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Speaker 1: What is going on everybody? John Middlecop three and Out

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Speaker 1: podcast back at it again. I thought New Year's UH

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Speaker 1: no Thursday, that football, so there's no reason to wait

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Speaker 1: about some of the weekend games. Some college football playoff thoughts,

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Speaker 1: I become buddies with an NBA assistant. I've had a

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Speaker 1: And then they listen loved him and have I know

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Speaker 1: a lot of you guys have found me through him,

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Speaker 1: So I greatly appreciate that. And you know, if I'm

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Speaker 1: doing a little reflection on two thousand twenty, I appreciate

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Speaker 1: everyone that listens because you make this show go and

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Speaker 1: you've given me a platform. Well, I guess I have

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Speaker 1: a platform, but you've enabled me to keep it going.

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Speaker 1: And uh got a little weird with Corona, and uh,

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Speaker 1: we we've bounced back on all different fronts. So just

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Speaker 1: have known, I thought about this a lot, partly just

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Speaker 1: more complete, but because of Philip Rivers, who has twenty

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Speaker 1: He basically tried to act like this guy is a

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Speaker 1: like they're above Notre Dame, so you better be careful.

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00:22:04,920 --> 00:22:07,640
Speaker 1: I think Clemson is gonna win. I'm gonna pick Clemson,

429
00:22:08,000 --> 00:22:11,040
Speaker 1: but you're now missing your offensive coordinator. There is just

430
00:22:11,119 --> 00:22:13,640
Speaker 1: an obscene amount of pressure on your quarterback because we're

431
00:22:13,680 --> 00:22:15,760
Speaker 1: all calling him the Him and Lock are the best

432
00:22:15,760 --> 00:22:19,600
Speaker 1: prospects since Elway, Like you better kick ass and take names,

433
00:22:19,880 --> 00:22:22,240
Speaker 1: and Dabbo, you're an offensive guy. You're a wide receiver

434
00:22:22,320 --> 00:22:24,800
Speaker 1: coach at heart, but you're not a play caller. So

435
00:22:25,160 --> 00:22:27,480
Speaker 1: you're gonna miss this guy. This guy is getting interviews

436
00:22:27,480 --> 00:22:32,439
Speaker 1: for NFL jobs. This guy is turning down college jobs

437
00:22:32,480 --> 00:22:34,879
Speaker 1: like Tony Elliot's a big deal. He's kind of like that.

438
00:22:34,880 --> 00:22:37,560
Speaker 1: He'd be the equivalent probably like Jimbo Fisher years ago

439
00:22:37,600 --> 00:22:40,120
Speaker 1: at l s U for Nick Saban, Like he could

440
00:22:40,160 --> 00:22:45,320
Speaker 1: get big time jobs, massive jobs, Miami, Florida state jobs

441
00:22:45,400 --> 00:22:49,280
Speaker 1: like that, Like he could go to Florida, Georgia, Like

442
00:22:49,320 --> 00:22:52,200
Speaker 1: you'd be crazy to not hire Tony Elliott like that,

443
00:22:52,200 --> 00:22:54,920
Speaker 1: That to me is his level Auburn he could have

444
00:22:54,960 --> 00:22:58,240
Speaker 1: got he probably didn't want, right Uh, I'd say USC.

445
00:22:58,400 --> 00:23:01,280
Speaker 1: But to me, he's like the little southern region with

446
00:23:01,440 --> 00:23:04,800
Speaker 1: the SEC, those A SEC old school powerhouses. Like let's

447
00:23:04,880 --> 00:23:06,440
Speaker 1: let's call it the A C C. What it is.

448
00:23:06,800 --> 00:23:09,440
Speaker 1: It's not a very good conference. Notre Dame does not count.

449
00:23:09,480 --> 00:23:11,399
Speaker 1: They're not part of the conference. They just did it

450
00:23:11,440 --> 00:23:14,560
Speaker 1: this year because of Corona. Miami just got you know,

451
00:23:14,720 --> 00:23:16,520
Speaker 1: the score was closed, but they were getting their ass

452
00:23:16,640 --> 00:23:20,879
Speaker 1: kicked by Oklahoma State. Florida State is terrible. North Carolina

453
00:23:21,440 --> 00:23:24,760
Speaker 1: is okay like the a SEC and listen, I'm packed

454
00:23:24,760 --> 00:23:27,720
Speaker 1: twelve guy. PAC twelve is bad. But let's the all

455
00:23:27,720 --> 00:23:30,560
Speaker 1: the a C has Clemson, who is a powerhouse. The

456
00:23:30,560 --> 00:23:35,520
Speaker 1: rest of their programs not great. You know, let's not

457
00:23:35,600 --> 00:23:38,560
Speaker 1: act like it's that much different. But here to me

458
00:23:38,640 --> 00:23:41,280
Speaker 1: are the two biggest stories of this college football playoff.

459
00:23:41,800 --> 00:23:46,240
Speaker 1: Number One, there has been this creation of Zack Wilson.

460
00:23:46,800 --> 00:23:49,600
Speaker 1: Not a creation, but like, he's played excellent this year

461
00:23:49,720 --> 00:23:54,160
Speaker 1: against pretty random teams. And I think if you talked

462
00:23:54,160 --> 00:23:57,840
Speaker 1: to people in the NFL, listen, I know what top

463
00:23:57,920 --> 00:24:01,639
Speaker 1: quarterbacks look like like. I think there is legitimate validity

464
00:24:01,720 --> 00:24:04,040
Speaker 1: to him being the number two quarterback off the board

465
00:24:04,320 --> 00:24:06,480
Speaker 1: for him to go number two in the draft. Trevor

466
00:24:06,560 --> 00:24:09,760
Speaker 1: Lawrence goes one, and either the Jets take Zach Wilson

467
00:24:09,840 --> 00:24:12,280
Speaker 1: something they trade, someone trades up again. Zach was like,

468
00:24:12,320 --> 00:24:16,280
Speaker 1: he goes number two. But Justin Fields is a far

469
00:24:16,400 --> 00:24:21,439
Speaker 1: superior player. Let me rephrase that far superior. High school

470
00:24:21,480 --> 00:24:24,280
Speaker 1: prospect five star was one of the biggest prospects in

471
00:24:24,320 --> 00:24:28,560
Speaker 1: the country. His physical gifts are equal of Zack Wilson's.

472
00:24:28,560 --> 00:24:30,320
Speaker 1: Now his production has been a little hit or miss.

473
00:24:31,320 --> 00:24:34,199
Speaker 1: But here's what I do know. Every general manager in

474
00:24:34,240 --> 00:24:40,400
Speaker 1: the league, every draft, and you know analysts every Yeah,

475
00:24:40,440 --> 00:24:42,920
Speaker 1: I'd say the majority of head coaches will be able

476
00:24:42,920 --> 00:24:46,560
Speaker 1: to watch this game. And Zach Wilson does not have

477
00:24:46,600 --> 00:24:49,920
Speaker 1: an opportunity like Justin Fields does. If he can play

478
00:24:50,000 --> 00:24:53,240
Speaker 1: well against Clemson, throw three or four touchdowns, have a

479
00:24:53,320 --> 00:24:56,200
Speaker 1: really really high level game, and if they were to win.

480
00:24:56,400 --> 00:24:59,120
Speaker 1: But even if he plays really well, like I think

481
00:24:59,119 --> 00:25:01,280
Speaker 1: this guy's back in the discussion for the number two

482
00:25:01,320 --> 00:25:05,600
Speaker 1: overall pick. High character, guy, has all the physical gifts

483
00:25:05,920 --> 00:25:07,920
Speaker 1: you just gotta do in the the eye, and this

484
00:25:08,000 --> 00:25:10,560
Speaker 1: guy doesn't lie. His tape been a little hit or miss.

485
00:25:10,560 --> 00:25:12,639
Speaker 1: Though they haven't played that many games. Corona has been

486
00:25:12,680 --> 00:25:16,160
Speaker 1: weird the Big ten. This is the type game you've had. Now,

487
00:25:16,320 --> 00:25:18,560
Speaker 1: you know, three or four weeks to prepare, maybe three,

488
00:25:19,440 --> 00:25:22,359
Speaker 1: and you played them last year. Like, let's see what

489
00:25:22,359 --> 00:25:25,919
Speaker 1: it looks like I can't wait. Justin Fields, this is

490
00:25:25,960 --> 00:25:28,639
Speaker 1: the best part about the draft. In big games, you

491
00:25:28,720 --> 00:25:31,000
Speaker 1: have a chance to improve your stock. This is how

492
00:25:31,000 --> 00:25:34,280
Speaker 1: we judge you. How do you play you know, because

493
00:25:34,280 --> 00:25:36,960
Speaker 1: you're checking all the boxes off the field, physical gifts check,

494
00:25:37,320 --> 00:25:41,439
Speaker 1: character check. Uh, production check. Like he's got all the checks.

495
00:25:41,920 --> 00:25:44,440
Speaker 1: But eventually you just gotta play well in a big game,

496
00:25:45,040 --> 00:25:46,600
Speaker 1: and he's had to be hit her miss games like

497
00:25:46,600 --> 00:25:50,600
Speaker 1: that Indiana game that didn't quite you know, that Northwestern game.

498
00:25:52,040 --> 00:25:55,080
Speaker 1: This is a type game Clemson for all the marbles.

499
00:25:55,320 --> 00:25:57,720
Speaker 1: You go in there, you upset them, you throw three

500
00:25:57,760 --> 00:26:00,800
Speaker 1: or four touchdowns, you make the big plays. You're the

501
00:26:00,840 --> 00:26:04,480
Speaker 1: star of the game. What does Zach Wilson have in

502
00:26:04,560 --> 00:26:08,640
Speaker 1: his you know, uh, I was gonna say DVD collection,

503
00:26:09,119 --> 00:26:12,399
Speaker 1: But when every coach goes through the game logs, that

504
00:26:12,600 --> 00:26:16,840
Speaker 1: can hold the candle to this hint. He doesn't. So

505
00:26:16,960 --> 00:26:20,000
Speaker 1: to me, Justin Fields has so much on the line.

506
00:26:20,000 --> 00:26:23,000
Speaker 1: Like Clemson Trevor Lawrence, this game doesn't He could throw

507
00:26:23,160 --> 00:26:26,879
Speaker 1: for one yard or a thousand, doesn't mean anything. The

508
00:26:26,960 --> 00:26:30,200
Speaker 1: Clemson dynasty's already in full swing. Whether they win this game,

509
00:26:30,240 --> 00:26:32,359
Speaker 1: don't win this game, win the national championship. It doesn't

510
00:26:32,400 --> 00:26:35,280
Speaker 1: matter Jet Jet Ohio State. Same thing like they're one

511
00:26:35,280 --> 00:26:38,919
Speaker 1: of the powerhouse programs, but for justin fields specifically a

512
00:26:38,920 --> 00:26:41,560
Speaker 1: lot on the line and the other thing depending on

513
00:26:41,680 --> 00:26:47,199
Speaker 1: where you look. Uh I used my bookie there. The

514
00:26:47,280 --> 00:26:49,679
Speaker 1: line that I saw today before I came on was

515
00:26:49,760 --> 00:26:53,920
Speaker 1: twenty points. I've seen different places where it's three touchdowns one,

516
00:26:54,400 --> 00:26:59,120
Speaker 1: but Notre Dame is an enormous undernock right, you're you're

517
00:26:59,359 --> 00:27:01,840
Speaker 1: close to a three touchdown underdog. They think you don't

518
00:27:01,880 --> 00:27:04,400
Speaker 1: even belong on the same field. This is not like

519
00:27:05,080 --> 00:27:08,680
Speaker 1: Alabama playing Old Miss who I bet on that game

520
00:27:08,680 --> 00:27:11,760
Speaker 1: they did not cover. This is a college football playoff

521
00:27:11,920 --> 00:27:14,920
Speaker 1: the final four. Typically in basketball, if you think about

522
00:27:15,040 --> 00:27:17,720
Speaker 1: the final four, all the games should be within I

523
00:27:17,720 --> 00:27:19,679
Speaker 1: don't know, three or four points of a spread, like

524
00:27:19,760 --> 00:27:21,800
Speaker 1: all the teams, especially if they were won in two seats,

525
00:27:22,119 --> 00:27:25,720
Speaker 1: should all be close games. And in theory, same thing

526
00:27:25,720 --> 00:27:28,920
Speaker 1: with college football, but that is not the case. Twenty

527
00:27:29,240 --> 00:27:36,400
Speaker 1: point underdog and Notre Dame has taken you know, some shots,

528
00:27:36,680 --> 00:27:40,119
Speaker 1: not them, but us on the outside, fans, people in

529
00:27:40,119 --> 00:27:43,360
Speaker 1: the media, we've taken shots at them, right, like their

530
00:27:43,480 --> 00:27:45,960
Speaker 1: solid program, but they don't belong with the big boys.

531
00:27:46,280 --> 00:27:49,800
Speaker 1: They have got their chances several times in the playoffs

532
00:27:50,200 --> 00:27:54,360
Speaker 1: and got embarrassed, got boat raced. Well, I did see them. Now,

533
00:27:54,400 --> 00:27:57,920
Speaker 1: granted Trevor Lawrence wasn't there, but the guy that Clemson

534
00:27:58,040 --> 00:27:59,760
Speaker 1: rolled out is a five star in a future number

535
00:27:59,800 --> 00:28:02,120
Speaker 1: one overall pick, and Notre Dame went toe to toe

536
00:28:02,160 --> 00:28:04,480
Speaker 1: with him. Now the game wasn't home, but still no,

537
00:28:04,560 --> 00:28:06,480
Speaker 1: I don't think Notre Dame is as good as Alabama.

538
00:28:06,880 --> 00:28:10,840
Speaker 1: But like justin Fields the program, Brian Kelly kind of

539
00:28:10,840 --> 00:28:13,160
Speaker 1: has a lot on the line, Like we all expect

540
00:28:13,240 --> 00:28:14,719
Speaker 1: him just to get his asking, like of course they

541
00:28:14,760 --> 00:28:17,879
Speaker 1: don't belong. But can he keep it close because Brian

542
00:28:17,960 --> 00:28:19,919
Speaker 1: Kelly is a name and keep an eye on it

543
00:28:20,240 --> 00:28:21,879
Speaker 1: that you're gonna see in the mix for some of

544
00:28:21,920 --> 00:28:24,560
Speaker 1: these NFL jobs. I'll promise you that he's been there

545
00:28:24,600 --> 00:28:27,080
Speaker 1: over a decade. If he gets boat raced in this game,

546
00:28:27,440 --> 00:28:29,560
Speaker 1: it's clear he's never gonna be able to win a

547
00:28:29,600 --> 00:28:36,280
Speaker 1: national championship. He has no chance against Ohio State, you know, Alabama, Clemson,

548
00:28:36,440 --> 00:28:38,640
Speaker 1: Like he's just not beating those teams, Like the evidence

549
00:28:38,680 --> 00:28:42,640
Speaker 1: is in. He can't. He can't even get close. Now

550
00:28:42,720 --> 00:28:44,400
Speaker 1: we'll see, I mean we don't expect him to get

551
00:28:44,400 --> 00:28:46,880
Speaker 1: close again here, but it would be a big deal

552
00:28:46,960 --> 00:28:49,800
Speaker 1: for the Irish just to be like Tide at halftime,

553
00:28:50,400 --> 00:28:52,920
Speaker 1: have a seven point game in the second half. That

554
00:28:52,920 --> 00:28:56,960
Speaker 1: would be a big Alabama's fantastic. Their offense is elite, right,

555
00:28:57,320 --> 00:29:00,000
Speaker 1: Davante Smith's gonna win the Heisman. He's the betting favorite.

556
00:29:00,440 --> 00:29:03,680
Speaker 1: Mac Jones has become a top probably second round player.

557
00:29:04,520 --> 00:29:07,480
Speaker 1: Uh Jalen Waddle their best receiver probably or at least

558
00:29:07,600 --> 00:29:11,440
Speaker 1: every bit as good as Davante Smith is injured, but

559
00:29:11,560 --> 00:29:15,640
Speaker 1: it hasn't even mattered Kenn You Hank and I I

560
00:29:15,680 --> 00:29:18,160
Speaker 1: can't wait to watch Justin Fields. I'm much more excited

561
00:29:18,160 --> 00:29:20,239
Speaker 1: to watch Justin Fields because I actually do think they

562
00:29:20,280 --> 00:29:21,880
Speaker 1: might be able to hang with Clemson and he could

563
00:29:21,920 --> 00:29:23,959
Speaker 1: have a big game. I'm not expecting to her name

564
00:29:24,000 --> 00:29:26,680
Speaker 1: to keep it close now. I I guess I would

565
00:29:26,720 --> 00:29:28,760
Speaker 1: take him plus twenty, but I wouldn't feel great. I

566
00:29:28,760 --> 00:29:31,560
Speaker 1: I'm not gonna bet that game because that that line

567
00:29:31,640 --> 00:29:33,640
Speaker 1: is just too big and I just think Alabama could

568
00:29:33,720 --> 00:29:36,120
Speaker 1: kill him. But this this is a pretty big moment

569
00:29:36,280 --> 00:29:40,240
Speaker 1: for the for the Irish program, UH, for Brian Kelly,

570
00:29:41,000 --> 00:29:43,400
Speaker 1: and just for anyone that wants to make this argument

571
00:29:43,440 --> 00:29:45,840
Speaker 1: that all these other teams deserve seats at the dance

572
00:29:46,240 --> 00:29:48,960
Speaker 1: because if Alabama keeps kicking everyone's ass, like I'm sorry,

573
00:29:49,520 --> 00:29:51,360
Speaker 1: maybe we should just go back to two teams and

574
00:29:51,400 --> 00:29:54,720
Speaker 1: not eight. Okay, let's do a quick three for the

575
00:29:54,760 --> 00:29:58,840
Speaker 1: money and bang this out quick. Let's see. Uh, I

576
00:29:59,000 --> 00:30:01,640
Speaker 1: was twenty six and night team going into last week.

577
00:30:02,480 --> 00:30:07,120
Speaker 1: The Falcons plus ten and a half against the Chiefs.

578
00:30:07,160 --> 00:30:12,960
Speaker 1: They covered, the Vikings did not cover, and Arizona did not.

579
00:30:13,120 --> 00:30:18,240
Speaker 1: So I am twenty seven and twenty one. Good job there, Kingsbury,

580
00:30:18,280 --> 00:30:23,760
Speaker 1: appreciate your effort. Uh. Okay, let's start with the Cowboys.

581
00:30:25,200 --> 00:30:27,640
Speaker 1: If the Washington football team loses on Sunday Night Football

582
00:30:27,640 --> 00:30:30,840
Speaker 1: of the Eagles, which you know, I think they might

583
00:30:31,040 --> 00:30:33,920
Speaker 1: just because their quarterback play is Heinekey. I don't even

584
00:30:33,920 --> 00:30:36,880
Speaker 1: know anything about that guy. You would think Jalen Hurts

585
00:30:36,880 --> 00:30:39,760
Speaker 1: and the Eagles just beat them. I like the Cowboys

586
00:30:39,760 --> 00:30:41,760
Speaker 1: minus two and a half against the Giants. The Giants

587
00:30:41,800 --> 00:30:43,360
Speaker 1: have kind of been in shambles the last three or

588
00:30:43,360 --> 00:30:46,000
Speaker 1: four weeks. They can't score points, They just don't look

589
00:30:46,080 --> 00:30:48,520
Speaker 1: very good. Cowboys have kind of got their mojo. Andy

590
00:30:48,600 --> 00:30:52,040
Speaker 1: Dalton's playing well. There's their wide receiving corps. It's just legit.

591
00:30:53,080 --> 00:30:56,280
Speaker 1: I mean Amari Gallop and Ceedee Lamb, Like just those

592
00:30:56,280 --> 00:30:59,719
Speaker 1: guys can score. How are the Giants gonna score with them?

593
00:30:59,760 --> 00:31:02,000
Speaker 1: I'll like the Cowboys probably my favorite bet of the weekend,

594
00:31:02,320 --> 00:31:04,760
Speaker 1: Cowboys minus two and a half. How about the Jets

595
00:31:04,760 --> 00:31:08,880
Speaker 1: against the Patriots, Like the news is in, Patriots are

596
00:31:09,000 --> 00:31:12,400
Speaker 1: god awful. The Jets almost beat them when the Patriots

597
00:31:12,440 --> 00:31:15,880
Speaker 1: were playing decent like a month ago. The Jets, is

598
00:31:15,880 --> 00:31:17,680
Speaker 1: it crazy to say they're one of the hotter teams

599
00:31:17,680 --> 00:31:20,520
Speaker 1: in football? They're just playing good football. They just are.

600
00:31:21,440 --> 00:31:25,680
Speaker 1: I love the New York Football Jets plus three in

601
00:31:25,680 --> 00:31:28,240
Speaker 1: this game plus three against the Patriots. To me, that

602
00:31:28,280 --> 00:31:30,680
Speaker 1: line is wrong and the line should be like Jets,

603
00:31:30,880 --> 00:31:33,200
Speaker 1: it's crazy as it sounds like minus five against the Pads.

604
00:31:33,480 --> 00:31:37,120
Speaker 1: Jets plus three. I'm mightna put like five just on

605
00:31:37,160 --> 00:31:39,560
Speaker 1: the Jets money line to win that game. That that

606
00:31:39,680 --> 00:31:42,520
Speaker 1: to me feels like ceiling. And then the Falcons against

607
00:31:42,560 --> 00:31:45,720
Speaker 1: the Buccaneers. Been riding the Falcons and the points they've

608
00:31:45,760 --> 00:31:47,680
Speaker 1: just they throw up points. What do the Bucks have

609
00:31:47,760 --> 00:31:50,080
Speaker 1: to play for? The Bucks are getting the five seed?

610
00:31:50,480 --> 00:31:53,840
Speaker 1: Like this this thing's a wrap. It's over there. They're

611
00:31:53,880 --> 00:31:56,520
Speaker 1: the five seed unless I'm mistaken. I want to double

612
00:31:56,600 --> 00:31:59,640
Speaker 1: check because as I'm saying this, it almost feels too

613
00:31:59,720 --> 00:32:03,800
Speaker 1: good to be true. But how I just don't see

614
00:32:03,800 --> 00:32:07,360
Speaker 1: what the Buccaneers. Let me double check. Now I'm kind

615
00:32:07,360 --> 00:32:12,000
Speaker 1: of second guessing myself. So the playoff standings in the

616
00:32:12,120 --> 00:32:15,640
Speaker 1: NFC for the wild Card? How many wins? I guess

617
00:32:15,640 --> 00:32:17,360
Speaker 1: the Bucks are ten and five? The Rams win their

618
00:32:17,400 --> 00:32:21,840
Speaker 1: tendant five the tiebreaker? Did those two teams play this year?

619
00:32:22,640 --> 00:32:26,800
Speaker 1: The Buccaneers lost to the Rams? Okay, I still like

620
00:32:26,920 --> 00:32:29,720
Speaker 1: the Falcons. Still like the Falcons plus six and a half. Dude,

621
00:32:29,760 --> 00:32:33,080
Speaker 1: look at that a little differently. Now. That was probably

622
00:32:33,120 --> 00:32:35,400
Speaker 1: not great research on my part. Let's see if I

623
00:32:35,400 --> 00:32:38,880
Speaker 1: can find another game. I'm tapped to put a little juice.

624
00:32:38,880 --> 00:32:41,280
Speaker 1: I'm biased on this one on the Bears plus five

625
00:32:41,280 --> 00:32:43,840
Speaker 1: and a half, but the Packers are really good. Yeah,

626
00:32:43,920 --> 00:32:45,880
Speaker 1: so we'll just we'll stick with the Falcons. I guess

627
00:32:45,920 --> 00:32:48,320
Speaker 1: Tampa does. If they win, they get the five seed.

628
00:32:48,400 --> 00:32:51,120
Speaker 1: If they lose in the Rams win, the Rams would

629
00:32:51,120 --> 00:32:53,480
Speaker 1: be the five seed and they and being the five

630
00:32:53,520 --> 00:32:55,600
Speaker 1: seed this year is pretty big, right, because you get

631
00:32:55,640 --> 00:32:59,760
Speaker 1: the Cowboys or Washington. So it's it is a big deal.

632
00:33:00,840 --> 00:33:03,600
Speaker 1: It is a big deal that playing that game is

633
00:33:03,920 --> 00:33:08,560
Speaker 1: better than playing the Saints right or Seattle. You would

634
00:33:08,680 --> 00:33:12,080
Speaker 1: rather the five versus the six seed, both road games,

635
00:33:12,080 --> 00:33:14,480
Speaker 1: but there there is a dramatic difference. Still like the

636
00:33:14,480 --> 00:33:17,480
Speaker 1: Falcons plus six and a half. Though, now that I'm

637
00:33:17,480 --> 00:33:20,040
Speaker 1: thinking about it, God, I I should have done a

638
00:33:20,080 --> 00:33:22,680
Speaker 1: little bit of research there before I started hit record.

639
00:33:23,760 --> 00:33:26,640
Speaker 1: There's some big lines. I mean, Jacksonville's fourteen point favorite

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00:33:26,840 --> 00:33:29,800
Speaker 1: or excuse me, fourteen point underdog, the Colts Ravens thirteen

641
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Speaker 1: point favorite. God, I love the Jets game. You can

642
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Speaker 1: get them money line plus one fifty. I might just

643
00:33:36,120 --> 00:33:39,000
Speaker 1: pick that game five times. Love the Jets. I'll take

644
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Speaker 1: the Jets plus three and the Jets money line. Maybe

645
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Speaker 1: I'll just do those will be two separate bets. Take

646
00:33:43,760 --> 00:33:46,160
Speaker 1: the Jets plus three and take the Jets money line.

647
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Speaker 1: I might. I might put a sizeable wager on that

648
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Speaker 1: Jets first Patriots. Okay, let's go a little Middlecoff mail

649
00:33:52,760 --> 00:33:57,240
Speaker 1: back at John Middlecoff is the Instagram handle, y'all know

650
00:33:57,280 --> 00:33:59,440
Speaker 1: the drill fire up in those I realized I got

651
00:33:59,480 --> 00:34:01,280
Speaker 1: a couple of questions that I haven't answered that are

652
00:34:01,320 --> 00:34:04,920
Speaker 1: like a week old. This is this is from December,

653
00:34:05,720 --> 00:34:09,399
Speaker 1: so yeah, it's I apologize. Dr JP is his name.

654
00:34:09,440 --> 00:34:12,719
Speaker 1: So we got smart listeners here for the NFL Coach

655
00:34:12,719 --> 00:34:14,440
Speaker 1: of the Year. Stay your case for the top three

656
00:34:14,480 --> 00:34:17,880
Speaker 1: candidates and who you believe should win. My belief is

657
00:34:17,920 --> 00:34:20,560
Speaker 1: if the Bills go thirteen and three, they award, no doubt,

658
00:34:20,640 --> 00:34:23,480
Speaker 1: should go to Sean McDermott. This man in Happen staff

659
00:34:23,480 --> 00:34:29,920
Speaker 1: turned Josh Allen from rags uh to riches true. He

660
00:34:30,000 --> 00:34:34,120
Speaker 1: has shown that he has trust in the process he worked,

661
00:34:34,120 --> 00:34:36,040
Speaker 1: going from six and ten to ten and six now

662
00:34:36,200 --> 00:34:38,560
Speaker 1: thirteen and three win the division for the first time

663
00:34:38,600 --> 00:34:41,399
Speaker 1: in twenty five years. There was no other team than

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Speaker 1: the Chiefs. Playned to their caliber. The defense has turned

665
00:34:44,080 --> 00:34:46,600
Speaker 1: the corner since week nine. It's playing lights out. What

666
00:34:46,680 --> 00:34:48,640
Speaker 1: am I missing here? Why is he not at the

667
00:34:48,680 --> 00:34:51,560
Speaker 1: top two candidates? This season is far more impressive than

668
00:34:51,600 --> 00:34:54,920
Speaker 1: Flores and Stefanski. If not the year from McDermott, then win,

669
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Speaker 1: I would agree. If McDermott can't win it this year,

670
00:34:59,120 --> 00:35:02,040
Speaker 1: it's gonna be difficult. Old I I would say this,

671
00:35:02,280 --> 00:35:05,080
Speaker 1: the Browns are a joke and they have consistently been

672
00:35:05,120 --> 00:35:07,840
Speaker 1: a joke. And if you make the playoffs as the

673
00:35:07,840 --> 00:35:12,840
Speaker 1: Cleveland Browns coach, that's a pretty big deal. Like it

674
00:35:13,000 --> 00:35:17,920
Speaker 1: just is. And Flores, I mean they they drafted fifth

675
00:35:18,000 --> 00:35:21,279
Speaker 1: last year in the draft fifth and traded all their

676
00:35:21,320 --> 00:35:26,160
Speaker 1: good players. So I'm not against McDermott winning it. I

677
00:35:26,440 --> 00:35:29,680
Speaker 1: would like McDermott to win it. Never hurts having a

678
00:35:29,680 --> 00:35:31,760
Speaker 1: guy in your in your phone that you can text

679
00:35:31,800 --> 00:35:34,080
Speaker 1: it's coach of the Year. You know that if he

680
00:35:34,120 --> 00:35:36,720
Speaker 1: were to win it, two of the last three coaches

681
00:35:36,760 --> 00:35:38,920
Speaker 1: of the years, I know personally I could give a

682
00:35:38,920 --> 00:35:43,000
Speaker 1: phone call to like I'm biased. Yeah, I'm rooting for that.

683
00:35:43,320 --> 00:35:47,240
Speaker 1: If I take my biased out and I go who

684
00:35:47,440 --> 00:35:51,160
Speaker 1: really deserves it? I'm not disputing Sean deserves it, but

685
00:35:52,760 --> 00:35:55,680
Speaker 1: Flores's team stinks like that. They don't have very much

686
00:35:55,680 --> 00:35:59,640
Speaker 1: talent and Stefanski it's just part of the franchise. Just

687
00:35:59,760 --> 00:36:01,760
Speaker 1: go into the playoffs for the first time and basically

688
00:36:01,760 --> 00:36:05,240
Speaker 1: twenty years. You know, I think what's working against Sean

689
00:36:05,400 --> 00:36:08,960
Speaker 1: relative to those guys, and this isn't necessarily fair. He

690
00:36:09,000 --> 00:36:11,480
Speaker 1: went to the playoffs last year and he's gone. This

691
00:36:11,520 --> 00:36:14,400
Speaker 1: will be three or four years, so we just, you know,

692
00:36:14,440 --> 00:36:16,520
Speaker 1: what sucks. But we just view him as a winner,

693
00:36:17,080 --> 00:36:19,560
Speaker 1: you know. We view the Browns as a loser, and

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Speaker 1: Stefanski is kind of this random that finally got a

695
00:36:22,520 --> 00:36:27,640
Speaker 1: job and then uh. And the Dolphins, I mean, they're

696
00:36:27,680 --> 00:36:30,680
Speaker 1: just they They've been a crappy franchise recently, and they

697
00:36:30,719 --> 00:36:32,560
Speaker 1: were really bad last year because he basically sold off

698
00:36:32,560 --> 00:36:35,480
Speaker 1: all of his players and tried to tank. So I'm

699
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Speaker 1: with you, but I I I won't have a beef

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Speaker 1: if one of those two guys wins it. I do

701
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Speaker 1: think if the Dolphins or the Browns getting the playoffs,

702
00:36:45,760 --> 00:36:47,319
Speaker 1: I think it's gonna be hard for them not to win.

703
00:36:48,080 --> 00:36:50,040
Speaker 1: I know the media hopped on this train, but what

704
00:36:50,120 --> 00:36:52,680
Speaker 1: do NFL people think of Justin Fields? To me, he's

705
00:36:52,680 --> 00:36:56,880
Speaker 1: another Ohio State quarterback with good numbers Haskins, J T. Barrett, etc. Also,

706
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Speaker 1: I have a theory that college football will slowly decline

707
00:36:59,320 --> 00:37:01,400
Speaker 1: due to lack of competition and the fact that everyone

708
00:37:01,480 --> 00:37:04,240
Speaker 1: runs the same offense, unlike the NFL, where the Chiefs,

709
00:37:04,239 --> 00:37:09,600
Speaker 1: Titans and all run completely different Thanks and Go Ducks, Well,

710
00:37:09,640 --> 00:37:12,000
Speaker 1: your Ducks are gonna be in the mix. I don't

711
00:37:12,000 --> 00:37:15,839
Speaker 1: think it will necessarily decline because on most weekends, when

712
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Speaker 1: you have Wisconsin playing Michigan, the game's good. When you

713
00:37:19,160 --> 00:37:24,800
Speaker 1: have Washington playing Cow the game's good. Just an entertainment product. Now, yeah,

714
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Speaker 1: there's only a certain number of teams that can win it.

715
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Speaker 1: But the viewership in college football and like the SEC

716
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Speaker 1: is high. You know, the viewership in big like Ohio State,

717
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Speaker 1: Michigan and Wisconsin. Those guys get a lot of people

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Speaker 1: to watch, a lot of people watch Oklahoma games. Uh,

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Speaker 1: I don't know. I'm gonna, you know, drink some beers,

720
00:37:46,320 --> 00:37:49,279
Speaker 1: kick back and just really watch Justin Fields. I'm gonna

721
00:37:49,320 --> 00:37:53,080
Speaker 1: come with a massive, massive take on Justin Fields in

722
00:37:53,080 --> 00:37:56,360
Speaker 1: this game on Friday. So I don't right now I

723
00:37:56,360 --> 00:37:59,520
Speaker 1: think he's a good prospect. I couldn't take him, I

724
00:38:00,040 --> 00:38:02,040
Speaker 1: least I wouldn't want to take them really high. To me,

725
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Speaker 1: I look at him somewhat like a project, a little

726
00:38:04,400 --> 00:38:07,520
Speaker 1: Josh Alleny that if he goes the right spot, if

727
00:38:07,520 --> 00:38:10,080
Speaker 1: you can get with like a Kyle Shanahan, it's on

728
00:38:10,200 --> 00:38:13,080
Speaker 1: like Donkey Kong. If he gets with a Matt Patricia

729
00:38:13,719 --> 00:38:16,600
Speaker 1: and Adam Gaze, yeah you can be ruined. I I

730
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Speaker 1: really think it's just kind of that simple love the pot.

731
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Speaker 1: Two questions, How do NFL teams organize their scouts to

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Speaker 1: cover college players? Is it regionally or are you a

733
00:38:28,040 --> 00:38:31,680
Speaker 1: scout for a specific position? Good question? How many games

734
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Speaker 1: do you watch before developing an opinion on a player

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Speaker 1: you were looking at drafting? Another good question, Andrew excellent questions. One,

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Speaker 1: it's region. So most teams have a guy on the West,

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Speaker 1: which is by far the biggest geographical area. Uh. You

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Speaker 1: have a guy in the Southwest, which is kind of

739
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Speaker 1: like you know, the Texas, Oklahoma up through some of

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Speaker 1: the Big ten country, and you know, sometimes you split

741
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Speaker 1: that area with kind of like not quite the north,

742
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Speaker 1: the East. I don't even know what it's considered, but

743
00:39:01,560 --> 00:39:06,239
Speaker 1: like the Minnesota, Michigan, Uh, you know, some Ohio, some

744
00:39:06,320 --> 00:39:08,200
Speaker 1: of those regions in the Philly and then you kind

745
00:39:08,200 --> 00:39:11,080
Speaker 1: of get you can do it several ways that area

746
00:39:11,080 --> 00:39:13,040
Speaker 1: of the Northeast. And then you just have a southern

747
00:39:13,080 --> 00:39:16,480
Speaker 1: scout that has basically those A, C, C and SEC teams,

748
00:39:16,920 --> 00:39:19,720
Speaker 1: which is usually your highest paid scout because that area

749
00:39:19,760 --> 00:39:22,719
Speaker 1: produces the most players. The West is the coolest place

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Speaker 1: to work though, uh, just in terms of scenic drives. Uh.

751
00:39:26,040 --> 00:39:28,440
Speaker 1: And the weather is great. But yeah, so you usually

752
00:39:28,440 --> 00:39:31,880
Speaker 1: do it regionally, and then you have a college director

753
00:39:32,440 --> 00:39:34,960
Speaker 1: that will just go and watch all the top players,

754
00:39:35,040 --> 00:39:37,320
Speaker 1: so like your top hunter guys on the board or whatever.

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00:39:37,640 --> 00:39:39,760
Speaker 1: He'll just go to different schools like Pick and Shoes

756
00:39:39,800 --> 00:39:42,239
Speaker 1: all over the country. And then sometimes you just have

757
00:39:42,280 --> 00:39:44,719
Speaker 1: a national scout that does the same. So you have

758
00:39:44,760 --> 00:39:48,640
Speaker 1: all you have an individual that you've entrusted to gather

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00:39:48,680 --> 00:39:50,839
Speaker 1: the information and tell you if the guy is worth

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00:39:50,840 --> 00:39:53,560
Speaker 1: a look or not. And then you have higher level

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00:39:53,600 --> 00:39:56,000
Speaker 1: executives that kind of come in over the top. And

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00:39:56,040 --> 00:39:58,600
Speaker 1: then the general manager in his office has access to

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Speaker 1: all this information and he kind of siphons through who

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00:40:02,600 --> 00:40:04,759
Speaker 1: to watch throughout the year, and then obviously in the

765
00:40:04,800 --> 00:40:08,920
Speaker 1: off season watches every draftable guy. But during the season,

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Speaker 1: I guess every GM probably does it a little differently,

767
00:40:12,000 --> 00:40:14,920
Speaker 1: but watches the top, you know, three or four round guys.

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00:40:15,600 --> 00:40:17,399
Speaker 1: That's where you probably spend the majority of your time.

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Speaker 1: And some of them get out to do school calls,

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Speaker 1: but some of them don't. I mean, it's it's difficult.

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00:40:21,960 --> 00:40:26,880
Speaker 1: So yeah, regionally, and then your other question is, you know,

772
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Speaker 1: I was taught three or four games, and one thing

773
00:40:29,880 --> 00:40:32,719
Speaker 1: I learned is you always want to see in in

774
00:40:32,760 --> 00:40:36,080
Speaker 1: the pros, like you already know the character, you know

775
00:40:36,120 --> 00:40:41,200
Speaker 1: the information is there, so you're just watching the the game.

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00:40:42,040 --> 00:40:44,279
Speaker 1: You know you you're just watching the player. It's just

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00:40:44,440 --> 00:40:47,319
Speaker 1: very black and white in college. Like when I went

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Speaker 1: into USC and I got to know markas Lee or

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00:40:50,920 --> 00:40:54,120
Speaker 1: Robert Woods or Matt Barkley or whatever, I'd want to

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Speaker 1: watch the player before I got the character information. So

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00:40:58,000 --> 00:41:00,759
Speaker 1: usually you'd want to watch three or four games. Now,

782
00:41:01,000 --> 00:41:03,920
Speaker 1: part of it is like you're seeing you're gonna develop

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00:41:04,520 --> 00:41:06,440
Speaker 1: If you're just at your house on a given weekend,

784
00:41:06,480 --> 00:41:08,440
Speaker 1: you're watching a bunch of games, it's hard not to

785
00:41:08,520 --> 00:41:10,799
Speaker 1: just develop a little bit of an opinion. But I

786
00:41:10,840 --> 00:41:14,759
Speaker 1: think the rule of thumb is is four games. But

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Speaker 1: you know, i'd say most college Scotts worth their salt

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Speaker 1: end up watching six or seven. You know, especially like

789
00:41:22,280 --> 00:41:24,720
Speaker 1: kind of cross tape on guys, you end up watching

790
00:41:24,719 --> 00:41:28,120
Speaker 1: a lot on a guy. I would say this, if

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Speaker 1: I was gonna draft a quarterback in the first round,

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00:41:31,360 --> 00:41:33,960
Speaker 1: I'd probably watch every snapp he ever took. You know,

793
00:41:34,000 --> 00:41:36,520
Speaker 1: if if I was watching a linebacker, wide receiver, like

794
00:41:36,560 --> 00:41:38,399
Speaker 1: I can get a pretty good feel five or six

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00:41:38,440 --> 00:41:41,919
Speaker 1: games if if I'm watching Justin Fields or I'm taking

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Speaker 1: Zack Wilson, I'm watching every fucking play he's ever had

797
00:41:46,320 --> 00:41:49,920
Speaker 1: in college. You're just investing too much, right, And you

798
00:41:49,960 --> 00:41:53,200
Speaker 1: could argue if you're gonna take if you have a

799
00:41:53,200 --> 00:41:55,839
Speaker 1: first round pick, you should probably watch a lot more

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00:41:55,880 --> 00:41:58,000
Speaker 1: than you would on a fifth or six round guy.

801
00:41:58,040 --> 00:42:00,160
Speaker 1: But it is time consuming. I mean it's just you

802
00:42:00,200 --> 00:42:03,360
Speaker 1: only have so many hours in a day. But yeah,

803
00:42:03,440 --> 00:42:08,719
Speaker 1: so it's one thing i'll i'll I don't miss at all.

804
00:42:09,200 --> 00:42:11,160
Speaker 1: I mean I don't miss much about it really. But

805
00:42:12,120 --> 00:42:15,000
Speaker 1: is watching like fifth, six, seventh rounders, I mean it's

806
00:42:15,040 --> 00:42:18,879
Speaker 1: just so boring, Oh my undrafted free agents. You don't

807
00:42:18,920 --> 00:42:21,560
Speaker 1: realize as a scout you end up watching. When I

808
00:42:21,600 --> 00:42:23,200
Speaker 1: was in the office, you spend most of your time

809
00:42:23,239 --> 00:42:26,719
Speaker 1: watching like practice squad guys in waiver claim guys. You

810
00:42:26,760 --> 00:42:29,799
Speaker 1: don't spend most of your time watching like Patrick Mahomes Like,

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Speaker 1: You're not like, who are you watching today? You're like, oh,

812
00:42:31,680 --> 00:42:34,799
Speaker 1: I'm just Keenan Allen and Allen Robinson just gonna kick

813
00:42:34,840 --> 00:42:38,040
Speaker 1: back and see what, uh see what Davante looks like today.

814
00:42:38,160 --> 00:42:40,960
Speaker 1: Now you might watch him when you're advanced scouting him,

815
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Speaker 1: But you don't get to be like, yeah, I'm just

816
00:42:42,680 --> 00:42:45,839
Speaker 1: I'm just breaking down the Boasta brothers, just seeing how

817
00:42:45,840 --> 00:42:48,080
Speaker 1: it looks. I mean, that might be an off season project.

818
00:42:48,600 --> 00:42:50,920
Speaker 1: But you don't get to be yeah, just just studying

819
00:42:50,920 --> 00:42:53,600
Speaker 1: a Chem Hicks and Khalil Mack. No, you're you're watching

820
00:42:53,640 --> 00:42:56,319
Speaker 1: like this fifth defensive end on the Patriots that might

821
00:42:56,320 --> 00:42:58,760
Speaker 1: get cut. That's where you spend most of your time.

822
00:42:59,360 --> 00:43:03,719
Speaker 1: It's just it's draining. Now your advanced scout and I

823
00:43:03,760 --> 00:43:06,480
Speaker 1: was talking to a buddy who's advancing some games, you

824
00:43:06,520 --> 00:43:09,680
Speaker 1: watch the whole thing. But when you just scout players

825
00:43:09,920 --> 00:43:12,319
Speaker 1: and then you use that if that guy ever gets

826
00:43:12,320 --> 00:43:14,160
Speaker 1: cut or you can trade for him. So you do

827
00:43:14,360 --> 00:43:16,759
Speaker 1: end up watching those guys. But you spend way more

828
00:43:16,760 --> 00:43:19,319
Speaker 1: of your time watching the random guys than you do,

829
00:43:19,520 --> 00:43:24,520
Speaker 1: like watching just just breaking down Russell Wilson. Uh, he's

830
00:43:24,560 --> 00:43:27,440
Speaker 1: good coach, he's he's a good player. Like, yeah, we

831
00:43:27,440 --> 00:43:30,440
Speaker 1: we know John, we got you. Now you're you're watching

832
00:43:30,440 --> 00:43:33,080
Speaker 1: like the Green Bay Packers practice squad and you want

833
00:43:33,080 --> 00:43:35,640
Speaker 1: to rip your eyes out and be like this sucks.

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Speaker 1: Can you speak a little bit about the Giants rebuild?

835
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Speaker 1: For the last few years, I've seen numerous teams drafting

836
00:43:43,280 --> 00:43:46,920
Speaker 1: right behind the g men at the top of the

837
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Speaker 1: draft who are now good in the playoff contention, The Colts,

838
00:43:50,480 --> 00:43:54,200
Speaker 1: the Niners, the Browns. Is this all Gettleman problem or

839
00:43:54,320 --> 00:43:56,839
Speaker 1: does he just have the inability to draft talent. It's

840
00:43:56,880 --> 00:43:59,960
Speaker 1: so frustrating seeing teams turn around from a top five

841
00:44:00,080 --> 00:44:02,759
Speaker 1: picked to legitimate candidate for a deep playoff run, while

842
00:44:02,800 --> 00:44:06,000
Speaker 1: the Giants continue to dwindle their thumbs and take else

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00:44:06,200 --> 00:44:10,120
Speaker 1: Thanks so much. I'd say your biggest problem with the

844
00:44:10,160 --> 00:44:13,520
Speaker 1: Giants is their defense this year was good enough, say

845
00:44:13,640 --> 00:44:16,680
Speaker 1: Kwan got hurt, which was a big issue. They missed

846
00:44:16,680 --> 00:44:20,600
Speaker 1: on the quarterback. He's just not good enough. If Daniel

847
00:44:20,640 --> 00:44:25,120
Speaker 1: Jones had been the equivalent of just top fifteen player,

848
00:44:26,120 --> 00:44:29,120
Speaker 1: they probably win the division this year. He took a

849
00:44:29,200 --> 00:44:32,200
Speaker 1: quarterback at number six who's probably gonna be in the

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Speaker 1: league for ten years as like a fringe backup, starter

851
00:44:34,800 --> 00:44:36,759
Speaker 1: back and board. But he's just not good enough. And

852
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Speaker 1: I think it's just really that simple. He's drafted the

853
00:44:40,480 --> 00:44:45,279
Speaker 1: wrong quarterback. And if you do that, you know you

854
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Speaker 1: sit part of like they got Baker, Like Baker Mayfields

855
00:44:47,840 --> 00:44:51,600
Speaker 1: just a lot better than Daniel Jones. You know the

856
00:44:51,680 --> 00:44:54,800
Speaker 1: forty Niners. They made the Super Bowl. Their defense was excellent,

857
00:44:54,800 --> 00:44:57,359
Speaker 1: but like Jimmy Garoppolo played really well in the second half.

858
00:44:59,200 --> 00:45:01,520
Speaker 1: And the Colts they missed the playoffs last year without

859
00:45:01,520 --> 00:45:04,000
Speaker 1: a quarterback. This year they got Philip Rivers, Who's I mean,

860
00:45:04,000 --> 00:45:06,319
Speaker 1: we can nitpick all day, but he's still on his

861
00:45:06,360 --> 00:45:08,920
Speaker 1: worst day. Is better than Daniel Jones. I think it's

862
00:45:08,960 --> 00:45:11,520
Speaker 1: really that simple. You don't have a quarterback. I don't

863
00:45:11,520 --> 00:45:14,320
Speaker 1: give a ship. You have good defense, you have a

864
00:45:14,360 --> 00:45:17,319
Speaker 1: good run gate, whatever. Like the Browns are gonna go

865
00:45:17,360 --> 00:45:19,919
Speaker 1: to the playoffs, partly because Baker Mayfield has just played

866
00:45:19,960 --> 00:45:22,279
Speaker 1: pretty well this year. He really is in the second half,

867
00:45:22,360 --> 00:45:26,600
Speaker 1: especially he has I'll give him his due. They would

868
00:45:26,640 --> 00:45:28,960
Speaker 1: if you put Daniel Jones on the Browns that they're not.

869
00:45:29,320 --> 00:45:31,279
Speaker 1: They're not going to the playoffs. And the Browns might

870
00:45:31,320 --> 00:45:32,759
Speaker 1: not end up going to the playoffs, even though I

871
00:45:32,760 --> 00:45:35,440
Speaker 1: think they will. They will beat Methan Rudolph. But I'll

872
00:45:35,520 --> 00:45:38,080
Speaker 1: keep it short. As a Falcons fan, I'm torn whether

873
00:45:38,080 --> 00:45:40,680
Speaker 1: they should draft a quarterback now that they are currently

874
00:45:40,760 --> 00:45:43,319
Speaker 1: in possession of the third overall pick. I did not

875
00:45:43,400 --> 00:45:45,600
Speaker 1: know that. I'm not sold on anyone in this draft.

876
00:45:45,640 --> 00:45:48,960
Speaker 1: Outside Trevor Lawrence, I agree, Fields and Wilson feel like

877
00:45:49,000 --> 00:45:52,160
Speaker 1: they have some extreme compromises and Trey Lance just doesn't

878
00:45:52,160 --> 00:45:54,120
Speaker 1: throw the ball enough to know if he's ready for

879
00:45:54,160 --> 00:45:56,520
Speaker 1: a pro style offense. I still think Matt Ryan, with

880
00:45:56,520 --> 00:45:59,080
Speaker 1: an efficient scheme, can play a few more years. I agree.

881
00:45:59,680 --> 00:46:01,279
Speaker 1: I mean, you're sitting your take. Do you think the

882
00:46:01,320 --> 00:46:04,600
Speaker 1: Falcon should take a quarterback if afforded the number three pick?

883
00:46:04,960 --> 00:46:08,040
Speaker 1: If so, who do you think they will take? It's

884
00:46:08,080 --> 00:46:10,560
Speaker 1: a really good question, and you know me, I'm not like,

885
00:46:10,760 --> 00:46:12,600
Speaker 1: I'm not a cop out guy. I'm not trying to hide.

886
00:46:13,280 --> 00:46:15,840
Speaker 1: But we we we are spending a lot of time

887
00:46:16,280 --> 00:46:19,759
Speaker 1: talking about the Jets, talking about the Falcons, talking about

888
00:46:19,800 --> 00:46:23,160
Speaker 1: the Texans. They do not have a coach. I have

889
00:46:23,640 --> 00:46:26,960
Speaker 1: no clue what their offense is going to be. None,

890
00:46:27,920 --> 00:46:31,560
Speaker 1: absolutely zero. What what if I told you they hired

891
00:46:31,600 --> 00:46:34,160
Speaker 1: p J. Flack. What if I told you they hired

892
00:46:34,280 --> 00:46:37,640
Speaker 1: Eric Biannamy. What if I told you they hired Urban Meyer.

893
00:46:38,200 --> 00:46:40,719
Speaker 1: What if I told you they hired Arthur Smith? Like

894
00:46:40,760 --> 00:46:43,799
Speaker 1: it's a they don't have a general manager either, So

895
00:46:43,960 --> 00:46:47,680
Speaker 1: I I I can't answer the question. I honestly don't

896
00:46:47,680 --> 00:46:51,160
Speaker 1: know I'm with you. I like Zack Wilson, and I

897
00:46:51,160 --> 00:46:53,600
Speaker 1: can't wait to watch Justin Fields playing this game. But

898
00:46:54,560 --> 00:46:57,200
Speaker 1: I'm with you. I don't know. I don't feel confident

899
00:46:57,239 --> 00:47:00,000
Speaker 1: that either is gonna be good. One of them might

900
00:47:00,080 --> 00:47:02,480
Speaker 1: end up being a pro bowler. They both might be average.

901
00:47:03,200 --> 00:47:05,680
Speaker 1: But I can't make what the Falcons are gonna do.

902
00:47:05,719 --> 00:47:08,640
Speaker 1: They don't have a coach or or or a general manager,

903
00:47:09,560 --> 00:47:11,480
Speaker 1: and they had one of the longest tenure general manager

904
00:47:11,560 --> 00:47:13,000
Speaker 1: right in the league. I mean, Thomas has been there

905
00:47:13,040 --> 00:47:16,319
Speaker 1: since oh seven or oh eight. So it's gonna be

906
00:47:16,360 --> 00:47:19,759
Speaker 1: a big, big overhaul. And I would say this the

907
00:47:19,880 --> 00:47:25,200
Speaker 1: nature of overhauls, I guess it's sometimes not With a

908
00:47:25,200 --> 00:47:27,200
Speaker 1: guy like Matt Ryan, it's gonna be pretty easy. If

909
00:47:27,200 --> 00:47:29,120
Speaker 1: I had to take an uneducated guests because I know

910
00:47:29,239 --> 00:47:31,760
Speaker 1: nothing about who's gonna be their coach or their general manager.

911
00:47:32,280 --> 00:47:35,120
Speaker 1: I bet Matt Ryan is back and a little bit.

912
00:47:35,160 --> 00:47:37,680
Speaker 1: I think the Panthers are a good example. Let's just

913
00:47:37,800 --> 00:47:40,840
Speaker 1: take a year to see what we got, See how

914
00:47:40,840 --> 00:47:43,279
Speaker 1: good Matt Ryan still is. Now, what if I could

915
00:47:43,280 --> 00:47:45,400
Speaker 1: get like a second round pick, like with Kyle Shanahan

916
00:47:45,440 --> 00:47:48,200
Speaker 1: trade for him. If I could do something like that

917
00:47:48,640 --> 00:47:51,360
Speaker 1: then yeah, I think you'd think about it. But again,

918
00:47:51,400 --> 00:47:54,040
Speaker 1: not trying to cop out. I don't even think we

919
00:47:54,080 --> 00:47:57,200
Speaker 1: can begin to guess. Like Stafford, I keep I talk

920
00:47:57,239 --> 00:47:59,399
Speaker 1: a lot of my other podcast, Haybroard Middlecoff go check

921
00:47:59,440 --> 00:48:03,000
Speaker 1: that podcast. Well, but the Niners going to get Stafford? Well,

922
00:48:03,080 --> 00:48:04,520
Speaker 1: it's easy for me to say that Niner should go

923
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Speaker 1: get Stafford. Part of it is I think like Stafford

924
00:48:07,080 --> 00:48:09,719
Speaker 1: wants out, but what if they get a sweet coach

925
00:48:09,719 --> 00:48:12,840
Speaker 1: and that guy convinced Stafford to say? What if Stafford

926
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Speaker 1: doesn't ask for a trade. What if the new coach

927
00:48:14,920 --> 00:48:18,520
Speaker 1: doesn't want to trade him. I'm in a fantasy football

928
00:48:18,560 --> 00:48:21,000
Speaker 1: keeper league and I have James Robinson. If I make

929
00:48:21,080 --> 00:48:24,160
Speaker 1: him my keeper, he'd be the last round draft pick

930
00:48:24,280 --> 00:48:27,600
Speaker 1: next year. Do you think he could sustain success into

931
00:48:27,680 --> 00:48:32,040
Speaker 1: next year? It's a good question, full disclosure, I'm a

932
00:48:32,239 --> 00:48:36,400
Speaker 1: god awful fantasy football player. But the piggyback off the

933
00:48:36,480 --> 00:48:40,520
Speaker 1: last uh question? When do you have to do this

934
00:48:40,640 --> 00:48:43,560
Speaker 1: right when the season ends? Because if you don't have

935
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Speaker 1: to do it to like February one, I would wait

936
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Speaker 1: to see you the coaches do they hire Arthur Smith

937
00:48:50,160 --> 00:48:52,799
Speaker 1: of the Tennessee Titans because if they do, I'd go, well,

938
00:48:52,840 --> 00:48:54,520
Speaker 1: the run scheme is gonna be sweet and he's gonna

939
00:48:54,520 --> 00:48:58,160
Speaker 1: go off. Do they hire Eric b enemy of the Chiefs,

940
00:48:58,760 --> 00:49:01,160
Speaker 1: well with Trevor Lawrence and they're passing game? Maybe he

941
00:49:01,239 --> 00:49:03,440
Speaker 1: tries to make it like the Kansee Chiefs and they're

942
00:49:03,480 --> 00:49:06,799
Speaker 1: not going to be as active running the ball. So

943
00:49:07,000 --> 00:49:09,120
Speaker 1: to me, I gotta know who their coaches. Now, if

944
00:49:09,120 --> 00:49:12,840
Speaker 1: you don't have time, I don't know your other options.

945
00:49:13,080 --> 00:49:17,880
Speaker 1: I would I would probably sell that. That would be

946
00:49:17,920 --> 00:49:20,640
Speaker 1: my gut instinct. First thing I think is sell you

947
00:49:20,640 --> 00:49:23,040
Speaker 1: can find another James Robinson could be wrong on that,

948
00:49:23,200 --> 00:49:26,520
Speaker 1: full disclosure. Haven't watched a lot of Jack's football. I

949
00:49:26,560 --> 00:49:28,759
Speaker 1: know he's good. I mean I'm not. I understand he's

950
00:49:28,760 --> 00:49:31,520
Speaker 1: been productive, But I do think you can find guys

951
00:49:31,560 --> 00:49:34,440
Speaker 1: like that. If you have a Davante Adams, you know,

952
00:49:34,520 --> 00:49:38,600
Speaker 1: someone else, just Keenan Allen, you know, Lamar Jackson type.

953
00:49:38,600 --> 00:49:42,600
Speaker 1: I would stick with a guy like that. Okay, Happy

954
00:49:42,640 --> 00:49:45,560
Speaker 1: New Year, will end on that. Appreciate everyone, I honestly,

955
00:49:45,840 --> 00:49:48,160
Speaker 1: from the bottom of my heart, appreciate everyone listening all

956
00:49:48,239 --> 00:49:51,840
Speaker 1: year long. I know it's been a it's been a

957
00:49:51,840 --> 00:49:54,000
Speaker 1: shitty year. I mean, there's no way around it. Thank God,

958
00:49:54,719 --> 00:49:58,000
Speaker 1: hopefully two thousand twenty. It can't be worse. You wouldn't think,

959
00:49:58,600 --> 00:50:02,120
Speaker 1: but but yeah, I have a good weekend and we

960
00:50:02,160 --> 00:50:05,239
Speaker 1: will talk. I guess my next podcast will come after

961
00:50:05,360 --> 00:50:07,720
Speaker 1: Black Monday, so there is going to be a lot

962
00:50:08,440 --> 00:50:12,799
Speaker 1: Black Monday, the playoffs, we'll know the college football championship

963
00:50:13,160 --> 00:50:16,840
Speaker 1: Bama Clemson, and we'll go from there. So again, thank

964
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Speaker 1: you so much for listening. Telling your friends. I appreciate

965
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Speaker 1: each and every one of you. Well, unless you're no,

966
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Speaker 1: I appreciate each you. Never one of you audios see

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Speaker 1: it