1 00:00:00,760 --> 00:00:06,160 Speaker 1: And now move the sticks with Daniel Jeremiah and Bucky Brooks. 2 00:00:07,720 --> 00:00:10,760 Speaker 1: What's up everybody? D J Bucky here moved the sticks. 3 00:00:10,880 --> 00:00:14,600 Speaker 1: As we look toward I think NFL weekend with some 4 00:00:14,600 --> 00:00:16,239 Speaker 1: some big games we're gonna jump into here in a 5 00:00:16,280 --> 00:00:19,160 Speaker 1: little bit. Also gonna throw on a chat I had 6 00:00:19,200 --> 00:00:22,040 Speaker 1: Buck a little bit earlier in the day with Charles Davis. 7 00:00:22,120 --> 00:00:24,360 Speaker 1: And then we'll get to some college picks. But I 8 00:00:24,400 --> 00:00:27,080 Speaker 1: want to start you off here. Uh first, right out 9 00:00:27,120 --> 00:00:28,840 Speaker 1: the gate, why do you why do you hate the 10 00:00:28,840 --> 00:00:33,560 Speaker 1: Pittsburgh Steelers man? You're just fighting like Twitter all day long. 11 00:00:33,680 --> 00:00:35,720 Speaker 1: I think fans are funny. I think fans are funny 12 00:00:35,720 --> 00:00:38,880 Speaker 1: because never in any other situation would you advocate like 13 00:00:39,400 --> 00:00:43,880 Speaker 1: taking someone's stuff, stealing stuff. And I felt the story 14 00:00:43,920 --> 00:00:47,360 Speaker 1: the funny thing is, like I guess, as um famous 15 00:00:47,360 --> 00:00:51,040 Speaker 1: write up in Pittsburgh head on video, the players kind 16 00:00:51,080 --> 00:00:53,440 Speaker 1: of taking Live Bill's name played off and then they 17 00:00:53,520 --> 00:00:57,040 Speaker 1: kind of kind of I would say, Pillage plundered his Pilford, 18 00:00:57,480 --> 00:01:01,800 Speaker 1: like all of the stuff in his locker, like the 19 00:01:01,960 --> 00:01:05,120 Speaker 1: Jordan's and the cleats and all the other stuff. And 20 00:01:05,160 --> 00:01:08,200 Speaker 1: to me, I just said, like, really, look, whatever you 21 00:01:08,240 --> 00:01:10,639 Speaker 1: think about Levan Bill, like whether you handle it rightly 22 00:01:10,720 --> 00:01:13,680 Speaker 1: or wrongly. I think the actions kind of speak more 23 00:01:13,760 --> 00:01:17,479 Speaker 1: to the stillers and maybe some of the character flaws 24 00:01:17,480 --> 00:01:20,320 Speaker 1: on the team and the lack of maturity because never 25 00:01:20,440 --> 00:01:23,360 Speaker 1: at any situation, being as a players in front office exact, 26 00:01:23,400 --> 00:01:26,200 Speaker 1: I've I've ever seen anybody go through someone's locker and 27 00:01:26,200 --> 00:01:29,000 Speaker 1: take their stuff when they're not there regards. So here's 28 00:01:29,120 --> 00:01:30,560 Speaker 1: here's one question I want to ask you on that 29 00:01:30,680 --> 00:01:32,880 Speaker 1: because obviously I didn't it was in college locker rooms. 30 00:01:32,880 --> 00:01:35,720 Speaker 1: You were in NFL locker rooms. So like in college, 31 00:01:36,319 --> 00:01:38,240 Speaker 1: the stuff is all your new stuff. Every year you 32 00:01:38,280 --> 00:01:41,280 Speaker 1: start the season is distributed from the equipment staff. Everybody 33 00:01:41,280 --> 00:01:43,360 Speaker 1: gets the same exact thing. So I think some people 34 00:01:43,360 --> 00:01:45,840 Speaker 1: looked at that and said, Okay, this was the stuff 35 00:01:45,880 --> 00:01:47,880 Speaker 1: that the equipment staff had for him, and then he's 36 00:01:47,920 --> 00:01:50,240 Speaker 1: not there, so obviously it just goes to waste. In 37 00:01:50,240 --> 00:01:52,600 Speaker 1: the NFL, it's a little bit different. Yeah, it is 38 00:01:52,600 --> 00:01:55,080 Speaker 1: a little different. You get the team issues stuff. But um, 39 00:01:55,120 --> 00:01:58,280 Speaker 1: a lot of these guys have individual contracts with shoe company. 40 00:01:58,400 --> 00:02:02,480 Speaker 1: So Nike Adidas on the armor will send their players 41 00:02:02,520 --> 00:02:07,200 Speaker 1: their athletes like especially made cleats. Um lead Bill is 42 00:02:07,240 --> 00:02:09,359 Speaker 1: a Nike athlete, but I think he's on the Jordan brand, 43 00:02:09,440 --> 00:02:11,480 Speaker 1: so he has a bunch of different Jordan's, which that 44 00:02:11,560 --> 00:02:14,400 Speaker 1: stuff is not getting distributed to everybody else. And it's 45 00:02:14,400 --> 00:02:16,640 Speaker 1: not like I'm getting another extra pair of shoes, like 46 00:02:17,320 --> 00:02:19,760 Speaker 1: these are his shoes. Yeah, those are his things. And 47 00:02:19,840 --> 00:02:22,440 Speaker 1: like like, look, at the end of every year, players 48 00:02:22,480 --> 00:02:25,360 Speaker 1: will clean out their lockers. However, star players are guys 49 00:02:25,360 --> 00:02:27,519 Speaker 1: that you know are gonna be around. They kind to 50 00:02:27,560 --> 00:02:29,440 Speaker 1: have a tendency to leave their stuff in the locker. 51 00:02:29,520 --> 00:02:32,480 Speaker 1: Everyone kind of knows that, and it's kind of status quo. 52 00:02:32,639 --> 00:02:34,800 Speaker 1: And with lead Bill not being there for ten months, 53 00:02:35,040 --> 00:02:37,079 Speaker 1: like I can understand, the thought is like, oh, he's 54 00:02:37,080 --> 00:02:39,840 Speaker 1: never coming back, but this still has retained his rights 55 00:02:40,040 --> 00:02:42,560 Speaker 1: typically based on like being able to use the France 56 00:02:43,000 --> 00:02:46,200 Speaker 1: transition tag or anything that they want. Typically you just 57 00:02:46,280 --> 00:02:49,200 Speaker 1: kind of leave guys things alone. So to me, I 58 00:02:49,320 --> 00:02:52,160 Speaker 1: just was kind of blown away, not necessarily even by 59 00:02:52,240 --> 00:02:54,800 Speaker 1: the act of taking his stuff, just kind of like 60 00:02:54,880 --> 00:02:57,760 Speaker 1: the whole lack of respect that I've seen takes celebrated 61 00:02:57,760 --> 00:03:00,720 Speaker 1: in it. They kind of yeah, the whole and and 62 00:03:00,760 --> 00:03:04,600 Speaker 1: so I'm just like, man, just be careful because typically 63 00:03:04,639 --> 00:03:07,520 Speaker 1: that has some Carmer to it, So just be careful 64 00:03:07,600 --> 00:03:09,800 Speaker 1: what you wish for because you may get it. And 65 00:03:09,840 --> 00:03:12,799 Speaker 1: I'm not saying that lev Bell has handled this right. 66 00:03:13,080 --> 00:03:15,440 Speaker 1: I'm not saying that if I was advising him, I 67 00:03:15,480 --> 00:03:17,600 Speaker 1: would have told him to walk away from fourteen and 68 00:03:17,639 --> 00:03:20,799 Speaker 1: a half million dollars. But whatever decision he makes, that's 69 00:03:20,840 --> 00:03:23,440 Speaker 1: like a business decision. And when it comes to that, 70 00:03:23,720 --> 00:03:28,440 Speaker 1: typically the unspoken rule was you typically don't talk about 71 00:03:28,480 --> 00:03:32,360 Speaker 1: another person's contract, their money, their wives or girlfriends, like 72 00:03:32,400 --> 00:03:35,320 Speaker 1: you typically stay away from those things. And so everything 73 00:03:35,320 --> 00:03:37,560 Speaker 1: that I've seen in the Stillers locker room kind of 74 00:03:37,560 --> 00:03:40,240 Speaker 1: breaks the code. And because I was getting so tied 75 00:03:40,280 --> 00:03:41,760 Speaker 1: to it, I was like, hold on, let me let 76 00:03:41,840 --> 00:03:43,200 Speaker 1: me reach out and just make sure I'm not the 77 00:03:43,280 --> 00:03:46,040 Speaker 1: old dude in the building and talk to Reggie Wayne 78 00:03:46,040 --> 00:03:49,600 Speaker 1: and Yeah, And they were like, dude, I've never seen 79 00:03:49,640 --> 00:03:52,520 Speaker 1: anything like this, Like I've never seen anything like this 80 00:03:52,640 --> 00:03:55,720 Speaker 1: take place in a locker room. And so we're just 81 00:03:55,720 --> 00:03:57,800 Speaker 1: gonna see how it plays out. I just think it's 82 00:03:57,800 --> 00:04:01,520 Speaker 1: an interesting scenario, uh, to watch a playoff. But then 83 00:04:01,600 --> 00:04:03,920 Speaker 1: on the field, I think the big thing on the field, 84 00:04:04,360 --> 00:04:07,000 Speaker 1: um will be how much will Levy and Bill be 85 00:04:07,160 --> 00:04:09,400 Speaker 1: missed for the Steelers going down the stretch. So still 86 00:04:09,400 --> 00:04:12,000 Speaker 1: as the playing really well, they won what five hot 87 00:04:12,240 --> 00:04:15,360 Speaker 1: since starting out like one, going a zillion points scorer 88 00:04:15,440 --> 00:04:17,839 Speaker 1: zillion points, they've they've kind of found their way. And 89 00:04:17,880 --> 00:04:19,160 Speaker 1: so I was like, well, let me reach out to 90 00:04:19,200 --> 00:04:21,680 Speaker 1: a couple of defensive coaches that have faced them, that 91 00:04:21,839 --> 00:04:24,160 Speaker 1: know them or whatever. And they had a decordinator tell 92 00:04:24,200 --> 00:04:27,560 Speaker 1: me like, look, we're happy that left Bell isn't there 93 00:04:27,640 --> 00:04:30,119 Speaker 1: because it really allowed us to kind of dig down 94 00:04:30,400 --> 00:04:32,280 Speaker 1: and kind of focus on who we want to stop. 95 00:04:32,600 --> 00:04:34,960 Speaker 1: And he said, look, I think when you play the Steelers, 96 00:04:34,960 --> 00:04:37,520 Speaker 1: particularly down the stretch and in the playoffs, you want 97 00:04:37,520 --> 00:04:39,559 Speaker 1: to make it a situation where you take Juju Smith 98 00:04:39,560 --> 00:04:42,960 Speaker 1: Schuster and A B out the game and make James 99 00:04:43,000 --> 00:04:45,640 Speaker 1: Conner and the tight ends win the game. He was 100 00:04:45,680 --> 00:04:48,960 Speaker 1: like to me, uh, let's die of slow death as 101 00:04:49,000 --> 00:04:51,239 Speaker 1: opposed to the quick death that A B and Juju 102 00:04:51,320 --> 00:04:54,080 Speaker 1: Smith Schuster can kind of put on us. Another dude 103 00:04:54,080 --> 00:04:56,479 Speaker 1: that I talked to that faced the Stellers early in 104 00:04:56,480 --> 00:05:00,279 Speaker 1: the season said, look, we underestimated Connor. Connor's a really 105 00:05:00,279 --> 00:05:03,599 Speaker 1: good player. Um, he's not flashy, he's a blue collar 106 00:05:03,680 --> 00:05:06,640 Speaker 1: player and we didn't necessarily think he was as good 107 00:05:07,040 --> 00:05:09,400 Speaker 1: as what he was. So we went in thinking, hey, 108 00:05:09,480 --> 00:05:11,760 Speaker 1: let's take away eighty four, take away nineteen, don't let 109 00:05:11,760 --> 00:05:13,880 Speaker 1: those guys get out, and let's see if Connor competing. 110 00:05:13,880 --> 00:05:16,040 Speaker 1: He said, Look, Connor kind of beat us. He heard us, 111 00:05:16,240 --> 00:05:18,160 Speaker 1: he said, I think they can go far in the 112 00:05:18,240 --> 00:05:21,680 Speaker 1: playoffs with him, he said, but their style will look 113 00:05:21,800 --> 00:05:24,479 Speaker 1: different than the style that we've seen. And the more 114 00:05:24,560 --> 00:05:27,240 Speaker 1: he plays, the more people would get a feel for 115 00:05:27,279 --> 00:05:30,640 Speaker 1: this offense. Because remember a new offensive coordinator. People didn't 116 00:05:30,640 --> 00:05:32,880 Speaker 1: know what Raindy Fincher was going to do with this offense. 117 00:05:33,440 --> 00:05:36,520 Speaker 1: New number one back in James Conner. You're still trying 118 00:05:36,520 --> 00:05:38,240 Speaker 1: to figure out are they gonna play the old way 119 00:05:38,400 --> 00:05:41,160 Speaker 1: or the new way? And so the more that they play, 120 00:05:41,279 --> 00:05:43,560 Speaker 1: the more will get a chance to see. This weekend 121 00:05:43,560 --> 00:05:46,000 Speaker 1: will be good the Jackson Jaguars, even though the Jaguars 122 00:05:46,040 --> 00:05:48,920 Speaker 1: aren't great, aren't playing well right now. That would be good. 123 00:05:48,920 --> 00:05:51,480 Speaker 1: But the game that I'm really looking at will be 124 00:05:51,680 --> 00:05:53,880 Speaker 1: how do they play against the Patriots. The Patriots have 125 00:05:53,920 --> 00:05:56,560 Speaker 1: always been their nemesis. The Patriots are known for making 126 00:05:56,560 --> 00:06:00,360 Speaker 1: people play left handed. What does the stillest offense like 127 00:06:00,839 --> 00:06:03,240 Speaker 1: when they don't um when they have to play a 128 00:06:03,240 --> 00:06:06,159 Speaker 1: matchup against the heavyweight contender. Yeah, on the on the 129 00:06:06,200 --> 00:06:08,720 Speaker 1: field stuff. Look, the only thing I would caution on that. 130 00:06:08,800 --> 00:06:10,800 Speaker 1: And we we talked to probably a lot of the 131 00:06:10,839 --> 00:06:15,280 Speaker 1: same people, and and sometimes in the NFL coaching wise, Uh, 132 00:06:15,480 --> 00:06:17,720 Speaker 1: they used a phrase with the name the name even 133 00:06:17,760 --> 00:06:19,640 Speaker 1: more so than the game, Like at some point in time, 134 00:06:19,800 --> 00:06:21,720 Speaker 1: coaches can't get the names out of their head. Like 135 00:06:21,760 --> 00:06:23,920 Speaker 1: I see I do these Charger games. I see people 136 00:06:23,920 --> 00:06:27,520 Speaker 1: in certain instances double teaming Antonio Gates and like, Antonio 137 00:06:27,560 --> 00:06:29,280 Speaker 1: Gates is a Hall of Famer, but you don't need 138 00:06:29,320 --> 00:06:31,279 Speaker 1: to double team Antonio Gates right now at this point 139 00:06:31,279 --> 00:06:33,040 Speaker 1: in his career. He probably would tell you the exact 140 00:06:33,040 --> 00:06:36,240 Speaker 1: same thing. Uh, they're double team and a reputation UM. 141 00:06:36,279 --> 00:06:38,560 Speaker 1: And so I think also some of that can be 142 00:06:38,680 --> 00:06:40,680 Speaker 1: James Conner wasn't you know? Is it just doesn't have 143 00:06:40,720 --> 00:06:43,240 Speaker 1: that name right now that Lev Bell has. I think 144 00:06:43,279 --> 00:06:45,240 Speaker 1: there is a little bit of that in terms of reputation. 145 00:06:45,720 --> 00:06:48,320 Speaker 1: Oh absolutely like that. Like, man, I wish I could 146 00:06:48,360 --> 00:06:50,800 Speaker 1: read a tweet like uh, because I was surprised at 147 00:06:50,880 --> 00:06:53,599 Speaker 1: response because I was waiting to hear like, oh, he's 148 00:06:53,600 --> 00:06:55,520 Speaker 1: this guy. We hadn't paid attention. He was like, Hey, 149 00:06:55,600 --> 00:06:58,000 Speaker 1: not a buck, this this dude is real. He's a 150 00:06:58,040 --> 00:07:01,680 Speaker 1: good he's a good dude, he said. I think we 151 00:07:01,760 --> 00:07:05,080 Speaker 1: underestimate him. He's real. He brings more toughness because of 152 00:07:05,080 --> 00:07:08,800 Speaker 1: his style. Hard nosed player, good calmer, no drama. He's 153 00:07:08,839 --> 00:07:10,880 Speaker 1: the reason why they would go far in the playoffs 154 00:07:10,920 --> 00:07:14,240 Speaker 1: in my opinion. He said, Look, blue collar players always 155 00:07:14,280 --> 00:07:18,000 Speaker 1: seem average. He's not flashy. Yes, but that is why 156 00:07:18,080 --> 00:07:20,320 Speaker 1: they called us slipping. We just didn't think he was 157 00:07:21,000 --> 00:07:23,440 Speaker 1: something that we needed to pay attention to. And I 158 00:07:23,480 --> 00:07:26,960 Speaker 1: think there was something real about that. No question. I 159 00:07:27,040 --> 00:07:28,400 Speaker 1: know we got go into these games here, but one 160 00:07:28,440 --> 00:07:30,360 Speaker 1: of the I just had one more thought here on 161 00:07:30,400 --> 00:07:32,680 Speaker 1: this love bell situation, on the locker room things circling 162 00:07:32,680 --> 00:07:35,040 Speaker 1: back to that real quick, just not having the information 163 00:07:35,080 --> 00:07:37,640 Speaker 1: Buck and and watching this thing unfold. The one thing 164 00:07:37,680 --> 00:07:39,640 Speaker 1: I think of and think about the teams you've been on, 165 00:07:39,680 --> 00:07:42,520 Speaker 1: the organizations you've been around, there's always that one role. 166 00:07:42,560 --> 00:07:44,400 Speaker 1: Maybe even hear this rule in marriages too, like at 167 00:07:44,440 --> 00:07:46,000 Speaker 1: the end of the day, just don't lie to me. 168 00:07:46,240 --> 00:07:48,920 Speaker 1: Don't lie to me, and to me that looking at 169 00:07:48,920 --> 00:07:51,240 Speaker 1: the outside, that to me their reaction and what they 170 00:07:51,240 --> 00:07:53,640 Speaker 1: do with the locker and all that says. I just 171 00:07:53,680 --> 00:07:55,640 Speaker 1: interpreted and read into it and said, left Bell must 172 00:07:55,640 --> 00:07:57,640 Speaker 1: have told these guys one thing and then did another, 173 00:07:57,680 --> 00:08:00,760 Speaker 1: because that type of that type they ravel didn't we talked, 174 00:08:00,800 --> 00:08:04,040 Speaker 1: They showed joy in them just being taken all that 175 00:08:04,040 --> 00:08:05,480 Speaker 1: crap out of his locker and being done with it. 176 00:08:05,520 --> 00:08:07,560 Speaker 1: And that's the first thought that came in my mind was, Okay, 177 00:08:07,600 --> 00:08:09,680 Speaker 1: this is not about him not showing up. This is 178 00:08:09,680 --> 00:08:11,800 Speaker 1: about him telling them one thing and doing another. That 179 00:08:11,880 --> 00:08:14,480 Speaker 1: that was just my entire I absolutely agree and and 180 00:08:14,680 --> 00:08:17,480 Speaker 1: make no mistake about it, like the whole Leve Bill thing, 181 00:08:17,480 --> 00:08:19,840 Speaker 1: because I've kind of been painting as a Leve Bell apologist. 182 00:08:20,360 --> 00:08:23,080 Speaker 1: A year ago, maybe two years ago, I wrote, the 183 00:08:23,160 --> 00:08:26,000 Speaker 1: Steelers need to draft a running back high, and let 184 00:08:26,160 --> 00:08:28,560 Speaker 1: Lev and Bill go. I come from a school of 185 00:08:28,600 --> 00:08:31,800 Speaker 1: thought where you invest in the running back in the draft, 186 00:08:32,040 --> 00:08:34,240 Speaker 1: draft him high, sign him to a five year deal, 187 00:08:34,600 --> 00:08:37,679 Speaker 1: year four, draft another one, roll to the wheels fall off, 188 00:08:37,920 --> 00:08:39,800 Speaker 1: him to the rules fall off, and then go on 189 00:08:39,880 --> 00:08:42,640 Speaker 1: to the next guy. That is how I did it 190 00:08:42,679 --> 00:08:45,079 Speaker 1: when we were in Carolina. That is kind of how 191 00:08:45,120 --> 00:08:47,880 Speaker 1: we did it in Seattle draft one high draft, a 192 00:08:47,960 --> 00:08:50,880 Speaker 1: good one, but lean on him, get everything out of him, 193 00:08:51,000 --> 00:08:53,240 Speaker 1: then move on to the next guy. And I think 194 00:08:53,520 --> 00:08:55,960 Speaker 1: the bigger thing that I was worried about with the 195 00:08:56,040 --> 00:08:59,400 Speaker 1: Steelers um last year James Connor didn't play the high 196 00:08:59,480 --> 00:09:01,760 Speaker 1: enough levels. I was like, man, what is the secession plan? 197 00:09:02,040 --> 00:09:03,760 Speaker 1: You have to have a secession plan, like it looks 198 00:09:03,760 --> 00:09:05,760 Speaker 1: like a different like the old James Conner now right. 199 00:09:05,800 --> 00:09:08,679 Speaker 1: You don't want to necessarily like lock your money in 200 00:09:08,720 --> 00:09:11,480 Speaker 1: the levying bill. If I had to choose between the 201 00:09:11,600 --> 00:09:14,960 Speaker 1: three big bend A B and bill bill would be 202 00:09:15,080 --> 00:09:17,320 Speaker 1: number three. But when they didn't make that plan, I 203 00:09:17,360 --> 00:09:19,800 Speaker 1: was like, well, hold up, wait a minute, like what, 204 00:09:19,920 --> 00:09:22,760 Speaker 1: like what are we doing? Because I felt like the 205 00:09:22,800 --> 00:09:25,760 Speaker 1: Steelers didn't necessarily have a plan. Now we see James 206 00:09:25,760 --> 00:09:28,440 Speaker 1: Connor playing at a high level, like, I get it, 207 00:09:28,800 --> 00:09:31,959 Speaker 1: and I I understand all of that. I also see 208 00:09:32,040 --> 00:09:35,240 Speaker 1: from levying side, based on the guaranteed money and what 209 00:09:35,280 --> 00:09:37,240 Speaker 1: are you trying to get based on the potential of 210 00:09:37,280 --> 00:09:39,679 Speaker 1: being able to do the Kirk Cousins thing play on 211 00:09:39,720 --> 00:09:42,000 Speaker 1: the tag this year and next year would have been 212 00:09:42,000 --> 00:09:44,959 Speaker 1: about thirty three million dollars that he wanted any long 213 00:09:45,080 --> 00:09:47,520 Speaker 1: term deal that he signed to have at least thirty 214 00:09:47,520 --> 00:09:50,760 Speaker 1: three and real guarantees. That is really the sticking point, 215 00:09:50,920 --> 00:09:53,280 Speaker 1: and they never could get to that. The Steelers had 216 00:09:53,559 --> 00:09:57,760 Speaker 1: seventeen and real guarantees, thirty and practical guarantees. And so 217 00:09:57,880 --> 00:10:00,720 Speaker 1: what you were doing was giving a five your commitment 218 00:10:01,160 --> 00:10:04,000 Speaker 1: for less guaranteed money. It didn't make sense from a 219 00:10:04,080 --> 00:10:07,280 Speaker 1: business standpoint, which I understood from lead Bell's saying. I 220 00:10:07,320 --> 00:10:10,320 Speaker 1: still would have said take the money, take the fourteen 221 00:10:10,360 --> 00:10:12,520 Speaker 1: and a half. You would have made twenty seven million 222 00:10:12,760 --> 00:10:15,160 Speaker 1: in two years, and then find out at the end 223 00:10:15,160 --> 00:10:18,559 Speaker 1: of the year what happens. I see it from both ways, 224 00:10:18,600 --> 00:10:21,040 Speaker 1: and I think if you're able to be objective, you 225 00:10:21,080 --> 00:10:23,840 Speaker 1: can be like, Okay, look it's a business move. Still 226 00:10:23,920 --> 00:10:26,600 Speaker 1: is stuck in. They dug their heels in, lead Bell 227 00:10:26,720 --> 00:10:29,360 Speaker 1: dug their heels in. But you still can have the 228 00:10:29,440 --> 00:10:33,720 Speaker 1: situation in an amicable fashion. And I just think it's crazy. 229 00:10:33,720 --> 00:10:36,040 Speaker 1: I've never seen anything like this, and I just wonder, 230 00:10:36,559 --> 00:10:39,600 Speaker 1: I wonder how it will affect those things, because I've 231 00:10:39,640 --> 00:10:42,600 Speaker 1: heard you talk about this a lot. Is the culture 232 00:10:42,600 --> 00:10:45,640 Speaker 1: in the Pittsburgh still is locker room, a championship culture. 233 00:10:46,160 --> 00:10:48,280 Speaker 1: That's what I wonder we'll find out. All right, let's 234 00:10:48,400 --> 00:10:50,400 Speaker 1: let's jump into these games here. First. One up, Uh, 235 00:10:50,840 --> 00:10:58,800 Speaker 1: let it rip Bengals at Ravens. Two words, Hugh Jackson. 236 00:10:59,000 --> 00:11:01,600 Speaker 1: Hugh Jackson is, I'm in to town, Cincinnati, Bengals. I've 237 00:11:01,600 --> 00:11:03,520 Speaker 1: never seen anything like this where a coach gets fired 238 00:11:03,559 --> 00:11:05,960 Speaker 1: a couple of weeks later he's working for a divisional 239 00:11:06,040 --> 00:11:08,520 Speaker 1: teams Like, I've never seen anything like it. I'm fascinated 240 00:11:08,520 --> 00:11:10,720 Speaker 1: to see what kind of impact Hugh Jackson here has 241 00:11:10,960 --> 00:11:13,319 Speaker 1: for the Bengals, a defense that has fallen apart that 242 00:11:13,440 --> 00:11:15,880 Speaker 1: make a change there. Torel Austin's gone, Marvin Lewis takes 243 00:11:15,880 --> 00:11:17,760 Speaker 1: it over and going on the road to take on 244 00:11:17,760 --> 00:11:20,120 Speaker 1: a Ravens team we don't even who's playing quarterback. I mean, 245 00:11:20,200 --> 00:11:22,520 Speaker 1: this is unbelievable. Um, but we have kind of seen 246 00:11:22,559 --> 00:11:25,400 Speaker 1: president I think Josh McDaniel helped out with the New 247 00:11:25,400 --> 00:11:29,120 Speaker 1: England Patriots when he was fired, uh from the Denver Broncos. 248 00:11:29,160 --> 00:11:32,680 Speaker 1: Maybe kind of, I mean, like normally within the division. 249 00:11:32,679 --> 00:11:34,480 Speaker 1: But look, you gotta go to where your people to 250 00:11:34,559 --> 00:11:36,800 Speaker 1: take care of you. Marvin Lewis and Hugh Jackson are 251 00:11:36,840 --> 00:11:40,040 Speaker 1: like brothers, and so when it went down. There was 252 00:11:40,160 --> 00:11:42,440 Speaker 1: rumors in the nuendo that he may join him, and 253 00:11:42,480 --> 00:11:44,000 Speaker 1: I think it came to fruition. I think the big 254 00:11:44,040 --> 00:11:46,360 Speaker 1: thing that I want to see from Cincinnati is how 255 00:11:46,360 --> 00:11:49,559 Speaker 1: does this defense change with Marvin's Lewis being a decordinator. 256 00:11:49,600 --> 00:11:52,040 Speaker 1: He has been a decordinator in a long time. How 257 00:11:52,040 --> 00:11:54,080 Speaker 1: does he organize and call the game? How does he 258 00:11:54,120 --> 00:11:56,720 Speaker 1: take someone else's system and make it his? And what 259 00:11:56,920 --> 00:11:59,400 Speaker 1: role will Hugh Jackson play? Will Hugh Jackson basically be 260 00:11:59,480 --> 00:12:01,440 Speaker 1: the associate it here coach hell with some of the 261 00:12:01,640 --> 00:12:05,920 Speaker 1: organizational stuff, the administrator's stuff. We'll see for the Baltimore Ravens, 262 00:12:06,480 --> 00:12:08,600 Speaker 1: is it time? Is it time to put Lamar Jackson 263 00:12:08,600 --> 00:12:10,360 Speaker 1: on the fields? See what you've got? Is it time 264 00:12:10,400 --> 00:12:12,480 Speaker 1: to see if you can build an offense around him? 265 00:12:12,720 --> 00:12:15,360 Speaker 1: Joe Flacco had been playing well of late and now 266 00:12:15,440 --> 00:12:19,439 Speaker 1: he's injured. Is this a natural transition to Lamar Jackson 267 00:12:19,480 --> 00:12:21,640 Speaker 1: being there starting quarterback? We said it coming off to 268 00:12:21,679 --> 00:12:24,679 Speaker 1: by that made a lot of sense. We'll see what happens. 269 00:12:25,440 --> 00:12:31,360 Speaker 1: Good Cowboys that Falcons, Well, this one for the Cowboys 270 00:12:31,360 --> 00:12:33,920 Speaker 1: to me, I just look at this defense that they've got. 271 00:12:33,960 --> 00:12:36,360 Speaker 1: They are flying around and we really one of the 272 00:12:36,360 --> 00:12:38,680 Speaker 1: more underrated defenses in the entire league. And to me, 273 00:12:38,800 --> 00:12:41,240 Speaker 1: this game against the Falcons on the road, they've got 274 00:12:41,240 --> 00:12:43,000 Speaker 1: to find a way it generates and turnovers. They did 275 00:12:43,000 --> 00:12:46,160 Speaker 1: it last week early against Philadelphia Eagles, lat and Vanderesh 276 00:12:46,160 --> 00:12:48,720 Speaker 1: making a play. To me, this Falcon's offense is so 277 00:12:48,800 --> 00:12:51,000 Speaker 1: dynamic and so explosive. If you've got to find a 278 00:12:51,000 --> 00:12:52,920 Speaker 1: way to to steal a couple of possessions, you've gotta 279 00:12:52,920 --> 00:12:54,880 Speaker 1: get some turnovers. Yeah, they have to get some turn ups. 280 00:12:54,920 --> 00:12:57,319 Speaker 1: I've been really impressed with what they're trying to transition 281 00:12:57,360 --> 00:12:59,920 Speaker 1: to on offense, and Maria Cooper has made a huge difference. 282 00:13:00,200 --> 00:13:03,360 Speaker 1: Their third down conversion attempts have gone a percentage has 283 00:13:03,360 --> 00:13:05,960 Speaker 1: gone up since he's arrived. And I think we're beginning 284 00:13:06,000 --> 00:13:07,560 Speaker 1: to see a little of the impact that he can 285 00:13:07,600 --> 00:13:09,959 Speaker 1: make in the running game because he will take away 286 00:13:10,000 --> 00:13:11,839 Speaker 1: some coverage for the Atlanta Falcons. I don't even know 287 00:13:11,880 --> 00:13:14,040 Speaker 1: which Atlanta Falcons team is gonna show up. One week, 288 00:13:14,040 --> 00:13:15,959 Speaker 1: I get excited about him. They go when they smashed 289 00:13:16,000 --> 00:13:18,360 Speaker 1: the Washington Redskins. The next week they lay an egg 290 00:13:18,440 --> 00:13:20,840 Speaker 1: versus the Cleveland Browns. I need to know which team 291 00:13:20,960 --> 00:13:23,360 Speaker 1: is going to consistently step up in the stadium and 292 00:13:23,400 --> 00:13:26,640 Speaker 1: be available offessively. Matt Ryan is a different player at 293 00:13:26,640 --> 00:13:29,480 Speaker 1: home than he is on the road. He typically has 294 00:13:29,559 --> 00:13:32,080 Speaker 1: his way at home. I think his man yards per 295 00:13:32,160 --> 00:13:35,120 Speaker 1: at tempt goes up by almost two yards when he's 296 00:13:35,120 --> 00:13:37,360 Speaker 1: at home. I think this team can't get back on 297 00:13:37,400 --> 00:13:39,079 Speaker 1: a roll, but they need to play well. They need 298 00:13:39,120 --> 00:13:41,480 Speaker 1: to really have this game at home if they want 299 00:13:41,480 --> 00:13:46,760 Speaker 1: to stay in the thick of the NFC South racecers 300 00:13:46,920 --> 00:13:52,120 Speaker 1: that Giants. Speaking of turnovers for the Buccaneers, protect the football. Man, 301 00:13:52,160 --> 00:13:54,520 Speaker 1: you have over five hundred yards of offense last week, 302 00:13:54,559 --> 00:13:56,920 Speaker 1: which leads to three points. Yeah, you gotta bring the 303 00:13:56,920 --> 00:13:59,040 Speaker 1: ball with you when you're moving up and down the field. 304 00:13:59,080 --> 00:14:01,640 Speaker 1: So that to me against the Giants. Giants team come 305 00:14:01,679 --> 00:14:03,760 Speaker 1: on off a big win for them trying to get 306 00:14:03,760 --> 00:14:06,640 Speaker 1: their fortunes change. Buccaneers though, I just look at the 307 00:14:06,679 --> 00:14:09,000 Speaker 1: matchup against that Giants defense. They will be able to 308 00:14:09,000 --> 00:14:10,360 Speaker 1: move the ball up and down the field. They just 309 00:14:10,400 --> 00:14:12,360 Speaker 1: can't turn it over. I mean it's hard to say 310 00:14:12,400 --> 00:14:15,439 Speaker 1: when Ryan Fitzpatcheck or even Jameis Winston vigets into one 311 00:14:15,440 --> 00:14:21,400 Speaker 1: of them. Turnswhere. Yeah, the Apple Danish cheese turnovers everywhere, 312 00:14:21,480 --> 00:14:24,600 Speaker 1: turnover turnover, turnovers down to Tampa Um for the New 313 00:14:24,680 --> 00:14:26,880 Speaker 1: York Jazz. Look, this is a team that you're coming 314 00:14:26,880 --> 00:14:28,640 Speaker 1: out the locker room. They believe they can win seven 315 00:14:28,640 --> 00:14:30,440 Speaker 1: in a row. Odell Beckham Jr. Thinks that they can 316 00:14:30,440 --> 00:14:32,680 Speaker 1: find a way to finish nine and seven. I don't know. 317 00:14:32,720 --> 00:14:35,880 Speaker 1: They played better on Monday night. Odell Beckham was able 318 00:14:35,920 --> 00:14:37,480 Speaker 1: to get involved in the mix and we saw the 319 00:14:37,480 --> 00:14:40,880 Speaker 1: weapons around it. Really each week comes down to number ten, 320 00:14:40,960 --> 00:14:43,000 Speaker 1: Which number ten shows up? Does he play well? Does 321 00:14:43,040 --> 00:14:44,480 Speaker 1: he had the ability to push the ball down the 322 00:14:44,480 --> 00:14:47,520 Speaker 1: field accuracy and consistency. If he's able to do that 323 00:14:47,600 --> 00:14:49,520 Speaker 1: to Jias can win? I think they should have their 324 00:14:49,520 --> 00:14:54,520 Speaker 1: way with this Buccaneers defense. It's really all on Eli Manning. Hello, 325 00:14:55,960 --> 00:15:01,040 Speaker 1: Steelers at Jaguars. Look, this is revenge game here for 326 00:15:01,120 --> 00:15:03,440 Speaker 1: the Steelers going back to last year. They just didn't 327 00:15:03,440 --> 00:15:06,480 Speaker 1: have any answers for this Jacksonville team. And when I 328 00:15:06,480 --> 00:15:08,280 Speaker 1: look at the key to this game, obviously the Jacks 329 00:15:08,280 --> 00:15:10,920 Speaker 1: have been reeling a little bit big place the Steelers 330 00:15:10,960 --> 00:15:13,720 Speaker 1: generating big plays. We saw Andrew Luck carve up this 331 00:15:13,840 --> 00:15:16,040 Speaker 1: Jacksonville defense did it a lot with the tight ends 332 00:15:16,480 --> 00:15:18,600 Speaker 1: but just generating some big plays down the field. I 333 00:15:18,600 --> 00:15:20,800 Speaker 1: think they'll have opportunities in this one. This is a 334 00:15:20,880 --> 00:15:23,280 Speaker 1: get right game for the Jacksonville Jaguars. If they're going 335 00:15:23,320 --> 00:15:25,160 Speaker 1: to get right this year, it will start with this 336 00:15:25,200 --> 00:15:29,040 Speaker 1: game versus Pittsburgh. And sometimes there's some comfort and confidence 337 00:15:29,040 --> 00:15:31,480 Speaker 1: that comes with playing an opponent that you know you 338 00:15:31,520 --> 00:15:34,280 Speaker 1: can defeat. Last year they went to Pittsburgh and they 339 00:15:34,400 --> 00:15:36,600 Speaker 1: knocked them around and ran it all over them and 340 00:15:36,760 --> 00:15:38,880 Speaker 1: came back in the playoffs and beat them again. There 341 00:15:38,920 --> 00:15:41,080 Speaker 1: should be a level of confidence that steals from seeing 342 00:15:41,080 --> 00:15:43,400 Speaker 1: to Pittsburgh Steelers. On the other side, Leslie, if the 343 00:15:43,520 --> 00:15:45,840 Speaker 1: Jaguars can get back to playing the right way that 344 00:15:45,880 --> 00:15:48,160 Speaker 1: means being connected on defense and being able to run 345 00:15:48,200 --> 00:15:50,760 Speaker 1: the ball on offense. It was a winning recipe lash 346 00:15:50,800 --> 00:15:52,280 Speaker 1: against the Steelers. They see if they can do it 347 00:15:52,320 --> 00:16:01,160 Speaker 1: again in twenty eight team Texans that Redskins. Well, to me, 348 00:16:01,240 --> 00:16:03,520 Speaker 1: look this one. You just go right to the defensive 349 00:16:03,560 --> 00:16:06,560 Speaker 1: line here for the Houston Texans going up against a 350 00:16:06,640 --> 00:16:10,760 Speaker 1: Washington offensive line that's been decimated by injuries. Um, look, 351 00:16:10,840 --> 00:16:13,120 Speaker 1: Redskins are gonna protect the football. They're gonna try and 352 00:16:13,200 --> 00:16:15,520 Speaker 1: keep this game tight, keep this game close. They play 353 00:16:15,600 --> 00:16:18,880 Speaker 1: great defense, but I just look at that Texas defensive 354 00:16:18,920 --> 00:16:21,760 Speaker 1: line being able to get after this Washington front, get 355 00:16:21,800 --> 00:16:25,200 Speaker 1: them off schedule, early downs, uh, negative plays. I think 356 00:16:25,240 --> 00:16:28,480 Speaker 1: this Houston defensive line matchup wise on paper, it heavily 357 00:16:28,520 --> 00:16:31,880 Speaker 1: favors them. Yeah, this is an interesting game because on 358 00:16:31,960 --> 00:16:34,400 Speaker 1: paper you're looking at the Texans. The Texans are hot 359 00:16:34,520 --> 00:16:36,520 Speaker 1: and with the Washington risking is you just don't know 360 00:16:36,600 --> 00:16:38,680 Speaker 1: how they're able to sit at six and three. But 361 00:16:38,760 --> 00:16:40,240 Speaker 1: the one thing that they've been able to do is 362 00:16:40,280 --> 00:16:43,200 Speaker 1: they're taking care of the football. Alex Smith on his 363 00:16:43,600 --> 00:16:45,880 Speaker 1: seven turnovers, hasn't given the ball the way. They are 364 00:16:46,000 --> 00:16:48,240 Speaker 1: really at the top of the list when it comes 365 00:16:48,240 --> 00:16:51,760 Speaker 1: to giveaways, and then they turnover differential there plus eleven. 366 00:16:51,960 --> 00:16:53,920 Speaker 1: That gives them an opportunity to win. At the end 367 00:16:53,960 --> 00:16:55,680 Speaker 1: of the day, it's gonna come down to can't Adrian 368 00:16:55,720 --> 00:16:58,600 Speaker 1: Peterson run the football? Will can they stop to run 369 00:16:58,600 --> 00:17:02,560 Speaker 1: and forced the Shawn Watson to one dimensional pass heavy situations. 370 00:17:02,840 --> 00:17:04,800 Speaker 1: If washing Riar Skins are able to do that, I 371 00:17:04,840 --> 00:17:07,520 Speaker 1: think they find a way to sneak another win and 372 00:17:07,560 --> 00:17:14,600 Speaker 1: they go to seventy three Titans that colts, well, that's 373 00:17:14,640 --> 00:17:16,679 Speaker 1: one let's let's stick with that pass for us here, 374 00:17:16,680 --> 00:17:18,720 Speaker 1: because the Colts haven't been given up sacks. It sounds 375 00:17:18,720 --> 00:17:21,040 Speaker 1: weird to say, but they have not. They've they used 376 00:17:21,040 --> 00:17:23,159 Speaker 1: to make the strong case Chris Ballard has fixed this 377 00:17:23,280 --> 00:17:25,919 Speaker 1: offensive line. The way they've played with Quittin Nelson and company, 378 00:17:26,320 --> 00:17:28,760 Speaker 1: Brandon Smith another rookie, they're just they're playing great. Um, 379 00:17:28,840 --> 00:17:30,680 Speaker 1: you look at where they are with Ryan Kelly playing 380 00:17:30,720 --> 00:17:32,960 Speaker 1: as well as anybody at the center position. So to 381 00:17:33,040 --> 00:17:35,080 Speaker 1: me that that Titans defensive line in their middle of 382 00:17:35,119 --> 00:17:36,840 Speaker 1: the road and sacks, they've got to find a way 383 00:17:36,840 --> 00:17:38,439 Speaker 1: to get some pressure on Andrew Luck. If he has 384 00:17:38,440 --> 00:17:40,679 Speaker 1: a clean pocket like he's had recently, he's gonna pick 385 00:17:40,720 --> 00:17:42,760 Speaker 1: him apart. He is gonna pick him apart. And one 386 00:17:42,760 --> 00:17:44,440 Speaker 1: of things that I love about the in and out 387 00:17:44,440 --> 00:17:46,040 Speaker 1: of his Colts, I love the way they're using the 388 00:17:46,080 --> 00:17:48,600 Speaker 1: tight end. They're playing as many as five tight ends 389 00:17:48,600 --> 00:17:50,680 Speaker 1: and finding a way to get production from all of them. 390 00:17:50,960 --> 00:17:53,720 Speaker 1: They've rediscovered and found a way to dust off Eric Ebron. 391 00:17:53,920 --> 00:17:55,760 Speaker 1: I can dust off that old scouting report they had 392 00:17:55,800 --> 00:17:57,959 Speaker 1: him as a top ten player, because that's right we 393 00:17:57,960 --> 00:18:00,119 Speaker 1: were playing. He's playing like a top ten play. There 394 00:18:00,200 --> 00:18:04,200 Speaker 1: for them comebine. They're tight ends, have fifteen touchdowns seventy receptions. 395 00:18:04,200 --> 00:18:07,400 Speaker 1: That's unbelievable production. You talk about the quick rhythman pass game. 396 00:18:07,560 --> 00:18:10,199 Speaker 1: They've been able to keep Andrew Luck up right. That 397 00:18:10,320 --> 00:18:12,560 Speaker 1: offensive line is playing well, and if they can get 398 00:18:12,600 --> 00:18:15,359 Speaker 1: Marley Mack in the running game established, man, that's the 399 00:18:15,440 --> 00:18:17,679 Speaker 1: recipe for winning games. I like what the clots are 400 00:18:17,720 --> 00:18:25,119 Speaker 1: doing Panthers. That Lions, well, you know, I feel like 401 00:18:25,119 --> 00:18:27,639 Speaker 1: I've been hitting this theme hard here with pass rush. 402 00:18:27,720 --> 00:18:29,960 Speaker 1: But when I look at this Lion's offensive line and 403 00:18:30,000 --> 00:18:33,320 Speaker 1: the issues they've had protecting the quarterback, Uh, this should 404 00:18:33,320 --> 00:18:35,879 Speaker 1: be an opportunity for the Carolina Panthers to heat them 405 00:18:35,960 --> 00:18:37,560 Speaker 1: up a little bit. And I think there's some pride 406 00:18:37,560 --> 00:18:39,520 Speaker 1: involved here with the Panthers coming off the egg they 407 00:18:39,560 --> 00:18:42,400 Speaker 1: laid against the Pittsburgh Steelers. They've had a little extra 408 00:18:42,440 --> 00:18:44,400 Speaker 1: time here to get ready for this game. They should 409 00:18:44,440 --> 00:18:46,359 Speaker 1: be fresh, they should be motivated. And then when you 410 00:18:46,359 --> 00:18:49,720 Speaker 1: look in the trenches, I think it it favors their squads. Yeah, 411 00:18:49,720 --> 00:18:51,679 Speaker 1: it does favorite their squad. To think about the Detroit 412 00:18:51,720 --> 00:18:53,800 Speaker 1: Lions is really disappointed. It's a team that, man, this 413 00:18:53,840 --> 00:18:55,560 Speaker 1: team was closed going to the playoffs this season go, 414 00:18:55,560 --> 00:18:58,520 Speaker 1: but they're not playing right. They still cannot consistently get 415 00:18:58,560 --> 00:19:01,359 Speaker 1: the running game going. We're excited about Karrie and Johnson 416 00:19:01,400 --> 00:19:03,120 Speaker 1: a few weeks ago, but now he's kind of falling 417 00:19:03,160 --> 00:19:05,400 Speaker 1: off the cliff. Let's see if they can re establish 418 00:19:05,800 --> 00:19:08,400 Speaker 1: that the running game is critical, because then it gives 419 00:19:08,440 --> 00:19:11,320 Speaker 1: them the opportunity to play action make life easier for 420 00:19:11,440 --> 00:19:14,439 Speaker 1: Matthew Stafford. You talked about the Panther's pass rush. You 421 00:19:14,480 --> 00:19:16,280 Speaker 1: have to find a way to slow him down. The 422 00:19:16,359 --> 00:19:18,760 Speaker 1: running game has to be critical for the Detroit lines 423 00:19:21,160 --> 00:19:25,359 Speaker 1: Broncos that Chargers. Now for the Broncos, look, I feel 424 00:19:25,359 --> 00:19:27,080 Speaker 1: like every week we talk about their edge rush and 425 00:19:27,080 --> 00:19:29,520 Speaker 1: that's the strength of their team with with Bradley Chubb 426 00:19:29,640 --> 00:19:32,399 Speaker 1: as well as Von Miller doing their thing. Uh to me, 427 00:19:32,520 --> 00:19:35,000 Speaker 1: I think big plays both sides here are key because 428 00:19:35,080 --> 00:19:36,919 Speaker 1: you're seeing this Charger team each and every week. One 429 00:19:36,920 --> 00:19:39,080 Speaker 1: thing they've done since early in the season suffering those 430 00:19:39,119 --> 00:19:42,040 Speaker 1: two losses against Kansas City and the Rams, and then 431 00:19:42,080 --> 00:19:44,399 Speaker 1: a nice job of limiting big plays defensively, keep the 432 00:19:44,440 --> 00:19:46,879 Speaker 1: ball in front of them, and then offensively, especially with 433 00:19:46,920 --> 00:19:49,320 Speaker 1: Tyrolle Williams, they found a way to generate big plays 434 00:19:49,720 --> 00:19:52,240 Speaker 1: down the field. So if you're the Broncos, you've got 435 00:19:52,240 --> 00:19:53,800 Speaker 1: to find a way to limit those big plays from 436 00:19:53,800 --> 00:19:55,680 Speaker 1: the Chargers. And then on the other side, I think 437 00:19:55,680 --> 00:19:57,439 Speaker 1: Broncos gotta find a way to get big plays. I 438 00:19:57,440 --> 00:20:00,280 Speaker 1: don't think again, their offensive line is not very good. 439 00:20:00,600 --> 00:20:02,760 Speaker 1: I don't think they're gonna be able to have those long, 440 00:20:02,840 --> 00:20:06,280 Speaker 1: sustained drives without suffering a negative player turnover. They have 441 00:20:06,400 --> 00:20:07,800 Speaker 1: to find a way to get some of those big 442 00:20:07,840 --> 00:20:09,960 Speaker 1: plays that you saw the Rams and the Chiefs get 443 00:20:10,000 --> 00:20:12,600 Speaker 1: on the Chargers defense early in the season. You absolutely 444 00:20:12,640 --> 00:20:15,400 Speaker 1: they have to be able to generate chunk plays, explosive plays. 445 00:20:15,400 --> 00:20:16,680 Speaker 1: I don't think they can drive the ball at the 446 00:20:16,720 --> 00:20:19,199 Speaker 1: length of the field consistently on the Charges defense, So 447 00:20:19,240 --> 00:20:20,880 Speaker 1: finding a way to get it over top is gonna 448 00:20:20,880 --> 00:20:23,439 Speaker 1: be critical for the Charges. Man. I think this is 449 00:20:23,480 --> 00:20:26,280 Speaker 1: a past early run late type game, and I think 450 00:20:26,320 --> 00:20:29,240 Speaker 1: that's really the recipe for the Charges. Pass early, get 451 00:20:29,320 --> 00:20:30,520 Speaker 1: up a lot of play acts and a lot of 452 00:20:30,600 --> 00:20:32,560 Speaker 1: naked get the ball out. See if they can get 453 00:20:32,560 --> 00:20:35,359 Speaker 1: a quick fourteen on the Broncos. Then you begin to 454 00:20:35,480 --> 00:20:37,800 Speaker 1: lean on Melvin Gordon and kind of salted away. It's 455 00:20:37,840 --> 00:20:39,800 Speaker 1: a recipe that has really really worked for them the 456 00:20:39,880 --> 00:20:41,720 Speaker 1: last year and a half. I don't expect them to 457 00:20:41,760 --> 00:20:48,600 Speaker 1: deviate from a plan against the Broncos Raiders, that Cardinals. 458 00:20:50,280 --> 00:20:52,399 Speaker 1: This one to me with the with the Oakland Raiders 459 00:20:52,440 --> 00:20:55,680 Speaker 1: is trying to find some type of a vertical passing 460 00:20:55,720 --> 00:20:57,720 Speaker 1: game that they just when you when you watch them 461 00:20:57,720 --> 00:21:00,280 Speaker 1: buck so much is underneath and we can say chicken 462 00:21:00,320 --> 00:21:01,800 Speaker 1: or egg. We talked about it is that Derek car 463 00:21:01,880 --> 00:21:04,239 Speaker 1: choosing to throw the ball underneath. I after watching him, 464 00:21:04,280 --> 00:21:06,200 Speaker 1: I tend to believe it's the lack of protection and 465 00:21:06,280 --> 00:21:07,960 Speaker 1: lack of weapons on the outside. They don't even have 466 00:21:08,000 --> 00:21:10,320 Speaker 1: any opportunities down the field, but it feels like they're 467 00:21:10,359 --> 00:21:12,800 Speaker 1: playing half court basketball. They've got to find a way 468 00:21:12,800 --> 00:21:15,880 Speaker 1: to withstand the field. It is. It's like watching it's like, hey, 469 00:21:15,880 --> 00:21:17,760 Speaker 1: we got five on five, we're gonna run this thing. Fault. No, 470 00:21:17,800 --> 00:21:20,760 Speaker 1: We're gonna go half court today, Like are you uh so? 471 00:21:20,840 --> 00:21:22,639 Speaker 1: That that's kind of That's kind of what it's like 472 00:21:22,680 --> 00:21:24,760 Speaker 1: when you watch them. They just there's no room. They've 473 00:21:24,760 --> 00:21:27,439 Speaker 1: got to create some space by getting something going vertically. 474 00:21:27,440 --> 00:21:29,080 Speaker 1: Even if you're not completing the ball, they've got to 475 00:21:29,080 --> 00:21:31,399 Speaker 1: take some shots and trying to expand the defense. They 476 00:21:31,400 --> 00:21:33,639 Speaker 1: have to expand the defense. And then if I'm on 477 00:21:33,680 --> 00:21:37,440 Speaker 1: the other side looking at the Arizona Cardinals, finally, finally, finally, 478 00:21:37,920 --> 00:21:40,800 Speaker 1: Byron left, which has let David Johnson out of time out. 479 00:21:41,000 --> 00:21:42,520 Speaker 1: He's let him get out, He's let him play in 480 00:21:42,560 --> 00:21:44,960 Speaker 1: the yard, and we're seeing that David Johnson is still 481 00:21:44,960 --> 00:21:48,200 Speaker 1: a very good option to lean on. He's running all more, 482 00:21:48,240 --> 00:21:50,880 Speaker 1: getting more opportunities, and that is going to allow Josh 483 00:21:50,960 --> 00:21:53,600 Speaker 1: Rose to be more comfortable. The Arizona Cardinals have played 484 00:21:53,680 --> 00:21:56,840 Speaker 1: closer games in recent weeks because the offense has a 485 00:21:56,880 --> 00:21:59,240 Speaker 1: simness of NFL fuel to it. Part of that is 486 00:21:59,320 --> 00:22:01,680 Speaker 1: Dude to David and being a big factor on the offense. 487 00:22:04,160 --> 00:22:08,800 Speaker 1: Eagles that Saints. My high school basketball team, Buck we 488 00:22:08,880 --> 00:22:11,600 Speaker 1: had a bunch of shooters, and we used to always 489 00:22:11,640 --> 00:22:14,000 Speaker 1: joke around, like you just say we'd be playing a team, 490 00:22:14,040 --> 00:22:18,680 Speaker 1: Say he play zone, You're gonna lose shot could shoot threes, right. 491 00:22:19,200 --> 00:22:21,320 Speaker 1: So I I look at this Eagles team going up 492 00:22:21,320 --> 00:22:24,600 Speaker 1: against the Saints. You better plaster, you better play tight coverage, 493 00:22:24,640 --> 00:22:26,520 Speaker 1: you better force Drew Brees to throw the ball over 494 00:22:26,560 --> 00:22:29,600 Speaker 1: your head. If you play off against this offense. You 495 00:22:29,640 --> 00:22:31,640 Speaker 1: have no shot, and we always talk about death by 496 00:22:31,640 --> 00:22:33,960 Speaker 1: a million paper cuts. The thing is, though, with Drew 497 00:22:33,960 --> 00:22:35,919 Speaker 1: Brees is accuracy is and what these guys can do 498 00:22:35,960 --> 00:22:37,920 Speaker 1: after the catch. It doesn't you know, some of those 499 00:22:37,920 --> 00:22:41,440 Speaker 1: little underneath throws end up being you know, thirty yard 500 00:22:41,480 --> 00:22:44,080 Speaker 1: games off off the balls only travel five yards in 501 00:22:44,080 --> 00:22:46,200 Speaker 1: the air. You've got to make them throw the ball 502 00:22:46,240 --> 00:22:48,480 Speaker 1: over your head, which is uh, the opposite of what 503 00:22:48,520 --> 00:22:50,120 Speaker 1: you normally say as a coach coming into a game. 504 00:22:50,200 --> 00:22:52,120 Speaker 1: Keep everything in front of you, rally tackle, let's play 505 00:22:52,160 --> 00:22:54,520 Speaker 1: good red zone defense. Drew Brees is too accurate. He 506 00:22:54,600 --> 00:22:57,720 Speaker 1: will carve you up like a Thanksgiving turkey if you 507 00:22:57,760 --> 00:23:00,199 Speaker 1: don't plaster and play tighter coverage. And what the what 508 00:23:00,280 --> 00:23:02,800 Speaker 1: the Eagles have done this year? Yeah, it's unbelievable the 509 00:23:02,840 --> 00:23:05,640 Speaker 1: way the New Orleans Saints have kind of evolved their offense. 510 00:23:05,720 --> 00:23:07,800 Speaker 1: When you did Philiphia, Eagles, you come in, you're thinking 511 00:23:07,800 --> 00:23:10,400 Speaker 1: about Drew Brees. But I've said this and I continue 512 00:23:10,400 --> 00:23:12,280 Speaker 1: to see it. The best running back duo that I've 513 00:23:12,280 --> 00:23:14,720 Speaker 1: ever seen as Avan Kamar and mark Ingram. And when 514 00:23:14,720 --> 00:23:19,879 Speaker 1: I look at the numbers since two seventeen eighty three, 515 00:23:19,960 --> 00:23:23,280 Speaker 1: rushing yards. That's more than ten NFL teams have done 516 00:23:23,600 --> 00:23:27,000 Speaker 1: in that spand Kamara Ingram have scored forty two scrimmage 517 00:23:27,040 --> 00:23:30,399 Speaker 1: touchdowns since twenty seventeen. That's more scrimmage touchdowns than the 518 00:23:30,480 --> 00:23:36,239 Speaker 1: Cardinals and Bills combined. That says a lot about what 519 00:23:36,280 --> 00:23:38,560 Speaker 1: they bring to the table. We can talk about Drew Brees, 520 00:23:38,680 --> 00:23:41,080 Speaker 1: but number twenty two and number forty one are what 521 00:23:41,680 --> 00:23:48,840 Speaker 1: makes the offense go Vikings That Bears protect the ball 522 00:23:49,000 --> 00:23:52,600 Speaker 1: pretty simple for the Minnesota Vikings. Protect the football. This 523 00:23:52,680 --> 00:23:56,119 Speaker 1: is a team in the Chicago Bears that has sixteen 524 00:23:56,200 --> 00:24:00,800 Speaker 1: interceptions and eight fumble recoveries. Uh, they have a turnover 525 00:24:00,880 --> 00:24:04,080 Speaker 1: differential of plus thirteen, which if you're scoring at home, 526 00:24:04,440 --> 00:24:06,600 Speaker 1: is best in the NFL. You've got to protect the 527 00:24:06,600 --> 00:24:08,320 Speaker 1: football if you want to win this game on the road. 528 00:24:08,320 --> 00:24:11,160 Speaker 1: If you're the Minnesota Vikings, Hey, this is it. This 529 00:24:11,280 --> 00:24:15,440 Speaker 1: is the premier. This is the breakout performance for Mitch Drabinsky, 530 00:24:15,560 --> 00:24:18,600 Speaker 1: potentially on a Sunday night game. So I'm get excited. 531 00:24:18,720 --> 00:24:21,480 Speaker 1: Last week he was Offensive Player of the Week. Now 532 00:24:21,560 --> 00:24:23,439 Speaker 1: we get a chance to see if he is the 533 00:24:23,480 --> 00:24:25,960 Speaker 1: real deal. Matt Naggi has kind of worked around him 534 00:24:26,000 --> 00:24:28,800 Speaker 1: for most of the year. But maybe Trabinsky is being 535 00:24:28,960 --> 00:24:32,560 Speaker 1: more comfortable in the offense, maybe ready to make more plays. 536 00:24:32,840 --> 00:24:35,480 Speaker 1: If he's ready to be a playmaker in this offense, 537 00:24:35,600 --> 00:24:38,640 Speaker 1: the Chicago Bears go to the next level, we'll see, 538 00:24:38,680 --> 00:24:40,880 Speaker 1: because this would be the opportunity for them to kind 539 00:24:40,880 --> 00:24:45,560 Speaker 1: of put a vice gript on the NFC North He 540 00:24:47,440 --> 00:24:52,080 Speaker 1: Chiefs versus Rams. Game of the week here, game of 541 00:24:52,119 --> 00:24:53,720 Speaker 1: the week here. Buck for the Chiefs, I'm gonna go 542 00:24:53,720 --> 00:24:56,120 Speaker 1: look at this offensive line. Giving up five sacks last 543 00:24:56,119 --> 00:24:58,080 Speaker 1: week against the Arizona Cardinals is the only thing that 544 00:24:58,119 --> 00:25:00,440 Speaker 1: scares him about this offense. They are dying amic their 545 00:25:00,480 --> 00:25:03,400 Speaker 1: explosive uh. Their defense is playing well, They're getting after 546 00:25:03,400 --> 00:25:05,720 Speaker 1: the quarterback. I feel better about where they are defensive 547 00:25:05,760 --> 00:25:07,399 Speaker 1: leaven than I do the Rams at this point in 548 00:25:07,400 --> 00:25:10,200 Speaker 1: time in the season. But to me, I just think 549 00:25:10,200 --> 00:25:11,920 Speaker 1: if if you look at the way the Chiefs lose 550 00:25:12,000 --> 00:25:14,080 Speaker 1: this game on the road, it's because they do not 551 00:25:14,200 --> 00:25:16,720 Speaker 1: hold up in pass protection. Some of those those chinks 552 00:25:16,720 --> 00:25:18,359 Speaker 1: in the armor we saw it last week. That's what 553 00:25:18,400 --> 00:25:20,359 Speaker 1: would concern me if you're a Chiefs fan, if I'm 554 00:25:20,400 --> 00:25:23,520 Speaker 1: the Rams, I'm concerned about the defense. We've talked about 555 00:25:23,720 --> 00:25:25,800 Speaker 1: the issues that they've had in the back game, Marcus 556 00:25:25,800 --> 00:25:27,480 Speaker 1: Peters not playing well. But I think you need to 557 00:25:27,520 --> 00:25:31,920 Speaker 1: understand run defense has been an issue. That Seattle Seahawks 558 00:25:32,000 --> 00:25:35,680 Speaker 1: ran for well over two hundred yards again, and it's 559 00:25:35,720 --> 00:25:38,320 Speaker 1: happened on a couple of the cases. I think teams 560 00:25:38,359 --> 00:25:41,159 Speaker 1: now have the blueprint for attacking the rams. Running the 561 00:25:41,160 --> 00:25:43,199 Speaker 1: ball is not only a way to attack their defense, 562 00:25:43,240 --> 00:25:45,960 Speaker 1: but it keeps their offense on the sideline. I think 563 00:25:46,040 --> 00:25:48,760 Speaker 1: this is a game where Aaron Donald and Dominican sue 564 00:25:49,000 --> 00:25:51,399 Speaker 1: they have to be able to stop the run. Because 565 00:25:51,400 --> 00:25:54,520 Speaker 1: of not, we're gonna see a heavy dose of Kareem Hunt. 566 00:25:55,240 --> 00:25:56,960 Speaker 1: I don't know. They haven't shown that they can stop 567 00:25:56,960 --> 00:25:58,760 Speaker 1: to run all year. I don't know why we're changing 568 00:25:58,840 --> 00:26:01,480 Speaker 1: this game. There you go, there's our previews for the 569 00:26:01,520 --> 00:26:04,200 Speaker 1: games UH this weekend, and Buck, I had a chance 570 00:26:04,200 --> 00:26:07,280 Speaker 1: a little bit earlier on today, UH to have a 571 00:26:07,359 --> 00:26:10,280 Speaker 1: conversation with somebody that we both know very well and 572 00:26:10,359 --> 00:26:14,000 Speaker 1: really one of the best in the business. Alright, excited 573 00:26:14,000 --> 00:26:16,639 Speaker 1: to be joined by our good buddy and really one 574 00:26:16,680 --> 00:26:18,600 Speaker 1: of the best in the business. For my money, the 575 00:26:18,640 --> 00:26:22,720 Speaker 1: best color commentator NFL College. Doesn't matter. It's our next 576 00:26:22,760 --> 00:26:25,800 Speaker 1: guest here and also the voice of the Maddened video 577 00:26:25,840 --> 00:26:28,680 Speaker 1: game franchise, Charles David CD. How you doing, But I'm 578 00:26:28,720 --> 00:26:31,040 Speaker 1: doing well. Obviously you got my check into mail, so 579 00:26:31,040 --> 00:26:34,120 Speaker 1: I appreciate that. Hey, you know what's interesting. We'll get 580 00:26:34,119 --> 00:26:36,240 Speaker 1: it all the football stuff in a minute. But uh, 581 00:26:36,400 --> 00:26:38,240 Speaker 1: you've helped me a lot because I've started to call 582 00:26:38,320 --> 00:26:40,480 Speaker 1: games for the first time this year, doing these these 583 00:26:40,600 --> 00:26:43,600 Speaker 1: Charger games, and so I get a chance to when 584 00:26:43,600 --> 00:26:45,359 Speaker 1: I get a chance to see games now, and if 585 00:26:45,480 --> 00:26:47,040 Speaker 1: if the Charges have a late game and you might 586 00:26:47,080 --> 00:26:49,159 Speaker 1: be calling an early game, I'm gonna hear everybody. And 587 00:26:49,200 --> 00:26:52,040 Speaker 1: you listen to it differently. Once you have to do it, 588 00:26:52,040 --> 00:26:54,399 Speaker 1: it's totally different. And and I knew you were I 589 00:26:54,480 --> 00:26:55,879 Speaker 1: knew you were a pro, and I knew you were 590 00:26:55,960 --> 00:26:58,000 Speaker 1: very good at this. But now that I've kind of 591 00:26:58,000 --> 00:27:01,119 Speaker 1: gone through it myself, I haven't even greater appreciation for 592 00:27:01,200 --> 00:27:04,440 Speaker 1: your preparation and for your presentation at second to Noneboddy, 593 00:27:05,520 --> 00:27:08,080 Speaker 1: You're awfully kind. I appreciate it. I think all of 594 00:27:08,160 --> 00:27:10,320 Speaker 1: us who do it do it to the best of 595 00:27:10,359 --> 00:27:14,080 Speaker 1: our abilities, whatever our preparation is, etcetera. But I had 596 00:27:14,119 --> 00:27:16,080 Speaker 1: told you that a long time ago, I said, once 597 00:27:16,119 --> 00:27:19,280 Speaker 1: you start calling them, you never watch a game the 598 00:27:19,320 --> 00:27:21,840 Speaker 1: same way. Like you're sitting at home right and you're 599 00:27:21,840 --> 00:27:23,879 Speaker 1: just wanting to chill and watch, you know, Monday night 600 00:27:23,920 --> 00:27:26,800 Speaker 1: football or Sunday night football or whatever it is. There's 601 00:27:26,840 --> 00:27:28,879 Speaker 1: no way that you watch it the way you used to. 602 00:27:29,080 --> 00:27:32,720 Speaker 1: Now you're seeing camera angles, you're wondering, and you have 603 00:27:32,760 --> 00:27:34,800 Speaker 1: an idea what the producers saying, and you're in in 604 00:27:34,840 --> 00:27:37,359 Speaker 1: the in their ear. You know, up here comes a 605 00:27:37,359 --> 00:27:40,320 Speaker 1: commercial break. You know, Oh I don't know about that. 606 00:27:40,400 --> 00:27:42,199 Speaker 1: Oh god, I wish I had said this, you know, 607 00:27:42,280 --> 00:27:44,880 Speaker 1: when when that what I did had a chance. It's amazing. 608 00:27:44,920 --> 00:27:46,840 Speaker 1: You used to go through a whole roller coaster, and 609 00:27:47,119 --> 00:27:48,680 Speaker 1: it's got to the point now where I don't think 610 00:27:48,680 --> 00:27:50,639 Speaker 1: my family wants to watch a game with me anymore. 611 00:27:50,800 --> 00:27:54,359 Speaker 1: They don't want to hear it. I'll say this to you. 612 00:27:54,400 --> 00:27:57,440 Speaker 1: Have it so much harder newing television, because the beautiful 613 00:27:57,480 --> 00:28:00,480 Speaker 1: thing I've learned about radio is I could call something 614 00:28:00,600 --> 00:28:03,520 Speaker 1: completely wrong. They don't know. They're just listening to they 615 00:28:03,520 --> 00:28:05,840 Speaker 1: can't see it. So it's it's a nice little benefit there. 616 00:28:06,600 --> 00:28:08,720 Speaker 1: It's funny. I'll let you move on on this one, 617 00:28:08,800 --> 00:28:11,120 Speaker 1: but since you said that way back in the day, 618 00:28:11,320 --> 00:28:13,000 Speaker 1: I forgot who it was. It might have been Graham 619 00:28:13,080 --> 00:28:15,199 Speaker 1: mcnam me, who was one of the great voices of 620 00:28:15,359 --> 00:28:18,480 Speaker 1: radio back in the day and calling sports. He talked 621 00:28:18,480 --> 00:28:20,040 Speaker 1: about what you just said. You know, when you call 622 00:28:20,119 --> 00:28:23,040 Speaker 1: a radio games, who knows and back in the days 623 00:28:23,040 --> 00:28:25,359 Speaker 1: when you're calling radio games, and just remember, a lot 624 00:28:25,400 --> 00:28:28,600 Speaker 1: of guys didn't have numbers in it for the longest time, right, 625 00:28:28,840 --> 00:28:31,120 Speaker 1: they were just jerseys and you had to know who 626 00:28:31,160 --> 00:28:33,760 Speaker 1: they were. But even if they had numbers thinking, I 627 00:28:33,760 --> 00:28:35,920 Speaker 1: think the former President Reagan said when he was calling 628 00:28:36,000 --> 00:28:38,160 Speaker 1: radio that if there was a mistake that would happen. 629 00:28:38,760 --> 00:28:40,960 Speaker 1: He said the lateral was the greatest play in the 630 00:28:41,000 --> 00:28:43,200 Speaker 1: history of football because if he had the wrong ball 631 00:28:43,240 --> 00:28:45,600 Speaker 1: carrier when he was calling a game, he would wanted 632 00:28:45,640 --> 00:28:48,080 Speaker 1: to realize that the other guy have the ball. He 633 00:28:48,080 --> 00:28:50,120 Speaker 1: would just say that the first guy lateraled it to him. 634 00:28:50,320 --> 00:28:52,880 Speaker 1: So if you've listened to one of those old radio broadcasts, 635 00:28:52,960 --> 00:28:55,160 Speaker 1: there might have been thirty laterals in the game and 636 00:28:55,200 --> 00:28:58,960 Speaker 1: you're like, wow, those guys really pitched around and it 637 00:28:59,040 --> 00:29:01,840 Speaker 1: may never happen. And so that was that. So you 638 00:29:01,920 --> 00:29:04,960 Speaker 1: just have to adapted with what you have. That's so good. 639 00:29:04,960 --> 00:29:06,760 Speaker 1: All right, let's let's jump out of some football here. 640 00:29:06,760 --> 00:29:09,480 Speaker 1: You've got you've got Cowboys Falcons right this week? What 641 00:29:09,520 --> 00:29:12,239 Speaker 1: did you see studying that Cowboys team and looking at 642 00:29:12,240 --> 00:29:16,200 Speaker 1: that game against Philadelphia? What changed for me? It was 643 00:29:16,320 --> 00:29:19,680 Speaker 1: something that's worked for them throughout the season, but for 644 00:29:19,720 --> 00:29:22,280 Speaker 1: whatever reason, they haven't stayed with enough, and that's putting 645 00:29:22,280 --> 00:29:24,920 Speaker 1: in the chest at number twenty one Zeko Elliott. Now, 646 00:29:24,920 --> 00:29:27,840 Speaker 1: remember you only had nineteen carries, but they threw it 647 00:29:27,880 --> 00:29:31,080 Speaker 1: to him seven times, completed six of them, and he's 648 00:29:31,120 --> 00:29:33,280 Speaker 1: afageing around eight yards to carry, so when he took 649 00:29:33,320 --> 00:29:36,239 Speaker 1: the ball, he got chunks and of course picking up 650 00:29:36,240 --> 00:29:39,440 Speaker 1: a Marie Cooper. Look, whatever we felt about them giving 651 00:29:39,480 --> 00:29:42,920 Speaker 1: up a number one for Marie Cooper, that remains to 652 00:29:42,960 --> 00:29:45,400 Speaker 1: be seen whether that was absolutely the right move or not. 653 00:29:45,760 --> 00:29:49,000 Speaker 1: But in the short term, he has opened up their offense. 654 00:29:49,040 --> 00:29:52,800 Speaker 1: He has eating up the targets, he has eaten up catches, 655 00:29:53,240 --> 00:29:55,640 Speaker 1: he has eating up attention, which has been the biggest 656 00:29:55,640 --> 00:29:57,960 Speaker 1: thing for them because now it allows Michael Gallup to 657 00:29:58,000 --> 00:30:01,160 Speaker 1: operate a little bit more. You know, Elliott coming out 658 00:30:01,160 --> 00:30:04,320 Speaker 1: of the backfield. Cole Beasley gets a few more opportunities. 659 00:30:04,600 --> 00:30:07,320 Speaker 1: So all those things are coming together for them. But 660 00:30:07,440 --> 00:30:10,160 Speaker 1: when you've watched them play this year, DJ, to me, 661 00:30:10,280 --> 00:30:13,680 Speaker 1: it's been if they feature Zeke and keep sticking in 662 00:30:13,840 --> 00:30:17,120 Speaker 1: his chest, that helps them. Now they had games where 663 00:30:17,160 --> 00:30:19,280 Speaker 1: they gave twenty cares. He got fifty four yards. I 664 00:30:19,320 --> 00:30:22,440 Speaker 1: think that was a Tennessee game. The second part is 665 00:30:23,000 --> 00:30:25,680 Speaker 1: if they don't use Dak Prescott in the quarterback run game, 666 00:30:26,080 --> 00:30:28,880 Speaker 1: I don't know why not. There's so much better when 667 00:30:28,880 --> 00:30:31,560 Speaker 1: he's in quarterback run game. Just look at his rushing 668 00:30:31,560 --> 00:30:34,840 Speaker 1: totals for the year equally wins. Look for the non 669 00:30:34,920 --> 00:30:38,840 Speaker 1: rushing totals equaling losses. Because the defense has played well 670 00:30:38,880 --> 00:30:41,840 Speaker 1: all year long and this late and Vandersh, you know, 671 00:30:41,960 --> 00:30:44,600 Speaker 1: Shanlee has got the injury, and that's too bad, but 672 00:30:44,680 --> 00:30:47,800 Speaker 1: this is exactly why they drafted Vandersh has his neck 673 00:30:47,920 --> 00:30:54,080 Speaker 1: stopped growing, yet it's the biggest neck ever. DJ. I'm 674 00:30:54,120 --> 00:30:57,600 Speaker 1: just gonna tell you know this game as well as anyone. 675 00:30:58,200 --> 00:31:00,960 Speaker 1: When we watch line backers now of days, they're all 676 00:31:01,000 --> 00:31:04,080 Speaker 1: these little guys. And when I say little guys, I 677 00:31:04,120 --> 00:31:07,360 Speaker 1: mean they're pumped up, strong safeties who can fly and 678 00:31:07,680 --> 00:31:11,640 Speaker 1: make plays. Right. The kwon Alexander's the Dion Joneses of 679 00:31:11,680 --> 00:31:15,360 Speaker 1: the world. Vander Ash is old school man that's a 680 00:31:15,400 --> 00:31:19,440 Speaker 1: two D fifty six pounds, and everybody thinks he's just 681 00:31:19,480 --> 00:31:22,920 Speaker 1: a downhill cat. He's a sideline to sideline Enzon Denzon 682 00:31:23,040 --> 00:31:25,719 Speaker 1: too player. When I look at him. You know how 683 00:31:25,760 --> 00:31:30,560 Speaker 1: I think of by size is Mike Rabel because moves 684 00:31:30,600 --> 00:31:34,600 Speaker 1: around like he does most totally like girl Lacker, but 685 00:31:34,800 --> 00:31:36,760 Speaker 1: he is that type of a guy. Because I look 686 00:31:36,760 --> 00:31:41,400 Speaker 1: at Rabel coaching in today's NFL and his players in preseason, 687 00:31:41,440 --> 00:31:43,360 Speaker 1: We're all like, what was this did you play, coach? 688 00:31:43,840 --> 00:31:45,440 Speaker 1: And he was like, I was a linebacker and they 689 00:31:45,440 --> 00:31:49,880 Speaker 1: were like, no, I thought your defensive tackle exactly because 690 00:31:49,920 --> 00:31:51,960 Speaker 1: it's just so much different. But Vanderesh has that kind 691 00:31:51,960 --> 00:31:53,640 Speaker 1: of size, but he's a lot like girl Lacker in 692 00:31:53,680 --> 00:31:57,720 Speaker 1: his ability to move, diagnose, make plays and thump. What 693 00:31:57,760 --> 00:32:00,360 Speaker 1: do you think of my of my coffee mug here? 694 00:32:00,840 --> 00:32:04,000 Speaker 1: I love that it says for those listening, it says 695 00:32:04,000 --> 00:32:06,160 Speaker 1: it says this guy is one awesome dad with the 696 00:32:06,240 --> 00:32:08,040 Speaker 1: arrow pointing up. When I was telling the guys beforehand, 697 00:32:08,080 --> 00:32:09,680 Speaker 1: you know the sad part is I bought it for myself. 698 00:32:11,280 --> 00:32:13,920 Speaker 1: What you gotta do what you gotta do because you 699 00:32:13,960 --> 00:32:16,280 Speaker 1: know you're at that stage now with the four kids 700 00:32:16,760 --> 00:32:21,680 Speaker 1: that your gifts are come from a very limited category socks, ties, 701 00:32:21,720 --> 00:32:25,880 Speaker 1: and and coffee mugs, and outside of that you're pretty 702 00:32:25,920 --> 00:32:29,440 Speaker 1: much done. Well, that's that's so true. Uh, looking at 703 00:32:29,480 --> 00:32:31,960 Speaker 1: the at the rest of the NFC, best best team 704 00:32:32,000 --> 00:32:34,560 Speaker 1: you've seen this year, the most impressive thing or team 705 00:32:34,600 --> 00:32:37,440 Speaker 1: you've seen this year. I saw New Orleans last week 706 00:32:37,480 --> 00:32:41,080 Speaker 1: against Cincinnati, and I know everyone's going to say, well, Cincinnati, 707 00:32:41,200 --> 00:32:44,080 Speaker 1: the defense is very I agree. I don't disagree at all. 708 00:32:44,120 --> 00:32:47,760 Speaker 1: They're they're on pace to set historical records that no 709 00:32:47,760 --> 00:32:50,040 Speaker 1: one wants to set on the defensive side of the ball. 710 00:32:50,400 --> 00:32:54,760 Speaker 1: Tarall Austin, who was getting head coaching interviews up until 711 00:32:54,800 --> 00:32:58,080 Speaker 1: this year, had to be fired by Marvin Lewis, and 712 00:32:58,120 --> 00:33:00,600 Speaker 1: Marvin Lewis is taking the defense back for himself to 713 00:33:00,640 --> 00:33:03,040 Speaker 1: try and salvage this season, because people remember, they're just 714 00:33:03,080 --> 00:33:05,200 Speaker 1: five and four, so they're not totally out of this 715 00:33:05,280 --> 00:33:07,840 Speaker 1: thing if they can get it done. But what New 716 00:33:07,920 --> 00:33:11,240 Speaker 1: Orleans has done the last couple of weeks where they 717 00:33:11,280 --> 00:33:16,120 Speaker 1: outran the Rams and this one started out like a 718 00:33:16,120 --> 00:33:18,160 Speaker 1: shootout and may it looked like a total blot, which 719 00:33:18,160 --> 00:33:20,920 Speaker 1: it was. But DJ the open kickoff. New Orleans goes 720 00:33:20,960 --> 00:33:23,720 Speaker 1: downfield and scores. Cincinnati gets to kick off. They take 721 00:33:23,720 --> 00:33:25,800 Speaker 1: a downfield and score. New Orleans gets to kick off. 722 00:33:25,840 --> 00:33:28,640 Speaker 1: They take a downfield and score. Cincinnati's at midfield on 723 00:33:28,680 --> 00:33:32,120 Speaker 1: a fourth and one and a short one, Marvin Wis 724 00:33:32,120 --> 00:33:34,680 Speaker 1: makes the right call, Let's go for it. The third 725 00:33:34,720 --> 00:33:41,000 Speaker 1: string tight end Matt Lingle jumps. Now it's fourth and five. 726 00:33:41,480 --> 00:33:43,880 Speaker 1: They punted the ball. They punted the ball, and as 727 00:33:43,920 --> 00:33:45,800 Speaker 1: soon as they punted, I was like, well, this thing's done. 728 00:33:45,840 --> 00:33:48,280 Speaker 1: That's so, I said in my head, and new all 729 00:33:48,360 --> 00:33:50,440 Speaker 1: the six is down field scores. They scored their first 730 00:33:50,520 --> 00:33:54,840 Speaker 1: nine possessions. Remember we were a graphic up on the board, right, 731 00:33:55,040 --> 00:33:57,240 Speaker 1: we listen to things. We throw a graphic on the 732 00:33:57,280 --> 00:33:59,240 Speaker 1: board and said, last time we saw something like this 733 00:33:59,760 --> 00:34:02,160 Speaker 1: this St. Louis Rams the Grand Show on Tour went 734 00:34:02,200 --> 00:34:06,680 Speaker 1: ten spring, two thousand seasons. The second thing was we 735 00:34:06,760 --> 00:34:08,880 Speaker 1: pointed out Thomas Morristead and said that he's now an 736 00:34:08,920 --> 00:34:11,239 Speaker 1: All Pro holder. He no longer has to worry about 737 00:34:11,239 --> 00:34:13,760 Speaker 1: punting because he holds for extra points in the field 738 00:34:13,760 --> 00:34:16,040 Speaker 1: goals and he never got on the field. He's had 739 00:34:16,120 --> 00:34:19,200 Speaker 1: nineteen punts all season after this fall, after that game nineteen. 740 00:34:19,239 --> 00:34:22,240 Speaker 1: There's there's some absurd stat right where it's like sixteen 741 00:34:22,239 --> 00:34:24,920 Speaker 1: of their last nineteen drives have resulted in points, like 742 00:34:25,000 --> 00:34:27,879 Speaker 1: some ridiculous. It's ridiculous the way they're playing right now. 743 00:34:28,560 --> 00:34:31,520 Speaker 1: Do you know that after games now, whenever Morriston never 744 00:34:31,600 --> 00:34:34,000 Speaker 1: doesn't punt, he and Drew Brees take a picture together, 745 00:34:34,600 --> 00:34:37,800 Speaker 1: so that wall is gonna be littered in their locker room. 746 00:34:37,920 --> 00:34:39,680 Speaker 1: But but the thing about is they're doing it so 747 00:34:39,680 --> 00:34:42,799 Speaker 1: many different ways. They can run it, they can throw it. 748 00:34:43,200 --> 00:34:45,560 Speaker 1: That offensive line I think is the best in football, 749 00:34:45,600 --> 00:34:48,080 Speaker 1: especially when they get Armstead back. He missed a half 750 00:34:48,080 --> 00:34:50,480 Speaker 1: of our game because he got hurt dominating at the 751 00:34:50,520 --> 00:34:53,520 Speaker 1: defender just just just piled Drover and fell on him 752 00:34:53,520 --> 00:34:56,239 Speaker 1: and hurt himself. But they are terrific because they move 753 00:34:56,320 --> 00:34:59,239 Speaker 1: well as an offensive line. They move people well, and 754 00:34:59,280 --> 00:35:01,439 Speaker 1: then they protect Drew Breeze awfully well, and then Drew 755 00:35:01,480 --> 00:35:03,960 Speaker 1: can run it with Kmara and with Ingram. And I 756 00:35:04,000 --> 00:35:07,239 Speaker 1: thought in this last game DJ that Sean Payton did something, 757 00:35:07,239 --> 00:35:08,840 Speaker 1: but I felt really smart, and I don't know if 758 00:35:08,880 --> 00:35:11,600 Speaker 1: he'd ever say it. Or admit it, but I'm firmly 759 00:35:11,600 --> 00:35:14,040 Speaker 1: convinced that he went into that game and said, I've 760 00:35:14,080 --> 00:35:16,480 Speaker 1: got to get mark Ingram back as part of the offense, 761 00:35:16,600 --> 00:35:19,480 Speaker 1: not just because he's a good player, but I've got 762 00:35:19,600 --> 00:35:23,200 Speaker 1: to keep this guy motivated and in the game. Because 763 00:35:23,280 --> 00:35:27,040 Speaker 1: Alvin Kamara is a sensation. We know that, and he's 764 00:35:27,040 --> 00:35:30,560 Speaker 1: probably bypassed mark Ingram. But they're gonna need those tough 765 00:35:30,640 --> 00:35:32,840 Speaker 1: yards down the stretch you and need that bump running 766 00:35:32,880 --> 00:35:36,120 Speaker 1: it inside is that the Kamara can't. But Ingram does 767 00:35:36,120 --> 00:35:38,520 Speaker 1: it a little bit better and he got him going 768 00:35:38,600 --> 00:35:40,440 Speaker 1: and he ran for over a hundred yards. So you 769 00:35:40,440 --> 00:35:42,399 Speaker 1: think mark Ingrams out a little bit happier walk around 770 00:35:42,440 --> 00:35:46,000 Speaker 1: that locker room. He certainly is no question. I want 771 00:35:46,000 --> 00:35:48,200 Speaker 1: to get you one more before I let you run here. 772 00:35:48,600 --> 00:35:50,840 Speaker 1: You get a chance in these production meetings, and we 773 00:35:50,880 --> 00:35:52,520 Speaker 1: talked about all the time in the spring, you get 774 00:35:52,640 --> 00:35:55,040 Speaker 1: visit with these coaches. So many great stories come out 775 00:35:55,040 --> 00:35:57,000 Speaker 1: of those meetings. Something you can share, something you can't. 776 00:35:57,239 --> 00:35:59,560 Speaker 1: But in terms of trying to find this next wave 777 00:35:59,600 --> 00:36:02,279 Speaker 1: of just and we're trying, I'm looking at this, you know, 778 00:36:02,360 --> 00:36:04,680 Speaker 1: the potential openings that could pop on the coaching front, 779 00:36:05,000 --> 00:36:07,160 Speaker 1: and everything seems to be okay. Trying to find that 780 00:36:07,239 --> 00:36:09,720 Speaker 1: next offensive guy. You see what Naggy's done with the Bears, 781 00:36:10,040 --> 00:36:12,640 Speaker 1: and obviously they starts with McVeigh and then Shanahan has 782 00:36:12,719 --> 00:36:14,479 Speaker 1: you know, got the forty IROs once to get healthy 783 00:36:14,480 --> 00:36:16,880 Speaker 1: going in the right direction. But in these production meetings 784 00:36:16,880 --> 00:36:19,400 Speaker 1: meeting with some of these coordinators, have you met with 785 00:36:19,440 --> 00:36:21,600 Speaker 1: anybody that you've you've met with and said, you know what, 786 00:36:21,719 --> 00:36:23,239 Speaker 1: that that could be the guy that could be the 787 00:36:23,280 --> 00:36:26,319 Speaker 1: next one. Stand on the track that you're on. Let's 788 00:36:26,360 --> 00:36:29,720 Speaker 1: stay on the offensive side. Tennessee hired Mount with Mount lafore, 789 00:36:30,320 --> 00:36:32,879 Speaker 1: remember he had been with Sean McVeigh before that, he'd 790 00:36:32,920 --> 00:36:35,719 Speaker 1: been Atlanta with Kyle Shanahan. And I think he's doing 791 00:36:35,760 --> 00:36:38,319 Speaker 1: a really nice job because I think if you and 792 00:36:38,360 --> 00:36:41,440 Speaker 1: I had this conversation four or five games into this season, 793 00:36:41,880 --> 00:36:45,000 Speaker 1: we would have been really questioning Marcus Mariota with no question, 794 00:36:45,120 --> 00:36:49,160 Speaker 1: no question. And you you know my affinity for Marcus Mariota. 795 00:36:49,200 --> 00:36:52,560 Speaker 1: You've been all from from jump from day one, But 796 00:36:52,680 --> 00:36:54,319 Speaker 1: this was the first time I was starting to have 797 00:36:54,440 --> 00:36:57,480 Speaker 1: my my doubts that could he really make this move 798 00:36:57,520 --> 00:36:59,520 Speaker 1: in the sin I knew he was hurt a little bit, 799 00:36:59,560 --> 00:37:02,200 Speaker 1: but still all I mean at that point, he's throwing 800 00:37:02,280 --> 00:37:05,720 Speaker 1: like three touchdown passes on the year these last four games, 801 00:37:05,840 --> 00:37:08,799 Speaker 1: three or four games now we're seeing it, and I 802 00:37:08,800 --> 00:37:10,800 Speaker 1: think there's a big heavy influence from the floor. You 803 00:37:10,840 --> 00:37:13,080 Speaker 1: see him what they're doing on offensive at Corey Davis 804 00:37:13,080 --> 00:37:16,080 Speaker 1: knowing so I got offensive side, yes, but if we're 805 00:37:16,120 --> 00:37:18,000 Speaker 1: not going to neglect the defense, I'm going to see 806 00:37:18,000 --> 00:37:21,480 Speaker 1: a guy this weekend named the named Christoph Shard in 807 00:37:21,600 --> 00:37:24,120 Speaker 1: Dallas went there to be the passing game coordinator on 808 00:37:24,200 --> 00:37:27,480 Speaker 1: defense and coaches DBS and early in the tenure there, 809 00:37:27,560 --> 00:37:30,960 Speaker 1: Rob Baron Elly, the esteemed d coordinator, one of the 810 00:37:30,960 --> 00:37:33,800 Speaker 1: best the game has ever seen. He turned play calling 811 00:37:33,880 --> 00:37:35,920 Speaker 1: over to Christopher Shark because he said it just works better. 812 00:37:36,360 --> 00:37:38,160 Speaker 1: It started where he was going to call the third 813 00:37:38,200 --> 00:37:41,120 Speaker 1: downs in the passing defenses and in the middle of 814 00:37:41,160 --> 00:37:43,640 Speaker 1: the game. Mary Nelly is a tip, just take it. 815 00:37:44,200 --> 00:37:46,960 Speaker 1: And it's kept it ever since. And I think there's 816 00:37:46,960 --> 00:37:49,239 Speaker 1: a riser on the side, even though the numbers aren't 817 00:37:49,239 --> 00:37:53,200 Speaker 1: there this year. Keep it on. Markoon Manuel from from Atlanta. 818 00:37:53,280 --> 00:37:55,040 Speaker 1: I think he's got the right boxy to him. I 819 00:37:55,040 --> 00:37:59,279 Speaker 1: think he's got the the the wanting to to the 820 00:37:59,400 --> 00:38:02,719 Speaker 1: love of fall in him. A former player relates well 821 00:38:02,760 --> 00:38:06,040 Speaker 1: to the players he's coaching, and he's just been crushed 822 00:38:06,040 --> 00:38:10,200 Speaker 1: by injuries. When you lose Ricardo Alan Coadunil Dion Jones, 823 00:38:10,239 --> 00:38:11,759 Speaker 1: that's your for me in a triangle and to build 824 00:38:11,800 --> 00:38:15,680 Speaker 1: the defense week one, week one and two. Hard to 825 00:38:15,719 --> 00:38:18,080 Speaker 1: adapt to that. But he's got those guys playing hard. 826 00:38:18,280 --> 00:38:20,600 Speaker 1: Albeit at the Cleveland game was was not one that 827 00:38:20,640 --> 00:38:23,319 Speaker 1: anyone would be proud of. When you said the what 828 00:38:23,400 --> 00:38:26,200 Speaker 1: you were saying about Marinelli handing the play calling over 829 00:38:26,719 --> 00:38:28,520 Speaker 1: and said just go man. For some reason, I was 830 00:38:28,520 --> 00:38:32,279 Speaker 1: thinking of them and dumber but you know, neither here 831 00:38:32,320 --> 00:38:34,800 Speaker 1: nor there, but but not but not admissance is not 832 00:38:34,920 --> 00:38:38,120 Speaker 1: what those two Yeah, no, please no, please no, Hey, 833 00:38:38,160 --> 00:38:40,400 Speaker 1: before you go, say hi to Ben, because your buddy 834 00:38:40,400 --> 00:38:42,480 Speaker 1: Ben over there at e A. He he listened to 835 00:38:42,480 --> 00:38:44,600 Speaker 1: the podcast all the time, and I know he would 836 00:38:44,640 --> 00:38:48,000 Speaker 1: appreciate the little shout out from his buddy. Hey, when 837 00:38:48,200 --> 00:38:50,839 Speaker 1: this this bad boy's going up this week? Right? Oh yeah, 838 00:38:50,880 --> 00:38:54,319 Speaker 1: this will be up today? Okay, good Hey Ben? Just 839 00:38:54,360 --> 00:38:57,719 Speaker 1: so you know DJ and I we love doing this. 840 00:38:58,280 --> 00:39:00,319 Speaker 1: Um to say how to Bucky for him too, So 841 00:39:00,360 --> 00:39:02,920 Speaker 1: when I see him next time. But this is something 842 00:39:02,960 --> 00:39:05,480 Speaker 1: that we can do an e A as well, my man, 843 00:39:05,680 --> 00:39:07,799 Speaker 1: don't even don't even think about leaving us out of 844 00:39:07,840 --> 00:39:11,040 Speaker 1: that bad boy. And last, but not least, there's a 845 00:39:11,080 --> 00:39:13,520 Speaker 1: guy named Tori Gurley who played in the NFL for 846 00:39:13,560 --> 00:39:15,160 Speaker 1: a while. I was heading to London to do some 847 00:39:15,239 --> 00:39:19,040 Speaker 1: sky Sports. So, Ben, if you're listening, he wants some 848 00:39:19,160 --> 00:39:22,160 Speaker 1: tips on different things to do, and he actually prepares 849 00:39:22,440 --> 00:39:24,800 Speaker 1: for games. Believe it or not, this is the truth 850 00:39:25,600 --> 00:39:29,239 Speaker 1: using the Madden game because he goes to personnel that way. 851 00:39:29,440 --> 00:39:32,319 Speaker 1: It's actually pretty smart. It's pretty smart. Now he's getting 852 00:39:32,320 --> 00:39:35,000 Speaker 1: ready to fly over to London to do sky Sports stuff. 853 00:39:35,440 --> 00:39:37,759 Speaker 1: He's gonna work on the Madden game the entire way, 854 00:39:37,840 --> 00:39:41,320 Speaker 1: working on personnel. Who's there. What's happening, Ben, If you 855 00:39:41,440 --> 00:39:44,120 Speaker 1: have an opportunity, I'd love for you to talk with 856 00:39:44,200 --> 00:39:47,239 Speaker 1: Tori and give him a few more pointers about how 857 00:39:47,280 --> 00:39:49,239 Speaker 1: to do it with the Madden way. I just took 858 00:39:49,280 --> 00:39:51,399 Speaker 1: notes and I've got I've got an I've got an 859 00:39:51,480 --> 00:39:53,359 Speaker 1: Xbox about ten feet from here. I mean, I could 860 00:39:53,360 --> 00:39:55,640 Speaker 1: be it's work related, honey, it's work related. Was trying 861 00:39:55,640 --> 00:39:58,279 Speaker 1: to get ready for the game. This weekend. Davis Webb, 862 00:39:58,280 --> 00:40:00,480 Speaker 1: who's the backup in with the Jets. When Davis a 863 00:40:00,520 --> 00:40:02,920 Speaker 1: high school played for his dad and he used the 864 00:40:02,960 --> 00:40:06,040 Speaker 1: Madden Game to design different plays and in formations and 865 00:40:06,360 --> 00:40:08,839 Speaker 1: schemes that he would take to his father and say, 866 00:40:08,880 --> 00:40:12,879 Speaker 1: can we implement this? It's so pretty cool. I love that. Hey, 867 00:40:13,000 --> 00:40:15,880 Speaker 1: you've been generous with your time today, Chuck. I appreciate you. Man. 868 00:40:15,880 --> 00:40:18,120 Speaker 1: We're gonna we're gonna be here before long. It's gonna 869 00:40:18,120 --> 00:40:19,920 Speaker 1: be All Star Game season and we're gonna be going 870 00:40:19,920 --> 00:40:22,160 Speaker 1: to the draft and seeing a whole lot of one another. 871 00:40:22,239 --> 00:40:24,440 Speaker 1: But I know you're crazy busy right now. We appreciate 872 00:40:24,480 --> 00:40:27,080 Speaker 1: you taking some time for us today. I'm no busier 873 00:40:27,080 --> 00:40:29,160 Speaker 1: than you are, brother, Thanks for having me on. I 874 00:40:29,200 --> 00:40:32,440 Speaker 1: appreciate it. You enjoy your mug. How about my boyfriend 875 00:40:32,520 --> 00:40:36,080 Speaker 1: mcgil Another tough year, but they actually got to the 876 00:40:36,080 --> 00:40:38,839 Speaker 1: semi finals in their conference, so we hope the better 877 00:40:38,920 --> 00:40:42,160 Speaker 1: days ahead. Go Red. There you go, always always supporting 878 00:40:42,160 --> 00:40:44,360 Speaker 1: his guys. All right, there he is Charles Davis, Thank you, buddy, 879 00:40:45,160 --> 00:40:48,560 Speaker 1: Thank you. All right, Buck, there you have. There's a 880 00:40:48,560 --> 00:40:50,840 Speaker 1: conversation there with Charles Davis. He is. There is not 881 00:40:50,920 --> 00:40:53,320 Speaker 1: a finer human being on planet Earth than c d 882 00:40:53,480 --> 00:40:54,880 Speaker 1: I just love want to get a chance to to 883 00:40:54,960 --> 00:40:57,359 Speaker 1: visit with him. Uh. He said to say hello to you, Buck. 884 00:40:57,400 --> 00:41:00,239 Speaker 1: He's uh, he's always grinding, he's always working. There will 885 00:41:00,239 --> 00:41:03,319 Speaker 1: be nobody, uh that will be more prepared to call 886 00:41:03,360 --> 00:41:05,520 Speaker 1: a game in the NFL or any level really than 887 00:41:05,600 --> 00:41:08,359 Speaker 1: Charles Davis. He is a preparation junkie and he knows 888 00:41:08,360 --> 00:41:11,080 Speaker 1: his stuff. He does know his stuff. Learned so much 889 00:41:11,080 --> 00:41:13,480 Speaker 1: about him throughout, I mean just over the years, just 890 00:41:13,560 --> 00:41:15,839 Speaker 1: watching how he prepares for games, watching how he goes 891 00:41:15,960 --> 00:41:18,919 Speaker 1: through and just know so much information about so many 892 00:41:18,960 --> 00:41:24,720 Speaker 1: different things, college game, pro game, movies, movies, historical facts anything. 893 00:41:24,800 --> 00:41:26,880 Speaker 1: He's kind of all knowing. I guess he would be 894 00:41:26,960 --> 00:41:29,360 Speaker 1: kind of our yota, uh when we think about it, 895 00:41:29,360 --> 00:41:31,160 Speaker 1: when it comes to path to the draft and everything. 896 00:41:31,200 --> 00:41:33,759 Speaker 1: But love getting his insights, and I think he does 897 00:41:33,760 --> 00:41:36,360 Speaker 1: a terrific job on the telecast. All right, let's jump in. 898 00:41:36,400 --> 00:41:38,359 Speaker 1: We've we're crunched for time here. We gotta roll through 899 00:41:38,360 --> 00:41:40,480 Speaker 1: these college games. Of good news is that college slate 900 00:41:40,520 --> 00:41:45,200 Speaker 1: this week is terrible? Or the music here? Let's go Syracuse, 901 00:41:45,440 --> 00:41:48,000 Speaker 1: Notre Dame. It's the two point game here, Buck, What 902 00:41:48,040 --> 00:41:49,840 Speaker 1: are you thinking. I'm going with the Irish. I just 903 00:41:49,840 --> 00:41:52,160 Speaker 1: gotta go with all the favorites. Yeah, I'm going Notre 904 00:41:52,239 --> 00:41:53,680 Speaker 1: Dame as well. Buck. He's trying to get back in 905 00:41:53,760 --> 00:41:56,359 Speaker 1: this thing, so he's gonna go chocol Let's go Cincinnati, 906 00:41:56,480 --> 00:41:59,799 Speaker 1: you Cef. Buck. We always roll with UCF. We're rolling 907 00:41:59,800 --> 00:42:01,719 Speaker 1: with you. No no, no, no no no no, hold hold up, 908 00:42:01,800 --> 00:42:04,959 Speaker 1: hold up, hold up, Cincinnati, Cincinnati in the building, since 909 00:42:05,000 --> 00:42:08,320 Speaker 1: like Naddie is in the building. At some point, the 910 00:42:08,360 --> 00:42:11,520 Speaker 1: streetcast to end. This is the week. This is the 911 00:42:11,600 --> 00:42:17,560 Speaker 1: week the Bearcats. We've always been like McKenzie meltin, but 912 00:42:17,600 --> 00:42:19,680 Speaker 1: this is the week the Bearcats get him. All right, 913 00:42:19,719 --> 00:42:21,560 Speaker 1: you're on your own there the rest of us, silly 914 00:42:21,640 --> 00:42:25,440 Speaker 1: Kent myself. We're rolling with you cf alright, Texas, Iowa State. 915 00:42:25,520 --> 00:42:27,879 Speaker 1: What do you think here? Buck? Oh man, you can't 916 00:42:27,880 --> 00:42:31,200 Speaker 1: see me, but I'm hook them hooks, hook them hors. 917 00:42:31,280 --> 00:42:33,399 Speaker 1: Let's go Texas. Let's get it. We're trying to bring 918 00:42:33,480 --> 00:42:36,959 Speaker 1: back Texas is back. I think it happens this week. 919 00:42:37,320 --> 00:42:40,719 Speaker 1: Oh man, you gotta put play Bucky's music again. What 920 00:42:41,680 --> 00:42:44,279 Speaker 1: You're the only one picking these guys? Man, what are 921 00:42:44,320 --> 00:42:47,160 Speaker 1: you doing? Yourself. I always stay to the better football team. 922 00:42:47,440 --> 00:42:50,879 Speaker 1: I stay there at home. They're playing at home? Were 923 00:42:50,880 --> 00:42:52,560 Speaker 1: they playing at home? When West Virginia came in there 924 00:42:52,560 --> 00:42:55,520 Speaker 1: and got half of the different different team Duke and Clemson. 925 00:42:55,880 --> 00:42:58,120 Speaker 1: Come on, you're not picking Duke, are you. You don't 926 00:42:58,120 --> 00:42:59,839 Speaker 1: have that kind of guts. I mean, I couldn't pick Duke. 927 00:43:00,160 --> 00:43:02,080 Speaker 1: It wouldn't matter anyway. So I'm gonna go with Clempson. 928 00:43:02,080 --> 00:43:04,920 Speaker 1: I'm going to Tigers Clemson. By the way, if you haven't, 929 00:43:04,960 --> 00:43:08,400 Speaker 1: go back and listen to our podcast with Dexter Laurence 930 00:43:08,440 --> 00:43:11,200 Speaker 1: so you can hear Bucky Brooks story about what happened 931 00:43:11,239 --> 00:43:13,200 Speaker 1: when he was at North Carolina at the bottom of 932 00:43:13,280 --> 00:43:16,359 Speaker 1: the hill against Clemson. I'm gonna take some time. I'm 933 00:43:16,360 --> 00:43:18,040 Speaker 1: gonna take Danny Jones. I'm gonna tell me it. Just 934 00:43:18,120 --> 00:43:20,000 Speaker 1: run to the hill, were rented the bottom of hill. 935 00:43:20,239 --> 00:43:23,600 Speaker 1: Come on down, waving down down. It's a great story. 936 00:43:23,760 --> 00:43:27,080 Speaker 1: You gotta do it all right, West Virginia at Oklahoma State. 937 00:43:27,840 --> 00:43:30,800 Speaker 1: Kent is going with Oklahoma State. I'm going West Virginia. 938 00:43:31,040 --> 00:43:34,280 Speaker 1: He got the kid, must be thanksgiving his next Sully's 939 00:43:34,280 --> 00:43:37,560 Speaker 1: going West Virginia. I'm willing West Virginia Whale Greer. We're 940 00:43:37,560 --> 00:43:39,560 Speaker 1: always going. We always rout with Will Greers. So Knce 941 00:43:39,560 --> 00:43:41,239 Speaker 1: alone there at Oklahoma State. A lot of times when 942 00:43:41,280 --> 00:43:43,239 Speaker 1: Kence alone wolf that we ends up getting us our 943 00:43:43,280 --> 00:43:46,760 Speaker 1: Arizona Arizona State. We've got the wrong logo there, Arizona 944 00:43:46,800 --> 00:43:49,360 Speaker 1: State or no Arizona at Washington State. You are the 945 00:43:49,440 --> 00:43:53,600 Speaker 1: right logo. Arizona at Washington State. Clean sweep for Washington State. Right, 946 00:43:53,640 --> 00:43:59,080 Speaker 1: nobody's going with Arizona there. Wow, Indiana, Michigan. Really if 947 00:43:59,080 --> 00:44:01,319 Speaker 1: this is basketball to be a good one, I don't 948 00:44:01,480 --> 00:44:03,600 Speaker 1: who look good? Did you see we got this kid, 949 00:44:03,680 --> 00:44:07,680 Speaker 1: Rollo Lankford as a freshman. He's nice, Archie Piller playing 950 00:44:07,719 --> 00:44:10,680 Speaker 1: we got we're playing defense. I like it all right. 951 00:44:10,719 --> 00:44:12,560 Speaker 1: You A B Texas A and M. Anybody have the 952 00:44:12,560 --> 00:44:14,160 Speaker 1: guts to go You A B. I'm I don't know 953 00:44:14,200 --> 00:44:16,400 Speaker 1: it yet. I don't know enough about you A B yet. 954 00:44:16,400 --> 00:44:17,800 Speaker 1: So I'm gonna go and haven't watched a lot of 955 00:44:17,840 --> 00:44:19,120 Speaker 1: U A B. I'm gonna be honest with the're nine 956 00:44:19,160 --> 00:44:20,719 Speaker 1: and one though. That looks good, But we're all taking 957 00:44:20,719 --> 00:44:25,279 Speaker 1: A and M Arizona State. Uh at ore again, this 958 00:44:25,320 --> 00:44:27,879 Speaker 1: is an interesting game. Herm Edwards has got the sun 959 00:44:27,920 --> 00:44:29,719 Speaker 1: doubles rolling here. I'm gonna go though, I'm gonna go 960 00:44:29,800 --> 00:44:33,319 Speaker 1: working at home, going to pitch forts. Are you low 961 00:44:33,360 --> 00:44:37,840 Speaker 1: wolfing again? Yeah, let's get it. Let's get it. Somebody 962 00:44:37,880 --> 00:44:39,760 Speaker 1: take the shovel out of Bucky's hands. Are you talking 963 00:44:39,760 --> 00:44:42,479 Speaker 1: abou himself? A deeper hole? Every week? Either first to last, 964 00:44:42,520 --> 00:44:46,600 Speaker 1: doesn't matter, all right, USC U c l A USC 965 00:44:46,880 --> 00:44:48,879 Speaker 1: five and five. Clayh Helton said he wants to coach 966 00:44:48,920 --> 00:44:53,960 Speaker 1: there for the next fifteen years. Swan three, There're not 967 00:44:54,040 --> 00:44:57,760 Speaker 1: You're not You're not very Uh let's see Sully's going USC, 968 00:44:58,000 --> 00:45:00,359 Speaker 1: Ken's going USC. Who do you like here? Buck, I'm 969 00:45:00,360 --> 00:45:02,120 Speaker 1: going to Trojan. I mean, I gotta go with your trojes. 970 00:45:02,160 --> 00:45:03,920 Speaker 1: And I know you grew up being a USC fan. 971 00:45:03,960 --> 00:45:05,480 Speaker 1: This should be easy. We had a chalk This is 972 00:45:05,600 --> 00:45:08,720 Speaker 1: clean sweep, right. I grew up as a USC fan, correct, 973 00:45:09,239 --> 00:45:15,200 Speaker 1: But in this one, Kelly at home, I don't. I'm 974 00:45:15,239 --> 00:45:16,840 Speaker 1: not a homer man, I'm not a homer. I go 975 00:45:16,920 --> 00:45:18,800 Speaker 1: with what I see here. U c L A showing 976 00:45:18,880 --> 00:45:23,239 Speaker 1: some positive signs offensively, US struggling just kicked another kid 977 00:45:23,280 --> 00:45:25,080 Speaker 1: off the team. They've had all kinds of issues there 978 00:45:25,120 --> 00:45:27,640 Speaker 1: this year, man, And I'm not sold on the quarterback either, 979 00:45:27,719 --> 00:45:33,440 Speaker 1: So I'm gonna go ch. I'm not throwing him out. 980 00:45:33,440 --> 00:45:35,080 Speaker 1: I'm just saying I like to see him work through progression. 981 00:45:35,080 --> 00:45:39,080 Speaker 1: That's all. UH should be playing at modern day high 982 00:45:39,080 --> 00:45:40,560 Speaker 1: school right now, That's what he should be doing. But 983 00:45:40,600 --> 00:45:44,640 Speaker 1: he graduated early to go to SC graduated how many 984 00:45:44,680 --> 00:45:46,600 Speaker 1: how many I'm not gonna say anthing. I was gonna 985 00:45:46,600 --> 00:45:49,200 Speaker 1: say something that was just graduated early. He just he 986 00:45:49,320 --> 00:45:52,000 Speaker 1: just rushed to make sure he could graduate early. Part. 987 00:45:52,120 --> 00:45:53,480 Speaker 1: I was just thinking back, man, if I could have 988 00:45:53,480 --> 00:45:55,120 Speaker 1: done eighth grade twice buck, I might have gone to 989 00:45:55,200 --> 00:45:58,520 Speaker 1: North Carolina and played with you. Man. I'm just saying 990 00:45:59,480 --> 00:46:01,279 Speaker 1: I wish I could have been there. Man, how much fun? 991 00:46:01,480 --> 00:46:03,920 Speaker 1: Said you? Ever? Think about that? Man? Think about your 992 00:46:03,960 --> 00:46:05,719 Speaker 1: freshman year in college, if you were a senior in 993 00:46:05,760 --> 00:46:08,160 Speaker 1: high school. How much fun that wauld be so much fun? 994 00:46:08,400 --> 00:46:12,200 Speaker 1: Would like being a superhero, superhero on the field, you 995 00:46:12,200 --> 00:46:15,080 Speaker 1: could do everything? Remember going back, I know, a round 996 00:46:15,120 --> 00:46:17,160 Speaker 1: of time. Last thing? Do you remember coming back though? 997 00:46:17,200 --> 00:46:19,200 Speaker 1: After you just got to college and you come back 998 00:46:19,200 --> 00:46:20,360 Speaker 1: to your high school and watch it and you go, 999 00:46:20,400 --> 00:46:22,640 Speaker 1: oh my gosh, this is so slow man better. Yeah, 1000 00:46:22,680 --> 00:46:25,040 Speaker 1: I got a better story. I went back um my 1001 00:46:25,160 --> 00:46:28,440 Speaker 1: freshman year. I played basketball like I just practiced with 1002 00:46:28,480 --> 00:46:35,279 Speaker 1: the basketball team. I felt like it was. Yeah, how 1003 00:46:35,360 --> 00:46:37,880 Speaker 1: much fun is that? Everybody should have that opportunity to 1004 00:46:37,880 --> 00:46:40,600 Speaker 1: go back home just once. It's an older man. A 1005 00:46:40,640 --> 00:46:42,279 Speaker 1: lot of people around here hold their kids back, and 1006 00:46:42,360 --> 00:46:44,160 Speaker 1: my son, I'm like, he's getting straight eight. Imnaell me, 1007 00:46:44,160 --> 00:46:45,640 Speaker 1: he's get to eighth grade again, because I want to 1008 00:46:45,640 --> 00:46:47,920 Speaker 1: be played first the football as a freshman. Get out 1009 00:46:47,920 --> 00:46:50,440 Speaker 1: of here. All right, let's let's get out of here. 1010 00:46:50,440 --> 00:46:52,040 Speaker 1: That's gonna do it for us today. Thank you guys 1011 00:46:52,040 --> 00:46:53,720 Speaker 1: for listening. To be sure, check out all of our videos. 1012 00:46:53,800 --> 00:46:56,640 Speaker 1: NFL dot com uh slash MTS video YouTube dot com 1013 00:46:56,640 --> 00:46:59,440 Speaker 1: slash NFL bucking your notebook real quick. What's in the notebook. 1014 00:46:59,800 --> 00:47:02,480 Speaker 1: We're gonna tackle a little bit on whether the Tennessee 1015 00:47:02,480 --> 00:47:05,319 Speaker 1: Titans should make Marcus Mariota the next one hundre million 1016 00:47:05,400 --> 00:47:07,720 Speaker 1: other man. Well, there you go. Check that out. NFL 1017 00:47:07,760 --> 00:47:10,320 Speaker 1: dot com slash Bucky Brooks. It is the best weekly 1018 00:47:10,360 --> 00:47:12,879 Speaker 1: column going. Bucky always has lots of knowledge in there 1019 00:47:12,920 --> 00:47:14,600 Speaker 1: to h to drop on you guys. All right, that's 1020 00:47:14,600 --> 00:47:16,120 Speaker 1: gonna do it for you. We'll see it right next year, 1021 00:47:16,239 --> 00:47:18,440 Speaker 1: next year, how about next week? Next week? Right here, 1022 00:47:18,440 --> 00:47:19,120 Speaker 1: I'll move the sticks