1 00:00:05,640 --> 00:00:09,880 Speaker 1: This is straight Fire with Jason McIntyre. 2 00:00:11,119 --> 00:00:16,400 Speaker 2: What is up, pamp, It's me Jason McIntyre. Straight Fire 3 00:00:17,520 --> 00:00:22,759 Speaker 2: for Friday, December sixth Oh my goodness, what a game 4 00:00:22,840 --> 00:00:27,000 Speaker 2: last night. Packers Lions went down a barn burner with 5 00:00:27,200 --> 00:00:29,680 Speaker 2: the gambler. We need to do nickname for Dan Campbell. 6 00:00:29,720 --> 00:00:31,600 Speaker 2: He's got to be the gambler, right. I mean, I 7 00:00:31,640 --> 00:00:35,600 Speaker 2: have never seen a coach so brazen. Campbell just does 8 00:00:35,720 --> 00:00:39,600 Speaker 2: not care. I don't. I can't recall a game where 9 00:00:39,600 --> 00:00:41,880 Speaker 2: it was so close and a team went for it 10 00:00:42,040 --> 00:00:46,400 Speaker 2: five times on fourth down. Five two of them resulted 11 00:00:46,440 --> 00:00:50,760 Speaker 2: in touchdowns. Okay, the one they missed got green Bay 12 00:00:50,840 --> 00:00:52,240 Speaker 2: back in the game. It was like at their own 13 00:00:52,280 --> 00:00:54,120 Speaker 2: thirty and the Packers scored to take the lead, and 14 00:00:54,120 --> 00:00:56,520 Speaker 2: you're like, oh, oh, Dan Campbell, he's gonna be catching to me, 15 00:00:57,280 --> 00:01:00,560 Speaker 2: did not matter. Packer's got the ball last in one. Listen, 16 00:01:00,560 --> 00:01:04,360 Speaker 2: I'm not gonna I'm not gonna ball wash Dan Campbell here. 17 00:01:04,360 --> 00:01:07,800 Speaker 2: But the guy's got a great, great offensive coordinator with him. 18 00:01:08,360 --> 00:01:11,679 Speaker 2: Ben Johnson just stout such a good game, other than 19 00:01:11,720 --> 00:01:15,199 Speaker 2: the fourth and one where they did a six yard 20 00:01:15,240 --> 00:01:19,200 Speaker 2: pitch to my guy, Jamir Gibbs other than that play, 21 00:01:19,240 --> 00:01:21,360 Speaker 2: and that, by the way, that was Jared Goff audible 22 00:01:21,400 --> 00:01:24,320 Speaker 2: like out of whatever Johnson had given him, because you 23 00:01:24,319 --> 00:01:26,440 Speaker 2: could hear Goff say kill and then he switched it out. 24 00:01:26,640 --> 00:01:28,679 Speaker 2: So that's technically not on Johnson. But I love the 25 00:01:28,680 --> 00:01:31,520 Speaker 2: game he call and they moved the ball well seven 26 00:01:31,600 --> 00:01:33,800 Speaker 2: of fifteen on third down. This is how crazy the 27 00:01:33,840 --> 00:01:37,279 Speaker 2: game was. The Lions had fifteen third downs, the Packers 28 00:01:37,319 --> 00:01:41,400 Speaker 2: had five. The Packers barely at the ball. The Packers 29 00:01:41,680 --> 00:01:44,240 Speaker 2: time of possession twenty three minutes. They got to the 30 00:01:44,280 --> 00:01:47,520 Speaker 2: red zone five times, scored touchdowns on four of them, 31 00:01:47,920 --> 00:01:50,920 Speaker 2: six point six yards per play. I thought Jordan Love 32 00:01:51,920 --> 00:01:54,320 Speaker 2: completed one of the best passes I've seen him do 33 00:01:54,400 --> 00:01:58,480 Speaker 2: in his career. He drops back Jacob's totally whiffs on 34 00:01:58,520 --> 00:02:02,240 Speaker 2: the blitzing linebacker Jared Goth. Sorry not Jared Goth. Jordan 35 00:02:02,320 --> 00:02:06,600 Speaker 2: Love just calmly sidesteps the pass rush and then floats 36 00:02:06,720 --> 00:02:09,920 Speaker 2: a perfect pass right into the bread basket of the receiver. 37 00:02:10,480 --> 00:02:13,480 Speaker 2: Just I mean, listen, man, he Jordan Love made some 38 00:02:13,600 --> 00:02:16,800 Speaker 2: dynamite throws tonight. I thought he was excellent. This is 39 00:02:16,840 --> 00:02:21,360 Speaker 2: how crazy dangerous. I think the Packers are so rob 40 00:02:21,880 --> 00:02:27,320 Speaker 2: They score thirty one points and their best weapon on 41 00:02:27,400 --> 00:02:32,720 Speaker 2: the outside, Jaden Reid had one target, zero receptions, zero yards. 42 00:02:32,760 --> 00:02:35,720 Speaker 2: They did not use him on any reverses, and I'm like, 43 00:02:35,880 --> 00:02:38,640 Speaker 2: every game Jaden Reid is splash plays galore. You go 44 00:02:38,720 --> 00:02:40,680 Speaker 2: look it up. I mean, the guy is just a 45 00:02:40,720 --> 00:02:43,959 Speaker 2: big play weight in happen. He's shifty, and I'm just 46 00:02:44,040 --> 00:02:46,560 Speaker 2: so puzzled, like, wait a minute, They're not even using him. 47 00:02:46,760 --> 00:02:48,880 Speaker 2: And the thing is the Lions just controlled the ball, 48 00:02:48,880 --> 00:02:51,320 Speaker 2: controlled the clock. I will say this, Rob. I didn't 49 00:02:51,480 --> 00:02:55,200 Speaker 2: like how Lafleur won the coin toss and said, now 50 00:02:55,200 --> 00:02:56,880 Speaker 2: we'll take the ball second half. I didn't like that, 51 00:02:56,960 --> 00:03:00,400 Speaker 2: but it ended up paying off because in the second 52 00:03:00,480 --> 00:03:02,359 Speaker 2: half they start, they get the ball first, they go down, 53 00:03:02,360 --> 00:03:05,680 Speaker 2: score touchdown, then the Lions go for I think that 54 00:03:05,720 --> 00:03:07,120 Speaker 2: was when they went foot on fourth. Oh no, that 55 00:03:07,160 --> 00:03:09,320 Speaker 2: was the golf interception. Jared got through a bad interception, 56 00:03:09,639 --> 00:03:12,560 Speaker 2: Packers score and instantly it goes from down seventeen to 57 00:03:12,600 --> 00:03:15,839 Speaker 2: seven to leading twenty one to seventeen in the span 58 00:03:15,880 --> 00:03:17,959 Speaker 2: of like four minutes. So I didn't love that play 59 00:03:18,080 --> 00:03:20,720 Speaker 2: by the floor, you could have got the ball first 60 00:03:20,760 --> 00:03:25,160 Speaker 2: and set the tone. Instead, Detroit gets the ball and 61 00:03:25,280 --> 00:03:27,640 Speaker 2: wouldn't you know it, they set the tone. They march dark, 62 00:03:27,680 --> 00:03:31,760 Speaker 2: drownd eleven plays, seventy yards bing, bang boom, touchdown. I 63 00:03:31,800 --> 00:03:34,200 Speaker 2: don't know did they face Yeah, they they faced two 64 00:03:34,280 --> 00:03:36,680 Speaker 2: third and shorts there and they got them easily, and 65 00:03:36,720 --> 00:03:38,760 Speaker 2: then they ended up getting to a third and goal 66 00:03:38,800 --> 00:03:42,080 Speaker 2: and there was a penalty for legal contact. But it 67 00:03:42,160 --> 00:03:44,000 Speaker 2: was just such a one of those drives, like, all right, well, 68 00:03:44,240 --> 00:03:46,120 Speaker 2: I don't know if the Packers' defense is good. So 69 00:03:46,240 --> 00:03:50,640 Speaker 2: my overarching takeaways are damn the Packers did not play 70 00:03:50,640 --> 00:03:53,800 Speaker 2: their a game. They only had two hundred and ninety 71 00:03:53,840 --> 00:03:56,480 Speaker 2: eight yards of offense, only ran forty five plays, only 72 00:03:56,480 --> 00:03:59,480 Speaker 2: face five third downs, and they scored thirty one points 73 00:04:00,160 --> 00:04:04,040 Speaker 2: and Jen Reid did nothing. Oh they're scary. That's a 74 00:04:04,120 --> 00:04:07,600 Speaker 2: scary offense with the floor. But the defense is bad. 75 00:04:07,600 --> 00:04:09,520 Speaker 2: And then my takeaway from the Lions would be, listen, man, 76 00:04:09,760 --> 00:04:11,560 Speaker 2: if you've got a head coach who's cool going for 77 00:04:11,600 --> 00:04:15,920 Speaker 2: it on fourth down five times and getting four of 78 00:04:15,960 --> 00:04:18,680 Speaker 2: them because the team's so good, you're going places and 79 00:04:18,760 --> 00:04:21,960 Speaker 2: rob The biggest play that everybody's gonna talk about is 80 00:04:22,000 --> 00:04:25,400 Speaker 2: the fourth and one in the final minute where it 81 00:04:25,560 --> 00:04:29,000 Speaker 2: deepened Packer's territory could have kicked, but then Jordan Love 82 00:04:29,000 --> 00:04:30,520 Speaker 2: would have got the ball back. He said, hell no, 83 00:04:30,560 --> 00:04:34,840 Speaker 2: we're going for it. Jared Goff trips over the lineman, 84 00:04:35,880 --> 00:04:39,160 Speaker 2: his knee hits the ground, nobody touches him. He still 85 00:04:39,160 --> 00:04:41,560 Speaker 2: hands it off to Montgomery, who runs through an easy 86 00:04:41,560 --> 00:04:44,120 Speaker 2: hole for the first down. But as many people pointed out, 87 00:04:44,160 --> 00:04:46,919 Speaker 2: rob if that were college football and it's not, Jared 88 00:04:46,920 --> 00:04:48,920 Speaker 2: Goff would have been down because his knee went down, 89 00:04:48,960 --> 00:04:51,400 Speaker 2: and that would have been like, oh my gosh, Dan 90 00:04:51,440 --> 00:04:53,760 Speaker 2: Campbell just blew the game, you know. And that's the 91 00:04:53,880 --> 00:04:56,760 Speaker 2: razor thin margin that we're dealing with in the NFL. 92 00:04:57,200 --> 00:05:02,000 Speaker 2: It really is that close. Goff's fumbles the oh my gosh, 93 00:05:02,080 --> 00:05:05,239 Speaker 2: what a terrible decision, and Campbell's getting eviscerated this morning. 94 00:05:05,720 --> 00:05:09,160 Speaker 2: But he got the handoff off despite falling down. They 95 00:05:09,200 --> 00:05:11,440 Speaker 2: got the first down and Baits hits the game winner 96 00:05:11,520 --> 00:05:13,360 Speaker 2: and that's that, and everybody loves the Lions. 97 00:05:14,920 --> 00:05:19,080 Speaker 3: Yeah, this is one of those situations where I'm very 98 00:05:19,160 --> 00:05:22,440 Speaker 3: happy for the Detroit Lions because the turnaround for them 99 00:05:22,560 --> 00:05:25,159 Speaker 3: culturally is just something to be to behold, right Like 100 00:05:25,200 --> 00:05:28,280 Speaker 3: they are now nine and one over the last three 101 00:05:28,320 --> 00:05:33,279 Speaker 3: seasons in primetime. Okay, that is the second best mark 102 00:05:33,560 --> 00:05:37,320 Speaker 3: in NFL history for any team across three seasons. Like 103 00:05:38,640 --> 00:05:42,120 Speaker 3: the Lions won eight primetime games total from nineteen ninety 104 00:05:42,160 --> 00:05:44,680 Speaker 3: nine to twenty twenty one, and they've won nine of 105 00:05:44,720 --> 00:05:49,000 Speaker 3: their last ten to twenty twenty two. This team is 106 00:05:49,320 --> 00:05:52,720 Speaker 3: their bulliefs. They're fun to watch. They're aggressive that they're 107 00:05:53,320 --> 00:05:58,400 Speaker 3: creative offensively, defensively despite being down basically half of their 108 00:05:58,440 --> 00:06:02,040 Speaker 3: two deep you know roster, they get after it that 109 00:06:02,120 --> 00:06:05,239 Speaker 3: you saw the paths were popping on Thursday night. They 110 00:06:05,279 --> 00:06:08,200 Speaker 3: were getting after Jordan Love, especially in that first half 111 00:06:09,600 --> 00:06:12,280 Speaker 3: with pass rush, and so there's a lot of things 112 00:06:12,279 --> 00:06:15,680 Speaker 3: you like about him. I gotta say, though, this Dan 113 00:06:15,760 --> 00:06:19,560 Speaker 3: Campbell situation, I mean, it's cute now. It's great today 114 00:06:19,640 --> 00:06:21,800 Speaker 3: because they won the game because you that fourth down 115 00:06:21,880 --> 00:06:26,160 Speaker 3: there in the final forty five seconds may go down 116 00:06:26,160 --> 00:06:28,280 Speaker 3: as to me, one of the dumbest calls in the 117 00:06:28,360 --> 00:06:32,800 Speaker 3: history of NFL football, because if you don't get it, 118 00:06:33,720 --> 00:06:38,200 Speaker 3: you gave up the chance to take the lead because 119 00:06:38,240 --> 00:06:41,359 Speaker 3: you're that scared of Jordan Love with no timeouts, you 120 00:06:41,360 --> 00:06:43,000 Speaker 3: know what I mean, Like, I don't understand that part. 121 00:06:43,880 --> 00:06:49,560 Speaker 3: Here's the thing though. The Detroit Lions. I'll give Dan 122 00:06:49,600 --> 00:06:54,000 Speaker 3: Campbell credit for this. He's gonna keep being who he is, right, 123 00:06:54,040 --> 00:06:57,680 Speaker 3: wrong or indifferent. If it's the first first quarter, if 124 00:06:57,720 --> 00:06:59,960 Speaker 3: it's the second quarter, if it's at your own twenty one, 125 00:07:00,320 --> 00:07:03,279 Speaker 3: is that they're twenty one, He's gonna go four on 126 00:07:03,279 --> 00:07:05,120 Speaker 3: fourth down because he thinks that his offensive line, his 127 00:07:05,160 --> 00:07:07,320 Speaker 3: running game is better than what you got. It is 128 00:07:07,360 --> 00:07:12,320 Speaker 3: what it is. The problem with that, however, is when 129 00:07:12,360 --> 00:07:16,520 Speaker 3: you get to the postseason and every team is as 130 00:07:16,560 --> 00:07:18,600 Speaker 3: good or better than that Green Bay Packers team we 131 00:07:18,640 --> 00:07:22,960 Speaker 3: saw last night. When you missed one of those calls 132 00:07:23,000 --> 00:07:26,440 Speaker 3: like they did earlier in the third quarter, Yeah, it 133 00:07:26,480 --> 00:07:29,440 Speaker 3: comes back to bite you in a big way. Dan 134 00:07:29,520 --> 00:07:32,600 Speaker 3: Campbell gives deserves all the credit in the world for 135 00:07:32,600 --> 00:07:37,160 Speaker 3: turning around this Detroit Lions franchise. I also believe Dan 136 00:07:37,240 --> 00:07:39,880 Speaker 3: Campbell is going to be the reason why this team 137 00:07:39,920 --> 00:07:43,480 Speaker 3: does not win the Super Bowl. The last time he 138 00:07:43,560 --> 00:07:46,600 Speaker 3: pulled this kind of thing in a big spot was 139 00:07:46,600 --> 00:07:49,440 Speaker 3: in the NFC Championship game last year. Did it twice 140 00:07:50,320 --> 00:07:52,880 Speaker 3: in the fourth quarter seven oh three left and I 141 00:07:52,920 --> 00:07:56,400 Speaker 3: believe it was like five minutes left, fourth and three. 142 00:07:56,440 --> 00:07:58,800 Speaker 3: You know what? Fuck it. Let's go, I don't need 143 00:07:58,800 --> 00:08:02,080 Speaker 3: a thirty eight yard field goal. Let's go incomplete pass. 144 00:08:02,080 --> 00:08:05,320 Speaker 3: I'm on Ross Saint Brown, incomplete pass, Josh Reynolds. They 145 00:08:05,360 --> 00:08:10,000 Speaker 3: end up becoming blowing the largest lead in NFC championship 146 00:08:09,960 --> 00:08:13,480 Speaker 3: game history. Teams that were up seventeen points at halftime 147 00:08:13,480 --> 00:08:15,360 Speaker 3: in conference championship games were twenty one and up until 148 00:08:15,360 --> 00:08:18,840 Speaker 3: that game. That kind of stuff does not happen if 149 00:08:18,840 --> 00:08:22,880 Speaker 3: you take the points. And again, it's cool that it 150 00:08:22,920 --> 00:08:25,440 Speaker 3: worked out. It's fun to talk about it. It's fun 151 00:08:25,520 --> 00:08:28,400 Speaker 3: to watch it as a as a fan. I was 152 00:08:28,480 --> 00:08:32,160 Speaker 3: so happy that he did it. As somebody who follows 153 00:08:32,200 --> 00:08:35,079 Speaker 3: sports and talks about sports and is in the sports 154 00:08:35,120 --> 00:08:38,479 Speaker 3: media business, I don't know how you can feel comfortable 155 00:08:38,760 --> 00:08:41,760 Speaker 3: betting on this Lions team in the postseason when they're 156 00:08:41,800 --> 00:08:42,600 Speaker 3: doing that kind of stuff. 157 00:08:42,679 --> 00:08:45,640 Speaker 2: Well, it's interesting you say that because I did see 158 00:08:45,640 --> 00:08:49,600 Speaker 2: a stat You know how they all these like analytics 159 00:08:50,000 --> 00:08:52,680 Speaker 2: guys have these machines whether you should go for it 160 00:08:52,760 --> 00:08:56,800 Speaker 2: or kick it actually said on that we're the one 161 00:08:56,800 --> 00:08:59,360 Speaker 2: where Jared goff fell and his kN hit that they 162 00:08:59,480 --> 00:09:02,400 Speaker 2: should have slightly kicked there. It was like eighty two 163 00:09:02,440 --> 00:09:06,400 Speaker 2: to seventy eight kick, which is interesting because usually the 164 00:09:06,480 --> 00:09:09,600 Speaker 2: coaches are being weak and they don't they don't want 165 00:09:09,640 --> 00:09:11,440 Speaker 2: to do what this says, which is go for it. 166 00:09:11,679 --> 00:09:14,560 Speaker 2: But this would actually said kick and Campbell's like effort. 167 00:09:15,520 --> 00:09:18,000 Speaker 2: But let me go back to something. Do you remember 168 00:09:18,000 --> 00:09:22,400 Speaker 2: the Dallas game last year? Yes, Dallas Detroit where Campbell 169 00:09:22,440 --> 00:09:25,560 Speaker 2: stayed true to himself and decided even though we had 170 00:09:25,559 --> 00:09:26,960 Speaker 2: to take a penalty and pushed back. 171 00:09:27,080 --> 00:09:29,920 Speaker 3: Yeah, yes, you know what, Yes, I. 172 00:09:29,840 --> 00:09:31,319 Speaker 2: Think I'm gonna go for it and it failed and 173 00:09:31,360 --> 00:09:33,280 Speaker 2: they lost, and it's like one of those oh wait 174 00:09:33,320 --> 00:09:36,360 Speaker 2: a minute, how is it? Is it similar to the 175 00:09:37,480 --> 00:09:40,240 Speaker 2: keeping when keeping it real goes wrong or keeping it to. 176 00:09:42,160 --> 00:09:42,439 Speaker 3: Yes. 177 00:09:42,559 --> 00:09:46,800 Speaker 2: I mean again, if they don't get it, he's getting eviscerated. 178 00:09:46,840 --> 00:09:49,600 Speaker 2: In Detroit, they are totally piling on we cannot win 179 00:09:49,600 --> 00:09:53,040 Speaker 2: a super Bowl with this guy, blah blah blah. But 180 00:09:53,120 --> 00:09:55,680 Speaker 2: it worked right, so we're gonna give him a fast 181 00:09:55,760 --> 00:09:58,400 Speaker 2: and he's great. But I would kind of lean in 182 00:09:58,440 --> 00:10:02,120 Speaker 2: your direction. By the way that Detroit defense looked awful. 183 00:10:02,640 --> 00:10:05,760 Speaker 2: I personally thought Jordan Love was under no pressure at all. 184 00:10:06,040 --> 00:10:08,400 Speaker 2: Clean pocket didn't have to run around. At least that's 185 00:10:08,400 --> 00:10:10,080 Speaker 2: what I viewed Other people were like, no, they were 186 00:10:10,080 --> 00:10:12,280 Speaker 2: getting pressure. I don't know he was sacked once, but 187 00:10:12,360 --> 00:10:15,760 Speaker 2: we'll see the pressure numbers later this morning. But you 188 00:10:15,760 --> 00:10:19,720 Speaker 2: know they hit him, looks like seven hits. But ultimately 189 00:10:19,800 --> 00:10:22,280 Speaker 2: I thought Love had plenty of time to operate back there. 190 00:10:22,640 --> 00:10:25,600 Speaker 2: I don't believe at all in this Lion's defense. And 191 00:10:25,880 --> 00:10:29,640 Speaker 2: next week is a big, big showdown against the Buffalo Bells. 192 00:10:30,520 --> 00:10:32,760 Speaker 2: After that it's Bear's forty nine ers. Forty nine ers 193 00:10:32,760 --> 00:10:34,760 Speaker 2: game looks like a layup now and then Viking. So 194 00:10:35,120 --> 00:10:39,800 Speaker 2: Lion's still on track to be the number one team. 195 00:10:40,440 --> 00:10:42,960 Speaker 2: I'm just curious if you watched the Ben Johnson calling 196 00:10:43,040 --> 00:10:45,640 Speaker 2: the game when you interview him Rob, if you are, 197 00:10:45,800 --> 00:10:50,200 Speaker 2: say New Orleans or whatever, Hey, Ben, so you guys 198 00:10:50,200 --> 00:10:53,840 Speaker 2: in that Packers game went for it five times? Can 199 00:10:53,880 --> 00:10:56,600 Speaker 2: you just talk me through the process. Is that you saying, hey, guys, 200 00:10:56,600 --> 00:10:58,400 Speaker 2: I think we can get this. Here's a play? Or 201 00:10:58,440 --> 00:11:01,120 Speaker 2: is that Campbell saying we're going what do you got? 202 00:11:01,320 --> 00:11:03,520 Speaker 2: Because I would love to know the process for that. 203 00:11:04,559 --> 00:11:07,439 Speaker 2: Who's the gambler here? Is it Campbell? I mean, is 204 00:11:07,480 --> 00:11:10,600 Speaker 2: it the analytics team? Is it Johnson? I don't think 205 00:11:10,600 --> 00:11:14,000 Speaker 2: the media asked that, but I'm very curious, Rob what 206 00:11:14,400 --> 00:11:17,480 Speaker 2: you like, Like, I think Ben Johnson is dialing up 207 00:11:17,520 --> 00:11:19,960 Speaker 2: some amazing place that there was an inside handoff to 208 00:11:20,000 --> 00:11:23,040 Speaker 2: amaras Saint Brown, which is just I'm like, Oh, that 209 00:11:23,160 --> 00:11:25,400 Speaker 2: is fricking You just don't see that around the league. 210 00:11:25,559 --> 00:11:28,200 Speaker 2: He's doing stuff. He's really in his bag, and I 211 00:11:28,200 --> 00:11:30,480 Speaker 2: would love him as a play caller. I don't know 212 00:11:30,520 --> 00:11:31,840 Speaker 2: if he has the chops to be a head coach. 213 00:11:31,880 --> 00:11:34,160 Speaker 2: I know very little about Ben Johnson. He's not like 214 00:11:34,200 --> 00:11:35,920 Speaker 2: a media whore like a bunch of these other guys 215 00:11:35,960 --> 00:11:37,520 Speaker 2: who want to go out there and get the media love. 216 00:11:38,520 --> 00:11:40,280 Speaker 2: I just I don't know what to make of him 217 00:11:40,320 --> 00:11:41,760 Speaker 2: as a head coach because I don't know if he's 218 00:11:41,800 --> 00:11:42,560 Speaker 2: making these calls. 219 00:11:43,320 --> 00:11:44,880 Speaker 3: Yeah, I think that's fair, And I think the other 220 00:11:44,960 --> 00:11:47,600 Speaker 3: thing that's gonna be working against him, whether it's a 221 00:11:47,600 --> 00:11:51,600 Speaker 3: fair or not, is how many teams are built like 222 00:11:51,600 --> 00:11:52,520 Speaker 3: this Lion's team. 223 00:11:52,840 --> 00:11:53,520 Speaker 2: Yeah like that. 224 00:11:53,600 --> 00:11:57,320 Speaker 3: This offensive line is incredible. The two headed monster at 225 00:11:57,320 --> 00:11:59,680 Speaker 3: the running back position Sonic and Knuckles, which I don't 226 00:11:59,760 --> 00:12:03,240 Speaker 3: like that nickname at all, but Montgomery and Gibbs are 227 00:12:03,720 --> 00:12:06,520 Speaker 3: by far the best one to two combination you know 228 00:12:06,600 --> 00:12:12,640 Speaker 3: in football, Like how many other teams could duplicate that 229 00:12:12,760 --> 00:12:13,720 Speaker 3: kind of system. 230 00:12:13,920 --> 00:12:15,800 Speaker 2: Yeah, it takes a while to like, Yeah, it's going. 231 00:12:15,800 --> 00:12:18,440 Speaker 3: To take a minute to build that up. So that's 232 00:12:18,480 --> 00:12:22,520 Speaker 3: an interesting situation. And I will say this, even after 233 00:12:22,559 --> 00:12:24,360 Speaker 3: everything I just said about the Lions and how I 234 00:12:24,360 --> 00:12:27,800 Speaker 3: don't trust Dan Campbell, and I stand by that. Sign 235 00:12:27,880 --> 00:12:31,280 Speaker 3: me up though for part three Lions Packers at some 236 00:12:31,320 --> 00:12:33,280 Speaker 3: point in the playoffs, I would love to see that 237 00:12:33,360 --> 00:12:35,800 Speaker 3: game because I think these two teams know each other, 238 00:12:36,000 --> 00:12:40,640 Speaker 3: of course divisional foes, and each one presents unique challenges 239 00:12:40,679 --> 00:12:43,559 Speaker 3: to the other one. And part of me was wondering. 240 00:12:43,640 --> 00:12:44,760 Speaker 3: I think it was during the game. I ask year, 241 00:12:44,800 --> 00:12:48,800 Speaker 3: right now we know Dan Campbell's aggressive, do you think 242 00:12:48,840 --> 00:12:53,120 Speaker 3: he was overly aggressive, specifically with the going forward from 243 00:12:53,120 --> 00:12:55,400 Speaker 3: what their own thirty which they fail in the sweep, 244 00:12:55,679 --> 00:12:58,240 Speaker 3: and then going for it again in the final thirty 245 00:12:58,240 --> 00:13:01,040 Speaker 3: seconds to avoid Jeordgan and Love even getting a chance 246 00:13:01,040 --> 00:13:04,160 Speaker 3: to tie the game. Do you think he is aware 247 00:13:05,160 --> 00:13:07,840 Speaker 3: how banged up their defenses and he's like, if we 248 00:13:07,920 --> 00:13:11,640 Speaker 3: don't clinch this one seed, we have zero chance of 249 00:13:11,679 --> 00:13:12,439 Speaker 3: making a deep run. 250 00:13:12,800 --> 00:13:14,880 Speaker 2: Yeah, I think there's certainly something there. He's worried about 251 00:13:14,880 --> 00:13:17,160 Speaker 2: his defense, but the other thing is like, listen, we 252 00:13:17,200 --> 00:13:19,280 Speaker 2: can all play armchair quarterback all we want. Oh what 253 00:13:19,320 --> 00:13:19,760 Speaker 2: are they doing? 254 00:13:19,800 --> 00:13:20,240 Speaker 3: Going for it? 255 00:13:20,400 --> 00:13:24,760 Speaker 2: He knows his team way better than anyone, so in practice, 256 00:13:24,880 --> 00:13:26,760 Speaker 2: I don't know how many times have they gone over 257 00:13:26,920 --> 00:13:30,640 Speaker 2: at play X play Why? Like he has to have 258 00:13:30,720 --> 00:13:32,559 Speaker 2: confidence in them. I don't have the fourth quarter stats 259 00:13:32,559 --> 00:13:34,840 Speaker 2: in front of me, but for some reason, it feels 260 00:13:34,840 --> 00:13:37,360 Speaker 2: like on every high leverage spot they're able to deliver 261 00:13:37,480 --> 00:13:41,040 Speaker 2: rob you know, and that is having an amazing offensive line, 262 00:13:41,080 --> 00:13:44,480 Speaker 2: having a veteran quarterback, having two awesome running backs, and 263 00:13:44,520 --> 00:13:47,400 Speaker 2: a'm Aara Saint Brown. I mean he had I thought 264 00:13:47,480 --> 00:13:48,839 Speaker 2: largely a quiet game. 265 00:13:49,840 --> 00:13:51,800 Speaker 3: Oh he was blocking his ass off though even Kirk 266 00:13:51,880 --> 00:13:53,440 Speaker 3: Kirkchey was talking about it, like, I know he only 267 00:13:53,440 --> 00:13:55,920 Speaker 3: had three targets at the time, but you saw him 268 00:13:55,920 --> 00:13:58,240 Speaker 3: in the running game getting after it over and over. 269 00:13:58,280 --> 00:14:00,600 Speaker 3: And that's kind of what separates him from a lot 270 00:14:00,600 --> 00:14:04,280 Speaker 3: of these other top flat wide receivers is like him, 271 00:14:04,480 --> 00:14:07,920 Speaker 3: Cooper Cup or two guys who they'll block every play 272 00:14:07,960 --> 00:14:09,240 Speaker 3: if that's what it takes for them to win. And 273 00:14:09,440 --> 00:14:11,640 Speaker 3: a'mon rossing Brown was great, even the stats don't show it. 274 00:14:12,000 --> 00:14:13,640 Speaker 2: There was also a play at the goal line. I 275 00:14:13,679 --> 00:14:15,120 Speaker 2: think it was the fourth down, one of the fourth 276 00:14:15,120 --> 00:14:17,240 Speaker 2: downs to Tim Patrick where they came out of the 277 00:14:17,320 --> 00:14:21,480 Speaker 2: huddle and Jamier Gibbs went out wide and Amar Ross 278 00:14:21,480 --> 00:14:23,760 Speaker 2: saying Brown lined up in Gibbs the spot, and you 279 00:14:23,760 --> 00:14:25,960 Speaker 2: could see right before the snap the Packers are like, wait, 280 00:14:26,000 --> 00:14:27,920 Speaker 2: what the hell's going on? And there were some pointing 281 00:14:27,960 --> 00:14:30,520 Speaker 2: around and everybody kind of flocked to Amon ra and 282 00:14:30,520 --> 00:14:32,560 Speaker 2: of course Tim Patrick wide open for the touchdown. Cats 283 00:14:32,560 --> 00:14:36,440 Speaker 2: like that is scheme. They have to have confidence that, dude, 284 00:14:36,520 --> 00:14:38,000 Speaker 2: we're gonna come to the line of scrimmage. We're not 285 00:14:38,000 --> 00:14:40,120 Speaker 2: going to do basic shit and people are not gonna 286 00:14:40,120 --> 00:14:43,880 Speaker 2: be ready. Is a really good team, Rob, I'm just 287 00:14:43,920 --> 00:14:46,760 Speaker 2: gonna continue to say if they have to go to Philly, 288 00:14:47,040 --> 00:14:49,400 Speaker 2: they're not winning at home. I think they got a 289 00:14:49,440 --> 00:14:50,160 Speaker 2: chance to beat Philly. 290 00:14:51,880 --> 00:14:54,120 Speaker 3: I mean it's hard to go against that, especially now 291 00:14:54,120 --> 00:14:56,040 Speaker 3: that we've seen because I know last week I'm sounding 292 00:14:56,040 --> 00:14:58,000 Speaker 3: like a hypocrite because I said last week I like Detroit, 293 00:14:58,920 --> 00:15:02,160 Speaker 3: but seeing how bad they are, and I saw a 294 00:15:02,280 --> 00:15:06,760 Speaker 3: stat before the game that said they had thirteen guys 295 00:15:06,880 --> 00:15:10,400 Speaker 3: that are either on IR or were out in Week fourteen, 296 00:15:10,960 --> 00:15:16,120 Speaker 3: including five of their two deep defensive line, so five 297 00:15:16,160 --> 00:15:20,680 Speaker 3: of the eight were hurt. Like, I don't know how 298 00:15:20,720 --> 00:15:25,800 Speaker 3: it's conceivable that you can, you know, go up against 299 00:15:25,800 --> 00:15:28,320 Speaker 3: the team like the Philadelphia Eagles that run the ball 300 00:15:28,400 --> 00:15:29,920 Speaker 3: just as well, if not better than you do in 301 00:15:29,960 --> 00:15:33,480 Speaker 3: Detroit with that thin of a defensive front and think 302 00:15:33,520 --> 00:15:35,160 Speaker 3: you're gonna be able to do it whether it's at 303 00:15:35,200 --> 00:15:36,160 Speaker 3: home or on the road. 304 00:15:36,560 --> 00:15:39,600 Speaker 2: By the way, it should be noted, the Monday night 305 00:15:39,600 --> 00:15:43,840 Speaker 2: football game was a wacky, crazy game. I didn't think 306 00:15:43,880 --> 00:15:47,640 Speaker 2: it was good football. This was a wild, high scoring game. 307 00:15:47,760 --> 00:15:49,880 Speaker 2: I thought it was good football because it was good teams. 308 00:15:50,720 --> 00:15:52,640 Speaker 2: I mean, there was just so many big plays and 309 00:15:52,760 --> 00:15:55,560 Speaker 2: busts in that last game or on the Monday night 310 00:15:55,560 --> 00:15:59,520 Speaker 2: football game. I'm looking here, I see one explosive play 311 00:16:00,120 --> 00:16:02,320 Speaker 2: on the Lions to Jamison Williams where he caught it 312 00:16:02,320 --> 00:16:04,000 Speaker 2: over the middle and just streaked for twenty eight yards. 313 00:16:04,000 --> 00:16:06,960 Speaker 2: Everything else was twenty and under. And it's like, okay, 314 00:16:07,320 --> 00:16:10,440 Speaker 2: so the Packers defensive strategy of way, we're gonna zone 315 00:16:10,440 --> 00:16:11,960 Speaker 2: you up, We'll give you all this stuff underneath, but 316 00:16:12,000 --> 00:16:15,280 Speaker 2: no big plays kind of sort of worked. I Mean, 317 00:16:15,320 --> 00:16:17,520 Speaker 2: they didn't win, but it kept they were in the game. 318 00:16:17,560 --> 00:16:19,880 Speaker 2: The entire time. They kind of bottled up the run game. 319 00:16:19,920 --> 00:16:23,680 Speaker 2: Montgomery fifty one, Gibs forty three. It wasn't the worst 320 00:16:23,680 --> 00:16:25,280 Speaker 2: strategy in the world, as long as you're not giving 321 00:16:25,360 --> 00:16:27,640 Speaker 2: up like seventy yard touchdowns. Like I mean, in that 322 00:16:27,720 --> 00:16:31,720 Speaker 2: Browns Browns Broncos game, it felt like there was like 323 00:16:31,800 --> 00:16:34,400 Speaker 2: ten plays over fifty years, maybe fifty. It was just 324 00:16:34,840 --> 00:16:35,680 Speaker 2: joky football. 325 00:16:35,800 --> 00:16:36,920 Speaker 3: It was big tall football. 326 00:16:37,200 --> 00:16:39,600 Speaker 2: Yeah, basically yeah, yeah yeah, or arena league football. 327 00:16:39,680 --> 00:16:39,880 Speaker 1: Yeah. 328 00:16:40,560 --> 00:16:43,400 Speaker 2: Like this was excellent, and like that NFC championship game 329 00:16:43,880 --> 00:16:47,160 Speaker 2: Lions Niners was awesome. I cannot wait for the football 330 00:16:47,160 --> 00:16:52,040 Speaker 2: playoffs and Rob, We're getting close, getting very close. All right, 331 00:16:52,200 --> 00:16:55,360 Speaker 2: let's get two best bets this weekend college football and 332 00:16:55,400 --> 00:16:55,960 Speaker 2: the NFL. 333 00:16:57,320 --> 00:17:00,160 Speaker 1: Fox Sports Radio has the best sports talk lineup up 334 00:17:00,160 --> 00:17:03,200 Speaker 1: in the nation. Catch all of our shows at foxsports 335 00:17:03,320 --> 00:17:07,640 Speaker 1: Radio dot com and within the iHeartRadio app search FSR 336 00:17:07,760 --> 00:17:12,840 Speaker 1: to listen live. The only thing better than sitting on 337 00:17:12,880 --> 00:17:16,919 Speaker 1: your couch watching the games is making money while you 338 00:17:17,160 --> 00:17:19,560 Speaker 1: do it. Here's your best bet. 339 00:17:20,880 --> 00:17:23,840 Speaker 2: All right, best best time here on the podcast. It's 340 00:17:23,880 --> 00:17:27,800 Speaker 2: been a damn good week. Monday night football did not 341 00:17:27,960 --> 00:17:31,439 Speaker 2: go my way, but but we bounce back with college 342 00:17:31,480 --> 00:17:35,440 Speaker 2: basketball winners three nights in a row on an unbelievable 343 00:17:35,440 --> 00:17:38,159 Speaker 2: hot streak. I mean, very very fortunate now eight and 344 00:17:38,240 --> 00:17:42,399 Speaker 2: oh Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday. However, I'm nervous about this college 345 00:17:42,400 --> 00:17:45,600 Speaker 2: football weekend. It's been a great college football season, but 346 00:17:45,720 --> 00:17:47,480 Speaker 2: I don't like the games this weekend. And let me 347 00:17:47,560 --> 00:17:52,480 Speaker 2: just briefly say why not. So the college football playoff 348 00:17:52,520 --> 00:17:54,600 Speaker 2: has kind of changed the way I look at conference 349 00:17:54,680 --> 00:18:01,480 Speaker 2: championship weekend. Almost everybody playing is already in the college 350 00:18:01,480 --> 00:18:04,520 Speaker 2: football playoff. So conference championship we get, Yeah, it feels great, 351 00:18:04,520 --> 00:18:08,399 Speaker 2: it's wonderful, but you're automatically, I mean almost everyone is 352 00:18:08,480 --> 00:18:11,760 Speaker 2: automatically going to the playoff. So this isn't the end 353 00:18:11,760 --> 00:18:15,000 Speaker 2: of your season. Do you structure your coaching differently. We've 354 00:18:15,000 --> 00:18:17,000 Speaker 2: talked about that a couple times this week on the podcast, 355 00:18:17,000 --> 00:18:21,199 Speaker 2: and it's like, I don't know, Like, I mean, what 356 00:18:21,240 --> 00:18:23,879 Speaker 2: are we gonna see from Georgia We surely they didn't 357 00:18:23,920 --> 00:18:26,119 Speaker 2: look like they were ready against Georgia Tech. I know 358 00:18:26,119 --> 00:18:29,040 Speaker 2: that's a rivalry game, but with seventeen nothing they needed 359 00:18:29,080 --> 00:18:30,919 Speaker 2: eight overtimes, is that team gonna be gassed and have 360 00:18:30,960 --> 00:18:33,120 Speaker 2: nothing left in the tank? Or is it the opposite? 361 00:18:33,200 --> 00:18:36,200 Speaker 2: Are they just gonna Hey, it's playoff time. This is 362 00:18:36,240 --> 00:18:38,959 Speaker 2: a playoff game. You know, if we win this, you know, 363 00:18:39,119 --> 00:18:42,040 Speaker 2: could we host or could we get a buye? You know? 364 00:18:42,119 --> 00:18:44,040 Speaker 2: Are we playing for the buye? And I as such, 365 00:18:44,080 --> 00:18:46,440 Speaker 2: I'm on, We'll start with college. I want Georgia small. 366 00:18:46,480 --> 00:18:49,080 Speaker 2: All the college bets this week are small, just because 367 00:18:49,119 --> 00:18:51,560 Speaker 2: there's no major confidence and I don't know what to 368 00:18:51,640 --> 00:18:54,800 Speaker 2: take away from the fact that the playoff is looming, 369 00:18:55,480 --> 00:18:58,560 Speaker 2: and you know, I give it slight A small play 370 00:18:58,600 --> 00:19:01,320 Speaker 2: on Georgia plus three. I've a small play on SMU 371 00:19:01,440 --> 00:19:05,399 Speaker 2: minus two. I don't think Clemson is very good. That 372 00:19:05,560 --> 00:19:08,520 Speaker 2: being said, I wonder can SMU get in with the loss? 373 00:19:09,160 --> 00:19:11,840 Speaker 2: Is that even entering their head Clemson's in one mode, 374 00:19:12,040 --> 00:19:13,960 Speaker 2: must win. We gotta win to get in or the 375 00:19:14,000 --> 00:19:17,600 Speaker 2: season's over. So I'm on SMU minus two, UNLV plus 376 00:19:17,600 --> 00:19:19,960 Speaker 2: four and a half. Very small. Don't don't love that bad. 377 00:19:20,359 --> 00:19:22,600 Speaker 2: Ohio plus three is the only one. I went a 378 00:19:22,640 --> 00:19:25,560 Speaker 2: little bit larger. Now it's plus three minus one thirty 379 00:19:25,640 --> 00:19:29,560 Speaker 2: seven heavy juice. Don't love that. Ohio plus three against 380 00:19:29,640 --> 00:19:34,360 Speaker 2: Miami of Ohio. And then finally Penn State plus three 381 00:19:34,359 --> 00:19:38,000 Speaker 2: and a half under the now, I argued on Cowherd 382 00:19:38,000 --> 00:19:41,280 Speaker 2: that listen, this is an Oregon team who's gonna be 383 00:19:41,280 --> 00:19:44,760 Speaker 2: playing a bunch of playoff games. I wonder if the 384 00:19:44,840 --> 00:19:49,360 Speaker 2: Oregon fan base is like, hey, you know, let's travel 385 00:19:49,720 --> 00:19:51,639 Speaker 2: for the big TED championship game and then, oh, by 386 00:19:51,680 --> 00:19:54,359 Speaker 2: the way, then we're gonna have probably two or three 387 00:19:54,440 --> 00:19:58,040 Speaker 2: more games left in the season. It's like, oh, that's 388 00:19:58,040 --> 00:20:02,119 Speaker 2: a lot of travel, and I just I don't know 389 00:20:02,160 --> 00:20:03,800 Speaker 2: if Oregon's gonna have a big crowd there. 390 00:20:03,880 --> 00:20:03,960 Speaker 1: Now. 391 00:20:04,080 --> 00:20:06,560 Speaker 2: One could argue Oregon's been locked into this game for 392 00:20:06,600 --> 00:20:09,359 Speaker 2: a couple weeks, so people went ahead and got their tickets. Meanwhile, 393 00:20:09,359 --> 00:20:12,320 Speaker 2: Penn State just got in this past weekend after Ohio 394 00:20:12,400 --> 00:20:16,240 Speaker 2: State lost. Penn State's much closer to Indianapolis. I'm of 395 00:20:16,280 --> 00:20:19,280 Speaker 2: the belief, you know, Penn State probably shows well here. 396 00:20:19,560 --> 00:20:22,320 Speaker 2: I saw tickets somewhere on StubHub, was like twelve dollars 397 00:20:22,359 --> 00:20:25,040 Speaker 2: to get in, Like it's not gonna be a rabid, wild, 398 00:20:25,040 --> 00:20:29,280 Speaker 2: crazy audience. I took small bet Penn State plus three 399 00:20:29,280 --> 00:20:30,919 Speaker 2: and a half just to have some action. But I 400 00:20:30,960 --> 00:20:33,800 Speaker 2: will confess this Saturday, I have a ton of stuff 401 00:20:33,840 --> 00:20:36,520 Speaker 2: going on, and I will not, unfortunately, be planted in 402 00:20:36,560 --> 00:20:39,919 Speaker 2: front of the television for seven hours watching mediocre conference 403 00:20:40,000 --> 00:20:45,680 Speaker 2: championship football. Let's get to the NFL and totals. Let's 404 00:20:45,680 --> 00:20:49,080 Speaker 2: start with the totals. I am under forty four in 405 00:20:49,200 --> 00:20:53,120 Speaker 2: Seattle and Arizona. It's a rematch, It's a divisional matchup. 406 00:20:53,119 --> 00:20:54,959 Speaker 2: The last time they met it was very low scoring. 407 00:20:55,000 --> 00:20:58,240 Speaker 2: I anticipate another low scoring game. This is my biggest 408 00:20:58,280 --> 00:21:01,880 Speaker 2: total bet of the week. Under four Seattle, Arizona under 409 00:21:01,920 --> 00:21:05,720 Speaker 2: forty five. Minnesota and Atlanta will do more on this game. 410 00:21:05,760 --> 00:21:10,760 Speaker 2: Shortly on the side total Browns Pittsburgh over forty four 411 00:21:10,800 --> 00:21:12,520 Speaker 2: and a half. I know it's a divisional game. I 412 00:21:12,560 --> 00:21:14,800 Speaker 2: know it's a rematch, but you've got to wonder about 413 00:21:14,840 --> 00:21:18,280 Speaker 2: the mindset of the Browns after that excruciating loss in 414 00:21:18,359 --> 00:21:24,080 Speaker 2: Denver at altitude Monday night, Pittsburgh, you know, wins a 415 00:21:24,119 --> 00:21:27,719 Speaker 2: shootout over the Bengals, and Pittsburgh's now like, guys, we 416 00:21:27,760 --> 00:21:32,000 Speaker 2: could win the division. You know, I don't know, is 417 00:21:32,040 --> 00:21:34,280 Speaker 2: the number one seed to play if say, Kansas City 418 00:21:34,280 --> 00:21:37,919 Speaker 2: and Buffalo stumble this weekend. Pittsburgh. This team, I've been 419 00:21:37,960 --> 00:21:39,919 Speaker 2: slow to get around on them. It's my bad but 420 00:21:39,960 --> 00:21:42,400 Speaker 2: I'm on the over forty four and a half Pittsburgh 421 00:21:42,680 --> 00:21:44,879 Speaker 2: and Cleveland. I think you know his Pittsburgh offense is 422 00:21:44,880 --> 00:21:49,240 Speaker 2: turning into quite the machine. Under forty three in Chargers Chiefs. 423 00:21:49,440 --> 00:21:53,080 Speaker 2: I think everybody understands that one. Chargers are very limited. 424 00:21:53,080 --> 00:21:55,560 Speaker 2: I read an article on the Athletic the Chargers are 425 00:21:55,560 --> 00:21:57,919 Speaker 2: seeing more man coverage. Do they have the receivers to 426 00:21:57,960 --> 00:22:00,480 Speaker 2: overcome it? And if you look at the last couple weeks, 427 00:22:01,200 --> 00:22:05,360 Speaker 2: not really. And I saw Lad McConkey, he's dicey. They 428 00:22:05,359 --> 00:22:09,160 Speaker 2: don't know if he's gonna play. I kind of want 429 00:22:09,160 --> 00:22:10,640 Speaker 2: to lay it with the I mean I did lay 430 00:22:10,640 --> 00:22:12,720 Speaker 2: it with the Chiefs, but not contest. That's not a 431 00:22:12,760 --> 00:22:15,640 Speaker 2: contest pick for me. But under forty three in that one, 432 00:22:15,920 --> 00:22:17,960 Speaker 2: and then finally over forty nine and a half Monday 433 00:22:18,000 --> 00:22:20,960 Speaker 2: Night Football Sincey and Dallas sides. I told you guys 434 00:22:21,000 --> 00:22:24,199 Speaker 2: with crack Man that Eagles about US twelve was my 435 00:22:24,280 --> 00:22:26,199 Speaker 2: first bet of the week. Really like it. It's up 436 00:22:26,200 --> 00:22:29,960 Speaker 2: to thirteen. Feeling good about it. Carolina's run defense is abysmal, 437 00:22:30,359 --> 00:22:33,560 Speaker 2: Bucky Irving made them look awful, and Philadelphia's gonna run 438 00:22:33,560 --> 00:22:35,879 Speaker 2: it down their throat. This could be could be a 439 00:22:35,960 --> 00:22:42,119 Speaker 2: game where they're in such control that fourth quarter is backups. Now, Carolina, 440 00:22:42,200 --> 00:22:45,080 Speaker 2: I don't think is gonna like roll over and not 441 00:22:45,240 --> 00:22:47,760 Speaker 2: try once they start getting run over. Because Bryce Young's 442 00:22:47,760 --> 00:22:51,040 Speaker 2: been flinging it pretty damn well. I would say, in 443 00:22:51,080 --> 00:22:54,400 Speaker 2: the last you know, three weeks, Bryce Young's looking really good. 444 00:22:55,040 --> 00:22:58,080 Speaker 2: Whether if you're wondering in Philly, not that cold. It'll 445 00:22:58,119 --> 00:23:01,119 Speaker 2: be in the forties for kickoff. I mean, that's presentable, 446 00:23:01,160 --> 00:23:03,600 Speaker 2: that's not absolutely brutal. There's a storm coming Monday, but 447 00:23:04,480 --> 00:23:06,840 Speaker 2: the games on Sunday. So I'm on Eagles minus twelve, 448 00:23:07,760 --> 00:23:09,680 Speaker 2: the dumbest bet I made, and I would admit, you 449 00:23:09,720 --> 00:23:12,040 Speaker 2: should not follow my Buffalo Bills minus five. So I 450 00:23:12,040 --> 00:23:14,440 Speaker 2: took that one day. As soon as the Stafford stuff 451 00:23:14,480 --> 00:23:16,040 Speaker 2: started popping up, I was like, oh, let me grab 452 00:23:16,119 --> 00:23:18,560 Speaker 2: bills just in case Stafford doesn't go he decides to 453 00:23:18,560 --> 00:23:21,720 Speaker 2: shut it down. Well, Stafford's fine, he's gonna play, and 454 00:23:21,960 --> 00:23:23,600 Speaker 2: the line's down to three and a half and a 455 00:23:23,640 --> 00:23:26,040 Speaker 2: lot of people I respect are on the rams here, 456 00:23:26,400 --> 00:23:28,600 Speaker 2: So I would just say sidestep that I'm not buying 457 00:23:28,600 --> 00:23:31,439 Speaker 2: out of mine because I'm pop committed to the bills 458 00:23:31,640 --> 00:23:35,040 Speaker 2: and I will tell you. So, this is a big 459 00:23:35,240 --> 00:23:40,480 Speaker 2: weekend in Los Angeles. There's so much happening Christmas, party wise, holidays. 460 00:23:40,880 --> 00:23:44,359 Speaker 2: I think my guess is this is sixty five thirty 461 00:23:44,400 --> 00:23:49,200 Speaker 2: five Bills fans, maybe seventy thirty. And I personally think 462 00:23:49,240 --> 00:23:52,119 Speaker 2: the Rams are done. They have no showed in the 463 00:23:52,119 --> 00:23:55,520 Speaker 2: first half of so many games recently. You can't do 464 00:23:55,600 --> 00:23:58,399 Speaker 2: that against Buffalo. Now. I know everybody's saying, Hey, Buffalo 465 00:23:58,480 --> 00:24:01,040 Speaker 2: coming off one of the biggest highs, the snow game, 466 00:24:01,400 --> 00:24:04,000 Speaker 2: throttling San Francisco. Now they've got to fly to the 467 00:24:04,040 --> 00:24:07,200 Speaker 2: West Coast, and it's like, oh, for a game against 468 00:24:07,240 --> 00:24:10,040 Speaker 2: the Rams, And is Buffalo gonna be up for it? 469 00:24:10,080 --> 00:24:13,719 Speaker 2: After that huge win? You know on deck they have 470 00:24:13,760 --> 00:24:17,199 Speaker 2: a humongous game, perhaps a Super Bowl preview against the 471 00:24:17,240 --> 00:24:20,400 Speaker 2: Lions that's also on the road, and it's like, can 472 00:24:20,440 --> 00:24:22,639 Speaker 2: are they gonna overlook the rents? I would guess No. 473 00:24:24,840 --> 00:24:26,639 Speaker 2: I'm on Buffalo minus five. I don't like it. I 474 00:24:26,680 --> 00:24:27,520 Speaker 2: don't recommend it. 475 00:24:28,280 --> 00:24:31,159 Speaker 1: Fox Sports Radio has the best sports talk lineup in 476 00:24:31,200 --> 00:24:34,560 Speaker 1: the nation. Catch all of our shows at foxsports Radio 477 00:24:34,720 --> 00:24:38,800 Speaker 1: dot com and within the iHeartRadio app search FSR to 478 00:24:38,920 --> 00:24:39,600 Speaker 1: listen live. 479 00:24:40,160 --> 00:24:42,960 Speaker 2: I did take a bite a nibble of the Bears 480 00:24:42,960 --> 00:24:45,960 Speaker 2: on the money line. I think it's a minus one seventy. 481 00:24:46,200 --> 00:24:48,440 Speaker 2: I think it was. And then Bears plus four against 482 00:24:48,480 --> 00:24:52,280 Speaker 2: San fran I you know, I love brock Perdy. I 483 00:24:52,320 --> 00:24:54,800 Speaker 2: don't know if he's healthy. This Trent Williams story is 484 00:24:54,800 --> 00:24:59,000 Speaker 2: so sad, so many guys the Christian McCaffrey note if 485 00:24:59,040 --> 00:25:01,359 Speaker 2: you guys read it online, like he posted on IG 486 00:25:01,520 --> 00:25:04,239 Speaker 2: about his season being over, like that locker room is 487 00:25:04,280 --> 00:25:06,879 Speaker 2: so down in the dumps and depressed. I don't know 488 00:25:06,920 --> 00:25:09,960 Speaker 2: how you motivate for this, and they're getting waxed lately. 489 00:25:10,040 --> 00:25:11,919 Speaker 2: I don't think the Bears are capable of that. But 490 00:25:12,000 --> 00:25:14,920 Speaker 2: of course there is the new coach bump with iber 491 00:25:14,960 --> 00:25:17,040 Speaker 2: Flues being fired. There are a lot of reports that 492 00:25:17,040 --> 00:25:21,280 Speaker 2: the players did not like Eberflus would not surprise me 493 00:25:21,320 --> 00:25:23,200 Speaker 2: if the Bears won this game outright in San France. 494 00:25:23,240 --> 00:25:25,600 Speaker 2: And then the final dumb bet that I made that 495 00:25:26,080 --> 00:25:28,960 Speaker 2: I do not recommend Seattle plus three. You guys know, 496 00:25:29,040 --> 00:25:32,040 Speaker 2: I talked to a bunch of gamblers text DM whatever 497 00:25:32,520 --> 00:25:34,879 Speaker 2: and a couple of the guys that I really like. 498 00:25:34,920 --> 00:25:37,840 Speaker 2: They're like, I gotta go Arizona. I haven't seen anyone 499 00:25:38,160 --> 00:25:40,800 Speaker 2: on Seattle here now I'm on an island. I bet it. 500 00:25:41,119 --> 00:25:43,320 Speaker 2: I will not be entering Seattle in the contest, despite 501 00:25:43,359 --> 00:25:45,960 Speaker 2: how much I like them. The contest is still a 502 00:25:45,960 --> 00:25:48,560 Speaker 2: little bit up in the air. For sure. Minnesota and 503 00:25:48,600 --> 00:25:50,639 Speaker 2: Philly will be in their Minnesota minus five and a half. 504 00:25:51,280 --> 00:25:54,159 Speaker 2: So Kirk Cousins played for Kevin O'Connell. Kevin O'Connell at 505 00:25:54,160 --> 00:25:56,160 Speaker 2: the end of the season decided, yeah, we like you, Kirk. 506 00:25:56,200 --> 00:25:58,359 Speaker 2: We just die We're not going to offer you the bag. 507 00:26:00,400 --> 00:26:03,200 Speaker 2: All Kirk Cousins' limitations are known by Kevin O'Connell. They 508 00:26:03,200 --> 00:26:06,160 Speaker 2: know all his strengths and weaknesses. Brian Flores saw him 509 00:26:06,480 --> 00:26:11,480 Speaker 2: in practice last year. This is a really, really tough 510 00:26:11,520 --> 00:26:13,760 Speaker 2: spot for Cousins now. The only problem, as we talked 511 00:26:13,800 --> 00:26:16,479 Speaker 2: about with crack Man yesterday, is if you go ahead 512 00:26:16,680 --> 00:26:22,000 Speaker 2: and take Minnesota, this is laying a big number, big 513 00:26:22,080 --> 00:26:25,840 Speaker 2: number against a team that was again a few weeks ago, 514 00:26:25,920 --> 00:26:28,560 Speaker 2: just six and three. They were predicted to win the division. 515 00:26:29,040 --> 00:26:32,479 Speaker 2: And it's like, is Minnesota's offense that good? Minnesota, by 516 00:26:32,480 --> 00:26:35,359 Speaker 2: the way, I don't want to say offensively, they're leaking oil. 517 00:26:35,400 --> 00:26:37,760 Speaker 2: But if you just look at the trend lines and 518 00:26:37,800 --> 00:26:40,360 Speaker 2: I did have somebody tell me something and this kind 519 00:26:40,400 --> 00:26:44,280 Speaker 2: of factors in here. Well, Jay, you know, you guys 520 00:26:44,320 --> 00:26:48,119 Speaker 2: you love Philly. But what about the Eagles and the 521 00:26:48,160 --> 00:26:50,320 Speaker 2: Packers game from week one? You remember that in Brazil 522 00:26:50,800 --> 00:26:52,440 Speaker 2: Packer's hung with a Packers should have won that game. 523 00:26:52,440 --> 00:26:53,800 Speaker 2: I was like, hold up, hold up, pulled up. That 524 00:26:53,880 --> 00:26:58,399 Speaker 2: was week one. That's like thrown out the window. You know. Like, 525 00:26:59,280 --> 00:27:02,320 Speaker 2: were coaching my daughter's soccer team in the Beach Cup 526 00:27:02,359 --> 00:27:07,280 Speaker 2: playoffs this weekend and in our first game of the season, 527 00:27:08,119 --> 00:27:10,000 Speaker 2: and it was like a they called it a preseason game. 528 00:27:10,000 --> 00:27:12,639 Speaker 2: It doesn't count towards your record, but we're just trying 529 00:27:12,640 --> 00:27:14,600 Speaker 2: people places. We didn't really know the roster, we didn't 530 00:27:14,600 --> 00:27:15,919 Speaker 2: know what we had. We had one practice and we 531 00:27:15,960 --> 00:27:19,080 Speaker 2: got destroyed by a team that ended up being the 532 00:27:19,119 --> 00:27:21,320 Speaker 2: best team. They beat us like eight to three. Now, 533 00:27:21,320 --> 00:27:23,080 Speaker 2: our best player had to leave after the third quarter, 534 00:27:23,119 --> 00:27:24,360 Speaker 2: and it was at that point it was like five 535 00:27:24,359 --> 00:27:25,800 Speaker 2: to three and we just fell apart in the fourth. 536 00:27:26,119 --> 00:27:29,159 Speaker 2: But the guy I coached with was like, oh, this 537 00:27:29,160 --> 00:27:30,600 Speaker 2: could be a long season. I was like, God, this 538 00:27:30,640 --> 00:27:32,560 Speaker 2: is relaxed. You know, we got some talent. We just had. 539 00:27:32,560 --> 00:27:34,000 Speaker 2: It took us a little while to figure out who 540 00:27:34,040 --> 00:27:38,240 Speaker 2: goes where. And in the rematch, we led them one 541 00:27:38,280 --> 00:27:40,919 Speaker 2: to zero, we led them two to one, and then 542 00:27:40,920 --> 00:27:43,040 Speaker 2: they got a goal from their superstar with like five 543 00:27:43,080 --> 00:27:45,639 Speaker 2: minutes left, a tough, tough goal to tie it. But 544 00:27:45,720 --> 00:27:47,760 Speaker 2: we they know we were the better side in that game. 545 00:27:48,320 --> 00:27:51,919 Speaker 2: And you get better as the season goes on. And 546 00:27:52,240 --> 00:27:55,880 Speaker 2: I'm just telling you, this is a totally different Eagles team, 547 00:27:56,440 --> 00:27:59,359 Speaker 2: just as this is a totally different Falcons team. This 548 00:27:59,400 --> 00:28:01,879 Speaker 2: is a totally differ Vikings team. Early in the year, 549 00:28:01,920 --> 00:28:04,920 Speaker 2: I mean, Vikings were smacking people. They played the Giants, 550 00:28:05,080 --> 00:28:07,480 Speaker 2: smacked him twenty eight six, they played the Niners, beat 551 00:28:07,560 --> 00:28:10,640 Speaker 2: them handily, twenty three seventeen, beat the Texans thirty four 552 00:28:10,640 --> 00:28:13,800 Speaker 2: to seven. I mean, they're waxing folks now here. We 553 00:28:13,840 --> 00:28:18,560 Speaker 2: are last four weeks and it's like twelve seven against 554 00:28:18,560 --> 00:28:20,600 Speaker 2: the Jags on the road, and that was against Mac 555 00:28:20,680 --> 00:28:24,480 Speaker 2: Jones twenty three thirteen. I mean, they covered against the Titans, 556 00:28:24,520 --> 00:28:27,320 Speaker 2: but it was a slog. Bears. They barely beat thirty 557 00:28:27,359 --> 00:28:30,560 Speaker 2: twenty seven, barely beat Arizona. Arizona is okay, but you're 558 00:28:30,600 --> 00:28:35,440 Speaker 2: not seeing the dominant Vikings. You saw earlier. I think 559 00:28:36,320 --> 00:28:38,440 Speaker 2: this number is a little high, and I still like 560 00:28:38,480 --> 00:28:43,720 Speaker 2: the Vikings simply because of Kevin O'Connell versus well, I 561 00:28:43,760 --> 00:28:46,080 Speaker 2: know it's not versus because he was the head coach 562 00:28:46,120 --> 00:28:48,240 Speaker 2: and he's not the defensive cordator, but Kevin O'Connell and 563 00:28:48,240 --> 00:28:52,160 Speaker 2: Brian Flores versus Kirk Cousins and this Falcons team. Bottom line, 564 00:28:52,160 --> 00:28:55,480 Speaker 2: I think I'm done betting the Falcons all season because, man, 565 00:28:55,560 --> 00:28:57,920 Speaker 2: every time I backed these guys, it's just such a 566 00:28:58,000 --> 00:29:00,760 Speaker 2: sweat coop. The kicker can't make anything now now, so 567 00:29:00,760 --> 00:29:02,680 Speaker 2: I'm on the Vikings. And do you know what this means? 568 00:29:02,760 --> 00:29:04,360 Speaker 2: That the Falcons are going to play their butts off. 569 00:29:04,440 --> 00:29:06,160 Speaker 2: Kirk Cousins is probably gonna come in the back door. 570 00:29:06,400 --> 00:29:07,800 Speaker 2: And the problem with the number, like five and a 571 00:29:07,840 --> 00:29:10,840 Speaker 2: half is if the Vikings are up twenty four or 572 00:29:10,880 --> 00:29:13,160 Speaker 2: fourteen with three minutes left, Kirk Cousins is just going 573 00:29:13,200 --> 00:29:16,280 Speaker 2: to be chucking duck two minute drive and they're gonna 574 00:29:16,280 --> 00:29:18,080 Speaker 2: give up chunk plays, and then the Falcons will come 575 00:29:18,080 --> 00:29:20,360 Speaker 2: in the back door, you know, And that's what concerns me. 576 00:29:20,760 --> 00:29:23,640 Speaker 2: The hope is that Flores is blitzing so much early 577 00:29:24,200 --> 00:29:28,840 Speaker 2: that it's just an insurmountable lead and the Falcons are 578 00:29:28,840 --> 00:29:30,600 Speaker 2: destroyed and they can't do anything. So those are the 579 00:29:30,720 --> 00:29:34,200 Speaker 2: NFL plays this week. It's a weird week. I don't 580 00:29:34,240 --> 00:29:38,000 Speaker 2: see a ton of stuff I love. I'm looking closer 581 00:29:38,040 --> 00:29:40,600 Speaker 2: at that Bucks Raiders game because I thought the Tampa 582 00:29:40,640 --> 00:29:44,480 Speaker 2: Bay defense was just abhorrent. Antonio Pierce has his guys 583 00:29:44,480 --> 00:29:47,760 Speaker 2: playing tough, but did that Chiefs game totally just wreck them? 584 00:29:47,800 --> 00:29:49,960 Speaker 2: I don't know. I kind of like the Titans, but 585 00:29:50,000 --> 00:29:52,959 Speaker 2: I cannot do that. This just a fate of Mac Jones. 586 00:29:53,960 --> 00:29:56,480 Speaker 2: I think he's awful. And the other one I kind 587 00:29:56,480 --> 00:30:00,040 Speaker 2: of like is Cincinnati, but oh gosh, I just we 588 00:30:00,040 --> 00:30:03,880 Speaker 2: can't stomach backing that defense, which can't stop anybody. And 589 00:30:03,920 --> 00:30:05,760 Speaker 2: now they're done. The season's over. They're not going to 590 00:30:05,760 --> 00:30:08,240 Speaker 2: the playoffs. Like are they gonna let Cooper Rush walk 591 00:30:08,240 --> 00:30:10,000 Speaker 2: them up and down the field. So those are the 592 00:30:10,000 --> 00:30:14,080 Speaker 2: best bets for the weekend. We'll be back on Monday. Everybody, 593 00:30:14,080 --> 00:30:15,160 Speaker 2: have a good one. Talk to you then.