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Speaker 2: thirty four. The Lions roar back in the second half
Speaker 2: thanks to two brock Purty interceptions, And you know, I
Speaker 2: just it really cracks me up. If you're listening to this,
Speaker 2: you have a team, and you're a fan, many of
Speaker 2: your Niner fans, some of your Lion fans. You have
Speaker 2: to be an adult. If you're a general manager. You're
Speaker 2: watching John Lynch on TV tonight, how did he react
Speaker 2: with those brock Purty picks? Baker Mayfield's making thirty three
Speaker 2: million this year. Rock Purty is not nearly as talented
Speaker 2: as Baker may Fee. One's a first round pick, you know,
Speaker 2: one's number one pick. One's the last guy picked. Baker's
Speaker 2: got a better arm. I think Baker's a better athlete.
Speaker 2: Baker leads the NFL in touchdown passes the entire NFL,
Speaker 2: including Josh Allen and Joe Burrow since he started in Tampa. Well,
Speaker 2: he's got Mike Evans. Everybody's got a receiver. Everybody's got
Speaker 2: at least one decent receiver. So here's a prime example.
Speaker 2: So defensive players in the NFL get hurt more than
Speaker 2: offensive players statistically, and Detroit's down like seven or eight starters.
Speaker 2: So this was a moment to.
Speaker 1: Really seize an opportunity to beat Detroit. I thought Detroit
Speaker 1: would win, and my takeaway was because I trusted Goff
Speaker 1: on the road more than Brock pretty at home. I
Speaker 1: thought it would be a high scoring game just because
Speaker 1: the Lions, that's all they can play now. They have
Speaker 1: so many players down and listen, it doesn't help that
Speaker 1: Jake Moody missed a fifty one yard fifty eight yarder
Speaker 1: and a pat But folks, there's a reason they were
Speaker 1: settling for fifty one yarders and fifty eight yarders because
Speaker 1: there was, for instance, a key third down pass by
Speaker 1: Brock Purty in the second half the Juwan Jennings that
Speaker 1: was behind it. I just don't understand how you can
Speaker 1: watch brock Purty. In fact, I'd argue, when he got hurt,
Speaker 1: he'll be fine, But when he got dinged up, they
Speaker 1: put in Josh Dobbs who ran for a touchdown that athletically,
Speaker 1: brock Purty would not have raced to the corner and
Speaker 1: got into the end zone. He could have scrambled, but
Speaker 1: he's not as fast as athletic as Josh Dobbs, who's
Speaker 1: a pretty remarkable player who just bounces around the league
Speaker 1: and he's always pretty effective. But people get so caught
Speaker 1: up on statistics. Well, he had three hundred and seventy
Speaker 1: seven yards. First of all, Shanahan is one of the
Speaker 1: great play scriptors in the league. Andy Reid and Shanahan
Speaker 1: are probably one and two in the league. Sean Payton's
Speaker 1: probably third those three guys. Bow Next played Justin Herbert
Speaker 1: a week ago. Bownicks looked way better in the first
Speaker 1: half than Justin Herbert. Why because the first half is scripted.
Speaker 1: In the second half against the Chargers defense, bo Knicks
Speaker 1: didn't look as good. That's about talent. In the first half,
Speaker 1: brock Purty on Kyle Shanahan's script is remarkable in the
Speaker 1: second half. Two picks behind Jowan Jennings on a key
Speaker 1: third down throw. Here are the numbers for Brock Purty
Speaker 1: in the second half this year and again the first half,
Speaker 1: especially when you have elite offensive coordinators or elite play
Speaker 1: designers like Andy Reid, Sean Payton, Shanahan. McVeagh, by the way,
Speaker 1: is not an elite play designer. The Rams have been
Speaker 1: an average offense all first half. Nick Sirianni's an offensive coach.
Speaker 1: He's not an elite play designer. Not all offensive coaches are.
Speaker 1: Dan Campbell's more offensive side, He's not an elite play designer.
Speaker 1: Purty in the second half, first half, off and on
Speaker 1: script second half is talent pretty second half this year
Speaker 1: eight touchdowns, ten picks. That's bad. Jayden Daniels is remarkable
Speaker 1: in the fourth quarter, awful. This is not his first
Speaker 1: year in the league. He's got Kyle Shanahan. And the
Speaker 1: other thing is Shanahan you get so many open Ricky
Speaker 1: Pearsall and George Kittle opportunities. And this is what Andy
Speaker 1: Reid does. I mean Andy Reid in a Super Bowl
Speaker 1: a couple of years ago, in their first Super Bowl
Speaker 1: win without Tyreek Hill. He's getting Sky Moore wide open
Speaker 1: looks in the red zone, that congested area. That's what
Speaker 1: great play designers do. By the way, Ben Johnson's very
Speaker 1: good tonight in the red zone down near the goal line.
Speaker 1: You know, Jared Goff had open receivers. That's what clever
Speaker 1: coaches do. So you know, and I'm not saying Jared
Speaker 1: Goff isn't benefiting from a good old line and an
Speaker 1: excellent play designer. But this is the second team Goff
Speaker 1: has done that with. And McVay is not known as
Speaker 1: a brilliant play designer. He is a culture guy. He's
Speaker 1: got a great eye for personnel. He's a motivator. He
Speaker 1: designs excellent run games. But so many of the completions
Speaker 1: for Brock Prudy are two wide open players. But the
Speaker 1: difference between good and great in this league is squeezing
Speaker 1: the ball in these little holes. Darnold did that yesterday
Speaker 1: multiple times. Jayden Daniels did that. Hell, Michael Pennix had
Speaker 1: a throw like that yesterday for a touchdown for Atlanta.
Speaker 1: The opening was the size of a football, and Pennis
Speaker 1: has real velocity. I mean he can really cut it loose.
Speaker 1: So Brock Prudy isn't big, isn't super athletic, doesn't have
Speaker 1: a big arm, and benefits greatly from Shanahan's play calling.
Speaker 1: He's good, he's functional. But the idea I'm gonna pay
Speaker 1: him forty and fifty million, Baker's make him thirty three million.
Speaker 1: You got to be kidding me. Yeah, it's just eight touchdowns,
Speaker 1: ten picks in the second half this year, and he
Speaker 1: was the difference in the game tonight. Don't blame the
Speaker 1: kicker those two second half picks, that was the difference.
Speaker 1: So yeah, when you listen, Detroit is one of those
Speaker 1: teams like Minnesota right now where they've got spectacular offensive
Speaker 1: players and excellent coaching Kevin O'Connell and Brian Flores well
Speaker 1: Aaron Glenn defensive coordinator for Detroit Ben Johnson. So a
Speaker 1: lot of this stuff is coaching, a lot of this
Speaker 1: stuff when you look at the teams in this league,
Speaker 1: Spags and Andy Reid, I mean, look at San Francisco
Speaker 1: when they had Demiko Ryans and Shanahan. That was their
Speaker 1: best staff in my opinion. Look at the results you're
Speaker 1: getting the Super Bowls, you're getting the Conference championships. So
Speaker 1: I think with Purty, you just have to be totally honest.
Speaker 1: I would just play it out. I'm not gonna pay him.
Speaker 1: You want to sit out, go ahead, but I need
Speaker 1: to see another year. There's no way I'm paying him early,
Speaker 1: no shot. Don't care what he does, don't care if
Speaker 1: he sits. If Sam Darnold's available, go pay for him.
Speaker 1: But I'm and this is not hate. Second half numbers abysmal.
Speaker 1: Second half is off script. That's when the true talent
Speaker 1: comes out. That's when you see Mahomes win Super Bowls.
Speaker 1: Second half ad libbing, that's when Justin Herbert has been
Speaker 1: pretty spectacular. That's when Josh Allen takes over games. The
Speaker 1: other thing about Detroit that's fascinating. There's this sense that
Speaker 1: the AFC, because it's got the Bills and the Ravens
Speaker 1: and the Chiefs, is much better than the NFC. But
Speaker 1: the NFC is wide open. I mean, the Bucks are
Speaker 1: three to ohero against NFC playoff teams. They beat Washington, Detroit,
Speaker 1: and Philly, and the Lions could potentially They've been media
Speaker 1: darlings all year. They're a one loss on Sunday Night
Speaker 1: against Minnesota from being the number five seed going to
Speaker 1: Tampa or LA and they beat LA. Remember earlier this
Speaker 1: year in overtime, LA was all beat up. LA is
Speaker 1: now the healthiest team in the league. The Rams are
Speaker 1: the healthiest team in the league. All their starters are back,
Speaker 1: and they gave Detroit pushback when they were all banged up.
Speaker 1: Now Detroit's all banged up. So Detroit's been this media
Speaker 1: darling all year long. Can you imagine going to Tampa
Speaker 1: and facing that defensive line which doesn't allow you to run,
Speaker 1: and you know Montgomery comes back. Maybe that's the difference.
Speaker 1: But if Montgomery's not ready for a playoff game, yikes.
Speaker 1: I mean the NFC. I mean you got the Commanders
Speaker 1: at the bottom of the NFC. I mean, Houston won
Speaker 1: a division in the AFC. Houston's a mess right now.
Speaker 1: Washington is sneaking in. I would want no part of
Speaker 1: Jaden Daniels, Terry McLaurin, Cliff Kingsbury and Washington. I would
Speaker 1: want no part of that. So the NFC is deeper.
Speaker 1: Their bottom is much stronger than the AFC, whereas the
Speaker 1: AFC's top's probably better. But you know, it's funny. We've
Speaker 1: been watching all year just the NFC North is fascinating.
Speaker 1: So all year we're like, Detroit's the team, green Bay's second,
Speaker 1: little young, and Minnesota is a great story. If Minnesota
Speaker 1: beats Detroit, they're the best team. Green Bay is still
Speaker 1: a little young. And Detroit goes to La or Tampa
Speaker 1: all beat up defensively, and I want to go back
Speaker 1: to that. You gotta win this game tonight. If you're
Speaker 1: San Francisco, I don't want excuses. I mean, how many
Speaker 1: backups are playing for Detroit on the defensive side this
Speaker 1: They were there for the taking. Detroit was there for
Speaker 1: the taking tonight. I know you guys think I'm not
Speaker 1: a rock pretty guy. I am for thirty two million
Speaker 1: dollars after next season. But if you want me to
Speaker 1: pay him big boy money now a year early, not
Speaker 1: remotely interested, not gonna happen. Let him sit out. I mean,
Speaker 1: I've been saying this for eight weeks. I think the
Speaker 1: Niners are in a rebuild. They just don't know it yet.
Speaker 1: I mean, if you can't beat Detroit at home the
Speaker 1: week before their game of the year, when they were
Speaker 1: there for the taking, you're not that close. Forty thirty
Speaker 1: four Detroit, How good is football. I want to add
Speaker 1: one NBA topic. So Adam Silver. I was told the
Speaker 1: NBA got a hold of me and said, Adam Silver
Speaker 1: is going to be in LA like to come on
Speaker 1: my show. I'd love to have him. He's the guest
Speaker 1: I've been asking to get for about a year. And
Speaker 1: j Mac got people riled up when he said one
Speaker 1: of the problems that the NBA has been having is
Speaker 1: their most popular show with Barkley and Jack, Kenny Smith
Speaker 1: and Ernie Johnson. They're very, very critical of the NBA
Speaker 1: and every time you tune in, you know they're super
Speaker 1: critical of the NBA. And to that, I would say
Speaker 1: time out. Because the top reporters in the NBA do
Speaker 1: not want to lose access to the top agents, and
Speaker 1: they break all these stories that by and large NBA
Speaker 1: coverage is can border on pandering. It's really really pretty tame.
Speaker 1: I mean NFL coverage. NFL reporters and talk show hosts
Speaker 1: crush NFL players, crush them. I think the Barkley Shack
Speaker 1: Show works because it's the only coverage of the NBA
Speaker 1: that is critical. NBA TV is not. I think ESPN
Speaker 1: feels like they are the they are the network of
Speaker 1: the NBA, and it feels like it very complementary. So
Speaker 1: Shack and Barkley and Kenny are the one critical place
Speaker 1: for NBA coverage, and they should be. The league's got issues.
Speaker 1: There's too many three point shots. The domestic players, the
Speaker 1: young players don't feel like they're as skilled or as
Speaker 1: focused as many of the international players. Those that's not
Speaker 1: negative criticism. That's that's forthright, up front and completely honest
Speaker 1: to me. I like the NBA, especially the playoffs, but
Speaker 1: I for instance, baseball is a very tough sport for
Speaker 1: a reporter to be critical because one hundred and sixty
Speaker 1: two games spring training, you're with these players around the clip.
Speaker 1: They'll shut you out. I've had friends. I wrote a
Speaker 1: couple books with a guy named Tim Kune who used
Speaker 1: to cover the San Francisco Giants, and he's like, listen, man,
Speaker 1: you get in the bad side of players and like
Speaker 1: you're a virus, like it, they will just stay away
Speaker 1: from you. They'll shut you out for the season. NBA
Speaker 1: is different. There's half as many games. There's also a
Speaker 1: lot of times even on your own team, the stars
Speaker 1: have their separate agents and separate camps, and there's more
Speaker 1: divisions but NBA coverage by and large is very favorable.
Speaker 1: Home announcing teams aren't critical. The big your Shams woes
Speaker 1: when he worked in it. You know, they're not beating
Speaker 1: guys over the head. It's a pretty tame media landscape
Speaker 1: in the NBA. The one show that's critical is that one,
Speaker 1: and the audience likes it, fans like it. It's also
Speaker 1: it's not all critical. I mean, I watch inside the
Speaker 1: NBA act regular basis. There have been nights I watched
Speaker 1: that more than the game. I'll literally tune in it's
Speaker 1: on TV, I'll watch the halftime show or the pregame show.
Speaker 1: I'll watch fifteen minutes of the game, get bored and leave.
Speaker 1: I watch more of the pregame show and the halftime
Speaker 1: show than the game, especially in like you know, October, November, December, January.
Speaker 1: I don't think it's all negative. It's probably fifty to
Speaker 1: fifty split, but you remember the negative stuff more than
Speaker 1: the positive stuff. But leagues are covered differently, you know,
Speaker 1: like international soccer. I've read some of the coverage of
Speaker 1: international soccer. Those guys are rock stars. There's really strong
Speaker 1: opinions in international soccer from the people who cover it.
Speaker 1: The NFL college football, very strong opinions on coaches. Maybe
Speaker 1: that's just a football culture in America. We're more critical.
Speaker 1: But usually basketball, you know, it's a long season. Not
Speaker 1: a lot of reporters have fangs and much of a bite.
Speaker 1: That's not a criticism, it's just the reality of my
Speaker 1: entire life of watching NBA basketball and the media that
Speaker 1: covers it. So if inside the NBA is the one
Speaker 1: guys that occasionally bring out the anvil. But I mean,
Speaker 1: just do you watch, listen to listen to NFL reporters
Speaker 1: and former players of the NFL highly critical on a
Speaker 1: regular basis of the NFL. Any show. Anytime I bring
Speaker 1: somebody on my show, and I don't think they're negative people,
Speaker 1: they'll be critical regularly, be critical of players and coaches.
Speaker 1: It comes with a territory. It's so infrequent in the NBA.
Speaker 1: You notice it when you hear it from Berkley. The
Speaker 1: volume