1 00:00:00,680 --> 00:00:07,720 Speaker 1: Be Around the NFL Podcast. Thanks Adult Baby Yoda is adorable. 2 00:00:08,640 --> 00:00:12,200 Speaker 1: Welcome to another edition of the Around the NFL Podcast, 3 00:00:12,680 --> 00:00:14,760 Speaker 1: presented by the United States Marine Corps. My name is 4 00:00:14,840 --> 00:00:20,360 Speaker 1: Dan hass coming to you. Room filled with heroes, Mark Sasla, 5 00:00:20,440 --> 00:00:23,880 Speaker 1: Chris Westling, Greg Rose. What is up? Boys? Hey? Dan? 6 00:00:24,840 --> 00:00:27,720 Speaker 1: Like these little variations you're thrown in at the top, 7 00:00:27,840 --> 00:00:30,760 Speaker 1: and he's like a jazz musician. It's just you never know, 8 00:00:30,840 --> 00:00:33,080 Speaker 1: it's not every time. It's not about the notes you 9 00:00:33,200 --> 00:00:35,760 Speaker 1: play in jazz. It's about the notes. You don't play 10 00:00:37,280 --> 00:00:40,080 Speaker 1: one little note on our leading that the head shot 11 00:00:40,560 --> 00:00:43,160 Speaker 1: Mark would see Daniel head shot. I know that it's 12 00:00:43,280 --> 00:00:46,680 Speaker 1: um incredible effort was put into those the illustration, and 13 00:00:46,720 --> 00:00:48,320 Speaker 1: I'm sure someone had to do a thing where like 14 00:00:48,360 --> 00:00:51,120 Speaker 1: they cut little scissors around your hair. I do think 15 00:00:51,159 --> 00:00:53,680 Speaker 1: that they need to do a revision where they do 16 00:00:53,800 --> 00:00:55,920 Speaker 1: a little bit more justice to your hair. I think 17 00:00:55,920 --> 00:00:58,520 Speaker 1: I feel like they they smoothed it or something. I've 18 00:00:58,520 --> 00:01:01,959 Speaker 1: been and I don't know who they is. If you're 19 00:01:02,000 --> 00:01:05,000 Speaker 1: watching the YouTube show which begins with a graphic that 20 00:01:05,040 --> 00:01:08,000 Speaker 1: they put some money into building it out, and uh, 21 00:01:08,040 --> 00:01:10,679 Speaker 1: but they never said. We were under the impression that 22 00:01:10,720 --> 00:01:12,880 Speaker 1: when they come up with the opening graphic for this 23 00:01:13,040 --> 00:01:15,240 Speaker 1: video show that there would be a meeting in the 24 00:01:15,280 --> 00:01:17,120 Speaker 1: off season where they pitch it. Hey, guys, do you 25 00:01:17,160 --> 00:01:20,000 Speaker 1: like this? Would you like any changes? Does this work 26 00:01:20,040 --> 00:01:24,000 Speaker 1: for you? Uh? Color palette logo, the images we choose, 27 00:01:24,200 --> 00:01:27,319 Speaker 1: there was none of that. A shadowy league figure called 28 00:01:27,400 --> 00:01:29,800 Speaker 1: us into a conference room one day in June and said, oh, 29 00:01:29,880 --> 00:01:33,440 Speaker 1: here's your new opening and we're like okay. And that 30 00:01:33,520 --> 00:01:38,360 Speaker 1: was the meeting. And meanwhile, changes are needed to really 31 00:01:38,440 --> 00:01:40,840 Speaker 1: give it the POPA deserves. Oh so you're saying you're 32 00:01:40,880 --> 00:01:42,800 Speaker 1: not happy with what I've never been happy with it, 33 00:01:42,880 --> 00:01:44,360 Speaker 1: and I think it needs to be addressed in the 34 00:01:44,400 --> 00:01:48,320 Speaker 1: off season. Okay, I've been on record about this. We 35 00:01:48,400 --> 00:01:50,160 Speaker 1: gotta get Greg's do you have a beard in that thing? 36 00:01:50,440 --> 00:01:52,680 Speaker 1: We gotta there we go. You gotta get Greg bearded. 37 00:01:52,680 --> 00:01:54,560 Speaker 1: I mean, I'm getting better looking by the minute, as 38 00:01:54,600 --> 00:01:56,840 Speaker 1: is less, so you've gotta get the updated I could 39 00:01:56,920 --> 00:01:59,520 Speaker 1: use like a square jaw and maybe less pale. There 40 00:01:59,520 --> 00:02:04,440 Speaker 1: we go. Um, welcome to the Thursday edition of the show. 41 00:02:04,720 --> 00:02:07,880 Speaker 1: And uh, this is our week fifteen preview. How about 42 00:02:07,920 --> 00:02:12,600 Speaker 1: that Week fifteen and a lot a lot to get 43 00:02:12,600 --> 00:02:16,080 Speaker 1: to We have a Thursday night game between the Jets 44 00:02:16,080 --> 00:02:18,640 Speaker 1: and Ravens that will be part of a mini pod 45 00:02:18,720 --> 00:02:22,840 Speaker 1: released later tonight Thursday. I believe it will be a 46 00:02:22,919 --> 00:02:27,600 Speaker 1: Sesson West joint. It will What's cooking at West Matter? Well, 47 00:02:27,760 --> 00:02:29,760 Speaker 1: Keisha's mom's in town, so I think she might be 48 00:02:29,760 --> 00:02:31,680 Speaker 1: watching the game. You know, she might have had plans 49 00:02:31,680 --> 00:02:34,120 Speaker 1: and name from Mike. She heard Mark was coming and 50 00:02:34,120 --> 00:02:36,400 Speaker 1: I think she cancered her plans. She's watched football games 51 00:02:36,400 --> 00:02:39,880 Speaker 1: with Mark before. Last time mom Alkesha was in town, 52 00:02:40,639 --> 00:02:42,880 Speaker 1: she actually kind of went off on me a little bit. 53 00:02:43,040 --> 00:02:45,399 Speaker 1: She's like, you told me to bring your boys around here, 54 00:02:45,520 --> 00:02:47,520 Speaker 1: and then I have my two sons who she she 55 00:02:47,639 --> 00:02:49,800 Speaker 1: sees the picture. She loves them. She was mad at 56 00:02:49,800 --> 00:02:53,080 Speaker 1: me that I had not actually fulfilled a promise. She 57 00:02:53,120 --> 00:02:57,080 Speaker 1: loves children. Keisha gets it on wh did she sound 58 00:02:57,120 --> 00:02:59,600 Speaker 1: like asking how you bring those boys around here? You 59 00:02:59,680 --> 00:03:02,400 Speaker 1: told me bring them and I said, I'm sorry, I'm sorry. 60 00:03:04,919 --> 00:03:08,799 Speaker 1: I don't make promises about my children. They're they're they're unpredictable. 61 00:03:09,400 --> 00:03:13,240 Speaker 1: So I don't think she yelled, but I don't recall 62 00:03:13,240 --> 00:03:15,200 Speaker 1: that either, because we were there. It was but she 63 00:03:15,240 --> 00:03:16,959 Speaker 1: got right up in my face. He said, you told 64 00:03:16,960 --> 00:03:20,120 Speaker 1: me you bring those boys, And I was like, uh, well, 65 00:03:20,160 --> 00:03:23,079 Speaker 1: I uh, this is gonna sound bad, but I don't 66 00:03:23,120 --> 00:03:26,400 Speaker 1: mean I've met anyone who's not scared of her. My mom, 67 00:03:26,480 --> 00:03:28,760 Speaker 1: who never took a back seat to anyone, immediately was 68 00:03:28,800 --> 00:03:33,800 Speaker 1: deferential to. And what a woman. Lakisha's her name again, Roda, 69 00:03:34,000 --> 00:03:37,000 Speaker 1: What a woman. When Wes was on the ropes, she was. 70 00:03:37,080 --> 00:03:39,000 Speaker 1: She was there every day with you. She took care 71 00:03:39,040 --> 00:03:42,080 Speaker 1: of me. She prayed on it too, she prayed with med, 72 00:03:42,200 --> 00:03:44,760 Speaker 1: fed me. She yeah, she took care of me. Save 73 00:03:44,840 --> 00:03:47,920 Speaker 1: that for the theology podcast. We Uh, that's what I 74 00:03:47,960 --> 00:03:49,640 Speaker 1: told her at night when she tried to pray. Let's 75 00:03:49,680 --> 00:03:52,880 Speaker 1: just save this for a theology podut Um. Okay, So 76 00:03:54,360 --> 00:03:58,640 Speaker 1: I got Ron in town, Rhoda in town, We got 77 00:03:58,960 --> 00:04:00,680 Speaker 1: um a lot of us to get to and we 78 00:04:00,720 --> 00:04:04,560 Speaker 1: do a draft style and with the first overall pick 79 00:04:04,640 --> 00:04:07,400 Speaker 1: is Mark Ceiler. And it's important to get this out 80 00:04:07,400 --> 00:04:11,720 Speaker 1: there that Mark, as we've noted, is heading up the 81 00:04:11,760 --> 00:04:15,800 Speaker 1: coast on Saturday to cover the final home game in 82 00:04:15,800 --> 00:04:20,000 Speaker 1: Oakland Raiders history. Um. Because of that, he won't be 83 00:04:20,080 --> 00:04:23,479 Speaker 1: here on Sunday to do the recap show with us. However, 84 00:04:23,520 --> 00:04:26,239 Speaker 1: you will be calling in from the black hole, assuming 85 00:04:26,279 --> 00:04:31,400 Speaker 1: you survive and uh TPD. But yes, but it creates 86 00:04:31,400 --> 00:04:33,760 Speaker 1: some oddities for me to have the number one pick 87 00:04:34,600 --> 00:04:37,359 Speaker 1: and essentially a league that I won't be involved in. 88 00:04:37,400 --> 00:04:40,440 Speaker 1: And we're taking that Raiders went off the board. Hit 89 00:04:40,480 --> 00:04:42,159 Speaker 1: that game a little bit later in the show, but 90 00:04:42,240 --> 00:04:44,479 Speaker 1: that's off the board. So there are twelve picks that 91 00:04:44,560 --> 00:04:47,599 Speaker 1: you have, and best of luck to you, because yes, 92 00:04:47,720 --> 00:04:50,039 Speaker 1: you you you're looking out for others right now, not 93 00:04:50,080 --> 00:04:52,400 Speaker 1: picking for yourself. Well, I'm picking for Nick Shook, and 94 00:04:52,480 --> 00:04:55,160 Speaker 1: so I already know because the way his Sundays organized 95 00:04:55,160 --> 00:04:57,320 Speaker 1: that I don't want to put him into some sort 96 00:04:57,360 --> 00:05:01,680 Speaker 1: of work tornado. So what I'm offering is, because there's 97 00:05:01,720 --> 00:05:03,479 Speaker 1: probably there aren't a ton of great games on this 98 00:05:03,600 --> 00:05:06,320 Speaker 1: late let's be real, I'm offering to move down a 99 00:05:06,360 --> 00:05:10,000 Speaker 1: few slots if someone would business. I'm open for business, 100 00:05:10,040 --> 00:05:11,520 Speaker 1: but I have a different type of thing. I'm not 101 00:05:11,560 --> 00:05:14,240 Speaker 1: looking to jump up to number one next week when 102 00:05:14,240 --> 00:05:16,640 Speaker 1: it's week seventeen and a bunch of teams are packing 103 00:05:16,640 --> 00:05:19,080 Speaker 1: it up and send people that I are. I if 104 00:05:19,200 --> 00:05:23,080 Speaker 1: if there is a SNAPOOS scenario week sixteen where I 105 00:05:23,120 --> 00:05:27,080 Speaker 1: am tagged with a between Week sixteen or week seventeen. 106 00:05:27,600 --> 00:05:29,720 Speaker 1: You maybe don't have to do anything. You maybe have 107 00:05:29,800 --> 00:05:33,400 Speaker 1: no no give back in this trade. If there's a 108 00:05:33,400 --> 00:05:36,320 Speaker 1: scenario where I get snaked into four games versus three, 109 00:05:36,839 --> 00:05:39,400 Speaker 1: the person who accepts this trade would take my fourth game. 110 00:05:40,600 --> 00:05:44,400 Speaker 1: It's less work, is what I'm seeking to do. So 111 00:05:44,800 --> 00:05:46,640 Speaker 1: someone can jump right into number one, and maybe you 112 00:05:46,640 --> 00:05:52,040 Speaker 1: don't even get into this situation. I'll take it, all right, West, careful? 113 00:05:52,240 --> 00:05:54,080 Speaker 1: So what what pick? Where's what pick? Is he at? 114 00:05:54,120 --> 00:05:56,159 Speaker 1: You now pick third, Mark and West is picking first 115 00:05:56,200 --> 00:05:59,440 Speaker 1: overall game? Very clean trade? All right. I'm taking the 116 00:05:59,600 --> 00:06:02,640 Speaker 1: Houston Texans at the Tennessee Titans. I think it's the 117 00:06:02,640 --> 00:06:05,080 Speaker 1: best game of the week. It is a good trade 118 00:06:05,080 --> 00:06:07,520 Speaker 1: for you us, probably the most meaningful game of the week. 119 00:06:07,760 --> 00:06:10,559 Speaker 1: It's my Titans, which I am now claiming again after 120 00:06:11,520 --> 00:06:14,119 Speaker 1: throwing throwing them into the garbage in about week five. 121 00:06:14,960 --> 00:06:19,120 Speaker 1: What about your you know, four year long infatuation Marcus Mariota, 122 00:06:19,200 --> 00:06:23,360 Speaker 1: You think that that ended about two years ago when 123 00:06:23,880 --> 00:06:25,600 Speaker 1: just getting there. There was some talk in the off 124 00:06:25,640 --> 00:06:28,080 Speaker 1: season going into this season as well know. The talk 125 00:06:28,200 --> 00:06:31,320 Speaker 1: was Adam Humphrey's signing. I believe Meanwhile, he likes Winston's 126 00:06:31,320 --> 00:06:33,119 Speaker 1: bucks right the way you would talk about an ex 127 00:06:33,200 --> 00:06:35,560 Speaker 1: not not a current flame. The talk was that the 128 00:06:35,600 --> 00:06:38,960 Speaker 1: Titans still believed in Mariota and that Tannehill was simply 129 00:06:39,040 --> 00:06:42,880 Speaker 1: for depth. But you know that plan went awry when 130 00:06:42,920 --> 00:06:45,520 Speaker 1: Mariota could not navigate the pocket or looked a lot 131 00:06:45,560 --> 00:06:48,240 Speaker 1: like Mason Rudolph and navigating the pocket. So now we 132 00:06:48,279 --> 00:06:51,440 Speaker 1: have Ryan Tannehill in here. As I said Tuesday, he 133 00:06:51,520 --> 00:06:53,920 Speaker 1: has a chance to become the first quarterback in history 134 00:06:54,760 --> 00:06:58,360 Speaker 1: to complete seventy of his passes at over ten adjusted 135 00:06:58,440 --> 00:07:01,960 Speaker 1: yards per attempt, and he he is averaging the most 136 00:07:02,040 --> 00:07:04,680 Speaker 1: yards per drop back in the NFL this year. So 137 00:07:04,920 --> 00:07:06,920 Speaker 1: to me, the favorite for Comeback Player of the Year 138 00:07:06,920 --> 00:07:10,160 Speaker 1: honors a no brainer to sign to a new contract 139 00:07:10,280 --> 00:07:13,200 Speaker 1: or franchise tag. You try to get a quarterback plane 140 00:07:13,200 --> 00:07:14,800 Speaker 1: at this high of a level for this long of 141 00:07:14,840 --> 00:07:17,160 Speaker 1: a stretch of games. And he's got a lot of 142 00:07:17,200 --> 00:07:20,000 Speaker 1: big games to go. I mean, we've got two games 143 00:07:20,000 --> 00:07:23,720 Speaker 1: here against the Texans in the last three weeks. If 144 00:07:23,760 --> 00:07:26,840 Speaker 1: the Titans can sweep, that they win the division. If 145 00:07:26,840 --> 00:07:30,200 Speaker 1: they don't sweep, that, the Texans are very likely to 146 00:07:30,240 --> 00:07:33,600 Speaker 1: win the division if they split, because the Texans not 147 00:07:33,680 --> 00:07:37,640 Speaker 1: only have the division tiebreak record ahead of the Texans, 148 00:07:37,640 --> 00:07:39,200 Speaker 1: so if they have the same record, they're gonna win 149 00:07:39,200 --> 00:07:42,280 Speaker 1: the division. But Tennessee also has to host New Orleans 150 00:07:42,360 --> 00:07:44,440 Speaker 1: next week. That's a that's a tricky one. So it 151 00:07:44,520 --> 00:07:49,080 Speaker 1: might take the Titans sweeping the Texans to win the division. 152 00:07:49,160 --> 00:07:50,880 Speaker 1: And the way they're playing, I mean, I think they 153 00:07:50,960 --> 00:07:53,520 Speaker 1: got a chance because I don't know which Texans defense is. 154 00:07:54,200 --> 00:07:56,000 Speaker 1: I could totally see it because I, you know, watching 155 00:07:56,080 --> 00:07:58,600 Speaker 1: both of these teams over the past couple of weeks. 156 00:07:58,680 --> 00:08:00,760 Speaker 1: It's not I don't care what happened. And a couple 157 00:08:00,800 --> 00:08:04,560 Speaker 1: of months ago, tell me the you know, important area 158 00:08:05,000 --> 00:08:08,040 Speaker 1: where Houston is a better team right now and more 159 00:08:08,080 --> 00:08:10,400 Speaker 1: consistent than the Titans. I struggle to find it. And 160 00:08:10,440 --> 00:08:12,960 Speaker 1: I know you're gonna go quarterback potentially, and I believe 161 00:08:12,960 --> 00:08:16,160 Speaker 1: in Deshaun Watson still, but Ryan Tannehill, you could not 162 00:08:16,200 --> 00:08:18,680 Speaker 1: ask him to do literally anything more. The same trap 163 00:08:18,760 --> 00:08:20,840 Speaker 1: that we were all on the same page on with Sunday, 164 00:08:20,880 --> 00:08:23,840 Speaker 1: which was like that comment is kind of easy to 165 00:08:23,880 --> 00:08:27,960 Speaker 1: make today, but this time last week that was not 166 00:08:28,080 --> 00:08:29,800 Speaker 1: maybe a comment that was so easy to make after 167 00:08:29,800 --> 00:08:31,760 Speaker 1: they spank the page, I like being in a trap. 168 00:08:32,040 --> 00:08:35,600 Speaker 1: So we'll see how that goes. Who knows which version 169 00:08:35,600 --> 00:08:37,520 Speaker 1: of the text. I'm just saying the tight The Titans, though, 170 00:08:37,559 --> 00:08:40,160 Speaker 1: have been pretty consistent in My issue with them and 171 00:08:40,240 --> 00:08:44,680 Speaker 1: all of us is that they'll sweep back and forth. Exactly. 172 00:08:44,720 --> 00:08:46,760 Speaker 1: It's the Texans right now that I feel weak to 173 00:08:46,840 --> 00:08:49,359 Speaker 1: week and they have will fuller back so that that 174 00:08:49,480 --> 00:08:51,679 Speaker 1: seems to be kind of like you know, you practice 175 00:08:51,679 --> 00:08:53,920 Speaker 1: at least today. That seems to be their Jenga piece 176 00:08:53,920 --> 00:08:56,080 Speaker 1: on offense to some degree. But I don't know what 177 00:08:56,160 --> 00:08:58,559 Speaker 1: you can count on, even from Deshaun Watson and what's 178 00:08:58,600 --> 00:09:00,600 Speaker 1: what's around him week to weeks had some bad games, 179 00:09:00,800 --> 00:09:03,000 Speaker 1: I would not count that man out there. Waited d 180 00:09:03,120 --> 00:09:05,920 Speaker 1: v O A which factor which places more emphasis on 181 00:09:06,000 --> 00:09:09,320 Speaker 1: recent games than early season games. They are thirtieth in defense. 182 00:09:09,400 --> 00:09:11,840 Speaker 1: This is not a good defense, right, That's that's the 183 00:09:11,840 --> 00:09:13,520 Speaker 1: thing I would be worried about. They cooked up a 184 00:09:13,520 --> 00:09:16,840 Speaker 1: good game plan against the Patriots, but for the most part, 185 00:09:17,080 --> 00:09:20,680 Speaker 1: the Titans defense is more talented, more consistent. That the 186 00:09:20,720 --> 00:09:23,400 Speaker 1: Titans offense has hit so many big plays it's a 187 00:09:23,400 --> 00:09:27,240 Speaker 1: little unsustainable. I mean, Tanne Hills throw has hit on 188 00:09:27,440 --> 00:09:29,960 Speaker 1: so many of his long plays. I mean they've been 189 00:09:29,960 --> 00:09:32,360 Speaker 1: great throws. A J. Brown and his receivers are making 190 00:09:32,360 --> 00:09:35,319 Speaker 1: plays for him that you can't count on that every week, 191 00:09:35,360 --> 00:09:37,079 Speaker 1: I would I kind of expect to shoot out here. 192 00:09:37,120 --> 00:09:39,680 Speaker 1: I don't really totally trust the Titans defense, and I 193 00:09:39,720 --> 00:09:42,559 Speaker 1: do think DeShawn Watson in a big time spot is 194 00:09:42,559 --> 00:09:44,880 Speaker 1: gonna play well and that this thing could be in 195 00:09:44,880 --> 00:09:47,680 Speaker 1: the thirties and could be a perfect first pick because 196 00:09:47,679 --> 00:09:50,480 Speaker 1: there'll be a lot of entertainment. Oh yeah, grass Field, 197 00:09:51,960 --> 00:09:53,719 Speaker 1: I I mean we it's Week fifteen, and this is 198 00:09:53,760 --> 00:09:56,200 Speaker 1: the best game on on the board, and let's since 199 00:09:56,240 --> 00:09:58,920 Speaker 1: we're here, let's now like look back, I look back 200 00:09:58,920 --> 00:10:01,520 Speaker 1: in time, you know, on the draft day, like, oh 201 00:10:01,600 --> 00:10:05,440 Speaker 1: this this time last year, the greatest number one overall selection, 202 00:10:05,600 --> 00:10:07,480 Speaker 1: the old zeus A nailed it last week with the 203 00:10:07,559 --> 00:10:09,640 Speaker 1: Game of the Year, and just you know what a 204 00:10:09,679 --> 00:10:12,040 Speaker 1: moment it was for me to to have all those 205 00:10:12,040 --> 00:10:13,920 Speaker 1: great games to choose from a number one and over 206 00:10:13,960 --> 00:10:15,920 Speaker 1: on how easy it is that was. Like drafted Patrick 207 00:10:17,200 --> 00:10:19,360 Speaker 1: forty nine, everyone went to take him a game. I 208 00:10:19,880 --> 00:10:21,800 Speaker 1: went with my gut and I was paid off. And 209 00:10:21,840 --> 00:10:25,400 Speaker 1: now West, this is I think you made the common downstairs. Greg, 210 00:10:25,960 --> 00:10:28,640 Speaker 1: this is like the Eric Fisher draft of of game 211 00:10:28,720 --> 00:10:32,000 Speaker 1: draft like luck and you're taking Eric Fisher. The fourth 212 00:10:32,120 --> 00:10:34,640 Speaker 1: or fifth best game last week would would be better 213 00:10:35,120 --> 00:10:38,760 Speaker 1: than this game. You do love the NFC South with 214 00:10:38,800 --> 00:10:41,280 Speaker 1: your all your heart, don't. I can't stand the Jaguars. 215 00:10:41,360 --> 00:10:44,160 Speaker 1: I like the Titans. I'm looking forward to this one. 216 00:10:44,160 --> 00:10:46,120 Speaker 1: It's a good pick. He's been on this Titans thing, 217 00:10:46,160 --> 00:10:47,880 Speaker 1: like I. You gotta hang. I thought you might lock 218 00:10:47,960 --> 00:10:49,560 Speaker 1: them up here in a big spot. I was thinking 219 00:10:49,600 --> 00:10:54,079 Speaker 1: about it. No, I thought about it. But you can't. 220 00:10:54,200 --> 00:10:56,840 Speaker 1: I mean, Dan knows this as well. Just when you 221 00:10:56,920 --> 00:11:00,520 Speaker 1: count the Texans out, then Deshaun Watson and in DeAndre 222 00:11:00,760 --> 00:11:07,040 Speaker 1: I have too much respect for dangerous team against too stressful. 223 00:11:07,400 --> 00:11:10,320 Speaker 1: That's exactly all right. The next pick goes to Greg Rosenthal. 224 00:11:10,360 --> 00:11:13,480 Speaker 1: All right, I'm gonna take a late game. I'm taking 225 00:11:13,600 --> 00:11:18,080 Speaker 1: Rams Cowboys. Uh. That would have been my first pick. 226 00:11:18,280 --> 00:11:20,160 Speaker 1: And it's one of those games where, yeah, this isn't 227 00:11:20,160 --> 00:11:22,920 Speaker 1: gonna decide. I don't think who wins the super Bowl, 228 00:11:22,960 --> 00:11:27,200 Speaker 1: but it's a perfect Week fifteen game where the culmination, 229 00:11:27,280 --> 00:11:29,960 Speaker 1: you know, things build throughout the season and the pressure 230 00:11:30,480 --> 00:11:33,280 Speaker 1: and the misery going on in Dallas right now has 231 00:11:33,320 --> 00:11:37,559 Speaker 1: been building throughout the season, whereas the Rams have shown 232 00:11:37,559 --> 00:11:39,720 Speaker 1: how you can flip a switch, how you can change 233 00:11:39,720 --> 00:11:42,280 Speaker 1: your identity, and then you can get a perfect matchup 234 00:11:42,320 --> 00:11:45,520 Speaker 1: in the perfect spot. To me, playing this Cowboys defense, 235 00:11:45,559 --> 00:11:48,360 Speaker 1: who has been so bad against the run is perfect 236 00:11:48,400 --> 00:11:51,320 Speaker 1: for a Rams team that's found their identity by running 237 00:11:51,360 --> 00:11:54,959 Speaker 1: the ball. Last week, Johnny Munt played thirty snaps more 238 00:11:55,000 --> 00:11:59,480 Speaker 1: than Cooper Cup. Josh Reynolds played twenty plus more snaps 239 00:11:59,520 --> 00:12:02,120 Speaker 1: than brand than Cooks because he's better at blocking. They're 240 00:12:02,160 --> 00:12:04,840 Speaker 1: just going full out. We're gonna do be a running 241 00:12:04,880 --> 00:12:06,800 Speaker 1: team with defense. I don't know if they do it 242 00:12:06,840 --> 00:12:08,360 Speaker 1: every week, but it makes a lot of sense to 243 00:12:08,360 --> 00:12:10,560 Speaker 1: do it this week because this Cowboys defense has been 244 00:12:10,640 --> 00:12:13,120 Speaker 1: laying down like dogs. Well, they're using Josh Reynolds on 245 00:12:13,200 --> 00:12:15,480 Speaker 1: sweeps and Jets sweeps and they're and they're they got 246 00:12:15,520 --> 00:12:18,319 Speaker 1: some of their creative moxieback. I feel like they did. 247 00:12:18,360 --> 00:12:20,360 Speaker 1: They were just boring and dull to watch, and it 248 00:12:20,400 --> 00:12:23,000 Speaker 1: has a lot to do with I think the offensive line. 249 00:12:23,040 --> 00:12:24,560 Speaker 1: There's a bit of an uptick there. They're not a 250 00:12:24,600 --> 00:12:29,360 Speaker 1: total raging disaster and their defense has given up. Opponents 251 00:12:29,400 --> 00:12:32,760 Speaker 1: have scored between six and ten points on offense against 252 00:12:32,760 --> 00:12:35,880 Speaker 1: the Rams outside of the Ravens outside of Ribbons game 253 00:12:36,000 --> 00:12:39,960 Speaker 1: seven seven or seven past opponents. The first team defense 254 00:12:40,440 --> 00:12:43,000 Speaker 1: outside of the Baltimore game has given up three touchdowns 255 00:12:43,000 --> 00:12:45,040 Speaker 1: since the Jalen Ramsey trade, and a lot of that 256 00:12:45,160 --> 00:12:47,720 Speaker 1: is schedule and I don't think they'll do that in 257 00:12:47,760 --> 00:12:52,120 Speaker 1: this game. But when their offenses is in rhythm, Jared 258 00:12:52,120 --> 00:12:54,760 Speaker 1: Goff is making some good in rhythm throws, especially outside 259 00:12:54,800 --> 00:12:57,520 Speaker 1: the pocket. I think their offense can keep up. In 260 00:12:57,559 --> 00:13:00,640 Speaker 1: their defense at least limit Dallas, who you know all season. 261 00:13:00,679 --> 00:13:03,679 Speaker 1: They're kind of the team that that analytics can't figure 262 00:13:03,720 --> 00:13:06,199 Speaker 1: out because they shouldn't be as bad as they are, 263 00:13:06,320 --> 00:13:08,440 Speaker 1: and yet you just don't have any faces. Yeah, this 264 00:13:08,480 --> 00:13:11,880 Speaker 1: is not a team I wouldn't lock up against or 265 00:13:11,960 --> 00:13:15,280 Speaker 1: for them either, because are they like seeing about the 266 00:13:15,360 --> 00:13:18,360 Speaker 1: Rams too? I like the Rams and this complete freefall 267 00:13:18,440 --> 00:13:21,600 Speaker 1: right now or they have been? They have been. They 268 00:13:21,640 --> 00:13:24,960 Speaker 1: laid down last week. That happened, so do they laid 269 00:13:25,000 --> 00:13:27,840 Speaker 1: down pretty bad on on Thanksgiving? To that? I think 270 00:13:27,920 --> 00:13:30,320 Speaker 1: that was more bad luck. That was randomness that that 271 00:13:30,400 --> 00:13:33,160 Speaker 1: happened in that stretch there, But they absolutely laid down 272 00:13:33,240 --> 00:13:35,080 Speaker 1: last week, and I don't know if you can predict 273 00:13:35,120 --> 00:13:37,079 Speaker 1: those things. Did they have? They given up on Jason 274 00:13:37,080 --> 00:13:40,800 Speaker 1: Garrett for good. I've been joining Dan's bookmaking projects over 275 00:13:40,840 --> 00:13:44,680 Speaker 1: that they're basic. Their defense is basic, and they count 276 00:13:45,000 --> 00:13:47,760 Speaker 1: on them to execute. It's, you know, one of those 277 00:13:47,760 --> 00:13:50,720 Speaker 1: defense where they don't try to confuse anyone. They're counting 278 00:13:50,720 --> 00:13:53,079 Speaker 1: on people to fly to the ball. And remember how 279 00:13:53,160 --> 00:13:55,000 Speaker 1: fast they were a year ago. They really missed late 280 00:13:55,000 --> 00:13:57,920 Speaker 1: in vander esh and they counted them to be fundamentally 281 00:13:58,040 --> 00:14:00,000 Speaker 1: sound and not give a big place. And that's everything 282 00:14:00,040 --> 00:14:01,800 Speaker 1: they're doing. They miss a ton of tackles, they give 283 00:14:01,880 --> 00:14:04,280 Speaker 1: up big plays. He just the PFF has the Cowboys 284 00:14:04,360 --> 00:14:06,240 Speaker 1: as the overall if you look at you stacked the 285 00:14:06,240 --> 00:14:09,439 Speaker 1: teams from top to bottom across all metrics, the fourth 286 00:14:10,040 --> 00:14:12,360 Speaker 1: best team in the NFL based on their talent and 287 00:14:12,400 --> 00:14:15,000 Speaker 1: how they're producing. And I do think that you are 288 00:14:15,040 --> 00:14:17,559 Speaker 1: at a point that's different than before with Erry Jones 289 00:14:17,800 --> 00:14:20,720 Speaker 1: and Jason Garrett, where Jerry Jones is the rare owner 290 00:14:20,720 --> 00:14:23,720 Speaker 1: that has a weekly radio show where he's dropping verbal 291 00:14:23,800 --> 00:14:27,280 Speaker 1: fire bombs, raising questions about your coach, and that it's 292 00:14:27,320 --> 00:14:29,840 Speaker 1: the locker room you lose their main fire bombs right. 293 00:14:29,840 --> 00:14:31,680 Speaker 1: If it's not, if it's the players that are thinking, 294 00:14:31,760 --> 00:14:34,040 Speaker 1: so much change is coming, we gotta start playing for 295 00:14:34,040 --> 00:14:35,720 Speaker 1: our own jobs. We're gonna have a new coach in here. 296 00:14:36,040 --> 00:14:38,160 Speaker 1: Bad situation. I find the Rams to be kind of 297 00:14:38,160 --> 00:14:41,640 Speaker 1: fascinating right now because I think everyone wrote them off 298 00:14:41,680 --> 00:14:43,880 Speaker 1: as a lost cause this year, and they had bottomed out. 299 00:14:43,880 --> 00:14:47,280 Speaker 1: Of course in that primetime loss to Lamar Jackson and 300 00:14:47,320 --> 00:14:51,240 Speaker 1: the Ravens. Um you guys all wanted to fork them, Yes, 301 00:14:51,440 --> 00:14:52,920 Speaker 1: I think, and I think a lot of people thought 302 00:14:52,960 --> 00:14:55,200 Speaker 1: they just were broken and something needed to be addressed 303 00:14:55,200 --> 00:14:57,400 Speaker 1: in the offseason. But the stat and good stat by 304 00:14:57,480 --> 00:15:02,200 Speaker 1: NFL Media Research Tyler Higbee, Robert Woods, Todd Gurley go 305 00:15:02,280 --> 00:15:05,200 Speaker 1: over one hundred yards from scrimmage back to back weeks, 306 00:15:05,720 --> 00:15:08,320 Speaker 1: has not happened where a trio of teammates did that 307 00:15:08,480 --> 00:15:13,800 Speaker 1: since the great two thousand troika of uh Randy Mollas, 308 00:15:13,880 --> 00:15:18,560 Speaker 1: Chris Carter and Jake Read underrated Robert Smith. So I 309 00:15:18,600 --> 00:15:20,640 Speaker 1: mean that is this when you have a stat like that, 310 00:15:20,720 --> 00:15:24,680 Speaker 1: your offenses humming. Is this team peaking at the exact 311 00:15:24,800 --> 00:15:27,080 Speaker 1: right time after a really slow start to the season. 312 00:15:27,320 --> 00:15:29,160 Speaker 1: This is when you want to peak in December feels 313 00:15:29,160 --> 00:15:30,840 Speaker 1: like a nice time to start. And they've been in 314 00:15:30,880 --> 00:15:32,760 Speaker 1: big games and they've won big games. I mean, that's 315 00:15:32,760 --> 00:15:34,560 Speaker 1: the thing. They're the most they're the winning this team 316 00:15:34,560 --> 00:15:36,680 Speaker 1: in the NFC over the last three years since since 317 00:15:36,720 --> 00:15:40,120 Speaker 1: Sean McVeigh arrived, and the Cowboys have shown us this 318 00:15:40,200 --> 00:15:42,040 Speaker 1: here not to be trusted, and we love them again 319 00:15:42,040 --> 00:15:44,120 Speaker 1: and start cranking that pr machine. I was gonna say, 320 00:15:44,160 --> 00:15:47,240 Speaker 1: if if they do end up making the playoffs, that 321 00:15:47,360 --> 00:15:49,040 Speaker 1: there should be a little bit of like a oh, 322 00:15:49,080 --> 00:15:51,120 Speaker 1: we kind of missed this one because they still they 323 00:15:51,120 --> 00:15:54,000 Speaker 1: still had the players. They had the best defensive player 324 00:15:54,000 --> 00:15:56,360 Speaker 1: on the planet, they had skill posited players, and they 325 00:15:56,400 --> 00:15:59,080 Speaker 1: had a great head coach and a great DC that 326 00:15:59,160 --> 00:16:00,960 Speaker 1: maybe you just gotta let it breathe something. Well. I 327 00:16:00,960 --> 00:16:02,800 Speaker 1: don't want a problem though, saying that where we were 328 00:16:02,840 --> 00:16:05,480 Speaker 1: a month and a half ago, they were boring, defunct, 329 00:16:05,920 --> 00:16:09,120 Speaker 1: stop playing three weeks ago? Right and who which is 330 00:16:09,160 --> 00:16:12,160 Speaker 1: not my point, that is that's obvious, but we're wrong 331 00:16:12,200 --> 00:16:13,800 Speaker 1: with a bunch of not a bunch figure it out, 332 00:16:13,840 --> 00:16:15,520 Speaker 1: and they seem to have figured it out. Who would 333 00:16:15,520 --> 00:16:17,200 Speaker 1: have guessed a month ago that Golf would be the 334 00:16:17,240 --> 00:16:23,040 Speaker 1: quarterback in this matchup, playing with confidence, decisiveness, upper tempo. Yeah, 335 00:16:23,120 --> 00:16:25,000 Speaker 1: I let's see it, Doc, I mean, let's see it. 336 00:16:25,080 --> 00:16:28,000 Speaker 1: Cooper Dock. I do believe in this offense, and I 337 00:16:28,040 --> 00:16:30,720 Speaker 1: think they can play much better. You gotta this is 338 00:16:30,760 --> 00:16:32,200 Speaker 1: a game. You gotta see it. Golf did of a 339 00:16:32,240 --> 00:16:34,960 Speaker 1: couple of bad turnovers against the Seahawks. That happens against Seattle, 340 00:16:34,960 --> 00:16:39,760 Speaker 1: but it wasn't total pristine. Uh, Mark, You're up alright, 341 00:16:39,760 --> 00:16:42,440 Speaker 1: so you know, and that's again I'm you know, I'm 342 00:16:42,480 --> 00:16:45,360 Speaker 1: a GM in filling picking for our friend Nick Shook, 343 00:16:45,360 --> 00:16:47,240 Speaker 1: and I know that he's gonna be You're like Mike 344 00:16:47,360 --> 00:16:51,120 Speaker 1: mccagnan last he didn't know it, he didn't know it. 345 00:16:51,200 --> 00:16:53,280 Speaker 1: I'm the what's his name, the iceberg or whatever they 346 00:16:53,280 --> 00:16:57,440 Speaker 1: called him, the glacier glacier. I'm the glacier that's about 347 00:16:57,440 --> 00:17:00,280 Speaker 1: as effective as this tress. You're like a penny counter, 348 00:17:00,480 --> 00:17:04,080 Speaker 1: basically asked. I don't know why I just made that comparison. 349 00:17:04,119 --> 00:17:06,720 Speaker 1: That's not helping me at all. But I am gonna 350 00:17:06,760 --> 00:17:09,240 Speaker 1: go Browns at Cardinals because it's a late game. This 351 00:17:09,400 --> 00:17:11,879 Speaker 1: is Shook's home team. It is a great big and well, 352 00:17:11,920 --> 00:17:13,840 Speaker 1: you know, but Shook it shook as a Browns dude, 353 00:17:13,880 --> 00:17:17,200 Speaker 1: and they are clinging to those last gasps of life 354 00:17:17,240 --> 00:17:19,000 Speaker 1: before you know, this guy the game where they get 355 00:17:19,000 --> 00:17:21,040 Speaker 1: thrown off the cliff and you know, and Act two 356 00:17:21,119 --> 00:17:22,760 Speaker 1: ends and you say goodbye to that character and the 357 00:17:22,800 --> 00:17:24,880 Speaker 1: rest move on. I mean, that's where the Browns are. 358 00:17:25,000 --> 00:17:29,000 Speaker 1: It is interesting that Football Outsiders points out that the 359 00:17:29,040 --> 00:17:33,199 Speaker 1: Browns have played as an offense the hardest lineup of 360 00:17:33,320 --> 00:17:35,920 Speaker 1: defenses in the entire league this season, and it certainly 361 00:17:35,960 --> 00:17:38,600 Speaker 1: showed in ways that you know, I was watching that 362 00:17:39,240 --> 00:17:41,040 Speaker 1: and you should check this out, whether you like him 363 00:17:41,119 --> 00:17:42,639 Speaker 1: or not, or either of them like him or not. 364 00:17:42,800 --> 00:17:45,919 Speaker 1: Belichick and Nick sab in the HBO documentary where they 365 00:17:45,920 --> 00:17:47,480 Speaker 1: sit down and talk for about an hour and a half, 366 00:17:47,920 --> 00:17:50,280 Speaker 1: it's it's just insane to watch. But some of my 367 00:17:50,400 --> 00:17:53,160 Speaker 1: favorite parts of it are, you know, and there's old 368 00:17:53,600 --> 00:17:57,040 Speaker 1: hark back clips and current clips of Belichick huddling with 369 00:17:57,160 --> 00:18:00,440 Speaker 1: young players and basically and Greg, you was special, would 370 00:18:00,560 --> 00:18:05,040 Speaker 1: totally fetishize this because it's your world game situations. He's 371 00:18:05,040 --> 00:18:07,639 Speaker 1: shouting at them saying like there are there's a minute 372 00:18:07,640 --> 00:18:10,159 Speaker 1: fifty eight left, you know, we've got two timeouts. They 373 00:18:10,160 --> 00:18:11,680 Speaker 1: do this, what should you do so, and I'm thinking, 374 00:18:11,720 --> 00:18:13,440 Speaker 1: I don't know answer to any of these questions, but 375 00:18:13,480 --> 00:18:15,919 Speaker 1: I think you might, Greg, but he's teaching. I've been 376 00:18:15,920 --> 00:18:19,159 Speaker 1: saving this one for the weekend when ye put him 377 00:18:19,200 --> 00:18:21,160 Speaker 1: to bed and you just have a little Greg time. 378 00:18:21,680 --> 00:18:25,080 Speaker 1: It struck me, though, watching that, that there are probably 379 00:18:25,720 --> 00:18:29,280 Speaker 1: a vast majority of coaches that cannot get that done 380 00:18:29,280 --> 00:18:32,199 Speaker 1: and cannot communicate that to players or the rest of 381 00:18:32,200 --> 00:18:35,000 Speaker 1: their coaching staff, and to West's point, needs someone up 382 00:18:35,000 --> 00:18:36,560 Speaker 1: in their ear to do that. And it it struck 383 00:18:36,600 --> 00:18:39,800 Speaker 1: me that Freddie kitches as the most first year thing 384 00:18:39,800 --> 00:18:44,360 Speaker 1: about him is situational football and the team seemingly losing 385 00:18:44,400 --> 00:18:47,320 Speaker 1: its way for big chunks of time in a row. Now, 386 00:18:47,480 --> 00:18:49,640 Speaker 1: this is meant to be this easy part of their schedule, 387 00:18:49,640 --> 00:18:51,760 Speaker 1: and they have won games, but as we mentioned on 388 00:18:51,800 --> 00:18:54,560 Speaker 1: the Recap show last year, every win seems to be 389 00:18:54,600 --> 00:18:57,240 Speaker 1: tinged with some element of darkness where you can't really 390 00:18:57,320 --> 00:19:00,800 Speaker 1: enjoy this season. If they won this game, you begin 391 00:19:00,920 --> 00:19:03,080 Speaker 1: to look at the overall experience and say, do we 392 00:19:03,160 --> 00:19:05,680 Speaker 1: keep this coach or do we not? Because Cliff Kingsbury 393 00:19:05,720 --> 00:19:08,040 Speaker 1: has lost six in a row with the Cardinals, team 394 00:19:08,080 --> 00:19:10,359 Speaker 1: that's somewhat falling off a cliff, but no one's talking 395 00:19:10,400 --> 00:19:12,960 Speaker 1: about him the same way. There's all this heat and 396 00:19:13,040 --> 00:19:19,400 Speaker 1: pressure around Kitchens. Expectations were totally Expectations may have been unfair. 397 00:19:19,720 --> 00:19:23,760 Speaker 1: I agree. It's because Kingsbury's offense has improved dramatically, whereas 398 00:19:23,800 --> 00:19:26,959 Speaker 1: Kitchens is an offensive guy, and that's clearly been the 399 00:19:27,000 --> 00:19:29,439 Speaker 1: problem with the Browns. Yeah. I mean, I feel like 400 00:19:29,480 --> 00:19:31,800 Speaker 1: you have the you know, the NFL leading rusher and 401 00:19:31,880 --> 00:19:34,480 Speaker 1: Nick Chubb who is about to become he's leading the 402 00:19:34,600 --> 00:19:37,359 Speaker 1: NFL and rushing in rushing yards yea. And he is 403 00:19:37,359 --> 00:19:39,880 Speaker 1: about to become the first Brown running Rounds running back 404 00:19:39,880 --> 00:19:41,840 Speaker 1: in the history of the Cleveland Browns. And they have 405 00:19:41,960 --> 00:19:45,840 Speaker 1: one very awesome running back to open his season, his 406 00:19:46,080 --> 00:19:48,600 Speaker 1: career with back to back thousand yard years. He's been 407 00:19:48,640 --> 00:19:50,800 Speaker 1: a rock for them week after week. I would just 408 00:19:50,840 --> 00:19:54,160 Speaker 1: say that that's what they have. If I'm playing the Cardinals, 409 00:19:54,200 --> 00:19:57,040 Speaker 1: you just don't get too tricky here, don't get too fancy. 410 00:19:57,359 --> 00:19:59,920 Speaker 1: Do what you do well against a really bad past defensive. 411 00:20:00,040 --> 00:20:02,960 Speaker 1: So this is one where Baker Mayfield should be able 412 00:20:03,000 --> 00:20:04,560 Speaker 1: to cook. I mean, it's a great matchup of young 413 00:20:04,640 --> 00:20:08,080 Speaker 1: quarterbacks for for a relatively bad game. I mean seeing 414 00:20:08,160 --> 00:20:11,160 Speaker 1: Kyler Murray and Baker Mayfield go at it, who are 415 00:20:11,200 --> 00:20:14,840 Speaker 1: former teammates. Seeing Baker Mayfield and Cliff Kingsbury go at 416 00:20:14,840 --> 00:20:17,840 Speaker 1: it who Baker used to hate Kingsbury because he didn't 417 00:20:17,840 --> 00:20:20,040 Speaker 1: play him and Baker had the transfer when they were 418 00:20:20,040 --> 00:20:23,480 Speaker 1: at Texas Tech. There's there's heat here. It's fun little 419 00:20:23,520 --> 00:20:28,280 Speaker 1: side with Uh. Maybe expectations should have been so high 420 00:20:28,400 --> 00:20:30,840 Speaker 1: if you put in a better head coach. This team 421 00:20:30,920 --> 00:20:33,560 Speaker 1: is contending for a playoff spot. I think, well, I'm 422 00:20:33,600 --> 00:20:36,040 Speaker 1: not happy with the coach. It's been a week to 423 00:20:36,080 --> 00:20:38,679 Speaker 1: week thing. But I do think it was one of 424 00:20:38,720 --> 00:20:41,800 Speaker 1: these teams where you're adding all these pieces in the 425 00:20:41,880 --> 00:20:44,560 Speaker 1: course of three or four months. And it might be 426 00:20:44,920 --> 00:20:47,280 Speaker 1: that's all about Baker, though he was hired because of 427 00:20:47,280 --> 00:20:51,040 Speaker 1: Baker and Baker's and Baas had a bad season, and 428 00:20:51,080 --> 00:20:53,439 Speaker 1: plenty of teams that add pieces in the off season 429 00:20:53,720 --> 00:20:57,480 Speaker 1: completely reworked their roster and flourish, Right, But this is 430 00:20:57,520 --> 00:21:00,119 Speaker 1: all to be fair. Yeah, this isn't an organization and 431 00:21:00,119 --> 00:21:03,359 Speaker 1: that's barely won any games over the last decade. And 432 00:21:03,359 --> 00:21:04,920 Speaker 1: if they get to eight and eight, that's not the word. 433 00:21:04,960 --> 00:21:07,879 Speaker 1: It's really just Baker. Baker hasn't played that well. You know, 434 00:21:07,920 --> 00:21:11,760 Speaker 1: I saw the stat about uncatchable balls over ten yards 435 00:21:11,760 --> 00:21:13,960 Speaker 1: and it was it was pointing out how Kyle Allen 436 00:21:14,040 --> 00:21:16,680 Speaker 1: basically has been the worst in the league with his receivers. 437 00:21:16,680 --> 00:21:19,720 Speaker 1: But who was thirtieth out of thirty two wide receivers 438 00:21:19,720 --> 00:21:23,000 Speaker 1: who qualified Odell Beckham in terms of uncatchable balls deep 439 00:21:23,080 --> 00:21:25,560 Speaker 1: throws the Odell Beckham they had no chance at. And 440 00:21:25,600 --> 00:21:29,120 Speaker 1: that's that's a reflection of Baker Mayfield. Well, that connection 441 00:21:29,200 --> 00:21:31,919 Speaker 1: nearly made back to beck spectacular plays last week, and 442 00:21:31,920 --> 00:21:34,359 Speaker 1: then there was another great Baker Mayfield throw to the 443 00:21:34,400 --> 00:21:37,800 Speaker 1: sideline that Jarvis Landry nearly came down with two. So 444 00:21:37,840 --> 00:21:40,400 Speaker 1: I think Baker's numbers could have been so much better 445 00:21:40,480 --> 00:21:43,280 Speaker 1: last week, and that interception should have been maybe a fumble, 446 00:21:43,359 --> 00:21:46,600 Speaker 1: but not an interset. Arvis Landry has my respect for him. 447 00:21:46,640 --> 00:21:49,160 Speaker 1: Just watching him wee week has doubled and tripled. I mean, 448 00:21:49,160 --> 00:21:52,680 Speaker 1: he has been the dude for them. Beckham is gonna 449 00:21:52,680 --> 00:21:55,400 Speaker 1: be God. I think the off season that report from 450 00:21:55,480 --> 00:22:00,920 Speaker 1: Yahoo Charles Robinson was not not a side that he's there. 451 00:22:02,160 --> 00:22:04,359 Speaker 1: I think anything could happen. It surprises me in the 452 00:22:04,440 --> 00:22:06,280 Speaker 1: in the in the world, and you're like kind of 453 00:22:06,280 --> 00:22:09,119 Speaker 1: worried about the guy because he okay, like in a 454 00:22:09,160 --> 00:22:12,400 Speaker 1: mental headspace point that he's very down about what the 455 00:22:12,400 --> 00:22:14,600 Speaker 1: direction of his career, that he never you know, he 456 00:22:14,680 --> 00:22:17,560 Speaker 1: was hoping to go somewhere else. Uh, Cleveland was not 457 00:22:17,680 --> 00:22:20,720 Speaker 1: his choice, not his destination. And in this era where 458 00:22:20,840 --> 00:22:24,119 Speaker 1: we're seeing a team player after player, these Marquet guys 459 00:22:24,200 --> 00:22:26,560 Speaker 1: kind of decide whether they want to stick around or not. 460 00:22:27,359 --> 00:22:30,359 Speaker 1: To me, everything's pointing to him making noise the way 461 00:22:30,359 --> 00:22:32,160 Speaker 1: and Jamal Adams is gonna make me know. If they 462 00:22:32,160 --> 00:22:33,840 Speaker 1: were winning, none of this would be know. And the 463 00:22:33,840 --> 00:22:36,760 Speaker 1: flip side was there was there were like flowery narratives 464 00:22:36,840 --> 00:22:39,520 Speaker 1: that were based in truth that Odell Beckham and Jarvis 465 00:22:39,560 --> 00:22:42,439 Speaker 1: Landry lifelong friends. They had waited their whole career for this. 466 00:22:42,480 --> 00:22:44,760 Speaker 1: And why is Beckham saying come get me to people 467 00:22:44,920 --> 00:22:47,520 Speaker 1: I don't know. We don't that's we don't know exactly 468 00:22:47,560 --> 00:22:49,879 Speaker 1: what words are being exchanged. But that was the disturbing report. 469 00:22:49,880 --> 00:22:51,880 Speaker 1: But Landry came out today strongly and said, no one 470 00:22:51,920 --> 00:22:55,800 Speaker 1: knows anything about Odell Beckham. He wants to be guy. 471 00:22:55,960 --> 00:23:00,480 Speaker 1: I didn't want him on my team. Uh, I would around, 472 00:23:00,560 --> 00:23:02,800 Speaker 1: I wouldn't build a team around a star wide receiver 473 00:23:02,880 --> 00:23:04,760 Speaker 1: to begin with, but that's not what they did. They 474 00:23:04,760 --> 00:23:07,840 Speaker 1: had a quarterback to all right, Uh, I am up, 475 00:23:08,040 --> 00:23:10,040 Speaker 1: I will this is good. I like this one because 476 00:23:10,040 --> 00:23:12,600 Speaker 1: it's two teams that I really want to see where 477 00:23:12,600 --> 00:23:17,960 Speaker 1: they're at for real, Bears at Packers, lambeau Field and uh, 478 00:23:18,080 --> 00:23:21,879 Speaker 1: my thoughts on this. My my initial thought is, uh, 479 00:23:21,920 --> 00:23:24,920 Speaker 1: you know, watch out Green Bay. And we talked about 480 00:23:24,920 --> 00:23:28,399 Speaker 1: on Tuesday what you people don't realize. Not you guys, 481 00:23:28,400 --> 00:23:31,520 Speaker 1: you guys know everything, but other people out there that 482 00:23:31,640 --> 00:23:34,200 Speaker 1: the Packers, despite the ten and three record, despite being 483 00:23:34,240 --> 00:23:37,320 Speaker 1: the second seed in the NFC, just not a lot 484 00:23:37,359 --> 00:23:40,760 Speaker 1: of not a lot of impressive wins. And of late, 485 00:23:41,080 --> 00:23:43,680 Speaker 1: the offense is is not cooking. We know the defense 486 00:23:43,840 --> 00:23:47,960 Speaker 1: can be manipulated and taken taken for a ride in 487 00:23:48,000 --> 00:23:50,920 Speaker 1: a big spot. We've seen it happen on several occasions 488 00:23:50,920 --> 00:23:53,880 Speaker 1: this year. And to West's point, and on the Power 489 00:23:53,960 --> 00:23:55,600 Speaker 1: Ranking Show I do with Matt money Smith, he made 490 00:23:55,640 --> 00:23:59,359 Speaker 1: the same point as us that while the reputation that 491 00:23:59,400 --> 00:24:02,960 Speaker 1: preceeds our Rogers as still being this goat like guy, 492 00:24:03,040 --> 00:24:04,679 Speaker 1: then you watch him in these games and he's just 493 00:24:04,760 --> 00:24:06,600 Speaker 1: holding the ball and holding the ball and holding the 494 00:24:06,600 --> 00:24:08,720 Speaker 1: ball and looking for that home run and it just 495 00:24:08,760 --> 00:24:12,720 Speaker 1: doesn't materialize in the three and out start piling up. Um, 496 00:24:12,800 --> 00:24:15,199 Speaker 1: So where are the Packers right now? While they're at 497 00:24:15,240 --> 00:24:18,320 Speaker 1: home and they're against the Bears team that obviously has 498 00:24:18,400 --> 00:24:21,080 Speaker 1: kind of salvaged their season, moved it out of the 499 00:24:21,080 --> 00:24:24,560 Speaker 1: embarrassment range. They they've given their fans the gift of 500 00:24:25,160 --> 00:24:28,000 Speaker 1: relevant December football, which I don't think anybody expected a 501 00:24:28,000 --> 00:24:30,840 Speaker 1: month ago. And most of all and Gregg, we talked 502 00:24:30,840 --> 00:24:35,680 Speaker 1: about it last Thursday. Um Mitchell Trobiskie, uh has his 503 00:24:35,760 --> 00:24:37,920 Speaker 1: confidence back. That's the biggest thing. You could see it 504 00:24:37,920 --> 00:24:41,320 Speaker 1: in his eyes when things are really going sideways earlier 505 00:24:41,320 --> 00:24:42,960 Speaker 1: this season that he was just he was not playing 506 00:24:42,960 --> 00:24:45,600 Speaker 1: with any confidence. And these guys that are not elite 507 00:24:45,680 --> 00:24:49,040 Speaker 1: level talents, um Mark Sanchez comes to mind from me 508 00:24:49,600 --> 00:24:52,040 Speaker 1: from my pass is a Jets fan, a guy that's 509 00:24:52,080 --> 00:24:54,200 Speaker 1: kind of either marginally talented or maybe a little better 510 00:24:54,240 --> 00:24:57,240 Speaker 1: than average. Playing with confidence will help push you over 511 00:24:57,280 --> 00:25:00,320 Speaker 1: the threshold. But if you start getting a bad place, dually, 512 00:25:00,640 --> 00:25:04,000 Speaker 1: you look absolutely terrible. So he's gotten out of that 513 00:25:04,240 --> 00:25:06,840 Speaker 1: bad zone and you see it on the field, both 514 00:25:06,840 --> 00:25:09,440 Speaker 1: in the throws he's making and also he's running the 515 00:25:09,480 --> 00:25:11,760 Speaker 1: ball a little bit now, and that's why I think 516 00:25:11,800 --> 00:25:14,440 Speaker 1: that this game is gonna be like if I had 517 00:25:14,440 --> 00:25:17,000 Speaker 1: to pick a game that would surprise people, the Bears 518 00:25:17,040 --> 00:25:20,000 Speaker 1: going into Lambeau and winning would not stun me. It 519 00:25:20,080 --> 00:25:22,680 Speaker 1: really would not. And am I crazy in thinking that? 520 00:25:23,440 --> 00:25:27,960 Speaker 1: So everybody's a Drabinsky believer now, I'm no, not a believer. 521 00:25:28,000 --> 00:25:29,480 Speaker 1: And he could have easily thrown a couple of picks. 522 00:25:29,520 --> 00:25:33,480 Speaker 1: He played the Giants, the Lions, and a Cowboys team 523 00:25:33,560 --> 00:25:35,680 Speaker 1: that has not been impressive on defense. I think that's 524 00:25:35,680 --> 00:25:36,960 Speaker 1: been a big part of it. I thought his best 525 00:25:36,960 --> 00:25:40,840 Speaker 1: game was definitely on Thanksgiving. Uh you know he was. 526 00:25:41,000 --> 00:25:42,680 Speaker 1: He was given a lot of short throws. I give 527 00:25:42,800 --> 00:25:47,400 Speaker 1: Neggie credit for cooking up the types of open receivers 528 00:25:47,560 --> 00:25:49,960 Speaker 1: and schemed up plays over the last three weeks that 529 00:25:50,000 --> 00:25:51,800 Speaker 1: we didn't really see the first half of the season, 530 00:25:51,840 --> 00:25:53,920 Speaker 1: which I think was a big part of their success 531 00:25:54,000 --> 00:25:57,000 Speaker 1: last year. I think Naggy and Drabinsky are working better 532 00:25:57,080 --> 00:25:59,880 Speaker 1: together and definitely using Drabinsky's legs as a big factor. 533 00:26:00,040 --> 00:26:03,720 Speaker 1: Rubisky as twenty one rush has some scheme, some scrambles 534 00:26:03,720 --> 00:26:06,240 Speaker 1: over the last three games, and that was utterly missing before. 535 00:26:06,280 --> 00:26:08,520 Speaker 1: And I think you pointed out West that when your 536 00:26:08,520 --> 00:26:10,800 Speaker 1: confidence is shaking and and you know things are just 537 00:26:10,840 --> 00:26:13,399 Speaker 1: not working, that the daring do is not there for 538 00:26:13,520 --> 00:26:15,520 Speaker 1: Robinsky and it wasn't and it but he's he has 539 00:26:15,520 --> 00:26:17,800 Speaker 1: shown I think more of what you thought you'd get 540 00:26:17,800 --> 00:26:20,480 Speaker 1: this year. But to Dan's point there, I don't, Well, 541 00:26:20,600 --> 00:26:22,639 Speaker 1: that's been him most at the time. But my my 542 00:26:22,720 --> 00:26:24,960 Speaker 1: questions are more about the Green Bay side of things, 543 00:26:24,960 --> 00:26:28,240 Speaker 1: just being able to explosively shut down an opponent. I mean, 544 00:26:28,280 --> 00:26:30,720 Speaker 1: I feel like Aaron Jones was had almost two hundred 545 00:26:30,800 --> 00:26:32,680 Speaker 1: yards against the Redskins, but the rest of that game 546 00:26:33,119 --> 00:26:35,640 Speaker 1: raised and our friend Ben Fennel, who does a nice 547 00:26:35,680 --> 00:26:38,000 Speaker 1: job with you know, especially a lot of Packers tape, 548 00:26:38,320 --> 00:26:40,680 Speaker 1: looked at Aaron Rodgers in that game and was just like, 549 00:26:40,760 --> 00:26:43,160 Speaker 1: what is happening with this guy that he's not he's 550 00:26:43,200 --> 00:26:46,080 Speaker 1: not pulling the trigger. I think was what Ben especially 551 00:26:46,240 --> 00:26:49,199 Speaker 1: was getting after where he had some open receivers and 552 00:26:49,359 --> 00:26:51,679 Speaker 1: just wasn't throwing it. It's been the same thing as 553 00:26:51,800 --> 00:26:54,600 Speaker 1: last year, and coaches keep taking the fall for it, 554 00:26:54,680 --> 00:26:57,960 Speaker 1: but sometimes you have to hit the underneath routes, just 555 00:26:57,960 --> 00:26:59,879 Speaker 1: pull the trigger on those throws and yet in the 556 00:27:00,040 --> 00:27:02,919 Speaker 1: playing a good Bears defense, not a they're not what 557 00:27:03,000 --> 00:27:04,840 Speaker 1: they were a year ago, but they're good. They're one 558 00:27:05,480 --> 00:27:07,119 Speaker 1: might be back this week. Yeah, they're and they're one 559 00:27:07,160 --> 00:27:09,960 Speaker 1: of the six seven best defense in the league. They 560 00:27:10,040 --> 00:27:12,920 Speaker 1: already held you know the Packers. Smith is out for 561 00:27:12,960 --> 00:27:14,639 Speaker 1: the year with a peck injury, which hurts. That's a 562 00:27:14,680 --> 00:27:16,560 Speaker 1: big loss. But this this game, to me, is one 563 00:27:16,600 --> 00:27:19,840 Speaker 1: of those questions it's impossible. There's no right answer, like 564 00:27:19,880 --> 00:27:22,240 Speaker 1: do you trust the body of work or do you 565 00:27:22,280 --> 00:27:24,200 Speaker 1: trust what you've seen the last three weeks? If you're 566 00:27:24,240 --> 00:27:26,199 Speaker 1: only looking at the last three weeks, the Bears are 567 00:27:26,200 --> 00:27:29,800 Speaker 1: playing better right now. You know the Packers got blown out. 568 00:27:29,960 --> 00:27:32,440 Speaker 1: I trust Aaron Rodgers more than Mitchell Robinsky, even when 569 00:27:32,440 --> 00:27:35,439 Speaker 1: Aaron Rodgers is slumpy. But I tend to trust the 570 00:27:35,480 --> 00:27:38,960 Speaker 1: body of work overall. I've seen too much bad football 571 00:27:39,560 --> 00:27:43,600 Speaker 1: out of Mitchell Drabinsky. I haven't seen this defense be impressive. 572 00:27:43,640 --> 00:27:46,520 Speaker 1: I haven't seen the running game really do anything that 573 00:27:46,560 --> 00:27:50,000 Speaker 1: I believe in In In terms of Montgomery and their offensive line, 574 00:27:50,480 --> 00:27:53,280 Speaker 1: and on the road against Green Bay, I think you 575 00:27:53,359 --> 00:27:55,680 Speaker 1: get the best Packers performance, and that's why I'm locking 576 00:27:55,760 --> 00:28:01,359 Speaker 1: up the pack And then I'm not gonna go to 577 00:28:01,400 --> 00:28:05,680 Speaker 1: the lock off. But that's what the desert people think 578 00:28:05,720 --> 00:28:09,560 Speaker 1: about this three and a half or four. I think 579 00:28:09,840 --> 00:28:11,639 Speaker 1: that's a man who can walk by the mirror and 580 00:28:11,680 --> 00:28:14,320 Speaker 1: look right in it. There were really many there were 581 00:28:14,480 --> 00:28:18,080 Speaker 1: flighting in that room. Yeah, some of these other games. 582 00:28:18,080 --> 00:28:20,600 Speaker 1: It's like a fun house mirror and it's there and 583 00:28:20,640 --> 00:28:23,160 Speaker 1: you're like, well, yea, I see one on here. That's 584 00:28:23,160 --> 00:28:27,320 Speaker 1: a fun house. Okay, Well that's gonna be a fun 585 00:28:27,440 --> 00:28:30,160 Speaker 1: stop the show there that gives even more like heat 586 00:28:30,200 --> 00:28:32,240 Speaker 1: to the game that I've selected. At the back of 587 00:28:32,240 --> 00:28:36,080 Speaker 1: this is like Lamar Jackson going thirty two overall, Uh, 588 00:28:36,320 --> 00:28:38,600 Speaker 1: how I got you right? And my find a site 589 00:28:38,600 --> 00:28:47,000 Speaker 1: in the news lock it off? Do what Tariko would do? 590 00:28:47,080 --> 00:28:50,240 Speaker 1: He would do it. By the way, how about Rodney 591 00:28:50,240 --> 00:28:52,720 Speaker 1: Harrison and this guy I put this on the radar 592 00:28:52,800 --> 00:28:55,880 Speaker 1: on a couple of weeks ago. Starts three and ten 593 00:28:55,960 --> 00:28:58,840 Speaker 1: on the Sunday night Football Picks on NBC comes on 594 00:28:58,920 --> 00:29:03,840 Speaker 1: the air this past Sunday and has the audacity, the audacity, 595 00:29:05,000 --> 00:29:09,840 Speaker 1: the stones, the onions to say to the call to 596 00:29:10,000 --> 00:29:14,000 Speaker 1: The reason I incorrectly picked ten of thirteen games is 597 00:29:14,040 --> 00:29:17,320 Speaker 1: because I was letting my son pick the games. I 598 00:29:17,320 --> 00:29:21,200 Speaker 1: don't even believe that he said it with a twinkling 599 00:29:21,680 --> 00:29:24,080 Speaker 1: I've watched that segment enough where it's like he's making 600 00:29:24,160 --> 00:29:26,800 Speaker 1: up his pick as he goes. What's worse if it's 601 00:29:26,840 --> 00:29:29,200 Speaker 1: a joker, If it's true, I mean he's throwing whether 602 00:29:29,320 --> 00:29:31,400 Speaker 1: whether or not you believe it or not, he's throwing 603 00:29:31,440 --> 00:29:34,720 Speaker 1: his child under the bus. I actually I know that. 604 00:29:34,800 --> 00:29:37,240 Speaker 1: I guess I'm taking the contrarian stands here. He said 605 00:29:37,240 --> 00:29:38,760 Speaker 1: it with a smile on his face, and it just 606 00:29:39,960 --> 00:29:41,800 Speaker 1: you know why he laughed, the fact that he would 607 00:29:41,840 --> 00:29:44,200 Speaker 1: throw his son under a little child pick up for 608 00:29:44,320 --> 00:29:47,800 Speaker 1: Rodney Harris. That's my He's still doing it though. That's 609 00:29:47,840 --> 00:29:49,760 Speaker 1: my type of sense of humor, the cut type of 610 00:29:49,760 --> 00:29:52,080 Speaker 1: person who would throw his son under the bus with 611 00:29:52,120 --> 00:29:54,800 Speaker 1: like fifty million people watching, and it was funny to me. 612 00:29:54,880 --> 00:29:56,720 Speaker 1: That was funny. I think he was trying to be funny. 613 00:29:56,760 --> 00:29:58,200 Speaker 1: I mean, it was the funniest thing that happened all 614 00:29:58,280 --> 00:30:01,040 Speaker 1: day long. The reason why, though he had the smile, 615 00:30:01,440 --> 00:30:03,400 Speaker 1: is because he knew he was a villain. As he 616 00:30:03,480 --> 00:30:06,680 Speaker 1: was saying, he shouldn't be I shouldn't be sharing this 617 00:30:06,720 --> 00:30:09,280 Speaker 1: with twenty million people right now. But I need my 618 00:30:09,400 --> 00:30:12,320 Speaker 1: ego to get massaged here. I gotta take this off 619 00:30:12,360 --> 00:30:14,560 Speaker 1: my plate. And you know what. He then picked the 620 00:30:14,680 --> 00:30:18,480 Speaker 1: right game on Sunday, making his son look even worse. Yes, 621 00:30:18,720 --> 00:30:20,160 Speaker 1: as if he had been doing that all along, he 622 00:30:20,160 --> 00:30:24,080 Speaker 1: would have surged out to start. Anyway, I will not 623 00:30:24,120 --> 00:30:25,760 Speaker 1: be locking that game up, but I think the bear 624 00:30:25,800 --> 00:30:28,040 Speaker 1: is gonna put up a fight. I will Oh, no, 625 00:30:28,040 --> 00:30:31,400 Speaker 1: I gotta pick again. Oh totally. We're heading into some 626 00:30:31,440 --> 00:30:38,200 Speaker 1: grizzly territory we gotta take. I don't know what that 627 00:30:38,240 --> 00:30:42,600 Speaker 1: sound was that. Nice job, good job, You're feeling better. 628 00:30:43,000 --> 00:30:45,280 Speaker 1: Eric thought, Wow, well Dan picks his game here. Yeah, 629 00:30:45,400 --> 00:30:51,040 Speaker 1: feeling better finally, Yeah, thanks Christ sounding healthy? Yeah, don't care. 630 00:30:52,040 --> 00:30:57,400 Speaker 1: Oh you're apathetic. I thought you were pronouncing that. Okay, no, 631 00:30:57,240 --> 00:31:00,280 Speaker 1: no announcing that. No, I feel I feel much better. 632 00:31:00,440 --> 00:31:03,440 Speaker 1: I mean, this isn't a mandated math test. Just take 633 00:31:03,480 --> 00:31:06,920 Speaker 1: a choice. There's I took a cool Instagram video of 634 00:31:07,000 --> 00:31:08,960 Speaker 1: you guys with these filters. So you guys all have 635 00:31:09,000 --> 00:31:13,280 Speaker 1: these neon sunglasses while you're rambling one. Oh yeah, we 636 00:31:13,280 --> 00:31:16,240 Speaker 1: we have an Instagram account. Yeah there should check out 637 00:31:16,360 --> 00:31:19,760 Speaker 1: the E t en podcast. Make sure you're checking it out. 638 00:31:20,080 --> 00:31:25,360 Speaker 1: Follow us individuals. Do you not have a choice yet? Alright, 639 00:31:25,400 --> 00:31:27,880 Speaker 1: next choice for me, I'm gonna check it. I'm a 640 00:31:27,920 --> 00:31:31,160 Speaker 1: Seahawks corner, of course is everyone knows it. Eats Greg 641 00:31:31,160 --> 00:31:34,080 Speaker 1: alive because he got off Seahawks corner and then he 642 00:31:34,080 --> 00:31:36,720 Speaker 1: has these little things like you don't care about Seahawks corner. 643 00:31:36,720 --> 00:31:38,800 Speaker 1: You only care about the Jets. And by the way, 644 00:31:38,920 --> 00:31:40,800 Speaker 1: you can't take it away from me. I'm on the corner, 645 00:31:40,800 --> 00:31:42,880 Speaker 1: whether you want me there or not. Off the corner 646 00:31:43,080 --> 00:31:46,560 Speaker 1: with you Breg's old place. I exactly. I feel bad 647 00:31:46,600 --> 00:31:49,000 Speaker 1: for you because I wish you could actually be enjoying this, 648 00:31:49,400 --> 00:31:52,480 Speaker 1: but you're it's just in your heart. In your heart, 649 00:31:52,520 --> 00:31:54,680 Speaker 1: it doesn't make it doesn't help you at all. I've 650 00:31:54,680 --> 00:32:01,040 Speaker 1: been anyway, Seahawks corner. Let's go baby Tenna three coming 651 00:32:01,080 --> 00:32:03,040 Speaker 1: off a loss, that listen, I'm not gonna kill him 652 00:32:03,040 --> 00:32:05,719 Speaker 1: too much for the loss. In fact, unset power rankings, 653 00:32:05,760 --> 00:32:09,320 Speaker 1: I I kept them in the top three despite the loss, 654 00:32:09,360 --> 00:32:12,200 Speaker 1: because yeah, because the Seattle Seahawks are in the top three. 655 00:32:12,280 --> 00:32:16,040 Speaker 1: They are they are UM the tenant three Seahawks are 656 00:32:16,120 --> 00:32:19,880 Speaker 1: a team that UM went to l A and the 657 00:32:20,160 --> 00:32:22,840 Speaker 1: You know, nothing more dangerous than a cornered animal game, 658 00:32:23,160 --> 00:32:27,440 Speaker 1: a team with championship metal like the Rams, uh needing 659 00:32:27,480 --> 00:32:29,600 Speaker 1: to win a playoff game in their building at home 660 00:32:29,680 --> 00:32:32,160 Speaker 1: and to the Rams credit and again Rams are peaking. 661 00:32:32,440 --> 00:32:35,680 Speaker 1: Played a really good game, caught Seattle flat foot, beat 662 00:32:35,720 --> 00:32:37,920 Speaker 1: them up, and it happens. I give every team a pass. 663 00:32:38,120 --> 00:32:40,200 Speaker 1: They get out coached by Sean McVeigh quite a bit. 664 00:32:40,240 --> 00:32:43,240 Speaker 1: It's kind of Pete Carroll's thing. Um. So now they've 665 00:32:43,240 --> 00:32:46,120 Speaker 1: got to get back, get back swinging because in the NFC, 666 00:32:46,240 --> 00:32:48,040 Speaker 1: you lose another game at this juncture, you have no 667 00:32:48,160 --> 00:32:50,320 Speaker 1: chance at the buy and the division might go by 668 00:32:50,360 --> 00:32:53,200 Speaker 1: by two. So they go to Carolina to face the Panthers, 669 00:32:53,200 --> 00:32:56,960 Speaker 1: and we know the Panthers have they peaked way too early. 670 00:32:57,600 --> 00:33:00,120 Speaker 1: Week six Week said when they were in London, we 671 00:33:00,160 --> 00:33:04,200 Speaker 1: saw him, Kyle Allen, the flowery pros being written around 672 00:33:04,400 --> 00:33:08,000 Speaker 1: Kyle Allen back then it turns out that his ceiling 673 00:33:08,680 --> 00:33:11,360 Speaker 1: really it's probably a you know, a nice solid backup, 674 00:33:11,680 --> 00:33:13,640 Speaker 1: which is not a sin. It's not the worst thing 675 00:33:13,680 --> 00:33:17,520 Speaker 1: in the world, pretty great undrafted. It's called a twelve 676 00:33:17,600 --> 00:33:20,200 Speaker 1: year career and I just imagine what you know, what's 677 00:33:20,200 --> 00:33:23,200 Speaker 1: going on behind the scenes in that building are we 678 00:33:23,240 --> 00:33:27,280 Speaker 1: really gonna say trade Ken Newton? And uh, I think 679 00:33:27,320 --> 00:33:29,480 Speaker 1: a lot. There's a lot that goes into that decision. 680 00:33:29,520 --> 00:33:31,800 Speaker 1: But if unless you really have somebody that you like 681 00:33:31,920 --> 00:33:34,320 Speaker 1: either on the free agent market or you're gonna go 682 00:33:34,400 --> 00:33:36,080 Speaker 1: hard for a young kid in the draft, and you're 683 00:33:36,080 --> 00:33:38,400 Speaker 1: not gonna have a top of the first round pick 684 00:33:38,720 --> 00:33:41,720 Speaker 1: unless you make a trade, do we really want to 685 00:33:41,720 --> 00:33:43,600 Speaker 1: say about it? Cam Newton? I don't know. That's that's 686 00:33:43,640 --> 00:33:45,880 Speaker 1: a discussion for another time. But I love the Seahawks 687 00:33:45,920 --> 00:33:51,240 Speaker 1: in this game. And uh, look at that mirror. No, 688 00:33:51,440 --> 00:33:55,840 Speaker 1: you can't know. You can't look in the mirror. I 689 00:33:55,920 --> 00:33:59,040 Speaker 1: knew I couldn't pick. This wouldn't have passed here anyone's 690 00:33:59,080 --> 00:34:05,040 Speaker 1: mirror test. I'm locking them up Seahawks corner. Baby, what 691 00:34:05,280 --> 00:34:08,680 Speaker 1: I see a reflection and it's looking right back at me. 692 00:34:09,200 --> 00:34:10,680 Speaker 1: You can look in the mirror on this. Yeah, I 693 00:34:10,719 --> 00:34:12,640 Speaker 1: mean you're the one who has to live with it. 694 00:34:12,719 --> 00:34:16,319 Speaker 1: Just say, didn't you just say? I can't believe that 695 00:34:16,360 --> 00:34:18,200 Speaker 1: you have them so high in the power rankings. Now 696 00:34:18,239 --> 00:34:20,280 Speaker 1: they're going on the road, came off with terrible loss, 697 00:34:21,040 --> 00:34:23,120 Speaker 1: and now I can't lock them up. So I'd have 698 00:34:23,200 --> 00:34:25,160 Speaker 1: them six instead of third. In the power rankings and 699 00:34:25,160 --> 00:34:28,520 Speaker 1: they're planning. It's a team that basically called it closed 700 00:34:28,560 --> 00:34:30,839 Speaker 1: up shop and called it quits a couple of weeks ago. Well, 701 00:34:30,880 --> 00:34:32,719 Speaker 1: one of the defensive backs did. I wouldn't say we 702 00:34:32,760 --> 00:34:35,000 Speaker 1: have evidence at the entire Have you seen their run defense? 703 00:34:35,080 --> 00:34:37,359 Speaker 1: They made DeVante Freeman look like too Well, that's why 704 00:34:37,400 --> 00:34:39,799 Speaker 1: I'm locking up the team they're playing. I don't you 705 00:34:39,840 --> 00:34:42,319 Speaker 1: know the mirror there it is. You can't look in 706 00:34:42,320 --> 00:34:44,480 Speaker 1: the mirror on this one. They haven't been too competitive. 707 00:34:44,480 --> 00:34:48,000 Speaker 1: I mean they lost the Falcons by twenty plus two, 708 00:34:48,000 --> 00:34:49,399 Speaker 1: so I've lost three in a row. Wes, I need 709 00:34:49,400 --> 00:34:52,080 Speaker 1: a dub two times. This is why the whole mirror 710 00:34:52,120 --> 00:34:56,360 Speaker 1: thing is a nonsensical thing. Away, the mirror longer exists, 711 00:34:56,360 --> 00:34:59,280 Speaker 1: so it's true. It just it changed on this situation. 712 00:34:59,440 --> 00:35:03,000 Speaker 1: That's why I honest with himself, we wouldn't be the 713 00:35:03,040 --> 00:35:06,160 Speaker 1: mirror being right back at me. But it was a 714 00:35:06,200 --> 00:35:08,960 Speaker 1: little warped, I have to say. But this week has 715 00:35:09,000 --> 00:35:11,960 Speaker 1: a lot of warped mirrors, that's all. I can't wait 716 00:35:11,960 --> 00:35:14,799 Speaker 1: for your lock alright, what's a lock up to Cowboys again? 717 00:35:14,880 --> 00:35:18,200 Speaker 1: I mean this this is a Panther's team who staying 718 00:35:18,239 --> 00:35:20,120 Speaker 1: out of this one. You know, they have their head 719 00:35:20,120 --> 00:35:22,440 Speaker 1: coach promising they're gonna win a game. The last time 720 00:35:22,480 --> 00:35:25,880 Speaker 1: they were home was one of the worst games you know, 721 00:35:25,920 --> 00:35:28,319 Speaker 1: in the in the last probably Panthers history. I mean 722 00:35:28,360 --> 00:35:31,400 Speaker 1: they lost a big lead and lost to the Redskins 723 00:35:31,400 --> 00:35:34,120 Speaker 1: in Dwayne Haskins. There's no way they're losing at home. 724 00:35:34,400 --> 00:35:37,440 Speaker 1: I mean they're winning at home to the Seahawks because 725 00:35:37,640 --> 00:35:39,920 Speaker 1: this is a game where Brian Schottenheimer, who wants to 726 00:35:39,960 --> 00:35:42,960 Speaker 1: run the ball in first and second down, is it 727 00:35:43,040 --> 00:35:45,279 Speaker 1: pays off to do so. You know, you don't need 728 00:35:45,320 --> 00:35:48,360 Speaker 1: to do much else than hand the ball after Chris Carson. Yeah, Nickie, 729 00:35:48,400 --> 00:35:50,920 Speaker 1: the people on youtubeer behind this lock right now, complete 730 00:35:50,920 --> 00:35:55,480 Speaker 1: opposite the masses are. Your mirror is shattered. Dan is 731 00:35:55,520 --> 00:36:00,279 Speaker 1: a vampire. That's a herror that can't pass any mirror tests. 732 00:36:00,400 --> 00:36:03,240 Speaker 1: I got your mirror right here. Oh I am disappointed 733 00:36:03,640 --> 00:36:05,560 Speaker 1: late at night tonight, when you have your third ten, 734 00:36:05,960 --> 00:36:08,959 Speaker 1: you're gonna be hating yourself. And also that comment that's 735 00:36:09,000 --> 00:36:10,920 Speaker 1: all the ones saying I'm a vampires have all fun, 736 00:36:11,000 --> 00:36:14,200 Speaker 1: but the listener, the fan, they said, I'm disappointed that 737 00:36:14,200 --> 00:36:16,520 Speaker 1: one does stick to me. Well, it's that's true. They 738 00:36:16,520 --> 00:36:18,759 Speaker 1: have I'm gonna leave the window open to jump out 739 00:36:18,760 --> 00:36:21,799 Speaker 1: of this. They have lost five straight games, including in 740 00:36:21,880 --> 00:36:23,840 Speaker 1: three of those games that some of the worst teams 741 00:36:23,840 --> 00:36:27,080 Speaker 1: in the league, the Falcons and the Redskins. The Falcons 742 00:36:27,080 --> 00:36:29,200 Speaker 1: are you know, other that one game we locked them up? 743 00:36:29,200 --> 00:36:30,840 Speaker 1: They've been good for close to a month now. I 744 00:36:30,880 --> 00:36:33,839 Speaker 1: would have liked to see Caffy about to go talking 745 00:36:34,120 --> 00:36:36,239 Speaker 1: some scrimmage. Wy don't you even talking about I'd like 746 00:36:36,280 --> 00:36:37,960 Speaker 1: to see Seattle do a little bit more against the 747 00:36:38,040 --> 00:36:40,879 Speaker 1: Rams offensive line last week. I know, I mean, Clowney 748 00:36:41,440 --> 00:36:43,880 Speaker 1: is playing through a sports turning it right now, and 749 00:36:44,080 --> 00:36:46,040 Speaker 1: you know that's doesn't sound like a whole lot of fun. 750 00:36:46,080 --> 00:36:47,799 Speaker 1: I wouldn't want to even you know, leave my house 751 00:36:47,840 --> 00:36:49,920 Speaker 1: at that. Just say one thing about Client, because we 752 00:36:49,960 --> 00:36:52,400 Speaker 1: all shower praise on the man when he shows up 753 00:36:52,400 --> 00:36:55,640 Speaker 1: in these huge games, and he does, but do you 754 00:36:55,960 --> 00:36:57,920 Speaker 1: make him like the highest paid defensive player in the 755 00:36:57,960 --> 00:37:01,160 Speaker 1: league when he disappears for Peter playing hurt all the time, 756 00:37:01,239 --> 00:37:04,200 Speaker 1: he's clearly part of his whole. Maybe he has made 757 00:37:04,200 --> 00:37:06,720 Speaker 1: a huge difference for them this season, then, but well, 758 00:37:06,800 --> 00:37:11,160 Speaker 1: and he's in pockets of games, But then O'Brien's rising 759 00:37:11,239 --> 00:37:13,880 Speaker 1: up the rankings as a GM came to the same conclusion, 760 00:37:14,000 --> 00:37:16,279 Speaker 1: right they this is a game where he or the 761 00:37:16,320 --> 00:37:18,560 Speaker 1: Seahawks pass rush, which has been very up and down 762 00:37:18,640 --> 00:37:20,920 Speaker 1: but mostly down, should get off. I mean that's part 763 00:37:20,960 --> 00:37:23,440 Speaker 1: of the problem for Kyle Allen is he's got Dennis 764 00:37:23,520 --> 00:37:25,840 Speaker 1: Daily playing left tackle, maybe the worst left tackle on 765 00:37:25,920 --> 00:37:30,719 Speaker 1: the league, trying to protect the undrafted quarterback. They need 766 00:37:30,760 --> 00:37:33,200 Speaker 1: to find identify a left tackle who can play should 767 00:37:33,239 --> 00:37:35,280 Speaker 1: be the like their number one problem. You need Tyler 768 00:37:35,320 --> 00:37:37,120 Speaker 1: Lockett to show up and like kind of be the 769 00:37:37,200 --> 00:37:40,080 Speaker 1: pre injury Tyler Lockett. They've been struggling. They couldn't they 770 00:37:40,080 --> 00:37:42,520 Speaker 1: can't hold the ball through the area. Got Tyler, he's 771 00:37:42,520 --> 00:37:45,560 Speaker 1: heard he's banged up. Who are you throwing? Why are 772 00:37:45,600 --> 00:37:48,160 Speaker 1: you trying to argue against him? You have the number 773 00:37:48,160 --> 00:37:51,279 Speaker 1: three Tyler and they're they're flying across the country. That's 774 00:37:51,280 --> 00:37:53,200 Speaker 1: always the top. You don't have to convince me. My 775 00:37:53,239 --> 00:37:58,960 Speaker 1: mind's already made up. You need to convince yourself alright 776 00:37:59,520 --> 00:38:02,520 Speaker 1: up now is Chris Westling? Oh? This should be a Oh, 777 00:38:02,560 --> 00:38:06,200 Speaker 1: I'm back to my own pick. You do think Dan's 778 00:38:06,280 --> 00:38:11,000 Speaker 1: kids are making the picks? I'm gonna be good. I've 779 00:38:11,000 --> 00:38:12,920 Speaker 1: lost three in a row. I'm gonna have to grab 780 00:38:12,960 --> 00:38:16,600 Speaker 1: one of these late games and I'm going Vikings at Chargers. 781 00:38:17,400 --> 00:38:19,680 Speaker 1: And not only not only am I doing that, I'm 782 00:38:19,719 --> 00:38:25,320 Speaker 1: locking up the Chargers. So you're what's the esssion cutting 783 00:38:25,320 --> 00:38:27,400 Speaker 1: off your nose despite your face? Not at all. This 784 00:38:27,480 --> 00:38:30,280 Speaker 1: is l next to the game that I had written 785 00:38:30,280 --> 00:38:35,320 Speaker 1: down before the show started. I mean, I have admirable West. 786 00:38:35,360 --> 00:38:36,920 Speaker 1: What do you do when you look in the mirror? 787 00:38:37,040 --> 00:38:42,200 Speaker 1: Oh yeah, I wouldn't say that, but no, the I'll 788 00:38:42,200 --> 00:38:44,000 Speaker 1: give it to you. It's fair for you to come 789 00:38:44,040 --> 00:38:47,120 Speaker 1: after me on my lock. I have to take my 790 00:38:47,160 --> 00:38:50,640 Speaker 1: hat off to you, sir. You're locking up against a 791 00:38:50,680 --> 00:38:52,920 Speaker 1: team that is what nine and four, the Vikings, and 792 00:38:52,960 --> 00:38:55,680 Speaker 1: a game they have to have in December that would 793 00:38:55,680 --> 00:38:57,600 Speaker 1: be a bad loss for them, right. I had seen 794 00:38:57,760 --> 00:39:00,279 Speaker 1: some stumbling block here, and I think the Chargers are 795 00:39:00,320 --> 00:39:04,160 Speaker 1: better than their record. I think their defense, particularly is 796 00:39:04,440 --> 00:39:06,799 Speaker 1: probably about to play their best game of the year 797 00:39:07,400 --> 00:39:11,839 Speaker 1: with Durwin James back, with Drew Tranquil rookie emerging as 798 00:39:11,880 --> 00:39:15,319 Speaker 1: a really good run stuffing linebacker, and Joey Bosa a 799 00:39:15,360 --> 00:39:18,200 Speaker 1: defensive Player of the Year. Candidate. I like this. I 800 00:39:18,239 --> 00:39:20,120 Speaker 1: don't trust the Vikings on the road. I never have 801 00:39:20,200 --> 00:39:22,799 Speaker 1: trusted them on the road. I trust them at home. 802 00:39:22,960 --> 00:39:25,680 Speaker 1: I think this is a stumbling block game for the Vikings. 803 00:39:25,960 --> 00:39:28,360 Speaker 1: They the Chargers, as we saw last week. I know 804 00:39:28,360 --> 00:39:30,719 Speaker 1: it's against the Jaguars, but they are They're healthier, they 805 00:39:30,760 --> 00:39:32,799 Speaker 1: have the firepower. This is really the first time all 806 00:39:32,880 --> 00:39:35,680 Speaker 1: year where Okay, you've got Irwin James, you have Ingram 807 00:39:35,680 --> 00:39:38,680 Speaker 1: and Bosa both healthy, you have the entire array of 808 00:39:38,719 --> 00:39:43,440 Speaker 1: your top receiving talent in terms of Ekeler, Gordon, Henry Alan, 809 00:39:43,560 --> 00:39:45,839 Speaker 1: Mike Williams. They're all there right now. So this is 810 00:39:45,880 --> 00:39:48,920 Speaker 1: this should be the best Chargers team we've seen throughout 811 00:39:48,920 --> 00:39:50,920 Speaker 1: the year. They still it's not like they were playing 812 00:39:50,920 --> 00:39:53,160 Speaker 1: well before last week. But the thing with the Vikings 813 00:39:53,800 --> 00:39:55,799 Speaker 1: is they in the in The Chargers aren't a team 814 00:39:55,800 --> 00:39:58,160 Speaker 1: with a winning record, but it's hard to ignore that 815 00:39:58,239 --> 00:40:01,120 Speaker 1: the Vikings are nine and oh against team that currently 816 00:40:01,160 --> 00:40:04,520 Speaker 1: have losing records, and they're owing four against teams that 817 00:40:04,600 --> 00:40:08,000 Speaker 1: currently have led. That fits the narrative. It doesn't fit 818 00:40:08,080 --> 00:40:12,839 Speaker 1: the narrative they and that's the Chargers defense has successfully 819 00:40:12,840 --> 00:40:15,920 Speaker 1: shut down the run late in the season outside of 820 00:40:15,920 --> 00:40:20,359 Speaker 1: one pretty bad campaign against the Chiefs, they have clamp 821 00:40:20,440 --> 00:40:22,200 Speaker 1: put the clamps on people. So if you can do that, 822 00:40:22,239 --> 00:40:23,680 Speaker 1: I don't know if I would call. And you know 823 00:40:24,080 --> 00:40:26,960 Speaker 1: it's an easy target, but that there are a lot 824 00:40:26,960 --> 00:40:29,480 Speaker 1: of Vikings fans spread out the entire country, and it 825 00:40:29,520 --> 00:40:31,279 Speaker 1: feels like another game where you could it could feel 826 00:40:31,280 --> 00:40:33,879 Speaker 1: like a half and half home crowd more right, more 827 00:40:33,920 --> 00:40:36,840 Speaker 1: than Kings. I think so too, But I you know, 828 00:40:36,880 --> 00:40:38,839 Speaker 1: and yes it was Jacksonville, like you say, Greg, but 829 00:40:39,040 --> 00:40:41,640 Speaker 1: the Chargers team that I watched covering that game on 830 00:40:41,680 --> 00:40:44,520 Speaker 1: Sunday that wasn't awakening and they were going for it 831 00:40:44,600 --> 00:40:47,600 Speaker 1: and completing huge plays downfield. There were a few too 832 00:40:47,600 --> 00:40:51,120 Speaker 1: many drops. But Austin Ekeler, to me, is a top 833 00:40:51,200 --> 00:40:54,520 Speaker 1: five enjoyable player to watch when he's on it's nearly 834 00:40:54,520 --> 00:40:56,440 Speaker 1: two hundred yards and does it all for them. And 835 00:40:56,440 --> 00:40:58,319 Speaker 1: I don't see why you don't just keep leaning on 836 00:40:58,400 --> 00:41:01,439 Speaker 1: him all season to go one hundred in a game. 837 00:41:01,600 --> 00:41:03,520 Speaker 1: I think he's one of the best passing down backs 838 00:41:03,520 --> 00:41:06,399 Speaker 1: in NFL history. I'm fascinated to see this game. This 839 00:41:06,480 --> 00:41:08,839 Speaker 1: was a great pick because because I don't know where 840 00:41:08,840 --> 00:41:11,319 Speaker 1: the Vikings are totally right now. I'm not sure how 841 00:41:11,320 --> 00:41:14,000 Speaker 1: good their defense is. It looks like Adam Feeland will 842 00:41:14,040 --> 00:41:16,719 Speaker 1: be back though he's practiced for the game, and their 843 00:41:16,760 --> 00:41:20,600 Speaker 1: offense certainly missed them. They were too stationed the station 844 00:41:20,680 --> 00:41:24,040 Speaker 1: without him, and hopefully he can help both himself and 845 00:41:24,120 --> 00:41:26,960 Speaker 1: Diggs get some big plays. By the way, Philip Rivers 846 00:41:26,960 --> 00:41:28,680 Speaker 1: had one of his best games of the year, and 847 00:41:28,680 --> 00:41:31,960 Speaker 1: this is how bad the Jaguars defense is. There are 848 00:41:31,960 --> 00:41:34,640 Speaker 1: a few big drops that could have been way more 849 00:41:34,719 --> 00:41:37,279 Speaker 1: yards for him, way you know, another touchdown or two. 850 00:41:38,239 --> 00:41:41,720 Speaker 1: He looked good. I don't know. I was impressed, Huble. 851 00:41:42,239 --> 00:41:45,040 Speaker 1: I don't think he's been that bad. If you protect him, 852 00:41:45,120 --> 00:41:47,040 Speaker 1: he needs things to be right around him a little 853 00:41:47,080 --> 00:41:49,000 Speaker 1: more than he was as a as a young player. 854 00:41:49,040 --> 00:41:51,160 Speaker 1: If you have a good offensive, I think he can 855 00:41:51,160 --> 00:41:53,560 Speaker 1: play well. That's on him, like he protects them at 856 00:41:53,600 --> 00:41:55,560 Speaker 1: times because he's so good before the snap, but he 857 00:41:55,600 --> 00:41:59,799 Speaker 1: can't move alright, Greg, you're up? Do I exist in 858 00:41:59,840 --> 00:42:01,440 Speaker 1: this draft? I feel like I haven't picked in like 859 00:42:01,440 --> 00:42:05,319 Speaker 1: two and a half hours. M m. Maybe not. You 860 00:42:05,360 --> 00:42:09,120 Speaker 1: would pick up the Greg, mhmm. Something to do with 861 00:42:09,160 --> 00:42:11,960 Speaker 1: your trade walked it up. Probably? Oh that's true. Unless 862 00:42:11,960 --> 00:42:13,200 Speaker 1: I have it wrong, but I don't think I do 863 00:42:14,080 --> 00:42:18,480 Speaker 1: all right. I will take I think you might. No, 864 00:42:18,600 --> 00:42:20,879 Speaker 1: I think you got it right. I have. Then I'm 865 00:42:20,880 --> 00:42:27,720 Speaker 1: gonna take the Denver Broncos heading to Arrowhead. Yeah, and uh, 866 00:42:28,600 --> 00:42:30,480 Speaker 1: I want I want to see what Drew Lock does 867 00:42:30,719 --> 00:42:33,960 Speaker 1: again because I'm not sure how much I trust it. 868 00:42:34,000 --> 00:42:38,480 Speaker 1: But let's just let's just watch him, right, Let's watch 869 00:42:38,480 --> 00:42:40,960 Speaker 1: it and let's have fun. And it's going up against 870 00:42:40,960 --> 00:42:44,719 Speaker 1: a pretty good past defense. But more importantly, I'm fascinated 871 00:42:44,760 --> 00:42:47,640 Speaker 1: by this Chief's team in their offense, especially whether they 872 00:42:47,640 --> 00:42:51,719 Speaker 1: can just get it looking to my eyes kind of 873 00:42:51,760 --> 00:42:53,600 Speaker 1: like it looked last year, because it's been it's been 874 00:42:53,640 --> 00:42:56,760 Speaker 1: a while. It's been a little while since Patrick Mahomes 875 00:42:56,840 --> 00:43:00,680 Speaker 1: totally looked like Patrick Mahomes, that the offense totally was 876 00:43:00,719 --> 00:43:03,200 Speaker 1: playing in sync. I know they've put up fairly good numbers, 877 00:43:03,200 --> 00:43:05,800 Speaker 1: but if you watch them, they've just been sloppy. I 878 00:43:05,840 --> 00:43:08,239 Speaker 1: don't know if Mahomes is healthy. I mean, he heard 879 00:43:08,239 --> 00:43:10,920 Speaker 1: his ankle early in the year, then he hurt himself 880 00:43:10,920 --> 00:43:13,200 Speaker 1: in this matchup when he dislocated the knee cap. He 881 00:43:13,280 --> 00:43:15,960 Speaker 1: came back at that one big game against Tennessee where 882 00:43:15,960 --> 00:43:18,520 Speaker 1: it seemed like everything was ready to roll, and then 883 00:43:18,880 --> 00:43:21,520 Speaker 1: the last three weeks. You know, last week was his 884 00:43:21,560 --> 00:43:24,440 Speaker 1: lowest graded game according to PFF of the entire season. 885 00:43:24,480 --> 00:43:26,560 Speaker 1: I think two of his worst three are are in 886 00:43:26,560 --> 00:43:29,920 Speaker 1: this stretch. It just hasn't seemed totally right. You know, 887 00:43:29,960 --> 00:43:33,960 Speaker 1: nobody's talking about this, but you just said it, and 888 00:43:34,000 --> 00:43:35,840 Speaker 1: when you said it reminded me, Oh damn, that was 889 00:43:35,880 --> 00:43:39,319 Speaker 1: a It was a gnarly injury. Yeah, he dislocated, dislocated 890 00:43:39,320 --> 00:43:41,800 Speaker 1: his knee, came back in three weeks or four weeks, 891 00:43:42,360 --> 00:43:44,239 Speaker 1: and maybe this is something we don't find out about 892 00:43:44,320 --> 00:43:47,200 Speaker 1: until next May. But is he not the same guy 893 00:43:47,280 --> 00:43:49,200 Speaker 1: right now? Is he physically compromised to the point where 894 00:43:49,200 --> 00:43:51,360 Speaker 1: it's affecting his accuracy and he's not the same player 895 00:43:51,520 --> 00:43:53,160 Speaker 1: as he wore was then he heard his hand, he 896 00:43:53,200 --> 00:43:55,200 Speaker 1: heard his hand, the hands things sounds like it's fine, 897 00:43:55,200 --> 00:43:57,000 Speaker 1: but these are piled up. He had the ankles. It's 898 00:43:57,000 --> 00:43:59,000 Speaker 1: like it's just one. It's been. He hasn't been healthy 899 00:43:59,040 --> 00:44:02,880 Speaker 1: all year, which diagnoses why the people fantasy heads are 900 00:44:03,000 --> 00:44:05,400 Speaker 1: upset that they're not getting what they wanted at Patrick Mahomes. 901 00:44:05,440 --> 00:44:07,399 Speaker 1: I mean these quarterbacks and it used to be paid 902 00:44:07,480 --> 00:44:08,839 Speaker 1: man and you'd find out, like you say in May 903 00:44:08,920 --> 00:44:11,919 Speaker 1: or June, that he played with like some insane leg 904 00:44:12,000 --> 00:44:14,359 Speaker 1: or aneything for two straight months. And some of it's 905 00:44:14,400 --> 00:44:19,280 Speaker 1: just sloppiness, Sammy Watkins running wrong routes, offensive linemen making 906 00:44:19,320 --> 00:44:22,440 Speaker 1: mental mistakes. They just haven't totally been in sync. They 907 00:44:22,480 --> 00:44:24,680 Speaker 1: haven't all been on the field very often together. And 908 00:44:24,680 --> 00:44:27,200 Speaker 1: now they are though, And I and I predicted on 909 00:44:27,200 --> 00:44:28,799 Speaker 1: one of these shows here they were gonna, you know, 910 00:44:28,800 --> 00:44:31,560 Speaker 1: win out which one I don't know, like a Tuesday 911 00:44:31,560 --> 00:44:33,799 Speaker 1: show or something like. I still think this team can 912 00:44:33,840 --> 00:44:36,719 Speaker 1: win the Super Bowl. I really do. And I just 913 00:44:36,800 --> 00:44:38,560 Speaker 1: I guess I want to just waiting for him to 914 00:44:38,600 --> 00:44:40,759 Speaker 1: hit that next level, you know. I think everyone thinks 915 00:44:40,760 --> 00:44:42,880 Speaker 1: that's happening. Ryan Bartlett behind the glass, he's waiting for 916 00:44:42,920 --> 00:44:46,120 Speaker 1: it to happen. Is it going to happen? I don't 917 00:44:46,120 --> 00:44:49,200 Speaker 1: think too many Broncos. Too many teams like the Broncos 918 00:44:49,239 --> 00:44:51,680 Speaker 1: of turning around. They were two and six and a 919 00:44:51,960 --> 00:44:55,200 Speaker 1: raging mess. It was like Vic Fonio seemed lost, they 920 00:44:55,200 --> 00:44:57,560 Speaker 1: didn't know what they're doing, and they just beat the 921 00:44:57,640 --> 00:44:59,799 Speaker 1: Chargers team two weeks ago that we were singing about 922 00:44:59,800 --> 00:45:03,759 Speaker 1: a second ago, ripped the Texans into fourteen shapes and 923 00:45:03,840 --> 00:45:06,640 Speaker 1: it's like, yeah, it's like Courtland Sutton Andrew Lock. Part 924 00:45:06,640 --> 00:45:09,680 Speaker 1: of the reason Courtland Sutton continues to dominate week after week. 925 00:45:09,719 --> 00:45:13,600 Speaker 1: And then when you get Noah, I like that Andrew Lock. 926 00:45:13,680 --> 00:45:18,239 Speaker 1: There you go, this lock that's technically correct. Lock is 927 00:45:18,280 --> 00:45:21,400 Speaker 1: so important for Elway, not just for identifying that quarterback, 928 00:45:21,440 --> 00:45:23,959 Speaker 1: but if he is the real deal and he turns 929 00:45:23,960 --> 00:45:27,760 Speaker 1: into the answer, suddenly, Elway's last two draft classes look studdely. 930 00:45:28,200 --> 00:45:31,799 Speaker 1: Five games is a tricky sample size to base your 931 00:45:31,960 --> 00:45:34,759 Speaker 1: entire next year off of, but that's what they gotta do. 932 00:45:34,880 --> 00:45:36,960 Speaker 1: I mean, these next three games are huge. I think 933 00:45:36,960 --> 00:45:39,959 Speaker 1: it's just a little early to just assume, Okay, let's 934 00:45:40,320 --> 00:45:42,799 Speaker 1: that they're fine suddenly. But he's got three more games 935 00:45:42,840 --> 00:45:44,759 Speaker 1: and this he's got some tough matchups, including this one. 936 00:45:44,760 --> 00:45:47,120 Speaker 1: I don't know, for what it's worth. D v o 937 00:45:47,239 --> 00:45:49,360 Speaker 1: A was more impressed with the Broncos at mid season 938 00:45:49,400 --> 00:45:51,560 Speaker 1: than they are now. I don't I don't know why 939 00:45:51,600 --> 00:45:53,880 Speaker 1: that works, but they were losing all that those close 940 00:45:53,920 --> 00:45:56,880 Speaker 1: games on the last play at mid they really there. 941 00:45:57,320 --> 00:46:00,400 Speaker 1: We always see how fine a line it is between 942 00:46:00,400 --> 00:46:02,080 Speaker 1: ten and six and six and ten and They're a 943 00:46:02,080 --> 00:46:04,719 Speaker 1: great example. They should be like an eight and eight 944 00:46:04,719 --> 00:46:06,920 Speaker 1: type of team. Mid season, there were games for their 945 00:46:06,960 --> 00:46:09,920 Speaker 1: defense really surged to give up thirteen points, zero points, 946 00:46:10,040 --> 00:46:12,799 Speaker 1: twenty one points, fifteen points, thirteen. Over the course of 947 00:46:12,800 --> 00:46:15,200 Speaker 1: a month plus, they've lost some players on defense, including 948 00:46:15,320 --> 00:46:17,960 Speaker 1: Derek Wolfe. Miller's banged up. I mean, they're not quite 949 00:46:17,960 --> 00:46:20,160 Speaker 1: the same, just the person now they are playing well though. 950 00:46:20,200 --> 00:46:21,840 Speaker 1: I was gonna say, I didn't know if your umbrella 951 00:46:21,920 --> 00:46:25,440 Speaker 1: was coming out Greg today. But the desert, you know, 952 00:46:26,600 --> 00:46:28,960 Speaker 1: because ten points of wood, I'm going out away on 953 00:46:29,040 --> 00:46:31,560 Speaker 1: a win at least for a while. Yeah, I I 954 00:46:31,640 --> 00:46:33,399 Speaker 1: just I think the Broncos have a chance to keep 955 00:46:33,400 --> 00:46:35,759 Speaker 1: this one close because the Chiefs have not really been 956 00:46:35,800 --> 00:46:38,000 Speaker 1: the Chiefs for a while. All Right, up next is 957 00:46:38,880 --> 00:46:42,040 Speaker 1: Mark back to back? Here you go back back to back. Well, 958 00:46:42,040 --> 00:46:46,000 Speaker 1: I'm gonna do. I'm gonna give a little treat Jeremy Bergman. 959 00:46:46,040 --> 00:46:48,680 Speaker 1: I believe this is for Jeremy Burke. Your first pick 960 00:46:48,760 --> 00:46:51,400 Speaker 1: was for Shook. I believe right. I mean, my organization 961 00:46:51,480 --> 00:46:53,120 Speaker 1: is a mess. I didn't even will figure out. We'll 962 00:46:53,120 --> 00:46:56,319 Speaker 1: figure out how it's definitely getting Browns. Yeah, well he's 963 00:46:56,320 --> 00:46:58,000 Speaker 1: getting the later one. But I'm going to give to 964 00:46:58,040 --> 00:47:02,080 Speaker 1: one of them Patriots at goals. There you go on 965 00:47:02,200 --> 00:47:04,920 Speaker 1: the Cincinnati Well, I'm surprised Greg didn't grab that, but 966 00:47:05,040 --> 00:47:06,560 Speaker 1: he was gonna get it with his last pick, and 967 00:47:06,600 --> 00:47:10,280 Speaker 1: you know I decided I take was watching him live. 968 00:47:10,360 --> 00:47:12,000 Speaker 1: I kind of like to watch shop him down at 969 00:47:12,000 --> 00:47:14,239 Speaker 1: the knees. Good job. Now, I obviously would have taken 970 00:47:14,280 --> 00:47:15,959 Speaker 1: then with one of my first two picks if I wanted. 971 00:47:17,840 --> 00:47:19,320 Speaker 1: They're not a fun team to watch right now, but 972 00:47:19,360 --> 00:47:24,520 Speaker 1: plus I like watching him. Uh. Sometimes you know, they're 973 00:47:24,520 --> 00:47:26,080 Speaker 1: a little tough to watch. I mean, there are a 974 00:47:26,120 --> 00:47:29,040 Speaker 1: lot tough to watch on offense, but the Bengals defense 975 00:47:29,200 --> 00:47:33,120 Speaker 1: allowing offensive point totals of seventeen, sixteen, six, and twenty 976 00:47:33,120 --> 00:47:34,840 Speaker 1: over the last four games. I'm not buying into the 977 00:47:34,880 --> 00:47:38,279 Speaker 1: Bengals as much as uh some people might. How much 978 00:47:38,719 --> 00:47:40,680 Speaker 1: into a team that's one in twelve, Well, because they're 979 00:47:40,680 --> 00:47:44,000 Speaker 1: playing they're not they are playing differently, and like I I, well, 980 00:47:44,040 --> 00:47:47,200 Speaker 1: we've saw we talked about it as a potential trap 981 00:47:47,280 --> 00:47:49,600 Speaker 1: game for the Patriots, So I'd ask us if you 982 00:47:49,719 --> 00:47:52,359 Speaker 1: still think that's posibutely this should have been your lock. 983 00:47:52,880 --> 00:47:55,760 Speaker 1: The Patriots offenses to the point where nobody can expect 984 00:47:55,840 --> 00:47:58,360 Speaker 1: him to go in and beat any team in the NFL. 985 00:47:58,480 --> 00:48:00,879 Speaker 1: That's what I feel like, And I feel like Andy 986 00:48:00,960 --> 00:48:03,440 Speaker 1: Dalton is playing better than Tom Brady right now. And 987 00:48:03,520 --> 00:48:06,680 Speaker 1: this Bengals defense, I know Chubb went over a hundred yards, 988 00:48:06,719 --> 00:48:08,319 Speaker 1: but if you take in the first half though, they 989 00:48:08,320 --> 00:48:10,880 Speaker 1: were take out that Bronco Nagurski run where he's just 990 00:48:10,960 --> 00:48:13,439 Speaker 1: running everyone over for fifty yards, they pretty much shut 991 00:48:13,440 --> 00:48:15,640 Speaker 1: the Browns running game down. They put up four hundred 992 00:48:15,680 --> 00:48:17,560 Speaker 1: and fifty five yards on often they could have easily 993 00:48:17,600 --> 00:48:20,160 Speaker 1: beaten the Browns with better situational football. They went one 994 00:48:20,200 --> 00:48:22,919 Speaker 1: for five in the red zone. And I do worry 995 00:48:22,960 --> 00:48:25,680 Speaker 1: about the matchup of Geno Atkins in this line against 996 00:48:25,719 --> 00:48:28,239 Speaker 1: the Patriots offensive line. Greg Bard did a great job 997 00:48:28,239 --> 00:48:31,959 Speaker 1: writing about it on Boston Sports Journal. The offensive line 998 00:48:32,040 --> 00:48:34,239 Speaker 1: is a disaster right now for New England. All the 999 00:48:34,239 --> 00:48:36,920 Speaker 1: talk has been about, you know, figuring out the wide 1000 00:48:36,920 --> 00:48:39,720 Speaker 1: receiver issue, but part of it is because they can't 1001 00:48:39,760 --> 00:48:42,560 Speaker 1: protect him when other teams are blitzing. They're on their 1002 00:48:42,600 --> 00:48:45,520 Speaker 1: third string center that a lot of people believe they're 1003 00:48:45,640 --> 00:48:48,040 Speaker 1: starting center. David Andrews was kind of the key to 1004 00:48:48,120 --> 00:48:51,600 Speaker 1: that entire operation. The guys that have been there have 1005 00:48:51,680 --> 00:48:55,000 Speaker 1: been underperforming. Instead of other than Joe Touney, Isaiah Win 1006 00:48:55,040 --> 00:48:57,320 Speaker 1: their first round pick comes in. He hasn't really helped 1007 00:48:57,320 --> 00:48:59,720 Speaker 1: things at all, and so they they're kind of collapsed 1008 00:49:00,000 --> 00:49:02,080 Speaker 1: ap scene and they can't make up for it. I 1009 00:49:02,080 --> 00:49:03,920 Speaker 1: would attack on and I know that we've you know, 1010 00:49:04,040 --> 00:49:06,440 Speaker 1: pointed fun at James Devlin being too important to the 1011 00:49:06,440 --> 00:49:10,520 Speaker 1: Patriots scheme. But Michael Bordi Lombardi noted that the minute 1012 00:49:10,520 --> 00:49:13,160 Speaker 1: Devlin went out, what happened was that Sony Michelle, who's 1013 00:49:13,160 --> 00:49:14,880 Speaker 1: in the point of entry back where you need that 1014 00:49:14,880 --> 00:49:17,520 Speaker 1: guy to blast the whole, his role is diminished and 1015 00:49:17,520 --> 00:49:20,480 Speaker 1: they leaned on and they've done this. How Didtlebarti connect 1016 00:49:20,520 --> 00:49:23,080 Speaker 1: that to the season finale of the Sopranos. That's he's 1017 00:49:23,120 --> 00:49:25,799 Speaker 1: opened with a Sopranos nugget, and I thought he did 1018 00:49:25,800 --> 00:49:29,520 Speaker 1: a nice job with that. Bronk and Devlin to the 1019 00:49:29,520 --> 00:49:31,840 Speaker 1: best run blockers and their positions, But how does it 1020 00:49:31,880 --> 00:49:34,520 Speaker 1: connect to Joe Pesci's character. I would invite you to 1021 00:49:34,560 --> 00:49:36,560 Speaker 1: read the article yourself and you can draw your own 1022 00:49:36,560 --> 00:49:39,560 Speaker 1: conclusions that we need we need a little well, I'm 1023 00:49:39,560 --> 00:49:43,359 Speaker 1: struggling over here a little most a new revenge game. Well, 1024 00:49:44,440 --> 00:49:47,680 Speaker 1: he hasn't really done anything, you know. The most nuance 1025 00:49:47,760 --> 00:49:50,759 Speaker 1: revenge for it. I never stopped thinking about it is 1026 00:49:51,080 --> 00:49:53,719 Speaker 1: on Draft Day in two thousand thirteen when somebody called 1027 00:49:53,800 --> 00:49:55,840 Speaker 1: his house and said he was drafted in the first round, 1028 00:49:56,360 --> 00:49:59,440 Speaker 1: and then he was celebrating with his family, and then 1029 00:49:59,520 --> 00:50:02,360 Speaker 1: it turned out that it was a prank Callan was 1030 00:50:02,680 --> 00:50:04,239 Speaker 1: draft of the first time he went in the second round. 1031 00:50:04,320 --> 00:50:06,239 Speaker 1: Since well, the other the other nugget out there about 1032 00:50:06,320 --> 00:50:09,759 Speaker 1: most of New that the forty Niners were pursuing him 1033 00:50:09,800 --> 00:50:14,160 Speaker 1: hard Patriots. The Patriots one out and the Niners got 1034 00:50:14,200 --> 00:50:17,239 Speaker 1: stuck with Plan B Emmanuel Sanders, who has totally blown up. 1035 00:50:17,280 --> 00:50:20,000 Speaker 1: We're most of New. I would say that's been a disappointment. 1036 00:50:20,000 --> 00:50:21,799 Speaker 1: He's not. You would have wanted a lot. I thought 1037 00:50:21,840 --> 00:50:24,920 Speaker 1: it could have been like a second half Patriots surge. Dude, Well, 1038 00:50:25,000 --> 00:50:28,880 Speaker 1: it looked like he hurt his ankle pretty uh severely 1039 00:50:29,000 --> 00:50:32,000 Speaker 1: and came back quickly fighting through it, and so you're hoping, 1040 00:50:32,120 --> 00:50:35,000 Speaker 1: at least I'm hoping that it gets better and he's healthy. 1041 00:50:35,960 --> 00:50:38,680 Speaker 1: I think it's dangerous. Joe Mixon also, to me, Joe 1042 00:50:38,760 --> 00:50:41,960 Speaker 1: Mixon is a top seven or eight running back in 1043 00:50:42,000 --> 00:50:44,440 Speaker 1: the NFL right now and is playing really well, we'll 1044 00:50:44,480 --> 00:50:46,640 Speaker 1: play a dog, all right, Mark, all right, let's see 1045 00:50:46,680 --> 00:50:48,479 Speaker 1: you got here, because if this isn't, I was gonna 1046 00:50:48,520 --> 00:50:52,279 Speaker 1: give shook just a total Let us decide where they go. 1047 00:50:52,400 --> 00:50:55,440 Speaker 1: Just just pick. You picked the game, buddy, you're the Falcons. A. 1048 00:50:56,760 --> 00:50:58,800 Speaker 1: I was no, because I mean I was using strategy 1049 00:50:58,840 --> 00:51:00,800 Speaker 1: that suddenly the game's chain to me in the last 1050 00:51:00,880 --> 00:51:03,000 Speaker 1: three and a half minutes. So I'm going Falcons at 1051 00:51:03,000 --> 00:51:06,240 Speaker 1: forty Niners. It's the best game I see, letter, because 1052 00:51:06,239 --> 00:51:08,880 Speaker 1: you've got the best team in football, and you know, 1053 00:51:10,840 --> 00:51:13,800 Speaker 1: there you go, and so we west you. You tweeted 1054 00:51:13,800 --> 00:51:16,080 Speaker 1: out that if you want to sit down and enjoy 1055 00:51:16,120 --> 00:51:19,040 Speaker 1: an evening, watch that Saints forty Niners game that I 1056 00:51:19,040 --> 00:51:20,959 Speaker 1: didn't get to the way you did on Sunday because 1057 00:51:21,000 --> 00:51:22,799 Speaker 1: it was just a billion things are happening and the 1058 00:51:22,800 --> 00:51:25,680 Speaker 1: sky is falling down. Sat down with my son, who's 1059 00:51:25,880 --> 00:51:28,080 Speaker 1: seven years old and obsessed with football, Colton, and we 1060 00:51:28,080 --> 00:51:30,799 Speaker 1: watched the whole first half together and it was the 1061 00:51:30,840 --> 00:51:33,799 Speaker 1: best game I've seen all year to awesome teams, and 1062 00:51:33,840 --> 00:51:35,840 Speaker 1: it just struck me that you know, and we we 1063 00:51:35,920 --> 00:51:38,120 Speaker 1: all like Kyle Shanahan, and we know about Sean Payton, 1064 00:51:38,360 --> 00:51:40,520 Speaker 1: but it was probably the best coaching duel that I've 1065 00:51:40,520 --> 00:51:43,320 Speaker 1: seen all year too. And I just trust like Kyle 1066 00:51:43,360 --> 00:51:46,160 Speaker 1: Shanahan from here on out at this point. And I 1067 00:51:46,200 --> 00:51:49,319 Speaker 1: don't call this a revenge game because he was with 1068 00:51:49,440 --> 00:51:51,759 Speaker 1: the Falcons. That seems a bit absurdy went and did 1069 00:51:51,800 --> 00:51:54,960 Speaker 1: what you know coordinators do when they when they succeed. 1070 00:51:55,160 --> 00:51:57,040 Speaker 1: But I would say that you could point to Kyle 1071 00:51:57,120 --> 00:52:00,959 Speaker 1: Shanahan's obvious departure from Atlanta as the key turning point 1072 00:52:00,960 --> 00:52:05,360 Speaker 1: where the team never really figured themselves out. If started offense, 1073 00:52:05,400 --> 00:52:07,800 Speaker 1: it bloomed into defense. And now you have Dan Quinn 1074 00:52:07,840 --> 00:52:09,959 Speaker 1: thinking that that not happened, where would the where would 1075 00:52:09,960 --> 00:52:13,160 Speaker 1: the Falcons be today? Instead, the Niners were totally transformed. 1076 00:52:13,360 --> 00:52:16,279 Speaker 1: They were were one play away from the NFC title 1077 00:52:16,320 --> 00:52:19,319 Speaker 1: game the next year's not not but but they were frustrating. 1078 00:52:19,360 --> 00:52:21,560 Speaker 1: I remember you had Matt Ryan on your fantasy game 1079 00:52:21,600 --> 00:52:23,840 Speaker 1: and you brought it up weekly. I just would I 1080 00:52:23,880 --> 00:52:26,239 Speaker 1: would say that it's funny that how little weeks can 1081 00:52:26,239 --> 00:52:30,120 Speaker 1: see the future, that that Kyle Shanahan was on the 1082 00:52:30,120 --> 00:52:33,759 Speaker 1: top the list of hot coach type potential candidates where 1083 00:52:33,960 --> 00:52:36,000 Speaker 1: if the Niners didn't do what they're doing, or if 1084 00:52:36,040 --> 00:52:38,440 Speaker 1: they had a five and seven type start, he'd be 1085 00:52:38,480 --> 00:52:41,120 Speaker 1: gone instead. He looks like the biggest fine they've had 1086 00:52:41,360 --> 00:52:44,879 Speaker 1: since Bill Walsh. And yet the the injuries they're dealing 1087 00:52:44,920 --> 00:52:47,000 Speaker 1: with are real. I mean Western rich Burg, their center 1088 00:52:47,080 --> 00:52:49,600 Speaker 1: is out for the year. D Ford and Richard Sherman 1089 00:52:49,600 --> 00:52:52,640 Speaker 1: are gonna miss this game. That's a problem for a 1090 00:52:52,680 --> 00:52:55,840 Speaker 1: future week because this week they're playing the Falcons and 1091 00:52:55,840 --> 00:52:58,719 Speaker 1: they're playing Yeah, they're playing an offensive line that is 1092 00:52:58,760 --> 00:53:02,160 Speaker 1: among the worst pass blocking offensive lines in the league 1093 00:53:02,200 --> 00:53:04,600 Speaker 1: and the forty Niners defense coming off what for them? 1094 00:53:04,640 --> 00:53:08,280 Speaker 1: I'm sure it was an embarrassing performance against New Orleans 1095 00:53:08,320 --> 00:53:11,279 Speaker 1: where they really were out coached, at least in terms 1096 00:53:11,320 --> 00:53:13,440 Speaker 1: of their their defense was and they were confused they 1097 00:53:13,440 --> 00:53:15,719 Speaker 1: give up. I don't think this team ever expected to 1098 00:53:15,719 --> 00:53:18,160 Speaker 1: give up a forty burger against any team. They'll be 1099 00:53:18,200 --> 00:53:20,239 Speaker 1: ready to go out against this Atlanta team and eat 1100 00:53:20,320 --> 00:53:23,560 Speaker 1: you know, nine sacks and two turnovers whatever. Well, you're 1101 00:53:23,560 --> 00:53:27,200 Speaker 1: minimizing their injuries on defense, it's DJ Jones, Julian Taylor 1102 00:53:27,239 --> 00:53:30,440 Speaker 1: on their defensive line, Juquas Guitar and Kaiwan Williams and 1103 00:53:30,480 --> 00:53:32,640 Speaker 1: their secondary. They are just they just have a lot 1104 00:53:32,719 --> 00:53:35,040 Speaker 1: less depth than they have when they were cruising the 1105 00:53:35,400 --> 00:53:37,600 Speaker 1: story that the best players up front are there and 1106 00:53:37,640 --> 00:53:40,399 Speaker 1: so for this game, I'm not doing okay, But the 1107 00:53:40,480 --> 00:53:42,480 Speaker 1: first half of the season, this was all about defense. 1108 00:53:42,600 --> 00:53:44,680 Speaker 1: Second half of the season, Garoppolo, I think has the 1109 00:53:44,719 --> 00:53:47,920 Speaker 1: most passing yards and the second most touchdowns in the NFL, 1110 00:53:48,400 --> 00:53:51,279 Speaker 1: and the defense has been I don't know, not as 1111 00:53:51,320 --> 00:53:55,480 Speaker 1: good the way it wasn't the first half, Dave. It 1112 00:53:55,640 --> 00:53:58,520 Speaker 1: was a fascinating stat that they've played the Patriots and 1113 00:53:58,719 --> 00:54:01,000 Speaker 1: forty nine, who have had the best defenses this year, 1114 00:54:01,280 --> 00:54:04,959 Speaker 1: played the easiest schedules of opposing offenses for the first 1115 00:54:05,000 --> 00:54:07,040 Speaker 1: eight weeks of the season, and they've eat the two 1116 00:54:07,080 --> 00:54:09,280 Speaker 1: of them. Have played the two hardest schedules for opposing 1117 00:54:09,320 --> 00:54:11,759 Speaker 1: offenses the last five or six weeks. So part of 1118 00:54:11,760 --> 00:54:14,920 Speaker 1: it is just the schedule, uh, and again that eases up. 1119 00:54:15,080 --> 00:54:17,319 Speaker 1: We we should mention Calvin Ridley is out for the 1120 00:54:17,360 --> 00:54:20,200 Speaker 1: season for the Falcons. Let's say I give him a 1121 00:54:20,200 --> 00:54:22,920 Speaker 1: B for his second season. And then Desmond Trufant, who 1122 00:54:22,960 --> 00:54:25,239 Speaker 1: had been playing quite well at cornerback, is out for 1123 00:54:25,280 --> 00:54:28,240 Speaker 1: the season, so a bad team got worse. And Devonte Freeman, 1124 00:54:28,320 --> 00:54:30,480 Speaker 1: coming off his best game in the season where not 1125 00:54:30,600 --> 00:54:33,440 Speaker 1: only the defense he played against but looked explosive and 1126 00:54:33,480 --> 00:54:35,600 Speaker 1: may people miss, is dealing with a knee injury and 1127 00:54:35,640 --> 00:54:38,560 Speaker 1: isn't practicing yet. Falcons are in that category of teams 1128 00:54:38,600 --> 00:54:41,200 Speaker 1: that cannot get out of my life quick enough. We 1129 00:54:41,280 --> 00:54:43,120 Speaker 1: have some developing news. By the way, I wanted to 1130 00:54:43,160 --> 00:54:47,400 Speaker 1: share this developing. We've been tracking this, of course since Tuesday, 1131 00:54:48,960 --> 00:54:52,480 Speaker 1: and it's the story that it's not going away. Spy 1132 00:54:52,560 --> 00:54:59,279 Speaker 1: gate two oh no, keep spying spy harder mark it 1133 00:54:59,400 --> 00:55:03,320 Speaker 1: just what your thought said this? Okay? Robert Kraft, Patriot's owner, 1134 00:55:03,400 --> 00:55:07,799 Speaker 1: declines to address spygate to quote, you know everything you 1135 00:55:07,840 --> 00:55:13,120 Speaker 1: should know? Well, that is that something that was I 1136 00:55:13,160 --> 00:55:16,880 Speaker 1: tweeted about that and I said, no period, we period 1137 00:55:16,960 --> 00:55:20,279 Speaker 1: to period, not period. Isn't that like when someone says 1138 00:55:20,320 --> 00:55:22,279 Speaker 1: you know everything you should know? Is that like a 1139 00:55:22,360 --> 00:55:26,759 Speaker 1: villain like twisting like a mustache like that? That's when 1140 00:55:26,800 --> 00:55:28,880 Speaker 1: you know there is more to know. I want to 1141 00:55:28,920 --> 00:55:31,160 Speaker 1: know more. That's what's being said. There's basically been no 1142 00:55:31,760 --> 00:55:34,880 Speaker 1: news updates since we last talked, but Roger Goodell did 1143 00:55:34,920 --> 00:55:37,440 Speaker 1: address it, and he did say something that should be obvious, 1144 00:55:37,480 --> 00:55:40,439 Speaker 1: but I think significant that. Yeah, their previous history will 1145 00:55:40,480 --> 00:55:45,920 Speaker 1: play a role in whatever punishment comes comes about. And 1146 00:55:45,960 --> 00:55:52,560 Speaker 1: that is our upgate, upgate, spygate too, spy arter. It 1147 00:55:52,600 --> 00:55:58,480 Speaker 1: ain't over yet, will decide when we've seen enough way 1148 00:55:58,520 --> 00:56:03,560 Speaker 1: to take a stamp that ain't going away. Greg, Oh, yeah, 1149 00:56:03,840 --> 00:56:09,879 Speaker 1: I am gonna. I'm gonna take the Buccaneers Lions. Oh, 1150 00:56:10,080 --> 00:56:13,360 Speaker 1: we knocked this one out. I like that as my 1151 00:56:13,400 --> 00:56:17,560 Speaker 1: backup game. You just knock it out. And uh, you 1152 00:56:17,600 --> 00:56:21,200 Speaker 1: know what's more fun than watching Jamis Winston right now? 1153 00:56:21,280 --> 00:56:24,200 Speaker 1: Who could? Who could do a lot of things? I mean, 1154 00:56:24,280 --> 00:56:26,799 Speaker 1: I it's funny. I feel like this room and and 1155 00:56:26,840 --> 00:56:28,840 Speaker 1: really the culture at largest kind of turning around on 1156 00:56:28,920 --> 00:56:32,240 Speaker 1: Jamis Winston. People are starting to just enjoy the madness 1157 00:56:32,760 --> 00:56:35,600 Speaker 1: that he that he could get to thirty touchdowns, thirty 1158 00:56:35,640 --> 00:56:39,440 Speaker 1: interceptions and five thousand yards. It's on the table. Love it? 1159 00:56:39,560 --> 00:56:42,839 Speaker 1: What are weird? What its world like? Enjoyable things like that. 1160 00:56:43,719 --> 00:56:46,600 Speaker 1: He's just wacky. It's wild. By the way, the desert 1161 00:56:46,719 --> 00:56:48,759 Speaker 1: is out of its mind in this game. This is 1162 00:56:48,800 --> 00:56:50,759 Speaker 1: not This is not a game. You can look in 1163 00:56:50,800 --> 00:56:55,360 Speaker 1: the mirror and to say otherwise, it's just ignoring basically 1164 00:56:55,560 --> 00:56:59,000 Speaker 1: the last six weeks of our lives and of what 1165 00:56:59,120 --> 00:57:01,800 Speaker 1: the Lions are putting out there now. David blow is 1166 00:57:01,840 --> 00:57:04,920 Speaker 1: physically overmatched. I'm sorry, he just is. He doesn't have 1167 00:57:05,080 --> 00:57:08,759 Speaker 1: NFL talent um. Marvin Jones to i R a week 1168 00:57:08,800 --> 00:57:11,479 Speaker 1: after t J. Hockenson went to i R. This team 1169 00:57:11,560 --> 00:57:14,160 Speaker 1: is just it's not talented enough to keep up with 1170 00:57:14,200 --> 00:57:16,160 Speaker 1: the Tampa I hear what you're saying, but they haven't. 1171 00:57:16,800 --> 00:57:19,720 Speaker 1: You know, they've been They've kept the scores low. Sorry, 1172 00:57:19,760 --> 00:57:24,480 Speaker 1: I'm not would have lost nine of the last ten. 1173 00:57:24,480 --> 00:57:26,280 Speaker 1: Why are we acting like this as a game That 1174 00:57:26,400 --> 00:57:31,600 Speaker 1: the Blowhards Fan Club was established with pride at halftime 1175 00:57:31,680 --> 00:57:34,480 Speaker 1: of that Thanksgiving game, and I don't it seems like 1176 00:57:34,480 --> 00:57:36,560 Speaker 1: you didn't watch that in live. I did not watch. 1177 00:57:36,640 --> 00:57:39,760 Speaker 1: I did, and it was captured the imagination. I will say, 1178 00:57:39,840 --> 00:57:42,160 Speaker 1: since then, if you look at the match one game 1179 00:57:42,240 --> 00:57:45,600 Speaker 1: since then, one and a half six quarters, Blowhards Fan 1180 00:57:45,640 --> 00:57:49,440 Speaker 1: Club is hit very rough water. That the Eli Manning 1181 00:57:49,640 --> 00:57:53,200 Speaker 1: Renaissance Foundation was founded at halftime of Monday Night, Well, 1182 00:57:53,240 --> 00:57:55,840 Speaker 1: these are bad ideas well. Mart. I'm not saying you 1183 00:57:55,840 --> 00:57:58,080 Speaker 1: shouldn't support the guy. I'm just saying when I look 1184 00:57:58,080 --> 00:58:02,000 Speaker 1: at this game, I regret my already yet. Yeah, I 1185 00:58:02,040 --> 00:58:04,439 Speaker 1: would say it was in the first half of that game. 1186 00:58:04,480 --> 00:58:08,400 Speaker 1: He was very aggressive and was showing chemistry with Kenny Galladroy. 1187 00:58:08,560 --> 00:58:11,200 Speaker 1: It's not happened since I I want to have what 1188 00:58:11,360 --> 00:58:13,840 Speaker 1: is the argument if you're Alliance fan to say I 1189 00:58:13,880 --> 00:58:16,240 Speaker 1: want matt Patricia around, I want Bob Quinn around because 1190 00:58:16,240 --> 00:58:18,400 Speaker 1: I don't see and I know you know Matthew Stafford 1191 00:58:18,480 --> 00:58:21,160 Speaker 1: right now, but you've had Matthew Suffard for a decade plus. 1192 00:58:21,160 --> 00:58:23,120 Speaker 1: I mean, what is the how are we moving the 1193 00:58:23,160 --> 00:58:25,680 Speaker 1: ball forward here? He had him for a year and 1194 00:58:25,920 --> 00:58:27,960 Speaker 1: in a third. I don't know what they We were 1195 00:58:28,000 --> 00:58:30,080 Speaker 1: excited about them when they were fristy and like it 1196 00:58:30,200 --> 00:58:33,080 Speaker 1: is September. It does seem like a long time ago, 1197 00:58:33,160 --> 00:58:34,880 Speaker 1: and we were really giving them a lot of pop 1198 00:58:34,960 --> 00:58:37,640 Speaker 1: for being to one and one, But we also said 1199 00:58:37,640 --> 00:58:40,240 Speaker 1: they were extremely shallow roster in any any sort of 1200 00:58:40,280 --> 00:58:43,960 Speaker 1: injury to their starter and GMS had multiple years to 1201 00:58:44,000 --> 00:58:46,160 Speaker 1: make that roster, not this Shew. It could get carry 1202 00:58:46,160 --> 00:58:49,400 Speaker 1: On Johnson back this week, so there's a well, yeah, 1203 00:58:49,440 --> 00:58:53,680 Speaker 1: but that you know what about the Bohemians right both 1204 00:58:53,680 --> 00:58:57,240 Speaker 1: Scarborough picked up off the street in the middle of 1205 00:58:57,280 --> 00:59:03,840 Speaker 1: November and is getting seven fally, Jami Winston was a practice. 1206 00:59:04,080 --> 00:59:07,640 Speaker 1: He's got a thumb scenario, simply just throwing a tennis 1207 00:59:07,680 --> 00:59:10,200 Speaker 1: ball during the open part of the session. So I 1208 00:59:10,240 --> 00:59:12,760 Speaker 1: don't know, you know, they get saying it can't grip 1209 00:59:12,760 --> 00:59:16,439 Speaker 1: a football very well and you've lost the points. Third 1210 00:59:16,480 --> 00:59:18,520 Speaker 1: in the league in yards. I would not be if 1211 00:59:18,560 --> 00:59:20,760 Speaker 1: you throw Ryan Griffin in there from two lane, he's 1212 00:59:20,760 --> 00:59:23,120 Speaker 1: gonna play pretty well for you. But he was too, 1213 00:59:23,320 --> 00:59:26,320 Speaker 1: he was a preseason superstar. Now that maybe the preseason 1214 00:59:26,400 --> 00:59:28,280 Speaker 1: m v P. Now that's a fair fight, Griffin and 1215 00:59:28,320 --> 00:59:31,960 Speaker 1: blow West. Why did I take this game? Mirror is 1216 00:59:31,960 --> 00:59:35,320 Speaker 1: way too strict right now. West, we're talking Jamis Winston 1217 00:59:35,400 --> 00:59:38,080 Speaker 1: with a bad hand without Mike Evans on the road. 1218 00:59:38,120 --> 00:59:41,919 Speaker 1: And you can't can't throw the duke can I mean? West? 1219 00:59:42,520 --> 00:59:44,800 Speaker 1: Who cares? No? I mean you can't lock the Have 1220 00:59:44,960 --> 00:59:46,920 Speaker 1: you have these people not been watching the Bucks and 1221 00:59:47,000 --> 00:59:52,480 Speaker 1: lines they because the Bucks are one of the best 1222 00:59:52,480 --> 00:59:54,280 Speaker 1: teams in the NFL over the last month. I mean, 1223 00:59:54,360 --> 00:59:57,080 Speaker 1: if I understood the Seattle Carolina argument. In fact, in 1224 00:59:57,160 --> 01:00:00,600 Speaker 1: some places it doesn't even pass the who Yeah, they're 1225 01:00:00,560 --> 01:00:06,080 Speaker 1: mirror much credit because you know the world if football 1226 01:00:06,120 --> 01:00:09,040 Speaker 1: is unpredictable, well then why why isn't every game even? Greg? 1227 01:00:09,280 --> 01:00:12,080 Speaker 1: But because they've they've actually done a good job if 1228 01:00:12,120 --> 01:00:14,520 Speaker 1: you look like when they're playing pretty good teams keeping 1229 01:00:14,520 --> 01:00:16,640 Speaker 1: it close. Now, a lot of that's with driscoll. But 1230 01:00:16,920 --> 01:00:19,240 Speaker 1: if you want to talk about we were still talking 1231 01:00:19,240 --> 01:00:22,040 Speaker 1: about this game. By the way, this is incredible. Why 1232 01:00:22,080 --> 01:00:24,240 Speaker 1: not they kept it close against the cow but it 1233 01:00:24,320 --> 01:00:29,439 Speaker 1: covers it's their last five losses during this losing Street quest. 1234 01:00:29,520 --> 01:00:33,040 Speaker 1: They lost by seven, eight, three, four thirteen. It's not 1235 01:00:33,080 --> 01:00:38,240 Speaker 1: like that. I noticed you didn't say any of all. Right, 1236 01:00:38,360 --> 01:00:42,160 Speaker 1: let's move on West. It's hard to recover from what 1237 01:00:42,240 --> 01:00:46,160 Speaker 1: I just heard. Uh, there isn't much left here. I 1238 01:00:46,160 --> 01:00:49,640 Speaker 1: guess I'll take one more notice. Sorry, Fort West. The 1239 01:00:50,200 --> 01:00:53,280 Speaker 1: storylines part of the research guide, which I pointed out 1240 01:00:53,320 --> 01:00:55,960 Speaker 1: during the end of the season. Jeff Greenholt and his 1241 01:00:56,000 --> 01:00:58,960 Speaker 1: gang sometimes run out of blurbs to talk about. For 1242 01:00:59,240 --> 01:01:03,040 Speaker 1: the Bucks and Lines, the blurb is two teams eliminated 1243 01:01:03,080 --> 01:01:09,040 Speaker 1: from playoff contention Alright, I'm gonna go Eagles at Redskins, 1244 01:01:09,680 --> 01:01:12,040 Speaker 1: even though this could be the most painful game to watch. 1245 01:01:12,400 --> 01:01:15,400 Speaker 1: The trade if you want the block. I I immediately 1246 01:01:15,440 --> 01:01:18,240 Speaker 1: regretted the blow pick, and uh, I would rather have 1247 01:01:18,280 --> 01:01:22,400 Speaker 1: this game if you want to make an in game trade, alright, alright, 1248 01:01:22,640 --> 01:01:26,000 Speaker 1: yeah I'll take I'll take the bucks, buddy. You still 1249 01:01:26,000 --> 01:01:28,919 Speaker 1: have to introduce you right now. Yeah, I can say. 1250 01:01:28,960 --> 01:01:31,400 Speaker 1: The reason why I picked this game over the two 1251 01:01:31,440 --> 01:01:34,640 Speaker 1: other bad games left on the board is because the 1252 01:01:34,720 --> 01:01:38,520 Speaker 1: Redskins defense has actually been playing pretty good and I 1253 01:01:38,560 --> 01:01:41,800 Speaker 1: want to see guys like Landon Collins, who's living up 1254 01:01:41,800 --> 01:01:45,880 Speaker 1: to his contract, Cole Holcom who is now leading all 1255 01:01:45,960 --> 01:01:49,080 Speaker 1: rookies and tackles at inside linebacker. They've got some players 1256 01:01:49,120 --> 01:01:51,840 Speaker 1: on that defense, and I just I'm at the point 1257 01:01:51,840 --> 01:01:55,720 Speaker 1: where how can you expect any game for the Eagles 1258 01:01:55,760 --> 01:01:58,800 Speaker 1: to be easy? Like, don't you just expect this to 1259 01:01:58,840 --> 01:02:02,200 Speaker 1: be a slog? They they're not gonna have Lane Johnson, 1260 01:02:02,480 --> 01:02:06,640 Speaker 1: Nelson aghilar Is Iffy, So they're back to their you know, 1261 01:02:06,760 --> 01:02:10,880 Speaker 1: wild receiver corps of Greg Ward and Arthego, Whiteside and 1262 01:02:10,920 --> 01:02:16,800 Speaker 1: whoever I mean, and they're going up against a Redskins 1263 01:02:16,840 --> 01:02:20,320 Speaker 1: team that's least been competitive. They're trending up well, I mean, 1264 01:02:20,360 --> 01:02:24,600 Speaker 1: the Redskins barely lost to the Packers last week. They 1265 01:02:24,640 --> 01:02:29,200 Speaker 1: also might get Trey Quinn and Paul Richardson back Haskins. 1266 01:02:30,160 --> 01:02:33,320 Speaker 1: I'm a little right, I'm I'm there's a defense, decent 1267 01:02:33,320 --> 01:02:38,320 Speaker 1: offensive life. I'm shocked at Haskins ranks seventeen among PFF's 1268 01:02:38,360 --> 01:02:41,360 Speaker 1: grades at quarterbacks since he became a starter out of 1269 01:02:42,600 --> 01:02:46,200 Speaker 1: that seems crazy to me. But I do think if 1270 01:02:46,200 --> 01:02:48,800 Speaker 1: you watch the play to play Haskins of it all, 1271 01:02:48,960 --> 01:02:51,960 Speaker 1: he other than taking a lot of sacks, the throws 1272 01:02:51,960 --> 01:02:56,200 Speaker 1: are pretty good and there aren't like bad mental mistakes 1273 01:02:56,200 --> 01:02:58,120 Speaker 1: in terms of the throws he's making. Like, I think 1274 01:02:58,160 --> 01:03:00,760 Speaker 1: he's doing pretty well considering this asuation. Disagree with you. 1275 01:03:00,960 --> 01:03:03,800 Speaker 1: I think you're minimizing his taking sacks and he's had 1276 01:03:03,840 --> 01:03:07,240 Speaker 1: some awful throws that he's gotten away with. I don't 1277 01:03:07,320 --> 01:03:10,240 Speaker 1: they can't. They can't justify him being eighteenth. I mean, 1278 01:03:10,280 --> 01:03:12,200 Speaker 1: it was very surprised, but I mean, the trap game 1279 01:03:12,240 --> 01:03:14,560 Speaker 1: monitor is all over this one. They've got the Eagles 1280 01:03:14,800 --> 01:03:17,680 Speaker 1: Cowboys next week, and that's meant to be the meaningful 1281 01:03:18,120 --> 01:03:21,000 Speaker 1: game to decide which team rolls into the playoffs at 1282 01:03:21,080 --> 01:03:24,720 Speaker 1: seven and nine for a home NFC East title game 1283 01:03:24,960 --> 01:03:27,680 Speaker 1: or NFC East scenario. Please that I could see this 1284 01:03:27,760 --> 01:03:33,480 Speaker 1: being nineteen Redskins. You can look in the mirror and 1285 01:03:33,800 --> 01:03:37,320 Speaker 1: lock up. There, have you locked? Yeah? I did. I 1286 01:03:37,360 --> 01:03:41,600 Speaker 1: went with the Packers. I'll close it out with Dolphins 1287 01:03:41,720 --> 01:03:44,400 Speaker 1: at the Giants. UM picking this game because there's not 1288 01:03:44,440 --> 01:03:48,840 Speaker 1: another game to pick, Uh, that could be worse. I 1289 01:03:48,920 --> 01:03:52,240 Speaker 1: get to watch Ryan Fitzpatrick, who's he's just fun, been 1290 01:03:52,240 --> 01:03:54,840 Speaker 1: fun to watch this year back in MetLife, like the Dolphin, 1291 01:03:55,480 --> 01:03:58,240 Speaker 1: Met Life, the Dolphins, they usually are involved games that, 1292 01:03:58,960 --> 01:04:01,040 Speaker 1: like the Red Skin, this is an example of a 1293 01:04:01,080 --> 01:04:04,800 Speaker 1: bad team that's just awful to watch. The Doppins, You know, 1294 01:04:04,840 --> 01:04:06,760 Speaker 1: they play some games that have a little juice to 1295 01:04:06,840 --> 01:04:08,800 Speaker 1: him even if the stakes aren't high. And was that 1296 01:04:08,880 --> 01:04:11,760 Speaker 1: case last year? Last week against the Jets of the 1297 01:04:11,760 --> 01:04:14,120 Speaker 1: Metal Ends. They're still at the Metal Ends against the Giants, 1298 01:04:14,120 --> 01:04:16,760 Speaker 1: and it looks like Eli starts again the only other big, 1299 01:04:17,360 --> 01:04:19,880 Speaker 1: the only other big in terms of steaks we're talking 1300 01:04:19,920 --> 01:04:23,520 Speaker 1: about here. Um. Eli dropped to one sixteen and one 1301 01:04:23,600 --> 01:04:28,600 Speaker 1: seventeen as a starter. Um, so he needs to win 1302 01:04:28,760 --> 01:04:32,640 Speaker 1: Sunday and maybe get another start to get over five. However, 1303 01:04:33,000 --> 01:04:35,600 Speaker 1: I want to point back to un Wes. You've made 1304 01:04:35,640 --> 01:04:39,520 Speaker 1: this point before, and what a disgrace. Uh, if this 1305 01:04:39,600 --> 01:04:42,760 Speaker 1: is not covered, but you better be counting the playoff wins. 1306 01:04:42,880 --> 01:04:44,680 Speaker 1: Like if you're talking about his career record as a 1307 01:04:44,720 --> 01:04:50,200 Speaker 1: starter and you're not, does he really outside of the 1308 01:04:50,240 --> 01:04:55,120 Speaker 1: two players he must he's lost every other playoffs. Let 1309 01:04:55,120 --> 01:04:58,120 Speaker 1: me see, win to SWS. That's six wins right there, 1310 01:04:58,280 --> 01:05:00,520 Speaker 1: and then he lost every other playoffs. He never been it. 1311 01:05:00,600 --> 01:05:03,280 Speaker 1: He's been in the playoffs seven other years. That's not right. 1312 01:05:03,840 --> 01:05:08,200 Speaker 1: My bad. I was so old. I mean, you guys 1313 01:05:08,240 --> 01:05:11,000 Speaker 1: are just you guys, apologize for that. If you were 1314 01:05:11,000 --> 01:05:13,200 Speaker 1: looking to jump all over it, I should have. I 1315 01:05:13,200 --> 01:05:15,480 Speaker 1: should have known actually that he barely got his team 1316 01:05:15,520 --> 01:05:18,320 Speaker 1: to the playoffs. Otherwise, that played to script perfectly. That 1317 01:05:18,360 --> 01:05:20,400 Speaker 1: was great, and so eight and four. So what it 1318 01:05:20,440 --> 01:05:26,320 Speaker 1: really is one four because each of those times had 1319 01:05:26,760 --> 01:05:29,600 Speaker 1: four games. Right, He's lost every other time except for 1320 01:05:29,640 --> 01:05:31,520 Speaker 1: the Super Bright But then no, so ELI could lose 1321 01:05:31,560 --> 01:05:34,400 Speaker 1: out and he's fine. He's good. He's covered now unless 1322 01:05:34,480 --> 01:05:37,280 Speaker 1: this doesn't take into account the playoff games, which I 1323 01:05:37,280 --> 01:05:39,400 Speaker 1: haven't done the necessary research. What's more important like a 1324 01:05:39,400 --> 01:05:43,800 Speaker 1: week eight weeks seventeen game and the Super Bowl. They 1325 01:05:43,840 --> 01:05:49,440 Speaker 1: only made the playoffs five times in sixteen years. That's 1326 01:05:49,480 --> 01:05:51,480 Speaker 1: coach how many Super Bowl MVPs did he win in 1327 01:05:51,480 --> 01:05:54,280 Speaker 1: the six times? How many times to do Bill Belichick 1328 01:05:54,320 --> 01:05:56,440 Speaker 1: and Tom Brady in the Super Bowl? How many times? 1329 01:05:56,480 --> 01:05:59,680 Speaker 1: Just twice? Fel justin tux MVP right, twice they had 1330 01:05:59,680 --> 01:06:02,400 Speaker 1: seven points. The only beat Belichick twice in the Super Bowl? 1331 01:06:02,440 --> 01:06:06,280 Speaker 1: Just twice. Alright, how about the number two pick that's 1332 01:06:06,320 --> 01:06:08,959 Speaker 1: on the line, Chase Young's future, the Chase Young ball 1333 01:06:09,480 --> 01:06:12,440 Speaker 1: could be the Dolphins are gonna take a defensive player 1334 01:06:12,480 --> 01:06:15,480 Speaker 1: after all these shenanigans. They're gonna already told you they're trading. 1335 01:06:15,520 --> 01:06:17,960 Speaker 1: They're gonna get Tom Brady. This is a big one 1336 01:06:17,960 --> 01:06:19,920 Speaker 1: that's actually out there on the internet. Now. There are 1337 01:06:20,080 --> 01:06:23,400 Speaker 1: some quasi insider type suggesting that they're hearing that. It's uh, 1338 01:06:23,560 --> 01:06:25,360 Speaker 1: this is a big one though for the draft order 1339 01:06:25,520 --> 01:06:30,040 Speaker 1: mark on some Reddit subread it was more reputable than that. 1340 01:06:30,440 --> 01:06:32,920 Speaker 1: We shouldn't miss Jack's Raiders. By the way, Greg, have 1341 01:06:33,000 --> 01:06:36,200 Speaker 1: you heard from Silva and Patrick Laird that Dolphins running back? 1342 01:06:36,200 --> 01:06:39,160 Speaker 1: I mean, I know, it's like a poor man's Rex Burkhead. Oh, 1343 01:06:39,280 --> 01:06:41,280 Speaker 1: I know. Well, he's been a whole thing in the 1344 01:06:41,320 --> 01:06:45,840 Speaker 1: fantasy community. He was almost boys too deep to go into. 1345 01:06:45,880 --> 01:06:48,000 Speaker 1: He's not quite a running back, not quite a receiver, 1346 01:06:48,160 --> 01:06:50,919 Speaker 1: not quite an h back, not quite a fullback. He's 1347 01:06:51,000 --> 01:06:53,360 Speaker 1: like not good enough to be any of those. He's 1348 01:06:53,360 --> 01:06:55,400 Speaker 1: all they have. But in a lost year which Ryan 1349 01:06:55,440 --> 01:06:59,480 Speaker 1: Fitzpatrick loses like two weapons per week, Davante Parker is 1350 01:06:59,520 --> 01:07:03,520 Speaker 1: in the watching protocol. Alan Hearns might not play this game. 1351 01:07:03,800 --> 01:07:06,040 Speaker 1: Who's left for him? Patrick Layard played a big role 1352 01:07:06,040 --> 01:07:07,880 Speaker 1: in that Eagles and the Giants are as healthy as 1353 01:07:07,920 --> 01:07:10,480 Speaker 1: they've been all year actually with the skill position. And 1354 01:07:10,520 --> 01:07:13,360 Speaker 1: I am confirming now Eli's one seventeen and one eighteen, 1355 01:07:13,600 --> 01:07:16,800 Speaker 1: and people are throwing that stat around Simmons putting on 1356 01:07:16,840 --> 01:07:19,920 Speaker 1: his clown hat and his clown shoes and making a 1357 01:07:19,920 --> 01:07:22,920 Speaker 1: podcast about it, and you're not counting the playoff wins 1358 01:07:23,240 --> 01:07:26,160 Speaker 1: and a quarterback stats. That's fair not I mean, it's 1359 01:07:26,160 --> 01:07:27,640 Speaker 1: fair for you to bring that up. I mean that's 1360 01:07:27,680 --> 01:07:30,360 Speaker 1: to not count playoff wins. Uh, Simmons calling at the 1361 01:07:30,360 --> 01:07:33,880 Speaker 1: five hundred Bowl for you, Eli, you know, take off 1362 01:07:33,880 --> 01:07:36,480 Speaker 1: the clown shoes. But that's kind of you can think 1363 01:07:36,520 --> 01:07:39,320 Speaker 1: a little victories taking off the nose. You could lock 1364 01:07:39,440 --> 01:07:42,920 Speaker 1: up the Giants here. There you go, there you go 1365 01:07:43,080 --> 01:07:47,280 Speaker 1: like that. Dolphins are way too frisky. Dolphins are gonna 1366 01:07:47,280 --> 01:07:49,720 Speaker 1: win it. But I don't even need to, Like Mark said, 1367 01:07:49,840 --> 01:07:53,880 Speaker 1: Eli can lose out and he's still good. His reputation 1368 01:07:53,960 --> 01:08:01,160 Speaker 1: is secure and he would finish them. Yes, it is secured. 1369 01:08:01,560 --> 01:08:04,560 Speaker 1: You tell Manning is good after losing four straight games 1370 01:08:04,560 --> 01:08:06,600 Speaker 1: to end his career in the most you know he 1371 01:08:06,640 --> 01:08:11,440 Speaker 1: wants to win. Mark, you will be in Oakland the 1372 01:08:11,480 --> 01:08:14,880 Speaker 1: black Hole for the final Raiders game, uh, in that 1373 01:08:14,960 --> 01:08:18,680 Speaker 1: region and they will be playing. What a great set 1374 01:08:18,760 --> 01:08:23,160 Speaker 1: up for them. Unfortunately no playoff ramifications at six and seven, 1375 01:08:23,479 --> 01:08:25,840 Speaker 1: but you get kind of the ultimate lay up because 1376 01:08:25,880 --> 01:08:27,800 Speaker 1: who else would you want coming into your building when 1377 01:08:27,800 --> 01:08:29,880 Speaker 1: you just want to have a celebration. You don't want 1378 01:08:29,880 --> 01:08:31,479 Speaker 1: to be, you know, on the losing end of a game. 1379 01:08:31,520 --> 01:08:33,880 Speaker 1: You don't want to be playing some nail biter. You 1380 01:08:33,960 --> 01:08:37,200 Speaker 1: just wanna whoop some butt. And the Jaguars that's what 1381 01:08:37,240 --> 01:08:39,320 Speaker 1: they exist for at this stage of the NFL season. 1382 01:08:39,479 --> 01:08:42,880 Speaker 1: That's what they've existed for, without question over the past 1383 01:08:42,960 --> 01:08:46,919 Speaker 1: month plus. And what we're hearing is that Josh Jacobs, 1384 01:08:47,360 --> 01:08:50,720 Speaker 1: the Raiders key player on that offense, they're running back 1385 01:08:50,760 --> 01:08:54,360 Speaker 1: practice Thursday. Hunter Renfro returned to practice, so they're getting 1386 01:08:54,360 --> 01:08:58,439 Speaker 1: a little healthier, and they need Josh Jacobs because the 1387 01:08:58,560 --> 01:09:00,680 Speaker 1: key to beating Jacksonville, I mean you can do it 1388 01:09:00,760 --> 01:09:03,519 Speaker 1: by land or through the air is simply probably show up. 1389 01:09:03,680 --> 01:09:07,240 Speaker 1: Just unleash him times now walk on the field. Yeah. 1390 01:09:07,240 --> 01:09:10,720 Speaker 1: I checked with the Desert people, and I don't think 1391 01:09:10,760 --> 01:09:12,960 Speaker 1: it's legal if you're saying you actually checked with them 1392 01:09:13,479 --> 01:09:17,720 Speaker 1: with some reporting that's out there based on what their activities. 1393 01:09:18,080 --> 01:09:20,320 Speaker 1: And I just because you know, I would say, how 1394 01:09:20,360 --> 01:09:23,439 Speaker 1: many times have I locked up bad Iffy Brown's teams? Are? 1395 01:09:23,520 --> 01:09:26,479 Speaker 1: You know? I'm not someone that just secures easy locks 1396 01:09:26,479 --> 01:09:29,280 Speaker 1: week after week. Emotionally, I want to lock up the 1397 01:09:29,360 --> 01:09:33,360 Speaker 1: Raiders because this is going to be number one. These 1398 01:09:33,360 --> 01:09:35,960 Speaker 1: are not The Raiders aren't exactly flying into the end 1399 01:09:35,960 --> 01:09:37,920 Speaker 1: of the season either. They have plenty of they've been 1400 01:09:37,920 --> 01:09:41,280 Speaker 1: outscored by right, This is not this is not some 1401 01:09:41,439 --> 01:09:44,720 Speaker 1: uneven wayward You know that. I want to lock up 1402 01:09:44,760 --> 01:09:46,680 Speaker 1: the Raiders. If you I'm gonna do it. And if 1403 01:09:46,720 --> 01:09:49,200 Speaker 1: you don't like, if you don't like it, too bad. 1404 01:09:50,160 --> 01:09:52,000 Speaker 1: When you look in the mirror, does anyone look back 1405 01:09:52,000 --> 01:09:58,479 Speaker 1: at you? Yes? Absolutely, room, I have no problem with that. 1406 01:09:58,760 --> 01:10:00,400 Speaker 1: I want to read one thing we'll we can hit 1407 01:10:00,400 --> 01:10:02,160 Speaker 1: on the rate we did on on Tuesday, We'll do 1408 01:10:02,200 --> 01:10:04,960 Speaker 1: it on Sunday. I want to read the greatest paragraph 1409 01:10:05,040 --> 01:10:08,880 Speaker 1: that I've read on NFL dot Com the entire football season. 1410 01:10:08,920 --> 01:10:11,720 Speaker 1: It came from We're gonna hear from Year Long Form. No. No, 1411 01:10:11,800 --> 01:10:16,400 Speaker 1: it came from Wes explaining why Gardner Minshew was, you know, 1412 01:10:16,560 --> 01:10:18,599 Speaker 1: beat out by Kyler Murray as Rookie of the Year. 1413 01:10:18,640 --> 01:10:20,880 Speaker 1: So here we go. Allow me to while Kyler Murray's 1414 01:10:20,880 --> 01:10:24,839 Speaker 1: skill set and potential stand alone among rookie field generals, 1415 01:10:25,080 --> 01:10:27,960 Speaker 1: Jacksonville's Gardner Minshew might have given him a run for 1416 01:10:28,000 --> 01:10:30,280 Speaker 1: his money on this list had he not been unfairly 1417 01:10:30,320 --> 01:10:33,719 Speaker 1: relegated to the bench in favor of a business decision. Bang, 1418 01:10:33,840 --> 01:10:35,640 Speaker 1: let's go on to the next part of this. I 1419 01:10:35,720 --> 01:10:38,519 Speaker 1: fed the Minshew game tape into the George Michael Sports 1420 01:10:38,560 --> 01:10:41,799 Speaker 1: machine Love It, which spit out the following composite score. 1421 01:10:43,360 --> 01:10:49,200 Speaker 1: Tony Romo, Jake dilone seven percent, Baker Mayfield eleven percent, 1422 01:10:49,320 --> 01:10:53,400 Speaker 1: Mark Sanchez seven percent, Doug Flutie five percent, Greg McElroy 1423 01:10:53,680 --> 01:10:57,280 Speaker 1: three percent, Randall Pink Floyd three percent, Pistol Pete Maravich 1424 01:10:57,520 --> 01:11:01,720 Speaker 1: two percent, Marty McFly one percent, detect Detective Russ Cole 1425 01:11:02,080 --> 01:11:05,360 Speaker 1: zero point eight percent, Uncle Rico zero point two percent. 1426 01:11:05,640 --> 01:11:08,840 Speaker 1: Dwight Yoakum West. I when I read that, it made 1427 01:11:08,880 --> 01:11:12,679 Speaker 1: my day appreciate that more excellent. It's really the Rico 1428 01:11:12,840 --> 01:11:17,800 Speaker 1: and Yocum combo. I mean, I would maybe go a 1429 01:11:17,840 --> 01:11:19,960 Speaker 1: strong point for for you. That's how I know you're 1430 01:11:19,960 --> 01:11:22,960 Speaker 1: a great writer. West. You could take such a generic 1431 01:11:23,040 --> 01:11:26,479 Speaker 1: kind of afterthought quarterback and make them interested. Oh please, 1432 01:11:26,800 --> 01:11:30,559 Speaker 1: this this Jaguars team is so bad that Gardner Minshew 1433 01:11:30,560 --> 01:11:32,479 Speaker 1: has to run through an obstacles. Of course, just to 1434 01:11:32,520 --> 01:11:34,880 Speaker 1: get a pass off, you have to run a gauntlet, 1435 01:11:34,960 --> 01:11:38,439 Speaker 1: and Ful's had too as well. This offensive line is terrible. 1436 01:11:38,760 --> 01:11:41,479 Speaker 1: They're basing their offense around Leonard four Nette, which is 1437 01:11:41,560 --> 01:11:45,240 Speaker 1: just a bad idea. And the defense is the linebackers 1438 01:11:45,240 --> 01:11:49,240 Speaker 1: are the worst position group in football. They the way 1439 01:11:49,320 --> 01:11:52,120 Speaker 1: every time Austin Ekeler touched the ball, it was as 1440 01:11:52,160 --> 01:11:55,519 Speaker 1: if the linebackers and safeties for the Jaguars were police 1441 01:11:55,520 --> 01:11:59,240 Speaker 1: cars escorting O J's Bronco down the freeway. They were 1442 01:11:59,280 --> 01:12:04,759 Speaker 1: just like there along for the ride. It was amazing. 1443 01:12:04,880 --> 01:12:07,600 Speaker 1: It's a recipe for a little for some wildness. You 1444 01:12:07,600 --> 01:12:10,360 Speaker 1: would think the offenses in this game that Minshew will 1445 01:12:10,920 --> 01:12:15,040 Speaker 1: get back. I'm saying it's the last game in Oakland. 1446 01:12:15,080 --> 01:12:18,280 Speaker 1: They better send these fans out with the wind against 1447 01:12:18,280 --> 01:12:21,120 Speaker 1: the Jaguar. If you're gonna take this team away from 1448 01:12:21,120 --> 01:12:23,480 Speaker 1: the Oakland fans and act like it's some sort of celebration, 1449 01:12:23,520 --> 01:12:25,640 Speaker 1: I mean, they did it in week fifteen because they're ashamed, 1450 01:12:26,080 --> 01:12:30,360 Speaker 1: and they buried they buried it. Here's my concern. Honestly, 1451 01:12:30,920 --> 01:12:33,840 Speaker 1: my concern is that we have listeners Raiders fans that 1452 01:12:33,880 --> 01:12:37,080 Speaker 1: listen to the podcast. They know your fandom, they know 1453 01:12:37,120 --> 01:12:41,400 Speaker 1: about the Manchu Vians, and Minshew wakes up the offense 1454 01:12:41,479 --> 01:12:44,200 Speaker 1: and they beat the Raiders and just a lot of 1455 01:12:44,200 --> 01:12:46,919 Speaker 1: bad vibes in that building, and you become a target 1456 01:12:46,960 --> 01:12:50,160 Speaker 1: of their frustration. And that's number one. I thought you're 1457 01:12:50,400 --> 01:12:52,280 Speaker 1: gonna say. It was like a Cleveland scene where they're 1458 01:12:52,320 --> 01:12:55,479 Speaker 1: throwing the chair, the seats, like margin mark being carried 1459 01:12:55,520 --> 01:12:58,320 Speaker 1: into the black hole, and then like a sacrificial lamb 1460 01:12:58,360 --> 01:13:02,599 Speaker 1: being torn apart, limb from limb, him, head popped off, arms, legs, 1461 01:13:02,680 --> 01:13:05,599 Speaker 1: just just the torso remaining ship back to Culver City. 1462 01:13:05,960 --> 01:13:08,800 Speaker 1: I'm not saying it's not something I want what a 1463 01:13:08,840 --> 01:13:12,320 Speaker 1: way to go? Bring us the girl. Wouldn't they even 1464 01:13:12,320 --> 01:13:17,280 Speaker 1: announced that death on NFL network. Bring us you get 1465 01:13:17,280 --> 01:13:18,720 Speaker 1: out of the last seven or eight weeks in the 1466 01:13:18,800 --> 01:13:20,639 Speaker 1: season to then I wouldn't have to write the article. 1467 01:13:22,240 --> 01:13:23,759 Speaker 1: You know, you would not have to write the article. 1468 01:13:24,080 --> 01:13:28,040 Speaker 1: To write the article where the NFL? Now if I 1469 01:13:28,120 --> 01:13:31,439 Speaker 1: died on assignment? Yeah, I believe our podcast has gained 1470 01:13:31,560 --> 01:13:34,040 Speaker 1: enough popularity where we have moved up to the C 1471 01:13:34,240 --> 01:13:36,519 Speaker 1: block one of us. I think it's buried in the 1472 01:13:36,560 --> 01:13:40,160 Speaker 1: eleven to twelve space of the program somewhere. I think 1473 01:13:40,200 --> 01:13:42,880 Speaker 1: we've moved out of the D block. I think we're 1474 01:13:43,560 --> 01:13:45,400 Speaker 1: right in the middle of the show now, like it's 1475 01:13:45,439 --> 01:13:47,640 Speaker 1: Lindsay Rhodes coming out of like the third break on 1476 01:13:47,680 --> 01:13:50,120 Speaker 1: t A. It's like, oh, by the way, Mark Seessler 1477 01:13:50,320 --> 01:13:53,160 Speaker 1: was ripped apart by angry Raiders fans on Sunday at 1478 01:13:53,160 --> 01:14:03,960 Speaker 1: the conclusion. Now David Carr talking Derek Carr. Alright, uh, anyway, 1479 01:14:04,240 --> 01:14:06,680 Speaker 1: check it out. Mark Seessler is gonna check in with 1480 01:14:06,800 --> 01:14:11,960 Speaker 1: us via the phone or maybe maybe Ricky if he's 1481 01:14:11,960 --> 01:14:14,960 Speaker 1: in one piece, a skype from the field or something 1482 01:14:15,040 --> 01:14:17,080 Speaker 1: some type of cool vibe. I could probably do that 1483 01:14:17,240 --> 01:14:20,360 Speaker 1: depends where you are at that point. Let's see alright. Anyway, 1484 01:14:20,439 --> 01:14:22,800 Speaker 1: all right, let's get through the rest of the games. Uh, 1485 01:14:23,120 --> 01:14:28,040 Speaker 1: Sunday Night Football, good one, yummy. Yes, the Buffalo Bills 1486 01:14:28,080 --> 01:14:30,920 Speaker 1: get flexed into Sunday Night Football. Greg, you're a you're 1487 01:14:30,960 --> 01:14:34,360 Speaker 1: a man that knows this, this type of this minutia 1488 01:14:34,479 --> 01:14:36,559 Speaker 1: of the NFL. When's the last time the Bills played 1489 01:14:36,560 --> 01:14:40,640 Speaker 1: Sunday Night football with Al Chris two seven. That's a 1490 01:14:40,680 --> 01:14:43,920 Speaker 1: long time ago. I leave against the Steelers that that 1491 01:14:44,080 --> 01:14:47,160 Speaker 1: is twelve years ago. Uh. So they get flexed into 1492 01:14:47,240 --> 01:14:49,320 Speaker 1: this game, and that's great, and it's so the nine 1493 01:14:49,320 --> 01:14:52,519 Speaker 1: and four Bills, who you know, have a strangle hold 1494 01:14:52,560 --> 01:14:56,080 Speaker 1: on a wild card spot, but can we if they 1495 01:14:56,560 --> 01:14:58,639 Speaker 1: lose here, does it start to get a little interesting? 1496 01:14:58,760 --> 01:15:00,920 Speaker 1: You know, they followed nine of five and they have 1497 01:15:00,960 --> 01:15:04,880 Speaker 1: a tough schedule ahead, uh comparatively, so they go They're 1498 01:15:04,920 --> 01:15:10,040 Speaker 1: going to Hines Field and um uh Greg, So, yeah, 1499 01:15:10,120 --> 01:15:13,320 Speaker 1: the Bills, who again came close but no cigar uh 1500 01:15:13,439 --> 01:15:17,680 Speaker 1: last week against the Ravens and he got the Steelers, 1501 01:15:18,000 --> 01:15:20,360 Speaker 1: who you would think are gonna be very hard to 1502 01:15:20,400 --> 01:15:22,679 Speaker 1: beat in their building in primetime. The way they're playing 1503 01:15:22,760 --> 01:15:25,120 Speaker 1: right now, this feels like a really another really tough spot. 1504 01:15:25,280 --> 01:15:27,479 Speaker 1: I love it. It's it's such a fun sort of 1505 01:15:27,520 --> 01:15:31,639 Speaker 1: matchup of just storylines we didn't totally expect coming into 1506 01:15:31,640 --> 01:15:34,800 Speaker 1: this season. PFF went out and just said it that 1507 01:15:34,800 --> 01:15:36,920 Speaker 1: that the Steelers have the better quarterback in this game. 1508 01:15:36,960 --> 01:15:39,519 Speaker 1: I'm not going that far, but I do think he's 1509 01:15:39,560 --> 01:15:45,600 Speaker 1: got I do think Josh Allen has the tougher It 1510 01:15:45,640 --> 01:15:48,400 Speaker 1: seems a little bit, but I do think Josh Allen 1511 01:15:48,439 --> 01:15:51,280 Speaker 1: that this is a recipe for a potential disaster, that 1512 01:15:51,439 --> 01:15:56,479 Speaker 1: his matchup against this Steeler's front uh is harder than 1513 01:15:56,640 --> 01:15:59,839 Speaker 1: than anything Duck's gonna have to do. Because Bud Dupree 1514 01:15:59,880 --> 01:16:01,960 Speaker 1: and t J. Watt, we we've talked about them, but 1515 01:16:02,000 --> 01:16:05,519 Speaker 1: they send a lot of creative blitz as they trust 1516 01:16:05,560 --> 01:16:11,040 Speaker 1: the secondary, and Josh Allen versus pressure has been a nightmare. Uh, 1517 01:16:11,360 --> 01:16:14,280 Speaker 1: Baltimore really copied or did a lot of the same 1518 01:16:14,320 --> 01:16:17,160 Speaker 1: things that New England did. At no point did he 1519 01:16:17,200 --> 01:16:19,599 Speaker 1: really know where pressure was coming from, how to deal 1520 01:16:19,680 --> 01:16:22,679 Speaker 1: with it, how to adjust the offensive line, and why 1521 01:16:22,720 --> 01:16:25,400 Speaker 1: wouldn't Pittsburgh do the same thing When the two best 1522 01:16:25,439 --> 01:16:28,719 Speaker 1: defenses Buffalo has played this year have a very similar 1523 01:16:28,760 --> 01:16:30,920 Speaker 1: sort of set up, and I just think it's gonna 1524 01:16:30,920 --> 01:16:32,920 Speaker 1: be trouble for Josh. Allen's just gonna have to be 1525 01:16:32,960 --> 01:16:37,120 Speaker 1: a defensive game. Strike shortened seasons excluded. The only team 1526 01:16:37,200 --> 01:16:40,040 Speaker 1: of the Super Bowl era to finish first outright in 1527 01:16:40,160 --> 01:16:44,600 Speaker 1: both sacks and takeaways is the seventy four Steelers. The 1528 01:16:44,640 --> 01:16:47,800 Speaker 1: two thousand and nineteen Stealers are currently leading in sac 1529 01:16:48,160 --> 01:16:52,360 Speaker 1: and takeaways. This is right now playing the best defense 1530 01:16:52,439 --> 01:16:55,000 Speaker 1: in the NFL, and the Bills aren't far behind. They 1531 01:16:55,000 --> 01:16:58,479 Speaker 1: were mediocre about a month ago and they have really 1532 01:16:58,520 --> 01:17:00,760 Speaker 1: climbed d v O A because they're defense. I mean 1533 01:17:00,840 --> 01:17:04,280 Speaker 1: date the Ravens lost Mark Andrews, which changed that game 1534 01:17:04,320 --> 01:17:08,240 Speaker 1: for them, but Lamar Jackson was had fits to and 1535 01:17:08,280 --> 01:17:10,679 Speaker 1: the and the Bills aren't maybe your pure pass rushing 1536 01:17:10,720 --> 01:17:13,040 Speaker 1: team at this point, but they are well coached. Their 1537 01:17:13,080 --> 01:17:16,679 Speaker 1: secondaries nasty and we can find you know, Duck Hodges 1538 01:17:16,720 --> 01:17:19,400 Speaker 1: has not played a secondary like this yet. He has 1539 01:17:19,439 --> 01:17:22,800 Speaker 1: not not tough matchups in general. He could get James 1540 01:17:22,800 --> 01:17:27,679 Speaker 1: Connor back this week. We thought maybe out of practice turning, 1541 01:17:27,720 --> 01:17:31,560 Speaker 1: but then as we're taping this, he left practice on Thursday. 1542 01:17:31,720 --> 01:17:34,280 Speaker 1: But the difference is Connor's coming back to an offense, 1543 01:17:34,320 --> 01:17:36,400 Speaker 1: it's a little deeper. I mean, the Auntie Johnson is 1544 01:17:36,720 --> 01:17:39,360 Speaker 1: just I love the way he runs. James Washington is 1545 01:17:39,479 --> 01:17:42,439 Speaker 1: making some plays, so they've they've gotten a little something 1546 01:17:42,479 --> 01:17:45,160 Speaker 1: on offense, even if it's not like they're explosive. Bills 1547 01:17:45,200 --> 01:17:48,960 Speaker 1: haven't beaten the Steelers in twenty years, which is just 1548 01:17:49,000 --> 01:17:51,519 Speaker 1: a knug. This game feels like it's destined to be 1549 01:17:52,880 --> 01:17:56,519 Speaker 1: seventeen to thirteen. Someone wins seventeen to thirty, but a 1550 01:17:56,560 --> 01:18:01,040 Speaker 1: fun seventeen to thirteen, right, because it's been right and 1551 01:18:01,080 --> 01:18:04,120 Speaker 1: it's so meaningful. I mean, if the Steelers win this game, 1552 01:18:04,640 --> 01:18:06,600 Speaker 1: they have I know they still have the Ravens in 1553 01:18:06,640 --> 01:18:09,400 Speaker 1: Week seventeen, but the Ravens might be sitting there starters 1554 01:18:09,400 --> 01:18:11,479 Speaker 1: and that would be interesting. Like they have a pretty 1555 01:18:11,479 --> 01:18:14,280 Speaker 1: good path to the playoffs, Whereas if the Bills lose 1556 01:18:14,360 --> 01:18:18,599 Speaker 1: this game, they do have to worry about the loser 1557 01:18:18,640 --> 01:18:21,920 Speaker 1: of the Titans Texans and they I wouldn't say they 1558 01:18:21,920 --> 01:18:25,800 Speaker 1: can forget about winning the division, but it might be 1559 01:18:25,840 --> 01:18:28,040 Speaker 1: out of reach because the Bills do not have the 1560 01:18:28,040 --> 01:18:31,360 Speaker 1: tiebreak right now with the Patriots. So if the Bills 1561 01:18:31,439 --> 01:18:34,680 Speaker 1: fans it did the playoff calculator actually, our friend Mike 1562 01:18:34,720 --> 01:18:37,000 Speaker 1: Burko did it for me. I did double checkers work. 1563 01:18:37,600 --> 01:18:41,400 Speaker 1: If the if the Bills Louise beat the Patriots next week, 1564 01:18:41,640 --> 01:18:44,280 Speaker 1: but they are finished tied in the standings, the Patriots 1565 01:18:44,320 --> 01:18:47,599 Speaker 1: are gonna win the tiebreaker anyways, so right now they've 1566 01:18:47,640 --> 01:18:50,160 Speaker 1: sort of got a game and a half to catch 1567 01:18:50,240 --> 01:18:53,080 Speaker 1: up with that's assuming, by the way, that the Patriots 1568 01:18:53,120 --> 01:18:56,040 Speaker 1: do win Week seventeen, But they have a game and 1569 01:18:56,080 --> 01:18:57,799 Speaker 1: a half to make up right now. They can't afford 1570 01:18:57,800 --> 01:18:59,880 Speaker 1: a lot. You look back, and that Bills thanksgiving a 1571 01:19:00,000 --> 01:19:03,080 Speaker 1: in over the Cowboys was massive because they'd be in 1572 01:19:03,120 --> 01:19:05,080 Speaker 1: a much darker place that they lost that and then 1573 01:19:05,120 --> 01:19:07,360 Speaker 1: dealing with New England next week. But Dupre, I have 1574 01:19:07,400 --> 01:19:09,120 Speaker 1: a feeling is going to get to be one of 1575 01:19:09,160 --> 01:19:11,599 Speaker 1: the highest paid, like defensive players in football, just because 1576 01:19:11,640 --> 01:19:13,439 Speaker 1: that's how it works out. He's actually gonna get I think, 1577 01:19:13,439 --> 01:19:16,200 Speaker 1: maybe get the free agency and those are the guys 1578 01:19:16,240 --> 01:19:19,160 Speaker 1: that somehow sneak through and just get an insane amount 1579 01:19:19,160 --> 01:19:21,000 Speaker 1: of money, kind of like de Ford did this year. 1580 01:19:21,880 --> 01:19:25,639 Speaker 1: Anybody else have a thought, Yeah, Josh Allen, every time 1581 01:19:25,680 --> 01:19:28,240 Speaker 1: I watched him play, I think with a high soft 1582 01:19:28,280 --> 01:19:32,400 Speaker 1: deep ball. The receiver contract it and make adjustments. With 1583 01:19:32,520 --> 01:19:36,080 Speaker 1: a laser deep ball, there's no opportunity for adjustment whatsoever. 1584 01:19:36,360 --> 01:19:39,439 Speaker 1: Everything has to be perfect. And he is the worst 1585 01:19:39,520 --> 01:19:41,479 Speaker 1: deep passer in football, even though he has the strongest 1586 01:19:41,560 --> 01:19:44,880 Speaker 1: arm in football. They did fight back. You might him up. 1587 01:19:45,400 --> 01:19:47,519 Speaker 1: I thought about it, but I I can't. I have 1588 01:19:47,560 --> 01:19:49,240 Speaker 1: too much respect for the way the Bills are playing 1589 01:19:49,280 --> 01:19:53,519 Speaker 1: defense right now. All right, takes us to Monday night football. 1590 01:19:54,160 --> 01:19:55,519 Speaker 1: This could have been a good game, but then the 1591 01:19:55,560 --> 01:19:57,400 Speaker 1: Colts went in the tank and lost three in a row, 1592 01:19:58,040 --> 01:20:01,160 Speaker 1: all but ending their season, including you you lose in Tampa, 1593 01:20:01,200 --> 01:20:02,840 Speaker 1: and we know the Bucks are playing better and there 1594 01:20:03,360 --> 01:20:05,360 Speaker 1: they can be a tough team because Winston's so up 1595 01:20:05,360 --> 01:20:08,120 Speaker 1: and down. Um, and he was up in that game, 1596 01:20:08,160 --> 01:20:12,920 Speaker 1: but we'll end down. And now they get the Saints. 1597 01:20:12,960 --> 01:20:15,800 Speaker 1: And the Saints it feels like a really, really bad 1598 01:20:15,920 --> 01:20:18,720 Speaker 1: spot for the visiting team because the Saints are coming 1599 01:20:18,760 --> 01:20:21,320 Speaker 1: off that loss where ah, they lose by two points. 1600 01:20:21,680 --> 01:20:25,080 Speaker 1: They put up forty six points in their building against 1601 01:20:25,160 --> 01:20:28,639 Speaker 1: the top rated defensive league and lose. Someone's gonna pay 1602 01:20:28,680 --> 01:20:30,280 Speaker 1: for it. I think the Colts are going to be 1603 01:20:30,360 --> 01:20:33,479 Speaker 1: on the nail end of the hammer. And this one, uh, 1604 01:20:33,520 --> 01:20:36,400 Speaker 1: this the mirror. It's invisible West, there's nothing to look at. 1605 01:20:37,400 --> 01:20:41,920 Speaker 1: It's over the test. Although to the no, yeah, it's 1606 01:20:41,960 --> 01:20:46,839 Speaker 1: way over like my desert test. But to the cults credit, 1607 01:20:47,760 --> 01:20:49,960 Speaker 1: they're in every game. The Titans game was the only 1608 01:20:50,000 --> 01:20:54,880 Speaker 1: two score loss they've had all year. Yeah, and that 1609 01:20:54,960 --> 01:20:57,040 Speaker 1: was close to the very end. They eleven of their 1610 01:20:57,080 --> 01:21:00,320 Speaker 1: thirteen games have been one score games, and we kind 1611 01:21:00,320 --> 01:21:01,960 Speaker 1: of talked about how they were getting lucky, a little 1612 01:21:02,000 --> 01:21:03,920 Speaker 1: lucky early in the year, and now they've lost four 1613 01:21:04,000 --> 01:21:06,800 Speaker 1: straight one score games, many of which are right at 1614 01:21:06,840 --> 01:21:08,519 Speaker 1: the end. So you feel for them because I do 1615 01:21:08,640 --> 01:21:12,400 Speaker 1: think almost everyone, like throughout that roster, there's a lot 1616 01:21:12,439 --> 01:21:15,400 Speaker 1: of players over achieving. I think the coaching staff is 1617 01:21:15,439 --> 01:21:18,320 Speaker 1: gonna done a really good job. But when you're throwing 1618 01:21:18,320 --> 01:21:20,759 Speaker 1: it to Marcus John, it's just they just don't quite 1619 01:21:20,800 --> 01:21:24,080 Speaker 1: have enough firepower to stick with the Saints. Hey, Alvin Camara, 1620 01:21:24,200 --> 01:21:27,800 Speaker 1: about a total yards and two touchdowns. How about you 1621 01:21:27,920 --> 01:21:30,920 Speaker 1: put together one of those superstar games and put yourself 1622 01:21:30,960 --> 01:21:33,280 Speaker 1: back on the map in that way. You need that 1623 01:21:33,320 --> 01:21:37,680 Speaker 1: guy terrible fumble last week. The need that guy. He's healthy. 1624 01:21:37,720 --> 01:21:40,519 Speaker 1: It seems like his explosion is there on some runs 1625 01:21:40,520 --> 01:21:43,280 Speaker 1: and he was averaging pretty good yards per carry, you know, 1626 01:21:43,360 --> 01:21:46,800 Speaker 1: until last week, at least over a month. But like 1627 01:21:46,840 --> 01:21:50,840 Speaker 1: that special level, he's not making the mess. He hasn't 1628 01:21:50,880 --> 01:21:53,400 Speaker 1: been the same guy that he was the first couple 1629 01:21:53,400 --> 01:21:55,960 Speaker 1: of years. I think it's really been overlooked this week 1630 01:21:56,840 --> 01:22:00,479 Speaker 1: that the Saints lost Marcus Davenport and Sheldon rank for 1631 01:22:00,520 --> 01:22:04,920 Speaker 1: the season. In that game, I mean, Davenport was really 1632 01:22:04,960 --> 01:22:07,720 Speaker 1: playing well. To me, he's very similar to Clowney. He's 1633 01:22:07,720 --> 01:22:10,439 Speaker 1: a poor man's Clowney. He he has a a good 1634 01:22:10,520 --> 01:22:13,840 Speaker 1: starting defensive end. And Sheldon Rankins, who is playing about 1635 01:22:13,880 --> 01:22:17,240 Speaker 1: half the snaps, is a very good interior, you know, 1636 01:22:17,400 --> 01:22:20,000 Speaker 1: rotating guy. And that's part of what had made up 1637 01:22:20,000 --> 01:22:22,320 Speaker 1: this team's identity was their defensive line. And now you 1638 01:22:22,400 --> 01:22:24,680 Speaker 1: lose two of the you know, four biggest parts of it. 1639 01:22:24,680 --> 01:22:27,320 Speaker 1: That's pretty huge. T Y Hilton might be back. He practice. 1640 01:22:27,320 --> 01:22:30,439 Speaker 1: Where's Jared Cook where? We haven't seen an update on 1641 01:22:30,520 --> 01:22:32,960 Speaker 1: him because they had night game that I don't know, 1642 01:22:33,000 --> 01:22:35,960 Speaker 1: they didn't practice until today. I don't know. I'm not 1643 01:22:36,160 --> 01:22:37,960 Speaker 1: you know, the Saints office. I know they got it 1644 01:22:38,000 --> 01:22:41,120 Speaker 1: going for a week, but I don't know, you know, 1645 01:22:41,320 --> 01:22:43,320 Speaker 1: they had the Panthers a couple of weeks ago at home, 1646 01:22:43,320 --> 01:22:46,639 Speaker 1: barely won that game. I just I don't I want 1647 01:22:46,680 --> 01:22:48,479 Speaker 1: to see it out of the Saints week after week. 1648 01:22:48,520 --> 01:22:50,679 Speaker 1: I think there's some things working against the injury wise, 1649 01:22:50,760 --> 01:22:54,280 Speaker 1: especially if Cook's at Alvin Kamara had two touchdowns in 1650 01:22:54,320 --> 01:22:56,639 Speaker 1: Week three that's always had all season. He had eighteen 1651 01:22:56,760 --> 01:23:00,760 Speaker 1: last year. That's crazy. They also had mark ingram right, 1652 01:23:01,040 --> 01:23:03,320 Speaker 1: and they had Drew Brees for sixteen weeks, and yet 1653 01:23:03,360 --> 01:23:06,280 Speaker 1: here they are. I feel like we don't have Deonte 1654 01:23:06,360 --> 01:23:09,519 Speaker 1: Harris love on this alright. He is the ex He's 1655 01:23:09,560 --> 01:23:11,880 Speaker 1: the X factor. I feel like for the playoffs, it's 1656 01:23:11,920 --> 01:23:19,120 Speaker 1: just Deontay Harris is the best return man. Deontay Harris right, 1657 01:23:19,280 --> 01:23:21,880 Speaker 1: I mean he's doing it. He's popped a lot, but 1658 01:23:21,880 --> 01:23:25,320 Speaker 1: he's due to pop a few more touchdowns. Um, all right, 1659 01:23:25,800 --> 01:23:29,920 Speaker 1: that is a week fifteen. Um again, it will be 1660 01:23:30,439 --> 01:23:34,040 Speaker 1: sess and West West and sess uh covering Jets Ravens 1661 01:23:34,040 --> 01:23:36,400 Speaker 1: And Wow, congratulations you guys, because that's going to be 1662 01:23:36,479 --> 01:23:40,120 Speaker 1: the game. People are gonna be like, Wow, the upset 1663 01:23:40,200 --> 01:23:42,080 Speaker 1: of the season and you get to talk about that 1664 01:23:42,120 --> 01:23:44,280 Speaker 1: for ten. Might have a little Lakisha on the mike too, 1665 01:23:45,320 --> 01:23:47,599 Speaker 1: Reports Lakisha came up to me in the newsroom this morning. 1666 01:23:48,280 --> 01:23:51,439 Speaker 1: You're so stupid as you because I made the comment. 1667 01:23:51,800 --> 01:23:54,360 Speaker 1: She's like, I'm not dead because I was on the 1668 01:23:54,360 --> 01:23:56,960 Speaker 1: throwback podcast. I can't get her on the throwback she's pregnant. 1669 01:23:57,880 --> 01:23:59,519 Speaker 1: Of course I can get her on the throwback podcast. 1670 01:23:59,560 --> 01:24:02,599 Speaker 1: I just want her to be comfortable and uh, maybe 1671 01:24:02,640 --> 01:24:06,759 Speaker 1: sooner rather than later before really the baby bump starts 1672 01:24:06,800 --> 01:24:09,000 Speaker 1: to become an issue. Better. Hope Rhoda doesn't find out 1673 01:24:09,000 --> 01:24:12,160 Speaker 1: about what you said. Do you have any other Jackson 1674 01:24:12,479 --> 01:24:17,559 Speaker 1: family members you want to impersonate? And Greg is on 1675 01:24:17,600 --> 01:24:22,679 Speaker 1: the throwback podcast that went up today Arcade Fire Funeral 1676 01:24:24,320 --> 01:24:28,280 Speaker 1: maybe the defining album. What a record at least the 1677 01:24:28,400 --> 01:24:31,320 Speaker 1: defining you know, guitar album of the We were both 1678 01:24:31,360 --> 01:24:33,760 Speaker 1: living in New York City at the time, Uh, in 1679 01:24:33,840 --> 01:24:40,880 Speaker 1: different areas of the city. Penthouse that really hit it, 1680 01:24:40,960 --> 01:24:44,800 Speaker 1: I did, that's anyway, Greg, you were great on it. 1681 01:24:44,880 --> 01:24:47,439 Speaker 1: So I want everyone to please check that out if 1682 01:24:47,439 --> 01:24:49,920 Speaker 1: you enjoy that type of music or just banter. All right? 1683 01:24:50,600 --> 01:24:55,679 Speaker 1: Because Dan hands a signing off four Quiet Storm, The Mailman, 1684 01:24:56,360 --> 01:25:01,439 Speaker 1: The Old Boss lived in an outhouse twelve between A 1685 01:25:01,520 --> 01:26:15,160 Speaker 1: and D drug dealer downstairs in the glass until Sunday 1686 01:26:13,360 --> 01:26:13,400 Speaker 1: s