1 00:00:00,840 --> 00:00:06,240 Speaker 1: And now move the sticks with Daniel Jeremiah and Bucky Brooks. 2 00:00:06,760 --> 00:00:09,320 Speaker 1: What's up, everybody? Welcome to move the six DJ Bucky 3 00:00:09,480 --> 00:00:12,600 Speaker 1: with you on a Tuesday. Buck. First of all, uh, 4 00:00:12,640 --> 00:00:14,640 Speaker 1: as folks are listening to this or watching this, they 5 00:00:14,720 --> 00:00:17,640 Speaker 1: might have already seen the soccer match, the World Cup 6 00:00:17,680 --> 00:00:20,560 Speaker 1: match USA versus Iran. It's a win and go win 7 00:00:20,640 --> 00:00:23,639 Speaker 1: game before we get to American football. Yeah, if you 8 00:00:23,680 --> 00:00:25,119 Speaker 1: got into the World Cup, if you watched any of 9 00:00:25,160 --> 00:00:27,680 Speaker 1: this stuff. I have watched some of it, and I 10 00:00:27,760 --> 00:00:29,880 Speaker 1: know that the USA had to win and get in. 11 00:00:30,000 --> 00:00:32,440 Speaker 1: I think get a chance to see them, uh kind 12 00:00:32,440 --> 00:00:34,800 Speaker 1: of do the deal. And they had a draw versus England. 13 00:00:34,960 --> 00:00:36,839 Speaker 1: As I've been paying attention to some of the stuff, 14 00:00:37,080 --> 00:00:39,040 Speaker 1: but I'm wait until we get to those letter rounds 15 00:00:39,040 --> 00:00:40,760 Speaker 1: and I kind of do the casual thing and kind 16 00:00:40,760 --> 00:00:43,199 Speaker 1: of tune into at like a Misaka expert. Yeah, no, 17 00:00:43,400 --> 00:00:45,680 Speaker 1: I I want I still want to do it. I'm 18 00:00:45,680 --> 00:00:48,840 Speaker 1: thinking maybe if if we can win this game in advance, 19 00:00:49,159 --> 00:00:51,640 Speaker 1: then I'll invest. I was kind of cautious to invest early. 20 00:00:51,720 --> 00:00:54,040 Speaker 1: Let's let's get into the next stage. If they advanced 21 00:00:54,040 --> 00:00:56,120 Speaker 1: to the next stage, I'll probably be appointment viewing for 22 00:00:56,200 --> 00:00:58,960 Speaker 1: me and I'll jump in. But man, some people are 23 00:00:59,120 --> 00:01:01,520 Speaker 1: crazy passionate about this thing. So hopefully, hopefully as you 24 00:01:01,600 --> 00:01:04,080 Speaker 1: listen to this, uh, America got a w and they 25 00:01:04,120 --> 00:01:05,959 Speaker 1: moved on. Here the United States moves on. So we'll 26 00:01:06,000 --> 00:01:09,240 Speaker 1: see what happens. But let's jump into some American football 27 00:01:09,240 --> 00:01:10,920 Speaker 1: and what we saw last night in a game that 28 00:01:11,040 --> 00:01:14,200 Speaker 1: was not pretty, I would say it would be the 29 00:01:14,200 --> 00:01:16,520 Speaker 1: best way to describe that, especially when you're watching Indianapolis 30 00:01:16,560 --> 00:01:19,080 Speaker 1: Colts offense is a little tough to watch. Um, it's 31 00:01:19,120 --> 00:01:21,520 Speaker 1: a game that the Pittsburgh Steelers win behind Kenny Pickett. 32 00:01:21,720 --> 00:01:24,640 Speaker 1: George Pickens makes some plays, but just your overall takeaway 33 00:01:24,680 --> 00:01:27,760 Speaker 1: big picture here, Steelers twenty four Colts seven team, what 34 00:01:27,800 --> 00:01:30,280 Speaker 1: do you think? Uh my, my initiatve thoughts go to 35 00:01:30,319 --> 00:01:31,840 Speaker 1: Mike Town and just kind of figure out a way 36 00:01:31,880 --> 00:01:33,959 Speaker 1: to get his team to play. We go through this 37 00:01:34,120 --> 00:01:36,840 Speaker 1: exercise every year with disteal is with a slump, but 38 00:01:36,920 --> 00:01:39,080 Speaker 1: somehow he finds a way to kind of right the ship. 39 00:01:39,400 --> 00:01:41,679 Speaker 1: Before the end of the season, Kenny Pickett had a 40 00:01:41,720 --> 00:01:45,520 Speaker 1: solid game of solid performance, really steady the offense because 41 00:01:45,560 --> 00:01:47,560 Speaker 1: remember this team had to play without Naza Harris for 42 00:01:48,040 --> 00:01:50,400 Speaker 1: a big part of the game and he was a 43 00:01:50,480 --> 00:01:52,560 Speaker 1: huge part of what they wanted to do. And so 44 00:01:52,640 --> 00:01:55,400 Speaker 1: they you see the numbers, Kenny pick at twenty dred 45 00:01:55,400 --> 00:01:57,680 Speaker 1: seventy four yards at a thirty two on the ground, 46 00:01:58,360 --> 00:02:01,080 Speaker 1: just enough playmaking from what we would consider a game 47 00:02:01,120 --> 00:02:03,480 Speaker 1: manager to get it done. But as long as they 48 00:02:03,520 --> 00:02:05,360 Speaker 1: played the kind of defense that they were able to play, 49 00:02:05,720 --> 00:02:07,680 Speaker 1: this team will always have a shot to win. Yeah. 50 00:02:07,680 --> 00:02:10,040 Speaker 1: I mean, look, they're sitting here at four and seven. 51 00:02:10,040 --> 00:02:13,080 Speaker 1: You think about Mike tomlins track record, the non losing 52 00:02:13,120 --> 00:02:16,440 Speaker 1: seasons run that he's had. I mean, they play Atlanta 53 00:02:16,680 --> 00:02:18,560 Speaker 1: on the road next week, they could be at five 54 00:02:18,600 --> 00:02:21,359 Speaker 1: and seven. They play a Baltimore team that throw out 55 00:02:21,360 --> 00:02:24,200 Speaker 1: the records with that rivalry. Uh, if they somehow get 56 00:02:24,240 --> 00:02:26,560 Speaker 1: that there six and seven, and then they're on the 57 00:02:26,680 --> 00:02:29,880 Speaker 1: road at Carolina, that could get them to five hundred. 58 00:02:29,919 --> 00:02:33,280 Speaker 1: Like there's a chance they come into the last three games, Um, 59 00:02:33,320 --> 00:02:35,280 Speaker 1: you know at a as a five hundred football team 60 00:02:35,280 --> 00:02:37,600 Speaker 1: and really you know, still alive in the playoff race 61 00:02:37,639 --> 00:02:40,000 Speaker 1: at that point in time. So I just never count 62 00:02:40,000 --> 00:02:42,040 Speaker 1: out a coach like Mike Tomlin. You look at some 63 00:02:42,080 --> 00:02:44,280 Speaker 1: of the stars they have defensively, they come out you know, 64 00:02:44,280 --> 00:02:46,560 Speaker 1: you see Minka Fitzpatrick and what he does. I think 65 00:02:46,600 --> 00:02:49,240 Speaker 1: George Pickens is an emerging star. T J. Watt, we 66 00:02:49,240 --> 00:02:51,679 Speaker 1: know what he brings to the table. Um. They've got 67 00:02:51,720 --> 00:02:54,760 Speaker 1: guys with with with big time ability at some key positions, 68 00:02:54,760 --> 00:02:56,480 Speaker 1: and I think you're seeing Kenny Pickett start to grow 69 00:02:56,560 --> 00:02:58,919 Speaker 1: up a little bit. Um. I know one thing, when 70 00:02:58,919 --> 00:03:01,040 Speaker 1: I look at them having Kenny pick It in place, 71 00:03:01,480 --> 00:03:04,600 Speaker 1: I think I would rather be the Pittsburgh Steelers going forward. 72 00:03:04,720 --> 00:03:06,400 Speaker 1: If you look at it, Pittsburgh right now would have 73 00:03:06,440 --> 00:03:09,399 Speaker 1: the twelfth pick. Indianapolis Colts would have the fourteenth pick. 74 00:03:09,720 --> 00:03:11,680 Speaker 1: But I know in Pittsburgh, I know my head coach 75 00:03:11,919 --> 00:03:14,800 Speaker 1: who I believe in and uh and as as steady 76 00:03:14,800 --> 00:03:16,440 Speaker 1: and as good as there is in the NFL. And 77 00:03:16,480 --> 00:03:18,760 Speaker 1: I've got a young, cheap quarterback that I think's got 78 00:03:18,760 --> 00:03:21,320 Speaker 1: a chance that we can build around. In Indianapolis, you 79 00:03:21,360 --> 00:03:22,760 Speaker 1: do not have your head coach of the future, at 80 00:03:22,800 --> 00:03:25,160 Speaker 1: least we don't think. So we'll see how Jeff Saturday 81 00:03:25,160 --> 00:03:27,560 Speaker 1: finished this thing, this thing out, and then you you 82 00:03:27,560 --> 00:03:29,360 Speaker 1: look at the quarterback position and they don't have that 83 00:03:29,360 --> 00:03:31,720 Speaker 1: guy either. So of these two teams, I'd much rather 84 00:03:31,760 --> 00:03:34,640 Speaker 1: be Pittsburgh going forward. Yeah, I agree with you and Dad. Like, 85 00:03:34,639 --> 00:03:37,360 Speaker 1: when I think about the Pittsburgh Steelers, Uh, they're rock solid. 86 00:03:37,400 --> 00:03:39,200 Speaker 1: Their rock solid because they have a young quarterback, they 87 00:03:39,200 --> 00:03:40,760 Speaker 1: have a hey coach who knows how to figure it out. 88 00:03:40,920 --> 00:03:45,000 Speaker 1: They have young defensive playmakers, um that should be able 89 00:03:45,000 --> 00:03:47,480 Speaker 1: to improve this unit. And then they still have enough 90 00:03:47,480 --> 00:03:50,240 Speaker 1: star power on the perimeter own offense to be an 91 00:03:50,240 --> 00:03:54,280 Speaker 1: explosive team when they get untracked and get together. So yeah, 92 00:03:54,280 --> 00:03:55,960 Speaker 1: if we're banging on the next two to three years, 93 00:03:56,280 --> 00:03:59,000 Speaker 1: got my money on my money is all on the Steelers, 94 00:03:59,080 --> 00:04:01,120 Speaker 1: I think is it's and we'll talk about the neck 95 00:04:01,120 --> 00:04:04,200 Speaker 1: a couple of years re emerging as a title contender. Yeah, 96 00:04:04,240 --> 00:04:06,160 Speaker 1: I think that the to do list for the Pittsburgh 97 00:04:06,200 --> 00:04:07,720 Speaker 1: Steelers in the off season. It's going to start in 98 00:04:07,840 --> 00:04:09,600 Speaker 1: with the offensive line. I think they've got to make 99 00:04:09,720 --> 00:04:12,600 Speaker 1: upgrades there along that offensive line. I think that will help. 100 00:04:12,640 --> 00:04:14,520 Speaker 1: Can't pick it as he goes forward. We know they're 101 00:04:14,520 --> 00:04:17,000 Speaker 1: gonna find wide receivers. That's that's something they can do 102 00:04:17,040 --> 00:04:18,760 Speaker 1: and they've done forever, so they'll be able to find 103 00:04:18,760 --> 00:04:21,440 Speaker 1: those outside the first round. Continue to build weapons around 104 00:04:21,920 --> 00:04:24,720 Speaker 1: your young quarterback. I think corners, you know, adding some corners. 105 00:04:24,720 --> 00:04:26,680 Speaker 1: I think this Mike Tomlin defense kind of goes to 106 00:04:26,720 --> 00:04:29,360 Speaker 1: another level when you can marry your front with your 107 00:04:29,360 --> 00:04:32,000 Speaker 1: back end. I love Mica Fitzpatrick. I love what they 108 00:04:32,000 --> 00:04:34,039 Speaker 1: have on the edges. Even Alex Heisman has been a 109 00:04:34,040 --> 00:04:36,159 Speaker 1: good player for them, opposite of t J. Watt. But 110 00:04:36,200 --> 00:04:38,040 Speaker 1: I feel like the corner position as an area they 111 00:04:38,040 --> 00:04:40,559 Speaker 1: can address. Yeah, they still have been looking for the corner. 112 00:04:40,600 --> 00:04:42,599 Speaker 1: They can't quite figure it out because this is a 113 00:04:42,640 --> 00:04:46,000 Speaker 1: team that for years lived in zone dogs and you 114 00:04:46,000 --> 00:04:48,800 Speaker 1: want to get as with great feet and hands and awareness. 115 00:04:49,200 --> 00:04:51,880 Speaker 1: Not necessarily as most speed didn't have some man to 116 00:04:51,960 --> 00:04:53,520 Speaker 1: man guys, but he took some chance some guys to 117 00:04:53,560 --> 00:04:55,159 Speaker 1: see if they can a lot of them play man demand. 118 00:04:55,480 --> 00:04:57,240 Speaker 1: Now they're kind of backs to the overs and the 119 00:04:57,279 --> 00:04:59,479 Speaker 1: stills where they want to bring pressure, but they still 120 00:04:59,480 --> 00:05:01,800 Speaker 1: want to play as zwe Blitz behind it. Uh. It 121 00:05:01,880 --> 00:05:04,440 Speaker 1: requires a different skill set, different than the ones that 122 00:05:04,520 --> 00:05:07,679 Speaker 1: you're seeing utilized now, where people are like really snug 123 00:05:07,720 --> 00:05:12,000 Speaker 1: and on people in turn and transitions, zone coverages, eyes, awareness, 124 00:05:12,000 --> 00:05:14,680 Speaker 1: anticipation in i Q. You have those things, you can 125 00:05:14,680 --> 00:05:17,359 Speaker 1: be a very very successful player in zone. So I 126 00:05:17,400 --> 00:05:18,880 Speaker 1: looked at them to find a corner that can do 127 00:05:18,960 --> 00:05:20,679 Speaker 1: some of those things while also being a good tackle. 128 00:05:21,040 --> 00:05:23,800 Speaker 1: And with the Colts, I mean, doesn't this feel like 129 00:05:24,720 --> 00:05:29,440 Speaker 1: a young, creative, offensive minded head coach UH combined with 130 00:05:29,520 --> 00:05:31,800 Speaker 1: a ushering in a new quarterback. I would love to 131 00:05:31,800 --> 00:05:34,359 Speaker 1: see an athletic quarterback come into the mix here for 132 00:05:34,360 --> 00:05:36,599 Speaker 1: the Indianapolis Colts. We talked about it when they tried 133 00:05:37,120 --> 00:05:39,440 Speaker 1: UH to make that move earlier in the season. But 134 00:05:39,520 --> 00:05:40,720 Speaker 1: you know, I just you know, I don't think we 135 00:05:40,760 --> 00:05:43,240 Speaker 1: thought Sam Elinger was that guy. But if they can 136 00:05:43,240 --> 00:05:45,120 Speaker 1: find somebody with some athleticism and pair up with the 137 00:05:45,120 --> 00:05:47,320 Speaker 1: big receivers they have. You saw Pittman make some plays. 138 00:05:47,320 --> 00:05:49,640 Speaker 1: You've got Alec Pierce, Johnny Woods had a great game 139 00:05:49,720 --> 00:05:51,320 Speaker 1: last night. He looks like he could be a future 140 00:05:51,400 --> 00:05:53,760 Speaker 1: star as a tight end. They've got some good pieces. 141 00:05:53,760 --> 00:05:55,479 Speaker 1: You have Jonathan Taylor back there. I just think you 142 00:05:55,520 --> 00:05:58,240 Speaker 1: get a young athletic quarterback to throw in the mix 143 00:05:58,279 --> 00:06:01,320 Speaker 1: there and a kind of a creative, offensive minded head 144 00:06:01,320 --> 00:06:03,400 Speaker 1: coach that you're not gonna worry about leaving after a 145 00:06:03,480 --> 00:06:05,960 Speaker 1: year and getting a head coaching job elsewhere. I seem 146 00:06:06,040 --> 00:06:07,440 Speaker 1: like that. It seems like that would be the formula 147 00:06:07,440 --> 00:06:09,279 Speaker 1: that would make a lot of sense for this organization 148 00:06:09,360 --> 00:06:11,559 Speaker 1: go forward. Well, it does make a lot of sense, 149 00:06:11,600 --> 00:06:13,640 Speaker 1: and we've talked about it before in a previous podcast 150 00:06:13,680 --> 00:06:16,039 Speaker 1: where we talked about the mobile quarterback and how it 151 00:06:16,080 --> 00:06:18,760 Speaker 1: can impact the game and how the Indianapolis coach should 152 00:06:18,920 --> 00:06:22,400 Speaker 1: consider jumping in the derby with the athletic quarterback. Everyone's 153 00:06:22,400 --> 00:06:25,320 Speaker 1: biggest fear or concern when it comes to Justin uh 154 00:06:25,440 --> 00:06:28,800 Speaker 1: Fields has been a where about him getting run over 155 00:06:28,880 --> 00:06:31,240 Speaker 1: in those things. Well, now I think about the success 156 00:06:31,240 --> 00:06:33,440 Speaker 1: that the Bears head with Justin Fields running around will 157 00:06:33,520 --> 00:06:36,719 Speaker 1: lead other teams to think about using an athletic quarterback 158 00:06:36,760 --> 00:06:39,080 Speaker 1: to jump start uh the running game. And so when 159 00:06:39,080 --> 00:06:40,560 Speaker 1: you think about the Colts and you think about the 160 00:06:40,560 --> 00:06:43,200 Speaker 1: long term play at the position, man you go get 161 00:06:43,200 --> 00:06:46,520 Speaker 1: a young, dynamic athlete who can play the position, who 162 00:06:46,520 --> 00:06:48,080 Speaker 1: can run and do all the r p O s 163 00:06:48,120 --> 00:06:51,159 Speaker 1: and still has the vertical ability. It gives you more flexibility, 164 00:06:51,200 --> 00:06:53,680 Speaker 1: gives you more variety. It gives an opportunity to kind 165 00:06:53,720 --> 00:06:55,599 Speaker 1: of zig when the rest of the league is zagging 166 00:06:55,920 --> 00:06:58,599 Speaker 1: and to find a nice niche for yourself where you're 167 00:06:58,640 --> 00:07:01,120 Speaker 1: different than everybody else. And because is that you dominate 168 00:07:01,240 --> 00:07:03,520 Speaker 1: them when the games are played on your terms. I 169 00:07:03,520 --> 00:07:05,280 Speaker 1: also just think, man, when you when you bring in 170 00:07:05,320 --> 00:07:07,800 Speaker 1: a pure passer, right, you bring in a pure pocket passer, 171 00:07:08,480 --> 00:07:11,520 Speaker 1: there's no buffer as they're developing because they're not going 172 00:07:11,520 --> 00:07:14,280 Speaker 1: to be successful until they understand what you're doing schematically, 173 00:07:14,280 --> 00:07:16,480 Speaker 1: to understand what the defense is doing, and then they 174 00:07:16,600 --> 00:07:19,200 Speaker 1: build a rapport with the group around him and including 175 00:07:19,240 --> 00:07:21,400 Speaker 1: the you know, the play caller, the offensive line and playmakers. 176 00:07:21,400 --> 00:07:24,040 Speaker 1: As we talk about, if you're an athletic quarterback who 177 00:07:24,040 --> 00:07:25,800 Speaker 1: can come in and eventually you want to grow into 178 00:07:25,840 --> 00:07:27,600 Speaker 1: all those things. You want to be able to evolve 179 00:07:27,640 --> 00:07:30,240 Speaker 1: and be that guy. But in the meantime, I can 180 00:07:30,360 --> 00:07:32,720 Speaker 1: zone read, I can power read, I can I can 181 00:07:32,800 --> 00:07:35,560 Speaker 1: quarterback draw. I mean, there's so many different things I 182 00:07:35,560 --> 00:07:37,600 Speaker 1: can do. We can still move the football and score 183 00:07:37,640 --> 00:07:40,360 Speaker 1: points while I'm still I'm still trying to get to 184 00:07:40,400 --> 00:07:42,520 Speaker 1: that point. As a pastor, it seems like, man, that's 185 00:07:42,560 --> 00:07:44,840 Speaker 1: a if you're if you're the GM making that pick, 186 00:07:45,320 --> 00:07:48,160 Speaker 1: it's a lot easier because you you might get flushed 187 00:07:48,160 --> 00:07:49,960 Speaker 1: out of the league pretty quick if you're a pocket 188 00:07:49,960 --> 00:07:52,040 Speaker 1: guy and we throw you in and you fail. But 189 00:07:52,200 --> 00:07:55,080 Speaker 1: if you're an athletic quarterback, we can always say, okay man, 190 00:07:55,080 --> 00:07:57,400 Speaker 1: we're moving the ball, we're scoring some points. He'll get there. 191 00:07:57,440 --> 00:07:59,920 Speaker 1: We just need to be patient. He'll get there eventually. 192 00:08:00,000 --> 00:08:02,960 Speaker 1: As an anticipatory passer and being a pocket guy, and 193 00:08:03,040 --> 00:08:04,800 Speaker 1: I'd feel a lot more comfortable turning in that card 194 00:08:04,800 --> 00:08:06,800 Speaker 1: for an athletic guy at this point time. Well, I mean, 195 00:08:06,840 --> 00:08:08,720 Speaker 1: I think we all would. Uh. Going on the way 196 00:08:08,760 --> 00:08:11,880 Speaker 1: back to my time in Green Bay, Mike Hogan would say, uh, 197 00:08:12,000 --> 00:08:16,120 Speaker 1: I want a quarterback who was an athlete. Not necessarily, 198 00:08:16,160 --> 00:08:18,960 Speaker 1: I want an athlete who's playing quarterback, meaning I want 199 00:08:19,000 --> 00:08:21,160 Speaker 1: someone who can play and do all the things that 200 00:08:21,200 --> 00:08:23,480 Speaker 1: we expect the quarterback to be able to do inside 201 00:08:23,480 --> 00:08:25,440 Speaker 1: the pocket. But I also want him to be able 202 00:08:25,440 --> 00:08:28,440 Speaker 1: to build me out when he feels the pocket collapsing 203 00:08:28,480 --> 00:08:30,080 Speaker 1: and he needs to go make a run on his 204 00:08:30,120 --> 00:08:32,840 Speaker 1: own or maybe do some design quarterback runs at the 205 00:08:33,000 --> 00:08:36,480 Speaker 1: end to seal the deal. Um. And so you're seeing 206 00:08:36,600 --> 00:08:39,320 Speaker 1: more teams spend more time with the quarterbacks, dig deeper 207 00:08:39,360 --> 00:08:42,040 Speaker 1: into the background and really see if they were functional 208 00:08:42,080 --> 00:08:44,319 Speaker 1: players that contributed or if they were just guys that 209 00:08:44,400 --> 00:08:48,400 Speaker 1: want to sell them. Interesting takeaways when you watch a 210 00:08:48,400 --> 00:08:50,199 Speaker 1: game like that, and not only just watching the game 211 00:08:50,200 --> 00:08:52,160 Speaker 1: between the two teams, but kind of projecting where these 212 00:08:52,160 --> 00:08:54,760 Speaker 1: two teams go. Again, some good pieces for both these teams. 213 00:08:54,800 --> 00:08:56,320 Speaker 1: I don't want to short change the cult. It just 214 00:08:56,559 --> 00:08:57,920 Speaker 1: to me. You need to find your head coach, you 215 00:08:57,920 --> 00:08:59,720 Speaker 1: need to find your quarterback. Those are too big to 216 00:08:59,760 --> 00:09:02,600 Speaker 1: do items in the off season for the Indianapolis Colts. 217 00:09:02,600 --> 00:09:04,600 Speaker 1: All right, speaking of to do items, we're gonna dig 218 00:09:04,600 --> 00:09:07,560 Speaker 1: into the Los Angeles Rams, a team that just won 219 00:09:07,600 --> 00:09:10,440 Speaker 1: a Super Bowl with a certain philosophy. But is it 220 00:09:10,480 --> 00:09:12,280 Speaker 1: time to change? Is it time to switch things up? 221 00:09:12,320 --> 00:09:18,440 Speaker 1: We're gonna get into that right after this break. NFL 222 00:09:18,480 --> 00:09:21,120 Speaker 1: Plus is here, which means no matter where you are, 223 00:09:21,360 --> 00:09:24,440 Speaker 1: this is how you football. With NFL Plus, watch live 224 00:09:24,600 --> 00:09:27,720 Speaker 1: local and prime time games on mobile and listen to 225 00:09:27,840 --> 00:09:31,440 Speaker 1: live game audio now through Super Bowl fifty seven. Sign 226 00:09:31,480 --> 00:09:33,160 Speaker 1: up for the rest of the season with a special 227 00:09:33,160 --> 00:09:37,080 Speaker 1: offer of nineteen by going to Plus dot NFL dot 228 00:09:37,120 --> 00:09:40,040 Speaker 1: com and sign up now. H d J, d J 229 00:09:40,280 --> 00:09:43,280 Speaker 1: d J. You know, as former Scales, one thing that 230 00:09:43,320 --> 00:09:47,080 Speaker 1: we love we love rebuilding projects. We love building things 231 00:09:47,160 --> 00:09:49,480 Speaker 1: up from the ground floor, seeing what it looks like 232 00:09:49,520 --> 00:09:51,560 Speaker 1: when it's all done. I know you're a big fan 233 00:09:51,600 --> 00:09:53,719 Speaker 1: of HDTV, and so I got a project for you. 234 00:09:54,600 --> 00:09:58,160 Speaker 1: The l A Rams, the defending champion l A Rams 235 00:09:58,240 --> 00:10:02,800 Speaker 1: have fallen on hard times. They look broken. Uh, they 236 00:10:02,800 --> 00:10:05,000 Speaker 1: can't get it going. And so what I want to 237 00:10:05,040 --> 00:10:07,600 Speaker 1: do has been a couple of moments trying to figure 238 00:10:07,640 --> 00:10:10,440 Speaker 1: out if we get a less need and Sean McVeigh 239 00:10:10,720 --> 00:10:12,560 Speaker 1: figure out how to fix the Ram. So I'm gonna 240 00:10:12,640 --> 00:10:15,560 Speaker 1: let you start. What would you do first? If you 241 00:10:15,679 --> 00:10:18,560 Speaker 1: go fix the defending world champs? Well, I think you 242 00:10:18,600 --> 00:10:22,480 Speaker 1: have to explore different strategies. Right. You want to always 243 00:10:22,559 --> 00:10:24,640 Speaker 1: zig whenever else is zagging. And this is a Rams 244 00:10:24,679 --> 00:10:26,280 Speaker 1: team that, first of all, let's get it out there. 245 00:10:26,320 --> 00:10:29,280 Speaker 1: They want a super Bowl. With their philosophy of parting 246 00:10:29,320 --> 00:10:31,480 Speaker 1: with picks. We all know about the famous T shirts 247 00:10:31,520 --> 00:10:34,240 Speaker 1: and the slogans that went along with that, getting proven 248 00:10:34,320 --> 00:10:38,160 Speaker 1: premium star players at premium positions, and they went out 249 00:10:38,200 --> 00:10:40,199 Speaker 1: accumulated that group, and they went out and won a 250 00:10:40,240 --> 00:10:43,400 Speaker 1: super Bowl. Now they don't have high picks, they haven't 251 00:10:43,440 --> 00:10:45,480 Speaker 1: had him in a while. Um, but one thing they 252 00:10:45,559 --> 00:10:47,920 Speaker 1: do have is they have their own first round pick 253 00:10:47,920 --> 00:10:51,120 Speaker 1: in so not this upcoming draft, but the one after that. 254 00:10:51,360 --> 00:10:53,880 Speaker 1: So if We're looking at this roster as it is 255 00:10:53,920 --> 00:10:56,480 Speaker 1: currently constructed, and you look at where matt Stafford is 256 00:10:56,480 --> 00:10:58,880 Speaker 1: and where he's been from a health standpoint, in age standpoint, 257 00:10:59,400 --> 00:11:02,640 Speaker 1: it begs the question of maybe it's time to pivot. 258 00:11:02,800 --> 00:11:04,840 Speaker 1: You know, this is a team that was even at 259 00:11:04,840 --> 00:11:07,960 Speaker 1: the trade deadline, was reportedly offering two first round picks 260 00:11:07,960 --> 00:11:10,600 Speaker 1: for Brian Burns and trying to keep this window open 261 00:11:10,640 --> 00:11:13,360 Speaker 1: with this current group. I don't know if this window 262 00:11:13,440 --> 00:11:16,400 Speaker 1: continues to stay open, you know, going into next season, 263 00:11:16,480 --> 00:11:19,679 Speaker 1: especially you know, monitoring Matthew Stafford and his health. So 264 00:11:19,760 --> 00:11:22,040 Speaker 1: I'm sitting here looking at this buck saying, you know, 265 00:11:22,080 --> 00:11:25,400 Speaker 1: maybe this is is a pivot point. And you look 266 00:11:25,400 --> 00:11:27,520 Speaker 1: at some of your established players and some of your 267 00:11:27,600 --> 00:11:31,600 Speaker 1: veteran stars that you have when you think about Aaron Donald, Leonard, Floyd, 268 00:11:31,600 --> 00:11:34,559 Speaker 1: Cooper Cup, some of these guys on huge deals making 269 00:11:34,600 --> 00:11:36,880 Speaker 1: a ton of money, and you could say, okay, maybe 270 00:11:36,880 --> 00:11:38,960 Speaker 1: we take a step backward. I don't want to say 271 00:11:39,000 --> 00:11:43,000 Speaker 1: the word tanking, but maybe it is a a rebuild opportunity. 272 00:11:43,160 --> 00:11:46,280 Speaker 1: And as we look ahead one draft class ahead, and 273 00:11:46,320 --> 00:11:48,720 Speaker 1: you see Caleb Williams from USC who will be in 274 00:11:48,720 --> 00:11:51,319 Speaker 1: that draft class. You look at the guy from your school, 275 00:11:51,600 --> 00:11:54,200 Speaker 1: and Drake May at North Carolina, who is a big time, 276 00:11:54,240 --> 00:11:57,480 Speaker 1: big time quarterback. Again, I'm not using the word tanking, 277 00:11:57,800 --> 00:12:00,520 Speaker 1: but I'm saying, maybe this is a sell off and 278 00:12:00,559 --> 00:12:03,000 Speaker 1: you're trying to get some of these veterans in a 279 00:12:03,040 --> 00:12:04,719 Speaker 1: new home, and we have to see what happens with 280 00:12:04,760 --> 00:12:07,280 Speaker 1: Aaron Donald if even wants to play going forward. Obviously 281 00:12:07,320 --> 00:12:09,120 Speaker 1: Jalen Ramsey would be in that mix as well, would 282 00:12:09,120 --> 00:12:12,480 Speaker 1: be a huge, huge asset if you wanted to move him. 283 00:12:12,520 --> 00:12:14,719 Speaker 1: But you could try, and let's let's just tear it down, 284 00:12:14,800 --> 00:12:17,600 Speaker 1: let's rebuild it. No in no way, shape or former 285 00:12:17,640 --> 00:12:19,240 Speaker 1: mud saying I don't agree with the way they did it. 286 00:12:19,280 --> 00:12:21,120 Speaker 1: They want a Super Bowl. Anybody would trade that even 287 00:12:21,160 --> 00:12:23,679 Speaker 1: if you're gonna have ten down years. I would. I 288 00:12:23,720 --> 00:12:26,040 Speaker 1: would accept that trade off to go win a championship 289 00:12:26,040 --> 00:12:28,200 Speaker 1: and bring it to Los Angeles. But I think they 290 00:12:28,280 --> 00:12:30,360 Speaker 1: might have to change the strategy and and have a 291 00:12:30,360 --> 00:12:32,720 Speaker 1: little bit of a pivot point here. What do you think? Okay, 292 00:12:32,760 --> 00:12:35,160 Speaker 1: so I get what you're saying. So what you're saying, 293 00:12:35,200 --> 00:12:37,559 Speaker 1: because we're getting close to winner meetings and those things, 294 00:12:37,640 --> 00:12:40,200 Speaker 1: is you want the l A. Rams to become like 295 00:12:40,240 --> 00:12:43,559 Speaker 1: the Miami Marlins who were back the Florida Marlins when 296 00:12:43,559 --> 00:12:46,679 Speaker 1: they won a World Series tour, down came back. It 297 00:12:46,720 --> 00:12:49,680 Speaker 1: took a while, won a World Series tour, down had 298 00:12:49,720 --> 00:12:52,160 Speaker 1: a fire. Still do all of that. Let's enjoy the 299 00:12:52,160 --> 00:12:55,200 Speaker 1: two rings. Let's not worry about all the stuff in between. 300 00:12:55,600 --> 00:12:59,440 Speaker 1: But here's the thing, DJ, You're right, because I don't 301 00:12:59,440 --> 00:13:02,600 Speaker 1: know how they can sustain a successful model with the 302 00:13:02,640 --> 00:13:06,080 Speaker 1: players that they have because the reality of the situation 303 00:13:06,200 --> 00:13:09,880 Speaker 1: is their money is now tied into older players. Matthew 304 00:13:09,880 --> 00:13:12,320 Speaker 1: Stafford being a guy in his thirties, Aaron Donald being 305 00:13:12,360 --> 00:13:16,320 Speaker 1: the thirties, Jalen Ramsey inching towards thirty. You now have 306 00:13:16,360 --> 00:13:19,760 Speaker 1: to look at what can I fetch for my best players. 307 00:13:20,320 --> 00:13:23,800 Speaker 1: So if you're going to do that, then uh less 308 00:13:23,840 --> 00:13:26,839 Speaker 1: need has to change his shirt instead of uh f 309 00:13:27,080 --> 00:13:30,280 Speaker 1: those picks. No, I need more of those fix because 310 00:13:30,280 --> 00:13:32,200 Speaker 1: he's gonna need a ton of picks to be able 311 00:13:32,240 --> 00:13:34,000 Speaker 1: to fix this team because they're not gonna be able 312 00:13:34,000 --> 00:13:37,320 Speaker 1: to do it by spending hard. So my thing would 313 00:13:37,320 --> 00:13:39,680 Speaker 1: be of those guys, who is the one that you 314 00:13:39,679 --> 00:13:42,760 Speaker 1: would deem to be maybe the most expendable, Maybe you 315 00:13:42,800 --> 00:13:45,400 Speaker 1: get rid of Jalen Ramsey because maybe he brings back 316 00:13:45,440 --> 00:13:48,360 Speaker 1: the most in value because of his age and the position. 317 00:13:48,640 --> 00:13:51,000 Speaker 1: Aaron Donald certainly would be up there too, but with 318 00:13:51,080 --> 00:13:53,280 Speaker 1: the retirement talk, you wonder how much longer is he 319 00:13:53,360 --> 00:13:55,920 Speaker 1: going to play. But you have to get some marquee 320 00:13:55,920 --> 00:13:59,439 Speaker 1: picks and return and then it's on less need and 321 00:13:59,520 --> 00:14:02,400 Speaker 1: the scouting staff to turn those picks into players. But 322 00:14:02,480 --> 00:14:05,480 Speaker 1: I think now, because you're so used to giving away 323 00:14:05,520 --> 00:14:07,720 Speaker 1: those picks, now you want to bring those bad because 324 00:14:07,720 --> 00:14:10,319 Speaker 1: you need a draft capital to get the young players 325 00:14:10,360 --> 00:14:12,760 Speaker 1: that you need to handle the situation that you have 326 00:14:13,160 --> 00:14:15,120 Speaker 1: in this salary. You can't missed as you kind of 327 00:14:15,280 --> 00:14:17,640 Speaker 1: created for yourself, even though you want doing it, and 328 00:14:17,760 --> 00:14:19,720 Speaker 1: I think that you also have to understand the nuance 329 00:14:19,760 --> 00:14:21,600 Speaker 1: of it. You're not saying if you traded Jalen Ramsey. 330 00:14:21,600 --> 00:14:24,200 Speaker 1: We're not saying, Okay, we think you're gonna get equivalent 331 00:14:24,280 --> 00:14:26,880 Speaker 1: value in those picks. But when you trade Jalen Ramsey, 332 00:14:27,200 --> 00:14:28,680 Speaker 1: the truth be told, your team is not going to 333 00:14:28,720 --> 00:14:30,320 Speaker 1: be as good. And if your team is not gonna 334 00:14:30,320 --> 00:14:32,120 Speaker 1: be as good, you're gonna get a chance to pick higher. 335 00:14:32,160 --> 00:14:33,840 Speaker 1: You're gonna chance to get one of these quarterbacks, so 336 00:14:33,880 --> 00:14:35,880 Speaker 1: you don't look at it as I'm training Jalen Ramsey 337 00:14:35,880 --> 00:14:39,000 Speaker 1: for these picks, um trading training Jalien Ramsey to increase 338 00:14:39,000 --> 00:14:41,480 Speaker 1: my odds of being able to land one of these premiere, premier, 339 00:14:41,600 --> 00:14:44,320 Speaker 1: young and cheap quarterbacks that I can build the rest 340 00:14:44,360 --> 00:14:45,920 Speaker 1: of my roster round. Now, I'll use those picks I 341 00:14:45,920 --> 00:14:48,160 Speaker 1: get with Jalen Ramsey, assuming you know they're in the 342 00:14:48,280 --> 00:14:50,800 Speaker 1: you know, in ten to twenty five range or somewhere 343 00:14:50,800 --> 00:14:53,640 Speaker 1: in there. Um, we can build and supplement and support 344 00:14:53,640 --> 00:14:55,840 Speaker 1: the rest of our roster. But all of a rebuild 345 00:14:55,960 --> 00:14:58,840 Speaker 1: is about landing the quarterback and doing whatever you can 346 00:14:58,840 --> 00:15:02,080 Speaker 1: to put yourself in position to get the next quarterback. Again, 347 00:15:02,120 --> 00:15:04,520 Speaker 1: this is, you know, kind of assuming with Matthew Stafford's 348 00:15:04,560 --> 00:15:07,680 Speaker 1: age and injury history, and the inability, with your lack 349 00:15:07,720 --> 00:15:10,720 Speaker 1: of high picks and and financial flexibility to be able 350 00:15:10,760 --> 00:15:13,680 Speaker 1: to support him with a bunch of things he's gonna need. 351 00:15:14,240 --> 00:15:16,080 Speaker 1: I just think it's all about the quarterback. You gotta 352 00:15:16,120 --> 00:15:19,120 Speaker 1: find the next one. You know. It's funny, DJ, It's 353 00:15:19,120 --> 00:15:21,320 Speaker 1: funny how this team kind of fell off the mountaintop 354 00:15:21,480 --> 00:15:23,720 Speaker 1: in a hurry. And it's also funny when you look 355 00:15:23,760 --> 00:15:26,360 Speaker 1: at what we talk about the marquee positions that you 356 00:15:26,440 --> 00:15:29,280 Speaker 1: have to have uh to play well in this league. 357 00:15:29,280 --> 00:15:30,600 Speaker 1: You have to have a quarterback, you have to have 358 00:15:30,640 --> 00:15:32,120 Speaker 1: a pass fresh you have to have an elite or 359 00:15:32,200 --> 00:15:35,600 Speaker 1: marquee corner or a defensive back. Well, those are the 360 00:15:35,640 --> 00:15:38,880 Speaker 1: three guys that we mentioned, Matthew Stafford, Aaron Donald Jalen Ramsey. 361 00:15:39,160 --> 00:15:41,720 Speaker 1: The issue is now when you remove those guys, you 362 00:15:41,800 --> 00:15:44,120 Speaker 1: don't have that on your roster. So it's gonna be 363 00:15:44,200 --> 00:15:47,440 Speaker 1: very hard for you to compete um in the the 364 00:15:47,440 --> 00:15:49,640 Speaker 1: the New World until you're able to get those young 365 00:15:49,680 --> 00:15:53,240 Speaker 1: guys from the draft. And so can your team stomach 366 00:15:53,360 --> 00:15:56,480 Speaker 1: the losses while you're trying to do to rebuild That 367 00:15:56,600 --> 00:15:59,080 Speaker 1: is going to be the hard part. And you know, 368 00:15:59,120 --> 00:16:01,480 Speaker 1: I don't know because not only are we talking about 369 00:16:01,480 --> 00:16:05,160 Speaker 1: the fan base stomaching that is Sean McVeigh built to 370 00:16:05,280 --> 00:16:09,520 Speaker 1: stomach that, because we've heard the flirtations that have gone 371 00:16:09,520 --> 00:16:12,360 Speaker 1: on between him and TV and all that stuff. Is 372 00:16:12,440 --> 00:16:15,680 Speaker 1: he going to stick around to rebuild the Rams? I 373 00:16:15,680 --> 00:16:17,280 Speaker 1: think there are a ton of questions to have to 374 00:16:17,280 --> 00:16:19,760 Speaker 1: be answered at the end of the season. Sean McVeigh, 375 00:16:19,840 --> 00:16:24,040 Speaker 1: his willingness to take on a rebuilding project. Uh where 376 00:16:24,040 --> 00:16:26,359 Speaker 1: the Rams want to go when it turns to rebuilding. 377 00:16:26,400 --> 00:16:29,200 Speaker 1: Can they rebuild on the fly by jettison off some 378 00:16:29,240 --> 00:16:32,480 Speaker 1: of their players and drafting, or do they still think, Ay, 379 00:16:32,600 --> 00:16:34,960 Speaker 1: it was a weird season, we have some injuries. Let's 380 00:16:35,000 --> 00:16:37,760 Speaker 1: run it back one more time and see if we 381 00:16:37,800 --> 00:16:40,880 Speaker 1: can make another run at it if everyone is healthy. Yeah. 382 00:16:40,880 --> 00:16:43,120 Speaker 1: And I'm I'm just looking at some of these other teams, 383 00:16:43,120 --> 00:16:45,040 Speaker 1: And I know Sean McVeigh has been discussed and talked 384 00:16:45,040 --> 00:16:47,600 Speaker 1: about with him, you know, going into television and that 385 00:16:47,680 --> 00:16:49,760 Speaker 1: being an opportunity. But I look at a team that 386 00:16:50,280 --> 00:16:52,160 Speaker 1: if your team is gonna make a head coaching change, 387 00:16:52,160 --> 00:16:53,720 Speaker 1: and you feel like you have a quarterback and you've 388 00:16:53,720 --> 00:16:57,400 Speaker 1: got a chance, you know, going forward, I would trade 389 00:16:57,440 --> 00:16:59,640 Speaker 1: a first round pick for Sean McVeigh in a heartbeat. 390 00:16:59,640 --> 00:17:02,480 Speaker 1: I mean, if they really wanted to go full full rebuild. 391 00:17:02,840 --> 00:17:04,440 Speaker 1: I guess it's one of the rare teams you could 392 00:17:04,440 --> 00:17:07,119 Speaker 1: actually include the coach, you know, in terms of you know, 393 00:17:07,160 --> 00:17:10,080 Speaker 1: existing assets that you have. I mean, I personally, I 394 00:17:10,119 --> 00:17:11,760 Speaker 1: think he's gonna be you know, he's on track to 395 00:17:11,760 --> 00:17:13,720 Speaker 1: be a Hall of Fame coach. I would I would 396 00:17:13,760 --> 00:17:15,800 Speaker 1: have a hard time ever making that move, But I 397 00:17:15,840 --> 00:17:17,800 Speaker 1: mean it is it is one of those rare instances 398 00:17:17,840 --> 00:17:20,919 Speaker 1: where your coach is also an incredible asset. Yeah, I 399 00:17:20,920 --> 00:17:22,119 Speaker 1: mean you go all the way back. It would be 400 00:17:22,160 --> 00:17:25,520 Speaker 1: funny because he'll be following in his mentor steps John Gruten, 401 00:17:25,560 --> 00:17:28,440 Speaker 1: because remember the Raiders traded away John Gruten to get 402 00:17:28,440 --> 00:17:31,639 Speaker 1: back he picks um when they sent him to Tampa 403 00:17:31,680 --> 00:17:33,840 Speaker 1: Bay years ago. And this could be a little bit 404 00:17:33,880 --> 00:17:36,440 Speaker 1: of that deja vu when it comes to it. But 405 00:17:36,760 --> 00:17:39,719 Speaker 1: when you're the Rams, you have to explore all options, 406 00:17:39,760 --> 00:17:41,600 Speaker 1: particularly if it looks like the bottom is going to 407 00:17:41,640 --> 00:17:45,280 Speaker 1: fall up, like it's beginning to Yeah, everybody's up for 408 00:17:45,320 --> 00:17:48,000 Speaker 1: sale because this team, let's let's be honest, DJ, When 409 00:17:48,040 --> 00:17:49,800 Speaker 1: you look at this team, this team is not a 410 00:17:49,840 --> 00:17:52,320 Speaker 1: great team. And despite the names that I love and 411 00:17:52,359 --> 00:17:54,439 Speaker 1: I've loved for a long time, in terms of Aaron 412 00:17:54,480 --> 00:17:57,200 Speaker 1: Donald and Jalen Ramsey, they just don't have a fire 413 00:17:57,480 --> 00:17:59,840 Speaker 1: enough firepower to compete with some of the top teams 414 00:17:59,840 --> 00:18:03,320 Speaker 1: in the NFC. And so if you're going to do it, yeah, 415 00:18:03,359 --> 00:18:05,440 Speaker 1: you can prolong the window and maybe you can be 416 00:18:05,800 --> 00:18:10,080 Speaker 1: five this year and maybe another five or a mid 417 00:18:10,160 --> 00:18:12,719 Speaker 1: level record the following you, but at some point you're 418 00:18:12,720 --> 00:18:14,720 Speaker 1: gonna have to pay you taxes. You might as well 419 00:18:14,800 --> 00:18:16,560 Speaker 1: rip off the band aid and let's start to work 420 00:18:16,600 --> 00:18:19,280 Speaker 1: to rebuilding this team into a title contender. And that 421 00:18:19,400 --> 00:18:22,440 Speaker 1: might mean making some tough decisions on some of the players. 422 00:18:22,480 --> 00:18:24,359 Speaker 1: They have to bring the Super Bowl ring less than 423 00:18:24,359 --> 00:18:26,119 Speaker 1: a year ago. Yeah, it's gonna be there. They're a 424 00:18:26,119 --> 00:18:27,399 Speaker 1: team to keep an eye on the off sne That's 425 00:18:27,400 --> 00:18:30,119 Speaker 1: gonna be a fascinating watch to see how they proceed, 426 00:18:30,160 --> 00:18:33,360 Speaker 1: how they go forward here in what direction? Uh they had? 427 00:18:33,400 --> 00:18:35,720 Speaker 1: I know one thing less Need is one of the 428 00:18:35,760 --> 00:18:39,320 Speaker 1: best leaders and evaluators in the NFL. You look at 429 00:18:39,320 --> 00:18:41,320 Speaker 1: all the guys he's hit on on on Day two 430 00:18:41,400 --> 00:18:44,159 Speaker 1: and Day three of the draft. Um, he's gonna have 431 00:18:44,160 --> 00:18:46,320 Speaker 1: an opportunity with more picks. I know he's the one 432 00:18:46,320 --> 00:18:49,120 Speaker 1: who kind of coined the phrase, but I actually would 433 00:18:49,119 --> 00:18:51,320 Speaker 1: would feel comfortable with him having a bevy of picks 434 00:18:51,359 --> 00:18:53,480 Speaker 1: to be able to try and rebuild this thing, uh 435 00:18:53,480 --> 00:18:55,520 Speaker 1: and get it done. So interesting team to watch as 436 00:18:55,520 --> 00:18:57,480 Speaker 1: we go forward. Okay, we're gonna take a break. We 437 00:18:57,520 --> 00:18:59,000 Speaker 1: come back. We're gonna play a little game called dead 438 00:18:59,080 --> 00:19:00,840 Speaker 1: or Alive. We're gonna look at some of these teams 439 00:19:00,840 --> 00:19:03,040 Speaker 1: that are on the on the edge here on the 440 00:19:03,040 --> 00:19:05,600 Speaker 1: fence of being playoff contenders. We're gonna we're gonna push 441 00:19:05,640 --> 00:19:07,080 Speaker 1: him off the fence one way or the other. We'll 442 00:19:07,080 --> 00:19:12,560 Speaker 1: do that right after this. You're gonna play a little 443 00:19:12,560 --> 00:19:14,520 Speaker 1: game here, a little dead or alive? Are we buying 444 00:19:14,640 --> 00:19:18,359 Speaker 1: or selling the playoff hopes and aspirations of some teams here? 445 00:19:18,400 --> 00:19:19,920 Speaker 1: So we've got three teams in the a f C 446 00:19:20,000 --> 00:19:22,880 Speaker 1: we're gonna go through. We've got four teams in the NFC. Buck, 447 00:19:22,960 --> 00:19:25,040 Speaker 1: Let's let's start here in the a f C with 448 00:19:25,119 --> 00:19:27,320 Speaker 1: the Cleveland Browns. We talked a little bit about them 449 00:19:27,440 --> 00:19:30,200 Speaker 1: yesterday on the show, but your thoughts on them four 450 00:19:30,200 --> 00:19:33,520 Speaker 1: and seven currently? Their uh in the a f C. 451 00:19:33,680 --> 00:19:35,679 Speaker 1: When you think they're live, they're a live because they 452 00:19:35,680 --> 00:19:38,159 Speaker 1: get the franchise quarterback coming back. I know it's been 453 00:19:38,160 --> 00:19:41,320 Speaker 1: a two year hiatus since we last saw Deshaun Watson 454 00:19:41,359 --> 00:19:45,040 Speaker 1: playing consistent football, but now they have an opportunity to 455 00:19:45,080 --> 00:19:47,000 Speaker 1: bring him back. He's practiced for the last couple of weeks. 456 00:19:47,359 --> 00:19:49,040 Speaker 1: When he was right. The last time we saw him 457 00:19:49,080 --> 00:19:50,960 Speaker 1: in the field, he was the top five quarterback. You 458 00:19:50,960 --> 00:19:53,639 Speaker 1: would like the thing that Kevin Stefanski has been planned 459 00:19:53,720 --> 00:19:56,399 Speaker 1: on this moment to really upbraathe this offense. And the 460 00:19:56,480 --> 00:19:59,200 Speaker 1: thing about Deshaun is he steps into an offense that 461 00:19:59,400 --> 00:20:02,280 Speaker 1: doesn't nes certainly need him to carry them right away. 462 00:20:02,359 --> 00:20:05,200 Speaker 1: Nick Chubb, Kareem Hunt the running game, they can get 463 00:20:05,240 --> 00:20:07,919 Speaker 1: it done. Almori Cooper is already out there waiting for 464 00:20:08,000 --> 00:20:10,600 Speaker 1: him to be as nomb wre receiver David and Joe 465 00:20:10,600 --> 00:20:12,560 Speaker 1: who being able to control it over the middle. If 466 00:20:12,560 --> 00:20:14,880 Speaker 1: he just can be what I call a game manager 467 00:20:14,920 --> 00:20:19,159 Speaker 1: plus manage the situation, add a little playmaking ability to 468 00:20:19,200 --> 00:20:22,000 Speaker 1: what they already have, there's no reason why the Cleveland 469 00:20:22,040 --> 00:20:23,960 Speaker 1: Browns can't make a little run and kind of get 470 00:20:24,000 --> 00:20:27,239 Speaker 1: into the postseason through the back door. Yeah, I'm with you. 471 00:20:27,320 --> 00:20:29,000 Speaker 1: I mean, I think if you're looking at a kind 472 00:20:29,000 --> 00:20:30,760 Speaker 1: of a sleeper team to go on and run and 473 00:20:30,920 --> 00:20:34,200 Speaker 1: and crazy as this sounds, maybe even went out. Um, 474 00:20:34,240 --> 00:20:36,360 Speaker 1: I think they have the pieces in places, a talented, 475 00:20:36,440 --> 00:20:39,280 Speaker 1: talented roster. Now you add a you know, an elite 476 00:20:39,400 --> 00:20:41,000 Speaker 1: level quarterback, and there might be a little bit of rust. 477 00:20:41,040 --> 00:20:42,840 Speaker 1: But I think he's gonna get a little time here 478 00:20:42,880 --> 00:20:45,800 Speaker 1: against his old team in Houston this first week to 479 00:20:45,840 --> 00:20:48,320 Speaker 1: try and get his uh, get his legs back underneath him, 480 00:20:48,320 --> 00:20:50,600 Speaker 1: and be able to try and get back into a rhythm. 481 00:20:50,600 --> 00:20:52,480 Speaker 1: If he can do that, I think this Cleveland Browns 482 00:20:52,520 --> 00:20:55,040 Speaker 1: team is very much alive. Let's go to the next 483 00:20:55,080 --> 00:20:58,840 Speaker 1: one here with the Las Vegas Raiders, same record, four 484 00:20:58,880 --> 00:21:01,560 Speaker 1: and seven currently anything you know. Here's the thing about 485 00:21:01,600 --> 00:21:03,320 Speaker 1: the Raiders. I think the Raiders have kind of found 486 00:21:03,320 --> 00:21:06,000 Speaker 1: their way in terms of the identity. Josh McDaniels has 487 00:21:06,000 --> 00:21:09,800 Speaker 1: finally embraced the thought of players not plays. Meaning when 488 00:21:09,840 --> 00:21:11,439 Speaker 1: you look at the Raiders and you look at what 489 00:21:11,560 --> 00:21:14,080 Speaker 1: they've been most successful at of late, when the ball 490 00:21:14,119 --> 00:21:17,320 Speaker 1: goes to Josh Jacobs, the ball goes Davante Adams, the 491 00:21:17,400 --> 00:21:20,359 Speaker 1: Raiders win games. And so I'm gonna keep it very simple. 492 00:21:20,440 --> 00:21:22,679 Speaker 1: I'm gonna make sure that number twenty eight gets a 493 00:21:22,720 --> 00:21:26,200 Speaker 1: ton of touches. Number seventeen is the primary weapon, uh 494 00:21:26,240 --> 00:21:28,280 Speaker 1: that we go to in the passing game. And I'm 495 00:21:28,320 --> 00:21:31,040 Speaker 1: gonna see if other teams can stop our best guys, 496 00:21:31,080 --> 00:21:32,800 Speaker 1: because I can stop our best guys. Didn't, more than 497 00:21:32,840 --> 00:21:34,960 Speaker 1: likely they're gonna win. But it's been proven the last 498 00:21:35,000 --> 00:21:38,040 Speaker 1: few weeks teams can't stop their best players. So I'm 499 00:21:38,080 --> 00:21:40,080 Speaker 1: gonna feed the pigs and let them go to work. 500 00:21:40,240 --> 00:21:43,480 Speaker 1: Josh Jacob Davante Adams. They have heavy workloads. This team 501 00:21:43,520 --> 00:21:46,159 Speaker 1: absolutely can kind of climb back into contention as a 502 00:21:46,160 --> 00:21:49,200 Speaker 1: playoff continue. Yeah, this is a team again sitting here 503 00:21:49,240 --> 00:21:52,640 Speaker 1: where they are um at four and seven. Last year 504 00:21:53,200 --> 00:21:55,240 Speaker 1: they were six and seven at one point and ended 505 00:21:55,320 --> 00:21:57,359 Speaker 1: up finishing tenants seven. They got hot at the end 506 00:21:57,359 --> 00:22:00,000 Speaker 1: and they were able to get in. I'm gonna say 507 00:22:00,160 --> 00:22:03,680 Speaker 1: dead for this reason. I'm looking at the schedule. Buck. 508 00:22:03,920 --> 00:22:05,960 Speaker 1: They've got the Charges this week, which will come down 509 00:22:05,960 --> 00:22:07,879 Speaker 1: to the last play. It feels like all those games do. 510 00:22:08,359 --> 00:22:10,440 Speaker 1: But that's gonna be a tough contest. Then you look 511 00:22:10,520 --> 00:22:12,800 Speaker 1: later on, you gotta play the New England Patriots. The 512 00:22:12,880 --> 00:22:14,960 Speaker 1: last game of the year. You have Kansas City, which 513 00:22:15,000 --> 00:22:17,640 Speaker 1: maybe Kansas City has things wrapped up, maybe they're taking 514 00:22:17,680 --> 00:22:20,359 Speaker 1: a knee at that point in time, but you can't assume. 515 00:22:20,400 --> 00:22:22,200 Speaker 1: So with only one team getting to buy and the 516 00:22:22,240 --> 00:22:24,840 Speaker 1: week before that you have the San Francisco forty Niners. 517 00:22:24,840 --> 00:22:27,760 Speaker 1: So I'm looking at those as three very difficult games. 518 00:22:27,800 --> 00:22:30,200 Speaker 1: I'm not even counting the Pittsburgh game or the Rams game. 519 00:22:30,240 --> 00:22:33,239 Speaker 1: But if you have those three difficult games. Man, if 520 00:22:33,280 --> 00:22:35,440 Speaker 1: they lose two games, I mean they're under five hundred, 521 00:22:35,520 --> 00:22:38,560 Speaker 1: they're not gonna go into the playoffs at eight and nine. Um. 522 00:22:38,600 --> 00:22:40,919 Speaker 1: So that the schedule, I think is what leads me 523 00:22:40,960 --> 00:22:42,760 Speaker 1: to believe that this team is gonna have a tough 524 00:22:42,800 --> 00:22:44,639 Speaker 1: time and they think they've just dug two deep of 525 00:22:44,680 --> 00:22:46,840 Speaker 1: a hole to be able to climb out of. So 526 00:22:47,240 --> 00:22:50,360 Speaker 1: I'm gonna go against you on that one. Your thoughts, well, 527 00:22:50,400 --> 00:22:52,040 Speaker 1: I mean, there's the thing to reality if it is 528 00:22:52,080 --> 00:22:53,639 Speaker 1: they've been up and down. I mean, this is a 529 00:22:53,680 --> 00:22:55,399 Speaker 1: team that we thought was going to be one of 530 00:22:55,440 --> 00:22:57,280 Speaker 1: the top teams in the a f C, and they 531 00:22:57,400 --> 00:22:59,520 Speaker 1: uh flubbed away a bunch of games at the beginning 532 00:22:59,520 --> 00:23:02,719 Speaker 1: of the years. And now you're playing with little wiggle 533 00:23:02,760 --> 00:23:04,920 Speaker 1: room when it comes to being able to remain alive 534 00:23:05,000 --> 00:23:07,560 Speaker 1: as a playoff contender. And so it's on Derek Carr's 535 00:23:07,560 --> 00:23:10,280 Speaker 1: on Josh Jacobs, It's gonna be on Davante Adams to 536 00:23:10,320 --> 00:23:13,040 Speaker 1: make the plays, and then Patrick Graham and this defense. 537 00:23:13,480 --> 00:23:16,399 Speaker 1: They gotta find someone else outside of Max Crosby to 538 00:23:16,520 --> 00:23:20,280 Speaker 1: make plays. Yeah, the odds are long. I'm just going 539 00:23:20,359 --> 00:23:22,399 Speaker 1: to kind of continue to stick with the silver and 540 00:23:22,440 --> 00:23:25,240 Speaker 1: black and just say that Josh mcginns finds a way 541 00:23:25,480 --> 00:23:27,199 Speaker 1: to get him into the winter circle. All right, this 542 00:23:27,240 --> 00:23:29,440 Speaker 1: next one, I think you're contractually obligated to say that 543 00:23:29,520 --> 00:23:31,800 Speaker 1: Jacksonville Jaguars are alive. I'm not gonna allow you to 544 00:23:31,920 --> 00:23:34,800 Speaker 1: jeopardize your employment with the Jags to say that this 545 00:23:34,840 --> 00:23:36,520 Speaker 1: team is dead at this point in time at four 546 00:23:36,560 --> 00:23:39,280 Speaker 1: and seven. But I will make the argument for this 547 00:23:39,320 --> 00:23:41,439 Speaker 1: being a little bit of a tough haul here for 548 00:23:41,520 --> 00:23:43,920 Speaker 1: the Jacks. Keep in mind, when I saw your team, 549 00:23:43,920 --> 00:23:45,480 Speaker 1: I saw the Jags alive and in person with that 550 00:23:45,560 --> 00:23:48,800 Speaker 1: charging game was a dominant performance. Um you see Trevor 551 00:23:48,880 --> 00:23:51,240 Speaker 1: Lawrence duty did last week a huge win over the 552 00:23:51,280 --> 00:23:53,840 Speaker 1: Baltimore Ravens. But I'm looking at the schedule, Buck, you 553 00:23:53,920 --> 00:23:56,199 Speaker 1: still got two with Tennessee. You gotta go on the 554 00:23:56,240 --> 00:23:58,560 Speaker 1: road and play the Jets. You've got the Dallas Cowboys 555 00:23:58,920 --> 00:24:01,159 Speaker 1: that it's a rough, tough schedule for them to try 556 00:24:01,200 --> 00:24:03,640 Speaker 1: and navigate into the a f C playoffs. I think 557 00:24:03,680 --> 00:24:05,440 Speaker 1: that's gonna be a tall order and a tough ask. 558 00:24:05,680 --> 00:24:08,000 Speaker 1: It's gonna be a tough ask. And here's the thing, DJ, Like, 559 00:24:08,040 --> 00:24:10,840 Speaker 1: what's gonna happen if you're a Jaguars fan, you can 560 00:24:10,880 --> 00:24:12,320 Speaker 1: look back at the early part of the year and 561 00:24:12,320 --> 00:24:14,000 Speaker 1: look at some of the games that you may felt 562 00:24:14,040 --> 00:24:17,120 Speaker 1: like that you gave away. You lose the Houston Texans, 563 00:24:17,160 --> 00:24:19,120 Speaker 1: you lose to the New York Jazz, and the game 564 00:24:19,200 --> 00:24:22,239 Speaker 1: that you had under your control. Those are the ones, 565 00:24:22,280 --> 00:24:24,520 Speaker 1: even the Denver Broncos, those are the ones that you 566 00:24:24,760 --> 00:24:27,320 Speaker 1: want to have back because if you win those games, 567 00:24:27,359 --> 00:24:30,119 Speaker 1: you have a little cushion. It gives you an opportunity 568 00:24:30,160 --> 00:24:32,200 Speaker 1: to steal bounce back from some losses down the stretch. 569 00:24:32,520 --> 00:24:35,359 Speaker 1: But right now, there's no wiggle room for the Jackson 570 00:24:35,400 --> 00:24:38,200 Speaker 1: the Jaguars, and'll be interesting to see the quarterback got hot. 571 00:24:38,400 --> 00:24:40,239 Speaker 1: If the quarterback continues to say hi, that gives him 572 00:24:40,240 --> 00:24:43,399 Speaker 1: a chance. But man, it's hard tough rope. So of 573 00:24:43,440 --> 00:24:46,560 Speaker 1: those four and seven teams, I think we're most confident 574 00:24:46,600 --> 00:24:48,320 Speaker 1: if we put both of our opinions together on the 575 00:24:48,320 --> 00:24:50,600 Speaker 1: Cleveland Browns as a team. Keep an eye on them. 576 00:24:50,600 --> 00:24:52,720 Speaker 1: They're not They're not done yet. Keep an eye in 577 00:24:52,760 --> 00:24:55,040 Speaker 1: the Cleveland Browns, the Raiders, and the Jags. A lot 578 00:24:55,080 --> 00:24:57,600 Speaker 1: of great pieces in place there. Schedule is going to 579 00:24:57,680 --> 00:24:59,080 Speaker 1: be a challenge, so I think they have a little 580 00:24:59,119 --> 00:25:02,160 Speaker 1: bit more difficult going forward there for those two squads. 581 00:25:02,160 --> 00:25:04,560 Speaker 1: All right, flip it over the NFC. The Carolina Panthers 582 00:25:04,560 --> 00:25:06,600 Speaker 1: are four and eight, but they have to be alive. 583 00:25:06,760 --> 00:25:08,600 Speaker 1: When you look at that division and where they're where 584 00:25:08,600 --> 00:25:11,080 Speaker 1: they're positioned right now, their record inside the division, I 585 00:25:11,119 --> 00:25:13,639 Speaker 1: think absolutely they're alive. Yeah, absolutely, they are alive. And 586 00:25:13,640 --> 00:25:16,480 Speaker 1: I will give your former mountaineer Steve Woks a lot 587 00:25:16,480 --> 00:25:19,280 Speaker 1: of credit for holding this thing together in the midst 588 00:25:19,359 --> 00:25:21,080 Speaker 1: of chaos. He has found a way to kind of 589 00:25:21,160 --> 00:25:23,600 Speaker 1: right the ship and re established the values of the 590 00:25:23,640 --> 00:25:25,600 Speaker 1: culture they were established it when he was there with 591 00:25:25,680 --> 00:25:29,520 Speaker 1: Ron Rivera. This is playing good defense. Sam Donald might 592 00:25:29,560 --> 00:25:32,240 Speaker 1: be a bit of a discovery as a quarterback. They're 593 00:25:32,320 --> 00:25:34,520 Speaker 1: running the football very well and one of the things 594 00:25:34,520 --> 00:25:36,840 Speaker 1: that we talked about down the stretch, if you can 595 00:25:36,920 --> 00:25:39,400 Speaker 1: run it and defend the run, gives you a chance. Yeah, 596 00:25:39,600 --> 00:25:41,160 Speaker 1: look at this, I mean, you tell me right now 597 00:25:41,240 --> 00:25:43,200 Speaker 1: going forward? They have a by coming up right now. 598 00:25:43,640 --> 00:25:46,760 Speaker 1: After that, they're at Seattle, who's come back to earth 599 00:25:46,800 --> 00:25:49,119 Speaker 1: a little bit. You have the Pittsburgh Steelers who are 600 00:25:49,119 --> 00:25:51,040 Speaker 1: playing a little bit better but still under five hundred. 601 00:25:51,240 --> 00:25:54,160 Speaker 1: Have you got the Detroit Lions, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 602 00:25:54,560 --> 00:25:57,080 Speaker 1: Tampa Buccaneers team you beat twenty one to three earlier 603 00:25:57,080 --> 00:25:59,200 Speaker 1: in the season, and then a struggling in New Orleans 604 00:25:59,200 --> 00:26:01,880 Speaker 1: Saints team. I mean, they're these are all winnable football 605 00:26:01,920 --> 00:26:04,360 Speaker 1: games for the UH, for the for the Panthers coming 606 00:26:04,359 --> 00:26:06,399 Speaker 1: down the stretch. Yeah, and then this is the thing. 607 00:26:06,480 --> 00:26:08,760 Speaker 1: This is a team that now has confidence. D They 608 00:26:08,800 --> 00:26:11,360 Speaker 1: have confidence because they won three games at home under Wilkes. 609 00:26:11,800 --> 00:26:15,320 Speaker 1: They're running to football, They're physically running the football at people, 610 00:26:15,600 --> 00:26:18,880 Speaker 1: and the defense is beginning to stand up. So if 611 00:26:18,880 --> 00:26:21,119 Speaker 1: you get that coming off to buy week, you can 612 00:26:21,160 --> 00:26:24,080 Speaker 1: build on the things that have you started to establish 613 00:26:24,240 --> 00:26:27,159 Speaker 1: the last couple of weeks. Yeah, it's not out of 614 00:26:27,200 --> 00:26:29,760 Speaker 1: the realm of possibility to see the Carolina Panther is 615 00:26:29,800 --> 00:26:32,440 Speaker 1: going a nice run to end the season and somehow 616 00:26:32,560 --> 00:26:35,359 Speaker 1: swipe the division crown because it's right there for him. Yeah. 617 00:26:35,359 --> 00:26:36,639 Speaker 1: This next one here, I don't think we need to 618 00:26:36,680 --> 00:26:39,400 Speaker 1: spend much time on the Arizona Cardinals body language wise, 619 00:26:39,440 --> 00:26:41,000 Speaker 1: the end of that game, the Charges game, I was 620 00:26:41,040 --> 00:26:43,359 Speaker 1: just that not getting said Kyler Murray. What he said 621 00:26:43,359 --> 00:26:46,600 Speaker 1: postgame not good. I just there's no there's no good 622 00:26:46,680 --> 00:26:48,880 Speaker 1: vibes coming out of that organization at this point in time, 623 00:26:48,920 --> 00:26:51,520 Speaker 1: and and talking to some folks uh there before the game, 624 00:26:51,560 --> 00:26:53,719 Speaker 1: it's a it's an odd it's an odd set up, 625 00:26:53,800 --> 00:26:55,680 Speaker 1: to say the least. I can't I can't have much 626 00:26:55,680 --> 00:26:57,359 Speaker 1: hope for this team trying to turn this thing around 627 00:26:57,359 --> 00:26:59,280 Speaker 1: this year. Yeah. No, I mean, at some point this 628 00:26:59,320 --> 00:27:01,680 Speaker 1: team has to show some toughness and resolves some grid 629 00:27:01,680 --> 00:27:03,960 Speaker 1: and they haven't been able to do it. So, um, 630 00:27:04,080 --> 00:27:06,520 Speaker 1: we'll see. Like you paid the quarterback the amount of 631 00:27:06,520 --> 00:27:08,320 Speaker 1: money that they paid the quarterback, at some point, the 632 00:27:08,359 --> 00:27:10,560 Speaker 1: quarterback has to lead them out of this, regardless of 633 00:27:10,560 --> 00:27:14,160 Speaker 1: the situation and circumstance, who's available, who's not, who's calling 634 00:27:14,160 --> 00:27:17,119 Speaker 1: the plays, etcetera. He has to take his game up 635 00:27:17,119 --> 00:27:19,119 Speaker 1: and nozi and not only take his game up and not, 636 00:27:19,320 --> 00:27:22,080 Speaker 1: but he has to inspire his team through his leadership, 637 00:27:22,680 --> 00:27:24,240 Speaker 1: one of the things that we just haven't seen. So 638 00:27:24,280 --> 00:27:26,280 Speaker 1: we'll see if the Cardinals can turn around. But right now, 639 00:27:26,440 --> 00:27:31,480 Speaker 1: obviously a situation is bleak for the All right, let's 640 00:27:31,480 --> 00:27:34,000 Speaker 1: get to the Bill's Green Bay Packers. I mean, this 641 00:27:34,119 --> 00:27:36,640 Speaker 1: gave up over three fifty yards rushing. It's not great. 642 00:27:36,680 --> 00:27:39,480 Speaker 1: Timing to have this discussion about whether they're dead or alive. 643 00:27:39,640 --> 00:27:41,440 Speaker 1: It does look like Aaron Rodgers, I guess, said today 644 00:27:41,440 --> 00:27:43,120 Speaker 1: that he's gonna try and play. If he's able to play, 645 00:27:43,160 --> 00:27:45,440 Speaker 1: he's going to play, Which is unfortunate for the Packers 646 00:27:45,560 --> 00:27:47,960 Speaker 1: because personally, I'd rather get a look at Jordan Love 647 00:27:48,160 --> 00:27:50,600 Speaker 1: use this as an audition for him at the end 648 00:27:50,600 --> 00:27:52,600 Speaker 1: of the season. So that's a lose lose for me. 649 00:27:52,680 --> 00:27:54,240 Speaker 1: But I mean I can go through their games and 650 00:27:54,240 --> 00:27:56,280 Speaker 1: I can look at you know, Miami, Minnesota, some of 651 00:27:56,280 --> 00:27:58,879 Speaker 1: these teams they got to play. I could rationalize it 652 00:27:58,920 --> 00:28:00,800 Speaker 1: that way, but this is just an eye test thing. 653 00:28:00,880 --> 00:28:02,640 Speaker 1: I mean, this is not a playoff team as sure 654 00:28:02,640 --> 00:28:04,840 Speaker 1: as heck is not a playoff defense. No, it's not 655 00:28:04,840 --> 00:28:06,639 Speaker 1: a playoff team. His head tough time, and whenever you 656 00:28:06,640 --> 00:28:08,320 Speaker 1: give up three hundred plus on the ground, I mean, 657 00:28:08,359 --> 00:28:11,400 Speaker 1: you talk about a copycat league. That tape couldn't circulate 658 00:28:11,440 --> 00:28:13,919 Speaker 1: around the league fast enough for teams to figure out 659 00:28:14,000 --> 00:28:16,080 Speaker 1: game plans to deal with the Green Bay Packers. But 660 00:28:16,119 --> 00:28:18,760 Speaker 1: the other thing is this, Aaron Rodgers wasn't playing great 661 00:28:18,760 --> 00:28:22,280 Speaker 1: before and now he's really injured. How much longer is 662 00:28:22,320 --> 00:28:25,200 Speaker 1: he going to be available for this team. And if 663 00:28:25,440 --> 00:28:28,040 Speaker 1: he's not available, if he's hurting, he's banged up, you 664 00:28:28,119 --> 00:28:29,840 Speaker 1: might as well throw the young guy in there. Because 665 00:28:29,840 --> 00:28:32,240 Speaker 1: I will say this about Jordan's Love. When we watched 666 00:28:32,320 --> 00:28:34,639 Speaker 1: him play the second half, it might be mop up duty. Whatever. 667 00:28:34,920 --> 00:28:37,000 Speaker 1: He looks new and improved in terms of a player, 668 00:28:37,320 --> 00:28:40,400 Speaker 1: more decisive to actually was on point. Just look very 669 00:28:40,480 --> 00:28:43,040 Speaker 1: very comfortable in that offense. Man, Why not if you're 670 00:28:43,040 --> 00:28:45,280 Speaker 1: sitting there on the edge of being eliminated, you might 671 00:28:45,280 --> 00:28:47,120 Speaker 1: as well put the young guy in and start building 672 00:28:47,120 --> 00:28:49,520 Speaker 1: towards the future. No one wants to hear that, but 673 00:28:49,600 --> 00:28:53,800 Speaker 1: guess what, that's the reality. Yeah, that's true. A hundred 674 00:28:55,040 --> 00:28:56,920 Speaker 1: to missed opportunity not to get a chance to see 675 00:28:57,000 --> 00:29:00,000 Speaker 1: Jordan's Love coming down the stretch. Here. Last one here, 676 00:29:00,080 --> 00:29:03,000 Speaker 1: Detroit Lions. They are four and seven right now, but 677 00:29:03,040 --> 00:29:04,760 Speaker 1: a team that's won three of their last four, and 678 00:29:05,000 --> 00:29:07,320 Speaker 1: we most recently saw them on Thanksgiving. Give Buffalo all 679 00:29:07,360 --> 00:29:09,040 Speaker 1: they can handle. They end up dropping that game by 680 00:29:09,040 --> 00:29:12,479 Speaker 1: three points, but they're playing excellent football as of late. Um, 681 00:29:12,640 --> 00:29:15,920 Speaker 1: you look at their schedule going forward. Jacksonville Minnesota at 682 00:29:15,920 --> 00:29:19,760 Speaker 1: the Jets, at the Panthers, Chicago Bears, at the Packers. 683 00:29:19,800 --> 00:29:23,520 Speaker 1: I mean, look, the Jacksonville's a solid team, Minnesota's is 684 00:29:23,560 --> 00:29:25,760 Speaker 1: a really good team. That Jets are a good team. 685 00:29:25,800 --> 00:29:27,560 Speaker 1: I mean they're playing great ball, buck, but I don't 686 00:29:27,560 --> 00:29:30,480 Speaker 1: know the schedule is going to afford them, um what 687 00:29:30,600 --> 00:29:32,160 Speaker 1: they need to be able to get in the back 688 00:29:32,200 --> 00:29:34,720 Speaker 1: door here. Yeah, they don't necessarily have enough cupcakes. But 689 00:29:34,760 --> 00:29:36,719 Speaker 1: here's what I will stated. They have. They have an 690 00:29:36,720 --> 00:29:40,360 Speaker 1: identity and man their brand. People are already talking about 691 00:29:40,400 --> 00:29:42,520 Speaker 1: how tough and physical this team is and when you 692 00:29:42,560 --> 00:29:44,880 Speaker 1: get late in the year when it really matters, and 693 00:29:44,880 --> 00:29:47,280 Speaker 1: even though this is a Dome team, they played the 694 00:29:47,360 --> 00:29:50,120 Speaker 1: kind of football that gives you an opportunity to win 695 00:29:50,560 --> 00:29:53,360 Speaker 1: in December in January. They can run the football, their 696 00:29:53,400 --> 00:29:56,280 Speaker 1: physical upfront, they have a solid offensive line. Jerry Golf 697 00:29:56,360 --> 00:29:59,000 Speaker 1: is a nice manager who is also one at a 698 00:29:59,040 --> 00:30:00,760 Speaker 1: higher level. So you have a is how to play 699 00:30:00,800 --> 00:30:03,800 Speaker 1: great situational football and make the players that are debt 700 00:30:03,840 --> 00:30:06,880 Speaker 1: to be made. But of late DJ the defense is 701 00:30:06,880 --> 00:30:10,240 Speaker 1: playing better. It's not great. It's not a shut you 702 00:30:10,280 --> 00:30:14,240 Speaker 1: down defense, but they've been opportunistic. They've created opportunities for 703 00:30:14,280 --> 00:30:16,920 Speaker 1: the offense, and the offense is cashed in if they 704 00:30:16,920 --> 00:30:19,440 Speaker 1: continue to play complimentary football the way that they're playing, 705 00:30:19,640 --> 00:30:21,680 Speaker 1: particularly against some of the banged up teams that they 706 00:30:21,720 --> 00:30:24,600 Speaker 1: all face down the stretch, the Packers and Bears included, 707 00:30:25,280 --> 00:30:27,960 Speaker 1: Maybe just maybe they get to the edge of being 708 00:30:27,960 --> 00:30:30,440 Speaker 1: able to get into the postseason. Might not get there, 709 00:30:30,920 --> 00:30:33,840 Speaker 1: but look, I think it is reasonable to maybe squint 710 00:30:33,880 --> 00:30:36,120 Speaker 1: and say, maybe this team eats out eight wins by 711 00:30:36,120 --> 00:30:38,040 Speaker 1: the end of the year. Yeah, this team has lost 712 00:30:38,080 --> 00:30:40,240 Speaker 1: five games by four less, so I mean, this could 713 00:30:40,280 --> 00:30:42,520 Speaker 1: easily be a nine win team right now. They're in 714 00:30:42,720 --> 00:30:45,360 Speaker 1: a lot of football games, so I think the good 715 00:30:45,360 --> 00:30:46,920 Speaker 1: news for the lines even if they don't get in 716 00:30:46,920 --> 00:30:48,840 Speaker 1: the playoffs, you can see progress. You can see where 717 00:30:48,840 --> 00:30:50,440 Speaker 1: this thing is headed. Buck. You mentioned that they have 718 00:30:50,480 --> 00:30:52,840 Speaker 1: an identity. That's what you're looking for for a young 719 00:30:52,880 --> 00:30:54,880 Speaker 1: football team. So that you have it, there's kind of 720 00:30:54,880 --> 00:30:57,520 Speaker 1: our dead or alive. Look at the team's kind of 721 00:30:57,560 --> 00:30:58,840 Speaker 1: on the fence there in the a f C and 722 00:30:58,880 --> 00:31:01,440 Speaker 1: the NFC. I want to get it, uh to uh 723 00:31:01,680 --> 00:31:04,240 Speaker 1: my clause Mike cleats here, Buck, because this week NFL 724 00:31:04,240 --> 00:31:06,760 Speaker 1: players were in customized cleats in honor of the causes 725 00:31:06,760 --> 00:31:09,600 Speaker 1: they support through the My Cause Mike cleats Uh text 726 00:31:09,840 --> 00:31:12,520 Speaker 1: m C m C to six three five six three 727 00:31:12,560 --> 00:31:15,640 Speaker 1: five to hear players stories, bid on their custom cleats 728 00:31:15,640 --> 00:31:17,640 Speaker 1: for charity, and learn more about how they're making a 729 00:31:17,640 --> 00:31:20,760 Speaker 1: difference in their communities. And I understand, Buck, you have 730 00:31:20,880 --> 00:31:23,640 Speaker 1: your own pair of my cause my cleats. Let's see 731 00:31:23,640 --> 00:31:25,680 Speaker 1: those bad boys and tell me about them. Okay. So, 732 00:31:25,800 --> 00:31:29,040 Speaker 1: dj I do have a cause that I've connected with 733 00:31:29,400 --> 00:31:32,960 Speaker 1: and rejoining and working with the Jacksonville Jaguars. The Jacksonville 734 00:31:33,040 --> 00:31:36,800 Speaker 1: Jaguars have teamed up with what we call the Bill Project. 735 00:31:36,920 --> 00:31:39,920 Speaker 1: And the Bill Project is a project that is really 736 00:31:40,000 --> 00:31:44,040 Speaker 1: fighting against mass incarceration. The money bill system really holds 737 00:31:44,040 --> 00:31:47,280 Speaker 1: a lot of people back and criminalizes, uh, some people 738 00:31:47,320 --> 00:31:50,400 Speaker 1: of color and some people that are in poverty because 739 00:31:50,400 --> 00:31:53,560 Speaker 1: they simply do not have enough money to raise bill. 740 00:31:53,680 --> 00:31:57,239 Speaker 1: So you know, they're not able to uh wait pre 741 00:31:57,360 --> 00:32:00,280 Speaker 1: trial and so sometimes the presumption of ns US is 742 00:32:00,320 --> 00:32:04,040 Speaker 1: taken away. And so Jacksonville the Jaguars have donated uh 743 00:32:04,200 --> 00:32:06,959 Speaker 1: handsomely to this project, and so I wanted to be 744 00:32:07,000 --> 00:32:09,520 Speaker 1: on board because everyone should have an opportunity to have 745 00:32:09,560 --> 00:32:13,120 Speaker 1: their day in court. The Bail Project gives those people 746 00:32:13,240 --> 00:32:16,320 Speaker 1: that opportunity, and so I'm supporting very cool. That's a 747 00:32:16,320 --> 00:32:18,640 Speaker 1: good look. And shoot there too, Buck, it's very nice, 748 00:32:19,080 --> 00:32:21,240 Speaker 1: beautiful looking shoes. About that my air Force one. To 749 00:32:21,240 --> 00:32:23,719 Speaker 1: remind everybody that's that's that's a doable shoes. I got 750 00:32:23,760 --> 00:32:25,640 Speaker 1: my hands. I have to rock this on the sideline 751 00:32:25,640 --> 00:32:27,720 Speaker 1: a little bit, you know. Yeah, you can definitely rock that. 752 00:32:27,800 --> 00:32:30,160 Speaker 1: It's a it's a good looking shoe. Again. Text m 753 00:32:30,280 --> 00:32:32,800 Speaker 1: C m C to six three five six three five. 754 00:32:32,840 --> 00:32:35,640 Speaker 1: You can hear all these players stories really really cool. 755 00:32:35,720 --> 00:32:38,240 Speaker 1: I also want to encourage you guys. Bill's Patriots. That's 756 00:32:38,240 --> 00:32:41,920 Speaker 1: coming up Thursday night Football eight pm Eastern. That is 757 00:32:41,960 --> 00:32:45,400 Speaker 1: on Prime Video, also available on NFL Plus. Should be 758 00:32:45,440 --> 00:32:48,320 Speaker 1: a huge game there in a stack division right there 759 00:32:48,320 --> 00:32:49,920 Speaker 1: in the a f C. So be on the lookout 760 00:32:50,320 --> 00:32:52,440 Speaker 1: for that. I've been a fun show today. Appreciate you 761 00:32:52,440 --> 00:32:54,200 Speaker 1: guys hanging with us. Want to remind you can find 762 00:32:54,240 --> 00:32:57,959 Speaker 1: more Move the Sticks content on NFL's YouTube channel, NFL 763 00:32:58,000 --> 00:33:01,960 Speaker 1: dot com, uh, the NFL channel, and the NFL app. 764 00:33:02,440 --> 00:33:04,440 Speaker 1: I hope you guys enjoy the soccer match if you 765 00:33:04,480 --> 00:33:06,480 Speaker 1: haven't seen it already, if it's already taken place, hopefully 766 00:33:06,480 --> 00:33:08,840 Speaker 1: you're celebrating a big win. We'll have a chance to 767 00:33:08,840 --> 00:33:11,520 Speaker 1: get together one more time this week as we preview 768 00:33:11,640 --> 00:33:14,480 Speaker 1: a huge weekend of conference championship games in college football 769 00:33:14,480 --> 00:33:17,719 Speaker 1: as well as a big NFL weekend as well. That's 770 00:33:17,720 --> 00:33:19,200 Speaker 1: gonna do it. Thank you so much for listening to 771 00:33:19,200 --> 00:33:29,920 Speaker 1: movie Sticks.