:16:59,280 --> 00:17:01,360 Speaker 1: and that's why they to drag act this far, and 342 00:17:01,440 --> 00:17:03,480 Speaker 1: they're kind of hoping that this season would give them 343 00:17:03,480 --> 00:17:06,600 Speaker 1: some kind of clarity or some kind of idea, because 344 00:17:06,600 --> 00:17:08,520 Speaker 1: when you looked at it on paper heading into the year, 345 00:17:09,000 --> 00:17:12,719 Speaker 1: this Brown's roster was like super Bowl caliber team. Baker 346 00:17:12,760 --> 00:17:15,639 Speaker 1: Mayfield should have had a career year this season, but 347 00:17:15,880 --> 00:17:18,320 Speaker 1: he injures his shoulder. He's gonna play the whole year 348 00:17:18,320 --> 00:17:21,560 Speaker 1: with like the torn laboram the Odell Beckham thing blows up, 349 00:17:21,560 --> 00:17:24,000 Speaker 1: they end up shipping him off, and now you just 350 00:17:24,280 --> 00:17:27,159 Speaker 1: you don't know. Baker is bouncing between like he had 351 00:17:27,200 --> 00:17:29,760 Speaker 1: a great game against the Bengals, had a terrible game 352 00:17:29,760 --> 00:17:32,840 Speaker 1: against the Patriots. Um, they are all over the place. 353 00:17:33,600 --> 00:17:36,680 Speaker 1: And at that point, you know, he's had some stretches 354 00:17:36,720 --> 00:17:38,840 Speaker 1: of play that have been elite, He's had some stretches 355 00:17:38,880 --> 00:17:41,880 Speaker 1: of play that have been terrible. And that team, more 356 00:17:41,880 --> 00:17:45,720 Speaker 1: than any other, sort of knows the threat of moving 357 00:17:45,720 --> 00:17:47,920 Speaker 1: on from a guy and what happens if you start 358 00:17:47,960 --> 00:17:51,040 Speaker 1: off that roller coaster all over again of trying to 359 00:17:51,080 --> 00:17:54,479 Speaker 1: find a new quarterback. Remember the Browns have that jersey 360 00:17:54,600 --> 00:17:57,000 Speaker 1: with like the thirty names on it right from the 361 00:17:57,040 --> 00:18:00,720 Speaker 1: start of the Tim Couch return. They know what it 362 00:18:00,760 --> 00:18:03,120 Speaker 1: can be like if you don't have an answer. So 363 00:18:03,640 --> 00:18:07,120 Speaker 1: I really think for both sides they want to try 364 00:18:07,119 --> 00:18:09,560 Speaker 1: and work out some kind of deal, but it has 365 00:18:09,600 --> 00:18:12,600 Speaker 1: to look different to everything else now, it can It 366 00:18:12,640 --> 00:18:15,760 Speaker 1: can't be the Josh Allen contract. That's that's out the window. 367 00:18:16,800 --> 00:18:20,280 Speaker 1: They need to figure out some kind of middle ground 368 00:18:20,359 --> 00:18:23,680 Speaker 1: of like of you know, uh kind of middle tier 369 00:18:23,760 --> 00:18:27,920 Speaker 1: quarterback deal that just doesn't exist in today's NFL. It's 370 00:18:27,960 --> 00:18:30,920 Speaker 1: either you're high or you're getting paid at the low end. 371 00:18:30,920 --> 00:18:33,040 Speaker 1: But what about just moving on from him and saying, 372 00:18:33,040 --> 00:18:34,720 Speaker 1: you know what, we're just gonna flip him and bringing 373 00:18:34,760 --> 00:18:37,240 Speaker 1: Jimmy Garoppolo or I don't know if there's someone else 374 00:18:37,280 --> 00:18:39,160 Speaker 1: out there that you like, Because it's clear the Foid 375 00:18:39,200 --> 00:18:42,480 Speaker 1: and Nanners cannot keep Jimmy G. It's in a weird way, Sam, 376 00:18:42,600 --> 00:18:44,919 Speaker 1: isn't he going to be like after Deshaun Watson the 377 00:18:44,920 --> 00:18:47,840 Speaker 1: most coveted quarterback in the league, Pittsburgh is definitely gonna 378 00:18:47,840 --> 00:18:50,120 Speaker 1: be in the market. Um, you never know what's gonna 379 00:18:50,119 --> 00:18:53,000 Speaker 1: happen with Indianapolis and Wentz. It feels like Jimmy G 380 00:18:53,160 --> 00:18:56,320 Speaker 1: is gonna be able to kind of pick his spot. No, Yeah, possibly, 381 00:18:56,440 --> 00:18:58,520 Speaker 1: I think there's a few quarterback kind of dominoes that 382 00:18:58,560 --> 00:19:02,480 Speaker 1: could fall this offseason. Um, you know guys like I mean, 383 00:19:03,040 --> 00:19:06,600 Speaker 1: if if Russell Wilson was really upset with Seattle last offseason, 384 00:19:06,720 --> 00:19:09,000 Speaker 1: this year has done nothing to repair that, right, Like, 385 00:19:09,119 --> 00:19:12,320 Speaker 1: the the offensive line is probably worse than it was 386 00:19:12,359 --> 00:19:14,600 Speaker 1: a year ago. Dwayne Brown has finally started to slow 387 00:19:14,640 --> 00:19:16,840 Speaker 1: down the left tackle and he was the one good 388 00:19:16,840 --> 00:19:19,680 Speaker 1: player on that offensive line. So if you're Russ coming 389 00:19:19,720 --> 00:19:21,800 Speaker 1: out of this year, coming off the bank of like 390 00:19:21,840 --> 00:19:24,800 Speaker 1: the first major injury you've ever had, you're not any 391 00:19:24,840 --> 00:19:27,160 Speaker 1: happier with the team than you were twelve months ago 392 00:19:27,200 --> 00:19:30,080 Speaker 1: when you're agitating for a potential move. So maybe Russell 393 00:19:30,080 --> 00:19:33,280 Speaker 1: Wilson is available. Who knows how the Deshaun Watson thing 394 00:19:33,280 --> 00:19:36,600 Speaker 1: will work its way out. Um, Aaron Rodgers obviously is 395 00:19:36,640 --> 00:19:39,960 Speaker 1: a potential guy like this. There could be a bunch 396 00:19:40,000 --> 00:19:42,560 Speaker 1: of big dominoes to fall this offseason which could set 397 00:19:42,600 --> 00:19:45,960 Speaker 1: off like all kinds of quarterback moves. It's weird, Sam, 398 00:19:46,080 --> 00:19:48,680 Speaker 1: I feel like we just mentioned those three the entire 399 00:19:48,760 --> 00:19:51,920 Speaker 1: last offseason, and a whole lot of nothing happened, which 400 00:19:51,920 --> 00:19:54,320 Speaker 1: is frustrating. You know, in the NBA, there's all this chatter. 401 00:19:54,359 --> 00:19:56,240 Speaker 1: Oh this guy could move, and then he moves, he 402 00:19:56,320 --> 00:19:59,359 Speaker 1: demands how he moves. Nfls like, maybe maybe didn't that. 403 00:19:59,760 --> 00:20:04,280 Speaker 1: I mean, these are three more key names, Wilson, Watson, Rogers. 404 00:20:04,320 --> 00:20:06,879 Speaker 1: Definitely three the ten best quarterbacks in the league. Is 405 00:20:06,920 --> 00:20:09,920 Speaker 1: your guest that one maybe moves to I know it's early, 406 00:20:09,960 --> 00:20:13,960 Speaker 1: but yeah, I mean I think part of the reason. Okay, 407 00:20:13,760 --> 00:20:16,320 Speaker 1: they didn't move anywhere, so we kind of just have 408 00:20:16,440 --> 00:20:18,720 Speaker 1: to restart the whole thing again. But neither did anything 409 00:20:18,760 --> 00:20:21,040 Speaker 1: get resolved, you know, like nobody is happy with the 410 00:20:21,080 --> 00:20:24,040 Speaker 1: current situation. Like Green Bay and Aaron Rodgers is clearly 411 00:20:24,080 --> 00:20:27,240 Speaker 1: not the best marriage in the world right now. Um, 412 00:20:27,280 --> 00:20:30,240 Speaker 1: as I said, Seattle and Russell Wilson, if he was 413 00:20:30,320 --> 00:20:33,400 Speaker 1: upset last offseason, I don't see him being any happier 414 00:20:33,440 --> 00:20:36,400 Speaker 1: with the situation in a few months time. And then 415 00:20:36,440 --> 00:20:38,720 Speaker 1: DeShawn Watson, like the whole thing is just on hold 416 00:20:38,800 --> 00:20:42,720 Speaker 1: until the legal process goes somewhere. Like the idea that 417 00:20:42,760 --> 00:20:46,400 Speaker 1: anybody could trade for him given what Houston wants for 418 00:20:46,520 --> 00:20:50,560 Speaker 1: him and given what's hanging over him, just never seemed plausible, right, 419 00:20:50,640 --> 00:20:54,000 Speaker 1: Like twenty two civil lawsuits, pan criminal lawsuits. There's just 420 00:20:54,040 --> 00:20:57,399 Speaker 1: no way. You can't give up that kind of trade 421 00:20:57,440 --> 00:21:00,639 Speaker 1: deal with that looming on the bason. You could give 422 00:21:00,720 --> 00:21:02,919 Speaker 1: up multiple picks for a guy who's in jail in 423 00:21:02,920 --> 00:21:05,960 Speaker 1: a few months time. So but I think all those 424 00:21:06,000 --> 00:21:09,280 Speaker 1: guys are potentially still available. Again, It's gonna be a 425 00:21:09,280 --> 00:21:12,000 Speaker 1: fun off season for sure. U Jordan's love would take 426 00:21:12,040 --> 00:21:14,000 Speaker 1: over in Green Bay. We get that. Seattle is a 427 00:21:14,080 --> 00:21:17,160 Speaker 1: huge question mark. I can't imagine Gino Smith being the guy, 428 00:21:17,359 --> 00:21:19,119 Speaker 1: although he was all right in a couple of games. 429 00:21:19,359 --> 00:21:21,159 Speaker 1: And then Houston is probably gonna have like one of 430 00:21:21,200 --> 00:21:22,960 Speaker 1: the top picks. But you know, say, I don't know 431 00:21:22,960 --> 00:21:24,840 Speaker 1: how much you look at college, but it's not like 432 00:21:24,880 --> 00:21:27,679 Speaker 1: there's a bumper crop of college football quarterbacks. A lot 433 00:21:27,680 --> 00:21:30,560 Speaker 1: of the guys who were highly rated have kind of flopped. Uh. 434 00:21:30,560 --> 00:21:33,240 Speaker 1: And I keep coming back to Jimmy g Like, where 435 00:21:33,240 --> 00:21:35,280 Speaker 1: are you on it? Is he a top fifteen quarterback 436 00:21:35,280 --> 00:21:38,280 Speaker 1: in the league? Like when he's healthy, he seems like 437 00:21:38,280 --> 00:21:40,480 Speaker 1: a good quarterback to me. I don't know. Yeah, but 438 00:21:40,560 --> 00:21:43,040 Speaker 1: that's a huge cam yat for him now right, And 439 00:21:43,240 --> 00:21:47,240 Speaker 1: honestly think that's why they ers were so intent on 440 00:21:47,320 --> 00:21:51,080 Speaker 1: going after Trey Lance. Like even if Jimmy G had 441 00:21:51,080 --> 00:21:52,600 Speaker 1: been healthy the whole way, I think they would have 442 00:21:52,600 --> 00:21:55,320 Speaker 1: been maybe looking at, well, how much better can we 443 00:21:55,359 --> 00:21:57,320 Speaker 1: do than that? Right, what's the ceiling of Jimmy G. 444 00:21:57,480 --> 00:21:59,440 Speaker 1: Can we get a guy that can take us to 445 00:21:59,480 --> 00:22:02,480 Speaker 1: the next level. But even if he'd been like, even 446 00:22:02,520 --> 00:22:04,320 Speaker 1: if he'd been a top ten quarterback the whole way, 447 00:22:04,440 --> 00:22:07,080 Speaker 1: it's just his injury history at this point I think 448 00:22:07,080 --> 00:22:10,000 Speaker 1: would have them looking for alternative options. It's just it's 449 00:22:10,080 --> 00:22:13,720 Speaker 1: too long, it's too consistent. You can basically guarantee that 450 00:22:13,760 --> 00:22:16,399 Speaker 1: he's going to miss some time in any given season. 451 00:22:16,920 --> 00:22:19,159 Speaker 1: So if your team bringing him in, like, you can't 452 00:22:19,240 --> 00:22:22,720 Speaker 1: bring him in as a sure fire, you know starter 453 00:22:22,880 --> 00:22:25,560 Speaker 1: that's gonna fix everything and be the franchise guy going forward. 454 00:22:25,920 --> 00:22:28,080 Speaker 1: He's got to be like, you know, part of a 455 00:22:28,160 --> 00:22:32,119 Speaker 1: contingency plan that that has some kind of fallback, Like 456 00:22:32,240 --> 00:22:34,639 Speaker 1: there's you can guarantee that he's going to be missing 457 00:22:34,640 --> 00:22:36,679 Speaker 1: some games. Yeah, that's the problem. And I and I 458 00:22:36,920 --> 00:22:39,640 Speaker 1: probably aired in, you know, giving Jimmy G a top 459 00:22:39,680 --> 00:22:43,399 Speaker 1: fifteen thing. Um, I just went on PF and you 460 00:22:43,400 --> 00:22:46,480 Speaker 1: guys have him graded out as the twenty nine best quarterback. 461 00:22:47,640 --> 00:22:50,639 Speaker 1: And if you look at just the last three weeks 462 00:22:50,640 --> 00:22:53,400 Speaker 1: he started to cook like we're getting We're getting two 463 00:22:53,480 --> 00:22:56,359 Speaker 1: or three weeks now of of pretty good Jimmy, Jimmy 464 00:22:56,359 --> 00:23:00,119 Speaker 1: g Right, he missed Kittle for a bit. Yeah. I 465 00:23:00,119 --> 00:23:02,920 Speaker 1: think honestly, he's doing it like right at the right time. 466 00:23:03,040 --> 00:23:05,320 Speaker 1: I think he was maybe a bad game away from 467 00:23:05,359 --> 00:23:08,399 Speaker 1: Trey Lance being the starter, and now he's just reeling 468 00:23:08,400 --> 00:23:12,320 Speaker 1: off these sort of three consecutive pretty good performances, Um, 469 00:23:12,359 --> 00:23:14,440 Speaker 1: and I think that's keeping Tray Lance on the bench. 470 00:23:14,520 --> 00:23:16,880 Speaker 1: Like I think if he hadn't done that, we would 471 00:23:16,880 --> 00:23:19,640 Speaker 1: have already seen a switch there. Fox Sports Radio has 472 00:23:19,680 --> 00:23:22,600 Speaker 1: the best sports talk lineup in the nation. Catch all 473 00:23:22,640 --> 00:23:25,960 Speaker 1: of our shows at Fox sports Radio dot com and 474 00:23:26,040 --> 00:23:28,600 Speaker 1: within the I Heart Radio app search f s R 475 00:23:28,720 --> 00:23:32,440 Speaker 1: to listen live. Alright, sticky with quarterbacks. The guy who 476 00:23:32,760 --> 00:23:35,600 Speaker 1: has thrown back to back first half pick six is 477 00:23:35,760 --> 00:23:38,840 Speaker 1: um Matt Stafford, who I like a lot, and Sam, 478 00:23:38,920 --> 00:23:42,840 Speaker 1: I gotta be honest, I don't recall a turn on 479 00:23:42,920 --> 00:23:46,240 Speaker 1: somebody as quickly as I've seen on Stafford. I mean again, 480 00:23:46,320 --> 00:23:48,800 Speaker 1: three weeks ago, he was basically like an MVP candidate 481 00:23:48,880 --> 00:23:51,000 Speaker 1: Rams or seven and one or whatever it was, and 482 00:23:51,040 --> 00:23:53,160 Speaker 1: now he stinks it up. Against Tennessee and he's pretty 483 00:23:53,160 --> 00:23:55,879 Speaker 1: bad against San France. And it's like this guy's Jared 484 00:23:55,920 --> 00:23:59,000 Speaker 1: Goff unless it's say this, I don't know, talk to 485 00:23:59,040 --> 00:24:00,639 Speaker 1: me off the ledge here. I should I not be 486 00:24:00,680 --> 00:24:03,879 Speaker 1: freaking out about people bashing matt Stafford or I don't know, 487 00:24:03,880 --> 00:24:06,439 Speaker 1: do you think he's not very good? It's so funny 488 00:24:06,520 --> 00:24:09,320 Speaker 1: because like every week in the NFL, it's like, what 489 00:24:09,359 --> 00:24:11,639 Speaker 1: can we overreact you this week? Right? What? What? What 490 00:24:11,720 --> 00:24:14,320 Speaker 1: do we have to completely change our minds on? Or 491 00:24:14,359 --> 00:24:16,120 Speaker 1: what should we leave another couple of weeks and let's 492 00:24:16,119 --> 00:24:19,080 Speaker 1: see how it plays out. Look, I wasn't wild on 493 00:24:19,160 --> 00:24:21,600 Speaker 1: the whole Jared got or at the whole Matthew Stafford 494 00:24:21,680 --> 00:24:23,359 Speaker 1: to to the Rams thing. I didn't think it was 495 00:24:23,400 --> 00:24:26,480 Speaker 1: going to be as successful as everybody else did. Because 496 00:24:26,800 --> 00:24:31,120 Speaker 1: Stafford has never graded particularly well pff. Right, his highest 497 00:24:31,119 --> 00:24:33,680 Speaker 1: career grade he has, it's like an eight two, which 498 00:24:33,760 --> 00:24:37,000 Speaker 1: would put you most years somewhere at the bottom end 499 00:24:37,000 --> 00:24:39,240 Speaker 1: of the top ten. Right, He's never been in that 500 00:24:39,600 --> 00:24:42,720 Speaker 1: truly elite group of quarterbacks. And he said, well, okay, yeah, 501 00:24:42,760 --> 00:24:45,240 Speaker 1: but he's had Detroit the whole time. Nick, Sure, but 502 00:24:45,320 --> 00:24:47,119 Speaker 1: how much of that? How much is that going to 503 00:24:47,200 --> 00:24:49,560 Speaker 1: propel him up the rankings, right, and then the first 504 00:24:49,600 --> 00:24:51,800 Speaker 1: whatever it was, eight weeks he looks like this m 505 00:24:51,880 --> 00:24:54,880 Speaker 1: VP candidate. The numbers for the Rams offense, like even 506 00:24:54,880 --> 00:24:59,359 Speaker 1: independent of Stafford, are through the roof their record setting 507 00:24:59,400 --> 00:25:01,840 Speaker 1: pace and too terms of a bunch of different numbers, 508 00:25:02,080 --> 00:25:05,080 Speaker 1: and it it does clearly look different, right Stafford. The 509 00:25:05,119 --> 00:25:07,080 Speaker 1: way he plays the game, the way he's able to 510 00:25:07,119 --> 00:25:10,439 Speaker 1: see things and target things, it's completely different to golf. 511 00:25:10,880 --> 00:25:13,600 Speaker 1: And you're like, okay, yeah, the way he plays clearly 512 00:25:13,640 --> 00:25:16,879 Speaker 1: puts more back on the table for Sean McVeigh and 513 00:25:16,920 --> 00:25:20,000 Speaker 1: all the coaches in that system. Um, And I was 514 00:25:20,040 --> 00:25:22,119 Speaker 1: like right on, right, right about ready to take the 515 00:25:22,240 --> 00:25:23,560 Speaker 1: l on that, say, look I had it wrong. I 516 00:25:23,600 --> 00:25:27,399 Speaker 1: didn't think then, like as soon as that crossed my mind, 517 00:25:27,800 --> 00:25:31,040 Speaker 1: bam bam bad Stafford game back to back. And now 518 00:25:31,080 --> 00:25:34,399 Speaker 1: you're like, well, okay, is this the inevitable shoe to 519 00:25:34,480 --> 00:25:37,720 Speaker 1: drop that always comes with Stafford? Right? Because I think 520 00:25:37,720 --> 00:25:39,880 Speaker 1: of throughout his career this has happened four or five 521 00:25:39,960 --> 00:25:43,320 Speaker 1: times where Jim Bob Cooterer is fixed Matthew Stafford and 522 00:25:44,040 --> 00:25:46,879 Speaker 1: eight games later, right, Matthew Stafford comes back down to 523 00:25:46,880 --> 00:25:50,359 Speaker 1: earth like it happens every single time. Is that what 524 00:25:50,440 --> 00:25:52,360 Speaker 1: we're about to see or is this just a couple 525 00:25:52,359 --> 00:25:55,120 Speaker 1: of bad games. Well, now he goes into the bye 526 00:25:55,160 --> 00:25:57,679 Speaker 1: week and a cool stat that you guys have is 527 00:25:57,720 --> 00:26:01,240 Speaker 1: this thing called turnover worthy plays. I'm assuming you don't 528 00:26:01,240 --> 00:26:03,159 Speaker 1: grid that. And is there like a human doing this 529 00:26:03,280 --> 00:26:05,639 Speaker 1: or is there a machine? Because he's had seven in 530 00:26:05,680 --> 00:26:08,439 Speaker 1: the last two games the first the rest of the season, 531 00:26:08,480 --> 00:26:11,120 Speaker 1: he only had six turnover worthy plays. I guess maybe 532 00:26:11,119 --> 00:26:13,040 Speaker 1: if you could let the audience know what the hell 533 00:26:13,040 --> 00:26:15,719 Speaker 1: a turnover worthy play is determined, ask, yeah, it's it's 534 00:26:15,840 --> 00:26:20,240 Speaker 1: essentially so obviously not all, um, not all bad passes 535 00:26:20,280 --> 00:26:22,080 Speaker 1: are caught by defenders. Right, You can throw a ball 536 00:26:22,119 --> 00:26:24,320 Speaker 1: right to a linebacker, the guy drops to the ball, 537 00:26:24,400 --> 00:26:26,679 Speaker 1: it's just an incomplete pass on the stat sheet, but 538 00:26:27,119 --> 00:26:30,520 Speaker 1: it's effectively exactly the same throw as an interception to 539 00:26:30,600 --> 00:26:32,880 Speaker 1: that linebacker if he catches it. So what the quarterback 540 00:26:32,920 --> 00:26:36,040 Speaker 1: did didn't change, but the linebacker catching it or dropping 541 00:26:36,080 --> 00:26:38,879 Speaker 1: it completely changes what it registers as just in the 542 00:26:38,920 --> 00:26:41,760 Speaker 1: box score. So we have like turnover worthy plays to 543 00:26:41,920 --> 00:26:46,280 Speaker 1: promptly downgrade the quarterback on those plays. So a turnover 544 00:26:46,280 --> 00:26:50,320 Speaker 1: worthy play is any play, including bad fumbles in the pocket. 545 00:26:50,400 --> 00:26:52,560 Speaker 1: You know, when you see a guy coming to get 546 00:26:52,600 --> 00:26:54,639 Speaker 1: you and you try and get out of it anyway 547 00:26:54,640 --> 00:26:56,520 Speaker 1: and you end up fumbling the ball away, that's on you, 548 00:26:56,680 --> 00:27:00,080 Speaker 1: that's not on the past protection. So any play it 549 00:27:00,119 --> 00:27:02,840 Speaker 1: should be a turnover, whether or not it ended up 550 00:27:02,880 --> 00:27:05,560 Speaker 1: being that. You know, whether or not the defense caught it, 551 00:27:05,560 --> 00:27:07,720 Speaker 1: whether or not you caught a break um and the 552 00:27:07,760 --> 00:27:10,199 Speaker 1: offense bails you. Add like you, you will see plays 553 00:27:10,280 --> 00:27:14,280 Speaker 1: where um quarterback throws it right to a defender and 554 00:27:14,359 --> 00:27:17,280 Speaker 1: you know, receiver makes a freakish play, goes up, mosses, 555 00:27:17,320 --> 00:27:20,000 Speaker 1: the guy takes it away from him. Will downgrade him 556 00:27:20,040 --> 00:27:22,080 Speaker 1: for that, even though it's a even though it's a 557 00:27:22,119 --> 00:27:25,199 Speaker 1: complete pass. And then the flip side is true. Right, 558 00:27:25,200 --> 00:27:29,000 Speaker 1: there are plays where sometimes not all interceptions are turnover worthy. Right, 559 00:27:29,040 --> 00:27:31,240 Speaker 1: you can hit your own receiver in the hands, But 560 00:27:31,280 --> 00:27:33,000 Speaker 1: if he drops it and jumps up in the air 561 00:27:33,280 --> 00:27:35,399 Speaker 1: and the defender comes down with it, that's not a 562 00:27:35,400 --> 00:27:38,119 Speaker 1: bad play by the quarterback. But yeah, I think Brady 563 00:27:38,160 --> 00:27:40,960 Speaker 1: had one of those weird ones against Washington over the weekend. Um, 564 00:27:41,520 --> 00:27:43,879 Speaker 1: it's difficult, but Stafford hasn't looked the same in the 565 00:27:44,000 --> 00:27:45,280 Speaker 1: last two weeks. I don't know if it's the pressure 566 00:27:45,280 --> 00:27:47,919 Speaker 1: they're getting on him or the pressure is getting to 567 00:27:48,080 --> 00:27:49,960 Speaker 1: him in terms of like, hey man, you gotta deliver 568 00:27:50,359 --> 00:27:53,320 Speaker 1: for us Bright Bright, I mean back to back primetime 569 00:27:53,359 --> 00:27:55,800 Speaker 1: games and he hasn't looked great. I want to quickly 570 00:27:55,920 --> 00:27:58,800 Speaker 1: dive into two games this weekend. I think Colt Bills 571 00:27:58,840 --> 00:28:02,000 Speaker 1: is fascinating. We that to the playoff game obviously went 572 00:28:02,280 --> 00:28:05,680 Speaker 1: in four rivers and a gambling syndicate hit this game 573 00:28:05,760 --> 00:28:07,879 Speaker 1: yesterday it went from six and a half to seven, 574 00:28:08,600 --> 00:28:11,840 Speaker 1: and I Sam, I just can't get that Jacksonville game 575 00:28:11,840 --> 00:28:14,680 Speaker 1: out of my head. I can't get the Indie offensive 576 00:28:14,760 --> 00:28:16,879 Speaker 1: lying out of my head. They are a lot better, 577 00:28:17,359 --> 00:28:19,760 Speaker 1: um by the way, then they were earlier this season, 578 00:28:20,160 --> 00:28:22,040 Speaker 1: and for some reason, I think they're gonna be able 579 00:28:22,040 --> 00:28:23,960 Speaker 1: to run the football in this Buffalo team with Taylor 580 00:28:24,000 --> 00:28:27,000 Speaker 1: who who looks incredible. Yeah, I would think they should. 581 00:28:27,000 --> 00:28:28,720 Speaker 1: In fact, Indie should be able to run the ball 582 00:28:28,760 --> 00:28:31,320 Speaker 1: on pretty much anybody when they have that offensive lineback. 583 00:28:31,400 --> 00:28:33,080 Speaker 1: I think it's a great point to bring up, like 584 00:28:33,640 --> 00:28:35,720 Speaker 1: we have been saying for the first six, seven, eight 585 00:28:35,720 --> 00:28:38,480 Speaker 1: weeks of the season, they haven't had their starting five 586 00:28:38,520 --> 00:28:41,680 Speaker 1: offensive line, Yet everybody they kept losing players. They weren't 587 00:28:41,680 --> 00:28:44,960 Speaker 1: getting our fisher back, Quentin Nelson was missing time. They 588 00:28:45,000 --> 00:28:47,680 Speaker 1: just couldn't get five guys that were supposed to start 589 00:28:47,760 --> 00:28:51,320 Speaker 1: the season as that offensive line healthy at the same time, 590 00:28:51,600 --> 00:28:54,840 Speaker 1: and as soon as it happened, they just ran over everybody. 591 00:28:54,960 --> 00:28:59,000 Speaker 1: And even last week against uh Jacksonville, You're like, why 592 00:28:59,080 --> 00:29:00,720 Speaker 1: are they not out a side in this game? Like 593 00:29:00,760 --> 00:29:04,959 Speaker 1: the first couple of drives, they just completely destroyed Jacksonville 594 00:29:05,040 --> 00:29:08,760 Speaker 1: up front and then didn't kind of keep their foot 595 00:29:08,800 --> 00:29:10,640 Speaker 1: on the gas and just roll away with it. But 596 00:29:11,280 --> 00:29:12,880 Speaker 1: you're right, they should be able to run the ball 597 00:29:12,920 --> 00:29:16,280 Speaker 1: on Buffalo. The Bill's defense is good, but there's still 598 00:29:16,320 --> 00:29:18,400 Speaker 1: a little bit lightweight up the middle, and that Colt's 599 00:29:18,440 --> 00:29:22,120 Speaker 1: offensive line when it's rolling is a top three unit 600 00:29:22,320 --> 00:29:24,880 Speaker 1: in the NFL. But the one thing I think that 601 00:29:24,880 --> 00:29:28,120 Speaker 1: that does go in Buffalo's favor is, you know, Josh 602 00:29:28,120 --> 00:29:32,479 Speaker 1: Allen is outside of that Jacksonville game, is really looking 603 00:29:32,520 --> 00:29:34,760 Speaker 1: like the Josh Allen from last year, not the guy 604 00:29:35,200 --> 00:29:36,960 Speaker 1: the kind of wobbled at the start of this year 605 00:29:37,200 --> 00:29:40,160 Speaker 1: or the guy from the previous seasons. He had, you know, 606 00:29:40,280 --> 00:29:44,440 Speaker 1: eight of these incredible plays. Um this week against the Jets, 607 00:29:44,480 --> 00:29:47,800 Speaker 1: like way more big time throws than any any other 608 00:29:47,920 --> 00:29:50,080 Speaker 1: quarterback you're going to see in the game this year. 609 00:29:51,040 --> 00:29:52,960 Speaker 1: I just I look at that Colts defensive line and 610 00:29:52,960 --> 00:29:56,320 Speaker 1: I remember what Pittsburgh did in the opener between the 611 00:29:56,400 --> 00:29:59,960 Speaker 1: rookie kid out of Michigan. Pay Buckler's playing well again. 612 00:30:00,480 --> 00:30:02,840 Speaker 1: Um po football focus seems to lie a lot of 613 00:30:02,840 --> 00:30:05,920 Speaker 1: green on that Colds defense. So I just feel like 614 00:30:06,000 --> 00:30:09,040 Speaker 1: seven scenes high is what do you have a lean 615 00:30:09,120 --> 00:30:12,959 Speaker 1: on that? With the spread, Yeah, I would lean in 616 00:30:13,000 --> 00:30:15,480 Speaker 1: your direction. I would lean with the fact the idea 617 00:30:15,520 --> 00:30:18,000 Speaker 1: that Indianapolis can keep that closer. The other thing is, 618 00:30:18,320 --> 00:30:20,600 Speaker 1: you know, as much as I think Buffalo's offense is 619 00:30:20,600 --> 00:30:23,320 Speaker 1: still very good and Josh Allen's kind of rolling again 620 00:30:23,560 --> 00:30:26,760 Speaker 1: and they've got receivers to work with, that offensive line 621 00:30:27,200 --> 00:30:29,240 Speaker 1: is not as good as it was a year ago. 622 00:30:29,320 --> 00:30:32,240 Speaker 1: They've kind of they've done this deliberately in terms of 623 00:30:32,320 --> 00:30:34,480 Speaker 1: let's just make sure we were stocked up with death 624 00:30:34,520 --> 00:30:36,680 Speaker 1: and we're not gonna have weak links on the offensive line. 625 00:30:36,680 --> 00:30:40,719 Speaker 1: But we're not gonna get any superstars either, and that's good. 626 00:30:40,840 --> 00:30:43,480 Speaker 1: But when all of a sudden, all of those guys 627 00:30:43,480 --> 00:30:46,640 Speaker 1: are playing sort of slightly below their average level that 628 00:30:47,000 --> 00:30:49,600 Speaker 1: very quickly makes a line that just isn't playing very well. 629 00:30:49,920 --> 00:30:52,400 Speaker 1: I think that's what's happening with Buffalo, that that all 630 00:30:52,480 --> 00:30:54,880 Speaker 1: of those guys are playing just a little bit worse 631 00:30:54,920 --> 00:30:57,000 Speaker 1: than you would expect from them, and that kind of 632 00:30:57,040 --> 00:31:00,280 Speaker 1: adds up to being this below average offensive line. The 633 00:31:00,280 --> 00:31:03,240 Speaker 1: other game that's really good is a Dallas at Kansas City. 634 00:31:03,280 --> 00:31:05,760 Speaker 1: I'm not a huge fan of the only having three 635 00:31:05,800 --> 00:31:08,280 Speaker 1: games in the four PM window, but when you got 636 00:31:08,360 --> 00:31:11,000 Speaker 1: Dallas Kansas City, that should be an incredible one. Um 637 00:31:11,000 --> 00:31:13,600 Speaker 1: are you? I'm a little surprised Kansas City's favored by 638 00:31:13,600 --> 00:31:17,200 Speaker 1: two and a half. I don't really know other than 639 00:31:17,680 --> 00:31:21,640 Speaker 1: being at home, um and Andy Reid, where are the 640 00:31:21,720 --> 00:31:24,640 Speaker 1: advantages for the Chiefs against this cowboy team. I know 641 00:31:24,680 --> 00:31:26,920 Speaker 1: the defense is good, but it's not like the Chiefs 642 00:31:26,920 --> 00:31:30,080 Speaker 1: defense is any good. I think there's a real fear 643 00:31:30,320 --> 00:31:33,840 Speaker 1: that like the Raiders fixed the Chiefs. Yeah, like like 644 00:31:33,960 --> 00:31:36,360 Speaker 1: the idea that the Chiefs had really been in this 645 00:31:36,440 --> 00:31:38,840 Speaker 1: funk and they were out of confidence and they weren't 646 00:31:39,240 --> 00:31:42,920 Speaker 1: um in their groove on offense and all they needed 647 00:31:43,000 --> 00:31:44,720 Speaker 1: was like a team like the Raiders to roll in 648 00:31:44,760 --> 00:31:46,800 Speaker 1: there and go, Okay, I see your game plan over 649 00:31:46,840 --> 00:31:48,320 Speaker 1: here to beat the Chiefs, but we're not going to 650 00:31:48,400 --> 00:31:50,880 Speaker 1: do that right now, what we do and because we 651 00:31:50,920 --> 00:31:53,360 Speaker 1: think that will work instead and it just doesn't. Right, 652 00:31:53,400 --> 00:31:55,640 Speaker 1: It's like a perfect get right spot for Kansas City. 653 00:31:55,880 --> 00:31:57,840 Speaker 1: And it feels a little bit like, you know, like 654 00:31:57,880 --> 00:32:00,400 Speaker 1: a soccer striker that's going through a gold out and 655 00:32:00,400 --> 00:32:02,120 Speaker 1: it's like all he needs is a goal. You give 656 00:32:02,160 --> 00:32:04,479 Speaker 1: him one goal, the confidence goes back up, and all 657 00:32:04,480 --> 00:32:07,000 Speaker 1: of a sudden, that guy is gonna start hitting goals left, 658 00:32:07,080 --> 00:32:10,000 Speaker 1: right and center all over again. It feels like that 659 00:32:10,000 --> 00:32:11,720 Speaker 1: that might be what you're dealing with with the Chiefs, 660 00:32:11,800 --> 00:32:14,320 Speaker 1: right All they need is that one game where suddenly 661 00:32:14,320 --> 00:32:17,640 Speaker 1: some big players are they're they're making the crazy touchdowns 662 00:32:17,640 --> 00:32:19,920 Speaker 1: again and all of a sudden, like it's like what 663 00:32:19,920 --> 00:32:21,680 Speaker 1: what lack of confidence? Like this is what we do? 664 00:32:21,720 --> 00:32:23,440 Speaker 1: We just go in there and roll. So I think 665 00:32:23,440 --> 00:32:26,120 Speaker 1: there's a real chance the Kansas City's offense is back, 666 00:32:26,280 --> 00:32:29,239 Speaker 1: even though Dallas will give them a tougher time of 667 00:32:29,240 --> 00:32:32,719 Speaker 1: it than than the Raiders did. Obviously, um and as 668 00:32:32,800 --> 00:32:35,080 Speaker 1: much as you know, Dallas is defense with guys like 669 00:32:35,120 --> 00:32:38,160 Speaker 1: Trayvon Diggs, with all those interceptions, Like Diggs is also 670 00:32:38,200 --> 00:32:41,960 Speaker 1: giving up a lot, so they're they're well capable of 671 00:32:41,960 --> 00:32:45,160 Speaker 1: attacking that Dallas defense, but like I think their defense 672 00:32:45,200 --> 00:32:47,520 Speaker 1: should should be overwhelmed by Dallas as well. Like this 673 00:32:47,560 --> 00:32:53,360 Speaker 1: could be a classic shootout game one something in that ballpark. Um, 674 00:32:54,120 --> 00:32:56,960 Speaker 1: do you think the doc is among the leaders for 675 00:32:56,960 --> 00:32:59,560 Speaker 1: the m v P. I mean outside of that Denver clunker, 676 00:33:00,880 --> 00:33:03,000 Speaker 1: you know, he's been very good. I know Cooper Rush 677 00:33:03,080 --> 00:33:04,920 Speaker 1: coming in and winning in Minnesota kind of makes it 678 00:33:04,960 --> 00:33:07,720 Speaker 1: look like can anybody win there? But I don't know, 679 00:33:07,800 --> 00:33:10,040 Speaker 1: is Dac an MVP candidate for you? I think he 680 00:33:10,080 --> 00:33:12,200 Speaker 1: should be, if for no other reason than, like every 681 00:33:12,200 --> 00:33:15,080 Speaker 1: the MVP candidacy is like the best teams in the NFL. 682 00:33:15,200 --> 00:33:16,640 Speaker 1: Right as soon as you said on a guy, that 683 00:33:16,680 --> 00:33:19,160 Speaker 1: guy has a stinking game, and you're like, well he's 684 00:33:19,200 --> 00:33:21,400 Speaker 1: not m VP anymore, Right, it's happened. It's happened to 685 00:33:22,120 --> 00:33:26,120 Speaker 1: Stafford Lamar Mahomes obviously isn't in it the conversation. Based 686 00:33:26,120 --> 00:33:28,520 Speaker 1: off his season so far, Brady had a couple of 687 00:33:28,600 --> 00:33:31,400 Speaker 1: rough games. Every one of these m VP candidates has 688 00:33:31,440 --> 00:33:33,760 Speaker 1: fallen off, so at that point, like that gets back 689 00:33:33,760 --> 00:33:35,640 Speaker 1: in the conversation, even if he did have a bad 690 00:33:35,680 --> 00:33:38,920 Speaker 1: game against Denver and missed the game with the calf injury. Yeah, 691 00:33:38,960 --> 00:33:41,280 Speaker 1: I think the way he's playing, he's playing in a 692 00:33:41,320 --> 00:33:44,160 Speaker 1: top five way right now. That offense is as good 693 00:33:44,200 --> 00:33:47,000 Speaker 1: as anybody's. So he's definitely in the conversation. It just 694 00:33:47,040 --> 00:33:50,280 Speaker 1: seems like this Cowboys offensive line, which is playing awesome 695 00:33:50,680 --> 00:33:54,160 Speaker 1: and Tyron Smith should return, Um, if they're able to 696 00:33:54,360 --> 00:33:56,760 Speaker 1: run the football on on the Chiefs to play keep 697 00:33:56,760 --> 00:33:58,600 Speaker 1: away from the Homes and force him and you know 698 00:33:58,640 --> 00:34:01,360 Speaker 1: with the with the safety looks that everybody slowed him down. 699 00:34:01,360 --> 00:34:06,040 Speaker 1: With Mahomes, you know, isn't really taking what the defense 700 00:34:06,120 --> 00:34:08,760 Speaker 1: is giving him. Right, He's trying to make these splash plays, 701 00:34:08,760 --> 00:34:10,520 Speaker 1: not against the Raiders but most of the rest of 702 00:34:10,520 --> 00:34:12,279 Speaker 1: the season. And I can I can easily see Dallas 703 00:34:12,320 --> 00:34:17,080 Speaker 1: wanting this. Yeah, he said. Um he told Chris our 704 00:34:17,120 --> 00:34:21,839 Speaker 1: our boss at PFF. Yeah. Yeah, on on the sort 705 00:34:21,880 --> 00:34:25,080 Speaker 1: of production meetings, you know, he said, obviously everybody knew 706 00:34:25,120 --> 00:34:27,640 Speaker 1: what teams are doing to Kansas City and forcing them 707 00:34:27,640 --> 00:34:31,200 Speaker 1: to play conservative, boring, take what the defense gives you football. 708 00:34:31,680 --> 00:34:33,440 Speaker 1: And he told him that, you know, it's it's not 709 00:34:33,480 --> 00:34:35,360 Speaker 1: in my nature like he doesn't want to play the 710 00:34:35,400 --> 00:34:37,400 Speaker 1: game that way, which I thought was a really interesting 711 00:34:37,440 --> 00:34:40,839 Speaker 1: thing to like publicly admit, right, Like, this is something 712 00:34:40,880 --> 00:34:44,680 Speaker 1: you're struggling with right now, and you are advertising the 713 00:34:44,680 --> 00:34:47,319 Speaker 1: fact that it's working because you don't want to play 714 00:34:47,360 --> 00:34:49,879 Speaker 1: that way. So if you're Dallas, or if you're any 715 00:34:49,880 --> 00:34:52,759 Speaker 1: other defense in the NFL, he has told you what 716 00:34:52,800 --> 00:34:55,399 Speaker 1: he doesn't want to do. And that's like step one 717 00:34:55,880 --> 00:34:58,239 Speaker 1: in terms of trying to stop anybody on offense is 718 00:34:58,280 --> 00:35:00,400 Speaker 1: put them, make them do the thing is that they 719 00:35:00,400 --> 00:35:03,239 Speaker 1: don't want to do in a game. So obviously it's 720 00:35:03,280 --> 00:35:06,080 Speaker 1: one thing saying it, another thing doing it. But Dallas 721 00:35:06,120 --> 00:35:08,520 Speaker 1: knows what the blueprint is to cause my home's problems. 722 00:35:09,120 --> 00:35:12,160 Speaker 1: Let's see how disciplined dan Quinn can be. Uh, I know, 723 00:35:12,280 --> 00:35:14,480 Speaker 1: he's one of these weird guys who like to take 724 00:35:14,520 --> 00:35:17,319 Speaker 1: credit and put his name out there. I mean, I'm 725 00:35:17,360 --> 00:35:19,520 Speaker 1: optimistic for Dallas if they win this. By the way, Sam, 726 00:35:19,560 --> 00:35:22,160 Speaker 1: everybody's going to think that they're the Super Bowl favorites, right, 727 00:35:22,400 --> 00:35:26,000 Speaker 1: And Buffalo doesn't look impressive against the Colts, right, And 728 00:35:26,160 --> 00:35:28,520 Speaker 1: you know, you couldn't argue with them much. You know, 729 00:35:28,560 --> 00:35:31,080 Speaker 1: they were a great position if they do. Dallas looks good, 730 00:35:31,080 --> 00:35:34,799 Speaker 1: all right, Sam monson Pro Football Focus. Great stuff as always, Sam. 731 00:35:34,840 --> 00:35:36,320 Speaker 1: And by the way, do you do a lot of 732 00:35:36,320 --> 00:35:39,400 Speaker 1: gambling or no, a little bit, not a lot. Do 733 00:35:39,440 --> 00:35:41,960 Speaker 1: you have any Super Bowl futures at all or any 734 00:35:42,000 --> 00:35:45,640 Speaker 1: that you'd recommend any buy low spots right now? Um? 735 00:35:45,880 --> 00:35:48,840 Speaker 1: I know because the last like by low spot I 736 00:35:48,840 --> 00:35:51,440 Speaker 1: thought it was going to be great value was Cleveland 737 00:35:51,520 --> 00:35:53,360 Speaker 1: once they got rid of Odell Beckham Jr. And then 738 00:35:53,400 --> 00:35:56,640 Speaker 1: they didn't get annihilated by the Patriots. So yeah, that 739 00:35:56,760 --> 00:35:59,000 Speaker 1: wasn't That wasn't a great one. The schedule is not 740 00:35:59,120 --> 00:36:01,720 Speaker 1: great for them either looking forward. So all right, sam Anson, 741 00:36:01,760 --> 00:36:03,919 Speaker 1: thanks a lot, buddy, Take it easy any time. Thanks 742 00:36:03,920 --> 00:36:04,280 Speaker 1: for Remy