1 00:00:00,800 --> 00:00:06,200 Speaker 1: And now move the sticks with Daniel Jeremiah and Bucky Brooks. 2 00:00:07,160 --> 00:00:09,520 Speaker 1: What's up, everybody? Walk and move the sticks? DJ Bucky 3 00:00:09,600 --> 00:00:11,720 Speaker 1: here live from Tampa. I guess it's not live. We're 4 00:00:11,760 --> 00:00:14,040 Speaker 1: not listening to it live, but we're alive. How you doing, Buck? 5 00:00:14,400 --> 00:00:16,800 Speaker 1: I am good. I'm good. Trying to uh do the 6 00:00:16,880 --> 00:00:19,759 Speaker 1: last minute preparations for this game. Did we're gonna broadcast 7 00:00:19,800 --> 00:00:22,520 Speaker 1: on Saturday. We got the East West Shrine game coming 8 00:00:22,520 --> 00:00:24,800 Speaker 1: your way on NFL Network. You can check that out. 9 00:00:24,840 --> 00:00:28,120 Speaker 1: Look at some of the uh intriguing names in this game. 10 00:00:28,120 --> 00:00:29,600 Speaker 1: We'll get to those in a second, and what we're 11 00:00:29,600 --> 00:00:32,080 Speaker 1: looking forward to watching. Talk about those guys, and then 12 00:00:32,320 --> 00:00:35,440 Speaker 1: we'll get a chance to preview the playoffs. Buck, We've 13 00:00:35,479 --> 00:00:38,159 Speaker 1: got conference Championship weekend, one of the best of the year, 14 00:00:38,159 --> 00:00:39,680 Speaker 1: so we'll get a chance to break down the one 15 00:00:39,840 --> 00:00:42,720 Speaker 1: and two seeds doing battle. They're talking about some X 16 00:00:42,760 --> 00:00:45,640 Speaker 1: factors we're looking for, um. But before we get to 17 00:00:45,680 --> 00:00:47,680 Speaker 1: all that stuff, I'm calling an audible right here at 18 00:00:47,680 --> 00:00:49,839 Speaker 1: the top. Are you ready? I'm ready? All right. So 19 00:00:49,880 --> 00:00:53,960 Speaker 1: I've been writing a bunch of reports and uh going 20 00:00:54,000 --> 00:00:55,600 Speaker 1: back through and looking at some old grades and things, 21 00:00:55,600 --> 00:00:57,040 Speaker 1: and I thought, you know that just in fact, we 22 00:00:57,040 --> 00:00:58,800 Speaker 1: haven't done this in a while. People enjoy the hits 23 00:00:58,800 --> 00:01:01,160 Speaker 1: and missus and all that we haven't done it. Where 24 00:01:01,160 --> 00:01:03,520 Speaker 1: I go back and look at some old reports, and uh, 25 00:01:03,560 --> 00:01:05,480 Speaker 1: I thought, let's do just do an edition where I 26 00:01:05,520 --> 00:01:07,360 Speaker 1: just give you a little some thumbnail sketch here on 27 00:01:07,440 --> 00:01:10,520 Speaker 1: a couple of guys that are playing in championship weekend. 28 00:01:10,840 --> 00:01:12,760 Speaker 1: And I'm gonna just read you the reports, buck, so 29 00:01:12,800 --> 00:01:14,280 Speaker 1: you know it's one of those four teams, and and 30 00:01:14,280 --> 00:01:15,640 Speaker 1: then we see what we can figure them out. Okay, 31 00:01:15,640 --> 00:01:18,440 Speaker 1: you ready to go? Alright, alright? The first one is 32 00:01:18,600 --> 00:01:22,360 Speaker 1: a corner and this is from the two thousand sixteen 33 00:01:22,440 --> 00:01:25,640 Speaker 1: draft class. So I don't have my full summary, so 34 00:01:25,640 --> 00:01:27,679 Speaker 1: I'm just reading my going over the couple of notes. Here. 35 00:01:28,120 --> 00:01:31,240 Speaker 1: Uh press, Uh, he's press, corner, press, turning round, He'll 36 00:01:31,240 --> 00:01:33,600 Speaker 1: grab at the top of a little bit physical. Um 37 00:01:33,800 --> 00:01:36,199 Speaker 1: uh you can mirror. He's fluid, just struggles to find 38 00:01:36,200 --> 00:01:40,080 Speaker 1: the ball at times. He's six oh five. Oh, it 39 00:01:40,120 --> 00:01:45,480 Speaker 1: was a first round pick, first round pick in FC. 40 00:01:46,520 --> 00:01:49,880 Speaker 1: It's not a Marcus Peters this um no, P J. Williams, No, 41 00:01:50,120 --> 00:01:52,400 Speaker 1: he was a first round pick. This man is on 42 00:01:52,440 --> 00:01:54,840 Speaker 1: it he was two thousand and sixteen draft. He's on 43 00:01:54,920 --> 00:01:59,800 Speaker 1: his second team. Oh, Eli Eli Apple, Eli Apple was 44 00:01:59,840 --> 00:02:02,800 Speaker 1: my year in Eli Apple just needed to change of scenery. 45 00:02:02,840 --> 00:02:05,520 Speaker 1: That's all scenery. Uh. You know what's funny about the 46 00:02:05,600 --> 00:02:08,280 Speaker 1: change of scenery. And this will come up because today 47 00:02:08,320 --> 00:02:11,720 Speaker 1: Paston Lynch was signed to a futures contract by the 48 00:02:11,760 --> 00:02:15,160 Speaker 1: Seattle Seahawks. And the first round pick says, you know it, 49 00:02:15,160 --> 00:02:17,720 Speaker 1: they always get two or three, but we know quite 50 00:02:17,720 --> 00:02:20,239 Speaker 1: on talent, never quite on talent. And so Eli Apple, 51 00:02:20,280 --> 00:02:22,160 Speaker 1: I think the situation that he went to from New 52 00:02:22,240 --> 00:02:25,280 Speaker 1: York going to New Orleans, he went to a team 53 00:02:25,320 --> 00:02:28,080 Speaker 1: that already had a handful of Ohio State buck eyes. 54 00:02:28,560 --> 00:02:31,519 Speaker 1: And if you ask those guys on the team that 55 00:02:31,880 --> 00:02:35,080 Speaker 1: Marshawn Lattimore, Von Bill, all those guys, Eli Apple was 56 00:02:35,120 --> 00:02:38,160 Speaker 1: the leader in the room. So it is funny to 57 00:02:38,200 --> 00:02:40,680 Speaker 1: see a guy who is struggling now wind up in 58 00:02:40,680 --> 00:02:43,600 Speaker 1: a spot where he used to be the leader of 59 00:02:43,639 --> 00:02:46,080 Speaker 1: these guys. And I think that has done wonders for 60 00:02:46,120 --> 00:02:48,160 Speaker 1: his confidence. I think everyone, to a man would say 61 00:02:48,200 --> 00:02:50,880 Speaker 1: that he has played better. Now. Is he ever going 62 00:02:50,919 --> 00:02:52,960 Speaker 1: to live up to some of the things that came 63 00:02:53,000 --> 00:02:54,959 Speaker 1: with him when he was drafted. I don't know, but 64 00:02:55,000 --> 00:02:57,079 Speaker 1: he certainly has been a solid starter, and I think 65 00:02:57,160 --> 00:02:59,800 Speaker 1: for the Saints it has been a nice pick up 66 00:03:00,000 --> 00:03:02,639 Speaker 1: because now how many teams have tol You've been able 67 00:03:02,639 --> 00:03:05,480 Speaker 1: to play with two first round corners. They have two 68 00:03:05,520 --> 00:03:07,919 Speaker 1: guys who are beginning to kind of play really well. 69 00:03:08,240 --> 00:03:10,680 Speaker 1: And when you think about the last five or six 70 00:03:10,720 --> 00:03:14,080 Speaker 1: weeks on offense, the Saints are only averaging about nineteen. 71 00:03:14,160 --> 00:03:17,680 Speaker 1: They haven't been as their defense has been really the 72 00:03:17,760 --> 00:03:20,840 Speaker 1: catalyst to their arrival in the championship game, and Eli 73 00:03:20,880 --> 00:03:22,920 Speaker 1: Apple certainly has played a role in that. All right, 74 00:03:22,960 --> 00:03:25,239 Speaker 1: let me give you another one from the same draft class. Here, 75 00:03:25,360 --> 00:03:28,600 Speaker 1: this is two thousand sixteen. We're gonna go defensive tackle. 76 00:03:28,720 --> 00:03:33,079 Speaker 1: Buck ready, uh DT nose tackle, pure power, can hold 77 00:03:33,120 --> 00:03:36,720 Speaker 1: the point of attack, explosive get off, nice arm over 78 00:03:37,080 --> 00:03:39,600 Speaker 1: does play a little bit high. He was my thirty 79 00:03:39,640 --> 00:03:42,280 Speaker 1: eight player in that draft. He was six oh five 80 00:03:42,440 --> 00:03:47,800 Speaker 1: six three ten and he ran five oh three. A 81 00:03:48,080 --> 00:03:52,080 Speaker 1: f C. Malcolm Brown a a f C six oh 82 00:03:52,120 --> 00:03:56,600 Speaker 1: five six tall, athletic at A Chris Jones, Yes it 83 00:03:56,720 --> 00:03:59,280 Speaker 1: is Chris Jones. Remember, I feel like you're doubting yourself 84 00:03:59,360 --> 00:04:00,920 Speaker 1: right there. With that, come on man all the years 85 00:04:01,000 --> 00:04:03,440 Speaker 1: running together. That's true. That's that's why. And this is 86 00:04:03,640 --> 00:04:05,480 Speaker 1: this is there was no preparation for this. I don't 87 00:04:05,480 --> 00:04:07,320 Speaker 1: think I remember Chris Jenness at the combine. He had 88 00:04:07,320 --> 00:04:10,200 Speaker 1: a little problem. Oh yes, that's that's that's something you 89 00:04:10,240 --> 00:04:14,840 Speaker 1: can't unsee. Um. This is from the two thousand seventeen draft. 90 00:04:15,560 --> 00:04:21,120 Speaker 1: UM corner position. Uh, this guy is similar to Generess Jenkins. 91 00:04:21,120 --> 00:04:24,360 Speaker 1: He's quiet, very competitive, loves football, short memory, no fear, 92 00:04:24,440 --> 00:04:27,920 Speaker 1: has had some hamstring issues. Uh. Patient fluid can match 93 00:04:27,960 --> 00:04:32,359 Speaker 1: a mirror. Um. He was my seventh overall player in 94 00:04:32,360 --> 00:04:35,240 Speaker 1: that draft. He was six ft one, ran four three 95 00:04:35,520 --> 00:04:41,440 Speaker 1: six the last The funny thing about Marshall and Ledimore, 96 00:04:41,480 --> 00:04:44,159 Speaker 1: I was late to the party on him, even though 97 00:04:44,200 --> 00:04:47,800 Speaker 1: everyone was really excited about him. I really questioned how 98 00:04:47,839 --> 00:04:50,760 Speaker 1: tough he was, and I had serious concerns about the 99 00:04:50,760 --> 00:04:54,719 Speaker 1: hamstrings and in the injury history. And so he certainly 100 00:04:54,720 --> 00:04:57,680 Speaker 1: has proven me wrong. I just didn't know if he 101 00:04:57,720 --> 00:04:59,760 Speaker 1: would ever be that guy. And then when I talked 102 00:04:59,760 --> 00:05:01,560 Speaker 1: to co which is throughout the process, they're like, man, 103 00:05:01,600 --> 00:05:04,920 Speaker 1: we love him his athleticism and and that stuff. But 104 00:05:05,320 --> 00:05:07,080 Speaker 1: you remember in that draft there were some people that 105 00:05:07,200 --> 00:05:09,440 Speaker 1: talked about Gary and Conley being they thought he was 106 00:05:09,480 --> 00:05:13,479 Speaker 1: a better player. I didn't tougher better player, but Marcha 107 00:05:13,600 --> 00:05:15,360 Speaker 1: Latimore has played at a high level, played in Pro 108 00:05:15,400 --> 00:05:17,600 Speaker 1: Bowl level defensive Rocky like all tho those things had 109 00:05:17,640 --> 00:05:20,480 Speaker 1: Gary and Connley seventeenth, I had a lot more seventh 110 00:05:20,520 --> 00:05:23,119 Speaker 1: that year, art last one. Uh this is the running 111 00:05:23,120 --> 00:05:26,599 Speaker 1: back position, same draft, two thousands, seventeen transferred for playtime. 112 00:05:26,680 --> 00:05:30,320 Speaker 1: He's close with Antonio Brown, which is interesting. Nugget Um 113 00:05:30,520 --> 00:05:33,800 Speaker 1: did not think about that. Um uh never eight teen 114 00:05:33,839 --> 00:05:36,760 Speaker 1: plus carry, sudden can scare uphim natural pass catcher, broke 115 00:05:36,800 --> 00:05:39,520 Speaker 1: six tackles against Andandy. I mean that was used to 116 00:05:39,560 --> 00:05:42,800 Speaker 1: say Alvin Kamar and I still can't understand, Like I'm 117 00:05:42,800 --> 00:05:46,280 Speaker 1: still having a tough time understanding why Alvin Kamar was 118 00:05:46,400 --> 00:05:48,719 Speaker 1: not a first round pick and how he was able 119 00:05:48,760 --> 00:05:50,440 Speaker 1: to get all the way down to the third round. 120 00:05:50,760 --> 00:05:54,360 Speaker 1: I remember, in doing the evail, I compared him to 121 00:05:54,440 --> 00:05:57,280 Speaker 1: Jamal Charles. I thought their games were very, very similar 122 00:05:57,279 --> 00:05:58,600 Speaker 1: in terms of the way they ran it, the way 123 00:05:58,600 --> 00:06:00,520 Speaker 1: they caught the ball out of the backfield. I thought 124 00:06:00,560 --> 00:06:02,480 Speaker 1: he was explosive and at the time I think he 125 00:06:02,600 --> 00:06:05,440 Speaker 1: was my fifth my fourth of field of running back 126 00:06:05,560 --> 00:06:09,040 Speaker 1: in that class, and it's just amazing to me that 127 00:06:09,160 --> 00:06:12,160 Speaker 1: so many people bypassed him, and now everyone is kind 128 00:06:12,160 --> 00:06:14,000 Speaker 1: of looking like, man, what did we miss? He only 129 00:06:14,080 --> 00:06:16,599 Speaker 1: had eighteen carries. But I just think if you see 130 00:06:16,720 --> 00:06:20,200 Speaker 1: the flashes in the game tape, I think he did 131 00:06:20,320 --> 00:06:22,520 Speaker 1: everything the legible that he would be a difference maker 132 00:06:22,560 --> 00:06:24,520 Speaker 1: at the next level. So the fact that he was 133 00:06:24,560 --> 00:06:26,080 Speaker 1: in the first round with surprising, but the fact he 134 00:06:26,120 --> 00:06:27,640 Speaker 1: didn't go in the second round, I think that is 135 00:06:27,720 --> 00:06:30,120 Speaker 1: even more of the biggest surprise. The second go round, 136 00:06:30,600 --> 00:06:32,280 Speaker 1: no one decided that he was worthy of being able 137 00:06:32,279 --> 00:06:34,280 Speaker 1: to come off the board. There you go, Buck, a 138 00:06:34,320 --> 00:06:36,360 Speaker 1: little uh, a little many hits and misses there to 139 00:06:36,400 --> 00:06:38,960 Speaker 1: start off the pot. Little bonus for you there. How 140 00:06:38,960 --> 00:06:40,800 Speaker 1: about reading theory. You want to do a reading theater. 141 00:06:41,000 --> 00:06:43,800 Speaker 1: People like reading theater. Let me give you Kyler Murray 142 00:06:43,839 --> 00:06:46,360 Speaker 1: real quick. Then we'll get into it. We got We'll 143 00:06:46,400 --> 00:06:50,000 Speaker 1: cover some ground here, uh Kyler Murray report Murray extremely 144 00:06:50,000 --> 00:06:53,560 Speaker 1: explosive quarterback prospect, lacks ideal heightened bulk for the position, 145 00:06:53,680 --> 00:06:56,279 Speaker 1: extremely quick feeting the set up, bounces on his toes 146 00:06:56,320 --> 00:06:59,039 Speaker 1: at the top of his drop, dynamic arms strength, doesn't 147 00:06:59,040 --> 00:07:01,200 Speaker 1: need to grind his toes to the ground to generate power. 148 00:07:01,680 --> 00:07:04,240 Speaker 1: UH isn't as accurate as Baker Mayfield, but flashes the 149 00:07:04,320 --> 00:07:06,720 Speaker 1: touch to layer the ball on occasion. Doesn't work deep 150 00:07:06,760 --> 00:07:10,000 Speaker 1: into progressions on a consistent basis. He's an electric runner 151 00:07:10,120 --> 00:07:11,960 Speaker 1: using a quick chopp he stride to eat up ground. 152 00:07:12,520 --> 00:07:14,680 Speaker 1: His flirtation with baseball will need to be facted into 153 00:07:14,760 --> 00:07:17,720 Speaker 1: his evaluation by NFL teams. Overall. I believe Murray has 154 00:07:17,720 --> 00:07:19,200 Speaker 1: the tools to be an NFL starter, but I do 155 00:07:19,320 --> 00:07:22,320 Speaker 1: have concerns about his durability due to play size and 156 00:07:22,440 --> 00:07:26,239 Speaker 1: slight frame play style. I should say in slight frame thoughts, 157 00:07:26,400 --> 00:07:28,680 Speaker 1: I think the big thing that everyone wants to say. 158 00:07:28,720 --> 00:07:30,320 Speaker 1: And I made this comparison. Maybe I was talking to 159 00:07:30,360 --> 00:07:33,480 Speaker 1: the lands um when we go back and we look 160 00:07:33,560 --> 00:07:37,280 Speaker 1: at Kylin Murray, well, Caylin Murray romand is not a 161 00:07:37,360 --> 00:07:41,000 Speaker 1: Baker Mayfield his final year but this season before he 162 00:07:41,120 --> 00:07:43,520 Speaker 1: came out, because remember when we looked at Baker Mayfield, 163 00:07:43,560 --> 00:07:46,240 Speaker 1: and Baker Mayfield seemed to kind of play a little 164 00:07:46,280 --> 00:07:48,400 Speaker 1: for Neeteck in the pocket. He would kind of bounce 165 00:07:48,440 --> 00:07:51,960 Speaker 1: around and kind of flee the pocket unnecessarily. And then 166 00:07:52,080 --> 00:07:54,559 Speaker 1: his senior year, he came back, he kind of cleaned 167 00:07:54,560 --> 00:07:56,320 Speaker 1: all that stuff up. The game was a little slore 168 00:07:56,440 --> 00:07:58,720 Speaker 1: for him. He played a little differently when when it 169 00:07:58,800 --> 00:08:01,360 Speaker 1: came to like working through the aggressions. And I do 170 00:08:01,680 --> 00:08:05,120 Speaker 1: wonder if Kylin Murray, if he had stayed with if 171 00:08:05,160 --> 00:08:08,640 Speaker 1: he with his game evolved that final season where he 172 00:08:08,680 --> 00:08:11,560 Speaker 1: would have slowed and we would have been able to 173 00:08:11,560 --> 00:08:14,360 Speaker 1: see him kind of work through more progressions. And like, 174 00:08:14,440 --> 00:08:17,000 Speaker 1: obviously he doesn't give us that benefit, and we're having 175 00:08:17,080 --> 00:08:18,880 Speaker 1: a graded him for what he is. But I do 176 00:08:19,120 --> 00:08:21,080 Speaker 1: wonder when people go back, if they go back and 177 00:08:21,160 --> 00:08:25,120 Speaker 1: look at Baker Mayfield as a junior, how similar are 178 00:08:25,760 --> 00:08:27,800 Speaker 1: his reads and the way that he went through the 179 00:08:27,840 --> 00:08:30,880 Speaker 1: progressions compared to what Kyler Murray did during his one 180 00:08:30,920 --> 00:08:33,400 Speaker 1: season as a starter. He's basically going from undergrad to 181 00:08:33,440 --> 00:08:38,520 Speaker 1: graduate school away. All right, I like that, Um, all right, 182 00:08:38,559 --> 00:08:40,800 Speaker 1: let's get back on the schedule here this this East 183 00:08:40,840 --> 00:08:43,120 Speaker 1: West Shrine game. Who stood out tore this week for me? 184 00:08:43,440 --> 00:08:46,280 Speaker 1: Like the skill guys that have stood out. Terry Godwin, 185 00:08:46,800 --> 00:08:50,240 Speaker 1: whide receiver from Georgia stood out. And the funny thing is, 186 00:08:50,320 --> 00:08:52,679 Speaker 1: like I remember like hearing the name, but he was 187 00:08:52,760 --> 00:08:55,920 Speaker 1: the top athlete, the number one athletes in the country. 188 00:08:55,960 --> 00:08:59,720 Speaker 1: He was like a consensus five star uh playmaker who 189 00:08:59,760 --> 00:09:02,240 Speaker 1: goes to Georgia and he didn't have necessarily the career 190 00:09:02,320 --> 00:09:04,599 Speaker 1: that many would expect to five start a half. But 191 00:09:04,640 --> 00:09:06,280 Speaker 1: when you come down here and you look at him 192 00:09:06,320 --> 00:09:09,360 Speaker 1: compared to some of the other guys, he jumps off 193 00:09:09,840 --> 00:09:12,439 Speaker 1: the screen. His speed, his exploseness to play, making a 194 00:09:12,480 --> 00:09:15,160 Speaker 1: building that he's shown all right. Back one other, uh 195 00:09:15,520 --> 00:09:16,800 Speaker 1: one of the name, I'd keep an eye on some 196 00:09:16,840 --> 00:09:19,599 Speaker 1: good defensive linement here, but Dalen Mack from Texas A 197 00:09:19,640 --> 00:09:22,679 Speaker 1: and m it's a it's a fitting name. I mean 198 00:09:22,760 --> 00:09:24,640 Speaker 1: he is, Uh, he's a litt dump truck out there 199 00:09:24,679 --> 00:09:26,959 Speaker 1: just rolling people. I mean he's a former five star 200 00:09:27,120 --> 00:09:30,000 Speaker 1: kid that playing some different schemes with different coaches and 201 00:09:30,440 --> 00:09:32,920 Speaker 1: played much better football this year for the Aggies. And 202 00:09:32,960 --> 00:09:36,120 Speaker 1: then this week's been outstanding for him. Yeah, he has. 203 00:09:36,320 --> 00:09:38,840 Speaker 1: He has been outstanding. And I think when you're looking 204 00:09:38,880 --> 00:09:41,240 Speaker 1: at these games, you're looking at find guys that can dominate, 205 00:09:41,679 --> 00:09:44,560 Speaker 1: and Mac has been a dominant player. We've talked about, uh, 206 00:09:44,679 --> 00:09:47,880 Speaker 1: Daniel Wise being a guy that it also can dominic. Yeah, 207 00:09:47,920 --> 00:09:50,920 Speaker 1: because Daniel Wise, it's a family business. It is definitely 208 00:09:51,000 --> 00:09:53,880 Speaker 1: the family business. He certainly has been an impressive player. 209 00:09:53,920 --> 00:09:55,920 Speaker 1: And in these games where you looking at these players, 210 00:09:56,160 --> 00:09:58,080 Speaker 1: if they can dominate on this level, gives them an 211 00:09:58,120 --> 00:10:01,120 Speaker 1: opportunity to maybe earn an invite to the Senior Bowl, 212 00:10:01,360 --> 00:10:03,280 Speaker 1: which then gives them an opportunity to really get into 213 00:10:03,280 --> 00:10:05,160 Speaker 1: the conversation being one of those guys that maybe can 214 00:10:05,200 --> 00:10:07,880 Speaker 1: be a Day one or Day two pick. Yeah, no doubt. 215 00:10:07,960 --> 00:10:09,760 Speaker 1: All right, let's let's move over to the NFL. Here, 216 00:10:10,040 --> 00:10:13,520 Speaker 1: these UH conference championship games. The key to the game 217 00:10:13,679 --> 00:10:15,840 Speaker 1: rams at sts give me the key to the game 218 00:10:15,880 --> 00:10:18,680 Speaker 1: for each team here, Buck, Okay, well, when I look 219 00:10:18,720 --> 00:10:20,199 Speaker 1: at the Rams, I think the key to the game 220 00:10:20,280 --> 00:10:23,680 Speaker 1: is c. J. Anderson and Ty Gurley. And the last 221 00:10:23,760 --> 00:10:26,200 Speaker 1: three games, each of the games, the Rams have had 222 00:10:26,400 --> 00:10:29,480 Speaker 1: over forty rushing attempts, and with c. J. Anderson the 223 00:10:29,559 --> 00:10:32,160 Speaker 1: last few games he's had four twenty two yards, he's 224 00:10:32,200 --> 00:10:34,240 Speaker 1: been over one hundred yards and each of the games, 225 00:10:34,559 --> 00:10:36,960 Speaker 1: and the thing that the Rams have stumbled upon, they've 226 00:10:36,960 --> 00:10:41,120 Speaker 1: stumbled into a nice running back by committee situation where 227 00:10:41,160 --> 00:10:43,800 Speaker 1: you have two big backs and Todd Gurley c J. Anderson, 228 00:10:43,840 --> 00:10:45,920 Speaker 1: you don't have to change the place. It doesn't matter 229 00:10:45,960 --> 00:10:49,439 Speaker 1: who's in the last game against It's TYD Gurlers. In 230 00:10:50,440 --> 00:10:53,839 Speaker 1: the Snaps, C J. Anderson was in of them. So 231 00:10:54,320 --> 00:10:56,600 Speaker 1: they're going to run the football. They're gonna set up 232 00:10:57,000 --> 00:10:59,360 Speaker 1: uh big shots in the play action game, and I 233 00:10:59,480 --> 00:11:01,400 Speaker 1: think this is a game where they can kind of 234 00:11:01,480 --> 00:11:04,199 Speaker 1: control the action. Sheldon rank is not being on the 235 00:11:04,280 --> 00:11:06,719 Speaker 1: field for the New Orleans Saints is a problem. I 236 00:11:06,840 --> 00:11:08,679 Speaker 1: look for the Rams to try and kind of jam 237 00:11:08,760 --> 00:11:10,439 Speaker 1: it down to the throw, kind of control the game 238 00:11:10,480 --> 00:11:12,520 Speaker 1: with the running attack. Yeah. To me, I think the 239 00:11:13,080 --> 00:11:16,120 Speaker 1: rest for the Rams offensive line, specifically for Whitworth. I 240 00:11:16,200 --> 00:11:17,959 Speaker 1: just thought that was the best wit Worth played all year. 241 00:11:18,040 --> 00:11:20,719 Speaker 1: He was awesome against the Dallas Cowboys. So I think 242 00:11:20,760 --> 00:11:23,440 Speaker 1: that rest benefited them both those teams coming off buys 243 00:11:23,520 --> 00:11:25,400 Speaker 1: last week. Now we'll see can they do it kind 244 00:11:25,400 --> 00:11:27,920 Speaker 1: of back to back here for that offensive line for 245 00:11:28,000 --> 00:11:29,640 Speaker 1: the Rams, I think it's gonna be the key for them. 246 00:11:29,720 --> 00:11:32,839 Speaker 1: And defensively for the Saints. You know, get your hands 247 00:11:32,880 --> 00:11:34,360 Speaker 1: on some football, so you gotta find a way to 248 00:11:34,400 --> 00:11:36,959 Speaker 1: get your hands on some footballs. Stealing a possession in 249 00:11:37,040 --> 00:11:38,719 Speaker 1: this game is huge. Sean Payton's done it in big 250 00:11:38,800 --> 00:11:40,640 Speaker 1: games with We've seen it now with a fake punt, 251 00:11:40,679 --> 00:11:42,079 Speaker 1: We've seen it with an on site kick in the 252 00:11:42,120 --> 00:11:44,640 Speaker 1: Super Bowl. But turn if you steal a possession without 253 00:11:44,640 --> 00:11:45,920 Speaker 1: having to be a fancy you just go ahead and 254 00:11:45,920 --> 00:11:48,800 Speaker 1: take the ball away. I think takeaways isn't any big game. Uh, 255 00:11:48,800 --> 00:11:50,480 Speaker 1: it gonna be huge in this one. Yeah, it's gonna 256 00:11:50,480 --> 00:11:52,679 Speaker 1: be huge. And this one I think for the Saints 257 00:11:53,400 --> 00:11:57,640 Speaker 1: um offensically it's about forty one Alvin Kamar and Michael Thomas. 258 00:11:57,960 --> 00:12:00,800 Speaker 1: How many different creative ways can they move Michael Thomas 259 00:12:00,880 --> 00:12:04,079 Speaker 1: around to avoid whatever kind of traps the l A 260 00:12:04,240 --> 00:12:07,240 Speaker 1: Rams will use to try and contain him if he's 261 00:12:07,280 --> 00:12:09,839 Speaker 1: matched up on the keep to leave? Can you go 262 00:12:10,040 --> 00:12:11,959 Speaker 1: at a keep to leave? They went at Marcus Peters 263 00:12:12,000 --> 00:12:14,040 Speaker 1: had a lot of success in the first go around, 264 00:12:14,280 --> 00:12:15,839 Speaker 1: But now did a key to leave will kind of 265 00:12:15,880 --> 00:12:18,280 Speaker 1: take on that matchup? Will it be the same, Because 266 00:12:18,559 --> 00:12:21,680 Speaker 1: when you really look at this Saints offense, they're getting 267 00:12:21,760 --> 00:12:23,920 Speaker 1: away with being able to do it with Alvin Kamar, 268 00:12:24,080 --> 00:12:26,840 Speaker 1: mark Ingram, and Michael Thomas. The rest of the guys 269 00:12:27,240 --> 00:12:29,679 Speaker 1: aren't necessarily guys that you can kind of lean on 270 00:12:29,840 --> 00:12:32,160 Speaker 1: to carry the load. And so if they take Michael 271 00:12:32,200 --> 00:12:35,680 Speaker 1: Thomas away. How do the Saints respond to be able 272 00:12:35,720 --> 00:12:37,760 Speaker 1: to generate the explosive plays that have been a big 273 00:12:37,800 --> 00:12:40,199 Speaker 1: part of this offense, no doubt, And that's gonna be 274 00:12:40,240 --> 00:12:42,880 Speaker 1: fun to watch there with Rams and Saints. That is 275 00:12:42,920 --> 00:12:45,160 Speaker 1: the first game. Second game gonna be Patriots at Chiefs, 276 00:12:45,240 --> 00:12:48,320 Speaker 1: and uh, Timmy, you haven't seen this Patriots team last week. 277 00:12:48,880 --> 00:12:50,720 Speaker 1: I don't think it's gonna be the same with the Chiefs. 278 00:12:50,720 --> 00:12:51,920 Speaker 1: I think the Chiefs are gonna come up there and 279 00:12:51,920 --> 00:12:54,120 Speaker 1: try and challenge them at the line of scrimmage outside 280 00:12:54,200 --> 00:12:55,880 Speaker 1: and try and get into them, and they to me, 281 00:12:56,000 --> 00:12:57,680 Speaker 1: I think the Patriots the key to this game, Buck. 282 00:12:57,679 --> 00:12:58,959 Speaker 1: As much as they like to kind of grind you 283 00:12:59,000 --> 00:13:01,640 Speaker 1: out with the run game and that underneath passing game, 284 00:13:02,040 --> 00:13:03,520 Speaker 1: I think they're gonna be forced try and get something 285 00:13:03,559 --> 00:13:05,800 Speaker 1: on vertical. To me, I think you try and try 286 00:13:05,840 --> 00:13:07,959 Speaker 1: and back the Chiefs off right away, whether or not 287 00:13:08,040 --> 00:13:10,319 Speaker 1: you hit it. To me, Dorset, is that guy you're 288 00:13:10,320 --> 00:13:11,920 Speaker 1: trying and take a shot early on in this game, 289 00:13:11,960 --> 00:13:13,920 Speaker 1: Try and try and see you can loosen this group up. Yeah, 290 00:13:13,960 --> 00:13:16,079 Speaker 1: because the big thing in this Kenzie, the Chiefs have 291 00:13:16,240 --> 00:13:19,400 Speaker 1: faced the Patriots early and look that game was one 292 00:13:19,480 --> 00:13:21,600 Speaker 1: that was a shootout. The Patriots put up forty plus points. 293 00:13:21,600 --> 00:13:23,640 Speaker 1: But I think this is a different type Patriots team. 294 00:13:23,960 --> 00:13:27,000 Speaker 1: I believe the Patriots, uh certainly have the recipe for 295 00:13:27,080 --> 00:13:29,800 Speaker 1: being able to win the game because Sonny Michelle has 296 00:13:29,840 --> 00:13:32,360 Speaker 1: come on and really given them the ground attack, James 297 00:13:32,400 --> 00:13:34,400 Speaker 1: White continues to be a factor in the passing game, 298 00:13:34,679 --> 00:13:37,680 Speaker 1: and then they've done just enough off play action Julian Edelman. 299 00:13:37,880 --> 00:13:40,000 Speaker 1: Maybe they can get Rob Gronkowsky in it. But the 300 00:13:40,080 --> 00:13:42,400 Speaker 1: key to this one is going to be on their defense. 301 00:13:42,800 --> 00:13:45,439 Speaker 1: The Pagriots played man to man defense over fifty of 302 00:13:45,480 --> 00:13:48,360 Speaker 1: their defensive snaps. UH. The last game, Tyreek Hill was 303 00:13:48,440 --> 00:13:52,280 Speaker 1: quiet for maybe the first twenty nine minutes, exploded. And 304 00:13:52,400 --> 00:13:55,240 Speaker 1: so if the Patriots are going to go into this 305 00:13:55,400 --> 00:13:58,240 Speaker 1: game saying we will take Tyreek Hill away, do they 306 00:13:58,320 --> 00:14:00,280 Speaker 1: have enough band We have to also take year if 307 00:14:00,360 --> 00:14:04,640 Speaker 1: Jarvis Kelsey, Sammy Watkins, Damian Williams, all of those things. 308 00:14:04,760 --> 00:14:07,480 Speaker 1: So I understand how the Patriots like to play this game. 309 00:14:07,840 --> 00:14:09,840 Speaker 1: Now we're saw on the kenc the Chiefs. How would 310 00:14:09,840 --> 00:14:12,360 Speaker 1: they gallop the explosive plays to counter what the Patriots 311 00:14:12,400 --> 00:14:13,760 Speaker 1: due to them? And for the Chiefs to me just 312 00:14:13,800 --> 00:14:16,120 Speaker 1: finishing drives. You've got to finish drives against the Patriots. 313 00:14:16,160 --> 00:14:18,280 Speaker 1: Field goals are not gonna get it done. You've got 314 00:14:18,360 --> 00:14:20,120 Speaker 1: to be fishing. They they let you move it a 315 00:14:20,160 --> 00:14:21,960 Speaker 1: little bit and then they clamp you down. So to me, 316 00:14:22,080 --> 00:14:23,800 Speaker 1: being able to finish drives down the red zone and 317 00:14:23,840 --> 00:14:25,280 Speaker 1: that's why to me the player to watch. And I 318 00:14:25,320 --> 00:14:27,040 Speaker 1: think you'll get a lot of attention, as you mentioned, 319 00:14:27,080 --> 00:14:29,040 Speaker 1: But Kelsey, to me, if the Chiefs win this game, 320 00:14:29,120 --> 00:14:30,640 Speaker 1: Kelsey has a big day, he has to have a 321 00:14:30,680 --> 00:14:33,400 Speaker 1: big game. In the first game they New England Patriots 322 00:14:33,400 --> 00:14:37,440 Speaker 1: made a concerted effort to limit Kelsey's opportunity. They contained him. 323 00:14:37,480 --> 00:14:40,600 Speaker 1: He wasn't a big factor. Tyree Hill went big. I 324 00:14:40,680 --> 00:14:43,960 Speaker 1: think because this is such a big play offense. They 325 00:14:44,080 --> 00:14:45,480 Speaker 1: kind of like to go to state wars. They live 326 00:14:45,520 --> 00:14:47,240 Speaker 1: on the three. You gotta run them off to three 327 00:14:47,280 --> 00:14:49,480 Speaker 1: point line. Let him have all the Deacon ducks that 328 00:14:49,520 --> 00:14:51,480 Speaker 1: they want, but you cannot let them throw it over 329 00:14:51,560 --> 00:14:54,320 Speaker 1: the top because playing an arrowhead, if Tyreek Hill gets 330 00:14:54,320 --> 00:14:56,760 Speaker 1: a big place, Sammy Watkin gets a big play, it 331 00:14:56,920 --> 00:14:59,760 Speaker 1: is going to juice up the stadium. You want to 332 00:14:59,840 --> 00:15:02,080 Speaker 1: kind to keep it as quiet as you can make 333 00:15:02,160 --> 00:15:06,200 Speaker 1: them earn their points by kind of Nickelin Domino down 334 00:15:06,240 --> 00:15:08,360 Speaker 1: the field. If they can do that, they can be successful. 335 00:15:08,640 --> 00:15:10,800 Speaker 1: I am kind of going I'm leaning towards the Patriots 336 00:15:10,840 --> 00:15:12,960 Speaker 1: just because they've been in this environment so much that 337 00:15:13,000 --> 00:15:16,920 Speaker 1: it's hard to bet against them. But everything that we 338 00:15:16,960 --> 00:15:19,960 Speaker 1: would say if we looked at the players, Kansa Cities 339 00:15:20,320 --> 00:15:22,480 Speaker 1: got a better roster. But you know what, I watched it. 340 00:15:22,600 --> 00:15:24,400 Speaker 1: I watched it last week. The Charges had a better roster. 341 00:15:24,480 --> 00:15:28,400 Speaker 1: Didn't matter. Then they're done that. Experience matters. Experience matters, 342 00:15:28,600 --> 00:15:31,440 Speaker 1: and coaching wise, if you're going to play into the 343 00:15:31,480 --> 00:15:33,680 Speaker 1: Patriot's hands, you're going to lose. You cannot go out 344 00:15:33,720 --> 00:15:36,520 Speaker 1: there and let Time Brady play again zone. You can't 345 00:15:36,600 --> 00:15:39,920 Speaker 1: let them just uh sit back in the comfort comfort, 346 00:15:40,280 --> 00:15:44,800 Speaker 1: the easy boy, the lounger, the lazy boy. You can't 347 00:15:44,840 --> 00:15:46,080 Speaker 1: let him sit back in the lazy boy and just 348 00:15:46,160 --> 00:15:47,640 Speaker 1: kind of throw it all over the art. You have 349 00:15:47,800 --> 00:15:49,600 Speaker 1: to heat him up and see how Time Brady responds 350 00:15:49,640 --> 00:15:51,040 Speaker 1: to the pressure. All right, who do you like in 351 00:15:51,080 --> 00:15:53,560 Speaker 1: these things? I'll go to Patriots in the a FC 352 00:15:53,800 --> 00:15:55,520 Speaker 1: just because they've done it for so long. I'm just 353 00:15:55,880 --> 00:15:58,240 Speaker 1: used to seeing them go and then you know, like 354 00:15:59,480 --> 00:16:01,440 Speaker 1: I say, the Saints, because the Saints are at home, 355 00:16:01,480 --> 00:16:03,280 Speaker 1: and so I'm gonna go with the Saints. But man, 356 00:16:03,280 --> 00:16:05,120 Speaker 1: I wouldn't be surprised to see the Rams kind of 357 00:16:05,320 --> 00:16:07,800 Speaker 1: kind of have success running the football. I don't have 358 00:16:07,920 --> 00:16:10,080 Speaker 1: confidence in either one of these selections, but I actually 359 00:16:10,160 --> 00:16:13,240 Speaker 1: have the exact samet picks. As you. I learned my lesson. 360 00:16:13,320 --> 00:16:14,680 Speaker 1: I didn't have to pick the game. I was calling 361 00:16:14,680 --> 00:16:16,040 Speaker 1: the game for the Chargers, but I did. If you 362 00:16:16,080 --> 00:16:17,920 Speaker 1: had to put truth serum in my veins, I said, 363 00:16:17,960 --> 00:16:19,560 Speaker 1: I think the Chargers are gonna win this game against 364 00:16:19,560 --> 00:16:22,120 Speaker 1: the Patriots. UM usually have a tradition I never go 365 00:16:22,160 --> 00:16:24,320 Speaker 1: against Tom Brady in the postseason. I got away from that. 366 00:16:24,520 --> 00:16:26,280 Speaker 1: I'm going back to it. I'm not gonna bet against 367 00:16:26,320 --> 00:16:28,000 Speaker 1: Tom Brady on this one. I think it's a it's 368 00:16:28,040 --> 00:16:30,480 Speaker 1: a competitive game. I will say this. I think the 369 00:16:30,480 --> 00:16:33,920 Speaker 1: Patriots win close if they lose, though they're gonna lose big, 370 00:16:35,520 --> 00:16:37,520 Speaker 1: I don't I don't see them losing a close game. 371 00:16:37,600 --> 00:16:39,240 Speaker 1: But yeah, and and I think I think that the 372 00:16:39,360 --> 00:16:42,200 Speaker 1: thing about the chiefs um and Andy Reid and some 373 00:16:42,320 --> 00:16:44,680 Speaker 1: of the hold over players, they've had success against the 374 00:16:44,680 --> 00:16:47,520 Speaker 1: Patriots in the past, they've beaten them down in arrow Head, 375 00:16:47,560 --> 00:16:49,480 Speaker 1: and so I don't think there's an off factor. I 376 00:16:49,520 --> 00:16:51,360 Speaker 1: don't think there's any of those things that would typically 377 00:16:51,400 --> 00:16:54,440 Speaker 1: play most teams. It's just a matter of the magnitude 378 00:16:54,480 --> 00:16:57,840 Speaker 1: of the game. Can they settle themselves down enough to 379 00:16:57,920 --> 00:17:00,320 Speaker 1: kind of play with them. We saw like last week, 380 00:17:00,960 --> 00:17:03,720 Speaker 1: I mean, the new Pages jumped on the Charges and 381 00:17:03,760 --> 00:17:05,840 Speaker 1: it looked like they just kind of overwhelmed them in 382 00:17:05,920 --> 00:17:08,920 Speaker 1: the moment. How will the Chiefs respond because in that 383 00:17:09,119 --> 00:17:11,560 Speaker 1: last game, the Pages took the ball and wanted to 384 00:17:11,800 --> 00:17:14,280 Speaker 1: set the tone right away where they take a similar 385 00:17:14,359 --> 00:17:17,080 Speaker 1: strategy if they win the coin toss. I mean, it's 386 00:17:17,680 --> 00:17:19,280 Speaker 1: it's gonna be interesting. I can't wait to really see 387 00:17:19,320 --> 00:17:21,320 Speaker 1: it because that's the game that I'm really excited about seeing, 388 00:17:21,359 --> 00:17:24,080 Speaker 1: the chess match. How will the Pagriots deal with Kansas 389 00:17:24,119 --> 00:17:27,560 Speaker 1: City speed? Because we've said the Pagets are a slower team, 390 00:17:28,200 --> 00:17:29,920 Speaker 1: but that doesn't seem to matter. They continue to win 391 00:17:30,040 --> 00:17:32,199 Speaker 1: games and they're five and against playoffs teams. And then 392 00:17:32,280 --> 00:17:34,240 Speaker 1: I'll go with the Saints that don't feel great about it. 393 00:17:34,280 --> 00:17:35,920 Speaker 1: I think if they don't get off to a fast 394 00:17:35,960 --> 00:17:37,919 Speaker 1: start like last week, I think the Rams will put 395 00:17:37,960 --> 00:17:39,640 Speaker 1: them away. I don't you know. The Eagles couldn't quite 396 00:17:39,640 --> 00:17:41,600 Speaker 1: do that. The Saints have got to get off to 397 00:17:41,680 --> 00:17:43,119 Speaker 1: a better start in this ball game. They have to 398 00:17:43,119 --> 00:17:45,040 Speaker 1: get up to a better start, and they have to 399 00:17:45,080 --> 00:17:48,280 Speaker 1: stop the run. The Rams have found the running game, 400 00:17:48,320 --> 00:17:50,840 Speaker 1: and discovering the running game, it has allowed to really 401 00:17:50,920 --> 00:17:54,560 Speaker 1: kind of minimize Jerry Goff's impact. Uh last week he 402 00:17:54,680 --> 00:17:57,840 Speaker 1: threw off play action on fifty of those snaps. And 403 00:17:57,920 --> 00:18:00,040 Speaker 1: so when you think about the marriage between run on 404 00:18:00,480 --> 00:18:03,000 Speaker 1: and play action, the big plays, the explosive plays that 405 00:18:03,080 --> 00:18:05,920 Speaker 1: come plus working in the middle of the field, in 406 00:18:05,960 --> 00:18:08,720 Speaker 1: the middle field, dealing with the linebackers and that stuff. 407 00:18:08,720 --> 00:18:11,359 Speaker 1: But I just think it's a different Rams team when 408 00:18:11,400 --> 00:18:13,960 Speaker 1: you have two battering Rams hitting up inside C J. 409 00:18:14,040 --> 00:18:16,280 Speaker 1: Anderson and Ti Gurley. They got to work cut off 410 00:18:16,320 --> 00:18:18,320 Speaker 1: for I'm still going with the Saints, but man, it's 411 00:18:18,359 --> 00:18:20,080 Speaker 1: a very very tough matchup with those guys. All right, 412 00:18:20,119 --> 00:18:22,639 Speaker 1: little condensed show for us today. Remember, if you want 413 00:18:22,680 --> 00:18:24,840 Speaker 1: to watch these games you're away from your television, you 414 00:18:24,920 --> 00:18:28,240 Speaker 1: can stream every NFL playoff game live on your mobile 415 00:18:28,359 --> 00:18:30,960 Speaker 1: or tablet. Your mobile device or your tablet to the 416 00:18:31,119 --> 00:18:35,040 Speaker 1: NFL or Yahoo Sports apps. You'll be able to do that. Um, alright, Buck, 417 00:18:35,040 --> 00:18:36,600 Speaker 1: a little quick one here. We've got to got some 418 00:18:36,680 --> 00:18:38,480 Speaker 1: work to get ready for this East West Shrine game. 419 00:18:38,520 --> 00:18:40,320 Speaker 1: Then we're off the mobile for the Senior Bowl. We'll 420 00:18:40,359 --> 00:18:43,160 Speaker 1: have a nice preview coming your way next week about 421 00:18:43,320 --> 00:18:45,119 Speaker 1: what we're looking forward to watch with that group. Yeah, this' 422 00:18:45,280 --> 00:18:47,000 Speaker 1: be fun. 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