1 00:00:06,640 --> 00:00:09,440 Speaker 1: Well, good morning everyone, and welcome to Between the Horns, 2 00:00:09,480 --> 00:00:12,959 Speaker 1: as always presented by your Southern California Toyota Dealer's proud 3 00:00:13,000 --> 00:00:17,120 Speaker 1: partner of the LA Rams, the NFC champion Los Angeles Rams. 4 00:00:17,400 --> 00:00:20,400 Speaker 1: I'm JB. Long, and I'm stoked about our group today. 5 00:00:20,440 --> 00:00:22,720 Speaker 1: As always, we've got Maurice Jones, Drew to Marco far 6 00:00:23,160 --> 00:00:26,599 Speaker 1: and a special guest, Steve Wish from NFL Network. Will 7 00:00:26,760 --> 00:00:29,960 Speaker 1: introduce them one at a time and get their opening comments. MJD. 8 00:00:30,120 --> 00:00:32,920 Speaker 1: Let's start with you. How are you midweek? Thank goodness, 9 00:00:32,920 --> 00:00:36,120 Speaker 1: there's a gap between the championship weekend and the Super Bowl. 10 00:00:36,120 --> 00:00:39,800 Speaker 1: I can't believe it's Wednesday already. Listen, JB. I don't 11 00:00:39,840 --> 00:00:41,560 Speaker 1: you know. I probably think I just went to sleep, 12 00:00:41,640 --> 00:00:43,760 Speaker 1: probably like twenty minutes ago, and I had to wake up. 13 00:00:44,440 --> 00:00:46,880 Speaker 1: I've been riding such a high. It was a crazy game, 14 00:00:47,600 --> 00:00:49,319 Speaker 1: and the fact that I had to fly back from 15 00:00:49,440 --> 00:00:51,400 Speaker 1: LA back to the Bay Area with all these Niner 16 00:00:51,440 --> 00:00:55,720 Speaker 1: fans made it that much more special. So I definitely 17 00:00:56,000 --> 00:00:58,320 Speaker 1: I'm still still thriving off the game. I need I 18 00:00:58,360 --> 00:01:00,840 Speaker 1: need a couple more days, another forty eight hours where 19 00:01:00,840 --> 00:01:03,760 Speaker 1: I can get back to you know level and we 20 00:01:03,800 --> 00:01:06,760 Speaker 1: can start really breaking down the Cincinnati Bengals. Well, my 21 00:01:07,040 --> 00:01:09,160 Speaker 1: x rays on my ribs following a bear hug from 22 00:01:09,200 --> 00:01:14,039 Speaker 1: DeMarco on Sunday night. We're negative. I'll be listed as questionable, 23 00:01:14,080 --> 00:01:16,120 Speaker 1: but it should be good to go for the Super Bowl. DeMarco, 24 00:01:16,200 --> 00:01:18,400 Speaker 1: have you come back down to earth yet? No? No, 25 00:01:18,480 --> 00:01:20,840 Speaker 1: it wasn't that, dad, was it. I was excited, man, 26 00:01:21,480 --> 00:01:24,960 Speaker 1: every time, you know, I mean, look, seeing these guys 27 00:01:24,959 --> 00:01:27,360 Speaker 1: in the middle of the field on the podium was awesome. 28 00:01:27,400 --> 00:01:29,880 Speaker 1: But I keep going back to that last play, guys 29 00:01:29,880 --> 00:01:32,520 Speaker 1: watching Aaron Donald the biggest play of his life, and 30 00:01:32,600 --> 00:01:36,120 Speaker 1: Garoppolo wasn't getting away. Garoppolo biggest play of his life 31 00:01:36,160 --> 00:01:38,680 Speaker 1: and he couldn't get away. That's what it's all about. 32 00:01:38,720 --> 00:01:41,039 Speaker 1: So I guess I was still carrying that upstairs when 33 00:01:41,080 --> 00:01:44,440 Speaker 1: I saw you. But just awesome beating your rivals number one, 34 00:01:44,480 --> 00:01:46,880 Speaker 1: sending them home, and then qualified for a Super Bowl 35 00:01:46,920 --> 00:01:49,040 Speaker 1: in your own house. It don't get any better than that. 36 00:01:49,640 --> 00:01:51,600 Speaker 1: And Steve was on the field post game. He was 37 00:01:51,640 --> 00:01:54,280 Speaker 1: talking to the biggest names on the Rams roster, including 38 00:01:54,320 --> 00:01:56,600 Speaker 1: Aaron Donald. What have the last forty eight to seventy 39 00:01:56,600 --> 00:01:59,680 Speaker 1: two hours been like for you? Steve, Well, look, I 40 00:01:59,680 --> 00:02:02,040 Speaker 1: mentioned busy. I'm covering all kind of NFL news, but 41 00:02:02,080 --> 00:02:05,360 Speaker 1: when it comes to the Rams, what I really am 42 00:02:05,400 --> 00:02:07,480 Speaker 1: taking out of not just that great win against the 43 00:02:07,520 --> 00:02:09,720 Speaker 1: forty nine ers, but last week against Tampa Bay is 44 00:02:09,760 --> 00:02:13,440 Speaker 1: Matthew Stafford. I mean the way he has performed down 45 00:02:13,480 --> 00:02:16,600 Speaker 1: the stretch. Should he RaSE any doubt that he is 46 00:02:16,639 --> 00:02:19,720 Speaker 1: not a clutch player, that that he can't make the 47 00:02:19,720 --> 00:02:22,720 Speaker 1: big play at the right time. I mean some of 48 00:02:22,720 --> 00:02:25,720 Speaker 1: the throws that he made to Cup and Odell Beckham, 49 00:02:25,760 --> 00:02:29,360 Speaker 1: the sideline catch to Odell Beckham after the drop interception. 50 00:02:29,520 --> 00:02:33,160 Speaker 1: That pass was just absolutely incredible, and just the leadership 51 00:02:33,200 --> 00:02:35,080 Speaker 1: he has shown him which has spurred the faith and 52 00:02:35,240 --> 00:02:38,160 Speaker 1: trust in him to take them all the way I 53 00:02:38,200 --> 00:02:40,840 Speaker 1: think he you know, that's that's the guy I continue 54 00:02:40,880 --> 00:02:43,240 Speaker 1: to look at when I look at this this playoff 55 00:02:43,280 --> 00:02:46,600 Speaker 1: run for the Rams. We'll get first impressions on the 56 00:02:46,600 --> 00:02:48,800 Speaker 1: matchup with the Bengals, but we want this show to 57 00:02:48,960 --> 00:02:52,120 Speaker 1: be mostly basking in and soaking up the NFC Championship. 58 00:02:52,120 --> 00:02:55,119 Speaker 1: We'll come back next week and break down everything Bengals 59 00:02:55,200 --> 00:02:57,800 Speaker 1: and Rams. But Steve to that point, he touched on 60 00:02:57,840 --> 00:03:00,480 Speaker 1: it a little bit from an individual standpoint, but from 61 00:03:00,520 --> 00:03:04,239 Speaker 1: a big picture, thirty thousand foot view, if I started 62 00:03:04,240 --> 00:03:06,919 Speaker 1: the sentence with my lasting memory of the NFC Championship 63 00:03:06,960 --> 00:03:09,360 Speaker 1: game at Sofi Stadium is going to be how do 64 00:03:09,400 --> 00:03:12,560 Speaker 1: you think you would complete that sentence or paragraph that 65 00:03:12,720 --> 00:03:17,040 Speaker 1: all of the offseason acquisitions are worth it. I mean 66 00:03:17,160 --> 00:03:19,440 Speaker 1: everything that they've done, even Sony Michelle. I mean we 67 00:03:19,680 --> 00:03:23,000 Speaker 1: tend not to mention Sony Michelle with the offseason acquisitions 68 00:03:23,000 --> 00:03:26,760 Speaker 1: of Matthew Stafford and Von Miller and Odell Beckham, but 69 00:03:27,000 --> 00:03:28,720 Speaker 1: even what he was able to do. People forget some 70 00:03:28,800 --> 00:03:31,080 Speaker 1: of the past protection stuff he was doing, you know, 71 00:03:31,120 --> 00:03:33,840 Speaker 1: when the Niners were coming in so but I mean this, 72 00:03:34,040 --> 00:03:38,320 Speaker 1: it's the ram to thrown traditional team building and roster 73 00:03:38,440 --> 00:03:41,720 Speaker 1: building into the wind. They've traded away high draft picks, 74 00:03:41,920 --> 00:03:45,160 Speaker 1: They've gotten proven veterans, and because Sean McVay is a 75 00:03:45,240 --> 00:03:48,200 Speaker 1: great head coach and he's got a fantastic staff that 76 00:03:48,280 --> 00:03:51,720 Speaker 1: develops the talent right the back end draft talent, some 77 00:03:51,800 --> 00:03:54,440 Speaker 1: of these guys that they procure from other teams practice squads, 78 00:03:54,920 --> 00:03:58,880 Speaker 1: and able to mesh that with superstars and to be 79 00:03:58,920 --> 00:04:02,040 Speaker 1: able to have you know, like Jalen Ramsey and Aaron Donald, 80 00:04:02,360 --> 00:04:05,920 Speaker 1: except von Miller and Odell Beckham to be able to 81 00:04:06,000 --> 00:04:08,320 Speaker 1: mesh all that together to get where they are. I 82 00:04:08,360 --> 00:04:10,840 Speaker 1: think it speaks absolute volumes about the culture of the 83 00:04:10,840 --> 00:04:14,120 Speaker 1: club and the leadership with Sean McVey. Yeah, great call. 84 00:04:14,200 --> 00:04:16,400 Speaker 1: I don't think anyone's asking for those picks back in 85 00:04:16,440 --> 00:04:18,680 Speaker 1: the exchanges they made with other teams, especially as to 86 00:04:18,760 --> 00:04:21,760 Speaker 1: become less and less valuable with each win this postseason 87 00:04:21,839 --> 00:04:24,039 Speaker 1: for the Rams. DeMarco, how about for you the same 88 00:04:24,120 --> 00:04:28,320 Speaker 1: question you had that great chill inducing speech for us 89 00:04:28,360 --> 00:04:32,240 Speaker 1: going in the last weekend about all the implications and ramifications. 90 00:04:32,279 --> 00:04:34,159 Speaker 1: Now on the back end, how do you tie it 91 00:04:34,160 --> 00:04:37,400 Speaker 1: all together? You know, funny what Steve just said. I 92 00:04:37,520 --> 00:04:39,680 Speaker 1: never include someone of the show, but those offseason moves, 93 00:04:39,720 --> 00:04:42,240 Speaker 1: and I don't know why. I guess eight hundred and 94 00:04:42,240 --> 00:04:44,480 Speaker 1: forty five yards winning your team in Russian isn't as 95 00:04:44,480 --> 00:04:46,960 Speaker 1: sexy as it used to be. So, but you have 96 00:04:47,040 --> 00:04:49,280 Speaker 1: to think about him coming out of that three game 97 00:04:49,360 --> 00:04:51,760 Speaker 1: losing streak and then getting right with him running the 98 00:04:51,760 --> 00:04:54,839 Speaker 1: football with two tights, bringing in the extra tackle, watching 99 00:04:54,839 --> 00:04:57,680 Speaker 1: Shan McVay kind of morph into a different football coach. 100 00:04:58,040 --> 00:05:01,840 Speaker 1: He was huge for you deserves it and one thing 101 00:05:01,880 --> 00:05:05,680 Speaker 1: about Obj. I'm glad I don't tweet because I didn't 102 00:05:05,800 --> 00:05:08,839 Speaker 1: like him in New York. I love him now I 103 00:05:08,920 --> 00:05:10,560 Speaker 1: get to see him up close, and I kind of 104 00:05:10,640 --> 00:05:13,080 Speaker 1: understand what type of bathlete he is, and I guess 105 00:05:13,080 --> 00:05:14,960 Speaker 1: what he needs to be successful. And that goes back 106 00:05:14,960 --> 00:05:18,080 Speaker 1: to Matthew Stafford. You know, I wonder does he have 107 00:05:18,320 --> 00:05:21,000 Speaker 1: Is he going to have the appeal of say Terry 108 00:05:21,040 --> 00:05:23,839 Speaker 1: Bradshaw to where you can win a super Bowl and 109 00:05:23,880 --> 00:05:26,400 Speaker 1: become a national hero at the same time, because I 110 00:05:26,600 --> 00:05:29,320 Speaker 1: don't see what the negatives are. He's been nothing but 111 00:05:29,400 --> 00:05:32,080 Speaker 1: a leader. But yeah, just watching all these guys come together, 112 00:05:32,160 --> 00:05:35,640 Speaker 1: Obj coming in, Robert Wood's going down, and the emergence 113 00:05:35,640 --> 00:05:37,719 Speaker 1: of him, Cooper Cup doing it all year, Von Miller 114 00:05:37,760 --> 00:05:40,280 Speaker 1: round it in the form. Yeah, this has been one 115 00:05:40,320 --> 00:05:43,480 Speaker 1: heck of a coaching job. And it's been a great 116 00:05:43,520 --> 00:05:45,520 Speaker 1: job by the coaching staff as much as it is 117 00:05:45,520 --> 00:05:48,080 Speaker 1: a great job by the players. So it's been It's 118 00:05:48,080 --> 00:05:50,440 Speaker 1: been fun watching this team change about three or four 119 00:05:50,520 --> 00:05:53,320 Speaker 1: different times during one season and still end up where 120 00:05:53,320 --> 00:05:55,800 Speaker 1: you want to go. This is kind of fun to 121 00:05:55,839 --> 00:05:58,880 Speaker 1: just pull out some individual names for the team accomplishment 122 00:05:59,000 --> 00:06:01,720 Speaker 1: and just revis is it the contribution they made to 123 00:06:01,880 --> 00:06:04,280 Speaker 1: Sunday and to the season at large? Maurice, Who's on 124 00:06:04,360 --> 00:06:08,600 Speaker 1: your mind as we get to midweek? Nick Scott, I 125 00:06:08,640 --> 00:06:12,160 Speaker 1: think kind of talking a little bit about what everyone's 126 00:06:12,200 --> 00:06:14,680 Speaker 1: talking about. How the additions you gotta think of? This 127 00:06:14,839 --> 00:06:17,080 Speaker 1: was in order to get to this point, all three 128 00:06:17,120 --> 00:06:20,400 Speaker 1: parts of your organization had to work, right, the front office, drafting, 129 00:06:20,520 --> 00:06:24,520 Speaker 1: trading players, your coach is making the right adjustments throughout 130 00:06:24,560 --> 00:06:26,200 Speaker 1: the course of the game, and then the players buying in. 131 00:06:26,600 --> 00:06:29,640 Speaker 1: And when Jordan Fuller went down, we were like, oh, like, 132 00:06:29,720 --> 00:06:31,560 Speaker 1: what's gonna happen. You're you're going to get wet all 133 00:06:31,600 --> 00:06:33,800 Speaker 1: You're going to do all these different things. But it's 134 00:06:33,920 --> 00:06:36,760 Speaker 1: Nick Scott who shows up in the big timely moments, Right. 135 00:06:36,760 --> 00:06:38,000 Speaker 1: He's the one that laid the hit that we just 136 00:06:38,040 --> 00:06:40,479 Speaker 1: saw on Deebo Samuel. He's the one that got the 137 00:06:40,520 --> 00:06:44,240 Speaker 1: interception on Tom Brady last week two weeks ago. He's 138 00:06:44,279 --> 00:06:46,440 Speaker 1: the one that kind of stepped up to me and 139 00:06:46,600 --> 00:06:49,520 Speaker 1: made a ton of money I never thought. And Jabe, 140 00:06:49,560 --> 00:06:51,920 Speaker 1: we've had this conversation about Nick Scott a ton. He 141 00:06:52,040 --> 00:06:54,040 Speaker 1: was just a special teams guy in my eye, Right, 142 00:06:54,080 --> 00:06:56,400 Speaker 1: you didn't draft him to play anything else but be 143 00:06:56,440 --> 00:06:58,640 Speaker 1: a special team's demon, and then he gets called up 144 00:06:58,880 --> 00:07:00,840 Speaker 1: to play a safety role and he looks like an 145 00:07:00,839 --> 00:07:03,880 Speaker 1: All Pro out there. I mean, tackling in the box, 146 00:07:04,040 --> 00:07:06,480 Speaker 1: making plays behind the line of scrimmage, and then being 147 00:07:06,480 --> 00:07:08,560 Speaker 1: able to drop back and play center field and have 148 00:07:08,680 --> 00:07:10,240 Speaker 1: the range to go out and do it. I mean, 149 00:07:10,240 --> 00:07:13,559 Speaker 1: that was a huge, huge job by him, the coaches 150 00:07:13,600 --> 00:07:16,560 Speaker 1: and the organization of believing in him and his abilities defar. 151 00:07:16,640 --> 00:07:18,720 Speaker 1: How about the guy next to him, Eric Weddle, went 152 00:07:18,760 --> 00:07:21,720 Speaker 1: from playing maybe ten to fifteen snaps against the Cardinals 153 00:07:21,800 --> 00:07:24,840 Speaker 1: to sixty plus against Brady and the Bucks, not missing 154 00:07:24,840 --> 00:07:26,680 Speaker 1: a snap and leading the team in tackles in the 155 00:07:26,720 --> 00:07:31,200 Speaker 1: NFC Championship game. He's played a thousand years, a thousand tackles. 156 00:07:31,240 --> 00:07:33,720 Speaker 1: I don't know where you guys stood. I'm like, you know, 157 00:07:33,800 --> 00:07:36,480 Speaker 1: Hall of Fame credentials or where he ranks all time. 158 00:07:36,520 --> 00:07:39,200 Speaker 1: But this has got a factor in somebody that's spent 159 00:07:39,280 --> 00:07:41,840 Speaker 1: on the couch for so long to come back and 160 00:07:41,920 --> 00:07:43,960 Speaker 1: all of a sudden become a major player in a 161 00:07:44,000 --> 00:07:47,040 Speaker 1: secondary of a Super Bowl defense already, and it looks 162 00:07:47,080 --> 00:07:49,920 Speaker 1: like he's been there all year. I do like this combo, 163 00:07:50,320 --> 00:07:53,200 Speaker 1: and that's no disrespect to anybody that's not here or 164 00:07:53,280 --> 00:07:55,320 Speaker 1: hurt or trying to come back. But Nick Scott and 165 00:07:55,400 --> 00:07:57,280 Speaker 1: Eric Weddle have held it down in the back end. 166 00:07:57,320 --> 00:08:00,480 Speaker 1: There is less confusion and they are more physical head on. 167 00:08:00,600 --> 00:08:03,120 Speaker 1: Debo might have been the most satisfying hit of my 168 00:08:03,240 --> 00:08:06,320 Speaker 1: broadcasting career. Anybody else want to deny that for what 169 00:08:06,400 --> 00:08:08,640 Speaker 1: Debo has meant to the forty nine ers and what 170 00:08:08,640 --> 00:08:11,040 Speaker 1: he's done to the rams. Seeing him get laid out 171 00:08:11,080 --> 00:08:13,200 Speaker 1: by a safety was like, Wow, I'm glad he got up, 172 00:08:13,200 --> 00:08:15,520 Speaker 1: I'm glad he's not hurt, and I'm glad the shot 173 00:08:15,560 --> 00:08:19,240 Speaker 1: was legal. But Nick Scott being that inteminator is exactly 174 00:08:19,240 --> 00:08:21,600 Speaker 1: what they needed in the back end. Yeah, the NFL 175 00:08:21,640 --> 00:08:23,880 Speaker 1: gives out that way to play award like the kind 176 00:08:23,880 --> 00:08:27,160 Speaker 1: of focus on fundamental hits and tackling like as emphatic 177 00:08:27,200 --> 00:08:29,360 Speaker 1: as that one was, I feel like that meets the 178 00:08:29,400 --> 00:08:35,240 Speaker 1: criteria and that combined with the red paint striking Donald's 179 00:08:35,240 --> 00:08:38,760 Speaker 1: helmet as he marked that pointing play like, those are 180 00:08:38,760 --> 00:08:41,920 Speaker 1: two impactful visuals for me that I'll always remember about 181 00:08:41,920 --> 00:08:44,240 Speaker 1: that NFC Championship. Steve, You've already had some great ones 182 00:08:44,280 --> 00:08:46,400 Speaker 1: any other names you want to call out from Sunday 183 00:08:46,440 --> 00:08:49,600 Speaker 1: Night's performance. Well, first off, don't forget Nick Scott, guy 184 00:08:49,640 --> 00:08:51,839 Speaker 1: that started against Arizona when he made that big hit 185 00:08:51,880 --> 00:08:54,400 Speaker 1: on AJ Green which led to a challenge, which again 186 00:08:54,520 --> 00:08:57,240 Speaker 1: led to a huge swing in the game. But what 187 00:08:57,320 --> 00:09:00,320 Speaker 1: about the old line guys? Last I check, Matthew's Stafford 188 00:09:00,400 --> 00:09:03,960 Speaker 1: was pretty damn clean against against the San Francisco front 189 00:09:04,000 --> 00:09:06,280 Speaker 1: that had eaten people alive, that was hitting five sacks 190 00:09:06,280 --> 00:09:09,240 Speaker 1: a game, going back to that Week eighteen game. I mean, 191 00:09:09,360 --> 00:09:13,559 Speaker 1: just the fact that Brian Allen and Hanstein and Whitworth 192 00:09:13,600 --> 00:09:17,160 Speaker 1: and the guards coming in there, clearing out running lanes, 193 00:09:17,360 --> 00:09:21,040 Speaker 1: protecting Matthew Stafford. You have got to give them all 194 00:09:21,080 --> 00:09:23,720 Speaker 1: of the credit. Because Stafford was clean against Tampa Bay. 195 00:09:23,960 --> 00:09:27,480 Speaker 1: He was pretty clean against San Francisco. Yeah, pressure was coming, 196 00:09:27,800 --> 00:09:30,719 Speaker 1: but they did enough for everything to execute the way 197 00:09:30,760 --> 00:09:33,000 Speaker 1: it was supposed to on schedule. There was not a 198 00:09:33,000 --> 00:09:36,160 Speaker 1: lot of desperation plays, which we've seen the lead to turnovers. 199 00:09:36,600 --> 00:09:38,800 Speaker 1: So I want to give that offensive line credit. I 200 00:09:38,880 --> 00:09:42,800 Speaker 1: want to give Greg Gaines credit, the defensive tackle who's 201 00:09:42,840 --> 00:09:46,440 Speaker 1: been absolutely amazing and for two straight games, and let it. 202 00:09:46,520 --> 00:09:49,320 Speaker 1: Let us not be blind to this backup tight end 203 00:09:49,400 --> 00:09:53,520 Speaker 1: Kendall Blanton has covered huge, huge for the Rams for 204 00:09:53,640 --> 00:09:55,319 Speaker 1: what he had to do for Higbee in that game 205 00:09:55,360 --> 00:09:57,840 Speaker 1: when Higbee got hurt and he showed up with some 206 00:09:58,080 --> 00:10:02,160 Speaker 1: great third down catches. You know, just absolutely hats off 207 00:10:02,160 --> 00:10:04,240 Speaker 1: to him for being ready, the coaching staff for having 208 00:10:04,280 --> 00:10:06,600 Speaker 1: him ready, and for him not withering in a moment 209 00:10:06,640 --> 00:10:09,000 Speaker 1: where it was easy for him to win. Jabe, you 210 00:10:09,080 --> 00:10:11,240 Speaker 1: called that. You called that on the digital show. I 211 00:10:11,240 --> 00:10:16,080 Speaker 1: thought you were just messing around. You guys are laughing 212 00:10:16,080 --> 00:10:18,320 Speaker 1: at me. They only had two active side ends, Higbee 213 00:10:18,320 --> 00:10:20,319 Speaker 1: and Blanton. That he was coming off his first NFL 214 00:10:20,360 --> 00:10:22,920 Speaker 1: touchdown in Tampa Bay. So now I think it was 215 00:10:22,960 --> 00:10:25,280 Speaker 1: a little bit cheeky on my part. I'm not sure 216 00:10:25,320 --> 00:10:27,439 Speaker 1: I was fully bought into that player of the game. 217 00:10:27,480 --> 00:10:29,360 Speaker 1: I did end up with Aaron bald a much more 218 00:10:29,360 --> 00:10:31,840 Speaker 1: obvious collection, But I'm glad I put it down on tape. 219 00:10:31,920 --> 00:10:34,960 Speaker 1: Let the rest of the show, Maurice, I want to 220 00:10:34,960 --> 00:10:37,800 Speaker 1: go back to our booth for Rob Habenstein for a 221 00:10:37,840 --> 00:10:41,320 Speaker 1: couple of reasons. One, he got his highest Pro Football 222 00:10:41,360 --> 00:10:44,720 Speaker 1: Focus grade of his career in that NFC Championship game. 223 00:10:45,200 --> 00:10:47,480 Speaker 1: But as good as his pass pro was as much 224 00:10:47,520 --> 00:10:49,400 Speaker 1: as he was a road grader in the running game. 225 00:10:49,840 --> 00:10:53,640 Speaker 1: The tackle he made on Jimmy Ward, I did it 226 00:10:53,720 --> 00:10:55,120 Speaker 1: look to you like? It looked to me like that 227 00:10:55,240 --> 00:10:56,760 Speaker 1: might have gone for six the other way if he 228 00:10:56,800 --> 00:11:00,760 Speaker 1: doesn't make that play, it was gone. He was gone. 229 00:11:01,280 --> 00:11:03,120 Speaker 1: I think that that's the one thing that I've always 230 00:11:03,120 --> 00:11:04,920 Speaker 1: get nervous about when you throw the ball down the 231 00:11:04,960 --> 00:11:07,880 Speaker 1: field and it gets intercepted because everyone's down there, and 232 00:11:07,920 --> 00:11:10,960 Speaker 1: then all you have are five offensive linemen who aren't 233 00:11:10,960 --> 00:11:13,480 Speaker 1: the greatest in space, right especially against a guy like 234 00:11:13,559 --> 00:11:17,160 Speaker 1: Jimmy Ward. So that was that. There was some big 235 00:11:17,200 --> 00:11:19,440 Speaker 1: plays in this game. And you know, I hear all 236 00:11:19,480 --> 00:11:22,400 Speaker 1: the Niners fans talk about tart drop and oh what 237 00:11:22,520 --> 00:11:24,800 Speaker 1: if this happened, or what if that? Well, what if 238 00:11:25,160 --> 00:11:27,960 Speaker 1: Havenstein misses that tackle and Jimmy Ward goes down the field. 239 00:11:28,160 --> 00:11:30,959 Speaker 1: That's tough to come back from. And so I think 240 00:11:30,960 --> 00:11:34,040 Speaker 1: you're exactly right when you say that that tackle was used. 241 00:11:34,080 --> 00:11:37,080 Speaker 1: But also this, I think he gave up one sack 242 00:11:37,480 --> 00:11:40,280 Speaker 1: to Bosa if it correct you, But it wasn't his fault. 243 00:11:40,440 --> 00:11:42,800 Speaker 1: It was pressure come off the left side. Stafford slides 244 00:11:42,840 --> 00:11:45,760 Speaker 1: closer towards him, Bosa falls onto it. Other than that, 245 00:11:46,520 --> 00:11:48,920 Speaker 1: you didn't hear you didn't hear Bosa's name the whole time. 246 00:11:49,200 --> 00:11:51,200 Speaker 1: That's what you need to give credit for it, because 247 00:11:51,840 --> 00:11:56,160 Speaker 1: like Steve said, he has destroyed everybody starting in that 248 00:11:56,200 --> 00:11:59,160 Speaker 1: Week eighteen matchup, just going right down the line on 249 00:11:59,200 --> 00:12:02,080 Speaker 1: all the top tackles, and that offensive line stood up 250 00:12:02,120 --> 00:12:04,120 Speaker 1: and then you know again, you know, great tackle by 251 00:12:04,200 --> 00:12:06,040 Speaker 1: him again. I hope they get an award in their 252 00:12:06,040 --> 00:12:08,560 Speaker 1: offensive line room for giving like great tackles by offensive 253 00:12:08,600 --> 00:12:12,000 Speaker 1: linemeners on them, because no, the MVP that got you 254 00:12:12,120 --> 00:12:15,240 Speaker 1: cam Cams back there can were run him down. He 255 00:12:16,120 --> 00:12:18,720 Speaker 1: I got you cam Akers. Come on now, but good tackle, 256 00:12:18,800 --> 00:12:21,280 Speaker 1: big man. Two quick things on the tart drop one 257 00:12:21,520 --> 00:12:24,520 Speaker 1: like what a professional, What a role model for those 258 00:12:24,559 --> 00:12:26,360 Speaker 1: of us who make mistakes. And I'll walk of life 259 00:12:26,360 --> 00:12:28,400 Speaker 1: the way that he owned that and handled that afterwards, 260 00:12:28,440 --> 00:12:31,760 Speaker 1: like tip of the cap to him. Yeh. But but 261 00:12:32,240 --> 00:12:33,800 Speaker 1: I don't want to hear any of that from from 262 00:12:33,840 --> 00:12:35,960 Speaker 1: San Francisco forever more though. This is not the show 263 00:12:36,000 --> 00:12:37,920 Speaker 1: for that. Because Jalen Ramsey could have had two picks 264 00:12:37,920 --> 00:12:40,000 Speaker 1: in a pick six, we wouldn't be having this conversation. 265 00:12:40,360 --> 00:12:42,440 Speaker 1: Fred Warner could have had a personal foul on a 266 00:12:42,480 --> 00:12:46,240 Speaker 1: blind shot. Wow, your whole shot on Matthew Stafford's gotten 267 00:12:46,240 --> 00:12:49,040 Speaker 1: them to him O O b J got some cheap 268 00:12:49,040 --> 00:12:51,840 Speaker 1: shots early on that weren't flagged. So anyways, not the 269 00:12:51,880 --> 00:12:53,760 Speaker 1: time and place two more quick ones. I want to 270 00:12:53,760 --> 00:12:56,600 Speaker 1: finish with DeMarco. You've been tracking Ashan Robinson for two 271 00:12:56,679 --> 00:12:58,400 Speaker 1: years now. I thought that was one of his buying 272 00:12:58,480 --> 00:13:01,720 Speaker 1: this performances. Yeah, you know, I was talking to Sebastian 273 00:13:01,800 --> 00:13:05,040 Speaker 1: Joseph day before the game about him and just how 274 00:13:05,080 --> 00:13:07,120 Speaker 1: he's passing on what he knows about playing the forty 275 00:13:07,200 --> 00:13:10,200 Speaker 1: nine ers to Aishan and just a great conversation and 276 00:13:11,280 --> 00:13:14,160 Speaker 1: his strengths as a defensive line. His hand strength is 277 00:13:14,640 --> 00:13:17,080 Speaker 1: unmatched from what I hear, And that's funny when you 278 00:13:17,200 --> 00:13:19,560 Speaker 1: consider Aaron Donald was standing right next to him. But 279 00:13:19,920 --> 00:13:23,320 Speaker 1: Ashean's attitude, the way he's played, the way he's accepted 280 00:13:23,360 --> 00:13:26,400 Speaker 1: the role. Like you said, he has been so tough 281 00:13:26,480 --> 00:13:29,400 Speaker 1: against the run for about the last two months. Really, 282 00:13:29,440 --> 00:13:31,640 Speaker 1: I mean when you watch that tape, he really stands 283 00:13:31,640 --> 00:13:34,160 Speaker 1: out against the run. He refuses to move, He's throwing bodies. 284 00:13:34,400 --> 00:13:37,200 Speaker 1: Leonard Floyd as well, we didn't talk enough about him 285 00:13:37,280 --> 00:13:39,360 Speaker 1: bringing it off the edge. It wasn't pretty, but it 286 00:13:39,400 --> 00:13:43,400 Speaker 1: was effective. He's dropping tackles in Jimmy Garoppolo's lap on 287 00:13:43,520 --> 00:13:46,720 Speaker 1: passing down, so that physical stuff outside of the skill 288 00:13:47,559 --> 00:13:50,200 Speaker 1: was just tremendous. So I'm glad you mentioned Greg Gaines 289 00:13:50,480 --> 00:13:52,960 Speaker 1: even try reader. We said he had to be all 290 00:13:52,960 --> 00:13:56,040 Speaker 1: over the place against San Francisco, and he was pretty much. 291 00:13:57,000 --> 00:13:59,760 Speaker 1: You know, just the entire defense, the way they played 292 00:13:59,760 --> 00:14:02,160 Speaker 1: and how physical they were and how they rallied the troops. 293 00:14:02,480 --> 00:14:05,880 Speaker 1: Watching Aaron Donald yell at his guys on defense. You've 294 00:14:05,920 --> 00:14:08,680 Speaker 1: seen it on that video, watching it in real time 295 00:14:08,720 --> 00:14:10,400 Speaker 1: with the veins popping out of his neck and he 296 00:14:10,480 --> 00:14:13,200 Speaker 1: is going eye to eye to eye and he didn't 297 00:14:13,200 --> 00:14:16,560 Speaker 1: miss a soul. That defense was playing possessed. There was 298 00:14:16,600 --> 00:14:18,920 Speaker 1: no way they were getting out of that game without winning. 299 00:14:19,200 --> 00:14:21,480 Speaker 1: It was just great to watch. And Von Miller, who's 300 00:14:21,480 --> 00:14:24,840 Speaker 1: the highest graded defender in the entire postseason according to PFF, 301 00:14:24,920 --> 00:14:27,120 Speaker 1: has played a large role in bringing out that vocal 302 00:14:27,240 --> 00:14:29,840 Speaker 1: leadership side of Aaron Donald, so kudos to him as well. 303 00:14:29,880 --> 00:14:32,840 Speaker 1: I'll finish with Travean Howard, who finished the game, and 304 00:14:33,000 --> 00:14:37,080 Speaker 1: I remember speaking to Travin about his knee injury going 305 00:14:37,120 --> 00:14:38,720 Speaker 1: into the season a couple of years ago, when he 306 00:14:38,800 --> 00:14:40,440 Speaker 1: was in line to be the next Cory Littleton. He 307 00:14:40,480 --> 00:14:42,880 Speaker 1: was supposed to be that next off ball linebacker, and 308 00:14:42,920 --> 00:14:45,160 Speaker 1: said had it taken all away from him seemingly and 309 00:14:45,200 --> 00:14:47,400 Speaker 1: he was crying in his car, calling his loved ones 310 00:14:48,120 --> 00:14:50,120 Speaker 1: want to come back for him to finish that way, 311 00:14:50,160 --> 00:14:53,120 Speaker 1: He's got a part of Ram's lore forevermore. All right, 312 00:14:53,160 --> 00:14:55,480 Speaker 1: let's get to the Super Bowl matchup. Don't need to 313 00:14:55,520 --> 00:14:57,600 Speaker 1: break it down or dissect it quite yet, but Steve, 314 00:14:57,640 --> 00:15:01,240 Speaker 1: I'd be curious from your league wide perspective, how do 315 00:15:01,240 --> 00:15:03,680 Speaker 1: we feel about Bengals and Rams. It's so far stadium 316 00:15:03,680 --> 00:15:06,680 Speaker 1: in Super Bowl fifty six, it's given me a tough 317 00:15:06,720 --> 00:15:09,160 Speaker 1: game look on paper, and by just looking at the 318 00:15:09,200 --> 00:15:10,880 Speaker 1: big picture, you think the Rams are gonna walk over 319 00:15:10,920 --> 00:15:12,680 Speaker 1: them because they're the veteran team with the stars, and 320 00:15:12,720 --> 00:15:15,400 Speaker 1: the Bengals are this this team playing with house money 321 00:15:15,440 --> 00:15:18,520 Speaker 1: with all these young players. But Joey Burrow is that dude, right, 322 00:15:18,560 --> 00:15:22,760 Speaker 1: He is a real dude. All their wide receivers from 323 00:15:22,760 --> 00:15:26,120 Speaker 1: Tyler Board, the Tee Higgins and Jamar Chase are lethal. 324 00:15:27,520 --> 00:15:29,160 Speaker 1: But it's a long line of scrimmage. We've seen it 325 00:15:29,240 --> 00:15:32,720 Speaker 1: all postseason, and that's where the Bengals defensively are no joke. 326 00:15:32,840 --> 00:15:37,160 Speaker 1: Trey Hendrickson has probably been the best offseason acquisition any 327 00:15:37,160 --> 00:15:40,480 Speaker 1: team has made. Their pass rusher against the Rams defront. 328 00:15:40,520 --> 00:15:42,280 Speaker 1: You know, we could say what everything we want about 329 00:15:42,280 --> 00:15:44,760 Speaker 1: the Bengals offensive line. The Chiefs weren't getting Joey Burrow 330 00:15:44,840 --> 00:15:46,800 Speaker 1: that game. It's gonna be a different story with what 331 00:15:46,880 --> 00:15:50,040 Speaker 1: the Rams do. But I think that's really gonna be 332 00:15:50,080 --> 00:15:53,160 Speaker 1: the telltale. I would expect the Rams to win this. 333 00:15:53,520 --> 00:15:55,800 Speaker 1: But with what we've seen for the Bengals this postseason 334 00:15:55,840 --> 00:15:58,600 Speaker 1: and the teams they've gone through to get here, this 335 00:15:58,680 --> 00:16:00,960 Speaker 1: is this is not a walk home by any means. 336 00:16:00,960 --> 00:16:03,400 Speaker 1: This should be a very very entertaining game. Yeah, you 337 00:16:03,440 --> 00:16:06,320 Speaker 1: hold Patrick Mahomes to three in the second half and 338 00:16:06,400 --> 00:16:08,840 Speaker 1: overtime at his place and beat him twice down the stretch, 339 00:16:09,120 --> 00:16:12,360 Speaker 1: That's that's nothing to look over. And JD, have you 340 00:16:12,400 --> 00:16:15,920 Speaker 1: decided which offensive coordinator job you want? Because Jack Taylor 341 00:16:16,000 --> 00:16:18,360 Speaker 1: going against Sean McVay, everybody's getting hired. I assume you're 342 00:16:18,360 --> 00:16:21,520 Speaker 1: getting offers. I don't know, man, I know we're gonna talk. 343 00:16:21,520 --> 00:16:23,600 Speaker 1: I know Steve's gonna talk about that on NFL Network. 344 00:16:23,640 --> 00:16:25,160 Speaker 1: But shoot, if you want a piece of the Rams, 345 00:16:25,160 --> 00:16:29,000 Speaker 1: come call me. You know, Hey, I'm available. I just 346 00:16:29,360 --> 00:16:34,360 Speaker 1: only work Tuesdays and Thursdays though Monday, Wednesday, Friday, I 347 00:16:34,360 --> 00:16:37,760 Speaker 1: got kids stuff. So, um no, listen, this is the thing. Um, 348 00:16:39,280 --> 00:16:43,120 Speaker 1: there's a reason that you're seeing Sean McVay staff poach. Right, 349 00:16:43,400 --> 00:16:46,920 Speaker 1: there's a reason that Matt Laflores has success in Green Bay. 350 00:16:46,960 --> 00:16:50,280 Speaker 1: There's a reason Zach Taylor's had success. And Steve hit 351 00:16:50,360 --> 00:16:52,880 Speaker 1: it right on the head. It's about the quarterback position, 352 00:16:52,960 --> 00:16:55,000 Speaker 1: and those guys have found guys that can perform at 353 00:16:55,040 --> 00:16:58,400 Speaker 1: a high level. Um, I go back to this when 354 00:16:58,400 --> 00:17:01,680 Speaker 1: I look at this game, Joe Burrow got sacked nine 355 00:17:01,680 --> 00:17:04,639 Speaker 1: times against the Tennessee Titans, a defense that we and 356 00:17:04,760 --> 00:17:07,200 Speaker 1: when I say we, the Rams struggled against right and 357 00:17:07,320 --> 00:17:09,360 Speaker 1: still found a way to win. That should scare you enough. 358 00:17:09,760 --> 00:17:12,280 Speaker 1: That should be like, Okay, that's just scare us enough, 359 00:17:12,320 --> 00:17:14,600 Speaker 1: so you definitely have your hands full. They went through 360 00:17:14,600 --> 00:17:17,000 Speaker 1: the ringer as well. Right, they had to go to Tennessee, 361 00:17:17,040 --> 00:17:19,280 Speaker 1: they had to go to Kansas City and win against 362 00:17:19,280 --> 00:17:21,240 Speaker 1: probably the hottest team in the playoffs. At the time, 363 00:17:21,560 --> 00:17:23,119 Speaker 1: and they found a way to do it. But this 364 00:17:23,200 --> 00:17:25,760 Speaker 1: is the thing, and when you look at this game, 365 00:17:26,960 --> 00:17:29,159 Speaker 1: it hasn't been easy for the Rams either. Right, you 366 00:17:29,200 --> 00:17:31,040 Speaker 1: had to unngoat the goat, you had to make him 367 00:17:31,080 --> 00:17:33,160 Speaker 1: retire what you did. Right, You had to go against 368 00:17:33,160 --> 00:17:35,040 Speaker 1: a team that you've lost to six times in a row. 369 00:17:35,680 --> 00:17:38,160 Speaker 1: You had to beat a division po at home early. 370 00:17:38,920 --> 00:17:43,960 Speaker 1: Very similar. I guess storylines throughout the playoffs. The key 371 00:17:44,080 --> 00:17:46,800 Speaker 1: is this though, the experience of it. I know Joe 372 00:17:46,800 --> 00:17:49,560 Speaker 1: Burrows won a national title. I know Matthew Stafford is 373 00:17:49,600 --> 00:17:51,159 Speaker 1: this first time. Both guys are varied that it's their 374 00:17:51,160 --> 00:17:54,439 Speaker 1: first time in Super Bowls. Who's willing or who's able 375 00:17:54,480 --> 00:17:57,560 Speaker 1: to really bring their heart rate down and stay calm 376 00:17:57,560 --> 00:18:02,520 Speaker 1: in those moments? They're gonna be the reason either team wins. DeMarco, 377 00:18:02,560 --> 00:18:05,399 Speaker 1: It feels like a legacy Super Bowl fifty six for 378 00:18:05,520 --> 00:18:07,760 Speaker 1: lots of different Rams. Who's at the top of that 379 00:18:07,840 --> 00:18:10,119 Speaker 1: list for you in terms of cementing their legacy with 380 00:18:10,160 --> 00:18:15,520 Speaker 1: the championship. Oh a d number one, the best defensive 381 00:18:15,520 --> 00:18:17,879 Speaker 1: player in the game, arguably the best player puts a 382 00:18:17,960 --> 00:18:19,959 Speaker 1: ring on. I mean he's going in anyway. You know 383 00:18:20,000 --> 00:18:23,359 Speaker 1: that even the Hall of Famers, say it, Matthew Stafford, 384 00:18:23,560 --> 00:18:26,720 Speaker 1: I guess can change perception. Like we said earlier, if 385 00:18:26,760 --> 00:18:30,199 Speaker 1: he puts a ring on it and gets through Cincinnati, 386 00:18:30,200 --> 00:18:32,439 Speaker 1: and think about this, it's it's not Tampa, that's not 387 00:18:32,480 --> 00:18:34,680 Speaker 1: the defending champs. Think of all the stuff this team 388 00:18:34,720 --> 00:18:37,679 Speaker 1: has gone through. It's San Francisco. You just went through that, 389 00:18:37,720 --> 00:18:41,560 Speaker 1: and now all that stand in in your way for immortality, 390 00:18:41,600 --> 00:18:44,280 Speaker 1: for being a legend for life is Cincinnati. Respect them, 391 00:18:44,320 --> 00:18:47,560 Speaker 1: but play loops and have fun and go out and 392 00:18:47,600 --> 00:18:50,359 Speaker 1: win this thing. Sam with Andrew Whitworth, we talked about 393 00:18:50,400 --> 00:18:53,600 Speaker 1: his longevity plus a ring that's going to change things. Eric, 394 00:18:53,600 --> 00:18:55,760 Speaker 1: why don't we just said I don't know how many 395 00:18:55,800 --> 00:18:57,720 Speaker 1: points are where he is or where he stands and 396 00:18:57,800 --> 00:19:00,000 Speaker 1: all that. But think about that when they talk about 397 00:19:00,320 --> 00:19:03,760 Speaker 1: his life or his career ten years from now, and 398 00:19:03,840 --> 00:19:06,280 Speaker 1: they mentioned he was off and then came back and 399 00:19:06,359 --> 00:19:09,000 Speaker 1: helped in one, it changes a lot for a lot 400 00:19:09,040 --> 00:19:12,720 Speaker 1: of people. So Sean McBay two, finally getting over the hum. 401 00:19:12,840 --> 00:19:14,920 Speaker 1: I respect the culture. I hate the fact that he's 402 00:19:14,960 --> 00:19:17,680 Speaker 1: on offense. You got, Maurice, what you were discidered about 403 00:19:17,720 --> 00:19:20,080 Speaker 1: all these young geniuses are tortary my side of the 404 00:19:20,080 --> 00:19:23,040 Speaker 1: football and I can't stand it, but I respect the 405 00:19:23,160 --> 00:19:26,560 Speaker 1: culture Sean McVay has has implemented here and how he 406 00:19:26,640 --> 00:19:29,080 Speaker 1: keeps it at a certain level. This is not easy 407 00:19:29,119 --> 00:19:33,280 Speaker 1: to do. So let's need everybody, everybody that's been involved 408 00:19:33,320 --> 00:19:35,000 Speaker 1: with this football team trying to get it back, to 409 00:19:35,280 --> 00:19:36,960 Speaker 1: get it to it lad and then back to the 410 00:19:36,960 --> 00:19:39,520 Speaker 1: Super Bowl and here you are. So it changes a 411 00:19:39,520 --> 00:19:42,000 Speaker 1: lot if you can get this done. I think Jayana 412 00:19:42,080 --> 00:19:44,680 Speaker 1: Ramsey real quick. I think Jayla Ramsey if he if 413 00:19:44,720 --> 00:19:47,560 Speaker 1: he gets that ring, you know, because we see him 414 00:19:47,600 --> 00:19:50,480 Speaker 1: all the time. He's the best dB in the NFL, 415 00:19:50,560 --> 00:19:52,320 Speaker 1: not just corner, he's the best dB in the NFL. 416 00:19:52,359 --> 00:19:55,000 Speaker 1: But if he gets that ring, that is that is 417 00:19:55,200 --> 00:19:58,439 Speaker 1: a significant career changer because he's the one player that 418 00:19:58,520 --> 00:20:01,880 Speaker 1: you just mentioned who's in his ultra prime of his career. 419 00:20:02,359 --> 00:20:03,840 Speaker 1: So I think that he needed to add him to 420 00:20:03,880 --> 00:20:06,560 Speaker 1: that list as well. Does this reset Weddell's clock, I 421 00:20:06,560 --> 00:20:08,320 Speaker 1: guess it does, right, his Hall of Fame clock in 422 00:20:08,400 --> 00:20:11,960 Speaker 1: a very good way. Yeah, I guess so. Yeah, changing 423 00:20:12,040 --> 00:20:15,080 Speaker 1: something he was at two years He's back to the 424 00:20:15,119 --> 00:20:19,200 Speaker 1: ground floor. Wow, w whitworth against the Bengals though, I 425 00:20:19,240 --> 00:20:23,920 Speaker 1: mean you cannot write a richer script than that. The 426 00:20:24,119 --> 00:20:27,760 Speaker 1: first time I've ever been said about an offensive tackle. Well, 427 00:20:27,800 --> 00:20:29,360 Speaker 1: I was gonna say this is I think. I think 428 00:20:29,400 --> 00:20:32,160 Speaker 1: Witward's wife went on like Instagram with Twitter and kind 429 00:20:32,160 --> 00:20:35,720 Speaker 1: of talked about how like this is bittersweet, right because 430 00:20:35,760 --> 00:20:38,800 Speaker 1: they love everybody in Cincinnati and they're happy for everyone there, 431 00:20:38,800 --> 00:20:42,359 Speaker 1: but also, you know, there's a selfish side of it, like, hey, listen, 432 00:20:42,880 --> 00:20:45,119 Speaker 1: I gotta get me mine too. I'm happy for you guys, 433 00:20:45,119 --> 00:20:48,600 Speaker 1: but his time, like Demarcos said to call Beyonce, have 434 00:20:48,680 --> 00:20:52,680 Speaker 1: somebody put a ring on this thing. Let's go to work. Yeah, 435 00:20:52,800 --> 00:20:55,840 Speaker 1: sorry about that, Cincinnati, we got him, you had him. 436 00:20:57,560 --> 00:21:00,360 Speaker 1: Any any final thoughts the things that I didn't it too, 437 00:21:00,359 --> 00:21:03,879 Speaker 1: didn't ask that you guys want to close with. I 438 00:21:03,960 --> 00:21:07,080 Speaker 1: highly recommend being a champion. One of the things I 439 00:21:07,200 --> 00:21:09,920 Speaker 1: love when it was over and watching the team run 440 00:21:09,960 --> 00:21:12,760 Speaker 1: onto the field as they qualified for the Super Bowl 441 00:21:12,840 --> 00:21:17,520 Speaker 1: was watching the staff Sophie, who we know logistics is 442 00:21:17,600 --> 00:21:19,879 Speaker 1: not easy in the National Football League. It was twice 443 00:21:19,880 --> 00:21:24,440 Speaker 1: as hard the last two seasons. She about collapsed in tears. 444 00:21:24,920 --> 00:21:28,440 Speaker 1: This is a journey man getting there is Dick for 445 00:21:28,560 --> 00:21:30,920 Speaker 1: Meal always told us remember the journey. The game is great, 446 00:21:30,960 --> 00:21:33,440 Speaker 1: but remember how we got here, So that was part 447 00:21:33,480 --> 00:21:35,840 Speaker 1: of it. Seeing the people that helped the players get 448 00:21:35,880 --> 00:21:39,600 Speaker 1: to where they are now was great. So you're almost there. 449 00:21:39,720 --> 00:21:42,360 Speaker 1: You're almost to the summit, so keep pushing. One more 450 00:21:42,800 --> 00:21:47,040 Speaker 1: game to go. You gotta get through Cincinnati. And my 451 00:21:47,040 --> 00:21:50,439 Speaker 1: whole thing, my whole thing is is just sorry MGD. 452 00:21:50,680 --> 00:21:52,480 Speaker 1: If the Rams get it two years in a row, 453 00:21:53,040 --> 00:21:55,640 Speaker 1: teams playing at their home stadium, two years in a row, 454 00:21:55,640 --> 00:21:58,160 Speaker 1: teams using the same tack to get there, pushing all 455 00:21:58,200 --> 00:22:01,440 Speaker 1: their chips in the middle with veteran players to try 456 00:22:01,480 --> 00:22:03,720 Speaker 1: to make a shot. So I mean, will that become 457 00:22:03,760 --> 00:22:05,800 Speaker 1: a trend? No, it won't become a trend because there's 458 00:22:05,800 --> 00:22:07,800 Speaker 1: too many general managers who want to earn their salary 459 00:22:07,800 --> 00:22:10,560 Speaker 1: by drafting well and all of this other stuff. But 460 00:22:10,600 --> 00:22:13,879 Speaker 1: I just think the character that the Rams have shown 461 00:22:14,119 --> 00:22:17,400 Speaker 1: with some of the injuries. Look losing a glue guy 462 00:22:17,480 --> 00:22:21,120 Speaker 1: like Bobby Trees, right and overcoming that after a three 463 00:22:21,119 --> 00:22:23,439 Speaker 1: game stumble. You know, Matt staff are taking all the 464 00:22:23,480 --> 00:22:25,920 Speaker 1: smoke he took fu throwing all of those picks. Just 465 00:22:25,960 --> 00:22:28,240 Speaker 1: a fact, Demarca, you said it earlier. They have reinvented 466 00:22:28,280 --> 00:22:31,320 Speaker 1: themselves three times on the way to getting to this point. 467 00:22:31,400 --> 00:22:35,160 Speaker 1: I just think that's really the big thing that needs 468 00:22:35,160 --> 00:22:37,639 Speaker 1: to be appreciated about the Rams, whether they win it 469 00:22:37,680 --> 00:22:40,280 Speaker 1: all or not. For me, it's going to be this. 470 00:22:40,680 --> 00:22:42,919 Speaker 1: You talked about the journey de marcou Well, think of this. 471 00:22:43,240 --> 00:22:45,800 Speaker 1: The last two weeks, the Rams have had to knock 472 00:22:45,840 --> 00:22:47,880 Speaker 1: off two teams. I represent the NFC in the last 473 00:22:47,880 --> 00:22:49,960 Speaker 1: two Super Bowls, right, and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Are 474 00:22:49,960 --> 00:22:52,080 Speaker 1: there plays in the Niners who went a couple of 475 00:22:52,119 --> 00:22:55,639 Speaker 1: years ago. And dude, and that's what this journey is about. 476 00:22:55,760 --> 00:22:59,600 Speaker 1: You have to go through some adversity and to say 477 00:22:59,600 --> 00:23:01,679 Speaker 1: you're idle tested, right to go in there and be 478 00:23:01,720 --> 00:23:05,399 Speaker 1: battle tested. And so uh, it's it's been a long ride. 479 00:23:05,440 --> 00:23:09,600 Speaker 1: Like you said, I'm tired. I'm exhausted. This has been 480 00:23:09,600 --> 00:23:12,000 Speaker 1: a long season. I can't I can't tell you how 481 00:23:12,000 --> 00:23:13,479 Speaker 1: excited I am for the Super Bowl. I can't tell 482 00:23:13,480 --> 00:23:14,800 Speaker 1: you how excited I am for the Super will be 483 00:23:14,840 --> 00:23:19,520 Speaker 1: over too so I can get asleep. But this is 484 00:23:19,520 --> 00:23:22,399 Speaker 1: a thing, you know. Um, they've earned the right to 485 00:23:22,480 --> 00:23:25,879 Speaker 1: be there, they've earned the right the no win November 486 00:23:25,920 --> 00:23:29,240 Speaker 1: the reinventing themselves in December, the reinventing themselves in the playoffs, 487 00:23:29,920 --> 00:23:32,359 Speaker 1: to winning to beating two the last Super Bowl h 488 00:23:32,840 --> 00:23:36,440 Speaker 1: represented as the NFC. That's a huge story and so 489 00:23:36,480 --> 00:23:38,400 Speaker 1: the only way to finish it is the right way 490 00:23:38,640 --> 00:23:40,720 Speaker 1: by going out there and playing a great game against 491 00:23:40,720 --> 00:23:44,600 Speaker 1: the Cincinnati Bengals team that's physical um that plays in 492 00:23:44,600 --> 00:23:47,080 Speaker 1: that AFC North, that plays that type of ball, and 493 00:23:47,200 --> 00:23:48,639 Speaker 1: you have to be ready to stop the run like 494 00:23:48,680 --> 00:23:50,399 Speaker 1: you did against the Niners, and be ready to stop 495 00:23:50,600 --> 00:23:53,199 Speaker 1: probably the most explosive receiving court that we've seen in 496 00:23:53,200 --> 00:23:57,320 Speaker 1: the National Football League. All right, MG, go catch an 497 00:23:57,320 --> 00:24:00,679 Speaker 1: Abu run a mile. I'm gonna work out now, I 498 00:24:00,720 --> 00:24:02,399 Speaker 1: gotta go work out. I still got I said. That's 499 00:24:02,400 --> 00:24:04,720 Speaker 1: an energy to burn. Get on the elliptical, come on 500 00:24:05,720 --> 00:24:08,800 Speaker 1: the fire. You're the man. Thank you, And NFL Network 501 00:24:08,840 --> 00:24:11,760 Speaker 1: reporter Steve Wise, who's certainly got a lot on his 502 00:24:11,840 --> 00:24:13,879 Speaker 1: plate this week the next couple of weeks. You can 503 00:24:13,880 --> 00:24:16,080 Speaker 1: follow him on Twitter at WISH eighty nine at wy 504 00:24:16,080 --> 00:24:17,959 Speaker 1: SH eighty nine. Steve always great to see you, appreciate 505 00:24:18,040 --> 00:24:21,719 Speaker 1: your perspective. We'll get him, sir, And thanks to our 506 00:24:21,720 --> 00:24:23,560 Speaker 1: audience for tuning in this week to between the Horns 507 00:24:23,560 --> 00:24:26,720 Speaker 1: presented by your Southern California Toyota Dealer's proud partner of 508 00:24:26,760 --> 00:24:29,760 Speaker 1: the La Rams. 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