1 00:00:00,640 --> 00:00:05,320 Speaker 1: And now Move the Sticks. Ten takeaways from Week fourteen 2 00:00:05,760 --> 00:00:11,080 Speaker 1: with Daniel Jeremiah, Bucky Brooks, and Red Lewis. What's up, everybody, 3 00:00:11,160 --> 00:00:13,880 Speaker 1: Welcome to Move the Sticks, presented by Zaxby's d J. 4 00:00:14,040 --> 00:00:17,560 Speaker 1: Bucky Rett back with you here for the takeaway podcast 5 00:00:17,640 --> 00:00:20,880 Speaker 1: slash video show. What's going on? Boys? It is all good. DJ. 6 00:00:21,239 --> 00:00:23,520 Speaker 1: I love this time of year because then we begin 7 00:00:23,600 --> 00:00:26,599 Speaker 1: to see the big team start flexing them. Also, the 8 00:00:26,600 --> 00:00:29,520 Speaker 1: physicality shows up in the game and you can separate 9 00:00:29,600 --> 00:00:31,920 Speaker 1: the contenders from the pretenders each and every week. Well, 10 00:00:31,920 --> 00:00:33,279 Speaker 1: and this is one of those games, one of those 11 00:00:33,280 --> 00:00:35,479 Speaker 1: weeks where we actually saw a lot of blowouts. We 12 00:00:35,479 --> 00:00:37,199 Speaker 1: didn't see a ton of close games that down to 13 00:00:37,240 --> 00:00:39,839 Speaker 1: the wire finishes, But what we did see was the 14 00:00:39,880 --> 00:00:42,920 Speaker 1: playoff picture really coming into view. We have two new 15 00:00:43,040 --> 00:00:46,840 Speaker 1: number one seeds in each conference. We've seen some teams 16 00:00:46,840 --> 00:00:49,720 Speaker 1: fall out and then push back in to the bottom 17 00:00:49,720 --> 00:00:52,400 Speaker 1: of the playoff picture. With the three wild card spots 18 00:00:52,400 --> 00:00:54,160 Speaker 1: in each conference, it's really starting to heat up, and 19 00:00:54,400 --> 00:00:56,960 Speaker 1: that's what we're here for. Yeah, we're seeing some teams 20 00:00:57,000 --> 00:00:59,680 Speaker 1: surging in the last quarter. We're seeing seeing some teams slipping, 21 00:00:59,680 --> 00:01:01,360 Speaker 1: which I think is going to get us beautifully to 22 00:01:01,400 --> 00:01:03,720 Speaker 1: the first takeaway here, and that was a Sunday night game, 23 00:01:04,160 --> 00:01:06,800 Speaker 1: and that's where the Bills beat up on ben second 24 00:01:06,880 --> 00:01:10,000 Speaker 1: and five at the forty seven. Roethlisberger takes a shotgun stamp, 25 00:01:10,240 --> 00:01:12,960 Speaker 1: gonna throw it, fires hit his picked up intercepting by 26 00:01:12,959 --> 00:01:15,520 Speaker 1: Taren Johnson to midfield, running down the right side. Nine, 27 00:01:15,560 --> 00:01:20,440 Speaker 1: He's gonna score. He's gonna score. Touchdown, Buffalo touchdown, Taran Johnson. 28 00:01:20,920 --> 00:01:24,720 Speaker 1: Bills have touchdown pick from Taren Jockson's Yeah, I looft. 29 00:01:24,720 --> 00:01:26,520 Speaker 1: That was a huge play in the game. They were 30 00:01:26,520 --> 00:01:28,479 Speaker 1: down seven three at that time. They take the lead 31 00:01:28,920 --> 00:01:31,280 Speaker 1: and they would never look back. And guys going back 32 00:01:31,280 --> 00:01:33,959 Speaker 1: and looking at the video of this one, the Steelers 33 00:01:34,000 --> 00:01:35,600 Speaker 1: buck were one of ten on third downs. So I 34 00:01:35,600 --> 00:01:37,600 Speaker 1: went back and watch all those third downs. I'll tell 35 00:01:37,640 --> 00:01:39,520 Speaker 1: you what they did. Many they were in a lot 36 00:01:39,520 --> 00:01:42,240 Speaker 1: of man coverage and they beat up those wide receivers 37 00:01:42,240 --> 00:01:44,840 Speaker 1: to not that that offense getting any type of rhythm. 38 00:01:45,160 --> 00:01:47,360 Speaker 1: And these weren't third and twenties. They all the all 39 00:01:47,400 --> 00:01:50,320 Speaker 1: those third downs were under ten yards, so they were 40 00:01:50,440 --> 00:01:53,720 Speaker 1: convertible third downs, and they just challenged them at the 41 00:01:53,720 --> 00:01:55,320 Speaker 1: line of scrimmage on a couple of times they put 42 00:01:55,320 --> 00:01:58,360 Speaker 1: Claypool on his back. Um, So it's just to me, 43 00:01:58,440 --> 00:02:00,880 Speaker 1: they got no rhythm, they had apps rely, nothing going. 44 00:02:00,880 --> 00:02:03,240 Speaker 1: And I thought, clearly when you watch that that tape, 45 00:02:03,600 --> 00:02:05,880 Speaker 1: the Buffalo Bills are the more physical team, not something 46 00:02:05,880 --> 00:02:08,440 Speaker 1: you see often when you're watching the Pittsburgh Steelers play. 47 00:02:08,720 --> 00:02:10,720 Speaker 1: You know the gent would be a little more spicier. 48 00:02:10,720 --> 00:02:13,120 Speaker 1: Where my language when it comes to the Steelers on offense, 49 00:02:13,240 --> 00:02:17,120 Speaker 1: they're soft. They're just a very soft offensive team, and 50 00:02:17,200 --> 00:02:21,320 Speaker 1: you just don't typically hear soft synonymous with the Pittsburgh Steelers. 51 00:02:21,600 --> 00:02:23,880 Speaker 1: But I think it's telling, and it's been telling over 52 00:02:23,919 --> 00:02:26,720 Speaker 1: the last month. The Pittsburgh Steelers can't run the ball 53 00:02:26,800 --> 00:02:30,440 Speaker 1: and gotta have his situations meaning short yardage, goal line 54 00:02:30,440 --> 00:02:33,640 Speaker 1: in four minute offense, they cannot run the ball. And 55 00:02:33,639 --> 00:02:35,320 Speaker 1: when you can't run the ball and you're having to 56 00:02:35,320 --> 00:02:39,040 Speaker 1: rely on all of these intricate passing routes, I think 57 00:02:39,040 --> 00:02:41,919 Speaker 1: it speaks volumes about the identity of your ball club. 58 00:02:42,200 --> 00:02:44,640 Speaker 1: And Ben Roethlisberger has said in the past that it 59 00:02:44,639 --> 00:02:48,040 Speaker 1: didn't matter uh whether they rant it or not. He 60 00:02:48,040 --> 00:02:51,120 Speaker 1: he changed his tune after last night's game, and I 61 00:02:51,160 --> 00:02:54,640 Speaker 1: think it's apparent the Pittsburgh Steelers cannot continue to throw 62 00:02:54,680 --> 00:02:58,359 Speaker 1: the ball because they don't have a legitimate deep threat 63 00:02:58,560 --> 00:03:00,880 Speaker 1: and their quarterback doesn't have the really to make throws 64 00:03:00,919 --> 00:03:03,720 Speaker 1: down to feel accurately, and so they play in a 65 00:03:03,760 --> 00:03:05,880 Speaker 1: phone booth and they're just not good enough to play 66 00:03:05,880 --> 00:03:09,200 Speaker 1: that way. Yeah, they had under seventy five rushing yards 67 00:03:09,200 --> 00:03:12,640 Speaker 1: bucky for the sixth time in their last seven games. 68 00:03:12,639 --> 00:03:17,240 Speaker 1: They're averaging under ninety yards a game. No champion has 69 00:03:17,280 --> 00:03:21,800 Speaker 1: ever been this ineffective in the run game. Um, and 70 00:03:21,840 --> 00:03:24,680 Speaker 1: it just it feels like James Conner just doesn't have 71 00:03:25,080 --> 00:03:27,680 Speaker 1: any juice back there. It doesn't feel like there's much 72 00:03:27,720 --> 00:03:30,320 Speaker 1: room for him to get anything done either. I know 73 00:03:30,400 --> 00:03:33,600 Speaker 1: that we've seen some Jalen Samuel's, we've seen Anthony McFarlane, 74 00:03:33,639 --> 00:03:37,160 Speaker 1: we've seen uh, some of Benny Snell as well as 75 00:03:37,200 --> 00:03:39,880 Speaker 1: just just nothing has done the trick for the Steelers 76 00:03:39,960 --> 00:03:42,600 Speaker 1: run game thus far. And that's a real problem I 77 00:03:42,640 --> 00:03:45,240 Speaker 1: think for this team in particular in the the offense 78 00:03:45,320 --> 00:03:48,480 Speaker 1: as a whole feels a little bit less imaginative, a 79 00:03:48,520 --> 00:03:51,240 Speaker 1: little less creative than we saw earlier in the season 80 00:03:51,280 --> 00:03:54,000 Speaker 1: when we saw creative ways to get Chase Claypool the ball. 81 00:03:54,040 --> 00:03:57,280 Speaker 1: We saw Raymondy McLeod getting in on the action as well. 82 00:03:57,400 --> 00:03:59,960 Speaker 1: Just haven't seen any of that come together. It feels 83 00:04:00,040 --> 00:04:04,680 Speaker 1: stagnant for the Steeler's offense and then for Buffalo. Man, 84 00:04:04,760 --> 00:04:07,400 Speaker 1: I mean, it was bad early on on offense, like 85 00:04:07,480 --> 00:04:10,600 Speaker 1: Josh Allen could not buy a completion, and it felt 86 00:04:10,600 --> 00:04:13,720 Speaker 1: like even though the Steelers rush wasn't necessarily getting home. 87 00:04:13,760 --> 00:04:16,800 Speaker 1: I think they only ended up sacking him once. Uh, 88 00:04:16,839 --> 00:04:20,520 Speaker 1: it was affecting the past game from the Bills. And 89 00:04:20,560 --> 00:04:23,039 Speaker 1: then boy did they turn it around in the second half. 90 00:04:23,080 --> 00:04:25,320 Speaker 1: And I gotta say, I mean, DJ, you mentioned the defense. 91 00:04:25,760 --> 00:04:28,240 Speaker 1: That pick six from Tara Johnson the end of the 92 00:04:28,240 --> 00:04:31,800 Speaker 1: first half was a game changer because Buffalo came out 93 00:04:31,839 --> 00:04:34,960 Speaker 1: in the second half. Josh Allen was perfect in the 94 00:04:35,040 --> 00:04:37,200 Speaker 1: third quarter, did not throw an in completion, and then 95 00:04:37,240 --> 00:04:39,760 Speaker 1: we saw Stefan Diggs kind of start to take over 96 00:04:39,800 --> 00:04:41,640 Speaker 1: some of that quick passing game, get the ball to 97 00:04:41,680 --> 00:04:45,360 Speaker 1: Allen's hands quickly to defeat that rush, and they really 98 00:04:45,360 --> 00:04:47,080 Speaker 1: started to figure things out. Diggs with a little bit 99 00:04:47,080 --> 00:04:49,240 Speaker 1: of that run after the catchability. He's the first receiver 100 00:04:49,279 --> 00:04:53,839 Speaker 1: in the NFL this year to a hundred receptions and guys. 101 00:04:53,839 --> 00:04:55,159 Speaker 1: I mean, like, tell me if I'm wrong here, But 102 00:04:55,160 --> 00:04:59,760 Speaker 1: in the end, Buffalo feels like, hands down, more of 103 00:04:59,800 --> 00:05:01,960 Speaker 1: a contender in the a seat on the Steelers at 104 00:05:01,960 --> 00:05:04,080 Speaker 1: this point. Well, I'll just conclude it with this. When 105 00:05:04,120 --> 00:05:06,920 Speaker 1: when we watched that game earlier this season with Buffalo, 106 00:05:06,960 --> 00:05:10,080 Speaker 1: when they played against Kansas City, remember they just played coverage. 107 00:05:10,120 --> 00:05:12,159 Speaker 1: They played coverage the bowl game. They backed out of 108 00:05:12,160 --> 00:05:14,599 Speaker 1: the box and the Chiefs ran the ball down their throats. 109 00:05:14,720 --> 00:05:17,080 Speaker 1: I think now you're starting to see the confidence they 110 00:05:17,160 --> 00:05:18,840 Speaker 1: have in this secondary. So I'm looking forward to a 111 00:05:18,920 --> 00:05:20,760 Speaker 1: rematch there to see if they might try and challenge 112 00:05:20,760 --> 00:05:22,800 Speaker 1: the Chiefs a little bit. Hey, you're gonna get beat, 113 00:05:22,800 --> 00:05:24,840 Speaker 1: You're gonna give up some plays here there, but challenge 114 00:05:24,920 --> 00:05:27,560 Speaker 1: them with with the secondary they have that it's a 115 00:05:27,600 --> 00:05:30,120 Speaker 1: it's a really good group. Um, all right, buck, Let's 116 00:05:30,400 --> 00:05:32,599 Speaker 1: let's stay on that subject there with the Kansas City Chiefs. 117 00:05:32,720 --> 00:05:36,640 Speaker 1: The Chiefs blow pass the dog Man hawk the Naty 118 00:05:36,720 --> 00:05:39,560 Speaker 1: punched it away, left footed punter taken by Hardenman. First time. 119 00:05:39,600 --> 00:05:42,680 Speaker 1: He's gonna return today and he's got an edge at 120 00:05:42,080 --> 00:05:52,119 Speaker 1: the Hardy tie gets reporting pass the chet is taking 121 00:05:52,160 --> 00:05:57,760 Speaker 1: into the end zone, touchdown, chance City puck return for 122 00:05:57,880 --> 00:06:01,960 Speaker 1: a touchdown. The first get the career a coll Hartman 123 00:06:02,040 --> 00:06:06,280 Speaker 1: to go with this kick returns for touchdowns. The Kand 124 00:06:06,320 --> 00:06:08,960 Speaker 1: City Chiefs remind me so much of the Golden State 125 00:06:08,960 --> 00:06:12,120 Speaker 1: Warriors from a few years ago. It was crazy because 126 00:06:12,160 --> 00:06:14,760 Speaker 1: this was maybe the worst start that I've seen Pat 127 00:06:14,800 --> 00:06:18,360 Speaker 1: Mahomes have in his NFL career. He's taking thirty yard sacks, 128 00:06:18,560 --> 00:06:21,479 Speaker 1: He's turning the ball over there, giving the ball to 129 00:06:21,520 --> 00:06:24,360 Speaker 1: the Miami Dolphins. The Dolphers are up tend nothing and 130 00:06:24,440 --> 00:06:27,919 Speaker 1: before you know it, they have thirty straight points that 131 00:06:28,000 --> 00:06:30,200 Speaker 1: they put up on the board. It is like watching 132 00:06:30,240 --> 00:06:33,600 Speaker 1: Steph Curry and Clay Thompson knocked down three after three 133 00:06:33,640 --> 00:06:37,040 Speaker 1: after three with their big playability, and I think it's 134 00:06:37,120 --> 00:06:40,719 Speaker 1: discouraging and demoralizing to be a team. Yes, the Miami 135 00:06:40,760 --> 00:06:42,840 Speaker 1: Dolphins closed and kind of got back into the game 136 00:06:42,960 --> 00:06:46,520 Speaker 1: late with a fourth quarter flurry, But the Kansas City 137 00:06:46,600 --> 00:06:49,880 Speaker 1: chief just have this ability to make a run that 138 00:06:49,920 --> 00:06:52,640 Speaker 1: can completely blow you out the water. And I don't 139 00:06:52,680 --> 00:06:56,080 Speaker 1: know how you prepare for it, because it is unbelievable 140 00:06:56,120 --> 00:06:57,680 Speaker 1: how they can put points upon the board in so 141 00:06:57,680 --> 00:07:02,720 Speaker 1: many different ways. You know they are calm, amidst the chaos, 142 00:07:03,080 --> 00:07:05,520 Speaker 1: and and it was chaos early on in that first 143 00:07:05,600 --> 00:07:08,000 Speaker 1: quarter for Patrick Mahomes in this offense. He had the 144 00:07:08,040 --> 00:07:11,240 Speaker 1: tip pass. Uh. That was Byron Jones first interception, by 145 00:07:11,240 --> 00:07:13,320 Speaker 1: the way since two thousand and seventeen, which I found 146 00:07:13,640 --> 00:07:15,760 Speaker 1: kind of strange and hard to believe you could starting 147 00:07:15,800 --> 00:07:18,720 Speaker 1: the contract he got from Miami, but look he got it. Uh. 148 00:07:18,760 --> 00:07:21,240 Speaker 1: And so there you had that, that was the one interception. 149 00:07:21,280 --> 00:07:23,440 Speaker 1: And then you had the Mahomes kind of like feeling, 150 00:07:23,840 --> 00:07:27,160 Speaker 1: you know, his ability interception, kind of moving drifting to 151 00:07:27,200 --> 00:07:28,960 Speaker 1: his left, trying to throw back to his right overshoots 152 00:07:29,000 --> 00:07:32,080 Speaker 1: Clyde Edwards Hilaire. I mean the thirty yards sack was 153 00:07:32,120 --> 00:07:34,120 Speaker 1: again you know, it's just it's one of those ill 154 00:07:34,160 --> 00:07:36,320 Speaker 1: advised things. But you've seen Mahomes make the play before, 155 00:07:36,360 --> 00:07:38,760 Speaker 1: so I get why he was trying to do it right. Uh. 156 00:07:38,800 --> 00:07:41,120 Speaker 1: And it just seemed like, all right, the doors are 157 00:07:41,240 --> 00:07:45,160 Speaker 1: opening here for the Dolphins to figure this out. But 158 00:07:45,200 --> 00:07:47,440 Speaker 1: there was still so much time left. There were still 159 00:07:47,680 --> 00:07:51,960 Speaker 1: so many ways that the Chiefs can find the answers 160 00:07:52,040 --> 00:07:55,280 Speaker 1: to come back. You had Tyreek Hill in the run game, right, 161 00:07:55,320 --> 00:07:58,040 Speaker 1: the thirty two yard run for a touchdown, not to 162 00:07:58,080 --> 00:08:00,280 Speaker 1: mention his explosive play in the past game to win 163 00:08:00,360 --> 00:08:02,320 Speaker 1: for a score. You get the Nicole Hardman punt return, 164 00:08:02,360 --> 00:08:05,960 Speaker 1: you get the Christ Jones safety when the Chips are 165 00:08:06,240 --> 00:08:10,520 Speaker 1: down for Kansas City early like they're buy back is 166 00:08:10,560 --> 00:08:13,160 Speaker 1: better than any team in the league. Five guys with 167 00:08:13,320 --> 00:08:15,720 Speaker 1: catches plus yards in this game. So, I mean, you 168 00:08:15,720 --> 00:08:18,200 Speaker 1: talk about dynamic and explosive, and that's why I'm looking 169 00:08:18,200 --> 00:08:20,520 Speaker 1: forward to seeing, you know, some of these rematches with 170 00:08:20,600 --> 00:08:23,040 Speaker 1: these two with the Chiefs, because it's kind of darned 171 00:08:23,040 --> 00:08:24,440 Speaker 1: if you do darned if you don't you want to 172 00:08:24,440 --> 00:08:27,120 Speaker 1: play kind of that soft approach in the back end, 173 00:08:27,200 --> 00:08:29,160 Speaker 1: keep everything in front of you and force them to 174 00:08:29,240 --> 00:08:31,920 Speaker 1: finish drives. Well, we've seen that not be successful, and 175 00:08:32,040 --> 00:08:34,080 Speaker 1: we see teams go up there and challenge them, and 176 00:08:34,120 --> 00:08:35,720 Speaker 1: you see what happens in this game. You get beat 177 00:08:35,720 --> 00:08:38,880 Speaker 1: over the top. So it's just it's an impossible offense 178 00:08:38,920 --> 00:08:40,640 Speaker 1: to defend for four quarters. You can do it for 179 00:08:40,640 --> 00:08:42,880 Speaker 1: a half, maybe even three quarters on some days, but 180 00:08:42,920 --> 00:08:45,640 Speaker 1: eventually they're going to explode. And that's what happened in 181 00:08:45,640 --> 00:08:48,160 Speaker 1: this game against Miami. Alright, keep us going here, what's 182 00:08:48,240 --> 00:08:54,719 Speaker 1: number three games? May nay get hurt. So good, right, 183 00:08:55,280 --> 00:08:58,120 Speaker 1: there's hurt. He's back, he's flooding in the football and 184 00:08:58,240 --> 00:09:02,280 Speaker 1: it's called touchdown touched m He catch it over to 185 00:09:02,559 --> 00:09:07,440 Speaker 1: al Sean Jeffrey. A great throne by Jalen Hurts. He 186 00:09:07,480 --> 00:09:10,240 Speaker 1: gets hit after the throw, but al Sean Jeffrey on 187 00:09:10,360 --> 00:09:14,760 Speaker 1: the back shoulder fame makes the adjustment. He showed courage here, 188 00:09:14,840 --> 00:09:18,400 Speaker 1: like I took my hint, I got into our Shan Jeffrey, 189 00:09:18,400 --> 00:09:20,559 Speaker 1: who had turned around at the coal on, made to 190 00:09:20,640 --> 00:09:25,600 Speaker 1: catch it back down. All right, that was a terrible 191 00:09:25,640 --> 00:09:29,280 Speaker 1: intro here, but you know it was coming with it 192 00:09:29,559 --> 00:09:33,360 Speaker 1: pretty bad, pretty pretty bad. All right. Um, But see 193 00:09:33,400 --> 00:09:35,040 Speaker 1: now what we've done is we set the bar low 194 00:09:35,280 --> 00:09:40,040 Speaker 1: because Jalen Hurts's performance was fantastic, right, exceeding all expectations 195 00:09:40,040 --> 00:09:43,199 Speaker 1: in the first half. Specifically, they went for over three 196 00:09:43,280 --> 00:09:46,360 Speaker 1: hundred total yards in the first half against the number 197 00:09:46,360 --> 00:09:49,840 Speaker 1: one defense in football. Uh. They got Miles Sanders going, 198 00:09:49,880 --> 00:09:52,000 Speaker 1: even even if it really was for only one play. 199 00:09:52,080 --> 00:09:55,400 Speaker 1: The eighty two yard touchdown, fourteen first downs, and over 200 00:09:55,440 --> 00:09:57,520 Speaker 1: three hundred total yards in the first half. They get 201 00:09:57,640 --> 00:10:02,199 Speaker 1: the infamous spark Doug Peterson's been talking about that everybody's 202 00:10:02,200 --> 00:10:04,720 Speaker 1: been talking about. By putting Jalen Hurts into the lineup. 203 00:10:05,240 --> 00:10:07,640 Speaker 1: It was palpable um in that first half for sure, 204 00:10:07,679 --> 00:10:09,679 Speaker 1: and the defense did their part in the first half 205 00:10:09,679 --> 00:10:12,520 Speaker 1: four points to pick a missfield goal for the Saints. 206 00:10:12,520 --> 00:10:15,480 Speaker 1: But for the first time in some fifty five games, 207 00:10:15,520 --> 00:10:18,600 Speaker 1: the Saints allowed a one hundred yard rusher and it 208 00:10:18,679 --> 00:10:21,480 Speaker 1: was a quarterback. Jalen Hurts over a hundred, and then 209 00:10:21,480 --> 00:10:24,319 Speaker 1: he allowed two hundred yard rushers because Miles Sanders got 210 00:10:24,400 --> 00:10:29,000 Speaker 1: over a hundred as well. So I thought the defense 211 00:10:29,080 --> 00:10:30,920 Speaker 1: coming with that sack fumble in the second half of 212 00:10:30,960 --> 00:10:33,520 Speaker 1: Taysom Hill and then Hurts in the offense turning that 213 00:10:33,600 --> 00:10:36,040 Speaker 1: into points was big to kind of get the final 214 00:10:36,080 --> 00:10:39,240 Speaker 1: margin for Philly. Did he do enough to get the 215 00:10:39,280 --> 00:10:41,640 Speaker 1: start next week? Clearly yes, Doug Peterson has come out 216 00:10:41,679 --> 00:10:43,720 Speaker 1: and said he will start in week fifteen for the Eagles. 217 00:10:43,760 --> 00:10:47,240 Speaker 1: Has he done enough now to make the Eagles reconsider 218 00:10:47,320 --> 00:10:51,760 Speaker 1: Carson Wentz is future? I don't know if we're there yet. Yeah. 219 00:10:52,000 --> 00:10:55,360 Speaker 1: I think this is interesting, uh to watch, and I 220 00:10:55,400 --> 00:10:59,520 Speaker 1: believe it's interesting because Jalen Hurst being asserted to the 221 00:10:59,559 --> 00:11:03,000 Speaker 1: starting lineup not only gave the Philadelphia Eagles a spark, 222 00:11:03,280 --> 00:11:05,760 Speaker 1: but I think he gave the Office of Coaches an 223 00:11:05,800 --> 00:11:08,640 Speaker 1: opportunity to hit the reset button on the composition of 224 00:11:08,679 --> 00:11:12,240 Speaker 1: this offense. The offense that showed up against the New 225 00:11:12,320 --> 00:11:15,960 Speaker 1: Orleans Saints was unlike what we had seen previously because 226 00:11:16,320 --> 00:11:18,920 Speaker 1: they were committed to the running game. They used design 227 00:11:19,000 --> 00:11:22,160 Speaker 1: quarterback runs, they ran some re option stuff, they didn't 228 00:11:22,160 --> 00:11:26,239 Speaker 1: movement passes, they did simple isolated routes on the outside. 229 00:11:26,600 --> 00:11:29,400 Speaker 1: Nothing that was I would say mind blowing, but it 230 00:11:29,520 --> 00:11:33,480 Speaker 1: certainly had a different tilt or different slant to it 231 00:11:33,679 --> 00:11:36,680 Speaker 1: than the offense that we've seen with Carson Wentz, also 232 00:11:36,760 --> 00:11:40,280 Speaker 1: with Jalen Hurts. Jalen Hurts had a level of calm 233 00:11:40,440 --> 00:11:44,480 Speaker 1: and composure employs that I think you don't necessarily expect 234 00:11:44,480 --> 00:11:46,760 Speaker 1: to see from a rookie. When you listen to the 235 00:11:46,760 --> 00:11:48,360 Speaker 1: comments of his teammates, they talked to me being a 236 00:11:48,520 --> 00:11:51,160 Speaker 1: natural leader, how he'd been a winner, they saw him 237 00:11:51,160 --> 00:11:53,839 Speaker 1: playing these big games at Alabama and Oklahoma, and how 238 00:11:53,840 --> 00:11:56,760 Speaker 1: he was built for the moment. I just think it 239 00:11:56,800 --> 00:11:59,320 Speaker 1: was the perfect storm, and I think it gave Doug 240 00:11:59,360 --> 00:12:02,160 Speaker 1: Peterson a chance to lean into some other aspects of 241 00:12:02,200 --> 00:12:05,360 Speaker 1: this team. Then maybe they hadn't utilized while also playing 242 00:12:05,400 --> 00:12:08,600 Speaker 1: complimentary football, and it works for the Philadelphy Eagles. Look, 243 00:12:08,600 --> 00:12:10,520 Speaker 1: we we all have kids, and this is what I 244 00:12:10,559 --> 00:12:12,560 Speaker 1: was thinking of and Red Red. As you just get older, 245 00:12:12,559 --> 00:12:15,280 Speaker 1: you're gonna see more of this. But there's uh, there's 246 00:12:15,280 --> 00:12:17,360 Speaker 1: the thing in the morning that all every parent goes through, 247 00:12:17,400 --> 00:12:19,360 Speaker 1: which is we've got to get the kids in the car, 248 00:12:19,480 --> 00:12:21,160 Speaker 1: and you're constantly You're gonna have at least one where 249 00:12:21,160 --> 00:12:23,200 Speaker 1: you're like, you've we gotta go. Let's let's go. We 250 00:12:23,240 --> 00:12:26,240 Speaker 1: gotta go, get your clothes on, get your lunch, we 251 00:12:26,320 --> 00:12:28,520 Speaker 1: gotta go. Your constant we gotta go, we gotta go, 252 00:12:28,559 --> 00:12:30,880 Speaker 1: we gotta go to me. That's when I watched Jalen Hurts. 253 00:12:30,920 --> 00:12:32,720 Speaker 1: The thing he did best in this game was the 254 00:12:32,800 --> 00:12:36,000 Speaker 1: urgency that he played with where Carson we could say, man, 255 00:12:36,040 --> 00:12:38,400 Speaker 1: the tackle got beat, the guard got beat, all these 256 00:12:38,440 --> 00:12:41,400 Speaker 1: other issues they don't have guys open. But he didn't 257 00:12:41,440 --> 00:12:43,360 Speaker 1: speed up his clock to account for that. And I 258 00:12:43,400 --> 00:12:45,040 Speaker 1: think you give Jalen Hurts a lot of credit in 259 00:12:45,080 --> 00:12:46,880 Speaker 1: this game. There was Blaze will show it on the 260 00:12:46,920 --> 00:12:49,200 Speaker 1: aftermath where guys are getting beat right off the snap. 261 00:12:49,200 --> 00:12:51,839 Speaker 1: But he's decisive, he's taken off and running or he's 262 00:12:51,840 --> 00:12:53,680 Speaker 1: getting the ball out of his hands. He just played 263 00:12:53,720 --> 00:12:56,440 Speaker 1: with with a lot more urgency, I would say than 264 00:12:56,480 --> 00:12:58,320 Speaker 1: what we've seen from Carson Wentz. I thought that was 265 00:12:58,360 --> 00:13:01,960 Speaker 1: the biggest difference in the two. Yeah, DJ, It's funny 266 00:13:01,960 --> 00:13:05,280 Speaker 1: because now we've talked about, like the the evolution of 267 00:13:05,320 --> 00:13:07,600 Speaker 1: the quarterback that we've seen in the last three years, 268 00:13:07,679 --> 00:13:10,240 Speaker 1: right where we saw Lamar Jackson come in and kind 269 00:13:10,240 --> 00:13:13,080 Speaker 1: of give the Baltimore Ravens a spark and they rebuild 270 00:13:13,080 --> 00:13:16,120 Speaker 1: their offense. I'm not putting Jalen Hursts in that same category, 271 00:13:16,320 --> 00:13:18,800 Speaker 1: but when I think of the Taysom Hills, I think 272 00:13:18,800 --> 00:13:21,520 Speaker 1: of the Lamar Jackson's, not necessarily the Calor Mergers, but 273 00:13:21,520 --> 00:13:23,599 Speaker 1: even to Josh Allen, I think now we have to 274 00:13:23,800 --> 00:13:26,679 Speaker 1: kind of rate quarterbacks differently, and we have to think 275 00:13:26,720 --> 00:13:30,960 Speaker 1: about total yards, so pass yards, rush yards, total offense 276 00:13:31,000 --> 00:13:33,840 Speaker 1: of production at that position, because I think it matters. 277 00:13:33,880 --> 00:13:36,920 Speaker 1: And there's no doubt that he jacked up their running game, 278 00:13:36,960 --> 00:13:39,600 Speaker 1: he gave mole standards a boost, and now it's a 279 00:13:39,640 --> 00:13:42,240 Speaker 1: different feel for how you have to defend them. It'll 280 00:13:42,280 --> 00:13:45,000 Speaker 1: be interesting to see what happens going forward in terms 281 00:13:45,000 --> 00:13:47,839 Speaker 1: of how teams defend this offense. Now that they've seen 282 00:13:47,920 --> 00:13:50,000 Speaker 1: Jason Hurst play a complete game, all right, let's keep 283 00:13:50,040 --> 00:13:52,559 Speaker 1: it going here. This is UH takeaway number four, and 284 00:13:52,720 --> 00:13:55,440 Speaker 1: let's get to the rookie because he's chasing. Rookie of 285 00:13:55,440 --> 00:13:58,200 Speaker 1: the Year, takes the staff of the gun, takes laugh, 286 00:13:58,320 --> 00:14:02,959 Speaker 1: now falls out, a fumble picked up by he's running 287 00:14:02,960 --> 00:14:10,439 Speaker 1: a blockers in front of them. Tang Fird touchdown Young, 288 00:14:10,920 --> 00:14:15,400 Speaker 1: touchdown Washington. He has a sack, a forced fumble, and 289 00:14:15,520 --> 00:14:19,160 Speaker 1: now a touchdown. Folks, we actually saw this in practice 290 00:14:19,200 --> 00:14:22,360 Speaker 1: on what was their turnover Thursday, which was actually Friday, 291 00:14:22,560 --> 00:14:25,200 Speaker 1: Montes Sweat took the ball chaser and in for a touchdown. 292 00:14:25,280 --> 00:14:27,440 Speaker 1: It was apparently just a practice in a warm up 293 00:14:27,440 --> 00:14:30,520 Speaker 1: for this moment here. Yeah, look at the practicing. Apparently 294 00:14:30,960 --> 00:14:33,240 Speaker 1: it's carrying over that. That's an understatement there when you 295 00:14:33,240 --> 00:14:35,080 Speaker 1: look at what Chase Young did in this game, making 296 00:14:35,080 --> 00:14:37,560 Speaker 1: plays at lion scrimmage, baton balls down, chasing from the 297 00:14:37,560 --> 00:14:40,320 Speaker 1: back side, just so active. And look, we can look 298 00:14:40,320 --> 00:14:42,040 Speaker 1: at the stats and we can find guys that have 299 00:14:42,080 --> 00:14:45,000 Speaker 1: had impressive rookie seasons. We had Jeremy Chin on the 300 00:14:45,000 --> 00:14:47,440 Speaker 1: show last week, who's been outstanding and he's he's in 301 00:14:47,480 --> 00:14:50,480 Speaker 1: that conversation with seen Antoine Winfield do some really good things. 302 00:14:51,000 --> 00:14:52,880 Speaker 1: But if we're just saying who's the best rookie, I 303 00:14:52,880 --> 00:14:55,240 Speaker 1: mean who's the best football players? Chase Young and this 304 00:14:55,320 --> 00:14:57,720 Speaker 1: was another example of that, Bucky, when you watched this game, 305 00:14:58,320 --> 00:15:00,040 Speaker 1: you know, DJ is funny, right because we talked in 306 00:15:00,080 --> 00:15:03,160 Speaker 1: the draft he was the best prospect in the draft. Uh, 307 00:15:03,280 --> 00:15:07,480 Speaker 1: combination of size, strength, athleticism, to production, all of that. 308 00:15:07,640 --> 00:15:10,320 Speaker 1: So you take him number two overall and Chase Young 309 00:15:10,360 --> 00:15:14,920 Speaker 1: has given you exactly what you expect. Immediate impact, disruptive player. 310 00:15:15,320 --> 00:15:17,920 Speaker 1: Um I look at this Washington football team and their 311 00:15:18,000 --> 00:15:21,760 Speaker 1: level of physicality stands out on tape, particularly on defense. 312 00:15:22,040 --> 00:15:25,360 Speaker 1: They get after it, their physical they're nasty, and they're 313 00:15:25,400 --> 00:15:27,040 Speaker 1: able to do it. And what I believe is a 314 00:15:27,120 --> 00:15:30,520 Speaker 1: very simple scheme. Chase Young has been a difference maker. 315 00:15:30,600 --> 00:15:33,040 Speaker 1: And yes, when we're talking about defensive rookie in a year, 316 00:15:33,800 --> 00:15:36,480 Speaker 1: live beyond the stat sheet. Just turn on the tape 317 00:15:36,480 --> 00:15:39,800 Speaker 1: and watch them, and you feel his presence off the tape. 318 00:15:39,960 --> 00:15:42,880 Speaker 1: He is a dominant player. And the Washington football team 319 00:15:42,920 --> 00:15:45,040 Speaker 1: is going to be a tough team going forward because 320 00:15:45,080 --> 00:15:48,280 Speaker 1: their defense can play the right way. So I thought 321 00:15:48,320 --> 00:15:51,480 Speaker 1: the headline from the Washington Post this morning was pretty 322 00:15:51,480 --> 00:15:54,600 Speaker 1: fitting considering what we're talking about here. The headline was, 323 00:15:54,840 --> 00:15:59,920 Speaker 1: Chase Young demands attention and now Washington football team does too. 324 00:16:00,200 --> 00:16:01,760 Speaker 1: And I think they got it right here. And we're 325 00:16:01,800 --> 00:16:04,880 Speaker 1: not box we're not box score scouting here on the 326 00:16:04,920 --> 00:16:08,280 Speaker 1: moon Sticks podcast, but I mean read the box score 327 00:16:08,400 --> 00:16:10,840 Speaker 1: in this one, Okay. Six tackles, one for a loss, 328 00:16:10,840 --> 00:16:13,440 Speaker 1: a sack to pass, his tip the scoop and score, 329 00:16:13,480 --> 00:16:16,880 Speaker 1: fumble recovery, and two quarterback hits to go along with 330 00:16:16,960 --> 00:16:19,000 Speaker 1: I mean, like, he just he stuffed it in every 331 00:16:19,040 --> 00:16:22,080 Speaker 1: category that you could possibly imagine. And even when I 332 00:16:22,120 --> 00:16:23,680 Speaker 1: just thought it was interesting at the very end of 333 00:16:23,720 --> 00:16:26,640 Speaker 1: the game, even when he wasn't on the field, the 334 00:16:26,760 --> 00:16:30,280 Speaker 1: camera was still on him. The ice so kept going 335 00:16:30,360 --> 00:16:33,720 Speaker 1: back to Chase Young as as Washington was trying to 336 00:16:33,800 --> 00:16:36,680 Speaker 1: ice this game. Uh, And I I just like, I 337 00:16:36,720 --> 00:16:39,080 Speaker 1: think about that, and I think about the conversation that's 338 00:16:39,080 --> 00:16:41,720 Speaker 1: been reported that Dwayne Haskins had his former Ohio State 339 00:16:41,720 --> 00:16:45,160 Speaker 1: teammate with him during that month long stretch of almost 340 00:16:45,160 --> 00:16:47,560 Speaker 1: six weeks, stretch where he kind of went without making 341 00:16:47,600 --> 00:16:49,760 Speaker 1: a huge impact on the game. I only had like 342 00:16:49,800 --> 00:16:51,880 Speaker 1: one sack in that stretch, said, look at things that 343 00:16:51,920 --> 00:16:54,440 Speaker 1: you were doing in college don't work here. You gotta 344 00:16:54,480 --> 00:16:58,200 Speaker 1: find a way to make an impact in different ways. 345 00:16:58,280 --> 00:17:00,560 Speaker 1: And then did we see that in this game? He 346 00:17:00,600 --> 00:17:04,080 Speaker 1: was as impressive defensive rookie performance as we've seen all year, 347 00:17:04,400 --> 00:17:06,800 Speaker 1: no doubt. Let's keep the train rolling here. Who's next? 348 00:17:06,840 --> 00:17:09,000 Speaker 1: What we got? All right? Bucky? Is it me? Don't 349 00:17:09,040 --> 00:17:11,640 Speaker 1: cut out the Cardinals? The first down to the Giant 350 00:17:11,720 --> 00:17:15,440 Speaker 1: thirty six five receivers, McCoy back to throw pressure, coming 351 00:17:15,560 --> 00:17:18,240 Speaker 1: sacked by Reddick, and he forced the fumble. That's his 352 00:17:18,400 --> 00:17:21,760 Speaker 1: fifth sack of the day. Waiting to see who recovered it. 353 00:17:21,800 --> 00:17:25,560 Speaker 1: But man, Hassan Reddick has owned the New York Giants 354 00:17:25,560 --> 00:17:28,639 Speaker 1: here today. You know, the Arizona Cardinals are back in 355 00:17:28,680 --> 00:17:30,680 Speaker 1: the mix. They're they're back in the running for the 356 00:17:30,720 --> 00:17:34,200 Speaker 1: playoff birth and their defense has really been steady throughout 357 00:17:34,240 --> 00:17:36,879 Speaker 1: the process. I think what was great to see against 358 00:17:36,880 --> 00:17:40,520 Speaker 1: the New York Giants Hassan Reddick being everything that many 359 00:17:40,560 --> 00:17:42,080 Speaker 1: of us thought that he could be when he was 360 00:17:42,119 --> 00:17:44,119 Speaker 1: coming out in the draft. There was a lot of 361 00:17:44,280 --> 00:17:47,360 Speaker 1: entry and fascination about him because he was so versatile. 362 00:17:47,600 --> 00:17:49,520 Speaker 1: He did a bunch of different things. At Temple, we 363 00:17:49,640 --> 00:17:51,840 Speaker 1: we got a chance to see that play out. Five 364 00:17:51,880 --> 00:17:54,320 Speaker 1: sacks in the game accounted for five of their eight sacks. 365 00:17:54,480 --> 00:17:57,280 Speaker 1: Did a great job of putting persistent and consistent pressure 366 00:17:57,560 --> 00:18:00,480 Speaker 1: on Daniel Jones and then Colte McCoy. I just think 367 00:18:00,560 --> 00:18:03,919 Speaker 1: Vance Joseph has really doubted up and made this a 368 00:18:04,040 --> 00:18:08,040 Speaker 1: very aggressive defense, and it's working for the Cardinals. They 369 00:18:08,080 --> 00:18:11,200 Speaker 1: are teamed at. We talked about the Pinkies Square. They're 370 00:18:11,240 --> 00:18:13,280 Speaker 1: going to be in the playoff mix. Their team to 371 00:18:13,280 --> 00:18:16,399 Speaker 1: be feared, not necessarily because of Calamari their offense, but 372 00:18:16,480 --> 00:18:19,879 Speaker 1: because the defense is finally beginning to come together. Yeah, 373 00:18:19,920 --> 00:18:23,399 Speaker 1: Hassan Reddick. Just to put the performance into perspective, his 374 00:18:23,600 --> 00:18:29,720 Speaker 1: five sacks were more than twenty five teams were able 375 00:18:29,800 --> 00:18:34,360 Speaker 1: to generate this week in the NFL. It was just 376 00:18:35,520 --> 00:18:40,800 Speaker 1: amazing to watch that performance against this Giant's offensive line 377 00:18:40,840 --> 00:18:43,040 Speaker 1: that was clearly having their issues. I mean it started 378 00:18:43,119 --> 00:18:46,119 Speaker 1: right from the get going. Marcus Golden came around the 379 00:18:46,200 --> 00:18:53,199 Speaker 1: quarterbacks front side untouched to essentially forced the turnover on 380 00:18:53,240 --> 00:18:55,240 Speaker 1: the strip sack of Daniel Jones. I mean, you kind 381 00:18:55,240 --> 00:18:57,040 Speaker 1: of got a feel for what kind of day that 382 00:18:57,119 --> 00:18:59,879 Speaker 1: was gonna be From the jump, I mean they started 383 00:19:00,000 --> 00:19:03,840 Speaker 1: there is absolutely nothing going on offense for the Giants. 384 00:19:04,200 --> 00:19:06,600 Speaker 1: Defense held up as best as it could early, but 385 00:19:06,680 --> 00:19:09,560 Speaker 1: turnovers came back. With the three turnovers, Daniel Jones had 386 00:19:09,560 --> 00:19:12,080 Speaker 1: a three game stretch where he wasn't turning the football 387 00:19:12,119 --> 00:19:15,200 Speaker 1: over that obviously ended on Sunday. They had just three 388 00:19:15,359 --> 00:19:18,520 Speaker 1: third down conversions in a hundred and fifty nine total 389 00:19:18,640 --> 00:19:24,040 Speaker 1: yards of offense. Um Man, I don't know how when 390 00:19:24,040 --> 00:19:27,440 Speaker 1: you're playing for a division, when you're playing for your 391 00:19:27,480 --> 00:19:30,439 Speaker 1: playoff lives, I don't know how you turn in that 392 00:19:30,480 --> 00:19:32,919 Speaker 1: type of performance other what other than to say that 393 00:19:32,920 --> 00:19:34,560 Speaker 1: maybe you were just playing above your head the last 394 00:19:34,560 --> 00:19:37,560 Speaker 1: few weeks. But um the Giants have now given the 395 00:19:37,600 --> 00:19:40,359 Speaker 1: division lead to the Washington Football Team. It's gonna be 396 00:19:40,400 --> 00:19:42,480 Speaker 1: tough for them to make up that ground. Yeah. This, uh, 397 00:19:42,520 --> 00:19:45,040 Speaker 1: this NFC has been the trip to watch. It changes 398 00:19:45,080 --> 00:19:47,320 Speaker 1: each and every week in terms of what's going on 399 00:19:47,359 --> 00:19:49,119 Speaker 1: with those teams. The only thing I'll add on that 400 00:19:49,160 --> 00:19:51,000 Speaker 1: with the Giants as we move on to the next 401 00:19:51,040 --> 00:19:53,760 Speaker 1: one here with Rhett on Takeaway six is the Giants 402 00:19:53,800 --> 00:19:58,800 Speaker 1: need to incorporate the Mike Singletary strategy for skill position 403 00:19:58,840 --> 00:20:01,959 Speaker 1: players this year. I want winners. You need to have 404 00:20:02,000 --> 00:20:04,080 Speaker 1: some guys that can actually win one on one. They 405 00:20:04,080 --> 00:20:06,359 Speaker 1: don't have enough. They just don't. They've got to find 406 00:20:06,359 --> 00:20:08,520 Speaker 1: more guys that can uncover. Because we can talk about 407 00:20:08,880 --> 00:20:10,720 Speaker 1: the issues they had up front in this game, and 408 00:20:10,720 --> 00:20:13,000 Speaker 1: they were planning full across the line. But I can 409 00:20:13,040 --> 00:20:14,639 Speaker 1: point the three or four of those sacks where you 410 00:20:14,680 --> 00:20:17,320 Speaker 1: see Daniel Jones and Colt McCoy patting the ball, patting 411 00:20:17,320 --> 00:20:19,000 Speaker 1: the ball, patting the ball because they have nowhere to 412 00:20:19,040 --> 00:20:21,600 Speaker 1: go because they don't have guys that can win. So 413 00:20:21,600 --> 00:20:23,080 Speaker 1: so there you go. That's I'm just saying the Mike 414 00:20:23,160 --> 00:20:26,080 Speaker 1: Singletary strategy this offseason for wide receivers. Go ahead, Red, 415 00:20:26,080 --> 00:20:29,560 Speaker 1: what's number two? Winner? Sorry? Number six? The Jets get 416 00:20:29,680 --> 00:20:32,639 Speaker 1: the Seahawks right, Ross gets the shotgun, snap, looks to 417 00:20:32,680 --> 00:20:34,639 Speaker 1: the end zone, steps away from one man, throws them 418 00:20:34,680 --> 00:20:39,000 Speaker 1: back in the end zone, touchdown straight Hawks. David Moore, 419 00:20:40,320 --> 00:20:43,720 Speaker 1: losing his defender under the gold posts, makes to catch 420 00:20:44,200 --> 00:20:47,399 Speaker 1: that play made by Russell Wilson, who had somebody grabbed 421 00:20:47,440 --> 00:20:49,960 Speaker 1: ahold of his foot. He shook them off and said, 422 00:20:50,000 --> 00:20:52,960 Speaker 1: get away. I got a touchdown to throw and he 423 00:20:53,040 --> 00:20:57,120 Speaker 1: does well. I mean, the Jets have provided this kind 424 00:20:57,119 --> 00:20:59,720 Speaker 1: of opportunity to teams all season long. And the Sea 425 00:20:59,760 --> 00:21:02,840 Speaker 1: Law who started out the season five and oh going 426 00:21:02,840 --> 00:21:05,639 Speaker 1: into their bye week, had gone under five hundred in 427 00:21:05,680 --> 00:21:08,600 Speaker 1: the seven games since and had fallen from the NFC 428 00:21:08,680 --> 00:21:11,560 Speaker 1: West League, got the opportunity to play the Jets and 429 00:21:11,720 --> 00:21:16,200 Speaker 1: absolutely took advantage. Russ Well, he got back in the 430 00:21:16,280 --> 00:21:18,800 Speaker 1: kitchen in this one. We saw the four touchdowns, only 431 00:21:18,840 --> 00:21:21,080 Speaker 1: had the one turnover in this game, fifth such game 432 00:21:21,160 --> 00:21:23,560 Speaker 1: this season where he had four touchdowns now as a 433 00:21:23,640 --> 00:21:28,920 Speaker 1: career high and passing touchdowns with thirty six. And look, 434 00:21:28,960 --> 00:21:31,520 Speaker 1: the Seattle defense guys is gonna have a hard time 435 00:21:31,600 --> 00:21:34,680 Speaker 1: overcoming their first half of the season. It was historically bad, 436 00:21:34,720 --> 00:21:37,480 Speaker 1: particularly in pass coverage. But if you look at the 437 00:21:37,480 --> 00:21:40,440 Speaker 1: way they've been playing the last month. Since Week ten, 438 00:21:41,280 --> 00:21:43,680 Speaker 1: they are top three in football right now and points 439 00:21:43,680 --> 00:21:47,200 Speaker 1: per game allowed. They've cut their averages in points per 440 00:21:47,200 --> 00:21:50,320 Speaker 1: game allowed, in total yards allowed, and in pass guards 441 00:21:50,320 --> 00:21:53,359 Speaker 1: allowed in half. Think about that, they were giving up 442 00:21:53,400 --> 00:21:55,640 Speaker 1: over thirty two points a game. They've dropped that now 443 00:21:55,680 --> 00:21:59,640 Speaker 1: down to just over sixteen. Same goes for passing yards allowed. 444 00:21:59,640 --> 00:22:02,280 Speaker 1: They've gone from almost four hundred a game to almost 445 00:22:02,440 --> 00:22:05,400 Speaker 1: just under two hundred a game. It's been an impressive 446 00:22:05,400 --> 00:22:09,200 Speaker 1: turnaround for Seattle on defense and something that could allow 447 00:22:09,280 --> 00:22:12,760 Speaker 1: them to kind of change the narrative over the line 448 00:22:12,880 --> 00:22:14,639 Speaker 1: that we've seen over the last seven weeks that the 449 00:22:14,640 --> 00:22:17,000 Speaker 1: defense is going to be the liability for this team 450 00:22:17,000 --> 00:22:20,800 Speaker 1: in the postseason. Yeah, that's interesting that you bring that 451 00:22:20,920 --> 00:22:23,679 Speaker 1: up about the defense, because the more that I watched 452 00:22:23,720 --> 00:22:26,200 Speaker 1: this team, the more that I believe that Jamal Adams 453 00:22:26,600 --> 00:22:30,800 Speaker 1: is the X factor to their title run, meaning he's 454 00:22:30,840 --> 00:22:33,480 Speaker 1: the best pass rusher. He showed it again. He has 455 00:22:33,520 --> 00:22:35,760 Speaker 1: eight and a half sacks. He's living in the box, 456 00:22:35,840 --> 00:22:38,680 Speaker 1: He's doing all of the things that Pete Carroll used 457 00:22:38,720 --> 00:22:41,080 Speaker 1: to do with Troy Paulamala when he was at SC. 458 00:22:41,600 --> 00:22:45,960 Speaker 1: I think he has added a dimension to this frontline, 459 00:22:46,080 --> 00:22:48,760 Speaker 1: this pass rush that gives them a chance. I'm still 460 00:22:48,800 --> 00:22:50,440 Speaker 1: not all the way so because they're kind of beating 461 00:22:50,520 --> 00:22:52,760 Speaker 1: up on kind of I want to say that the 462 00:22:52,880 --> 00:22:57,760 Speaker 1: spie of the league going buck, but it is impressed 463 00:22:57,760 --> 00:22:59,919 Speaker 1: that they've they've cut the number down. I just need 464 00:23:00,040 --> 00:23:02,080 Speaker 1: to see him do it against a team that has 465 00:23:02,119 --> 00:23:05,720 Speaker 1: a formidable offense. Then I'm all in on the and 466 00:23:05,760 --> 00:23:08,880 Speaker 1: their viability as a Super Bowl team. Yeah, I'm gonna 467 00:23:08,920 --> 00:23:10,640 Speaker 1: give you the last word as we wrap this up. 468 00:23:10,680 --> 00:23:14,400 Speaker 1: But um, on the list of impressive accomplishments, holding the 469 00:23:14,480 --> 00:23:17,800 Speaker 1: Philadelphia Eagles to seventeen, the New York Giants to twelve, 470 00:23:18,119 --> 00:23:20,240 Speaker 1: and the New York Jets to three in order to 471 00:23:20,280 --> 00:23:23,359 Speaker 1: get all those fancy statistical improvements that you pointed to, 472 00:23:23,480 --> 00:23:25,119 Speaker 1: I want to know how impressed you are with that 473 00:23:25,160 --> 00:23:27,440 Speaker 1: when you're really really dig into it. Well, as I've 474 00:23:27,440 --> 00:23:30,960 Speaker 1: been told time and time again by many a head coach, Um, 475 00:23:31,080 --> 00:23:33,359 Speaker 1: you know, we don't control the schedule. We just played 476 00:23:33,359 --> 00:23:34,800 Speaker 1: the teams that are put in front of us and 477 00:23:34,880 --> 00:23:37,120 Speaker 1: the team that lines up across from us on game days. 478 00:23:37,119 --> 00:23:40,280 Speaker 1: That it's our job to uh compete in those games. 479 00:23:40,560 --> 00:23:44,680 Speaker 1: And uh that's what the Seahawks have been able to do. Now. Uh, Now, 480 00:23:44,800 --> 00:23:47,480 Speaker 1: keep in mind they also limited the Arizona Cardinals to 481 00:23:47,600 --> 00:23:51,560 Speaker 1: twenty one points at a time where they were playing well. So, um, 482 00:23:51,800 --> 00:23:54,240 Speaker 1: you know they kept the Rams to just twenty three 483 00:23:54,280 --> 00:23:56,520 Speaker 1: points even though that was a loss. I mean like 484 00:23:56,560 --> 00:23:59,520 Speaker 1: this is uh, this was a better let's just say 485 00:23:59,640 --> 00:24:03,200 Speaker 1: it's been better regardless of opponent considering where they started 486 00:24:03,240 --> 00:24:05,359 Speaker 1: and it was really bad at the front of the season. 487 00:24:05,480 --> 00:24:07,560 Speaker 1: This is this is how finish this up. As we 488 00:24:07,600 --> 00:24:10,040 Speaker 1: wrapped this one up here, I just know now I 489 00:24:10,119 --> 00:24:13,480 Speaker 1: need to be a critical thinker when Rhett brings things 490 00:24:13,560 --> 00:24:16,159 Speaker 1: up to me in stories, because when he says I 491 00:24:16,200 --> 00:24:18,960 Speaker 1: want a five K this weekend, I need to figure 492 00:24:18,960 --> 00:24:22,600 Speaker 1: out if that was at Conway's preschool for who he beat, 493 00:24:22,640 --> 00:24:24,480 Speaker 1: you know. Okay, So I just gotta do a little 494 00:24:24,520 --> 00:24:26,480 Speaker 1: more homework now when I when I hear from Rhett 495 00:24:26,560 --> 00:24:28,760 Speaker 1: on these things. All right, let's keep it moving here 496 00:24:29,000 --> 00:24:32,600 Speaker 1: as we roll along here looking at the Raiders and 497 00:24:32,760 --> 00:24:35,600 Speaker 1: a team coming off a big loss there against Indianapolis Colt. 498 00:24:35,640 --> 00:24:37,800 Speaker 1: But I'm springing this forward with my takeaway the Raiders, 499 00:24:38,080 --> 00:24:40,080 Speaker 1: they just need to run the table second down and 500 00:24:40,160 --> 00:24:42,680 Speaker 1: long for Indianapolis, moving it right to left. I'll sweep 501 00:24:42,680 --> 00:24:47,400 Speaker 1: it right side to Jonathan Taylor. Youldt down the far sideline, 502 00:24:47,560 --> 00:24:54,080 Speaker 1: out spreading everybody ten five Taylor touchdown hid hys sixty 503 00:24:54,160 --> 00:24:56,719 Speaker 1: two yard run for the rookie out of wist tonson 504 00:24:57,080 --> 00:25:03,240 Speaker 1: his locus rush up the season and now the can't flee. Yeah, 505 00:25:03,280 --> 00:25:05,479 Speaker 1: that was a big run. Actually posting this play. It's 506 00:25:05,520 --> 00:25:07,359 Speaker 1: a sweet play design where it's an RPO where they 507 00:25:07,520 --> 00:25:09,720 Speaker 1: they gotta pass on the left side of the formation 508 00:25:09,800 --> 00:25:12,040 Speaker 1: with with the left tackle taking a pass set, you've 509 00:25:12,080 --> 00:25:15,359 Speaker 1: got two man option over there for Philip Rivers and 510 00:25:15,400 --> 00:25:17,080 Speaker 1: everything else is run to the right. And the Raiders 511 00:25:17,160 --> 00:25:20,560 Speaker 1: just completely botched it. They completely ran with the with 512 00:25:20,720 --> 00:25:22,640 Speaker 1: the past and and vacated the middle of the field 513 00:25:22,680 --> 00:25:24,720 Speaker 1: and off the races. Goes Jonathan Taylor. But I'm not 514 00:25:24,880 --> 00:25:27,119 Speaker 1: here to give you bad news on the Raiders and 515 00:25:27,119 --> 00:25:29,240 Speaker 1: actually here to give some encouragement, Buck, and you know 516 00:25:29,359 --> 00:25:31,840 Speaker 1: the Raider nation, they need encouragement every now and then. 517 00:25:31,960 --> 00:25:34,400 Speaker 1: So I'm gonna say, you've got two home games coming 518 00:25:34,480 --> 00:25:37,879 Speaker 1: up a short week, Chargers this week on Thursday. Then 519 00:25:37,920 --> 00:25:40,440 Speaker 1: they play the Dolphins, a team they're jockeying for position 520 00:25:40,520 --> 00:25:43,119 Speaker 1: with UH to get into the postseason. They finish up 521 00:25:43,160 --> 00:25:45,040 Speaker 1: at Denver, a team that's five and eight right now. 522 00:25:45,200 --> 00:25:47,840 Speaker 1: So I think that if they can win those three games, 523 00:25:47,880 --> 00:25:49,520 Speaker 1: I think the Raiders are going to find their way 524 00:25:49,520 --> 00:25:51,960 Speaker 1: into the postseason. So as bad as this one looked, 525 00:25:52,440 --> 00:25:54,320 Speaker 1: if you're the Raiders, this is one of those great 526 00:25:54,320 --> 00:25:56,520 Speaker 1: examples of you better flush this quick and get ready 527 00:25:56,520 --> 00:25:59,000 Speaker 1: to play on Thursday night. Yeah, you gotta flush in 528 00:25:59,080 --> 00:26:01,600 Speaker 1: real quick. One of the people were flushed. Paul gun Through, 529 00:26:01,600 --> 00:26:05,480 Speaker 1: their defensive coordinator was flushed. It was the eighth time 530 00:26:05,560 --> 00:26:08,119 Speaker 1: that the Raiders have given up forty plus points in 531 00:26:08,200 --> 00:26:11,040 Speaker 1: the three years since John Gruden arrived. And so he 532 00:26:11,160 --> 00:26:13,240 Speaker 1: felt like he made it a change. He's handed over 533 00:26:13,320 --> 00:26:15,560 Speaker 1: the place she need to Rod mary Nelly. Rod Mary 534 00:26:15,600 --> 00:26:17,719 Speaker 1: Neill is gonna put the number one priority on effort, 535 00:26:18,000 --> 00:26:19,880 Speaker 1: making sure they play hard. They finished at the ball, 536 00:26:19,920 --> 00:26:21,920 Speaker 1: They do a good job of tackling, and they would 537 00:26:21,960 --> 00:26:23,960 Speaker 1: probably play more soft zone and see if they can 538 00:26:24,080 --> 00:26:26,400 Speaker 1: keep the ball in front. And when you think about 539 00:26:26,400 --> 00:26:29,480 Speaker 1: the way the Raiders want to play ball, control physical 540 00:26:29,640 --> 00:26:32,920 Speaker 1: offense of ben but don't break defense, they still have 541 00:26:33,119 --> 00:26:35,760 Speaker 1: a chance. We'll see how quickly Rod Mary Nelly can 542 00:26:35,800 --> 00:26:38,760 Speaker 1: put it together on defense. But that's what's the task 543 00:26:38,840 --> 00:26:40,959 Speaker 1: at hand for the Raiders. All right, couple of questions 544 00:26:41,359 --> 00:26:44,400 Speaker 1: for you guys here. So looking now at the defensive 545 00:26:44,480 --> 00:26:47,680 Speaker 1: coordinators switched in the philosophical change, perhaps that comes with 546 00:26:47,800 --> 00:26:50,800 Speaker 1: Rod mary Nelly talking about more soft zone. Does that 547 00:26:51,320 --> 00:26:55,040 Speaker 1: make it less? Does that make the the need for 548 00:26:55,160 --> 00:26:59,159 Speaker 1: a pass rush less vital because it's clear that the 549 00:26:59,280 --> 00:27:01,480 Speaker 1: Raiders don't have one. This is the fifth game this 550 00:27:01,560 --> 00:27:04,280 Speaker 1: season they uh they did not register a sack. They 551 00:27:04,320 --> 00:27:07,040 Speaker 1: have just fifteen on the year. So is that is 552 00:27:07,119 --> 00:27:10,359 Speaker 1: that one way to I guess counter the one of 553 00:27:10,359 --> 00:27:13,760 Speaker 1: the weaknesses of this team. I think they're gonna have 554 00:27:13,800 --> 00:27:15,400 Speaker 1: to get a pass rush. I don't care any any 555 00:27:15,480 --> 00:27:16,840 Speaker 1: scheme you want to look at, however you want to 556 00:27:16,880 --> 00:27:18,960 Speaker 1: diagram right if you if you're gonna play soft zone 557 00:27:19,000 --> 00:27:20,760 Speaker 1: and you're gonna and you're not gonna get to the quarterback, 558 00:27:20,800 --> 00:27:22,760 Speaker 1: you're gonna get picked apart. You know, just as if 559 00:27:22,800 --> 00:27:24,480 Speaker 1: you were playing man you can't get a pass rush, 560 00:27:24,520 --> 00:27:26,760 Speaker 1: you're gonna get picked apart. You've got to find a 561 00:27:26,760 --> 00:27:28,840 Speaker 1: way to generate some pressure. They just they have to 562 00:27:28,920 --> 00:27:30,720 Speaker 1: do that, and they have been able to do so. 563 00:27:30,880 --> 00:27:33,320 Speaker 1: And the other thing is linebacker wise, is they aren't 564 00:27:33,400 --> 00:27:35,520 Speaker 1: very good at the second level. So those guys don't 565 00:27:35,560 --> 00:27:38,960 Speaker 1: play aggressive, they don't play downhill. And and I'll get 566 00:27:39,000 --> 00:27:40,879 Speaker 1: to Bucky with one question here as we wrap up 567 00:27:40,920 --> 00:27:42,880 Speaker 1: on the Raiders. Then Bucky, you can take your your 568 00:27:43,400 --> 00:27:46,040 Speaker 1: your vikings takeaway coming right out of this. But um, 569 00:27:46,480 --> 00:27:48,840 Speaker 1: I'm watching and you've talked about it. We've talked about 570 00:27:48,920 --> 00:27:52,080 Speaker 1: Jamal Adams and how he's been used, uh with the 571 00:27:52,160 --> 00:27:54,560 Speaker 1: way Seattle's used him to let him rush. And I'm 572 00:27:54,600 --> 00:27:56,840 Speaker 1: sitting there looking at Jonathan Abram, who to me is 573 00:27:56,840 --> 00:27:59,520 Speaker 1: a lot of DNA similarities there with how he plays 574 00:27:59,600 --> 00:28:01,960 Speaker 1: the game. Why not let him drop down? We just 575 00:28:02,000 --> 00:28:04,800 Speaker 1: saw Hassan Reddick, who's two d and thirty five pounds 576 00:28:04,880 --> 00:28:06,879 Speaker 1: have a five sack game. So if you've got a 577 00:28:06,960 --> 00:28:09,600 Speaker 1: dynamic athlete who has struggled a little bit in the 578 00:28:09,680 --> 00:28:12,160 Speaker 1: post and playing in the back end, why not drop 579 00:28:12,240 --> 00:28:14,320 Speaker 1: Jonathan Abram down there and try and use him on 580 00:28:14,400 --> 00:28:16,320 Speaker 1: some games and get him rolling a little bit to 581 00:28:16,400 --> 00:28:18,960 Speaker 1: spice up this pass rush. Yeah, I think that has 582 00:28:19,000 --> 00:28:21,000 Speaker 1: to be in their bag because they cannot generate a 583 00:28:21,080 --> 00:28:24,399 Speaker 1: pass rush. Max Crosby is the only credible threat on 584 00:28:24,560 --> 00:28:26,840 Speaker 1: the line, and he hasn't been able to consistently get home. 585 00:28:27,160 --> 00:28:29,119 Speaker 1: And so when you're unable to rush the pass, it 586 00:28:29,280 --> 00:28:30,920 Speaker 1: really doesn't matter whether he played man or his own. 587 00:28:31,200 --> 00:28:34,080 Speaker 1: The quarterback can have his way, and so it's something 588 00:28:34,160 --> 00:28:35,760 Speaker 1: that Rod Mary Nelly would have to do. I don't 589 00:28:35,760 --> 00:28:37,680 Speaker 1: know how much you can fix in the middle of 590 00:28:37,720 --> 00:28:40,760 Speaker 1: the season. But it's something that he has to figure 591 00:28:40,840 --> 00:28:43,240 Speaker 1: out because the Raiders are good enough to be a 592 00:28:43,280 --> 00:28:45,720 Speaker 1: playoff team, but their defense is really holding him back. 593 00:28:47,400 --> 00:28:49,280 Speaker 1: What do you got here on the Vikings? Here, Buck, 594 00:28:50,080 --> 00:28:52,720 Speaker 1: the Vikings miss out on a big win. Second and 595 00:28:52,800 --> 00:28:56,080 Speaker 1: going from the nine Cousins shot gun facing a blinch, 596 00:28:56,160 --> 00:28:59,240 Speaker 1: make handof and he dropped in and Birke fell on 597 00:28:59,320 --> 00:29:02,200 Speaker 1: into the twenty. It'll be a sack, Lavonte, Dave. That's 598 00:29:02,200 --> 00:29:04,560 Speaker 1: the first to get you him. They went play action 599 00:29:04,840 --> 00:29:07,920 Speaker 1: and two players were up on Cousins. It's an eleven 600 00:29:08,040 --> 00:29:11,200 Speaker 1: yard loss. There's nothing Number eight can do about that, 601 00:29:11,520 --> 00:29:14,040 Speaker 1: you know, DJ. If you just looked at the box score, 602 00:29:14,080 --> 00:29:16,400 Speaker 1: you would come away thinking that the tam Bay Buccaneers 603 00:29:16,480 --> 00:29:19,320 Speaker 1: are ready, that they found their identity and this is 604 00:29:19,400 --> 00:29:21,720 Speaker 1: team are ready to make a Super Bowl run. But 605 00:29:21,840 --> 00:29:25,080 Speaker 1: in watching that game, the Minnesota Vikings dominated the game 606 00:29:25,440 --> 00:29:27,720 Speaker 1: and for whatever reason, they weren't able to put points 607 00:29:27,800 --> 00:29:31,120 Speaker 1: up on the board the first quarter. Dalvin Cooking Company, 608 00:29:31,320 --> 00:29:33,800 Speaker 1: they had over seventy rushing yards in the first quarter. 609 00:29:34,080 --> 00:29:36,960 Speaker 1: The tam Bay Buccaneers had had no answer for this 610 00:29:37,160 --> 00:29:40,320 Speaker 1: running game. But what happened every time you play the 611 00:29:40,320 --> 00:29:42,640 Speaker 1: style that the Vikings are playing, you have to be 612 00:29:42,720 --> 00:29:45,880 Speaker 1: able to cash in, at least with field goals. Dan 613 00:29:46,000 --> 00:29:49,280 Speaker 1: Bailey missed three field goals and extra point cost him 614 00:29:49,320 --> 00:29:51,960 Speaker 1: ten points, and when you look at the differential, the 615 00:29:52,040 --> 00:29:54,200 Speaker 1: ten points not only would have changed the game, but 616 00:29:54,240 --> 00:29:56,200 Speaker 1: it would change the way the Tampa Bay Buccaneers had 617 00:29:56,240 --> 00:29:59,800 Speaker 1: to play. It's a disappointing and heartbreaking loss for a team. 618 00:30:00,280 --> 00:30:02,640 Speaker 1: Did I believe they probably walk into the building today 619 00:30:02,680 --> 00:30:05,000 Speaker 1: and say, we played the tam Bay Buccaneers, but we 620 00:30:05,040 --> 00:30:08,560 Speaker 1: didn't get our reward. Yeah. For a team with playoff aspirations, 621 00:30:08,640 --> 00:30:11,360 Speaker 1: this is the wrong team to have questions at the 622 00:30:11,480 --> 00:30:14,440 Speaker 1: kicker spot. This is a time of the year where 623 00:30:14,520 --> 00:30:16,520 Speaker 1: if games come down to the wire, you need to 624 00:30:16,680 --> 00:30:20,160 Speaker 1: rely on that. And that's where the Vikings stood coming 625 00:30:20,200 --> 00:30:22,840 Speaker 1: into this game and the seventh and final playoff spot 626 00:30:22,880 --> 00:30:25,000 Speaker 1: in the NFC. They now find themselves on the outside 627 00:30:25,080 --> 00:30:27,560 Speaker 1: looking in. And to your point at the top, there 628 00:30:27,680 --> 00:30:31,600 Speaker 1: bucky about the Bucks and specifically about their offense. I 629 00:30:31,720 --> 00:30:34,680 Speaker 1: mentioned it in our aftermath production meeting getting set for 630 00:30:34,720 --> 00:30:37,800 Speaker 1: our three o'clock Eastern time broadcast today on NFL Network. 631 00:30:38,120 --> 00:30:41,920 Speaker 1: I felt like every time the Bucks have won this season, 632 00:30:42,440 --> 00:30:45,400 Speaker 1: we've asked the question, all right, are they finally figuring 633 00:30:45,480 --> 00:30:48,680 Speaker 1: it out on offense? Is this finally the product that 634 00:30:48,800 --> 00:30:51,400 Speaker 1: we're going to see carry this Buccaneers team into the 635 00:30:51,480 --> 00:30:55,000 Speaker 1: postseason and give Tom Brady another shot at a Super 636 00:30:55,040 --> 00:30:58,720 Speaker 1: Bowl run? I don't know. I mean, you know, we 637 00:30:58,800 --> 00:31:01,440 Speaker 1: saw the definitive play made in this game by the 638 00:31:01,680 --> 00:31:04,400 Speaker 1: most unheralded receiver on this team, and Scotty Miller and 639 00:31:04,480 --> 00:31:07,680 Speaker 1: the deep touchdown catch who kind of disappeared from the 640 00:31:07,720 --> 00:31:10,080 Speaker 1: game plan since Antonio Brown came along. I know gron 641 00:31:10,120 --> 00:31:13,280 Speaker 1: Gronkowski ended up scoring um in this one as well, 642 00:31:13,440 --> 00:31:17,360 Speaker 1: But I just I'm still left with questions when it 643 00:31:17,400 --> 00:31:19,600 Speaker 1: comes to the Bucks offense, and I don't know that 644 00:31:19,680 --> 00:31:22,520 Speaker 1: there's enough time left in this season to truly find 645 00:31:22,600 --> 00:31:26,440 Speaker 1: all the answers. But there is also by that same token, DJ, 646 00:31:26,600 --> 00:31:29,400 Speaker 1: is still time for the Bucks to truly figure this 647 00:31:29,520 --> 00:31:33,040 Speaker 1: thing out here? Three games left, um before they can 648 00:31:33,080 --> 00:31:34,880 Speaker 1: find their way into the playoffs here, but they still 649 00:31:34,880 --> 00:31:36,320 Speaker 1: got to do it. Well. I thought a little rest 650 00:31:36,400 --> 00:31:38,840 Speaker 1: there for Tom Brady. You saw him play well. I 651 00:31:38,880 --> 00:31:41,160 Speaker 1: know the numbers weren't great, but you saw that, especially 652 00:31:41,200 --> 00:31:43,520 Speaker 1: that deep ball. UM. I thought he threw the ball 653 00:31:43,560 --> 00:31:45,760 Speaker 1: pretty well. The the challenge is gonna be in years 654 00:31:45,800 --> 00:31:47,840 Speaker 1: past when he's been in New England as he's gotten older, 655 00:31:47,920 --> 00:31:50,760 Speaker 1: Tom Brady's usually had that buy to try and freshen 656 00:31:50,840 --> 00:31:52,800 Speaker 1: up as they have to go on and games, and 657 00:31:53,400 --> 00:31:55,520 Speaker 1: that's not happening this year. So from here on out 658 00:31:56,120 --> 00:31:58,680 Speaker 1: we'll see how that wear and tear, how he holds 659 00:31:58,760 --> 00:32:01,280 Speaker 1: up through that process. All right, what's the next one? Here? 660 00:32:01,280 --> 00:32:06,640 Speaker 1: What you got right? The Jags bend the knee? Yeah, 661 00:32:06,800 --> 00:32:12,120 Speaker 1: Henry find for him fifty Henry forty, Henry thirty, Henry twenty. 662 00:32:12,600 --> 00:32:16,120 Speaker 1: Henry tan had taken down by Herndon at the five 663 00:32:16,520 --> 00:32:19,240 Speaker 1: and I sangle by Herndon to get there. But the 664 00:32:19,320 --> 00:32:23,840 Speaker 1: big man, Derrick Henry has just picked up forty seven yards. Yeah. 665 00:32:23,960 --> 00:32:26,560 Speaker 1: I guess if you're the Jags defense, um, you know 666 00:32:26,760 --> 00:32:29,000 Speaker 1: you can look back on this performance and say you're 667 00:32:29,040 --> 00:32:32,240 Speaker 1: not the only ones. Derrick Henry, now for the fourth 668 00:32:32,320 --> 00:32:34,720 Speaker 1: time in his career, has gone for over two hundred 669 00:32:34,800 --> 00:32:38,280 Speaker 1: yards and scored two plus touchdowns. Uh, and I hope 670 00:32:38,320 --> 00:32:42,719 Speaker 1: this is okay in the Daniel Jeremiah Book of Context. Um, 671 00:32:43,240 --> 00:32:46,560 Speaker 1: everyone else who's done that is a Hall of Famer okay, 672 00:32:46,720 --> 00:32:51,240 Speaker 1: and nobody has more such games in NFL history. Derrick 673 00:32:51,280 --> 00:32:56,480 Speaker 1: Henry surpassing Jim Brown, surpassing Berry Sanders, surpassing Ladinian Tomlinson 674 00:32:56,720 --> 00:32:59,200 Speaker 1: for the most two hundred plus yards games with two scores, 675 00:33:00,440 --> 00:33:06,320 Speaker 1: just another signature King Henry rushing performance in this game. Now, 676 00:33:06,400 --> 00:33:08,200 Speaker 1: here's here's where I want to have a little debate 677 00:33:08,280 --> 00:33:11,600 Speaker 1: with you guys, because our research team, when they sit 678 00:33:11,640 --> 00:33:14,040 Speaker 1: out their postgame research, I thought this was kind of interesting. 679 00:33:14,280 --> 00:33:16,280 Speaker 1: You know how in the NBA, it's all about your 680 00:33:16,280 --> 00:33:17,920 Speaker 1: big three, right is your big three as good as 681 00:33:17,960 --> 00:33:21,080 Speaker 1: this big three? Well? Talking about the Titans and their 682 00:33:21,080 --> 00:33:24,160 Speaker 1: big three with Tannehill, Derrick Henry, the least rushing leader, 683 00:33:24,280 --> 00:33:26,760 Speaker 1: and a J. Brown probably top five receiver in this 684 00:33:26,920 --> 00:33:29,760 Speaker 1: league right now, is there now, Look, there are better 685 00:33:29,960 --> 00:33:34,800 Speaker 1: offenses in totality. Um, there are better teams probably in totality, 686 00:33:34,880 --> 00:33:38,920 Speaker 1: especially on paper. But is there a truly better trio 687 00:33:39,480 --> 00:33:42,600 Speaker 1: out there right now that Tannehill, Derrick Henry and a 688 00:33:42,760 --> 00:33:47,240 Speaker 1: Katrick Mahomes, Travis Kelsey, Tyreek Hill? Any? No, No, you're 689 00:33:47,280 --> 00:33:50,080 Speaker 1: missing the point. DJ. It's gotta be a running back 690 00:33:50,520 --> 00:33:55,320 Speaker 1: the big specify this contest. You're trying you gotta give 691 00:33:55,360 --> 00:33:58,680 Speaker 1: me some guideliness. Yes, I'm talking about running back, wide receiver, 692 00:33:58,800 --> 00:34:02,560 Speaker 1: in quarterback, I'll put I'll put Tyree Killet running back there. 693 00:34:02,600 --> 00:34:06,760 Speaker 1: You always looking at me, Yeah, Bucky, what do you think? Yeah, 694 00:34:06,840 --> 00:34:12,320 Speaker 1: it's definitely a very formidable big three because they're physical, 695 00:34:12,680 --> 00:34:15,600 Speaker 1: they're they're tough, they're efficient. It's hard to match up 696 00:34:15,640 --> 00:34:20,040 Speaker 1: with him. I mean, yeah, maybe Davante Adams in what 697 00:34:20,239 --> 00:34:23,560 Speaker 1: Aaron Jones? Yeah, I take I mean I would take 698 00:34:23,600 --> 00:34:25,880 Speaker 1: Derick Henry over Aaron Jones, but I would take obviously 699 00:34:25,960 --> 00:34:28,320 Speaker 1: take Aaron Rodgers over Ryan Tanne. Yeah, I know, I 700 00:34:28,400 --> 00:34:30,680 Speaker 1: get that. Davante Adams I take over A J. Brown. 701 00:34:30,680 --> 00:34:32,480 Speaker 1: A little more of a discussion. But they went two 702 00:34:32,520 --> 00:34:34,600 Speaker 1: of the three matchups there. Yeah, I'll give you that one. 703 00:34:34,600 --> 00:34:36,279 Speaker 1: I'll give you the Packers. But they're up there, and 704 00:34:36,360 --> 00:34:38,399 Speaker 1: that's what's gonna make the Titans a fun watch here 705 00:34:38,880 --> 00:34:41,560 Speaker 1: down the stretching into the playoffs, especially competing with the 706 00:34:41,600 --> 00:34:43,040 Speaker 1: Colts here for the a f C South. Do you 707 00:34:43,120 --> 00:34:45,640 Speaker 1: know what about Glenna? What about Glenn and Robinson and Shark. 708 00:34:45,680 --> 00:34:48,759 Speaker 1: We're not going to have this conversation, Gardner. She was 709 00:34:48,800 --> 00:34:53,279 Speaker 1: back starting this week, so he was breaking. All right, 710 00:34:53,360 --> 00:34:56,960 Speaker 1: let's get to the final takeaway here speaking of the Chargers. Chargers, 711 00:34:57,120 --> 00:34:59,880 Speaker 1: it was a it was a complete win for the Chargers. 712 00:35:00,200 --> 00:35:03,120 Speaker 1: Now comes Mike Batchley for a game winner. And wouldn't 713 00:35:03,160 --> 00:35:05,880 Speaker 1: that be a great exclamation point DJ to have special 714 00:35:06,000 --> 00:35:09,400 Speaker 1: teams get a walk off here today? Right? Are do 715 00:35:10,160 --> 00:35:13,479 Speaker 1: absolutely do? Chargers are due for something good to happen 716 00:35:13,560 --> 00:35:15,320 Speaker 1: on special teams And now you've got a chance to 717 00:35:15,360 --> 00:35:18,120 Speaker 1: walk this one off. Actually along at fifty three this season, 718 00:35:18,200 --> 00:35:23,080 Speaker 1: this one's gonna be from forty three, right, Hash kick 719 00:35:23,160 --> 00:35:28,840 Speaker 1: his off and it is good Chargers win. Mike Badgley 720 00:35:29,600 --> 00:35:33,720 Speaker 1: with the game winnie field goal, money fired up, fired 721 00:35:33,800 --> 00:35:36,120 Speaker 1: up for the bigger win there for the Bolts, like, look, 722 00:35:36,640 --> 00:35:39,480 Speaker 1: this was this was it could have gone really bad. 723 00:35:39,560 --> 00:35:41,440 Speaker 1: If they lose that game, then all the focus and 724 00:35:41,480 --> 00:35:43,080 Speaker 1: attention is going to be on the debacle at the 725 00:35:43,120 --> 00:35:44,640 Speaker 1: end of the first half where they ran the ball 726 00:35:44,640 --> 00:35:46,680 Speaker 1: at twenty seconds left, did not get any didn't get 727 00:35:46,680 --> 00:35:49,520 Speaker 1: any points when everything with the ten eleven yard line. 728 00:35:49,520 --> 00:35:51,359 Speaker 1: It was it was a debacle, but they end up 729 00:35:51,400 --> 00:35:53,759 Speaker 1: overcoming that winning And this is a game where they 730 00:35:53,800 --> 00:35:56,839 Speaker 1: actually had a big kick return from Nazatterly Uh, they're 731 00:35:56,880 --> 00:35:59,080 Speaker 1: starting safety. Who they've put on kickoff return now? Is 732 00:35:59,080 --> 00:36:01,760 Speaker 1: Anthony Lenz taken over special teams. He had a big return. 733 00:36:02,000 --> 00:36:03,759 Speaker 1: You have the game winning kicked there from Badgley at 734 00:36:03,800 --> 00:36:07,120 Speaker 1: the end defense that that forced three interceptions against Matt 735 00:36:07,239 --> 00:36:09,480 Speaker 1: Ryan and offensively, Herbert when he had to make place 736 00:36:09,560 --> 00:36:12,520 Speaker 1: made him including I thought arguably his best thro always 737 00:36:12,560 --> 00:36:14,520 Speaker 1: made all year long, which is saying something to set 738 00:36:14,640 --> 00:36:16,600 Speaker 1: up that game winning field goal on a deep corner 739 00:36:16,680 --> 00:36:20,480 Speaker 1: which was just a missile, uh that he threw there. 740 00:36:20,600 --> 00:36:22,920 Speaker 1: So one of the few times you saw that the 741 00:36:23,040 --> 00:36:25,279 Speaker 1: Chargers collectively as a team come together and get a win. 742 00:36:25,800 --> 00:36:27,880 Speaker 1: And uh, you know the other thing I would say 743 00:36:28,040 --> 00:36:30,920 Speaker 1: my takeaway after watching this game live, Rhett, I'll get 744 00:36:30,960 --> 00:36:32,920 Speaker 1: to you on this one because is there a more 745 00:36:33,080 --> 00:36:36,800 Speaker 1: underrated and I would say even superstar in this league 746 00:36:36,880 --> 00:36:39,759 Speaker 1: than Ridley? Calvin. Ridley is good man when you see 747 00:36:39,880 --> 00:36:42,520 Speaker 1: him in person, with how fast he plays and how 748 00:36:42,640 --> 00:36:44,840 Speaker 1: clean he is, right, he is a stud. He is 749 00:36:44,880 --> 00:36:49,680 Speaker 1: a special player. His suddenness is his suddenness and acceleration 750 00:36:49,840 --> 00:36:53,040 Speaker 1: like it's almost unexpected, like you feel like he's at 751 00:36:53,200 --> 00:36:55,640 Speaker 1: top speed, like in his top gear. And then he 752 00:36:55,840 --> 00:36:59,680 Speaker 1: finds this separation speed right at the very end, and 753 00:37:00,080 --> 00:37:02,560 Speaker 1: I mean he can get three yards of separation in 754 00:37:02,800 --> 00:37:05,200 Speaker 1: literally the blink of an eye. His routes are so 755 00:37:05,360 --> 00:37:08,520 Speaker 1: good and so crisp um. You know, he he was 756 00:37:08,600 --> 00:37:11,320 Speaker 1: basically the entire Falcon's offense in this game, right. I 757 00:37:11,440 --> 00:37:13,600 Speaker 1: was actually kind of curious, is to what you guys 758 00:37:13,640 --> 00:37:16,200 Speaker 1: thought of Matt Ryan's performance in this game? Obviously ended 759 00:37:16,280 --> 00:37:18,759 Speaker 1: up with three interceptions, and it's kind of been a 760 00:37:18,960 --> 00:37:22,279 Speaker 1: troubling trend for Matt Ryan in the second half of 761 00:37:22,360 --> 00:37:25,560 Speaker 1: the season, in a season that could prove pivotal to 762 00:37:25,800 --> 00:37:30,359 Speaker 1: his future in Atlanta. Guys, since Week eight, there's only 763 00:37:30,480 --> 00:37:33,120 Speaker 1: three quarterbacks in football with a lower passer rating than 764 00:37:33,200 --> 00:37:36,839 Speaker 1: Matt Ryan. Um and it's Sam Donald and Carson Wentz. 765 00:37:37,160 --> 00:37:39,040 Speaker 1: You know, It's It's one of those things. DJ and 766 00:37:39,120 --> 00:37:42,440 Speaker 1: I've had this conversation about the Atlanta Falcons and whoever 767 00:37:42,520 --> 00:37:44,600 Speaker 1: comes over and takes over as a general manager and 768 00:37:44,719 --> 00:37:47,120 Speaker 1: if they move on from Raey Morris as an ENEMA 769 00:37:47,200 --> 00:37:50,160 Speaker 1: coach and bringing another hit coach, where do you believe 770 00:37:50,280 --> 00:37:53,320 Speaker 1: Matt Ryan fits in with the rebuild? Is it a 771 00:37:53,480 --> 00:37:56,600 Speaker 1: retool or a rebuild? Because when you look at Matt Ryan. 772 00:37:56,680 --> 00:37:58,960 Speaker 1: Matt Ryan is like one of the last of a 773 00:37:59,040 --> 00:38:01,879 Speaker 1: dying breed of court or back to traditional pocket paths, 774 00:38:01,880 --> 00:38:06,040 Speaker 1: and it offers no athleticism and mobility. Can you continue 775 00:38:06,080 --> 00:38:08,960 Speaker 1: to win into this league with those superheroes that we're 776 00:38:08,960 --> 00:38:12,000 Speaker 1: seeing on the defensive line that are attacking the quarterback? 777 00:38:12,080 --> 00:38:14,320 Speaker 1: And so I believe this year they gotta go and 778 00:38:14,440 --> 00:38:17,920 Speaker 1: look and seriously entertained getting the quarterback of the future 779 00:38:18,320 --> 00:38:21,480 Speaker 1: in this draft because Matt Ryan is certainly on the 780 00:38:21,560 --> 00:38:25,120 Speaker 1: back nine of a pretty solid NFL career. Well, when 781 00:38:25,160 --> 00:38:27,160 Speaker 1: we look at it and if the season were to 782 00:38:27,280 --> 00:38:30,799 Speaker 1: end today, the Atlanta Falcons would have the seventh pick. 783 00:38:31,080 --> 00:38:34,439 Speaker 1: So in a draft where we think conceivably we could 784 00:38:34,480 --> 00:38:37,799 Speaker 1: see four quarterbacks going to top ten and wouldn't shock me. Um, 785 00:38:37,880 --> 00:38:39,920 Speaker 1: they're gonna be enranged to get an interesting player there 786 00:38:39,920 --> 00:38:41,760 Speaker 1: if they if they, if they want to go that route, 787 00:38:42,239 --> 00:38:44,120 Speaker 1: and and maybe you know, Matt Ryan ends up giving 788 00:38:44,160 --> 00:38:46,239 Speaker 1: you one more year as you give that time, that 789 00:38:46,320 --> 00:38:48,080 Speaker 1: player time. I mean, I think, to me, you look 790 00:38:48,120 --> 00:38:50,560 Speaker 1: at Trey Lance, who's somebody that probably could use a 791 00:38:50,640 --> 00:38:52,759 Speaker 1: little bit of seasoning. He's twenty years old, he's only 792 00:38:52,840 --> 00:38:56,200 Speaker 1: been a one year starter, but just got tons of 793 00:38:56,280 --> 00:38:58,880 Speaker 1: ability and a lot of athleticism. That might be a 794 00:38:58,920 --> 00:39:01,160 Speaker 1: good spot for somebody like him as we as we 795 00:39:01,239 --> 00:39:03,680 Speaker 1: look towards the future. But it was good. It was 796 00:39:03,800 --> 00:39:07,640 Speaker 1: nice to actually leave leave the stadium. Um not not 797 00:39:08,360 --> 00:39:10,399 Speaker 1: running through your mind as you're walking to your car 798 00:39:10,600 --> 00:39:13,480 Speaker 1: about you know a special team's laps something I've never 799 00:39:13,560 --> 00:39:16,680 Speaker 1: seen before with the charge, So they gotta win. Uh 800 00:39:16,800 --> 00:39:18,719 Speaker 1: and uh and Matt. Matt had one of his better 801 00:39:18,760 --> 00:39:21,239 Speaker 1: calls of the year, So kudos money well buck a 802 00:39:21,320 --> 00:39:23,400 Speaker 1: fun show today. Excited about the future. Man, We are 803 00:39:23,480 --> 00:39:26,080 Speaker 1: coming down the home stretch here in the NFL season. Hey, DJ, 804 00:39:26,280 --> 00:39:27,960 Speaker 1: we call it the dash for the cash. This is 805 00:39:28,000 --> 00:39:30,040 Speaker 1: all about trying to get in the tournament. We know 806 00:39:30,200 --> 00:39:32,960 Speaker 1: those playoff bonuses mean a lot to players. More importantly, 807 00:39:33,000 --> 00:39:35,239 Speaker 1: you're trying to chase the ring, all right, Well, no 808 00:39:35,360 --> 00:39:37,359 Speaker 1: doubt it's a dash for the cash. It's a great 809 00:39:37,400 --> 00:39:39,080 Speaker 1: way to put it, all right. Well, thank you guys 810 00:39:39,160 --> 00:39:40,560 Speaker 1: so much for hanging with us today. I want to 811 00:39:40,600 --> 00:39:43,320 Speaker 1: encourage you to check out the podcast find that Apple podcast. 812 00:39:43,400 --> 00:39:44,960 Speaker 1: Wherever you get your podcast. You can find all of 813 00:39:45,000 --> 00:39:48,040 Speaker 1: our videos NFL dot com slash MTS video. You can 814 00:39:48,040 --> 00:39:50,920 Speaker 1: also check us out on YouTube, YouTube dot com, Slash 815 00:39:51,080 --> 00:39:53,680 Speaker 1: NFL podcast That's gonna do it for us today. We'll 816 00:39:53,680 --> 00:39:55,480 Speaker 1: see you next time. 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