1 00:00:05,600 --> 00:00:11,680 Speaker 1: This is Straight Fire with Jason McIntyre. What is up, 2 00:00:11,720 --> 00:00:15,200 Speaker 1: straight Fire, fam, It's me Jason McIntyre. This is a 3 00:00:15,480 --> 00:00:22,439 Speaker 1: special edition of Straight Fire for Thursday, December nine. Just 4 00:00:22,920 --> 00:00:28,120 Speaker 1: as everybody is ready for the thrilling Pittsburgh Steelers Minnesota 5 00:00:28,240 --> 00:00:31,320 Speaker 1: Vikings Thursday night football game, we have a guest today 6 00:00:31,680 --> 00:00:34,639 Speaker 1: who happened to play for the Pittsburgh Steelers. You know him. 7 00:00:34,640 --> 00:00:38,760 Speaker 1: His name is Ryan Shazier. It's funny, like four years ago, 8 00:00:38,800 --> 00:00:41,199 Speaker 1: I think it was four years ago, he came to 9 00:00:41,360 --> 00:00:43,919 Speaker 1: FS one and like did the shows and you know 10 00:00:43,960 --> 00:00:46,360 Speaker 1: you're in there, you know, getting hair and makeup ready 11 00:00:46,400 --> 00:00:50,879 Speaker 1: in this huge, hulking NFL dude walks in and you're like, 12 00:00:50,920 --> 00:00:53,920 Speaker 1: oh jeez, obviously I know that shas ere Ohio State star. 13 00:00:54,480 --> 00:00:56,880 Speaker 1: He was on the Steelers at the time. Super nice dude, 14 00:00:57,280 --> 00:00:59,720 Speaker 1: really intelligent, well spoken. You know it was up for 15 00:00:59,760 --> 00:01:04,000 Speaker 1: some back and forth. Um. He seemed like the nicest guy. 16 00:01:04,040 --> 00:01:05,520 Speaker 1: And then you watched him a couple of years later, 17 00:01:05,520 --> 00:01:08,880 Speaker 1: suffered that spinal cord injury that ended his career and 18 00:01:08,880 --> 00:01:12,400 Speaker 1: he was told he had like a chance to walk again. Well, 19 00:01:12,400 --> 00:01:14,240 Speaker 1: he wrote a book and we have him as a 20 00:01:14,280 --> 00:01:18,240 Speaker 1: guest on today's podcast, really articulate fellow. And at the 21 00:01:18,319 --> 00:01:20,720 Speaker 1: end you'll like when I you you listen to him talking, 22 00:01:20,720 --> 00:01:22,640 Speaker 1: You're like, Okay, this guy's gotta be a coach or 23 00:01:22,640 --> 00:01:25,120 Speaker 1: a GM somewhere down the road. He's certainly going to 24 00:01:25,200 --> 00:01:28,119 Speaker 1: go into that, and you're his answer to that will 25 00:01:28,160 --> 00:01:30,440 Speaker 1: be interesting. A lot of fun stuff talking about the 26 00:01:30,560 --> 00:01:33,559 Speaker 1: NFL with him, uh so Ryan Shasy or the Steelers. 27 00:01:33,600 --> 00:01:36,640 Speaker 1: You will enjoy that before we get to the interview. 28 00:01:36,880 --> 00:01:39,040 Speaker 1: And we will have a best bet for Thursday Night football, 29 00:01:39,080 --> 00:01:41,840 Speaker 1: A small bet, nothing huge. At the end of the podcast, 30 00:01:42,360 --> 00:01:45,600 Speaker 1: the news of the Chargers and COVID. Oh my goodness. 31 00:01:45,920 --> 00:01:51,000 Speaker 1: So Keenan Allen uh test depositive for COVID on Monday. 32 00:01:51,160 --> 00:01:54,480 Speaker 1: Almost certainly going to be out, Almost certainly, although we've 33 00:01:54,480 --> 00:01:56,640 Speaker 1: been saying that all season because everybody had been out 34 00:01:56,720 --> 00:02:00,040 Speaker 1: if they popped up on the list. Uh except for 35 00:02:00,120 --> 00:02:01,760 Speaker 1: t J. Watt. He was able to play. He had 36 00:02:01,760 --> 00:02:03,800 Speaker 1: three and a half sacks and I took the Ravens 37 00:02:03,840 --> 00:02:08,200 Speaker 1: like an idiot, um joining Keenan Allen on the COVID list. 38 00:02:09,000 --> 00:02:13,919 Speaker 1: They announced I think it was late Wednesday. Mike Williams, 39 00:02:14,000 --> 00:02:18,839 Speaker 1: the other good receiver seven touchdowns tops of the team had. 40 00:02:18,919 --> 00:02:21,760 Speaker 1: I mean, he's their deep ball threat. He's on the 41 00:02:21,760 --> 00:02:26,160 Speaker 1: COVID list along with quarterback Chris Harris. It's like three starters. 42 00:02:26,760 --> 00:02:29,840 Speaker 1: What really, I'm telling you guys, some of you would 43 00:02:30,000 --> 00:02:33,840 Speaker 1: you guys have been following my Survivor battle um for 44 00:02:34,520 --> 00:02:36,600 Speaker 1: I think it's a two thousand. I just keep saying 45 00:02:36,639 --> 00:02:38,680 Speaker 1: that number. The total pot is bigger than that, but 46 00:02:38,680 --> 00:02:42,640 Speaker 1: I think there is a second place pot um. And 47 00:02:42,680 --> 00:02:44,240 Speaker 1: a lot of people instantly be like, oh, you gotta 48 00:02:44,240 --> 00:02:46,640 Speaker 1: look at the Charges this week, and I I responded like, no, 49 00:02:46,880 --> 00:02:50,120 Speaker 1: thank you, Like this is a team that you cannot trust. 50 00:02:50,200 --> 00:02:52,520 Speaker 1: The best week to pick a Chargers is when there 51 00:02:52,520 --> 00:02:56,119 Speaker 1: are small underdogs, like last week against the Bengals. I 52 00:02:56,280 --> 00:02:58,320 Speaker 1: that was one of my best bets. Loved to love 53 00:02:58,400 --> 00:03:02,160 Speaker 1: the Chargers um and they cashed this week their ten 54 00:03:02,240 --> 00:03:04,600 Speaker 1: point favorites. It was larger than this there. I don't 55 00:03:04,600 --> 00:03:06,840 Speaker 1: care who the quarterback is. It sounds like it's gonna 56 00:03:06,840 --> 00:03:10,919 Speaker 1: be Jake from I'm not taking them in real life 57 00:03:10,960 --> 00:03:15,160 Speaker 1: gambling or a Survivor contest. Uh no, thank you, it's 58 00:03:15,200 --> 00:03:17,040 Speaker 1: just not happening. I can't trust them. I don't know 59 00:03:17,040 --> 00:03:20,079 Speaker 1: who the receivers are but you know, if you play fantasy, 60 00:03:20,480 --> 00:03:24,880 Speaker 1: but Donald Parham guitan, Um, I know part hams a 61 00:03:24,960 --> 00:03:27,000 Speaker 1: tight end, but they may go tavier sets. I don't know. 62 00:03:27,520 --> 00:03:29,360 Speaker 1: I really have no clue what the Charges are gonna 63 00:03:29,360 --> 00:03:32,639 Speaker 1: do this week. Would not shock me if they lost outright. UM. 64 00:03:33,680 --> 00:03:37,720 Speaker 1: Regarding survivor, I still think, without question, my best bet 65 00:03:37,760 --> 00:03:42,520 Speaker 1: is the Denver Broncos. It is currently at nine. I 66 00:03:42,520 --> 00:03:44,360 Speaker 1: could have swore I saw seven and a half earlier 67 00:03:44,400 --> 00:03:48,880 Speaker 1: this week. Um, I just the Detroit Lions just won 68 00:03:48,920 --> 00:03:55,000 Speaker 1: their Super Bowl. Jared Goff, cold weather outdoors is just 69 00:03:55,080 --> 00:03:59,640 Speaker 1: a recipe for disaster. Historically it has been. And Denver 70 00:03:59,720 --> 00:04:02,560 Speaker 1: gets pressure. I I realized that I gotta obviously see 71 00:04:02,560 --> 00:04:04,600 Speaker 1: if Swift is coming back. But the lines up to nine, 72 00:04:04,720 --> 00:04:07,800 Speaker 1: nine and a half, that's a sign that Swift probably 73 00:04:07,800 --> 00:04:10,680 Speaker 1: game plan. And I know they you know, put it 74 00:04:10,720 --> 00:04:12,560 Speaker 1: on the Vikings. There there was a sleepy spot for 75 00:04:12,560 --> 00:04:14,720 Speaker 1: the Vikings. It was at home. Yes, I had the 76 00:04:14,800 --> 00:04:18,720 Speaker 1: Vikings last week in the column. That one hurt. Um. 77 00:04:18,760 --> 00:04:22,640 Speaker 1: I just there there's no way that Detroit wins this game, 78 00:04:23,080 --> 00:04:26,320 Speaker 1: no shot. Um. I think the Denver's a great teaser 79 00:04:26,400 --> 00:04:29,080 Speaker 1: leg there's a couple of really strong teaser legs. Seattle 80 00:04:29,240 --> 00:04:31,560 Speaker 1: is probably the best teaser on the board. From seven 81 00:04:31,560 --> 00:04:32,960 Speaker 1: and a half to like one or one and a 82 00:04:33,040 --> 00:04:37,200 Speaker 1: half against pitiful Houston, Seattle ain't gonna blow that game. 83 00:04:37,240 --> 00:04:40,080 Speaker 1: I think Tennessee eight and a half. You're seeing some 84 00:04:40,160 --> 00:04:43,039 Speaker 1: Jacksonville money. Listen. Trevor Lawrence is popping off this week 85 00:04:43,080 --> 00:04:46,479 Speaker 1: saying some stuff jackson Will could be frisky and Tennessee 86 00:04:46,600 --> 00:04:50,520 Speaker 1: is woefully bad without a j Brown, although Julio's back. Um, 87 00:04:50,520 --> 00:04:53,599 Speaker 1: we'll get it all this tomorrow on the pod Um. 88 00:04:53,640 --> 00:04:57,000 Speaker 1: But for now, let's get to Ryan Shazier, former Pittsburgh 89 00:04:57,000 --> 00:05:00,760 Speaker 1: Steelers linebacker. Fox Sports Radio has the a sports talk 90 00:05:00,839 --> 00:05:03,520 Speaker 1: lineup in the nation. Catch all of our shows at 91 00:05:03,560 --> 00:05:06,920 Speaker 1: Fox Sports Radio dot com and within the I Heart 92 00:05:07,000 --> 00:05:13,440 Speaker 1: Radio app search f s R to listen live. Jason 93 00:05:13,520 --> 00:05:16,560 Speaker 1: likes to think he knows everything when it comes to sports. 94 00:05:16,880 --> 00:05:20,120 Speaker 1: I know what sports dance want, but for everything he doesn't. 95 00:05:20,360 --> 00:05:23,359 Speaker 1: He knows a guy who does. Let's just say I 96 00:05:23,440 --> 00:05:27,960 Speaker 1: know a guy who knows he knows another guy. All right, 97 00:05:28,000 --> 00:05:31,360 Speaker 1: Let's welcome into straight fire, a former Ohio state legend, 98 00:05:32,080 --> 00:05:35,040 Speaker 1: a Pittsburgh Steelers superstar, and now he's written a book 99 00:05:35,120 --> 00:05:39,000 Speaker 1: about an ordeal. Oh man, I had to watch the 100 00:05:39,120 --> 00:05:44,400 Speaker 1: injury video before I interviewed Ryan Shazier, the former Pittsburgh 101 00:05:44,480 --> 00:05:47,360 Speaker 1: Steelers middle linebacker. Ryan, how are you, man, I'm doing 102 00:05:47,560 --> 00:05:51,919 Speaker 1: I'm about I'm all right and uh, you know, congratulations 103 00:05:51,960 --> 00:05:56,120 Speaker 1: on the book. Obviously, it's called walking Miracle. How faith, 104 00:05:56,360 --> 00:05:59,440 Speaker 1: positive thinking and passion for football brought me back from 105 00:05:59,440 --> 00:06:03,040 Speaker 1: paralysis is and help me find purpose. Um, I haven't 106 00:06:03,080 --> 00:06:05,160 Speaker 1: written a book myself. I thought about it, but Ryan, 107 00:06:05,240 --> 00:06:08,159 Speaker 1: every every time I talk to a publisher, they're like, 108 00:06:08,200 --> 00:06:10,720 Speaker 1: talk about the process and it is grueling. How was 109 00:06:10,839 --> 00:06:13,719 Speaker 1: I was writing a book? Yeah, it was. It's a 110 00:06:13,760 --> 00:06:16,680 Speaker 1: long process. It took us about to two years and 111 00:06:16,800 --> 00:06:21,160 Speaker 1: some change. Um, and we started before COVID, so apparsonally 112 00:06:21,200 --> 00:06:23,159 Speaker 1: it should have been a little bit shorter than actually 113 00:06:23,200 --> 00:06:25,279 Speaker 1: in the being, but I'm actually happy with the process 114 00:06:25,279 --> 00:06:28,400 Speaker 1: and how it took. It was. It was cool. I 115 00:06:28,480 --> 00:06:31,240 Speaker 1: talked with I talked with Larry. Um. We got to 116 00:06:31,240 --> 00:06:34,560 Speaker 1: know each other at first that at first, you know, 117 00:06:34,600 --> 00:06:36,440 Speaker 1: it started off slow, and then as we continue to 118 00:06:36,440 --> 00:06:38,279 Speaker 1: get to know each other and continue to tell the story, 119 00:06:38,760 --> 00:06:40,920 Speaker 1: the better everything you started to get in the smoother 120 00:06:41,120 --> 00:06:44,039 Speaker 1: and the more it's sound like my voice. So it 121 00:06:44,160 --> 00:06:46,039 Speaker 1: was a difficult process at first, but I thought it 122 00:06:46,040 --> 00:06:48,440 Speaker 1: was really important that people understood my story. But they 123 00:06:48,560 --> 00:06:51,479 Speaker 1: also I think it's a good book allowed people to 124 00:06:51,520 --> 00:06:55,200 Speaker 1: understand how to overcome aniversity. Yeah, I mean, the overcoming 125 00:06:55,240 --> 00:06:59,120 Speaker 1: adversity is massive. It sounds in the little book excerpt 126 00:06:59,200 --> 00:07:02,360 Speaker 1: they said that you were given a chance to walk again. 127 00:07:03,320 --> 00:07:05,400 Speaker 1: I'm just curious when did they tell you that, Like, 128 00:07:05,480 --> 00:07:07,960 Speaker 1: at what point in the process after the injury was 129 00:07:07,960 --> 00:07:11,680 Speaker 1: suffered against the Bengals. Yeah, they told us that pretty 130 00:07:11,760 --> 00:07:15,840 Speaker 1: much after I have my surgery. Pretty much told my wife, ys, 131 00:07:16,280 --> 00:07:19,040 Speaker 1: Ryan has less than a chance of walking, And they 132 00:07:19,040 --> 00:07:21,200 Speaker 1: talked to my family more about it than they told me, 133 00:07:21,760 --> 00:07:23,960 Speaker 1: and then my family kind of told me about what 134 00:07:24,000 --> 00:07:27,320 Speaker 1: they said. But once they told me all that information, 135 00:07:28,120 --> 00:07:30,720 Speaker 1: I didn't really think of it like, hey, I might 136 00:07:30,720 --> 00:07:32,400 Speaker 1: not ever walk again. I just thought of here, like 137 00:07:32,440 --> 00:07:34,960 Speaker 1: all right, all right, this is another chance to just 138 00:07:34,960 --> 00:07:37,440 Speaker 1: try to overcome it, and let's see what we can do. Yeah, 139 00:07:37,440 --> 00:07:39,920 Speaker 1: I'm sure you know, as a big time athlete, you 140 00:07:39,960 --> 00:07:41,440 Speaker 1: know you were probably told I don't know, if you're 141 00:07:41,440 --> 00:07:43,920 Speaker 1: gonna play Division one football at some point, you're like, yeah, right, 142 00:07:43,920 --> 00:07:47,240 Speaker 1: come on, I got this, um, But you know when 143 00:07:47,280 --> 00:07:50,720 Speaker 1: you're when they told was in an instant like all right, 144 00:07:50,800 --> 00:07:52,280 Speaker 1: let me get back to work, let me start trying. 145 00:07:52,320 --> 00:07:54,520 Speaker 1: Or was it you just it took a long time 146 00:07:54,560 --> 00:07:57,200 Speaker 1: to get to that point. That was more like all right, 147 00:07:57,280 --> 00:07:59,080 Speaker 1: let's get the word, let's start trying. Like my whole 148 00:07:59,120 --> 00:08:02,720 Speaker 1: idea always told me. It's like you said, it was 149 00:08:02,800 --> 00:08:04,920 Speaker 1: times that I might not ever made and if as 150 00:08:04,920 --> 00:08:07,040 Speaker 1: times I might not ever make into college. But I 151 00:08:07,080 --> 00:08:09,240 Speaker 1: was able to do those things. So I had experiences 152 00:08:09,280 --> 00:08:11,200 Speaker 1: to my like that showed me that I can overcome 153 00:08:11,600 --> 00:08:16,600 Speaker 1: you know, uh, astronomical odds. So I just thought of 154 00:08:16,640 --> 00:08:19,240 Speaker 1: it as another odd that's that was pretty big, but 155 00:08:19,280 --> 00:08:21,920 Speaker 1: I can overcome it. And that's kind of mindset I 156 00:08:21,920 --> 00:08:25,040 Speaker 1: took with this. Yeah, we'll talk about Ohio State in 157 00:08:25,040 --> 00:08:27,800 Speaker 1: a little bit because obviously college football the playoff coming up. 158 00:08:27,840 --> 00:08:30,160 Speaker 1: But I want to ask about the Steelers. Um, you know, 159 00:08:30,440 --> 00:08:33,000 Speaker 1: having played for them, you were drafted by them, obviously 160 00:08:33,240 --> 00:08:36,480 Speaker 1: very close to the organization. With the exception of this 161 00:08:36,760 --> 00:08:41,200 Speaker 1: past weekends, I'm gonna say lucky lucky win over the Ravens. Um, 162 00:08:41,800 --> 00:08:44,640 Speaker 1: Steelers don't seem to be trending. Well, Ryan, what are 163 00:08:44,679 --> 00:08:47,160 Speaker 1: you seeing from Pittsburgh this season? Why do you feel 164 00:08:47,160 --> 00:08:51,560 Speaker 1: like this when this weekend is lucky? Was the last 165 00:08:51,559 --> 00:08:54,000 Speaker 1: three times they played each other? This is true. Uh, 166 00:08:54,440 --> 00:08:56,599 Speaker 1: the Ravens dominated that game for probably two and a 167 00:08:56,600 --> 00:08:59,200 Speaker 1: half quarters and then in the fourth quarter when Humphrey 168 00:08:59,240 --> 00:09:02,199 Speaker 1: went down. I want to say, I want to say 169 00:09:02,200 --> 00:09:04,600 Speaker 1: they dominated the game. They can't really move the ball 170 00:09:04,640 --> 00:09:07,160 Speaker 1: as well either. It was kind of a defensive game 171 00:09:07,240 --> 00:09:11,160 Speaker 1: that whole game. But but you know, people can say 172 00:09:11,160 --> 00:09:13,120 Speaker 1: how they want. So if you've seen them one way, 173 00:09:13,120 --> 00:09:15,680 Speaker 1: I've seen another. But that's the beauty of football. But 174 00:09:15,800 --> 00:09:17,360 Speaker 1: I will say I did bet on the Ravens like 175 00:09:17,360 --> 00:09:20,440 Speaker 1: an idiot. Lamar throws an interception in the end zone. Um, 176 00:09:20,840 --> 00:09:23,920 Speaker 1: you know, going for the for the two point conversion 177 00:09:24,000 --> 00:09:26,960 Speaker 1: was insanity to me. Pittsburgh did dominate the fourth and 178 00:09:26,960 --> 00:09:30,280 Speaker 1: that's winning time, right, you know, that's all that really matters. Yeah, So, 179 00:09:30,880 --> 00:09:33,400 Speaker 1: you know, we play sports because we try to win. 180 00:09:33,520 --> 00:09:37,040 Speaker 1: Nobody plays that for a tie, you know. So. Um, 181 00:09:37,080 --> 00:09:41,439 Speaker 1: to be honest, with the momentum of the game, automomentum 182 00:09:41,559 --> 00:09:43,560 Speaker 1: was leaning towards the Stillers, So I think it was 183 00:09:44,240 --> 00:09:46,400 Speaker 1: a good idea to go for the two point conversion. 184 00:09:46,720 --> 00:09:49,720 Speaker 1: A lot of times when teams are away, they prefer 185 00:09:49,760 --> 00:09:52,080 Speaker 1: to go for the two instead of the time. When 186 00:09:52,080 --> 00:09:53,800 Speaker 1: you're at home, you prefer to go for the time 187 00:09:54,440 --> 00:09:56,040 Speaker 1: because you kind of have the crowd and you have 188 00:09:56,160 --> 00:09:58,680 Speaker 1: the back end of your fans um. But you know, 189 00:09:58,760 --> 00:10:01,280 Speaker 1: the Ravens are very that's a team, so you see that. 190 00:10:01,400 --> 00:10:04,200 Speaker 1: So I'm not surprised with the whole situation, but just 191 00:10:04,520 --> 00:10:06,679 Speaker 1: with the initial question that you asked, I think the 192 00:10:07,000 --> 00:10:10,319 Speaker 1: Distillers here there. They're not training upward, but I don't 193 00:10:10,360 --> 00:10:12,199 Speaker 1: feel like they're turning down, and I think it's kind 194 00:10:12,200 --> 00:10:14,480 Speaker 1: of in the middle, you know, right now, I feel 195 00:10:14,520 --> 00:10:16,600 Speaker 1: like they're during the middle. I think they're a team 196 00:10:16,640 --> 00:10:18,920 Speaker 1: that might make it into the playoffs, and the way 197 00:10:18,960 --> 00:10:20,800 Speaker 1: the a FC is looking, you just never know who's 198 00:10:20,800 --> 00:10:23,120 Speaker 1: gonna make it to the playoffs. Everybody's within almost two 199 00:10:23,200 --> 00:10:26,560 Speaker 1: three games of each other, so it's all still pretty close. 200 00:10:27,600 --> 00:10:29,240 Speaker 1: At the end of the day. I think the Stillers 201 00:10:29,280 --> 00:10:32,440 Speaker 1: have to just continue to play good play good defense. 202 00:10:32,559 --> 00:10:34,520 Speaker 1: They play good defense, then I think they have a 203 00:10:34,520 --> 00:10:36,680 Speaker 1: pretty solid chance to make it to the playoffs. And 204 00:10:36,679 --> 00:10:40,679 Speaker 1: the playoffs obviously, you know they have some powerhouse teams 205 00:10:40,720 --> 00:10:42,920 Speaker 1: that have really offenses, but you just never know how 206 00:10:42,960 --> 00:10:46,440 Speaker 1: things can turning out. So who do you got is 207 00:10:46,440 --> 00:10:48,520 Speaker 1: the best team in that division right now? Right now, 208 00:10:48,640 --> 00:10:52,960 Speaker 1: not like the division. The best team in the division, 209 00:10:52,960 --> 00:10:56,880 Speaker 1: I would probably say is the Cincinnati Bengals, um. And 210 00:10:56,920 --> 00:11:00,360 Speaker 1: the reason I'll say that is because the Bravest if 211 00:11:00,360 --> 00:11:02,280 Speaker 1: you really think about it, the Ravens have really been 212 00:11:02,280 --> 00:11:04,559 Speaker 1: looking like the Stillers this whole season as well. Like 213 00:11:04,679 --> 00:11:07,520 Speaker 1: if you really think about it, uh, all their games 214 00:11:07,520 --> 00:11:10,360 Speaker 1: are very close, they squeak them out, it in and 215 00:11:10,480 --> 00:11:13,280 Speaker 1: it's there there all. The thing. The difference between the 216 00:11:13,320 --> 00:11:16,439 Speaker 1: Ravens and Stillers is that the Ravens were winning. There's 217 00:11:16,760 --> 00:11:18,880 Speaker 1: the games that they were pretty much losing the whole game, 218 00:11:18,880 --> 00:11:21,000 Speaker 1: were squeaking out and the Stiller are losing some of 219 00:11:21,000 --> 00:11:23,600 Speaker 1: thosem you know, so if you really think, you really 220 00:11:23,600 --> 00:11:25,760 Speaker 1: think of it, it was just everybody sees Lamar and 221 00:11:25,840 --> 00:11:28,280 Speaker 1: love Lamar, so they always felt like the Ravens are 222 00:11:28,280 --> 00:11:30,480 Speaker 1: doing better than they actually are, you know. But if 223 00:11:30,520 --> 00:11:32,920 Speaker 1: you think about it, the Ravens this whole season have 224 00:11:33,040 --> 00:11:35,520 Speaker 1: kind of been up and down as well. I feel 225 00:11:35,520 --> 00:11:37,840 Speaker 1: like the Cincinnati Bengals. The reason I have them is 226 00:11:37,920 --> 00:11:41,600 Speaker 1: because I feel like they have the best offense in 227 00:11:41,640 --> 00:11:45,520 Speaker 1: the in the whole division, and when their defense is 228 00:11:45,520 --> 00:11:48,400 Speaker 1: playing well, their offense is good enough to pull them 229 00:11:48,440 --> 00:11:51,160 Speaker 1: through and get them really good wins. Um With the 230 00:11:51,200 --> 00:11:54,800 Speaker 1: Stillers in the Ravens, their offenses all is you just 231 00:11:54,840 --> 00:11:57,559 Speaker 1: never know what you're gonna get some days. And then 232 00:11:57,600 --> 00:12:00,800 Speaker 1: with the Browns is unfortunate. They have the most talented team, 233 00:12:00,880 --> 00:12:03,920 Speaker 1: but it's not playing that well. This is another question. 234 00:12:03,960 --> 00:12:06,079 Speaker 1: Now I asked this in the like early in the 235 00:12:06,120 --> 00:12:09,800 Speaker 1: season or preseason, but who's the best quarterback ryan in 236 00:12:09,840 --> 00:12:13,760 Speaker 1: that division right now? Again, not history, The best quarterback 237 00:12:13,800 --> 00:12:18,720 Speaker 1: in the division is probably uh uh, you're talking right now, 238 00:12:18,760 --> 00:12:21,920 Speaker 1: like on December eight. The best quarterback on December eight 239 00:12:22,040 --> 00:12:29,160 Speaker 1: is probably Joe Burrow. No, Lamar Jackson the last you 240 00:12:29,200 --> 00:12:32,520 Speaker 1: said right now? Yes, yes, yes, if you look at it, 241 00:12:32,600 --> 00:12:34,760 Speaker 1: Lamar has not been playing that water ship. He played 242 00:12:34,760 --> 00:12:37,040 Speaker 1: well the beginning of the season, but if you think 243 00:12:37,040 --> 00:12:38,800 Speaker 1: about it right now, he's not playing well in the 244 00:12:38,880 --> 00:12:42,040 Speaker 1: last when in the last two games he has six 245 00:12:42,040 --> 00:12:45,079 Speaker 1: picks or something like that. Five picks. Yeah, like this, 246 00:12:45,480 --> 00:12:47,920 Speaker 1: Like I know a lot of people are like saying 247 00:12:47,960 --> 00:12:49,720 Speaker 1: Ben is not that good. And he hasn't been playing 248 00:12:49,720 --> 00:12:51,600 Speaker 1: that well this season, but he's only thrown six picks 249 00:12:51,640 --> 00:12:54,559 Speaker 1: this whole season. Lamar has six picks in two games 250 00:12:54,640 --> 00:12:58,120 Speaker 1: or five picks in two games. So, um, I'm not 251 00:12:58,160 --> 00:13:01,600 Speaker 1: gonna say Baker Baker is. He's really like Horder cold. 252 00:13:01,679 --> 00:13:02,959 Speaker 1: You just never know what he wanna Again, I don't 253 00:13:02,960 --> 00:13:04,280 Speaker 1: even know if Baker is going to be their friends. 254 00:13:04,320 --> 00:13:07,200 Speaker 1: Like the quarterback makes a few years and then I 255 00:13:07,240 --> 00:13:10,800 Speaker 1: just feel Joe Burrow, like they Cincinnati, they really rely 256 00:13:10,880 --> 00:13:14,000 Speaker 1: on him, Like obviously they rely on Joe Mixon, but 257 00:13:14,679 --> 00:13:17,640 Speaker 1: they really rely on Joe Burrow's army, his leadership, and 258 00:13:17,640 --> 00:13:20,080 Speaker 1: I think he does a really good job. And and 259 00:13:20,160 --> 00:13:24,000 Speaker 1: everybody's kind of throwing, you know, I saw that being 260 00:13:24,160 --> 00:13:25,800 Speaker 1: But I think Ben is just a winner when it 261 00:13:25,800 --> 00:13:28,040 Speaker 1: comes to winning games and just figuring out a way 262 00:13:28,040 --> 00:13:29,640 Speaker 1: to squeak things out. I think that he does a 263 00:13:29,679 --> 00:13:32,880 Speaker 1: good job. It's there's a few times where the deepense 264 00:13:32,920 --> 00:13:34,640 Speaker 1: I've lost the games, and it's a few times the 265 00:13:34,679 --> 00:13:36,920 Speaker 1: offensive lost of the games. But if we would say 266 00:13:37,040 --> 00:13:38,920 Speaker 1: who's the best quarterback right now, I'll have to go 267 00:13:39,040 --> 00:13:41,960 Speaker 1: with the Borrow. When you talk about Ben like he's 268 00:13:41,960 --> 00:13:44,360 Speaker 1: apparently saying this is his last year in Pittsburgh. Do 269 00:13:44,440 --> 00:13:47,120 Speaker 1: you think that means he's ready to retire or do 270 00:13:47,160 --> 00:13:49,560 Speaker 1: you think that means, hey, I get it, Pittsburgh doesn't 271 00:13:49,559 --> 00:13:51,160 Speaker 1: want me back, but I still want to be a 272 00:13:51,240 --> 00:13:55,360 Speaker 1: quarterback because you know, Ryan Joe Montana and his career elsewhere, 273 00:13:55,559 --> 00:13:58,440 Speaker 1: Tom Brady is playing some more other than New England, 274 00:13:58,440 --> 00:14:00,960 Speaker 1: like a lot of quarterbacks and their career in different 275 00:14:01,000 --> 00:14:03,520 Speaker 1: cities than where they started. To me, I think Ben 276 00:14:03,640 --> 00:14:06,760 Speaker 1: is basically saying, hey, I feel like my time just 277 00:14:06,800 --> 00:14:10,120 Speaker 1: done playing football, But if somebody is still you know, 278 00:14:10,920 --> 00:14:14,000 Speaker 1: if somebody still is willing to have me at the quarterback, 279 00:14:14,559 --> 00:14:16,040 Speaker 1: you know, I think you will play. I don't think 280 00:14:16,080 --> 00:14:18,320 Speaker 1: they would go to a team that's like garbage or 281 00:14:18,360 --> 00:14:21,960 Speaker 1: something like that, but I think, uh, I think Ben 282 00:14:22,040 --> 00:14:24,720 Speaker 1: is basically saying, hey, you know, um, I feel like 283 00:14:24,760 --> 00:14:27,080 Speaker 1: I'm going to hang out my creets pretty soon. But 284 00:14:27,200 --> 00:14:29,840 Speaker 1: an the day, if somebody you know you're gonna write 285 00:14:29,840 --> 00:14:31,520 Speaker 1: me a check it wants me to be their quarterback, 286 00:14:31,680 --> 00:14:33,960 Speaker 1: you know, I don't. I don't see why not. I 287 00:14:34,040 --> 00:14:36,320 Speaker 1: kind of see it like almost like a Cam Newton situation, 288 00:14:36,400 --> 00:14:38,240 Speaker 1: but almost a little bit better than that. I'm not 289 00:14:38,280 --> 00:14:41,280 Speaker 1: gonna say, you know, not wait at halfway throughout the year, 290 00:14:41,720 --> 00:14:44,000 Speaker 1: but I think like if somebody you know, goes all 291 00:14:44,040 --> 00:14:47,000 Speaker 1: the way through camp and everything and they're like, man, 292 00:14:47,040 --> 00:14:50,040 Speaker 1: we need a quarterback, I think then you know, they 293 00:14:50,120 --> 00:14:53,080 Speaker 1: might be like, hey, Ben, a situation like that kind 294 00:14:53,080 --> 00:14:55,200 Speaker 1: of or like a Philip Rivers type of situation or 295 00:14:55,200 --> 00:14:58,480 Speaker 1: something like, um, you know, we just saw one of 296 00:14:58,480 --> 00:15:01,640 Speaker 1: the crazier Monday night football game ever. Ryan, three pass 297 00:15:01,640 --> 00:15:04,640 Speaker 1: attempts by the Patriots. I don't know, you seem like 298 00:15:04,680 --> 00:15:06,800 Speaker 1: one of the guys that would have been if you 299 00:15:06,840 --> 00:15:08,760 Speaker 1: were on that Buffalo defense, maybe you would have had 300 00:15:08,800 --> 00:15:10,880 Speaker 1: a clue as to what the hell to do, because 301 00:15:11,040 --> 00:15:14,000 Speaker 1: how does Buffalo let that happen? Ryan, Like you're one 302 00:15:14,040 --> 00:15:16,400 Speaker 1: of these middle linebackers in charge of the defense. They 303 00:15:16,480 --> 00:15:18,640 Speaker 1: knew what was coming and they could not stop it. 304 00:15:19,360 --> 00:15:21,960 Speaker 1: Buffalo is pretty much playing as if they didn't know 305 00:15:22,000 --> 00:15:23,960 Speaker 1: what was gonna happen. Obviously they had two people in 306 00:15:23,960 --> 00:15:26,760 Speaker 1: the box, but if you didn't see them commit on 307 00:15:26,800 --> 00:15:29,640 Speaker 1: the run as well as they did until the fourth 308 00:15:29,680 --> 00:15:31,640 Speaker 1: quarter at the end of the game, like you started 309 00:15:31,640 --> 00:15:34,040 Speaker 1: seeing they actually started shooting gaps with it in the game. 310 00:15:34,520 --> 00:15:38,040 Speaker 1: I feel like Buffalo is kind of thinking like, hey, 311 00:15:38,160 --> 00:15:40,760 Speaker 1: they're gonna eventually play action as soon like they're gonna 312 00:15:40,760 --> 00:15:43,360 Speaker 1: eventually play I think that that's kind of mindset I've 313 00:15:43,360 --> 00:15:45,560 Speaker 1: seen when when they came to watching the game. But 314 00:15:45,600 --> 00:15:47,840 Speaker 1: if you really think about it, their team didn't play bad, 315 00:15:48,040 --> 00:15:52,160 Speaker 1: like like Buffalo defense didn't play And obviously two on 316 00:15:52,240 --> 00:15:55,000 Speaker 1: the yards Russian is a lot. But if somebody runs, 317 00:15:55,240 --> 00:15:58,720 Speaker 1: but if somebody only throws the ball three times, they 318 00:15:58,760 --> 00:16:00,960 Speaker 1: gotta get two in the yards something some way or another, 319 00:16:01,200 --> 00:16:03,880 Speaker 1: you know. So, um, I think it was kind of 320 00:16:03,920 --> 00:16:07,720 Speaker 1: that type of situation. And and the day, if somebody 321 00:16:07,800 --> 00:16:10,160 Speaker 1: just shows more effort and shows and will and more 322 00:16:10,240 --> 00:16:13,000 Speaker 1: wants you than you that night, then they're gonna beat you. 323 00:16:13,040 --> 00:16:16,000 Speaker 1: And that's kind of how it was with the Patriots. 324 00:16:16,480 --> 00:16:19,520 Speaker 1: They showed more effort that Allowman and the alliman they 325 00:16:19,520 --> 00:16:24,200 Speaker 1: pay more into it, and you've seen the difference. Uh, 326 00:16:24,520 --> 00:16:26,960 Speaker 1: they were able to run the ball and control the 327 00:16:27,000 --> 00:16:29,600 Speaker 1: game more than they more than the Bills could. And 328 00:16:29,640 --> 00:16:32,640 Speaker 1: the Bills everybody knows that they're not a good running team. 329 00:16:32,720 --> 00:16:35,360 Speaker 1: So the Patriots were like, all throw the ball in 330 00:16:36,280 --> 00:16:40,600 Speaker 1: milling our wins, Like I think we're all right, you know, 331 00:16:40,680 --> 00:16:43,560 Speaker 1: and they just take advantage of it. I want to 332 00:16:43,600 --> 00:16:46,920 Speaker 1: quickly ask about Ohio State, Ryan Um not in the 333 00:16:46,960 --> 00:16:50,240 Speaker 1: college football Playoff kind of a surprise they lost to Michigan. 334 00:16:50,280 --> 00:16:52,800 Speaker 1: I'm curious where were you watching that game? And uh 335 00:16:52,880 --> 00:16:56,120 Speaker 1: any thoughts on the stunning loss by Ohio State. Um. 336 00:16:56,120 --> 00:16:59,160 Speaker 1: I watched at home and it definitely hurts. But to me, 337 00:16:59,360 --> 00:17:02,920 Speaker 1: that game, it's kind of how the Cincinnati Bengals still 338 00:17:03,000 --> 00:17:06,800 Speaker 1: his game was and and to me, I think it 339 00:17:07,000 --> 00:17:11,120 Speaker 1: was it seemed like that team wanted to win more 340 00:17:11,240 --> 00:17:13,840 Speaker 1: than the team that was actually playing. You know, like, 341 00:17:14,240 --> 00:17:16,560 Speaker 1: and I'm not and I'm not saying that a house 342 00:17:16,560 --> 00:17:18,760 Speaker 1: state they want to win. Obviously, I'm a bigger house state, 343 00:17:18,800 --> 00:17:21,920 Speaker 1: p and I love my house state. But you've seen 344 00:17:21,960 --> 00:17:27,800 Speaker 1: it in like the effort and just like how the guys, 345 00:17:28,440 --> 00:17:32,720 Speaker 1: you know, emotions were throughout the game with Michigan. It's like, man, 346 00:17:32,800 --> 00:17:35,680 Speaker 1: we it's almost like you've seen a guy It's like, 347 00:17:35,680 --> 00:17:37,800 Speaker 1: I mean, I'm tired of getting beat up. I'm tired 348 00:17:37,840 --> 00:17:42,280 Speaker 1: of lose it. You know, almost like Chris Rogers or something, 349 00:17:42,400 --> 00:17:44,640 Speaker 1: you know, Captain America. It's like I'm tired of beating 350 00:17:44,680 --> 00:17:47,600 Speaker 1: the little guy. And I'm gonna figure something out and 351 00:17:47,600 --> 00:17:50,040 Speaker 1: I'm gonna guard there and you know, and beat up 352 00:17:50,040 --> 00:17:52,399 Speaker 1: the beat up the big bad you know, been bad 353 00:17:52,480 --> 00:17:55,360 Speaker 1: wolf or beat up my big brother, that kind of thing. 354 00:17:55,400 --> 00:17:57,560 Speaker 1: That's kind of the situation that it was with Michigan. 355 00:17:57,600 --> 00:18:00,240 Speaker 1: It's just like you see how bad they want to 356 00:18:00,280 --> 00:18:02,400 Speaker 1: win that game, Like you see how much it meant 357 00:18:02,400 --> 00:18:05,199 Speaker 1: to them. And Michigan has a good team, and at 358 00:18:05,240 --> 00:18:08,119 Speaker 1: any day it doesn't help, you know, when the weather 359 00:18:08,280 --> 00:18:12,000 Speaker 1: wasn't favorable for us, and because we're a passing team, 360 00:18:12,040 --> 00:18:15,120 Speaker 1: but it did in and day. If you can't start 361 00:18:15,119 --> 00:18:17,440 Speaker 1: like we we just start about what the bills. If 362 00:18:17,440 --> 00:18:19,960 Speaker 1: you can't stop somebody from running the ball, you can't 363 00:18:19,960 --> 00:18:21,640 Speaker 1: get mad at if you're end up losing the game, 364 00:18:21,880 --> 00:18:24,679 Speaker 1: you know, because because and then day all we always 365 00:18:24,680 --> 00:18:27,200 Speaker 1: were talking if you force somebody from running, if you 366 00:18:27,280 --> 00:18:29,840 Speaker 1: force somebody to stop running the ball, now you control 367 00:18:29,880 --> 00:18:32,159 Speaker 1: the game and you forced him to do what you 368 00:18:32,200 --> 00:18:35,119 Speaker 1: want to do. If if we stopped in front the 369 00:18:35,119 --> 00:18:38,760 Speaker 1: ball and we can go after the quarterback, then it's 370 00:18:38,760 --> 00:18:40,760 Speaker 1: a lot easier for us to control the pace of 371 00:18:40,800 --> 00:18:42,960 Speaker 1: the game. But if they're running it as much as 372 00:18:43,000 --> 00:18:44,600 Speaker 1: they want to, we don't know if they're gonna run 373 00:18:44,600 --> 00:18:47,240 Speaker 1: our past, then it makes it a lot difficult for 374 00:18:47,280 --> 00:18:49,760 Speaker 1: us to play defense. But if we already know what 375 00:18:49,800 --> 00:18:52,239 Speaker 1: they're planning on doing, it's a lot easier for us 376 00:18:52,240 --> 00:18:55,720 Speaker 1: to play defense. Yeah, one of the big shocks for me. 377 00:18:56,280 --> 00:18:58,919 Speaker 1: You give Michigan any chance against Georgia in the in 378 00:18:58,920 --> 00:19:02,639 Speaker 1: the college football playoffs, I do. And the reason the 379 00:19:02,680 --> 00:19:06,320 Speaker 1: reason I give them a chance is because, uh, as George, 380 00:19:06,400 --> 00:19:09,440 Speaker 1: As I was watching the Georgia game, I started to start, 381 00:19:09,520 --> 00:19:11,879 Speaker 1: like do a little bit of research. And if you 382 00:19:11,960 --> 00:19:14,359 Speaker 1: really think about Georgia hasn't really played any difficult to 383 00:19:14,440 --> 00:19:17,240 Speaker 1: you this year, if you really think about it, like 384 00:19:17,280 --> 00:19:19,760 Speaker 1: they played Clemson, Crimpson's not playing well this year. And 385 00:19:19,840 --> 00:19:24,879 Speaker 1: I think the toughest challenge was besides Alabama was Kentucky 386 00:19:25,080 --> 00:19:30,360 Speaker 1: or somebody like Yeah, and and all those teams are 387 00:19:30,880 --> 00:19:34,760 Speaker 1: high twenties, like high twenties when it comes to ranking, 388 00:19:35,320 --> 00:19:38,320 Speaker 1: and their toughest match up with Alabama, and Alabama just 389 00:19:38,359 --> 00:19:43,240 Speaker 1: smoked them. And and and to me, uh, this whole season, 390 00:19:43,600 --> 00:19:46,280 Speaker 1: Georgia has been known for not having a good offense. 391 00:19:46,720 --> 00:19:50,680 Speaker 1: Like their offense has been okay, but their offense hasn't 392 00:19:50,720 --> 00:19:56,639 Speaker 1: been Alabama's Ohio States, those big offenses, and I feel 393 00:19:56,680 --> 00:20:02,240 Speaker 1: like their offense isn't good enough. Too scared Michigan. I 394 00:20:02,240 --> 00:20:05,320 Speaker 1: can't stretch the field. Yeah, they don't really have many weapons. Yeah, 395 00:20:05,359 --> 00:20:07,680 Speaker 1: they're not going to stretch the field. And then one 396 00:20:07,680 --> 00:20:10,200 Speaker 1: thing the big team is known for it is stopping 397 00:20:10,200 --> 00:20:14,480 Speaker 1: the right you know obviously, you know, so that's that 398 00:20:14,680 --> 00:20:18,040 Speaker 1: obviously how State lost. It was a whole lot of 399 00:20:18,040 --> 00:20:20,159 Speaker 1: stuff that made the House state lose Alabama in the 400 00:20:20,240 --> 00:20:23,800 Speaker 1: National Chipiship Games. But but the one thing is how 401 00:20:23,800 --> 00:20:26,560 Speaker 1: the state they how State in the big team. One 402 00:20:26,600 --> 00:20:28,160 Speaker 1: thing they know how to do is run the ball 403 00:20:28,200 --> 00:20:31,040 Speaker 1: really well. It's stopping around really well. And the one 404 00:20:31,040 --> 00:20:33,200 Speaker 1: thing that Michigan does is rund the ball really well. 405 00:20:33,200 --> 00:20:34,480 Speaker 1: You know how to stop it really well. And I 406 00:20:34,520 --> 00:20:37,840 Speaker 1: feel like Michigan has some more official weapons then Georgia 407 00:20:37,920 --> 00:20:41,960 Speaker 1: does on on the offense. Um, so I'm not surprised. 408 00:20:42,000 --> 00:20:44,160 Speaker 1: I want. The thing is, I wouldn't be surprised if 409 00:20:44,160 --> 00:20:48,640 Speaker 1: Michigan wins the National Champianship. I just don't want. Yeah, 410 00:20:48,680 --> 00:20:51,280 Speaker 1: you can't root for Michigan if you're Inhio State, guys, right, 411 00:20:51,280 --> 00:20:55,640 Speaker 1: I'll get you out of here. Root for Cincinnati. Okay, obviously, 412 00:20:55,680 --> 00:20:58,240 Speaker 1: congrats on the book. I am curious you just listening 413 00:20:58,280 --> 00:21:00,840 Speaker 1: to you break down teams and games, it sounds like 414 00:21:01,480 --> 00:21:04,200 Speaker 1: maybe there's coaching in your future. Have you given much 415 00:21:04,240 --> 00:21:09,840 Speaker 1: thought to what's next after the book? Coaching front office? 416 00:21:10,000 --> 00:21:13,040 Speaker 1: I definitely thought of some of those some of those roles, 417 00:21:13,080 --> 00:21:15,560 Speaker 1: and I talked to the team about some of those things. 418 00:21:15,920 --> 00:21:18,639 Speaker 1: Right now, I had a few things that I wanted 419 00:21:18,640 --> 00:21:20,119 Speaker 1: to do that just kind of step away from the 420 00:21:20,119 --> 00:21:23,359 Speaker 1: game of football for a while. So I started a foundation. 421 00:21:23,520 --> 00:21:26,400 Speaker 1: It's called the Ranches there for sponder Reiblitations to help 422 00:21:26,400 --> 00:21:30,679 Speaker 1: people that's going through spinal injuries. But also I'm on 423 00:21:30,760 --> 00:21:34,520 Speaker 1: a podcast as well, and I own a logistics company, 424 00:21:34,600 --> 00:21:37,960 Speaker 1: so I wanted to start some things, uh myself, and 425 00:21:38,040 --> 00:21:39,800 Speaker 1: I wanted to kind of get into the business world 426 00:21:39,880 --> 00:21:43,119 Speaker 1: myself and then see how things paying out. Um, and 427 00:21:43,160 --> 00:21:46,760 Speaker 1: then if you know, I don't like how things are 428 00:21:46,760 --> 00:21:49,560 Speaker 1: going or this isn't for me, then I'll probably go 429 00:21:49,640 --> 00:21:52,399 Speaker 1: back into football. But as right now, this is I 430 00:21:52,480 --> 00:21:54,080 Speaker 1: just wanted to take a step away from the game 431 00:21:54,119 --> 00:21:55,680 Speaker 1: a little bit and be able to watch it as 432 00:21:55,680 --> 00:21:59,240 Speaker 1: a fan because I've been doing it as a player. 433 00:21:59,600 --> 00:22:03,080 Speaker 1: In all for over twenty years, and I'm still in 434 00:22:03,119 --> 00:22:05,800 Speaker 1: my twenties, so I just wanted to kind of I 435 00:22:05,840 --> 00:22:07,440 Speaker 1: still I just want to kind of take a step 436 00:22:07,480 --> 00:22:10,120 Speaker 1: away and and see if some of this things will 437 00:22:10,160 --> 00:22:12,120 Speaker 1: paying out for me and I And it is going 438 00:22:12,160 --> 00:22:15,520 Speaker 1: pretty well, but I just wanted to, you know, test 439 00:22:15,520 --> 00:22:19,200 Speaker 1: the waters first before I could just hear the passion 440 00:22:19,240 --> 00:22:22,640 Speaker 1: for football like breaking Down Michigan, Georgia. It's pretty clear, 441 00:22:22,640 --> 00:22:26,680 Speaker 1: all right, Ryan shays here, congrats on the book Walking Miracle. 442 00:22:26,760 --> 00:22:29,760 Speaker 1: How faith, positive thinking and passion for football brought me 443 00:22:29,800 --> 00:22:33,200 Speaker 1: back from paralysis and help me find a purpose. Congrats again, Ryan, 444 00:22:33,240 --> 00:22:35,040 Speaker 1: and now we'll talk to you soon. All right, Thank 445 00:22:35,080 --> 00:22:38,159 Speaker 1: you so much. Nic Start to Fox Sports Radio has 446 00:22:38,240 --> 00:22:41,160 Speaker 1: the best sports talk lineup in the nation. Catch all 447 00:22:41,200 --> 00:22:44,560 Speaker 1: of our shows at Fox sports Radio dot com and 448 00:22:44,600 --> 00:22:47,159 Speaker 1: within the I Heart Radio app search f s R 449 00:22:47,280 --> 00:22:51,800 Speaker 1: to listen live. The only thing better than sitting on 450 00:22:51,840 --> 00:22:55,879 Speaker 1: your couch watching the game. He's making money while you 451 00:22:56,119 --> 00:23:04,680 Speaker 1: do it. Here's your best bet. Thoughtful stuff from Ryan Shazier. 452 00:23:04,960 --> 00:23:08,800 Speaker 1: Intelligent guy. I like him. I think I think in 453 00:23:08,920 --> 00:23:12,120 Speaker 1: short order he will be a coach somewhere in either 454 00:23:12,200 --> 00:23:15,359 Speaker 1: high school football. Work his way up in college. Um, 455 00:23:15,359 --> 00:23:17,560 Speaker 1: he's just an intelligent guy, easy got to root for. 456 00:23:17,640 --> 00:23:19,960 Speaker 1: And um, you know, if you go on YouTube and 457 00:23:20,000 --> 00:23:24,120 Speaker 1: look up the injury man, that's painful to watch. Good 458 00:23:24,160 --> 00:23:26,200 Speaker 1: to hear that he's overcoming the odds and he's written 459 00:23:26,200 --> 00:23:28,880 Speaker 1: a book and he's he's got his act together. Ryan 460 00:23:28,920 --> 00:23:31,320 Speaker 1: shas Here a nice guy. Alright, onto the best bet 461 00:23:31,440 --> 00:23:37,560 Speaker 1: for Vikings and Steelers. Interesting game? Right? Um? First of all, 462 00:23:37,800 --> 00:23:41,679 Speaker 1: Minnesota at home in the Dome, coming off a horrendous loss. 463 00:23:42,080 --> 00:23:47,720 Speaker 1: Pittsburgh on the road, coming off a huge win over 464 00:23:47,720 --> 00:23:52,480 Speaker 1: their rival. I don't I mean Pittsburgh's taking money all week. 465 00:23:53,480 --> 00:23:57,160 Speaker 1: I don't know what that's about, folks, Honestly, I don't. 466 00:23:57,200 --> 00:23:59,720 Speaker 1: I think Minnesota is the only bet here. I don't 467 00:23:59,760 --> 00:24:02,080 Speaker 1: think it is going to be popular. But I don't 468 00:24:02,119 --> 00:24:05,960 Speaker 1: care that Cook is out. I don't care that Delon's out. Um. Actually, 469 00:24:05,960 --> 00:24:08,399 Speaker 1: Cook has practiced a couple of times this week. It 470 00:24:08,400 --> 00:24:11,000 Speaker 1: looks like so there's a chance he plays. But Madison Cook, 471 00:24:11,000 --> 00:24:14,360 Speaker 1: it doesn't really matter. Um, Pittsburgh defense can be had. 472 00:24:14,680 --> 00:24:17,880 Speaker 1: We keep forgetting that this is just not the old 473 00:24:17,880 --> 00:24:21,040 Speaker 1: Pittsburgh Steelers. They're not. There's a team that got swept 474 00:24:21,960 --> 00:24:24,600 Speaker 1: by the Bengals. If you listen to shas Ere, he 475 00:24:24,600 --> 00:24:26,280 Speaker 1: thinks the Bengals are the best team in that division. 476 00:24:27,080 --> 00:24:31,760 Speaker 1: This is just it's not a really good, impressive Steelers team. 477 00:24:32,040 --> 00:24:35,000 Speaker 1: You look at the prof uh, pro Football Focus numbers, 478 00:24:35,200 --> 00:24:38,720 Speaker 1: you look at the Football Outsiders numbers. Nobody, none of 479 00:24:38,760 --> 00:24:41,080 Speaker 1: the numbers say that this is a good team. No, 480 00:24:41,240 --> 00:24:44,360 Speaker 1: we think they're good. But because they beat a beat 481 00:24:44,440 --> 00:24:48,320 Speaker 1: up Ravens team last week at home. Remember they needed 482 00:24:48,320 --> 00:24:51,280 Speaker 1: a massive fourth quarter comeback with seventeen points, all of 483 00:24:51,359 --> 00:24:53,520 Speaker 1: a sudden, it's like, oh, well, maybe Pittsburgh can go 484 00:24:53,560 --> 00:24:58,160 Speaker 1: to the playoffs. No, guys, this is not a good team. Here. 485 00:24:58,240 --> 00:25:00,959 Speaker 1: Here's what Pittsburgh has done on the road mood in 486 00:25:00,960 --> 00:25:06,960 Speaker 1: their last few games, lost to Cincinnati. Against the Chargers, 487 00:25:07,000 --> 00:25:10,840 Speaker 1: they were down a ton, got lucky, came back. Still lost. 488 00:25:12,520 --> 00:25:15,360 Speaker 1: At Cleveland another divisional game, they were able to eke 489 00:25:15,359 --> 00:25:18,800 Speaker 1: out a fifteen ten win. At the Packers lost by ten. 490 00:25:18,880 --> 00:25:22,080 Speaker 1: Packers are really good, uh. And and at the Bills 491 00:25:22,119 --> 00:25:24,000 Speaker 1: and the Opener they were able to win. It's just 492 00:25:24,400 --> 00:25:26,399 Speaker 1: I don't know why, all of a sudden, we were 493 00:25:26,440 --> 00:25:29,640 Speaker 1: giving the Pittsburgh Steelers so much respect for a win 494 00:25:30,560 --> 00:25:32,760 Speaker 1: over the Ravens, their rivals, who were the number one 495 00:25:32,760 --> 00:25:35,239 Speaker 1: seed in the a f C. What do you damn do? Uh? 496 00:25:35,400 --> 00:25:37,280 Speaker 1: This is what I'm gonna look for today. Who is 497 00:25:37,320 --> 00:25:41,200 Speaker 1: playing defense for the Minnesota Vikings Because last week, right 498 00:25:41,240 --> 00:25:45,200 Speaker 1: before the game, you heard their two best linebackers we're 499 00:25:45,200 --> 00:25:47,560 Speaker 1: out of the game. Oh they're not gonna play today 500 00:25:47,600 --> 00:25:51,159 Speaker 1: and tossing Griffin. It's like what so I didn't know 501 00:25:51,200 --> 00:25:54,040 Speaker 1: both linebackers were going to be out as of now 502 00:25:55,480 --> 00:25:59,159 Speaker 1: right according to the injury report, Anthony Barr full practice, 503 00:25:59,400 --> 00:26:04,600 Speaker 1: Eric Kendrick full practice, Patrick Peterson full practice, like they're 504 00:26:04,600 --> 00:26:08,359 Speaker 1: getting healthy again. I don't like this Vikings team. I 505 00:26:08,359 --> 00:26:11,919 Speaker 1: don't like the secondary. The pass rush is kind of diminished. 506 00:26:13,359 --> 00:26:17,199 Speaker 1: And and the Pittsburgh Steelers no Joe Hayden. Uh. And 507 00:26:17,400 --> 00:26:21,080 Speaker 1: it doesn't look like Spellane the linebacker is gonna play either. UM, 508 00:26:21,119 --> 00:26:23,000 Speaker 1: I don't know. Give me the Minnesota Vikings here. I 509 00:26:23,040 --> 00:26:25,560 Speaker 1: don't like the Vikings a lot. I'll go twenty four 510 00:26:25,760 --> 00:26:30,000 Speaker 1: seventeen Vikings. Um. So that would put the total right 511 00:26:30,000 --> 00:26:32,920 Speaker 1: around forty one. The total for this game out a 512 00:26:33,000 --> 00:26:34,920 Speaker 1: little money on the under forty three and a half. 513 00:26:36,400 --> 00:26:39,480 Speaker 1: I think both teams can have a little success, but 514 00:26:39,800 --> 00:26:43,280 Speaker 1: I guess I would lean to the under. So seventeen 515 00:26:43,560 --> 00:26:46,760 Speaker 1: Minnesota Vikings not a huge play. Definitely not putting it 516 00:26:46,800 --> 00:26:50,159 Speaker 1: in the contest, certainly not in Survivor, but I like 517 00:26:50,240 --> 00:26:52,600 Speaker 1: the Vikings to win. Give me the favorite on the 518 00:26:52,640 --> 00:26:54,960 Speaker 1: short week at home. All right, guys, we'll talk to 519 00:26:54,960 --> 00:26:55,399 Speaker 1: you tomorrow.