1 00:00:05,600 --> 00:00:11,559 Speaker 1: This is straight Fire with Jason McIntyre. What is up? 2 00:00:11,560 --> 00:00:21,079 Speaker 1: Straight Fire? Fam, It's me Jason McIntyre, Straight Fire for Wednesday, December. Listen. 3 00:00:21,079 --> 00:00:24,200 Speaker 1: I got some spicy NFL takes for you today, really 4 00:00:24,200 --> 00:00:27,600 Speaker 1: really good stuff. That being said, I think I need 5 00:00:27,680 --> 00:00:31,880 Speaker 1: to open with what my main man, Luca Dante did 6 00:00:33,560 --> 00:00:36,879 Speaker 1: in Dallas on Tuesday night. I don't know if you 7 00:00:36,880 --> 00:00:38,920 Speaker 1: guys saw it, if you went to bed early, maybe 8 00:00:38,920 --> 00:00:41,920 Speaker 1: you're playing board games with the fam. I nearly played 9 00:00:41,960 --> 00:00:43,800 Speaker 1: a board game with the family last night. You like that. 10 00:00:43,840 --> 00:00:46,479 Speaker 1: I nearly played a board game with my family, but 11 00:00:46,600 --> 00:00:48,760 Speaker 1: we did not end up playing, so I was able 12 00:00:48,760 --> 00:00:53,159 Speaker 1: to watch the end of Knicks MAVs. The Knicks are up, 13 00:00:53,200 --> 00:00:55,720 Speaker 1: no cap. I'm saying that a lot because my son 14 00:00:55,880 --> 00:00:59,320 Speaker 1: is like all video games, you know, Holiday break, Knicks 15 00:00:59,360 --> 00:01:04,760 Speaker 1: ruck not with twenty six seconds left, up nine and 16 00:01:04,880 --> 00:01:08,959 Speaker 1: Luca comes back forces over time, he mr free throwing purpose, 17 00:01:09,280 --> 00:01:11,440 Speaker 1: the MAVs tipped it up, Luca catches it, of course, 18 00:01:11,760 --> 00:01:15,360 Speaker 1: bucket overtime and the Knicks falter and overtime. But that's 19 00:01:15,360 --> 00:01:18,600 Speaker 1: not the story. The stories. Luka Donche with arguably the 20 00:01:18,720 --> 00:01:22,600 Speaker 1: greatest stat line in the NBA since wil chamberlains one 21 00:01:22,920 --> 00:01:29,240 Speaker 1: point game. Luca had sixty points, twenty one boards and 22 00:01:29,360 --> 00:01:33,399 Speaker 1: tennisis the first sixty point triple double in the history 23 00:01:33,400 --> 00:01:36,679 Speaker 1: of the NBA. And obviously I'm very excited about it. 24 00:01:36,720 --> 00:01:38,640 Speaker 1: I tell Rob g Oh, Rob, I kind of want 25 00:01:38,640 --> 00:01:42,399 Speaker 1: to open this morning with Luka dontech and you know, 26 00:01:42,440 --> 00:01:44,560 Speaker 1: beating my knicks. And now, obviously I'm a little upset that, 27 00:01:44,600 --> 00:01:46,759 Speaker 1: you know, they're my knicks and they lost. And Buddy 28 00:01:46,800 --> 00:01:50,160 Speaker 1: the Dog obviously also as well. They're very unhappy that 29 00:01:50,280 --> 00:01:53,720 Speaker 1: the Knicks lost. But I'm I'm saying this about Luca 30 00:01:53,760 --> 00:01:56,080 Speaker 1: because I've been saying for a year on this podcast. 31 00:01:56,080 --> 00:01:58,760 Speaker 1: I've shouted it on FS one, I've said it on 32 00:01:58,800 --> 00:02:00,720 Speaker 1: the Herd that Luca Dontes is the best player in 33 00:02:00,720 --> 00:02:02,720 Speaker 1: the NBA. And I got a lot of pushback from 34 00:02:02,800 --> 00:02:05,800 Speaker 1: the usual NBA Twitter crowd. Oh, come on it, what 35 00:02:05,840 --> 00:02:08,520 Speaker 1: does he wants? That's how I didn't say he's won 36 00:02:08,560 --> 00:02:11,239 Speaker 1: the most. I says the best player. The best player 37 00:02:11,280 --> 00:02:15,320 Speaker 1: doesn't always win. Luca don Chech makes everyone around him 38 00:02:15,360 --> 00:02:18,919 Speaker 1: better and when he's got to go collect twenty one 39 00:02:18,960 --> 00:02:24,560 Speaker 1: boards in addition to dropping a sixty burger and oh 40 00:02:24,600 --> 00:02:28,240 Speaker 1: by the way the assists, It's like you're asking him 41 00:02:28,240 --> 00:02:29,959 Speaker 1: to do too much. That's why there are only three 42 00:02:29,960 --> 00:02:34,600 Speaker 1: games over five. This is almost superstar neglect, if you will. 43 00:02:34,639 --> 00:02:37,160 Speaker 1: I know they tried to do the Porzingis thing. They 44 00:02:37,240 --> 00:02:40,880 Speaker 1: totally mishandled Brunson. Brunson, by the way, did not play 45 00:02:41,440 --> 00:02:44,280 Speaker 1: last night in the nixt loss. And so now you're 46 00:02:44,280 --> 00:02:46,119 Speaker 1: basically like, oh, who's lucas around it with? Oh yeah, 47 00:02:46,160 --> 00:02:48,200 Speaker 1: let me tell you that Spencer did Woody, who's a 48 00:02:48,280 --> 00:02:51,720 Speaker 1: solid six man, Tim Hartaway Jr. Who was terrible last night. 49 00:02:51,800 --> 00:02:54,960 Speaker 1: He's a three at best. Christian Would, who I like 50 00:02:55,080 --> 00:02:58,560 Speaker 1: a lot. He doesn't play a lique defense. He's probably 51 00:02:58,600 --> 00:03:01,720 Speaker 1: a three. If he's your best player, I don't think 52 00:03:01,720 --> 00:03:05,200 Speaker 1: you're winning the title. And let's look around. Oh, Dwight Powell, Yeah, 53 00:03:05,240 --> 00:03:09,720 Speaker 1: Dwight Powell. Okay, Luca had twenty one boards. The rest 54 00:03:09,760 --> 00:03:13,320 Speaker 1: of the starting lineup, Christian Would, Hardaway, Dwight Powell, and 55 00:03:13,360 --> 00:03:17,320 Speaker 1: Spencer Dinwoodie collectively had twenty rebounds. But Rob g he 56 00:03:17,400 --> 00:03:23,600 Speaker 1: thumbs his nose at Luca. Don chechs historic night. Luca 57 00:03:23,639 --> 00:03:27,760 Speaker 1: done is greatness. It's almost underappreciated. Do I need to 58 00:03:27,840 --> 00:03:30,720 Speaker 1: remind you guys that the best player in the NBA 59 00:03:30,840 --> 00:03:35,440 Speaker 1: is only twenty three years old. Yes, if I'm starting 60 00:03:35,440 --> 00:03:38,400 Speaker 1: a team in the league, I'm taking Luca over anyone 61 00:03:39,440 --> 00:03:42,040 Speaker 1: when Ban Yama is probably in the top six. And 62 00:03:42,080 --> 00:03:43,360 Speaker 1: you know, we could talk about a couple of the 63 00:03:43,400 --> 00:03:45,360 Speaker 1: other guys who were in there, but Luca is certainly 64 00:03:45,400 --> 00:03:48,040 Speaker 1: the dude for me. He makes everyone better. Got to 65 00:03:48,080 --> 00:03:51,560 Speaker 1: the conference finals last year. I don't think it was Flukey. 66 00:03:51,720 --> 00:03:53,720 Speaker 1: I don't know how the MAVs built around him. I'm 67 00:03:53,720 --> 00:03:55,480 Speaker 1: still in NFL mode and we'll get to the NFL 68 00:03:55,480 --> 00:03:57,440 Speaker 1: in a minute. But Rob, I want to know why 69 00:03:57,440 --> 00:03:59,840 Speaker 1: you're not that impressed with Luka done. Just let me 70 00:04:00,080 --> 00:04:03,960 Speaker 1: me guess you're you're a hater on Luca and you 71 00:04:04,000 --> 00:04:07,000 Speaker 1: still think, well, Lebron is better. Obviously Lebron's had a 72 00:04:07,000 --> 00:04:09,640 Speaker 1: better career. I don't want to put words in your mouth, obviously, 73 00:04:09,640 --> 00:04:13,160 Speaker 1: but I know you were being infected by Rob Parker, 74 00:04:13,720 --> 00:04:15,600 Speaker 1: former friend of the podcast where I told you guys. 75 00:04:15,680 --> 00:04:18,640 Speaker 1: Robin followed me after we co hosted Dan Patrick one 76 00:04:18,680 --> 00:04:22,240 Speaker 1: day and I pulled his pants down with some facts. Um, so, 77 00:04:22,520 --> 00:04:24,159 Speaker 1: I don't know. We haven't spoken in a while, but 78 00:04:24,520 --> 00:04:26,640 Speaker 1: I don't know. Rob. You you seem sour on Luca, 79 00:04:26,680 --> 00:04:29,680 Speaker 1: and I hope it's not the Parker influence. I am 80 00:04:29,720 --> 00:04:33,520 Speaker 1: not sour on Luca at all. Luca is fantastic. He's 81 00:04:33,560 --> 00:04:35,640 Speaker 1: a joy to watch. He is. I don't think he's 82 00:04:35,640 --> 00:04:37,600 Speaker 1: the best player in the league because you know there 83 00:04:37,720 --> 00:04:40,480 Speaker 1: is a whole other half of the court that he 84 00:04:40,680 --> 00:04:48,000 Speaker 1: is a negative on. Uh, honest, I don't think that's 85 00:04:47,760 --> 00:04:50,080 Speaker 1: that's I don't think that's really a tough tough answer 86 00:04:50,080 --> 00:04:52,400 Speaker 1: for me. Um, just because you know Janice is elite 87 00:04:52,400 --> 00:04:54,720 Speaker 1: on both sides. Um, Luca is fantastic. He's great. What 88 00:04:54,760 --> 00:04:58,440 Speaker 1: he did last night. You know, people always say you 89 00:04:58,520 --> 00:05:01,080 Speaker 1: put up a historic stat mine, which is the first 90 00:05:01,080 --> 00:05:05,200 Speaker 1: guy to have? And then it's always dot dot dot 91 00:05:05,279 --> 00:05:08,520 Speaker 1: since Will who did it fourteen times during the nineteen 92 00:05:08,600 --> 00:05:12,400 Speaker 1: season alone, And you're like, Okay, well, what Luca did 93 00:05:12,680 --> 00:05:18,120 Speaker 1: is truly unprecedented. Nobody has ever put up a game ever. 94 00:05:18,920 --> 00:05:22,640 Speaker 1: So he deserves all the kudos he's gonna get today 95 00:05:22,760 --> 00:05:25,280 Speaker 1: from you and others like you in the sports media world. 96 00:05:25,320 --> 00:05:27,960 Speaker 1: My only reason why I don't get super jacked about 97 00:05:28,000 --> 00:05:31,880 Speaker 1: it the way you did is just as you mentioned, 98 00:05:33,520 --> 00:05:35,440 Speaker 1: his style of play, is not a recipe for winning 99 00:05:35,440 --> 00:05:39,480 Speaker 1: a championship. His roster around him is not good enough 100 00:05:39,480 --> 00:05:41,880 Speaker 1: to win a championship. Hold up, hold up. Michael Jordan 101 00:05:41,960 --> 00:05:44,640 Speaker 1: won plenty of titles where he was the alpha the 102 00:05:44,720 --> 00:05:48,040 Speaker 1: omega and he had role players around him. Yeah, but 103 00:05:48,279 --> 00:05:51,680 Speaker 1: really really high end role players. Well, you don't think 104 00:05:51,680 --> 00:05:57,159 Speaker 1: Tim Hardaway, Davis Burton's coming off the bench, played Steve 105 00:05:57,240 --> 00:05:59,920 Speaker 1: Kurr role. I mean, they don't have a Dennis Rodman 106 00:06:00,000 --> 00:06:02,479 Speaker 1: in this era or even a Pippin as a wingman. Like, 107 00:06:02,520 --> 00:06:05,200 Speaker 1: who's your lockdown defender? It It certainly is not Christian 108 00:06:05,200 --> 00:06:08,440 Speaker 1: would But nobody plays defense in the NBA. Scoring is 109 00:06:08,480 --> 00:06:10,200 Speaker 1: like at an all time high. Nobody plays a lick 110 00:06:10,279 --> 00:06:13,080 Speaker 1: of defense? Will they? In the playoffs? We didn't really 111 00:06:13,080 --> 00:06:15,560 Speaker 1: see a lot of defense. It was in the postseason, 112 00:06:15,640 --> 00:06:17,880 Speaker 1: did we Did the Warriors locked down Tatum? Or was 113 00:06:17,880 --> 00:06:22,400 Speaker 1: it just but the Warriors and the Celtics and the Bucks, 114 00:06:22,440 --> 00:06:26,040 Speaker 1: they they play good enough defense where I mean, nobody 115 00:06:26,080 --> 00:06:28,080 Speaker 1: locks anyone down anyone to your point, it's a different 116 00:06:28,080 --> 00:06:30,720 Speaker 1: era than what we're used to even ten years ago, 117 00:06:31,320 --> 00:06:34,920 Speaker 1: but they play enough defense to get string together three, 118 00:06:35,000 --> 00:06:36,960 Speaker 1: four or five stops in a row and suddenly a 119 00:06:37,000 --> 00:06:39,680 Speaker 1: two point game is now a twelve point game. And 120 00:06:40,000 --> 00:06:44,719 Speaker 1: Dallas We've saw We've seen this story play out time 121 00:06:44,760 --> 00:06:48,200 Speaker 1: and time again, most recently with James Harden. James Harden 122 00:06:48,279 --> 00:06:51,159 Speaker 1: was putting up these unprecedented thatlines in Houston, and look 123 00:06:51,160 --> 00:06:54,159 Speaker 1: what he had to show for it. Nothing before that. 124 00:06:54,440 --> 00:06:58,120 Speaker 1: Who is probably a better comp for Luca. That's Lebron 125 00:06:58,240 --> 00:07:05,640 Speaker 1: James in Cleveland. He showed you no matter how tremendous, transcendent, incredible, 126 00:07:06,000 --> 00:07:09,560 Speaker 1: pick your favorite adjective you want, one guy is not 127 00:07:09,680 --> 00:07:13,760 Speaker 1: going to be a team in the NBA. And Luca 128 00:07:13,960 --> 00:07:16,960 Speaker 1: his style of play is not quite Trey Young where 129 00:07:17,000 --> 00:07:19,080 Speaker 1: it's almost it's really hard to play with him, but 130 00:07:19,520 --> 00:07:22,960 Speaker 1: everything is so Luca centric. It's hard to find the 131 00:07:23,040 --> 00:07:26,880 Speaker 1: right number two guy to pair alongside of him, and 132 00:07:26,960 --> 00:07:29,760 Speaker 1: as a result, they do everything through him him, and 133 00:07:30,120 --> 00:07:35,160 Speaker 1: I just don't know if you can trust Dallas to 134 00:07:35,240 --> 00:07:39,360 Speaker 1: be able to win a championship as constructed in the 135 00:07:39,400 --> 00:07:44,280 Speaker 1: foreseeable future with his Luca style of basketball. Yeah, it's interesting. 136 00:07:44,320 --> 00:07:46,720 Speaker 1: If you were matching up like the Bucks and the 137 00:07:46,800 --> 00:07:50,320 Speaker 1: MAVs and you went, who are you drafting in that's 138 00:07:50,400 --> 00:07:54,480 Speaker 1: in that series, I would go one Luca to Janice three, 139 00:07:54,800 --> 00:07:59,480 Speaker 1: Middleton four, Holiday and then maybe you start to consider 140 00:07:59,760 --> 00:08:01,920 Speaker 1: some mavericks. So yeah, he doesn't have it and it's 141 00:08:01,920 --> 00:08:05,760 Speaker 1: gonna be difficult. I think Rob to pull off that 142 00:08:05,840 --> 00:08:09,040 Speaker 1: kind of run by yourself. I mean, he's gonna be 143 00:08:09,080 --> 00:08:12,000 Speaker 1: exhausted at the end of this regular season. That being said, 144 00:08:12,800 --> 00:08:15,400 Speaker 1: the Sons, if memory serves, had the best record in 145 00:08:15,400 --> 00:08:17,280 Speaker 1: the league last year. Maybe it was just the best 146 00:08:17,280 --> 00:08:20,280 Speaker 1: in the West. And Luca took him down and in 147 00:08:20,320 --> 00:08:23,160 Speaker 1: Game seven he did it on their court, so it 148 00:08:23,360 --> 00:08:26,520 Speaker 1: can be done. Uh. He did run into a buzz 149 00:08:26,520 --> 00:08:28,640 Speaker 1: saw in the Warriors. Not not a good matchup at 150 00:08:28,640 --> 00:08:31,280 Speaker 1: all for Luca. I don't know, man, I think you're 151 00:08:31,280 --> 00:08:33,679 Speaker 1: selling this guy short. Nothing would would shock me with 152 00:08:33,760 --> 00:08:37,120 Speaker 1: Luka Donte if they won the title this year. I 153 00:08:37,160 --> 00:08:40,160 Speaker 1: just I don't know how you get him help uh 154 00:08:40,320 --> 00:08:42,640 Speaker 1: in the moment. And I will remind you this, when 155 00:08:42,760 --> 00:08:46,400 Speaker 1: Lebron took the Calves dragged, you know that that weak 156 00:08:46,440 --> 00:08:48,400 Speaker 1: asked roster to the finals against the Spurs. He was 157 00:08:48,440 --> 00:08:50,959 Speaker 1: like Luca's age I think twenty three, and that was 158 00:08:51,000 --> 00:08:53,600 Speaker 1: when Lebron ascended to being best player in the NBA. 159 00:08:54,080 --> 00:08:58,000 Speaker 1: So I don't know Rob can they do? Can he 160 00:08:58,040 --> 00:09:00,839 Speaker 1: do it this year? I don't know. It's gonna be 161 00:09:00,920 --> 00:09:03,360 Speaker 1: a tall order for Luca, but I'm not putting anything 162 00:09:03,400 --> 00:09:06,439 Speaker 1: past this guy. Just in Awe. By the way, I 163 00:09:06,480 --> 00:09:08,600 Speaker 1: forgot to mention Russell Westbrook Colsto had a triple double 164 00:09:08,640 --> 00:09:13,840 Speaker 1: fifteen and thirteen in the Lakers victory triumphant over the 165 00:09:14,000 --> 00:09:17,880 Speaker 1: Orlando Magic. Lebron in a nice game, Thomas Bryant. Anyways, 166 00:09:17,880 --> 00:09:23,080 Speaker 1: nobody cares, but um, Luca congratulations. I'm just in all 167 00:09:23,160 --> 00:09:26,040 Speaker 1: by the way, um everybody. As soon as I was 168 00:09:26,080 --> 00:09:28,600 Speaker 1: saying Luca is the best, all these gibrones from Philly. 169 00:09:29,040 --> 00:09:32,760 Speaker 1: Did you see Joel Embiads forty and ten? I said, 170 00:09:32,800 --> 00:09:35,640 Speaker 1: just stopped. They lost to the Wizards. Stop. I don't 171 00:09:35,679 --> 00:09:38,320 Speaker 1: want to hear it. Like, I mean, Kuzma had a 172 00:09:38,320 --> 00:09:42,880 Speaker 1: mediocre game. Uh, Bradley BeO was okay, and you know 173 00:09:42,960 --> 00:09:44,920 Speaker 1: Joel Embiad could not beat the Wizards. So stop, I 174 00:09:44,960 --> 00:09:47,160 Speaker 1: don't want to hear Joel Embiad's name. I'm sorry. All right, 175 00:09:47,200 --> 00:09:50,320 Speaker 1: let's pivot to the NFL. Fox Sports Radio has the 176 00:09:50,360 --> 00:09:53,280 Speaker 1: best sports talk lineup in the nation. Catch all of 177 00:09:53,320 --> 00:09:56,840 Speaker 1: our shows at Fox sports radio dot Com and within 178 00:09:56,880 --> 00:09:59,319 Speaker 1: the I Heart Radio app search f s R to 179 00:09:59,480 --> 00:10:03,120 Speaker 1: listen love. We touched on Nathaniel Hackett obviously yesterday on 180 00:10:03,120 --> 00:10:06,679 Speaker 1: the on the podcast, and then I don't know if 181 00:10:06,679 --> 00:10:09,440 Speaker 1: you saw this press conference with the Broncos new owner 182 00:10:09,559 --> 00:10:13,920 Speaker 1: coming out um and speaking about the situation post Hackett. 183 00:10:14,559 --> 00:10:17,960 Speaker 1: Did you find any chance see that? Okay, So the 184 00:10:18,040 --> 00:10:21,679 Speaker 1: new owner is a gentleman named Greg Penner. I'm not 185 00:10:21,720 --> 00:10:23,840 Speaker 1: familiar with his work, so I had to look up up. Okay, 186 00:10:24,160 --> 00:10:28,840 Speaker 1: fifty three year old guy. He is the um, let's see, 187 00:10:28,840 --> 00:10:33,040 Speaker 1: the chairman of Walmart since and here we go, son 188 00:10:33,080 --> 00:10:36,760 Speaker 1: in law of s Robes and Walton, the grandson in 189 00:10:36,920 --> 00:10:41,720 Speaker 1: law of Sam Walton. Basically, he married into the Walton 190 00:10:42,720 --> 00:10:44,760 Speaker 1: that can we call it a dynasty? The billionaire whatever 191 00:10:44,760 --> 00:10:47,080 Speaker 1: they are. The Walton family is one of the richest 192 00:10:47,080 --> 00:10:49,120 Speaker 1: in the country. He married into it. Nothing wrong with that. Hey, 193 00:10:49,200 --> 00:10:52,439 Speaker 1: congrats Greg Penner. But I'm gonna get to my point here. 194 00:10:52,679 --> 00:10:54,880 Speaker 1: So I was reading about his background. You know, his 195 00:10:55,160 --> 00:10:58,719 Speaker 1: parents not really relevant here, but they were sex therapists 196 00:10:58,720 --> 00:11:01,400 Speaker 1: in Pasadena as he was growing up. They published sex 197 00:11:01,440 --> 00:11:04,680 Speaker 1: advice books from a Christian perspective. Pretty cool, Greg Penner, 198 00:11:05,000 --> 00:11:08,000 Speaker 1: the new CEO of the Broncos, went to Georgetown, very 199 00:11:08,000 --> 00:11:12,520 Speaker 1: good school, majored in international economics, got his MBA from Stanford, 200 00:11:13,400 --> 00:11:17,320 Speaker 1: financial analyst at Goldman. This guy's got a great resume, 201 00:11:19,360 --> 00:11:21,720 Speaker 1: and he came out and said at the press conference 202 00:11:21,720 --> 00:11:26,280 Speaker 1: on Tuesday that the Broncos new coach will not report 203 00:11:26,280 --> 00:11:29,160 Speaker 1: to the GM. The Broncos new coach will report to 204 00:11:29,720 --> 00:11:35,559 Speaker 1: him the financial analysts for Goldman, who went to Georgetown 205 00:11:35,559 --> 00:11:39,559 Speaker 1: and Stanford, an NBA and has zero best I can 206 00:11:39,559 --> 00:11:46,080 Speaker 1: tell absolutely none background in football, nothing bukus. But the 207 00:11:46,120 --> 00:11:48,800 Speaker 1: head coach post after games is gonna have to go, 208 00:11:49,000 --> 00:11:51,840 Speaker 1: I would assume and answer to Greg Penner, the new 209 00:11:52,800 --> 00:11:56,000 Speaker 1: chairman of the Broncos. And Folks, this is the beginning 210 00:11:56,160 --> 00:12:01,640 Speaker 1: of just absolute dysfunction. And I'm not bashing Greg Penner. 211 00:12:01,640 --> 00:12:03,800 Speaker 1: I don't know him. I'm sure he's a very nice individual, 212 00:12:04,280 --> 00:12:07,920 Speaker 1: but I mean I could understand why he made this move. 213 00:12:08,000 --> 00:12:12,320 Speaker 1: Rob think about this. The GM, who is not in 214 00:12:12,400 --> 00:12:14,520 Speaker 1: charge of the coach anymore, according to the new owner, 215 00:12:15,240 --> 00:12:22,280 Speaker 1: George Patton. Okay, George Patton hired Nathaniel Hackett. We talked 216 00:12:22,280 --> 00:12:25,200 Speaker 1: about yesterday who he got the job over. Okay, O'Connell 217 00:12:25,240 --> 00:12:27,120 Speaker 1: was in the mix, Dan Quinn was in the mix, 218 00:12:27,640 --> 00:12:30,880 Speaker 1: chose Nathaniel Hackett. Daniel Hacket was fired after fifteen games, 219 00:12:30,960 --> 00:12:33,480 Speaker 1: and pretty much after the first month, you knew, oh 220 00:12:33,520 --> 00:12:35,960 Speaker 1: my gosh, this guy's a dumpster fire, no clue what 221 00:12:36,000 --> 00:12:38,679 Speaker 1: he's doing. He's in over his head. But it gets 222 00:12:38,720 --> 00:12:45,360 Speaker 1: worse for George Patton because he traded for Russell Wilson, 223 00:12:46,480 --> 00:12:50,040 Speaker 1: giving up five picks, first and second round picks in 224 00:12:50,040 --> 00:12:53,720 Speaker 1: twenty two and twenty three and three players. And by 225 00:12:53,720 --> 00:12:56,439 Speaker 1: the way, it gets worse than that, he gave RUSS 226 00:12:56,480 --> 00:13:01,559 Speaker 1: a two and forty million dollar extension. So just as 227 00:13:01,559 --> 00:13:04,920 Speaker 1: a reminder, Patton, who everybody thought had a slam dunk 228 00:13:04,920 --> 00:13:07,640 Speaker 1: off season, right, I think it was. Pete Traeger of 229 00:13:07,760 --> 00:13:10,199 Speaker 1: NFL Network said that his prediction for Coach of the 230 00:13:10,240 --> 00:13:12,360 Speaker 1: Year was Nathaniel Hackett. I only saw that on Freezing 231 00:13:12,400 --> 00:13:17,840 Speaker 1: cold takes on my Instagram. Basically pattent with the golden 232 00:13:18,120 --> 00:13:20,040 Speaker 1: and not the golden Sumbreyer. I think that's four strikeouts. 233 00:13:20,040 --> 00:13:23,920 Speaker 1: He had three strikeouts, hired Hackett, traded for us and 234 00:13:23,960 --> 00:13:27,160 Speaker 1: gave us an extension. The problem is most people would 235 00:13:27,160 --> 00:13:29,960 Speaker 1: have said, you traded for Russell Wilson, great job. You 236 00:13:30,040 --> 00:13:32,760 Speaker 1: extended him. Oh man, you got a franchise quarterback. Awesome, 237 00:13:32,840 --> 00:13:34,240 Speaker 1: and you got a roster. You're gonna be good. A 238 00:13:34,240 --> 00:13:35,800 Speaker 1: lot of people had to be in the playoffs. Vegas 239 00:13:35,840 --> 00:13:39,200 Speaker 1: had them. I think it's a tenor of eleven win team. 240 00:13:39,200 --> 00:13:43,240 Speaker 1: But Patton ended up going over three. And here's the 241 00:13:43,240 --> 00:13:46,439 Speaker 1: worst part. Even if the CEO who doesn't trust the 242 00:13:46,520 --> 00:13:49,599 Speaker 1: GM understandably so, even if he wanted to make a 243 00:13:49,679 --> 00:13:53,719 Speaker 1: run at Sean Payton, he's still under the thumb, if 244 00:13:53,720 --> 00:13:56,520 Speaker 1: you will, of the Saints because Peyton left early. So 245 00:13:56,559 --> 00:14:00,400 Speaker 1: I was reading this and I'm like, oh, the Broncos 246 00:14:00,440 --> 00:14:02,600 Speaker 1: have no chance at Sean Payton because they don't even 247 00:14:02,640 --> 00:14:05,199 Speaker 1: have the draft picks to give up for Peyton. I 248 00:14:05,200 --> 00:14:07,760 Speaker 1: don't know what the draft pick compensation would be, but 249 00:14:07,920 --> 00:14:09,760 Speaker 1: if you want Sean Payton, if you're Arizona and I 250 00:14:09,800 --> 00:14:11,720 Speaker 1: don't think he wants to go there, whoever you are, 251 00:14:11,720 --> 00:14:14,120 Speaker 1: you're gonna have to trade for him from the Saints 252 00:14:14,120 --> 00:14:17,480 Speaker 1: because he left early. And Rob, I just look at 253 00:14:17,520 --> 00:14:20,440 Speaker 1: this and I'm saying, boy, for a moment there, I'm like, 254 00:14:20,520 --> 00:14:22,400 Speaker 1: you know, even going into last week, I remember, guys, 255 00:14:22,400 --> 00:14:24,640 Speaker 1: I like Denver minus three at the Rams and they 256 00:14:24,680 --> 00:14:27,360 Speaker 1: lost like fifty one to fourteen or something. They were 257 00:14:27,360 --> 00:14:30,080 Speaker 1: playing well at the end of the season. Three straight 258 00:14:30,120 --> 00:14:32,520 Speaker 1: covers Brett Rippon look good. You could feel like, Okay, 259 00:14:32,520 --> 00:14:35,640 Speaker 1: there's building some momentum. They're trying hard not to give 260 00:14:35,680 --> 00:14:39,480 Speaker 1: that pick to Seattle from the rust deal in the 261 00:14:39,520 --> 00:14:42,160 Speaker 1: top five, and they get their doors blown off. There's 262 00:14:42,160 --> 00:14:45,120 Speaker 1: fighting on the sideline and the coaches fired Rob. All 263 00:14:45,120 --> 00:14:47,120 Speaker 1: of a sudden, I don't is this even a good 264 00:14:47,240 --> 00:14:50,680 Speaker 1: job if you're a credible head coach who's done things. 265 00:14:50,840 --> 00:14:53,240 Speaker 1: I don't know. For the last twenty years, dan Quinn 266 00:14:53,280 --> 00:14:56,480 Speaker 1: has been to a Super Bowl with the Falcons. You 267 00:14:56,520 --> 00:14:58,440 Speaker 1: think dan Quinn wants that job to go answer to 268 00:14:58,480 --> 00:15:02,320 Speaker 1: some Georgetown NBA for Stanford, Georgetown graduate who got an 269 00:15:02,400 --> 00:15:05,400 Speaker 1: NBA from Stanford and it has no experience of football. 270 00:15:06,600 --> 00:15:09,920 Speaker 1: I all of a sudden, I don't know, Like, is 271 00:15:09,920 --> 00:15:12,400 Speaker 1: this is this southageable with us? I'm worried about the 272 00:15:12,400 --> 00:15:14,360 Speaker 1: guy because you know, some of the stuff I was 273 00:15:14,360 --> 00:15:17,240 Speaker 1: reading on why Russ is struggling, it was basically teams 274 00:15:17,240 --> 00:15:20,120 Speaker 1: are throwing the two high shell defense at him and Russ. 275 00:15:20,160 --> 00:15:22,560 Speaker 1: Of course, you guys remember thrived just lobbing it up 276 00:15:22,920 --> 00:15:25,240 Speaker 1: and having Lockett and Metcalf run under it. For so 277 00:15:25,280 --> 00:15:27,520 Speaker 1: many years he threw a beautiful deep ball on the 278 00:15:27,600 --> 00:15:31,320 Speaker 1: run his escapability, and now they've taken away the deep 279 00:15:31,320 --> 00:15:34,200 Speaker 1: ball from Russ and all he's got to do is 280 00:15:34,240 --> 00:15:36,800 Speaker 1: the underneath stuththing. For whatever reason, he's not reading the defense, 281 00:15:36,840 --> 00:15:39,240 Speaker 1: the offensive line isn't protecting long enough. And oh, by 282 00:15:39,280 --> 00:15:41,840 Speaker 1: the way, that escapability which was so clutch for him 283 00:15:41,880 --> 00:15:46,000 Speaker 1: in Seattle. It's like, gone, Robert, and I like Russell Wilson, 284 00:15:46,360 --> 00:15:48,680 Speaker 1: I really do. And you've got people saying, hey, you 285 00:15:48,680 --> 00:15:50,920 Speaker 1: know what, he has a special parking spot in Denver 286 00:15:51,360 --> 00:15:53,840 Speaker 1: and he's got his own office in the building, And 287 00:15:54,160 --> 00:15:56,880 Speaker 1: is his focus really on football or is it just 288 00:15:56,920 --> 00:15:59,960 Speaker 1: being like a celebrity And you start to wonder, Man, 289 00:16:00,920 --> 00:16:03,600 Speaker 1: I don't know, rob I'm I'm very dubious on Russ 290 00:16:03,600 --> 00:16:07,000 Speaker 1: and the Broncos going forward. Yeah, I mean, I I 291 00:16:07,360 --> 00:16:10,240 Speaker 1: feel a little bit vindicated this morning because I had 292 00:16:10,240 --> 00:16:12,320 Speaker 1: people sliding in my d M saying, I can't believe 293 00:16:12,400 --> 00:16:14,760 Speaker 1: you think that the Cardinals job is more appealing than 294 00:16:14,800 --> 00:16:16,920 Speaker 1: the Broncos, Like, are you kidding me? With from what 295 00:16:16,960 --> 00:16:19,400 Speaker 1: we said on yesterday's pot, and then you know, a 296 00:16:19,440 --> 00:16:22,440 Speaker 1: couple hours later, here comes the owner saying that he's 297 00:16:22,440 --> 00:16:24,400 Speaker 1: gonna Jerry Jones this thing all the way to the 298 00:16:24,440 --> 00:16:28,000 Speaker 1: Super Bowl. Um, I guess he forgot that. Jerry Jones 299 00:16:28,000 --> 00:16:29,960 Speaker 1: I don't think has made an NFC Championship game in 300 00:16:30,000 --> 00:16:35,760 Speaker 1: over twenty five years, so you know, but little sidetrack, Yeah, exactly. 301 00:16:36,520 --> 00:16:41,560 Speaker 1: Look Russell Wilson, I know the idea is that he's 302 00:16:41,600 --> 00:16:45,160 Speaker 1: gone Hollywood. He's his girlfriend kind of leads him by 303 00:16:45,160 --> 00:16:48,720 Speaker 1: the tail and and he's that's where things went sour. 304 00:16:49,720 --> 00:16:51,920 Speaker 1: I I disagree with that a little bit. I think 305 00:16:51,960 --> 00:16:54,200 Speaker 1: that's part of it, but I think the bigger portion 306 00:16:54,360 --> 00:16:59,240 Speaker 1: is that when Russ was on his way out of Seattle, 307 00:17:00,160 --> 00:17:02,920 Speaker 1: I believe it was ESPN, says Seth Wickersham, friend of 308 00:17:02,960 --> 00:17:05,560 Speaker 1: the show, who who wrote in a long form piece 309 00:17:06,520 --> 00:17:12,120 Speaker 1: that Russ his biggest clash with Pete Carroll was he 310 00:17:12,240 --> 00:17:17,680 Speaker 1: felt he was as good or better then Peyton Manning, 311 00:17:18,080 --> 00:17:21,960 Speaker 1: Tom Brady, Aaron Rodgers and the only reason why he 312 00:17:22,040 --> 00:17:24,159 Speaker 1: wasn't talked about with them is because they didn't let 313 00:17:24,240 --> 00:17:26,640 Speaker 1: him throw the ball like those guys did. They didn't 314 00:17:26,680 --> 00:17:29,440 Speaker 1: let him put it on his shoulder and win games. 315 00:17:29,440 --> 00:17:33,960 Speaker 1: They didn't let Russ cook. And I think that once 316 00:17:34,080 --> 00:17:39,560 Speaker 1: Russ got to Denver, he wanted to show that that's 317 00:17:39,600 --> 00:17:42,280 Speaker 1: what was in his you know, repertoire, that's who he 318 00:17:42,400 --> 00:17:47,639 Speaker 1: was as a quarterback, and that's abundantly clear that is 319 00:17:47,680 --> 00:17:50,480 Speaker 1: not who he is as a quarterback. He Pete Carroll 320 00:17:50,680 --> 00:17:55,800 Speaker 1: was not you know, limiting him, he was protecting him. 321 00:17:55,920 --> 00:17:58,480 Speaker 1: Russell Wilson, there's a reason why he slipped to the 322 00:17:58,480 --> 00:18:00,600 Speaker 1: third round of the NFL Draft, and it wasn't just 323 00:18:00,640 --> 00:18:05,520 Speaker 1: because he's five ten. It's that his explosion, so to speak, 324 00:18:05,520 --> 00:18:08,159 Speaker 1: in college came in a run heavy scheme at Wisconsin. 325 00:18:08,920 --> 00:18:13,560 Speaker 1: That's where he really developed into it upper echelon prospect. 326 00:18:13,600 --> 00:18:15,920 Speaker 1: I don't think I don't think he was anything more 327 00:18:15,920 --> 00:18:17,520 Speaker 1: than like a fifth or six round type guy in 328 00:18:17,520 --> 00:18:19,080 Speaker 1: an See state because they didn't even know who's gonna 329 00:18:19,080 --> 00:18:24,440 Speaker 1: play football, and so whoever they get, and they're gonna 330 00:18:24,480 --> 00:18:27,159 Speaker 1: get somebody. Because even the Houston Texans got Lovey Smith 331 00:18:27,359 --> 00:18:29,919 Speaker 1: and that was when they had that. It was like 332 00:18:29,920 --> 00:18:34,160 Speaker 1: a faux priest running the show if love If if 333 00:18:34,200 --> 00:18:36,560 Speaker 1: the Houston Texans, with all that hanging over their head, 334 00:18:37,040 --> 00:18:41,720 Speaker 1: can get a Super Bowl appearing coach to lead their team. 335 00:18:42,440 --> 00:18:45,080 Speaker 1: I'm sure that Denver is gonna be able to get 336 00:18:45,160 --> 00:18:48,480 Speaker 1: somebody who's gonna be able to do that with Russell 337 00:18:48,520 --> 00:18:51,000 Speaker 1: Wilson because they think that they can fix him. I 338 00:18:51,040 --> 00:18:52,679 Speaker 1: don't know. I'm starting to wonder if it's even a 339 00:18:52,720 --> 00:18:55,720 Speaker 1: great job. I know, Denver supposedly a really cool city. 340 00:18:55,760 --> 00:18:59,240 Speaker 1: I've never been there. If it's really awesome, you spent 341 00:18:59,280 --> 00:19:01,439 Speaker 1: a lot of time there. I've been there once for 342 00:19:01,480 --> 00:19:03,560 Speaker 1: like a week, and it was incredible. You spent a 343 00:19:03,600 --> 00:19:07,920 Speaker 1: week in Denver. What were you doing there? Uh? Well, 344 00:19:07,920 --> 00:19:09,720 Speaker 1: we were there for a vacation, but we also went 345 00:19:09,800 --> 00:19:13,280 Speaker 1: to a Broncos Rams game. I was in my I 346 00:19:13,280 --> 00:19:14,919 Speaker 1: don't know if it's called Mile High anymore, but I 347 00:19:14,960 --> 00:19:18,760 Speaker 1: was there and it was awesome. It was snowy. Oh 348 00:19:18,880 --> 00:19:22,440 Speaker 1: no thanks, I'm just I'm out on snow. My family 349 00:19:22,480 --> 00:19:24,400 Speaker 1: is so upset with me because they want to go 350 00:19:24,560 --> 00:19:27,720 Speaker 1: on a ski trip during the Ski week, which is 351 00:19:27,760 --> 00:19:29,880 Speaker 1: coming up. You know, in February, after the Super Bowl, 352 00:19:29,920 --> 00:19:32,159 Speaker 1: I was like, guys, uh, let's go warm weather. I 353 00:19:32,160 --> 00:19:34,840 Speaker 1: need to veg out. Football season wears me down, I 354 00:19:34,880 --> 00:19:36,800 Speaker 1: mean wears me down to the point. Rob you know, 355 00:19:36,840 --> 00:19:40,720 Speaker 1: I post some um college football and college basketball picks 356 00:19:40,720 --> 00:19:43,200 Speaker 1: on I G and of course last night the machine 357 00:19:43,240 --> 00:19:46,840 Speaker 1: spits out two losers, and you know, I'm sure whoever 358 00:19:46,880 --> 00:19:48,760 Speaker 1: saw them at it looked at him and been like Jesus. 359 00:19:49,000 --> 00:19:50,720 Speaker 1: Of course, it was a big day on Instagram for 360 00:19:50,800 --> 00:19:52,919 Speaker 1: me with some stuff that happened on the Herd Tuesday, 361 00:19:53,040 --> 00:19:57,120 Speaker 1: so all these new followers, new eyeballs, and then college football. 362 00:19:57,160 --> 00:19:59,000 Speaker 1: I didn't see any of the games. I haven't watched 363 00:19:59,040 --> 00:20:01,439 Speaker 1: one second of a bowl game. And my buddy has 364 00:20:01,440 --> 00:20:03,680 Speaker 1: been running hot and I asked him, what do you got. 365 00:20:04,119 --> 00:20:06,720 Speaker 1: I look at it, It's like, sure, why not I 366 00:20:06,800 --> 00:20:10,840 Speaker 1: post him? I mean, just a bad day. And I 367 00:20:10,880 --> 00:20:14,520 Speaker 1: do feel sometimes when I post pics, and you know, 368 00:20:14,600 --> 00:20:16,600 Speaker 1: I'm not saying I'm like an influencer or anything, but 369 00:20:17,000 --> 00:20:21,040 Speaker 1: I feel bad giving out losers. And it's one of 370 00:20:21,040 --> 00:20:23,240 Speaker 1: those moments like where you don't really put too much 371 00:20:23,280 --> 00:20:25,240 Speaker 1: thought into it, but then you have to realize, like, wait, 372 00:20:25,840 --> 00:20:28,919 Speaker 1: you're spending money betting. If these people are also betting, 373 00:20:29,119 --> 00:20:31,119 Speaker 1: you're losing your money and their money. And you know, 374 00:20:31,119 --> 00:20:33,800 Speaker 1: when you run hot, it's awesome. When you miss, it's terrible. 375 00:20:33,840 --> 00:20:37,240 Speaker 1: It's the worst feeling in the world. And so you know, 376 00:20:37,320 --> 00:20:40,680 Speaker 1: not to overshare. But I was a little down talking 377 00:20:40,720 --> 00:20:43,320 Speaker 1: to the you know, the kids last night and a 378 00:20:43,400 --> 00:20:46,040 Speaker 1: couple of bets miss and I get not snapping or anything, 379 00:20:46,040 --> 00:20:49,320 Speaker 1: but just a little down. And I started saying, I 380 00:20:49,359 --> 00:20:50,959 Speaker 1: don't want to go to the cold weather trip. I 381 00:20:50,960 --> 00:20:52,879 Speaker 1: want to go warm. I want to go let's go 382 00:20:52,920 --> 00:20:55,320 Speaker 1: to Hawaii because it's close to l A. And kids 383 00:20:55,359 --> 00:20:56,560 Speaker 1: like I don't want to go to Hawaii. We go 384 00:20:56,600 --> 00:20:58,280 Speaker 1: there all the time. I'm like, just be quiet and 385 00:20:58,359 --> 00:21:02,959 Speaker 1: think about this. You're ten and you're telling me I 386 00:21:02,960 --> 00:21:05,480 Speaker 1: don't want to go to Hawaii. I'll go with you. 387 00:21:05,840 --> 00:21:08,320 Speaker 1: I mean, I'm getting that from the kid. And again, 388 00:21:08,359 --> 00:21:11,600 Speaker 1: we're not some bougie family, like listen you. Hawaii is 389 00:21:11,920 --> 00:21:15,000 Speaker 1: basically the new Caribbean for us. Since we grew up 390 00:21:15,000 --> 00:21:16,480 Speaker 1: on the East Coast, we would go to the Caribbean 391 00:21:17,040 --> 00:21:19,199 Speaker 1: for trips. Now it's like go to the Caribbean, you've 392 00:21:19,200 --> 00:21:21,200 Speaker 1: gotta like stay in Miami for a night. And it's 393 00:21:21,240 --> 00:21:24,520 Speaker 1: like it's not as ideal. And I'm just getting pushed 394 00:21:24,520 --> 00:21:26,159 Speaker 1: back on Hawaii so we can go skiing. So I'm like, 395 00:21:26,160 --> 00:21:27,600 Speaker 1: what am I gonna do? Ski? Can we even bring 396 00:21:27,640 --> 00:21:29,639 Speaker 1: our dog? Ski. We definitely can't bring our dog to 397 00:21:29,760 --> 00:21:32,560 Speaker 1: white but it's I don't know, Rob, I just I 398 00:21:32,600 --> 00:21:35,240 Speaker 1: don't even know where I'm going. Um, but we'll just 399 00:21:35,320 --> 00:21:37,359 Speaker 1: tell your kids that. You have a producer for the 400 00:21:37,359 --> 00:21:39,760 Speaker 1: podcast who says, if you're not willing to go to Hawaii, 401 00:21:39,840 --> 00:21:43,440 Speaker 1: he said, he's willing to go and he'll wear the 402 00:21:43,480 --> 00:21:47,080 Speaker 1: sunglasses down on the beach. He'll he'll take the pictures 403 00:21:47,119 --> 00:21:49,800 Speaker 1: of of dad with his shirt off on the gram 404 00:21:49,840 --> 00:21:52,359 Speaker 1: because that's what he likes to do. I'll do it 405 00:21:52,400 --> 00:21:54,840 Speaker 1: if I have to, if it means at all expenses. 406 00:21:54,920 --> 00:21:57,600 Speaker 1: And in the Islands, I don't know. I've been eating 407 00:21:57,640 --> 00:22:00,520 Speaker 1: so much. I'm definitely not taking a shirtless photos. This 408 00:22:00,760 --> 00:22:03,240 Speaker 1: holiday has been brutal and stuffing that being said, to 409 00:22:03,280 --> 00:22:06,040 Speaker 1: get back to gambling real quick. Fox Sports Radio has 410 00:22:06,080 --> 00:22:09,000 Speaker 1: the best sports talk lineup in the nation. Catch all 411 00:22:09,040 --> 00:22:12,360 Speaker 1: of our shows at Fox Sports Radio dot com and 412 00:22:12,440 --> 00:22:15,000 Speaker 1: within the I Heart Radio app search f s R 413 00:22:15,119 --> 00:22:18,440 Speaker 1: to listen live. Yesterday I talked on the pod about 414 00:22:18,520 --> 00:22:22,520 Speaker 1: the Chargers, um winning the a f C or going 415 00:22:22,560 --> 00:22:25,600 Speaker 1: to the Super Bowl. And you remember Eric Richter. We 416 00:22:25,680 --> 00:22:27,840 Speaker 1: had him on recently from the New York Post. Big gambler. 417 00:22:27,880 --> 00:22:29,919 Speaker 1: He says, I listened to it. I loved it. I 418 00:22:30,040 --> 00:22:32,840 Speaker 1: tailed you on the Chargers and I said, you know, 419 00:22:32,880 --> 00:22:35,200 Speaker 1: I've been having some thoughts about an NFC one and Rob, 420 00:22:35,240 --> 00:22:37,639 Speaker 1: You're probably not gonna like this. But I looked at 421 00:22:37,680 --> 00:22:40,560 Speaker 1: the odds. Are you there plus three thousand just to 422 00:22:40,600 --> 00:22:43,920 Speaker 1: win the NFC and the team is the Green Bay Packers. 423 00:22:45,119 --> 00:22:47,800 Speaker 1: So you're telling me a preseason top three team in 424 00:22:47,840 --> 00:22:52,880 Speaker 1: the NFC with Aaron Rodgers, in a conference where there's 425 00:22:52,880 --> 00:22:58,000 Speaker 1: only four of sixteen teams with a positive point differential four, 426 00:22:59,119 --> 00:23:01,000 Speaker 1: you're telling me the Kers can't get hot and win 427 00:23:01,000 --> 00:23:04,640 Speaker 1: the NFC at plus three thousand. I mean you throw 428 00:23:04,720 --> 00:23:07,640 Speaker 1: some pizza money, twenty bucks on that that I don't 429 00:23:07,680 --> 00:23:09,480 Speaker 1: know if it's I don't know, it's paid for a 430 00:23:09,960 --> 00:23:13,000 Speaker 1: nice flight to Hawaii or whatever. But Green Bay Packers 431 00:23:13,080 --> 00:23:16,399 Speaker 1: plus three thousand to win the NFC this to me. 432 00:23:16,520 --> 00:23:18,600 Speaker 1: And and again they're not in the playoffs yet. They 433 00:23:18,640 --> 00:23:20,280 Speaker 1: could lose to the Vikings and that money will be 434 00:23:20,359 --> 00:23:23,520 Speaker 1: up and spoke before the playoffs even begin. That being said, 435 00:23:23,760 --> 00:23:27,840 Speaker 1: their last two games are at Lambo against Minnesota and Detroit. 436 00:23:28,920 --> 00:23:31,960 Speaker 1: I like their rods to get in now. If they 437 00:23:32,000 --> 00:23:36,640 Speaker 1: get in. Rob, you're looking at Aaron Rodgers at Brock 438 00:23:37,000 --> 00:23:41,560 Speaker 1: Party in a game that whether will not be an issue, 439 00:23:41,680 --> 00:23:44,040 Speaker 1: and the Packers will be going for revenge after losing 440 00:23:44,320 --> 00:23:47,920 Speaker 1: it home to them last year. Remember in the opening round, 441 00:23:48,080 --> 00:23:51,040 Speaker 1: Jimmy g is not expected back. We don't know about 442 00:23:51,080 --> 00:23:53,479 Speaker 1: Deebo Samuel. I did see him courtside at some Warriors 443 00:23:53,520 --> 00:23:56,800 Speaker 1: game this week. So you talk about Aaron Rodgers in 444 00:23:56,920 --> 00:24:00,680 Speaker 1: San France, I don't I would. They're not a huge 445 00:24:00,720 --> 00:24:03,080 Speaker 1: dog in that game. What are they minus there? There 446 00:24:02,960 --> 00:24:05,399 Speaker 1: are three point dogs and then the other day they 447 00:24:05,400 --> 00:24:07,920 Speaker 1: could maybe four. Okay, Then the other game they could 448 00:24:07,960 --> 00:24:13,960 Speaker 1: face in the opener is Minnesota. Are you kidding me? Minnesota? 449 00:24:13,960 --> 00:24:15,520 Speaker 1: They will be favored in that game on the road. 450 00:24:16,400 --> 00:24:21,040 Speaker 1: Aaron Rodgers will be favorite over Kirk Cousins. And you know, 451 00:24:22,080 --> 00:24:25,159 Speaker 1: does Dallas scare you? Like? That's the problem in the 452 00:24:25,240 --> 00:24:28,400 Speaker 1: NFC right now? Rob, Dallas? And I like Dallas a lot. 453 00:24:28,440 --> 00:24:32,679 Speaker 1: I saw Warren Sharp post to the stat teams records 454 00:24:32,800 --> 00:24:36,720 Speaker 1: against opponents that are currently over five. Cowboys are number 455 00:24:36,720 --> 00:24:38,960 Speaker 1: one in the league at five and one. They've beat 456 00:24:39,000 --> 00:24:41,240 Speaker 1: a lot of good teams this year. But I'll just 457 00:24:41,280 --> 00:24:46,040 Speaker 1: point out two questions Mike McCarthy and Dak Prescott in 458 00:24:46,080 --> 00:24:48,240 Speaker 1: a playoff game. We saw them melt down at home 459 00:24:49,000 --> 00:24:52,920 Speaker 1: last year against San Franz. So the Eagles have injuries, 460 00:24:52,960 --> 00:24:59,880 Speaker 1: Lane Johnson, the Kid, Maddox, Jalen Hurts. Listen, they got 461 00:24:59,880 --> 00:25:03,240 Speaker 1: some problems. You tell me right now. In the NFC, 462 00:25:03,760 --> 00:25:05,399 Speaker 1: I don't think there's a slam dunk winner. And by 463 00:25:05,400 --> 00:25:08,119 Speaker 1: the way, after those top three, Philly, Dallas in San France, 464 00:25:08,440 --> 00:25:11,320 Speaker 1: I mean, you know, Minnesota is what they are, but 465 00:25:11,400 --> 00:25:14,040 Speaker 1: who else is there? Washington, don't don't try to tell 466 00:25:14,080 --> 00:25:16,880 Speaker 1: me this Tampa Bay nonsense. So if the Packers can 467 00:25:16,920 --> 00:25:19,560 Speaker 1: get in that number from plus three thousand to win 468 00:25:19,600 --> 00:25:22,000 Speaker 1: the NFC, that's gonna go down significantly, especially if they 469 00:25:22,000 --> 00:25:24,000 Speaker 1: can avoid San fran in the opening round. But maybe 470 00:25:24,000 --> 00:25:25,600 Speaker 1: you want to face san fran because it won't be 471 00:25:25,640 --> 00:25:30,040 Speaker 1: Jimmy g All. That being said, Rob Packers to win 472 00:25:30,080 --> 00:25:35,600 Speaker 1: the NFC plus three. When you first brought it up, 473 00:25:35,640 --> 00:25:37,639 Speaker 1: I thought you were crazy. Like when I heard you 474 00:25:37,840 --> 00:25:40,119 Speaker 1: starting to get to the point, I'm like, you can't 475 00:25:40,119 --> 00:25:43,800 Speaker 1: honestly expect someone to put down on the Packers and 476 00:25:43,840 --> 00:25:47,159 Speaker 1: then no, but then you lay the case out and 477 00:25:47,200 --> 00:25:52,560 Speaker 1: It's like this, Jalen Hurts shoulder injury changes everything because 478 00:25:52,600 --> 00:25:55,640 Speaker 1: if he's healthy, I think that you're throwing away money 479 00:25:55,680 --> 00:25:58,399 Speaker 1: if you're gonna put on any on anything outside of 480 00:25:59,040 --> 00:26:01,840 Speaker 1: Eagles or Niners. Right, wait, wait, wait wait, you said Hurts. 481 00:26:02,160 --> 00:26:05,280 Speaker 1: What about the jail and Lane Johnson? I mean that 482 00:26:05,280 --> 00:26:09,199 Speaker 1: that's big, but a quarterback is obviously bigger, you know. 483 00:26:09,280 --> 00:26:12,159 Speaker 1: So if if it's no no offense to Lane Johnson, 484 00:26:12,200 --> 00:26:15,040 Speaker 1: he's probably a Hall of Famer. But I'm more worried 485 00:26:15,040 --> 00:26:18,919 Speaker 1: about them losing their quarterback than an offensive tackle, especially 486 00:26:18,960 --> 00:26:21,480 Speaker 1: with the way they run the ball. But when you 487 00:26:21,560 --> 00:26:26,679 Speaker 1: lay the case out like that, brock Purdy never been 488 00:26:26,720 --> 00:26:28,320 Speaker 1: in a playoff game, you don't know what you're gonna 489 00:26:28,320 --> 00:26:30,000 Speaker 1: get from. I always looked good in the last month 490 00:26:30,080 --> 00:26:33,479 Speaker 1: or so. We have no idea what you're gonna get from. Uh, 491 00:26:33,600 --> 00:26:38,200 Speaker 1: Tom Brady and the Bucks or frauds Washington. What would 492 00:26:38,200 --> 00:26:40,239 Speaker 1: they even get in in that scenario? I guess so right, 493 00:26:40,320 --> 00:26:42,680 Speaker 1: they would be the other I think Washington would fall 494 00:26:42,720 --> 00:26:45,320 Speaker 1: out or the Giants, one of those two. But either 495 00:26:45,359 --> 00:26:47,200 Speaker 1: one of those teams. No, you're not, You're not worried 496 00:26:47,240 --> 00:26:51,960 Speaker 1: about them. Um Minnesota as good as their offenses, and 497 00:26:51,960 --> 00:26:54,800 Speaker 1: I know that it's it's justin Jefferson is kind of 498 00:26:54,800 --> 00:26:57,600 Speaker 1: getting this dark horse m v P. I don't see it. 499 00:26:58,080 --> 00:27:00,600 Speaker 1: I don't see it, but credible, but it's he's awesome. 500 00:27:01,119 --> 00:27:03,439 Speaker 1: Kirk Cousins is better than people think he is. But 501 00:27:03,520 --> 00:27:06,800 Speaker 1: that defense is going to be the worst defense in 502 00:27:06,800 --> 00:27:09,239 Speaker 1: the playoffs no matter who gets in. Like I can 503 00:27:09,280 --> 00:27:10,880 Speaker 1: tell you that right now, that defense is the worst 504 00:27:10,880 --> 00:27:14,399 Speaker 1: defense you're going to see in the postseason. Um, So 505 00:27:14,480 --> 00:27:16,600 Speaker 1: that that's them. And then I told you yesterday I 506 00:27:16,640 --> 00:27:20,439 Speaker 1: don't trust Dak Prescott, Mike McCarthy and the Cowboys. So 507 00:27:20,560 --> 00:27:25,600 Speaker 1: by process of elimination, if Jalen Hurts is not one, 508 00:27:27,720 --> 00:27:30,040 Speaker 1: then it wouldn't shock me to see Aaron Rodgers and 509 00:27:30,320 --> 00:27:32,800 Speaker 1: what I think is an average Green Bay Packers team 510 00:27:32,880 --> 00:27:35,480 Speaker 1: make a run because the field shakes out in their 511 00:27:35,520 --> 00:27:41,240 Speaker 1: favor big time. You know, the Niners don't have their 512 00:27:41,440 --> 00:27:47,359 Speaker 1: season quarterback. So as good as that defense is, Christian McCaffrey, 513 00:27:47,400 --> 00:27:49,919 Speaker 1: Deebo Samuel, they've been looking really I mean know Devil's 514 00:27:50,000 --> 00:27:52,960 Speaker 1: coming coming back, but they have weapons. You don't know 515 00:27:53,000 --> 00:27:55,080 Speaker 1: if you can trust the quarterback. If Jalen Hurts is 516 00:27:55,080 --> 00:28:01,359 Speaker 1: not a then O pat go. I guess you know 517 00:28:01,720 --> 00:28:05,040 Speaker 1: I would put down. So the other thing is, you know, 518 00:28:05,080 --> 00:28:08,800 Speaker 1: and I didn't really consider this, but the new receivers, 519 00:28:08,840 --> 00:28:10,959 Speaker 1: you know, losing Davontae to your Raiders. They had all 520 00:28:10,960 --> 00:28:12,639 Speaker 1: these new receivers they were working in and then they 521 00:28:12,640 --> 00:28:15,360 Speaker 1: were hurt, Like Watson was hurt and Dobbs was hurt 522 00:28:15,359 --> 00:28:17,679 Speaker 1: and Lazard and I know none of these guys are stars. 523 00:28:18,480 --> 00:28:21,400 Speaker 1: All of a sudden, Watson before this hip injury last 524 00:28:21,400 --> 00:28:24,600 Speaker 1: weekend was emerging as like this guy can go. You know, 525 00:28:24,640 --> 00:28:28,679 Speaker 1: he's he's a he's a game changer. And Watson scoring 526 00:28:28,680 --> 00:28:30,720 Speaker 1: from all over the field. You've got Lazard. Did you 527 00:28:30,720 --> 00:28:32,760 Speaker 1: see the block where Lazard took out three Dolphins? It 528 00:28:32,840 --> 00:28:35,199 Speaker 1: was on the NFL account. It was pretty awesome. I 529 00:28:35,240 --> 00:28:37,560 Speaker 1: remember watching it. I was like, Damn Lazard can block 530 00:28:38,160 --> 00:28:41,400 Speaker 1: Randall Cobbs showing up Tanyan. I'm just saying this team 531 00:28:41,640 --> 00:28:43,800 Speaker 1: feels like, you know, everybody, you want to get hot 532 00:28:43,840 --> 00:28:45,840 Speaker 1: at the right moment. It's like a it's like a marathon. 533 00:28:46,600 --> 00:28:48,160 Speaker 1: You don't want to shoot your wad too early. I 534 00:28:48,200 --> 00:28:50,960 Speaker 1: don't want to say the Eagles did, but you know, 535 00:28:50,960 --> 00:28:52,840 Speaker 1: when were the thirteen and one, and now you've got 536 00:28:52,880 --> 00:28:56,120 Speaker 1: a litany of injuries. You've got a tough loss. Although 537 00:28:56,160 --> 00:29:00,280 Speaker 1: they did not punt against the Eagles, it's and that 538 00:29:00,440 --> 00:29:02,720 Speaker 1: should have been a dub. That's a tough loss for them. 539 00:29:02,760 --> 00:29:04,360 Speaker 1: Now that you know they still got to play for 540 00:29:04,360 --> 00:29:06,920 Speaker 1: the number one seed. Now you've got the decision on Hurts, 541 00:29:06,960 --> 00:29:09,280 Speaker 1: like Rob, are you pushing Hurts to play this week? 542 00:29:09,840 --> 00:29:12,719 Speaker 1: Because if he doesn't and Minshew gets to win, then 543 00:29:12,800 --> 00:29:16,680 Speaker 1: Hurtzel have set last week, this week, week A teen, 544 00:29:17,120 --> 00:29:19,960 Speaker 1: the bye week, and then he's back not having played 545 00:29:20,000 --> 00:29:23,080 Speaker 1: in five weeks, and that's not good. I don't think 546 00:29:23,120 --> 00:29:25,800 Speaker 1: that we've seen teams struggle for the one week as 547 00:29:25,880 --> 00:29:27,880 Speaker 1: much as people say that you want him to get 548 00:29:27,920 --> 00:29:32,240 Speaker 1: the rest and be totally healthy. Almost any former NFL 549 00:29:32,280 --> 00:29:33,760 Speaker 1: player you speak to, and we know a lot of them, 550 00:29:33,800 --> 00:29:35,920 Speaker 1: just because the way we work, they'll tell you that 551 00:29:35,960 --> 00:29:38,959 Speaker 1: they'd rather play every week heading into the postseason than 552 00:29:39,040 --> 00:29:41,840 Speaker 1: get these You know, we'll we'll sit the guys for 553 00:29:41,840 --> 00:29:44,040 Speaker 1: a week, a week seventeen at the time and then 554 00:29:44,200 --> 00:29:47,160 Speaker 1: get They don't like that. They're creatures a habit. They 555 00:29:47,200 --> 00:29:49,400 Speaker 1: want to have the momentum, especially if they're playing well, 556 00:29:49,520 --> 00:29:52,840 Speaker 1: building towards the postseason, and all that bye week does 557 00:29:53,600 --> 00:29:57,200 Speaker 1: is it stops everything you were doing to get yourself ready. 558 00:29:57,240 --> 00:30:01,320 Speaker 1: So you, as much as Eagles fans wants in healthy 559 00:30:01,360 --> 00:30:07,560 Speaker 1: Jalen Hurts, I don't. I would feel really uncomfortable if 560 00:30:07,600 --> 00:30:10,640 Speaker 1: he doesn't take another snap between when he got hurt 561 00:30:11,320 --> 00:30:13,360 Speaker 1: and the playoff of the Divisional round play And by 562 00:30:13,360 --> 00:30:15,320 Speaker 1: the way, you can even throw Jimmy Garoppolo into that 563 00:30:15,400 --> 00:30:16,960 Speaker 1: coming off the ASUA, right, he won't have played in 564 00:30:17,040 --> 00:30:18,600 Speaker 1: what six weeks, and you've gotta all of a sudden 565 00:30:18,680 --> 00:30:23,080 Speaker 1: unseen party. It's just a weird dynamic. So just to recaph, 566 00:30:23,320 --> 00:30:26,800 Speaker 1: Chargers plus four and it's now down to plus thirteen 567 00:30:26,880 --> 00:30:29,960 Speaker 1: hundred to win the a f C, Packers plus three 568 00:30:29,960 --> 00:30:32,880 Speaker 1: thousand to win the NFC. I also from earlier this season, 569 00:30:32,920 --> 00:30:36,280 Speaker 1: have some Cowboys some Bengals just to win the NFC 570 00:30:36,320 --> 00:30:38,240 Speaker 1: and a f C. I don't have any to win 571 00:30:38,360 --> 00:30:41,000 Speaker 1: the Super Bowl because I think whoever comes out of 572 00:30:41,000 --> 00:30:44,400 Speaker 1: the a f C is probably winning it, Bengals, Chiefs 573 00:30:44,440 --> 00:30:49,720 Speaker 1: or Bills. Um. I guess a final note, and this 574 00:30:49,800 --> 00:30:52,520 Speaker 1: is weird, Rob, because I'm looking at this Detroit Lions situation. 575 00:30:53,040 --> 00:30:54,720 Speaker 1: We don't have a lot of people who care about 576 00:30:54,720 --> 00:30:59,840 Speaker 1: the Detroit Lions, but the way you build a t 577 00:31:00,120 --> 00:31:01,760 Speaker 1: in the NFL. And I only bring this up because 578 00:31:02,080 --> 00:31:04,400 Speaker 1: it was just the soccer off season for that team 579 00:31:04,440 --> 00:31:08,360 Speaker 1: we own in Mexico, Nicoxa, and we were working with 580 00:31:08,400 --> 00:31:14,440 Speaker 1: some people about acquisitions or who should we acquire. We 581 00:31:14,480 --> 00:31:17,120 Speaker 1: recently sold our goalie to a team in the league 582 00:31:17,160 --> 00:31:19,640 Speaker 1: for a lot of money. Um, because they lost their 583 00:31:19,640 --> 00:31:22,680 Speaker 1: goalie to another league. And like, just being in the 584 00:31:22,760 --> 00:31:25,440 Speaker 1: room and in the discussions is very exciting, even if 585 00:31:25,480 --> 00:31:28,640 Speaker 1: they're not taking my input or follow throughing follow throughing 586 00:31:28,760 --> 00:31:31,760 Speaker 1: on it. That's not even a phrase, but whatever, um, 587 00:31:31,800 --> 00:31:34,040 Speaker 1: just being in that room. And and I want to 588 00:31:34,040 --> 00:31:35,720 Speaker 1: bring this back to the NFL because I'm watching the 589 00:31:35,760 --> 00:31:38,440 Speaker 1: Detroit Lions, and remember they were like two and seven. 590 00:31:38,440 --> 00:31:40,400 Speaker 1: They were total garbage. It was like, oh, Jared Goff, 591 00:31:40,400 --> 00:31:42,840 Speaker 1: he's done. They gonna dropt the quarterback. So all of 592 00:31:42,920 --> 00:31:46,360 Speaker 1: a sudden, the Lions have flipped it. And despite the 593 00:31:46,400 --> 00:31:48,000 Speaker 1: loss to Carolina, there's still in the mix to get 594 00:31:48,000 --> 00:31:49,320 Speaker 1: to the playoffs. Down they're gonna have to beat the 595 00:31:49,320 --> 00:31:53,200 Speaker 1: Packers regardless of what happens. Rob I looked this up 596 00:31:54,160 --> 00:31:59,920 Speaker 1: the Detroit Lions have four rookies playing huge snaps on deef. 597 00:32:00,040 --> 00:32:05,320 Speaker 1: It's four Hutchinson to sixth round dudes, a linebacker and 598 00:32:05,480 --> 00:32:08,800 Speaker 1: edge rusher, and then a third round safety. So four 599 00:32:09,120 --> 00:32:14,200 Speaker 1: rookies playing big. The New York Jets have four rookies 600 00:32:14,280 --> 00:32:18,080 Speaker 1: having a huge impact. And I weave it back to 601 00:32:18,200 --> 00:32:21,080 Speaker 1: the Broncos not having picks and the Rams not having picks, 602 00:32:21,760 --> 00:32:26,160 Speaker 1: and it's like, you really do need picks to be 603 00:32:27,640 --> 00:32:30,920 Speaker 1: to build a team, right. I know the Rams are 604 00:32:30,960 --> 00:32:32,440 Speaker 1: trying to say, we don't, we don't need picks. We 605 00:32:32,480 --> 00:32:34,960 Speaker 1: just want veterans. And that's one way to skin a cat. 606 00:32:35,000 --> 00:32:37,360 Speaker 1: And they did it by getting to the Super Bowl 607 00:32:37,400 --> 00:32:42,800 Speaker 1: and winning, and that's wonderful. Rob. I just I don't 608 00:32:43,000 --> 00:32:46,480 Speaker 1: know if and again it's it's just one year after 609 00:32:46,560 --> 00:32:49,480 Speaker 1: in the Rams have fallen apart. But I just wonder, 610 00:32:51,080 --> 00:32:53,360 Speaker 1: if you're put in charge of a team, what is 611 00:32:53,400 --> 00:32:57,240 Speaker 1: your strategy. Man, I might only have three four years 612 00:32:57,240 --> 00:33:00,120 Speaker 1: at this job. I better go big game hunting and 613 00:33:00,200 --> 00:33:01,960 Speaker 1: let me go the RMS around Or do you want 614 00:33:02,000 --> 00:33:05,960 Speaker 1: to do the slow build, the Detroit way, the Jets way, 615 00:33:06,040 --> 00:33:09,760 Speaker 1: where if the picks hit and you're you know your 616 00:33:10,560 --> 00:33:12,840 Speaker 1: your team they're finding the guys in the draft and 617 00:33:12,880 --> 00:33:16,400 Speaker 1: free agency is good. It could be a quick turnaround. 618 00:33:16,400 --> 00:33:19,280 Speaker 1: Even the Kansas City Chiefs the idea when they traded 619 00:33:19,280 --> 00:33:21,200 Speaker 1: Tyree Hill, oh Che's are gonna take a step back. 620 00:33:21,440 --> 00:33:25,560 Speaker 1: So I did look into it, and they got a first, 621 00:33:25,640 --> 00:33:29,160 Speaker 1: a second to four, and a sixth for Tyreek Hill. 622 00:33:29,720 --> 00:33:32,080 Speaker 1: They then flipped the first in the second to move 623 00:33:32,160 --> 00:33:34,560 Speaker 1: up and get this kid McDuffie, quarterback out of Washington, 624 00:33:34,720 --> 00:33:37,520 Speaker 1: who's been great. Pro Football Focus said he's one of 625 00:33:37,520 --> 00:33:40,240 Speaker 1: the top twenty five cornerbacks in the league so far 626 00:33:40,280 --> 00:33:42,400 Speaker 1: this year according to how they graded out. So that's 627 00:33:42,400 --> 00:33:47,120 Speaker 1: been a win. And they got the fourth, sixth and 628 00:33:47,360 --> 00:33:51,400 Speaker 1: conditional picks and they picked up, for instance, the kid Pachero, 629 00:33:51,480 --> 00:33:55,840 Speaker 1: the running back on my Sanda's name right even on 630 00:33:55,920 --> 00:33:59,520 Speaker 1: TV the team of the producer. I guess I can't 631 00:33:59,520 --> 00:34:02,800 Speaker 1: read it, but Checko, I need to talk to our 632 00:34:02,800 --> 00:34:05,080 Speaker 1: friend Ryan Music and say he's a producer right with 633 00:34:05,120 --> 00:34:06,760 Speaker 1: the Herd. If they just next time he does that, 634 00:34:06,840 --> 00:34:10,080 Speaker 1: tell him and that you've been staying it wrong for months. 635 00:34:10,360 --> 00:34:13,839 Speaker 1: Checko from Rutt Curst. You know he's a seventh round pick. Dude, 636 00:34:13,880 --> 00:34:18,200 Speaker 1: he looks dynamic out there really exciting sky More. As 637 00:34:18,239 --> 00:34:21,280 Speaker 1: long as he's not running back punts, it's it's fine. 638 00:34:21,400 --> 00:34:23,600 Speaker 1: You know, he's good in the slot and Gadget plays. 639 00:34:23,920 --> 00:34:26,919 Speaker 1: And then they basically said, you know, moneyball style, can 640 00:34:26,960 --> 00:34:30,000 Speaker 1: we recreate Tyreek Hill and the aggregate if we get 641 00:34:30,120 --> 00:34:33,000 Speaker 1: mvs and Juju Smith. The answer is not totally, but 642 00:34:33,080 --> 00:34:36,920 Speaker 1: close en off. I mean, you know, they're twelve and 643 00:34:36,960 --> 00:34:42,400 Speaker 1: three rob after losing Tyreek Hill. The Packers didn't go 644 00:34:42,440 --> 00:34:45,759 Speaker 1: as good losing Davante Adams, but they're in the playoff mix. 645 00:34:45,960 --> 00:34:47,839 Speaker 1: I just there's so many ways to skin a cat 646 00:34:48,040 --> 00:34:49,840 Speaker 1: when it comes to building a team. I just this 647 00:34:49,880 --> 00:34:53,239 Speaker 1: stuff fascinates me. Um, maybe not you as much. But 648 00:34:53,280 --> 00:34:56,200 Speaker 1: the Raiders have a situation here. But they could pick 649 00:34:56,280 --> 00:34:59,279 Speaker 1: up some picks if they dumped Derek and they move 650 00:34:59,360 --> 00:35:02,680 Speaker 1: on from wall Ler, and they need a lot of 651 00:35:02,680 --> 00:35:06,040 Speaker 1: talent on that team. Now, I see Lions starting four 652 00:35:06,160 --> 00:35:09,000 Speaker 1: rookies on defense, held, the Raiders might start four rookies 653 00:35:09,040 --> 00:35:13,760 Speaker 1: next year. They probably need to considering what their defense 654 00:35:13,800 --> 00:35:17,200 Speaker 1: looks like. They probably only have like four good players 655 00:35:17,200 --> 00:35:20,880 Speaker 1: on that defense. So yeah, but I mean the whole 656 00:35:21,000 --> 00:35:23,279 Speaker 1: build through the draft thing only works if you hit 657 00:35:23,320 --> 00:35:26,960 Speaker 1: on the quarterback. Yeah, because if you're the Jets, and 658 00:35:27,000 --> 00:35:30,160 Speaker 1: I think this is the perfect example, everything around them, 659 00:35:30,200 --> 00:35:34,920 Speaker 1: around the quarterback is playoff ready. Now they hit on 660 00:35:34,960 --> 00:35:38,040 Speaker 1: their corners. The Brieste Hall before he got hurt, looked 661 00:35:38,040 --> 00:35:40,560 Speaker 1: like a stud. The offensive line came along pretty well. 662 00:35:40,840 --> 00:35:46,080 Speaker 1: Garrett Wilson is a superstar, and because of that, it's 663 00:35:46,160 --> 00:35:50,359 Speaker 1: sped up the timetable for Zack Wilson. I still don't 664 00:35:50,360 --> 00:35:53,759 Speaker 1: know if Zach Wilson is a bust or not, fully 665 00:35:53,840 --> 00:35:56,439 Speaker 1: because he's only had what less than a season worth 666 00:35:56,480 --> 00:35:59,759 Speaker 1: of starts because of injury and whatever other reasons. That's 667 00:36:00,040 --> 00:36:02,680 Speaker 1: I think he's at like twenty one maybe. Okay, so 668 00:36:02,719 --> 00:36:04,480 Speaker 1: it's a year and a half. Well, let me get 669 00:36:04,480 --> 00:36:06,600 Speaker 1: it exact. That might not be right. Well, okay, we'll 670 00:36:06,600 --> 00:36:08,560 Speaker 1: say a year and a half, just for argument's sake. 671 00:36:09,640 --> 00:36:13,719 Speaker 1: He you usually need at least two years before you 672 00:36:13,760 --> 00:36:16,840 Speaker 1: know if a guy is good or not. And because 673 00:36:16,920 --> 00:36:20,560 Speaker 1: the rest of that team is so ready to play. 674 00:36:20,640 --> 00:36:24,640 Speaker 1: Now that he got thrown into a situation that he 675 00:36:24,680 --> 00:36:27,239 Speaker 1: wasn't prepared for, he should be taking his lumps, or 676 00:36:27,280 --> 00:36:29,719 Speaker 1: should have been taking his lumps for a five and 677 00:36:29,880 --> 00:36:33,799 Speaker 1: twelve team, A six and twelve whatever it is, you know, 678 00:36:33,920 --> 00:36:38,399 Speaker 1: seventeen games now, and then you find out in your three, hey, 679 00:36:38,440 --> 00:36:39,680 Speaker 1: do we have some of this where we make the 680 00:36:39,719 --> 00:36:42,840 Speaker 1: big jump? Right? Nobody's waiting around and nobody's waiting around 681 00:36:42,840 --> 00:36:45,839 Speaker 1: for that anymore. And you look at Jalen Hurts. Jalen 682 00:36:45,920 --> 00:36:48,640 Speaker 1: Hurst didn't look fantastic his first year as a starter, 683 00:36:49,680 --> 00:36:52,080 Speaker 1: but they build around him, they give him time. He 684 00:36:52,160 --> 00:36:55,040 Speaker 1: wets the bed against Tampa Bay in the playoff game, 685 00:36:55,080 --> 00:36:57,080 Speaker 1: he comes back. He makes a big leap here in 686 00:36:57,120 --> 00:36:59,720 Speaker 1: this season, and he's an m v P case because 687 00:36:59,760 --> 00:37:01,880 Speaker 1: the rest of the roster was able to come along 688 00:37:01,920 --> 00:37:05,360 Speaker 1: with him. And if I'm running a team and it 689 00:37:05,640 --> 00:37:07,879 Speaker 1: was up to me, I'd rather go the Rams route, 690 00:37:07,880 --> 00:37:12,080 Speaker 1: even if it's not sustainable, because the chances are I 691 00:37:12,080 --> 00:37:14,319 Speaker 1: would not be shocked if the Jets move on from 692 00:37:14,440 --> 00:37:18,120 Speaker 1: Robert Sala early because he doesn't have the quarterback situation right, 693 00:37:18,800 --> 00:37:20,680 Speaker 1: and you have all these young guys you keep losing. 694 00:37:20,719 --> 00:37:24,680 Speaker 1: I'd rather take the veterans and just roll within see 695 00:37:24,680 --> 00:37:29,880 Speaker 1: what happens. So Zach Wilson twenty two starts, um, but 696 00:37:30,040 --> 00:37:31,880 Speaker 1: two of those were like he was knocked out in 697 00:37:31,880 --> 00:37:35,600 Speaker 1: the middle of the game. Or benched. Um, yeah, that's 698 00:37:35,640 --> 00:37:37,520 Speaker 1: the problem. The quarterback is the tough one. I mean, listen, 699 00:37:37,680 --> 00:37:41,720 Speaker 1: I'm pushing the Tom Brady narrative. Uh for your raiders. 700 00:37:42,120 --> 00:37:48,239 Speaker 1: I don't know how you feel about that. You want 701 00:37:48,280 --> 00:37:52,360 Speaker 1: to keep Derek Carr. I would rather keep Derek carr Man, Okay, 702 00:37:52,440 --> 00:37:55,040 Speaker 1: you would. What do you think McDaniels wants to do? 703 00:37:55,440 --> 00:37:58,720 Speaker 1: I hate McDaniels too, but he'd probably want Tom Brady 704 00:38:03,440 --> 00:38:06,040 Speaker 1: if you're see, the tougher thing is putting yourself in 705 00:38:06,120 --> 00:38:09,920 Speaker 1: the owner's shoes and then the coach's shoes because if 706 00:38:09,920 --> 00:38:12,360 Speaker 1: you're the owner said, well, I can't fire McDaniels. That 707 00:38:12,440 --> 00:38:15,080 Speaker 1: to one year, but you don't get it right in 708 00:38:15,160 --> 00:38:18,800 Speaker 1: year two? But you why not? This is what like, 709 00:38:18,840 --> 00:38:20,400 Speaker 1: I know everybody's like, I don't want to fire a 710 00:38:20,400 --> 00:38:21,920 Speaker 1: guy because I'm paying him not to work for me, 711 00:38:22,000 --> 00:38:24,640 Speaker 1: or I gotta make my mistake. If you know now 712 00:38:25,480 --> 00:38:28,919 Speaker 1: that he is not what you thought he was, why 713 00:38:28,920 --> 00:38:32,200 Speaker 1: would you prolong the inevitable? But he'll Okay, here answer, 714 00:38:33,800 --> 00:38:37,400 Speaker 1: I'm Mcjosh McDaniels telling you, listen, my off winse works. 715 00:38:38,000 --> 00:38:40,440 Speaker 1: I just need Tom Brady or I need a Derek 716 00:38:40,480 --> 00:38:43,319 Speaker 1: car to act like Tom Brady, Derek Cars not making 717 00:38:43,320 --> 00:38:44,759 Speaker 1: the reads. And then I have my one of my 718 00:38:44,840 --> 00:38:48,400 Speaker 1: video editors put down and put together a reel of 719 00:38:48,440 --> 00:38:51,560 Speaker 1: Derek Carr screw ups where he's not making the read 720 00:38:51,600 --> 00:38:54,200 Speaker 1: that he should have made. And I'm sure that that's 721 00:38:54,200 --> 00:38:57,200 Speaker 1: not gonna be difficult to find him like and McDaniel could, 722 00:38:57,480 --> 00:38:59,440 Speaker 1: not to sound rude, but tear his guy to shreds 723 00:38:59,480 --> 00:39:01,280 Speaker 1: to save his ask. You don't think that's ever happened. 724 00:39:02,800 --> 00:39:05,600 Speaker 1: It happens in every walk of life. So if it's 725 00:39:05,640 --> 00:39:08,600 Speaker 1: self preservation McDaniels, what's he gonna do if he gets fired? 726 00:39:08,640 --> 00:39:11,440 Speaker 1: Scurry back to New England again like a loser like 727 00:39:11,520 --> 00:39:13,880 Speaker 1: he did last time. I think he went to Rams 728 00:39:13,880 --> 00:39:15,640 Speaker 1: and then New England and it was great, and his 729 00:39:15,719 --> 00:39:17,520 Speaker 1: kids were being raised in New England and I'm sure 730 00:39:17,640 --> 00:39:20,280 Speaker 1: his life was good. But you gotta take these chances. 731 00:39:20,320 --> 00:39:22,359 Speaker 1: He took a chance going to Vegas, and I don't 732 00:39:22,400 --> 00:39:26,279 Speaker 1: know is he gonna it's it's tough because you're in 733 00:39:26,280 --> 00:39:29,480 Speaker 1: a difficult division. Rob Like, you could get Brady and 734 00:39:29,520 --> 00:39:33,480 Speaker 1: still miss the playoffs, right, they could get Brady, I 735 00:39:33,480 --> 00:39:36,640 Speaker 1: would probably pick them to miss the playoffs. Well, I 736 00:39:36,640 --> 00:39:39,480 Speaker 1: would assume that they'll pick up picks, they'll unload Waller 737 00:39:39,800 --> 00:39:44,120 Speaker 1: because you can get you know, Waller with morow Right. 738 00:39:44,680 --> 00:39:47,680 Speaker 1: And I think mac Hollins is onto something. I don't know. 739 00:39:47,719 --> 00:39:50,880 Speaker 1: If Davante Adams is pissed and he wants out, you 740 00:39:50,960 --> 00:39:53,640 Speaker 1: let him go and then just rebuild the trenches. You 741 00:39:53,640 --> 00:39:55,760 Speaker 1: gotta get Tom Brady protection, because we're seeing in Tampa. 742 00:39:55,760 --> 00:39:58,799 Speaker 1: If he doesn't have it, he's screwed. Yeah. I mean, 743 00:39:58,840 --> 00:40:00,799 Speaker 1: if if I'm going to move on from Derek Carr, 744 00:40:00,880 --> 00:40:05,680 Speaker 1: I'm gonna swing for the fences and Lamar Jackson, Aaron Rodgers, 745 00:40:05,760 --> 00:40:09,759 Speaker 1: that's pretty much it. You you would, yeah, because I 746 00:40:09,800 --> 00:40:12,319 Speaker 1: mean what, like I said yesterday, Spot, what have you 747 00:40:12,360 --> 00:40:14,640 Speaker 1: seen from Tom Brady this season that makes you think 748 00:40:14,640 --> 00:40:19,400 Speaker 1: he still has it? The comebacks against Garbage Jeames, Yeah, exactly, 749 00:40:19,480 --> 00:40:21,840 Speaker 1: that's pretty much it. All Right, that's it for today. 750 00:40:21,880 --> 00:40:24,920 Speaker 1: We'll be back tomorrow. Let's see what NBA player can 751 00:40:24,960 --> 00:40:28,640 Speaker 1: match Lucas. Talk to you tomorrow