1 00:00:05,600 --> 00:00:12,840 Speaker 1: This is Straight Fire with Jason McIntyre. What is up 2 00:00:12,840 --> 00:00:18,880 Speaker 1: straight Fire, fam, It's me Jason McIntyre Straight Fire for Tuesday, 3 00:00:19,320 --> 00:00:22,600 Speaker 1: December twenty and it was a rough watch on Monday 4 00:00:22,640 --> 00:00:25,319 Speaker 1: Night football last night. And this is the time of 5 00:00:25,320 --> 00:00:28,400 Speaker 1: the year where you know there are bad teams and 6 00:00:28,480 --> 00:00:31,160 Speaker 1: you don't really want to waste your valuable time around 7 00:00:31,160 --> 00:00:34,760 Speaker 1: the holidays watching bad teams. No cap as my son 8 00:00:34,840 --> 00:00:38,240 Speaker 1: likes to say. I went to Costco. I know, braving 9 00:00:38,280 --> 00:00:41,760 Speaker 1: the Costco lines in December Christmas week sounds dangerous, but 10 00:00:42,200 --> 00:00:44,879 Speaker 1: they had so many workers there. And by the way, 11 00:00:44,680 --> 00:00:47,680 Speaker 1: I've been going to Costco regularly at least every month, 12 00:00:48,000 --> 00:00:50,000 Speaker 1: maybe every six weeks for a while. It's one of 13 00:00:50,000 --> 00:00:53,040 Speaker 1: my favorite stores out there. And I did not even 14 00:00:53,080 --> 00:00:55,320 Speaker 1: notice that they had self checkout like they have it 15 00:00:55,480 --> 00:00:59,040 Speaker 1: like Target and some grocery stores self checkout. At Costco, 16 00:00:59,120 --> 00:01:01,080 Speaker 1: I was like, when did you guys open this? He's like, 17 00:01:01,520 --> 00:01:03,279 Speaker 1: I think it was two thousand twenty. I was like, 18 00:01:03,520 --> 00:01:05,600 Speaker 1: how did I not notice? I'm so locked in when 19 00:01:05,640 --> 00:01:08,560 Speaker 1: I go to Costco, you know, head down, earbuds in, 20 00:01:08,680 --> 00:01:10,959 Speaker 1: and I'm just buzzing through the aisles getting my stuff. 21 00:01:11,280 --> 00:01:14,560 Speaker 1: It was a little tough, uh costco watching the game 22 00:01:14,600 --> 00:01:18,360 Speaker 1: on my phone, listening to it and navigating the aisles. 23 00:01:18,400 --> 00:01:22,959 Speaker 1: You know these slow Christmas week people. Um, I can't 24 00:01:22,959 --> 00:01:24,680 Speaker 1: deal with the slow shopping cart. I'm in and out, 25 00:01:25,000 --> 00:01:28,480 Speaker 1: try to be under like thirty minutes and um, you know, 26 00:01:28,520 --> 00:01:30,760 Speaker 1: watching the game, and I'm like this, this is terrible football. 27 00:01:31,200 --> 00:01:35,080 Speaker 1: This is Baker Mayfield reality, not you know, everybody thinks, oh, 28 00:01:35,080 --> 00:01:36,760 Speaker 1: maybe Baker has a chance with the Rams. No, he 29 00:01:36,800 --> 00:01:41,880 Speaker 1: had two drives, that's it against the garbage Raiders defense, garbage, 30 00:01:41,920 --> 00:01:44,240 Speaker 1: total garbage when the yeah, the same garbage at Mac 31 00:01:44,360 --> 00:01:48,560 Speaker 1: Jones had no clue how to solve none whatsoever. And 32 00:01:48,600 --> 00:01:51,040 Speaker 1: I should probably had that. Bill Belichick had zero faith 33 00:01:51,200 --> 00:01:55,120 Speaker 1: in letting Mac Jones try to solve the Raiders on Sunday. 34 00:01:55,160 --> 00:01:57,840 Speaker 1: But I digress. So I'm like watching this and I'm like, 35 00:01:57,840 --> 00:01:59,680 Speaker 1: what am I doing wasting my time? And I instantly 36 00:01:59,800 --> 00:02:01,920 Speaker 1: I'm not even kidding. This is real. This is you know, 37 00:02:01,960 --> 00:02:04,560 Speaker 1: me being honest with you guys. I stopped watching the 38 00:02:04,560 --> 00:02:07,000 Speaker 1: game on my phone and I started listening to a 39 00:02:07,040 --> 00:02:09,640 Speaker 1: book on tape. Um, if you guys remember last week's 40 00:02:09,639 --> 00:02:13,239 Speaker 1: guest Preston Johnson, he had that health scare and he 41 00:02:13,320 --> 00:02:16,960 Speaker 1: recommended a book that listen. I'm not gonna lie. It's 42 00:02:16,960 --> 00:02:19,600 Speaker 1: a little bit heavy at the beginning. It's I asked 43 00:02:19,639 --> 00:02:21,800 Speaker 1: myself multiple times, what are you doing listening to this? 44 00:02:22,120 --> 00:02:24,920 Speaker 1: My wife has read it. She was not all that impressed. 45 00:02:25,440 --> 00:02:28,000 Speaker 1: I asked her, like, is it get more or does 46 00:02:28,040 --> 00:02:31,080 Speaker 1: it get less depressing than this? I was texting with Preston. 47 00:02:31,080 --> 00:02:32,600 Speaker 1: He's like, no, you gotta get through that tough part. 48 00:02:32,639 --> 00:02:36,040 Speaker 1: And then it got really good, like quickly. And it's 49 00:02:36,080 --> 00:02:38,400 Speaker 1: called The Midnight Library. If you missed that episode, you know, 50 00:02:38,720 --> 00:02:40,960 Speaker 1: go back and listen to it. Preston is speaking from 51 00:02:41,000 --> 00:02:44,400 Speaker 1: the heart. He had a health thing that uh, and 52 00:02:44,440 --> 00:02:46,200 Speaker 1: he said this book helped him get through it. I'm 53 00:02:46,240 --> 00:02:48,240 Speaker 1: not going through a health thing. I just thought it 54 00:02:48,280 --> 00:02:50,640 Speaker 1: was a good book to listen to. And um, I 55 00:02:50,720 --> 00:02:55,720 Speaker 1: kind of leaned into some of these dark books articles. 56 00:02:55,800 --> 00:02:58,280 Speaker 1: I don't know why. Um, I don't have a fascination 57 00:02:58,320 --> 00:03:01,560 Speaker 1: with death or anything, but this book is about death 58 00:03:01,600 --> 00:03:04,079 Speaker 1: and it's it's pretty interesting anyway. So I started listening 59 00:03:04,120 --> 00:03:08,480 Speaker 1: to that at Costco and next thing I know, Uh, 60 00:03:08,480 --> 00:03:11,800 Speaker 1: Aaron Jones finally scores a touchdown. Yes, because you know, 61 00:03:11,840 --> 00:03:13,760 Speaker 1: I'm texting with a bunch of people about about the 62 00:03:13,760 --> 00:03:17,120 Speaker 1: game and fantasy and gambling, and I actually had no 63 00:03:17,200 --> 00:03:20,440 Speaker 1: money on the game Packers Rams, but I thought about 64 00:03:20,440 --> 00:03:22,560 Speaker 1: doing an in game bet when the Packers went up, 65 00:03:22,560 --> 00:03:24,399 Speaker 1: and I'm like, no, you want to bet the dog. 66 00:03:24,400 --> 00:03:28,160 Speaker 1: Obviously the NFL is so crazy. Uh, favorites have been winning, 67 00:03:28,960 --> 00:03:33,440 Speaker 1: but underdogs have been covering. And so I thought about 68 00:03:33,440 --> 00:03:35,040 Speaker 1: coming in when the Rams. I think they were down 69 00:03:35,080 --> 00:03:37,600 Speaker 1: thirteen three or something. I was like, okay, maybe I 70 00:03:37,640 --> 00:03:41,560 Speaker 1: come in uh with the Rams. And then I decided 71 00:03:41,600 --> 00:03:44,200 Speaker 1: against it, and it was smart because actually it was 72 00:03:44,240 --> 00:03:47,400 Speaker 1: seventeen six in the third and then Jones got his 73 00:03:47,440 --> 00:03:50,240 Speaker 1: touchdown and was like, you know, it's it's over. There's 74 00:03:50,360 --> 00:03:52,680 Speaker 1: there's no hope. I'm not I'm not getting involved with 75 00:03:52,680 --> 00:03:54,800 Speaker 1: this crap game and and folks, and then I'm not 76 00:03:54,840 --> 00:03:58,080 Speaker 1: gonna lie. I looked at the Christmas schedule because they 77 00:03:58,160 --> 00:04:00,320 Speaker 1: kept saying on the on the telecast, Packer is run 78 00:04:00,440 --> 00:04:02,960 Speaker 1: Christmas Day, huge game against the Dolphins, and I look 79 00:04:02,960 --> 00:04:05,880 Speaker 1: atup the I'm like, okay, kind of an interesting game, 80 00:04:05,920 --> 00:04:09,880 Speaker 1: but let's be real, guys. I looked at this Christmas lineup. 81 00:04:10,800 --> 00:04:15,080 Speaker 1: It's like, not very good. In the NFL. And the 82 00:04:15,200 --> 00:04:17,200 Speaker 1: larger point is, and this is probably gonna surprise some 83 00:04:17,240 --> 00:04:19,880 Speaker 1: people and we'll get to it shortly, the NBA lineup 84 00:04:20,520 --> 00:04:22,800 Speaker 1: is better than the NFL lineup on Christmas Day. Now, 85 00:04:22,839 --> 00:04:24,800 Speaker 1: I know the NFL numbers are gonna blow away the 86 00:04:24,880 --> 00:04:26,960 Speaker 1: NBA numbers, and people are gonna be like, what's the 87 00:04:27,040 --> 00:04:30,240 Speaker 1: number one sport you know to four intend teams? Blah 88 00:04:30,240 --> 00:04:32,520 Speaker 1: blah blah, like that these are dumb people. Don't don't 89 00:04:32,520 --> 00:04:35,240 Speaker 1: waste your time listening to this. It's low hanging fruit 90 00:04:35,320 --> 00:04:37,520 Speaker 1: that they pick out all the time. Yes, the NFL, 91 00:04:37,600 --> 00:04:43,240 Speaker 1: which has seventeen regular season games, those games matter infinitely 92 00:04:43,279 --> 00:04:47,640 Speaker 1: more than a sport that has eight two regular season games. 93 00:04:48,480 --> 00:04:52,400 Speaker 1: That's obvious. Just same deal with baseball hundred and sixty 94 00:04:52,400 --> 00:04:56,599 Speaker 1: two games. Yeah, go look at a singular game nobody's watching. 95 00:04:57,680 --> 00:05:00,240 Speaker 1: They're just not so NFL games. They all matter, even 96 00:05:00,279 --> 00:05:03,719 Speaker 1: if it's bad teams because guess what money fantasy. And 97 00:05:03,760 --> 00:05:05,960 Speaker 1: I'm just going to quickly go through the Christmas line 98 00:05:06,000 --> 00:05:13,159 Speaker 1: up for you, right. Packers at Dolphins is moderately interesting. Obviously, 99 00:05:13,200 --> 00:05:16,200 Speaker 1: Miami's fighting for a playoff spot. Packers have a losing record, 100 00:05:16,279 --> 00:05:19,680 Speaker 1: but mathematically They're not eliminated. Listen, I don't think the 101 00:05:19,720 --> 00:05:22,960 Speaker 1: Packers are good, but you can make the case. Wait 102 00:05:23,000 --> 00:05:26,920 Speaker 1: a second, everybody loved this Packers defense coming into the season. 103 00:05:27,400 --> 00:05:31,400 Speaker 1: They had five sacks last night, nine quarterback hits. Are 104 00:05:31,440 --> 00:05:33,839 Speaker 1: they rounding a corner that they finally wake up in 105 00:05:33,880 --> 00:05:36,640 Speaker 1: December knowing, Hey, we gotta win games that we want 106 00:05:36,640 --> 00:05:39,960 Speaker 1: to get to the playoffs. Are the Packers suddenly the 107 00:05:40,080 --> 00:05:43,960 Speaker 1: team we thought maybe they could be? Or no, this 108 00:05:44,120 --> 00:05:46,480 Speaker 1: is just about how shitty the Rams are. I mean, 109 00:05:46,520 --> 00:05:49,320 Speaker 1: think about this. Last week. The Rams were able to 110 00:05:49,360 --> 00:05:52,200 Speaker 1: come back with Baker Mayfield beat the Raiders a that 111 00:05:52,279 --> 00:05:54,800 Speaker 1: was at home. Yes, I know Baker had just got 112 00:05:54,839 --> 00:05:57,200 Speaker 1: to the team like forty eight hours earlier, but they 113 00:05:57,320 --> 00:06:01,039 Speaker 1: essentially had two drives and that was it. That's it. 114 00:06:01,120 --> 00:06:03,040 Speaker 1: They did nothing for the first fifty two minutes of 115 00:06:03,040 --> 00:06:05,640 Speaker 1: the game. So then they come out against the Packers 116 00:06:05,680 --> 00:06:09,640 Speaker 1: on the road Christmas week, hundred fifty six total yards 117 00:06:09,640 --> 00:06:14,720 Speaker 1: of offense, three point six yards per play and for 118 00:06:14,760 --> 00:06:16,880 Speaker 1: the game. This is not this is not made up. 119 00:06:17,080 --> 00:06:20,320 Speaker 1: Thirteen first downs. I think I'm not sure that the 120 00:06:20,360 --> 00:06:23,960 Speaker 1: Steelers had that many first downs on one drive against Carolina, 121 00:06:24,040 --> 00:06:26,080 Speaker 1: and I know you're gonna laugh and say that's impossible. 122 00:06:27,040 --> 00:06:28,880 Speaker 1: I didn't look it up. I was mostly joking. But 123 00:06:29,440 --> 00:06:33,560 Speaker 1: the Steelers had the longest drive of the season by 124 00:06:33,600 --> 00:06:38,480 Speaker 1: any team against Carolina. Twenty one play drive against Carolina, 125 00:06:38,560 --> 00:06:41,360 Speaker 1: and that's all the Rams could muster first downs, and 126 00:06:41,360 --> 00:06:44,039 Speaker 1: I'm sure a lot of them came down, and the 127 00:06:44,160 --> 00:06:46,320 Speaker 1: Rams were eliminated from playoff contention. I get it, we 128 00:06:46,400 --> 00:06:48,520 Speaker 1: know them this for weeks. They're not a good watch. 129 00:06:49,480 --> 00:06:53,960 Speaker 1: They also are playing on Christmas Day now. Yes, Green 130 00:06:54,040 --> 00:06:57,400 Speaker 1: Bay Miami is by far the best game Aaron Rodgers 131 00:06:57,400 --> 00:07:00,000 Speaker 1: against two. Oh, there's still an indictment against too uh, 132 00:07:00,000 --> 00:07:02,200 Speaker 1: although it was good in Buffalo. But he's coming home 133 00:07:02,240 --> 00:07:05,120 Speaker 1: after the three games on the road. My early leand 134 00:07:05,160 --> 00:07:07,200 Speaker 1: in that game, by the way, is the Packers. Um. 135 00:07:07,480 --> 00:07:10,480 Speaker 1: I think I'll have some data from Fox later this 136 00:07:10,520 --> 00:07:13,600 Speaker 1: week about teams after a three game road trip when 137 00:07:13,600 --> 00:07:15,080 Speaker 1: they come home. I know the thought is, oh, they're 138 00:07:15,120 --> 00:07:20,800 Speaker 1: finally home. Usually there's a slow start. Oh we're at home, yes, 139 00:07:20,880 --> 00:07:24,200 Speaker 1: thank goodness, can't wait to get home. I would look 140 00:07:24,200 --> 00:07:26,720 Speaker 1: at Packers first half, but again I'll wait. I'll wait 141 00:07:26,760 --> 00:07:29,600 Speaker 1: to get the data later in the week. Fox Sports 142 00:07:29,680 --> 00:07:32,320 Speaker 1: Radio has the best sports talk lineup in the nation. 143 00:07:32,600 --> 00:07:35,560 Speaker 1: Catch all of our shows at Fox Sports Radio dot 144 00:07:35,560 --> 00:07:38,600 Speaker 1: com and within the I Heart Radio app search f 145 00:07:38,920 --> 00:07:42,400 Speaker 1: s R to listen live. So that game is the 146 00:07:42,400 --> 00:07:46,960 Speaker 1: best game after that. Again, that looked incredible on paper 147 00:07:47,240 --> 00:07:50,880 Speaker 1: back in the preseason, like the NFL schedule, Maven's were like, yes, 148 00:07:51,000 --> 00:07:54,840 Speaker 1: we have a good one. Russell Wilson and the Denver 149 00:07:54,920 --> 00:07:59,760 Speaker 1: Broncos visit the defending Super Bowl champion Matthew Stafford in 150 00:07:59,760 --> 00:08:03,120 Speaker 1: the ams. Again, that looks amazing on paper. In August, 151 00:08:03,400 --> 00:08:06,840 Speaker 1: it's like, I can't wait Christmas Day. Russell Wilson against 152 00:08:06,920 --> 00:08:09,360 Speaker 1: Eric Donald, Jalen Ramsey. Oh, it's gonna be so good. 153 00:08:11,600 --> 00:08:14,640 Speaker 1: It's gonna be Brett Rippon against Baker Mayfield. It looks 154 00:08:14,640 --> 00:08:17,120 Speaker 1: like I don't think Russ is gonna be coming back 155 00:08:17,120 --> 00:08:19,000 Speaker 1: from the concussion. I mean, I guess there's a chance, 156 00:08:19,600 --> 00:08:22,440 Speaker 1: But the reality is these are two bad four and 157 00:08:22,520 --> 00:08:25,440 Speaker 1: ten football teams. There is nothing on the line. The 158 00:08:25,520 --> 00:08:30,520 Speaker 1: Denver Broncos have no Fantasy football players. If you are 159 00:08:31,280 --> 00:08:33,480 Speaker 1: decent at fantasy and still in the playoffs, there ain't 160 00:08:33,480 --> 00:08:35,839 Speaker 1: no shot you got any rams on the team. So 161 00:08:35,880 --> 00:08:38,400 Speaker 1: this game has zero Like if you're gambling on this game, 162 00:08:38,480 --> 00:08:40,440 Speaker 1: like please seek help and I'm not kidding you know 163 00:08:40,440 --> 00:08:43,400 Speaker 1: you guys hear the ads uh DraftKings ads on the 164 00:08:43,400 --> 00:08:46,000 Speaker 1: podcast where you can literally get free money and then 165 00:08:46,040 --> 00:08:50,120 Speaker 1: bet um seek help if you are actively thinking you 166 00:08:50,160 --> 00:08:53,559 Speaker 1: have an edge in Brett Rippon versus Baker Mayfield, Like 167 00:08:53,720 --> 00:08:58,160 Speaker 1: there's nothing there. Just stopped the night game again on paper. 168 00:08:58,760 --> 00:09:04,440 Speaker 1: In August, Tom Brady and the Buck super Bowl contenders, 169 00:09:05,200 --> 00:09:08,800 Speaker 1: they visit Arizona Kyler Murray. They just made the playoffs. 170 00:09:09,080 --> 00:09:13,400 Speaker 1: Will Arizona make the next step from playoff team to 171 00:09:14,040 --> 00:09:20,600 Speaker 1: super Bowl contender? Again? It sounded awesome in August. It's 172 00:09:20,640 --> 00:09:23,480 Speaker 1: now the six and eight Tampa Bay Bucks with a 173 00:09:23,559 --> 00:09:25,920 Speaker 1: coach Todd Bowles who looks like he could be in trouble, 174 00:09:26,200 --> 00:09:28,720 Speaker 1: an offensive coordinator Byron Leftfort who's not getting along with 175 00:09:28,760 --> 00:09:35,280 Speaker 1: Tom Brady, and Arizona who might be starting. In all seriousness, 176 00:09:35,679 --> 00:09:40,080 Speaker 1: Trace mc sorley if you missed it. On Sunday, Arizona 177 00:09:40,080 --> 00:09:44,040 Speaker 1: played Denver. Nobody watched that game. It was barely ever 178 00:09:44,160 --> 00:09:48,200 Speaker 1: on red zone because it was awful. Quote McCoy got 179 00:09:48,200 --> 00:09:52,679 Speaker 1: a concussion. Tracey McSorley, the former Penn State quarterback comes 180 00:09:52,720 --> 00:09:57,200 Speaker 1: in and the numbers are, Oh my gosh, you thought 181 00:09:57,200 --> 00:10:00,280 Speaker 1: Desmond Ritter's thirteen for like twenty six for nine seven 182 00:10:00,360 --> 00:10:06,000 Speaker 1: yards was bad. Trace McSorley seven for fifty yards to interceptions, 183 00:10:07,040 --> 00:10:10,880 Speaker 1: and it's weird. Any time I caught a glimpse of 184 00:10:10,920 --> 00:10:13,960 Speaker 1: that game, Trace McSorley was running for his life. He 185 00:10:14,040 --> 00:10:15,760 Speaker 1: was trying to make a play happen because he did 186 00:10:15,800 --> 00:10:17,559 Speaker 1: not look like he had any clue how to run 187 00:10:17,600 --> 00:10:24,520 Speaker 1: that offense. Listen, I like Cliff Kingsbury, I'm rooting for him. 188 00:10:24,880 --> 00:10:28,320 Speaker 1: This is a tall, tall order for Cliff Kingsbury even 189 00:10:28,320 --> 00:10:31,559 Speaker 1: win another game this season with McSorley. Bottom line, are 190 00:10:31,559 --> 00:10:37,880 Speaker 1: you watching Tom Brady against Trace McSorley, Like what why? Now? 191 00:10:38,960 --> 00:10:42,080 Speaker 1: The worst part of these games are Saturday's lineup is 192 00:10:42,120 --> 00:10:45,280 Speaker 1: so good that you're like kind of footballed out. Like 193 00:10:45,320 --> 00:10:48,480 Speaker 1: even Sunday's NFL slate was incredible and one of the 194 00:10:48,520 --> 00:10:51,360 Speaker 1: most memorable days of football combined with the World Cup 195 00:10:51,360 --> 00:10:53,920 Speaker 1: that I'll ever forget. I think it's probably the best 196 00:10:53,920 --> 00:10:57,120 Speaker 1: Sunday of the season to walk off defensive touchdowns. Come on, guys, 197 00:10:58,240 --> 00:11:03,280 Speaker 1: and I just wonder if Sunday the appetite is gonna 198 00:11:03,280 --> 00:11:05,160 Speaker 1: be you know what, I watched football all day yesterday. 199 00:11:06,040 --> 00:11:08,560 Speaker 1: He had some probably some good games. I'm gonna packet. 200 00:11:08,760 --> 00:11:11,760 Speaker 1: I don't need any trace of Extorty or Brett Rippon 201 00:11:12,120 --> 00:11:14,080 Speaker 1: in my life. And I just wonder because I looked 202 00:11:14,120 --> 00:11:17,160 Speaker 1: at the NBA schedule and it's a weird spot for 203 00:11:17,200 --> 00:11:25,600 Speaker 1: the NBA because you know, the casual fans don't totally 204 00:11:25,720 --> 00:11:29,400 Speaker 1: tune in to the NBA and like October, November, December, 205 00:11:29,480 --> 00:11:33,600 Speaker 1: they just don't. And this December and November it's been 206 00:11:33,760 --> 00:11:36,199 Speaker 1: especially bleak. And I don't have any data to back 207 00:11:36,240 --> 00:11:42,920 Speaker 1: it up. But with the World Cup monopolizing warnings, I 208 00:11:42,960 --> 00:11:46,160 Speaker 1: gotta be honest. Usually I'll wake up, look at box scores, 209 00:11:46,160 --> 00:11:48,640 Speaker 1: look at highlights on YouTube, anything that I might have missed. 210 00:11:50,120 --> 00:11:52,200 Speaker 1: I haven't been doing that. During the World Cup. It's 211 00:11:52,200 --> 00:11:55,440 Speaker 1: been like, oh, I'm gambling on Ecuador Qatar. You know, 212 00:11:56,160 --> 00:11:59,520 Speaker 1: let me get my bets in. And it's it's it's 213 00:11:59,520 --> 00:12:02,439 Speaker 1: been tough of the NBA. Like there's probably a lot 214 00:12:02,520 --> 00:12:04,600 Speaker 1: of people who were tuning into the NBA and Christmas 215 00:12:04,640 --> 00:12:07,360 Speaker 1: Day saying, all right, we are what thirty games in, 216 00:12:07,559 --> 00:12:10,000 Speaker 1: let's see how teams are doing. And there's probably some 217 00:12:10,000 --> 00:12:12,080 Speaker 1: people who check out opening week obviously they hype it. 218 00:12:12,360 --> 00:12:16,800 Speaker 1: But remember MLB postseason still going on, college football is 219 00:12:16,840 --> 00:12:20,560 Speaker 1: in full swing, and come November, like college football games 220 00:12:20,600 --> 00:12:24,360 Speaker 1: start to matter. NFL, you're starting to get some separation 221 00:12:24,440 --> 00:12:28,520 Speaker 1: from the pack, and so NBA it's just like it's 222 00:12:29,800 --> 00:12:32,920 Speaker 1: it's just tough. And listen this again. I'm gonna hammer 223 00:12:33,000 --> 00:12:35,920 Speaker 1: this point home. There are eight two NBA games in 224 00:12:35,920 --> 00:12:40,080 Speaker 1: a regular scene two It's a lot for anybody to devour. 225 00:12:40,120 --> 00:12:42,160 Speaker 1: I'm you, guys know I try to play basketballs often 226 00:12:42,200 --> 00:12:44,400 Speaker 1: as I can. We just signed up, By the way, 227 00:12:44,440 --> 00:12:46,320 Speaker 1: I think I told you guys we signed up for 228 00:12:46,360 --> 00:12:49,880 Speaker 1: that league that we just one last fall. For those 229 00:12:49,920 --> 00:12:51,439 Speaker 1: who might have missed it, we do have a lot 230 00:12:51,440 --> 00:12:54,680 Speaker 1: of new listeners now since joining the Herd in August. 231 00:12:54,760 --> 00:12:58,360 Speaker 1: At any rate, we joined a league in in Torrance, 232 00:12:58,400 --> 00:13:01,240 Speaker 1: which is in the South Bay, and we didn't know 233 00:13:01,480 --> 00:13:03,120 Speaker 1: like what the competition level was going to be. So 234 00:13:03,160 --> 00:13:05,640 Speaker 1: there's an A league, which is like young guys who 235 00:13:05,760 --> 00:13:09,600 Speaker 1: probably played high school some college, and then there's the 236 00:13:09,600 --> 00:13:12,280 Speaker 1: B League, which is like you know, weekend warrior types. 237 00:13:12,320 --> 00:13:13,640 Speaker 1: So we signed up in the B League. We got 238 00:13:13,720 --> 00:13:19,000 Speaker 1: an awesome team. Um we go nine and one. I'll 239 00:13:19,040 --> 00:13:20,319 Speaker 1: tell you about the loss in a second. If you 240 00:13:20,400 --> 00:13:23,360 Speaker 1: missed that podcast nine and one, we steamroll in the playoffs, 241 00:13:23,400 --> 00:13:25,920 Speaker 1: win both games by twenty and win the championship. There 242 00:13:25,960 --> 00:13:28,640 Speaker 1: if you go to my Instagram or my Twitter, one 243 00:13:28,679 --> 00:13:31,400 Speaker 1: of them, there's a video. Yes, we we got a 244 00:13:31,440 --> 00:13:33,760 Speaker 1: college kid to follow us around in the playoffs and 245 00:13:33,760 --> 00:13:35,560 Speaker 1: get video. It's kind of fun, kind of fun if 246 00:13:35,600 --> 00:13:37,520 Speaker 1: you're into that sort of thing. Yes, I know it's nerdy. 247 00:13:37,559 --> 00:13:40,920 Speaker 1: I don't care. People, listen, man, you gotta take the 248 00:13:40,920 --> 00:13:43,120 Speaker 1: wins where you can get them. Anyway. We were the 249 00:13:43,200 --> 00:13:48,680 Speaker 1: one game we lost so that we started. We joined 250 00:13:48,720 --> 00:13:50,880 Speaker 1: the league and we I think our second game was 251 00:13:50,880 --> 00:13:52,800 Speaker 1: against the defending chance and we smacked him by like 252 00:13:52,840 --> 00:13:55,680 Speaker 1: forty I'm not even kidding. It was never closed. And 253 00:13:55,800 --> 00:13:58,720 Speaker 1: the team we were playing the next week was the 254 00:13:58,760 --> 00:14:00,800 Speaker 1: game after us. So they come and see this, They're like, 255 00:14:00,840 --> 00:14:03,720 Speaker 1: oh my gosh, this teeth is good. So they go 256 00:14:03,720 --> 00:14:05,640 Speaker 1: out and get a ringer. Now they got like a 257 00:14:05,760 --> 00:14:08,319 Speaker 1: you know, like a forty eight year old dude, who 258 00:14:08,840 --> 00:14:10,640 Speaker 1: uh is I mean? This is like a six four 259 00:14:10,679 --> 00:14:12,640 Speaker 1: guy who's built it. Look, he clearly was like a 260 00:14:13,200 --> 00:14:15,160 Speaker 1: you know, a player back in the day. He's obviously 261 00:14:15,240 --> 00:14:18,120 Speaker 1: not as great as he once was, but he has 262 00:14:18,240 --> 00:14:22,400 Speaker 1: like a girlfriend who has a son or something like that. 263 00:14:22,440 --> 00:14:26,120 Speaker 1: Any rate, this is a junior college kid, so they 264 00:14:26,160 --> 00:14:28,440 Speaker 1: pick him to come play against us, and I see 265 00:14:28,480 --> 00:14:29,920 Speaker 1: him in the warm up, so I'm like, holy shit, 266 00:14:30,000 --> 00:14:32,800 Speaker 1: this is this Anthony Edwards. And this guy literally was 267 00:14:32,840 --> 00:14:36,800 Speaker 1: like six five, built like a tank and on the 268 00:14:37,400 --> 00:14:39,720 Speaker 1: like right out the gate. On the first possession, he 269 00:14:39,760 --> 00:14:42,640 Speaker 1: takes our best wing defender right to the rim for 270 00:14:42,680 --> 00:14:44,680 Speaker 1: like a finger roll lay in and one. And I 271 00:14:44,760 --> 00:14:47,320 Speaker 1: was like, oh, we got some problems. And this guy 272 00:14:47,360 --> 00:14:51,600 Speaker 1: had like thirty seven points he had he gotta stole 273 00:14:51,640 --> 00:14:53,920 Speaker 1: a pass. It was a pass of mine and when 274 00:14:54,000 --> 00:14:57,480 Speaker 1: in you know, uncontested reverse dunk, and I'm like, oh 275 00:14:57,520 --> 00:15:00,040 Speaker 1: my gosh. Anyways, in the second half, we had a 276 00:15:00,000 --> 00:15:03,000 Speaker 1: our strategy to just denying the ball. I was chiefly 277 00:15:03,000 --> 00:15:04,960 Speaker 1: behind it, just denied the ball all around the court, 278 00:15:04,960 --> 00:15:06,640 Speaker 1: tried to not let him get it. We made a comeback, 279 00:15:06,720 --> 00:15:08,800 Speaker 1: ended up losing by like four or five, our only 280 00:15:08,800 --> 00:15:10,880 Speaker 1: loss of the season. And if you're wondering where was 281 00:15:10,920 --> 00:15:14,160 Speaker 1: this ringer the rest of the season, well, the team 282 00:15:14,240 --> 00:15:16,760 Speaker 1: was like so excited but then they asked the guy, Hey, 283 00:15:16,800 --> 00:15:18,680 Speaker 1: the championships are in August. He's like, oh, I gotta 284 00:15:18,720 --> 00:15:22,479 Speaker 1: go back. I'm planning um junior college ball in like Arizona, 285 00:15:22,480 --> 00:15:24,640 Speaker 1: I think it was. So They're like, oh, well, you're 286 00:15:24,640 --> 00:15:26,120 Speaker 1: not gonna be here for the playoffs. Forget it. So 287 00:15:26,160 --> 00:15:29,600 Speaker 1: he never came to another game and we ended up 288 00:15:29,680 --> 00:15:32,360 Speaker 1: rolling the league. At any rate, we just signed up 289 00:15:33,120 --> 00:15:37,360 Speaker 1: to play in the next level up league and we have. 290 00:15:37,520 --> 00:15:39,760 Speaker 1: We made a couple of roster editions. Not that you 291 00:15:39,800 --> 00:15:43,720 Speaker 1: guys care, but one of the guys is incredible, uh 292 00:15:43,760 --> 00:15:46,520 Speaker 1: and another guy's very very very good. Way They're both 293 00:15:46,560 --> 00:15:48,640 Speaker 1: way better than me. But at any rate, I guess 294 00:15:48,680 --> 00:15:52,360 Speaker 1: my point is, I'm a huge basketball guy. Before I 295 00:15:52,400 --> 00:15:54,920 Speaker 1: got the hurd over the summer I was playing. I 296 00:15:55,080 --> 00:15:58,600 Speaker 1: organized a pickup game at the at the former Clippers facility, 297 00:15:58,920 --> 00:16:02,520 Speaker 1: and we were playing Tuesday and Thursday, like I was 298 00:16:02,520 --> 00:16:05,200 Speaker 1: playing basically three or four days a week of hoops. 299 00:16:05,240 --> 00:16:07,840 Speaker 1: It was. It was one of the best summers that 300 00:16:07,840 --> 00:16:11,440 Speaker 1: I've had as like, uh, just having fun since I 301 00:16:11,480 --> 00:16:13,400 Speaker 1: was like in college and didn't have a job one summer. 302 00:16:13,720 --> 00:16:17,240 Speaker 1: It was awesome. I love basketball. I'm not watching the 303 00:16:17,360 --> 00:16:20,840 Speaker 1: NBA every night. I can't. I have a family, you know, listen. 304 00:16:20,920 --> 00:16:23,040 Speaker 1: I'm sure there's some single guys out there listening. Hey, 305 00:16:23,520 --> 00:16:27,760 Speaker 1: pro tip, you can't watch Charlotte and Indiana on a 306 00:16:27,840 --> 00:16:30,680 Speaker 1: Tuesday night and expect to have a marriage and kids 307 00:16:31,120 --> 00:16:33,600 Speaker 1: and a social life and be active. You just can't. 308 00:16:33,640 --> 00:16:36,840 Speaker 1: It's impossible. So I'm not watching the NBA nightly. I'm 309 00:16:37,000 --> 00:16:40,120 Speaker 1: yes checking it out. I'm watching YouTube highlights and when 310 00:16:40,160 --> 00:16:42,640 Speaker 1: games are on there in the background, and I'm obviously 311 00:16:42,640 --> 00:16:44,120 Speaker 1: watching as a bunch of Lakers as I can. But 312 00:16:44,160 --> 00:16:46,920 Speaker 1: it's tough. So what's gonna happen on Christmas Day is 313 00:16:46,960 --> 00:16:49,960 Speaker 1: a lot of people are gonna be like, oh, Sixers Nicks. 314 00:16:50,000 --> 00:16:52,080 Speaker 1: They almost have the same record of the Sixers. Not good, well, 315 00:16:52,160 --> 00:16:54,400 Speaker 1: hard and missed a lot of time and bed missed 316 00:16:54,400 --> 00:16:57,480 Speaker 1: some time. Sixers are rounding in the form, but the 317 00:16:57,560 --> 00:16:59,800 Speaker 1: Knicks are actually playing well. I thought Tibodau would have 318 00:16:59,840 --> 00:17:02,520 Speaker 1: been on he survived of Bronson's thriving. Like, that's a 319 00:17:02,520 --> 00:17:08,040 Speaker 1: good game. It's unfortunate it's up against Miami and uh Packers. 320 00:17:08,080 --> 00:17:11,720 Speaker 1: So six Ers nixt on TV two Lakers MAVs is 321 00:17:11,760 --> 00:17:15,439 Speaker 1: a potentially great game. Let's see if Lebron plays. He 322 00:17:15,480 --> 00:17:17,959 Speaker 1: took the night off last night. I gotta assume he's 323 00:17:17,960 --> 00:17:20,480 Speaker 1: gonna play on Christmas Day. No Anthony Davis, he's out 324 00:17:20,520 --> 00:17:24,240 Speaker 1: for a month. Lebron versus Luca basically the goat first, 325 00:17:24,240 --> 00:17:26,760 Speaker 1: the guy who's got next. This would make a great 326 00:17:26,800 --> 00:17:30,439 Speaker 1: Western Conference Finals. It would be like Lebron is messy 327 00:17:30,720 --> 00:17:33,720 Speaker 1: and Luca is umbop. Oh yeah, there's a World Cup 328 00:17:33,760 --> 00:17:37,440 Speaker 1: reference because I'm going through withdrawals. Um, that's a great matchup. 329 00:17:37,680 --> 00:17:41,359 Speaker 1: Although the MAVs are under five with stinks. Then the 330 00:17:41,400 --> 00:17:45,200 Speaker 1: best matchup is Buck Celtics. Essentially, for the people who 331 00:17:45,200 --> 00:17:46,920 Speaker 1: haven't paid attention to the NBA, the two best teams 332 00:17:46,960 --> 00:17:50,040 Speaker 1: in the league this year, it's not really close. I 333 00:17:50,040 --> 00:17:53,840 Speaker 1: don't think after that. Grizzlies Warriors, No Steph Curry stinks, 334 00:17:53,840 --> 00:17:55,879 Speaker 1: but they had a great series last year. There's a 335 00:17:55,880 --> 00:17:59,600 Speaker 1: lot of bad blood between John Moran and the Warriors. 336 00:18:00,000 --> 00:18:02,320 Speaker 1: Would be interesting, but again no Curry. So for me, 337 00:18:02,359 --> 00:18:04,680 Speaker 1: it's like I'll check out Jordan Pool because I'm a 338 00:18:04,680 --> 00:18:06,960 Speaker 1: fan of his work. And the nightcap is Sons Nuggets, 339 00:18:07,800 --> 00:18:10,520 Speaker 1: which might be the Western Conference Finals. And again, nobody 340 00:18:10,600 --> 00:18:14,439 Speaker 1: cares about the Denver Nuggets in December. Okay, it's just 341 00:18:14,480 --> 00:18:17,200 Speaker 1: a fact Denver Nuggets fans listen to the podcast. That's 342 00:18:17,200 --> 00:18:21,200 Speaker 1: not a slight, that's just reality. Yokich, by the way, 343 00:18:22,680 --> 00:18:26,359 Speaker 1: had a forty triple double this week. I'm not even 344 00:18:26,359 --> 00:18:29,440 Speaker 1: making that up. Forty even and den he's the guy. 345 00:18:29,720 --> 00:18:32,600 Speaker 1: He's really good. But if you go listen to that 346 00:18:32,640 --> 00:18:38,560 Speaker 1: Preston podcast we did um last week, Victor Wemban, Yama 347 00:18:38,840 --> 00:18:41,280 Speaker 1: or Yokich, I would definitely trade Yokis for the number 348 00:18:41,320 --> 00:18:43,800 Speaker 1: one picking a heartbeat, give me one Binyama all day. 349 00:18:44,280 --> 00:18:47,200 Speaker 1: Fox Sports Radio has the best sports talk lineup in 350 00:18:47,240 --> 00:18:50,240 Speaker 1: the nation. Catch all of our shows at Fox sports 351 00:18:50,320 --> 00:18:53,400 Speaker 1: Radio dot com and within the I Heart Radio app. 352 00:18:53,480 --> 00:18:56,679 Speaker 1: Search f s R to listen live. I'm kind of 353 00:18:56,720 --> 00:19:00,760 Speaker 1: excited for Christmas Day NBA. It's like a will win, right. 354 00:19:00,760 --> 00:19:05,280 Speaker 1: You get the NBA, you get the NFL, you get presents, 355 00:19:05,400 --> 00:19:07,840 Speaker 1: you get family, you get I don't know. I'm if 356 00:19:07,840 --> 00:19:09,840 Speaker 1: I can find a third TV maybe I'll put the 357 00:19:09,920 --> 00:19:11,840 Speaker 1: U log on it. I kind of like the U log. 358 00:19:12,640 --> 00:19:14,760 Speaker 1: When we were back living in Pennsylvania, we would actually 359 00:19:14,840 --> 00:19:16,520 Speaker 1: like the fireplace and that was like one of my 360 00:19:17,080 --> 00:19:21,119 Speaker 1: most fun crowning moment achievements every Christmas, making sure we 361 00:19:21,200 --> 00:19:24,199 Speaker 1: got logs because you know it with snow in Pennsylvania 362 00:19:24,200 --> 00:19:25,920 Speaker 1: all the time, so you had to bring the logs 363 00:19:26,160 --> 00:19:29,119 Speaker 1: into the garage like days before, make sure, you know, 364 00:19:29,520 --> 00:19:32,479 Speaker 1: get their thought out and ready to go more than 365 00:19:32,560 --> 00:19:35,520 Speaker 1: days before, you know what I'm saying. And we would 366 00:19:35,520 --> 00:19:36,920 Speaker 1: have it all ready to go, and to just keep 367 00:19:36,960 --> 00:19:41,120 Speaker 1: the fireplace lit all day, poking and prodding. It's just exciting. 368 00:19:41,160 --> 00:19:43,159 Speaker 1: I love a good fireplace out here in l A. 369 00:19:43,680 --> 00:19:46,199 Speaker 1: Don't quite have that. Um, so I'm excited for that. 370 00:19:46,240 --> 00:19:48,320 Speaker 1: I think the biggest news in it's weird. I should 371 00:19:48,320 --> 00:19:50,800 Speaker 1: have opened with the biggest news I'm closing with it 372 00:19:50,880 --> 00:19:54,000 Speaker 1: is the Jalen Hurt situation. UM No, I'm not talking 373 00:19:54,000 --> 00:19:58,679 Speaker 1: about the j C. Jackson arrest. Chargers fans clearly not happy. Uh, 374 00:19:58,760 --> 00:20:01,479 Speaker 1: it doesn't look yet like it's bad. I guess we'll 375 00:20:01,520 --> 00:20:03,760 Speaker 1: find out. There's no world details. It was a non 376 00:20:03,920 --> 00:20:07,200 Speaker 1: violent arrest, whatever that means. But I think the biggest 377 00:20:07,200 --> 00:20:10,600 Speaker 1: news in the NBA, I'm sorry, biggest news in the 378 00:20:10,760 --> 00:20:15,120 Speaker 1: NFL is this Jalen Hurts injury to his shoulder. Now 379 00:20:15,560 --> 00:20:21,120 Speaker 1: the details seem very very suspect. We don't know what 380 00:20:21,160 --> 00:20:24,120 Speaker 1: the injuries, and I say it's suspect because if you 381 00:20:24,160 --> 00:20:29,240 Speaker 1: guys saw the early reports Monday, it was like, out 382 00:20:29,240 --> 00:20:32,600 Speaker 1: of the blue, some random reporter from like Delaware or 383 00:20:33,400 --> 00:20:35,960 Speaker 1: Trent and I don't know, some small reporter was saying 384 00:20:35,960 --> 00:20:39,400 Speaker 1: that Jalen Hurts as a broken collar bone and he's 385 00:20:39,400 --> 00:20:42,200 Speaker 1: out for the season, and was like, WHOA. I instantly 386 00:20:42,200 --> 00:20:43,639 Speaker 1: went to go to bet the game. It was off 387 00:20:43,680 --> 00:20:45,959 Speaker 1: the board. I then went to go bet futures. They 388 00:20:45,960 --> 00:20:47,440 Speaker 1: were off the board. So it's like, oh, well, that 389 00:20:47,520 --> 00:20:52,400 Speaker 1: stinks obviously from the gambling and obviously to lose Jalen Hurts. 390 00:20:52,400 --> 00:20:55,280 Speaker 1: Then it comes out what's Here's the interesting part. That 391 00:20:55,320 --> 00:20:58,400 Speaker 1: report was out for like fifteen minutes and then almost 392 00:20:58,480 --> 00:21:02,199 Speaker 1: instantly you have Rappaport and Schefter chiming in. It is 393 00:21:02,240 --> 00:21:06,119 Speaker 1: a sprayed shoulder, but it is his throwing shoulder and 394 00:21:06,200 --> 00:21:11,800 Speaker 1: his availability is in question. Now again, I don't want 395 00:21:11,840 --> 00:21:15,400 Speaker 1: to be conspiracy theory guy, but let's be realistic. Here, 396 00:21:17,160 --> 00:21:19,639 Speaker 1: bad bad, bad news about the broken collar bone is 397 00:21:19,720 --> 00:21:28,000 Speaker 1: quickly rebutted with sprained throwing shoulder. Okay, m hm. Hurts 398 00:21:28,040 --> 00:21:33,520 Speaker 1: did not leave the game against the Bears when he 399 00:21:33,560 --> 00:21:37,879 Speaker 1: injured the sprained shoulder. According to a report, it occurred 400 00:21:37,920 --> 00:21:39,480 Speaker 1: at the end of the third quarter when he was 401 00:21:39,560 --> 00:21:42,199 Speaker 1: driven to the ground by some linemen for the Bears 402 00:21:42,240 --> 00:21:45,119 Speaker 1: after a run. He stayed on the ground but continued 403 00:21:45,200 --> 00:21:51,080 Speaker 1: playing through yards two touchdowns, including that incredible bomb to 404 00:21:51,520 --> 00:21:54,240 Speaker 1: a j Brown down the sideline which I thought was 405 00:21:54,240 --> 00:21:58,640 Speaker 1: gonna blow up the cover. Um, obviously Justin Fields came 406 00:21:58,640 --> 00:22:01,159 Speaker 1: back in and got the cover for us, which is outstanding. 407 00:22:01,560 --> 00:22:04,720 Speaker 1: But it's interesting how serious of a springing and throwing 408 00:22:04,720 --> 00:22:06,679 Speaker 1: shoulder is this. Is this just like a black and 409 00:22:06,720 --> 00:22:11,440 Speaker 1: blue thing, or or let's be real, is there some 410 00:22:11,560 --> 00:22:14,680 Speaker 1: games and ship happening? Or is it worse than lead onto? 411 00:22:14,760 --> 00:22:17,240 Speaker 1: But they don't want to announce his out because this 412 00:22:17,320 --> 00:22:20,199 Speaker 1: is a massive game. And then in the interim the 413 00:22:20,240 --> 00:22:23,240 Speaker 1: Cowboys will have to prepare for Gardner Minshew, who I 414 00:22:23,280 --> 00:22:25,400 Speaker 1: don't believe he's thrown a pass this season, or maybe 415 00:22:25,440 --> 00:22:27,400 Speaker 1: he hasn't gon to pass up with outside of garbage time. 416 00:22:28,880 --> 00:22:32,120 Speaker 1: I mean preparing for Jalen Hurts, who had seventeen carries 417 00:22:32,160 --> 00:22:35,119 Speaker 1: on Sunday. And again, I think at some point the 418 00:22:35,119 --> 00:22:39,000 Speaker 1: Eagles have to get hip to listen. When the Bills 419 00:22:39,040 --> 00:22:42,040 Speaker 1: wrote Josh Allen. Last year, they saved his running for 420 00:22:42,080 --> 00:22:44,680 Speaker 1: the second half of the season so he would be 421 00:22:44,720 --> 00:22:47,520 Speaker 1: fresh for the playoffs. They weren't running him in September. 422 00:22:48,200 --> 00:22:51,000 Speaker 1: Jalen Hurts has been running the damn ball all season. Now. 423 00:22:51,080 --> 00:22:52,879 Speaker 1: Part of it seems to be that they want to 424 00:22:52,880 --> 00:22:54,800 Speaker 1: get Jalen Hurts the MVP, which is fine. I get 425 00:22:54,840 --> 00:22:56,720 Speaker 1: that they want to break the Cam Newton record for 426 00:22:56,800 --> 00:23:02,080 Speaker 1: most rushing touchdowns. I get all that, But you guys 427 00:23:02,119 --> 00:23:05,560 Speaker 1: know that the postseason is going to be much tougher 428 00:23:05,600 --> 00:23:08,119 Speaker 1: tests than facing some of these garbage teams like no 429 00:23:08,240 --> 00:23:12,320 Speaker 1: disrespect Chicago, but the Bears, who stink. Jalen Hurts in 430 00:23:12,320 --> 00:23:17,840 Speaker 1: the season opener carried it seventeen times October two, sixteen carries. 431 00:23:17,880 --> 00:23:23,440 Speaker 1: They needed it against Jacksonville, October nine, fifteen carries against Arizona. 432 00:23:23,640 --> 00:23:26,399 Speaker 1: Now what happened after that is they definitely dialed it back. 433 00:23:26,680 --> 00:23:29,080 Speaker 1: He didn't have double digit carries again until guess what 434 00:23:29,560 --> 00:23:35,199 Speaker 1: they needed it Indianapolis sixteen carries. Then there was the 435 00:23:35,240 --> 00:23:38,400 Speaker 1: Green Bay game, and this is where this is why 436 00:23:38,400 --> 00:23:40,639 Speaker 1: I'm thinking it's about kind of about the m v 437 00:23:40,720 --> 00:23:47,600 Speaker 1: P Spotlight game. Island Game Packers seventeen carries hundred fifty 438 00:23:47,640 --> 00:23:52,399 Speaker 1: seven yards blowouts. He didn't carry it much. They needed it. 439 00:23:52,440 --> 00:23:57,040 Speaker 1: Against Chicago, the Bears were plucky. Seventeen carries sixty one yards, 440 00:23:57,080 --> 00:24:01,080 Speaker 1: So that is now one two three were five six 441 00:24:01,200 --> 00:24:06,240 Speaker 1: games with fifteen or more carries for your quarterback quarterback 442 00:24:07,640 --> 00:24:12,119 Speaker 1: very risky man. And here's the worst part. Seventeen carries 443 00:24:12,119 --> 00:24:15,640 Speaker 1: against the Bears. If it's close against the Cowboys, it's 444 00:24:15,680 --> 00:24:18,760 Speaker 1: probably gonna be another fifteen, assuming Jalen Hurts even plays. 445 00:24:20,240 --> 00:24:23,000 Speaker 1: So if you're Dallas, you've got to prepare for Hurts. 446 00:24:23,080 --> 00:24:24,800 Speaker 1: Who let's see how he did in the in the 447 00:24:24,840 --> 00:24:27,879 Speaker 1: opener against Dallas. C did not have a great game. Actually, 448 00:24:27,880 --> 00:24:31,040 Speaker 1: fifteen or twenty five buck fifty five, two touchdowns. That 449 00:24:31,080 --> 00:24:33,800 Speaker 1: was the game where Cooper Rush had three picks I 450 00:24:33,840 --> 00:24:38,600 Speaker 1: think and Dallas. Hurts ran nine times twenty seven yards 451 00:24:38,600 --> 00:24:40,840 Speaker 1: against Dallas, so they didn't use it a lot. But 452 00:24:41,200 --> 00:24:44,080 Speaker 1: this is also a little nerve racking for Hurts. Besides 453 00:24:44,119 --> 00:24:50,280 Speaker 1: the runs, the Bears had thirteen quarterback hits on him thirteen. 454 00:24:51,600 --> 00:24:54,919 Speaker 1: He's taken a hundred and eighty four quarterback contects the season, 455 00:24:54,960 --> 00:24:57,600 Speaker 1: third most behind Fields and Daniel Jones. Those guys are 456 00:24:57,600 --> 00:25:00,880 Speaker 1: not going to the playoffs. Those guys, well, Daniel Jones 457 00:25:00,920 --> 00:25:02,720 Speaker 1: does not really have a future with the Giants. He's 458 00:25:02,760 --> 00:25:05,439 Speaker 1: gonna be a career backup somewhere. Fields as young, and 459 00:25:05,520 --> 00:25:09,520 Speaker 1: he's all the Bears have. I do worry that the 460 00:25:09,520 --> 00:25:12,720 Speaker 1: Eagles are like trying to sustain this greatness and they're 461 00:25:12,720 --> 00:25:15,280 Speaker 1: looking to peak too early. I'll be honest, if they 462 00:25:15,400 --> 00:25:18,080 Speaker 1: beat the Cowboys this weekend, I'll ren or lose. They 463 00:25:18,119 --> 00:25:21,040 Speaker 1: got the two game edge. I would actually consider shutting 464 00:25:21,080 --> 00:25:22,920 Speaker 1: Hurts down after he gets the record. He's got the 465 00:25:23,000 --> 00:25:25,240 Speaker 1: m v P sewn up. You don't need to risk 466 00:25:25,320 --> 00:25:28,240 Speaker 1: him injury because if well, I guess, if you get 467 00:25:28,240 --> 00:25:31,320 Speaker 1: to buy, you get the extra week. But you're still 468 00:25:31,359 --> 00:25:34,320 Speaker 1: looking at two wins and then the super Bowl, and 469 00:25:34,359 --> 00:25:36,280 Speaker 1: one of those games is almost certainly going to be 470 00:25:36,280 --> 00:25:38,960 Speaker 1: against San Francisco, which, for my money, is the hardest 471 00:25:39,040 --> 00:25:43,320 Speaker 1: hitting team in the NFC. There's a chance Dallas will 472 00:25:43,320 --> 00:25:46,520 Speaker 1: have to go through I'm sorry, Philadelphia will have to 473 00:25:46,520 --> 00:25:50,640 Speaker 1: go through Dallas, which is a tough defense, aggressive attacking 474 00:25:50,640 --> 00:25:55,600 Speaker 1: the quarterback. And San Francisco. That's those are the two 475 00:25:55,600 --> 00:25:58,560 Speaker 1: best defenses in the NFC. That are not Philadelphia, so 476 00:25:58,560 --> 00:26:02,040 Speaker 1: it's gonna be a tough road for Jalen Hurts. Listen, 477 00:26:02,160 --> 00:26:04,159 Speaker 1: I'm a believer in Gardner Minshew to the point, and 478 00:26:04,200 --> 00:26:06,960 Speaker 1: I'm baring this twenty five minutes into the pod that 479 00:26:07,080 --> 00:26:09,720 Speaker 1: I did take the six with the Eagles on the 480 00:26:09,800 --> 00:26:14,440 Speaker 1: road in Dallas. Um, I think they. I think they 481 00:26:14,440 --> 00:26:16,960 Speaker 1: will be live for sure to win the game, whether 482 00:26:17,000 --> 00:26:21,000 Speaker 1: it's Gardner Minshew or Jalen Hurts. Um. Frankly, I don't 483 00:26:21,000 --> 00:26:22,480 Speaker 1: think it's a big deal if they if they were 484 00:26:22,640 --> 00:26:25,520 Speaker 1: rest Hurts now, I do worry if it's something serious 485 00:26:25,520 --> 00:26:27,399 Speaker 1: and they're just trying to cover it up. You know, 486 00:26:27,440 --> 00:26:30,200 Speaker 1: if he's at a month, they still get the buy, 487 00:26:30,560 --> 00:26:32,520 Speaker 1: I don't. I mean, can the Niners pass them for 488 00:26:32,520 --> 00:26:34,160 Speaker 1: the by I don't think so. I think the Eagles 489 00:26:34,200 --> 00:26:36,000 Speaker 1: have the buy not locked up, but they have definitely 490 00:26:36,040 --> 00:26:40,480 Speaker 1: at the inside track. I'm hopeful for Philly. I listen, Philadelphia, 491 00:26:40,720 --> 00:26:43,440 Speaker 1: San fran and the NFC title game would be awesome 492 00:26:43,560 --> 00:26:46,840 Speaker 1: with healthy quarterbacks Jimmy g and Jalen Hurts. And then 493 00:26:46,840 --> 00:26:50,000 Speaker 1: in the a f C. You guys heard me Monday, 494 00:26:50,119 --> 00:26:52,879 Speaker 1: I'm starting to have some doubts about this Chief's defense. 495 00:26:52,920 --> 00:26:54,560 Speaker 1: It might have just been that the Chiefs and Bills 496 00:26:54,560 --> 00:26:57,160 Speaker 1: did not cover for me. That might have been part 497 00:26:57,200 --> 00:27:00,840 Speaker 1: of it. But those defenses just look resuspect. You know 498 00:27:00,840 --> 00:27:03,000 Speaker 1: who's got the better defense than either of those two 499 00:27:03,760 --> 00:27:07,200 Speaker 1: Cincinnati Bengals. All right, that's all for today, talk to 500 00:27:07,200 --> 00:27:07,639 Speaker 1: you tomorrow.