1 00:00:20,280 --> 00:00:23,400 Speaker 1: Two sleeps to the New year. December thirtyeth Welcome to 2 00:00:23,400 --> 00:00:25,200 Speaker 1: the Good Morning Football. My name is Kadams. Our show 3 00:00:25,280 --> 00:00:27,760 Speaker 1: presented to you by Old Trapp Review Jerky. Thanks for 4 00:00:27,800 --> 00:00:30,560 Speaker 1: being with us. New Year's Resolutions on the way. If 5 00:00:30,560 --> 00:00:32,840 Speaker 1: you have a New Year's resolution with an NFL spin, 6 00:00:32,960 --> 00:00:35,640 Speaker 1: something you're trying to do, something you're resolving to work 7 00:00:35,720 --> 00:00:37,919 Speaker 1: on for the next season or into the playoffs, you 8 00:00:37,920 --> 00:00:39,519 Speaker 1: need a team to work on, please let us know. 9 00:00:39,560 --> 00:00:42,200 Speaker 1: The guys were going to share us theirs momentarily Kyle 10 00:00:42,240 --> 00:00:45,519 Speaker 1: brand it's here, super Bowl champion, m rob Michael Robinson 11 00:00:45,560 --> 00:00:48,479 Speaker 1: in the building as well. In Tom Pellas Saro. I'm 12 00:00:48,560 --> 00:00:50,479 Speaker 1: joining us for the second time this week. Tom, how 13 00:00:50,479 --> 00:00:54,120 Speaker 1: are the early hours treating you? I'll tell you what 14 00:00:54,200 --> 00:00:56,920 Speaker 1: KA On Monday, I believe I was filling your seat. 15 00:00:57,360 --> 00:01:00,720 Speaker 1: Today I'm filling Peter Schreger's seat, and I'm not gonna lie. 16 00:01:00,760 --> 00:01:06,399 Speaker 1: There's substantially less pressure here than there was on Monday. Now, 17 00:01:06,440 --> 00:01:09,000 Speaker 1: you gotta bring the goods, baby, you gotta bring the goodness. 18 00:01:09,000 --> 00:01:11,839 Speaker 1: Add DMFP. Let's get right to a playoff fixture time. 19 00:01:12,240 --> 00:01:15,839 Speaker 1: So let's go big matchup. Lead Luck and Lucky guys, 20 00:01:15,920 --> 00:01:19,360 Speaker 1: let's hit it. It's yeah, it's Sunday. It's the five 21 00:01:19,400 --> 00:01:21,600 Speaker 1: seed Cardinals. They're going to Jerry World to take on 22 00:01:21,680 --> 00:01:23,680 Speaker 1: the two seed Coboys. What a game this will be. 23 00:01:23,680 --> 00:01:27,720 Speaker 1: They're gonna be some you know, some actions, some highlights, moves, 24 00:01:27,720 --> 00:01:31,000 Speaker 1: some turnovers, Trayvon Diggs. It's all going on in Dallas 25 00:01:31,040 --> 00:01:33,600 Speaker 1: on Sunday. Jane Slater has everything you need to know 26 00:01:33,800 --> 00:01:38,399 Speaker 1: ahead of week seventeen. Good Morning k and Good Morning 27 00:01:38,440 --> 00:01:41,440 Speaker 1: Breakfast table at and T Stadium hosting a good one 28 00:01:41,560 --> 00:01:44,920 Speaker 1: on Sunday. In the afternoon game, they have the Arizona 29 00:01:44,959 --> 00:01:47,520 Speaker 1: Cardinals coming to town. Now, the Cardinals are still trying 30 00:01:47,520 --> 00:01:49,840 Speaker 1: to lock up the NFC West, which when he looked 31 00:01:49,840 --> 00:01:52,680 Speaker 1: at that seven to oz start, seems all but a lock. 32 00:01:52,960 --> 00:01:54,720 Speaker 1: But here as of late, they're on a three game 33 00:01:54,800 --> 00:01:57,080 Speaker 1: losing streak and hard to say what you're going to 34 00:01:57,120 --> 00:01:59,360 Speaker 1: get from this offense. Now, it's hurt that they haven't 35 00:01:59,360 --> 00:02:01,400 Speaker 1: had DeAndre Hopkins, but keep in mind they do have 36 00:02:01,520 --> 00:02:05,240 Speaker 1: other players like James Conner, AJ Green, Christian Kirk, and 37 00:02:05,320 --> 00:02:08,000 Speaker 1: Zach Ertz, and the Cowboys are fairly familiar with having 38 00:02:08,040 --> 00:02:11,160 Speaker 1: played in this division for so long. The Cowboys also 39 00:02:11,200 --> 00:02:13,880 Speaker 1: have a defense that's really been peaking as of late. 40 00:02:13,919 --> 00:02:16,000 Speaker 1: And if there's one thing to take away from last 41 00:02:16,000 --> 00:02:19,559 Speaker 1: week's game, don't throw in the direction of Trayvon Diggs. 42 00:02:19,600 --> 00:02:22,160 Speaker 1: Not on the first play of the first drive, sounds 43 00:02:22,160 --> 00:02:24,320 Speaker 1: from the sidelines was at least by the Cowboys, and 44 00:02:24,360 --> 00:02:27,400 Speaker 1: you could tell Diggs took that personally. One more interception 45 00:02:27,840 --> 00:02:30,040 Speaker 1: and he will have the franchise record for the most 46 00:02:30,080 --> 00:02:32,880 Speaker 1: picks and a single season. One other note for the Cowboys, 47 00:02:32,919 --> 00:02:35,919 Speaker 1: offensive lineman Tyrant Smith returned to practice in a limited 48 00:02:35,960 --> 00:02:38,720 Speaker 1: capacity on Wednesday, and it looks like he'll be ramping 49 00:02:38,800 --> 00:02:40,919 Speaker 1: up more. It was a light walk through on Wednesday, 50 00:02:40,960 --> 00:02:43,160 Speaker 1: but there'll be shells on Thursday. But it sounds like 51 00:02:43,200 --> 00:02:48,240 Speaker 1: they've been pretty optimistic about his status for Sunday. Slater 52 00:02:48,280 --> 00:02:50,640 Speaker 1: with the sage wisdom, don't throw in the direction of 53 00:02:50,760 --> 00:02:54,040 Speaker 1: Trayvon Diggs sounds pretty legit to me, all right. It's 54 00:02:54,040 --> 00:02:57,320 Speaker 1: the five seed versus the two seed Cardinals Cowboys. Both 55 00:02:57,320 --> 00:02:59,840 Speaker 1: teams have clinised to playoff berth that happened last weeks. 56 00:03:00,000 --> 00:03:02,520 Speaker 1: It's all about seating at this point, improving that this week, 57 00:03:03,240 --> 00:03:04,799 Speaker 1: and then what they can do when they get in 58 00:03:05,160 --> 00:03:08,200 Speaker 1: the postseason. Cardinals have lost three straight. As Jane just said. 59 00:03:08,240 --> 00:03:11,160 Speaker 1: The Cowboys, however, I'm a bit of a heater. They've 60 00:03:11,160 --> 00:03:13,359 Speaker 1: won four straight. They're getting it done on both sides 61 00:03:13,400 --> 00:03:15,720 Speaker 1: of the ball. They've scored points, they're getting those Treyvon 62 00:03:15,800 --> 00:03:20,360 Speaker 1: Diggs turnovers and Rob I'm gonna go not even just 63 00:03:20,480 --> 00:03:22,680 Speaker 1: the NFC here, I'm gonna ask because I've been so 64 00:03:22,760 --> 00:03:28,240 Speaker 1: impressed by them on this wind streak balanced dynamic. Are 65 00:03:28,280 --> 00:03:33,519 Speaker 1: they the most intimidating team in the NFL right now? Oh, 66 00:03:33,560 --> 00:03:37,280 Speaker 1: intimidating team in the NFL. Intimidating that's a loaded word 67 00:03:37,400 --> 00:03:40,120 Speaker 1: right there, kay, I wouldn't I would use the word 68 00:03:40,240 --> 00:03:44,120 Speaker 1: intimidating most intimidating team in the NFL when describing the 69 00:03:44,200 --> 00:03:48,280 Speaker 1: Dallas Cowboys. Maybe they're the most talented team. Possibly for 70 00:03:48,720 --> 00:03:51,200 Speaker 1: the intimidations standpoint, I would have to go with the 71 00:03:51,200 --> 00:03:54,960 Speaker 1: Tampa Bay Buccaneers. I don't think there's a more intimidating force. 72 00:03:55,080 --> 00:03:57,720 Speaker 1: I don't think there's a more intimidating player than that 73 00:03:57,880 --> 00:04:00,560 Speaker 1: guy throwing the football right there in time Tom Brady, 74 00:04:01,240 --> 00:04:05,080 Speaker 1: his resume proves that he should be intimidating. Uh seven 75 00:04:05,120 --> 00:04:08,800 Speaker 1: Super bowls. He lives in the playoffs. The minute he 76 00:04:08,880 --> 00:04:11,800 Speaker 1: moves to another team, that team automatically is the super 77 00:04:11,800 --> 00:04:14,800 Speaker 1: Bowl favorite. They can play any type of game you want. 78 00:04:14,880 --> 00:04:18,280 Speaker 1: They run the football. Leonard Fournette, I believe, is the 79 00:04:18,320 --> 00:04:21,279 Speaker 1: glue to this entire team. In this entire offense. You 80 00:04:21,360 --> 00:04:24,120 Speaker 1: have Tom Brady, you got you lose Chris gobb with 81 00:04:24,200 --> 00:04:26,400 Speaker 1: one of the top wide receivers in the National Football League. 82 00:04:26,400 --> 00:04:30,080 Speaker 1: Oh well, we'll just get um. We're just getting Antonio 83 00:04:30,160 --> 00:04:32,320 Speaker 1: Brown off the COVID listen and off the you know, 84 00:04:32,360 --> 00:04:35,279 Speaker 1: injured reserve and bring him up one, you know, on 85 00:04:35,320 --> 00:04:38,160 Speaker 1: the active roster they get. They just have so many weapons. 86 00:04:38,160 --> 00:04:42,159 Speaker 1: Then defensively they can stop the run. They keep you 87 00:04:42,240 --> 00:04:44,680 Speaker 1: under twenty one point scoring a game. I just when 88 00:04:44,680 --> 00:04:47,479 Speaker 1: I look at this team from a totality standpoint, I 89 00:04:47,520 --> 00:04:51,120 Speaker 1: just don't see another team as complete as the Tampa 90 00:04:51,120 --> 00:04:54,480 Speaker 1: Bay Buccaneers led by Tom Brady. So when you use 91 00:04:54,560 --> 00:04:57,839 Speaker 1: that word intimidating, I would have to go with the 92 00:04:57,880 --> 00:05:01,120 Speaker 1: Tampa Bay Buccaneers simply because Tom Brady the force multiplier. 93 00:05:01,400 --> 00:05:05,520 Speaker 1: That dude is legit. R Grob. We've talked about this 94 00:05:05,600 --> 00:05:07,320 Speaker 1: on the show on Monday. I think that there is 95 00:05:07,360 --> 00:05:11,040 Speaker 1: definitely an argument that the Cowboys are the most talented 96 00:05:11,120 --> 00:05:13,880 Speaker 1: team top to bottom in the NFL right now. But 97 00:05:13,920 --> 00:05:17,719 Speaker 1: if we're talking intimidation, you have to lean toward the 98 00:05:17,800 --> 00:05:20,280 Speaker 1: guys who have been there before. Look at some of 99 00:05:20,320 --> 00:05:22,920 Speaker 1: the top quarterbacks in these playoffs here when you look 100 00:05:22,920 --> 00:05:25,839 Speaker 1: at of course, Tom Brady is completely in a league 101 00:05:25,839 --> 00:05:28,800 Speaker 1: of his own in terms of postseason success and everything else. 102 00:05:29,040 --> 00:05:32,320 Speaker 1: But Aaron Rodgers has been there, He's won in January. 103 00:05:32,360 --> 00:05:35,360 Speaker 1: Patrick Mahomes has been there, He's won a super Bowl. 104 00:05:35,480 --> 00:05:37,640 Speaker 1: Dak Prescott's been to the playoffs a couple of times, 105 00:05:37,640 --> 00:05:40,000 Speaker 1: He's got one win, but hasn't made any kind of 106 00:05:40,040 --> 00:05:41,640 Speaker 1: a deep run. And that it is not in any 107 00:05:41,640 --> 00:05:45,320 Speaker 1: way an indictment on Dak Prescott, who they absolutely loved 108 00:05:45,560 --> 00:05:48,200 Speaker 1: in Dallas. Everything that he brings to the table in 109 00:05:48,320 --> 00:05:51,880 Speaker 1: terms of leadership, as well as being a phenomenal player 110 00:05:51,880 --> 00:05:53,800 Speaker 1: and a guy who looked a lot more like himself 111 00:05:53,880 --> 00:05:55,840 Speaker 1: last week than we've seen him in some time. As 112 00:05:55,839 --> 00:05:58,480 Speaker 1: he gets a little bit more distance from that calf injury. 113 00:05:58,839 --> 00:06:02,320 Speaker 1: You gotta win. But it's the biggest games, the biggest moments, 114 00:06:02,400 --> 00:06:04,760 Speaker 1: regardless of whether or not a Cowboys Bucks or Cowboys 115 00:06:04,800 --> 00:06:07,800 Speaker 1: Packers matchup would happen in Dallas or on the road. 116 00:06:08,080 --> 00:06:10,240 Speaker 1: The intimidation is going to belong to that quarterback who's 117 00:06:10,240 --> 00:06:14,680 Speaker 1: won it all before. I agree, And those are good answers. Listen, 118 00:06:14,839 --> 00:06:17,800 Speaker 1: the Bucks have the entire Brady thing going on, the 119 00:06:17,920 --> 00:06:20,680 Speaker 1: talent of the Cowboys, the talents of the teams you're mentioning, Tom. 120 00:06:20,680 --> 00:06:23,560 Speaker 1: But if I'm thinking about intimidation, I'm thinking of just 121 00:06:23,720 --> 00:06:26,200 Speaker 1: right now. Is this late in the year, and you're tired, 122 00:06:26,240 --> 00:06:28,920 Speaker 1: and your body is sore and maybe psychologically year getting 123 00:06:29,000 --> 00:06:31,159 Speaker 1: kind of exhausted. Who is the last team you want 124 00:06:31,160 --> 00:06:34,279 Speaker 1: to play. I don't want to play the Colts. Hell no, 125 00:06:34,880 --> 00:06:37,479 Speaker 1: hell no, I don't want to have to tackle Jonathan 126 00:06:37,520 --> 00:06:40,359 Speaker 1: Taylor twenty eight times a game if I'm a safety 127 00:06:40,480 --> 00:06:42,799 Speaker 1: or if I'm a linebacker. I look at the schedule 128 00:06:42,839 --> 00:06:45,600 Speaker 1: this week and I'm saying, God, damn man, we gotta 129 00:06:45,640 --> 00:06:48,440 Speaker 1: play these guys. We gotta play these guys who played 130 00:06:48,520 --> 00:06:51,360 Speaker 1: differently than pretty much every other team in the league. 131 00:06:51,839 --> 00:06:54,520 Speaker 1: These guys who I think want to get Jonathan Taylor 132 00:06:54,640 --> 00:06:57,240 Speaker 1: the MVP and will feed him. And it's not even 133 00:06:57,279 --> 00:06:59,120 Speaker 1: Taylor once you finally get him off the field, and 134 00:06:59,200 --> 00:07:01,720 Speaker 1: you gotta deal with the us Lennard experience, who leads 135 00:07:01,760 --> 00:07:05,160 Speaker 1: the league and fumble punch outs and not reruns by 136 00:07:05,200 --> 00:07:07,480 Speaker 1: defensive players, like do you know after this day of 137 00:07:07,560 --> 00:07:11,679 Speaker 1: the Jaguars, can you imagine the Jaguars circling the drain 138 00:07:11,760 --> 00:07:14,440 Speaker 1: in their season in Week eighteen? It feels like week 139 00:07:14,520 --> 00:07:18,000 Speaker 1: eight hundred having to play these two fiends. I don't 140 00:07:18,040 --> 00:07:20,000 Speaker 1: want to do it at all. It's a long, long 141 00:07:20,080 --> 00:07:24,640 Speaker 1: day at you know what's intimidating? Hard work when you're tired. Yeah, 142 00:07:24,680 --> 00:07:26,679 Speaker 1: blah blah blah. You got good quarterbacks, It's the NFL. 143 00:07:26,680 --> 00:07:28,200 Speaker 1: We all got good quarterbacks. You want a bunch of 144 00:07:28,240 --> 00:07:30,320 Speaker 1: Super Bowl is great. I don't want to tackle that 145 00:07:30,360 --> 00:07:33,480 Speaker 1: guy that many times. I'm actually intimidated by the prospect 146 00:07:33,520 --> 00:07:35,320 Speaker 1: of it and a team that has red hot and 147 00:07:35,360 --> 00:07:37,880 Speaker 1: a coach who is afraid of nothing. I actually think 148 00:07:37,920 --> 00:07:41,080 Speaker 1: it's the Cults. I don't know where. It's a great point. 149 00:07:41,120 --> 00:07:43,800 Speaker 1: But when you think Carson Wentz, do you think intimidated? 150 00:07:43,840 --> 00:07:46,040 Speaker 1: And Rob? I'm just asking. And Dak has a lot 151 00:07:46,080 --> 00:07:49,040 Speaker 1: to prove. Dak oh and two up against Brigade that 152 00:07:49,080 --> 00:07:51,200 Speaker 1: includes a Week one loss this season, He's got a 153 00:07:51,200 --> 00:07:53,880 Speaker 1: lot to prove Since twenty sixteen DAK one and three 154 00:07:53,920 --> 00:07:57,480 Speaker 1: against Aaron Rodgers, including of course that backbreaking lost him 155 00:07:57,480 --> 00:07:59,680 Speaker 1: in the divisional round when the Cowboys were the one 156 00:07:59,720 --> 00:08:02,040 Speaker 1: seed in the NFC. But you gotta look, you know, 157 00:08:02,120 --> 00:08:04,680 Speaker 1: you're saying everybody has a good quarterback. Does everybody have 158 00:08:04,720 --> 00:08:07,480 Speaker 1: a good quarterback? Does everyone have an intimidating quarterback? Em 159 00:08:07,560 --> 00:08:10,720 Speaker 1: Rob size up the Colts. They're intimidation factor, and you 160 00:08:10,760 --> 00:08:15,360 Speaker 1: have to include their quarterback who leads the way. Well, yeah, 161 00:08:15,440 --> 00:08:18,000 Speaker 1: when you when you include Carson Wentzon there, I do 162 00:08:18,120 --> 00:08:21,720 Speaker 1: think the Colts are intimidating if they play a certain style. 163 00:08:21,840 --> 00:08:25,520 Speaker 1: You keep Carson Wentz between thirty thirty two pass attempts 164 00:08:25,520 --> 00:08:29,360 Speaker 1: a game, You keep Jonathan Taylor's carries upward north of 165 00:08:29,400 --> 00:08:32,840 Speaker 1: twenty five carries a game. That is the formula for 166 00:08:32,880 --> 00:08:36,160 Speaker 1: the Indianapolis Colts. To be an intimidating team. They have 167 00:08:36,280 --> 00:08:38,280 Speaker 1: to play a certain way. They just gotta play a 168 00:08:38,320 --> 00:08:43,040 Speaker 1: certain way. Kate, Carson Wentz not intimidating. Here's what is 169 00:08:43,360 --> 00:08:47,200 Speaker 1: Carson Wentz completing five passes against Bill Belichick and the 170 00:08:47,280 --> 00:08:51,800 Speaker 1: Colts still winning because they don't need to. That's off 171 00:08:51,800 --> 00:08:56,360 Speaker 1: time for them. There You go, all right, guy? Yeah, 172 00:08:56,400 --> 00:08:59,119 Speaker 1: let's do Let's go to bare the Ravens. The Ravens 173 00:08:59,160 --> 00:09:02,080 Speaker 1: the lost four straight. They're out of the playoffs. Not 174 00:09:02,120 --> 00:09:04,760 Speaker 1: getting any easier for them. In week seventeen, the Rams 175 00:09:04,800 --> 00:09:09,840 Speaker 1: coming to town. But could a superstar be back for 176 00:09:09,920 --> 00:09:14,319 Speaker 1: the Ravens and he can duala with the latest? Okay, 177 00:09:14,360 --> 00:09:16,880 Speaker 1: when there was a good day for the Baltimore Ravens, 178 00:09:16,960 --> 00:09:20,000 Speaker 1: Lamar Jackson was back on the practice field. This is 179 00:09:20,040 --> 00:09:22,160 Speaker 1: the first time that Jackson has been on the field 180 00:09:22,200 --> 00:09:25,200 Speaker 1: able to participate since he heard his ankle in that 181 00:09:25,320 --> 00:09:29,120 Speaker 1: December twelfth game against the Browns. Now had coached John 182 00:09:29,120 --> 00:09:31,280 Speaker 1: Harbaugh told us that he would be limited and that 183 00:09:31,320 --> 00:09:33,680 Speaker 1: the Ravens would hope that they could amp up his 184 00:09:33,760 --> 00:09:36,320 Speaker 1: work as the week goes on and depending on how 185 00:09:36,320 --> 00:09:39,160 Speaker 1: that ankle responds. But as tight end Mark Andrew said, 186 00:09:39,600 --> 00:09:42,920 Speaker 1: getting eight back is special because he is such a 187 00:09:43,000 --> 00:09:47,720 Speaker 1: special player. The Ravens also should get his backup Tyler 188 00:09:47,800 --> 00:09:51,120 Speaker 1: Huntley back on Thursday off of the COVID list, so 189 00:09:51,200 --> 00:09:54,120 Speaker 1: that should give them a little bit of wiggle room. Now. 190 00:09:54,160 --> 00:09:56,840 Speaker 1: The Ravens all year long have talked about their fight 191 00:09:56,920 --> 00:09:59,560 Speaker 1: and not waving the white flag, but they should have 192 00:09:59,600 --> 00:10:02,920 Speaker 1: some magnificant reinforcements this week off of that COVID list, 193 00:10:03,040 --> 00:10:06,480 Speaker 1: especially on defense, and although they have lost four in 194 00:10:06,480 --> 00:10:09,480 Speaker 1: a row, the first three were by a mere four points. 195 00:10:09,760 --> 00:10:12,200 Speaker 1: This last one was while playing with almost half a 196 00:10:12,240 --> 00:10:15,560 Speaker 1: team of practice squad players, and so they are facing 197 00:10:15,559 --> 00:10:18,800 Speaker 1: a very tough and very hot RAM squad this weekend. 198 00:10:19,360 --> 00:10:22,959 Speaker 1: The Ravens they always like their chances. As Andrew said, 199 00:10:23,600 --> 00:10:29,400 Speaker 1: they never give up fighting. Yeah, that's right, and duty 200 00:10:29,520 --> 00:10:31,760 Speaker 1: keeping the whole a lot for Ravens fans. If we 201 00:10:31,760 --> 00:10:33,679 Speaker 1: look at the playoff pick, sure, she is not wrong. 202 00:10:33,800 --> 00:10:39,520 Speaker 1: Tight Race Baltimore on the outside, they're in the eight seed. Honestly, Tompe, 203 00:10:39,679 --> 00:10:41,439 Speaker 1: they have to win these next two games because if 204 00:10:41,440 --> 00:10:44,040 Speaker 1: they don't, they're probably not making the playoffs and they 205 00:10:44,040 --> 00:10:46,520 Speaker 1: would need a lot of help to make it to 206 00:10:46,559 --> 00:10:48,280 Speaker 1: the dance. Do you think if they do get that 207 00:10:48,280 --> 00:10:53,120 Speaker 1: superstar back, Lamar Jackson, they can make it happen? Okay, 208 00:10:53,160 --> 00:10:56,079 Speaker 1: Our Cynthia Freeland puts it at a thirty point nine 209 00:10:56,160 --> 00:10:58,520 Speaker 1: percent chance right now for the Ravens to make it 210 00:10:58,559 --> 00:11:01,240 Speaker 1: into the postseason. Actually stole the path even to win 211 00:11:01,320 --> 00:11:03,680 Speaker 1: the AFC North, though they'd have to win both games 212 00:11:03,800 --> 00:11:06,679 Speaker 1: and have the Bengals lose twice. What amazes me when 213 00:11:06,720 --> 00:11:08,880 Speaker 1: you take a step back here is that the Ravens 214 00:11:09,000 --> 00:11:11,440 Speaker 1: are even still in it right now when you look 215 00:11:11,440 --> 00:11:13,480 Speaker 1: at the number of guys they've been missing. Just look 216 00:11:13,480 --> 00:11:16,520 Speaker 1: at the list from last week in that game against Cincinnati. 217 00:11:17,000 --> 00:11:20,400 Speaker 1: That is everyone pretty much and then written in tiny 218 00:11:20,440 --> 00:11:24,280 Speaker 1: type on the bottom Lamar Jackson inactive ankle. That is 219 00:11:24,280 --> 00:11:26,440 Speaker 1: the story right there. If the Ravens season going all 220 00:11:26,480 --> 00:11:28,800 Speaker 1: the way back to JK. Dobbins getting hurt in the 221 00:11:28,840 --> 00:11:31,760 Speaker 1: preseason game, the practice where Gus Edwards and Marcus Peters 222 00:11:31,800 --> 00:11:34,880 Speaker 1: got hurt for their acls on back to back snaps. 223 00:11:34,920 --> 00:11:37,920 Speaker 1: It's a credit to John Harbaugh and that coaching staff 224 00:11:37,920 --> 00:11:40,960 Speaker 1: that they are even hanging around. But certainly a must 225 00:11:41,000 --> 00:11:44,040 Speaker 1: win game against a Rams team that, at least defensively 226 00:11:44,040 --> 00:11:45,960 Speaker 1: and in the running game last week was rolling pretty 227 00:11:45,960 --> 00:11:51,360 Speaker 1: good in Minnesota. Yeah, I absolutely think if Lamar Jackson 228 00:11:51,440 --> 00:11:53,480 Speaker 1: is back in the forward and he's healthy, I do 229 00:11:53,600 --> 00:11:56,440 Speaker 1: think his health has a lot to do with this. 230 00:11:56,559 --> 00:11:59,920 Speaker 1: I think his health because of his legs. Right, Lamar's 231 00:12:00,000 --> 00:12:02,680 Speaker 1: access is the most dynamic running quarterback in the National 232 00:12:02,679 --> 00:12:05,040 Speaker 1: Football League, and when he's running the football, when he's on. 233 00:12:06,360 --> 00:12:08,880 Speaker 1: They're pretty tough to stop. Right. He's averaging about close 234 00:12:08,920 --> 00:12:12,000 Speaker 1: to seventy rushing yards a game. He's had to play 235 00:12:12,040 --> 00:12:15,720 Speaker 1: superman ball, guys, and I was skeptical of that he 236 00:12:15,760 --> 00:12:18,280 Speaker 1: could pull it off all season. As you can see, 237 00:12:18,320 --> 00:12:21,040 Speaker 1: he got hurt, he missed some games. But toward the 238 00:12:21,080 --> 00:12:23,440 Speaker 1: back end of this game, toward the back half back 239 00:12:23,480 --> 00:12:25,600 Speaker 1: into the season, they're gonna need him to do it. 240 00:12:25,600 --> 00:12:27,720 Speaker 1: We're seeing on the screen right now running the football, 241 00:12:27,880 --> 00:12:32,160 Speaker 1: using his legs, forcing defenses to play eleven on eleven football. 242 00:12:32,240 --> 00:12:36,960 Speaker 1: Now that zero blitz that Miami put on tape a 243 00:12:36,960 --> 00:12:38,719 Speaker 1: few weeks ago, I think it was week eleven or 244 00:12:38,760 --> 00:12:42,360 Speaker 1: week twelve. That ain't going nowhere, right, And we've we've 245 00:12:42,360 --> 00:12:45,040 Speaker 1: seen Tyler Huntley beat the zero blitz when he was 246 00:12:45,080 --> 00:12:49,040 Speaker 1: in that quarterback. We haven't seen Lamar Jackson handle the 247 00:12:49,160 --> 00:12:52,000 Speaker 1: zero blitz as well as he should be handling. So 248 00:12:52,200 --> 00:12:54,400 Speaker 1: I expect that blitz to come up. And I also 249 00:12:54,440 --> 00:12:57,880 Speaker 1: expect Lamar Jackson to continue to use his legs. He's dynamic. 250 00:12:58,000 --> 00:13:00,600 Speaker 1: They're gonna need him to have a superman type effort 251 00:13:00,640 --> 00:13:03,880 Speaker 1: if they want to go get to the playoffs. Well, 252 00:13:03,920 --> 00:13:05,679 Speaker 1: I think they're gonna throw everything at him too, Mike, 253 00:13:05,720 --> 00:13:08,240 Speaker 1: because I don't know how well this guy moves. I 254 00:13:08,360 --> 00:13:11,679 Speaker 1: choose to believe, though, And that was before Adity's incredible 255 00:13:11,800 --> 00:13:14,000 Speaker 1: hit in which he fired all of us up. Let's 256 00:13:14,000 --> 00:13:17,040 Speaker 1: look at the situation here. It's late in the season. 257 00:13:17,120 --> 00:13:20,000 Speaker 1: You have a must win your quarterback. If you saw 258 00:13:20,000 --> 00:13:22,920 Speaker 1: the video of him yesterday limping around, it looked rough. 259 00:13:23,320 --> 00:13:25,880 Speaker 1: You got guys out, you got a very quality opponent, 260 00:13:25,960 --> 00:13:29,160 Speaker 1: all the odds against you, and I still believe. I 261 00:13:29,280 --> 00:13:31,840 Speaker 1: choose to look at this as an opportunity because if 262 00:13:31,920 --> 00:13:35,200 Speaker 1: Lamar Jackson can't be Lamar Jackson, if he can't run, 263 00:13:35,240 --> 00:13:38,079 Speaker 1: if he can't scramble, and again the video of him 264 00:13:38,080 --> 00:13:41,560 Speaker 1: in practice did not look good, maybe he wins this 265 00:13:41,600 --> 00:13:44,760 Speaker 1: game with his arm. Can you imagine after all of this, 266 00:13:44,880 --> 00:13:48,839 Speaker 1: after all he's still heard since Louisville, since when in 267 00:13:48,840 --> 00:13:51,000 Speaker 1: the MVP, that he's still a running quarterback. We can 268 00:13:51,000 --> 00:13:54,480 Speaker 1: throw a little Lamarkham's out and wins this game with 269 00:13:55,200 --> 00:13:58,760 Speaker 1: three hundred and sixty yards and eleven rushing yards. That 270 00:13:59,000 --> 00:14:02,400 Speaker 1: is from him for him, that is massive. That is 271 00:14:02,400 --> 00:14:05,440 Speaker 1: the game that all of his supporters and all of 272 00:14:05,480 --> 00:14:08,360 Speaker 1: his apologists and all his teammates have wanted him to have. 273 00:14:08,720 --> 00:14:11,319 Speaker 1: Believe me, there's a lot of crazy talk about Lamar 274 00:14:11,400 --> 00:14:15,600 Speaker 1: out there. I've heard conversations on program saying, would you 275 00:14:15,640 --> 00:14:18,520 Speaker 1: really want Lamar at thirty five million a year? Or 276 00:14:18,559 --> 00:14:20,880 Speaker 1: do you want Styler Huntley at three million a year? 277 00:14:20,960 --> 00:14:23,160 Speaker 1: What are we talking about here? Put that to bed. 278 00:14:23,280 --> 00:14:25,720 Speaker 1: I actually look at this as an opportunity to shut 279 00:14:25,760 --> 00:14:28,960 Speaker 1: people up, to win this game with a thing that 280 00:14:29,040 --> 00:14:34,080 Speaker 1: people still ignorantly, incredibly say that you cannot do with 281 00:14:34,160 --> 00:14:36,320 Speaker 1: your arm. It is gonna be hard because I do 282 00:14:36,400 --> 00:14:38,120 Speaker 1: not think he can run very well at all. Right now, 283 00:14:38,160 --> 00:14:40,000 Speaker 1: we'll see how he comes out. But to have to 284 00:14:40,040 --> 00:14:41,880 Speaker 1: go back and be like, guys, what else you want 285 00:14:41,920 --> 00:14:43,840 Speaker 1: me to do? I'm gonna show that what gred passer 286 00:14:43,880 --> 00:14:45,960 Speaker 1: I am. Give me Mark Andrews and my right arm 287 00:14:45,960 --> 00:14:47,360 Speaker 1: and let's go to town. I think it's a really 288 00:14:47,360 --> 00:14:49,800 Speaker 1: cool opportunity. I will never give up on the Ravens. 289 00:14:51,600 --> 00:14:54,680 Speaker 1: I mean me, neither Kyle. I want him in. But 290 00:14:54,760 --> 00:14:57,040 Speaker 1: I'm looking at this video that has over six hundred 291 00:14:57,120 --> 00:14:59,720 Speaker 1: forty thousand views of him on this dead grass out 292 00:14:59,720 --> 00:15:03,360 Speaker 1: there with a pounced limp. It doesn't look good. Do 293 00:15:03,400 --> 00:15:05,680 Speaker 1: I even want him out there. I've seen my futures 294 00:15:05,680 --> 00:15:08,000 Speaker 1: and my franchise guy. But if he wants to play, 295 00:15:08,120 --> 00:15:09,560 Speaker 1: he's going to play. I don't know if they have 296 00:15:09,640 --> 00:15:12,120 Speaker 1: to protect him from himself. At this point, it doesn't 297 00:15:12,200 --> 00:15:13,920 Speaker 1: look good. So I'm going to need him to be 298 00:15:14,240 --> 00:15:16,160 Speaker 1: one hundred percent as a passer, I guess to Mark 299 00:15:16,200 --> 00:15:18,480 Speaker 1: Andrews to your point, Kyle, but I also need him 300 00:15:18,520 --> 00:15:20,720 Speaker 1: to use his legs. He's gonna have to be superman 301 00:15:20,840 --> 00:15:23,000 Speaker 1: to get this done because one thing I don't trust 302 00:15:23,040 --> 00:15:24,920 Speaker 1: with this team, and it's maybe of no fault of 303 00:15:25,000 --> 00:15:28,120 Speaker 1: their own, the defense. The defense has been putrid injury 304 00:15:28,160 --> 00:15:32,000 Speaker 1: on injury really ever since Marlon Humphrey went out. That 305 00:15:32,080 --> 00:15:33,640 Speaker 1: was like kind of like the last straw. They gave 306 00:15:33,720 --> 00:15:36,200 Speaker 1: up seventeen fourth quarter points to the Steelers. When he 307 00:15:36,240 --> 00:15:38,480 Speaker 1: went out and lost. He gave up twenty four points 308 00:15:38,520 --> 00:15:40,880 Speaker 1: to the Browns, the most Cleveland has scored in two 309 00:15:41,160 --> 00:15:44,480 Speaker 1: entire months. Guys, a cool thirty one points to the Packers. 310 00:15:44,720 --> 00:15:46,240 Speaker 1: And then do I even have to mention what Joe 311 00:15:46,240 --> 00:15:49,600 Speaker 1: Burrow did just last week forty one points, coming close 312 00:15:49,640 --> 00:15:53,680 Speaker 1: to breaking the seventy year old season game passing record. 313 00:15:53,920 --> 00:15:56,000 Speaker 1: So they need Lamar at one hundred percent to overcome 314 00:15:56,000 --> 00:15:59,480 Speaker 1: the issues the defense is having. I don't know if 315 00:15:59,480 --> 00:16:01,240 Speaker 1: I see it happening, and I don't know what they 316 00:16:01,240 --> 00:16:04,200 Speaker 1: should do or how they should handle Lamar in this game. 317 00:16:04,200 --> 00:16:06,400 Speaker 1: So keep your eyes peeled, of course, and keep it 318 00:16:06,400 --> 00:16:08,240 Speaker 1: on NFL Network for all the latest on him. After 319 00:16:08,280 --> 00:16:10,920 Speaker 1: seeing that limping video of him on the practice field. 320 00:16:10,960 --> 00:16:12,760 Speaker 1: Now we have Tom Pellicera with us, so we're gonna 321 00:16:12,760 --> 00:16:15,240 Speaker 1: take full advantage that this morning to get the latest. 322 00:16:15,280 --> 00:16:17,480 Speaker 1: Who want to flip it over, my friend to the 323 00:16:17,600 --> 00:16:20,120 Speaker 1: NFC side of things. A lot of teams vying for 324 00:16:20,160 --> 00:16:22,040 Speaker 1: spots in the postseason, and what about the one in 325 00:16:22,080 --> 00:16:27,240 Speaker 1: your backyard? The Vikings? What's up with them? And feeling okay? 326 00:16:27,320 --> 00:16:30,480 Speaker 1: Vikings running back Dalvin Cook was cleared from the reserve 327 00:16:30,560 --> 00:16:34,080 Speaker 1: COVID nineteen list on Wednesday, just six days after he 328 00:16:34,240 --> 00:16:38,200 Speaker 1: had tested positive. Now Cook is unvaccinated. Under the old 329 00:16:38,400 --> 00:16:41,680 Speaker 1: NFL NFLPA protocols, he would have had to miss ten days, 330 00:16:41,720 --> 00:16:44,000 Speaker 1: still would have been able to play this week against 331 00:16:44,040 --> 00:16:46,360 Speaker 1: the Packers, but would not have been able to rejoin 332 00:16:46,440 --> 00:16:49,240 Speaker 1: the team until the weekend. So he's one of many 333 00:16:49,280 --> 00:16:52,840 Speaker 1: players who returned sooner than he otherwise would have one 334 00:16:52,960 --> 00:16:56,760 Speaker 1: hundred players league wide activated from the COVID list on 335 00:16:56,800 --> 00:17:00,560 Speaker 1: Wednesday alone. Meanwhile, wide receiver Adam Feeling he'll not be 336 00:17:00,640 --> 00:17:04,040 Speaker 1: playing on Sunday against the Packers. He underwent ankle surgery 337 00:17:04,040 --> 00:17:07,000 Speaker 1: that I'm told as expected to sideline him about a month. 338 00:17:07,160 --> 00:17:10,520 Speaker 1: The Vikings put him on injured reserve. If somehow they 339 00:17:10,560 --> 00:17:13,720 Speaker 1: make a long shot playoff run, potentially Theeland could get 340 00:17:13,760 --> 00:17:17,440 Speaker 1: back sometime closer to the NFC Championship game. But otherwise, 341 00:17:17,480 --> 00:17:19,800 Speaker 1: it certainly appears the Theeland who tried to gut it 342 00:17:19,840 --> 00:17:23,040 Speaker 1: out through that high ankle spring last week, got tackled awkwardly, 343 00:17:23,080 --> 00:17:25,399 Speaker 1: tried to return to the game, just couldn't go his 344 00:17:25,520 --> 00:17:27,440 Speaker 1: twenty twenty one season. It's going to be over, Kay. 345 00:17:28,359 --> 00:17:31,119 Speaker 1: Sad to hear that, will of course flip over and 346 00:17:31,119 --> 00:17:32,720 Speaker 1: look at the NFC side of things as far as 347 00:17:32,720 --> 00:17:34,679 Speaker 1: the playoffs are concerned. Thank you Tom for being on 348 00:17:34,720 --> 00:17:36,920 Speaker 1: our show today. We've got lots more to come, including 349 00:17:36,920 --> 00:17:39,320 Speaker 1: the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Yes, it's all going 350 00:17:39,400 --> 00:17:42,119 Speaker 1: non Campton awaiting its next class. You can join us 351 00:17:42,200 --> 00:17:45,320 Speaker 1: live as we reveal these fifteen legends who are one 352 00:17:45,359 --> 00:17:47,760 Speaker 1: step closer to the Pro Football Hall of Fame. The 353 00:17:47,840 --> 00:17:50,840 Speaker 1: twenty twenty two Gold Jacket Final US to date live 354 00:17:50,920 --> 00:17:54,639 Speaker 1: at five pm Eastern and only on NFL Network. That 355 00:17:54,720 --> 00:17:56,120 Speaker 1: kind of hurked me out because that was the Good 356 00:17:56,119 --> 00:17:59,320 Speaker 1: Morning Football theme music. We're gonna take a break here. Regardless, 357 00:17:59,400 --> 00:18:02,680 Speaker 1: Aaron Rod Jers has been in the news last year, 358 00:18:02,760 --> 00:18:06,080 Speaker 1: lots of headlines. So the effect is MVP chances Kyle, 359 00:18:06,119 --> 00:18:10,080 Speaker 1: what do you say? I'll tell you right after the break. 360 00:18:10,119 --> 00:18:13,720 Speaker 1: Get ready, folks and a flock the steady camp out. 361 00:18:13,720 --> 00:18:24,960 Speaker 1: I love it. Rogers looks and waits the lots and 362 00:18:25,119 --> 00:18:28,040 Speaker 1: upside to Dante Adams makes the pets cuts at back 363 00:18:28,080 --> 00:18:32,760 Speaker 1: of the five penzo touchdown Defonte Adams toun of thirty 364 00:18:32,760 --> 00:18:37,000 Speaker 1: eight yard touchdown reception. Rogers under center, looks floats land 365 00:18:37,160 --> 00:18:41,840 Speaker 1: right time to pull up the dagger touchdown and the 366 00:18:42,000 --> 00:18:49,960 Speaker 1: Packers lead at forty four to twenty seven. Good Morning 367 00:18:50,040 --> 00:18:57,439 Speaker 1: Football is presented by Old Trapper. What's your Beef? It 368 00:18:57,640 --> 00:19:00,480 Speaker 1: is time? It is time for what's your Bee? Presented 369 00:19:00,480 --> 00:19:01,879 Speaker 1: by a friends at Old Trapper. We love this. We 370 00:19:01,960 --> 00:19:03,959 Speaker 1: love an MVP race. We love beef. Jerky, Let's get 371 00:19:04,000 --> 00:19:06,280 Speaker 1: into this right now. One of the most fascinating MVP 372 00:19:06,440 --> 00:19:09,639 Speaker 1: races we have ever seen. Is almost over. It really is. 373 00:19:09,760 --> 00:19:12,600 Speaker 1: In both the optics and the implicit odds say that 374 00:19:12,640 --> 00:19:16,480 Speaker 1: it's down to three potential finalists. Aaron Rodgers heavy favorite 375 00:19:16,560 --> 00:19:20,359 Speaker 1: right now, then Jonathan Taylor, then Tom Brady. Personally, I 376 00:19:20,400 --> 00:19:22,359 Speaker 1: think it's Rogers, and I think it's Rodgers in one 377 00:19:22,359 --> 00:19:24,480 Speaker 1: of the most important games that speaks for Rodgers is 378 00:19:24,480 --> 00:19:27,040 Speaker 1: the games that he missed as a result of testing 379 00:19:27,080 --> 00:19:30,080 Speaker 1: positive for COVID nineteen as an unvaccinated player. The Packers 380 00:19:30,080 --> 00:19:31,919 Speaker 1: had nothing in that day. They lost badly to the 381 00:19:31,960 --> 00:19:34,679 Speaker 1: Chiefs because he wasn't out there. Now, I think it's Rodgers. 382 00:19:34,840 --> 00:19:38,119 Speaker 1: If someone wants to vote for Taylor or for Brady, 383 00:19:38,240 --> 00:19:39,880 Speaker 1: or if they think the Cooper Cup is the most 384 00:19:39,960 --> 00:19:42,480 Speaker 1: valuable player in the league, fine absolutely vote for them, 385 00:19:42,480 --> 00:19:46,080 Speaker 1: of course. But my beef today is that this thing 386 00:19:46,200 --> 00:19:49,000 Speaker 1: is going to be personal, and that it's going to 387 00:19:49,040 --> 00:19:51,639 Speaker 1: be political if you're voting for someone else other than 388 00:19:51,720 --> 00:19:55,479 Speaker 1: Rodgers as some kind of anti Rodgers vote, or with 389 00:19:55,520 --> 00:19:59,920 Speaker 1: any degree of spite or on some kind of personal crusade. Again, 390 00:20:00,200 --> 00:20:03,920 Speaker 1: Aaron Rodgers, please don't, please, don't do that. This is 391 00:20:03,960 --> 00:20:07,440 Speaker 1: the MVP race, and you know weeks ago Pat McAfee 392 00:20:07,440 --> 00:20:10,080 Speaker 1: openly joked with Rodgers on his show earlier this fall 393 00:20:10,400 --> 00:20:13,760 Speaker 1: after Rogers thoughts on COVID and vaccinations, saying he's never 394 00:20:13,800 --> 00:20:17,120 Speaker 1: going to be able to win another MVP now. Personally, 395 00:20:17,160 --> 00:20:18,920 Speaker 1: this landing on my radar. A couple of weeks ago, 396 00:20:19,440 --> 00:20:21,480 Speaker 1: I was texting with someone who is an MVP voters, 397 00:20:21,560 --> 00:20:23,680 Speaker 1: is someone that we all know, guys, and we're talking 398 00:20:23,680 --> 00:20:26,359 Speaker 1: about football and stuff, and the person mentioned the MVP odds. 399 00:20:26,400 --> 00:20:29,680 Speaker 1: I said, you think Rogers? They said, Rogers is going 400 00:20:29,680 --> 00:20:31,240 Speaker 1: to have to beat a lot more than just the 401 00:20:31,280 --> 00:20:33,919 Speaker 1: other players. I said, you think there's going to be 402 00:20:33,960 --> 00:20:38,199 Speaker 1: some kind of prejudice against him? They replied one word absolutely. 403 00:20:39,320 --> 00:20:43,800 Speaker 1: I respond to that with two words, bush League. Here's 404 00:20:43,840 --> 00:20:48,320 Speaker 1: the deal. Rogers is upset people, fans, MVP voters, you 405 00:20:48,480 --> 00:20:52,480 Speaker 1: name it. But it has nothing to do with who 406 00:20:52,560 --> 00:20:55,240 Speaker 1: is the MVP of the league this year, and I 407 00:20:55,240 --> 00:20:58,080 Speaker 1: don't think it ever should. And yet this week, guys, 408 00:20:58,320 --> 00:21:02,359 Speaker 1: I texted another VP voter, another person that all of 409 00:21:02,400 --> 00:21:05,320 Speaker 1: us know, and I asked, directly, do you think that 410 00:21:05,400 --> 00:21:08,040 Speaker 1: people will not vote for Rogers because of things that 411 00:21:08,119 --> 00:21:11,160 Speaker 1: he's said and done off the field. The reply said, 412 00:21:11,520 --> 00:21:16,320 Speaker 1: not me. Personally, but some of my peers yes, So 413 00:21:16,359 --> 00:21:19,000 Speaker 1: I would ask you, do you agree with everything that 414 00:21:19,119 --> 00:21:21,240 Speaker 1: Rogers has said this season? Do you agree with what 415 00:21:21,280 --> 00:21:24,120 Speaker 1: he said about COVID nineteen? Do I agree with it? 416 00:21:25,520 --> 00:21:27,840 Speaker 1: I agree that he threw three touchdowns against the Browns, 417 00:21:28,280 --> 00:21:31,200 Speaker 1: and I think that's what matters. The MVP award has 418 00:21:31,240 --> 00:21:33,800 Speaker 1: nothing to do with Iver Mechton. It has to do 419 00:21:33,920 --> 00:21:37,520 Speaker 1: with throwing four interceptions in an entire season. I also 420 00:21:37,600 --> 00:21:40,199 Speaker 1: think there's stakes of NFL history here. This would be 421 00:21:40,200 --> 00:21:43,640 Speaker 1: Aaron rodgers fourth MVP. It would put him past Brady 422 00:21:43,960 --> 00:21:47,399 Speaker 1: farv Unitis, Jim Brown. I think in our world and 423 00:21:47,440 --> 00:21:50,040 Speaker 1: what we do, I think it matters, and years from now, 424 00:21:50,200 --> 00:21:52,560 Speaker 1: are we going to look back and say, yeah, we 425 00:21:52,600 --> 00:21:54,440 Speaker 1: gave it to a running back that year because Aaron 426 00:21:54,520 --> 00:21:59,040 Speaker 1: Rodgers mentioned Joe Rogan. Look. I fully understand the sensitivity 427 00:21:59,040 --> 00:22:02,000 Speaker 1: and the emotions here. In fact, I share a lot 428 00:22:02,080 --> 00:22:04,960 Speaker 1: of them personally and in my family. But I also 429 00:22:05,040 --> 00:22:08,080 Speaker 1: understand that voters of awards in sports can be a 430 00:22:08,160 --> 00:22:11,320 Speaker 1: persnicity group, a group that can keep tarall Owens out 431 00:22:11,320 --> 00:22:13,080 Speaker 1: of the Hall of Fame for a couple of years 432 00:22:13,400 --> 00:22:17,639 Speaker 1: merely to teach him a lesson. Please do not publicize 433 00:22:17,960 --> 00:22:22,840 Speaker 1: or politicize rather the MVP award. Maybe one day there 434 00:22:22,840 --> 00:22:25,879 Speaker 1: will be an award for a most vaccinated player, but 435 00:22:26,080 --> 00:22:29,399 Speaker 1: right now it is most Valuable Player. Is the single 436 00:22:29,480 --> 00:22:31,959 Speaker 1: greatest honor that can be decided for a player on 437 00:22:32,000 --> 00:22:35,400 Speaker 1: the field of play. Please let's keep it there. Mike 438 00:22:35,520 --> 00:22:41,840 Speaker 1: rob your thoughts, KB, that was beautifully done, brother, that 439 00:22:41,920 --> 00:22:45,320 Speaker 1: was awesome. And I agree with ninety nine point nine 440 00:22:45,359 --> 00:22:48,560 Speaker 1: percent of which you said, Man, I do. I think 441 00:22:48,600 --> 00:22:51,600 Speaker 1: the MVP race should be totally about what's on the field. 442 00:22:51,600 --> 00:22:57,960 Speaker 1: That shouldn't involve people's personal personal you know, things, or 443 00:22:58,040 --> 00:23:02,640 Speaker 1: personal decisions or personal ideas towards other people. It shouldn't 444 00:23:02,680 --> 00:23:05,639 Speaker 1: involve that. But all right, Aaron Rodgers is good. We 445 00:23:05,680 --> 00:23:08,320 Speaker 1: all know that. I think the bigger question around Aaron 446 00:23:08,400 --> 00:23:10,480 Speaker 1: Rodgers is why didn't he have more Super Bowls? KB? 447 00:23:10,560 --> 00:23:13,240 Speaker 1: And I know we're talking MVP. I'm sure Aaron Rodgers 448 00:23:13,240 --> 00:23:15,399 Speaker 1: didn't come to the NV didn't come to the National 449 00:23:15,400 --> 00:23:19,960 Speaker 1: Football League to win the most MVPs in league history. 450 00:23:20,000 --> 00:23:22,320 Speaker 1: That wasn't that. That shouldn't have been his you know, 451 00:23:22,359 --> 00:23:24,840 Speaker 1: his goals, right, And I think this off season, all 452 00:23:24,880 --> 00:23:27,480 Speaker 1: the all the off season talk was about respect, and 453 00:23:27,960 --> 00:23:31,440 Speaker 1: it's clearly that Aaron Rodgers is a great talent. That's cool, 454 00:23:31,560 --> 00:23:33,840 Speaker 1: It's it's all good with that. But again, I really 455 00:23:33,840 --> 00:23:36,679 Speaker 1: think Aaron Rodgers Drew Brees should be in this conversation 456 00:23:36,720 --> 00:23:40,199 Speaker 1: as well, should have more Super Bowls. That's why you 457 00:23:40,280 --> 00:23:43,199 Speaker 1: come to this league. So yeah, I agree with you. 458 00:23:43,240 --> 00:23:46,399 Speaker 1: But there is a conversation around Aaron Rodgers not living 459 00:23:46,480 --> 00:23:50,280 Speaker 1: up to his arm potential because in big games and 460 00:23:50,440 --> 00:23:53,000 Speaker 1: NFC Championships, which we've seen him in the last two 461 00:23:53,119 --> 00:23:57,560 Speaker 1: years playing, I believe he's he's messed up. I believe 462 00:23:57,560 --> 00:24:00,639 Speaker 1: it was his play that didn't allow him team to 463 00:24:00,800 --> 00:24:03,359 Speaker 1: move on. So yeah, he should. He should get the 464 00:24:03,440 --> 00:24:05,960 Speaker 1: MVP this year. I would personally vote for Jonathan Taylor, 465 00:24:06,600 --> 00:24:09,000 Speaker 1: but yeah, Aaron Rodgers should be in the discussion almost 466 00:24:09,000 --> 00:24:11,840 Speaker 1: every single year. How many Super Bowls is he getting? 467 00:24:12,560 --> 00:24:16,679 Speaker 1: I don't know. The vote comes micrub as you know, 468 00:24:17,000 --> 00:24:19,720 Speaker 1: the couple of days after the regular season finale, so 469 00:24:19,760 --> 00:24:22,440 Speaker 1: the playoffs is never right, wrong or indifferent, never taken 470 00:24:22,480 --> 00:24:25,000 Speaker 1: into account when it comes to voting for the MVP. 471 00:24:25,240 --> 00:24:28,200 Speaker 1: I'm a former voter for the MVP and the other 472 00:24:28,240 --> 00:24:30,840 Speaker 1: awards when I left for NFL Network I was stripped 473 00:24:30,840 --> 00:24:34,280 Speaker 1: of my vote because of antiquated procedures I don't necessarily 474 00:24:34,280 --> 00:24:37,159 Speaker 1: agree with. But that's a topic for another show entirely. 475 00:24:37,200 --> 00:24:39,600 Speaker 1: I will tell you this, I still go through the 476 00:24:39,680 --> 00:24:42,760 Speaker 1: same process that I always did with my votes, which 477 00:24:42,880 --> 00:24:45,280 Speaker 1: is I pull people within the league. I did it 478 00:24:45,359 --> 00:24:47,400 Speaker 1: last week. You can read the story at NFL dot com. 479 00:24:47,600 --> 00:24:50,520 Speaker 1: Executives from twenty three teams, including ten general managers. I 480 00:24:50,560 --> 00:24:53,520 Speaker 1: haven't voted in all the major categories. In the MVP race, 481 00:24:53,600 --> 00:24:56,280 Speaker 1: it was a two man race. Aaron Rodgers got eleven votes, 482 00:24:56,640 --> 00:24:59,600 Speaker 1: Jonathan Taylor got eight. The other ones were split between Cooper, 483 00:24:59,640 --> 00:25:02,360 Speaker 1: cup Brady and some others. But it's really those two 484 00:25:02,400 --> 00:25:04,919 Speaker 1: guys in the minds of the top two or the 485 00:25:04,960 --> 00:25:07,960 Speaker 1: top evaluators in the league, those are the only guys 486 00:25:07,960 --> 00:25:13,160 Speaker 1: who really garner that type of MVP interest. So when 487 00:25:13,200 --> 00:25:15,720 Speaker 1: you look at that versus what Kyle's saying here, I 488 00:25:15,760 --> 00:25:17,800 Speaker 1: hope we're talking to a bunch of straw men. Okay, 489 00:25:17,840 --> 00:25:20,000 Speaker 1: I hope that people are not actually gonna go boy. 490 00:25:20,040 --> 00:25:22,800 Speaker 1: I was gonna vote for Rogers, but I really don't 491 00:25:22,840 --> 00:25:25,360 Speaker 1: like the vaccination thing. It's not, as Kyle said, most 492 00:25:25,400 --> 00:25:29,000 Speaker 1: vaccinated player it's not most valuable human, most valuable role model, 493 00:25:29,040 --> 00:25:32,720 Speaker 1: whatever you think of his beliefs, it's most valuable player. 494 00:25:32,960 --> 00:25:34,439 Speaker 1: One of the things that always bugs me about the 495 00:25:34,440 --> 00:25:36,520 Speaker 1: awards is what I look at what people within the 496 00:25:36,600 --> 00:25:39,119 Speaker 1: league think, because I asked them where the votes end 497 00:25:39,160 --> 00:25:41,920 Speaker 1: up landing. There are politics in it. There are people 498 00:25:42,000 --> 00:25:44,879 Speaker 1: voting for different reasons. I would hope it has nothing 499 00:25:44,960 --> 00:25:48,200 Speaker 1: to do with anything off the field, because ultimately that's 500 00:25:48,240 --> 00:25:49,920 Speaker 1: not what we should be judging these votes on. K 501 00:25:51,680 --> 00:25:54,119 Speaker 1: But if it's objective, we would just make a fantasy 502 00:25:54,200 --> 00:25:57,760 Speaker 1: scoring system and spit in the stats and it'll spit 503 00:25:57,800 --> 00:26:00,600 Speaker 1: out who your MVP is, whether it's a quarterback or 504 00:26:00,680 --> 00:26:04,280 Speaker 1: rather it's somebody else. There's subjectivity, there's Brady fatigue, there's 505 00:26:04,680 --> 00:26:07,919 Speaker 1: different reasons different guys get this award and get voted for. 506 00:26:08,000 --> 00:26:10,560 Speaker 1: And I think, just to bring up the counterpoints in this, Kyle, 507 00:26:10,880 --> 00:26:13,560 Speaker 1: you really eloquently put together an argument, but you're making 508 00:26:13,560 --> 00:26:16,720 Speaker 1: it about his vaccination status and not the fact that 509 00:26:16,920 --> 00:26:19,280 Speaker 1: to a lot of people who vote for this award, 510 00:26:19,320 --> 00:26:22,800 Speaker 1: which is media members, they feel that they were missled 511 00:26:22,840 --> 00:26:26,119 Speaker 1: by the reigning MVP, Aaron Rodgers. You mentioned nothing of 512 00:26:26,160 --> 00:26:28,760 Speaker 1: that in your what's my beef part? So I'd like 513 00:26:28,800 --> 00:26:30,760 Speaker 1: to give it back to you quickly to sort of 514 00:26:30,800 --> 00:26:32,760 Speaker 1: talk about that, because isn't that it's not the most 515 00:26:32,840 --> 00:26:37,280 Speaker 1: vaccinated player part. It's the most missled, we feel slighted 516 00:26:37,440 --> 00:26:39,840 Speaker 1: media part, which is going to factor into this because 517 00:26:39,880 --> 00:26:44,840 Speaker 1: there's a human element. Yeah, sure absolutely, And he said 518 00:26:45,160 --> 00:26:47,719 Speaker 1: back in the moment we said I've been immunized, and 519 00:26:48,119 --> 00:26:51,000 Speaker 1: all of the logic that I took and put towards vaccinations, 520 00:26:51,000 --> 00:26:54,040 Speaker 1: and I think it's been said is exactly applied to that. 521 00:26:54,359 --> 00:26:57,639 Speaker 1: He said that in a press conference, not on the 522 00:26:57,680 --> 00:27:00,960 Speaker 1: thirty yard line going in against Chicago. Really don't really 523 00:27:01,119 --> 00:27:03,320 Speaker 1: care what he said in any press conference or any 524 00:27:03,320 --> 00:27:07,959 Speaker 1: interview as it pertains to the MVP. Again, such respect 525 00:27:08,040 --> 00:27:10,080 Speaker 1: for sportswriters. I was raised on them, I read them, 526 00:27:10,119 --> 00:27:12,400 Speaker 1: we all love them. I get it, and I understand 527 00:27:12,440 --> 00:27:15,400 Speaker 1: why someone might be offended or misled. I don't take 528 00:27:15,400 --> 00:27:17,359 Speaker 1: any of that away from you. Hate the person light 529 00:27:17,440 --> 00:27:20,240 Speaker 1: torches if you want. I couldn't care less. The MVP 530 00:27:20,440 --> 00:27:23,640 Speaker 1: is a football award. It's a football award. I think 531 00:27:23,640 --> 00:27:26,080 Speaker 1: he's been the best football player and it's difficult. That's 532 00:27:26,080 --> 00:27:28,120 Speaker 1: the burden, Tom. You wouldn't know you stuff a vote. 533 00:27:28,240 --> 00:27:30,960 Speaker 1: You have to compartmentalize. You have to say, man, I 534 00:27:31,080 --> 00:27:33,399 Speaker 1: disrespect everything that person says, and I don't want my 535 00:27:33,480 --> 00:27:35,480 Speaker 1: children to hear any of it. But he can huk 536 00:27:35,560 --> 00:27:37,640 Speaker 1: that football canny and I think he's the best football 537 00:27:37,640 --> 00:27:42,080 Speaker 1: player on the field, and to that probably greatly. You 538 00:27:42,080 --> 00:27:44,920 Speaker 1: could feel slighted or misled or jaded. I'll just like 539 00:27:44,920 --> 00:27:46,399 Speaker 1: if I could just finish my point. Sorry, Tom, and 540 00:27:46,400 --> 00:27:48,840 Speaker 1: I'm gonnall. Let you go. Has the question I say, 541 00:27:48,960 --> 00:27:51,879 Speaker 1: is how valuable is he to the team? Has any 542 00:27:51,920 --> 00:27:54,639 Speaker 1: of that what might cloud or might lead different voters 543 00:27:54,640 --> 00:27:57,879 Speaker 1: in different directions, Has it affected what he's done for 544 00:27:57,960 --> 00:27:59,879 Speaker 1: the team, And it really hasn't. The fact that they 545 00:28:00,040 --> 00:28:02,320 Speaker 1: had drama leading up to this season, the fact that 546 00:28:02,320 --> 00:28:04,600 Speaker 1: they dealt with this in season. They sit there and 547 00:28:04,640 --> 00:28:08,200 Speaker 1: they have the best record in the NFL. They're performing 548 00:28:08,440 --> 00:28:11,760 Speaker 1: at an incredible clipping. He especially of late, is crushing it. 549 00:28:11,840 --> 00:28:14,480 Speaker 1: He's doing what he did last year. He's becoming undeniable 550 00:28:14,760 --> 00:28:18,240 Speaker 1: as the candidates emerges. The MVP seventeen total touchdowns and 551 00:28:18,280 --> 00:28:21,480 Speaker 1: no interceptions over the last five weeks without him in 552 00:28:21,600 --> 00:28:23,520 Speaker 1: games played. You can see what he looked like they 553 00:28:23,560 --> 00:28:26,280 Speaker 1: win fifty five minutes without a point in that loss 554 00:28:26,280 --> 00:28:28,520 Speaker 1: to Kansas City. So you can say what you want, 555 00:28:28,520 --> 00:28:31,000 Speaker 1: but it's had no bearing really on his teammates, on 556 00:28:31,040 --> 00:28:35,480 Speaker 1: his team's success or on his play tom to the 557 00:28:35,520 --> 00:28:40,320 Speaker 1: point of media members being misled as journalists were taught 558 00:28:40,360 --> 00:28:44,000 Speaker 1: to always be skeptical of everything. When he is asked, 559 00:28:44,040 --> 00:28:48,440 Speaker 1: are you vaccinated and he says, yeah, I'm immunized, there's 560 00:28:48,440 --> 00:28:50,520 Speaker 1: a follow up question there that should set off the 561 00:28:50,560 --> 00:28:52,680 Speaker 1: belt in everyone's head. And I am not in any 562 00:28:52,680 --> 00:28:55,320 Speaker 1: way casting the spersions on people on the Packers beat 563 00:28:55,400 --> 00:28:58,000 Speaker 1: or anybody who is in that room. But everybody should 564 00:28:58,000 --> 00:29:01,120 Speaker 1: have gone, wait, what did he say exactly? Instead of 565 00:29:01,120 --> 00:29:04,560 Speaker 1: just running headlines saying Aaron Rodgers says he's vaccinated. So 566 00:29:04,640 --> 00:29:07,200 Speaker 1: to the extent that we're putting it on him as 567 00:29:07,200 --> 00:29:09,880 Speaker 1: a media group that he was not as upfront as 568 00:29:09,880 --> 00:29:12,400 Speaker 1: he should have been, it's also on the media to 569 00:29:12,480 --> 00:29:14,520 Speaker 1: actually get to the bottom of what in the world 570 00:29:14,560 --> 00:29:17,280 Speaker 1: he was talking about. It just none of that bears 571 00:29:17,320 --> 00:29:19,920 Speaker 1: on how valuable he is to his team, which is 572 00:29:20,000 --> 00:29:25,200 Speaker 1: really really valuable. MicroB Yeah, yeah, he's very valuable. I 573 00:29:25,240 --> 00:29:28,680 Speaker 1: don't think the Green Bay Packers when nearly the amount 574 00:29:28,720 --> 00:29:31,760 Speaker 1: of games without Aaron Rodgers being the quarterback of that team. 575 00:29:31,760 --> 00:29:33,760 Speaker 1: I don't think that team has built that way without 576 00:29:33,760 --> 00:29:37,440 Speaker 1: Aaron Rodgers being the quarterback of that team. But there 577 00:29:37,560 --> 00:29:40,000 Speaker 1: is a point there in a league where we're trying 578 00:29:40,040 --> 00:29:44,600 Speaker 1: to stop guys from taunting, we're trying to set good examples. 579 00:29:44,640 --> 00:29:47,680 Speaker 1: I sit on the Legends Youth Advisory Committee with the 580 00:29:47,760 --> 00:29:50,560 Speaker 1: National Football League. We're trying to set the example for 581 00:29:50,680 --> 00:29:54,280 Speaker 1: young people. There is something there that we may have 582 00:29:54,360 --> 00:29:56,840 Speaker 1: to consider some of the things and some of the 583 00:29:56,840 --> 00:29:59,120 Speaker 1: awards we give our players that we put up on 584 00:29:59,160 --> 00:30:02,240 Speaker 1: a pedestal, because again, if it's going to be penalized 585 00:30:02,240 --> 00:30:06,080 Speaker 1: in a game and enforced teams to lose games based 586 00:30:06,120 --> 00:30:08,680 Speaker 1: off of what these players are doing in games, we 587 00:30:08,720 --> 00:30:11,080 Speaker 1: may also need to consider that with some of these awards. 588 00:30:13,240 --> 00:30:17,680 Speaker 1: Time now for a refresh presented by Subway and to 589 00:30:17,760 --> 00:30:20,760 Speaker 1: the playoff pictures we go. Let's take a big bite 590 00:30:20,800 --> 00:30:24,280 Speaker 1: out of this meatball sub kids. The AFC playoffs. The 591 00:30:24,360 --> 00:30:26,360 Speaker 1: Chiefs sitting at the number one seed with their clinched 592 00:30:26,360 --> 00:30:29,200 Speaker 1: playoffs spot. They are playing the three seed, the Bengals. 593 00:30:29,200 --> 00:30:30,720 Speaker 1: It's the game of the weekend for me. It's gonna 594 00:30:30,840 --> 00:30:34,080 Speaker 1: be very interesting. And they got the Dolphins. They snuff 595 00:30:34,120 --> 00:30:36,840 Speaker 1: their way into the seventh spot after winning Monday night 596 00:30:36,880 --> 00:30:41,040 Speaker 1: against this Saints Ish team and those backups, and the 597 00:30:41,160 --> 00:30:43,560 Speaker 1: Chargers and Raiders sitting right on the bubble at seeds 598 00:30:43,680 --> 00:30:48,680 Speaker 1: eight and nine. If you look over to the NFC Packers, Boys, Rams, Bucks, 599 00:30:48,760 --> 00:30:51,560 Speaker 1: let's see Cardinals, they're secure in the playoffs, They're in 600 00:30:51,600 --> 00:30:54,720 Speaker 1: the dance. They are early two spots available to Niners 601 00:30:54,720 --> 00:30:57,000 Speaker 1: and Eagles trying to get in. The Vikings and Falcons 602 00:30:57,040 --> 00:30:59,360 Speaker 1: sitting run on the bubble and the eight and nine 603 00:30:59,400 --> 00:31:02,960 Speaker 1: trying to end spot for themselves. So lots of streams 604 00:31:03,000 --> 00:31:07,000 Speaker 1: teams trying to secure a seat in the playoff race. Guys, 605 00:31:07,040 --> 00:31:09,720 Speaker 1: which player do you think he really needs to step 606 00:31:09,720 --> 00:31:11,880 Speaker 1: it up? Pleased to have a big week seventeen to 607 00:31:11,960 --> 00:31:16,520 Speaker 1: sort of hit the refresh subway button on their playoff chances. 608 00:31:16,600 --> 00:31:20,600 Speaker 1: Kbe go, I'm looking at the Cardinals and the Cowboys, 609 00:31:20,600 --> 00:31:23,000 Speaker 1: and I'm looking at Kyler Murray. Sometimes when you're struggling 610 00:31:23,040 --> 00:31:25,000 Speaker 1: as he is and as they are, you got to 611 00:31:25,000 --> 00:31:26,960 Speaker 1: go back to your roots. And even the most prolific 612 00:31:27,000 --> 00:31:30,400 Speaker 1: college NFL athletes will always say, man, nothing like Friday 613 00:31:30,480 --> 00:31:32,719 Speaker 1: Night Lights. This is my high school helmet. I'm here 614 00:31:32,760 --> 00:31:34,920 Speaker 1: in the basement at home. I still have it. I 615 00:31:34,960 --> 00:31:37,800 Speaker 1: know we have another prolific high school athlete on the 616 00:31:37,840 --> 00:31:40,360 Speaker 1: panel here. Not talking about Mike. I'm talking about Tom 617 00:31:40,400 --> 00:31:43,400 Speaker 1: Pella Sero at a Dinah High school in Minnesota where baseball. 618 00:31:43,400 --> 00:31:45,400 Speaker 1: So Tom, you get this? And why am I bringing 619 00:31:45,400 --> 00:31:47,800 Speaker 1: this up about Kyler? Kyler is going to at and 620 00:31:47,800 --> 00:31:50,760 Speaker 1: T Stadium, home of the Dallas Cowboys. Kyler Murray is 621 00:31:50,960 --> 00:31:54,480 Speaker 1: seven and oh in that stadium and would you like 622 00:31:54,520 --> 00:31:56,520 Speaker 1: to see how he did it? Let's get into it. 623 00:31:56,960 --> 00:32:01,080 Speaker 1: Two thousand and twelve, a young Kyler Murray goes to 624 00:32:01,120 --> 00:32:04,840 Speaker 1: the state championship game versus Lamar. Three touchdowns in at 625 00:32:05,240 --> 00:32:07,160 Speaker 1: twenty one win. Okay, that was twenty twelve. That was 626 00:32:07,160 --> 00:32:09,920 Speaker 1: a sophomore year, twenty thirteen. The next year, they're back 627 00:32:10,320 --> 00:32:13,080 Speaker 1: his junior same stadium he'll be playing in this weekend. 628 00:32:13,360 --> 00:32:16,120 Speaker 1: Five touchdowns in a sixty three twenty eight win over 629 00:32:16,200 --> 00:32:19,440 Speaker 1: per Land High School. The next year, his senior year, 630 00:32:19,600 --> 00:32:22,920 Speaker 1: he is back again in Jerry World, this time against 631 00:32:22,920 --> 00:32:26,120 Speaker 1: Cyprus Ranch. Five total touchdowns in a forty seven to 632 00:32:26,200 --> 00:32:27,720 Speaker 1: sixteen wins. All right, So He won a bunch of 633 00:32:27,760 --> 00:32:30,320 Speaker 1: games there in high school. How about in college? He 634 00:32:30,480 --> 00:32:32,760 Speaker 1: also goes to AT and T Stadium for the Big 635 00:32:32,800 --> 00:32:35,560 Speaker 1: twelve championship game in which he had a giant flag 636 00:32:35,760 --> 00:32:39,880 Speaker 1: and beat Texas by two scores. High school college. Has 637 00:32:39,880 --> 00:32:42,400 Speaker 1: he done it in the pros? You better believe it. 638 00:32:42,600 --> 00:32:46,000 Speaker 1: He went in there against the Cowboys. He won, he ran, 639 00:32:46,280 --> 00:32:49,520 Speaker 1: he scampered. This is his happy place. The thing about 640 00:32:49,520 --> 00:32:51,480 Speaker 1: the Cardinals this year, as you know, they're not good 641 00:32:51,480 --> 00:32:54,720 Speaker 1: at home. They lose a lot at home. Jerry World 642 00:32:54,880 --> 00:32:59,520 Speaker 1: is Kyler's world. Amateur level college sort of amateur level 643 00:32:59,720 --> 00:33:03,600 Speaker 1: for fessional level. He does not lose there. To pick 644 00:33:03,680 --> 00:33:06,400 Speaker 1: any era of his life you want. With Kyler being 645 00:33:06,440 --> 00:33:09,320 Speaker 1: a little bit uncomfortable, kind of the body language is 646 00:33:09,360 --> 00:33:12,080 Speaker 1: getting criticized, and the team can't win, go back to 647 00:33:12,160 --> 00:33:15,120 Speaker 1: your happy place. It's like a big old Terry Claus robe, 648 00:33:15,120 --> 00:33:18,360 Speaker 1: but some cucumbers over your eyes. Kyler, it's your world, 649 00:33:18,400 --> 00:33:20,520 Speaker 1: my man. We would love to have you surging into 650 00:33:20,560 --> 00:33:24,640 Speaker 1: the playoffs. Let's get after it, Kyle. I'm gonna go 651 00:33:24,640 --> 00:33:28,040 Speaker 1: with another young quarterback here, justin Herbert, And no, I'm 652 00:33:28,040 --> 00:33:30,760 Speaker 1: not putting what's happening to the Chargers recently all on 653 00:33:30,800 --> 00:33:33,080 Speaker 1: the shoulders of a young quarterback. Those guys will have 654 00:33:33,200 --> 00:33:35,600 Speaker 1: ups and downs, particularly when you play a game like 655 00:33:35,640 --> 00:33:37,840 Speaker 1: they did last week without your running back Austin Ekeler, 656 00:33:38,000 --> 00:33:41,240 Speaker 1: without wide receiver Mike Williams, without Joey Bosa helping out 657 00:33:41,280 --> 00:33:44,720 Speaker 1: that defense. But Herbert is O and six when he 658 00:33:44,760 --> 00:33:47,040 Speaker 1: throws two interceptions in a game, which he did last 659 00:33:47,080 --> 00:33:49,640 Speaker 1: week against the Texans, including that late pick six. The 660 00:33:49,720 --> 00:33:53,840 Speaker 1: previous week against Kansas City, zero points for the Chargers 661 00:33:53,960 --> 00:33:57,720 Speaker 1: on three drives that ended inside the five yard line. 662 00:33:58,000 --> 00:34:00,160 Speaker 1: This is what it's all about, the big games down 663 00:34:00,240 --> 00:34:02,440 Speaker 1: the stretch. You're trying to stay in the playoff picture. 664 00:34:02,560 --> 00:34:05,160 Speaker 1: Chargers do still have a chance here to get into 665 00:34:05,160 --> 00:34:08,440 Speaker 1: the postseason. Again, not all on Herbert, but they do 666 00:34:08,560 --> 00:34:13,960 Speaker 1: need Justin Herbert at his best this week. Absolutely, Tommy P. 667 00:34:14,120 --> 00:34:16,680 Speaker 1: Justin Herbert needs to step up. Colin Murray definitely needs 668 00:34:16,719 --> 00:34:19,480 Speaker 1: to step up, especially going into the playoffs. I think 669 00:34:19,520 --> 00:34:22,520 Speaker 1: he can save coach Kingsbury's job and how we look 670 00:34:22,560 --> 00:34:24,759 Speaker 1: at coach Kingsbury. But for me, I'm gonna go with 671 00:34:24,840 --> 00:34:28,440 Speaker 1: Lamar Jackson, and not because Lamar Jackson's been playing bad. 672 00:34:28,520 --> 00:34:31,480 Speaker 1: It's because this team needs them. They have lost the 673 00:34:31,600 --> 00:34:36,240 Speaker 1: last four games. They have lost the last four games. 674 00:34:36,239 --> 00:34:39,640 Speaker 1: But Lamar and the Boston Rapers, they're playing an NFC team. 675 00:34:39,640 --> 00:34:42,600 Speaker 1: And look at Lamar Jackson versus NFC teams. He's twelve 676 00:34:42,640 --> 00:34:45,160 Speaker 1: and o in his career, one hundred and eighty one 677 00:34:45,200 --> 00:34:49,040 Speaker 1: pass yards, twenty six total touchdowns, and only five interceptions 678 00:34:49,080 --> 00:34:52,440 Speaker 1: now on this board. I'm happy about the five interceptions 679 00:34:52,440 --> 00:34:55,080 Speaker 1: because that means he's taking care of the football when 680 00:34:55,120 --> 00:34:57,520 Speaker 1: he plays the NFC teams. This year, he has thirteen 681 00:34:57,560 --> 00:35:00,719 Speaker 1: interceptions career high. And the the reason why I think 682 00:35:00,880 --> 00:35:03,600 Speaker 1: NFC teams struggle with Lamar Jackson is because I don't 683 00:35:03,600 --> 00:35:07,680 Speaker 1: think there's a quarterback quite like him in the NFC, 684 00:35:07,800 --> 00:35:09,319 Speaker 1: so they don't have to defend him. And I know 685 00:35:09,400 --> 00:35:11,439 Speaker 1: teams that people are gonna say, oh, you got Colin Murray, 686 00:35:11,480 --> 00:35:14,280 Speaker 1: Russell Wilson, guys that move around like that, but they're 687 00:35:14,320 --> 00:35:19,160 Speaker 1: more scramblers, right. Lamar Jackson is a pure runner. He's 688 00:35:19,200 --> 00:35:22,440 Speaker 1: a runner that has the ability to throw the football. 689 00:35:22,480 --> 00:35:24,520 Speaker 1: I don't think we've ever seen a guy like Lamar 690 00:35:24,640 --> 00:35:27,640 Speaker 1: Jackson at the quarterback position. They're gonna need all of 691 00:35:27,719 --> 00:35:31,000 Speaker 1: his abilities, all of his Russian abilities. His ankle is cool. 692 00:35:31,080 --> 00:35:33,480 Speaker 1: They're gonna need his right arm. They're gonna need everything 693 00:35:33,840 --> 00:35:36,759 Speaker 1: for them to win this game against the Rams. I 694 00:35:36,840 --> 00:35:41,799 Speaker 1: expect Lamar Jackson to step up to the challenge. Now 695 00:35:41,800 --> 00:35:43,799 Speaker 1: you saw the video of him on the grass. What 696 00:35:43,840 --> 00:35:48,759 Speaker 1: do you think? I know, I know that didn't look good, 697 00:35:48,800 --> 00:35:50,719 Speaker 1: But I will say this, it didn't look like he 698 00:35:50,920 --> 00:35:53,799 Speaker 1: was just wasn't warmed up yet. It looked like it was, 699 00:35:53,920 --> 00:35:55,839 Speaker 1: you know, at the beginning of practice and he just 700 00:35:55,880 --> 00:35:58,160 Speaker 1: needs to get the fluids going. But yeah, it didn't 701 00:35:58,160 --> 00:36:01,160 Speaker 1: look good. Okay, it didn't. Grass didn't That's what I 702 00:36:01,160 --> 00:36:04,000 Speaker 1: want to hear. I'm looking at Trey Lance. Are you 703 00:36:04,000 --> 00:36:06,040 Speaker 1: guys kidding me? We're gonna give this rookie a week 704 00:36:06,120 --> 00:36:09,920 Speaker 1: seventeen start against the Texans, who already spoil things potentially 705 00:36:09,960 --> 00:36:11,759 Speaker 1: for the Chargers. This is a team that wants to 706 00:36:11,800 --> 00:36:14,560 Speaker 1: get in pumps their ticket into the playoffs. It's gonna 707 00:36:14,560 --> 00:36:17,000 Speaker 1: be fascinating to watch him, especially given with the Texans 708 00:36:17,040 --> 00:36:20,080 Speaker 1: and how tough they've been against the past. They're flipping tables, 709 00:36:20,200 --> 00:36:23,160 Speaker 1: ruin it for everybody. So Trey Lance, my eyes are 710 00:36:23,200 --> 00:36:39,400 Speaker 1: on you. And this past year we had the opportunity 711 00:36:39,600 --> 00:36:44,080 Speaker 1: to connect with Kenny Clark, who is an NFL player 712 00:36:44,400 --> 00:36:47,320 Speaker 1: with the Green Bay Packers. And one of the reasons 713 00:36:47,360 --> 00:36:51,040 Speaker 1: that this is so important is because his life story 714 00:36:51,800 --> 00:36:56,279 Speaker 1: really helps young people to understand that it's possible to 715 00:36:56,400 --> 00:36:59,120 Speaker 1: go through this kind of traumatic experience of having a 716 00:36:59,200 --> 00:37:02,839 Speaker 1: parent in carcer and still achieve your dreams. It helps 717 00:37:02,840 --> 00:37:05,480 Speaker 1: that the NFL is getting behind huge issues because it 718 00:37:05,520 --> 00:37:09,760 Speaker 1: helps educate and it helps motivate different communities to follow 719 00:37:09,840 --> 00:37:13,600 Speaker 1: behind the NFL and help with these issues. The NFL 720 00:37:13,680 --> 00:37:15,960 Speaker 1: is very respected and a lot of people look up 721 00:37:15,960 --> 00:37:18,279 Speaker 1: to us, whether we know it or not, and the 722 00:37:18,360 --> 00:37:19,960 Speaker 1: more people we get on board, the more if we 723 00:37:19,960 --> 00:37:29,239 Speaker 1: can stop these issues. Joining us now. One of the 724 00:37:29,280 --> 00:37:33,360 Speaker 1: best defensive players in the game. He was just named 725 00:37:33,400 --> 00:37:35,840 Speaker 1: to a Pro Bowl for the second time in his 726 00:37:35,960 --> 00:37:39,120 Speaker 1: career and his team is aiming towards wrapping up home 727 00:37:39,200 --> 00:37:42,600 Speaker 1: phil advantage in the playoffs. Welcome to the show. One 728 00:37:42,640 --> 00:37:46,719 Speaker 1: of the best defensive players in all of football and 729 00:37:46,760 --> 00:37:51,320 Speaker 1: he's having one hell of a year. Packers Nose Tackler 730 00:37:51,680 --> 00:37:56,160 Speaker 1: Kitty Club. Welcome to the virtual breakfast table. Bro appreciate 731 00:37:56,239 --> 00:38:00,000 Speaker 1: your yeah man, Thank you, bro Man. First of all, 732 00:38:00,080 --> 00:38:02,319 Speaker 1: love what you're doing with the inspired change. Man. I 733 00:38:02,360 --> 00:38:04,759 Speaker 1: was affected. One of my parents was locked up when 734 00:38:04,760 --> 00:38:06,919 Speaker 1: I was growing up too, man, So great job. Keep 735 00:38:07,000 --> 00:38:09,200 Speaker 1: doing it, man. The world needs more people like you. 736 00:38:09,640 --> 00:38:12,880 Speaker 1: Congratulations on being named to a Pro Bowl for the 737 00:38:12,880 --> 00:38:15,680 Speaker 1: second time of your career. What approach did you take 738 00:38:15,760 --> 00:38:18,560 Speaker 1: going into this season and do you feel like you're 739 00:38:18,600 --> 00:38:22,640 Speaker 1: playing the best football in all of your career? Yeah, 740 00:38:23,040 --> 00:38:25,000 Speaker 1: I just think, you know, I've just been locked in, man. 741 00:38:25,640 --> 00:38:28,000 Speaker 1: I had had a really good offseason, Uh, you know 742 00:38:28,040 --> 00:38:31,440 Speaker 1: OTAs and camp h you know, the time that I 743 00:38:31,520 --> 00:38:34,840 Speaker 1: spent um just just locking in and focusing on my craft. 744 00:38:35,120 --> 00:38:37,600 Speaker 1: I think the biggest thing is that I'm healthy, you know. 745 00:38:37,680 --> 00:38:40,600 Speaker 1: And last year, you know, I had a I had 746 00:38:40,640 --> 00:38:42,800 Speaker 1: toward my growing the first the first game of the season. 747 00:38:42,840 --> 00:38:45,000 Speaker 1: It kind of took me a while to get back on. 748 00:38:46,000 --> 00:38:48,160 Speaker 1: But you know, this year, I've just been healthy and um, 749 00:38:48,280 --> 00:38:50,399 Speaker 1: you know, been locked in and focused like I am 750 00:38:50,400 --> 00:38:53,160 Speaker 1: maybe every year, and you know, everything's just depending off 751 00:38:53,560 --> 00:38:58,600 Speaker 1: all my hard work. It is. And I gotta tell you, 752 00:38:58,719 --> 00:39:01,959 Speaker 1: congratulations have been aimed to the Pro Bowl. That's two 753 00:39:02,080 --> 00:39:04,400 Speaker 1: seasons in the row for you, and I do think 754 00:39:04,400 --> 00:39:06,399 Speaker 1: you're playing some of the best football. You're having fun 755 00:39:06,400 --> 00:39:08,160 Speaker 1: when you're out there doing it. We love it. Kenny 756 00:39:08,160 --> 00:39:10,799 Speaker 1: Clark waking up with Good Morning Football. I'm wondering if 757 00:39:10,800 --> 00:39:13,560 Speaker 1: you can sort of shed some light on the biggest 758 00:39:13,680 --> 00:39:16,919 Speaker 1: difference or the most improved thing from the last year 759 00:39:17,040 --> 00:39:19,480 Speaker 1: under Joe Berry to this year under Joe Berry. What's 760 00:39:19,480 --> 00:39:24,279 Speaker 1: been the biggest game changer? Um? I think upfront, Um, 761 00:39:24,280 --> 00:39:27,560 Speaker 1: he's allowing us to be more like just disruptive up front. 762 00:39:27,600 --> 00:39:31,640 Speaker 1: And then um, just everybody's having an understanding the other defense. 763 00:39:31,719 --> 00:39:34,080 Speaker 1: You know, Joe B. He does a great job at 764 00:39:34,120 --> 00:39:37,520 Speaker 1: having everybody understand the why while you're doing something. And uh, 765 00:39:37,960 --> 00:39:40,040 Speaker 1: I think you know, everybody has just been preparing the 766 00:39:40,120 --> 00:39:43,879 Speaker 1: right way and um, you know, focused on on their job. 767 00:39:44,040 --> 00:39:45,680 Speaker 1: You know, we had a lot of injuries this year, 768 00:39:45,840 --> 00:39:48,640 Speaker 1: especially on defense, and uh you know it's all created 769 00:39:48,680 --> 00:39:51,880 Speaker 1: to Joe B getting all those guys right, lining everybody 770 00:39:51,960 --> 00:39:54,359 Speaker 1: up to where they're supposed to be and m and 771 00:39:54,440 --> 00:39:57,480 Speaker 1: holding everybody accountable to to a standard. And um, you 772 00:39:57,480 --> 00:39:59,400 Speaker 1: know we've been doing that, uh, you know, each and 773 00:39:59,440 --> 00:40:01,799 Speaker 1: every day, and uh you know it's been paying off 774 00:40:01,840 --> 00:40:06,080 Speaker 1: for us, Yes, it really hasn't. You guys are surging 775 00:40:06,160 --> 00:40:08,359 Speaker 1: like you seem to every single year. Can I hope 776 00:40:08,360 --> 00:40:09,719 Speaker 1: you don't mind. We want to ask you about one 777 00:40:09,760 --> 00:40:11,719 Speaker 1: of your lesser known teammates who doesn't get a lot 778 00:40:11,719 --> 00:40:16,160 Speaker 1: of publicity. Let's talk Aaron Rodgers, quarterback number twelve. He's 779 00:40:16,200 --> 00:40:20,400 Speaker 1: having another MVP year. He looks incredible. He's the odds 780 00:40:20,400 --> 00:40:23,560 Speaker 1: on favorite to win yet another MVP. I'm sure he 781 00:40:23,600 --> 00:40:25,440 Speaker 1: would have your vote. But you know, you've been around 782 00:40:25,440 --> 00:40:27,200 Speaker 1: this guy for a while, Kenny, You've seen him for 783 00:40:27,360 --> 00:40:30,680 Speaker 1: years now. What is different about him this year? I'm 784 00:40:30,680 --> 00:40:33,319 Speaker 1: talking about as a person and as a player. Man, 785 00:40:33,480 --> 00:40:38,560 Speaker 1: he like he just enjoying just he's just enjoying every 786 00:40:38,600 --> 00:40:41,359 Speaker 1: single day. Like you can just tell he's just he's 787 00:40:41,400 --> 00:40:44,200 Speaker 1: just having fun out there. He just calm, cool and 788 00:40:44,239 --> 00:40:48,360 Speaker 1: collected every single day. Um, it's crazy, Like like the 789 00:40:48,719 --> 00:40:51,960 Speaker 1: guy right right now he doesn't even practice and you 790 00:40:51,960 --> 00:40:54,680 Speaker 1: know he comes out and and you know, and you know, 791 00:40:54,800 --> 00:40:57,839 Speaker 1: does the stuff that he does. Like it's amazing to see. 792 00:40:57,960 --> 00:41:01,440 Speaker 1: But um, you know, I mean, I don't think nothing's 793 00:41:01,440 --> 00:41:03,399 Speaker 1: really changed. You know, he's always been that way, but 794 00:41:03,719 --> 00:41:06,359 Speaker 1: just you know, these these past these last two years, man, 795 00:41:06,400 --> 00:41:07,880 Speaker 1: he's just you can just tell he's just really just 796 00:41:07,920 --> 00:41:11,040 Speaker 1: out there just enjoying himself. Uh, you know, having fun 797 00:41:11,080 --> 00:41:14,880 Speaker 1: in the locker room. Um, you know, just just being himself. 798 00:41:14,960 --> 00:41:17,399 Speaker 1: And um, you know he's he's just having fun. That's 799 00:41:17,400 --> 00:41:22,160 Speaker 1: he's really really what it is, Kenny. Aaron mentioned yesterday 800 00:41:22,160 --> 00:41:26,240 Speaker 1: that he's not ruling out the possibility of retiring after 801 00:41:26,280 --> 00:41:28,759 Speaker 1: this season. There was a little bit of speculation last 802 00:41:28,760 --> 00:41:30,520 Speaker 1: off season about his future. I don't know, you might 803 00:41:30,520 --> 00:41:32,160 Speaker 1: have missed it. It It wasn't It wasn't a big deal 804 00:41:32,200 --> 00:41:35,080 Speaker 1: at all. What do you think when you hear Aaron 805 00:41:35,160 --> 00:41:37,520 Speaker 1: talking about the possibility of retirement. Do you think he's 806 00:41:37,560 --> 00:41:40,480 Speaker 1: going to be a packer in twenty twenty two? Man, 807 00:41:41,360 --> 00:41:43,120 Speaker 1: I don't know. I don't know. I hope so though, 808 00:41:43,239 --> 00:41:46,120 Speaker 1: hope So. Man, He's a he's a great player. Um 809 00:41:46,360 --> 00:41:48,200 Speaker 1: you know I've been with him since, I mean for 810 00:41:48,200 --> 00:41:51,879 Speaker 1: six years now, and um you know, yeah, he's he's 811 00:41:51,880 --> 00:41:55,680 Speaker 1: a great player, you know, Hall of Famer, Um, you 812 00:41:55,719 --> 00:41:58,440 Speaker 1: know everything. I mean, he's he's he needs a lot 813 00:41:58,480 --> 00:42:02,319 Speaker 1: to this organization. So, uh, you know guy that that 814 00:42:02,800 --> 00:42:05,040 Speaker 1: I respect, and um, you know, I'd love to go 815 00:42:05,120 --> 00:42:07,960 Speaker 1: to battle with each and every Sunday. Um, So you know, 816 00:42:08,040 --> 00:42:10,879 Speaker 1: whatever he decides to do. That's on him and and 817 00:42:11,280 --> 00:42:15,880 Speaker 1: his family and his friends or whatever. But um, you know, 818 00:42:15,920 --> 00:42:18,600 Speaker 1: while he's here, we're gonna just enjoy the season and um, 819 00:42:18,640 --> 00:42:20,960 Speaker 1: you know, enjoy it, you know, playing out there on Sunday. 820 00:42:21,440 --> 00:42:24,120 Speaker 1: Great answer, Kenny, I'm not gonna do what Tommy P 821 00:42:24,360 --> 00:42:30,560 Speaker 1: didn't put you on spot like that. Great answer, big dog, Right, 822 00:42:31,320 --> 00:42:35,480 Speaker 1: you dasced around that one. Good job looking all seriousness though, 823 00:42:35,880 --> 00:42:38,760 Speaker 1: in all seriousness, no seriousness. Though we lost a legend 824 00:42:38,800 --> 00:42:43,080 Speaker 1: on Tuesday. Obviously we all know legendary UM coach and 825 00:42:43,280 --> 00:42:46,640 Speaker 1: broadcaster John Madden passed away. When you think of John 826 00:42:46,640 --> 00:42:49,080 Speaker 1: Mann man, Like just what comes to mind when you 827 00:42:49,120 --> 00:42:54,160 Speaker 1: think of the legend uh in John Madden Man? Um, 828 00:42:54,200 --> 00:42:58,879 Speaker 1: he affected you know so many people, Um just I mean, 829 00:42:58,920 --> 00:43:01,359 Speaker 1: I know, growing up as kids, just you know, just 830 00:43:01,520 --> 00:43:03,880 Speaker 1: the video game in itself, I mean, just how he 831 00:43:03,920 --> 00:43:07,279 Speaker 1: affected everybody with um and then to add on you 832 00:43:07,280 --> 00:43:10,000 Speaker 1: know him being a coach and uh, you know, broadcaster 833 00:43:10,080 --> 00:43:12,840 Speaker 1: and all that kind of stuff, like, uh, he affected 834 00:43:12,840 --> 00:43:16,040 Speaker 1: so many people's lives. And you know, one big thing, 835 00:43:16,120 --> 00:43:18,440 Speaker 1: you know, he just taught taught everybody about the game 836 00:43:18,480 --> 00:43:21,880 Speaker 1: of football, whether it's him you know, coaching, broadcasting, or 837 00:43:22,080 --> 00:43:25,040 Speaker 1: in through the video game, and uh, you know, you 838 00:43:25,080 --> 00:43:27,760 Speaker 1: know that's that's a huge credit to him, and uh, 839 00:43:27,800 --> 00:43:30,560 Speaker 1: you know his ideas and and his talents and um, 840 00:43:30,840 --> 00:43:35,640 Speaker 1: you know, uh, he's a great guy. He really is. 841 00:43:35,719 --> 00:43:38,960 Speaker 1: He's already really missed in Players of All Generations Hall 842 00:43:39,000 --> 00:43:42,000 Speaker 1: of Famers. Two younger guys like yourself all love him. Kenny. 843 00:43:42,000 --> 00:43:43,919 Speaker 1: We always like asking about this this time of year. 844 00:43:44,360 --> 00:43:47,160 Speaker 1: So you said you're in your sixth year. You're also 845 00:43:47,280 --> 00:43:52,520 Speaker 1: a Southern California kid. Uh, Sam Bernardino rialto, what is 846 00:43:52,520 --> 00:43:54,640 Speaker 1: it like this time of year as a so col 847 00:43:54,760 --> 00:43:57,439 Speaker 1: guy in Green Bay? Because Rogers was saying this week 848 00:43:57,440 --> 00:44:00,279 Speaker 1: that he likes it as cold as possible. Where do 849 00:44:00,320 --> 00:44:03,000 Speaker 1: you come out with that philosophy? Well, I didn't got 850 00:44:03,000 --> 00:44:05,320 Speaker 1: pretty used to it the last the last six years. 851 00:44:05,440 --> 00:44:08,239 Speaker 1: But I mean when I first got here, I didn't like, 852 00:44:08,440 --> 00:44:11,440 Speaker 1: I wasn't used to this, Like it's it's like, what 853 00:44:11,840 --> 00:44:16,560 Speaker 1: sixteen degrees right now? Um, it's it's cold, man, it's cold. 854 00:44:16,920 --> 00:44:19,719 Speaker 1: And they said game base supposed to be two degrees, so, 855 00:44:20,320 --> 00:44:24,359 Speaker 1: um the coldest I played, Yeah, two two degrees. Yeah, 856 00:44:24,400 --> 00:44:28,000 Speaker 1: so uh you know we'll be ready for it. But 857 00:44:28,360 --> 00:44:31,319 Speaker 1: just growing up the Southern Cow and then coming out here, 858 00:44:31,360 --> 00:44:33,560 Speaker 1: I didn't know what to expect, but um I learned 859 00:44:33,560 --> 00:44:35,440 Speaker 1: real quick. You know, how to drive out here and 860 00:44:35,440 --> 00:44:37,600 Speaker 1: how to do all that kind of stuff. And playing 861 00:44:37,600 --> 00:44:39,600 Speaker 1: out here, you know, you gotta gotta make sure your 862 00:44:39,640 --> 00:44:42,000 Speaker 1: hands are warm. But that's really the biggest thing is 863 00:44:42,040 --> 00:44:45,000 Speaker 1: it's your fingers. Your fingers, man, they you start hitting 864 00:44:45,040 --> 00:44:48,439 Speaker 1: the pads and you know, start grabbing cloth and them 865 00:44:48,440 --> 00:44:53,600 Speaker 1: fingers start hurting. Oh man, well, hey, you're doing a 866 00:44:53,640 --> 00:44:57,319 Speaker 1: great job with her brother. Keep doing your thing. You know, 867 00:44:57,440 --> 00:44:59,359 Speaker 1: you understand how the hands of the web out there, 868 00:44:59,360 --> 00:45:01,000 Speaker 1: so I'll take you where for it. I'm not going 869 00:45:01,000 --> 00:45:04,239 Speaker 1: out there. Congratulations, Keep doing it man, Good luck on 870 00:45:04,280 --> 00:45:07,080 Speaker 1: the end of the season, and finish up strong man. 871 00:45:07,239 --> 00:45:11,760 Speaker 1: You guys deserve it, yea, sir, appreciate y'all. Thanks Kenny, 872 00:45:12,000 --> 00:45:14,640 Speaker 1: thank you, tell us tell the coach of the Year 873 00:45:14,840 --> 00:45:16,759 Speaker 1: Mott Lafloor. We say hello as well. You have a 874 00:45:16,760 --> 00:45:19,200 Speaker 1: happy new year. Tell everybody hello from us out there 875 00:45:19,280 --> 00:45:26,400 Speaker 1: in Green Bay. Goodbye, Kyle Prices, We'll see you. Thank you.