1 00:00:09,640 --> 00:00:16,400 Speaker 1: The Browns playoff role continues. Oh how about them? Apples 2 00:00:16,880 --> 00:00:20,920 Speaker 1: the Browns with a big win in Pittsburgh on Sunday 3 00:00:21,000 --> 00:00:25,520 Speaker 1: night football wild Card weekend and advancing to the Divisional 4 00:00:25,600 --> 00:00:29,600 Speaker 1: round for the first time since nineteen On Jason Gibbs 5 00:00:29,680 --> 00:00:32,720 Speaker 1: alongside Andrew Gribble and Nathan Sagura, this is the best 6 00:00:32,800 --> 00:00:38,640 Speaker 1: podcast available, and gentlemen, a good Wednesday to you both. 7 00:00:39,240 --> 00:00:42,839 Speaker 1: We turned the page from Pittsburgh to Kansas City. But 8 00:00:42,880 --> 00:00:50,200 Speaker 1: I do want to get a few thoughts that has happened. Yeah, exactly, 9 00:00:50,400 --> 00:00:52,959 Speaker 1: I'm not turning the page completely. We'll get to that. 10 00:00:55,080 --> 00:00:58,000 Speaker 1: What's that? Let the team turn the page. We can revel, 11 00:00:58,160 --> 00:01:03,200 Speaker 1: yea some revelry. Giving should revel number one? What was 12 00:01:03,240 --> 00:01:05,640 Speaker 1: it like in Heinz Field on Sunday night? You were 13 00:01:05,720 --> 00:01:10,600 Speaker 1: both there? What was it like? Your takeaways? GRIBs you 14 00:01:10,640 --> 00:01:12,360 Speaker 1: were up, Were you in the press box or were 15 00:01:12,360 --> 00:01:15,280 Speaker 1: you went an auxiliary press box? The girl? You were 16 00:01:15,319 --> 00:01:18,680 Speaker 1: down in the moat area with you. I was in 17 00:01:18,720 --> 00:01:21,040 Speaker 1: the press box. I believe I was the seat fifty 18 00:01:21,480 --> 00:01:23,560 Speaker 1: in the front row. So that's the furthest to the 19 00:01:23,640 --> 00:01:25,760 Speaker 1: right that you can be in the press box. But 20 00:01:25,840 --> 00:01:29,440 Speaker 1: I did share a pane of glass with the Steelers 21 00:01:29,640 --> 00:01:33,160 Speaker 1: radio booth, so not good times in there. I mean, 22 00:01:33,160 --> 00:01:36,080 Speaker 1: they were stunned, just like I was. I mean, I'll 23 00:01:36,080 --> 00:01:37,640 Speaker 1: be honest, I don't even know if my my eyes 24 00:01:37,680 --> 00:01:41,120 Speaker 1: were directly on the field when that first snap went 25 00:01:41,200 --> 00:01:43,320 Speaker 1: over over the head of Ben Roethlisberger, and I was 26 00:01:43,360 --> 00:01:45,199 Speaker 1: just like, what is going on here? It didn't even 27 00:01:45,200 --> 00:01:48,120 Speaker 1: look like the game had begun. And then it was 28 00:01:48,200 --> 00:01:50,560 Speaker 1: just it was just a weird feeling. And I'm sure 29 00:01:50,720 --> 00:01:54,120 Speaker 1: Nathan can can go elaborate more on this, but you know, 30 00:01:54,440 --> 00:01:56,760 Speaker 1: I would say we've been maybe a little bit spoiled 31 00:01:56,800 --> 00:01:59,720 Speaker 1: having fans at First Energy Stadium all year this year, 32 00:01:59,800 --> 00:02:02,960 Speaker 1: but that is what made it feel so weird. And 33 00:02:03,000 --> 00:02:04,240 Speaker 1: I don't I don't know if it played into the 34 00:02:04,280 --> 00:02:07,120 Speaker 1: Browns advantage. I don't know if it was a disadvantage 35 00:02:07,200 --> 00:02:10,000 Speaker 1: or really neutral for anyone. But to be in that game, 36 00:02:10,280 --> 00:02:13,799 Speaker 1: this this game of such magnitude for Browns fans and 37 00:02:13,800 --> 00:02:16,360 Speaker 1: and just the franchise as a whole, and to be 38 00:02:16,400 --> 00:02:19,560 Speaker 1: in a building where only people got to see it 39 00:02:19,639 --> 00:02:22,679 Speaker 1: was strange. And I I would have I would have 40 00:02:22,720 --> 00:02:26,160 Speaker 1: obviously enjoyed the same result no matter what, but to 41 00:02:26,760 --> 00:02:29,000 Speaker 1: have had that same result, but at be in front 42 00:02:29,040 --> 00:02:32,400 Speaker 1: of sixty sad Steelers fans, that would have been on 43 00:02:32,440 --> 00:02:35,400 Speaker 1: another level. But it was just kind of an eerie, 44 00:02:35,520 --> 00:02:38,720 Speaker 1: kind of calming feeling, and I think the Browns just 45 00:02:39,080 --> 00:02:41,000 Speaker 1: took advantage of it, and you just it was truly 46 00:02:41,040 --> 00:02:44,400 Speaker 1: stunning to watch in person because you just couldn't. NFL 47 00:02:44,440 --> 00:02:46,560 Speaker 1: teams don't jump out to twenty point leads. It just 48 00:02:46,600 --> 00:02:49,080 Speaker 1: doesn't happen. But this happened in the playoffs, and uh, 49 00:02:49,400 --> 00:02:52,959 Speaker 1: the Browns benefit from it. Yeah, there's no doubt. It 50 00:02:53,280 --> 00:02:55,280 Speaker 1: was definitely interesting. And I was trying to think, for me, 51 00:02:55,360 --> 00:02:58,720 Speaker 1: I think that is, you know, the least number of 52 00:02:58,720 --> 00:03:00,639 Speaker 1: people since Week one, because I like, when we played 53 00:03:00,680 --> 00:03:03,840 Speaker 1: in Cincinnati, there were there were some fans in that building, 54 00:03:03,880 --> 00:03:06,639 Speaker 1: and so Week one for me was Baltimore, obviously there 55 00:03:06,680 --> 00:03:09,400 Speaker 1: was nobody was myself, a few other members of the 56 00:03:09,440 --> 00:03:13,080 Speaker 1: media and and their ten person banned for the Ravens, 57 00:03:13,120 --> 00:03:14,560 Speaker 1: and that I thought was so weird. Was like you're 58 00:03:14,560 --> 00:03:16,679 Speaker 1: on the set of a movie watching something that was 59 00:03:16,680 --> 00:03:19,200 Speaker 1: gonna be put in front of an audience later on. Uh, 60 00:03:19,240 --> 00:03:21,760 Speaker 1: And this kind of had a similar feel. But the 61 00:03:21,800 --> 00:03:23,680 Speaker 1: people behind the Browns men so there were some fans 62 00:03:23,720 --> 00:03:25,800 Speaker 1: behind our bench and then behind their's, and I'm assuming 63 00:03:25,800 --> 00:03:27,679 Speaker 1: their bench was their friends and family. Our bench was 64 00:03:27,720 --> 00:03:29,760 Speaker 1: our friends and family, And so getting to see the 65 00:03:29,760 --> 00:03:32,760 Speaker 1: players kind of interact with their families during the game 66 00:03:32,880 --> 00:03:35,640 Speaker 1: was awesome. Kareem Hunt's parents were there and had a 67 00:03:36,320 --> 00:03:40,080 Speaker 1: like late nineties w W Raw homemade signs for Kareem, 68 00:03:40,080 --> 00:03:42,280 Speaker 1: which I thought was the coolest thing. And so it 69 00:03:42,400 --> 00:03:45,640 Speaker 1: was kind of a unique atmosphere. It was incredibly quiet. 70 00:03:45,720 --> 00:03:48,160 Speaker 1: I mean, obviously where I was, I would hear the 71 00:03:48,200 --> 00:03:50,720 Speaker 1: Browns fans behind me. Know, Coach Preeper's wife and his 72 00:03:50,800 --> 00:03:53,760 Speaker 1: daughters were there, and you could hear them erupt with things, 73 00:03:53,800 --> 00:03:55,440 Speaker 1: and you really could hear the bench, which was which 74 00:03:55,520 --> 00:03:58,240 Speaker 1: was pretty cool. But it was kind of a surreal 75 00:03:58,360 --> 00:04:02,160 Speaker 1: feeling all in all. I mean, and I just watched yesterday, 76 00:04:02,520 --> 00:04:04,560 Speaker 1: watched the game back on TV. I watched all twenty 77 00:04:04,600 --> 00:04:06,320 Speaker 1: two and then I watched back on TV, and on 78 00:04:06,360 --> 00:04:09,120 Speaker 1: TV you didn't get the same sense of the silence 79 00:04:09,520 --> 00:04:11,080 Speaker 1: that you did there. They still did a great job 80 00:04:11,120 --> 00:04:14,240 Speaker 1: of creating that big game atmosphere. Um, but we just 81 00:04:14,320 --> 00:04:17,159 Speaker 1: took it to him physically, and that's really what jumps 82 00:04:17,160 --> 00:04:19,880 Speaker 1: out the way Kareem Hunt ran over Spileane and clapped 83 00:04:19,920 --> 00:04:21,560 Speaker 1: him all the way into the end zone. The way 84 00:04:21,560 --> 00:04:24,240 Speaker 1: that Larry Ogan job took Pouncy back ten yards on 85 00:04:24,279 --> 00:04:27,120 Speaker 1: that third and one. I mean, we just physically dominated 86 00:04:27,160 --> 00:04:29,440 Speaker 1: this team. And no story I like to keep telling 87 00:04:29,480 --> 00:04:31,560 Speaker 1: their too. One is you know, on one of my 88 00:04:31,600 --> 00:04:36,320 Speaker 1: sideline hits, I said, Jim, thank god you are at 89 00:04:36,360 --> 00:04:39,480 Speaker 1: First Energy Stadium in a completely different location and you 90 00:04:39,520 --> 00:04:42,760 Speaker 1: are narrating the same things that I'm seeing, because otherwise 91 00:04:42,800 --> 00:04:44,359 Speaker 1: I might not believe like I may have thought, I 92 00:04:44,440 --> 00:04:47,839 Speaker 1: drove into some portal that was fulfilled with rounds fantasies 93 00:04:47,920 --> 00:04:50,479 Speaker 1: because it just didn't seem you know, it was so unexpected. 94 00:04:50,520 --> 00:04:53,040 Speaker 1: Twenty eight nothing, most points ever in the first quarter, 95 00:04:53,080 --> 00:04:56,040 Speaker 1: and that was cool. I will say the crowd part 96 00:04:56,040 --> 00:04:59,200 Speaker 1: of it, Gribbs, I think definitely played into our advantage 97 00:04:59,200 --> 00:05:02,160 Speaker 1: in the third quarter because when they cut into twelve. 98 00:05:02,560 --> 00:05:04,720 Speaker 1: I've been in that place and I remember, you know, 99 00:05:04,960 --> 00:05:08,280 Speaker 1: John Football's first start there for example. That place can 100 00:05:08,320 --> 00:05:11,800 Speaker 1: get rabid, I mean rap bid, and of course they 101 00:05:11,839 --> 00:05:13,839 Speaker 1: may play renegade. They didn't, so we played it to 102 00:05:13,880 --> 00:05:16,920 Speaker 1: open CBD. No big deal this week, but you know 103 00:05:17,320 --> 00:05:20,760 Speaker 1: that I think was different because then it kind of magnifies, right, 104 00:05:20,800 --> 00:05:23,800 Speaker 1: the momentum magnifies, the pressure magnifies all that. So you 105 00:05:23,839 --> 00:05:26,159 Speaker 1: didn't have that, And then when we hit the screen 106 00:05:26,200 --> 00:05:29,359 Speaker 1: to Nick Chubb, it would have been great, great to 107 00:05:29,440 --> 00:05:32,120 Speaker 1: go from that Rabbid, we're back in this game, to 108 00:05:32,320 --> 00:05:36,160 Speaker 1: just the silence the defeat. Like Cartman was Scott Tennerman, 109 00:05:36,440 --> 00:05:39,440 Speaker 1: the tears of infinite sadness would have tasted so delicious, 110 00:05:39,640 --> 00:05:41,400 Speaker 1: but we didn't really get a chance to experience that. 111 00:05:41,480 --> 00:05:43,360 Speaker 1: So we'll just revel in the fact that we won, 112 00:05:43,520 --> 00:05:45,880 Speaker 1: which is great in their season is over. And I 113 00:05:45,920 --> 00:05:48,880 Speaker 1: think the most stunning thing is I think this gets 114 00:05:48,880 --> 00:05:51,680 Speaker 1: thrown around too much with NFL teams because we see 115 00:05:51,680 --> 00:05:54,360 Speaker 1: how hard all these teams prepare weekend and week out 116 00:05:54,360 --> 00:05:56,839 Speaker 1: and actually talked to as an aside. I talked to 117 00:05:56,839 --> 00:05:59,000 Speaker 1: Blake Hans recently and he talked about being with the 118 00:05:59,080 --> 00:06:02,000 Speaker 1: Jets all seasons even though we lost like almost every game, 119 00:06:02,080 --> 00:06:04,360 Speaker 1: you like, everyone showed up, everyone was working hard. That's 120 00:06:04,360 --> 00:06:06,520 Speaker 1: what happens in the NFL. So I don't put this 121 00:06:06,560 --> 00:06:09,960 Speaker 1: out there lightly, but it really was like it was 122 00:06:10,000 --> 00:06:12,320 Speaker 1: the Browns who practiced all week and the Steelers who 123 00:06:12,360 --> 00:06:14,920 Speaker 1: didn't and it was it was like the first time 124 00:06:14,960 --> 00:06:17,560 Speaker 1: in my time watching NFL I've seen a team maybe 125 00:06:17,720 --> 00:06:21,080 Speaker 1: overlook an opponent, especially in the playoffs. And I think 126 00:06:21,120 --> 00:06:23,920 Speaker 1: that's what was so stunning about that first quarters that 127 00:06:23,960 --> 00:06:26,680 Speaker 1: the Steelers didn't come to play and they happened to 128 00:06:26,680 --> 00:06:29,480 Speaker 1: catch the Browns with one of I would say this 129 00:06:29,520 --> 00:06:31,159 Speaker 1: is the third time this year where the Browns just 130 00:06:31,240 --> 00:06:35,080 Speaker 1: came out guns of blazing, and they that the Steelers 131 00:06:35,120 --> 00:06:37,120 Speaker 1: picked the wrong time to overlook the Browns because it 132 00:06:37,160 --> 00:06:39,800 Speaker 1: was those Browns that played against the Titans and the 133 00:06:39,800 --> 00:06:42,200 Speaker 1: Cowboys earlier this year that showed up and put the 134 00:06:42,200 --> 00:06:44,599 Speaker 1: Steelers in a hole that I know people were worried 135 00:06:44,640 --> 00:06:46,479 Speaker 1: during the third quarter and getting a little nervous, but 136 00:06:47,279 --> 00:06:50,200 Speaker 1: it's it's almost impossible to to to come back from 137 00:06:50,200 --> 00:06:51,840 Speaker 1: the depths of the NFL. Is just too hard to do. 138 00:06:52,960 --> 00:06:55,520 Speaker 1: It is it was just it was it was great. 139 00:06:55,520 --> 00:06:57,599 Speaker 1: I think those are the coaching The fact that we 140 00:06:57,640 --> 00:06:59,560 Speaker 1: didn't get to practice and that these guys were this 141 00:06:59,680 --> 00:07:01,920 Speaker 1: locked and able to execute and play at that high 142 00:07:01,960 --> 00:07:04,440 Speaker 1: of a level right out of the gate is amazing 143 00:07:04,480 --> 00:07:07,520 Speaker 1: and there's something to be said, I think for being 144 00:07:07,560 --> 00:07:09,720 Speaker 1: able to stay kind of in a semi rhythm, and 145 00:07:09,720 --> 00:07:11,120 Speaker 1: the Bronze had to do a lot of it. Mentally. 146 00:07:11,160 --> 00:07:13,040 Speaker 1: They did get in on Friday, but you know, you 147 00:07:13,040 --> 00:07:15,280 Speaker 1: think about it. Pouncey didn't play in week seventeen. Ben 148 00:07:15,320 --> 00:07:18,200 Speaker 1: didn't play in Week seventeen. Pouncey's first snap of the 149 00:07:18,200 --> 00:07:22,040 Speaker 1: game leads directly to a touchdown. Ben throws four interceptions 150 00:07:22,400 --> 00:07:25,120 Speaker 1: in the game. You know, Cam Hayward didn't play and 151 00:07:25,120 --> 00:07:26,680 Speaker 1: we didn't hear his name in the game that you 152 00:07:26,720 --> 00:07:29,559 Speaker 1: would have thought he was gonna dominate and said Michael 153 00:07:29,640 --> 00:07:33,200 Speaker 1: Dunn and Blake Hants dominated him. T J. Watt was 154 00:07:33,240 --> 00:07:35,680 Speaker 1: a non fact. You drew a holding penalty. I'm Kendal 155 00:07:35,760 --> 00:07:37,760 Speaker 1: NAO's first snap, which is you know, you come in, 156 00:07:37,840 --> 00:07:39,280 Speaker 1: you're not quite loosey yet and you have to deal 157 00:07:39,320 --> 00:07:42,520 Speaker 1: with that speed. So that's interesting. And then you know 158 00:07:42,600 --> 00:07:44,440 Speaker 1: not to look too far ahead. But these Chiefs are 159 00:07:44,480 --> 00:07:46,400 Speaker 1: not gonna have played. The players of significance on the 160 00:07:46,440 --> 00:07:48,800 Speaker 1: Chief team are gonna have played for three weeks, which 161 00:07:48,880 --> 00:07:51,240 Speaker 1: I think is a it's a long time, but you're right. 162 00:07:51,280 --> 00:07:54,239 Speaker 1: The Bronze came out like gangbusters and it was awesome. 163 00:07:54,320 --> 00:07:57,800 Speaker 1: This is something that everybody every Browns fan will remember 164 00:07:58,200 --> 00:07:59,600 Speaker 1: for the rest of their lives. I mean, here's the 165 00:07:59,640 --> 00:08:01,360 Speaker 1: thing to that is crazy. I was actually at the 166 00:08:01,400 --> 00:08:05,520 Speaker 1: grocery store and guy says to me, he said, kids 167 00:08:05,520 --> 00:08:09,320 Speaker 1: who are twenty five years old had never seen the 168 00:08:09,360 --> 00:08:15,640 Speaker 1: Browns win a playoff game. Yeah, yeah, yeah, I mean 169 00:08:15,760 --> 00:08:21,080 Speaker 1: I was. I was a high school senior. I was 170 00:08:21,120 --> 00:08:27,080 Speaker 1: a sophomore. Yeah, people who are fifty years old, they've 171 00:08:27,120 --> 00:08:30,560 Speaker 1: never seen the Browns win a road playoff game. That's right, 172 00:08:31,880 --> 00:08:35,600 Speaker 1: just crazy. And for the Steelers, you know, this is 173 00:08:35,640 --> 00:08:38,120 Speaker 1: not the first time that. I mean you could say 174 00:08:38,160 --> 00:08:40,880 Speaker 1: their last home playoff game was that lost to the 175 00:08:40,960 --> 00:08:45,720 Speaker 1: Jacksonville They didn't take them seriously and Leonard Fournette ran 176 00:08:45,840 --> 00:08:49,400 Speaker 1: all over. Barstool Sports has a great compilation of of 177 00:08:49,720 --> 00:08:52,080 Speaker 1: fan reactions to both that game and this one from 178 00:08:52,120 --> 00:08:57,360 Speaker 1: from Steelers fans stage. They're not quite entertain all right, Zagura, 179 00:08:57,640 --> 00:09:01,000 Speaker 1: The Browns beat the Steelers on Sun Day because they 180 00:09:01,120 --> 00:09:05,240 Speaker 1: did blank. You may only pick one thing. Say they 181 00:09:05,320 --> 00:09:07,400 Speaker 1: read the winning mix and they went one, two, three, 182 00:09:07,480 --> 00:09:09,160 Speaker 1: four right down the winning mix. But I'll start with 183 00:09:09,240 --> 00:09:10,880 Speaker 1: they got off to a fast start. That was it. 184 00:09:11,000 --> 00:09:14,480 Speaker 1: That That was always the key to me. This week grible. 185 00:09:15,400 --> 00:09:19,560 Speaker 1: They forced turnovers. I mean that was this defense. Obviously, 186 00:09:19,880 --> 00:09:22,760 Speaker 1: five in R passing ers has some some issues, uh, 187 00:09:23,200 --> 00:09:25,960 Speaker 1: stopping the pass and letting teams get in that rhythm. 188 00:09:26,000 --> 00:09:28,400 Speaker 1: But when this defense is forcing turnovers, that wipes away 189 00:09:28,720 --> 00:09:30,760 Speaker 1: and covers up a lot of a lot of shortcomings. 190 00:09:30,840 --> 00:09:33,360 Speaker 1: And I think you forced I thought it would take 191 00:09:33,400 --> 00:09:36,760 Speaker 1: two turnovers to win this game. I'll take five. You 192 00:09:37,040 --> 00:09:39,680 Speaker 1: turn you forced five ton turnovers, You're winning a game. 193 00:09:39,720 --> 00:09:42,280 Speaker 1: And I think all of them were significant, all of 194 00:09:42,320 --> 00:09:46,040 Speaker 1: them mattered, and you just it's impossible to win a 195 00:09:46,080 --> 00:09:48,080 Speaker 1: game when you turn the ball over five times. And 196 00:09:48,120 --> 00:09:50,600 Speaker 1: how about the fact that the players who got were 197 00:09:50,640 --> 00:09:53,120 Speaker 1: responsible for the five turnovers. We'll give Carl Joseph the 198 00:09:53,120 --> 00:09:54,760 Speaker 1: credit because he fell on on the ball in the 199 00:09:54,800 --> 00:09:56,480 Speaker 1: end zone, and by the way, it was his pressure 200 00:09:56,480 --> 00:09:58,640 Speaker 1: that led to the m. J. Stewart interception. But in 201 00:09:58,679 --> 00:10:00,520 Speaker 1: the middle of season, he was not a star. Karl 202 00:10:00,600 --> 00:10:02,400 Speaker 1: Joseph was not a starter for the Browns. M J. 203 00:10:02,480 --> 00:10:04,920 Speaker 1: Stewart was not a starter for the Browns. Porter Gustin 204 00:10:05,160 --> 00:10:08,480 Speaker 1: was not a starter for the Cleveland Browns. Sheldrick RedWine 205 00:10:08,640 --> 00:10:11,280 Speaker 1: was not a starter for the Cleveland Browns. SA Taki. 206 00:10:11,320 --> 00:10:13,120 Speaker 1: Taki is probably the only one that you would say, 207 00:10:13,320 --> 00:10:17,000 Speaker 1: in certain packages was a starter all year long. And 208 00:10:17,040 --> 00:10:19,880 Speaker 1: those are the guys that come up with the five turnovers, 209 00:10:19,880 --> 00:10:21,960 Speaker 1: and that just to me says everything about this team 210 00:10:22,000 --> 00:10:25,959 Speaker 1: overcoming adversity, the preparation, next man up, and they've done 211 00:10:26,000 --> 00:10:29,680 Speaker 1: it all year long, and it's just it's so cool 212 00:10:29,720 --> 00:10:31,480 Speaker 1: to see. And in some ways it was reminiscent of 213 00:10:31,600 --> 00:10:33,040 Speaker 1: last year. And we could go through the guys who 214 00:10:33,040 --> 00:10:35,679 Speaker 1: are playing defensive member in that game late in the 215 00:10:35,720 --> 00:10:37,719 Speaker 1: season and Pitser, We're like, who are these guys that 216 00:10:37,800 --> 00:10:40,240 Speaker 1: said this year? When you say that, it's guys who 217 00:10:40,280 --> 00:10:42,920 Speaker 1: have been here obviously, but they just make plays. It 218 00:10:42,960 --> 00:10:44,800 Speaker 1: doesn't matter. You need Nick Harris to come in with 219 00:10:44,880 --> 00:10:48,080 Speaker 1: one big game against the Giants, when Chris Humber goes down, 220 00:10:48,240 --> 00:10:50,760 Speaker 1: he does it. You need Michael Dunne, he does it. 221 00:10:50,920 --> 00:10:54,240 Speaker 1: You need Sheldrick, he does it. Porter Gustin five star diving. 222 00:10:54,320 --> 00:10:56,760 Speaker 1: We talked about those tit balls all week. Kevin is 223 00:10:56,760 --> 00:10:59,679 Speaker 1: Stafanci spoken into existence in the team meeting the night 224 00:10:59,720 --> 00:11:03,280 Speaker 1: before work, and it happens. And that's just this team 225 00:11:03,320 --> 00:11:07,200 Speaker 1: not only is is having success like we haven't seen 226 00:11:07,240 --> 00:11:08,880 Speaker 1: with the Browns, right, this is such a fun, right, 227 00:11:09,080 --> 00:11:11,839 Speaker 1: They're so fun to root for, and there's such they 228 00:11:11,880 --> 00:11:14,600 Speaker 1: seem like such a team, and I think you gotta 229 00:11:14,600 --> 00:11:16,160 Speaker 1: give a lot of credits as to Fan Sky his staff. 230 00:11:16,200 --> 00:11:18,720 Speaker 1: And then of course these players who buy in, put 231 00:11:18,720 --> 00:11:21,240 Speaker 1: in the work are doing their drops. I'm sure when 232 00:11:21,240 --> 00:11:23,000 Speaker 1: we talked to Michael Dunn doing his pass sets in 233 00:11:23,040 --> 00:11:26,240 Speaker 1: the street with you know, people significant others in their 234 00:11:26,240 --> 00:11:28,719 Speaker 1: lives calling out the cadences and all. I mean, just 235 00:11:28,800 --> 00:11:31,880 Speaker 1: the commitment and just it's so Browns though, it's the 236 00:11:31,920 --> 00:11:35,960 Speaker 1: best of the Browns. And then Jarvis Landry love, just 237 00:11:36,080 --> 00:11:40,480 Speaker 1: pure love. I couldn't love that guy anymore. Yeah, just 238 00:11:40,720 --> 00:11:45,160 Speaker 1: an unbelievable night, a magical night, a night none of 239 00:11:45,240 --> 00:11:49,719 Speaker 1: us will ever forget. De moment. I mean, is this 240 00:11:49,840 --> 00:11:54,720 Speaker 1: the moment where this franchise takes turns that corner. You know, 241 00:11:54,760 --> 00:11:58,000 Speaker 1: there have been so many times this year where we 242 00:11:58,040 --> 00:12:01,280 Speaker 1: can say, well, was this the moment where the culture 243 00:12:01,400 --> 00:12:04,839 Speaker 1: changed or where this team changed. This might have been 244 00:12:04,880 --> 00:12:08,600 Speaker 1: the case on Sunday Night where this was the moment 245 00:12:09,160 --> 00:12:13,240 Speaker 1: getting over the hurdle going into Pittsburgh and winning, knocking 246 00:12:13,280 --> 00:12:17,959 Speaker 1: your rival out of the playoffs, I mean, is this 247 00:12:18,120 --> 00:12:22,920 Speaker 1: the defining moment in terms of this franchise turning things around? Gribble, 248 00:12:23,000 --> 00:12:26,560 Speaker 1: I'll start with you. I think I don't know if 249 00:12:26,600 --> 00:12:28,960 Speaker 1: it's a defining moment. I think it's one of the 250 00:12:29,000 --> 00:12:33,000 Speaker 1: biggest moments, but I would maybe I'm giving I mean, 251 00:12:33,000 --> 00:12:35,320 Speaker 1: the regular season to me was quite a series of 252 00:12:35,360 --> 00:12:37,719 Speaker 1: defining moments. I think you you shed a lot of 253 00:12:37,760 --> 00:12:40,760 Speaker 1: baggage during that regular season, and I think getting to 254 00:12:40,840 --> 00:12:43,600 Speaker 1: the playoffs was a was a moment, and I think 255 00:12:43,600 --> 00:12:46,440 Speaker 1: that I think you slayed a lot of dragons to 256 00:12:46,480 --> 00:12:48,560 Speaker 1: get to this point, and this was just another one 257 00:12:48,679 --> 00:12:50,000 Speaker 1: on the way. So I don't know if I'm going 258 00:12:50,000 --> 00:12:53,520 Speaker 1: to fining moment. I think this is just gonna be 259 00:12:53,600 --> 00:12:57,640 Speaker 1: the most memorable moment from this season, unless you know, 260 00:12:57,960 --> 00:13:00,800 Speaker 1: special things happened this coming weekend against Chiefs and beyond. 261 00:13:00,960 --> 00:13:03,920 Speaker 1: But to this point, to this point, it is the 262 00:13:03,920 --> 00:13:05,920 Speaker 1: biggest moment of the season. But I'm not going to 263 00:13:05,960 --> 00:13:08,920 Speaker 1: find him because I think the culture and foundation was 264 00:13:08,960 --> 00:13:13,120 Speaker 1: set regardless of what happened sending up Get do you 265 00:13:13,120 --> 00:13:14,640 Speaker 1: mind if I kind of like go a little do 266 00:13:14,720 --> 00:13:18,000 Speaker 1: a little yarn, a little chronological journey here as long 267 00:13:18,040 --> 00:13:21,560 Speaker 1: as you don't take like thirty minutes. We're all right. 268 00:13:21,960 --> 00:13:26,480 Speaker 1: So I felt like the culture began to change as 269 00:13:26,520 --> 00:13:29,440 Speaker 1: soon as this offseason started. And Kevin's the Fancy, which 270 00:13:29,600 --> 00:13:31,319 Speaker 1: you know is a year and a day ago, was 271 00:13:31,440 --> 00:13:33,560 Speaker 1: named the head coach of the Cleveland Browns, and so 272 00:13:33,679 --> 00:13:35,439 Speaker 1: you have that. Then you have the four h Talks 273 00:13:35,440 --> 00:13:38,000 Speaker 1: and Gribbs wrote a great article about that with Andy Janovich, 274 00:13:38,000 --> 00:13:40,200 Speaker 1: about these four age talks that helped bring this team together. 275 00:13:40,559 --> 00:13:44,480 Speaker 1: And you've got a sense in camp, as limited as 276 00:13:44,480 --> 00:13:46,920 Speaker 1: it was, that you know things were going to change, 277 00:13:47,120 --> 00:13:48,959 Speaker 1: and everybody was saying the right things, but of course 278 00:13:48,960 --> 00:13:50,959 Speaker 1: everybody says the right things that time of year. Right, 279 00:13:52,960 --> 00:13:56,880 Speaker 1: first first big clue, Week two, you go into Baltimore, 280 00:13:56,880 --> 00:13:58,480 Speaker 1: you get boat raced, you have a short week to 281 00:13:58,520 --> 00:14:00,440 Speaker 1: turn around and what is now a must win game, 282 00:14:00,440 --> 00:14:01,880 Speaker 1: and you win it, and you came out and you 283 00:14:01,960 --> 00:14:03,720 Speaker 1: played well at home and did what you had to do. 284 00:14:04,120 --> 00:14:08,040 Speaker 1: That was really the first clue. Then you go to 285 00:14:08,280 --> 00:14:10,040 Speaker 1: Pittsburgh and we know what happened the first time we 286 00:14:10,080 --> 00:14:13,240 Speaker 1: went to Pittsburgh, and we bounced back from that, and 287 00:14:13,360 --> 00:14:16,440 Speaker 1: I think that is a seminal moment for Baker Mayfield. 288 00:14:16,440 --> 00:14:18,760 Speaker 1: His performance in that game against the Cincinnati Bengals, after 289 00:14:18,840 --> 00:14:21,640 Speaker 1: O'Dell Beckham goes down is the moment that everything in 290 00:14:21,720 --> 00:14:24,000 Speaker 1: my opinion changed. Now, we did not have a great 291 00:14:24,040 --> 00:14:26,000 Speaker 1: game the next week against the Raiders, but then we 292 00:14:26,040 --> 00:14:28,720 Speaker 1: bounced back from that, and so you're starting to see 293 00:14:28,720 --> 00:14:30,960 Speaker 1: this team win in ugly ways, and that those ugly, 294 00:14:31,120 --> 00:14:34,960 Speaker 1: you know, terrible, terrible weather games. Then you have that 295 00:14:35,040 --> 00:14:37,280 Speaker 1: Monday night game against the Ravens, which I think was 296 00:14:37,320 --> 00:14:39,760 Speaker 1: again a step forward, albeit with a loss. And you 297 00:14:39,760 --> 00:14:42,000 Speaker 1: follow that up with a huge must win on the 298 00:14:42,080 --> 00:14:44,800 Speaker 1: road against the Giants, You lose to the Jets. You 299 00:14:44,840 --> 00:14:48,040 Speaker 1: follow that up again with a win against the Steelers 300 00:14:48,240 --> 00:14:51,200 Speaker 1: and Kevin Stefanski's team, And Gribbs was right on the 301 00:14:51,280 --> 00:14:53,800 Speaker 1: stat all the way. One of four in the NFL 302 00:14:54,200 --> 00:14:56,720 Speaker 1: that did not lose consecutive games at any point this year, 303 00:14:56,760 --> 00:14:58,760 Speaker 1: no surprise, all four made the playoffs. Three of them 304 00:14:58,800 --> 00:15:01,120 Speaker 1: are in the final eight. US Kansas City our opponent 305 00:15:01,160 --> 00:15:05,000 Speaker 1: this week, and of course the Green Bay Packers. That 306 00:15:05,560 --> 00:15:07,480 Speaker 1: and when we went to Week seventeen, before we even 307 00:15:07,480 --> 00:15:10,560 Speaker 1: played that game against the Steelers, I was asked on 308 00:15:10,560 --> 00:15:13,080 Speaker 1: on the pregame, what's the word that describes season I 309 00:15:13,120 --> 00:15:16,160 Speaker 1: said foundation. To me, the foundation was built whether we 310 00:15:16,280 --> 00:15:20,320 Speaker 1: beat the Steelers in week seventeen or not. When we did, 311 00:15:20,640 --> 00:15:23,400 Speaker 1: we put the seal on the foundation not going anywhere. 312 00:15:23,720 --> 00:15:26,560 Speaker 1: This week we started to build the house, and that 313 00:15:26,600 --> 00:15:28,640 Speaker 1: could have started next year and that would have been fine. 314 00:15:28,840 --> 00:15:31,800 Speaker 1: But now we have done that and saying, okay, foundations here. 315 00:15:31,920 --> 00:15:34,520 Speaker 1: Now we're building the house and who knows, maybe we'll 316 00:15:34,560 --> 00:15:36,080 Speaker 1: get the whole first floor. And after we beat the 317 00:15:36,120 --> 00:15:38,360 Speaker 1: Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday, if we're able to do that. 318 00:15:38,800 --> 00:15:41,200 Speaker 1: But that's what it was to me. The foundation was 319 00:15:41,280 --> 00:15:44,000 Speaker 1: set set. You knew we were going in the right direction. 320 00:15:44,200 --> 00:15:46,680 Speaker 1: But now you're getting to grow on top of it. 321 00:15:46,720 --> 00:15:50,640 Speaker 1: And I think that's what's so exciting. And really it's Stefanski, 322 00:15:50,760 --> 00:15:54,560 Speaker 1: it's the buying, it's Baker's development. I mean, since that 323 00:15:54,640 --> 00:16:00,320 Speaker 1: interception against Cincinnati, nineteen touchdowns in one interception, I don't 324 00:16:00,320 --> 00:16:02,080 Speaker 1: think it's being talked about enough. To be honest with you, 325 00:16:02,120 --> 00:16:04,440 Speaker 1: I don't think he's getting nearly enough credit. And I 326 00:16:04,440 --> 00:16:07,200 Speaker 1: felt when I watched the TV broadcast back this week 327 00:16:07,680 --> 00:16:10,120 Speaker 1: um of the game, it was like they were almost 328 00:16:10,160 --> 00:16:13,800 Speaker 1: downplaying his role. The guy went in there and they 329 00:16:13,840 --> 00:16:15,920 Speaker 1: threw that cover one Robert at him that led to 330 00:16:15,920 --> 00:16:18,320 Speaker 1: a pick six on a critical third down. And he 331 00:16:18,360 --> 00:16:20,680 Speaker 1: throws a perfect ball that leads to a touchdown to 332 00:16:20,760 --> 00:16:23,200 Speaker 1: Jarvis Landry and to me that and then Kareem running 333 00:16:23,200 --> 00:16:25,280 Speaker 1: them in the endzone was over. And I don't think 334 00:16:25,280 --> 00:16:27,240 Speaker 1: he's getting enough credit. But I think we're building the 335 00:16:27,240 --> 00:16:32,040 Speaker 1: house now, which is awesome. Not a bad thing, not 336 00:16:32,160 --> 00:16:34,160 Speaker 1: a bad thing. Get the yard figured out, too. We 337 00:16:34,200 --> 00:16:35,840 Speaker 1: gotta get the yard figured out. I gotta have a 338 00:16:35,880 --> 00:16:38,240 Speaker 1: good yard for you. Zero turn more that zero turn 339 00:16:38,840 --> 00:16:42,200 Speaker 1: got it, got it, got a cup holder beverage. Good 340 00:16:42,240 --> 00:16:43,920 Speaker 1: to go. I'm ready to go. I'm gonna thrive in 341 00:16:43,960 --> 00:16:47,680 Speaker 1: that situation. All right. Uh quick, look at the Chiefs 342 00:16:48,800 --> 00:16:52,000 Speaker 1: and it's early in the week. As we as we 343 00:16:52,120 --> 00:16:56,560 Speaker 1: look ahead, divisional game comes your way. Sunday three oh 344 00:16:56,560 --> 00:17:01,000 Speaker 1: five is kick off. Thank God to Sunday night game. 345 00:17:01,320 --> 00:17:05,639 Speaker 1: Big fan of no Sunday night football game. Um Sunday 346 00:17:05,720 --> 00:17:09,280 Speaker 1: night gibbe. Yeah, But like I cannot, I'm tired of 347 00:17:09,320 --> 00:17:12,520 Speaker 1: waiting around all day. It is rough. The wife does 348 00:17:12,560 --> 00:17:15,479 Speaker 1: not like it. The wife was like, get out. Uh. 349 00:17:16,119 --> 00:17:19,320 Speaker 1: People started showing up, you know, our our radio crew 350 00:17:19,359 --> 00:17:21,680 Speaker 1: started showing up four hours before kick. I go, what 351 00:17:21,720 --> 00:17:23,639 Speaker 1: are y'all doing here? I didn't know what else to 352 00:17:23,680 --> 00:17:25,280 Speaker 1: do with My wife said, get out of the house, 353 00:17:25,560 --> 00:17:29,600 Speaker 1: was the answer from the majority of people. So I 354 00:17:29,640 --> 00:17:32,360 Speaker 1: mean it was I don't like waiting around all day. 355 00:17:32,400 --> 00:17:36,919 Speaker 1: Three oh five solid kick, uh, and you got Nance, 356 00:17:37,119 --> 00:17:40,480 Speaker 1: you got Romo, you got the whole CBS A team 357 00:17:40,520 --> 00:17:44,080 Speaker 1: here in a big divisional matchup with the Chiefs. What's 358 00:17:44,119 --> 00:17:49,120 Speaker 1: the Chief's biggest weakness? Gribble, We'll start with you. I mean, 359 00:17:49,160 --> 00:17:51,440 Speaker 1: it's gonna be hard for this to manifest in the playoffs, 360 00:17:51,520 --> 00:17:54,240 Speaker 1: but I would say their biggest weakness is complacency. I 361 00:17:54,280 --> 00:17:58,159 Speaker 1: think that they had the mosst hole home uh, not 362 00:17:58,359 --> 00:18:01,040 Speaker 1: even drawing much attention for team in two season in 363 00:18:01,160 --> 00:18:04,000 Speaker 1: NFL history, And if they had even tried in Week seventeen, 364 00:18:04,040 --> 00:18:06,240 Speaker 1: they probably would have been fifteen and one. So this 365 00:18:06,240 --> 00:18:09,040 Speaker 1: this is a this is an all time great team. 366 00:18:09,080 --> 00:18:12,879 Speaker 1: But they just didn't look like the Chiefs of last 367 00:18:12,960 --> 00:18:15,679 Speaker 1: year for most of this season. I just think that 368 00:18:15,760 --> 00:18:18,240 Speaker 1: they made a lot of games closer than they needed 369 00:18:18,280 --> 00:18:20,359 Speaker 1: to be. They turned it on when they needed to 370 00:18:20,400 --> 00:18:23,120 Speaker 1: be needed to have it turned on. And so that's 371 00:18:23,119 --> 00:18:25,640 Speaker 1: why I think people are just like this Chief's team 372 00:18:25,680 --> 00:18:28,760 Speaker 1: is just kind of the Chiefs and and there they 373 00:18:28,760 --> 00:18:31,200 Speaker 1: don't have that kind of mystique that you might have 374 00:18:31,280 --> 00:18:34,280 Speaker 1: with the fourteen and two team. But that also the 375 00:18:34,359 --> 00:18:38,000 Speaker 1: biggest weakness, Like I'm a George Costans in a job interview, 376 00:18:38,080 --> 00:18:40,440 Speaker 1: can can turn this into to their biggest strength, because 377 00:18:40,440 --> 00:18:43,200 Speaker 1: that's the fear, is that they've been holding it off 378 00:18:43,240 --> 00:18:45,720 Speaker 1: and the switch gets flipped in the playoffs. So but 379 00:18:45,760 --> 00:18:48,320 Speaker 1: to this point, their biggest weakness has been complacency or 380 00:18:48,400 --> 00:18:50,640 Speaker 1: so you're hoping that carries over and at least leads 381 00:18:50,680 --> 00:18:52,480 Speaker 1: to a little bit of an early hangover for Kansas 382 00:18:52,520 --> 00:18:57,119 Speaker 1: City in this game, girl, the Chiefs, to your point, GRIBs, 383 00:18:57,119 --> 00:19:00,800 Speaker 1: to me, remind me of an NBA team. The all 384 00:19:00,840 --> 00:19:02,760 Speaker 1: they care about is the postseason. And they did what 385 00:19:02,800 --> 00:19:04,280 Speaker 1: they had to do to lock up the number one 386 00:19:04,320 --> 00:19:06,479 Speaker 1: seed and get home court advantage, in this case, home 387 00:19:06,520 --> 00:19:09,160 Speaker 1: field advantage, and that's that was it. It almost felt 388 00:19:09,160 --> 00:19:12,200 Speaker 1: like they were content to just do enough to win 389 00:19:12,400 --> 00:19:14,480 Speaker 1: every week and didn't feel the need to go full 390 00:19:14,480 --> 00:19:16,080 Speaker 1: throttle at any point when they wanted to have a 391 00:19:16,119 --> 00:19:18,880 Speaker 1: statement game here or there. It felt like they did, 392 00:19:18,920 --> 00:19:21,080 Speaker 1: but their last seven wins have all come by a 393 00:19:21,080 --> 00:19:23,480 Speaker 1: touchdown or less when they certainly could have done more 394 00:19:23,560 --> 00:19:25,840 Speaker 1: than that, or you would think when it comes to 395 00:19:25,880 --> 00:19:29,879 Speaker 1: weaknesses on this team, uh, there certainly aren't many. You 396 00:19:29,880 --> 00:19:32,800 Speaker 1: could say, maybe it's their rushing attack. But when balt 397 00:19:32,880 --> 00:19:35,399 Speaker 1: when Buffalo dared them to rush and said we're just 398 00:19:35,400 --> 00:19:37,480 Speaker 1: gonna play deep safeties, they ran for two hundred fifty 399 00:19:37,520 --> 00:19:41,320 Speaker 1: yards that game and beat the Buffalo Bills. So I 400 00:19:41,320 --> 00:19:44,040 Speaker 1: I don't know. Rush defense is twelfth worse in the NFL, 401 00:19:44,200 --> 00:19:47,040 Speaker 1: most tooth, most generous, so maybe that's what it is. 402 00:19:47,080 --> 00:19:50,600 Speaker 1: Their line without Mitchell Schwartz is not performed nearly as well. Uh. 403 00:19:50,720 --> 00:19:52,600 Speaker 1: Patrick Mallomes has been under more pressure in the last 404 00:19:52,600 --> 00:19:55,040 Speaker 1: four weeks. But look, this is a really good football team. 405 00:19:55,119 --> 00:19:58,520 Speaker 1: And I think, like Rips said, I'm not I know, 406 00:19:59,119 --> 00:20:02,160 Speaker 1: we have not seen um at their best fully locked in, 407 00:20:02,320 --> 00:20:04,919 Speaker 1: and so I think we will see that. And by 408 00:20:04,960 --> 00:20:07,679 Speaker 1: the way they're not at their best fully locked in 409 00:20:07,800 --> 00:20:12,879 Speaker 1: is pretty darn impressive. The Chiefs that played the Ravens 410 00:20:12,920 --> 00:20:15,960 Speaker 1: earlier this year are not losing anyone. The Chiefs that 411 00:20:16,160 --> 00:20:19,199 Speaker 1: in the first half can beat anybody. Grips, come, I'm 412 00:20:19,240 --> 00:20:21,800 Speaker 1: saying what you say as a journalist in this town. 413 00:20:21,800 --> 00:20:24,920 Speaker 1: When you say the Browns have no chance, it doesn't play. 414 00:20:25,320 --> 00:20:28,200 Speaker 1: I'm saying that that Chief's team came in small doses 415 00:20:28,240 --> 00:20:30,800 Speaker 1: this year. Is what I'm saying, is that that Chiefs 416 00:20:30,800 --> 00:20:32,720 Speaker 1: team that was probably their best game of the season 417 00:20:32,720 --> 00:20:36,320 Speaker 1: at Baltimore. Then they were unbelievable that game. Their first 418 00:20:36,320 --> 00:20:40,560 Speaker 1: half against Tampa Bay, they looked unbeatable. But then that 419 00:20:40,960 --> 00:20:42,920 Speaker 1: the rest of the time, it was just like going 420 00:20:42,920 --> 00:20:46,520 Speaker 1: through the motions. So that the advantage you have is 421 00:20:46,560 --> 00:20:48,879 Speaker 1: the Browns is you're coming in hot, you're feeling really 422 00:20:48,880 --> 00:20:52,439 Speaker 1: good about yourself, and you're you're wondering you can maybe 423 00:20:52,520 --> 00:20:54,959 Speaker 1: try to put the Chiefs down early while they're still 424 00:20:55,240 --> 00:20:57,679 Speaker 1: working through some things and waking up and shaking off 425 00:20:57,720 --> 00:21:00,240 Speaker 1: the cobwebs that hey, this is the playoffs. It's time 426 00:21:00,280 --> 00:21:02,199 Speaker 1: to time to flip the switch. Because you see that, 427 00:21:02,520 --> 00:21:04,560 Speaker 1: to make another NBA comparison, you see that a lot. 428 00:21:04,600 --> 00:21:07,159 Speaker 1: You see some teams lose game one before going on 429 00:21:07,200 --> 00:21:09,920 Speaker 1: to the gentleman sweep. You know, this is one game 430 00:21:09,960 --> 00:21:12,480 Speaker 1: in the playoffs, so you can you can take advantage 431 00:21:12,520 --> 00:21:14,560 Speaker 1: of that and maybe catch a team sleep in here. 432 00:21:15,720 --> 00:21:19,560 Speaker 1: All right, If the Browns are to win Sunday, which 433 00:21:20,080 --> 00:21:23,240 Speaker 1: they have as good a chance as anything as anyone 434 00:21:23,400 --> 00:21:29,000 Speaker 1: is anything, right, Yeah, but playing quite well if they're 435 00:21:29,000 --> 00:21:31,480 Speaker 1: to win Sunday. I'm asking you to rank your top 436 00:21:31,560 --> 00:21:34,800 Speaker 1: three players from number three to number one, who have 437 00:21:35,040 --> 00:21:39,280 Speaker 1: to have the biggest impact the girl. Last week I 438 00:21:39,520 --> 00:21:43,600 Speaker 1: had Gribbles start everything. I'm gonna have you start on 439 00:21:43,600 --> 00:21:47,560 Speaker 1: this one, your number three player counting down to number 440 00:21:47,600 --> 00:21:49,760 Speaker 1: one in terms of guys that have to have the 441 00:21:49,760 --> 00:21:51,880 Speaker 1: biggest name. Fact. You know what, I'll open it up, 442 00:21:52,280 --> 00:21:54,239 Speaker 1: can be coached if you'd like. You want to throw 443 00:21:54,280 --> 00:21:56,199 Speaker 1: a coach in there, and there's a wild card, I'm 444 00:21:56,240 --> 00:21:58,800 Speaker 1: gonna throw it out there for you, all right, I'll 445 00:21:58,840 --> 00:22:01,040 Speaker 1: go okay, I'll take the bait there and I'll try 446 00:22:01,040 --> 00:22:03,240 Speaker 1: to keep it. I'll give some interesting answers. I think 447 00:22:03,240 --> 00:22:04,840 Speaker 1: we're both gonna have the same number one like we 448 00:22:04,880 --> 00:22:06,840 Speaker 1: did last week, which I think is is apropos. But 449 00:22:07,200 --> 00:22:10,240 Speaker 1: number three, I'm gonna go Joe Woods. Joe Woods, and 450 00:22:10,280 --> 00:22:12,439 Speaker 1: I realized that there was a lot of criticism of 451 00:22:12,480 --> 00:22:15,359 Speaker 1: our defense this week because of the numbers that were allowed, 452 00:22:15,400 --> 00:22:17,440 Speaker 1: and people don't like that, you know, oh, we let 453 00:22:17,480 --> 00:22:18,879 Speaker 1: them kind of walk down the field list, and the 454 00:22:18,880 --> 00:22:21,560 Speaker 1: closest they got was twelve points before that touchdown in 455 00:22:21,600 --> 00:22:23,159 Speaker 1: two at the end of the game. And part of 456 00:22:23,160 --> 00:22:26,399 Speaker 1: it was the clock was your friend and so. But 457 00:22:26,400 --> 00:22:28,719 Speaker 1: but the real adjustment that Joe Woods made was we 458 00:22:28,720 --> 00:22:31,439 Speaker 1: were a team that played cover to one percent of 459 00:22:31,480 --> 00:22:34,919 Speaker 1: the time in the regular season one percent, second fewest 460 00:22:34,960 --> 00:22:38,720 Speaker 1: in the NFL. And Joe Woods said, you know what 461 00:22:39,200 --> 00:22:42,399 Speaker 1: they're doing. We talked about that vertical passing of the Steelers. 462 00:22:42,480 --> 00:22:45,240 Speaker 1: Yards that came on vertical passes against the Browns nineteen 463 00:22:45,320 --> 00:22:46,960 Speaker 1: percent against the rest of the league. We've got to 464 00:22:47,040 --> 00:22:50,520 Speaker 1: take that away. We played cover to twenty six percent 465 00:22:50,680 --> 00:22:53,080 Speaker 1: of the time in that game against the Steelers. So 466 00:22:53,119 --> 00:22:55,879 Speaker 1: we made a total shift and did it on a 467 00:22:55,880 --> 00:22:57,840 Speaker 1: week where we had one practice, which is one of 468 00:22:57,840 --> 00:22:59,840 Speaker 1: the main reasons Ronnie Harrison didn't play as much because 469 00:22:59,840 --> 00:23:01,960 Speaker 1: he did get any work in the cover two. So 470 00:23:02,400 --> 00:23:04,919 Speaker 1: you make that shift, you throw it out there, you 471 00:23:05,000 --> 00:23:07,399 Speaker 1: get the turnovers, and a lot of it came because 472 00:23:07,440 --> 00:23:08,960 Speaker 1: of the cover two. Ben had to throw over the 473 00:23:08,960 --> 00:23:12,280 Speaker 1: middle of the field. Guess what he was high interceptions 474 00:23:12,440 --> 00:23:16,040 Speaker 1: for us all because of that adjustment. So Joe Woods 475 00:23:16,600 --> 00:23:18,280 Speaker 1: is critical. He's got to come up with whatever the 476 00:23:18,320 --> 00:23:21,720 Speaker 1: magic adjustment is again this week, no pressure that adjustment, 477 00:23:21,760 --> 00:23:24,040 Speaker 1: and you're gonna get some reinforcements with Denzel and Kevin 478 00:23:24,119 --> 00:23:26,760 Speaker 1: Johnson back as well. And you wanna do they take 479 00:23:26,880 --> 00:23:28,879 Speaker 1: M J. Stewart off the field. I'm kind of inclined 480 00:23:28,920 --> 00:23:31,840 Speaker 1: to say no at this point, but you know that 481 00:23:31,920 --> 00:23:34,120 Speaker 1: adjustment by Joe Woods, who again is gonna be able 482 00:23:34,160 --> 00:23:35,359 Speaker 1: to draw on some of the things he did with 483 00:23:35,400 --> 00:23:38,480 Speaker 1: the Niners, because if Emmanuel Moseley doesn't bust that coverage, 484 00:23:38,800 --> 00:23:41,600 Speaker 1: the Niners defense wins them that Super Bowl. And so 485 00:23:41,680 --> 00:23:43,480 Speaker 1: I think he's gonna have some good ideas from there. 486 00:23:43,480 --> 00:23:46,160 Speaker 1: But I'll say Joe Woods having another and I believe 487 00:23:46,240 --> 00:23:48,680 Speaker 1: he had a standout game in that game against the 488 00:23:48,720 --> 00:23:53,400 Speaker 1: Steelers despite what Ben Roethlisberger's numbers were. Gribble number three 489 00:23:53,480 --> 00:23:57,040 Speaker 1: for you. Yes. So, since we're still awaiting news on 490 00:23:57,080 --> 00:24:00,399 Speaker 1: guys getting off the reserve COVID list, here, gonna make 491 00:24:00,400 --> 00:24:02,240 Speaker 1: it a bit of a tandem. I will say it 492 00:24:02,320 --> 00:24:06,760 Speaker 1: is the tandem potentially of Denzel Ward, Terrence Mitchell, and 493 00:24:06,920 --> 00:24:10,080 Speaker 1: most importantly it whoever gets the assignment of guarding Tyree Hill, 494 00:24:10,200 --> 00:24:14,040 Speaker 1: because that is the game changer on Kansas City's offense. 495 00:24:14,040 --> 00:24:17,680 Speaker 1: I think obviously number one with them is Patrick Mahomes 496 00:24:17,680 --> 00:24:20,600 Speaker 1: as the most irreplaceable player, But I think Tyreek Hill 497 00:24:20,680 --> 00:24:23,879 Speaker 1: is number two because he changes everything you have to 498 00:24:23,920 --> 00:24:26,119 Speaker 1: do on defense, and he you can play a perfect 499 00:24:26,119 --> 00:24:28,600 Speaker 1: game against him for all but two snaps, and those 500 00:24:28,600 --> 00:24:31,439 Speaker 1: two snaps can make the difference. So uh, he is 501 00:24:31,480 --> 00:24:33,760 Speaker 1: the He is the biggest game changer on that offensive 502 00:24:33,840 --> 00:24:35,920 Speaker 1: kind city. And it's gonna be on the Browns corners 503 00:24:36,400 --> 00:24:38,880 Speaker 1: to really just bottle them up and let those other 504 00:24:38,920 --> 00:24:40,920 Speaker 1: guys beat you. I don't I don't care if it's 505 00:24:40,960 --> 00:24:42,960 Speaker 1: if you're you're marching down the field with with the 506 00:24:43,040 --> 00:24:45,879 Speaker 1: other Chiefs receivers. Let those guys beat you. Don't let 507 00:24:45,920 --> 00:24:48,680 Speaker 1: Tyreek Hill beat you, because then it happens in one 508 00:24:48,720 --> 00:24:51,240 Speaker 1: play instead of a few, and that's fewer opportunities to 509 00:24:51,240 --> 00:24:55,399 Speaker 1: cause a turnover. Get money mentioned two thousand seventeen was 510 00:24:55,440 --> 00:24:59,320 Speaker 1: a member of the Kansas City bench. Game that's right, 511 00:25:00,480 --> 00:25:04,240 Speaker 1: revenge game for a few players. Number two for you, 512 00:25:05,440 --> 00:25:09,800 Speaker 1: I'm gonna go another tandem, the chub Hunt tandem of 513 00:25:09,880 --> 00:25:13,520 Speaker 1: the Browns running attack and specifically what they do on 514 00:25:13,680 --> 00:25:17,040 Speaker 1: second and third downs, because the recipe to beat the 515 00:25:17,080 --> 00:25:19,520 Speaker 1: Chiefs is to keep their offense off the field. The 516 00:25:19,560 --> 00:25:21,800 Speaker 1: time of possession that the Browns had in the Steelers 517 00:25:21,800 --> 00:25:24,000 Speaker 1: game this past week, that's not gonna cut it. You 518 00:25:24,040 --> 00:25:27,000 Speaker 1: need to be the team that has the ball longer 519 00:25:27,080 --> 00:25:29,800 Speaker 1: because that's less time for Patrick Mahomes to work as magic. 520 00:25:30,200 --> 00:25:34,280 Speaker 1: So you need to be launching, doing these methodical drives 521 00:25:34,320 --> 00:25:37,280 Speaker 1: that are run heavy, keep the clock moving, short passes. 522 00:25:37,560 --> 00:25:39,880 Speaker 1: Whether it be the Chubb and Hunt in the screen game, 523 00:25:40,200 --> 00:25:42,840 Speaker 1: they're going to be active and involved, and it's got 524 00:25:42,840 --> 00:25:45,560 Speaker 1: to be the strategy you used against the Giants. Maybe 525 00:25:45,560 --> 00:25:47,920 Speaker 1: that was on purpose or not, but that's the type 526 00:25:47,960 --> 00:25:50,720 Speaker 1: of game strategy that will work against the Chiefs because 527 00:25:51,040 --> 00:25:53,920 Speaker 1: limit the possessions, limit the opportunities. You're giving yourself a chance. 528 00:25:54,640 --> 00:25:57,399 Speaker 1: The girl number two for you. I like that. But Grims, 529 00:25:57,400 --> 00:25:59,399 Speaker 1: I'll just say this, if our defense wants to give 530 00:25:59,440 --> 00:26:01,920 Speaker 1: a short and we score touchdowns in three plays or 531 00:26:02,560 --> 00:26:06,120 Speaker 1: I'm still gonna take it. But let's go. If it's 532 00:26:06,160 --> 00:26:08,480 Speaker 1: a normal type of a game, then yes, let's go 533 00:26:08,560 --> 00:26:10,879 Speaker 1: ahead and get those eight minutes. Your center, he can 534 00:26:10,920 --> 00:26:12,600 Speaker 1: stat the ball all over the place if you want 535 00:26:12,720 --> 00:26:16,200 Speaker 1: all over. Austin Ryder form a Brown, our guy he 536 00:26:16,280 --> 00:26:19,080 Speaker 1: used to love to go in the Zagura zone. Mr Rider. Nonetheless, 537 00:26:19,560 --> 00:26:21,280 Speaker 1: here we go. That's old school right there. That's for 538 00:26:21,359 --> 00:26:23,400 Speaker 1: the old school loyalists. You know you're not a Bandwagon 539 00:26:23,440 --> 00:26:25,280 Speaker 1: fan if you know what that was about. All right. 540 00:26:26,080 --> 00:26:28,480 Speaker 1: Number two for me, it's gonna be Myles Garrett. This 541 00:26:28,560 --> 00:26:33,000 Speaker 1: is a game that screams Miles Garrett, game changing play. 542 00:26:33,280 --> 00:26:35,159 Speaker 1: Their tackles are not their strength. And we don't know 543 00:26:35,160 --> 00:26:37,199 Speaker 1: about Mitchell Schwartz if he'll be back yet or not. 544 00:26:37,760 --> 00:26:40,800 Speaker 1: If he is, obviously he's a huge strength. But Myles Garrett, 545 00:26:40,880 --> 00:26:42,639 Speaker 1: Eric Fisher, that's a matchup that you know, you you 546 00:26:42,720 --> 00:26:45,359 Speaker 1: gotta feel like he's gonna get the better of. And really, 547 00:26:45,359 --> 00:26:48,080 Speaker 1: the only way to stop Mahomes is pressure ma homes 548 00:26:48,080 --> 00:26:51,520 Speaker 1: Is rating. Momes has thirty touchdowns or maybe it's thirty six, 549 00:26:51,560 --> 00:26:54,480 Speaker 1: I don't know. Ridiculous numbers. Thirty five with no pressure, 550 00:26:54,840 --> 00:26:57,399 Speaker 1: three interceptions, and a quarterback rating of a hundred and 551 00:26:57,480 --> 00:26:59,840 Speaker 1: twenty two. But when you pressure him, he's kind of 552 00:26:59,920 --> 00:27:02,720 Speaker 1: like humans ratings in the seventies. You know, it's it's 553 00:27:02,760 --> 00:27:05,040 Speaker 1: eight touchdowns the three interceptions, so I think it's thirty 554 00:27:05,040 --> 00:27:07,080 Speaker 1: and three without pressure. He has thirty eight on the season. 555 00:27:07,119 --> 00:27:09,680 Speaker 1: So this is a game from Miles Garrett to do 556 00:27:09,800 --> 00:27:13,120 Speaker 1: something spectacular because I think we are going to need 557 00:27:13,160 --> 00:27:16,000 Speaker 1: a game changing play on defense. And look, he wasn't 558 00:27:16,040 --> 00:27:18,399 Speaker 1: a part of five of them this week necessarily, although 559 00:27:18,480 --> 00:27:20,080 Speaker 1: anytime he's on the field he's a part of because 560 00:27:20,080 --> 00:27:22,399 Speaker 1: if he's triple team, that's what allows Karl Joseph to 561 00:27:22,400 --> 00:27:24,480 Speaker 1: get pressure and all of those things. So not to 562 00:27:24,520 --> 00:27:26,359 Speaker 1: minimize his role, but this is one where it feels 563 00:27:26,440 --> 00:27:29,160 Speaker 1: to me like this is the Miles Garrett comes around 564 00:27:29,160 --> 00:27:31,320 Speaker 1: the corner strips and mahomes, we pick it up. We 565 00:27:31,480 --> 00:27:33,399 Speaker 1: raced to the house, We're posing in front of cameras 566 00:27:33,400 --> 00:27:37,680 Speaker 1: and everybody's going nuts. The girl Number one for you 567 00:27:38,240 --> 00:27:41,240 Speaker 1: players that have to have the biggest impact Sunday for 568 00:27:41,280 --> 00:27:44,320 Speaker 1: a win. Baker Mayfield and I have full confidence that 569 00:27:44,320 --> 00:27:46,359 Speaker 1: he's gonna play a great game. I That's just what 570 00:27:46,520 --> 00:27:49,720 Speaker 1: he is. That's what he does now. That is the expectation. 571 00:27:49,800 --> 00:27:51,880 Speaker 1: He's talking about the standard. Will let me sell you something, 572 00:27:51,920 --> 00:27:54,480 Speaker 1: Baker Mayfield, You, sir, are the standard. You have set 573 00:27:54,480 --> 00:27:56,960 Speaker 1: the bar and you are meeting it week after week 574 00:27:57,000 --> 00:27:59,959 Speaker 1: after week after week. And if you're a Browns fan, 575 00:28:00,040 --> 00:28:02,760 Speaker 1: and that's the biggest thing. What's the fancy has done 576 00:28:02,800 --> 00:28:06,840 Speaker 1: cultural wise organizationally with he and Andrew Berrian depot. That's massive, right. 577 00:28:06,880 --> 00:28:08,720 Speaker 1: But the other thing you wanted to find out this year, 578 00:28:08,760 --> 00:28:10,679 Speaker 1: and whether it was a playoff run or not, was 579 00:28:10,840 --> 00:28:14,240 Speaker 1: is Baker an elite quarterback? And the answer is unequivocally yes, 580 00:28:14,359 --> 00:28:17,360 Speaker 1: he is an elite quarterback. Nineteen touchdowns in one interception 581 00:28:17,400 --> 00:28:20,240 Speaker 1: since that opening pick in Cincinnati. This guy is playing 582 00:28:20,240 --> 00:28:22,960 Speaker 1: elite football. You're gonna need it. You're gonna have to 583 00:28:22,960 --> 00:28:24,840 Speaker 1: score points. You would love to be able to get 584 00:28:24,880 --> 00:28:26,800 Speaker 1: somehow into a game like they had with the Falcons 585 00:28:26,800 --> 00:28:29,639 Speaker 1: where it's seventeen fourteen something like that. I feel like 586 00:28:29,680 --> 00:28:31,639 Speaker 1: that's unlikely as much as I would like it to 587 00:28:31,680 --> 00:28:33,760 Speaker 1: be the case. So he's gonna have to make big plays. 588 00:28:33,760 --> 00:28:35,560 Speaker 1: And what I love about Bakers he has been at 589 00:28:35,560 --> 00:28:38,400 Speaker 1: his best recently on third downs and he's added a 590 00:28:38,440 --> 00:28:41,920 Speaker 1: wrinkle which is in critical moments he is picking up 591 00:28:41,960 --> 00:28:44,200 Speaker 1: first downs with his legs and that is something that 592 00:28:44,360 --> 00:28:46,640 Speaker 1: really I think that's part of a trend in the NFL. 593 00:28:46,720 --> 00:28:48,959 Speaker 1: You've got to be able to do that once twice 594 00:28:49,000 --> 00:28:50,960 Speaker 1: a game, extended drive he did it on that third 595 00:28:50,960 --> 00:28:53,680 Speaker 1: down right before the half that got us to thirty five. 596 00:28:53,760 --> 00:28:56,600 Speaker 1: That was massive in that game against the Steelers. So 597 00:28:56,880 --> 00:28:59,800 Speaker 1: Baker is the guy, and I have all the confidence 598 00:28:59,840 --> 00:29:01,640 Speaker 1: in the world that he is gonna ball out again. 599 00:29:03,400 --> 00:29:04,640 Speaker 1: I'm going with the same one. I don't care if 600 00:29:04,640 --> 00:29:07,040 Speaker 1: we're repeating ourselves, but this is this is a game. 601 00:29:07,080 --> 00:29:10,080 Speaker 1: You need points. And you know, I'm not saying you 602 00:29:10,080 --> 00:29:13,440 Speaker 1: need forty eight, but you just might. I mean because 603 00:29:13,480 --> 00:29:16,720 Speaker 1: if you scored forty if the Chiefs, if you replace 604 00:29:16,800 --> 00:29:19,160 Speaker 1: the Chiefs with the Steelers in that game this past week, 605 00:29:19,560 --> 00:29:21,520 Speaker 1: they might be the ones that can complete that kind 606 00:29:21,560 --> 00:29:24,080 Speaker 1: of comeback. That's what they have in their arsenal. They 607 00:29:24,080 --> 00:29:25,480 Speaker 1: did it, what was it a couple of years ago 608 00:29:25,520 --> 00:29:28,880 Speaker 1: against the Texans, I mean, and it looks so easy 609 00:29:28,960 --> 00:29:31,960 Speaker 1: to them, So you know that that kind of run 610 00:29:32,480 --> 00:29:34,240 Speaker 1: is in them at any point in the game, no 611 00:29:34,280 --> 00:29:36,840 Speaker 1: matter what kind of lead you build. So that means 612 00:29:37,080 --> 00:29:39,840 Speaker 1: you'd have to keep scoring. And the quarterback is the 613 00:29:39,840 --> 00:29:43,520 Speaker 1: one that helps you keep scoring points. So it's on 614 00:29:43,560 --> 00:29:46,600 Speaker 1: his shoulders and he's played fantastic football. I saw the 615 00:29:46,600 --> 00:29:49,120 Speaker 1: staff that's gone around the Bakers had a better PFF 616 00:29:49,240 --> 00:29:52,479 Speaker 1: rating than the Homes since since Week seven of the season, 617 00:29:52,760 --> 00:29:55,280 Speaker 1: very by a very small number. They're both playing at 618 00:29:55,280 --> 00:29:57,920 Speaker 1: a very good level. But you know, this may need 619 00:29:57,960 --> 00:30:01,880 Speaker 1: to be a reincarnation of the Red River rivalry shootout 620 00:30:01,920 --> 00:30:05,320 Speaker 1: that these guys or whatever it's called when Well Glomo 621 00:30:05,400 --> 00:30:07,880 Speaker 1: plays Texas Tech. I'm probably wrong with that, but you 622 00:30:07,920 --> 00:30:10,800 Speaker 1: know this, this has to be It could be that again. 623 00:30:10,840 --> 00:30:13,400 Speaker 1: I mean, this is gonna be a high scoring game, 624 00:30:13,720 --> 00:30:18,080 Speaker 1: I said Nathan. I wish I'm dreaming of that Falcon's 625 00:30:18,480 --> 00:30:21,200 Speaker 1: Chiefs score for this one. But odds are you're gonna 626 00:30:21,200 --> 00:30:23,520 Speaker 1: need to keep up with one of the best offenses 627 00:30:23,520 --> 00:30:26,840 Speaker 1: in NFL history. And that's just the challenge. And I 628 00:30:26,920 --> 00:30:28,959 Speaker 1: think the Browns are up for the challenge because they 629 00:30:29,040 --> 00:30:31,320 Speaker 1: they've certainly shown capable. They scored them with forty points 630 00:30:31,320 --> 00:30:33,600 Speaker 1: four times this season. They can do it again. By 631 00:30:33,640 --> 00:30:35,720 Speaker 1: the way, we can do it as well, which I love. 632 00:30:35,840 --> 00:30:38,479 Speaker 1: But I'll thank you back. Let's go back to Sunday 633 00:30:38,560 --> 00:30:42,120 Speaker 1: Night football. The Steelers score, It's thirty five twenty three 634 00:30:42,280 --> 00:30:44,600 Speaker 1: at this point. Right then we they get the ball. 635 00:30:44,720 --> 00:30:48,320 Speaker 1: They punt it to us at three, which they shouldn't 636 00:30:48,360 --> 00:30:53,400 Speaker 1: have done neither here nor there. Wonderful decision. It's five 637 00:30:53,440 --> 00:30:57,000 Speaker 1: minutes to think about punning. Two wonderful decision. We get 638 00:30:57,000 --> 00:31:00,080 Speaker 1: the ball at our twenty. We go eighty yards for 639 00:31:00,120 --> 00:31:02,400 Speaker 1: the touchdowns, obviously kept off by the unbelievable screen from 640 00:31:02,440 --> 00:31:05,920 Speaker 1: Baker to Nick Chubb. But here's looking inside. This says 641 00:31:05,920 --> 00:31:08,240 Speaker 1: everything you need to know about how this organization feels 642 00:31:08,240 --> 00:31:11,240 Speaker 1: about its quarterback Baker Mayfield. Five of the six plays 643 00:31:11,240 --> 00:31:14,320 Speaker 1: on that drive were passes. Five of the six. When 644 00:31:14,360 --> 00:31:17,520 Speaker 1: we needed it, they said, Bake, go do it, and 645 00:31:17,560 --> 00:31:23,680 Speaker 1: he said I will. Yeah, the Browns. It's weird. You 646 00:31:23,760 --> 00:31:27,600 Speaker 1: have experience with these massive leads in multiple occasions, and 647 00:31:27,800 --> 00:31:30,200 Speaker 1: it sure turns out the winning formula was to keep passing. 648 00:31:30,400 --> 00:31:32,200 Speaker 1: Because even in that game against the Cowboys, you ran 649 00:31:32,240 --> 00:31:35,320 Speaker 1: for three plus yards, you ran in some trouble when 650 00:31:35,320 --> 00:31:39,840 Speaker 1: you started running into some some eight man defensive lines. There. See, 651 00:31:40,160 --> 00:31:42,280 Speaker 1: you just gotta keep the foot on the gas, especially 652 00:31:42,280 --> 00:31:44,600 Speaker 1: against this team. And I think that's what they realized 653 00:31:45,160 --> 00:31:48,840 Speaker 1: in this game against the Steeler. You just gotta keep scoring. Yep, right, 654 00:31:49,240 --> 00:31:53,560 Speaker 1: good news, we have that ability indeed, and keep making 655 00:31:53,640 --> 00:31:57,000 Speaker 1: first ounce, you keep the ball. It is going to 656 00:31:57,040 --> 00:31:59,880 Speaker 1: be interesting to see how the week unfolds and as 657 00:32:00,000 --> 00:32:04,000 Speaker 1: we knock on wood, let's hope that everything is nice 658 00:32:04,000 --> 00:32:06,320 Speaker 1: and quiet and status quo and it's just a playoff 659 00:32:06,360 --> 00:32:10,480 Speaker 1: week and we're enjoying things. Last last last week's bp 660 00:32:10,600 --> 00:32:13,600 Speaker 1: A was quite a rewatch in in the midst of 661 00:32:13,600 --> 00:32:16,320 Speaker 1: what followed afterward. It was it was like a moment 662 00:32:16,360 --> 00:32:19,400 Speaker 1: in history. It was it was like a time capsules, 663 00:32:19,440 --> 00:32:21,600 Speaker 1: like we were we weren't hip to what was happening 664 00:32:21,760 --> 00:32:24,160 Speaker 1: on Wednesday morning when we recorded the b p A. 665 00:32:25,000 --> 00:32:28,680 Speaker 1: It was in a three hour span. The b p 666 00:32:28,880 --> 00:32:32,560 Speaker 1: A was very dated. It was like one of those 667 00:32:32,600 --> 00:32:35,920 Speaker 1: episodes give a when they tape Saturday and Live on Wednesday, 668 00:32:35,920 --> 00:32:39,120 Speaker 1: but crazy world events unfolded between the taping and the 669 00:32:39,160 --> 00:32:42,960 Speaker 1: actual airing of Saturday Night Live. I don't know what 670 00:32:43,000 --> 00:32:47,040 Speaker 1: you're talking about, not at all, not at all, all right, guys, 671 00:32:47,320 --> 00:32:50,080 Speaker 1: real quick now that you're taking a little victory lab. 672 00:32:51,000 --> 00:32:56,000 Speaker 1: Biggest takeaway from Super wild Card Weekend number one, I'm 673 00:32:56,040 --> 00:32:59,719 Speaker 1: gonna I'm starting. I love the extra team, I like 674 00:33:00,000 --> 00:33:04,520 Speaker 1: its games. Let's keep going enjoying it. That was awesome 675 00:33:04,560 --> 00:33:09,080 Speaker 1: This past weekend football Neirvada All that became the best 676 00:33:09,120 --> 00:33:12,800 Speaker 1: weekend of of the NFL season. My biggest takeaway was 677 00:33:12,800 --> 00:33:15,640 Speaker 1: was that that loved it and loved watching it, and 678 00:33:15,640 --> 00:33:18,320 Speaker 1: the other is I'd like to see and more NFL 679 00:33:18,360 --> 00:33:21,080 Speaker 1: games on Nickelodeon. I thought that was awesome for the 680 00:33:21,160 --> 00:33:23,239 Speaker 1: for the brief periods that I caught it, because I 681 00:33:23,320 --> 00:33:27,000 Speaker 1: was at that time driving to Pittsburgh, and so I 682 00:33:27,040 --> 00:33:29,200 Speaker 1: threw it on on my in the passenger seat on 683 00:33:29,240 --> 00:33:32,720 Speaker 1: my YouTube TV. And the game was wretched, and I 684 00:33:32,800 --> 00:33:34,800 Speaker 1: kept seeing all these tweets about what was going on 685 00:33:34,800 --> 00:33:38,480 Speaker 1: on Nickelodeon. So I threw it on, transferred to Nickelodeon 686 00:33:38,520 --> 00:33:41,480 Speaker 1: to watch the game. I don't like this is this 687 00:33:41,560 --> 00:33:43,720 Speaker 1: is great and you could tell me so great for kids, 688 00:33:43,720 --> 00:33:45,920 Speaker 1: and as the NFL, you know, you want to continue 689 00:33:45,920 --> 00:33:49,160 Speaker 1: to engage young, younger viewers. And I thought it was great. 690 00:33:49,320 --> 00:33:52,000 Speaker 1: And when you know, Chauncey Gardner Johnson, who is clearly 691 00:33:52,040 --> 00:33:54,480 Speaker 1: the best agitator in the National Football League, even to 692 00:33:54,560 --> 00:33:57,840 Speaker 1: his own team, just asked Michael Thomas when he that 693 00:33:57,920 --> 00:34:00,360 Speaker 1: all went down, They're like, you know, they should have 694 00:34:00,360 --> 00:34:02,960 Speaker 1: talked this out that, you know, it was just I 695 00:34:03,000 --> 00:34:05,400 Speaker 1: thought it was. It was really well done and it 696 00:34:05,480 --> 00:34:07,440 Speaker 1: was a lot of fun and I an Eagles son. 697 00:34:08,719 --> 00:34:10,680 Speaker 1: I know, and somebody said this on Twitter. I think 698 00:34:10,680 --> 00:34:12,120 Speaker 1: it was my plays that I realized this is how 699 00:34:12,160 --> 00:34:15,520 Speaker 1: genetics work. But it is incredible that he sounds exactly 700 00:34:15,520 --> 00:34:18,759 Speaker 1: like I an Eagle. Look, I think, wait a second, 701 00:34:18,840 --> 00:34:20,120 Speaker 1: is this I an Eagle calling the game? And then 702 00:34:20,120 --> 00:34:22,719 Speaker 1: they said his son, this is he's the voice of 703 00:34:22,719 --> 00:34:25,680 Speaker 1: the Clippers. If I if I believe in my mind, 704 00:34:25,840 --> 00:34:28,160 Speaker 1: I believe I an Eagle son is the voice of 705 00:34:28,160 --> 00:34:32,160 Speaker 1: the Clippers. Must be nice. Yeah, Ribbs, takeaway from you 706 00:34:32,239 --> 00:34:36,480 Speaker 1: from Super wild Card weekend. This is the Homer pick here, 707 00:34:36,520 --> 00:34:38,839 Speaker 1: but I think the Browns had the most impressive win 708 00:34:38,920 --> 00:34:41,640 Speaker 1: of the weekend. There's usually always kind of a statement 709 00:34:41,719 --> 00:34:44,480 Speaker 1: kind of victory in the first week of the playoffs, 710 00:34:44,520 --> 00:34:47,359 Speaker 1: that one that kind of gets your attention and you're like, wow, 711 00:34:47,400 --> 00:34:50,360 Speaker 1: that team really showed up. It was the Browns because 712 00:34:50,360 --> 00:34:52,040 Speaker 1: I think you you looked at some of the maybe 713 00:34:52,040 --> 00:34:55,600 Speaker 1: the heavy hitters, Buffalo didn't look as good as they've 714 00:34:55,600 --> 00:34:58,440 Speaker 1: been in the previous weeks. New Orleans kind of slogged 715 00:34:58,480 --> 00:35:02,440 Speaker 1: through their game against Chicago. Tampa made Ted Taylor Heineke 716 00:35:02,760 --> 00:35:06,680 Speaker 1: look like a legitimate NFL quarterback. I mean a lot 717 00:35:06,680 --> 00:35:08,960 Speaker 1: of just kind of teams going through the motions are 718 00:35:09,000 --> 00:35:11,719 Speaker 1: just doing just enough to win. The Browns are the 719 00:35:11,719 --> 00:35:14,000 Speaker 1: ones that made the statement this weekend, so it's it's 720 00:35:14,040 --> 00:35:16,759 Speaker 1: always tough to to to keep that same level for 721 00:35:16,760 --> 00:35:18,440 Speaker 1: the next week. But that's on the on the Browns do. 722 00:35:18,600 --> 00:35:20,880 Speaker 1: But the Browns in the final game of the weekend, 723 00:35:21,360 --> 00:35:23,680 Speaker 1: they were the most they delivered by far, the most 724 00:35:23,719 --> 00:35:26,400 Speaker 1: impressive win of a team out there, all right, So 725 00:35:26,480 --> 00:35:29,960 Speaker 1: that leads us to divisional weekend. Obviously, the Browns and 726 00:35:30,040 --> 00:35:34,319 Speaker 1: the Chiefs Sunday at three oh five, But on Saturday four, 727 00:35:35,719 --> 00:35:39,160 Speaker 1: Rams and Packers. I don't know who's playing quarterback for 728 00:35:39,200 --> 00:35:44,000 Speaker 1: the Rams Saturday night A fifteen Ravens Bills. A quick 729 00:35:44,040 --> 00:35:46,720 Speaker 1: thought from each of you on the Saturday games, Gripple, 730 00:35:46,760 --> 00:35:50,440 Speaker 1: I'll start with you. Uh. My personal take on Rams 731 00:35:50,440 --> 00:35:52,680 Speaker 1: Packers is that that to me, we've yet to have 732 00:35:52,680 --> 00:35:55,160 Speaker 1: a true blowout in the playoffs of our that that 733 00:35:55,239 --> 00:35:57,600 Speaker 1: to me is shaping up as as the one that 734 00:35:57,719 --> 00:36:01,240 Speaker 1: could could go awry quickly. I think the Rams survived 735 00:36:01,280 --> 00:36:03,920 Speaker 1: and did what they needed to beat the Seahawks, but 736 00:36:04,000 --> 00:36:07,040 Speaker 1: I think with Aaron Donald banged up questions at quarterback, 737 00:36:07,239 --> 00:36:10,839 Speaker 1: it's really cold in Green Bay. I just that that's 738 00:36:10,880 --> 00:36:12,120 Speaker 1: the one. If I have to pick a game that's 739 00:36:12,120 --> 00:36:14,520 Speaker 1: gonna get out of hand in a hurry, that's my pick. 740 00:36:16,600 --> 00:36:18,839 Speaker 1: That rams D is so good, though it does hinge. 741 00:36:18,880 --> 00:36:21,000 Speaker 1: I think you're right though on Aaron Donald, because they 742 00:36:21,120 --> 00:36:23,600 Speaker 1: they've stimied everybody. And if I was gonna add one 743 00:36:23,600 --> 00:36:25,719 Speaker 1: little quick takeaway from last week, it's just what's up 744 00:36:25,719 --> 00:36:28,040 Speaker 1: with Russ and the Seahawks offense. I mean, it is 745 00:36:28,440 --> 00:36:30,719 Speaker 1: insane how they fell off of a cliff, and it 746 00:36:30,760 --> 00:36:33,200 Speaker 1: reminds you just how long an NFL season is, and 747 00:36:33,239 --> 00:36:36,120 Speaker 1: he can't crown anybody after four weeks. But I think 748 00:36:36,160 --> 00:36:38,920 Speaker 1: that game, yes, obviously significantly favors of Packers. I think 749 00:36:38,920 --> 00:36:41,759 Speaker 1: that Saturday night game is is a main event type 750 00:36:41,760 --> 00:36:43,400 Speaker 1: of a game. The way that the Ravens are playing 751 00:36:43,480 --> 00:36:45,160 Speaker 1: right now, the way the Bills are playing right now, 752 00:36:45,400 --> 00:36:48,200 Speaker 1: those are two great teams. And I think the a 753 00:36:48,360 --> 00:36:52,680 Speaker 1: f C playoffs are so incredibly compelling right now. I 754 00:36:52,719 --> 00:36:55,600 Speaker 1: think you look at the NFC, you can write you 755 00:36:55,640 --> 00:36:58,080 Speaker 1: know Green Bay in and I know that people outside 756 00:36:58,080 --> 00:37:00,200 Speaker 1: of the Brown's world. And by the way, same people 757 00:37:00,200 --> 00:37:02,640 Speaker 1: who said we couldn't beat the Steelers are probably penciling 758 00:37:02,680 --> 00:37:05,319 Speaker 1: in the Chiefs in the Nancy Championship. But I think 759 00:37:05,640 --> 00:37:08,279 Speaker 1: if we've shown we can beat anybody and in the 760 00:37:08,320 --> 00:37:10,800 Speaker 1: a f C. I think these four games are just awesome. 761 00:37:10,840 --> 00:37:14,720 Speaker 1: But I think that Buffalo Baltimore game, much in many 762 00:37:14,719 --> 00:37:17,839 Speaker 1: ways like our blowout, was the statement. But I thought 763 00:37:17,880 --> 00:37:22,359 Speaker 1: the best Wild Card game was Titans Ravens. I mean 764 00:37:22,360 --> 00:37:26,120 Speaker 1: it was the most compelling, physical, intense game that had 765 00:37:26,200 --> 00:37:29,560 Speaker 1: that vibe to it. So I'm excited to see Bill's Ravens. 766 00:37:29,600 --> 00:37:34,359 Speaker 1: That should be a dandy Sunday night after we conclude 767 00:37:35,280 --> 00:37:40,200 Speaker 1: Tampa Bay, New Orleans. Two old guys playing quarterback. They're 768 00:37:40,200 --> 00:37:45,279 Speaker 1: all right, Brady Breeze promised to be a special night 769 00:37:45,800 --> 00:37:49,440 Speaker 1: in New Orleans. A girl, start with you. The Saints 770 00:37:49,440 --> 00:37:52,399 Speaker 1: don't impress me. I'm sorry. Maybe I'm just totally off 771 00:37:52,440 --> 00:37:55,040 Speaker 1: base on it, and they're gonna put together a good performance. 772 00:37:55,080 --> 00:37:58,239 Speaker 1: But for example, I cannot, under any circumstances see the 773 00:37:58,280 --> 00:38:01,560 Speaker 1: Saints go to Green A in that cold and win 774 00:38:01,640 --> 00:38:04,200 Speaker 1: a game. Their defense is excellent without it being like 775 00:38:04,200 --> 00:38:07,000 Speaker 1: a flukey a turnover here there or whatever. Breeze is 776 00:38:07,040 --> 00:38:09,239 Speaker 1: not the same player that he used to be, not 777 00:38:09,280 --> 00:38:11,960 Speaker 1: even close, and so they don't impress me very much. 778 00:38:11,960 --> 00:38:14,280 Speaker 1: They should have blown out a Bears team that literally 779 00:38:14,320 --> 00:38:16,439 Speaker 1: dropped their only chance at a touchdown in that game 780 00:38:16,680 --> 00:38:19,160 Speaker 1: before Jimmy Graham made that unbelieable catch that made the 781 00:38:19,360 --> 00:38:24,000 Speaker 1: game appear closer than it was. Um, I think the 782 00:38:24,000 --> 00:38:26,400 Speaker 1: Bucks are gonna beat him. I like, I like with 783 00:38:26,520 --> 00:38:29,480 Speaker 1: the getting Antonio bra I can still play. He can 784 00:38:29,520 --> 00:38:31,880 Speaker 1: still play. That was a huge addition, and in honor 785 00:38:31,920 --> 00:38:34,000 Speaker 1: of the Bucks and also due to it's incredibly close 786 00:38:34,040 --> 00:38:37,400 Speaker 1: proximity to our parking lot at Hines Field, I did 787 00:38:37,440 --> 00:38:40,800 Speaker 1: n'tbvibe some taco bell uh in honor of the Bucks, 788 00:38:40,840 --> 00:38:43,600 Speaker 1: and and it was it was a treat. I was living, 789 00:38:43,640 --> 00:38:46,640 Speaker 1: Moss Grahama, What do you think for Sunday Night? What 790 00:38:46,719 --> 00:38:50,200 Speaker 1: are you expecting to see? Yeah? I mean the Saints. 791 00:38:50,719 --> 00:38:53,680 Speaker 1: I am correct. They beat them twice during the regular season, correct, 792 00:38:53,880 --> 00:38:56,719 Speaker 1: And I never like having a team having to win 793 00:38:56,719 --> 00:38:59,960 Speaker 1: a third time. I just that that makes me uneasy 794 00:39:00,680 --> 00:39:04,480 Speaker 1: about that game. And I also agree with with Nathan 795 00:39:04,520 --> 00:39:07,480 Speaker 1: and that I think the Packers have a nice smooth 796 00:39:07,880 --> 00:39:10,120 Speaker 1: runaway to the super Bowl right now. But if I'm 797 00:39:10,120 --> 00:39:12,279 Speaker 1: picking a team that gives them a better game next round, 798 00:39:12,480 --> 00:39:16,200 Speaker 1: it's probably gonna be Tampa because I just think that, yeah, Saints. 799 00:39:16,280 --> 00:39:18,920 Speaker 1: The Saints are just They've got really good defense, and 800 00:39:19,000 --> 00:39:21,520 Speaker 1: I think they certainly they're built in a way to 801 00:39:21,600 --> 00:39:24,640 Speaker 1: give Tom Brady issues. So I still would not feel 802 00:39:24,640 --> 00:39:26,640 Speaker 1: comfortable picking Tampa to win this game, but I do 803 00:39:26,680 --> 00:39:30,839 Speaker 1: think Tampa gives provides the more compelling matchup the following week. 804 00:39:31,160 --> 00:39:33,239 Speaker 1: But I've been playing cold weather like that's what he's 805 00:39:33,239 --> 00:39:35,080 Speaker 1: done his entire career, So going to Green Bay, I 806 00:39:35,120 --> 00:39:37,080 Speaker 1: think is much different for him than it is for briefs. 807 00:39:37,080 --> 00:39:39,080 Speaker 1: Breez hasn't been good outdoors for a couple of years. 808 00:39:39,560 --> 00:39:41,640 Speaker 1: I mean, anybody plays fantasy football knows that. When you 809 00:39:41,640 --> 00:39:43,719 Speaker 1: see him on the road outdoors and any kind of 810 00:39:43,800 --> 00:39:45,879 Speaker 1: cold or win, you're like, yeah, maybe I'll pick somebody 811 00:39:45,920 --> 00:39:48,279 Speaker 1: up off the waiver wire. Saints defense, though it does 812 00:39:48,320 --> 00:39:51,040 Speaker 1: not get enough credit, though, that's a legit t one 813 00:39:51,080 --> 00:39:52,839 Speaker 1: the best defense in the league, and I think that's 814 00:39:52,880 --> 00:39:55,160 Speaker 1: that's why they I think they have a very good 815 00:39:55,239 --> 00:39:59,000 Speaker 1: chance to advance, but I don't like either team's chances 816 00:39:59,080 --> 00:40:02,960 Speaker 1: very much after this. All Right, that's a look around 817 00:40:03,040 --> 00:40:06,840 Speaker 1: the league as we get ready for the Divisional matchups. Guys. 818 00:40:07,480 --> 00:40:10,759 Speaker 1: Time to sit back. Yeah, not really, time to sit back. 819 00:40:10,880 --> 00:40:12,880 Speaker 1: We're gonna be working like crazy for you for the 820 00:40:12,960 --> 00:40:16,319 Speaker 1: next five days leading up to kick off at three 821 00:40:16,320 --> 00:40:19,239 Speaker 1: oh five on Sunday, GRIBs. What can we expect on 822 00:40:19,280 --> 00:40:22,200 Speaker 1: Cleveland Browns dot com this week? Oh, We've got a 823 00:40:22,280 --> 00:40:25,279 Speaker 1: big feature on our guys, Michael Dunn and Blake Hants, 824 00:40:25,360 --> 00:40:29,120 Speaker 1: who really defied all odds to not only be on 825 00:40:29,160 --> 00:40:31,279 Speaker 1: the field, but to play at an elite level on 826 00:40:31,280 --> 00:40:33,840 Speaker 1: on the on in that game on on Sunday. And 827 00:40:33,840 --> 00:40:37,319 Speaker 1: then we just got the normal, uh, comprehensive coverage that 828 00:40:37,360 --> 00:40:39,799 Speaker 1: you can always come to expect. So it's a it's 829 00:40:39,800 --> 00:40:42,800 Speaker 1: a big week. I I much enjoy writing about actual 830 00:40:42,800 --> 00:40:46,720 Speaker 1: football at this time year than than senior Bowl prospects. Yeah. Correct, 831 00:40:48,000 --> 00:40:50,799 Speaker 1: And I'm doing two minute drills every day to get 832 00:40:50,800 --> 00:40:54,480 Speaker 1: you ready. So Monday was an overview the Chiefs, Tuesday 833 00:40:54,560 --> 00:40:56,880 Speaker 1: was the Chief's offense. Today will be the Chiefs defense, 834 00:40:56,880 --> 00:40:59,160 Speaker 1: and we'll get into the matchups to watch and of 835 00:40:59,200 --> 00:41:01,279 Speaker 1: course the winning mix a k a. The Keys to 836 00:41:01,400 --> 00:41:04,560 Speaker 1: Victory on Friday, and we've got all kinds of Brown's 837 00:41:04,600 --> 00:41:07,200 Speaker 1: Live stuff going on, So stay tuned for for updates 838 00:41:07,200 --> 00:41:10,440 Speaker 1: on all of that. In addition, on the radio side, 839 00:41:10,800 --> 00:41:15,560 Speaker 1: Cleveland Brown's Daily every Day Yesterday a pretty great day. 840 00:41:15,640 --> 00:41:20,040 Speaker 1: Peter King, sam Monson joined us, Park Scessler is going 841 00:41:20,080 --> 00:41:25,520 Speaker 1: to join us on Wednesday a number. What's that I 842 00:41:25,640 --> 00:41:29,319 Speaker 1: eat today? I eat today exactly for those of you 843 00:41:29,360 --> 00:41:33,839 Speaker 1: that are paying attention, um but looking forward to that. 844 00:41:33,840 --> 00:41:35,840 Speaker 1: We also have The Brown's previous show Wednesday night, the 845 00:41:35,920 --> 00:41:41,280 Speaker 1: Kevin Stefanski Show Thursday night, another special playoff preview special 846 00:41:41,400 --> 00:41:44,120 Speaker 1: on Friday night on the radio network at seven o'clock, 847 00:41:44,600 --> 00:41:46,839 Speaker 1: and of course, the pregame shows comes your way at 848 00:41:46,920 --> 00:41:49,440 Speaker 1: eleven am on Sunday morning, taking you all the way 849 00:41:49,520 --> 00:41:52,400 Speaker 1: up to kick off at three oh five with Jim 850 00:41:52,480 --> 00:41:55,839 Speaker 1: Doug and the Z that stands for Zagura. You can 851 00:41:56,440 --> 00:41:59,520 Speaker 1: like and subscribe today to this podcast The Bus Podcast 852 00:41:59,560 --> 00:42:04,120 Speaker 1: available wherever you get your podcast downloaded today. For Andrew Gribble, 853 00:42:04,440 --> 00:42:08,400 Speaker 1: for Nathan Ziagura, for Jeff McDaniel, behind behind the scenes, 854 00:42:08,640 --> 00:42:13,160 Speaker 1: who was Awake. Finally, after a marathon weekend in Pittsburgh, 855 00:42:13,360 --> 00:42:16,080 Speaker 1: I'm Jason Gibbs. We're hoping to be back next week 856 00:42:16,120 --> 00:42:19,480 Speaker 1: to preview the a f C Championship. Knock on Wood 857 00:42:20,160 --> 00:42:24,239 Speaker 1: Thanks for watching, Thanks for listening to the best podcast available.