1 00:00:05,046 --> 00:00:08,046 Speaker 1: And Huddle is a production of the NFL and partnership 2 00:00:08,086 --> 00:00:23,526 Speaker 1: with iHeartRadio Signs Epatica. Those were words said by my 3 00:00:23,646 --> 00:00:27,286 Speaker 1: late father. I'll tell you why. But with that we 4 00:00:27,366 --> 00:00:31,526 Speaker 1: say welcome into the l Huddle podcast. I'm will Salva 5 00:00:31,646 --> 00:00:36,406 Speaker 1: along with me Ermana and Ja Costa Ruiz. And those 6 00:00:36,486 --> 00:00:40,326 Speaker 1: words actually apply to week ten. It is a critical 7 00:00:40,406 --> 00:00:44,686 Speaker 1: time in the NFL. Now. When my father said those words, 8 00:00:44,966 --> 00:00:47,286 Speaker 1: m J, you'll appreciate this. He used to do a 9 00:00:47,326 --> 00:00:52,206 Speaker 1: dictation into his tape recorder and occasionally I would old 10 00:00:52,246 --> 00:00:55,606 Speaker 1: school and I would occasionally steal the tape recorder and 11 00:00:55,646 --> 00:00:59,526 Speaker 1: do voices on their right. Well, when he said as 12 00:00:59,526 --> 00:01:06,166 Speaker 1: stamos epatica, he was referring to my grandmother, who was 13 00:01:06,246 --> 00:01:10,886 Speaker 1: also his mother in law. And what she did is 14 00:01:11,046 --> 00:01:15,006 Speaker 1: she didn't seek permission to move to the States from Nicaragua. 15 00:01:15,126 --> 00:01:20,446 Speaker 1: She just came. And so my parents were only married 16 00:01:20,966 --> 00:01:25,886 Speaker 1: by themselves as honeymooners one year, and then my grandmother 17 00:01:26,006 --> 00:01:28,846 Speaker 1: just came and then she lived with us, and they 18 00:01:28,926 --> 00:01:33,326 Speaker 1: had a very typical mother in law son in law 19 00:01:33,406 --> 00:01:36,526 Speaker 1: relationship where I mean she would stick her tongue out 20 00:01:36,566 --> 00:01:39,726 Speaker 1: at him. It felt like it was a Spanish sitcom 21 00:01:40,406 --> 00:01:44,126 Speaker 1: and he says, senyoda sanyota, and then she says and 22 00:01:44,166 --> 00:01:47,046 Speaker 1: then she would like stick her tongue out. So I 23 00:01:47,086 --> 00:01:51,246 Speaker 1: saw and witnessed it, and he did to antagonize her. 24 00:01:51,726 --> 00:01:53,606 Speaker 1: So you were talking about your dad, and he's so 25 00:01:53,686 --> 00:01:56,486 Speaker 1: prominent in our podcast. So I'm just remembering my late 26 00:01:56,566 --> 00:02:00,526 Speaker 1: dad saying, well, it's just and I actually shared a 27 00:02:00,606 --> 00:02:05,286 Speaker 1: room with my grandmother, So that was weird in itself. 28 00:02:06,046 --> 00:02:08,646 Speaker 1: I'm not that weird. I've been in that situation before, 29 00:02:08,646 --> 00:02:10,126 Speaker 1: and a lot of my cousins have as well. You 30 00:02:10,166 --> 00:02:12,726 Speaker 1: do what you gotta do for our way. Yes, yes, no, 31 00:02:12,886 --> 00:02:17,326 Speaker 1: you do. But I mean I remember distinctly sleeping and 32 00:02:17,366 --> 00:02:22,966 Speaker 1: then hearing her dentures still in her mouth. It is 33 00:02:23,006 --> 00:02:26,366 Speaker 1: such a discernible sound, like I literally know exactly what 34 00:02:26,406 --> 00:02:29,886 Speaker 1: you're talking about when you say that, I probably saw 35 00:02:30,126 --> 00:02:32,726 Speaker 1: and heard some things that I shouldn't have seen or 36 00:02:32,806 --> 00:02:36,206 Speaker 1: her or not. But again, it's part of our culture, right, 37 00:02:36,366 --> 00:02:39,886 Speaker 1: and that's how we grew up and it was accepted 38 00:02:39,966 --> 00:02:43,446 Speaker 1: that way. And she would do her laundry as well, 39 00:02:43,526 --> 00:02:47,806 Speaker 1: and that was a whole different thing. Things that couldn't unsee. 40 00:02:48,366 --> 00:02:51,286 Speaker 1: So any of you'd get it, any of you'd get it. Listen, 41 00:02:51,366 --> 00:02:53,006 Speaker 1: we were in Washington Heights, and I feel like we 42 00:02:53,006 --> 00:02:55,526 Speaker 1: were like the pits stuff for everybody coming from the 43 00:02:55,646 --> 00:02:58,806 Speaker 1: island to the States, right, Like my mom would always 44 00:02:58,846 --> 00:03:02,606 Speaker 1: say him, which means like, we'll make room, we'll figure 45 00:03:02,646 --> 00:03:05,406 Speaker 1: it out, we'll get ourselves comfortable, no worries. And we're like, Mom, 46 00:03:05,446 --> 00:03:08,486 Speaker 1: there's twelve of us up in this apartment already, like enough, 47 00:03:08,686 --> 00:03:11,606 Speaker 1: but it didn't matter, like having the space or having 48 00:03:11,606 --> 00:03:15,086 Speaker 1: the room was inconsequential, Like it's family. This is what 49 00:03:15,166 --> 00:03:17,566 Speaker 1: you do. You figured out if there's like we'll get 50 00:03:17,566 --> 00:03:19,686 Speaker 1: a day bed, we'll get a bunk bed, like we'll 51 00:03:19,726 --> 00:03:22,726 Speaker 1: get a little mattress, like on the couch, no matter what, 52 00:03:22,806 --> 00:03:25,046 Speaker 1: Like somebody was going to find a place to lay 53 00:03:25,046 --> 00:03:27,406 Speaker 1: their head at night. And I think that's beautiful. I 54 00:03:27,486 --> 00:03:29,806 Speaker 1: love that for us, Well it is, it is and 55 00:03:29,846 --> 00:03:33,926 Speaker 1: that's part of the family unit left familia, right, and 56 00:03:34,046 --> 00:03:37,366 Speaker 1: we're all kind of jammed in our rooms together or 57 00:03:37,446 --> 00:03:40,966 Speaker 1: cozy and I don't know, it just it just it 58 00:03:41,006 --> 00:03:43,766 Speaker 1: took me back totally. It's such a nice memory, a 59 00:03:43,846 --> 00:03:45,926 Speaker 1: cozy memory. Now that we're in November and we're getting 60 00:03:45,926 --> 00:03:47,926 Speaker 1: close to the holidays, we were just talking about, you know, 61 00:03:47,966 --> 00:03:51,366 Speaker 1: being away from family. My whole all of my siblings 62 00:03:51,446 --> 00:03:54,166 Speaker 1: and my parents are back in Miami. There's a storm 63 00:03:54,206 --> 00:03:59,126 Speaker 1: there currently. Everybody's fine, everybody's good, but like they're all 64 00:03:59,206 --> 00:04:01,726 Speaker 1: sort of like huddled up my nieces, like building forts 65 00:04:01,726 --> 00:04:04,086 Speaker 1: in the living room, and like they're sending all of 66 00:04:04,126 --> 00:04:06,806 Speaker 1: these videos and pictures via the family chat to sort 67 00:04:06,846 --> 00:04:10,326 Speaker 1: of make me feel like I'm there, but I'm like's 68 00:04:10,366 --> 00:04:12,526 Speaker 1: not experiencing it. So, yeah, I have a little of 69 00:04:12,566 --> 00:04:16,246 Speaker 1: my feelings today, But it sort of happens because you know, 70 00:04:16,486 --> 00:04:19,846 Speaker 1: will Holidays, we don't know her that if you work 71 00:04:19,846 --> 00:04:22,646 Speaker 1: at sports, that's just not a thing exactly. And I've 72 00:04:22,686 --> 00:04:27,046 Speaker 1: missed weddings before that I was in as a groomsman. Yeah, 73 00:04:27,406 --> 00:04:29,526 Speaker 1: so I totally get it. I'm right there with you. 74 00:04:30,366 --> 00:04:33,406 Speaker 1: But what we do do on this podcast and in 75 00:04:33,526 --> 00:04:36,166 Speaker 1: our regular jobs that you do for Total Access and 76 00:04:36,206 --> 00:04:40,006 Speaker 1: I do for Good Morning Football is go to the headlines, 77 00:04:40,286 --> 00:04:45,086 Speaker 1: breaking news is just in. I feel like we would 78 00:04:45,086 --> 00:04:47,166 Speaker 1: have heard something like that from your tape recorder that 79 00:04:47,206 --> 00:04:50,486 Speaker 1: you used to take from your dad. Will Am I wrong? Yeah, Yes, 80 00:04:50,646 --> 00:04:53,126 Speaker 1: that's something that I would do. It sounds very urgent, 81 00:04:53,246 --> 00:04:56,046 Speaker 1: it sounds very seriousing. Yes, it has all of it. 82 00:04:56,286 --> 00:04:59,046 Speaker 1: I think breaking news, developing story, this just in everything. 83 00:05:00,166 --> 00:05:03,246 Speaker 1: There's a lot of all of that. With the following 84 00:05:03,286 --> 00:05:07,806 Speaker 1: news stories, none big than the Josh Allen elbow injury. 85 00:05:07,926 --> 00:05:12,486 Speaker 1: Our NFL Network insider Mike Garafolo reporting that Alan expressed 86 00:05:12,526 --> 00:05:16,126 Speaker 1: confidence to his teammates that he will actually play Sunday 87 00:05:16,286 --> 00:05:19,486 Speaker 1: against the Vikings or excuse me, yes, against the Vikings 88 00:05:19,726 --> 00:05:23,926 Speaker 1: one pmme cern on Fox and earlier in the week, 89 00:05:24,326 --> 00:05:27,086 Speaker 1: the head coach Sean McDermott, he didn't say, oh, yeah, 90 00:05:27,086 --> 00:05:29,006 Speaker 1: he's good, He's definitely going to play. He just called 91 00:05:29,086 --> 00:05:32,966 Speaker 1: him day to day and MJ. The way this sounds, 92 00:05:33,406 --> 00:05:37,726 Speaker 1: it sounds as if they may decide to either make 93 00:05:37,766 --> 00:05:41,006 Speaker 1: it a game time decision and then just sit him 94 00:05:41,526 --> 00:05:44,766 Speaker 1: and we don't know for how long. But this seems 95 00:05:44,806 --> 00:05:47,126 Speaker 1: to be the way to play this thing. What do 96 00:05:47,166 --> 00:05:50,166 Speaker 1: you think? I mean for sure? Actually, the direct quote 97 00:05:50,206 --> 00:05:52,566 Speaker 1: from Sean McDermott earlier this week when asked if he 98 00:05:52,606 --> 00:05:56,326 Speaker 1: was going to play was we'll see very cryptic. Thanks. 99 00:05:56,326 --> 00:05:58,126 Speaker 1: I mean, of course, what else is he going to say? 100 00:05:58,126 --> 00:05:59,726 Speaker 1: But I think you're right. I think when it comes 101 00:05:59,766 --> 00:06:03,646 Speaker 1: to a player as important any quarterback. Right, but especially 102 00:06:03,646 --> 00:06:05,886 Speaker 1: when you're talking about Josh Allen, you got to think 103 00:06:05,886 --> 00:06:08,166 Speaker 1: bigger picture, You got to think long term, and you 104 00:06:08,326 --> 00:06:12,046 Speaker 1: have to think postseason. Right, So if this means a 105 00:06:12,086 --> 00:06:16,086 Speaker 1: week or two of rolling with case Keenum, then that's 106 00:06:16,126 --> 00:06:18,766 Speaker 1: what they may have to do. You can't risk Josh 107 00:06:18,806 --> 00:06:23,766 Speaker 1: Allen getting further more hurt or making that injury worse. Like, 108 00:06:24,046 --> 00:06:26,686 Speaker 1: protect Josh Ellen at all costs, no jumping on tables, 109 00:06:26,726 --> 00:06:29,006 Speaker 1: Bill's mafia. Maybe we all put the tables away just 110 00:06:29,086 --> 00:06:31,686 Speaker 1: for this weekend, right in honor of Josh Allen. But 111 00:06:31,766 --> 00:06:34,566 Speaker 1: we'll see, Like maybe they're just playing it real close 112 00:06:34,606 --> 00:06:36,446 Speaker 1: to the best and he's doing a lot better than 113 00:06:36,886 --> 00:06:40,606 Speaker 1: we think he's doing. That's best case scenario, right, like, right, oh, 114 00:06:40,646 --> 00:06:43,166 Speaker 1: we'll see, keep it vague, keep it broad, but you 115 00:06:43,246 --> 00:06:47,606 Speaker 1: just you can't risk your franchise quarterback. No, you can't. 116 00:06:47,606 --> 00:06:50,846 Speaker 1: And he's eighty two percent of that offense. Out of 117 00:06:50,886 --> 00:06:55,046 Speaker 1: the twenty five touchdowns that they've scored, he scored twenty three, 118 00:06:55,086 --> 00:06:58,726 Speaker 1: which is actually ridiculous. So he means everything. So does 119 00:06:58,766 --> 00:07:01,966 Speaker 1: the playoff seating here, because right now they're currently a 120 00:07:02,086 --> 00:07:05,926 Speaker 1: half game ahead in their division, and if they lose 121 00:07:06,006 --> 00:07:09,126 Speaker 1: more games. They potentially could be going on the road 122 00:07:09,246 --> 00:07:13,086 Speaker 1: in the playoffs where the Bills are over with Josh 123 00:07:13,126 --> 00:07:16,726 Speaker 1: Allen on the road, and so that's a concern. Not 124 00:07:16,806 --> 00:07:20,806 Speaker 1: to your point with case Keenum, he's a very serviceable quarterback. 125 00:07:21,086 --> 00:07:24,326 Speaker 1: He actually has that chemistry with Stefine Diggs that they 126 00:07:24,366 --> 00:07:27,526 Speaker 1: had in Minnesota. Of course, who could forget the big 127 00:07:27,566 --> 00:07:30,926 Speaker 1: play of two of them hooking up, and they have 128 00:07:31,006 --> 00:07:34,486 Speaker 1: the talent around case Keenum and they're just gonna have 129 00:07:34,526 --> 00:07:37,006 Speaker 1: to rely on that run game now more. They're gonna 130 00:07:37,006 --> 00:07:40,246 Speaker 1: have to rely on Devin Singletary to get them those yards. 131 00:07:40,686 --> 00:07:43,966 Speaker 1: And on the other side of it too, MJ. Because 132 00:07:44,286 --> 00:07:46,606 Speaker 1: we talked about the Vikings, how they don't get any love, 133 00:07:46,886 --> 00:07:51,206 Speaker 1: they don't get any attention. This could potentially be their 134 00:07:51,326 --> 00:07:55,326 Speaker 1: fourth a backup quarterback that they face. This is the 135 00:07:55,446 --> 00:07:59,646 Speaker 1: reason why they are a yeah butt team. And the 136 00:07:59,766 --> 00:08:02,806 Speaker 1: last time that they played against a really good team 137 00:08:02,926 --> 00:08:06,086 Speaker 1: was the Eagles and they got boat race in front 138 00:08:06,126 --> 00:08:10,046 Speaker 1: of everybody. Here's the thing everyone, and we hear this 139 00:08:10,206 --> 00:08:12,966 Speaker 1: a lot from like Vikings fans, You're not giving us 140 00:08:13,006 --> 00:08:16,446 Speaker 1: the right props. It's not taking away anything from your 141 00:08:16,446 --> 00:08:18,446 Speaker 1: seven and one record, Like seven to one to seven 142 00:08:18,486 --> 00:08:21,806 Speaker 1: and one like, good for you. But let's let's call 143 00:08:21,806 --> 00:08:23,446 Speaker 1: a spade a spade, right, because when you looked at 144 00:08:23,486 --> 00:08:28,366 Speaker 1: the Viking schedule, this game against the Bills was circled, highlighted, 145 00:08:28,446 --> 00:08:32,326 Speaker 1: underscore and italicized as probably the biggest challenge, the first 146 00:08:32,366 --> 00:08:36,486 Speaker 1: really really big challenge of the season. And now maybe 147 00:08:36,566 --> 00:08:40,046 Speaker 1: to their benefit, they may have to face this Bills 148 00:08:40,046 --> 00:08:44,046 Speaker 1: team without Josh Allen And you mentioned that run game. 149 00:08:44,166 --> 00:08:46,646 Speaker 1: Josh is a big part of that as well. Right, 150 00:08:46,766 --> 00:08:50,086 Speaker 1: So look, I'm not saying this is a bad thing Minnesota, 151 00:08:50,246 --> 00:08:52,326 Speaker 1: like this could very well work in your benefit, but 152 00:08:52,606 --> 00:08:55,886 Speaker 1: you also have to understand, like strength of schedule matters. 153 00:08:55,926 --> 00:08:59,406 Speaker 1: These things play a big role in the success of 154 00:08:59,486 --> 00:09:03,406 Speaker 1: a team. Yeah, and there's a couple of quarterback injuries 155 00:09:03,446 --> 00:09:09,326 Speaker 1: that were also monitor beside that one and Matthew Stafford 156 00:09:09,846 --> 00:09:13,726 Speaker 1: is in the concussion protocol and Kyler Murray has been 157 00:09:13,766 --> 00:09:17,726 Speaker 1: dealing with a hamstring injury. Now, he did practice on Thursday, 158 00:09:18,086 --> 00:09:20,286 Speaker 1: but he had said on hard knocks. He tweaked it 159 00:09:20,366 --> 00:09:23,366 Speaker 1: on a seventeen yard run late in the first half, 160 00:09:23,366 --> 00:09:25,126 Speaker 1: but he played the rest of the game. It didn't 161 00:09:25,166 --> 00:09:28,486 Speaker 1: miss any plays because of the injury. Now the Cardinals 162 00:09:28,566 --> 00:09:31,926 Speaker 1: and the Rams happen to face each other four twenty 163 00:09:31,926 --> 00:09:36,006 Speaker 1: five Eastern on Fox. So where do you want to start. 164 00:09:36,006 --> 00:09:38,126 Speaker 1: Do you want to start with the Matthew Stafford part 165 00:09:38,126 --> 00:09:40,446 Speaker 1: of it or the Kyler Murray part of it. I'll 166 00:09:40,486 --> 00:09:42,326 Speaker 1: start on the Kyler Murray side of it, just because 167 00:09:42,486 --> 00:09:46,926 Speaker 1: they're hard knocks in season just debuted this week. I'll 168 00:09:46,966 --> 00:09:52,046 Speaker 1: be at that game. Well, Cardinals. I'm very curious to 169 00:09:52,086 --> 00:09:56,286 Speaker 1: see this Cardinals team in person because we've sort of 170 00:09:56,286 --> 00:09:59,166 Speaker 1: had this eagle I view right of the drama the 171 00:09:59,326 --> 00:10:02,446 Speaker 1: lead up to the season, all of the rumors around Kyler, 172 00:10:02,486 --> 00:10:05,606 Speaker 1: the criticisms around Kyler, and then you see in game 173 00:10:06,006 --> 00:10:08,166 Speaker 1: this is a completely different Kyler Murray than what we've 174 00:10:08,206 --> 00:10:09,806 Speaker 1: seen in the past, right, So it goes from one 175 00:10:09,926 --> 00:10:11,446 Speaker 1: end of the spectrum to the other where he was 176 00:10:11,486 --> 00:10:14,606 Speaker 1: almost apathetic that some of the criticism that he got, 177 00:10:14,766 --> 00:10:17,006 Speaker 1: that a lot of people felt he didn't really care 178 00:10:17,326 --> 00:10:20,126 Speaker 1: or was in it in the game of football like 179 00:10:20,166 --> 00:10:23,046 Speaker 1: some of the others. And now he's out there screaming 180 00:10:23,046 --> 00:10:25,326 Speaker 1: at his coach, He's out there screaming at his wide 181 00:10:25,326 --> 00:10:29,686 Speaker 1: receiver one and Deandreptions last week. It's wild so I'm 182 00:10:29,726 --> 00:10:32,686 Speaker 1: really curious to see this in person. There's a lot 183 00:10:32,726 --> 00:10:35,726 Speaker 1: that you catch when you're at a game that you 184 00:10:35,806 --> 00:10:38,126 Speaker 1: just don't see in a broadcast. So I'm gonna be 185 00:10:38,166 --> 00:10:41,286 Speaker 1: I have my binoculars are ready, I'm gonna be on 186 00:10:41,286 --> 00:10:43,726 Speaker 1: the sideline pregame. I got you, and I will report 187 00:10:43,726 --> 00:10:47,246 Speaker 1: back this week, of course, because remember this is this game, 188 00:10:47,286 --> 00:10:49,766 Speaker 1: and then they'll be in Mexico City the week after 189 00:10:49,846 --> 00:10:51,686 Speaker 1: which try to be out as well, going up against 190 00:10:51,686 --> 00:10:55,046 Speaker 1: the forty nine ers. This is gonna be crazy, funny enough. 191 00:10:55,086 --> 00:10:56,846 Speaker 1: My dad was talking about this game because he's like, 192 00:10:56,926 --> 00:10:59,886 Speaker 1: I would assume that Rams are gonna win in their 193 00:10:59,966 --> 00:11:04,006 Speaker 1: own house, and Sukasa I was like, I don't know, Pops, Yeah, 194 00:11:04,446 --> 00:11:08,686 Speaker 1: I don't know. With the Cardinals, to your point, I 195 00:11:08,846 --> 00:11:13,246 Speaker 1: like seeing Kyler having this fire in him that we've 196 00:11:13,286 --> 00:11:17,806 Speaker 1: wanted to see, that we've wanted to see, but it 197 00:11:17,886 --> 00:11:21,366 Speaker 1: just seems like this offense is not fitting him or 198 00:11:21,366 --> 00:11:25,166 Speaker 1: he's not fitting the offense, and that's on Cliff Kingsbury 199 00:11:25,246 --> 00:11:27,406 Speaker 1: to try to figure out, and it seems like they 200 00:11:27,486 --> 00:11:30,286 Speaker 1: haven't been able to do it, and they get off 201 00:11:30,646 --> 00:11:34,366 Speaker 1: to slow starts. This is one where I'm curious to 202 00:11:34,406 --> 00:11:37,366 Speaker 1: see how it all plays out. It makes a difference 203 00:11:37,366 --> 00:11:40,166 Speaker 1: to have DeAndre Hopkins there to throw the ball to 204 00:11:41,286 --> 00:11:45,246 Speaker 1: and then you have on the other side with Matthew Stafford. 205 00:11:46,526 --> 00:11:49,726 Speaker 1: They obviously are dependent on him, just like they're dependent 206 00:11:49,726 --> 00:11:52,766 Speaker 1: on Cooper Cup and that's the entire offense. It feels 207 00:11:52,806 --> 00:11:56,606 Speaker 1: like their offense has become very predictable, where you know 208 00:11:56,606 --> 00:11:58,766 Speaker 1: where the ball is going to go. The offensive line, 209 00:11:58,766 --> 00:12:01,686 Speaker 1: as we've mentioned, it not very good. The running game 210 00:12:01,726 --> 00:12:05,126 Speaker 1: has been non existent. Alan Robinson for the most part, 211 00:12:05,166 --> 00:12:09,166 Speaker 1: has been on the witness protection program and the way 212 00:12:09,206 --> 00:12:13,046 Speaker 1: that they approached the latter part of that loss to 213 00:12:13,126 --> 00:12:16,806 Speaker 1: the box spoke volumes because it felt like they had 214 00:12:17,366 --> 00:12:22,366 Speaker 1: more confidence in the defense than they did in the offense. 215 00:12:22,406 --> 00:12:27,366 Speaker 1: To get one stinking first down to me was inexcusable. 216 00:12:28,086 --> 00:12:31,046 Speaker 1: What is your level of disappointment with this Rams team 217 00:12:31,046 --> 00:12:34,006 Speaker 1: because these are the defending champs. I mean, we hear 218 00:12:34,046 --> 00:12:38,606 Speaker 1: about Super Bowl hangovers, but my god, yeah, this is 219 00:12:38,646 --> 00:12:41,446 Speaker 1: pretty disappointing. And just to see like the defense that 220 00:12:41,486 --> 00:12:44,006 Speaker 1: they did play against the box, it was like the 221 00:12:44,086 --> 00:12:48,926 Speaker 1: soft coverage and if you're saying, okay, the defense is 222 00:12:48,966 --> 00:12:52,286 Speaker 1: going to be out there playing that soft coverage against 223 00:12:52,486 --> 00:12:56,246 Speaker 1: Oh I don't know, the greatest quarterback of all time. Yeah, 224 00:12:56,406 --> 00:12:59,526 Speaker 1: let's do that. No one with Jalen Ramsey is mad 225 00:12:59,806 --> 00:13:02,726 Speaker 1: because he's coming off the sideline. He's like, oh hell no, 226 00:13:02,726 --> 00:13:05,646 Speaker 1: now I got to go back out again. So he's 227 00:13:05,686 --> 00:13:09,686 Speaker 1: already publicly calling out guys. Yeah, that that could potentially 228 00:13:09,726 --> 00:13:12,766 Speaker 1: be a problem for them. I want to understand how 229 00:13:12,766 --> 00:13:14,926 Speaker 1: how we got to this point. I mean I thought, maybe, 230 00:13:14,966 --> 00:13:17,606 Speaker 1: all right, off the bat to start the season, there 231 00:13:17,686 --> 00:13:19,766 Speaker 1: might you know, we'll see a little bit. But to 232 00:13:19,846 --> 00:13:22,766 Speaker 1: be at this point in the year and for us 233 00:13:22,806 --> 00:13:27,366 Speaker 1: to still sort of wonder like three and five, mh 234 00:13:28,086 --> 00:13:32,846 Speaker 1: what huh? Yeah? How how this is not the Rams 235 00:13:32,846 --> 00:13:36,166 Speaker 1: team we expected. I'm sure they didn't think it was 236 00:13:36,166 --> 00:13:39,126 Speaker 1: going to go down like this this season. Um. It's 237 00:13:39,166 --> 00:13:40,686 Speaker 1: just one of those teams that we thought for sure 238 00:13:40,726 --> 00:13:42,606 Speaker 1: would probably make another playoff from this year and I 239 00:13:42,606 --> 00:13:44,806 Speaker 1: just don't see it happening. Um. And I think we 240 00:13:44,846 --> 00:13:47,006 Speaker 1: can't say that now that we're in Week ten of 241 00:13:47,046 --> 00:13:50,166 Speaker 1: the NFL season and Sam goes with the Bucks. I mean, 242 00:13:50,206 --> 00:13:52,846 Speaker 1: the Bucks are teetering, but what helps them out is 243 00:13:52,886 --> 00:13:56,126 Speaker 1: that they're in a week division. Oh my gosh, at 244 00:13:56,126 --> 00:13:58,286 Speaker 1: any given moment to them or the Falcons can go 245 00:13:58,326 --> 00:14:00,526 Speaker 1: back into into the first spot. Right So it's like 246 00:14:00,806 --> 00:14:03,166 Speaker 1: we could probably still see Tom pretty of the Bucks 247 00:14:03,166 --> 00:14:07,006 Speaker 1: of the postseason right there. Not playing great, it's wild. 248 00:14:07,526 --> 00:14:11,126 Speaker 1: There's a lot going on around the league and a 249 00:14:11,166 --> 00:14:13,406 Speaker 1: lot of cheesem for us to get to today. Well, 250 00:14:17,606 --> 00:14:20,406 Speaker 1: I feel like that the intro to like l huddle 251 00:14:20,486 --> 00:14:23,486 Speaker 1: after dark. It's fantastic. But of course, one of the 252 00:14:23,566 --> 00:14:27,686 Speaker 1: biggest news stories of the week is the Poltse firing 253 00:14:27,846 --> 00:14:32,446 Speaker 1: Frank Rich and their interim head coach is now former player, 254 00:14:32,926 --> 00:14:38,526 Speaker 1: former TV analyst Jeff Saturday. This sent shockwaves around the league. 255 00:14:38,526 --> 00:14:40,486 Speaker 1: I don't know about you, will, but the second dish drop, 256 00:14:40,846 --> 00:14:43,166 Speaker 1: my phone blew up with people are going, is this 257 00:14:43,206 --> 00:14:45,726 Speaker 1: for real? I think I checked the alert a few 258 00:14:45,726 --> 00:14:47,926 Speaker 1: different times to make sure it wasn't like a prank 259 00:14:48,046 --> 00:14:52,886 Speaker 1: or an error or anything like that. Yeah. I reported 260 00:14:52,886 --> 00:14:56,726 Speaker 1: it the firing initially, and then later on I said, 261 00:14:56,726 --> 00:15:01,406 Speaker 1: wait a second, Jeff Saturday, who was commentating, you know, 262 00:15:01,486 --> 00:15:05,086 Speaker 1: just last week on TV. I can't believe it. It It 263 00:15:05,286 --> 00:15:09,406 Speaker 1: totally surprised me. And he walks into a situation that 264 00:15:09,446 --> 00:15:12,966 Speaker 1: to me is an untenable one where he has to 265 00:15:13,166 --> 00:15:17,366 Speaker 1: instantly get trust from players in that locker room and 266 00:15:18,206 --> 00:15:21,806 Speaker 1: coaches on that staff, Coaches that probably thought that they 267 00:15:21,846 --> 00:15:27,246 Speaker 1: would be in line to be coaching against the Raiders 268 00:15:27,406 --> 00:15:32,646 Speaker 1: this weekend. We're talking John Fox, Gus Bradley, Reggie Wayne, 269 00:15:33,486 --> 00:15:37,966 Speaker 1: Wayne League on the building. In the building, so imagine 270 00:15:38,006 --> 00:15:40,726 Speaker 1: what they're thinking because they've been there since the beginning 271 00:15:40,766 --> 00:15:43,566 Speaker 1: and Jeff's Saturday has been a consultant. Now this is 272 00:15:43,646 --> 00:15:47,126 Speaker 1: not a knock on Jeff's Saturday. I mean, fourteen year 273 00:15:47,246 --> 00:15:52,526 Speaker 1: pro was an incredible center for the cults. He also 274 00:15:53,566 --> 00:15:56,366 Speaker 1: connects with people. You see that on TV as well, 275 00:15:56,406 --> 00:15:59,006 Speaker 1: and from everything that I have heard from people in 276 00:15:59,046 --> 00:16:04,446 Speaker 1: the TV business who have shared a studio with them 277 00:16:04,446 --> 00:16:07,086 Speaker 1: say how great he is. But he was awfully defensive 278 00:16:07,086 --> 00:16:11,686 Speaker 1: because he knows that people are in a way looking 279 00:16:11,766 --> 00:16:14,126 Speaker 1: at the situation thing and hold on, hold on. It's 280 00:16:14,126 --> 00:16:16,446 Speaker 1: like Jim Rsey is putting you in this position. He 281 00:16:16,526 --> 00:16:19,926 Speaker 1: wants to think outside the box. But man, I don't 282 00:16:19,966 --> 00:16:21,846 Speaker 1: know if this is the way to handle it. Not 283 00:16:22,006 --> 00:16:24,286 Speaker 1: like this. I mean, he sent out a tweet that 284 00:16:24,406 --> 00:16:27,686 Speaker 1: said the Raiders are horrendous and so now he's going 285 00:16:27,726 --> 00:16:32,006 Speaker 1: to be facing the Raiders on Sunday. For me, it's 286 00:16:32,126 --> 00:16:34,566 Speaker 1: it's the way that it went down right. And of 287 00:16:34,606 --> 00:16:37,886 Speaker 1: course there's so many other points that will never be 288 00:16:37,966 --> 00:16:40,886 Speaker 1: prippy too, nor should we write that behind closed doors 289 00:16:40,886 --> 00:16:44,446 Speaker 1: the things that happen. But what really struck me right 290 00:16:44,486 --> 00:16:47,006 Speaker 1: off the bat, and we mentioned people like Reggie Wayne, 291 00:16:47,046 --> 00:16:49,726 Speaker 1: and there are so many other qualified folks. I put 292 00:16:49,766 --> 00:16:52,166 Speaker 1: it into context and perspective, knowing that we were in 293 00:16:52,206 --> 00:16:55,246 Speaker 1: the middle of a season. So many times, especially when 294 00:16:55,286 --> 00:16:59,406 Speaker 1: we're talking about minority, black and brown coaches, when they 295 00:16:59,486 --> 00:17:02,046 Speaker 1: go out for jobs like this, the main thing that 296 00:17:02,086 --> 00:17:05,526 Speaker 1: they say will is, oh, you weren't the play. Oh 297 00:17:05,606 --> 00:17:08,886 Speaker 1: you don't have experience as a head coach, or coaching 298 00:17:08,926 --> 00:17:12,366 Speaker 1: experience at all for that matter, whatever it is. Bring 299 00:17:12,406 --> 00:17:14,966 Speaker 1: that same energy to these types of situations. And again 300 00:17:15,006 --> 00:17:17,126 Speaker 1: this is nothing against Jeff Saturday, He's just the guy 301 00:17:17,126 --> 00:17:19,966 Speaker 1: who picked up the phone. But bring that same energy 302 00:17:20,006 --> 00:17:21,886 Speaker 1: when we are in the off season and you're giving 303 00:17:21,966 --> 00:17:26,846 Speaker 1: these same reasons to these minority coaches and now those 304 00:17:26,926 --> 00:17:31,686 Speaker 1: roles don't apply. I don't like that. I think what 305 00:17:31,806 --> 00:17:36,886 Speaker 1: it comes down to is relationships with the owners. I 306 00:17:36,926 --> 00:17:39,726 Speaker 1: think if you have a relationship with the owner, if 307 00:17:39,806 --> 00:17:43,326 Speaker 1: you are playing golf with them. I think if you 308 00:17:43,526 --> 00:17:47,566 Speaker 1: are having drinks with them, if you're having dinner with them, 309 00:17:47,606 --> 00:17:51,566 Speaker 1: if you're close enough, I think that's how you get 310 00:17:51,606 --> 00:17:54,926 Speaker 1: your foot in the door into where you want to go. 311 00:17:55,366 --> 00:17:58,766 Speaker 1: Is how it seems like the problem is how does 312 00:17:58,846 --> 00:18:02,446 Speaker 1: everybody get that sort of access to being that close? 313 00:18:02,646 --> 00:18:06,806 Speaker 1: And there's a lot of these coaches that are grinding, 314 00:18:07,166 --> 00:18:10,846 Speaker 1: who are putting their head down and working hard, but 315 00:18:10,926 --> 00:18:14,126 Speaker 1: maybe they don't play the game. And I'm not suggesting 316 00:18:14,166 --> 00:18:17,126 Speaker 1: that they need to play the game. It's just as 317 00:18:17,166 --> 00:18:19,526 Speaker 1: we see it from friends of ours who aren't in 318 00:18:19,566 --> 00:18:22,086 Speaker 1: the TV business, who are maybe in the corporate world, 319 00:18:22,286 --> 00:18:24,966 Speaker 1: that people get these jobs and you say, wait a second, 320 00:18:25,246 --> 00:18:30,206 Speaker 1: what makes them qualified to get it? And sometimes if 321 00:18:30,366 --> 00:18:34,406 Speaker 1: you are friends with the boss or with the manager 322 00:18:35,126 --> 00:18:40,326 Speaker 1: or whomever it is who runs an organization, it's hard. 323 00:18:41,006 --> 00:18:44,486 Speaker 1: It's hard. And what I just would like to see, 324 00:18:44,566 --> 00:18:48,006 Speaker 1: to your point is just to have all the diverse 325 00:18:48,126 --> 00:18:51,686 Speaker 1: candidates be able to get that sort of access and 326 00:18:51,806 --> 00:18:54,846 Speaker 1: get that sort of look. Again, I hate to suggest 327 00:18:54,926 --> 00:18:57,686 Speaker 1: that they have to be close like that, because you 328 00:18:57,686 --> 00:19:01,606 Speaker 1: should be judged on the work that you're doing. But 329 00:19:02,926 --> 00:19:05,366 Speaker 1: they're trying to do their best the NFL and in 330 00:19:05,926 --> 00:19:11,246 Speaker 1: getting these diverse head coaching hires happen, and it's just 331 00:19:11,286 --> 00:19:14,646 Speaker 1: not it's just there's there's more that needs to be done. 332 00:19:14,806 --> 00:19:40,326 Speaker 1: Quite frankly sure now, and Ja, I feel like through 333 00:19:40,366 --> 00:19:43,366 Speaker 1: this podcast, I've been able to get a chance to 334 00:19:43,446 --> 00:19:47,406 Speaker 1: know your dad without even formally meeting him. And Will say, 335 00:19:47,526 --> 00:19:50,726 Speaker 1: he is a very smart man because he was the 336 00:19:50,766 --> 00:19:55,726 Speaker 1: one to predict that the Jets would pull off the 337 00:19:55,926 --> 00:20:00,286 Speaker 1: upset against the Bills. So I am not going to 338 00:20:00,446 --> 00:20:05,206 Speaker 1: doubt this man. And so anytime you and him commune, Kate, 339 00:20:05,966 --> 00:20:09,486 Speaker 1: I want to know what you guys are saying to 340 00:20:09,526 --> 00:20:12,326 Speaker 1: each other. So with that, let's do pretty with this 341 00:20:12,486 --> 00:20:25,206 Speaker 1: with Poppy. Oh my god, my heart. That is my 342 00:20:25,286 --> 00:20:28,166 Speaker 1: dad's actual voice. By the way, look at him. He's 343 00:20:28,206 --> 00:20:31,126 Speaker 1: a he's a podcast star and he doesn't even know it, 344 00:20:31,326 --> 00:20:33,606 Speaker 1: doesn't even know it. I'm so happy I get to 345 00:20:33,606 --> 00:20:35,486 Speaker 1: hear him a little bit. The whole family is together 346 00:20:35,526 --> 00:20:38,646 Speaker 1: and back in Miami except from Wah So I'm a 347 00:20:38,686 --> 00:20:41,686 Speaker 1: little petty about it, but these segments make me feel 348 00:20:41,686 --> 00:20:43,486 Speaker 1: a little closer to him. And then of course, Will, 349 00:20:43,486 --> 00:20:48,126 Speaker 1: like you mentioned our text thread about the games ahead, um, 350 00:20:48,246 --> 00:20:51,566 Speaker 1: he listen he's very humble man, So he didn't like 351 00:20:51,766 --> 00:20:53,766 Speaker 1: rub it in my face that he was right about 352 00:20:53,846 --> 00:20:55,926 Speaker 1: the Bills Jets game. He didn't. I don't think he 353 00:20:56,006 --> 00:20:57,446 Speaker 1: wanted it to go down like that. As you know, 354 00:20:57,486 --> 00:21:01,766 Speaker 1: he's a Bills fan, um, but he's he's concerned about 355 00:21:01,926 --> 00:21:04,166 Speaker 1: Josh Allen's injury and he agrees with us well that 356 00:21:04,206 --> 00:21:08,886 Speaker 1: they need to definitely protect him at all costs this week. 357 00:21:09,406 --> 00:21:13,406 Speaker 1: The big thing that's on his mind though, is that 358 00:21:14,406 --> 00:21:19,446 Speaker 1: Cowboys Packers game. Yeah, my dad says the Packers are done. 359 00:21:19,926 --> 00:21:23,366 Speaker 1: This is a rap and I concur fully so. In 360 00:21:23,486 --> 00:21:25,806 Speaker 1: one line of the tech thread, it's just the little 361 00:21:26,006 --> 00:21:29,086 Speaker 1: cowboy emoji, like the smiley face with the little cowboy hats. 362 00:21:29,086 --> 00:21:31,766 Speaker 1: It's all he has straight through. And the crazy thing 363 00:21:31,806 --> 00:21:34,046 Speaker 1: about this as well, like initially at the start of 364 00:21:34,046 --> 00:21:36,606 Speaker 1: the season, when you looked at this matchup right on 365 00:21:36,686 --> 00:21:39,926 Speaker 1: the schedule, you're like, oh man, this is gonna be great. 366 00:21:40,286 --> 00:21:43,406 Speaker 1: It's gonna be a clash of like two huge NFC teams. 367 00:21:44,806 --> 00:21:46,646 Speaker 1: I don't even think this has the potential to be 368 00:21:46,726 --> 00:21:50,766 Speaker 1: like a trap game or an upset, Like there's just 369 00:21:50,846 --> 00:21:53,726 Speaker 1: the way that the Packers have been playing. Yes, granted, 370 00:21:53,766 --> 00:21:59,286 Speaker 1: they're at home. It's lambo. Mike McCarthy's returning to No, like, 371 00:21:59,326 --> 00:22:03,366 Speaker 1: there's there should be no scenario where the Cowboys drop this. 372 00:22:04,886 --> 00:22:07,766 Speaker 1: Let me ask you this, though, we saw what the 373 00:22:07,806 --> 00:22:12,526 Speaker 1: Packers did with the Bills, which was hang with them 374 00:22:12,646 --> 00:22:15,006 Speaker 1: at least for a little bit. Do you think there's 375 00:22:15,006 --> 00:22:17,446 Speaker 1: a chance that the Packers can at least hang for 376 00:22:17,486 --> 00:22:21,806 Speaker 1: a little bit with the Cowboys? Isn't Aaron Jones also 377 00:22:21,846 --> 00:22:24,286 Speaker 1: banged up this week. I mean, like, that's that's sort 378 00:22:24,326 --> 00:22:27,286 Speaker 1: of the backup, right, It's like run the ball and 379 00:22:27,446 --> 00:22:31,206 Speaker 1: their main guy has not been doing great this week. 380 00:22:31,326 --> 00:22:34,246 Speaker 1: So I just I don't know. Typically i'd be like, oh, 381 00:22:34,446 --> 00:22:37,006 Speaker 1: never count them out, especially at home. I just I 382 00:22:37,046 --> 00:22:41,046 Speaker 1: can't see it happening now That very line could end 383 00:22:41,086 --> 00:22:44,006 Speaker 1: up being a drop on next week's episode with me 384 00:22:44,086 --> 00:22:46,766 Speaker 1: being completely wrong. But I just I don't. I don't 385 00:22:46,766 --> 00:22:50,606 Speaker 1: think so. Neither it does Bobby. He's just not he's 386 00:22:50,606 --> 00:22:54,726 Speaker 1: not about it. He's he's riding with the Packers, so 387 00:22:55,006 --> 00:22:57,726 Speaker 1: he is not convinced from what Aaron Rodgers its head 388 00:22:57,806 --> 00:23:00,166 Speaker 1: earlier in the week on the Pat McAfee show, Hey, 389 00:23:00,166 --> 00:23:03,046 Speaker 1: you know I'm a two time you know I'm a 390 00:23:03,126 --> 00:23:07,526 Speaker 1: multiple time MVP winner, and if you need me, I'm 391 00:23:07,526 --> 00:23:10,446 Speaker 1: gonna be in the huddle. Like that's not doing anything 392 00:23:10,486 --> 00:23:13,886 Speaker 1: for him. It's not, And it's not doing anything for 393 00:23:13,926 --> 00:23:17,486 Speaker 1: me either, And I think mostly because I can't, I 394 00:23:17,566 --> 00:23:20,126 Speaker 1: just don't. He doesn't have to trust with his guys, 395 00:23:20,206 --> 00:23:23,926 Speaker 1: especially not with his receivers, and Aaron Rodgers has been 396 00:23:23,926 --> 00:23:26,086 Speaker 1: given an off a little apathy too. This year was 397 00:23:26,126 --> 00:23:28,446 Speaker 1: sort of like not a shrug. Obviously, he's a competitor, 398 00:23:28,486 --> 00:23:31,766 Speaker 1: he wants to win, but it's also some of it 399 00:23:31,846 --> 00:23:35,806 Speaker 1: is on him. I mean, three interceptions last week, are 400 00:23:35,806 --> 00:23:38,766 Speaker 1: you kidding? He's not even playing up to the level 401 00:23:38,806 --> 00:23:42,646 Speaker 1: that we're accustomed from a four time MVP in the league. 402 00:23:42,926 --> 00:23:45,646 Speaker 1: You know, it's it's it's weird. Yeah, no, I agree. 403 00:23:45,726 --> 00:23:50,726 Speaker 1: And those those throws are short, he overthrows them, and 404 00:23:50,766 --> 00:23:53,526 Speaker 1: then the receivers look at him. He must have dropped. 405 00:23:53,526 --> 00:23:57,406 Speaker 1: I don't know how many SloMo f bombs during my game. 406 00:23:57,966 --> 00:24:02,246 Speaker 1: I mean there's a ton of them, right, So, um, 407 00:24:02,646 --> 00:24:04,406 Speaker 1: it's like the receivers don't seem to be on the 408 00:24:04,446 --> 00:24:07,126 Speaker 1: same page ages him, you know. Christian Watson then goes 409 00:24:07,166 --> 00:24:09,486 Speaker 1: out and so then whatever game plan they had that 410 00:24:09,526 --> 00:24:12,366 Speaker 1: goes out the window. The offensive line is not protecting. 411 00:24:12,406 --> 00:24:14,286 Speaker 1: He seems a little bit more jittery in there. It 412 00:24:14,326 --> 00:24:17,926 Speaker 1: seems like he's playing down to the level of his 413 00:24:18,006 --> 00:24:21,566 Speaker 1: teammates and not elevating them like we've only seen him 414 00:24:21,646 --> 00:24:26,566 Speaker 1: do in years past. So there is still so much 415 00:24:26,606 --> 00:24:30,286 Speaker 1: broken there. But for the Cowboys, they are going to 416 00:24:30,286 --> 00:24:32,886 Speaker 1: be coming off of a bye Zeke. We'll see if 417 00:24:32,966 --> 00:24:36,166 Speaker 1: he's going to be fed at all. He's still overcoming 418 00:24:36,286 --> 00:24:40,566 Speaker 1: his injury. But you have Tony Pollard, so he's been 419 00:24:40,566 --> 00:24:43,686 Speaker 1: phenomenal and I think that they'll use him and play 420 00:24:43,686 --> 00:24:47,646 Speaker 1: that complimentary football. So we'll see what happens in Mike 421 00:24:47,726 --> 00:24:50,766 Speaker 1: McCarthy's return, because I know he was emotional thinking about 422 00:24:50,886 --> 00:24:54,806 Speaker 1: his kids being born in Green Bay. He was, and 423 00:24:54,886 --> 00:24:58,126 Speaker 1: he wasn't expecting the best part. Coach was like, Nope, 424 00:24:58,326 --> 00:24:59,726 Speaker 1: you're not going to make me cry. You're not going 425 00:24:59,766 --> 00:25:02,326 Speaker 1: to do it. It caught him off guard. Oh, coach, coaches, 426 00:25:02,366 --> 00:25:05,446 Speaker 1: they're just like us. They're getting their feelings too. Weekly. 427 00:25:05,606 --> 00:25:09,726 Speaker 1: One is the big Monday night game, Commander's Eagles. So 428 00:25:09,846 --> 00:25:12,046 Speaker 1: my dad is He's like, no, the Eagles will are 429 00:25:12,166 --> 00:25:16,086 Speaker 1: absolutely winning this, but how big of a win? So 430 00:25:16,126 --> 00:25:18,366 Speaker 1: that was his, but I won't talk for me. He's like, 431 00:25:18,526 --> 00:25:22,246 Speaker 1: are they winning by a touchdown? By two touchdowns? Look, 432 00:25:22,446 --> 00:25:24,646 Speaker 1: the Eagles have been pretty balanced. This is what I 433 00:25:24,686 --> 00:25:27,846 Speaker 1: told them. They're both their defense and their offense are 434 00:25:28,006 --> 00:25:31,006 Speaker 1: ranked top three in the league, top three total defense, 435 00:25:31,046 --> 00:25:33,606 Speaker 1: top three total offense. So they're they're pretty balanced. And 436 00:25:33,806 --> 00:25:35,686 Speaker 1: the thing I love about the Eagles this season is 437 00:25:35,726 --> 00:25:39,326 Speaker 1: that every week they're getting better. So not only are 438 00:25:39,326 --> 00:25:42,486 Speaker 1: they playing up to their unbeaten record, but they're also 439 00:25:42,566 --> 00:25:46,566 Speaker 1: continuing to improve, which is which is scary. Which is 440 00:25:46,606 --> 00:25:48,446 Speaker 1: scary if you have them on your schedule this year. 441 00:25:49,086 --> 00:25:53,086 Speaker 1: But I don't know Will. I don't know. Taylor Hiinie, 442 00:25:53,486 --> 00:25:57,606 Speaker 1: my favorite HIEK, got that team amped up, hyped up. 443 00:25:59,606 --> 00:26:01,526 Speaker 1: I think they might be able to hang in there 444 00:26:01,566 --> 00:26:04,366 Speaker 1: with not that I think Slay will have something to 445 00:26:04,366 --> 00:26:06,686 Speaker 1: say about, but I think they'll be able to hang 446 00:26:06,726 --> 00:26:08,006 Speaker 1: in a little bit. I don't know that it'll be 447 00:26:08,126 --> 00:26:10,646 Speaker 1: such a major major like a blowout. I mean, the 448 00:26:10,686 --> 00:26:13,526 Speaker 1: Texans hung. The Texans hung with the Eagles, right, they 449 00:26:13,526 --> 00:26:18,126 Speaker 1: sure did. Yeah. I tend to think that that Philly 450 00:26:18,246 --> 00:26:20,766 Speaker 1: is going to win this, but you know, Philadelphia throughout 451 00:26:20,766 --> 00:26:24,046 Speaker 1: all this and It's been really cool to see Jalen 452 00:26:24,086 --> 00:26:27,446 Speaker 1: Hurts really develop in front of our very eyes. And 453 00:26:27,526 --> 00:26:29,886 Speaker 1: they are so good in all three phases of the game. 454 00:26:30,646 --> 00:26:34,486 Speaker 1: But they have not really faced any adversity at all. 455 00:26:35,286 --> 00:26:38,646 Speaker 1: And that's what I'm curious to see how they handle 456 00:26:39,206 --> 00:26:43,726 Speaker 1: their first taste of adversity. Not wishing adversity for them, 457 00:26:43,766 --> 00:26:46,286 Speaker 1: but the winning teams when they have to deal with 458 00:26:46,326 --> 00:26:49,246 Speaker 1: a little bit adversity, a little bit of tension, that 459 00:26:49,446 --> 00:26:51,806 Speaker 1: helps out in the long run. Now, this is one 460 00:26:51,846 --> 00:26:56,606 Speaker 1: where I do think that they'll get over on the Commanders, 461 00:26:56,686 --> 00:27:01,166 Speaker 1: but then it becomes them potentially facing themselves and what 462 00:27:01,286 --> 00:27:06,086 Speaker 1: kind of mental mistakes they're going to make. But I, yeah, 463 00:27:06,086 --> 00:27:10,566 Speaker 1: I tend to agree that it's it's Eagles. Eagles, Yeah, Fly, 464 00:27:10,686 --> 00:27:14,286 Speaker 1: Eagles Fly. All right, Well, let's come the point in 465 00:27:14,446 --> 00:27:18,886 Speaker 1: our podcast where we need to ask you something specifically. 466 00:27:19,646 --> 00:27:23,646 Speaker 1: It's time for buy Er Salva. Ladies and gentlemen, it's 467 00:27:23,686 --> 00:27:29,766 Speaker 1: time or bye or Selva. I love this And with 468 00:27:29,966 --> 00:27:33,766 Speaker 1: that same energy, let's go to another primetime game Sunday 469 00:27:33,926 --> 00:27:39,166 Speaker 1: night football in the Bay Chargers at forty nine ers 470 00:27:39,206 --> 00:27:42,486 Speaker 1: buy or Salva. Austin Eckler will have a receiving touchdown 471 00:27:42,606 --> 00:27:48,406 Speaker 1: and a rushing touchdown over Christian McCaffrey. Again, these questions 472 00:27:48,566 --> 00:27:53,286 Speaker 1: just kill me because last week I said, Ay, Sauce Gardner, 473 00:27:53,486 --> 00:27:56,566 Speaker 1: as great as he's been to find Diggs is a 474 00:27:56,606 --> 00:27:59,326 Speaker 1: great route runner, and I'll show him the ropes. Now 475 00:28:00,486 --> 00:28:02,846 Speaker 1: he almost got to one hundred yards but he didn't score. 476 00:28:03,206 --> 00:28:07,126 Speaker 1: And then the week before I said, no, I think 477 00:28:07,126 --> 00:28:10,726 Speaker 1: that Justin Jefferson is going to have more receiving yards 478 00:28:10,766 --> 00:28:17,766 Speaker 1: than DeAndre Hopkins. It's like, ah, these are hard, yeah, Oh, 479 00:28:17,806 --> 00:28:20,606 Speaker 1: it totally is. It's like an educated guest here. So 480 00:28:21,166 --> 00:28:24,886 Speaker 1: all right, So Christian McCaffrey Austin Eckler are the top 481 00:28:24,966 --> 00:28:28,966 Speaker 1: two among running backs when it comes to receptions and 482 00:28:29,086 --> 00:28:32,846 Speaker 1: receiving yards since twenty nineteen, so we know how important 483 00:28:32,886 --> 00:28:36,726 Speaker 1: they are as dual threats. They also each have ten 484 00:28:36,766 --> 00:28:40,406 Speaker 1: career games with one plus rushing and receiving touchdowns. So 485 00:28:40,526 --> 00:28:44,766 Speaker 1: this is why this is a hard one to gauge 486 00:28:44,806 --> 00:28:48,566 Speaker 1: whether to say buy or selva. But I'm going to 487 00:28:48,646 --> 00:28:53,286 Speaker 1: Selva here only because of the forty nine Ers defense 488 00:28:53,526 --> 00:28:56,206 Speaker 1: and the fact that they've allowed a league low and 489 00:28:56,286 --> 00:29:00,926 Speaker 1: total yards. They've allowed the fewest rushing yards per game 490 00:29:01,086 --> 00:29:06,006 Speaker 1: this season, and I do think the absences of Keenan Allen, 491 00:29:06,486 --> 00:29:10,726 Speaker 1: the absence of Mike Williams as well, is going to 492 00:29:10,806 --> 00:29:13,406 Speaker 1: mean that the defense is going to key on Austin Eckler. 493 00:29:13,606 --> 00:29:18,286 Speaker 1: So I am definitely selva on this one. You know, 494 00:29:19,246 --> 00:29:21,966 Speaker 1: we have the charters are five and three, forty nine 495 00:29:22,046 --> 00:29:27,206 Speaker 1: ers are four and four. But yet when we look 496 00:29:27,246 --> 00:29:32,566 Speaker 1: at the matchup, the forty nine ers should should take 497 00:29:32,606 --> 00:29:36,286 Speaker 1: this game, especially at home. But they've got their X 498 00:29:36,326 --> 00:29:40,326 Speaker 1: factor and Christian McCaffrey and Debou coming back. But Austin Eckler, 499 00:29:40,526 --> 00:29:44,406 Speaker 1: he's a who. He's a dangerous one. You should never 500 00:29:44,446 --> 00:29:48,566 Speaker 1: ever count that man home. All right, Well, by yourselva. 501 00:29:48,606 --> 00:29:51,486 Speaker 1: On the Broncos at Titan Sunday at one eastern on 502 00:29:51,526 --> 00:29:57,806 Speaker 1: CBS A Titans QB to be determined and named. We'll 503 00:29:57,846 --> 00:30:04,446 Speaker 1: have more than six completions like this like this? Um okay, 504 00:30:04,486 --> 00:30:08,566 Speaker 1: So Ryan Tannehill's mass missed the last two games with 505 00:30:08,646 --> 00:30:12,206 Speaker 1: that ankle injury. Incomes to rookie Malik Willis. He has 506 00:30:12,326 --> 00:30:18,006 Speaker 1: eleven completions in all combined over the last two weeks 507 00:30:18,006 --> 00:30:21,846 Speaker 1: that he's started. Now we have to monitor Ryan Tannehill's situation. 508 00:30:22,166 --> 00:30:25,726 Speaker 1: They're clearly going to be running the ball a lot 509 00:30:25,846 --> 00:30:29,966 Speaker 1: with Derrick Henry to help offset whoever it is that's 510 00:30:30,006 --> 00:30:37,766 Speaker 1: going to be under center. So I'm gonna say, I 511 00:30:37,806 --> 00:30:41,966 Speaker 1: am gonna say I'm gonna buy this. Okay, like, because 512 00:30:42,606 --> 00:30:46,246 Speaker 1: we have not seen this since the Disco era. Okay, 513 00:30:46,526 --> 00:30:50,726 Speaker 1: no NFL team has that three straight games with six 514 00:30:50,886 --> 00:30:55,286 Speaker 1: or fewer completion since the Giants in Week six through 515 00:30:55,366 --> 00:30:59,086 Speaker 1: eight nineteen seventy eight. This has got to be the 516 00:30:59,206 --> 00:31:03,406 Speaker 1: year that it ends. This has to be the time 517 00:31:03,806 --> 00:31:07,486 Speaker 1: that it ends. So for me, I am going to buy. 518 00:31:07,566 --> 00:31:11,806 Speaker 1: Whether it's Malik Willis or Ryan Tannehill, it's gotta be 519 00:31:12,006 --> 00:31:16,366 Speaker 1: more than sex. I have to believe it is. It's 520 00:31:16,366 --> 00:31:20,046 Speaker 1: against the Broncos who have a tough pass defense, but 521 00:31:20,126 --> 00:31:23,286 Speaker 1: just dump it up. For God's sakes, do whatever it 522 00:31:23,406 --> 00:31:25,526 Speaker 1: is that you have something to do, because if you 523 00:31:25,566 --> 00:31:28,886 Speaker 1: think about even in that game against Kansas City, if 524 00:31:28,886 --> 00:31:32,286 Speaker 1: they could have just converted a couple of third downs, 525 00:31:32,486 --> 00:31:36,166 Speaker 1: they would have won that game. So, for the love 526 00:31:36,206 --> 00:31:38,566 Speaker 1: of everything that is pure and sacred in this great 527 00:31:38,646 --> 00:31:42,326 Speaker 1: planet of ours, one of you, either of you, please, 528 00:31:42,406 --> 00:31:46,246 Speaker 1: both of you. I don't care seven give me seven passes. 529 00:31:46,646 --> 00:31:49,366 Speaker 1: I gotta I gotta buy on this, m Jay anything. 530 00:31:49,846 --> 00:31:52,406 Speaker 1: But what's wild about the Titans right now is that 531 00:31:52,446 --> 00:31:56,606 Speaker 1: they our last in total offense in the league, last 532 00:31:57,126 --> 00:32:01,326 Speaker 1: that good thirty first in passing. So as much as 533 00:32:01,326 --> 00:32:04,086 Speaker 1: it sounds like, wow, that's absurd, somebody's gonna get six 534 00:32:04,126 --> 00:32:26,006 Speaker 1: completions of I don't know, am I not? All right? 535 00:32:26,166 --> 00:32:29,526 Speaker 1: Very curious, Not that we've looked out matchups every week. 536 00:32:30,006 --> 00:32:33,526 Speaker 1: This we need like a crown of some of some sort, 537 00:32:34,286 --> 00:32:44,686 Speaker 1: I don't know, something cool for our Are you shouting 538 00:32:44,686 --> 00:32:47,566 Speaker 1: that from a mountaintop there? Yeah, well you didn't know. 539 00:32:47,766 --> 00:32:51,446 Speaker 1: I'm on a mountain. I just screamed it, and then 540 00:32:51,446 --> 00:32:56,606 Speaker 1: I screamed out Ricola right after. That's a factor what 541 00:32:56,646 --> 00:32:59,046 Speaker 1: I thought of. It's so good. All right, who's your 542 00:32:59,046 --> 00:33:03,606 Speaker 1: first Barro Macho of the week? Uh? My first broacho 543 00:33:04,126 --> 00:33:10,206 Speaker 1: is Tyreekale from your Miami Dolphins. Honestly, when you think 544 00:33:10,246 --> 00:33:13,966 Speaker 1: about him being this this game changer, he's been everything 545 00:33:14,046 --> 00:33:17,046 Speaker 1: that the Dolphins could have asked for. Has totally been 546 00:33:17,526 --> 00:33:22,406 Speaker 1: the game changing player that the Dolphins needed with Tua. 547 00:33:23,006 --> 00:33:27,166 Speaker 1: Tua has gotten that ball out quickly. He's able to 548 00:33:27,286 --> 00:33:30,166 Speaker 1: scan the field quickly and throw the ball although Tyreek 549 00:33:30,526 --> 00:33:33,646 Speaker 1: has helped him with some of those underthrows and he's 550 00:33:33,686 --> 00:33:37,366 Speaker 1: come back, but he's able to really stretch that defense. 551 00:33:37,966 --> 00:33:41,166 Speaker 1: And I think that he right now is in a 552 00:33:41,206 --> 00:33:44,806 Speaker 1: collision course to obviously shatter the receiving record. I think 553 00:33:44,846 --> 00:33:49,246 Speaker 1: he's going to do it. And then Jaalen Wattle opposite him. 554 00:33:49,286 --> 00:33:51,206 Speaker 1: I think he's benefiting a lot of people thought like 555 00:33:51,526 --> 00:33:53,526 Speaker 1: it's not going to help out. It's benefited him too. 556 00:33:53,526 --> 00:33:57,166 Speaker 1: And he's on pace for fifteen hundred. So when people 557 00:33:57,206 --> 00:34:01,606 Speaker 1: talk about that offseason that was crazy that we covered 558 00:34:01,606 --> 00:34:05,086 Speaker 1: with the trays, and you know, Davantae Adams's move ving 559 00:34:05,286 --> 00:34:09,366 Speaker 1: and Russell Wilson is moving. Nah, This one, I have 560 00:34:09,486 --> 00:34:13,406 Speaker 1: to say, by far was the biggest difference and the 561 00:34:13,406 --> 00:34:17,166 Speaker 1: one that mattered the most. And Tyreek Hill you're seeing 562 00:34:17,206 --> 00:34:21,606 Speaker 1: it weekend week out. That is why he is my Promacho. 563 00:34:22,126 --> 00:34:24,326 Speaker 1: I love it. He is on a seventeen game pace 564 00:34:24,526 --> 00:34:26,966 Speaker 1: to hit two thousand and eighty five receiving yards. You 565 00:34:27,006 --> 00:34:29,526 Speaker 1: mentioned that record by Hall of Famer Calvin Johnson. He 566 00:34:29,686 --> 00:34:34,326 Speaker 1: got one nine hundred and sixty four. Who with one 567 00:34:34,366 --> 00:34:39,326 Speaker 1: extra week, definitely attainable. All right, who's your second Promacho? 568 00:34:39,406 --> 00:34:43,366 Speaker 1: We're going all the way west Pacific Northwest. Yeah. Well, 569 00:34:43,406 --> 00:34:45,966 Speaker 1: actually we're we're going to Munich for this one. This 570 00:34:46,046 --> 00:34:50,166 Speaker 1: is Germany, you know. But played well played Seahawks, Yes, yes, 571 00:34:50,246 --> 00:34:52,406 Speaker 1: which by the way can be seen on NFL Network 572 00:34:53,046 --> 00:34:56,886 Speaker 1: nine thirty am Eastern Time and on NFL Plus where 573 00:34:56,886 --> 00:35:02,246 Speaker 1: people can stream it. For me, it's Tariq Woolen so 574 00:35:02,566 --> 00:35:06,446 Speaker 1: impressive what he's done for his rookie season. He has 575 00:35:06,766 --> 00:35:09,606 Speaker 1: four interceptions, tied for second in the NFL. He has 576 00:35:09,926 --> 00:35:13,486 Speaker 1: two forced fumbles, so in all, he leaves the league 577 00:35:13,566 --> 00:35:18,726 Speaker 1: in takeaways. And Seattle really likes those long cornerbacks. And 578 00:35:18,846 --> 00:35:21,766 Speaker 1: we've talked about the development of Jalen Hurts as a pastor. 579 00:35:21,806 --> 00:35:27,366 Speaker 1: Well we've seen Woolen really developed as a cornerback as well, 580 00:35:27,406 --> 00:35:30,846 Speaker 1: and developed with Kobe Bryant in the secondary. And just 581 00:35:30,926 --> 00:35:35,166 Speaker 1: these young pups who were drafted or coming in making 582 00:35:35,206 --> 00:35:40,046 Speaker 1: an impact. And our guy William McGinnis made a great 583 00:35:40,126 --> 00:35:43,926 Speaker 1: point because he saw the comp of Richard Sherman, both 584 00:35:43,926 --> 00:35:47,406 Speaker 1: those guys selected in the fifth round, and we mentioned 585 00:35:47,606 --> 00:35:51,406 Speaker 1: their length, and I can see that and the way 586 00:35:51,406 --> 00:35:55,486 Speaker 1: that he's been held his own against Andre Hopkins, and 587 00:35:55,606 --> 00:35:58,486 Speaker 1: now he's got to strap it up against Mike Evans, 588 00:35:58,966 --> 00:36:01,566 Speaker 1: and I think he's going to hold his zone again 589 00:36:02,286 --> 00:36:06,166 Speaker 1: and everybody in Munich is gonna see it. I love it. 590 00:36:06,166 --> 00:36:09,566 Speaker 1: It's an international affair, global spotlight, and I think that 591 00:36:09,606 --> 00:36:12,446 Speaker 1: he will rise to the occasion. Um. I love this. 592 00:36:12,646 --> 00:36:14,606 Speaker 1: I love this one because it's not as obvious as 593 00:36:14,686 --> 00:36:17,246 Speaker 1: like people would think, and the guys in the secondary 594 00:36:17,286 --> 00:36:20,526 Speaker 1: haven't been getting the love that they deserve. Good one. 595 00:36:20,566 --> 00:36:24,966 Speaker 1: I like this bit much. Yeah, those those guys for me, 596 00:36:25,126 --> 00:36:28,926 Speaker 1: I believe in them. I also believe in something else, 597 00:36:29,446 --> 00:36:33,446 Speaker 1: a power that is beyond either of us, really, a 598 00:36:33,566 --> 00:36:38,286 Speaker 1: power that really just seeps nder our poors, something that 599 00:36:38,326 --> 00:36:49,486 Speaker 1: we feel, something we like to caller. Yes power here. 600 00:36:49,566 --> 00:36:53,246 Speaker 1: It is so so good. Um, let's keep it in 601 00:36:53,406 --> 00:36:56,806 Speaker 1: Munich for this one. I know they're they're very famous 602 00:36:56,806 --> 00:37:00,566 Speaker 1: for their brocks and their beer. I don't know how many. Yeah, 603 00:37:00,686 --> 00:37:03,806 Speaker 1: I don't think. So they need to get on it though. 604 00:37:04,046 --> 00:37:06,966 Speaker 1: I think this is my first coaching Platino Power of 605 00:37:07,046 --> 00:37:12,086 Speaker 1: the Year, Pete Carroll, take a botcher, Yes, take a 606 00:37:12,246 --> 00:37:15,846 Speaker 1: bad coach, Pete. Because I think a lot of folks 607 00:37:15,846 --> 00:37:18,686 Speaker 1: and I'll include myself in this conversation, we're looking at 608 00:37:18,726 --> 00:37:20,566 Speaker 1: him a roll sideways at the beginning of the year. 609 00:37:20,646 --> 00:37:23,246 Speaker 1: What do you do and coach, you're gonna roll with 610 00:37:23,646 --> 00:37:27,806 Speaker 1: Gino and Drew Locke, M Jimmy G's they're available for you. 611 00:37:27,926 --> 00:37:31,206 Speaker 1: Coach was not just calm, coin collected. He didn't say 612 00:37:31,206 --> 00:37:32,606 Speaker 1: a word, he didn't chime in. He's like, now we 613 00:37:32,646 --> 00:37:36,126 Speaker 1: got it. We're good here. They are six and three, 614 00:37:36,326 --> 00:37:40,006 Speaker 1: first in the NFC West by a few games. I 615 00:37:40,086 --> 00:37:42,886 Speaker 1: love this. I saw a coach Pete Carroll on the 616 00:37:42,926 --> 00:37:46,046 Speaker 1: sideline when the Seahawks took him the Chargers a few 617 00:37:46,046 --> 00:37:49,606 Speaker 1: weeks ago. He was smiling, hanging out with the guys, 618 00:37:49,646 --> 00:37:51,686 Speaker 1: going around checking on his players. Of course he's smiling. 619 00:37:51,726 --> 00:37:54,206 Speaker 1: They're doing great at the top of the division. Poise 620 00:37:54,286 --> 00:37:55,886 Speaker 1: to continue to do this, poise to make a big 621 00:37:55,926 --> 00:37:59,766 Speaker 1: statement against the goat Tom Brady in Munich, a man 622 00:37:59,766 --> 00:38:04,006 Speaker 1: who is very good overseas, across the pond, however you 623 00:38:04,046 --> 00:38:06,526 Speaker 1: want to say it, has done very well. I think 624 00:38:06,566 --> 00:38:10,806 Speaker 1: undefeated to three noum in international games. And Pete Carroll's 625 00:38:10,806 --> 00:38:13,286 Speaker 1: not worried and he shouldn't be. He had a nice, 626 00:38:13,326 --> 00:38:16,886 Speaker 1: big helping of platos and that's going to carry him through. 627 00:38:18,126 --> 00:38:21,326 Speaker 1: I love it that is a terrific call. It feels 628 00:38:21,406 --> 00:38:24,566 Speaker 1: like Pete Carroll. He always has that youthful exuberance, but 629 00:38:24,606 --> 00:38:28,326 Speaker 1: it feels like it's Pete Carroll from the USC Glory days, 630 00:38:28,366 --> 00:38:31,606 Speaker 1: the Legion of Boom days. It just feels like he's 631 00:38:31,606 --> 00:38:38,366 Speaker 1: got an extra step in those really really white shoes 632 00:38:38,446 --> 00:38:41,726 Speaker 1: that he wears all the time cross trainers. In those 633 00:38:41,766 --> 00:38:49,646 Speaker 1: cross trainers, he even is like clowning Russell Wilson too, 634 00:38:50,046 --> 00:38:54,326 Speaker 1: essentially saying that yeah, oh big time when he said 635 00:38:54,366 --> 00:38:57,966 Speaker 1: that Gino Smith is streamlining the play calling process because 636 00:38:57,966 --> 00:39:01,166 Speaker 1: he's looking at the wrist band that he has on 637 00:39:01,286 --> 00:39:06,286 Speaker 1: his arm, and that before there was some resistance. So 638 00:39:06,326 --> 00:39:08,926 Speaker 1: then Russ shot back and this is what I want 639 00:39:08,966 --> 00:39:11,446 Speaker 1: to sing out of Russ, by the way, some authenticity, 640 00:39:11,486 --> 00:39:14,606 Speaker 1: and he said, well, yeah, I won some games a 641 00:39:14,606 --> 00:39:19,326 Speaker 1: lot of games that way, right, which was totally being fair. 642 00:39:19,766 --> 00:39:22,766 Speaker 1: And now as you look back at that trade we 643 00:39:22,886 --> 00:39:26,046 Speaker 1: mentioned it earlier with Russell Wilson, it has worked out 644 00:39:26,206 --> 00:39:30,806 Speaker 1: so well for them, and sometimes you wonder was Pete 645 00:39:30,846 --> 00:39:36,286 Speaker 1: Carroll trying to protect Russell Wilson from himself, like maybe 646 00:39:36,326 --> 00:39:41,486 Speaker 1: he was coddled a little bit. It just gives me 647 00:39:41,526 --> 00:39:43,966 Speaker 1: a little bit of pause, and I just think what 648 00:39:44,006 --> 00:39:46,366 Speaker 1: Pete Carroll has done. He obviously knew something that the 649 00:39:46,406 --> 00:39:51,166 Speaker 1: rest of us didn't about Russell Wilson. Because right now, 650 00:39:51,846 --> 00:39:54,966 Speaker 1: that pick that they get from the Broncos, that could 651 00:39:55,006 --> 00:39:58,326 Speaker 1: be a top ten pick depending how this season finishes 652 00:39:58,366 --> 00:40:02,806 Speaker 1: for them. So Seattle could get even better. And they're 653 00:40:02,846 --> 00:40:05,406 Speaker 1: on top and Gino is leading the lead league in 654 00:40:05,486 --> 00:40:10,526 Speaker 1: completion percentage. So for me, that Platino power all day 655 00:40:10,606 --> 00:40:14,326 Speaker 1: in his white cross trainers and on that gum that 656 00:40:14,366 --> 00:40:17,886 Speaker 1: he's chopping on, it's there. He's got it, and Seattle 657 00:40:17,966 --> 00:40:20,086 Speaker 1: has it. And I do think they're going to take 658 00:40:20,126 --> 00:40:23,606 Speaker 1: care of business against Tom Brady and the Bucks. I mean, 659 00:40:23,806 --> 00:40:25,686 Speaker 1: the Bucks have to score or have to throw the 660 00:40:25,686 --> 00:40:28,166 Speaker 1: ball at least fifty times, and they still don't have 661 00:40:28,206 --> 00:40:31,806 Speaker 1: a running game to speak of at all. This is 662 00:40:31,846 --> 00:40:34,046 Speaker 1: going to be a crazy game. Munich is in for 663 00:40:34,086 --> 00:40:37,206 Speaker 1: a good one, Yes it is. Well, we have covered 664 00:40:37,246 --> 00:40:41,606 Speaker 1: a lot of ground this week, and we're week ten 665 00:40:42,206 --> 00:40:45,326 Speaker 1: of the year. That's I think officially the halfway point 666 00:40:46,886 --> 00:40:51,166 Speaker 1: by all records. What is your ipunto for this week? 667 00:40:53,086 --> 00:40:57,806 Speaker 1: My ippunto is a family affair, So let me explain here, 668 00:40:58,246 --> 00:41:02,006 Speaker 1: because you're going to see Dalvin and James Cook face 669 00:41:02,086 --> 00:41:06,606 Speaker 1: each other. You're gonna see Equiminius and aman Ross Saint 670 00:41:06,686 --> 00:41:11,046 Speaker 1: Brown facing off against each other. And it's last but 671 00:41:11,246 --> 00:41:15,526 Speaker 1: not least, you're gonna have Bradley Chubb facing his cousin 672 00:41:16,966 --> 00:41:21,086 Speaker 1: Nick Chubb. So for me in his family and earlier 673 00:41:21,166 --> 00:41:25,046 Speaker 1: we talked about family and what they mean to us 674 00:41:25,166 --> 00:41:27,046 Speaker 1: in the traditions, and you were talking about you were 675 00:41:27,046 --> 00:41:30,086 Speaker 1: missing your family there in Miami, which we hope that 676 00:41:30,126 --> 00:41:33,086 Speaker 1: they're safe, but they're doing well. And we heard from 677 00:41:33,486 --> 00:41:36,046 Speaker 1: your dad and I told you what my late dad 678 00:41:36,046 --> 00:41:39,446 Speaker 1: had said. So for me putting a bow on this, 679 00:41:39,966 --> 00:41:43,766 Speaker 1: I'm gonna say, that's my ipunto la familia esto tho here. 680 00:41:43,806 --> 00:41:46,646 Speaker 1: You know what I mean, That's what it's about. I 681 00:41:46,766 --> 00:41:49,446 Speaker 1: love that we see so many sibling pairings, you know, 682 00:41:49,526 --> 00:41:52,686 Speaker 1: all throughout the league. Of course, the Kelsey brothers, we 683 00:41:52,726 --> 00:41:56,086 Speaker 1: have the Bosa brothers, we have all the Watt brothers. 684 00:41:56,126 --> 00:41:58,446 Speaker 1: I mean, I feel like they're just like multiplying every year, right, 685 00:41:58,446 --> 00:42:00,366 Speaker 1: there's like fifty They're gonna be fifteen Watts by the 686 00:42:00,406 --> 00:42:03,686 Speaker 1: time we get to next season. But when we say 687 00:42:03,726 --> 00:42:07,686 Speaker 1: football is family, we mean that very very seriously, you know, 688 00:42:07,726 --> 00:42:10,446 Speaker 1: we have one more week before we are in the 689 00:42:10,886 --> 00:42:13,726 Speaker 1: holiday season. In earnest, right, we have the Mexico game, 690 00:42:13,766 --> 00:42:17,326 Speaker 1: and then right after that, boom, it's Thanksgiving. So I 691 00:42:17,326 --> 00:42:21,166 Speaker 1: think my pointo is just a broader view of every gear. 692 00:42:22,446 --> 00:42:25,726 Speaker 1: This is the family, right, like you build your family 693 00:42:25,806 --> 00:42:29,046 Speaker 1: within the sports community, and certainly within the NFL community, 694 00:42:29,046 --> 00:42:31,326 Speaker 1: because this is what we spend our holidays with, right, Like, 695 00:42:31,646 --> 00:42:35,486 Speaker 1: our people are usually somewhere else and holidays don't exist 696 00:42:35,486 --> 00:42:38,606 Speaker 1: for us. But it's really cool that we get the 697 00:42:38,646 --> 00:42:42,206 Speaker 1: privilege to share our love of this game with everybody 698 00:42:42,446 --> 00:42:45,606 Speaker 1: while they're gathered around the TV with their favorite people, 699 00:42:46,326 --> 00:42:47,806 Speaker 1: and we get to share a little bit of that 700 00:42:47,846 --> 00:42:51,006 Speaker 1: even through the screen. So I always think of Week 701 00:42:51,046 --> 00:42:54,406 Speaker 1: ten sort of that marker. And to be honest, that 702 00:42:54,446 --> 00:42:56,726 Speaker 1: already listening, like you start to sort of hit a 703 00:42:56,726 --> 00:42:59,686 Speaker 1: wall because we're we're in our groove right in the 704 00:42:59,766 --> 00:43:02,926 Speaker 1: broadcast schedule, in our in our football schedule, and we're like, okay, 705 00:43:03,246 --> 00:43:05,566 Speaker 1: we got it. We can make it through the season. 706 00:43:05,646 --> 00:43:07,286 Speaker 1: But this is sort of the pick me up for 707 00:43:07,326 --> 00:43:10,086 Speaker 1: me in the year because you can really start to 708 00:43:10,086 --> 00:43:14,006 Speaker 1: see those playoff pickers get real clear, and you can 709 00:43:14,046 --> 00:43:16,686 Speaker 1: see which teams are really trending in that direction and 710 00:43:16,806 --> 00:43:19,206 Speaker 1: which are probably going to be left out. But then 711 00:43:19,806 --> 00:43:23,046 Speaker 1: there's always the twist. There's always the bubble and the 712 00:43:23,086 --> 00:43:25,286 Speaker 1: wild cards, and we have still so much more to 713 00:43:25,286 --> 00:43:28,086 Speaker 1: look forward to for the rest of this year. And 714 00:43:28,566 --> 00:43:31,926 Speaker 1: that's something I never take for granted, he boomed the will. 715 00:43:32,326 --> 00:43:33,966 Speaker 1: I love it. You know what, I never take you 716 00:43:34,086 --> 00:43:37,726 Speaker 1: for granted because you are the best. I love having 717 00:43:37,766 --> 00:43:40,486 Speaker 1: you as a co host. And this is also why 718 00:43:40,646 --> 00:43:44,806 Speaker 1: we like to tell people the teams that are playing, 719 00:43:45,006 --> 00:43:48,486 Speaker 1: what time and where, because there's other people that feel 720 00:43:48,526 --> 00:43:52,606 Speaker 1: like how we do, about what we do about each 721 00:43:52,646 --> 00:43:56,446 Speaker 1: other and about our families, and we just hope that 722 00:43:56,486 --> 00:43:59,806 Speaker 1: people do what we used to do growing up, and 723 00:43:59,886 --> 00:44:05,286 Speaker 1: that was cram into our sofa, like to say Empson's 724 00:44:05,446 --> 00:44:12,086 Speaker 1: and watch forty nine ers play. So this has been awesome. 725 00:44:12,326 --> 00:44:17,046 Speaker 1: Love hearing from your dad earlier in the podcast. Again, 726 00:44:17,646 --> 00:44:21,606 Speaker 1: if you are listening to us wherever that may be, 727 00:44:22,486 --> 00:44:26,366 Speaker 1: download us and remember if you want to add a comment, 728 00:44:26,686 --> 00:44:31,246 Speaker 1: be nice and remember you are always welcome here. This 729 00:44:31,326 --> 00:44:36,046 Speaker 1: has been another edition of l Huddle. I'm Will, She's MJ. 730 00:44:36,446 --> 00:44:39,646 Speaker 1: She's the best. Let's do this again. Next week. We'll 731 00:44:39,686 --> 00:44:42,286 Speaker 1: see you here. Everybody. Thank you well, You're awesome. Thanks 732 00:44:42,366 --> 00:45:24,326 Speaker 1: m Jayasios and Huddle is a production of the NFL 733 00:45:24,406 --> 00:45:28,526 Speaker 1: in partnership with iHeartRadio. For more podcasts from iHeartRadio, visit 734 00:45:28,566 --> 00:45:32,806 Speaker 1: the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.