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Speaker 1: What is going on? Everybody? Don Mittletop three and Out podcast.

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Speaker 1: That's me. That's the show back again. After a little

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Speaker 1: Thursday Night football, a little a f C. South Texans

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Speaker 1: get a big win seventeen over the Indianapolis Colts, and uh,

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Speaker 1: I'm gonna dive into that game here in a second,

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Speaker 1: I'm gonna touch on the l A stadium situation. I

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Speaker 1: read this great article by Seth Wickersham. It was on ESPN,

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Speaker 1: just on the on the Rams and the Charger Stadium situation.

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Speaker 1: Just what a debacle, what a legitimate debacle. Dive into

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Speaker 1: the Packers, the forty Niners and the Cowboys. Uh, those

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Speaker 1: three teams have huge opportunities for themselves this Sunday. I

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Speaker 1: can't wait. I mean those the two games are gonna

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Speaker 1: be enormous rated game Packers forty nine or Sunday Night

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Speaker 1: Football and then the afternoon game of the day we

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Speaker 1: do every Friday, go go over every single game. Spent

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Speaker 1: a couple of minutes on each game. There's some there's

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Speaker 1: some terrible games this weekend, but there are also some

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Speaker 1: good ones that lead us into the afternoon, then obviously

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Speaker 1: the Sunday night game, and then like always at John

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Speaker 1: Middlecoff is my Instagram handle slide up into those d

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Speaker 1: m s uh, same as my Twitter handle. My d

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Speaker 1: ms are opening Instagram. Answer your questions here on the

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Speaker 1: show and how we interact, you know, it's like our

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Speaker 1: version of of Collers here on the podcast. We do

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Speaker 1: are wide open. I'll answer them at the end of

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Speaker 1: the show. Let's start with the game the night the

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Speaker 1: very part about divisional matchups as you play twice a year,

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Speaker 1: and I think your your personalities as a team really

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Speaker 1: show and as a football team, you know, you take

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Speaker 1: on the person outis your head coach, of the of

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Speaker 1: the of the guys that build your team, and you

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Speaker 1: really start to get a field for it. And listen,

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Speaker 1: I make fun of the a f C South a lot.

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Speaker 1: I will not dispute there's a lot of talent in

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Speaker 1: the division. Even the worst team right now is the

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Speaker 1: But they're they're good. You know that they are a

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Speaker 1: and then these two teams. My big takeaway tonight was

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Speaker 1: made just some incredible deep throws. Will Fuller runs like

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Speaker 1: My big takeaway is, how is this team gonna win

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Speaker 1: where he had too much power. They had no balance

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Speaker 1: in the organization. He made the trade for Laramie Tunzil,

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Speaker 1: which I understand in the short term you had to

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Speaker 1: When I watched the team, I go they got like

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Speaker 1: how are they gonna How are they gonna do this?

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Speaker 1: They play the Patriots next week, which is surely gonna

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Speaker 1: You know, t Y Hilton is not DeAndre Hopkins. They

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Speaker 1: would die to have will Fuller over there. And yet

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Speaker 1: that team is just tougher, more physical. I mean, t

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Speaker 1: I've always defended Bill O'Brien this way. Everyone acts like

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Speaker 1: and he's done some weird things since he's basically become

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Speaker 1: a long run. But he's not that bad of a coach.

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Speaker 1: Twitter makes it sound like he's terrible. He's not. He's

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Speaker 1: don't quite understand it because they're they're just dependent on

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Speaker 1: they just can't win. They have no chance. Their defense

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Speaker 1: His rookie contract was just up. Ten years later, he's

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Speaker 1: I just watched the Texans. I go, what is Bill

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Speaker 1: Sean dabbl once called you, Michael Jordan's please bail us

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Speaker 1: And he'll make some extraordinary passes. He throws a beautiful

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Speaker 1: what are the Texans gonna do this offseason? They're on

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Speaker 1: But if you just think big picture, you called me crazy.

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Speaker 1: I I just like what the culture doing more. Now again,

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Speaker 1: there are parts of Jacoby sometimes he's a slower processor.

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Speaker 1: Feels like the Texans are a roller coaster ride. I mean,

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Speaker 1: geez luise. Like aus J. J. Watt gonna play another

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Speaker 1: you know. I just think the Texans man there, this

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Speaker 1: Seth Wickersham did an in depth piece on this whole situation.

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Speaker 1: If if you would be interested in business partnerships that

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Speaker 1: recommend it. It's a good read and for the most

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Speaker 1: good idea. What's happening that Stan Cronkey and someone in

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Speaker 1: the league told me this this week. Crocky and Dean

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Speaker 1: Spanos don't even talk and they're building this palace that's

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Speaker 1: well over budget. Of course it is. It's California. The

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Speaker 1: was a report today as of recording this that they've

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Speaker 1: been kicking the tires on bringing Antonio Brown back. No

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Speaker 1: wonder A b is apologizing on Instagram and Twitter to

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Speaker 1: Robber Kraft. They could use them right, No, no one

428
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Speaker 1: would argue that Antonio Brown wouldn't help the Patriots. They

429
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Speaker 1: got a little bit of a receiving problem. Rob Gronkowski

430
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Speaker 1: clearly is not walking back through that door. And I've

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Speaker 1: seen the stat a couple of times. There's a couple

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Speaker 1: of places I know Collins used it. The Cowboys are

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Speaker 1: excuse me. The Patriots haven't lost a home game. It's

434
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Speaker 1: like two thousand seventeen, so they don't lose many games

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Speaker 1: in Foxborough, especially when the weather starts turning. But this game,

436
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Speaker 1: like eventually Jason Garrett to save his job. And I've

437
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Speaker 1: been saying from the jump, Jerry Jones wants no part

438
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Speaker 1: of firing him. Going on a coaching search, if you're

439
00:22:03,640 --> 00:22:07,840
Speaker 1: an owner, is easily your most stressful potential acquisition your

440
00:22:07,880 --> 00:22:10,840
Speaker 1: most stressful interview. Like, it's really really difficult because even

441
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Speaker 1: if you think you nail it at the time, you

442
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Speaker 1: could be you could easily do worse off than Jason Garrett.

443
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Speaker 1: I love Lincoln Riley, but just to assume that he'd

444
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Speaker 1: come to the NFL and kill it is a little

445
00:22:21,440 --> 00:22:22,720
Speaker 1: bit of a stretch. I mean, he's been a head

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Speaker 1: coach for like three and a half years. He's thirty

447
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Speaker 1: six years old. Again, thirty seven years I like, I'm

448
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Speaker 1: a I'm as big of a Lincoln Riley fan as

449
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Speaker 1: you'll find, but everyone just thinks you can just chock

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Speaker 1: him up as some future start. You just never know.

451
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Speaker 1: For every Jimmy Johnson that comes through, there's been a

452
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Speaker 1: lot of Chip Kelly's. So the Jason Garrett and or

453
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Speaker 1: Jerry Jones wants Jason Garrett to figure this thing out desperately.

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Speaker 1: But he's got to win a big game, and it

455
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Speaker 1: kind of starts with this weekend because his team is

456
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Speaker 1: every bit as talented as the as the Patriots. You

457
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Speaker 1: could argue, man for man, they're more talented, but you

458
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Speaker 1: gotta get it done because if Dallas does start playing

459
00:23:02,680 --> 00:23:04,159
Speaker 1: a little bit better, who do want to see them

460
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Speaker 1: in the playoffs. They are really good. Now the coaching

461
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Speaker 1: in the playoffs gonna that that would wear if you're

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Speaker 1: a Niner fan. Packer fan will see obviously the Saints

463
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Speaker 1: Minnesota Seattle. You go, well, I like our coach more

464
00:23:16,280 --> 00:23:19,760
Speaker 1: and you'd be right. The other game that's gonna just

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Speaker 1: have massive, massive playoff implications is the Sunday night game. Uh,

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Speaker 1: the Niners. You know, you could argue they played one

467
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Speaker 1: really good team this season. They lost in overtime. Now,

468
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Speaker 1: it was the game of the year, but it was

469
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Speaker 1: a full on war zone against Seattle, and forty Niners lost.

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Speaker 1: The Packers, who have come back to earth a little

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Speaker 1: bit lately. They're still late in too, the Niners or

472
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Speaker 1: nine on one the Packers are writing too. Whoever wins

473
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Speaker 1: this game is gonna be licking their lips and thinking

474
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Speaker 1: one or two seed home field by If you're the

475
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Speaker 1: forty Niners, you could argue, this is a must win now,

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Speaker 1: hear me out, You'd be like middle clup must win

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Speaker 1: their nine and one. Well, their next three games starting

478
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Speaker 1: with Green Bay or at Baltimore and at New Orleans

479
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Speaker 1: and the end the season at Seattle. With the Rams

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Speaker 1: mixed in and even this kind of surging Atlanta team.

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Speaker 1: According to ESPN stats in Info, it's the hardest three

482
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Speaker 1: game stretch Packers at Ravens at sts in football history.

483
00:24:19,920 --> 00:24:23,399
Speaker 1: In football history that no team this late in the

484
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Speaker 1: season have ever played three teams with eighty percent winning

485
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Speaker 1: percentages and above. Obviously, that's subject to change if the

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Speaker 1: Seattle wor to lose, or Baltimore were to lose, or

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Speaker 1: you know not Seattle, excuse me, Uh, the Saints were

488
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Speaker 1: to loser, Baltimore ware to lose in these this weekend,

489
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Speaker 1: or the Saints next weekend. But as of right now,

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Speaker 1: on paper, they're playing three straight teams with a combined

491
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Speaker 1: record of twenty four and six. So this is the

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Speaker 1: only time you're getting him at home now. George Kittle

493
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Speaker 1: came back to practice earlier in the week. Uh, he'll

494
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Speaker 1: be huge. In Kyle Shanahan, I like my chances with

495
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Speaker 1: Kyle Shanahan over Matt Lafleur. But diving into the path ers,

496
00:25:00,240 --> 00:25:03,000
Speaker 1: they're clearly much improved. The Smith brothers are kicking ass

497
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Speaker 1: and taking names. The two running backs have a combined

498
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Speaker 1: twenty touchdowns. Jimmy Garoppolo has been somewhat of a roller

499
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Speaker 1: coaster ride. Though he's made big time plays in big

500
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Speaker 1: time moments, the forty Niners are gonna be missing the Ford.

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Speaker 1: This game should get just a stupid rating. I mean,

502
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Speaker 1: they should be thirty million people watching this bad boy.

503
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Speaker 1: And for the Packers, you win this game, and you're

504
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Speaker 1: nine and two and you have a win over the

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Speaker 1: forty Niners, you're gonna come down the home stretch and think,

506
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Speaker 1: why can't we be the number one seed. Now you

507
00:25:31,600 --> 00:25:33,840
Speaker 1: could argue that, you know, I don't really mind the

508
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Speaker 1: Packers if they are a road team coming into Levi

509
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Speaker 1: Stadium in January, But the Niners would be feeling pretty

510
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Speaker 1: good about themselves if they beat the Packers in this

511
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Speaker 1: game and then they had to play him again in January.

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Speaker 1: Now the difference would be if the Packers are hosting,

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Speaker 1: and let's say they got the number one seed. That

514
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Speaker 1: ain't an easy place to play, especially a team like

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Speaker 1: the forty Niners, which I look out my window it's

516
00:25:56,680 --> 00:26:01,280
Speaker 1: about seventy degrees today, so there is zero chance, or

517
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Speaker 1: they're just it's impossible to prepare for a lambo game

518
00:26:05,200 --> 00:26:08,120
Speaker 1: that's like negative twenty in the middle of January. Now,

519
00:26:08,119 --> 00:26:11,480
Speaker 1: the Niners did under Harbaugh, go on the road. Remember

520
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Speaker 1: in the game where Kaepernick didn't wear sleeves and they won,

521
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Speaker 1: But this it's a little different with this team. That

522
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Speaker 1: defense was a little bit better, it would be a

523
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Speaker 1: little more difficult. But whoever wins this game is going

524
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Speaker 1: to be riding sky high on Cloud nine. Before the

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Speaker 1: forty Niners, it might be short lived because the next

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Speaker 1: two game stretch against the Ravens and the Saints is

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Speaker 1: really intense. Now, the Packers still have games against the Lions,

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Speaker 1: the Bears in Minnesota. You know, Minnesota, who are they playing?

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Speaker 1: They have a bye this week. I think they do

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Speaker 1: that in Minnesota is really good, so that they could

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Speaker 1: easily beat the Packers. But between the Cowboys, the forty

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Speaker 1: Niners and the Packers, you know we're gonna learn a lot. Okay,

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Speaker 1: let's dive into the Sunday games. Will bang out like

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Speaker 1: a minute on each and fly through this. The NFC

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Speaker 1: South first morning matchup, Buccaneers at Atlanta Falcons minus four

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Speaker 1: and a half. The Buccaneers, listen, Jamis is just a

537
00:27:11,440 --> 00:27:14,840
Speaker 1: turnover machine. I think he has eighteen interceptions so far

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00:27:14,960 --> 00:27:17,640
Speaker 1: this season. It feels like he's on pace. I mean

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Speaker 1: he's clearly on pace for about twenty six. Just a

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00:27:21,160 --> 00:27:23,119
Speaker 1: train wreck. I mean, he turns the ball over at

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Speaker 1: you know, historic rate, even for his his paces. The Falcons,

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Speaker 1: I guess over the bye week, dan Quinn put all

543
00:27:31,160 --> 00:27:34,080
Speaker 1: the names in a hat, and now coaches are coaching

544
00:27:34,119 --> 00:27:37,560
Speaker 1: different positions. I mean, you Falcons fans listening might be like, well, John,

545
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Speaker 1: that's not exactly what happened. I thought the Falcons were

546
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Speaker 1: destined for a top five pick. Now it feels like,

547
00:27:43,560 --> 00:27:45,600
Speaker 1: just through two games, like the hottest team in the league.

548
00:27:46,600 --> 00:27:49,920
Speaker 1: I'd probably take Atlantis mina Atlanta minus four and a half.

549
00:27:49,960 --> 00:27:52,240
Speaker 1: But the Bucks are sneaky man, just because they could

550
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Speaker 1: score points. But at any moment, Jamis can throw a

551
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Speaker 1: pick six and the Bucks defense is terrible. This is

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Speaker 1: I mean, unless you're living the South, this is not

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Speaker 1: a great game. Broncos at the Bills. I think this

554
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Speaker 1: Brandon Allen character is gonna run into This is gonna

555
00:28:06,160 --> 00:28:08,359
Speaker 1: be a little bit different. Bills Mafia. It's getting cold

556
00:28:08,359 --> 00:28:12,000
Speaker 1: in the Northeast. Bills defense is really good. I love

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Speaker 1: the Bills minus four in this game. All of a sudden,

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00:28:15,040 --> 00:28:17,440
Speaker 1: you look up, You're like, the Bills are eight and three,

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00:28:18,200 --> 00:28:20,640
Speaker 1: and it's just when the dust settles. I've been saying

560
00:28:20,680 --> 00:28:23,720
Speaker 1: it from the jump. They were a lock playoff team,

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00:28:24,000 --> 00:28:26,360
Speaker 1: which seems a little crazy because you're like, well, they

562
00:28:26,359 --> 00:28:29,800
Speaker 1: don't really score any points, and they don't really unless

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00:28:29,800 --> 00:28:32,080
Speaker 1: their defense creates them. But they're about to be eight

564
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Speaker 1: and three, and when you're eight and three with that

565
00:28:33,760 --> 00:28:36,560
Speaker 1: level of defense, you're destined for the five seed in

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Speaker 1: an a f C that's not very good this year.

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Speaker 1: So the Bill's cruise control Giants at Chicago minus six.

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00:28:43,440 --> 00:28:48,240
Speaker 1: Trabinski clearly fake injury. Uh He's terrible, but the Giants

569
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Speaker 1: are worse. The Giants are a dumpster fire franchise. John Mara,

570
00:28:52,600 --> 00:28:55,760
Speaker 1: if he has any sense and big picture field, should

571
00:28:55,760 --> 00:28:59,400
Speaker 1: get rid of everyone in that building. Petrumer, nice guy,

572
00:28:59,600 --> 00:29:03,000
Speaker 1: hike actor guy, not a good head. Coach, Dave Gettleman.

573
00:29:04,320 --> 00:29:07,000
Speaker 1: I just would not want Dave Gettleman as my general manager.

574
00:29:07,920 --> 00:29:10,560
Speaker 1: The Bears clearly have their own problems. Khalil Mack has

575
00:29:10,560 --> 00:29:12,960
Speaker 1: been a shell of himself this season. I don't know why.

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00:29:13,080 --> 00:29:16,680
Speaker 1: These last five or six games, his urgency, his effort

577
00:29:16,720 --> 00:29:19,320
Speaker 1: has been terrible. He's not playing like a ninety million

578
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Speaker 1: dollar guy. And then their offense is just horrendous. The

579
00:29:22,760 --> 00:29:25,960
Speaker 1: Bears have issues. I wouldn't I would not bet on

580
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Speaker 1: this game, but I think Chicago. If Chicago loses this game,

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Speaker 1: I don't even know. I'd be speechless. Pittsburgh at Cincinnati

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Speaker 1: May Maybe I hyped up the week. Maybe this week

583
00:29:36,160 --> 00:29:39,720
Speaker 1: gets pretty terrible. Pittsburgh Accincinnati. That's a terrible game. The

584
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Speaker 1: Bengals one of the worst teams we've seen in recent memory.

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Speaker 1: They feel borderline destined right now for an undefeated season

586
00:29:45,880 --> 00:29:48,760
Speaker 1: in the wrong way. Oh and six team the Steelers

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00:29:48,880 --> 00:29:51,959
Speaker 1: with the Mason Rudolph stuff. For all the you know,

588
00:29:52,360 --> 00:29:55,120
Speaker 1: Miles Smollett is all call um who made up the

589
00:29:55,200 --> 00:29:58,320
Speaker 1: racial stuff about Mason Rudolph allegedly, at least according to

590
00:29:58,360 --> 00:30:00,480
Speaker 1: the NFL and every guy that was a round there.

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00:30:01,120 --> 00:30:03,400
Speaker 1: I know Miles acts like kids he said it, but

592
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Speaker 1: I think that's kind of masking just how bad Mason

593
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Speaker 1: Rudolph was last Thursday through four interceptions and was horrendous.

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Speaker 1: He's a slow blinker, holds on in the football too long. Now,

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Speaker 1: it won't matter in this game because the Steelers are

596
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Speaker 1: just dramatically better than the Bengals. But yeah, I guess

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Speaker 1: unless you live. Even if you're a Steeler fan, I

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Speaker 1: I don't know how you'd be super locked into this game.

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Speaker 1: I like the Steelers minus six and a half. They

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Speaker 1: should kill him. Dolphins at the Browns. You know, the

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Speaker 1: Browns lose Myles Garrett, their best defensive player. Starting to

602
00:30:34,000 --> 00:30:35,680
Speaker 1: get a little Mojoe though. Want a couple of games

603
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Speaker 1: in a row. Their offense is starting to click. Baker

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Speaker 1: looking a lot better the Dolphins, who don't have very

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Speaker 1: good players. The one thing you would say about him

606
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Speaker 1: is they have played their ass off for about the

607
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Speaker 1: five last five or six games. I mean, their effort

608
00:30:47,520 --> 00:30:51,520
Speaker 1: every game is elite. See what you want. Their talent sucks,

609
00:30:52,000 --> 00:30:56,640
Speaker 1: their drafts have sucked. The trades you know for tanking sucked.

610
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Speaker 1: But they are playing at a really, really high effort level.

611
00:31:01,520 --> 00:31:03,520
Speaker 1: Now this is the National Football League. This isn't high school.

612
00:31:03,520 --> 00:31:05,600
Speaker 1: You don't get effort points. You don't win games with effort.

613
00:31:05,920 --> 00:31:08,080
Speaker 1: But you can't stay in games when you're playing with

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Speaker 1: pros when you try hard. And the one thing I'll

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00:31:10,080 --> 00:31:12,360
Speaker 1: give the Dolphins they look well coach, and they are

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Speaker 1: trying hard. The ten and a half number seems a

617
00:31:14,880 --> 00:31:17,840
Speaker 1: little strong, but the games in Cleveland probably be a

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Speaker 1: stay away from me. I like Cleveland to win the game,

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Speaker 1: but ten and a half. I don't care who the

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Speaker 1: Browns were playing. Unless they're playing like Fresno State, they

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Speaker 1: should not be a ten point favorite. That's that's too high.

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Speaker 1: Panthers Saints. Kyle Allen's come back to earth a little bit.

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Speaker 1: The Panthers are struggling a little bit. Uh, the New

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00:31:38,000 --> 00:31:42,040
Speaker 1: Orleans Saints got their mojo back last week. I still

625
00:31:42,080 --> 00:31:45,200
Speaker 1: think the Saints went on are the best team in

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Speaker 1: the NFC now by the end of this weekend and

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00:31:48,160 --> 00:31:49,840
Speaker 1: the next couple of weeks will have a lot more

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00:31:49,920 --> 00:31:52,960
Speaker 1: clarity on that. But I think top to bottom quarterback,

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Speaker 1: wide receiver, running back, coach, offensive line, defense, the home field,

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00:31:58,240 --> 00:32:01,400
Speaker 1: I think they're the total package. Uh, this is a

631
00:32:01,440 --> 00:32:04,760
Speaker 1: pretty big line. But that place is rocking. They're gonna

632
00:32:04,760 --> 00:32:07,120
Speaker 1: start smelling, you know, a home field by in the

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Speaker 1: first round. I mean, they already are in position, but

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Speaker 1: I I would take the Saints. Nine and a half's

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636
00:32:14,400 --> 00:32:16,160
Speaker 1: of trending in the wrong way. So I'd probably take

637
00:32:16,200 --> 00:32:18,960
Speaker 1: the Saints minus nine and a half. Raiders at the Jets.

638
00:32:18,960 --> 00:32:21,280
Speaker 1: This game is interesting. Raiders are clearly one of the

639
00:32:21,280 --> 00:32:24,360
Speaker 1: better stories in the league. I would never in a

640
00:32:24,440 --> 00:32:26,600
Speaker 1: million years of guests that they would be six and four.

641
00:32:27,040 --> 00:32:29,760
Speaker 1: But I got some red flags on this game. When

642
00:32:29,800 --> 00:32:31,600
Speaker 1: it comes to the Raiders. One, they've been one of

643
00:32:31,640 --> 00:32:33,640
Speaker 1: the better rushing teams in the league this year. Josh

644
00:32:33,720 --> 00:32:35,560
Speaker 1: Jacob is gonna win the Offensive Rookie of the Year.

645
00:32:35,680 --> 00:32:37,640
Speaker 1: I mean him or Kyler. Kyler has actually been really good,

646
00:32:37,640 --> 00:32:40,200
Speaker 1: but I think Josh Jacobs being the best player on

647
00:32:40,400 --> 00:32:44,440
Speaker 1: a playoff contender, i'd have I'd give the award to

648
00:32:44,520 --> 00:32:48,000
Speaker 1: Josh Jacobs. He's changed the Raiders the New York Jets.

649
00:32:48,120 --> 00:32:51,800
Speaker 1: I've found this out on Baldies Baldy breakdowns on Twitter.

650
00:32:52,640 --> 00:32:54,400
Speaker 1: The New York Jets of the number one rush defense

651
00:32:54,400 --> 00:32:58,240
Speaker 1: in the league. The number one rush defense in the league. Now,

652
00:32:58,480 --> 00:33:01,360
Speaker 1: I would imagine if you dove into context, they've been

653
00:33:01,400 --> 00:33:03,440
Speaker 1: down big in games like you could really probably knit

654
00:33:03,520 --> 00:33:05,959
Speaker 1: pick some of this, but one thing's clear. They stopped

655
00:33:05,960 --> 00:33:08,920
Speaker 1: the run, so something's got to give there. Derek Carr

656
00:33:08,960 --> 00:33:11,840
Speaker 1: like Jared Goff are two individuals that I've been watching

657
00:33:12,120 --> 00:33:15,080
Speaker 1: since they were a freshmen in college. Even car A

658
00:33:15,080 --> 00:33:18,800
Speaker 1: little longer than that. Our California guys and do not

659
00:33:18,880 --> 00:33:21,680
Speaker 1: play well in the inclement weather. I will always bet

660
00:33:21,680 --> 00:33:24,920
Speaker 1: against those two guys when they play in cold situations.

661
00:33:24,920 --> 00:33:26,760
Speaker 1: So you're going to New York, it's gonna be in

662
00:33:26,800 --> 00:33:28,680
Speaker 1: the forties, and for us in the West Coast, forty

663
00:33:28,800 --> 00:33:31,400
Speaker 1: is really if you live in the Northeast, that's like

664
00:33:31,400 --> 00:33:34,560
Speaker 1: our twenty So that's really cold to us the rain.

665
00:33:35,000 --> 00:33:37,160
Speaker 1: I don't like Derek to play well in that situation

666
00:33:37,200 --> 00:33:39,720
Speaker 1: because historically never has since he's been in the NFL.

667
00:33:40,120 --> 00:33:43,680
Speaker 1: Him and Jared Goff play poorly in inclement weather. I

668
00:33:43,760 --> 00:33:46,000
Speaker 1: like the Jets plus two and a half, and I

669
00:33:46,360 --> 00:33:49,320
Speaker 1: just Sam Donald was really good last week. Now, granted

670
00:33:49,360 --> 00:33:51,720
Speaker 1: was against the Redskins, but the Raiders defense is worse

671
00:33:51,720 --> 00:33:54,440
Speaker 1: than the Redskins. I think the Raiders, player for player

672
00:33:54,520 --> 00:33:57,400
Speaker 1: might have the worst defense in the league. Uh. There there,

673
00:33:57,520 --> 00:34:00,479
Speaker 1: they got a mad Max Crosby starting to make plays.

674
00:34:00,520 --> 00:34:04,400
Speaker 1: But I like the Jets here and upset special, especially

675
00:34:04,440 --> 00:34:06,000
Speaker 1: just because they can take away the one thing the

676
00:34:06,040 --> 00:34:08,880
Speaker 1: Raiders do well, and that's running the ball. Seattle at Philly.

677
00:34:09,960 --> 00:34:12,920
Speaker 1: You know, Seattle's coming off of by Uh, they're feeling

678
00:34:12,920 --> 00:34:15,640
Speaker 1: pretty good. Off that big Monday night football win. Phillis.

679
00:34:16,360 --> 00:34:20,000
Speaker 1: He's fighting for their life. Um Mark Jackson once famously said,

680
00:34:20,040 --> 00:34:22,080
Speaker 1: before he got fired by the Golden State Warries, I'm

681
00:34:22,080 --> 00:34:24,440
Speaker 1: fighting from a life. That's what the Eagles are doing

682
00:34:24,560 --> 00:34:27,960
Speaker 1: right now. They have a home game. Regardless what happens

683
00:34:27,960 --> 00:34:31,040
Speaker 1: to Dallas, this is this is must win. Philly has

684
00:34:31,120 --> 00:34:33,640
Speaker 1: to win just to keep their head above water. As

685
00:34:33,640 --> 00:34:36,960
Speaker 1: of recording this, they're missing a bunch of players from practice.

686
00:34:37,480 --> 00:34:40,160
Speaker 1: They have a had a ton of injuries. Watching the

687
00:34:40,160 --> 00:34:42,520
Speaker 1: game last week against New England, you know you can

688
00:34:42,560 --> 00:34:45,439
Speaker 1: blame the wide receivers. I wouldn't put as much blame

689
00:34:45,480 --> 00:34:47,799
Speaker 1: on the quarterback. I actually think he looks pretty good.

690
00:34:47,840 --> 00:34:49,200
Speaker 1: He's got to get a little bit better with some

691
00:34:49,280 --> 00:34:52,439
Speaker 1: touch passes. But I don't watch Carson Wentzon go. That's

692
00:34:52,480 --> 00:34:55,640
Speaker 1: the problem. I mean, the receivers can't catch Nelson Aguilar

693
00:34:56,080 --> 00:34:58,040
Speaker 1: as the guy that caught the kids jumping out of

694
00:34:58,040 --> 00:35:01,080
Speaker 1: the burning building, says you gotta catch the football, and

695
00:35:01,480 --> 00:35:03,879
Speaker 1: Carson Wentz hit him in the hands on a game

696
00:35:03,880 --> 00:35:05,719
Speaker 1: winning play. I guess it would have been a game

697
00:35:05,800 --> 00:35:08,680
Speaker 1: time play against New England and he dropped it. Tough catch.

698
00:35:09,280 --> 00:35:11,200
Speaker 1: But but this is not This is not even college.

699
00:35:11,239 --> 00:35:14,240
Speaker 1: This is the pros. This is the pros. You're playing

700
00:35:14,280 --> 00:35:15,680
Speaker 1: for a team and you played on a team that

701
00:35:15,680 --> 00:35:17,560
Speaker 1: won a super Bowl. They depend on you to make

702
00:35:17,719 --> 00:35:21,120
Speaker 1: tough plays that separates people at the highest level of

703
00:35:21,160 --> 00:35:24,520
Speaker 1: any business. Can you do extraordinary stuff? And he can't.

704
00:35:25,080 --> 00:35:26,960
Speaker 1: And the and the reality is, and I'm not even

705
00:35:26,960 --> 00:35:29,840
Speaker 1: trying to crush Nelson Agholar. They're depending on him to

706
00:35:29,920 --> 00:35:31,799
Speaker 1: be a little bit of everything, an outside guy, an

707
00:35:31,840 --> 00:35:33,919
Speaker 1: inside guy. He's gotta carry him. He's just not good enough.

708
00:35:35,120 --> 00:35:37,600
Speaker 1: I actually think just a guy to keep an eye on.

709
00:35:37,640 --> 00:35:40,520
Speaker 1: It's like an undervalued free agent asset because I think

710
00:35:40,520 --> 00:35:43,240
Speaker 1: everyone's looking at him like Nelson Aglar seck. No, Nelson

711
00:35:43,280 --> 00:35:45,320
Speaker 1: Aghilar is good if he's just like your third wide

712
00:35:45,320 --> 00:35:48,440
Speaker 1: receiver when he's basically becomes your one, which he is

713
00:35:48,440 --> 00:35:51,239
Speaker 1: in Philly because al Sean and Deshaun are out, it's

714
00:35:51,239 --> 00:35:55,200
Speaker 1: a problem. Uh So I would lean Philly. But Seattle.

715
00:35:55,480 --> 00:35:57,399
Speaker 1: I think eight of their ten games have been one

716
00:35:57,440 --> 00:36:01,120
Speaker 1: score games. They've played multiple overtime game games that they're

717
00:36:01,160 --> 00:36:03,319
Speaker 1: like the good version of the Chargers. Every single one

718
00:36:03,360 --> 00:36:05,759
Speaker 1: of their games is close. Because when you really dive

719
00:36:05,800 --> 00:36:08,160
Speaker 1: into it. Besides, like Russell and three or four other guys,

720
00:36:08,160 --> 00:36:11,280
Speaker 1: their roster is not great. They went on coaching toughness

721
00:36:11,320 --> 00:36:13,720
Speaker 1: and quarterback play. This is a tough game for Philly,

722
00:36:13,760 --> 00:36:16,200
Speaker 1: but I do think it's a winnable game. Lions at

723
00:36:16,239 --> 00:36:19,399
Speaker 1: the Redskins. The Redskins are just a disaster. I mean,

724
00:36:19,520 --> 00:36:22,640
Speaker 1: I watched just getting ready for this Raider game. Watch

725
00:36:22,719 --> 00:36:25,560
Speaker 1: the Jets play the Redskins. Dwayne Haskins looks like a

726
00:36:25,600 --> 00:36:28,160
Speaker 1: JV player. I know it's unfair to completely blame him.

727
00:36:28,160 --> 00:36:30,800
Speaker 1: They can't block for him, but god, he looks terrible.

728
00:36:31,040 --> 00:36:33,480
Speaker 1: He looks really he looks like a practice squad or

729
00:36:33,520 --> 00:36:37,040
Speaker 1: not a top fifteen pick. The Lion Stafford surely to

730
00:36:37,040 --> 00:36:40,000
Speaker 1: miss another game. Jeff Driscoll. Again, if you don't live

731
00:36:40,040 --> 00:36:42,120
Speaker 1: in Washington or Detroit, I don't know why you would

732
00:36:42,120 --> 00:36:44,239
Speaker 1: watch this game. If I was gonna gamble on it,

733
00:36:46,160 --> 00:36:48,680
Speaker 1: I don't know. I guess I'd take the Lions plus

734
00:36:48,680 --> 00:36:50,120
Speaker 1: three and a half. I mean, the only reason that

735
00:36:50,239 --> 00:36:52,560
Speaker 1: Lion is that way because Jeff Driscoll is starting just

736
00:36:52,600 --> 00:36:55,879
Speaker 1: a gross game. Jaguars at Titans. You know, another one

737
00:36:55,880 --> 00:36:58,680
Speaker 1: that's not exactly moving the needle. Just get this week.

738
00:36:58,800 --> 00:37:01,200
Speaker 1: Is I hyped it up? It's it's actually pretty terrible.

739
00:37:01,800 --> 00:37:05,120
Speaker 1: The Jags at the Titans. Uh, I don't really know

740
00:37:05,120 --> 00:37:07,320
Speaker 1: what to say. I guess Nick Foles trying to establish

741
00:37:07,360 --> 00:37:09,600
Speaker 1: himself back as the starter. You know, if he has

742
00:37:09,600 --> 00:37:12,200
Speaker 1: another average to below average game, do we start talking

743
00:37:12,239 --> 00:37:15,399
Speaker 1: about Gardner Minshew while he pipping him this offseason? Would

744
00:37:15,400 --> 00:37:18,560
Speaker 1: they trade folds? The Titans? I mean, just have life.

745
00:37:18,560 --> 00:37:20,400
Speaker 1: They are five and five. So you win this game,

746
00:37:20,680 --> 00:37:23,439
Speaker 1: you're six and five with Ryan tanney Hill, you still

747
00:37:23,480 --> 00:37:25,320
Speaker 1: play the Raiders, you play a bunch of teams in

748
00:37:25,320 --> 00:37:27,799
Speaker 1: your division. You're You're not out of it by any means. Hell,

749
00:37:27,840 --> 00:37:30,839
Speaker 1: they could still win the division. Uh, definitely could make

750
00:37:30,880 --> 00:37:33,319
Speaker 1: a six wild card because the sixth seed in the

751
00:37:33,360 --> 00:37:35,960
Speaker 1: a f C. There's a chance of satan a. But

752
00:37:36,000 --> 00:37:38,719
Speaker 1: I'm pretty confident it's gonna be nine and seven. If

753
00:37:38,760 --> 00:37:40,719
Speaker 1: you're nine and seven, you're gonna have a legit chance

754
00:37:40,760 --> 00:37:42,920
Speaker 1: to make the playoffs in the a f C. So

755
00:37:43,120 --> 00:37:44,880
Speaker 1: I guess I wouldn't take the Titans minus three and

756
00:37:44,920 --> 00:37:46,840
Speaker 1: a half in this game, but I probably won't be

757
00:37:46,840 --> 00:37:48,799
Speaker 1: watching much of it. This game is pretty damned good.

758
00:37:48,920 --> 00:37:53,400
Speaker 1: Dallas at New England Now would you ever in a

759
00:37:53,440 --> 00:37:56,680
Speaker 1: vacuum bet against Bill Belichick first, Jason Garrett, of course not.

760
00:37:57,280 --> 00:38:00,000
Speaker 1: But when you start kind of diving in rumors are

761
00:38:00,120 --> 00:38:02,839
Speaker 1: kicking the tires on Antonio Brown. They have legit wide

762
00:38:02,880 --> 00:38:05,799
Speaker 1: receiver issues. They can't really run the ball. Brady looks

763
00:38:05,840 --> 00:38:09,040
Speaker 1: a little flustered. Their offensive line hasn't been blocking as

764
00:38:09,040 --> 00:38:11,520
Speaker 1: well now. Granted they're getting Isaiah win back this week.

765
00:38:11,920 --> 00:38:15,080
Speaker 1: Their defense, though, is top notch. But Dak has been

766
00:38:15,120 --> 00:38:16,839
Speaker 1: one of the better players in the league this year,

767
00:38:16,880 --> 00:38:20,759
Speaker 1: and Mary Cooper is having a, you know, a career year.

768
00:38:20,840 --> 00:38:23,640
Speaker 1: Their offense has been really dynamic except a couple of

769
00:38:23,640 --> 00:38:26,000
Speaker 1: games and like a couple of moments in big games

770
00:38:27,040 --> 00:38:29,479
Speaker 1: Dallas and I said this earlier is just too good

771
00:38:29,680 --> 00:38:32,000
Speaker 1: to not win a big game this season. They have

772
00:38:32,040 --> 00:38:35,000
Speaker 1: too much talent. Now, the stats speak for themselves. The

773
00:38:35,000 --> 00:38:37,560
Speaker 1: Patriots haven't lost the game in Foxboro and what seems

774
00:38:37,600 --> 00:38:41,600
Speaker 1: like in years, literally it is years. I don't know, man,

775
00:38:41,719 --> 00:38:43,680
Speaker 1: Maybe I'm just going against the grain. Maybe I'm just

776
00:38:43,680 --> 00:38:46,160
Speaker 1: trying to be a contrarian. I'm taking Dallas not just

777
00:38:46,160 --> 00:38:47,759
Speaker 1: plus six and a half, I'm taking them to win

778
00:38:47,800 --> 00:38:51,000
Speaker 1: the game. Uh, everything would say you're betting against Brady,

779
00:38:51,080 --> 00:38:54,280
Speaker 1: You're betting against Belichick at home. I know it's crazy talk,

780
00:38:55,120 --> 00:38:59,040
Speaker 1: and I just think I'm just going against the grain.

781
00:38:59,160 --> 00:39:02,400
Speaker 1: I can't really justify it because Jason Garrett I have

782
00:39:02,480 --> 00:39:05,759
Speaker 1: no faith in him anymore. This is Kellen Moore against Belichick.

783
00:39:05,800 --> 00:39:08,920
Speaker 1: I mean, come on, but the Cowboys really do have

784
00:39:09,080 --> 00:39:13,439
Speaker 1: a ton of talent everywhere, and just you think one

785
00:39:13,520 --> 00:39:16,280
Speaker 1: game they play top to bottom, you know, start to finish,

786
00:39:16,680 --> 00:39:18,960
Speaker 1: just a high level game, and they could just out

787
00:39:19,040 --> 00:39:22,759
Speaker 1: talent New England. Because if you gave Belichick, if you

788
00:39:22,800 --> 00:39:26,520
Speaker 1: just said starting in December, Belichick will coach the Cowboys

789
00:39:26,600 --> 00:39:28,399
Speaker 1: for the rest of the season, I'd be like, yeah,

790
00:39:28,400 --> 00:39:31,000
Speaker 1: they will win the Super Bowl. I feel pretty confident

791
00:39:31,120 --> 00:39:33,399
Speaker 1: like they'll be a Super Bowl champ. That's how much

792
00:39:33,400 --> 00:39:36,080
Speaker 1: talent is on this Dallas team. So you would think

793
00:39:36,120 --> 00:39:38,040
Speaker 1: even if they get bounced in the first round or whatever,

794
00:39:38,080 --> 00:39:41,400
Speaker 1: they're gonna put one game together where you go, damn,

795
00:39:41,880 --> 00:39:44,080
Speaker 1: the Cowboys are good. Now. Full disclosure, I did pick

796
00:39:44,120 --> 00:39:46,040
Speaker 1: Cowboys to win the NFC. So I just heading my

797
00:39:46,080 --> 00:39:49,120
Speaker 1: beds hoping that it'll turn around. Maybe a little uh

798
00:39:49,239 --> 00:39:51,560
Speaker 1: and maybe I'm just a contrarian, but I'm taking the

799
00:39:51,560 --> 00:39:55,640
Speaker 1: Cowboys game of the day. Packers at the Niners the

800
00:39:56,480 --> 00:39:59,160
Speaker 1: just biggest Sunday night game in a long time since

801
00:39:59,200 --> 00:40:01,799
Speaker 1: that made Hell guest primetime game since last week when

802
00:40:01,800 --> 00:40:05,360
Speaker 1: the forty Niners played the Seattle Seahawks and winning a

803
00:40:05,400 --> 00:40:09,080
Speaker 1: football highest rated game of the year. The Packers aren't

804
00:40:09,080 --> 00:40:12,160
Speaker 1: your typical just offensive oriented team. They signed to Darius

805
00:40:12,160 --> 00:40:15,320
Speaker 1: Smith Preston Smith, who have been badasses, have dominated. I

806
00:40:15,360 --> 00:40:18,560
Speaker 1: think I've combined for eighteen and a half sacks. Then

807
00:40:18,600 --> 00:40:22,239
Speaker 1: you have the two corners as Jerry Alexander, who they

808
00:40:22,320 --> 00:40:24,080
Speaker 1: draft in the first round, is really good. Kevin King

809
00:40:24,120 --> 00:40:27,360
Speaker 1: from Washington has turned into like a poor man's Richard Sherman.

810
00:40:27,360 --> 00:40:29,520
Speaker 1: You know, he's like six three, he's long, he'll tackle,

811
00:40:29,560 --> 00:40:32,800
Speaker 1: he's got good ball skills. They got difference makers on defense.

812
00:40:32,880 --> 00:40:34,960
Speaker 1: Kenny Clark the u c L, a former U c

813
00:40:35,080 --> 00:40:37,120
Speaker 1: L A defensive tackles kind of their nose tackle. He's

814
00:40:37,160 --> 00:40:41,040
Speaker 1: a really disruptive player that They've just been good. They've

815
00:40:41,239 --> 00:40:43,600
Speaker 1: been They've been solid on defense, much better than they've

816
00:40:43,600 --> 00:40:46,960
Speaker 1: been in years past. Offensively, Aaron's playing really well. He's

817
00:40:46,960 --> 00:40:49,760
Speaker 1: just playing at a high level. Davante who was banged

818
00:40:49,800 --> 00:40:52,440
Speaker 1: up earlier in the year from the Eagles. Game play

819
00:40:52,600 --> 00:40:54,600
Speaker 1: was really good last week. Again, they're two weeks ago

820
00:40:54,600 --> 00:40:58,600
Speaker 1: against Carolina. Their running backs have combined for twenty touchdowns

821
00:40:59,000 --> 00:41:02,399
Speaker 1: twenty touchdowns Jamal Williams and Aaron Jones eight in the air,

822
00:41:02,840 --> 00:41:05,440
Speaker 1: so that they're getting so much freaking production out of

823
00:41:05,440 --> 00:41:08,360
Speaker 1: their backfield it's stupid. Now. The one thing the Niners

824
00:41:08,360 --> 00:41:10,560
Speaker 1: hang their hat on is their defense, and their defense

825
00:41:10,600 --> 00:41:14,719
Speaker 1: typically dominates uh that They've held basically every quarterback this

826
00:41:14,800 --> 00:41:17,280
Speaker 1: year in check, really except Kyler Murray, who's given him fits.

827
00:41:18,000 --> 00:41:20,440
Speaker 1: But Aaron Rodgers a little bit different, but he does

828
00:41:20,520 --> 00:41:23,000
Speaker 1: have some similarities with Kyler Murray and even Russell Wilson

829
00:41:23,000 --> 00:41:24,680
Speaker 1: that kind of took advantage of them that Monday night games.

830
00:41:24,719 --> 00:41:27,200
Speaker 1: He can keep plays alive with his feet, the affords

831
00:41:27,200 --> 00:41:29,439
Speaker 1: out for the game. Now, the difference in this game

832
00:41:29,480 --> 00:41:31,200
Speaker 1: to me is the Niners have sputtered a little bit

833
00:41:31,239 --> 00:41:33,160
Speaker 1: on offense the last couple of weeks. George Kittle's back,

834
00:41:33,600 --> 00:41:35,200
Speaker 1: and George Kittle is one of the best players in

835
00:41:35,239 --> 00:41:37,600
Speaker 1: the NFL. He's not just the niners best player, he's

836
00:41:37,640 --> 00:41:39,319
Speaker 1: literally one of the best players. And he's that big

837
00:41:39,320 --> 00:41:41,759
Speaker 1: of a difference maker Kyle. Kyle is one of the

838
00:41:41,760 --> 00:41:44,759
Speaker 1: best schemers in the league. Uh, they'll talk around the

839
00:41:44,800 --> 00:41:47,400
Speaker 1: Bay has been. I didn't know this, but the the

840
00:41:47,440 --> 00:41:51,120
Speaker 1: reason Matt Lafleur got into the NFL is because he

841
00:41:51,160 --> 00:41:55,880
Speaker 1: worked with Robert Sala, who is Kyle Shanahan's defensive coordinator

842
00:41:56,400 --> 00:41:59,400
Speaker 1: back in Houston in oh eight, they were looking for

843
00:41:59,640 --> 00:42:03,080
Speaker 1: a plaity control guy. Well, Robert Sala had worked at

844
00:42:03,120 --> 00:42:07,040
Speaker 1: Central Michigan where he had been assistant coach. Also an

845
00:42:07,040 --> 00:42:10,080
Speaker 1: assistant coach on that staff was Matt Lafleur. Also playing

846
00:42:10,120 --> 00:42:13,399
Speaker 1: on that team was Joe Staley, and they knew each other.

847
00:42:14,280 --> 00:42:16,880
Speaker 1: He gave his name as a recommendation, Kyle and Kubiak

848
00:42:16,960 --> 00:42:19,319
Speaker 1: interviewed him. They ended up hiring him, and then that

849
00:42:19,400 --> 00:42:22,120
Speaker 1: and then Lafleur followed into Washington, and you know, I

850
00:42:22,120 --> 00:42:25,920
Speaker 1: think Lafour's brother still on Kyle's staff and Kyle had

851
00:42:25,920 --> 00:42:28,040
Speaker 1: worked for Petton in Cleveland. So there is a lot

852
00:42:28,080 --> 00:42:31,600
Speaker 1: of just connections and carryovers in this game of guys

853
00:42:31,640 --> 00:42:35,040
Speaker 1: working for and with each other that I'm fascinated to watch.

854
00:42:35,320 --> 00:42:39,080
Speaker 1: I'm looking forward to it. I'm really excited for this game.

855
00:42:40,320 --> 00:42:42,080
Speaker 1: You know, call me a home or whatever. I think.

856
00:42:42,080 --> 00:42:46,080
Speaker 1: I like the Niners given the slide edge, just giving

857
00:42:46,120 --> 00:42:48,600
Speaker 1: it's a home game. The next two games for the

858
00:42:48,680 --> 00:42:51,640
Speaker 1: Niners or no joke, the Ravens and then the Saints.

859
00:42:52,360 --> 00:42:54,960
Speaker 1: But man, this is uh, this reminds me of my

860
00:42:55,080 --> 00:42:59,000
Speaker 1: youth Steve Young Verse, Brett Farve, an old school NFC

861
00:42:59,120 --> 00:43:03,960
Speaker 1: game to quote my guy Bart Scott can't wait. Okay,

862
00:43:04,040 --> 00:43:06,120
Speaker 1: let's uh. Let's dive up into those d M s

863
00:43:06,239 --> 00:43:10,720
Speaker 1: at John middlecoff is my Instagram handle d MS wide open.

864
00:43:11,160 --> 00:43:13,480
Speaker 1: You slide up in him and we answer your questions

865
00:43:13,560 --> 00:43:17,920
Speaker 1: right here on the show. Let's start with Austin. If

866
00:43:17,920 --> 00:43:20,120
Speaker 1: you were to rank the three most physical football players

867
00:43:20,160 --> 00:43:22,680
Speaker 1: you've ever seen, who would they be? I'd go with

868
00:43:22,760 --> 00:43:28,640
Speaker 1: Larry Allen, Sean Taylor, and LT I'd go with ray Lewis.

869
00:43:30,880 --> 00:43:35,080
Speaker 1: It's a good one. I'd go with ray Lewis, Definitely

870
00:43:35,120 --> 00:43:40,879
Speaker 1: ray Lewis. I love Ray Lewis. Brian Dawkins slash John

871
00:43:40,960 --> 00:43:44,480
Speaker 1: Lynch and I'm gonna go a little under the radar.

872
00:43:44,520 --> 00:43:47,760
Speaker 1: But this guy was such a badass, the cowboy Justin Smith.

873
00:43:48,280 --> 00:43:51,279
Speaker 1: I mean, he was just an old school load, you know,

874
00:43:51,320 --> 00:43:53,440
Speaker 1: one of the guys that probably didn't get as much credit.

875
00:43:54,040 --> 00:43:58,640
Speaker 1: I mean, obviously Dawkins, I know I pick four. Dawkins

876
00:43:58,680 --> 00:44:02,640
Speaker 1: in Lynch were just I love football where when you

877
00:44:02,680 --> 00:44:04,879
Speaker 1: went over the middle, there was no such thing as

878
00:44:04,880 --> 00:44:08,560
Speaker 1: a defenseless receiver. He was just a wide receiver and

879
00:44:09,360 --> 00:44:12,879
Speaker 1: the guys are coming for your head. Those days were over.

880
00:44:12,920 --> 00:44:15,920
Speaker 1: Though you mentioned Colts maybe taken too late in the

881
00:44:15,920 --> 00:44:17,360
Speaker 1: first if he fell there. What do you think of

882
00:44:17,440 --> 00:44:20,399
Speaker 1: Jalen Hurts get drafted fourth round? If so, maybe stick

883
00:44:20,440 --> 00:44:23,000
Speaker 1: with Jacobe. Take a guy like Hurts to sit behind him,

884
00:44:23,040 --> 00:44:25,359
Speaker 1: see if he turns into an NFL quarterback. Also making

885
00:44:25,480 --> 00:44:28,520
Speaker 1: judgment on Jacoby, Yeah, I kind of like that. I think.

886
00:44:30,080 --> 00:44:33,120
Speaker 1: You know, the more you watch Jalen Hurts, you realize

887
00:44:34,080 --> 00:44:36,120
Speaker 1: you can watch some bad throws. You know, his arm

888
00:44:36,160 --> 00:44:39,799
Speaker 1: strength just okay, But he's super resilient. I love the

889
00:44:39,920 --> 00:44:43,520
Speaker 1: character on the guy. I think he's gonna blow people

890
00:44:43,520 --> 00:44:47,240
Speaker 1: away with his interviews. Saban and Lincoln Riley are gonna

891
00:44:48,239 --> 00:44:52,400
Speaker 1: hold him in reverence. They're going to hold him in

892
00:44:52,560 --> 00:44:55,799
Speaker 1: very very high esteem. Just hold him in reverence. They're

893
00:44:55,800 --> 00:44:58,680
Speaker 1: gonna speak about him in reverence. I think I'm using

894
00:44:58,680 --> 00:45:01,160
Speaker 1: that word wrong. You guys know what I mean, They're

895
00:45:01,200 --> 00:45:03,960
Speaker 1: they're gonna they're gonna think very highly of the guy

896
00:45:04,440 --> 00:45:07,160
Speaker 1: and uh his respect. I know people at Oklahoma and

897
00:45:07,160 --> 00:45:10,040
Speaker 1: know people in Alabama. They love the guy. Uh so

898
00:45:10,239 --> 00:45:12,840
Speaker 1: all that stuff, his physical tools, clearly as a runner.

899
00:45:13,560 --> 00:45:17,040
Speaker 1: You know. You know they took McSorley last year, so

900
00:45:17,120 --> 00:45:19,520
Speaker 1: Baltimore probably wouldn't need him. But you're right, the Cults

901
00:45:19,520 --> 00:45:22,320
Speaker 1: are gonna need a quarterback. You could argue the Colts,

902
00:45:22,560 --> 00:45:25,000
Speaker 1: like I talked about earlier, why don't you just keep

903
00:45:25,040 --> 00:45:27,399
Speaker 1: building around Jacoby and trying to make a run next year? Yeah,

904
00:45:27,560 --> 00:45:29,400
Speaker 1: take this guy in the middle of round I I

905
00:45:29,440 --> 00:45:32,879
Speaker 1: could dig that. I'd have no problem taking Jalen Hurts

906
00:45:33,040 --> 00:45:35,960
Speaker 1: in the fourth round. I have I would do that

907
00:45:36,040 --> 00:45:45,120
Speaker 1: without hesitation. Let's see if I can. I listened to

908
00:45:45,160 --> 00:45:46,960
Speaker 1: a lot of sports podcast daily as they drive a

909
00:45:47,000 --> 00:45:48,759
Speaker 1: lot to work. Yours is by far the best. It's

910
00:45:48,840 --> 00:45:52,439
Speaker 1: not even close. Appreciate that. I don't know if it's

911
00:45:52,480 --> 00:45:54,719
Speaker 1: because you do want every Monday night as opposed to

912
00:45:54,719 --> 00:45:58,000
Speaker 1: every weekday, but the only way to find more during

913
00:45:58,040 --> 00:46:00,279
Speaker 1: the week big fan letting you know. So it's just

914
00:46:00,440 --> 00:46:03,920
Speaker 1: was just you know, the guy singing my praises you know,

915
00:46:04,200 --> 00:46:06,920
Speaker 1: you get it. You gotta probably need to read it

916
00:46:07,040 --> 00:46:09,480
Speaker 1: some negative stuff to keep that keep that head small.

917
00:46:11,080 --> 00:46:13,160
Speaker 1: Huge fan of the Indianapolis Colts. One thing I noticed

918
00:46:13,239 --> 00:46:15,160
Speaker 1: is the Colts have a lot of fans and they

919
00:46:15,239 --> 00:46:17,279
Speaker 1: definitely they definitely have a lot of fans to listen

920
00:46:17,280 --> 00:46:22,120
Speaker 1: to Colin because you guys have heard me through him obviously.

921
00:46:22,160 --> 00:46:25,160
Speaker 1: The season has been a roller coaster ride. I felt

922
00:46:25,160 --> 00:46:27,239
Speaker 1: like the team was a great quarterback away from being

923
00:46:27,239 --> 00:46:29,000
Speaker 1: in the super Bowl. Jacoby as a leader and doing

924
00:46:29,000 --> 00:46:31,359
Speaker 1: great things considering the circumstances, but I just don't feel

925
00:46:31,400 --> 00:46:34,440
Speaker 1: he's the answer going forward past Joe Burrow and Justin

926
00:46:34,480 --> 00:46:36,279
Speaker 1: Herbert and Toua. I do not have a lot of

927
00:46:36,320 --> 00:46:38,200
Speaker 1: confidence in the quarterback talent in the draft. So my

928
00:46:38,280 --> 00:46:41,200
Speaker 1: question is what do the quarterbacks do? I despised tanking

929
00:46:41,200 --> 00:46:44,200
Speaker 1: and I do the Colt singing the tank. I do

930
00:46:44,280 --> 00:46:46,600
Speaker 1: not think too will even fall with the hip injury.

931
00:46:47,000 --> 00:46:48,600
Speaker 1: Do we trade up, try to get a bet on

932
00:46:48,600 --> 00:46:51,719
Speaker 1: the open market, or get Jacoby Jacob esant now or

933
00:46:51,800 --> 00:46:56,400
Speaker 1: Jacob front now or stick with Jacoby you guys, you

934
00:46:56,440 --> 00:47:00,200
Speaker 1: guys are way too hard on Jacoby Now. Is Jacoby Ocker?

935
00:47:00,239 --> 00:47:03,680
Speaker 1: Peyton Manning here's a problem for you guys. It's like

936
00:47:05,400 --> 00:47:09,080
Speaker 1: it's like, whoever the next point guard is of the Warriors?

937
00:47:09,160 --> 00:47:11,440
Speaker 1: If the bar Steph Curry, Yeah, the next guy is

938
00:47:11,480 --> 00:47:14,680
Speaker 1: gonna suck like you guys even and I'm sure you

939
00:47:14,719 --> 00:47:17,359
Speaker 1: admit this if we were sitting there having beers, You've

940
00:47:17,360 --> 00:47:21,239
Speaker 1: had Peyton Manning and Andrew Luck like that ain't normal. Yes,

941
00:47:21,680 --> 00:47:24,920
Speaker 1: ask forty Niner fans since Steve Young and Jeff Garcia

942
00:47:25,000 --> 00:47:29,440
Speaker 1: left from tim Orte, to Trent Dilfer, to Alex Smith,

943
00:47:30,520 --> 00:47:34,719
Speaker 1: to blame Gabber to some howyer, I mean most Francis

944
00:47:34,760 --> 00:47:37,719
Speaker 1: as Rador fans since rich Gannon, how ugly it was

945
00:47:37,800 --> 00:47:41,840
Speaker 1: till car showed up. You guys like Jacoby Is is

946
00:47:41,880 --> 00:47:45,000
Speaker 1: he a top ten quarterback? No? Is he probably somewhere

947
00:47:45,080 --> 00:47:48,600
Speaker 1: between ten and fifteen? Yes? Is he good enough if

948
00:47:48,600 --> 00:47:54,000
Speaker 1: you draft well to make the playoffs? I I still

949
00:47:54,040 --> 00:47:55,719
Speaker 1: think you guys can make the six seed this year.

950
00:47:55,760 --> 00:47:58,560
Speaker 1: That tiebreaker against the Raiders. You should root for the

951
00:47:58,640 --> 00:48:02,200
Speaker 1: Raiders to lose to the Jets. But I think you're

952
00:48:02,239 --> 00:48:05,000
Speaker 1: being a little harsh on the guy. Is he Is

953
00:48:05,040 --> 00:48:07,960
Speaker 1: he a great player? No? But he was, you know,

954
00:48:08,040 --> 00:48:11,120
Speaker 1: slotted to be a backup he's a damn good backup.

955
00:48:11,200 --> 00:48:15,160
Speaker 1: Now circumstances changed, like Middlecalf, why why, Yeah, he's got

956
00:48:15,160 --> 00:48:17,160
Speaker 1: a backup anymore. He's a starter, and we gave him

957
00:48:17,160 --> 00:48:20,560
Speaker 1: thirty million dollars and that's fair. So I I appreciate

958
00:48:20,920 --> 00:48:23,759
Speaker 1: teams that in fan bases that have high standards, as

959
00:48:23,760 --> 00:48:27,640
Speaker 1: you should. But I think we all got to realize

960
00:48:28,680 --> 00:48:31,160
Speaker 1: that he's never gonna be lucked. So he's not gonna

961
00:48:31,200 --> 00:48:34,400
Speaker 1: be luxibility to keep plays alive with his legs. And

962
00:48:34,640 --> 00:48:36,640
Speaker 1: Jacobe is not a bad athlete by any means, but

963
00:48:36,719 --> 00:48:39,120
Speaker 1: he just Luks is better. I mean, it's just better

964
00:48:39,120 --> 00:48:42,080
Speaker 1: in every sense of the word. I think Jacoby is okay,

965
00:48:42,160 --> 00:48:45,600
Speaker 1: you know this Like tonight, it's a good example where

966
00:48:45,640 --> 00:48:48,320
Speaker 1: I just supported the culture, you know, to open the podcast.

967
00:48:49,040 --> 00:48:51,560
Speaker 1: I also think on Thursday night, as we get later

968
00:48:51,600 --> 00:48:54,239
Speaker 1: in the season, you know, this is mid November, it

969
00:48:54,400 --> 00:48:58,280
Speaker 1: is very very difficult for the road team, very very difficult.

970
00:48:59,160 --> 00:49:01,200
Speaker 1: You know, even though it's not that far of a travel,

971
00:49:01,320 --> 00:49:05,680
Speaker 1: it's still it's the The road team has a huge

972
00:49:05,680 --> 00:49:09,640
Speaker 1: disadvantage to me once you get past like November one,

973
00:49:10,280 --> 00:49:13,200
Speaker 1: especially when you're talking about divisional opponents. So just give

974
00:49:13,280 --> 00:49:15,399
Speaker 1: Jacoby these two years. Given this year and give him

975
00:49:15,440 --> 00:49:19,800
Speaker 1: next year, and then we'll reevaluate. Everyone's talking about tanking

976
00:49:19,800 --> 00:49:22,920
Speaker 1: for twa or any college quarterback. What about getting the

977
00:49:23,000 --> 00:49:26,080
Speaker 1: high draft pick, taking Chase Young and then getting Cam

978
00:49:26,080 --> 00:49:29,360
Speaker 1: Newton or Kaepernick. Yeah's say Kaepernick is not really on

979
00:49:29,440 --> 00:49:32,839
Speaker 1: the table. Get a for sure great pass rusher plus

980
00:49:32,840 --> 00:49:35,719
Speaker 1: a b QB. Lots of b qbs have one Super

981
00:49:35,719 --> 00:49:38,200
Speaker 1: Bowls on great teams, two for the price of one.

982
00:49:38,719 --> 00:49:40,400
Speaker 1: You know what's funny is I was talking to a

983
00:49:40,440 --> 00:49:46,319
Speaker 1: buddy in the NFL and we were talking about when

984
00:49:46,320 --> 00:49:48,800
Speaker 1: you look at the recent top quarterbacks that are drafted,

985
00:49:49,560 --> 00:49:51,719
Speaker 1: think of the best quarterbacks in the NFL right now.

986
00:49:52,400 --> 00:49:56,600
Speaker 1: None of them are top five picks. None of them. Mahomes,

987
00:49:56,600 --> 00:50:01,319
Speaker 1: no Brady, no Rogers, no Russell Wilson, no Watson, no,

988
00:50:02,880 --> 00:50:07,000
Speaker 1: uh Jimmy Garoppolo, no Derek Carr. No. I'm just gonna

989
00:50:07,040 --> 00:50:09,000
Speaker 1: go through good players. Carson Wentz is one of the

990
00:50:09,040 --> 00:50:12,319
Speaker 1: outliers and he's not even playing that well. Who am

991
00:50:12,320 --> 00:50:20,080
Speaker 1: I missing? Lamar Jackson, No Drew Brees, no Kirk Cousins. No,

992
00:50:20,480 --> 00:50:23,040
Speaker 1: I'm just going to playoff quarterbacks, not necessarily the top guys.

993
00:50:23,680 --> 00:50:27,600
Speaker 1: I mean just Jacoby were setting No. Most of the

994
00:50:27,600 --> 00:50:31,960
Speaker 1: top quarterbacks. Goff not gonna be in the playoffs, Baker

995
00:50:31,960 --> 00:50:35,400
Speaker 1: Mayfield kind of stinks. Kyler is actually not bad. Stafford

996
00:50:35,600 --> 00:50:38,239
Speaker 1: not bad, but he's hurt. But think of think of

997
00:50:38,280 --> 00:50:42,720
Speaker 1: all the guys who went to Sam Donald, Baker Mayfield, Kyler, Murray,

998
00:50:42,960 --> 00:50:48,439
Speaker 1: Jared Goff, Sam Donald, Roethlisberg didn't go in the top three.

999
00:50:49,200 --> 00:50:52,520
Speaker 1: Eli shot now hard to judge him. Rivers I think

1000
00:50:52,560 --> 00:50:54,440
Speaker 1: went fourth. He didn't go in the top three. But

1001
00:50:54,480 --> 00:50:58,280
Speaker 1: you see what I'm saying, Like you don't need to gut,

1002
00:50:58,880 --> 00:51:01,240
Speaker 1: Like you don't need to take a guy number one overall.

1003
00:51:01,560 --> 00:51:03,959
Speaker 1: When's the last number one overall that played like Peyton Manning.

1004
00:51:04,000 --> 00:51:06,279
Speaker 1: It's been a while, but it was luck and he's

1005
00:51:06,280 --> 00:51:09,560
Speaker 1: out of the league. So there's this notion that is,

1006
00:51:09,600 --> 00:51:12,720
Speaker 1: like the NBA, you gotta get if you want Lebron,

1007
00:51:12,760 --> 00:51:15,480
Speaker 1: you gotta draft one. That's true in the NBA, Lebron

1008
00:51:15,760 --> 00:51:20,799
Speaker 1: Zion Anthony Davis, like the sweet sweet player typically goes one.

1009
00:51:20,880 --> 00:51:24,520
Speaker 1: Now they are just like football Kawhi Leonard, Clay Thompson,

1010
00:51:24,640 --> 00:51:29,440
Speaker 1: Jannessans Dakompo, million freaking examples of guys going like the

1011
00:51:29,520 --> 00:51:32,920
Speaker 1: early teens, but football, I think we all think you

1012
00:51:32,960 --> 00:51:35,160
Speaker 1: want a quarterback, you gotta get her number one. What

1013
00:51:35,160 --> 00:51:37,040
Speaker 1: about the guy you take a ten? But the guy

1014
00:51:37,040 --> 00:51:40,640
Speaker 1: you take a fifteen? Word Mahomes go twelve, where Sean

1015
00:51:40,640 --> 00:51:47,080
Speaker 1: Watson go ten, where Garoppolo goes second round, Russell Wilson

1016
00:51:47,239 --> 00:51:52,479
Speaker 1: third round. I mean Dak Prescott fourth round. So yeah,

1017
00:51:52,680 --> 00:51:55,080
Speaker 1: I kind of I'm starting to change my thinking a

1018
00:51:55,120 --> 00:51:59,239
Speaker 1: little bit. Do you think the Vikings defense giving up

1019
00:51:59,280 --> 00:52:02,000
Speaker 1: all these points Detroit, Dallas and Denver that their issue

1020
00:52:02,080 --> 00:52:07,920
Speaker 1: is with the secondary. I've never studied all the Allo

1021
00:52:08,000 --> 00:52:11,200
Speaker 1: tape of Xavier Rhodes, but I always assume Xavier Rose

1022
00:52:11,200 --> 00:52:13,960
Speaker 1: is a really good player. Whenever I watch Davir Rhodes. Now,

1023
00:52:13,960 --> 00:52:18,200
Speaker 1: I don't think he's very good. So the Minnesota Vikings

1024
00:52:18,320 --> 00:52:20,520
Speaker 1: they're paying him like a big time guy. He's not

1025
00:52:20,560 --> 00:52:22,560
Speaker 1: playing like a big time guy. Who's the other corner,

1026
00:52:22,600 --> 00:52:25,480
Speaker 1: Trey Waynes. Now, Harrison Smith's a really good player. Their

1027
00:52:25,480 --> 00:52:28,120
Speaker 1: defensive line is really good, and their linebackers are good.

1028
00:52:29,160 --> 00:52:31,680
Speaker 1: But and they've got some day he'll back. I just

1029
00:52:31,719 --> 00:52:35,279
Speaker 1: don't think their corners are very good. You know, when

1030
00:52:35,320 --> 00:52:37,399
Speaker 1: in that defense, when you're blitzing all the time, you've

1031
00:52:37,400 --> 00:52:39,160
Speaker 1: gotta be able to cover, and right now they just

1032
00:52:39,200 --> 00:52:43,920
Speaker 1: can't cover. What's your opinion on the NFL retiring numbers

1033
00:52:44,000 --> 00:52:47,640
Speaker 1: league wide. I think if they were to ever implement this,

1034
00:52:47,640 --> 00:52:50,160
Speaker 1: Brady's number twelve would be a good one to start with. Yeah,

1035
00:52:51,480 --> 00:52:53,840
Speaker 1: you know, with football, because there are so many players

1036
00:52:54,560 --> 00:52:58,799
Speaker 1: in different positions where specific kind of number ranges. It's

1037
00:52:58,840 --> 00:53:01,719
Speaker 1: not an option to me, it's a team thing. I

1038
00:53:01,719 --> 00:53:05,239
Speaker 1: think it's safe to say that number twelve whenever TB

1039
00:53:05,440 --> 00:53:09,279
Speaker 1: twelve hangs them up, will not be allowed to be

1040
00:53:09,360 --> 00:53:14,080
Speaker 1: taken by anyone with the with the Patriots super passionate

1041
00:53:14,120 --> 00:53:16,480
Speaker 1: about football. Love oh love his shows who are passionate

1042
00:53:16,480 --> 00:53:19,480
Speaker 1: about football, So I appreciate your football centric show. Here's

1043
00:53:19,480 --> 00:53:23,120
Speaker 1: my question. One loss in the season to the Seahawks. Two.

1044
00:53:24,360 --> 00:53:26,320
Speaker 1: What I don't understand is why are the forty niners

1045
00:53:26,360 --> 00:53:28,560
Speaker 1: leading division with one loss in the division and Seahawks

1046
00:53:28,600 --> 00:53:32,360
Speaker 1: undefeated overall? Records shouldn't matter for the division? Right? Doesn't

1047
00:53:32,360 --> 00:53:36,319
Speaker 1: make sense to me? Shed some light, Well, you only

1048
00:53:36,320 --> 00:53:40,640
Speaker 1: play six divisional games in the sixty game season, so

1049
00:53:41,640 --> 00:53:43,719
Speaker 1: if you go six and oh and I go four

1050
00:53:43,760 --> 00:53:46,600
Speaker 1: and two in the division, Yet my records twelve and

1051
00:53:46,680 --> 00:53:50,400
Speaker 1: four in your tenants six, you should win the division

1052
00:53:51,560 --> 00:53:55,279
Speaker 1: like it. It factors in for tiebreakers, so if we

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00:53:55,320 --> 00:53:58,239
Speaker 1: have the same record. But part of it's like baseball.

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Speaker 1: Part of the challenge in winning a division isn't just

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Speaker 1: winning games in your division. It's playing well throughout the season.

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00:54:06,200 --> 00:54:09,759
Speaker 1: Like winning a division in the NFL should be very

1057
00:54:09,880 --> 00:54:12,680
Speaker 1: very challenging. Right if you are ever gonna win the

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00:54:13,000 --> 00:54:16,000
Speaker 1: take out the Patriots, you have to be perfect if

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Speaker 1: if you're gonna win the NFC this year, or excuse me,

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00:54:18,520 --> 00:54:22,560
Speaker 1: the NFC West, like Seattle, Like you can't drop that

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Speaker 1: game to New Orleans against Tavy Bridgewater, Like, You've got

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00:54:25,600 --> 00:54:29,640
Speaker 1: to take advantage of situations. So I hear what you're saying,

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Speaker 1: and it comes into play for tiebreakers. But to me,

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00:54:36,000 --> 00:54:38,279
Speaker 1: it's about sixteen games. That's when you think of the

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Speaker 1: NFL season. When I worked in the NFL and now

1066
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Speaker 1: I cover it, you don't like those six games matter

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00:54:45,040 --> 00:54:48,480
Speaker 1: because you play each opponent twice, But those other ten

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00:54:48,520 --> 00:54:50,880
Speaker 1: games are big. I mean, that's the thing about football.

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Speaker 1: Whether you're you know, high school football, whether it's pro football,

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00:54:54,680 --> 00:54:57,200
Speaker 1: college football, every game matters. It's a great part about

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00:54:57,239 --> 00:54:59,919
Speaker 1: the sport. You know, now division games are more impor

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00:55:00,280 --> 00:55:02,600
Speaker 1: just because you you're gonna play the opponent twice. But

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Speaker 1: you know, the Nighters are playing the Packers. This this

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00:55:05,480 --> 00:55:07,600
Speaker 1: game is just as important as the Seattle playing Philly.

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Speaker 1: I mean, they're every game is a divisional game. You know,

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00:55:11,000 --> 00:55:14,520
Speaker 1: every game has equal amount of weight. Great part of

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Speaker 1: my football Rogers having a great year, but his style

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Speaker 1: of play does not give me confidence that he's gonna

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Speaker 1: last more than three years. Should the Packers look at

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Speaker 1: drafting a quarterback and sitting him to learn behind Rogers? Also,

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Speaker 1: since he will never really have a season with the

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00:55:27,880 --> 00:55:30,279
Speaker 1: high draft pick, do we gamble at a late round

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00:55:30,360 --> 00:55:32,920
Speaker 1: quarterback will turn in or do we just suck for

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Speaker 1: a few years after Roger and get a good pick

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Speaker 1: and draft a quarterback. Then yeah, I would probably wait

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00:55:39,840 --> 00:55:42,560
Speaker 1: one more season. You know, he's thirty five or thirty

1087
00:55:42,600 --> 00:55:45,840
Speaker 1: six right now. Maybe do it, maybe after next season,

1088
00:55:45,880 --> 00:55:48,959
Speaker 1: because depending on how this season goes, and they're gonna

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Speaker 1: be in the mix to win the Super Bowl this year,

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Speaker 1: I think your chips are all in the middle of

1091
00:55:52,680 --> 00:55:55,040
Speaker 1: the table trying to win a super Bowl with Aaron Rodgers.

1092
00:55:54,880 --> 00:55:58,040
Speaker 1: The next couple of years that that is the only goal.

1093
00:55:59,760 --> 00:56:01,600
Speaker 1: But you never want to get into a position where

1094
00:56:01,600 --> 00:56:03,360
Speaker 1: it's like your guy retires and then you just suck.

1095
00:56:03,880 --> 00:56:06,720
Speaker 1: That's not a well run organization. That's not The general

1096
00:56:06,760 --> 00:56:10,279
Speaker 1: manager's job is always to think five and ten years.

1097
00:56:10,320 --> 00:56:13,880
Speaker 1: But Goodikins jobs a little unique because he has one

1098
00:56:13,880 --> 00:56:17,239
Speaker 1: of the greatest players ever playing quarterback, and to me,

1099
00:56:17,320 --> 00:56:19,800
Speaker 1: Aaron Rodgers is such a good player, he deserves to

1100
00:56:19,880 --> 00:56:22,719
Speaker 1: have multiple Super Bowls. But it's gonna be hard. I mean,

1101
00:56:22,960 --> 00:56:26,279
Speaker 1: look at the players. It's gonna be impossible. Not impossible.

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Speaker 1: But whoever wins the NFC. You know, let's say the

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Speaker 1: Packers win the NFC and they were the two seed.

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Speaker 1: That would mean they probably beat like the Cowboys, and

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00:56:35,760 --> 00:56:38,560
Speaker 1: then they beat the Saints, where they beat the Niners,

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00:56:38,680 --> 00:56:41,320
Speaker 1: and then they beat the Saints where they beat the Saints,

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00:56:41,320 --> 00:56:43,240
Speaker 1: then they beat the Niners. It would be an incredible

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Speaker 1: accomplishment to win the NFC. This year, You're gonna be

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00:56:46,719 --> 00:56:51,239
Speaker 1: really good. My one question is do you believe that

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00:56:51,239 --> 00:56:55,520
Speaker 1: Wilson can come around and win another Super Bowl. I

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00:56:55,560 --> 00:56:57,920
Speaker 1: think that Russell Wilson will be in another Super Bowl.

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00:56:58,280 --> 00:57:00,200
Speaker 1: Will he win it? You know, super Bowls a coin

1113
00:57:00,239 --> 00:57:03,520
Speaker 1: flip game. But I believe he's that special of a player.

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00:57:03,640 --> 00:57:05,680
Speaker 1: I don't think they have a super Bowl team this year,

1115
00:57:06,520 --> 00:57:08,480
Speaker 1: but with Pete, Carroll, John Schneider, as long as you

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Speaker 1: have Russell, they're gonna be in the mix these next

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00:57:11,120 --> 00:57:14,440
Speaker 1: couple of years. I think they have one more of them.

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00:57:14,520 --> 00:57:18,960
Speaker 1: Should the Eagles be worried about Carson Wentz worried might

1119
00:57:19,000 --> 00:57:21,200
Speaker 1: be strong, but I think he needs to look in

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Speaker 1: the mirror. And one thing I noticed watching the Patriot game,

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Speaker 1: and I've noticed a little bit this season. He has

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00:57:27,520 --> 00:57:30,720
Speaker 1: a little Pete Kaepernick to him. He can make these

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Speaker 1: extraordinary big plays. He has an elite arm, throws babies.

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Speaker 1: He also throws a little like sometimes Carson. Not every

1125
00:57:40,360 --> 00:57:42,200
Speaker 1: past needs to be a fastball. You need to throw

1126
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Speaker 1: some changeups. And when you watch Carson now, it's not

1127
00:57:45,680 --> 00:57:49,360
Speaker 1: He's playing with Nelson, Aguilar's best wide receiver. So you know,

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Speaker 1: al Shawn's her, Deshawn's m i A. He's not playing

1129
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Speaker 1: with a full deck. But that's ship, that's life, right,

1130
00:57:57,640 --> 00:58:01,080
Speaker 1: that's the NFL. Guys go down, you gotta you gotta respond.

1131
00:58:01,240 --> 00:58:03,720
Speaker 1: You gotta make guys better. And I think right now

1132
00:58:03,800 --> 00:58:05,560
Speaker 1: Carson has been a little hit or missed. Now he is,

1133
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Speaker 1: He's been injured the past two seasons right to end

1134
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Speaker 1: the season. I think if they missed the playoffs this year,

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Speaker 1: which it kind of feels like they will, well, I mean,

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Speaker 1: if they beat Seattle and the Cowboys losing New England,

1137
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Speaker 1: they're tied again. I think cars Is gonna have to

1138
00:58:19,160 --> 00:58:21,640
Speaker 1: look in the mirror and be like, I need to

1139
00:58:21,680 --> 00:58:23,720
Speaker 1: find a couple areas in my game that I have

1140
00:58:23,800 --> 00:58:26,880
Speaker 1: to just go in the lab and improve on because

1141
00:58:26,880 --> 00:58:31,120
Speaker 1: I'm being paid like I'm a superstar. I've never let's

1142
00:58:31,200 --> 00:58:33,520
Speaker 1: call it what it is, never done ship in this league.

1143
00:58:33,880 --> 00:58:35,880
Speaker 1: I had a year where I quote unquote almost won

1144
00:58:35,920 --> 00:58:37,840
Speaker 1: the MVP. Then I got hurt, and the next year

1145
00:58:37,880 --> 00:58:39,960
Speaker 1: I got hurt again, and Nick Foles last of the playoffs.

1146
00:58:40,480 --> 00:58:42,680
Speaker 1: Like there's a statute out in front of the stadium

1147
00:58:42,800 --> 00:58:45,760
Speaker 1: and it's Nick Foles. So there's that elephant in the room,

1148
00:58:45,840 --> 00:58:48,320
Speaker 1: Like I gotta I gotta prove myself that I'm this

1149
00:58:48,360 --> 00:58:50,640
Speaker 1: big time guy and can earn the money, because right

1150
00:58:50,680 --> 00:58:53,480
Speaker 1: now you have guys like me that just go I'm

1151
00:58:53,520 --> 00:58:56,160
Speaker 1: telling you, Carson is really talented. Well, I can only

1152
00:58:56,200 --> 00:58:58,840
Speaker 1: say that for so many years until you either got

1153
00:58:58,840 --> 00:59:01,280
Speaker 1: to get the job done. And I'm not talking Super Bowls.

1154
00:59:01,280 --> 00:59:03,560
Speaker 1: I'm just talking about when in the division went in

1155
00:59:03,600 --> 00:59:06,560
Speaker 1: a playoff game, Like there is tangible pressure on him

1156
00:59:06,560 --> 00:59:09,560
Speaker 1: to do that. So yeah, I'd be a little worried

1157
00:59:09,560 --> 00:59:13,040
Speaker 1: in the sense that part of being a great quarterback,

1158
00:59:13,080 --> 00:59:15,000
Speaker 1: and that's why I think Carson has that talent to

1159
00:59:15,040 --> 00:59:19,520
Speaker 1: be a superstar great quarterback is elevating everybody. That's what

1160
00:59:19,640 --> 00:59:23,280
Speaker 1: Lebron does, That's what Russell Wilson does. You know, That's

1161
00:59:23,320 --> 00:59:26,320
Speaker 1: what Steph Curry does, That's what Tom Brady does. That's

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00:59:26,320 --> 00:59:30,400
Speaker 1: what the elite superstar quarterbacks and NBA players do. They

1163
00:59:30,600 --> 00:59:34,160
Speaker 1: carry you to greatness and they and they deal with injuries,

1164
00:59:34,200 --> 00:59:37,400
Speaker 1: they deal with guys not playing well. They just they

1165
00:59:37,440 --> 00:59:40,160
Speaker 1: don't make excuses because listen, we all can make excuses.

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00:59:40,200 --> 00:59:43,200
Speaker 1: And I think Carson, however this season ends, he's got

1167
00:59:43,240 --> 00:59:46,479
Speaker 1: to do a little do a little soul searching. And

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00:59:46,640 --> 00:59:48,360
Speaker 1: I want to say this, soul searchers, just find an

1169
00:59:48,400 --> 00:59:50,880
Speaker 1: area in his game and just it has to get better.

1170
00:59:51,240 --> 00:59:52,840
Speaker 1: He has to go in the lab and come back

1171
00:59:52,840 --> 00:59:55,000
Speaker 1: a better player next year, because he's kind of just

1172
00:59:55,000 --> 00:59:56,520
Speaker 1: looked like the same guy the last couple of years,

1173
00:59:56,560 --> 00:59:59,000
Speaker 1: which is still I'd take him into heartbeat. I'm a

1174
00:59:59,040 --> 01:00:01,919
Speaker 1: big Carson Wentz fan, but it's like, come on, man,

1175
01:00:02,120 --> 01:00:05,000
Speaker 1: it's time to improve. They're paying you like a like

1176
01:00:05,040 --> 01:00:07,800
Speaker 1: a champion. It's now you gotta start playing like one.

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Speaker 1: Please appreciate everyone listening. John Middlecoff three OW Podcast, Tell

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Speaker 1: all your friends, enjoy the weekend, god speed, see you

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