1 00:00:01,120 --> 00:00:10,560 Speaker 1: The Around the League Podcast doesn't watch soccer. Welcome back 2 00:00:10,560 --> 00:00:12,440 Speaker 1: to another addition of the Around the League Podcast. My 3 00:00:12,520 --> 00:00:14,880 Speaker 1: name is Dan Hanson. I'm joined by a room filled 4 00:00:14,920 --> 00:00:19,439 Speaker 1: with heroes, Chris Westling, Mark Sessler, and Greg Rosenthalt. What up, boys, 5 00:00:20,160 --> 00:00:23,160 Speaker 1: how are you? The energy level is up in this 6 00:00:23,280 --> 00:00:30,120 Speaker 1: room today today speak for yourselves, what's going on? I'm 7 00:00:30,160 --> 00:00:32,560 Speaker 1: on the Sessler shift today. I feel like I woke 8 00:00:32,640 --> 00:00:36,600 Speaker 1: up in his dungeon, the Sessler morning shift, which is 9 00:00:36,920 --> 00:00:40,279 Speaker 1: before the sun rises. But West, I am glad that 10 00:00:40,320 --> 00:00:42,919 Speaker 1: you didn't go into your hiking trip deep into the 11 00:00:43,159 --> 00:00:46,159 Speaker 1: dense malbou outback. That was good. Well, it's it's supposed 12 00:00:46,200 --> 00:00:49,120 Speaker 1: to be Escondido falls. And then I read that there 13 00:00:49,159 --> 00:00:51,720 Speaker 1: are no falls until the spring when when we have rained. 14 00:00:52,120 --> 00:00:54,160 Speaker 1: So you do all this hiking and see like a trickle. 15 00:00:54,480 --> 00:00:56,280 Speaker 1: I had a Sessler that you were going to end up. 16 00:00:56,800 --> 00:00:58,840 Speaker 1: Your remains would be found by a hunter in about 17 00:00:58,840 --> 00:01:03,200 Speaker 1: fourteen months. It's good that you're here. Um, so we 18 00:01:03,240 --> 00:01:06,360 Speaker 1: have obviously a huge show. This is the I'm gonna 19 00:01:06,400 --> 00:01:13,039 Speaker 1: say it, best championship Sunday ever. Another year that where 20 00:01:13,040 --> 00:01:15,160 Speaker 1: there were four games and this is this is where 21 00:01:15,160 --> 00:01:17,960 Speaker 1: two games four teams that were this deserving of being 22 00:01:17,959 --> 00:01:20,120 Speaker 1: in the spot, and I will I will give my 23 00:01:20,200 --> 00:01:22,959 Speaker 1: reasoning why we have a field of teams in which 24 00:01:23,000 --> 00:01:26,080 Speaker 1: the team featuring Tom Brady and Bill Belichick is viewed 25 00:01:26,120 --> 00:01:28,840 Speaker 1: as the weakest of the group by many people. I mean, 26 00:01:28,880 --> 00:01:32,880 Speaker 1: that tells you there are some heavyweights involved. I'd argue 27 00:01:32,880 --> 00:01:34,560 Speaker 1: you a little bit on that, but I think that 28 00:01:34,600 --> 00:01:37,600 Speaker 1: in our era of this, you know, last twenty years, Yeah, 29 00:01:37,600 --> 00:01:40,920 Speaker 1: you're in terms of teams with twelves. No, I mean, 30 00:01:41,080 --> 00:01:43,080 Speaker 1: I remember a year where you had the New York 31 00:01:43,120 --> 00:01:45,480 Speaker 1: Giants and the Washington Redskins, and you had on the 32 00:01:45,520 --> 00:01:48,640 Speaker 1: other side of the slate the Broncos and the Browns. Well, 33 00:01:48,840 --> 00:01:55,040 Speaker 1: it involved the NFC East four twelve win teams, though 34 00:01:55,120 --> 00:01:57,560 Speaker 1: that doesn't happen often you win twelve games. To me, 35 00:01:57,680 --> 00:02:00,800 Speaker 1: that's kind of the dividing line between you're pretty good 36 00:02:00,840 --> 00:02:04,000 Speaker 1: and you're and that's four of these teams. Funny you 37 00:02:04,040 --> 00:02:06,240 Speaker 1: bring that up, because when I was thinking to myself 38 00:02:06,280 --> 00:02:08,840 Speaker 1: before the podcast, is this the best championship weekend that 39 00:02:08,919 --> 00:02:12,280 Speaker 1: I remember? The ninety eight year was the last time 40 00:02:12,480 --> 00:02:15,920 Speaker 1: four teams had twelve wins or more? And I thought 41 00:02:15,919 --> 00:02:18,400 Speaker 1: maybe that was the best years. That was the best 42 00:02:18,480 --> 00:02:20,560 Speaker 1: best Jets team of my life led by Parcels and 43 00:02:20,600 --> 00:02:24,079 Speaker 1: then a great Broncos team and faking Gary Anderson, that 44 00:02:24,200 --> 00:02:27,040 Speaker 1: great Vikings team, but then the Falcons ruined because they 45 00:02:27,080 --> 00:02:29,079 Speaker 1: were Yeah, that was well and that's the we can't 46 00:02:29,120 --> 00:02:32,320 Speaker 1: go wrong with whatever ultimate matchup here we get for 47 00:02:32,360 --> 00:02:34,600 Speaker 1: the Super Bowl. And the other thing is we're gonna 48 00:02:34,680 --> 00:02:39,040 Speaker 1: get the old guard quarterback, the pure pocket passer type 49 00:02:39,080 --> 00:02:41,639 Speaker 1: guy Verse one of the new young guns. I think 50 00:02:41,639 --> 00:02:43,560 Speaker 1: it's going to be interesting. You're going with the verse 51 00:02:43,600 --> 00:02:48,400 Speaker 1: now too. Versus is that we've been nailed for that 52 00:02:48,720 --> 00:02:53,280 Speaker 1: Ben goals verse on all Linga. I wouldn't do that 53 00:02:53,760 --> 00:02:56,919 Speaker 1: before we before we dig into the two games. Um. 54 00:02:57,000 --> 00:02:59,320 Speaker 1: And also, we have a special guest coming in the studio, 55 00:03:00,080 --> 00:03:03,120 Speaker 1: uh St Louis Ramps star Robert Quinn. He will be 56 00:03:03,200 --> 00:03:05,440 Speaker 1: in the house, which is something to get excited about. 57 00:03:05,560 --> 00:03:07,480 Speaker 1: Chris and I. I believe we kind of settled on 58 00:03:07,560 --> 00:03:10,040 Speaker 1: him as the defensive player of the year. I don't 59 00:03:10,080 --> 00:03:12,120 Speaker 1: know if you had an opinion Mark and Dan. We 60 00:03:12,160 --> 00:03:15,880 Speaker 1: can't speak for Mark and Dam, but he's our defensive 61 00:03:15,880 --> 00:03:18,120 Speaker 1: player of the year. No, I trust your guy's judgment. 62 00:03:18,200 --> 00:03:20,920 Speaker 1: I think I think Richard Sherman deserves consideration as well, 63 00:03:20,960 --> 00:03:23,520 Speaker 1: but I think Quinn you can't argue. And I'm excited 64 00:03:23,560 --> 00:03:25,919 Speaker 1: to talk to him because he's faced these two teams 65 00:03:25,919 --> 00:03:28,200 Speaker 1: that combined four times. So we're gonna ask him, you know, 66 00:03:28,280 --> 00:03:31,200 Speaker 1: the offensive line, the quarterbacks, and he's gonna just shake 67 00:03:31,200 --> 00:03:34,480 Speaker 1: it all up before we get into the So that's 68 00:03:34,520 --> 00:03:37,000 Speaker 1: coming up a little later, before we get into the 69 00:03:37,040 --> 00:03:39,240 Speaker 1: first game on the schedule. I just thought it'd be 70 00:03:39,280 --> 00:03:41,680 Speaker 1: a good time to dig into our final four predictions, 71 00:03:42,440 --> 00:03:49,640 Speaker 1: published August of two thousand thirteen, two pm. I want 72 00:03:49,640 --> 00:03:52,160 Speaker 1: to I will say this, all four of us in 73 00:03:52,160 --> 00:03:54,080 Speaker 1: this room have at least one horse in the race. 74 00:03:56,680 --> 00:03:59,720 Speaker 1: That's not that impressive, considering it's the fore most likely 75 00:03:59,800 --> 00:04:04,320 Speaker 1: to two of us have two horses still in the race. 76 00:04:06,480 --> 00:04:08,880 Speaker 1: Not that impressive me the same level of clapping, nothing 77 00:04:08,880 --> 00:04:11,160 Speaker 1: more impressive. And of course, since I printed this up 78 00:04:11,200 --> 00:04:12,960 Speaker 1: and brought it up, I am one of those two. 79 00:04:13,400 --> 00:04:18,000 Speaker 1: I have the Seahawks and the Broncos advancing, and Mark 80 00:04:18,120 --> 00:04:28,919 Speaker 1: Sessler has the Patriots advancing to face the Seahawks. Applause, please, Greg, 81 00:04:28,960 --> 00:04:32,359 Speaker 1: you had the Packers and the Patriots advancing to the 82 00:04:32,360 --> 00:04:36,120 Speaker 1: Super Bowl. And Wes. You had the Packers over the Broncos, 83 00:04:36,640 --> 00:04:39,560 Speaker 1: and Patrick had Packers over. So I guess what the 84 00:04:39,600 --> 00:04:42,279 Speaker 1: takeaway from me is that I had a a Sessler, 85 00:04:42,320 --> 00:04:45,960 Speaker 1: one of the original ones back in the summer when 86 00:04:46,000 --> 00:04:48,920 Speaker 1: I told you that something hinky would happen to green 87 00:04:48,960 --> 00:04:53,159 Speaker 1: Bay season hinky listening to that just barrel on with 88 00:04:53,200 --> 00:04:57,000 Speaker 1: our prediction for green Bay rolling into the February. You 89 00:04:57,600 --> 00:05:01,400 Speaker 1: wouldn't happen. That wasn't of you, because you basically put 90 00:05:01,440 --> 00:05:04,440 Speaker 1: that into the ether, and that all came back on 91 00:05:04,480 --> 00:05:06,800 Speaker 1: a collar bone. It's just a read of what's out there. 92 00:05:06,839 --> 00:05:09,440 Speaker 1: It's not I'm not putting anything out there. It's to read. 93 00:05:10,520 --> 00:05:13,840 Speaker 1: So we all have we all have. Greg is steaming 94 00:05:13,960 --> 00:05:16,039 Speaker 1: right now by the way he did what he did 95 00:05:16,080 --> 00:05:19,440 Speaker 1: not want this getting on the air. Why Greg had 96 00:05:19,480 --> 00:05:22,000 Speaker 1: the Packers is the Super Bowl chick. I like that pick. 97 00:05:22,120 --> 00:05:27,600 Speaker 1: I've picked him every years. I have two teams left. 98 00:05:27,640 --> 00:05:30,359 Speaker 1: I have the Seahawks in my final four. Yeah, so 99 00:05:30,440 --> 00:05:33,120 Speaker 1: do I good job? Guys? All right, so let's you 100 00:05:33,200 --> 00:05:38,280 Speaker 1: totally didn't we have the seat? Who cares? Didn't we 101 00:05:38,320 --> 00:05:40,560 Speaker 1: have the Seahawks left? You said only a couple of 102 00:05:40,600 --> 00:05:44,480 Speaker 1: us only had two teams had Patriots in your Bowl pick, 103 00:05:44,600 --> 00:05:48,359 Speaker 1: how I see in the final pick? So all right, 104 00:05:48,440 --> 00:05:52,360 Speaker 1: who cares? Alright? Moving forward, let's get into the games 105 00:05:52,360 --> 00:05:54,880 Speaker 1: that are actually happening, and we will start with the 106 00:05:54,920 --> 00:05:57,920 Speaker 1: Patriots and Broncos. Oddly the early game, even though it's 107 00:05:57,960 --> 00:06:01,719 Speaker 1: the game that everyone wants to see. Um, I'll start 108 00:06:01,720 --> 00:06:03,680 Speaker 1: it this way. For both these games, I'll throw to 109 00:06:03,720 --> 00:06:07,159 Speaker 1: you guys, we'll bring up the previous meeting before between 110 00:06:07,200 --> 00:06:11,080 Speaker 1: the two teams. Uh, and the Broncos, of course, had 111 00:06:11,120 --> 00:06:16,039 Speaker 1: the devastating lost nothing halftime lead back in Week twelve. 112 00:06:16,400 --> 00:06:18,520 Speaker 1: The Patriots scored in their first five possessions of the 113 00:06:18,560 --> 00:06:21,280 Speaker 1: second half. The Broncos came back to tie, and then 114 00:06:21,279 --> 00:06:24,360 Speaker 1: they lost on a kind of flukey special teams play. 115 00:06:24,440 --> 00:06:27,600 Speaker 1: So the Patriots got to win there. What if anything 116 00:06:27,640 --> 00:06:32,279 Speaker 1: can we take from that Sunday Night classic. I don't 117 00:06:32,320 --> 00:06:34,840 Speaker 1: take much for from it. I think the Patriots are 118 00:06:34,880 --> 00:06:38,520 Speaker 1: such a different team now, and the way the elements 119 00:06:38,520 --> 00:06:40,919 Speaker 1: were in that game, it's gonna be a lot different 120 00:06:40,920 --> 00:06:43,080 Speaker 1: in Denver this week. I just I don't I don't 121 00:06:43,080 --> 00:06:44,720 Speaker 1: put much on that game. Yeah, we put that in 122 00:06:44,800 --> 00:06:48,240 Speaker 1: our preview that that game had a rob Bronkowski for 123 00:06:48,279 --> 00:06:51,240 Speaker 1: New England, uh and that offense was completely different with 124 00:06:51,320 --> 00:06:54,279 Speaker 1: him in there. And Von Miller for Denver had a 125 00:06:54,360 --> 00:06:57,279 Speaker 1: huge impact on that the early lead the Denver built 126 00:06:57,279 --> 00:06:59,200 Speaker 1: in that game. John Fox was also in hospital bed 127 00:06:59,279 --> 00:07:01,560 Speaker 1: or at least resting at home. Jack del Rio was 128 00:07:01,560 --> 00:07:03,919 Speaker 1: the interim coach for those game. Denver also really missed 129 00:07:03,920 --> 00:07:06,880 Speaker 1: Dominique Rogers Cromarty in the second half of that game, who, 130 00:07:06,920 --> 00:07:10,120 Speaker 1: to me, is maybe the key to their whole defense. 131 00:07:10,200 --> 00:07:13,200 Speaker 1: This week you put him on Edelman. He's had a 132 00:07:13,280 --> 00:07:17,360 Speaker 1: Pro Bowl caliber season. Rogers Cromarty, He's much better, I 133 00:07:17,400 --> 00:07:19,880 Speaker 1: think than the rest of the cornerbacks there, especially with 134 00:07:19,960 --> 00:07:22,800 Speaker 1: Chris Harris out, and that was a big factor in 135 00:07:22,840 --> 00:07:24,840 Speaker 1: that game. But as a Patriots fan, I do take 136 00:07:24,880 --> 00:07:26,960 Speaker 1: something away from that game. They went toe to toe. 137 00:07:27,120 --> 00:07:29,440 Speaker 1: To me, it was a very evenly played game. It 138 00:07:29,560 --> 00:07:32,360 Speaker 1: was not a game that the Patriots were lucky to 139 00:07:32,440 --> 00:07:35,600 Speaker 1: come back. They moved the ball the whole game. The 140 00:07:35,640 --> 00:07:38,840 Speaker 1: Broncos got a fourteen nothing lead on two crazy fumbles 141 00:07:38,920 --> 00:07:40,680 Speaker 1: that are just kind of crazy plays. They got the 142 00:07:40,760 --> 00:07:42,960 Speaker 1: luck back later. To me, it looked like too even 143 00:07:42,960 --> 00:07:47,000 Speaker 1: teams playing, which gives a little confidence when the rosters 144 00:07:47,520 --> 00:07:49,760 Speaker 1: don't feel as even you know what I'm saying, I 145 00:07:49,880 --> 00:07:53,000 Speaker 1: hear you. The Broncos definitely have more weapons on offense. 146 00:07:53,720 --> 00:07:55,960 Speaker 1: I think you know, Greg wrote a piece yesterday about 147 00:07:56,560 --> 00:08:00,920 Speaker 1: year to year. How it was piece in Pmitive, and 148 00:08:01,000 --> 00:08:04,920 Speaker 1: it talked about long the Belischick's ability to change the 149 00:08:05,000 --> 00:08:08,040 Speaker 1: offense year after year and not just year to year. 150 00:08:08,120 --> 00:08:10,200 Speaker 1: Sometimes just in the middle of the season. They flat 151 00:08:10,240 --> 00:08:12,800 Speaker 1: pivot and change what they're gonna do. And we've seen 152 00:08:12,840 --> 00:08:15,760 Speaker 1: that they've come. They've become this power run team. I 153 00:08:15,760 --> 00:08:18,800 Speaker 1: think how Denver approaches that they've been better against the 154 00:08:18,840 --> 00:08:22,360 Speaker 1: run Denver has. But that matchup for me is maybe 155 00:08:22,440 --> 00:08:24,920 Speaker 1: even bigger than some of the quarterback stuff going on. 156 00:08:25,400 --> 00:08:28,760 Speaker 1: I know everyone's talking about the Patriots running game. It's 157 00:08:28,760 --> 00:08:30,960 Speaker 1: it's not like it's an under the radar story, but 158 00:08:31,040 --> 00:08:35,679 Speaker 1: I'm not sure everyone realized what an insane change it's been. 159 00:08:35,720 --> 00:08:38,200 Speaker 1: The last four weeks. He has thrown fewer passes than 160 00:08:38,240 --> 00:08:40,040 Speaker 1: he has over a three game stretch than he ever 161 00:08:40,120 --> 00:08:43,000 Speaker 1: has in his career last year. Last week, we really 162 00:08:43,040 --> 00:08:45,000 Speaker 1: saw in the two minute drill at the end of 163 00:08:45,040 --> 00:08:48,520 Speaker 1: the first half, they ran on first and second down 164 00:08:49,520 --> 00:08:52,320 Speaker 1: with the whole field to go. It was insane, It 165 00:08:52,360 --> 00:08:54,800 Speaker 1: was illogical. I think that they weren't even throwing in 166 00:08:54,840 --> 00:08:57,640 Speaker 1: that situation. But they were that big of a run 167 00:08:57,679 --> 00:09:01,800 Speaker 1: heavy team that they're even running in really additional passing situations, 168 00:09:01,880 --> 00:09:04,120 Speaker 1: running on third and three, running on third and five. 169 00:09:04,640 --> 00:09:06,680 Speaker 1: That's who they are right now. There's a lot of 170 00:09:06,679 --> 00:09:10,000 Speaker 1: disrespect for the Colts to right. Yeah, yeah, I have 171 00:09:10,080 --> 00:09:15,319 Speaker 1: a sessler that they're going to come out past everywhere, 172 00:09:16,240 --> 00:09:19,320 Speaker 1: a lot of wolves in the midday. They're not gonna 173 00:09:19,360 --> 00:09:22,560 Speaker 1: sneak up on anybody with this rushing attack, whereas with 174 00:09:22,600 --> 00:09:24,520 Speaker 1: the Colts that had only been established for a week 175 00:09:24,600 --> 00:09:27,880 Speaker 1: or two, maybe three weeks. Everyone knows now because everybody's 176 00:09:27,880 --> 00:09:30,600 Speaker 1: been talking about Blunt all week in this new rushing attack, 177 00:09:31,000 --> 00:09:33,920 Speaker 1: and they don't lean on Brady as much. The Broncos 178 00:09:34,120 --> 00:09:37,280 Speaker 1: Mark wrote about this. They've only allowed one hundred, one 179 00:09:37,360 --> 00:09:40,000 Speaker 1: hundred yards to one team since Week thirteen. On the ground, 180 00:09:40,440 --> 00:09:43,000 Speaker 1: pot Rose Kelly playing as well or pot Rose Night 181 00:09:43,040 --> 00:09:45,520 Speaker 1: and playing as well as any nose tackle in the NFL. 182 00:09:45,920 --> 00:09:48,280 Speaker 1: I like pot Rose Kelly that that sounds like it 183 00:09:48,320 --> 00:09:55,880 Speaker 1: sounds like a bare knuckle boxer from fantasy. They're not 184 00:09:55,920 --> 00:09:58,840 Speaker 1: getting anything on the outside though early in the season 185 00:09:58,920 --> 00:10:01,360 Speaker 1: Ken Brell, Tompkins and the and Dobson that they were 186 00:10:01,360 --> 00:10:03,840 Speaker 1: a big storyline. Remember those guys, and they were a 187 00:10:03,840 --> 00:10:05,920 Speaker 1: big part of the offense. They had a lot of yards. 188 00:10:06,480 --> 00:10:09,280 Speaker 1: When was the last time Ken Brel and Aaron Dopson 189 00:10:09,320 --> 00:10:11,000 Speaker 1: were making places? They haven't even had them both on 190 00:10:11,040 --> 00:10:13,440 Speaker 1: the field together. Their status for this game is a 191 00:10:13,440 --> 00:10:15,920 Speaker 1: little up in the air as we tape this. My 192 00:10:16,040 --> 00:10:18,120 Speaker 1: guess is both of them are going to play this week, 193 00:10:18,120 --> 00:10:20,120 Speaker 1: but we really don't know about Dopton. And just so 194 00:10:20,200 --> 00:10:22,200 Speaker 1: that we can pump up something that everyone's written in 195 00:10:22,200 --> 00:10:25,280 Speaker 1: this room, Dan picked out Danny m and Dole as 196 00:10:25,360 --> 00:10:27,480 Speaker 1: his I don't know like this factor under the radar 197 00:10:27,520 --> 00:10:30,560 Speaker 1: guy X factor and this is uh listen, I I 198 00:10:30,640 --> 00:10:33,200 Speaker 1: hit it with blunt last week, and I feel confident 199 00:10:33,280 --> 00:10:37,480 Speaker 1: that what you hit the blunt, I hit the blunt hard. 200 00:10:37,600 --> 00:10:39,760 Speaker 1: I nailed it for you know he went off for 201 00:10:40,440 --> 00:10:44,880 Speaker 1: You're just you're laughing at how self. Yeah, it's either 202 00:10:44,920 --> 00:10:47,680 Speaker 1: it's either the veiled drug reference, which I wasn't intending, 203 00:10:47,920 --> 00:10:51,640 Speaker 1: or my Infinite Hubris one of the other sounds like 204 00:10:52,440 --> 00:10:57,120 Speaker 1: nineties rock band Infinite Hubris. It was like a side 205 00:10:57,120 --> 00:11:00,720 Speaker 1: project by the collective sould Leasing or something um. Alright, 206 00:11:00,760 --> 00:11:03,800 Speaker 1: so yes, Danny Amendola, I feel like, you know, Bill 207 00:11:03,840 --> 00:11:06,640 Speaker 1: Belichick has been of a tricky guy, and after running 208 00:11:07,080 --> 00:11:09,520 Speaker 1: to such an absurd level last week, they're gonna throw 209 00:11:09,559 --> 00:11:11,880 Speaker 1: the ball a lot and you have you know, the 210 00:11:12,000 --> 00:11:15,720 Speaker 1: Broncos secondaries banged up with Harris out, and they're gonna 211 00:11:15,720 --> 00:11:17,960 Speaker 1: be concentrating on Edelman, who has been their guy all year. 212 00:11:18,200 --> 00:11:21,319 Speaker 1: Amn dol who we know is very talented. This will 213 00:11:21,360 --> 00:11:24,040 Speaker 1: be the game where he shows up six for one, 214 00:11:24,160 --> 00:11:28,920 Speaker 1: fourteen and two scores and away we got Chris. Harris 215 00:11:29,320 --> 00:11:32,720 Speaker 1: was their slot corner. It's a huge rule, especially on 216 00:11:32,800 --> 00:11:36,880 Speaker 1: third downs. Quent Jammer got flat out exposed last week 217 00:11:36,960 --> 00:11:39,880 Speaker 1: in the fourth quarter. Uh, he got burnt. I don't 218 00:11:39,920 --> 00:11:42,360 Speaker 1: know what they do at Champ Champ. Bailey will have 219 00:11:42,360 --> 00:11:44,720 Speaker 1: to play every down this week and he hasn't been starting, 220 00:11:44,840 --> 00:11:47,160 Speaker 1: and there's a reason because they don't think he's that 221 00:11:47,200 --> 00:11:49,000 Speaker 1: good anymore. Is he gonna be able to use his 222 00:11:49,080 --> 00:11:52,880 Speaker 1: walk around the field. That's just me, and yet he 223 00:11:52,920 --> 00:11:56,040 Speaker 1: could he could beat you in any physical pat on 224 00:11:56,080 --> 00:12:00,679 Speaker 1: the one of the greatest cornerbacks of all time, and 225 00:12:00,800 --> 00:12:06,120 Speaker 1: he's our age Harris. It's a great point because, like 226 00:12:06,160 --> 00:12:07,760 Speaker 1: I said, they have no one on the outside, but 227 00:12:07,800 --> 00:12:10,000 Speaker 1: they're gonna flood people on the inside. They got Edelman, 228 00:12:10,040 --> 00:12:14,320 Speaker 1: they got Amndola, They've got Verene, and that's where the 229 00:12:14,360 --> 00:12:17,760 Speaker 1: Broncos defenders are ultimately gonna have to be good. I'm 230 00:12:17,760 --> 00:12:20,560 Speaker 1: more concerned what are the Patriots gonna do? And the 231 00:12:20,640 --> 00:12:25,160 Speaker 1: thing that really struck with stuck with me after rewatching 232 00:12:25,160 --> 00:12:28,760 Speaker 1: the game on game rewind on the all the Patriots 233 00:12:29,160 --> 00:12:33,000 Speaker 1: stayed with their too deep safeties the whole game didn't 234 00:12:33,040 --> 00:12:35,760 Speaker 1: matter that it was twenty four nothing and the Broncos 235 00:12:35,760 --> 00:12:38,800 Speaker 1: were running every single down and that no Sean Marino 236 00:12:39,120 --> 00:12:41,920 Speaker 1: ran for two hundred and thirty seven yards. I believe 237 00:12:41,920 --> 00:12:45,120 Speaker 1: in that game didn't matter. They just were saying, beat 238 00:12:45,200 --> 00:12:47,560 Speaker 1: us with the run. We'll take it, Peyton Manning. We 239 00:12:47,640 --> 00:12:50,000 Speaker 1: know you're just gonna keep checking to the run, calling 240 00:12:50,120 --> 00:12:52,240 Speaker 1: runs when we only have six or seven in the box, 241 00:12:52,480 --> 00:12:54,520 Speaker 1: and we'll live with it. It didn't matter that they 242 00:12:54,520 --> 00:12:56,800 Speaker 1: were that far behind, which is very rare to see 243 00:12:56,800 --> 00:12:59,280 Speaker 1: a strategy like that, and the Broncos stuck with the 244 00:12:59,360 --> 00:13:01,320 Speaker 1: run for the most part, and in the end, I 245 00:13:01,320 --> 00:13:03,480 Speaker 1: guess it worked out. For doing them. Are they going 246 00:13:03,520 --> 00:13:06,320 Speaker 1: to do that again? That's a good question. We don't know. 247 00:13:06,360 --> 00:13:08,480 Speaker 1: I mean, that's what they say. Peyton loves playing, not 248 00:13:08,640 --> 00:13:18,280 Speaker 1: passes gets making himself part of the production here. I 249 00:13:18,320 --> 00:13:21,880 Speaker 1: like that he is the production. He's the producer. He 250 00:13:22,000 --> 00:13:25,600 Speaker 1: produces the entire show. They're saying that Peyton loves playing 251 00:13:25,600 --> 00:13:27,720 Speaker 1: like Cover two, and that's not what New englandes because 252 00:13:27,760 --> 00:13:29,600 Speaker 1: you just run the ball all day long on that. 253 00:13:30,000 --> 00:13:34,440 Speaker 1: But you know, Baltimore last year beat the Broncos by 254 00:13:34,480 --> 00:13:37,520 Speaker 1: putting you know of hobbled or slowed ed Reid just 255 00:13:37,840 --> 00:13:41,520 Speaker 1: deep back the entire game. It's not a terrible strategy. 256 00:13:41,600 --> 00:13:44,320 Speaker 1: Just as a profound fan, I love it because, okay, 257 00:13:44,440 --> 00:13:47,800 Speaker 1: run no shot Marino for two and fifty yards and 258 00:13:47,840 --> 00:13:51,319 Speaker 1: take take our chances. The difference between last year's game 259 00:13:51,320 --> 00:13:53,640 Speaker 1: against the Ravens was Marino got hurt. In that game 260 00:13:54,360 --> 00:13:56,320 Speaker 1: they got they were forced to go with Hillman, who 261 00:13:56,400 --> 00:13:58,960 Speaker 1: was not ready to take on the feature back rule. 262 00:13:59,280 --> 00:14:01,880 Speaker 1: Now they have Monte ball is out rushed Marino over 263 00:14:01,880 --> 00:14:05,319 Speaker 1: the last five games. They have two capable backs. They 264 00:14:05,320 --> 00:14:07,720 Speaker 1: can run for two hundred yards on the Patriots. And 265 00:14:07,920 --> 00:14:11,040 Speaker 1: this is all great analysis, but I do want to 266 00:14:11,080 --> 00:14:14,360 Speaker 1: focus a little bit on the quarterbacks here because this is, uh, 267 00:14:14,400 --> 00:14:16,240 Speaker 1: this could be it. This could be the last time 268 00:14:16,440 --> 00:14:19,120 Speaker 1: Peyton Manning and Tom Brady square off at this level. 269 00:14:19,400 --> 00:14:21,720 Speaker 1: And I think, because it was such a hit on Tuesday, 270 00:14:21,720 --> 00:14:24,360 Speaker 1: I'll bring it back for one one more time. The 271 00:14:25,600 --> 00:14:30,400 Speaker 1: what's more likely just doesn't work without it like a 272 00:14:30,400 --> 00:14:33,880 Speaker 1: crowdsource behind it. But what's more likely? Here we go 273 00:14:34,680 --> 00:14:41,200 Speaker 1: Peyton Manning posts a one passer rating or Tom Brady 274 00:14:41,320 --> 00:14:48,040 Speaker 1: posts a passer rating. Peyton Manning. I mean, look at 275 00:14:48,160 --> 00:14:50,360 Speaker 1: what he's done this year. Of course it's Peyton Manning. 276 00:14:50,840 --> 00:14:52,920 Speaker 1: Look at who he's throwing to. Of course it's Peyton 277 00:14:52,920 --> 00:15:00,800 Speaker 1: Manning at people you know, neither quarterback had in the 278 00:15:00,960 --> 00:15:03,320 Speaker 1: championship games they played in. They're both mired in the 279 00:15:03,400 --> 00:15:06,640 Speaker 1: seventies combined for their passer rating. So what's your AUNTI 280 00:15:06,720 --> 00:15:08,600 Speaker 1: you never like having answers with this game. I have 281 00:15:08,640 --> 00:15:16,760 Speaker 1: an answer, I Brady. I wish we could have a 282 00:15:17,160 --> 00:15:20,160 Speaker 1: video on Mark when he said I'm going Brady, because 283 00:15:20,480 --> 00:15:23,840 Speaker 1: I think that you have to pick one of these quarterbacks, 284 00:15:23,920 --> 00:15:26,000 Speaker 1: which one is gonna make a couple of critical mistakes. 285 00:15:27,600 --> 00:15:30,280 Speaker 1: That's gonna be Peyton Manning. Well, West, you said you 286 00:15:30,360 --> 00:15:32,360 Speaker 1: didn't think about it. You said Manning. But I guess 287 00:15:32,400 --> 00:15:34,480 Speaker 1: the the counter to that, and there are people that 288 00:15:34,520 --> 00:15:36,160 Speaker 1: will say it is that he is not the same 289 00:15:36,200 --> 00:15:38,800 Speaker 1: guy in the playoffs typically that he is in the 290 00:15:38,840 --> 00:15:42,400 Speaker 1: regular season. So you're saying that Manning is going to deliver. 291 00:15:43,240 --> 00:15:47,200 Speaker 1: That's he hasn't been the same guy in the playoffs. 292 00:15:47,200 --> 00:15:50,120 Speaker 1: That does not have predictive value. That does not mean 293 00:15:50,200 --> 00:15:51,760 Speaker 1: that he's not going to be the same guy because 294 00:15:51,760 --> 00:15:54,120 Speaker 1: he hasn't been in like, don't yell at me about it, 295 00:15:54,160 --> 00:15:59,120 Speaker 1: isn't it. He's pretending you're Adam ranking but he sees 296 00:15:59,240 --> 00:16:02,440 Speaker 1: damn a check in inc. Yes, no, I'm playing. I 297 00:16:02,480 --> 00:16:05,600 Speaker 1: think I agree with you as wink. I cannot say 298 00:16:05,640 --> 00:16:10,120 Speaker 1: what I actually feel, but I yes, I think Peyton 299 00:16:10,160 --> 00:16:13,320 Speaker 1: Manning is unfairly criticized for his postseason play. But I 300 00:16:13,360 --> 00:16:15,440 Speaker 1: think it's fair. But I just don't think it's predictive. 301 00:16:16,280 --> 00:16:18,560 Speaker 1: I would go with Manning too, And I'm you know, 302 00:16:18,640 --> 00:16:21,160 Speaker 1: I'm not going to give away anything here about my predictions. 303 00:16:21,200 --> 00:16:22,800 Speaker 1: I think you know who I'm picking in this game. 304 00:16:23,400 --> 00:16:25,480 Speaker 1: But I still would take Patriot. I mean, it's still 305 00:16:25,520 --> 00:16:27,960 Speaker 1: take Peyton Manning in terms of who is going to 306 00:16:28,080 --> 00:16:30,520 Speaker 1: have a higher passer rating. I don't think the Broncos 307 00:16:30,560 --> 00:16:33,800 Speaker 1: are gonna struggle in terms of throwing the ball. I 308 00:16:33,840 --> 00:16:36,760 Speaker 1: think it's gonna be to do that much. To me, 309 00:16:36,800 --> 00:16:39,800 Speaker 1: it's a personnel thing. Peyton Manning is throwing to Damarius Thomas, 310 00:16:39,840 --> 00:16:42,960 Speaker 1: Julius Thomas, Eric Decker and West Welker, and may also 311 00:16:43,000 --> 00:16:46,360 Speaker 1: be throwing to some Patriots players. That's what I'm throwing 312 00:16:46,440 --> 00:16:49,160 Speaker 1: the logan Ryan, Well, Greg, you brought up predictions. So 313 00:16:49,240 --> 00:16:53,280 Speaker 1: now I will go around the room and ask you, gentlemen, 314 00:16:53,560 --> 00:16:57,040 Speaker 1: for a winner, and not just the winner, the final score, 315 00:16:57,480 --> 00:17:01,320 Speaker 1: and I will start Chris Westling the New England Patriots 316 00:17:01,680 --> 00:17:04,760 Speaker 1: heading to Mile High to face the Denver Broncos the 317 00:17:04,840 --> 00:17:13,200 Speaker 1: Super Bowl on the line. Broncos forty one Patriots. Oh. Now, 318 00:17:13,240 --> 00:17:16,320 Speaker 1: if that happened, it would be by far the biggest 319 00:17:16,760 --> 00:17:19,439 Speaker 1: margin of defeat for the Patriots this year. I believe 320 00:17:19,520 --> 00:17:22,240 Speaker 1: the last two years they led the league. This year 321 00:17:22,359 --> 00:17:26,760 Speaker 1: in the smallest margin of defeat and smalls smallest margin 322 00:17:26,800 --> 00:17:29,600 Speaker 1: of victory. I believe that's that. I don't know if 323 00:17:29,640 --> 00:17:32,439 Speaker 1: that's true or not, but they did this year and 324 00:17:32,600 --> 00:17:34,639 Speaker 1: last year. So they've lost a lot of close games, 325 00:17:35,119 --> 00:17:37,000 Speaker 1: and then this year they won a lot of close 326 00:17:37,040 --> 00:17:39,680 Speaker 1: games as well. No one has been able to beat 327 00:17:39,720 --> 00:17:41,879 Speaker 1: the Patriots in a game that didn't come down to 328 00:17:41,920 --> 00:17:44,680 Speaker 1: the last possession. That's what happens when you play cream pus. 329 00:17:45,119 --> 00:17:48,560 Speaker 1: Oh stop, they played the Panthers, they played the Broncos. 330 00:17:49,440 --> 00:17:55,359 Speaker 1: I will say the same when I right, when I 331 00:17:55,400 --> 00:17:57,520 Speaker 1: try to you know, when I try to talk about 332 00:17:57,600 --> 00:18:00,560 Speaker 1: the figure out this game. I noticed the a trend 333 00:18:00,560 --> 00:18:03,280 Speaker 1: with the Patriots the past three years. These cream puffs 334 00:18:03,280 --> 00:18:06,919 Speaker 1: they keep getting in the divisional round. Tebow led Broncos 335 00:18:07,200 --> 00:18:10,199 Speaker 1: three years ago, the Mojo free Texans, who were in 336 00:18:10,200 --> 00:18:12,719 Speaker 1: a free fall by that point. Last year, another blowout 337 00:18:12,720 --> 00:18:14,520 Speaker 1: win and then the call to I know we all 338 00:18:14,560 --> 00:18:17,080 Speaker 1: got excited about after the comeback, but they weren't a 339 00:18:17,080 --> 00:18:19,320 Speaker 1: great team either. So who would you have rather played? 340 00:18:19,320 --> 00:18:23,680 Speaker 1: The culture the Chargers who Denver played? Really? I would? 341 00:18:23,720 --> 00:18:25,520 Speaker 1: I mean, I understand what happened with Indy, but I 342 00:18:25,520 --> 00:18:27,560 Speaker 1: think that New England. You know, in another scenario, they 343 00:18:27,640 --> 00:18:29,880 Speaker 1: played one of the better quarterbacks in football, and Andrew Luck. 344 00:18:29,920 --> 00:18:33,080 Speaker 1: What about night? Can't both of those opponents be weak? Sure? 345 00:18:33,240 --> 00:18:37,560 Speaker 1: Yeah they both were. Mark, I'm gonna go with what 346 00:18:37,600 --> 00:18:39,439 Speaker 1: I had on the site, which is you should. I mean, 347 00:18:39,480 --> 00:18:41,560 Speaker 1: that would be weird. It would be strange were I 348 00:18:41,680 --> 00:18:43,679 Speaker 1: to veer off that, although I have the power to 349 00:18:43,720 --> 00:18:46,480 Speaker 1: do that right now, but I'm not gonna thirty eight 350 00:18:46,960 --> 00:18:50,639 Speaker 1: thirty five New England in overtime overtime every time. I 351 00:18:50,680 --> 00:18:52,919 Speaker 1: would like to see that if they got overtime, I 352 00:18:52,920 --> 00:18:58,520 Speaker 1: would definitely favor in New England stuff because I think 353 00:18:58,560 --> 00:19:02,359 Speaker 1: Brady is the more reliable quarterback in the clutch. That 354 00:19:02,440 --> 00:19:04,280 Speaker 1: doesn't mean I don't think that Peyton Manning Way have 355 00:19:04,280 --> 00:19:07,200 Speaker 1: a higher pascel rating for the whole game. I don't 356 00:19:07,200 --> 00:19:09,440 Speaker 1: know if Brady is really coming off a great game either. 357 00:19:09,520 --> 00:19:11,800 Speaker 1: After rewatching that game, he missed a lot of that 358 00:19:11,840 --> 00:19:14,400 Speaker 1: he played poorly, but he wasn't that big of a 359 00:19:14,480 --> 00:19:17,159 Speaker 1: factor in why they won, which is crazy. And he 360 00:19:17,240 --> 00:19:19,320 Speaker 1: missed a lot of throws. Well, they ran the ball 361 00:19:19,359 --> 00:19:22,040 Speaker 1: forties seven times, right, but in the throws that he had, 362 00:19:22,280 --> 00:19:24,719 Speaker 1: he he missed a lot of throws for the amount 363 00:19:24,800 --> 00:19:26,639 Speaker 1: that he made. I was a little surprised when I 364 00:19:26,680 --> 00:19:28,560 Speaker 1: when I went back and watched that mark. I guess 365 00:19:28,600 --> 00:19:31,160 Speaker 1: when you when you predict the game will end in overtime, 366 00:19:31,160 --> 00:19:34,280 Speaker 1: it's basically a literal coin flip for you, or do 367 00:19:34,280 --> 00:19:36,760 Speaker 1: you actually feel strongly though no, I would agree with 368 00:19:36,800 --> 00:19:38,920 Speaker 1: what with what West just said that if it gets 369 00:19:38,920 --> 00:19:43,240 Speaker 1: into that situation, and this is really just a guess 370 00:19:43,280 --> 00:19:46,040 Speaker 1: more close, it doesn't necessarily have to be overtime, but 371 00:19:46,080 --> 00:19:48,800 Speaker 1: if it comes down, I think that Brady for all 372 00:19:48,960 --> 00:19:52,320 Speaker 1: every everyone's heaping all this criticism on on him this season, 373 00:19:52,640 --> 00:19:55,560 Speaker 1: that he remains an assassin and well, it's like, oh, 374 00:19:55,600 --> 00:19:58,200 Speaker 1: he oh, the idea that he's about in the most 375 00:19:58,280 --> 00:20:00,800 Speaker 1: valuable player. I guess statistically that he he's not the 376 00:20:00,880 --> 00:20:02,920 Speaker 1: same guy, that he's not able to throw the ball 377 00:20:02,960 --> 00:20:04,840 Speaker 1: the same that he has in the past. I will 378 00:20:04,880 --> 00:20:08,040 Speaker 1: take him over anyone in football with a couple of 379 00:20:08,040 --> 00:20:09,920 Speaker 1: minutes to go in the in the game on the line, 380 00:20:09,960 --> 00:20:14,239 Speaker 1: over anyone, especially over Peyton Manning. I think he's been 381 00:20:14,280 --> 00:20:16,680 Speaker 1: the best player in the league since Week nine. Now 382 00:20:16,840 --> 00:20:18,520 Speaker 1: that you don't give out the m v P on that, 383 00:20:18,880 --> 00:20:21,240 Speaker 1: but I think since then he's been the best player 384 00:20:21,240 --> 00:20:23,840 Speaker 1: in the league, and that in so many other reasons. 385 00:20:23,880 --> 00:20:26,200 Speaker 1: Why of course I'm taking the Patriots. I've taken him 386 00:20:26,200 --> 00:20:30,520 Speaker 1: seventeen times this year and so far they won thirteen 387 00:20:30,560 --> 00:20:33,280 Speaker 1: of those. I'm gonna take him another time because there's 388 00:20:33,280 --> 00:20:36,640 Speaker 1: something about this team coming back from twenty four points 389 00:20:36,680 --> 00:20:44,280 Speaker 1: against the Broncos. Volano and Chris are starting at defensive tackle, 390 00:20:44,440 --> 00:20:48,480 Speaker 1: Joe Volano and Chris Jones, and that's not a good thing. 391 00:20:48,560 --> 00:20:52,520 Speaker 1: But they're still on the doorstep of the Super Bowl. 392 00:20:52,880 --> 00:20:55,199 Speaker 1: And I think you hear it in the statements that 393 00:20:55,240 --> 00:20:57,840 Speaker 1: Belichick and Brady have made that there's something a little 394 00:20:57,840 --> 00:21:00,480 Speaker 1: fun about this team. Is they're remembering back to when 395 00:21:00,480 --> 00:21:05,920 Speaker 1: they didn't have a title house money Patriots. Yeah, I agree, 396 00:21:06,040 --> 00:21:09,679 Speaker 1: and that's why they'll go in loose believing that and 397 00:21:09,720 --> 00:21:11,600 Speaker 1: they'll get get it done. It's always better to be 398 00:21:11,640 --> 00:21:15,840 Speaker 1: playing with. Oh I have to give a score. Uh 399 00:21:16,240 --> 00:21:19,480 Speaker 1: wait a second, I've got thirty one. I could see 400 00:21:19,520 --> 00:21:23,760 Speaker 1: a lot of points in this game. Thirty four all right, 401 00:21:24,000 --> 00:21:28,360 Speaker 1: and uh I have the Broncos winning. So sorry, you're 402 00:21:28,359 --> 00:21:30,919 Speaker 1: gonna get that wrong. Yeah, yeah, I mean, I just 403 00:21:31,520 --> 00:21:33,520 Speaker 1: I really, I really think the Broncos are the better team. 404 00:21:33,560 --> 00:21:35,960 Speaker 1: They're the best team in the conference, and they're better 405 00:21:35,960 --> 00:21:39,399 Speaker 1: than the Patriots. Patriots are a good team with great 406 00:21:39,400 --> 00:21:42,000 Speaker 1: coaching and an amazing quarterback, but they've lost a lot 407 00:21:42,040 --> 00:21:45,520 Speaker 1: of guys in personnel. I don't buy into the magic factor. 408 00:21:45,520 --> 00:21:48,679 Speaker 1: I know every every Boston team now has magic around it, 409 00:21:48,760 --> 00:21:51,200 Speaker 1: like that's that's the thing that gets spun and spit 410 00:21:51,280 --> 00:21:54,760 Speaker 1: out at us. Every team is magic, the magic beards 411 00:21:54,840 --> 00:21:56,719 Speaker 1: and you know, you know what the magic's name is, 412 00:21:57,000 --> 00:22:00,280 Speaker 1: Jamie Collins. I mean, that was one of the best 413 00:22:00,280 --> 00:22:03,800 Speaker 1: performances by a defensive player I've seen from a Patriot 414 00:22:04,000 --> 00:22:07,280 Speaker 1: in about a decade. He's covering people twenty five yards 415 00:22:07,280 --> 00:22:09,600 Speaker 1: down the field, and he's getting sacks, and he's blowing 416 00:22:09,680 --> 00:22:12,680 Speaker 1: up run plays. Jamie Collins coming out party number two. 417 00:22:12,760 --> 00:22:15,879 Speaker 1: What's the last year that New England's fan base experienced 418 00:22:15,880 --> 00:22:21,080 Speaker 1: the losing season with the Patriots was at We were 419 00:22:21,119 --> 00:22:23,679 Speaker 1: trying to figure out who to compare Jamie Collins too, 420 00:22:23,720 --> 00:22:27,200 Speaker 1: and the closest we got was in early career Dahlias 421 00:22:27,240 --> 00:22:29,920 Speaker 1: Thomas with the Raven. He was never like a great 422 00:22:30,000 --> 00:22:31,960 Speaker 1: blitzer like that though. I mean, that was one of 423 00:22:31,960 --> 00:22:35,000 Speaker 1: the best games. I was an amazing game, That's all 424 00:22:35,040 --> 00:22:36,960 Speaker 1: I have to say. All Right, so we're split the 425 00:22:37,000 --> 00:22:39,879 Speaker 1: two of the four of us, each of us or 426 00:22:39,920 --> 00:22:42,520 Speaker 1: excuse me, West and I took the Broncos. Mark and 427 00:22:42,560 --> 00:22:46,320 Speaker 1: Greg took the Patriots, So, uh, that will be fun. 428 00:22:46,400 --> 00:22:48,840 Speaker 1: Now we moved to the second game, and hopefully we'll 429 00:22:48,880 --> 00:22:51,080 Speaker 1: have something more decisive for this game we could give 430 00:22:51,119 --> 00:22:53,720 Speaker 1: the people because everyone's confused now they're listening like they 431 00:22:53,760 --> 00:22:56,760 Speaker 1: wanted some answers, and it's just it's more wide open 432 00:22:56,760 --> 00:22:58,040 Speaker 1: in the a f C and the NFC. We have 433 00:22:58,119 --> 00:23:04,440 Speaker 1: the fort Yes, our listeners think for themselves. Good call 434 00:23:04,520 --> 00:23:06,600 Speaker 1: with I'm really glad you didn't go into the woods 435 00:23:06,760 --> 00:23:10,320 Speaker 1: and really good. Uh. The forty Niners and Seahawks. These 436 00:23:10,320 --> 00:23:12,840 Speaker 1: two teams split their head to head matchups this season, 437 00:23:13,200 --> 00:23:16,080 Speaker 1: each team winning in their own building. Uh, this seems 438 00:23:16,119 --> 00:23:18,600 Speaker 1: like forever ago. But the Seahawks beat the Niners twenty 439 00:23:18,720 --> 00:23:23,160 Speaker 1: nine to three in Week two and then over fast 440 00:23:23,160 --> 00:23:25,760 Speaker 1: forward to Week fourteen and the Niners beat the Seahawks 441 00:23:26,119 --> 00:23:29,880 Speaker 1: nineteen seventeen and Week fourteen on a on a late 442 00:23:29,960 --> 00:23:34,280 Speaker 1: field goal, very close game. Now, I ask you, gentlemen, 443 00:23:34,800 --> 00:23:37,679 Speaker 1: do we take anything from those games. It's kind of 444 00:23:37,680 --> 00:23:40,639 Speaker 1: hard to, isn't it. I take a lot from the 445 00:23:40,720 --> 00:23:43,920 Speaker 1: last three games these teams have played since Kaepernick entered 446 00:23:43,960 --> 00:23:46,520 Speaker 1: the starting lineup. I think we've seen a little bit 447 00:23:46,560 --> 00:23:48,800 Speaker 1: of a We've seen a little bit of a pattern here. 448 00:23:49,359 --> 00:23:53,680 Speaker 1: Nobody plays Kaepernick as well as the Seahawks too, especially 449 00:23:53,720 --> 00:23:58,160 Speaker 1: at home. Fourteen career interceptions in twenty eight games, more 450 00:23:58,200 --> 00:24:00,200 Speaker 1: than a third of those have come in three games 451 00:24:00,200 --> 00:24:04,240 Speaker 1: against the Seahawks. They've held him to his worst games 452 00:24:04,359 --> 00:24:06,159 Speaker 1: as Two of the worst four games he's had as 453 00:24:06,200 --> 00:24:09,040 Speaker 1: in the NFL have been against the Seahawks in Seattle. 454 00:24:09,880 --> 00:24:12,080 Speaker 1: And they ran a lot of read option in that 455 00:24:12,119 --> 00:24:14,920 Speaker 1: first game and it didn't work at all, and they 456 00:24:14,920 --> 00:24:16,760 Speaker 1: gave up on it by the end. I mean, the 457 00:24:16,800 --> 00:24:20,280 Speaker 1: forty Niners, maybe it's going against it in practice. I 458 00:24:20,280 --> 00:24:22,840 Speaker 1: don't know. They were ready and I've kind of been 459 00:24:22,840 --> 00:24:25,200 Speaker 1: waiting to see if they're gonna uncork that a little bit. 460 00:24:25,280 --> 00:24:27,159 Speaker 1: And you know, he obviously had some big runs in 461 00:24:27,200 --> 00:24:29,199 Speaker 1: the first round. I mean, they were ready for that 462 00:24:29,320 --> 00:24:31,119 Speaker 1: the first time, and when they tried it in the 463 00:24:31,160 --> 00:24:33,320 Speaker 1: second matchup, didn't really do much and they didn't go 464 00:24:33,400 --> 00:24:37,120 Speaker 1: back to it that much. I do take along with you, guys, 465 00:24:37,160 --> 00:24:39,600 Speaker 1: I do take away what we saw, more so than 466 00:24:39,640 --> 00:24:42,600 Speaker 1: in the Patriots Broncos matchup between these two teams in 467 00:24:42,640 --> 00:24:46,120 Speaker 1: the NFC. These guys are divisional foes. They know each 468 00:24:46,160 --> 00:24:48,040 Speaker 1: other so well. In many ways, I think they're just 469 00:24:48,040 --> 00:24:51,159 Speaker 1: sort of carbon copies of each other. And uh, I 470 00:24:51,400 --> 00:24:53,400 Speaker 1: think that by even what they deal with in practice, 471 00:24:53,440 --> 00:24:55,719 Speaker 1: like you just said, is it translates into what they 472 00:24:55,760 --> 00:24:58,800 Speaker 1: deal with with each other. And um, I don't think 473 00:24:58,840 --> 00:25:01,159 Speaker 1: it's gonna be. And this could go either way. This 474 00:25:01,200 --> 00:25:03,320 Speaker 1: one is idleham problem with us being the late game, 475 00:25:03,720 --> 00:25:06,280 Speaker 1: I'm a little bit more excited about this game. It's 476 00:25:06,320 --> 00:25:11,400 Speaker 1: a great matchup. Kaepernick has better weapons now, crabtrees healthier, 477 00:25:12,000 --> 00:25:15,760 Speaker 1: Bolden's playing great, Vernon Davis is playing great, so he's 478 00:25:15,840 --> 00:25:19,800 Speaker 1: got better personnel. Seahawks, on the other hand, have one 479 00:25:19,840 --> 00:25:23,080 Speaker 1: of the best past defenses we've ever seen. There's kind 480 00:25:23,080 --> 00:25:25,680 Speaker 1: of a sentiment that Byron Maxwell hasn't been playing that great. 481 00:25:25,680 --> 00:25:28,439 Speaker 1: They can maybe pick on him. Richard Sherman has the 482 00:25:28,480 --> 00:25:32,800 Speaker 1: best passer rating against him in the NFL or the 483 00:25:32,840 --> 00:25:35,200 Speaker 1: worst passer rating is a case maybe Byron Maxwell a 484 00:25:35,280 --> 00:25:39,960 Speaker 1: second whoa Maxwell? And he built that up quite a 485 00:25:39,960 --> 00:25:43,120 Speaker 1: bit in the last game against the forty because Maxwell 486 00:25:43,200 --> 00:25:47,160 Speaker 1: was relatively new to the starting lineup then, and they 487 00:25:47,200 --> 00:25:49,520 Speaker 1: they tried to pick on him. They threw at him 488 00:25:49,640 --> 00:25:53,439 Speaker 1: all day. It seemed like half of the passes that 489 00:25:53,560 --> 00:25:56,520 Speaker 1: Kaepernick through were towards Maxwell, but he got an interception. 490 00:25:56,800 --> 00:25:58,720 Speaker 1: He held his own for the most part in in 491 00:25:58,760 --> 00:26:01,600 Speaker 1: the forty Niners weren't really that effective throwing the ball 492 00:26:01,600 --> 00:26:04,240 Speaker 1: that day. Like the forty nine, remind me a little 493 00:26:04,240 --> 00:26:07,160 Speaker 1: bit of New England on offense in the sense that they, 494 00:26:08,080 --> 00:26:12,840 Speaker 1: like the Patriots, have had to shift gears on their strategy, 495 00:26:12,880 --> 00:26:14,960 Speaker 1: and some degree a lot of their passing earlier in 496 00:26:15,000 --> 00:26:19,160 Speaker 1: the season came out of run heavy looks, almost essentially 497 00:26:19,160 --> 00:26:21,680 Speaker 1: in some games where they didn't even have the guys 498 00:26:21,720 --> 00:26:24,240 Speaker 1: at wide out to split three four guys out, and 499 00:26:24,280 --> 00:26:27,720 Speaker 1: they were doing that also to simplify for Kaepernick, I 500 00:26:27,760 --> 00:26:29,280 Speaker 1: think some of the looks and some of the reads 501 00:26:29,280 --> 00:26:32,560 Speaker 1: because I don't think he's necessarily where you'd want him 502 00:26:32,560 --> 00:26:34,560 Speaker 1: to be in terms of reading a defense. And that's 503 00:26:34,720 --> 00:26:37,760 Speaker 1: maybe the trap against Seattle, that one reason they're able 504 00:26:37,800 --> 00:26:40,600 Speaker 1: to do that to any quarterback. But last couple of 505 00:26:40,600 --> 00:26:44,360 Speaker 1: weeks with crab Tree back, their offense is more versatile 506 00:26:44,400 --> 00:26:46,399 Speaker 1: than it's been in a long time in terms of 507 00:26:46,400 --> 00:26:49,119 Speaker 1: its passing game. And that's the difference to me. Crab 508 00:26:49,160 --> 00:26:51,760 Speaker 1: Treatment we talked, we said in the in the last episode, 509 00:26:51,760 --> 00:26:56,040 Speaker 1: could he have was a hundred thirty five yards. I 510 00:26:56,080 --> 00:26:58,439 Speaker 1: think he's about the only guy on this team for 511 00:26:58,480 --> 00:27:01,040 Speaker 1: San Francisco that could do that this week. Since their 512 00:27:01,160 --> 00:27:04,199 Speaker 1: last game, I think it was Week fourteen, nobody has 513 00:27:04,240 --> 00:27:06,280 Speaker 1: held the forty Niners under twenty three points and they 514 00:27:06,320 --> 00:27:10,520 Speaker 1: only have one turner on offense. They're they're random offenses 515 00:27:10,600 --> 00:27:13,280 Speaker 1: though right now, neither one of the teams. I can 516 00:27:13,359 --> 00:27:17,479 Speaker 1: just hear Greg Kosel or Ron Jaworski's voice in my 517 00:27:17,600 --> 00:27:21,840 Speaker 1: ear complaining about that nothing is timing based on this offense. 518 00:27:21,960 --> 00:27:25,959 Speaker 1: Nothing is in you know, drop back five steps and 519 00:27:26,000 --> 00:27:28,880 Speaker 1: throw the ball and either offense pretty much right now, 520 00:27:29,040 --> 00:27:33,919 Speaker 1: there's not a lot of great traditional passing plays that 521 00:27:34,359 --> 00:27:38,240 Speaker 1: the best players are coming off of improvisations and scrambling 522 00:27:38,320 --> 00:27:40,760 Speaker 1: and then throwing the ball. They're both struggling a little 523 00:27:40,760 --> 00:27:42,919 Speaker 1: bit right now to throw in Wilson and capit Well. 524 00:27:43,000 --> 00:27:46,000 Speaker 1: Is the worst, the worst unit on the field, Seattle's 525 00:27:46,080 --> 00:27:50,080 Speaker 1: pass offense dealing with what San Francisco's defense has been 526 00:27:50,320 --> 00:27:53,600 Speaker 1: getting better and better every week. I think if there's 527 00:27:53,680 --> 00:27:56,119 Speaker 1: one area where there could be a breakdown, it's what 528 00:27:56,280 --> 00:27:58,320 Speaker 1: Seattle has to do if they get stuck having to 529 00:27:58,359 --> 00:28:00,840 Speaker 1: throw the ball. It's the am so odd to hear 530 00:28:00,840 --> 00:28:03,119 Speaker 1: that in Russell will Russell Wilson was an m v 531 00:28:03,200 --> 00:28:06,159 Speaker 1: P candidate the last time these two teams played. But 532 00:28:06,240 --> 00:28:08,679 Speaker 1: his numbers, and it's not just about numbers, but his 533 00:28:08,800 --> 00:28:11,800 Speaker 1: production and really the way that they've tried to attack 534 00:28:11,880 --> 00:28:15,080 Speaker 1: teams has completely fallen off a cliff through the air. 535 00:28:15,119 --> 00:28:17,359 Speaker 1: In the last month. I was trying. I was trying 536 00:28:17,359 --> 00:28:20,760 Speaker 1: to figure out why, why that's happened. They've got twenty 537 00:28:20,760 --> 00:28:23,080 Speaker 1: five million dollars of their cap space is tied up 538 00:28:23,080 --> 00:28:26,639 Speaker 1: in Sydney, right, Zach Miller and Percy Harvin, And that 539 00:28:26,760 --> 00:28:28,960 Speaker 1: trio is combined for a hundred yards over the past 540 00:28:29,000 --> 00:28:30,920 Speaker 1: five weeks. There you go, Well, you have the In 541 00:28:31,000 --> 00:28:33,680 Speaker 1: the two previous games, neither quarterback had a two hundred 542 00:28:33,760 --> 00:28:37,959 Speaker 1: yard game, although Wilson came close with the second matchup. 543 00:28:38,120 --> 00:28:40,880 Speaker 1: One question I have for you, guys, um, there are 544 00:28:40,920 --> 00:28:43,040 Speaker 1: a lot of people will obviously be picking the Seahawks. 545 00:28:43,280 --> 00:28:45,000 Speaker 1: There will be a lot of people picking the Niners too, 546 00:28:45,040 --> 00:28:47,880 Speaker 1: but I could see the Seahawks potentially being the more 547 00:28:47,960 --> 00:28:50,680 Speaker 1: popular pick. Is it possible by Sunday night a lot 548 00:28:50,720 --> 00:28:53,120 Speaker 1: of people are gonna be kicking themselves when when you 549 00:28:53,160 --> 00:28:55,720 Speaker 1: remember how great the Niners have been for the past 550 00:28:55,760 --> 00:28:58,200 Speaker 1: six weeks or so compared to how the Seahawks have 551 00:28:58,240 --> 00:29:00,880 Speaker 1: looked in the last few weeks, which, uh, you could 552 00:29:01,040 --> 00:29:03,440 Speaker 1: argue that they peaked already and are not playing their 553 00:29:03,440 --> 00:29:06,720 Speaker 1: best football. I don't think so, because I think the 554 00:29:06,760 --> 00:29:09,560 Speaker 1: forty Niners have been playing really well and they're consistent, 555 00:29:09,600 --> 00:29:11,800 Speaker 1: but they're not blowing anyone out. They won by three 556 00:29:11,800 --> 00:29:15,520 Speaker 1: points in Green Bay. They played really well last week. 557 00:29:15,760 --> 00:29:18,040 Speaker 1: They barely want an area. I'm not. I don't think 558 00:29:18,080 --> 00:29:21,760 Speaker 1: they're so indestructible that you would think that they've got 559 00:29:21,760 --> 00:29:23,920 Speaker 1: all the momentum and that they're the better team here. 560 00:29:23,960 --> 00:29:26,120 Speaker 1: I think these are about as evenly matched as it 561 00:29:26,120 --> 00:29:28,040 Speaker 1: could be. And that's a change from early in the 562 00:29:28,080 --> 00:29:30,040 Speaker 1: season when we thought the Seahawks were so much better 563 00:29:30,200 --> 00:29:32,360 Speaker 1: and it wouldn't surprise me at all if Russell Wilson 564 00:29:32,400 --> 00:29:35,400 Speaker 1: came out and had a great game, right right, I 565 00:29:35,800 --> 00:29:38,440 Speaker 1: think you know, we we can't just declare the Seahawks 566 00:29:38,480 --> 00:29:41,760 Speaker 1: passing game dead. No, but they're sleeping, but they're not dead, 567 00:29:41,840 --> 00:29:45,520 Speaker 1: and we're looking at what's happened right that's we can't 568 00:29:45,520 --> 00:29:48,360 Speaker 1: alsend the gate, the fact that Pete Carroll and Darryl 569 00:29:48,400 --> 00:29:51,560 Speaker 1: Bevil have just put tight reins on Wilson and they 570 00:29:51,600 --> 00:29:54,200 Speaker 1: have decided we're not gonna let him blow blow games 571 00:29:54,520 --> 00:29:57,160 Speaker 1: because we're just cruising into the playoffs. It's a good point. 572 00:29:57,240 --> 00:29:59,840 Speaker 1: We're we're talking about how much they're struggling. But both 573 00:29:59,880 --> 00:30:02,680 Speaker 1: of these quarterbacks are awesome. I mean that shouldn't get lost. 574 00:30:02,680 --> 00:30:08,040 Speaker 1: They're both so capable of having a transcendent, dominant performance. 575 00:30:08,080 --> 00:30:10,640 Speaker 1: I think they both have that in them. It's just 576 00:30:10,680 --> 00:30:12,800 Speaker 1: as a team they haven't really been getting that going 577 00:30:12,920 --> 00:30:16,080 Speaker 1: yet lately. One of these teams will make history. The 578 00:30:16,240 --> 00:30:19,600 Speaker 1: only team in NFL history that's been ranked twenty six 579 00:30:19,760 --> 00:30:22,520 Speaker 1: or lower to make the Super Bowl is in Dolphins 580 00:30:22,520 --> 00:30:26,880 Speaker 1: with David Woodley as their quarterback. Yeah. In passing, I 581 00:30:26,920 --> 00:30:30,640 Speaker 1: think the Seahawks are twenty six and passing and that's 582 00:30:30,640 --> 00:30:33,360 Speaker 1: because they're I mean, they are cookie cutters of of 583 00:30:33,440 --> 00:30:35,520 Speaker 1: each other in the sense that they want to run 584 00:30:35,560 --> 00:30:37,880 Speaker 1: the ball. And you look at what San Francisco did 585 00:30:37,920 --> 00:30:41,040 Speaker 1: against the Panthers in the second half last week. They 586 00:30:41,080 --> 00:30:42,719 Speaker 1: just said, look here's what we're gonna We're gonna run 587 00:30:42,720 --> 00:30:44,560 Speaker 1: at you all day long and You've got one of 588 00:30:44,560 --> 00:30:47,160 Speaker 1: the best front sevens in football, Carolina, and you're not 589 00:30:47,160 --> 00:30:50,200 Speaker 1: gonna stop us. And they couldn't. And they basically they 590 00:30:50,240 --> 00:30:53,200 Speaker 1: talked about how Roman disguised what he was going to 591 00:30:53,280 --> 00:30:55,240 Speaker 1: do in the run games so well that nothing that 592 00:30:55,480 --> 00:30:57,880 Speaker 1: they saw in the first half translated. And they are 593 00:30:57,920 --> 00:31:00,000 Speaker 1: a well coached team on that front. There are only 594 00:31:00,200 --> 00:31:04,440 Speaker 1: two NFL teams this year that ran the ball more 595 00:31:04,440 --> 00:31:06,320 Speaker 1: than fifty percent at the time. Guess who they were. 596 00:31:07,040 --> 00:31:10,600 Speaker 1: I think these two teams, and Marshawn Lynch has four 597 00:31:10,840 --> 00:31:17,360 Speaker 1: Jaguars and Raiders six six times a running back has 598 00:31:17,440 --> 00:31:20,160 Speaker 1: rushed for a hundred yards on or note the top 599 00:31:20,240 --> 00:31:22,920 Speaker 1: six running back performances against Jim Harball's defense with the 600 00:31:23,000 --> 00:31:26,800 Speaker 1: forty Niners. Marshawn Lynch has four of them. I like 601 00:31:26,920 --> 00:31:29,080 Speaker 1: that step, but I don't think it's gonna happen again 602 00:31:29,880 --> 00:31:33,360 Speaker 1: because only one of these teams has Navarro Bowman. You know, 603 00:31:33,440 --> 00:31:37,840 Speaker 1: we get to drill down on these teams a little 604 00:31:37,880 --> 00:31:39,640 Speaker 1: more than we can in the regular season when we're 605 00:31:39,640 --> 00:31:41,840 Speaker 1: trying to watch every team, and I've got to watch 606 00:31:41,880 --> 00:31:43,600 Speaker 1: the you know, the forty Niners a lot more of 607 00:31:43,640 --> 00:31:45,960 Speaker 1: the last few weeks and gone back, and I can 608 00:31:46,000 --> 00:31:48,680 Speaker 1: see why they were pumping up Bowman for Defensive Player 609 00:31:48,680 --> 00:31:51,400 Speaker 1: of the Year. It's crazy that people still think of 610 00:31:51,400 --> 00:31:54,520 Speaker 1: Bowman and Willis in the same category, because to me, 611 00:31:55,000 --> 00:31:57,520 Speaker 1: Bowman is at such another level. Willis was a guy 612 00:31:57,560 --> 00:32:00,960 Speaker 1: they actually targeted and exposed that in that first game 613 00:32:01,040 --> 00:32:04,160 Speaker 1: in the passing Luke Wilson beat him down the scene 614 00:32:04,160 --> 00:32:06,840 Speaker 1: a couple of times. Right, and maybe Zach Miller, maybe 615 00:32:06,880 --> 00:32:09,280 Speaker 1: Luke Wilson gets involved this, We mean Luke will Wilson. 616 00:32:13,080 --> 00:32:17,120 Speaker 1: Bowman is just crazy in terms of his closing speed 617 00:32:17,400 --> 00:32:21,720 Speaker 1: is just insane, and just how he tracks down quarterbacks 618 00:32:21,920 --> 00:32:25,240 Speaker 1: and running backs. There's no I don't know if anyone 619 00:32:25,320 --> 00:32:28,360 Speaker 1: played defense any better than Bowman this year. Our vote 620 00:32:28,400 --> 00:32:31,560 Speaker 1: was for Quinn, but after watching Bowman over and over, 621 00:32:31,600 --> 00:32:33,720 Speaker 1: I don't know how you can play inside linebacker any 622 00:32:33,800 --> 00:32:38,440 Speaker 1: better than he should him couple minutes. He is the 623 00:32:38,480 --> 00:32:41,480 Speaker 1: guy people think Luke Keikley is. I was gonna say 624 00:32:41,480 --> 00:32:46,800 Speaker 1: the exact same sentence, who people is who people proclaim 625 00:32:46,880 --> 00:32:48,600 Speaker 1: Luke Keickley to be Mark and I are just gonna 626 00:32:48,600 --> 00:32:50,640 Speaker 1: excuse ourselves and you guys can set up a picnic 627 00:32:50,720 --> 00:32:54,160 Speaker 1: here after the podcast. Hey one, this is the wild 628 00:32:54,200 --> 00:32:58,320 Speaker 1: card right here. Um, not gonna be shocking throughout this name, 629 00:32:58,320 --> 00:33:01,400 Speaker 1: but Percy Harvin, Uh, he looked really good before he 630 00:33:01,440 --> 00:33:04,360 Speaker 1: suffered the concussion and here, but it's wide open because 631 00:33:04,400 --> 00:33:06,160 Speaker 1: we first of all, we're not even sure he's playing. 632 00:33:06,240 --> 00:33:09,400 Speaker 1: I assume that he probably will considering the stakes despite 633 00:33:09,400 --> 00:33:12,280 Speaker 1: the concussion protocol. And I don't know if he'd survived 634 00:33:12,280 --> 00:33:14,320 Speaker 1: a game with the forty Niners on the field just 635 00:33:14,600 --> 00:33:18,680 Speaker 1: absolutely destroying him after he seemingly was targeted last week 636 00:33:18,720 --> 00:33:20,800 Speaker 1: it seemed, and he didn't make it through the first half. 637 00:33:20,840 --> 00:33:23,480 Speaker 1: Every single time he touches the bowl, he's on the ground, right, 638 00:33:24,040 --> 00:33:27,719 Speaker 1: But if he plays, and if he somehow avoids you know, 639 00:33:28,280 --> 00:33:31,760 Speaker 1: tractor trailer collisions, he can blow up the game still. 640 00:33:31,960 --> 00:33:35,200 Speaker 1: And he showed that he's moving well and he's still explosive, 641 00:33:35,520 --> 00:33:37,760 Speaker 1: and in a game with two teams that are this close, 642 00:33:38,000 --> 00:33:41,920 Speaker 1: he could still be the potential wild card that swings UK. 643 00:33:41,960 --> 00:33:45,280 Speaker 1: If you're Seattle, though, you have to completely prepare for 644 00:33:45,360 --> 00:33:48,840 Speaker 1: him to, even if he's healthy, not be there all 645 00:33:48,840 --> 00:33:52,480 Speaker 1: four quarters. It's just it's this guy. He's not done 646 00:33:52,520 --> 00:33:56,760 Speaker 1: this in a year. We probably don't talk enough that 647 00:33:57,480 --> 00:34:00,360 Speaker 1: Wilson struggling because Golden taints his number one Seaver and 648 00:34:00,440 --> 00:34:03,320 Speaker 1: Doug Baldwin in these tight ends. I mean, there's a 649 00:34:03,360 --> 00:34:05,640 Speaker 1: reason why they're not as aggressive as they were a 650 00:34:05,720 --> 00:34:07,440 Speaker 1: year ago when they were throwing the ball over the 651 00:34:07,440 --> 00:34:10,000 Speaker 1: place in the playoffs. Well, they had the same receiving 652 00:34:10,040 --> 00:34:12,600 Speaker 1: corps last year except Sydney Rice is out, but Tate 653 00:34:12,680 --> 00:34:15,239 Speaker 1: was their leading was their leading receiver down the last 654 00:34:15,360 --> 00:34:19,279 Speaker 1: nine games of last season. But like let's say, as 655 00:34:19,520 --> 00:34:22,719 Speaker 1: has he suggests that Harvin has that one play that 656 00:34:23,280 --> 00:34:27,759 Speaker 1: changes everything. Everything they gave for him suddenly is worth it. 657 00:34:28,120 --> 00:34:29,880 Speaker 1: If that's what it came down to that in the 658 00:34:30,000 --> 00:34:33,319 Speaker 1: NFC Championship, he finally because they knew they could get 659 00:34:33,520 --> 00:34:37,040 Speaker 1: far without him. He'd be like the John that John Lackey, 660 00:34:37,120 --> 00:34:40,520 Speaker 1: but you knew where I was going. Red Sox magic 661 00:34:40,520 --> 00:34:43,439 Speaker 1: when Boston's involved, there's magic in the air and there's 662 00:34:43,760 --> 00:34:46,320 Speaker 1: sprinkling dust all over the post that you may be 663 00:34:46,400 --> 00:34:51,080 Speaker 1: like Francisco Cabrera, is that no work? I barely I 664 00:34:51,160 --> 00:34:53,560 Speaker 1: barely even remember what that was about, but I remember, 665 00:34:53,600 --> 00:34:55,640 Speaker 1: like a major base the last that was the last 666 00:34:55,640 --> 00:35:00,440 Speaker 1: time he watched Mark's Baseball announces. Yeah, the well, the 667 00:35:00,440 --> 00:35:03,959 Speaker 1: best is when our fantasy guy Michael Fabiano rolls over 668 00:35:04,080 --> 00:35:07,439 Speaker 1: early mornings and starts talking Yankees with me because we're 669 00:35:07,440 --> 00:35:11,440 Speaker 1: both Yankees fans, and then Cessler just makes up some 670 00:35:11,440 --> 00:35:14,680 Speaker 1: some just I know a lot of facts about the ink. 671 00:35:14,760 --> 00:35:16,840 Speaker 1: But I don't think Babiano understands that you have no 672 00:35:16,880 --> 00:35:18,840 Speaker 1: idea what you're talking about when you say, well, I 673 00:35:18,840 --> 00:35:21,319 Speaker 1: think second bases there's a hole there and we need 674 00:35:21,360 --> 00:35:24,400 Speaker 1: some more power in the outfield. I'll need I need 675 00:35:24,440 --> 00:35:27,880 Speaker 1: to see more fire from that middle relief. And he's like, 676 00:35:27,920 --> 00:35:30,600 Speaker 1: you're right, I mean probably somehow you always made it 677 00:35:30,640 --> 00:35:34,120 Speaker 1: to slip Lonnie Chisenhole into the discussion whenever I can. 678 00:35:34,960 --> 00:35:40,759 Speaker 1: All right, gentlemen, it's prediction time. Oh and Greg, just 679 00:35:40,800 --> 00:35:43,319 Speaker 1: so you know, we get the scores too. I feel 680 00:35:43,360 --> 00:35:45,799 Speaker 1: like we've been building up to these shows. Yeah, I 681 00:35:45,840 --> 00:35:48,120 Speaker 1: just wanted to last forever. Maybe we'll do an have 682 00:35:48,200 --> 00:35:51,120 Speaker 1: points to make and Eisen like two and a half 683 00:35:51,160 --> 00:35:55,799 Speaker 1: hour podcast. Uh No, I I could make points all day, 684 00:35:55,920 --> 00:35:58,560 Speaker 1: you know me. Shut up? Alright, Greg, this time I'll 685 00:35:58,600 --> 00:36:01,960 Speaker 1: start with you. I'd like your the final score and 686 00:36:02,120 --> 00:36:05,400 Speaker 1: the winner of the NFC Championship. I was back and 687 00:36:05,440 --> 00:36:08,440 Speaker 1: forth on this all week. If we had taped this 688 00:36:08,520 --> 00:36:10,560 Speaker 1: pot a day earlier, the pick might have been different. 689 00:36:10,600 --> 00:36:13,160 Speaker 1: But I'm going back to my first instinct. The San 690 00:36:13,200 --> 00:36:16,680 Speaker 1: Francisco forty Niners go in there, they get a twenty 691 00:36:17,120 --> 00:36:21,160 Speaker 1: to seventeen victory on the road, and, like Mark, I'll 692 00:36:21,160 --> 00:36:23,480 Speaker 1: get a little wacky. How about it's led by a 693 00:36:23,600 --> 00:36:26,400 Speaker 1: punt block for the third straight game they block a 694 00:36:26,480 --> 00:36:29,680 Speaker 1: Seahawks punt. They did it twice this season. Get it 695 00:36:29,680 --> 00:36:34,919 Speaker 1: done again and get the win. You don't like this pick, 696 00:36:35,239 --> 00:36:37,759 Speaker 1: you know, I'm I picked Seattle as you know in 697 00:36:37,800 --> 00:36:42,359 Speaker 1: my preseason uh analysis, whatever you want to call it, 698 00:36:42,760 --> 00:36:45,920 Speaker 1: And I don't like that. I want to switch. Can 699 00:36:46,000 --> 00:36:49,320 Speaker 1: I switch? I don't care, No, no one cares. I 700 00:36:49,360 --> 00:36:53,720 Speaker 1: think that San Francisco is gonna win this game to twelve. 701 00:36:57,120 --> 00:37:02,400 Speaker 1: I'm not sure it's gonna be that close. Wow, Why 702 00:37:02,400 --> 00:37:05,560 Speaker 1: why that big a difference? I just feel like that 703 00:37:05,719 --> 00:37:09,000 Speaker 1: the forty Niners are going to get a couple of 704 00:37:09,000 --> 00:37:13,319 Speaker 1: big turnovers and put Seattle out of their game. And uh, 705 00:37:14,160 --> 00:37:18,479 Speaker 1: not a lot of logic behind it, because you can't 706 00:37:18,480 --> 00:37:20,440 Speaker 1: beat this team at home. But I just think that 707 00:37:20,480 --> 00:37:24,239 Speaker 1: this is San Francisco's day. I'm sticking with that, well, 708 00:37:24,280 --> 00:37:27,200 Speaker 1: you're not sticking with it. Well, you can change my 709 00:37:27,239 --> 00:37:31,839 Speaker 1: mind at any time. Defense like a common trader, my 710 00:37:31,880 --> 00:37:36,720 Speaker 1: own Seattle, you're covered either you were you were the 711 00:37:36,760 --> 00:37:40,080 Speaker 1: man you were the by the way, if Seattle gets in, 712 00:37:40,400 --> 00:37:43,960 Speaker 1: then my that other prediction is still correct. So this 713 00:37:44,040 --> 00:37:45,640 Speaker 1: is yeah, this is well done. It's actually kind of 714 00:37:45,640 --> 00:37:48,239 Speaker 1: out of my book. I respect that Chris Wesley. I 715 00:37:48,280 --> 00:37:50,879 Speaker 1: have the exact same score as Greg in my right 716 00:37:50,960 --> 00:37:56,959 Speaker 1: up on NFL dot com. I have the Seahawks. They're 717 00:37:57,000 --> 00:38:01,520 Speaker 1: sixteen and one with Russell Wilson their average score at home, 718 00:38:03,960 --> 00:38:08,640 Speaker 1: they've outscored the thirty five in their matchups. It says 719 00:38:08,680 --> 00:38:12,000 Speaker 1: they haven't been playing close games at Seattle, So I'm 720 00:38:12,320 --> 00:38:14,680 Speaker 1: I'm saying a close game because San Francisco I feel 721 00:38:14,719 --> 00:38:16,600 Speaker 1: like it is the better team right now. They're just 722 00:38:16,640 --> 00:38:20,520 Speaker 1: not better in Seattle Stadium. And if anyone's gonna come 723 00:38:20,560 --> 00:38:23,200 Speaker 1: up with a put block or a key turnover, it 724 00:38:23,239 --> 00:38:25,480 Speaker 1: will be the Seahawks, who have a plus twenty six 725 00:38:25,560 --> 00:38:29,120 Speaker 1: turnover edge at home. Since Russell Wilson took over a quarterback, 726 00:38:30,200 --> 00:38:32,839 Speaker 1: that's a big number. Plus twenty six. We should let 727 00:38:32,840 --> 00:38:36,359 Speaker 1: gold Standard pick one of these games. We will let's 728 00:38:36,400 --> 00:38:38,600 Speaker 1: not cheap in the brand. He's gonna say something about soccer. 729 00:38:38,719 --> 00:38:43,040 Speaker 1: Ye's are going to really bounce back this season. That's 730 00:38:43,040 --> 00:38:45,920 Speaker 1: actually underratedly good knowledge that, Dan, we know what you 731 00:38:45,960 --> 00:38:51,160 Speaker 1: do in your spirit. Pick what's another team? The Rovers? 732 00:38:51,719 --> 00:38:58,880 Speaker 1: Rover West? I want you this, This is what I 733 00:38:58,960 --> 00:39:02,440 Speaker 1: put for my prediction is well, wow, I have I 734 00:39:02,560 --> 00:39:05,160 Speaker 1: pointed to a piece of paper to the people listening 735 00:39:05,360 --> 00:39:10,480 Speaker 1: and had rest podcast. Yes, seventeen Seahawks as well. Wait, 736 00:39:10,560 --> 00:39:13,480 Speaker 1: the three of you all the same score? Yeah, oddly enough, 737 00:39:14,040 --> 00:39:17,800 Speaker 1: Watch is watching how this turns in the other But 738 00:39:17,920 --> 00:39:20,200 Speaker 1: he picked the other team. Greg picked the other team, 739 00:39:20,440 --> 00:39:25,479 Speaker 1: fair enough, We're just we're sheep to the actual fake score. People. 740 00:39:26,080 --> 00:39:30,120 Speaker 1: There are other games can finish in other ways. Should 741 00:39:30,160 --> 00:39:31,960 Speaker 1: get on this. When you put the forty niners in 742 00:39:32,000 --> 00:39:34,480 Speaker 1: a big game and you have me predicting the score exactly, 743 00:39:34,960 --> 00:39:38,440 Speaker 1: magical things happen, like the exact Super Bowl score from 744 00:39:38,480 --> 00:39:41,160 Speaker 1: a year ago with the Ravens winning. I like how 745 00:39:41,239 --> 00:39:44,120 Speaker 1: Mark is getting on us for a seventeen final when 746 00:39:44,160 --> 00:39:47,080 Speaker 1: he picked twelve. That's like, if you like, ask your 747 00:39:47,080 --> 00:39:49,080 Speaker 1: wife who doesn't watch football, what the final score would 748 00:39:50,040 --> 00:39:53,640 Speaker 1: first quarter of a Bulls game totally, totally possible, and 749 00:39:54,080 --> 00:39:58,319 Speaker 1: it is up my sports lock of the week. Wow, 750 00:39:58,880 --> 00:40:01,360 Speaker 1: I picked. The reason I pick the Seahawks is the 751 00:40:01,520 --> 00:40:03,080 Speaker 1: West made a lot of great points, so I'll just 752 00:40:03,160 --> 00:40:05,880 Speaker 1: piggyback on all those. And also that they've been the 753 00:40:05,960 --> 00:40:09,800 Speaker 1: best team all season and now they're at home in 754 00:40:09,920 --> 00:40:13,279 Speaker 1: the game they waited all season four and I'm just 755 00:40:13,440 --> 00:40:16,200 Speaker 1: not overthinking it. What about your little tweet that's hanging 756 00:40:16,239 --> 00:40:18,360 Speaker 1: out there, that's gonna bring you retemption? That's right. You 757 00:40:18,440 --> 00:40:20,839 Speaker 1: can't even you don't have a choice in this game. 758 00:40:20,880 --> 00:40:24,120 Speaker 1: You said the Seattle Seahawks are winning the Super Bowl 759 00:40:24,160 --> 00:40:27,120 Speaker 1: in a blowout. The season is over. This was week twelve, 760 00:40:27,360 --> 00:40:30,000 Speaker 1: So you can't back off. I back off it. What 761 00:40:30,080 --> 00:40:31,800 Speaker 1: am I missing? No, you're not. I'm just saying he 762 00:40:31,880 --> 00:40:35,279 Speaker 1: didn't have to think you right on the Wait, real quick, team, 763 00:40:35,360 --> 00:40:38,360 Speaker 1: let's say Seattle went right. Which a f C team 764 00:40:38,640 --> 00:40:40,520 Speaker 1: do you think would have a bigger shot of being 765 00:40:40,640 --> 00:40:44,680 Speaker 1: blown out? Uh, that's a good question. I don't know. 766 00:40:44,719 --> 00:40:47,560 Speaker 1: They're gonna blow whoever they face. It doesn't matter. Both 767 00:40:47,600 --> 00:40:52,480 Speaker 1: teams are equally hopeless. Whoever faces the Mighty Seahawks at 768 00:40:52,560 --> 00:40:55,200 Speaker 1: MetLife Stadium in this snow now we're all gonna go 769 00:40:55,600 --> 00:40:59,400 Speaker 1: be there at the game, and one way, I've covered 770 00:40:59,440 --> 00:41:01,160 Speaker 1: myself both way. It's kind of like you did by 771 00:41:01,200 --> 00:41:04,000 Speaker 1: straddling fence. I'd much rather cover the Seahawks. I don't 772 00:41:04,000 --> 00:41:06,960 Speaker 1: want the forty Niners again, so I'll be happy either way. 773 00:41:07,000 --> 00:41:09,320 Speaker 1: Wouldn't the Seahawks be a more fun team to go 774 00:41:09,960 --> 00:41:13,040 Speaker 1: cover Pete carroll new team? I don't know. It just 775 00:41:13,080 --> 00:41:16,280 Speaker 1: seemed like a better story, from a really selfish story 776 00:41:16,360 --> 00:41:18,160 Speaker 1: perspect well. I can think of more boring teams in 777 00:41:18,200 --> 00:41:20,439 Speaker 1: the Niners. I like, I do not want to write 778 00:41:20,480 --> 00:41:24,080 Speaker 1: about Jim Harbow's khakis for another two weeks. I was 779 00:41:24,120 --> 00:41:26,680 Speaker 1: just gonna say the same thing, like I was fascinated 780 00:41:26,719 --> 00:41:28,480 Speaker 1: by this this week, but it'll be old news, but 781 00:41:29,360 --> 00:41:32,279 Speaker 1: it will be completely ground into the I'm already done 782 00:41:32,280 --> 00:41:36,359 Speaker 1: with omaha ya. That's been driven into the listeners thinking 783 00:41:36,480 --> 00:41:38,920 Speaker 1: whoe is you having to go to New York and 784 00:41:39,000 --> 00:41:41,600 Speaker 1: cover the Super Bowl. I'm looking forward to it no 785 00:41:41,680 --> 00:41:43,560 Speaker 1: matter what, but I shake it up a little bit. 786 00:41:44,200 --> 00:41:46,160 Speaker 1: I'm gonna have a new Super Bowl parka. Are you 787 00:41:46,239 --> 00:41:49,880 Speaker 1: guys what? No? I don't even own a coat, so 788 00:41:49,960 --> 00:41:51,800 Speaker 1: I need to buy right, I didn't I didn't have 789 00:41:51,880 --> 00:41:54,040 Speaker 1: a code. I've been living in warm weather climates for 790 00:41:54,040 --> 00:41:56,320 Speaker 1: a while, but no. This came across our work email. 791 00:41:56,600 --> 00:41:58,399 Speaker 1: There was an offer. You can buy a parka through 792 00:41:58,440 --> 00:42:01,840 Speaker 1: the NFL. Need Northern a park It's me like twelve degrees. 793 00:42:01,920 --> 00:42:05,120 Speaker 1: That's what I said. Is they're not giving it away. 794 00:42:05,160 --> 00:42:06,360 Speaker 1: You have to buy it. You have to buy it 795 00:42:06,480 --> 00:42:09,239 Speaker 1: through the NFL. They get they give you a significant 796 00:42:09,280 --> 00:42:13,040 Speaker 1: gonna buy a woolen overcoat discount. Isn't a park of 797 00:42:13,120 --> 00:42:17,920 Speaker 1: what escimates were, all right, it seems more like a raincoat. 798 00:42:17,960 --> 00:42:20,920 Speaker 1: I don't really know. That's a poncho. They both start with, 799 00:42:21,000 --> 00:42:24,719 Speaker 1: pizza has gone off the tracks. We have. We have 800 00:42:24,960 --> 00:42:28,160 Speaker 1: Robert Quinn coming into the studio to save us, to 801 00:42:28,800 --> 00:42:32,560 Speaker 1: save us as accurate Mark you will. I'm gonna go 802 00:42:32,680 --> 00:42:34,680 Speaker 1: down and take care of business. Mark is gonna go 803 00:42:34,760 --> 00:42:37,800 Speaker 1: watch the news for us and cover whatever happens. Be 804 00:42:37,920 --> 00:42:40,480 Speaker 1: happy to enjoy your time with the defensive Player of 805 00:42:40,520 --> 00:42:45,239 Speaker 1: the Year twelve third score Lock it in, all right, 806 00:42:45,320 --> 00:42:50,120 Speaker 1: thank you. Right, we have a very special guest in 807 00:42:50,360 --> 00:42:53,920 Speaker 1: studio sixty six right now. He is a star defensive 808 00:42:54,040 --> 00:42:57,160 Speaker 1: end for the St. Louis Rams. He was recently named 809 00:42:57,239 --> 00:42:59,640 Speaker 1: by the Pro Football Writers as the defensive player of 810 00:42:59,680 --> 00:43:02,440 Speaker 1: the Year. I mean it goes on and on at 811 00:43:02,560 --> 00:43:05,760 Speaker 1: nineteen sacks this year, those second league, seven force fumbles, 812 00:43:05,880 --> 00:43:09,040 Speaker 1: eighteen tackles for a loss. Just a beast of the 813 00:43:09,200 --> 00:43:15,080 Speaker 1: highest order. His name is Robert Quinn. Oh, it's pretty 814 00:43:15,080 --> 00:43:17,440 Speaker 1: good build up right there. It definitely was. Where was 815 00:43:17,520 --> 00:43:22,439 Speaker 1: the music? I would say, that's our producer standards. Maybe 816 00:43:22,520 --> 00:43:25,960 Speaker 1: impost to get headed in. So Robert, so you obviously 817 00:43:26,239 --> 00:43:28,600 Speaker 1: an amazing season this year, and it goes to show 818 00:43:28,640 --> 00:43:31,359 Speaker 1: there were so many people that basically we're saying, oh 819 00:43:31,520 --> 00:43:33,759 Speaker 1: J J. Watt, he's gonna be the runaway winner of 820 00:43:34,120 --> 00:43:36,000 Speaker 1: He's by far the best defensive player in the year. 821 00:43:36,280 --> 00:43:37,840 Speaker 1: But the truth of the matter is you never know 822 00:43:38,000 --> 00:43:41,120 Speaker 1: what will happen. Quinn steps up monster year. So I 823 00:43:41,200 --> 00:43:45,160 Speaker 1: ask you, Robert, do you believe you're deserving of the 824 00:43:45,800 --> 00:43:48,359 Speaker 1: big one, the Associated Press Defensive Player of the Year award? 825 00:43:48,560 --> 00:43:54,400 Speaker 1: I definitely think I do. Should I started making my case? Yeah? Okay, um, 826 00:43:54,960 --> 00:43:57,920 Speaker 1: I just start with you know, an opening game against 827 00:43:57,960 --> 00:44:01,720 Speaker 1: the car knows how to say, forced fumble, huge turnover 828 00:44:01,800 --> 00:44:04,239 Speaker 1: for the team. Basically I think it was the game 829 00:44:04,320 --> 00:44:07,000 Speaker 1: time on game winning field goal. That was one win 830 00:44:07,719 --> 00:44:14,560 Speaker 1: a mark, I'm marking um. Then there was Chicago where 831 00:44:14,800 --> 00:44:18,080 Speaker 1: I got the sack, strip, force, fumble and a touchdown 832 00:44:19,000 --> 00:44:23,160 Speaker 1: to seal the game. That's two's that's two wins, not 833 00:44:23,320 --> 00:44:27,880 Speaker 1: just moments. Um. Well, then we go to Indianapolis. The 834 00:44:28,080 --> 00:44:31,600 Speaker 1: thing was the first past play, strip stack, forced fumble, 835 00:44:31,880 --> 00:44:36,120 Speaker 1: Chris Long returns of four touchdown, So that's two touchdowns 836 00:44:36,200 --> 00:44:40,200 Speaker 1: three overall, you're passing dance test. We debated this topic 837 00:44:40,400 --> 00:44:43,360 Speaker 1: during the season and Dan wanted more. We were talking 838 00:44:43,440 --> 00:44:45,080 Speaker 1: some of us We thought maybe it was J. J. 839 00:44:45,239 --> 00:44:47,960 Speaker 1: Watt for some of the year, and Dan said, you 840 00:44:48,040 --> 00:44:50,959 Speaker 1: can't have a guy who doesn't have game changing, game 841 00:44:51,040 --> 00:44:54,880 Speaker 1: winning types of plays. So you're speaking the language. That's 842 00:44:54,920 --> 00:44:57,320 Speaker 1: three right, there is that all of them? Do you 843 00:44:57,360 --> 00:45:00,799 Speaker 1: have more? Um? There? When we play New Orleans there 844 00:45:00,880 --> 00:45:03,200 Speaker 1: was a there was a huge one where I think 845 00:45:03,239 --> 00:45:05,400 Speaker 1: we're I think there was going in are making a 846 00:45:05,480 --> 00:45:08,800 Speaker 1: huge drive and strip, uh sack, strip, force fumble and 847 00:45:09,760 --> 00:45:14,799 Speaker 1: for a momentum that's four four. That was a blowout. Um, 848 00:45:15,000 --> 00:45:19,839 Speaker 1: that's a grand slam, right. I like that you didn't 849 00:45:19,880 --> 00:45:23,760 Speaker 1: go negative with your campaigning. It was you wasn't anti 850 00:45:24,360 --> 00:45:27,960 Speaker 1: you know, Richard Sherman or anybody Robert doesn't know. We 851 00:45:28,040 --> 00:45:29,920 Speaker 1: didn't have to be convinced. We've been calling you the 852 00:45:30,000 --> 00:45:33,279 Speaker 1: defensive player of the year since probably around Thanksgiving. Oh well, well, 853 00:45:33,360 --> 00:45:36,800 Speaker 1: thank you. Hopefully I solidify that. But there was definitely 854 00:45:36,840 --> 00:45:39,040 Speaker 1: some great other no other guys worthy of it. But 855 00:45:40,400 --> 00:45:42,680 Speaker 1: mind bringing it home. Your team is a number two 856 00:45:42,719 --> 00:45:45,640 Speaker 1: overall draft pick. A lot of people think Jadeveon Clowney 857 00:45:45,880 --> 00:45:49,320 Speaker 1: is worthy of that pick. You guys probably the deepest 858 00:45:49,360 --> 00:45:52,520 Speaker 1: defensive line in the NFL. Do you think Clowning would 859 00:45:52,520 --> 00:45:54,400 Speaker 1: be a guy that you might take a chance on, 860 00:45:54,719 --> 00:45:58,399 Speaker 1: that you might be playing alongside him or opposite him. Oh, 861 00:45:59,760 --> 00:46:02,759 Speaker 1: that's you can definitely take him at two. Might like 862 00:46:02,840 --> 00:46:04,880 Speaker 1: you said, we're so deep on our d line? Do 863 00:46:05,040 --> 00:46:07,799 Speaker 1: we do we take them? Do we stay at number two? 864 00:46:08,040 --> 00:46:11,320 Speaker 1: Do we? You know? Especially with having the pick? Also, 865 00:46:11,880 --> 00:46:15,279 Speaker 1: you know, I think we me maybe wiggle, but you 866 00:46:15,320 --> 00:46:17,879 Speaker 1: know I'll leave that for a you know, less need 867 00:46:17,960 --> 00:46:19,719 Speaker 1: and coach Fisher to worry about what you would what 868 00:46:19,880 --> 00:46:22,279 Speaker 1: you would You don't think you would. You wouldn't want 869 00:46:22,280 --> 00:46:25,239 Speaker 1: another big time premier pass rusher. You look somewhere else. 870 00:46:26,680 --> 00:46:28,359 Speaker 1: Whatever they think we need to fill the meat at 871 00:46:28,480 --> 00:46:30,520 Speaker 1: You know, I think the line is okay, but hey, 872 00:46:30,600 --> 00:46:32,919 Speaker 1: you never gotta have too much talent. You know, Robert 873 00:46:32,960 --> 00:46:37,439 Speaker 1: doesn't want to share sacks. You would like twenty next 874 00:46:37,560 --> 00:46:40,879 Speaker 1: year Clowney blowing around the corner and getting two guys 875 00:46:40,920 --> 00:46:43,560 Speaker 1: before he does. He's already got Chris Long doing that. 876 00:46:45,960 --> 00:46:49,000 Speaker 1: So you you played the two teams that you know, 877 00:46:49,080 --> 00:46:52,800 Speaker 1: we just talked about Seattle in San Francisco four times, 878 00:46:52,840 --> 00:46:54,839 Speaker 1: so you're probably in a better position to talk about 879 00:46:54,920 --> 00:46:58,600 Speaker 1: them than anyone. You had big games against Seattle, four sacks, 880 00:46:58,640 --> 00:47:01,800 Speaker 1: and those two games you had one against the forty Niners. 881 00:47:02,680 --> 00:47:05,320 Speaker 1: What are the differences in terms of the offensive lines 882 00:47:05,360 --> 00:47:08,719 Speaker 1: when you're going up against those two teams? Um, I 883 00:47:08,800 --> 00:47:13,000 Speaker 1: think I just think offensive offense in general, you know 884 00:47:13,400 --> 00:47:16,120 Speaker 1: fort or both, you know Seattle and uh, the forty 885 00:47:16,200 --> 00:47:18,560 Speaker 1: Niners definitely want to establish the run, but I think 886 00:47:19,440 --> 00:47:21,600 Speaker 1: Seattle they want to give Russell a little more freedom 887 00:47:21,640 --> 00:47:24,360 Speaker 1: to throw the ball down field and become that dominant patcher. 888 00:47:24,480 --> 00:47:27,560 Speaker 1: So I think that's why maybe my sack numbers were 889 00:47:27,560 --> 00:47:31,360 Speaker 1: a little bit higher compared to um the forty Niners. 890 00:47:31,480 --> 00:47:34,799 Speaker 1: But you know, when we played the forty Niners, they 891 00:47:34,920 --> 00:47:36,440 Speaker 1: kind of got the best of us. So you know 892 00:47:36,480 --> 00:47:38,000 Speaker 1: when they get up, you know, they get up early 893 00:47:38,080 --> 00:47:39,520 Speaker 1: on you. All they got to do is run the ball. 894 00:47:39,560 --> 00:47:41,480 Speaker 1: It's it's hard to get sacked. But you know they, 895 00:47:41,600 --> 00:47:44,399 Speaker 1: like I said, Joe Staley, he's a not an easy 896 00:47:44,480 --> 00:47:47,359 Speaker 1: guy to go against. Uh then he got okong. Um. 897 00:47:47,760 --> 00:47:49,920 Speaker 1: You know, he's the tough one. So I definitely think 898 00:47:49,960 --> 00:47:52,640 Speaker 1: I think that's the big difference, just because they want 899 00:47:52,640 --> 00:47:54,680 Speaker 1: to give Russell a little more opportunity to throw the ball. 900 00:47:54,880 --> 00:47:58,240 Speaker 1: You put on a show on Monday Night football against Seattle. 901 00:47:58,600 --> 00:48:00,480 Speaker 1: Some of the backups in that game. When you see that, 902 00:48:00,600 --> 00:48:03,480 Speaker 1: some backups in are just kind of salva and like 903 00:48:03,600 --> 00:48:06,640 Speaker 1: these guys that have a chance, you definitely definitely lick 904 00:48:06,719 --> 00:48:08,920 Speaker 1: your chops a little bit. But I mean, you know, 905 00:48:09,080 --> 00:48:11,160 Speaker 1: of course it feels okong. I think I'll approach it 906 00:48:11,280 --> 00:48:13,239 Speaker 1: the same way. You know, you just gotta have kind 907 00:48:13,239 --> 00:48:14,960 Speaker 1: of have that mindset as a D line and uh 908 00:48:15,120 --> 00:48:17,239 Speaker 1: that no one can block you. You know, now my 909 00:48:17,560 --> 00:48:19,279 Speaker 1: de line coach is the only person that could block 910 00:48:19,360 --> 00:48:22,120 Speaker 1: you as yourself. So that's kind of the mindset you're 911 00:48:22,120 --> 00:48:24,240 Speaker 1: take in the each and every game. What's the difference 912 00:48:24,280 --> 00:48:27,319 Speaker 1: between the two quarterbacks in terms of pursuit when you're 913 00:48:27,320 --> 00:48:29,680 Speaker 1: going after them and taking those two down, do you 914 00:48:29,719 --> 00:48:31,839 Speaker 1: think one is harder to get down on the ground 915 00:48:31,880 --> 00:48:38,200 Speaker 1: than the other. Oh that's tough. Um, yeah, that's a 916 00:48:38,280 --> 00:48:40,919 Speaker 1: tough And I think what Russell, you know, if he's 917 00:48:41,239 --> 00:48:43,719 Speaker 1: booting out or running and running away from me, think 918 00:48:43,760 --> 00:48:46,160 Speaker 1: he's looking to throw down field. But Kaepernicks, he's looking 919 00:48:46,320 --> 00:48:48,960 Speaker 1: you know, the takeoff run so and take off running. 920 00:48:49,640 --> 00:48:52,160 Speaker 1: So um, I think that's the biggest difference. So either way, 921 00:48:52,280 --> 00:48:54,359 Speaker 1: you know, they're two fast guys. You know you gotta 922 00:48:54,400 --> 00:48:56,640 Speaker 1: close ground on them fast or as fast as you 923 00:48:56,719 --> 00:49:00,480 Speaker 1: can and hope to get them down. You know. All right, 924 00:49:00,719 --> 00:49:02,600 Speaker 1: let's put you on the spot. Who wins on Sunday? 925 00:49:03,880 --> 00:49:09,239 Speaker 1: It's been Uh I think just because it's in Seattle. Um, yeah, 926 00:49:09,560 --> 00:49:11,680 Speaker 1: I think Seattle will edge it, you know, probably like 927 00:49:11,800 --> 00:49:15,880 Speaker 1: a fourteen or seventeen fourteen type game. Nothing crazy, but 928 00:49:16,840 --> 00:49:18,680 Speaker 1: I think it's going to come down to the wire. 929 00:49:18,880 --> 00:49:21,759 Speaker 1: Are you annoyed that your two division rivals are in 930 00:49:21,840 --> 00:49:23,960 Speaker 1: this game or you kind of like, all right, this 931 00:49:24,040 --> 00:49:26,440 Speaker 1: show is the NFC West is the toughest division you 932 00:49:26,520 --> 00:49:28,040 Speaker 1: have pride in that? Or is it just gonna bother 933 00:49:28,160 --> 00:49:30,920 Speaker 1: you when you see one. Robert actually he's filed paperwork 934 00:49:31,000 --> 00:49:35,560 Speaker 1: for realignment. I've seen it, um and I was, I 935 00:49:35,640 --> 00:49:37,680 Speaker 1: guess you're gonna look at it both ways. It's frustrating, 936 00:49:37,760 --> 00:49:41,080 Speaker 1: you know. Of course being out the playoffs, that's a 937 00:49:41,200 --> 00:49:44,520 Speaker 1: frustrating part. But I think it shows that where we 938 00:49:44,640 --> 00:49:48,000 Speaker 1: have a tough division. You know, Arizona barely missed making 939 00:49:48,040 --> 00:49:50,640 Speaker 1: the playoffs, so you know, that just goes to show 940 00:49:50,680 --> 00:49:52,320 Speaker 1: you how now, like I said, how tough it is. 941 00:49:52,440 --> 00:49:55,160 Speaker 1: But I mean, if one of them happens to win, it, 942 00:49:55,320 --> 00:49:58,920 Speaker 1: just you know we got that. I guess that drive 943 00:49:59,480 --> 00:50:02,000 Speaker 1: when we see him next year to take him down. 944 00:50:02,160 --> 00:50:04,960 Speaker 1: But like I said, did our division no push over, 945 00:50:05,040 --> 00:50:07,799 Speaker 1: So we're gonna have to put that work in. If 946 00:50:07,840 --> 00:50:10,840 Speaker 1: you thought how Harbaugh and Kaepernick were insufferable, now just 947 00:50:10,960 --> 00:50:17,160 Speaker 1: wait if they win. Robert Quinn stopped by today. He's 948 00:50:17,200 --> 00:50:19,560 Speaker 1: on his way to Hawaii, UH for the Pro Bowl. 949 00:50:20,520 --> 00:50:22,680 Speaker 1: Thank you so much for joining us, and you also 950 00:50:22,719 --> 00:50:25,360 Speaker 1: continue the streak whenever we have someone in the studio, 951 00:50:25,800 --> 00:50:28,440 Speaker 1: the guest is always the best dressed by far well. 952 00:50:28,520 --> 00:50:31,160 Speaker 1: Thanks very well. Put together. It's not a it's not 953 00:50:31,280 --> 00:50:36,000 Speaker 1: a good field. My gap polo shirts keep getting defeated 954 00:50:37,120 --> 00:50:40,359 Speaker 1: by successful NFL stars. Robert Quinn, thank you very much 955 00:50:40,520 --> 00:50:44,080 Speaker 1: and the best of luck. Thank you. Robert Quinn. Nice 956 00:50:44,120 --> 00:50:47,319 Speaker 1: guy and confident about his chances. On February one, at 957 00:50:47,440 --> 00:50:51,120 Speaker 1: Radio City Musical NFL Honors, were they announced the Defensive 958 00:50:51,120 --> 00:50:53,480 Speaker 1: Player of the Year, he should be confident, he stated, 959 00:50:53,600 --> 00:50:56,160 Speaker 1: quite a strong case there. He has our vote. I 960 00:50:56,239 --> 00:50:58,680 Speaker 1: don't know if he's gonna win it. I would be 961 00:50:58,800 --> 00:51:01,359 Speaker 1: surprised if he wins it. My guess is keik Lely 962 00:51:02,080 --> 00:51:05,800 Speaker 1: or Sherman wins it, unfortunately, and you know it wouldn't 963 00:51:05,800 --> 00:51:08,919 Speaker 1: be a travesty if those guys wanted. But I think 964 00:51:10,160 --> 00:51:12,000 Speaker 1: ten guys that could win it this year, and I 965 00:51:12,040 --> 00:51:14,120 Speaker 1: wouldn't be that upset, right, But none of them were 966 00:51:14,360 --> 00:51:17,560 Speaker 1: in this studio exactly. More importantly, he picked the Seahawks 967 00:51:17,680 --> 00:51:20,000 Speaker 1: like West and I, which you know as a tiebreaker. West, 968 00:51:20,040 --> 00:51:22,359 Speaker 1: we're now locked in. We know we're gonna win. Our 969 00:51:22,600 --> 00:51:26,120 Speaker 1: get our predictions act, Kevin patra Oh, Kevin, that's right. 970 00:51:26,440 --> 00:51:29,360 Speaker 1: Chose the Forts, so that's three three on those picks. 971 00:51:29,520 --> 00:51:34,680 Speaker 1: He also chose Sale the Broncos, so surprisingly split on 972 00:51:34,800 --> 00:51:37,640 Speaker 1: that game. Broncos three and to me and Cessler took 973 00:51:37,680 --> 00:51:40,640 Speaker 1: the Patriots. So just shows what a great weekend it's 974 00:51:40,640 --> 00:51:42,719 Speaker 1: gonna be for those scoring at home. Yes, that's what 975 00:51:42,800 --> 00:51:46,759 Speaker 1: it all is. And we will be back on Sunday night, 976 00:51:47,280 --> 00:51:50,960 Speaker 1: of course to talk about these two massive games. We're 977 00:51:50,960 --> 00:51:54,520 Speaker 1: gonna break it all down. Uh and you know people 978 00:51:54,560 --> 00:51:56,600 Speaker 1: will be gloating about their picks. It would be sadness. 979 00:51:56,640 --> 00:51:59,000 Speaker 1: It could get awkward in the room. Ka Rich will 980 00:51:59,040 --> 00:52:03,760 Speaker 1: be behind the glass until then, signing offices, Dan hanss 981 00:52:03,880 --> 00:52:08,120 Speaker 1: for the Mailman, the Boss, the Sizzler and the gold 982 00:52:08,160 --> 00:52:15,799 Speaker 1: Standard behind the glass until Sunday. What about Uber changed everything? Game? 983 00:52:15,880 --> 00:52:16,640 Speaker 1: Don't change, Son,