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Speaker 1: Out podcast. Back at it again Friday, cruising on into

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Speaker 1: the weekend. Just watching. There's about thirty seconds left in

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Speaker 1: this game. Russell Wilson with the Some may say, and

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Speaker 1: I think many would agree, the greatest formation in football,

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Speaker 1: the victory formation. Pete carrold is fired up. Uh. Packers lose,

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Speaker 1: l a game. UH, the Kansas City really the game

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Speaker 1: of the year, at least on paper so far. UH

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Speaker 1: moved back to Los Angeles because of the field conditions

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Speaker 1: in Mexico City. And they did the right thing. I mean,

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Speaker 1: it's this game deserves to be played in America. You

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Speaker 1: So we got a little lucky uh, as football fans Americans,

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Speaker 1: having followed the Raiders that basically have played a game

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Speaker 1: neutral field. Uh. And then this game on Sunday night

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Speaker 1: now after the Packers that they're dead as real implications

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Speaker 1: are the Bears for real? But let's start with tonight. Listen,

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Speaker 1: starting with Rogers. He is incredible that there is no

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Speaker 1: away from the fundamentals. Like I lived with a guy

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Speaker 1: like guys that stay skinny. I'm someone that has to

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Speaker 1: I'll get into Mike McCarthy here in a second. Uh.

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Speaker 1: You you always want to coach a guy like Aaron Rodgers,

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Speaker 1: a hater. Again. I I think he's fantastic, and that

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Speaker 1: They needed him tonight to be of thirty. And when

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Speaker 1: I pay you a hundred million dollars in twelve months,

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Speaker 1: I'm sorry, my standards rise. I think I I have

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Speaker 1: for those listening, like if you're you know, we've been

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Speaker 1: right now. I mean, this is not This isn't the

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Speaker 1: toughest time to do business. And Michael McCarthy in a

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Speaker 1: It's time to let the country know, the football country,

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Speaker 1: meaning your future potential coaches. This bad boy is open

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Speaker 1: for business. We got Aaron Rodgers. Where the green Bay

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Speaker 1: freaking packers check our resume, check the players we have

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Speaker 1: We got multiple for round picks. This bad boy is open,

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Speaker 1: Mike McCarthy. We appreciate you, good luck in your future endeavors.

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Speaker 1: in terms, you win or you lose. There's no gray area.

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Speaker 1: So you celebrate. And our coaches will tell you we

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Speaker 1: I mean, last year they went nine and seven, but

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Speaker 1: me pull up the wild card standings right now. I

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426
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Speaker 1: have paid attention to him anyway. You knew that they

427
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Speaker 1: had been one of the better bad teams on in

428
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Speaker 1: the league the last couple of years. They played good

429
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Speaker 1: especially last year, they played good defense. They had a

430
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Speaker 1: bunch of pieces, So you go, God, they added Mac

431
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Speaker 1: with that defense, Then what do they do this offseason?

432
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Speaker 1: I don't know. They added an offensive coach that had

433
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Speaker 1: been groomed by Andy. They added you know, you would

434
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Speaker 1: just say, well they did, even if you didn't love

435
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Speaker 1: taking Mitch second. Overall, he was a first round prospect,

436
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Speaker 1: so there is something to work with. You get a

437
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Speaker 1: quarterback coach in the head coach, former quarterback in Matt Naggy.

438
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Speaker 1: Then you already got a couple of running backs. You

439
00:23:31,960 --> 00:23:34,879
Speaker 1: add a wide receiver in Allen Robinson, You add Trey Burton.

440
00:23:35,280 --> 00:23:38,800
Speaker 1: Kevin White finally stays healthy. You know, God, this team,

441
00:23:39,359 --> 00:23:42,119
Speaker 1: you know they may not be a playoff team, but

442
00:23:42,119 --> 00:23:44,240
Speaker 1: they're gonna be eight and eate. Well now they're six

443
00:23:44,240 --> 00:23:47,919
Speaker 1: and three and they've been flexed twice. I got a

444
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Speaker 1: press release this week from the NFL, and this is

445
00:23:51,160 --> 00:23:54,200
Speaker 1: the shows you how Low Bay area is the Niners

446
00:23:54,240 --> 00:23:57,919
Speaker 1: and Raiders were the two games flexed. The Raiders and

447
00:23:58,040 --> 00:24:00,720
Speaker 1: John Gruden were flexed out a Sun not this game.

448
00:24:00,840 --> 00:24:05,440
Speaker 1: This game was flex previously, but the Raiders on December

449
00:24:05,560 --> 00:24:10,000
Speaker 1: ninth reflex again for Bears Ramps. So the Bears, we're

450
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Speaker 1: gonna learn a lot about uh. This game is huge.

451
00:24:13,400 --> 00:24:15,240
Speaker 1: I think the Vikings are playing well, but they get

452
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Speaker 1: them at home, then they got the Lions, then they

453
00:24:17,800 --> 00:24:20,760
Speaker 1: got the Giants, then they got the Rams. The Packers

454
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Speaker 1: could be done the forty Niners and the Vikings again,

455
00:24:24,080 --> 00:24:26,960
Speaker 1: so they still play the Vikings twice. They get a

456
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Speaker 1: cupcake in the Niners and a cupcake in the Giants.

457
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Speaker 1: They still have the Packers, who by then Mike McCarthy

458
00:24:32,640 --> 00:24:36,159
Speaker 1: could be long gone. They got the Gutlass Lions at

459
00:24:36,280 --> 00:24:38,399
Speaker 1: six and three. They almost feel a lock to be

460
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Speaker 1: nine and seven. But if they win this weekend and

461
00:24:41,280 --> 00:24:44,320
Speaker 1: they go to seven and three, they can kind of

462
00:24:44,440 --> 00:24:47,760
Speaker 1: limp down the finish line with ten wins. If you

463
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Speaker 1: just go three and three down the stretch, you're going

464
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Speaker 1: ten and six. You're gonna win the division and you're

465
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Speaker 1: gonna be hosting a game and say what you want.

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Speaker 1: If the Bears take care of businesses Sunday, and I

467
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Speaker 1: think they should if MS just plays with himself. Uh,

468
00:25:01,400 --> 00:25:03,399
Speaker 1: their defense is so good, they're not gonna have to

469
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Speaker 1: get into shootouts. That's the one thing when you look

470
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Speaker 1: at the Bears games. Really, the one game that they

471
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Speaker 1: kind of got into a shootout and they just got

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Speaker 1: beat was the Patriot game. They lost thirty eight to

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Speaker 1: thirty one. The Dolphins game, they just fell apart. It

474
00:25:15,760 --> 00:25:17,280
Speaker 1: was kind of like a freaky deal. Plus it was

475
00:25:17,320 --> 00:25:20,400
Speaker 1: an overtime for the most part. I mean their defense

476
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Speaker 1: and Khalil Mack here's the other thing they banked. And

477
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Speaker 1: you gotta give the Bears credit because a lot of

478
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Speaker 1: teams might not have done this because you're in the

479
00:25:28,280 --> 00:25:31,280
Speaker 1: heat of battle, you're viewing yourself like a playoff team. Well,

480
00:25:31,359 --> 00:25:34,439
Speaker 1: Khalil Mack rolled his ankle. He probably didn't have to

481
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Speaker 1: sit any games. But if you're the Bears, you've invested

482
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Speaker 1: two first round picks. Luckily you got the pick swaps.

483
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Speaker 1: You've got a second round pick coming to you in

484
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Speaker 1: two thousand and twenty, and the Raiders are gonna be

485
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Speaker 1: horrendous next year, so that pick might end up being

486
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Speaker 1: thirty four. That might be like a fifty pick swing.

487
00:25:50,160 --> 00:25:53,880
Speaker 1: But that's beside the point. But so the Bears at

488
00:25:53,920 --> 00:25:56,840
Speaker 1: one point in time two weeks ago easily could have

489
00:25:56,880 --> 00:26:00,000
Speaker 1: tried Khalil the battle through it, but instead he got

490
00:26:00,000 --> 00:26:02,720
Speaker 1: to sit out two games. They won two straight games

491
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Speaker 1: without him. And now he comes back healthy and last

492
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Speaker 1: week he gets multiple sacks and looks fresh for the

493
00:26:09,119 --> 00:26:12,560
Speaker 1: biggest game of the year. They are in fantastic position

494
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Speaker 1: down the stretch where I don't see when you look

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Speaker 1: at their schedule, when you look at the way they're

496
00:26:18,000 --> 00:26:20,919
Speaker 1: situated at six and three that if they win this

497
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Speaker 1: game Sunday Night, and it's gonna be hard. Uh, you know,

498
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Speaker 1: I will be a little surprised if they win, just

499
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Speaker 1: because I just think Minnesota more experienced. Their head coach

500
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Speaker 1: has been a head coach in much bigger games. I mean,

501
00:26:34,359 --> 00:26:36,440
Speaker 1: this is this is by far. I mean, every game

502
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Speaker 1: moving forward is the biggest game Matt Naggie has ever coached.

503
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Speaker 1: And I'm a I'm a Matt Naggie guy, but this

504
00:26:42,080 --> 00:26:45,280
Speaker 1: is it's not an easy environment. I mean, Sunday Night Football,

505
00:26:45,359 --> 00:26:50,000
Speaker 1: most watch television show in America, tangible pressure on the franchise,

506
00:26:50,560 --> 00:26:53,240
Speaker 1: just because I mean, anytime you're kind of a new

507
00:26:53,320 --> 00:26:55,800
Speaker 1: kid on the block as a as a team. But

508
00:26:55,920 --> 00:26:58,639
Speaker 1: everyone knows that you have enough talent to make the playoffs.

509
00:26:59,040 --> 00:27:01,760
Speaker 1: Your quarterbacks. You know, was only a one year starter

510
00:27:01,840 --> 00:27:03,800
Speaker 1: in college, so he hasn't really played that many big

511
00:27:04,000 --> 00:27:06,280
Speaker 1: what's the biggest game Mr. Bisky has ever played? The

512
00:27:06,320 --> 00:27:09,480
Speaker 1: Bowl game? You know, a game versus Clemson, because he

513
00:27:09,520 --> 00:27:12,160
Speaker 1: didn't play any as a rookie, maybe you know, every

514
00:27:12,200 --> 00:27:14,560
Speaker 1: start this year. I mean, he's just he doesn't have

515
00:27:14,560 --> 00:27:17,760
Speaker 1: that much experience, so I mean you start talking now,

516
00:27:17,880 --> 00:27:20,840
Speaker 1: Michael's the lights are a little brighter. It's a Sunday

517
00:27:20,920 --> 00:27:24,639
Speaker 1: night in Chicago. It's freezing cold. Like that's this isn't easy.

518
00:27:24,760 --> 00:27:27,440
Speaker 1: I know the analytics crew and the numbers guys love

519
00:27:27,480 --> 00:27:29,760
Speaker 1: to tell you that. They don't tell you this in

520
00:27:29,800 --> 00:27:33,159
Speaker 1: football because no one would be dumb enough to say this,

521
00:27:33,240 --> 00:27:35,240
Speaker 1: But in baseball they love to tell you pressure is

522
00:27:35,280 --> 00:27:38,080
Speaker 1: not real. He's just just a sample size. You just

523
00:27:38,119 --> 00:27:40,840
Speaker 1: struck out because you don't match up well against the

524
00:27:40,880 --> 00:27:43,800
Speaker 1: lefties in October. Now, it's actually, the lights are a

525
00:27:43,800 --> 00:27:46,320
Speaker 1: little brighter in the playoffs, Guys get tight. You know,

526
00:27:46,840 --> 00:27:50,080
Speaker 1: pressure is a real thing. Anyone in any walk of

527
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Speaker 1: life doing anything. You know, whether you're being the pressure

528
00:27:54,200 --> 00:27:56,560
Speaker 1: to provide for your family, the pressure and a sales

529
00:27:56,640 --> 00:28:00,480
Speaker 1: job to keep your job, the pressure as an athlete. Pressure.

530
00:28:00,800 --> 00:28:02,879
Speaker 1: I don't know how to be in a relationship. I mean,

531
00:28:02,880 --> 00:28:06,040
Speaker 1: there's pressure involved in everything. You know, you feel it,

532
00:28:06,280 --> 00:28:08,920
Speaker 1: and you you feel times when there are isn't pressure,

533
00:28:09,480 --> 00:28:12,560
Speaker 1: there's pressure. There's gonna be a there's gonna be a

534
00:28:12,880 --> 00:28:14,960
Speaker 1: it's gonna be lit. I mean, the environment is gonna

535
00:28:15,000 --> 00:28:18,680
Speaker 1: be awesome Sunday Night at Chicago, But you're also gonna

536
00:28:18,720 --> 00:28:20,560
Speaker 1: be if he goes the first couple of series and

537
00:28:20,600 --> 00:28:23,119
Speaker 1: throw some bad in completions, the crowd's gonna get a

538
00:28:23,160 --> 00:28:25,520
Speaker 1: little tight because they don't know that this is a

539
00:28:25,520 --> 00:28:29,359
Speaker 1: new experience for Mitch. For Bears fans, you're kind of

540
00:28:29,440 --> 00:28:33,199
Speaker 1: learning on the ruck sometimes. And I saw it, you know,

541
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Speaker 1: as as most of the country did several years ago,

542
00:28:35,560 --> 00:28:38,440
Speaker 1: when Kaepernick jumped in the scene. Remember he started that

543
00:28:38,480 --> 00:28:41,560
Speaker 1: first game on Monday Night football against Chicago Bears when

544
00:28:41,760 --> 00:28:43,400
Speaker 1: or maybe it was the Arizona Cardinals. I think it

545
00:28:43,400 --> 00:28:46,480
Speaker 1: was Chicago Bears, Chicago Bears, or maybe Alex got knocked

546
00:28:46,520 --> 00:28:48,640
Speaker 1: out against Chicago Bears and he started against the Arizona

547
00:28:48,680 --> 00:28:51,800
Speaker 1: Cardinals the following week, and he was awesome and he

548
00:28:51,880 --> 00:28:54,640
Speaker 1: never you know, relinquished the job in every game. It

549
00:28:54,720 --> 00:28:57,680
Speaker 1: was like, God, this guy doesn't feel pressure. Now it's

550
00:28:57,720 --> 00:28:59,840
Speaker 1: not doesn't parallel each other because Kaepernick was like a

551
00:29:00,000 --> 00:29:02,960
Speaker 1: three and a half year starter in Nevada, had actually play,

552
00:29:03,160 --> 00:29:05,280
Speaker 1: you know, beat Boise Stage, who was a top five

553
00:29:05,320 --> 00:29:06,959
Speaker 1: team at the time. It looked like they might be

554
00:29:06,960 --> 00:29:09,440
Speaker 1: headed in the the National Championship game. Like he had played

555
00:29:09,480 --> 00:29:11,760
Speaker 1: in big time games. Now it's different in the NFL,

556
00:29:11,840 --> 00:29:16,160
Speaker 1: but he had experience playing, you know, playing quarterback. Miss doesn't.

557
00:29:16,400 --> 00:29:18,960
Speaker 1: I don't really know what we're gonna get. I'm nervous

558
00:29:18,960 --> 00:29:21,360
Speaker 1: to watch this game because I'm confident that the Vikings

559
00:29:21,360 --> 00:29:23,600
Speaker 1: are good. Uh, their coach have been around the block.

560
00:29:23,680 --> 00:29:26,920
Speaker 1: They have the majority of their players, even including Kirk

561
00:29:26,960 --> 00:29:29,040
Speaker 1: Cousins that was on a different team, have played in

562
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Speaker 1: playoff games. Uh that they've been around the ringer. They've

563
00:29:32,560 --> 00:29:35,520
Speaker 1: won big games. They've won games, they've they and they've

564
00:29:35,520 --> 00:29:37,280
Speaker 1: lost big games. I mean a lot of these guys

565
00:29:37,360 --> 00:29:40,360
Speaker 1: have a lot of experience in big boy games for

566
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Speaker 1: really the last three years. And the hype on them

567
00:29:44,440 --> 00:29:46,720
Speaker 1: and rightfully so, and I thought they were gonna be

568
00:29:46,720 --> 00:29:49,600
Speaker 1: a lock one or two seed, and it looks like

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Speaker 1: it's gonna be a dog fight just for them to

570
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Speaker 1: win the division. And if it to me, if they

571
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Speaker 1: lose this game, I wouldn't say the Bears are a

572
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Speaker 1: lock to win the division, even at seven and three. Again,

573
00:29:59,600 --> 00:30:02,160
Speaker 1: just as a match, and they could always lose a

574
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Speaker 1: game that they should win, like against the Giants or

575
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Speaker 1: the Niners. But if they pull this off, they are

576
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Speaker 1: easily the heavy betting favorite. And if you think about it,

577
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Speaker 1: if the Bears were to win and they go seven

578
00:30:13,080 --> 00:30:15,200
Speaker 1: and three, uh, and then in a couple of weeks

579
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Speaker 1: against the Rams, they're flexed. And that game is also

580
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Speaker 1: in Chicago, So think about this. They get the Vikings

581
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Speaker 1: at home, they get the Rams. Who that's I mean?

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Speaker 1: That weather is gonna be cold. I'll tell you how

583
00:30:28,360 --> 00:30:30,280
Speaker 1: many games Jared Gobs played in the cold. You can

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Speaker 1: count him on one hand. You know, he's born and

585
00:30:32,760 --> 00:30:35,520
Speaker 1: raised where I'm sitting right now recording this, not that

586
00:30:35,720 --> 00:30:38,520
Speaker 1: far away. Uh, And he didn't play any big games

587
00:30:38,520 --> 00:30:41,280
Speaker 1: of cow And there's a couple of cold ones he's played,

588
00:30:41,320 --> 00:30:43,720
Speaker 1: maybe like Washington State and Oregon. When I think his

589
00:30:43,800 --> 00:30:46,320
Speaker 1: junior year was pouring rain, or maybe it was a sophomore.

590
00:30:46,360 --> 00:30:48,720
Speaker 1: You couldn't hold on hont of the football. So wait

591
00:30:48,840 --> 00:30:52,120
Speaker 1: till a sleet and snowstorm, you know, rolls out in Chicago.

592
00:30:52,240 --> 00:30:55,080
Speaker 1: That ain't gonna be easy. So that that that is,

593
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Speaker 1: if you're gonna play the Rams, it's a huge advantage

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Speaker 1: for the Bears to get him at home. I'm telling you, man,

595
00:30:59,720 --> 00:31:03,400
Speaker 1: they win this game, watch out because they could rattle

596
00:31:03,440 --> 00:31:06,040
Speaker 1: off they win this game. You get the Lions, they're

597
00:31:06,080 --> 00:31:09,400
Speaker 1: gonna win that game, the Giants, and the Giants quit. Uh,

598
00:31:09,480 --> 00:31:12,240
Speaker 1: then you get the Rams at home. You never know,

599
00:31:12,280 --> 00:31:13,800
Speaker 1: all of a sudden you're like, damn, the Bears went

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Speaker 1: twelve and four. Matt Maggie is the coach of the year.

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Speaker 1: I'm really excited and this with every one of these

602
00:31:20,280 --> 00:31:24,920
Speaker 1: Bears win, it makes Gruden look that much stupider. Let's

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00:31:24,960 --> 00:31:27,400
Speaker 1: dive in really quick before we get into the Middlecoff

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00:31:27,400 --> 00:31:29,680
Speaker 1: mail bag, that Middlecoff mail bag. You can slide up

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00:31:29,680 --> 00:31:32,200
Speaker 1: in my d MS at John Middlecoff and just bang

606
00:31:32,200 --> 00:31:34,760
Speaker 1: out a couple of games, uh that are being that

607
00:31:34,800 --> 00:31:37,560
Speaker 1: are taking place this Sunday. A couple of my thoughts

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00:31:37,600 --> 00:31:39,960
Speaker 1: on it and then we'll dive into the Middlecoff mail bag.

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00:31:40,520 --> 00:31:42,640
Speaker 1: I'm just gonna go based out the ESPN dot com

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00:31:42,640 --> 00:31:47,480
Speaker 1: page Cowboys at the Falcons both teams four and five.

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00:31:47,840 --> 00:31:50,240
Speaker 1: The Cowboys have struggled on the road there one in four.

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00:31:50,680 --> 00:31:53,840
Speaker 1: Falcons are always pretty solid at home. Uh, this is

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00:31:53,880 --> 00:31:56,680
Speaker 1: a loser leaves town and the winner is in the

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00:31:56,680 --> 00:31:59,360
Speaker 1: mix for that six wild card, uh, you know, or

615
00:31:59,480 --> 00:32:02,480
Speaker 1: the six the last wild card. If whoever wins this

616
00:32:02,520 --> 00:32:04,440
Speaker 1: game is gonna be five and five and they're gonna

617
00:32:04,440 --> 00:32:07,320
Speaker 1: feel be feeling pretty good about themselves. Loser at four

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00:32:07,320 --> 00:32:10,800
Speaker 1: and six is done, like it's over. I actually like

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Speaker 1: the Cowboys in this game. If you're gambling, they're actually

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00:32:13,640 --> 00:32:16,400
Speaker 1: the underdog. I think it's pretty good value. I mean,

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Speaker 1: ever since they got a Mark Cooper, the passing games

622
00:32:18,440 --> 00:32:21,920
Speaker 1: looked a little more explosive. They played much better, you know,

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Speaker 1: on Sunday night against the Eagles. If they can carry

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00:32:24,360 --> 00:32:27,719
Speaker 1: that over. The Falcons defense is not very good. The

625
00:32:27,880 --> 00:32:31,520
Speaker 1: Cowboys defense is good. So the one thing the Falcons

626
00:32:31,600 --> 00:32:34,680
Speaker 1: really have going for them is their pass offense is unreal. Well,

627
00:32:34,720 --> 00:32:36,959
Speaker 1: what are the Cowboys do? Really well? They rushed the passer.

628
00:32:37,240 --> 00:32:39,520
Speaker 1: They're actually their dbs are pretty good too, and their

629
00:32:39,560 --> 00:32:42,800
Speaker 1: linebackers can play. I like the Cowboys in this game,

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Speaker 1: and I just think the Falcons are done. They had

631
00:32:45,360 --> 00:32:48,240
Speaker 1: a valiant effort to keep the season alive after the

632
00:32:48,320 --> 00:32:51,520
Speaker 1: terrible start, after all the injuries. It's crazy that they're

633
00:32:51,520 --> 00:32:54,080
Speaker 1: gonna end up probably with like six or seven wins.

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00:32:54,760 --> 00:32:57,080
Speaker 1: Uh speaks to dan Quinny is a good coach, but

635
00:32:57,240 --> 00:32:59,640
Speaker 1: I think Jason Garrett don't know, do not sleep on

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Speaker 1: Jason Garrett and Dak Prescott, Amari Cooper, DeMarcus Lawrence, the

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Speaker 1: you know, vander Rash Jalen Smith. I liked what the

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Speaker 1: Cowboys are cooking with right now. Panthers at Lions, I'm

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Speaker 1: just so tired of the Lions. Like Matt Patricia, you're

640
00:33:13,680 --> 00:33:16,880
Speaker 1: a joke. I think the Pounder Panthers bounced back big

641
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Speaker 1: time after the ass whooping they got on Thursday Night football,

642
00:33:19,960 --> 00:33:22,880
Speaker 1: which feels like a lifetime ago. Against the Steelers. They'll

643
00:33:22,920 --> 00:33:25,200
Speaker 1: be fresh the games on the road. They might actually

644
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Speaker 1: help the Panthers indoors. I think they kill them. Probably

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Speaker 1: the most intriguing morning game just because of the playoff implications.

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Speaker 1: Titans five and four playing pretty good football, beat the

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Speaker 1: Cowboys and beat the Patriots. The last two weeks against

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Speaker 1: the Colts, who are actually red hot right now offensively,

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Speaker 1: Andrew luck has been unreal. The Titans are five and four,

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Speaker 1: the Cults are four and five. If the Colts win

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Speaker 1: this and at five and five, it's not I know

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Speaker 1: some people and Colin have been talking about them as

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Speaker 1: that last, you know, the six seed, the last wild

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Speaker 1: card spot. It's not out of the realm possibility. But

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Speaker 1: if the Titans win this game basically knocks the Colts

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Speaker 1: out and puts them in pretty good position for that spot.

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Speaker 1: I get the Titans credit. A lot of people wrote

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Speaker 1: them off, including myself. They have not only not gone away,

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Speaker 1: but just look at it, like the last two weeks

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Speaker 1: beating Dallas in Dallas. That's a good win on Monday

661
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Speaker 1: night football and then a short week. I mean, they

662
00:34:17,680 --> 00:34:22,360
Speaker 1: they killed New England. I like Mike vrabel I watched

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Speaker 1: them during O T A S. I just think they

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Speaker 1: have a talented team. If Mariota can just play, you know,

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Speaker 1: within himself, not turn the ball over. You don't be

666
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Speaker 1: trying to run guys over when you do take off.

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Speaker 1: You gotta person they need you. I think the Titans.

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Speaker 1: I wouldn't want to play Titans in a playoff game.

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Speaker 1: Bucks Giants, I can't even begin to care. I mean,

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Speaker 1: what a terrible game. I feel bad for the Giants fans,

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Speaker 1: Eli Scrugia and the Buccaneers just stink. I mean, what

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Speaker 1: what a disaster that is. Uh, you're looking at you know,

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Speaker 1: Cutter Gone, Jason Light. I don't know him that well.

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Speaker 1: It follows me on Twitter and falling on Twitter. Not

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Speaker 1: he doesn't tweet, but uh, seems like a nice guy.

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Speaker 1: But it's it's over. Texans Redskins. Texans are coming off

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Speaker 1: of bye, traded for Damarrius Thomas. They're six and three.

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Speaker 1: I've been saying for a long time they are gonna

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Speaker 1: be the sneakiest twelve and four team you've ever seen.

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Speaker 1: You're like, oh my god, the Sexans are twelve and four. Yeah,

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Speaker 1: they're gonna be twelve and four. They're gonna cruise to

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Speaker 1: the win, to that divisional win. I think now, if

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Speaker 1: the Redskins somehow beat them the game is in Washington,

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Speaker 1: then they would be six and four, and if the

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Speaker 1: Titans win, they'd be six and four. So that I

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Speaker 1: guess the division is by no means over. But if

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Speaker 1: the Texans win, you basically just say the Redskins like,

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Speaker 1: get out of here. I I don't take you that

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Speaker 1: seriously anymore. Steelers at Jaguars like, as Colin said, Saxonville,

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Speaker 1: get out of here. You guys? Are you guys were

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Speaker 1: frauds classic, you know, like a band a one hit wonder.

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Speaker 1: Steelers are rolling. You could argue, if you just did

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Speaker 1: in the moment power rankings, the Saints would probably be one.

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Speaker 1: Uh is there an a team? The Chiefs continue to win,

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Speaker 1: but they've just kind of cruised, you know, they're going

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Speaker 1: somewhat through the motions now. They've been playing terrible teams.

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Speaker 1: But you could argue the Steelers beside the Saints, no

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Speaker 1: no team in the NFL is playing better. Uh, that

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Speaker 1: they are playing at a super high level. Ben's balling,

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Speaker 1: James Connor has been awesome, Antonio Brown has been unreal

701
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Speaker 1: that their defense is kind of coming alive. The Steelers

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Speaker 1: are on a team on the come. Bengals Ravens pretty

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Speaker 1: terrible game. Uh, Flacco's probably not gonna play Lamar Jackson six.

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Speaker 1: So you're gonna get RG three r G three against

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Speaker 1: the Bengals. God, I mean I wouldn't waste much time

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Speaker 1: watching this bad boy Raiders Cardinals. They should just not

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Speaker 1: play the game. What a horrendous terrible I mean, the

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Speaker 1: Raiders are one and eight, the Cardinals are two and seven.

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Speaker 1: The Cardinals average less points per game than the Raiders

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Speaker 1: at thirteen, and the Raiders are twenty I think, or

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Speaker 1: thirty in the NFL at sixteen, only the Bills are

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Speaker 1: worth at like thirteen one. I mean, the Bills and

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Speaker 1: Cardinals are basically by a tenth of a point, and

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Speaker 1: the Raiders are the thirtieth team. So just horrendous offense,

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Speaker 1: terrible game. Don't waste any time watching that thing. Well

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Speaker 1: that's ugly. Broncos Chargers. He did practice in a limited basis.

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Speaker 1: I doubt he'd play. But Joey Bosa, whenever he makes

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Speaker 1: his return, which it feels like it's gonna happen in

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Speaker 1: the next couple of games, it's gonna be pretty big.

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Speaker 1: Assuming that the Chargers win this game, the Broncos have

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Speaker 1: kind of tapped out, they would be eight and two,

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Speaker 1: and that would put some pressure on that Chiefs game

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Speaker 1: in Los Angeles now that I talked about earlier. I mean,

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Speaker 1: if the Chiefs were to lose that. I mean, they

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Speaker 1: would basically just be on a path for that. That

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Speaker 1: game in Kansas City would be for the division, which

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Speaker 1: I'm all for. Eagles Saints. I actually, and this is

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Speaker 1: my logic on this are they are the Philadelphia Eagles

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Speaker 1: with Carson Wentz gonna be four and six. I understand

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Speaker 1: they're playing the Saints in New Orleans, who again are

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Speaker 1: playing better than any team in the NFL. Their offense

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Speaker 1: is unstoppable right now, literally unstoppable. I mean they're throwing

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Speaker 1: up thirty five points. Say what you want about the Bengals,

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Speaker 1: that they are not some slouch defense. They dropped thirty

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Speaker 1: five points in Cincinnati. I mean that that was as

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Speaker 1: impressive of a half has been played so far this

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Speaker 1: year in football. But I I do think this is

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Speaker 1: the Eagles are somewhat playing for their season. I just

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Speaker 1: kind of like the Eagles in this game. I don't,

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Speaker 1: you know, the stats wouldn't back me up, the eye

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Speaker 1: test wouldn't back me up. But I just can't see.

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Speaker 1: I think I just think Carson Wentz is too good.

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Speaker 1: You're gonna get the Eagles. They still have a ton

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Speaker 1: of players on that team that won a championship. You're

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Speaker 1: gonna get one last Mike Tyson like swing. Now, maybe

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Speaker 1: they don't connect, but I think do not be shocked

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Speaker 1: that if you look this to me has written all

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Speaker 1: over it, like you look up, you're like, damn. The

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Speaker 1: Eagles are up fourteen nothing, you know, ten minutes into

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Speaker 1: the first quarter. Just they're frightening for their life. I mean,

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Speaker 1: they're season online and then Viking Bears in the Monday

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Speaker 1: night game. So let's let's dive into the middlecoff mail bag. Okay,

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Speaker 1: before we get into the mail bag, let me tell

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Speaker 1: You guys have been crushing it. A lot of good uh,

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Speaker 1: a lot of good questions. Someone just hit me up.

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Speaker 1: They didn't think I answered the questions, but I always

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Speaker 1: answered the questions. Uh, Hey John, nobody's wanted Here's one,

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Speaker 1: Hey John, nobody's wanted. Jamis to work as bad as

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Speaker 1: I have, but recently it's been rough. What do you

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Speaker 1: think is holding him back from developing into a true

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Speaker 1: franchise quarterback? Besides the top terrible off the field record, well,

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Speaker 1: obviously the off the field stuff set him back big

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Speaker 1: time this year. You have spent it three games. But

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Speaker 1: to me, the biggest problem for jamis Winston and this

788
00:41:01,520 --> 00:41:05,880
Speaker 1: was a massive issue at Florida State turnovers. You know,

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Speaker 1: it's one thing to have a bad year of picks,

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Speaker 1: it's another thing to consistently throw moronic picks like for

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Speaker 1: a long time, Cam Newton back when he was younger,

792
00:41:19,200 --> 00:41:22,319
Speaker 1: would just airmail some balls and throw some dumb picks. Well,

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00:41:22,360 --> 00:41:24,440
Speaker 1: the years that they have been good and made the playoffs,

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Speaker 1: and Cam Newton now has headed back to the playoffs,

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Speaker 1: surely again he cut that. He cuts down on the turnovers.

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Speaker 1: Like Jamis, you have Mike Evans, you have de Sean Jackson,

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Speaker 1: you have O. J. Howard uh that they brought in.

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Speaker 1: They drafted Ronald Jones. He didn't really play much earlier

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Speaker 1: in the season. Hell, he wasn't even dressed the first

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Speaker 1: couple of games. But you can't beat out Ryan Fitzpatrick.

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Speaker 1: And I know fits magic fun story and we all

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Speaker 1: make fun of it on social media, But like Jamis,

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Speaker 1: you can't beat out Ryan Fitzpatrick. And it's the right decision.

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Speaker 1: Did not play them like I wouldn't play Jamis of

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Speaker 1: Ryan Fitzpatrick. He hasn't earned it. He hasn't played as well.

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Speaker 1: The offense is not as bolting with Jamis. I don't

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Speaker 1: know if there's necessarily like I have a black and

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Speaker 1: white answer for you. It's just because of this turnovers.

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Speaker 1: You can't depend on him. He does stupid stuff. He's

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00:42:15,680 --> 00:42:20,200
Speaker 1: he doesn't play smart. Uh, he gets the hero ball syndrome.

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Speaker 1: Now has he had a great coach? I mean, is

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Speaker 1: Dirk Cutter a good offensive coordinator. He's not a very

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Speaker 1: good head coach. It's not the most stable environment for

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Speaker 1: a quarterback. But still, like James Cool, draft the number

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Speaker 1: one overall. They have a team loaded with people around

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Speaker 1: you and you could not beat out Ryan Fitzpatrick. Now again,

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Speaker 1: he started, you know, behind the eight ball with the suspension.

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Speaker 1: But man, what a what? What a just embarrassing season

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Speaker 1: for Jamis what's going on? John? I'm a fan of

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Speaker 1: both podcasts, and I'm interested in knowing how you think

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Speaker 1: the Niners should address all their needs this offseason. We

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Speaker 1: need big time help at the edge, receiver, corner, and

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Speaker 1: offensive guard. Is it realistic to think we can get

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Speaker 1: blue chip impact players at two of these positions. Well,

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Speaker 1: let's start with an edge rusher that the Niners are

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Speaker 1: gonna have a top two or three pick. This is

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Speaker 1: one of the better defensive line drafts in recent memory.

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Speaker 1: From Bosa to Gary to the dudes at Clemson. Uh,

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Speaker 1: they're sweet defensive tackles did a great The dude at

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Speaker 1: Alabama Quinn and Wilson. Uh, he looks like Aaron Donald.

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Speaker 1: So the Niners have zero excuse in the draft not

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Speaker 1: to get a sweet pass rusher. Wide receiver a little

833
00:43:34,520 --> 00:43:37,000
Speaker 1: bit more of a problem. There are not many great

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Speaker 1: free agent wide receivers. The best ones probably Golden Tate

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Speaker 1: and he's thirty one years old. Now the Niners should

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Speaker 1: sign Golden Tate. But my point is like they're not

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Speaker 1: that many options. You know, there's no you know, Odell

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Speaker 1: Beckham's or Mike Evans or even hell Brandon Cooks around

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Speaker 1: the Niners would die for, like Doug Baldwin. You know,

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Speaker 1: they ain't get in Davonte Adams. They're gonna need to

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Speaker 1: develop Dante Pettis. Probably draft to another wide receiver in

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Speaker 1: the you know, in the mid rounds, and still you know,

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Speaker 1: work with George Kittle, who is really good tight end,

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Speaker 1: but that that one's gonna be a little hard corner. Uh,

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Speaker 1: that they could use their top pick depending you know,

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Speaker 1: on the pass rusher that they like. On a corner.

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Speaker 1: You can usually sign a corner. Now you have to

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Speaker 1: pay big money for it. But you know, guys hit

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Speaker 1: the open market US a lot of times older veterans,

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Speaker 1: not like super old, but guys in their late twenties

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Speaker 1: that are making big money teams cut. I mean Richard

852
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Speaker 1: Sherman's had a fantastic year. How the Niners get him?

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Speaker 1: You can find corners on the open market. You can't

854
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Speaker 1: really find pass rushers, and you can also find you

855
00:44:41,160 --> 00:44:43,799
Speaker 1: can find guards later in the draft. That shouldn't be hard.

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Speaker 1: The hard the hard guy to find is is gonna

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Speaker 1: be a wide receiver. It's not a great wide receiver draft.

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00:44:51,160 --> 00:44:53,680
Speaker 1: There are no blue chip wide receivers you know in

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Speaker 1: this draft to the people I talk about or talk

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Speaker 1: within the in the league. Uh, in the free agent

861
00:44:59,640 --> 00:45:03,160
Speaker 1: crop is terrible. Do you believe Jimmy g will bounce

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00:45:03,200 --> 00:45:05,200
Speaker 1: back from his injury next year and be able to

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00:45:05,200 --> 00:45:07,799
Speaker 1: make the forty Niners a contender? Or is he just

864
00:45:07,880 --> 00:45:10,480
Speaker 1: a fluke and the Niners are in for a long rebuild.

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Speaker 1: I think Jimmy is one of the more fascinating players

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Speaker 1: coming up in two thousand nineteen because the hype on

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00:45:18,360 --> 00:45:21,200
Speaker 1: him was so strong. I do think he finally started

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Speaker 1: to get his mojo back in that Kansas City game

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Speaker 1: when they were down big and they were storing back

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Speaker 1: and then towards a c L. I've said it all along,

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Speaker 1: and I'm not just a Bay Area homer. I think

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00:45:31,160 --> 00:45:33,400
Speaker 1: Jimmy g is a stud. I thought he was a

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00:45:33,440 --> 00:45:35,880
Speaker 1: study on New England those couple of games that he played,

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00:45:36,360 --> 00:45:38,640
Speaker 1: I thought he was clearly excellent the last five games

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00:45:38,680 --> 00:45:40,960
Speaker 1: that he won with the forty Niners. He got off

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00:45:41,000 --> 00:45:43,799
Speaker 1: to somewhat of a SLUGGI start this year, but that

877
00:45:43,880 --> 00:45:46,400
Speaker 1: the schedule is really hard. I think he would have

878
00:45:46,400 --> 00:45:48,840
Speaker 1: been fine. Now it's pretty clear the Niners would not

879
00:45:48,920 --> 00:45:51,520
Speaker 1: have made the playoffs with this roster, but they would

880
00:45:51,520 --> 00:45:54,400
Speaker 1: have won seven eight games with Jimmy Garoppolo. He's that good.

881
00:45:54,920 --> 00:45:58,160
Speaker 1: But the major question mark for Jimmy, you know, can

882
00:45:58,239 --> 00:46:00,960
Speaker 1: he stay healthy? He started of ten games. These are

883
00:46:00,960 --> 00:46:04,080
Speaker 1: two major injuries. People like oh John his first injury

884
00:46:04,080 --> 00:46:06,719
Speaker 1: with the shoulder wasn't a major injury. If you get

885
00:46:06,800 --> 00:46:10,000
Speaker 1: knocked out multiple games. That's a major injury. Now, is

886
00:46:10,080 --> 00:46:12,640
Speaker 1: having a dislocated shoulder and missing a month the same

887
00:46:12,680 --> 00:46:14,400
Speaker 1: as tearing an a c L and missing a year. No,

888
00:46:14,960 --> 00:46:18,239
Speaker 1: but you missed multiple games like red flag you Now

889
00:46:18,400 --> 00:46:21,200
Speaker 1: he's missed multiple games because of multiple injuries. So he's

890
00:46:21,239 --> 00:46:25,360
Speaker 1: an injury prone player. He has to prove otherwise. Kenny, Sure,

891
00:46:26,320 --> 00:46:30,000
Speaker 1: but part of this is on Jimmy Garoppolo. Play smarter.

892
00:46:30,440 --> 00:46:34,920
Speaker 1: Stop taking so many dumbass hits. You know, avoid people

893
00:46:35,560 --> 00:46:39,879
Speaker 1: when you can, you don't run players over. Just be smarter. Hey,

894
00:46:40,000 --> 00:46:43,480
Speaker 1: John loved the pod with Washington just losing both starry

895
00:46:43,480 --> 00:46:47,440
Speaker 1: guards and their deep threat for the year and Chris Thompson,

896
00:46:47,480 --> 00:46:51,399
Speaker 1: Crowder and Trent Williams banged up. What does this mean

897
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Speaker 1: for the Sin Skins? Second year in a row they've

898
00:46:54,440 --> 00:46:57,400
Speaker 1: been hammered by injuries? Is this bad for Gruden in

899
00:46:57,440 --> 00:47:01,200
Speaker 1: the franchise? I I do think the NFL with injuries

900
00:47:01,520 --> 00:47:04,839
Speaker 1: somewhat random. I mean, in two thousand and seventeen, I'm

901
00:47:04,880 --> 00:47:07,120
Speaker 1: not at I don't follow the Redskins that closely, but

902
00:47:07,200 --> 00:47:09,879
Speaker 1: falling well enough to know they had a historic year

903
00:47:09,960 --> 00:47:13,400
Speaker 1: for injuries. Watching the game, who was it against? I

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Speaker 1: think the Falcons. This is probably this to uh d

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Speaker 1: M is a little old. But after that, during the

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00:47:20,120 --> 00:47:23,280
Speaker 1: Falcons games, dude just dropping like flies. They ended up losing,

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Speaker 1: and then you know that this is a big week

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Speaker 1: for them. I liked I was a little more bullish

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Speaker 1: on the Redskins earlier in the season, But like you said,

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Speaker 1: just so many injuries again, and Alex is just not

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Speaker 1: good enough to overcome them. That's not he's that's not

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Speaker 1: his style, Like he needs the team to be in

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Speaker 1: tip top shape. Like you give him Tyree Kills, you

914
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Speaker 1: give him Vernon davis Is, you give him an excellent

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Speaker 1: offensive line, you give him Kareem Hunt, you give him

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Speaker 1: Frank Gore, you give him Chris Thompson. Uh you know,

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Speaker 1: when they're humming, he can beat you. You give him

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Speaker 1: Andy Reid. I do think Jay Gruden's a really good coach.

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Speaker 1: He's the better Gruden in the NFL. I don't even

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Speaker 1: think that's arguable. It's not. I mean, Jay Gruden is

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Speaker 1: a better coach right now than John Gruten one Hunt,

922
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Speaker 1: one thousand percent. But it's just hard to win when

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Speaker 1: you're half the teams, you know, injured. Now, I don't

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00:48:12,520 --> 00:48:15,920
Speaker 1: know the exact story. Who wanted, you know, Alex and

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00:48:15,960 --> 00:48:17,759
Speaker 1: get rid of Kirk that that whole thing was a

926
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Speaker 1: little weird. So that might be a little bit on JA,

927
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Speaker 1: But the injuries aren't. You can only lose so many

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Speaker 1: players in the NFL and not have it completely ruin

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Speaker 1: your season. Now, the great thing is the NFC sucks.

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Speaker 1: You know, the Eagles could easily lose this week. Uh,

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Speaker 1: and the Cowboys. I wouldn't say the Eagles definitely. I

932
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Speaker 1: mean they're in New Orleans. The Cowboys are playing, Uh,

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Speaker 1: you know, the Atlanta Falcons in Atlanta. I do think

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Speaker 1: Dallas could win, but it's not crazy that both those

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Speaker 1: teams lose. You know, the Washington still in pretty good

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Speaker 1: shape to win the division. It's do I view Washington

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Speaker 1: as we sit here right now on November fift as

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Speaker 1: a playoff team. No, I don't, but you just given

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Speaker 1: the members, you cannot discount it. Appreciate everyone sending me

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Speaker 1: the d M s. If if I miss your d

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Speaker 1: M s. Sometimes I'm just you know, I'm just overwhelmed

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Speaker 1: so many of you guys up in my up in

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Speaker 1: my inbox, So hit me again if I missed your question.

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Speaker 1: I definitely didn't mean to, just sometimes I miss it.

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Speaker 1: Thanks for listening again, and enjoy the weekend.