WEBVTT - NFL REPORT: Week 17 playoff atmosphere matchups 0:00:06.440 --> 0:00:06.960 What's good. 0:00:06.960 --> 0:00:09.520 This is Justin Jefferson with the Minnesota Vikings, and this 0:00:09.640 --> 0:00:10.879 is the NFL Reporter. 0:00:12.000 --> 0:00:14.000 Yeah yeah, welcome to the NFL Report. 0:00:14.000 --> 0:00:17.160 I'm Steve Whitson, the guy James Palmer, and Justin Jefferson's 0:00:17.160 --> 0:00:18.640 gonna be catching passes. 0:00:18.280 --> 0:00:20.960 From another quarterback this week. 0:00:20.800 --> 0:00:25.720 As rookie Jaron Hall is gonna be starting for the Vikings. JP, Well, 0:00:25.720 --> 0:00:28.640 if we have a huge show. We've got Dame Davis, 0:00:28.760 --> 0:00:32.160 the wide receiver for the red hot Buffalo Bills. This 0:00:32.240 --> 0:00:34.839 is gonna be awesome. We've got our own Brian Baldinger. 0:00:34.880 --> 0:00:38.000 We're gonna talk a lot about the Chiefs offensive woes, 0:00:38.040 --> 0:00:40.320 but of course bald He's got plenty in store. Jane 0:00:40.320 --> 0:00:42.839 Slater talking about the Cowboys big game with the Lions 0:00:42.880 --> 0:00:45.879 and Leslie Frasier boydes he has some insight on how 0:00:45.880 --> 0:00:48.879 to finish out a season as a head coach, JP. 0:00:49.400 --> 0:00:49.839 I love it. 0:00:49.920 --> 0:00:51.479 I love it, and as a couple of teams are 0:00:51.479 --> 0:00:53.360 trying to finish out this season. Steve with a Super 0:00:53.360 --> 0:00:55.840 Bowl victory. They were the two number one seeds, the 0:00:55.880 --> 0:00:58.600 forty nine ers in the NFC and the Ravens in 0:00:58.640 --> 0:00:59.120 the AFC. 0:00:59.280 --> 0:01:01.520 I said going in that game last week that. 0:01:01.560 --> 0:01:04.200 Lamar Jackson was the X factor, Lamar Jackson was going 0:01:04.280 --> 0:01:05.559 to be the best player on the field. 0:01:05.720 --> 0:01:06.800 Well, Rokwan Smith. 0:01:07.200 --> 0:01:10.440 After Lamar Jackson and the Ravens just dismantled the forty 0:01:10.520 --> 0:01:13.720 nine Ers made sure everybody knew who in his mind 0:01:13.800 --> 0:01:15.959 who the MVP of the NFL is right now? 0:01:16.680 --> 0:01:17.759 Oh yeah, and our quarterback. 0:01:17.800 --> 0:01:19.959 I think if anybody watched the game, if anybody watched 0:01:19.959 --> 0:01:22.520 football this season and watched the Baltimore Ravens, they know 0:01:22.640 --> 0:01:25.240 for a fact Lamar Jackson is the MVP hands down, 0:01:25.400 --> 0:01:27.920 anyone that watches football and no football, and to see 0:01:28.040 --> 0:01:30.360 the type of impact he has on the game, not 0:01:30.440 --> 0:01:33.479 even like stat wise, but just individually, like the plays 0:01:33.480 --> 0:01:35.680 that he may quarter in and quarter out, play in 0:01:35.720 --> 0:01:38.319 and play out. Compare his film to anyone else in 0:01:38.360 --> 0:01:40.560 the league, and then I would love to hear what 0:01:40.600 --> 0:01:41.880 anyone else has to say after. 0:01:41.720 --> 0:01:44.520 That strong statement. 0:01:44.520 --> 0:01:48.720 And I love it, Steve, you just out of that game, 0:01:48.960 --> 0:01:53.240 right of them, just absolutely going and owning. The forty 0:01:53.280 --> 0:01:57.120 nine Ers. Now face Miami in Week seventeen. They win 0:01:57.200 --> 0:01:59.440 this game, they get the number one seed, they get 0:01:59.480 --> 0:02:02.360 to buy get the home field. What do we see 0:02:02.400 --> 0:02:05.040 heading into this game against the Dolphins team that went 0:02:05.080 --> 0:02:07.200 out and made a statement of their own against the Cowboys. 0:02:07.440 --> 0:02:10.200 But where do things stand in your eyes with the 0:02:10.240 --> 0:02:11.560 Baltimore Ravens JAP. 0:02:11.680 --> 0:02:13.280 I mean, I know Lamar is that dude, right, he 0:02:13.440 --> 0:02:15.840 is the MVP of the NFL right now. But this 0:02:15.880 --> 0:02:17.839 is a game with the Ravens defense. That's what won 0:02:17.880 --> 0:02:20.440 the game for them against the forty nine. 0:02:20.400 --> 0:02:23.160 Ers, right, they won up front. They want the second level. 0:02:23.240 --> 0:02:25.760 Some linebackers you talked about, I mean Patrick Queen and 0:02:25.840 --> 0:02:28.760 Roquand Smith were amazing in that game. And then their 0:02:28.800 --> 0:02:32.000 secondary right that is going to be so hugely important 0:02:32.040 --> 0:02:34.480 against the Dolphins because we know they like to throw 0:02:34.520 --> 0:02:37.080 the ball, try to hit the explosive play. But safety 0:02:37.120 --> 0:02:39.520 Kyle Hamilton, and this is what I'm watching, he did 0:02:39.560 --> 0:02:40.560 not practice Wednesday. 0:02:40.560 --> 0:02:43.160 He is very iffy with a knee. 0:02:43.480 --> 0:02:45.480 Now that we've seen the Ravens do some things when 0:02:45.520 --> 0:02:47.760 they had the you know, replay safeties and dbs and 0:02:47.800 --> 0:02:50.160 the way they can switch things up. But if Hamilton 0:02:50.360 --> 0:02:53.080 is not on that field, that is going to open 0:02:53.160 --> 0:02:55.520 some things up for the Dolphins in this passing game. 0:02:55.760 --> 0:02:57.520 Because you know Hamilton, we saw him there with some 0:02:57.560 --> 0:03:00.440 pressures on that video. He can come down in the run, 0:03:00.720 --> 0:03:03.160 help out into them that explosive run game the Dolphins have. 0:03:03.600 --> 0:03:05.959 He can play deep and manned as he have range 0:03:06.320 --> 0:03:09.640 on the underneath stuff. So to me, James, that is 0:03:09.720 --> 0:03:14.160 a huge, huge peg for the Ravens going into this game, 0:03:14.280 --> 0:03:17.040 even though the Dolphins might not have Jalen Wada wide 0:03:17.040 --> 0:03:19.320 receiver because he's nicked up two with that ankle. 0:03:19.880 --> 0:03:20.079 Yeah. 0:03:20.080 --> 0:03:22.160 I love that we started this off talking about Lamar, 0:03:22.240 --> 0:03:24.560 but we both want to talk about this defense. Yeah, 0:03:24.560 --> 0:03:26.960 because right now they are on pace, and they are 0:03:27.080 --> 0:03:30.440 leading the NFL in takeaways, sacks, and they're the number 0:03:30.440 --> 0:03:34.120 one scoring defense. No defense has ever led in the 0:03:34.160 --> 0:03:37.840 Super Bowl era all three of those categories when the 0:03:37.840 --> 0:03:40.440 season came to a close, two more weeks to go 0:03:40.560 --> 0:03:42.680 and they are leading in all of those. 0:03:42.760 --> 0:03:45.520 I just love the physical nature in which they play. Steve. 0:03:45.600 --> 0:03:48.520 We know how physical the forty nine ers are. We 0:03:48.560 --> 0:03:51.680 know they've been beating teams up for several weeks. But 0:03:51.720 --> 0:03:54.520 the what in my eyes, the Ravens went out and 0:03:54.640 --> 0:03:56.920 just show the Niners that yes, we will tackle you 0:03:57.000 --> 0:03:59.320 for four quarters. We will play as physical as you 0:03:59.360 --> 0:04:02.119 want to play. Specifically on the defensive side of the ball. 0:04:02.120 --> 0:04:05.640 Their front seven has been absolutely phenomenal. That has allowed 0:04:05.720 --> 0:04:08.520 players like Kyle Hamilton to go out there and make 0:04:08.560 --> 0:04:11.760 plays in the secondary. Both their units have been able 0:04:11.800 --> 0:04:15.200 to play really freely because of the way that front 0:04:15.240 --> 0:04:18.960 has played. And with Lamar, I will say this, he 0:04:19.120 --> 0:04:22.800 plays his best against the best competition this season. I 0:04:22.839 --> 0:04:25.800 think that's why he's in the MVP discussion as the 0:04:25.920 --> 0:04:28.640 front runner right now, because if you go look at 0:04:28.680 --> 0:04:32.040 the biggest stages they've been on this year, that's when 0:04:32.120 --> 0:04:34.880 Lamar has played his best. Now, what I'm interested to 0:04:34.880 --> 0:04:37.320 see is go against this Dolphins defense. Where we've talked 0:04:37.320 --> 0:04:39.279 about Vic Fangio, we will a little bit more in 0:04:39.320 --> 0:04:42.960 this show and way this Dolphins defense has played Steve 0:04:43.040 --> 0:04:46.080 since the return of Jalen Ramsey in Week eight when 0:04:46.120 --> 0:04:48.520 he started being a part of this defense, they are 0:04:48.560 --> 0:04:51.920 almost number one or top five in every category. He's 0:04:51.960 --> 0:04:54.400 transformed this group. It's going to be fun to see 0:04:54.400 --> 0:04:56.600 these two go at it. Considering what both teams were 0:04:56.600 --> 0:05:00.400 coming off of and how similar kind of that Dolphins 0:05:00.480 --> 0:05:03.640 offenses to that forty nine Ers offense with where Mike 0:05:03.800 --> 0:05:04.719 Daniel comes from. 0:05:04.800 --> 0:05:07.000 Yeah, there are different things there but they're a little 0:05:07.000 --> 0:05:07.840 bit differently to him. 0:05:07.880 --> 0:05:08.000 Man. 0:05:08.120 --> 0:05:11.040 One thing watching that Niners game, Lamar on the move 0:05:11.320 --> 0:05:14.200 isn't necessarily looking to take off, but he's creating this 0:05:14.360 --> 0:05:16.560 conflict with those defensive players so he can throw the 0:05:16.600 --> 0:05:17.719 ball over their heads. 0:05:18.040 --> 0:05:19.960 You know who is not dealing offensively? 0:05:20.080 --> 0:05:20.359 JP? 0:05:21.320 --> 0:05:24.360 Those Kansas City Chiefs, man, those Kansaity Chiefs, they are not. 0:05:25.000 --> 0:05:27.440 They just don't look right, Okay. And so when you 0:05:27.480 --> 0:05:29.680 see we've been talking about this all season, which is 0:05:29.680 --> 0:05:30.280 a bigger issue. 0:05:30.279 --> 0:05:32.440 We've been talking about it all season. But JP, when 0:05:32.480 --> 0:05:32.960 you look at. 0:05:33.040 --> 0:05:36.440 At what they've got going on, especially heading into this 0:05:36.440 --> 0:05:39.239 weekend against a Bengals team that has given them fits. 0:05:39.320 --> 0:05:44.240 Mind you with Joe Burrow, what are you kind of 0:05:44.720 --> 0:05:47.159 expecting to do? Because it doesn't seem like they're gonna 0:05:47.160 --> 0:05:47.840 come out of this fun. 0:05:48.680 --> 0:05:51.200 What I'd like to do is give the man some 0:05:51.279 --> 0:05:53.960 flowers that everybody said, what does he do? 0:05:54.440 --> 0:05:57.880 In Kansas City? Andy Reid calls the plays? What does 0:05:57.920 --> 0:06:01.960 offensive coordinator Eric b Enemy actually do with the Chiefs. 0:06:02.320 --> 0:06:03.800 I'll tell you what Eric Jennemy does. 0:06:04.040 --> 0:06:07.520 He is the guy who held everybody accountable each and 0:06:07.560 --> 0:06:09.919 every moment they were in that building, He is the 0:06:09.960 --> 0:06:13.160 guy that coaches with a fire that actually was rubbing 0:06:13.200 --> 0:06:16.560 some players the wrong way when he arrived in Washington 0:06:16.640 --> 0:06:17.600 earlier this season. 0:06:17.800 --> 0:06:19.720 He is also the guy that I. 0:06:19.680 --> 0:06:24.320 Know for a fact Patrick Mahomes at times has genuinely 0:06:24.640 --> 0:06:28.840 missed Steve because of how Eric Bienemy's attention to detail 0:06:29.080 --> 0:06:32.640 has pushed this offense. Remember last season and this is 0:06:32.640 --> 0:06:35.479 almost the exact same group, different tackles, but almost the 0:06:35.560 --> 0:06:40.240 exact same group. They were dead last in committed penalties 0:06:40.520 --> 0:06:43.640 a season ago, fewest penalties in the NFL. Now they're 0:06:43.640 --> 0:06:47.520 amongst the league leaders as an offense in committing penalties. 0:06:47.560 --> 0:06:50.000 It's that attention to detail that Eric Biennemy brought that 0:06:50.040 --> 0:06:52.360 I think at this point in the season we finally 0:06:52.400 --> 0:06:55.239 have to admit no slight to Matt Naggi or anybody 0:06:55.240 --> 0:06:59.240 else on that staff. It's what the enemy brought, specifically himself, 0:06:59.520 --> 0:07:02.120 that I think is now showing its head that they're 0:07:02.200 --> 0:07:05.400 lacking it in some capacity and it's affecting this offensive 0:07:05.480 --> 0:07:07.560 unit in some shape or form. 0:07:07.760 --> 0:07:09.800 Yeah, and let's not forget I mean, this is such 0:07:09.880 --> 0:07:12.600 great conversation, right or JP the Ennemy is so dedicated 0:07:12.600 --> 0:07:14.840 to the run game, we know, Andy Reid necessarily isn't 0:07:15.120 --> 0:07:16.840 He might have been kneeling in and you're saying, run 0:07:16.920 --> 0:07:19.440 the ball here, and that might be something that they are. 0:07:19.520 --> 0:07:22.520 Point to me, they're missing that they're not going enough 0:07:22.520 --> 0:07:24.520 to put Checko, you know, when he's healthy out there, 0:07:24.560 --> 0:07:27.120 because they've got to give their offensive lineman some help 0:07:27.160 --> 0:07:30.400 and run the ball sometimes to keep them from trying 0:07:30.400 --> 0:07:32.560 to get in past that and committing some of these 0:07:32.600 --> 0:07:35.640 dumb penalties, you know. And watching the Chiefs last week though, 0:07:35.800 --> 0:07:38.880 and this is what struck me. They remind me of 0:07:38.920 --> 0:07:41.640 the Golden State Warriors in terms of they won so 0:07:41.840 --> 0:07:44.680 consistently and just looking at one another because you. 0:07:44.640 --> 0:07:46.160 Got this, Okay, I got this, I got this. 0:07:46.160 --> 0:07:50.320 Game where it's almost like it's almost stale. Like against 0:07:50.320 --> 0:07:53.080 the Raiders, they almost look spent. They almost look tired 0:07:53.280 --> 0:07:57.480 overall as a club, not physically because they competed, but 0:07:57.520 --> 0:07:59.920 they just look like, man, these little details, why aren't 0:07:59.880 --> 0:08:00.600 we working these out? 0:08:00.640 --> 0:08:01.880 By then I'm gonna flip my wig. 0:08:01.960 --> 0:08:02.160 Right. 0:08:02.360 --> 0:08:04.920 They're losing their minds when things don't go right or 0:08:04.920 --> 0:08:07.840 they can't step out of their own way. And that's 0:08:07.880 --> 0:08:09.640 you know, when you see teams that win consistent Like 0:08:09.680 --> 0:08:12.680 I said, the Warriors did it so easily for years now. 0:08:12.720 --> 0:08:16.200 The Warriors are able to keep their superstars intact, something 0:08:16.200 --> 0:08:17.880 that the Chiefs have not been able to do. 0:08:18.240 --> 0:08:19.640 And that's showing itself too. 0:08:19.960 --> 0:08:22.679 But they have got to find some way jp coming 0:08:22.720 --> 0:08:24.800 down the stretch, and again, this game against the Bengals 0:08:24.800 --> 0:08:25.480 Sunday is. 0:08:25.400 --> 0:08:27.800 Not going to be easy. 0:08:27.840 --> 0:08:31.080 To figure something out, whether it's run the ball more, 0:08:31.560 --> 0:08:36.200 do something to alleviate some of their potential flaws. But 0:08:36.240 --> 0:08:38.760 they've got to wake up out of their slumber. You know, 0:08:38.760 --> 0:08:40.559 I don't know, Maybe Taylor Swift comes in and sing's 0:08:40.559 --> 0:08:41.000 a big song. 0:08:41.120 --> 0:08:43.240 I don't know. They've got to figure something out to 0:08:43.240 --> 0:08:43.679 get it going. 0:08:43.760 --> 0:08:46.720 And did it you went there State I did. But 0:08:47.000 --> 0:08:48.640 these guys on the field, this had another do with 0:08:48.640 --> 0:08:50.400 Taylor Swift. These guys on the field, they've got to 0:08:50.440 --> 0:08:53.160 step up and start playing football like they know they're 0:08:53.200 --> 0:08:53.920 capable of doing. 0:08:54.480 --> 0:08:56.360 Yeah, we're gonna have Brian Balding or break this down 0:08:56.400 --> 0:08:58.120 a little bit further. I'm gonna be at that game 0:08:58.160 --> 0:09:00.120 on Sunday against since Saddi bald you'll be there to 0:09:00.240 --> 0:09:01.599 a little bit later in the show. He's going to 0:09:01.679 --> 0:09:04.480 break down what he sees as some of the issues 0:09:04.520 --> 0:09:07.760 with this Kansas City Chiefs offense and sticking in the 0:09:07.800 --> 0:09:11.559 AFC West Olbo Holmes isn't going anywhere, but Russell Wilson 0:09:12.040 --> 0:09:14.120 has been benched for the final two games of the 0:09:14.160 --> 0:09:17.559 season by head coach Sean Payton. And this right here 0:09:18.160 --> 0:09:19.240 is Peyton's explanation. 0:09:19.320 --> 0:09:23.160 Role, Elsie, we're desperately trying to win and. 0:09:24.760 --> 0:09:27.719 Sure in our in our game today, they're economics and 0:09:27.760 --> 0:09:31.440 all those other things. But the number one pushed behind this, 0:09:31.920 --> 0:09:37.240 and it's a decision I'm making is to you know, 0:09:37.480 --> 0:09:46.520 get a spark offensively. Obviously it's difficult, and you know, 0:09:46.559 --> 0:09:49.760 all of us feel like, man, we didn't do well enough. 0:09:50.240 --> 0:09:52.760 Steve that last part right there, Man, we all didn't 0:09:52.760 --> 0:09:53.480 do well enough. 0:09:53.559 --> 0:09:55.680 I know this because talking to people in the building 0:09:55.720 --> 0:09:59.200 and talking to multiple sources. Sean Payton was energized about 0:09:59.240 --> 0:10:01.559 trying to work with a quarterback that is very different 0:10:01.720 --> 0:10:03.760 than the previous one he had and Drew Brees. He 0:10:03.920 --> 0:10:06.120 was excited for the challenge because you can say it's 0:10:06.120 --> 0:10:09.120 a challenge working with any new player and working side 0:10:09.120 --> 0:10:11.080 by side like a quarterback and a play caller and 0:10:11.080 --> 0:10:13.400 a head coach like Sean Payton is, and how you 0:10:13.440 --> 0:10:16.480 want to make things successful for everyone involved. Sean Payton 0:10:16.760 --> 0:10:19.680 and Russell Wilson two extremely competitive guys. They both have 0:10:19.760 --> 0:10:22.560 worked their butts off trying to make this work. And now, 0:10:22.640 --> 0:10:25.040 in Sean Payton's eyes talking to people in the building, Steve, 0:10:25.080 --> 0:10:28.760 it's just the offense is below average. There's communication issues 0:10:28.800 --> 0:10:31.240 which at this point in the season are driving Sean 0:10:31.280 --> 0:10:33.640 Payton nuts. The other issue that I'm told that is 0:10:33.679 --> 0:10:36.440 really just irking him more than anything. They feel like 0:10:36.520 --> 0:10:39.560 at times there is too much in this playbook, too 0:10:39.600 --> 0:10:42.280 much in this offense, too much in this game plan 0:10:42.840 --> 0:10:46.400 each week for those operating it to handle. And you know, 0:10:46.480 --> 0:10:49.520 somebody like Sean Payton, that's going to bother if you 0:10:49.600 --> 0:10:52.480 can't handle all of that. And so those were the 0:10:52.520 --> 0:10:56.920 main issues. Looking for a spark, we'll see if Jared's 0:10:56.960 --> 0:11:00.199 Didham's that guy, this might be more Ken Jarress send 0:11:00.240 --> 0:11:02.480 him be our guy next year, because we're gonna need 0:11:02.520 --> 0:11:06.320 to find Steve a serviceable quarterback for twenty twenty four. 0:11:06.679 --> 0:11:07.559 Yea, at, I. 0:11:07.480 --> 0:11:10.000 Don't know if I should say like discount bargain prices, 0:11:10.040 --> 0:11:11.280 you know what I mean, Like one of those type 0:11:11.320 --> 0:11:13.600 of stores because that might need need to be the 0:11:13.640 --> 0:11:14.240 guy who. 0:11:14.040 --> 0:11:16.760 Plays quarterback for the Broncos because of the financial situation 0:11:16.840 --> 0:11:17.240 they'll be in. 0:11:17.440 --> 0:11:19.400 Yeah, Russell Wilson's not going to be there. I mean 0:11:19.720 --> 0:11:23.280 he's gone. I want to go back to the economic 0:11:23.440 --> 0:11:26.440 part of it first, because this is if the Broncos 0:11:26.440 --> 0:11:29.959 cut him with a post June one designation, the number 0:11:30.440 --> 0:11:33.760 is insane. It's right around thirty five million. I want 0:11:33.800 --> 0:11:37.000 to say, accounting on the twenty twenty four cap getting 0:11:37.040 --> 0:11:40.000 closure of fifty million, right around forty nine million. 0:11:40.280 --> 0:11:40.800 In year or two. 0:11:40.880 --> 0:11:43.760 This is devastating to your salary cap. But as bad 0:11:43.760 --> 0:11:46.080 as that sounds, I want to let people know. Remember 0:11:46.120 --> 0:11:48.600 Atlanta did this in twenty twenty two when they had 0:11:48.640 --> 0:11:51.199 Matt Ryan after they traded him to the Colts in 0:11:51.280 --> 0:11:54.079 about forty one million in dead money on their cap 0:11:54.559 --> 0:11:58.840 and Julio Jones at about fifteen million in dead. 0:11:58.720 --> 0:11:59.800 Money on their cap. 0:12:00.080 --> 0:12:01.880 But then again in twenty twenty two, the Atlanta Falcons 0:12:01.880 --> 0:12:04.280 weren't very good because they had cap issues. And that 0:12:04.400 --> 0:12:06.839 is what Sean Payton and the Broncos could be doing. 0:12:07.080 --> 0:12:11.160 And this means that ownership is basically saying, let's cut 0:12:11.160 --> 0:12:14.600 our losses and we are giving you the carte blanche 0:12:15.000 --> 0:12:18.280 to rebuild and do something with this because this message 0:12:18.280 --> 0:12:20.360 one of the bays to take our time and JPL, 0:12:20.920 --> 0:12:22.520 I want you to come back on this. But this 0:12:22.600 --> 0:12:25.200 also leads me to believe that Sean Payton's probably going 0:12:25.240 --> 0:12:27.080 to make a move in the front office or someone's 0:12:27.080 --> 0:12:29.040 going to make a move on the front office. Because 0:12:29.040 --> 0:12:30.400 where did Sean Payton come from? 0:12:30.559 --> 0:12:31.160 The Saints? 0:12:31.600 --> 0:12:34.160 What are they best known for over the past couple 0:12:34.120 --> 0:12:37.240 of years finding ways to clean up their salary cap. 0:12:37.720 --> 0:12:43.559 Ki Harley is the ultimate salary cap mathemagician. I would 0:12:43.600 --> 0:12:46.200 not be surprised if Sean Payton gives Kay a call 0:12:46.360 --> 0:12:47.959 to see if he can lure him up to Denver 0:12:48.040 --> 0:12:48.760 to figure. 0:12:48.440 --> 0:12:49.080 Some things out. 0:12:49.960 --> 0:12:52.040 And the other note on make Steve is what happens 0:12:52.080 --> 0:12:54.840 to the Russell Wilson next. I think this issue here 0:12:54.960 --> 0:12:57.800 was as much a fit problem as anything. It's just 0:12:57.880 --> 0:13:01.240 two different kind of offensive flaps and styles that just 0:13:01.320 --> 0:13:04.199 didn't mesh. I do think there is a potential landing 0:13:04.200 --> 0:13:07.000 spot for Russell Wilson in twenty twenty four. There are 0:13:07.040 --> 0:13:08.760 going to be teams that need somebody, and I do 0:13:08.840 --> 0:13:11.320 go back to what I've always been told about Russell Wilson, 0:13:11.320 --> 0:13:13.960 and this has been him for almost his entire career. 0:13:14.240 --> 0:13:16.360 He does have that trait where he finds a way 0:13:16.360 --> 0:13:18.280 to win. He is a winner in a sense. You 0:13:18.320 --> 0:13:20.920 can't deny that, and you've seen that late in games 0:13:20.920 --> 0:13:22.520 with what he's been able to do. I just think 0:13:22.559 --> 0:13:25.640 the fit between these two wasn't working. It's just the 0:13:25.720 --> 0:13:29.200 idea if his style of play at thirty five and 0:13:29.320 --> 0:13:32.760 beyond is something that other teams value because it is 0:13:32.800 --> 0:13:34.839 a little bit different than some of these other guys 0:13:34.880 --> 0:13:37.800 that have played after the age of thirty five points. 0:13:38.000 --> 0:13:41.959 Russell Wilson plays a position very differently. Now we'll talk 0:13:41.960 --> 0:13:45.000 to a guy who catches passes from quarterbacks, Gabe Davis 0:13:45.040 --> 0:13:47.120 of the Buffalo Bills, fresh off of one hundred and 0:13:47.120 --> 0:13:50.680 thirty yard performance last week. Now he just has to 0:13:50.679 --> 0:13:53.880 do it against Bill Belichick in company. The wide receiver 0:13:53.960 --> 0:13:54.960 joins the NFL report. 0:13:55.080 --> 0:14:06.679 Next takes the snap, pocket collapsing, has to roll out 0:14:06.720 --> 0:14:09.080 to his right to buy time looking downfield. 0:14:09.240 --> 0:14:11.040 He's got Dave Davis on the shoulder. 0:14:11.240 --> 0:14:14.400 Come to fifteen, and he drives his way into the 0:14:14.520 --> 0:14:16.800 end zone for the touchdown. 0:14:17.640 --> 0:14:17.960 Wow. 0:14:19.160 --> 0:14:23.160 Josh Allen Bye's time rolls out and drops it over 0:14:23.280 --> 0:14:27.040 Davis's shoulder and he drags a defender the last eight 0:14:27.120 --> 0:14:28.240 yards for the score. 0:14:31.280 --> 0:14:33.480 Hi went back to the NFL Report, James, we are 0:14:33.520 --> 0:14:37.320 now joined by that man who made that spectacular catch 0:14:37.600 --> 0:14:40.920 in week sixteen at a victory over the Chargers game, Davis, 0:14:41.120 --> 0:14:44.720 thanks for joining the NFL Report. And quick question just 0:14:44.720 --> 0:14:46.520 to kind of get things going here. We know we're 0:14:46.520 --> 0:14:50.480 in the holiday spirit. What did Josh Allen get the 0:14:50.480 --> 0:14:51.720 wide receivers for Christmas? 0:14:51.720 --> 0:14:54.680 Man? Oh? 0:14:55.440 --> 0:15:04.120 Uh, I know he got mean for Christians. He got 0:15:04.160 --> 0:15:08.160 me for Christmas. You got me that at tag watch, 0:15:08.200 --> 0:15:12.760 that golf tag watch. Oh yeah, why, I said, you 0:15:12.760 --> 0:15:14.480 can use like to report your shots and everything. 0:15:14.560 --> 0:15:15.320 That was pretty dope. 0:15:16.000 --> 0:15:17.480 I know he got the old line, a bunch of 0:15:17.520 --> 0:15:23.360 road Lexes, which is sick, and I know and then 0:15:23.400 --> 0:15:26.240 Steph guy, you know, he's a fashion guy, so he 0:15:26.320 --> 0:15:27.040 got a bunch. 0:15:26.800 --> 0:15:29.320 Of guys like some clothes or some bags or something. 0:15:29.360 --> 0:15:32.200 I know, you did that for the whole room. 0:15:32.440 --> 0:15:33.520 Love it, love it. 0:15:33.560 --> 0:15:36.560 I'm like I was concerned maybe with all these watches, Gabe, 0:15:36.560 --> 0:15:38.560 Like Josh is trying to tell you all something that 0:15:38.600 --> 0:15:39.760 you got a better cut on time. 0:15:39.960 --> 0:15:42.840 People are late to practice or you guys to watch, 0:15:42.920 --> 0:15:44.160 make sure you show up on time. 0:15:45.560 --> 0:15:46.119 Exactly. 0:15:46.360 --> 0:15:47.000 Let's go through. 0:15:47.760 --> 0:15:49.960 Get you get that touchdown. You have one hundred and 0:15:49.960 --> 0:15:54.560 thirty yards against the Chargers. And obviously I'm not saying anything. 0:15:54.600 --> 0:15:58.440 You don't know, you don't have anything the two games before. 0:15:58.720 --> 0:16:01.680 What did that game do for you, especially this late 0:16:01.720 --> 0:16:04.800 in the season, specifically for what you've gone through the 0:16:04.880 --> 0:16:07.280 last couple of weeks before. You just exploded because we 0:16:07.360 --> 0:16:08.240 all know it's there. 0:16:09.040 --> 0:16:12.680 Yeah, I mean, you know, it's tough to you know, 0:16:12.760 --> 0:16:15.160 sometimes you know, you go I went a couple of 0:16:15.200 --> 0:16:16.880 weeks without even you know, really touching. 0:16:16.680 --> 0:16:19.920 The rock and that's a hard that's a hard thing 0:16:19.960 --> 0:16:20.240 to do. 0:16:21.480 --> 0:16:23.040 But at the end of the day, you gotta you 0:16:23.080 --> 0:16:24.960 gotta be the be the best team that you can 0:16:25.000 --> 0:16:26.920 for your team. And that's what I try to do 0:16:26.920 --> 0:16:28.520 for my guys, and when my numbers called, to be 0:16:28.560 --> 0:16:30.200 able to go out there and perform at a high level, 0:16:30.360 --> 0:16:32.240 which I have, you know, all the confidence in doing 0:16:32.280 --> 0:16:33.880 and I feel like I've showed that with my years 0:16:33.880 --> 0:16:37.160 in the NFL. People, can you know when it's getting 0:16:37.160 --> 0:16:38.880 thrown the game, you can trust them to make the play. 0:16:40.120 --> 0:16:42.440 You know, you ask some people, you know, some people 0:16:42.480 --> 0:16:44.520 think I can't, you know, but I feel like mostly I. 0:16:44.600 --> 0:16:46.320 Can't and you can. 0:16:46.520 --> 0:16:49.200 And I appreciate yeah, yeah, and I appreciate you know, 0:16:49.520 --> 0:16:52.760 the people who understand how this game works. And you know, 0:16:52.960 --> 0:16:55.080 sometimes you know, I can't, I can't throw the ball 0:16:55.120 --> 0:16:59.560 to myself. But again, we're being successful at a prety 0:16:59.600 --> 0:17:02.440 high level. And I'm just happy for all the guys 0:17:02.480 --> 0:17:03.400 that are are doing. 0:17:03.200 --> 0:17:03.680 The same thing. 0:17:04.320 --> 0:17:06.080 Yeah, I mean, and Gabe, I think it says a 0:17:06.080 --> 0:17:08.080 lot about you, you know, to stay locked in and 0:17:08.119 --> 0:17:10.840 have a game like that after what you went through before. 0:17:10.880 --> 0:17:12.480 And I'm and I and I saw a quote that 0:17:12.560 --> 0:17:15.640 Joe Brady or new Oc said after the Jets game 0:17:15.680 --> 0:17:17.560 where you didn't have a catch. He said, you were 0:17:17.600 --> 0:17:19.880 the offensive player of the game for what you did 0:17:19.880 --> 0:17:21.640 in the run blocking, for what you did to set 0:17:21.720 --> 0:17:23.879 up your teammates to get open for this offense to 0:17:23.920 --> 0:17:28.200 function so well. In using yourself maybe as an example, 0:17:28.280 --> 0:17:31.760 what about the selflessness that that people are putting themselves 0:17:31.840 --> 0:17:34.679 through for you guys to go on this run that 0:17:34.720 --> 0:17:35.720 you're having right now. 0:17:36.359 --> 0:17:39.240 I mean that that's that's what you need. To win games. 0:17:39.400 --> 0:17:41.159 And I feel like, you know, my grandpa taught me 0:17:41.200 --> 0:17:43.480 at a young Gays that you know you're gonna you're 0:17:43.560 --> 0:17:46.760 you're gonna have to block, and uh, that's that's what 0:17:46.800 --> 0:17:49.159 I'm just as happy, you know, scoring tests outs as 0:17:49.160 --> 0:17:51.440 I am springing somebody for a big run or getting 0:17:51.440 --> 0:17:52.000 someone else. 0:17:51.880 --> 0:17:54.480 Open on the catch. Uh, it feels good to me. 0:17:54.560 --> 0:17:56.080