1 00:00:01,120 --> 00:00:06,720 Speaker 1: The Around the League podcast can clearly explain the after 2 00:00:06,920 --> 00:00:11,160 Speaker 1: Dalton scale. Welcome back to another dish or the Round 3 00:00:11,200 --> 00:00:13,160 Speaker 1: the League Podcast. My name is Dan Hands, and I'm 4 00:00:13,240 --> 00:00:16,760 Speaker 1: joined by a room filled with heroes Chris Westling, Mark Sessler, 5 00:00:17,040 --> 00:00:20,680 Speaker 1: and Gregg Rosa thought, what up? Boys? How are you? 6 00:00:21,160 --> 00:00:24,720 Speaker 1: Wild Card Weekend? This isn't just any podcast. The people 7 00:00:24,760 --> 00:00:28,040 Speaker 1: are excited about their tweeting at us. Are we getting 8 00:00:28,040 --> 00:00:30,400 Speaker 1: a podcast this week? And can we have one Saturday Night? No? 9 00:00:30,520 --> 00:00:33,479 Speaker 1: You can't, but you can have a Sunday podcast recapping 10 00:00:33,520 --> 00:00:36,760 Speaker 1: all four games. There were people that judged on Twitter 11 00:00:36,880 --> 00:00:40,640 Speaker 1: for us not having the Saturday night podcast locked and loaded, 12 00:00:40,720 --> 00:00:43,200 Speaker 1: and it's like, guys, we're working hard here, we're doing 13 00:00:43,240 --> 00:00:48,639 Speaker 1: three podcasts a week, we're working on Saturdays, or we're 14 00:00:48,800 --> 00:00:52,600 Speaker 1: lolligagg at Santa Monica here. Maybe next year, maybe we 15 00:00:52,640 --> 00:00:54,959 Speaker 1: will do a Saturday podcast once we get this thing 16 00:00:55,080 --> 00:00:58,680 Speaker 1: closer to daily, which which I'm all for sure. Why not? 17 00:00:59,080 --> 00:01:01,920 Speaker 1: Why you just threw it out there? Why not? The 18 00:01:02,000 --> 00:01:05,160 Speaker 1: people can fight for it? Um all right, So this 19 00:01:05,880 --> 00:01:09,440 Speaker 1: the lesson being complained and you get your way. That's yes, 20 00:01:09,520 --> 00:01:13,319 Speaker 1: my mother said, Squeaky Wheel gets the grease. Is that 21 00:01:13,400 --> 00:01:15,240 Speaker 1: a What is that term, K Richard? Do you know 22 00:01:15,280 --> 00:01:18,240 Speaker 1: that term as a child? Yeah, the squeaky wheel? Is 23 00:01:18,240 --> 00:01:20,560 Speaker 1: that not a unique term? But half our listeners are 24 00:01:20,600 --> 00:01:23,080 Speaker 1: from the UK. I wonder if it's translated across the city. 25 00:01:23,120 --> 00:01:27,479 Speaker 1: They don't have wheels in the UK. All right, let's 26 00:01:27,800 --> 00:01:30,080 Speaker 1: let's get to the games, because let's face it, this 27 00:01:30,120 --> 00:01:32,399 Speaker 1: is one of the better wild card weekends in a 28 00:01:32,440 --> 00:01:36,080 Speaker 1: long time. Right, Uh, four games, they're all close. The 29 00:01:36,120 --> 00:01:39,560 Speaker 1: only one that wasn't close was Chargers Bengals, but the 30 00:01:39,560 --> 00:01:41,440 Speaker 1: Bengals were ahead at halftime and it was a one 31 00:01:41,480 --> 00:01:43,840 Speaker 1: score game in the fourth quarter, and it was a 32 00:01:43,880 --> 00:01:46,720 Speaker 1: great They're a good storyline to just see what was 33 00:01:46,760 --> 00:01:49,280 Speaker 1: happening to the Bengal. So three of the games were classics, 34 00:01:49,360 --> 00:01:51,960 Speaker 1: especially the first one and the last of the of 35 00:01:52,040 --> 00:01:54,200 Speaker 1: the weekend. Well, why don't we start with the last 36 00:01:54,240 --> 00:01:57,520 Speaker 1: game because I think, um, if you wanted to Mark 37 00:01:57,560 --> 00:01:59,480 Speaker 1: and I discussed this before the podcast, if you wanted 38 00:01:59,520 --> 00:02:01,840 Speaker 1: to take one team out of all the teams we 39 00:02:01,880 --> 00:02:04,760 Speaker 1: saw this weekend, that probably is the best chance to 40 00:02:04,840 --> 00:02:08,680 Speaker 1: be hoisting a smudged Lombardi Trophy, It's probably the Niners. 41 00:02:09,320 --> 00:02:12,520 Speaker 1: And they took care of business in green Bay field 42 00:02:12,520 --> 00:02:16,200 Speaker 1: goal at the gun. Phil Dawson had a thirty three 43 00:02:16,280 --> 00:02:19,920 Speaker 1: yard field goal in in freezing, freezing conditions and the 44 00:02:20,040 --> 00:02:23,560 Speaker 1: Niners move on. Mark, what were your what's your takeaway 45 00:02:23,560 --> 00:02:26,480 Speaker 1: on this game? Well, and what you just said, I 46 00:02:26,480 --> 00:02:29,600 Speaker 1: mean the Niners? Is it me or they completely flown 47 00:02:29,639 --> 00:02:32,560 Speaker 1: under the radar. We've been talking about it, we have, 48 00:02:32,720 --> 00:02:34,679 Speaker 1: but I think in general it's like they're looked upon. 49 00:02:34,760 --> 00:02:37,840 Speaker 1: It's like the third or fourth situation in the NFC. 50 00:02:38,400 --> 00:02:41,400 Speaker 1: They're as hot as can be. Listen, if there was 51 00:02:41,440 --> 00:02:43,160 Speaker 1: a week they were going to go in and get 52 00:02:43,200 --> 00:02:46,000 Speaker 1: into a tough situation was playing in the elements in 53 00:02:46,080 --> 00:02:49,760 Speaker 1: green Bay. They handled their business. Phil Dawson, I know 54 00:02:49,880 --> 00:02:52,880 Speaker 1: he's been money for a long long time. He took 55 00:02:52,919 --> 00:02:56,720 Speaker 1: care of his deals, kind of like when Ray Bourke 56 00:02:56,840 --> 00:02:59,240 Speaker 1: won the Stanley Cup and they gave him a parade. 57 00:02:59,800 --> 00:03:03,040 Speaker 1: Uh in Boston. Is Phil Dawson gonna get this in Cleveland? 58 00:03:05,440 --> 00:03:08,120 Speaker 1: Because it's it'sunny because if Green Bay had won this game, 59 00:03:08,240 --> 00:03:10,000 Speaker 1: I would say they're the team I don't want to 60 00:03:10,000 --> 00:03:12,720 Speaker 1: deal with so much. For my dream, my vision that 61 00:03:12,760 --> 00:03:15,560 Speaker 1: the green Bay Packers would never lose again until February 62 00:03:16,000 --> 00:03:18,880 Speaker 1: until next September. I think, Mark, what you're getting at is, 63 00:03:19,160 --> 00:03:23,120 Speaker 1: uh Niners were six and four, now they're thirteen and four. 64 00:03:23,280 --> 00:03:26,120 Speaker 1: They're the sleeping monster that was actually never really sleeping. 65 00:03:27,000 --> 00:03:29,160 Speaker 1: They were not. They're well coached, best coach team in 66 00:03:29,160 --> 00:03:31,520 Speaker 1: the league in my book. I agree. I think I 67 00:03:31,600 --> 00:03:33,640 Speaker 1: heard a lot of people today say, where has this 68 00:03:33,720 --> 00:03:36,960 Speaker 1: Kaepernick been all year? Well, he's been doing the exact 69 00:03:36,960 --> 00:03:39,720 Speaker 1: same thing for seven or eight games now. Ever since 70 00:03:39,760 --> 00:03:42,880 Speaker 1: Crabtree came back, Kaepernick has been playing great. He has 71 00:03:42,880 --> 00:03:46,920 Speaker 1: eleven touchdowns in two interceptions over the last six weeks, 72 00:03:46,960 --> 00:03:49,119 Speaker 1: I believe six or seven, and one of those interceptions 73 00:03:49,160 --> 00:03:52,960 Speaker 1: was today. And he's making better decisions when to run. 74 00:03:54,200 --> 00:03:56,000 Speaker 1: Early in the season, a lot of times he was 75 00:03:56,080 --> 00:03:57,840 Speaker 1: running and coming up short of first down, or he 76 00:03:57,880 --> 00:04:00,960 Speaker 1: was leaving the pocket too early. I mean, his runs 77 00:04:01,000 --> 00:04:03,840 Speaker 1: today were such huge players in the game, but the 78 00:04:03,880 --> 00:04:06,720 Speaker 1: two biggest players of the game were throws. It was 79 00:04:06,800 --> 00:04:09,600 Speaker 1: that touchdown throat of Vernon Davis, which was a thing 80 00:04:09,600 --> 00:04:13,320 Speaker 1: of beauty. And third and ten, four minutes and twenty 81 00:04:13,360 --> 00:04:17,520 Speaker 1: seconds left in the game, Kaepernick's gotta make a play 82 00:04:17,680 --> 00:04:19,839 Speaker 1: or else the Packers get the ball back with a 83 00:04:19,920 --> 00:04:23,360 Speaker 1: chance to end the forty Niner season, Cape Dom Caper 84 00:04:23,480 --> 00:04:27,200 Speaker 1: sends a blitz, Kaepernick evades the rush, steps up into 85 00:04:27,200 --> 00:04:30,919 Speaker 1: the pocket, keeps looking downfield, delivers a dart, a great 86 00:04:30,960 --> 00:04:33,600 Speaker 1: catch by Michael Crafty. That to me was the play 87 00:04:33,600 --> 00:04:37,919 Speaker 1: of the game, and that wasn't about running boom. I 88 00:04:38,000 --> 00:04:40,080 Speaker 1: was excited watching that. You get the ball back with 89 00:04:40,160 --> 00:04:42,559 Speaker 1: five minutes to go, and the whole scenes on the line, 90 00:04:42,720 --> 00:04:44,719 Speaker 1: and that's it. You just burn the clock out and 91 00:04:44,720 --> 00:04:47,520 Speaker 1: win the game. That's how you do it. That's January 92 00:04:47,520 --> 00:04:50,760 Speaker 1: football right there. It is sad to see Aaron Rodgers 93 00:04:50,839 --> 00:04:54,040 Speaker 1: knocked out of this equation because he made some throws tonight. 94 00:04:54,080 --> 00:04:57,080 Speaker 1: I just listen. That guy just he was out on 95 00:04:57,120 --> 00:05:00,760 Speaker 1: the shell for weeks, came back an electric It's hard 96 00:05:00,800 --> 00:05:03,000 Speaker 1: to see him go. It's one of the great what ifs. 97 00:05:03,000 --> 00:05:06,159 Speaker 1: Every team, every season, there are what if teams. The 98 00:05:06,200 --> 00:05:08,279 Speaker 1: Packers are the what if team for me this year. 99 00:05:08,880 --> 00:05:12,000 Speaker 1: If if Rogers never got hurt in Chicago, right when 100 00:05:12,320 --> 00:05:15,159 Speaker 1: Eddie Lacey was really taking off and Rogers was healthy 101 00:05:15,160 --> 00:05:17,599 Speaker 1: and he had everything working, I feel like they could 102 00:05:17,600 --> 00:05:18,960 Speaker 1: have been in the mix for one of the first 103 00:05:19,200 --> 00:05:22,120 Speaker 1: top two scenes and then everything is different after that. Instead, 104 00:05:22,120 --> 00:05:24,200 Speaker 1: they squeak in or sneak into the playoffs and get 105 00:05:24,320 --> 00:05:26,760 Speaker 1: knocked out here. I mean, I agree. I mean, you 106 00:05:26,760 --> 00:05:28,839 Speaker 1: watch Rogers. You watch the play he pulled. He pulled 107 00:05:28,880 --> 00:05:32,200 Speaker 1: the ELI super Bowl forty two like playoff. You see 108 00:05:32,279 --> 00:05:35,640 Speaker 1: him throwing those darts like QB twelve from Techmo Bowl downfield. 109 00:05:36,000 --> 00:05:38,919 Speaker 1: I mean, he's so awesome, and it's actually a bummer 110 00:05:38,960 --> 00:05:41,880 Speaker 1: to me, uh that he's out of the picture and 111 00:05:41,880 --> 00:05:43,640 Speaker 1: we have to wait till September to see him again. 112 00:05:44,040 --> 00:05:46,760 Speaker 1: I think even if they, uh if Rogers had stayed 113 00:05:46,800 --> 00:05:48,800 Speaker 1: healthy and they gotta buy their defense has too many 114 00:05:48,839 --> 00:05:51,480 Speaker 1: holes to go far in the playoffs. I thought the 115 00:05:51,520 --> 00:05:54,039 Speaker 1: Packers played one of their best games of the season today. 116 00:05:54,080 --> 00:05:55,880 Speaker 1: I was surprised they hung in this. I thought this 117 00:05:55,960 --> 00:05:58,359 Speaker 1: might be a blowout, especially the way it started and 118 00:05:58,360 --> 00:06:01,840 Speaker 1: they lost two defensive starter right away. They were so thin. 119 00:06:01,920 --> 00:06:05,440 Speaker 1: I think the Packers played their guts out. Uh. Ultimately, 120 00:06:05,480 --> 00:06:07,800 Speaker 1: you mentioned the defense. He played pretty well for most 121 00:06:07,800 --> 00:06:10,440 Speaker 1: of the game, but two long scoring drives for the 122 00:06:10,480 --> 00:06:12,359 Speaker 1: forty niners at the end, they didn't have enough. I 123 00:06:12,360 --> 00:06:14,520 Speaker 1: don't this was a you mentioned it, Dan, I mean 124 00:06:14,520 --> 00:06:16,920 Speaker 1: they were snake bit all year. A lot of injuries 125 00:06:17,240 --> 00:06:19,320 Speaker 1: the whole season. It seemed like that just wasn't breaking 126 00:06:19,400 --> 00:06:21,400 Speaker 1: right for them. It should be noted that right right 127 00:06:21,440 --> 00:06:23,680 Speaker 1: before the Packers scored their first touchdown, it was six 128 00:06:23,720 --> 00:06:28,520 Speaker 1: to nothing. Greg's walking through the office, gallivanting around the 129 00:06:28,520 --> 00:06:30,600 Speaker 1: news room saying, this game is gonna be thirty one 130 00:06:30,640 --> 00:06:36,120 Speaker 1: to seven. I really had a strong, very cavalier just 131 00:06:36,240 --> 00:06:39,520 Speaker 1: marching from like cluster of people to other cluster of people, 132 00:06:39,560 --> 00:06:41,800 Speaker 1: saying this game is over. And you never did. I 133 00:06:41,960 --> 00:06:44,640 Speaker 1: never liked that. I always am saying it's gonna be close, 134 00:06:44,680 --> 00:06:47,039 Speaker 1: and it's gonna be a game, and don't assume anything. 135 00:06:47,240 --> 00:06:49,640 Speaker 1: Well when you get when you get hung up on 136 00:06:49,680 --> 00:06:51,600 Speaker 1: a pick, when we do the games picks, and then 137 00:06:51,640 --> 00:06:54,680 Speaker 1: you pick one team when you're like, and then the 138 00:06:54,720 --> 00:06:57,000 Speaker 1: other the team that you didn't pick goes up seven nothing, 139 00:06:57,200 --> 00:06:59,560 Speaker 1: you always freak out and like you say that you're 140 00:06:59,560 --> 00:07:01,680 Speaker 1: gonna leave off a building or something, but I don't 141 00:07:01,720 --> 00:07:03,280 Speaker 1: stick with it. But this time, I don't know. I 142 00:07:03,320 --> 00:07:05,960 Speaker 1: was really I thought were such a better team. And 143 00:07:05,960 --> 00:07:07,880 Speaker 1: I think that shows how hard it is to knock 144 00:07:07,920 --> 00:07:11,520 Speaker 1: out a great quarterback like Roger. I mean, Kaepernick played well, 145 00:07:11,960 --> 00:07:15,440 Speaker 1: He's got the better defense there, and they still barely 146 00:07:15,440 --> 00:07:18,440 Speaker 1: won this game. The biggest play of the game was 147 00:07:18,800 --> 00:07:22,360 Speaker 1: on a third and eight with one thirteen to go, 148 00:07:22,560 --> 00:07:26,119 Speaker 1: Kaepernick scrambles for eleven yard game into to the twenty 149 00:07:26,200 --> 00:07:29,280 Speaker 1: seven yard line, and then the Niners used their will 150 00:07:29,360 --> 00:07:31,480 Speaker 1: to get another first down on the ground. Off that 151 00:07:31,720 --> 00:07:34,160 Speaker 1: it was all over, but that Kaepernick play just what 152 00:07:34,240 --> 00:07:36,960 Speaker 1: a reminder of what a weapon that guy is and 153 00:07:37,000 --> 00:07:39,800 Speaker 1: why you cannot really you're crazy if you rule them 154 00:07:39,800 --> 00:07:41,960 Speaker 1: out against anyone this year going forward. How do you 155 00:07:42,000 --> 00:07:44,800 Speaker 1: feel if you're Dom Capers and everyone associated with Dom 156 00:07:44,920 --> 00:07:49,920 Speaker 1: Capers and last January his brother Chazz Caper, Jazz Capers, 157 00:07:50,080 --> 00:07:54,240 Speaker 1: you know, sitting at home right now, questioning existence. Kaepernick 158 00:07:54,520 --> 00:07:56,800 Speaker 1: ran all over you last year. He didn't do the 159 00:07:56,880 --> 00:07:59,720 Speaker 1: same thing tonight, but still he Les Gregg said his 160 00:08:00,280 --> 00:08:03,640 Speaker 1: on the ground, we're outrageous. I think Kaepernick, for the 161 00:08:03,680 --> 00:08:06,800 Speaker 1: second year in a row, leads the wild card round 162 00:08:06,800 --> 00:08:11,640 Speaker 1: and rushing the second most he's ever had, behind last 163 00:08:11,720 --> 00:08:13,920 Speaker 1: year's playoff performance against the past. I mean, they went 164 00:08:13,960 --> 00:08:15,920 Speaker 1: away and they huddled and they said, we're gonna talk 165 00:08:15,960 --> 00:08:19,360 Speaker 1: to college coaches about shutting this down. We're gonna get together. 166 00:08:19,400 --> 00:08:23,320 Speaker 1: We're gonna have meetings. Nothing's changed. Do you guys think 167 00:08:23,320 --> 00:08:27,200 Speaker 1: they'll fire Capers If they didn't fire him after last year, 168 00:08:27,200 --> 00:08:28,840 Speaker 1: I don't see how they get fire him after this year. 169 00:08:28,840 --> 00:08:32,120 Speaker 1: It was a better performance the defenses. I read a 170 00:08:32,160 --> 00:08:35,480 Speaker 1: really interesting piece by Tom Silverstein, who is one of 171 00:08:35,480 --> 00:08:38,600 Speaker 1: the best beat writers for the Journal Sentinel, and he 172 00:08:38,720 --> 00:08:41,120 Speaker 1: talked about how all the young maybe the defense doesn't 173 00:08:41,160 --> 00:08:44,360 Speaker 1: fit them because Capers run such a complicated La Beaux 174 00:08:44,440 --> 00:08:47,240 Speaker 1: like defense, who they don't even let rookies play barely 175 00:08:47,280 --> 00:08:50,760 Speaker 1: in Pittsburgh and that's all Green Bay has the young players, 176 00:08:50,760 --> 00:08:53,520 Speaker 1: and I don't know, I feel like it's not working. 177 00:08:53,559 --> 00:08:55,960 Speaker 1: He's a good coach, but it's not working for that defense. 178 00:08:56,760 --> 00:08:59,600 Speaker 1: I picked the Niners to lose this game and went 179 00:09:00,000 --> 00:09:02,560 Speaker 1: one at three. This week West went four and oh 180 00:09:03,600 --> 00:09:07,959 Speaker 1: undefeated two. Wow, that's one of the greatest performances ever. 181 00:09:08,000 --> 00:09:11,440 Speaker 1: Almost locks up our postseason standings battle. We'll see though, 182 00:09:11,840 --> 00:09:15,160 Speaker 1: But I knew I was dead when Rick Flair was 183 00:09:15,400 --> 00:09:19,280 Speaker 1: flown in from Orlando on Saturday night to speak to 184 00:09:19,320 --> 00:09:22,800 Speaker 1: the Niners. You know, styling and profiling, and then they're 185 00:09:22,800 --> 00:09:26,439 Speaker 1: watching wrestling videos and you know, the strutting going on. 186 00:09:26,920 --> 00:09:29,480 Speaker 1: It was game over. What a brilliant masterstroke by the 187 00:09:29,520 --> 00:09:33,079 Speaker 1: completely insane Jim Harbaugh. I'm not only that, but I mean, 188 00:09:33,080 --> 00:09:35,600 Speaker 1: how could you not get fired up looking at Harbaugh's 189 00:09:35,640 --> 00:09:38,360 Speaker 1: outfit and calculate today? I mean the players looked at 190 00:09:38,360 --> 00:09:42,280 Speaker 1: that just hardball would be the coach to bring back 191 00:09:42,280 --> 00:09:47,800 Speaker 1: pill parcels muffin top. Look. Does anybody else have any 192 00:09:47,800 --> 00:09:50,040 Speaker 1: thoughts on any more thoughts about this game? We've covered 193 00:09:50,080 --> 00:09:53,559 Speaker 1: every possible angle. That's certainly not true. I'm kidney, I 194 00:09:53,600 --> 00:09:56,120 Speaker 1: don't know, Go wherever you need to go. How about 195 00:09:56,120 --> 00:09:59,719 Speaker 1: Michael Crabtree coming back about just quickly? I'm just a 196 00:09:59,800 --> 00:10:02,040 Speaker 1: may He's coming back from a torn achillies. Remember when 197 00:10:02,240 --> 00:10:03,920 Speaker 1: drell Sucks came back last year and he was a 198 00:10:03,960 --> 00:10:06,280 Speaker 1: shell of them his former self. That's what I expected. 199 00:10:06,600 --> 00:10:09,240 Speaker 1: He's making moves. I mean, Jim Harbaugh said Crabtree has 200 00:10:09,280 --> 00:10:11,560 Speaker 1: the best hands in NFL history. I don't know about that. 201 00:10:11,600 --> 00:10:14,560 Speaker 1: Did the ever watched Chris Carter player? He also said 202 00:10:14,640 --> 00:10:18,559 Speaker 1: last year there lantern Wayne Crabet. He also said last 203 00:10:18,640 --> 00:10:21,080 Speaker 1: year the Crabtree had the best after the catch skills 204 00:10:21,080 --> 00:10:23,040 Speaker 1: of any receiver in the history of football. So he's 205 00:10:23,040 --> 00:10:26,640 Speaker 1: a little he's known to use h This is a 206 00:10:26,679 --> 00:10:29,800 Speaker 1: different team with Crabtree. That absolutely, and we've been talking 207 00:10:29,840 --> 00:10:32,880 Speaker 1: about that, that he's a true number one receiver and 208 00:10:33,760 --> 00:10:36,480 Speaker 1: running like he came back a little slow, but he 209 00:10:36,520 --> 00:10:39,240 Speaker 1: was from the time he re entered the lineup last month, 210 00:10:39,520 --> 00:10:43,160 Speaker 1: he was. He was producing for them and the he's 211 00:10:43,280 --> 00:10:46,360 Speaker 1: he's a major X factor. A reminiscent of two years 212 00:10:46,360 --> 00:10:49,120 Speaker 1: ago when Damarius Thomas was playing with Tim Tebow and 213 00:10:49,160 --> 00:10:51,680 Speaker 1: it took him half a season or three forces of 214 00:10:51,679 --> 00:10:53,480 Speaker 1: a scene to come back from his own achilles tear 215 00:10:53,720 --> 00:10:55,520 Speaker 1: and then he took off. And I know we want 216 00:10:55,520 --> 00:10:58,199 Speaker 1: to move on, but before we do, one question on 217 00:10:58,280 --> 00:11:00,720 Speaker 1: the Packers. Now it's been three years they won the 218 00:11:00,760 --> 00:11:03,280 Speaker 1: Super Bowl. This NFC is pretty loaded right now. We 219 00:11:03,400 --> 00:11:07,520 Speaker 1: got Cam Newton, Russell, Wilson, Kaepernick, they're all still playing. 220 00:11:07,559 --> 00:11:10,720 Speaker 1: The Saints are good every year and the Packers are 221 00:11:10,840 --> 00:11:13,400 Speaker 1: just a little bit below them. Do we do we 222 00:11:13,520 --> 00:11:17,080 Speaker 1: think Rogers and the Packers that there's concerned that they're 223 00:11:17,120 --> 00:11:21,560 Speaker 1: not quite there with the NFC's best concern I don't 224 00:11:21,600 --> 00:11:23,920 Speaker 1: have concerned. I think they have they have to fix 225 00:11:23,960 --> 00:11:26,439 Speaker 1: the defense. I think that offense is better than any 226 00:11:26,480 --> 00:11:28,160 Speaker 1: of the teams you mentioned. I think they still have 227 00:11:28,240 --> 00:11:30,679 Speaker 1: the best quarterback, and if they could just figure out 228 00:11:30,720 --> 00:11:34,400 Speaker 1: a way to get that defense stronger and and stay healthy, 229 00:11:34,880 --> 00:11:36,760 Speaker 1: I think they'll be right back in the mix next right. 230 00:11:36,800 --> 00:11:39,720 Speaker 1: It's not like in other situations where the heat is 231 00:11:39,800 --> 00:11:43,040 Speaker 1: on the quarterback to flip that switch. What more could 232 00:11:43,120 --> 00:11:46,240 Speaker 1: Rogers do. It's the rest of the Packers team on 233 00:11:46,280 --> 00:11:48,160 Speaker 1: the other side of the ball that's Can't you envision 234 00:11:48,160 --> 00:11:50,319 Speaker 1: the scenario where Clay Matthews is the comeback player of 235 00:11:50,320 --> 00:11:52,840 Speaker 1: the Year next year? I agree with all of you. 236 00:11:53,200 --> 00:11:55,760 Speaker 1: It's just I look. You look at this NFC and 237 00:11:55,800 --> 00:11:58,240 Speaker 1: with the young quarterbacks and the defenses on those teams, 238 00:11:58,240 --> 00:12:00,600 Speaker 1: it just feels like the conference. I know there's parody, 239 00:12:00,640 --> 00:12:03,880 Speaker 1: but it's it's really loaded. Shane Graham, signed by the 240 00:12:03,920 --> 00:12:06,080 Speaker 1: Saints just over two weeks ago, kicked the thirty two 241 00:12:06,160 --> 00:12:08,800 Speaker 1: yard field goal on the final place Saturday night to 242 00:12:08,840 --> 00:12:14,040 Speaker 1: give the New Orleans Saints their first road playoff victory 243 00:12:14,080 --> 00:12:24,720 Speaker 1: over k Rich's Philadelphia Eagles. K Rich your thoughts, You 244 00:12:24,760 --> 00:12:27,680 Speaker 1: know what, I have to give it up for the 245 00:12:27,720 --> 00:12:31,079 Speaker 1: Philadelphia Eagles with a new rookie head coach for being 246 00:12:31,120 --> 00:12:36,040 Speaker 1: the NFC East Music doesn't match matter if it doesn't 247 00:12:36,040 --> 00:12:39,000 Speaker 1: match right now, because you know, we didn't capitalize off 248 00:12:39,040 --> 00:12:42,480 Speaker 1: our first turnover, which I think debt at us forgetting 249 00:12:42,520 --> 00:12:45,959 Speaker 1: the win. We were so close, but no cigar. I'm 250 00:12:46,000 --> 00:12:49,080 Speaker 1: sorry for using a cliche, but that's exactly how he felt. 251 00:12:49,559 --> 00:12:53,480 Speaker 1: And you know, I think it's very funny that someone 252 00:12:53,559 --> 00:12:59,520 Speaker 1: on Twitter had a very funny comment. Dan tweeted out 253 00:12:59,720 --> 00:13:03,400 Speaker 1: that you was upset that Eagles fans would boo a 254 00:13:03,480 --> 00:13:06,640 Speaker 1: visiting team who it might be faking injuries. At the 255 00:13:06,679 --> 00:13:10,440 Speaker 1: same time, I'm being an Eagles fan complaining that other 256 00:13:10,480 --> 00:13:13,559 Speaker 1: teams are faking injuries. You don't find that a little 257 00:13:13,600 --> 00:13:16,880 Speaker 1: bit sketchy When we're gaining momentum, have a really good 258 00:13:16,960 --> 00:13:20,000 Speaker 1: drive and twice he got taken to the locker room twice. 259 00:13:20,400 --> 00:13:23,920 Speaker 1: This is ridiculous, never came back to the game. This 260 00:13:23,960 --> 00:13:28,000 Speaker 1: is one of the most annoying new fan trends. Anytime 261 00:13:28,000 --> 00:13:30,520 Speaker 1: there's an injury, they assumed it's a fake. And then 262 00:13:30,640 --> 00:13:32,800 Speaker 1: when the Eagles player went down where he had the 263 00:13:32,840 --> 00:13:35,560 Speaker 1: quote unquote cramp, of any of the injured players, he 264 00:13:35,640 --> 00:13:37,840 Speaker 1: was the one that was almost definitely faking. The crowd 265 00:13:37,920 --> 00:13:40,000 Speaker 1: was like, oh, feel better, man, you're gonna get through this. 266 00:13:41,280 --> 00:13:43,160 Speaker 1: I just happened to send that tweet at the same time, 267 00:13:43,240 --> 00:13:47,839 Speaker 1: kay Rich complained, But you know, it's just sketchy there. 268 00:13:47,920 --> 00:13:51,839 Speaker 1: It happens right at the same time when we're gaining momentum. 269 00:13:51,960 --> 00:13:55,400 Speaker 1: I feel like k Rich's Morning of the Eagles was 270 00:13:55,480 --> 00:13:58,520 Speaker 1: really her personality in a nutshell. You can put on 271 00:13:58,640 --> 00:14:02,960 Speaker 1: the sad music, but not kind of keep a sunshine 272 00:14:02,960 --> 00:14:07,000 Speaker 1: and positive. I guarantee you came Ridge will have seven 273 00:14:07,040 --> 00:14:09,680 Speaker 1: point four million dollars in the bank in about twelve years. 274 00:14:10,559 --> 00:14:16,320 Speaker 1: She's an unstoppable force of sunshine. So so yeah, I 275 00:14:16,320 --> 00:14:19,280 Speaker 1: mean the Eagles, this is the weird game. The weird 276 00:14:19,280 --> 00:14:21,400 Speaker 1: thing about this game was that if you would have 277 00:14:21,440 --> 00:14:23,520 Speaker 1: told me that Drew Brees would have thrown too ugly 278 00:14:23,600 --> 00:14:27,160 Speaker 1: first half interceptions and that they wouldn't be able to 279 00:14:27,240 --> 00:14:30,120 Speaker 1: hit on their signature chunk plays, and they would still 280 00:14:30,440 --> 00:14:33,720 Speaker 1: win the game by using their running game and their defense. 281 00:14:33,840 --> 00:14:37,960 Speaker 1: Rob Bryan King of the Universe ground and pound the Saints. 282 00:14:38,600 --> 00:14:41,720 Speaker 1: You know, listen, like Billy Davis, the defensive coordinator the 283 00:14:41,760 --> 00:14:44,520 Speaker 1: Eagle said, they caught us off guard. We planned to 284 00:14:44,520 --> 00:14:47,240 Speaker 1: stop the pass. We scheme for that. That's how we 285 00:14:47,280 --> 00:14:51,200 Speaker 1: played the first half. My problem is Chip Kelly, one 286 00:14:51,240 --> 00:14:55,680 Speaker 1: of the best adjustment quarterbacks there is, flexible as any 287 00:14:55,720 --> 00:14:59,680 Speaker 1: coach in the league, physically flexible, actually too maybe face 288 00:15:00,000 --> 00:15:03,680 Speaker 1: to be physically too. They didn't adjust. He basically said. 289 00:15:03,720 --> 00:15:06,320 Speaker 1: They stuck with the stop the past thing the entire game, 290 00:15:07,080 --> 00:15:09,800 Speaker 1: and the Saints just took advantage of that, just pounding 291 00:15:09,840 --> 00:15:13,120 Speaker 1: away at them all day. They didn't stop anything though. 292 00:15:13,200 --> 00:15:15,640 Speaker 1: If they didn't stop the pass, I mean, really, they 293 00:15:15,640 --> 00:15:19,880 Speaker 1: didn't stop the run. No, Pierre Thomas, it doesn't matter 294 00:15:19,880 --> 00:15:22,200 Speaker 1: what the coaches say. The Saints were a better team. 295 00:15:22,280 --> 00:15:24,920 Speaker 1: That's the thing that got me. The Eagles beat one 296 00:15:24,960 --> 00:15:27,080 Speaker 1: team all year with more than more than nine wins. 297 00:15:27,400 --> 00:15:30,240 Speaker 1: They weren't tested by good teams all year, and that's 298 00:15:30,240 --> 00:15:32,040 Speaker 1: what got them. They ran into a better team. Dan, 299 00:15:32,080 --> 00:15:35,640 Speaker 1: you talked about annoying trends. My least favorite trend postgame 300 00:15:35,720 --> 00:15:39,320 Speaker 1: talk of from athletes is that the better team didn't win. 301 00:15:39,480 --> 00:15:42,720 Speaker 1: And that's what Carrie Williams said after this game. We 302 00:15:42,800 --> 00:15:46,680 Speaker 1: stopped caring. How about Jason Peters, He said they got 303 00:15:46,760 --> 00:15:50,000 Speaker 1: lucky and beat us. We beat ourselves. Did anyone watch 304 00:15:50,040 --> 00:15:52,080 Speaker 1: that game? The the Eagles were lucky to be in 305 00:15:52,120 --> 00:15:54,840 Speaker 1: that game. The Saints were so much better four four 306 00:15:54,920 --> 00:15:57,600 Speaker 1: yards to the Eagles to fifty six. It felt like 307 00:15:57,600 --> 00:16:00,760 Speaker 1: a beat down to me that the Eagles almost stole that. 308 00:16:00,800 --> 00:16:03,920 Speaker 1: They had no business of that game. And Carrie Williams 309 00:16:03,920 --> 00:16:06,600 Speaker 1: should be hiding in the showers until the media has 310 00:16:06,600 --> 00:16:09,920 Speaker 1: gone because on that kickoff return, that's set up the 311 00:16:09,960 --> 00:16:13,880 Speaker 1: game ending field goal, the foolish horse collar penalty, and 312 00:16:13,920 --> 00:16:15,720 Speaker 1: then you know you have columns were saying, well, he 313 00:16:15,760 --> 00:16:17,920 Speaker 1: had no choice, but then you watched the replay and 314 00:16:17,960 --> 00:16:20,720 Speaker 1: you had two Eagles guys in front of him that 315 00:16:20,760 --> 00:16:23,080 Speaker 1: could have made a tackle. That game was over. Once 316 00:16:23,160 --> 00:16:26,640 Speaker 1: Drew Brees takes over at midfield, needing to get twenty 317 00:16:26,680 --> 00:16:28,840 Speaker 1: five yards, it was over. And that was a foolish penalty. 318 00:16:29,160 --> 00:16:31,600 Speaker 1: Go play with your sconces, Carrie Williams. How about a 319 00:16:31,640 --> 00:16:34,240 Speaker 1: bad kick there by by the Eagles kicker who also 320 00:16:34,280 --> 00:16:36,160 Speaker 1: missed the field goal. He was a big factor in 321 00:16:36,200 --> 00:16:39,000 Speaker 1: the game, Alex Han, There's no reason they should have 322 00:16:39,040 --> 00:16:41,480 Speaker 1: won that game when the Saints have you know, they 323 00:16:41,480 --> 00:16:43,320 Speaker 1: were playing the number This is the number one rushing 324 00:16:43,360 --> 00:16:46,200 Speaker 1: team in the league, Philadelphia, and the Saints easily out 325 00:16:46,280 --> 00:16:48,760 Speaker 1: rushed him. I mean, when mark Ingram's taking care of 326 00:16:48,800 --> 00:16:51,800 Speaker 1: Lashawn McCoy and you're doubling the rushing yards and it's 327 00:16:51,800 --> 00:16:53,560 Speaker 1: not gonna happen. Is this what's gonna happen with the 328 00:16:53,600 --> 00:16:56,400 Speaker 1: Eagles going forward? By the way, because I think unbalanced. 329 00:16:56,440 --> 00:16:58,920 Speaker 1: Chip Kelly had a great NFL debut of the season, 330 00:16:58,920 --> 00:17:01,880 Speaker 1: and the franchises headed back in the right direction. But 331 00:17:02,000 --> 00:17:04,480 Speaker 1: when you get to January, well, his style of offense 332 00:17:04,680 --> 00:17:07,640 Speaker 1: offense check out. When you get real, the games get 333 00:17:07,640 --> 00:17:10,239 Speaker 1: more physical and you get the better opponents. Or am 334 00:17:10,240 --> 00:17:12,240 Speaker 1: I making too much of this? Well, listen, chip Kelly 335 00:17:12,280 --> 00:17:15,480 Speaker 1: hasn't even had as he took the players he inherited 336 00:17:15,520 --> 00:17:18,600 Speaker 1: for the most part, added a small dose of his own. 337 00:17:19,000 --> 00:17:21,600 Speaker 1: I want to see what he does when he gets foals. 338 00:17:21,640 --> 00:17:24,359 Speaker 1: Obviously is a good quarterback, but plug in guys that 339 00:17:24,480 --> 00:17:26,960 Speaker 1: he feels are the best fit for his system. I 340 00:17:27,160 --> 00:17:29,800 Speaker 1: think the Eagles had an amazing start this season. Two 341 00:17:29,840 --> 00:17:32,800 Speaker 1: things on that, I think you can't write chip Kelly's 342 00:17:32,840 --> 00:17:36,480 Speaker 1: offense off as a regular season phenomenon after one year. 343 00:17:36,960 --> 00:17:40,000 Speaker 1: And the second thing is chip Kelly isn't just about 344 00:17:40,119 --> 00:17:45,120 Speaker 1: one formulaic offense. Chip Kelly is one of the best 345 00:17:45,119 --> 00:17:48,040 Speaker 1: adjusters in the NFL, and he's always open minded. He'll 346 00:17:48,119 --> 00:17:50,240 Speaker 1: change what he does if it's not working. I think 347 00:17:50,280 --> 00:17:52,960 Speaker 1: they'll get better. I think the question has to be 348 00:17:53,000 --> 00:17:55,440 Speaker 1: asked a little bit about Foals, that he played all 349 00:17:55,480 --> 00:17:57,240 Speaker 1: of his worst games at the end of the season, 350 00:17:57,720 --> 00:17:59,680 Speaker 1: that when you look at the box score, he looked 351 00:17:59,680 --> 00:18:02,000 Speaker 1: pretty good. But when you watch the games over the 352 00:18:02,080 --> 00:18:04,639 Speaker 1: last month, I don't think Nick Foles. But it's in 353 00:18:04,760 --> 00:18:07,240 Speaker 1: fulls house money. I mean, they didn't expect Foles to 354 00:18:07,280 --> 00:18:09,040 Speaker 1: come in and do what he did this season at 355 00:18:09,080 --> 00:18:11,439 Speaker 1: any level. He's their quarterback. He is right now, but 356 00:18:11,480 --> 00:18:13,240 Speaker 1: it wasn't the theory They're gonna go get someone new 357 00:18:13,280 --> 00:18:15,920 Speaker 1: next season. That's what Here's what I find most interesting 358 00:18:16,040 --> 00:18:18,280 Speaker 1: is Chip Kelly is convinced you need two quarterbacks to 359 00:18:18,320 --> 00:18:20,800 Speaker 1: win in the NFL, and I wonder how much that's 360 00:18:20,800 --> 00:18:23,639 Speaker 1: gonna catch on with other coaches. It wouldn't surprise me 361 00:18:23,680 --> 00:18:25,800 Speaker 1: at all if he brings in another quarterback next year 362 00:18:26,560 --> 00:18:28,679 Speaker 1: and he plays behind Foles, but could be every bit 363 00:18:28,720 --> 00:18:31,680 Speaker 1: as good as Fools. I think they will get better, 364 00:18:31,720 --> 00:18:34,440 Speaker 1: and you know, Kelly was my pick for Coach of 365 00:18:34,480 --> 00:18:38,959 Speaker 1: the Year. They were great. There is always a concern that, Okay, 366 00:18:39,000 --> 00:18:41,400 Speaker 1: we're building for next year. Whenever you hear teams say 367 00:18:41,440 --> 00:18:44,760 Speaker 1: that after they lose, usually don't get back next year. 368 00:18:44,840 --> 00:18:46,320 Speaker 1: I mean, that's just how it is. There is no 369 00:18:46,400 --> 00:18:49,320 Speaker 1: building to next year. Really, this everything changes too much 370 00:18:49,320 --> 00:18:51,639 Speaker 1: on a year to year base. I believe in Kelly 371 00:18:51,680 --> 00:18:54,000 Speaker 1: and what they're doing, but you don't know. I mean, 372 00:18:54,119 --> 00:18:56,680 Speaker 1: there's no you're not starting from this point. It's gonna 373 00:18:56,680 --> 00:18:58,000 Speaker 1: be tough for them to win. They need to get 374 00:18:58,040 --> 00:19:00,040 Speaker 1: a lot better on defense. So we have severance. Is 375 00:19:00,160 --> 00:19:03,679 Speaker 1: go in Carolina? Uh playing one game next week? The 376 00:19:03,800 --> 00:19:07,600 Speaker 1: Saints Seahawks game is the other game? Do you guys 377 00:19:08,240 --> 00:19:10,520 Speaker 1: this Will the Saints be able to either replicate what 378 00:19:10,560 --> 00:19:13,720 Speaker 1: they pulled off on Saturday or will they become the 379 00:19:13,760 --> 00:19:17,040 Speaker 1: more traditional Saints offense we know with Rob Bryan. Will 380 00:19:17,119 --> 00:19:20,880 Speaker 1: Rob Bryan and the Saints offense be able to Can 381 00:19:20,920 --> 00:19:24,000 Speaker 1: they steal that game in Seattle? No. Greg said today 382 00:19:24,000 --> 00:19:26,520 Speaker 1: that it's that he's not gonna give this game to Seattle. 383 00:19:26,840 --> 00:19:29,440 Speaker 1: Saints are gonna go into Seattle and win. They played 384 00:19:29,440 --> 00:19:31,480 Speaker 1: at Philadelphia. Team, like I said, that had n't beating 385 00:19:31,480 --> 00:19:35,080 Speaker 1: anybody good all year except the Cardinals. That's one thing 386 00:19:35,119 --> 00:19:37,920 Speaker 1: to go into Philadelphia and beat a team that's if 387 00:19:37,920 --> 00:19:41,280 Speaker 1: he on their home field. Philly has one of the 388 00:19:41,280 --> 00:19:43,800 Speaker 1: weakest home field advantages in the NFL. They're going back 389 00:19:43,840 --> 00:19:46,040 Speaker 1: to the place that has the best home field advantage 390 00:19:46,040 --> 00:19:48,359 Speaker 1: in the NFL. I see a beat down here, and 391 00:19:48,400 --> 00:19:50,800 Speaker 1: we have all week to get into next week's games. 392 00:19:50,800 --> 00:19:53,200 Speaker 1: I was just curious, like how much you guys took 393 00:19:53,200 --> 00:19:57,560 Speaker 1: out of what the Saints did yesterday. I mean, mark 394 00:19:57,680 --> 00:19:59,480 Speaker 1: Ingramham run on the Eagles, He's not gonna run on 395 00:19:59,520 --> 00:20:03,080 Speaker 1: the Seahawks. They're They're capable of beating anyone anywhere. And 396 00:20:03,119 --> 00:20:06,480 Speaker 1: I know they haven't been a good road team, but 397 00:20:06,600 --> 00:20:09,359 Speaker 1: this isn't like a ten and six, nine and seven 398 00:20:09,400 --> 00:20:12,280 Speaker 1: team that's snuck into the playoffs with an okay quarterback. 399 00:20:12,280 --> 00:20:14,959 Speaker 1: It's Drew Brees with the best defense he's ever had 400 00:20:15,000 --> 00:20:16,760 Speaker 1: in his career. This is a better defense than the 401 00:20:16,760 --> 00:20:19,320 Speaker 1: one they won Super Bowl with. And they're playing an 402 00:20:19,320 --> 00:20:22,320 Speaker 1: offense that hasn't been playing very well lately. I mean, 403 00:20:22,320 --> 00:20:26,000 Speaker 1: they got a shot. Why not? That field is going 404 00:20:26,040 --> 00:20:27,840 Speaker 1: to be even more of a madhouse than usual. Was 405 00:20:27,880 --> 00:20:32,439 Speaker 1: this strategy a one game strategy? This run the ball first, 406 00:20:32,640 --> 00:20:34,800 Speaker 1: catch everyone off guard, who thinks Drew Brees is just 407 00:20:34,840 --> 00:20:37,280 Speaker 1: gonna throw the ball day or they gonna revert back 408 00:20:37,280 --> 00:20:40,480 Speaker 1: to what we know about the Saints next week. You shouldn't. 409 00:20:41,359 --> 00:20:43,200 Speaker 1: I don't know. They've tried to run the ball before. 410 00:20:43,240 --> 00:20:46,280 Speaker 1: It usually doesn't work like that. I mean, so the 411 00:20:46,280 --> 00:20:48,320 Speaker 1: first time it's worked all year. I'd rather lose on 412 00:20:48,440 --> 00:20:51,240 Speaker 1: Drew Brees arms, uh than trying to run the ball. 413 00:20:51,320 --> 00:20:53,920 Speaker 1: But it's a good defense. Give this defense a little credit, 414 00:20:54,000 --> 00:20:57,919 Speaker 1: especially if they get um Keenan Lewis, friend of the 415 00:20:57,920 --> 00:21:00,560 Speaker 1: podcast back next week. That would be good. I think 416 00:21:00,560 --> 00:21:03,760 Speaker 1: they have a shot. Andrew Luck through four second half 417 00:21:03,760 --> 00:21:06,800 Speaker 1: touchdown passes and scored on a fumble recovery, leading in 418 00:21:06,800 --> 00:21:10,280 Speaker 1: the Indianapolist Colts from a four touchdown deficit to a 419 00:21:10,480 --> 00:21:15,360 Speaker 1: historic forty four comeback victory over the Kansas City Chiefs 420 00:21:15,400 --> 00:21:20,639 Speaker 1: in Saturday's wild card opener. Uh. This will obviously be 421 00:21:20,680 --> 00:21:23,680 Speaker 1: the game that is remembered twenty years and now it's 422 00:21:23,720 --> 00:21:26,800 Speaker 1: the game that will be played on NFL Network on 423 00:21:26,880 --> 00:21:31,040 Speaker 1: loop during the summer. Uh. Why wow, that's the only 424 00:21:31,080 --> 00:21:33,359 Speaker 1: thing I can say. Andrew Luck is the first step 425 00:21:33,400 --> 00:21:36,119 Speaker 1: towards legend status. Is this the beginning of the Andrew 426 00:21:36,200 --> 00:21:41,200 Speaker 1: Luck arc towards greatness. Yeah, if if it wasn't already. 427 00:21:41,240 --> 00:21:45,000 Speaker 1: I mean, he's broken the records for comeback victories and 428 00:21:45,240 --> 00:21:47,480 Speaker 1: you just can't ever count him out. He puts the 429 00:21:47,520 --> 00:21:50,800 Speaker 1: team on his back, he starts running, he starts passing, 430 00:21:51,160 --> 00:21:54,120 Speaker 1: He's physical, he does everything well. His instincts are great. 431 00:21:54,160 --> 00:21:57,800 Speaker 1: That fumble play was awesome. He's twenty four years old. 432 00:21:58,000 --> 00:22:01,920 Speaker 1: He's not even twenty until September, uh next September. This guy, 433 00:22:02,440 --> 00:22:05,359 Speaker 1: I mean, it's unreal what we're seeing at this young 434 00:22:05,400 --> 00:22:08,800 Speaker 1: and age, with this um, this little experience. I can't 435 00:22:08,840 --> 00:22:10,800 Speaker 1: even imagine what we're gonna see five years from now. 436 00:22:11,000 --> 00:22:13,640 Speaker 1: I feel like we the ceiling has been taking out, 437 00:22:13,880 --> 00:22:16,280 Speaker 1: taken off. There is no limitations to what this guy 438 00:22:16,320 --> 00:22:19,360 Speaker 1: can be. Like him, he surrounding talent. I like him 439 00:22:19,359 --> 00:22:21,159 Speaker 1: as he was pulled what appears to be out of 440 00:22:21,200 --> 00:22:25,040 Speaker 1: Amish territory. And you know, we talked to Greg today 441 00:22:25,040 --> 00:22:28,560 Speaker 1: before the Bengals game, and you said you would rather 442 00:22:28,680 --> 00:22:33,960 Speaker 1: face Andrew Luck in the Colts over Andy Dalton and 443 00:22:34,000 --> 00:22:36,840 Speaker 1: the Bengals, and and that shocked me because I wouldn't 444 00:22:36,880 --> 00:22:40,760 Speaker 1: want to deal with Andrew Luck on any level in 445 00:22:40,800 --> 00:22:43,600 Speaker 1: the playoffs. He is just flat out finding a way 446 00:22:43,600 --> 00:22:47,440 Speaker 1: to win these games. What about t Y Hilton outrageous. Yeah, 447 00:22:47,440 --> 00:22:49,320 Speaker 1: he's great and they use him a lot like the 448 00:22:49,320 --> 00:22:51,840 Speaker 1: Eagles used to Sean Jackson. I mean, Andrew Luck was 449 00:22:51,920 --> 00:22:54,440 Speaker 1: so good. He was almost the best quarterback in this game. 450 00:22:55,240 --> 00:23:01,679 Speaker 1: Let's give a little love to Alex yards four touchdowns 451 00:23:01,800 --> 00:23:04,600 Speaker 1: uh over fifty yards rushing. That's the first time any 452 00:23:04,640 --> 00:23:09,199 Speaker 1: player has ever done that in NFL history period, and 453 00:23:09,280 --> 00:23:11,919 Speaker 1: not not in a losing effort at all. And he 454 00:23:12,000 --> 00:23:14,399 Speaker 1: did it without Jamal Charles. If if they had, if 455 00:23:14,440 --> 00:23:17,119 Speaker 1: Andrew Luck had done something like that, we would be 456 00:23:17,160 --> 00:23:19,119 Speaker 1: talking about him like in saying. I mean, I'm not 457 00:23:19,119 --> 00:23:21,920 Speaker 1: saying we shouldn't give me Alex Smith a second completely 458 00:23:22,000 --> 00:23:24,440 Speaker 1: drowned out. And that's unfair to him because he's now 459 00:23:24,520 --> 00:23:27,480 Speaker 1: he had, you know, the dramatic win two years ago 460 00:23:27,520 --> 00:23:30,439 Speaker 1: against the Saints. This game will get forgotten about his 461 00:23:30,480 --> 00:23:33,119 Speaker 1: performance anyway, So next year when the Chiefs are in 462 00:23:33,160 --> 00:23:35,200 Speaker 1: the playoffs or the year after again, people back, well, 463 00:23:35,240 --> 00:23:38,360 Speaker 1: I don't know about Alex Smith the game manager. It's 464 00:23:38,400 --> 00:23:41,280 Speaker 1: so unfair because the guy has proved he's money, He's 465 00:23:41,320 --> 00:23:44,760 Speaker 1: got serious onions in a big spot. Well, can't we 466 00:23:44,840 --> 00:23:47,639 Speaker 1: blame coaching staffs for turning him into a game manager 467 00:23:47,680 --> 00:23:49,800 Speaker 1: if he has this ability. I don't know if he 468 00:23:49,840 --> 00:23:52,680 Speaker 1: has the greatest ability ever, but this offense is pretty dangerous. 469 00:23:52,720 --> 00:23:55,160 Speaker 1: They were good for the last half season. It really 470 00:23:55,200 --> 00:23:59,159 Speaker 1: comes down to a defense which either their talent is 471 00:23:59,320 --> 00:24:02,280 Speaker 1: wildly of a rated or Bob Sutton is one of 472 00:24:02,280 --> 00:24:05,439 Speaker 1: the worst defensive coordinators in the NFL. Because it's one 473 00:24:05,520 --> 00:24:07,480 Speaker 1: or the other. They have five Pro Bowlers, and that 474 00:24:07,520 --> 00:24:09,480 Speaker 1: doesn't count Derrick Johnson, who was one of the best 475 00:24:09,480 --> 00:24:12,440 Speaker 1: players in the league at his position, and they're giving 476 00:24:12,520 --> 00:24:14,919 Speaker 1: up forty points a game. They're the Dallas Cowboys for 477 00:24:14,960 --> 00:24:16,960 Speaker 1: the second half of the season. That's the They could 478 00:24:16,960 --> 00:24:19,040 Speaker 1: have been a Super Bowl team. They could have won 479 00:24:19,080 --> 00:24:21,119 Speaker 1: the Super Bowl this year. I think if their defense 480 00:24:21,160 --> 00:24:24,040 Speaker 1: had had kept up their first half performance. If you 481 00:24:24,080 --> 00:24:26,760 Speaker 1: want to destroy the quarterback wins as a way of 482 00:24:26,800 --> 00:24:31,080 Speaker 1: measuring right success, Alex Smith is your best example. Earlier year, 483 00:24:31,119 --> 00:24:33,600 Speaker 1: he wasn't playing well and Chiefs fans were all saying, 484 00:24:33,640 --> 00:24:36,640 Speaker 1: you have to give him credit because he's winning. Late 485 00:24:36,640 --> 00:24:38,879 Speaker 1: in the year, he plays great and they just lose. 486 00:24:39,440 --> 00:24:42,280 Speaker 1: I think I questioned at mid season whether he was 487 00:24:42,320 --> 00:24:45,600 Speaker 1: the answer for them, whether they draft a quarterback. I 488 00:24:45,640 --> 00:24:47,680 Speaker 1: think he is the answer. He's convinced me that he's 489 00:24:47,800 --> 00:24:51,040 Speaker 1: plenty good enough to be a top fifteen starter in 490 00:24:51,040 --> 00:24:54,360 Speaker 1: the NFL. Just trying to put into perspective how insane 491 00:24:54,400 --> 00:24:57,280 Speaker 1: this comeback was. It's only the second time in playoff 492 00:24:57,359 --> 00:24:59,600 Speaker 1: history team is rallied from a deficit of twenty eight 493 00:24:59,680 --> 00:25:03,000 Speaker 1: or more points to win. Uh. Of course the Buffalo 494 00:25:03,040 --> 00:25:08,720 Speaker 1: Bills back in I think it was ninety two playoffs 495 00:25:08,920 --> 00:25:12,240 Speaker 1: trailed by thirty two points before beating the then Houston 496 00:25:12,600 --> 00:25:16,879 Speaker 1: Oilers for thirty eight and overtime. That this was a 497 00:25:16,920 --> 00:25:19,320 Speaker 1: game that was literally I was in the office, I 498 00:25:19,320 --> 00:25:23,280 Speaker 1: went to get a sandwich at our commissary, and Luck, 499 00:25:23,359 --> 00:25:27,000 Speaker 1: through a bad interception, quickly turned into seven points. It 500 00:25:27,119 --> 00:25:31,359 Speaker 1: was thirty eight ten. It was thirty eight ten, and 501 00:25:31,440 --> 00:25:36,440 Speaker 1: they blew it. I was on a wine tour, don't 502 00:25:36,440 --> 00:25:39,760 Speaker 1: admit that, eating lunch, and I forced I forced the 503 00:25:39,760 --> 00:25:42,000 Speaker 1: people in the restaurant to move our table so we 504 00:25:42,040 --> 00:25:45,320 Speaker 1: could watch the game, and then proceeded to jump out 505 00:25:45,320 --> 00:25:47,520 Speaker 1: of my chair when Andrew Luck hit Ta Hilton. Deep 506 00:25:47,560 --> 00:25:50,280 Speaker 1: down the scene, Wesleyan was whining and dining his lady 507 00:25:50,320 --> 00:25:52,640 Speaker 1: friend this week and he wouldn't normally be missing some 508 00:25:52,640 --> 00:25:55,359 Speaker 1: Saturday games. But you know, the football gods punished you. 509 00:25:55,359 --> 00:25:59,399 Speaker 1: You missed an all time class. Cupid takes down the 510 00:25:59,400 --> 00:26:04,080 Speaker 1: football guy once again in Chris Wessling's Life Seduction Sunday. 511 00:26:04,320 --> 00:26:07,880 Speaker 1: I forced our tour to UH to go an alternate 512 00:26:07,960 --> 00:26:10,320 Speaker 1: route and turn on football games. That reminds me ky 513 00:26:10,400 --> 00:26:14,399 Speaker 1: Rich when because I occasionally get tweets about get k 514 00:26:14,640 --> 00:26:16,880 Speaker 1: Rich to say seduction something or other. Do you get 515 00:26:16,880 --> 00:26:19,639 Speaker 1: these same creepy tweets? Get them sometimes? What do they 516 00:26:19,640 --> 00:26:27,240 Speaker 1: want you to say? Seduction Sunday? Thank you. We We've 517 00:26:27,240 --> 00:26:29,719 Speaker 1: picked on the Chiefs fans this year a little bit 518 00:26:29,760 --> 00:26:33,919 Speaker 1: because they're a little sensitive here and there, but I 519 00:26:34,000 --> 00:26:36,439 Speaker 1: really you have to feel are sad people. You have 520 00:26:36,600 --> 00:26:40,440 Speaker 1: to feel for them after this loss because people talk 521 00:26:40,480 --> 00:26:43,480 Speaker 1: about how the Bengals are terrible in the Browns, and 522 00:26:43,800 --> 00:26:47,080 Speaker 1: I think the Chiefs fan base in terms of being tortured, 523 00:26:47,640 --> 00:26:49,760 Speaker 1: it's a little bit overlooked. They haven't won a playoff 524 00:26:49,800 --> 00:26:54,160 Speaker 1: game in twenty years, and they've lost eight straight playoff games. 525 00:26:53,960 --> 00:26:58,679 Speaker 1: That means they've had eight promising regular seasons filled with 526 00:26:58,760 --> 00:27:02,040 Speaker 1: high points, though come on great. Wow, we had Matt Cather. 527 00:27:02,280 --> 00:27:05,040 Speaker 1: You're a Patriots fan, you don't you your your whole 528 00:27:05,119 --> 00:27:09,919 Speaker 1: argument is about high level losses versus teams that go 529 00:27:10,040 --> 00:27:11,880 Speaker 1: for and twelve year after year, saying that that's worse. 530 00:27:11,960 --> 00:27:14,320 Speaker 1: They don't want to playoff game in twenty years. I mean, 531 00:27:14,359 --> 00:27:19,000 Speaker 1: that's Chiefs fan base and the Bills are all in 532 00:27:19,119 --> 00:27:21,840 Speaker 1: rough territory. You can't come on. These people have access 533 00:27:21,880 --> 00:27:24,200 Speaker 1: to some of the best barbecue in the world. They 534 00:27:24,200 --> 00:27:26,760 Speaker 1: have a fountain on every quarter. This is a good 535 00:27:26,760 --> 00:27:28,960 Speaker 1: place to live. They to quit being so upset about 536 00:27:28,960 --> 00:27:31,240 Speaker 1: their football. I will say this, and I don't feel 537 00:27:31,240 --> 00:27:34,080 Speaker 1: this way about any other coach. When I see Andy 538 00:27:34,160 --> 00:27:38,160 Speaker 1: Reid kind of kind of skulk off the field after 539 00:27:38,600 --> 00:27:43,399 Speaker 1: a devastating and read impression in studio, I I worry 540 00:27:43,440 --> 00:27:45,920 Speaker 1: about the man, the big Man's ticker and how much 541 00:27:45,920 --> 00:27:48,479 Speaker 1: he can take. There's been a lot of rough losses 542 00:27:48,480 --> 00:27:51,280 Speaker 1: on that guy's watch. Would anyone be surprised if the 543 00:27:51,359 --> 00:27:55,480 Speaker 1: Chiefs finished next season seven and nine? No, maybe you 544 00:27:55,520 --> 00:27:57,680 Speaker 1: don't use those time outs so early in the second 545 00:27:57,720 --> 00:28:00,640 Speaker 1: half if you don't want to lose. He say, I heard, 546 00:28:00,720 --> 00:28:02,639 Speaker 1: I heard, he got, he read got a lot of 547 00:28:02,680 --> 00:28:05,000 Speaker 1: heat for how they handled the second half. But it's 548 00:28:05,000 --> 00:28:07,080 Speaker 1: like it's a damned if you do, damned if you don't. 549 00:28:07,280 --> 00:28:10,200 Speaker 1: If they would have piled up more points, like Andy Reid, 550 00:28:10,000 --> 00:28:12,000 Speaker 1: he didn't take his foot off the pedal, and that's 551 00:28:12,040 --> 00:28:14,119 Speaker 1: how you have to play this type of situation. And 552 00:28:14,160 --> 00:28:16,560 Speaker 1: if because it didn't work out, now it's like Andy Reid, 553 00:28:16,760 --> 00:28:20,679 Speaker 1: what a jackass. Just the second biggest collapse in NFL history. 554 00:28:20,760 --> 00:28:23,040 Speaker 1: So playing however you want to play, But I'm just 555 00:28:23,080 --> 00:28:25,119 Speaker 1: saying like he either way he would have played it. 556 00:28:25,440 --> 00:28:27,919 Speaker 1: He's in trouble if it doesn't work out. They scored 557 00:28:27,960 --> 00:28:31,520 Speaker 1: thirteen points. I mean, his offense was dynamite. It's amazing 558 00:28:31,560 --> 00:28:34,280 Speaker 1: what he did with that. It was just I honestly, 559 00:28:35,000 --> 00:28:37,880 Speaker 1: I have to think whether they wonder about keeping Bob 560 00:28:37,920 --> 00:28:41,200 Speaker 1: Sutton next year. I know it seems weird because they 561 00:28:41,240 --> 00:28:43,040 Speaker 1: had such a good first half of the season, but 562 00:28:43,080 --> 00:28:46,040 Speaker 1: it's getting over looked how truly awful that was. I mean, 563 00:28:46,320 --> 00:28:49,040 Speaker 1: this game was a microcosm of their season that that 564 00:28:49,120 --> 00:28:52,520 Speaker 1: the offense picked it up, the defense collapsed, but it 565 00:28:52,560 --> 00:28:54,160 Speaker 1: wasn't good enough. The way. It's so unfair that we 566 00:28:54,200 --> 00:28:56,480 Speaker 1: haven't brought up the injury situation for the Chiefs yet, 567 00:28:56,960 --> 00:28:59,680 Speaker 1: I mean, look at this list. Jamal Charles lost during 568 00:28:59,680 --> 00:29:02,800 Speaker 1: the possession with a concussion, which was terrible. Nile Davis 569 00:29:02,800 --> 00:29:06,320 Speaker 1: came in. He's playing well as Charles's replacement. He goes 570 00:29:06,360 --> 00:29:09,400 Speaker 1: out with a knee injury. They lose Justin Houston with 571 00:29:09,440 --> 00:29:12,840 Speaker 1: a lower body injury. Brandon Flowers had to be helped 572 00:29:12,840 --> 00:29:15,360 Speaker 1: in the locker room in the third quarter, didn't didn't return. 573 00:29:15,440 --> 00:29:18,960 Speaker 1: Donnie Avery, who had a long touchdown catch, suffered a concussion. 574 00:29:19,080 --> 00:29:22,479 Speaker 1: He didn't return. I mean, I don't even know if 575 00:29:22,480 --> 00:29:24,120 Speaker 1: they would have been able to play next week if 576 00:29:24,120 --> 00:29:26,200 Speaker 1: they would have won. But it should be mentioned that 577 00:29:26,240 --> 00:29:28,240 Speaker 1: this was a team that was a walking mash unit 578 00:29:28,280 --> 00:29:29,959 Speaker 1: by the fourth quarter. Well, it's a good thing. They 579 00:29:30,000 --> 00:29:33,240 Speaker 1: tried to control control football by benching all their players 580 00:29:33,280 --> 00:29:35,800 Speaker 1: in week seventeen to keep them healthy, and then they 581 00:29:35,840 --> 00:29:39,640 Speaker 1: got injured because that's what happens in football. Well, somebody 582 00:29:39,680 --> 00:29:42,240 Speaker 1: tweeted that it's like, oh so much for resting and 583 00:29:42,280 --> 00:29:44,960 Speaker 1: protecting the players, and well, did it worked because nobody 584 00:29:45,120 --> 00:29:47,360 Speaker 1: nobody got hurt in Week seventeen. That's what it was about. 585 00:29:47,600 --> 00:29:50,560 Speaker 1: They can't control what happens once There was one killer 586 00:29:50,640 --> 00:29:55,000 Speaker 1: moment because Cyrus Craid, the third string running back, ran 587 00:29:55,080 --> 00:29:58,560 Speaker 1: a sideline route that Alex Smith and Gray said later 588 00:29:58,600 --> 00:30:01,800 Speaker 1: that they had never had any rep Swiss Smith. He hesitated, 589 00:30:02,120 --> 00:30:05,320 Speaker 1: Smith overthrew him and that would have ended the game 590 00:30:05,400 --> 00:30:07,680 Speaker 1: had they connected the past, and Smith said, We've run 591 00:30:07,760 --> 00:30:10,800 Speaker 1: that play with Charles and practice all week over and over. 592 00:30:12,000 --> 00:30:14,640 Speaker 1: Injuries played a major rule here. It did. And it's 593 00:30:14,640 --> 00:30:17,200 Speaker 1: almost like we talked about the Packers, everything breaks wrong 594 00:30:17,280 --> 00:30:20,479 Speaker 1: for them. The Colts everything breaks right this year. This 595 00:30:20,520 --> 00:30:22,840 Speaker 1: is a tough team to figure out every time last 596 00:30:22,920 --> 00:30:25,840 Speaker 1: year too, every time we think they're done, and yet 597 00:30:25,840 --> 00:30:28,600 Speaker 1: you look at their resume. They've beaten the Seahawks, the 598 00:30:28,680 --> 00:30:32,280 Speaker 1: forty Niners, the Broncos, the Chiefs twice. They have all 599 00:30:32,320 --> 00:30:35,880 Speaker 1: these crazy comebacks like against Houston and Tennessee any situation. 600 00:30:36,240 --> 00:30:38,000 Speaker 1: It's like you can't kill them. By the way, they 601 00:30:38,040 --> 00:30:40,760 Speaker 1: go to New England, UH to face the team that, 602 00:30:41,040 --> 00:30:43,400 Speaker 1: let's face it, although the Patriots are always good and 603 00:30:43,400 --> 00:30:46,360 Speaker 1: they're tough, they they're not impossible to beat. So they 604 00:30:46,360 --> 00:30:48,440 Speaker 1: even got a nice draw for the divisional round playoffs 605 00:30:48,480 --> 00:30:52,720 Speaker 1: and Greg wanted luck, not Dalton, and you got here. 606 00:30:52,760 --> 00:30:55,200 Speaker 1: You go Greg. My thought is on their look that 607 00:30:55,280 --> 00:30:57,560 Speaker 1: was before the game so obviously looks stupid now and 608 00:30:57,560 --> 00:31:01,280 Speaker 1: it is stupid. Perhaps in their best on their best day. 609 00:31:01,320 --> 00:31:04,080 Speaker 1: I think the Bengals are a better team than the Colts. 610 00:31:04,080 --> 00:31:06,320 Speaker 1: Would be that the Bengals, if they played their very best, 611 00:31:06,320 --> 00:31:08,600 Speaker 1: they're gonna the best day. It never comes in January? 612 00:31:08,880 --> 00:31:11,840 Speaker 1: Apparent what from Andy Dalton's history would like you think 613 00:31:11,880 --> 00:31:13,680 Speaker 1: that his best day was coming in New England in 614 00:31:13,680 --> 00:31:16,800 Speaker 1: the place more about the Bengals defense. But I hear you, guys, 615 00:31:16,800 --> 00:31:20,520 Speaker 1: you get a point. Let's talk about Andy. Do god Sandy. 616 00:31:20,680 --> 00:31:23,840 Speaker 1: The San Diego Chargers took advantage of three Andy Dalton 617 00:31:23,840 --> 00:31:26,520 Speaker 1: turnovers in the second half on Sunday, pulling away to 618 00:31:26,600 --> 00:31:31,200 Speaker 1: a victory that extended cincinnati streak of playoff missery to 619 00:31:31,280 --> 00:31:36,000 Speaker 1: twenty three years in counting Philip Rivers got it done. 620 00:31:36,040 --> 00:31:38,320 Speaker 1: Then the Chargers move on with their fifth straight win. 621 00:31:39,320 --> 00:31:42,840 Speaker 1: They'll head to Denver next week as the ANFCS top 622 00:31:42,880 --> 00:31:48,440 Speaker 1: seed Chris Westling get it going. The Bengals cannot have 623 00:31:48,760 --> 00:31:53,920 Speaker 1: nice thing they don't get to win playoff games. The 624 00:31:54,000 --> 00:31:56,280 Speaker 1: last time the Bengals win a playoff game, I tweeted 625 00:31:56,320 --> 00:31:59,640 Speaker 1: this my My high school debate club was talking about 626 00:31:59,640 --> 00:32:07,640 Speaker 1: Paris Troika that time. Frankly, I'm a little sickened by 627 00:32:07,680 --> 00:32:11,160 Speaker 1: the glee and the enjoyment that you have for all 628 00:32:11,240 --> 00:32:13,600 Speaker 1: you know, enjoying the Bengals lose this game, knowing all 629 00:32:13,640 --> 00:32:17,840 Speaker 1: the people that you left behind and pour Cincinnati going through. 630 00:32:18,400 --> 00:32:20,240 Speaker 1: You know, you got the life put off the Titanic. 631 00:32:20,280 --> 00:32:21,800 Speaker 1: And he's just like have a nice guy was on 632 00:32:21,880 --> 00:32:25,680 Speaker 1: a wine in southern California yesterday. As far as concern, 633 00:32:25,760 --> 00:32:27,600 Speaker 1: those people are chumps. They could have got off the 634 00:32:27,600 --> 00:32:30,960 Speaker 1: boat when I did. How many how many families don't 635 00:32:31,000 --> 00:32:33,760 Speaker 1: family members care about the Bengals? Don't you want nice 636 00:32:33,800 --> 00:32:36,520 Speaker 1: things for them? My dad has really not ever liked 637 00:32:36,520 --> 00:32:39,400 Speaker 1: the Bengals because of their ownership. Um, the rest of 638 00:32:39,400 --> 00:32:41,960 Speaker 1: the family, you know, they're very nice people. I loved him. 639 00:32:41,960 --> 00:32:44,440 Speaker 1: Put their chumps all right, West, I have a big 640 00:32:44,440 --> 00:32:48,760 Speaker 1: announcement to make. Um, I finally get it. You get 641 00:32:48,760 --> 00:32:51,240 Speaker 1: the Andy Dalton scale. I get it. Andy, this is 642 00:32:51,240 --> 00:32:55,080 Speaker 1: and tell me if I'm wrong. Okay, Andy Dalton is 643 00:32:55,160 --> 00:32:59,360 Speaker 1: the first guy, first quarterback who's not good enough. Yes, 644 00:32:59,680 --> 00:33:03,280 Speaker 1: so if you have if your team has a quarterback 645 00:33:03,320 --> 00:33:05,640 Speaker 1: that's not as good as Andy Dalton, you need to 646 00:33:05,680 --> 00:33:09,920 Speaker 1: find a new quarterback. Yes, wait, you got that part. 647 00:33:09,960 --> 00:33:11,479 Speaker 1: You just didn't get the part how it goes up 648 00:33:11,520 --> 00:33:14,400 Speaker 1: and down throughout the season. But now I know where 649 00:33:15,760 --> 00:33:18,080 Speaker 1: I under It makes sense and this was the game. 650 00:33:18,360 --> 00:33:20,760 Speaker 1: And to be fair, the reason why I'm so confusing 651 00:33:20,800 --> 00:33:22,959 Speaker 1: because I felt like I didn't have a big enough sample. 652 00:33:23,320 --> 00:33:26,760 Speaker 1: After what I saw today, I now get the Andy 653 00:33:26,840 --> 00:33:31,600 Speaker 1: Dalton A D scale. I feel like I feel like 654 00:33:31,600 --> 00:33:34,680 Speaker 1: Greg Roman and Jim Harbam must have felt last year 655 00:33:34,720 --> 00:33:38,520 Speaker 1: as Colin Kaepernick was running through the NFC playoffs. Just 656 00:33:38,600 --> 00:33:42,640 Speaker 1: to see Dan's maturation here, to see all the learning 657 00:33:42,640 --> 00:33:45,280 Speaker 1: that he's done during this season, to have it all 658 00:33:45,320 --> 00:33:47,880 Speaker 1: calm here on wild card weekend, It's beautiful. It is 659 00:33:47,920 --> 00:33:50,080 Speaker 1: a good point, though, Um that was one thing that 660 00:33:50,120 --> 00:33:52,120 Speaker 1: did I got hung up on how it moved up 661 00:33:52,120 --> 00:33:53,680 Speaker 1: and down. But I'm not even even think about it anymore. 662 00:33:53,680 --> 00:33:56,440 Speaker 1: I'm gonna stop overthinking the A D scale and just 663 00:33:56,480 --> 00:33:58,800 Speaker 1: think and just stick with the brass tacks of it. 664 00:33:58,840 --> 00:34:02,080 Speaker 1: And I agree with it. I'm it's moving down. It 665 00:34:03,200 --> 00:34:07,120 Speaker 1: were you were? You surprised it was that ugly today? 666 00:34:07,200 --> 00:34:11,480 Speaker 1: Mark focusing in on this game, Well, I I picked 667 00:34:11,560 --> 00:34:15,120 Speaker 1: Cincinnati to win because I thought after what we'd seen them, 668 00:34:15,120 --> 00:34:17,440 Speaker 1: do you know, Marvin Lewis said, we've got a couple 669 00:34:17,440 --> 00:34:18,880 Speaker 1: of goals this year, want us to go eight and 670 00:34:18,920 --> 00:34:21,400 Speaker 1: know at home. And when the team responded and did that, 671 00:34:21,440 --> 00:34:24,120 Speaker 1: and the way that they played in Cincinnati, I was 672 00:34:24,239 --> 00:34:27,600 Speaker 1: surprised to see them play as poorly as they did 673 00:34:27,840 --> 00:34:31,759 Speaker 1: against what we felt was a frisky but an average team. 674 00:34:31,840 --> 00:34:34,719 Speaker 1: And San Diego beat them in a way that they've 675 00:34:34,719 --> 00:34:37,280 Speaker 1: played in the last couple of weeks. But Andy Dalton 676 00:34:37,880 --> 00:34:41,360 Speaker 1: that fumble, when he did that head first dive and 677 00:34:41,400 --> 00:34:44,240 Speaker 1: lost that ball, that was a bona fide terrible play, 678 00:34:44,320 --> 00:34:47,480 Speaker 1: and he made some awful throws and it's he fulfilled 679 00:34:47,520 --> 00:34:50,680 Speaker 1: every bad thought you had about him. I'm surprised that 680 00:34:50,760 --> 00:34:53,200 Speaker 1: happened today. To be honest, we've reached the conclusion that 681 00:34:53,239 --> 00:34:55,719 Speaker 1: Andy Dalton is not the answer for the Bengals. And 682 00:34:55,800 --> 00:34:58,759 Speaker 1: it's not because of what he came to into the 683 00:34:58,840 --> 00:35:01,879 Speaker 1: league with was a weak arm. That was the rap 684 00:35:01,960 --> 00:35:05,360 Speaker 1: on him. It's because his decision making is bad. He 685 00:35:05,480 --> 00:35:08,080 Speaker 1: throws some of the most head scratching interceptions. You see 686 00:35:08,440 --> 00:35:11,320 Speaker 1: that he dove instead of sliding, and when you dive, 687 00:35:11,360 --> 00:35:15,920 Speaker 1: you fumble. These are bad decisions and their game changing decisions. Right. 688 00:35:15,960 --> 00:35:18,319 Speaker 1: If you're gonna be that kind of quarterback with eight 689 00:35:18,360 --> 00:35:21,360 Speaker 1: great without great skills, you have to make up for 690 00:35:21,400 --> 00:35:24,799 Speaker 1: it with everything else, accuracy, smarts, and you don't see 691 00:35:24,840 --> 00:35:28,319 Speaker 1: that from him. And that's why stats can be misleading. 692 00:35:28,320 --> 00:35:30,880 Speaker 1: When you look at the regular season stats for Andy Dalton, 693 00:35:30,920 --> 00:35:35,240 Speaker 1: it's very impressive. But when he's bad, he's really bad. 694 00:35:35,320 --> 00:35:38,359 Speaker 1: And those interceptions today in the box score doesn't look 695 00:35:38,400 --> 00:35:41,319 Speaker 1: that crazy. You had the two interceptions, but those were 696 00:35:41,680 --> 00:35:44,200 Speaker 1: bad interceptions. I mean, those were ones that you just 697 00:35:44,320 --> 00:35:47,279 Speaker 1: can't make. Those throws. He had no chance, he predetermined 698 00:35:47,320 --> 00:35:48,840 Speaker 1: he he kind of it looked like he kind of 699 00:35:48,840 --> 00:35:52,560 Speaker 1: freaked out. He just started missing passes. The Cincinnati offensive 700 00:35:52,560 --> 00:35:55,160 Speaker 1: line really did not play well for a stretch in 701 00:35:55,200 --> 00:35:57,960 Speaker 1: that third quarter. It felt like every time that Dalton 702 00:35:58,000 --> 00:36:00,520 Speaker 1: dropped back there was uh people in his face. But 703 00:36:00,600 --> 00:36:03,640 Speaker 1: that doesn't excuse that second pick, which really turned the 704 00:36:03,640 --> 00:36:07,040 Speaker 1: game for good. I know Jio Bernard's fumble um was 705 00:36:07,080 --> 00:36:08,560 Speaker 1: a big play in the game when they were going 706 00:36:08,600 --> 00:36:10,920 Speaker 1: in uh and they're gonna take a big lead, But 707 00:36:11,480 --> 00:36:13,160 Speaker 1: you know that that was the type of play where 708 00:36:13,160 --> 00:36:15,400 Speaker 1: you can't get behind. And and I do feel bad 709 00:36:15,440 --> 00:36:17,960 Speaker 1: for Burger, Uh, Michael Burger, who has been on the 710 00:36:17,960 --> 00:36:20,640 Speaker 1: podcast before I came into the office, and he had 711 00:36:20,680 --> 00:36:23,040 Speaker 1: a hood on and apparently he's very selling a big 712 00:36:23,040 --> 00:36:27,399 Speaker 1: Bengals fan, and he's going through what I went through 713 00:36:27,760 --> 00:36:30,200 Speaker 1: as a Jets fan during the two thousand eleventh season, 714 00:36:30,239 --> 00:36:34,399 Speaker 1: where you invest so much in a quarterback, even more 715 00:36:34,480 --> 00:36:37,279 Speaker 1: emotionally maybe than the team does, and you you think 716 00:36:37,320 --> 00:36:39,399 Speaker 1: you found the guy, and you're behind him, and you 717 00:36:39,440 --> 00:36:43,080 Speaker 1: defend him over critics as as criticism mounts, and then 718 00:36:43,480 --> 00:36:46,240 Speaker 1: something happens, a game happens, or a stretcher play happens 719 00:36:46,320 --> 00:36:49,400 Speaker 1: where you can no longer defend him, and you understand 720 00:36:49,440 --> 00:36:51,319 Speaker 1: that maybe this isn't the guy, and that that's how 721 00:36:51,360 --> 00:36:53,920 Speaker 1: I'll remember this game for Andy Dalton. Mark Sanchez is 722 00:36:53,920 --> 00:36:57,600 Speaker 1: probably the best comparison for Andy Dalton anyway, both tremendously 723 00:36:57,640 --> 00:37:01,160 Speaker 1: flawed quarterbacks who have been carried along defense and running game. 724 00:37:01,239 --> 00:37:03,880 Speaker 1: And the difference between maybe that some of those Jets 725 00:37:03,880 --> 00:37:06,360 Speaker 1: teams in this Bengals team is this is a really 726 00:37:06,719 --> 00:37:10,400 Speaker 1: talent laden Bengals offense number one, and look at a 727 00:37:10,560 --> 00:37:13,920 Speaker 1: j Green hasn't had a hundred yard game since November, 728 00:37:14,840 --> 00:37:17,880 Speaker 1: and I attribute that not just A J. Green, but 729 00:37:18,000 --> 00:37:20,600 Speaker 1: to the quarterback who I think doesn't spread the ball 730 00:37:20,640 --> 00:37:23,080 Speaker 1: around the way he should sometimes. And listen, he's had 731 00:37:23,120 --> 00:37:27,080 Speaker 1: some very good statistical games, but it's all in aberration 732 00:37:27,160 --> 00:37:29,560 Speaker 1: because this was the game that at home he needed 733 00:37:29,600 --> 00:37:33,760 Speaker 1: to capitalize and what happened to him mentally, he crumbled entirely. 734 00:37:34,239 --> 00:37:37,160 Speaker 1: Jay Gruden gets some of the blame, but it falls 735 00:37:37,160 --> 00:37:40,319 Speaker 1: on Dalton. Do you think they draft a quarterback this year? 736 00:37:40,360 --> 00:37:42,799 Speaker 1: I think they should have to in the second round, 737 00:37:43,040 --> 00:37:44,880 Speaker 1: maybe the third round. Give it a shot. See what 738 00:37:44,920 --> 00:37:48,440 Speaker 1: you see, what you find. After what mar Marvin Lewis 739 00:37:48,440 --> 00:37:51,120 Speaker 1: said in this post games press press conference, I wouldn't 740 00:37:51,120 --> 00:37:54,440 Speaker 1: expect him to do that what I do too, but 741 00:37:54,960 --> 00:37:57,960 Speaker 1: it's probably more their style to bring in a veteran 742 00:37:58,960 --> 00:38:01,600 Speaker 1: uh Michael Vick type. Well, the reason I struggle with 743 00:38:01,600 --> 00:38:04,719 Speaker 1: this organization is because they are so slow to make 744 00:38:04,760 --> 00:38:07,000 Speaker 1: any sort of a change that I could see them 745 00:38:07,000 --> 00:38:11,960 Speaker 1: doing nothing. Honestly, make a make a big tough catch 746 00:38:12,040 --> 00:38:14,400 Speaker 1: for me in the playoffs. AJ Green down the field. 747 00:38:14,400 --> 00:38:18,040 Speaker 1: That's that's all. This happened in the Texans game last 748 00:38:18,120 --> 00:38:20,479 Speaker 1: year too. He had a chance for a game changing play. 749 00:38:20,560 --> 00:38:23,200 Speaker 1: Didn't make the same thing happen today. Dalton is he 750 00:38:23,280 --> 00:38:25,359 Speaker 1: deserves to take the lion's share of the blame. But 751 00:38:25,719 --> 00:38:28,560 Speaker 1: with about five minutes to play there down I believe 752 00:38:28,600 --> 00:38:31,920 Speaker 1: twenty to ten, Dalton drops back to pass and drops 753 00:38:31,960 --> 00:38:35,160 Speaker 1: a beautiful throw in the bucket to A J. Green 754 00:38:35,600 --> 00:38:38,200 Speaker 1: in his hands. If he catches that ball, it's probably 755 00:38:38,239 --> 00:38:40,759 Speaker 1: first and goal from the eight yard line, UH ten 756 00:38:40,840 --> 00:38:43,520 Speaker 1: point game, five minutes to play, and who knows what happens. 757 00:38:44,040 --> 00:38:45,919 Speaker 1: Green gets it knocked out of his hands. It wasn't 758 00:38:45,920 --> 00:38:47,879 Speaker 1: an easy catch. It wasn't a flat drop. I don't 759 00:38:47,880 --> 00:38:49,680 Speaker 1: think there's many receivers in the NFL that make that 760 00:38:49,680 --> 00:38:53,040 Speaker 1: catch fair. I don't know if it was under thrown. 761 00:38:53,120 --> 00:38:55,239 Speaker 1: But but if A J. Green is as good as 762 00:38:55,239 --> 00:38:57,480 Speaker 1: we all say is, you make that play in that 763 00:38:57,520 --> 00:38:59,520 Speaker 1: spot and the game could be totally different if he 764 00:38:59,560 --> 00:39:02,640 Speaker 1: makes the Let's be fair. Like I said, I don't 765 00:39:02,640 --> 00:39:05,680 Speaker 1: think many receivers make that catch when a defensive back 766 00:39:05,800 --> 00:39:07,600 Speaker 1: is pulling on your arm and the ball it's off 767 00:39:08,000 --> 00:39:10,799 Speaker 1: at the level where you expected him to make that catch. 768 00:39:11,360 --> 00:39:13,040 Speaker 1: I don't know. It's hard for me to say because 769 00:39:13,040 --> 00:39:15,360 Speaker 1: it's hard to make a catch physically when somebody's pulling 770 00:39:15,400 --> 00:39:17,640 Speaker 1: on your arm in the ball. Let's be fair to 771 00:39:17,680 --> 00:39:20,800 Speaker 1: the San Diego Chargers who won this game going away. 772 00:39:20,840 --> 00:39:24,239 Speaker 1: I would have never guessed that they could win a 773 00:39:24,239 --> 00:39:29,200 Speaker 1: playoff game going away. With sixteen pass attempts by Philip Rivers. 774 00:39:29,360 --> 00:39:32,680 Speaker 1: The Bengals through for three hundred and twenty six yards 775 00:39:32,680 --> 00:39:35,920 Speaker 1: in this game. The Charges through for one two and 776 00:39:35,960 --> 00:39:39,840 Speaker 1: they won by three scores. Well, they're averaging forty carries 777 00:39:39,880 --> 00:39:42,239 Speaker 1: per game over the last five games. It's like they 778 00:39:42,320 --> 00:39:45,919 Speaker 1: change their offense. They changed their entire team identity, their 779 00:39:45,960 --> 00:39:51,080 Speaker 1: ball control offense, and their defense has only allowed Kansas 780 00:39:51,120 --> 00:39:54,160 Speaker 1: City second string offense to score more than twenty points 781 00:39:54,200 --> 00:39:55,840 Speaker 1: in the game in the last six weeks. You know, 782 00:39:55,920 --> 00:39:58,760 Speaker 1: credit to Mike McCoy because a lot of these teams, 783 00:39:58,840 --> 00:40:01,840 Speaker 1: you get a coach, you get a system where do 784 00:40:02,040 --> 00:40:04,440 Speaker 1: or die. They keep what they do right till the 785 00:40:04,440 --> 00:40:07,520 Speaker 1: bitter end, and San Diego was flexible enough to play 786 00:40:07,560 --> 00:40:09,400 Speaker 1: to the talent of the personnel and what they have 787 00:40:09,440 --> 00:40:11,960 Speaker 1: with the rust. I disagree. Their offense to me is 788 00:40:12,000 --> 00:40:15,200 Speaker 1: the most consistent similar offense that I've seen in the NFL. 789 00:40:15,280 --> 00:40:19,640 Speaker 1: All season. They were ball control, long drives run first 790 00:40:19,960 --> 00:40:22,280 Speaker 1: from week one to week five, and they were great 791 00:40:22,280 --> 00:40:26,040 Speaker 1: at it. But they were really they had They were 792 00:40:26,080 --> 00:40:28,600 Speaker 1: the highest percentage past team in the league. Earlier they 793 00:40:28,600 --> 00:40:30,640 Speaker 1: were running the ball well to the difference now is 794 00:40:30,680 --> 00:40:32,399 Speaker 1: just they have a defense that gets them a lead. 795 00:40:32,520 --> 00:40:36,239 Speaker 1: I mean, they've been a very effective, efficient offensive. There's 796 00:40:36,239 --> 00:40:38,920 Speaker 1: a distinct change in how many times they're going to 797 00:40:39,000 --> 00:40:42,359 Speaker 1: the ground game, distinct from the last five because that's 798 00:40:42,560 --> 00:40:44,719 Speaker 1: their head for a team that was always behind or 799 00:40:44,760 --> 00:40:47,680 Speaker 1: in close games, they were running the ton and McCoy 800 00:40:47,719 --> 00:40:51,120 Speaker 1: deserves all kinds of credit for turning that team around. Uh, 801 00:40:51,320 --> 00:40:54,960 Speaker 1: you gotta kill him for his game management, though Greg 802 00:40:55,080 --> 00:40:59,600 Speaker 1: said this today, the football gods don't look good on timidity, 803 00:41:00,239 --> 00:41:02,759 Speaker 1: and he was timid he played. He calls games like 804 00:41:02,800 --> 00:41:05,919 Speaker 1: that where you can't kick to twenty five yard field 805 00:41:05,920 --> 00:41:08,600 Speaker 1: goals and expect to win. That's gonna come back to 806 00:41:08,640 --> 00:41:10,719 Speaker 1: haunt Bengals had so many opportunities to get back in 807 00:41:10,800 --> 00:41:14,399 Speaker 1: this game, empty drives that didn't become anything. And you're right, 808 00:41:14,440 --> 00:41:17,160 Speaker 1: if the Chargers were more aggressive, maybe they didn't get 809 00:41:17,200 --> 00:41:19,080 Speaker 1: that many chances. They kind of ran into a Cincinnati 810 00:41:19,160 --> 00:41:23,440 Speaker 1: team that played with two hands around its neck. Yeah. 811 00:41:23,480 --> 00:41:26,400 Speaker 1: I mean in the second half. They had that touchdown 812 00:41:26,480 --> 00:41:28,560 Speaker 1: drive to start the second half, and then after that 813 00:41:28,680 --> 00:41:31,760 Speaker 1: the Bengals defense actually did a good job. They stopped 814 00:41:31,800 --> 00:41:34,080 Speaker 1: him on two short fields. They got to three and 815 00:41:34,160 --> 00:41:36,800 Speaker 1: ounce right at the end of the game. You know, 816 00:41:36,880 --> 00:41:39,600 Speaker 1: the Chargers offense gave Cincinnati so many chances. I think 817 00:41:39,600 --> 00:41:42,120 Speaker 1: that's why it was more frustrating to watch Dalton not 818 00:41:42,280 --> 00:41:44,640 Speaker 1: take any of them. That's what that just kept building 819 00:41:44,640 --> 00:41:46,959 Speaker 1: and building. That's like, oh, here's another chance. Oh, here's 820 00:41:46,960 --> 00:41:48,840 Speaker 1: another chance, and he didn't do it. Watch out for 821 00:41:48,880 --> 00:41:51,560 Speaker 1: the Charges. By the way, next week they're gonna be 822 00:41:51,760 --> 00:41:55,040 Speaker 1: super loose us against the world going into Denver, no 823 00:41:55,160 --> 00:41:57,839 Speaker 1: pressure at all against the Broncos team that has all 824 00:41:57,880 --> 00:42:00,960 Speaker 1: those ghosts from last year. I don't know if that's 825 00:42:00,960 --> 00:42:03,880 Speaker 1: gonna be fifty five to four. I think we have 826 00:42:03,920 --> 00:42:05,680 Speaker 1: a real game, and we know the Charges went in 827 00:42:05,719 --> 00:42:08,359 Speaker 1: there one already on the prime time game in front 828 00:42:08,360 --> 00:42:10,960 Speaker 1: of the nation. You think, blowout, blow out. Broncos blow 829 00:42:11,000 --> 00:42:13,360 Speaker 1: them out the first the first game they played, I 830 00:42:13,400 --> 00:42:15,800 Speaker 1: think the Chargers had the ball for thirty nine minutes 831 00:42:16,000 --> 00:42:18,600 Speaker 1: and they lost by ten. Well, they had a thirty 832 00:42:18,640 --> 00:42:22,000 Speaker 1: eight the last game, so they their formulas worked to 833 00:42:22,120 --> 00:42:25,799 Speaker 1: some degree. It's had two close games. They need Ryan 834 00:42:25,840 --> 00:42:28,640 Speaker 1: Matthews to get healthy. He wasn't around in the second half. 835 00:42:28,640 --> 00:42:31,239 Speaker 1: He tweaked his ankle injury in the second half. That's 836 00:42:31,280 --> 00:42:35,080 Speaker 1: a big issue. If if the Chargers win next week, 837 00:42:35,280 --> 00:42:38,279 Speaker 1: do Damna checking the Adam Ranco skinny dipping in the 838 00:42:38,320 --> 00:42:45,080 Speaker 1: Pacific Ocean in celebration doing that? I think, I don't know, 839 00:42:45,120 --> 00:42:48,200 Speaker 1: I don't know. Together, can we can we give one 840 00:42:48,280 --> 00:42:50,600 Speaker 1: quick bit of love to Ronnie Brown. I thought that 841 00:42:50,640 --> 00:42:52,240 Speaker 1: was a cool moment. That was one of my favorite 842 00:42:52,280 --> 00:42:55,600 Speaker 1: moments of the whole weekend. Brown Ronnie Brown, after all 843 00:42:55,600 --> 00:42:58,080 Speaker 1: these years, he did have one playoff game for the Dolphins, 844 00:42:58,080 --> 00:43:00,240 Speaker 1: but they got wiped out in that one, and always 845 00:43:00,280 --> 00:43:03,080 Speaker 1: been one of my favorite players. Seems like cool guy. 846 00:43:03,480 --> 00:43:05,560 Speaker 1: You know, he's the guy that Handsome Hank named his 847 00:43:05,600 --> 00:43:08,879 Speaker 1: son after Ronnie. Going deep in the last the last 848 00:43:08,880 --> 00:43:11,799 Speaker 1: touchdown was pretty cool. That was nice for Ronnie Brown. 849 00:43:11,880 --> 00:43:15,160 Speaker 1: You guys aren't excited about the runne I watched some 850 00:43:15,200 --> 00:43:17,799 Speaker 1: of this game with my wife at home, and she 851 00:43:17,920 --> 00:43:21,000 Speaker 1: called Philip Rivers. She was she found Philip Rivers attractive. 852 00:43:21,680 --> 00:43:23,360 Speaker 1: She had never seen him before, as if he was 853 00:43:23,440 --> 00:43:26,759 Speaker 1: some fresh doide kid, a poor man's Tom Brady, which 854 00:43:26,760 --> 00:43:28,759 Speaker 1: I thought was interesting because that's kind of accurate to 855 00:43:28,760 --> 00:43:31,960 Speaker 1: who Philip Rivers is as a football player in the 856 00:43:32,000 --> 00:43:36,279 Speaker 1: looks department. She called him that, Yeah, but then I 857 00:43:36,320 --> 00:43:38,600 Speaker 1: told her about the boss in Texas she's in on that. 858 00:43:38,840 --> 00:43:41,839 Speaker 1: Did you mention that he has uh nearly ten child? Yeah? 859 00:43:41,840 --> 00:43:44,359 Speaker 1: And that center to Google because women hear that, like, oh, 860 00:43:44,400 --> 00:43:47,360 Speaker 1: this guy is even more interesting, married man with seven children. 861 00:43:47,960 --> 00:43:50,120 Speaker 1: Did you point out that he looks like the o'really al? 862 00:43:51,640 --> 00:43:54,720 Speaker 1: I did not. I've never noticed that that That bolot 863 00:43:54,760 --> 00:43:56,719 Speaker 1: I keeps getting bigger. I wanted I want them to 864 00:43:56,719 --> 00:43:59,040 Speaker 1: make the Super Bowl just to see what he could 865 00:43:59,080 --> 00:44:01,799 Speaker 1: look like. It's gonna be like a satellite dish by 866 00:44:02,000 --> 00:44:04,680 Speaker 1: Super Bowl Sunday, wearing a saucer under his chair. Hard 867 00:44:04,719 --> 00:44:07,759 Speaker 1: not to love Philip Rivers. Um Alright, So that does 868 00:44:07,800 --> 00:44:10,400 Speaker 1: it for Sunday's edition of the Around the Ly podcast. 869 00:44:10,880 --> 00:44:13,920 Speaker 1: We will be back on Tuesday, where we will be 870 00:44:13,960 --> 00:44:18,440 Speaker 1: talking about all sorts of NFL goodies, Right guys, Oh yeah, 871 00:44:18,560 --> 00:44:20,239 Speaker 1: what are we talking about? There's gonna be some more 872 00:44:20,239 --> 00:44:23,239 Speaker 1: coach heat probably. I think we can figure something else 873 00:44:23,239 --> 00:44:26,120 Speaker 1: to talk about. Divisional round weekend, the best weekend of 874 00:44:26,120 --> 00:44:29,600 Speaker 1: football all year, usually the best day. We talked about that. 875 00:44:29,640 --> 00:44:32,319 Speaker 1: Actually that is to me, the best round of the 876 00:44:32,480 --> 00:44:35,400 Speaker 1: entire season, best weekend. Can you think there couldn't be 877 00:44:35,440 --> 00:44:39,399 Speaker 1: a better eight pack of quarterbacks to make the final eight? Here? 878 00:44:39,760 --> 00:44:41,399 Speaker 1: That's what actually with Dan and I were talking about. 879 00:44:41,960 --> 00:44:44,919 Speaker 1: Sent out like a skip Bayliss like tweet that led 880 00:44:44,960 --> 00:44:48,319 Speaker 1: to a lot of ridicule? Was it? I basically said, listen, 881 00:44:48,360 --> 00:44:51,840 Speaker 1: if you don't have a primetime quarterback, good luck and 882 00:44:51,880 --> 00:44:53,239 Speaker 1: have a nice day of trying to get to the 883 00:44:53,280 --> 00:44:56,000 Speaker 1: divisional round of the playoffs, and then hashtag hot take. 884 00:44:56,080 --> 00:44:58,960 Speaker 1: It wasn't all sorts of people flaming me going crazy. 885 00:44:59,000 --> 00:45:03,320 Speaker 1: It's like, kid me about that. Actually read the tweet, 886 00:45:03,440 --> 00:45:06,000 Speaker 1: I didn't find it controversial. Should do we have to 887 00:45:06,040 --> 00:45:08,040 Speaker 1: pull the tweet up? And actually, yeah, you gotta do it. 888 00:45:08,120 --> 00:45:12,720 Speaker 1: The year end quarterback rankings on NFL dot com, we did, uh, 889 00:45:12,800 --> 00:45:15,879 Speaker 1: you know, the Quarterback Index. Out of the eight top 890 00:45:15,920 --> 00:45:19,200 Speaker 1: eight quarterbacks on that seven of them are still playing. 891 00:45:19,400 --> 00:45:22,040 Speaker 1: People came to me saying, oh, are you saying Rogers 892 00:45:22,200 --> 00:45:23,919 Speaker 1: is in the top eight. That's not what I'm saying. 893 00:45:23,960 --> 00:45:26,560 Speaker 1: I'm just saying for the other twenties something teams in 894 00:45:26,560 --> 00:45:30,920 Speaker 1: the NFL, here's the tweet, Yeah, lesson from this year's playoffs. 895 00:45:31,440 --> 00:45:36,360 Speaker 1: Nobody with a phony, half baked quarterbacks going anywhere in January. 896 00:45:36,640 --> 00:45:39,960 Speaker 1: You need the guy, no excuses? What's wrong with that? 897 00:45:40,520 --> 00:45:42,719 Speaker 1: I was just don't shoot the messenger past my own 898 00:45:43,120 --> 00:45:46,040 Speaker 1: actual tweet. I didn't want Mark paraphrasing his own tweet. 899 00:45:46,120 --> 00:45:49,359 Speaker 1: People probably misunderstood that as a shot at Rogers during 900 00:45:49,400 --> 00:45:51,560 Speaker 1: that game, which is right. I tweeted it right in 901 00:45:51,560 --> 00:45:54,200 Speaker 1: the final minutes. The only the only real shot it 902 00:45:54,239 --> 00:45:56,319 Speaker 1: was that. By the way, the tweet before that said 903 00:45:56,320 --> 00:45:59,960 Speaker 1: Aaron Rodgers is a god, so it couldn't. How mixed 904 00:46:00,080 --> 00:46:04,799 Speaker 1: up can you be? Sessler underscore, NFL correct? Is that 905 00:46:04,880 --> 00:46:09,640 Speaker 1: it now? Mark Sessler NFL correct? You really are becoming 906 00:46:09,640 --> 00:46:12,880 Speaker 1: like the Bailiss of the NFL. You just say things 907 00:46:12,960 --> 00:46:17,880 Speaker 1: controversial to get people. That's how from the heart fly 908 00:46:18,000 --> 00:46:20,080 Speaker 1: from the heart. People didn't seem to like your life 909 00:46:20,080 --> 00:46:22,319 Speaker 1: would be greatly improved if you start blocking people on 910 00:46:22,360 --> 00:46:25,319 Speaker 1: Twitter left and right. Now, something else that we can 911 00:46:25,360 --> 00:46:31,040 Speaker 1: talk about, guys, we failed to do Stitcher Awards. We 912 00:46:31,239 --> 00:46:35,040 Speaker 1: got nominated, thank you to all the listeners who nominated us. 913 00:46:35,120 --> 00:46:39,440 Speaker 1: We were nominated. Now we are up for best Sports Commentary. 914 00:46:39,520 --> 00:46:43,040 Speaker 1: So please go to Stitcher that's s t I T 915 00:46:43,080 --> 00:46:46,719 Speaker 1: C h E R dot Promo, t W P R 916 00:46:46,800 --> 00:46:49,719 Speaker 1: O m O t W dot com and vote for 917 00:46:49,760 --> 00:46:54,880 Speaker 1: the NFL Around the League Podcast. Pretty good, Thank you, Crystal. 918 00:46:55,120 --> 00:46:56,680 Speaker 1: And we can and you can vote every day, is 919 00:46:56,680 --> 00:46:59,480 Speaker 1: that correct? You can vote every day twice a day, 920 00:47:00,080 --> 00:47:02,520 Speaker 1: so you know, do your thing. Every time we spit, 921 00:47:03,480 --> 00:47:05,520 Speaker 1: every time we put out a podcast. We want you 922 00:47:05,520 --> 00:47:08,120 Speaker 1: guys voting. What do we win, like a leg lamp 923 00:47:08,239 --> 00:47:11,480 Speaker 1: or something. What do we get? Maybe you guys can 924 00:47:11,520 --> 00:47:16,480 Speaker 1: get Chris's toaster. You're gonna have to earn it. Hanging 925 00:47:16,600 --> 00:47:19,439 Speaker 1: chads all right, until Tuesday. This is Dan Hanson signing 926 00:47:19,440 --> 00:47:23,319 Speaker 1: off for the Mailman, the Boss, the Sizzler, k Rich 927 00:47:23,400 --> 00:47:32,760 Speaker 1: behind the glass until Tuesday. This is the first football 928 00:47:32,800 --> 00:47:34,640 Speaker 1: Sunday I've had off in a long time where I 929 00:47:34,680 --> 00:47:37,800 Speaker 1: wasn't off because I had something going on. And it's crazy, 930 00:47:37,880 --> 00:47:41,360 Speaker 1: like people working in grocery stores are wearing football jerseys. 931 00:47:41,920 --> 00:47:44,600 Speaker 1: Is you forget? Like how excited people are about in 932 00:47:44,640 --> 00:47:45,120 Speaker 1: the NFL