1 00:00:00,080 --> 00:00:06,239 Speaker 1: M the Around the League Podcast heats a fourth for Cornhole. 2 00:00:09,680 --> 00:00:12,040 Speaker 1: Welcome back to another edition of the Round the League Podcast. 3 00:00:12,080 --> 00:00:13,680 Speaker 1: My name is Dan Hansens, and I am joined by 4 00:00:13,680 --> 00:00:17,560 Speaker 1: a room filled with some heroes, Chris Westling and Mark Sessler. 5 00:00:17,680 --> 00:00:22,680 Speaker 1: A lot up boys? How you doing? Greg Rosenthal, Fearless 6 00:00:22,760 --> 00:00:26,400 Speaker 1: Leader also known as the Boss. Bruce Springsteen is not 7 00:00:26,480 --> 00:00:30,040 Speaker 1: suit as yet, not here today. He has some personal business. 8 00:00:30,080 --> 00:00:31,680 Speaker 1: So it is the three of us and of course 9 00:00:31,920 --> 00:00:34,920 Speaker 1: the gold standard behind the Glass. Zak has been doing 10 00:00:34,960 --> 00:00:38,519 Speaker 1: some weekday work for us lately, and Kay Rich is 11 00:00:38,560 --> 00:00:42,479 Speaker 1: doing the Sunday podcast. How would you guys? I don't 12 00:00:42,479 --> 00:00:43,800 Speaker 1: know if his ex listen. I don't know how the 13 00:00:44,120 --> 00:00:48,600 Speaker 1: audio works. Is he doing a good job right now? Yeah, 14 00:00:48,600 --> 00:00:52,199 Speaker 1: he's doing great. I think he's he is professional, he's uh, 15 00:00:52,440 --> 00:00:56,560 Speaker 1: his shows are unique, he's got he's he's outstanding. He 16 00:00:56,680 --> 00:00:59,680 Speaker 1: succeeded my expectations, which may you know, I don't know 17 00:00:59,800 --> 00:01:02,040 Speaker 1: what that says about my expectations. He's done a good 18 00:01:02,080 --> 00:01:05,479 Speaker 1: You said a lot of negative things about I did. 19 00:01:05,560 --> 00:01:08,440 Speaker 1: I'd be smirched his character when he wasn't listening, So 20 00:01:08,760 --> 00:01:11,280 Speaker 1: I don't know if he's if he is listening, great job. 21 00:01:11,880 --> 00:01:17,920 Speaker 1: Are you listening to the Gold Center guy? I really 22 00:01:17,920 --> 00:01:21,319 Speaker 1: appreciate it. Thanks so much. All right. Cool. So with 23 00:01:21,440 --> 00:01:24,240 Speaker 1: that taken care of, I guess why don't we just 24 00:01:24,360 --> 00:01:26,640 Speaker 1: get into We're gonna get into all the playoff games 25 00:01:26,640 --> 00:01:30,319 Speaker 1: this weekend. This is gonna be the the Mega Playoff 26 00:01:30,440 --> 00:01:32,840 Speaker 1: Pot edition where we dig it. But there's a couple 27 00:01:32,880 --> 00:01:35,880 Speaker 1: of bits of news to ghet get through first, and 28 00:01:35,920 --> 00:01:39,920 Speaker 1: we'll start with the biggest news of Thursday morning. UH 29 00:01:40,160 --> 00:01:43,800 Speaker 1: Bears general manager Phil Emery announced that the team had 30 00:01:43,800 --> 00:01:47,200 Speaker 1: signed quarterback Jay Cutler to a seven year contract that 31 00:01:47,240 --> 00:01:50,240 Speaker 1: will keep him in Chicago through two thousand and twenty. 32 00:01:51,520 --> 00:01:54,960 Speaker 1: Um West, I'll start with you your first thoughts on 33 00:01:55,080 --> 00:01:58,920 Speaker 1: the move. I guess this gives them certainty at the position. 34 00:01:59,520 --> 00:02:02,760 Speaker 1: I have thought, based on reporting from Mike Michael Silver, 35 00:02:03,400 --> 00:02:07,400 Speaker 1: our own Michael Silver back in November, that the Bears 36 00:02:07,520 --> 00:02:11,280 Speaker 1: kind of weren't sure about Cutler going forward. That trustman, 37 00:02:11,400 --> 00:02:13,800 Speaker 1: as much as he's known as the quarterback Guru, didn't 38 00:02:13,840 --> 00:02:15,959 Speaker 1: like it that he couldn't fix Cutler's mechanics. He was 39 00:02:16,000 --> 00:02:20,440 Speaker 1: still lapsing into bad habits, and it seemed like Silver's 40 00:02:20,440 --> 00:02:23,200 Speaker 1: Silver sources were pretty close to the head coach. It 41 00:02:23,240 --> 00:02:25,600 Speaker 1: seemed to me like they were still if they were 42 00:02:25,600 --> 00:02:27,200 Speaker 1: still concerned at that point, and then the wave of 43 00:02:27,240 --> 00:02:31,000 Speaker 1: account played. I thought, you know, why not just go 44 00:02:31,080 --> 00:02:33,000 Speaker 1: forward with McCown in a first round draft pick. But 45 00:02:33,040 --> 00:02:35,920 Speaker 1: I guess this does give them certainty at a position 46 00:02:35,919 --> 00:02:38,320 Speaker 1: where you need a franchise quarterback in the NFL, and 47 00:02:38,400 --> 00:02:40,280 Speaker 1: I think it's you know, m account's thirty four. If 48 00:02:40,320 --> 00:02:43,160 Speaker 1: he were twenty eight, I think the discussion might have 49 00:02:43,240 --> 00:02:46,160 Speaker 1: been a little bit different here. But look, I don't 50 00:02:46,160 --> 00:02:49,080 Speaker 1: think it's a huge issue to sign j Cutler to 51 00:02:49,280 --> 00:02:52,600 Speaker 1: a long contract like this because there aren't that many 52 00:02:52,639 --> 00:02:55,079 Speaker 1: If you get rid of him, and if you if 53 00:02:55,120 --> 00:02:57,360 Speaker 1: you fail the draft pick, if that's where you're gonna go, 54 00:02:57,720 --> 00:03:00,160 Speaker 1: you're suddenly in big trouble. And and Trustman's and our 55 00:03:00,200 --> 00:03:03,320 Speaker 1: offense is built around having a known quality something. It's 56 00:03:03,400 --> 00:03:05,799 Speaker 1: quarterback that he can work with. I think he could 57 00:03:05,840 --> 00:03:07,920 Speaker 1: do that with a lot of quarterbacks that probably looked 58 00:03:07,960 --> 00:03:10,280 Speaker 1: average in other systems. But I don't have a huge 59 00:03:10,280 --> 00:03:12,240 Speaker 1: issue with this. I saw a lot of negativity right 60 00:03:12,280 --> 00:03:16,160 Speaker 1: away and Cutler. I question Cutler the ark of his 61 00:03:16,200 --> 00:03:18,320 Speaker 1: career and what he's gonna do for Chicago, but you 62 00:03:18,320 --> 00:03:20,960 Speaker 1: could do worse. Well, I think I think that was 63 00:03:21,120 --> 00:03:25,040 Speaker 1: expected to have both sides of the spectrum. In terms 64 00:03:25,080 --> 00:03:28,079 Speaker 1: of the reaction, I think Cutler, with maybe the possible 65 00:03:28,080 --> 00:03:32,040 Speaker 1: exception of Tony Romo, is the most divisive player in 66 00:03:32,080 --> 00:03:34,880 Speaker 1: all the NFL, or of his entire era. Does anybody 67 00:03:34,920 --> 00:03:37,920 Speaker 1: like him? I don't. I like him. Okay, you don't 68 00:03:37,960 --> 00:03:39,560 Speaker 1: like him. I thought you liked him. Cutler is one 69 00:03:39,560 --> 00:03:44,800 Speaker 1: of my least favorite athletes in America. Well from the field, 70 00:03:46,040 --> 00:03:49,240 Speaker 1: with the whole he's just a powder. I don't know. 71 00:03:49,280 --> 00:03:51,560 Speaker 1: I don't like his general demeanor. I don't like the 72 00:03:51,560 --> 00:03:54,200 Speaker 1: way he plays. Its funny because his teammates have gone 73 00:03:54,200 --> 00:03:56,400 Speaker 1: too bad for him over and over. When remember when 74 00:03:56,480 --> 00:03:58,720 Speaker 1: that whole stuff happened with us. He's on the sideline 75 00:03:58,720 --> 00:04:01,360 Speaker 1: watching the playoff game those guys over and over, so 76 00:04:01,480 --> 00:04:03,920 Speaker 1: they love playing for him. So there's some disconnect between 77 00:04:03,960 --> 00:04:07,400 Speaker 1: what we perceive and what teammates like. He's at it. 78 00:04:07,480 --> 00:04:09,680 Speaker 1: I know he rubs people the wrong way, but I 79 00:04:09,680 --> 00:04:11,160 Speaker 1: think he's one of those guys that's kind of in 80 00:04:11,200 --> 00:04:13,440 Speaker 1: on the joke a little bit. He understands that he 81 00:04:13,520 --> 00:04:15,440 Speaker 1: plays the heel a little bit, and he likes doing 82 00:04:15,480 --> 00:04:18,400 Speaker 1: that in the press conferences, being a little smug, and 83 00:04:18,440 --> 00:04:20,240 Speaker 1: I think it's all part of the appeal. I think 84 00:04:20,240 --> 00:04:23,320 Speaker 1: he's a great copy. I think the Chicago beat writers 85 00:04:23,320 --> 00:04:25,919 Speaker 1: should be thrilled that he's still around. Um. But the 86 00:04:25,960 --> 00:04:28,280 Speaker 1: reason I think it's it's a good move is and 87 00:04:28,400 --> 00:04:30,080 Speaker 1: why I think the Bears, well, I don't know, but 88 00:04:30,360 --> 00:04:32,680 Speaker 1: it's a big contract, and I know NFL contracts are 89 00:04:32,960 --> 00:04:35,240 Speaker 1: you know, very rarely do they play out all the 90 00:04:35,240 --> 00:04:37,920 Speaker 1: way through. But I think they did the smart move 91 00:04:37,960 --> 00:04:41,360 Speaker 1: and not getting too wrapped up in the Josh McCown situation, 92 00:04:41,400 --> 00:04:43,920 Speaker 1: which I thought was, you know, much credit to a 93 00:04:44,000 --> 00:04:47,719 Speaker 1: journeyman coming in and putting together an amazing stretch of 94 00:04:48,000 --> 00:04:51,599 Speaker 1: product productivity when Cutler went down. But it would have 95 00:04:51,600 --> 00:04:53,240 Speaker 1: been a huge mistake in my mind if they would 96 00:04:53,240 --> 00:04:55,920 Speaker 1: have let Cutler go, whether it be through free agency 97 00:04:56,000 --> 00:04:58,200 Speaker 1: or a tag and then a trade and then said, Josh, 98 00:04:58,320 --> 00:04:59,800 Speaker 1: we saw what you did, you're our guy now, I 99 00:04:59,839 --> 00:05:01,760 Speaker 1: think that would have blown up in their face. Three. 100 00:05:01,920 --> 00:05:04,800 Speaker 1: Three final things on this My feelings on Jake Cutler. 101 00:05:04,839 --> 00:05:06,479 Speaker 1: It kind of sealed the deal for me that he's 102 00:05:06,520 --> 00:05:10,520 Speaker 1: really a bad guy in an eighties movie when he 103 00:05:10,600 --> 00:05:13,440 Speaker 1: answers questions by saying, Bro. I was like, all right, 104 00:05:13,440 --> 00:05:15,080 Speaker 1: I'm done with this guy. He really is Billy. You 105 00:05:15,160 --> 00:05:20,160 Speaker 1: won't after me. We're using bron to me like it's 106 00:05:20,160 --> 00:05:22,440 Speaker 1: a frat boy twentysothing line. I don't know. I don't 107 00:05:22,440 --> 00:05:26,800 Speaker 1: get the bro thing. That's fair like the Bryce Bryce Harper. 108 00:05:26,920 --> 00:05:29,279 Speaker 1: That's a clown question, Bro, I don't know. It's a 109 00:05:29,320 --> 00:05:32,839 Speaker 1: generational thing. For the inflection you put onto a bro. Bro. Yeah, 110 00:05:32,839 --> 00:05:34,520 Speaker 1: I don't know. To me, it's a generational thing. I 111 00:05:34,560 --> 00:05:40,080 Speaker 1: guess I don't get it. Um over, I like, okay, 112 00:05:40,080 --> 00:05:43,280 Speaker 1: thank you. I've got mark point number one west Aging alright, 113 00:05:44,279 --> 00:05:47,880 Speaker 1: as you can tell by my hairline point number two. 114 00:05:48,120 --> 00:05:50,480 Speaker 1: The other question with him is okay, So he's been 115 00:05:50,520 --> 00:05:52,640 Speaker 1: in the NFL for what seven or eight years now, 116 00:05:53,200 --> 00:05:55,280 Speaker 1: He's always been known as one of the most talented 117 00:05:55,360 --> 00:05:58,280 Speaker 1: quarterbacks in the league, and he really hasn't taken that 118 00:05:58,360 --> 00:06:00,760 Speaker 1: leap to a Pro Bowl type of quarterback. We still 119 00:06:00,760 --> 00:06:03,560 Speaker 1: don't know what he is. Uh. He did have like 120 00:06:03,600 --> 00:06:05,480 Speaker 1: the best numbers across the board this year in the 121 00:06:05,560 --> 00:06:08,760 Speaker 1: last five years, so Trustman's effect was good. And then 122 00:06:08,800 --> 00:06:11,640 Speaker 1: the third thing, it's one thing for Trustman to believe 123 00:06:11,680 --> 00:06:13,640 Speaker 1: in his quarterback touch that he could bring in a 124 00:06:13,640 --> 00:06:17,279 Speaker 1: new quarterback and fix him or develop him. It's another 125 00:06:17,320 --> 00:06:19,400 Speaker 1: thing for the GM, with his job on the line, 126 00:06:20,080 --> 00:06:22,400 Speaker 1: to put all that faith in Trustman's ability to develop 127 00:06:22,400 --> 00:06:24,560 Speaker 1: a quarterback when he has a good quarterback already there. 128 00:06:24,800 --> 00:06:26,680 Speaker 1: So I can see why Phil Emory would want to 129 00:06:26,720 --> 00:06:29,840 Speaker 1: lock Cutler up. By the way, anybody I know, Mark, 130 00:06:29,880 --> 00:06:31,840 Speaker 1: you came in for the podcast today, West you came 131 00:06:31,839 --> 00:06:33,960 Speaker 1: in a little later, So I might be the only 132 00:06:33,960 --> 00:06:36,920 Speaker 1: one that can speak on this the press conference today, 133 00:06:36,960 --> 00:06:40,920 Speaker 1: But for Phil Emory and Mark Trustman it was the 134 00:06:40,960 --> 00:06:44,960 Speaker 1: anti charisma fest for all time. It rambled on for 135 00:06:45,080 --> 00:06:48,920 Speaker 1: well over I think ninety minutes. And they both wear 136 00:06:48,960 --> 00:06:50,840 Speaker 1: the same type of glasses. They both count of the 137 00:06:50,880 --> 00:06:53,560 Speaker 1: same type of look, and they never they were like 138 00:06:53,600 --> 00:06:56,719 Speaker 1: Ivan Drago in tone. I fell asleep at one point 139 00:06:56,760 --> 00:06:59,440 Speaker 1: well could be speaking about like, uh, you know, a 140 00:06:59,440 --> 00:07:03,720 Speaker 1: long laundry list of novels coming out of East Slovenia. 141 00:07:03,960 --> 00:07:06,359 Speaker 1: I mean they could. They don't seem like football people 142 00:07:06,360 --> 00:07:08,640 Speaker 1: on some level. Did Phil Emory have his cowboy boots on? 143 00:07:08,920 --> 00:07:11,160 Speaker 1: I don't know, but I'd like to think you did. 144 00:07:11,200 --> 00:07:13,080 Speaker 1: See I like Trustman I think a little bit more 145 00:07:13,120 --> 00:07:14,800 Speaker 1: than you do. Let's go to the mark with the sea. 146 00:07:14,880 --> 00:07:17,600 Speaker 1: Well that's that's probably all it is. But no, I 147 00:07:17,640 --> 00:07:20,000 Speaker 1: think he I don't think Trustman did a good job 148 00:07:20,040 --> 00:07:24,120 Speaker 1: this season. He did well. They still want eight and eight. 149 00:07:24,200 --> 00:07:25,680 Speaker 1: We don't want to get too crazy about this, right, 150 00:07:25,680 --> 00:07:28,200 Speaker 1: you can't do anything with the defense that's not his Ballywick, Well, 151 00:07:28,240 --> 00:07:32,360 Speaker 1: that would be one last like that, Alleywick, one last 152 00:07:32,400 --> 00:07:35,320 Speaker 1: thing they do get to now focus on that defense. 153 00:07:35,360 --> 00:07:38,360 Speaker 1: Also moving forward to the offseason, which also is is 154 00:07:38,400 --> 00:07:41,400 Speaker 1: good for them. Okay, so um, before we get into 155 00:07:41,400 --> 00:07:44,480 Speaker 1: the games, maybe we'll touch real quickly on the coaching situation. 156 00:07:44,760 --> 00:07:47,800 Speaker 1: Will start in Houston, where the Texans reached an agreement 157 00:07:47,840 --> 00:07:50,840 Speaker 1: with Penn State's Bill O'Brien on New Year's Eve. That 158 00:07:50,880 --> 00:07:54,880 Speaker 1: will become official or that will be announced tomorrow Friday. 159 00:07:55,000 --> 00:07:58,520 Speaker 1: So the Texans got their man. And then you have 160 00:07:58,800 --> 00:08:02,840 Speaker 1: in Tampa Bay, Lovey Smith is finalizing a deal to 161 00:08:02,920 --> 00:08:07,200 Speaker 1: become the buccaneers new coach. Uh. That is good news 162 00:08:07,280 --> 00:08:10,320 Speaker 1: for them, right, Sure? I like it. I like this 163 00:08:10,400 --> 00:08:13,360 Speaker 1: move a lot better than Shiano. As Gregg pointed out, 164 00:08:13,400 --> 00:08:16,960 Speaker 1: this is basically taking an opposite type from Shianno. Uh. 165 00:08:17,160 --> 00:08:21,400 Speaker 1: Lovey is has NFL experience. Uh. He is more of 166 00:08:21,440 --> 00:08:23,760 Speaker 1: a players coach. I think his players have always loved 167 00:08:23,760 --> 00:08:25,960 Speaker 1: playing for him, while all the reports out of Tampa 168 00:08:26,000 --> 00:08:28,720 Speaker 1: Bay where so many players didn't like Shianno in his methods. 169 00:08:29,120 --> 00:08:30,920 Speaker 1: So I kind of like this. This is a good 170 00:08:31,000 --> 00:08:33,240 Speaker 1: change in the opposite direction. Love He's a proven winner, 171 00:08:33,320 --> 00:08:36,360 Speaker 1: so we'll see what happens. I remember writing a post 172 00:08:36,360 --> 00:08:39,760 Speaker 1: when Shianna was hired, and the whole narrative there was 173 00:08:40,120 --> 00:08:43,240 Speaker 1: Shiano is the anti where he more. He is not 174 00:08:43,280 --> 00:08:46,120 Speaker 1: going to be the loose you know, the locker room 175 00:08:46,200 --> 00:08:48,480 Speaker 1: is going to be lost by Kate and everyone's floating 176 00:08:48,520 --> 00:08:51,360 Speaker 1: around without any discipline. This is what Tampa wanted at 177 00:08:51,360 --> 00:08:54,040 Speaker 1: the time. They want Siano's hard hitting style, the players 178 00:08:54,080 --> 00:08:57,040 Speaker 1: will learn to develop, and two years later they want 179 00:08:57,080 --> 00:09:00,400 Speaker 1: everything else. So the one takeaway from me though, Lovey 180 00:09:00,520 --> 00:09:04,680 Speaker 1: Smith couldn't have orchestrated his career move any better. If 181 00:09:04,720 --> 00:09:08,200 Speaker 1: you're a coach that's been fired, instead of jumping into 182 00:09:08,280 --> 00:09:10,560 Speaker 1: the assistant ranks, if you feel you've got a shot 183 00:09:10,640 --> 00:09:13,400 Speaker 1: to be out there as a head coach, disappear for 184 00:09:13,440 --> 00:09:19,840 Speaker 1: a year, go play golf. Rest up exercise. Well, come 185 00:09:19,880 --> 00:09:22,600 Speaker 1: on back and become a hero. Honestly, Tampa is not 186 00:09:22,640 --> 00:09:26,080 Speaker 1: a bat. If you see Lovey Smith's press conference tomorrow 187 00:09:26,080 --> 00:09:31,520 Speaker 1: and he's likends whatever it is you need, you go 188 00:09:31,559 --> 00:09:33,240 Speaker 1: down that road. You've got a year just to grow. 189 00:09:33,400 --> 00:09:35,800 Speaker 1: The only interview I've seen with Lovey Smith this year 190 00:09:35,920 --> 00:09:38,160 Speaker 1: was conducted while he was on a treadmill dance. I 191 00:09:38,240 --> 00:09:41,560 Speaker 1: know he's been exercise. It's a good job, Tampa, I 192 00:09:41,559 --> 00:09:43,520 Speaker 1: think because there is you know we talked with. This 193 00:09:43,559 --> 00:09:46,120 Speaker 1: is talent on both sides. The ball O'Brien to me quickly, 194 00:09:46,120 --> 00:09:49,200 Speaker 1: looks like the guy that he's gonna pick quarterback number one. 195 00:09:49,400 --> 00:09:51,680 Speaker 1: He's gonna be tied to that quarterback. Well, back to 196 00:09:51,760 --> 00:09:54,480 Speaker 1: the table base situation real quick. That's just your point. 197 00:09:54,559 --> 00:10:00,000 Speaker 1: Just proves that NFL coaching situations are like ex girlfriends. 198 00:10:00,320 --> 00:10:01,880 Speaker 1: When you get a new girlfriend, you're gonna go with 199 00:10:01,880 --> 00:10:03,200 Speaker 1: the opposite of your old And I like, if the 200 00:10:03,240 --> 00:10:05,520 Speaker 1: last one was too clingy and wanted to get married 201 00:10:05,559 --> 00:10:07,320 Speaker 1: and rush you into that, You're like, oh now the 202 00:10:07,360 --> 00:10:09,560 Speaker 1: next one you gotta you gotta find one that's cool 203 00:10:09,559 --> 00:10:12,840 Speaker 1: with just taking it easy for a while, called the rebound. Well, 204 00:10:12,880 --> 00:10:15,439 Speaker 1: I mean even if you have a long term relationship, 205 00:10:15,480 --> 00:10:17,360 Speaker 1: your last one kind of dictates what your next one. 206 00:10:17,400 --> 00:10:19,280 Speaker 1: That's what you're looking for in your next one. That's true. 207 00:10:19,320 --> 00:10:21,360 Speaker 1: I don't know if I had so many girlfriends that 208 00:10:21,400 --> 00:10:23,600 Speaker 1: I went back and forth this many times in terms 209 00:10:23,640 --> 00:10:27,320 Speaker 1: of personality traits, you're not. You're not. The Glaciers took 210 00:10:27,360 --> 00:10:30,920 Speaker 1: what came along for the most part um, all right. 211 00:10:31,000 --> 00:10:34,200 Speaker 1: And then there you have the Dolphins, who there's no 212 00:10:34,480 --> 00:10:36,760 Speaker 1: news yet, but our own Ian rap Report and Jeff 213 00:10:36,800 --> 00:10:41,640 Speaker 1: Darlington both reported today that Stephen Ross is at the 214 00:10:41,640 --> 00:10:44,320 Speaker 1: Dolphins facility for the first time this week, and there's 215 00:10:44,360 --> 00:10:47,200 Speaker 1: an inside the building a sense that changes on the way. 216 00:10:48,360 --> 00:10:50,640 Speaker 1: At the top of that list potentially is Mike Sherman. 217 00:10:51,200 --> 00:10:55,079 Speaker 1: Rapp Report reported that Ryan Townehill had lost faith in Sherman, 218 00:10:55,640 --> 00:10:59,320 Speaker 1: and if the franchise quarterback has that feeling, you could 219 00:10:59,320 --> 00:11:01,360 Speaker 1: safely a mad Jim that Sherman is at least gone, 220 00:11:01,720 --> 00:11:04,360 Speaker 1: but there will be perhaps more beyond that. I look 221 00:11:04,360 --> 00:11:07,200 Speaker 1: at Ross real quick time on the girlfriend Corol Arry 222 00:11:07,240 --> 00:11:11,840 Speaker 1: that listen. He flew out to talk to Harbaugh. He 223 00:11:11,920 --> 00:11:15,200 Speaker 1: always wanted Jim Harbaugh as his coach, and everything since 224 00:11:15,240 --> 00:11:18,600 Speaker 1: has been second best and I think that he's probably 225 00:11:18,600 --> 00:11:20,600 Speaker 1: in a tough spot here. I don't know what you 226 00:11:20,679 --> 00:11:23,000 Speaker 1: do if you get rid of the coach. The GM 227 00:11:23,080 --> 00:11:26,920 Speaker 1: is a different situation. But he lost Ginger. He's unstoppable, 228 00:11:27,040 --> 00:11:30,640 Speaker 1: so he'll he'll be there, cannot destroy. I think Ross 229 00:11:30,679 --> 00:11:32,839 Speaker 1: has just sort of probably been disappointed as some degree 230 00:11:32,880 --> 00:11:34,720 Speaker 1: for a bit. There's talk that we could have the 231 00:11:34,720 --> 00:11:39,480 Speaker 1: first female general manager in the NFL, Donna Ponte. I've 232 00:11:39,600 --> 00:11:42,040 Speaker 1: I've heard about her going to league office for stuff. 233 00:11:42,360 --> 00:11:45,440 Speaker 1: Oh she's a big executive with the Dolphins. Well, she's 234 00:11:45,480 --> 00:11:47,120 Speaker 1: been with the Jets before that. She was with the 235 00:11:47,120 --> 00:11:50,120 Speaker 1: Browns with Mangini and here she is in Miami. Yeah. 236 00:11:50,160 --> 00:11:52,880 Speaker 1: Darlington also reported that she is in play on some level, 237 00:11:52,960 --> 00:11:56,440 Speaker 1: that she's in the mix for what's going on right now. Um. 238 00:11:56,520 --> 00:11:59,199 Speaker 1: The Mike Sherman thing, isn't that weird that Tannehill had 239 00:11:59,240 --> 00:12:03,400 Speaker 1: him in college? I thought that too, that's peculiar. It 240 00:12:03,480 --> 00:12:05,800 Speaker 1: seemed like a perfect match. When he got drafted. He 241 00:12:05,840 --> 00:12:07,800 Speaker 1: was like, Oh, wow, this is exactly what you want, 242 00:12:08,280 --> 00:12:11,079 Speaker 1: So that perhaps gives you a little been a very 243 00:12:11,160 --> 00:12:14,199 Speaker 1: uninspiring offense. They've scored more than thirty points. I think 244 00:12:14,240 --> 00:12:17,680 Speaker 1: only three times since Philipin has been all right, So guys, 245 00:12:18,280 --> 00:12:21,520 Speaker 1: let's do it right. It's time to talk some football, 246 00:12:22,040 --> 00:12:26,720 Speaker 1: some actual games. Big weekend coming up, wild Card weekend, 247 00:12:27,080 --> 00:12:29,520 Speaker 1: Quick Power rankings, by way playoffs. Let's leave the super 248 00:12:29,520 --> 00:12:33,080 Speaker 1: Bowl out of it. One, two, three. Favorite weekend of 249 00:12:33,120 --> 00:12:36,880 Speaker 1: the year in terms of watching. Wild Card is probably third. 250 00:12:37,240 --> 00:12:40,280 Speaker 1: I think next weekend is my favorite. You like division 251 00:12:40,440 --> 00:12:44,080 Speaker 1: round over championship weekend? I I do because you've got 252 00:12:44,960 --> 00:12:47,520 Speaker 1: more is to be determined, and sometimes I find that 253 00:12:47,559 --> 00:12:50,199 Speaker 1: the conference championships can be a let down. One of 254 00:12:50,240 --> 00:12:52,079 Speaker 1: the two can be a letdown. Yeah, and there's more 255 00:12:52,120 --> 00:12:54,280 Speaker 1: games you get the two. You get two games on 256 00:12:54,320 --> 00:12:57,400 Speaker 1: both days, and they're usually really good games, like what's 257 00:12:57,400 --> 00:13:02,439 Speaker 1: in last year the um Seattle Atlanta back and forth. 258 00:13:02,480 --> 00:13:06,000 Speaker 1: That was That was a great game, Baltimore Denver. I mean, 259 00:13:06,160 --> 00:13:09,920 Speaker 1: some of the classics seemed to come. I would say 260 00:13:09,960 --> 00:13:14,040 Speaker 1: this year, um my playoff watching the NFL has been 261 00:13:14,080 --> 00:13:16,760 Speaker 1: pretty On the last podcast, I was telling you guys, 262 00:13:16,800 --> 00:13:18,920 Speaker 1: I'm pretty excited for this time of year. I've been 263 00:13:18,920 --> 00:13:21,520 Speaker 1: playing in a dynasty fantasy football league for like fifteen 264 00:13:21,600 --> 00:13:24,480 Speaker 1: years now, and we used the NFL playoffs as our 265 00:13:24,480 --> 00:13:26,559 Speaker 1: playoffs and to me, that's the only way to play. 266 00:13:26,600 --> 00:13:29,000 Speaker 1: So I've been like really studying the playoffs for a 267 00:13:29,000 --> 00:13:32,240 Speaker 1: long time, and this is the first year where I 268 00:13:32,280 --> 00:13:33,840 Speaker 1: feel like I have no clue who's gonna win the 269 00:13:33,840 --> 00:13:37,200 Speaker 1: opening round games. All four games are coin flips. To me, 270 00:13:37,320 --> 00:13:39,480 Speaker 1: this is of all the last fifteen years, this is 271 00:13:39,520 --> 00:13:42,160 Speaker 1: the closest the matchups have ever been. That's a great 272 00:13:42,160 --> 00:13:44,200 Speaker 1: set up. West Let's get right into the first will 273 00:13:44,240 --> 00:13:46,480 Speaker 1: go in order of the games, how they'll be played? 274 00:13:46,800 --> 00:13:50,960 Speaker 1: The Chiefs at the Colts Saturday, four thirty pm Eastern 275 00:13:51,400 --> 00:13:55,680 Speaker 1: on NBC. These are two eleven and five teams uh 276 00:13:55,800 --> 00:13:58,960 Speaker 1: in India's building that could make the difference here. Uh, 277 00:13:59,040 --> 00:14:02,000 Speaker 1: Chris Westling, I want to know what are your opening thoughts? 278 00:14:02,000 --> 00:14:04,040 Speaker 1: Obviously what you just told us, you think all these 279 00:14:04,040 --> 00:14:06,320 Speaker 1: games are gonna be close, but who what could be 280 00:14:06,320 --> 00:14:08,559 Speaker 1: a potential X factor here? This is the game I 281 00:14:08,559 --> 00:14:11,760 Speaker 1: actually feel the most confident about. The Colts aren't a cupcake, 282 00:14:11,800 --> 00:14:16,040 Speaker 1: which means the Chiefs can't beat them. Chiefs went eleven 283 00:14:16,040 --> 00:14:18,760 Speaker 1: and oh the only good team they beat with the Eagles. 284 00:14:18,800 --> 00:14:21,200 Speaker 1: They went oh and five against a f C playoff teams, 285 00:14:21,560 --> 00:14:24,600 Speaker 1: including a three to seven whitewashing in their own building 286 00:14:24,920 --> 00:14:28,320 Speaker 1: against the Colts. Uh Andrew Luck has ten game winning 287 00:14:28,400 --> 00:14:30,120 Speaker 1: drives since he got in the league. The last two 288 00:14:30,200 --> 00:14:33,200 Speaker 1: years Alex Smith has won if this game is closed, 289 00:14:33,640 --> 00:14:36,160 Speaker 1: I mean, the Colts have a tremendous advantage if it's close. 290 00:14:36,440 --> 00:14:38,440 Speaker 1: You see Luck taking over games with his legs. When 291 00:14:38,480 --> 00:14:40,400 Speaker 1: it gets close. He has the ability to put the 292 00:14:40,400 --> 00:14:42,760 Speaker 1: team on his back. I don't think Alex Smith I've 293 00:14:42,760 --> 00:14:45,280 Speaker 1: heard a lot about. I've heard that's a lot of 294 00:14:45,280 --> 00:14:47,720 Speaker 1: people take a similar viewpoint about a lack of trust 295 00:14:47,720 --> 00:14:50,440 Speaker 1: for Alex Smith, and I understand that. But I also 296 00:14:50,520 --> 00:14:53,640 Speaker 1: I think people have already forgotten two years ago what 297 00:14:53,720 --> 00:14:55,480 Speaker 1: he was able to do with the Niners team against 298 00:14:55,480 --> 00:14:57,840 Speaker 1: the Saints, where he showed that he could, he could 299 00:14:57,840 --> 00:15:00,000 Speaker 1: throw the ball around, he could he's getting a shoot 300 00:15:00,000 --> 00:15:03,400 Speaker 1: out and can carry himself well. When that game happened, 301 00:15:03,720 --> 00:15:06,080 Speaker 1: and I know we're now two years past that, I 302 00:15:06,160 --> 00:15:08,040 Speaker 1: felt that I'm gonna give this guy a little more 303 00:15:08,080 --> 00:15:11,360 Speaker 1: credit in case that type of game breaks out again. Right, 304 00:15:11,440 --> 00:15:14,200 Speaker 1: But to me, like, okay, this is there between him 305 00:15:14,200 --> 00:15:17,000 Speaker 1: and Tony Romo. Alex Smith did that one time in 306 00:15:17,040 --> 00:15:19,640 Speaker 1: his career, and somehow it sticks out into everybody's mind, 307 00:15:19,720 --> 00:15:21,920 Speaker 1: like if he listened to the Damna Check program. He 308 00:15:21,960 --> 00:15:24,600 Speaker 1: and Rank love Adam Smith. They think he's some clutch 309 00:15:24,640 --> 00:15:27,440 Speaker 1: quarterback because he had one great performance against the Saints. 310 00:15:27,960 --> 00:15:30,320 Speaker 1: If that was Romo, he'd get killed for it that 311 00:15:30,360 --> 00:15:33,120 Speaker 1: he's only had one. You know, I watched the Chargers 312 00:15:33,200 --> 00:15:36,160 Speaker 1: Chiefs game again this morning, and what struck out to 313 00:15:36,200 --> 00:15:40,040 Speaker 1: me is that Chase Daniel didn't look that different in 314 00:15:40,080 --> 00:15:42,720 Speaker 1: that offense than Alex Smith. He can run well and 315 00:15:42,840 --> 00:15:45,720 Speaker 1: he threw for the same type of passes that Alex 316 00:15:45,760 --> 00:15:48,440 Speaker 1: Smith that just plopped him in there. We're really not 317 00:15:48,520 --> 00:15:51,160 Speaker 1: that different. Whereas you look at what happened with Green Bay, friends, 318 00:15:51,160 --> 00:15:53,640 Speaker 1: did you take that quarterback out? And everything changes with 319 00:15:53,680 --> 00:15:55,880 Speaker 1: that offense? And so you know, I look at this 320 00:15:55,920 --> 00:15:59,440 Speaker 1: game and the Colts. They've been a finnicky, strange team. 321 00:15:59,720 --> 00:16:02,120 Speaker 1: But if they're coming around, this is a team to 322 00:16:02,160 --> 00:16:06,280 Speaker 1: beat the Broncos, Seahawks, forty Niners in Chiefs this season. 323 00:16:07,280 --> 00:16:09,920 Speaker 1: We know they can do it already. I I went 324 00:16:10,000 --> 00:16:12,400 Speaker 1: Colts in this game because a they're at home, and 325 00:16:12,440 --> 00:16:15,440 Speaker 1: I think that has a massive advantage in the playoffs. 326 00:16:15,800 --> 00:16:17,800 Speaker 1: I just don't trust this Chiefs team. They're two and 327 00:16:17,880 --> 00:16:20,440 Speaker 1: five down the stretch. Their defense, which is what they 328 00:16:20,440 --> 00:16:23,560 Speaker 1: were built around, has really not played well in a 329 00:16:23,600 --> 00:16:26,960 Speaker 1: couple of months. I don't Yeah, I mean to me, 330 00:16:27,040 --> 00:16:28,880 Speaker 1: I think we've said it all. I we don't trust 331 00:16:28,880 --> 00:16:32,200 Speaker 1: the Chiefs. Dan, your your opinion on this one. Yeah, 332 00:16:32,200 --> 00:16:34,240 Speaker 1: I picked the Colts too. We all picked the Colts, 333 00:16:34,280 --> 00:16:36,480 Speaker 1: actually three of us in this room. I'm not sure 334 00:16:37,040 --> 00:16:40,400 Speaker 1: what Greg thinks, but I think Andrew luck Is the 335 00:16:41,680 --> 00:16:45,000 Speaker 1: is a player that kind of makes the difference here. 336 00:16:45,120 --> 00:16:46,800 Speaker 1: And I liked what I saw at the end of 337 00:16:46,800 --> 00:16:49,400 Speaker 1: the season. But I also see a very close game. 338 00:16:49,600 --> 00:16:51,640 Speaker 1: I'm with West. I see a game that comes down 339 00:16:51,920 --> 00:16:55,120 Speaker 1: to the final possession, potentially a three point game, something 340 00:16:55,200 --> 00:16:57,480 Speaker 1: like that. One quick thing with Kansas City. And this 341 00:16:57,560 --> 00:16:59,800 Speaker 1: is if this game will be playing two months ago, 342 00:17:00,280 --> 00:17:03,840 Speaker 1: I might feel differently because one reason that the Colts 343 00:17:03,880 --> 00:17:06,919 Speaker 1: got knocked out of last year's playoff against Baltimore was 344 00:17:07,000 --> 00:17:10,360 Speaker 1: that defense was able to get to him. They hit him, 345 00:17:10,560 --> 00:17:13,119 Speaker 1: they disrupted him. And that was a big issue for 346 00:17:13,160 --> 00:17:16,600 Speaker 1: Indianapolis heading into last offseason. Was fixed that offensive line. 347 00:17:16,720 --> 00:17:19,600 Speaker 1: They haven't done that. This isn't either a great run 348 00:17:19,640 --> 00:17:22,240 Speaker 1: blocking line and it's not a great line of protecting 349 00:17:22,240 --> 00:17:25,240 Speaker 1: the passer, and Kansas City, in theory, has this great 350 00:17:25,280 --> 00:17:28,120 Speaker 1: tandem of guys that can kill the quarterback, but they 351 00:17:28,160 --> 00:17:30,520 Speaker 1: just haven't been doing it. If they can do that 352 00:17:30,560 --> 00:17:32,840 Speaker 1: this week, and if they can somehow become the team 353 00:17:32,880 --> 00:17:36,320 Speaker 1: they were six seven weeks ago, that could put Indianapolis 354 00:17:36,320 --> 00:17:38,960 Speaker 1: in trouble. I have some mind blowing stats. You want 355 00:17:38,960 --> 00:17:42,760 Speaker 1: some mind blowing stats, please al right. It doesn't sound safe, 356 00:17:42,840 --> 00:17:45,800 Speaker 1: but the Chiefs had the second most takeaways in the 357 00:17:45,880 --> 00:17:48,600 Speaker 1: NFL this season. The Colts have the fewest giveaways in 358 00:17:48,600 --> 00:17:51,639 Speaker 1: the NFL this season. Most of those Chiefs takeaways, I 359 00:17:51,680 --> 00:17:54,280 Speaker 1: would guess three fourths of them happen in the first 360 00:17:55,080 --> 00:17:58,159 Speaker 1: seven or for seven games. Speaking to West's point, the 361 00:17:58,240 --> 00:18:00,240 Speaker 1: Chiefs went oh and five against all an f C 362 00:18:00,359 --> 00:18:03,040 Speaker 1: playoff teams this season and eleven or no against the 363 00:18:03,080 --> 00:18:06,200 Speaker 1: rest of the NFL. Well, they're the easiest schedule. And listen, 364 00:18:06,200 --> 00:18:08,199 Speaker 1: I think Chiefs fans gonna get all hot and upset 365 00:18:08,359 --> 00:18:10,800 Speaker 1: because they don't feel like they're being respected. But this 366 00:18:10,880 --> 00:18:13,439 Speaker 1: is the game that we all season long said, this 367 00:18:13,480 --> 00:18:16,120 Speaker 1: isn't eleven and five, twelve and four team that's gonna 368 00:18:16,119 --> 00:18:19,360 Speaker 1: go into January and that's where their season is gonna end, 369 00:18:19,400 --> 00:18:20,920 Speaker 1: and they got to prove us wrong. I hate to 370 00:18:20,960 --> 00:18:22,880 Speaker 1: break it the fans, but it doesn't matter what they think. 371 00:18:23,840 --> 00:18:26,720 Speaker 1: It doesn't matter if you feel disrespected. All that matters 372 00:18:26,800 --> 00:18:29,360 Speaker 1: what happens in the field, right, It doesn't really matter 373 00:18:29,400 --> 00:18:30,840 Speaker 1: what we think either. No, I just want to make 374 00:18:30,880 --> 00:18:33,000 Speaker 1: that clear because I don't want people to think that 375 00:18:33,040 --> 00:18:37,159 Speaker 1: you're some type of egomaniacal elitist. It's like whatever you 376 00:18:37,240 --> 00:18:41,800 Speaker 1: think fans, air quotes around fans doesn't matter. The Chiefs 377 00:18:41,800 --> 00:18:45,359 Speaker 1: have a chip on the show. They've got improved everyone 378 00:18:45,400 --> 00:18:47,520 Speaker 1: wrong here because we saw them. Listen, you've got two 379 00:18:47,560 --> 00:18:50,000 Speaker 1: games against Denver over and over. It's you've got a 380 00:18:50,080 --> 00:18:52,760 Speaker 1: chance to prove us wrong. And they kept losing those 381 00:18:52,760 --> 00:18:56,520 Speaker 1: games and one other. If you want to get behind 382 00:18:56,520 --> 00:18:59,280 Speaker 1: the Chiefs less six weeks of the season, this average 383 00:18:59,320 --> 00:19:01,119 Speaker 1: thirty three point It's a game that's third most in 384 00:19:01,160 --> 00:19:04,520 Speaker 1: the NFL. So did they give up though they also 385 00:19:04,560 --> 00:19:07,320 Speaker 1: started to give up a flooded points they got into shootouts. 386 00:19:07,400 --> 00:19:09,800 Speaker 1: It's it's been a different team. Their defense morphed into 387 00:19:09,840 --> 00:19:12,760 Speaker 1: the Cowboys defense over the last second half of the season. 388 00:19:12,800 --> 00:19:15,720 Speaker 1: I will say it is surprising, and you know, I 389 00:19:15,760 --> 00:19:17,439 Speaker 1: think we're all we're all on the same page that 390 00:19:17,480 --> 00:19:20,600 Speaker 1: we were all kind of out on the Colts and 391 00:19:20,600 --> 00:19:23,320 Speaker 1: and West. I know you were vocal, especially vocal about it. 392 00:19:23,520 --> 00:19:25,320 Speaker 1: And now we see them going into the second round 393 00:19:25,320 --> 00:19:27,400 Speaker 1: of the playoffs. So we put we must have put 394 00:19:27,400 --> 00:19:29,960 Speaker 1: a lot of stock into those last two weeks or 395 00:19:30,040 --> 00:19:32,280 Speaker 1: West least three weeks. For Indy, I think they figured 396 00:19:32,320 --> 00:19:34,399 Speaker 1: out some of their issues on offense, they found a 397 00:19:34,400 --> 00:19:38,080 Speaker 1: young receiver. Yeah. I think Darek Rodgers and Griff Whalen 398 00:19:38,280 --> 00:19:39,960 Speaker 1: have been big for them. And I think, to me, 399 00:19:40,000 --> 00:19:43,840 Speaker 1: it's the game where Indie went into Kansas City and 400 00:19:43,880 --> 00:19:46,240 Speaker 1: you're waiting. I said on the podcast that day, I 401 00:19:46,240 --> 00:19:47,920 Speaker 1: think the Chiefs are now the second best team in 402 00:19:47,920 --> 00:19:51,560 Speaker 1: the NFC. To me, that game was everything, Like you 403 00:19:51,560 --> 00:19:53,800 Speaker 1: your seasons on the line. Here you have to prove 404 00:19:53,880 --> 00:19:55,840 Speaker 1: to people that you can beat a good team. And 405 00:19:55,880 --> 00:19:57,880 Speaker 1: not only did you lose, you got worked over by 406 00:19:57,880 --> 00:20:00,600 Speaker 1: a team the Colts, who are or not like a 407 00:20:00,680 --> 00:20:03,639 Speaker 1: dominant team. What does Jim mur say do if they 408 00:20:03,680 --> 00:20:06,280 Speaker 1: lose this game? Are we just gonna get a laundry 409 00:20:06,280 --> 00:20:08,879 Speaker 1: list of rabble rousing crazy tweets? And are they even 410 00:20:08,880 --> 00:20:12,320 Speaker 1: gonna sell the game out. What's going on with that too? Well, 411 00:20:12,359 --> 00:20:15,240 Speaker 1: that's disturbing for anyone who follows a team that you 412 00:20:15,280 --> 00:20:17,159 Speaker 1: would you would like cut your left hand off to 413 00:20:17,200 --> 00:20:19,240 Speaker 1: make the playoffs to see these things happening. But part 414 00:20:19,240 --> 00:20:21,720 Speaker 1: of it is there, you know they I think these 415 00:20:21,760 --> 00:20:23,320 Speaker 1: fans didn't think they'd get to the playoffs. They have 416 00:20:23,400 --> 00:20:26,280 Speaker 1: more tickets to sell in the week beforehand. How many 417 00:20:26,320 --> 00:20:28,440 Speaker 1: seconds would it take a Cleveland Brown's playoff game to 418 00:20:28,440 --> 00:20:32,639 Speaker 1: sell out? Maybe nine? All right, let's move on. The 419 00:20:32,680 --> 00:20:35,960 Speaker 1: Saints and Eagles will face off on Saturday night at 420 00:20:35,960 --> 00:20:39,200 Speaker 1: eight ten pm at what is the name of the 421 00:20:39,200 --> 00:20:45,120 Speaker 1: stadium in Philly West Lincoln Financial Field. He's coming around, 422 00:20:46,119 --> 00:20:50,760 Speaker 1: he's boning up. This to me is uh the well 423 00:20:50,840 --> 00:20:53,320 Speaker 1: I proported on as Packers. I love, But this game 424 00:20:53,320 --> 00:20:55,560 Speaker 1: I love because this can go in a couple of 425 00:20:55,560 --> 00:20:59,680 Speaker 1: different directions. Um, we all did preview pieces, or four 426 00:20:59,680 --> 00:21:01,520 Speaker 1: of us wrote preview pieces on each of the games. 427 00:21:01,560 --> 00:21:03,639 Speaker 1: I should say that you could check it out on 428 00:21:03,760 --> 00:21:06,560 Speaker 1: the Round the League page. I wrote this game up 429 00:21:06,560 --> 00:21:08,479 Speaker 1: and I and I did write that I would love 430 00:21:08,520 --> 00:21:11,960 Speaker 1: to see a shootout. That'd be so much fun. But 431 00:21:12,280 --> 00:21:15,480 Speaker 1: I can't there's too much evidence to the contrary that 432 00:21:16,160 --> 00:21:18,560 Speaker 1: the Saints are not the same team when they're not 433 00:21:18,600 --> 00:21:20,920 Speaker 1: in their building, and they won't be able to keep 434 00:21:21,040 --> 00:21:23,040 Speaker 1: up with the Eagles, who I think will be able 435 00:21:23,080 --> 00:21:25,920 Speaker 1: to score the thirty plus points that they become accustomed 436 00:21:25,960 --> 00:21:29,160 Speaker 1: to scoring uh this season. So I see a game 437 00:21:29,240 --> 00:21:32,600 Speaker 1: that while Drew Breeze is a great ultimate X factor 438 00:21:32,680 --> 00:21:35,240 Speaker 1: type player, um and, I don't know who's gonna cover 439 00:21:35,320 --> 00:21:38,119 Speaker 1: Jimmy Grown for the Eagles, I still see this as 440 00:21:38,160 --> 00:21:42,480 Speaker 1: a thirty eight Eagles win where the Saints basically when 441 00:21:42,520 --> 00:21:46,840 Speaker 1: they left that NFC South getaway, it also basically evaporated 442 00:21:46,880 --> 00:21:51,160 Speaker 1: their chances of going deep in this playoffs. Thoughts, well, 443 00:21:51,160 --> 00:21:52,960 Speaker 1: I this was the hardest game for me to pick. 444 00:21:53,440 --> 00:21:55,520 Speaker 1: I think most of the stats, most of the trends 445 00:21:55,960 --> 00:21:58,680 Speaker 1: point towards the Eagles as a team that's hotter right now, 446 00:21:59,720 --> 00:22:02,360 Speaker 1: and just going on my own instincts, I can't pick 447 00:22:02,480 --> 00:22:04,840 Speaker 1: Nick Foles over Drew Brees in a playoff game. I 448 00:22:04,920 --> 00:22:06,840 Speaker 1: can't do it. I love the way Breeze has played 449 00:22:06,840 --> 00:22:09,840 Speaker 1: in the playoffs throughout his career, UM and I think 450 00:22:09,880 --> 00:22:12,520 Speaker 1: when you look at who the Eagles have played, they're 451 00:22:12,560 --> 00:22:17,280 Speaker 1: not beating powerhouses, whereas the Saints have played close games 452 00:22:17,320 --> 00:22:20,640 Speaker 1: against the Panthers, the forty Niners. They got beat out, 453 00:22:20,680 --> 00:22:22,960 Speaker 1: they got beat blown out in Seattle, but that's that 454 00:22:23,000 --> 00:22:24,600 Speaker 1: happens to a lot of teams. I think the Saints 455 00:22:24,640 --> 00:22:26,679 Speaker 1: are more tested than the Eagles are. You know, the 456 00:22:26,720 --> 00:22:29,040 Speaker 1: Eagles had the benefit in the last two weeks of 457 00:22:29,080 --> 00:22:31,920 Speaker 1: the season of playing the Bears in the Dallas defense, 458 00:22:32,800 --> 00:22:35,480 Speaker 1: and it showed. I mean, against Chicago they did everything 459 00:22:35,520 --> 00:22:38,119 Speaker 1: you'd expect them to do a little bit tighter last week. 460 00:22:39,320 --> 00:22:41,919 Speaker 1: I think that if your New Orleans, you're tired. And 461 00:22:41,960 --> 00:22:45,080 Speaker 1: I think this has to be a theme of everyone 462 00:22:45,119 --> 00:22:47,640 Speaker 1: assuming that because you're on the road and because the 463 00:22:47,680 --> 00:22:50,359 Speaker 1: franchise hasn't won a road playoff game, that this team 464 00:22:50,440 --> 00:22:54,679 Speaker 1: can't do that. I picked the Eagles in this, but 465 00:22:54,760 --> 00:22:57,200 Speaker 1: I struggle with it because of the exact factor West 466 00:22:57,240 --> 00:23:00,000 Speaker 1: just brought up Drew Brees. So West had the stone 467 00:23:00,000 --> 00:23:02,800 Speaker 1: and you did not. I still think the Eagles will win, 468 00:23:02,880 --> 00:23:04,520 Speaker 1: but I think it's not going to be I see 469 00:23:04,520 --> 00:23:06,679 Speaker 1: sort of what you're talking about, a shootout, a bizarre 470 00:23:06,840 --> 00:23:09,480 Speaker 1: game that's going to be a delight on Saturday night, 471 00:23:09,920 --> 00:23:12,040 Speaker 1: and if it's a shootout. The one thing that would 472 00:23:12,040 --> 00:23:14,840 Speaker 1: concern me as a Saints fan is Greg went on 473 00:23:15,000 --> 00:23:17,760 Speaker 1: UM Bobby a Bear show in New Orleans the other 474 00:23:17,800 --> 00:23:20,400 Speaker 1: day and they told him that they think Kenny Vacaro 475 00:23:20,680 --> 00:23:23,840 Speaker 1: is already the best defensive back in Saints history as 476 00:23:23,840 --> 00:23:27,280 Speaker 1: a rookie. Rob Bryan said two weeks ago, Earl Thomas 477 00:23:27,320 --> 00:23:29,560 Speaker 1: is the best free safety in the NFL. Kenny Vacaro 478 00:23:29,720 --> 00:23:31,920 Speaker 1: is the best all around safety in the NFL. They've 479 00:23:31,960 --> 00:23:35,359 Speaker 1: had him playing linebacker, cornerback, They've even had him playing 480 00:23:35,400 --> 00:23:38,159 Speaker 1: some defensive end. He there's nobody in the NFL that 481 00:23:38,280 --> 00:23:40,840 Speaker 1: plays all around the defense like he does. And he's 482 00:23:40,840 --> 00:23:43,800 Speaker 1: out for the year. Jabari Greer starting quarterback, out for 483 00:23:43,840 --> 00:23:47,600 Speaker 1: the year. This secondary is pretty porous right now. It 484 00:23:47,640 --> 00:23:50,639 Speaker 1: can be picked on and Chip Kelly's offense. Nick Fools 485 00:23:50,720 --> 00:23:52,760 Speaker 1: is the kind of guy to pick on defense. I 486 00:23:52,800 --> 00:23:56,040 Speaker 1: think the guy that um is the most under pressure 487 00:23:56,280 --> 00:23:58,560 Speaker 1: is Rob Bryan for a lot of the reasons West 488 00:23:58,640 --> 00:24:00,800 Speaker 1: just said, but also in general, I mean, what this 489 00:24:00,840 --> 00:24:02,840 Speaker 1: guy what Ryan was able to do this year, taking 490 00:24:03,040 --> 00:24:07,680 Speaker 1: a defense that was historically poor and make them highly respectable. 491 00:24:07,680 --> 00:24:09,320 Speaker 1: I think they were ranked in the top five in 492 00:24:09,440 --> 00:24:12,439 Speaker 1: total defense this year, UH is quite remarkable, but this 493 00:24:12,480 --> 00:24:15,000 Speaker 1: will be to me his biggest test where he has 494 00:24:15,240 --> 00:24:18,000 Speaker 1: a roster that's missing players and he needs to basically 495 00:24:18,040 --> 00:24:21,840 Speaker 1: Outsmart chip Kelly in his own building UH to advance. 496 00:24:21,880 --> 00:24:25,000 Speaker 1: So if if Ryan, if Ryan is able to keep 497 00:24:25,080 --> 00:24:28,399 Speaker 1: this Eagle's attack somewhat under wraps, that will be his 498 00:24:28,440 --> 00:24:31,760 Speaker 1: greatest achievement. And you know, it really tells you how 499 00:24:31,840 --> 00:24:34,240 Speaker 1: far they've come in one year with Ryan. I know 500 00:24:34,320 --> 00:24:36,280 Speaker 1: the X factor here and with a couple of these 501 00:24:36,320 --> 00:24:38,800 Speaker 1: games is it's January and this is a night game 502 00:24:38,800 --> 00:24:40,639 Speaker 1: in Philly. It looks like it's not going to be 503 00:24:40,680 --> 00:24:43,159 Speaker 1: a snowstorm or anything. But when when the Eagles were 504 00:24:43,200 --> 00:24:45,840 Speaker 1: forced to play in bad weather in that Detroit game, 505 00:24:45,840 --> 00:24:48,439 Speaker 1: and again you're getting Detroit, Who's plays in seventy two 506 00:24:48,480 --> 00:24:52,159 Speaker 1: degree weather inside a house eight games this season. But 507 00:24:52,560 --> 00:24:55,760 Speaker 1: Philly's ground game just absolutely took over in that thing. 508 00:24:56,080 --> 00:24:58,040 Speaker 1: I don't see a snow game this time. That game 509 00:24:58,080 --> 00:25:00,520 Speaker 1: was such an outlier as far as the amount of snow. 510 00:25:00,640 --> 00:25:03,400 Speaker 1: I don't know if la Shan McCoy didn't do much 511 00:25:03,520 --> 00:25:05,680 Speaker 1: until it got to the second half and the snow 512 00:25:05,720 --> 00:25:08,119 Speaker 1: started to turn into slush, and then he just had 513 00:25:08,160 --> 00:25:10,040 Speaker 1: better footing than anyone else. He looks he shared it. 514 00:25:10,119 --> 00:25:11,960 Speaker 1: I just think that if this, if this is a 515 00:25:12,200 --> 00:25:14,520 Speaker 1: wage of a war wage between the ground games two. 516 00:25:14,560 --> 00:25:16,800 Speaker 1: I love what the Eagles can do. Obviously the Saints 517 00:25:16,800 --> 00:25:18,960 Speaker 1: a little bit more one sided attack on that front. 518 00:25:19,400 --> 00:25:22,520 Speaker 1: But you know, I don't know if Ryan's under pressure though, 519 00:25:22,520 --> 00:25:24,359 Speaker 1: because he's done a nice job this season. Is he 520 00:25:24,440 --> 00:25:28,639 Speaker 1: a little bit off the pressure is in his job? 521 00:25:28,720 --> 00:25:30,840 Speaker 1: Would be in danger? Would he would lose all the 522 00:25:30,840 --> 00:25:33,560 Speaker 1: credit he had gained this year? But just maybe just 523 00:25:33,640 --> 00:25:35,880 Speaker 1: the task in front of him? Is it's a monster one? 524 00:25:36,400 --> 00:25:38,280 Speaker 1: I like the way you paint me there. Can he 525 00:25:38,440 --> 00:25:40,520 Speaker 1: win a battle of wits with Chip Kelly? I kind 526 00:25:40,520 --> 00:25:42,720 Speaker 1: of pictured like a cartoon where the bully has to 527 00:25:42,760 --> 00:25:47,120 Speaker 1: outsmart the egghead. Can you even imagine if let's say, 528 00:25:47,440 --> 00:25:51,679 Speaker 1: let's say the Saints win seventeen to three, rob Bryan 529 00:25:51,880 --> 00:25:53,679 Speaker 1: out on the town. I don't know if Philly's a 530 00:25:53,680 --> 00:25:55,840 Speaker 1: safe place for him to party if they win. I 531 00:25:55,840 --> 00:26:00,000 Speaker 1: think he'd fit in. Well, he be chasing chickens, wait 532 00:26:00,080 --> 00:26:04,280 Speaker 1: real quickly, but anywhere where free drinks or drinks are purchased, 533 00:26:04,400 --> 00:26:05,920 Speaker 1: you're gonna be a friend to every one in the bar. 534 00:26:06,000 --> 00:26:07,919 Speaker 1: I guess oh, I think that he knows how to 535 00:26:07,920 --> 00:26:10,480 Speaker 1: make a friend of any bar. Uh. Nick Fole six 536 00:26:10,520 --> 00:26:12,800 Speaker 1: six Drew Brees six ft tall. They're not going to 537 00:26:12,880 --> 00:26:14,479 Speaker 1: be on the same field the same time. That's the 538 00:26:14,480 --> 00:26:18,520 Speaker 1: widest margin though between heights sin since Marino played Flutie 539 00:26:18,560 --> 00:26:22,720 Speaker 1: in the playoffs. Because the stat I never thought I 540 00:26:22,720 --> 00:26:24,840 Speaker 1: would hear, and I'm kind of fascinated by. There's other 541 00:26:24,880 --> 00:26:27,320 Speaker 1: ones that there's a real quick real equal equal height 542 00:26:27,359 --> 00:26:31,800 Speaker 1: disparency six inches Scott Mitchell, Rodney Pete Flute versus j Schrader. 543 00:26:32,160 --> 00:26:34,159 Speaker 1: And then this one which I know Dan has watched 544 00:26:34,200 --> 00:26:37,960 Speaker 1: over and over from way back when Joe Osmonsky verse 545 00:26:37,960 --> 00:26:45,280 Speaker 1: Steve Philip Powitz the Asmowski Philip Powetz. Quite a game. 546 00:26:45,640 --> 00:26:48,320 Speaker 1: It's a shame Martin McGuire's brother Dan never got to 547 00:26:48,320 --> 00:26:52,040 Speaker 1: play because Dan McGuire was the tallest quarterback in NFL history. 548 00:26:52,240 --> 00:26:54,440 Speaker 1: Do you watch round draft? Not the best, that's sure. 549 00:26:54,480 --> 00:26:56,520 Speaker 1: Do you want another mind blowing stat? Not nearly as 550 00:26:56,520 --> 00:26:59,200 Speaker 1: good as Sessler's. Just now he just blew the door 551 00:26:59,240 --> 00:27:02,720 Speaker 1: off the segment. Beautiful work. Uh. The Eagles are the 552 00:27:02,720 --> 00:27:05,280 Speaker 1: first team in NFL history to have a quarterback with 553 00:27:05,359 --> 00:27:08,320 Speaker 1: a one D plus passer rating falls at one nineteen 554 00:27:08,320 --> 00:27:12,159 Speaker 1: point two six hundred plus yard rusher Lashawn McCoy and 555 00:27:12,240 --> 00:27:16,560 Speaker 1: a D plus yard receiver Deshan Jackson. It's weird that 556 00:27:16,560 --> 00:27:19,040 Speaker 1: that's in play and we're not. We're so uncertain about 557 00:27:19,080 --> 00:27:22,600 Speaker 1: this game. It's also it's also weird that as recently 558 00:27:22,640 --> 00:27:25,560 Speaker 1: as halfway through the season Chip Kelly was derided as 559 00:27:25,560 --> 00:27:28,840 Speaker 1: a failure in many circles. That's fair. I believe I 560 00:27:28,880 --> 00:27:32,000 Speaker 1: called him at at one point on this very podcast. 561 00:27:32,720 --> 00:27:37,600 Speaker 1: Chip wins, Chip always wins, despite being named Chip all 562 00:27:37,640 --> 00:27:39,840 Speaker 1: the all the odds against. Is that his What was 563 00:27:39,880 --> 00:27:45,399 Speaker 1: his full name when he was born, Charles? I don't know, really, 564 00:27:46,680 --> 00:27:49,439 Speaker 1: that would be a weird first name. Let's move on, 565 00:27:49,720 --> 00:27:53,159 Speaker 1: especially with Kelly is the last name? Chips Gate Gally, 566 00:27:54,560 --> 00:27:57,879 Speaker 1: we're off the rails here. Charles was correct for the record, Well, 567 00:27:57,920 --> 00:28:02,040 Speaker 1: thank you see the gold standing gold Sdard. All right, 568 00:28:02,119 --> 00:28:05,359 Speaker 1: let's move on. The San Diego Chargers head to Cincinnati 569 00:28:05,440 --> 00:28:09,560 Speaker 1: to face the Bengals Bengals Bengals on Sunday. How about 570 00:28:09,560 --> 00:28:12,000 Speaker 1: the Bengals getting the big boy pants getting the Sunday 571 00:28:12,040 --> 00:28:15,200 Speaker 1: game right off the bat. That's a little notable Marvin 572 00:28:15,240 --> 00:28:18,880 Speaker 1: Lewis of course, oh and four uh in the playoffs 573 00:28:18,920 --> 00:28:22,159 Speaker 1: in his career. This is You can make the argument 574 00:28:22,200 --> 00:28:23,520 Speaker 1: this is the most if you want to talk about 575 00:28:23,520 --> 00:28:25,960 Speaker 1: some pressure, the most pressure he's ever felt to win 576 00:28:26,000 --> 00:28:27,639 Speaker 1: a game. He's got to win a game, and this 577 00:28:27,760 --> 00:28:30,399 Speaker 1: seems like a really nice matchup considering, let's be honest, 578 00:28:30,440 --> 00:28:32,680 Speaker 1: the charges shouldn't even be here. Where is that pressure 579 00:28:32,680 --> 00:28:36,520 Speaker 1: coming from? I don't know. Fair point, because he's not 580 00:28:36,560 --> 00:28:39,720 Speaker 1: going to be fired. Its fair point. Mike Brown does 581 00:28:39,760 --> 00:28:43,160 Speaker 1: not change coaches unless he's absolutely forced to buy some 582 00:28:43,240 --> 00:28:45,800 Speaker 1: kind of fan revolt. They just made the playoffs for 583 00:28:45,840 --> 00:28:48,920 Speaker 1: the third time in a row ever in that franchise's history. 584 00:28:48,960 --> 00:28:51,760 Speaker 1: Can't just keep losing playoff games. First on it like 585 00:28:51,840 --> 00:28:55,240 Speaker 1: every other year under Mike Brown. They're not going to 586 00:28:55,360 --> 00:29:00,280 Speaker 1: lose this game. Tell me why not. I initially at 587 00:29:00,280 --> 00:29:02,520 Speaker 1: the start of this week felt like Cincinnati was gonna 588 00:29:02,520 --> 00:29:05,800 Speaker 1: just do what we know that they're gonna do either 589 00:29:05,880 --> 00:29:07,720 Speaker 1: at home and they're a completely different team at home. 590 00:29:07,840 --> 00:29:10,280 Speaker 1: Will that stay true? It has to, I think for 591 00:29:10,320 --> 00:29:13,280 Speaker 1: them to have a chance, obviously, but they are. They 592 00:29:13,320 --> 00:29:16,400 Speaker 1: were six points away from scoring forty at home five 593 00:29:16,480 --> 00:29:19,640 Speaker 1: games in a row, which is outrageous. I feel like 594 00:29:19,640 --> 00:29:21,760 Speaker 1: the season passed and I didn't even see that out 595 00:29:21,760 --> 00:29:23,400 Speaker 1: of the Bengals. I mean, I've watched the number of 596 00:29:23,440 --> 00:29:26,240 Speaker 1: their games, but Dalton is a different player at home 597 00:29:26,400 --> 00:29:30,520 Speaker 1: that helps, and that Chief's Chargers game, that defense in 598 00:29:30,560 --> 00:29:34,120 Speaker 1: San Diego is a disaster. That what they have to 599 00:29:34,160 --> 00:29:37,640 Speaker 1: hope for is a shootout where Rivers and Ryan Matthews 600 00:29:37,680 --> 00:29:39,840 Speaker 1: do what they've been doing lately. They have been awesome, 601 00:29:39,840 --> 00:29:41,640 Speaker 1: but I can see this being like a thirty one 602 00:29:43,240 --> 00:29:46,520 Speaker 1: type of game. But I for the franchise in Cincinnati, 603 00:29:46,520 --> 00:29:48,320 Speaker 1: I believe they're gonna win this thing. If two weeks 604 00:29:48,360 --> 00:29:52,080 Speaker 1: ago the Chargers held the Broncos too and Manning to 605 00:29:52,160 --> 00:29:54,240 Speaker 1: one of his least effective games of the year, you 606 00:29:54,280 --> 00:29:56,880 Speaker 1: don't think they can do that to Dalton, and that 607 00:29:56,920 --> 00:29:59,680 Speaker 1: game is such a mystery. I believe have held their 608 00:29:59,680 --> 00:30:02,160 Speaker 1: opponent under twenty points in four of the last five games, 609 00:30:02,200 --> 00:30:04,440 Speaker 1: the only game being against the Chiefs reserves right and 610 00:30:04,560 --> 00:30:07,560 Speaker 1: under three fifty yards in the last four games two 611 00:30:07,560 --> 00:30:09,480 Speaker 1: and they've They're on a four game win streak, and 612 00:30:09,520 --> 00:30:13,080 Speaker 1: I they've been playing better, but this is the weakest 613 00:30:13,200 --> 00:30:15,520 Speaker 1: unit on the field. I think it is San Diego's defense, 614 00:30:15,600 --> 00:30:19,680 Speaker 1: no question. Specifically, they're defensive backs. They can be burnt. 615 00:30:19,760 --> 00:30:21,720 Speaker 1: And I don't know if you can stop a J. Green. 616 00:30:21,760 --> 00:30:23,800 Speaker 1: And that's it's not just age. You've got Marvin Jones. 617 00:30:23,800 --> 00:30:25,720 Speaker 1: And it said if if you don't if Green is 618 00:30:26,400 --> 00:30:29,320 Speaker 1: when for instance, Cleveland played Cincinnati, or you have a 619 00:30:29,360 --> 00:30:31,840 Speaker 1: team when you've got a cornerback that can erase Green 620 00:30:31,880 --> 00:30:33,840 Speaker 1: out of the mix. Dalton gets in a lot of 621 00:30:33,840 --> 00:30:36,840 Speaker 1: trouble because he looks to Green and he and he throws. 622 00:30:36,920 --> 00:30:39,920 Speaker 1: He'll get caught and throwing that bad pick and sometimes 623 00:30:39,960 --> 00:30:42,960 Speaker 1: back to back picks on drives. That just sinks Cincinnati 624 00:30:43,000 --> 00:30:44,360 Speaker 1: and then the rest of the team has to has 625 00:30:44,400 --> 00:30:47,320 Speaker 1: to bail Dalton out. But Jones has I think ten 626 00:30:47,400 --> 00:30:50,600 Speaker 1: touchdowns on the year. He's been a nice find on 627 00:30:50,640 --> 00:30:53,520 Speaker 1: the other side of the field. And I the Charges 628 00:30:53,600 --> 00:30:56,840 Speaker 1: don't have it weddles in nice safety. Their cornerbacks are 629 00:30:56,880 --> 00:31:00,360 Speaker 1: a big problem. And I think that Cincinnati's gonna play West. Uh. 630 00:31:00,360 --> 00:31:02,800 Speaker 1: It's that time of the podcast where I ask you 631 00:31:02,880 --> 00:31:07,360 Speaker 1: about the mysteries of the A D Scale. You ready, okay, okay? 632 00:31:07,760 --> 00:31:15,680 Speaker 1: If let's say Andy Dalton finishers twelve passer rating on Sunday, 633 00:31:15,680 --> 00:31:20,240 Speaker 1: four touchdowns, and they advance. They go to New England. 634 00:31:20,280 --> 00:31:23,920 Speaker 1: Let's say get picked off late in the game, but 635 00:31:24,320 --> 00:31:27,400 Speaker 1: Dalton plays great again post over a hundred passer rating, 636 00:31:27,480 --> 00:31:30,880 Speaker 1: makes some big passes late. Would that be enough to 637 00:31:31,080 --> 00:31:34,920 Speaker 1: recalibrate the scale. I would feel a lot more confident 638 00:31:35,160 --> 00:31:37,880 Speaker 1: after I see the games and what how he's playing, 639 00:31:37,880 --> 00:31:41,320 Speaker 1: what type of passes he's done, the best you've seen 640 00:31:41,320 --> 00:31:44,080 Speaker 1: from him. He brings that type of level to these 641 00:31:44,120 --> 00:31:47,720 Speaker 1: next two weeks in the playoffs, winning big games, even 642 00:31:47,760 --> 00:31:49,760 Speaker 1: though I think you would have to factor in that 643 00:31:49,800 --> 00:31:51,960 Speaker 1: the Chargers and Patriots are in the bottom third of 644 00:31:51,960 --> 00:31:54,400 Speaker 1: the league in defense. Those would have to be factored in. 645 00:31:54,520 --> 00:31:56,920 Speaker 1: But stepping up on the big stage, you would have 646 00:31:56,960 --> 00:32:00,040 Speaker 1: to recalibrate the Andy Dalton scale and then can it 647 00:32:00,200 --> 00:32:05,479 Speaker 1: or him close to a franchise quarterback? It does come 648 00:32:05,520 --> 00:32:08,120 Speaker 1: down to the playoffs. You know his He's got zero 649 00:32:08,160 --> 00:32:11,240 Speaker 1: touchdowns and four picks and two playoff games. That's the 650 00:32:11,320 --> 00:32:14,360 Speaker 1: most and played about as inspiring as you could possible, 651 00:32:14,360 --> 00:32:16,520 Speaker 1: along with the entire team, by the way. But yes, 652 00:32:16,800 --> 00:32:20,440 Speaker 1: but no, the zero four ratio there was matched only 653 00:32:20,480 --> 00:32:25,720 Speaker 1: by Cordell Stewart. Todd Renovich and Mark Flassic. Mark Plastic 654 00:32:25,800 --> 00:32:28,200 Speaker 1: is on my old Pickles team. Well he should. With 655 00:32:28,240 --> 00:32:36,080 Speaker 1: Steve Dials, you should be. Isn't that the issue with Dalton? No, 656 00:32:36,200 --> 00:32:38,720 Speaker 1: it's like we we understand that he's had a nice 657 00:32:38,720 --> 00:32:41,440 Speaker 1: regular season. At points, he's got to do it. I forgot. 658 00:32:41,480 --> 00:32:44,840 Speaker 1: Jimmy Clawson is also a you cannot leave classon off. 659 00:32:45,000 --> 00:32:47,000 Speaker 1: You've got four quarterbacks and no other players. It's like 660 00:32:47,000 --> 00:32:50,960 Speaker 1: the only Pro bowlist he'll ever get on Jimmy Clawson. Yeah, 661 00:32:51,120 --> 00:32:54,040 Speaker 1: like when you talk about the Browns with other people, 662 00:32:54,040 --> 00:32:56,640 Speaker 1: there are certain things you get. You have in certain 663 00:32:56,640 --> 00:33:00,320 Speaker 1: intuition about the Browns, and in certain games you have 664 00:33:00,360 --> 00:33:01,960 Speaker 1: a fail for how they're gonna win or how they're 665 00:33:01,960 --> 00:33:05,280 Speaker 1: gonna blow it. Everything I know about the Bengals is 666 00:33:05,280 --> 00:33:08,640 Speaker 1: they can't have nice things. The rest of the NFL 667 00:33:08,680 --> 00:33:11,000 Speaker 1: can have nice things like playoff victories. Well not the 668 00:33:11,160 --> 00:33:14,560 Speaker 1: entire rest of the NFL. Yes, they do. Who doesn't 669 00:33:14,560 --> 00:33:16,720 Speaker 1: have a playoff win in the last twenty years. Well, 670 00:33:16,800 --> 00:33:21,080 Speaker 1: you're right, the longest streak goes to Cincinnati. There's a 671 00:33:21,080 --> 00:33:24,200 Speaker 1: way to mess things up. The Bengals will do it. 672 00:33:24,240 --> 00:33:27,920 Speaker 1: Whether it's Marvin Lewis challenging plays that have he has 673 00:33:27,920 --> 00:33:30,640 Speaker 1: no business challenging, wasting all his time outs in the 674 00:33:30,640 --> 00:33:34,120 Speaker 1: first half, Andy Dalton just getting destroyed by J. J. 675 00:33:34,280 --> 00:33:38,240 Speaker 1: Watt not even showing up for the playoffs. This team, 676 00:33:38,280 --> 00:33:41,520 Speaker 1: since I the last twenty years, they'll find a way 677 00:33:41,520 --> 00:33:43,760 Speaker 1: to mess it up, Chemo all often blowing out Carson 678 00:33:43,760 --> 00:33:47,320 Speaker 1: Palmer's need. Something will happen where the There's no question, 679 00:33:48,880 --> 00:33:51,920 Speaker 1: it's just the way things work. In my mind, things 680 00:33:52,000 --> 00:33:55,840 Speaker 1: tumble because they go down the rabbit hole. That's what 681 00:33:55,960 --> 00:33:57,560 Speaker 1: they do. Let me ask you, this is this the 682 00:33:57,600 --> 00:34:01,320 Speaker 1: best Bengals team since that n season. Yes, I I 683 00:34:01,320 --> 00:34:03,640 Speaker 1: said before the season, this is the most balanced Bengals 684 00:34:03,640 --> 00:34:06,240 Speaker 1: team that I remember, even more balanced in the Super 685 00:34:06,280 --> 00:34:08,760 Speaker 1: Bowl teams as far as the defense and the offense. 686 00:34:08,760 --> 00:34:12,120 Speaker 1: And I stick by that. But Boomeriscisen and Ken Anderson, 687 00:34:12,160 --> 00:34:15,040 Speaker 1: we're great quarterbacks and Andy Dalton is not. What about 688 00:34:15,080 --> 00:34:17,520 Speaker 1: that team? Not to go too deep into the history, 689 00:34:17,560 --> 00:34:20,239 Speaker 1: but the game where Palmer blew out his knee, that 690 00:34:20,239 --> 00:34:22,440 Speaker 1: was a pretty good team too, right, Yes, and I 691 00:34:22,520 --> 00:34:24,759 Speaker 1: didn't think they were as good defensively as they are now. 692 00:34:25,280 --> 00:34:28,000 Speaker 1: So we're talking a lot about the Bengals. Is there 693 00:34:28,040 --> 00:34:31,400 Speaker 1: anything about the Chargers because I we talked about this 694 00:34:31,440 --> 00:34:33,920 Speaker 1: in the last podcast, really down on them after how 695 00:34:33,960 --> 00:34:36,720 Speaker 1: they performed in this in that playing game against the Chiefs. 696 00:34:37,080 --> 00:34:39,799 Speaker 1: Is this basically a situation where the Bengals got a 697 00:34:39,800 --> 00:34:42,000 Speaker 1: great poll here and they're gonna, well, the offense didn't 698 00:34:42,000 --> 00:34:44,040 Speaker 1: play poorly against the Chiefs, that's their hope. I mean, 699 00:34:44,080 --> 00:34:46,120 Speaker 1: they went down the field on Kansas City and scor 700 00:34:46,160 --> 00:34:49,160 Speaker 1: second team defense, but well fair, but they scored in 701 00:34:49,200 --> 00:34:51,560 Speaker 1: three plays. And and we've seen Rivers. Listen, he's had 702 00:34:51,560 --> 00:34:55,560 Speaker 1: a fantastic season. Ryan Matthews in West, that's West's guy. 703 00:34:56,000 --> 00:34:58,960 Speaker 1: He has been last couple of games. They're giving him 704 00:34:59,000 --> 00:35:02,440 Speaker 1: the ball five twenty six times a game. They're leaning 705 00:35:02,480 --> 00:35:05,240 Speaker 1: on him. Woodhead is a great third down back this season. 706 00:35:05,560 --> 00:35:10,320 Speaker 1: You've got a key now, Darius Green. It could be 707 00:35:11,320 --> 00:35:13,160 Speaker 1: if you wanted to defend this game, you would call 708 00:35:13,239 --> 00:35:15,719 Speaker 1: up Greg because Greg told me the other day that 709 00:35:15,760 --> 00:35:17,960 Speaker 1: the Chargers are not that much worse than the Bengals. 710 00:35:18,160 --> 00:35:20,920 Speaker 1: If you look at Football Outsiders d v O rankings, 711 00:35:21,239 --> 00:35:24,520 Speaker 1: which factor in everything opponent, you know that the Chargers 712 00:35:24,560 --> 00:35:27,399 Speaker 1: are not that far behind the Bengals, and they've lost 713 00:35:27,440 --> 00:35:29,360 Speaker 1: some close games that they probably should have won. The 714 00:35:29,360 --> 00:35:31,600 Speaker 1: Redskins game stands out in my mind, where the play 715 00:35:31,640 --> 00:35:34,759 Speaker 1: calling down the stretch was bad. The Titans game this 716 00:35:35,080 --> 00:35:36,920 Speaker 1: to me, they're probably a little bit better than eight 717 00:35:36,960 --> 00:35:39,600 Speaker 1: and eight and you, but you picked the Chargers. I 718 00:35:39,640 --> 00:35:41,200 Speaker 1: did for all the reasons I said. I just the 719 00:35:41,200 --> 00:35:45,080 Speaker 1: Bengals can't have nice things, including playoff wins. Do you 720 00:35:45,120 --> 00:35:47,839 Speaker 1: want to hear a really bizarre stat is a mind 721 00:35:47,840 --> 00:35:51,480 Speaker 1: blowing it's a little mind with brain matter against the 722 00:35:51,480 --> 00:35:55,239 Speaker 1: wall behind West and I. It's possible, Okay, all right? 723 00:35:55,719 --> 00:36:00,200 Speaker 1: Since every team that played the Eagles in phillis home 724 00:36:00,200 --> 00:36:04,880 Speaker 1: opener won the Super Bowl since when? Since two thousand 725 00:36:04,880 --> 00:36:08,680 Speaker 1: and nine? Every year this year the Eagles opened up 726 00:36:08,719 --> 00:36:12,799 Speaker 1: by hosting these very bizarre Chargers. There's a little bit 727 00:36:12,800 --> 00:36:16,480 Speaker 1: of hope in San Diego. It sounds like there's a 728 00:36:16,480 --> 00:36:18,680 Speaker 1: bit of a hokem and that's that. Well, it's true. 729 00:36:19,280 --> 00:36:22,480 Speaker 1: It was. It was the two thousand and nine Saints, 730 00:36:23,160 --> 00:36:26,360 Speaker 1: the two thousand and ten Packers, the eleven Giants, and 731 00:36:26,360 --> 00:36:29,759 Speaker 1: the twelve Ravens all were the Eagles home opener opponents. 732 00:36:29,800 --> 00:36:32,759 Speaker 1: That has no predictive value whatsoever. It's out there, it's 733 00:36:32,800 --> 00:36:35,319 Speaker 1: in it's in the atmosphere, deal with it. Speaking of 734 00:36:35,400 --> 00:36:39,040 Speaker 1: Hocum at least uh something I believe West will perceive 735 00:36:39,080 --> 00:36:42,440 Speaker 1: as Hokum. Dave damn Check said on the Simmons Podcast 736 00:36:43,040 --> 00:36:45,360 Speaker 1: on grant Land that the Bengals will be the a 737 00:36:45,440 --> 00:36:47,799 Speaker 1: f C representative at the super and he's been saying 738 00:36:47,840 --> 00:36:51,480 Speaker 1: that since that off season. In In some ways that 739 00:36:51,520 --> 00:36:54,400 Speaker 1: would not surprise me because I think the a f 740 00:36:54,520 --> 00:36:56,840 Speaker 1: C East or the a f C is that mediocre. 741 00:36:57,239 --> 00:37:00,720 Speaker 1: And also, yeah, and damask will do anything to defeat 742 00:37:00,760 --> 00:37:04,960 Speaker 1: Peyton Manning in the playoffs, including pushing the Bengals. He um, 743 00:37:05,080 --> 00:37:07,600 Speaker 1: he makes arguments against Peyton Manning kind of like I 744 00:37:07,680 --> 00:37:10,040 Speaker 1: do against the Bengals. Hold on, Damien Nick has been 745 00:37:10,040 --> 00:37:14,040 Speaker 1: calling for Cincinnati since before the season though, to win 746 00:37:14,120 --> 00:37:15,879 Speaker 1: the a f C. And so I think he's still 747 00:37:15,920 --> 00:37:18,800 Speaker 1: you know, they're here. He's sticking with He's sticking his 748 00:37:19,120 --> 00:37:22,080 Speaker 1: Every a f C team is flawed in a very 749 00:37:22,360 --> 00:37:25,719 Speaker 1: noticeable way. All right, let's take it back to the 750 00:37:25,840 --> 00:37:28,360 Speaker 1: NFC for the final game of wild Card Weekend, the 751 00:37:28,360 --> 00:37:32,080 Speaker 1: San Francisco forty Niners at Green Bay Packers at Lambeau. 752 00:37:32,320 --> 00:37:34,239 Speaker 1: I think a lot of people feel this is the 753 00:37:34,239 --> 00:37:37,200 Speaker 1: marquee game of the weekend, which may explain the Joe 754 00:37:37,239 --> 00:37:41,960 Speaker 1: Buck Troy Aikman treatment on Fox. UM. I will ask you, gentlemen, 755 00:37:42,400 --> 00:37:44,080 Speaker 1: you know this is to me, this was the hardest 756 00:37:44,120 --> 00:37:47,240 Speaker 1: game for me to pick personally, because you have Packers 757 00:37:47,239 --> 00:37:50,200 Speaker 1: team that's got Aaron Rodgers back, has all that good 758 00:37:50,239 --> 00:37:53,360 Speaker 1: mojo going now they're in their building. But I also 759 00:37:53,400 --> 00:37:56,319 Speaker 1: think the Niners are as playoff tested as any team 760 00:37:56,320 --> 00:37:59,799 Speaker 1: in the league right now and are deeply talented with 761 00:37:59,840 --> 00:38:02,480 Speaker 1: a gray coach. So I don't know this is a 762 00:38:02,480 --> 00:38:04,759 Speaker 1: coin flip to me, the definition of a coin flip 763 00:38:05,000 --> 00:38:08,239 Speaker 1: coin flip game? What do you think, Mark, I don't 764 00:38:08,239 --> 00:38:10,000 Speaker 1: think this is a coin flip game. I think that 765 00:38:10,280 --> 00:38:13,400 Speaker 1: San Francisco is a far superior team. The fact that 766 00:38:13,400 --> 00:38:17,080 Speaker 1: it's in Green Bay is Uh, that's disturbing for the Niners, 767 00:38:17,080 --> 00:38:20,759 Speaker 1: no question. But watching what happened with the Bears last week, 768 00:38:20,920 --> 00:38:23,560 Speaker 1: and everyone wants to talk about what the Packers did 769 00:38:23,560 --> 00:38:26,520 Speaker 1: on offense, and there's a reason for that, because, uh, 770 00:38:26,560 --> 00:38:28,880 Speaker 1: they can give up thirty seven points and probably score 771 00:38:28,920 --> 00:38:30,840 Speaker 1: thirty eight. That's the team they are right now. But 772 00:38:31,000 --> 00:38:34,600 Speaker 1: they gave up big play after big play against the Bears. 773 00:38:34,640 --> 00:38:38,040 Speaker 1: Every drive in key moments, whether it was a long 774 00:38:38,080 --> 00:38:41,200 Speaker 1: pass down field, whether it was Color finding someone right 775 00:38:41,200 --> 00:38:45,000 Speaker 1: over the middle, or Matt Forte just blistering this defensive front. 776 00:38:46,040 --> 00:38:49,640 Speaker 1: The Packers are not a good run stopping defense on 777 00:38:49,760 --> 00:38:52,759 Speaker 1: any level, and San Francisco, if they get off to 778 00:38:52,800 --> 00:38:55,760 Speaker 1: a good start, could control this game on in that situation. 779 00:38:55,760 --> 00:38:59,080 Speaker 1: In that way, Rogers obviously makes this a complete wild card. 780 00:38:59,120 --> 00:39:02,440 Speaker 1: Though this comes down to defense. As far as I'm concerned. 781 00:39:03,040 --> 00:39:07,440 Speaker 1: You won't find this on your sheet, but forty Niners 782 00:39:07,480 --> 00:39:10,239 Speaker 1: since the third week in September have not allowed more 783 00:39:10,280 --> 00:39:12,960 Speaker 1: than twenty five points in the game. The Packers since 784 00:39:13,000 --> 00:39:16,200 Speaker 1: the third week in October have only kept a team 785 00:39:16,239 --> 00:39:19,680 Speaker 1: under twenty five points one time. They're the exact opposite. 786 00:39:19,719 --> 00:39:22,680 Speaker 1: The forty Niners shut you down. The Packers allow you 787 00:39:22,719 --> 00:39:24,479 Speaker 1: to come back in the game when they have a lead. 788 00:39:24,920 --> 00:39:28,000 Speaker 1: And the Packers are playing without claim Matthews, who is 789 00:39:28,040 --> 00:39:31,160 Speaker 1: their best defensive player, so already a bad defense is 790 00:39:31,200 --> 00:39:34,719 Speaker 1: losing their best player. I feel pretty good about the 791 00:39:34,719 --> 00:39:38,040 Speaker 1: forty Niners in this game. Aaron Rodgers I had a vision, 792 00:39:38,200 --> 00:39:41,840 Speaker 1: in my literal vision, a dream in a sleep state 793 00:39:42,560 --> 00:39:45,000 Speaker 1: that Aaron Rodgers would return and the Packers would not 794 00:39:45,040 --> 00:39:49,120 Speaker 1: lose another game all season. Is that a Sessler? It 795 00:39:49,200 --> 00:39:56,319 Speaker 1: might be its sess A SoundBite by the way, that 796 00:39:56,400 --> 00:39:59,480 Speaker 1: I think is fading into oblivion because I have came 797 00:39:59,520 --> 00:40:01,880 Speaker 1: in last and picks I believe you meant it. I 798 00:40:01,920 --> 00:40:06,840 Speaker 1: believe you meant fading into Bolivian Bolivia. It's it's ugly 799 00:40:07,040 --> 00:40:10,000 Speaker 1: for the Settlers this season. I think, well, there's always 800 00:40:10,040 --> 00:40:14,200 Speaker 1: next year. There is continue anyway, had an actual dream, 801 00:40:14,320 --> 00:40:19,040 Speaker 1: um fever fever dream potentially considering the defensive stats you 802 00:40:19,160 --> 00:40:22,600 Speaker 1: just rolled out on me. But yeah, I think when 803 00:40:22,640 --> 00:40:25,320 Speaker 1: you Rogers coming back is a little bit of magic 804 00:40:25,360 --> 00:40:27,040 Speaker 1: in the building, you know. I think this is where 805 00:40:27,040 --> 00:40:29,560 Speaker 1: Greg might have jumped in, maybe got out of his seats, 806 00:40:29,560 --> 00:40:31,840 Speaker 1: started waving his hands around. He picked them to go 807 00:40:31,880 --> 00:40:34,600 Speaker 1: to the super Bowl. So so that's what That's why 808 00:40:34,640 --> 00:40:37,040 Speaker 1: I picked the Packers. I know you guys both picked 809 00:40:37,040 --> 00:40:40,680 Speaker 1: the Niners. I think the home field advantage and Rogers potentially, 810 00:40:41,200 --> 00:40:43,600 Speaker 1: um you know, playing out of his mind in the 811 00:40:43,680 --> 00:40:46,799 Speaker 1: spot will be enough. This isn't home field advantage where 812 00:40:46,840 --> 00:40:49,560 Speaker 1: a team has to come into your dome or play 813 00:40:49,600 --> 00:40:52,160 Speaker 1: in a nice warm This is not a house situation. 814 00:40:52,200 --> 00:40:53,600 Speaker 1: This is about as big as you can get in 815 00:40:53,680 --> 00:40:56,480 Speaker 1: terms of home field advantage supposed to be zero degrees 816 00:40:57,040 --> 00:41:00,640 Speaker 1: game time temperature with wind chill and the negative team. 817 00:41:00,719 --> 00:41:03,600 Speaker 1: What about cruel quick Eddie Lacy last week? Obviously he's 818 00:41:03,600 --> 00:41:05,880 Speaker 1: dealing with that ankle, and they they had Starks in 819 00:41:05,920 --> 00:41:08,200 Speaker 1: there a bunch. I mean, do you feel that Lacy. 820 00:41:08,400 --> 00:41:10,520 Speaker 1: I don't think he's a d percent he's this week? 821 00:41:10,520 --> 00:41:13,279 Speaker 1: He certainly isn't. Didn't quite look himself, but he still 822 00:41:13,360 --> 00:41:15,719 Speaker 1: was tough last week. He's always gonna play tough, but 823 00:41:15,760 --> 00:41:19,600 Speaker 1: he wasn't cutting sharply or hard like he did all year. 824 00:41:20,400 --> 00:41:23,000 Speaker 1: Starks has played great, but I think is he one 825 00:41:23,000 --> 00:41:25,600 Speaker 1: of those guys if you give him seven carries, he 826 00:41:25,640 --> 00:41:27,480 Speaker 1: comes off the bench and runs a hundred miles an hour. 827 00:41:28,320 --> 00:41:30,440 Speaker 1: Maybe he maybe that's the ideal role for him. I 828 00:41:30,480 --> 00:41:32,879 Speaker 1: saw a good observation by one of the Packers beat 829 00:41:32,880 --> 00:41:37,520 Speaker 1: writers during last week's game against Chicago that despite Lacy 830 00:41:37,640 --> 00:41:40,000 Speaker 1: having the bad ankle, I'm not sure which ankle is 831 00:41:40,040 --> 00:41:42,719 Speaker 1: the bad one he would they were calling plays that 832 00:41:43,120 --> 00:41:44,640 Speaker 1: had him running to the side of the field that 833 00:41:44,640 --> 00:41:47,400 Speaker 1: would have him cutting off that ankle, which seems to 834 00:41:47,440 --> 00:41:49,720 Speaker 1: me to be counterproductive. Especially when you have two guys 835 00:41:50,040 --> 00:41:52,440 Speaker 1: that you can mix up the plays on that level, 836 00:41:52,640 --> 00:41:55,239 Speaker 1: I think, but I I I seriously think that this 837 00:41:55,280 --> 00:41:58,919 Speaker 1: guy is one of those warrior type players. He's going 838 00:41:59,000 --> 00:42:02,120 Speaker 1: to make a difference. And it reminds me also of 839 00:42:02,160 --> 00:42:04,359 Speaker 1: what the Packers had set up in front of them 840 00:42:04,360 --> 00:42:07,440 Speaker 1: before Rogers had hurt his collar bone in the first place, 841 00:42:07,680 --> 00:42:10,520 Speaker 1: where um Lacy it was first kind of coming into 842 00:42:10,560 --> 00:42:12,440 Speaker 1: his own and you were starting to get an idea 843 00:42:12,680 --> 00:42:14,880 Speaker 1: that this guy was a big time player. And then 844 00:42:14,880 --> 00:42:16,960 Speaker 1: he had Rogers and you had the weapons, and now 845 00:42:16,960 --> 00:42:19,239 Speaker 1: you have Randall co back and he's playing a bigger role. 846 00:42:19,600 --> 00:42:22,040 Speaker 1: I think the Niners this, Yes, they've been awesome on 847 00:42:22,120 --> 00:42:24,920 Speaker 1: defense for months now, but this is this is a 848 00:42:24,920 --> 00:42:27,759 Speaker 1: big challenge for them to keep that streak of I 849 00:42:27,840 --> 00:42:30,120 Speaker 1: think the Packers have twenty eight points in them. He 850 00:42:30,520 --> 00:42:33,799 Speaker 1: I just again the Green Bay. They got housed by 851 00:42:33,880 --> 00:42:36,319 Speaker 1: the Niners at home in the playoffs a year ago, 852 00:42:36,640 --> 00:42:39,759 Speaker 1: and the whole theme of the off season was a 853 00:42:39,920 --> 00:42:43,040 Speaker 1: we're gonna keep Dom Caper's mysterious mood to begin with, 854 00:42:43,080 --> 00:42:46,160 Speaker 1: but we're going to spend all these summer and spring 855 00:42:46,200 --> 00:42:48,960 Speaker 1: months figuring out how to shut down teams like the 856 00:42:49,040 --> 00:42:51,960 Speaker 1: forty Niners with Kaepernick in the option of the read 857 00:42:52,000 --> 00:42:56,280 Speaker 1: options situation and green based green based defense is worse 858 00:42:56,440 --> 00:43:00,000 Speaker 1: right now, Well, look at the Week one matchup. Kaepernick 859 00:43:00,040 --> 00:43:03,120 Speaker 1: had the game of his life. Uh, if do you 860 00:43:03,160 --> 00:43:05,719 Speaker 1: want to look for a hope for the Packers if 861 00:43:05,760 --> 00:43:10,439 Speaker 1: they shut down Vernon? Yeah, I mean your dream. That's 862 00:43:10,480 --> 00:43:14,440 Speaker 1: that's substantial evidence. Rights. But if if you can shut 863 00:43:14,440 --> 00:43:16,520 Speaker 1: down Vernon Davis and Anklin Bolden, I don't know if 864 00:43:16,520 --> 00:43:19,440 Speaker 1: I've ever seen a quarterback with twenty one touchdowns and 865 00:43:19,520 --> 00:43:24,960 Speaker 1: twenty of them came from two players. Whenever I say 866 00:43:24,960 --> 00:43:26,520 Speaker 1: on Twitter the Seahawks have the deepest team in the 867 00:43:26,600 --> 00:43:29,600 Speaker 1: NFL forty Honors, fans always say, what about thet Look, 868 00:43:29,640 --> 00:43:32,840 Speaker 1: you only got two players with touchdowns. You can't be 869 00:43:32,880 --> 00:43:37,640 Speaker 1: that deep. If Bolden goes down, you have no receivers. Um. Okay, 870 00:43:37,680 --> 00:43:40,600 Speaker 1: So that is that is the wild card round. We'll 871 00:43:40,600 --> 00:43:43,000 Speaker 1: be back on Sunday night, and of course we'll be 872 00:43:43,000 --> 00:43:45,600 Speaker 1: breaking down all the action and looking ahead to what 873 00:43:45,719 --> 00:43:48,240 Speaker 1: comes next. A couple of couple of things. Number one, West, 874 00:43:48,440 --> 00:43:52,080 Speaker 1: what is the map situation? You had discussed the idea 875 00:43:52,080 --> 00:43:55,360 Speaker 1: of buying a map from some type of map store, 876 00:43:55,760 --> 00:43:58,200 Speaker 1: putting it up in Studio sixty six, and then using 877 00:43:58,400 --> 00:44:01,759 Speaker 1: push pins imported from somewhere that would mark all the 878 00:44:01,800 --> 00:44:03,960 Speaker 1: listeners of a t L. Where are we on that? Well, 879 00:44:04,000 --> 00:44:06,040 Speaker 1: I want you to know I'm on this. I have 880 00:44:06,200 --> 00:44:08,120 Speaker 1: done a lot of research on this. I'm looking for 881 00:44:08,160 --> 00:44:10,239 Speaker 1: the perfect map and I've gone into Amazon and read 882 00:44:10,280 --> 00:44:13,120 Speaker 1: tons of reviews. All right, because you only shop online, right, Yeah, 883 00:44:13,160 --> 00:44:15,440 Speaker 1: I don't believe in going to malls. That's for chumps. 884 00:44:15,880 --> 00:44:17,840 Speaker 1: I mean, as you've seen by the slack Joel yokels 885 00:44:17,840 --> 00:44:23,440 Speaker 1: that hang out in malls, it's for chump's post forward thinking. 886 00:44:24,239 --> 00:44:27,680 Speaker 1: Despite your hatred of the term bro, you're very forward 887 00:44:27,719 --> 00:44:30,920 Speaker 1: thinking in all all matters and very young in your 888 00:44:30,920 --> 00:44:33,600 Speaker 1: mind when it comes to the Internet and the advantages 889 00:44:33,640 --> 00:44:36,880 Speaker 1: that it brings. I would I would chalk that up 890 00:44:36,920 --> 00:44:39,280 Speaker 1: more to the fact that I don't like people. Okay, 891 00:44:39,400 --> 00:44:42,719 Speaker 1: they're the worst. Got you? Okay, I got you? So 892 00:44:42,880 --> 00:44:45,600 Speaker 1: I have been doing a lot of Yeah, our listeners 893 00:44:45,600 --> 00:44:48,200 Speaker 1: are the best, that's why, you know, except for football fans. 894 00:44:48,160 --> 00:44:51,240 Speaker 1: According to West, he's not a few islands, but there's 895 00:44:51,239 --> 00:44:54,600 Speaker 1: a few distinctive groups of fans that uh you know, well, 896 00:44:54,680 --> 00:44:57,520 Speaker 1: back So I've been studying these maps and I haven't 897 00:44:57,560 --> 00:44:59,560 Speaker 1: found one that I'm truly like in love with yet. 898 00:44:59,560 --> 00:45:03,120 Speaker 1: But I uh, I promised that by by the end 899 00:45:03,120 --> 00:45:05,160 Speaker 1: of Sunday night I will have a map ordered. Is 900 00:45:05,160 --> 00:45:07,319 Speaker 1: it a map? A map? A map? I mean no, no, 901 00:45:07,320 --> 00:45:09,160 Speaker 1: no, no no, no no. There's all kinds of things on there. 902 00:45:09,600 --> 00:45:12,040 Speaker 1: What if all these people from all these cities around 903 00:45:12,040 --> 00:45:14,359 Speaker 1: the world are sending us their cities, and what if 904 00:45:14,400 --> 00:45:17,600 Speaker 1: the map doesn't have many cities on its rights? Is correct? 905 00:45:17,600 --> 00:45:19,600 Speaker 1: And that you don't just want to pull something out 906 00:45:19,640 --> 00:45:21,759 Speaker 1: of a national geograph. I don't want something where in 907 00:45:21,800 --> 00:45:24,160 Speaker 1: England the only city they have is London. Why don't 908 00:45:24,160 --> 00:45:27,400 Speaker 1: you just google really good map plus purchase. I didn't 909 00:45:27,400 --> 00:45:31,000 Speaker 1: say really, but I did. I did google best Maps 910 00:45:31,719 --> 00:45:34,520 Speaker 1: and I and I already ordered pushpins. All right? Good? 911 00:45:34,760 --> 00:45:37,160 Speaker 1: And are you tracking? I was thinking about this on 912 00:45:37,239 --> 00:45:39,800 Speaker 1: my way home yesterday. Are you tracking all the hundreds 913 00:45:39,800 --> 00:45:41,400 Speaker 1: of people that have tweeted at us I had have 914 00:45:41,440 --> 00:45:44,560 Speaker 1: already given their information. I have favored it every tweet 915 00:45:44,600 --> 00:45:47,839 Speaker 1: and developed a spreadsheet. I know that because every time 916 00:45:47,840 --> 00:45:51,000 Speaker 1: in my Gmail that WEST favorite something that I'm also 917 00:45:51,080 --> 00:45:53,520 Speaker 1: included in on the terms of the I d I 918 00:45:53,560 --> 00:45:55,640 Speaker 1: get an email. Maybe you should be hundreds of these. 919 00:45:55,640 --> 00:45:58,400 Speaker 1: Maybe you should set up your change your settings on Gmail. 920 00:45:58,400 --> 00:46:00,000 Speaker 1: It's where you're not getting my favorite. I'd like to 921 00:46:00,040 --> 00:46:02,799 Speaker 1: see what you're doing. All right, So that's good, big 922 00:46:02,800 --> 00:46:07,239 Speaker 1: brother Mark. I'm glad that that's progressing forward. Finally the 923 00:46:07,280 --> 00:46:10,000 Speaker 1: gold standard behind the glass. Um, what is going on 924 00:46:10,120 --> 00:46:13,479 Speaker 1: with the Stitcher Awards? Yes, sir, we're nominated this year 925 00:46:13,719 --> 00:46:16,120 Speaker 1: for Best Sports Commentary. So in order to vote for 926 00:46:16,280 --> 00:46:19,200 Speaker 1: us in this year's Stitcher Awards, go to Stitcher dot 927 00:46:19,239 --> 00:46:23,000 Speaker 1: promo tw dot com. Just follow the simple steps on 928 00:46:23,080 --> 00:46:25,440 Speaker 1: screen easily logg in with your Facebook. You gotta like 929 00:46:25,520 --> 00:46:27,520 Speaker 1: Stitcher on there, and then you can vote for us 930 00:46:27,600 --> 00:46:30,399 Speaker 1: in the category again of best Sports Commentary. But here's 931 00:46:30,440 --> 00:46:32,359 Speaker 1: the here's the thing. You can vote for us once 932 00:46:32,360 --> 00:46:37,480 Speaker 1: a day. Yeah, that's very good. It's all about you know, 933 00:46:37,520 --> 00:46:40,239 Speaker 1: we talked about integrity on the last podcast. Some people 934 00:46:40,320 --> 00:46:43,080 Speaker 1: might say vote once and then you know, back off 935 00:46:43,239 --> 00:46:45,279 Speaker 1: and let the rest of the people chime and know, 936 00:46:45,880 --> 00:46:49,640 Speaker 1: forget integrity, for get foxholes, get on their people. I 937 00:46:49,640 --> 00:46:52,480 Speaker 1: I implore you vote many times and we will be 938 00:46:52,520 --> 00:46:54,400 Speaker 1: the champions. We need to knock off the day and 939 00:46:54,440 --> 00:46:56,840 Speaker 1: Patrick Show. Well these are yeah, this's who were up against. 940 00:46:56,840 --> 00:46:58,960 Speaker 1: The Dan Patrick Show, which you know that guy is 941 00:46:59,080 --> 00:47:01,720 Speaker 1: very talented and his radio show is very good. Fellow 942 00:47:02,080 --> 00:47:05,680 Speaker 1: native Cincinnation. Yeah, he's pretty good. The Solo Monster sounds 943 00:47:05,680 --> 00:47:09,200 Speaker 1: are pretty good. Don't know, it's been around for years, 944 00:47:09,239 --> 00:47:12,200 Speaker 1: knocking down the park Solo Monster sounds off. I don't 945 00:47:12,239 --> 00:47:13,840 Speaker 1: know what that is, but I assume we could beat it. 946 00:47:14,080 --> 00:47:17,960 Speaker 1: The Fantasy Football Today podcast forget that, Chumps uh m 947 00:47:18,120 --> 00:47:23,719 Speaker 1: m a our on FanHouse, and then the Starters, which 948 00:47:23,760 --> 00:47:26,360 Speaker 1: is some type of basketball. You know what I feel like, 949 00:47:26,400 --> 00:47:27,960 Speaker 1: I don't. I don't even want to give them promotion. 950 00:47:28,320 --> 00:47:30,600 Speaker 1: We should win this. A lot of split loyalties over there, 951 00:47:30,760 --> 00:47:34,080 Speaker 1: We've got one unified army of listeners. Yes, so yeah 952 00:47:34,160 --> 00:47:36,120 Speaker 1: vote there. Thank you the gold Standard for that info, 953 00:47:36,719 --> 00:47:38,880 Speaker 1: and we will be back as I said, Sunday night, 954 00:47:38,960 --> 00:47:40,600 Speaker 1: and tell them this is Dan Hans is signing off 955 00:47:40,600 --> 00:47:44,600 Speaker 1: for the Mailman, the Sizzler, the gold Standard, and uh 956 00:47:44,880 --> 00:48:00,120 Speaker 1: Greg Rosenthal wherever he may be until something m