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Speaker 1: This is straight fire with Jason McIntire. What is up

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Speaker 1: straight fire?

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Speaker 2: I am It's me Jason McIntyre, straight all year or Monday,

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Speaker 2: January the fifth, we made it, Ladies and gentlemen, the

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Speaker 2: regular season of the NFL is over, and it went

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Speaker 2: out with a bang.

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Speaker 1: Holy cow, how.

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Speaker 2: Good was Steelers twenty six Ravens twenty four. Some definite

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Speaker 2: out loud, Oh my gosh moments that my family was like,

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Speaker 2: what is happening? What's going on? It was just absolute

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Speaker 2: chaos in the fourth quarter. I mean, hell, the final

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Speaker 2: eleven minutes. So I had the under forty one that

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Speaker 2: was looking great eleven minutes left, you know, thirteen ten,

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Speaker 1: I think these guys are.

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Speaker 2: They can't score no offense that went up in smoke.

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Speaker 2: I saw an unbelievable stat I mean, of the many

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Speaker 2: unbelievable stats from Steelers, Ravens, Lamar Jackson and Aaron Rodger

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Speaker 2: combined for three deep TV passes, meaning twenty plus air

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Speaker 2: yards in the fourth quarter. That was the most in

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Speaker 2: any fourth quarter in the last decade. Folks. This game

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Speaker 2: may have surpassed Seahawks Rams as the game of the year.

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Speaker 2: When you give the stakes. I think that probably puts

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Speaker 2: it over the top. Ravens now going home A lot

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Speaker 2: of questions in the offseason about John Harbaugh, a lot

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Speaker 2: He cut a lot of issues for the Ravens, and

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Speaker 2: the Steelers are act like, oh my gosh, amazing. Now

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Speaker 2: they get to host the Houston Texans in a playoff game.

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Speaker 2: Texans started out, the lines just came out. We're recording

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Speaker 2: just as the game ended, Texans minus three and a half.

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Speaker 2: I almost bet it, but didn't. I did bet some

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Speaker 2: other games. We'll talk about the NFC later and the

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Speaker 2: coaching stuff. We'll start with the AFC and Pittsburgh getting in.

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Speaker 2: They will, like I said, host the Houston Texans. I mean,

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Speaker 2: I don't even I don't think this is a good

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Speaker 2: Pittsburgh team. Now they will get DK Metcalf back. The

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Speaker 2: two game suspension's over, and without him they really struggle

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Speaker 2: to the red zone. But I don't know, like Jalen

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Speaker 2: I don't know. I just don't think the back end

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Speaker 2: of their defense is any good. CJ. Stroud should be

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Speaker 2: able to take advantage. Actually, Rob, I walk away from

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Speaker 2: this with like, I think Baltimore's got more issues. I

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Speaker 2: think the bigger stories probably the Ravens. I don't know

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Speaker 2: how much of a crossroads they're at, but their kicker.

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Speaker 2: Remember they booted Justin Tucker because of his massage parlor

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Speaker 2: activity alleged I should say, spanning multiple years. They have

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Speaker 2: a rookie Tyler Loop who wasn't very good from deep

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Speaker 2: but the fourth down conversion to Isaiah likely an unbelievable catch.

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Speaker 2: he's not gonna be returning and Lupas set up on

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Speaker 2: a forty four yarder. There's no wind none. I mean

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Speaker 2: you could see that the tassels or whatever they got

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Speaker 2: And just like Boswell, I don't know, five minutes before

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Speaker 2: missing his first extra point of the year. Luke pushes

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Speaker 2: it right. You gotta feel awful for the kid. Listen.

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Speaker 2: I've told the story. The last time I played youth

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Speaker 2: I forget what it was, and I missed my penalty kick.

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Speaker 2: That wasn't the final deciding but when you you know,

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Speaker 2: And that was like the last club soccer guy I

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Speaker 2: So it just bonkers turn of events. I think Ravens

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Speaker 2: It'll be a big celebration. I don't. I don't think

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Speaker 3: last night Sunday night, they fall behind early, they don't

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Speaker 2: Like it's a lot.

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Speaker 3: Of the passes out of the backfield to Jalen Warren

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Speaker 3: before he kicks it, he's like, you know, the Baltimore

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Speaker 3: him and then he promptly shanks it. You know, like

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Speaker 3: like that was tough. But I think the Steelers team

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Speaker 2: That's fair.

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Speaker 3: Like the CJ. Stroud at peaked in high school. That's

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Speaker 3: that's the slogan us with the people that you know,

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Speaker 3: he peaked as a rookie. He has not gotten better

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Speaker 2: It's just rookies. No, But he was good in a

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Speaker 3: I'm just like, that's the slogan people you talk about

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Speaker 3: He was awesome, and then he's kind of tapered off.

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Speaker 3: Their defense is great. Now, what you need to do

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Speaker 3: if you're Pittsburgh is you need to find a way

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Speaker 3: hang around, because it is unreasonable to expect any team,

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Speaker 3: including that vaunted Texas defense, to hold a playoff team,

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Speaker 2: Yes, I could, I just don't know how. Like, he's

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Speaker 2: congrats to the Seals. You made the playoff.

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Speaker 1: Right.

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Speaker 2: I was texting a couple of buddies who are big

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Speaker 2: It's been fifteen years, So I don't know what that's like.

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Speaker 2: Maybe that's why I'm so down on them. We'll just

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Speaker 2: buzz through the AFC matchups real quick. Buffalo Jacksonville is

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Speaker 2: I don't really know what to do here, Rob. It's

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Speaker 2: best quarterbacks in the playoffs, we rated all fourteen of them.

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Speaker 2: seventy five. So now we're talking about, oh, if they

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Speaker 2: And frankly, I don't know. I mean, my heart is saying, Okay,

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Speaker 2: get in a situation, Rob, where if Josh Allen doesn't

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Speaker 2: They lose in the first round, they would have been regressing.

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Speaker 2: I don't know. It's a big one for Buffalo. They

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Speaker 2: did they rest their guys, Yeah, they rested their guys.

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Speaker 2: Jacksonville played their guys, so they have some continuity. But

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Speaker 2: I don't know. It feels like a toss up maybe Jacksonville, Rob,

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Speaker 2: I got nothing on this one yet.

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Speaker 3: It's I don't know how anyone can feel comfortent in Jacksonville.

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Speaker 3: And I'm not saying this because you know I'm speaking

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Speaker 3: headline was the comparison between the Lamar Jackson, Luka Donci situation,

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Speaker 3: there they had an anonymous coach from another team saying, Hey,

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Speaker 3: Jacksonville is looking pretty good. They're pretty hot. They're rolling

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Speaker 3: they don't have much of a history, Like, were it

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Speaker 3: a couple of years ago, brand Staley, Like what history

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Speaker 3: it's like, how do you go into any game thinking like, hey, man,

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Speaker 3: watch out for Jacksonville, Like you know, Parker Washington is

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Speaker 2: Parker Washington got digged up. I did notice that, you

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Speaker 3: And so it's nothing personal against them, but until you

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Speaker 3: against a guy like Josh Allen.

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Speaker 2: Yeah, that that's a toss up, but it should be.

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Speaker 2: It should be a fun game. Then you've got the

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Speaker 2: night game on Sunday, Chargers at Patriots. Now this was

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Speaker 2: you got to ride with the Chargers. So I did

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Speaker 2: already some homework on this. Rob Let me know how

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Speaker 2: you what you think about this. So you look at weakness,

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Speaker 2: and the Charger's clear weakness is the offensive line, right

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Speaker 2: I'm assuming Herbert's healthy. He sat. The wide receivers should

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Speaker 3: That was probably the best explanation for anybody picking the

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Speaker 3: changes the calculats for that game. So I still would

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Speaker 2: So I was looking so Herbert was that Eagles game

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Speaker 3: I just hope that it's not a lock and away,

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Speaker 2: I hope that that is not the case.

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Speaker 2: we should just keep Aaron Glynt because I don't care

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Speaker 2: Exhuom Bart's Star whoever Vince Lombardi the greatest coach is ever?

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Speaker 2: and it's not gonna matter. They have road games against

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Speaker 3: I don't think even you or I can say, hey,

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Speaker 2: I don't think either one canna say that, Oh, okay,

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Speaker 2: then we reboot the next year, hopefully with a home

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Speaker 2: sixteen years. Don't playoffs. We can already record next assuming

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Speaker 2: this thing is still going at that point. All right,

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Speaker 2: Thanks Rob, and here's my riff on the NFC.

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Speaker 2: All right now of the NFC, where chaos may or

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Speaker 2: may not rain in this postseason Saturday Night obviously didn't

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Speaker 2: go my way, you know. It was one of those

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Speaker 2: Williams news didn't come out my way. Kittle did play,

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Speaker 2: number one seed. I just can't wrap my head around

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Speaker 2: we watch that Niners defense for weeks get shredded. Caleb

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Speaker 2: couldn't do anything. Now. I know they did miss two

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Speaker 2: I am a Donald fan. I was super geeked when

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Speaker 2: I like the guy. I just don't think he's like

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Speaker 2: if you're ranking the quarterbacks, I mean, I don't think so.

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Speaker 2: they're five and six. Jordan Love for me, would be four,

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Speaker 2: Stafford one, Hurts two perty three, So I would go Stafford. Yeah,

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Speaker 2: Stafford has to be one. There's no way me. He's

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Speaker 2: gonna absolutely cook this Niners defense. And I like Salah

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Speaker 2: leaking oil. I just looked up the last four games.

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Speaker 2: Packers have lost four in a row. Even if you

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Speaker 2: throw out Week eight team where they had sixty sixty

430
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Speaker 2: eight yards or something with Clayton Looney tun at quarterback.

431
00:21:01,200 --> 00:21:04,320
Speaker 2: The Packers gave up thirty four to the Broncos, twenty

432
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Speaker 2: two to the Bears and that grueling overtime loss, and

433
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Speaker 2: forty one to the Ravens Now. I know They did

434
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Speaker 2: largely dominate the Bears in the two meetings this season,

435
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Speaker 2: but they ended up win and one, and the Bears

436
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Speaker 2: had a chance in the first one. It was twenty

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Speaker 2: eight twenty one, great game. I did hit the Packers

438
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Speaker 2: in that one. The second one just an unbelievable comeback

439
00:21:24,200 --> 00:21:26,400
Speaker 2: down sixteen to six with two minutes left. They hit

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Speaker 2: the field goal, they get the on side kick, then

441
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Speaker 2: they win an overtime on the Caleb walk off touchdown pass.

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Speaker 2: Do you know how many things had to go right

443
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Speaker 2: for them to win that game? Folks that I'm sorry

444
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Speaker 2: if you don't want to admit that was luck, I

445
00:21:37,600 --> 00:21:42,119
Speaker 2: don't want to tell you that. Being said, I don't

446
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Speaker 2: like the trend lines right now for Green Bay. The

447
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Speaker 2: problem is Matt Lafleur is really freaking smart. I like

448
00:21:48,280 --> 00:21:51,200
Speaker 2: Ben Johnson, but Matt Lafleur is really really good. He's

449
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Speaker 2: an excellent coach. And I don't know. I may have

450
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Speaker 2: nothing on this game. I might tease the Packers up.

451
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Speaker 2: I don't see the Packers getting blown out here. In

452
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Speaker 2: no way, shape or form me. They getting blasted. Great

453
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Speaker 2: teaser like San fran Philly is interesting. I don't know

454
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Speaker 2: how on Earth this opens at two and a half.

455
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Speaker 2: Just that made zero sense to me. You're not respecting

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Speaker 2: Philly at home to give them at least three what

457
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Speaker 2: So obviously the Niners cooked were on fire for a

458
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Speaker 2: few weeks at this offense, and then uh oh yeah,

459
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Speaker 2: they had to face a real defense in Seattle and

460
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Speaker 2: they had three points. Now we expect Trump Williams back

461
00:22:29,320 --> 00:22:33,200
Speaker 2: Kittle at full strength, probably Ricky Piersaw, the offense should

462
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Speaker 2: be good again. But Seattle rushed for one hundred and eighty.

463
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Speaker 2: What do you think the Eagles are gonna do? He's

464
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Speaker 2: gonna line up in smash mouth football, and I think

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Speaker 2: the Eagles d's better than Seattle. So I just I

466
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Speaker 2: can't make a case for the Niners really, and that

467
00:22:45,359 --> 00:22:50,040
Speaker 2: leaves us Rams Panthers, and folks, I remember betting the

468
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Speaker 2: Rams in the last meeting. It was November thirty. Not

469
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Speaker 2: a lot has changed in six weeks, folks. The Rams

470
00:23:00,040 --> 00:23:03,480
Speaker 2: average seven point four yards per play in that game,

471
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Speaker 2: Panthers five point eight. Rams had more first downs, had

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Speaker 2: more yards. How's this trips to the red zone? Rams

473
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Speaker 2: four for six Panthers over one. Guys, the Rams totally

474
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Speaker 2: dominated that game. The only reason the Panthers won. They

475
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Speaker 2: had the pick six off Stafford and then they had

476
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Speaker 2: the high leverage place three for three on fourth down.

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Speaker 2: I believe two were bomb touchdowns, like fluky stuff you

478
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Speaker 2: can't replicate, Okay, And I did see a report Quentin Lake,

479
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Speaker 2: the dB for the Rams, expected back next week along

480
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Speaker 2: with DeVante Adams. I don't know if the Rams have

481
00:23:41,440 --> 00:23:44,840
Speaker 2: fixed their special teams issues by firing their special teams coach.

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Speaker 2: I mean, I can't see a world where Carolina wins

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Speaker 2: this game. No, no shot, I don't see it. I

484
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Speaker 2: kind of want to lay the ten now. The ten

485
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Speaker 2: and a half was not available to me as of

486
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Speaker 2: now watching the end of Steelers Ravens, the ten is

487
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Speaker 2: not available to me. So I'm of the belief that,

488
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Speaker 2: you know, if this is nine and a half, oh

489
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Speaker 2: my gosh, give it to me baby, one more time.

490
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Speaker 2: Like seriously, like I think the Rams, you know, kind

491
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Speaker 2: of destroy Bryce Young company here. Remember Bryce Young, first

492
00:24:17,520 --> 00:24:20,800
Speaker 2: time playoff quarterback here? You know the history. You're gonna

493
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Speaker 2: see the stats all week. They are awful, absolutely awful.

494
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Speaker 2: So I am of the belief the Rams are going

495
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Speaker 2: to take care of business there. Now, what would be interesting,

496
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Speaker 2: is it the Seahawks get the lowest seed. The lowest

497
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Speaker 2: winner could be Green Bay, could be if the Bears

498
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Speaker 2: win and Philly wins and the Rams win, the Rams

499
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Speaker 2: would go to Seattle. I like the Rams there, I mean,

500
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Speaker 2: and honestly I don't. I don't see why the Packers

501
00:24:55,400 --> 00:24:58,840
Speaker 2: aren't going to compete again. The teams that I expect

502
00:24:58,840 --> 00:25:04,080
Speaker 2: to win, Eagles, Rams, well just those two. They've got

503
00:25:04,080 --> 00:25:07,280
Speaker 2: better quarterbacks than Sam Donald. So I don't feel bad.

504
00:25:07,280 --> 00:25:09,720
Speaker 2: I'm not nervous about them. And in a road spot,

505
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Speaker 2: I don't know. I know I sound down on Seattle,

506
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Speaker 2: and I know the advanced stats absolutely love them. But

507
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Speaker 2: we'll see.

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Speaker 2: Obviously, this is a Black Monday, big big Monday for firings,

513
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Speaker 2: but it's really unclear how many are gonna happen. So

514
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Speaker 2: let's start with the one that did on Sunday night

515
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Speaker 2: almost you know, almost immediately at before this was before

516
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Speaker 2: I think Steelers Ravens started, and after uh the four

517
00:25:53,200 --> 00:25:56,639
Speaker 2: four pm window closed and you had the Atlanta Falcons

518
00:25:56,760 --> 00:26:00,879
Speaker 2: dusting their head coach Recky Morris and their g Terry

519
00:26:00,880 --> 00:26:07,160
Speaker 2: Fontano now famously Terry Fontane talked to Arthur Blank out

520
00:26:07,160 --> 00:26:09,560
Speaker 2: of Bill Belichick a couple of years ago. At least

521
00:26:09,600 --> 00:26:12,480
Speaker 2: that's the story that was going around. Remember Arthur Blank

522
00:26:12,600 --> 00:26:14,800
Speaker 2: was intrigued by Belichick. I mean, how could you not

523
00:26:14,880 --> 00:26:17,320
Speaker 2: be the guy's, you know, the winningest coach, the greatest

524
00:26:17,320 --> 00:26:21,479
Speaker 2: coach whatever at NFL history. And Arthur Blank wont it.

525
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Speaker 2: Was interested, and Fontane reportedly and others in that front

526
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Speaker 2: office were like, no, no, no, no, no, no, no no,

527
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Speaker 2: he look at this. We don't want to get in.

528
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Speaker 2: We don't want this guy. And they settle on Rahee

529
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Speaker 2: Morris and Rahie Morris. A fine coach, but let's be real.

530
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Speaker 2: He had three years in Tampa, no playoff trips seventeen

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Speaker 2: and thirty one, and then a decade later he gets

532
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Speaker 2: three years in Atlanta. The first year was an interim,

533
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Speaker 2: so you know, not totally fair eight and nine the

534
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Speaker 2: last two years, and I don't I think Braggie Moorees

535
00:26:54,040 --> 00:26:57,400
Speaker 2: is a really sharp defensive mind. My guess is, if

536
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Speaker 2: Chris Shula leaves the Rams as DC, I would be

537
00:27:00,880 --> 00:27:05,679
Speaker 2: surprised personally that Rahie Morris will just land back with

538
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Speaker 2: the Rams. That makes sense. He was excellent with the

539
00:27:08,840 --> 00:27:12,800
Speaker 2: Rams as a defensive coordinator. It just it didn't work.

540
00:27:12,800 --> 00:27:14,280
Speaker 2: It it lit and I don't want to hear that. They

541
00:27:14,320 --> 00:27:16,960
Speaker 2: they finished strong with four wins. No, they didn't get

542
00:27:16,960 --> 00:27:20,320
Speaker 2: to the playoffs. This is a team with legit expectations. Fontano,

543
00:27:20,400 --> 00:27:23,240
Speaker 2: by the way, the architect of the Michael Pennix trade,

544
00:27:24,320 --> 00:27:29,240
Speaker 2: which has not really resulted in much yet. It is early.

545
00:27:29,400 --> 00:27:31,760
Speaker 2: I know, I get that, but Penix is now injured.

546
00:27:31,800 --> 00:27:35,040
Speaker 2: We know the injury history dating back to college. Really

547
00:27:35,040 --> 00:27:37,959
Speaker 2: talented player. I mean, they got dudes, Bijon Drake, like

548
00:27:38,000 --> 00:27:42,200
Speaker 2: this is their window right quarterback on the rookie deal.

549
00:27:42,440 --> 00:27:44,080
Speaker 2: What do you do with Kirk Cousins. Can you can

550
00:27:44,119 --> 00:27:48,040
Speaker 2: you flip him for something or do you want to say, hey,

551
00:27:48,040 --> 00:27:52,200
Speaker 2: we can't risk not having a backup given the Pennix injuries.

552
00:27:52,400 --> 00:27:54,200
Speaker 2: I don't know. Atlanta's in a tough spot because they

553
00:27:54,240 --> 00:27:56,840
Speaker 2: have like high end Drake London is a top ten

554
00:27:56,880 --> 00:27:59,760
Speaker 2: receiver in the league period. Bjeon Robinson is a top

555
00:27:59,840 --> 00:28:03,800
Speaker 2: three running back in the league period. The defense eight listen,

556
00:28:03,840 --> 00:28:06,080
Speaker 2: they took some swings in the draft. They got Pierce

557
00:28:06,160 --> 00:28:10,280
Speaker 2: that he was awesome. I think it's Pierce, the edge

558
00:28:10,320 --> 00:28:14,280
Speaker 2: rusher from Tennessee. They had a good season, they just

559
00:28:14,480 --> 00:28:16,840
Speaker 2: ended up losing to you know, the Jets. I mean

560
00:28:16,920 --> 00:28:19,640
Speaker 2: really like that kind of cost them if you look

561
00:28:19,680 --> 00:28:22,800
Speaker 2: back at that. If they don't lose to the Jets. A,

562
00:28:22,960 --> 00:28:26,159
Speaker 2: the Jets get the number one pick, and B the

563
00:28:26,160 --> 00:28:29,840
Speaker 2: Falcons are in the playoffs three team tie of a

564
00:28:29,920 --> 00:28:34,840
Speaker 2: pooh pooh platter of mediocrity at eight and nine in

565
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Speaker 2: that wretched division, and as a result, Falcons fired their coach.

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Speaker 2: Now interestingly, Jay Glazer had a report on Sunday before

567
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Speaker 2: the game's kicked, and it's funny. I took a picture

568
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Speaker 2: on my phone about the potential and it's absolutely bizarre because,

569
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Speaker 2: as you would believe it, he said to be iran

570
00:29:00,480 --> 00:29:03,120
Speaker 2: or not enough info yet. Matt Lafleur was on that list.

571
00:29:03,120 --> 00:29:05,000
Speaker 2: I was like, what the hell is Lafleour doing in

572
00:29:05,000 --> 00:29:09,520
Speaker 2: that list? That doesn't make any sense. Also in that list,

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00:29:09,600 --> 00:29:15,800
Speaker 2: Kevin Stefanski of the Browns. We will see. It's kind

574
00:29:15,800 --> 00:29:21,080
Speaker 2: of unclear, like what's gonna happen in Cleveland. Honestly, I

575
00:29:21,080 --> 00:29:22,960
Speaker 2: would run off Aaron Glenn in a heartbeat if I

576
00:29:22,960 --> 00:29:25,360
Speaker 2: could get Kevin Stefanski two time Coach of the Year. Oh.

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00:29:25,400 --> 00:29:29,840
Speaker 2: The exact phrase was time will tell for Glazer and

578
00:29:29,880 --> 00:29:35,160
Speaker 2: that involved Jonathan Gannon in Arizona, Todd Bowles in Tampa,

579
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Speaker 2: Mike McDaniel in Miami, Mike Tomlin, John Harbaugh some surprises

580
00:29:42,640 --> 00:29:45,760
Speaker 2: on that list. He did say, Glazer did, and by

581
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Speaker 2: the time this podcast is posted, Pete Carroll maybe fired.

582
00:29:47,960 --> 00:29:50,400
Speaker 2: Pete Carroll did go out with a dub nice win

583
00:29:50,480 --> 00:29:52,520
Speaker 2: over the Chiefs on the Daniel Carlson field goal at

584
00:29:52,560 --> 00:29:55,800
Speaker 2: the end there, but that was that was that was

585
00:29:55,840 --> 00:29:57,320
Speaker 2: a nice win for Pete and he needed it. I'm

586
00:29:57,360 --> 00:29:59,280
Speaker 2: happy for him, and now he's, you know, obviously pretty

587
00:29:59,320 --> 00:30:01,600
Speaker 2: much done. I would say with the Raiders, I don't

588
00:30:01,680 --> 00:30:05,520
Speaker 2: know where they turned. But I did float it multiple

589
00:30:05,520 --> 00:30:07,240
Speaker 2: times on the Herd last week, because you know, the

590
00:30:07,240 --> 00:30:11,480
Speaker 2: show was on air. Why don't you at least ask

591
00:30:11,600 --> 00:30:14,080
Speaker 2: Kurt Signetti. By the way, he's crushing it in the

592
00:30:14,080 --> 00:30:16,680
Speaker 2: transfer portal right now at Indiana, So I don't think

593
00:30:16,720 --> 00:30:19,720
Speaker 2: he leaves. But I just think as an owner, you've

594
00:30:19,760 --> 00:30:22,280
Speaker 2: got to do your diligence and just be like, hey,

595
00:30:22,560 --> 00:30:26,200
Speaker 2: we want Mendozo. We got four months left in the NFL.

596
00:30:26,200 --> 00:30:28,800
Speaker 2: Would be super pissed if it was obvious that the

597
00:30:28,840 --> 00:30:32,920
Speaker 2: Raiders won a Mendozo because then there's no drama at

598
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Speaker 2: the top of the draft, right. They love drama. They

599
00:30:36,080 --> 00:30:37,920
Speaker 2: need to manufacture it and create it so you can

600
00:30:37,960 --> 00:30:41,440
Speaker 2: have this off season that's allegedly incredible when it's it's

601
00:30:41,480 --> 00:30:46,320
Speaker 2: not really that amazing. Could you get Signetti to come

602
00:30:46,320 --> 00:30:48,160
Speaker 2: to the NFL? I get My guess is no, I

603
00:30:48,200 --> 00:30:51,160
Speaker 2: don't think he'll do it. But as a business guy,

604
00:30:51,240 --> 00:30:52,880
Speaker 2: you've got to at least ask. You've got to have

605
00:30:52,920 --> 00:30:54,960
Speaker 2: Tom Brady go to the meeting with the Super Bowl rings.

606
00:30:54,960 --> 00:30:56,920
Speaker 2: Put him on the table. But hey, how are you Kurt?

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Speaker 1: Now?

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Speaker 2: What's going on? Pal? Hey? You can amazing job with

609
00:31:00,440 --> 00:31:03,880
Speaker 2: the Hoosiers. So any interest in the Raiders, I mean,

610
00:31:03,880 --> 00:31:05,920
Speaker 2: they've got at least asked. Now. The other rumor I

611
00:31:05,960 --> 00:31:09,560
Speaker 2: did see was texted to me by a buddy who's

612
00:31:09,960 --> 00:31:17,000
Speaker 2: I would say, quasi plugged in. What if they went

613
00:31:17,080 --> 00:31:21,480
Speaker 2: and got Brian Flores as their head coach from the

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Speaker 2: Vikings and Brian Dabole Brian Dabole as the OC. Now,

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00:31:28,040 --> 00:31:30,360
Speaker 2: before you say hmm, Brian and Brian. Where do I

616
00:31:30,400 --> 00:31:34,680
Speaker 2: know that from? Let me look back to twoenty twenty

617
00:31:34,760 --> 00:31:37,520
Speaker 2: two headline CBS News. This was just one of the

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00:31:37,560 --> 00:31:43,520
Speaker 2: places accidental Bill Belichick text messages at center of Brian

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Speaker 2: Florees's racial discrimination lawsuit against the NFL and the Giants. So,

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00:31:47,720 --> 00:31:49,600
Speaker 2: as the story goes, you guys may have forgotten it.

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Speaker 2: It's almost three years old. Bill Belichick got win that

622
00:31:53,680 --> 00:32:00,760
Speaker 2: Brian Dabole was getting the New York Giants job. He

623
00:32:01,040 --> 00:32:08,560
Speaker 2: accidentally texted it to Brian Flores. Meanwhile, Flores was set

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Speaker 2: to interview, hadn't even interviewed yet, and word had got

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00:32:14,360 --> 00:32:18,680
Speaker 2: out to Belichick that Daboll got it. So I guess

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Speaker 2: around the league, if it would, would the Raiders do

627
00:32:22,080 --> 00:32:25,200
Speaker 2: a make what is it called him, make make good,

628
00:32:25,360 --> 00:32:29,160
Speaker 2: make make up, I don't know, and say, hey, let's

629
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Speaker 2: go Flores is head coach. Maybe he'll drop his lawsuit

630
00:32:31,960 --> 00:32:34,720
Speaker 2: and we'll put dabol under him as the OC. Now

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00:32:34,760 --> 00:32:38,400
Speaker 2: that's just fun speculation. I'm sure that's making the rounds.

632
00:32:38,480 --> 00:32:41,080
Speaker 2: Flores is a really good defensive coach. The Vikings defense

633
00:32:41,200 --> 00:32:45,480
Speaker 2: is formidable. I just I do find that a little

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00:32:46,400 --> 00:32:50,960
Speaker 2: it feels a little bit out there, Flores and Dabel together.

635
00:32:51,000 --> 00:32:53,520
Speaker 2: Now listen, I think Dabe's super sharp. I think he's good.

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Speaker 2: You know me. At this point in the game, we're

637
00:32:56,920 --> 00:33:00,080
Speaker 2: like ten years in. Guys, we know you got to

638
00:33:00,160 --> 00:33:03,160
Speaker 2: hire offensive guys. You have to. If you hire a

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Speaker 2: defensive guy, wonderful. Guess what once the offense starts clicking,

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Speaker 2: the offensive coordinator is going to go and interview for jobs. Kubiak,

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Speaker 2: by the way in Seattle's going to be interviewing for jobs,

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Speaker 2: and they might lose him. Demiko Ryans as offensive coordinator.

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Speaker 2: Actually no, they fired his offensive coordinator after last year.

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Speaker 2: But these defensive coaches, right, if their OC does anything great, Oh,

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Speaker 2: Dan Campbell's the one. Ben Johnson pops. Ben Johnson's the

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Speaker 2: bell of the ball, the most coveted coach out there.

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Speaker 2: Now he's gone. What happened? Lions missed the playoffs and

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Speaker 2: now they've got to reboot under a new offensive coordinator.

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Speaker 2: That's why nobody. Offensive coordinators who become head coaches, they

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Speaker 2: don't leave for other jobs. They've got a head coaching job.

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Speaker 2: OC's who are behind the defensive coordinator head coach, they

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Speaker 2: will leave, and then you've got to start all over again.

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Speaker 2: So like Ben Johnson, they're set in Chicago. It's awesome.

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Speaker 2: He's a smart guy, he's sharp. He's coaching Caleb, but

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Speaker 2: not Rahie Morris, Demiko Ryans in Houston. Like I don't know,

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Speaker 2: if the Houston Texans go on to tear, obviously the

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Speaker 2: defense will have carried them. But the offense for sure

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Speaker 2: is right there and CJ. I know. The red zone

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Speaker 2: stuff has been just disgusting. It's horrible. I had an

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Speaker 2: unbelievable stat they had heading into week eighteen twenty three

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Speaker 2: carries from inside the four yard line, inside the five

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Speaker 2: or four No inside the five yard line, and they

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Speaker 2: had four yards total rushing. Because they just go backwards

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Speaker 2: all the time, it's very predictable what they're doing. They've

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Speaker 2: got to figure that out. I don't know how far

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Speaker 2: they'll go, but bottom line is you need to hire

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Speaker 2: an offensive coach. The Raiders are fascinating Giants by the way,

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Speaker 2: tumble a little bit in the draft. Well, we'll have

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Speaker 2: plenty of time to do the draft. Very excited. College

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Speaker 2: football has a big week. We've got the College Football

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Speaker 2: Playoff coming up. I want to talk a little portal.

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Speaker 2: I'm just kind of really into the Transfer portal, mostly

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Speaker 2: because it's a disruptor to college football. It's such a

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Speaker 2: big deal that Texas Tech can go and battle LSU

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Speaker 2: and all these other programs for the top quarterback on

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Speaker 2: the portal, this kid out of Cincinnati and they can

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Speaker 2: get up. I mean Texas Tech now. In recruiting, historically,

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Speaker 2: the best quarterbacks usually go to you knows six programs right,

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Speaker 2: five or six. They're in the mix all the time.

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Speaker 2: Right transfer portal? Now, what do I need to go

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Speaker 2: get an eighteen nineteen year old high school quarterback for?

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Speaker 2: Why wouldn't I just go to the portal and get

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Speaker 2: the best twenty one year old, twenty two year old

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Speaker 2: who's fully formed, has seen a bunch of defenses over

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Speaker 2: the last two or three years, and is going to

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Speaker 2: hit the ground running and I'm going to be a

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Speaker 2: nine or ten win potential team. It's a no brainer.

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Speaker 2: And Texas Tech now has the money to make that

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Speaker 2: stuff happen. I'm just I'm loving, absolutely loving to transfer portal. Anyways,

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Speaker 2: plenty of stuff ahead this week. Just because the regular

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Speaker 2: season's over doesn't mean we're stopping football. Tons of action.

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Speaker 2: It's gonna be fun, gonna be exciting. We'll see tomorrow