1 00:00:04,160 --> 00:00:07,120 Speaker 1: And hello everybody, Welcome to another Monday edition to move 2 00:00:07,160 --> 00:00:09,640 Speaker 1: the sticks right. Louis here with our former NFL Scouts 3 00:00:09,680 --> 00:00:12,600 Speaker 1: lead draft Aniel Daniel, Jeremiah Bucky Brooks. Ready here on 4 00:00:12,640 --> 00:00:16,319 Speaker 1: a another Sunday that felt entirely upside down. I mean, 5 00:00:16,400 --> 00:00:18,159 Speaker 1: just correct me if I'm if I'm wrong here, but 6 00:00:18,200 --> 00:00:20,639 Speaker 1: the number one total and scoring defense of the Buffalo 7 00:00:20,680 --> 00:00:24,560 Speaker 1: Bills got absolutely dominated. The number one total and scoring 8 00:00:24,640 --> 00:00:29,640 Speaker 1: offense got absolutely shut down. Is we just we could 9 00:00:29,680 --> 00:00:32,680 Speaker 1: do a full hour every week of stuff we don't know, 10 00:00:33,159 --> 00:00:35,959 Speaker 1: we think we know, we have no idea. This link 11 00:00:36,080 --> 00:00:38,600 Speaker 1: changes every single week, and we are going to show 12 00:00:38,600 --> 00:00:42,559 Speaker 1: you exactly what went right and wrong for some of 13 00:00:42,560 --> 00:00:44,880 Speaker 1: those teams. We start as we do each Monday, with 14 00:00:44,960 --> 00:00:48,080 Speaker 1: our Big Three. Speaking of that number one total and 15 00:00:48,120 --> 00:00:50,680 Speaker 1: scoring offense. Yeah, they found out that the Chiefs are 16 00:00:50,800 --> 00:00:53,360 Speaker 1: on a roll, notching their fourth straight win and doing 17 00:00:53,400 --> 00:00:56,440 Speaker 1: it with defense. I repeat, the Chiefs are winning with 18 00:00:56,560 --> 00:01:00,920 Speaker 1: defense over the Cowboys here on Sunday, lit Dallas to 19 00:01:01,000 --> 00:01:03,360 Speaker 1: just two hundred seventy six total yards of offense and 20 00:01:03,360 --> 00:01:07,000 Speaker 1: putting constant pressure on Dak Prescott, who had zero touchdowns 21 00:01:07,040 --> 00:01:11,039 Speaker 1: and two interceptions. Cowboys fall nineteen and nine, lowest point 22 00:01:11,200 --> 00:01:15,880 Speaker 1: and yardage output of the season for Dallas and Bucky. 23 00:01:15,920 --> 00:01:19,640 Speaker 1: How did the Chiefs pass rush contribute to those totals 24 00:01:19,640 --> 00:01:22,160 Speaker 1: for the Cowboys? The domination up front was real and 25 00:01:22,200 --> 00:01:23,840 Speaker 1: I think the number one thing that happened for the 26 00:01:23,880 --> 00:01:26,480 Speaker 1: Kanze the Chiefs, Chris Jones moved back inside to his 27 00:01:26,560 --> 00:01:29,800 Speaker 1: natural position of defensive tackle and he dominated three and 28 00:01:29,840 --> 00:01:32,640 Speaker 1: a half sacks, two tackles for loss. Was all over 29 00:01:32,680 --> 00:01:35,840 Speaker 1: the field. The penetration was persistent, and it did a 30 00:01:35,880 --> 00:01:39,280 Speaker 1: great job of just completely disrupting the timing and the 31 00:01:39,400 --> 00:01:41,600 Speaker 1: rhythm of the passing game. And when you get Chris 32 00:01:41,720 --> 00:01:43,680 Speaker 1: Jones going, did you get some of the other guys going? 33 00:01:43,920 --> 00:01:46,000 Speaker 1: It allows the coverage to be a little more comfortable, 34 00:01:46,200 --> 00:01:48,240 Speaker 1: and it took the Cowboys out of the game. It 35 00:01:48,280 --> 00:01:50,920 Speaker 1: was a great performance by this pass rush and it's 36 00:01:50,920 --> 00:01:53,240 Speaker 1: one that I think Steve Spagnolocan hanging his hat on 37 00:01:53,400 --> 00:01:55,000 Speaker 1: and look for the Cowboys wouldn't have helped to have 38 00:01:55,040 --> 00:01:57,200 Speaker 1: Tyrn Smith out of one tackle. Of course it would have, 39 00:01:57,280 --> 00:02:00,440 Speaker 1: but everyone took their lumps in this game, including the 40 00:02:00,480 --> 00:02:02,920 Speaker 1: all pro Zack Martin, who found out just how how 41 00:02:03,000 --> 00:02:05,880 Speaker 1: difficult it is to deal with with with Chris Jones 42 00:02:06,360 --> 00:02:08,840 Speaker 1: in the interior, and then when you get Chris Jones 43 00:02:09,080 --> 00:02:11,760 Speaker 1: and Frank Clark lined up right next to each other. 44 00:02:12,320 --> 00:02:15,480 Speaker 1: Man that caused some trouble for the Cowboys in this game. 45 00:02:15,520 --> 00:02:18,760 Speaker 1: Who had Dak Prescott uh? I mean a passer rating 46 00:02:18,800 --> 00:02:22,080 Speaker 1: of forty five when he was under pressure in this game, 47 00:02:22,120 --> 00:02:26,720 Speaker 1: which felt like a lot and almost every pass, every 48 00:02:26,840 --> 00:02:29,720 Speaker 1: one out of every three passing attempts for Dak Prescott 49 00:02:29,919 --> 00:02:33,359 Speaker 1: came under darrest. Of course, there without Amari Cooper Ceedee 50 00:02:33,400 --> 00:02:35,320 Speaker 1: Lamb Leaves in this game too, So a little bit 51 00:02:35,360 --> 00:02:38,359 Speaker 1: decimated out there at wide receiver. But man, that's not 52 00:02:38,480 --> 00:02:41,000 Speaker 1: what you expect DJ from a number one total offense 53 00:02:41,120 --> 00:02:44,919 Speaker 1: and total scoring offense as well. Good news though, bright 54 00:02:45,000 --> 00:02:47,000 Speaker 1: spot on the defensive line. I mean, when you flip 55 00:02:47,080 --> 00:02:49,040 Speaker 1: over the other side of the tape and you watch 56 00:02:49,120 --> 00:02:51,840 Speaker 1: what Michael Parsons is doing, especially what he's doing coming 57 00:02:51,880 --> 00:02:54,200 Speaker 1: off the edge, They're gonna have a big decision to 58 00:02:54,360 --> 00:02:55,959 Speaker 1: make with him in terms of how they want to 59 00:02:56,000 --> 00:02:58,240 Speaker 1: use them. I love the versatility, I love the fact 60 00:02:58,320 --> 00:02:59,799 Speaker 1: he can play off the ball. You can put him 61 00:02:59,800 --> 00:03:02,240 Speaker 1: in the out of the field. But for me, if 62 00:03:02,280 --> 00:03:04,639 Speaker 1: I'm the Dallas Cowboys. Going forward, we are going to 63 00:03:04,800 --> 00:03:06,840 Speaker 1: park you on the edge. That is where you're going 64 00:03:06,919 --> 00:03:09,079 Speaker 1: to live. This is I'm not I'm not exact. This 65 00:03:09,200 --> 00:03:12,600 Speaker 1: is a fifteen sixteen seventeen sack edge rusher. And if 66 00:03:12,639 --> 00:03:14,680 Speaker 1: you want to look at it from Michael Parson's perspective, 67 00:03:15,360 --> 00:03:17,600 Speaker 1: T J. Watt makes twenty eight million here, Joey Bosa 68 00:03:17,680 --> 00:03:20,760 Speaker 1: makes seven million a year. For the top five paid 69 00:03:20,840 --> 00:03:23,200 Speaker 1: defensive players in the league, our edge rushers, I'd be 70 00:03:23,280 --> 00:03:25,320 Speaker 1: lobbying heavy if I were him to make that my 71 00:03:25,400 --> 00:03:27,560 Speaker 1: full time position. If we went back to that tape. 72 00:03:27,880 --> 00:03:31,560 Speaker 1: Doesn't he usually take two players to start option? Michael 73 00:03:31,560 --> 00:03:36,040 Speaker 1: Parsons was a solo on stopping that read option for 74 00:03:36,120 --> 00:03:37,800 Speaker 1: Patrick Mahomes so much so he had to just call 75 00:03:37,880 --> 00:03:39,360 Speaker 1: up in a little ball to go down. I mean, 76 00:03:39,480 --> 00:03:42,960 Speaker 1: Mica has been and he's in the defensive Player of 77 00:03:43,080 --> 00:03:45,720 Speaker 1: the year, not not not just he's in the defensive 78 00:03:45,720 --> 00:03:47,760 Speaker 1: player of your conversation. It feels like he has the 79 00:03:47,880 --> 00:03:49,920 Speaker 1: d r oh I locked up here at this point 80 00:03:49,920 --> 00:03:52,320 Speaker 1: among rookies. See if he can get into the big 81 00:03:52,400 --> 00:03:54,920 Speaker 1: boy conversation there. Before it's all said and done, let's 82 00:03:54,960 --> 00:03:57,360 Speaker 1: move to Game two of our Big Three and for 83 00:03:57,640 --> 00:04:00,520 Speaker 1: that we take it. In Minneapolis. The Minnesota Vikings get 84 00:04:00,560 --> 00:04:03,080 Speaker 1: back to five and back into the NFC playoff picture 85 00:04:03,160 --> 00:04:07,200 Speaker 1: after a thirty four thirty one Division win over the 86 00:04:07,280 --> 00:04:10,000 Speaker 1: Green Bay Packers, who still sit atop the NFC North. 87 00:04:10,360 --> 00:04:14,000 Speaker 1: But they waste a four touchdown performance from Aaron Rodgers 88 00:04:14,080 --> 00:04:18,240 Speaker 1: because that Packers defense facing the full force of one 89 00:04:18,279 --> 00:04:22,240 Speaker 1: of the NFL's most difficult to deal with offenses. And 90 00:04:22,320 --> 00:04:24,920 Speaker 1: I feel like that sometimes flies a little bit under 91 00:04:24,960 --> 00:04:27,720 Speaker 1: the radar here DJ, but I mean like it's a 92 00:04:27,760 --> 00:04:30,000 Speaker 1: pick your poison kind of deal trying to slow down Minnesota. 93 00:04:30,279 --> 00:04:31,840 Speaker 1: I saw that I was getting ready for that game 94 00:04:31,880 --> 00:04:33,680 Speaker 1: against the Chargers and you're studying them, and I was 95 00:04:33,680 --> 00:04:35,520 Speaker 1: trying to look at it. Okay, from a scouting perspective, 96 00:04:35,520 --> 00:04:37,080 Speaker 1: who do you try to take away? Which should be 97 00:04:37,160 --> 00:04:39,480 Speaker 1: the focal point? And you okay, Well, Dalvin Cook, you're 98 00:04:39,520 --> 00:04:41,120 Speaker 1: one of the best running backs in the NFL. You've 99 00:04:41,120 --> 00:04:43,600 Speaker 1: gotta find a way to slow him down. Well, I 100 00:04:43,640 --> 00:04:45,160 Speaker 1: don't know. I want the ball to sail over my head. 101 00:04:45,160 --> 00:04:47,640 Speaker 1: You've got Justin Jefferson to deal with. Adam Feeling can 102 00:04:47,720 --> 00:04:49,400 Speaker 1: do his work in the middle of the field. It 103 00:04:49,480 --> 00:04:51,280 Speaker 1: has a lot to deal with. And I feel like 104 00:04:51,760 --> 00:04:54,640 Speaker 1: Kirk Cousins. We talk about the receivers, we talked about 105 00:04:54,680 --> 00:04:57,680 Speaker 1: the running back. Let's give Kirk Cousins some love. He 106 00:04:57,839 --> 00:05:00,279 Speaker 1: is playing outstanding football. I put his number is up 107 00:05:00,360 --> 00:05:02,560 Speaker 1: this year against any other quarterback in the league. He's 108 00:05:02,600 --> 00:05:05,400 Speaker 1: got the best touchdown interception ratio in football right now. 109 00:05:05,520 --> 00:05:07,600 Speaker 1: And if like you're talking about m VPS being a 110 00:05:07,720 --> 00:05:11,160 Speaker 1: quarterback award, like Kirk Cousins is low key in that 111 00:05:11,320 --> 00:05:14,920 Speaker 1: conversation here for the Minnesota Vikings, and look, they were 112 00:05:14,920 --> 00:05:17,560 Speaker 1: taking advantage of whatever the Packers were thrown at him. 113 00:05:17,600 --> 00:05:20,560 Speaker 1: On defense, felt like the Packers busted some some zone 114 00:05:20,640 --> 00:05:23,200 Speaker 1: defense looks early and then they found out late that 115 00:05:23,279 --> 00:05:25,840 Speaker 1: Justin Jefferson is almost impossible to cover one on one, 116 00:05:26,120 --> 00:05:28,440 Speaker 1: which we saw in this game with the explosive plays. 117 00:05:28,880 --> 00:05:31,240 Speaker 1: Kirk Cousins, by the way, on average through the ball 118 00:05:31,360 --> 00:05:34,320 Speaker 1: eleven yards down the field. That was almost double with 119 00:05:34,520 --> 00:05:37,640 Speaker 1: his yards per attempt average has been throughout the course 120 00:05:37,720 --> 00:05:39,520 Speaker 1: of this season. So they found some holes in that 121 00:05:39,600 --> 00:05:42,720 Speaker 1: Packers secondary is missing their best. Yeah, they found someone. 122 00:05:42,839 --> 00:05:45,000 Speaker 1: It was It was abound to happen anytime you're missing 123 00:05:45,080 --> 00:05:47,400 Speaker 1: a high level player. Like a Jari Alexander and some 124 00:05:47,480 --> 00:05:49,920 Speaker 1: of the other guys that did missing defensively for Shawn Garry, 125 00:05:50,080 --> 00:05:52,480 Speaker 1: not even a pressure to passer. You're going to have 126 00:05:52,640 --> 00:05:54,680 Speaker 1: more time to exploit some of the backups and that's 127 00:05:54,720 --> 00:05:57,080 Speaker 1: what Kirk Cousins was allowed to do. And then you 128 00:05:57,160 --> 00:05:59,200 Speaker 1: have Justin Jefferson and Adam Thland, two of the best 129 00:05:59,279 --> 00:06:01,280 Speaker 1: route runs in ball. It doesn't matter if you have 130 00:06:01,360 --> 00:06:04,600 Speaker 1: your a team available their hard guard, particularly when you 131 00:06:04,680 --> 00:06:07,480 Speaker 1: have Dalvin Cook who can command so much attention. So 132 00:06:07,520 --> 00:06:09,600 Speaker 1: when you're talking about this being an offense that is 133 00:06:09,640 --> 00:06:12,280 Speaker 1: difficult to match up with, I don't know who you 134 00:06:12,360 --> 00:06:15,520 Speaker 1: started the week saying we want to erase this person 135 00:06:15,560 --> 00:06:17,400 Speaker 1: and take them out the game plan because it enhances 136 00:06:17,720 --> 00:06:20,200 Speaker 1: our chance to win because all of the players on 137 00:06:20,240 --> 00:06:23,000 Speaker 1: the perimeter can certainly win by themselves if you allow 138 00:06:23,040 --> 00:06:24,440 Speaker 1: them to go big. You guys, I'm just telling you. 139 00:06:24,920 --> 00:06:28,960 Speaker 1: Blood pressure medication in the Twin Cities is impossible to find. 140 00:06:29,720 --> 00:06:33,440 Speaker 1: The Vikings have played seven games this year that have 141 00:06:33,520 --> 00:06:38,080 Speaker 1: been decided on the very last play, including this one 142 00:06:38,240 --> 00:06:40,400 Speaker 1: with the Greg Joseph twenty nine yard field goal to 143 00:06:40,520 --> 00:06:41,960 Speaker 1: win it. I mean, like, if you want to talk 144 00:06:42,000 --> 00:06:44,440 Speaker 1: about a team that's gonna be in this playoff battle 145 00:06:46,680 --> 00:06:49,880 Speaker 1: is the Minnesota Vikings, who are very much in the 146 00:06:50,000 --> 00:06:52,920 Speaker 1: thick of things, and we're benefited by the Carolina Panthers 147 00:06:53,000 --> 00:06:56,440 Speaker 1: losing to the Washington football team. Let's move on to 148 00:06:56,600 --> 00:06:58,280 Speaker 1: game number three of the Big Three, and that was 149 00:06:58,440 --> 00:07:02,479 Speaker 1: here at SOFI Stadium on Sunday night, Chargers nearly blowing 150 00:07:02,520 --> 00:07:04,880 Speaker 1: a seventeen point second half lead, but then flipping the 151 00:07:04,920 --> 00:07:07,720 Speaker 1: script on a familiar Charger narrative thanks to that Mike 152 00:07:07,760 --> 00:07:10,160 Speaker 1: Williams fifty three yard touchdown to retake the lead with 153 00:07:10,200 --> 00:07:13,360 Speaker 1: two minutes to go. Justin Herbert accounting for nearly five 154 00:07:13,480 --> 00:07:17,480 Speaker 1: hundred yards of total offense, three hundred and eight two 155 00:07:18,160 --> 00:07:21,640 Speaker 1: through the air, which means, if you're doing some math here, DJ, 156 00:07:22,240 --> 00:07:25,480 Speaker 1: then he had almost a hundred yards rushing. How did 157 00:07:25,720 --> 00:07:29,119 Speaker 1: that area of the Chargers attack kind of clarified itself 158 00:07:29,160 --> 00:07:31,240 Speaker 1: in this game? Well, I thought it was part of 159 00:07:31,280 --> 00:07:33,440 Speaker 1: the plan going into this game. When you look at 160 00:07:33,680 --> 00:07:35,679 Speaker 1: a team you're playing the Steelers with a beat up secondary, 161 00:07:35,680 --> 00:07:38,120 Speaker 1: You've got no Menka Fitzpatrick, you've got no Joe Hayden. 162 00:07:38,320 --> 00:07:40,360 Speaker 1: You knew it was gonna take extra resources to slow 163 00:07:40,440 --> 00:07:43,560 Speaker 1: down Keenan Allen and Mike Williams, which meant there's nobody 164 00:07:43,600 --> 00:07:46,440 Speaker 1: there for the quarterback when everything expands in that defense. 165 00:07:46,560 --> 00:07:50,000 Speaker 1: Justin Herbert was decisive and he took those free yards 166 00:07:50,080 --> 00:07:52,880 Speaker 1: almost to the tune of a hundred yards on the ground. 167 00:07:52,960 --> 00:07:55,280 Speaker 1: It was outstanding what he was able to do. And Buck, 168 00:07:55,320 --> 00:07:57,880 Speaker 1: when you look at this team, when you get Eckler going, 169 00:07:58,000 --> 00:08:00,760 Speaker 1: you get those two whiteouts going, and now you add 170 00:08:00,840 --> 00:08:03,520 Speaker 1: what he's doing with his legs, that's a whole different 171 00:08:03,560 --> 00:08:05,280 Speaker 1: animal to deal with. It's a game change because you 172 00:08:05,360 --> 00:08:08,360 Speaker 1: just don't see guys his size six five pounds on 173 00:08:08,360 --> 00:08:10,760 Speaker 1: the perimeter making plays. This is the part of the 174 00:08:10,840 --> 00:08:13,480 Speaker 1: game that I saw at Oregon that get me excited 175 00:08:13,480 --> 00:08:15,960 Speaker 1: about what he could be. Now he's adding that with 176 00:08:16,040 --> 00:08:17,880 Speaker 1: all the other stuff that he does as a passer. 177 00:08:18,080 --> 00:08:20,120 Speaker 1: It does give this office a different dimension. And for 178 00:08:20,200 --> 00:08:22,160 Speaker 1: the Steelers, that mean you mentioned they were a little 179 00:08:22,160 --> 00:08:25,040 Speaker 1: shorthanded in this game. They give up nineteen first downs 180 00:08:25,200 --> 00:08:29,000 Speaker 1: in coverage as a coverage unit here for that Steelers defense, 181 00:08:29,120 --> 00:08:31,720 Speaker 1: very unlike them. He certainly felt the absence of Minka 182 00:08:31,800 --> 00:08:34,600 Speaker 1: and Joe Hayden and that final touchdown of Mike Williams. Look, 183 00:08:34,720 --> 00:08:37,040 Speaker 1: I don't know if Mika Fitzpatrick makes all the difference, 184 00:08:37,400 --> 00:08:39,520 Speaker 1: but with Trey Norwood kind of getting his eyes caught 185 00:08:39,600 --> 00:08:41,959 Speaker 1: up on on Keenan Allen in the slot, allowing Mike 186 00:08:42,000 --> 00:08:44,360 Speaker 1: Williams essentially a free release and that cover to look 187 00:08:44,360 --> 00:08:50,800 Speaker 1: from the Steelers, that was trouble and no t J Watt. Yeah, agent, 188 00:08:50,880 --> 00:08:52,920 Speaker 1: major difference maker that they were missing. But I want 189 00:08:53,000 --> 00:08:54,559 Speaker 1: to flip it over to the other side. The Charges 190 00:08:54,600 --> 00:08:57,199 Speaker 1: without three defensive in this game. So I figured it 191 00:08:57,240 --> 00:08:59,280 Speaker 1: out and they figured out away. Brandon Fahoko did a 192 00:08:59,360 --> 00:09:02,480 Speaker 1: nice job and they're making some plays. Uh, Graziano did 193 00:09:02,520 --> 00:09:04,440 Speaker 1: a nice job. Those guys all filled in and made 194 00:09:04,480 --> 00:09:06,199 Speaker 1: it happen. But here's the other part of it. The 195 00:09:06,520 --> 00:09:09,080 Speaker 1: Steelers offense kind of played into their hand there by 196 00:09:09,200 --> 00:09:12,720 Speaker 1: not testing their run defense up the middle, I mean 197 00:09:13,920 --> 00:09:16,839 Speaker 1: total yards and look, in this show, we are going 198 00:09:17,000 --> 00:09:20,640 Speaker 1: to talk about ground games that are dominating with the Eagles, 199 00:09:20,800 --> 00:09:23,280 Speaker 1: with the Colts and the Patriots have been rolling on 200 00:09:23,360 --> 00:09:26,199 Speaker 1: the ground. How are the Steelers not? In that conversation, 201 00:09:26,280 --> 00:09:29,800 Speaker 1: Bucky and steel is just soft soft with a big 202 00:09:29,840 --> 00:09:32,000 Speaker 1: old T a d N and that is a four 203 00:09:32,120 --> 00:09:34,959 Speaker 1: letter word in Pittsburgh. When you think about what the 204 00:09:35,040 --> 00:09:38,560 Speaker 1: Steelers don't do, they don't physically line up a dry man, 205 00:09:38,640 --> 00:09:40,679 Speaker 1: how to you when they need to getting cute this 206 00:09:40,760 --> 00:09:43,199 Speaker 1: out of the reds on the five tight area there 207 00:09:43,280 --> 00:09:46,439 Speaker 1: we see screen passes, we saw flash sweep, saw empty formation, 208 00:09:46,720 --> 00:09:50,000 Speaker 1: we saw everything but a little old school smashed mouth football. 209 00:09:50,080 --> 00:09:52,599 Speaker 1: Somewhere Chuck Nold is in football. Haven't just trying to 210 00:09:52,600 --> 00:09:54,880 Speaker 1: figure out who is this team and the black helmets, 211 00:09:54,880 --> 00:09:57,199 Speaker 1: because this doesn't look like there's still the teams that 212 00:09:57,280 --> 00:09:59,400 Speaker 1: were accustomed to And if they don't figure out a 213 00:09:59,440 --> 00:10:02,560 Speaker 1: way to become more physical on offense, they have a tough, 214 00:10:02,840 --> 00:10:05,160 Speaker 1: tough road in the f C. This was I felt 215 00:10:05,160 --> 00:10:07,240 Speaker 1: like a really nice game for the Chargers to just 216 00:10:07,360 --> 00:10:09,199 Speaker 1: kind of figure to kind of bust up some of 217 00:10:09,240 --> 00:10:11,840 Speaker 1: those old, you know narratives about what they've been giving 218 00:10:11,920 --> 00:10:15,319 Speaker 1: up leads, having special teams, blunders cause them to give 219 00:10:15,400 --> 00:10:17,439 Speaker 1: up big leads. But they figured a way out of 220 00:10:17,480 --> 00:10:18,880 Speaker 1: it and now they're right back in the thick of 221 00:10:18,920 --> 00:10:21,240 Speaker 1: things in the division. Uh and a big part of 222 00:10:21,320 --> 00:10:27,520 Speaker 1: our big three as we kick off this Elite eight 223 00:10:27,920 --> 00:10:31,079 Speaker 1: portion of our move mistakes here on Monday, Rett Louis Daniels, Jeremiah, 224 00:10:31,080 --> 00:10:35,400 Speaker 1: Bucky Brooks back with you, taking our look now at 225 00:10:35,480 --> 00:10:39,080 Speaker 1: contenders in question. So these are teams like a couple 226 00:10:39,120 --> 00:10:40,520 Speaker 1: of weeks ago, we might have said, more than a 227 00:10:40,559 --> 00:10:42,079 Speaker 1: month ago, we might have said the Chiefs would have 228 00:10:42,120 --> 00:10:44,480 Speaker 1: headlined this segment right with the troubles that they were having. 229 00:10:44,520 --> 00:10:46,719 Speaker 1: They feel like they have righted the ship. So there 230 00:10:46,760 --> 00:10:50,000 Speaker 1: are plenty of other contenders that are having some issues here, Bucky, 231 00:10:50,200 --> 00:10:52,800 Speaker 1: starting with one that still technically a number one seed 232 00:10:52,840 --> 00:10:55,880 Speaker 1: in the a f C, the Emperor window close because 233 00:10:55,920 --> 00:11:00,199 Speaker 1: without the King, they're not the same thing. Henry out 234 00:11:00,240 --> 00:11:02,720 Speaker 1: of the lineup in this team struggles, particularly the quarterback 235 00:11:02,840 --> 00:11:06,000 Speaker 1: Ryan Tannehill. Now, to be fair, uh the game against 236 00:11:06,040 --> 00:11:07,839 Speaker 1: the Texas, he didn't have Julio Jones, he didn't have 237 00:11:07,880 --> 00:11:14,400 Speaker 1: a Who's again and Texas like he didn't have everything 238 00:11:14,520 --> 00:11:18,319 Speaker 1: yet four interesting, didn't great, didn't look great. And so 239 00:11:18,480 --> 00:11:20,480 Speaker 1: I worry about this team because they've been able to 240 00:11:20,520 --> 00:11:24,720 Speaker 1: win with toughness and physicality, but right now they're lacking skill. 241 00:11:24,800 --> 00:11:26,440 Speaker 1: And that's the problem to if I'm not gonna put 242 00:11:26,480 --> 00:11:27,760 Speaker 1: you on the spot because I don't know if I 243 00:11:27,800 --> 00:11:29,439 Speaker 1: could either know what you can name five players in 244 00:11:29,440 --> 00:11:37,880 Speaker 1: the Texans Hill right there, justin Reed, Tron Taylor, Brandon Cuts. 245 00:11:42,679 --> 00:11:45,199 Speaker 1: Let me get to the Buffalo Bills here, because this 246 00:11:45,320 --> 00:11:47,400 Speaker 1: team dropped from the number two seed in the a 247 00:11:47,559 --> 00:11:49,920 Speaker 1: f C all the way down to the seventh seed. 248 00:11:50,240 --> 00:11:52,760 Speaker 1: And look at when we started this season. The question 249 00:11:52,920 --> 00:11:54,880 Speaker 1: was can the Bills get over the hump, beat the 250 00:11:55,080 --> 00:11:57,720 Speaker 1: Chiefs right and get into the Super Bowl? Well, they 251 00:11:57,760 --> 00:11:59,839 Speaker 1: beat the Chiefs earlier this year, but that's not the problem. 252 00:12:00,080 --> 00:12:03,760 Speaker 1: Big question now is can they stop the run? Because 253 00:12:04,120 --> 00:12:07,480 Speaker 1: Tennessee Titans ran all over him with Derrick Henry, Jonathan 254 00:12:07,600 --> 00:12:10,160 Speaker 1: Taylor ran all over him with Indianapolis Colts this week 255 00:12:10,200 --> 00:12:13,000 Speaker 1: and what was the largest home loss since Josh Allen 256 00:12:13,040 --> 00:12:15,640 Speaker 1: has been the starter for the Buffalo Bills. And you 257 00:12:15,720 --> 00:12:17,480 Speaker 1: think they're going to see the Patriots a couple of 258 00:12:17,559 --> 00:12:20,439 Speaker 1: times later this season, who, by the way, have overtaken 259 00:12:20,480 --> 00:12:23,160 Speaker 1: the Bills for the lead in the a f C East. 260 00:12:23,880 --> 00:12:26,280 Speaker 1: Here's your question. Yeah, I'm still I'm still buying on 261 00:12:26,360 --> 00:12:30,280 Speaker 1: the Bills, but I'm a nervous buyer, nervous by I 262 00:12:30,360 --> 00:12:31,719 Speaker 1: want to get to the next team here, and this 263 00:12:31,880 --> 00:12:33,839 Speaker 1: is a team that, man, I don't know anybody's talking 264 00:12:33,840 --> 00:12:35,800 Speaker 1: about it about all. But the Cincinnati Bengals, well, yeah, 265 00:12:35,800 --> 00:12:38,080 Speaker 1: they've been tasted the first taste of adversity and now 266 00:12:38,240 --> 00:12:40,120 Speaker 1: you've seen them come out of that. And this is 267 00:12:40,160 --> 00:12:41,719 Speaker 1: the guy carrying a ball. Right. Here's what's got me 268 00:12:41,800 --> 00:12:44,840 Speaker 1: exciting because Joe Mixon gives him the ability to win 269 00:12:44,920 --> 00:12:47,240 Speaker 1: different styles of games. We've seen Joe Burrow and Jamar 270 00:12:47,360 --> 00:12:49,520 Speaker 1: Chase the aerial assault and how much fun that is. 271 00:12:49,840 --> 00:12:51,640 Speaker 1: But then you find yourself with some of these kind 272 00:12:51,679 --> 00:12:54,040 Speaker 1: of grimy games where it's not easy and clean and 273 00:12:54,120 --> 00:12:55,600 Speaker 1: you can just turn around and hand it to your 274 00:12:55,600 --> 00:12:58,280 Speaker 1: two d and thirty pound back and let him go 275 00:12:58,400 --> 00:13:00,840 Speaker 1: to work. This, to me is a pretty complete offense 276 00:13:01,000 --> 00:13:02,640 Speaker 1: right now. And I think on the defensive side of 277 00:13:02,679 --> 00:13:05,120 Speaker 1: the ball, remember Trey Hendrickson, they let Karl Lawson go. 278 00:13:05,200 --> 00:13:07,280 Speaker 1: They bringing Trey Hendrickson. I don't know everybody loved that move. 279 00:13:07,520 --> 00:13:10,080 Speaker 1: Got nine and a half sacks right now, Sam Hubbard 280 00:13:10,600 --> 00:13:13,040 Speaker 1: do well, so they can rush the pass. I'm buying 281 00:13:13,080 --> 00:13:14,520 Speaker 1: on the Bengals. They got a big one coming up 282 00:13:14,520 --> 00:13:16,720 Speaker 1: against the Steelers. Look the first big one they put 283 00:13:16,800 --> 00:13:19,880 Speaker 1: the Bengals on the marriage when they ambassad my team, 284 00:13:20,160 --> 00:13:22,400 Speaker 1: the Baltimore Ravens, and I'm gonna go with the Baltimore 285 00:13:22,480 --> 00:13:24,240 Speaker 1: Ravens in terms of just keep an eye on to them, 286 00:13:24,280 --> 00:13:26,280 Speaker 1: because this is a team that's up and down. They 287 00:13:26,320 --> 00:13:28,080 Speaker 1: play without Lamar Jackson, but found a way to get 288 00:13:28,120 --> 00:13:31,440 Speaker 1: a win against Chicago. Their defense plays well at times, 289 00:13:31,480 --> 00:13:34,360 Speaker 1: but man, you see these big errors in the back end. 290 00:13:34,640 --> 00:13:36,600 Speaker 1: This is a game against Chicago that they probably should 291 00:13:36,600 --> 00:13:38,600 Speaker 1: have lost. They give up a double mood late. Marky's 292 00:13:38,640 --> 00:13:40,760 Speaker 1: good when he gets past it, Tyler Hunley comes and 293 00:13:40,800 --> 00:13:43,199 Speaker 1: leaves him down the field, and they somehow walk away 294 00:13:43,280 --> 00:13:45,120 Speaker 1: with the win. And so they find a way to 295 00:13:45,160 --> 00:13:48,800 Speaker 1: continue to put the marks in the win column. But man, 296 00:13:48,880 --> 00:13:52,600 Speaker 1: there's something about them that you still wonder how good 297 00:13:52,640 --> 00:13:54,760 Speaker 1: are they going to be when we get into the tournament. 298 00:13:54,960 --> 00:13:57,080 Speaker 1: I'll take you from one bird to another. The Arizona 299 00:13:57,160 --> 00:13:59,960 Speaker 1: Cardinals to me, what they've done with Colt McCoy pick 300 00:14:00,120 --> 00:14:02,160 Speaker 1: up a couple of wins. How many games have we 301 00:14:02,160 --> 00:14:04,400 Speaker 1: already talked about today? And Bucky, you were just talking about, Wow, 302 00:14:04,480 --> 00:14:06,079 Speaker 1: you didn't have this guy, you didn't have that guy. 303 00:14:06,160 --> 00:14:09,160 Speaker 1: Steelers are missing Menka Fitzpatrick and they didn't have a quarterback. 304 00:14:09,800 --> 00:14:12,319 Speaker 1: And they've they've had on the load and they've gotten 305 00:14:12,360 --> 00:14:14,559 Speaker 1: it done two out of those three games. So to me, 306 00:14:14,679 --> 00:14:17,080 Speaker 1: the Arizona Cardinals are very much for real. Not only 307 00:14:17,080 --> 00:14:19,000 Speaker 1: they winning on the road, they're winning it by double digits. 308 00:14:19,040 --> 00:14:22,040 Speaker 1: In the football games, they're dominating. So to me, I 309 00:14:22,120 --> 00:14:24,080 Speaker 1: think what they've done with their backup quarterback about as 310 00:14:24,080 --> 00:14:26,720 Speaker 1: impressive as anybody there. To me, are clearly the class 311 00:14:26,760 --> 00:14:29,000 Speaker 1: of the NFC right now. Yeah, and just just a 312 00:14:29,160 --> 00:14:32,080 Speaker 1: brief pause, I mean, is there ever been a year 313 00:14:32,840 --> 00:14:36,600 Speaker 1: that has better described the importance of a number two quarterback? 314 00:14:36,920 --> 00:14:40,400 Speaker 1: There have been fifty quarterbacks to start games now in 315 00:14:40,440 --> 00:14:44,280 Speaker 1: the NFL. Fifty quarterbacks. Here as we sit with one 316 00:14:44,320 --> 00:14:46,240 Speaker 1: game left a week eleven, I'm gonna get out to 317 00:14:46,240 --> 00:14:48,640 Speaker 1: the forty Niners. Okay, I'd love to say we Trey 318 00:14:48,720 --> 00:14:50,120 Speaker 1: Lance one of those fifty, by the way, but we 319 00:14:50,120 --> 00:14:52,120 Speaker 1: haven't seen him very much lately. Although that hasn't been 320 00:14:52,120 --> 00:14:54,160 Speaker 1: a problem for the forty Niners, who have found their 321 00:14:54,160 --> 00:14:56,600 Speaker 1: way on the ground, not necessarily with running backs this 322 00:14:56,680 --> 00:14:59,000 Speaker 1: week with Deebo Samuel of course led them in rushing. 323 00:14:59,320 --> 00:15:01,040 Speaker 1: You'll have a bit more on that coming up here 324 00:15:01,120 --> 00:15:03,240 Speaker 1: in just a little bit. Brandon Iuk had one of 325 00:15:03,280 --> 00:15:06,520 Speaker 1: his best games of the season. And George Kittle is 326 00:15:06,720 --> 00:15:10,480 Speaker 1: a monster. As if, just in case anyone forgot while 327 00:15:10,520 --> 00:15:12,600 Speaker 1: Kittle was on I R, he is back, and so 328 00:15:12,840 --> 00:15:16,080 Speaker 1: too are the forty Niners as a contender in the 329 00:15:16,240 --> 00:15:19,080 Speaker 1: NFC West. I'm putting a positive spin on the contenders 330 00:15:19,120 --> 00:15:21,560 Speaker 1: in question here because we had questions about them a 331 00:15:21,640 --> 00:15:23,880 Speaker 1: couple of weeks ago. They're starting to answer them now. 332 00:15:24,600 --> 00:15:26,360 Speaker 1: They're so an answer them and I like the way 333 00:15:26,440 --> 00:15:28,640 Speaker 1: that they're trending, and they're trending that way because they 334 00:15:28,720 --> 00:15:31,040 Speaker 1: had a big emotional win over the Rams a couple 335 00:15:31,080 --> 00:15:32,840 Speaker 1: Monday nights ago. But I'll still go hang with the 336 00:15:32,920 --> 00:15:35,200 Speaker 1: Rams because the Rams have star power. They have talent, 337 00:15:35,480 --> 00:15:37,000 Speaker 1: just need to see how they can put it together. 338 00:15:37,240 --> 00:15:40,080 Speaker 1: Had the bye week, so hopefully oh b J. Von 339 00:15:40,240 --> 00:15:42,960 Speaker 1: Miller can get into playbook and understand what they're doing 340 00:15:43,160 --> 00:15:47,320 Speaker 1: while also understanding how they're supposed to add within this culture. Look, 341 00:15:47,360 --> 00:15:49,960 Speaker 1: they play their worst performers that that we've seen them 342 00:15:50,000 --> 00:15:53,080 Speaker 1: play against the forty Niners, and they haven't been up 343 00:15:53,120 --> 00:15:55,200 Speaker 1: to snuff when it comes to physicality. But I'm a 344 00:15:55,280 --> 00:15:57,720 Speaker 1: bit on the talent. They have enough star power to 345 00:15:57,840 --> 00:15:59,440 Speaker 1: get it done. Let's see if they can do it. 346 00:15:59,560 --> 00:16:01,520 Speaker 1: They've had trouble with bullies, right, they need to face 347 00:16:01,600 --> 00:16:04,080 Speaker 1: one of those bully type teams and really punch back 348 00:16:04,200 --> 00:16:06,600 Speaker 1: and show some physicality. I think what you're getting to there, 349 00:16:06,840 --> 00:16:09,240 Speaker 1: I'm gonna go to the Browns and look, I said 350 00:16:09,280 --> 00:16:12,440 Speaker 1: in this same chair, and I said, give me the Browns. 351 00:16:12,480 --> 00:16:14,360 Speaker 1: I think it's the most talented roster in the league. 352 00:16:14,960 --> 00:16:17,440 Speaker 1: UH like to bring that one back in because the 353 00:16:17,560 --> 00:16:20,440 Speaker 1: town is there. The health is not Baker Mayfield. I 354 00:16:20,520 --> 00:16:23,440 Speaker 1: know he's getting ripped for his play. You cannot tell 355 00:16:23,520 --> 00:16:25,400 Speaker 1: me he's anywhere close to health. He doesn't look like 356 00:16:25,480 --> 00:16:27,160 Speaker 1: the same guy. I mean, the injuries are out there 357 00:16:27,160 --> 00:16:29,840 Speaker 1: and documented, but I feel like some guys get passes 358 00:16:29,920 --> 00:16:32,320 Speaker 1: for those. I don't think he is he is, he 359 00:16:32,400 --> 00:16:34,480 Speaker 1: does not look right and when he is not right, 360 00:16:34,560 --> 00:16:36,960 Speaker 1: this is a very lopsided team that is going to 361 00:16:37,080 --> 00:16:41,240 Speaker 1: be dependent on what they do in that backfield. But guys, 362 00:16:41,280 --> 00:16:43,280 Speaker 1: they've got two coming up. They've got the Ravens a 363 00:16:43,320 --> 00:16:46,040 Speaker 1: bye and the Ravens again. So everything is still in 364 00:16:46,120 --> 00:16:49,200 Speaker 1: front of the Browns and my nervous Yeah, you're done right, Ivous, 365 00:16:50,320 --> 00:16:52,680 Speaker 1: you are good news. This why tellers still out their matches. 366 00:16:53,440 --> 00:16:56,440 Speaker 1: You got him paid, you got Patonio paid. Um, now 367 00:16:56,560 --> 00:16:59,080 Speaker 1: we just need to figure out I mean, can you 368 00:16:59,120 --> 00:17:01,840 Speaker 1: get Baker bake Aker Mayfields shoulder heel. That's I think 369 00:17:01,880 --> 00:17:04,960 Speaker 1: that's beyond my power, beyond your powers. I think for 370 00:17:05,000 --> 00:17:08,879 Speaker 1: the Cleveland Browns staying above water and above five with 371 00:17:09,000 --> 00:17:12,520 Speaker 1: this win over the Detroit Lions, but definitely one that 372 00:17:12,640 --> 00:17:15,959 Speaker 1: brings some cause for concern and question. And that's our 373 00:17:16,000 --> 00:17:20,879 Speaker 1: contenders in question. Jonathan Taylor, with a season high in 374 00:17:21,119 --> 00:17:25,879 Speaker 1: touchdowns and with his five total touchdowns equaling the amount 375 00:17:25,880 --> 00:17:28,760 Speaker 1: of touchdowns the Bills defense has allowed to running backs 376 00:17:29,480 --> 00:17:32,560 Speaker 1: in the previous ten weeks, Taylor over two hundred scrimmage 377 00:17:32,600 --> 00:17:37,720 Speaker 1: yards and the catalyst for the Colts victory in Orchard Park, 378 00:17:37,920 --> 00:17:42,920 Speaker 1: New York. Okay, so you might understand that m v 379 00:17:43,000 --> 00:17:45,800 Speaker 1: P has become a quarterback award, right, So the running 380 00:17:45,800 --> 00:17:48,240 Speaker 1: backs want to get back in the conversation. Here, though, 381 00:17:48,440 --> 00:17:51,760 Speaker 1: are since two thousand three some notable running back seasons 382 00:17:51,840 --> 00:17:54,399 Speaker 1: that have not resulted in an m VP. Just last year, 383 00:17:54,440 --> 00:17:56,280 Speaker 1: he had King Henry go for over two K. Chris 384 00:17:56,400 --> 00:17:59,240 Speaker 1: Johnson c J two K back at OH nine couldn't 385 00:17:59,280 --> 00:18:01,840 Speaker 1: get the m v P nod with over two thousand 386 00:18:01,920 --> 00:18:05,359 Speaker 1: rushing yards. Larry Johnson and Jamal Lewis both with phenomenal 387 00:18:05,440 --> 00:18:07,480 Speaker 1: seasons and oh three and oh five and didn't get 388 00:18:07,520 --> 00:18:11,520 Speaker 1: it either. Adrian Peterson though, the last non quarterback to 389 00:18:11,760 --> 00:18:14,080 Speaker 1: win an m v P back in his two thousand 390 00:18:14,200 --> 00:18:16,520 Speaker 1: yards season in two thousand and twelve. So, Bucky, if 391 00:18:16,560 --> 00:18:20,880 Speaker 1: it was going to happen, how could a non quarterback 392 00:18:21,280 --> 00:18:24,600 Speaker 1: like Jonathan Taylor get himself an m v P man. 393 00:18:24,640 --> 00:18:26,760 Speaker 1: It has to be so muddy for the quarterbacks because 394 00:18:26,800 --> 00:18:28,600 Speaker 1: this is a quarterback award. We'd like to give it 395 00:18:28,640 --> 00:18:31,880 Speaker 1: to the quarterback on the best team because we feel 396 00:18:31,920 --> 00:18:33,520 Speaker 1: like the quarterbacks drive the bus, and a lot of 397 00:18:33,560 --> 00:18:35,920 Speaker 1: times they do. And so this is a situation where 398 00:18:36,240 --> 00:18:39,080 Speaker 1: Jonathan Taylor would have to spearhead the Coats on a 399 00:18:39,200 --> 00:18:42,240 Speaker 1: run that leads him to overtake the Tennessee Titans, and 400 00:18:42,320 --> 00:18:44,359 Speaker 1: he finishes with a ton of yards. He obviously is 401 00:18:44,440 --> 00:18:47,360 Speaker 1: on track. You already see eleven hundred yards right now, 402 00:18:47,720 --> 00:18:50,200 Speaker 1: and we're just a little past the halfway mark. He 403 00:18:50,280 --> 00:18:52,440 Speaker 1: certainly had the production, but when his team had the 404 00:18:52,480 --> 00:18:54,879 Speaker 1: performance to make app seventeen games, right, you get that 405 00:18:55,000 --> 00:18:57,240 Speaker 1: extra game so to me, I think you look at 406 00:18:57,280 --> 00:18:59,639 Speaker 1: a couple of benchmarks here, the two thousand rushing yards. Man, 407 00:18:59,640 --> 00:19:01,480 Speaker 1: if you can get that and gotta get over twenty 408 00:19:01,560 --> 00:19:03,680 Speaker 1: touchdowns and you hit on it. Buck just kind of 409 00:19:03,720 --> 00:19:06,440 Speaker 1: a muddy quarterback market where you go around a room 410 00:19:06,520 --> 00:19:08,480 Speaker 1: with ten people, you might get four or five different 411 00:19:08,480 --> 00:19:11,560 Speaker 1: answers of which quarterbacks having the best year. I go 412 00:19:11,720 --> 00:19:14,399 Speaker 1: back to LT when Ladanian Thomlinson was with the Chargers. 413 00:19:14,680 --> 00:19:17,800 Speaker 1: He was just so far much better than it was. No. 414 00:19:18,000 --> 00:19:22,440 Speaker 1: It was you, you can't you can't ignowre what he's doing. 415 00:19:22,520 --> 00:19:24,240 Speaker 1: I mean it was just every single week you're like, Okay, 416 00:19:24,240 --> 00:19:26,159 Speaker 1: who's who's the best player in the NFL? Asking to 417 00:19:26,280 --> 00:19:28,440 Speaker 1: illustrate LT that that's what it has to be this 418 00:19:28,600 --> 00:19:31,040 Speaker 1: year for Jonathan Kill gotta be on equivocal. So I mean, 419 00:19:31,080 --> 00:19:33,000 Speaker 1: like you mentioned the different quarterbacks that might be in 420 00:19:33,040 --> 00:19:35,480 Speaker 1: the conversation. I mean, like we started off talking about 421 00:19:35,480 --> 00:19:39,280 Speaker 1: Tom Brady, Dak Prescott has been in that conversation. Kirk Cousins, 422 00:19:39,480 --> 00:19:42,880 Speaker 1: I mean, with his touchdown interception ratio is up there. 423 00:19:43,040 --> 00:19:45,520 Speaker 1: Lamar Jackson has been in that mix. Justin Herbert's starting 424 00:19:45,560 --> 00:19:47,520 Speaker 1: to get some buzz. I mean there's just kind of 425 00:19:47,760 --> 00:19:50,080 Speaker 1: really is in that conversation, even though this year is 426 00:19:50,119 --> 00:19:52,280 Speaker 1: a down year. So, yeah, you you have to do 427 00:19:52,560 --> 00:19:56,200 Speaker 1: something exceptional as a non quarterback. Right, It's only happened 428 00:19:56,240 --> 00:19:58,520 Speaker 1: like four times this century that a quarterback is not one. 429 00:19:58,720 --> 00:20:00,400 Speaker 1: If you look at the Heisman Trophy with talk about 430 00:20:00,400 --> 00:20:01,720 Speaker 1: how if you have a couple of players in the 431 00:20:01,760 --> 00:20:03,719 Speaker 1: same conference, they kind of split the vote and then 432 00:20:03,760 --> 00:20:06,440 Speaker 1: somebody else can win. I think the quarterback vote could 433 00:20:06,480 --> 00:20:08,480 Speaker 1: be split. He just has to be by far the 434 00:20:08,560 --> 00:20:10,560 Speaker 1: top running back, which is on his way to doing. Yeah, 435 00:20:10,560 --> 00:20:12,399 Speaker 1: he has to put up big numbers, big numbers in 436 00:20:12,440 --> 00:20:14,040 Speaker 1: the team has perform at I love what it really 437 00:20:14,119 --> 00:20:17,080 Speaker 1: makes you catches out and so Jonathan Taylor has put 438 00:20:17,160 --> 00:20:18,960 Speaker 1: up some of those numbers. You set a five toeschdown 439 00:20:19,200 --> 00:20:22,560 Speaker 1: performance against the Bills. Now, can to Coast get on 440 00:20:22,760 --> 00:20:24,840 Speaker 1: enough of a run where we start paying more attest 441 00:20:24,840 --> 00:20:26,720 Speaker 1: to him down to stretch. I just want to see 442 00:20:26,720 --> 00:20:30,600 Speaker 1: a receiver win an MVP, just once that thing. So 443 00:20:31,480 --> 00:20:35,119 Speaker 1: I come on, what are we doing breaking Jerry Rice records? Like? 444 00:20:35,160 --> 00:20:36,840 Speaker 1: What else do we have to do here to get 445 00:20:36,880 --> 00:20:42,040 Speaker 1: in the m v P discussion? It's time for our 446 00:20:42,119 --> 00:20:45,800 Speaker 1: weekly look at your rookie report cards. Queuing up Mac Jones, 447 00:20:45,840 --> 00:20:47,480 Speaker 1: who we didn't see on Sunday but saw in a 448 00:20:47,560 --> 00:20:50,920 Speaker 1: shutout victory over the Atlanta Falcons on Thursday Night Football, 449 00:20:51,240 --> 00:20:53,800 Speaker 1: We're just giving him a good solid be here. Didn't 450 00:20:53,800 --> 00:20:57,240 Speaker 1: take a whole lot, certainly winning again with run game 451 00:20:57,280 --> 00:21:01,160 Speaker 1: and with defense, particularly in this game, showcase that accuracy 452 00:21:01,200 --> 00:21:03,879 Speaker 1: and efficiency that had become his calling card with the 453 00:21:03,920 --> 00:21:07,080 Speaker 1: Patriots this rookie year. And then took some sacks as 454 00:21:07,119 --> 00:21:09,080 Speaker 1: I'm sure you guys noticed on the scouts feed over 455 00:21:10,040 --> 00:21:13,200 Speaker 1: on Prime Video as well. Overall solid game though, and 456 00:21:13,280 --> 00:21:15,359 Speaker 1: it does help when you team doesn't score point. It 457 00:21:15,480 --> 00:21:20,720 Speaker 1: does a little pressure for error there. Meanwhile, the margin 458 00:21:20,840 --> 00:21:24,200 Speaker 1: for error though for Trevor Lawrence bucky very small here, 459 00:21:25,000 --> 00:21:28,560 Speaker 1: t tiny, very very small when it comes to Trevor 460 00:21:28,640 --> 00:21:30,520 Speaker 1: Lawrence in his margin for err and, Trevor Lawrence has 461 00:21:30,560 --> 00:21:32,720 Speaker 1: been asked to do stuff where he needs to put 462 00:21:32,800 --> 00:21:36,280 Speaker 1: the team on his back, and unfortunately is not ready 463 00:21:36,520 --> 00:21:40,080 Speaker 1: to do that. He needs more help. He has to play. Yeah, yeah, 464 00:21:40,119 --> 00:21:43,840 Speaker 1: he has nothing. I mean just all of it has 465 00:21:43,880 --> 00:21:46,840 Speaker 1: been bad, bad, bad, not to the end when the 466 00:21:46,920 --> 00:21:48,440 Speaker 1: forty nine is kind of called off, the dogs and 467 00:21:48,480 --> 00:21:50,119 Speaker 1: then throw some pass and stuff like that. Did he 468 00:21:50,200 --> 00:21:52,200 Speaker 1: get it going? But it was a rough day, rough 469 00:21:52,280 --> 00:21:54,640 Speaker 1: day for Trevor Lawrence against and now the best player 470 00:21:54,680 --> 00:21:57,080 Speaker 1: on offense, Jamal Agnes, banged up as we all thought 471 00:21:57,600 --> 00:22:00,360 Speaker 1: the season exactly right. I hope he gets back out 472 00:22:00,400 --> 00:22:03,200 Speaker 1: there as soon as possible. Time now for some scout stories, 473 00:22:03,400 --> 00:22:06,240 Speaker 1: it's never too early to look at the NFL draft order, 474 00:22:06,320 --> 00:22:09,120 Speaker 1: which has the win list Detroit Lions up on top 475 00:22:09,280 --> 00:22:11,720 Speaker 1: there at number one. How about those New York Jets 476 00:22:12,119 --> 00:22:16,520 Speaker 1: sitting there with two spots inside the top five, Jaguars 477 00:22:16,640 --> 00:22:19,040 Speaker 1: and Texans there at three and four. This is kind 478 00:22:19,080 --> 00:22:20,720 Speaker 1: of an interesting year because you're seeing some of the 479 00:22:20,800 --> 00:22:23,680 Speaker 1: usual suspects up there in the top five, and some 480 00:22:23,800 --> 00:22:26,800 Speaker 1: of those went quarterback last year, like the Jets and 481 00:22:26,920 --> 00:22:29,840 Speaker 1: the Jets, which means, of course the Lions would have 482 00:22:29,960 --> 00:22:33,800 Speaker 1: their pick of the litter. Bad punt at quarterback here, 483 00:22:33,880 --> 00:22:36,840 Speaker 1: especially for a year DJ though we're the quarterback position 484 00:22:36,920 --> 00:22:40,200 Speaker 1: in the college ranks is very unsettled at this point. Yeah, 485 00:22:40,240 --> 00:22:41,639 Speaker 1: from what I've seen this for, I don't think anybody 486 00:22:41,680 --> 00:22:43,479 Speaker 1: warrants being picked up there in the top five out 487 00:22:43,520 --> 00:22:45,600 Speaker 1: of this quarterback class. Now there's two different ways to 488 00:22:45,600 --> 00:22:48,320 Speaker 1: build a championship team. You can go get that big 489 00:22:48,359 --> 00:22:51,200 Speaker 1: time quarterback and then build around the quarterback, or you 490 00:22:51,240 --> 00:22:53,479 Speaker 1: can do what Seattle did during their Super Bowl run, 491 00:22:53,560 --> 00:22:56,160 Speaker 1: build up the entire team and then insert the quarterback. 492 00:22:56,480 --> 00:22:58,200 Speaker 1: I think when you look at the Lions and the 493 00:22:58,280 --> 00:23:00,760 Speaker 1: Texans both picking in the top five bucks, I don't 494 00:23:00,760 --> 00:23:02,440 Speaker 1: know there's gonna be a quarterback for them to pick. 495 00:23:02,640 --> 00:23:05,320 Speaker 1: To me, it's about establishing the line of scrimmage, whether 496 00:23:05,400 --> 00:23:08,119 Speaker 1: that's a really good group of defensive lineman, maybe go 497 00:23:08,240 --> 00:23:11,800 Speaker 1: offensive line. Detroit did that last year. Build up the trenches, 498 00:23:11,920 --> 00:23:14,200 Speaker 1: and then you're gonna find your quarterback after the fact. Yeah, 499 00:23:14,200 --> 00:23:17,119 Speaker 1: absolutely agree with that strategy because in looking at this 500 00:23:17,320 --> 00:23:20,920 Speaker 1: year's class, there's not a slam dunk, as you will 501 00:23:21,240 --> 00:23:23,439 Speaker 1: when it comes to the quarterback position. And so if 502 00:23:23,480 --> 00:23:25,400 Speaker 1: you don't have that quarterback that you feel good about 503 00:23:25,480 --> 00:23:27,720 Speaker 1: coming in day one and being able to kind of 504 00:23:27,920 --> 00:23:31,359 Speaker 1: reverse the fortunes of the franchise, add more pieces, add 505 00:23:31,440 --> 00:23:34,000 Speaker 1: more weapons. So when you do find that quarterback, you 506 00:23:34,040 --> 00:23:35,600 Speaker 1: have an opportunity to get them. You can get them. 507 00:23:35,640 --> 00:23:37,760 Speaker 1: You can hit the ground running right now. Look the 508 00:23:37,840 --> 00:23:40,000 Speaker 1: other thing, when you look inside those two top five 509 00:23:40,040 --> 00:23:42,520 Speaker 1: picks for the Jets. How about the situation there with 510 00:23:42,600 --> 00:23:44,520 Speaker 1: Joe Douglas, because you've got it, you've got the worst 511 00:23:44,560 --> 00:23:46,479 Speaker 1: defense in the league. Yeah, you know, you're hoping you're 512 00:23:46,480 --> 00:23:48,159 Speaker 1: gonna get Carl Lawson back and that's gonna help you 513 00:23:48,240 --> 00:23:49,720 Speaker 1: playing a lot of young guys, but that needs to 514 00:23:49,760 --> 00:23:52,119 Speaker 1: be addressed. But then with Zack Wilson, there's still some 515 00:23:52,280 --> 00:23:54,600 Speaker 1: holes along this offensive line that you've got to get 516 00:23:54,680 --> 00:23:57,760 Speaker 1: filled as well. So they're gonna have some decisions to 517 00:23:57,800 --> 00:24:00,160 Speaker 1: make on with those two top five picks. Now, there's 518 00:24:00,160 --> 00:24:02,280 Speaker 1: gonna be a lot of good players to shoot. He'd 519 00:24:02,320 --> 00:24:04,720 Speaker 1: love to have a quarterback really emerge as a bona 520 00:24:04,760 --> 00:24:06,680 Speaker 1: fide number one overall pick right and then have his 521 00:24:06,760 --> 00:24:08,920 Speaker 1: pick of the litter of the best position player out there. 522 00:24:09,320 --> 00:24:11,680 Speaker 1: And again, those quarterbacks that we're talking about, it's it's 523 00:24:11,720 --> 00:24:13,600 Speaker 1: the Matt Corral's at Old Miss, It's can you pick 524 00:24:13,640 --> 00:24:17,119 Speaker 1: it at Pit, It's Desmond ritterd Cincinnati, Malik willis Um 525 00:24:17,280 --> 00:24:18,880 Speaker 1: and that kind of cruise some of those guys which 526 00:24:18,880 --> 00:24:21,359 Speaker 1: will see Downomobile the Senior Bowl. As we start gearing 527 00:24:21,480 --> 00:24:25,520 Speaker 1: up here for the draft season which is coming up, 528 00:24:25,640 --> 00:24:29,200 Speaker 1: Quicker than you think, especially for some teams up there 529 00:24:29,840 --> 00:24:33,080 Speaker 1: in the top five and one game left to put 530 00:24:33,080 --> 00:24:35,440 Speaker 1: a bowl on. This week, it's the Bucks and the 531 00:24:35,600 --> 00:24:40,000 Speaker 1: Giants on Monday Night Football, and it's time for the 532 00:24:40,160 --> 00:24:44,080 Speaker 1: Bucks here Bucky to figure things out. Haven't one and 533 00:24:44,160 --> 00:24:46,280 Speaker 1: what feels like a month based on the last two 534 00:24:46,320 --> 00:24:48,520 Speaker 1: losses at a bye weekend between, Yeah, it's happening to 535 00:24:48,640 --> 00:24:50,320 Speaker 1: figure it out. Like a lot of times, when you're 536 00:24:50,400 --> 00:24:53,280 Speaker 1: the defending champion, you go into the season, there's a 537 00:24:53,359 --> 00:24:57,040 Speaker 1: little uh lethargic attitude that you have because you kind 538 00:24:57,080 --> 00:24:59,040 Speaker 1: of done it. You want to fast forward and get 539 00:24:59,320 --> 00:25:02,280 Speaker 1: to the post reason, but there's no automatic next step. 540 00:25:02,400 --> 00:25:05,040 Speaker 1: And so this is the Bucks learning how to deal 541 00:25:05,119 --> 00:25:08,520 Speaker 1: with everyone coming at them getting their best shot. And 542 00:25:08,600 --> 00:25:11,560 Speaker 1: so okay, Tom Brady and the coaching staff get everyone 543 00:25:11,600 --> 00:25:14,000 Speaker 1: on the same page and they begin to put together 544 00:25:14,200 --> 00:25:17,680 Speaker 1: clean football performances because they do tam book and is 545 00:25:17,720 --> 00:25:19,280 Speaker 1: certainly have the town to be able to get there. 546 00:25:19,400 --> 00:25:21,760 Speaker 1: My one warning for the Bucks, I've talked to several 547 00:25:22,040 --> 00:25:24,919 Speaker 1: GMS and coaches after they've played the Giants and they 548 00:25:25,000 --> 00:25:28,200 Speaker 1: all say that defensive front is very very good. Yeah, 549 00:25:28,280 --> 00:25:30,800 Speaker 1: it's gonna be a good battle yeah, they're feisty. And look, 550 00:25:30,840 --> 00:25:32,720 Speaker 1: the Bucks kind of had a little bit of a lull. 551 00:25:32,800 --> 00:25:35,520 Speaker 1: He might remember last year before they went on that 552 00:25:35,720 --> 00:25:37,840 Speaker 1: run close out their season on the wind streak, and 553 00:25:37,880 --> 00:25:40,640 Speaker 1: then of course the rest was history into the Super Bowl. 554 00:25:40,880 --> 00:25:45,560 Speaker 1: And clearly the Bucks were an appealing destination for Tom 555 00:25:45,600 --> 00:25:49,440 Speaker 1: Brady because of the talent that would have been surrounding him, 556 00:25:50,240 --> 00:25:52,919 Speaker 1: Mike Evans, Chris Godwin and all the talent they had 557 00:25:52,920 --> 00:25:55,919 Speaker 1: on the defensive side of the ball as well. Similarly, 558 00:25:56,160 --> 00:25:58,920 Speaker 1: it feels like the Denver Broncos have spent the last 559 00:25:59,200 --> 00:26:01,760 Speaker 1: I don't know, three to four years assembling the talent 560 00:26:01,880 --> 00:26:04,440 Speaker 1: at wide receiver, at tight end and trying to figure 561 00:26:04,440 --> 00:26:07,920 Speaker 1: out the offensive line for in eventual long term answer 562 00:26:07,960 --> 00:26:09,880 Speaker 1: at quarterback. And then last week they're paying him. Tim 563 00:26:09,920 --> 00:26:12,120 Speaker 1: Patrick got paid. You see Courtland Sutton, you get paid. 564 00:26:12,480 --> 00:26:14,879 Speaker 1: They've got a young kJ handler who's a good young player. 565 00:26:14,920 --> 00:26:17,320 Speaker 1: They've got Terry Judy Buck. This is this is like 566 00:26:17,440 --> 00:26:20,359 Speaker 1: holding out a sign in front of Aaron Rodgers house 567 00:26:20,960 --> 00:26:23,840 Speaker 1: and saying come on over. Yeah, I mean, look, they 568 00:26:24,080 --> 00:26:26,920 Speaker 1: have a lot of weapons. They are still missing that 569 00:26:27,080 --> 00:26:29,040 Speaker 1: high end quarterback that will push him over top. You 570 00:26:29,160 --> 00:26:31,320 Speaker 1: gotta be able to compete with Justin Herban and Pat Mahomes. 571 00:26:31,480 --> 00:26:32,680 Speaker 1: You don't have that, you don't have a chance. And 572 00:26:32,680 --> 00:26:34,400 Speaker 1: I'm telling you his baddest things have gotten in Seattle. 573 00:26:34,640 --> 00:26:37,280 Speaker 1: And as frustrating as that is, Russell Russell Wilson, I 574 00:26:37,400 --> 00:26:39,359 Speaker 1: might be trying to get my weather as well, from 575 00:26:39,480 --> 00:26:41,920 Speaker 1: NFC West to a f C West. That'd be interesting 576 00:26:42,359 --> 00:26:46,320 Speaker 1: out there. Um Man, the Broncos have had and they've 577 00:26:46,320 --> 00:26:48,920 Speaker 1: been assembling this talent. It's just you gotta have something 578 00:26:48,960 --> 00:26:51,280 Speaker 1: to pull it all together. I'm just imagining Sarah covering 579 00:26:51,560 --> 00:26:55,800 Speaker 1: uh John Denver now a little rocky mountain and bring 580 00:26:55,880 --> 00:26:58,040 Speaker 1: that hit back and right to the top of the charts. 581 00:26:58,320 --> 00:27:03,960 Speaker 1: If you had Wham Sierra and the Sticks Music bingo card, 582 00:27:04,119 --> 00:27:06,879 Speaker 1: you're the lucky winner today. Thanks so much for being 583 00:27:06,960 --> 00:27:08,760 Speaker 1: with us. We'll be back with the same time, same place, 584 00:27:08,840 --> 00:27:09,359 Speaker 1: next Monday.