1 00:00:05,600 --> 00:00:12,320 Speaker 1: This is Straight Fire with Jason McIntyre. Welcome back, ladies 2 00:00:12,360 --> 00:00:17,800 Speaker 1: and gentlemen. Straight Fire for Monday, December. I hope everybody 3 00:00:17,840 --> 00:00:22,319 Speaker 1: had a spectacular Christmas break the holidays, not quite done 4 00:00:22,360 --> 00:00:26,239 Speaker 1: New Year's Eve rocking later this week. Very excited for that. Yes, 5 00:00:26,280 --> 00:00:31,280 Speaker 1: somebody still says rocking in uh Me and the family 6 00:00:31,320 --> 00:00:33,640 Speaker 1: had a good one, and um we're looking forward to 7 00:00:33,640 --> 00:00:35,519 Speaker 1: this week a little more R and R before we 8 00:00:36,000 --> 00:00:38,920 Speaker 1: dig in heavily into the NFL playoffs in the NBA 9 00:00:39,000 --> 00:00:41,480 Speaker 1: regular season. By the way, I have to confess Rob 10 00:00:41,520 --> 00:00:44,239 Speaker 1: G and I were talking before the podcast. We are 11 00:00:44,360 --> 00:00:46,760 Speaker 1: sneaking a peek at every NBA box score. I do. 12 00:00:46,880 --> 00:00:48,440 Speaker 1: I have to. I'm sorry, I like it. I know, 13 00:00:48,760 --> 00:00:50,599 Speaker 1: I know it looks like pick up basketball out there, 14 00:00:50,880 --> 00:00:52,880 Speaker 1: but um, I'm a hoops fan. What can I say? 15 00:00:52,920 --> 00:00:57,120 Speaker 1: The NFL was crazy over the weekend. I mean, Rob 16 00:00:57,200 --> 00:01:02,480 Speaker 1: G is still smarting from his Raiders, absolutely collapsing, Like 17 00:01:02,680 --> 00:01:05,920 Speaker 1: what an embarrassment? Jon Gruden. I don't know how he 18 00:01:05,959 --> 00:01:08,080 Speaker 1: could show his face on the Vegas strip, you know, 19 00:01:08,360 --> 00:01:10,560 Speaker 1: until he wins some more games, because that was pathetic. 20 00:01:10,600 --> 00:01:13,880 Speaker 1: What happened Saturday night. Will eventually get to that Obviously 21 00:01:13,920 --> 00:01:17,800 Speaker 1: we'll break down throughout the week the playoffs situation. We 22 00:01:17,840 --> 00:01:20,880 Speaker 1: have a college football playoff coming up later this week. 23 00:01:20,920 --> 00:01:23,399 Speaker 1: I think we have a college football guest lined up 24 00:01:23,440 --> 00:01:26,280 Speaker 1: pretty big names. Should be fun if we can secure him. 25 00:01:26,840 --> 00:01:29,440 Speaker 1: But I want to start here. I think I would 26 00:01:29,480 --> 00:01:33,480 Speaker 1: say that the biggest story in the NFL today is 27 00:01:33,520 --> 00:01:38,679 Speaker 1: not Aaron Rodgers and probably winning the MVP Award. I 28 00:01:38,880 --> 00:01:41,920 Speaker 1: don't think it is the Jared goth injury to the Rams, 29 00:01:41,920 --> 00:01:45,080 Speaker 1: because the Rams have looked like hot do do for 30 00:01:45,120 --> 00:01:48,200 Speaker 1: two straight weeks. But I want to start with the 31 00:01:48,240 --> 00:01:53,120 Speaker 1: Kansas City Chiefs, who I am legit concerned about. And 32 00:01:55,640 --> 00:01:58,160 Speaker 1: you know, I I talked to my kids about building 33 00:01:58,280 --> 00:02:02,440 Speaker 1: practice habits and developing a work ethic and never really 34 00:02:02,520 --> 00:02:05,640 Speaker 1: letting up. You've got to do this every day, you know, 35 00:02:06,640 --> 00:02:08,720 Speaker 1: you you just have to. You have to stick with it, 36 00:02:08,840 --> 00:02:11,639 Speaker 1: and you know, you go ahead and win a championship 37 00:02:11,639 --> 00:02:14,200 Speaker 1: and you obviously take some time off and you celebrate, 38 00:02:14,280 --> 00:02:18,360 Speaker 1: and there's just not that sense of urgency. And the Chiefs, 39 00:02:18,400 --> 00:02:20,720 Speaker 1: I'll be clear, they're the best team in the NFL. 40 00:02:20,800 --> 00:02:23,240 Speaker 1: There's no doubt about that. They have, in my opinion, 41 00:02:23,280 --> 00:02:26,040 Speaker 1: the best player in the NFL and Pat Mahomes. They've 42 00:02:26,040 --> 00:02:29,200 Speaker 1: got one of the best coaches in Andy Reid. They 43 00:02:29,200 --> 00:02:32,680 Speaker 1: are the favorites, understandably so, and they should be in 44 00:02:32,720 --> 00:02:38,440 Speaker 1: the NFL. However, I keep watching them and I think 45 00:02:38,480 --> 00:02:42,400 Speaker 1: back to this Um Kyrie Irving Lebron situation in Cleveland. 46 00:02:42,440 --> 00:02:45,480 Speaker 1: I don't know if you guys remember Um. It was 47 00:02:45,520 --> 00:02:49,000 Speaker 1: the first year that the Warriors had Kevin Durant and 48 00:02:49,560 --> 00:02:52,520 Speaker 1: in the East, Kyrie and Lebron were laying waste two 49 00:02:52,520 --> 00:02:56,440 Speaker 1: teams because they learn an offensive juggernaut. They played no defense, 50 00:02:56,680 --> 00:03:02,240 Speaker 1: none whatsoever, and they they just outscore people. Oh we'll 51 00:03:02,280 --> 00:03:04,080 Speaker 1: turn well, we'll turn on the D when we need to. 52 00:03:05,080 --> 00:03:09,600 Speaker 1: And I just don't know if that's something that's real 53 00:03:09,720 --> 00:03:11,840 Speaker 1: that you can actually do that you can just start 54 00:03:11,880 --> 00:03:15,040 Speaker 1: playing defense. And what happened to those Cats? They steamrolled 55 00:03:15,040 --> 00:03:17,240 Speaker 1: the East and they had to play any defense against 56 00:03:17,240 --> 00:03:20,080 Speaker 1: the Warriors, and they played none, and the Warriors nearly 57 00:03:20,120 --> 00:03:22,919 Speaker 1: swept their ass if not for one lucky game where 58 00:03:22,919 --> 00:03:26,400 Speaker 1: they made three pointers or some NBA record, you just 59 00:03:26,560 --> 00:03:31,800 Speaker 1: can't turn it on. And I'm worried about the Chiefs, folks. Honestly, 60 00:03:31,800 --> 00:03:34,880 Speaker 1: they another non cover beating the Falcons and I know 61 00:03:35,000 --> 00:03:36,840 Speaker 1: Kansas City fans, You guys are spoiled. You're gonna be 62 00:03:36,880 --> 00:03:40,680 Speaker 1: spoiled for the next decade with my homes. Oh fine, 63 00:03:40,720 --> 00:03:42,800 Speaker 1: we're winning. What's the problem? We got one loss? What 64 00:03:42,840 --> 00:03:46,040 Speaker 1: are you worried about? I'm just saying, guys, I know 65 00:03:46,080 --> 00:03:48,120 Speaker 1: there's a number one seed in the a f C. 66 00:03:48,280 --> 00:03:50,840 Speaker 1: Second time in three years they've won seventh straight. Do 67 00:03:50,880 --> 00:03:52,920 Speaker 1: you know what their record against the spread is in 68 00:03:52,960 --> 00:03:57,320 Speaker 1: those games? Oh, six and one. What's gonna happen in 69 00:03:57,360 --> 00:04:01,680 Speaker 1: the a f C when they show and they dig 70 00:04:01,760 --> 00:04:04,240 Speaker 1: themselves another twenty four nothing deficit like they did to 71 00:04:04,240 --> 00:04:07,000 Speaker 1: the Texans. But oh yeah, we won the Super Bowl 72 00:04:07,080 --> 00:04:08,800 Speaker 1: last year. We could just turn it on. We're gonna 73 00:04:08,840 --> 00:04:13,200 Speaker 1: do the damn bang. We got this. I don't know, guys, 74 00:04:13,440 --> 00:04:16,960 Speaker 1: I'm telling you again, we're not talking about them struggling 75 00:04:17,000 --> 00:04:20,400 Speaker 1: against world beaters, like let Miami back in the game, 76 00:04:21,279 --> 00:04:24,520 Speaker 1: Let Tampa back in the game, barely covered against Carolina, 77 00:04:25,160 --> 00:04:29,719 Speaker 1: barely covered against Denver, lost to the Raiders. And that 78 00:04:29,800 --> 00:04:33,360 Speaker 1: Falcons game Sunday was pretty horrid. I mean, first half 79 00:04:33,400 --> 00:04:35,440 Speaker 1: they did nothing. It was like they woke up, rolled 80 00:04:35,440 --> 00:04:36,680 Speaker 1: out of bed, and we're like, oh, we gotta play 81 00:04:36,720 --> 00:04:39,920 Speaker 1: a football game. And again, you can do that in 82 00:04:40,000 --> 00:04:41,839 Speaker 1: the regular season. But I'm telling you in the a 83 00:04:41,920 --> 00:04:44,800 Speaker 1: f C, I'm the team to watch right now is Buffalo. 84 00:04:45,040 --> 00:04:48,000 Speaker 1: They are hungry. They already lost to the Chiefs in 85 00:04:48,040 --> 00:04:51,559 Speaker 1: a game where Josh Allen was horrible. Now, if memory serves, 86 00:04:51,600 --> 00:04:53,320 Speaker 1: that game was played on a Monday or Tuesday due 87 00:04:53,360 --> 00:04:56,000 Speaker 1: to COVID, it was like an afternoon game in the rain, 88 00:04:56,720 --> 00:05:00,320 Speaker 1: and Buffalo had a good strategy to contain my Olmes. 89 00:05:00,320 --> 00:05:02,680 Speaker 1: But Edwards Hilaire, who by the way, it's hurt high 90 00:05:02,720 --> 00:05:05,120 Speaker 1: ankle spraining out. We don't know when he's coming back. 91 00:05:05,640 --> 00:05:09,800 Speaker 1: Um he had like a buck sixty one on the ground. Um, 92 00:05:09,920 --> 00:05:14,000 Speaker 1: Buffalo was coming off the game against Tennessee. And again 93 00:05:14,040 --> 00:05:17,960 Speaker 1: these are not excuses, this is just reality. Kansas City 94 00:05:18,040 --> 00:05:20,000 Speaker 1: is the better team than Buffalo. But I'm telling you 95 00:05:20,120 --> 00:05:22,119 Speaker 1: right now, just keep an eye on that those Bills. 96 00:05:22,520 --> 00:05:25,279 Speaker 1: You can see the hunger Brian Dable. He wants a 97 00:05:25,279 --> 00:05:28,839 Speaker 1: head coaching job. He's deep in his bag. Every game 98 00:05:29,320 --> 00:05:30,960 Speaker 1: that Josh Allen's played here in the second half of 99 00:05:30,960 --> 00:05:33,840 Speaker 1: the season, it's like, Wow, look at this offense. They 100 00:05:33,839 --> 00:05:36,840 Speaker 1: don't take their foot off the gas. That's what hunger does. 101 00:05:37,839 --> 00:05:40,480 Speaker 1: And we just you don't see that sense of urgency 102 00:05:40,520 --> 00:05:43,480 Speaker 1: from the Chiefs. And I'm sure Kansas City fans are 103 00:05:43,480 --> 00:05:45,520 Speaker 1: gonna get him my mentions today and oh, Jason Jr. 104 00:05:45,720 --> 00:05:49,000 Speaker 1: Right overreacting, Okay, that's fine. I'm just saying I have 105 00:05:49,120 --> 00:05:52,919 Speaker 1: not seen it from Casey. I'm confident they're gonna do 106 00:05:53,080 --> 00:05:56,000 Speaker 1: well in the postseason. Um probably get to the a 107 00:05:56,080 --> 00:05:59,000 Speaker 1: f C Championship game. Home field advantage doesn't mean Jack 108 00:05:59,040 --> 00:06:02,719 Speaker 1: squat this year. You know, no fans and Arrowhead they're 109 00:06:02,720 --> 00:06:06,080 Speaker 1: gonna have the week off due to the bye. We've 110 00:06:06,120 --> 00:06:10,880 Speaker 1: all seen Pittsburgh luck box against the Colts. Um, they're 111 00:06:10,920 --> 00:06:12,640 Speaker 1: not a good football team right now. We don't even 112 00:06:12,640 --> 00:06:15,240 Speaker 1: know if the Baltimore Ravens are gonna get in the playoffs, 113 00:06:15,240 --> 00:06:18,160 Speaker 1: they could be a dangerous team. The Cleveland Browns wood 114 00:06:18,160 --> 00:06:21,120 Speaker 1: will get too shortly. Like come on, Like Kansas City 115 00:06:21,200 --> 00:06:23,000 Speaker 1: is looking at the board, Oh we got this. There's 116 00:06:23,000 --> 00:06:26,400 Speaker 1: no Patriots, there's no belot Chick, there's no Brady. I'm 117 00:06:26,440 --> 00:06:28,599 Speaker 1: just telling you, guys, that's a team. I'm a little 118 00:06:28,640 --> 00:06:31,800 Speaker 1: worried about Kansas City Chiefs. All right, I'd say the 119 00:06:31,920 --> 00:06:35,880 Speaker 1: second biggest NFL story is um again, not Aaron Rodgers, 120 00:06:35,880 --> 00:06:38,240 Speaker 1: I'm sorry, A snow game against one of the worst 121 00:06:38,240 --> 00:06:40,760 Speaker 1: defenses in the league, like, get off his stick, the 122 00:06:40,839 --> 00:06:44,880 Speaker 1: Cleveland Browns, and it's not Baker Mayfield. Yes, he had 123 00:06:44,920 --> 00:06:48,200 Speaker 1: the terrible fumble. He had three turnovers. The fumble in 124 00:06:48,240 --> 00:06:50,440 Speaker 1: the final minute prevented them from maybe tying the game, 125 00:06:51,240 --> 00:06:54,520 Speaker 1: forcing overtime, and now they gotta win in week seventeen 126 00:06:54,560 --> 00:06:59,479 Speaker 1: to get in. But I can't get over this hot 127 00:06:59,640 --> 00:07:03,720 Speaker 1: tub time machine Cleveland Browns. That have you guys seen 128 00:07:03,720 --> 00:07:07,800 Speaker 1: this story? So Jay Glazer broke it. The linebacker on 129 00:07:07,839 --> 00:07:12,360 Speaker 1: the Browns tested positive for COVID and he had four 130 00:07:12,480 --> 00:07:17,240 Speaker 1: close contacts, but they were all wide receivers, and Glazer 131 00:07:17,280 --> 00:07:19,800 Speaker 1: broke the news that it was because of a hot 132 00:07:19,840 --> 00:07:25,160 Speaker 1: tub hangout around the linebacker who tested positive. So you're 133 00:07:25,200 --> 00:07:29,000 Speaker 1: telling me, in the middle of a pandemic, you're gonna 134 00:07:29,040 --> 00:07:31,480 Speaker 1: hang out with the entire wide receiver group in a 135 00:07:31,520 --> 00:07:34,720 Speaker 1: hot tub, Like what? What? What on earth are they 136 00:07:34,760 --> 00:07:37,320 Speaker 1: think is this? I know you want to blame Baker Mayfield, 137 00:07:37,320 --> 00:07:39,640 Speaker 1: and I totally get it. He had a bad game 138 00:07:39,680 --> 00:07:42,880 Speaker 1: against the Jets, But what do you expect when the 139 00:07:42,920 --> 00:07:46,440 Speaker 1: three wide receivers. They had to trot out where Marvin Hall, 140 00:07:46,480 --> 00:07:49,480 Speaker 1: who they just got off waivers. He would spent the 141 00:07:49,520 --> 00:07:53,040 Speaker 1: season with Detroit and two other guys who had never 142 00:07:53,080 --> 00:07:57,160 Speaker 1: caught a pass in the Cleveland Browns organization. How do 143 00:07:57,280 --> 00:07:59,840 Speaker 1: you expect Baker to deliver it with that? They couldn't 144 00:08:00,000 --> 00:08:03,640 Speaker 1: in the football the offensive lines banged up. Baker was 145 00:08:03,680 --> 00:08:05,960 Speaker 1: playing with his right hand tied behind his back, throwing 146 00:08:06,040 --> 00:08:09,080 Speaker 1: left handed. Basically, I mean the Jets dominated the line 147 00:08:09,120 --> 00:08:12,840 Speaker 1: of scrimmage. My Jets, of course, winning again. Kiss Trevor 148 00:08:12,920 --> 00:08:14,840 Speaker 1: Lawrence goodbye. But I don't want to talk about that. 149 00:08:14,920 --> 00:08:18,440 Speaker 1: I don't want to get angry. Um and and Baker's 150 00:08:18,720 --> 00:08:20,800 Speaker 1: you know, sitting on the grenade. I failed this team. 151 00:08:20,880 --> 00:08:23,840 Speaker 1: Yeah that's true. But what about the guys who were 152 00:08:23,840 --> 00:08:25,760 Speaker 1: hanging out in the hot tub. But the guy who 153 00:08:25,840 --> 00:08:28,880 Speaker 1: tested positive for COVID Like, we've gotta be smarter. Like, 154 00:08:29,000 --> 00:08:32,120 Speaker 1: I wonder how strict some of these teams are gonna 155 00:08:32,120 --> 00:08:35,640 Speaker 1: be this week. I mean, some of these teams that 156 00:08:35,679 --> 00:08:37,480 Speaker 1: could be going to the playoffs, some of these teams 157 00:08:37,520 --> 00:08:40,760 Speaker 1: could be super Bowl bound. You can't have these slip ups, man, 158 00:08:40,960 --> 00:08:43,160 Speaker 1: not not at this juncture in the season. You've worked 159 00:08:43,160 --> 00:08:46,200 Speaker 1: way too long and too hard for this to happen. 160 00:08:46,720 --> 00:08:49,200 Speaker 1: And I gotta be honest, I feel like Blaker Baker 161 00:08:49,240 --> 00:08:52,760 Speaker 1: Mayfield is getting far too much blame. He didn't have 162 00:08:52,800 --> 00:08:55,400 Speaker 1: a great game. I get it, but given the circumstances 163 00:08:55,440 --> 00:09:00,600 Speaker 1: down his left tackle and his top guard and four 164 00:09:00,640 --> 00:09:04,520 Speaker 1: wide receivers not eligible to play in the game, like, 165 00:09:04,559 --> 00:09:06,520 Speaker 1: what do you expect the guy to do? Chubb and 166 00:09:06,600 --> 00:09:10,320 Speaker 1: Hunt could do nothing. I can't blame Stefanski. You know, 167 00:09:10,360 --> 00:09:13,480 Speaker 1: the game plan left a little something to be desired. 168 00:09:13,520 --> 00:09:17,080 Speaker 1: But if you really watch that closely, Baker Mayfield did 169 00:09:17,080 --> 00:09:20,079 Speaker 1: not even look at his wide receivers in the first quarter. 170 00:09:20,559 --> 00:09:24,080 Speaker 1: Everything was, hey, you guys on the outside, just just run, okay, 171 00:09:24,280 --> 00:09:26,840 Speaker 1: take the safeties away, let me hit the tight end underneath. 172 00:09:26,920 --> 00:09:29,040 Speaker 1: And that's all he did. I mean, that's not a 173 00:09:29,120 --> 00:09:32,400 Speaker 1: viable offense, even against my Jets. So you know this 174 00:09:32,440 --> 00:09:34,320 Speaker 1: is gonna be a tough week for Baker Mayfield. And 175 00:09:34,840 --> 00:09:37,240 Speaker 1: you just gotta feel for the Cleveland Browns. I know 176 00:09:37,320 --> 00:09:40,040 Speaker 1: Rob g certainly feels for the Browns. I mean, Rob, 177 00:09:40,120 --> 00:09:43,680 Speaker 1: this this is a team, it's having their best season 178 00:09:43,920 --> 00:09:47,800 Speaker 1: and I believe two decades, maybe twenty five years, and 179 00:09:47,880 --> 00:09:51,120 Speaker 1: now because of a hot tub incident, they may miss 180 00:09:51,679 --> 00:09:55,200 Speaker 1: the playoffs. I mean, do you really think they're gonna 181 00:09:55,200 --> 00:09:59,480 Speaker 1: miss the playoffs though, because I don't. Uh. And either way, 182 00:09:59,520 --> 00:10:02,679 Speaker 1: even if they did miss the playoffs, did you ever 183 00:10:02,679 --> 00:10:05,760 Speaker 1: think the Browns were any good this season? That's a 184 00:10:05,800 --> 00:10:09,280 Speaker 1: different story, man. I mean, it's less about them being 185 00:10:09,280 --> 00:10:12,800 Speaker 1: a good story. But like, on some level, yeah, I'm 186 00:10:13,160 --> 00:10:16,040 Speaker 1: kind of rooting for Baker and some new meet in 187 00:10:16,040 --> 00:10:19,160 Speaker 1: the playoffs. Don't you want new faces. They're a ten 188 00:10:19,280 --> 00:10:23,439 Speaker 1: win team with a worst point differential than Cam Newton's 189 00:10:23,440 --> 00:10:27,440 Speaker 1: New England Patriots. So I mean, you know, it is 190 00:10:27,480 --> 00:10:30,120 Speaker 1: what it is. I mean, maybe it's a lesson learned. 191 00:10:30,120 --> 00:10:32,520 Speaker 1: Don't go in the hot tub with four your buddies 192 00:10:32,800 --> 00:10:36,240 Speaker 1: and and allegedly some groupies in the middle of a pandemic. 193 00:10:37,840 --> 00:10:40,200 Speaker 1: Yeah yeah, I mean, listen, the Browns could get you 194 00:10:40,200 --> 00:10:43,040 Speaker 1: after here. I actually think this works out really well 195 00:10:43,120 --> 00:10:45,960 Speaker 1: for Pittsburgh because now now that they clinched the number 196 00:10:45,960 --> 00:10:49,040 Speaker 1: two seed with that come back against the Colts, essentially 197 00:10:49,920 --> 00:10:54,120 Speaker 1: the Steelers can maybe play their starters for a quarter 198 00:10:54,400 --> 00:10:56,640 Speaker 1: and then rest everybody. Because this is the team. Remember 199 00:10:56,679 --> 00:10:59,080 Speaker 1: I've been beating this drum. The Steelers never had a 200 00:10:59,080 --> 00:11:01,920 Speaker 1: bye week. They really got shafted of it because of 201 00:11:01,960 --> 00:11:07,359 Speaker 1: the COVID situation UM with the Tennessee Titans, and Pittsburgh 202 00:11:07,400 --> 00:11:10,560 Speaker 1: never got to buy all season. They've looked lethargic. I 203 00:11:10,679 --> 00:11:15,400 Speaker 1: don't think Tomlin will shut everybody down. But if Mike 204 00:11:15,440 --> 00:11:17,960 Speaker 1: Tomlin says, you know what, Ben, You're gonna sit out, 205 00:11:18,559 --> 00:11:22,000 Speaker 1: uh t J. Watt, we don't want to risk anything. Um. 206 00:11:22,040 --> 00:11:25,560 Speaker 1: You know, you probably Minka Fitzpatrick, Chase Claypool, get the 207 00:11:25,600 --> 00:11:30,040 Speaker 1: offensive lines some rest. If I'm if I'm Pittsburgh, I'm 208 00:11:30,040 --> 00:11:32,600 Speaker 1: giving my guys rest because you want them fresh for 209 00:11:32,600 --> 00:11:38,320 Speaker 1: that playoff game, which could be against Miami, Cleveland Baltimore. 210 00:11:38,400 --> 00:11:41,480 Speaker 1: We don't know, um, and I would definitely rest them, 211 00:11:41,480 --> 00:11:44,120 Speaker 1: which would help the Cleveland Browns big time. And if 212 00:11:44,120 --> 00:11:47,240 Speaker 1: you look at the gambling lines, and again it's a 213 00:11:47,240 --> 00:11:50,079 Speaker 1: little early to say that anybody in the desert has 214 00:11:50,120 --> 00:11:52,680 Speaker 1: like an inside info on what is going to happen 215 00:11:52,720 --> 00:11:55,679 Speaker 1: in this game. The Cleveland Browns are six and a 216 00:11:55,720 --> 00:11:59,040 Speaker 1: half point favorites against the Steelers in the season finale. 217 00:11:59,280 --> 00:12:02,560 Speaker 1: So the market right now is saying, we don't think 218 00:12:02,640 --> 00:12:05,960 Speaker 1: the Steelers are gonna play much or any of their stars. 219 00:12:06,000 --> 00:12:09,480 Speaker 1: That's really bad news for the Baltimore Ravens, who are 220 00:12:09,520 --> 00:12:11,200 Speaker 1: gonna need help to get in. We know they're gonna 221 00:12:11,240 --> 00:12:16,560 Speaker 1: beat Cincinnati probably uh in the finale. But UM, I 222 00:12:16,640 --> 00:12:19,680 Speaker 1: do feel bad for Baker Mayfield, a guy. I don't 223 00:12:19,760 --> 00:12:27,800 Speaker 1: feel that bad for Dwayne Haskins, Washington football team quarterback. 224 00:12:27,880 --> 00:12:30,640 Speaker 1: Who you gotta look long and hard to find a 225 00:12:30,720 --> 00:12:34,640 Speaker 1: quarterback who's been benched three times in one season. He 226 00:12:34,840 --> 00:12:39,160 Speaker 1: was so bad. I I do this UM Sunday show 227 00:12:39,360 --> 00:12:43,280 Speaker 1: before the games begin with Jeff Schwartz and Sarah Perlman. 228 00:12:44,160 --> 00:12:46,920 Speaker 1: It's called Talk the Line. It's on YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, 229 00:12:47,480 --> 00:12:52,680 Speaker 1: Digital show. And I joked that Dwayne Haskins is about 230 00:12:52,679 --> 00:12:56,720 Speaker 1: as reliable as self service in a parking garage. And 231 00:12:56,920 --> 00:13:00,000 Speaker 1: what did Haskins do. He came out and soiled hisself again, 232 00:13:00,480 --> 00:13:05,000 Speaker 1: just vomited all over himself. It was disgusting. One of 233 00:13:05,000 --> 00:13:09,400 Speaker 1: the funniest announcer calls of the day. I an Eagles 234 00:13:09,400 --> 00:13:13,280 Speaker 1: a great CBS UM NFL. I think he does college 235 00:13:13,320 --> 00:13:17,440 Speaker 1: hoops as well. UM announcer said, last call for Heineke 236 00:13:18,320 --> 00:13:21,080 Speaker 1: because Washington was down big in the fourth quarter and 237 00:13:21,559 --> 00:13:27,160 Speaker 1: a guy named Taylor Heineck came in to spell Haskins, 238 00:13:27,200 --> 00:13:29,640 Speaker 1: who was benched again. Baskins was benched early in the season, 239 00:13:30,080 --> 00:13:32,840 Speaker 1: came back in, was benched. Uh, and now he's benched 240 00:13:32,840 --> 00:13:35,079 Speaker 1: a third time. But the guy who filled in from 241 00:13:35,120 --> 00:13:38,560 Speaker 1: this is a great story. His name is Taylor Heineck. 242 00:13:39,040 --> 00:13:44,400 Speaker 1: He was taking online classes at Old Dominion University in November, 243 00:13:45,240 --> 00:13:49,080 Speaker 1: studying for his finals. He gets signed to the practice 244 00:13:49,080 --> 00:13:53,600 Speaker 1: squad December eight, he gets activated December nineteen, and he's 245 00:13:53,600 --> 00:13:57,360 Speaker 1: in the game yesterday December. Do you want to know 246 00:13:57,400 --> 00:14:03,120 Speaker 1: what classes Taylor heinecky was taking. Um, I'm certain that 247 00:14:03,240 --> 00:14:05,440 Speaker 1: Rob g did not take any of these classes. I 248 00:14:05,600 --> 00:14:13,920 Speaker 1: myself did not number theory, partial differential equations, numerical methods, 249 00:14:14,720 --> 00:14:19,760 Speaker 1: and finally math and nature. Tyler, Taylor Heineke, you are 250 00:14:19,800 --> 00:14:22,080 Speaker 1: a smart son of a gun. Wow, those are some 251 00:14:22,200 --> 00:14:26,200 Speaker 1: challenging classes. He was. Dude, was taken online college classes 252 00:14:27,000 --> 00:14:29,480 Speaker 1: and the Washington Football Club called him up, was like, yo, 253 00:14:30,440 --> 00:14:32,440 Speaker 1: we need you to get some burn in week sixteen, 254 00:14:32,480 --> 00:14:35,280 Speaker 1: a must win game. Can you come help us out 255 00:14:36,240 --> 00:14:39,200 Speaker 1: because our first round pick from last year is shifting 256 00:14:39,200 --> 00:14:42,800 Speaker 1: his pants again. I mean, what Dwayne Haskins is just terrible. Guys. 257 00:14:42,800 --> 00:14:45,720 Speaker 1: I'm sorry. UM, I don't know if Alex Smith is 258 00:14:45,720 --> 00:14:48,120 Speaker 1: going to be back for the finale, and if it 259 00:14:48,160 --> 00:14:51,520 Speaker 1: is Taylor Heineke, you know, bless his soul, he has 260 00:14:51,560 --> 00:14:56,440 Speaker 1: to go against Philadelphia. UM. Eagles officially eliminated from playoff contention. 261 00:14:56,520 --> 00:14:59,040 Speaker 1: Jalen Hurts. Listen, he was good, but he's a rookie 262 00:14:59,120 --> 00:15:01,080 Speaker 1: quarterback and his third already made a couple of mistakes. 263 00:15:01,080 --> 00:15:04,600 Speaker 1: The defense gave up five yards once again, and the 264 00:15:04,600 --> 00:15:08,680 Speaker 1: Eagles are eliminated. Then the question becomes, do the Eagles 265 00:15:09,320 --> 00:15:13,280 Speaker 1: throw the game? Start Nate Sudfeld at quarterback? Rest everybody? 266 00:15:13,640 --> 00:15:16,560 Speaker 1: Not that they have many players and they're in line 267 00:15:16,560 --> 00:15:18,840 Speaker 1: to possibly get like a top seven pick with a 268 00:15:18,920 --> 00:15:24,360 Speaker 1: loss to Washington, but I believe Washington needs help. Um, 269 00:15:24,480 --> 00:15:29,400 Speaker 1: there is the big Dallas Giants game. Um, I'm almost 270 00:15:29,440 --> 00:15:33,800 Speaker 1: certain the winner of that gets the division. Rob G 271 00:15:33,920 --> 00:15:37,880 Speaker 1: Do I have that right? If Dallas Giants winner wins 272 00:15:37,880 --> 00:15:42,360 Speaker 1: the division? Um, I'm not sure, but I do have 273 00:15:42,440 --> 00:15:46,320 Speaker 1: a fun little anecdote courtesy of Peter Schraeker. Let me 274 00:15:46,320 --> 00:15:48,200 Speaker 1: see if this kind of Giants of what you're saying, 275 00:15:49,040 --> 00:15:54,360 Speaker 1: If the Giants beat the Cowboys and the Eagles beat Washington, 276 00:15:55,040 --> 00:16:00,040 Speaker 1: all right, Giants, Washington Cowboys will all finish six and 277 00:16:00,040 --> 00:16:04,920 Speaker 1: and oh, and the Giants would win the division because 278 00:16:04,920 --> 00:16:10,040 Speaker 1: they'd have the best divisional record at four and two. Huh. 279 00:16:10,320 --> 00:16:13,920 Speaker 1: So Dallas needs to win and have Washington lose. Okay, correct? 280 00:16:14,040 --> 00:16:18,320 Speaker 1: So then I guess Washington's path is they win. That's 281 00:16:18,320 --> 00:16:21,560 Speaker 1: why they are the night game on Sunday Night Football. 282 00:16:21,800 --> 00:16:25,720 Speaker 1: That's why they were flexed. Correct. Okay, Man, Sunday Night 283 00:16:25,760 --> 00:16:29,600 Speaker 1: Football could actually be Nate Sudfeld versus Dwayne Haskins or 284 00:16:29,680 --> 00:16:34,960 Speaker 1: Taylor Heineke on Sunday Night Football for a playoff spot. Um, 285 00:16:35,000 --> 00:16:37,160 Speaker 1: that's kind of crazy. So Dallas and the Giants will 286 00:16:37,160 --> 00:16:42,000 Speaker 1: play earlier Sunday and they're not going to know for 287 00:16:42,040 --> 00:16:45,000 Speaker 1: seven hours. Regardless of the outcome, whoever wins at it 288 00:16:45,240 --> 00:16:48,520 Speaker 1: won't matter. I personally think Dallas is cooking out of 289 00:16:48,520 --> 00:16:50,440 Speaker 1: their minds right now. It's setting up for an interesting 290 00:16:50,520 --> 00:16:55,000 Speaker 1: offseason for Jerry Jones. Um. I know the division was trash. 291 00:16:55,040 --> 00:16:59,000 Speaker 1: I don't see it radically improving next year. Um, everybody 292 00:16:59,000 --> 00:17:02,200 Speaker 1: had a backup quarterback to us here. But it's not 293 00:17:02,240 --> 00:17:04,760 Speaker 1: like there's nobody coming in to save the day. Sorry guys, 294 00:17:05,080 --> 00:17:09,560 Speaker 1: um And I just worry is Jerry Jones gonna be like, man, 295 00:17:10,440 --> 00:17:14,040 Speaker 1: we snuck in the playoffs with Andy Dalton. Do I 296 00:17:14,080 --> 00:17:19,000 Speaker 1: want to pay Dak Prescott thirty five million dollars? I 297 00:17:19,520 --> 00:17:22,000 Speaker 1: think you've got It's a realistic question. Cowboys fans are 298 00:17:22,040 --> 00:17:25,359 Speaker 1: jumping all over my throat on Twitter when I suggested this. 299 00:17:25,440 --> 00:17:29,639 Speaker 1: I'm like, think about this. You pay Dak Prescott thirty 300 00:17:29,640 --> 00:17:32,600 Speaker 1: five million dollars, Your edge, any edge you think you have, 301 00:17:32,880 --> 00:17:35,800 Speaker 1: is out the window because now you can't spend money 302 00:17:35,840 --> 00:17:39,600 Speaker 1: on a defense. I mean, unless you think you can 303 00:17:39,680 --> 00:17:43,800 Speaker 1: unload Zeke Elliott or a Marii Cooper. Maybe. But it's 304 00:17:43,840 --> 00:17:46,119 Speaker 1: just and this is why I don't want the Jets 305 00:17:46,160 --> 00:17:49,359 Speaker 1: to keep Sam Donald. Like everybody's like, oh, keep Sam Donald. 306 00:17:49,400 --> 00:17:52,320 Speaker 1: He looks good. Come on, we've seen this show man. 307 00:17:52,720 --> 00:17:54,679 Speaker 1: Anybody can look good a couple of games in December 308 00:17:54,680 --> 00:17:57,760 Speaker 1: when there's no pressure, I mean break. I like Darnald 309 00:17:57,800 --> 00:18:00,920 Speaker 1: a lot as a person, as a player, but I 310 00:18:00,960 --> 00:18:03,000 Speaker 1: don't want to pay him twenty million dollars to find 311 00:18:03,040 --> 00:18:06,639 Speaker 1: out what he maybe with his third coach in four years. 312 00:18:06,840 --> 00:18:09,320 Speaker 1: I just don't. It doesn't make any sense to me 313 00:18:09,359 --> 00:18:12,920 Speaker 1: at all. Get me. I don't want to go overboard, 314 00:18:12,960 --> 00:18:14,919 Speaker 1: but I'm in on. Zach Wilson from b y U 315 00:18:15,320 --> 00:18:17,720 Speaker 1: started asking around about this kid. He is good man. 316 00:18:17,760 --> 00:18:20,280 Speaker 1: He will start you go on YouTube watch Eclipse kid 317 00:18:20,359 --> 00:18:23,439 Speaker 1: can sling it. He's he's not like he's surrounded like 318 00:18:23,480 --> 00:18:27,119 Speaker 1: Justin Fields with five star recruits everywhere, right, I mean 319 00:18:27,160 --> 00:18:29,800 Speaker 1: we saw Haskins in Ohio state surrounded by five star guys. 320 00:18:29,960 --> 00:18:33,159 Speaker 1: He gets to the NFL. I mean can't read a 321 00:18:33,200 --> 00:18:36,600 Speaker 1: defense to save his life. The entitlement that he brings. Like, 322 00:18:36,760 --> 00:18:39,719 Speaker 1: I'm not saying that's justin Fields. Um Fields is obviously 323 00:18:39,720 --> 00:18:43,640 Speaker 1: a better prospect. But all right, rob Ge, let's get 324 00:18:43,640 --> 00:18:49,560 Speaker 1: to your raiders real quick. Set set the scene for me. 325 00:18:50,200 --> 00:18:53,639 Speaker 1: Saturday night. You know you're basking in the uh post 326 00:18:53,800 --> 00:18:57,840 Speaker 1: Christmas glory. Probably she's driving around your new truck um 327 00:18:58,119 --> 00:19:01,119 Speaker 1: party and living it up. And UM, let me know 328 00:19:01,200 --> 00:19:03,359 Speaker 1: how the fourth quarter went. Well, I was in my 329 00:19:03,400 --> 00:19:06,679 Speaker 1: new truck. That that that is that is accurate. Um. 330 00:19:06,840 --> 00:19:11,280 Speaker 1: I actually got tickets to some light festival at six 331 00:19:11,320 --> 00:19:14,520 Speaker 1: Flags and and they let me pick what they wanted 332 00:19:14,560 --> 00:19:16,600 Speaker 1: to go. I'm like, well, I'm not gonna miss NFL Sunday, 333 00:19:16,640 --> 00:19:19,080 Speaker 1: so let me do it on a Saturday. Totally forgot. 334 00:19:19,080 --> 00:19:22,040 Speaker 1: The Raiders played on Saturday night, so I was able 335 00:19:22,080 --> 00:19:24,040 Speaker 1: to watch the first half at home before we had 336 00:19:24,080 --> 00:19:26,760 Speaker 1: to leave. And I'm listening in the car on the radio, 337 00:19:27,040 --> 00:19:30,880 Speaker 1: very old school, the remainder of the way, and I'm 338 00:19:30,920 --> 00:19:32,640 Speaker 1: in the car. My father in law was with me. 339 00:19:32,840 --> 00:19:35,359 Speaker 1: He's a huge Broncos fan. So I got my chest 340 00:19:35,400 --> 00:19:36,800 Speaker 1: all puffed up, like, oh, we're about to get this 341 00:19:36,840 --> 00:19:39,200 Speaker 1: win right now, look at this. We're up you know six, 342 00:19:40,080 --> 00:19:43,560 Speaker 1: you know, we're rolling in and then uh, Derek Carr 343 00:19:43,680 --> 00:19:46,800 Speaker 1: throws a big time past the Nelson Agalore or p 344 00:19:47,000 --> 00:19:50,040 Speaker 1: I excuse me, that gets us down to inside the 345 00:19:50,160 --> 00:19:53,560 Speaker 1: uh the red zone. That was a shaky p I call. No, 346 00:19:53,640 --> 00:19:56,520 Speaker 1: it was on the radio, signed legit okay. So I'm 347 00:19:56,600 --> 00:20:00,920 Speaker 1: driving in and Josh Jacob I hear that he goes 348 00:20:00,960 --> 00:20:02,840 Speaker 1: down for after like oh two yard games, Like, well, 349 00:20:02,840 --> 00:20:05,600 Speaker 1: this is smart by Josh Jacobs. You know he's gonna 350 00:20:05,640 --> 00:20:07,879 Speaker 1: let the clock bleed out because it's gonna give them 351 00:20:07,960 --> 00:20:09,719 Speaker 1: less time to get the win. Then he goes down 352 00:20:09,800 --> 00:20:11,760 Speaker 1: to the one yard line and this is Rod Woodson 353 00:20:11,800 --> 00:20:14,399 Speaker 1: Hall of Famer one of the most respective minds in 354 00:20:14,440 --> 00:20:17,520 Speaker 1: all of football, saying John Gruden is a genius for 355 00:20:17,600 --> 00:20:20,440 Speaker 1: what he's doing right here, playing for the field goal 356 00:20:20,800 --> 00:20:23,000 Speaker 1: instead of the touchdown. And I'm like, you know what, Rod, 357 00:20:23,119 --> 00:20:25,000 Speaker 1: I get it. I'm with you on this one, buddy, 358 00:20:25,200 --> 00:20:27,080 Speaker 1: Let's get this win. So then they make the field 359 00:20:27,080 --> 00:20:31,560 Speaker 1: goal and as we're I'm literally driving into six flags, 360 00:20:31,600 --> 00:20:35,040 Speaker 1: there's Christmas music, everybody's all happy and ship, and then 361 00:20:36,080 --> 00:20:40,240 Speaker 1: Ryan Fitzpatrick throws a thirty five yard passed down the sidelines, 362 00:20:40,600 --> 00:20:45,240 Speaker 1: tack on a face mask penalty, and before the first 363 00:20:45,520 --> 00:20:50,160 Speaker 1: little I guess segment of lights, they kicked the game 364 00:20:50,160 --> 00:20:54,280 Speaker 1: winning field goal that caused me to lose the Ruins Christmas. 365 00:20:54,640 --> 00:20:56,320 Speaker 1: So wait, hold on, I want to I want to 366 00:20:56,359 --> 00:21:00,159 Speaker 1: recapture the magic. Fitzpatrick drops back to pass. I'm mean, 367 00:21:00,200 --> 00:21:04,639 Speaker 1: we got Raiders Homer announcers on the radio, and you 368 00:21:04,680 --> 00:21:07,520 Speaker 1: could you could see his head getting jerk. He uncorks 369 00:21:07,520 --> 00:21:10,760 Speaker 1: a bomb down the sideline. Are you guys, what's the 370 00:21:10,800 --> 00:21:13,200 Speaker 1: thought process? Like? Are you nervous? Are you like, oh, 371 00:21:13,240 --> 00:21:14,800 Speaker 1: we got this? Come on. You know what's funny is 372 00:21:14,840 --> 00:21:17,280 Speaker 1: they're saying, oh, this is easy. There only nineteen seconds left. 373 00:21:17,320 --> 00:21:19,640 Speaker 1: All the Raiders got to do is let him catch 374 00:21:19,680 --> 00:21:21,840 Speaker 1: everything in front of them. If anything in the middle 375 00:21:21,840 --> 00:21:23,359 Speaker 1: of the field, it's pretty much over. So it has 376 00:21:23,400 --> 00:21:25,240 Speaker 1: to be towards the sidelines. All. That's all you need 377 00:21:25,280 --> 00:21:28,760 Speaker 1: to know. And even in the the announcers, it wasn't 378 00:21:28,800 --> 00:21:30,560 Speaker 1: Rod Woodson, it was someone it was over. The main 379 00:21:30,560 --> 00:21:32,919 Speaker 1: play by play guy says, that's the one thing you 380 00:21:33,000 --> 00:21:35,440 Speaker 1: can't do is give up a thirty yard pass down 381 00:21:35,480 --> 00:21:37,840 Speaker 1: the sideline and he gets out of bounds and then 382 00:21:37,840 --> 00:21:39,679 Speaker 1: you attack on the fifteen yard penalty. It was just 383 00:21:39,720 --> 00:21:43,640 Speaker 1: so sad, and I remember, like right after that happened, 384 00:21:43,680 --> 00:21:45,119 Speaker 1: I turned the radio off and just sat there in 385 00:21:45,160 --> 00:21:48,080 Speaker 1: silence while everybody's like enjoying Christmas and I'm over there 386 00:21:48,119 --> 00:21:52,159 Speaker 1: all piste off. So wow, I'm so sorry, Rob g Listen. 387 00:21:52,720 --> 00:21:57,239 Speaker 1: People are jumping on Um Mayock because he's made all 388 00:21:57,240 --> 00:22:00,400 Speaker 1: these bad picks, But I think there's some to there. 389 00:22:00,680 --> 00:22:02,680 Speaker 1: Is it just me? Or is Jon Gruden just he's 390 00:22:02,800 --> 00:22:06,399 Speaker 1: not a good coach at all? Um, I would disagree 391 00:22:06,400 --> 00:22:09,040 Speaker 1: with you. I think that he is a fine offensive coach. 392 00:22:09,640 --> 00:22:12,840 Speaker 1: The problem is is he treats his team the same 393 00:22:12,880 --> 00:22:16,680 Speaker 1: way that Kyle Shanahan doesn't. In the Bay Area Sean 394 00:22:16,760 --> 00:22:18,760 Speaker 1: McVeigh does with the Rams where he's like, I'm only 395 00:22:18,800 --> 00:22:22,080 Speaker 1: doing offense. Whoever, my defensive coordinator is you have full 396 00:22:22,119 --> 00:22:23,840 Speaker 1: autonomy on that side of the football. And the and 397 00:22:23,880 --> 00:22:28,600 Speaker 1: the Raiders might be the worst coach the defensive team 398 00:22:28,720 --> 00:22:32,360 Speaker 1: in football. I heard a stat during the broadcast where 399 00:22:32,359 --> 00:22:35,760 Speaker 1: they say that the Raiders are giving up scores on 400 00:22:35,880 --> 00:22:39,840 Speaker 1: over of the drives that they're on defense, which is 401 00:22:39,880 --> 00:22:44,119 Speaker 1: an NFL record. So, I mean, you know they have talent. 402 00:22:44,200 --> 00:22:46,600 Speaker 1: The problem is it's just that they're just a terribly 403 00:22:46,680 --> 00:22:51,280 Speaker 1: coached team on defense. Yeah, it's it's bad for the Raiders. 404 00:22:51,640 --> 00:22:55,040 Speaker 1: I don't see the quick fix there. Um, you can't. 405 00:22:55,400 --> 00:22:57,760 Speaker 1: You can't just grab a defensive guy and expect to 406 00:22:57,840 --> 00:23:02,040 Speaker 1: change things. What is a little ronic is they unloaded 407 00:23:02,160 --> 00:23:05,080 Speaker 1: Khalil Mack, who's I think since gone on to win 408 00:23:05,119 --> 00:23:07,520 Speaker 1: like a defensive Player of the Year. Um, and they 409 00:23:07,520 --> 00:23:09,159 Speaker 1: sure could use a pass rusher because they have an 410 00:23:09,160 --> 00:23:12,040 Speaker 1: anemic pass rush. So I would say those are the 411 00:23:12,080 --> 00:23:17,600 Speaker 1: biggest takeaways I have UM from Week sixteen overall? Um, 412 00:23:17,640 --> 00:23:20,720 Speaker 1: you know it was it was a decent weekend gambling 413 00:23:20,720 --> 00:23:24,960 Speaker 1: for me, not great um for best bet Uh, you 414 00:23:25,000 --> 00:23:27,080 Speaker 1: know there actually will be no best bet from moundon 415 00:23:27,119 --> 00:23:30,240 Speaker 1: and football because I already have the Bills left from 416 00:23:30,720 --> 00:23:32,719 Speaker 1: one of the picks from last week. So I had 417 00:23:32,760 --> 00:23:36,080 Speaker 1: the Viking Saints under, which was completely idiotic and a 418 00:23:36,119 --> 00:23:39,840 Speaker 1: horrendous read that was over in like the early third quarter. Arizona. 419 00:23:40,200 --> 00:23:43,160 Speaker 1: My guy Kyler Murray basically Rob G loves to send 420 00:23:43,200 --> 00:23:45,879 Speaker 1: me texts like, hey man, every time you crown someone, 421 00:23:46,080 --> 00:23:49,920 Speaker 1: they totally vomited all over themselves and the team goes 422 00:23:49,960 --> 00:23:52,400 Speaker 1: the opposite way. And that's what Kyler Murray's doe. I mean, 423 00:23:52,440 --> 00:23:57,719 Speaker 1: he was so bad on Saturday, unbelievable and Arizona lost. Um. 424 00:23:57,760 --> 00:24:00,439 Speaker 1: I did hit the Eagles Cowboys over a bit of 425 00:24:00,440 --> 00:24:03,520 Speaker 1: a sweat, but hit it. And then the final teaser 426 00:24:03,800 --> 00:24:05,879 Speaker 1: is Bills just need to win by one. I do 427 00:24:05,960 --> 00:24:08,800 Speaker 1: think they get the job done tonight for a two 428 00:24:08,800 --> 00:24:10,720 Speaker 1: and two on the best bet. Not not not a 429 00:24:10,760 --> 00:24:16,480 Speaker 1: great weekend in gambling, um, but certainly not um awful one. 430 00:24:16,920 --> 00:24:19,720 Speaker 1: I will say I have been looking at NBA picks, 431 00:24:19,960 --> 00:24:21,560 Speaker 1: Rob Do you know it's an NFL podcast? Can I 432 00:24:21,560 --> 00:24:25,439 Speaker 1: get in a quick word on the NBA quickly? Okay? Um? 433 00:24:25,480 --> 00:24:28,359 Speaker 1: The NBA has been so crazy gambling wise early in 434 00:24:28,359 --> 00:24:31,720 Speaker 1: the season, I have stopped betting pre flop. I'm waiting 435 00:24:31,720 --> 00:24:35,680 Speaker 1: to see what's happening at halftime and then making decisions. Um, 436 00:24:35,680 --> 00:24:38,320 Speaker 1: it just you just don't know who's showing up at all. 437 00:24:38,760 --> 00:24:41,800 Speaker 1: For instance, and Rob, I know you saw this. The 438 00:24:41,960 --> 00:24:48,399 Speaker 1: l A Clippers were down fifty yes five zero to 439 00:24:48,480 --> 00:24:50,280 Speaker 1: the Mavericks at halftime on Sunday. Like I'm in the 440 00:24:50,280 --> 00:24:55,440 Speaker 1: middle of watching NFL games galore, tracking um gambling and 441 00:24:55,600 --> 00:24:57,639 Speaker 1: out of the blue, I I look at the NBA 442 00:24:57,680 --> 00:25:00,720 Speaker 1: score of seventy seven to twenty seven. Now, why didn't play? 443 00:25:00,760 --> 00:25:04,359 Speaker 1: He got his head busted open? Um, I guess it 444 00:25:04,440 --> 00:25:09,320 Speaker 1: was Friday night Surge maybe Saturay teammate by his friendly fire. 445 00:25:09,359 --> 00:25:11,879 Speaker 1: It was ugly, a lot of blood, what eight to 446 00:25:11,960 --> 00:25:15,320 Speaker 1: ten stitches? So he was out And um, oh, this 447 00:25:15,400 --> 00:25:18,960 Speaker 1: is Christmas Night against the Nuggets. And then Paul George, 448 00:25:19,040 --> 00:25:22,200 Speaker 1: Mr excuse maker. Rob G's guy uh says, oh, yeah, well, 449 00:25:22,240 --> 00:25:24,040 Speaker 1: since we had to play on Christmas Day, we didn't 450 00:25:24,040 --> 00:25:25,760 Speaker 1: get to spend Christmas Day with our family, so we 451 00:25:25,800 --> 00:25:29,199 Speaker 1: did that on Saturday and nobody was locked in for 452 00:25:29,200 --> 00:25:31,440 Speaker 1: the game and we got killed by the Maps. Um. 453 00:25:31,480 --> 00:25:35,840 Speaker 1: Paul g Paul George loving to make excuses. Um, so 454 00:25:35,880 --> 00:25:38,199 Speaker 1: I wanted to get an NBA bet in, but I 455 00:25:38,280 --> 00:25:41,320 Speaker 1: can't really find anything I love. So you know I'm 456 00:25:41,359 --> 00:25:45,480 Speaker 1: gonna give a half asked, half hearted um just an 457 00:25:45,520 --> 00:25:48,240 Speaker 1: action play because you know Rob G thinks I'm in degenerate. 458 00:25:48,240 --> 00:25:51,320 Speaker 1: I'm taking the Atlanta Hawks. Yes, Trey Young's Atlanta Hawks 459 00:25:51,840 --> 00:25:56,520 Speaker 1: favored by nine against Detroit Folks, no joke. The Atlanta 460 00:25:56,560 --> 00:25:59,800 Speaker 1: Hawks are kind of good this year. Um, they're gonna 461 00:25:59,800 --> 00:26:01,720 Speaker 1: get of the playoffs. I'm not even kidding. Trey Young's 462 00:26:01,720 --> 00:26:04,360 Speaker 1: a different player, and I've I've now spent about three 463 00:26:04,359 --> 00:26:06,600 Speaker 1: minutes on the NBA and and Rob's gonna be upset 464 00:26:06,600 --> 00:26:11,000 Speaker 1: because Monday we do do exclusively NFL. But I said, listen, 465 00:26:11,080 --> 00:26:13,239 Speaker 1: I like NBA. I got the fantasy team of my son. 466 00:26:14,080 --> 00:26:17,120 Speaker 1: You'll love this. We are the second highest scoring team 467 00:26:17,160 --> 00:26:20,160 Speaker 1: in Week one and we lost because we faced head 468 00:26:20,200 --> 00:26:22,000 Speaker 1: to head the team that scored the highest. Of course, 469 00:26:22,200 --> 00:26:25,480 Speaker 1: James Harden missing out on the first game killed us, folks. 470 00:26:25,600 --> 00:26:32,399 Speaker 1: James Harden had nine nine Fantasy points against the Portland Shoilblazers. 471 00:26:32,440 --> 00:26:35,200 Speaker 1: I mean he's a machine offensively. We'll do plenty of NBA. 472 00:26:35,560 --> 00:26:38,280 Speaker 1: They'll be that time, so best bet. Um. We're waiting 473 00:26:38,280 --> 00:26:41,360 Speaker 1: on the bills to close out the teaser and uh 474 00:26:41,440 --> 00:26:44,560 Speaker 1: Atlanta Hawks minus nine against Detroit. That's a big number. 475 00:26:44,600 --> 00:26:48,640 Speaker 1: I know. Um, I guess we could close out with this. 476 00:26:48,720 --> 00:26:51,840 Speaker 1: We do have our one hundred episode coming up. We 477 00:26:51,960 --> 00:26:54,360 Speaker 1: thought about doing something special and exciting, but I don't 478 00:26:55,200 --> 00:26:56,840 Speaker 1: I don't know. I don't want to get to start 479 00:26:56,880 --> 00:27:01,080 Speaker 1: feeling myself too much. Hundred episodes. Let's kind all right now. Listen, 480 00:27:02,119 --> 00:27:05,480 Speaker 1: we're just grinding it out. Man, that's I think that's 481 00:27:05,520 --> 00:27:09,359 Speaker 1: the way to go. I U. We're not a finished product, 482 00:27:09,880 --> 00:27:13,359 Speaker 1: you know. Hundred episodes, five day a week podcast. Like, 483 00:27:13,680 --> 00:27:15,840 Speaker 1: I'm learning a lot. I mean, Rob G and I 484 00:27:15,920 --> 00:27:20,000 Speaker 1: are doing small things, tinkering here and there. Um. And 485 00:27:20,119 --> 00:27:23,199 Speaker 1: it's just so funny that I saw this quote from 486 00:27:23,400 --> 00:27:27,200 Speaker 1: Arnold Palmer, the Great Golfer. The more practice I get, 487 00:27:28,240 --> 00:27:31,880 Speaker 1: the luckier I get. And I just feel like people. 488 00:27:32,160 --> 00:27:34,159 Speaker 1: I had some people over the holiday. I got to 489 00:27:34,200 --> 00:27:37,879 Speaker 1: see some friends, um socially distance of course. UM, and 490 00:27:37,960 --> 00:27:40,680 Speaker 1: they were like, man, dude, so lo, how did you 491 00:27:40,800 --> 00:27:43,080 Speaker 1: get this? How do you get a podcast during a pandemic? 492 00:27:43,160 --> 00:27:45,960 Speaker 1: How are you so lucky. And you know, I thought 493 00:27:45,960 --> 00:27:49,560 Speaker 1: about this Arnold Palmer quote, and you know, I just 494 00:27:49,680 --> 00:27:51,760 Speaker 1: I guess it'll come full circle to what we opened 495 00:27:51,800 --> 00:27:53,720 Speaker 1: with with the Chiefs. It's like hard work. Like I 496 00:27:53,840 --> 00:27:57,040 Speaker 1: feel like I've won multiple Super Bowls already in my 497 00:27:57,200 --> 00:27:59,879 Speaker 1: career and I'm just still hungry for more. I'm like 498 00:28:00,080 --> 00:28:02,520 Speaker 1: TV twelve. You know, maybe I'm gonna order some TV 499 00:28:02,600 --> 00:28:06,479 Speaker 1: twelve supplements to start off. UM, I have a birthday 500 00:28:06,520 --> 00:28:08,720 Speaker 1: coming up, and UM, I'll sell you right now. I 501 00:28:08,800 --> 00:28:11,880 Speaker 1: am on the j Mac grind. I'm starting to work 502 00:28:11,960 --> 00:28:15,680 Speaker 1: out harder. UM reading a little more here during the 503 00:28:15,720 --> 00:28:20,800 Speaker 1: holiday break less social media, UM, off the devices a 504 00:28:20,840 --> 00:28:23,359 Speaker 1: little more. UM. I don't know, Rob g are you 505 00:28:23,520 --> 00:28:27,359 Speaker 1: big on the uh New Year's resolutions? I am not 506 00:28:27,640 --> 00:28:30,920 Speaker 1: because I never stick with them. And what about you, 507 00:28:31,840 --> 00:28:34,000 Speaker 1: I'm gonna I'm gonna try it. I try it every year, 508 00:28:34,080 --> 00:28:38,320 Speaker 1: a couple of trying some things. UM, you just gotta 509 00:28:38,360 --> 00:28:39,719 Speaker 1: stick with it. Man, you could do it. You can 510 00:28:39,800 --> 00:28:42,040 Speaker 1: pull this off. But the only way to get better 511 00:28:42,120 --> 00:28:45,160 Speaker 1: is to actively try hard. It's difficult, you know, change 512 00:28:45,280 --> 00:28:48,280 Speaker 1: is very difficult. But I do feel like I'm I'm 513 00:28:48,360 --> 00:28:51,360 Speaker 1: getting up there in age. I'm not Prime, Jason McIntire anymore. 514 00:28:51,760 --> 00:28:56,000 Speaker 1: Um ha ha ha chuckle, chuckle. Um. But anyways, I 515 00:28:56,040 --> 00:28:58,520 Speaker 1: hope everybody had a great Christmas break. Will be back 516 00:28:58,560 --> 00:29:01,720 Speaker 1: with some show is this week. I know, uh, it's 517 00:29:01,720 --> 00:29:03,360 Speaker 1: just kind of a holiday week for a lot of people, 518 00:29:03,400 --> 00:29:06,280 Speaker 1: but I'm sure you guys will still be downloading the podcast. 519 00:29:06,440 --> 00:29:10,240 Speaker 1: I will be hosting The Dan Patrick Show Tuesday morning, 520 00:29:11,840 --> 00:29:15,680 Speaker 1: six am Eastern to oh no, I'm sorry, six am 521 00:29:15,840 --> 00:29:20,880 Speaker 1: Pacific to nine with Rob Parker, So that should be 522 00:29:21,000 --> 00:29:25,880 Speaker 1: a blast. Um. Rob Parker a character, and um, thanks 523 00:29:25,920 --> 00:29:27,240 Speaker 1: for listening. We'll talk to you tomorrow.