1 00:00:05,600 --> 00:00:09,879 Speaker 1: This is straight Fire with Jason McIntire. 2 00:00:11,160 --> 00:00:14,840 Speaker 2: What is up straight Fire Fame, It's me Jason McIntyre, 3 00:00:14,920 --> 00:00:21,000 Speaker 2: Straight boyer or Tuesday, December sixteenth. I wish I was 4 00:00:21,040 --> 00:00:25,800 Speaker 2: more excited to recap the Steelers Dolphins game. I don't 5 00:00:25,840 --> 00:00:27,440 Speaker 2: know what there is to say. The game sucked. It 6 00:00:27,520 --> 00:00:31,360 Speaker 2: was terrible. Miami no showed in the cold weather. The 7 00:00:31,440 --> 00:00:36,440 Speaker 2: numbers continue to be ugly. Miami now ohen fourteen in 8 00:00:36,479 --> 00:00:39,800 Speaker 2: their last fourteen games when playing in games under forty degrees. Listen, 9 00:00:39,840 --> 00:00:42,800 Speaker 2: I didn't think. I mean, obviously, these trends are just that, 10 00:00:42,800 --> 00:00:46,560 Speaker 2: they're trends. They're not forward looking indicators. They're just what's 11 00:00:46,560 --> 00:00:48,920 Speaker 2: happened in the past to and now oh and seven 12 00:00:49,000 --> 00:00:51,560 Speaker 2: is a starter with under forty degrees. I mean, listen 13 00:00:51,600 --> 00:00:54,920 Speaker 2: that that's they did look okay for the first half, 14 00:00:54,960 --> 00:00:57,120 Speaker 2: but they couldn't generate any offense. And then Pittsburgh man 15 00:00:57,160 --> 00:00:59,120 Speaker 2: adjustments and ran away and hit in the second half 16 00:00:59,720 --> 00:01:02,400 Speaker 2: and the Dolphins go down and they're done. It's weird. So, 17 00:01:02,560 --> 00:01:04,240 Speaker 2: I mean, we could touch on the game if you want, 18 00:01:04,520 --> 00:01:06,800 Speaker 2: but the reality is, I'm looking around the league. So 19 00:01:06,840 --> 00:01:10,280 Speaker 2: Miami's eliminated from playoff contention. And you start looking at 20 00:01:10,280 --> 00:01:13,800 Speaker 2: you're like, oh, we've got three weeks left, and there's 21 00:01:13,959 --> 00:01:16,200 Speaker 2: really no drama over who's going to get in the 22 00:01:16,240 --> 00:01:19,880 Speaker 2: playoffs or not. It's it's bizarre because it just feels 23 00:01:19,959 --> 00:01:23,760 Speaker 2: like slowly teams are getting booted. The Chiefs are booted, right, 24 00:01:24,080 --> 00:01:28,679 Speaker 2: the Dolphins are booted, the Bengals are booted, and essentially 25 00:01:29,520 --> 00:01:32,560 Speaker 2: there are nine teams for seven spots in the AFC, 26 00:01:32,640 --> 00:01:37,840 Speaker 2: but two of them will play Pittsburgh and Baltimore. One 27 00:01:37,880 --> 00:01:39,520 Speaker 2: of those two will win the division to get in. 28 00:01:39,680 --> 00:01:43,120 Speaker 2: The other is the Indianapolis Colts, who lost their quarterback 29 00:01:43,680 --> 00:01:47,440 Speaker 2: and are now facing a massive uphill climb to catch 30 00:01:48,360 --> 00:01:52,560 Speaker 2: the Texans. I guess they could technically catch the Jaguars, 31 00:01:52,560 --> 00:01:54,840 Speaker 2: but nobody thinks they're going to because the Colts can't 32 00:01:54,840 --> 00:01:56,960 Speaker 2: win a damn game and they've got Philip Rivers, who's 33 00:01:56,960 --> 00:01:59,320 Speaker 2: forty four quarterback. Now it'll be interesting. They host the 34 00:01:59,480 --> 00:02:04,080 Speaker 2: forty nine this week, mildly interesting game. I have Christian 35 00:02:04,120 --> 00:02:06,520 Speaker 2: McCaffrey in the playoffs. I think he's gonna go bonkers 36 00:02:06,680 --> 00:02:10,160 Speaker 2: in that in that Dome. I'm very excited for that. 37 00:02:11,560 --> 00:02:13,200 Speaker 2: But yeah, like I don't think there's any drama. I 38 00:02:13,200 --> 00:02:15,720 Speaker 2: don't think anybody with a brain who's watched the Colts 39 00:02:15,720 --> 00:02:18,320 Speaker 2: these last four weeks it thinks that they're gonna get in. 40 00:02:19,080 --> 00:02:22,640 Speaker 2: Maybe they shock sandfre It. It's possible. Anything's possible, but 41 00:02:22,680 --> 00:02:24,320 Speaker 2: in all likelihood they're not gonna get it, so there's 42 00:02:24,320 --> 00:02:26,639 Speaker 2: really no drama. It'll come down to Steelers or Ravens 43 00:02:26,639 --> 00:02:30,280 Speaker 2: in the division and they have one more meeting, and 44 00:02:30,320 --> 00:02:32,720 Speaker 2: then in the NFC. It's not as bad. I mean, 45 00:02:32,919 --> 00:02:36,280 Speaker 2: technically the Cowboys are alive, but if we're being real, 46 00:02:36,320 --> 00:02:38,080 Speaker 2: they need to win out and the Eagles need to 47 00:02:38,120 --> 00:02:42,120 Speaker 2: lose out. The Eagles got some great, great phenomenal news 48 00:02:42,120 --> 00:02:45,800 Speaker 2: which we all expected, and that Jayden Daniels will not 49 00:02:45,880 --> 00:02:48,560 Speaker 2: be playing for the rest of the season makes sense. Well, 50 00:02:49,160 --> 00:02:51,760 Speaker 2: the Eagles face the Commanders, the Bills, and the Commanders 51 00:02:51,840 --> 00:02:55,920 Speaker 2: tend the season. So unless you think the Commanders are 52 00:02:55,960 --> 00:02:59,400 Speaker 2: sweeping the Eagles, here forget about the Cowboys. That ship 53 00:02:59,440 --> 00:03:01,720 Speaker 2: is sale. They're not making the playoffs, So then we're 54 00:03:01,800 --> 00:03:06,000 Speaker 2: essentially down to similar situation. Carolina and Tampa. They have 55 00:03:06,120 --> 00:03:10,800 Speaker 2: a massive game this week, and if Tampa wins, the 56 00:03:10,880 --> 00:03:15,040 Speaker 2: division is almost certainly theirs. If Carolina wins, well, let's 57 00:03:15,040 --> 00:03:16,760 Speaker 2: just cross that road bridge, will we get to it? 58 00:03:16,960 --> 00:03:18,880 Speaker 2: And then there's the Detroit Lions on the outside, who 59 00:03:18,880 --> 00:03:22,520 Speaker 2: were just hoping that the Packers suffered so many injuries. 60 00:03:23,320 --> 00:03:26,320 Speaker 2: Michael Parsons Christian Watson looks like he escaped major injury, 61 00:03:26,360 --> 00:03:29,560 Speaker 2: but weirdly there's no details on when the next when 62 00:03:29,560 --> 00:03:32,040 Speaker 2: the next time he's gonna play is. I think those 63 00:03:32,040 --> 00:03:35,240 Speaker 2: are huge. I would not be surprised if the you know, 64 00:03:35,320 --> 00:03:37,080 Speaker 2: we actually let me take that back. I was gonna 65 00:03:37,120 --> 00:03:40,560 Speaker 2: say if the Bears smashed them. But Lafleur is such 66 00:03:40,560 --> 00:03:44,080 Speaker 2: a good coach. He does so many quick adjustments. Remember 67 00:03:44,080 --> 00:03:45,960 Speaker 2: he's the guy who had, like Malik Willis come in 68 00:03:46,000 --> 00:03:48,600 Speaker 2: on one week's notice and they were awesome last year. 69 00:03:48,720 --> 00:03:51,760 Speaker 2: Actually filled in for a few weeks. So maybe they 70 00:03:51,800 --> 00:03:54,280 Speaker 2: cook up some stuff without Micah, But this is Mike 71 00:03:54,440 --> 00:03:58,160 Speaker 2: is such a game wreckord. But the Lions, they host 72 00:03:58,280 --> 00:04:02,200 Speaker 2: Pittsburgh and they're at Minus and then at Chicago Outdoors, 73 00:04:02,200 --> 00:04:04,960 Speaker 2: which could be for a playoff spot. So essentially there's 74 00:04:05,000 --> 00:04:08,720 Speaker 2: like three games left that really matter this season. This 75 00:04:08,840 --> 00:04:11,480 Speaker 2: ram Seahawks game this week is big, but both teams 76 00:04:11,520 --> 00:04:13,600 Speaker 2: are in the playoffs. It's just simply for the division 77 00:04:14,440 --> 00:04:17,960 Speaker 2: and likely the number one seed. It's just a weird vibe. 78 00:04:19,279 --> 00:04:22,720 Speaker 2: As we headed to what are we were calling us 79 00:04:22,720 --> 00:04:25,400 Speaker 2: the home stretch of the NFL season. I gotta give 80 00:04:25,400 --> 00:04:29,600 Speaker 2: the Steelers air due real quick. They've now won twenty straight, 81 00:04:29,720 --> 00:04:32,640 Speaker 2: twenty three straight Monday night football games at home. That 82 00:04:32,800 --> 00:04:36,839 Speaker 2: is an insane number. Twenty three in a row dates 83 00:04:36,880 --> 00:04:41,320 Speaker 2: back to like the nineties when your boy was not 84 00:04:41,480 --> 00:04:44,240 Speaker 2: the hugest NFL fan because it wasn't everywhere all the time. 85 00:04:44,240 --> 00:04:46,599 Speaker 2: In the early nineties, that was obviously good and I 86 00:04:46,720 --> 00:04:50,680 Speaker 2: liked it, but it wasn't like it is now, and 87 00:04:50,839 --> 00:04:55,440 Speaker 2: more importantly since Steelers, since dopey Steelers fans are like, 88 00:04:55,440 --> 00:04:57,000 Speaker 2: we got a fire tom On, let's get him out 89 00:04:57,000 --> 00:04:59,000 Speaker 2: of here. We can't win. The Steelers at one two 90 00:04:59,000 --> 00:05:01,960 Speaker 2: in a row, beat three evens, beat the Dolphins. I 91 00:05:02,000 --> 00:05:05,240 Speaker 2: didn't hear a lot of booze last night at Akisher Field. 92 00:05:06,120 --> 00:05:09,400 Speaker 2: I didn't. Now I don't. I don't think Pittsburgh's very good. 93 00:05:10,080 --> 00:05:12,320 Speaker 2: They have to go on the road. I think this 94 00:05:12,360 --> 00:05:15,120 Speaker 2: will probably be a big time wake up call for them. 95 00:05:15,880 --> 00:05:18,640 Speaker 2: But I got to give Aaron Rodgerson props. He looked 96 00:05:18,680 --> 00:05:20,880 Speaker 2: on of good guys twenty three of twenty seven for 97 00:05:20,920 --> 00:05:23,640 Speaker 2: two twenty four and two tuddies. I mean, we know 98 00:05:23,680 --> 00:05:25,760 Speaker 2: what he's doing. He's not throwing down the ball down 99 00:05:25,839 --> 00:05:28,880 Speaker 2: the field a ton, but when he is, it's accurate. 100 00:05:29,400 --> 00:05:36,239 Speaker 2: Now we need some context. The Ravens defense a great wait, 101 00:05:36,480 --> 00:05:38,760 Speaker 2: j back, they shut out the Bengals. How could you 102 00:05:38,760 --> 00:05:43,000 Speaker 2: not give them problem? Listen? That was a must have game. 103 00:05:43,880 --> 00:05:46,760 Speaker 2: They needed the Steelers game and didn't show up. They 104 00:05:46,800 --> 00:05:48,280 Speaker 2: needed the Bengals game. They showed up on the road 105 00:05:48,360 --> 00:05:51,200 Speaker 2: or was that the Bengals quitting? So I just don't 106 00:05:51,279 --> 00:05:55,359 Speaker 2: know how good this Steelers team is. I think Detroit's 107 00:05:55,400 --> 00:06:02,280 Speaker 2: probably the side at home the Pittsburgh short week. I 108 00:06:02,320 --> 00:06:05,360 Speaker 2: just I don't think this stealer is very good. It's crazy. 109 00:06:05,400 --> 00:06:08,680 Speaker 2: So I'll go through the hypothetical playoffs games right now. 110 00:06:09,240 --> 00:06:11,320 Speaker 2: If the season ended today, news flash, it does not 111 00:06:12,760 --> 00:06:16,919 Speaker 2: rams get to buy Seven Packers against two Bears. I 112 00:06:16,920 --> 00:06:20,640 Speaker 2: would probably lean the Bears there at home. Six Niners 113 00:06:20,720 --> 00:06:23,800 Speaker 2: at three Eagles. I gotta go with the Eagles there. 114 00:06:23,880 --> 00:06:26,359 Speaker 2: I just I don't think that Niners defense is good enough. 115 00:06:26,880 --> 00:06:33,119 Speaker 2: Five Seattle versus four Tampa, I would go Seattle. Yeah, 116 00:06:33,560 --> 00:06:35,200 Speaker 2: I would go Seattle, going on the road to get 117 00:06:35,200 --> 00:06:37,320 Speaker 2: the win. I think I would there for sure. Now 118 00:06:37,720 --> 00:06:41,159 Speaker 2: it's interesting because if the Niners match up with the Bears, 119 00:06:42,080 --> 00:06:45,400 Speaker 2: I probably would go Niners. If the Niners match up 120 00:06:45,440 --> 00:06:47,720 Speaker 2: with the Bucks in a rematch they played earlier this year, 121 00:06:47,760 --> 00:06:50,240 Speaker 2: though mac Jones was a starter, I would go Niners. 122 00:06:50,279 --> 00:06:55,080 Speaker 2: So as long as you can avoid the Eagles, I 123 00:06:55,080 --> 00:06:57,159 Speaker 2: think you got a shot. There is some data I 124 00:06:57,160 --> 00:06:59,880 Speaker 2: don't have it in front of me on first year 125 00:07:00,560 --> 00:07:05,800 Speaker 2: playoff quarterbacks and rookie quarterbacks in the playoffs. Now, Caleb 126 00:07:05,880 --> 00:07:09,080 Speaker 2: is the first time in the playoffs, second year quarterback, 127 00:07:09,480 --> 00:07:12,720 Speaker 2: but they tend to struggle. So the guys that you 128 00:07:12,760 --> 00:07:17,640 Speaker 2: would have circled right now are Caleb Williams in the NFC, 129 00:07:18,080 --> 00:07:20,520 Speaker 2: he has never been to the playoffs, and in the AFC, 130 00:07:22,400 --> 00:07:24,240 Speaker 2: Drake may is the guy you'd circle. So if we 131 00:07:24,280 --> 00:07:27,760 Speaker 2: do that exercise in the AFC, you got seven Texans 132 00:07:27,760 --> 00:07:30,960 Speaker 2: at two Patriots, not gonna lie. I would take the Texans, 133 00:07:31,280 --> 00:07:33,800 Speaker 2: six Bills at three Jags. I would take the Bills 134 00:07:34,000 --> 00:07:39,920 Speaker 2: and five Chargers at four Steelers. Probably go Chargers. So 135 00:07:40,200 --> 00:07:42,400 Speaker 2: it's interesting. I'm not liking any of the home teams. 136 00:07:42,520 --> 00:07:47,000 Speaker 2: They just don't really scare me. I do think Jacksonville's frisky. 137 00:07:47,040 --> 00:07:51,640 Speaker 2: But the Texans and the Bills are probably the two 138 00:07:51,680 --> 00:07:55,000 Speaker 2: best teams in the AFC, and they're currently six and 139 00:07:55,080 --> 00:08:00,280 Speaker 2: seven six to seven. Denver is probably number three, but 140 00:08:00,320 --> 00:08:01,840 Speaker 2: they'll have home field avantage. Denver could be in the 141 00:08:01,880 --> 00:08:04,320 Speaker 2: super Bowl. It's just a crazy year. Just everything that 142 00:08:04,360 --> 00:08:06,760 Speaker 2: I've just said is just bonkers. All right, let's quickly 143 00:08:06,800 --> 00:08:10,960 Speaker 2: go to the Miami Dolphins. I just want to touch 144 00:08:10,960 --> 00:08:18,320 Speaker 2: on the Dolphins briefly. So Tua, obviously it was covered 145 00:08:18,320 --> 00:08:21,600 Speaker 2: throughout the broadcast. He struggles mightily against the zone. He 146 00:08:21,640 --> 00:08:24,720 Speaker 2: can't It's not that he can't read defenses. It's that 147 00:08:25,360 --> 00:08:33,000 Speaker 2: Tua is big on anticipation and kind of just does 148 00:08:33,040 --> 00:08:35,600 Speaker 2: a very poor job with the zone. I mean some 149 00:08:35,640 --> 00:08:37,960 Speaker 2: of these passes when they were showing the reels of 150 00:08:38,040 --> 00:08:41,360 Speaker 2: his interceptions against zone, it's like, how do you not 151 00:08:41,480 --> 00:08:44,720 Speaker 2: see that guy there? It's almost like he has tunnel 152 00:08:44,800 --> 00:08:49,840 Speaker 2: vision on his receiver and doesn't see the linebackers dropping, 153 00:08:51,760 --> 00:08:55,080 Speaker 2: doesn't see the cornerbacks making late moves, the safeties. He's 154 00:08:55,120 --> 00:08:58,080 Speaker 2: not seeing any of it. And he had a very 155 00:08:58,120 --> 00:09:00,880 Speaker 2: bad pick against the Steelers last night. It's like, oh geez, 156 00:09:00,920 --> 00:09:02,920 Speaker 2: so he had fifteen picks. I think he leads the 157 00:09:03,000 --> 00:09:05,680 Speaker 2: NFL and all of them have come again zone and 158 00:09:05,679 --> 00:09:07,400 Speaker 2: everybody's like, oh, we got to move on from Tua. 159 00:09:07,440 --> 00:09:09,400 Speaker 2: This is what we do, right. We did the Island Games. 160 00:09:09,840 --> 00:09:12,360 Speaker 2: What was the Thursday game? Oh yeah, it was like, uh, 161 00:09:14,080 --> 00:09:15,959 Speaker 2: oh my gosh, how could Todd Bowles lose that game? 162 00:09:16,000 --> 00:09:18,960 Speaker 2: You gotta fire Todd Bulls. Then it was Sunday Night Football, 163 00:09:21,040 --> 00:09:23,839 Speaker 2: Actually Sunday Night Football a few weeks back. JJ McCarthy remember, 164 00:09:23,840 --> 00:09:25,600 Speaker 2: oh my gosh, you can't play, You can't. What do 165 00:09:25,640 --> 00:09:27,480 Speaker 2: you do? What do you got? You gotta draft the quarterback. 166 00:09:27,760 --> 00:09:30,960 Speaker 2: JJ McCarthy bounces back and now off last night, Well 167 00:09:30,960 --> 00:09:32,680 Speaker 2: you gotta cut two. You gotta move on, guys. I 168 00:09:32,679 --> 00:09:36,800 Speaker 2: got some bad news for you. If they cut TUA, 169 00:09:38,080 --> 00:09:41,120 Speaker 2: it is a colossal cap hit. There's this website called 170 00:09:41,240 --> 00:09:44,280 Speaker 2: spot track, and you can go to spot track and 171 00:09:44,320 --> 00:09:48,120 Speaker 2: pull up anybody's contract. So I did that for TUA, 172 00:09:49,280 --> 00:09:54,760 Speaker 2: And of course I'm losing the uh spot track to 173 00:09:55,000 --> 00:09:59,760 Speaker 2: a link that I had, but essentially it makes no 174 00:09:59,840 --> 00:10:04,320 Speaker 2: s sense to cut to a right now. 175 00:10:05,040 --> 00:10:07,960 Speaker 1: Fox Sports Radio has the best sports talk lineup in 176 00:10:07,960 --> 00:10:11,319 Speaker 1: the nation. Catch all of our shows at Foxsports Radio 177 00:10:11,480 --> 00:10:15,559 Speaker 1: dot com and within the iHeartRadio app. Search FSR to 178 00:10:15,679 --> 00:10:16,360 Speaker 1: listen live. 179 00:10:17,160 --> 00:10:19,200 Speaker 2: Now, some people will say, well, jback, wait, hold up, 180 00:10:19,200 --> 00:10:23,480 Speaker 2: hold up, look what Denver did with Russell Wilson. No, no, 181 00:10:23,600 --> 00:10:25,800 Speaker 2: they you can do that. You pull the band aid 182 00:10:25,840 --> 00:10:28,200 Speaker 2: off and then you move on. I'll address that shortly. 183 00:10:28,640 --> 00:10:34,360 Speaker 2: So essentially Tua has an out after next season. There's 184 00:10:34,400 --> 00:10:37,319 Speaker 2: an out in his contract after the twenty twenty six season. 185 00:10:38,000 --> 00:10:40,440 Speaker 2: Only thirty four million dead cap if you take it 186 00:10:40,480 --> 00:10:46,600 Speaker 2: this year dead to get cap is ninety nine million dollars. 187 00:10:47,280 --> 00:10:52,160 Speaker 2: Ninety nine dead cap. Okay, you don't want to swallow 188 00:10:52,160 --> 00:10:54,800 Speaker 2: that if you don't have to. So they fired the GM. 189 00:10:55,520 --> 00:11:00,720 Speaker 2: McDaniel survived for now, and they've still got Tua. What's 190 00:11:00,800 --> 00:11:03,760 Speaker 2: the problem with hiring a GM to kind of stabilize 191 00:11:03,800 --> 00:11:08,280 Speaker 2: things address, Hey, these guys work, these guys don't. Let's 192 00:11:08,320 --> 00:11:11,520 Speaker 2: have a couple good drafts and then you really get 193 00:11:11,559 --> 00:11:15,400 Speaker 2: to hit the ground running in twenty twenty seven when 194 00:11:15,440 --> 00:11:18,040 Speaker 2: you can hire your own coach. You move on Mickdey 195 00:11:18,040 --> 00:11:22,000 Speaker 2: off McDaniel and you move off to A and then 196 00:11:22,040 --> 00:11:25,319 Speaker 2: you start a new so it's essentially taking a gap year. Now. 197 00:11:25,360 --> 00:11:27,760 Speaker 2: I know it's easy for me to say as a 198 00:11:27,800 --> 00:11:30,120 Speaker 2: non Dolphins fan, but when I floated to some social media, 199 00:11:30,120 --> 00:11:32,760 Speaker 2: all these Dolphins fans are like, no way, let's just 200 00:11:32,840 --> 00:11:34,920 Speaker 2: cut to and take the cap at all right time out. 201 00:11:35,360 --> 00:11:39,400 Speaker 2: When Denver said Russ, we're cutting you, they had a 202 00:11:39,800 --> 00:11:42,800 Speaker 2: clear plan in place. Well, there was this draft that 203 00:11:42,920 --> 00:11:47,040 Speaker 2: was stacked with quarterbacks. I mean, guys, you look at 204 00:11:47,040 --> 00:11:49,440 Speaker 2: the twenty twenty four drafts and it was like not 205 00:11:49,640 --> 00:11:54,320 Speaker 2: two or three deep. Yeah, everybody knows. Caleb Williams went one, 206 00:11:54,920 --> 00:11:58,240 Speaker 2: Jaden Daniels went two, Drake May went three. Okay, so 207 00:11:58,320 --> 00:12:01,520 Speaker 2: we know those guys are good. Michael Pennix went eighth. 208 00:12:02,000 --> 00:12:03,480 Speaker 2: By the way, he was one of the best quarterbacks 209 00:12:03,520 --> 00:12:06,360 Speaker 2: in the country. I'm not saying he's it's over for him. 210 00:12:06,679 --> 00:12:11,520 Speaker 2: He was not great this year. That's obvious, Okay. JJ 211 00:12:11,640 --> 00:12:15,800 Speaker 2: McCarthy went tenth. He's only had like eight or nine starts. 212 00:12:15,960 --> 00:12:18,480 Speaker 2: He's very young. Let's not overreact. But I'll tell you this, 213 00:12:19,760 --> 00:12:22,199 Speaker 2: the second everybody was ready to dump him. He's shown 214 00:12:22,280 --> 00:12:25,800 Speaker 2: well both games indoors obviously, but a very nice showing 215 00:12:26,160 --> 00:12:28,960 Speaker 2: in the ROMP over Washington and then an even better 216 00:12:29,000 --> 00:12:33,480 Speaker 2: showing against the Cowboys on the road. Right, So yeah, 217 00:12:33,559 --> 00:12:36,560 Speaker 2: JJ McCarthy. But that's just five guys in the top ten. 218 00:12:36,600 --> 00:12:39,040 Speaker 2: Bo Nicks went twelve to Denver Bonooks was like a 219 00:12:39,120 --> 00:12:44,360 Speaker 2: four year starter. Get like something like seventy one starts. Okay, 220 00:12:44,440 --> 00:12:47,120 Speaker 2: this wasn't some young kid you're just getting to pluck 221 00:12:47,120 --> 00:12:51,280 Speaker 2: in like the Jets got Zach Wilson or uh who 222 00:12:51,320 --> 00:12:54,000 Speaker 2: tried to make Trey Lance happen? It was the Niners. Yeah, 223 00:12:54,040 --> 00:12:56,839 Speaker 2: they tried, like all these teams, we'll just go draft 224 00:12:56,840 --> 00:12:59,520 Speaker 2: to guy. It doesn't work like that. And this is 225 00:12:59,559 --> 00:13:02,240 Speaker 2: what we're looking through now with the twenty twenty six draft. 226 00:13:03,280 --> 00:13:06,520 Speaker 2: Right now, Yes, Fernando Mendoza appears to be a slam 227 00:13:06,600 --> 00:13:12,160 Speaker 2: dunk number one. He is excellent by all accounts, upstanding human, being, 228 00:13:12,559 --> 00:13:14,840 Speaker 2: really good quarterback. Let's see how he does in the playoff. 229 00:13:14,880 --> 00:13:17,760 Speaker 2: But I think he cemented himself as the number one pick. 230 00:13:18,120 --> 00:13:21,360 Speaker 2: If you need a quarterback and you're drafting at one, now, 231 00:13:21,480 --> 00:13:23,760 Speaker 2: need a quarterback is for a different podcast. You know, 232 00:13:23,840 --> 00:13:26,840 Speaker 2: do the Giants need one with Jackson Dart? You know, 233 00:13:27,200 --> 00:13:32,439 Speaker 2: do do the Saints need one? With Tyler Shuck? I'm 234 00:13:32,440 --> 00:13:34,320 Speaker 2: not kidding. The people in New Orleans are going gaga 235 00:13:34,360 --> 00:13:38,080 Speaker 2: over Tyler Shuck. Okay, they're literally thinking, well, is he 236 00:13:38,080 --> 00:13:40,079 Speaker 2: the best quarterback in the division. I mean, he has 237 00:13:40,120 --> 00:13:45,160 Speaker 2: a couple of wins under his belt. Could we settle down? Okay? 238 00:13:45,440 --> 00:13:48,800 Speaker 2: And by the way, Tyler Shuck is not your average rookie. 239 00:13:49,160 --> 00:13:51,560 Speaker 2: I believe he's twenty six. He was like one of 240 00:13:51,559 --> 00:13:53,120 Speaker 2: the twenty seven. He was like a guy who had 241 00:13:53,160 --> 00:13:58,120 Speaker 2: seven years in college football. It's kind of goofy, but 242 00:13:59,400 --> 00:14:02,960 Speaker 2: there was a lot of quarterbacks in the draft where 243 00:14:02,960 --> 00:14:07,000 Speaker 2: Denver was able to move off their guy right and 244 00:14:07,480 --> 00:14:09,319 Speaker 2: proceed to Bo Nicks and they made the playoffs last 245 00:14:09,360 --> 00:14:11,640 Speaker 2: year and then the number one seed this year. Here's 246 00:14:11,679 --> 00:14:16,240 Speaker 2: the real question. If you want to do that to Tua, 247 00:14:16,559 --> 00:14:18,240 Speaker 2: what are you seeing on the board? You ain't getting 248 00:14:18,240 --> 00:14:21,440 Speaker 2: Fernando Mendoza, He's going one. We don't know if Dante 249 00:14:21,480 --> 00:14:25,520 Speaker 2: Moore is coming out. I don't think ty Simpson is 250 00:14:25,520 --> 00:14:27,760 Speaker 2: worthy of a top fifteen pick. He's a one year 251 00:14:27,800 --> 00:14:30,680 Speaker 2: starter at Alabama. Okay, couldn't beat out Jolln Milroe. I 252 00:14:30,680 --> 00:14:32,480 Speaker 2: couldn't beat out the guy before that, who I'm forgetting 253 00:14:32,480 --> 00:14:37,720 Speaker 2: who it is. But I just let's chill with, oh yeah, 254 00:14:37,720 --> 00:14:40,120 Speaker 2: you dumped two and draft a quarterback. And then I 255 00:14:40,160 --> 00:14:42,360 Speaker 2: know some people And here's the thing, I'm such a 256 00:14:42,440 --> 00:14:44,400 Speaker 2: nerd with this stuff, and it's funny. One of the 257 00:14:44,440 --> 00:14:47,200 Speaker 2: most popular questions I get is, so, j Mack, how 258 00:14:47,280 --> 00:14:52,040 Speaker 2: much prep do you have to do for the show 259 00:14:52,480 --> 00:14:55,160 Speaker 2: and the podcast? And I'm like, well, guys, don't really 260 00:14:55,240 --> 00:14:57,320 Speaker 2: have to do a lot because I'm watching the games. 261 00:14:57,840 --> 00:14:58,160 Speaker 1: Truth. 262 00:14:58,240 --> 00:14:59,280 Speaker 2: That's kind of a lie. 263 00:14:59,560 --> 00:14:59,880 Speaker 1: Truth. 264 00:15:00,680 --> 00:15:03,760 Speaker 2: When I'm watching the games, I'm taking notes and I'm 265 00:15:03,800 --> 00:15:09,080 Speaker 2: also doing research. So it's not like I'm I'm, you know, 266 00:15:09,600 --> 00:15:12,320 Speaker 2: not doing any research. I'm not just like, Okay, I 267 00:15:12,320 --> 00:15:13,960 Speaker 2: need to carve out a couple hours. I do it 268 00:15:14,080 --> 00:15:19,560 Speaker 2: during the games. And I guess what my research so 269 00:15:19,760 --> 00:15:23,960 Speaker 2: far tells me is that, sorry, there really just aren't 270 00:15:24,000 --> 00:15:27,560 Speaker 2: any stud quarterbacks after Mendoza. Now there's a couple guys. 271 00:15:27,800 --> 00:15:30,040 Speaker 2: Somebody's pushing this kid from Duke. I don't I personally 272 00:15:30,080 --> 00:15:33,760 Speaker 2: don't think he comes out. I think he could use 273 00:15:33,800 --> 00:15:36,040 Speaker 2: another year. He started Duke, and too Lady turned twenty 274 00:15:36,040 --> 00:15:39,280 Speaker 2: one in in January, Like, can we settle down. There's 275 00:15:39,320 --> 00:15:43,320 Speaker 2: a kid at Baylor who I'm hearing has some chops 276 00:15:43,360 --> 00:15:46,320 Speaker 2: and is a pretty damn good player. We'll see, but 277 00:15:46,480 --> 00:15:49,520 Speaker 2: none of these guys are first round potential. I mean, 278 00:15:49,560 --> 00:15:52,880 Speaker 2: if Dante Moore of Oregon does not come out, I 279 00:15:52,880 --> 00:15:56,280 Speaker 2: think we're one thousand percent looking at a one quarterback 280 00:15:56,320 --> 00:16:00,760 Speaker 2: first round. That's it. Even though the Rape need one, 281 00:16:00,800 --> 00:16:03,480 Speaker 2: the Jets need one, the Browns need a lot of 282 00:16:03,520 --> 00:16:06,560 Speaker 2: teams need one. And I know some people are clamoring 283 00:16:06,880 --> 00:16:09,200 Speaker 2: because and I got off on a little tangent, but 284 00:16:09,240 --> 00:16:12,240 Speaker 2: this is what I do a lot of. I'll I'll 285 00:16:12,240 --> 00:16:15,720 Speaker 2: do the argument with myself. That sounds so nerdy, but 286 00:16:15,840 --> 00:16:18,560 Speaker 2: like there was a time when young Jason wanted to 287 00:16:18,600 --> 00:16:22,400 Speaker 2: be a lawyer, and so I would argue both sides 288 00:16:22,880 --> 00:16:26,600 Speaker 2: so I could better understand the situation. And it's like, okay, 289 00:16:26,760 --> 00:16:31,800 Speaker 2: so you want to dump Tua, Well what are you 290 00:16:31,880 --> 00:16:34,040 Speaker 2: going to do in the draft? And then you start 291 00:16:34,080 --> 00:16:35,800 Speaker 2: looking and you're like, okay, fine, we won't do the draft. 292 00:16:35,840 --> 00:16:38,640 Speaker 2: We'll do free agency. Could we trade for Kyler Murray? 293 00:16:38,720 --> 00:16:40,760 Speaker 2: Stop it, you don't want to trade for Kyler Murray. 294 00:16:41,280 --> 00:16:45,400 Speaker 2: Could we trade for Matt Jones? I believe according to 295 00:16:45,400 --> 00:16:47,200 Speaker 2: his contract it was a two year deal in San France. 296 00:16:47,520 --> 00:16:49,280 Speaker 2: You're gonna have to pay through the nose. And even 297 00:16:49,320 --> 00:16:51,480 Speaker 2: at that, would San Fran want to give him up 298 00:16:52,400 --> 00:16:54,600 Speaker 2: given the brock perty toe and and injuries this year? 299 00:16:54,760 --> 00:16:57,800 Speaker 2: I don't know. And then you look around the league 300 00:16:57,800 --> 00:16:59,320 Speaker 2: and you're like, all right, who else is there? Marcus 301 00:16:59,360 --> 00:17:04,320 Speaker 2: mariotas show well as a backup to Jayden Daniels this year? 302 00:17:04,560 --> 00:17:08,080 Speaker 2: Is that? Is that what you want? You want Marcus Mariota. 303 00:17:10,280 --> 00:17:12,440 Speaker 2: It just there's you'd look around the league, guys and 304 00:17:12,480 --> 00:17:16,040 Speaker 2: it's like, Okay, Jameis Winston had a good game, so 305 00:17:16,400 --> 00:17:18,200 Speaker 2: you're gonna take a flyer on Jameis Winsley's gonna be 306 00:17:18,240 --> 00:17:21,199 Speaker 2: your starter. Like the Gino Smith thing should have been 307 00:17:21,200 --> 00:17:26,280 Speaker 2: a big sign to everybody. Holy hell, there just aren't 308 00:17:26,280 --> 00:17:27,879 Speaker 2: a lot of good quarterbacks out there. I mean they 309 00:17:27,880 --> 00:17:30,480 Speaker 2: took a chance. Sam Donald was fit well, but I'm 310 00:17:30,520 --> 00:17:33,679 Speaker 2: just telling you he's leaking oil here. As they end 311 00:17:33,680 --> 00:17:36,560 Speaker 2: the season, he does not look great for Sam Donald. 312 00:17:36,600 --> 00:17:39,080 Speaker 2: We'll see what happens huge one Thursday. I'm sure they'll 313 00:17:39,119 --> 00:17:41,440 Speaker 2: be ready, but I don't like what I'm seeing. And again, 314 00:17:41,480 --> 00:17:43,320 Speaker 2: maybe some of that has to do with recency bias 315 00:17:43,359 --> 00:17:47,040 Speaker 2: from last year. You could you could talk your way 316 00:17:47,040 --> 00:17:49,240 Speaker 2: into Tyrod Taylor as a bridge quarterback. But there's no 317 00:17:49,359 --> 00:17:53,359 Speaker 2: he's not lasting the season. You know, Jake Browning, Remember 318 00:17:53,400 --> 00:17:56,080 Speaker 2: remember when the Browns the Bengals thought they had something 319 00:17:56,080 --> 00:17:58,679 Speaker 2: in Jake Browning. He was so bad they had to 320 00:17:58,680 --> 00:18:02,400 Speaker 2: go get Joe Flacco backup? Quarterbacks are hard to find. 321 00:18:02,520 --> 00:18:06,320 Speaker 2: Will someone talk themselves into Dylan Gabriel? I don't know, Yeah, 322 00:18:06,320 --> 00:18:08,800 Speaker 2: I mean, I have no idea what's going on in Cleveland. 323 00:18:08,920 --> 00:18:11,480 Speaker 2: Stefanski could keep his job get fired. I have no 324 00:18:11,680 --> 00:18:14,679 Speaker 2: I have no clue what's going on there. I mean, 325 00:18:14,720 --> 00:18:17,840 Speaker 2: you looked at the Colts. They were so desperate. There's 326 00:18:17,920 --> 00:18:20,280 Speaker 2: so no quarterbacks anywhere in the league that they got 327 00:18:20,280 --> 00:18:24,159 Speaker 2: Philip Rivers off the sofa and what is that? It 328 00:18:24,240 --> 00:18:26,480 Speaker 2: just says that the lack of quarterback development in this 329 00:18:26,560 --> 00:18:31,680 Speaker 2: league is alarming. There's nobody. I mean, honestly, when when 330 00:18:31,840 --> 00:18:34,000 Speaker 2: Justin Herbert goes down in any game and you look 331 00:18:34,000 --> 00:18:36,480 Speaker 2: at like, oh who they Oh my gosh, it's Trey Lance. 332 00:18:37,200 --> 00:18:40,359 Speaker 2: Holy auto bet against the Chargers if Trey Lance has 333 00:18:40,400 --> 00:18:43,080 Speaker 2: to like play a full game. So, I mean, I'm 334 00:18:43,080 --> 00:18:45,800 Speaker 2: looking around the league. They're just arnold. Like Kenny Pickett 335 00:18:45,800 --> 00:18:48,320 Speaker 2: had to come on in reserve. The Raiders had seventy 336 00:18:48,359 --> 00:18:53,359 Speaker 2: five yards of offense. Seventy five. Kenny Pickett's a player, 337 00:18:54,080 --> 00:18:58,240 Speaker 2: stop it. Kenny Thicket is no, no, no, absolutely not. 338 00:18:59,800 --> 00:19:03,080 Speaker 2: And then you know, maybe Spencer Rattler, Kirk Cousins, Jay 339 00:19:03,200 --> 00:19:06,000 Speaker 2: Kirk Cousins, we could use Kirk Cousins. Okay, all right, 340 00:19:06,160 --> 00:19:10,199 Speaker 2: that is that your solution. You want kirk Cousins to 341 00:19:10,280 --> 00:19:13,320 Speaker 2: go to Miami. I don't know how that fit would work. 342 00:19:15,520 --> 00:19:17,879 Speaker 2: I guess you could talk yourselves into kirk Cousins, and 343 00:19:17,920 --> 00:19:20,320 Speaker 2: then he has to go to Buffalo and cold Weather 344 00:19:20,440 --> 00:19:24,280 Speaker 2: and New York and cold Weather and New England, and yeah, 345 00:19:24,400 --> 00:19:26,880 Speaker 2: I don't I don't know. I think you just gotta 346 00:19:26,960 --> 00:19:29,159 Speaker 2: end up disappointing. You don't have to give up draft 347 00:19:29,200 --> 00:19:33,159 Speaker 2: capital to get him. So it's a real tough spot 348 00:19:33,160 --> 00:19:36,080 Speaker 2: if you're the Dolphins. And I'm not gonna lie to you, 349 00:19:36,160 --> 00:19:39,199 Speaker 2: it's just to me, it doesn't make a ton of 350 00:19:39,320 --> 00:19:45,440 Speaker 2: sense to go force some Let's dump Tua and let's 351 00:19:45,440 --> 00:19:48,280 Speaker 2: make this big, splashy play. I think you clearly draft 352 00:19:48,280 --> 00:19:51,840 Speaker 2: a quarterback, but Tua is your plans on starter. Look 353 00:19:51,840 --> 00:19:53,760 Speaker 2: at the Jets. They made a play on Justin Fields. 354 00:19:54,160 --> 00:19:56,560 Speaker 2: I don't think he made it to Halloween without getting benched. 355 00:19:56,720 --> 00:20:00,800 Speaker 2: There's just not that many guys out there, fellas and ladies. 356 00:20:00,840 --> 00:20:04,040 Speaker 2: We have like seven lady listeners, so I don't know. 357 00:20:04,200 --> 00:20:08,280 Speaker 2: Those are my big takeaways from Monday Night Football and 358 00:20:08,920 --> 00:20:14,040 Speaker 2: NFL right now, I will say so interestingly. So Mahomes. 359 00:20:14,160 --> 00:20:18,560 Speaker 2: A little quick update on Mahomes. So he suffered the 360 00:20:18,600 --> 00:20:23,480 Speaker 2: torn ACL on Sunday. It was also a torn LCL right. 361 00:20:24,280 --> 00:20:26,880 Speaker 2: He had the surgery the next day. Usually people wait 362 00:20:26,920 --> 00:20:29,080 Speaker 2: a week. I don't wait for swelling or whatever. I'm 363 00:20:29,119 --> 00:20:31,840 Speaker 2: not a doctor. I play one on the internet. He 364 00:20:31,920 --> 00:20:37,679 Speaker 2: had a surgery yesterday on Monday, his first day, twenty 365 00:20:37,680 --> 00:20:40,720 Speaker 2: four hours after the injury, and he has a surgery. 366 00:20:41,480 --> 00:20:45,439 Speaker 2: They're conservatively saying nine months, so he would tentatively be 367 00:20:45,560 --> 00:20:49,560 Speaker 2: back in September. I'm gonna say that's a little aggressive, 368 00:20:49,600 --> 00:20:51,360 Speaker 2: and I know Mahomes is gonna want to come back, 369 00:20:51,400 --> 00:20:53,959 Speaker 2: and he's a warrior and his dad's a pro athlete, 370 00:20:54,000 --> 00:20:56,840 Speaker 2: so he's gonna have the work ethic. Let's be real 371 00:20:58,000 --> 00:21:05,120 Speaker 2: over under for Mahomes realistically will be Halloween halfway through 372 00:21:05,119 --> 00:21:08,200 Speaker 2: the season. Okay, you've got an all time great quarterback. 373 00:21:08,240 --> 00:21:10,800 Speaker 2: You don't want to rush him back on a team 374 00:21:10,800 --> 00:21:14,440 Speaker 2: that's gonna look pretty different than it does right now. 375 00:21:14,720 --> 00:21:16,800 Speaker 2: So that's just my quick Mahomes take. 376 00:21:18,480 --> 00:21:21,399 Speaker 1: Fox Sports Radio has the best sports talk lineup in 377 00:21:21,440 --> 00:21:24,800 Speaker 1: the nation. Catch all of our shows at Foxsports Radio 378 00:21:24,920 --> 00:21:29,040 Speaker 1: dot com and within the iHeartRadio app. Search FSR to 379 00:21:29,119 --> 00:21:30,080 Speaker 1: listen live. 380 00:21:30,720 --> 00:21:37,840 Speaker 2: Second take boy, no Mahomes, no Jaden Daniels. Oh my gosh. 381 00:21:37,920 --> 00:21:41,639 Speaker 2: The Christmas slate is total and utter garbage in the NFL. 382 00:21:42,280 --> 00:21:44,879 Speaker 2: It is terrible. I looked at the games and I'm like, 383 00:21:44,920 --> 00:21:48,720 Speaker 2: you gotta be kidding me. There's nothing here. So there's 384 00:21:48,760 --> 00:21:52,680 Speaker 2: three games on Christmas Day, and I know, hey, listen, 385 00:21:52,680 --> 00:21:54,720 Speaker 2: I love football as much as the next guy. Guys, 386 00:21:55,080 --> 00:22:02,119 Speaker 2: Cowboys commanders, zero relevance. Commanders are Cowboys basically done, and 387 00:22:02,119 --> 00:22:04,239 Speaker 2: Cowboys might be cooked this week if it doesn't if 388 00:22:04,240 --> 00:22:08,440 Speaker 2: the Eagles wouldn't beat Washington. So that game's not great. 389 00:22:08,440 --> 00:22:10,560 Speaker 2: I know it's a rivalry game. I just don't think 390 00:22:10,560 --> 00:22:16,760 Speaker 2: it's good. Lions Vikings. Vikings are eliminated from contention, and 391 00:22:17,800 --> 00:22:20,000 Speaker 2: you know, I guess you could argue that this game's 392 00:22:20,080 --> 00:22:26,600 Speaker 2: decent on Netflix. Broncos Chiefs it'll be Gardner Minshew at 393 00:22:26,600 --> 00:22:29,600 Speaker 2: home against the Broncos, the eliminated Chiefs, who may, for 394 00:22:29,640 --> 00:22:33,560 Speaker 2: all we know, tank and keep. You know, just say hey, 395 00:22:34,040 --> 00:22:39,040 Speaker 2: if you don't have any any incentives to hit, why 396 00:22:39,040 --> 00:22:41,760 Speaker 2: don't we just sit you down and don't risk injury. 397 00:22:41,960 --> 00:22:44,160 Speaker 2: You know it's gonna be tough to trade. Chris Jones, 398 00:22:44,240 --> 00:22:46,240 Speaker 2: Nick put, I'm just throwing names out there. I don't 399 00:22:46,240 --> 00:22:51,000 Speaker 2: think we get a full effort from the Chiefs. Broncos 400 00:22:51,040 --> 00:22:52,920 Speaker 2: will obviously want to get the win. They're angling for 401 00:22:52,960 --> 00:22:55,439 Speaker 2: the number one seed, But like that slate does nothing 402 00:22:55,480 --> 00:22:58,880 Speaker 2: for me, absolutely nothing. Now listen, I know our audience 403 00:22:58,920 --> 00:23:03,120 Speaker 2: is heavy on the NBA and NFL. I don't want 404 00:23:03,119 --> 00:23:06,000 Speaker 2: to go overboard here, but the NBA schedule on Christmas 405 00:23:06,119 --> 00:23:10,280 Speaker 2: is ridiculously good. Caves are not as good as last year, 406 00:23:10,280 --> 00:23:12,760 Speaker 2: but the Knicks are super hot right now? Eh? Whatever, 407 00:23:14,600 --> 00:23:17,800 Speaker 2: then you have wait, why aren't these in order? Okay? 408 00:23:18,080 --> 00:23:21,560 Speaker 2: So the second game of the day is Amazing Spurs Thunder. 409 00:23:21,640 --> 00:23:23,560 Speaker 2: It'll be a rematch from Saturday night's game. If you 410 00:23:23,600 --> 00:23:28,960 Speaker 2: didn't see it, that game was unbelievable. When Ben Yama returned, 411 00:23:30,080 --> 00:23:36,119 Speaker 2: Castle locked up SGA, the Thunder We're twenty four and 412 00:23:36,160 --> 00:23:39,120 Speaker 2: one and lost. They're going to be looking for major revenge. 413 00:23:39,160 --> 00:23:42,280 Speaker 2: They are at home. This probably gets ugly because it's 414 00:23:42,320 --> 00:23:44,040 Speaker 2: a rematch, but I'm just telling you right now, this 415 00:23:44,160 --> 00:23:49,280 Speaker 2: Spurs team is nasty. They are a great, great matchup 416 00:23:50,760 --> 00:23:55,119 Speaker 2: for what OKC does youth length, physicalness. Someone did one 417 00:23:55,160 --> 00:23:58,800 Speaker 2: of these cool cutups of how the Thunder played defense 418 00:23:58,840 --> 00:24:02,800 Speaker 2: and essentially they're grabbing and holding and all this stuff, 419 00:24:03,080 --> 00:24:04,560 Speaker 2: and then they tried it with Wemby and it just 420 00:24:04,560 --> 00:24:08,440 Speaker 2: don't work because he's fricking seven foot seven and we 421 00:24:08,440 --> 00:24:10,680 Speaker 2: Wenby killed them when he came into the game because 422 00:24:10,680 --> 00:24:12,320 Speaker 2: remember he was on a bit of a minist restriction 423 00:24:12,400 --> 00:24:16,840 Speaker 2: coming back. So I think that game is unbelievable and 424 00:24:17,240 --> 00:24:19,600 Speaker 2: the NBA just needs one Minyiam gonna stay healthy. I'm 425 00:24:19,600 --> 00:24:22,400 Speaker 2: just telling you, Spurs Thunder, it's gonna be good. And 426 00:24:22,480 --> 00:24:25,560 Speaker 2: I am gonna become this huge Spurs fan here just 427 00:24:25,600 --> 00:24:30,040 Speaker 2: simply because you guys know, I'm not the hugest Thunder fan. 428 00:24:30,080 --> 00:24:32,080 Speaker 2: I'm not ripping them, not ripping them, just not a 429 00:24:32,160 --> 00:24:35,200 Speaker 2: huge fan. I don't think they're visually appealing. Are they good? Yes, 430 00:24:35,240 --> 00:24:38,480 Speaker 2: they're good, point differentials, historic, they're really, I'm not taking 431 00:24:38,480 --> 00:24:40,960 Speaker 2: anything away just for me. They do nothing for me. 432 00:24:41,840 --> 00:24:44,720 Speaker 2: When Minyama does something for me, Castle to me is 433 00:24:44,760 --> 00:24:48,760 Speaker 2: an awesome player. Okay. Then after that one, you get 434 00:24:49,000 --> 00:24:51,440 Speaker 2: Steph Curry Cooper Flagg, just two big stars. That's all 435 00:24:51,440 --> 00:24:54,680 Speaker 2: that is. Those teams aren't very good. Then you get 436 00:24:54,760 --> 00:24:59,239 Speaker 2: Kevin Durant against Lebron and the Rockets. If I mean 437 00:24:59,280 --> 00:25:01,800 Speaker 2: it wasn't rock I've played a thriller against the Nuggets 438 00:25:01,840 --> 00:25:06,040 Speaker 2: last night. That game was unbelievable. And then to cap Christmas, 439 00:25:06,200 --> 00:25:09,760 Speaker 2: you get at against Jokic. So like NBA has all 440 00:25:09,760 --> 00:25:13,840 Speaker 2: their stars healthy huge, NFL doesn't. And the NBA matchups 441 00:25:13,880 --> 00:25:17,440 Speaker 2: are kind of better because late in the season you're 442 00:25:17,440 --> 00:25:20,720 Speaker 2: looking at NFL teams that they just some of these 443 00:25:20,720 --> 00:25:24,200 Speaker 2: teams are eliminated already. Yes, I will gamble on the games. Yes, 444 00:25:24,640 --> 00:25:26,520 Speaker 2: two weeks from now will be the fantasy championship in 445 00:25:26,520 --> 00:25:31,919 Speaker 2: some leagues. Yes, I'll be watching. I'm not saying I'm not. 446 00:25:32,119 --> 00:25:34,800 Speaker 2: I'm just saying, when it comes to juice and interest, 447 00:25:35,920 --> 00:25:37,720 Speaker 2: how do you gauge that? I just I don't think 448 00:25:37,720 --> 00:25:40,119 Speaker 2: those NFL games have juice, So they're kind of on 449 00:25:40,520 --> 00:25:42,960 Speaker 2: and I'm paying attention, but I'm not locked in the 450 00:25:43,000 --> 00:25:45,399 Speaker 2: way I will be for some of these NBA games. 451 00:25:46,200 --> 00:25:49,800 Speaker 2: Final story that we're gonna touch on here. I love this. 452 00:25:50,200 --> 00:25:54,560 Speaker 2: So the college football transfer portal doesn't open until January, right, 453 00:25:56,160 --> 00:25:59,199 Speaker 2: Oh my gosh. All these stud quarterbacks are all of 454 00:25:59,200 --> 00:26:03,000 Speaker 2: a sudden and the news is starting to leak out, 455 00:26:03,240 --> 00:26:04,879 Speaker 2: and it to me. I love this. 456 00:26:05,080 --> 00:26:05,280 Speaker 1: I know. 457 00:26:05,640 --> 00:26:07,440 Speaker 2: Listen, if you're a college football fan of one of 458 00:26:07,480 --> 00:26:10,480 Speaker 2: these teams, you don't love this. You definitely don't like 459 00:26:10,520 --> 00:26:14,000 Speaker 2: the idea that your team and the star quarterback has 460 00:26:14,040 --> 00:26:16,520 Speaker 2: just decided he wants to play elsewhere. You know you 461 00:26:16,560 --> 00:26:20,159 Speaker 2: don't love that. And you know we'll start with the 462 00:26:20,200 --> 00:26:24,359 Speaker 2: kid Logway at Florida. This guy is a five star talent, 463 00:26:24,480 --> 00:26:26,280 Speaker 2: and I guess he met with the new Florida coaching 464 00:26:26,280 --> 00:26:28,840 Speaker 2: staff and I was like, yeah, not gonna work here. 465 00:26:29,320 --> 00:26:31,960 Speaker 2: He's leaving. I mean, you got a five star hitting 466 00:26:32,000 --> 00:26:35,240 Speaker 2: the portal. He's gonna go somewhere good. There is speculation 467 00:26:35,320 --> 00:26:37,360 Speaker 2: he goes to Baylor because his dad went there. I'll 468 00:26:37,359 --> 00:26:41,480 Speaker 2: believe that when I see it. Who else is there? 469 00:26:41,520 --> 00:26:46,280 Speaker 2: We got the kid Dylan Rayola, who essentially is the 470 00:26:47,440 --> 00:26:52,920 Speaker 2: Patrick Mahomes look alike. So apparently his brother had committed 471 00:26:52,960 --> 00:26:55,560 Speaker 2: to Nebraska and then recently decommitted, and that was a 472 00:26:55,560 --> 00:26:58,800 Speaker 2: big tell. And everybody thinks Dylan Rayola and him are 473 00:26:58,800 --> 00:27:00,520 Speaker 2: going to be a package deal somewhere where, And there's 474 00:27:00,560 --> 00:27:03,919 Speaker 2: a lot of speculation if Dante Moore leaves Oregon for 475 00:27:03,960 --> 00:27:07,959 Speaker 2: the NFL, Dylan Reola will go to Oregon and just 476 00:27:08,240 --> 00:27:11,680 Speaker 2: walk in as the starter. Dude, I'm telling Royola is good. 477 00:27:11,760 --> 00:27:14,840 Speaker 2: Looks the part, he just didn't have that profile playing 478 00:27:14,920 --> 00:27:19,480 Speaker 2: games in Nebraska. He just didn't. The kid Sam Levitt 479 00:27:19,520 --> 00:27:25,360 Speaker 2: at Arizona State apparently skipped the team banquet and he's 480 00:27:25,400 --> 00:27:29,399 Speaker 2: either going NFL or transfer portal. I think he'll go 481 00:27:29,400 --> 00:27:31,240 Speaker 2: to the portal. He's a little on the older side, 482 00:27:31,240 --> 00:27:33,800 Speaker 2: but one of these guys who is like kind of 483 00:27:33,840 --> 00:27:36,360 Speaker 2: a gamer, and I think his stock could rise if 484 00:27:36,359 --> 00:27:39,560 Speaker 2: he has a good year somewhere. The name to watch 485 00:27:40,000 --> 00:27:45,040 Speaker 2: is this kid, Drew Mestimaker. Listen, if you're a hardcore 486 00:27:45,080 --> 00:27:47,960 Speaker 2: college nerd, and I consider myself one of those, you 487 00:27:48,040 --> 00:27:50,960 Speaker 2: know this guy. So he walked on in North Texas, 488 00:27:51,920 --> 00:27:57,080 Speaker 2: didn't really have any offers. The incumbent leaves North or 489 00:27:57,200 --> 00:28:00,760 Speaker 2: plays the full season and then leaves for their bowl 490 00:28:00,800 --> 00:28:05,399 Speaker 2: game last year, and as you can expect, mess to 491 00:28:05,440 --> 00:28:08,159 Speaker 2: Maker goes in and throws for like four hundred and 492 00:28:08,200 --> 00:28:12,000 Speaker 2: fifty yards. Monster game wins the starting job this year 493 00:28:12,520 --> 00:28:15,440 Speaker 2: at North Texas, puts up like seventy percent completion, four 494 00:28:15,440 --> 00:28:19,080 Speaker 2: thousand yards, huge numbers, and he's got a massive arm 495 00:28:19,200 --> 00:28:23,160 Speaker 2: six four two fifteen. This guy looks the part. Now 496 00:28:23,600 --> 00:28:28,280 Speaker 2: he'll go somewhere and pop and probably then play one 497 00:28:28,280 --> 00:28:31,119 Speaker 2: more year and go NFL. I'm just put him on 498 00:28:31,160 --> 00:28:33,680 Speaker 2: your radar, Drew mess to Maker. But the last one 499 00:28:33,720 --> 00:28:37,600 Speaker 2: is this kid at Cincinnati. Somebody had him as the 500 00:28:37,680 --> 00:28:39,880 Speaker 2: number one quarterback in the portal. I'm like, are you 501 00:28:40,080 --> 00:28:47,800 Speaker 2: sure really? Brandon Sworsby, he was at Indiana. Signetti shows up, 502 00:28:47,920 --> 00:28:50,920 Speaker 2: this guy leaves, goes to Cincinnati, two year starter. He's good. 503 00:28:51,400 --> 00:28:54,080 Speaker 2: I mean, I don't know if he's a number one 504 00:28:54,080 --> 00:28:59,480 Speaker 2: guy in the portal, but I mean he's gonna go somewhere. 505 00:28:59,560 --> 00:29:01,880 Speaker 2: And you look like, Penn State needs a quarterback right now. 506 00:29:02,800 --> 00:29:07,160 Speaker 2: Ohio State does not, Michigan does not. As long as 507 00:29:07,160 --> 00:29:10,000 Speaker 2: they keep Underwood. You start looking around and you're like, okay, 508 00:29:10,000 --> 00:29:13,520 Speaker 2: well Ty Simpson's probably gonna leave Alabama they might be 509 00:29:13,560 --> 00:29:17,959 Speaker 2: in the market for a quarterback. You look at Indiana, 510 00:29:18,000 --> 00:29:19,960 Speaker 2: They're gonna lose Mendoza. Like a lot of these guys 511 00:29:19,960 --> 00:29:22,280 Speaker 2: have young quarterbacks, but I would you would you want 512 00:29:22,320 --> 00:29:25,680 Speaker 2: an eighteen nineteen year old or would you want twenty 513 00:29:25,720 --> 00:29:27,960 Speaker 2: two year old as your starting quarterback? And most schools 514 00:29:28,000 --> 00:29:29,960 Speaker 2: go to the twenty two year old because these coaches 515 00:29:30,000 --> 00:29:32,400 Speaker 2: want to win now and get to the playoff. It's 516 00:29:32,800 --> 00:29:35,480 Speaker 2: the idea of like developing that stuff just doesn't really 517 00:29:35,560 --> 00:29:39,240 Speaker 2: happen as much anymore. So I'm fascinated by the portal, 518 00:29:39,360 --> 00:29:42,400 Speaker 2: and there is a gambling opportunity. If you remember last 519 00:29:42,480 --> 00:29:46,080 Speaker 2: year Texas Tech Monster Portal year, they spent all of 520 00:29:46,120 --> 00:29:49,560 Speaker 2: the money, got a huge class and I don't remember 521 00:29:49,560 --> 00:29:52,440 Speaker 2: who it was. It might have been Brad Powers who 522 00:29:52,560 --> 00:29:54,320 Speaker 2: or no, I think it was Bruce Feldman was talking 523 00:29:54,320 --> 00:29:56,680 Speaker 2: about Texas Tech and or maybe it was The Athletic 524 00:29:56,760 --> 00:30:02,400 Speaker 2: wrote like this big story about the transfer portal in 525 00:30:02,400 --> 00:30:04,760 Speaker 2: Texas Tech. And as soon as I saw that story, 526 00:30:05,280 --> 00:30:07,560 Speaker 2: I went and looked at their schedule and I was like, 527 00:30:07,640 --> 00:30:09,680 Speaker 2: holy shit, I'm betting them to make the playoff. And 528 00:30:09,720 --> 00:30:12,960 Speaker 2: it hit. And so once you see how the portal 529 00:30:13,000 --> 00:30:16,400 Speaker 2: shakes out. If you're in Vegas or at a book 530 00:30:16,440 --> 00:30:18,760 Speaker 2: that offers to make playoff, I think you take some 531 00:30:18,880 --> 00:30:21,400 Speaker 2: chances on some of these schools that got a quarterback. 532 00:30:22,320 --> 00:30:25,920 Speaker 2: So I'm fascinated by this stuff. Obviously not everybody is, 533 00:30:25,960 --> 00:30:29,479 Speaker 2: but I'm a weirdo. I embraced that. And that's a 534 00:30:29,600 --> 00:30:33,000 Speaker 2: long Tuesday podcast. I'm sure I missed some stuff. Oh, 535 00:30:33,080 --> 00:30:36,280 Speaker 2: the Jets fire the defensive coordinator. I don't care. Talk 536 00:30:36,320 --> 00:30:36,840 Speaker 2: to you tomorrow.