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Speaker 2: What is going on everybody? John Middlecoff three and out podcast.

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Speaker 2: Hopefully everyone is doing well. We are brought to you

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Speaker 2: by my friends at Zone Pouches. Love those guys. Today

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Speaker 2: will be a pretty straightforward show. I will be joined

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Speaker 2: by friend of the program, fellow father why technically I'm

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Speaker 2: not a father yet, the child still in the belly stuck.

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Speaker 2: He is had a baby last I think a couple

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Speaker 2: of weeks ago, and I wanted to bring him on

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Speaker 2: because we've got the college football playoff game starting tomorrow.

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Speaker 2: We're going to talk about that at the end. We

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Speaker 2: ended up just firing through a bunch of NFL you know,

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Speaker 2: from the super Bowl standpoint to the game standpoint this

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Speaker 2: weekend through Monday. Start off with asking him about John Harbaugh,

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Speaker 2: who obviously was He's a Ravens fan, so some get

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Speaker 2: his thoughts on that, but Stucky will bang out. Uh,

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Speaker 2: he's got stats galore. We will dive into the individual games.

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Speaker 2: Not an easy week to pick, I mean, unless you're

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Speaker 2: hammering the Rams money line. These games can get weird.

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Speaker 2: This season's been weird. I would imagine some weird stuff

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Speaker 2: is gonna happen this weekend. So we will we'll get

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Speaker 2: ahead of it. That will be the show today. Yesterday

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Speaker 2: we discussed obviously Harbaugh getting fired John Harbaugh, h I

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Speaker 2: guess you knew that. Probably you know, from eber Flus

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Speaker 2: to Kingsbury some of those situations. I will do a

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Speaker 2: reaction to Saturday night or excuse me, Thursday night Miami

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Speaker 2: playing Old miss which is actually, I want to say,

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Speaker 2: get to. So I'm just gonna watch it on television,

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Speaker 2: but we'll do a live reaction on YouTube. After that.

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Speaker 2: I'll do a big mail bag on for Fugazi Friday

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Speaker 2: at John Middlecoff is the Instagram, So fire in those

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Speaker 2: dms and we'll do a big mail bag on for

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Speaker 2: Friday for sure. But other than that, you guys know

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Speaker 2: the drill. Subscribe if you listen on Collins Feed, if

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Speaker 2: three and out feed, Apple, Spotify. We got you covered.

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Speaker 2: From an audio standpoint, we have YouTube will be live Friday, Saturday, Sunday.

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Speaker 2: I think Monday is going to be our first show

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Speaker 2: on Netflix, so it'll be uploaded on Netflix Monday morning.

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Speaker 2: That's the plan right now. I have another you know,

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Speaker 2: marketing business call on Friday to kind of iron out

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Speaker 2: some more stuff. But as of now, that is the plan.

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Speaker 2: We will keep you updated and again nothing changes here,

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Speaker 2: so we will just keep doing the same old podcast

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Speaker 2: that we've been doing for a long long time and

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Speaker 2: just keep swinging our pick, talking a little ball, talking

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Speaker 2: life and uh and yeah see where it goes. But

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Speaker 2: let's just let's just dive right into Stucky. Okay. This

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Speaker 2: is always the time of year where you start getting

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Speaker 2: a little bittersweet because you start counting the games, and

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Speaker 2: for me, this is one of the last probably the

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Speaker 2: lastest pure weekends of football, especially with my life. Stucky.

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Speaker 2: I have my baby has a massive head and has

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Speaker 2: flipped the wrong way. So we have a scheduled sea

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Speaker 2: section right now next week on Thursday. So I I

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Speaker 2: this this Thursday through Monday. Stretcher boy is gonna soak

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Speaker 2: up big time. How you doing man? This is this

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Speaker 2: is a rough time of year in a weird way

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Speaker 2: because it should be great.

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Speaker 1: Yeah, the same thing happened to us and then we

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Speaker 1: ended up having to go even earlier, a week earlier

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Speaker 1: because they're my wife's blood pressure like spike shed like

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Speaker 1: pretty clamps. Yes, so we had an emergency sea section,

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Speaker 1: but that was the same thing that happened. And yeah,

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Speaker 1: I just count, like, yeah, I believe you are fifteen

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Speaker 2: Jeez, and put it right there.

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Speaker 1: Yeah, this is the weekend you really got to cherish

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Speaker 1: five straight days a playoff football, and then it'll really

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Speaker 1: hit you on like Tuesday morning, you're like, wow, especially

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Speaker 1: for you, So congrats. I wish everything. I wish you

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Speaker 2: I am too. And before we dive in any football,

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Speaker 1: I'm kind of thinking maybe Chrishula is a name that

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Speaker 1: I don't know if he would be I don't like

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Speaker 2: But such a soft, soft offense for Baltimore, you know,

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Speaker 1: No, I'm not a big Cliff guy either. I would not.

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Speaker 2: That would be insane. I mean, you can't fire John

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Speaker 1: I would actually love if it's mentor so we'll see.

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Speaker 1: You know, the other rad so Raiders to make a sixty.

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Speaker 2: But you had mentioned it last week once the Cowboys

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Speaker 2: take a deep breath? And if I'm Mara, the easiest

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Speaker 2: way to get people like Okay, John you're back, Convince Harbaugh.

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Speaker 2: Use him as your offensive coordinator. Hey, Kevin, all you

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Speaker 2: like five six million dollars a year. You might just

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Speaker 2: be one and done. You don't want the Cardinals, the Titans.

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Speaker 2: But I just wrote down a question. I'll I asked

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Speaker 1: our injuries, that's been getting blown out every week. Wilson.

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Speaker 2: Wilson looked like Puka Naku in that game. He's making

430
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Speaker 2: sweet plays.

431
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Speaker 1: Yeah, he was. He was incredible, incredible year for him. Yeah.

432
00:23:13,880 --> 00:23:16,240
Speaker 1: So this if this is at ten and a half eleven,

433
00:23:16,240 --> 00:23:19,560
Speaker 1: which would be the largest road favorite in NFL playoff history,

434
00:23:20,400 --> 00:23:23,840
Speaker 1: which is pretty insane. These two teams played in November.

435
00:23:24,080 --> 00:23:27,119
Speaker 1: The spread closed ten. The Panthers won outright, but it

436
00:23:27,160 --> 00:23:31,600
Speaker 1: was extremely fluky. I mean, the Rams in that game

437
00:23:32,240 --> 00:23:37,200
Speaker 1: had a sixty percent success rate. They led the league

438
00:23:37,200 --> 00:23:39,520
Speaker 1: for the entire season at fifty percent. They had a

439
00:23:39,640 --> 00:23:44,480
Speaker 1: seventy six percent rush success rate, which is insane, by

440
00:23:44,480 --> 00:23:46,719
Speaker 1: the way, they led the league there at fifty percent.

441
00:23:48,240 --> 00:23:52,200
Speaker 1: So but what happened in that game while you had

442
00:23:53,400 --> 00:23:57,480
Speaker 1: Stafford pick six, you had a fourth down bomb, another

443
00:23:57,560 --> 00:24:01,920
Speaker 1: fourth down bomb, and a third eight thirty five yard touchdown.

444
00:24:02,080 --> 00:24:05,000
Speaker 1: Like not sustainable. The Panthers in that game they only

445
00:24:05,000 --> 00:24:09,000
Speaker 1: had a thirty thirty eight percent success free which would

446
00:24:09,000 --> 00:24:10,840
Speaker 1: have been like bottom four in the league. They didn't

447
00:24:10,840 --> 00:24:14,080
Speaker 1: do much except hit these like very high leverage plays

448
00:24:14,119 --> 00:24:17,560
Speaker 1: and they rams turned it over three times. However, I

449
00:24:17,600 --> 00:24:21,080
Speaker 1: will say in that game, they didn't have any of

450
00:24:21,119 --> 00:24:24,920
Speaker 1: their linebackers who were hurt. They didn't have j. C. Horn,

451
00:24:24,960 --> 00:24:28,080
Speaker 1: who had a concussion, their top corner. They didn't have Morigg,

452
00:24:28,119 --> 00:24:32,159
Speaker 1: They're starting safety who was suspended for the at the

453
00:24:32,240 --> 00:24:33,840
Speaker 1: end of the forty nine ers game the week before,

454
00:24:33,920 --> 00:24:36,840
Speaker 1: so they were extremely shorthanded on defense. They still forced

455
00:24:36,840 --> 00:24:40,240
Speaker 1: Stafford into a bunch of mistakes. And I will say,

456
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Speaker 1: for whatever reason, this Stafford has really struggled against his

457
00:24:47,480 --> 00:24:52,400
Speaker 1: old coordinators Raheem Morris and everro I think he's faced

458
00:24:52,440 --> 00:24:56,879
Speaker 1: them four times and he has eleven interceptions. And ever Roh,

459
00:24:57,160 --> 00:25:00,040
Speaker 1: who I think he's a really good defenseve coordinator. He

460
00:25:00,040 --> 00:25:01,439
Speaker 1: doesn't really have a lot of talent to work with

461
00:25:01,480 --> 00:25:05,359
Speaker 1: in Carolina. But that McVeigh Shanahan Tree this year, he

462
00:25:05,600 --> 00:25:09,000
Speaker 1: kind of owned them. I mean you had Stafford who

463
00:25:09,080 --> 00:25:13,520
Speaker 1: had the three turnovers and they were completely decimated. Brock

464
00:25:13,600 --> 00:25:17,159
Speaker 1: Purdy had what three picks against the Panthers, and Jordan

465
00:25:17,240 --> 00:25:20,439
Speaker 1: Love lost outright to the Panthers at home. So like

466
00:25:20,480 --> 00:25:23,760
Speaker 1: their defense has something on this, and Stafford historically has

467
00:25:23,760 --> 00:25:27,040
Speaker 1: struggled with defenses. You don't want to blitz him, and

468
00:25:27,040 --> 00:25:30,639
Speaker 1: I don't think Carolina will blitz say Historically, don't the

469
00:25:30,960 --> 00:25:34,640
Speaker 1: defenses that disguise their coverages post snap Stafford has struggled

470
00:25:34,640 --> 00:25:36,000
Speaker 1: with if you want to, like go in to where

471
00:25:36,000 --> 00:25:39,200
Speaker 1: Stafford struggles. The Panthers disguise their coverages post snap at

472
00:25:39,200 --> 00:25:41,840
Speaker 1: the highest rate in the league. So I think that

473
00:25:41,840 --> 00:25:43,200
Speaker 1: they're going to try, you know, they're going to play

474
00:25:43,200 --> 00:25:46,119
Speaker 1: a ton of Cover three, disguise their coverages, try and

475
00:25:46,119 --> 00:25:49,480
Speaker 1: take away explosive plays. So I think they think Baby

476
00:25:49,720 --> 00:25:51,720
Speaker 1: can hang a little bit more than some people think.

477
00:25:52,680 --> 00:25:54,840
Speaker 1: And also you have to think is Kevin Dotson healthy?

478
00:25:54,880 --> 00:25:56,480
Speaker 1: The offensive line for the Rams is not the same

479
00:25:56,480 --> 00:25:58,399
Speaker 1: without him. His the hell healthy? Is Devontae Adams right.

480
00:25:58,400 --> 00:26:00,960
Speaker 1: He had two touchdowns in the first meeting. So all

481
00:26:01,040 --> 00:26:03,040
Speaker 1: this is to say that I'm looking at an under.

482
00:26:03,880 --> 00:26:05,560
Speaker 1: I want to get a forty seven. It's at forty

483
00:26:05,600 --> 00:26:07,920
Speaker 1: six and a half right now outdoor totals. By the way,

484
00:26:07,960 --> 00:26:11,960
Speaker 1: in the wildcard round above forty four thirty one to

485
00:26:12,119 --> 00:26:15,200
Speaker 1: ten to the under since two thousand and thirty, that's

486
00:26:15,240 --> 00:26:19,600
Speaker 1: seventy six percent. Just an incredible clip. But I think

487
00:26:19,640 --> 00:26:22,000
Speaker 1: that the Panthers defense, which will be healthier this time around,

488
00:26:22,119 --> 00:26:25,639
Speaker 1: play out of zone? Can Can they keep the Rams

489
00:26:25,720 --> 00:26:29,440
Speaker 1: to like twenty eight? Sure? And I do this Panthers offense,

490
00:26:30,200 --> 00:26:34,320
Speaker 1: it's I can't see them doing much like there are

491
00:26:34,359 --> 00:26:36,760
Speaker 1: they going to hit a bunch of fourth down bombs again? Maybe?

492
00:26:36,760 --> 00:26:39,520
Speaker 1: But the rushing offense is broken. I mean this is

493
00:26:39,760 --> 00:26:42,040
Speaker 1: since week ten. They're twenty seventh in rush success right

494
00:26:42,080 --> 00:26:45,639
Speaker 1: twenty ninth and rush EPA. Their backs are worn down

495
00:26:47,280 --> 00:26:51,240
Speaker 1: like Bryce Young, I can't see him shredding this Rams defense.

496
00:26:51,280 --> 00:26:54,800
Speaker 1: So what is the ceiling for the Panthers. It's seventeen,

497
00:26:55,119 --> 00:26:57,400
Speaker 1: But I wouldn't be shocked if they only scored ten points.

498
00:26:57,440 --> 00:26:59,920
Speaker 1: It's hard for me to see them doing much. Maybe

499
00:27:00,040 --> 00:27:04,800
Speaker 1: there's some home playoff voodoo with the crowd, which should

500
00:27:04,800 --> 00:27:07,200
Speaker 1: be excellent, but I think the number is about right.

501
00:27:08,119 --> 00:27:10,480
Speaker 1: I'm looking at an under here. This to me, I

502
00:27:10,520 --> 00:27:13,159
Speaker 1: project this like twenty eight seventeen Rams. Wouldn't be surprised

503
00:27:13,160 --> 00:27:15,479
Speaker 1: that it's like twenty eight ten Rams or or twenty

504
00:27:15,520 --> 00:27:20,720
Speaker 1: four fourteen somewhere in that ballpark. Another really small little thing.

505
00:27:21,000 --> 00:27:24,199
Speaker 1: These are two of the best kickoff teams in the

506
00:27:24,320 --> 00:27:27,840
Speaker 1: NFL as far as opposing starting field position. They both

507
00:27:27,880 --> 00:27:29,560
Speaker 1: do it really well. So that's just like, you know,

508
00:27:29,560 --> 00:27:33,000
Speaker 1: an extra ten maybe fifteen yards on some drives that

509
00:27:33,400 --> 00:27:36,240
Speaker 1: the other offense will have to go. Weather should be good,

510
00:27:36,240 --> 00:27:37,880
Speaker 1: though it's like going to be like sixty I think

511
00:27:38,000 --> 00:27:42,000
Speaker 1: not much wind, but it is outdoors. But I'm looking

512
00:27:42,040 --> 00:27:44,359
Speaker 1: at the under. I do think the Rams should advance

513
00:27:44,440 --> 00:27:49,119
Speaker 1: unless it is an extremely fluky game and the Rams

514
00:27:49,160 --> 00:27:51,600
Speaker 1: still had a chance to win that game despite all

515
00:27:51,680 --> 00:27:53,520
Speaker 1: those flukes. But I'm looking at under there. I don't

516
00:27:53,520 --> 00:27:54,360
Speaker 1: really love anything.

517
00:27:54,200 --> 00:27:57,280
Speaker 2: Though, Okay, if I had to list the top five

518
00:27:57,359 --> 00:28:00,960
Speaker 2: games of just that I enjoy the most during the

519
00:28:01,000 --> 00:28:04,400
Speaker 2: twenty twenty five season, I think both Bears and Green

520
00:28:04,480 --> 00:28:06,600
Speaker 2: Bay games would be there. The first time they matched

521
00:28:06,640 --> 00:28:10,200
Speaker 2: up in Lambeau was just the second half was thrilling,

522
00:28:10,280 --> 00:28:12,400
Speaker 2: and obviously the ending in the second one is one

523
00:28:12,400 --> 00:28:16,120
Speaker 2: of the crazier things you saw all season long. These games.

524
00:28:16,560 --> 00:28:19,600
Speaker 2: The Ben Johnson thing has resurrected this rivalry which did

525
00:28:19,600 --> 00:28:21,679
Speaker 2: not exist because, as Aaron Rodgers would tell you, I

526
00:28:21,800 --> 00:28:24,200
Speaker 2: fucking own you, and he did. It was a joke.

527
00:28:24,960 --> 00:28:28,120
Speaker 2: And I just think there's something cool about this matchup.

528
00:28:28,160 --> 00:28:30,040
Speaker 2: Now they get to play. I heard a stat that

529
00:28:30,240 --> 00:28:32,320
Speaker 2: they've only played twice in the history of the playoffs,

530
00:28:32,320 --> 00:28:34,840
Speaker 2: and they've both been in Chicago, one going back to

531
00:28:34,880 --> 00:28:36,600
Speaker 2: the forties, and then one was that Cutler game in

532
00:28:36,640 --> 00:28:39,080
Speaker 2: two thousand. I guess it would have been like January

533
00:28:39,120 --> 00:28:44,880
Speaker 2: twenty eleven. But listen, the Bears never led in either

534
00:28:44,880 --> 00:28:47,920
Speaker 2: game to the final play, right, so it took beyond

535
00:28:48,000 --> 00:28:52,040
Speaker 2: side kick. I just I don't know. There's something about me,

536
00:28:52,080 --> 00:28:53,920
Speaker 2: and I'm a guy that had money on green Bay

537
00:28:54,480 --> 00:28:57,080
Speaker 2: to make it to the Super Bowl, a cash out

538
00:28:57,120 --> 00:29:00,240
Speaker 2: of that one as it started getting ugly. But I

539
00:29:00,760 --> 00:29:03,040
Speaker 2: I've said I don't even like the Bears because of

540
00:29:03,080 --> 00:29:05,920
Speaker 2: their defense to make a legitimate run, But I don't

541
00:29:05,920 --> 00:29:07,960
Speaker 2: know if Green Bay's the team they could take advantage

542
00:29:07,960 --> 00:29:11,040
Speaker 2: of that. Now. Obviously they get essentially gave themselves a

543
00:29:11,040 --> 00:29:13,840
Speaker 2: bye last week, right, so that's gonna help. I think,

544
00:29:13,880 --> 00:29:16,760
Speaker 2: you know, Tom's coming back. They got some reinforcements coming.

545
00:29:16,840 --> 00:29:19,320
Speaker 2: You think it serves Jacobs, you know, a little bit,

546
00:29:19,360 --> 00:29:22,200
Speaker 2: to get a breather. I think the problem is I

547
00:29:22,240 --> 00:29:25,200
Speaker 2: see with them, and I've always supported Jordan Love, but

548
00:29:25,320 --> 00:29:29,440
Speaker 2: Malik Willis has gave their team a rushing element. I'm

549
00:29:29,480 --> 00:29:31,800
Speaker 2: not calling him Lamar Jackson, but he was huge for

550
00:29:31,840 --> 00:29:34,280
Speaker 2: them right movement wise, and that's not really how Jordan

551
00:29:34,320 --> 00:29:38,760
Speaker 2: Love plays. So this could be extremely cold. The thing

552
00:29:38,760 --> 00:29:42,200
Speaker 2: that was so cool about the second game is, you know,

553
00:29:42,520 --> 00:29:45,240
Speaker 2: in most of our adult lives, you know, unless you

554
00:29:45,360 --> 00:29:48,560
Speaker 2: go way back to like the Irlacker Briggs days, these

555
00:29:48,600 --> 00:29:51,200
Speaker 2: Bears home games just haven't mattered. And at night, and

556
00:29:51,520 --> 00:29:53,880
Speaker 2: we get so used to watching like the Ravens and

557
00:29:53,920 --> 00:29:56,360
Speaker 2: the Steelers and those plays rocking at night or Lambeau

558
00:29:56,440 --> 00:29:59,560
Speaker 2: rocking at night or Kansas City. Now you just kind

559
00:29:59,560 --> 00:30:02,280
Speaker 2: of forget that place will had a collegiate feel to it.

560
00:30:02,320 --> 00:30:05,240
Speaker 2: I mean, that place is gonna be on fucking fire.

561
00:30:06,560 --> 00:30:08,320
Speaker 2: I'm taking the Bears in this game play. You know,

562
00:30:08,480 --> 00:30:11,640
Speaker 2: as a home dog Ben Johnson. You know, I get

563
00:30:11,760 --> 00:30:15,520
Speaker 2: Lafloor might be fighting for his pre Bay job, right.

564
00:30:15,600 --> 00:30:18,440
Speaker 2: I mean now, he would immediately get another job with

565
00:30:18,480 --> 00:30:21,080
Speaker 2: one of these franchises, but there is a chance that

566
00:30:21,120 --> 00:30:23,000
Speaker 2: they don't extend him, right if he were to lose

567
00:30:23,040 --> 00:30:26,040
Speaker 2: this game by like ten points. Obviously, the Green Bay

568
00:30:26,040 --> 00:30:29,360
Speaker 2: Packers are well coached, but I'm gonna ride Ben Johnson

569
00:30:29,520 --> 00:30:31,920
Speaker 2: and a little bit of that Washington Commanders last year,

570
00:30:31,960 --> 00:30:33,600
Speaker 2: Ferry Dust on the franchise this year.

571
00:30:34,640 --> 00:30:36,280
Speaker 1: Yeah, this is the first home ploff game for the

572
00:30:36,280 --> 00:30:41,640
Speaker 1: Bears since the double doink, so crowd will be fired up.

573
00:30:41,720 --> 00:30:47,520
Speaker 1: I played the Packers plus one earlier this week since

574
00:30:47,560 --> 00:30:50,160
Speaker 1: I made them a favorite. I just went over the

575
00:30:50,160 --> 00:30:53,840
Speaker 1: Bears like a pretty fluky year. I mean, they also

576
00:30:53,880 --> 00:30:56,800
Speaker 1: were plus twenty two turnover margin, which led the league.

577
00:30:56,840 --> 00:31:00,320
Speaker 1: The Packers were I think dead even The Bears led

578
00:31:01,440 --> 00:31:05,720
Speaker 1: the NFL and takeaways and fewest amount of giveaways, and

579
00:31:05,760 --> 00:31:09,920
Speaker 1: they still needed like six miraculous wins against bad teams.

580
00:31:11,480 --> 00:31:14,360
Speaker 1: And I do you mentioned last week. I don't think

581
00:31:14,360 --> 00:31:19,800
Speaker 1: that that's insignificant getting a vibe. They tried. They tried, Yeah,

582
00:31:19,840 --> 00:31:22,360
Speaker 1: the Bear, but the Bears like week eighteen. Both these

583
00:31:22,360 --> 00:31:25,120
Speaker 1: teams had up. The vibe was in Week five. They

584
00:31:25,160 --> 00:31:27,880
Speaker 1: both had early season buys and then have dealt with

585
00:31:27,920 --> 00:31:31,760
Speaker 1: a number of injuries. The Packers literally took the week off,

586
00:31:32,160 --> 00:31:36,040
Speaker 1: spent the week prepping for this game, and I mean

587
00:31:36,040 --> 00:31:38,600
Speaker 1: they did nothing the Packers. If anyone watched that, yeah,

588
00:31:38,600 --> 00:31:41,360
Speaker 1: I've bet the Vikings in that game the Packers that

589
00:31:41,480 --> 00:31:43,920
Speaker 1: I think seven passing you aren't or something. I mean,

590
00:31:43,920 --> 00:31:45,240
Speaker 1: they literally just didn't do editing.

591
00:31:45,480 --> 00:31:47,640
Speaker 2: Gave Minnesota last week that was like a favorite bet

592
00:31:47,680 --> 00:31:48,080
Speaker 2: of the week.

593
00:31:48,360 --> 00:31:52,280
Speaker 1: Yeah, they did they did nothing. I mean they you

594
00:31:52,320 --> 00:31:54,320
Speaker 1: could tell that they just sat everyone. So they are

595
00:31:54,360 --> 00:31:57,280
Speaker 1: going to be rested. They're going to be healthier on offense.

596
00:31:57,760 --> 00:32:00,440
Speaker 1: Getting Tom back is huge, love has been if you

597
00:32:00,440 --> 00:32:02,120
Speaker 1: look at EPN and has been the best quarterback in

598
00:32:02,160 --> 00:32:04,960
Speaker 1: the NFL. With a clean pocket. Well, the Bears can't

599
00:32:04,960 --> 00:32:06,640
Speaker 1: get fresher. He's gonna have a clean pocket here, He's

600
00:32:06,640 --> 00:32:09,360
Speaker 1: gonna have his weapons, his offensive line is gonna be healthier,

601
00:32:10,080 --> 00:32:15,840
Speaker 1: and it's I just trust him over Caleb right now.

602
00:32:15,920 --> 00:32:18,080
Speaker 1: I mean Caleb, he's had a munty. He was improved

603
00:32:18,080 --> 00:32:21,320
Speaker 1: this year, but I mean he was still bottom three

604
00:32:21,360 --> 00:32:26,440
Speaker 1: in bad throw rate. You look at completion percentage over

605
00:32:26,480 --> 00:32:30,880
Speaker 1: expectation and EPA composite. Love was third, Caleb was twenty eighth,

606
00:32:31,360 --> 00:32:37,520
Speaker 1: early down drop back success rate, Packers seventh, Bears twenty six.

607
00:32:37,880 --> 00:32:39,520
Speaker 1: There's so I could go on and on. I mean,

608
00:32:39,520 --> 00:32:40,160
Speaker 1: the Bears.

609
00:32:39,920 --> 00:32:43,480
Speaker 2: Defense, it's the big plays with Chicago offensively.

610
00:32:43,360 --> 00:32:45,640
Speaker 1: Yes, but the Packers still do a good job of

611
00:32:45,680 --> 00:32:48,360
Speaker 1: limiting explosive plays. The Bears do not, and the Packers

612
00:32:48,400 --> 00:32:50,920
Speaker 1: hit as many explosives as any team. Like I think

613
00:32:50,960 --> 00:32:54,200
Speaker 1: that fate could face the favorite Green Bay. Now, Chicago's

614
00:32:54,200 --> 00:32:56,560
Speaker 1: gonna have success running the ball, and the Packers defense

615
00:32:56,600 --> 00:32:59,160
Speaker 1: has fallen off since week eleven, Like they were trending

616
00:32:59,160 --> 00:33:01,920
Speaker 1: towards the top five, top ten unit, and then you

617
00:33:02,040 --> 00:33:05,200
Speaker 1: lost Wyatt and then you obviously lost Parsons, who's massive,

618
00:33:05,200 --> 00:33:08,880
Speaker 1: and the trickle down effect from there is it can't

619
00:33:08,920 --> 00:33:11,400
Speaker 1: be overstated. So they've been bad. They've been like a

620
00:33:11,440 --> 00:33:14,320
Speaker 1: bottom ten defense since week eleven. The Bears are gonna

621
00:33:14,320 --> 00:33:16,880
Speaker 1: success running the ball. They do almost against anybody, But

622
00:33:17,200 --> 00:33:19,560
Speaker 1: I think the Packers can limit the explosive plays here.

623
00:33:19,800 --> 00:33:22,479
Speaker 1: I think Love can do his thing against it. I mean,

624
00:33:22,520 --> 00:33:25,120
Speaker 1: this Bears defense is bad. I mean, if you remove turnovers,

625
00:33:26,680 --> 00:33:30,840
Speaker 1: they're thirtieth in EPA per play, they're twenty six and

626
00:33:30,920 --> 00:33:33,240
Speaker 1: early down dropback success or without turnovers. Like they can't

627
00:33:33,240 --> 00:33:35,240
Speaker 1: stop anything. They can't get pressure against, out run against,

628
00:33:35,280 --> 00:33:38,440
Speaker 1: out the pass. So and this Packer. While the Bears

629
00:33:38,440 --> 00:33:41,920
Speaker 1: are pretty lucky in turnovers in close games, the Packers

630
00:33:41,920 --> 00:33:44,360
Speaker 1: were pretty unlucky. Like they went zero to three in

631
00:33:44,400 --> 00:33:47,200
Speaker 1: games they didn't punt. The rest of the NFL went eight. No,

632
00:33:47,280 --> 00:33:51,640
Speaker 1: it only happened eleven times. So yeah, and here's another

633
00:33:51,680 --> 00:33:53,680
Speaker 1: stat that it's gonna come up in a couple of games.

634
00:33:54,800 --> 00:33:58,880
Speaker 1: Caleb has been better this year, still has his warts,

635
00:33:59,360 --> 00:34:02,520
Speaker 1: and I think John and we'll slowly keep him, keep

636
00:34:02,560 --> 00:34:05,800
Speaker 1: getting him better. But this is his first playoff start

637
00:34:06,120 --> 00:34:08,640
Speaker 1: since two thousand and three. Quarterbacks making their first plaoff

638
00:34:08,640 --> 00:34:12,239
Speaker 1: start against the quarterback who has playoff experience twenty and

639
00:34:12,320 --> 00:34:16,200
Speaker 1: thirty nine straight up, twenty and forty twenty thirty nine

640
00:34:16,239 --> 00:34:19,200
Speaker 1: and one, excuse me, twenty and forty straight up twenty

641
00:34:19,280 --> 00:34:22,440
Speaker 1: thirty nine and one against the spread. Very very bad

642
00:34:22,520 --> 00:34:27,759
Speaker 1: also applies to May versus Herbert, so love. You just

643
00:34:27,800 --> 00:34:31,800
Speaker 1: never know this first playoff game, even at home, there's nerves,

644
00:34:31,800 --> 00:34:36,680
Speaker 1: there's Jitters and historically hasn't gone well, especially when you're

645
00:34:36,680 --> 00:34:39,239
Speaker 1: facing a quarterback who already has that playoff experience under

646
00:34:39,239 --> 00:34:42,200
Speaker 1: his belt. So I did play the Packers when they

647
00:34:42,200 --> 00:34:42,759
Speaker 1: were a dog.

648
00:34:43,400 --> 00:34:45,880
Speaker 2: I think the crappy part for Bears fans if you

649
00:34:46,000 --> 00:34:48,680
Speaker 2: lose this game, if they would have drawn the forty

650
00:34:48,800 --> 00:34:50,840
Speaker 2: nine Ers or they would have drawn the Rams and

651
00:34:50,880 --> 00:34:52,880
Speaker 2: you lose in the first round, I think people been like,

652
00:34:53,360 --> 00:34:54,799
Speaker 2: dig it a couple of weeks and be like that

653
00:34:54,840 --> 00:34:58,080
Speaker 2: was an awesome season. I think losing to the Packers

654
00:34:58,320 --> 00:35:01,600
Speaker 2: would take it a little bit. Especially coming into Chicago,

655
00:35:01,719 --> 00:35:04,120
Speaker 2: that would suck. There's just a lot of there's a

656
00:35:04,160 --> 00:35:06,719
Speaker 2: sneaky lot on the line before. I think the way

657
00:35:06,760 --> 00:35:09,960
Speaker 2: we look at the Bears moving forward for la Floor,

658
00:35:10,480 --> 00:35:12,359
Speaker 2: I mean, that's another kind of elephant in the room.

659
00:35:12,640 --> 00:35:16,279
Speaker 2: No one's really talking about. Ed Policy said this offseason like, yeah,

660
00:35:16,480 --> 00:35:18,840
Speaker 2: we got to see now it's the NFL not college.

661
00:35:18,880 --> 00:35:21,040
Speaker 2: He technically come back on a one year deal. Shane

662
00:35:21,040 --> 00:35:24,960
Speaker 2: Stikeen and Ballard are doing it, but Green Bay doesn't

663
00:35:24,960 --> 00:35:27,960
Speaker 2: really operate like that. So it's it's gonna be interesting.

664
00:35:28,920 --> 00:35:30,480
Speaker 1: It would be a sour ending for the Bears, and

665
00:35:30,480 --> 00:35:32,640
Speaker 1: then especially because then you're like, we lost the Packers,

666
00:35:32,680 --> 00:35:35,759
Speaker 1: we didn't win a playoff game, he lost it at home,

667
00:35:35,840 --> 00:35:38,120
Speaker 1: and now we have a first place schedule next year.

668
00:35:39,600 --> 00:35:42,200
Speaker 2: Yeah, that's too because they had the last play schedule

669
00:35:42,239 --> 00:35:44,840
Speaker 2: this year. Yeah, and they still want to And for

670
00:35:45,120 --> 00:35:47,560
Speaker 2: the division, I didn't really for some reason, I thought

671
00:35:47,600 --> 00:36:04,640
Speaker 2: three and three. But Sunday if I was, if we

672
00:36:04,719 --> 00:36:06,759
Speaker 2: treated the NFL like we did college football, I think

673
00:36:06,760 --> 00:36:09,000
Speaker 2: there would be people voting Jacksonville's number one team in

674
00:36:09,000 --> 00:36:12,239
Speaker 2: the country. Like they are red hot. You watch them,

675
00:36:13,120 --> 00:36:16,960
Speaker 2: they look fantastic. I mean, the team speed, the physicality, obviously,

676
00:36:17,000 --> 00:36:20,080
Speaker 2: how good their quarterback looks. But defensively, I mean, and

677
00:36:20,120 --> 00:36:21,799
Speaker 2: I get it was the Titans, but there was a

678
00:36:21,880 --> 00:36:23,799
Speaker 2: moment in that game when the linebacker had the pick

679
00:36:24,440 --> 00:36:26,760
Speaker 2: and they were just vibing. You're like, God, this feels

680
00:36:26,800 --> 00:36:29,240
Speaker 2: like a college team right now. That is just rolling.

681
00:36:30,760 --> 00:36:35,120
Speaker 2: That being said, I'm taking Josh Allen. I don't feel

682
00:36:35,120 --> 00:36:37,239
Speaker 2: great about this at all. And if Josh, if the

683
00:36:37,239 --> 00:36:39,359
Speaker 2: Bills lose this game, which it wouldn't shock me, if

684
00:36:39,480 --> 00:36:42,120
Speaker 2: we look up and the scores like thirty five to twenty,

685
00:36:42,920 --> 00:36:44,880
Speaker 2: and I'll bet on Jacksonville from then on, foward. I

686
00:36:44,880 --> 00:36:48,120
Speaker 2: think they could win the Super Bowl. But if not now,

687
00:36:48,160 --> 00:36:52,439
Speaker 2: then when there's no Lamar, there's obviously no Mahomes. It's

688
00:36:52,520 --> 00:36:55,280
Speaker 2: never been this wide open for them. They have clearly

689
00:36:55,320 --> 00:36:58,280
Speaker 2: the last couple of years. It's like Baltimore Kansas City,

690
00:36:58,640 --> 00:37:01,920
Speaker 2: who were better teams than them. Kansas City we could debate,

691
00:37:02,000 --> 00:37:05,480
Speaker 2: but definitely that year, you know, they beat Baltimore and

692
00:37:05,520 --> 00:37:07,800
Speaker 2: then they lost to Kansas City. I thought Baltimore was

693
00:37:07,840 --> 00:37:11,239
Speaker 2: better last year in that second round game. And I

694
00:37:11,440 --> 00:37:15,400
Speaker 2: just think that that thing could get really weird, really fast.

695
00:37:16,360 --> 00:37:19,520
Speaker 2: I just wonder if you just get Josh Allen on

696
00:37:19,560 --> 00:37:22,640
Speaker 2: a mission, and maybe I'm being an idiot even thinking

697
00:37:22,680 --> 00:37:25,919
Speaker 2: like this, and Jacksonville rolls them. But speaking about the Bear,

698
00:37:26,080 --> 00:37:29,120
Speaker 2: speaking about you know, some of these places, Kansas City forever,

699
00:37:29,160 --> 00:37:31,920
Speaker 2: what Seattle's gonna have? You know what you guys had

700
00:37:31,960 --> 00:37:34,600
Speaker 2: in Baltimore when you get home games, Jacksonville doesn't really

701
00:37:34,640 --> 00:37:38,240
Speaker 2: have a home field advantage. So I don't think that really,

702
00:37:38,480 --> 00:37:40,880
Speaker 2: like phases Buffalo, this isn't going on the road to

703
00:37:40,920 --> 00:37:44,759
Speaker 2: Kansas City, which they are very very comfortable. I mean,

704
00:37:44,800 --> 00:37:47,759
Speaker 2: they've been in these environments now for how many years,

705
00:37:47,840 --> 00:37:50,319
Speaker 2: playing in these the biggest playoff games of the year, right,

706
00:37:50,400 --> 00:37:53,719
Speaker 2: They've lost a lot of them. But I'm taking the

707
00:37:53,719 --> 00:37:56,600
Speaker 2: Bills here. I do not feel great about this, and

708
00:37:56,800 --> 00:37:59,640
Speaker 2: I think if he gets by this game, I think

709
00:37:59,680 --> 00:38:01,359
Speaker 2: they could go on a legit role and they could

710
00:38:01,360 --> 00:38:02,000
Speaker 2: win the Super Bowl.

711
00:38:02,760 --> 00:38:06,000
Speaker 1: Yeah, it sucks. This is the first This is the

712
00:38:06,040 --> 00:38:09,799
Speaker 1: matchup in the first round, because the Jags are as

713
00:38:09,800 --> 00:38:11,719
Speaker 1: hot as any team, and then the Bills with Alan

714
00:38:11,880 --> 00:38:17,040
Speaker 1: I don't worry about my homes and Lamar like this.

715
00:38:17,040 --> 00:38:18,640
Speaker 1: This looks like their year and one of these teams

716
00:38:18,680 --> 00:38:23,479
Speaker 1: is going to be sitting at home Sunday night. So yeah,

717
00:38:23,600 --> 00:38:25,160
Speaker 1: I think the winner of this game is very live

718
00:38:25,239 --> 00:38:26,120
Speaker 1: to win the AFC.

719
00:38:26,640 --> 00:38:29,160
Speaker 2: Are you surprised that the Bills, Like, I mean, the

720
00:38:29,160 --> 00:38:31,720
Speaker 2: Bills are favored in this game. Is it just based

721
00:38:31,719 --> 00:38:35,759
Speaker 2: on history? Because if it was reversed and Jacksonville's going

722
00:38:35,800 --> 00:38:40,319
Speaker 2: to Buffalo, but you know, the Bills were playing like Jacksonville,

723
00:38:40,760 --> 00:38:43,359
Speaker 2: and I think Jacksonville just had the season the Bills had.

724
00:38:44,080 --> 00:38:45,640
Speaker 2: I feel like the Bills would be favored by like

725
00:38:45,760 --> 00:38:48,040
Speaker 2: seven points if it was reverse.

726
00:38:47,800 --> 00:38:51,480
Speaker 1: Right, Yeah, I mean the Jags. Look, the Jags come in,

727
00:38:53,360 --> 00:38:55,920
Speaker 1: They've won eight in a row. Now you could. Now

728
00:38:55,960 --> 00:38:58,200
Speaker 1: the schedule hasn't been great.

729
00:38:58,560 --> 00:38:59,880
Speaker 2: Some Titans colts in there.

730
00:39:00,120 --> 00:39:01,960
Speaker 1: Of Titans, a lot of colts, and they are the Jets.

731
00:39:02,680 --> 00:39:06,439
Speaker 1: But you have to there is merit to it when

732
00:39:06,480 --> 00:39:09,200
Speaker 1: you blow out the Chargers, blow them out of the water.

733
00:39:09,320 --> 00:39:11,759
Speaker 1: And then you went to Denver and you beat them

734
00:39:11,760 --> 00:39:15,719
Speaker 1: handily in Denver? And so what has happened to that?

735
00:39:15,880 --> 00:39:17,279
Speaker 1: And by the way, eight games, so they won eight

736
00:39:17,280 --> 00:39:19,399
Speaker 1: in a row. The Bills have lost eight straight road

737
00:39:19,400 --> 00:39:23,800
Speaker 1: playoff games. It's been a very long time. McDermott is

738
00:39:23,840 --> 00:39:25,520
Speaker 1: zero and five on the road now, most of them

739
00:39:25,560 --> 00:39:27,200
Speaker 1: one and four against the spread. Most of them have

740
00:39:27,320 --> 00:39:30,600
Speaker 1: come against Kansas City, one against Jacksonville way back I

741
00:39:30,640 --> 00:39:33,759
Speaker 1: think in like twenty seventeen. And the Jags have they

742
00:39:33,800 --> 00:39:35,440
Speaker 1: have been very good at home this year. There's seven

743
00:39:35,520 --> 00:39:38,000
Speaker 1: and one against the spread. That's the best cover mark

744
00:39:38,080 --> 00:39:40,759
Speaker 1: in the league, covered by fourteen points per game, and

745
00:39:40,800 --> 00:39:42,719
Speaker 1: they're six and two against the spread in the first half,

746
00:39:42,760 --> 00:39:45,840
Speaker 1: covered by over seven points per game. The Bills in

747
00:39:45,880 --> 00:39:47,839
Speaker 1: the first half on the road against the spread three

748
00:39:47,840 --> 00:39:50,520
Speaker 1: and five. Why do I bring that up? I played

749
00:39:50,560 --> 00:39:55,960
Speaker 1: the Jags first half, so first half money nine. But

750
00:39:56,680 --> 00:39:58,560
Speaker 1: maybe just let me first touch on the Jags improvement.

751
00:39:58,719 --> 00:40:01,000
Speaker 1: So what has happened, Well, since they went and got

752
00:40:01,080 --> 00:40:03,879
Speaker 1: Jacobe myersho's been a revelation for them. I mean their

753
00:40:04,080 --> 00:40:09,200
Speaker 1: their top four drop back success rate and drop back EPA,

754
00:40:09,600 --> 00:40:12,160
Speaker 1: so Lawrence has really benefited from that. But there's other

755
00:40:12,200 --> 00:40:16,080
Speaker 1: things that happened. BTJ got healthier. Cole Strange, their star

756
00:40:16,120 --> 00:40:19,200
Speaker 1: tight end, came back from injury. Also just a natural

757
00:40:19,200 --> 00:40:21,320
Speaker 1: improvement of the Liam Cohen offense as they started to

758
00:40:21,360 --> 00:40:23,000
Speaker 1: get a handle of it in his first year there,

759
00:40:23,400 --> 00:40:26,160
Speaker 1: and then they moved Cole van Lannon, they inserted him

760
00:40:26,160 --> 00:40:28,440
Speaker 1: at starting tackle, kicked Walker a little inside in Van

761
00:40:28,520 --> 00:40:29,880
Speaker 1: Land and they just signed him an extension. Has been

762
00:40:29,920 --> 00:40:32,439
Speaker 1: a revelation at tackle. Little has really struggled. There looks

763
00:40:32,440 --> 00:40:35,160
Speaker 1: better suited for the guard. So like a tight end,

764
00:40:35,840 --> 00:40:38,960
Speaker 1: you know, offensive line changes, you add Myers, you know,

765
00:40:39,000 --> 00:40:42,200
Speaker 1: you get healthier pass catchers. Like, there's reasons why this

766
00:40:42,320 --> 00:40:45,520
Speaker 1: offense is starting to hum and it's not like this

767
00:40:45,560 --> 00:40:49,480
Speaker 1: Bill's defense is great. Additionally, the Jaguars defense, Monteric Brown

768
00:40:49,520 --> 00:40:53,000
Speaker 1: has been a revelation at corner. After Jordan Lewis went down,

769
00:40:53,120 --> 00:40:56,440
Speaker 1: Jerry and Lewis kicked back into the slot. They They

770
00:40:56,440 --> 00:40:58,440
Speaker 1: are also getting healthier, and they've been dominant against the

771
00:40:58,520 --> 00:41:03,040
Speaker 1: run all year, top five rush success rate. There's Antonio

772
00:41:03,120 --> 00:41:06,319
Speaker 1: Johnson at safety's playing really well out of nowhere, So

773
00:41:06,920 --> 00:41:09,440
Speaker 1: there's there's real thing. Their's special teams are incredible. They

774
00:41:09,440 --> 00:41:11,440
Speaker 1: have a kicker who's an alien. He can make them

775
00:41:11,480 --> 00:41:14,759
Speaker 1: from seventy seventy yards and sixty.

776
00:41:14,520 --> 00:41:15,200
Speaker 2: Eight the other day.

777
00:41:15,560 --> 00:41:20,520
Speaker 1: Yeah, seven sixties. And I love Liam Cohen and if

778
00:41:20,560 --> 00:41:23,800
Speaker 1: you look Trevor Lawn and Trevor Lawrence, a lot of

779
00:41:23,800 --> 00:41:26,480
Speaker 1: those improvements since all those things I mentioned have come

780
00:41:26,520 --> 00:41:30,680
Speaker 1: against zone defense. Right over the first nine weeks of

781
00:41:30,680 --> 00:41:33,759
Speaker 1: the year, he was a nineteenth and success rate against

782
00:41:33,840 --> 00:41:38,240
Speaker 1: zone since week ten he's third. Why is that important?

783
00:41:38,280 --> 00:41:40,799
Speaker 1: Of the Bills play a ton of zone So why

784
00:41:40,800 --> 00:41:43,440
Speaker 1: am I playing the Jags first half? Well? Number one,

785
00:41:43,480 --> 00:41:45,719
Speaker 1: The Jags in the first half of games have been incredible.

786
00:41:45,760 --> 00:41:48,600
Speaker 1: A lot of that is the Liam Cohen script, and

787
00:41:48,840 --> 00:41:51,160
Speaker 1: Trevor Lawrence in particular has benefited from that. In the

788
00:41:51,160 --> 00:41:55,200
Speaker 1: first half. Lawrence thirteenth in EPA plus completion percentage over

789
00:41:55,320 --> 00:41:58,239
Speaker 1: expectation for the full season fourteenth adjusted EPA per play,

790
00:41:58,440 --> 00:42:00,160
Speaker 1: if even better than that since week ten that the

791
00:42:00,160 --> 00:42:05,040
Speaker 1: full season. In the second half, Lawrence thirty second in

792
00:42:05,160 --> 00:42:08,640
Speaker 1: A EPA plus completion percent of joe of expectation and

793
00:42:08,719 --> 00:42:10,799
Speaker 1: twenty first and success rate. His numbers fall off. That's

794
00:42:10,840 --> 00:42:13,759
Speaker 1: a lot of the script wearing off right and a

795
00:42:13,800 --> 00:42:15,720
Speaker 1: lot of what Liam Cohen does early on in games.

796
00:42:15,920 --> 00:42:19,360
Speaker 1: How about Josh Allen first, hast He's twenty fifth in

797
00:42:19,440 --> 00:42:23,400
Speaker 1: EPA plus completion was un joe of expectation twenty first

798
00:42:23,400 --> 00:42:26,120
Speaker 1: and adjusted EPA per play twenty fourth and success rate

799
00:42:26,480 --> 00:42:32,720
Speaker 1: second half, second, second, first, fourth quarter first first first.

800
00:42:33,360 --> 00:42:36,160
Speaker 1: The Bills have not started well many times a year,

801
00:42:36,200 --> 00:42:38,360
Speaker 1: and why will they come out? And they want to

802
00:42:38,400 --> 00:42:40,719
Speaker 1: run the ball. That's by design, that's what they want

803
00:42:40,760 --> 00:42:43,400
Speaker 1: to do, and they want to wear teams down. But

804
00:42:43,440 --> 00:42:48,680
Speaker 1: you still have Josh Allen, but they their script isn't great.

805
00:42:48,719 --> 00:42:50,040
Speaker 1: They just want to run the ball that's going to

806
00:42:50,120 --> 00:42:52,800
Speaker 1: go into the teeth of the Jags defense. So JAG's

807
00:42:52,800 --> 00:42:54,640
Speaker 1: at home with his script. I think they get a lead.

808
00:42:55,239 --> 00:42:57,160
Speaker 1: Where are the Jags still vulnerable? I do still think

809
00:42:57,160 --> 00:43:01,399
Speaker 1: it's their secondary. So Allen from behind in the second half,

810
00:43:01,640 --> 00:43:05,680
Speaker 1: I'm not betting against that against this Jags defense. So

811
00:43:05,800 --> 00:43:08,719
Speaker 1: once like Alan has to be unleashed. I think it

812
00:43:08,760 --> 00:43:11,920
Speaker 1: could be a flood coming for this Buffalo offense. But

813
00:43:12,000 --> 00:43:14,400
Speaker 1: I think that there's some distinct advantages in that Cohen

814
00:43:14,480 --> 00:43:18,360
Speaker 1: script early on that Jacksonville can take advantage of. So

815
00:43:18,400 --> 00:43:21,400
Speaker 1: I did play them first half moneyline against Buffalo. I've

816
00:43:21,400 --> 00:43:23,759
Speaker 1: just seen it too many times. And also keep in

817
00:43:23,800 --> 00:43:27,560
Speaker 1: mind Buffalo's kicking situation. Prayther got hurt. Prady got hurt

818
00:43:27,600 --> 00:43:30,799
Speaker 1: last week. We'll see if he's healthy enough or they

819
00:43:30,840 --> 00:43:34,720
Speaker 1: have to work out a kicker's big kicking advantage for Jacksonville.

820
00:43:35,200 --> 00:43:37,320
Speaker 1: But I did play Jags first half. That's kind of

821
00:43:37,320 --> 00:43:40,200
Speaker 1: how I see this, where like I think Cone's gonna

822
00:43:40,200 --> 00:43:43,400
Speaker 1: have some amazing screens drawn up and they're gonna have

823
00:43:43,440 --> 00:43:47,439
Speaker 1: success early on. But Josh Allen once he has to once,

824
00:43:47,440 --> 00:43:49,759
Speaker 1: they just have to unleash him against the you know,

825
00:43:49,800 --> 00:43:53,719
Speaker 1: a zone heavy defense. Uh, it could be trouble. So

826
00:43:54,120 --> 00:43:55,839
Speaker 1: that's how I think it probably plays out. I think

827
00:43:55,880 --> 00:43:59,640
Speaker 1: like Jags get out to a lead and then they're

828
00:43:59,640 --> 00:44:02,960
Speaker 1: gonna have to hold on and it's probably Allen that

829
00:44:03,160 --> 00:44:08,160
Speaker 1: leads the Bills back to victory. And I agree with

830
00:44:08,200 --> 00:44:11,080
Speaker 1: you if they win this, If they win that game.

831
00:44:11,640 --> 00:44:13,040
Speaker 1: I think they probably go to the Super Bowl.

832
00:44:13,880 --> 00:44:18,160
Speaker 2: Okay, another team that was Super Bowl aspirations because they're

833
00:44:18,200 --> 00:44:21,480
Speaker 2: the defending champs. The Eagles minus four and a half

834
00:44:21,480 --> 00:44:24,399
Speaker 2: at home according to Hardrock Bet. The forty nine ers

835
00:44:24,400 --> 00:44:28,759
Speaker 2: injury list got way uglier last week. They lost both

836
00:44:28,800 --> 00:44:33,319
Speaker 2: linebackers who won. You know, Tatum Bethune was already banged up.

837
00:44:33,360 --> 00:44:37,160
Speaker 2: He's Fred Warner's replacement. He's out out for the year, right, yeah, done.

838
00:44:37,640 --> 00:44:40,040
Speaker 2: And if this was October, he'd be in Troy. He'd

839
00:44:40,040 --> 00:44:43,400
Speaker 2: probably be a season d winners got injured. He's in

840
00:44:43,480 --> 00:44:47,560
Speaker 2: major trouble. Ricky Piersoll, by all accounts, reinjured his PCL

841
00:44:48,160 --> 00:44:51,200
Speaker 2: or whatever. I think he is major up in the air.

842
00:44:51,239 --> 00:44:53,239
Speaker 2: And we saw how important he was when they got

843
00:44:53,320 --> 00:44:55,520
Speaker 2: rolling in those games against the Bears and the Colts

844
00:44:56,160 --> 00:44:59,359
Speaker 2: for their offense, and you felt his absence, you know,

845
00:44:59,440 --> 00:45:01,640
Speaker 2: Trent I I would guess that he's gonna tough it out.

846
00:45:01,640 --> 00:45:04,160
Speaker 2: But I mean he's got a legitimate hamstring injury, not

847
00:45:04,200 --> 00:45:07,359
Speaker 2: even counting all the other injuries that they have. I

848
00:45:07,440 --> 00:45:09,319
Speaker 2: just don't think you can have that many injuries on

849
00:45:09,360 --> 00:45:11,880
Speaker 2: defense when your defense was already you know, on the

850
00:45:11,880 --> 00:45:15,680
Speaker 2: front seven was in shambles and have a chance, and

851
00:45:15,840 --> 00:45:18,319
Speaker 2: the Eagles would be crazy to not basically run at

852
00:45:18,320 --> 00:45:21,839
Speaker 2: every play, And if they do, I don't know. They've

853
00:45:21,840 --> 00:45:24,920
Speaker 2: been waiting all year. Unleash Jalen to move around a

854
00:45:24,960 --> 00:45:27,200
Speaker 2: little bit. That could also be a huge advantage. So

855
00:45:27,200 --> 00:45:29,440
Speaker 2: like the forty nine ers have guys. Eric Kendricks is

856
00:45:29,480 --> 00:45:33,120
Speaker 2: going to start. Eric Ndricks was unemployed. I mean, but

857
00:45:33,200 --> 00:45:35,640
Speaker 2: that shows you where they're at. So, I mean their

858
00:45:35,680 --> 00:45:38,479
Speaker 2: best players are up in suites with casts and Nie

859
00:45:38,560 --> 00:45:41,840
Speaker 2: leeves on. I just don't know how they play defense

860
00:45:42,200 --> 00:45:44,759
Speaker 2: because their margin for era on offense, which is now

861
00:45:44,840 --> 00:45:47,200
Speaker 2: banged up, like it's a lot different in there with

862
00:45:47,239 --> 00:45:51,560
Speaker 2: pearsall with a healthy Kittle and Juwan than when he's missing.

863
00:45:52,120 --> 00:45:54,959
Speaker 2: It's crazy how you know dependent they are on them

864
00:45:55,280 --> 00:45:58,479
Speaker 2: and Philly rests everybody. They're getting Lane Johnson back, who

865
00:45:58,560 --> 00:46:00,799
Speaker 2: I mean, this is not a big challenge for him

866
00:46:00,800 --> 00:46:02,360
Speaker 2: against the guys the Niners are rolling out. I mean,

867
00:46:02,440 --> 00:46:05,560
Speaker 2: Huff's not bad, but I just don't think. I think

868
00:46:05,600 --> 00:46:07,000
Speaker 2: the forty nine ers just had a gas. They're like

869
00:46:07,040 --> 00:46:09,480
Speaker 2: a car that's been on empty for a while. That

870
00:46:09,480 --> 00:46:11,840
Speaker 2: that Bears game they were able to win because the

871
00:46:11,840 --> 00:46:15,480
Speaker 2: Bears defense is atrocious. But you saw last week inst Seattle,

872
00:46:15,520 --> 00:46:18,840
Speaker 2: they just they made Kenneth Walker and Sharbonay look like

873
00:46:18,920 --> 00:46:23,280
Speaker 2: the best running back duo in American history. It wasn't.

874
00:46:23,480 --> 00:46:25,959
Speaker 2: I mean that it was a joke that that third

875
00:46:26,000 --> 00:46:29,319
Speaker 2: and what was a seventeen when I was a backbreaker

876
00:46:29,640 --> 00:46:32,200
Speaker 2: John Lynch wanted to jump out of a third.

877
00:46:32,200 --> 00:46:34,920
Speaker 1: Seventeen sweep that that that goes for a first time,

878
00:46:34,960 --> 00:46:36,560
Speaker 1: that should only happen in like the Mac on a

879
00:46:36,640 --> 00:46:37,440
Speaker 1: Tuesday night.

880
00:46:37,360 --> 00:46:39,440
Speaker 2: And honestly kind of easily. It's not like you had

881
00:46:39,480 --> 00:46:43,719
Speaker 2: to break three taps. I mean, I just think so

882
00:46:43,760 --> 00:46:47,839
Speaker 2: Saquon Barkley, the running ability. The one advantage the forty

883
00:46:47,920 --> 00:46:50,840
Speaker 2: nine ers have is that Philly, that place can just

884
00:46:50,880 --> 00:46:53,520
Speaker 2: get weird. It doesn't feel like the fans really love

885
00:46:53,600 --> 00:46:56,200
Speaker 2: this team. They've been a tough watch. They've gone into

886
00:46:56,239 --> 00:46:59,200
Speaker 2: these huge spells. If they do have trouble scoring against

887
00:46:59,239 --> 00:47:01,080
Speaker 2: the forty nine ers, then I think is fair just

888
00:47:01,120 --> 00:47:03,759
Speaker 2: I'm out on the Eagles. I'm just completely out.

889
00:47:04,280 --> 00:47:04,880
Speaker 1: Yeah, I want to.

890
00:47:05,200 --> 00:47:07,160
Speaker 2: I like, I like Philly in this game, and I

891
00:47:07,160 --> 00:47:09,600
Speaker 2: think the forty nine ers it's impressive what they've done

892
00:47:09,600 --> 00:47:11,880
Speaker 2: with their injuries. The reason Kyle makes a lot of

893
00:47:11,880 --> 00:47:14,799
Speaker 2: money because a lot of these coaches did losing all

894
00:47:14,840 --> 00:47:17,239
Speaker 2: over the league would lose in this situation with all

895
00:47:17,239 --> 00:47:19,000
Speaker 2: these injuries, and he got to twelve wins and you

896
00:47:19,000 --> 00:47:21,520
Speaker 2: can tell me the schedule that they still won. I

897
00:47:21,520 --> 00:47:23,480
Speaker 2: mean that Bears game is a game that most coaches

898
00:47:23,480 --> 00:47:24,520
Speaker 2: in the league can't pull off.

899
00:47:24,600 --> 00:47:27,879
Speaker 1: Right, Yeah, Now, Shannon did an incredible job. I wanted

900
00:47:27,880 --> 00:47:30,320
Speaker 1: to fade the Eagles. I'm totally out on the offense,

901
00:47:31,560 --> 00:47:36,080
Speaker 1: but I just can't hear in this particular matchup with

902
00:47:36,120 --> 00:47:38,160
Speaker 1: all the injuries. I mean Luke Giffert too, the other

903
00:47:38,239 --> 00:47:39,879
Speaker 1: linebacker for the fort Niners, you know, on the quad

904
00:47:39,920 --> 00:47:43,200
Speaker 1: injury Like they could have their top four linebackers all out,

905
00:47:43,840 --> 00:47:48,960
Speaker 1: including Warner. It's bleak. Now, I will say the Eagles

906
00:47:49,000 --> 00:47:53,480
Speaker 1: offense legitimately just beats itself against It doesn't matter who

907
00:47:53,480 --> 00:47:56,240
Speaker 1: they play, will beat itself for like a whole half

908
00:47:56,440 --> 00:48:00,400
Speaker 1: every week. Ah So, I mean, go look at the

909
00:48:00,480 --> 00:48:03,279
Speaker 1: Dallas game. Dallas is an atrocious defense. They didn't score

910
00:48:03,320 --> 00:48:05,680
Speaker 1: in the second half in that game. There's a number

911
00:48:05,760 --> 00:48:08,160
Speaker 1: of examples of like they just can't do it, and

912
00:48:08,239 --> 00:48:10,920
Speaker 1: like the what they do have an advantage with Sola

913
00:48:11,040 --> 00:48:14,319
Speaker 1: versus Patula, Like that's a huge advantage. So what is

914
00:48:14,320 --> 00:48:16,960
Speaker 1: Salo going to do here? I assume, like because the

915
00:48:17,000 --> 00:48:19,319
Speaker 1: forty nine defense since all these injuries has been really bad,

916
00:48:19,680 --> 00:48:21,520
Speaker 1: especially Warner and Bosa. But then you just add all

917
00:48:21,560 --> 00:48:23,960
Speaker 1: more interests and makes it worse. The one thing they've

918
00:48:24,000 --> 00:48:26,279
Speaker 1: done is they limit exposed to place both on the

919
00:48:26,320 --> 00:48:28,680
Speaker 1: ground and through the air, and they hold up well

920
00:48:28,719 --> 00:48:30,040
Speaker 1: on the red zone. Like that's got to be their

921
00:48:30,080 --> 00:48:33,480
Speaker 1: goal here, just limited exposed to plays, make the Eagles

922
00:48:33,560 --> 00:48:35,520
Speaker 1: drive the field, get stops in the red zone. Now,

923
00:48:35,520 --> 00:48:37,399
Speaker 1: the Eagles are number one in the league in red

924
00:48:37,480 --> 00:48:41,000
Speaker 1: zone touchdown rate seventy percent. I don't buy that. That's

925
00:48:41,000 --> 00:48:43,040
Speaker 1: a very highs A lot of variants in that stat

926
00:48:43,080 --> 00:48:45,040
Speaker 1: from season to season, and like last year they'd have

927
00:48:45,080 --> 00:48:47,400
Speaker 1: way better offense they were fifty five percent. So I

928
00:48:47,400 --> 00:48:50,040
Speaker 1: could see some potential, like there's some looming regression coming

929
00:48:50,080 --> 00:48:51,399
Speaker 1: with the Eagles, Like they could just end up setting

930
00:48:51,400 --> 00:48:54,320
Speaker 1: link for a bunch of field goals here. So I

931
00:48:54,640 --> 00:48:56,600
Speaker 1: ended up playing the under here outdoor under there's going

932
00:48:56,680 --> 00:48:59,480
Speaker 1: to be impactful wins. It's hard for me to see

933
00:48:59,480 --> 00:49:01,600
Speaker 1: that forty nine offense having much success. I don't think

934
00:49:01,600 --> 00:49:03,279
Speaker 1: Piercell's going to be hundred percent. I'm not even sure

935
00:49:03,320 --> 00:49:06,719
Speaker 1: Williams will go and this and this Eagles defense will

936
00:49:06,760 --> 00:49:10,320
Speaker 1: be rested. Fangio historically has gotten the better of Shanahan.

937
00:49:10,440 --> 00:49:12,359
Speaker 1: I think they've met five times head to head, whether

938
00:49:12,520 --> 00:49:14,960
Speaker 1: Channon's a coordinator head coach. Shannan has you have to

939
00:49:14,960 --> 00:49:17,040
Speaker 1: clear fifteen points, has averaged about ten and a half

940
00:49:17,080 --> 00:49:20,600
Speaker 1: points per game. So yeah, and like the Eagles are

941
00:49:20,640 --> 00:49:23,880
Speaker 1: number one against tight ends, they're number one against short passes.

942
00:49:25,320 --> 00:49:28,160
Speaker 1: Like the one weak area of this Eagles defense is

943
00:49:28,160 --> 00:49:30,640
Speaker 1: their their second corner on the outside, which is will

944
00:49:30,680 --> 00:49:33,120
Speaker 1: be beautiful, be very nice to have a healthy Piersoll

945
00:49:33,760 --> 00:49:35,680
Speaker 1: to take advantage of that. But that that that's not

946
00:49:35,760 --> 00:49:37,879
Speaker 1: even the case here with the pcl injury. Not even

947
00:49:37,880 --> 00:49:38,680
Speaker 1: sure he suits up.

948
00:49:39,560 --> 00:49:42,680
Speaker 2: So their their linebacker play is just so good against

949
00:49:42,719 --> 00:49:45,080
Speaker 2: the Niners run game, which you know you throw Jordan

950
00:49:45,160 --> 00:49:47,440
Speaker 2: Davis some of the bodies they have. I mean, Fangio's

951
00:49:47,440 --> 00:49:50,279
Speaker 2: turned Hunt into a pretty high end player. See he's

952
00:49:50,320 --> 00:49:53,080
Speaker 2: got he's got three picks and he had three more

953
00:49:53,080 --> 00:49:53,840
Speaker 2: picks in the Jets.

954
00:49:54,640 --> 00:49:58,600
Speaker 1: Yeah, I insane. So like it's hard for me to

955
00:49:58,600 --> 00:50:00,239
Speaker 1: see that the Ford and you look at this nine

956
00:50:00,280 --> 00:50:02,960
Speaker 1: ers off as you mentioned pearsall they exploded down the stretch,

957
00:50:03,000 --> 00:50:05,160
Speaker 1: but when they had to play, when they had to

958
00:50:05,160 --> 00:50:10,920
Speaker 1: step up, you know, against the Seahawks, when even all year,

959
00:50:10,960 --> 00:50:12,839
Speaker 1: when they stepped up in class against defenses like they

960
00:50:12,840 --> 00:50:15,760
Speaker 1: average only seventeen points against the seven top ten defenses

961
00:50:15,760 --> 00:50:17,799
Speaker 1: that they played. I think that's like their ceiling here.

962
00:50:18,160 --> 00:50:21,359
Speaker 2: They're they're all lying. Got worked against Seattle. I mean

963
00:50:21,400 --> 00:50:27,440
Speaker 2: that's destroy the Jalen Carter and Hunt and the linebackers blitzing,

964
00:50:27,520 --> 00:50:29,320
Speaker 2: got to be licking their jobs to go up against

965
00:50:29,320 --> 00:50:31,239
Speaker 2: these guys. I mean pleasant if he's got to play.

966
00:50:31,239 --> 00:50:33,360
Speaker 2: I mean it was a tough matchup with Jesus. I

967
00:50:33,400 --> 00:50:36,719
Speaker 2: mean there's you talk about a fall from Trent to

968
00:50:36,760 --> 00:50:40,920
Speaker 2: that guy. I mean pretty big. Yeah, mckibbitts. The Niners

969
00:50:40,960 --> 00:50:43,319
Speaker 2: love them, but I mean, I let's not let's not

970
00:50:43,360 --> 00:50:44,880
Speaker 2: pretend he's Lane Johnson or anything.

971
00:50:45,120 --> 00:50:48,879
Speaker 1: Yeah. So so I played the under like I think

972
00:50:48,920 --> 00:50:51,000
Speaker 1: the forty nine ers ceiling here without flukes and Eagles

973
00:50:51,040 --> 00:50:54,919
Speaker 1: don't turn the ball over seventeen points? Can the forty

974
00:50:54,920 --> 00:50:58,080
Speaker 1: hours hold the Eagles under twenty eight? Like keep them

975
00:50:58,120 --> 00:51:00,960
Speaker 1: the twenty eight or below. I think so, like the

976
00:51:01,000 --> 00:51:03,520
Speaker 1: Eagles only got the thirty plus four times this year

977
00:51:05,280 --> 00:51:09,560
Speaker 1: against the Raiders. They got to thirty one against the Giants,

978
00:51:09,560 --> 00:51:12,200
Speaker 1: which is their only explosion. Really, they got to thirty eight.

979
00:51:13,480 --> 00:51:18,000
Speaker 1: They got to thirty one against the Bucks, and then

980
00:51:18,000 --> 00:51:20,399
Speaker 1: they got to thirty three against the Rams when because

981
00:51:20,400 --> 00:51:22,480
Speaker 1: of a fuel goal block with no time left. So

982
00:51:22,560 --> 00:51:25,279
Speaker 1: really only three times all year, and they played some

983
00:51:25,360 --> 00:51:29,040
Speaker 1: bad defenses. And there's a there's a real scenario here

984
00:51:29,040 --> 00:51:31,160
Speaker 1: where the Eagles are up two touchdowns and there's no

985
00:51:31,200 --> 00:51:35,440
Speaker 1: one better that just bleeds out the entire second half

986
00:51:35,520 --> 00:51:37,840
Speaker 1: with like a twelve minute drive. They're like a service academy.

987
00:51:37,880 --> 00:51:39,279
Speaker 1: I mean, this is a team that won two games

988
00:51:39,280 --> 00:51:40,960
Speaker 1: as you were not completing a pass in the second

989
00:51:41,000 --> 00:51:43,960
Speaker 1: half the NFL record, So I played the under I

990
00:51:43,960 --> 00:51:46,880
Speaker 1: would lean Philly with you. It's I think the injuries

991
00:51:46,880 --> 00:51:50,920
Speaker 1: to sanfran are too much to overcome on the road here,

992
00:51:50,920 --> 00:51:52,680
Speaker 1: and the defense just isn't good enough. It's too hard

993
00:51:52,680 --> 00:51:54,200
Speaker 1: to win the NFL and you can't get pressure.

994
00:51:55,480 --> 00:51:58,240
Speaker 2: Look this morning, Hard Rock Bad had the Chargers getting

995
00:51:58,280 --> 00:52:01,879
Speaker 2: four points on the road in New England. I Mike

996
00:52:02,239 --> 00:52:06,120
Speaker 2: I'm gonna keep this pretty simple here. Harbaugh Herbert on

997
00:52:06,160 --> 00:52:08,840
Speaker 2: the road against a team like the one thing you

998
00:52:08,840 --> 00:52:11,040
Speaker 2: would say about New England that they're not exactly rolling

999
00:52:11,040 --> 00:52:14,360
Speaker 2: out Jalen Carter and Hunt coming after you from a passer.

1000
00:52:14,320 --> 00:52:17,279
Speaker 1: Standpoint seventh adjusted pressure, right, so you.

1001
00:52:17,239 --> 00:52:21,000
Speaker 2: Can't take advantage of their offensive line. I have seed Harbaugh,

1002
00:52:21,800 --> 00:52:24,560
Speaker 2: I like, like Shanahan in a situation where he you know,

1003
00:52:24,800 --> 00:52:27,200
Speaker 2: Shanahan doesn't have enough right now, but Harbaugh has enough

1004
00:52:27,200 --> 00:52:30,240
Speaker 2: to like win a playoff game. I like the Chargers

1005
00:52:30,239 --> 00:52:31,120
Speaker 2: in the spot plus four.

1006
00:52:31,160 --> 00:52:31,279
Speaker 1: Now.

1007
00:52:31,280 --> 00:52:33,759
Speaker 2: I don't know if they win the game, but this

1008
00:52:33,840 --> 00:52:36,040
Speaker 2: is the spot. Now. There's a pressure on Herbert right

1009
00:52:36,120 --> 00:52:39,080
Speaker 2: plays that playoff game last year, all the haters came

1010
00:52:39,120 --> 00:52:41,200
Speaker 2: out of the woodworks because it was ugly. I mean,

1011
00:52:41,200 --> 00:52:42,680
Speaker 2: it's probably the worst game he's ever played in his

1012
00:52:42,800 --> 00:52:45,560
Speaker 2: entire life, going back to like peewee football. So I

1013
00:52:45,760 --> 00:52:48,200
Speaker 2: think he's got a lot to play for. I just

1014
00:52:48,280 --> 00:52:52,680
Speaker 2: think the the Harbaugh mentality, and this goes back Fanjio

1015
00:52:52,840 --> 00:52:54,319
Speaker 2: was talking about this when I ask about some of

1016
00:52:54,360 --> 00:52:57,240
Speaker 2: his teams back in the day with Jim. They are built,

1017
00:52:57,480 --> 00:53:00,480
Speaker 2: you know, from a physicality standpoint, from a toughness stand point,

1018
00:53:00,920 --> 00:53:04,200
Speaker 2: how just their mentality on defense. Now they got to

1019
00:53:04,280 --> 00:53:07,799
Speaker 2: run the ball. You know, I've been a little you know,

1020
00:53:07,800 --> 00:53:12,279
Speaker 2: I'm not the biggest Hampton guy. But I like the

1021
00:53:12,360 --> 00:53:15,440
Speaker 2: Chargers in this spot now New England. There is no disputing.

1022
00:53:15,960 --> 00:53:18,680
Speaker 2: You know, from a coaching standpoint, they're gonna be ready.

1023
00:53:18,760 --> 00:53:21,200
Speaker 2: I mean, Josh is how many games has Josh been

1024
00:53:21,200 --> 00:53:23,719
Speaker 2: an offensive coordinator in in January games? My guess would

1025
00:53:23,760 --> 00:53:26,000
Speaker 2: be like fifty. I don't know. It's got to be

1026
00:53:26,040 --> 00:53:29,040
Speaker 2: close to an NFL record for being the pure offensive coordinator,

1027
00:53:29,040 --> 00:53:31,360
Speaker 2: not offensive coordinator in you know, the head coach like

1028
00:53:31,480 --> 00:53:33,799
Speaker 2: Mike Shanahan or and Andy Reid. I'm just talking the

1029
00:53:33,880 --> 00:53:36,640
Speaker 2: only I'm only an offensive coordinator. He has to own

1030
00:53:36,680 --> 00:53:39,279
Speaker 2: the record. Uh And obviously I Vrabel's had a ton

1031
00:53:39,320 --> 00:53:41,759
Speaker 2: of success in playoff games. Some of those right came

1032
00:53:41,800 --> 00:53:43,640
Speaker 2: on the road, though he did lose the home game

1033
00:53:43,680 --> 00:53:47,600
Speaker 2: against Cincinnati. In fairness to him, Tannehill played like me

1034
00:53:47,719 --> 00:53:49,400
Speaker 2: or you in that game. He's throwing a bunch of picks.

1035
00:53:49,400 --> 00:53:52,760
Speaker 2: It was atrocious. But I like the Chargers in the spot.

1036
00:53:53,000 --> 00:53:55,319
Speaker 2: I know their offensive line. I'm not like picking them

1037
00:53:55,320 --> 00:53:58,000
Speaker 2: to go on some crazy run here, but I think

1038
00:53:58,000 --> 00:54:00,160
Speaker 2: they are an extremely live dog going on on the

1039
00:54:00,239 --> 00:54:02,520
Speaker 2: road against New England. First time you brought a first

1040
00:54:02,520 --> 00:54:04,960
Speaker 2: time playoff games you have a rookie quarter or not.

1041
00:54:05,000 --> 00:54:06,200
Speaker 2: He's not a rookie quarterback, but.

1042
00:54:06,440 --> 00:54:09,080
Speaker 1: First started against the quarterback vis Clovv experience. Ye, historically

1043
00:54:09,080 --> 00:54:10,800
Speaker 1: that has not gone well, even at home.

1044
00:54:10,960 --> 00:54:13,399
Speaker 2: And he and listen, I know he's been awesome. I'm

1045
00:54:13,400 --> 00:54:16,600
Speaker 2: not some Drake Meyhader at all, but a little like

1046
00:54:16,680 --> 00:54:18,799
Speaker 2: Kleb Like at USC, they didn't only play that many

1047
00:54:18,840 --> 00:54:21,520
Speaker 2: important games. He definitely didn't in North Carolina. So it's

1048
00:54:21,520 --> 00:54:23,719
Speaker 2: not like, well he started Obama for two years or

1049
00:54:23,800 --> 00:54:26,640
Speaker 2: LSU or Ohio State like this is his first year

1050
00:54:26,719 --> 00:54:28,239
Speaker 2: kind of in the bright lights. Let's be real.

1051
00:54:29,120 --> 00:54:32,040
Speaker 1: This is also the hardest defense by far he'll faced

1052
00:54:32,040 --> 00:54:34,440
Speaker 1: all year. I mean the Chargers are second and epall

1053
00:54:34,440 --> 00:54:38,280
Speaker 1: out over the past ten week ten weeks, I mean

1054
00:54:38,680 --> 00:54:42,399
Speaker 1: the Pats played nobody all year. I mean you want

1055
00:54:42,400 --> 00:54:46,480
Speaker 1: to and then their defense, given their defense, these are

1056
00:54:46,480 --> 00:54:49,680
Speaker 1: they only played one team with a winning record all year.

1057
00:54:49,920 --> 00:54:52,520
Speaker 1: That's it. One team Bills, the Bills, and they spill

1058
00:54:52,600 --> 00:54:54,880
Speaker 1: with them. And then their schedule, which is the easiest

1059
00:54:54,920 --> 00:54:59,400
Speaker 1: in twenty five years was even easier than that because

1060
00:54:59,480 --> 00:55:02,640
Speaker 1: they faced the Ravens with Tyler Huntley, they faced the

1061
00:55:02,680 --> 00:55:07,520
Speaker 1: Saints of Spencer Rattler, they faced the Browns or the

1062
00:55:07,520 --> 00:55:11,480
Speaker 1: Bengals with Joe Flacco. They faced the Browns with Dylan Gabriel,

1063
00:55:11,880 --> 00:55:16,320
Speaker 1: the Jets with Justin Fields, the Dolphins with Quinn Ewers,

1064
00:55:16,960 --> 00:55:20,040
Speaker 1: the Jets with Brady Cook. I mean eleven of their

1065
00:55:20,040 --> 00:55:22,759
Speaker 1: fourteen wins basically came over rookies or backup quarterbacks or

1066
00:55:22,800 --> 00:55:28,719
Speaker 1: quarterbacks that were benched. It unprecedented easy schedules. They're hard

1067
00:55:28,760 --> 00:55:32,120
Speaker 1: to price. But like, who's the third the third best

1068
00:55:32,160 --> 00:55:35,560
Speaker 1: quarterback they faced or the second because Lamar only played

1069
00:55:35,600 --> 00:55:38,200
Speaker 1: like a quarter, like a quarter and a half, so

1070
00:55:38,280 --> 00:55:40,680
Speaker 1: they played Josh Allen. Who's the second best quarterback they faced?

1071
00:55:40,719 --> 00:55:44,520
Speaker 1: I guess I would say Baker. And that was in

1072
00:55:44,560 --> 00:55:46,399
Speaker 1: the second half the year where he was either hurt

1073
00:55:46,560 --> 00:55:48,080
Speaker 1: or I don't know what happened. He was one of

1074
00:55:48,080 --> 00:55:49,640
Speaker 1: the worst quarterbacks in the league over the second half

1075
00:55:49,680 --> 00:55:51,279
Speaker 1: the year and they were missing like a bunch of

1076
00:55:51,320 --> 00:55:54,600
Speaker 1: weapons out And then the next how about the third

1077
00:55:54,640 --> 00:55:59,399
Speaker 1: best quarterback they faced this year? I don'tly Bryce Young.

1078
00:55:59,440 --> 00:56:04,680
Speaker 1: I don't even know, uh Flacco, Maybe I have no idea.

1079
00:56:05,080 --> 00:56:08,280
Speaker 1: So this will be a big test for their defense,

1080
00:56:08,920 --> 00:56:12,239
Speaker 1: which is dealt with injuries late in the season. And

1081
00:56:12,960 --> 00:56:15,799
Speaker 1: Drake May and Drake May has been incredible is deep

1082
00:56:15,800 --> 00:56:18,000
Speaker 1: ball is incredible, But this is the Chargers defense under

1083
00:56:18,040 --> 00:56:20,319
Speaker 1: Mintter that takes away the deep ball as well as

1084
00:56:20,360 --> 00:56:22,839
Speaker 1: any defense in the league. And May he did get

1085
00:56:22,880 --> 00:56:24,400
Speaker 1: away with a number of throws this year. I mean

1086
00:56:24,400 --> 00:56:26,960
Speaker 1: he finished thirty one touchdowns, eight interceptions, but twenty six

1087
00:56:27,000 --> 00:56:29,880
Speaker 1: big time throws, seventeen turn of worthy plays. You go

1088
00:56:29,920 --> 00:56:31,960
Speaker 1: back to that Ravens game, should have thrown a couple picks.

1089
00:56:31,960 --> 00:56:34,520
Speaker 1: So I wouldn't be shocked if Minter tricks him in

1090
00:56:34,520 --> 00:56:38,320
Speaker 1: to a couple interceptions. The Pat's also pretty lucky when

1091
00:56:38,320 --> 00:56:40,480
Speaker 1: it came to fumbles this year. They also went eighteen

1092
00:56:40,480 --> 00:56:43,120
Speaker 1: of twenty five on fourth downs and their opponents went

1093
00:56:43,280 --> 00:56:45,360
Speaker 1: just ten of thirty.

1094
00:56:45,400 --> 00:56:49,319
Speaker 2: And so like they got a little Banders thing to him, Yes.

1095
00:56:49,719 --> 00:56:53,200
Speaker 1: Very much so. And here's where so Minter is going

1096
00:56:53,239 --> 00:56:55,799
Speaker 1: to run a ton of zone prevent exposive plays, make

1097
00:56:55,880 --> 00:56:58,520
Speaker 1: the Pats score in the red zone. And the Chargers

1098
00:56:58,560 --> 00:57:00,880
Speaker 1: two straight seasons have been elite in the red zone.

1099
00:57:01,280 --> 00:57:03,080
Speaker 1: Chargers offense isn't great in the red zone, but this

1100
00:57:03,080 --> 00:57:05,719
Speaker 1: Pat's defense was bottom three in red zone defense and

1101
00:57:05,760 --> 00:57:07,880
Speaker 1: they played I just told you the schedule they played,

1102
00:57:08,120 --> 00:57:11,520
Speaker 1: so yeah, I agree. And Herbert, by the way, twelve

1103
00:57:11,560 --> 00:57:13,080
Speaker 1: to two and one against the spread is an underdog

1104
00:57:13,080 --> 00:57:15,080
Speaker 1: of more than a field goal. To wrap it all

1105
00:57:15,080 --> 00:57:17,200
Speaker 1: back to what you said initially, I wrote this game

1106
00:57:17,280 --> 00:57:20,640
Speaker 1: up for Action Network, Narrah, this is my sentence. I said,

1107
00:57:20,640 --> 00:57:22,800
Speaker 1: I'll happily take an elite quarterback in Staff with the

1108
00:57:22,800 --> 00:57:25,200
Speaker 1: clearly superior defense catching over a field goal in the

1109
00:57:25,200 --> 00:57:29,919
Speaker 1: playoffs against a quarterback making his first career postseason start. Yeah,

1110
00:57:29,960 --> 00:57:30,880
Speaker 1: give me the Chargers here.

1111
00:57:44,560 --> 00:57:47,840
Speaker 2: Okay, well we will get the nightcap on Monday with

1112
00:57:48,000 --> 00:57:52,640
Speaker 2: a team that took a windy missfield goal from not

1113
00:57:52,720 --> 00:57:54,680
Speaker 2: even being in this spot. Now they do get dk

1114
00:57:54,760 --> 00:57:57,960
Speaker 2: metcalf back Cam Hayward looked like he was twenty eight

1115
00:57:58,000 --> 00:57:58,840
Speaker 2: years old in that game.

1116
00:57:58,840 --> 00:57:59,960
Speaker 1: Who was presentible?

1117
00:58:01,080 --> 00:58:04,000
Speaker 2: You know? TJ was a step slow and that last

1118
00:58:04,040 --> 00:58:07,800
Speaker 2: play to likely and then he blasted Lamar. But felt

1119
00:58:07,840 --> 00:58:10,200
Speaker 2: like you felt the pressure from other guys. Now, maybe

1120
00:58:10,200 --> 00:58:11,760
Speaker 2: if you go back and look at the all twenty

1121
00:58:11,760 --> 00:58:14,080
Speaker 2: two they were keeping an eye on him more. I mean,

1122
00:58:14,160 --> 00:58:17,560
Speaker 2: Jalen Ramsey blew that that one play clearly, he bit

1123
00:58:17,680 --> 00:58:19,640
Speaker 2: on it and he was in no man's land and

1124
00:58:19,720 --> 00:58:22,640
Speaker 2: Jay Flowers just walked to the end zone. I mean,

1125
00:58:22,640 --> 00:58:27,120
Speaker 2: this defense, I just hard to trust the Steelers in

1126
00:58:27,200 --> 00:58:30,600
Speaker 2: this spot now, underdog at home. They haven't lost a

1127
00:58:30,600 --> 00:58:33,080
Speaker 2: Monday night football game since like nineteen ninety one? Am

1128
00:58:33,080 --> 00:58:33,880
Speaker 2: I getting that stat right?

1129
00:58:33,920 --> 00:58:35,240
Speaker 1: Yeah? I think three years.

1130
00:58:35,440 --> 00:58:38,200
Speaker 2: Yeah, so it's been a while now.

1131
00:58:38,720 --> 00:58:41,480
Speaker 1: They lost him Monday afternoon game in the COVID year.

1132
00:58:42,280 --> 00:58:43,200
Speaker 2: Don't count. Don't count.

1133
00:58:43,240 --> 00:58:44,880
Speaker 1: I know it doesn't count, but I'm saying I was

1134
00:58:44,920 --> 00:58:46,840
Speaker 1: looking back at it. It was weird they moved a game

1135
00:58:46,880 --> 00:58:49,480
Speaker 1: to like five o'clock that year was there was like

1136
00:58:49,520 --> 00:58:51,960
Speaker 1: Tuesday games, Wednesday games. But yeah, thirty three straight.

1137
00:58:53,120 --> 00:58:58,200
Speaker 2: Do the Texan strengths take advantage of what Pittsburgh stinks at,

1138
00:58:58,240 --> 00:59:00,000
Speaker 2: Like he'll get rid of the ball fast, he's not looking,

1139
00:59:00,040 --> 00:59:01,960
Speaker 2: and he might throw a lot of pass attempts, but

1140
00:59:01,960 --> 00:59:05,400
Speaker 2: it's not like he's running around back. There is there

1141
00:59:05,560 --> 00:59:09,120
Speaker 2: a little upset potential here. Now I'm gonna I'm rooting

1142
00:59:09,120 --> 00:59:11,640
Speaker 2: for the Texans here. I'm gonna take the Texans minus three.

1143
00:59:12,080 --> 00:59:13,600
Speaker 2: But I could see where this thing is a little

1144
00:59:13,600 --> 00:59:15,560
Speaker 2: close at halftime. You know, we talked about the voodoo,

1145
00:59:15,600 --> 00:59:21,760
Speaker 2: the magic in Pittsburgh. Hell, we just saw it bounce

1146
00:59:21,840 --> 00:59:25,320
Speaker 2: off like three guys bounced off guy's chess. I mean, hell,

1147
00:59:25,400 --> 00:59:28,200
Speaker 2: even the touchdown for Rogers, I mean the dB slips

1148
00:59:28,480 --> 00:59:32,040
Speaker 2: all down. Now, in fairness, that was happening to Baltimore too,

1149
00:59:32,080 --> 00:59:35,560
Speaker 2: then blowing coverages, but that whole thing just got wacky

1150
00:59:35,600 --> 00:59:38,920
Speaker 2: for both guys. You know, if they lose this game,

1151
00:59:39,040 --> 00:59:41,520
Speaker 2: is Tomlin next? I mean, are we does Hardball get

1152
00:59:41,520 --> 00:59:44,240
Speaker 2: fired on a Tuesday? Does Tomlin get fired or slash

1153
00:59:44,280 --> 00:59:48,360
Speaker 2: traded or go to TV next week? Who knows? I

1154
00:59:49,240 --> 00:59:51,439
Speaker 2: you know, I could see Pittsburgh putting up a little

1155
00:59:51,440 --> 00:59:53,720
Speaker 2: fight here. But I do think if the Texans offense

1156
00:59:53,800 --> 00:59:57,080
Speaker 2: just shows up, I don't know, it's gonna be tough match,

1157
00:59:57,160 --> 00:59:59,760
Speaker 2: especially because the dB play, I mean, you Lassiter and

1158
01:00:00,000 --> 01:00:03,400
Speaker 2: Stingley you know, can neutralize. I mean those guys can play.

1159
01:00:03,680 --> 01:00:05,919
Speaker 1: So Last has to play. I believe they just held

1160
01:00:05,960 --> 01:00:08,240
Speaker 1: him out for precautionary reasons last week. So he's been

1161
01:00:08,240 --> 01:00:10,560
Speaker 1: dealing with an injury. I'm assuming he'll let go, like

1162
01:00:10,680 --> 01:00:13,880
Speaker 1: not d MP or limited practice in full on Friday

1163
01:00:13,880 --> 01:00:16,440
Speaker 1: and play. Uh the drop off to treymont Smith, I

1164
01:00:16,480 --> 01:00:22,760
Speaker 1: think is it's a crater if he's in there. Yeah,

1165
01:00:22,760 --> 01:00:24,720
Speaker 1: it's hard for me. Like Petrie will be huge in

1166
01:00:24,760 --> 01:00:27,720
Speaker 1: this game, defending a lot of what the Steelers want

1167
01:00:27,760 --> 01:00:31,800
Speaker 1: to do. They might miss Darnel Washington here. You gotta

1168
01:00:31,840 --> 01:00:34,160
Speaker 1: remember the Steeers offense wasn't doing anything against the Ravens,

1169
01:00:34,480 --> 01:00:37,960
Speaker 1: who can't get any pressure until Kyle Hamilton might be

1170
01:00:38,000 --> 01:00:40,120
Speaker 1: like the most valuable defensive play in the league he

1171
01:00:40,160 --> 01:00:42,640
Speaker 1: went out. They average like three point five yards before

1172
01:00:42,680 --> 01:00:45,480
Speaker 1: Hamilton went out and then six point eight after. I

1173
01:00:45,480 --> 01:00:47,320
Speaker 1: mean he's basically like an all playing like an All

1174
01:00:47,320 --> 01:00:50,720
Speaker 1: Pro linebacker. He does everything for them.

1175
01:00:51,160 --> 01:00:53,160
Speaker 2: When you put Petrie kind of in that world, I

1176
01:00:53,160 --> 01:00:54,560
Speaker 2: mean he's a pretty unique place.

1177
01:00:54,640 --> 01:00:56,200
Speaker 1: Yeah, he can because he can defend the run.

1178
01:00:57,920 --> 01:00:58,960
Speaker 2: He'st I love that.

1179
01:00:59,040 --> 01:01:02,200
Speaker 1: Yeah, I love him. They really missed him last year

1180
01:01:02,320 --> 01:01:05,600
Speaker 1: when he went down. But yeah, I mean, like this

1181
01:01:05,680 --> 01:01:10,480
Speaker 1: is historically Dome teams, these indoor teams that go on

1182
01:01:10,520 --> 01:01:13,280
Speaker 1: the road in the playoffs when it's under thirty degrees.

1183
01:01:13,520 --> 01:01:16,760
Speaker 1: I think they're like one in fourteen their last fifteen games.

1184
01:01:17,600 --> 01:01:19,080
Speaker 1: They don't do well, and now you go.

1185
01:01:18,960 --> 01:01:21,280
Speaker 2: To Texans had to account for a lot of those right,

1186
01:01:21,360 --> 01:01:24,320
Speaker 2: for a lot of those JJ watt shob teams. They

1187
01:01:24,320 --> 01:01:26,640
Speaker 2: would win at home and then the second round would

1188
01:01:26,680 --> 01:01:28,040
Speaker 2: go on the road to New England, go on the

1189
01:01:28,120 --> 01:01:29,480
Speaker 2: road to whoever and lose.

1190
01:01:29,880 --> 01:01:34,120
Speaker 1: Yep. So yeah, how did the Texans handle that? The

1191
01:01:34,480 --> 01:01:36,480
Speaker 1: Steels are gonna blitz a ton I assume, and Stroud's

1192
01:01:36,480 --> 01:01:39,360
Speaker 1: been very poor against the blitz Ken, their offensive line

1193
01:01:39,360 --> 01:01:42,520
Speaker 1: hold up, Rodgers been bad against pressure. I assume it's

1194
01:01:42,520 --> 01:01:44,600
Speaker 1: gonna be a lot of quick passes, a lot of game. Well,

1195
01:01:45,320 --> 01:01:47,560
Speaker 1: the totals thirty nine and a half, so like this,

1196
01:01:47,560 --> 01:01:49,040
Speaker 1: this spread was three and a half. I think it

1197
01:01:49,120 --> 01:01:51,360
Speaker 1: made sense. I wish I took some three and a

1198
01:01:51,360 --> 01:01:53,280
Speaker 1: half to clear out the three and hals in which

1199
01:01:53,320 --> 01:01:56,360
Speaker 1: would be a low scoring game. Probably comes down to

1200
01:01:56,400 --> 01:01:59,680
Speaker 1: like a fluky player too, could see the Steelers winning.

1201
01:02:00,680 --> 01:02:03,120
Speaker 2: How about the one Roger scramble where he kind of

1202
01:02:03,160 --> 01:02:06,200
Speaker 2: found himself a no man's land. I was stopped. It's like,

1203
01:02:06,240 --> 01:02:07,760
Speaker 2: what was that?

1204
01:02:07,760 --> 01:02:10,000
Speaker 1: That was hilarious? So if I had to, I take

1205
01:02:10,040 --> 01:02:12,320
Speaker 1: the points, but would have preferred three and a half.

1206
01:02:12,720 --> 01:02:16,080
Speaker 1: I'm still gotta dig into that some more on on

1207
01:02:16,120 --> 01:02:18,439
Speaker 1: Monday night. By the way, if I had a quick question,

1208
01:02:18,520 --> 01:02:20,400
Speaker 1: I always I don't think i've askeding before. If you

1209
01:02:20,480 --> 01:02:23,000
Speaker 1: had to pick, if you were if I you were kidnapped,

1210
01:02:23,240 --> 01:02:27,120
Speaker 1: and you were held in a TV less prison and

1211
01:02:27,160 --> 01:02:30,240
Speaker 1: they allowed they allowed you to leave for one weekend

1212
01:02:30,920 --> 01:02:35,200
Speaker 1: of the NFL playoffs, would you choose wild Card weekend,

1213
01:02:36,320 --> 01:02:38,760
Speaker 1: Divisional round or conference championships.

1214
01:02:42,200 --> 01:02:46,600
Speaker 2: I'd probably choose the second round because you get more games.

1215
01:02:46,680 --> 01:02:48,680
Speaker 2: So I get Saturday and Sunday, so I get a

1216
01:02:48,680 --> 01:02:51,080
Speaker 2: couple of days of life. It feels like by then

1217
01:02:51,200 --> 01:02:54,440
Speaker 2: you got the best teams, kind of get rid of

1218
01:02:54,440 --> 01:02:55,320
Speaker 2: the riff raft.

1219
01:02:55,160 --> 01:02:57,240
Speaker 1: This we don't have like Panthers Rams game.

1220
01:02:57,680 --> 01:03:00,560
Speaker 2: Yeah, so I'd probably choose Now you get a little

1221
01:03:00,600 --> 01:03:03,760
Speaker 2: more inventory, you know. Do I get three days away

1222
01:03:03,760 --> 01:03:06,400
Speaker 2: from my captures, you know, like a Saturday, Sunday and Monday.

1223
01:03:06,480 --> 01:03:09,560
Speaker 2: So I mean, but I would probably choose the second round.

1224
01:03:09,760 --> 01:03:11,920
Speaker 1: Yeah, I think in that scenario.

1225
01:03:14,520 --> 01:03:17,080
Speaker 2: So let's let's get out of here on college football

1226
01:03:17,600 --> 01:03:19,760
Speaker 2: like we did with the Super Bowl, you know, I mean,

1227
01:03:19,760 --> 01:03:21,400
Speaker 2: now we're at fourteen. I think it's fair to say

1228
01:03:21,400 --> 01:03:24,160
Speaker 2: all four teams could win the national championship. Ole Miss

1229
01:03:24,640 --> 01:03:28,880
Speaker 2: pretty heavy underdog relative to the other two. Indiana heavy

1230
01:03:28,920 --> 01:03:31,120
Speaker 2: favorite right now, like plus one twenty to win the Natty.

1231
01:03:31,680 --> 01:03:34,120
Speaker 2: I do think Miami. I mean, I will get into this.

1232
01:03:34,360 --> 01:03:37,640
Speaker 2: I like Miami a lot in this game, and I

1233
01:03:38,080 --> 01:03:40,560
Speaker 2: just think they're, you know, to get them three to

1234
01:03:40,640 --> 01:03:43,280
Speaker 2: one to win the Natty where the Natty is gonna

1235
01:03:43,320 --> 01:03:48,440
Speaker 2: be at home if they which is a pretty pretty

1236
01:03:48,440 --> 01:03:50,919
Speaker 2: cool for them. I mean it's you know, Indiana's had

1237
01:03:51,640 --> 01:03:53,920
Speaker 2: the turnout they've had in these games rightfully, so at

1238
01:03:53,920 --> 01:03:56,760
Speaker 2: Ohio State or and the Rose Bowl. It just feels

1239
01:03:56,760 --> 01:03:59,080
Speaker 2: like these Indiana home games that would be the first

1240
01:03:59,120 --> 01:04:01,280
Speaker 2: time where it's like this. That Miami thing would be

1241
01:04:01,320 --> 01:04:06,280
Speaker 2: pretty special. Uh, Mario the offensive line. I also think

1242
01:04:06,320 --> 01:04:09,200
Speaker 2: Oregon and I was telling Coward this. You know a

1243
01:04:09,200 --> 01:04:12,800
Speaker 2: lot of Dan Lannings things like his whole mantra and

1244
01:04:12,880 --> 01:04:16,440
Speaker 2: his pregame speeches. They're favored in a lot of these games,

1245
01:04:16,520 --> 01:04:19,520
Speaker 2: so he's having to like manipulate them a little bit.

1246
01:04:19,520 --> 01:04:21,560
Speaker 2: And I think he's learned this from Saban and Kirby.

1247
01:04:22,120 --> 01:04:24,680
Speaker 2: Now he's like a legitimate underdog, Like I don't think

1248
01:04:24,720 --> 01:04:26,400
Speaker 2: you're gonna meet many people that aren't, Like, yeah, I

1249
01:04:26,440 --> 01:04:28,600
Speaker 2: think Indiana's gonna Most people pick in Indiana or win

1250
01:04:28,640 --> 01:04:31,880
Speaker 2: the national championship, and they are legitimately an underdog on paper.

1251
01:04:32,080 --> 01:04:34,440
Speaker 2: I would just imagine most people are not picking Oregon.

1252
01:04:35,120 --> 01:04:37,560
Speaker 2: Did he You know the thing with Saban and Kirby,

1253
01:04:37,760 --> 01:04:39,680
Speaker 2: they didn't get to be the dog a lot of times,

1254
01:04:39,720 --> 01:04:43,080
Speaker 2: but when they did, they could go into fucking rare form.

1255
01:04:42,800 --> 01:04:45,040
Speaker 1: And against a team that beat you on your home field.

1256
01:04:45,200 --> 01:04:48,320
Speaker 2: Yeah, so they've played. I saw their linebacker being interviewed yesterday.

1257
01:04:48,720 --> 01:04:50,600
Speaker 2: He's like, you know, coming off that Penn State game,

1258
01:04:50,680 --> 01:04:53,280
Speaker 2: we might have had a little bit of just overlooked them.

1259
01:04:53,920 --> 01:05:00,440
Speaker 1: Uh. I wouldn't either, because then you say nothing to

1260
01:05:00,480 --> 01:05:04,520
Speaker 1: say you have all that advantage in house. I wouldn't

1261
01:05:04,560 --> 01:05:05,160
Speaker 1: have said anything.

1262
01:05:05,400 --> 01:05:09,440
Speaker 2: Yeah, I would just this game, you know. To me, Miami,

1263
01:05:09,600 --> 01:05:12,280
Speaker 2: he's just a tough violence raw raw. We're gonna kick

1264
01:05:12,320 --> 01:05:15,160
Speaker 2: ass ole miss. I don't even know Pete's thing, but

1265
01:05:15,280 --> 01:05:18,320
Speaker 2: those two guys, Sig and Dan are classic, like use

1266
01:05:18,360 --> 01:05:21,600
Speaker 2: every different angle, create a story chip on her shoulder.

1267
01:05:22,160 --> 01:05:26,120
Speaker 2: I do think Oregon it's just everyone's overlooking him, and

1268
01:05:26,160 --> 01:05:29,160
Speaker 2: obviously Indiana is. I mean the two game stretch he's

1269
01:05:29,200 --> 01:05:30,600
Speaker 2: had the greatest two game stretch in the history of

1270
01:05:30,640 --> 01:05:33,760
Speaker 2: the program. The beat Ohio State to win the conference

1271
01:05:34,160 --> 01:05:37,120
Speaker 2: and then they it felt like they ended Alabama, who

1272
01:05:37,120 --> 01:05:38,880
Speaker 2: feel like they're kind of in champbs right now struggling

1273
01:05:38,880 --> 01:05:41,080
Speaker 2: to get transfer portal guys. But that's a whole nother Uh.

1274
01:05:41,200 --> 01:05:43,080
Speaker 2: Ty Simpson just left, But I think they want to

1275
01:05:43,080 --> 01:05:45,240
Speaker 2: go with the five Stars, So it's not even Ty

1276
01:05:45,240 --> 01:05:47,640
Speaker 2: Simpson wasn't coming back right to be their starting quarterback,

1277
01:05:47,640 --> 01:05:49,880
Speaker 2: so it's not even that weird it depending where he went.

1278
01:05:50,440 --> 01:05:54,000
Speaker 2: I just I think Miami and Oregon would be interesting.

1279
01:05:54,360 --> 01:05:56,720
Speaker 2: I'm not counting out Oregon in this spot. So just

1280
01:05:56,720 --> 01:05:58,360
Speaker 2: to win an astal can all four teams win the

1281
01:05:58,440 --> 01:05:59,280
Speaker 2: national championship.

1282
01:06:00,200 --> 01:06:04,640
Speaker 1: Yeah, I think so they like there's it's hard to

1283
01:06:04,720 --> 01:06:10,640
Speaker 1: it's hard to really price and quantify the of like

1284
01:06:10,720 --> 01:06:13,600
Speaker 1: what's old miss right now, like they have more, got

1285
01:06:13,680 --> 01:06:15,720
Speaker 1: more guys in the staff aren't gonna be on with them,

1286
01:06:15,840 --> 01:06:18,200
Speaker 1: Like what what does that do and how much of

1287
01:06:18,200 --> 01:06:19,880
Speaker 1: an impact We We've never seen anything like this, so

1288
01:06:19,880 --> 01:06:25,080
Speaker 1: there's no precedent. Like it's pretty crazy. So does does

1289
01:06:25,120 --> 01:06:29,160
Speaker 1: that hurt over time? I don't know. But this Trinidad Chambliss,

1290
01:06:29,160 --> 01:06:32,280
Speaker 1: I mean that's second half against Georgia, it looked like

1291
01:06:32,920 --> 01:06:36,720
Speaker 1: prim Lamar looks like it was insane the way that

1292
01:06:36,760 --> 01:06:42,160
Speaker 1: he's playing like, and that's gonna that's critical. He's like unsackable, unpressurable,

1293
01:06:42,160 --> 01:06:43,880
Speaker 1: and that's what you need to do against Miami because

1294
01:06:43,880 --> 01:06:46,120
Speaker 1: Baine and messidor just wrecking him, saying as a statue,

1295
01:06:47,000 --> 01:06:50,920
Speaker 1: so he he just creates plays and buys time. That's

1296
01:06:50,960 --> 01:06:55,480
Speaker 1: gonna be huge against Miami. Mario versus Joe Judge clock management,

1297
01:06:55,560 --> 01:06:57,600
Speaker 1: So whoever's up with a minute ago is probably gonna lose.

1298
01:06:58,240 --> 01:07:00,320
Speaker 2: But the thing is they ran the ball. Obviously, Lacey

1299
01:07:00,400 --> 01:07:03,600
Speaker 2: is a really good player. I was reading that. You know,

1300
01:07:03,640 --> 01:07:06,600
Speaker 2: Miami is a top five run defense, but really like

1301
01:07:06,640 --> 01:07:08,760
Speaker 2: the way they're playing right now, there's probably no one

1302
01:07:08,840 --> 01:07:11,240
Speaker 2: better like in the country. You know, when you factor

1303
01:07:11,280 --> 01:07:13,360
Speaker 2: in how they've really brought it the last couple of weeks,

1304
01:07:13,880 --> 01:07:16,080
Speaker 2: if they could run the ball and got some big

1305
01:07:16,120 --> 01:07:18,720
Speaker 2: spots against Georgia, who clearly, and you've been hammering, this

1306
01:07:19,440 --> 01:07:22,120
Speaker 2: is not built like Miami right now. Their defensive line

1307
01:07:22,120 --> 01:07:24,600
Speaker 2: doesn't look like that. This is a different level. And

1308
01:07:24,640 --> 01:07:27,760
Speaker 2: so part of Trinidad, who like you said, was awesome

1309
01:07:27,880 --> 01:07:30,560
Speaker 2: that game was theater. They didn't get any more entertaining

1310
01:07:30,600 --> 01:07:32,480
Speaker 2: than that. Is he gonna be able to do that?

1311
01:07:32,640 --> 01:07:34,600
Speaker 2: Like you're like, well you just did it against Georgia.

1312
01:07:34,640 --> 01:07:37,560
Speaker 2: Well that ain't the Jalen Carter, Nolan Smith Georgia. That's

1313
01:07:37,600 --> 01:07:39,680
Speaker 2: a little bit different. And I think that's why Kirby

1314
01:07:39,800 --> 01:07:41,480
Speaker 2: wasn't that mad after. It's not like he thought he

1315
01:07:41,560 --> 01:07:44,240
Speaker 2: just lost with his best team. He knows pretty fought well.

1316
01:07:44,280 --> 01:07:48,480
Speaker 2: This Miami thing like that front that defense in general.

1317
01:07:48,520 --> 01:07:51,520
Speaker 2: I do think if they can't run the ball, and

1318
01:07:51,560 --> 01:07:53,880
Speaker 2: I do think it's gonna be difficult. I kind of

1319
01:07:53,920 --> 01:07:55,200
Speaker 2: like I did a little alt.

1320
01:07:55,040 --> 01:07:57,160
Speaker 1: Lines, Mom's gonna be able to run the ball here?

1321
01:07:57,440 --> 01:07:59,720
Speaker 2: I don't think. I think it's possible. Miami was this

1322
01:07:59,760 --> 01:08:02,439
Speaker 2: game like ten plus points and you can get plus

1323
01:08:02,520 --> 01:08:04,440
Speaker 2: odds if you get like minus six and a half,

1324
01:08:04,480 --> 01:08:06,440
Speaker 2: because right now it's at three and a half. But

1325
01:08:06,480 --> 01:08:08,200
Speaker 2: you gotta lay some juice on Miami if you go

1326
01:08:08,280 --> 01:08:10,920
Speaker 2: up to a round of touchdown. Like I kind of

1327
01:08:11,080 --> 01:08:12,800
Speaker 2: I think Miami has a chance to just kind of

1328
01:08:12,800 --> 01:08:15,520
Speaker 2: physically overwhelm these guys because I don't think old Missus

1329
01:08:15,560 --> 01:08:19,519
Speaker 2: really felt that because the SEC physically wasn't an overwhelming conference,

1330
01:08:19,520 --> 01:08:21,160
Speaker 2: which is weird to say this season.

1331
01:08:22,040 --> 01:08:25,719
Speaker 1: Yep, no, you're You're right, it's gonna come down the chandelists.

1332
01:08:25,880 --> 01:08:28,360
Speaker 1: Kenny Ken, what kind of plays can he make? An

1333
01:08:28,400 --> 01:08:32,000
Speaker 1: extending plays against that Miami front. I also kind of

1334
01:08:32,040 --> 01:08:33,920
Speaker 1: like the over here. I know Miami's played under games,

1335
01:08:33,960 --> 01:08:36,840
Speaker 1: but Ole miss is gonna pump up the tempo, try

1336
01:08:36,840 --> 01:08:39,040
Speaker 1: to wear down that defensive line. We saw them get

1337
01:08:39,080 --> 01:08:41,120
Speaker 1: kind of worn down against Ohio State when Ohio State

1338
01:08:41,120 --> 01:08:42,880
Speaker 1: went to the two minutes dral. Other than that State,

1339
01:08:42,920 --> 01:08:45,479
Speaker 1: it's a snail. But I think they're gonna they're gonna

1340
01:08:45,560 --> 01:08:47,479
Speaker 1: use tempo air and then you're gonna see this Miami

1341
01:08:47,520 --> 01:08:50,040
Speaker 1: offense I think need to do more and they should

1342
01:08:50,040 --> 01:08:51,240
Speaker 1: be able to. They're gonna be able to run the

1343
01:08:51,240 --> 01:08:53,920
Speaker 1: ball on this Ole Misty. They're probably gonna hit more

1344
01:08:53,960 --> 01:08:57,480
Speaker 1: explosive plays. This is also on a track in Glendale

1345
01:08:57,479 --> 01:08:59,800
Speaker 1: that the field conditions are very slippery and the games

1346
01:08:59,840 --> 01:09:02,920
Speaker 1: will always go over here. So I kind of like

1347
01:09:02,920 --> 01:09:04,360
Speaker 1: you over I think it's gonna be an exciting game,

1348
01:09:05,360 --> 01:09:07,280
Speaker 1: almost special teams don't sleep on them. By the way,

1349
01:09:07,280 --> 01:09:12,479
Speaker 1: that Carnero, that kicker, he's incredible. But yeah, Miami would,

1350
01:09:12,720 --> 01:09:14,120
Speaker 1: and it would be an amazing story if they got the

1351
01:09:14,200 --> 01:09:17,040
Speaker 1: nationalital in Miami after all the controversy of them getting in,

1352
01:09:17,479 --> 01:09:19,800
Speaker 1: and then they could play Oregon, who's like bouncing all

1353
01:09:19,840 --> 01:09:24,800
Speaker 1: around the country. They're playing in Atlanta, and they could

1354
01:09:24,840 --> 01:09:27,280
Speaker 1: end up having to go to Miami for the national

1355
01:09:27,280 --> 01:09:30,200
Speaker 1: title to play Miami. I don't think that Oregon doesn't

1356
01:09:30,200 --> 01:09:34,519
Speaker 1: have a chance, but I do think Indiana is going

1357
01:09:34,600 --> 01:09:36,640
Speaker 1: to win. But I need three to bet it. I

1358
01:09:36,640 --> 01:09:38,760
Speaker 1: need three, like a flat three. I make it like four,

1359
01:09:39,040 --> 01:09:43,280
Speaker 1: a little over four. Well, how does Indiana keep doing this?

1360
01:09:43,320 --> 01:09:44,600
Speaker 1: I mean one of the if you go back to

1361
01:09:44,640 --> 01:09:48,400
Speaker 1: that original Oregon game and I watched it again the

1362
01:09:48,439 --> 01:09:51,400
Speaker 1: other day, it was they just beat him up the

1363
01:09:51,439 --> 01:09:53,200
Speaker 1: line of scrimmage. And one of the main differences between

1364
01:09:53,200 --> 01:09:56,680
Speaker 1: these rosters and is Oregon is very young, Like they

1365
01:09:56,720 --> 01:09:58,720
Speaker 1: have more talent, more blue chips, but they're very young.

1366
01:09:58,760 --> 01:09:59,960
Speaker 1: This year, this is supposed to be kind of a

1367
01:10:00,040 --> 01:10:01,000
Speaker 1: rebuilding year for Oregon.

1368
01:10:01,439 --> 01:10:04,640
Speaker 2: Twenty four touchdowns by true freshman like an NCAA recorded

1369
01:10:04,800 --> 01:10:06,240
Speaker 2: or led the country insane.

1370
01:10:06,280 --> 01:10:09,040
Speaker 1: Yeah, they lost a ton of draft picks, rebuilt their

1371
01:10:09,280 --> 01:10:12,880
Speaker 1: their their lines, and Indiana is like a team of

1372
01:10:12,920 --> 01:10:16,639
Speaker 1: all like twenty four year olds. So and that showed

1373
01:10:16,640 --> 01:10:20,000
Speaker 1: in the first meeting. They pressured more on twenty of

1374
01:10:20,040 --> 01:10:23,280
Speaker 1: his forty dropbacks, sacked him I think five or six times.

1375
01:10:23,280 --> 01:10:25,880
Speaker 1: He was under fire the entire game. Indiana was able

1376
01:10:25,920 --> 01:10:28,479
Speaker 1: to run the ball, Oregon wasn't. And then Indiana was

1377
01:10:28,520 --> 01:10:32,920
Speaker 1: able to get pressure. Oregon wasn't consistently. So that was

1378
01:10:32,960 --> 01:10:36,960
Speaker 1: the difference. And then Indiana just wins games with execution.

1379
01:10:37,120 --> 01:10:39,360
Speaker 1: They are the most this team, and part of that

1380
01:10:39,439 --> 01:10:42,000
Speaker 1: is the veteran nature and the coaching staff and Signetty's incredible.

1381
01:10:42,000 --> 01:10:44,679
Speaker 1: But like, here's where the game could be decided. Third

1382
01:10:44,720 --> 01:10:48,040
Speaker 1: down defense Indiana twenty nine percent. That's fourth in the country.

1383
01:10:48,080 --> 01:10:52,559
Speaker 1: Oregon's fortieth. Third down offense Indiana fifty five percent, best

1384
01:10:52,600 --> 01:10:55,000
Speaker 1: in the country by far. That fifty five percent is illegally.

1385
01:10:55,040 --> 01:10:57,320
Speaker 1: You've probably seen that five times over the past ten years.

1386
01:10:57,560 --> 01:11:00,080
Speaker 1: Oregon forty three percent. Still go to twenty eight. How

1387
01:11:00,120 --> 01:11:02,599
Speaker 1: about giveaways, they don't turn it over point six per game,

1388
01:11:02,600 --> 01:11:05,559
Speaker 1: that's fourth Oregon very good. Point six, but twenty eight

1389
01:11:05,840 --> 01:11:09,320
Speaker 1: penalties per game Indiana three point four, that's third in

1390
01:11:09,360 --> 01:11:12,080
Speaker 1: the country. Oregon five point two thirty third, So Oregon's

1391
01:11:12,160 --> 01:11:14,439
Speaker 1: very good in all those little things, but Indiana's elite.

1392
01:11:14,479 --> 01:11:17,040
Speaker 1: Like they don't turn over, they don't they don't commit penalties,

1393
01:11:17,320 --> 01:11:20,439
Speaker 1: they don't let you convert on third downs, and they

1394
01:11:20,560 --> 01:11:23,240
Speaker 1: convert on third downs because and their average su distance

1395
01:11:23,280 --> 01:11:25,240
Speaker 1: to go on third downs the lowest in the nation.

1396
01:11:25,280 --> 01:11:26,639
Speaker 1: Because they're able to run the ball, and they should

1397
01:11:26,640 --> 01:11:28,479
Speaker 1: be able to run the ball a bit on Oregon here,

1398
01:11:29,479 --> 01:11:31,120
Speaker 1: but I'm not laying three and a half. I think

1399
01:11:31,160 --> 01:11:35,200
Speaker 1: it'll be a competitive game. The biggest X factor in

1400
01:11:35,240 --> 01:11:39,800
Speaker 1: this game, and especially as an underdog, there's something about

1401
01:11:39,840 --> 01:11:42,400
Speaker 1: coaches named Dan degenerate, Dan Lanning. You know, he's going

1402
01:11:42,479 --> 01:11:44,120
Speaker 1: to go for it a bunch of the fourth, which

1403
01:11:44,120 --> 01:11:46,840
Speaker 1: he should as an underdog. And there's I mean, he

1404
01:11:46,880 --> 01:11:50,760
Speaker 1: played he went forward seven times I think against Texas Tech, I.

1405
01:11:50,680 --> 01:11:54,360
Speaker 2: Think less early. You know their defense was good. Agreed,

1406
01:11:54,680 --> 01:11:57,000
Speaker 2: you could win this game Dan, like nine to three.

1407
01:11:57,080 --> 01:11:58,759
Speaker 2: What are you doing once you go off two possessions

1408
01:11:58,800 --> 01:11:59,120
Speaker 2: in that game?

1409
01:11:59,120 --> 01:12:01,320
Speaker 1: It was over? Yeah, I disagree with them. That's his

1410
01:12:01,479 --> 01:12:05,240
Speaker 1: nature though, and like that's kind of his identity, similar

1411
01:12:05,240 --> 01:12:07,800
Speaker 1: to Dan Campbell, so you know, but I think that's

1412
01:12:07,880 --> 01:12:10,960
Speaker 1: that works in his favor here. When you're an underdog. Yeah,

1413
01:12:11,000 --> 01:12:12,479
Speaker 1: so that that's gonna There's gonna be a couple of

1414
01:12:12,520 --> 01:12:16,800
Speaker 1: swing plays there on fourth downs that could end up

1415
01:12:16,800 --> 01:12:20,080
Speaker 1: deciding this game. Uh. I like Indiana the win, but

1416
01:12:20,120 --> 01:12:22,000
Speaker 1: I wouldn't be completely shocked if Oregon one. I think

1417
01:12:22,000 --> 01:12:23,280
Speaker 1: both both are gonna be good games.

1418
01:12:23,640 --> 01:12:27,040
Speaker 2: Indiana wins. They'd obviously be favored against Old.

1419
01:12:26,880 --> 01:12:29,479
Speaker 1: Miss seven seven seven and a half of roll Miss.

1420
01:12:29,680 --> 01:12:30,960
Speaker 2: What's the line against Miami?

1421
01:12:31,520 --> 01:12:40,120
Speaker 1: Uh? I would say probably, I'm gonna say three and

1422
01:12:40,200 --> 01:12:40,679
Speaker 1: a half.

1423
01:12:41,400 --> 01:12:44,519
Speaker 2: The thing would be is like Miami and Indiana kind

1424
01:12:44,520 --> 01:12:47,240
Speaker 2: of similar. Like like you said, Indiana dominates the line

1425
01:12:47,240 --> 01:12:50,519
Speaker 2: of scrimmage. And I didn't realize the kid that broke

1426
01:12:50,560 --> 01:12:54,200
Speaker 2: his leg high five in the fan was a transfer

1427
01:12:54,280 --> 01:12:55,479
Speaker 2: portal guy from the.

1428
01:12:55,320 --> 01:12:56,960
Speaker 1: Mac from Kennas State.

1429
01:12:57,400 --> 01:12:59,479
Speaker 2: They had turned him into like led the league or

1430
01:12:59,520 --> 01:13:02,200
Speaker 2: led the cun in TfL. So I was like, they

1431
01:13:02,240 --> 01:13:05,200
Speaker 2: are finding guys. It'd be one thing. It's like when

1432
01:13:05,800 --> 01:13:08,400
Speaker 2: you know you get quinch On Jenkins from Ole Miss,

1433
01:13:08,400 --> 01:13:10,479
Speaker 2: he's been the SEC freshman the year and finding transfer

1434
01:13:10,560 --> 01:13:13,920
Speaker 2: portals like that. It's another thing to find Chambliss from

1435
01:13:13,920 --> 01:13:16,559
Speaker 2: Farris State or a dude from Kent State Like that's

1436
01:13:16,680 --> 01:13:21,839
Speaker 2: high level transfer portal personnel work. That's badass. I respect

1437
01:13:21,840 --> 01:13:24,519
Speaker 2: Indiana because they're transferred, even Mendoza and I get his

1438
01:13:24,560 --> 01:13:26,720
Speaker 2: brothers on the team. Like it's not like he was

1439
01:13:26,720 --> 01:13:29,080
Speaker 2: coming from USC, He's coming from Cow. Well did they

1440
01:13:29,120 --> 01:13:30,960
Speaker 2: even have it they go to Bowl game the previous year.

1441
01:13:31,000 --> 01:13:31,720
Speaker 2: I don't think they did.

1442
01:13:31,960 --> 01:13:36,040
Speaker 1: No. Now that Signetti is like famous for this and

1443
01:13:36,080 --> 01:13:40,000
Speaker 1: like grind state and finds these chants or forty nine ers.

1444
01:13:40,760 --> 01:13:43,439
Speaker 1: The year before, they they plucked CJ. West from Kent

1445
01:13:43,560 --> 01:13:46,280
Speaker 1: State who turned into a stud and got drafted.

1446
01:13:47,360 --> 01:13:48,720
Speaker 2: Oh he's a portal guy too.

1447
01:13:48,920 --> 01:13:52,680
Speaker 1: God Yeah, from Kent State, and yeah this there they

1448
01:13:52,760 --> 01:13:55,040
Speaker 1: might they didn't miss him last week. But like they're

1449
01:13:55,040 --> 01:13:58,840
Speaker 1: blitz they're blitz packages and pressure packages are amazing. They

1450
01:13:58,840 --> 01:14:02,280
Speaker 1: had or I'm curious see the Oregon adjustments because they

1451
01:14:02,479 --> 01:14:05,080
Speaker 1: they could not block Indiana. Their their third down blitz

1452
01:14:05,120 --> 01:14:07,519
Speaker 1: packages in Indiana some of the best in the country. Now,

1453
01:14:07,520 --> 01:14:09,400
Speaker 1: obviously Oregan's gonna have a counter to that, but you

1454
01:14:09,400 --> 01:14:12,360
Speaker 1: would also expect Indiana to not do some of the

1455
01:14:12,360 --> 01:14:14,559
Speaker 1: same things. So I can't wait for that chess match.

1456
01:14:14,840 --> 01:14:21,040
Speaker 1: But yeah, Signetti finds just incredible gems in the portal. Actually,

1457
01:14:21,080 --> 01:14:23,000
Speaker 1: I think I think Indiana, Like if Indiana dominates again,

1458
01:14:23,080 --> 01:14:25,160
Speaker 1: they might be depends how dominant these teams are, but

1459
01:14:25,280 --> 01:14:27,120
Speaker 1: it might be like four and a half over Miami,

1460
01:14:27,479 --> 01:14:30,360
Speaker 1: seven and a half overall miss But obviously that could change.

1461
01:14:30,400 --> 01:14:31,880
Speaker 1: I think that's like what it would be today. But

1462
01:14:31,960 --> 01:14:34,240
Speaker 1: if one of these teams looks really good, then that'll

1463
01:14:34,320 --> 01:14:36,639
Speaker 1: change injuries as well.

1464
01:14:38,000 --> 01:14:40,640
Speaker 2: Would it be the craziest thing we've ever seen? You know?

1465
01:14:40,880 --> 01:14:42,920
Speaker 2: I don't you know, I know when Jim Valvano jumped

1466
01:14:42,960 --> 01:14:45,120
Speaker 2: up and down in NC State, like back in the eighties.

1467
01:14:45,120 --> 01:14:48,719
Speaker 2: But I mean I was born eighty four. It doesn't

1468
01:14:48,720 --> 01:14:52,000
Speaker 2: feel like we've had now. It's a little different. I mean,

1469
01:14:52,040 --> 01:14:54,720
Speaker 2: he's spending a lot of money, right, I mean he

1470
01:14:54,800 --> 01:14:57,880
Speaker 2: is buying these guys the transfer portal. You wouldn't even

1471
01:14:58,000 --> 01:15:00,040
Speaker 2: had access to the Kent State guys, right because you

1472
01:15:00,080 --> 01:15:02,479
Speaker 2: couldn't transfer to have to sit out. So it's it's

1473
01:15:02,560 --> 01:15:06,720
Speaker 2: not an apples to apples comparison. It's more realistic, like

1474
01:15:06,800 --> 01:15:09,720
Speaker 2: what he's doing now, you're more capable to do that

1475
01:15:09,800 --> 01:15:13,639
Speaker 2: with the rules. But still, even with the rules, no

1476
01:15:13,720 --> 01:15:17,679
Speaker 2: one in a million years, Even last year, I thought like, ah,

1477
01:15:17,800 --> 01:15:19,800
Speaker 2: great year. It's like they'll come back to earth a

1478
01:15:19,840 --> 01:15:23,559
Speaker 2: little bit and they are clearly dramatically better, just in

1479
01:15:23,640 --> 01:15:25,720
Speaker 2: terms of like unfazed by the bright lights. I mean

1480
01:15:25,720 --> 01:15:28,519
Speaker 2: that game against Bama was like Jesus, I get Bama's

1481
01:15:28,560 --> 01:15:31,679
Speaker 2: not great, but that was that looked like a SABAN

1482
01:15:31,760 --> 01:15:33,800
Speaker 2: team would do to a team that didn't belong to

1483
01:15:33,840 --> 01:15:36,200
Speaker 2: be there. That's what happened to them last year against

1484
01:15:36,240 --> 01:15:37,960
Speaker 2: Notre Dame. It's like you don't belong to be here.

1485
01:15:38,360 --> 01:15:40,439
Speaker 1: Yeah, I mean an album quit that game. I mean

1486
01:15:40,479 --> 01:15:42,360
Speaker 1: back to say, held to Alabama in Ohio State with

1487
01:15:42,360 --> 01:15:44,599
Speaker 1: all those receivers, the thirteen total combined points.

1488
01:15:46,479 --> 01:15:48,800
Speaker 2: I can't quarterbacks really good and you got the number one.

1489
01:15:48,880 --> 01:15:50,400
Speaker 2: That's the other thing. They have the number one pick,

1490
01:15:50,400 --> 01:15:52,479
Speaker 2: a quarterback on a team that clearly is really good

1491
01:15:52,560 --> 01:15:54,680
Speaker 2: with a bunch of I text an NFL buddy, I'm like,

1492
01:15:54,680 --> 01:15:56,600
Speaker 2: how many high end guys like they don't have too

1493
01:15:56,640 --> 01:15:59,400
Speaker 2: many high end guys like they're they're left tackle. That's

1494
01:15:59,400 --> 01:16:01,880
Speaker 2: the you know, he's I think a lot of people

1495
01:16:02,000 --> 01:16:04,479
Speaker 2: view him as a future guard, but he's an NFL player.

1496
01:16:04,520 --> 01:16:06,559
Speaker 2: But it's not. No one's viewing him like Trey Williams

1497
01:16:06,680 --> 01:16:09,240
Speaker 2: or something right. So they got a lot of guys

1498
01:16:09,280 --> 01:16:11,840
Speaker 2: like that, you know, sarat really good college player. He's

1499
01:16:11,840 --> 01:16:14,639
Speaker 2: not gonna go He's not gonna be like a top

1500
01:16:14,680 --> 01:16:16,000
Speaker 2: ten pick. He's not my league neighbors.

1501
01:16:16,400 --> 01:16:19,000
Speaker 1: Yea, Camarons. A lot of these guys will get drafted,

1502
01:16:19,040 --> 01:16:20,360
Speaker 1: but they're not like top ten picks.

1503
01:16:20,640 --> 01:16:22,320
Speaker 2: Yeah, they're just full of guys that are gonna go

1504
01:16:22,360 --> 01:16:24,920
Speaker 2: from like pick one hundred to two hundred. Beside the quarterback.

1505
01:16:25,200 --> 01:16:28,920
Speaker 2: But if you're well coached, you're tough. They're just I mean,

1506
01:16:28,960 --> 01:16:31,920
Speaker 2: they're beating teams with technically more talent on the roster

1507
01:16:32,040 --> 01:16:33,719
Speaker 2: than them from a recruiting standpoint.

1508
01:16:33,800 --> 01:16:38,000
Speaker 1: Yeah, they're just out executing everyone and they're they're grown men.

1509
01:16:38,840 --> 01:16:42,240
Speaker 1: It's pretty Yeah, I can't think of a parallel. Like

1510
01:16:42,240 --> 01:16:43,439
Speaker 1: like six said, it would be a hell of a

1511
01:16:43,479 --> 01:16:46,559
Speaker 1: movie for a coaching job like this and then for

1512
01:16:46,600 --> 01:16:47,800
Speaker 1: this team to come out of nowhere and now be

1513
01:16:47,840 --> 01:16:51,040
Speaker 1: the favorite doing the national title Indiana Indiana football. But

1514
01:16:51,160 --> 01:16:54,599
Speaker 1: this Oregon winning would be the least surprising thing as

1515
01:16:54,600 --> 01:16:57,360
Speaker 1: far as like how you look at college football, even

1516
01:16:57,400 --> 01:16:59,280
Speaker 1: though they're an underdog in a semi because the other

1517
01:16:59,320 --> 01:17:02,000
Speaker 1: options are Miammy wins it, who like no one thought

1518
01:17:02,040 --> 01:17:03,320
Speaker 1: they were going to make it the collegeble play. They

1519
01:17:03,320 --> 01:17:05,880
Speaker 1: didn't even make the ACC Championship. Oh Miss wins it

1520
01:17:05,920 --> 01:17:10,680
Speaker 1: after Lane Kiffin left with a skeleton staff. Or Indiana

1521
01:17:10,720 --> 01:17:14,880
Speaker 1: football wins the national title like crazy, like Oregon would

1522
01:17:14,880 --> 01:17:16,240
Speaker 1: be the most normal outcome.

1523
01:17:16,920 --> 01:17:18,720
Speaker 2: If you didn't know much about college football, though, and

1524
01:17:18,760 --> 01:17:20,639
Speaker 2: you just watched Miami the last couple of weeks, you'd

1525
01:17:20,680 --> 01:17:22,280
Speaker 2: be like, they feel like an NFL team.

1526
01:17:22,960 --> 01:17:25,400
Speaker 1: Yes, the one thing that could hold him back that

1527
01:17:25,479 --> 01:17:27,439
Speaker 1: I need to see and he'll need to be He'll

1528
01:17:27,479 --> 01:17:28,920
Speaker 1: need to do more in this game because they're not

1529
01:17:28,960 --> 01:17:32,720
Speaker 1: going to hold all Miss to nothing. Is Carson back

1530
01:17:32,760 --> 01:17:34,920
Speaker 1: in a big game, Like, I mean he's only thrown

1531
01:17:34,920 --> 01:17:36,720
Speaker 1: for like two hundred and twenty or't he doesn't had to.

1532
01:17:36,960 --> 01:17:39,880
Speaker 1: They just run it and their defense dominated. But Beck

1533
01:17:40,120 --> 01:17:43,000
Speaker 1: is going to have to not make mistakes in critical games,

1534
01:17:43,880 --> 01:17:44,360
Speaker 1: which he has.

1535
01:17:44,320 --> 01:17:48,760
Speaker 2: Been their second best wide receiver beside the true freshman Daniels.

1536
01:17:48,840 --> 01:17:51,559
Speaker 1: But I mean he's not great, Like their passing attack

1537
01:17:51,680 --> 01:17:55,519
Speaker 1: isn't great. They just want to they want to run it,

1538
01:17:55,600 --> 01:17:58,519
Speaker 1: play defense, and they want to get the ball to

1539
01:17:58,520 --> 01:18:02,400
Speaker 1: Tony as much in many creative ways as possible, but

1540
01:18:02,479 --> 01:18:04,439
Speaker 1: Beck is gonna there's gonna be a moment where Beck's

1541
01:18:04,439 --> 01:18:06,280
Speaker 1: gonna have to make some throws. That's that's my biggest

1542
01:18:06,320 --> 01:18:09,720
Speaker 1: question for Miami. Uh but I think we got we

1543
01:18:09,840 --> 01:18:12,559
Speaker 1: got two good semifinalss with tons of storylines like the

1544
01:18:12,600 --> 01:18:15,679
Speaker 1: old Miss is just it's a crazy Can you imaginef

1545
01:18:15,680 --> 01:18:18,320
Speaker 1: Ole Miss went the national title without Lane and then

1546
01:18:18,400 --> 01:18:20,639
Speaker 1: Lane never wins a national title again in his career?

1547
01:18:21,040 --> 01:18:22,479
Speaker 1: Like that is.

1548
01:18:24,160 --> 01:18:26,200
Speaker 2: I want to chance. I mean, Lane's no lock to

1549
01:18:26,280 --> 01:18:28,160
Speaker 2: just be in the final four the next couple of hours,

1550
01:18:28,240 --> 01:18:43,320
Speaker 2: right far from it. How about this, I'll get you

1551
01:18:43,320 --> 01:18:45,400
Speaker 2: out here on this. Obviously, you know there's a fluid

1552
01:18:45,439 --> 01:18:49,600
Speaker 2: story the Washington quarterback that he's probably headed to l

1553
01:18:49,720 --> 01:18:53,000
Speaker 2: s U and they're gonna get sued. It is classic Lane.

1554
01:18:53,040 --> 01:18:56,120
Speaker 2: I don't blame him for doing it. There are no rules. Uh,

1555
01:18:56,439 --> 01:18:58,560
Speaker 2: but that is At first, I'm like, god, this is

1556
01:18:58,560 --> 01:19:00,880
Speaker 2: a crazy story. You signed this four million dollar and

1557
01:19:00,920 --> 01:19:02,960
Speaker 2: then of course it's yeah, he's gonna go to Lane.

1558
01:19:03,160 --> 01:19:06,959
Speaker 2: I'm like, oh my god, yeah.

1559
01:19:06,840 --> 01:19:09,880
Speaker 1: It's messy. I mean college basketball, that's a whole other

1560
01:19:09,880 --> 01:19:12,879
Speaker 1: story with like NBA guys now playing on college teams.

1561
01:19:13,040 --> 01:19:14,200
Speaker 2: Did you watch the Baylor kid?

1562
01:19:15,120 --> 01:19:18,760
Speaker 1: Uh? Yeah, look he looked Okay, I mean it wasn't.

1563
01:19:19,680 --> 01:19:22,960
Speaker 1: I don't think it's like gonna. He's not changing.

1564
01:19:24,080 --> 01:19:24,360
Speaker 2: Brand.

1565
01:19:27,760 --> 01:19:30,720
Speaker 1: But yeah, like how now with lawsuits like this is

1566
01:19:30,800 --> 01:19:34,720
Speaker 1: just a new world. But what what what ends up?

1567
01:19:34,800 --> 01:19:37,320
Speaker 1: Of course Lane is in the middle of it. What

1568
01:19:37,560 --> 01:19:39,479
Speaker 1: ends up? And we have like Sam Levitt who was

1569
01:19:40,320 --> 01:19:44,120
Speaker 1: now I think it's gonna he was supposed to come

1570
01:19:44,320 --> 01:19:46,040
Speaker 1: potentially Kentucky, but I think he's now gonna go to

1571
01:19:46,080 --> 01:19:49,839
Speaker 1: Alabama or where LSU because Simpson's going to be the NFL.

1572
01:19:51,120 --> 01:19:54,640
Speaker 1: But what so what like now they're suing him, Like

1573
01:19:54,880 --> 01:19:58,559
Speaker 1: say you sue for him to stay, But then what's

1574
01:19:58,600 --> 01:20:02,200
Speaker 1: that situation? You wanted to go make more money and

1575
01:20:02,240 --> 01:20:06,360
Speaker 1: then you have a quarterback who doesn't, who's hate is

1576
01:20:06,400 --> 01:20:10,360
Speaker 1: mad at you, And how that's gonna to me?

1577
01:20:10,479 --> 01:20:13,439
Speaker 2: What you have to do because where you're angry, it's

1578
01:20:13,520 --> 01:20:15,439
Speaker 2: like even if you were gonna leave, if we would

1579
01:20:15,439 --> 01:20:17,400
Speaker 2: have known we had some big time money to buy

1580
01:20:17,439 --> 01:20:21,759
Speaker 2: someone sweet and we didn't get to play that game

1581
01:20:21,880 --> 01:20:23,960
Speaker 2: because we just assumed, I don't know, a week ago

1582
01:20:24,479 --> 01:20:27,600
Speaker 2: signed the contract. You got to be the people that

1583
01:20:27,720 --> 01:20:30,280
Speaker 2: blow this up. And you sue it, and you make

1584
01:20:30,320 --> 01:20:32,000
Speaker 2: it so ugly that you get to the point where

1585
01:20:32,040 --> 01:20:33,640
Speaker 2: he doesn't get to play for L s U and

1586
01:20:33,720 --> 01:20:37,479
Speaker 2: he screwed And like that to me is now the

1587
01:20:37,520 --> 01:20:39,920
Speaker 2: mindset because like you said, what what are you gonna do?

1588
01:20:40,160 --> 01:20:44,280
Speaker 2: Sue him? So he comes back like he's already kind

1589
01:20:44,280 --> 01:20:46,439
Speaker 2: of moved on. You know, it's it's an ugly but

1590
01:20:46,520 --> 01:20:48,439
Speaker 2: I think you sue, and I think a lot of

1591
01:20:48,439 --> 01:20:51,000
Speaker 2: people are kind of gonna root for this to blow

1592
01:20:51,040 --> 01:20:54,960
Speaker 2: this situation up, because if you were on well if

1593
01:20:55,000 --> 01:20:57,799
Speaker 2: we sign a four million dollar contract with the Volume

1594
01:20:57,920 --> 01:21:00,200
Speaker 2: or Action Network and then like a week later we're's like, yeah,

1595
01:21:00,240 --> 01:21:02,200
Speaker 2: we're doing this other thing, and just like you get sued.

1596
01:21:02,200 --> 01:21:05,000
Speaker 2: That's how the real world works. There's once you get

1597
01:21:05,040 --> 01:21:08,479
Speaker 2: to a certain number in life with business, like people

1598
01:21:08,520 --> 01:21:11,400
Speaker 2: come after you and you know in college like well

1599
01:21:11,400 --> 01:21:13,559
Speaker 2: they're just kids, like those days feel a little over

1600
01:21:14,080 --> 01:21:16,639
Speaker 2: and this feels is ruthless. Like this guy just signed

1601
01:21:16,640 --> 01:21:19,320
Speaker 2: the contract a weekly he's like, I'm coming back and

1602
01:21:19,360 --> 01:21:22,760
Speaker 2: then he just clearly laying they offered more. Who knows

1603
01:21:22,800 --> 01:21:23,599
Speaker 2: whatever the odor.

1604
01:21:23,479 --> 01:21:25,680
Speaker 1: I think it's two million more as the rumor.

1605
01:21:26,680 --> 01:21:29,880
Speaker 2: So I I think that that that that can't that's

1606
01:21:29,920 --> 01:21:31,559
Speaker 2: not the way that you know. It's one thing like

1607
01:21:31,800 --> 01:21:34,599
Speaker 2: a guy commits in the NFL during that tampering period,

1608
01:21:34,680 --> 01:21:37,559
Speaker 2: but he hasn't signed anything. And remember Emmanuel Sanders like

1609
01:21:37,640 --> 01:21:40,680
Speaker 2: backed out. Yeah, but no one signs their contract and

1610
01:21:40,680 --> 01:21:42,400
Speaker 2: then a week later like, oh I signed with the Chiefs,

1611
01:21:42,400 --> 01:21:44,320
Speaker 2: but now I'm gonna go play for the Cowboy. That's

1612
01:21:44,360 --> 01:21:46,200
Speaker 2: not the way it works, because that's the way the

1613
01:21:46,200 --> 01:21:49,800
Speaker 2: real world works when you sign the contract. And I

1614
01:21:49,800 --> 01:21:51,320
Speaker 2: think this is the first time where it's like I

1615
01:21:51,400 --> 01:21:54,559
Speaker 2: could see this thing. This is where the ending kind

1616
01:21:54,600 --> 01:21:58,639
Speaker 2: of comes from the contract standpoint, because this guy's back

1617
01:21:59,120 --> 01:22:01,280
Speaker 2: have I think the times a little uncomfortable, like do

1618
01:22:01,360 --> 01:22:03,240
Speaker 2: you signed the contract? And you signed the contract, do

1619
01:22:03,280 --> 01:22:05,120
Speaker 2: you want thing? Well, he's only paying them one hundred grand.

1620
01:22:05,280 --> 01:22:07,240
Speaker 2: This is four million dollars right.

1621
01:22:07,760 --> 01:22:09,519
Speaker 1: Yeah, And as you said, it kept them out of

1622
01:22:09,560 --> 01:22:11,040
Speaker 1: the quarterback game.

1623
01:22:11,360 --> 01:22:12,080
Speaker 2: Is he that good?

1624
01:22:13,400 --> 01:22:15,440
Speaker 1: He has potential? I mean, I mean you looked at

1625
01:22:16,000 --> 01:22:17,760
Speaker 1: because I mean he can run, he can throw, but

1626
01:22:17,840 --> 01:22:21,599
Speaker 1: like all the big games this year, shorter, Yeah, he's

1627
01:22:21,880 --> 01:22:24,920
Speaker 1: he's his His size is is definitely the problem and

1628
01:22:24,960 --> 01:22:26,479
Speaker 1: like in all the whenever he had a step up

1629
01:22:26,520 --> 01:22:30,320
Speaker 1: against the better defenses. It wasn't pretty, but you might

1630
01:22:30,360 --> 01:22:34,720
Speaker 1: be right that this might just be needed and a

1631
01:22:34,800 --> 01:22:40,040
Speaker 1: necessary thing to fix, and they're they're eventually, it seems

1632
01:22:40,040 --> 01:22:41,720
Speaker 1: like inevibly, there's just gonna have to be some kind

1633
01:22:41,720 --> 01:22:45,880
Speaker 1: of scapegoat in a lawsuit and that ends up getting

1634
01:22:45,920 --> 01:22:51,880
Speaker 1: screwed and and this might end up being like good

1635
01:22:52,360 --> 01:22:55,680
Speaker 1: for the long term of the sport because it's just

1636
01:22:55,760 --> 01:22:58,400
Speaker 1: like the Wild West right now, there's and there needs

1637
01:22:58,400 --> 01:23:02,000
Speaker 1: to be oversight and or structure, and there's just no rules.

1638
01:23:02,000 --> 01:23:06,680
Speaker 1: It's completely lawless, and the calendar needs to change. Look

1639
01:23:06,680 --> 01:23:08,360
Speaker 1: at all these teams in the playoffs that had coaches

1640
01:23:08,400 --> 01:23:11,200
Speaker 1: that were already took jobs elsewhere. You now have a

1641
01:23:11,280 --> 01:23:14,320
Speaker 1: team in the college football semies without a head coach

1642
01:23:14,360 --> 01:23:16,719
Speaker 1: who went to Arrival, and now some of their staff

1643
01:23:16,760 --> 01:23:20,519
Speaker 1: is not staying on. I mean, it's a disaster.

1644
01:23:21,680 --> 01:23:24,080
Speaker 2: You can't have a guy. I have no problem. Let's

1645
01:23:24,080 --> 01:23:26,639
Speaker 2: say you go to the draft college or the NFL

1646
01:23:26,760 --> 01:23:29,479
Speaker 2: and I get drafted, like you know, in the sixth round,

1647
01:23:29,600 --> 01:23:31,360
Speaker 2: even in the college football, and it's like, I want

1648
01:23:31,360 --> 01:23:33,240
Speaker 2: to go back to school. I never played in the NFL.

1649
01:23:33,240 --> 01:23:34,680
Speaker 2: I would be like, I can kind of get that

1650
01:23:34,920 --> 01:23:38,240
Speaker 2: screwed up the kid that was drafted thirty first if

1651
01:23:38,240 --> 01:23:40,640
Speaker 2: he wanted to immediately come back, but you can't just

1652
01:23:40,680 --> 01:23:42,960
Speaker 2: go pro for several years and then come back. Yeah,

1653
01:23:43,160 --> 01:23:45,840
Speaker 2: he played wem Bin Yama in the summer league. There's

1654
01:23:45,880 --> 01:23:48,200
Speaker 2: like the pictures of him guarding. It's like, no, that's

1655
01:23:48,520 --> 01:23:51,000
Speaker 2: that's like. That's where I do agree with the coaches,

1656
01:23:51,040 --> 01:23:53,080
Speaker 2: like what are we doing? How did they even know

1657
01:23:53,200 --> 01:23:54,599
Speaker 2: to contact this human being?

1658
01:23:55,720 --> 01:23:59,599
Speaker 1: It's insane. We're in the We're in the wild Western

1659
01:23:59,680 --> 01:24:02,880
Speaker 1: College athletics. So yeah, it's gonna take some kind of

1660
01:24:02,880 --> 01:24:05,120
Speaker 1: big moment to work lawsuit to fix it. So I

1661
01:24:05,120 --> 01:24:05,920
Speaker 1: think you might be right.

1662
01:24:06,720 --> 01:24:09,640
Speaker 2: Okay, stuck. You will enjoy the week and enjoy the

1663
01:24:09,680 --> 01:24:11,640
Speaker 2: baby and enjoy life, and I will talk to you.

1664
01:24:12,720 --> 01:24:14,400
Speaker 2: We'll figure out a time talk next week. Not quite

1665
01:24:14,439 --> 01:24:17,240
Speaker 2: your own schedule. Who knows. We had a contraction. Last night.

1666
01:24:17,240 --> 01:24:18,599
Speaker 2: I was like, oh my god, but a buckle up.

1667
01:24:18,600 --> 01:24:19,599
Speaker 2: It's good to happen soon, you.

1668
01:24:19,560 --> 01:24:23,160
Speaker 1: Know, Well good luck, but havn't sooner, brother, and I

1669
01:24:23,240 --> 01:24:26,599
Speaker 1: will enjoy the football as well, maybe your last free weekend,

1670
01:24:26,720 --> 01:24:27,920
Speaker 1: and I'll talk to you next week.

1671
01:24:28,360 --> 01:24:28,640
Speaker 2: See you.

1672
01:24:29,040 --> 01:24:33,679
Speaker 1: Cheers. The volume