1 00:00:05,120 --> 00:00:09,160 Speaker 1: Welcome back to the Richard Sherman Podcast. Heading into week eleven, 2 00:00:09,440 --> 00:00:12,360 Speaker 1: it's been incredible. A lot of games, a lot of upsets, 3 00:00:12,400 --> 00:00:15,480 Speaker 1: a lot of a lot of things that you weren't expecting, 4 00:00:15,800 --> 00:00:19,240 Speaker 1: like Brian day Boll getting fired. Now, some Giants fans 5 00:00:19,280 --> 00:00:22,800 Speaker 1: may be like, hey, I was expecting this, but from 6 00:00:22,840 --> 00:00:25,000 Speaker 1: the outside looking in, I was not. I thought they 7 00:00:25,000 --> 00:00:29,080 Speaker 1: had found some stability at quarterback, some stability offensively. They 8 00:00:29,080 --> 00:00:33,040 Speaker 1: were really aggressive and attacking defensively, they started to build 9 00:00:33,120 --> 00:00:38,159 Speaker 1: winning habits. But some of these games they lost. The 10 00:00:38,200 --> 00:00:40,920 Speaker 1: double digit the four double digit leads that they had 11 00:00:41,000 --> 00:00:43,640 Speaker 1: that ended up being losses were always gonna be a 12 00:00:43,720 --> 00:00:46,519 Speaker 1: red herring and a red flag. But I thought they 13 00:00:46,520 --> 00:00:49,080 Speaker 1: would give day Ball another season, a full season with 14 00:00:49,200 --> 00:00:52,600 Speaker 1: Jackson dart Uh. He looks like the future of the franchise, 15 00:00:53,400 --> 00:00:56,600 Speaker 1: but they decided l Maur decided to move on from him, 16 00:00:57,480 --> 00:01:00,240 Speaker 1: and he says the past few seasons have been nothing 17 00:01:00,320 --> 00:01:03,280 Speaker 1: short of disappointing, and we have not met our expectations 18 00:01:03,280 --> 00:01:07,199 Speaker 1: for this franchise. That's what Mara and Steve Tish said 19 00:01:07,280 --> 00:01:10,399 Speaker 1: Monday in a joint statement. We understand in frustration of 20 00:01:10,440 --> 00:01:14,880 Speaker 1: our fans, and we work to deliver a significantly improved product. 21 00:01:16,240 --> 00:01:20,920 Speaker 1: So how does Joe Shane survive this? You can debate 22 00:01:21,840 --> 00:01:26,240 Speaker 1: Day Bowls firing and was it timely? Usually the Giants 23 00:01:26,240 --> 00:01:29,000 Speaker 1: don't do it in season, but they did. But I 24 00:01:29,040 --> 00:01:33,399 Speaker 1: don't understand how Joe Shane survives this. If you're firing 25 00:01:33,760 --> 00:01:36,559 Speaker 1: Day Bowl, then he has to go too. The guy 26 00:01:36,800 --> 00:01:40,480 Speaker 1: who allowed Saquon Barkley to walk out of the building 27 00:01:41,000 --> 00:01:45,720 Speaker 1: and go help a division opponent, a division rival, become 28 00:01:45,760 --> 00:01:49,320 Speaker 1: a Super Bowl champion. He walked out of the building 29 00:01:49,560 --> 00:01:53,520 Speaker 1: and became the offensive player of the year. The guy 30 00:01:53,560 --> 00:01:58,440 Speaker 1: who lets him go. That's a fire ball offense. And 31 00:01:58,480 --> 00:02:04,160 Speaker 1: then sure you found somebody solid at running back. Sure 32 00:02:04,560 --> 00:02:07,080 Speaker 1: I could, I could debate that, but he's not Saquon Barklay. 33 00:02:07,600 --> 00:02:10,320 Speaker 1: And Saquon's having not a little bit of a down 34 00:02:10,360 --> 00:02:13,400 Speaker 1: year this year, but he's still Saquon Barkley. And the 35 00:02:13,440 --> 00:02:16,600 Speaker 1: guy who drafted Evan Neil and Jalen Hyatt and and 36 00:02:16,600 --> 00:02:22,119 Speaker 1: and passed on Micah Parsons to draft Cadarius Tony, he suffves. 37 00:02:23,720 --> 00:02:26,840 Speaker 1: That's what I don't get about this. I don't I 38 00:02:27,160 --> 00:02:31,519 Speaker 1: wonder if mar is really evaluating this entire thing in totality, 39 00:02:31,919 --> 00:02:37,359 Speaker 1: because those are huge mistakes, glaring mistakes, letting, letting Saquon 40 00:02:38,160 --> 00:02:43,760 Speaker 1: walk and then having it on film about the process 41 00:02:43,760 --> 00:02:46,960 Speaker 1: that you went through, which was ridiculous and and and 42 00:02:46,960 --> 00:02:50,400 Speaker 1: and short sighted and saying, hey, we're gonna continue to 43 00:02:50,440 --> 00:02:54,720 Speaker 1: let this guy manage our franchise. You're not gonna improve. 44 00:02:54,960 --> 00:02:58,639 Speaker 1: You're not gonna improve. The same guy that wasn't so 45 00:02:58,680 --> 00:03:02,400 Speaker 1: sure about Jackson Dark and said, hey, Brian dabol this 46 00:03:02,520 --> 00:03:04,480 Speaker 1: is your pick. This is your guy, and Brian day 47 00:03:04,480 --> 00:03:06,320 Speaker 1: Boll said, yes, this is my guy. I'm putting my 48 00:03:06,400 --> 00:03:08,080 Speaker 1: neck on the line for him, and I want this 49 00:03:08,160 --> 00:03:12,919 Speaker 1: pick that guy. But now he's getting credit for Jackson Dark. 50 00:03:13,919 --> 00:03:18,280 Speaker 1: I colling me stupid because I don't get it. I 51 00:03:18,320 --> 00:03:21,280 Speaker 1: don't get how you expect to move forward and improve 52 00:03:21,720 --> 00:03:24,239 Speaker 1: when you're saying, hey, Brian day bol isn't the answer, 53 00:03:24,240 --> 00:03:27,399 Speaker 1: but Joe Shane is. He's not. He's not. And that's 54 00:03:27,440 --> 00:03:31,919 Speaker 1: clear if we judge by nothing else but him letting 55 00:03:31,960 --> 00:03:37,400 Speaker 1: Saquon Barkley, a franchise pillar for the New York Giants, 56 00:03:37,720 --> 00:03:39,880 Speaker 1: walk out the building. Then I don't know what else 57 00:03:39,880 --> 00:03:42,800 Speaker 1: to say, you guys, I really don't, because imagine if 58 00:03:42,800 --> 00:03:48,120 Speaker 1: you had Jackson dark Saquon Barkley. I'm maybe an elite 59 00:03:48,120 --> 00:03:51,160 Speaker 1: receiver or two, maybe Micah Parsons instead of Kadarius Tuney. 60 00:03:51,760 --> 00:03:55,080 Speaker 1: I don't know. Things may look a little different in 61 00:03:55,120 --> 00:03:59,080 Speaker 1: New York. But again, let Joe Shane keep his job 62 00:04:00,240 --> 00:04:02,800 Speaker 1: doesn't seem to make sense. I understand why you would 63 00:04:02,840 --> 00:04:05,240 Speaker 1: fire Day Bowl. The record is twenty and forty with 64 00:04:05,360 --> 00:04:09,000 Speaker 1: one tie. Hasn't had a winning season since his first 65 00:04:09,040 --> 00:04:11,280 Speaker 1: season where he won Coach of the Year. You can 66 00:04:11,480 --> 00:04:14,840 Speaker 1: justify that. I cannot see how you justify keeping Joe Shane. 67 00:04:15,040 --> 00:04:17,520 Speaker 1: But who am I? I'm just a humble servant. The 68 00:04:17,560 --> 00:04:21,640 Speaker 1: Philadelphia Eagles defeat the Green Bay Packers ten to seven. 69 00:04:21,880 --> 00:04:24,200 Speaker 1: What's up with these prime time ten to seven games? 70 00:04:24,360 --> 00:04:28,600 Speaker 1: Our game was ten to seven between between the Raiders 71 00:04:30,560 --> 00:04:33,240 Speaker 1: in the Broncos ten to seven, and then you got 72 00:04:33,240 --> 00:04:36,719 Speaker 1: the Eagles and the Packers ten to seven. I don't 73 00:04:36,720 --> 00:04:38,520 Speaker 1: get it. But great defense, I do. I'm pretty sure 74 00:04:38,520 --> 00:04:40,440 Speaker 1: a great defense, and there was some great defense played 75 00:04:40,440 --> 00:04:43,800 Speaker 1: in this game, multiple turnovers forced by the defense in 76 00:04:43,880 --> 00:04:49,280 Speaker 1: the red zone with teams going to score. But the 77 00:04:49,320 --> 00:04:53,320 Speaker 1: conversation and the questions in this game, our quarterback play 78 00:04:54,279 --> 00:04:59,839 Speaker 1: and you look at both offenses, and both offenses struggled modually. 79 00:05:01,560 --> 00:05:05,040 Speaker 1: Both defensive lines got after the quarterback, got after the 80 00:05:05,400 --> 00:05:10,960 Speaker 1: run game. They were stout. But building these teams and 81 00:05:11,000 --> 00:05:16,240 Speaker 1: paying these quarterbacks fifty plus million dollars and not expecting, 82 00:05:17,720 --> 00:05:22,599 Speaker 1: not even not expecting elite play from I think Jalen 83 00:05:22,640 --> 00:05:24,800 Speaker 1: Hursts played a good game. I thought his touchdown to 84 00:05:24,880 --> 00:05:30,040 Speaker 1: Devonte Smith was beautiful pinpoint pass dime. But he struggled 85 00:05:30,120 --> 00:05:32,560 Speaker 1: a lot of this game as well, and against a 86 00:05:32,600 --> 00:05:36,720 Speaker 1: good Packers defense, a good Packers front that put pressure 87 00:05:36,760 --> 00:05:39,719 Speaker 1: on him all day. He was under a toney drest. 88 00:05:41,080 --> 00:05:44,680 Speaker 1: But that's I just if a team ever allows me 89 00:05:44,760 --> 00:05:47,960 Speaker 1: to be part of decision making or or in somebody's 90 00:05:48,000 --> 00:05:50,560 Speaker 1: front office, and let's let you have GM shure. I'm 91 00:05:50,600 --> 00:05:53,680 Speaker 1: not paying a quarterback fifty million dollars unless he's a 92 00:05:53,680 --> 00:05:58,200 Speaker 1: difference maker. And there are only maybe five to six 93 00:05:58,360 --> 00:06:02,960 Speaker 1: difference makers in this league, and I always want to 94 00:06:03,000 --> 00:06:05,320 Speaker 1: say one or two of them are getting paid over 95 00:06:05,360 --> 00:06:08,440 Speaker 1: fifty million dollars. I think that's a difference maker. Whether 96 00:06:08,520 --> 00:06:11,320 Speaker 1: whatever you think of him, cool we can disagree. I 97 00:06:11,400 --> 00:06:13,760 Speaker 1: think Burrow is a difference maker. He's making fifty five 98 00:06:13,760 --> 00:06:17,719 Speaker 1: million justify. I think Josh Allen is a difference maker 99 00:06:18,040 --> 00:06:21,479 Speaker 1: making his money justified. I think Lamar is a difference 100 00:06:21,520 --> 00:06:26,159 Speaker 1: maker making his money justify. I think the Patrick Mahomes 101 00:06:26,279 --> 00:06:32,080 Speaker 1: difference maker, no question about it. Guys guys that take 102 00:06:32,120 --> 00:06:36,760 Speaker 1: their team to the next level. And then there's a 103 00:06:37,200 --> 00:06:42,279 Speaker 1: tier of guys that I think are good players potentially 104 00:06:42,720 --> 00:06:46,680 Speaker 1: get into the realm of great players. And that's Jalen Hurts, 105 00:06:47,080 --> 00:06:54,480 Speaker 1: that's that's Justin Herbert, that's they go through this list. 106 00:06:55,480 --> 00:06:58,520 Speaker 1: I think CJ. Stroud, especially with you know he's got 107 00:06:58,600 --> 00:07:00,960 Speaker 1: to come down to earth this year. Jay Daniel can 108 00:07:00,960 --> 00:07:05,760 Speaker 1: be put in that category. I think brock Perty's in 109 00:07:05,800 --> 00:07:07,880 Speaker 1: that category. He's been injured this year, so we haven't 110 00:07:07,880 --> 00:07:12,080 Speaker 1: seen a lot of them. But Baker Mayfield, Baker Mayfield 111 00:07:12,120 --> 00:07:15,720 Speaker 1: for sure is in that category. Stafford Stafford is I'd 112 00:07:15,760 --> 00:07:18,000 Speaker 1: put him in the elite category and saying if he 113 00:07:18,040 --> 00:07:20,920 Speaker 1: got fifty million dollars, he'd be damn worth it. I 114 00:07:20,920 --> 00:07:25,600 Speaker 1: think Drake may is starting to flirt with that conversation 115 00:07:25,720 --> 00:07:30,080 Speaker 1: of elite difference maker, but we don't have enough yet 116 00:07:30,200 --> 00:07:33,840 Speaker 1: to really give him that. I think Jordan Love can 117 00:07:33,880 --> 00:07:39,680 Speaker 1: be good and rarely flirts with the elite, and I 118 00:07:39,720 --> 00:07:41,920 Speaker 1: think the Green Bay Packers got stuck in a situation 119 00:07:41,960 --> 00:07:43,440 Speaker 1: where they felt like they had to pay him top 120 00:07:43,440 --> 00:07:46,280 Speaker 1: money or he's gonna walk. But I don't think everybody 121 00:07:46,320 --> 00:07:48,400 Speaker 1: in the league would have been lining up to go 122 00:07:48,480 --> 00:07:50,520 Speaker 1: after Jordan Love like they think. And I think franchise 123 00:07:50,560 --> 00:07:53,760 Speaker 1: and it might have been a better option. But who 124 00:07:53,760 --> 00:07:55,800 Speaker 1: am I? Who am I? It is what it is. 125 00:07:57,120 --> 00:08:00,440 Speaker 1: I think at the end of the day, At the 126 00:08:00,520 --> 00:08:04,480 Speaker 1: end of the day, you have to understand that when 127 00:08:04,520 --> 00:08:06,600 Speaker 1: you play pay a quarterback that kind of money, the 128 00:08:06,680 --> 00:08:10,840 Speaker 1: expectations high, the criticism is high. And for the Green 129 00:08:10,880 --> 00:08:14,400 Speaker 1: Bay Packers, I've said this already. You're only going as 130 00:08:14,480 --> 00:08:18,640 Speaker 1: far as your quarterback will take you. So doesn't matter 131 00:08:18,680 --> 00:08:22,679 Speaker 1: if your defense holds the reigning world champions to ten points, 132 00:08:23,080 --> 00:08:27,360 Speaker 1: if you can only score seven. And Josh Jacobs had 133 00:08:27,400 --> 00:08:28,800 Speaker 1: made a mistake in the game, made a couple of 134 00:08:28,840 --> 00:08:31,720 Speaker 1: mistakes in the game, and he's your bell cow. He 135 00:08:31,800 --> 00:08:33,680 Speaker 1: scored a touchdown, but he had the fumble at the 136 00:08:33,800 --> 00:08:36,800 Speaker 1: end on the fourth down. He went the wrong way 137 00:08:36,840 --> 00:08:39,480 Speaker 1: on a critical third down, looking over his inside shoulder 138 00:08:39,520 --> 00:08:44,000 Speaker 1: and instead of just going left and doing a normal 139 00:08:44,160 --> 00:08:48,560 Speaker 1: checkdown option to the left and Jordan Love threw it 140 00:08:48,559 --> 00:08:50,720 Speaker 1: to where he thought he was going and he wasn't there. 141 00:08:52,840 --> 00:08:58,600 Speaker 1: But there are people fans of the Green Bay Packers 142 00:08:58,679 --> 00:09:03,920 Speaker 1: that are calling for Matt Lafloor's job. I just gotta 143 00:09:03,960 --> 00:09:08,280 Speaker 1: think that's insane. I gotta think that's insane. And yes, 144 00:09:08,559 --> 00:09:11,480 Speaker 1: is he above criticism? Nobody? No, No, he's not. He 145 00:09:11,520 --> 00:09:15,120 Speaker 1: can be criticized. Was the play calling spectacular throughout this game? No? 146 00:09:15,559 --> 00:09:17,720 Speaker 1: They ran the ball probably more than they should have. 147 00:09:18,400 --> 00:09:22,200 Speaker 1: The Eagles defensive line had answers, they were stout, Nikobe 148 00:09:22,240 --> 00:09:24,959 Speaker 1: Dean was running through They probably should have win a 149 00:09:25,000 --> 00:09:30,080 Speaker 1: different direction. But to say you want the head coach fire, 150 00:09:30,360 --> 00:09:33,680 Speaker 1: that same head coach has taken you to numerous NFC 151 00:09:33,760 --> 00:09:37,920 Speaker 1: championship games, immense success. The winning record speaks for itself. 152 00:09:37,920 --> 00:09:40,160 Speaker 1: I keep hearing you know, ten wins, ten wins every 153 00:09:40,160 --> 00:09:45,400 Speaker 1: single year for the Green Bay Packers, and you thinking, hey, 154 00:09:45,440 --> 00:09:48,680 Speaker 1: if we got rid of Lafloor, things would improve, they 155 00:09:48,720 --> 00:09:52,640 Speaker 1: would improve. You've lost your mind. You have went outside 156 00:09:52,640 --> 00:09:56,520 Speaker 1: your mind. Is he perfect? No? No, perfect, No coordinator, 157 00:09:56,920 --> 00:10:00,240 Speaker 1: no coach. Is Kyle Shannan's a great coach? Is he perfect? No? 158 00:10:00,520 --> 00:10:04,400 Speaker 1: Mike McDonald is having a phenomenal season with the Seattle Seahawks. 159 00:10:04,440 --> 00:10:07,920 Speaker 1: Is he perfect? No? Andy Reid has been to five 160 00:10:07,960 --> 00:10:12,040 Speaker 1: and the last six Super Bowls? Is he perfect? No? 161 00:10:12,040 --> 00:10:15,280 Speaker 1: Nobody is. Can they all be better? Can they all? 162 00:10:15,360 --> 00:10:20,280 Speaker 1: Are they above criticism? Nobody is so saying, hey, Matt 163 00:10:20,320 --> 00:10:22,800 Speaker 1: laflour be more creative with the run game. That's a 164 00:10:22,840 --> 00:10:28,320 Speaker 1: fair assessment. That's a fair evaluation and criticism. But to say, hey, 165 00:10:28,679 --> 00:10:33,360 Speaker 1: Matt Lafloor is somehow letting this quarterback down, letting Jordan 166 00:10:33,440 --> 00:10:39,000 Speaker 1: Love down, that's an asenine statement. That's an asonine thought process, 167 00:10:39,400 --> 00:10:43,200 Speaker 1: because I would say the reason Jordan Love has been 168 00:10:43,200 --> 00:10:46,240 Speaker 1: as successful as he is, and the reason he's had 169 00:10:46,280 --> 00:10:49,719 Speaker 1: the success and gotten open receivers. Every time you look 170 00:10:49,800 --> 00:10:53,560 Speaker 1: up and see Jordan Love drop back, hit that back 171 00:10:53,559 --> 00:10:56,920 Speaker 1: foot loft, the pretty pass long down the field to 172 00:10:56,960 --> 00:11:00,960 Speaker 1: a wide open receiver, understand that was schemed. I've heard 173 00:11:00,960 --> 00:11:04,040 Speaker 1: Green Day Factors fans say we got really good receivers, 174 00:11:04,040 --> 00:11:07,040 Speaker 1: but we have nobody great. They're not bad, but they're 175 00:11:07,040 --> 00:11:09,000 Speaker 1: not great. So if you're saying that's the case, these 176 00:11:09,400 --> 00:11:12,240 Speaker 1: are good receivers, I think Christian Watson farts with great 177 00:11:12,280 --> 00:11:15,280 Speaker 1: sometimes that incredible speed. He has to stay healthy to 178 00:11:15,320 --> 00:11:19,920 Speaker 1: really showcase, and he needs more targets. But I think 179 00:11:21,760 --> 00:11:26,720 Speaker 1: the reason Jordan Love has the success he has is 180 00:11:26,760 --> 00:11:31,199 Speaker 1: because Lafleur makes it easy for him. And what Lafleur 181 00:11:31,400 --> 00:11:34,000 Speaker 1: understands is that in order to make it easy for 182 00:11:34,200 --> 00:11:38,120 Speaker 1: Jordan Love, you have to run the football and you 183 00:11:38,200 --> 00:11:41,079 Speaker 1: have to be committed to run in the football. Now, 184 00:11:42,160 --> 00:11:44,880 Speaker 1: regardless of how committed you are, how committed you want 185 00:11:44,880 --> 00:11:47,400 Speaker 1: to be, if the offensive line cannot block them, it's 186 00:11:47,400 --> 00:11:49,319 Speaker 1: not gonna look great. And they could not block the 187 00:11:49,320 --> 00:11:51,800 Speaker 1: Philadelphia Eagles, that was clear. That was a parent. But 188 00:11:51,840 --> 00:11:53,480 Speaker 1: that does not mean you go away from the run 189 00:11:53,520 --> 00:11:56,400 Speaker 1: game because when you do that, you put your quarterback 190 00:11:56,400 --> 00:11:58,720 Speaker 1: in danger, you put your offensive game plan in danger. 191 00:11:58,880 --> 00:12:01,520 Speaker 1: You even put your defense in danger because you can't 192 00:12:01,720 --> 00:12:04,520 Speaker 1: run the clock, you can't stay on the field long enough, 193 00:12:04,559 --> 00:12:06,800 Speaker 1: you can't give them a break. So that's part of 194 00:12:06,840 --> 00:12:10,800 Speaker 1: the strategy. That's why great run game is a part 195 00:12:10,880 --> 00:12:14,480 Speaker 1: of every plan of a Super Bowl champion. Every Super 196 00:12:14,480 --> 00:12:16,719 Speaker 1: Bowl champion just about it, and I'm sure you can 197 00:12:16,720 --> 00:12:19,840 Speaker 1: find exceptions. Has found a way at times to be 198 00:12:19,880 --> 00:12:22,360 Speaker 1: able to lean on their run game. To get them through. 199 00:12:22,720 --> 00:12:25,559 Speaker 1: Not that they don't have excellent passers, they have to 200 00:12:25,600 --> 00:12:28,800 Speaker 1: have them. And not to say those run games succeed 201 00:12:28,880 --> 00:12:31,720 Speaker 1: during in the actual super Bowl, but to get there, 202 00:12:31,880 --> 00:12:34,160 Speaker 1: that has to be a big part of it. That's 203 00:12:34,200 --> 00:12:35,640 Speaker 1: part of the plan, that has to be part of 204 00:12:35,679 --> 00:12:41,880 Speaker 1: the defensive preparation, etc. Etc. So sure he can be criticized, 205 00:12:41,880 --> 00:12:44,280 Speaker 1: but to say he needs to be fired is silly. 206 00:12:44,559 --> 00:12:47,840 Speaker 1: And I think people don't understand that their success is married. 207 00:12:48,920 --> 00:12:52,240 Speaker 1: Their success is married. I don't know if Jordan Love 208 00:12:52,320 --> 00:12:54,640 Speaker 1: is as successful as he is without Matt Lafleur. And 209 00:12:55,400 --> 00:12:57,480 Speaker 1: I've seen Matt Lafloor be successful, but he had a 210 00:12:57,480 --> 00:13:00,800 Speaker 1: Hall Fame quarterback before, and he went to multiple championship 211 00:13:00,920 --> 00:13:03,920 Speaker 1: games with Aaron Rodgers, and Aaron Rodgers won two MVPs, 212 00:13:04,120 --> 00:13:09,040 Speaker 1: so they were successful together. He's successful with Jordan Love. 213 00:13:09,360 --> 00:13:11,920 Speaker 1: We have never seen Jordan Love since without Matt Lafleoyd, 214 00:13:12,000 --> 00:13:13,520 Speaker 1: So I don't know if he will be successful or not. 215 00:13:13,840 --> 00:13:15,520 Speaker 1: But it's the same way I feel about to a 216 00:13:15,559 --> 00:13:19,920 Speaker 1: tongue of Iloa and Mike McDaniel. I think they're married. 217 00:13:20,120 --> 00:13:23,640 Speaker 1: I think they're a package deal. You get rid of 218 00:13:23,800 --> 00:13:26,040 Speaker 1: Mike McDaniel and the only difference is we've seen to 219 00:13:26,080 --> 00:13:28,880 Speaker 1: a tongue of iloa without Mike McDaniels. We saw him 220 00:13:28,920 --> 00:13:31,080 Speaker 1: with Brian floor Is, he was not the player he 221 00:13:31,160 --> 00:13:33,720 Speaker 1: is right now. In short, you develop, you get better, 222 00:13:33,800 --> 00:13:37,240 Speaker 1: you improve, you learn, you you develop and you learn 223 00:13:37,280 --> 00:13:41,400 Speaker 1: the process more. But I think Mike McDaniel has unlocked 224 00:13:41,440 --> 00:13:43,760 Speaker 1: to a tongue of iloa and the best version of him. 225 00:13:43,800 --> 00:13:46,360 Speaker 1: Sure he's not having the greatest season this year, having 226 00:13:46,400 --> 00:13:49,120 Speaker 1: a down year, but if you take Mike McDaniel away, 227 00:13:49,160 --> 00:13:50,839 Speaker 1: I think to a tongue of Iloa isn't the kind 228 00:13:50,880 --> 00:13:53,480 Speaker 1: of player that can play for any coordinator, any coach. 229 00:13:53,600 --> 00:13:55,640 Speaker 1: I don't think he can have success with anybody. I 230 00:13:55,640 --> 00:13:59,360 Speaker 1: think there needs to be a system around him that 231 00:13:59,520 --> 00:14:02,640 Speaker 1: support his strengths, that plays to his strengths and allows 232 00:14:02,720 --> 00:14:05,160 Speaker 1: him to process the way he processed, to play with 233 00:14:05,280 --> 00:14:09,199 Speaker 1: anticipation and timing like he does. And I'm sure that's 234 00:14:09,200 --> 00:14:12,240 Speaker 1: true for every quarterback, but there are some quarterbacks that 235 00:14:12,280 --> 00:14:15,120 Speaker 1: can overcome that. But I just don't like the notion 236 00:14:15,480 --> 00:14:19,480 Speaker 1: that Matt Lafleur needs to be fired to allow the 237 00:14:19,480 --> 00:14:21,800 Speaker 1: Green Bay Packers to take to take the next step 238 00:14:22,960 --> 00:14:25,040 Speaker 1: just not true and that's not realistic, and that's not 239 00:14:25,360 --> 00:14:28,880 Speaker 1: real but a huge win for the Philadelphia Eagles. That 240 00:14:28,920 --> 00:14:32,040 Speaker 1: defense looks like he's finding its way. They had three 241 00:14:32,080 --> 00:14:35,280 Speaker 1: sacks in his game, held the Packers to two hundred 242 00:14:35,280 --> 00:14:38,320 Speaker 1: and sixty one yards in a season low, seven points 243 00:14:38,360 --> 00:14:41,360 Speaker 1: and nine drives. They have more drives than they had points. 244 00:14:41,520 --> 00:14:44,400 Speaker 1: They had that fumble recovery which was a great, big 245 00:14:44,440 --> 00:14:47,400 Speaker 1: time play in this game that took points off the board, 246 00:14:47,680 --> 00:14:50,720 Speaker 1: took even a potential field goal off the board, and 247 00:14:50,880 --> 00:14:53,160 Speaker 1: what ended up being a three score game, I mean 248 00:14:53,240 --> 00:14:57,400 Speaker 1: three point game. That was huge. Give them a lot 249 00:14:57,440 --> 00:14:59,520 Speaker 1: of credit. Give Vic Fangil a lot of credit because 250 00:14:59,760 --> 00:15:01,920 Speaker 1: I I told people this, when you have teams that 251 00:15:01,960 --> 00:15:04,880 Speaker 1: you've played against in the playoffs, you have an immense 252 00:15:05,240 --> 00:15:08,280 Speaker 1: preparation for him. You have a longer than usual preparation. 253 00:15:08,400 --> 00:15:10,040 Speaker 1: You know them like the back of your hands. You 254 00:15:10,160 --> 00:15:14,760 Speaker 1: studied sixteen seventeen games of film to understand that team. 255 00:15:15,120 --> 00:15:17,640 Speaker 1: So when you see him again the next season, it's 256 00:15:17,680 --> 00:15:19,880 Speaker 1: not that much different unless the coach has been fired 257 00:15:20,000 --> 00:15:22,760 Speaker 1: or and usually coach playoff teams. Coaches aren't getting fired, 258 00:15:22,920 --> 00:15:27,200 Speaker 1: so you know them fundamentally. And that's what you saw today. 259 00:15:27,520 --> 00:15:31,240 Speaker 1: And I think a part of Matt Lafleur's strategy was, Hey, 260 00:15:31,400 --> 00:15:34,360 Speaker 1: I saw Jordan Love throw three interceptions last year and 261 00:15:34,400 --> 00:15:37,240 Speaker 1: a loss to the Philadelphia Eagles in the wildcard. I'm 262 00:15:37,280 --> 00:15:40,040 Speaker 1: not going to put him in that position again. When 263 00:15:40,080 --> 00:15:45,280 Speaker 1: we have our opportunities versus the coverage, versus favorable coverage, 264 00:15:45,440 --> 00:15:47,440 Speaker 1: we're going to go for it. And they did. There 265 00:15:47,440 --> 00:15:49,760 Speaker 1: were a couple of drops, there were a couple big 266 00:15:49,800 --> 00:15:53,760 Speaker 1: plays that were negated by penalties. There was obviously the 267 00:15:53,840 --> 00:15:57,160 Speaker 1: Josh Jacobs go in the wrong direction. Sure, no question 268 00:15:57,240 --> 00:16:00,800 Speaker 1: about it. But you gotta overcome it, and that's what 269 00:16:00,840 --> 00:16:03,560 Speaker 1: you're paid to do. I'm sorry, that's it. We're in 270 00:16:03,600 --> 00:16:06,720 Speaker 1: the world where you can't criticize anybody. Hey, you know, all, 271 00:16:06,840 --> 00:16:10,360 Speaker 1: poor poor guy. He needs the circumstances to be better. No, 272 00:16:11,280 --> 00:16:14,720 Speaker 1: they were perfect. If he was a rookie on a 273 00:16:14,760 --> 00:16:17,200 Speaker 1: rookie deal, you'd say, Hey, he's just a rookie on 274 00:16:17,200 --> 00:16:20,160 Speaker 1: a rookie deal. Like man, the guys around him have 275 00:16:20,280 --> 00:16:23,640 Speaker 1: to do better. But when you get that money, the 276 00:16:23,760 --> 00:16:26,600 Speaker 1: blame shifts. I'm sorry. That's just the way it is. 277 00:16:26,920 --> 00:16:30,400 Speaker 1: Things will never be the same. That's just the way 278 00:16:30,440 --> 00:16:35,880 Speaker 1: it is. Oh yeah, you know type stuff. You gotta 279 00:16:35,960 --> 00:16:39,920 Speaker 1: understand that Green Bay Packers fans Philadelphia Eagles fans, this 280 00:16:40,120 --> 00:16:42,800 Speaker 1: was a good win. I know. Philadelphia Eagles fans are 281 00:16:42,800 --> 00:16:45,720 Speaker 1: mad about winning losing mad when they win the Super 282 00:16:45,760 --> 00:16:47,560 Speaker 1: Bowl if it ain't the way they thought it should 283 00:16:47,560 --> 00:16:49,280 Speaker 1: have been. They were calling for their coach to be 284 00:16:49,320 --> 00:16:51,640 Speaker 1: fired in the year that they won the Super Bowl. 285 00:16:51,680 --> 00:16:54,200 Speaker 1: So let's you guys are just as angry as anybody. 286 00:16:54,200 --> 00:16:57,840 Speaker 1: I'm sure this win didn't feel great, but they won 287 00:16:58,000 --> 00:17:03,880 Speaker 1: ugly against a really talented Super Bowl contending team on 288 00:17:03,920 --> 00:17:07,640 Speaker 1: the road. That's a big win. Now, the concerns about 289 00:17:07,720 --> 00:17:13,119 Speaker 1: Jalen Hurts continue. They continue fifteen for twenty six in 290 00:17:13,160 --> 00:17:16,840 Speaker 1: a touchdown that's going to leave some criticism. This game 291 00:17:16,840 --> 00:17:19,000 Speaker 1: could have easily been lost. The Green Bay Packers could 292 00:17:19,000 --> 00:17:21,480 Speaker 1: have easily beat the Philadelphia Eagles and nobody would have 293 00:17:21,480 --> 00:17:24,520 Speaker 1: bettered an eyelash at it. My guy, Keishawn Nixon made 294 00:17:24,520 --> 00:17:27,199 Speaker 1: a huge play for the Green Bay Packers, forcing a 295 00:17:27,240 --> 00:17:29,480 Speaker 1: fumble on Jalen Hurts, a mistake he cannot have in 296 00:17:29,520 --> 00:17:33,000 Speaker 1: a game like this, and that gave them a chance. Again. 297 00:17:33,080 --> 00:17:36,320 Speaker 1: Took points off the board for the Philadelphia Eagles, but 298 00:17:37,119 --> 00:17:41,879 Speaker 1: they won. They won. They're seven and two at the 299 00:17:41,880 --> 00:17:44,000 Speaker 1: top of the NFC. I mean, the Rams got a 300 00:17:44,040 --> 00:17:46,720 Speaker 1: case that the Seattle Seahawks, but they're in a race 301 00:17:47,000 --> 00:17:51,120 Speaker 1: for the top of the NFC and you gotta feel 302 00:17:51,119 --> 00:17:53,880 Speaker 1: good about them. They Eagles have another big NFC test 303 00:17:54,000 --> 00:17:56,440 Speaker 1: next week against the Detroit Lions. That'll be a fun 304 00:17:56,520 --> 00:17:58,879 Speaker 1: contest that the Lions have kind of been up and down, 305 00:17:59,760 --> 00:18:02,639 Speaker 1: but that'll be a good battle of two good offensive lines. 306 00:18:03,720 --> 00:18:06,760 Speaker 1: I think the Eagles defense has the advantage on that 307 00:18:06,800 --> 00:18:10,240 Speaker 1: side of the football. I don't think the Detroit Lions 308 00:18:10,280 --> 00:18:12,919 Speaker 1: are as talented defensively as the Philadelphia Eagles, but I 309 00:18:12,920 --> 00:18:15,679 Speaker 1: think they have all the weapons offensively to have a 310 00:18:15,720 --> 00:18:19,080 Speaker 1: big game. The Packers have the Giants. That should be 311 00:18:19,119 --> 00:18:22,120 Speaker 1: a win for them, especially with Jackson Dart potentially out 312 00:18:22,119 --> 00:18:24,240 Speaker 1: with that concussion. They just fired their coach, but you 313 00:18:24,320 --> 00:18:26,480 Speaker 1: gotta be careful in those games. Those are trap games 314 00:18:26,720 --> 00:18:28,880 Speaker 1: where a team just fired their coach and now they 315 00:18:28,880 --> 00:18:33,240 Speaker 1: play with this crazy enthusiasm for one week and crazy energy, 316 00:18:33,520 --> 00:18:35,480 Speaker 1: and then they mess around and get a win, or 317 00:18:35,720 --> 00:18:37,840 Speaker 1: like the New York Jets when they traded away all 318 00:18:37,880 --> 00:18:40,040 Speaker 1: their players and then they play super hard and get 319 00:18:40,040 --> 00:18:43,480 Speaker 1: a win that you're not expecting them to get. But again, 320 00:18:43,560 --> 00:18:48,280 Speaker 1: this was a fun game to watch. The trend continues 321 00:18:48,359 --> 00:18:51,040 Speaker 1: and the concern continues for the Green Bay Packers. The 322 00:18:51,119 --> 00:18:55,000 Speaker 1: wins look fantastic, but in these losses the defense has 323 00:18:55,040 --> 00:19:05,080 Speaker 1: given up I think sixteen sixteen, seven and thirteen sixteen 324 00:19:06,720 --> 00:19:12,240 Speaker 1: against the Carolina Panthers, thirteen against the Cleveland Brown's, seven 325 00:19:12,359 --> 00:19:19,080 Speaker 1: to the I mean ten to the Philadelphia Eagles. If 326 00:19:19,119 --> 00:19:21,600 Speaker 1: you're Jeff Haffley, you feel great about that. You feel 327 00:19:21,600 --> 00:19:24,760 Speaker 1: great about about holding the Philadelphia Eagles to ten points. 328 00:19:25,880 --> 00:19:29,199 Speaker 1: If you're Matt Laflor, you feel frustrated about what this 329 00:19:29,320 --> 00:19:32,320 Speaker 1: offense is doing. And it starts up front, but the 330 00:19:32,400 --> 00:19:35,760 Speaker 1: criticism is obviously trickling down to the head coach. You 331 00:19:35,800 --> 00:19:38,800 Speaker 1: gotta get it fixed. Hopefully they get it fixed. Now 332 00:19:39,560 --> 00:19:43,840 Speaker 1: to the question everybody's been wanting to answer, Richard, what 333 00:19:43,960 --> 00:19:46,840 Speaker 1: are your power rankings gonna be this week? Well, I 334 00:19:46,880 --> 00:19:49,920 Speaker 1: can guarantee you my number one spot is gonna stay 335 00:19:50,000 --> 00:19:53,600 Speaker 1: the exact same. The Seattle Seahawks will be the number 336 00:19:53,600 --> 00:19:57,040 Speaker 1: one spot this week in my power rankings, deservedly so. 337 00:19:57,680 --> 00:20:01,000 Speaker 1: Most complete team on both sides of the football discipline, 338 00:20:01,080 --> 00:20:03,800 Speaker 1: special teams also making an impact, and they just got 339 00:20:04,000 --> 00:20:07,800 Speaker 1: even better with a speedster in Rashid Shaheed. He's gonna 340 00:20:07,800 --> 00:20:09,879 Speaker 1: make impact not only on the offensive side of the 341 00:20:09,880 --> 00:20:12,520 Speaker 1: ball in the run game, but as a deep threat 342 00:20:12,520 --> 00:20:14,920 Speaker 1: in the pass game, opening things up for Jackson, Smith 343 00:20:14,960 --> 00:20:17,760 Speaker 1: and jigbut opening things up for this running game who 344 00:20:17,840 --> 00:20:20,600 Speaker 1: had their best game of the season this week versus 345 00:20:20,640 --> 00:20:25,040 Speaker 1: Arizona Cardinals, and also in the special teams. He's gonna 346 00:20:25,040 --> 00:20:27,040 Speaker 1: be a putt returner and kick returner and if you 347 00:20:27,040 --> 00:20:29,919 Speaker 1: give him a lane, it's over. Nobody's catching him. I 348 00:20:29,960 --> 00:20:32,280 Speaker 1: can't wait to see how they use him next week 349 00:20:32,320 --> 00:20:35,840 Speaker 1: against the La Rams. That's gonna be a battle of 350 00:20:35,920 --> 00:20:38,800 Speaker 1: two teams in my top five in the Power rankers, 351 00:20:38,840 --> 00:20:42,359 Speaker 1: because the Rams are gonna move on up from number 352 00:20:42,440 --> 00:20:46,400 Speaker 1: five to number three. I gotta move them to number three, 353 00:20:46,440 --> 00:20:48,480 Speaker 1: not number two, because number two is going to the 354 00:20:48,480 --> 00:20:52,080 Speaker 1: Philadelphia Eagles. With that huge win versus the Green Bay 355 00:20:52,119 --> 00:20:55,840 Speaker 1: Packers in Lambeau, that defense is playing lights out. They 356 00:20:55,840 --> 00:20:59,320 Speaker 1: played an incredible game against Jordan Love and Josh Jacobs 357 00:20:59,320 --> 00:21:03,280 Speaker 1: in this offense. They deserve a ton of credit. So 358 00:21:03,320 --> 00:21:06,640 Speaker 1: their number two Philadelphia Eagles fans in my Power rankings. 359 00:21:07,040 --> 00:21:10,000 Speaker 1: If you feel like I'm in NFC centric and I'm 360 00:21:10,160 --> 00:21:14,000 Speaker 1: NFC biased, You're right I am. I like to watch 361 00:21:14,040 --> 00:21:17,280 Speaker 1: the NFC, and I don't think an AFC team is 362 00:21:17,280 --> 00:21:20,840 Speaker 1: better than the NFC right now. The Patriots have a case, 363 00:21:21,320 --> 00:21:25,880 Speaker 1: the Colts have a case, the Broncos could have a case. 364 00:21:25,920 --> 00:21:29,440 Speaker 1: But all those teams, I'm afraid to tell you, are 365 00:21:29,440 --> 00:21:32,880 Speaker 1: pretty flawed and head to head matchup. The seahawksy beat 366 00:21:33,320 --> 00:21:35,720 Speaker 1: the Patriots. It's its story for a different day. But 367 00:21:35,760 --> 00:21:37,840 Speaker 1: we'll we'll go down that rabbit hole when we get there. 368 00:21:38,560 --> 00:21:41,880 Speaker 1: But number two, I got the Philadelphia Eagles. Number three, 369 00:21:41,920 --> 00:21:44,280 Speaker 1: I got the Rams. Number four, the New England Patriots. 370 00:21:44,280 --> 00:21:46,600 Speaker 1: State stay exactly where they are. Even though that was 371 00:21:46,640 --> 00:21:50,200 Speaker 1: a huge win versus a really good Tampa Bay Buccaneers team, 372 00:21:50,280 --> 00:21:52,800 Speaker 1: I thought that was their their their best signature win 373 00:21:52,880 --> 00:21:58,320 Speaker 1: this season of Drake May played with poise, even when 374 00:21:58,320 --> 00:22:01,600 Speaker 1: he was struggling with with that accuracy, still found a 375 00:22:01,640 --> 00:22:04,320 Speaker 1: way to get it done. I thought that defense was scrappy, 376 00:22:05,240 --> 00:22:09,199 Speaker 1: very stout against the run, very very scrappy against the 377 00:22:09,240 --> 00:22:12,680 Speaker 1: past tight coverage. Christian and Zalez continues to show he's 378 00:22:12,680 --> 00:22:15,080 Speaker 1: one of the best winners in the National Football League. 379 00:22:15,600 --> 00:22:19,440 Speaker 1: They're staying at four and number five with an MVPAK 380 00:22:19,520 --> 00:22:25,080 Speaker 1: candidate in the backfield, the Indianapolis Coats. Jonathan Taylor should 381 00:22:25,080 --> 00:22:28,919 Speaker 1: be the NFL Player of the Year, the most valuable Player, 382 00:22:29,000 --> 00:22:32,960 Speaker 1: whatever you want to say, because of how he's playing. 383 00:22:32,960 --> 00:22:37,200 Speaker 1: Fifteen rushing touchdowns on the season already, seventeen total two 384 00:22:37,280 --> 00:22:39,480 Speaker 1: hundred and forty four yards this past game on thirty 385 00:22:39,480 --> 00:22:41,719 Speaker 1: two carries. That's an old school stat line. Giving them 386 00:22:41,720 --> 00:22:46,560 Speaker 1: back thirty carries in a game. That's workman like again, 387 00:22:46,680 --> 00:22:49,440 Speaker 1: Daniel Jones playing terrific football, leading in the league in 388 00:22:49,520 --> 00:22:55,800 Speaker 1: yardage and them picking up Sauce Gardner and another week 389 00:22:55,840 --> 00:22:59,200 Speaker 1: for him to get tighter and figure out this defense. 390 00:22:59,280 --> 00:23:01,280 Speaker 1: But had a really solid game. Could have had a 391 00:23:01,280 --> 00:23:03,840 Speaker 1: pick six in this last game, but it ended up 392 00:23:03,880 --> 00:23:06,080 Speaker 1: with a PVU. Will will see if they adjust this 393 00:23:06,200 --> 00:23:09,080 Speaker 1: defense to really really play to his strengths more or 394 00:23:09,119 --> 00:23:12,040 Speaker 1: if they stay with what lou Anarumo has run for 395 00:23:12,119 --> 00:23:15,040 Speaker 1: the majority of his tenure as a defensive coordinator, which 396 00:23:15,080 --> 00:23:17,480 Speaker 1: is a lot of zone, fire zones and things of 397 00:23:17,480 --> 00:23:22,240 Speaker 1: that nature. But I'm looking forward to that. On the outside, 398 00:23:22,240 --> 00:23:25,640 Speaker 1: looking in the Broncos, you'll have a chance to get 399 00:23:25,680 --> 00:23:28,320 Speaker 1: back the Bills. You cannot get your butts whipped by 400 00:23:28,359 --> 00:23:31,520 Speaker 1: the Miami Dolphins and tow a tongue of Iloa and 401 00:23:31,680 --> 00:23:33,639 Speaker 1: expect to be stay in the top five of my 402 00:23:33,680 --> 00:23:36,280 Speaker 1: power rankings. You can't. I'm sorry, Josh Allen, I thought 403 00:23:36,280 --> 00:23:38,720 Speaker 1: played a solid game, but not good enough to win. 404 00:23:39,080 --> 00:23:42,640 Speaker 1: They were able to keep James cook and keep him 405 00:23:42,640 --> 00:23:46,200 Speaker 1: bottled up, and then they let Devin a chain run 406 00:23:46,240 --> 00:23:48,399 Speaker 1: all over them for the to the tune of one 407 00:23:48,440 --> 00:23:51,720 Speaker 1: hundred and seventy four yards. I believe it was. You 408 00:23:51,760 --> 00:23:53,680 Speaker 1: gotta get those things fixed before you're gonna get back 409 00:23:53,680 --> 00:23:56,760 Speaker 1: in my power rankings. As always, I appreciate you guys 410 00:23:56,840 --> 00:23:58,439 Speaker 1: joining me. You could be anywhere in the world, but 411 00:23:58,480 --> 00:24:01,199 Speaker 1: you're here with me, and I surely appreciate it. We 412 00:24:01,280 --> 00:24:03,719 Speaker 1: will see you next time. 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