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Welcome 20 00:00:58,720 --> 00:01:01,240 Speaker 1: back to another edition of the a on the NFL podcast. 21 00:01:01,280 --> 00:01:03,000 Speaker 1: My name is Dan Hansus, and I am joined by 22 00:01:03,000 --> 00:01:06,200 Speaker 1: a room filled with some heroes. Mark Sessler to my left. 23 00:01:06,440 --> 00:01:09,760 Speaker 1: Greg Rosel thought, on my ride, what what is happening? 24 00:01:09,920 --> 00:01:11,840 Speaker 1: Let's be honest, some of the best heroes you've ever 25 00:01:11,840 --> 00:01:18,280 Speaker 1: been around you, guys. Awesome? What a fun what a 26 00:01:18,319 --> 00:01:22,319 Speaker 1: fun afternoon at the NFL media offices to watch this 27 00:01:22,440 --> 00:01:25,480 Speaker 1: Cowboys Lions game. Especially, yes, it was the game that 28 00:01:25,600 --> 00:01:28,800 Speaker 1: saved wild Card weekend and a controversial game at that. 29 00:01:28,920 --> 00:01:32,039 Speaker 1: I I get a feeling that Dino Blandino has got 30 00:01:32,040 --> 00:01:34,839 Speaker 1: a busy week ahead of after some of the events 31 00:01:34,840 --> 00:01:37,559 Speaker 1: of that game. But a big comeback victory by the Cowboys, 32 00:01:37,600 --> 00:01:40,200 Speaker 1: and you know, we today was west of this, of course, 33 00:01:40,280 --> 00:01:44,479 Speaker 1: with the Bengals playing their annual wild Card game. You 34 00:01:44,600 --> 00:01:47,119 Speaker 1: can probably guess if some if you like, maybe you're 35 00:01:47,120 --> 00:01:49,120 Speaker 1: such a fan of this podcast that you don't watch 36 00:01:49,160 --> 00:01:52,040 Speaker 1: the games, and then you is there anybody that's like this, 37 00:01:52,120 --> 00:01:54,240 Speaker 1: You think, don't watch the games and then listen to 38 00:01:54,240 --> 00:01:57,480 Speaker 1: the show to get the results. Me I doubt they 39 00:01:57,520 --> 00:01:59,720 Speaker 1: get the results, but there might be some overseas that 40 00:01:59,760 --> 00:02:01,160 Speaker 1: they don't get to watch it live, but they do 41 00:02:01,280 --> 00:02:03,280 Speaker 1: listen to the pin. That's true. So four games to 42 00:02:03,320 --> 00:02:06,680 Speaker 1: get to This is our wild Card weekend wrap up show. 43 00:02:07,120 --> 00:02:10,680 Speaker 1: Chris Westling, of course, on West of Thiss the Holy Day, 44 00:02:10,720 --> 00:02:13,920 Speaker 1: he was off, uh and we're certainly not gonna change 45 00:02:14,080 --> 00:02:16,280 Speaker 1: was by accident, but it worked out well well. Around 46 00:02:16,280 --> 00:02:19,360 Speaker 1: eight a m. We received a color photo on his 47 00:02:19,600 --> 00:02:21,919 Speaker 1: on his Twitter feed of a what seemed to be 48 00:02:22,000 --> 00:02:25,840 Speaker 1: a vast bloody mary bar at a at a local establishment. Yes, 49 00:02:26,000 --> 00:02:27,720 Speaker 1: and it was roughly eight fifteen in the morning. I 50 00:02:27,800 --> 00:02:30,080 Speaker 1: don't imagine that he touched that. I mean, he's not 51 00:02:30,120 --> 00:02:32,760 Speaker 1: a guy that takes him vibe, but he is off. 52 00:02:32,800 --> 00:02:34,360 Speaker 1: We're not going to get him on the phone just 53 00:02:34,400 --> 00:02:37,200 Speaker 1: to play it safe, but west we can imagine we'll 54 00:02:37,200 --> 00:02:40,320 Speaker 1: sleep with a smile on his face, almost like he 55 00:02:40,440 --> 00:02:43,519 Speaker 1: got a Red Rider BB gun on Christmas Day because 56 00:02:43,560 --> 00:02:47,000 Speaker 1: we had the red Rifle in Cincinnati to thank for that. 57 00:02:47,200 --> 00:02:49,480 Speaker 1: But let's start, as I called it, the game that 58 00:02:49,600 --> 00:02:54,000 Speaker 1: save wild Card Weekend in Arlington Big d where Tony 59 00:02:54,120 --> 00:02:57,840 Speaker 1: Romo threw two touchdown passes to Terence Williams, including one 60 00:02:58,160 --> 00:03:01,680 Speaker 1: late in the fourth quarter, giving the cowboy Is win 61 00:03:01,880 --> 00:03:04,920 Speaker 1: in the wild Card round, eliminating the Detroit Lions in 62 00:03:04,960 --> 00:03:06,679 Speaker 1: a wild game that I feel like people will be 63 00:03:06,720 --> 00:03:09,440 Speaker 1: talking about for a long time. Obviously, you had the 64 00:03:09,960 --> 00:03:13,120 Speaker 1: controversial flag pick up on the past interference call that 65 00:03:13,160 --> 00:03:15,200 Speaker 1: would have really put the lines in a great spot. 66 00:03:15,360 --> 00:03:18,960 Speaker 1: And then Tony Romo uh continues to rewrite the narrative 67 00:03:18,960 --> 00:03:22,280 Speaker 1: of his career this season, especially the last couple of months. Greg, 68 00:03:22,320 --> 00:03:27,320 Speaker 1: I'll start with you. Tony Romo leads the Cowboys past 69 00:03:27,440 --> 00:03:29,760 Speaker 1: the lines. Is this the new Tony Romo? Does that 70 00:03:29,880 --> 00:03:32,760 Speaker 1: make the line of the Cowboys a dangerous team here 71 00:03:32,800 --> 00:03:35,840 Speaker 1: down the stretch? They're definitely dangerous. They're an offense first team, 72 00:03:35,840 --> 00:03:37,680 Speaker 1: which is what I like in the playoffs or defense 73 00:03:37,720 --> 00:03:40,160 Speaker 1: didn't look great today, But on a day where I 74 00:03:40,200 --> 00:03:44,000 Speaker 1: thought Romo was outplayed by Matthew Stafford, Romo was the 75 00:03:44,000 --> 00:03:46,200 Speaker 1: guy in the third and fourth quarter, making all the 76 00:03:46,200 --> 00:03:49,360 Speaker 1: big plays on third and long, he gets a touchdown 77 00:03:49,440 --> 00:03:51,840 Speaker 1: on fourth and six, he gets the big play to 78 00:03:52,040 --> 00:03:55,120 Speaker 1: Jason Witten, and for them to win on a day 79 00:03:55,160 --> 00:03:57,440 Speaker 1: where Dez Bryant didn't do a lot, de Marco Murray 80 00:03:57,440 --> 00:03:59,600 Speaker 1: didn't do a lot, and the offensive line didn't play 81 00:03:59,640 --> 00:04:02,920 Speaker 1: great and they still come back from fourteen points. Give 82 00:04:02,960 --> 00:04:05,840 Speaker 1: the man some love. I feel. I feel for Lions 83 00:04:05,880 --> 00:04:08,200 Speaker 1: fans though, because for a team that has had no 84 00:04:08,280 --> 00:04:11,600 Speaker 1: success in the post, even for most adults living in 85 00:04:11,640 --> 00:04:15,280 Speaker 1: Detroit and around the area, you've seen nothing. And this 86 00:04:15,480 --> 00:04:18,080 Speaker 1: was a you know, the reversed past interference call that's 87 00:04:18,080 --> 00:04:21,040 Speaker 1: gonna be talked about in Motown four months. Well, let's 88 00:04:21,080 --> 00:04:23,520 Speaker 1: talk about it. I mean, what did you guys think 89 00:04:23,520 --> 00:04:25,760 Speaker 1: of it when you saw it? The thing that killed 90 00:04:25,800 --> 00:04:30,400 Speaker 1: me was just the lack of explanation, right, your instincts 91 00:04:30,440 --> 00:04:32,640 Speaker 1: are they throw the flag initially? That to me, I 92 00:04:32,680 --> 00:04:35,160 Speaker 1: need I need a clear explanation. And so did Jim 93 00:04:35,200 --> 00:04:37,560 Speaker 1: call and they announced it. It's a twenty, it's a 94 00:04:38,120 --> 00:04:40,800 Speaker 1: seven lead. I believe at this point for the Lions, 95 00:04:40,880 --> 00:04:44,160 Speaker 1: they if this, uh, if they call it probably well 96 00:04:44,160 --> 00:04:45,599 Speaker 1: they did call it, but if they didn't pick up 97 00:04:45,600 --> 00:04:47,760 Speaker 1: the flag, the Lions would have had it inside. I 98 00:04:47,800 --> 00:04:52,159 Speaker 1: believe we're around the red zone, uh and lead at okay, 99 00:04:52,680 --> 00:04:57,880 Speaker 1: fourteen lead at the time. But I so, I think 100 00:04:57,920 --> 00:04:59,800 Speaker 1: here's the two parts. Two parts of this. First of all, 101 00:04:59,839 --> 00:05:01,680 Speaker 1: if your a line span, you have every right to 102 00:05:01,680 --> 00:05:03,680 Speaker 1: be angry. And the people were going nuts on Twitter 103 00:05:03,720 --> 00:05:06,440 Speaker 1: about this that basically the game was handed to the 104 00:05:06,480 --> 00:05:11,400 Speaker 1: Cowboys under nefarious circumstances, which is silly. But also I 105 00:05:11,440 --> 00:05:13,680 Speaker 1: get the frustration about the call. The other part of it, though, 106 00:05:13,720 --> 00:05:16,760 Speaker 1: that really drives me crazy. It's still after they pick 107 00:05:16,839 --> 00:05:20,520 Speaker 1: up that flag fourth and one from around midfield, and 108 00:05:20,760 --> 00:05:22,520 Speaker 1: that's a chance where you have to go win a game. 109 00:05:22,839 --> 00:05:26,600 Speaker 1: You have joyke Bell, who's running well in that game. Uh, 110 00:05:26,680 --> 00:05:29,120 Speaker 1: but they Jim called well, punts the ball away. Well, 111 00:05:29,160 --> 00:05:31,719 Speaker 1: they try to get an off sides initially and it 112 00:05:31,760 --> 00:05:33,760 Speaker 1: doesn't work. So they're sitting a fourth and six they 113 00:05:33,760 --> 00:05:35,200 Speaker 1: go for the punt. I agree, and I thought that 114 00:05:35,240 --> 00:05:37,360 Speaker 1: was gutless and I feel like, especially in these type 115 00:05:37,360 --> 00:05:39,720 Speaker 1: of games, that's how you lose. There was a lot 116 00:05:39,720 --> 00:05:44,440 Speaker 1: of time left people. What a contrast though, between Jim 117 00:05:44,520 --> 00:05:48,200 Speaker 1: Caldwell and Jason Garrett. The football gods frown on the 118 00:05:48,279 --> 00:05:50,720 Speaker 1: punt on fourth and one, But how about Jason Garrett. 119 00:05:50,760 --> 00:05:52,880 Speaker 1: He goes for it on fourth and goal on the 120 00:05:52,880 --> 00:05:55,360 Speaker 1: goal line in the third quarter, late in the third quarter. 121 00:05:55,839 --> 00:05:58,760 Speaker 1: By now that that plays almost forgotten, they get that 122 00:05:59,080 --> 00:06:02,240 Speaker 1: fourth and sixth. The logic was, you go for it there. 123 00:06:02,240 --> 00:06:04,520 Speaker 1: But I've seen Jason Garrett and other types of coaches 124 00:06:04,560 --> 00:06:06,640 Speaker 1: punt or even try to kick along field goal. He 125 00:06:06,720 --> 00:06:09,440 Speaker 1: goes for it there. So the Cowboys went for the win. 126 00:06:09,800 --> 00:06:12,200 Speaker 1: And as much as that call, it was a terrible 127 00:06:12,240 --> 00:06:14,840 Speaker 1: non call, I mean it was an obvious penalty. As 128 00:06:14,920 --> 00:06:18,560 Speaker 1: much as that killed the Lions, they scored three points 129 00:06:19,120 --> 00:06:22,719 Speaker 1: in the second half, and they had three turnovers in 130 00:06:22,760 --> 00:06:26,280 Speaker 1: the second half. I'm counting the stafford from because technically 131 00:06:26,320 --> 00:06:29,240 Speaker 1: they had two turnovers and three turn turnovers and three points. 132 00:06:29,400 --> 00:06:32,159 Speaker 1: The Cowboys, on the other hand, scored seventeen points in 133 00:06:32,200 --> 00:06:34,080 Speaker 1: their last three drives. Right, I mean, what do you 134 00:06:34,120 --> 00:06:36,360 Speaker 1: want to do make a stop? I mean Detroit's defense 135 00:06:36,640 --> 00:06:38,080 Speaker 1: the one thing that's hard I think if you're a 136 00:06:38,080 --> 00:06:40,160 Speaker 1: Lions fan too, if this game had been thirty to 137 00:06:40,279 --> 00:06:43,120 Speaker 1: seven and what some thought would happen to Detroit. They 138 00:06:43,160 --> 00:06:46,840 Speaker 1: played the game of their season defensively. Six sacks, ten 139 00:06:46,960 --> 00:06:49,760 Speaker 1: hits on Romo. I mean, they controlled the game for 140 00:06:49,800 --> 00:06:51,880 Speaker 1: a big portion of it. They just couldn't do it 141 00:06:51,880 --> 00:06:55,080 Speaker 1: down the stage. They let down in the end. And yeah, 142 00:06:55,200 --> 00:06:59,039 Speaker 1: I mean back to Romo. I mean, this guy has 143 00:06:59,080 --> 00:07:01,960 Speaker 1: taken more heat and anybody in this league over the 144 00:07:01,960 --> 00:07:05,000 Speaker 1: past ten years, I'd say, and I think this is 145 00:07:05,080 --> 00:07:07,960 Speaker 1: something to watch now. Now they're going to Green Bay 146 00:07:08,000 --> 00:07:12,120 Speaker 1: next week, where uh, very interesting. Dallas eight no on 147 00:07:12,160 --> 00:07:15,160 Speaker 1: the road, green Bay eight no at home. Uh. I 148 00:07:15,200 --> 00:07:17,200 Speaker 1: think how many times we see it every year there 149 00:07:17,320 --> 00:07:20,520 Speaker 1: is the quarterback of the team that gets hot and 150 00:07:20,520 --> 00:07:22,840 Speaker 1: and we're seeing Romo as a guy. To me, that 151 00:07:22,920 --> 00:07:26,240 Speaker 1: could potentially be that guy's insane as that would be 152 00:07:26,280 --> 00:07:29,200 Speaker 1: and if you imagine how how he would be um 153 00:07:29,360 --> 00:07:31,320 Speaker 1: covered and how people would be going crazy if it 154 00:07:31,360 --> 00:07:34,400 Speaker 1: was the Cowboys involved in that type of Flacco like run. 155 00:07:35,040 --> 00:07:36,600 Speaker 1: But he can be that guy. And I think they're 156 00:07:36,600 --> 00:07:38,880 Speaker 1: gonna hang in that game because I think Romo is 157 00:07:38,920 --> 00:07:41,600 Speaker 1: an m VP level quarterback playing his best football in 158 00:07:41,640 --> 00:07:43,800 Speaker 1: his career well, and for him to hang in that 159 00:07:43,840 --> 00:07:46,600 Speaker 1: game and then to move on potentially probably to Seattle 160 00:07:46,840 --> 00:07:49,320 Speaker 1: if they ever were to get into the super Bowl, 161 00:07:49,400 --> 00:07:52,880 Speaker 1: they will have And I don't want to I'm not. 162 00:07:52,960 --> 00:07:55,239 Speaker 1: I don't think it's that crazy because I think Dallas 163 00:07:55,320 --> 00:07:57,120 Speaker 1: is not a fluke team on any level. They are 164 00:07:57,200 --> 00:07:59,920 Speaker 1: built to win these type of games if they're running 165 00:08:00,000 --> 00:08:02,200 Speaker 1: team is working. I don't think they're a fluke team either. 166 00:08:02,280 --> 00:08:04,679 Speaker 1: But I think Cowboys fans in Romo and everyone should 167 00:08:04,760 --> 00:08:07,720 Speaker 1: enjoy this game because it was a fourteen point comeback. 168 00:08:07,960 --> 00:08:11,040 Speaker 1: This is only the second playoff win of his career, 169 00:08:11,200 --> 00:08:14,240 Speaker 1: first in five years, and you know, this might be it. 170 00:08:14,320 --> 00:08:16,120 Speaker 1: This might be the high point in what has been 171 00:08:16,160 --> 00:08:20,680 Speaker 1: a really surprising, amazing season. And the way that they 172 00:08:20,680 --> 00:08:23,239 Speaker 1: did it today just showed a little more mental toughness. 173 00:08:23,320 --> 00:08:25,640 Speaker 1: The defense, which I think is a problem and it's 174 00:08:25,680 --> 00:08:27,920 Speaker 1: gonna be a big problem in Green Bay, did not 175 00:08:27,960 --> 00:08:29,680 Speaker 1: play well in the first half, but they did play 176 00:08:29,720 --> 00:08:31,280 Speaker 1: well in the second half, and they got the big 177 00:08:31,320 --> 00:08:33,160 Speaker 1: sacks at the end when they needed it. Another guy 178 00:08:33,160 --> 00:08:35,960 Speaker 1: who I think gets, you know, taken taking a town 179 00:08:36,080 --> 00:08:38,400 Speaker 1: year after year in Dallas is Jerry Jones, and and 180 00:08:38,520 --> 00:08:40,480 Speaker 1: for a good reason, for a lot of it. But 181 00:08:40,600 --> 00:08:42,920 Speaker 1: this is a guy that against the you know, the 182 00:08:42,960 --> 00:08:46,560 Speaker 1: outcry the fans stuck with Jason Garrett, stuck with Romo. 183 00:08:46,880 --> 00:08:49,200 Speaker 1: You know, I think he probably wanted to draft a quarterback, 184 00:08:49,320 --> 00:08:52,000 Speaker 1: namely Johnny Manzel. Thank god they didn't do that. But 185 00:08:52,120 --> 00:08:54,000 Speaker 1: this is a guy, Jerry Jones, that he's made some 186 00:08:54,040 --> 00:08:56,120 Speaker 1: bad signings. But you know what, at this point, with 187 00:08:56,160 --> 00:08:58,320 Speaker 1: the drafting of the offensive line, a little bit of 188 00:08:58,320 --> 00:08:59,960 Speaker 1: credit to the owner. I think he's built he's fine, 189 00:09:00,000 --> 00:09:02,000 Speaker 1: only built a team that he's talked. It's a nice 190 00:09:02,080 --> 00:09:04,160 Speaker 1: it's a nice year. You have the governor of New 191 00:09:04,240 --> 00:09:06,200 Speaker 1: Jersey bouncing up and down with him in the box. 192 00:09:06,600 --> 00:09:09,520 Speaker 1: Everyone's having a great it's a little weird. It's a 193 00:09:09,559 --> 00:09:14,319 Speaker 1: little weird, but but honestly, Greg keep, I don't care 194 00:09:14,320 --> 00:09:19,679 Speaker 1: about politics York. I lived in New York ten years. 195 00:09:20,080 --> 00:09:22,200 Speaker 1: You know you got a you got the uh. The 196 00:09:22,240 --> 00:09:24,560 Speaker 1: governor New Jersey cheering on a Cowboys fan. There's a 197 00:09:24,559 --> 00:09:28,920 Speaker 1: lot of Eagles fans Jets fans. By the way, here 198 00:09:29,080 --> 00:09:33,520 Speaker 1: is the Pool report. Referee Pete Morelli with Pool reporter 199 00:09:33,640 --> 00:09:35,959 Speaker 1: Todd Archer after the game, the question, can you talk 200 00:09:36,000 --> 00:09:38,960 Speaker 1: about the decision to overturn the call the past interference calling? 201 00:09:39,000 --> 00:09:41,320 Speaker 1: Why you overturn the call? The back judge through his 202 00:09:41,360 --> 00:09:45,040 Speaker 1: flag for defensive past interference. We got other information from 203 00:09:45,080 --> 00:09:47,960 Speaker 1: another official from a different angle that thought the contact 204 00:09:48,000 --> 00:09:50,480 Speaker 1: was minimal and didn't warrant pass interference. He thought it 205 00:09:50,520 --> 00:09:53,960 Speaker 1: was face guarding, So I guess their their decision was 206 00:09:54,000 --> 00:09:56,720 Speaker 1: that the flag was thrown too quickly and they needed 207 00:09:56,760 --> 00:09:58,600 Speaker 1: to confer, and that's why it's picked up. But it's 208 00:09:58,640 --> 00:10:02,000 Speaker 1: still done Strangely, because there wasn't enough talking, and I 209 00:10:02,040 --> 00:10:04,400 Speaker 1: think the biggest problem was they didn't announce why they 210 00:10:04,440 --> 00:10:06,600 Speaker 1: were picking up. It was a total mystery. And then 211 00:10:06,679 --> 00:10:10,480 Speaker 1: Mike Pereira, having happened to be on the game, mentioning, Hey, 212 00:10:10,520 --> 00:10:13,640 Speaker 1: this is a crew that hasn't worked together before. It's 213 00:10:13,679 --> 00:10:15,280 Speaker 1: just a bad look. And when you watch the play 214 00:10:15,280 --> 00:10:18,200 Speaker 1: again and again, it looks clearly like, well, that's the 215 00:10:18,200 --> 00:10:20,240 Speaker 1: other side of it. There was a lot of legitimate 216 00:10:20,240 --> 00:10:23,880 Speaker 1: reason to potentially call pass interfering. It should have been 217 00:10:23,880 --> 00:10:26,240 Speaker 1: pass interfering. They put the ball away, okay, they give 218 00:10:26,320 --> 00:10:28,559 Speaker 1: up the touchdown, okay, but you still have two and 219 00:10:28,600 --> 00:10:31,120 Speaker 1: a half minutes left, You have time out, you have 220 00:10:31,160 --> 00:10:33,640 Speaker 1: the two minute warning. You get a gift from God, 221 00:10:33,679 --> 00:10:38,560 Speaker 1: which is DeMarcus Lawrence uh recovering the fumble. When Stafford 222 00:10:38,559 --> 00:10:40,720 Speaker 1: gets sacked I think on the second play of the 223 00:10:40,760 --> 00:10:43,480 Speaker 1: final or the second to last possession, stupidly trying to 224 00:10:43,559 --> 00:10:45,200 Speaker 1: run with it, loses the ball, so they get a 225 00:10:45,200 --> 00:10:47,760 Speaker 1: second light and that Stafford, who has had some nice 226 00:10:47,800 --> 00:10:50,240 Speaker 1: moments at the ends of games, he loses another another 227 00:10:50,280 --> 00:10:52,560 Speaker 1: fumble three minutes later, and then the game's over. And 228 00:10:52,600 --> 00:10:55,680 Speaker 1: that's on the Cowboys defense. In terms of giving them credit. 229 00:10:55,720 --> 00:10:57,720 Speaker 1: And it's on the Lions offensive line, which I think 230 00:10:57,800 --> 00:11:00,960 Speaker 1: had a really good day for most to the day. 231 00:11:01,320 --> 00:11:03,960 Speaker 1: That pressure was getting to Stafford quickly. I I don't 232 00:11:03,960 --> 00:11:06,920 Speaker 1: think Stafford played poorly. I said it. I think he 233 00:11:07,080 --> 00:11:09,880 Speaker 1: outplayed Romo overall. He had a nice game for the 234 00:11:09,920 --> 00:11:12,840 Speaker 1: most part. Stafford was accurate, made it three or four 235 00:11:12,960 --> 00:11:15,200 Speaker 1: really good plays. He had that play where he ran 236 00:11:15,280 --> 00:11:18,080 Speaker 1: over the Cowboys. Yeah, I mean he know. He showed 237 00:11:18,160 --> 00:11:20,679 Speaker 1: up the whole Lions team, proved that they're more than one. 238 00:11:20,679 --> 00:11:22,480 Speaker 1: I think a lot of people, including myself, thought they 239 00:11:22,480 --> 00:11:24,400 Speaker 1: were coming into this. I thought when they have a 240 00:11:24,440 --> 00:11:27,600 Speaker 1: two touchdown lead, though, that they'd be able to salt 241 00:11:27,640 --> 00:11:30,000 Speaker 1: it away with their running game against that Cowboys defense. 242 00:11:30,040 --> 00:11:31,880 Speaker 1: And you have to give the Cowboys defense credit for 243 00:11:31,920 --> 00:11:34,240 Speaker 1: getting some stops. And I think it's weird, but the 244 00:11:34,280 --> 00:11:36,600 Speaker 1: biggest play in the game was the touchdown by the 245 00:11:36,640 --> 00:11:39,880 Speaker 1: Cowboys at the end of the first half. Yes, because 246 00:11:39,880 --> 00:11:42,120 Speaker 1: that came out of nowhere. They were getting dominated was 247 00:11:42,200 --> 00:11:44,719 Speaker 1: fourteen nothing that that came out of nowhere, And that's 248 00:11:44,720 --> 00:11:46,560 Speaker 1: just it made it a game where it really wasn't 249 00:11:46,600 --> 00:11:48,719 Speaker 1: I know, was seventeen seven a half but that gave 250 00:11:48,800 --> 00:11:52,240 Speaker 1: them life and throw Austin. The lines defensive coordinator did 251 00:11:52,240 --> 00:11:54,720 Speaker 1: a great job. They were in Romo space constantly in 252 00:11:54,720 --> 00:11:56,400 Speaker 1: that first half, and that was part of the reason 253 00:11:56,440 --> 00:11:58,520 Speaker 1: that was so shocking too, because I feel like right 254 00:11:58,559 --> 00:12:01,280 Speaker 1: before that Romo and again it was ducking for his life, 255 00:12:01,400 --> 00:12:03,640 Speaker 1: but all of a sudden, bang, seventy yard touchdown or 256 00:12:03,640 --> 00:12:06,080 Speaker 1: whatever it was, and the game takes on a different complexion. 257 00:12:06,120 --> 00:12:09,160 Speaker 1: So this one, if you're a line san, this one's 258 00:12:09,200 --> 00:12:13,760 Speaker 1: things I feel nat Kevin Patrick, I hope he's probably 259 00:12:13,760 --> 00:12:15,439 Speaker 1: not going to the gym tomorrow morning. That's all I'm 260 00:12:15,440 --> 00:12:18,400 Speaker 1: gonna say. He's taking the day off, and he deserves 261 00:12:18,400 --> 00:12:21,959 Speaker 1: it because that one was probably been in multiple street 262 00:12:22,000 --> 00:12:26,160 Speaker 1: fights tonight. And and who had who had some big 263 00:12:26,200 --> 00:12:28,800 Speaker 1: plays in this game, had had one great sequence where 264 00:12:28,800 --> 00:12:31,800 Speaker 1: he got the couple of sacks. I he was emotional 265 00:12:31,840 --> 00:12:33,839 Speaker 1: after the game. He was crying. He had to leave 266 00:12:33,960 --> 00:12:36,960 Speaker 1: the podium because he was crying. And then he comes 267 00:12:37,000 --> 00:12:39,920 Speaker 1: back a couple of minutes later, once he comes composed himself, 268 00:12:39,960 --> 00:12:41,480 Speaker 1: and he just said, this is a result I never 269 00:12:41,480 --> 00:12:43,720 Speaker 1: saw coming. Like he was that confident, and I think 270 00:12:43,800 --> 00:12:46,400 Speaker 1: he knows that this is probably it for him in Detroit, 271 00:12:46,480 --> 00:12:48,960 Speaker 1: and they had this great chance and they had so 272 00:12:49,000 --> 00:12:52,000 Speaker 1: many plays where if they just made one play they 273 00:12:52,040 --> 00:12:53,880 Speaker 1: probably win the game, and they didn't make any of those. 274 00:12:53,960 --> 00:12:57,120 Speaker 1: It was almost like the two kind of loser franchises 275 00:12:57,160 --> 00:12:59,480 Speaker 1: of the last ten fifteen years. And it's just like, 276 00:12:59,520 --> 00:13:01,720 Speaker 1: who is going to figure out a way not to 277 00:13:01,720 --> 00:13:04,040 Speaker 1: win this game? And it was the lines, this is 278 00:13:04,080 --> 00:13:06,400 Speaker 1: the game one should have won. The Cowboys stole it. 279 00:13:06,600 --> 00:13:08,400 Speaker 1: And that's the way. Do you think the TV people 280 00:13:08,400 --> 00:13:12,960 Speaker 1: are excited about Cowboys pack? That's incredible? I mean they 281 00:13:13,040 --> 00:13:17,559 Speaker 1: get excited about the Cowboys being involved. I am ultimately 282 00:13:17,600 --> 00:13:20,200 Speaker 1: I'm happy, and I'm not a big believer in Hey, 283 00:13:20,320 --> 00:13:23,400 Speaker 1: you built something this season, Okay, you can build on 284 00:13:23,520 --> 00:13:26,480 Speaker 1: that next season because you start all over and usually 285 00:13:26,480 --> 00:13:28,559 Speaker 1: it's it's really hard to get back to this spot. 286 00:13:28,640 --> 00:13:30,760 Speaker 1: But I will strike an not out of optimism. I 287 00:13:30,760 --> 00:13:33,480 Speaker 1: think this Lions team is in pretty good position. If 288 00:13:33,480 --> 00:13:35,080 Speaker 1: you look at what they have on offense, they were 289 00:13:35,080 --> 00:13:37,480 Speaker 1: a really young offense. They're gonna be there for a while. 290 00:13:37,640 --> 00:13:41,400 Speaker 1: They have DeAndre Levy, they have uh Ziggyanza who broke 291 00:13:41,440 --> 00:13:42,840 Speaker 1: out with a big game today. I mean, I think 292 00:13:42,840 --> 00:13:46,480 Speaker 1: they're in pretty good change. Well, to take this team 293 00:13:46,520 --> 00:13:48,920 Speaker 1: to a super Bowl, Well, he's gone to the super 294 00:13:48,960 --> 00:13:51,040 Speaker 1: Bowl before. I saw him blank on the sideline at 295 00:13:51,040 --> 00:13:54,920 Speaker 1: one point, it's too bad, Caldwell, I gotta go for 296 00:13:55,000 --> 00:13:59,560 Speaker 1: the fourth down. Yep, alright, moving up, so it's stick 297 00:13:59,600 --> 00:14:02,800 Speaker 1: in the end. C will cover the other NFC playoff game, 298 00:14:02,840 --> 00:14:06,360 Speaker 1: This one was on Saturday, where the Carolina Panthers seven 299 00:14:06,400 --> 00:14:08,800 Speaker 1: eight and one on the season still got him a 300 00:14:08,840 --> 00:14:11,800 Speaker 1: division title and they got the Cardinals in their building. 301 00:14:11,800 --> 00:14:14,480 Speaker 1: We all thought the Cardinals, with their fourth quarterback of 302 00:14:14,520 --> 00:14:16,920 Speaker 1: the year, Ryan Linley, would be in trouble, and they 303 00:14:16,920 --> 00:14:20,560 Speaker 1: were because Newton threw for two touchdowns and Carolina's defense 304 00:14:20,600 --> 00:14:23,280 Speaker 1: did the rest, setting an NFL record for the fewest 305 00:14:23,360 --> 00:14:26,480 Speaker 1: yards allowed in a postseason game. Final score twenty seven 306 00:14:26,600 --> 00:14:29,680 Speaker 1: sixteen in favor of the Panthers over the Cardinals, who 307 00:14:29,720 --> 00:14:32,920 Speaker 1: go home the Cardinals, who were, of course eleven and one, 308 00:14:33,320 --> 00:14:36,280 Speaker 1: Mark at one point, they end up at I guess 309 00:14:36,320 --> 00:14:39,480 Speaker 1: eleven and five, and it's all over now, And Mark, 310 00:14:39,560 --> 00:14:42,720 Speaker 1: I ask you, how difficult was it watching a Ryan 311 00:14:42,840 --> 00:14:45,760 Speaker 1: Linley team try to lead a comeback on the road 312 00:14:45,800 --> 00:14:48,600 Speaker 1: in the playoffs. Well, we ever see anything like that again? 313 00:14:48,680 --> 00:14:50,440 Speaker 1: I don't know. I mean, I mean, it's it's another 314 00:14:50,440 --> 00:14:54,440 Speaker 1: example that injuries can turn at the quarterback position, could 315 00:14:54,440 --> 00:14:58,040 Speaker 1: turn what was a very solid, well coached, resilient team 316 00:14:58,040 --> 00:14:59,600 Speaker 1: and what should have been the team of at L 317 00:15:00,040 --> 00:15:02,720 Speaker 1: into an absolute punching bag. I mean, there was no 318 00:15:02,840 --> 00:15:05,240 Speaker 1: confidence that they were gonna be able to do able 319 00:15:05,240 --> 00:15:07,200 Speaker 1: to do anything down the second half of this game 320 00:15:07,240 --> 00:15:09,680 Speaker 1: against Caroline, and you know, you talk about we want 321 00:15:09,680 --> 00:15:11,840 Speaker 1: to seek out the Cowboys get on to play Green Band. 322 00:15:11,880 --> 00:15:14,560 Speaker 1: It's exciting, thank god that we're getting the Panthers next week. 323 00:15:15,160 --> 00:15:17,680 Speaker 1: They they match up, okay with Seattle. I'm not sure 324 00:15:17,680 --> 00:15:19,680 Speaker 1: they're gonna win that game on any level, but that's 325 00:15:19,720 --> 00:15:22,520 Speaker 1: an interesting game. Cam Russell Wilson, the two defenses, they're 326 00:15:22,560 --> 00:15:24,760 Speaker 1: running the ball well and they're peaking defensively at the 327 00:15:24,840 --> 00:15:28,520 Speaker 1: right time. Caroline is first playoff win nine years, Cam 328 00:15:28,520 --> 00:15:32,440 Speaker 1: Newton's first playoff win. Uh so you know that's you know, 329 00:15:32,520 --> 00:15:35,040 Speaker 1: from a confidence stepoint and and listen, they still haven't 330 00:15:35,040 --> 00:15:37,120 Speaker 1: really beaten anybody good. I'm sorry, this was not a 331 00:15:37,160 --> 00:15:39,880 Speaker 1: good Cardinals win. And like I caught some heat on 332 00:15:39,880 --> 00:15:42,080 Speaker 1: Twitter for I was a little annoyed that Cam was 333 00:15:42,360 --> 00:15:44,760 Speaker 1: you know posing for photos with his teammates on the 334 00:15:44,760 --> 00:15:46,360 Speaker 1: sideline at the end of the game. It's like it's 335 00:15:46,360 --> 00:15:48,760 Speaker 1: basically the equivalent of you taking your buddies out hunting 336 00:15:49,040 --> 00:15:50,720 Speaker 1: and then you shoot like a deer that has a 337 00:15:50,720 --> 00:15:52,920 Speaker 1: broken leg, and then you like celebrate in front of 338 00:15:52,920 --> 00:15:55,720 Speaker 1: the dead deer. This to say, but imagine if the 339 00:15:55,800 --> 00:15:58,280 Speaker 1: Jets just won their first playoff game in not eight years, 340 00:15:58,320 --> 00:16:00,400 Speaker 1: you wouldn't care about who they played. You would just 341 00:16:00,440 --> 00:16:03,040 Speaker 1: be celebrating. That's a great moment for the entire franchise. 342 00:16:03,120 --> 00:16:05,240 Speaker 1: In for Cam Newton, I don't care who they played. Well, no, 343 00:16:05,400 --> 00:16:08,240 Speaker 1: there are right, I mean, that's that's their moment. That's 344 00:16:08,280 --> 00:16:11,880 Speaker 1: their big moment. And if West was here, he would agree, 345 00:16:11,880 --> 00:16:14,960 Speaker 1: and West would break out his his He's a preenting schmoline. 346 00:16:15,160 --> 00:16:17,320 Speaker 1: And I'm not getting all over Cam Newton about it, 347 00:16:17,360 --> 00:16:20,280 Speaker 1: but I just want to see h Cam Newton and 348 00:16:20,280 --> 00:16:23,040 Speaker 1: the Panthers beat a real team in the playoffs. They 349 00:16:23,080 --> 00:16:25,160 Speaker 1: can do whatever they want if they if they take 350 00:16:25,160 --> 00:16:27,520 Speaker 1: care of business next week in Seattle. But I'm just saying, 351 00:16:27,520 --> 00:16:31,800 Speaker 1: come on, so you're not buying Carolina as this hidden 352 00:16:31,880 --> 00:16:34,640 Speaker 1: jug or not here in the NFC. They could be 353 00:16:34,840 --> 00:16:37,520 Speaker 1: they could give, they could give Seattle a run, but 354 00:16:37,640 --> 00:16:40,080 Speaker 1: I I also think we still haven't. They haven't been 355 00:16:40,080 --> 00:16:42,240 Speaker 1: tested really during this five game winning stream. I think 356 00:16:42,240 --> 00:16:44,320 Speaker 1: there's a balance between what I was reading from your 357 00:16:44,320 --> 00:16:47,720 Speaker 1: guys Twitter account on Saturday from the bar and the 358 00:16:48,040 --> 00:16:50,600 Speaker 1: thought that this team is you know, some sort of 359 00:16:50,680 --> 00:16:53,040 Speaker 1: jugg or not, because it seems like you guys weren't 360 00:16:53,040 --> 00:16:56,240 Speaker 1: giving him much credit at all. To me, their defensive performance, 361 00:16:56,280 --> 00:16:58,640 Speaker 1: even though it was against Linley, it's still noteworthy. This 362 00:16:58,720 --> 00:17:01,680 Speaker 1: is an NFL team that had four hundred yards last 363 00:17:01,680 --> 00:17:06,400 Speaker 1: week against San Francisco when Sanford. When Seattle killed Linley 364 00:17:06,560 --> 00:17:10,520 Speaker 1: in Arizona on Sunday night, football people couldn't stop tripping 365 00:17:10,680 --> 00:17:14,280 Speaker 1: over themselves to talk about how good Seattle looks and 366 00:17:14,320 --> 00:17:16,800 Speaker 1: now they're the team to be and yet a game 367 00:17:16,840 --> 00:17:19,840 Speaker 1: where they were historically good. I know it was Linley, 368 00:17:19,880 --> 00:17:21,880 Speaker 1: but they gave up seventy eight yards. So there it's 369 00:17:22,160 --> 00:17:24,840 Speaker 1: I think, I think back that's worth noting that they 370 00:17:24,880 --> 00:17:27,359 Speaker 1: stopped the running game, they stopped Linley. They did everything 371 00:17:27,359 --> 00:17:30,240 Speaker 1: they could the team that is peaking defensively, so really 372 00:17:30,400 --> 00:17:33,840 Speaker 1: was an awful situation where Arizona walk into But this 373 00:17:33,960 --> 00:17:37,040 Speaker 1: was you'll never see. You'll we can watch the NFL 374 00:17:37,040 --> 00:17:39,520 Speaker 1: playoffs or twenty years before we see another quarterback as 375 00:17:39,520 --> 00:17:41,520 Speaker 1: bad as right, I said, I saw one two years ago. 376 00:17:41,600 --> 00:17:45,199 Speaker 1: Joe Webb, alright, what happened there? Same thing, saying like 377 00:17:45,200 --> 00:17:47,840 Speaker 1: when these things happened, same thing. You're right, I mean, 378 00:17:47,960 --> 00:17:50,320 Speaker 1: just these things happen. But I would give that it's 379 00:17:50,320 --> 00:17:52,320 Speaker 1: bad luck for Arizona. You get stuck with the third 380 00:17:52,480 --> 00:17:54,200 Speaker 1: guy who shouldn't even be on a on a roster 381 00:17:54,480 --> 00:17:56,680 Speaker 1: starting your playoff game. By the what do you want 382 00:17:56,680 --> 00:18:01,440 Speaker 1: to know? Kerwin Williams is involved as well, Lara Fitzgerald. 383 00:18:01,840 --> 00:18:04,000 Speaker 1: The poor guy can't he gets open and he's getting 384 00:18:04,040 --> 00:18:07,240 Speaker 1: airmailed over his head. Michael Floyd just disappeared this season 385 00:18:07,840 --> 00:18:11,120 Speaker 1: and wasn't anything going on on Arizona side, and Dan 386 00:18:11,160 --> 00:18:13,160 Speaker 1: and I were not. I don't know what you perceived 387 00:18:13,160 --> 00:18:15,440 Speaker 1: to be negativity towards the Panthers, not at all. I 388 00:18:15,440 --> 00:18:18,199 Speaker 1: mean number one, the first thing when Dan met me 389 00:18:18,560 --> 00:18:20,320 Speaker 1: at the tavern that we watched this game, we both 390 00:18:20,359 --> 00:18:25,120 Speaker 1: admitted that Luke Keikley is a handsome, handsome gentleman. Let's 391 00:18:25,160 --> 00:18:30,440 Speaker 1: start right there. In fact, there was a tables but 392 00:18:30,600 --> 00:18:34,040 Speaker 1: Luke Clark. There was very fetching. There was a table 393 00:18:34,080 --> 00:18:36,520 Speaker 1: of girls at the tavern that we were at all 394 00:18:36,560 --> 00:18:39,040 Speaker 1: wearing Chickley jerseys, and I go, wow, first of all 395 00:18:39,040 --> 00:18:42,679 Speaker 1: Panthers fans in Los Angeles, that's weird. Keikley fans makes sense. 396 00:18:42,760 --> 00:18:45,000 Speaker 1: You could add it up. But then at one point 397 00:18:45,080 --> 00:18:47,879 Speaker 1: something Arizona scored their touchdown and they were all cheering, 398 00:18:48,160 --> 00:18:49,480 Speaker 1: and I was like, I'm not sure there was some 399 00:18:49,640 --> 00:18:53,040 Speaker 1: disconnecting terms on that Table's part of following what was happening. 400 00:18:53,040 --> 00:18:55,680 Speaker 1: I mean, I'm not an expert on male attractiveness. That's 401 00:18:55,840 --> 00:18:58,440 Speaker 1: that's of course. Not that's Dan's role in the group. 402 00:18:58,800 --> 00:19:00,840 Speaker 1: You know, that's true. He off in a lot of comments. 403 00:19:00,880 --> 00:19:04,960 Speaker 1: But that Keikly Cam, that keik Lee Cam combination as 404 00:19:05,000 --> 00:19:08,239 Speaker 1: your two franchise pillars you'd have, you could do an 405 00:19:08,280 --> 00:19:10,240 Speaker 1: historical thing. Could you come up with a better look 406 00:19:10,240 --> 00:19:13,560 Speaker 1: and duo than that? The ladies love Cam new Cam 407 00:19:13,600 --> 00:19:15,760 Speaker 1: is an excellent looking man as well. So that's that's 408 00:19:15,880 --> 00:19:17,320 Speaker 1: That's all I'm saying. And that's what I'm saying. You 409 00:19:17,320 --> 00:19:19,560 Speaker 1: gotta give credit to the team, not only Keikley. Forget 410 00:19:19,800 --> 00:19:21,720 Speaker 1: forget the looks. What I guess what I'm saying is 411 00:19:21,920 --> 00:19:24,520 Speaker 1: you are saying you can take away you can take 412 00:19:24,560 --> 00:19:28,280 Speaker 1: away the Cardinals office, and you can you can still 413 00:19:28,320 --> 00:19:31,760 Speaker 1: point out Thomas Davis is playing like crazy the last 414 00:19:31,800 --> 00:19:34,040 Speaker 1: five or six weeks. You can talk about this guy 415 00:19:34,080 --> 00:19:36,959 Speaker 1: Trey Boston who keeps making huge, huge plays. They do 416 00:19:37,040 --> 00:19:39,120 Speaker 1: have some guys coming together, and I think they could 417 00:19:39,400 --> 00:19:41,359 Speaker 1: be a little problematic for the Seattle I think we 418 00:19:41,400 --> 00:19:44,760 Speaker 1: agreed that the defense number one good coaching job. They've 419 00:19:44,800 --> 00:19:47,240 Speaker 1: taken a lot of young, inexperienced guys in. They're in, 420 00:19:47,240 --> 00:19:49,280 Speaker 1: they're playing well, but I look at look at their 421 00:19:49,320 --> 00:19:51,480 Speaker 1: running the ball with Jonathan Stewart a hundred and twenty 422 00:19:51,480 --> 00:19:54,400 Speaker 1: three yards on Saturday, but no one had more than 423 00:19:54,440 --> 00:19:57,080 Speaker 1: thirty nine yards receiving for Carolina. Wasn't a good day 424 00:19:57,119 --> 00:19:59,160 Speaker 1: for Cam. It wasn't a great day for him. But also, 425 00:19:59,200 --> 00:20:01,639 Speaker 1: so you're gonna go do with this Seattle defense next 426 00:20:02,440 --> 00:20:04,480 Speaker 1: number one, they shut down the run, Well, what do 427 00:20:05,000 --> 00:20:07,960 Speaker 1: you trust the Panthers to get out of dark corners 428 00:20:07,960 --> 00:20:10,400 Speaker 1: with a passing game? I don't know. No, I Cam 429 00:20:10,400 --> 00:20:12,080 Speaker 1: Newton needs to play a lot better. He had a 430 00:20:12,119 --> 00:20:14,840 Speaker 1: C minus D plus game. I mean, that's that's where 431 00:20:15,200 --> 00:20:17,320 Speaker 1: I mean he didn't play well. He would admit that. 432 00:20:17,320 --> 00:20:20,040 Speaker 1: I actually thought a sideline at the end of the game, 433 00:20:20,080 --> 00:20:21,720 Speaker 1: I thought he played the greatest game of all time. 434 00:20:21,840 --> 00:20:25,040 Speaker 1: But if you were listening, which you know you were at, well, 435 00:20:25,119 --> 00:20:27,320 Speaker 1: you can't hear his postgame interview. I was actually kind 436 00:20:27,320 --> 00:20:31,000 Speaker 1: of impressed with his maturity and in the interview right 437 00:20:31,040 --> 00:20:34,360 Speaker 1: after the game with the sideline reporter when he said, 438 00:20:34,400 --> 00:20:36,640 Speaker 1: I need to play a lot better. My mechanics were off. 439 00:20:36,680 --> 00:20:38,359 Speaker 1: I missed too many throws. That was that was the 440 00:20:38,400 --> 00:20:40,040 Speaker 1: first thing out of his mouth was that he didn't 441 00:20:40,040 --> 00:20:42,240 Speaker 1: really have a good game. But the team, you know, 442 00:20:42,240 --> 00:20:44,840 Speaker 1: played well. How about Dave Gettlman, the general manager. I mean, 443 00:20:45,000 --> 00:20:46,960 Speaker 1: this was a team we wrote off at the middle 444 00:20:47,000 --> 00:20:50,119 Speaker 1: of the season. I think Rivera too. They did a 445 00:20:50,200 --> 00:20:52,359 Speaker 1: nice job recovering what could have been a completely lost 446 00:20:52,400 --> 00:20:55,440 Speaker 1: campaign here and what a what a sad time for 447 00:20:55,600 --> 00:20:58,800 Speaker 1: the Cardinals though, I mean, I've said it a million 448 00:20:58,880 --> 00:21:01,560 Speaker 1: times now that the different Streen Stanton Linley was bigger 449 00:21:01,560 --> 00:21:03,840 Speaker 1: than the difference between Palmer and Stanton. They had no 450 00:21:03,920 --> 00:21:05,919 Speaker 1: chance to win that game. I mean, I give up that. 451 00:21:06,080 --> 00:21:08,399 Speaker 1: And if that's the last moment for Larry Fitzgerald in 452 00:21:08,440 --> 00:21:11,680 Speaker 1: a Cardinals uniforms just kind of what a lame weight 453 00:21:11,800 --> 00:21:14,840 Speaker 1: and Cardinals team will be back, though, it all depends 454 00:21:14,920 --> 00:21:17,720 Speaker 1: with Carson Palmer's health. I mean to a c L 455 00:21:17,800 --> 00:21:20,120 Speaker 1: reconstructions now and he's gonna be in his mid thirties, 456 00:21:20,400 --> 00:21:22,560 Speaker 1: but it will be I would imagine it's gonna be 457 00:21:22,600 --> 00:21:24,960 Speaker 1: a breath of fresh air when all these guys get 458 00:21:24,960 --> 00:21:28,280 Speaker 1: back to camp and you have Carson Palmer hopefully healthy 459 00:21:28,320 --> 00:21:30,359 Speaker 1: and on the field functional Cort guess this is and 460 00:21:30,440 --> 00:21:32,520 Speaker 1: this is not the first time Larry Pacheralds dealt with 461 00:21:32,520 --> 00:21:35,160 Speaker 1: this and his Cardinal's career playing with these uh as. 462 00:21:35,359 --> 00:21:37,399 Speaker 1: Bobby the brain Heenan used to say in w W 463 00:21:37,520 --> 00:21:41,120 Speaker 1: F Hammad Egger's uh you know these type of guys, 464 00:21:41,359 --> 00:21:43,360 Speaker 1: they're just not gonna take you any What does that mean? 465 00:21:44,119 --> 00:21:47,080 Speaker 1: Hammed Egger is like they're so easy there, like breakfast, 466 00:21:47,160 --> 00:21:49,280 Speaker 1: ham and eggs. He's just a workman that goes he 467 00:21:49,320 --> 00:21:52,679 Speaker 1: eats breakfast and then goes does a day later. I 468 00:21:52,720 --> 00:21:55,200 Speaker 1: love Bruce Arians, but Carson Palmer is gonna be thirty 469 00:21:55,200 --> 00:21:57,520 Speaker 1: five years old coming off to torn a c L S. 470 00:21:57,760 --> 00:22:00,000 Speaker 1: I mean he said it to combine. You don't really 471 00:22:00,119 --> 00:22:02,480 Speaker 1: for another four you don't really know what you're gonna 472 00:22:02,520 --> 00:22:05,880 Speaker 1: have with him. So I hope they get another quarterback 473 00:22:05,920 --> 00:22:08,760 Speaker 1: in there, if nothing else, just so they have an option, uh, 474 00:22:09,040 --> 00:22:12,000 Speaker 1: other than Logan Thomas. Apparently when this stuff comes up, Logan, 475 00:22:12,000 --> 00:22:15,000 Speaker 1: I hope it's not Sam Bradford. Logan Thomas, his dad 476 00:22:15,040 --> 00:22:18,160 Speaker 1: was the real hero here tweeting from the game. At 477 00:22:18,200 --> 00:22:21,760 Speaker 1: the game, Uh that there's no way they're making come 478 00:22:21,800 --> 00:22:25,240 Speaker 1: back with this guy behind center. Talking about NFL dads. 479 00:22:25,400 --> 00:22:28,040 Speaker 1: There needs to be like a etiquette class for a 480 00:22:28,040 --> 00:22:30,320 Speaker 1: handful of NFL dads that just stepped away out of 481 00:22:30,320 --> 00:22:33,000 Speaker 1: bounds at various times. Yeah, and he made another reply 482 00:22:33,080 --> 00:22:35,520 Speaker 1: to someone where he just said, why did they draft 483 00:22:35,560 --> 00:22:38,520 Speaker 1: this kid? You know, he's made a huge mistake. Three weeks. 484 00:22:37,840 --> 00:22:42,439 Speaker 1: What have we took Logan Thomas's dad and Lara fitzhild Sr. 485 00:22:42,840 --> 00:22:44,440 Speaker 1: And then just got some cameras on them and put 486 00:22:44,480 --> 00:22:50,879 Speaker 1: him in the house in Malibu. Got a podcast. Oh, 487 00:22:51,000 --> 00:22:53,760 Speaker 1: this is a great show. Get RG three's dad in there. 488 00:22:54,240 --> 00:22:56,919 Speaker 1: Nfls now is looking for programming. If any of you 489 00:22:56,960 --> 00:23:01,680 Speaker 1: guys out there listening to we one executive producer titles 490 00:23:02,600 --> 00:23:04,520 Speaker 1: that's where the money is, by the way, Yeah, we 491 00:23:04,560 --> 00:23:07,159 Speaker 1: just need to get attached to the project and then 492 00:23:07,440 --> 00:23:09,600 Speaker 1: just cash in on the back end with the DVDs 493 00:23:09,640 --> 00:23:15,000 Speaker 1: and oh Emmy time. That's right. Are the reality shows 494 00:23:15,040 --> 00:23:18,600 Speaker 1: get Emmy's. I'm sure we could. Staff always says they 495 00:23:18,640 --> 00:23:20,639 Speaker 1: get a lot of Emmy's. That's a reality show. You know. 496 00:23:20,680 --> 00:23:22,439 Speaker 1: It's a great show. Shark Tank. If I told you 497 00:23:22,440 --> 00:23:24,439 Speaker 1: about that, yeah, we've heard about it once or twice. Day. 498 00:23:24,480 --> 00:23:26,840 Speaker 1: All right, let's move on. Let's head to the a 499 00:23:26,960 --> 00:23:30,080 Speaker 1: f C. And we're gonna we'll We'll start with the 500 00:23:30,119 --> 00:23:33,760 Speaker 1: Sunday game, which a great day for Chris Westling. It 501 00:23:33,840 --> 00:23:37,200 Speaker 1: is west of this the Cincinnati Bengals, for the fourth 502 00:23:37,200 --> 00:23:41,359 Speaker 1: straight year under Andy Dalton, leave the playoffs after one round. 503 00:23:41,359 --> 00:23:43,200 Speaker 1: This time it was Andrew Luck and the Colts taking 504 00:23:43,200 --> 00:23:46,560 Speaker 1: care of business. Uh. Luck through for three seventy yards 505 00:23:46,600 --> 00:23:50,480 Speaker 1: and a touchdown win for the Colts over the Bengals 506 00:23:50,800 --> 00:23:56,160 Speaker 1: on Sunday in Indie. Uh, Mark you, I feel strongly 507 00:23:56,560 --> 00:23:59,360 Speaker 1: that what we saw today is really the last thing 508 00:23:59,640 --> 00:24:02,479 Speaker 1: the bank does really need to see from Andy Dalton. Right, 509 00:24:02,720 --> 00:24:04,520 Speaker 1: I don't know, I mean, I'm not sure what the 510 00:24:04,520 --> 00:24:09,439 Speaker 1: referendum is. What we're looking for. Team four straight seasons. 511 00:24:10,119 --> 00:24:12,840 Speaker 1: Today's game is not entirely on Andy Dalton, but for 512 00:24:12,880 --> 00:24:15,520 Speaker 1: everyone that wants, like we wrote an article, I basically said, 513 00:24:15,640 --> 00:24:18,200 Speaker 1: move on from this guy, or at least bring someone 514 00:24:18,240 --> 00:24:21,359 Speaker 1: in too seriously challenge him, and not some fourth round rookie. 515 00:24:21,720 --> 00:24:23,320 Speaker 1: But you got to think about the fact that you 516 00:24:23,320 --> 00:24:25,840 Speaker 1: have a very complete team here with a lot of talent, 517 00:24:26,280 --> 00:24:28,520 Speaker 1: that this is the guy that's holding you back four 518 00:24:28,600 --> 00:24:32,760 Speaker 1: point four yards per attempt today. It's not just the thing. 519 00:24:32,800 --> 00:24:34,760 Speaker 1: I mean, you get them into a big spot. The 520 00:24:34,800 --> 00:24:38,960 Speaker 1: Bengals crumbled, they were injury riddled today, but Dalton across 521 00:24:39,000 --> 00:24:41,520 Speaker 1: the way. You've got Andrew Luck and other big quarterbacks 522 00:24:41,560 --> 00:24:43,960 Speaker 1: from the league that will their teams to to victories. 523 00:24:44,160 --> 00:24:46,760 Speaker 1: Did no matter who's on the field with Dalton, he 524 00:24:46,920 --> 00:24:49,080 Speaker 1: is incapable of it. So how how much more does 525 00:24:49,119 --> 00:24:50,800 Speaker 1: anyone need to see? Do you want to do a 526 00:24:50,840 --> 00:24:53,399 Speaker 1: fifth season of this? I don't. The bar is so 527 00:24:53,520 --> 00:24:57,200 Speaker 1: low for Dalton that everyone after the games saying, well, 528 00:24:57,240 --> 00:24:59,280 Speaker 1: this one's not in any Dalton's and and I get 529 00:24:59,320 --> 00:25:02,280 Speaker 1: that because it's not totally It was a complete team loss. 530 00:25:02,359 --> 00:25:07,240 Speaker 1: Everything the Bengals did defensively running game. Everyone's hurt was 531 00:25:07,240 --> 00:25:09,280 Speaker 1: was bad. There was a miracle that they only lost 532 00:25:09,320 --> 00:25:11,920 Speaker 1: by sixteen. On the other hand, he had four point 533 00:25:11,960 --> 00:25:14,600 Speaker 1: four yards per attempt, and after the game, Marvin Lewis said, well, 534 00:25:14,640 --> 00:25:17,080 Speaker 1: he thought Dalton played a good game basically because he 535 00:25:17,119 --> 00:25:19,399 Speaker 1: avoided a turnover. And if that's the bar for your 536 00:25:19,480 --> 00:25:22,480 Speaker 1: hundred million dollar contract quarterback, it's like, that's just not 537 00:25:22,520 --> 00:25:24,960 Speaker 1: how the NFL works anymore. This is the if you're 538 00:25:25,160 --> 00:25:28,359 Speaker 1: a Bengals fan, the frustration is so easy. You know, 539 00:25:28,400 --> 00:25:31,200 Speaker 1: obviously he's not working with a full stable of receivers, 540 00:25:31,240 --> 00:25:34,639 Speaker 1: but the checkdowns, the Joo Bernard over and over again 541 00:25:35,040 --> 00:25:37,840 Speaker 1: in third and long scenarios where they're not even sniffing 542 00:25:37,880 --> 00:25:40,280 Speaker 1: the sticks, and you know, this is just who he is. 543 00:25:40,359 --> 00:25:42,639 Speaker 1: It's like he's not He did take a few deep shots, 544 00:25:42,680 --> 00:25:45,120 Speaker 1: but none of them really came close to hitting. And 545 00:25:45,400 --> 00:25:48,720 Speaker 1: I will say Dalton really needed Jeremy Hill to deliver 546 00:25:48,800 --> 00:25:51,040 Speaker 1: a big game, and Hill didn't. He wasn't able to 547 00:25:51,080 --> 00:25:53,520 Speaker 1: do with thirteen forty seven. That's not gonna do. He 548 00:25:53,560 --> 00:25:55,359 Speaker 1: did get in the end zone and one carry in 549 00:25:55,359 --> 00:25:57,720 Speaker 1: the second quarter. It was crazy they went we went 550 00:25:57,760 --> 00:25:59,639 Speaker 1: away from it, and but when they were running it 551 00:25:59,640 --> 00:26:02,800 Speaker 1: wasn't arking either was eight rushes for eleven yards for 552 00:26:02,840 --> 00:26:04,760 Speaker 1: the second and third quarter combined. Well, I think we 553 00:26:05,400 --> 00:26:07,960 Speaker 1: listen when you don't have a j Green in there 554 00:26:08,040 --> 00:26:11,480 Speaker 1: and suddenly Vonte Davis basically is a racing Mohammed Sanu. 555 00:26:11,800 --> 00:26:14,400 Speaker 1: You don't have Jimmy Gresham, Tyler Eifford has been out 556 00:26:14,440 --> 00:26:16,720 Speaker 1: for he's gone for the season. You know they I 557 00:26:16,800 --> 00:26:19,040 Speaker 1: understand that any Dalton didn't have a full helping of 558 00:26:19,119 --> 00:26:22,440 Speaker 1: weapons around him at this Hugh Jackson, as a play 559 00:26:22,480 --> 00:26:24,879 Speaker 1: car first first a quarter and a half, did an 560 00:26:24,920 --> 00:26:27,919 Speaker 1: outstanding job of like mixing in these players you've never 561 00:26:27,960 --> 00:26:30,600 Speaker 1: even heard of, like they were getting they were making plays. 562 00:26:30,600 --> 00:26:32,639 Speaker 1: But that only works for a quarter or two when 563 00:26:32,640 --> 00:26:36,119 Speaker 1: your quarterback cannot make the plays on passing downs. We 564 00:26:36,160 --> 00:26:39,040 Speaker 1: shouldn't underrate the people that were out of this game though, 565 00:26:39,119 --> 00:26:42,560 Speaker 1: not only Green, but Gresham. Their second lead receiver Don Son, 566 00:26:42,760 --> 00:26:44,680 Speaker 1: Dane Sons and backer has at least been around. It 567 00:26:44,680 --> 00:26:46,800 Speaker 1: would have been a better option, uh than some of 568 00:26:46,800 --> 00:26:49,159 Speaker 1: their guys. Marvin Jones hasn't been there, Autyre, Tyler Eifford 569 00:26:49,200 --> 00:26:51,399 Speaker 1: hasn't been there. I mean that's four of their top 570 00:26:51,640 --> 00:26:54,920 Speaker 1: five or six receiving options. So that's it's a disaster. 571 00:26:55,000 --> 00:26:56,719 Speaker 1: Let me ask you something. So you think that if 572 00:26:56,760 --> 00:26:58,560 Speaker 1: a j Green were in this game, let's just start, 573 00:26:58,560 --> 00:27:00,879 Speaker 1: I was gonna pick them. Well, I picked them and 574 00:27:00,920 --> 00:27:03,840 Speaker 1: I number one. I'm irritated that I fell for this 575 00:27:04,040 --> 00:27:06,600 Speaker 1: because it was ill conceived on my part. But I'm 576 00:27:06,600 --> 00:27:09,160 Speaker 1: not sure what what you even fell for because you've 577 00:27:09,200 --> 00:27:12,120 Speaker 1: been against the Bengals as a team to take seriously 578 00:27:12,160 --> 00:27:14,320 Speaker 1: all season and you are no Dalton fan. You've been 579 00:27:14,359 --> 00:27:16,600 Speaker 1: on the record on that. Why did you even do this? 580 00:27:16,760 --> 00:27:19,200 Speaker 1: I thought that this was there was too much of 581 00:27:19,240 --> 00:27:22,159 Speaker 1: a tipping point of the Bengals cannot win in January 582 00:27:22,400 --> 00:27:24,280 Speaker 1: and the same old thing that we say every year. 583 00:27:24,480 --> 00:27:28,560 Speaker 1: But then that's exactly what happened. They were extremely frustrating 584 00:27:28,600 --> 00:27:30,720 Speaker 1: and you cannot sell this fan base on the same 585 00:27:30,760 --> 00:27:33,880 Speaker 1: formula next season. Here's what happened. These are human beings 586 00:27:33,920 --> 00:27:37,320 Speaker 1: that had targets today in the Bengals game. Humans with targets. 587 00:27:37,440 --> 00:27:41,760 Speaker 1: Ryan Hewitt targeted Rex Burkhead. It was great for part 588 00:27:41,760 --> 00:27:46,639 Speaker 1: of this game. Kevin Brock targeted, Brandon Tate targeted, Greg 589 00:27:46,680 --> 00:27:51,840 Speaker 1: Little targeted, and Kobe Hamilton's left I left that. No, No, 590 00:27:52,000 --> 00:27:55,280 Speaker 1: he's a real person he had. He had two targets. 591 00:27:56,000 --> 00:27:58,159 Speaker 1: So yeah, I mean, there's the thing. And this is 592 00:27:58,200 --> 00:28:01,600 Speaker 1: why I don't grew with you, Mark, and I'm not 593 00:28:01,760 --> 00:28:04,200 Speaker 1: I'm sick of defending Andy Dalton because I'm annoyed watching 594 00:28:04,280 --> 00:28:06,240 Speaker 1: him too at this point. But this is not the 595 00:28:06,280 --> 00:28:09,320 Speaker 1: game to bury Andy Dalton's career in Cincinnati because he 596 00:28:09,400 --> 00:28:12,480 Speaker 1: was It was a stack deck against a better quarterback. 597 00:28:12,720 --> 00:28:14,600 Speaker 1: Maybe finds a way to make it work, but you 598 00:28:14,680 --> 00:28:17,480 Speaker 1: gotta be a damn good quarterback like Andrew Luck. Maybe 599 00:28:17,480 --> 00:28:19,480 Speaker 1: and maybe we should talk about the Colts. We should, 600 00:28:19,480 --> 00:28:21,200 Speaker 1: But one thing, it's not just this game that I'm 601 00:28:21,200 --> 00:28:24,120 Speaker 1: saying this. This You have a four year sample size 602 00:28:24,200 --> 00:28:27,160 Speaker 1: Andandy Dalton and we talked about this two years ago. 603 00:28:27,359 --> 00:28:30,680 Speaker 1: He hit his ceiling as a rookie. Yeah, we have concerns. 604 00:28:30,760 --> 00:28:34,720 Speaker 1: We apologize the Colts fans. We're gonna talk about you 605 00:28:34,760 --> 00:28:37,520 Speaker 1: plenty right now. We're gonna talk about y'all week. You 606 00:28:37,560 --> 00:28:40,840 Speaker 1: guys probably probably just talking about Tony Romo. You can't 607 00:28:40,880 --> 00:28:44,840 Speaker 1: complain about anything when you get Peyton Manning and then 608 00:28:44,880 --> 00:28:47,400 Speaker 1: he leaves and you get Andrew Luck and give me 609 00:28:47,440 --> 00:28:51,880 Speaker 1: a break. We shouldn't talk about Andrew Luck is so good, 610 00:28:52,880 --> 00:28:56,000 Speaker 1: and I wrote about this after the game. It still 611 00:28:56,120 --> 00:29:00,320 Speaker 1: drives me crazy with jealousy that the Colts fance somehow 612 00:29:00,360 --> 00:29:02,200 Speaker 1: it got Beton Manning and Andrew looked back to back 613 00:29:02,280 --> 00:29:05,360 Speaker 1: through just a wild series of events over one year. 614 00:29:05,640 --> 00:29:08,680 Speaker 1: But this guy, and this wasn't as greatest statistical game, 615 00:29:08,720 --> 00:29:11,560 Speaker 1: but it's just amazing to watch what he does. And 616 00:29:11,600 --> 00:29:14,360 Speaker 1: there was one play in particular that really, uh put 617 00:29:14,400 --> 00:29:17,280 Speaker 1: the game really away with how bad Cincinnati was playing. 618 00:29:17,320 --> 00:29:20,440 Speaker 1: It was a touchdown pass about forty yards to mon 619 00:29:20,520 --> 00:29:24,440 Speaker 1: Creef and in which uh, Luck face some pressure, he 620 00:29:24,520 --> 00:29:26,760 Speaker 1: moved up in the pocket, climbed the pocket, then he 621 00:29:26,800 --> 00:29:30,080 Speaker 1: had someone diving at his feet from behind, and yeah, 622 00:29:30,080 --> 00:29:32,480 Speaker 1: as he's falling down, right before he falls down, he 623 00:29:32,560 --> 00:29:36,200 Speaker 1: spots Moncrief, perfect pass, hits him in stride and he 624 00:29:36,280 --> 00:29:40,200 Speaker 1: was somewhat covered on the play touchdown. And after the game, 625 00:29:40,640 --> 00:29:45,080 Speaker 1: Charlie chaz Bagano says, well, that's you know, he's a magician. 626 00:29:45,200 --> 00:29:48,880 Speaker 1: He's a maestro or maestro, that's what Andrew Luck does. 627 00:29:48,920 --> 00:29:51,560 Speaker 1: The guy is awesome. And another team and I know 628 00:29:51,640 --> 00:29:54,920 Speaker 1: they're going, uh next week, they're going to Denver. Luck 629 00:29:54,960 --> 00:29:56,600 Speaker 1: his own two in the postseason on the road so 630 00:29:56,600 --> 00:29:58,960 Speaker 1: far in his career. But another team, you cannot count 631 00:29:59,000 --> 00:30:01,160 Speaker 1: the Colts out because they're quarterback is so good and 632 00:30:01,200 --> 00:30:03,160 Speaker 1: he makes it look easy. He finished with three hundred 633 00:30:03,160 --> 00:30:06,320 Speaker 1: and seventy six yards. And you know what the story 634 00:30:06,360 --> 00:30:08,840 Speaker 1: of the first half was for the Colts offense to 635 00:30:08,880 --> 00:30:11,160 Speaker 1: some degree was t y. Hilton and Luck could not 636 00:30:11,200 --> 00:30:13,320 Speaker 1: get in the same page. At one point, Hilton had 637 00:30:13,360 --> 00:30:17,160 Speaker 1: three catches off ten targets left about seventies something yards 638 00:30:17,200 --> 00:30:20,920 Speaker 1: and a touchdown on the field maybe two. Hilton still 639 00:30:21,000 --> 00:30:23,040 Speaker 1: ends up with a hundred yards Luck. I mean, it's 640 00:30:23,080 --> 00:30:25,760 Speaker 1: like this is when they're clicking the Colts. I would 641 00:30:25,800 --> 00:30:27,520 Speaker 1: not want to be the Patriots. I would not want 642 00:30:27,520 --> 00:30:28,960 Speaker 1: to be the Broncos. I wouldn't want to deal with 643 00:30:28,960 --> 00:30:31,360 Speaker 1: this team. Well, not having a pass rush against Luck 644 00:30:31,560 --> 00:30:34,680 Speaker 1: is just killed suicide mission. And they the Bengals had 645 00:30:34,680 --> 00:30:36,520 Speaker 1: no pass rush and that's why it's on their defense 646 00:30:36,560 --> 00:30:38,680 Speaker 1: to the defense didn't have a good game. But I 647 00:30:38,720 --> 00:30:41,360 Speaker 1: thought this was Luck's best game of the entire season. 648 00:30:41,640 --> 00:30:44,360 Speaker 1: And I threw that opinion because he had some better 649 00:30:44,400 --> 00:30:48,440 Speaker 1: statistical games. I threw that opinion by a blogger, a 650 00:30:48,440 --> 00:30:51,120 Speaker 1: Cults blogger, Nate dun Levy from Colts Authority, who I 651 00:30:51,160 --> 00:30:52,920 Speaker 1: really trust, and he agreed with me, so that made 652 00:30:52,960 --> 00:30:56,280 Speaker 1: me feel better. Dand can actually look see these chicken scratches. 653 00:30:56,280 --> 00:30:59,640 Speaker 1: I have these little notebooks, like the ramblings of a madman. 654 00:30:59,760 --> 00:31:03,080 Speaker 1: I I do little notes that don't really mean anything, 655 00:31:03,120 --> 00:31:05,360 Speaker 1: but I keep track of what I consider a good pass. 656 00:31:05,760 --> 00:31:07,920 Speaker 1: I have a very high bar for this. And Luck 657 00:31:07,960 --> 00:31:09,800 Speaker 1: had six point five in this game, which is that 658 00:31:09,920 --> 00:31:12,240 Speaker 1: the most I've had by anyone at half a good 659 00:31:12,280 --> 00:31:14,479 Speaker 1: pass at one point. Yeah, I give halfs for like 660 00:31:15,080 --> 00:31:18,440 Speaker 1: good editions of like routine, like you know, deep bouchers. 661 00:31:19,520 --> 00:31:22,160 Speaker 1: Only eight, only eight bad pass Anyways, that's the best 662 00:31:22,280 --> 00:31:24,800 Speaker 1: ratio anyone's had in any game that I've done all year. 663 00:31:24,880 --> 00:31:26,840 Speaker 1: For what it's it's just my made up stuff, but 664 00:31:27,120 --> 00:31:29,080 Speaker 1: it stuck out to me that he had that many 665 00:31:29,200 --> 00:31:33,000 Speaker 1: great plays without almost any bad throws, without many If 666 00:31:33,040 --> 00:31:38,600 Speaker 1: someone told me this weekend that damnlex perplexed. Still amazing 667 00:31:38,680 --> 00:31:41,520 Speaker 1: tonight we if we were to see playoff action involving 668 00:31:41,640 --> 00:31:47,760 Speaker 1: Trent Richardson, Brandon Whedon, Josh krisg Little, and Rob Chatzinski, 669 00:31:48,200 --> 00:31:50,200 Speaker 1: I would have thought that Old Brown's team from two 670 00:31:50,240 --> 00:31:53,760 Speaker 1: seasons ago suddenly got hot, but no other teams picked 671 00:31:53,800 --> 00:31:55,960 Speaker 1: up the trash. Greg Little just should not be on 672 00:31:56,000 --> 00:31:57,800 Speaker 1: the football field. But I thought Cribs looked pretty good 673 00:31:57,800 --> 00:31:59,440 Speaker 1: for the cults today. He's given them a little life 674 00:31:59,440 --> 00:32:02,520 Speaker 1: in the return. Okay, he's giving him a little life. 675 00:32:02,640 --> 00:32:08,040 Speaker 1: I mean he's not. I think he has. I thought, 676 00:32:09,600 --> 00:32:12,120 Speaker 1: you know, Zerlan Tipton, by the way, the lowest moment, 677 00:32:13,240 --> 00:32:16,240 Speaker 1: there's the lowest moment of Trent Richardson's career here that 678 00:32:16,320 --> 00:32:18,959 Speaker 1: they didn't give him a snap. He had an illness 679 00:32:19,040 --> 00:32:21,920 Speaker 1: that he missed Friday practice for. But it's like, you know, 680 00:32:22,040 --> 00:32:24,680 Speaker 1: if if Boom Harron missed Friday practice with an illness 681 00:32:24,960 --> 00:32:27,440 Speaker 1: or any decent started running back, he's still playing in 682 00:32:27,440 --> 00:32:29,560 Speaker 1: that game because they need him. But instead they use 683 00:32:29,640 --> 00:32:32,880 Speaker 1: it as an excuse to play Herron and well and Herron, 684 00:32:33,000 --> 00:32:35,040 Speaker 1: you know. Basic. It seemed like Herron kind of got 685 00:32:35,160 --> 00:32:38,040 Speaker 1: yanked after that fumble, which is weird. It wasn't an 686 00:32:38,040 --> 00:32:40,760 Speaker 1: egregious fumble, like it was a really nice play from 687 00:32:40,760 --> 00:32:44,720 Speaker 1: behind and getting punched out. But they had to. But 688 00:32:44,760 --> 00:32:46,640 Speaker 1: Greg makes a good point. You think at that point, 689 00:32:46,720 --> 00:32:49,000 Speaker 1: you listen, you're gonna put Richardson in there. To see 690 00:32:49,000 --> 00:32:53,600 Speaker 1: what he's got. Some shot out like a cannon from 691 00:32:53,640 --> 00:32:56,720 Speaker 1: outer space another dimension. Suddenly is playing running back for 692 00:32:56,800 --> 00:32:59,320 Speaker 1: a playoff team. It's a little worrisome. And we'll get 693 00:32:59,360 --> 00:33:02,240 Speaker 1: into the Broncos game, but it's a little worrisome how 694 00:33:02,280 --> 00:33:05,280 Speaker 1: reliant they are on Hilton, because I don't know if 695 00:33:05,400 --> 00:33:07,480 Speaker 1: Nicks is making Nicks made a great play on that 696 00:33:07,560 --> 00:33:10,360 Speaker 1: forty five yard here, but Nick's is not the speediest 697 00:33:10,400 --> 00:33:14,320 Speaker 1: receiver in the world. Wayne is clearly not Wayne. It's 698 00:33:14,360 --> 00:33:16,080 Speaker 1: just a lot of t Y Hilton and and the 699 00:33:16,080 --> 00:33:18,800 Speaker 1: Broncos have a good secondary. Reggie Wayne has hit the 700 00:33:18,840 --> 00:33:21,600 Speaker 1: stage of his career. By the way, uh growing up 701 00:33:21,600 --> 00:33:23,440 Speaker 1: a huge Don Mattingly fan. By the end of his 702 00:33:23,560 --> 00:33:26,200 Speaker 1: career with the Yankees, every time he would do anything, 703 00:33:26,520 --> 00:33:29,120 Speaker 1: he would get a huge ovation by fans because he 704 00:33:29,120 --> 00:33:31,520 Speaker 1: couldn't really play anymore, but he was just so beloved 705 00:33:31,560 --> 00:33:33,760 Speaker 1: by the fan base. Reggie Wayne has hit that level 706 00:33:33,800 --> 00:33:35,760 Speaker 1: with Colts fans. Now. He had one catch in this 707 00:33:35,800 --> 00:33:37,959 Speaker 1: game for twelve years, twelve yards, and they gave him 708 00:33:37,960 --> 00:33:42,280 Speaker 1: an ovation like he just won the Super Bowl after that. 709 00:33:42,480 --> 00:33:44,800 Speaker 1: I'm not saying that to to you know, Dennigrat. Reggie 710 00:33:44,800 --> 00:33:46,760 Speaker 1: Wayne has had a great career, but it just goes 711 00:33:46,800 --> 00:33:48,360 Speaker 1: to show you that he's not even close to the 712 00:33:48,360 --> 00:33:50,040 Speaker 1: same guy who was before he hurt the knee. The 713 00:33:50,120 --> 00:33:53,800 Speaker 1: Cam Newton extended family and the Reggie Wayne clan do 714 00:33:53,880 --> 00:33:56,840 Speaker 1: not want to listen to this podcast. Yeah, how dare you? 715 00:33:58,760 --> 00:34:01,720 Speaker 1: I feel like I gave a new reasoning there. Maybe 716 00:34:01,720 --> 00:34:05,240 Speaker 1: you should. Yeah, you're basically giving credit to the Colts 717 00:34:05,280 --> 00:34:07,680 Speaker 1: fan base, and they are one of the best crowds 718 00:34:07,680 --> 00:34:10,480 Speaker 1: in terms of being smart, and they know that was 719 00:34:10,560 --> 00:34:13,920 Speaker 1: probably it. That was probably his last catch. As an 720 00:34:13,960 --> 00:34:17,080 Speaker 1: Indianapolis called. The odds on him being back next year 721 00:34:17,360 --> 00:34:19,880 Speaker 1: to me is very anywhere because he said he's not 722 00:34:19,920 --> 00:34:21,480 Speaker 1: going to play anywhere else and I don't think they're 723 00:34:21,480 --> 00:34:23,279 Speaker 1: going to offer him much of a contract. And that's 724 00:34:23,320 --> 00:34:26,000 Speaker 1: just how these things end. Give that Colts crowd credit 725 00:34:26,200 --> 00:34:28,920 Speaker 1: in terms of being smart. When the Colts are on offense, 726 00:34:29,239 --> 00:34:31,880 Speaker 1: it is like the middle of the night on the ocean. 727 00:34:32,040 --> 00:34:36,680 Speaker 1: You can't hear anything in there. But I mean Andrew 728 00:34:36,719 --> 00:34:38,239 Speaker 1: luck by the way, and we talked of this, the 729 00:34:38,320 --> 00:34:41,040 Speaker 1: loudest cadence at the line of anyone on the planet. 730 00:34:41,440 --> 00:34:46,000 Speaker 1: Flaccoes close. Flac is great, but when there's where there's 731 00:34:46,000 --> 00:34:48,399 Speaker 1: not another sound in the entire building. It only makes 732 00:34:48,440 --> 00:34:50,279 Speaker 1: it that much louder. It's a good point. All right, 733 00:34:50,360 --> 00:34:52,480 Speaker 1: are we done talking about this game? Yeah, let's uh, 734 00:34:52,719 --> 00:34:55,600 Speaker 1: let's have any chance of I think they definitely do, 735 00:34:55,760 --> 00:35:03,680 Speaker 1: absolutely finish my question winning the Super Bowl. Sure, it's 736 00:35:03,680 --> 00:35:05,960 Speaker 1: about who gets hot. If luck plays like this for 737 00:35:06,000 --> 00:35:08,120 Speaker 1: the next two weeks, they'll get in there. What what's that. 738 00:35:08,200 --> 00:35:10,080 Speaker 1: I don't have a problem with that. I have very 739 00:35:10,120 --> 00:35:12,279 Speaker 1: little faith in their defense. But you have to give 740 00:35:12,320 --> 00:35:14,879 Speaker 1: them credit for what they did today. Like we gave 741 00:35:14,920 --> 00:35:17,920 Speaker 1: the Panthers credit for taking care of a bad opponent. 742 00:35:18,040 --> 00:35:20,320 Speaker 1: They were all over the pant The Bengals are serious. 743 00:35:20,320 --> 00:35:22,440 Speaker 1: It's hard to see this defense winning a super Bowl. 744 00:35:22,480 --> 00:35:26,680 Speaker 1: But nascard trout deep scooby right, f short swort salt swirl. 745 00:35:27,360 --> 00:35:33,160 Speaker 1: That's pretty good. That's a twisted trout deep scooby right, 746 00:35:33,239 --> 00:35:36,440 Speaker 1: a short swort salt swirl. Always double down when you 747 00:35:36,480 --> 00:35:40,280 Speaker 1: have the chance. By the way, I loved your nautical reference. 748 00:35:40,320 --> 00:35:42,279 Speaker 1: Just surprised it took this long in the show toge. 749 00:35:42,680 --> 00:35:45,319 Speaker 1: When's the Wilderness hit coming? It's got to be coming soon. 750 00:35:47,200 --> 00:35:50,160 Speaker 1: We still have another game to review. You're like, you're 751 00:35:50,200 --> 00:35:52,239 Speaker 1: like the classic rock band that makes sure to get 752 00:35:52,280 --> 00:35:54,680 Speaker 1: in the big hits in the end. Care that's not 753 00:35:54,760 --> 00:35:59,359 Speaker 1: how I tend to view the podcast like that. You're 754 00:35:59,520 --> 00:36:05,200 Speaker 1: like born to run. We're still waiting for thunder Road. Well, 755 00:36:05,239 --> 00:36:08,120 Speaker 1: you got your brown you actually you got your Brown's 756 00:36:08,160 --> 00:36:11,320 Speaker 1: reference in there. You got the nautical So you guys 757 00:36:11,320 --> 00:36:15,120 Speaker 1: are laughing, but you know, just for satisfaction, and he's 758 00:36:15,239 --> 00:36:17,480 Speaker 1: you know, coaching regime, and suddenly bang, you're in the 759 00:36:17,560 --> 00:36:23,440 Speaker 1: divisional round. All right, let's move on to the final 760 00:36:23,480 --> 00:36:25,920 Speaker 1: af C UH playoff game. Actually was the first day 761 00:36:25,960 --> 00:36:27,600 Speaker 1: f C playoff game. It was on Saturday, and it 762 00:36:27,680 --> 00:36:31,000 Speaker 1: was jaunty if you're a Ravens fan, Joe Flacco through 763 00:36:31,040 --> 00:36:34,239 Speaker 1: two second half touchdowns and the Ravens took care of 764 00:36:34,280 --> 00:36:38,160 Speaker 1: business in Pittsburgh beat the Steelers thirty to seventeen on 765 00:36:38,239 --> 00:36:43,000 Speaker 1: Saturday night. As I said, uh, Greg, this was a surprise, 766 00:36:43,040 --> 00:36:45,239 Speaker 1: well not surprising to me because I had a hero 767 00:36:45,400 --> 00:36:48,439 Speaker 1: pick on it and did I mention. And by the way, 768 00:36:48,480 --> 00:36:50,560 Speaker 1: nobody said, oh damn, great job going four and oh 769 00:36:50,680 --> 00:36:54,640 Speaker 1: this week. Thanks picks. Don't they don't count? Okay, I'm 770 00:36:54,680 --> 00:36:57,480 Speaker 1: sure they don't because what did you go? I don't 771 00:36:57,480 --> 00:36:59,800 Speaker 1: even know. I wouldn't even remember what I went. But 772 00:37:00,000 --> 00:37:01,400 Speaker 1: did I go? Oh, this was the only one I 773 00:37:01,440 --> 00:37:06,520 Speaker 1: lost one? You go, you will have the most Hera 774 00:37:06,600 --> 00:37:09,239 Speaker 1: picks on the year. So that's good. Well, I'm I'm 775 00:37:09,280 --> 00:37:11,480 Speaker 1: also I'm thinking big picture. I'm looking to take you 776 00:37:11,520 --> 00:37:16,120 Speaker 1: down there for the whole playoffs. Yeah. Anyway, Greg, Joe 777 00:37:16,160 --> 00:37:20,560 Speaker 1: Flacco outplayed Ben Roethlisberger the Steelers. It turned out that 778 00:37:20,600 --> 00:37:23,359 Speaker 1: they did have that last egg in them, and leavy 779 00:37:23,440 --> 00:37:26,239 Speaker 1: On Bell not being involved obviously plays a big part 780 00:37:26,239 --> 00:37:28,160 Speaker 1: of that. But tell me, how surprised were you the 781 00:37:28,200 --> 00:37:32,640 Speaker 1: Steelers played so poorly? I was surprised, but not after 782 00:37:32,719 --> 00:37:37,440 Speaker 1: I watched the Ravens do three drives, because then you 783 00:37:37,520 --> 00:37:40,280 Speaker 1: knew the Ravens offense was back. I was very surprised. 784 00:37:40,280 --> 00:37:42,560 Speaker 1: This is my confident call. I thought that the Steelers 785 00:37:42,560 --> 00:37:46,600 Speaker 1: were gonna roll. But the Steelers, by American's Right official sponsors, 786 00:37:46,600 --> 00:37:50,520 Speaker 1: the Ravens team and one two different Twitter followers pointed 787 00:37:50,560 --> 00:37:53,000 Speaker 1: this out. They were like, you've been loving the Ravens 788 00:37:53,000 --> 00:37:55,319 Speaker 1: all year. Don't you feel stupid for not sticking with 789 00:37:55,400 --> 00:37:58,040 Speaker 1: them here? And I do because they looked great from 790 00:37:58,080 --> 00:38:00,399 Speaker 1: September to November like a team that could go far 791 00:38:00,480 --> 00:38:03,040 Speaker 1: in the playoffs, very bounds. That team was not around 792 00:38:03,040 --> 00:38:05,080 Speaker 1: in December. Their offense was there. That was your whole 793 00:38:05,080 --> 00:38:09,439 Speaker 1: point that we don't want it, we won't ignore many contradictions. Well, 794 00:38:09,520 --> 00:38:12,160 Speaker 1: I thought, you know, it was ignored December. Apparently, at 795 00:38:12,200 --> 00:38:13,600 Speaker 1: least when it comes with the Ravens, you should have 796 00:38:13,600 --> 00:38:15,799 Speaker 1: ignored December. Well you should have. I mean, I think 797 00:38:15,840 --> 00:38:17,840 Speaker 1: we got a little cute on our preview of this 798 00:38:17,920 --> 00:38:20,879 Speaker 1: game in discussing Levan Bell and saying, oh, you know what, 799 00:38:20,920 --> 00:38:24,000 Speaker 1: this is a perfect matchup. They don't need Bell, this 800 00:38:24,040 --> 00:38:25,560 Speaker 1: is this is a perfect set up for them to, 801 00:38:25,760 --> 00:38:29,080 Speaker 1: you know, to deal with Baltimore's injury riddled secondary. Well, 802 00:38:29,120 --> 00:38:30,799 Speaker 1: you know what, you could have used Bell. Well, of 803 00:38:30,840 --> 00:38:33,480 Speaker 1: course he's maybe. I think he's the best running back 804 00:38:33,480 --> 00:38:35,640 Speaker 1: in the league. And you're right. We probably didn't take 805 00:38:35,680 --> 00:38:38,560 Speaker 1: that into enough account. But I give the win to 806 00:38:38,600 --> 00:38:40,600 Speaker 1: the Ravens offense and I give the loss to the 807 00:38:40,640 --> 00:38:44,160 Speaker 1: Steelers defense. The Ravens offense had thirty points in their 808 00:38:44,200 --> 00:38:46,759 Speaker 1: first eight drives. This was not a game where the 809 00:38:46,840 --> 00:38:49,160 Speaker 1: Ravens just like, oh, they looked like a better team, 810 00:38:49,160 --> 00:38:51,440 Speaker 1: and the Steelers put up a stinker. They looked like 811 00:38:51,480 --> 00:38:56,560 Speaker 1: two completely even teams matching up and Baltimore just made 812 00:38:56,680 --> 00:38:59,880 Speaker 1: all the big plays. If the six plays where you 813 00:39:00,000 --> 00:39:02,759 Speaker 1: know Flacco gets a touchdown on third and goal from 814 00:39:02,800 --> 00:39:04,640 Speaker 1: the third teen, I mean you expect that to be 815 00:39:04,719 --> 00:39:07,600 Speaker 1: three points. Antonio Brown jumps should have gotten his feet 816 00:39:07,600 --> 00:39:09,640 Speaker 1: down in the end zone. Bad throw by Ben there. 817 00:39:10,120 --> 00:39:13,160 Speaker 1: The Steelers were making all these long drives and then 818 00:39:13,239 --> 00:39:15,360 Speaker 1: kicking field goals, are not getting anything, and that's what 819 00:39:15,480 --> 00:39:18,239 Speaker 1: killed them. And maybe we should now that we have 820 00:39:18,640 --> 00:39:22,360 Speaker 1: another big win in January. This John Harbaugh Joe Flacco 821 00:39:22,480 --> 00:39:26,280 Speaker 1: pairing these guys. These guys are business. They have never 822 00:39:26,320 --> 00:39:29,279 Speaker 1: lost in their first round first round playoffs. They have 823 00:39:29,320 --> 00:39:31,640 Speaker 1: a super Bowl ring. Now they're hot and they're going 824 00:39:31,640 --> 00:39:33,799 Speaker 1: to New England. We're gonna get to that during the week. 825 00:39:33,800 --> 00:39:35,920 Speaker 1: We'll dig into that. But they have no fear going 826 00:39:35,960 --> 00:39:38,600 Speaker 1: into Foxboro. They've won a game in Foxboro to get 827 00:39:38,600 --> 00:39:40,239 Speaker 1: to the super Bowl. They should have won a game 828 00:39:40,280 --> 00:39:42,680 Speaker 1: if they had a better kicker another time in the 829 00:39:42,719 --> 00:39:45,880 Speaker 1: a f C title game. This team is dangerous and 830 00:39:45,920 --> 00:39:47,920 Speaker 1: it's crazy because we're just talking about how they were 831 00:39:47,920 --> 00:39:50,160 Speaker 1: playing so poorly and it just shows you how things 832 00:39:50,239 --> 00:39:53,040 Speaker 1: quickly things change in this league. My favorite throw of 833 00:39:53,040 --> 00:39:58,360 Speaker 1: the week by far was the Joe Flacco tossed deep 834 00:39:58,760 --> 00:40:03,400 Speaker 1: to Tory Smith third and one at the Steelers thirty four. 835 00:40:03,840 --> 00:40:06,600 Speaker 1: You're up eight points. All you need is a field goal. 836 00:40:06,600 --> 00:40:09,760 Speaker 1: He has two guys underneath that looked open, and Flacco 837 00:40:09,880 --> 00:40:13,840 Speaker 1: just doesn't care. He is aggressive every play of the game, 838 00:40:14,200 --> 00:40:16,560 Speaker 1: and he goes for it, which seems like a crazy throw, 839 00:40:16,640 --> 00:40:19,279 Speaker 1: and he throws a perfect pass to Tori Smith who 840 00:40:19,320 --> 00:40:21,439 Speaker 1: doesn't get his feet down, and then suddenly people killed 841 00:40:21,520 --> 00:40:23,360 Speaker 1: Flacco for the decision. Give me a break. It was 842 00:40:23,400 --> 00:40:29,000 Speaker 1: a perfect throw. Sexy number one, the best I usually 843 00:40:29,200 --> 00:40:31,759 Speaker 1: give Flac because flat has too much arm strength, which 844 00:40:31,760 --> 00:40:34,840 Speaker 1: looks looks more like projectos has too much power. But 845 00:40:34,880 --> 00:40:38,080 Speaker 1: that was good because how about Joe Flacco's body language 846 00:40:38,120 --> 00:40:39,239 Speaker 1: this time of year. It's got to be off the 847 00:40:39,320 --> 00:40:41,400 Speaker 1: charts for you. It's pretty good, man. His fans, his 848 00:40:41,400 --> 00:40:43,359 Speaker 1: teammates love it is pretty good. Tory Smith let him 849 00:40:43,360 --> 00:40:45,480 Speaker 1: down on that play, people right, and they still got 850 00:40:45,480 --> 00:40:47,080 Speaker 1: the field goal that put him up eight and look, 851 00:40:47,239 --> 00:40:49,600 Speaker 1: you ended up winning the game. And he stayed aggressive. 852 00:40:49,600 --> 00:40:52,000 Speaker 1: They were so aggressive all game, like if he's having 853 00:40:52,000 --> 00:40:54,520 Speaker 1: a bad game, he's really aggressive, and if he's having 854 00:40:54,520 --> 00:40:56,840 Speaker 1: a good game, he's really aggressive. It doesn't matter. People 855 00:40:56,920 --> 00:40:59,480 Speaker 1: laugh at like the idea that John Harball said that 856 00:40:59,520 --> 00:41:01,680 Speaker 1: Flacco is the best quarterback in football and he and 857 00:41:01,719 --> 00:41:04,480 Speaker 1: he's not. So let's start right there. But but it 858 00:41:04,640 --> 00:41:07,040 Speaker 1: is fair for John harborw who's one who's who's you know, 859 00:41:07,080 --> 00:41:08,759 Speaker 1: has a super Bowl ring on his hand at his 860 00:41:08,840 --> 00:41:11,080 Speaker 1: quarterback totally get it. And he's a perfect fit for 861 00:41:11,120 --> 00:41:13,719 Speaker 1: this team because when if you put yourself in John 862 00:41:13,800 --> 00:41:17,000 Speaker 1: Harbor's shoes, there's no other quarterback that you can imagine 863 00:41:17,239 --> 00:41:19,120 Speaker 1: that you would not go into war with at this 864 00:41:19,120 --> 00:41:21,160 Speaker 1: point because you know this guy's done it and you're 865 00:41:21,239 --> 00:41:23,799 Speaker 1: you're completely confident. And the in the quarterback that he 866 00:41:23,840 --> 00:41:26,080 Speaker 1: beat in the Super Bowl two years ago is part 867 00:41:26,080 --> 00:41:30,200 Speaker 1: of the reason that Jim Harbaugh was on the sideline game. Mark. 868 00:41:30,520 --> 00:41:33,120 Speaker 1: That's a high moment for Mark, But I also we 869 00:41:33,239 --> 00:41:35,719 Speaker 1: got to talk a low moment. Mark, Yeah, what is 870 00:41:35,760 --> 00:41:40,920 Speaker 1: that You're Super Bowl pick is officially dead. The Steelers 871 00:41:40,960 --> 00:41:44,600 Speaker 1: and the Saints both gone. Your thoughts, Well, it's troubling. 872 00:41:44,719 --> 00:41:47,799 Speaker 1: I mean, number one, the Saints pick turned out to 873 00:41:47,840 --> 00:41:53,239 Speaker 1: be a reprehensible embarrassment and another on another indication that 874 00:41:53,440 --> 00:41:57,080 Speaker 1: we don't really know any That's a low moment for 875 00:41:57,120 --> 00:41:59,640 Speaker 1: TV right there, who has apparently one button on his 876 00:42:00,440 --> 00:42:01,840 Speaker 1: Let me let me try to set you up a 877 00:42:01,880 --> 00:42:04,759 Speaker 1: little bit. Are you down enough that maybe you need 878 00:42:04,800 --> 00:42:08,080 Speaker 1: to take the walk in the wilderness. Now, I'm not 879 00:42:08,120 --> 00:42:12,040 Speaker 1: going to go down that d nice try a nice 880 00:42:12,080 --> 00:42:15,719 Speaker 1: attempt on your part. That's too bad. But listen Pittsburgh, 881 00:42:16,280 --> 00:42:19,080 Speaker 1: and I remember people laughing at Dan when he said 882 00:42:19,120 --> 00:42:20,680 Speaker 1: this a couple of days ago, that they have one 883 00:42:20,719 --> 00:42:25,880 Speaker 1: more in them, and it happens, and Mark, well, Greg, 884 00:42:25,920 --> 00:42:27,960 Speaker 1: you don't think it was necessarily a stinker the last 885 00:42:28,080 --> 00:42:33,480 Speaker 1: the last five minutes. They gotta call it what it is. 886 00:42:33,520 --> 00:42:36,440 Speaker 1: They at home again in a game they should have won. 887 00:42:36,440 --> 00:42:39,560 Speaker 1: They're playing great this entire the last two months, essentially, 888 00:42:39,600 --> 00:42:43,279 Speaker 1: with maybe one false start against the Jets, uh and 889 00:42:43,360 --> 00:42:46,239 Speaker 1: the Saints obviously those two games. But this team has 890 00:42:46,280 --> 00:42:48,400 Speaker 1: been playing so well. They were a Super Bowl Darling. 891 00:42:48,400 --> 00:42:51,320 Speaker 1: You do wonder though we can't you know the Laby 892 00:42:51,320 --> 00:42:52,840 Speaker 1: on Bell thing, we gotta go back to its just 893 00:42:53,239 --> 00:42:56,319 Speaker 1: that guy was the engine of that offense. Well, I 894 00:42:56,320 --> 00:42:58,880 Speaker 1: think their only way I didn't Obviously we didn't know 895 00:42:58,960 --> 00:43:01,240 Speaker 1: this going in, but they're route to winning this game 896 00:43:01,360 --> 00:43:04,400 Speaker 1: was in a shootout and they have the offense to 897 00:43:04,520 --> 00:43:06,319 Speaker 1: do that. They would have had to win this game 898 00:43:06,360 --> 00:43:08,600 Speaker 1: thirty thirty one, and they could have. They have the 899 00:43:08,640 --> 00:43:10,280 Speaker 1: team that they could have pulled it off. And without 900 00:43:10,320 --> 00:43:12,600 Speaker 1: Bell that wasn't gonna have one question A lot of 901 00:43:12,640 --> 00:43:14,560 Speaker 1: if you talked to a lot of Steelers fans, there 902 00:43:14,680 --> 00:43:20,920 Speaker 1: is at different periods mounting frustration with Mike Tomlin. Do 903 00:43:20,960 --> 00:43:24,760 Speaker 1: you is there any chance it's too late in the season. 904 00:43:25,280 --> 00:43:27,680 Speaker 1: You know, maybe it's too late to reorganize, but was 905 00:43:27,719 --> 00:43:30,360 Speaker 1: there any chance Tomlin could ever be taken out of 906 00:43:30,360 --> 00:43:35,120 Speaker 1: that that coaching position. It wouldn't shock me this year, 907 00:43:35,239 --> 00:43:37,839 Speaker 1: this in the next month. I mean it would be. 908 00:43:37,960 --> 00:43:42,400 Speaker 1: It would be surprising, but there has been talked before 909 00:43:42,560 --> 00:43:45,800 Speaker 1: that he's been read the Riot Act a little bit um. 910 00:43:46,320 --> 00:43:49,000 Speaker 1: This ownership is not one to make rash decision, so 911 00:43:49,080 --> 00:43:52,160 Speaker 1: it be it would be really surprising, but I don't 912 00:43:52,160 --> 00:43:55,080 Speaker 1: think it's impossible. Maybe they go get Sean Payton. I 913 00:43:55,120 --> 00:43:57,560 Speaker 1: think I think Dick lebo is a more interesting name 914 00:43:57,600 --> 00:43:59,640 Speaker 1: to talk about, because you know they don't want to 915 00:43:59,680 --> 00:44:02,600 Speaker 1: get of him. But it was on the defense. To me, 916 00:44:02,719 --> 00:44:05,680 Speaker 1: I bought into that they were playing better in December. 917 00:44:05,719 --> 00:44:08,160 Speaker 1: Cameron Heyward looked good. Jason Worlds and you know they 918 00:44:08,160 --> 00:44:10,800 Speaker 1: were terrible in this game. They got no pressure. Troy 919 00:44:10,840 --> 00:44:14,279 Speaker 1: Polo Mallo. I kept thinking, oh, oh, was that Paulo Malo. 920 00:44:14,360 --> 00:44:16,040 Speaker 1: He finally makes a play and then it was really 921 00:44:16,120 --> 00:44:19,520 Speaker 1: Ross vent Trone. You know, Oh, he's the guy with 922 00:44:19,560 --> 00:44:21,880 Speaker 1: long hair on Specialty. You never wanted to be mistaken 923 00:44:22,040 --> 00:44:26,720 Speaker 1: for a guy named Ross, just in general. Ben Tron Brothers. 924 00:44:26,760 --> 00:44:29,200 Speaker 1: By the way, what's the other one, ray No, I 925 00:44:29,239 --> 00:44:31,880 Speaker 1: forget that. One of the more underrated brother pairings in 926 00:44:31,880 --> 00:44:34,640 Speaker 1: the NFL in a long time, the vent Trones. So 927 00:44:34,680 --> 00:44:37,080 Speaker 1: what do we think about the super underrated that one. 928 00:44:39,440 --> 00:44:41,600 Speaker 1: There's people out there they know what I'm talking about 929 00:44:41,600 --> 00:44:43,719 Speaker 1: when the vent Trones are coming up, and they're like, 930 00:44:43,800 --> 00:44:52,000 Speaker 1: I love this Greg guy is hilarious. Someone listening right now? Greg, 931 00:44:52,480 --> 00:44:54,160 Speaker 1: Like I said, We're gonna get into it during the week. 932 00:44:54,200 --> 00:44:58,240 Speaker 1: But just one to tend tend being uh peeing your pants? 933 00:44:58,800 --> 00:45:02,360 Speaker 1: Uh one being I don't care about nothing, I'm awesome, 934 00:45:02,480 --> 00:45:05,319 Speaker 1: put my aviators on and walk away. How scared are 935 00:45:05,360 --> 00:45:09,040 Speaker 1: you about the races? Go to Foxboro at a spot. 936 00:45:09,920 --> 00:45:12,960 Speaker 1: I'm not scared of any teams playing the team. I like, 937 00:45:13,280 --> 00:45:16,239 Speaker 1: that's a silly word. I think, well, that's a nice 938 00:45:16,239 --> 00:45:21,480 Speaker 1: existence to be in. The Ravens are a much harder 939 00:45:22,120 --> 00:45:24,560 Speaker 1: opponent than the culture of the Bengals would have been. 940 00:45:24,600 --> 00:45:26,920 Speaker 1: They have a much better chance to beat the Patriots 941 00:45:26,920 --> 00:45:29,160 Speaker 1: this week than I think the culture of the Bengals. 942 00:45:29,160 --> 00:45:31,879 Speaker 1: So in that way, you know, I put a five 943 00:45:32,000 --> 00:45:33,840 Speaker 1: or six. In the other way, I look at it 944 00:45:33,880 --> 00:45:35,719 Speaker 1: like that's also being your pants by the way, Yeah, 945 00:45:35,800 --> 00:45:38,759 Speaker 1: that's fine, little trickles or whatever. Uh. I look at 946 00:45:38,800 --> 00:45:40,600 Speaker 1: it like, if the Patriots are gonna go win a 947 00:45:40,640 --> 00:45:42,880 Speaker 1: Super Bowl, you have to be a great team, and 948 00:45:42,920 --> 00:45:44,640 Speaker 1: you're gonna have to beat great teams, and you're gonna 949 00:45:44,640 --> 00:45:46,399 Speaker 1: have to beat a team like Seattle or Green Bay. 950 00:45:46,400 --> 00:45:49,000 Speaker 1: And then so it's like, if they're great enough to 951 00:45:49,040 --> 00:45:52,319 Speaker 1: win a super Bowl, then you can Beattimore. They'll just lose. 952 00:45:52,440 --> 00:45:55,080 Speaker 1: First occurrence of the word trickles on this podcast in 953 00:45:55,120 --> 00:45:58,720 Speaker 1: a d and eighties six episodes. Yes, Sunday Night, Greg 954 00:45:58,719 --> 00:46:01,160 Speaker 1: and a Diaper tune in. And but by the way, 955 00:46:01,280 --> 00:46:03,120 Speaker 1: I'm also happy that this is the first time and 956 00:46:03,160 --> 00:46:05,680 Speaker 1: it feels like forever that the Patriots don't have an 957 00:46:05,680 --> 00:46:08,000 Speaker 1: open walking invitation to the a f C title game. 958 00:46:08,120 --> 00:46:11,080 Speaker 1: You're gonna have to earn this, you know what. It 959 00:46:11,080 --> 00:46:13,040 Speaker 1: reminds me a little bit of two thousand three, where 960 00:46:13,040 --> 00:46:15,880 Speaker 1: there I think the toughest matchup they had was the 961 00:46:15,920 --> 00:46:20,200 Speaker 1: divisional round game No one remembers against the Tennessee Titans, 962 00:46:20,520 --> 00:46:23,920 Speaker 1: who looks primed to win that game, really played a 963 00:46:23,920 --> 00:46:26,840 Speaker 1: great game. They lost the close one Patriots survived go 964 00:46:26,920 --> 00:46:29,000 Speaker 1: on to win the Super Bowl. Maybe that happens again, 965 00:46:29,120 --> 00:46:32,160 Speaker 1: and maybe it does great. Maybe that guy is still 966 00:46:32,280 --> 00:46:37,520 Speaker 1: laughing wherever he is, like that Greg slapper. You know. 967 00:46:37,680 --> 00:46:42,400 Speaker 1: Maybe maybe I'm not the populist you know, Mariah Carey 968 00:46:42,560 --> 00:46:46,359 Speaker 1: type guy that you are, but you know there's some there. 969 00:46:46,480 --> 00:46:48,560 Speaker 1: I'm more like, you know, the people that like the 970 00:46:48,560 --> 00:46:52,200 Speaker 1: deep cuts have a refined taste little you know. INDI, 971 00:46:52,600 --> 00:46:57,400 Speaker 1: so you're you're essentially reducing Dan to like a clumsy 972 00:46:57,480 --> 00:47:00,440 Speaker 1: every man. Yeah, well or a billion billion our diva. 973 00:47:00,480 --> 00:47:03,239 Speaker 1: I just don't follow the analogy too much. But all right, 974 00:47:03,320 --> 00:47:05,760 Speaker 1: So that's it. On that note, that is the wild 975 00:47:05,800 --> 00:47:08,400 Speaker 1: card wrap up. What is our schedule this week? What 976 00:47:08,400 --> 00:47:11,399 Speaker 1: are we doing Tuesday and Thursday, Tuesday and Thursday. And thanks, 977 00:47:11,400 --> 00:47:13,400 Speaker 1: by the way for everyone who listened to our wild 978 00:47:13,400 --> 00:47:15,799 Speaker 1: Card preview. You guys made it our most listen to 979 00:47:15,920 --> 00:47:18,640 Speaker 1: show in a long time, and we appreciate you guys 980 00:47:18,680 --> 00:47:21,200 Speaker 1: sticking with us all the way through the playoffs. T 981 00:47:21,280 --> 00:47:24,520 Speaker 1: D Uh, you did a great job getting that out there, 982 00:47:24,560 --> 00:47:27,080 Speaker 1: as well as the producer. I just want you to 983 00:47:27,120 --> 00:47:31,600 Speaker 1: know I appreciate you. I did too, Mark No, I 984 00:47:31,640 --> 00:47:34,800 Speaker 1: think t D you are a professional in every sense 985 00:47:34,840 --> 00:47:37,040 Speaker 1: of the word. Appreciate the guys out of or w 986 00:47:37,200 --> 00:47:42,640 Speaker 1: this is covering I do you know. Thank you, Thank 987 00:47:42,680 --> 00:47:45,160 Speaker 1: you to the listeners, Thank you to t D. We 988 00:47:45,200 --> 00:47:48,040 Speaker 1: will be back on Tuesday. West, I assume we'll be 989 00:47:48,080 --> 00:47:50,960 Speaker 1: with us because West is we'll sleep with a smile 990 00:47:51,000 --> 00:47:53,640 Speaker 1: on his space tonight. West of this has come. Uh. 991 00:47:53,719 --> 00:47:56,919 Speaker 1: This is Dan Hansas signing off for the Sizzler also 992 00:47:56,960 --> 00:47:59,759 Speaker 1: known as Quiet Storm and the Boss and of course 993 00:47:59,760 --> 00:48:02,280 Speaker 1: t you behind the glass till Tuesday. Thank you for listening. 994 00:48:02,719 --> 00:48:18,160 Speaker 1: Wild Card Weekend's done. Third inning. Derek Jeter in first 995 00:48:18,320 --> 00:48:19,040 Speaker 1: buy Ours