WEBVTT - NFL REPORT: Mike Tomlin Angry or Stoic + Josh Allen Excited

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<v Speaker 1>It's the NFL Report Week four edition.

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<v Speaker 2>I've Seve White you is my guy, James Palmer, And

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<v Speaker 2>after that game Sunday night, JP, I think I am

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<v Speaker 2>more swift Fer than swift Tea. Not really sold on

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<v Speaker 2>all of the shots of Taylor Swift, but what a

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<v Speaker 2>great game we did see Sunday night between the Jets

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<v Speaker 2>and the Chiefs. Kansas City eked out for the dub.

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<v Speaker 3>Big time. Steve. It's so interesting.

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<v Speaker 4>We're just seeing shot after shot of Taylor Swift walking

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<v Speaker 4>through a security line at MetLife and everything. Every Twitter

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<v Speaker 4>account Taylor Swift's at the game and standing right behind

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<v Speaker 4>her is like Blake Lively, you Jackman, Brian Reynolds.

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<v Speaker 3>No mention of.

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<v Speaker 4>These megastars by any stretch of the imagination. As they

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<v Speaker 4>walk in to MetLife, it is just Taylor Swift or

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<v Speaker 4>bus because she is directly connected to those Kansas City Chiefs.

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<v Speaker 4>And we'll get into it a little bit later with

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<v Speaker 4>Jeff Chidia as we break down this Chiefs team where

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<v Speaker 4>we've told up before with him about how good this

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<v Speaker 4>defense has been, maybe one of the best we've seen

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<v Speaker 4>in Mahomes's time in Kansas City. But we're also seeing

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<v Speaker 4>them work through some of these growing pains with all

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<v Speaker 4>these young pieces around Patrick Mahomes during training camp, I

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<v Speaker 4>kept hearing Steve it was like Skymore is going to

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<v Speaker 4>take a jump, and mvs' is year two of the

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<v Speaker 4>system is going to take a jump and all of

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<v Speaker 4>these It just hasn't happened or clicked entirely as an

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<v Speaker 4>offensive unit, Yester yet. And you also have two new

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<v Speaker 4>tackles as part of this as well.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, that's clearly one of those tackles has been an

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<v Speaker 2>issue as we saw some more penalties get called on

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<v Speaker 2>him last night on the right side. But James, again,

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<v Speaker 2>I think defenses are playing the Chiefs differently. This was

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<v Speaker 2>like a couple like last year when they had to

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<v Speaker 2>adjust to a couple things. How defenses are playing them differently.

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<v Speaker 2>And here's something I thought about last night with the way,

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, the Jets just really gave them a lot

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<v Speaker 2>of trouble on both sides of the balls. We saw

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<v Speaker 2>Zach wilsoner quarterback play well. For as much as we

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<v Speaker 2>want to malign Nate Hackett, the Jets offensive coordinated for

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<v Speaker 2>the job he did his head coach with the Broncos.

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<v Speaker 2>He did have the game plan against the Chiefs twice

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<v Speaker 2>last season, so he may have had something in his

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<v Speaker 2>pocket and understanding the Chiefs personnel, some of their principles

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<v Speaker 2>and what they like to do when he went into

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<v Speaker 2>game plan. Maybe that's why Zach Wilson played fairly well.

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<v Speaker 2>I thought he played really well. I mean, maybe Aaron

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<v Speaker 2>Rodgers being there made HI feel a little bit better.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, who knows, but I thought he played really well.

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<v Speaker 2>But the fact that Kansas City James seems to have

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<v Speaker 2>an answer for everything, like Isaiah Pacheco, you know, and

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<v Speaker 2>Patrick Mahomes running when he has to, They're just so

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<v Speaker 2>tough to beat when their defense, as you mentioned, is.

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<v Speaker 1>Playing this well.

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<v Speaker 4>Certain teams know how to win, Steve, we're gonna get

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<v Speaker 4>into that when we talk about Philadelphia, talk about the Niners,

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<v Speaker 4>some other teams in the NFC. We're gonna break those down.

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<v Speaker 4>Sherry Burriss was at that Eagles commander's game. We're gonna

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<v Speaker 4>talk to her. She'll be on the show. Cameron Wolfe's

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<v Speaker 4>gonna talk about that big showdown that happened at Orchard

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<v Speaker 4>Park between the Bills and the Dolphins. But let's start

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<v Speaker 4>off with America's team.

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<v Speaker 3>I hate to use that term.

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<v Speaker 4>But I just did the Dallas Cowboys, Steve, they get

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<v Speaker 4>a bounce back when over Bill Belichick and the New

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<v Speaker 4>England Patriots, the worst defeat of Bill Belichick's tenure with

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<v Speaker 4>the New England Patriots losing thirty eight to three. Your

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<v Speaker 4>initial thoughts on this one, because what we have seen

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<v Speaker 4>one of the identities of the Cowboys are when they

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<v Speaker 4>have a bad loss, and they've had a couple of

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<v Speaker 4>them under Mike McCarthy, they do bounce back and play

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<v Speaker 4>really well and put a lot of points on the

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<v Speaker 4>board in the next week.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, we saw Week three, they had the tough loss

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<v Speaker 2>against Arizona. No one really saw that coming. But here's

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<v Speaker 2>the ultimate tale of what Dallas thought about what they

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<v Speaker 2>did to the Patriots. I reached out to somebody with

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<v Speaker 2>the Cowboys Monday morning. I was like, man, that was

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<v Speaker 2>just a virtuoso defensive performance. The text I got back,

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<v Speaker 2>big game coming up this week.

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<v Speaker 1>They're already onto the forty nine ers.

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<v Speaker 2>Their attitude was almost like that shell lacking of the

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<v Speaker 2>Patriots was almost a throwaway game, like, Okay, we came

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<v Speaker 2>out there, we buzzed through them. Now let's move on

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<v Speaker 2>to the forty nine er. We're gona talk about that

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<v Speaker 2>little later on, but just think about this. They made

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<v Speaker 2>Mac Jones look absolutely terrible, and I know all the

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<v Speaker 2>New England is like, get rid of Mac Jones, get

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<v Speaker 2>rid of this guy. The Cowboys are going to do

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<v Speaker 2>that to teams. Their defense is that good. They're gonna

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<v Speaker 2>want to make you fire your head coach because they

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<v Speaker 2>are going to stifle your offense. But jp they got

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<v Speaker 2>two more defensive touchdowns. They have four defensive touchdowns on

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<v Speaker 2>the year, another in the return game five non offensive touchdowns.

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<v Speaker 2>This reminds you of two years ago when their defense

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<v Speaker 2>had eight defensive touchdowns and they had a couple of

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<v Speaker 2>touchdowns in the return game. If they continue to play

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<v Speaker 2>this well on that side of the ball, Oh, that

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<v Speaker 2>game against the forty nine ers, which they are so

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<v Speaker 2>focused in on, is going to be something special.

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<v Speaker 3>They are beyond focused in it.

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<v Speaker 4>They didn't just start really, I would think honestly after

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<v Speaker 4>halftime Steve for that game on Sunday against the Patriots.

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<v Speaker 4>I got a text from one of the coaches this

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<v Speaker 4>morning that said in Dallas, that said, we've had this

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<v Speaker 4>game circled since.

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<v Speaker 3>The end of last season. I mean, that's the way

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<v Speaker 3>they felt.

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<v Speaker 4>Remember the forty nine Ers ended their season last year

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<v Speaker 4>and the year before, and this has happened.

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<v Speaker 3>I don't know if people at home know this.

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<v Speaker 4>But if you're in a game, you're like on the

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<v Speaker 4>Dallas Cowboys sideline, and you're going through a blowout of

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<v Speaker 4>a team like they did with the New England Patriots,

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<v Speaker 4>and you have an opponent coming up the next week

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<v Speaker 4>like they have circled with the San Francisco forty nine Ers,

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<v Speaker 4>the mindset steve switches in game for some.

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<v Speaker 3>Playoffs, doesn't it.

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<v Speaker 4>Guys like Micah Parsons already turned the key before they

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<v Speaker 4>even hit the locker room.

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<v Speaker 3>As we're on to the forty nine ers.

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<v Speaker 4>The entire postgame press conference or anybody speaking in the

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<v Speaker 4>locker room was talking about San Francisco, not talking about

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<v Speaker 4>the New England Patriots. That's where this team's mindset is

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<v Speaker 4>right now. That's wild. Michael Parson is calling it a

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<v Speaker 4>playoff game. Jerry Jones saying postgame that if we go

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<v Speaker 4>up and compete and beat the forty nine ers, that

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<v Speaker 4>will show everyone that we should be in the conversation

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<v Speaker 4>for a Super Bowl this year. That's how big these

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<v Speaker 4>guys are talking this game, is what I am concerned

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<v Speaker 4>about before we move on. That zone still is a problem, yep.

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<v Speaker 4>For the Dallas Cowboys. Four trips in there, one touchdown

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<v Speaker 4>is about a three yard run, I believe it is.

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<v Speaker 3>It's not like the forty.

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<v Speaker 4>Nine Ers are incredible so far the season in the

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<v Speaker 4>red zone, but if you get down there against San Francisco,

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<v Speaker 4>you have to be able to convert in the red zone.

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<v Speaker 2>You have to be able to score touchdowns. And just

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<v Speaker 2>real quick as you move on, JP, with the Cowboys

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<v Speaker 2>treating the Patriots like an afterthought, we are going to

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<v Speaker 2>discuss a little bit later on on if they actually

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<v Speaker 2>are an afterthought based on how they have come out

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<v Speaker 2>of the gate.

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<v Speaker 3>All right, j P.

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<v Speaker 1>Let's move on.

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<v Speaker 2>Because we saw the Pittsburgh Steelers go down to Houston

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<v Speaker 2>and get slapped around. I mean, no one saw that

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<v Speaker 2>coming the way it happened, especially my head coach Mike Tomlin.

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<v Speaker 2>Here's what Tomlin had to say postgame about what's coming next.

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<v Speaker 5>Hell yeah, we got to make some changes.

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<v Speaker 1>Man.

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<v Speaker 5>That was an ugly product we put out there today,

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<v Speaker 5>and so we're not going to do the same things

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<v Speaker 5>and hope for a different outcome. What those changes are. Man,

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<v Speaker 5>we'll put together a plan in preparation this week.

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<v Speaker 2>Hmm, JP, when is the last time you've ever heard

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<v Speaker 2>Mike Tomlin make a public declaration like that about we

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<v Speaker 2>are going to be making changes. Look, we know JP,

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<v Speaker 2>the quarterback is going to change. Can He Pickett sustained

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<v Speaker 2>to knee injury. He's probably going to be out for

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<v Speaker 2>a little while. Based on some of the reports we've

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<v Speaker 2>heard from our insiders, he and Rappaport and Tom Pelasero,

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<v Speaker 2>this doesn't sound like it is an injury induced type

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<v Speaker 2>of change that Mike Tomlin is talking about.

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah, he's only done this a very few times in

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<v Speaker 4>his career, Steve, and he has been extremely successful during

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<v Speaker 4>his entire tenure in San Francis. How many losing I

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<v Speaker 4>mean his tenure with Pittsburgh, how many losing seasons has

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<v Speaker 4>he had? That'd be zero for again, that'd be zero

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<v Speaker 4>that he's had. Now, they remember last year they made

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<v Speaker 4>some changes Minci's nobody really knew what they were after

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<v Speaker 4>their bye week, and that kind of helped them catapult

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<v Speaker 4>themselves into the postseason. The second half of the year,

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<v Speaker 4>they said they made some subtle tweaks, subtle changes. It

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<v Speaker 4>wasn't a declaration like we saw from Mike Tomlin right there,

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<v Speaker 4>and everybody's calling for Matt Canada's head the offensive coordinator.

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<v Speaker 4>You would think if something was to change, that would

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<v Speaker 4>have happened this offseason, right and that would have been

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<v Speaker 4>another offensive coordinator for your young quarterback and Kenny Pickett.

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<v Speaker 4>That would have also went against what we've seen in

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<v Speaker 4>the history of the Pittsburgh Steelers and the way they operate.

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<v Speaker 4>You don't usually change coordinators, Let's be honest, within a season.

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<v Speaker 4>I'm curious what they want to change. The two things

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<v Speaker 4>that I think are the biggest issues are a defense

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<v Speaker 4>that hasn't been able to stop the run. Against the

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<v Speaker 4>Houston Texans, I believe they ran the football.

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<v Speaker 3>Let's look at this.

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<v Speaker 4>Thirty eight times or one hundred and thirty nine yards.

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<v Speaker 4>That team had struggled to run the football through their

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<v Speaker 4>first three weeks, and their inability to stick with the

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<v Speaker 4>run within their offense because the players in the locker

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<v Speaker 4>room post they came out of the remember they came

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<v Speaker 4>out of halftime and they ran the ball down the

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<v Speaker 4>throat of the Houston Texans Najie Harrison Company. And then

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<v Speaker 4>what happens, they get away from it again, and even

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<v Speaker 4>guys in the locker room were saying, we're not staying

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<v Speaker 4>consistent with the run game with Kenny Pickett and operating

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<v Speaker 4>in the play action. I feel like, Steve, you have

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<v Speaker 4>to stick with the run game if you are the

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<v Speaker 4>Pittsburgh Steelers and have a consistency in rhythm with your

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<v Speaker 4>run game, if you want this offense to click. To me,

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<v Speaker 4>that is essentially coaching on calling these plays in those instances.

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<v Speaker 4>What's your take on what you think could possibly change.

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<v Speaker 2>It might not be the play caller, but it may

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<v Speaker 2>be a directive to the play caller to run the

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<v Speaker 2>damn ball. Stop putting pressure on our quarterback, who we

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<v Speaker 2>really don't know what he's made of, whether it's Mitch

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<v Speaker 2>Timiski the next couple weeks or Kenny Pickett when he

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<v Speaker 2>comes back, and run the football. Stick with it, like

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<v Speaker 2>you said, when it is working. This has been the

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<v Speaker 2>Steelers brand for decades. The ruinies will tell you, cold Weather,

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<v Speaker 2>run the football, stop the run. That's why we're always there.

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<v Speaker 2>Mike tom Lowhen he came out and said we're not

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<v Speaker 2>going to continue to do things the same way and

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<v Speaker 2>hoping that they work.

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<v Speaker 1>That means we're gonna change. He's hot.

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<v Speaker 2>Like we said, he does not make public declarations like

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<v Speaker 2>this ever unless something is very serious. In JPU and

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<v Speaker 2>I both know last year you talked about some of

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<v Speaker 2>those subtle changes. Very similar things happened with the directive,

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<v Speaker 2>let's say, on what they needed to do offensively.

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<v Speaker 4>What I remember, Steve, this is my last point on it,

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<v Speaker 4>that it's gone on with the offensive side of the ball.

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<v Speaker 4>There were some comments coming out of the locker room

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<v Speaker 4>after the win over the Raiders saying that in our

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<v Speaker 4>first two weeks when we had to put up a

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<v Speaker 4>game plan to stop Nick Bosa and to stop Miles Garrett,

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<v Speaker 4>we kind of lost a large chunk of our offense

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<v Speaker 4>because we were so focused on stopping those pass rushers.

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<v Speaker 4>There were things we weren't even going to do as

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<v Speaker 4>an offense. They kind of scrapped that in a sense

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<v Speaker 4>when they were going against Max Crosby. To me, that's

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<v Speaker 4>an interesting comment coming from guys on your offensive line

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<v Speaker 4>saying there's things that we just eliminated, large chunks of

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<v Speaker 4>our playbook that were gone because we're trying to accommodate

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<v Speaker 4>ways to stop these pass rushers. There's a lot you

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<v Speaker 4>can't do offensively if that's your main focus. That haends

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<v Speaker 4>to do with how you're developing this scheme and this

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<v Speaker 4>game plan. All right, let's move on to the other

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<v Speaker 4>team we want to evaluate, because this was kind of

0:11:17.920 --> 0:11:20.640
<v Speaker 4>teams that we were talking about last Thursday heading into

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<v Speaker 4>the quarter mark. Another team that we were going after

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<v Speaker 4>and looking at was the Baltimore Ravens. So far, we

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<v Speaker 4>have seen the Ravens go on the road against the

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<v Speaker 4>Bengals and win, go on the road against the Browns

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<v Speaker 4>in the division and win. They have a Week five

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<v Speaker 4>game on the road against the team we just mentioned,

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<v Speaker 4>the Steelers. They could be three to oh Steve on

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<v Speaker 4>the road in divisional games by Week five, and that

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<v Speaker 4>could be a tremendous advantage. After they beat the Browns

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<v Speaker 4>this past Sunday in the AFC North.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, think about that. I mean, they beat all those

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<v Speaker 2>teams on the road. They're going to get him back

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<v Speaker 2>in Baltimore later on in the season. To be able

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<v Speaker 2>to start your season like that while your offense is

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<v Speaker 2>still developing, right, this is hardly a finished product. We

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<v Speaker 2>know they've got a lot of injuries. I mean, Ronnie

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<v Speaker 2>Stanley still didn't play the starting left tackle Odell Beckham.

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<v Speaker 1>He still hurt.

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<v Speaker 2>We still don't know the full functionality of this offense,

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<v Speaker 2>which is why they kind of went back to what

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<v Speaker 2>they did, which was Mark Andrews from Lamar Jackson. Look

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<v Speaker 2>at this ball, those folks who are watching it, tell

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, just beautiful passes. Lamar only through the ball

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<v Speaker 2>nineteen times, but he ran the ball well.

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<v Speaker 1>We saw some.

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<v Speaker 2>Different techniques and some of the things that they did

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<v Speaker 2>with the passing game to Andrews in the run game

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<v Speaker 2>with Lamar. But the fact that this offense can explode

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<v Speaker 2>like that against this defense now again, Cleveland gave them

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<v Speaker 2>three interceptions and I think another turnover right there to

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<v Speaker 2>shortens and fields. But the fact that they could hang

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<v Speaker 2>twenty eight to three on a Browns defense that was

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<v Speaker 2>absolutely dominant. I mean, it's kind of frightening saying with

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<v Speaker 2>the potential with this offense can be while they're still

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<v Speaker 2>working out a lot of the kings.

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<v Speaker 1>JP.

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<v Speaker 4>We were talking at the top of the show right

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<v Speaker 4>about teams that know how to win. I think the

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<v Speaker 4>hardball teams know how to win a lot of times

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<v Speaker 4>in situations, and I think you're right we do have

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<v Speaker 4>to look at this situation with a bit of a

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<v Speaker 4>caveat going I myself even reported everybody, including Deshaun Watson,

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<v Speaker 4>the Browns were confident that the pregame workout was gonna

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<v Speaker 4>go well and he was going to play in that game.

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<v Speaker 4>That is a late scratch for Deshaun Watson, which really

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<v Speaker 4>put the Browns in a hole. But a banged up

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<v Speaker 4>offensive line, as you mentioned, the injuries a little bit

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<v Speaker 4>to be able to hold tough against this Brown's defensive front,

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<v Speaker 4>I think shows a lot of toughness and like we mentioned,

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<v Speaker 4>to get out to this start dealing with the injuries

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<v Speaker 4>that they've been dealing with. Gonna start getting guys back

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<v Speaker 4>in the next few weeks on both sides of the ball.

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<v Speaker 4>This could be a fantastic advantage for the Baltimore Ravens

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<v Speaker 4>if they'd win that game in Pittsburgh.

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<v Speaker 3>After Week five, coming up.

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<v Speaker 4>With more on the NFL report, We're gonna have boots

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<v Speaker 4>on the ground. Sherry Burst was at that thriller and

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<v Speaker 4>overtime between the Eagles and the Commanders, as well as

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<v Speaker 4>Cameron Wolf right after this talking about the game of

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<v Speaker 4>the week. We thought it was going to be between

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<v Speaker 4>the Bills and the Dolphins.

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<v Speaker 3>Bills showed us they are still contenders.

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<v Speaker 6>Coming up more on the NFL Report.

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<v Speaker 1>Cook in the backfield, Allen back to pass, Gonna roll.

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<v Speaker 7>To his right, steps up cross the Diggs for a touchdown.

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<v Speaker 1>Eleven yard touchdown reception.

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<v Speaker 2>Took the loan stepback play action passed as time pros

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<v Speaker 2>to the left sideline, complete the Diggs, but there's a

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<v Speaker 2>flag tinna spin away.

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<v Speaker 1>From the tacklers that he does thirty five.

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<v Speaker 2>Thirty twenty five, twenty headed to the end zone.

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<v Speaker 1>Touchdown step five Diggs.

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<v Speaker 2>Fifty five yards to paydirts.

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<v Speaker 1>Holy moly, digs by himself on the left side.

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<v Speaker 2>Here's the snap, takes the handoff to Murray to the inside.

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<v Speaker 2>It's a try Christophon Diggs thirteen yard touchdown reception.

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<v Speaker 1>Can you dig it?

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<v Speaker 3>Can you Stefan digs it?

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<v Speaker 4>We are now welcome on the NFL Report by Cameron

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<v Speaker 4>Wolf Cam Steve I. We were talking before we had

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<v Speaker 4>cam on off camera. You called it, Cam, you called it.

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<v Speaker 4>The big boss of the AC East is still the

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<v Speaker 4>Buffalo Bills.

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<v Speaker 3>Forty eight to twenty right.

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<v Speaker 4>Hold that high power Dolphins offense that drops seventy on

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<v Speaker 4>the Broncos a week ago down to twenty points, which

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<v Speaker 4>I think everybody would say is a phenomenal effort. Knowing

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<v Speaker 4>that the offense just giving up twenty, it's like giving

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<v Speaker 4>up three to most other offenses. Cam, what did you see?

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<v Speaker 4>What did you predict? Give yourself a pat on the back.

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<v Speaker 8>Yeah, James, I'm a big fan of the wire. And

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<v Speaker 8>there's a saying from the wark you come at the games.

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<v Speaker 3>I missed right, It's not missed.

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<v Speaker 8>The Bills have long been the kings of this AFC East,

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<v Speaker 8>and the Dolphins have been the hot team.

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<v Speaker 9>They scored seventy points.

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<v Speaker 8>Everybody's crowning them, and I think the Dolphins are well

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<v Speaker 8>on their way to being a playoff team. But this

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<v Speaker 8>was a check mark, and we talked about this on

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<v Speaker 8>this platform Thursday. This was a checkpoint to see were

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<v Speaker 8>they ready to overtake the Bills, and we saw Sunday

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<v Speaker 8>they were not. The Bills had a statement to make

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<v Speaker 8>of their own, and it was very interesting seeing the

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<v Speaker 8>game plan the Bills had for Tua and the Dolphins offense.

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<v Speaker 8>We saw all the motion they did, all the speed,

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<v Speaker 8>the seventy points. The Bills went back with a good

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<v Speaker 8>old fashioned physicality, punch you in your mouth. They beat

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<v Speaker 8>them in the trenches. They had four sacks onto a

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<v Speaker 8>nine quarterback hits. Tua came in with one sack over

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<v Speaker 8>three games, and so the whole thing about the Dolphins

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<v Speaker 8>offense is we're going to get the ball out quickly.

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<v Speaker 8>You got to get credit to Sean McDermott. They messed

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<v Speaker 8>up their timing. Matt Mlano and Bernard had a really

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<v Speaker 8>good game in the middle. They did not take the

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<v Speaker 8>bait on the motion with Tyreek Hill over the middle

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<v Speaker 8>of the field, and they really showed the Dolphins that

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<v Speaker 8>they had the personnel to be able to cover their

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<v Speaker 8>receivers Tyreek Hill and Jalen Wadlin. So they're gonna have

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<v Speaker 8>another chance. The Dolphins will at the end of the season.

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<v Speaker 8>But I thought it was very interesting. After the game,

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<v Speaker 8>Tua said this was a humbling performance and it was

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<v Speaker 8>something they needed. And the Bills are doing this motion

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<v Speaker 8>on their face that all day because that's what the

0:17:20.119 --> 0:17:23.000
<v Speaker 8>Dolphins had coming off their team plane. And so the

0:17:23.000 --> 0:17:25.600
<v Speaker 8>Bills feel like they got the upper hand and they're

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<v Speaker 8>still the Kings of the AFCs.

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<v Speaker 1>I love the wire reference.

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<v Speaker 2>One of my favorite reference is one of my favorite

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<v Speaker 2>memes that I like to use on social media. But

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<v Speaker 2>I also like the fact you point out the physicality,

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<v Speaker 2>because the one thing about all of the schemes from

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<v Speaker 2>this coaching tree other than Kyle Shanahan, whether it's the Bengals,

0:17:46.359 --> 0:17:49.520
<v Speaker 2>the Rams, some of those teams teams know if you

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<v Speaker 2>hit them in the mouth enough times, these finesse teams,

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<v Speaker 2>so to speak, might not be able to hang.

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<v Speaker 1>But you also talked about the strategy.

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<v Speaker 2>What about what Ruffalo did to have such a great

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<v Speaker 2>connection with Josh Allen and Stefan Diggs.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean three tds for Digs.

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<v Speaker 9>Yes, Steve, that.

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<v Speaker 8>Was probably one of the best games I've seen of

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<v Speaker 8>Josh Allen of his career. And what you mentioned with

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<v Speaker 8>Stefan Diggs is so interesting because coming into the game,

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<v Speaker 8>Dolphins defensive coordinator Vic Vangio said they had a scheme,

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<v Speaker 8>and their scheme was not going to follow Stefan Diggs

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<v Speaker 8>with their top corner xaviing Howard and then Ken Dorsey,

0:18:25.280 --> 0:18:28.040
<v Speaker 8>the Bills offensive coordinator, drew up an excellent plan. They

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<v Speaker 8>made sure every chance they could they were going to

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<v Speaker 8>get Stefan Diggs on Cater Kohu.

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<v Speaker 9>The Dolphins second year corner who's usually in the slot.

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<v Speaker 8>He had to play outside corner because Jalen Rams is

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<v Speaker 8>injured and Diggs, as we see on these highlights, was

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<v Speaker 8>abusing him all day. Six catches, one hundred and twenty yards,

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<v Speaker 8>three touchdowns. They moved Stefan Dicks in motion like the

0:18:47.480 --> 0:18:49.800
<v Speaker 8>Dolphins do in their motion to make sure they get

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<v Speaker 8>those one on one coverages against them, and Digs exploided them.

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<v Speaker 8>I think a lot of times we forget how good

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<v Speaker 8>the Josh Allen thinks combo is because of sometimes there's

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<v Speaker 8>some drama. Steph can get a little bit of motion

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<v Speaker 8>nor at times. But when they're on like they were

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<v Speaker 8>on Sunday, they are one of the best duos in football.

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<v Speaker 8>And they really explored vic Vango's d They did not adjust,

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<v Speaker 8>they did.

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<v Speaker 9>Not put extra help on Digs.

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<v Speaker 8>They did not put Exavin Howard on Diggs, and that

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<v Speaker 8>was a big mistake and Josh Allen really exploited them.

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<v Speaker 8>One other thing that I thought was very interesting, they

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<v Speaker 8>established the front on their offensive line as well. They

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<v Speaker 8>slowed down the defensive front of the Dolphins and they

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<v Speaker 8>did not get home to Josh Allen. And they also

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<v Speaker 8>were able to get that play action game off. Josh

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<v Speaker 8>Allen killed them in the play action because they had

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<v Speaker 8>to stay honest with the run game.

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<v Speaker 9>And so the.

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<v Speaker 8>Bills once again are the big boss of the AFC's

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<v Speaker 8>and they proved it really dominating and bullying.

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<v Speaker 2>Them on both us of all super quickly. Cam, is

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<v Speaker 2>that a blueprint what the Bills did to isolate?

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<v Speaker 8>You know, digs, if you have the digs, if you

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<v Speaker 8>have a digs, yes, I mean not a lot of

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<v Speaker 8>teams have a digs.

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<v Speaker 9>But hopefully Vic Vangel adjusts.

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<v Speaker 8>That's the thing that you know, he's a very good

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<v Speaker 8>defensive coordinator, but he's also a guy who's won his way,

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<v Speaker 8>and so a lot of times those guys, they do

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<v Speaker 8>their style, do their scheme. When they came into the season,

0:20:04.480 --> 0:20:06.600
<v Speaker 8>they thought Jalen Ramsey and Xavin Howard are going to

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<v Speaker 8>be on a less side and the right side. You

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<v Speaker 8>don't have to move either of those guys. But no,

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<v Speaker 8>Jalen Ramsey, you have to adjust. I hope that he

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<v Speaker 8>had just gone forward for that.

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<v Speaker 4>Guys, just raise your hand if you're just kind of

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<v Speaker 4>happy this outcome happened. Because I believe in this offseason

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<v Speaker 4>and through training camp, the entire world just kind of

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<v Speaker 4>either rode off for God, moved on from the Buffalo

0:20:27.520 --> 0:20:30.960
<v Speaker 4>Bills for whatever reason, and Josh Allen put himself back

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<v Speaker 4>in that MVP conversation. I love can that we've seen

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<v Speaker 4>him actually using his legs less, taking fewer hits, which

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<v Speaker 4>he's wanted to do the last couple of years and

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<v Speaker 4>actually is able to do it so far this season,

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<v Speaker 4>and outside of that Jets debacle, the offense hasn't missed

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<v Speaker 4>a beat, right, they'd still been very effective as an offense,

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<v Speaker 4>very effective on Sunday, even with him not taking as

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<v Speaker 4>many hits.

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<v Speaker 3>Can appreciate it by it.

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<v Speaker 1>And taking over.

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<v Speaker 9>And Von Miller should be coming back Soon's a big

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<v Speaker 9>time yep, yep.

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<v Speaker 3>Von Mill right on the corner. Let's go. This is

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<v Speaker 3>what he wanted. Dude down the stretch. Appreciated camp you

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<v Speaker 3>see anybuddy, Well, listen to this, Steve.

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<v Speaker 4>We have our second international matchup this week and it

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<v Speaker 4>welcomed in by Sherry Burris, who Cherry was at Commanders

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<v Speaker 4>Eagles overtime.

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<v Speaker 3>Sherry, take us to.

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<v Speaker 4>The sideline, the Eagles sideline and Jalen Hurts, because I'm fascinated.

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<v Speaker 4>You spend a lot of time being a sideline reporter

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<v Speaker 4>at all these different college and pro games. Like what

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<v Speaker 4>did you observe from Jalen Hurts on the sideline?

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<v Speaker 3>Well, it was so interesting.

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<v Speaker 10>You know, we were able to go down on the

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<v Speaker 10>field with two minutes left in regulation. I kind of

0:21:54.720 --> 0:21:58.040
<v Speaker 10>was watching the Commander side, but then realizing that they'd

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<v Speaker 10>have the ball last I litch really sprinted through the

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<v Speaker 10>end zone. So the Eagles fans, if they're watching, they'll

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<v Speaker 10>know what I was doing to get to the other side.

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<v Speaker 10>And the tension on that Eagles sideline as Washington was driving,

0:22:10.720 --> 0:22:13.080
<v Speaker 10>you could just feel it like there was a belief

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<v Speaker 10>that the Eagles were going to hang on, but there

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<v Speaker 10>was that sliver of like maybe Washington will tie the game.

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<v Speaker 10>So as we're getting set for overtime, I was just

0:22:21.520 --> 0:22:24.880
<v Speaker 10>tracking Jalen Hurts. He was pacing at a towel over

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<v Speaker 10>his head, but his facial expression, his.

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<v Speaker 3>Emotions really they weren't really even there.

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<v Speaker 10>I mean, he was very even, Stephen even keel. If

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<v Speaker 10>I was just watching him, guys, I wouldn't know if

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<v Speaker 10>this was the first quarter, the fourth quarter, overtime. He

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<v Speaker 10>was just very steady the entire time until the offense

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<v Speaker 10>went back out there.

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<v Speaker 1>So, Sherry, you know, we saw you. They go out there,

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<v Speaker 1>they drive, they get the.

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<v Speaker 2>Field goal, eventually win it in overtime, and the Eagles

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<v Speaker 2>are four and oh. And it's so weird because all

0:22:53.720 --> 0:22:56.360
<v Speaker 2>you're hearing about the Eagles is they still don't look right.

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<v Speaker 1>You said to me earlier we were prepping for the show.

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<v Speaker 1>It feels like a weird four and oh. Four and

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<v Speaker 1>oh is four and oh to me in the NFL.

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<v Speaker 2>But why does it still seem like these aren't the

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<v Speaker 2>Eagles you know that we know of last year.

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<v Speaker 10>I wonder, Steve if it's because we are so used

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<v Speaker 10>to the Eagles being the juggernaut and blowing teams out

0:23:16.840 --> 0:23:19.720
<v Speaker 10>and there being no question if the Eagles are going

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<v Speaker 10>to win a game. They were trailing in this one.

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<v Speaker 10>This was the first game Washington had a lead going

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<v Speaker 10>into the half if you could believe it. So the

0:23:27.960 --> 0:23:29.919
<v Speaker 10>fact that the Eagles are having to come from behind.

0:23:29.920 --> 0:23:32.000
<v Speaker 10>It was this week Nick Sirianni is saying, they've won

0:23:32.119 --> 0:23:35.399
<v Speaker 10>each game this season a different way, and that's showing

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<v Speaker 10>the character. It's building trust and resilience throughout this team.

0:23:39.600 --> 0:23:41.080
<v Speaker 10>And if you talk to a bunch of different guys,

0:23:41.119 --> 0:23:43.400
<v Speaker 10>they'll just tell you they're all still works in progress,

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<v Speaker 10>which is a little frightening. I would have to imagine

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<v Speaker 10>the fact that they are one of two teams right

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<v Speaker 10>now that are four and oh, they are the defending

0:23:50.040 --> 0:23:53.480
<v Speaker 10>NFC champions, and they still feel like they have progress,

0:23:53.520 --> 0:23:56.199
<v Speaker 10>like they need to get better. We aren't seeing the

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<v Speaker 10>impressive stats from jaln this year. He didn't have any

0:23:58.840 --> 0:24:02.720
<v Speaker 10>turnovers against Washing but three interceptions in the first three games,

0:24:02.720 --> 0:24:05.040
<v Speaker 10>which is not usual Jalen. He is still one of

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<v Speaker 10>the top rushing qbs, but there are so many questions

0:24:07.280 --> 0:24:09.600
<v Speaker 10>about the run game and his arm and you know,

0:24:09.800 --> 0:24:13.080
<v Speaker 10>has he taken this step back? But you're right, four

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<v Speaker 10>and Oh is four and oh. But I think most

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<v Speaker 10>of you know, some of these teams that we expect

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<v Speaker 10>to do really well, they almost like being sort of

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<v Speaker 10>off the radar. Not maybe an on the radar team,

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<v Speaker 10>but something I'd love to be able to ask the

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<v Speaker 10>Eagles that they're okay with this not being, you know,

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<v Speaker 10>picked to win the Super Bowl right this second. But

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<v Speaker 10>it is interesting that it's it's a quiet four and

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<v Speaker 10>O If that makes sense.

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<v Speaker 4>I love to share that. You bring up the character

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<v Speaker 4>of the Philadelphia Eagles. And this is what stands out

0:24:42.880 --> 0:24:46.080
<v Speaker 4>to me most about this win. That phenomenal deep ball

0:24:46.200 --> 0:24:48.560
<v Speaker 4>that Jalen Hurts connects with AJ Brown on he gets

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<v Speaker 4>flagged for the taunting penalty in the end zone, and

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<v Speaker 4>that drive that ended with Zeros on the clock to

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<v Speaker 4>send the game into overtime was only sixty four yards

0:24:58.600 --> 0:25:02.960
<v Speaker 4>because of that AJ Brown penalty. What fascinates me and

0:25:03.000 --> 0:25:05.640
<v Speaker 4>makes me realize some teams just know how to win

0:25:06.400 --> 0:25:09.120
<v Speaker 4>is the conversation that Aj Brown and Jalen Hurts had

0:25:09.359 --> 0:25:12.320
<v Speaker 4>immediately after that touchdown. It wasn't celebrating we took the

0:25:12.400 --> 0:25:14.119
<v Speaker 4>lead in the closing minutes of the game. It was

0:25:14.520 --> 0:25:17.680
<v Speaker 4>you can't have a penalty like that, Aj. That's best friend,

0:25:17.760 --> 0:25:20.439
<v Speaker 4>a best friend telling you you can't put us in

0:25:20.520 --> 0:25:22.760
<v Speaker 4>that spot. That's Jalen Hurts, one of the leaders of

0:25:22.800 --> 0:25:24.880
<v Speaker 4>this team. This Steve doesn't show up in the box

0:25:24.920 --> 0:25:28.040
<v Speaker 4>score about how you manage your entire sideline and manage

0:25:28.080 --> 0:25:31.240
<v Speaker 4>your roster. You find a way to make sure those

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<v Speaker 4>mistakes don't happen. They got away with it in this one,

0:25:34.320 --> 0:25:36.680
<v Speaker 4>and aj Brown was accountable after the game.

0:25:36.480 --> 0:25:38.000
<v Speaker 3>About the position he put his team in.

0:25:38.200 --> 0:25:39.760
<v Speaker 4>But I just think when you have that type of

0:25:39.840 --> 0:25:44.320
<v Speaker 4>leadership Steve on the sideline in game and the wherewithal

0:25:44.800 --> 0:25:47.600
<v Speaker 4>to bring that up in game to know the importance

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<v Speaker 4>of it. Him and Kelsey Hurts and Kelsey halftime also

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<v Speaker 4>made a big part, I'm told in how this game

0:25:52.720 --> 0:25:54.840
<v Speaker 4>proceeded in the second half because of the penalties and

0:25:54.840 --> 0:25:56.800
<v Speaker 4>issues in the first half. We mentioned, as Cherry at

0:25:56.840 --> 0:25:58.480
<v Speaker 4>the top of the show, I hope you were watching

0:25:58.600 --> 0:26:01.800
<v Speaker 4>or listening. Team just know how to find ways to win,

0:26:02.080 --> 0:26:03.639
<v Speaker 4>and the Eagles did it in the Friday ways in

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<v Speaker 4>this one.

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<v Speaker 2>All right, great point, JP, Sherry, thank you so much,

0:26:06.640 --> 0:26:08.040
<v Speaker 2>really really good stuff.

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<v Speaker 1>Now go hug up that cute little daughter yours.

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<v Speaker 2>You know one team when you talk about leadership issues

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<v Speaker 2>and knows how to win.

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<v Speaker 1>It's another four and old four and oh team.

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<v Speaker 2>And I'm talking about the San Francisco forty nine ers

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<v Speaker 2>right out JP. The forty nine ers, I mean we're

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<v Speaker 2>looking at their them against the Arizona Cardinals. Christian McCaffrey

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<v Speaker 2>going skeets. Neamaya, former world champion hurdler who also played

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<v Speaker 2>for the forty nine, is hurtling someone into the end

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<v Speaker 2>zone on a swing.

0:26:37.119 --> 0:26:39.040
<v Speaker 1>Here he is on a short run. This is one

0:26:39.040 --> 0:26:39.800
<v Speaker 1>of they had.

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<v Speaker 2>He had four rushing touchdowns. This was just offensive wizardry.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, they didn't do anything extra dynamic other than

0:26:48.920 --> 0:26:52.280
<v Speaker 2>just great performances. But JP, we heard last week we

0:26:52.320 --> 0:26:54.480
<v Speaker 2>had safety Talano Hufanga on the show.

0:26:55.320 --> 0:26:57.920
<v Speaker 1>They wanted to get out of the gate quickly.

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<v Speaker 2>They wanted to be in mid season form week one

0:27:00.680 --> 0:27:03.640
<v Speaker 2>because they didn't want any early season losses to come

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<v Speaker 2>back and bite him down the road for playoff seating

0:27:06.200 --> 0:27:08.280
<v Speaker 2>things like that. They want the playoffs to come through

0:27:08.359 --> 0:27:11.720
<v Speaker 2>Levi Stadium. They're in Santa Clara.

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<v Speaker 1>When you look.

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<v Speaker 2>At the forty nine Ers, let's say, juxtaposed to the

0:27:16.240 --> 0:27:18.440
<v Speaker 2>Eagles who are still working on things and the Chiefs

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<v Speaker 2>who are still working through some things, and maybe in a.

0:27:21.200 --> 0:27:24.080
<v Speaker 1>Team like the Bills, I mean, what are you seeing.

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<v Speaker 2>Out of this team that just seems so good in

0:27:27.160 --> 0:27:28.879
<v Speaker 2>every facet of the game.

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<v Speaker 4>What I'm seeing is a quarterback that doesn't make mistakes.

0:27:33.119 --> 0:27:36.399
<v Speaker 4>He went twenty of twenty one. Yeah you heard me right,

0:27:36.480 --> 0:27:41.399
<v Speaker 4>yea twenty one on the game. A quarterback that gets

0:27:41.480 --> 0:27:45.359
<v Speaker 4>this entire offense going, and a creative offensive mind that

0:27:45.480 --> 0:27:49.240
<v Speaker 4>has every weapon you could imagine to go out there

0:27:49.240 --> 0:27:50.919
<v Speaker 4>and beat you with Steve, And I think that's what

0:27:51.080 --> 0:27:53.320
<v Speaker 4>stands out to me the most. Christian McCaffrey was the one.

0:27:53.359 --> 0:27:55.560
<v Speaker 4>I mean, Christian McCaffrey played so well in this game.

0:27:55.720 --> 0:27:58.760
<v Speaker 4>He put himself in the MVP conversation. So, yeah, sixteen

0:27:59.560 --> 0:28:02.240
<v Speaker 4>first downs by himself, that's crazy.

0:28:02.320 --> 0:28:04.679
<v Speaker 3>Nine rushing, seven receiving.

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<v Speaker 4>That's crazy to think of that, and to think of

0:28:07.680 --> 0:28:11.320
<v Speaker 4>that combat with event that George Kittle had one target,

0:28:11.840 --> 0:28:14.760
<v Speaker 4>one catch, Deebo Samuel had zero.

0:28:14.720 --> 0:28:16.119
<v Speaker 3>Targets in this game.

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<v Speaker 4>Now, I don't think that's going to be the case

0:28:17.800 --> 0:28:20.480
<v Speaker 4>against the Cowboys next Sunday. But when you have the

0:28:20.520 --> 0:28:23.600
<v Speaker 4>ability to be this dominant and have dominant players like

0:28:23.640 --> 0:28:26.879
<v Speaker 4>the two I just mentioned not even really be included

0:28:27.000 --> 0:28:29.240
<v Speaker 4>in terms of how you were attacking a team, doesn't

0:28:29.240 --> 0:28:31.280
<v Speaker 4>mean they weren't included in this offense. We know what

0:28:31.320 --> 0:28:33.159
<v Speaker 4>they do in other aspects of this offense with their

0:28:33.200 --> 0:28:36.440
<v Speaker 4>physicality as well. But you have the ability to lean

0:28:36.480 --> 0:28:40.240
<v Speaker 4>on different players in different instances, in different games. I

0:28:40.240 --> 0:28:41.960
<v Speaker 4>think we need to be talking about now. I remember

0:28:42.000 --> 0:28:43.760
<v Speaker 4>doing this game against the Chiefs last year. It was

0:28:43.840 --> 0:28:47.200
<v Speaker 4>Christian McCaffrey's first game his arrival with the San Francisco

0:28:47.240 --> 0:28:50.480
<v Speaker 4>forty nine ers. Is there a better player in your mind, Steve,

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<v Speaker 4>for a better system fit than Christian McCaffrey With Kyle Shanahan, you.

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<v Speaker 2>Know what, I'll sell you this for the running back position, however,

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<v Speaker 2>and this is where I think Christian McCaffrey's value has

0:29:03.800 --> 0:29:04.959
<v Speaker 2>been totally understated.

0:29:05.480 --> 0:29:08.840
<v Speaker 1>I think he's opened things up for Kyle Shanahan.

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<v Speaker 2>Sand I've got a running back who's got track speed, who.

0:29:14.680 --> 0:29:15.640
<v Speaker 1>Runs physically tougher.

0:29:15.680 --> 0:29:17.960
<v Speaker 2>He runs physically tougher in San Francisco than he did

0:29:18.040 --> 0:29:21.600
<v Speaker 2>in Carolina Point. And that's a mandate when you play

0:29:21.640 --> 0:29:23.760
<v Speaker 2>for Kyle Shanahan. And to me again, their Hall of

0:29:23.800 --> 0:29:26.840
<v Speaker 2>Fame running back coach Bobby Turner, if you play that position,

0:29:26.920 --> 0:29:30.360
<v Speaker 2>you better finish runs that snap people's head back when

0:29:30.360 --> 0:29:31.720
<v Speaker 2>you're hitting them in the.

0:29:31.760 --> 0:29:33.120
<v Speaker 1>Chest or something like that.

0:29:34.000 --> 0:29:37.280
<v Speaker 2>So the physicality has the receiving aspect that he had.

0:29:37.320 --> 0:29:39.160
<v Speaker 1>He could throw it too, right. We see him throw

0:29:39.160 --> 0:29:39.960
<v Speaker 1>a touchdown, so.

0:29:39.920 --> 0:29:43.320
<v Speaker 2>I think he's I think he has expanded the offense

0:29:43.360 --> 0:29:46.480
<v Speaker 2>to a point where Kittle was probably thrilled to death

0:29:46.800 --> 0:29:48.600
<v Speaker 2>to be blocking for him downfield. We saw one of

0:29:48.600 --> 0:29:52.080
<v Speaker 2>those touchdown debo cleaning up a dB so McCaffrey can

0:29:52.120 --> 0:29:52.760
<v Speaker 2>get into the ends.

0:29:53.120 --> 0:29:55.560
<v Speaker 1>I think they love that because he is such a threat.

0:29:55.800 --> 0:29:57.440
<v Speaker 2>And the fact that we can be talking about a

0:29:57.520 --> 0:29:59.840
<v Speaker 2>running back in an off season that we've had with

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<v Speaker 2>conversation about running backs as a potential MVP.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm all about it, all about it, you right.

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<v Speaker 3>That's a great point. That's great.

0:30:06.400 --> 0:30:09.000
<v Speaker 4>Trent Williams was saying this after the game, saying, I

0:30:09.040 --> 0:30:10.000
<v Speaker 4>knew he was a good back.

0:30:10.040 --> 0:30:10.959
<v Speaker 3>I knew he was versatile.

0:30:10.960 --> 0:30:12.960
<v Speaker 4>I didn't know he could pound the football between the

0:30:13.040 --> 0:30:16.160
<v Speaker 4>tackles and be as physical as an eye formation type

0:30:16.160 --> 0:30:18.160
<v Speaker 4>of back if you wanted him to be. And the

0:30:18.160 --> 0:30:20.880
<v Speaker 4>other point I'll make is since brock Party became the quarterback,

0:30:20.880 --> 0:30:24.960
<v Speaker 4>Brandon Nyuk, Steve oh Yeah has catapulted onto the scene.

0:30:25.000 --> 0:30:27.680
<v Speaker 4>Another monster game for the wide receiver for the San

0:30:27.720 --> 0:30:30.120
<v Speaker 4>Francisco forty nine ers. All right, that's wrapping up a

0:30:30.160 --> 0:30:32.960
<v Speaker 4>couple of teams that are undefeated. What a lot of

0:30:33.040 --> 0:30:35.760
<v Speaker 4>roses and a lot of smiles in San Francisco and Philadelphia.

0:30:35.760 --> 0:30:37.480
<v Speaker 4>How about when we come back, Steve, the teams that

0:30:37.480 --> 0:30:39.600
<v Speaker 4>are on the other side of the spectrum. If you

0:30:39.720 --> 0:30:42.000
<v Speaker 4>have a friend that's a Bears fan, oh I'm a

0:30:42.080 --> 0:30:44.120
<v Speaker 4>hug today, just show him some love.

0:30:44.320 --> 0:30:44.600
<v Speaker 1>Again.

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<v Speaker 4>We're going to break down the absolute mess that's going

0:30:48.080 --> 0:30:51.480
<v Speaker 4>on in Chicago as well as Cincinnati. We're going to

0:30:51.520 --> 0:30:54.320
<v Speaker 4>be joined by Jeff Shadilla coming up on the NFL Report.

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<v Speaker 2>Well back at the NFL Report, and it's time for

0:31:05.360 --> 0:31:09.240
<v Speaker 2>our regular Monday First Read segment, and for that we

0:31:09.280 --> 0:31:13.239
<v Speaker 2>bring in Jeff Shadea whose column First Read is on

0:31:13.400 --> 0:31:16.760
<v Speaker 2>nfl dot com slash first Read. How about that three

0:31:16.840 --> 0:31:19.800
<v Speaker 2>first read references in about the first ten seconds of

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<v Speaker 2>the bot Jeff hideah, oh, just good to hear it.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, I know you are, hey man, make it happen.

0:31:25.160 --> 0:31:25.840
<v Speaker 1>And it's really good.

0:31:25.840 --> 0:31:29.040
<v Speaker 2>You got so much good stuff in there, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>But we have to hit the negative. It's just that

0:31:30.800 --> 0:31:36.800
<v Speaker 2>time because we see the Cincinnati Bengals, right, a team

0:31:37.000 --> 0:31:40.040
<v Speaker 2>that I think most of us still believe in just

0:31:40.080 --> 0:31:42.760
<v Speaker 2>because of all the talent they have. But right, I mean,

0:31:42.760 --> 0:31:45.600
<v Speaker 2>they got smoked by the Titans this week. This is

0:31:45.600 --> 0:31:47.680
<v Speaker 2>a team you know that's gotten well, teams have gotten

0:31:47.720 --> 0:31:51.080
<v Speaker 2>well against in the Tennessee Titans. What is actually going

0:31:51.120 --> 0:31:53.440
<v Speaker 2>on in Cincinnati? I mean, it's just Joe Burrow's calf

0:31:54.080 --> 0:31:57.880
<v Speaker 2>is the way defenses are playing their offense differently because

0:31:57.920 --> 0:31:59.800
<v Speaker 2>they are not functioning right now.

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<v Speaker 11>Well, it's a little bit of both. And you look

0:32:02.600 --> 0:32:05.480
<v Speaker 11>at last year when they started zero to two. The

0:32:05.520 --> 0:32:07.520
<v Speaker 11>problem they had then was that Joe Burrow was trying

0:32:07.520 --> 0:32:09.200
<v Speaker 11>too hard to make plays down the field.

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<v Speaker 1>They want.

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<v Speaker 9>You mentioned the talent, they wanted to make.

0:32:12.320 --> 0:32:14.680
<v Speaker 11>Those big plays, and they had to start taking what

0:32:14.800 --> 0:32:18.000
<v Speaker 11>teams were giving them. I think Joe Burrow's calf is

0:32:18.000 --> 0:32:20.120
<v Speaker 11>a real problem for them. He saw it two weeks

0:32:20.120 --> 0:32:23.680
<v Speaker 11>ago against the Rams and how limited he was. He

0:32:23.720 --> 0:32:26.320
<v Speaker 11>looked better this week, but again, they really can't do

0:32:26.360 --> 0:32:28.960
<v Speaker 11>a lot under center with him. They really can't push

0:32:28.960 --> 0:32:31.280
<v Speaker 11>the ball down the field. Play action is such a

0:32:31.360 --> 0:32:33.920
<v Speaker 11>huge part of their offense as far as creating those

0:32:33.920 --> 0:32:36.360
<v Speaker 11>big plays, and that's not available to them with him.

0:32:36.400 --> 0:32:39.120
<v Speaker 11>Dealing with this calf strain, so it's a lot going

0:32:39.160 --> 0:32:41.800
<v Speaker 11>off for them. And Tennessee always seems to have games

0:32:41.800 --> 0:32:43.960
<v Speaker 11>like this early in the year where they they got

0:32:43.960 --> 0:32:45.719
<v Speaker 11>the Chiefs one year, a few years ago they got

0:32:45.760 --> 0:32:47.920
<v Speaker 11>the Rams when they were riding high in their bow year.

0:32:48.000 --> 0:32:50.560
<v Speaker 3>They will get teams if they're not ready to play football.

0:32:50.600 --> 0:32:53.760
<v Speaker 11>But I do believe the Bengals have enough talent and

0:32:53.920 --> 0:32:56.560
<v Speaker 11>enough pedigree to overcome this and get back into the

0:32:56.560 --> 0:32:57.240
<v Speaker 11>playoff race.

0:32:59.040 --> 0:33:00.360
<v Speaker 4>I do think, Jeff, we are we're in a bit

0:33:00.400 --> 0:33:02.560
<v Speaker 4>of an interesting spot. I was with the Bengals early

0:33:02.560 --> 0:33:04.040
<v Speaker 4>in the season. It was what Week one, it was

0:33:04.040 --> 0:33:07.360
<v Speaker 4>on the weather. Week two, it was wow, Joe Burrow

0:33:07.440 --> 0:33:11.440
<v Speaker 4>wasn't there throughout the entire preseason, entire preseason and training camp.

0:33:11.520 --> 0:33:14.400
<v Speaker 3>We're gonna We've been here before. Zero to two. We're

0:33:14.400 --> 0:33:15.560
<v Speaker 3>gonna be fine. Look at us.

0:33:15.720 --> 0:33:18.040
<v Speaker 4>Week three it was against the Ramss. Well least the

0:33:18.080 --> 0:33:21.160
<v Speaker 4>second half. The offense started to get a little bit better.

0:33:21.200 --> 0:33:24.200
<v Speaker 4>We're back on track. And now it was like this

0:33:24.320 --> 0:33:26.400
<v Speaker 4>time after this game, though, Steve, it was a little

0:33:26.400 --> 0:33:29.360
<v Speaker 4>bit the frustration was boiling over. It was a little

0:33:29.360 --> 0:33:32.040
<v Speaker 4>bit of we're gonna be okay early on and now

0:33:32.080 --> 0:33:34.280
<v Speaker 4>it looks like with guys like Jamar Chase and company

0:33:34.280 --> 0:33:36.280
<v Speaker 4>are are a little bit frustrated. What stands out to

0:33:36.320 --> 0:33:38.600
<v Speaker 4>me is teams are blitzing Joe Burrow to a higher rate,

0:33:39.120 --> 0:33:41.280
<v Speaker 4>vastly higher rate than they did a year ago, obviously

0:33:41.360 --> 0:33:44.480
<v Speaker 4>because he can't move. He is a much better athlete

0:33:44.520 --> 0:33:48.000
<v Speaker 4>than probably a lot of people give him credit for

0:33:48.320 --> 0:33:49.960
<v Speaker 4>in terms of the ability to throw in the run,

0:33:50.000 --> 0:33:50.640
<v Speaker 4>the ability.

0:33:50.360 --> 0:33:51.320
<v Speaker 3>To escape pressure.

0:33:51.720 --> 0:33:55.040
<v Speaker 4>He has been pressured like thirty five percent of his

0:33:55.120 --> 0:33:58.200
<v Speaker 4>dropbacks and he has the second lowest time to throw

0:33:58.240 --> 0:34:00.960
<v Speaker 4>the football. There's been some changes on that offensive line,

0:34:01.000 --> 0:34:03.920
<v Speaker 4>and maybe that's another edition of this Steve that is playing,

0:34:04.080 --> 0:34:05.560
<v Speaker 4>you know, rearing its head in a sense to where

0:34:05.560 --> 0:34:07.240
<v Speaker 4>he hasn't had a whole lot of time and he

0:34:07.280 --> 0:34:07.800
<v Speaker 4>can't move.

0:34:08.680 --> 0:34:10.480
<v Speaker 1>Just speaking of time, what's the deal.

0:34:10.520 --> 0:34:12.879
<v Speaker 2>They have not scored an offensive touchdown in the first

0:34:12.960 --> 0:34:14.640
<v Speaker 2>half all season.

0:34:14.920 --> 0:34:17.600
<v Speaker 1>That's a staggering That is a staggering stat to me.

0:34:18.200 --> 0:34:20.080
<v Speaker 3>Unbelievable. Unbelievable.

0:34:20.880 --> 0:34:24.959
<v Speaker 11>Yeah, and really, you know, it's I think James Bit's

0:34:25.000 --> 0:34:27.880
<v Speaker 11>a good point. You know, even though most of the

0:34:27.960 --> 0:34:32.040
<v Speaker 11>corp is still there, I think especially on defense, because

0:34:32.080 --> 0:34:35.120
<v Speaker 11>Tennessee is not an explosive offensive safety. I think they

0:34:35.200 --> 0:34:38.840
<v Speaker 11>miss von Bell. I think they missed Jesse Bates. I

0:34:38.840 --> 0:34:42.440
<v Speaker 11>think they're more athletic in the back end. But you're

0:34:42.480 --> 0:34:45.520
<v Speaker 11>not seeing them take control of games. And I say this,

0:34:45.880 --> 0:34:47.680
<v Speaker 11>you know again living in Kansas City, I see it

0:34:47.680 --> 0:34:50.680
<v Speaker 11>with the Chiefs. They're going through their own offensive struggles

0:34:50.760 --> 0:34:53.520
<v Speaker 11>right now, but the defense is stepping up. You see

0:34:53.520 --> 0:34:55.239
<v Speaker 11>that with the Jets. Zach Wilson is not getting done

0:34:55.320 --> 0:34:57.719
<v Speaker 11>last last night. They step up with the defense. They

0:34:57.800 --> 0:35:00.839
<v Speaker 11>got to get some plays from somebody else. Can't wait

0:35:01.000 --> 0:35:03.319
<v Speaker 11>till Joe gets better and everything it will start going

0:35:03.320 --> 0:35:06.160
<v Speaker 11>in the right direction. It's a team game. They got

0:35:06.200 --> 0:35:08.160
<v Speaker 11>good players. Other guys have to start doing more.

0:35:09.760 --> 0:35:10.640
<v Speaker 1>All right, jee All.

0:35:10.560 --> 0:35:13.240
<v Speaker 4>Right, Jeff, you've been covering this league for a long time. Steve,

0:35:13.280 --> 0:35:15.160
<v Speaker 4>you've been covering this league for a very long time.

0:35:15.320 --> 0:35:18.440
<v Speaker 4>I want to ask both of you. With the Chicago Bears,

0:35:19.080 --> 0:35:22.239
<v Speaker 4>have you seen an organization in let's not say a

0:35:22.320 --> 0:35:26.719
<v Speaker 4>week's time, let's say an entire season, had their quarterback

0:35:26.760 --> 0:35:30.080
<v Speaker 4>come out talk about certain things in terms of coaching, his.

0:35:30.040 --> 0:35:31.400
<v Speaker 3>Opinion about what's happening to the offense.

0:35:31.440 --> 0:35:34.759
<v Speaker 4>Then have to in the locker room speak again to

0:35:34.920 --> 0:35:38.439
<v Speaker 4>clarify his statements, then have a head coach say things

0:35:38.480 --> 0:35:42.279
<v Speaker 4>about Claypool w Chase Claypool about how things were going

0:35:42.320 --> 0:35:44.080
<v Speaker 4>to how things went down, about him not being at

0:35:44.080 --> 0:35:46.080
<v Speaker 4>the game on Sunday, and then then have to come

0:35:46.120 --> 0:35:48.200
<v Speaker 4>out with a statement when the writers are up in

0:35:48.239 --> 0:35:49.600
<v Speaker 4>the press box later.

0:35:49.360 --> 0:35:49.799
<v Speaker 3>In the day.

0:35:50.360 --> 0:35:52.640
<v Speaker 4>How many times have you seen teams have to go

0:35:53.040 --> 0:35:58.520
<v Speaker 4>back around and clarify communication errors within a season, in

0:35:58.600 --> 0:36:01.120
<v Speaker 4>a whole season. I think we've had three of them

0:36:01.120 --> 0:36:02.160
<v Speaker 4>with the Bears in one week.

0:36:03.560 --> 0:36:04.600
<v Speaker 3>Well, I can tell you this.

0:36:05.000 --> 0:36:07.239
<v Speaker 11>You know, my first year covering in the NFL was

0:36:07.320 --> 0:36:10.120
<v Speaker 11>nineteen ninety six and they covered the Oakland Raiders. And

0:36:10.160 --> 0:36:12.880
<v Speaker 11>then my first year covering the team, John fought for

0:36:12.920 --> 0:36:16.880
<v Speaker 11>the defensive coordinator. He vanished in training camp. Anthony Smith

0:36:16.920 --> 0:36:19.080
<v Speaker 11>was the starting defensive end. He vanished in week four,

0:36:19.080 --> 0:36:21.000
<v Speaker 11>Whard he lost his job, and then by weeks by

0:36:21.160 --> 0:36:23.560
<v Speaker 11>seasons then Tim Brown was threatening to call the play

0:36:23.600 --> 0:36:25.759
<v Speaker 11>because he was so upset with the offense. So that's

0:36:25.840 --> 0:36:29.600
<v Speaker 11>my barn, That's that's what I consider. But the Bears

0:36:29.640 --> 0:36:30.480
<v Speaker 11>are getting close.

0:36:30.360 --> 0:36:32.680
<v Speaker 1>Right now, Oh my god, what's going on there?

0:36:32.960 --> 0:36:33.960
<v Speaker 3>And it really is?

0:36:35.520 --> 0:36:37.759
<v Speaker 11>Look, I do start to fear for people's jobs at

0:36:37.760 --> 0:36:41.040
<v Speaker 11>this stage, because after the way Kansas City beat them down,

0:36:41.120 --> 0:36:43.879
<v Speaker 11>and after blowing that, you know, twenty one point lead

0:36:43.920 --> 0:36:47.400
<v Speaker 11>against the Denver Broncos, they're not in a good place.

0:36:47.680 --> 0:36:50.080
<v Speaker 11>And we were talking about Chase Claypool having a stay

0:36:50.120 --> 0:36:52.520
<v Speaker 11>away from the facility. I don't know what he's doing

0:36:52.920 --> 0:36:55.480
<v Speaker 11>or what he's saying, but that to me is a

0:36:55.560 --> 0:36:57.640
<v Speaker 11>huge red flag about what's happening in the locker room

0:36:57.760 --> 0:37:01.000
<v Speaker 11>and how people are feeling about Justin Yield as a quarterback.

0:37:01.600 --> 0:37:03.839
<v Speaker 11>But but again, Steve, you know this, It's like when

0:37:03.880 --> 0:37:06.800
<v Speaker 11>when teams come in and you have a young quarterback

0:37:06.800 --> 0:37:09.239
<v Speaker 11>and draft at high so you feel that the need

0:37:09.320 --> 0:37:11.160
<v Speaker 11>to build the offense around it. But you have a

0:37:11.200 --> 0:37:13.640
<v Speaker 11>defensive minor head coach, and so you got to find

0:37:13.640 --> 0:37:15.239
<v Speaker 11>a way to get that side of the football going.

0:37:15.600 --> 0:37:18.520
<v Speaker 11>They've just been all over the place. And when that happens,

0:37:18.520 --> 0:37:20.120
<v Speaker 11>and at least at the top of the food chain,

0:37:20.440 --> 0:37:21.280
<v Speaker 11>it affects everything.

0:37:21.320 --> 0:37:23.120
<v Speaker 3>Sooner or later, what's the adversity hits.

0:37:23.280 --> 0:37:25.719
<v Speaker 2>And and you know what, it's It's funny because yesterday,

0:37:26.239 --> 0:37:28.560
<v Speaker 2>for most of that game, Justin Fields was playing the game.

0:37:28.480 --> 0:37:28.959
<v Speaker 1>Of his life.

0:37:29.120 --> 0:37:30.200
<v Speaker 3>He looked unbelievable.

0:37:30.280 --> 0:37:32.759
<v Speaker 1>He looked fantastic. Right, he's the best player on the field. Yeah.

0:37:32.760 --> 0:37:36.560
<v Speaker 2>Their defense, their defense looked like they actually had a

0:37:36.640 --> 0:37:39.680
<v Speaker 2>clue and you know, how to stop somebody. And then

0:37:39.680 --> 0:37:41.560
<v Speaker 2>of course it was like, okay, how are we not

0:37:41.600 --> 0:37:42.520
<v Speaker 2>going to lose this one?

0:37:42.560 --> 0:37:43.000
<v Speaker 1>Too late?

0:37:43.040 --> 0:37:46.759
<v Speaker 2>You blinked, you lose the ball game. But to get

0:37:46.800 --> 0:37:50.600
<v Speaker 2>back to James's point, this is a bigger issue what's

0:37:50.640 --> 0:37:52.120
<v Speaker 2>going on with the Bears, because it's funny, you know,

0:37:52.120 --> 0:37:55.560
<v Speaker 2>are the draft, everybody was ballyhooing their draft. Now we're

0:37:55.560 --> 0:37:58.480
<v Speaker 2>saying these guys can't play. Now people are you know,

0:37:58.480 --> 0:38:00.640
<v Speaker 2>there's whiskers off. Maybe Ryan Pole's got into this as

0:38:00.640 --> 0:38:02.600
<v Speaker 2>a general manager a couple of years too early. Matt

0:38:02.640 --> 0:38:05.840
<v Speaker 2>Ebraflus is not the guy. And when you start seeing

0:38:05.920 --> 0:38:10.160
<v Speaker 2>things like these clarifications, you have to make Yeah, Jeff

0:38:10.160 --> 0:38:12.160
<v Speaker 2>and I we've been covering this game for decades. And Jeff,

0:38:12.200 --> 0:38:14.640
<v Speaker 2>by the way, my bar is the Bobby Petrino year

0:38:15.560 --> 0:38:18.239
<v Speaker 2>in Atlanta. After the dog fighting scandal, Patrino quits in

0:38:18.280 --> 0:38:18.800
<v Speaker 2>the middle.

0:38:18.560 --> 0:38:19.040
<v Speaker 3>Of the season.

0:38:19.680 --> 0:38:21.520
<v Speaker 2>We had all kind of chaos, We all kind of

0:38:21.600 --> 0:38:23.400
<v Speaker 2>chaos going on with that team.

0:38:23.640 --> 0:38:26.320
<v Speaker 1>But again, not being in Chicago.

0:38:27.080 --> 0:38:31.839
<v Speaker 2>I can feel the constant churning of guts from all

0:38:31.840 --> 0:38:33.439
<v Speaker 2>the way out here in Los Angeles, like.

0:38:33.400 --> 0:38:34.960
<v Speaker 1>It is not good.

0:38:35.080 --> 0:38:37.200
<v Speaker 2>And like you said, this latest thing Matt Evenflus, the

0:38:37.239 --> 0:38:41.000
<v Speaker 2>head coach, came out Monday saying Chase Claypool has been

0:38:41.000 --> 0:38:44.640
<v Speaker 2>told not to be with the team all week because

0:38:44.640 --> 0:38:48.359
<v Speaker 2>we have a Thursday night game. They haven't suspended him, right,

0:38:48.440 --> 0:38:53.760
<v Speaker 2>So whatever is going on there is real peculiar. But again,

0:38:53.920 --> 0:38:56.400
<v Speaker 2>we're probably not going to find out the real story

0:38:56.480 --> 0:38:59.840
<v Speaker 2>until they do another mia culpa or slash clarification.

0:39:00.520 --> 0:39:01.799
<v Speaker 1>Based on the way things are going.

0:39:01.880 --> 0:39:04.960
<v Speaker 2>I almost feel bad for people now because they can't

0:39:05.320 --> 0:39:08.480
<v Speaker 2>get their stories straight. You know who always gets a

0:39:08.520 --> 0:39:13.240
<v Speaker 2>story straight, Jeff Bill Belichick. Right, he benches his quarterback

0:39:13.320 --> 0:39:16.480
<v Speaker 2>during a shelaking a thirty eighth to the Sheilaki by

0:39:16.480 --> 0:39:19.759
<v Speaker 2>the Dallas Cowboys with the Patriots yesterday. He says Mac

0:39:19.840 --> 0:39:22.040
<v Speaker 2>Jones was he benched. Wides felt it was best for

0:39:22.160 --> 0:39:24.080
<v Speaker 2>him just not to be in there. It was almost like,

0:39:24.360 --> 0:39:26.279
<v Speaker 2>we don't want to get our guy killed because this

0:39:26.320 --> 0:39:28.640
<v Speaker 2>isn't going well and we want to pretend. I don't know,

0:39:29.760 --> 0:39:31.840
<v Speaker 2>but you know, we talked about the Bills early in

0:39:31.840 --> 0:39:33.840
<v Speaker 2>the show, how good they're playing. We know the Dolphins

0:39:34.520 --> 0:39:36.560
<v Speaker 2>are really good, and the Jets actually show the signs

0:39:36.560 --> 0:39:41.520
<v Speaker 2>of life Sunday night life. The Patriots, Jeff, I mean,

0:39:41.560 --> 0:39:43.839
<v Speaker 2>we've we've held on for years now since Brady. Well,

0:39:43.840 --> 0:39:46.799
<v Speaker 2>they're in the Patriots, they'll be there. I don't think

0:39:46.800 --> 0:39:49.719
<v Speaker 2>anyone can say that right now because they don't look

0:39:49.800 --> 0:39:53.319
<v Speaker 2>like they have any playmakers or any real idea of

0:39:53.360 --> 0:39:55.960
<v Speaker 2>how to work themselves out of a jam.

0:39:55.920 --> 0:39:58.640
<v Speaker 11>Now, and they're really you know, for so many years

0:39:58.640 --> 0:40:01.920
<v Speaker 11>when Brady was there, there was the belief of we

0:40:02.000 --> 0:40:04.560
<v Speaker 11>can just find certain guys, fit him into our scheme,

0:40:04.680 --> 0:40:08.080
<v Speaker 11>coach him up, and we'll get great results. And they

0:40:08.080 --> 0:40:11.080
<v Speaker 11>still operate that way, and Bill still operates that way.

0:40:11.280 --> 0:40:13.040
<v Speaker 11>And the reality of it is, the teams that are

0:40:13.080 --> 0:40:17.080
<v Speaker 11>winning consistently year in and year out right now have

0:40:17.239 --> 0:40:20.200
<v Speaker 11>a lot of good players. They have playmakers, and they

0:40:20.239 --> 0:40:22.040
<v Speaker 11>have a really good defense. They've got players on that

0:40:22.080 --> 0:40:25.440
<v Speaker 11>side of the football. But Mac Jones is not a

0:40:25.520 --> 0:40:28.200
<v Speaker 11>quarterback who can get them over the top. They haven't

0:40:28.239 --> 0:40:31.799
<v Speaker 11>given him a great supporting cast to work with, and.

0:40:31.800 --> 0:40:32.839
<v Speaker 3>It shows up each week.

0:40:32.960 --> 0:40:35.400
<v Speaker 11>You know, I watched that Dallas Patriots game and it

0:40:35.480 --> 0:40:38.080
<v Speaker 11>was watching it was it was painful because he was

0:40:38.120 --> 0:40:40.879
<v Speaker 11>making decisions that you can't do. You can do him

0:40:40.880 --> 0:40:43.080
<v Speaker 11>if you're Josh Allen or if you're Patrick Mahone, right

0:40:43.080 --> 0:40:44.479
<v Speaker 11>you can roll to the right side of the field

0:40:44.480 --> 0:40:46.120
<v Speaker 11>and throw the football back to the left and think

0:40:46.120 --> 0:40:48.680
<v Speaker 11>you're gonna make something happen. You can't do it if

0:40:48.680 --> 0:40:52.279
<v Speaker 11>you're Mac Jones. And I understand how Bill felt, and

0:40:52.280 --> 0:40:54.440
<v Speaker 11>I've seen him do this before where he's pull players

0:40:54.440 --> 0:40:56.799
<v Speaker 11>and put him back in. But that team right now

0:40:56.880 --> 0:40:59.800
<v Speaker 11>is operating as if it's nineteen, if it's two thousand

0:40:59.800 --> 0:41:00.920
<v Speaker 11>and eight, and it's not.

0:41:03.320 --> 0:41:06.440
<v Speaker 4>I look at the Caleb Williams article Jeff and GQ saying,

0:41:06.440 --> 0:41:08.480
<v Speaker 4>I don't want to go to the wrong organization.

0:41:09.280 --> 0:41:11.160
<v Speaker 3>A I don't want to go to the really Arizona

0:41:11.239 --> 0:41:12.320
<v Speaker 3>Cardinals is what he's saying.

0:41:12.760 --> 0:41:14.920
<v Speaker 4>What was mac Jones going through his mind when he

0:41:14.960 --> 0:41:18.120
<v Speaker 4>was drafting and walking with his straight arms across the

0:41:18.160 --> 0:41:21.600
<v Speaker 4>top of the top of the stage going to missionear.

0:41:21.640 --> 0:41:24.120
<v Speaker 4>He was probably going, I'm going to the Patriots. This

0:41:24.280 --> 0:41:26.600
<v Speaker 4>is phenomenal. And what if they given him now three

0:41:26.680 --> 0:41:30.720
<v Speaker 4>offensive coordinators in three years and honestly doing their opener

0:41:31.320 --> 0:41:34.480
<v Speaker 4>against the Philadelphia Eagles. Talking everybody up there that covers

0:41:34.480 --> 0:41:36.680
<v Speaker 4>the team on a daily basis, on a great, great

0:41:36.800 --> 0:41:40.440
<v Speaker 4>embedded beat, they were, like I was told, universally, I

0:41:40.480 --> 0:41:42.120
<v Speaker 4>don't think they have a whole lot of talent, and

0:41:42.440 --> 0:41:45.880
<v Speaker 4>that's been the problem, from skill position players to anchors

0:41:45.920 --> 0:41:48.080
<v Speaker 4>on that offensive line. And then your two most talented

0:41:48.080 --> 0:41:50.000
<v Speaker 4>guys on the defensive side of the ball go down

0:41:50.040 --> 0:41:52.480
<v Speaker 4>in that game on Sunday and Matthew Judon and the

0:41:52.680 --> 0:41:54.320
<v Speaker 4>talented rookie and Christian Gonzales.

0:41:54.400 --> 0:41:55.120
<v Speaker 3>That's a big.

0:41:54.960 --> 0:41:56.680
<v Speaker 4>Blow to a defense that you were going to hang

0:41:56.719 --> 0:41:59.600
<v Speaker 4>your hat on. It's been tough sledding for Mac Jones.

0:41:59.600 --> 0:42:01.960
<v Speaker 4>Maybe go talk to Kayla Williams just say, hey, organizations

0:42:01.960 --> 0:42:04.719
<v Speaker 4>can change very very quickly, and you know one that did.

0:42:04.960 --> 0:42:08.480
<v Speaker 4>The Houston Texans. Oh very We're gonna keep round on

0:42:08.560 --> 0:42:11.480
<v Speaker 4>the NFL Reporter as we talk about c J. Stroud

0:42:11.760 --> 0:42:14.319
<v Speaker 4>and Damico Ryans, what this young quarterback is doing in

0:42:14.360 --> 0:42:15.120
<v Speaker 4>four games?

0:42:15.520 --> 0:42:17.880
<v Speaker 3>Historic Oh h NFL Report.

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<v Speaker 2>I were back at the NFL Report, and as Leonardo

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<v Speaker 2>DiCaprio said in Django, you have my attention, that would

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<v Speaker 2>be you Houston Texans, Jeff Shediah, the Texans.

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<v Speaker 1>Whole things are gonna go from house. No, no, no,

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<v Speaker 1>we're just staying right there.

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<v Speaker 4>C J.

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<v Speaker 1>Stroud, Jeff, what do you got? Oh?

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<v Speaker 11>You know, I talked to a friend of mine, personnel

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<v Speaker 11>director about him last week and just raved about him

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<v Speaker 11>and just talked about just how clean he is mechanically

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<v Speaker 11>and just seeing the same things you saw.

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<v Speaker 3>At Ohio State.

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<v Speaker 11>Great process of information. But really the point he made,

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<v Speaker 11>which I think is appropriate, is that the Tectors has

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<v Speaker 11>done a great job of putting a good group around him.

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<v Speaker 11>You see the depth of their offensive line they've had

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<v Speaker 11>makeshift offensive line after makeshift offensive line, he still goes

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<v Speaker 11>out there and feels comfortable. Nice connection with Nico Collins

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<v Speaker 11>and James You know, it's nobody believed in this team,

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<v Speaker 11>but c J. Stroud from your Ohio State university is

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<v Speaker 11>proving to be the best chy quarterback in his class.

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<v Speaker 3>He really is.

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<v Speaker 4>And I'm going back to a couple of things that

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<v Speaker 4>I was told during the draft process about him, And

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<v Speaker 4>now it's a chance to see these four games, Jeff

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<v Speaker 4>and see them kind of come to light. Because you

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<v Speaker 4>mentioned that makeshift offensive line, he wasn't sacked by the Pitts.

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<v Speaker 1>That's crazy. That was crazy.

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<v Speaker 4>I couldn't believe that happened, right, And to me, I

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<v Speaker 4>go back and look at some of the stuff that's

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<v Speaker 4>got this said.

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<v Speaker 3>You know themotion's a little bit funky. He's kind I

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<v Speaker 3>don't know, he's kind of a pusher of the ball.

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<v Speaker 4>But I'm not saying that in a bad manner because

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<v Speaker 4>the ball is out quick, his motion is short, He's decisive,

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<v Speaker 4>he doesn't really hesitate. Steve don't all those things kind

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<v Speaker 4>of come together and culminate going I don't have a

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<v Speaker 4>whole lot of time back here, and I'm gonna make

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<v Speaker 4>a quick decision, and I'm not gonna make a bad decision.

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<v Speaker 4>That's the other part he's thrived in early on, but

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<v Speaker 4>to make sure the ball's out of his hands quickly.

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<v Speaker 4>To some of these guys, it's not like he lit

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<v Speaker 4>up the world against the Steelers, you know. I mean,

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<v Speaker 4>I think hat like a fifty percent completion percentage, but

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<v Speaker 4>going over three hundred yards again, it's he's not hurting

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<v Speaker 4>his team by any stretch. But he gets through the

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<v Speaker 4>ball quickly because he knows that this offensive line has

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<v Speaker 4>been littered with injuries. He plays this game, I believe

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<v Speaker 4>without Laramie Tunsel again, right, And so it's it's been

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<v Speaker 4>very impressive of what he's been able to do when

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<v Speaker 4>you've got a guy like TJ.

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<v Speaker 3>Watt bearing down at you.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, he's been so good and the fact they're

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<v Speaker 2>playing such complimentary football, it's almost like he's saying, I've

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<v Speaker 2>got to do my share. I mean, the kicking game

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<v Speaker 2>is has been very good, the defense has played very well.

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<v Speaker 1>And I love love what he.

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<v Speaker 2>Said after the game, because they said all the Steelers

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<v Speaker 2>fans that were in the stadium and in our g stadium.

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<v Speaker 2>He was like, oh no, we're gonna make it so

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<v Speaker 2>people feel good about wearing the Texans brand gear around here.

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<v Speaker 2>That stuff that happened in the past doesn't fly with me.

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<v Speaker 2>That is music to the great football fans down in Houston,

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<v Speaker 2>Texas to say, now we have a quarterback who is

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<v Speaker 2>not only certain of himself, but he understands the importance

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<v Speaker 2>of this game and the way he is playing it.

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<v Speaker 1>You talked about getting the ball out.

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<v Speaker 2>Quickly, them jet designing an offense to fit around him.

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<v Speaker 1>It is a really really good setup.

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<v Speaker 2>And when this offensive line comes back fully, I mean, I'm.

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<v Speaker 1>Kind of wondering where this thing can go.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, we need to start talking about them as

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<v Speaker 2>potential winners of this AFC South, the division we already

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<v Speaker 2>know is up for grass wincy Damian Pierce finally be

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<v Speaker 2>able to run the ball like he did yesterday too

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<v Speaker 2>against his defense. Guys, this is a dangerous team because CJ.

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<v Speaker 2>Shroud absolutely looks like the leader, Jeff. Once again, we

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<v Speaker 2>want to thank you NFL dot Com Slash First Read

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<v Speaker 2>Jeff Todia every Monday here on the first Read segment.

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<v Speaker 1>That's right, CJ. Shroud did not get sacked.

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<v Speaker 7>The boy did Aid and O'Connell, all because of one dude.

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<v Speaker 7>Calif Mack comes in with a half dozen of the

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<v Speaker 7>dirty dirty against the hated Raiders.

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<v Speaker 1>What more we come back here on the NFL.

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<v Speaker 3>Welcome back to the NFL Report.

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<v Speaker 4>As we closed things up, James Palmer, Steve Whitch with you,

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<v Speaker 4>we want to recognize one player that stood out to

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<v Speaker 4>each of us, Steve fire Away.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, you know, I think Khalil Mack hurt us really

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<v Speaker 2>propping up his teammate Tully to a below to last week,

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<v Speaker 2>the edge rusher who was getting all of the sacks

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<v Speaker 2>leading into this game. Because Khalil Mack comes up to

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<v Speaker 2>play the Las Vegas Raiders, a team that drafted him

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<v Speaker 2>but didn't want to pay him.

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<v Speaker 1>He hits him with six sacks. I was at this game.

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<v Speaker 1>Six six sacks he's won away from Derek Thomas's record.

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<v Speaker 2>Not only that, ten tackles, five TFLs, four hurries, and

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<v Speaker 2>two forest fumbles.

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<v Speaker 1>After the game, Raiders.

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<v Speaker 2>Had goa Josh mccaniel said, hey, we were chipping in,

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<v Speaker 2>we were doubling him.

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<v Speaker 1>Went back and looked at the tape. The answer to

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<v Speaker 1>that was no, you didn't not once.

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<v Speaker 2>Maybe that was in the intent JP, but Khalil Mack

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<v Speaker 2>reminded everybody he is still a dude.

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<v Speaker 1>Six sacks he had. What do you got? JP?

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<v Speaker 3>He had those six sacks with like twelve minutes to go.

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<v Speaker 3>It was a fourth quarter.

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<v Speaker 1>It was insane. It's a time here.

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<v Speaker 3>It was unbelievable. Listen.

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<v Speaker 4>He didn't get the w But I was blown away

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<v Speaker 4>by the comeback that Anthony Richardson led in the Colts

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<v Speaker 4>attempt to take the down down twenty three to nothing

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<v Speaker 4>and comes back and comes back in this game and

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<v Speaker 4>never gets the football in overtime, which was a bit

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<v Speaker 4>of a shame because your guy Poka Nakua and Sam

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<v Speaker 4>and Matthew Stafford take care of business and overtime. But

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<v Speaker 4>seeing the calmness that Anthony Richardson had Steve seeing how

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<v Speaker 4>after the game he said, you know, and Aaron Donald's

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<v Speaker 4>a tremendous player. It took me a minute to figure out,

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<v Speaker 4>you know, how physical and how fast he is. To me,

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<v Speaker 4>that's a player that's really having things click very quickly.

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<v Speaker 1>Right.

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<v Speaker 4>He goes, oh, I understand about what Aaron Donald does.

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<v Speaker 4>And then you see him what thirty eight yards Aaron

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<v Speaker 4>Donald draped all over him.

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<v Speaker 3>He gets pierced down the sidelent for a brilliant pass.

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<v Speaker 4>Like he was figuring things out, the physical ability he has.

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<v Speaker 4>I heard Matthew Stafford raving about him to Albert Breer

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<v Speaker 4>and his Monday Morning quarterback saying, this guy's a limit.

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<v Speaker 4>The guy's just incredible, incredible, just like this show.

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<v Speaker 3>Steve. Great to be with you again. See a Thursday.

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<v Speaker 3>Everyone in the NFL Report