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Get started now sign up. 10 00:00:34,800 --> 00:00:37,360 Speaker 1: Please use the promo code Colin so they know we 11 00:00:37,400 --> 00:00:40,800 Speaker 1: sent you. Please use the promo code Colins c O 12 00:00:40,960 --> 00:00:52,120 Speaker 1: l I an FanDuel sports Book app. Sign up. This 13 00:00:52,200 --> 00:00:55,520 Speaker 1: is Prime Cuts, the best of the Colin Coward Podcast. 14 00:00:55,800 --> 00:00:58,920 Speaker 1: Some of my favorite people this week, Cowboy insider Matt 15 00:00:59,000 --> 00:01:02,400 Speaker 1: Mosley thoughts on Dallas's dominant went over the Falcons, Boston 16 00:01:02,520 --> 00:01:07,320 Speaker 1: Institution reporter Tom Curran, all sorts of Belicheck Brady and 17 00:01:07,440 --> 00:01:10,920 Speaker 1: Mac Jones nuggets. Chad Millman and I discuss our most 18 00:01:10,959 --> 00:01:14,319 Speaker 1: interesting bets for the NFL Week eleven. I was sort 19 00:01:14,360 --> 00:01:17,000 Speaker 1: of amazing last week. I hope you heard. But first 20 00:01:17,240 --> 00:01:23,400 Speaker 1: my top takes of the week. You know, there are 21 00:01:23,440 --> 00:01:30,080 Speaker 1: certain times when the media goes overboard on stuff like Obj, 22 00:01:30,560 --> 00:01:35,000 Speaker 1: the drama between the Browns and the destination landing spot 23 00:01:35,000 --> 00:01:38,479 Speaker 1: the Rams. It's really he's at best the number two 24 00:01:38,480 --> 00:01:40,640 Speaker 1: receiver for the Rams. The media has given it more 25 00:01:40,680 --> 00:01:43,520 Speaker 1: coverage than it deserves. And that happens a lot where 26 00:01:43,520 --> 00:01:46,800 Speaker 1: the media covers something. It's a player that's interesting, a 27 00:01:46,840 --> 00:01:50,840 Speaker 1: player that's dramatic. You know, Obj is just not changing 28 00:01:50,880 --> 00:01:53,680 Speaker 1: games in the NFL, He's not changing lines, but he 29 00:01:53,840 --> 00:01:57,120 Speaker 1: is a unique player. La Rams are an aggressive franchise, 30 00:01:57,240 --> 00:01:59,920 Speaker 1: the Browns are historically at tire fire. And then there's 31 00:02:00,080 --> 00:02:03,760 Speaker 1: times that the media doesn't cover something and I'm shocked 32 00:02:03,800 --> 00:02:06,680 Speaker 1: by it. I could not believe and I said it, 33 00:02:06,760 --> 00:02:10,280 Speaker 1: and I've said it fifteen times. When Kevin Durant left 34 00:02:10,320 --> 00:02:13,280 Speaker 1: a dynasty for the Brooklyn Nets, I thought it was 35 00:02:13,320 --> 00:02:20,120 Speaker 1: a staggeringly horrible decision, the best, arguably after Lamron, the 36 00:02:20,160 --> 00:02:23,640 Speaker 1: best player in the league, leaving a dynasty, the best 37 00:02:23,720 --> 00:02:28,120 Speaker 1: run organization for a losing culture, the Brooklyn Nets with 38 00:02:28,320 --> 00:02:32,760 Speaker 1: no great history, and choosing Kyrie Irving Flakey to his 39 00:02:32,919 --> 00:02:36,960 Speaker 1: core over Steph Curry, the most selfless superstar NBA player, 40 00:02:37,040 --> 00:02:40,639 Speaker 1: probably of my life. Now you're seeing as Curry goes 41 00:02:40,680 --> 00:02:43,880 Speaker 1: into Brooklyn drops thirty seven, and the crowd is chanting 42 00:02:44,040 --> 00:02:50,280 Speaker 1: MVP for an opposing player. I have no idea why 43 00:02:50,440 --> 00:02:53,920 Speaker 1: Katie did this. There is no comp in the history 44 00:02:53,960 --> 00:02:58,280 Speaker 1: of sports where a player could have stayed with a dynasty. 45 00:02:58,919 --> 00:03:03,120 Speaker 1: The dynasty had all of its parts, was a significantly 46 00:03:03,280 --> 00:03:07,359 Speaker 1: brilliantly run organization, and leaves for an inferior point guard 47 00:03:07,880 --> 00:03:13,520 Speaker 1: that had baggage and an inferior organization, an inferior momentum. 48 00:03:13,800 --> 00:03:17,360 Speaker 1: You're seeing it now play out. Stephen A. Smith finally 49 00:03:17,360 --> 00:03:20,960 Speaker 1: addressed it the other day, almost post mortem, and like 50 00:03:21,000 --> 00:03:23,519 Speaker 1: the nets feel like they're sort of right, they're sort 51 00:03:23,560 --> 00:03:26,160 Speaker 1: of dead. Harden's not the same player due to a 52 00:03:26,240 --> 00:03:30,120 Speaker 1: rule change, Kyrie's not available. They still really don't have 53 00:03:30,160 --> 00:03:33,240 Speaker 1: a great bench. I don't know why it wasn't covered. 54 00:03:33,600 --> 00:03:37,880 Speaker 1: I think it's the most undercovered sports story in the 55 00:03:37,960 --> 00:03:40,880 Speaker 1: last couple of years. It is unbelievable to me that 56 00:03:41,000 --> 00:03:44,720 Speaker 1: Kevin Durant. Do you realize if Kevin Durant stayed, they 57 00:03:44,720 --> 00:03:48,440 Speaker 1: would have drafted Jordan Poole, right, that was the draft 58 00:03:48,560 --> 00:03:50,200 Speaker 1: after we left. Well, they would have drafted him had 59 00:03:50,280 --> 00:03:54,320 Speaker 1: he stayed, you would have KD Jordan Pool is a 60 00:03:54,360 --> 00:03:58,840 Speaker 1: borderline All Star, Steph Clay and Draymond Now James Wiseman, 61 00:03:58,920 --> 00:04:01,000 Speaker 1: that pick you wouldn't have had. That was a number 62 00:04:01,000 --> 00:04:06,120 Speaker 1: one pick because you tanked. But the media overcovers many things. 63 00:04:06,200 --> 00:04:09,040 Speaker 1: I'd be the first to admit it we have, I haven't, 64 00:04:09,120 --> 00:04:16,600 Speaker 1: but the media has undercovered how unbelievably regrettable D's decision 65 00:04:16,800 --> 00:04:19,840 Speaker 1: was to go to Brooklyn. I want to talk about 66 00:04:19,960 --> 00:04:24,760 Speaker 1: green Bay and Seattle. There is an understanding that Aaron 67 00:04:24,839 --> 00:04:28,320 Speaker 1: Rodgers will probably test the waters after the season. I 68 00:04:28,480 --> 00:04:31,120 Speaker 1: do not think he can do better, in my opinion, 69 00:04:31,760 --> 00:04:35,360 Speaker 1: than green Bay. They develop offensive lines as good as 70 00:04:35,400 --> 00:04:38,640 Speaker 1: anybody in the NFL not named the Patriots. He's got 71 00:04:38,640 --> 00:04:41,800 Speaker 1: a number one receiver and two very capable backs. AJ 72 00:04:41,960 --> 00:04:45,320 Speaker 1: Dillon now is a great compliment back to Aaron Jones. 73 00:04:45,400 --> 00:04:47,760 Speaker 1: Cross our fingers on Aaron Jones health. He left that 74 00:04:47,800 --> 00:04:52,960 Speaker 1: game early. He's got an offensive coach, great home field advantage, 75 00:04:53,360 --> 00:04:55,520 Speaker 1: and I think the defense this year is the best 76 00:04:55,520 --> 00:04:58,240 Speaker 1: the Packers have had since their Super Bowl winning year. 77 00:04:59,200 --> 00:05:03,200 Speaker 1: Let's talk about Ull Wilson. I've been told by people 78 00:05:03,240 --> 00:05:07,120 Speaker 1: I trust in the Pacific Northwest. He's not happy. He 79 00:05:07,160 --> 00:05:10,800 Speaker 1: wants an offensive coach. He doesn't feel like he has 80 00:05:10,839 --> 00:05:14,200 Speaker 1: a creative offense. He has some sanate but not as 81 00:05:14,279 --> 00:05:18,760 Speaker 1: much as he'd like. We all assume Aaron Rodgers is 82 00:05:18,760 --> 00:05:21,160 Speaker 1: going to really test the waters. I would not be 83 00:05:21,400 --> 00:05:25,559 Speaker 1: in the least surprised after that Jordan Love appearance against 84 00:05:25,600 --> 00:05:29,440 Speaker 1: the Chiefs. If Green Bay moved, Jordan Love got a 85 00:05:29,440 --> 00:05:33,599 Speaker 1: fifty sixth round pick and resigned, Aaron Rodgers wouldn't be 86 00:05:33,720 --> 00:05:38,080 Speaker 1: surprised by the way. Aaron got some really really ugly press. 87 00:05:38,200 --> 00:05:41,080 Speaker 1: Not being vaccinated. It made him look too hip for 88 00:05:41,120 --> 00:05:44,760 Speaker 1: the room and kind of selfish. What is the one 89 00:05:44,839 --> 00:05:50,120 Speaker 1: way to garner some affection not only in Green Bay, 90 00:05:50,120 --> 00:05:54,440 Speaker 1: but the NFL. Resign with the Packers, make an announcement 91 00:05:54,560 --> 00:05:59,440 Speaker 1: I'm finishing my career in Green Bay. Feels like, Oh, 92 00:05:59,480 --> 00:06:02,560 Speaker 1: he's a team guy, he's a family guy. We got 93 00:06:02,600 --> 00:06:06,440 Speaker 1: his back right after all that negative press. What's the 94 00:06:06,560 --> 00:06:11,640 Speaker 1: one thing he could do? He'd be supported, he'd have 95 00:06:11,680 --> 00:06:13,760 Speaker 1: a fan base that loves him. I mean, hasn't he 96 00:06:13,800 --> 00:06:16,400 Speaker 1: pissed off enough people? You go back to Green Bay, 97 00:06:16,680 --> 00:06:19,560 Speaker 1: you sign a four year deal, you move the money around. 98 00:06:20,200 --> 00:06:23,000 Speaker 1: I'm all in. He wins another super Bowl's got two 99 00:06:23,040 --> 00:06:25,640 Speaker 1: first ballot Hall of Famer. He didn't want to end 100 00:06:25,640 --> 00:06:28,800 Speaker 1: his career like Farv and be choppy. I mean, I 101 00:06:28,800 --> 00:06:31,239 Speaker 1: know we look at Tom Brady at Tampa and go, oh, 102 00:06:31,240 --> 00:06:32,719 Speaker 1: this is the way it's gonna work. It's not the 103 00:06:32,720 --> 00:06:36,040 Speaker 1: way it works. Go back to Montana, go back to Farv. 104 00:06:36,560 --> 00:06:40,240 Speaker 1: You can win some games, it's usually really choppy. I 105 00:06:40,279 --> 00:06:43,880 Speaker 1: think Russell Wilson, on the other hand, Folks, it's getting worse. 106 00:06:44,040 --> 00:06:47,720 Speaker 1: I mean, Aaron's getting to NFC championships. Russell's one and 107 00:06:47,800 --> 00:06:50,600 Speaker 1: done in the playoffs. Pete Carroll is seventy. He's a 108 00:06:50,640 --> 00:06:54,320 Speaker 1: defensive coach. He gave up two first for Jamal Adams. 109 00:06:54,360 --> 00:06:59,200 Speaker 1: The offensive line is average, Green Bay's is almost always excellent. 110 00:07:00,400 --> 00:07:05,680 Speaker 1: Russell Wilson, it's not creative, very little emotion, very dependent 111 00:07:05,760 --> 00:07:08,159 Speaker 1: on him making a play with his feet. That is 112 00:07:08,200 --> 00:07:12,480 Speaker 1: a story. I'm fifty fifty on Russell Wilson as a 113 00:07:12,520 --> 00:07:16,760 Speaker 1: Seahawk next year, and I think there's a lot of suitors. 114 00:07:18,080 --> 00:07:20,160 Speaker 1: This week, there was an interesting moment during a press 115 00:07:20,160 --> 00:07:23,320 Speaker 1: conference when Bengals head coach Zach Taylor said that he 116 00:07:23,400 --> 00:07:26,040 Speaker 1: enjoys every couple of years going to Vegas and doing 117 00:07:26,040 --> 00:07:28,840 Speaker 1: nothing but playing craps for seventy two hours. No dinners, 118 00:07:28,920 --> 00:07:32,640 Speaker 1: just craps, no shows. And I thought to myself, that's 119 00:07:32,680 --> 00:07:35,320 Speaker 1: what he should do if he wants to ease the 120 00:07:35,360 --> 00:07:39,680 Speaker 1: stress of coaching. Can you imagine saying that five years ago? 121 00:07:40,560 --> 00:07:44,360 Speaker 1: Tony Romo in twenty fifteen wanted to hold his Fantasy 122 00:07:44,400 --> 00:07:48,600 Speaker 1: football convention in Vegas and was told by the league 123 00:07:48,680 --> 00:07:53,200 Speaker 1: he couldn't. It's amazing in this country what we fear 124 00:07:54,400 --> 00:07:59,280 Speaker 1: gay marriage. It looks ridiculous now that for years, in 125 00:07:59,480 --> 00:08:05,400 Speaker 1: years that was in some iced taboo sports gambling folks, 126 00:08:05,640 --> 00:08:10,040 Speaker 1: it's a four billion dollar industry before the Supreme Court 127 00:08:10,600 --> 00:08:13,560 Speaker 1: ruled it was legal. 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I'm not saying it's my last, 186 00:11:33,080 --> 00:11:37,040 Speaker 1: Mosley because I knew I don't pick favorites much in 187 00:11:37,080 --> 00:11:39,920 Speaker 1: the NFL, but you could kind of feel this one. 188 00:11:40,360 --> 00:11:45,200 Speaker 1: Dan Quinn his old team, a little chip on his shoulder. 189 00:11:45,880 --> 00:11:47,480 Speaker 1: You know, it was funny, Matt, because it's not that 190 00:11:47,559 --> 00:11:51,680 Speaker 1: Dallas lost, they were so physically dominated by Denver. You 191 00:11:51,760 --> 00:11:55,800 Speaker 1: did have a feeling this week, I imagine as somebody 192 00:11:55,840 --> 00:11:58,520 Speaker 1: who covers the team, it did feel like they were 193 00:11:58,520 --> 00:12:01,240 Speaker 1: going to bounce back. Was this kind of I mean, 194 00:12:01,320 --> 00:12:04,800 Speaker 1: it was so lobsided. But did you see it? Common 195 00:12:04,840 --> 00:12:08,640 Speaker 1: a little Yeah, I'm glad to know you you called 196 00:12:08,640 --> 00:12:13,280 Speaker 1: this shot. I did see it. I don't think I 197 00:12:13,360 --> 00:12:16,560 Speaker 1: knew it was going to be this dominant, but I 198 00:12:16,559 --> 00:12:20,320 Speaker 1: thought they were embarrassed the Quinn factor. And of course 199 00:12:20,320 --> 00:12:22,280 Speaker 1: they did the game ball and did all the things 200 00:12:22,559 --> 00:12:25,120 Speaker 1: you would expect them to do after the game. But 201 00:12:25,400 --> 00:12:30,440 Speaker 1: I think this one, when we're at the super Bowl 202 00:12:30,600 --> 00:12:32,480 Speaker 1: and we're hanging where is it? You're part of the world, 203 00:12:32,520 --> 00:12:36,680 Speaker 1: and in Los Angeles, this if they they'll look back 204 00:12:37,120 --> 00:12:42,680 Speaker 1: at that Denver games as a major, major crossroads, sort 205 00:12:42,720 --> 00:12:44,400 Speaker 1: of a big moment. But I think the best thing 206 00:12:44,440 --> 00:12:46,600 Speaker 1: for Cowboys fans is I think it's a freak out. 207 00:12:46,679 --> 00:12:49,160 Speaker 1: It's one thing to get beat. I think there's a 208 00:12:49,200 --> 00:12:54,920 Speaker 1: freak out factor when your quarterback looks that confused and 209 00:12:55,360 --> 00:12:59,160 Speaker 1: he's throwing those kinds of passes like, I think we 210 00:12:59,360 --> 00:13:01,600 Speaker 1: sort of take in him for granted, and even you, 211 00:13:01,840 --> 00:13:05,480 Speaker 1: who doubted him for years, has finally put him in 212 00:13:05,480 --> 00:13:07,880 Speaker 1: that elite category, and so to see him backslide and 213 00:13:07,920 --> 00:13:12,280 Speaker 1: have a horrible game is just weird. Today. He did 214 00:13:12,320 --> 00:13:15,840 Speaker 1: everything he needed it to. They were their defense was dominant, 215 00:13:16,000 --> 00:13:18,480 Speaker 1: and the best thing you can say for them is 216 00:13:18,480 --> 00:13:21,400 Speaker 1: they again lost another really good player. Yeah. It's like 217 00:13:21,400 --> 00:13:25,640 Speaker 1: a pretty heavy poor that you had there. Um. Yeah, 218 00:13:24,000 --> 00:13:29,360 Speaker 1: they they lost Randy Gregory, and I think we've covered 219 00:13:29,400 --> 00:13:31,599 Speaker 1: this in the past. I mean, he's become one of 220 00:13:31,640 --> 00:13:34,480 Speaker 1: their best players. Oh, he didn't even seem like they 221 00:13:34,480 --> 00:13:37,800 Speaker 1: missed him like that, you know, Atlanta and Atlanta early 222 00:13:37,880 --> 00:13:39,400 Speaker 1: on looked like they were just going to throw the 223 00:13:39,480 --> 00:13:42,679 Speaker 1: Coyle pitts all day. He's like seventeen eighteen seventeen, and 224 00:13:42,720 --> 00:13:45,960 Speaker 1: then they never did anything the rest of the game. Yeah, 225 00:13:46,000 --> 00:13:49,880 Speaker 1: you know, it's funny about this year. Um, Matt, It's 226 00:13:50,200 --> 00:13:55,040 Speaker 1: it's a really strange year. Brady get shelled today. Russell Wilson, 227 00:13:55,960 --> 00:14:00,840 Speaker 1: you know, can't score. Last week, the Bills to the Jags, 228 00:14:00,960 --> 00:14:05,199 Speaker 1: the Ravens beaten by Miami. The Rams have had a 229 00:14:05,240 --> 00:14:09,080 Speaker 1: couple of stinkers at home Carolina destroys Arizona though it's 230 00:14:09,120 --> 00:14:11,720 Speaker 1: not with Kyler Murray. But you know I was saying 231 00:14:11,800 --> 00:14:14,640 Speaker 1: this in the prelude to you, is that Tennessee in 232 00:14:14,679 --> 00:14:17,680 Speaker 1: New England. Now they don't have the ceiling of Buffalo, 233 00:14:18,360 --> 00:14:22,360 Speaker 1: but Tennessee and New England are the most consistently good 234 00:14:22,400 --> 00:14:25,960 Speaker 1: teams in the last month in the AFC. I look 235 00:14:25,960 --> 00:14:29,400 Speaker 1: over at the NFC, the Rams, now without Woods, you 236 00:14:29,480 --> 00:14:33,920 Speaker 1: cross your fingers on Obj's health. Their offensive line's been 237 00:14:33,920 --> 00:14:36,040 Speaker 1: pushed around. Brady's in a little bit of a funk. 238 00:14:36,120 --> 00:14:39,640 Speaker 1: Now back to back games. You start looking at Green Bay. 239 00:14:39,680 --> 00:14:41,680 Speaker 1: I think it's the best defense they've had in years, 240 00:14:41,800 --> 00:14:45,320 Speaker 1: but I haven't felt all year the offenses right last 241 00:14:45,360 --> 00:14:48,200 Speaker 1: time I had you on, I said this, you take 242 00:14:48,240 --> 00:14:51,360 Speaker 1: out one game. To me, Dallas is the most consistent 243 00:14:51,400 --> 00:14:56,200 Speaker 1: team in the NFC. They really are. Arizona. I almost 244 00:14:56,240 --> 00:14:59,360 Speaker 1: give them a bit of a pass, but we don't 245 00:14:59,360 --> 00:15:04,160 Speaker 1: have DeMarcus Lawrence. We've had injuries, Tyron Smith, Michael Gallup. 246 00:15:04,800 --> 00:15:10,120 Speaker 1: Like I have historically been not anti cowboy, pretty cynical. 247 00:15:10,320 --> 00:15:12,280 Speaker 1: This is the first year I can remember since one 248 00:15:12,320 --> 00:15:16,520 Speaker 1: of Romo's early years that I'm like, oh, this team 249 00:15:16,520 --> 00:15:20,560 Speaker 1: could win the Super Bowl. Do you feel that today? Yeah, 250 00:15:20,680 --> 00:15:22,600 Speaker 1: the Romo year you would have been talking about was 251 00:15:22,640 --> 00:15:25,440 Speaker 1: two thousand and seven and they had a run and 252 00:15:25,480 --> 00:15:27,680 Speaker 1: the Giants beat them at the end of the game, 253 00:15:27,760 --> 00:15:30,160 Speaker 1: and they could they could have caught a touchdown there, 254 00:15:30,160 --> 00:15:32,000 Speaker 1: and the Giants went on to win the Super Bowl. 255 00:15:32,040 --> 00:15:34,880 Speaker 1: And so I do feel like that for the very 256 00:15:34,920 --> 00:15:37,840 Speaker 1: reasons you talked about. I think some of these other 257 00:15:37,880 --> 00:15:43,200 Speaker 1: teams are so flawed. And you know, I wrote about 258 00:15:43,200 --> 00:15:46,200 Speaker 1: this for Fox sports dot Com this week. Over on 259 00:15:46,240 --> 00:15:48,680 Speaker 1: the I thought, well, why don't what were they doing 260 00:15:48,720 --> 00:15:51,880 Speaker 1: on the on the on the offensive line, And that's 261 00:15:51,920 --> 00:15:55,160 Speaker 1: one thing that McCarthy's being very stubborn on. I thought 262 00:15:55,160 --> 00:15:58,520 Speaker 1: he should leave the guy at right tackle, um tern 263 00:15:58,640 --> 00:16:02,080 Speaker 1: Steele that Terrence Still it's been so good and and 264 00:16:02,200 --> 00:16:05,200 Speaker 1: you could, you know, lyle Collins could move over the 265 00:16:05,240 --> 00:16:09,360 Speaker 1: left side. Well today, Terence still look fine, and he 266 00:16:09,440 --> 00:16:11,840 Speaker 1: just was a fish out of water last week. He'd 267 00:16:11,840 --> 00:16:15,680 Speaker 1: never really played left tackle and it felt completely wrong. Well, 268 00:16:16,280 --> 00:16:19,360 Speaker 1: another thing that helps is that they have Joe Philbin 269 00:16:19,480 --> 00:16:23,400 Speaker 1: as their old line coach. They have tried Jerry, oddly enough, 270 00:16:24,400 --> 00:16:28,760 Speaker 1: doesn't always do great with assistant coaches, and sometimes they'll 271 00:16:28,760 --> 00:16:33,120 Speaker 1: just put like ex Cowboys players or people that just 272 00:16:33,200 --> 00:16:36,360 Speaker 1: kind of aren't that qualified at some of these positions. 273 00:16:36,520 --> 00:16:40,760 Speaker 1: McCarthy's put together an adult staff and so they've got 274 00:16:40,760 --> 00:16:44,440 Speaker 1: a really good, old old line coach in Philbin, and 275 00:16:44,760 --> 00:16:47,480 Speaker 1: so think about this. What they have is sort of 276 00:16:47,800 --> 00:16:50,600 Speaker 1: part of their staff are filled head coaches. And that 277 00:16:50,720 --> 00:16:53,040 Speaker 1: sounds like I'm making light of it, but the truth 278 00:16:53,160 --> 00:16:56,080 Speaker 1: is they've sort of seen it and they know the 279 00:16:56,200 --> 00:16:59,960 Speaker 1: ups and downs of that. Quinn's been around great defense. 280 00:17:01,200 --> 00:17:04,199 Speaker 1: He's at one point we thought his Atlanta team, you know, 281 00:17:04,280 --> 00:17:06,040 Speaker 1: they had a chance to win the Super Bowl. So 282 00:17:06,960 --> 00:17:10,040 Speaker 1: they've sort of seen the top. And then Philbin saw 283 00:17:10,119 --> 00:17:12,920 Speaker 1: the bottom when he was with the Dolphins. But their 284 00:17:12,960 --> 00:17:16,280 Speaker 1: battle tested and then they have they just have a 285 00:17:16,280 --> 00:17:19,639 Speaker 1: perfect compliment right now. Of so, I think their coaching 286 00:17:19,680 --> 00:17:23,600 Speaker 1: staff is sort of something that's maybe not getting talked 287 00:17:23,600 --> 00:17:28,439 Speaker 1: about enough. And I would just say that you and 288 00:17:28,480 --> 00:17:30,439 Speaker 1: you were one of the first people who brought this up. 289 00:17:30,800 --> 00:17:36,280 Speaker 1: Parsons is a maniac. He's just easily the best athlete 290 00:17:36,280 --> 00:17:40,920 Speaker 1: on the field in virtually every Cowboy game I've seen. Yeah, 291 00:17:41,440 --> 00:17:45,240 Speaker 1: he's impossible to block. And this is a credit to 292 00:17:45,320 --> 00:17:48,360 Speaker 1: McCarthy or Quinn, whoever came up with this. So they 293 00:17:48,400 --> 00:17:51,400 Speaker 1: made the decision to say, you know what, why don't 294 00:17:51,400 --> 00:17:54,199 Speaker 1: we let him just line up and go after people. 295 00:17:54,720 --> 00:17:56,960 Speaker 1: It made, you know, it made a lot of sense. 296 00:17:57,000 --> 00:18:01,880 Speaker 1: They gave a safety Jaron Curse the mic and his helmet, 297 00:18:02,040 --> 00:18:03,880 Speaker 1: and they said, let's just I mean, that's a lot 298 00:18:03,960 --> 00:18:06,480 Speaker 1: for a rookie to do, to have to relay the play, 299 00:18:06,640 --> 00:18:09,440 Speaker 1: get everybody lined up, Let's give it to a veteran. 300 00:18:09,640 --> 00:18:12,000 Speaker 1: And now they have this journeyman veteran. I mean, think 301 00:18:12,040 --> 00:18:14,480 Speaker 1: about all these guys that are playing starring Rolls. There's 302 00:18:14,520 --> 00:18:17,840 Speaker 1: a guy named Kazy, you know, he was number eighteen 303 00:18:17,880 --> 00:18:22,040 Speaker 1: out there, Curses number twenty seven, Wilson's number six, and 304 00:18:22,080 --> 00:18:26,440 Speaker 1: they're just like random, sort of okay, fringe type players 305 00:18:26,480 --> 00:18:30,000 Speaker 1: from the past, and Quinn's got them all like meshed together, 306 00:18:30,200 --> 00:18:32,960 Speaker 1: playing really well. Like vander esh was supposed to be 307 00:18:33,000 --> 00:18:36,560 Speaker 1: some great linebacker. Well he's not that guy, but he's fine. 308 00:18:36,920 --> 00:18:39,320 Speaker 1: He made plays today they couldn't run on the Cowboys, 309 00:18:39,520 --> 00:18:43,359 Speaker 1: and then the in the What's happened is Diggs is 310 00:18:43,400 --> 00:18:46,760 Speaker 1: so great at his timing and everything. One thing that 311 00:18:46,800 --> 00:18:49,480 Speaker 1: had slipped against Denver and even the previous week against 312 00:18:49,480 --> 00:18:54,040 Speaker 1: Minnesota was their takeaways had gone down, and then today 313 00:18:54,119 --> 00:18:55,680 Speaker 1: they had a bunch of those. And I do think 314 00:18:55,680 --> 00:18:59,800 Speaker 1: those things kind of come in bunches. And that's another thing. 315 00:19:00,080 --> 00:19:02,040 Speaker 1: Sometimes I have to try it a little too hard 316 00:19:02,080 --> 00:19:04,760 Speaker 1: to find things to brag on McCarthy. But one of 317 00:19:04,760 --> 00:19:07,680 Speaker 1: the things that he's been good at at Green Bay 318 00:19:08,040 --> 00:19:12,040 Speaker 1: and now with the Cowboys's turnover margin, and that's nothing 319 00:19:12,080 --> 00:19:13,880 Speaker 1: to sneeze at. I mean, that's a pretty huge thing 320 00:19:13,880 --> 00:19:15,760 Speaker 1: in the NFL. You know, I was thinking about this. 321 00:19:16,240 --> 00:19:18,960 Speaker 1: I've always had this belief, like I have certain beliefs 322 00:19:19,000 --> 00:19:22,760 Speaker 1: to be true, young teams can't win NBA finals. Why 323 00:19:23,040 --> 00:19:28,400 Speaker 1: because the refs swallow their whistles and more physical, thicker, 324 00:19:28,520 --> 00:19:32,680 Speaker 1: older players push around kids. We saw it last year 325 00:19:32,720 --> 00:19:36,400 Speaker 1: Milwaukee with the Sons. We saw it with the Lakers 326 00:19:36,560 --> 00:19:39,280 Speaker 1: in the bubble against Miami. That's one of my theories. 327 00:19:39,400 --> 00:19:41,320 Speaker 1: You can't win a championship as a young team in 328 00:19:41,359 --> 00:19:44,439 Speaker 1: the NBA because the ref swallowed their whistles. Big advantage older, 329 00:19:44,520 --> 00:19:47,240 Speaker 1: stronger players in baseball can't win a World Series with 330 00:19:47,240 --> 00:19:49,399 Speaker 1: a bad bullpen. You can't be given up runs in 331 00:19:49,440 --> 00:19:53,080 Speaker 1: the seventh, eighth, ninth, can't win in the NFL. To 332 00:19:53,160 --> 00:19:57,280 Speaker 1: win a Super Bowl, you need like six players minimum, 333 00:19:57,320 --> 00:20:00,480 Speaker 1: six to seven players having great years, like play makers. 334 00:20:00,760 --> 00:20:03,080 Speaker 1: So I'm gonna I'm gonna give you the Dallas players. 335 00:20:03,119 --> 00:20:06,240 Speaker 1: I think you're playmakers, all right. Zeke has become a 336 00:20:06,240 --> 00:20:10,359 Speaker 1: playmaker again, Ceedee Lamb has become a playmaker again, Micah 337 00:20:10,400 --> 00:20:13,560 Speaker 1: Parsons as a playmaker, Treyvon Diggs as a playmaker, Randy 338 00:20:13,600 --> 00:20:16,760 Speaker 1: Gregory as a playmaker, and I would say Dak is 339 00:20:16,800 --> 00:20:20,800 Speaker 1: a playmaker. I don't know the health of DeMarcus Cousins, 340 00:20:21,040 --> 00:20:23,480 Speaker 1: but I think Dallas is now, in my opinion, is 341 00:20:23,520 --> 00:20:28,679 Speaker 1: now qualifying as a Super Bowl team where they have 342 00:20:28,800 --> 00:20:31,840 Speaker 1: like six guys that can make a play against the 343 00:20:31,960 --> 00:20:39,119 Speaker 1: Rams against Brady, Ceedee Lamb, Zeke Dak, Micah Parsons, Treyvon Diggs, absolutely, 344 00:20:39,200 --> 00:20:43,399 Speaker 1: Randy Gregory, and you know, potentially DeMarcus Lawrence if he 345 00:20:43,640 --> 00:20:46,600 Speaker 1: whenever he comes back. Am I missing anybody? Is there 346 00:20:46,600 --> 00:20:50,239 Speaker 1: an unsung hero on this Dallas team? Well, you know, 347 00:20:50,480 --> 00:20:54,080 Speaker 1: Schultz has been excre I mean, he's come on and 348 00:20:54,560 --> 00:20:57,359 Speaker 1: he has become somewhat of a weapon. It's not every week, 349 00:20:58,000 --> 00:21:02,160 Speaker 1: but Dak loves him. I think Pollard's a playmaker. I mean, 350 00:21:02,200 --> 00:21:04,479 Speaker 1: I think he's just flat out you know. You get 351 00:21:04,560 --> 00:21:07,400 Speaker 1: him in space and he can do so many things. 352 00:21:07,400 --> 00:21:10,680 Speaker 1: I mean, this is a team that, honestly, compared to 353 00:21:10,680 --> 00:21:14,440 Speaker 1: a lot of these other teams is I think loaded in. 354 00:21:14,680 --> 00:21:18,520 Speaker 1: Zeke even said something to that effect today. We're that team, 355 00:21:19,080 --> 00:21:21,760 Speaker 1: but we just have we can't afford to have these 356 00:21:22,000 --> 00:21:24,320 Speaker 1: you know, kind of like what happened to him last week. 357 00:21:24,400 --> 00:21:27,399 Speaker 1: But no, I think you, I think you pretty much. 358 00:21:28,000 --> 00:21:30,560 Speaker 1: I think you covered it and um, and I think 359 00:21:30,560 --> 00:21:35,800 Speaker 1: that's enough to do something pretty special if you have 360 00:21:35,880 --> 00:21:39,600 Speaker 1: that kind of um, if you have that many playmakers, 361 00:21:40,000 --> 00:21:44,760 Speaker 1: and I think they're UM. I just sensed it today 362 00:21:44,800 --> 00:21:46,800 Speaker 1: after the game. I think there was a certain amount 363 00:21:46,840 --> 00:21:50,760 Speaker 1: of embarrassment, anger, and then Fangio got him fired up. 364 00:21:51,160 --> 00:21:54,000 Speaker 1: I mean Vick saying, I don't know, you know, everybody, 365 00:21:54,040 --> 00:21:58,320 Speaker 1: nobody's played him the right way, and from a coaching standpoint, 366 00:21:58,960 --> 00:22:02,280 Speaker 1: all the coaches took a little offense to that. In 367 00:22:02,920 --> 00:22:07,240 Speaker 1: the Atlanta Falcons had to bear the brunt of that. 368 00:22:11,840 --> 00:22:14,240 Speaker 1: All right, we bring in Tom Curran, who's been a 369 00:22:14,320 --> 00:22:17,800 Speaker 1: Patriot insider for NBC Sports Boston. When I lived in 370 00:22:17,840 --> 00:22:21,119 Speaker 1: the Northeast. There's a lot of Patriots and Red Sox talk, 371 00:22:21,800 --> 00:22:24,040 Speaker 1: and he was the guy I really relied on very quickly. 372 00:22:24,520 --> 00:22:26,920 Speaker 1: If Tom said it, it was true, covering the Patriots 373 00:22:26,920 --> 00:22:29,480 Speaker 1: in the NFL since the nineties, mid to late nineties 374 00:22:30,160 --> 00:22:32,000 Speaker 1: and try to bring him on a few times a year. 375 00:22:32,040 --> 00:22:35,200 Speaker 1: And I thought this was really an interesting time because 376 00:22:37,280 --> 00:22:42,160 Speaker 1: you know, you get these narratives and they stick, and Tom, 377 00:22:42,160 --> 00:22:44,919 Speaker 1: I want to start it. Might takeaway on mac Jones 378 00:22:45,080 --> 00:22:48,440 Speaker 1: was he got the best landing spot New England, didn't 379 00:22:48,440 --> 00:22:52,400 Speaker 1: give up picks to get him. Best coaching football arguably, 380 00:22:52,400 --> 00:22:56,680 Speaker 1: best coordinator, always a top ten offensive line, good running game, 381 00:22:57,280 --> 00:22:59,600 Speaker 1: and they've done a good job, especially on the defensive side, 382 00:22:59,600 --> 00:23:01,920 Speaker 1: to drive to developed players. And they'd spent some money 383 00:23:01,920 --> 00:23:05,400 Speaker 1: on free agency. So my takeaway is, listen, there's there's 384 00:23:05,440 --> 00:23:09,320 Speaker 1: some limitations on off script plays. He's not he's not 385 00:23:09,440 --> 00:23:14,000 Speaker 1: justin fields, but and if you look at the numbers, 386 00:23:14,080 --> 00:23:16,119 Speaker 1: a lot of checkdowns, a lot of safe stuff. But 387 00:23:16,160 --> 00:23:20,119 Speaker 1: he's gotten out of the crappy throw portion of the 388 00:23:20,200 --> 00:23:22,639 Speaker 1: rookie quarterback. And that's a big thing. It's not that 389 00:23:22,720 --> 00:23:25,600 Speaker 1: rookie quarterbacks can't play, but the first year to two 390 00:23:25,640 --> 00:23:30,439 Speaker 1: of your career. It's that oh good hell throw And 391 00:23:30,520 --> 00:23:34,080 Speaker 1: he had it for about a month. He didn't. He didn't. 392 00:23:34,400 --> 00:23:38,040 Speaker 1: He didn't. That's what's whacked about, because you seem very subdued. 393 00:23:38,080 --> 00:23:41,520 Speaker 1: So let's rack it up. He never did it. It 394 00:23:41,600 --> 00:23:44,600 Speaker 1: was crazy, and that's what I look I said Colin 395 00:23:45,440 --> 00:23:47,879 Speaker 1: right before the draft when he was being banded about. 396 00:23:48,280 --> 00:23:50,800 Speaker 1: So the Patriots already have Mac Jones on the roster. 397 00:23:51,000 --> 00:23:53,600 Speaker 1: His name's Jared Stidham. I didn't think he was gonna 398 00:23:53,600 --> 00:23:56,280 Speaker 1: be this freaking good. It was like, you should barrel 399 00:23:56,320 --> 00:23:59,480 Speaker 1: in Alabama. Then he gets here and he looks so 400 00:23:59,520 --> 00:24:01,240 Speaker 1: good to a mini camp, and I talked to people 401 00:24:01,240 --> 00:24:04,320 Speaker 1: who are involved with the team and closely involved with Mac, 402 00:24:04,359 --> 00:24:07,120 Speaker 1: and they tell me, I've never seen a rookie disadvanced. 403 00:24:07,760 --> 00:24:09,760 Speaker 1: And he goes out and he beats back what was 404 00:24:09,920 --> 00:24:13,399 Speaker 1: actually a pretty good challenge from Cam Newton in training 405 00:24:13,440 --> 00:24:18,080 Speaker 1: camp by every frig and day, just making throw after throwing. 406 00:24:18,119 --> 00:24:21,120 Speaker 1: It intersected perfectly was where guys were supposed to be. Yeah, 407 00:24:21,160 --> 00:24:25,560 Speaker 1: you're right. He had games against Carolina and the Chargers 408 00:24:25,600 --> 00:24:29,240 Speaker 1: back to back. They're like, why are you getting jumping? 409 00:24:29,320 --> 00:24:32,880 Speaker 1: What's with the happy feet? What's the inaccurate throws that's 410 00:24:32,960 --> 00:24:35,320 Speaker 1: not you? And then he bounces back against Cleveland. So 411 00:24:35,960 --> 00:24:40,800 Speaker 1: to me, honestly, the thing about him as it relates 412 00:24:40,840 --> 00:24:43,840 Speaker 1: to the other guys who came in, Matt plays like 413 00:24:43,840 --> 00:24:47,399 Speaker 1: a five year veteran, A good five year veteran, not 414 00:24:47,440 --> 00:24:49,560 Speaker 1: a great five year veteran, a good one. And I 415 00:24:49,600 --> 00:24:51,360 Speaker 1: said this the other day. If you put all these 416 00:24:51,359 --> 00:24:53,760 Speaker 1: five guys in a class and had Josh McDaniel's teacher, 417 00:24:54,800 --> 00:24:58,120 Speaker 1: they passed in their tests every week, Matt would always 418 00:24:58,160 --> 00:25:00,520 Speaker 1: be around ninety three. You might see of A Lawrence 419 00:25:00,560 --> 00:25:04,000 Speaker 1: around eighty eight at this juncture. You might see justin 420 00:25:04,080 --> 00:25:07,360 Speaker 1: Fields at eighty five. You might see Zach Wilson around seventy. 421 00:25:07,480 --> 00:25:10,760 Speaker 1: Trelie it's around seventy two, But Matt would always be 422 00:25:10,760 --> 00:25:13,960 Speaker 1: turning in ninety three because he knows WTF he's doing 423 00:25:14,000 --> 00:25:17,720 Speaker 1: out there at all times. It's wild. I think every 424 00:25:17,800 --> 00:25:21,439 Speaker 1: great coach has a hole and one of the power 425 00:25:21,560 --> 00:25:24,920 Speaker 1: dynamic for coaches that when Super Bowls can change, so 426 00:25:25,040 --> 00:25:28,640 Speaker 1: Pete Carroll, Paul Allen dies, the owner, his sister, who's 427 00:25:28,680 --> 00:25:30,439 Speaker 1: not a sports fan, takes it over, and there's a 428 00:25:30,440 --> 00:25:33,040 Speaker 1: weird power dynamic in Seattle the last couple of years 429 00:25:33,040 --> 00:25:36,119 Speaker 1: where Pete is controlling the draft and he's not a 430 00:25:36,200 --> 00:25:42,560 Speaker 1: great drafter. Belichick after maybe five Super Bowls, I was 431 00:25:42,560 --> 00:25:44,960 Speaker 1: always told about January, he'd call off the scouts and 432 00:25:45,000 --> 00:25:47,440 Speaker 1: say I've got it from here. And I'd been very 433 00:25:47,480 --> 00:25:50,160 Speaker 1: critical about Bill is that I don't think I think 434 00:25:50,200 --> 00:25:54,480 Speaker 1: each job is incredibly strenuously hard coach and GM. And 435 00:25:54,520 --> 00:25:56,360 Speaker 1: then I read a story Tom, it may have been 436 00:25:56,480 --> 00:25:58,439 Speaker 1: from you about six months ago, where he was going 437 00:25:58,480 --> 00:26:00,760 Speaker 1: to back off a little and relink, push some power 438 00:26:00,760 --> 00:26:04,040 Speaker 1: in the draft. Well, they had a great draft. Three 439 00:26:04,040 --> 00:26:07,040 Speaker 1: of their top four picks are starters, and really high 440 00:26:07,200 --> 00:26:11,800 Speaker 1: end starters. Just address that, because you've been one of 441 00:26:11,800 --> 00:26:14,640 Speaker 1: the few voices in that area that has said, hey man, 442 00:26:14,800 --> 00:26:17,680 Speaker 1: we don't draft skill people very well, it's a hold 443 00:26:17,720 --> 00:26:22,760 Speaker 1: in the franchise. What's wild is there is I hate 444 00:26:22,760 --> 00:26:26,520 Speaker 1: to say arrogance because it really connotes that, you know, 445 00:26:27,440 --> 00:26:30,359 Speaker 1: just on the underwing's attitude. I don't think Bill has that. 446 00:26:31,720 --> 00:26:37,760 Speaker 1: But into his sixties, he is so confident in his system, 447 00:26:38,080 --> 00:26:40,919 Speaker 1: in his ability and his coaching staffs ability, and in 448 00:26:40,960 --> 00:26:43,840 Speaker 1: the players that he selects, that he's looking for a 449 00:26:43,840 --> 00:26:45,640 Speaker 1: certain kind of players. You remember a few years ago 450 00:26:45,720 --> 00:26:48,080 Speaker 1: Urban Meyer recount of the story at Ohio State and 451 00:26:48,119 --> 00:26:51,359 Speaker 1: he tells the players, he says, look, Bill Belichick told 452 00:26:51,440 --> 00:26:57,160 Speaker 1: us he doesn't want to coach eight holes anymore. He's 453 00:26:57,200 --> 00:26:59,280 Speaker 1: gonna coach players he likes to have. So that's why 454 00:26:59,280 --> 00:27:00,840 Speaker 1: you see a guy like Wood and Richards in the 455 00:27:00,840 --> 00:27:05,560 Speaker 1: second round from Stanford, great guy. Where you see Joan 456 00:27:05,680 --> 00:27:08,720 Speaker 1: Williams a great personality out of in the second round, 457 00:27:08,720 --> 00:27:11,720 Speaker 1: out of Vanderbilt, or Cyrus Jones in the second round, 458 00:27:11,800 --> 00:27:14,679 Speaker 1: or Duke DAWs in the second round. Just this feeling 459 00:27:14,720 --> 00:27:16,760 Speaker 1: that I can do what I want here with these 460 00:27:16,800 --> 00:27:19,199 Speaker 1: picks because I feel confident that I'm going to get 461 00:27:19,240 --> 00:27:20,840 Speaker 1: it right because I'm that good at it. Well, there 462 00:27:20,880 --> 00:27:24,600 Speaker 1: was a beautiful safety net Tom Brady, but Bill felt 463 00:27:24,600 --> 00:27:27,480 Speaker 1: like you know, even the Seth Wickersham book, and it 464 00:27:27,600 --> 00:27:30,000 Speaker 1: was even indicated to me, Look, we can succeed with 465 00:27:30,080 --> 00:27:32,879 Speaker 1: just about anybody. Tom's great because we have a system 466 00:27:32,880 --> 00:27:35,679 Speaker 1: in place. And I think it got, you know, to 467 00:27:35,720 --> 00:27:41,520 Speaker 1: a point where Bill's strafted guys from different places and 468 00:27:41,720 --> 00:27:43,760 Speaker 1: you know, whether it be Rutgers for a long stretch 469 00:27:44,520 --> 00:27:48,080 Speaker 1: in Arkansas or Michigan, and he never had this wide neck, 470 00:27:48,800 --> 00:27:51,440 Speaker 1: especially in the last decade. It brings in Elliott Wolf 471 00:27:52,960 --> 00:27:55,560 Speaker 1: and Nick Assario Leaves and all of a sudden, all 472 00:27:55,560 --> 00:27:57,560 Speaker 1: those hats that Nick wears, where Bill and Nick could 473 00:27:57,560 --> 00:27:58,920 Speaker 1: get into a roman, say who do you like? And 474 00:27:59,000 --> 00:28:01,879 Speaker 1: Nick would never say You wouldn't say poop if he 475 00:28:01,920 --> 00:28:04,040 Speaker 1: had a mouthful. Half the time with Bill, you just 476 00:28:04,200 --> 00:28:07,560 Speaker 1: did what Bill wanted. So now, and this was stild 477 00:28:07,640 --> 00:28:09,720 Speaker 1: we too. Nick would only give his opinion if Bill 478 00:28:09,760 --> 00:28:12,840 Speaker 1: went to him, and Nick didn't know what Fiel's opinion 479 00:28:12,920 --> 00:28:18,040 Speaker 1: already was. So that was a hard thing. So Bill 480 00:28:18,080 --> 00:28:21,479 Speaker 1: didn't hear pushback, and I think Bill voluntarily opened it up, 481 00:28:21,480 --> 00:28:23,920 Speaker 1: except we're gon we're gonna collaborate a little bit more. 482 00:28:23,960 --> 00:28:27,200 Speaker 1: But you know, the owner talked about it, Bill talked 483 00:28:27,240 --> 00:28:29,800 Speaker 1: about it kind of openly. They did. They opened it 484 00:28:29,880 --> 00:28:32,960 Speaker 1: up and made it more collaborative. And I don't think 485 00:28:32,960 --> 00:28:35,920 Speaker 1: you should point out it's not a coincidence. You're exactly right. 486 00:28:36,040 --> 00:28:37,960 Speaker 1: I'm not going on to one. This is podcast, so 487 00:28:38,040 --> 00:28:40,800 Speaker 1: I'm kind of no. No, I love it. No, I mean, listen, 488 00:28:41,040 --> 00:28:44,120 Speaker 1: Vermandre Stevenson's a home run. He's been terrific. A Bear 489 00:28:44,240 --> 00:28:47,000 Speaker 1: Moore from Alabama who was good as a freshman at Alabama. 490 00:28:47,040 --> 00:28:49,120 Speaker 1: I saw him as a freshman, I'm like, oh my god, 491 00:28:49,160 --> 00:28:52,240 Speaker 1: he's good. And then Max's been good, so three other 492 00:28:52,320 --> 00:28:54,800 Speaker 1: four and Bill's not somebody that is just going to 493 00:28:54,880 --> 00:28:57,440 Speaker 1: insert a really talented rookie into the starting lineup. These 494 00:28:57,440 --> 00:29:01,240 Speaker 1: are players. These are really high end players. And I've 495 00:29:01,240 --> 00:29:05,120 Speaker 1: always said this as I loved Mike Holmgren. Bad drafter, 496 00:29:05,680 --> 00:29:10,360 Speaker 1: Pete Carroll's a Hall of Famer, bad drafter Belichick. There's 497 00:29:10,680 --> 00:29:14,240 Speaker 1: you have to remote remove yourself emotionally from drafting. Coaches 498 00:29:14,640 --> 00:29:18,640 Speaker 1: can generally what will help me win now. Gms are like, okay, 499 00:29:18,680 --> 00:29:21,120 Speaker 1: it's a developmental player. AJ Dillon can't help us now, 500 00:29:21,800 --> 00:29:24,080 Speaker 1: but he's gonna be really good in eighteen months. And 501 00:29:24,360 --> 00:29:28,320 Speaker 1: for Green Bay he you know, a coach would be like, 502 00:29:28,600 --> 00:29:31,040 Speaker 1: I got Aaron Jones, I don't need AJ Dillon, and 503 00:29:31,080 --> 00:29:32,960 Speaker 1: the Packers are like, yeah, but Jamal Williams is a 504 00:29:33,000 --> 00:29:35,719 Speaker 1: free agent in the year you're gonna need him. And 505 00:29:35,760 --> 00:29:38,479 Speaker 1: so GM's draft differently. It can piss off your quarterback 506 00:29:38,520 --> 00:29:42,080 Speaker 1: Aaron Rodgers, it can drive the coach nuts. But generally speaking, 507 00:29:42,120 --> 00:29:44,880 Speaker 1: gms are better at the GMing than coaches are, and 508 00:29:44,960 --> 00:29:47,719 Speaker 1: That's what's interesting when they're the two are folded together, 509 00:29:47,800 --> 00:29:51,720 Speaker 1: because you know Bill's spending spree this offseason, Colin, He's 510 00:29:51,760 --> 00:29:55,360 Speaker 1: going to visit on him. You know next offseason, for instance, 511 00:29:55,760 --> 00:29:57,680 Speaker 1: j C. Jackson is going to be a ninety million 512 00:29:57,680 --> 00:30:00,320 Speaker 1: dollars year cornerbacker. They got nobody in the system who's 513 00:30:00,400 --> 00:30:03,640 Speaker 1: j C. Jackson level. Maybe he'll emerge. They've already picked 514 00:30:03,680 --> 00:30:06,760 Speaker 1: up the Fife option on Isaiah Win for ten million dollars, 515 00:30:07,200 --> 00:30:11,040 Speaker 1: so he's played at a C minus level all year. 516 00:30:11,040 --> 00:30:12,960 Speaker 1: Even when we had a decent game the other other day, 517 00:30:13,560 --> 00:30:16,080 Speaker 1: you had some massive cap hits from Johnny Smith and 518 00:30:16,160 --> 00:30:18,360 Speaker 1: Hunter Henry Nelson Aguilar. So they're not going to be 519 00:30:18,360 --> 00:30:20,560 Speaker 1: able to shot like they did what they did pushing 520 00:30:20,600 --> 00:30:22,840 Speaker 1: that cart through the aisles and load it up. That's 521 00:30:22,880 --> 00:30:24,640 Speaker 1: what they're gonna have to play with her a little one. 522 00:30:24,960 --> 00:30:29,960 Speaker 1: Do you think if Brady and Belichick sat down today, 523 00:30:30,080 --> 00:30:33,160 Speaker 1: how would it go? That's funny. I was talking to 524 00:30:33,160 --> 00:30:36,560 Speaker 1: somebody about that earlier today, Colin. I think that they 525 00:30:36,640 --> 00:30:39,160 Speaker 1: both are exactly where they want to be. In that 526 00:30:39,280 --> 00:30:41,720 Speaker 1: meeting that they had for about twenty minutes after their 527 00:30:41,760 --> 00:30:46,760 Speaker 1: game was probably really cathartic for both of them. You know, 528 00:30:48,200 --> 00:30:50,479 Speaker 1: Belichick didn't do it on the field whereverybody could see him, 529 00:30:50,480 --> 00:30:52,840 Speaker 1: and went into the Tampa Bay Walker room after the game, 530 00:30:53,520 --> 00:30:57,160 Speaker 1: knowing that after a night game, your entire team wants 531 00:30:57,160 --> 00:30:58,640 Speaker 1: to get the hell out of there, get on the buses, 532 00:30:58,640 --> 00:31:00,280 Speaker 1: get him a plane and fly back where it is 533 00:31:00,480 --> 00:31:02,520 Speaker 1: the middle of the night. But they took twenty minutes 534 00:31:02,520 --> 00:31:07,800 Speaker 1: and sat there and talks, and Belichick likes to tie 535 00:31:07,880 --> 00:31:12,080 Speaker 1: things off, and the Patriots at that point still hadn't 536 00:31:12,120 --> 00:31:14,480 Speaker 1: gotten to a place where they were building momentum. They 537 00:31:14,560 --> 00:31:17,080 Speaker 1: might have been one in two or one in three 538 00:31:17,120 --> 00:31:21,560 Speaker 1: at that point. Either way, that was important to build 539 00:31:21,600 --> 00:31:26,280 Speaker 1: because he kind of needed Tom inside the tent p 540 00:31:26,440 --> 00:31:28,400 Speaker 1: and out as opposed to outside the tent p and N. 541 00:31:29,000 --> 00:31:32,520 Speaker 1: So they had the embrace. Brady loves to have closure. 542 00:31:33,640 --> 00:31:35,240 Speaker 1: And you even see this with a man in the 543 00:31:35,280 --> 00:31:38,960 Speaker 1: arena and the Drew Bledsoe revisionist history that's going on 544 00:31:39,480 --> 00:31:44,280 Speaker 1: with that was a contecious time. Yeah, let's let roll 545 00:31:44,440 --> 00:31:48,440 Speaker 1: over the handle. That is classily as anybody possibly could have. 546 00:31:48,480 --> 00:31:50,120 Speaker 1: But he didn't say, Wow, I guess the kid's good. 547 00:31:50,320 --> 00:31:55,360 Speaker 1: He can take it. COTTI outs so I think that 548 00:31:55,400 --> 00:31:57,480 Speaker 1: they are both way. They want to be quality, answer 549 00:31:57,480 --> 00:32:00,680 Speaker 1: the questions. They're both way they want to be goes 550 00:32:00,720 --> 00:32:02,680 Speaker 1: onto his next guy. Bron's where it wants to be, 551 00:32:07,640 --> 00:32:10,120 Speaker 1: all right, I bring in Chad Millman, chief content officer 552 00:32:10,160 --> 00:32:13,840 Speaker 1: that Action Network. I had a steaming hot week, Farrell 553 00:32:14,160 --> 00:32:15,960 Speaker 1: very good. I was first of all. I've hit eleven 554 00:32:15,960 --> 00:32:19,400 Speaker 1: of twelve college picks on fan Duel. I'm on fire, 555 00:32:20,160 --> 00:32:23,040 Speaker 1: and I had a very good NFL week. So I 556 00:32:23,080 --> 00:32:26,840 Speaker 1: want to start with this because I never in my 557 00:32:26,920 --> 00:32:30,200 Speaker 1: history like big favorites, and I've taken a big favorite 558 00:32:30,200 --> 00:32:31,960 Speaker 1: four weeks in a row and I've hit on three 559 00:32:31,960 --> 00:32:34,880 Speaker 1: of them, so there is not a big favorite. I 560 00:32:34,920 --> 00:32:38,320 Speaker 1: love this week. I thought the Browns at minus ten 561 00:32:38,480 --> 00:32:41,920 Speaker 1: was interesting eleven and a half, I'd probably stay away, 562 00:32:42,200 --> 00:32:45,560 Speaker 1: But the Chargers at five and a half now it's 563 00:32:45,760 --> 00:32:48,040 Speaker 1: minus six and a half now is interesting to me. 564 00:32:49,000 --> 00:32:53,680 Speaker 1: So listen, the Steelers simply aren't good enough offensively to 565 00:32:53,800 --> 00:32:58,760 Speaker 1: go to a clear mediocre backup. Mason Rudolf not just 566 00:32:58,800 --> 00:33:02,640 Speaker 1: a backup, he's not a top ten backup, and a 567 00:33:02,720 --> 00:33:05,920 Speaker 1: Charger team now that Kansas City a little bit of 568 00:33:05,960 --> 00:33:09,840 Speaker 1: a reboot, this Charger team's got a couple of close losses. 569 00:33:10,040 --> 00:33:12,680 Speaker 1: Minnesota is better than we think. This is my big 570 00:33:12,720 --> 00:33:15,680 Speaker 1: favorite of the week. I like the Chargers minus five 571 00:33:15,720 --> 00:33:17,800 Speaker 1: and a half to six and a half sharper square. 572 00:33:19,360 --> 00:33:24,360 Speaker 1: It's kind of square, is it? Ah? Yeah? Sure? Or 573 00:33:24,440 --> 00:33:27,160 Speaker 1: was that a song? You're way too hip to be square? 574 00:33:27,680 --> 00:33:31,840 Speaker 1: But the wise guys they like the Steelers in this spot. 575 00:33:32,320 --> 00:33:36,320 Speaker 1: I think even if Mason Rudolph isn't playing, I mean, 576 00:33:36,360 --> 00:33:39,480 Speaker 1: if if Ben Roethlisberger isn't playing, they like the Steelers 577 00:33:39,560 --> 00:33:45,160 Speaker 1: in this spot. Mike Tomlin is rob Ron Mike. This 578 00:33:45,360 --> 00:33:48,600 Speaker 1: is when he wins and I'm not just talking about 579 00:33:49,800 --> 00:33:54,560 Speaker 1: as an underdog. He wins outright in these spots in 580 00:33:54,600 --> 00:34:00,200 Speaker 1: his career twenty five and fourteen, outright as an underdog 581 00:34:00,680 --> 00:34:04,240 Speaker 1: in this spot. This is a really good running team 582 00:34:04,440 --> 00:34:08,600 Speaker 1: in the Steelers against a terrible running defense. It is 583 00:34:09,080 --> 00:34:13,120 Speaker 1: a defense we're still not sure about t J. Watt, 584 00:34:13,600 --> 00:34:17,320 Speaker 1: but it's still a really good defense against Justin Herbert, 585 00:34:17,400 --> 00:34:20,520 Speaker 1: who all the rookie struggles that we thought he would 586 00:34:20,520 --> 00:34:23,480 Speaker 1: have last year he's starting to have this year. Defenses 587 00:34:23,520 --> 00:34:28,000 Speaker 1: are adjusting and figuring him out. He's having some accuracy 588 00:34:28,080 --> 00:34:31,120 Speaker 1: issues Joey Bosa is going to be out of the game. 589 00:34:32,560 --> 00:34:35,719 Speaker 1: It's just it's not a great spot for the Chargers, 590 00:34:35,880 --> 00:34:40,440 Speaker 1: especially with the number climbing. In fact, I've heard from 591 00:34:40,440 --> 00:34:42,600 Speaker 1: plenty of guys who have said they're betting the Steelers 592 00:34:42,719 --> 00:34:46,480 Speaker 1: outright on the money line. I'm going to take the Cowboys, 593 00:34:46,520 --> 00:34:49,120 Speaker 1: my favorite play of the week, plus the points against 594 00:34:49,120 --> 00:34:52,120 Speaker 1: the Chiefs, and here's my reasoning. So it's two and 595 00:34:52,120 --> 00:34:56,520 Speaker 1: a half to three. I would take both. So sometimes 596 00:34:56,520 --> 00:35:00,400 Speaker 1: in life we want something to be true, and so 597 00:35:00,440 --> 00:35:02,640 Speaker 1: when we get a glimpse of what could possibly make 598 00:35:02,640 --> 00:35:04,279 Speaker 1: it true, we put our arms around it and go 599 00:35:04,560 --> 00:35:08,240 Speaker 1: confirmation bias. This is true. We want Kansas City's offense 600 00:35:08,360 --> 00:35:11,520 Speaker 1: to be back. It's fun, it's flashy. We know their players. 601 00:35:11,560 --> 00:35:13,919 Speaker 1: We had them on our fastanasty teams. We like Andy Reid. 602 00:35:15,160 --> 00:35:21,400 Speaker 1: Beating a chaos leaden Raiders team with an interim head coach, 603 00:35:23,040 --> 00:35:27,040 Speaker 1: the second worst football team in the last nineteen years 604 00:35:27,040 --> 00:35:29,279 Speaker 1: in the league to the Cleveland Browns does not mean 605 00:35:29,440 --> 00:35:32,879 Speaker 1: they're back. It means the Raiders are as they've done 606 00:35:32,920 --> 00:35:35,800 Speaker 1: in recent years, have no depth and are falling apart, 607 00:35:35,880 --> 00:35:39,000 Speaker 1: and have like a backup quarterback and interim coach. You 608 00:35:39,040 --> 00:35:42,080 Speaker 1: get about three good weeks of him and then he's exposed. 609 00:35:42,280 --> 00:35:44,640 Speaker 1: People now have film on what the Raiders can't do. 610 00:35:45,600 --> 00:35:49,960 Speaker 1: Dallas does many things well. The Chiefs allow a quarterback 611 00:35:50,000 --> 00:35:52,320 Speaker 1: passer raiding of one hundred and that includes the Jordan 612 00:35:52,440 --> 00:35:54,880 Speaker 1: Love game. I think Dack's going to have his way. 613 00:35:55,960 --> 00:35:59,040 Speaker 1: They're going to move the ball effectively. The Blitzers won't 614 00:35:59,040 --> 00:36:02,680 Speaker 1: be nearly as active to a heavy weaponized team, and 615 00:36:02,760 --> 00:36:09,360 Speaker 1: I think Dallas wins comfortably Sharper square square. This is 616 00:36:09,360 --> 00:36:11,080 Speaker 1: one of those you can just see it in the numbers. 617 00:36:11,120 --> 00:36:15,760 Speaker 1: The bets are coming in on the Cowboys. The money 618 00:36:16,480 --> 00:36:20,520 Speaker 1: is coming in on the Chiefs. It's why the line 619 00:36:20,719 --> 00:36:24,120 Speaker 1: opened at two and a half and has been bet 620 00:36:24,239 --> 00:36:28,200 Speaker 1: up to three. There have been some interesting things happening 621 00:36:28,320 --> 00:36:32,440 Speaker 1: with the Chiefs. Mahomes has said outright it's not in 622 00:36:32,480 --> 00:36:35,080 Speaker 1: his nature to do what he's been asked to do 623 00:36:35,520 --> 00:36:37,720 Speaker 1: the past few weeks, and don't sleep on the Chiefs 624 00:36:38,040 --> 00:36:41,560 Speaker 1: the past few weeks. They've found their way into winning, 625 00:36:41,640 --> 00:36:44,440 Speaker 1: and they have found their way into being contention in 626 00:36:44,480 --> 00:36:47,560 Speaker 1: the AFC West when they were in last place just 627 00:36:47,600 --> 00:36:50,200 Speaker 1: a few weeks ago. They're taking what the defense is 628 00:36:50,200 --> 00:36:53,160 Speaker 1: giving them. Now they're taking the short passes, they're emphasizing 629 00:36:53,160 --> 00:36:56,359 Speaker 1: the run, and it's giving them the opportunity to set 630 00:36:56,400 --> 00:36:58,839 Speaker 1: up the longer plays, which is obviously what Mahomes wants 631 00:36:58,880 --> 00:37:01,280 Speaker 1: to do, and he wants to those bunches. He wants 632 00:37:01,320 --> 00:37:06,360 Speaker 1: those big chunk plays. This plays into the advantage of 633 00:37:06,400 --> 00:37:12,160 Speaker 1: a very aggressive defensive secondary right Tryvon Diggs, their defensive 634 00:37:12,200 --> 00:37:15,360 Speaker 1: their cornerback who's lighting up the world with alls interceptions, 635 00:37:15,640 --> 00:37:17,760 Speaker 1: also gives up some of the biggest plays in football. 636 00:37:18,080 --> 00:37:21,480 Speaker 1: And now Dallas is missing its top two pass rushers, 637 00:37:21,520 --> 00:37:24,759 Speaker 1: including Randy Gregory who was out and it's probably been 638 00:37:24,800 --> 00:37:26,720 Speaker 1: one of the three best pass rushers in the league 639 00:37:26,719 --> 00:37:30,120 Speaker 1: this season. Then you've got Orlando Brown, who's finally playing 640 00:37:30,160 --> 00:37:32,319 Speaker 1: better after being signed from the Ravens to be the 641 00:37:32,320 --> 00:37:36,120 Speaker 1: new left tackle for the Chiefs. The defense, it's not good, 642 00:37:36,200 --> 00:37:38,840 Speaker 1: but at least it's not as bad as any defense 643 00:37:38,880 --> 00:37:41,960 Speaker 1: in history anymore. Now it's just a little bit worse 644 00:37:42,440 --> 00:37:46,879 Speaker 1: than average. So I feel like if you're getting Mahomes 645 00:37:47,800 --> 00:37:52,359 Speaker 1: at a field goal or less, that's kind of an advantage, 646 00:37:52,560 --> 00:37:55,359 Speaker 1: and the wise guys see it that way. I would 647 00:37:55,400 --> 00:37:58,360 Speaker 1: take the Seahawks plus points at home against the Cardinals. 648 00:37:58,360 --> 00:38:02,000 Speaker 1: And here's my reasoning, Arizona has a buy after this week. 649 00:38:02,440 --> 00:38:05,640 Speaker 1: What's the point of bringing Kyler Murray back? Once the 650 00:38:05,800 --> 00:38:09,000 Speaker 1: Rams lost, you don't have to worry about the divisional lead. 651 00:38:10,000 --> 00:38:13,600 Speaker 1: You rest Kyler Murray for two weeks. Russell Wilson desperate 652 00:38:13,680 --> 00:38:17,040 Speaker 1: at home getting points against a backup. I think I 653 00:38:17,120 --> 00:38:23,040 Speaker 1: take Seattle Sharper square sharp side. The line has moved 654 00:38:23,040 --> 00:38:25,200 Speaker 1: in their direction, the money is on their side, the 655 00:38:25,239 --> 00:38:28,279 Speaker 1: bets are on the cardinal side. Kyler Murray's still not 656 00:38:28,360 --> 00:38:32,040 Speaker 1: a guarantee to start. DeAndre Hopkins didn't practice this week. 657 00:38:32,080 --> 00:38:35,040 Speaker 1: You've got Pete Carroll and Russ coming off of a 658 00:38:35,120 --> 00:38:38,840 Speaker 1: loss that plays in their favor. In the last five games, 659 00:38:39,040 --> 00:38:42,360 Speaker 1: the Seahawks defense, like the Chiefs, it started to improve. Right. 660 00:38:42,400 --> 00:38:45,160 Speaker 1: They're giving a fewer points every week. They're giving up 661 00:38:45,200 --> 00:38:48,960 Speaker 1: fewer points to offenses that are really good, say the 662 00:38:49,120 --> 00:38:52,360 Speaker 1: Rams and the Packers, and they're doing what they're supposed 663 00:38:52,400 --> 00:38:54,719 Speaker 1: to do against offenses that aren't very good, say the 664 00:38:54,800 --> 00:38:58,280 Speaker 1: Saints and the Jags. So those are really good signals 665 00:38:58,280 --> 00:39:01,960 Speaker 1: for them. And here's the interesting trend, and you take 666 00:39:02,000 --> 00:39:03,319 Speaker 1: it for what it's worth, but it's a big enough 667 00:39:03,360 --> 00:39:06,040 Speaker 1: sample size since two thousand and three. Teams that are 668 00:39:06,080 --> 00:39:09,080 Speaker 1: shut out against the spread, teams that are shut out 669 00:39:09,680 --> 00:39:13,360 Speaker 1: then playing against teams that aren't coming off of byety 670 00:39:13,400 --> 00:39:17,319 Speaker 1: one twenty and three, Oh the nice spot. I would 671 00:39:17,360 --> 00:39:19,719 Speaker 1: take the Saints plus one and a half at the Eagles. 672 00:39:19,840 --> 00:39:24,400 Speaker 1: I think the Saints defense is really really elite. Jalen 673 00:39:24,520 --> 00:39:26,920 Speaker 1: Hurts is getting better. I think it's a coaching mismatch, 674 00:39:27,040 --> 00:39:29,640 Speaker 1: but Jalen Hurts tends to be hot and cold. We 675 00:39:29,800 --> 00:39:32,200 Speaker 1: don't really know what we get week to week. I 676 00:39:32,239 --> 00:39:37,319 Speaker 1: think the Saints in a very low scoring game win 677 00:39:37,400 --> 00:39:40,759 Speaker 1: it outright. It feels very much. Let's be honest about 678 00:39:40,800 --> 00:39:44,320 Speaker 1: the Saints. Takeaway a bad roughing the passer penalty against 679 00:39:44,320 --> 00:39:47,000 Speaker 1: the Titans, and they could have won that game. It's 680 00:39:47,000 --> 00:39:49,720 Speaker 1: a very good football team. We've seen them beat Tampa, 681 00:39:49,800 --> 00:39:53,000 Speaker 1: We've seen them beat Green Bay. They should have beaten Tennessee. 682 00:39:53,360 --> 00:39:55,200 Speaker 1: One of my stronger bets, I like the Saints plus 683 00:39:55,200 --> 00:39:58,520 Speaker 1: the points. Yeah, that's totally sharp. And the only the 684 00:39:58,760 --> 00:40:00,719 Speaker 1: only other guy other than my Tomlin you want to 685 00:40:00,760 --> 00:40:04,160 Speaker 1: bet as an underdog over the past twenty years is 686 00:40:04,160 --> 00:40:08,360 Speaker 1: Sean Payton. He's just he's a coaching mismatch against everybody. 687 00:40:08,400 --> 00:40:11,839 Speaker 1: He's a great football coach, and as an underdog in 688 00:40:11,880 --> 00:40:15,480 Speaker 1: this spot against an Eagles team, that defense is terrible. 689 00:40:16,200 --> 00:40:19,680 Speaker 1: Jalen Hurts is inconsistent. Their running game is good. Here's 690 00:40:19,719 --> 00:40:22,719 Speaker 1: the problem. Sent to the number one rush defense in 691 00:40:22,760 --> 00:40:26,000 Speaker 1: the NFL, and that is the only thing the Eagles 692 00:40:26,040 --> 00:40:29,640 Speaker 1: can do really well. Since twenty eighteen, the Saints are 693 00:40:29,640 --> 00:40:34,360 Speaker 1: eleven and three outright, meaning winning outright as underdogs. This 694 00:40:34,480 --> 00:40:37,480 Speaker 1: is a top ten team in DVOA, which is a 695 00:40:37,480 --> 00:40:42,120 Speaker 1: fancy way of measuring your skill and your stats against 696 00:40:42,160 --> 00:40:45,279 Speaker 1: a strength of schedule metric. Philly is the middle of 697 00:40:45,320 --> 00:40:47,600 Speaker 1: the pack and you mentioned New Orleans. We love them. 698 00:40:47,680 --> 00:40:50,640 Speaker 1: Last week against the Titans, they did as a solid 699 00:40:51,080 --> 00:40:53,160 Speaker 1: by not converting the two point conversion end of the 700 00:40:53,239 --> 00:40:55,440 Speaker 1: other game, so we didn't have to sweat over time. 701 00:40:56,680 --> 00:41:02,759 Speaker 1: I think the Saints are an outright win. Here at 702 00:41:02,760 --> 00:41:07,520 Speaker 1: The Volume Sports YouTube channel, Twitter, Instagram, rate review, subscribe. 703 00:41:07,600 --> 00:41:31,280 Speaker 1: We'll talk soon. H The Volume