1 00:00:00,960 --> 00:00:06,320 Speaker 1: And now Move the Sticks with Daniel Jeremiah and Bucky Brooks. 2 00:00:07,280 --> 00:00:09,559 Speaker 1: What's up, everybody walking to Move the Sticks presented by 3 00:00:09,560 --> 00:00:13,440 Speaker 1: the ford E Series, DJ, Bucky Here and Buck. First 4 00:00:13,680 --> 00:00:16,480 Speaker 1: round of the postseason, a wild card weekend has come 5 00:00:16,520 --> 00:00:18,720 Speaker 1: and gone, and I gotta say, man, pretty stoked. It 6 00:00:18,840 --> 00:00:21,319 Speaker 1: was some good matchups out there, very good matchups. I 7 00:00:21,320 --> 00:00:24,799 Speaker 1: think is um really interesting for all of the season. 8 00:00:24,840 --> 00:00:27,640 Speaker 1: We always talk about quarterback play and quarterback driven league, 9 00:00:27,840 --> 00:00:30,240 Speaker 1: and it very much is a quarterback driven league. But 10 00:00:30,360 --> 00:00:33,680 Speaker 1: what we're seeing teams that have the better defenses are 11 00:00:33,720 --> 00:00:36,559 Speaker 1: the ones that advancing. You also have to commit the 12 00:00:36,640 --> 00:00:39,839 Speaker 1: resources um and the investment to the defense to make 13 00:00:39,880 --> 00:00:41,599 Speaker 1: sure you have a team that is balanced, that can 14 00:00:41,640 --> 00:00:44,080 Speaker 1: withstand if your quarterback is off to continue to be 15 00:00:44,120 --> 00:00:45,640 Speaker 1: able to play in the playoffs. And we talked so 16 00:00:45,720 --> 00:00:47,559 Speaker 1: much about the passing league, but I thought there was 17 00:00:47,640 --> 00:00:50,440 Speaker 1: kind of a connection here with being able to run 18 00:00:50,440 --> 00:00:52,879 Speaker 1: the football a little bit as well as being able 19 00:00:52,920 --> 00:00:54,680 Speaker 1: to play some great defense that was key in the 20 00:00:54,720 --> 00:00:56,680 Speaker 1: four wild card games. I thought we just kind of 21 00:00:56,720 --> 00:00:59,800 Speaker 1: go takeaway wise game by game and roll through it 22 00:00:59,840 --> 00:01:03,600 Speaker 1: here and start off first with the Tennessee Titans Kansas 23 00:01:03,640 --> 00:01:07,000 Speaker 1: City Chiefs game. And the big takeaway here man the 24 00:01:07,040 --> 00:01:09,839 Speaker 1: Titans offensive line, I thought they dominated this ball game. 25 00:01:10,400 --> 00:01:14,000 Speaker 1: Third and nine gives it to Henry Mariot. That gives 26 00:01:14,080 --> 00:01:16,840 Speaker 1: him a block. Henry's got the first down. It's side 27 00:01:16,880 --> 00:01:20,920 Speaker 1: the thirty it's side and down with the first down 28 00:01:20,959 --> 00:01:24,759 Speaker 1: after a twenty two yard game, Kansas City will utilize 29 00:01:24,800 --> 00:01:27,680 Speaker 1: their final time out with one thirty nine to go? 30 00:01:28,280 --> 00:01:32,760 Speaker 1: But that is gonna is it for the Tennessee Titans. Yeah, Look, 31 00:01:32,800 --> 00:01:35,440 Speaker 1: that was a way to finish the ball game there. 32 00:01:35,520 --> 00:01:37,560 Speaker 1: If you're a fan of the Tennessee Titans, they were 33 00:01:37,560 --> 00:01:40,679 Speaker 1: the more physical team. I thought they made a concerted 34 00:01:40,680 --> 00:01:42,840 Speaker 1: effort to run the football. The Kansas City chief I think, 35 00:01:42,840 --> 00:01:45,200 Speaker 1: what was that stat? Bucky? They gave Cream Hunt six 36 00:01:45,200 --> 00:01:47,039 Speaker 1: carries in the first quarter, in five in the in 37 00:01:47,080 --> 00:01:49,600 Speaker 1: the last three quarters. I mean, it's unbelievable that a 38 00:01:49,680 --> 00:01:52,680 Speaker 1: team that had the leading Russia didn't utilize him. But 39 00:01:52,800 --> 00:01:55,880 Speaker 1: on the Tennessee Titans side, look when they fell behind 40 00:01:55,880 --> 00:01:57,760 Speaker 1: twenty one to three, I wonted if they were going 41 00:01:57,800 --> 00:01:59,000 Speaker 1: to be able to play the game the way that 42 00:01:59,040 --> 00:02:00,480 Speaker 1: we thought that they would have to play to win, 43 00:02:00,720 --> 00:02:02,480 Speaker 1: meaning they would have to grind it out, kind of 44 00:02:02,920 --> 00:02:05,760 Speaker 1: lean on the big back in Mariota to run the ball, 45 00:02:06,720 --> 00:02:08,560 Speaker 1: and they did it, but they did it in a 46 00:02:08,600 --> 00:02:10,440 Speaker 1: different way. I think the Tennessey Titans kind of fell 47 00:02:10,480 --> 00:02:12,320 Speaker 1: into an identity and fell into a playing style that 48 00:02:12,400 --> 00:02:15,160 Speaker 1: I believe that they should adopt going forward. Obviously, Marcus 49 00:02:15,200 --> 00:02:17,600 Speaker 1: Mariota was comfortable in the second half when they sped 50 00:02:17,639 --> 00:02:20,560 Speaker 1: up the pace, they went up tempo. They allowed him 51 00:02:20,840 --> 00:02:23,600 Speaker 1: to utilize his legs and to run and to also 52 00:02:23,680 --> 00:02:25,440 Speaker 1: do some of the things that he did at Oregon. 53 00:02:25,800 --> 00:02:27,880 Speaker 1: When they were able to do those things, we saw 54 00:02:27,960 --> 00:02:31,000 Speaker 1: Marcus Mariota play like the player that won the Heisman Trophy. 55 00:02:31,040 --> 00:02:33,400 Speaker 1: I believe this has to be who they are going forward, 56 00:02:33,760 --> 00:02:36,440 Speaker 1: and I think they're able to do it while also 57 00:02:36,840 --> 00:02:38,840 Speaker 1: helping Derrick Henry play the way that he needs to 58 00:02:38,840 --> 00:02:41,120 Speaker 1: play as a physical running back. Yeah, they gave him 59 00:02:41,120 --> 00:02:43,480 Speaker 1: a heavy load twenty three carries a buck fifty six 60 00:02:43,560 --> 00:02:45,960 Speaker 1: on the ground. I thought just that offensive line, Tyler Lawe, 61 00:02:46,080 --> 00:02:49,000 Speaker 1: that left side they dominated. When they needed to get 62 00:02:49,080 --> 00:02:50,960 Speaker 1: first downs, the need to grind out tough yards, they 63 00:02:50,960 --> 00:02:53,920 Speaker 1: were able to get that done. Mariota not play. Crisp 64 00:02:53,919 --> 00:02:56,679 Speaker 1: Early missed some throws, had an interception, But I thought 65 00:02:56,760 --> 00:02:58,639 Speaker 1: once he started running around and making some plays with 66 00:02:58,720 --> 00:03:00,600 Speaker 1: his legs, that kind of loosened him a little bit. 67 00:03:00,880 --> 00:03:02,200 Speaker 1: And when they need to have the big throw, the 68 00:03:02,240 --> 00:03:05,080 Speaker 1: touchdown to two, Decker thought he was on time. He 69 00:03:05,160 --> 00:03:08,720 Speaker 1: was in rhythm, nice velocity, perfect placement. So look he 70 00:03:08,720 --> 00:03:10,400 Speaker 1: didn't he didn't have a huge game. But when you 71 00:03:10,400 --> 00:03:12,160 Speaker 1: didn't make that one big throw, I thought he got 72 00:03:12,200 --> 00:03:13,760 Speaker 1: it done. I give a lot of credit because he 73 00:03:13,760 --> 00:03:15,960 Speaker 1: missed a layup. He had a wide open Corey Davis 74 00:03:16,000 --> 00:03:19,520 Speaker 1: streaking down the sideline to play before didn't get him missconnect. 75 00:03:19,560 --> 00:03:21,919 Speaker 1: He came back in through a dart to Eric Decker 76 00:03:21,960 --> 00:03:24,560 Speaker 1: down the same I think the big thing for Marcus Mariota, 77 00:03:24,639 --> 00:03:26,000 Speaker 1: that was the best that I seen him play in 78 00:03:26,000 --> 00:03:28,120 Speaker 1: a long time. He had been struggling, uh kind of 79 00:03:28,160 --> 00:03:30,639 Speaker 1: limp into the finish. Came up in a big way. 80 00:03:30,680 --> 00:03:32,840 Speaker 1: And I think the message that we heard from the 81 00:03:32,840 --> 00:03:35,760 Speaker 1: outside the veterans went to Marcus Mariota and told him 82 00:03:35,800 --> 00:03:38,760 Speaker 1: that he had to kind of be himself, like play, 83 00:03:38,880 --> 00:03:41,280 Speaker 1: run around, do some things that could overcome the quote 84 00:03:41,360 --> 00:03:44,280 Speaker 1: unquote coaching. I believe when he did that and he 85 00:03:44,280 --> 00:03:47,760 Speaker 1: trusted himself and leaned and used on his athleticism. He's 86 00:03:47,760 --> 00:03:50,360 Speaker 1: a much better player. I think if you're the coaching staff, 87 00:03:50,360 --> 00:03:52,680 Speaker 1: you have to understand who he is and what he 88 00:03:52,800 --> 00:03:54,920 Speaker 1: is and encourage him to play the way that he's 89 00:03:54,920 --> 00:03:57,200 Speaker 1: always played, just like he played at Oregon. The nice 90 00:03:57,240 --> 00:03:59,760 Speaker 1: thing having a big weapon like Kelsey is is when 91 00:03:59,760 --> 00:04:01,480 Speaker 1: you're roll and you can feed him, and you can 92 00:04:01,560 --> 00:04:03,720 Speaker 1: your offense can roll through him. I just didn't think 93 00:04:03,760 --> 00:04:05,520 Speaker 1: the Chiefs suggested well, once he went out of the 94 00:04:05,560 --> 00:04:08,320 Speaker 1: game he got that concussion, the offense just fell apart. 95 00:04:08,400 --> 00:04:10,760 Speaker 1: They took away Tyreek Hill. He did nothing the rest 96 00:04:10,760 --> 00:04:12,560 Speaker 1: of the contest. I thought it was at that point 97 00:04:12,600 --> 00:04:15,120 Speaker 1: in time the time to say, Kareem Hunt lead the 98 00:04:15,160 --> 00:04:17,400 Speaker 1: league in rushing. This is when we're going well. Is 99 00:04:17,400 --> 00:04:20,200 Speaker 1: when you're rushing the ball and not giving him the ball. 100 00:04:20,279 --> 00:04:22,440 Speaker 1: After the Kelsey injury and not men we get any 101 00:04:22,520 --> 00:04:24,760 Speaker 1: rhythm offensively. It was just it was a weird, weird 102 00:04:24,760 --> 00:04:27,760 Speaker 1: game to watch from a Chief's product. Weird game to watch. Um. 103 00:04:27,800 --> 00:04:30,479 Speaker 1: I think there's a couple of different things at play. One, 104 00:04:30,560 --> 00:04:33,200 Speaker 1: Andy Reid is a guy that just prefers to pass 105 00:04:33,240 --> 00:04:35,600 Speaker 1: the ball, and some of the issues that happened with 106 00:04:35,640 --> 00:04:37,839 Speaker 1: their play calling or which led them to give the 107 00:04:37,839 --> 00:04:40,280 Speaker 1: play calling sheet to Matt Naggy, was due to them 108 00:04:40,320 --> 00:04:43,320 Speaker 1: being out of balance doing that streak where they were 109 00:04:43,400 --> 00:04:45,840 Speaker 1: one and four one in five in the middle of 110 00:04:45,920 --> 00:04:47,800 Speaker 1: the season. Uh, they weren't running the ball. There was 111 00:04:47,839 --> 00:04:50,880 Speaker 1: a direct correlation and connection to Kareem Hunt not being 112 00:04:51,080 --> 00:04:53,960 Speaker 1: heavily involved. I think this played out in this game. 113 00:04:54,360 --> 00:04:57,360 Speaker 1: For whatever reason, they deviated get away from the run game. 114 00:04:57,760 --> 00:04:59,520 Speaker 1: Um Andy Reen is prone to do that, but I 115 00:04:59,560 --> 00:05:02,039 Speaker 1: think with Matt Naggy, maybe some of that is the 116 00:05:02,480 --> 00:05:05,200 Speaker 1: wanting to show off to maybe your potential employers and 117 00:05:05,279 --> 00:05:08,039 Speaker 1: look after the you know, let me let me throw 118 00:05:08,040 --> 00:05:09,680 Speaker 1: it all over the yards, show people that I can 119 00:05:09,720 --> 00:05:12,920 Speaker 1: really get the quarterback going. I think they missed out 120 00:05:12,920 --> 00:05:15,480 Speaker 1: on a huge opportunity because the running back is a 121 00:05:15,520 --> 00:05:17,560 Speaker 1: special running back in terms of his ability to chew 122 00:05:17,600 --> 00:05:19,360 Speaker 1: up yours. Not only is the runner, but as a receiver. 123 00:05:19,720 --> 00:05:22,559 Speaker 1: He has to get more touches in the playoffs because 124 00:05:22,600 --> 00:05:25,120 Speaker 1: your stars are the team, are the guys that kind 125 00:05:25,120 --> 00:05:27,520 Speaker 1: of carry you to the winner circle. They need to 126 00:05:27,600 --> 00:05:30,320 Speaker 1: let their guys kind of do that for him. Later 127 00:05:30,360 --> 00:05:32,040 Speaker 1: on in the week, we'll have we'll have a preview 128 00:05:32,040 --> 00:05:34,000 Speaker 1: there of that game with the Tennessee Titans traveling to 129 00:05:34,040 --> 00:05:36,440 Speaker 1: take on the New England Patriots, So we won't won't 130 00:05:36,480 --> 00:05:38,479 Speaker 1: spend any time doing that right now. But Kn's city, 131 00:05:38,520 --> 00:05:41,320 Speaker 1: they're done, they're out of the playoffs. Big offseason focus 132 00:05:41,360 --> 00:05:43,479 Speaker 1: for them. I think you gotta figure out Alex Smith. 133 00:05:43,560 --> 00:05:46,239 Speaker 1: It sounds like maybe he's done, maybe he's done cancer. 134 00:05:46,279 --> 00:05:49,200 Speaker 1: You might be shopping him around, and Patrick, I can't wait. 135 00:05:49,920 --> 00:05:51,839 Speaker 1: I can't wait for Sully to drop in Boys and 136 00:05:52,120 --> 00:05:56,159 Speaker 1: Boys men into the road because maybe in the road 137 00:05:56,240 --> 00:05:57,680 Speaker 1: for Alex math and I think there are a couple 138 00:05:57,680 --> 00:06:00,240 Speaker 1: of reasons why this may be the end for Alexman. One, 139 00:06:00,279 --> 00:06:02,680 Speaker 1: you have Pat Mahomes, who played well in Week seventeen. 140 00:06:03,000 --> 00:06:05,200 Speaker 1: He was a top ten pick. They invested a lot 141 00:06:05,200 --> 00:06:07,600 Speaker 1: of him. Maybe they want to get him going based 142 00:06:07,640 --> 00:06:10,279 Speaker 1: on this salary cap situation sorted out. Get rid of 143 00:06:10,320 --> 00:06:13,679 Speaker 1: the older quarterback who was actually probably at the high 144 00:06:13,720 --> 00:06:16,640 Speaker 1: point of his marketability. This is a guy coming off 145 00:06:16,680 --> 00:06:19,600 Speaker 1: the best season of his career twenty six touchdowns only 146 00:06:19,640 --> 00:06:21,920 Speaker 1: five interceptions, led the league with a one oh four 147 00:06:21,960 --> 00:06:24,799 Speaker 1: point seven passer rating. There are a lot of teams 148 00:06:24,800 --> 00:06:27,360 Speaker 1: that need quarterbacks. There are plenty of teams that will 149 00:06:27,440 --> 00:06:30,000 Speaker 1: be happy they have a guy like Alex Smith. This 150 00:06:30,080 --> 00:06:32,120 Speaker 1: may be the opportunity for the Chiefs to move him 151 00:06:32,320 --> 00:06:34,520 Speaker 1: to help their own squad as they go forward with 152 00:06:34,520 --> 00:06:36,560 Speaker 1: Pat Mahomes. You gotta remember to the Chiefs, no first 153 00:06:36,640 --> 00:06:39,000 Speaker 1: round pick that was traded last year to get my Homes. 154 00:06:39,000 --> 00:06:40,719 Speaker 1: Gotta get that back. So maybe they can recoup some 155 00:06:40,760 --> 00:06:42,560 Speaker 1: picks here if they turn around and trade Alex Smith, 156 00:06:42,600 --> 00:06:44,839 Speaker 1: at least get um and look what they give up 157 00:06:44,839 --> 00:06:46,680 Speaker 1: two twos for him, give up to twos, they should 158 00:06:46,720 --> 00:06:47,760 Speaker 1: be able to get a one for him. Yeah, and 159 00:06:47,800 --> 00:06:49,840 Speaker 1: we'll see what they can they can fetch there. All right, 160 00:06:49,880 --> 00:06:52,320 Speaker 1: let's move on to the Atlanta Falcons going on the 161 00:06:52,400 --> 00:06:55,240 Speaker 1: road as you predicted and taking out to Los Angeles 162 00:06:55,360 --> 00:06:59,240 Speaker 1: Rams thirteen and that ballgame. Bucky, your big takeaway was 163 00:06:59,320 --> 00:07:02,880 Speaker 1: what the fact ofs offense was balance. Ryan gets a 164 00:07:02,920 --> 00:07:05,440 Speaker 1: snapspins right hands after Freeman. He got a block. He's 165 00:07:05,440 --> 00:07:08,400 Speaker 1: over the center, he's between the hashmuts. He's digging, he's turning, 166 00:07:08,560 --> 00:07:11,480 Speaker 1: he's edging his way in for the touchdown for Atlanta. 167 00:07:12,880 --> 00:07:14,760 Speaker 1: It's caught by a Sinner who got a block at 168 00:07:14,800 --> 00:07:16,800 Speaker 1: the forty runs by the fifty foot race to the 169 00:07:16,800 --> 00:07:19,000 Speaker 1: forty handles his way to the near side, thirty the 170 00:07:19,800 --> 00:07:22,640 Speaker 1: race to the ten, he's inside the ten and down 171 00:07:22,640 --> 00:07:24,640 Speaker 1: to the ram. Seven. Well, there you go. You hear 172 00:07:24,640 --> 00:07:28,240 Speaker 1: a little bit of that balance there with Freeman and Sanu. 173 00:07:28,320 --> 00:07:30,560 Speaker 1: I thought they did a nice job really run the 174 00:07:30,600 --> 00:07:32,440 Speaker 1: ball when they needed to, Bucky and when it was 175 00:07:32,480 --> 00:07:34,239 Speaker 1: time to make a play. Even in some weird field 176 00:07:34,240 --> 00:07:36,800 Speaker 1: conditions with the quarterback Matt Ryan slipping all over the place, 177 00:07:37,280 --> 00:07:38,800 Speaker 1: he found a way to make some big throws in 178 00:07:38,800 --> 00:07:41,600 Speaker 1: that game. Yeah, man, Ryan is still not what he 179 00:07:41,760 --> 00:07:44,400 Speaker 1: was last year, but I'm beginning to see this offense 180 00:07:44,520 --> 00:07:46,400 Speaker 1: round in the form. They were able to play a 181 00:07:46,520 --> 00:07:49,160 Speaker 1: very methodical game. Uh, Matt Ryan did a good job 182 00:07:49,160 --> 00:07:51,320 Speaker 1: at distributing your ball to the playmakers. We saw Julio 183 00:07:51,400 --> 00:07:54,200 Speaker 1: Jones get off. We saw Mohammedan New makes some place. 184 00:07:54,480 --> 00:07:58,280 Speaker 1: Austin Hopper also played a critical role. But the big 185 00:07:58,320 --> 00:08:00,720 Speaker 1: thing for this offense is they were able to really 186 00:08:00,720 --> 00:08:04,720 Speaker 1: sit their defense up long sustained drives, ball control type. 187 00:08:04,800 --> 00:08:06,600 Speaker 1: We're able to play keep away from the rams a 188 00:08:06,600 --> 00:08:09,920 Speaker 1: little bit. And I think their defense played well because 189 00:08:09,920 --> 00:08:13,200 Speaker 1: they weren't exposed to a high volume of plays. I 190 00:08:13,240 --> 00:08:15,840 Speaker 1: think this is the way that the Falcons need to play, 191 00:08:15,840 --> 00:08:17,840 Speaker 1: and I think they're only going to get better and 192 00:08:17,880 --> 00:08:20,160 Speaker 1: better than than in the tournament. This is a team 193 00:08:20,200 --> 00:08:22,760 Speaker 1: that I thought was dangerous because their experience from last 194 00:08:22,800 --> 00:08:25,560 Speaker 1: year would help them. Now they're beginning to be able 195 00:08:25,600 --> 00:08:28,560 Speaker 1: to play out of kind of the hangover that has 196 00:08:28,600 --> 00:08:30,760 Speaker 1: been with them all season because the way they lost 197 00:08:30,800 --> 00:08:33,760 Speaker 1: Super Bowl. You use that phrase, and I use it often. 198 00:08:33,840 --> 00:08:37,120 Speaker 1: I copy you with the feed the pig phase phrase. 199 00:08:37,520 --> 00:08:39,840 Speaker 1: You're getting big games. To me, you go into the 200 00:08:39,840 --> 00:08:41,679 Speaker 1: big games with your big guns and you get them 201 00:08:41,720 --> 00:08:44,400 Speaker 1: the football, whether it's running backs or receivers. Julio Jones 202 00:08:44,400 --> 00:08:46,920 Speaker 1: with nine catches on ten targets. They got him involved, 203 00:08:46,920 --> 00:08:49,560 Speaker 1: fed him the ball, and I thought DeVante Freeman and Coleman, 204 00:08:49,559 --> 00:08:52,199 Speaker 1: I thought getting both those backs fourteen plus carries, fourteen 205 00:08:52,240 --> 00:08:55,280 Speaker 1: carries for Coleman, eighteen for Freeman, that was a nice 206 00:08:55,320 --> 00:08:57,880 Speaker 1: balance that they had there. But they also featured their 207 00:08:57,880 --> 00:09:01,040 Speaker 1: stars and Julio Jones is a guy capable, in my opinion, 208 00:09:01,040 --> 00:09:03,280 Speaker 1: like a Larry Fitzgerald was a few years back, of 209 00:09:03,360 --> 00:09:05,360 Speaker 1: making that running the postseason. He can put a team 210 00:09:05,360 --> 00:09:08,240 Speaker 1: on his back. From the Rams side of things, look, 211 00:09:08,360 --> 00:09:10,240 Speaker 1: I didn't think Jared Golf was that bad. They had 212 00:09:10,280 --> 00:09:13,880 Speaker 1: some drop balls, Uh just wasn't as dynamic, you know, 213 00:09:13,960 --> 00:09:16,280 Speaker 1: from a from a tax standpoint, I think they were 214 00:09:16,320 --> 00:09:19,400 Speaker 1: quite as aggressive, maybe as they had been during the 215 00:09:19,440 --> 00:09:21,800 Speaker 1: regular season. That I thought the Falcons did a good 216 00:09:21,840 --> 00:09:24,200 Speaker 1: job of limiting those big plays. But I didn't really 217 00:09:24,200 --> 00:09:26,080 Speaker 1: feel like I didn't feel like this was too big 218 00:09:26,120 --> 00:09:27,640 Speaker 1: for the Rams at the Rams Laden Egg. I just 219 00:09:27,679 --> 00:09:29,560 Speaker 1: thought the Falcons were kind of the better team. I 220 00:09:29,559 --> 00:09:32,319 Speaker 1: felt like the Falcons were better prepared for the situation. 221 00:09:32,480 --> 00:09:35,320 Speaker 1: The one thing that shows up or shows up when 222 00:09:35,360 --> 00:09:38,280 Speaker 1: you study the Rams their team, they pretty much operate 223 00:09:38,520 --> 00:09:40,559 Speaker 1: with that twenty yard box in the past game. You 224 00:09:40,640 --> 00:09:43,280 Speaker 1: don't necessarily push the ball down to field much. They 225 00:09:43,320 --> 00:09:46,680 Speaker 1: have kind of these complimentary weapons and Cooper Cup and 226 00:09:46,760 --> 00:09:50,200 Speaker 1: Robert Woods that have been able to kind of sustained drops. 227 00:09:50,200 --> 00:09:52,120 Speaker 1: But the guy that they needed, the guy that they 228 00:09:52,120 --> 00:09:54,800 Speaker 1: brought over, Sammy Watkins as the big plate threat, I 229 00:09:54,840 --> 00:09:59,000 Speaker 1: don't believe they did a great enough job of utilizing him. 230 00:09:59,240 --> 00:10:01,440 Speaker 1: He is someone it needs to touch the ball early 231 00:10:01,520 --> 00:10:04,360 Speaker 1: and off, and his speed is a factor. And the 232 00:10:04,400 --> 00:10:06,720 Speaker 1: one thing that I think is interesting that we haven't 233 00:10:06,760 --> 00:10:09,360 Speaker 1: seen for Sammy Watkins, not only in Buffalo, but the Rams. 234 00:10:09,800 --> 00:10:12,679 Speaker 1: I don't understand why these teams don't give him the 235 00:10:12,720 --> 00:10:15,960 Speaker 1: ball more on these bubble screens or wide receiving screens. 236 00:10:16,559 --> 00:10:17,880 Speaker 1: That's what he did at clips and if you go 237 00:10:17,920 --> 00:10:19,600 Speaker 1: back and look at his tape when he was coming out, 238 00:10:20,120 --> 00:10:23,400 Speaker 1: he killed opponents with those plays. They need to get 239 00:10:23,440 --> 00:10:25,280 Speaker 1: him some of those touches early. So now when you 240 00:10:25,320 --> 00:10:26,960 Speaker 1: come back to him in the fourth court and say, hey, Sammy, 241 00:10:26,960 --> 00:10:29,480 Speaker 1: we need to play, I think he's comfortable and engage. 242 00:10:29,679 --> 00:10:31,480 Speaker 1: I think that's one thing that they could look at 243 00:10:31,520 --> 00:10:33,439 Speaker 1: and explore in the off season when they make the 244 00:10:33,480 --> 00:10:36,320 Speaker 1: decision whether to retain him, sign him, whatever they want 245 00:10:36,320 --> 00:10:38,240 Speaker 1: to do if he comes back to the Rams. Need 246 00:10:38,280 --> 00:10:39,560 Speaker 1: to be a little more firm down there in the 247 00:10:39,559 --> 00:10:40,880 Speaker 1: red zone. I thought he had a chance catch that 248 00:10:40,920 --> 00:10:42,880 Speaker 1: ball at this game. Just wasn't quite strong enough to 249 00:10:42,960 --> 00:10:46,240 Speaker 1: get that done offseason wise. For them to me number 250 00:10:46,240 --> 00:10:48,120 Speaker 1: one on the list, you gotta get a long term 251 00:10:48,120 --> 00:10:50,280 Speaker 1: contract with Aaron Donald. He was the best, oh my god, 252 00:10:50,320 --> 00:10:52,640 Speaker 1: best player on the field. So we'll see if they 253 00:10:52,640 --> 00:10:56,680 Speaker 1: can get that done in the offseason. The Atlanta Falcons. 254 00:10:56,720 --> 00:10:59,040 Speaker 1: They will travel on the road to take on the 255 00:10:59,080 --> 00:11:02,400 Speaker 1: Philadelphia Goals and Nick Foles, a game where a lot 256 00:11:02,400 --> 00:11:05,600 Speaker 1: of folks are predicting the Falcons the sixth seed, UH 257 00:11:05,640 --> 00:11:07,679 Speaker 1: to go out there and get eight one against Philadelphia. 258 00:11:07,679 --> 00:11:09,360 Speaker 1: Will preview that game a little bit later on in 259 00:11:09,400 --> 00:11:12,680 Speaker 1: the week. Let's keep things moving though here Bucky number 260 00:11:12,760 --> 00:11:17,000 Speaker 1: three game on the week, the Buffalo Bills the Jacksonville Jaguars. 261 00:11:17,040 --> 00:11:18,720 Speaker 1: Why don't you give us a takeaway here? Because this 262 00:11:18,760 --> 00:11:22,439 Speaker 1: is the Bucky Brooks Bowl. You're two. The Jaguars defense 263 00:11:22,480 --> 00:11:25,240 Speaker 1: can single handedly carry them to Super Bowl fifty two. 264 00:11:25,800 --> 00:11:28,040 Speaker 1: Peterman looks to the far side to throw a puck 265 00:11:28,120 --> 00:11:32,680 Speaker 1: up in the air interception of Chip Chilling Ramsey. He's 266 00:11:32,720 --> 00:11:40,079 Speaker 1: got it and it's over. The Jacksonville Jaguars defense gets 267 00:11:40,120 --> 00:11:43,240 Speaker 1: it done. When you look at this Jacksonville Jaguars defense, 268 00:11:43,280 --> 00:11:46,200 Speaker 1: We've talked about it um on multiple occasions. This is 269 00:11:46,200 --> 00:11:48,559 Speaker 1: a team defensively that is built the right way to 270 00:11:48,559 --> 00:11:51,559 Speaker 1: play in today's game. They can create pressure upfront without 271 00:11:51,559 --> 00:11:54,439 Speaker 1: having to blitz. They have lockdown corners on the outside. 272 00:11:54,679 --> 00:11:58,439 Speaker 1: They have outstanding athletes at linebacker that can erase mistakes. 273 00:11:58,880 --> 00:12:02,240 Speaker 1: They have everything that you look for, and I believe 274 00:12:02,600 --> 00:12:05,679 Speaker 1: as we look at what they have in front of them, 275 00:12:05,679 --> 00:12:08,280 Speaker 1: the Pittsburgh still isn't possibly to New England. Pages they 276 00:12:08,320 --> 00:12:11,520 Speaker 1: match up well with both of those squads. If their 277 00:12:11,559 --> 00:12:14,520 Speaker 1: defense doesn't mess it up, I do believe this. If 278 00:12:14,559 --> 00:12:16,640 Speaker 1: their offense doesn't mess it up, I do believe their 279 00:12:16,679 --> 00:12:19,120 Speaker 1: defense can get them to the final game. And what 280 00:12:19,280 --> 00:12:22,160 Speaker 1: was your takeaway on on Blake Bortles buck and what 281 00:12:22,240 --> 00:12:24,640 Speaker 1: he did in this game. I know, uh obviously didn't 282 00:12:24,640 --> 00:12:27,320 Speaker 1: do much throwing, but man, he did. To give him credit, 283 00:12:27,320 --> 00:12:28,960 Speaker 1: he did find a way to impact the game with 284 00:12:29,040 --> 00:12:31,880 Speaker 1: his legs and uh, man, when they needed yard, especially 285 00:12:31,880 --> 00:12:33,880 Speaker 1: in the first half, that was big for them to 286 00:12:33,880 --> 00:12:35,439 Speaker 1: go down there and get some points. He rattled off 287 00:12:35,440 --> 00:12:38,559 Speaker 1: two long runs. So while it was an ugly performance 288 00:12:38,600 --> 00:12:40,400 Speaker 1: through the air, I thought, you gotta give Blake Bortles 289 00:12:40,400 --> 00:12:42,120 Speaker 1: some credit what he did with his legs. Yeah, he 290 00:12:42,200 --> 00:12:44,880 Speaker 1: had credit. He found a way to win the game. Ultimately, 291 00:12:44,880 --> 00:12:46,840 Speaker 1: that's all you're trying to do, find a way to advance. 292 00:12:47,280 --> 00:12:49,960 Speaker 1: Um didn't have his best game, didn't have his a game, 293 00:12:50,040 --> 00:12:52,600 Speaker 1: miss some things that should have been some layups, but 294 00:12:53,240 --> 00:12:55,560 Speaker 1: he made enough plays with his legs to keep his 295 00:12:55,600 --> 00:12:57,960 Speaker 1: team in the game. Has to have a record practice. 296 00:12:57,960 --> 00:13:00,160 Speaker 1: They're gonna need to score more than ten point to 297 00:13:00,160 --> 00:13:02,800 Speaker 1: be to Pittsburgh Stellers, but they should have a lot 298 00:13:02,840 --> 00:13:05,200 Speaker 1: of confidence. Coming off a win up there early in 299 00:13:05,240 --> 00:13:07,480 Speaker 1: the season, it'd be different, but I think they should 300 00:13:07,480 --> 00:13:09,360 Speaker 1: be a very confident team heading into Pittsburgh. And we 301 00:13:09,400 --> 00:13:11,720 Speaker 1: talked about it going into the game that the veterans 302 00:13:11,720 --> 00:13:14,440 Speaker 1: there on that defensive line, Calais Campbell and Lee Jackson 303 00:13:14,480 --> 00:13:16,360 Speaker 1: to free agents they've brought over there over the last 304 00:13:16,360 --> 00:13:19,439 Speaker 1: couple of years. With postseason experience, I thought they were 305 00:13:19,520 --> 00:13:21,440 Speaker 1: huge in this game. Lots of penetration, a lot of 306 00:13:21,520 --> 00:13:23,920 Speaker 1: knock back at the line of scrimmage, try and get 307 00:13:23,960 --> 00:13:26,520 Speaker 1: that run game with the shady McCoy, try and control 308 00:13:26,600 --> 00:13:28,520 Speaker 1: that as well as play the run on the way 309 00:13:28,520 --> 00:13:30,040 Speaker 1: to the passer. And I thought when you look at 310 00:13:30,080 --> 00:13:31,800 Speaker 1: Yannick and got with the pressure, he was able to 311 00:13:31,800 --> 00:13:34,240 Speaker 1: get foul at big play at the end of the game, unfortunately, 312 00:13:34,600 --> 00:13:37,280 Speaker 1: which ended up knocking out Tyrod Taylor, but all their 313 00:13:37,320 --> 00:13:41,079 Speaker 1: guys second level with those linebackers, with Telvin Smith running 314 00:13:41,120 --> 00:13:44,640 Speaker 1: sideline to sideline, Miles jack and coverage was outstanding. You 315 00:13:44,720 --> 00:13:46,439 Speaker 1: know about the corners and name of the safety is 316 00:13:46,440 --> 00:13:49,160 Speaker 1: getting involved. So this is a defense I think compared 317 00:13:49,280 --> 00:13:52,680 Speaker 1: pretty favorably to that Broncos defense that carried Peyton Manning 318 00:13:52,679 --> 00:13:55,040 Speaker 1: and company for a Super Bowl. So they can get 319 00:13:55,040 --> 00:13:57,080 Speaker 1: on a run here right on the back of that defense. 320 00:13:57,280 --> 00:13:59,920 Speaker 1: They absolutely can get on the run. This this defense 321 00:14:00,040 --> 00:14:02,319 Speaker 1: can not only shut you down, but they can take 322 00:14:02,360 --> 00:14:04,719 Speaker 1: it away. And because they have the ability to take 323 00:14:04,760 --> 00:14:07,320 Speaker 1: the ball the way, they can put their offense in 324 00:14:07,400 --> 00:14:10,720 Speaker 1: favorable situations on short fields, and that is everything that 325 00:14:10,760 --> 00:14:13,560 Speaker 1: they need to do. This is a physical team, a 326 00:14:13,559 --> 00:14:16,400 Speaker 1: team they really can set the tone with their toughness 327 00:14:16,400 --> 00:14:20,120 Speaker 1: and physicality. I really like the Jaguars. I wish the 328 00:14:20,200 --> 00:14:22,560 Speaker 1: quarterback would play better, and maybe he'll play better next week. 329 00:14:22,800 --> 00:14:24,880 Speaker 1: I really like what they have going. We'll see how 330 00:14:24,920 --> 00:14:27,120 Speaker 1: they match up in the postseason. Is this the first 331 00:14:27,160 --> 00:14:31,160 Speaker 1: time in history an NFL playoff game that the color 332 00:14:31,240 --> 00:14:34,040 Speaker 1: commentator could have started for either team at the time, 333 00:14:35,120 --> 00:14:36,760 Speaker 1: It might be the first time. I'm just trying to 334 00:14:36,800 --> 00:14:37,960 Speaker 1: think a lot. I don't know. I can't think of 335 00:14:38,000 --> 00:14:40,920 Speaker 1: when we're off the field, just come on. The only 336 00:14:40,920 --> 00:14:43,400 Speaker 1: thing I think he probably could have started in Jacksonville 337 00:14:43,520 --> 00:14:45,840 Speaker 1: in Buffalo the way Trod Taylor was taking a lot 338 00:14:45,880 --> 00:14:48,400 Speaker 1: of shots if he would have lasted, but maybe we 339 00:14:48,480 --> 00:14:50,280 Speaker 1: got a ball out quicker. Yeah, that's true. That look 340 00:14:50,320 --> 00:14:53,200 Speaker 1: Buffalo Bills. Good news for them. Uh, they are picking 341 00:14:53,600 --> 00:14:56,240 Speaker 1: one and twenty two. That pick that we mentioned that 342 00:14:56,280 --> 00:14:58,480 Speaker 1: the Chiefs had to part with, that belongs to the 343 00:14:58,520 --> 00:15:00,360 Speaker 1: Buffalo Bills. How about that trade by the way they 344 00:15:00,400 --> 00:15:02,960 Speaker 1: slide back to in the late twenties and they end 345 00:15:03,040 --> 00:15:05,920 Speaker 1: up getting Davious White with that pick, who was a 346 00:15:05,960 --> 00:15:08,320 Speaker 1: home run pick. Has played like a top ten player, 347 00:15:08,600 --> 00:15:10,720 Speaker 1: so tremendous value there. Now they've got a couple of ones. 348 00:15:10,960 --> 00:15:13,320 Speaker 1: I think they've got five pretty early picks in this traft, 349 00:15:13,360 --> 00:15:15,720 Speaker 1: so have plenty of time to focus on the Buffalo Bills. 350 00:15:15,840 --> 00:15:17,600 Speaker 1: They're like the Brown's little brother in this draft. The 351 00:15:17,600 --> 00:15:19,520 Speaker 1: Browns kind of run the draft with all their picks, 352 00:15:19,560 --> 00:15:22,120 Speaker 1: but the Bills aren't far behind. They have an opportunity 353 00:15:22,160 --> 00:15:24,120 Speaker 1: to make a lot of improvements. When you look at 354 00:15:24,120 --> 00:15:26,360 Speaker 1: the roster there, though, what's the any any big big 355 00:15:26,360 --> 00:15:28,520 Speaker 1: decisions you look at? Well, I think the big decision 356 00:15:28,560 --> 00:15:30,160 Speaker 1: I think they got a upgrade the talent. I think 357 00:15:30,200 --> 00:15:32,760 Speaker 1: they traded away a lot of big time players. You 358 00:15:32,760 --> 00:15:35,360 Speaker 1: just think about Marcia Darry's going, anything about Round Derby 359 00:15:36,560 --> 00:15:39,440 Speaker 1: in free agency, Sammy Watkins going. They lost a lot 360 00:15:39,480 --> 00:15:42,760 Speaker 1: of what we call blue players. And look, it's a 361 00:15:42,840 --> 00:15:44,440 Speaker 1: nice story that they were able to kind of play 362 00:15:44,440 --> 00:15:46,400 Speaker 1: in a workman like, blue collar fashion and get to 363 00:15:46,440 --> 00:15:49,560 Speaker 1: the postseason. But what we see is in each round 364 00:15:49,560 --> 00:15:52,640 Speaker 1: in the postseason, the talent level changes, and I felt 365 00:15:52,640 --> 00:15:54,480 Speaker 1: like even though they were able to keep his game close, 366 00:15:54,880 --> 00:15:58,800 Speaker 1: Jacksonville was the more talented team for Buffalo. I think 367 00:15:58,800 --> 00:16:00,880 Speaker 1: it's very important that in this draft they have to 368 00:16:00,880 --> 00:16:02,800 Speaker 1: get some blue players. I don't know if you can 369 00:16:02,800 --> 00:16:04,960 Speaker 1: get those guys at twenty one and twenty two. Do 370 00:16:05,080 --> 00:16:07,600 Speaker 1: they trade up. I need to feel like they really 371 00:16:07,600 --> 00:16:10,640 Speaker 1: need to get a legitimate playmaker, and their playmaker on 372 00:16:10,720 --> 00:16:13,120 Speaker 1: the past game should probably be come as a veteran 373 00:16:13,200 --> 00:16:15,840 Speaker 1: free agent. But in the draft they got to get 374 00:16:15,840 --> 00:16:17,720 Speaker 1: some difference makers. I think this is a team that 375 00:16:17,800 --> 00:16:21,040 Speaker 1: needs more difference makers on both sides of the ball. Yeah, 376 00:16:21,040 --> 00:16:23,520 Speaker 1: that's gonna be the challenge there. I do think though 377 00:16:23,560 --> 00:16:26,920 Speaker 1: this team, for the discipline that they lacked in previous years, 378 00:16:27,000 --> 00:16:30,000 Speaker 1: I think there are much more disciplined on Sean McDermott. 379 00:16:30,000 --> 00:16:31,320 Speaker 1: Now you hit, you touched on it. Just get a 380 00:16:31,320 --> 00:16:33,720 Speaker 1: little more talent and get involved. More talent, more discipline 381 00:16:33,720 --> 00:16:36,520 Speaker 1: equals more wins, and so they need to upgrade the 382 00:16:36,520 --> 00:16:39,000 Speaker 1: talent that they currently have. But this is a team 383 00:16:39,000 --> 00:16:41,120 Speaker 1: that you have to like the style of player. You 384 00:16:41,160 --> 00:16:43,240 Speaker 1: have to like what Sean McDermott has done in terms 385 00:16:43,280 --> 00:16:46,040 Speaker 1: of making it a very discipline and organized football team. 386 00:16:46,360 --> 00:16:47,960 Speaker 1: You hear from people all over the league. They look 387 00:16:47,960 --> 00:16:49,880 Speaker 1: they're not gonna beat themselves. They may not be the 388 00:16:49,880 --> 00:16:53,480 Speaker 1: most talented bunch, but they play the game the right way. Now, 389 00:16:53,560 --> 00:16:55,720 Speaker 1: when you ask some pieces to that, you should get 390 00:16:55,720 --> 00:16:57,400 Speaker 1: a better effort and it should be able to go 391 00:16:57,840 --> 00:17:01,120 Speaker 1: farther in the postseason. I'm with you one, all right, Buck. 392 00:17:01,160 --> 00:17:03,000 Speaker 1: Let's jump into the last game, which I think was 393 00:17:03,040 --> 00:17:05,760 Speaker 1: the most entertaining game of Wild Card Weekend. That was 394 00:17:05,800 --> 00:17:08,240 Speaker 1: the Carolina Panthers in the New Orleans Saints in a 395 00:17:08,320 --> 00:17:11,000 Speaker 1: game that had all kinds of ebbs and flows. But uh, 396 00:17:11,359 --> 00:17:14,239 Speaker 1: the one big takeaway I think we're talking about this 397 00:17:14,280 --> 00:17:16,560 Speaker 1: over in the studio was that, man, when it comes 398 00:17:16,560 --> 00:17:18,840 Speaker 1: down to the postseason, it helps to have a guy 399 00:17:18,880 --> 00:17:22,120 Speaker 1: like Drew Brees breeze, steps away from pressure, throwing over 400 00:17:22,160 --> 00:17:24,479 Speaker 1: the middle, got a man open court at the forty 401 00:17:24,520 --> 00:17:28,480 Speaker 1: steps at the races down the sideline of the ten 402 00:17:28,600 --> 00:17:34,280 Speaker 1: to the five diag for the touchdown. Yeah. When you 403 00:17:34,320 --> 00:17:37,040 Speaker 1: think about the way playoff football is constructed, we talked 404 00:17:37,040 --> 00:17:39,320 Speaker 1: about it being a quarterback driven league in the playoffs, 405 00:17:39,640 --> 00:17:43,000 Speaker 1: it it's such a luxury to have a veteran quarterback 406 00:17:43,040 --> 00:17:45,399 Speaker 1: that knows how to get your team to the winner circle. 407 00:17:45,800 --> 00:17:48,160 Speaker 1: For the entire season, New Orleans Saints has been driven. 408 00:17:48,160 --> 00:17:51,280 Speaker 1: They have been driven by their terrific running back tandem, 409 00:17:51,480 --> 00:17:55,640 Speaker 1: but when they needed their quarterback to step up, he did. 410 00:17:56,000 --> 00:17:58,480 Speaker 1: Drew Brees was outstanding day, had a three hundred yard game, 411 00:17:58,520 --> 00:18:00,560 Speaker 1: made every plate that needed to be aid, and even 412 00:18:00,560 --> 00:18:02,480 Speaker 1: though on fourth and two at the end of the 413 00:18:02,520 --> 00:18:04,159 Speaker 1: game to try to get Drew Brees to win it, 414 00:18:04,320 --> 00:18:07,080 Speaker 1: he had an interception. It really doesn't take away for 415 00:18:07,200 --> 00:18:10,160 Speaker 1: how brilliant his performance was. So now when you look 416 00:18:10,160 --> 00:18:12,880 Speaker 1: at head to the Division round with him going to Minnesota, 417 00:18:13,720 --> 00:18:15,840 Speaker 1: you just have to feel good about the new one 418 00:18:15,840 --> 00:18:18,639 Speaker 1: than Saints because you know, in a pinch, Drew Brees 419 00:18:18,720 --> 00:18:21,800 Speaker 1: case Keenan, You're probably gonna lead the number nine. Yeah. 420 00:18:21,840 --> 00:18:23,360 Speaker 1: In this ball game. I mean, I think you saw 421 00:18:23,400 --> 00:18:25,359 Speaker 1: the Carolina Panthers come out and say, we're not gonna 422 00:18:25,440 --> 00:18:27,240 Speaker 1: let you run the football. We're gonna take that away 423 00:18:27,280 --> 00:18:29,639 Speaker 1: from you. And you look at Kamara with Camara with 424 00:18:29,680 --> 00:18:31,679 Speaker 1: twenty three yards, Ingram with twenty two yards. They did 425 00:18:31,720 --> 00:18:34,320 Speaker 1: a great job. Look, gave up one point nine yards 426 00:18:34,320 --> 00:18:38,200 Speaker 1: to carry. That's what that strategy is different. For so long, 427 00:18:38,280 --> 00:18:40,760 Speaker 1: we're so used to thinking about when New Orleans, oh, 428 00:18:40,800 --> 00:18:42,960 Speaker 1: we don't want Drew Brees to get off. But the 429 00:18:42,960 --> 00:18:45,159 Speaker 1: Saints have proven this year they're a different team. They 430 00:18:45,200 --> 00:18:47,960 Speaker 1: are run first team, and you have to take away 431 00:18:47,960 --> 00:18:50,159 Speaker 1: the running backs and see if their playmakers in the 432 00:18:50,160 --> 00:18:52,240 Speaker 1: passing game can get it done. This week they were 433 00:18:52,280 --> 00:18:54,080 Speaker 1: able to do it. We'll see if that strategy will 434 00:18:54,080 --> 00:18:56,200 Speaker 1: continue for other teams that they face going forward. And 435 00:18:56,400 --> 00:18:58,960 Speaker 1: I thought in this game, and from the receiver department, 436 00:18:59,000 --> 00:19:00,800 Speaker 1: Michael Thomas, we talked bout them all the time, what 437 00:19:01,160 --> 00:19:02,560 Speaker 1: a big game for him. I thought one of the 438 00:19:02,600 --> 00:19:05,520 Speaker 1: key plays the third down when the Panthers had a 439 00:19:05,560 --> 00:19:07,159 Speaker 1: chance to get them off the field and they hit 440 00:19:07,200 --> 00:19:08,919 Speaker 1: a back shoulder throw the line him up in the 441 00:19:08,960 --> 00:19:11,080 Speaker 1: slot and then just kind of We always talked about 442 00:19:11,119 --> 00:19:12,879 Speaker 1: those verticals from the slot and then being able to 443 00:19:12,920 --> 00:19:15,399 Speaker 1: throw a back shoulder throw there with Captain Marlin and coverage. 444 00:19:15,400 --> 00:19:18,560 Speaker 1: It was just it was stealing just unbelievable accuracy from 445 00:19:18,600 --> 00:19:22,160 Speaker 1: Drew Brees, but also the Saints creativity when it comes 446 00:19:22,160 --> 00:19:26,240 Speaker 1: to their formations, everyone is versatile. They can put anybody anywhere, 447 00:19:26,520 --> 00:19:29,440 Speaker 1: So from a defensive standpoint, it really makes it hard 448 00:19:29,840 --> 00:19:33,280 Speaker 1: to erase whoever you elect to designate to be the 449 00:19:33,320 --> 00:19:36,280 Speaker 1: guy that you want to double team or bracket. They 450 00:19:36,320 --> 00:19:39,560 Speaker 1: do such a tremendous job of putting pressure on you 451 00:19:39,640 --> 00:19:42,720 Speaker 1: just from their formation deployment that they can create big plays. 452 00:19:42,720 --> 00:19:44,560 Speaker 1: And when you have a quarterback like Breeze who is 453 00:19:44,920 --> 00:19:47,800 Speaker 1: very accurate, to use your term, he can fit the 454 00:19:47,800 --> 00:19:50,480 Speaker 1: ball into mailbox. Even though he may have lost some 455 00:19:50,520 --> 00:19:53,760 Speaker 1: of that arm strength in terms of range, his accuracy 456 00:19:53,760 --> 00:19:56,280 Speaker 1: and ball placement remains at the top of the game. 457 00:19:56,520 --> 00:19:58,400 Speaker 1: And it's one of the reasons why that passing game, 458 00:19:58,440 --> 00:20:01,080 Speaker 1: even though it's become more small ball, it's still effected 459 00:20:01,080 --> 00:20:02,720 Speaker 1: because they can stretch you in so many different ways. 460 00:20:02,760 --> 00:20:04,560 Speaker 1: And I thought pressure wise, they were able to get 461 00:20:04,600 --> 00:20:07,240 Speaker 1: after Cam Newton got to him four times and did 462 00:20:07,240 --> 00:20:09,399 Speaker 1: it with with their front guys. You look at Sheldon 463 00:20:09,480 --> 00:20:12,359 Speaker 1: Rankins and Cam Jordan getting after the quarterback Tyler David's 464 00:20:12,400 --> 00:20:15,000 Speaker 1: ended up with a sack, a big sack. There was 465 00:20:15,040 --> 00:20:17,920 Speaker 1: the play I believe where Cam ended up getting hurt um. 466 00:20:18,160 --> 00:20:21,080 Speaker 1: So look, they they generated a lot of pressure on 467 00:20:21,240 --> 00:20:24,040 Speaker 1: Cam Newton with their defensive front, and then I thought 468 00:20:24,080 --> 00:20:25,440 Speaker 1: they did a nice job on the other side of 469 00:20:25,480 --> 00:20:27,880 Speaker 1: things taking away Cam as a runner. We we said 470 00:20:27,880 --> 00:20:30,680 Speaker 1: before the game Cam, I think six rushing attempts the 471 00:20:30,720 --> 00:20:33,960 Speaker 1: second time. They played three rushing attempts the first time. 472 00:20:34,440 --> 00:20:36,359 Speaker 1: And uh in this game he ran about eight times, 473 00:20:36,400 --> 00:20:39,479 Speaker 1: but only thirty seven yards. Never one carried more than 474 00:20:39,520 --> 00:20:41,480 Speaker 1: ten yards. So they did a nice job containing Cam 475 00:20:41,480 --> 00:20:43,200 Speaker 1: as a rusher, which I thought was key. They their 476 00:20:43,240 --> 00:20:45,159 Speaker 1: defense has made it tremendous improvement. You're part of the 477 00:20:45,200 --> 00:20:47,280 Speaker 1: reason they can be improved on defense is because they 478 00:20:47,280 --> 00:20:49,080 Speaker 1: can cover. When you can cover in the back end, 479 00:20:49,119 --> 00:20:51,760 Speaker 1: allows you to vote more resources and more people to 480 00:20:51,800 --> 00:20:54,840 Speaker 1: making sure that you can contain Cam Newton. Also because 481 00:20:54,880 --> 00:20:57,360 Speaker 1: they're able to really cover on the outside, Devin Funchs 482 00:20:57,400 --> 00:20:59,200 Speaker 1: was a non factor. They did a pretty good job 483 00:20:59,200 --> 00:21:01,679 Speaker 1: with Christie McCaffrey for most of the day. Greg Olsen 484 00:21:01,760 --> 00:21:04,480 Speaker 1: leaked out the second half, but overall their coverage was 485 00:21:04,560 --> 00:21:07,359 Speaker 1: spectacular and it allowed their front to be able to 486 00:21:07,359 --> 00:21:10,160 Speaker 1: get after Cam Newton. Christian McCaffrey had that fifty six 487 00:21:10,240 --> 00:21:13,000 Speaker 1: yard UH gain put him over a hunter yards right 488 00:21:13,000 --> 00:21:15,439 Speaker 1: at a hundred one greg Olsen eight for one oh seven. 489 00:21:15,440 --> 00:21:17,520 Speaker 1: But if I just actually ended up with seventy nine 490 00:21:17,560 --> 00:21:18,960 Speaker 1: yards to me when I look at this that we 491 00:21:19,080 --> 00:21:20,600 Speaker 1: just look at the box scoring here, it kind of 492 00:21:21,200 --> 00:21:23,160 Speaker 1: shows you the fact they just they couldn't run the ball. 493 00:21:23,200 --> 00:21:25,239 Speaker 1: I mean, the Cam three couldn't run the ball here, 494 00:21:25,280 --> 00:21:27,120 Speaker 1: but they had no run game, couldn't run the ball 495 00:21:27,200 --> 00:21:29,120 Speaker 1: and didn't cash in when they were in the red zone. 496 00:21:29,200 --> 00:21:32,080 Speaker 1: Having to settle for field goal us too early in 497 00:21:32,119 --> 00:21:35,120 Speaker 1: the game came back to buy them. In the playoffs, 498 00:21:35,240 --> 00:21:37,560 Speaker 1: you have to get sevens. You can't settle for threes. 499 00:21:37,880 --> 00:21:40,679 Speaker 1: We're seeing the difference between being able to be a 500 00:21:40,720 --> 00:21:43,159 Speaker 1: team that can score versus team that has to kind 501 00:21:43,200 --> 00:21:45,320 Speaker 1: of settle for those lay ups. Was outside shots. So 502 00:21:45,359 --> 00:21:48,399 Speaker 1: Carolina Panthers are out. Will preview the Saints and the 503 00:21:48,480 --> 00:21:50,199 Speaker 1: Vikings a little bit later on in the week, but 504 00:21:50,480 --> 00:21:53,040 Speaker 1: Carolina Panthers offseason wise. When you when you look at 505 00:21:53,040 --> 00:21:55,520 Speaker 1: this ball club, I still think trying to get a 506 00:21:55,560 --> 00:21:58,000 Speaker 1: big time explosive player on the outside has to be 507 00:21:58,080 --> 00:21:59,800 Speaker 1: something they're looking for. It has to be I mean 508 00:21:59,840 --> 00:22:02,080 Speaker 1: that should they kind of double down on it. You 509 00:22:02,080 --> 00:22:04,879 Speaker 1: talked about double down draft strategy. They took Christian McCaffrey, 510 00:22:04,920 --> 00:22:07,320 Speaker 1: They took Curtis Samuel. Curtis Samuel was a non factor 511 00:22:07,400 --> 00:22:09,000 Speaker 1: for the team this year. They need to get something 512 00:22:09,080 --> 00:22:11,919 Speaker 1: out of him. They also need a dominant player on 513 00:22:11,960 --> 00:22:16,240 Speaker 1: the outside in the passing game. Makeunch, make funch absolutely 514 00:22:16,240 --> 00:22:18,399 Speaker 1: outside of greg Ols and look to continue to get 515 00:22:18,440 --> 00:22:20,119 Speaker 1: the kind of production you got a Greg Ols and like, 516 00:22:20,200 --> 00:22:22,320 Speaker 1: that's great, but you can't depend on a ten plus 517 00:22:22,400 --> 00:22:24,800 Speaker 1: you're veteran to continue to be that guy. They need 518 00:22:24,840 --> 00:22:27,399 Speaker 1: to find someone who can stretch the field, can do 519 00:22:27,480 --> 00:22:29,680 Speaker 1: some different things in the passing game to really get 520 00:22:29,680 --> 00:22:32,440 Speaker 1: that vertical attack back. What we saw today is they 521 00:22:32,480 --> 00:22:36,040 Speaker 1: still miss that tig again type player. They gotta touched 522 00:22:36,080 --> 00:22:38,560 Speaker 1: the top off the defense and flip the field with 523 00:22:38,640 --> 00:22:41,040 Speaker 1: those plays. But I also believed the same thing that 524 00:22:41,080 --> 00:22:42,840 Speaker 1: comes up and has been true for the last couple 525 00:22:42,880 --> 00:22:46,120 Speaker 1: of years. Their offensive line to me, still remains a weakness. 526 00:22:46,680 --> 00:22:48,320 Speaker 1: Kim takes a lot of shots and I know we 527 00:22:48,359 --> 00:22:50,520 Speaker 1: talked about his running style in the way they use them, 528 00:22:50,640 --> 00:22:52,119 Speaker 1: but I think they have to use them because the 529 00:22:52,160 --> 00:22:54,280 Speaker 1: offensive line doesn't dominate at the point of attack like 530 00:22:54,280 --> 00:22:56,639 Speaker 1: they should. Now we interested to see what they end 531 00:22:56,760 --> 00:22:59,080 Speaker 1: up doing there in the off season, Carolina Pengels gotta 532 00:22:59,119 --> 00:23:01,080 Speaker 1: keep mind hap a new owners uh ms Rich and 533 00:23:01,119 --> 00:23:03,320 Speaker 1: selling the team after all, these lot of different things, 534 00:23:03,359 --> 00:23:05,560 Speaker 1: a lot of change coming, a lot of change coming, 535 00:23:05,640 --> 00:23:08,320 Speaker 1: So it'll be interesting offseason for the Carolina Panthers. Big 536 00:23:08,320 --> 00:23:11,480 Speaker 1: win for the Saints though. They march on to Minnesota 537 00:23:11,560 --> 00:23:14,400 Speaker 1: as the playoffs move on next week with some great matchups. 538 00:23:14,400 --> 00:23:16,680 Speaker 1: So make sure you're tuning in to move the sticks 539 00:23:16,960 --> 00:23:20,159 Speaker 1: on Tuesday Thursday. We'll have some big time shows as 540 00:23:20,200 --> 00:23:22,760 Speaker 1: well as some video previews for these games. We'll get 541 00:23:22,800 --> 00:23:25,440 Speaker 1: you all dialed in, as well as recap the National 542 00:23:25,520 --> 00:23:28,720 Speaker 1: Championship game Monday evening. So if you're listening to this 543 00:23:28,720 --> 00:23:30,320 Speaker 1: on Monday morning, that's coming up tonight. That should be 544 00:23:30,359 --> 00:23:33,040 Speaker 1: a fun one with Georgia and Alabama square and off. 545 00:23:33,280 --> 00:23:35,040 Speaker 1: I think that's all we got here. You gotta thinks 546 00:23:35,040 --> 00:23:36,840 Speaker 1: you want to throw in there, but we gotta get 547 00:23:36,840 --> 00:23:40,520 Speaker 1: ready for that Tuesday. Yeah, that's coming your way. Hey Sully, 548 00:23:40,600 --> 00:23:44,240 Speaker 1: Thanks nice job behind the glass. 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