1 00:00:00,280 --> 00:00:02,480 Speaker 1: Welcome to the best of the week for What's Right 2 00:00:02,560 --> 00:00:05,200 Speaker 1: with Nick Right the best takes in moments from this 3 00:00:05,280 --> 00:00:07,000 Speaker 1: week on the show Enjoy. 4 00:00:08,880 --> 00:00:12,560 Speaker 2: Wild Card weekend ended with the Texans defeating Steelers. Steelers 5 00:00:12,560 --> 00:00:15,640 Speaker 2: offense couldn't do anything, Texans offense couldn't do anything, but 6 00:00:15,680 --> 00:00:18,520 Speaker 2: the Texans won the game. When asked about his future 7 00:00:18,520 --> 00:00:20,960 Speaker 2: after the game, Aaron Rodgers said, I'm not going to 8 00:00:21,040 --> 00:00:24,320 Speaker 2: make any emotional decisions, but at forty two years old, 9 00:00:24,320 --> 00:00:25,880 Speaker 2: do you think that this is the end of the 10 00:00:25,920 --> 00:00:27,040 Speaker 2: road for him? 11 00:00:27,720 --> 00:00:30,880 Speaker 1: Well, I didn't think that at all going into the game, 12 00:00:31,320 --> 00:00:33,560 Speaker 1: because Rogers has been talking about how he thought he 13 00:00:33,600 --> 00:00:37,120 Speaker 1: would have one or two teams that showed interest, the 14 00:00:37,120 --> 00:00:39,000 Speaker 1: fact that he had seemed to be playing some of 15 00:00:39,040 --> 00:00:41,960 Speaker 1: his best ball at the end of the year, Steelers 16 00:00:42,000 --> 00:00:45,640 Speaker 1: made the playoffs, all of that, But Buck and Aikman 17 00:00:47,040 --> 00:00:51,600 Speaker 1: talked like they knew. The way Buck and Aikman talked 18 00:00:51,600 --> 00:00:54,840 Speaker 1: at the end of that game, and the way ESPN 19 00:00:55,120 --> 00:00:58,480 Speaker 1: produced the end of that game following Rogers and all 20 00:00:58,520 --> 00:01:02,440 Speaker 1: of that, it felt to me like they got a 21 00:01:02,560 --> 00:01:08,200 Speaker 1: heads up that he's planning on retireing now. If this 22 00:01:08,400 --> 00:01:12,959 Speaker 1: wasn't already the case thanks to Philip Rivers couple game cameo. 23 00:01:14,520 --> 00:01:18,000 Speaker 1: The long tail of Philip Rivers coming back after five 24 00:01:18,120 --> 00:01:22,200 Speaker 1: years on the couch is going to be that. Certainly 25 00:01:22,319 --> 00:01:25,960 Speaker 1: next year and maybe for the next couple after. If 26 00:01:26,040 --> 00:01:32,960 Speaker 1: any good team suffers a November or December quarterback injury, 27 00:01:33,440 --> 00:01:37,360 Speaker 1: Rogers name will be floated and maybe he would come 28 00:01:37,440 --> 00:01:41,440 Speaker 1: back in a setting like that. You know something the 29 00:01:42,000 --> 00:01:47,240 Speaker 1: that if next year the Rams are nine to four 30 00:01:47,760 --> 00:01:53,160 Speaker 1: and Stafford goes down, could you know, could he come 31 00:01:53,240 --> 00:01:57,040 Speaker 1: back in that spot. I also think Aaron likes the 32 00:01:57,040 --> 00:02:02,360 Speaker 1: spotlight enough that I don't think we are going to 33 00:02:02,480 --> 00:02:06,040 Speaker 1: get a quick resolution on this. I think he's going 34 00:02:06,080 --> 00:02:10,480 Speaker 1: to take his time. But I do think that last 35 00:02:10,600 --> 00:02:19,760 Speaker 1: night was the de facto end for Aaron Rodgers, and 36 00:02:20,880 --> 00:02:24,200 Speaker 1: I do want to take some time here to talk 37 00:02:24,240 --> 00:02:29,840 Speaker 1: about how I will remember and think about Rogers, because 38 00:02:30,880 --> 00:02:34,280 Speaker 1: last night's game will have no real impact on how 39 00:02:34,320 --> 00:02:36,919 Speaker 1: I think about him down the road. I did think 40 00:02:37,800 --> 00:02:47,840 Speaker 1: that you saw some things last night that were part 41 00:02:47,880 --> 00:02:54,960 Speaker 1: and parcel to why a player as talented and generational 42 00:02:55,000 --> 00:03:01,440 Speaker 1: as Aaron Rodgers was not considered a great leader and 43 00:03:01,680 --> 00:03:07,600 Speaker 1: was not did not win at the level that his 44 00:03:07,760 --> 00:03:09,880 Speaker 1: talent would have made you think he was going to 45 00:03:09,960 --> 00:03:16,880 Speaker 1: win at because there was no less than half a 46 00:03:16,960 --> 00:03:21,600 Speaker 1: dozen times last night where a play was not made 47 00:03:21,680 --> 00:03:28,320 Speaker 1: by the Steelers, or a pass was missed, or the 48 00:03:28,360 --> 00:03:33,160 Speaker 1: Texans got pressure quick pressure, and Aaron made it very 49 00:03:33,240 --> 00:03:36,880 Speaker 1: clear to everyone on the field, in the stadium and 50 00:03:36,960 --> 00:03:41,880 Speaker 1: at home that that was someone else's fault. A lot 51 00:03:41,920 --> 00:03:47,040 Speaker 1: of pointing, a lot of gesticulation, a lot of making 52 00:03:47,080 --> 00:03:50,160 Speaker 1: it very clear to the whole world he screwed up, 53 00:03:50,320 --> 00:03:54,520 Speaker 1: not me also, and I listen, I haven't watched the 54 00:03:54,560 --> 00:03:58,800 Speaker 1: All twenty two. I don't know what if the Texans 55 00:03:58,880 --> 00:04:01,840 Speaker 1: changed something in their coverage, but I do know that 56 00:04:01,880 --> 00:04:07,120 Speaker 1: I've seen Aaron do this in big spots before. One 57 00:04:07,160 --> 00:04:10,840 Speaker 1: of his guys let him down with a drop and 58 00:04:10,880 --> 00:04:15,760 Speaker 1: he simply stopped going to him DK Metcalf, which was 59 00:04:15,920 --> 00:04:18,039 Speaker 1: one of the reasons I thought the Steelers could win 60 00:04:18,120 --> 00:04:22,800 Speaker 1: this game, was getting DK Metcalf back. DK Metcalf was 61 00:04:22,839 --> 00:04:25,599 Speaker 1: a featured part of the game play early. He then 62 00:04:25,680 --> 00:04:29,080 Speaker 1: had a huge drop and Rogers didn't throw him another 63 00:04:29,120 --> 00:04:37,880 Speaker 1: pass for two hours, and that is Those things have 64 00:04:38,240 --> 00:04:49,400 Speaker 1: always been part of the Rogers experience, and his career 65 00:04:49,520 --> 00:04:54,839 Speaker 1: is so interesting because it would have seemed impossible. Demons, 66 00:04:55,040 --> 00:04:58,080 Speaker 1: you weren't. You were only twelve years old and you 67 00:04:58,080 --> 00:05:00,000 Speaker 1: were not a big football fan as a little kids, 68 00:05:00,760 --> 00:05:08,880 Speaker 1: But it would not have seemed believable at all in 69 00:05:09,040 --> 00:05:12,080 Speaker 1: twenty ten that Rogers would never get back to another 70 00:05:12,160 --> 00:05:16,520 Speaker 1: Super Bowl. It is not different at all from how 71 00:05:16,600 --> 00:05:21,560 Speaker 1: people thought about Mahomes after his first Super Bowl one. 72 00:05:21,640 --> 00:05:25,880 Speaker 1: An MVP, you know, instantly came on the scene and 73 00:05:26,040 --> 00:05:29,120 Speaker 1: was awesome. Obviously, Rogers had to sit, you know, for 74 00:05:29,200 --> 00:05:33,400 Speaker 1: three years behind far, but by his second year in 75 00:05:33,440 --> 00:05:37,279 Speaker 1: the league was considered maybe the best quarterback in football. 76 00:05:38,040 --> 00:05:40,599 Speaker 1: And if in that moment people had said Patrick's never 77 00:05:40,640 --> 00:05:44,480 Speaker 1: making another Super Bowl, it would have seemed impossible. That's 78 00:05:44,520 --> 00:05:47,760 Speaker 1: what it felt like for Aaron and I know the 79 00:05:47,800 --> 00:05:51,680 Speaker 1: biggest Rogers defenders, and once upon a time I was. 80 00:05:53,040 --> 00:05:54,400 Speaker 1: I don't know if I was one of the biggest 81 00:05:54,480 --> 00:05:58,760 Speaker 1: Rogers defenders, but I was certainly more sympathetic to his 82 00:05:58,920 --> 00:06:03,840 Speaker 1: cause than I've been over the last decade. There are 83 00:06:04,120 --> 00:06:13,000 Speaker 1: extenuating circumstances and some really unfortunate playoff losses that had 84 00:06:13,080 --> 00:06:18,000 Speaker 1: nothing to do with him. Okay, so his first ever 85 00:06:18,120 --> 00:06:23,040 Speaker 1: playoff game, demonse. They scored forty five points, and lost 86 00:06:23,080 --> 00:06:28,320 Speaker 1: in overtime. Wow, the first ever playoff game was a 87 00:06:28,360 --> 00:06:31,960 Speaker 1: fifty one forty five lost to the Arizona Cardinals. Now 88 00:06:32,000 --> 00:06:35,400 Speaker 1: the loss was on a strip sack returned for a touchdown. 89 00:06:35,839 --> 00:06:40,440 Speaker 1: But that you score forty five points, that should be enough. Yeah, 90 00:06:40,640 --> 00:06:43,000 Speaker 1: second year in the playoffs they win the Super Bowl. 91 00:06:45,000 --> 00:06:47,599 Speaker 1: I'm now gonna jump to the playoff losses that you 92 00:06:47,720 --> 00:06:54,000 Speaker 1: feel like he has no culpability. On twenty twelve, they 93 00:06:54,040 --> 00:06:57,960 Speaker 1: score thirty one in the Divisional round against San Francisco 94 00:07:00,080 --> 00:07:05,600 Speaker 1: and Colin Kaepernick score forty five and just the Packers 95 00:07:05,680 --> 00:07:17,120 Speaker 1: defense has no answer whatsoever. Twenty sixteen, the Falcons put 96 00:07:17,200 --> 00:07:21,840 Speaker 1: up forty four on the Packers defense in the NFC 97 00:07:21,920 --> 00:07:25,800 Speaker 1: Championship game. Feel like there's not much you can do there. 98 00:07:26,720 --> 00:07:31,520 Speaker 1: The very next year, twenty nineteen, the Niners and a 99 00:07:32,120 --> 00:07:35,280 Speaker 1: rushing attack that I think in that game they threw 100 00:07:35,320 --> 00:07:37,080 Speaker 1: the ball. Was that the game they threw the ball 101 00:07:37,120 --> 00:07:41,320 Speaker 1: eight times? Yep? The Niners threw the ball eight times 102 00:07:42,080 --> 00:07:47,160 Speaker 1: and scored thirty seven points to go to the Super Bowl. 103 00:07:47,440 --> 00:07:53,240 Speaker 1: Those three playoff losses, and those are all huge ones. 104 00:07:54,680 --> 00:07:57,280 Speaker 1: It's fair to say, what did you want from Aaron? 105 00:07:57,800 --> 00:08:04,160 Speaker 1: What more could he have done. I'll add one more. 106 00:08:05,840 --> 00:08:10,920 Speaker 1: The year they're defending their championship, they're fifteen to one. 107 00:08:11,760 --> 00:08:16,400 Speaker 1: They're at home against the New York Giants. The Giants 108 00:08:16,400 --> 00:08:20,480 Speaker 1: score thirty seven points in freezing cold and send them 109 00:08:20,520 --> 00:08:24,800 Speaker 1: home to go on to win the Super Bowl. These ones, right, 110 00:08:24,840 --> 00:08:32,080 Speaker 1: those defenses were brutal, right, right. There are some other 111 00:08:32,120 --> 00:08:38,240 Speaker 1: ones though, that that was not the story. And people 112 00:08:38,320 --> 00:08:43,880 Speaker 1: remember the Seattle NFC championship game, and what they remember 113 00:08:44,080 --> 00:08:50,440 Speaker 1: is the Packers were up sixteen to nothing and nineteen 114 00:08:50,559 --> 00:08:54,080 Speaker 1: to seven Demons with three minutes left in that game. 115 00:08:55,160 --> 00:08:57,600 Speaker 1: Up nineteen to seven with three minutes left in the game, 116 00:08:58,400 --> 00:09:04,800 Speaker 1: they end up allowing a fake field goal touchdown, They 117 00:09:05,920 --> 00:09:10,360 Speaker 1: allow uh an onside kick. 118 00:09:11,120 --> 00:09:13,440 Speaker 2: They then don't get tough. 119 00:09:14,000 --> 00:09:18,079 Speaker 1: They don't get the coin toss. In overtime, Russell Wilson 120 00:09:18,240 --> 00:09:20,920 Speaker 1: hits a thirty five yard pass. They go to the 121 00:09:20,960 --> 00:09:24,120 Speaker 1: Super Bowl, end up losing to Tom Brady and the Patriots. 122 00:09:25,400 --> 00:09:27,800 Speaker 1: What people don't remember so much about that game was 123 00:09:27,880 --> 00:09:32,120 Speaker 1: Rogers was awful. He had one touchdown, two picks, a 124 00:09:32,200 --> 00:09:36,120 Speaker 1: fifty six rating, and they couldn't score in the red zone. 125 00:09:37,960 --> 00:09:43,920 Speaker 1: The next year, they're playing a Cardinals team this is 126 00:09:43,960 --> 00:09:49,199 Speaker 1: the game where Rogers hits back to back hail mary's 127 00:09:50,520 --> 00:09:54,280 Speaker 1: to force overtime, and what they were and when I 128 00:09:54,480 --> 00:09:57,000 Speaker 1: when I say back to back hail mary's again, if 129 00:09:57,040 --> 00:10:02,320 Speaker 1: people can't visualize this situation, they are in a fourth 130 00:10:02,320 --> 00:10:07,440 Speaker 1: and twenty demanse on their own four yard line with 131 00:10:07,679 --> 00:10:13,679 Speaker 1: fifty five seconds left, and Rogers hits a sixty yard pass. 132 00:10:14,679 --> 00:10:20,240 Speaker 1: They then rush to the line of scrimmage, couple deep shots, 133 00:10:20,360 --> 00:10:26,360 Speaker 1: and then five seconds left on the forty one Rogers 134 00:10:26,400 --> 00:10:30,760 Speaker 1: hits another hail mary. He threw one hundred and one 135 00:10:30,880 --> 00:10:34,720 Speaker 1: yards of passes on that possession to Jeff Janis to 136 00:10:34,920 --> 00:10:38,320 Speaker 1: tie a playoff game. And then on the very first 137 00:10:38,360 --> 00:10:42,800 Speaker 1: possession of overtime, the Cardinals go right down the field 138 00:10:42,880 --> 00:10:45,680 Speaker 1: and score the first play off overtime. Larry Fitzgerald takes 139 00:10:45,679 --> 00:10:48,880 Speaker 1: it seventy five yards. They score the next play. But 140 00:10:49,000 --> 00:10:56,240 Speaker 1: in that game, prior to those two hail marys, the 141 00:10:56,240 --> 00:11:01,839 Speaker 1: Packers had fourteen points, had a passer rating in the 142 00:11:01,840 --> 00:11:05,520 Speaker 1: fifties again, had one hundred and fifty yards, one touchdown, 143 00:11:05,600 --> 00:11:10,320 Speaker 1: one pick, and then obviously people remember the very end 144 00:11:12,520 --> 00:11:18,000 Speaker 1: NFC Championship game against Tom Brady and Tampa Is really 145 00:11:18,080 --> 00:11:20,520 Speaker 1: bad in the first half, they dig a huge hole. 146 00:11:21,080 --> 00:11:22,960 Speaker 1: They then are down eight with two and a half 147 00:11:23,000 --> 00:11:25,880 Speaker 1: minutes left. They can't punch it in. Laflora kicks the 148 00:11:25,920 --> 00:11:29,120 Speaker 1: weird field goal, and then his final playoff game with 149 00:11:29,200 --> 00:11:33,079 Speaker 1: the Steelers, the Niners did not score an offensive touchdown, 150 00:11:33,840 --> 00:11:37,920 Speaker 1: but Rogers once again had a really weird game where 151 00:11:37,960 --> 00:11:41,320 Speaker 1: all he would do was target Devonte Adams and they 152 00:11:41,400 --> 00:11:43,800 Speaker 1: end up losing the game on a blocked punt touchdown 153 00:11:43,880 --> 00:11:51,320 Speaker 1: thirteen to ten, with Rogers kind of throwing away the 154 00:11:51,360 --> 00:11:57,480 Speaker 1: final possession. So we with all that said, he's a 155 00:11:57,520 --> 00:12:01,160 Speaker 1: four time MVP who has it's the all time record 156 00:12:01,160 --> 00:12:05,280 Speaker 1: for passer rating and as far as the all time 157 00:12:05,320 --> 00:12:13,840 Speaker 1: record for lowest interception percentage, and at times looked like 158 00:12:13,920 --> 00:12:20,120 Speaker 1: the most physically gifted player the position's ever seen. But 159 00:12:21,040 --> 00:12:30,520 Speaker 1: the combination of his what I would call prickly leadership 160 00:12:30,840 --> 00:12:40,440 Speaker 1: style plus it's not me, it's you when things went wrong, 161 00:12:42,679 --> 00:12:52,920 Speaker 1: plus not playing to an Aaron Rodgers level consistently in 162 00:12:52,960 --> 00:13:00,760 Speaker 1: the playoffs is why a guy that good is gonna 163 00:13:00,760 --> 00:13:12,160 Speaker 1: finish his career eleven and ten in the playoffs or 164 00:13:12,200 --> 00:13:15,600 Speaker 1: is it eleven and eleven now? Oh? Eleven? And eleven 165 00:13:16,600 --> 00:13:21,760 Speaker 1: in the playoffs because they lost yesterday and with only 166 00:13:21,840 --> 00:13:26,360 Speaker 1: the one trip to the super Bowl. If I were 167 00:13:28,400 --> 00:13:32,920 Speaker 1: doing the all time quarterback rankings, he has the talent 168 00:13:33,080 --> 00:13:37,839 Speaker 1: of a no doubt top five guy, but he can't. 169 00:13:37,880 --> 00:13:40,400 Speaker 1: And I understand it's become very in vogue to throw 170 00:13:41,440 --> 00:13:45,160 Speaker 1: you know a lot of people in top fives. You're 171 00:13:45,200 --> 00:13:47,400 Speaker 1: not gonna find a bigger Matt Stafford fan than me. 172 00:13:47,559 --> 00:13:50,360 Speaker 1: But the idea that Stafford is a super Bowl went 173 00:13:50,400 --> 00:13:53,520 Speaker 1: away from being top five all time quarterback is obviously, 174 00:13:53,559 --> 00:13:57,720 Speaker 1: on its face ludicrous. But if we're talking about the 175 00:13:57,720 --> 00:14:06,320 Speaker 1: greatest quarterbacks ever, you have Brady Mahomes manning Montana, you 176 00:14:06,320 --> 00:14:15,160 Speaker 1: can argue about the order for them. For me, John Elway, 177 00:14:18,080 --> 00:14:19,840 Speaker 1: and I don't know what you want to do with 178 00:14:19,880 --> 00:14:25,280 Speaker 1: the old folks, Johnny Unitas, Bart Star, Otto Graham, those guys, 179 00:14:26,040 --> 00:14:28,400 Speaker 1: but they've got to be accounted for in some degree. 180 00:14:29,080 --> 00:14:32,440 Speaker 1: I can't speak to them, but I can't pretend you 181 00:14:32,520 --> 00:14:35,160 Speaker 1: can't do an NBA Top ten and not include Russell 182 00:14:35,240 --> 00:14:37,600 Speaker 1: and Wilt. I don't know that you can do an 183 00:14:37,720 --> 00:14:42,040 Speaker 1: NF top ten quarterbacks and not include Unitis, Star and Graham. 184 00:14:42,120 --> 00:14:43,760 Speaker 1: So I don't know what you want to do with them. 185 00:14:43,800 --> 00:14:47,800 Speaker 1: But now we're at eight names, and then we can 186 00:14:47,840 --> 00:14:55,160 Speaker 1: start having the Steve Young, Brett Favre, Aaron Rodgers, Drew 187 00:14:55,240 --> 00:15:01,720 Speaker 1: Brees discussion. I know my colleagues are about to put 188 00:15:01,800 --> 00:15:04,280 Speaker 1: Josh Allen in there as well. It's the most talented players. 189 00:15:04,320 --> 00:15:11,000 Speaker 1: You see Josh Allen wild guard. We can the oh yeah, 190 00:15:11,040 --> 00:15:15,560 Speaker 1: And so I think it's fair if this is the 191 00:15:15,680 --> 00:15:24,240 Speaker 1: end for Rogers, one of the greatest players ever who underachieved. 192 00:15:25,240 --> 00:15:34,800 Speaker 1: There is an element of Wilt Chamberlain to Rogers in 193 00:15:34,920 --> 00:15:39,680 Speaker 1: that a uniquely talented player that up to that point 194 00:15:39,680 --> 00:15:42,960 Speaker 1: in his career we had never seen anyone quite like him, 195 00:15:44,160 --> 00:15:50,760 Speaker 1: but didn't quite win at the level that that talent 196 00:15:50,800 --> 00:15:53,320 Speaker 1: would have demanded, and it was because of some own 197 00:15:54,160 --> 00:16:02,520 Speaker 1: leadership and stylistic failings. So there's my Rogers piece of it. 198 00:16:02,560 --> 00:16:04,920 Speaker 1: I know you want to ask me about the Tomlin piece. 199 00:16:05,560 --> 00:16:08,080 Speaker 2: So there's rumors about them wanting to move on from 200 00:16:08,120 --> 00:16:10,680 Speaker 2: Tomlin the Steelers at that. Do you think that they should? 201 00:16:12,560 --> 00:16:19,720 Speaker 1: I don't think I don't think that they should, but 202 00:16:21,000 --> 00:16:27,320 Speaker 1: I would understand if they did that these playoff It's 203 00:16:27,360 --> 00:16:32,040 Speaker 1: not just that he's now tied Marvin Lewis for most 204 00:16:32,120 --> 00:16:36,640 Speaker 1: consecutive losses in the playoffs at seven. It's not just 205 00:16:36,720 --> 00:16:40,480 Speaker 1: that it'll now be ten years since they won a 206 00:16:40,480 --> 00:16:45,880 Speaker 1: playoff game, at a minimum, it's that they have been 207 00:16:47,160 --> 00:16:56,400 Speaker 1: wholly non competitive in these playoff games. The first one, so, well, 208 00:16:56,600 --> 00:16:58,320 Speaker 1: if we're gonna do the full streak, I guess I 209 00:16:58,360 --> 00:17:03,480 Speaker 1: gotta be fair. The first one was the conference championship 210 00:17:03,520 --> 00:17:06,840 Speaker 1: game to the Patriots, and again you're playing an all 211 00:17:06,880 --> 00:17:11,400 Speaker 1: time Patriots seems conference championship game, but you instantly fell 212 00:17:11,440 --> 00:17:17,440 Speaker 1: down ten to nothing. You're down thirty six to nine 213 00:17:17,440 --> 00:17:21,600 Speaker 1: with minutes left, you lose thirty six to seventeen. So 214 00:17:21,720 --> 00:17:25,440 Speaker 1: you get annihilated in that football game that's lost one, 215 00:17:26,359 --> 00:17:30,600 Speaker 1: lost two on this Tomlin losing streak. You're at home 216 00:17:32,280 --> 00:17:40,280 Speaker 1: with the bye, playing Blake Bortles Jacksonville Jaguars, and twenty 217 00:17:40,359 --> 00:17:44,639 Speaker 1: minutes into the game, Demanse, you're down twenty one to 218 00:17:44,680 --> 00:17:49,960 Speaker 1: nothing and you end up scoring a bunch of points. 219 00:17:50,280 --> 00:17:52,920 Speaker 1: You know, you cut it to seven a couple times, 220 00:17:53,560 --> 00:17:56,200 Speaker 1: but you trail the entirety of the game. You lose 221 00:17:56,280 --> 00:18:00,639 Speaker 1: forty five forty two, and they get grizzly or from there. 222 00:18:02,040 --> 00:18:08,119 Speaker 1: Lost three on this playoff losing streak. You're playing the 223 00:18:08,240 --> 00:18:14,880 Speaker 1: Cleveland Browns and Baker Mayfield. You are down twenty eight 224 00:18:14,960 --> 00:18:22,480 Speaker 1: to nothing in the first quarter, and you lose forty 225 00:18:22,520 --> 00:18:29,800 Speaker 1: eight to thirty seven. Game two, alright, I'm sorry. Game 226 00:18:29,800 --> 00:18:36,760 Speaker 1: two where we have game Game five, Game five of 227 00:18:36,880 --> 00:18:42,040 Speaker 1: the playoff losing streak. You're playing the Chiefs. You go 228 00:18:42,200 --> 00:18:47,199 Speaker 1: up seven nothing on a TJ. Watt stripsack in the 229 00:18:47,240 --> 00:18:53,280 Speaker 1: second quarter. You then find yourself down after being up 230 00:18:53,320 --> 00:18:58,919 Speaker 1: seven to nothing, thirty five to seven, thirty five to seven. 231 00:19:00,720 --> 00:19:07,040 Speaker 1: Game six of the playoff losing streak last year against Buffalo, 232 00:19:08,080 --> 00:19:12,720 Speaker 1: midway through the second quarter, you're down twenty one to nothing, 233 00:19:14,280 --> 00:19:17,760 Speaker 1: and so you lose thirty one seventeen. 234 00:19:18,040 --> 00:19:20,359 Speaker 2: If they keep calling he has to focus on offense. 235 00:19:22,080 --> 00:19:28,320 Speaker 1: The well, hold on, hold on, just because I got 236 00:19:28,400 --> 00:19:31,480 Speaker 1: that wrong. That wasn't the I got the year wrong 237 00:19:31,520 --> 00:19:36,679 Speaker 1: on that last one. The Bills loss. That was not 238 00:19:36,840 --> 00:19:40,160 Speaker 1: last year when you're down, that was two years ago. 239 00:19:40,400 --> 00:19:46,760 Speaker 1: Last year's loss was to the Ravens, where once again, 240 00:19:46,800 --> 00:19:53,160 Speaker 1: at halftime, you're down twenty one to nothing and so 241 00:19:54,280 --> 00:19:56,480 Speaker 1: and then this year was a weird one because you 242 00:19:56,520 --> 00:20:00,240 Speaker 1: were in it, but your offense could do nothing and 243 00:20:00,280 --> 00:20:03,919 Speaker 1: then you get annihilated, but in the final score. So 244 00:20:04,720 --> 00:20:09,840 Speaker 1: I would understand if Steelers fans are like, I'm I've 245 00:20:09,880 --> 00:20:13,400 Speaker 1: had my full here Phil here, But I still think 246 00:20:13,440 --> 00:20:16,080 Speaker 1: he is a really good coach, and I would be 247 00:20:16,240 --> 00:20:20,199 Speaker 1: scared of getting on that coaching carousel again. Now, what 248 00:20:20,240 --> 00:20:21,840 Speaker 1: were you saying, Demanday. 249 00:20:21,880 --> 00:20:24,440 Speaker 2: Oh, I just think that maybe focus on something else, 250 00:20:24,520 --> 00:20:27,120 Speaker 2: bringing somebody else to help Tomlin on the offensive side 251 00:20:27,119 --> 00:20:29,840 Speaker 2: of things. It's clear that he doesn't. That's not his 252 00:20:29,960 --> 00:20:33,879 Speaker 2: side of the ball. I think that's a huge problem. 253 00:20:34,720 --> 00:20:37,800 Speaker 1: So here's the thing though, So I think that makes 254 00:20:37,840 --> 00:20:42,840 Speaker 1: sense in general, except for in these playoff games. Last night, 255 00:20:42,920 --> 00:20:49,120 Speaker 1: notwithstanding the defense has been getting just absolutely crushed. Yeah, 256 00:20:49,480 --> 00:20:54,439 Speaker 1: now I want to give the Texans their credit and 257 00:20:54,480 --> 00:20:59,520 Speaker 1: we'll talk more about the Texans on Thursday show. Weird 258 00:20:59,560 --> 00:21:07,520 Speaker 1: game because CJ was awful. CJ was awful, and it 259 00:21:07,560 --> 00:21:12,040 Speaker 1: didn't matter because that defense was that good and that 260 00:21:12,119 --> 00:21:18,439 Speaker 1: defense was that ferocious. But you saw how tough it 261 00:21:18,520 --> 00:21:23,600 Speaker 1: is to do business that way, because as great as 262 00:21:23,640 --> 00:21:28,040 Speaker 1: that defense was and as inept as that Steelers offense was, 263 00:21:28,920 --> 00:21:32,000 Speaker 1: that was a one point game or a four point 264 00:21:32,080 --> 00:21:36,640 Speaker 1: game deep into the game. Yeah, it felt like they 265 00:21:36,680 --> 00:21:42,400 Speaker 1: were one busted coverage away at any point from holy shit, 266 00:21:42,520 --> 00:21:45,720 Speaker 1: the Steelers are gonna steal this. I mean that game 267 00:21:45,920 --> 00:21:50,000 Speaker 1: seven to six entering the fourth quarter. It's ten to 268 00:21:50,040 --> 00:21:53,199 Speaker 1: six in the fourth quarter with the Steelers having the 269 00:21:53,240 --> 00:21:59,240 Speaker 1: ball before the Rankins fumble return touchdown that essentially ended 270 00:21:59,240 --> 00:22:04,199 Speaker 1: the game. That Texans defense and Demico Ryans deserve massive credit. 271 00:22:05,760 --> 00:22:10,320 Speaker 1: But if that's how that offense looked against a good 272 00:22:10,400 --> 00:22:14,160 Speaker 1: but not great Steelers defense in a game they had 273 00:22:14,280 --> 00:22:19,439 Speaker 1: Nico Collins for a lot of next week that defense 274 00:22:19,480 --> 00:22:22,199 Speaker 1: is gonna have to be just as good because I 275 00:22:22,240 --> 00:22:24,120 Speaker 1: don't know what that Texans ofphin is gonna be able 276 00:22:24,119 --> 00:22:25,320 Speaker 1: to do. And by the way, I want to say 277 00:22:25,320 --> 00:22:28,960 Speaker 1: some of the Nico Collins thing, Nico Collins pretty clearly 278 00:22:29,000 --> 00:22:34,760 Speaker 1: got concussed on like the third game, Yes, and they 279 00:22:35,000 --> 00:22:38,880 Speaker 1: they put him back out there, and I understand it's 280 00:22:38,920 --> 00:22:41,640 Speaker 1: the playoffs, and I get they put him back out 281 00:22:41,680 --> 00:22:45,720 Speaker 1: there again. This is I this is naked, reckless speculation 282 00:22:45,880 --> 00:22:48,720 Speaker 1: by me. It looked to me like he got concussed 283 00:22:48,760 --> 00:22:52,320 Speaker 1: on the first drive of the game, they checked him 284 00:22:52,359 --> 00:22:56,000 Speaker 1: for it, they put him back out there, and then 285 00:22:58,040 --> 00:23:01,239 Speaker 1: when he got hit again later in the game. They 286 00:23:01,440 --> 00:23:04,920 Speaker 1: it was such a bad concussion at that point, they 287 00:23:05,000 --> 00:23:08,119 Speaker 1: said he didn't know where he was. He tried to 288 00:23:08,160 --> 00:23:10,640 Speaker 1: walk back to the huddle and they had to cart 289 00:23:10,720 --> 00:23:16,040 Speaker 1: him off. That's brutal man And again, maybe it was 290 00:23:16,200 --> 00:23:20,200 Speaker 1: just coincidence that it looked like he got concussed. He didn't, 291 00:23:20,800 --> 00:23:23,080 Speaker 1: and then a pretty typical hit gave him one of 292 00:23:23,080 --> 00:23:26,359 Speaker 1: the worst concussions of the NFL season. But that's hard 293 00:23:26,440 --> 00:23:35,359 Speaker 1: to sell me. 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Gambling problem, Call one eight hundred Gambler Arizona, Colorado, Illinois, Michigan, 341 00:26:21,119 --> 00:26:23,440 Speaker 1: New Jersey, Ohio, Tennessee, Virginia. 342 00:26:25,119 --> 00:26:28,160 Speaker 2: John Harball agreed to go to the Giants last night, 343 00:26:28,280 --> 00:26:30,560 Speaker 2: and a little bit before that, and shortly after our 344 00:26:30,640 --> 00:26:33,480 Speaker 2: last show, Tomlin had stepped down as the Steelers coach. 345 00:26:33,720 --> 00:26:35,640 Speaker 2: We'll talk about that in a little in a little moment, 346 00:26:35,680 --> 00:26:38,320 Speaker 2: But what do you think about Harble going over to 347 00:26:38,359 --> 00:26:40,960 Speaker 2: the Giants. 348 00:26:41,280 --> 00:26:46,679 Speaker 1: I I don't say this often, but I totally agree 349 00:26:46,720 --> 00:26:51,480 Speaker 1: with Dan Orlovsky. This is the best thing to happen 350 00:26:51,520 --> 00:26:55,640 Speaker 1: to the Giants since they won the Super Bowl. They 351 00:26:56,440 --> 00:27:04,280 Speaker 1: sincerely there are There are are two things now, there 352 00:27:04,280 --> 00:27:11,240 Speaker 1: are three things that really matter in the NFL to 353 00:27:11,359 --> 00:27:18,000 Speaker 1: being a perennial contender and avoiding being a perennial laughingstock. 354 00:27:18,440 --> 00:27:25,960 Speaker 1: The first one is avoid having atrocious ownership. So the 355 00:27:27,080 --> 00:27:33,000 Speaker 1: Giant Stadium mates the Jets, they just have atrocious ownership 356 00:27:33,040 --> 00:27:34,960 Speaker 1: that will always be in their way. I think the 357 00:27:34,960 --> 00:27:39,560 Speaker 1: Browns have atrocious ownership that will always be in their way. 358 00:27:40,880 --> 00:27:45,439 Speaker 1: The Giants have had one of those three kind of 359 00:27:47,640 --> 00:27:52,040 Speaker 1: benchmarks down and they have good to very good ownership 360 00:27:52,080 --> 00:27:57,760 Speaker 1: in the Maras. The second thing you need is a legitimate, 361 00:27:58,160 --> 00:28:03,240 Speaker 1: true professional coach. They now have that for the first 362 00:28:03,240 --> 00:28:10,560 Speaker 1: time since Tom Coughlin. Obviously, the third leg of that stool, 363 00:28:10,640 --> 00:28:14,600 Speaker 1: if you will, is the quarterback. I don't think they 364 00:28:14,720 --> 00:28:19,200 Speaker 1: have that, but maybe they do, and if not, you'll 365 00:28:19,240 --> 00:28:21,760 Speaker 1: see how you can paper it together while you try 366 00:28:21,800 --> 00:28:25,320 Speaker 1: to find the quarterback. But if ownership will stay out 367 00:28:25,320 --> 00:28:30,359 Speaker 1: of the way and you have a legitimate head coach, 368 00:28:32,280 --> 00:28:37,000 Speaker 1: once you have the quarterback in place, you can instantly contend. 369 00:28:38,400 --> 00:28:43,040 Speaker 1: The Bears and Patriots are showing you that right now. 370 00:28:44,320 --> 00:28:46,560 Speaker 1: That and I've said this before, I will say it again. 371 00:28:49,320 --> 00:28:52,160 Speaker 1: If you have the right coach and the right quarterback, 372 00:28:53,400 --> 00:29:01,000 Speaker 1: the rebuild is somewhat instant. And if you've had the 373 00:29:01,080 --> 00:29:06,480 Speaker 1: same coaching quarterback for two years, not four years, not 374 00:29:06,560 --> 00:29:10,760 Speaker 1: six years, two years, and the team is not competing 375 00:29:11,960 --> 00:29:15,680 Speaker 1: at the very least where playoffs are the expectation, then 376 00:29:15,760 --> 00:29:18,080 Speaker 1: you don't have the right coach or you don't have 377 00:29:18,200 --> 00:29:22,840 Speaker 1: the right quarterback. There are no instances of awesome coach, 378 00:29:22,960 --> 00:29:25,720 Speaker 1: awesome quarterback, but it took us four years to get 379 00:29:25,720 --> 00:29:32,760 Speaker 1: it together. That flatly doesn't happen. And so the Giants 380 00:29:32,800 --> 00:29:39,560 Speaker 1: got the best coach that was truly available. And I 381 00:29:39,640 --> 00:29:45,080 Speaker 1: say that because I don't think Tomlin is truly available. 382 00:29:45,760 --> 00:29:48,840 Speaker 1: I think Tomlin's going to take a year off and 383 00:29:49,080 --> 00:29:58,800 Speaker 1: survey the landscape because none of these jobs are great jobs. 384 00:30:01,120 --> 00:30:07,040 Speaker 1: I ranked them on the TV show yesterday, but nine 385 00:30:07,080 --> 00:30:10,440 Speaker 1: to one the way I had it, let me pull 386 00:30:10,520 --> 00:30:17,560 Speaker 1: up my exact list. Number nine was the Browns because 387 00:30:18,120 --> 00:30:23,360 Speaker 1: of that ownership problem, because of the cap issues created 388 00:30:23,360 --> 00:30:26,760 Speaker 1: by the Watson contract, and because they don't have a quarterback. 389 00:30:27,840 --> 00:30:32,560 Speaker 1: Number eight is the Titans. To me, now, if you 390 00:30:32,760 --> 00:30:36,640 Speaker 1: love cam Ward, then that job moves up the list. 391 00:30:37,120 --> 00:30:41,280 Speaker 1: But even if you love cam Ward, they only have 392 00:30:41,520 --> 00:30:44,680 Speaker 1: one other player on the roster you could love in 393 00:30:44,760 --> 00:30:49,320 Speaker 1: Jeff Simmons. And ever since Amy Adams Strunk took over, 394 00:30:49,840 --> 00:30:53,360 Speaker 1: they have just been a revolving door of front offices. 395 00:30:53,480 --> 00:30:57,160 Speaker 1: They move off vrabel that it's been a disaster. Number 396 00:30:57,200 --> 00:31:02,760 Speaker 1: seven's the Dolphins, again no quarterback. They have not had 397 00:31:03,240 --> 00:31:08,480 Speaker 1: a head coach there since Don Shula, lasts longer than 398 00:31:08,680 --> 00:31:13,400 Speaker 1: four years, and they're in a rough cap position. The 399 00:31:13,440 --> 00:31:19,800 Speaker 1: Cardinals I put it six because I think it's a 400 00:31:19,920 --> 00:31:23,840 Speaker 1: very tough division and they don't have the quarterback. The 401 00:31:23,880 --> 00:31:28,160 Speaker 1: Falcons are an interesting one, super soft division. Have won 402 00:31:28,360 --> 00:31:31,880 Speaker 1: seven or eight games each of the last in seven 403 00:31:31,920 --> 00:31:35,240 Speaker 1: of the eight last years. They do have some talent 404 00:31:36,440 --> 00:31:39,840 Speaker 1: and I don't think Blank's a terrible owner, so that 405 00:31:40,920 --> 00:31:44,240 Speaker 1: you know, it makes that a decent job. I put 406 00:31:44,280 --> 00:31:48,400 Speaker 1: the Giants at four. They've got money, They've got a 407 00:31:48,480 --> 00:31:53,040 Speaker 1: d line, they might have a quarterback. I'm skeptical, but 408 00:31:53,200 --> 00:31:56,960 Speaker 1: that also is a I think not the hardest division. 409 00:31:57,800 --> 00:32:03,960 Speaker 1: The Raiders. I put it three purely because I think 410 00:32:04,040 --> 00:32:09,720 Speaker 1: if you believe in Mendoza, that number one pick plus 411 00:32:10,480 --> 00:32:16,400 Speaker 1: the fact that, uh, you have a ton of money 412 00:32:16,400 --> 00:32:20,920 Speaker 1: to spend, makes that somewhat attractive. But that to me 413 00:32:21,080 --> 00:32:25,040 Speaker 1: feels like a better job for a young, offensive minded 414 00:32:25,080 --> 00:32:28,880 Speaker 1: guy that wants to grow with Mendoza than sixty two 415 00:32:28,960 --> 00:32:32,040 Speaker 1: year old John Harbaugh. Now the flip side of that is, well, 416 00:32:32,080 --> 00:32:37,520 Speaker 1: the Raiders don't mind paying coaches. The Raiders since Art Shell, 417 00:32:38,920 --> 00:32:42,520 Speaker 1: which was nineteen ninety four. In the last thirty years 418 00:32:43,680 --> 00:32:47,600 Speaker 1: the old they have had two head coaches get more 419 00:32:47,680 --> 00:32:52,360 Speaker 1: than three get at least three years, Jack del Rio 420 00:32:52,600 --> 00:32:56,680 Speaker 1: and John Gruden twice, and they have had a dozen 421 00:32:57,560 --> 00:33:01,840 Speaker 1: other coaches get less in three years. So they will 422 00:33:02,840 --> 00:33:06,080 Speaker 1: that hamster will will spin and then the Steelers two 423 00:33:06,240 --> 00:33:11,120 Speaker 1: Ravens won. Obviously, hardball wasn't going to the Ravens. The Steelers, 424 00:33:11,560 --> 00:33:13,840 Speaker 1: I think that they were not going to hire a 425 00:33:13,920 --> 00:33:17,640 Speaker 1: coach his age, and because they want that coach to 426 00:33:17,640 --> 00:33:21,640 Speaker 1: be there for fifteen some years ideally, and so I 427 00:33:21,680 --> 00:33:23,560 Speaker 1: think the Giants are a great job for him. I 428 00:33:23,680 --> 00:33:30,320 Speaker 1: don't expect a snap contention, but I do think that 429 00:33:30,440 --> 00:33:34,960 Speaker 1: all of a sudden, the Giants could be a five 430 00:33:35,080 --> 00:33:39,160 Speaker 1: hundred ish team next year. I think that's a legitimate possibility. 431 00:33:39,640 --> 00:33:42,280 Speaker 1: And I want to see what Jackson Dart looks like. 432 00:33:44,280 --> 00:33:49,280 Speaker 1: Don't love Scataboo and Neighbors both coming off major injuries. 433 00:33:49,440 --> 00:33:52,560 Speaker 1: But this is a great day for Giants fans. Flatly, 434 00:33:53,440 --> 00:33:59,120 Speaker 1: this is probably the happiest you've been since the boat 435 00:33:59,200 --> 00:34:04,440 Speaker 1: Party playoff game against the Packers with Odell and Eli 436 00:34:04,960 --> 00:34:09,040 Speaker 1: at the end of ELI. And it's the best day 437 00:34:09,120 --> 00:34:14,000 Speaker 1: for your franchise since you won a Super Bowl. All Right, 438 00:34:14,080 --> 00:34:16,440 Speaker 1: let's talk a little Tomlin here, Tomanse. 439 00:34:18,239 --> 00:34:21,120 Speaker 2: Yeah, so Reid is now the longest tenured coach over 440 00:34:21,160 --> 00:34:23,760 Speaker 2: there in Kansas City. Do you think that Tomlan's potentially 441 00:34:23,800 --> 00:34:25,120 Speaker 2: waiting to take over Kansas City? 442 00:34:28,160 --> 00:34:33,880 Speaker 1: So here's I don't think that necessarily, but I also 443 00:34:34,040 --> 00:34:40,839 Speaker 1: don't think that's crazy. So the last head coach of 444 00:34:40,880 --> 00:34:47,320 Speaker 1: the Steelers was Bill kuer. Bill Cower left after fifteen 445 00:34:47,400 --> 00:34:55,280 Speaker 1: years went to CBS and for about five consecutive coaching cycles, 446 00:34:55,320 --> 00:35:00,120 Speaker 1: de Monse Bill Kuer was the number one candidate and 447 00:35:00,160 --> 00:35:03,759 Speaker 1: he never left the job. He's still doing TV on CBS. 448 00:35:04,560 --> 00:35:09,680 Speaker 1: He just stayed there. I do think it's on the 449 00:35:09,760 --> 00:35:16,120 Speaker 1: board that Tomlin goes and does TV and never stops. 450 00:35:17,040 --> 00:35:20,400 Speaker 1: And it's like, I can make I'm not making coaching 451 00:35:20,480 --> 00:35:23,959 Speaker 1: money doing this. I mean, he was making twenty five 452 00:35:24,080 --> 00:35:28,640 Speaker 1: million dollars a year reportedly from the Steelers. But I'm 453 00:35:28,680 --> 00:35:33,640 Speaker 1: making millions and millions of dollars for two percent of 454 00:35:33,680 --> 00:35:35,759 Speaker 1: the work. I love it. So I think it's on 455 00:35:35,800 --> 00:35:38,600 Speaker 1: the board. It wouldn't be my bet, but I think 456 00:35:38,600 --> 00:35:42,480 Speaker 1: it's on the board that Tomlin does not coach again. 457 00:35:42,880 --> 00:35:47,400 Speaker 1: I think that's possible, okay, And because he's going to 458 00:35:47,480 --> 00:35:52,280 Speaker 1: have such a great job, he can be and because 459 00:35:52,320 --> 00:35:58,880 Speaker 1: he's young enough, he can be very choosy. So for 460 00:35:59,160 --> 00:36:08,799 Speaker 1: Mike Tomlin, my if I had to bet on the 461 00:36:08,880 --> 00:36:14,480 Speaker 1: next job for Mike Tomlin, my bet would be the 462 00:36:14,480 --> 00:36:22,200 Speaker 1: Philadelphia Eagles a year from now. I think that the 463 00:36:23,560 --> 00:36:26,160 Speaker 1: is a job that will come open in the next 464 00:36:26,200 --> 00:36:31,080 Speaker 1: few years, and that Tomlin that's a that's a great job. 465 00:36:32,120 --> 00:36:34,480 Speaker 1: So when we're thinking of it. So the reason I 466 00:36:34,520 --> 00:36:39,680 Speaker 1: don't think the Chiefs thing is a ludicrous idea is 467 00:36:39,760 --> 00:36:45,760 Speaker 1: because at some point during Patrick's career and he's going 468 00:36:45,840 --> 00:36:50,960 Speaker 1: to retire, and the moment that happens, that becomes one 469 00:36:51,000 --> 00:36:55,520 Speaker 1: of the greatest job openings of all time. Again assuming 470 00:36:56,080 --> 00:37:01,400 Speaker 1: when that, well, I mean, and he's older than you think, 471 00:37:02,440 --> 00:37:09,840 Speaker 1: and so I mean, Andy is in two months he 472 00:37:10,000 --> 00:37:16,120 Speaker 1: turned sixty eight, So you know, again, the reason I 473 00:37:16,160 --> 00:37:20,880 Speaker 1: think it's not far fetched is because or not insane, 474 00:37:21,239 --> 00:37:25,520 Speaker 1: is because I could see Tomlin staying in TV for 475 00:37:25,640 --> 00:37:29,200 Speaker 1: more than one year. Sean Payton stayed for one year 476 00:37:29,320 --> 00:37:31,960 Speaker 1: and then the Broncos traded a pick to the Saints 477 00:37:31,960 --> 00:37:35,120 Speaker 1: to get him. If Tomlin comes back in the next 478 00:37:35,160 --> 00:37:37,719 Speaker 1: two years, his team would have to trade do some 479 00:37:37,840 --> 00:37:41,040 Speaker 1: type of compensation with the Steelers. I don't think the Steelers, 480 00:37:41,040 --> 00:37:44,040 Speaker 1: they would throw up too many roadblocks, but I could see. 481 00:37:44,320 --> 00:37:48,680 Speaker 1: You just got to think about what are great jobs 482 00:37:49,320 --> 00:37:54,520 Speaker 1: that realistically could come open. The Packers are a very 483 00:37:54,520 --> 00:37:58,279 Speaker 1: good job, and it looks like Lafloor's, you know, a 484 00:37:58,320 --> 00:38:02,840 Speaker 1: little tenuous at the moment. The Eagles I expect to 485 00:38:03,080 --> 00:38:08,640 Speaker 1: come open. The Bills at some point let's see, let's 486 00:38:08,640 --> 00:38:13,200 Speaker 1: see how this year goes. And like the though, like McDermott. 487 00:38:12,520 --> 00:38:15,920 Speaker 2: Is, is Baltimore insane? Like I know, we don't have 488 00:38:15,960 --> 00:38:18,680 Speaker 2: a coach right now, maybe we get a coach doesn't work. 489 00:38:18,760 --> 00:38:21,759 Speaker 1: Well, that's the thing. So I mean, I think Baltimore 490 00:38:22,000 --> 00:38:26,960 Speaker 1: is insane because it's open now. No, I just think 491 00:38:26,960 --> 00:38:30,640 Speaker 1: because it's open now and he's not Taeo. He's not 492 00:38:30,760 --> 00:38:36,239 Speaker 1: going there right right now. And and so the what 493 00:38:36,280 --> 00:38:39,120 Speaker 1: I was saying about McDermott is McDermott's kind of on 494 00:38:39,360 --> 00:38:47,640 Speaker 1: the perma warm seat, and he could end that this 495 00:38:47,760 --> 00:38:49,760 Speaker 1: year they win the Super Bowl, he'll be the coach 496 00:38:49,800 --> 00:38:53,840 Speaker 1: there for probably the rest of Allen's career, Zach Taylor 497 00:38:53,880 --> 00:38:57,279 Speaker 1: and the Bengals. The problem there is, I don't know 498 00:38:57,360 --> 00:38:59,600 Speaker 1: that that's a good job, even though Joe Burrow is 499 00:38:59,640 --> 00:39:08,280 Speaker 1: awesome because of ownership and so you just you look around. 500 00:39:09,640 --> 00:39:13,160 Speaker 1: But my money would be that Mike Tomlin is going 501 00:39:13,239 --> 00:39:15,839 Speaker 1: to be the coach of the Philadelphia Eagles in a year. 502 00:39:16,440 --> 00:39:18,800 Speaker 1: That's where I that's where I would put my money. 503 00:39:20,840 --> 00:39:24,000 Speaker 1: But I don't think. I also, I think there is 504 00:39:24,040 --> 00:39:28,920 Speaker 1: a chance that in three years he's still doing TV 505 00:39:30,480 --> 00:39:33,560 Speaker 1: and he come and what pulls him away from that 506 00:39:34,600 --> 00:39:38,520 Speaker 1: is Andy Reid retiring. I think that's possible, right, I 507 00:39:38,520 --> 00:39:39,759 Speaker 1: know you got more follow up. 508 00:39:39,920 --> 00:39:42,520 Speaker 2: Do you think this eliminates any chance of Rogers coming 509 00:39:42,560 --> 00:39:44,280 Speaker 2: back or at least at the start of the season 510 00:39:44,440 --> 00:39:45,200 Speaker 2: for next year. 511 00:39:45,040 --> 00:39:48,279 Speaker 1: He's definitely certainly eliminates any chance of him coming back 512 00:39:48,320 --> 00:39:53,120 Speaker 1: to the Steelers certain And I don't think Roger is 513 00:39:53,120 --> 00:39:55,439 Speaker 1: gonna be a Week one starter for anybody next year. 514 00:39:55,880 --> 00:39:58,680 Speaker 1: I still think he might play again, but it would 515 00:39:58,680 --> 00:40:04,160 Speaker 1: be ye know, a mid season edition after an injury. 516 00:40:04,360 --> 00:40:06,640 Speaker 1: By the way, if you're thinking about upgrading to the 517 00:40:06,680 --> 00:40:09,920 Speaker 1: all new iPhone seventeen Pro, designed to be the most 518 00:40:09,920 --> 00:40:13,120 Speaker 1: powerful iPhone ever, but you're also thinking about the traffic 519 00:40:13,160 --> 00:40:15,520 Speaker 1: on your way to the store or transferring all your data, 520 00:40:15,600 --> 00:40:18,480 Speaker 1: good news. 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Reminder all lines from 531 00:40:56,440 --> 00:41:00,480 Speaker 1: our friends at hard Rock bet demand's going to go 532 00:41:00,600 --> 00:41:02,920 Speaker 1: in order of the games go ahead. 533 00:41:03,719 --> 00:41:06,080 Speaker 2: First off, you've got Buffalo plus one at Denver. 534 00:41:06,160 --> 00:41:13,040 Speaker 1: Who would have thought, Yeah, listen, I think that the Bills. 535 00:41:13,320 --> 00:41:16,120 Speaker 1: I understand the Bills are down to three and it'll 536 00:41:16,160 --> 00:41:20,400 Speaker 1: be four receivers when they elevate McCole Hardman. I don't 537 00:41:20,640 --> 00:41:24,560 Speaker 1: think that's going to matter that much, and it might actually, 538 00:41:25,920 --> 00:41:29,719 Speaker 1: as long as those four guys can stay healthy slightly 539 00:41:29,800 --> 00:41:33,160 Speaker 1: play to their advantage because it will force them demons 540 00:41:33,880 --> 00:41:36,879 Speaker 1: to be in a bunch of twelve personnel, one running back, 541 00:41:36,920 --> 00:41:39,719 Speaker 1: two tight end personnel, and that's where the Bills are 542 00:41:39,719 --> 00:41:44,719 Speaker 1: at their best. Anyway, the bills past defense is at 543 00:41:44,760 --> 00:41:49,720 Speaker 1: the strength of their defense. I think that is going 544 00:41:49,760 --> 00:41:55,040 Speaker 1: to impact bon Knicks. I think Josh Allen is not 545 00:41:55,160 --> 00:41:59,720 Speaker 1: going to be impacted at all by the altitude in Denver. 546 00:42:00,160 --> 00:42:02,640 Speaker 1: Went to college and played his home games in Wyoming, 547 00:42:02,680 --> 00:42:06,319 Speaker 1: which is at an actual higher altitude, And I just 548 00:42:06,400 --> 00:42:11,319 Speaker 1: think I don't think the Broncos were actually better than 549 00:42:11,320 --> 00:42:15,160 Speaker 1: the Bills this year. I know they won fourteen games 550 00:42:15,160 --> 00:42:18,200 Speaker 1: and the Bills won won eleven games twelve. I don't 551 00:42:18,239 --> 00:42:20,360 Speaker 1: even know if they remember if they won eleven or twelve. 552 00:42:21,480 --> 00:42:25,080 Speaker 1: To me, I think the Bills are better, and I 553 00:42:25,120 --> 00:42:30,359 Speaker 1: think we have overstated how vulnerable the Bills are. They 554 00:42:30,400 --> 00:42:33,280 Speaker 1: have a great running back, they have a great offensive line, 555 00:42:33,600 --> 00:42:37,160 Speaker 1: they have a very good pass defense, and they have 556 00:42:37,719 --> 00:42:42,239 Speaker 1: a the best quarterback left in the playoffs. I think 557 00:42:42,400 --> 00:42:47,000 Speaker 1: Jacksonville is better. Jacksonville right now, I think is better 558 00:42:47,120 --> 00:42:51,080 Speaker 1: than Denver, and the Bills just beat the Jags. I 559 00:42:51,200 --> 00:42:55,000 Speaker 1: really like the Bills in this spot. And the other 560 00:42:55,200 --> 00:43:00,040 Speaker 1: piece of it is if the Bills fall down and 561 00:43:00,719 --> 00:43:05,120 Speaker 1: double digits, obviously that's a rough spot to be in, 562 00:43:05,440 --> 00:43:08,080 Speaker 1: but they have come back in those spots throughout this year. 563 00:43:08,360 --> 00:43:11,520 Speaker 1: They have trailed at halftime a bunch this year. They've 564 00:43:11,520 --> 00:43:15,120 Speaker 1: been an unbelievable second half team. If the Broncos fall 565 00:43:15,160 --> 00:43:18,239 Speaker 1: down double digits, I just don't think they have a 566 00:43:18,280 --> 00:43:22,160 Speaker 1: path forward, and I know they did it against Philly 567 00:43:22,320 --> 00:43:26,080 Speaker 1: early in the season. That's the only instance. This is 568 00:43:26,080 --> 00:43:29,160 Speaker 1: a step up in class for the Broncos, who had 569 00:43:29,200 --> 00:43:35,320 Speaker 1: the league's second easiest schedule. This is my favorite pick 570 00:43:35,360 --> 00:43:39,760 Speaker 1: of the weekend is the Bills plus one in Denver. 571 00:43:40,320 --> 00:43:46,520 Speaker 1: Bills win this game twenty seven to thirteen, and it's 572 00:43:46,640 --> 00:43:50,719 Speaker 1: not some close classic the Bills. The Bills are in 573 00:43:50,800 --> 00:43:54,239 Speaker 1: control of this game and win this game, and Bonnicks 574 00:43:54,320 --> 00:43:57,640 Speaker 1: makes a big mistake in it. That's my official prediction 575 00:43:58,040 --> 00:43:59,719 Speaker 1: for how the Broncos season ends. 576 00:44:00,520 --> 00:44:04,200 Speaker 2: Next I'm there with you. San Francisco to plus at 577 00:44:04,239 --> 00:44:06,680 Speaker 2: plus seven at Seattle, all. 578 00:44:06,680 --> 00:44:09,520 Speaker 1: Right, and so I forgot so you're you also have 579 00:44:09,640 --> 00:44:10,520 Speaker 1: Bills plus one. 580 00:44:10,920 --> 00:44:13,320 Speaker 2: Yeah, the line had shifted. I think I had chosen. 581 00:44:13,920 --> 00:44:16,280 Speaker 2: I chose them minus one, and then yeah, I'll definitely 582 00:44:16,320 --> 00:44:17,279 Speaker 2: take them plus one two. 583 00:44:18,200 --> 00:44:21,319 Speaker 1: Yeah, not a huge Listen the lines. The these one 584 00:44:21,400 --> 00:44:23,800 Speaker 1: point lines flip back and forth. Abit it' sound a 585 00:44:23,880 --> 00:44:26,880 Speaker 1: huge difference, obviously, but you'd rather get the one point 586 00:44:26,960 --> 00:44:29,360 Speaker 1: than give the one point. But yeah, I think the 587 00:44:29,400 --> 00:44:34,080 Speaker 1: Bills win potentially by margin. And then I am taking 588 00:44:34,120 --> 00:44:39,600 Speaker 1: the the Niners plus seven at Seattle. I also expect 589 00:44:39,600 --> 00:44:44,280 Speaker 1: Seattle to win. Yeah, I just And if you listened 590 00:44:44,280 --> 00:44:50,440 Speaker 1: to yesterday's show, you probably my analysis was expecting Seattle 591 00:44:50,480 --> 00:44:53,239 Speaker 1: to win so maybe you're surprised by this. This is 592 00:44:53,440 --> 00:44:56,880 Speaker 1: just a lot of points when I think Seattle is 593 00:44:56,960 --> 00:45:03,160 Speaker 1: going to be incredibly conservative from an offensive game plan standpoint, 594 00:45:03,360 --> 00:45:05,919 Speaker 1: because they aren't going to want to run the risk 595 00:45:06,400 --> 00:45:11,839 Speaker 1: that Darnald sees a few ghosts, makes some mistakes and 596 00:45:11,880 --> 00:45:13,800 Speaker 1: the Niners all of a sudden are in control of 597 00:45:13,840 --> 00:45:23,560 Speaker 1: the game. And I think the Niners have shown even 598 00:45:23,600 --> 00:45:26,880 Speaker 1: in Week eighteen with the defense as banged up as 599 00:45:26,920 --> 00:45:30,000 Speaker 1: it was, Seattle only scored thirteen points in that game. 600 00:45:30,520 --> 00:45:36,000 Speaker 1: So there's something about Robert sala And in Week one, 601 00:45:36,440 --> 00:45:42,080 Speaker 1: they held the Niners to what seventeen points in that game? 602 00:45:42,120 --> 00:45:49,040 Speaker 1: They once they lost, the Niners won seventeen thirteen, so 603 00:45:49,080 --> 00:45:51,680 Speaker 1: they I'm sorry they held Seattle, I said it wrong 604 00:45:51,760 --> 00:45:55,879 Speaker 1: to thirteen in both of their matchups. So I don't 605 00:45:55,920 --> 00:45:57,920 Speaker 1: think Seattle is going to be able to put up 606 00:45:57,960 --> 00:46:06,799 Speaker 1: a big number. And so twenty to fourteen, twenty one, seventeen, 607 00:46:07,760 --> 00:46:14,200 Speaker 1: maybe even thirteen to like the over under type of game. 608 00:46:15,239 --> 00:46:17,120 Speaker 2: Say it again, I wonder what the over under is 609 00:46:17,120 --> 00:46:18,000 Speaker 2: going to be on that game. 610 00:46:18,880 --> 00:46:21,120 Speaker 1: Well, I mean, we can find what is the total 611 00:46:21,760 --> 00:46:23,160 Speaker 1: right now? My guess? 612 00:46:23,200 --> 00:46:27,759 Speaker 2: Oh wait, it's forty five it's forty five. Forty five, Yeah, 613 00:46:28,040 --> 00:46:30,880 Speaker 2: kind of surprises me. I'd take that. 614 00:46:30,960 --> 00:46:31,760 Speaker 1: Feels high. 615 00:46:31,960 --> 00:46:32,800 Speaker 2: I take the under. 616 00:46:33,040 --> 00:46:36,680 Speaker 1: Yeah, Yeah, we don't really do totals in this on 617 00:46:36,760 --> 00:46:41,200 Speaker 1: this show, but I would take the under if it's 618 00:46:41,239 --> 00:46:44,680 Speaker 1: the game script I'm describing all of those. Forty five 619 00:46:44,800 --> 00:46:48,440 Speaker 1: is a big number for in how I see this 620 00:46:48,560 --> 00:46:55,879 Speaker 1: game going. Now. I imagine Bears Rams total is gosh three 621 00:46:55,920 --> 00:47:02,680 Speaker 1: and a half forty nine forty nine. Oh, that's surprising. 622 00:47:03,560 --> 00:47:05,640 Speaker 1: So I was way off on that. Maybe that's why 623 00:47:05,640 --> 00:47:07,880 Speaker 1: we don't do tolls. I guess that's probably a weather 624 00:47:07,960 --> 00:47:12,120 Speaker 1: component because it's gonna be so cold. Yeah, but I 625 00:47:12,239 --> 00:47:15,560 Speaker 1: expect there to be I think Bears Rams is gonna 626 00:47:15,560 --> 00:47:19,640 Speaker 1: be a shootout, and I think Seahawks Niners is gonna 627 00:47:19,640 --> 00:47:21,920 Speaker 1: be a because the Niners are gonna try to limit 628 00:47:22,000 --> 00:47:28,600 Speaker 1: possessions run the ball. But I just the Niners getting 629 00:47:28,719 --> 00:47:33,799 Speaker 1: seven and I don't think they win. I do think 630 00:47:33,880 --> 00:47:36,040 Speaker 1: they cover it. Sounds like you're with me on it. 631 00:47:36,160 --> 00:47:39,960 Speaker 2: Yeah, I'm taking San Francisco plus the seven definitely there. 632 00:47:41,200 --> 00:47:44,640 Speaker 2: Next New England minus three versus Houston. 633 00:47:46,800 --> 00:47:51,480 Speaker 1: New England's at home with the far, far, far better 634 00:47:51,600 --> 00:47:59,360 Speaker 1: quarterback they just faced a very, very tough defense. Houston's 635 00:47:59,440 --> 00:48:02,719 Speaker 1: is better, but still a tough defense, so they're kind 636 00:48:02,719 --> 00:48:06,520 Speaker 1: of ready for the challenge, if you will. Meanwhile, Houston's 637 00:48:06,560 --> 00:48:09,960 Speaker 1: defense just played an offense that had no plan and 638 00:48:10,200 --> 00:48:14,600 Speaker 1: whose quarterback was totally immobile. Drake May, on the other hand, 639 00:48:14,640 --> 00:48:18,120 Speaker 1: obviously can and will beat you with his legs. I 640 00:48:18,160 --> 00:48:22,560 Speaker 1: think this is a good game, but I'll say twenty 641 00:48:22,560 --> 00:48:28,360 Speaker 1: four twenty or twenty four to seventeen that range for 642 00:48:28,560 --> 00:48:34,759 Speaker 1: New England, and I think the Texans this year are 643 00:48:34,800 --> 00:48:38,920 Speaker 1: twelve to zero when they get to twenty points. I 644 00:48:38,960 --> 00:48:42,719 Speaker 1: don't think though they do get to twenty points, so 645 00:48:42,920 --> 00:48:47,080 Speaker 1: I will take New England minus the three I am. 646 00:48:47,280 --> 00:48:51,640 Speaker 1: I think they are a scary, scary team. If the 647 00:48:51,760 --> 00:48:56,640 Speaker 1: Chargers had an opportunity to clip them. When Drake had 648 00:48:56,680 --> 00:49:00,600 Speaker 1: his first playoff game, Jitters and the offense could do nothing. 649 00:49:01,120 --> 00:49:04,600 Speaker 1: It was shameful that the Chargers didn't have the lead 650 00:49:04,800 --> 00:49:08,480 Speaker 1: going into halftime of that game, or weren't even tied 651 00:49:08,560 --> 00:49:11,560 Speaker 1: going into halftime. Now, the Patriots, I think have their 652 00:49:11,640 --> 00:49:16,080 Speaker 1: legs underneath them. You don't love the fact that Christian 653 00:49:16,080 --> 00:49:19,000 Speaker 1: Gonzalez suffered a concussion in the last game, but Nico 654 00:49:19,160 --> 00:49:23,560 Speaker 1: Collins suffered a concussion two. So you know, if they 655 00:49:23,920 --> 00:49:26,719 Speaker 1: I'm more confident Nico's gonna miss the game than Gonzales. 656 00:49:26,760 --> 00:49:28,480 Speaker 1: But if they both missed the game, it kind of 657 00:49:29,080 --> 00:49:32,280 Speaker 1: cancels each other out. So I'll lay the three points 658 00:49:32,360 --> 00:49:33,160 Speaker 1: with the Pats. 659 00:49:33,600 --> 00:49:35,840 Speaker 2: Unfortunately or fortunately, whatever you want to call it. We 660 00:49:35,840 --> 00:49:37,520 Speaker 2: are three for three right now. 661 00:49:38,800 --> 00:49:40,480 Speaker 1: It's gonna be hard for me to catch up with 662 00:49:40,520 --> 00:49:41,920 Speaker 1: you doing it. 663 00:49:42,800 --> 00:49:46,799 Speaker 2: Yeah. And then lastly, you have the Rams minus four 664 00:49:46,800 --> 00:49:47,520 Speaker 2: at Chicago. 665 00:49:49,480 --> 00:49:55,760 Speaker 1: Yeah. I I just don't trust that the Bears defense 666 00:49:55,880 --> 00:49:58,120 Speaker 1: is gonna be able to slow down the Rams at all. 667 00:49:59,239 --> 00:50:05,000 Speaker 1: And I honestly think even though it's gonna be freezing cold, 668 00:50:05,520 --> 00:50:07,800 Speaker 1: and I know there's a lot of trends I'm going 669 00:50:07,840 --> 00:50:11,799 Speaker 1: against about home dogs of more than a field goal 670 00:50:12,000 --> 00:50:16,040 Speaker 1: and dome teams outdoors. Matt Stafford played more than a 671 00:50:16,160 --> 00:50:19,080 Speaker 1: decade in the NFC North. He played on the road 672 00:50:19,120 --> 00:50:22,400 Speaker 1: in Chicago and on the road in Green Bay every 673 00:50:22,560 --> 00:50:26,440 Speaker 1: single year. Matt Stafford has plenty of experience playing in 674 00:50:26,480 --> 00:50:30,200 Speaker 1: the cold. And there's a lot of fake news stats 675 00:50:30,239 --> 00:50:32,680 Speaker 1: going around about Stafford being like one in eight in 676 00:50:32,719 --> 00:50:36,840 Speaker 1: cold weather games there. It's just not accurate. I just 677 00:50:36,880 --> 00:50:39,799 Speaker 1: think the Rams defense is the Rams offense is too 678 00:50:39,880 --> 00:50:43,759 Speaker 1: good for the Bears defense. And I think losing your 679 00:50:43,840 --> 00:50:46,920 Speaker 1: starting left tackle in the wildcard round for the Bears 680 00:50:47,640 --> 00:50:51,800 Speaker 1: is a really tough spot. This was an unbelievable season 681 00:50:52,000 --> 00:50:55,000 Speaker 1: of nothing but steps in the right direction. But I 682 00:50:55,040 --> 00:50:59,040 Speaker 1: think it ends for the Bears this weekend. And I 683 00:50:59,080 --> 00:51:05,960 Speaker 1: think this is forty two to twenty seven Rams where 684 00:51:06,160 --> 00:51:10,960 Speaker 1: they score on like three of their first four possessions 685 00:51:11,000 --> 00:51:13,880 Speaker 1: in with touchdowns and they keep it rolling into the 686 00:51:13,920 --> 00:51:14,600 Speaker 1: second half. 687 00:51:15,719 --> 00:51:19,239 Speaker 2: Oh, but I got Chicago plus the points here. I 688 00:51:19,280 --> 00:51:21,719 Speaker 2: think there's I'm giving them a chance to win the game. 689 00:51:21,800 --> 00:51:23,600 Speaker 2: I think they can win the game. I think that 690 00:51:23,680 --> 00:51:25,520 Speaker 2: it will at least be a close game. You think 691 00:51:25,560 --> 00:51:27,880 Speaker 2: this can be much more dominant on the Rams side. 692 00:51:28,480 --> 00:51:31,000 Speaker 2: But yeah, I'm take Chicago. There's your chance. 693 00:51:31,160 --> 00:51:33,399 Speaker 1: Well listen, at least there's a and there's a chance 694 00:51:33,400 --> 00:51:36,080 Speaker 1: to rena make up one game. Yes, it's against you 695 00:51:36,320 --> 00:51:39,319 Speaker 1: going into the final weekend, all right, and then a 696 00:51:39,360 --> 00:51:41,200 Speaker 1: bonus pick, Demon's we have. 697 00:51:41,120 --> 00:51:42,919 Speaker 2: A bonus pick before we get to the other Vets. 698 00:51:43,080 --> 00:51:46,440 Speaker 2: So the National Championship Game is this Monday or next Monday, 699 00:51:46,440 --> 00:51:48,920 Speaker 2: whatever we want to call it. It's Miami and Indiana, 700 00:51:49,360 --> 00:51:52,040 Speaker 2: and the line is set at Indiana minus eight and 701 00:51:52,040 --> 00:51:55,600 Speaker 2: a half and it's also at hard Rock Stadium. Who 702 00:51:55,600 --> 00:51:56,280 Speaker 2: are you taking? 703 00:51:58,680 --> 00:52:03,760 Speaker 1: I'll take Miami plus the points, and I'll take Miami 704 00:52:03,840 --> 00:52:05,640 Speaker 1: on the money line plus two sixty. 705 00:52:06,160 --> 00:52:07,439 Speaker 2: Oh, juice it up a little bit. 706 00:52:08,120 --> 00:52:15,000 Speaker 1: Here is what I think people are failing to recognizing 707 00:52:15,080 --> 00:52:19,439 Speaker 1: their handicapping of this game as great. And Indiana has 708 00:52:19,520 --> 00:52:30,759 Speaker 1: been great this year. Indiana was neck and neck all 709 00:52:30,880 --> 00:52:37,200 Speaker 1: season long with Ohio State. They both went in to 710 00:52:37,360 --> 00:52:43,360 Speaker 1: that Big Ten championship game undefeated. It was Ohio State, 711 00:52:44,360 --> 00:52:49,080 Speaker 1: you know, led at halftime of that game. Indiana takes 712 00:52:49,120 --> 00:52:51,840 Speaker 1: the lead mid third quarter and then hangs on for 713 00:52:51,880 --> 00:52:56,560 Speaker 1: the win thirteen to ten. That that is obviously a great, 714 00:52:56,640 --> 00:52:59,719 Speaker 1: great win for Indiana, and Indiana during this playoff has 715 00:52:59,760 --> 00:53:03,000 Speaker 1: been utterly dominant. So why do I bring that up? 716 00:53:04,040 --> 00:53:09,040 Speaker 1: I bring it up because Miami a couple weeks later 717 00:53:09,440 --> 00:53:14,200 Speaker 1: played Ohio State and Miami beat Ohio State twenty four 718 00:53:14,239 --> 00:53:18,520 Speaker 1: to ten or twenty four to fourteen, pardon me, and 719 00:53:18,719 --> 00:53:26,279 Speaker 1: really controlled that entire game. So the idea that Indiana 720 00:53:26,560 --> 00:53:29,880 Speaker 1: is just in a different weight class than Miami is 721 00:53:30,000 --> 00:53:36,880 Speaker 1: right now. I don't agree with. I think that Indiana 722 00:53:36,960 --> 00:53:41,800 Speaker 1: has played better in this playoff than Miami has. Indiana 723 00:53:42,239 --> 00:53:48,759 Speaker 1: has just dog walked their two opponents and Miami has 724 00:53:48,800 --> 00:53:53,480 Speaker 1: not done that in any of their games. And Indiana 725 00:53:53,600 --> 00:53:58,480 Speaker 1: maybe is just an all time team. But getting eight 726 00:53:58,480 --> 00:54:01,680 Speaker 1: and a half points in my Miami is to me 727 00:54:02,440 --> 00:54:08,120 Speaker 1: far too many. And if it's close late, I like Indiana, 728 00:54:08,239 --> 00:54:11,680 Speaker 1: I like Miami's chances, so I'll take Miami on the 729 00:54:11,719 --> 00:54:17,080 Speaker 1: money line. Uh. I also think there are gonna be 730 00:54:17,120 --> 00:54:22,000 Speaker 1: a lot of NFL betters this weekend. Demnsey that whatever 731 00:54:22,120 --> 00:54:27,799 Speaker 1: bets they make on the NFL playoffs, they include Indiana 732 00:54:27,920 --> 00:54:31,160 Speaker 1: on the money line as part of a at you know, 733 00:54:31,239 --> 00:54:34,800 Speaker 1: add a little juice to my bet free money parlay, 734 00:54:35,560 --> 00:54:38,520 Speaker 1: and those tend to screw people over. You've won your 735 00:54:38,520 --> 00:54:40,920 Speaker 1: bets in the weekend, you just need the big money 736 00:54:40,920 --> 00:54:44,920 Speaker 1: line favorite to cash Monday night, and it doesn't work. 737 00:54:45,200 --> 00:54:48,920 Speaker 1: So I will take Miami plus the eight and a 738 00:54:48,960 --> 00:54:54,000 Speaker 1: half and Miami on the money line. Demonse, your picks 739 00:54:54,040 --> 00:54:59,000 Speaker 1: are Buffalo plus one, the Niners plus seven, New England 740 00:54:59,280 --> 00:55:03,120 Speaker 1: minus three, Chicago plus four the one we disagree with, 741 00:55:03,480 --> 00:55:05,600 Speaker 1: and Miami plus the eight and a half.