1 00:00:00,680 --> 00:00:07,000 Speaker 1: And now move the sticks the Divisional round with Daniel Jeremiah, 2 00:00:07,120 --> 00:00:11,639 Speaker 1: Bucky Brooks and Rhett Lewis. What's up everybody? Welcome to 3 00:00:11,720 --> 00:00:14,400 Speaker 1: Move the six presented by castro Les DJ. Bucky Rett 4 00:00:14,400 --> 00:00:17,360 Speaker 1: back with you here, guys, coming off a great weekend 5 00:00:17,400 --> 00:00:21,480 Speaker 1: of football, some entertaining games, maybe the end of some careers, 6 00:00:21,560 --> 00:00:24,599 Speaker 1: maybe the launching of some others. What's going on, Buck? 7 00:00:24,600 --> 00:00:27,520 Speaker 1: How you doing? Man? Great football weekend? I think what's 8 00:00:27,560 --> 00:00:30,840 Speaker 1: so exciting about the playoff weekend was not only watching 9 00:00:30,840 --> 00:00:33,559 Speaker 1: the play off the quarterbacks, but watching how some of 10 00:00:33,600 --> 00:00:35,720 Speaker 1: these teams have come together. And I think we're in 11 00:00:35,760 --> 00:00:38,120 Speaker 1: a situation where the four best teams are in the 12 00:00:38,120 --> 00:00:40,480 Speaker 1: final four, and that's what everybody wants to see. Yeah, 13 00:00:40,520 --> 00:00:42,560 Speaker 1: no question, I think that's uh, that's a big piece 14 00:00:42,560 --> 00:00:46,280 Speaker 1: of it. And I just you know, every year over 15 00:00:46,320 --> 00:00:50,040 Speaker 1: the last ten or so, we've just been constantly marveling 16 00:00:50,080 --> 00:00:53,840 Speaker 1: at the consistent success of Tom Brady, who is now 17 00:00:53,880 --> 00:00:57,200 Speaker 1: getting set for his four championship game. We'll dig into 18 00:00:57,240 --> 00:00:58,760 Speaker 1: it a little bit further. We just want to let 19 00:00:58,800 --> 00:01:01,080 Speaker 1: that sink in until we get to the Bucks portion 20 00:01:01,680 --> 00:01:04,160 Speaker 1: of this takeaway here, because Bucky, you know you're gonna 21 00:01:04,200 --> 00:01:06,160 Speaker 1: lead it off for us man, It's it's it's just 22 00:01:06,520 --> 00:01:09,160 Speaker 1: I continue to marvel at the at the fact that 23 00:01:09,200 --> 00:01:12,920 Speaker 1: he's had that consistent level of success of the course 24 00:01:12,959 --> 00:01:18,160 Speaker 1: of his career. Start us off, Buck the Bucks, it's 25 00:01:18,200 --> 00:01:20,480 Speaker 1: the squad. They gets it done. There still no catches 26 00:01:20,520 --> 00:01:23,240 Speaker 1: for Michael Thomas. You see the total yards in the game. 27 00:01:23,319 --> 00:01:27,280 Speaker 1: Second and eight, Breech throws and he's picked by Devin White. 28 00:01:28,000 --> 00:01:32,640 Speaker 1: Another turnover and White picks his way down the sideline. 29 00:01:33,319 --> 00:01:39,160 Speaker 1: Takeaway number three for this Tampa Bay defense. You know, Rid, 30 00:01:39,240 --> 00:01:41,800 Speaker 1: you brought up Tom Brady and Tom Brady going to 31 00:01:41,840 --> 00:01:44,560 Speaker 1: the conference championship game and just kind of being a 32 00:01:44,640 --> 00:01:47,400 Speaker 1: fixture there. I think the thing about the Bucks, though, 33 00:01:47,720 --> 00:01:50,080 Speaker 1: there's so much more than Tom Brady and Tom Brady 34 00:01:50,120 --> 00:01:52,120 Speaker 1: played great, did a great job of managing the game 35 00:01:52,160 --> 00:01:54,320 Speaker 1: and doing the things that he need to do. But this, 36 00:01:54,440 --> 00:01:57,080 Speaker 1: to me, was the best team effort that I've seen 37 00:01:57,120 --> 00:02:00,440 Speaker 1: them put on display. The running game, two backs Rojoe, 38 00:02:00,520 --> 00:02:02,480 Speaker 1: Ronald Jones and Leonard for Neick combined it for over 39 00:02:02,520 --> 00:02:05,440 Speaker 1: a hundred and fifty yards on the ground, the defense 40 00:02:05,480 --> 00:02:08,359 Speaker 1: coming up with four turnovers, and the way that they 41 00:02:08,520 --> 00:02:12,880 Speaker 1: really played complimentary football. This Bucks team is dangerous, and 42 00:02:12,919 --> 00:02:16,639 Speaker 1: they're dangerous also because the quarterback kind of SATs the 43 00:02:16,720 --> 00:02:19,760 Speaker 1: toll for everybody and his ability to hold everybody to 44 00:02:19,800 --> 00:02:23,640 Speaker 1: a high standard really galvanizes this unit. It's a dangerous team. 45 00:02:23,840 --> 00:02:26,000 Speaker 1: But as they teamed that we have to talk about 46 00:02:26,200 --> 00:02:29,360 Speaker 1: the team. I think that's a great point, right And 47 00:02:29,520 --> 00:02:32,000 Speaker 1: he was the you know, he is the the studying 48 00:02:32,120 --> 00:02:36,200 Speaker 1: force there for that team, which got some terrific production 49 00:02:36,240 --> 00:02:38,400 Speaker 1: from their run game. They kept Leard four net and 50 00:02:38,480 --> 00:02:40,560 Speaker 1: Ronald Jones fresh in this one. I mean Ronald Jones 51 00:02:40,560 --> 00:02:42,160 Speaker 1: when he came into the second half like he had 52 00:02:42,200 --> 00:02:45,120 Speaker 1: another gear. Um And I think they were able to 53 00:02:45,120 --> 00:02:48,239 Speaker 1: have success against the Saints defense on the ground, more 54 00:02:48,280 --> 00:02:50,800 Speaker 1: so than many teams have in the last two years. Really, 55 00:02:51,360 --> 00:02:54,120 Speaker 1: um And I just think they were physical. They were 56 00:02:54,120 --> 00:02:56,600 Speaker 1: physical all night long. He saw it early with Jensen 57 00:02:57,320 --> 00:02:59,799 Speaker 1: trying to take care of alexandz ALONEI saw it with 58 00:03:00,000 --> 00:03:03,080 Speaker 1: Evan White, Lavonte David on defense all over the field. 59 00:03:03,160 --> 00:03:04,800 Speaker 1: You saw it with the way that they approached the 60 00:03:04,840 --> 00:03:08,239 Speaker 1: Saints receivers didn't feel like they were afraid of anything 61 00:03:08,639 --> 00:03:11,840 Speaker 1: deep from the Saints offense. And then just to get 62 00:03:11,880 --> 00:03:17,560 Speaker 1: back to brady fourteen conference championship appearances means he has 63 00:03:18,000 --> 00:03:23,639 Speaker 1: more than all but two entire teams in the NFL 64 00:03:24,160 --> 00:03:26,440 Speaker 1: in terms of appearances in a conference title Again, that's 65 00:03:26,440 --> 00:03:29,200 Speaker 1: excluding the Patriots, who, of course he he got the 66 00:03:29,240 --> 00:03:31,760 Speaker 1: thirteen with. UM. So I just kind of put it 67 00:03:31,800 --> 00:03:33,760 Speaker 1: in context. Again. I know we do this every year, 68 00:03:33,800 --> 00:03:37,800 Speaker 1: but Brady more likely to make it to a conference 69 00:03:37,840 --> 00:03:40,520 Speaker 1: title game, and all the years he's been starting, almost 70 00:03:40,560 --> 00:03:43,240 Speaker 1: twice as likely as Ted Williams was to hit a single. 71 00:03:43,880 --> 00:03:47,880 Speaker 1: That's insane. That's that's that's good. That's a good way 72 00:03:47,880 --> 00:03:50,720 Speaker 1: to put it into in the perspective. UM. Look my 73 00:03:50,800 --> 00:03:53,120 Speaker 1: takeaway on the buck side, I thought Tristan Worfs was 74 00:03:53,160 --> 00:03:54,680 Speaker 1: a star of this game. When you go back and 75 00:03:54,680 --> 00:03:57,000 Speaker 1: watch the tape, they left him on an island out 76 00:03:57,040 --> 00:03:59,720 Speaker 1: there with Cam Jordan on on a bunch of key downs, 77 00:03:59,720 --> 00:04:02,200 Speaker 1: getting backs out, getting tight ends out, giving him no 78 00:04:02,320 --> 00:04:05,680 Speaker 1: help out there whatsoever. A plenty of runway there for 79 00:04:05,760 --> 00:04:08,520 Speaker 1: Cam Jordan, and he held up uh, showed his ability 80 00:04:08,520 --> 00:04:12,560 Speaker 1: to anchor down, stay square. He was outstanding in that game. 81 00:04:12,600 --> 00:04:14,600 Speaker 1: I thought that first meeting, or the first two meetings 82 00:04:14,640 --> 00:04:17,200 Speaker 1: between these teams, the line of scrimmage was won by 83 00:04:17,200 --> 00:04:19,359 Speaker 1: the Saints. I did not feel like that was the 84 00:04:19,400 --> 00:04:21,880 Speaker 1: case in this one. I know, rhet, you're getting us 85 00:04:21,920 --> 00:04:24,599 Speaker 1: to take away number two. As we're doing these this week, 86 00:04:24,600 --> 00:04:26,360 Speaker 1: we'll flip over to the other side with the Saints, 87 00:04:26,360 --> 00:04:31,279 Speaker 1: so your takeaway from them. Turnovers signal in era is 88 00:04:31,360 --> 00:04:35,799 Speaker 1: over in New Orleans. And to put it quite simply, 89 00:04:36,320 --> 00:04:41,200 Speaker 1: turnovers ruined the Saints for in total on the first three, 90 00:04:41,200 --> 00:04:43,919 Speaker 1: of course, leading to touchdowns for the Bucks. In the 91 00:04:43,960 --> 00:04:47,080 Speaker 1: final one just flat out ended the game. I mean 92 00:04:47,120 --> 00:04:49,200 Speaker 1: that was where that was when you boil it down. 93 00:04:49,279 --> 00:04:51,679 Speaker 1: That's what this came down to. The score twenty one 94 00:04:51,720 --> 00:04:57,240 Speaker 1: points off three Saints turnovers in the fourth turnover ended 95 00:04:57,279 --> 00:04:59,800 Speaker 1: the game, Like that's it. The complicated part of that 96 00:05:00,000 --> 00:05:02,320 Speaker 1: scenario is that it was likely Drew brees final game, 97 00:05:02,360 --> 00:05:05,279 Speaker 1: and if it is, Breeze goes out with the worst 98 00:05:05,360 --> 00:05:08,880 Speaker 1: playoff performance of his Hall of Fame career. And I 99 00:05:09,000 --> 00:05:12,200 Speaker 1: hate that that's how it happened with a much ratherid 100 00:05:12,400 --> 00:05:15,000 Speaker 1: Rather this has been like at one game, you know 101 00:05:15,040 --> 00:05:18,039 Speaker 1: where both quarterbacks got after it. I just for the 102 00:05:18,120 --> 00:05:21,680 Speaker 1: greatest player in Saints franchise history, for one of the 103 00:05:21,720 --> 00:05:26,880 Speaker 1: most notable New Orleans icons, because that's what Drew Brees 104 00:05:27,000 --> 00:05:29,839 Speaker 1: is right now. Um, it was a tough way to 105 00:05:29,920 --> 00:05:31,680 Speaker 1: see it, Like he's a first ballot Hall of Famer, 106 00:05:31,720 --> 00:05:34,360 Speaker 1: deserved to go out better, but reality sucks sometimes. And 107 00:05:34,680 --> 00:05:36,360 Speaker 1: you know, this has got funny, Like I go back 108 00:05:36,400 --> 00:05:40,160 Speaker 1: to um, like two of my favorite sports movies, well, 109 00:05:40,200 --> 00:05:41,800 Speaker 1: I don't know, I don't know one of them's favorite, 110 00:05:41,880 --> 00:05:43,640 Speaker 1: but for love of the Games, one of my favorites, 111 00:05:43,720 --> 00:05:46,960 Speaker 1: right with the legendary Vince Scully providing some commentary and 112 00:05:47,000 --> 00:05:50,280 Speaker 1: that Kevin Costner classic, and so he says, you know, 113 00:05:50,360 --> 00:05:53,279 Speaker 1: Billy Chapple isn't pitching against left hands, he isn't pitching 114 00:05:53,320 --> 00:05:56,719 Speaker 1: against pinch hitters, he isn't pitching against the Yankees. He's 115 00:05:56,760 --> 00:06:00,440 Speaker 1: pitching against time. And that's what it felt like for Breeze. 116 00:06:00,480 --> 00:06:03,040 Speaker 1: It wasn't that he was going up against Sean Murphy 117 00:06:03,040 --> 00:06:06,279 Speaker 1: Bunting or Lavonte David or Tom Bowls's scheme. He was 118 00:06:06,320 --> 00:06:09,680 Speaker 1: battling time. And in this case, time seems to have 119 00:06:09,880 --> 00:06:13,240 Speaker 1: come for Drew Brees. You know, Red It is funny 120 00:06:13,279 --> 00:06:16,240 Speaker 1: because in boxing, guys always talking about wanting to go 121 00:06:16,320 --> 00:06:18,840 Speaker 1: out on the shield. Let me go out on the shield. 122 00:06:19,040 --> 00:06:20,960 Speaker 1: If I'm gonna go out, let me go out or whatever. 123 00:06:21,000 --> 00:06:23,040 Speaker 1: And I think Drew Brees, even though this wasn't a 124 00:06:23,080 --> 00:06:25,039 Speaker 1: performance that he wanted, this is the way that he 125 00:06:25,040 --> 00:06:28,039 Speaker 1: would have wanted to go out, go out, fighting, swinging, 126 00:06:28,200 --> 00:06:29,839 Speaker 1: trying to make it happen, to get the New Orleans 127 00:06:29,880 --> 00:06:32,599 Speaker 1: Saints to another conference title game and a super Bowl, 128 00:06:32,720 --> 00:06:35,960 Speaker 1: and unfortunately it just didn't work out. And I think 129 00:06:36,680 --> 00:06:39,720 Speaker 1: Father Time certainly played a big role in this. But 130 00:06:39,760 --> 00:06:42,080 Speaker 1: I also will say some of the issues that it 131 00:06:42,160 --> 00:06:43,880 Speaker 1: popped up for the Saints throughout the year in terms 132 00:06:43,880 --> 00:06:46,279 Speaker 1: of their inability to get down the field, maybe the 133 00:06:46,360 --> 00:06:50,320 Speaker 1: lack of explosiveness on the perimeter. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers 134 00:06:50,360 --> 00:06:54,520 Speaker 1: basically played a style of football that made the New 135 00:06:54,600 --> 00:06:56,599 Speaker 1: Orleans Saints play half court basketball at the y m 136 00:06:56,640 --> 00:06:58,800 Speaker 1: c A. I mean, they could not push the ball 137 00:06:58,880 --> 00:07:01,680 Speaker 1: down to field, and it just felt like the field 138 00:07:01,680 --> 00:07:05,360 Speaker 1: got shorter and shorter and tighter and tighter. And unfortunately 139 00:07:05,400 --> 00:07:08,559 Speaker 1: that's what happens, not just because the breeze, but because 140 00:07:08,560 --> 00:07:10,560 Speaker 1: of the person knew that the things have on the perimeter. 141 00:07:11,600 --> 00:07:13,600 Speaker 1: I thought Rhet was gonna say his favorite sports movie 142 00:07:13,640 --> 00:07:16,640 Speaker 1: was Dodgeball, was gonna do duck, dodge, dive duck whatever. 143 00:07:17,720 --> 00:07:21,440 Speaker 1: Thing about the other one was moneyball was when where 144 00:07:21,800 --> 00:07:25,000 Speaker 1: scouts sitting in in uh In in Billy Bean's house. 145 00:07:25,040 --> 00:07:26,880 Speaker 1: He says, you know, at some point in time, we're 146 00:07:26,880 --> 00:07:29,240 Speaker 1: all told we can no longer play the child's game, right, 147 00:07:29,280 --> 00:07:31,440 Speaker 1: some of us are told at eighteen, some of us 148 00:07:31,440 --> 00:07:35,080 Speaker 1: are told at forty this case, it felt like Breeze 149 00:07:35,080 --> 00:07:36,800 Speaker 1: was told at forty two. Well, I feel like I 150 00:07:36,840 --> 00:07:39,480 Speaker 1: know Htt's favorite movies now, So that's a big bonus here, 151 00:07:40,080 --> 00:07:42,880 Speaker 1: bonus takeaway. I'll get us a takeaway number three, will 152 00:07:42,920 --> 00:07:45,160 Speaker 1: switch gears, get over to this next game here with 153 00:07:45,200 --> 00:07:47,560 Speaker 1: the Bills and the Ravens and my bills takeaway, just 154 00:07:47,920 --> 00:07:50,600 Speaker 1: a better ball security. Allen out of the gun, takes 155 00:07:50,640 --> 00:07:52,280 Speaker 1: the high stack, throws the dicks to the left at 156 00:07:52,280 --> 00:07:56,840 Speaker 1: the five, blowers his shoulder into the episode touchdown Buffalo, 157 00:07:57,480 --> 00:08:01,720 Speaker 1: a three yards splash from Al into Digs and the 158 00:08:01,720 --> 00:08:04,760 Speaker 1: Pills lead at nine to three. Buck, I feel like 159 00:08:04,760 --> 00:08:08,320 Speaker 1: we talked about this on the phone, Buck, We talked 160 00:08:08,320 --> 00:08:10,760 Speaker 1: about this on the phone after the game. Um about 161 00:08:10,800 --> 00:08:13,160 Speaker 1: how man, you know, Josh Allen has a fumble in 162 00:08:13,200 --> 00:08:15,840 Speaker 1: that game, but they fall on it and then Lamar 163 00:08:15,960 --> 00:08:18,440 Speaker 1: Jackson has the you know, the pick six that changed 164 00:08:18,440 --> 00:08:20,400 Speaker 1: the whole game. I mean, it was really just the 165 00:08:20,440 --> 00:08:23,440 Speaker 1: difference between uh, you know, protecting the football and then 166 00:08:23,480 --> 00:08:25,800 Speaker 1: the turnover. And if you go back and look at 167 00:08:25,800 --> 00:08:28,240 Speaker 1: the Bills against the Colts, that's a very good Colts defense. 168 00:08:28,240 --> 00:08:31,280 Speaker 1: They did a good job protecting the football in that game. Um, 169 00:08:31,400 --> 00:08:34,360 Speaker 1: so they've they've they've been able to play a cleaner 170 00:08:34,400 --> 00:08:35,959 Speaker 1: brand of football. They scored a lot of points in 171 00:08:36,000 --> 00:08:38,400 Speaker 1: this game. The offense wasn't as explosive. They were very 172 00:08:38,440 --> 00:08:40,720 Speaker 1: one sided. They came out through at a zillion times. 173 00:08:40,720 --> 00:08:43,000 Speaker 1: They have no running game to speak of, and normally 174 00:08:43,040 --> 00:08:45,800 Speaker 1: when that happens, you know you're gonna get some turnovers 175 00:08:45,840 --> 00:08:47,440 Speaker 1: that come along with that, and they were able to 176 00:08:47,480 --> 00:08:49,720 Speaker 1: avoid that. So I thought that was the key from 177 00:08:49,760 --> 00:08:53,360 Speaker 1: from Buffalo's standpoint. And I also thought, man, uh, they 178 00:08:53,679 --> 00:08:55,839 Speaker 1: dodged a bullet there on the defensive side of the ball. 179 00:08:55,840 --> 00:08:58,000 Speaker 1: When you go back and watch the tape, and we'll 180 00:08:58,000 --> 00:09:00,679 Speaker 1: talk about this on the aftermath, but there were dudes. 181 00:09:00,720 --> 00:09:03,320 Speaker 1: They had dudes wide open um and the wind was 182 00:09:03,360 --> 00:09:06,120 Speaker 1: a factor on one deep ball. Lamar didn't see a 183 00:09:06,120 --> 00:09:09,280 Speaker 1: couple of them. They had a missed back, Dobbins missed 184 00:09:09,640 --> 00:09:11,880 Speaker 1: pick up uh down there in the red zone. They 185 00:09:11,880 --> 00:09:14,120 Speaker 1: had Hollywood Brown wide open for a touchdown. There were 186 00:09:14,200 --> 00:09:17,160 Speaker 1: some missed opportunities there. On the other side, Buffalo got 187 00:09:17,160 --> 00:09:20,240 Speaker 1: a little bit fortunate from that standpoint bucket. Yeah, very 188 00:09:20,320 --> 00:09:22,920 Speaker 1: fortunate for them. But let's give the Buffalo Bills credit 189 00:09:22,960 --> 00:09:25,280 Speaker 1: because this is a team that is really what I 190 00:09:25,320 --> 00:09:28,920 Speaker 1: call a very resilient, hard nosed football team. And so 191 00:09:29,040 --> 00:09:31,280 Speaker 1: much is made about Josh Allen and the wonderful things 192 00:09:31,320 --> 00:09:35,000 Speaker 1: that he does with his offense, but defensively, DJ they 193 00:09:35,000 --> 00:09:38,400 Speaker 1: were leaking oil bad the first drive. They couldn't stop 194 00:09:38,440 --> 00:09:41,000 Speaker 1: the run, and they got a break with Justin Tucker 195 00:09:41,040 --> 00:09:43,720 Speaker 1: missed the first to two miss field goals and they 196 00:09:43,760 --> 00:09:46,800 Speaker 1: were able to come to the sideline, recalibrate the defense, 197 00:09:47,080 --> 00:09:49,640 Speaker 1: get its settled, and they did a pretty solid job 198 00:09:49,760 --> 00:09:52,800 Speaker 1: the rest of the night. And so Leslie Fraser Sean 199 00:09:52,880 --> 00:09:56,000 Speaker 1: McDermott give them credit because it was the mix of 200 00:09:56,400 --> 00:10:01,360 Speaker 1: soft zone recovered zero pressure. They really off the rhythm 201 00:10:01,440 --> 00:10:05,079 Speaker 1: of this Baltimore Ravens offense, and on first in particular, 202 00:10:05,440 --> 00:10:08,559 Speaker 1: forcing the Ravens in the long yarder situations, second and 203 00:10:08,640 --> 00:10:11,320 Speaker 1: third and long. That was the key to them being 204 00:10:11,320 --> 00:10:13,800 Speaker 1: able to play successful defense. We'll see if they can 205 00:10:13,800 --> 00:10:16,400 Speaker 1: do it going forward, but for right now, this Bill's 206 00:10:16,440 --> 00:10:18,880 Speaker 1: team is Roland and they look good going into the 207 00:10:18,960 --> 00:10:21,920 Speaker 1: Cancer the Chiefs matchup. Yeah, And you guys talked about 208 00:10:21,960 --> 00:10:24,280 Speaker 1: the ball security, right, DJ, and like that was the 209 00:10:24,360 --> 00:10:26,800 Speaker 1: key for Josh Allen and company against the Colts and 210 00:10:26,840 --> 00:10:29,040 Speaker 1: against the Ravens, especially in a game where he threw 211 00:10:29,160 --> 00:10:32,240 Speaker 1: thirty seven times and he ended it off just once 212 00:10:32,480 --> 00:10:35,880 Speaker 1: in the first half, like once um the thirty two 213 00:10:35,960 --> 00:10:38,320 Speaker 1: rushing yards fourth feuist. I think it will playoff win 214 00:10:38,400 --> 00:10:42,920 Speaker 1: in NFL history. But can they continue to survive if 215 00:10:42,960 --> 00:10:45,360 Speaker 1: he's chucking at thirty seven or forty five times a game. 216 00:10:45,360 --> 00:10:47,440 Speaker 1: I think that's the question that we're all asking here, right, 217 00:10:47,600 --> 00:10:49,480 Speaker 1: because I don't think you can afford to give the 218 00:10:49,559 --> 00:10:52,680 Speaker 1: Chiefs any extra possessions, right because they're always gonna take advantage, 219 00:10:53,000 --> 00:10:56,160 Speaker 1: it seems m on on what they have in a 220 00:10:56,240 --> 00:10:58,280 Speaker 1: normal flow of the game, so that that will obviously 221 00:10:58,320 --> 00:10:59,960 Speaker 1: be key. And this will kind of get us into 222 00:11:00,160 --> 00:11:02,920 Speaker 1: the next takeaway, which is mine on the losing side 223 00:11:03,040 --> 00:11:06,360 Speaker 1: of this divisional game, which for the Ravens means that 224 00:11:06,480 --> 00:11:11,439 Speaker 1: they must evolve. The Ravens must evolve, particularly in the 225 00:11:11,520 --> 00:11:14,920 Speaker 1: past game. Hollywood Brown said it best, right, I mean, 226 00:11:14,920 --> 00:11:16,800 Speaker 1: he goes when you're when you're number one in rushing 227 00:11:17,000 --> 00:11:20,920 Speaker 1: in thirty second and passing, something's wrong. That's not balance, 228 00:11:21,440 --> 00:11:23,720 Speaker 1: that's not right. We've got to figure that out. Now, 229 00:11:24,080 --> 00:11:25,920 Speaker 1: went on to say that like he thinks he'll be 230 00:11:26,320 --> 00:11:28,680 Speaker 1: that the Ravens and he and Lamar Jackson will have 231 00:11:28,679 --> 00:11:31,480 Speaker 1: the best offseason of their careers trying to figure this 232 00:11:31,559 --> 00:11:34,600 Speaker 1: thing out. But it's a it's more than just you know, 233 00:11:34,640 --> 00:11:37,280 Speaker 1: the players figuring out a way to be better. It's 234 00:11:37,280 --> 00:11:39,599 Speaker 1: this whole scheme has to evolve a little bit, and 235 00:11:39,640 --> 00:11:41,360 Speaker 1: they gotta find a way to be more productive, more 236 00:11:41,400 --> 00:11:44,840 Speaker 1: consistently productive in the past game. They gotta find a 237 00:11:44,840 --> 00:11:47,400 Speaker 1: way to more consistently use his skill set in particular 238 00:11:47,440 --> 00:11:51,000 Speaker 1: talking about Marquis Brown, and they gotta find just a 239 00:11:51,120 --> 00:11:54,520 Speaker 1: better go to target, because if they can't get it 240 00:11:54,520 --> 00:11:56,800 Speaker 1: to Mark Andrews, it's just like they don't have that 241 00:11:56,880 --> 00:12:00,520 Speaker 1: consistent piece out there that that true like number one 242 00:12:00,640 --> 00:12:04,520 Speaker 1: receiver type um and so that's got to be a 243 00:12:04,559 --> 00:12:07,800 Speaker 1: bigger The pass game is gonna be a bigger part 244 00:12:07,800 --> 00:12:11,360 Speaker 1: of the attack. Uh, because like it's clear we we 245 00:12:11,360 --> 00:12:13,719 Speaker 1: were talking about on our aftermath production meeting and you're 246 00:12:13,720 --> 00:12:16,319 Speaker 1: gonna hear it starting at three o'clock Eastern time today 247 00:12:16,360 --> 00:12:19,600 Speaker 1: that there's a ceiling for this brand of offense. And 248 00:12:19,600 --> 00:12:22,120 Speaker 1: and that's what we're seeing right now. And the ceiling 249 00:12:22,200 --> 00:12:25,280 Speaker 1: is the second round of the playoffs in the Baltimore Ravens. Um. 250 00:12:25,320 --> 00:12:29,240 Speaker 1: You know, the the other thing that I was thinking about, 251 00:12:29,880 --> 00:12:31,280 Speaker 1: you know, in this one when it comes to the 252 00:12:31,280 --> 00:12:33,920 Speaker 1: pass game is you know, like, what are they going 253 00:12:34,040 --> 00:12:37,080 Speaker 1: to do to find some answers? Right? And and that's 254 00:12:37,200 --> 00:12:39,120 Speaker 1: that's really what it comes down to here. And and 255 00:12:39,160 --> 00:12:41,439 Speaker 1: I don't know what that is, if that's a coordinator change, 256 00:12:41,440 --> 00:12:45,160 Speaker 1: if that's just an overall overhaul of what they're doing, Bucky, 257 00:12:45,280 --> 00:12:48,240 Speaker 1: But but where do they go from you? So here 258 00:12:48,320 --> 00:12:50,160 Speaker 1: here's the thing, and here's the thing that is dangerous 259 00:12:50,200 --> 00:12:52,040 Speaker 1: if you're the Baltimore Ravens the fan base and you're 260 00:12:52,080 --> 00:12:54,199 Speaker 1: looking at the final result. The final result is you 261 00:12:54,280 --> 00:12:57,600 Speaker 1: lost in the divisional round. However, with Lamar Jackson at quarterback, 262 00:12:57,920 --> 00:13:00,680 Speaker 1: your thirty one and eight and so this olive offense 263 00:13:00,720 --> 00:13:02,960 Speaker 1: that they played has been very very effective for them 264 00:13:03,200 --> 00:13:06,920 Speaker 1: during the regular season. Now, I hear Hollywood Brown's concerns, 265 00:13:07,200 --> 00:13:09,400 Speaker 1: but I would challenge Hollywood Brown like, hey, you you 266 00:13:09,440 --> 00:13:11,680 Speaker 1: need to be better. Like they drafted him in the 267 00:13:11,720 --> 00:13:14,319 Speaker 1: first round, they expected him to be a big time playmaker, 268 00:13:14,600 --> 00:13:17,680 Speaker 1: and he has been inconsistent in his own game. I 269 00:13:17,720 --> 00:13:19,880 Speaker 1: will say this, All they had to do is look 270 00:13:19,920 --> 00:13:22,320 Speaker 1: across the field and look at what the Buffalo Bills 271 00:13:22,360 --> 00:13:25,640 Speaker 1: did and the impact that Stefan Diggs had on Josh 272 00:13:25,679 --> 00:13:29,160 Speaker 1: Allen's development and on the overall development and the evolution 273 00:13:29,200 --> 00:13:31,400 Speaker 1: of this offense. They need to go and get a 274 00:13:31,480 --> 00:13:34,599 Speaker 1: true number one receiver, and not a young receiver in 275 00:13:34,640 --> 00:13:37,560 Speaker 1: the draft, but an established veteran that can come in 276 00:13:37,760 --> 00:13:40,480 Speaker 1: and be a difference maker in the passing game, because 277 00:13:40,600 --> 00:13:43,640 Speaker 1: that's the missing piece, the one person on the field 278 00:13:43,640 --> 00:13:46,600 Speaker 1: on the perimeter that Lamar jests can go, Hey, I 279 00:13:46,640 --> 00:13:48,640 Speaker 1: always can throw a past to this guy. I know 280 00:13:48,720 --> 00:13:51,679 Speaker 1: he's going to be open. They need a skilled number 281 00:13:51,720 --> 00:13:55,160 Speaker 1: one receiver to kind of put the finishing touches on 282 00:13:55,240 --> 00:13:58,360 Speaker 1: an offense that is very difficult defend but doesn't have 283 00:13:58,600 --> 00:14:01,240 Speaker 1: enough on the perimeter that challenge you're in the passing game, 284 00:14:01,920 --> 00:14:03,719 Speaker 1: all right, I'm gonna I'm gonna push back Buck, I'm 285 00:14:03,720 --> 00:14:06,480 Speaker 1: gonna push back on Marky's Brown. Here. This is this 286 00:14:06,520 --> 00:14:08,800 Speaker 1: is Ravens offense averaging in the regular season over the 287 00:14:08,920 --> 00:14:10,960 Speaker 1: last three years. And this is not not just the 288 00:14:11,080 --> 00:14:13,400 Speaker 1: Lamar Jackson games. Thinking it would be even higher because 289 00:14:13,440 --> 00:14:15,760 Speaker 1: the offense took off with Lamar when he first got 290 00:14:15,760 --> 00:14:17,480 Speaker 1: in the lineup. But if you just average over the 291 00:14:17,559 --> 00:14:19,440 Speaker 1: last few years, twenty nine points in the regular season, 292 00:14:19,440 --> 00:14:22,360 Speaker 1: they're averaging thirteen points a game in the postseason. And 293 00:14:22,360 --> 00:14:24,320 Speaker 1: we can talk about Hollywood Brown, Well, let's go to 294 00:14:24,360 --> 00:14:27,520 Speaker 1: the numbers. Hollywood Brown and his He's played three playoff games. 295 00:14:27,520 --> 00:14:30,240 Speaker 1: He had seven for a buck twenty six, seven for 296 00:14:30,280 --> 00:14:33,560 Speaker 1: a buck o nine and four for eight seven against Buffalo. 297 00:14:33,640 --> 00:14:35,160 Speaker 1: And when you watch the tape, he could have two 298 00:14:35,440 --> 00:14:38,200 Speaker 1: d yards receiving in this game. He's wide open all 299 00:14:38,280 --> 00:14:40,560 Speaker 1: over the field. They can't get the ball to him. 300 00:14:40,640 --> 00:14:42,320 Speaker 1: And some of that had to do with some blitz 301 00:14:42,360 --> 00:14:45,560 Speaker 1: pick up. Some of it just miss throws from Lamar Um. 302 00:14:45,600 --> 00:14:47,520 Speaker 1: But I don't think, I mean, on the list of 303 00:14:47,560 --> 00:14:49,960 Speaker 1: problems that they have, Hollywood Brown is not one of them. 304 00:14:49,960 --> 00:14:51,840 Speaker 1: I mean, they can go out and get him some help. 305 00:14:52,120 --> 00:14:53,840 Speaker 1: I think they'd be better suited go out and get 306 00:14:53,840 --> 00:14:55,720 Speaker 1: a back that can really catch the ball. You think 307 00:14:55,720 --> 00:14:58,920 Speaker 1: about J. K. Dobbins not He's just not a natural 308 00:14:58,960 --> 00:15:02,080 Speaker 1: pass catcher. The drops killed him, killed him early in 309 00:15:02,080 --> 00:15:04,480 Speaker 1: that game. So to give him a back that can 310 00:15:04,520 --> 00:15:07,480 Speaker 1: really catch the ball, that can do more after the catch, 311 00:15:07,720 --> 00:15:10,120 Speaker 1: I think that would be a huge addition to that team. 312 00:15:10,160 --> 00:15:11,520 Speaker 1: I mean, you look around the league and see some 313 00:15:11,560 --> 00:15:13,200 Speaker 1: of these guys and what they can do out of 314 00:15:13,200 --> 00:15:15,920 Speaker 1: the backfield. The Ravens really don't have that guy. But 315 00:15:16,360 --> 00:15:18,120 Speaker 1: you know, I want to go back to Bucky on this. 316 00:15:18,160 --> 00:15:19,920 Speaker 1: I mean, you've got to do some soul searching because 317 00:15:19,920 --> 00:15:22,720 Speaker 1: you go from twenty nine points to thirteen points from 318 00:15:22,720 --> 00:15:25,560 Speaker 1: the regular season to the postseason. You got you gotta 319 00:15:25,600 --> 00:15:28,120 Speaker 1: fix it. Man. There is something wrong with this equation. 320 00:15:28,160 --> 00:15:31,040 Speaker 1: And we've talked about the windows normally shrinking the postseason. 321 00:15:31,960 --> 00:15:34,040 Speaker 1: I mean, there's a lot to it. So so here's 322 00:15:34,040 --> 00:15:36,600 Speaker 1: the thing. My thing with Hollywood Brown. I like Hollywood 323 00:15:36,640 --> 00:15:39,320 Speaker 1: Brown as a player, but he's small and in the postseason, 324 00:15:39,320 --> 00:15:41,960 Speaker 1: we've seen what everyone does. They walk up and they 325 00:15:42,040 --> 00:15:44,600 Speaker 1: challenge you. And even though he can get open because 326 00:15:44,640 --> 00:15:46,680 Speaker 1: he's small, I don't know if you can see him 327 00:15:46,720 --> 00:15:50,200 Speaker 1: amongst the trees when you Lamara Jackson behind their line. Also, 328 00:15:50,240 --> 00:15:53,320 Speaker 1: if they're going to pass more the pieces up front 329 00:15:53,360 --> 00:15:56,040 Speaker 1: in front of Lamar Jackson, they also have to be 330 00:15:56,120 --> 00:15:58,720 Speaker 1: upgraded because the pieces that they have on the office 331 00:15:58,800 --> 00:16:02,280 Speaker 1: of line, they're better of going forward then backwards. And 332 00:16:02,320 --> 00:16:05,200 Speaker 1: so when they do this deep dive, they have to 333 00:16:05,240 --> 00:16:07,200 Speaker 1: look at how to all of the pieces of the 334 00:16:07,200 --> 00:16:10,320 Speaker 1: puzzle fit as they're trying to evolve this offense because 335 00:16:10,360 --> 00:16:13,560 Speaker 1: this offensive line can block in a traditional drop bad game. 336 00:16:14,040 --> 00:16:15,840 Speaker 1: Now it's a it's a good discussion. I think it's 337 00:16:15,840 --> 00:16:18,600 Speaker 1: gonna be a definitely uh some soul searching there. And 338 00:16:18,840 --> 00:16:21,360 Speaker 1: like they didn't have Ronnie Stanley their left tackle. Um, 339 00:16:21,480 --> 00:16:23,440 Speaker 1: they need to get here there on the offensive line. 340 00:16:23,480 --> 00:16:26,600 Speaker 1: But I agree, I think trying to find the missing 341 00:16:26,600 --> 00:16:28,840 Speaker 1: pieces where that's getting a true number one receiver, a 342 00:16:28,880 --> 00:16:31,720 Speaker 1: back that can catch. They've got to adjust something because 343 00:16:31,720 --> 00:16:33,640 Speaker 1: they have offense. It's built for the regular season. They 344 00:16:33,680 --> 00:16:36,480 Speaker 1: gotta fix it, all right, Buck, Let's takeaway number five. 345 00:16:36,880 --> 00:16:39,560 Speaker 1: So take away the number five. Andy Reid plays to 346 00:16:39,560 --> 00:16:44,880 Speaker 1: win shotgun snap, the Henny rolls under the pocket, throws 347 00:16:44,880 --> 00:16:46,720 Speaker 1: the pants. It's cut by hill at the fifty hits 348 00:16:46,760 --> 00:16:48,960 Speaker 1: the first time, then goes down at the forty seven 349 00:16:49,000 --> 00:16:50,720 Speaker 1: yard line on the far side line in front of 350 00:16:50,720 --> 00:16:53,880 Speaker 1: the bronze bench, and then they'll do it. And how 351 00:16:53,920 --> 00:16:58,200 Speaker 1: about the call by Andy Reid on fourth and inches 352 00:16:58,440 --> 00:17:03,440 Speaker 1: going in shotgun and only a pass. Hey, look at Andy. 353 00:17:03,520 --> 00:17:07,040 Speaker 1: Andy Reid has more intestinal fortitude than I would have 354 00:17:07,600 --> 00:17:09,720 Speaker 1: as a head coach, like some of the things that 355 00:17:09,760 --> 00:17:13,200 Speaker 1: he does. I'm sitting here, white knuckling, I'm squeamish. I'm 356 00:17:13,200 --> 00:17:15,240 Speaker 1: trying to figure out what is he doing? A running 357 00:17:15,280 --> 00:17:17,280 Speaker 1: in punt it? But here he goes with a backup 358 00:17:17,359 --> 00:17:20,280 Speaker 1: quarterback Chad Henny third and long, they call a pass. 359 00:17:20,640 --> 00:17:23,760 Speaker 1: Chad Henry look shows a lot of toughness and courage 360 00:17:24,000 --> 00:17:27,000 Speaker 1: scrambling and making a fourth and short situation. They break 361 00:17:27,000 --> 00:17:29,080 Speaker 1: out in the shock and I'm like, Okay, this is 362 00:17:29,119 --> 00:17:31,720 Speaker 1: gonna be the hard account punt. They don't believe that 363 00:17:31,960 --> 00:17:34,560 Speaker 1: the Cleveland Browns can push it. And then they snapped 364 00:17:34,600 --> 00:17:38,080 Speaker 1: the ball and a sprint right option with Chad Henny 365 00:17:38,119 --> 00:17:42,200 Speaker 1: and I'm sitting there screaming like no, and it completed 366 00:17:42,200 --> 00:17:44,480 Speaker 1: in the in the game, and then his comments after 367 00:17:44,480 --> 00:17:46,920 Speaker 1: the game, like hey, look, man, it is winner, go home. 368 00:17:47,320 --> 00:17:50,879 Speaker 1: This is it. And it just speaks to the confidence 369 00:17:50,920 --> 00:17:53,520 Speaker 1: that he not only has in his own ability, but 370 00:17:53,600 --> 00:17:55,840 Speaker 1: in the players. And I believe the chief's feed off 371 00:17:55,880 --> 00:17:58,760 Speaker 1: of that confidence that he shows in them. Yeah, look, 372 00:17:59,080 --> 00:18:01,200 Speaker 1: going for it all, you know. I mean, like that's 373 00:18:01,240 --> 00:18:04,760 Speaker 1: what Tyran Matthew called him. There's it called Andy Reid, 374 00:18:04,760 --> 00:18:08,199 Speaker 1: their spirit warrior. Um feels like he's always got that 375 00:18:08,280 --> 00:18:10,679 Speaker 1: one play that they need and that was clearly it. 376 00:18:10,840 --> 00:18:12,639 Speaker 1: But go I mean go back to the play before 377 00:18:12,680 --> 00:18:15,919 Speaker 1: the fourth and one um, the thirteen yards scrambled from 378 00:18:16,000 --> 00:18:18,160 Speaker 1: Chad Henny. Did anybody think that he had that in him? 379 00:18:19,520 --> 00:18:21,600 Speaker 1: I mean I sure didn't. That called me by surprise. 380 00:18:21,640 --> 00:18:23,760 Speaker 1: I'm like, all right, he's gonna take it. He's all right, 381 00:18:23,800 --> 00:18:26,479 Speaker 1: he's gonna get six, all right, maybe he gets ten yards. 382 00:18:26,520 --> 00:18:28,639 Speaker 1: Oh my god, Like he almost got the first down, 383 00:18:28,680 --> 00:18:30,879 Speaker 1: like it just I didn't expect it to happen until 384 00:18:31,320 --> 00:18:34,840 Speaker 1: it actually did. And um, you know, no guts, no glory. 385 00:18:34,880 --> 00:18:37,120 Speaker 1: I mean, that's that's the rule that Andy Reid lives by. 386 00:18:37,280 --> 00:18:39,639 Speaker 1: You can go back to the first play that that 387 00:18:39,760 --> 00:18:42,080 Speaker 1: Henny was in, right, I mean, the guts to go 388 00:18:42,200 --> 00:18:44,240 Speaker 1: for it on fourth in that situation as well, with 389 00:18:44,320 --> 00:18:47,520 Speaker 1: your backup quarterback coming in cold off the bench. Um. Look, 390 00:18:47,880 --> 00:18:50,160 Speaker 1: I just think, yeah, that's that's the way they're they're rolling. 391 00:18:50,160 --> 00:18:52,640 Speaker 1: They're now gonna host an a f C championship game 392 00:18:52,680 --> 00:18:55,800 Speaker 1: for the third straight year, first team in NFL history 393 00:18:55,840 --> 00:18:58,560 Speaker 1: to do it. Um. And on a side note, how 394 00:18:58,560 --> 00:19:01,320 Speaker 1: about the play of the rookie cornerback, my guy from 395 00:19:01,320 --> 00:19:05,320 Speaker 1: Louisiana Tech, Jerry. It's a good player. Um, he's played 396 00:19:05,320 --> 00:19:07,000 Speaker 1: really well for them this year. I think they played 397 00:19:07,000 --> 00:19:09,399 Speaker 1: well in defense in this game too. And uh, you 398 00:19:09,440 --> 00:19:12,680 Speaker 1: know that that stop of the Browns late was really 399 00:19:12,720 --> 00:19:14,879 Speaker 1: important to get the ball back. I mean I think 400 00:19:14,880 --> 00:19:17,600 Speaker 1: they limited into like twelve yards. Browns ended up taking 401 00:19:17,640 --> 00:19:19,360 Speaker 1: three and a half minutes off the clock and got 402 00:19:19,359 --> 00:19:21,840 Speaker 1: nothing to show for it, had plundered away. So Um, 403 00:19:22,040 --> 00:19:24,400 Speaker 1: nice work by the Chiefs. It always feels like there's 404 00:19:24,480 --> 00:19:26,600 Speaker 1: one moment for a Super Bowl champion in the in 405 00:19:26,600 --> 00:19:29,480 Speaker 1: the playoffs where it's kind of that could go either way. 406 00:19:29,480 --> 00:19:31,760 Speaker 1: It's that defining moment. And it really kind of felt 407 00:19:31,800 --> 00:19:34,720 Speaker 1: like with Patrick Mahomes off the field and with Chad 408 00:19:34,760 --> 00:19:37,160 Speaker 1: Hanny fourth down where they're going for it, they don't 409 00:19:37,160 --> 00:19:39,160 Speaker 1: get it. I mean, it is a short field there 410 00:19:39,200 --> 00:19:41,280 Speaker 1: for the Browns to go down and win that football game. 411 00:19:41,359 --> 00:19:43,480 Speaker 1: That to me just kind of felt like that moment 412 00:19:43,520 --> 00:19:45,720 Speaker 1: you think about like the Ravens Jacoby Jones getting over 413 00:19:45,720 --> 00:19:48,480 Speaker 1: the top against the Broncos, Like there's there's always that 414 00:19:48,560 --> 00:19:51,080 Speaker 1: kind of one moment that stands out for these teams 415 00:19:51,080 --> 00:19:52,560 Speaker 1: that go on to win a Super Bowl, and that 416 00:19:53,200 --> 00:19:55,960 Speaker 1: it might be, but that might be the most adversity 417 00:19:56,000 --> 00:19:59,359 Speaker 1: that Chiefs will face going through the tournament here. So, uh, 418 00:19:59,400 --> 00:20:02,119 Speaker 1: they survived. I've they move on and it's gonna be 419 00:20:02,160 --> 00:20:04,919 Speaker 1: fun to watch what happens with them and Buffalo when 420 00:20:04,920 --> 00:20:07,920 Speaker 1: they get together for round two. But Buck, how about 421 00:20:07,920 --> 00:20:09,360 Speaker 1: to take away on the other side of this one 422 00:20:10,000 --> 00:20:12,520 Speaker 1: last thing on the Chiefs. There's a difference in being 423 00:20:12,560 --> 00:20:17,399 Speaker 1: ready and being prepared. Chad Henning planning week seventeen allowed 424 00:20:17,440 --> 00:20:19,520 Speaker 1: him to be prepared for a moment in the playoffs. 425 00:20:19,640 --> 00:20:21,800 Speaker 1: A lot of times we laugh and snicker when people 426 00:20:21,880 --> 00:20:23,920 Speaker 1: kind of milling in the last week, but it ended 427 00:20:23,960 --> 00:20:27,200 Speaker 1: up being a critical factor for the Chiefs. For the Browns, 428 00:20:27,640 --> 00:20:30,359 Speaker 1: they're just one piece away, and I think that peace 429 00:20:30,640 --> 00:20:33,520 Speaker 1: is in the passing game because there is a lot 430 00:20:33,560 --> 00:20:35,960 Speaker 1: to like about this offense. I love the scheme. I 431 00:20:36,000 --> 00:20:38,120 Speaker 1: love the running game with Nick Chubb and Kareem Hunt. 432 00:20:38,320 --> 00:20:40,560 Speaker 1: I like what they're able to do an intermediate passing 433 00:20:40,560 --> 00:20:43,600 Speaker 1: game with Austin Hooper and David and Joe Ku and 434 00:20:43,680 --> 00:20:47,119 Speaker 1: Jarvis Landry. But the one element that's missing is the 435 00:20:47,240 --> 00:20:51,240 Speaker 1: vertical playmaking ability, meaning the misdirection passing game where you 436 00:20:51,280 --> 00:20:53,199 Speaker 1: can take a shot. And so I tweeted about it, 437 00:20:53,240 --> 00:20:56,240 Speaker 1: maybe that's O b J returning and being that one 438 00:20:56,280 --> 00:20:59,720 Speaker 1: guy that can really stress the field. But they need 439 00:20:59,720 --> 00:21:01,760 Speaker 1: that one element because when you look at the teams 440 00:21:01,760 --> 00:21:05,439 Speaker 1: that really run this style of offense, they always have 441 00:21:05,600 --> 00:21:08,560 Speaker 1: somebody in the passing game on the perimeter that can 442 00:21:08,640 --> 00:21:11,199 Speaker 1: make the big play happen. Right now, the Browns, I'm 443 00:21:11,240 --> 00:21:13,000 Speaker 1: lacking that when they don't have O. B J on 444 00:21:13,040 --> 00:21:16,280 Speaker 1: the field. Yeah, definitely some mistakes in this one, right, 445 00:21:16,320 --> 00:21:19,280 Speaker 1: I mean, the Chubb drops earlier in this game kind 446 00:21:19,280 --> 00:21:21,960 Speaker 1: of kind of seem like they could have been big 447 00:21:22,000 --> 00:21:24,800 Speaker 1: plays that didn't didn't quite materialize on the screens that 448 00:21:24,800 --> 00:21:28,119 Speaker 1: were set up. Well. Um, you know, the touchback obviously 449 00:21:28,280 --> 00:21:31,160 Speaker 1: was such a killer in this one for Richard Higgins 450 00:21:31,160 --> 00:21:33,399 Speaker 1: and me going in that ball pops out of his 451 00:21:33,480 --> 00:21:35,840 Speaker 1: hands and goes through the end zone. Flip it, flip 452 00:21:35,840 --> 00:21:40,520 Speaker 1: the possession. You know, I think the Chiefs were actually 453 00:21:40,560 --> 00:21:43,320 Speaker 1: more proficient in the run game in this one, you know, 454 00:21:43,400 --> 00:21:46,879 Speaker 1: which which isn't something we normally say four teams that 455 00:21:46,920 --> 00:21:49,680 Speaker 1: play the Browns. But I go back to that possession 456 00:21:49,760 --> 00:21:52,160 Speaker 1: that I was just talking about, So you know, Chad 457 00:21:52,240 --> 00:21:56,040 Speaker 1: Henny is running this this offense now for the Chiefs, 458 00:21:56,400 --> 00:21:59,119 Speaker 1: and I think that probably went into the decision for 459 00:21:59,280 --> 00:22:02,359 Speaker 1: Kevin Stefan keep the punt with what it was like 460 00:22:02,640 --> 00:22:04,639 Speaker 1: just over five minutes left. I want to say in 461 00:22:04,680 --> 00:22:06,480 Speaker 1: the game when they had a punt on fourth and nine, 462 00:22:06,960 --> 00:22:08,480 Speaker 1: they took three and a half minutes off the clock 463 00:22:08,480 --> 00:22:11,160 Speaker 1: and got twelve yards. Like, at that point is seventeen, 464 00:22:11,160 --> 00:22:14,440 Speaker 1: You've got this game, You've got the ball in your hands, 465 00:22:14,800 --> 00:22:17,040 Speaker 1: and with an opportunity to go down there and take 466 00:22:17,080 --> 00:22:19,480 Speaker 1: a lead and then put the game in your defense's 467 00:22:19,520 --> 00:22:21,560 Speaker 1: hands with a backup quarterback on the other side. Man, 468 00:22:21,600 --> 00:22:24,040 Speaker 1: you gotta feel good about that scenario. And it just 469 00:22:24,240 --> 00:22:26,880 Speaker 1: it just the Browns just didn't have it um at 470 00:22:26,880 --> 00:22:28,560 Speaker 1: that point. They didn't have that that club left in 471 00:22:28,600 --> 00:22:30,800 Speaker 1: the bag. Yeah, no, doubt, But I am excited for 472 00:22:30,840 --> 00:22:33,240 Speaker 1: this team going forward because the foundations built. They have 473 00:22:33,280 --> 00:22:36,000 Speaker 1: a really good offensive line, they've got their quarterback, they've 474 00:22:36,040 --> 00:22:39,640 Speaker 1: got some skill players on the outside. They've got pass rushers, 475 00:22:39,640 --> 00:22:41,440 Speaker 1: They've got a corner. They need to go out and 476 00:22:41,480 --> 00:22:43,640 Speaker 1: get some linebackers that can run and cover. You can 477 00:22:43,800 --> 00:22:46,000 Speaker 1: maybe add some more depth there in the secondary. You 478 00:22:46,040 --> 00:22:48,639 Speaker 1: know Buck mentioned, you know having that vertical receiver. Well, 479 00:22:48,680 --> 00:22:52,080 Speaker 1: if Odell Beckham's back, um, you check that off the list. 480 00:22:52,119 --> 00:22:55,440 Speaker 1: He's got that. So Um. The foundation is in place. 481 00:22:55,480 --> 00:22:57,960 Speaker 1: It's gonna be a lot more enjoyable for Browns fans 482 00:22:58,000 --> 00:23:00,359 Speaker 1: going into the off season when you're not looking for 483 00:23:00,440 --> 00:23:02,800 Speaker 1: your coach or your quarterback. I mean, they are settled 484 00:23:02,840 --> 00:23:06,200 Speaker 1: into those two spots. Kevin Stefanski did a phenomenal job 485 00:23:06,240 --> 00:23:07,800 Speaker 1: here in his first year. He figured Baker is only 486 00:23:07,800 --> 00:23:11,040 Speaker 1: gonna get better as he gets more comfortable in this system. 487 00:23:11,040 --> 00:23:13,960 Speaker 1: All right, let's takeaway seven, right, Yeah, I tak aways seven. 488 00:23:14,040 --> 00:23:19,639 Speaker 1: It's hard not to back the Packers balanced attack. Rogers 489 00:23:19,720 --> 00:23:22,080 Speaker 1: goes under center with Jones a single back play action. 490 00:23:22,400 --> 00:23:24,760 Speaker 1: Rogers sits in the pocket, flings it over the left side. 491 00:23:24,760 --> 00:23:26,359 Speaker 1: It is caught Ba's art on the run at the 492 00:23:26,400 --> 00:23:29,040 Speaker 1: twenty fuddle to the ten and they'll go into the 493 00:23:29,080 --> 00:23:33,800 Speaker 1: in song for the touchdown. Alan Losard reaching out the 494 00:23:33,880 --> 00:23:37,280 Speaker 1: finger tip crab pulled in this time by the fomer 495 00:23:37,359 --> 00:23:40,720 Speaker 1: Riowa State cyclone to give the Packers a cushion up. 496 00:23:41,800 --> 00:23:46,960 Speaker 1: What's six And that was the dagger right and and 497 00:23:47,040 --> 00:23:50,159 Speaker 1: fitting that for Lazard, he's the one that seals the 498 00:23:50,160 --> 00:23:54,800 Speaker 1: game after dropping would be touchdown grab earlier toning for 499 00:23:54,800 --> 00:23:58,199 Speaker 1: the mistake and coming back and and really sending Aaron 500 00:23:58,320 --> 00:24:01,639 Speaker 1: Rodgers to a home in NFC Championship game for the 501 00:24:01,680 --> 00:24:03,879 Speaker 1: first time in his career. I actually couldn't believe that. 502 00:24:03,880 --> 00:24:06,200 Speaker 1: It just didn't It didn't strike me that way until 503 00:24:06,400 --> 00:24:09,240 Speaker 1: I came out right after the game. So um, I 504 00:24:09,280 --> 00:24:11,679 Speaker 1: thought the run game was really explosive on the day. Obviously, 505 00:24:11,720 --> 00:24:14,199 Speaker 1: Aaron Jones had the sixty yard run. I thought that 506 00:24:14,320 --> 00:24:16,280 Speaker 1: was you know, that was huge he had, you know, 507 00:24:16,280 --> 00:24:17,719 Speaker 1: it was a yard chid of a hundred yard day. 508 00:24:17,760 --> 00:24:19,800 Speaker 1: Jamal Williams had some nice carries and O A. J. 509 00:24:19,880 --> 00:24:22,520 Speaker 1: Dillon went down with an injury on a on a 510 00:24:22,520 --> 00:24:24,960 Speaker 1: play where he fumbled. But still I thought the run 511 00:24:25,000 --> 00:24:27,240 Speaker 1: game was a big piece of the Packers success today 512 00:24:27,280 --> 00:24:30,000 Speaker 1: and then you know, kind of related to that. Well, 513 00:24:30,040 --> 00:24:32,080 Speaker 1: we'll talk about this in the aftermath again later today 514 00:24:32,119 --> 00:24:34,919 Speaker 1: as well. The tight red zone for the Packers. They 515 00:24:35,000 --> 00:24:37,080 Speaker 1: talked about it on the broadcast. They just run their offense. 516 00:24:37,400 --> 00:24:39,560 Speaker 1: They don't have a special goal line package, right, They 517 00:24:39,600 --> 00:24:41,520 Speaker 1: just run their offense when they get down there inside 518 00:24:41,520 --> 00:24:44,280 Speaker 1: the five, which I think is why you saw Davante 519 00:24:44,359 --> 00:24:49,080 Speaker 1: Adams with his ninth touchdown from inside the five yard 520 00:24:49,160 --> 00:24:52,359 Speaker 1: line this season. That's the most we've seen in the NFL, 521 00:24:52,480 --> 00:24:54,280 Speaker 1: tied for the most we've seen in the NFL last 522 00:24:54,280 --> 00:24:57,760 Speaker 1: thirty years. Larry Fitzgerald and Dez Bryant are the only 523 00:24:57,760 --> 00:25:01,200 Speaker 1: other receivers to have nine touchdown rafts from inside the five. 524 00:25:01,400 --> 00:25:03,399 Speaker 1: And they're not all like those fade routes, right like 525 00:25:03,400 --> 00:25:06,679 Speaker 1: you saw the blank where they clearly lost Jalen Ramsey 526 00:25:06,680 --> 00:25:08,719 Speaker 1: trying to get through all the mess and keep up 527 00:25:08,720 --> 00:25:11,679 Speaker 1: with Davante Adams on that fast motion. Um, they just 528 00:25:11,720 --> 00:25:13,960 Speaker 1: find ways to get him, get him open in close, 529 00:25:14,000 --> 00:25:16,320 Speaker 1: and if it's a first and goal from the half 530 00:25:16,480 --> 00:25:18,720 Speaker 1: half yard line, they're not just gonna try to jump 531 00:25:18,760 --> 00:25:21,040 Speaker 1: over the line, you know, and traditionally running in the 532 00:25:21,200 --> 00:25:23,080 Speaker 1: I mean, it's just as easy for them to get 533 00:25:23,160 --> 00:25:25,359 Speaker 1: Davante Adams free for a touchdown. I think that's a 534 00:25:25,480 --> 00:25:27,560 Speaker 1: that's a really nice answer to have down there in close, 535 00:25:27,800 --> 00:25:30,560 Speaker 1: you know, Red. I think this game for me really 536 00:25:30,600 --> 00:25:35,000 Speaker 1: illustrates a few different things with the factors. Organization. One um, 537 00:25:35,040 --> 00:25:37,800 Speaker 1: their belief in their players where they were able to, 538 00:25:38,080 --> 00:25:40,680 Speaker 1: I guess in the draft make some decisions that many 539 00:25:40,720 --> 00:25:43,000 Speaker 1: of us on the outside question, but they believe in 540 00:25:43,040 --> 00:25:46,120 Speaker 1: their development process of the weapons on the outside. Marcus 541 00:25:46,200 --> 00:25:49,399 Speaker 1: vald is scandling. You look at what Alan Lazarre was 542 00:25:49,440 --> 00:25:52,560 Speaker 1: able to do, Robert Tunyan, those guys have really developed 543 00:25:52,600 --> 00:25:55,440 Speaker 1: and popped. And so Aaron Rodgers has weapons around the 544 00:25:55,520 --> 00:25:58,080 Speaker 1: outside of Davante Adams that we never really talked about. 545 00:25:58,400 --> 00:26:01,760 Speaker 1: To the structure this offense. As much as we love 546 00:26:01,880 --> 00:26:06,520 Speaker 1: Aaron Rodgers and his improvisational skills, he has flourished in 547 00:26:06,600 --> 00:26:10,440 Speaker 1: a more structured environment that Matt la Fleur has created 548 00:26:10,480 --> 00:26:13,480 Speaker 1: for him. And so even though he is terrific, the 549 00:26:13,560 --> 00:26:17,320 Speaker 1: structure of the offense makes the game easier for him. 550 00:26:17,400 --> 00:26:19,000 Speaker 1: And even though we think about the m v P 551 00:26:19,119 --> 00:26:22,520 Speaker 1: not necessarily needing the assistance of the coach, the coach 552 00:26:22,560 --> 00:26:25,760 Speaker 1: has really made the game very easy for him. And 553 00:26:25,800 --> 00:26:29,000 Speaker 1: then the last thing would be this defense is still 554 00:26:29,119 --> 00:26:31,600 Speaker 1: much maligned against the run, and they still have issues 555 00:26:31,680 --> 00:26:35,000 Speaker 1: against the run. But if they can dictate the terms 556 00:26:35,000 --> 00:26:37,040 Speaker 1: where the offense gives them a lead and they can 557 00:26:37,080 --> 00:26:39,040 Speaker 1: do what they want to do, which is fun to quarterback, 558 00:26:39,440 --> 00:26:43,399 Speaker 1: they're as tough as any to deal with. This Packers organization. 559 00:26:43,480 --> 00:26:46,080 Speaker 1: This team kind of has it going. They are a 560 00:26:46,240 --> 00:26:49,400 Speaker 1: very difficult team to kind of deal with. No. I 561 00:26:49,440 --> 00:26:52,760 Speaker 1: was looking at them though, once they had won that game, Um, 562 00:26:52,800 --> 00:26:54,840 Speaker 1: you had to believe that they were wanting to see 563 00:26:54,840 --> 00:26:57,480 Speaker 1: the Saints and not the Bucks, who the Bucks got 564 00:26:57,480 --> 00:27:00,119 Speaker 1: after him earlier this year. And you know, just just 565 00:27:00,200 --> 00:27:02,280 Speaker 1: Drew Brees in that offense trying to come out in 566 00:27:02,320 --> 00:27:05,320 Speaker 1: the cold, It wouldn't really make as much sense there 567 00:27:05,359 --> 00:27:07,320 Speaker 1: for them. But when you look at Tom Brady, who 568 00:27:07,400 --> 00:27:09,800 Speaker 1: spent his whole life in New England, you know he's 569 00:27:09,840 --> 00:27:12,440 Speaker 1: probably hoping it snows. They can run the football there 570 00:27:12,440 --> 00:27:15,240 Speaker 1: and Tampa. Tom is comfortable playing in that and they've 571 00:27:15,280 --> 00:27:17,960 Speaker 1: got big, physical receivers. So I don't know, we'll see 572 00:27:17,960 --> 00:27:19,520 Speaker 1: what happens. I haven't look at the weather report yet. 573 00:27:19,520 --> 00:27:21,520 Speaker 1: I'm hoping we get a snow day and a nice 574 00:27:21,840 --> 00:27:25,600 Speaker 1: wintry mix there so we can watch Tampa and Tom 575 00:27:25,600 --> 00:27:27,960 Speaker 1: Brady go up against the Green Bay Packers and Aaron 576 00:27:28,040 --> 00:27:30,440 Speaker 1: Rodgers doesn't getty better than that. Uh, we sitched it 577 00:27:30,440 --> 00:27:32,600 Speaker 1: over the other side. I'll do the eighth takeaway from 578 00:27:32,600 --> 00:27:35,080 Speaker 1: the Rams side of things, and that's they've got a 579 00:27:35,080 --> 00:27:36,960 Speaker 1: star in their hands. Cam Akers is going to be 580 00:27:36,960 --> 00:27:40,000 Speaker 1: a star. Um. You look at this offense when it 581 00:27:40,080 --> 00:27:42,600 Speaker 1: was at its best, it was running through Todd Gurley, 582 00:27:42,640 --> 00:27:44,560 Speaker 1: when Todd Gurley was in his prime, at the peak 583 00:27:44,600 --> 00:27:47,240 Speaker 1: of his talents, and I think you're seeing now how 584 00:27:47,240 --> 00:27:50,440 Speaker 1: this offense can function better when it's more geared through 585 00:27:50,480 --> 00:27:53,440 Speaker 1: cam Akers, maybe more so than the quarterback and Buck. 586 00:27:53,480 --> 00:27:55,439 Speaker 1: I feel like we've you know, we've known about this 587 00:27:55,560 --> 00:27:58,040 Speaker 1: kid's you know, going back to high school, how highly 588 00:27:58,080 --> 00:28:01,240 Speaker 1: recruited he was, and then if Florida State their offensive 589 00:28:01,280 --> 00:28:03,760 Speaker 1: line stunk, and we felt like going to the draft process, 590 00:28:03,800 --> 00:28:05,919 Speaker 1: we talked about it all the time that this was 591 00:28:06,040 --> 00:28:08,800 Speaker 1: a steal for him to be had where the Rams 592 00:28:08,840 --> 00:28:11,679 Speaker 1: are able to get him. Yeah, perfect running back for 593 00:28:11,760 --> 00:28:15,400 Speaker 1: the system, Um, cam Akers. They've only scratched the surface 594 00:28:15,560 --> 00:28:18,840 Speaker 1: on what he could be. Uh, everything that Dalvin Cook is, 595 00:28:19,119 --> 00:28:22,360 Speaker 1: cam Akers can be that and even more. Cam Akers 596 00:28:22,520 --> 00:28:25,280 Speaker 1: his ability to get on the edges, to make stop 597 00:28:25,320 --> 00:28:28,600 Speaker 1: start cuts and to get downhill. He's a remarkable fit. 598 00:28:28,880 --> 00:28:32,200 Speaker 1: We saw them bring in some wildcat and I don't 599 00:28:32,200 --> 00:28:34,520 Speaker 1: think people realize in high school cam Akers is senior 600 00:28:34,560 --> 00:28:36,800 Speaker 1: year through for over a couple of thousand yards as 601 00:28:36,800 --> 00:28:40,040 Speaker 1: a quarterback, and so they can do so much more 602 00:28:40,200 --> 00:28:42,320 Speaker 1: with him that they have to do it. The one 603 00:28:42,360 --> 00:28:44,400 Speaker 1: thing that I want Shot McVeigh to do is to 604 00:28:44,520 --> 00:28:47,080 Speaker 1: understand what he has and to make sure that he 605 00:28:47,120 --> 00:28:50,000 Speaker 1: continues to run the offense through the running game with 606 00:28:50,160 --> 00:28:53,640 Speaker 1: the quarterback as a complimentary piece, because when they do that, 607 00:28:53,640 --> 00:28:56,280 Speaker 1: that is when this offense is really the most difficult 608 00:28:56,280 --> 00:28:59,280 Speaker 1: to the fair Well, does anybody question the impact that 609 00:28:59,320 --> 00:29:01,920 Speaker 1: Aaron Donald as on a team or on a game 610 00:29:02,160 --> 00:29:05,560 Speaker 1: any longer? I mean, this felt like like a one 611 00:29:05,680 --> 00:29:09,480 Speaker 1: game um kind of a similar situation to what the 612 00:29:09,480 --> 00:29:11,880 Speaker 1: Colts dealt dealt with when Peyton Manning was out for 613 00:29:11,880 --> 00:29:14,160 Speaker 1: an entire season with that neck injury. Like the entire 614 00:29:14,240 --> 00:29:17,000 Speaker 1: franchise fell apart. And that's kind of what it felt 615 00:29:17,040 --> 00:29:20,480 Speaker 1: like. Like Like the number one defense in football completely fell 616 00:29:20,520 --> 00:29:24,760 Speaker 1: apart with Aaron Donald clearly not at ad percent played 617 00:29:24,800 --> 00:29:26,880 Speaker 1: about half the snaps on defense. I mean, they gave 618 00:29:26,960 --> 00:29:29,880 Speaker 1: up four four yards. Look, I get the Packers are 619 00:29:29,920 --> 00:29:32,200 Speaker 1: a really good team on offense, right, but I mean 620 00:29:32,840 --> 00:29:35,080 Speaker 1: I just I expected a little more resistance from the 621 00:29:35,160 --> 00:29:37,720 Speaker 1: Rams defense. I think it was clear the impact that 622 00:29:37,840 --> 00:29:40,360 Speaker 1: Aaron Donald has on that team, on that unit and 623 00:29:40,560 --> 00:29:43,520 Speaker 1: in that game, I mean, without question, I think I 624 00:29:43,520 --> 00:29:47,200 Speaker 1: think it's a huge um void that was created when 625 00:29:47,200 --> 00:29:49,640 Speaker 1: he goes out the lineup, and so the ability to 626 00:29:49,680 --> 00:29:53,880 Speaker 1: Packers ability to run the ball um certainly was boosted 627 00:29:53,920 --> 00:29:56,480 Speaker 1: by the fact that number ninety one wasn't there. And 628 00:29:56,760 --> 00:29:59,320 Speaker 1: I felt like Aaron Donna can't wait for the next 629 00:29:59,320 --> 00:30:01,440 Speaker 1: time he sees the Packers because I feel like the 630 00:30:01,520 --> 00:30:03,680 Speaker 1: offensive line felt like they could bully him because he 631 00:30:03,720 --> 00:30:06,000 Speaker 1: wasn't at full strint and you can see the little 632 00:30:06,320 --> 00:30:09,080 Speaker 1: the testiness that was going on. I felt like those 633 00:30:09,080 --> 00:30:11,920 Speaker 1: guys Jenkins and them they were talking to Aaron Donald 634 00:30:12,200 --> 00:30:16,560 Speaker 1: in the game then yet that they normally wouldn't engage 635 00:30:16,560 --> 00:30:20,400 Speaker 1: in those conversations. So I can't wait till maybe one 636 00:30:20,440 --> 00:30:22,280 Speaker 1: in the fall where we get a chance to see 637 00:30:22,320 --> 00:30:25,200 Speaker 1: them run that back, because I don't know if that 638 00:30:25,360 --> 00:30:28,280 Speaker 1: same kind of courage would exist if Aaron Donald wasn't 639 00:30:28,280 --> 00:30:30,640 Speaker 1: at full strinth. And guys, let's finish these final two 640 00:30:30,680 --> 00:30:33,560 Speaker 1: takeaways of this ten Takeaway Pod following the divisional round 641 00:30:33,560 --> 00:30:35,480 Speaker 1: of the playoffs with a couple of news items. The 642 00:30:35,520 --> 00:30:38,320 Speaker 1: first of courts has been a huge headline for the 643 00:30:38,400 --> 00:30:41,440 Speaker 1: last couple of weeks, with the Houston Texans a franchise 644 00:30:41,960 --> 00:30:45,240 Speaker 1: in turmoil. Obviously, you've read all the stories about Jack 645 00:30:45,280 --> 00:30:47,760 Speaker 1: Easterby and now the hiring of Nick Kisserio and how 646 00:30:47,800 --> 00:30:51,920 Speaker 1: that all went down. Basically, the end result is they 647 00:30:51,960 --> 00:30:57,000 Speaker 1: have a quarterback who reportedly wants out in Houston. Talking 648 00:30:57,040 --> 00:30:59,680 Speaker 1: about the Shawn Watson DJ, you went so far as 649 00:30:59,760 --> 00:31:04,120 Speaker 1: to h predict or just throw out a potential trade 650 00:31:04,120 --> 00:31:06,400 Speaker 1: scenario with the New York Jets, of course, like you 651 00:31:06,480 --> 00:31:10,320 Speaker 1: always do, setting Twitter ablaze with what was about three 652 00:31:10,320 --> 00:31:12,800 Speaker 1: first round picks. You have the Jets sitting over to Houston, 653 00:31:12,880 --> 00:31:15,760 Speaker 1: and Houston then ends up getting their franchise quarterback in 654 00:31:15,800 --> 00:31:19,320 Speaker 1: the process. Yeah, look, there's we'll see what happens. It's 655 00:31:19,360 --> 00:31:21,240 Speaker 1: just fun when these names pop up. I mean, this 656 00:31:21,320 --> 00:31:24,240 Speaker 1: is a twenty five year old top five quarterback, who's 657 00:31:24,320 --> 00:31:26,120 Speaker 1: who's long in a long term deal. I mean, you're 658 00:31:26,120 --> 00:31:28,520 Speaker 1: gonna have to give up a lot um if you're 659 00:31:28,520 --> 00:31:31,160 Speaker 1: gonna acquire somebody like Watson. That we'll see if it 660 00:31:31,200 --> 00:31:33,600 Speaker 1: even gets that far, if he is able to to 661 00:31:33,680 --> 00:31:35,240 Speaker 1: kind of force his way out of there. But the 662 00:31:35,320 --> 00:31:37,520 Speaker 1: Jets scenario just made sense to me because here they 663 00:31:37,560 --> 00:31:40,680 Speaker 1: have the second pick. Um you trade that second pick 664 00:31:40,920 --> 00:31:43,040 Speaker 1: they still have. The Jets still have the twenty three 665 00:31:43,120 --> 00:31:45,880 Speaker 1: pick they got from Seattle for Jamal Adams, So you 666 00:31:45,920 --> 00:31:48,880 Speaker 1: could trade the second pick this year, you're one of 667 00:31:48,920 --> 00:31:52,120 Speaker 1: your two first round picks next year, and then your 668 00:31:52,160 --> 00:31:54,760 Speaker 1: first round pick in twenty three. So if you're the Jets, 669 00:31:54,960 --> 00:31:57,040 Speaker 1: twenty three would be the only year you were left 670 00:31:57,080 --> 00:31:59,680 Speaker 1: without a first round pick. And somehow you would have 671 00:32:00,160 --> 00:32:04,080 Speaker 1: laid um the Jamal Adams picks that you picked up 672 00:32:04,120 --> 00:32:09,520 Speaker 1: and made that basically what turns into um Deshaun Watson 673 00:32:09,600 --> 00:32:11,400 Speaker 1: with you know, a swap here there you still have 674 00:32:11,440 --> 00:32:14,080 Speaker 1: Sam Donald. If if Houston would wants Sam darlaland the deal, 675 00:32:14,120 --> 00:32:16,360 Speaker 1: you can include that in a deal, or you know, 676 00:32:16,400 --> 00:32:18,200 Speaker 1: if they want to take a quarterback, which would make 677 00:32:18,200 --> 00:32:20,160 Speaker 1: more sense to me at number two to kind of 678 00:32:20,200 --> 00:32:22,400 Speaker 1: restart the process. If you're Houston and you are going 679 00:32:22,440 --> 00:32:25,760 Speaker 1: to go through this massive rebuild, um, then you know 680 00:32:25,800 --> 00:32:27,600 Speaker 1: you can take your quarterback there. The Jets would then 681 00:32:27,640 --> 00:32:29,560 Speaker 1: be free to take Sam Donald, trade him to into 682 00:32:29,560 --> 00:32:32,480 Speaker 1: your to San Francisco for some picks. So, um, that's 683 00:32:32,520 --> 00:32:35,200 Speaker 1: a that's a wild scenario. The crazy thing is, though, 684 00:32:35,320 --> 00:32:38,280 Speaker 1: is he has a no trade clause. So Deshaun Watson 685 00:32:38,320 --> 00:32:40,400 Speaker 1: not only could he try and force their hand to 686 00:32:40,440 --> 00:32:42,720 Speaker 1: get out of Houston Buck, but he could try and 687 00:32:42,760 --> 00:32:44,800 Speaker 1: force their hand of where he goes. And by all 688 00:32:44,840 --> 00:32:47,640 Speaker 1: accounts everything that you read, um, it seems to be 689 00:32:47,680 --> 00:32:50,920 Speaker 1: that Miami would be the preferred destination. You know, so 690 00:32:51,040 --> 00:32:53,400 Speaker 1: let's look at the Miami scenario. When you look at 691 00:32:53,400 --> 00:32:55,680 Speaker 1: the Miami Dolphins and their bounty of picks today, have 692 00:32:55,760 --> 00:32:58,760 Speaker 1: they certainly have enough ammunition to make it worth their while? 693 00:32:58,880 --> 00:33:00,440 Speaker 1: You think about the first round pick where you have 694 00:33:00,520 --> 00:33:03,160 Speaker 1: three and eight team then maybe being able to send 695 00:33:03,200 --> 00:33:05,120 Speaker 1: back to a tongue of boy lower if they wish 696 00:33:05,480 --> 00:33:08,920 Speaker 1: to include him in the deal. It certainly makes some sense. 697 00:33:09,280 --> 00:33:11,000 Speaker 1: I think. The big thing that you have to determine 698 00:33:11,040 --> 00:33:13,320 Speaker 1: if you're the Houston Texas when you're dealing with the 699 00:33:13,320 --> 00:33:17,280 Speaker 1: Deshaun Wasson. Understand the challenge of finding a franchise quarterback. 700 00:33:17,480 --> 00:33:20,760 Speaker 1: It is very difficult to find a franchise quarterback. They 701 00:33:20,800 --> 00:33:22,880 Speaker 1: don't just grow on trees. You don't find them in 702 00:33:22,880 --> 00:33:25,320 Speaker 1: every draft. And even if you draft one that you 703 00:33:25,440 --> 00:33:27,720 Speaker 1: think maybe, then you have to play the game and 704 00:33:27,760 --> 00:33:30,440 Speaker 1: see if they really are you have one in the vote. 705 00:33:30,640 --> 00:33:34,360 Speaker 1: I think it would be Houston, the Houston Texas to 706 00:33:34,520 --> 00:33:36,880 Speaker 1: figure out a way to work it out with Deshaun Wasson. 707 00:33:37,120 --> 00:33:39,240 Speaker 1: And also, I don't want to say they need to 708 00:33:39,240 --> 00:33:42,800 Speaker 1: play tough guy, but all of the things in the 709 00:33:42,840 --> 00:33:45,600 Speaker 1: c b A make it very prohibitive for a player 710 00:33:45,680 --> 00:33:49,120 Speaker 1: to execute a holdout, and so this is one word. 711 00:33:49,200 --> 00:33:52,360 Speaker 1: Communication can clear up a lot of this. I think 712 00:33:52,360 --> 00:33:53,960 Speaker 1: they gotta find a way to get in the room 713 00:33:54,240 --> 00:33:56,760 Speaker 1: and talk it out. Yeah, a lot of work to 714 00:33:56,800 --> 00:33:59,200 Speaker 1: be done in Houston on a lotter fronts. Obviously they 715 00:33:59,200 --> 00:34:01,400 Speaker 1: don't they don't have a hate coach yet. There's been 716 00:34:01,440 --> 00:34:04,360 Speaker 1: some talk about Leslie Fraser. There an interview now requests 717 00:34:04,400 --> 00:34:07,120 Speaker 1: going on with Eric the Enemy for virtual which is 718 00:34:07,120 --> 00:34:09,480 Speaker 1: now allowed by the league as per Tom Palicero here 719 00:34:09,480 --> 00:34:12,400 Speaker 1: in NFL Network. So a lot left to be done 720 00:34:13,160 --> 00:34:16,880 Speaker 1: in Houston, but probably number one is figuring out Deshaun Watson. 721 00:34:16,960 --> 00:34:19,399 Speaker 1: Let's move on to the final takeaway, the final news 722 00:34:19,440 --> 00:34:22,960 Speaker 1: item here, the Chargers have a new leading man here 723 00:34:23,080 --> 00:34:25,799 Speaker 1: DJ and Brandon Staley won't have to go far to 724 00:34:25,920 --> 00:34:28,600 Speaker 1: take over as the new head coach. Yeah, thirty four 725 00:34:28,680 --> 00:34:30,839 Speaker 1: years old, coming over from the Rams after one year 726 00:34:30,840 --> 00:34:33,839 Speaker 1: as their coordinator. Uh did a phenomenal job with that 727 00:34:33,960 --> 00:34:37,480 Speaker 1: defense this year was it was a college quarterback. Um. 728 00:34:37,520 --> 00:34:39,799 Speaker 1: Everybody that's been around him raves about him just in 729 00:34:39,920 --> 00:34:42,680 Speaker 1: terms of his leadership, his intelligence, his ability to relate 730 00:34:42,719 --> 00:34:46,600 Speaker 1: to players. UM. I know, uh, Buck, you've always used 731 00:34:46,600 --> 00:34:48,839 Speaker 1: the line when we've been talking over all these years 732 00:34:48,880 --> 00:34:51,080 Speaker 1: about sometimes you have to have a wolf to coach 733 00:34:51,120 --> 00:34:54,120 Speaker 1: a wolf. I want to say somewhere along in those lines, um, 734 00:34:54,120 --> 00:34:55,759 Speaker 1: And you look at what he was able to do 735 00:34:55,840 --> 00:34:58,759 Speaker 1: with a guy like Jalen Ramsey, UM, to to gain 736 00:34:58,920 --> 00:35:01,239 Speaker 1: his respect, to be able to deploy him in a 737 00:35:01,239 --> 00:35:04,440 Speaker 1: way that worked for this defense, that worked for him. UM. 738 00:35:04,600 --> 00:35:06,520 Speaker 1: I think that that bodes well for his ability to 739 00:35:06,560 --> 00:35:09,520 Speaker 1: relate inside the locker room. UM. And I thought a 740 00:35:09,560 --> 00:35:11,760 Speaker 1: lot of people assume the charges would go offense because 741 00:35:11,800 --> 00:35:14,600 Speaker 1: of Herbert. But you know, we'll see do they keep 742 00:35:14,640 --> 00:35:16,880 Speaker 1: the offensive staff as we're recording this, we don't know 743 00:35:16,920 --> 00:35:18,480 Speaker 1: that at this point in time. Do they keep the 744 00:35:18,520 --> 00:35:20,680 Speaker 1: same group or do they bring in uh some people 745 00:35:20,680 --> 00:35:23,040 Speaker 1: to try and run that that McVeigh offense here the 746 00:35:23,040 --> 00:35:26,560 Speaker 1: Shanahan scheme with Herbert. But the thinking is, I believe 747 00:35:26,560 --> 00:35:28,560 Speaker 1: when you look at the defense with some of the 748 00:35:28,560 --> 00:35:30,719 Speaker 1: pieces in place, if they can get Derwin James back, 749 00:35:30,800 --> 00:35:34,400 Speaker 1: keep him healthy, Drew Tranquil comes back, um, Joey Bosa, 750 00:35:34,719 --> 00:35:37,040 Speaker 1: They've got a lot of pieces here for them to 751 00:35:37,080 --> 00:35:39,239 Speaker 1: have a really good defense pretty quick here with with 752 00:35:39,320 --> 00:35:43,560 Speaker 1: coach Staley, Yeah, DJ, Everything that I know and I've 753 00:35:43,560 --> 00:35:46,120 Speaker 1: read about Brandon and Staley has been very very impressive 754 00:35:46,160 --> 00:35:48,520 Speaker 1: to watch. His background Common Cup under the ring has 755 00:35:48,560 --> 00:35:51,600 Speaker 1: been assistant head coach at the junior college level, making 756 00:35:51,640 --> 00:35:53,359 Speaker 1: his way to John Carroll at a D three level, 757 00:35:53,400 --> 00:35:55,759 Speaker 1: being a de coordinator, then finding his way into the 758 00:35:55,800 --> 00:35:58,560 Speaker 1: league and have a success. Very impressive, And I think 759 00:35:59,080 --> 00:36:02,960 Speaker 1: the biggest testimony comes from Jalen Ramsey who has been 760 00:36:03,080 --> 00:36:07,279 Speaker 1: very vocal supporting Brandon Staley's prospects of being a head 761 00:36:07,320 --> 00:36:10,000 Speaker 1: coach everywhere that you've seen the last two or three weeks, 762 00:36:10,320 --> 00:36:14,400 Speaker 1: Jalen Ramsey has done nothing but give these Verber bouquets 763 00:36:14,480 --> 00:36:17,640 Speaker 1: to Brandon state before, how he put together plans, how 764 00:36:17,680 --> 00:36:21,080 Speaker 1: he utilized the personnel I think that speaks volumes, and 765 00:36:21,120 --> 00:36:23,319 Speaker 1: you're right and talking about it takes a wolf to 766 00:36:23,320 --> 00:36:25,960 Speaker 1: coach a wolf. One thing that I know about players, 767 00:36:26,320 --> 00:36:29,759 Speaker 1: they respect knowledge and they respect those who can help 768 00:36:29,800 --> 00:36:33,200 Speaker 1: them play at a higher level. Jalen Ramsey giving Brandon 769 00:36:33,239 --> 00:36:37,320 Speaker 1: Stately a ringing endorsement that will man that will speak 770 00:36:37,400 --> 00:36:40,359 Speaker 1: volumes and have a huge impact in the Charges locker room, 771 00:36:40,719 --> 00:36:43,640 Speaker 1: especially because Jandon Ramsey and Derwin James had a very 772 00:36:43,680 --> 00:36:47,640 Speaker 1: tight relationship. Strength one up for the coaching tree of 773 00:36:47,800 --> 00:36:50,839 Speaker 1: John Carroll University once again, and I mean we thought 774 00:36:50,880 --> 00:36:54,400 Speaker 1: it might be the John Carroll connection with Tom Talasco 775 00:36:54,520 --> 00:36:56,680 Speaker 1: and Brian Damole, but it turns out it's the other 776 00:36:56,719 --> 00:37:01,200 Speaker 1: way around. It's to Lasco and Brandon's daily UH now 777 00:37:01,360 --> 00:37:04,239 Speaker 1: leading the l A Chargers, one of them we talked 778 00:37:04,280 --> 00:37:07,400 Speaker 1: about one of the most desirable head coaching uh vacancies 779 00:37:07,400 --> 00:37:10,319 Speaker 1: out there, and now fill there's still two remaining in 780 00:37:10,440 --> 00:37:13,839 Speaker 1: Houston and in Philadelphia. Well, Buck it was a fun 781 00:37:13,880 --> 00:37:17,719 Speaker 1: episode today. Great going through the weekend's games. But man, 782 00:37:17,760 --> 00:37:20,160 Speaker 1: now we're down to the final four and now it 783 00:37:20,160 --> 00:37:22,719 Speaker 1: gets exciting. It's gonna be a lot of fun, man, Yeah, 784 00:37:22,760 --> 00:37:25,200 Speaker 1: because these are you talking about the best four teams, 785 00:37:25,239 --> 00:37:27,520 Speaker 1: Like the four best teams are are here when when 786 00:37:27,520 --> 00:37:29,600 Speaker 1: we look at it, you have to be able to 787 00:37:29,640 --> 00:37:32,000 Speaker 1: be a balanced team. You have to have an quarterback, 788 00:37:32,040 --> 00:37:34,000 Speaker 1: you have to have an offense that has a running 789 00:37:34,040 --> 00:37:36,760 Speaker 1: game in perimeter weapons, you have to have a stout defense. 790 00:37:37,040 --> 00:37:39,240 Speaker 1: And all the teams that are left in the postseason happen, 791 00:37:39,280 --> 00:37:41,880 Speaker 1: and so it's gonna be fastening to see which teams 792 00:37:41,880 --> 00:37:44,120 Speaker 1: advanced to the Super Bowl. Yeah. I love the fact 793 00:37:44,160 --> 00:37:46,960 Speaker 1: that both rematches, right, both these games, we've seen these 794 00:37:47,000 --> 00:37:48,920 Speaker 1: teams square off in the regular season. We get a 795 00:37:48,960 --> 00:37:51,120 Speaker 1: chance to to see it again here. Health will be 796 00:37:51,160 --> 00:37:53,560 Speaker 1: a big factor again. We'll keep you updated on this 797 00:37:53,640 --> 00:37:56,279 Speaker 1: game and on these two games throughout the week on 798 00:37:56,320 --> 00:37:58,160 Speaker 1: the Move the six Podcast. You want to thank you 799 00:37:58,160 --> 00:37:59,560 Speaker 1: so much for hanging with us today. It's been a 800 00:37:59,600 --> 00:38:01,440 Speaker 1: lot of fun and we'll look forward to catching up 801 00:38:01,440 --> 00:38:03,200 Speaker 1: with you next time. Right here on Move the Sticks 802 00:38:03,280 --> 00:38:24,120 Speaker 1: presented by Castro Ledge