1 00:00:05,600 --> 00:00:11,719 Speaker 1: This is Straight Fire with Jason McIntyre. Yo Yo, Yo 2 00:00:12,720 --> 00:00:17,120 Speaker 1: is up, ladies and gentlemen. Jason McIntyre, Straight Fire. Thank 3 00:00:17,120 --> 00:00:21,919 Speaker 1: you for joining us here on Tuesday, December eight, Love 4 00:00:22,000 --> 00:00:25,320 Speaker 1: me a good Monday night football doubleheader. Stinks to win 5 00:00:25,400 --> 00:00:27,600 Speaker 1: one and lose one, but it's tough listen to. The 6 00:00:27,680 --> 00:00:30,040 Speaker 1: NFL is a tough market to crack. We have a 7 00:00:30,040 --> 00:00:35,000 Speaker 1: phenomenal podcast ahead. Um, we had some breaking late night 8 00:00:35,120 --> 00:00:38,080 Speaker 1: news on the Kyrie Irving lebron front and this is 9 00:00:38,120 --> 00:00:41,000 Speaker 1: never gonna die. We'll touch on that Jim Harball. I 10 00:00:41,000 --> 00:00:42,400 Speaker 1: don't know if you guys have heard what happened with 11 00:00:42,440 --> 00:00:47,080 Speaker 1: Jim Harball, and Michigan will obviously do that. I do 12 00:00:47,200 --> 00:00:49,440 Speaker 1: want to. However, We'll wrap up with the best bet 13 00:00:49,479 --> 00:00:54,560 Speaker 1: obviously on Dallas and Baltimore. A lot of Baltimore COVID stuff. Um, 14 00:00:54,640 --> 00:00:57,640 Speaker 1: all of a sudden, their roster looks strong, strong tonight. 15 00:00:57,920 --> 00:01:00,480 Speaker 1: We'll have the best bet on that. But I want 16 00:01:00,480 --> 00:01:04,720 Speaker 1: to start with the Pittsburgh Steelers finally losing. They went 17 00:01:04,760 --> 00:01:08,440 Speaker 1: down to Washington in a weird game, and I I 18 00:01:08,480 --> 00:01:10,399 Speaker 1: don't know if Rob G's gonna like how where I'm 19 00:01:10,400 --> 00:01:12,080 Speaker 1: going here? You know, obviously you want to bounce stuff 20 00:01:12,080 --> 00:01:14,280 Speaker 1: off the producer, and we talked about topics, but I 21 00:01:14,319 --> 00:01:18,240 Speaker 1: didn't tell them where I'm going here. Now Steelers lose 22 00:01:18,360 --> 00:01:22,560 Speaker 1: no longer undefeated, okay, And I think I've told the 23 00:01:22,600 --> 00:01:26,480 Speaker 1: story before on my Saturday radio show. I don't know 24 00:01:26,520 --> 00:01:28,240 Speaker 1: if I've told it on this podcast or not. But 25 00:01:28,800 --> 00:01:32,160 Speaker 1: you guys know by now, if you regular listeners, new listeners. 26 00:01:32,560 --> 00:01:35,000 Speaker 1: I had started a website in two thousand six, a 27 00:01:35,080 --> 00:01:37,759 Speaker 1: sports blog. It was a hobby. It didn't pay any money. 28 00:01:38,120 --> 00:01:40,280 Speaker 1: I was doing it anonymously, and I had a day 29 00:01:40,360 --> 00:01:43,399 Speaker 1: job at US Weekly magazine at the time. Yes, I 30 00:01:43,480 --> 00:01:47,600 Speaker 1: have interviewed Jessica Alba. No, it was not that interesting. Um, 31 00:01:47,640 --> 00:01:50,720 Speaker 1: but yes, obviously she was gorgeous. Um. That's neither here 32 00:01:50,760 --> 00:01:54,800 Speaker 1: nor there. Back to the blog. So come two thousand 33 00:01:54,800 --> 00:01:57,320 Speaker 1: and seven, I've been doing it for a year, and 34 00:01:57,400 --> 00:01:59,080 Speaker 1: I gotta be honest. You know, I was a young guy, 35 00:01:59,200 --> 00:02:00,880 Speaker 1: just moved in with the girld friend who would become 36 00:02:00,880 --> 00:02:02,600 Speaker 1: the wife. I'm living in New York City. I'm trying 37 00:02:02,600 --> 00:02:05,400 Speaker 1: to have fun. I was playing in a basketball league there. 38 00:02:05,960 --> 00:02:08,200 Speaker 1: There was a lot of fun. And I'm basically doing 39 00:02:08,280 --> 00:02:11,520 Speaker 1: two jobs and I was kind of wearing down, and I, 40 00:02:11,680 --> 00:02:13,600 Speaker 1: you know, talked to two friends who got me an 41 00:02:13,600 --> 00:02:16,760 Speaker 1: interview at ESPN the magazine and don't worry, this will 42 00:02:16,800 --> 00:02:21,400 Speaker 1: tie into the Pittsburgh Steelers very shortly. And I get 43 00:02:21,440 --> 00:02:23,760 Speaker 1: this interview and I mostly crush it, and the guy 44 00:02:23,840 --> 00:02:26,919 Speaker 1: likes me, and ultimately he says, Jason, I like you 45 00:02:26,960 --> 00:02:28,840 Speaker 1: a lot. We just don't have a writing opening. Now 46 00:02:29,480 --> 00:02:32,040 Speaker 1: we have an editor opening. You know, we could get 47 00:02:32,080 --> 00:02:33,760 Speaker 1: you in as that. And I'm sitting there like, I 48 00:02:33,760 --> 00:02:35,680 Speaker 1: don't want to be an editor. You know what, what 49 00:02:35,720 --> 00:02:37,200 Speaker 1: do I want to be an editor? I want to write. 50 00:02:37,240 --> 00:02:38,639 Speaker 1: I don't want to be chained to a desk. That's 51 00:02:38,639 --> 00:02:41,960 Speaker 1: not fun. Um. And you know, we go back and 52 00:02:42,000 --> 00:02:46,720 Speaker 1: forth a little bit, and ultimately, UM, I'm like, all right, well, 53 00:02:46,760 --> 00:02:49,880 Speaker 1: you know, maybe I just take the editor job. And 54 00:02:49,919 --> 00:02:52,239 Speaker 1: I worked my way onto writing. You know, I could 55 00:02:52,240 --> 00:02:54,640 Speaker 1: pull that off. I could pull off anything. I'm Jason McIntyre. 56 00:02:54,800 --> 00:02:57,560 Speaker 1: I'm a cocky young guy in New York City. And 57 00:02:58,760 --> 00:03:00,760 Speaker 1: I walk out of there kind of damn. I don't 58 00:03:00,760 --> 00:03:02,760 Speaker 1: think he's gonna end up offering me the writing job. 59 00:03:02,800 --> 00:03:04,760 Speaker 1: I thought I could talk my way into it. And 60 00:03:06,200 --> 00:03:08,400 Speaker 1: in life, you guys you hit these forks in the 61 00:03:08,480 --> 00:03:10,440 Speaker 1: road and you gotta go door number one or door 62 00:03:10,520 --> 00:03:14,120 Speaker 1: number two. And it really is one of those pivotal 63 00:03:14,120 --> 00:03:15,880 Speaker 1: moments that I've had in my career. I could have 64 00:03:15,960 --> 00:03:19,320 Speaker 1: taken the editor job, and I made it clear, sorry, 65 00:03:19,320 --> 00:03:22,640 Speaker 1: I don't want that. I want to write, and ultimately 66 00:03:22,760 --> 00:03:25,760 Speaker 1: that had to happen. I had to face that moment 67 00:03:26,200 --> 00:03:28,800 Speaker 1: and ultimately ended up, you know, sticking with the blog, 68 00:03:29,240 --> 00:03:32,520 Speaker 1: ended up quitting the job. Blog gets sold, YadA, YadA, YadA. 69 00:03:32,560 --> 00:03:35,760 Speaker 1: Here I am in l A doing a podcast on 70 00:03:35,800 --> 00:03:38,640 Speaker 1: TV and FS one writing for Fox Sports dot Com 71 00:03:38,960 --> 00:03:41,760 Speaker 1: have a radio show like this. Everything had to happen 72 00:03:41,800 --> 00:03:43,760 Speaker 1: to lead up to this. And I watched the Pittsburgh 73 00:03:43,800 --> 00:03:48,440 Speaker 1: Steelers on Monday afternoon, and that was a team, folks. 74 00:03:49,120 --> 00:03:51,160 Speaker 1: They had to have that loss. They needed it. I 75 00:03:51,200 --> 00:03:53,520 Speaker 1: know it sounds crazy and undefeated team needs a loss, 76 00:03:53,680 --> 00:03:57,040 Speaker 1: but they look tired, they look beat up, they look slow, 77 00:03:57,160 --> 00:04:01,920 Speaker 1: They just looked physically exhausted. And remember this, Pittsburgh did 78 00:04:01,960 --> 00:04:04,280 Speaker 1: not have a bye this season. Only team in the 79 00:04:04,320 --> 00:04:06,080 Speaker 1: league that got shafted. You have to go back to 80 00:04:06,520 --> 00:04:09,680 Speaker 1: late September early October, and they were supposed to play 81 00:04:09,680 --> 00:04:13,640 Speaker 1: the Titans in Week four, the Titans had COVID, so 82 00:04:13,680 --> 00:04:17,600 Speaker 1: they keep postponting the game during the week. Steelers are 83 00:04:17,600 --> 00:04:20,800 Speaker 1: practicing as normal, and then eventually they canceled the game. 84 00:04:21,320 --> 00:04:23,560 Speaker 1: But Pittsburgh get practiced half that week so they don't 85 00:04:23,600 --> 00:04:26,920 Speaker 1: get a by They didn't, and then their bye week 86 00:04:27,000 --> 00:04:30,919 Speaker 1: became the game against the Titans. Not only that, but 87 00:04:31,279 --> 00:04:34,400 Speaker 1: that led to a three week road trip they had 88 00:04:34,480 --> 00:04:37,839 Speaker 1: at Tennessee, at Baltimore, at Dallas. That was that. Those 89 00:04:37,839 --> 00:04:40,360 Speaker 1: are excruciating. Look up, how many teams have the three 90 00:04:40,360 --> 00:04:42,520 Speaker 1: straight road games. Not many, It's like one or two 91 00:04:42,560 --> 00:04:46,680 Speaker 1: teams a year. It's brutal, okay, and then look at 92 00:04:46,680 --> 00:04:49,360 Speaker 1: what happened on Thanksgiving. They're all excited to play on 93 00:04:49,680 --> 00:04:52,800 Speaker 1: Thanksgiving Day against the arrivals, and you get the extra time, 94 00:04:54,000 --> 00:04:57,160 Speaker 1: that game gets pushed, gets moved multiple times. Do you 95 00:04:57,200 --> 00:04:59,640 Speaker 1: know how frustrating that is? If you're the Pittsburgh Steels, 96 00:04:59,640 --> 00:05:03,080 Speaker 1: They're get being shafted because of Tennessee's COVID outbreak and 97 00:05:03,080 --> 00:05:06,760 Speaker 1: then Baltimore's COVID outbreak. So next thing you know, like 98 00:05:06,839 --> 00:05:08,760 Speaker 1: their games are getting moved. They don't get up by week. 99 00:05:08,839 --> 00:05:11,359 Speaker 1: And I looked at that team and they just looked 100 00:05:11,360 --> 00:05:14,760 Speaker 1: tired and they're beat up. Listen, I'm not making excuses. 101 00:05:14,760 --> 00:05:17,800 Speaker 1: They lost. Okay, they choked away a fourteen nothing lead 102 00:05:18,320 --> 00:05:20,480 Speaker 1: and it was bad. But that's a tired team, folks. 103 00:05:20,480 --> 00:05:23,479 Speaker 1: I'm just speaking real here. Okay. Look at the injuries. 104 00:05:23,480 --> 00:05:27,280 Speaker 1: They're starting to mount. Bush the linebacker went down earlier 105 00:05:27,279 --> 00:05:30,799 Speaker 1: this season. They lost dupre last week. Uh, Covid knocked 106 00:05:30,800 --> 00:05:34,360 Speaker 1: out James Conner. COVID knocked out their center Poundcy Uh 107 00:05:34,360 --> 00:05:37,560 Speaker 1: in that game against Washington. You lose the kids. Spillane 108 00:05:37,600 --> 00:05:40,120 Speaker 1: and I've never really heard of Spellane before this season. 109 00:05:40,360 --> 00:05:42,680 Speaker 1: He's the guy who filled the lane at the goal 110 00:05:42,760 --> 00:05:46,120 Speaker 1: line and stuck Derrick Henry one of the hardest hits 111 00:05:46,160 --> 00:05:49,520 Speaker 1: I've seen this season. Nobody hits Derrick Henry and survives 112 00:05:49,520 --> 00:05:52,600 Speaker 1: this dude. Spellane met Henry in the lane Mono imano 113 00:05:53,360 --> 00:05:55,160 Speaker 1: uh and I think he felt like he might have 114 00:05:55,160 --> 00:05:57,800 Speaker 1: dislocated his shoulder. I remember instantly, he just pointed to 115 00:05:57,839 --> 00:05:59,800 Speaker 1: the bench, Yo, Yo, come get me. I just ran 116 00:05:59,880 --> 00:06:03,240 Speaker 1: in to a mack truck. He got hurt yesterday against Washington, 117 00:06:03,640 --> 00:06:06,000 Speaker 1: Joe Hayden and the secondary went down. I mean, I'm 118 00:06:06,000 --> 00:06:09,440 Speaker 1: telling you, man, this is a beat up, physically exhausted 119 00:06:09,480 --> 00:06:13,159 Speaker 1: Pittsburgh Steelers team. Okay, they now have to go to 120 00:06:13,240 --> 00:06:16,560 Speaker 1: play Buffalo this week. All of a sudden, this lost 121 00:06:16,600 --> 00:06:19,920 Speaker 1: to Washington flips at guys. I'm telling you, Pittsburgh had 122 00:06:19,960 --> 00:06:21,920 Speaker 1: the inn on the number one seed and that's tough 123 00:06:21,960 --> 00:06:25,720 Speaker 1: to do. Kansas City now tied with Pittsburgh, and all 124 00:06:25,760 --> 00:06:29,760 Speaker 1: of a sudden, Cleveland is hot and Cleveland theoretically could 125 00:06:29,880 --> 00:06:32,640 Speaker 1: steal the a f C North and Pittsburgh goes from 126 00:06:32,640 --> 00:06:36,360 Speaker 1: the one seed to like five, six or seven. And 127 00:06:36,400 --> 00:06:38,839 Speaker 1: it's getting a little bit wild out there for Pittsburgh 128 00:06:38,880 --> 00:06:42,200 Speaker 1: when you start to look big picture, folks, this game 129 00:06:42,240 --> 00:06:46,400 Speaker 1: against Buffalo ain't gonna be easy. Okay. Um, First of all, Buffalo, 130 00:06:46,400 --> 00:06:49,680 Speaker 1: which we'll get to win a second, looked phenomenal in shredding, 131 00:06:50,279 --> 00:06:55,520 Speaker 1: absolutely shredding Robert Salah and the forty Niners defense. Um, 132 00:06:56,640 --> 00:06:58,680 Speaker 1: but we'll get to Buffalo in a second. I'm just 133 00:06:58,720 --> 00:07:02,080 Speaker 1: I'm just saying, be careful to Pittsburgh team. They were 134 00:07:02,720 --> 00:07:06,479 Speaker 1: totally fatigued at It's one of those moments where when 135 00:07:06,480 --> 00:07:08,840 Speaker 1: you're watching them, you're like, wait, these guys can't run 136 00:07:08,880 --> 00:07:12,200 Speaker 1: the football at all. Ben Roethlisberger had to throw fifty 137 00:07:12,280 --> 00:07:16,680 Speaker 1: three passes five point eight yards per tempt. Alex Smith 138 00:07:16,840 --> 00:07:19,320 Speaker 1: was at six point four yards per tempt. Ben doesn't 139 00:07:19,360 --> 00:07:21,960 Speaker 1: throw the ball down field. It's all five yard outs. 140 00:07:22,120 --> 00:07:26,360 Speaker 1: They ran the football kids fourteen times for twenty one yards. 141 00:07:26,400 --> 00:07:30,560 Speaker 1: That's it, not one carry of ten yards. And this 142 00:07:30,600 --> 00:07:31,960 Speaker 1: is the one play that ticked me off. If I'm 143 00:07:32,000 --> 00:07:34,200 Speaker 1: a Steeler's backer and I bet money on Pittsburgh, I 144 00:07:34,200 --> 00:07:36,600 Speaker 1: did not. I gave out Washington on this podcast. I 145 00:07:36,680 --> 00:07:40,600 Speaker 1: cash that ticket, thank you very much. Fourth and short, 146 00:07:40,960 --> 00:07:45,960 Speaker 1: late in the fourth quarter, like four minutes left, Um, 147 00:07:46,000 --> 00:07:50,840 Speaker 1: and out of the blue, for reasons that make absolutely 148 00:07:50,880 --> 00:07:56,640 Speaker 1: no sense, Ben decides to throw a slugo to Anthony McFarland, 149 00:07:57,360 --> 00:08:00,200 Speaker 1: the rookie running back out of Maryland or maybe second 150 00:08:00,240 --> 00:08:02,880 Speaker 1: year a young kid. Yeah, one target on the game 151 00:08:02,880 --> 00:08:04,440 Speaker 1: and that was it. On fourth down, You've got an 152 00:08:04,440 --> 00:08:08,920 Speaker 1: embarrassment of riches on the outside, Washington Johnson. Um, I 153 00:08:08,960 --> 00:08:11,120 Speaker 1: don't love Ebron, but Ibron is a good, good tight 154 00:08:11,160 --> 00:08:15,920 Speaker 1: end Claypool, Juju, And you're throwing to like a third 155 00:08:15,960 --> 00:08:18,480 Speaker 1: string running back on foot down, Like, I didn't understand 156 00:08:18,520 --> 00:08:21,000 Speaker 1: that call at all. Made no sense, by the way, 157 00:08:21,080 --> 00:08:24,480 Speaker 1: Juju Smith Schuster. Remember when he was like playing opposite 158 00:08:24,480 --> 00:08:26,160 Speaker 1: Antonio Brown and he was one of the best young 159 00:08:26,240 --> 00:08:29,520 Speaker 1: receivers in the league. I don't know how this is possible. 160 00:08:29,720 --> 00:08:35,320 Speaker 1: He had ten targets for twenty eight yards, Like, what 161 00:08:35,320 --> 00:08:38,000 Speaker 1: what are we doing? He's catching every pass for two yards. 162 00:08:38,679 --> 00:08:43,160 Speaker 1: I'm just stunned at some of these passing decisions from Pittsburgh. UM, 163 00:08:43,240 --> 00:08:45,480 Speaker 1: and it's like it's one of those moments where it's like, 164 00:08:45,520 --> 00:08:49,440 Speaker 1: what is happening to this team? Just absolutely bizarre. So 165 00:08:49,600 --> 00:08:54,000 Speaker 1: down goes Pittsburgh and all of a sudden, now the 166 00:08:54,080 --> 00:08:56,120 Speaker 1: number one seed hanging in the balance. This is bad 167 00:08:56,120 --> 00:08:59,079 Speaker 1: news because they needed that by heading into the playoffs. 168 00:08:59,080 --> 00:09:01,880 Speaker 1: I'll quickly touch Johnny Buffalo game, which was a laugher, 169 00:09:01,920 --> 00:09:05,559 Speaker 1: and I'm sorry I felt good about the Niners. UM 170 00:09:05,720 --> 00:09:09,520 Speaker 1: San Francisco somehow got stopped inside the five yard line twice, 171 00:09:10,240 --> 00:09:12,640 Speaker 1: but that doesn't really matter because the Buffalo Bills didn't 172 00:09:12,640 --> 00:09:14,480 Speaker 1: pump it too. There was like six minutes left in 173 00:09:14,480 --> 00:09:17,959 Speaker 1: the game. Josh Allen was doing the damn thing, and 174 00:09:18,080 --> 00:09:22,160 Speaker 1: I gotta say, I know the media loves Robert Salah 175 00:09:23,040 --> 00:09:27,760 Speaker 1: and he's a fiery defensive coordinator. I mean dude, like 176 00:09:28,160 --> 00:09:30,800 Speaker 1: Josh Allen was carving up your zone. At one point, 177 00:09:30,800 --> 00:09:33,360 Speaker 1: he was like fourteen or fifteen against his own What 178 00:09:33,360 --> 00:09:36,400 Speaker 1: are you doing? Get out of the zone, make an adjustment. 179 00:09:37,600 --> 00:09:40,120 Speaker 1: And what's even more sad is then they went to 180 00:09:40,200 --> 00:09:43,600 Speaker 1: man and nobody in the Niners secondary can guard anybody. 181 00:09:43,880 --> 00:09:46,679 Speaker 1: Varette was getting lit up like a Christmas tree by 182 00:09:46,679 --> 00:09:50,160 Speaker 1: Stefon Diggs. Richard Sherman is just a shell of himself. 183 00:09:50,600 --> 00:09:54,400 Speaker 1: And folks, you got good Josh Allen, Like Josh Allen 184 00:09:54,440 --> 00:09:57,360 Speaker 1: goes bad. Josh Allen goes good, and he was on point. 185 00:09:57,440 --> 00:10:00,840 Speaker 1: No John Brown either. I mean, you know, Rob g 186 00:10:00,920 --> 00:10:04,440 Speaker 1: I don't want to go overboard, but when you see 187 00:10:04,440 --> 00:10:08,000 Speaker 1: a performance like that on an island game against what's 188 00:10:08,000 --> 00:10:10,199 Speaker 1: a pretty good for defense. We've seen them shut down 189 00:10:10,240 --> 00:10:13,679 Speaker 1: the Rams twice. I mean, is this Buffalo team capable 190 00:10:13,720 --> 00:10:16,280 Speaker 1: of getting to the super Bowl if Josh Allen's playing 191 00:10:16,320 --> 00:10:23,240 Speaker 1: like that, no, up and down the field like it 192 00:10:23,320 --> 00:10:26,640 Speaker 1: was nothing. Thirty four points in a heartbeat, that's fine, 193 00:10:26,679 --> 00:10:28,960 Speaker 1: But I mean it's it's not like you know, we 194 00:10:29,000 --> 00:10:31,240 Speaker 1: didn't we haven't seen them do this before, and we 195 00:10:31,280 --> 00:10:34,079 Speaker 1: also have seen they're one of the most tough teams 196 00:10:34,120 --> 00:10:36,680 Speaker 1: to get a gage on. They're they're a roller coaster 197 00:10:37,320 --> 00:10:40,520 Speaker 1: the Josh Allen experienced, you know, not just game to game, 198 00:10:40,559 --> 00:10:42,679 Speaker 1: but like quarter to quarter. I know that he was 199 00:10:42,760 --> 00:10:44,840 Speaker 1: really good last night, but there's been games where like 200 00:10:44,880 --> 00:10:48,000 Speaker 1: even you brought the Rams and that that Rams game, 201 00:10:48,080 --> 00:10:50,080 Speaker 1: it's like the tail that you have, Like, I don't 202 00:10:50,080 --> 00:10:52,439 Speaker 1: know what to expect from that guy. Thirty two of 203 00:10:52,600 --> 00:10:56,680 Speaker 1: forty for three seventy five yards, nine point four yards 204 00:10:56,720 --> 00:10:59,600 Speaker 1: per attempt. It looked like a seven on seven game, 205 00:11:00,160 --> 00:11:03,840 Speaker 1: Like I mean, four touchdowns. I think they might have 206 00:11:03,880 --> 00:11:06,520 Speaker 1: put a hand on him once, sacked him once and 207 00:11:06,600 --> 00:11:08,520 Speaker 1: they barely ran Zack Moss. I don't know if he 208 00:11:08,559 --> 00:11:11,480 Speaker 1: got hurt in the first half. Oh he did fumble, Okay, 209 00:11:11,520 --> 00:11:13,320 Speaker 1: that was yeah, he fumbled inside the tent, that's right, 210 00:11:13,320 --> 00:11:15,400 Speaker 1: but they were they reviewed it and it wasn't a fumble, 211 00:11:15,679 --> 00:11:18,360 Speaker 1: but I guess they pulled him anyway. Um And like 212 00:11:18,440 --> 00:11:22,040 Speaker 1: Cole Beasley is getting open, Stefan Diggs had ten receptions 213 00:11:22,040 --> 00:11:25,000 Speaker 1: on eleven targets. Like, I mean, this team looked like 214 00:11:25,040 --> 00:11:29,160 Speaker 1: a juggernaut. Even that big receiver Gabrielle Davis. Never heard 215 00:11:29,200 --> 00:11:31,360 Speaker 1: of this guy, and every time he goes out there. 216 00:11:31,520 --> 00:11:34,240 Speaker 1: The rookie from UCF. He's a big dude, six two 217 00:11:34,320 --> 00:11:38,120 Speaker 1: two ten. He's just catching bombs like they get John Brownback. 218 00:11:38,160 --> 00:11:41,120 Speaker 1: I'm telling you, man, this is a dangerous team. It's 219 00:11:41,160 --> 00:11:46,000 Speaker 1: like the They're the Forrest Gump of uh the NFL. 220 00:11:46,200 --> 00:11:49,640 Speaker 1: You never know what you're gonna get with the Buffalo 221 00:11:49,679 --> 00:11:52,400 Speaker 1: Bills on a week to week basis. I mean, this 222 00:11:52,480 --> 00:11:54,800 Speaker 1: team is they run hot. Man. I'm telling you they 223 00:11:54,800 --> 00:11:57,040 Speaker 1: could throw a scare into Kansas City. I don't think 224 00:11:57,040 --> 00:11:59,160 Speaker 1: they have the defense, but it's not like the Chiefs 225 00:11:59,200 --> 00:12:01,400 Speaker 1: defense is any great anything great. And by the way, 226 00:12:01,440 --> 00:12:04,920 Speaker 1: the Chiefs they've got some red zone issues. Um well, 227 00:12:05,280 --> 00:12:08,280 Speaker 1: I mean to go to go from the Bills, you know, 228 00:12:08,320 --> 00:12:11,199 Speaker 1: are dangerous team too. They could conceivably want to shoot 229 00:12:11,200 --> 00:12:13,559 Speaker 1: out with the Chiefs. Is too totally different. It is, okay, 230 00:12:13,600 --> 00:12:15,400 Speaker 1: well yeah, so here's the thing, Rob. When I'm when 231 00:12:15,400 --> 00:12:17,640 Speaker 1: I'm looking at it, I'm saying, okay, who's good in 232 00:12:17,640 --> 00:12:19,240 Speaker 1: the a f C. The Ravens have a lot of 233 00:12:19,280 --> 00:12:22,040 Speaker 1: COVID issues to schedule lines up, they'll be there. But no, 234 00:12:22,120 --> 00:12:24,920 Speaker 1: we don't trust Lamar Jackson. We agree on that. I 235 00:12:25,000 --> 00:12:27,960 Speaker 1: liked Pittsburgh a lot. You've now taken out Bud Dupree 236 00:12:28,520 --> 00:12:32,839 Speaker 1: and Bush and nobody, and that team just looks exhausted. 237 00:12:33,640 --> 00:12:36,560 Speaker 1: And they play Buffalo this week and if they go down, 238 00:12:36,679 --> 00:12:38,600 Speaker 1: I don't want to say you can white Pittsburgh out 239 00:12:38,679 --> 00:12:41,640 Speaker 1: as a legit contender, but they got to get a 240 00:12:41,720 --> 00:12:45,840 Speaker 1: running game. That offensive line is shot. So now you're looking, Okay, 241 00:12:45,840 --> 00:12:49,040 Speaker 1: what do Tennessee? Do we trust them? They their defense 242 00:12:49,120 --> 00:12:52,600 Speaker 1: is a joke. The Colts Philly Rivers, by the way, 243 00:12:52,640 --> 00:12:55,840 Speaker 1: they're down to their third string left tackle. Uh and 244 00:12:55,840 --> 00:12:59,120 Speaker 1: and it sounds like Philip Rivers he's gonna need surgery 245 00:12:59,120 --> 00:13:01,120 Speaker 1: on that toe after the season. So this is not like, 246 00:13:01,160 --> 00:13:04,040 Speaker 1: oh I've got a pinky toe, I'm injured, Like he's 247 00:13:04,080 --> 00:13:06,319 Speaker 1: gonna need surgery. So what are we left with? The 248 00:13:06,440 --> 00:13:10,160 Speaker 1: Cleveland Browns? Like we know it's the Kansas City Chiefs 249 00:13:10,160 --> 00:13:12,160 Speaker 1: open in the a f C, but somebody's got to 250 00:13:12,200 --> 00:13:14,880 Speaker 1: get to the a f C title game. Um, why 251 00:13:14,920 --> 00:13:19,520 Speaker 1: not the Bills. If that's the bar that you're saying 252 00:13:19,559 --> 00:13:21,880 Speaker 1: about whether or not they're a contender, than sure. But 253 00:13:22,120 --> 00:13:24,679 Speaker 1: if the contender is they can actually win it, then no, 254 00:13:25,480 --> 00:13:28,120 Speaker 1: they're they're they're they're too flawed of a team. They're 255 00:13:28,160 --> 00:13:30,599 Speaker 1: too inconsistent. I think they have a bright future. I 256 00:13:30,600 --> 00:13:33,319 Speaker 1: think Josh Allen is a lot better than what people 257 00:13:33,320 --> 00:13:35,440 Speaker 1: thought he would be coming into the NFL, and their 258 00:13:35,440 --> 00:13:37,559 Speaker 1: offensive coordinator is awesome. I think you guys should be 259 00:13:37,559 --> 00:13:39,280 Speaker 1: looking more at him for the New York Jets than 260 00:13:39,720 --> 00:13:41,800 Speaker 1: some of the other dudes you've mentioned. But I heard 261 00:13:41,800 --> 00:13:45,040 Speaker 1: a stat Brian Dable has been in the You know, 262 00:13:45,080 --> 00:13:47,000 Speaker 1: he was at Alabama for a minute, but I think 263 00:13:47,000 --> 00:13:49,160 Speaker 1: he's been in the NFS or the a f C 264 00:13:49,320 --> 00:13:53,920 Speaker 1: East like seventeen seasons or something obscene as like an assistant. 265 00:13:53,920 --> 00:13:57,920 Speaker 1: So the familiarity with the division is there, and um, 266 00:13:57,960 --> 00:13:59,640 Speaker 1: you know that kind of thing helps when you've had 267 00:13:59,640 --> 00:14:02,120 Speaker 1: Bill check around forever. He knows that how to diagnose that, 268 00:14:02,720 --> 00:14:07,520 Speaker 1: uh that Patriots defense. Um, yeah, Dable looked really good. 269 00:14:07,600 --> 00:14:10,680 Speaker 1: I don't know if I'm the Detroit Lions, I'm I'm 270 00:14:10,679 --> 00:14:12,800 Speaker 1: thinking twice about Robert's a law and I know it's 271 00:14:12,800 --> 00:14:16,360 Speaker 1: one game and he's got a good body of work, um, 272 00:14:16,400 --> 00:14:19,480 Speaker 1: and everybody's hurt. But I just don't know if I 273 00:14:19,520 --> 00:14:21,840 Speaker 1: want to defensive coordinator. Man. I know Flores is having 274 00:14:21,880 --> 00:14:24,080 Speaker 1: a good season in Miami. He was awful for the 275 00:14:24,080 --> 00:14:28,480 Speaker 1: first half of last year. He's really rebounded. UM quarterback 276 00:14:28,480 --> 00:14:30,440 Speaker 1: on a rookie deal, so there's some good things working 277 00:14:30,440 --> 00:14:33,160 Speaker 1: for him. But I don't know, man, I'm out on 278 00:14:33,160 --> 00:14:35,600 Speaker 1: these defensive coordinators. Give me offense or give me death. 279 00:14:36,200 --> 00:14:39,480 Speaker 1: Give me Joe Brady. Um, you know Brian day Bole. 280 00:14:40,000 --> 00:14:42,360 Speaker 1: I'm lukewarm on b Enemy given the history of Andy 281 00:14:42,440 --> 00:14:46,200 Speaker 1: read assistance as we touched on. But m Yeah. To 282 00:14:46,560 --> 00:14:49,440 Speaker 1: get back to Pittsburgh briefly, Rob g If there's a 283 00:14:49,560 --> 00:14:52,600 Speaker 1: such thing as a good loss, this was it. This 284 00:14:52,720 --> 00:14:55,120 Speaker 1: was definitely the wake up call they needed. Remember they've 285 00:14:55,120 --> 00:14:58,480 Speaker 1: had some close ones against inferior teams. They barely got 286 00:14:58,480 --> 00:15:01,960 Speaker 1: by Dallas when da Us was starting. Um, I think 287 00:15:01,960 --> 00:15:05,840 Speaker 1: it was Gucci Dducci. No, No, it was Garrett Gilbert. Um. Kid, 288 00:15:05,920 --> 00:15:08,160 Speaker 1: they pulled off the street. Pittsburgh nearly lost that and 289 00:15:08,160 --> 00:15:11,040 Speaker 1: they kind of puttered around and messed around, and hopefully 290 00:15:11,080 --> 00:15:13,880 Speaker 1: this is the wake up call that they needed. UM 291 00:15:13,920 --> 00:15:17,600 Speaker 1: losing to Washington by the way, Uh, Washington did that 292 00:15:17,640 --> 00:15:21,280 Speaker 1: without Antonio Gibson. They're great running back and you know, 293 00:15:21,320 --> 00:15:23,240 Speaker 1: I'm watching he's out after two carries. I'm like all 294 00:15:23,280 --> 00:15:25,400 Speaker 1: right where they going to get the offense from. And 295 00:15:25,480 --> 00:15:27,720 Speaker 1: Alex Smith is going to check down to J. D. 296 00:15:27,880 --> 00:15:30,160 Speaker 1: McKissick on my fantasy team, by the way, which is 297 00:15:30,200 --> 00:15:32,720 Speaker 1: not going to the playoffs. Yes, I'm pissed. Uh. And 298 00:15:32,760 --> 00:15:35,200 Speaker 1: then some guy named Sims I never heard of who 299 00:15:35,240 --> 00:15:37,120 Speaker 1: caught a couple of nice passes, had a one hander 300 00:15:37,560 --> 00:15:40,760 Speaker 1: scary Terry McLaurin two catches for fourteen yards. And they 301 00:15:40,800 --> 00:15:44,320 Speaker 1: went in Pittsburgh without your star running back and nothing 302 00:15:44,320 --> 00:15:47,440 Speaker 1: from McLaurin. And by the way, they had no sacks, 303 00:15:47,840 --> 00:15:51,400 Speaker 1: but they dominated the line of scrimmage. Um. Just a 304 00:15:51,480 --> 00:15:56,320 Speaker 1: weird game. But that's my takeaway, uh, from from Pittsburgh 305 00:15:56,400 --> 00:15:58,920 Speaker 1: losing for the first time this season. I don't want 306 00:15:58,920 --> 00:16:02,640 Speaker 1: to dive too much into the Bills. I'm just pissed that, 307 00:16:02,920 --> 00:16:05,800 Speaker 1: for whatever reason, right he Moster disappeared in the second quarter. 308 00:16:06,360 --> 00:16:09,880 Speaker 1: I still haven't read why. I'm pissed that Deebo Samuel 309 00:16:09,960 --> 00:16:13,400 Speaker 1: didn't get a catch until late in the third quarter. 310 00:16:13,840 --> 00:16:17,240 Speaker 1: The guys your entire offense last week, and you can't 311 00:16:17,280 --> 00:16:20,880 Speaker 1: scheme him up the ball like Kyle Shanahan. I I 312 00:16:20,960 --> 00:16:22,880 Speaker 1: don't know, I don't know what the hell happened there. 313 00:16:23,640 --> 00:16:26,160 Speaker 1: You take away, Deebo, you take away most like you 314 00:16:26,160 --> 00:16:28,360 Speaker 1: don't have much on that team, And of course my 315 00:16:28,440 --> 00:16:30,720 Speaker 1: hard earned money went on that team and I lost, 316 00:16:30,720 --> 00:16:33,360 Speaker 1: but I won with Washington whatever. Um So, I don't 317 00:16:33,400 --> 00:16:38,040 Speaker 1: know Rob any other big picture takeaways, um from from 318 00:16:38,080 --> 00:16:41,680 Speaker 1: the two games on Monday. Uh, well, I'm with you. 319 00:16:41,760 --> 00:16:43,920 Speaker 1: I agree that Pittsburgh needed to lose this game. Yet 320 00:16:44,000 --> 00:16:47,000 Speaker 1: and we had Rod Woodson Steeler's legend on the radio 321 00:16:47,040 --> 00:16:49,800 Speaker 1: show last night almost exactly as the game was ending, 322 00:16:50,560 --> 00:16:53,200 Speaker 1: and he agreed that, you know, you don't want the 323 00:16:53,240 --> 00:16:57,360 Speaker 1: pressure of being undefeated in the NFL. You know, it 324 00:16:57,400 --> 00:16:59,040 Speaker 1: helps to get that loss out of the way. Number 325 00:16:59,040 --> 00:17:00,640 Speaker 1: one helps you to refocus. We're two. It's kind of 326 00:17:00,680 --> 00:17:04,480 Speaker 1: weight off your shoulders. You don't asked the New England 327 00:17:04,480 --> 00:17:07,720 Speaker 1: Patriots what it was like to carry that sixteen seventeen 328 00:17:07,720 --> 00:17:09,879 Speaker 1: and oh heading into the super Bowl. And when it 329 00:17:09,960 --> 00:17:11,879 Speaker 1: all said and done, you can be ten and six, 330 00:17:12,040 --> 00:17:15,280 Speaker 1: twelve and four, fifteen and one whatever. As long as 331 00:17:15,320 --> 00:17:18,560 Speaker 1: you're undefeated in your last game, then you're happy. So 332 00:17:18,920 --> 00:17:21,160 Speaker 1: if I'm Pittsburgh, I think that's exactly what they needed. 333 00:17:21,200 --> 00:17:24,879 Speaker 1: They need to have their flaws really exposed, and I like, 334 00:17:25,200 --> 00:17:27,720 Speaker 1: I expect them to bounce back in a big way 335 00:17:27,760 --> 00:17:32,320 Speaker 1: against the your Buffalo Bills. All right, I want to 336 00:17:32,400 --> 00:17:37,280 Speaker 1: quickly pivot to uh college football big story with Jim 337 00:17:37,359 --> 00:17:40,199 Speaker 1: Harbaugh and Michigan so as we like to do on 338 00:17:40,240 --> 00:17:43,160 Speaker 1: this podcast. We were early and speculated that Hardball could 339 00:17:43,200 --> 00:17:46,000 Speaker 1: be added to the NFL. And I had identified the 340 00:17:46,080 --> 00:17:48,040 Speaker 1: Chargers as a team that makes a hell of a 341 00:17:48,040 --> 00:17:52,280 Speaker 1: lot of sense. They need a West Coast guy who 342 00:17:52,359 --> 00:17:54,680 Speaker 1: wants to come back to the West Coast, who's good 343 00:17:54,680 --> 00:17:58,760 Speaker 1: with quarterbacks, I e. Colin Kaepernick, a big name to 344 00:17:59,440 --> 00:18:04,359 Speaker 1: maybe Olsofi stadium. Um, you know you're you're dealing with 345 00:18:04,400 --> 00:18:06,720 Speaker 1: the Dodgers and the Lakers and a pretty damn good 346 00:18:06,760 --> 00:18:09,920 Speaker 1: Rams franchise out here. Like the Chargers have no identity, 347 00:18:10,000 --> 00:18:13,480 Speaker 1: Hardball can get them one. Along with Justin Herbert. Um, 348 00:18:13,520 --> 00:18:16,199 Speaker 1: it made sense. Obviously Chicago is gonna be there. He 349 00:18:16,280 --> 00:18:20,880 Speaker 1: played briefly for the Bears. Um, he's got this Midwest 350 00:18:21,040 --> 00:18:24,560 Speaker 1: ethos about him of toughness that kind of is embedded 351 00:18:24,560 --> 00:18:28,359 Speaker 1: in the Chicago football history. And I think that makes sense. 352 00:18:29,000 --> 00:18:32,080 Speaker 1: But all of a sudden, there were reports that Jim 353 00:18:32,160 --> 00:18:38,040 Speaker 1: Harball was offered an extension at Michigan. But but the 354 00:18:38,119 --> 00:18:41,520 Speaker 1: key here is there was reduced pay. Now, obviously, the 355 00:18:41,560 --> 00:18:46,159 Speaker 1: COVID situation has crippled college football athletic departments around the country, 356 00:18:46,359 --> 00:18:48,160 Speaker 1: So it's not a huge surprise. I don't think it's 357 00:18:48,160 --> 00:18:51,080 Speaker 1: a big slap in the face to Jim Harball to 358 00:18:51,119 --> 00:18:54,480 Speaker 1: be given a pay cut. But we don't know exactly 359 00:18:54,480 --> 00:18:57,760 Speaker 1: how much it is. Uh. We do know that it 360 00:18:57,840 --> 00:19:01,000 Speaker 1: sounds like the contract is very uh incentive laden. Hey, 361 00:19:01,080 --> 00:19:03,200 Speaker 1: when X amount of games get to X amount of 362 00:19:03,440 --> 00:19:07,080 Speaker 1: ball game or playoff or whatever and you make more money. Um. 363 00:19:07,119 --> 00:19:08,800 Speaker 1: But he could not go in the next season as 364 00:19:08,840 --> 00:19:10,720 Speaker 1: a lame duck coach because obviously, you know, on the 365 00:19:10,760 --> 00:19:14,119 Speaker 1: recruiting trail, every coach in the Big ten's recruiting against 366 00:19:14,119 --> 00:19:16,200 Speaker 1: Harballs saying, oh, he's gonna be gone. You don't want 367 00:19:16,200 --> 00:19:17,880 Speaker 1: to go to Michigan. He can't go in to kids 368 00:19:17,880 --> 00:19:20,600 Speaker 1: living rooms and say come to Michigan because we don't 369 00:19:20,600 --> 00:19:24,720 Speaker 1: know where you're gonna be. Um. So they had to 370 00:19:24,760 --> 00:19:27,560 Speaker 1: make a decision with Hardball. And what's interesting is the 371 00:19:27,600 --> 00:19:29,760 Speaker 1: ball is now in Hardball's court and he really has 372 00:19:29,760 --> 00:19:32,399 Speaker 1: three options. He can accept the new deal and the 373 00:19:32,400 --> 00:19:36,520 Speaker 1: pay cut Um. He can try to negotiate and say, 374 00:19:36,560 --> 00:19:38,840 Speaker 1: you know what, that's not good enough, or he could 375 00:19:38,840 --> 00:19:40,439 Speaker 1: just say I think I'm gonna pass. Thank you for 376 00:19:40,520 --> 00:19:43,199 Speaker 1: your offer. I had a great time. I'm going to 377 00:19:43,240 --> 00:19:48,440 Speaker 1: the NFL, and I wonder how long this contract is 378 00:19:48,440 --> 00:19:51,439 Speaker 1: going to sit out there. Obviously, this is huge that 379 00:19:51,480 --> 00:19:53,879 Speaker 1: they're working on this the week of the Ohio State 380 00:19:53,920 --> 00:19:57,119 Speaker 1: game that may or may not happen. Obviously, college football 381 00:19:57,119 --> 00:20:02,439 Speaker 1: has been drilled by COVID and they didn't play last week. Michigan, uh, 382 00:20:02,560 --> 00:20:05,400 Speaker 1: their game was canceled, and the game with Ohio State, 383 00:20:05,400 --> 00:20:08,200 Speaker 1: we don't know if it's gonna happen, and maybe Rob 384 00:20:08,240 --> 00:20:10,840 Speaker 1: you can correct me, but if that game does not happen, 385 00:20:11,400 --> 00:20:13,879 Speaker 1: does Ohio State have enough games to make it to 386 00:20:13,920 --> 00:20:18,760 Speaker 1: the Big Ten championship? Okay, So so that's another layer 387 00:20:18,800 --> 00:20:22,119 Speaker 1: to this onion. If Michigan punts on the game Ohio 388 00:20:22,119 --> 00:20:24,960 Speaker 1: State screwed, and you know that rivalry has some major 389 00:20:25,000 --> 00:20:28,959 Speaker 1: bad blood, it does seem weird that if Michigan were 390 00:20:28,960 --> 00:20:32,359 Speaker 1: to cancel that game, and again COVID is a legit excuse, 391 00:20:32,400 --> 00:20:34,879 Speaker 1: nobody's gonna be too ticked off. Their last game was 392 00:20:34,920 --> 00:20:38,600 Speaker 1: canceled but it would be kind of a stain on 393 00:20:38,680 --> 00:20:41,800 Speaker 1: the Hardball's time in Michigan that the last meeting between 394 00:20:41,800 --> 00:20:45,359 Speaker 1: the two were canceled. He has not beaten them, and 395 00:20:45,440 --> 00:20:47,520 Speaker 1: he leaves for the NFL. I think that that's a 396 00:20:47,600 --> 00:20:50,440 Speaker 1: bad look for Hardball again. But there's no good look. 397 00:20:50,840 --> 00:20:53,480 Speaker 1: Let's say the games played and you lose, you know 398 00:20:53,520 --> 00:20:55,040 Speaker 1: what was had a good look to go out on. 399 00:20:55,520 --> 00:20:58,120 Speaker 1: I mean, we're talking about a Michigan team that suffered 400 00:20:58,160 --> 00:21:02,720 Speaker 1: the worst loss in Michigan football history dating back to 401 00:21:03,280 --> 00:21:08,679 Speaker 1: I believe it is nineteen thirty five against Wisconsin. So 402 00:21:08,680 --> 00:21:14,119 Speaker 1: it's your worst home loss in eighty five years of football. Like, 403 00:21:14,480 --> 00:21:17,199 Speaker 1: there's there's no way to escape this. If you're horriball, 404 00:21:17,400 --> 00:21:19,000 Speaker 1: you gotta just own it and say it didn't work 405 00:21:19,000 --> 00:21:22,000 Speaker 1: out or what. I don't know. My my gut tells 406 00:21:22,040 --> 00:21:24,399 Speaker 1: me he should go to the NFL. But we know 407 00:21:24,440 --> 00:21:26,520 Speaker 1: the ego in these coaches. He probably wants one more 408 00:21:26,520 --> 00:21:29,280 Speaker 1: crack or two at Ohio State. I don't know, Rob, 409 00:21:29,320 --> 00:21:31,200 Speaker 1: g gun to your head, what's your best guess is 410 00:21:31,200 --> 00:21:34,800 Speaker 1: to what Harbor does? My best guess is that he 411 00:21:35,000 --> 00:21:38,720 Speaker 1: is going to stay in Michigan. I think that, um, 412 00:21:38,760 --> 00:21:40,720 Speaker 1: you know, once once the report came out that the 413 00:21:40,760 --> 00:21:44,439 Speaker 1: contract offer was being discussed, and you know, you can 414 00:21:44,520 --> 00:21:47,399 Speaker 1: kind of tell where it's coming from because almost immediately 415 00:21:47,960 --> 00:21:50,960 Speaker 1: from the handful of reporters that reported it, they also said, well, again, 416 00:21:51,080 --> 00:21:53,800 Speaker 1: five NFL teams have already been in contact with Jim Harbaugh, 417 00:21:54,080 --> 00:21:56,240 Speaker 1: but their NFL And it's like, you don't that doesn't 418 00:21:56,240 --> 00:21:59,480 Speaker 1: get reported when it comes to a contract negotia. That 419 00:21:59,520 --> 00:22:02,280 Speaker 1: comes from Jim Harbaugh trying to drive up his prize 420 00:22:02,280 --> 00:22:04,600 Speaker 1: and negotiate something. Well, do you think that that's a 421 00:22:04,600 --> 00:22:06,760 Speaker 1: good point? But do you also think that could be 422 00:22:06,840 --> 00:22:11,159 Speaker 1: coming from Michigan when they're fans here, We're working on 423 00:22:11,160 --> 00:22:14,479 Speaker 1: an extension with Jim Harbaugh, and fans are like, oh, 424 00:22:14,560 --> 00:22:16,800 Speaker 1: what are we doing that for? Well, five teams are 425 00:22:16,880 --> 00:22:20,760 Speaker 1: interested him for the NFL? You know, is that is 426 00:22:20,760 --> 00:22:23,760 Speaker 1: that from maybe Michigan to say, listen, I know you 427 00:22:23,800 --> 00:22:27,119 Speaker 1: guys say hardball, this season has sucked, but this guy's 428 00:22:27,160 --> 00:22:32,040 Speaker 1: in high demand. I think that that kind of stuff 429 00:22:32,160 --> 00:22:34,600 Speaker 1: really only happens in professional sports. I don't think you 430 00:22:34,680 --> 00:22:37,040 Speaker 1: really see that too much in college. And I think 431 00:22:37,240 --> 00:22:40,000 Speaker 1: ultimately the biggest reason why he's going to be back 432 00:22:40,119 --> 00:22:43,119 Speaker 1: is because I can't think of who's available, you know, 433 00:22:43,160 --> 00:22:45,399 Speaker 1: outside of Urban Meyer that you think is going to 434 00:22:45,480 --> 00:22:48,879 Speaker 1: be a clear upgrade from Jim Harba, because say what 435 00:22:48,920 --> 00:22:50,720 Speaker 1: you want about what he's done the last few season 436 00:22:50,760 --> 00:22:53,520 Speaker 1: and well against Ohio States owned five and the rivalries 437 00:22:53,560 --> 00:22:55,240 Speaker 1: the bowl game, we know about that. But he's I 438 00:22:55,240 --> 00:22:57,959 Speaker 1: think he's eleven and eight the last two seasons. Uh, 439 00:22:58,040 --> 00:23:01,480 Speaker 1: this year and last year. Everything before that he was 440 00:23:01,840 --> 00:23:04,080 Speaker 1: finishing in the top twenty or he was like an 441 00:23:04,200 --> 00:23:08,160 Speaker 1: averaging nine wins the season before that. And so where 442 00:23:08,200 --> 00:23:11,680 Speaker 1: they were before with the Brady Hoke or the rich 443 00:23:11,800 --> 00:23:15,040 Speaker 1: Rod like, they know where they were before he got there. 444 00:23:15,680 --> 00:23:19,480 Speaker 1: And I think for them, it feels like they've kind 445 00:23:19,520 --> 00:23:22,560 Speaker 1: of accepted defeats Ohio State that you know, they're just 446 00:23:22,640 --> 00:23:26,160 Speaker 1: not they're not that level. They don't recruit as well, 447 00:23:26,200 --> 00:23:29,080 Speaker 1: you know, they're Ohio State. Urban Meyer built a monster 448 00:23:30,119 --> 00:23:32,359 Speaker 1: um and so I think that they're just gonna say, hey, 449 00:23:32,359 --> 00:23:34,720 Speaker 1: we're we're gonna take our eight to nine wins the 450 00:23:34,760 --> 00:23:38,280 Speaker 1: season maybe once every ten years, will you know, go 451 00:23:38,320 --> 00:23:42,439 Speaker 1: to a playoff every very well. I mean, the idea 452 00:23:42,480 --> 00:23:45,400 Speaker 1: that Michigan is this football factory is overstated. They're they're 453 00:23:45,440 --> 00:23:48,280 Speaker 1: not well, they do get five star recruits. But to 454 00:23:48,600 --> 00:23:51,160 Speaker 1: say that they are a blue blood in college football, 455 00:23:51,240 --> 00:23:55,480 Speaker 1: that they're Alabama, that they're you know, Ohio State, that 456 00:23:55,560 --> 00:23:58,679 Speaker 1: they're you know, even Texas, Like they're not Texas. As 457 00:23:58,760 --> 00:24:01,760 Speaker 1: much as Texas is falling onur times, Texas is football 458 00:24:01,840 --> 00:24:05,160 Speaker 1: history is much richer than than Michigan's. You know, they're 459 00:24:05,160 --> 00:24:08,920 Speaker 1: not USC, they're not Notre Dame. You know, like that, 460 00:24:09,119 --> 00:24:13,440 Speaker 1: they're good, they're solid. Every once in a blue moon, 461 00:24:13,520 --> 00:24:15,960 Speaker 1: they might do something and mess around and get to 462 00:24:15,960 --> 00:24:18,399 Speaker 1: a title game or something like that, but you know 463 00:24:18,440 --> 00:24:19,720 Speaker 1: that they are who they are, and I think that 464 00:24:19,720 --> 00:24:23,479 Speaker 1: they're comfortable being a very good program that's not quite elite. 465 00:24:24,720 --> 00:24:27,440 Speaker 1: So I mean, Ohio State looks like it has eight 466 00:24:27,480 --> 00:24:30,960 Speaker 1: titles Ohio State. But again, titles in college football is weird. 467 00:24:31,000 --> 00:24:36,879 Speaker 1: Like USC has nine, Michigan has nine, but we're counting 468 00:24:36,920 --> 00:24:40,560 Speaker 1: like nineteen o one, nineteen o two, Like I don't. 469 00:24:40,920 --> 00:24:43,880 Speaker 1: To me, it's a little silly to count that Michigan 470 00:24:44,280 --> 00:24:50,159 Speaker 1: in the last sixty years has one championship. They have 471 00:24:50,240 --> 00:24:53,320 Speaker 1: zero in the last twenty. They wanted in Notre Dame 472 00:24:53,359 --> 00:24:56,439 Speaker 1: another one. Oh we got thirteen titles. They haven't won 473 00:24:56,480 --> 00:24:59,479 Speaker 1: on But at least they've gotten to the playoff, right 474 00:24:59,520 --> 00:25:02,400 Speaker 1: in Michigan has not even gotten to the playoff. Um, 475 00:25:02,440 --> 00:25:04,919 Speaker 1: Alabama has fifteen titles. I mean they got, you know, 476 00:25:05,040 --> 00:25:09,000 Speaker 1: so many this century. They got five titles, you know, 477 00:25:09,080 --> 00:25:13,439 Speaker 1: so it's it's weird to like count titles. Um, but 478 00:25:13,480 --> 00:25:16,320 Speaker 1: you're right, Michigan hasn't won one in twenty three years. 479 00:25:16,320 --> 00:25:18,840 Speaker 1: Like they're not on ls US level. They're not on 480 00:25:18,880 --> 00:25:22,159 Speaker 1: Alabama's level. They can't even see Ohio State. And I 481 00:25:22,200 --> 00:25:24,520 Speaker 1: think you're right. The sooner that their fan base comes 482 00:25:24,520 --> 00:25:27,600 Speaker 1: to grips with that, the better you know. They're a 483 00:25:27,600 --> 00:25:31,359 Speaker 1: great university. We know they're a great, great option for 484 00:25:31,400 --> 00:25:33,680 Speaker 1: higher education. Like you go to Michigan, you're coming out 485 00:25:33,680 --> 00:25:36,120 Speaker 1: of there with a degree, You're getting a good job somewhere. 486 00:25:36,400 --> 00:25:40,080 Speaker 1: You know, football team is not a super not a 487 00:25:40,119 --> 00:25:43,240 Speaker 1: super program right now, it's just not let's get to 488 00:25:43,240 --> 00:25:45,040 Speaker 1: the NBA and what before we get to the best bet. 489 00:25:45,080 --> 00:25:49,800 Speaker 1: I quickly had to jump on this. So Kyrie Irving, man, 490 00:25:49,800 --> 00:25:52,880 Speaker 1: this guy. Um, you guys know I have a love 491 00:25:52,960 --> 00:25:55,960 Speaker 1: hate relationship with Kyrie Irving On my Instagram. I have 492 00:25:56,040 --> 00:26:00,600 Speaker 1: an old photo of me wearing that Kyrie Irv Burnt 493 00:26:00,640 --> 00:26:03,919 Speaker 1: Orange Calvs throwback. It's a sick Jersey dude. It's just 494 00:26:04,000 --> 00:26:07,640 Speaker 1: sick um. And it was when Kyrie was like at 495 00:26:07,680 --> 00:26:11,440 Speaker 1: his height. Right, he had the Uncle Drew movie, which 496 00:26:11,480 --> 00:26:13,760 Speaker 1: was cool if you remember, he went viral and like 497 00:26:13,800 --> 00:26:16,440 Speaker 1: one of these pepsi ads for Dr Drew or not 498 00:26:16,600 --> 00:26:21,200 Speaker 1: Doctor Drew, um, Uncle Drew, and it became a movie 499 00:26:21,600 --> 00:26:24,320 Speaker 1: and it was like it was huge. Kyrie Irving was 500 00:26:24,400 --> 00:26:29,199 Speaker 1: a superstar before he had really done anything right. He 501 00:26:29,240 --> 00:26:32,440 Speaker 1: was on Cleve. He was Cleveland's number one pick, and 502 00:26:33,160 --> 00:26:35,359 Speaker 1: he didn't win anything. He couldn't even get to thirty wins, 503 00:26:35,400 --> 00:26:39,800 Speaker 1: I don't think. And then Lebron comes along and kind 504 00:26:39,800 --> 00:26:44,560 Speaker 1: of makes Kyrie Irving a star. Kyrie Irving seems to 505 00:26:44,600 --> 00:26:50,000 Speaker 1: have conveniently forgotten that, because without Lebron, Kyrie Irving has 506 00:26:50,040 --> 00:26:52,680 Speaker 1: done nothing in his NBA career. He has one series 507 00:26:52,720 --> 00:26:57,520 Speaker 1: playoff win outside of Lebron. Like, that's a reality. If 508 00:26:57,560 --> 00:26:59,720 Speaker 1: I saw Kyrie, you know, and I was a friend 509 00:26:59,720 --> 00:27:01,119 Speaker 1: of his, if I was in his inner circle, I 510 00:27:01,119 --> 00:27:04,000 Speaker 1: would put my hands on his shoulders and say, Kyrie, 511 00:27:04,040 --> 00:27:06,000 Speaker 1: I love you, man, but you've gotta stop taking shots 512 00:27:06,000 --> 00:27:11,240 Speaker 1: at Lebron James, this is unnecessary. You are a really 513 00:27:11,280 --> 00:27:16,200 Speaker 1: talented basketball player. You haven't done Jack Squat without Lebron nothing. 514 00:27:16,640 --> 00:27:20,160 Speaker 1: You accomplished nothing on a bad Cavs team. Then you said, 515 00:27:20,200 --> 00:27:22,320 Speaker 1: by Lebron, I don't want to play with you. I'm 516 00:27:22,320 --> 00:27:24,320 Speaker 1: gonna go to Boston. And you got out of the 517 00:27:24,359 --> 00:27:26,600 Speaker 1: first round. Then you start feuding with Brad Stevens and 518 00:27:26,680 --> 00:27:29,240 Speaker 1: Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown, he said, by I'm out. 519 00:27:29,280 --> 00:27:30,879 Speaker 1: Then you go to the nets and you get that 520 00:27:30,920 --> 00:27:34,520 Speaker 1: coach fired, and you bring in Kevin Durant, and now 521 00:27:34,520 --> 00:27:37,200 Speaker 1: they got Steve Nash, and now you're chirping and chirping 522 00:27:37,200 --> 00:27:40,159 Speaker 1: and we gotta get new guys in here. And you 523 00:27:40,240 --> 00:27:42,800 Speaker 1: go on a podcast and you say, oh, well but 524 00:27:42,920 --> 00:27:46,440 Speaker 1: we got k d. You know, my first thought was, finally, 525 00:27:46,960 --> 00:27:51,639 Speaker 1: Rob g what's the exact quote? The exact quote again, 526 00:27:51,640 --> 00:27:53,800 Speaker 1: he said on Katie's podcast, So take that out for 527 00:27:53,920 --> 00:27:57,359 Speaker 1: what you will. One thing I've always been comfortable with 528 00:27:57,480 --> 00:27:59,320 Speaker 1: is I felt like I was the best option on 529 00:27:59,359 --> 00:28:02,199 Speaker 1: every team I've played four down the stretch. This is 530 00:28:02,200 --> 00:28:03,959 Speaker 1: the first time in my career where I can be 531 00:28:04,040 --> 00:28:08,920 Speaker 1: like that motherfucker can get that shot too. So Lebron 532 00:28:09,040 --> 00:28:13,680 Speaker 1: went on some podcast with Richard Jefferson and I don't 533 00:28:13,680 --> 00:28:17,520 Speaker 1: know who else is on there, but they asked Lebron 534 00:28:17,600 --> 00:28:19,880 Speaker 1: about it and he said, you know, the clip went 535 00:28:19,880 --> 00:28:25,720 Speaker 1: out late Monday night. It was like Lebron's response was, well, damn, Kyrie, damn. 536 00:28:26,680 --> 00:28:30,879 Speaker 1: Like that's a slap in the face two the greatest 537 00:28:31,040 --> 00:28:34,000 Speaker 1: player in NBA history. And for all the people yelling no, 538 00:28:34,200 --> 00:28:37,199 Speaker 1: Jordan's best, fine, fine, you want to say Jordan's number one. Fine, 539 00:28:37,760 --> 00:28:41,840 Speaker 1: Kyrie Irving is slapping Lebron in the face saying he's 540 00:28:41,840 --> 00:28:44,960 Speaker 1: not the guy who can get that shot. And Lebron's 541 00:28:44,960 --> 00:28:47,720 Speaker 1: the second best player in NBA history. And Kyrie also, 542 00:28:47,920 --> 00:28:51,200 Speaker 1: if you remember, he was so upset about the bubble 543 00:28:51,400 --> 00:28:53,880 Speaker 1: that he tried to get that squashed. Like, what do 544 00:28:54,000 --> 00:28:58,600 Speaker 1: you have against Lebron, Kyrie, You're nothing without Lebron James 545 00:28:58,640 --> 00:29:00,760 Speaker 1: until at this point right now, you've done nothing in 546 00:29:00,760 --> 00:29:03,520 Speaker 1: your career. And this is not a slam of Kyrie Irving. 547 00:29:03,640 --> 00:29:05,800 Speaker 1: These are just the facts. I mean, if the facts hurt, 548 00:29:06,400 --> 00:29:10,360 Speaker 1: I'm sorry, but that's the reality. Kyrie Irving incredibly talented 549 00:29:10,360 --> 00:29:13,680 Speaker 1: basketball player. I have one of his NBA jerseys. I 550 00:29:13,720 --> 00:29:17,520 Speaker 1: like NBA jerseys I'm getting a Luca throwback. The fact 551 00:29:17,520 --> 00:29:21,600 Speaker 1: of the matter is Kyrie Irving has done absolutely nothing 552 00:29:22,320 --> 00:29:25,760 Speaker 1: but run away from Lebron, run away from Brad Stevens, 553 00:29:26,040 --> 00:29:29,280 Speaker 1: get a coach fired in Brooklyn, and let's see what 554 00:29:29,320 --> 00:29:31,800 Speaker 1: he can do with Kevin Durant, and oh oh yeah, 555 00:29:31,840 --> 00:29:34,960 Speaker 1: he's taking all these shots at Lebron that are unnecessary. 556 00:29:35,200 --> 00:29:37,120 Speaker 1: I don't get it, Robbed. I mean, I want to 557 00:29:37,160 --> 00:29:41,080 Speaker 1: like Kyrie Irving, but this dude, I don't get it. 558 00:29:41,080 --> 00:29:44,000 Speaker 1: I just I don't understand what his problem is. It 559 00:29:44,120 --> 00:29:47,080 Speaker 1: almost feels like he's just sick of all the drama 560 00:29:47,920 --> 00:29:50,520 Speaker 1: and he's ready to walk away from the NBA. I 561 00:29:50,560 --> 00:29:52,680 Speaker 1: would say he does it after a title, but he 562 00:29:52,680 --> 00:29:55,240 Speaker 1: ain't winning a title, so I don't I don't know 563 00:29:55,280 --> 00:29:57,560 Speaker 1: if if Kyrie Irving is long for the league. He's 564 00:29:57,600 --> 00:30:00,840 Speaker 1: just so weird. And I talked to I'm Windhorst about 565 00:30:00,840 --> 00:30:03,880 Speaker 1: this on my Saturday radio show last week and win 566 00:30:03,960 --> 00:30:08,080 Speaker 1: horses just like you know, you have to wonder Steve 567 00:30:08,160 --> 00:30:13,280 Speaker 1: Nash went to Brooklyn, Kevin Durant work with Nash and 568 00:30:13,320 --> 00:30:15,560 Speaker 1: Golden State. Now there's all this talk about James Harden 569 00:30:15,600 --> 00:30:19,080 Speaker 1: going to Brooklyn. Well, James Harden and Kevin Durant are 570 00:30:19,120 --> 00:30:22,480 Speaker 1: friends dating back to okay See, and it's weird. Kyrie 571 00:30:22,480 --> 00:30:27,040 Speaker 1: rent to Brooklyn to start something and it's early, but 572 00:30:27,200 --> 00:30:29,520 Speaker 1: it looks like Kevin Durant is it's about to become 573 00:30:29,640 --> 00:30:33,120 Speaker 1: his team. And I wonder how Kyrie Irvan's gonna take that, 574 00:30:33,520 --> 00:30:36,280 Speaker 1: because how many more teams can you just bounce around 575 00:30:36,320 --> 00:30:38,800 Speaker 1: to looking to be a superstar, Like who's gonna want 576 00:30:38,800 --> 00:30:41,120 Speaker 1: to play with you? Does he end up in I 577 00:30:41,160 --> 00:30:44,000 Speaker 1: don't know, Miami playing with Jimmy Butler? Like what is 578 00:30:44,120 --> 00:30:46,520 Speaker 1: what's next for Kyrie? Because it ain't winning a title 579 00:30:46,720 --> 00:30:50,240 Speaker 1: in Brooklyn. It's just not happening. And the shots at Lebron, 580 00:30:50,320 --> 00:30:52,040 Speaker 1: I'm starting to get upset and I don't I have 581 00:30:52,120 --> 00:30:55,480 Speaker 1: no connection to Lebron. Rob g Am. I too hard 582 00:30:55,520 --> 00:30:59,000 Speaker 1: on Kyrie Irving here, No, not at all. And what 583 00:30:59,360 --> 00:31:06,840 Speaker 1: Kyrie to understand is he everything that he has now 584 00:31:07,080 --> 00:31:10,760 Speaker 1: he owes to Lebron James, because before Lebron got back 585 00:31:10,800 --> 00:31:14,840 Speaker 1: to Cleveland, he was a number one overall pick, who 586 00:31:14,840 --> 00:31:18,960 Speaker 1: couldn't stay healthy, who was captain of a win team 587 00:31:19,200 --> 00:31:22,400 Speaker 1: over and over and over. Lebron gets there, suddenly the 588 00:31:22,520 --> 00:31:24,920 Speaker 1: title contenders and credits to Kyrie. He had that great 589 00:31:25,040 --> 00:31:28,560 Speaker 1: finals run that one series, which is awesome. Other than that, 590 00:31:29,040 --> 00:31:31,000 Speaker 1: you know, he was okay, he was good. Hit the 591 00:31:31,040 --> 00:31:34,440 Speaker 1: game winning shot. Yeah, But you know outside of that 592 00:31:34,720 --> 00:31:37,200 Speaker 1: that series or that one run, I don't I can't 593 00:31:37,200 --> 00:31:40,479 Speaker 1: remember a single Kyrie Irving, you know, playoff moment. Well, 594 00:31:40,560 --> 00:31:43,680 Speaker 1: his moment still is, I think breaking Brandon Knight's ankles 595 00:31:44,080 --> 00:31:46,680 Speaker 1: and like All Star Weekend, you remember that. I mean 596 00:31:46,720 --> 00:31:48,520 Speaker 1: he kind of ended Brandon Knight there. I know that 597 00:31:48,600 --> 00:31:50,760 Speaker 1: sounds silly to say Brandon Knights, an NBA player, made 598 00:31:50,800 --> 00:31:53,800 Speaker 1: a lot of money, but that's like Kyrie Irving highlight, 599 00:31:53,840 --> 00:31:55,800 Speaker 1: is it not? Outside of the game winning three? Yeah, 600 00:31:55,840 --> 00:31:57,600 Speaker 1: and then and again, it's not to diminish that that 601 00:31:57,680 --> 00:31:59,800 Speaker 1: was a huge play. It's gonna go on ANBA history. 602 00:31:59,880 --> 00:32:02,800 Speaker 1: But you can only live off that kind of moment 603 00:32:03,640 --> 00:32:05,640 Speaker 1: for so long because we're gonna Once he went to Boston, 604 00:32:05,720 --> 00:32:07,360 Speaker 1: He's like, hey, you know, everyone knew that there was 605 00:32:07,400 --> 00:32:10,640 Speaker 1: a big power struggle issue with Kyrie and Lebron, that 606 00:32:10,760 --> 00:32:14,640 Speaker 1: Kyrie had his overinflated, you know, confidence and and and 607 00:32:14,840 --> 00:32:17,200 Speaker 1: and ego about himself. So he goes to Boston, gives 608 00:32:17,320 --> 00:32:19,440 Speaker 1: his team. Now he's gonna be the man running the 609 00:32:19,480 --> 00:32:23,080 Speaker 1: show with all the young pups, and uh, they play 610 00:32:23,160 --> 00:32:25,240 Speaker 1: better without him once, you know, when he gets hurt, 611 00:32:25,800 --> 00:32:28,400 Speaker 1: he comes back. The following season, they win one playoff 612 00:32:28,480 --> 00:32:30,360 Speaker 1: series and then gets smacked out in the second round 613 00:32:30,400 --> 00:32:32,600 Speaker 1: by Milwaukee. And I want to say that he put 614 00:32:32,680 --> 00:32:35,040 Speaker 1: up some of the worst numbers I've ever seen in 615 00:32:35,120 --> 00:32:38,120 Speaker 1: a postseason in that series, and they won that first 616 00:32:38,160 --> 00:32:40,320 Speaker 1: game of memory serves right, Yes they did. They started 617 00:32:40,360 --> 00:32:42,480 Speaker 1: out five and oh in the playoffs and then just 618 00:32:42,640 --> 00:32:45,800 Speaker 1: got Bote raced um. And then he goes he goes 619 00:32:45,840 --> 00:32:50,160 Speaker 1: to Brooklyn and and I don't know a single NBA 620 00:32:50,840 --> 00:32:54,280 Speaker 1: media member, talking head, reporter, and we know a lot 621 00:32:54,320 --> 00:32:56,640 Speaker 1: of people who thinks it's gonna end well in Brooklyn. 622 00:32:57,360 --> 00:33:01,840 Speaker 1: So that just the basketball part alone, you know, his 623 00:33:01,960 --> 00:33:04,400 Speaker 1: reputation precedes him. Then you go with you know, the 624 00:33:04,520 --> 00:33:07,520 Speaker 1: off the court stuff where he's he's boycotting the media 625 00:33:07,640 --> 00:33:09,800 Speaker 1: and that last for twenty four hours. You know, the 626 00:33:09,880 --> 00:33:12,360 Speaker 1: earth is flat, he's talking about Christmas is not a 627 00:33:12,440 --> 00:33:15,000 Speaker 1: real holiday, and it's like and and I think that 628 00:33:15,360 --> 00:33:21,400 Speaker 1: kind of encapulate encapsulates who he is. His in his mind, 629 00:33:21,960 --> 00:33:27,160 Speaker 1: he is such a better bigger, smarter version than what 630 00:33:27,320 --> 00:33:29,960 Speaker 1: he actually is. In his mind, he's the best point 631 00:33:30,000 --> 00:33:33,480 Speaker 1: guard in the NBA. He's a superstar. He's a championship 632 00:33:33,920 --> 00:33:35,920 Speaker 1: contender whatever team he goes to, and that could not 633 00:33:36,000 --> 00:33:37,680 Speaker 1: be for them with truth, because as soon as Lebron 634 00:33:37,800 --> 00:33:39,760 Speaker 1: James out of the picture, you saw what he became. 635 00:33:40,080 --> 00:33:41,920 Speaker 1: He thinks he's really smart, and you know he is 636 00:33:41,960 --> 00:33:44,640 Speaker 1: a smart guy. But when you start to say the 637 00:33:44,760 --> 00:33:46,920 Speaker 1: things that he says and flows out the ideas that 638 00:33:47,000 --> 00:33:49,560 Speaker 1: he does, and when he talks to certain people in 639 00:33:49,640 --> 00:33:53,240 Speaker 1: interviews in the media, he's almost condescending because it's like, 640 00:33:53,440 --> 00:33:55,400 Speaker 1: I'm at a different level of operating on that you 641 00:33:55,520 --> 00:34:00,560 Speaker 1: can't really comprehend, and it's like it's gonna crash and 642 00:34:00,680 --> 00:34:03,000 Speaker 1: burn in his face at some point. Let me ask 643 00:34:03,040 --> 00:34:06,000 Speaker 1: you this, when you think back to Kyrie, is he 644 00:34:06,120 --> 00:34:08,560 Speaker 1: even a winning player? And I know that's a weird 645 00:34:08,680 --> 00:34:11,160 Speaker 1: moniker to say about a guy who hit a game 646 00:34:11,200 --> 00:34:14,040 Speaker 1: winning shot in Game seven of the Finals against the 647 00:34:14,120 --> 00:34:16,320 Speaker 1: greatest regular season team in the history of the league, 648 00:34:16,760 --> 00:34:19,560 Speaker 1: But I remember he played like seven games of Duke 649 00:34:20,440 --> 00:34:23,240 Speaker 1: and I remember those early Calves years. He didn't elevate 650 00:34:23,280 --> 00:34:26,120 Speaker 1: the play of anyone else, and then in Boston he 651 00:34:26,480 --> 00:34:31,000 Speaker 1: alienated more than he elevated, and in Brooklyn he has 652 00:34:31,040 --> 00:34:35,680 Speaker 1: been an unbelievable ball hoog and again with the alienating people. 653 00:34:35,760 --> 00:34:39,040 Speaker 1: I don't I'm not calling him Russell Westbrook to be 654 00:34:39,120 --> 00:34:42,000 Speaker 1: derogatory and say he's not a winning player. But I 655 00:34:42,360 --> 00:34:45,920 Speaker 1: just I'm starting to wonder the comments. You know, I 656 00:34:46,000 --> 00:34:49,560 Speaker 1: know actions speak louder than words, but that ain't a 657 00:34:49,560 --> 00:34:51,440 Speaker 1: good thing for Kyrie Irv because his words are bad 658 00:34:51,600 --> 00:34:54,000 Speaker 1: and his actions are even worse. I think it's all 659 00:34:54,040 --> 00:34:57,320 Speaker 1: going down hill from unless he gets a major. What's 660 00:34:57,320 --> 00:35:01,239 Speaker 1: the movie Daisy confused? You you are in the wait 661 00:35:01,320 --> 00:35:03,600 Speaker 1: what is it? You are? You are in the serious 662 00:35:03,800 --> 00:35:07,880 Speaker 1: need of an attitude adjustment? And uh the quarterback refuses 663 00:35:07,960 --> 00:35:10,560 Speaker 1: to sign like the slip that I won't do drugs 664 00:35:10,600 --> 00:35:12,719 Speaker 1: senior year. He ends up crumbling it and throwing it 665 00:35:12,800 --> 00:35:15,279 Speaker 1: at the coach and like, you know, listen, Kyrie. I 666 00:35:15,320 --> 00:35:17,719 Speaker 1: can see Kyrie Irvic butting heads with Steve Nash. Steven asked, 667 00:35:17,719 --> 00:35:21,919 Speaker 1: by the way, super nice guy. They don't forget he's 668 00:35:21,920 --> 00:35:23,440 Speaker 1: not really a coach, remember, they say it's more of 669 00:35:23,440 --> 00:35:26,120 Speaker 1: a collaborative. That's another one. We haven't even gotten to that. Yeah, 670 00:35:26,200 --> 00:35:28,080 Speaker 1: Kyrie irvings like we don't even have a coach, Like, 671 00:35:28,640 --> 00:35:30,719 Speaker 1: just shut up. Um, all right, I just went in 672 00:35:30,800 --> 00:35:33,680 Speaker 1: on Kyrie a little bit too hard. I'm sure the NBA, 673 00:35:34,600 --> 00:35:37,799 Speaker 1: uh Twitter bozos will be coming after me for because 674 00:35:37,840 --> 00:35:41,120 Speaker 1: they seem to love Kyrie. Did you know that? It's 675 00:35:41,160 --> 00:35:44,400 Speaker 1: weird Rob. There's people like they love on the internet. 676 00:35:44,440 --> 00:35:46,719 Speaker 1: They love Carmelo Anthony like he can do no wrong. 677 00:35:46,840 --> 00:35:49,760 Speaker 1: There's another guy he doesn't win anything. They love Russell Westbrook, 678 00:35:49,760 --> 00:35:53,120 Speaker 1: another non winner. They hate on Curry, they hate on Duran, 679 00:35:53,480 --> 00:35:55,719 Speaker 1: but they love these guys who are like showy and 680 00:35:55,760 --> 00:35:58,239 Speaker 1: flashy and don't do shit. Sorry, all right, I just 681 00:35:58,320 --> 00:35:59,640 Speaker 1: went all right, let let me end it on that. 682 00:35:59,760 --> 00:36:02,360 Speaker 1: I'll as you can see, I'm excited for the NBA 683 00:36:02,440 --> 00:36:07,640 Speaker 1: season to get started. The only thing better than sitting 684 00:36:07,680 --> 00:36:11,759 Speaker 1: on your couch watching the game. He's making money while 685 00:36:11,840 --> 00:36:19,480 Speaker 1: he's doing. Here's your best bat rare Tuesday night football? 686 00:36:19,600 --> 00:36:21,960 Speaker 1: How many of these have we had this year? Three? Maybe? Um? 687 00:36:23,600 --> 00:36:27,440 Speaker 1: I'm excited for Baltimore. I know primetime underdogs have been 688 00:36:27,520 --> 00:36:31,239 Speaker 1: performing extremely well. Um, I don't know if you can 689 00:36:31,239 --> 00:36:37,880 Speaker 1: call Washington or primetime underdog on Monday. Obviously Buffalo went 690 00:36:37,920 --> 00:36:40,160 Speaker 1: off as a dog two more with I think prime 691 00:36:40,239 --> 00:36:44,879 Speaker 1: time dogs or something like you count Denver Sunday. Um, 692 00:36:45,800 --> 00:36:49,879 Speaker 1: I believe prime time underdogs are like twenty six and twelve. Um. 693 00:36:50,600 --> 00:36:53,560 Speaker 1: But I ain't touching Dallas here, No way, not happening. 694 00:36:53,640 --> 00:36:57,000 Speaker 1: The big injury that it scares me is Zack Martin out. 695 00:36:57,560 --> 00:36:59,840 Speaker 1: If you if you look at Dallas that game against Men, 696 00:37:00,000 --> 00:37:02,279 Speaker 1: so to Zack Martin was back, the offensive line was great, 697 00:37:02,480 --> 00:37:06,279 Speaker 1: Zeke had a hundred yards. Okay, Zack Martin when he's 698 00:37:06,320 --> 00:37:09,759 Speaker 1: out this offensive line which is already injury prone. Uh, 699 00:37:09,880 --> 00:37:12,359 Speaker 1: and so many guys hurt on the offensive line. Um, 700 00:37:13,160 --> 00:37:17,279 Speaker 1: it's not a great situation. I'm taking Lamar Jackson. I 701 00:37:17,360 --> 00:37:19,919 Speaker 1: know that's risky to do. Favored by eight at home, 702 00:37:20,239 --> 00:37:23,480 Speaker 1: there'll be no fans in the stadium obviously. Uh. A 703 00:37:23,560 --> 00:37:27,680 Speaker 1: lot of extra time here. Uh for for for Dallas 704 00:37:28,520 --> 00:37:31,359 Speaker 1: and their game against Baltimore, which has like five guys 705 00:37:31,360 --> 00:37:33,640 Speaker 1: who have come off the COVID listing. That's the big 706 00:37:33,760 --> 00:37:36,280 Speaker 1: unknown here. I think people are probably taking a bite 707 00:37:36,840 --> 00:37:39,040 Speaker 1: of Dallas getting a lot of points because we don't 708 00:37:39,080 --> 00:37:41,480 Speaker 1: know what Lamar is gonna look like off of COVID. 709 00:37:41,880 --> 00:37:43,920 Speaker 1: You know, we've seen some guys it doesn't affect them 710 00:37:43,920 --> 00:37:46,760 Speaker 1: at all. Go look at the Miles Garrett tape from Sunday. 711 00:37:46,800 --> 00:37:48,840 Speaker 1: He was coming off COVID and he did not he 712 00:37:49,000 --> 00:37:52,319 Speaker 1: looked maybe at best, Um, and I think he would 713 00:37:52,320 --> 00:37:55,080 Speaker 1: probably admit that hits some guys harder than others. Uh. 714 00:37:55,200 --> 00:37:57,600 Speaker 1: So I'm taking Baltimore to win and cover. I think 715 00:37:57,640 --> 00:38:01,800 Speaker 1: they bounced back off off a hard fought game against Pittsburgh, 716 00:38:02,400 --> 00:38:06,480 Speaker 1: and I think that Pittsburgh loss on Monday night energizes 717 00:38:06,520 --> 00:38:08,680 Speaker 1: them because they know, wait, wait a second, wait, we 718 00:38:08,840 --> 00:38:11,920 Speaker 1: might have an outside chance to steal this division if 719 00:38:11,960 --> 00:38:14,160 Speaker 1: the Pittsburgh Steelers, I know they swept us, but if 720 00:38:14,200 --> 00:38:17,719 Speaker 1: they all of a sudden just flounder and they lose 721 00:38:17,800 --> 00:38:20,120 Speaker 1: three straight, we got it. We just we take care 722 00:38:20,160 --> 00:38:22,840 Speaker 1: of Dallas, that we beat Cleveland, and look, maybe we 723 00:38:23,000 --> 00:38:25,160 Speaker 1: got a shot at getting in the driver's seat. So 724 00:38:25,280 --> 00:38:28,960 Speaker 1: I'm I'm buying a little bit low here on Baltimore. Um, 725 00:38:30,080 --> 00:38:35,040 Speaker 1: And uh, this is gonna sound funny. Does Andy Dalton 726 00:38:35,160 --> 00:38:38,280 Speaker 1: get caught in a look ahead here? Because Dallas plays 727 00:38:38,400 --> 00:38:43,080 Speaker 1: Cincinnati next week and Andy Dalton spent the first nine 728 00:38:43,200 --> 00:38:45,240 Speaker 1: years of his career is a Bengal. Now I'm kidding. 729 00:38:45,280 --> 00:38:47,840 Speaker 1: Obviously that's not a look ahead for Andy Dalton. So 730 00:38:48,160 --> 00:38:51,759 Speaker 1: I'm listen best Bet, uh one and one on Monday night. 731 00:38:52,120 --> 00:38:54,680 Speaker 1: I'll post the season record online. We'll have it tomorrow 732 00:38:54,719 --> 00:38:59,200 Speaker 1: when I celebrate Baltimore. Um, I'm seeing actually seven and 733 00:38:59,200 --> 00:39:02,680 Speaker 1: a half this morning, so I think they'll cover seven 734 00:39:02,840 --> 00:39:06,840 Speaker 1: and a half Baltimore. Ravens your best Bet, folks. This 735 00:39:07,080 --> 00:39:10,960 Speaker 1: was a fun episode. We will have, um get some 736 00:39:11,120 --> 00:39:13,239 Speaker 1: interesting interviews coming up this week. I'll just leave it 737 00:39:13,280 --> 00:39:16,680 Speaker 1: at that, no surprises, and uh, we'll talk to you tomorrow.