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One up in Slet States, 11 00:00:30,320 --> 00:00:31,920 Speaker 1: first on nine. Really any way, your only tandell firstpos 12 00:00:32,000 --> 00:00:34,120 Speaker 1: required owns issue is not with the free expliers fourteen 13 00:00:34,200 --> 00:00:36,640 Speaker 1: day after receipt restrictions applies. Setterns at sportsook vandel dot com. 14 00:00:36,920 --> 00:00:48,720 Speaker 1: Problem Gambler the volume. Welcome back to the Richard Sherman Podcast. 15 00:00:48,960 --> 00:00:52,800 Speaker 1: Another week, Mitchell, It's coming down to the stretch. It 16 00:00:52,960 --> 00:00:55,600 Speaker 1: sure is rich. This weekend was a cold one. I mean, 17 00:00:55,680 --> 00:00:58,560 Speaker 1: first off, Happy Holidays, Merry Christmas. There was a big 18 00:00:58,680 --> 00:01:01,920 Speaker 1: game down in Dallas Philly. You know, how does the 19 00:01:01,960 --> 00:01:05,040 Speaker 1: skillet dealing with adversity late in the season Jalen hurts 20 00:01:05,600 --> 00:01:08,240 Speaker 1: shoulder injury. No one knows how long it's gonna linger. 21 00:01:08,400 --> 00:01:11,960 Speaker 1: But Gardner Minshew stepped up, played a very very good game, 22 00:01:12,120 --> 00:01:15,160 Speaker 1: but the Eagles defense just could not keep them off 23 00:01:15,200 --> 00:01:17,800 Speaker 1: the scoreboard. Mitchell, that's when you get concerned when you 24 00:01:17,880 --> 00:01:20,680 Speaker 1: hear about Jalen hurt shoulder injury, because initially you hear, 25 00:01:21,280 --> 00:01:24,040 Speaker 1: you hear collar bone, and then everybody backtracks on it. 26 00:01:24,880 --> 00:01:29,319 Speaker 1: And understand this, people football players are really, really, really 27 00:01:29,480 --> 00:01:32,640 Speaker 1: tough individuals. Nobody misses a game unless you have to 28 00:01:32,720 --> 00:01:35,720 Speaker 1: miss a game. Nobody misses multiple games unless you have 29 00:01:36,080 --> 00:01:38,800 Speaker 1: to miss multiple games. You can tear your rotator cuff. 30 00:01:38,880 --> 00:01:40,560 Speaker 1: You can tear this, tear that if it can be, 31 00:01:40,920 --> 00:01:43,440 Speaker 1: if you can play with it, especially a non throwing shoulder, 32 00:01:43,480 --> 00:01:45,760 Speaker 1: you can shoot it up or something. Guys are gonna play. 33 00:01:46,319 --> 00:01:48,200 Speaker 1: The fact that he didn't play, and the fact that 34 00:01:48,320 --> 00:01:51,200 Speaker 1: Kyler bone was ever even mentioned. Somebody gave it to 35 00:01:51,280 --> 00:01:53,800 Speaker 1: somebody and they told him not to say it, and 36 00:01:53,880 --> 00:01:55,960 Speaker 1: they said it. They should have said you shoulder injury. 37 00:01:56,000 --> 00:01:57,680 Speaker 1: But when you say collar bone, it's a lot more 38 00:01:57,760 --> 00:02:00,200 Speaker 1: severe and serious. Now, maybe it's not a broken collar bone, 39 00:02:00,240 --> 00:02:02,480 Speaker 1: Maybe it's just a stress fractor. But it's a lot 40 00:02:02,600 --> 00:02:05,160 Speaker 1: more serious than they're letting on. And I respect him 41 00:02:05,160 --> 00:02:07,680 Speaker 1: for not letting that on. But the injury, that's that's 42 00:02:07,720 --> 00:02:09,840 Speaker 1: more serious to their playoff hopes, and I mean not 43 00:02:09,960 --> 00:02:13,040 Speaker 1: their playoff hopes, but their super Bowl hopes is Lane Johnson. 44 00:02:13,160 --> 00:02:16,080 Speaker 1: And Lane Johnson has been I mean everybody's talked about, 45 00:02:16,440 --> 00:02:18,840 Speaker 1: you know, the lack of sax he's giving up, how 46 00:02:18,960 --> 00:02:21,800 Speaker 1: how crazy his Ironman streak is and and how incredible 47 00:02:21,840 --> 00:02:24,679 Speaker 1: he's been all season. But an abdominal injury, to a 48 00:02:24,840 --> 00:02:27,720 Speaker 1: to an offensive linement, anything in the core is serious 49 00:02:27,800 --> 00:02:30,120 Speaker 1: and it's gonna linger throughout the playoffs, whether he plays 50 00:02:30,240 --> 00:02:33,679 Speaker 1: or not. Yeah. So this game, I mean, they took 51 00:02:33,720 --> 00:02:37,320 Speaker 1: the loss on the scoreboard, but the bigger loss might 52 00:02:37,360 --> 00:02:40,239 Speaker 1: have been on the offensive line. Well, they've got they've 53 00:02:40,280 --> 00:02:42,160 Speaker 1: got something to play for down the stretch here, Rich, 54 00:02:42,240 --> 00:02:44,000 Speaker 1: I mean, everyone kind of assumed that they would be 55 00:02:44,040 --> 00:02:46,799 Speaker 1: the number one seed in the NFC, and now, you know, 56 00:02:46,960 --> 00:02:49,079 Speaker 1: having come off this loss, I mean they played the 57 00:02:49,320 --> 00:02:52,079 Speaker 1: Saints next week, which I know, you know they're a 58 00:02:52,160 --> 00:02:54,960 Speaker 1: five and nine team or six and nine team now, 59 00:02:55,040 --> 00:02:57,160 Speaker 1: but you know they have something to play for as 60 00:02:57,200 --> 00:02:59,320 Speaker 1: well with their division on the line. Where does this 61 00:02:59,400 --> 00:03:01,959 Speaker 1: all net out for the Eagles? How concerned would you 62 00:03:02,120 --> 00:03:05,239 Speaker 1: be as a fan? I'd be really concerned. I'd be 63 00:03:05,320 --> 00:03:08,240 Speaker 1: really concerned. It's been our year, It's been a fantastic year, 64 00:03:08,240 --> 00:03:09,880 Speaker 1: and you kind of see the will falling off a 65 00:03:09,919 --> 00:03:11,959 Speaker 1: bit at the end, not totally falling off. You still 66 00:03:12,000 --> 00:03:13,680 Speaker 1: got you still got a lot of guys, a lot 67 00:03:13,720 --> 00:03:16,040 Speaker 1: of playmakers, a lot of a lot of veterans, a 68 00:03:16,160 --> 00:03:19,440 Speaker 1: lot of a lot of great pieces. But your quarterback 69 00:03:19,560 --> 00:03:22,720 Speaker 1: being banged up, your best offensive lineman being banged up, 70 00:03:23,400 --> 00:03:26,080 Speaker 1: that's tough. Um going down to stretch. Now, you would 71 00:03:26,120 --> 00:03:28,799 Speaker 1: hope that the Saints will be tough either way, but 72 00:03:29,120 --> 00:03:31,480 Speaker 1: them having something to play for is gonna make it 73 00:03:31,520 --> 00:03:34,839 Speaker 1: even tougher of a game. Gardner Minshew played really well. 74 00:03:34,960 --> 00:03:37,080 Speaker 1: I mean, I mean, for for what you expected him 75 00:03:37,120 --> 00:03:40,360 Speaker 1: to play in that game, he played well. Nobody nobody. 76 00:03:40,400 --> 00:03:43,040 Speaker 1: I don't think the Eagles were expecting him to play 77 00:03:43,080 --> 00:03:45,240 Speaker 1: as well as he did in that game. He had 78 00:03:45,480 --> 00:03:49,920 Speaker 1: He had four forty five, two touchdowns through two interceptions. 79 00:03:50,160 --> 00:03:52,840 Speaker 1: DeVante Smith had one of his best day games of 80 00:03:52,880 --> 00:03:56,240 Speaker 1: the season. All day always opened A. J. Brown had 81 00:03:56,280 --> 00:03:59,560 Speaker 1: a good game. Hassan Reddick got named a Pro bowler 82 00:03:59,800 --> 00:04:02,960 Speaker 1: to who sacks again Josh Sweat pick six sec and 83 00:04:03,000 --> 00:04:06,320 Speaker 1: a half. But for the Eagles, you're concerned because your 84 00:04:06,360 --> 00:04:09,480 Speaker 1: defense wasn't wasn't injured, they weren't beat up, they weren't 85 00:04:09,520 --> 00:04:12,880 Speaker 1: without anybody, and they gave up forty points. That's concerning. 86 00:04:13,240 --> 00:04:15,720 Speaker 1: Like you can talk about the offense and what you 87 00:04:15,800 --> 00:04:17,640 Speaker 1: weren't expected from them. If they would have struggled a 88 00:04:17,680 --> 00:04:20,000 Speaker 1: bit offensively, you would have been like, okay, okay, you 89 00:04:20,080 --> 00:04:22,360 Speaker 1: know no, you know they don't have to they don't 90 00:04:22,360 --> 00:04:26,080 Speaker 1: have hurts. But their defense given up forty points is 91 00:04:26,080 --> 00:04:27,840 Speaker 1: a point of concern. And that's why they're gonna move 92 00:04:27,880 --> 00:04:30,200 Speaker 1: down on the rankings because you can't do it like 93 00:04:30,279 --> 00:04:32,039 Speaker 1: down the stretch. You want to be playing your best ball. 94 00:04:32,040 --> 00:04:33,760 Speaker 1: You want to be playing your most effective ball. You 95 00:04:33,839 --> 00:04:36,480 Speaker 1: want to be balling. To give up forty points in 96 00:04:36,560 --> 00:04:40,320 Speaker 1: week sixteen is his cause for concern. Well, there was 97 00:04:40,360 --> 00:04:43,720 Speaker 1: one play. It happened at crucial time, third and thirty 98 00:04:44,040 --> 00:04:46,800 Speaker 1: and t Y Hilton sneaks behind the sleigh in between 99 00:04:46,880 --> 00:04:49,919 Speaker 1: sligh and the safety for a fifty two yard reception. 100 00:04:50,240 --> 00:04:52,880 Speaker 1: How does something like that happen? Because it seems to 101 00:04:52,960 --> 00:04:55,400 Speaker 1: me that those are the type of plays that are 102 00:04:55,520 --> 00:04:59,159 Speaker 1: just a massive knockout punches that end up in else Well, 103 00:04:59,240 --> 00:05:01,159 Speaker 1: it's it's one of those plays that you don't expect 104 00:05:01,240 --> 00:05:02,800 Speaker 1: them to ever throw. I think they were in the 105 00:05:02,880 --> 00:05:05,040 Speaker 1: form of two and you know, slave, he's getting depth, 106 00:05:05,360 --> 00:05:08,800 Speaker 1: safety is getting depth, and um and you can't have those, 107 00:05:08,880 --> 00:05:11,000 Speaker 1: you know. I think it's played. They will obviously learn from. 108 00:05:11,560 --> 00:05:13,880 Speaker 1: But with thirty to go, you keep everything in front 109 00:05:13,880 --> 00:05:15,080 Speaker 1: of you, keep it in front of the sticks and 110 00:05:15,200 --> 00:05:17,320 Speaker 1: let the d D lion hunt and and hope they 111 00:05:17,360 --> 00:05:20,920 Speaker 1: get home. But there were a lot of uncharacteristic, uncharacteristic 112 00:05:21,160 --> 00:05:23,840 Speaker 1: errors in that game, you know, coverage, bust, and I 113 00:05:23,920 --> 00:05:25,920 Speaker 1: don't know their scheme good enough to say, hey, it 114 00:05:26,000 --> 00:05:27,880 Speaker 1: was this her fault or his fault, his fault, because 115 00:05:27,920 --> 00:05:29,920 Speaker 1: they have a lot of adjustments. They're really creative in 116 00:05:30,000 --> 00:05:32,040 Speaker 1: their scheme. When when it looks like they're running three 117 00:05:32,160 --> 00:05:34,520 Speaker 1: or three match, you know there's carry sometimes in the 118 00:05:34,600 --> 00:05:37,119 Speaker 1: nickel and so I don't know totally what they were running, 119 00:05:37,160 --> 00:05:40,920 Speaker 1: but they were uncharacteristic bust left and right and left 120 00:05:41,000 --> 00:05:43,680 Speaker 1: and right, and Dak Prescott took advantage of him a 121 00:05:43,760 --> 00:05:45,760 Speaker 1: lot of times. He threw for three forty seven. He 122 00:05:45,880 --> 00:05:48,960 Speaker 1: was pretty efficient most of the game. Three touchdowns, um, 123 00:05:49,360 --> 00:05:51,280 Speaker 1: but it's only his first three hundred yard passing game 124 00:05:51,320 --> 00:05:55,080 Speaker 1: of the season. Zeke again there, I think they're like 125 00:05:55,160 --> 00:05:58,000 Speaker 1: eighteen and one when Zeke has sixteen rushes or more. 126 00:05:58,600 --> 00:06:01,840 Speaker 1: Pollard was relatively in effective on the ground, but effective 127 00:06:01,880 --> 00:06:05,000 Speaker 1: in the past game Ceedee lamb best game of the season, 128 00:06:05,120 --> 00:06:07,680 Speaker 1: best game of maybe his career, ten for one, two 129 00:06:07,760 --> 00:06:10,720 Speaker 1: touchdowns was was was cooking. And that's a cause for 130 00:06:10,839 --> 00:06:13,200 Speaker 1: concern because these teams may meet up again. We got 131 00:06:13,320 --> 00:06:15,040 Speaker 1: to go out to the NFC West. I know you 132 00:06:15,160 --> 00:06:19,200 Speaker 1: have a big affiliation in Seattle, rightfully so, but this 133 00:06:19,320 --> 00:06:22,160 Speaker 1: is a team that is is struggling. They they need 134 00:06:22,200 --> 00:06:25,080 Speaker 1: to win like as bad as anyone else in this 135 00:06:25,200 --> 00:06:27,520 Speaker 1: league needs to win. And unfortunately they had to go 136 00:06:27,600 --> 00:06:30,960 Speaker 1: to Kansas City to try to get it. And what 137 00:06:31,080 --> 00:06:34,920 Speaker 1: are they net eighteen yards in their first fifteen plays? Uh, 138 00:06:35,120 --> 00:06:37,960 Speaker 1: get down seventeen and nothing right out the gates. Talk 139 00:06:38,040 --> 00:06:40,080 Speaker 1: to me about the Seahawks, I mean, is there any 140 00:06:40,160 --> 00:06:43,280 Speaker 1: hope with this team? There's still there's still a fighter's chance, 141 00:06:43,360 --> 00:06:45,360 Speaker 1: but is there any hope that they land themselves in 142 00:06:45,400 --> 00:06:47,960 Speaker 1: the playoffs. Well it's concerned. I mean they've lost five 143 00:06:48,000 --> 00:06:50,560 Speaker 1: of the last six. They can still make it, you know, 144 00:06:50,720 --> 00:06:53,720 Speaker 1: they they're the two last games against You know, I 145 00:06:53,760 --> 00:06:55,599 Speaker 1: thought they would struggle in this game. You know, Kansas 146 00:06:55,640 --> 00:06:58,120 Speaker 1: City is rolling their hot, their championship team. They know 147 00:06:58,200 --> 00:07:00,760 Speaker 1: how to play in November in the same or if 148 00:07:00,800 --> 00:07:02,320 Speaker 1: they see I don't win this game, that would have 149 00:07:02,320 --> 00:07:04,200 Speaker 1: been a big time statement that they're here and and 150 00:07:04,360 --> 00:07:06,920 Speaker 1: they've arrived. But do you know played solidy They as 151 00:07:07,000 --> 00:07:09,400 Speaker 1: you said, they struggled early on um Gino as a 152 00:07:09,440 --> 00:07:11,920 Speaker 1: pro bowler, you know, I can't wait to see how 153 00:07:12,000 --> 00:07:13,960 Speaker 1: that pans out for him. You gotta fill in. The 154 00:07:14,000 --> 00:07:16,880 Speaker 1: two New York teams will be calling, which is crazy 155 00:07:16,920 --> 00:07:18,960 Speaker 1: because he played for both of them. Um, but I 156 00:07:19,040 --> 00:07:21,920 Speaker 1: guess guarantee you the conversation will be a lot different 157 00:07:21,960 --> 00:07:25,760 Speaker 1: this time around. Um, Kenneth Walker Jr. I mean played 158 00:07:25,800 --> 00:07:27,600 Speaker 1: better than he had in the past. They they got 159 00:07:27,600 --> 00:07:30,360 Speaker 1: a little bit from the run game, but Patrick Mahomes 160 00:07:30,480 --> 00:07:33,000 Speaker 1: was too much to overcome. You know that d line, 161 00:07:33,360 --> 00:07:37,640 Speaker 1: Chris Jones twelfth stack of the season. Um him, you 162 00:07:37,720 --> 00:07:40,120 Speaker 1: know Quinnin Williams, you know, And now I gotta do 163 00:07:40,240 --> 00:07:43,400 Speaker 1: with quinnin this next uh the following week, and so 164 00:07:43,560 --> 00:07:46,880 Speaker 1: that's gonna be a whole another beast. UM, very similar 165 00:07:46,880 --> 00:07:48,800 Speaker 1: to Chris Jones and what he does. But it was 166 00:07:48,840 --> 00:07:50,760 Speaker 1: always gonna be tough. But it was a cold game. 167 00:07:50,840 --> 00:07:53,160 Speaker 1: You saw the receivers come out with no shirt on, 168 00:07:53,680 --> 00:07:55,800 Speaker 1: you know, showing that they can handle the elements. But 169 00:07:56,000 --> 00:07:58,560 Speaker 1: unfortunately that that you know, they just didn't. They didn't 170 00:07:58,600 --> 00:08:00,840 Speaker 1: execute well enough down to stretch. And you know, I 171 00:08:00,880 --> 00:08:02,080 Speaker 1: would have been that would have been a going to 172 00:08:02,120 --> 00:08:06,480 Speaker 1: have well with with the the injury to Jalen Hurts. 173 00:08:08,000 --> 00:08:09,640 Speaker 1: My Homes have the upper hand for the m v 174 00:08:09,720 --> 00:08:12,160 Speaker 1: P race at this point in your perspective, Yeah, my home, 175 00:08:12,240 --> 00:08:14,960 Speaker 1: it's my homes is the race to lose. Um. You know, 176 00:08:15,120 --> 00:08:19,560 Speaker 1: he's number one in just about every category, yards, touchdowns, UM. 177 00:08:19,800 --> 00:08:21,880 Speaker 1: Usually when you talk about m VP, it goes to 178 00:08:21,960 --> 00:08:24,520 Speaker 1: the best player on the best offense. UH, and he 179 00:08:24,760 --> 00:08:28,200 Speaker 1: is that. You know, they're number one offensively and scoring 180 00:08:28,400 --> 00:08:34,760 Speaker 1: yards efficiency, you know, yards per play, red zone, third down, like, 181 00:08:35,200 --> 00:08:37,240 Speaker 1: I mean, the list is very long that what you know, 182 00:08:37,400 --> 00:08:39,560 Speaker 1: the Kansas City Chiefs are the best in the National 183 00:08:39,600 --> 00:08:43,080 Speaker 1: Football League at right now. But I still think everybody's saying, 184 00:08:43,160 --> 00:08:45,600 Speaker 1: you know, remembering them, you know, kind of man handling 185 00:08:45,640 --> 00:08:48,600 Speaker 1: the forty Niners defense, which nobody has if nobody else 186 00:08:48,640 --> 00:08:52,200 Speaker 1: has come close to even remotely doing. I still want 187 00:08:52,240 --> 00:08:55,480 Speaker 1: to see that Super Bowl matchup, and I still have 188 00:08:56,120 --> 00:09:00,040 Speaker 1: Nicholas John Bosa in the forty nine has come the 189 00:09:00,120 --> 00:09:03,559 Speaker 1: way to win. Well, Rich, let's keep our focus on 190 00:09:03,640 --> 00:09:06,679 Speaker 1: the Sharks. They've got a huge game against your j E. 191 00:09:06,840 --> 00:09:10,120 Speaker 1: T S Jets. Jets. Just yet, I know you had 192 00:09:10,240 --> 00:09:15,520 Speaker 1: fun covering them this Thursday against the Jags, And my god, 193 00:09:15,600 --> 00:09:19,120 Speaker 1: did that quarterback under center who I know you love, 194 00:09:19,400 --> 00:09:21,840 Speaker 1: I know you love him, Rich did not have fun? Yeah, 195 00:09:21,920 --> 00:09:23,920 Speaker 1: I know he did not look very good. And now 196 00:09:24,000 --> 00:09:26,280 Speaker 1: people are potentially calling him one of the biggest bus 197 00:09:26,480 --> 00:09:29,320 Speaker 1: in NFL history, especially with the quarterbacks that were drafted 198 00:09:29,320 --> 00:09:31,640 Speaker 1: after him. I mean, could you imagine Justin Fields on 199 00:09:31,720 --> 00:09:34,880 Speaker 1: this Jets team, Rich, just take a moment to imagine. No, 200 00:09:34,920 --> 00:09:37,559 Speaker 1: I'm not gonna imagine that. That's all I'm not. I 201 00:09:37,679 --> 00:09:40,120 Speaker 1: had to watch it. I I've said everything I had 202 00:09:40,120 --> 00:09:43,160 Speaker 1: to say about that quarterback. Um, thank goodness. Uh, the 203 00:09:43,240 --> 00:09:46,040 Speaker 1: reports are in that Mike White will be starting this week. 204 00:09:46,280 --> 00:09:48,559 Speaker 1: Uh that you know that makes this a lot more 205 00:09:48,600 --> 00:09:51,800 Speaker 1: watchable football game. 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Sle dates first one 238 00:11:28,960 --> 00:11:31,000 Speaker 1: really any way, your only tenell Their required want issue 239 00:11:31,040 --> 00:11:33,560 Speaker 1: is not with rubble. Probably fourteen day after the restrictions supplies, 240 00:11:33,600 --> 00:11:36,320 Speaker 1: he turns at sports book dot Com. Gami problem, Gambler, 241 00:11:36,960 --> 00:11:39,000 Speaker 1: We'll sticking in the NFC West. I know you love 242 00:11:39,040 --> 00:11:41,679 Speaker 1: the Niners, You've already said that, but they played against 243 00:11:41,720 --> 00:11:45,199 Speaker 1: the Commanders, a team again, another team absolutely desperate for 244 00:11:45,280 --> 00:11:47,800 Speaker 1: a win. Every game matters to these teams down the stretch, 245 00:11:48,559 --> 00:11:51,920 Speaker 1: and San Francisco didn't care. You know, San Francisco dominated 246 00:11:51,960 --> 00:11:54,839 Speaker 1: the game from start to finish. They forced him to 247 00:11:54,880 --> 00:11:57,959 Speaker 1: pull Tyler Heineke. I know you love Heineke, Heineke, I 248 00:11:58,040 --> 00:12:01,560 Speaker 1: know you love Heinecky, But Rich, we're back to Carson 249 00:12:01,640 --> 00:12:04,000 Speaker 1: once we're back to square one like this late in 250 00:12:04,080 --> 00:12:06,920 Speaker 1: the season. Why do you make that move if you're 251 00:12:06,960 --> 00:12:10,760 Speaker 1: Ron Rivera, I don't know. I think he you know, 252 00:12:10,920 --> 00:12:13,480 Speaker 1: I think he felt like the team needed a spark. 253 00:12:13,920 --> 00:12:16,440 Speaker 1: You know, I'm sure he had conversations with Carson about 254 00:12:16,480 --> 00:12:19,439 Speaker 1: getting him another opportunity if things didn't go well. You know, 255 00:12:19,840 --> 00:12:22,319 Speaker 1: obviously the San Francisco forty niners are a tough team 256 00:12:22,360 --> 00:12:24,000 Speaker 1: to play against, but they must have saw something on 257 00:12:24,160 --> 00:12:27,120 Speaker 1: film where he missed a couple of guys, are you know, 258 00:12:27,280 --> 00:12:29,280 Speaker 1: just not getting them into the plays where they you know, 259 00:12:29,720 --> 00:12:33,600 Speaker 1: not having the success that they were expecting. Um, Carson 260 00:12:33,720 --> 00:12:35,760 Speaker 1: came in there, gave him a definite spark. Was was 261 00:12:35,800 --> 00:12:39,040 Speaker 1: twelve or sixteen for one? Three? I had a touchdown? 262 00:12:39,880 --> 00:12:42,520 Speaker 1: Was a fishing Terry? You know, scary Terry played well, 263 00:12:43,360 --> 00:12:46,160 Speaker 1: but against the San Francisco. Forty Niners defense number one 264 00:12:46,200 --> 00:12:49,079 Speaker 1: in the league, in total yards, number one, and and 265 00:12:49,160 --> 00:12:53,040 Speaker 1: a lot of categories. It was gonna be tough, but uh, 266 00:12:54,000 --> 00:12:56,000 Speaker 1: it's just it's just tough, you know. I think Ron 267 00:12:56,080 --> 00:12:58,679 Speaker 1: Rivero saw something he wanted to make a change, and 268 00:12:58,720 --> 00:13:00,600 Speaker 1: he did. We'll see what they do in the next game. 269 00:13:01,520 --> 00:13:03,400 Speaker 1: They got the Browns next, and that is a huge, 270 00:13:03,480 --> 00:13:05,880 Speaker 1: huge game for the Commanders. They got it. They gotta 271 00:13:05,920 --> 00:13:07,920 Speaker 1: win one of these games down the stretch. As much 272 00:13:07,960 --> 00:13:09,760 Speaker 1: as I would love for him to lose out being 273 00:13:09,800 --> 00:13:13,680 Speaker 1: a detroitter, unfortunately, the Lions got absolutely boat race this game. 274 00:13:14,200 --> 00:13:15,920 Speaker 1: But as much as I would love for Washington to 275 00:13:16,000 --> 00:13:19,000 Speaker 1: lose out, I think they got a winnable, winnable opponent 276 00:13:19,040 --> 00:13:22,719 Speaker 1: against the Browns there. But brock Purdy, we talked about it, 277 00:13:22,880 --> 00:13:26,120 Speaker 1: Mr Irrelevant, gonna be very very relevant down this stretch, 278 00:13:26,200 --> 00:13:28,040 Speaker 1: And you talked about a couple of weeks ago he said, 279 00:13:28,640 --> 00:13:32,760 Speaker 1: what kind of conundrum would with the forty Niners organization being, 280 00:13:32,840 --> 00:13:36,000 Speaker 1: with the fan base being if if not Trey Lance, 281 00:13:36,440 --> 00:13:40,680 Speaker 1: not Jimmy g But brock Purdy was the golden child 282 00:13:40,800 --> 00:13:44,480 Speaker 1: to bring this organization another Super Bowl. Richard, he is 283 00:13:44,559 --> 00:13:47,880 Speaker 1: the second quarterback ever to win his first three starts 284 00:13:48,559 --> 00:13:52,280 Speaker 1: with multiple TD passes, the first being Kurt Warrener Hall 285 00:13:52,320 --> 00:13:55,160 Speaker 1: of Famer Kurt Warner. I mean, this guy has now 286 00:13:55,360 --> 00:14:00,320 Speaker 1: entered conversations with Kurt Warrener rich. He looks extremely k bole. 287 00:14:00,600 --> 00:14:03,520 Speaker 1: The Niners have not skipped the beat. I mean, frankly, 288 00:14:03,600 --> 00:14:06,520 Speaker 1: I mean the resurgence of George Kittle down the stretch. 289 00:14:06,800 --> 00:14:08,520 Speaker 1: You know, he kind of had a couple of pedestrian 290 00:14:08,600 --> 00:14:12,319 Speaker 1: games there until brock Purty took over under center. What 291 00:14:12,480 --> 00:14:17,280 Speaker 1: is brock Purty winning due to this organization's QB issue? 292 00:14:18,360 --> 00:14:21,800 Speaker 1: It it uh hit. It makes it a lot tougher Mitchell. 293 00:14:21,920 --> 00:14:26,160 Speaker 1: It exacerbates the issue of swords. The only quarterback whose 294 00:14:26,360 --> 00:14:29,080 Speaker 1: jersey isn't being sold in the stores is the one 295 00:14:29,160 --> 00:14:33,400 Speaker 1: that you gotta worry about Mitchell. That's unfortunate, but it's fortunate. 296 00:14:33,520 --> 00:14:35,160 Speaker 1: You know. It's one of those things where it's a 297 00:14:35,320 --> 00:14:37,480 Speaker 1: you know, it's a it's a good problem to have. 298 00:14:37,720 --> 00:14:40,960 Speaker 1: I guess he's been playing well. He's been playing confident, obviously, 299 00:14:41,000 --> 00:14:43,320 Speaker 1: bringing George Kittle back into the to the fold. We 300 00:14:43,400 --> 00:14:46,360 Speaker 1: talked about that when when Deepo Samuel went out that 301 00:14:46,440 --> 00:14:49,960 Speaker 1: George Kittle will be obviously utilized a lot more uh, 302 00:14:50,040 --> 00:14:52,880 Speaker 1: and he has been UH. Brandon Ayuk has been steady 303 00:14:53,080 --> 00:14:55,960 Speaker 1: the entire season, been rock steady on his way to 304 00:14:56,000 --> 00:15:01,600 Speaker 1: potentially a thousand yards season. And Mitchell the defensive player 305 00:15:01,920 --> 00:15:06,760 Speaker 1: of the year front runner. Nicholas john Bosa of course 306 00:15:07,120 --> 00:15:09,640 Speaker 1: two sacks. Of course, one of the sacks leads to 307 00:15:09,720 --> 00:15:12,440 Speaker 1: a forced bumble and a turnover for his team and 308 00:15:12,600 --> 00:15:16,160 Speaker 1: obviously leads to points. Mitchell every week they need a 309 00:15:16,240 --> 00:15:21,120 Speaker 1: big time play. Nicholas john Bosa makes it seventeen and 310 00:15:21,160 --> 00:15:23,920 Speaker 1: a half sacks on the year, My goodness, and my boy, 311 00:15:24,040 --> 00:15:27,120 Speaker 1: Jimmy Ward had to get him another pick. They say, hey, 312 00:15:27,360 --> 00:15:29,520 Speaker 1: we need to get a playmaker out there. They kept 313 00:15:29,560 --> 00:15:33,400 Speaker 1: the two safeties the same, Tyloah who Fanga and Tayshaun 314 00:15:33,520 --> 00:15:37,080 Speaker 1: Gibson had too much chemistry. But you cannot take Jimmy 315 00:15:37,120 --> 00:15:39,080 Speaker 1: off the field. And this is the reason why I 316 00:15:39,120 --> 00:15:41,400 Speaker 1: made a heck of a play. Oh my god, this 317 00:15:41,520 --> 00:15:43,240 Speaker 1: defense is gonna be fun to watch down the stretch 318 00:15:43,280 --> 00:15:45,640 Speaker 1: and they're getting better by the moment. Javon kin Law, 319 00:15:45,960 --> 00:15:49,040 Speaker 1: welcome back to the fold. Huge goal line stand got 320 00:15:49,120 --> 00:15:52,680 Speaker 1: in there, huge play by him. Him and Eric Armstead 321 00:15:53,080 --> 00:15:55,040 Speaker 1: are gonna be tough to run on in the playoffs. 322 00:15:55,320 --> 00:15:58,120 Speaker 1: That's why it concerns me. If you're the NFC East, 323 00:15:58,160 --> 00:16:00,960 Speaker 1: if you're the Dallas Cowboys, are you of the Philadelphia 324 00:16:00,960 --> 00:16:04,120 Speaker 1: Eagles and think you're gonna run the ball on this defense, 325 00:16:04,320 --> 00:16:07,360 Speaker 1: You've got another thing coming. If Nick Bosa hasn't reached 326 00:16:07,400 --> 00:16:09,560 Speaker 1: out to you to inquire about hiring you as his 327 00:16:09,640 --> 00:16:12,880 Speaker 1: hype man, I think he should because you've been pumping 328 00:16:13,000 --> 00:16:16,240 Speaker 1: his tires from the inception of this podcast. I mean 329 00:16:16,320 --> 00:16:19,800 Speaker 1: you called it when we had our opening segment. You 330 00:16:19,880 --> 00:16:22,480 Speaker 1: called him the defensive player of the year, and he's 331 00:16:22,720 --> 00:16:26,440 Speaker 1: proven that weekend week out. I mean, the guy leads 332 00:16:26,480 --> 00:16:29,800 Speaker 1: the league in sacks. Another two sacks this week, Nicholas 333 00:16:29,920 --> 00:16:32,640 Speaker 1: John Bosa. I mean Rich halfs off to you another 334 00:16:32,760 --> 00:16:35,600 Speaker 1: thing you called from the beginning of the year. And 335 00:16:36,000 --> 00:16:38,360 Speaker 1: I know this, these are muddy waters that that you 336 00:16:38,400 --> 00:16:40,880 Speaker 1: don't necessarily want to trek in, but we have to. Now, 337 00:16:41,040 --> 00:16:45,080 Speaker 1: Rich you called the downfall, not the downfall, but you 338 00:16:45,520 --> 00:16:48,440 Speaker 1: you raise some red flags. You use small smoke in 339 00:16:48,600 --> 00:16:51,960 Speaker 1: Denver when the trade was made with Russell Wilson, you said, 340 00:16:52,000 --> 00:16:53,920 Speaker 1: this is a type of trade that either it works 341 00:16:53,960 --> 00:16:56,040 Speaker 1: out if they know the guy that they're getting under center, 342 00:16:56,520 --> 00:16:59,040 Speaker 1: or it's gonna cause people to get fired. As we 343 00:16:59,120 --> 00:17:02,560 Speaker 1: are on the podcast US today, Nathaniel Hackett has just 344 00:17:02,720 --> 00:17:06,280 Speaker 1: been released of his duties as head coach. Um, I 345 00:17:06,440 --> 00:17:09,639 Speaker 1: want your thoughts, Mitchell. I think it's the first of 346 00:17:09,720 --> 00:17:13,120 Speaker 1: any firing because because when things go this bad, after 347 00:17:13,200 --> 00:17:16,080 Speaker 1: you take such a colossal risk, a lot of people 348 00:17:16,119 --> 00:17:18,440 Speaker 1: get fired. It's the head coach and the GM needs 349 00:17:18,480 --> 00:17:22,080 Speaker 1: to be looked at potentially fired because it was a 350 00:17:22,240 --> 00:17:25,680 Speaker 1: monumental mistake. It seems like you made a mistake. You 351 00:17:25,720 --> 00:17:28,040 Speaker 1: maybe you made a mistake in hiring the right coach, 352 00:17:28,119 --> 00:17:30,840 Speaker 1: maybe you made personnel mistakes. But when the season goes 353 00:17:30,920 --> 00:17:33,760 Speaker 1: this bad, when you have the expectations you do, when 354 00:17:33,840 --> 00:17:36,399 Speaker 1: you have the defense that they did, the defense played 355 00:17:36,440 --> 00:17:37,840 Speaker 1: really well. I mean in this game, it looked like 356 00:17:37,880 --> 00:17:39,760 Speaker 1: the defense is like, hey, you're gonna you're gonna blame 357 00:17:39,840 --> 00:17:42,680 Speaker 1: us for the loss, whether it's nine to six to 358 00:17:42,840 --> 00:17:46,760 Speaker 1: nine or fifty to fourteen. So you got it. You're 359 00:17:46,800 --> 00:17:49,840 Speaker 1: like go ahead, like we're we're done. We're done taking 360 00:17:49,880 --> 00:17:52,800 Speaker 1: the blame and taking the bullets for everybody. Um, and 361 00:17:53,200 --> 00:17:57,760 Speaker 1: they're gonna have to do some introspection, Mitchell, some some 362 00:17:58,040 --> 00:18:02,520 Speaker 1: some some some looking in side, some some retrospection. They're 363 00:18:02,520 --> 00:18:04,440 Speaker 1: gonna have to figure it out because I don't see 364 00:18:04,480 --> 00:18:06,399 Speaker 1: a way out of this contract. They're gonna have to 365 00:18:06,520 --> 00:18:10,000 Speaker 1: ride this thing out unless Russell retires or something like that. 366 00:18:10,040 --> 00:18:11,760 Speaker 1: They're gonna have to ride this thing out. And they're 367 00:18:11,760 --> 00:18:13,680 Speaker 1: gonna have to find answers. And it's gonna be hard 368 00:18:14,040 --> 00:18:16,280 Speaker 1: to sell this team to the next to the next 369 00:18:16,400 --> 00:18:19,399 Speaker 1: potential coach. You know that everybody's talking Sean Payton, but 370 00:18:19,640 --> 00:18:21,920 Speaker 1: there will be other opportunities for Sean Payton. Are you 371 00:18:22,000 --> 00:18:23,480 Speaker 1: wait a year? You know what I mean? Because I 372 00:18:23,520 --> 00:18:24,920 Speaker 1: don't know what they're doing in l A. If the 373 00:18:25,000 --> 00:18:27,480 Speaker 1: Chargers don't make the playoffs. If they do, there will 374 00:18:27,480 --> 00:18:30,119 Speaker 1: be other opportunities. That's just it. I mean, what what 375 00:18:30,320 --> 00:18:33,320 Speaker 1: up and coming? You know? Head coach wants to take 376 00:18:33,400 --> 00:18:35,320 Speaker 1: this job? You know, I mean you look at that 377 00:18:35,400 --> 00:18:38,160 Speaker 1: guy like Sean Payton. He's not gonna take this job. 378 00:18:38,240 --> 00:18:40,239 Speaker 1: I mean, maybe I'm wrong, but why would he take 379 00:18:40,320 --> 00:18:42,000 Speaker 1: this job? He could really have his pick of the litter. 380 00:18:42,440 --> 00:18:44,720 Speaker 1: And then you look at you know, rising stars in 381 00:18:44,840 --> 00:18:47,359 Speaker 1: this league like the o c in Detroit, Ben Johnson. 382 00:18:47,400 --> 00:18:49,800 Speaker 1: There's a number of big ones. I mean, uh, the 383 00:18:49,880 --> 00:18:53,760 Speaker 1: Miko Ryan's and forty Niners territory. Like, why is a 384 00:18:54,000 --> 00:18:56,800 Speaker 1: rising d c R O C. Would you want your 385 00:18:56,880 --> 00:19:00,160 Speaker 1: first job to be so far behind the eight all? 386 00:19:00,200 --> 00:19:02,280 Speaker 1: I mean, this is not a team like the Jags 387 00:19:02,359 --> 00:19:04,440 Speaker 1: that have a bunch of young talent. You know. This 388 00:19:04,560 --> 00:19:06,440 Speaker 1: isn't a team like the Texans that have a bunch 389 00:19:06,480 --> 00:19:09,359 Speaker 1: of draft capital. This is a team that has an 390 00:19:09,400 --> 00:19:14,400 Speaker 1: overpaid quarterback with no draft capital, very limited roster flexibility, 391 00:19:15,000 --> 00:19:18,159 Speaker 1: and probably a bunch of disgruntled defensive stars that are 392 00:19:18,320 --> 00:19:21,119 Speaker 1: questioning whether they want to be in Denver anymore, you know. 393 00:19:21,200 --> 00:19:23,440 Speaker 1: I mean it's one of those situations you can't say 394 00:19:23,480 --> 00:19:26,800 Speaker 1: he lost the locker room because he hasn't he hasn't 395 00:19:26,840 --> 00:19:29,760 Speaker 1: set anything egregious. You know, he's still playing hard. You know, guys, 396 00:19:30,040 --> 00:19:32,639 Speaker 1: guys can still you know, you might be frustrated, but 397 00:19:33,040 --> 00:19:34,840 Speaker 1: you can still respect the guy going out there and 398 00:19:34,920 --> 00:19:37,000 Speaker 1: playing hard and doing his best. You know, even if 399 00:19:37,040 --> 00:19:39,160 Speaker 1: it's not working out well. You you might get frustrated, 400 00:19:39,200 --> 00:19:41,119 Speaker 1: but you know, it's not like the situation with the 401 00:19:41,200 --> 00:19:43,280 Speaker 1: Jets where guy just was like, hey, it's not my fault. 402 00:19:43,280 --> 00:19:45,680 Speaker 1: It's their fault. And guys don't respect him. You know 403 00:19:45,720 --> 00:19:48,040 Speaker 1: they're gonna respect He's going to work every day, he's 404 00:19:48,040 --> 00:19:49,680 Speaker 1: putting the work in. They see him putting the time in, 405 00:19:49,720 --> 00:19:52,520 Speaker 1: putting the effort in, and it's just not working out. Now, 406 00:19:53,280 --> 00:19:55,720 Speaker 1: you might see a situation where they promote from within 407 00:19:55,960 --> 00:19:58,360 Speaker 1: that that is the most likely scenario. I would imagine 408 00:19:58,480 --> 00:20:01,720 Speaker 1: a jarro ever o Um, the defensive coordinator for the 409 00:20:01,920 --> 00:20:04,560 Speaker 1: for the Denver Broncos, has done a phenomenal job this season. 410 00:20:04,600 --> 00:20:07,440 Speaker 1: If he got the head coaching job, it'd be you know, 411 00:20:07,680 --> 00:20:09,360 Speaker 1: you were like, hey, you know, it's not the best 412 00:20:09,400 --> 00:20:11,320 Speaker 1: opportunity to walk into. But I guess if you're going 413 00:20:11,359 --> 00:20:14,359 Speaker 1: to continue to man that defense and think you can 414 00:20:14,400 --> 00:20:16,960 Speaker 1: get it figured out offensively, you take the job. But 415 00:20:17,560 --> 00:20:22,560 Speaker 1: what about Baker Mayfield? What about Baker? What about Baker Um? 416 00:20:23,520 --> 00:20:25,280 Speaker 1: I think a lot of people were wrong about Baker 417 00:20:25,359 --> 00:20:28,080 Speaker 1: and Baker seems to be excited to have this opportunity 418 00:20:28,119 --> 00:20:29,560 Speaker 1: in l A and he looks like a fit. I 419 00:20:29,600 --> 00:20:31,800 Speaker 1: don't know what's going on with Matthew Stafford. I know 420 00:20:31,920 --> 00:20:34,720 Speaker 1: he's got some injury issues, and I know he's got 421 00:20:34,760 --> 00:20:37,720 Speaker 1: a young family. I mean, who knows, like, but Baker 422 00:20:37,920 --> 00:20:41,440 Speaker 1: seems to me to be a guy that's rejuvenated his 423 00:20:41,600 --> 00:20:45,399 Speaker 1: career overnight. Really, I mean that, like what the world 424 00:20:45,520 --> 00:20:50,560 Speaker 1: official instant Oak Mill Mitchell Baker Mayfield with the with 425 00:20:50,720 --> 00:20:53,119 Speaker 1: the resurgence. Mitchell I had to say it when he 426 00:20:53,200 --> 00:20:56,760 Speaker 1: made the comeback to nine yard comeback with got that game, 427 00:20:56,960 --> 00:20:59,560 Speaker 1: and I had to say it. I I was, I 428 00:20:59,680 --> 00:21:02,560 Speaker 1: was reading Baker. I'm a Berry Baker guy, you know. 429 00:21:02,880 --> 00:21:06,240 Speaker 1: And Mitchell, he came out there and and said he 430 00:21:06,359 --> 00:21:09,600 Speaker 1: and Sean McVeigh are a match made in heaven and 431 00:21:09,720 --> 00:21:13,119 Speaker 1: we can turn it around a law Ryan Tannehill with 432 00:21:13,240 --> 00:21:16,200 Speaker 1: the Tennessee Titans. I'll uh. I mean, I don't know 433 00:21:16,320 --> 00:21:18,320 Speaker 1: too many turnarounds where a guy just got with the 434 00:21:18,440 --> 00:21:22,119 Speaker 1: right coach and it just looks totally different. Yeah, it 435 00:21:22,280 --> 00:21:24,840 Speaker 1: certainly does. I Mean the only question again is where 436 00:21:24,840 --> 00:21:27,120 Speaker 1: does he go from here? Because of Staffords a guy 437 00:21:27,240 --> 00:21:29,480 Speaker 1: going forward, he's not gonna want to back up role. 438 00:21:29,680 --> 00:21:33,240 Speaker 1: But you know, obviously he's still a very capable starter 439 00:21:33,359 --> 00:21:36,120 Speaker 1: in this league. He's in, he's in on a contract year, 440 00:21:36,560 --> 00:21:39,760 Speaker 1: he's on house money. He had nothing to lose. Playing 441 00:21:39,800 --> 00:21:42,160 Speaker 1: out of his mind right now at the perfect time, 442 00:21:42,200 --> 00:21:45,120 Speaker 1: he'll be a free agent, and if he's smart, he says, hey, 443 00:21:45,840 --> 00:21:48,000 Speaker 1: it doesn't look like Stafford will be you know. I 444 00:21:48,080 --> 00:21:50,440 Speaker 1: mean he may be. He may play a couple more, 445 00:21:50,720 --> 00:21:52,760 Speaker 1: he may play one more. But you take a one 446 00:21:52,840 --> 00:21:56,200 Speaker 1: year deal with the Rams likely, you know, and say, hey, 447 00:21:56,280 --> 00:21:58,440 Speaker 1: this guy has really put me in position to really 448 00:21:58,480 --> 00:22:01,119 Speaker 1: showcase my talent in the It's a possible way that 449 00:22:01,280 --> 00:22:04,040 Speaker 1: anybody has my entire career. I don't think he ever 450 00:22:04,160 --> 00:22:06,760 Speaker 1: leaves the Rams, or if he does, you know, there 451 00:22:06,760 --> 00:22:08,639 Speaker 1: will there will be a few people that running this 452 00:22:08,720 --> 00:22:11,040 Speaker 1: scheme that will take a better look at them than 453 00:22:11,080 --> 00:22:16,600 Speaker 1: they had would have before this run, no question. Another 454 00:22:16,720 --> 00:22:19,520 Speaker 1: team that is is just kind of it's kind of 455 00:22:19,560 --> 00:22:22,760 Speaker 1: been treading water all season, but it's resurging at the 456 00:22:22,880 --> 00:22:25,280 Speaker 1: right time, and they always seemed to do it is 457 00:22:25,359 --> 00:22:28,440 Speaker 1: the Green Bay Packers. Aaron Rodgers and the Packers have 458 00:22:28,560 --> 00:22:31,560 Speaker 1: won fifteen straight games in December, and then they're making 459 00:22:31,720 --> 00:22:34,920 Speaker 1: things very very interesting down the stretch in the NFC 460 00:22:35,200 --> 00:22:38,080 Speaker 1: with the final two wild card spats up for grabs. 461 00:22:38,600 --> 00:22:41,040 Speaker 1: I think bigger story here, though, is is the Miami 462 00:22:41,160 --> 00:22:44,040 Speaker 1: Dolphins continue to sink. You know that this is a 463 00:22:44,119 --> 00:22:47,040 Speaker 1: team that was that was cruising. You know, they were 464 00:22:47,080 --> 00:22:49,760 Speaker 1: on cruise control all season. I know they kind of 465 00:22:49,920 --> 00:22:52,040 Speaker 1: top off. You know, I don't know what we're in 466 00:22:52,080 --> 00:22:54,840 Speaker 1: your top five, they were, but they they were, They 467 00:22:54,880 --> 00:22:58,960 Speaker 1: were moving the ball well, and they started this game ten. 468 00:22:59,240 --> 00:23:02,320 Speaker 1: You know, they thought anything was under controled u draheemostered fumbles, 469 00:23:02,480 --> 00:23:04,760 Speaker 1: you know, the Green Bay scores right before the half 470 00:23:05,280 --> 00:23:07,600 Speaker 1: and then to uh, I mean, how does this have 471 00:23:07,840 --> 00:23:11,040 Speaker 1: three picks in the fourth? Was? How does something like 472 00:23:11,119 --> 00:23:13,040 Speaker 1: that happen to a guy that looks so good in 473 00:23:13,080 --> 00:23:15,639 Speaker 1: the first half Mitchell, It looked like he was on 474 00:23:15,760 --> 00:23:18,600 Speaker 1: space jam Mitchell, and the Aliens came and took his 475 00:23:18,720 --> 00:23:21,399 Speaker 1: powers in that last in the last three drives, Mitchell, 476 00:23:21,400 --> 00:23:23,840 Speaker 1: I don't know because it wasn't like the defenses were 477 00:23:23,920 --> 00:23:26,560 Speaker 1: disguising and it was a crazy look and they just 478 00:23:26,680 --> 00:23:29,359 Speaker 1: got him. Are he got pressured? Are blitzes in his face? 479 00:23:29,520 --> 00:23:32,800 Speaker 1: And you know it was he threw into cover two 480 00:23:33,520 --> 00:23:36,920 Speaker 1: a ball that wouldn't even got to the receiver or 481 00:23:37,000 --> 00:23:39,879 Speaker 1: to the tight end. Even if the dB didn't pick it, 482 00:23:39,960 --> 00:23:41,119 Speaker 1: it would have hit It would have hit him in 483 00:23:41,160 --> 00:23:44,520 Speaker 1: the feet. And so you you think about I'm I'm 484 00:23:44,600 --> 00:23:47,960 Speaker 1: perplexed you know, I'm concerned because his decision making, it's 485 00:23:48,040 --> 00:23:50,800 Speaker 1: like his confidence has been drained. And if you don't 486 00:23:50,840 --> 00:23:53,240 Speaker 1: have confidence going into playoffs, Mitchell's over with. Just go 487 00:23:53,280 --> 00:23:55,440 Speaker 1: ahead and wrap it up. That's the hardest thing to 488 00:23:55,520 --> 00:23:59,000 Speaker 1: ever get back when you lose your confidence. Mitchell, my 489 00:23:59,400 --> 00:24:02,160 Speaker 1: goodness to all start closing in on you, and he's 490 00:24:02,200 --> 00:24:06,080 Speaker 1: lost his confidence. How much is this the moment being 491 00:24:06,200 --> 00:24:08,560 Speaker 1: too big for a young quarterback into it when you're 492 00:24:08,600 --> 00:24:11,960 Speaker 1: going against a guy that's intimidating like a rod You know, 493 00:24:12,440 --> 00:24:15,160 Speaker 1: this is a This is a guy and Aaron Rodgers. 494 00:24:15,280 --> 00:24:17,680 Speaker 1: You know, people love them, people hate him, but this 495 00:24:17,840 --> 00:24:20,240 Speaker 1: guy has an ability to win, and that's all he 496 00:24:20,359 --> 00:24:23,320 Speaker 1: wants to do is win. He wins with whatever rosters 497 00:24:23,320 --> 00:24:25,080 Speaker 1: in front of him. This was considered one of the 498 00:24:25,119 --> 00:24:28,040 Speaker 1: weaker Green Bay Packers squads, and here they are rolling 499 00:24:28,119 --> 00:24:30,520 Speaker 1: down the stretch. You know, they seem to be clicking 500 00:24:30,840 --> 00:24:34,119 Speaker 1: on all cylinders. A rod is speaking things in the existence. 501 00:24:34,320 --> 00:24:36,640 Speaker 1: You know, three weeks ago, he's talking about the road 502 00:24:36,720 --> 00:24:38,960 Speaker 1: map for this team to make the playoffs. Certain things 503 00:24:39,040 --> 00:24:41,480 Speaker 1: need to happen. Fast forward now he says, you know, 504 00:24:41,560 --> 00:24:44,520 Speaker 1: we need a couple of things to happen. The Lions lose, 505 00:24:44,600 --> 00:24:48,199 Speaker 1: the Commanders lose, the Giants lose, the Seahawks lose. Everything 506 00:24:48,280 --> 00:24:52,080 Speaker 1: they needed to happen has happened. I mean, is Aaron 507 00:24:52,200 --> 00:24:56,359 Speaker 1: Rodgers career still in a position where he can do 508 00:24:56,560 --> 00:24:59,919 Speaker 1: some more damage, possibly make a little run in this playoffs? Mitchell, 509 00:25:00,000 --> 00:25:04,840 Speaker 1: anytime you got the four time reigning MVP, like he's 510 00:25:04,960 --> 00:25:07,640 Speaker 1: still the reigning m VP of the National Football League. 511 00:25:07,680 --> 00:25:09,760 Speaker 1: He just wanted, you know, and people have lost their 512 00:25:09,800 --> 00:25:12,600 Speaker 1: minds counting him out now the team. Counting the team 513 00:25:12,640 --> 00:25:14,639 Speaker 1: out is different, you know, but counting him out if 514 00:25:14,680 --> 00:25:17,760 Speaker 1: he has and his weapons and he's developed a better 515 00:25:17,840 --> 00:25:20,880 Speaker 1: reportative receivers. I mean, early in the season it was disastrous. 516 00:25:20,960 --> 00:25:23,240 Speaker 1: I think they would have had a better chance going 517 00:25:23,280 --> 00:25:24,959 Speaker 1: to the parking lot and getting somebody. And now they 518 00:25:25,320 --> 00:25:27,600 Speaker 1: you know, Christian Watson has coming to his own and 519 00:25:27,800 --> 00:25:30,879 Speaker 1: and has played really well for him. They're running the 520 00:25:30,920 --> 00:25:34,680 Speaker 1: ball really well. Uh, they're finding ways defensively to create 521 00:25:34,760 --> 00:25:38,280 Speaker 1: turnovers and make big plays, and I mean that's that's 522 00:25:38,320 --> 00:25:40,680 Speaker 1: fun and dandy. You know, he's gonna be dangerous down 523 00:25:40,720 --> 00:25:42,840 Speaker 1: the stretch, but I think it's gonna be tough for 524 00:25:43,000 --> 00:25:45,120 Speaker 1: them to beat any other contenders. But if they sneak 525 00:25:45,160 --> 00:25:47,280 Speaker 1: in the playoffs, Aaron Rodgers in the playoffs, I mean, 526 00:25:48,560 --> 00:25:51,720 Speaker 1: you're gonna give somebody some stress on the leader. Our 527 00:25:51,840 --> 00:25:56,840 Speaker 1: next topic with one word, Kirk oh Kurkle the Minnesota 528 00:25:57,000 --> 00:26:01,680 Speaker 1: Vikings Rich and Kirk Cousins. Uh. This is their eleventh 529 00:26:01,800 --> 00:26:04,560 Speaker 1: one possession win on the season. That's the most in 530 00:26:04,720 --> 00:26:08,160 Speaker 1: NFL history. I mean, they just keep winning, They keep 531 00:26:08,200 --> 00:26:10,639 Speaker 1: win justin Jefferson Kea comes on the ball. T J. 532 00:26:10,800 --> 00:26:16,240 Speaker 1: Hockenson thirteen receptions, two touchdowns. I mean, I don't believe 533 00:26:16,280 --> 00:26:19,119 Speaker 1: in them. I don't. I just watched the Detroit Lions 534 00:26:19,200 --> 00:26:21,879 Speaker 1: dismantle them. But they just keep winning. How does this 535 00:26:22,040 --> 00:26:25,159 Speaker 1: keep team keep doing it? There's a rabbit's foot and 536 00:26:25,400 --> 00:26:28,320 Speaker 1: somebody's drawer right now, Mitchell. I don't know if somebody 537 00:26:28,400 --> 00:26:31,439 Speaker 1: isn't changing their draws, Mitchell, but they are living by 538 00:26:31,560 --> 00:26:34,520 Speaker 1: some luck that I have never seen before. Mitchell. They 539 00:26:34,560 --> 00:26:38,280 Speaker 1: are getting breaks and bumps and they're getting the jump. 540 00:26:38,400 --> 00:26:40,760 Speaker 1: Like you talking about the games they've won and how 541 00:26:40,880 --> 00:26:43,560 Speaker 1: they've won, you know, the last second wins the the 542 00:26:44,000 --> 00:26:46,879 Speaker 1: You talk about the Buffalo Bills game where where Josh 543 00:26:46,960 --> 00:26:50,200 Speaker 1: Allen fumbles in the end zone, like from the one 544 00:26:50,280 --> 00:26:51,800 Speaker 1: yard line. You know, how do you come out of 545 00:26:51,880 --> 00:26:54,640 Speaker 1: that game? But you talk about Justin Jefferson. Justin Jefferson 546 00:26:55,280 --> 00:26:59,880 Speaker 1: hundred yard game, the most through any player in first 547 00:27:00,400 --> 00:27:04,480 Speaker 1: four seasons. He hasn't finished his third, which is insane. 548 00:27:04,600 --> 00:27:09,080 Speaker 1: I mean, he's working on the receiving record, um Calvin 549 00:27:09,160 --> 00:27:11,879 Speaker 1: Johnson's receiving record. But you gotta give Kirk a lot 550 00:27:11,880 --> 00:27:13,600 Speaker 1: of credit. People don't want to say he's top ten. 551 00:27:13,760 --> 00:27:15,879 Speaker 1: They always talk about how volatile. He doesn't play well 552 00:27:15,880 --> 00:27:18,359 Speaker 1: in big game right now, down to stretch. Give him 553 00:27:18,400 --> 00:27:20,520 Speaker 1: his credit. They're getting the one possession game. If this 554 00:27:20,640 --> 00:27:22,480 Speaker 1: was Airon, if this was Time and they were winning 555 00:27:22,520 --> 00:27:25,160 Speaker 1: one possession games every game, you'd be like, hell, it's time, 556 00:27:25,520 --> 00:27:28,520 Speaker 1: it's Aeron. So give Kirk, give him his respect. I mean, 557 00:27:28,560 --> 00:27:31,600 Speaker 1: he threw for almost three hundred three touchdowns, no interceptions. 558 00:27:31,640 --> 00:27:33,880 Speaker 1: Like he's not No, he's not just a hundred fifty 559 00:27:33,920 --> 00:27:35,800 Speaker 1: yards on a hundred eighty yards. He's stowing for three 560 00:27:35,840 --> 00:27:38,880 Speaker 1: hundred yards three touchdowns like. He's the reason Danielle Hunter 561 00:27:39,040 --> 00:27:42,600 Speaker 1: welcomed back Patrick Peterson fourth interception of the season, playing 562 00:27:42,640 --> 00:27:45,440 Speaker 1: well turned back the hands of time. T J. Hawkinson 563 00:27:45,560 --> 00:27:48,800 Speaker 1: his best game as a Minnesota Vikings thirteen receptions, one 564 00:27:48,840 --> 00:27:52,200 Speaker 1: O nine, two touchdowns. They're clicking at the right time. 565 00:27:52,480 --> 00:27:55,639 Speaker 1: And I mean, but in the playoffs, I mean, you 566 00:27:55,720 --> 00:27:58,600 Speaker 1: need that experience. But I just I don't know, Kirk 567 00:27:59,760 --> 00:28:01,720 Speaker 1: Kirk go and keeps it moving in that same division. 568 00:28:01,760 --> 00:28:04,680 Speaker 1: The Lions, my hometown team. Man, I got so fired 569 00:28:04,800 --> 00:28:08,639 Speaker 1: up rich But for me, the Lion, you just you 570 00:28:08,800 --> 00:28:11,800 Speaker 1: never believe, right, You always just kind of hope, you hope, 571 00:28:11,800 --> 00:28:14,240 Speaker 1: you hope, and until they proved me wrong, I'll always 572 00:28:14,280 --> 00:28:16,359 Speaker 1: kind of think they're that same team. But I just 573 00:28:16,400 --> 00:28:18,840 Speaker 1: thought this team was different. I was a little surprised 574 00:28:18,880 --> 00:28:20,879 Speaker 1: to see them get absolutely run out of the building. 575 00:28:21,200 --> 00:28:24,440 Speaker 1: And that first half, I mean three twenty rush yards 576 00:28:24,600 --> 00:28:28,840 Speaker 1: rich Well, Hubba Hubbard and Deonte Foreman over hundred yards 577 00:28:28,880 --> 00:28:32,080 Speaker 1: at half. I think they had four thirty yard rushes 578 00:28:32,160 --> 00:28:34,920 Speaker 1: in the first half. I mean, these are not things 579 00:28:35,080 --> 00:28:37,240 Speaker 1: that teams do over the course of a month or 580 00:28:37,320 --> 00:28:41,400 Speaker 1: two months, you know, but three rush yards and to me, 581 00:28:41,680 --> 00:28:43,400 Speaker 1: and we talked about it before we got on air, 582 00:28:43,720 --> 00:28:46,400 Speaker 1: it was cold in Carolina. It reminded me of a 583 00:28:46,480 --> 00:28:48,600 Speaker 1: game in the backyard. You're playing with your buddies that 584 00:28:48,760 --> 00:28:50,400 Speaker 1: no one wants to touch each other because they're so 585 00:28:50,480 --> 00:28:54,120 Speaker 1: freaking cold. The Lions front four, front seven, they weren't 586 00:28:54,160 --> 00:28:57,200 Speaker 1: touching anybody running through those holes. Foreman wasn't getting contact 587 00:28:57,280 --> 00:28:59,440 Speaker 1: until five yards after the safety had to run them down. 588 00:28:59,600 --> 00:29:02,320 Speaker 1: So your thoughts on the Lions. I feel bad for 589 00:29:02,520 --> 00:29:05,040 Speaker 1: Jared Golf because Jared Golf is having a heck of 590 00:29:05,120 --> 00:29:06,360 Speaker 1: a year and he had a heck of a game. 591 00:29:06,440 --> 00:29:09,280 Speaker 1: He was forty two, not the most efficient, but he 592 00:29:09,360 --> 00:29:15,000 Speaker 1: through for three touchdowns. He even read it fifteen yards, 593 00:29:15,120 --> 00:29:17,520 Speaker 1: like laying the Lions and rushing, Jared Golf leading the 594 00:29:17,560 --> 00:29:22,880 Speaker 1: lines and rushing. That's a problem, um, But you're trying 595 00:29:22,960 --> 00:29:26,360 Speaker 1: to figure out, like what happened, and it was like 596 00:29:26,640 --> 00:29:29,160 Speaker 1: nobody wanted to tackle. What you said, Mitchell, For two 597 00:29:29,280 --> 00:29:31,120 Speaker 1: running backs to have over a hundred yards in the 598 00:29:31,160 --> 00:29:34,440 Speaker 1: first half, it didn't already finds a coordinator, Like what 599 00:29:34,520 --> 00:29:36,640 Speaker 1: are you gonna do now? Like who are you firing now? 600 00:29:36,800 --> 00:29:38,520 Speaker 1: Like you got you got, It's gonna be hard for 601 00:29:38,560 --> 00:29:41,120 Speaker 1: you to fire anybody else. You gotta find out like 602 00:29:41,280 --> 00:29:43,080 Speaker 1: it was heart check, it was gut check. It was 603 00:29:43,440 --> 00:29:45,920 Speaker 1: and guys should be ashamed of themselves. For you to 604 00:29:46,040 --> 00:29:51,160 Speaker 1: let guys run for I mean three hundred yards like 605 00:29:52,120 --> 00:29:54,760 Speaker 1: good night, like you you don't have any pride about yourselves. 606 00:29:54,800 --> 00:29:56,479 Speaker 1: And I thought this team, you know, this has been 607 00:29:56,480 --> 00:29:59,080 Speaker 1: a team that everybody wrote off, so that they traded 608 00:29:59,400 --> 00:30:02,800 Speaker 1: Christian m Affrey, um that hey, they're just folding it in. 609 00:30:03,000 --> 00:30:05,000 Speaker 1: And then they gave us hope. They were like, hey, 610 00:30:05,400 --> 00:30:07,960 Speaker 1: the Panthers are like, Okay, we're gonna show you guys 611 00:30:08,000 --> 00:30:10,240 Speaker 1: that we care. We we're gonna we're gonna run the 612 00:30:10,240 --> 00:30:13,120 Speaker 1: ball down everybody's throats. And Detroit again, a team we 613 00:30:13,200 --> 00:30:16,040 Speaker 1: wrote off, and we're like, again, make us believe again, 614 00:30:16,120 --> 00:30:19,000 Speaker 1: And they made us believe this game. I'm done with Detroit. 615 00:30:20,960 --> 00:30:23,360 Speaker 1: That pains That pains me rich, but not the Panthers. 616 00:30:23,640 --> 00:30:25,800 Speaker 1: The Panthers are in it. And that's what I think 617 00:30:25,800 --> 00:30:28,320 Speaker 1: a lot of people, you know, especially detroitters, they kind 618 00:30:28,320 --> 00:30:30,360 Speaker 1: of were looking past this game. But the Panthers had 619 00:30:30,400 --> 00:30:32,840 Speaker 1: a lot to play for. That division is wildly up 620 00:30:32,880 --> 00:30:35,520 Speaker 1: for grabs. The Buccaneers had a hell of a comeback 621 00:30:35,640 --> 00:30:38,200 Speaker 1: last night, down ten points in the the winning medutes 622 00:30:38,200 --> 00:30:40,760 Speaker 1: of that game, and Brady does his thing, you know, 623 00:30:41,000 --> 00:30:43,520 Speaker 1: but talk to me about we have to do it 624 00:30:43,840 --> 00:30:46,320 Speaker 1: every week. The volume forces us to talk about the 625 00:30:46,440 --> 00:30:49,040 Speaker 1: NFC South and we have to talk about them again. 626 00:30:49,560 --> 00:30:51,520 Speaker 1: Who do you like out of the NFC South? Rich 627 00:30:52,360 --> 00:31:00,160 Speaker 1: um Um work hard and be nice to people, okay, Um? 628 00:31:01,880 --> 00:31:03,880 Speaker 1: I like Tom Brady. If he's gonna be in at 629 00:31:03,920 --> 00:31:06,040 Speaker 1: Mitchell and he's winning the division in the last two 630 00:31:06,040 --> 00:31:08,240 Speaker 1: weeks of the season. I like Tom Brady. He's the 631 00:31:08,320 --> 00:31:11,080 Speaker 1: only one that could get in the playoffs and do 632 00:31:11,080 --> 00:31:14,040 Speaker 1: any kind of damage. And I just don't understand what 633 00:31:14,120 --> 00:31:17,080 Speaker 1: they're doing in Tampa because throughout the majority of the 634 00:31:17,160 --> 00:31:21,320 Speaker 1: game every week they're like, uh, nostalgic, like they're they're 635 00:31:21,520 --> 00:31:24,959 Speaker 1: like on the offense, it's boring, it's predictable, and then 636 00:31:25,040 --> 00:31:26,760 Speaker 1: you get to the fourth quarter and you're like bang 637 00:31:26,840 --> 00:31:30,080 Speaker 1: bang bang, big play, big play, big play, explosive efficiency 638 00:31:30,160 --> 00:31:33,520 Speaker 1: from Tom You're like, wait, what what are you guys 639 00:31:33,560 --> 00:31:36,320 Speaker 1: doing different right now? What do you guys running that offense? 640 00:31:36,760 --> 00:31:39,600 Speaker 1: Running the fourth quarter offense the whole game? Like if 641 00:31:39,640 --> 00:31:41,520 Speaker 1: it's hurry up, if he's getting on the ball fast, 642 00:31:41,600 --> 00:31:44,040 Speaker 1: Like what what do you got to lose at this point? Like, 643 00:31:44,240 --> 00:31:46,840 Speaker 1: because every time their defense is keeping them in ball 644 00:31:46,920 --> 00:31:49,280 Speaker 1: games and allowing it to come down to the last 645 00:31:49,360 --> 00:31:52,760 Speaker 1: couple of possessions, and they're finding ways to get it 646 00:31:52,840 --> 00:31:55,440 Speaker 1: done from time to time. But it's like, why don't 647 00:31:55,440 --> 00:31:58,000 Speaker 1: you start the game this way? I mean, Leonard Fournett 648 00:31:58,480 --> 00:32:01,640 Speaker 1: uh is dealing with foot injury, so that's gonna be 649 00:32:01,720 --> 00:32:04,880 Speaker 1: a big, big loss if they lose him. But I 650 00:32:04,920 --> 00:32:07,000 Speaker 1: would think, you know, with with two games to go, 651 00:32:07,160 --> 00:32:08,960 Speaker 1: I would think Tom Brady finds a way to get 652 00:32:09,000 --> 00:32:14,120 Speaker 1: back into the playoffs again in some historic way, Brady 653 00:32:14,200 --> 00:32:16,520 Speaker 1: being Brady and Richel. Last game I really want to 654 00:32:16,600 --> 00:32:19,360 Speaker 1: touch on here is the Cincinnati Bengals and the Patriots. 655 00:32:19,520 --> 00:32:22,280 Speaker 1: This was a game, you know, Frankly, I shut it off. 656 00:32:22,360 --> 00:32:24,560 Speaker 1: I think the Bengals, you know, twenty two nothing at half, 657 00:32:24,640 --> 00:32:26,640 Speaker 1: there's no way. And then I flip it back on, like, 658 00:32:26,720 --> 00:32:29,920 Speaker 1: what in the world's going on here? Two day eighteen? 659 00:32:30,200 --> 00:32:32,840 Speaker 1: You know, Patriots with the ball inside the red zone, 660 00:32:32,880 --> 00:32:38,640 Speaker 1: down the strets, stretching and a turnover, a fumble. But Cincinnati, 661 00:32:39,000 --> 00:32:41,520 Speaker 1: nonetheless was able to squeeze out a road to win 662 00:32:41,920 --> 00:32:45,160 Speaker 1: against a new England team, another team desperate for a win. 663 00:32:46,400 --> 00:32:49,880 Speaker 1: How high are you on the Cincinnati Bengals team going 664 00:32:49,960 --> 00:32:53,520 Speaker 1: into this last leg of this regular season going into 665 00:32:53,560 --> 00:32:56,040 Speaker 1: the playoffs. Well, I'm really eye on him, you know, 666 00:32:56,280 --> 00:32:58,840 Speaker 1: I think they're they're they're a team nobody wants to 667 00:32:58,880 --> 00:33:00,800 Speaker 1: see in a f C. I don't think Buffalo wants 668 00:33:00,880 --> 00:33:03,200 Speaker 1: him to come to Buffalo and deal with him. That Um, 669 00:33:03,560 --> 00:33:06,160 Speaker 1: the Chiefs, especially after last year, don't want them to 670 00:33:06,160 --> 00:33:08,400 Speaker 1: come to Kansas City and have to deal with him. 671 00:33:08,480 --> 00:33:10,960 Speaker 1: But heck of a game for Kendrick Boord KB welcome back. 672 00:33:11,120 --> 00:33:13,440 Speaker 1: You know, had him a honey yards six catches. I 673 00:33:13,600 --> 00:33:17,120 Speaker 1: tugged um, but they were winning twenty two oh at 674 00:33:17,200 --> 00:33:20,600 Speaker 1: half and and you know didn't score again. So that's 675 00:33:20,600 --> 00:33:24,960 Speaker 1: a concern. Um Patriots defensive touchdowns. But I'm not want 676 00:33:25,000 --> 00:33:27,040 Speaker 1: to talk about the Matt Jones play where he dove 677 00:33:27,160 --> 00:33:30,560 Speaker 1: at Eli Apple's knee behind the play like the LEAs 678 00:33:30,560 --> 00:33:32,720 Speaker 1: should spend people for stuff like that. First off, it's 679 00:33:32,720 --> 00:33:35,440 Speaker 1: a flag in a normal game, Like it's an obvious 680 00:33:35,480 --> 00:33:38,080 Speaker 1: flag if somebody if somebody's running the ball, running backs 681 00:33:38,080 --> 00:33:40,000 Speaker 1: down the field and and the old lineman just cut 682 00:33:40,120 --> 00:33:43,080 Speaker 1: somebody or somebody's returning to pick in a in a 683 00:33:43,200 --> 00:33:46,560 Speaker 1: d lineman like if if Eli Apple had cut Matt 684 00:33:46,640 --> 00:33:49,760 Speaker 1: Jones like that behind the ball, and in a pointless way. Hey, 685 00:33:50,160 --> 00:33:52,600 Speaker 1: it's pointless. This isn't even part of the play. You know, 686 00:33:52,720 --> 00:33:54,680 Speaker 1: we'd be up in arms to be replayed over and 687 00:33:54,800 --> 00:33:56,960 Speaker 1: over and over, and we just keep letting mac Jones 688 00:33:57,000 --> 00:33:59,320 Speaker 1: get away with it, like he slides and kicks somebody 689 00:33:59,320 --> 00:34:01,360 Speaker 1: into growing and we just say, oh, that was he 690 00:34:01,480 --> 00:34:02,960 Speaker 1: was probably kind of scared, Like what do you mean 691 00:34:03,000 --> 00:34:04,920 Speaker 1: he was scared to do? Was jumping over him like 692 00:34:05,480 --> 00:34:07,840 Speaker 1: this dude there, he was not involved in the play. 693 00:34:08,000 --> 00:34:09,839 Speaker 1: He didn't go after the ball. Carry the ball carry 694 00:34:09,960 --> 00:34:13,799 Speaker 1: ran right by him, and he turned unnecessarily and ran 695 00:34:13,840 --> 00:34:16,560 Speaker 1: into a guy's sneak like that that that has no 696 00:34:16,680 --> 00:34:18,759 Speaker 1: places in the game of football. And that doesn't make sense. 697 00:34:18,880 --> 00:34:21,000 Speaker 1: And and the fact that they're not talking about suspending him, 698 00:34:21,200 --> 00:34:23,720 Speaker 1: it's crazy if that. I mean, we talk about dirty plays, 699 00:34:24,000 --> 00:34:26,600 Speaker 1: you talk about you know, when Bontes is perfect, you know, 700 00:34:26,640 --> 00:34:29,040 Speaker 1: we'll make a play. Everybody. It's all over ESPN. They're 701 00:34:29,080 --> 00:34:31,759 Speaker 1: talking about arrest him, you know, for us all and 702 00:34:31,840 --> 00:34:34,600 Speaker 1: this dude, you're like, oh, well, I mean, he what 703 00:34:34,719 --> 00:34:36,400 Speaker 1: about what they did? No, they know what about what 704 00:34:36,480 --> 00:34:39,879 Speaker 1: they did? Nothing? Like that's unnecessary play in this football game. 705 00:34:39,920 --> 00:34:42,200 Speaker 1: And he has too many of them stacking up. Well, 706 00:34:42,400 --> 00:34:44,839 Speaker 1: that's something I'm sure the league off is gonna gonna 707 00:34:44,960 --> 00:34:46,640 Speaker 1: keep an eye on moving forward, and there might be 708 00:34:46,719 --> 00:34:49,879 Speaker 1: a little piece of mail heading his way. But we'll see, 709 00:34:50,600 --> 00:34:52,919 Speaker 1: I guess we shall see. Rich. We're at that point 710 00:34:52,920 --> 00:34:55,120 Speaker 1: in the season where where things are really heating up 711 00:34:55,160 --> 00:34:57,520 Speaker 1: down the stretch, this playoff run, these last couple of 712 00:34:57,640 --> 00:34:59,520 Speaker 1: wild card spots, and both the a f C and 713 00:34:59,760 --> 00:35:01,640 Speaker 1: nf see are wild up for grabs. We've got a 714 00:35:01,680 --> 00:35:04,680 Speaker 1: big game tonight, Chargers in a much win situation. But 715 00:35:04,760 --> 00:35:06,520 Speaker 1: if you look at the a f C, I just 716 00:35:06,640 --> 00:35:08,920 Speaker 1: want to start there. Um, we talked about it a 717 00:35:09,000 --> 00:35:11,160 Speaker 1: little bit. You know. The Jets are a team that 718 00:35:11,360 --> 00:35:13,640 Speaker 1: I know you love. They got Mike White under center 719 00:35:13,719 --> 00:35:16,320 Speaker 1: now and the next couple of games are very winnable, 720 00:35:16,320 --> 00:35:18,319 Speaker 1: and they're gonna be playing against the Dolphins, a team 721 00:35:18,360 --> 00:35:20,719 Speaker 1: that holds the final spot down that stretch. Who do 722 00:35:20,800 --> 00:35:25,439 Speaker 1: you like? Because we got a log jam Chargers, Dolphins, Patriots, Jets, 723 00:35:25,480 --> 00:35:27,719 Speaker 1: and Titans. The league knows that they're doing. They made 724 00:35:27,719 --> 00:35:30,440 Speaker 1: all the division games at the end, which is perfect, 725 00:35:30,800 --> 00:35:33,040 Speaker 1: you know, from what you're expecting. I mean, the Patriots 726 00:35:33,120 --> 00:35:37,040 Speaker 1: played the Dolphins, the Patriots play Buffalo, Buffalo plays once. 727 00:35:37,080 --> 00:35:39,960 Speaker 1: Say Buffalo plays the Dolphins like it's gonna be crazy 728 00:35:40,040 --> 00:35:42,120 Speaker 1: down the stretch of the Jets play Seattle and then 729 00:35:42,160 --> 00:35:45,000 Speaker 1: they played the Dolphins. It's gonna get wild down the stretch. 730 00:35:45,080 --> 00:35:47,680 Speaker 1: But I think I think it's gonna be fun to watch. 731 00:35:47,840 --> 00:35:50,080 Speaker 1: You know, I can't predict anything. This league has been 732 00:35:50,280 --> 00:35:54,160 Speaker 1: a weird, very weird this year. Um, but if you 733 00:35:54,239 --> 00:35:56,160 Speaker 1: are a team in the National Football League, at least 734 00:35:56,160 --> 00:35:57,920 Speaker 1: half the team's got a chance to make the playoffs. 735 00:35:57,960 --> 00:35:59,640 Speaker 1: If your team doesn't have a chance in the playoffs, 736 00:35:59,640 --> 00:36:01,880 Speaker 1: start look at the draft. Baby, is some good prospects 737 00:36:01,920 --> 00:36:07,000 Speaker 1: out there, unless you're a team like the Rams in 738 00:36:07,520 --> 00:36:11,759 Speaker 1: the Broncos who are losing a lot of games, and 739 00:36:11,760 --> 00:36:13,360 Speaker 1: I'll have a top five pick that will go to 740 00:36:13,480 --> 00:36:18,960 Speaker 1: somebody else. Um, congratulations or rich I've got to ask 741 00:36:19,239 --> 00:36:24,399 Speaker 1: NFC Giants, Washington, Seattle, Lions down the stretch. You gotta 742 00:36:24,440 --> 00:36:26,640 Speaker 1: pick two of those teams and the Packers, two of 743 00:36:26,719 --> 00:36:31,880 Speaker 1: those teams, two of those five teams. Who do you like? Yes, 744 00:36:31,920 --> 00:36:34,600 Speaker 1: Seattle and the Giants. At this point, I can't say 745 00:36:34,680 --> 00:36:36,600 Speaker 1: Detroit after what they just did. They did they didn't 746 00:36:36,640 --> 00:36:39,080 Speaker 1: want because they didn't want to play defense. Contro they 747 00:36:39,080 --> 00:36:42,040 Speaker 1: don't want to play I respected, I respected. Well, we 748 00:36:42,120 --> 00:36:43,840 Speaker 1: got a lot to look forward to, Rich, I know 749 00:36:43,920 --> 00:36:47,719 Speaker 1: you're gonna be in Tennessee this Thursday for uh, you know, uh, 750 00:36:48,080 --> 00:36:50,560 Speaker 1: the final Thursday night football game of the season, right 751 00:36:50,680 --> 00:36:53,879 Speaker 1: against the Dallas Cowboys. Rich, I will let you sign 752 00:36:53,960 --> 00:36:56,440 Speaker 1: us off as we conclude. What what week is is 753 00:36:56,520 --> 00:37:00,719 Speaker 1: Week sixteen? Now Week sixteen, Rich weeks Extime. We're back 754 00:37:00,760 --> 00:37:03,239 Speaker 1: at it again with next week. It's been fun, It's 755 00:37:03,280 --> 00:37:05,200 Speaker 1: been a fun year. Enjoy the last couple of weeks. 756 00:37:05,239 --> 00:37:08,120 Speaker 1: I know everybody talks about bad games and being frustrated 757 00:37:08,160 --> 00:37:10,480 Speaker 1: with matchups, but remember what you gotta deal with when 758 00:37:10,480 --> 00:37:12,600 Speaker 1: there's no football. So enjoy the last couple of weeks. 759 00:37:12,680 --> 00:37:15,799 Speaker 1: We'll see you next week on Wednesday with a special guest. 760 00:37:15,840 --> 00:37:20,040 Speaker 1: Appreciate you joining us. Hope your holidays are good. Merry Christmas, 761 00:37:20,360 --> 00:37:25,359 Speaker 1: happy Hanukkah, happy Kuanzo, whatever you celebrate, enjoy it. See 762 00:37:25,360 --> 00:37:45,920 Speaker 1: you next time. The volume