1 00:00:01,120 --> 00:00:07,040 Speaker 1: The Around the League podcast feeds on Wes's softball pants. 2 00:00:09,640 --> 00:00:11,959 Speaker 1: Welcome back to another edition of the Round the League podcast. 3 00:00:12,000 --> 00:00:13,840 Speaker 1: My name is Dan Hansus, and I'm joined by a 4 00:00:13,960 --> 00:00:18,759 Speaker 1: room filled with heroes Chris Westling, Greg Rose and Mark Sssler. 5 00:00:18,960 --> 00:00:22,520 Speaker 1: What up, boys, Hey Dan? What's up? Good to be 6 00:00:22,560 --> 00:00:25,920 Speaker 1: back in the same room Wednesday show. Got a big smile, Dan, 7 00:00:26,000 --> 00:00:29,120 Speaker 1: I've never seen you so happy. Well, I'm just happy. 8 00:00:29,320 --> 00:00:31,680 Speaker 1: I like when the room is filled with heroes. Dan's 9 00:00:31,760 --> 00:00:35,080 Speaker 1: jets are on fire. Well we got we are heading 10 00:00:35,120 --> 00:00:38,080 Speaker 1: towards a big, big weekend. Could get two wins in 11 00:00:38,080 --> 00:00:44,200 Speaker 1: a row, which is what is that? Great? Great job? 12 00:00:44,280 --> 00:00:49,640 Speaker 1: K Rich Get excited people. Um, Wes, you are lathered 13 00:00:49,720 --> 00:00:51,680 Speaker 1: up with some type of lotion. You're in on your 14 00:00:51,720 --> 00:00:57,200 Speaker 1: off day. Your face is red. What is this just? 15 00:00:57,720 --> 00:01:00,520 Speaker 1: I was at the pool on the beach earlier. It's 16 00:01:00,600 --> 00:01:02,160 Speaker 1: for those of you who live in other parts of 17 00:01:02,160 --> 00:01:05,479 Speaker 1: the country. It's eighty six degrees in Marina del Rey today, 18 00:01:05,640 --> 00:01:08,520 Speaker 1: not a cloud in the sky. I'm just living life 19 00:01:08,520 --> 00:01:11,680 Speaker 1: to the footage. You have a sheen to you, Yes, 20 00:01:11,920 --> 00:01:14,320 Speaker 1: well that doesn't mean I was like behaving in a 21 00:01:14,440 --> 00:01:16,600 Speaker 1: Charlie Sheen manner. This morning or anything? All right? True 22 00:01:16,680 --> 00:01:23,080 Speaker 1: or false? Pre podcast, alcoholic beverage or not? Did you 23 00:01:23,120 --> 00:01:25,080 Speaker 1: spend any time in the hot tub with the Zarina's 24 00:01:26,240 --> 00:01:30,560 Speaker 1: night Not? Not Today, there's Steve Winwood Big Show. Today. 25 00:01:30,600 --> 00:01:32,400 Speaker 1: We're going to take a look at the a f 26 00:01:32,520 --> 00:01:35,000 Speaker 1: C playoff picture. We did the NFC last week. This 27 00:01:35,040 --> 00:01:37,120 Speaker 1: week we'll do the a f C. We're gonna stick 28 00:01:37,160 --> 00:01:39,880 Speaker 1: the fork in a sad team who's two thousand thirteen 29 00:01:40,120 --> 00:01:43,839 Speaker 1: seasons over. We're gonna preview Thursday Night football, but as 30 00:01:43,880 --> 00:01:46,680 Speaker 1: we always do on Wednesday, we will start with k 31 00:01:46,920 --> 00:01:59,240 Speaker 1: Ridge behind the glass and the news. K Rich, what's up? 32 00:02:00,120 --> 00:02:03,200 Speaker 1: What's going on? Guys? Okay? Rich wearing a red blazer 33 00:02:03,200 --> 00:02:07,240 Speaker 1: and matching red pumps and a pocket book and a 34 00:02:07,320 --> 00:02:11,200 Speaker 1: pocket book? What is because I I said pumps before 35 00:02:11,240 --> 00:02:13,760 Speaker 1: we started, and apparently you're not supposed to say pumps. 36 00:02:13,960 --> 00:02:17,799 Speaker 1: It's out of old a certain type of shoe. These 37 00:02:17,800 --> 00:02:23,760 Speaker 1: are just red heels. Heels here anyway, back to football, alright, 38 00:02:23,840 --> 00:02:27,720 Speaker 1: Coming up first, d Wayne bow will start against the 39 00:02:27,760 --> 00:02:31,919 Speaker 1: Denver Broncos despite his recent arrest. Andy Reid's like, please, 40 00:02:31,960 --> 00:02:37,440 Speaker 1: I used to coach in Philly, You're still starting here 41 00:02:37,440 --> 00:02:39,400 Speaker 1: in the red heels and everything's off the rails. I 42 00:02:39,440 --> 00:02:44,400 Speaker 1: like it. What do you guys think doesn't matter? Of 43 00:02:44,400 --> 00:02:47,160 Speaker 1: course it matters what it doesn't matter. The contract that 44 00:02:47,160 --> 00:02:49,240 Speaker 1: they gave dayne Bow before the season is one of 45 00:02:49,280 --> 00:02:53,880 Speaker 1: the worst UH deals handed out. I'm going back in 46 00:02:53,919 --> 00:02:55,800 Speaker 1: the archives and checking the A. T. L that you 47 00:02:55,840 --> 00:02:58,560 Speaker 1: wrote when the contract was signed. I don't think you know. 48 00:02:58,639 --> 00:03:01,320 Speaker 1: Lucky's still their best receiver. He's not great, but they 49 00:03:01,360 --> 00:03:04,400 Speaker 1: need someone that I agree on the point with the contract, 50 00:03:04,400 --> 00:03:06,000 Speaker 1: But it makes a big difference to me if he's 51 00:03:06,040 --> 00:03:08,040 Speaker 1: playing or not because he's not making a lot of 52 00:03:08,080 --> 00:03:10,040 Speaker 1: big plays. But he's still the best option they have, 53 00:03:10,120 --> 00:03:12,119 Speaker 1: and I give them a chance to be in this game. 54 00:03:12,120 --> 00:03:15,359 Speaker 1: Why not? He was assistant coach last week too. There 55 00:03:15,400 --> 00:03:17,720 Speaker 1: was a play where he noticed the defense was doing something. 56 00:03:17,720 --> 00:03:19,320 Speaker 1: He went over right to Andy Reid and said, let's 57 00:03:19,360 --> 00:03:21,560 Speaker 1: run this. They ran it and it worked led to 58 00:03:21,600 --> 00:03:24,480 Speaker 1: a touchdown. Very versatile. He was sober at that time. 59 00:03:24,520 --> 00:03:27,120 Speaker 1: That was good. They have to be frustrated. I mean, 60 00:03:27,160 --> 00:03:31,080 Speaker 1: he's had problems throughout his career off the field, motivation, 61 00:03:31,320 --> 00:03:34,160 Speaker 1: being in shape, and they give him the big money 62 00:03:34,160 --> 00:03:36,440 Speaker 1: and then this happens. But it's kind of a sliding 63 00:03:36,480 --> 00:03:39,960 Speaker 1: scale of NFL justice. If you're valuable, you're not gonna 64 00:03:40,000 --> 00:03:42,520 Speaker 1: get punished too quickly. What else is in the news? 65 00:03:42,600 --> 00:03:46,040 Speaker 1: K Rich right next up? Unless picked up by another team, 66 00:03:46,040 --> 00:03:48,360 Speaker 1: we may have seen the last of Ed Reid, who 67 00:03:48,480 --> 00:03:52,160 Speaker 1: was released by the Texans and has cleared Waivers, who 68 00:03:52,240 --> 00:03:57,880 Speaker 1: is now a free agent. Well Ed Read the Jets. 69 00:03:57,920 --> 00:03:59,880 Speaker 1: It's funny the Jets who will be talking about later 70 00:04:00,360 --> 00:04:02,800 Speaker 1: Rex Ryan was asked about this, whether the Jets to 71 00:04:02,840 --> 00:04:05,160 Speaker 1: be interested any kind of Hemden Hodd, which I found interesting. 72 00:04:05,440 --> 00:04:08,080 Speaker 1: But ultimately what it comes down to is is that 73 00:04:08,240 --> 00:04:10,560 Speaker 1: Read he would obviously sign with a contender if he 74 00:04:10,640 --> 00:04:13,600 Speaker 1: was going to um, you know, attract interest. I don't 75 00:04:13,640 --> 00:04:15,400 Speaker 1: know why someone that wasn't in the mix would even 76 00:04:15,440 --> 00:04:17,640 Speaker 1: be interested. But does a team that's trying to want 77 00:04:17,680 --> 00:04:19,320 Speaker 1: a Super Bowl think Ed Read can help? In two 78 00:04:19,320 --> 00:04:23,040 Speaker 1: thousand thirteen, well West put out an emotionally stirring piece 79 00:04:23,120 --> 00:04:27,280 Speaker 1: yesterday listing the possible destinations for Read. What was it? 80 00:04:27,400 --> 00:04:29,599 Speaker 1: Was it the Patriots at the top of your list? Yeah? 81 00:04:29,640 --> 00:04:31,280 Speaker 1: I don't. I don't think it was meant to be 82 00:04:31,320 --> 00:04:33,200 Speaker 1: like a power rankings list. It was just a list 83 00:04:33,240 --> 00:04:36,640 Speaker 1: of teams the Patriots. It was meant to be emotionally stirring, 84 00:04:36,640 --> 00:04:38,880 Speaker 1: though I did not know that it was that much 85 00:04:39,080 --> 00:04:41,640 Speaker 1: emotionally stirring. Marks had a lot of problems at home lately, 86 00:04:41,680 --> 00:04:46,080 Speaker 1: so everything's kind of funny. I had the Patriots, Colts, 87 00:04:46,120 --> 00:04:48,600 Speaker 1: and Jets as the top three just because of connections 88 00:04:48,600 --> 00:04:51,680 Speaker 1: to Ed Reid. Belichick doesn't have a connection other than 89 00:04:51,839 --> 00:04:54,080 Speaker 1: those two just love each other, so you know. And 90 00:04:55,080 --> 00:04:57,480 Speaker 1: Steve Gregory's missing from the Patriots for a while, so 91 00:04:57,600 --> 00:05:00,240 Speaker 1: that made some sense in my eyes. But I don't 92 00:05:00,279 --> 00:05:02,839 Speaker 1: know that there's any I mean, I think he cleared 93 00:05:02,839 --> 00:05:05,960 Speaker 1: Waivers more because because of his game film than his 94 00:05:06,000 --> 00:05:09,039 Speaker 1: comments about the coaching staff. Jim Mercy tweeted that they 95 00:05:09,120 --> 00:05:13,360 Speaker 1: might bring him in as a wide receiver. Safety is 96 00:05:13,400 --> 00:05:16,880 Speaker 1: just trolling us now. He doesn't even care. Well, have 97 00:05:16,920 --> 00:05:18,960 Speaker 1: you guys, um, I know all of us in this 98 00:05:19,040 --> 00:05:21,320 Speaker 1: room seeing a lot of the Texans this year, did 99 00:05:21,320 --> 00:05:24,120 Speaker 1: we see anything from Read that would that maybe put 100 00:05:24,120 --> 00:05:26,479 Speaker 1: on tape that the team would be interested in grabbing him. 101 00:05:26,520 --> 00:05:28,160 Speaker 1: I'll tell you what I did see was d J. 102 00:05:28,360 --> 00:05:31,800 Speaker 1: Swareinger all over the field taking Red's place last week, 103 00:05:32,279 --> 00:05:35,400 Speaker 1: right they had young players. Read was gonna be an issue. 104 00:05:35,720 --> 00:05:37,640 Speaker 1: I think the Jets are the team that you can 105 00:05:37,680 --> 00:05:39,840 Speaker 1: just I mean, listening to Rex Ryan, it sounded pretty 106 00:05:39,839 --> 00:05:41,919 Speaker 1: obvious that he wanted to bring him in. And I 107 00:05:41,920 --> 00:05:44,920 Speaker 1: don't know if John Edzck, their general manager, is gonna 108 00:05:44,920 --> 00:05:47,200 Speaker 1: agree with him. But I kind of think, like, couldn't 109 00:05:47,320 --> 00:05:50,120 Speaker 1: ed Reid be an upgrade on most number three or 110 00:05:50,120 --> 00:05:53,120 Speaker 1: four safeties where if he's playing some snaps that he 111 00:05:53,120 --> 00:05:55,400 Speaker 1: could provide some value to one of these teams. I 112 00:05:55,400 --> 00:05:57,479 Speaker 1: don't know. I guess he just has to understand that 113 00:05:57,520 --> 00:06:00,280 Speaker 1: there's a chance that he might not really play like 114 00:06:00,520 --> 00:06:03,120 Speaker 1: he'll get a look. But I think that's what kind 115 00:06:03,120 --> 00:06:04,920 Speaker 1: of did him in in Houston as he could have. 116 00:06:05,480 --> 00:06:08,080 Speaker 1: If he was a little, you know, less, less talkative, 117 00:06:08,120 --> 00:06:10,440 Speaker 1: maybe he'd still be there. But once he spoke up 118 00:06:10,440 --> 00:06:12,520 Speaker 1: there like why are we keeping you around? At this point, 119 00:06:12,520 --> 00:06:14,239 Speaker 1: I could see someone picking him up and then cutting 120 00:06:14,320 --> 00:06:15,960 Speaker 1: him two weeks later. I think if he was still 121 00:06:15,960 --> 00:06:20,960 Speaker 1: in the starting lineups, critical comments don't happen. And I think, 122 00:06:21,200 --> 00:06:24,159 Speaker 1: if this is it Fred Reid, and we all agree 123 00:06:24,160 --> 00:06:26,760 Speaker 1: he's a Hall of Famer right first ballot? You thought 124 00:06:26,800 --> 00:06:29,560 Speaker 1: first ballot, and I tend to agree this is such 125 00:06:29,560 --> 00:06:31,840 Speaker 1: a fitting way for him to go out, because who 126 00:06:31,920 --> 00:06:36,200 Speaker 1: have we written and talked about more making comments and 127 00:06:36,520 --> 00:06:40,880 Speaker 1: people interpreting comments, you know, in radio shows or whatever 128 00:06:40,920 --> 00:06:43,040 Speaker 1: over the years, more than Ed Reid, I mean his 129 00:06:43,480 --> 00:06:45,599 Speaker 1: entire career. He said things that have gotten him in 130 00:06:45,600 --> 00:06:47,760 Speaker 1: trouble and then people are arguing about it, and like 131 00:06:48,120 --> 00:06:49,760 Speaker 1: his mouth has gotten him in trouble a lot. That's 132 00:06:49,839 --> 00:06:51,640 Speaker 1: kind of part of his charm and be a fitting 133 00:06:51,640 --> 00:06:55,120 Speaker 1: way to go out. Anything else in the news right, 134 00:06:55,279 --> 00:06:58,640 Speaker 1: last up, Aaron Rodgers hopes to play by Thanksgiving and 135 00:06:58,760 --> 00:07:01,920 Speaker 1: Manda hope so he is my starter in fantasy. And 136 00:07:02,000 --> 00:07:07,919 Speaker 1: Jamichael Finley undergoes next surgery. Finley was placed on injured reserve. 137 00:07:08,120 --> 00:07:11,760 Speaker 1: He he released the statement with that surgery that they 138 00:07:11,800 --> 00:07:14,000 Speaker 1: are hopeful that he's going to play football again. So 139 00:07:14,040 --> 00:07:16,160 Speaker 1: we'll see. He's going to be a free agent, so 140 00:07:16,160 --> 00:07:19,520 Speaker 1: there's questions about his future. We'll wait and see on that. Rogers, 141 00:07:19,600 --> 00:07:22,920 Speaker 1: what do we take from that? Well, first, uh, Finley 142 00:07:22,960 --> 00:07:26,680 Speaker 1: has not had surgery yet. He's going to undergo a 143 00:07:26,760 --> 00:07:29,880 Speaker 1: spinal fuse and suspusion surgery that I guess is his 144 00:07:29,960 --> 00:07:34,320 Speaker 1: only chance of returning to the field. But um with Rogers, 145 00:07:34,880 --> 00:07:37,560 Speaker 1: by Thanksgiving, that that would be what one week faster 146 00:07:37,680 --> 00:07:41,400 Speaker 1: than what was anticipated. Probably we were thinking probably because 147 00:07:41,520 --> 00:07:44,840 Speaker 1: because it was you know that that compacted week. It 148 00:07:44,960 --> 00:07:46,400 Speaker 1: was more like two and a half weeks or three 149 00:07:46,400 --> 00:07:47,760 Speaker 1: and a half weeks away from when he got hurt, 150 00:07:47,760 --> 00:07:50,040 Speaker 1: So we were thinking the week. He sounded hopeful playing 151 00:07:50,120 --> 00:07:52,000 Speaker 1: next week. I mean, he didn't even want to rule 152 00:07:52,040 --> 00:07:54,000 Speaker 1: out this week. But that might just be a player 153 00:07:54,040 --> 00:07:56,680 Speaker 1: being over eager. But he sounded hopeful playing even the 154 00:07:56,720 --> 00:08:00,520 Speaker 1: week before Thanksgiving, which would be a big surprise. I 155 00:08:00,560 --> 00:08:02,960 Speaker 1: don't back to Finley for a second. I don't like 156 00:08:03,040 --> 00:08:06,080 Speaker 1: the sound of spinal fusion surgery. Uh that isn't that 157 00:08:06,080 --> 00:08:09,440 Speaker 1: what ended Sterling Sharp and Nick Collins career. I don't 158 00:08:09,520 --> 00:08:13,520 Speaker 1: think it. To me, it almost certainly ends his packer's career, 159 00:08:13,680 --> 00:08:15,800 Speaker 1: whether another team takes a chance on him or not 160 00:08:16,160 --> 00:08:18,560 Speaker 1: as another question. But I wouldn't expect to see him 161 00:08:18,560 --> 00:08:22,320 Speaker 1: play again. And I don't know Mark Schomura's medical credentials, 162 00:08:22,360 --> 00:08:26,400 Speaker 1: but he came out he accurately predicted yesterday that uh, 163 00:08:26,440 --> 00:08:29,000 Speaker 1: Finley would have surgery, he told the radio station and 164 00:08:29,080 --> 00:08:31,280 Speaker 1: also said that Finley would never play again. I don't 165 00:08:31,320 --> 00:08:34,320 Speaker 1: know why he spoke. He spoke with Finnla and that's 166 00:08:34,320 --> 00:08:35,920 Speaker 1: where it came from. And he and he said he 167 00:08:36,120 --> 00:08:38,680 Speaker 1: mentioned Nick Collins by name, saying that that the situation 168 00:08:38,760 --> 00:08:42,079 Speaker 1: was similar. I think, uh okay. So I went back 169 00:08:42,120 --> 00:08:45,240 Speaker 1: and watched the Packers this morning. I was not impressed 170 00:08:45,280 --> 00:08:47,520 Speaker 1: by Scott's tolzine in the least. I thought he an 171 00:08:47,520 --> 00:08:51,600 Speaker 1: awful game, made some horrible decisions, like why he was 172 00:08:51,600 --> 00:08:53,680 Speaker 1: throwing the ball in these tight spaces when he did. 173 00:08:54,000 --> 00:08:57,080 Speaker 1: I don't know, but two things. I liked that, even 174 00:08:57,120 --> 00:08:59,000 Speaker 1: in a bad loss to the Eagles where their defense 175 00:08:59,080 --> 00:09:02,079 Speaker 1: kind of packed it in at the end, Brandon Bostick 176 00:09:02,160 --> 00:09:04,000 Speaker 1: look good at tight end. I think they're gonna use 177 00:09:04,080 --> 00:09:06,480 Speaker 1: him more than uh Quarrels the rest of the way. 178 00:09:06,640 --> 00:09:10,120 Speaker 1: He looks like they're receiving tight end now. And even 179 00:09:10,120 --> 00:09:12,400 Speaker 1: when Randall Cop gets back, they're gonna have to run 180 00:09:12,440 --> 00:09:15,400 Speaker 1: four wide sets with Jared Boykin because he's playing so well. 181 00:09:16,160 --> 00:09:18,160 Speaker 1: To me, Boykin's the guy who's gonna pick up the 182 00:09:18,200 --> 00:09:19,839 Speaker 1: most slack from Finley the rest of the way. He 183 00:09:19,880 --> 00:09:21,959 Speaker 1: made a great grab in that game too. They're running 184 00:09:21,960 --> 00:09:24,400 Speaker 1: wide receiver screens to him. He's making plays in traffic 185 00:09:24,440 --> 00:09:27,720 Speaker 1: that catch on the sideline. Yeah, he's playing well. You know, 186 00:09:27,760 --> 00:09:30,440 Speaker 1: I with Tolzine real quick because I think I'm gonna 187 00:09:30,440 --> 00:09:32,640 Speaker 1: go a little easier on him because the coordinator said 188 00:09:32,640 --> 00:09:35,120 Speaker 1: this week that he he was running plays in the 189 00:09:35,120 --> 00:09:36,839 Speaker 1: game for the first time that he had never even 190 00:09:36,960 --> 00:09:39,120 Speaker 1: run before in practice. I just want to give him 191 00:09:39,160 --> 00:09:42,000 Speaker 1: another week to prepare and let's judge him this week. Well. 192 00:09:42,040 --> 00:09:44,280 Speaker 1: And it's amazing because I still think they could win 193 00:09:44,320 --> 00:09:47,000 Speaker 1: the Super Bowl, but they're gonna need Scott Tolzine to 194 00:09:47,080 --> 00:09:50,000 Speaker 1: help them get there, and that's by just being competent 195 00:09:50,200 --> 00:09:52,600 Speaker 1: enough against the Giants and Vikings the next couple of 196 00:09:52,600 --> 00:09:54,640 Speaker 1: weeks to keep them in the mix for when Rogers 197 00:09:54,640 --> 00:09:56,960 Speaker 1: comes back. And I agree with that, Like when I 198 00:09:56,960 --> 00:09:59,520 Speaker 1: saw Boykin and Bostick play, that was one of my takeaways. 199 00:10:00,080 --> 00:10:02,360 Speaker 1: What they're going through now will make them stronger in 200 00:10:02,480 --> 00:10:05,760 Speaker 1: January because there you have to praise their development, the 201 00:10:05,800 --> 00:10:08,240 Speaker 1: way they're developing these young guys to come in when 202 00:10:08,240 --> 00:10:10,640 Speaker 1: players go down and they're playing well, that will bode 203 00:10:10,679 --> 00:10:12,680 Speaker 1: well in January. Well, not if they're five. If they're 204 00:10:12,720 --> 00:10:15,120 Speaker 1: five and six, though, when Rogers comes back it could 205 00:10:15,160 --> 00:10:16,920 Speaker 1: be tough. Well, we looked at this team a couple 206 00:10:16,920 --> 00:10:18,559 Speaker 1: of weeks ago and said, when they hit this soft 207 00:10:18,600 --> 00:10:21,120 Speaker 1: belly of the schedule, here these two games two and oh, 208 00:10:21,400 --> 00:10:23,559 Speaker 1: I don't think people feel that way right now. Okay, 209 00:10:23,640 --> 00:10:26,240 Speaker 1: let's move on. So last week, as I said earlier, 210 00:10:26,280 --> 00:10:29,840 Speaker 1: we broke down the NFC playoff picture, and now, uh, 211 00:10:29,880 --> 00:10:31,720 Speaker 1: as we head into the last two two months of 212 00:10:31,720 --> 00:10:33,360 Speaker 1: the season, let's look at how the a f C 213 00:10:33,559 --> 00:10:35,840 Speaker 1: is shaping up. It's a very different picture because you 214 00:10:35,880 --> 00:10:38,800 Speaker 1: have in the NFC um a bunch of really good 215 00:10:38,800 --> 00:10:42,240 Speaker 1: teams trying to get into a limited number of spots. 216 00:10:42,280 --> 00:10:44,719 Speaker 1: In the a f C, it's not quite the same thing. 217 00:10:44,760 --> 00:10:51,040 Speaker 1: You have the Chiefs, Patriots and Broncos as locks. Um. 218 00:10:51,120 --> 00:10:55,040 Speaker 1: Then you have the Colts at six and three having 219 00:10:55,080 --> 00:10:57,280 Speaker 1: some problems, but you're still pretty confident of them. In 220 00:10:57,320 --> 00:11:00,080 Speaker 1: the in the division, you think the Bangals are a 221 00:11:00,080 --> 00:11:02,400 Speaker 1: little tricky. And then you have the Jets right now 222 00:11:02,559 --> 00:11:04,920 Speaker 1: as the sixth seed, but they're at five and four, 223 00:11:05,160 --> 00:11:09,760 Speaker 1: and behind them you have the Dolphins, Titans, Browns, Ravens, 224 00:11:10,080 --> 00:11:13,360 Speaker 1: Chargers all at four and five. It's kind of a mess. 225 00:11:13,400 --> 00:11:18,040 Speaker 1: So let me start with you, Greg, where do you 226 00:11:18,080 --> 00:11:21,040 Speaker 1: see this going? Where do you see, first of all, 227 00:11:21,080 --> 00:11:23,199 Speaker 1: you do imagine that the Broncos will be in one 228 00:11:23,200 --> 00:11:25,880 Speaker 1: of those top two seeds by the end of the season. Yeah, 229 00:11:25,960 --> 00:11:28,000 Speaker 1: let's start with it. I think the Chiefs have a chance. 230 00:11:28,080 --> 00:11:30,200 Speaker 1: Do Do we think the Chiefs have a chance to 231 00:11:30,200 --> 00:11:33,240 Speaker 1: split these two games against the Broncos, Because if they do, 232 00:11:33,960 --> 00:11:36,359 Speaker 1: then they have a real chance to win the tiebreaker 233 00:11:36,400 --> 00:11:39,560 Speaker 1: from Denver and possibly hold on. Basically, the question is 234 00:11:39,559 --> 00:11:42,439 Speaker 1: whether Kansas City has any chance of holding off Denver. 235 00:11:42,600 --> 00:11:44,800 Speaker 1: I tend to think they won't, but maybe I'm just 236 00:11:44,920 --> 00:11:47,240 Speaker 1: met the contrarian in me that that wonders if they 237 00:11:47,280 --> 00:11:49,920 Speaker 1: can somehow stay alive when you couch it in those terms. 238 00:11:49,920 --> 00:11:52,600 Speaker 1: Of course they have a chance, right, But I don't 239 00:11:52,640 --> 00:11:55,320 Speaker 1: see it ending well for them. I think most likely 240 00:11:55,360 --> 00:11:57,480 Speaker 1: they lose both of those games, and they're not even 241 00:11:57,520 --> 00:11:59,520 Speaker 1: really in the game. I agree with West. I mean, 242 00:12:00,080 --> 00:12:03,439 Speaker 1: they're gonna have to do something different if they get 243 00:12:03,480 --> 00:12:05,840 Speaker 1: into a situation where the Broncos are scoring in spurts 244 00:12:05,880 --> 00:12:07,679 Speaker 1: like we've seen so often. But why do we think 245 00:12:07,679 --> 00:12:09,880 Speaker 1: the Chiefs are so much worse than the Redskins or 246 00:12:09,880 --> 00:12:12,720 Speaker 1: other teams that had leads over the over the Broncos 247 00:12:12,720 --> 00:12:14,240 Speaker 1: in the third quarter of the fourth or the Colts 248 00:12:14,240 --> 00:12:16,480 Speaker 1: beat I'm just saying if they could split. If you 249 00:12:16,520 --> 00:12:19,520 Speaker 1: look at the rest of Kansas City schedule, San Diego 250 00:12:19,559 --> 00:12:23,599 Speaker 1: in Kansas City, Washington's terrible, Oakland's terrible, Indianapolis could be 251 00:12:23,640 --> 00:12:26,080 Speaker 1: a tough game San Diego again. I don't think the 252 00:12:26,120 --> 00:12:28,240 Speaker 1: Chiefs are worse than the Redskins. I think the Broncos 253 00:12:28,280 --> 00:12:30,480 Speaker 1: are a better team with von Miller playing. I also 254 00:12:30,520 --> 00:12:33,440 Speaker 1: think it's we're being We're not alone in this, but 255 00:12:33,520 --> 00:12:36,480 Speaker 1: everyone is very disrespectful to the Chiefs. I know they're 256 00:12:36,480 --> 00:12:38,000 Speaker 1: not a great nine and O team. They could be 257 00:12:38,040 --> 00:12:39,839 Speaker 1: the worst nine or O team ever, but they are 258 00:12:39,960 --> 00:12:43,320 Speaker 1: nine and oh. So while it would seem there everything 259 00:12:43,360 --> 00:12:45,240 Speaker 1: is set up for the Broncos to finally hang a 260 00:12:45,240 --> 00:12:47,520 Speaker 1: loss on them this week, there's no reason to think 261 00:12:47,559 --> 00:12:49,760 Speaker 1: that they can't hang in in their own building against 262 00:12:49,800 --> 00:12:53,960 Speaker 1: the Broncos. Wow, there you go. Yeah, the crowd from that, 263 00:12:54,000 --> 00:12:56,120 Speaker 1: I think that was very similar to the Awards show 264 00:12:56,160 --> 00:12:59,120 Speaker 1: craft back. Those poor people have not been allowed to leave. 265 00:12:59,160 --> 00:13:02,360 Speaker 1: There's one pour party and just box lunch being air 266 00:13:02,400 --> 00:13:04,600 Speaker 1: mailed in. But anyway, so, yeah, so I think the 267 00:13:04,640 --> 00:13:07,280 Speaker 1: Chiefs have a shot, But I think ultimately you're gonna 268 00:13:07,280 --> 00:13:09,480 Speaker 1: have an interesting situation where you could actually have like 269 00:13:09,480 --> 00:13:12,240 Speaker 1: a thirteen and three team as a five seed, which 270 00:13:12,240 --> 00:13:16,480 Speaker 1: is pretty unusual Denver, New England. If Denver wins this week, 271 00:13:16,559 --> 00:13:20,640 Speaker 1: then becomes a huge matchup for the potential number one seed. 272 00:13:20,640 --> 00:13:23,880 Speaker 1: Now I have a hard time seeing the Patriots avoiding 273 00:13:23,960 --> 00:13:26,800 Speaker 1: losing let's say four games overall, but if they could 274 00:13:26,800 --> 00:13:29,040 Speaker 1: somehow beat Denver, they would have a real chance at 275 00:13:29,040 --> 00:13:31,360 Speaker 1: getting the one seed. I think things are turning around 276 00:13:31,360 --> 00:13:34,240 Speaker 1: for the Patriots. I think they've lost quite a bit 277 00:13:34,240 --> 00:13:36,280 Speaker 1: on defense, but their all offense looks much better at 278 00:13:36,320 --> 00:13:39,480 Speaker 1: this point. I think they're a safe bet in their 279 00:13:39,480 --> 00:13:42,160 Speaker 1: division and to do what the Patriots do, which is 280 00:13:42,200 --> 00:13:45,000 Speaker 1: win eleven twelve games, that's what your boys do. Greg. 281 00:13:45,120 --> 00:13:47,199 Speaker 1: So I don't. I don't. I feel like, although it's 282 00:13:47,200 --> 00:13:49,400 Speaker 1: not very scientific, it just it just feels like this 283 00:13:49,440 --> 00:13:52,080 Speaker 1: is what happens every year that they get to that spot. 284 00:13:52,240 --> 00:13:56,080 Speaker 1: I'm more intrigued about the a f C South um West. 285 00:13:56,160 --> 00:13:58,040 Speaker 1: I know you are very You're in the camp that 286 00:13:58,120 --> 00:14:02,280 Speaker 1: the Colts have a real chance at completely cratering here. 287 00:14:03,000 --> 00:14:05,600 Speaker 1: I don't. I don't see how anybody could watch their 288 00:14:05,679 --> 00:14:07,920 Speaker 1: last two games against the Texans and Rams and say 289 00:14:07,960 --> 00:14:10,000 Speaker 1: this is a good team, because they're not a good 290 00:14:10,000 --> 00:14:12,840 Speaker 1: team right now. Could they turn it around? I don't know. 291 00:14:12,960 --> 00:14:16,680 Speaker 1: Lux lux record coming off of losses is unbelievable. I 292 00:14:16,679 --> 00:14:18,920 Speaker 1: think he's like, it's undefeated, but he has not lost 293 00:14:18,960 --> 00:14:21,600 Speaker 1: two in a row since he was a freshman at Stanford. Yeah, 294 00:14:21,640 --> 00:14:23,680 Speaker 1: I mean, and I have all the faith in the 295 00:14:23,720 --> 00:14:25,360 Speaker 1: world and Luck, but they're asking him to do it 296 00:14:25,400 --> 00:14:27,480 Speaker 1: alone right now. If you have all the faith in 297 00:14:27,520 --> 00:14:30,600 Speaker 1: the world in Andrew Luck, how do they not win 298 00:14:30,680 --> 00:14:32,760 Speaker 1: this division easily? Because all they have to do is 299 00:14:32,760 --> 00:14:34,480 Speaker 1: win three or four more games. They don't need to 300 00:14:34,520 --> 00:14:36,280 Speaker 1: be good, they just need they not win it because 301 00:14:36,280 --> 00:14:40,440 Speaker 1: look at their schedule, it's it's brutal. They go at Tennessee. 302 00:14:40,480 --> 00:14:42,680 Speaker 1: So if they lose this week, and I'm not sure 303 00:14:42,680 --> 00:14:44,360 Speaker 1: they're a better team than Titans right now from what 304 00:14:44,360 --> 00:14:47,160 Speaker 1: I've seen. Now. The Colts last two weeks at Arizona, 305 00:14:47,200 --> 00:14:49,960 Speaker 1: Whichie We've already said Arizona at home is one of 306 00:14:50,000 --> 00:14:52,600 Speaker 1: the best teams in the league. They when they play 307 00:14:52,640 --> 00:14:55,200 Speaker 1: Tennessee again at Cincinnati, who was much better at home 308 00:14:55,240 --> 00:14:57,720 Speaker 1: than they are on the road, they play the Texans, 309 00:14:58,200 --> 00:15:00,880 Speaker 1: who outplayed the Colts two weeks go by quite a 310 00:15:00,880 --> 00:15:05,640 Speaker 1: bit for three quarters at Kansas City. Those are their 311 00:15:05,680 --> 00:15:08,720 Speaker 1: next six games. You forgot the week's seven team matchup 312 00:15:08,800 --> 00:15:13,360 Speaker 1: as a bank. That's seven wins right there. Got a 313 00:15:13,440 --> 00:15:15,920 Speaker 1: Jacksonville team which is right now catching fire. And you 314 00:15:15,960 --> 00:15:23,280 Speaker 1: can say, Andrew love the sun too long. We talked 315 00:15:23,320 --> 00:15:25,440 Speaker 1: for this oh and a to a eight name in Jacksonville. 316 00:15:25,440 --> 00:15:28,840 Speaker 1: But you know what, you can like talk. I had 317 00:15:28,840 --> 00:15:31,360 Speaker 1: a conversation with West about this in a private moment 318 00:15:31,360 --> 00:15:36,320 Speaker 1: on Sunday. But Andrew luck, Look, he's not getting protected 319 00:15:36,320 --> 00:15:39,080 Speaker 1: well at always getting killed back. Then, let's make the 320 00:15:39,200 --> 00:15:42,560 Speaker 1: argument for the Colts as a young team that's over 321 00:15:42,760 --> 00:15:46,120 Speaker 1: achieved and is playing above their weight, so they're gonna 322 00:15:46,160 --> 00:15:48,280 Speaker 1: have some big ups and big downs, kind of like 323 00:15:48,360 --> 00:15:51,000 Speaker 1: other teams young led by young quarterbacks. I'm not I 324 00:15:51,000 --> 00:15:52,920 Speaker 1: don't think they're so good that they can't get blown 325 00:15:52,920 --> 00:15:55,720 Speaker 1: out in in any given game if things go wrong, 326 00:15:55,800 --> 00:15:58,120 Speaker 1: like against the Rams. But this is the same team 327 00:15:58,160 --> 00:16:02,400 Speaker 1: that beat the Seahawks, the four d niners. They are 328 00:16:02,400 --> 00:16:05,000 Speaker 1: not They're not. They're not that much. Watch you watch 329 00:16:05,080 --> 00:16:07,520 Speaker 1: their offense in seven of the eight quarters since Reggie 330 00:16:07,560 --> 00:16:10,040 Speaker 1: Wayne went down. They can't move the ball period in 331 00:16:10,160 --> 00:16:13,200 Speaker 1: seven of eight quarters. All right, well let me let's 332 00:16:13,200 --> 00:16:14,920 Speaker 1: go up and down in the season. There you go. 333 00:16:15,240 --> 00:16:18,800 Speaker 1: But I'm not saying somebody can't come along to save them. 334 00:16:18,840 --> 00:16:21,600 Speaker 1: I mean, we've seen, like we said with Richard Matthews 335 00:16:21,600 --> 00:16:23,720 Speaker 1: on Monday Night, this guy came out of nowhere to 336 00:16:23,800 --> 00:16:27,680 Speaker 1: be the Dolphins best receiver. Maybe Dayrick Rogers does that 337 00:16:27,720 --> 00:16:29,600 Speaker 1: for the Cools, who knows, But right now they are 338 00:16:29,640 --> 00:16:31,640 Speaker 1: not that team. And Pep Hamilton's is a guy that 339 00:16:31,680 --> 00:16:34,600 Speaker 1: wants to be teams on the ground and punish teams 340 00:16:35,320 --> 00:16:37,680 Speaker 1: not well. But that's the thing. You know. Last year 341 00:16:38,040 --> 00:16:42,840 Speaker 1: looked through passy or more yards, he's got thirty seven 342 00:16:42,840 --> 00:16:44,640 Speaker 1: of them. This year. They're not able to take shots 343 00:16:44,640 --> 00:16:46,120 Speaker 1: down the field the same way, and they can't run 344 00:16:46,160 --> 00:16:48,200 Speaker 1: the ball. What about the Bengals, do you guys think 345 00:16:48,240 --> 00:16:50,120 Speaker 1: they will be able to hold on in the a 346 00:16:50,200 --> 00:16:53,520 Speaker 1: f C North grab a fourth seed unless the Steelers 347 00:16:53,560 --> 00:16:56,320 Speaker 1: get hot. Yes, you're still holding out hope, So you 348 00:16:56,320 --> 00:16:58,320 Speaker 1: you gotta be picking the Steelers. We look at the 349 00:16:58,400 --> 00:17:01,240 Speaker 1: Ravens schedule and it's very tough, and I looked at 350 00:17:01,240 --> 00:17:03,200 Speaker 1: the Brown schedule and they finished with two games on 351 00:17:03,240 --> 00:17:05,920 Speaker 1: the road, which doesn't bode well for them. So I think, 352 00:17:06,119 --> 00:17:07,840 Speaker 1: to me, the Steelers are the best chance to get 353 00:17:07,880 --> 00:17:10,520 Speaker 1: hot in that division. I still think the Ravens could 354 00:17:10,520 --> 00:17:13,000 Speaker 1: get back in it, and they're gonna be a bad offense, 355 00:17:13,640 --> 00:17:16,040 Speaker 1: I think throughout the whole season, but I think having 356 00:17:16,119 --> 00:17:19,120 Speaker 1: Flacco and a good defense is enough to get back 357 00:17:19,119 --> 00:17:20,840 Speaker 1: in the mix. And you said their scheduled stuff, I mean, 358 00:17:20,840 --> 00:17:22,920 Speaker 1: it's all that tough. They're at Chicago this week. I 359 00:17:22,960 --> 00:17:25,680 Speaker 1: think they could win that game. Not easy. Uh, they 360 00:17:25,680 --> 00:17:28,840 Speaker 1: have the Jets, the Steelers, and the Vikings at home 361 00:17:29,080 --> 00:17:30,760 Speaker 1: all in a row, and they're good home in their 362 00:17:31,000 --> 00:17:34,080 Speaker 1: final three games. Then it gets tougher, but I think 363 00:17:34,080 --> 00:17:38,280 Speaker 1: they can get back in the mix. At Detroit room 364 00:17:38,359 --> 00:17:41,760 Speaker 1: to the Patriots, and at Cincinnati. I think that week's 365 00:17:41,760 --> 00:17:44,959 Speaker 1: seventeen games, Cincinnati Baltimore decides that division. I don't think 366 00:17:44,960 --> 00:17:47,240 Speaker 1: the Bengals run away. If I think you are crazy, 367 00:17:48,440 --> 00:17:53,680 Speaker 1: go listen. Baltimore is not winning this division for the Ravens. 368 00:17:54,080 --> 00:17:56,280 Speaker 1: I don't want to almost be okay with that. If 369 00:17:56,320 --> 00:17:58,480 Speaker 1: I had seen any indication that they could run the 370 00:17:58,480 --> 00:18:01,920 Speaker 1: ball better than Trent Richardson, they maybe, but I mean, 371 00:18:02,080 --> 00:18:04,679 Speaker 1: Ray Rice is worse than Trent Richardson. They can't do 372 00:18:04,760 --> 00:18:08,439 Speaker 1: anything on offense. I love how we conveniently completely ignore 373 00:18:08,480 --> 00:18:11,320 Speaker 1: Cleveland in this it's a three team division. Or question 374 00:18:11,359 --> 00:18:16,680 Speaker 1: too about Tocinnati. Cincinnati wins this division and then they 375 00:18:16,680 --> 00:18:19,520 Speaker 1: lose their first playoff game. I totally agree. I think, yeah, 376 00:18:19,520 --> 00:18:20,840 Speaker 1: I think we all see that coming. All right, So 377 00:18:20,880 --> 00:18:23,080 Speaker 1: then let's talk about that final seat. I didn't see 378 00:18:23,080 --> 00:18:25,359 Speaker 1: that coming. Take the Bengals win their first playoff No, 379 00:18:25,560 --> 00:18:27,679 Speaker 1: I don't think they make the playoffs. I'm sticking to 380 00:18:27,760 --> 00:18:30,320 Speaker 1: my preseason Why not you think? Then I'm going with 381 00:18:30,359 --> 00:18:33,040 Speaker 1: the Ravens. You pick the Steelers to win the division? Well, 382 00:18:33,080 --> 00:18:35,480 Speaker 1: at this point I'm giving up on them, all right, 383 00:18:35,520 --> 00:18:38,040 Speaker 1: So then the sixth it's really an anti Bengals pick. 384 00:18:38,800 --> 00:18:40,520 Speaker 1: This is where it gets wide open. So right now 385 00:18:40,560 --> 00:18:42,280 Speaker 1: you have the Jets locked in at five and four, 386 00:18:42,560 --> 00:18:45,600 Speaker 1: But as I said, you have five teams behind them 387 00:18:45,600 --> 00:18:49,880 Speaker 1: within a game. Greg Mark, I'll start with you. Who 388 00:18:49,880 --> 00:18:54,359 Speaker 1: will be the sixth playoff team? Man, it's tough, and 389 00:18:54,440 --> 00:18:57,960 Speaker 1: let's assume the first five spots hold. Okay, so let's 390 00:18:58,000 --> 00:19:00,480 Speaker 1: say let's have the Bengals whin there to vision will 391 00:19:00,480 --> 00:19:03,000 Speaker 1: have the Colts hold done so literally literally, you'll have 392 00:19:03,000 --> 00:19:06,879 Speaker 1: the Broncos or the Chiefs at five. Who is in six? 393 00:19:06,960 --> 00:19:13,160 Speaker 1: Who comes in six. I'll give you the the teams against Jets, Dolphins, Titans, Browns, Ravens, Chargers. 394 00:19:13,600 --> 00:19:15,600 Speaker 1: Listen in my in my heart of hearts, I'd love 395 00:19:15,640 --> 00:19:17,399 Speaker 1: for it to be Cleveland. I can't go down that 396 00:19:17,520 --> 00:19:20,640 Speaker 1: road because I I see a team that in cold 397 00:19:20,720 --> 00:19:23,680 Speaker 1: weather will not be able to run the football, and 398 00:19:23,840 --> 00:19:26,240 Speaker 1: I'm waiting for the other shoe to drop on Jason Campbell. 399 00:19:26,920 --> 00:19:29,080 Speaker 1: I look at the Jets and I think that a 400 00:19:29,280 --> 00:19:32,480 Speaker 1: that defense is legitimate. Um, what they did against the 401 00:19:32,520 --> 00:19:36,480 Speaker 1: Saints impressed me. Stuck with me, I'm going Jets West. 402 00:19:37,800 --> 00:19:40,959 Speaker 1: Looking at Football Outsiders, playoff odds for all these teams, 403 00:19:41,280 --> 00:19:46,280 Speaker 1: the Jets are at every other team you mentioned is 404 00:19:46,520 --> 00:19:51,640 Speaker 1: below seventent the Jets, and I was thinking this without 405 00:19:51,640 --> 00:19:53,560 Speaker 1: even looking at the playoff odds. After looking at the 406 00:19:53,600 --> 00:19:56,520 Speaker 1: Jets remaining schedule, I think we talked a month ago 407 00:19:56,600 --> 00:19:58,600 Speaker 1: that they had a tough remaining schedule. It looks pretty 408 00:19:58,640 --> 00:20:02,280 Speaker 1: good to me. At Big Change, too, was if you 409 00:20:02,480 --> 00:20:04,720 Speaker 1: buy into the fact that the Dolphins might be going 410 00:20:04,800 --> 00:20:08,080 Speaker 1: totally uh into the tank and disappearing into the ether. 411 00:20:08,359 --> 00:20:10,720 Speaker 1: They have them twice, and you think about that Jets 412 00:20:10,760 --> 00:20:13,359 Speaker 1: d line going against that Dolphins offensive line, things can 413 00:20:13,480 --> 00:20:15,680 Speaker 1: get ugly. And they have a they have a road 414 00:20:15,720 --> 00:20:18,679 Speaker 1: game in Buffalo UH this week, which if they're a 415 00:20:18,680 --> 00:20:20,800 Speaker 1: real team, they should be able to win that. So 416 00:20:20,840 --> 00:20:23,720 Speaker 1: if you if you bank those three wins, they're in 417 00:20:23,720 --> 00:20:25,760 Speaker 1: really good shape there. They got eight wins right there. 418 00:20:25,800 --> 00:20:28,240 Speaker 1: So the thing with the Jets though, because they're the 419 00:20:28,280 --> 00:20:30,040 Speaker 1: one team that they're coming off a win and they 420 00:20:30,080 --> 00:20:32,320 Speaker 1: have that game advantage over the rest of the slop 421 00:20:32,359 --> 00:20:34,560 Speaker 1: fest group of teams. Right, that's what it is. A 422 00:20:34,600 --> 00:20:37,440 Speaker 1: week from now, we're gonna all be singing a different 423 00:20:37,440 --> 00:20:39,680 Speaker 1: tune about some other team. That's what's happening with the 424 00:20:39,760 --> 00:20:41,959 Speaker 1: sixth seed. It changes week in week out. Of all 425 00:20:41,960 --> 00:20:43,879 Speaker 1: the teams you mentioned, I would have the Texans and 426 00:20:43,920 --> 00:20:48,000 Speaker 1: Steelers over any of them, but the Jet, I mean, 427 00:20:48,119 --> 00:20:52,800 Speaker 1: the Texans are the best teams, the best team out 428 00:20:52,800 --> 00:20:55,800 Speaker 1: of all in that case, keenum juice and it's getting 429 00:20:58,040 --> 00:20:59,840 Speaker 1: the end of the game's counting. Though a lot of 430 00:21:00,000 --> 00:21:01,800 Speaker 1: times I think we end up thinking just because they 431 00:21:01,840 --> 00:21:04,359 Speaker 1: dominated the first two or three quarters, like they should 432 00:21:04,359 --> 00:21:06,879 Speaker 1: have won the game, but they shouldn't have won. The 433 00:21:06,920 --> 00:21:10,639 Speaker 1: Texans have played at Kansas City against the Colts and 434 00:21:10,720 --> 00:21:14,679 Speaker 1: at Arizona and lost by a total of seven points. Well, 435 00:21:14,720 --> 00:21:18,080 Speaker 1: they're gonna need to gain three or four games on 436 00:21:18,200 --> 00:21:20,320 Speaker 1: all the rest of these teams. Okay, Now, look at 437 00:21:20,320 --> 00:21:22,800 Speaker 1: the rest of these teams. The charge The Chargers have 438 00:21:22,840 --> 00:21:25,040 Speaker 1: the worst defense in the NFL, according to Greg Rosenthal 439 00:21:25,160 --> 00:21:30,080 Speaker 1: and Football Outsiders. The Browns, you know, have a tough schedule. 440 00:21:30,119 --> 00:21:32,199 Speaker 1: We whenever that I could see the Browns and you 441 00:21:32,280 --> 00:21:36,399 Speaker 1: absolutely wouldn't give the Browns credit if they were actually 442 00:21:36,440 --> 00:21:38,359 Speaker 1: the Browns. I would I wait to see the Browns 443 00:21:38,359 --> 00:21:41,399 Speaker 1: in the playoffs before the Ravens. The Dolphins, you can 444 00:21:41,440 --> 00:21:44,639 Speaker 1: write them off. They're out, They're done. You're ready to 445 00:21:44,680 --> 00:21:48,240 Speaker 1: fork them. Yes, they're done. The Dolphins are done. Greg, 446 00:21:48,240 --> 00:21:52,200 Speaker 1: what is your pick for the sixth seeds? Man, It's 447 00:21:52,240 --> 00:21:54,439 Speaker 1: like I had to be prepared or something. Well, I 448 00:21:54,480 --> 00:21:56,400 Speaker 1: think I would go with the two North teams. It's 449 00:21:56,400 --> 00:21:58,240 Speaker 1: not an exciting to answer, but the Bengals and Ravens 450 00:21:58,240 --> 00:22:01,040 Speaker 1: both getting in it. I think they both get And 451 00:22:01,240 --> 00:22:02,760 Speaker 1: if I had to choose another one, it would be 452 00:22:02,800 --> 00:22:05,680 Speaker 1: the Chargers. Because despite I mean, their schedule is tough, 453 00:22:05,680 --> 00:22:08,320 Speaker 1: but they have something. The thing with the Jets, you know, 454 00:22:08,359 --> 00:22:10,400 Speaker 1: you're trying to count win. They're a team. I don't 455 00:22:10,400 --> 00:22:12,720 Speaker 1: think you can count any win because the Jets. The 456 00:22:12,800 --> 00:22:15,280 Speaker 1: Jets are trying to win without a quarterback. I mean 457 00:22:15,320 --> 00:22:18,280 Speaker 1: that he was terrible two weeks ago in their in 458 00:22:18,320 --> 00:22:20,560 Speaker 1: their game, and then they hit him in the win 459 00:22:20,600 --> 00:22:23,000 Speaker 1: against the Saints. They somehow won that game with nothing 460 00:22:23,040 --> 00:22:25,159 Speaker 1: from a quarterback, and that's tough to do well. And 461 00:22:25,200 --> 00:22:27,359 Speaker 1: I would say that's an argument for the Chargers because 462 00:22:27,400 --> 00:22:30,040 Speaker 1: of all these teams hanging out there for that number 463 00:22:30,080 --> 00:22:33,640 Speaker 1: six spot, Philip Rivers is playing extremely well, obviously maybe 464 00:22:33,720 --> 00:22:36,359 Speaker 1: second third best quarterback in the league right now, and 465 00:22:36,720 --> 00:22:38,320 Speaker 1: they're a little bit frisky when they want to be. 466 00:22:38,359 --> 00:22:41,360 Speaker 1: You guys, honestly don't believe that the Texans and Steelers 467 00:22:41,359 --> 00:22:43,679 Speaker 1: have the potential to get hotter than any of these teams. 468 00:22:43,880 --> 00:22:47,720 Speaker 1: I'm with you on the Steelers. You're gonna have to 469 00:22:47,720 --> 00:22:50,560 Speaker 1: convince me on the Texans that a little later in 470 00:22:50,600 --> 00:22:52,359 Speaker 1: the program that's what we need to go six and 471 00:22:52,440 --> 00:22:55,520 Speaker 1: one down the stretch. I'm just saying out of one 472 00:22:55,520 --> 00:22:57,160 Speaker 1: of these teams is gonna have to get really hot 473 00:22:57,200 --> 00:22:59,040 Speaker 1: to take care of the other teams, to get rid 474 00:22:59,040 --> 00:23:00,920 Speaker 1: of all the other teams. I've you don't think any 475 00:23:00,920 --> 00:23:03,680 Speaker 1: of them will. I don't. I think if you're looking 476 00:23:03,720 --> 00:23:05,600 Speaker 1: for one or two teams to get hot, those are 477 00:23:05,600 --> 00:23:08,000 Speaker 1: the two teams that have the best roster to do 478 00:23:08,040 --> 00:23:10,520 Speaker 1: it all right, Speaking of the a f C playoff picture, 479 00:23:10,560 --> 00:23:12,800 Speaker 1: this is this is a perfect time to bring in 480 00:23:12,920 --> 00:23:15,360 Speaker 1: a friend of the podcast, a friend of the original 481 00:23:15,359 --> 00:23:17,600 Speaker 1: A t L Debate Club. Now he's making his A 482 00:23:17,680 --> 00:23:20,920 Speaker 1: t L podcast debut. He's the Jets beat reporter for 483 00:23:20,960 --> 00:23:23,800 Speaker 1: the New York Daily News. Friend of the podcast, maybe 484 00:23:23,880 --> 00:23:26,760 Speaker 1: not so much a friend of the Jets. He's Miniche Meta. 485 00:23:27,920 --> 00:23:30,399 Speaker 1: How are you guys? What's going on? And how's everything 486 00:23:30,400 --> 00:23:34,280 Speaker 1: going in Floren Parky? Spirits are high. It's got the 487 00:23:34,520 --> 00:23:37,160 Speaker 1: last wild card spot, So no complaints in Floren Park 488 00:23:37,640 --> 00:23:40,240 Speaker 1: as of right now. Though you know, we we spoke 489 00:23:40,400 --> 00:23:42,760 Speaker 1: this summer, you and I and you know we both 490 00:23:42,960 --> 00:23:45,719 Speaker 1: didn't think very highly of them as a playoff team. 491 00:23:45,840 --> 00:23:50,119 Speaker 1: How surprised are you that you're covering a legit postseason 492 00:23:50,119 --> 00:23:53,440 Speaker 1: contender right now? Are you shocked? Yeah? I think shock 493 00:23:53,560 --> 00:23:55,320 Speaker 1: is probably a great word to describe it. I thought 494 00:23:55,320 --> 00:23:58,280 Speaker 1: they were a four to six win team, Uh, closer 495 00:23:58,320 --> 00:24:00,080 Speaker 1: to four if Jo Smith was going to be the 496 00:24:00,160 --> 00:24:02,800 Speaker 1: starter for the duration of the season, which it looks 497 00:24:02,800 --> 00:24:04,800 Speaker 1: like he obviously is gonna be. But you gotta give 498 00:24:04,880 --> 00:24:08,480 Speaker 1: Rix Ryan his staff, Marty morning Wig specifically a lot 499 00:24:08,520 --> 00:24:11,879 Speaker 1: of credit because they've got a rookie quarterback who's you know, 500 00:24:11,920 --> 00:24:14,560 Speaker 1: had his ups and down sixteen turnovers and nine games 501 00:24:14,560 --> 00:24:16,720 Speaker 1: that typically when you look at that state line, you 502 00:24:16,800 --> 00:24:18,720 Speaker 1: think the team that he plays for is probably not 503 00:24:18,880 --> 00:24:22,360 Speaker 1: very good. But the way that morning Wig has allowed 504 00:24:22,440 --> 00:24:25,240 Speaker 1: Smith to take some strategic shots down field and be 505 00:24:25,280 --> 00:24:27,920 Speaker 1: aggressive and and also run the ball really more than 506 00:24:28,320 --> 00:24:31,320 Speaker 1: he's probably running at any point during his coaching career. 507 00:24:31,720 --> 00:24:33,679 Speaker 1: You know, it's a testament to him. And obviously on 508 00:24:33,720 --> 00:24:35,439 Speaker 1: the other side, I think you've got one of the 509 00:24:35,440 --> 00:24:38,120 Speaker 1: best defensive lines in the league, and uh the more 510 00:24:38,160 --> 00:24:41,040 Speaker 1: Will Kriston Sheldon Richardson tandem is really kind of the 511 00:24:41,080 --> 00:24:43,800 Speaker 1: anchor and the heartbeat of that defense. So, uh, yeah, 512 00:24:43,840 --> 00:24:45,440 Speaker 1: you have to give credit where it's do and Rex 513 00:24:45,480 --> 00:24:48,040 Speaker 1: Ryan and his coaching staff has done a tremendous job 514 00:24:48,080 --> 00:24:50,320 Speaker 1: to this point. The Sons of Anarchy one of my 515 00:24:50,359 --> 00:24:53,120 Speaker 1: favorite new nicknames for the Jets. D line. I'm all 516 00:24:53,160 --> 00:24:57,080 Speaker 1: in on that you have two point, but you know 517 00:24:57,280 --> 00:24:59,240 Speaker 1: I'm old fashioned that lay what was your sack exchange 518 00:24:59,280 --> 00:25:01,840 Speaker 1: to point? Now, Yeah, you might get sued by Gassin 519 00:25:02,080 --> 00:25:03,760 Speaker 1: or something. You're gonna be careful. Hey, you were in 520 00:25:03,760 --> 00:25:06,840 Speaker 1: the room for Ed Reid today, right for Rex Ryan 521 00:25:06,920 --> 00:25:10,720 Speaker 1: talking about Ed Reid. Yeah, look, we asked him about it. Obviously, 522 00:25:11,040 --> 00:25:12,800 Speaker 1: it makes a lot of sense on paper, at least 523 00:25:12,800 --> 00:25:15,120 Speaker 1: because there's a connection that the two of them had. 524 00:25:15,160 --> 00:25:18,119 Speaker 1: And if you ever have been around Rex Ryan, you 525 00:25:18,200 --> 00:25:20,679 Speaker 1: know that Ed Reid and and Ray Lewis were two 526 00:25:20,720 --> 00:25:23,280 Speaker 1: of his favorite players of all time. And uh, you 527 00:25:23,280 --> 00:25:26,159 Speaker 1: know that goes without saying probably, but I think it 528 00:25:26,160 --> 00:25:28,320 Speaker 1: makes a lot of sense. And he cleared waivers today 529 00:25:28,359 --> 00:25:31,720 Speaker 1: and my understanding is that you know, the Jets uh, 530 00:25:31,840 --> 00:25:34,280 Speaker 1: you know, had interest in him, and Rex even came 531 00:25:34,280 --> 00:25:36,679 Speaker 1: out and said that he and John Ede spoke about 532 00:25:36,720 --> 00:25:39,440 Speaker 1: the possibility of adding Reid. Didn't really get into any 533 00:25:39,480 --> 00:25:42,679 Speaker 1: details beyond that, but it's a it's a it's a 534 00:25:42,720 --> 00:25:44,720 Speaker 1: good landing spot. I think for a lot of reasons 535 00:25:45,000 --> 00:25:46,879 Speaker 1: the Jets are in contention. I would think that Ed 536 00:25:46,920 --> 00:25:49,080 Speaker 1: Reid would want to go to a place that has 537 00:25:49,119 --> 00:25:51,520 Speaker 1: the chance of making the postseason. And when you look 538 00:25:51,520 --> 00:25:56,240 Speaker 1: at the Jets safeties Ja Kwan, Jarry Antonio, Allen Dewan Landry, 539 00:25:56,440 --> 00:25:59,399 Speaker 1: you know they've been okay, you know, solid at times, 540 00:25:59,440 --> 00:26:04,200 Speaker 1: but surely not good enough to where you you can 541 00:26:04,320 --> 00:26:06,600 Speaker 1: cross off and Ed Reid, you know, if he's available. 542 00:26:06,640 --> 00:26:09,680 Speaker 1: So now I think they should go for it. Saus On, 543 00:26:09,680 --> 00:26:12,439 Speaker 1: how you doing, hey, Mark? How are you good? Question? 544 00:26:12,480 --> 00:26:14,960 Speaker 1: Let's say the Jets. You know, obviously we've just talked 545 00:26:14,960 --> 00:26:18,240 Speaker 1: about an interesting season, surprising in many aspects. Let's say 546 00:26:18,240 --> 00:26:21,359 Speaker 1: they finished this thing out at eight and eight. What 547 00:26:21,480 --> 00:26:25,720 Speaker 1: happens to Rex Ryan, Well, I think that Rex, who 548 00:26:25,760 --> 00:26:27,760 Speaker 1: I said before the season that Rextuldy coach of the year. 549 00:26:27,760 --> 00:26:30,159 Speaker 1: If they're nine and seven, I didn't obviously realize what 550 00:26:30,320 --> 00:26:32,520 Speaker 1: was going to go on down in Kansas City, so 551 00:26:32,840 --> 00:26:35,199 Speaker 1: I think Andy Reid's got that blocked up. But if 552 00:26:35,200 --> 00:26:37,199 Speaker 1: they're eight and eight, with the talent that they have, 553 00:26:37,640 --> 00:26:39,560 Speaker 1: with the lack of talent, I should say on offense 554 00:26:39,920 --> 00:26:44,040 Speaker 1: that they have, I think Willie Johnson would be foolish 555 00:26:44,080 --> 00:26:46,320 Speaker 1: not to bring back to Rex. And and remember, guys, 556 00:26:46,600 --> 00:26:49,400 Speaker 1: Rex is signed through two thousand and fourteen, you don't 557 00:26:49,400 --> 00:26:52,200 Speaker 1: want him to be a true lane duck entering next season. 558 00:26:52,280 --> 00:26:54,600 Speaker 1: So if they are a Nate, what makes the most 559 00:26:54,640 --> 00:26:57,280 Speaker 1: sense to me, what I think will play out is 560 00:26:57,359 --> 00:26:59,280 Speaker 1: a one year extension for Rex. I think that's the 561 00:26:59,320 --> 00:27:01,239 Speaker 1: direction that what do you will go? Because if you 562 00:27:01,240 --> 00:27:03,120 Speaker 1: guys know what he you know is a big fan 563 00:27:03,200 --> 00:27:04,960 Speaker 1: of Rex and if he can get eight wins out 564 00:27:04,960 --> 00:27:08,480 Speaker 1: of a team that has the lack of weapons that 565 00:27:08,600 --> 00:27:11,400 Speaker 1: this team has on offense, coupled with a rookie quarterback, 566 00:27:11,960 --> 00:27:15,600 Speaker 1: I think he would be an extreme misstep to start 567 00:27:15,640 --> 00:27:18,320 Speaker 1: over and bringing a new guy, because let's be honest, 568 00:27:18,359 --> 00:27:19,680 Speaker 1: if you're going to bring in a new head coach, 569 00:27:19,720 --> 00:27:22,399 Speaker 1: it's probably gonna be an offensive minded head coach. So 570 00:27:22,480 --> 00:27:24,760 Speaker 1: that would mean that Marty Morty Wood wouldn't be backed, 571 00:27:25,000 --> 00:27:27,520 Speaker 1: and that would mean that Gino Smith, if he's gonna 572 00:27:27,520 --> 00:27:29,879 Speaker 1: be your future, will have to start over with a 573 00:27:29,920 --> 00:27:31,920 Speaker 1: new offensive coordinator, and then you're gonna have to bring 574 00:27:31,960 --> 00:27:34,760 Speaker 1: in a new defensive coordinator and who you're gonna find 575 00:27:34,760 --> 00:27:37,040 Speaker 1: that there that's gonna be a better defensive mind than 576 00:27:37,080 --> 00:27:38,639 Speaker 1: Rex Ryan. So I think the team would take a 577 00:27:38,680 --> 00:27:42,440 Speaker 1: step back if they decided to make a coaching change 578 00:27:42,440 --> 00:27:45,080 Speaker 1: if they were deficiate made Yeah, but is it is 579 00:27:45,119 --> 00:27:48,560 Speaker 1: it what his decision or is its decision? Because that 580 00:27:48,600 --> 00:27:51,280 Speaker 1: comes back to this, said Reid, who who's making the call? 581 00:27:51,359 --> 00:27:53,440 Speaker 1: That should be its decision? And if they go away 582 00:27:53,480 --> 00:27:55,840 Speaker 1: and they I just wonder if he's still gonna want 583 00:27:55,840 --> 00:27:57,919 Speaker 1: to have his own guy there, whether Rex will ever 584 00:27:58,000 --> 00:28:00,639 Speaker 1: be his guy. Well, I can tell you for certain 585 00:28:00,920 --> 00:28:04,000 Speaker 1: it is Woody Johnson's decision. Now, that does not mean 586 00:28:04,040 --> 00:28:07,120 Speaker 1: he's not gonna get input from other people in the organization. 587 00:28:07,119 --> 00:28:09,159 Speaker 1: He absolutely is. If you know Whatody Johnson, you know 588 00:28:09,240 --> 00:28:11,840 Speaker 1: that he likes, you know, to get in as many 589 00:28:11,960 --> 00:28:15,560 Speaker 1: voices as possible, to collaborate, to listen to John Ezec. 590 00:28:15,640 --> 00:28:18,560 Speaker 1: You've got some personal advisors UH, to listen to the 591 00:28:18,560 --> 00:28:21,680 Speaker 1: team president, Neil Glad. I'm sure all of those UH 592 00:28:21,680 --> 00:28:25,760 Speaker 1: players will have voices in this decision, but ultimately it 593 00:28:25,800 --> 00:28:28,159 Speaker 1: will be Woody Johnson's decision. Whatdy Johnson is not going 594 00:28:28,200 --> 00:28:31,520 Speaker 1: to allow John Ezec to unilaterally make a call on 595 00:28:31,560 --> 00:28:33,720 Speaker 1: the head coach. And you're right if you're John Inzec, 596 00:28:33,800 --> 00:28:36,520 Speaker 1: sure you know you've waited your entire career to become 597 00:28:36,520 --> 00:28:38,520 Speaker 1: a general manager, you you want to hand picked your 598 00:28:38,520 --> 00:28:42,000 Speaker 1: guy because you want to succeed or sail with the 599 00:28:42,040 --> 00:28:43,840 Speaker 1: guy that you chose. You want your faith to be 600 00:28:43,880 --> 00:28:46,440 Speaker 1: determined by the guy that you have picked. And obviously 601 00:28:46,640 --> 00:28:49,160 Speaker 1: he had to inherit Rex to get the job. That's 602 00:28:49,200 --> 00:28:50,959 Speaker 1: one of the reasons he got the job. A lot 603 00:28:51,040 --> 00:28:53,240 Speaker 1: of factors, of course, but he was on board with 604 00:28:53,280 --> 00:28:56,120 Speaker 1: an inheriting Rex and that wasn't really an option the 605 00:28:56,640 --> 00:28:59,080 Speaker 1: than any of these GM candidates had. From Whatdy Johnson, 606 00:28:59,320 --> 00:29:01,520 Speaker 1: they had to keep Rex. But this is gonna be 607 00:29:01,560 --> 00:29:03,360 Speaker 1: a Wadi Johnson decision. He is going to get input 608 00:29:03,440 --> 00:29:06,560 Speaker 1: from other people, including the general manager physic will you know, 609 00:29:06,640 --> 00:29:11,160 Speaker 1: given some thoughtful information and it will be considered carefully 610 00:29:11,280 --> 00:29:13,400 Speaker 1: for sure, but ultimately the owner is gonna make the 611 00:29:13,440 --> 00:29:16,200 Speaker 1: call on the head coach. Alright, minutes before we let 612 00:29:16,200 --> 00:29:17,560 Speaker 1: you go, I have two more things. First of all, 613 00:29:17,600 --> 00:29:20,480 Speaker 1: I know you've been You've found yourself self maybe in 614 00:29:20,520 --> 00:29:23,360 Speaker 1: the headlines sometimes with your some of the things you've 615 00:29:23,360 --> 00:29:26,280 Speaker 1: sent you a bit outspoken about certain things, for instance, 616 00:29:26,280 --> 00:29:29,600 Speaker 1: with the Mark Sanchez injury in the preseason and even 617 00:29:29,640 --> 00:29:32,880 Speaker 1: going back before that, um has it made your job 618 00:29:32,920 --> 00:29:36,040 Speaker 1: harder at all to be in that building dealing with 619 00:29:36,800 --> 00:29:40,040 Speaker 1: some of the things that you said I've been written about. Well, 620 00:29:40,320 --> 00:29:41,640 Speaker 1: all I can tell you is that you know, I 621 00:29:42,000 --> 00:29:44,400 Speaker 1: report what I see and uh I and I do 622 00:29:44,480 --> 00:29:48,360 Speaker 1: have opinions that sometimes U people in the organization the 623 00:29:48,360 --> 00:29:53,880 Speaker 1: wrong way. He's fearless. I do stand behind my uh, 624 00:29:54,080 --> 00:29:56,520 Speaker 1: you know, my belief that he was a wrong decision 625 00:29:56,520 --> 00:29:58,480 Speaker 1: by Rex to put in Mark Sanchez in that third 626 00:29:58,480 --> 00:30:02,200 Speaker 1: preseason game after Gina had struggled so much in the 627 00:30:02,200 --> 00:30:05,200 Speaker 1: first half against the Giants. Now that being said, again, 628 00:30:05,360 --> 00:30:07,720 Speaker 1: you have to praise. If you're gonna be critical of 629 00:30:07,760 --> 00:30:09,480 Speaker 1: the head coach for a decision like that, you really 630 00:30:09,880 --> 00:30:12,400 Speaker 1: do have to be honest and fair and say that 631 00:30:12,440 --> 00:30:14,400 Speaker 1: he's done a great job to this point to get 632 00:30:14,440 --> 00:30:17,640 Speaker 1: this team to five and four. You know the John 633 00:30:17,640 --> 00:30:19,240 Speaker 1: and John did think he has done to this point. 634 00:30:20,200 --> 00:30:23,760 Speaker 1: I think look the draft picks. Uh. You know, you 635 00:30:24,120 --> 00:30:26,920 Speaker 1: can't make your definitive decision on how this first draft 636 00:30:26,960 --> 00:30:29,120 Speaker 1: has gone. Now, what you can do is analyze in 637 00:30:29,160 --> 00:30:31,720 Speaker 1: the moment, and in the moment, Sheldon Richardson looks like 638 00:30:31,760 --> 00:30:35,240 Speaker 1: an unbelievable pick and d Milner looks like an unbelievably 639 00:30:35,280 --> 00:30:37,800 Speaker 1: bad pick. Now. That doesn't mean that d Milner can't 640 00:30:37,800 --> 00:30:40,960 Speaker 1: become a quality player moving forward, But to this point 641 00:30:41,160 --> 00:30:44,160 Speaker 1: that hasn't been a good pick. I haven't really been uh, 642 00:30:44,240 --> 00:30:46,280 Speaker 1: you know, bowled over by anything that John Becau has 643 00:30:46,280 --> 00:30:48,560 Speaker 1: done it free agency. Mike Goodson obviously didn't work out, 644 00:30:48,640 --> 00:30:51,280 Speaker 1: David Garrard didn't work out. A slew of other guys 645 00:30:51,280 --> 00:30:54,680 Speaker 1: were cut before the season started, some guys who showed 646 00:30:54,720 --> 00:30:57,320 Speaker 1: some promise early. Look at Antoine Barnes landed on the 647 00:30:57,360 --> 00:31:00,040 Speaker 1: i R. So when you look at his free agencies, A, 648 00:31:00,280 --> 00:31:02,400 Speaker 1: I don't think it's been very good. You clearly give 649 00:31:02,480 --> 00:31:05,840 Speaker 1: the draft and incomplete and then uh, at least from 650 00:31:05,840 --> 00:31:09,040 Speaker 1: my vantage point, I think it's still was a a 651 00:31:09,080 --> 00:31:11,160 Speaker 1: really bad decision to trade away to Roll Reevious. I 652 00:31:11,160 --> 00:31:13,320 Speaker 1: know a lot of people would disagree with me about that, 653 00:31:13,440 --> 00:31:15,880 Speaker 1: but I think you could have afforded to pay him 654 00:31:15,920 --> 00:31:18,640 Speaker 1: sixteen million a year when you knew that you weren't 655 00:31:18,640 --> 00:31:21,000 Speaker 1: going to pay the quarterback position, which is typically the 656 00:31:21,040 --> 00:31:24,520 Speaker 1: high space position on the team, really anything of consequence 657 00:31:24,560 --> 00:31:26,640 Speaker 1: for the next three or four years, whether you had 658 00:31:26,680 --> 00:31:28,920 Speaker 1: you know, Smith as the quarterback or a new quarterback 659 00:31:29,200 --> 00:31:31,000 Speaker 1: that you were going to draft next year. So I 660 00:31:31,040 --> 00:31:32,680 Speaker 1: think that was a big misstep. I think that's a 661 00:31:32,720 --> 00:31:36,200 Speaker 1: weighted misstep. I don't think all decisions are should be 662 00:31:36,240 --> 00:31:39,400 Speaker 1: judged equally. You traded away one of the best defensive 663 00:31:39,400 --> 00:31:41,400 Speaker 1: players in the league in his prime, all these coming 664 00:31:41,400 --> 00:31:43,280 Speaker 1: off in knee injury. But that was a decision that 665 00:31:43,320 --> 00:31:45,720 Speaker 1: I strongly disagree with then, and I strongly disagree with 666 00:31:45,760 --> 00:31:48,800 Speaker 1: that right now. All right, so that all good insight, 667 00:31:49,200 --> 00:31:51,400 Speaker 1: and thank you for coming on. Before you go, Niche, 668 00:31:51,800 --> 00:31:54,280 Speaker 1: we need your country music recommendations. You are my only 669 00:31:54,360 --> 00:31:58,160 Speaker 1: tie to the country world. You are the biggest country 670 00:31:58,200 --> 00:32:00,840 Speaker 1: music fan on the Jets Beat and maybe the universe. 671 00:32:01,040 --> 00:32:04,320 Speaker 1: Give me some country music recommendations. Well, you know, you 672 00:32:04,360 --> 00:32:06,440 Speaker 1: know him a big fan of Tim Mcgrawana you are, 673 00:32:06,680 --> 00:32:08,800 Speaker 1: so I won't go there. I think if you want 674 00:32:08,800 --> 00:32:11,040 Speaker 1: to be a little bit more nouveaux, you you gotta go. 675 00:32:11,120 --> 00:32:15,160 Speaker 1: Florida Georgian line. They're kind of crossing over into the mainstream, 676 00:32:15,240 --> 00:32:17,560 Speaker 1: so you know it probably won't be as painful for 677 00:32:17,600 --> 00:32:20,440 Speaker 1: you guys. Slowdown. West is taking notes. He's gonna go 678 00:32:20,520 --> 00:32:24,719 Speaker 1: straight to iTunes after this Florida Georgia line. All right, 679 00:32:25,080 --> 00:32:33,760 Speaker 1: very good, Miniche, Thank you very much. All right, all right, 680 00:32:33,800 --> 00:32:36,800 Speaker 1: it's that time of the week, the time where the 681 00:32:36,880 --> 00:32:39,600 Speaker 1: A t L group, the room full of heroes, decides 682 00:32:39,920 --> 00:32:43,480 Speaker 1: what team no longer has any tangible chance of making 683 00:32:43,520 --> 00:32:46,840 Speaker 1: the postseason. Their season is over and you have to 684 00:32:46,880 --> 00:32:51,640 Speaker 1: just stick the fork in him and move on. Here 685 00:32:51,680 --> 00:32:54,840 Speaker 1: lies the Buffalo Bills, who yet again successfully worked their 686 00:32:54,920 --> 00:32:58,120 Speaker 1: fan base into a September lather, only to bring their 687 00:32:58,240 --> 00:33:03,160 Speaker 1: dreams crashing to the icy upstate tundra by Thanksgiving. And 688 00:33:03,280 --> 00:33:07,160 Speaker 1: Louis Flowers, please send hope to the e J. Manual era. 689 00:33:12,800 --> 00:33:15,040 Speaker 1: I think that's well said, hope for the e J. 690 00:33:15,240 --> 00:33:18,200 Speaker 1: Manuel air. This's got an error already. This team deserves better. 691 00:33:18,520 --> 00:33:22,720 Speaker 1: They've played hard, they've remained competitive. I like their coaching staff. 692 00:33:22,760 --> 00:33:24,560 Speaker 1: They have something to build on. Let's just hope e 693 00:33:24,680 --> 00:33:27,760 Speaker 1: Jmanuel's the answer for next year. Let me ask you this, 694 00:33:27,800 --> 00:33:30,760 Speaker 1: did you watch the Steelers Bills game? Did not watch 695 00:33:30,800 --> 00:33:33,640 Speaker 1: that one? I I took that in on Sunday, and 696 00:33:33,840 --> 00:33:36,880 Speaker 1: I have some real questions about I drank it in 697 00:33:37,280 --> 00:33:40,120 Speaker 1: as part of my job here. Uh. And actually we 698 00:33:40,120 --> 00:33:41,800 Speaker 1: were about to fork the Steelers that they lost, like 699 00:33:41,960 --> 00:33:44,840 Speaker 1: and that was our fork off and Pittsburgh took care 700 00:33:44,840 --> 00:33:48,160 Speaker 1: of business. EJ. Manuel probably his worst game of the year, 701 00:33:48,520 --> 00:33:52,560 Speaker 1: definitely really really ugly. We'ch is saying something what a bummer. 702 00:33:52,640 --> 00:33:55,120 Speaker 1: By the way, that that Thursday night game where both 703 00:33:55,160 --> 00:33:58,720 Speaker 1: Manuel and Hoyer got hurt uh in Cleveland, Manual that 704 00:33:58,840 --> 00:34:01,320 Speaker 1: messed up their entire season, not only in the sense 705 00:34:01,360 --> 00:34:04,120 Speaker 1: that because you know, they got some actually decent backup 706 00:34:04,120 --> 00:34:06,640 Speaker 1: play once he went down, but still it messed them 707 00:34:06,680 --> 00:34:08,680 Speaker 1: up from the standpoint of getting a real look at 708 00:34:08,719 --> 00:34:12,160 Speaker 1: him Manual's first season, and instead they had they had 709 00:34:12,200 --> 00:34:15,160 Speaker 1: to go into this hibernation period. Now he's thrown back 710 00:34:15,200 --> 00:34:17,560 Speaker 1: in and he was obviously rusty, so it kind of 711 00:34:17,640 --> 00:34:19,480 Speaker 1: it makes it harder to get an idea of what 712 00:34:19,560 --> 00:34:21,719 Speaker 1: you have. They still have enough time this season to 713 00:34:21,760 --> 00:34:24,160 Speaker 1: get a good look at it, but unfortunately it's you know, 714 00:34:24,239 --> 00:34:26,359 Speaker 1: it won't be a situation when they're they're playing for 715 00:34:27,000 --> 00:34:29,960 Speaker 1: January Football. Sometimes you see an awful box score and 716 00:34:29,960 --> 00:34:33,120 Speaker 1: you think, well, maybe it's better than the numbers indicate. 717 00:34:33,440 --> 00:34:36,600 Speaker 1: His performance was somehow worse than the numbers indicated, and 718 00:34:36,640 --> 00:34:38,880 Speaker 1: the numbers were awful. I mean, they had two plays 719 00:34:38,960 --> 00:34:42,520 Speaker 1: over ten yards. He just missed flat throws. The whole game. 720 00:34:42,560 --> 00:34:45,200 Speaker 1: I mean it was like watching I'm trying to think 721 00:34:45,239 --> 00:34:47,640 Speaker 1: of another kind of like the Jaguars and their very 722 00:34:47,680 --> 00:34:51,240 Speaker 1: worst games where they basically could not operate with Manuel Binds. 723 00:34:51,280 --> 00:34:52,680 Speaker 1: And I don't know if it was what Dick Lebo 724 00:34:52,800 --> 00:34:54,799 Speaker 1: was showing them or what, but it makes you wonder 725 00:34:54,840 --> 00:34:56,360 Speaker 1: about it, and it makes you wonder who's going to 726 00:34:56,440 --> 00:34:59,000 Speaker 1: throw the ball this weekend in Buffalo between the Jets 727 00:34:59,000 --> 00:35:00,719 Speaker 1: and the Bills, because I don't know if either of 728 00:35:00,719 --> 00:35:02,600 Speaker 1: them can. I agree with West, so this is this 729 00:35:02,640 --> 00:35:04,960 Speaker 1: is a well coached team, and I do think there 730 00:35:05,080 --> 00:35:08,640 Speaker 1: is hope for the basic you know, decision making and 731 00:35:08,719 --> 00:35:11,799 Speaker 1: game plan there as they move forward. I think when 732 00:35:11,800 --> 00:35:13,759 Speaker 1: you have C. J. Spiller playing the way he has 733 00:35:13,800 --> 00:35:15,920 Speaker 1: all season, you're shot in the foot to begin with. 734 00:35:16,160 --> 00:35:18,439 Speaker 1: They haven't gotten from him, you know what they thought 735 00:35:18,480 --> 00:35:20,279 Speaker 1: they would at all. Well, I don't think you can 736 00:35:20,360 --> 00:35:24,160 Speaker 1: put that on him. No, it's not on him, but 737 00:35:24,200 --> 00:35:25,920 Speaker 1: it's more that listen, if he had done what he 738 00:35:25,960 --> 00:35:28,000 Speaker 1: did last year this year, they wouldn't be in the 739 00:35:28,040 --> 00:35:30,759 Speaker 1: same situation. And some good moves Jerry Hughes working out 740 00:35:30,880 --> 00:35:33,920 Speaker 1: for them. Marcel Darius, I think it's been better this year. 741 00:35:34,200 --> 00:35:37,320 Speaker 1: He's been great the last month. Mario Williams, Mark Kyle 742 00:35:37,360 --> 00:35:40,560 Speaker 1: william R. Williams is still very There's a lot to like, 743 00:35:40,760 --> 00:35:42,960 Speaker 1: especially about this defense. I think Maron's a good coach 744 00:35:43,000 --> 00:35:45,000 Speaker 1: and we'll have plenty of time to get into after 745 00:35:45,040 --> 00:35:47,840 Speaker 1: the season about what teams need and what should be 746 00:35:47,840 --> 00:35:50,640 Speaker 1: targeted free agency in the draft. But I'll throw it 747 00:35:50,680 --> 00:35:52,640 Speaker 1: to you, guys, what what do you think is the 748 00:35:52,680 --> 00:35:57,040 Speaker 1: biggest missing piece for the Bills right now? Manuel being manual, 749 00:35:57,120 --> 00:35:59,440 Speaker 1: and it's being a guy that you can trust, because 750 00:36:00,640 --> 00:36:02,680 Speaker 1: it's like if if you're stuck with him for two 751 00:36:02,800 --> 00:36:04,440 Speaker 1: or three years and he just turned into the next 752 00:36:04,560 --> 00:36:07,400 Speaker 1: J P Lastman, It's like, that's another waste of a season. 753 00:36:07,600 --> 00:36:09,760 Speaker 1: From what I'm hearing from you, we won't have Blame 754 00:36:09,800 --> 00:36:11,799 Speaker 1: Gabbert to kick around next year, so we might have 755 00:36:11,840 --> 00:36:13,600 Speaker 1: to change this to the manual zone. Now. I have 756 00:36:13,680 --> 00:36:15,680 Speaker 1: hope for you, j Manuel. I think he's I don't 757 00:36:15,680 --> 00:36:17,960 Speaker 1: think he's as bad as you think. I don't think 758 00:36:17,960 --> 00:36:20,000 Speaker 1: he's terrible. I'm just going by what you were saying 759 00:36:20,040 --> 00:36:25,279 Speaker 1: that I feel like we've got a manual zone coming 760 00:36:25,360 --> 00:36:28,760 Speaker 1: up for two. I don't think he was fully ready 761 00:36:28,800 --> 00:36:30,160 Speaker 1: to come in and play last week, and I think 762 00:36:30,200 --> 00:36:32,880 Speaker 1: that's part of what we saw. Alright, So the Bills 763 00:36:33,040 --> 00:36:36,799 Speaker 1: are done, but what about the Houston Texans. Uh, this 764 00:36:36,960 --> 00:36:40,280 Speaker 1: is to me it's crazy that that we haven't officially 765 00:36:40,320 --> 00:36:43,000 Speaker 1: decided to fork them. They've lost seven or row. There's 766 00:36:43,040 --> 00:36:45,560 Speaker 1: one holdout in this room. His name is Chris Westling 767 00:36:45,840 --> 00:36:49,600 Speaker 1: does not want to fork a two and seven Texans team. West, 768 00:36:49,680 --> 00:36:51,719 Speaker 1: maybe you don't have to win us over because the 769 00:36:51,760 --> 00:36:55,360 Speaker 1: fork has to be UH unanimous decision, but maybe you 770 00:36:55,400 --> 00:36:58,960 Speaker 1: could explain your reasoning. There are a much better team 771 00:36:59,000 --> 00:37:01,400 Speaker 1: than the Redskins and johnt who we are also, but 772 00:37:01,400 --> 00:37:03,680 Speaker 1: it's not about the best team. It's about who's gonna 773 00:37:03,760 --> 00:37:05,560 Speaker 1: who has had a chance to make the We've already 774 00:37:05,560 --> 00:37:07,960 Speaker 1: gone over the cold schedule, which I believe is very 775 00:37:08,000 --> 00:37:09,799 Speaker 1: tough down the stretch, and I think the Culture a 776 00:37:09,840 --> 00:37:11,879 Speaker 1: bad team. I don't think the Cults are a lock 777 00:37:12,000 --> 00:37:14,799 Speaker 1: to win that division. Yet you think the Texans could 778 00:37:14,800 --> 00:37:18,640 Speaker 1: catch the Cults. That's what you're saying. Games on them 779 00:37:18,680 --> 00:37:23,799 Speaker 1: with with seven to go to Tomorrow's game Titans and 780 00:37:23,840 --> 00:37:27,560 Speaker 1: Colts determines the Texans faith, which to me makes it 781 00:37:27,600 --> 00:37:30,759 Speaker 1: a next week decision, not a this week decision. For 782 00:37:30,800 --> 00:37:33,680 Speaker 1: the Texans to have any chance at all, they would 783 00:37:33,760 --> 00:37:36,360 Speaker 1: need to win every single game left on their schedule, 784 00:37:36,440 --> 00:37:40,160 Speaker 1: which includes games against the Broncos and the Patriots. Or 785 00:37:40,320 --> 00:37:42,759 Speaker 1: you're saying that the Cults are gonna lose almost every 786 00:37:42,760 --> 00:37:46,520 Speaker 1: game left on their schedule. The Colts insane. I like it, 787 00:37:46,520 --> 00:37:52,640 Speaker 1: it's bold. Well, hey, look at are we are charged 788 00:37:52,719 --> 00:37:55,120 Speaker 1: with not making the same mistake as last year. Correct? 789 00:37:55,800 --> 00:37:57,759 Speaker 1: To me, the two teams that are most likely to 790 00:37:57,800 --> 00:38:00,279 Speaker 1: pull the redskins are the Steelers and Texans. That why 791 00:38:00,320 --> 00:38:03,360 Speaker 1: I have not forked them. They both have good quarterbacks. 792 00:38:03,560 --> 00:38:05,080 Speaker 1: Big Ben to me is one of the top six 793 00:38:05,120 --> 00:38:07,839 Speaker 1: quarterbacks in the NFL. Keenum has a one oh five 794 00:38:07,840 --> 00:38:10,319 Speaker 1: passer rating. You don't like passer rating, but I know 795 00:38:10,360 --> 00:38:13,600 Speaker 1: you like yards per attempt, eight yards per attempt, two 796 00:38:13,800 --> 00:38:16,560 Speaker 1: d seventy five yards per game, seven touchdowns without an 797 00:38:16,560 --> 00:38:18,960 Speaker 1: internet one of the one of the best quarterbacks in 798 00:38:18,960 --> 00:38:23,680 Speaker 1: the NFL single Well, listen, you know he's going to 799 00:38:23,680 --> 00:38:25,839 Speaker 1: the Hall of Fame. They only question is if whether 800 00:38:25,880 --> 00:38:27,719 Speaker 1: they do it after this season or they, you know, 801 00:38:27,760 --> 00:38:30,200 Speaker 1: wait till his careers give West credit. I I will 802 00:38:30,239 --> 00:38:32,240 Speaker 1: listen to you more on the Texans than the Steelers, 803 00:38:32,320 --> 00:38:35,799 Speaker 1: because the Steelers with the same personnel have done what 804 00:38:35,840 --> 00:38:38,120 Speaker 1: they've done, and you're saying, with the same group of guys, 805 00:38:38,320 --> 00:38:40,800 Speaker 1: they're gonna turn it all around. Right now. With Texans, 806 00:38:41,320 --> 00:38:45,040 Speaker 1: they went from having match Shop an interception machine to Keenum, 807 00:38:45,080 --> 00:38:47,040 Speaker 1: who is fun to watch and he has changed the 808 00:38:47,080 --> 00:38:50,080 Speaker 1: way that offense moves the ball. So yeah, it's like, 809 00:38:50,120 --> 00:38:51,759 Speaker 1: you don't want to fork him, but I just think 810 00:38:51,960 --> 00:38:58,040 Speaker 1: there's not enough time. I guess my Greg has been 811 00:38:58,239 --> 00:39:01,279 Speaker 1: voting to fork the Giants for weeks now and has 812 00:39:01,320 --> 00:39:04,279 Speaker 1: said many times they are all bad football team. I 813 00:39:04,280 --> 00:39:05,880 Speaker 1: don't think any of us thinks the tech even with 814 00:39:05,920 --> 00:39:09,400 Speaker 1: a seven game losing streak, the Texans are playing, even 815 00:39:09,520 --> 00:39:11,680 Speaker 1: with tough teams that they're playing against, they are not 816 00:39:11,719 --> 00:39:13,560 Speaker 1: a bad football team, and they don't need to beat 817 00:39:13,640 --> 00:39:16,120 Speaker 1: the They don't need to win the division. They just 818 00:39:16,160 --> 00:39:18,400 Speaker 1: need to catch up with one of these other crappy 819 00:39:18,520 --> 00:39:21,400 Speaker 1: a FC teams in contention for the six spot. I 820 00:39:21,400 --> 00:39:23,320 Speaker 1: think they have a better chance of winning the division 821 00:39:23,560 --> 00:39:26,440 Speaker 1: even I think that the Texans have a better chance 822 00:39:26,480 --> 00:39:28,840 Speaker 1: of either winning the division or getting a six spot 823 00:39:28,920 --> 00:39:31,880 Speaker 1: than the Giants and Redskins do of winning the NFC East. 824 00:39:32,200 --> 00:39:35,520 Speaker 1: By the Football Outsiders numbers, they would have a a 825 00:39:35,680 --> 00:39:39,000 Speaker 1: point seven chance of winning the division. You know, sometimes 826 00:39:39,000 --> 00:39:42,400 Speaker 1: in life doesn't happen the way that one football outsiders 827 00:39:42,440 --> 00:39:46,040 Speaker 1: tells us Can I remind you, guys that the Redskins 828 00:39:46,080 --> 00:39:49,759 Speaker 1: just lost to the Vikings. Yeah, the Texans are losing 829 00:39:49,760 --> 00:39:53,080 Speaker 1: to good teams. Well, they need to start winning against someone. 830 00:39:53,200 --> 00:39:56,000 Speaker 1: It's just a numbers games, I'm telling market the nail 831 00:39:56,000 --> 00:39:58,040 Speaker 1: on the head. Yes, they're losing to good teams, are 832 00:39:58,080 --> 00:40:01,520 Speaker 1: losing to bad teams, are losing to everybody. You gotta win, obviously. 833 00:40:02,120 --> 00:40:04,160 Speaker 1: Obviously I think they're about to go on a winning stree. Girls, 834 00:40:04,160 --> 00:40:07,680 Speaker 1: I wouldn't be having this discussion. Colts win Thursday night, 835 00:40:07,920 --> 00:40:10,560 Speaker 1: do you fork the Okay? That's why I think it's 836 00:40:10,560 --> 00:40:12,719 Speaker 1: the next week discussed. This is This is the beauty though, 837 00:40:12,840 --> 00:40:15,040 Speaker 1: of sticking a fork, And then we have to be 838 00:40:15,239 --> 00:40:18,480 Speaker 1: unanimous and we might not might not all disagree or 839 00:40:18,600 --> 00:40:22,239 Speaker 1: respect each other or hang out anymore after work, but 840 00:40:22,400 --> 00:40:25,440 Speaker 1: we all have to agree. I've been I was about 841 00:40:25,480 --> 00:40:27,720 Speaker 1: to say, I respect the hell out of west is thinking, 842 00:40:27,719 --> 00:40:30,560 Speaker 1: but great kind of nailed it. There's been a lot 843 00:40:30,560 --> 00:40:33,280 Speaker 1: of this has led to some really legitimate bad blood 844 00:40:33,680 --> 00:40:36,560 Speaker 1: into the group. UM, all right, we'll move on. I'm 845 00:40:36,600 --> 00:40:41,000 Speaker 1: going to damn podcast. He's all right, let's move on. 846 00:40:41,160 --> 00:40:45,480 Speaker 1: Thursday Night Football Week O Levin. The train rolls on 847 00:40:46,120 --> 00:40:50,520 Speaker 1: and uh perfect segue. Because the Indianapolis Colts six and 848 00:40:50,600 --> 00:40:54,319 Speaker 1: three Colts UH now face a Tennessee Titans team that's 849 00:40:54,560 --> 00:40:58,080 Speaker 1: reeling Jake Locker out for the year, Liz Frank injury. 850 00:40:58,680 --> 00:41:02,440 Speaker 1: That Harlot Liz Frank is struck again. He's undergoing surgery. 851 00:41:02,480 --> 00:41:06,040 Speaker 1: He won't be back till next year. Ryan Fitzpatrick steps in. 852 00:41:06,200 --> 00:41:08,880 Speaker 1: I'll throw it to you, Greg to start. How do 853 00:41:08,920 --> 00:41:12,240 Speaker 1: you see this game playing out? I'm taking the Colts 854 00:41:12,640 --> 00:41:15,560 Speaker 1: to win because of what I said before to Chris 855 00:41:15,560 --> 00:41:17,960 Speaker 1: that I think they're a young team that plays a 856 00:41:18,040 --> 00:41:20,840 Speaker 1: little better as a team than they are if you 857 00:41:20,920 --> 00:41:23,000 Speaker 1: just look at all the individual parts, and they'll figure 858 00:41:23,000 --> 00:41:25,200 Speaker 1: out a way to win a tough game. Luck like 859 00:41:25,920 --> 00:41:28,440 Speaker 1: Mark mentioned, has never lost back to back games. If 860 00:41:28,480 --> 00:41:30,799 Speaker 1: I was a Titans fan, though, I would take a 861 00:41:30,800 --> 00:41:34,200 Speaker 1: little solace in Ryan Fitzpatrick's performance last week. Down thirteen 862 00:41:34,200 --> 00:41:37,200 Speaker 1: nothing with about two minutes left in the second quarter, 863 00:41:37,320 --> 00:41:39,560 Speaker 1: and he put up twenty seven points on them. You know, 864 00:41:39,760 --> 00:41:43,520 Speaker 1: Chris Johnson averages on the road eighty seven point three 865 00:41:43,600 --> 00:41:47,279 Speaker 1: yards per game this season and at home thirty nine 866 00:41:47,320 --> 00:41:50,680 Speaker 1: point four, which is the second worst in the league 867 00:41:50,719 --> 00:41:53,480 Speaker 1: among running backs with fifty attempts. Don't you think that's 868 00:41:53,520 --> 00:41:55,160 Speaker 1: one of those steps that has to turn around because 869 00:41:55,160 --> 00:41:57,120 Speaker 1: there's no reason for it. I think it does. But 870 00:41:57,160 --> 00:42:00,879 Speaker 1: if is bad, he's not a good play right now, 871 00:42:01,280 --> 00:42:03,400 Speaker 1: I don't. I don't disagree he has a blow average 872 00:42:03,400 --> 00:42:08,520 Speaker 1: player two weeks ago, unless because he wasn't. But did 873 00:42:08,600 --> 00:42:12,920 Speaker 1: he try it last week? It didn't look like last week. 874 00:42:13,080 --> 00:42:16,520 Speaker 1: Tennessee had a total team breakdown. The final score. Yeah, 875 00:42:16,600 --> 00:42:19,959 Speaker 1: they crawled back into that thing that was a home 876 00:42:20,040 --> 00:42:22,560 Speaker 1: game against the Jaguars to be what the Jets are, 877 00:42:22,600 --> 00:42:27,640 Speaker 1: which would have been five and four. If if it's 878 00:42:27,640 --> 00:42:29,920 Speaker 1: not an effort thing with Chris Johnson, how come he 879 00:42:29,960 --> 00:42:32,560 Speaker 1: looked like Jamal Charles two weeks ago and he looked 880 00:42:32,600 --> 00:42:35,640 Speaker 1: like Chris Johnson every other game of the year. What 881 00:42:35,719 --> 00:42:38,160 Speaker 1: is the What do the Titans have going for them? 882 00:42:38,480 --> 00:42:39,960 Speaker 1: I'm going to take the Colts in this game, but 883 00:42:40,000 --> 00:42:42,200 Speaker 1: from my perspective, I am as a Jets fan. The 884 00:42:42,280 --> 00:42:45,960 Speaker 1: number six Ryan Fitzpatrick a little sneaky scary to me 885 00:42:46,280 --> 00:42:48,719 Speaker 1: because he has done it before in Buffalo, where he's 886 00:42:48,719 --> 00:42:50,440 Speaker 1: gotten hot for a few weeks, even got a sixty 887 00:42:50,440 --> 00:42:54,920 Speaker 1: two million dollar contract over some handful of good games. Um, 888 00:42:55,000 --> 00:42:58,640 Speaker 1: once upon a time, there's enough talent with the rest 889 00:42:58,680 --> 00:43:00,960 Speaker 1: of the team, and if Chris Johnson puts together any 890 00:43:00,960 --> 00:43:04,759 Speaker 1: type of consistency that fills a major gap there, I 891 00:43:04,760 --> 00:43:07,840 Speaker 1: wouldn't write them off as an a f C contender 892 00:43:08,040 --> 00:43:10,520 Speaker 1: just because Locker is gone. But I still think the 893 00:43:10,560 --> 00:43:12,520 Speaker 1: Cults are a better team, and I believe in Andrew 894 00:43:12,600 --> 00:43:14,759 Speaker 1: Luck and I believe he'll he'll get it done. I'm 895 00:43:14,760 --> 00:43:18,960 Speaker 1: going Titans in this game because, as I was mentioning 896 00:43:19,000 --> 00:43:21,480 Speaker 1: to you guys in the news room Thursday night, football, 897 00:43:22,080 --> 00:43:25,359 Speaker 1: week after week, the home team and a home team 898 00:43:25,400 --> 00:43:28,240 Speaker 1: that can run the ball has won these games time 899 00:43:28,280 --> 00:43:30,920 Speaker 1: after time. We saw it last week. It's not the 900 00:43:30,960 --> 00:43:32,919 Speaker 1: only factor in this game. But I think that Chris 901 00:43:33,000 --> 00:43:35,640 Speaker 1: Johnson is going to turn it around this week. Uh, 902 00:43:35,680 --> 00:43:39,000 Speaker 1: They're gonna win. I think put some deep balls up 903 00:43:39,200 --> 00:43:41,480 Speaker 1: to Justin Hunter, who was playing more last week, and 904 00:43:41,560 --> 00:43:44,400 Speaker 1: Kendall Right, who I like a lot, and Vante Davis 905 00:43:44,440 --> 00:43:49,520 Speaker 1: looked like something was wrong with him last week. Yeah. 906 00:43:49,560 --> 00:43:51,160 Speaker 1: I mean, if you're saying this comes down to who 907 00:43:51,160 --> 00:43:52,480 Speaker 1: can run the ball, we know that won't be the 908 00:43:52,520 --> 00:43:55,319 Speaker 1: Colt won't be there. You probably won't be their team 909 00:43:55,360 --> 00:43:58,000 Speaker 1: that I thought the Titan season. We've been talking about 910 00:43:58,000 --> 00:44:01,120 Speaker 1: the Titans potentially frisky. They're not really good at much 911 00:44:01,120 --> 00:44:03,680 Speaker 1: of anything right now, including their defense is average. It's 912 00:44:03,680 --> 00:44:06,000 Speaker 1: okay if they're not really terrible at anything. What are 913 00:44:06,040 --> 00:44:08,359 Speaker 1: the Colts good at right now? They have Andrew Luck 914 00:44:08,440 --> 00:44:10,040 Speaker 1: and I think the team, but what are they good at? 915 00:44:10,080 --> 00:44:13,040 Speaker 1: I think, well, I think that he didn't have a 916 00:44:13,040 --> 00:44:15,040 Speaker 1: good week last week. I think he's played well this season. 917 00:44:15,160 --> 00:44:18,040 Speaker 1: I think the team defense is is good. It's not 918 00:44:18,239 --> 00:44:20,760 Speaker 1: it doesn't blow you away with their talent, but they're effective. 919 00:44:20,800 --> 00:44:23,960 Speaker 1: I don't know how exactly. All Right, So we will 920 00:44:24,000 --> 00:44:27,839 Speaker 1: be back on Friday. We will discuss that Thursday night game. 921 00:44:27,880 --> 00:44:30,840 Speaker 1: We'll talk about all the other week eleven games on 922 00:44:30,880 --> 00:44:33,880 Speaker 1: the schedule. But until then, this is Dan Hansis signing 923 00:44:33,920 --> 00:44:37,200 Speaker 1: off for the Mailman, the Sizzler, the Boss k Rich 924 00:44:37,280 --> 00:44:39,600 Speaker 1: behind the glass of course, Lill the a t L 925 00:44:39,640 --> 00:45:00,120 Speaker 1: in turn Until Friday, No