1 00:00:00,080 --> 00:00:02,600 Speaker 1: Thanks for listening to the Best of the Herd podcast. 2 00:00:02,759 --> 00:00:05,080 Speaker 1: Be sure to catch us live every weekday on Fox 3 00:00:05,120 --> 00:00:08,319 Speaker 1: Sports Radio in noon to three Eastern nine am to 4 00:00:08,400 --> 00:00:11,440 Speaker 1: noon Pacific. Find your local station for the Herd at 5 00:00:11,440 --> 00:00:14,920 Speaker 1: Foxsports Radio dot com, or stream us live every day 6 00:00:14,960 --> 00:00:18,720 Speaker 1: on the iHeartRadio app by searching Fox Sports Radio or FSR. 7 00:00:19,920 --> 00:00:22,720 Speaker 2: This is the Best of the Herd with Colin cowher 8 00:00:23,040 --> 00:00:25,400 Speaker 2: on Fox Sports Radio. 9 00:00:27,400 --> 00:00:30,520 Speaker 3: Here we go. It is a Monday. 10 00:00:30,840 --> 00:00:32,320 Speaker 4: We are rare and. 11 00:00:32,680 --> 00:00:38,320 Speaker 1: To go live in Los Angeles. Yeah, I got a cold, 12 00:00:38,360 --> 00:00:42,080 Speaker 1: but colds are for whimps. Baby who's missing on Monday? 13 00:00:43,000 --> 00:00:45,800 Speaker 1: Wherever you may be and however you may be listening, 14 00:00:45,840 --> 00:00:48,760 Speaker 1: Thanks for making us part of your day. Jmac, So 15 00:00:48,920 --> 00:00:51,519 Speaker 1: you have been on me for about a month with 16 00:00:51,680 --> 00:00:56,040 Speaker 1: my devotion to Andy Reid and Patrick Mahomes and you know, 17 00:00:56,160 --> 00:00:59,680 Speaker 1: last year and we talked about this, Kansas City was 18 00:00:59,680 --> 00:01:02,760 Speaker 1: a le and Oh in these one score games and 19 00:01:02,800 --> 00:01:05,640 Speaker 1: we were like, that's kind of random, brother, Oh and 20 00:01:05,720 --> 00:01:09,319 Speaker 1: Ford this year, so let's start with this. Listen, there 21 00:01:09,440 --> 00:01:14,240 Speaker 1: is a thread, there is a trend. When Kansas City loses. 22 00:01:14,880 --> 00:01:17,520 Speaker 1: It's usually not the defense or a drop pass or 23 00:01:17,560 --> 00:01:23,160 Speaker 1: the run game. It's because Patrick Mahomes is uncomfortable. Last night, 24 00:01:23,280 --> 00:01:27,839 Speaker 1: Kansas City was terrible on third down, dominated time of possession, 25 00:01:28,200 --> 00:01:33,440 Speaker 1: only got sixteen first downs. Mahomes hit fifteen times. This 26 00:01:33,520 --> 00:01:35,679 Speaker 1: is why they've been blown out in a couple Super Bowls. 27 00:01:35,959 --> 00:01:41,160 Speaker 1: Josh Allen conversely twenty three of twenty six because Josh 28 00:01:41,200 --> 00:01:46,200 Speaker 1: Allen was comfortable all night and Mahomes was never comfortable 29 00:01:46,280 --> 00:01:50,760 Speaker 1: for three and a half hours. That defensive front Joey Bosa, 30 00:01:51,200 --> 00:01:54,040 Speaker 1: that's why they signed him. He's a pain in the 31 00:01:54,160 --> 00:01:57,280 Speaker 1: butt and Andy Reid knows it last night. So there 32 00:01:57,360 --> 00:01:59,880 Speaker 1: is a way to beat Kansas City when they lose, 33 00:02:00,040 --> 00:02:04,200 Speaker 1: and sometimes they lose ugly. Mahomes is getting hit now. 34 00:02:04,680 --> 00:02:09,960 Speaker 1: It's not all roses and rainbows for Buffalo. Okay, Kansas 35 00:02:10,000 --> 00:02:12,840 Speaker 1: City lost twenty eight to twenty one and had the 36 00:02:12,880 --> 00:02:18,120 Speaker 1: ball late trade deadline tomorrow. Buffalo needs to go out 37 00:02:18,120 --> 00:02:24,400 Speaker 1: in upgrade. This was an instructive win. Kansas City probably 38 00:02:24,880 --> 00:02:26,880 Speaker 1: is just going to get healthier up front, going to 39 00:02:26,919 --> 00:02:28,160 Speaker 1: cross their fingers a little. 40 00:02:28,400 --> 00:02:31,160 Speaker 3: Buffalo's got a hole. They got a hole. 41 00:02:31,200 --> 00:02:34,680 Speaker 1: But there is a trend when Mahomes this year is 42 00:02:34,760 --> 00:02:38,520 Speaker 1: hit seven times or more. They're one in three and 43 00:02:38,600 --> 00:02:40,640 Speaker 1: so last night, it's a great example. It felt like 44 00:02:40,680 --> 00:02:42,520 Speaker 1: one of those games we've watched them lose in the 45 00:02:42,520 --> 00:02:44,799 Speaker 1: Super Bowl where you're just like, he's not comfortable, he 46 00:02:44,800 --> 00:02:46,799 Speaker 1: doesn't trust his own line, he lets go with the 47 00:02:46,800 --> 00:02:49,920 Speaker 1: ball early, and he still almost pulled it out. But 48 00:02:49,960 --> 00:02:55,880 Speaker 1: if you're Buffalo, just think about this. Josh Allen's nearly perfect. 49 00:02:56,160 --> 00:02:58,760 Speaker 1: You run for one hundred and forty yards, you're at home, 50 00:03:00,080 --> 00:03:02,920 Speaker 1: perfect in the red zone, you dominate time of possession, 51 00:03:04,120 --> 00:03:08,120 Speaker 1: you win the turnover battle, and Mahomes had the ball 52 00:03:08,200 --> 00:03:13,480 Speaker 1: late going for the tie. So again, not all losses 53 00:03:13,480 --> 00:03:18,720 Speaker 1: are awful losses, and not all wins mean you've solved everything. 54 00:03:18,840 --> 00:03:21,720 Speaker 1: I watched Buffalo, and my takeaway is, how does Kansas 55 00:03:21,760 --> 00:03:24,160 Speaker 1: City have a chance to tie this game? They got 56 00:03:24,160 --> 00:03:26,640 Speaker 1: punched into forehead for three and a half hours, and 57 00:03:26,680 --> 00:03:28,880 Speaker 1: we're moving the ball down the field. I mean, that 58 00:03:28,919 --> 00:03:31,519 Speaker 1: stuff was nightmare fuel for Buffalo late years. They know 59 00:03:31,520 --> 00:03:33,480 Speaker 1: they're not going to do it again after they clank 60 00:03:33,520 --> 00:03:36,960 Speaker 1: the field goal. So the one thing though we kept 61 00:03:36,960 --> 00:03:41,080 Speaker 1: saying last year Kansas City Philadelphia was the best team 62 00:03:41,160 --> 00:03:43,200 Speaker 1: last year, I think right now there's an argument the 63 00:03:43,320 --> 00:03:45,800 Speaker 1: La Rams are the best team for the second straight year. 64 00:03:45,840 --> 00:03:48,760 Speaker 1: The best team's over in the NFC, not the AFC. 65 00:03:48,800 --> 00:03:51,520 Speaker 1: AFC's got the better quarterbacks. I think the NFC's got 66 00:03:51,680 --> 00:03:55,280 Speaker 1: the better teams. But last year this team was unbeaten 67 00:03:55,320 --> 00:03:57,960 Speaker 1: eleven to zero in one score games, and now they're 68 00:03:58,040 --> 00:04:01,200 Speaker 1: zero and four. The only team were the Leagues of Texans. 69 00:04:01,480 --> 00:04:04,920 Speaker 1: So that's your company. So the last two years Kansas 70 00:04:04,920 --> 00:04:07,400 Speaker 1: City's had a hole on that half offensive line. They 71 00:04:07,440 --> 00:04:09,960 Speaker 1: had to let go Joe Tooty. This year Joe Totey's 72 00:04:09,960 --> 00:04:13,960 Speaker 1: now at Bear. So Buffalo, don't pat yourself in the back. 73 00:04:14,360 --> 00:04:19,920 Speaker 1: Howie Rosevean's already made a move. Go upgrade wide receiver, 74 00:04:20,960 --> 00:04:24,080 Speaker 1: Go up grade wide receiver. You beat him, it doesn't 75 00:04:24,080 --> 00:04:27,839 Speaker 1: mean you're gonna beat him. In January, here's Patrick Mahomes 76 00:04:27,839 --> 00:04:28,480 Speaker 1: on the loss. 77 00:04:29,760 --> 00:04:32,360 Speaker 5: We've had great moments, we've had bad moments. We got 78 00:04:32,360 --> 00:04:34,120 Speaker 5: to be more consistent as a team. I gotta be 79 00:04:34,120 --> 00:04:36,520 Speaker 5: more consistent in that quarterback. We got to be able 80 00:04:36,520 --> 00:04:38,200 Speaker 5: to battle. I mean, we've we've kind of been in 81 00:04:38,240 --> 00:04:41,040 Speaker 5: all these these tight, close games and our history, but 82 00:04:41,120 --> 00:04:42,640 Speaker 5: if they're not going our way now, so how can 83 00:04:42,680 --> 00:04:45,039 Speaker 5: we deal with that adversity? How can we be better 84 00:04:45,120 --> 00:04:46,720 Speaker 5: and learn from it. I mean, you only learn from 85 00:04:46,720 --> 00:04:49,000 Speaker 5: so many losses. I mean you gotta gotta learn from 86 00:04:49,000 --> 00:04:52,400 Speaker 5: it fast. And that's bet uphill battle when we get back. 87 00:04:52,800 --> 00:04:54,039 Speaker 5: But I think our guys are up to it. 88 00:04:55,040 --> 00:05:00,000 Speaker 1: Yeah again, there are not every win solves all your issue. 89 00:05:00,080 --> 00:05:03,160 Speaker 1: Choose learn from stuff. I want to talk about the 90 00:05:03,240 --> 00:05:08,080 Speaker 1: Chicago Bears. So much in life and in sports is 91 00:05:08,200 --> 00:05:10,240 Speaker 1: just getting slightly better. I always tell my kids that 92 00:05:10,279 --> 00:05:11,880 Speaker 1: you don't have to take big swings. You can hit 93 00:05:11,880 --> 00:05:14,040 Speaker 1: a lot of singles and doubles in life. Just get 94 00:05:14,080 --> 00:05:18,760 Speaker 1: a little better. Caleb Williams and the Chicago Bears football 95 00:05:18,760 --> 00:05:23,200 Speaker 1: operation just keeps getting a little better. They lose that 96 00:05:23,279 --> 00:05:27,240 Speaker 1: game last year. Five wins this year already matches last year, 97 00:05:27,279 --> 00:05:28,159 Speaker 1: and four of the five. 98 00:05:28,000 --> 00:05:28,559 Speaker 4: Have been ugly. 99 00:05:29,360 --> 00:05:32,320 Speaker 3: They are winning ugly. Who cares they're winning. 100 00:05:33,000 --> 00:05:36,200 Speaker 1: Last Friday, I said, I like Chicago in this game 101 00:05:36,240 --> 00:05:38,560 Speaker 1: because when Caleb gets a run game like he did 102 00:05:38,600 --> 00:05:42,440 Speaker 1: against Dallas or Cincinnati, he's very effective. He doesn't throw picks. 103 00:05:42,440 --> 00:05:44,200 Speaker 1: He didn't in high school, he didn't in college, he 104 00:05:44,240 --> 00:05:46,840 Speaker 1: doesn't in the NFL. So he's maintained that he's not 105 00:05:46,920 --> 00:05:51,279 Speaker 1: throwing picks. They had a run game yesterday. Last year 106 00:05:51,400 --> 00:05:54,240 Speaker 1: they were atrocious in one score games. There were three 107 00:05:54,240 --> 00:05:57,560 Speaker 1: and seven. This year they're three and one. There is 108 00:05:57,600 --> 00:06:01,680 Speaker 1: an art to winning ugly. Kansas City did it last year. 109 00:06:01,760 --> 00:06:04,000 Speaker 1: Now you're not going to keep doing it year after 110 00:06:04,080 --> 00:06:06,760 Speaker 1: year after year. But Kansas City was great at those 111 00:06:06,760 --> 00:06:11,200 Speaker 1: close games. This year they're not for a variety of reasons. 112 00:06:11,680 --> 00:06:15,239 Speaker 1: So the Bears offense right now is fourth in the NFL, 113 00:06:15,360 --> 00:06:18,919 Speaker 1: believe it or not. And Ben Johnson yesterday four different 114 00:06:18,960 --> 00:06:20,000 Speaker 1: Bears through a pass. 115 00:06:20,200 --> 00:06:21,480 Speaker 3: He's gotten into his tricks. 116 00:06:21,640 --> 00:06:23,440 Speaker 1: You know what it tells me when Ben Johnson now 117 00:06:23,480 --> 00:06:27,080 Speaker 1: is using more tricks is that Ben Johnson now is 118 00:06:27,120 --> 00:06:31,159 Speaker 1: more confident in the base operation. That's what it tells me. 119 00:06:31,200 --> 00:06:33,760 Speaker 1: Ben's like, okay, now I can do some tricks. Now 120 00:06:33,800 --> 00:06:35,960 Speaker 1: we can get a little fancy. Ben didn't want to 121 00:06:36,000 --> 00:06:38,159 Speaker 1: do that quite as much early because he didn't trust 122 00:06:38,400 --> 00:06:42,200 Speaker 1: the foundational stuff. But yesterday they ran for over two 123 00:06:42,240 --> 00:06:44,840 Speaker 1: hundred and eighty yards. It was a real offense. Now 124 00:06:44,839 --> 00:06:47,960 Speaker 1: the defense has major holes. This is not a super 125 00:06:48,000 --> 00:06:49,960 Speaker 1: Bowl team. They got to solve the defense. But I 126 00:06:49,960 --> 00:06:52,839 Speaker 1: have said before when the season started, I said, do 127 00:06:53,000 --> 00:06:56,800 Speaker 1: not get paralyzed by the Chicago Bears win loss record. 128 00:06:57,000 --> 00:06:59,320 Speaker 1: I think I had him at eight wins. I said 129 00:06:59,480 --> 00:07:04,200 Speaker 1: number one one, you gotta cut the sacks in half. Well, 130 00:07:04,279 --> 00:07:07,960 Speaker 1: last year through eight games, twenty nine sacks. This year 131 00:07:07,960 --> 00:07:10,160 Speaker 1: they've cut it in half. So again, this is not 132 00:07:10,320 --> 00:07:14,600 Speaker 1: rocket science. They're running the ball better, they're taking fewer sacks, 133 00:07:15,240 --> 00:07:17,240 Speaker 1: they're winning the turnover battle. 134 00:07:17,960 --> 00:07:18,880 Speaker 3: It's not science. 135 00:07:18,960 --> 00:07:20,760 Speaker 1: A lot of this stuff is can you just look 136 00:07:20,840 --> 00:07:24,840 Speaker 1: like a grown up adult business, just improve a little? 137 00:07:25,040 --> 00:07:27,240 Speaker 1: And not only year to year of the Bears improved, 138 00:07:27,240 --> 00:07:30,640 Speaker 1: but every week now are they're using a few more tricks. 139 00:07:31,000 --> 00:07:34,760 Speaker 1: Now they've got a little more confidence. So between Ben 140 00:07:35,280 --> 00:07:39,600 Speaker 1: Johnson's brain power and Caleb's brain and horsepower to real 141 00:07:39,640 --> 00:07:43,240 Speaker 1: football team, there's gonna be With Caleb, there's gonna be 142 00:07:43,280 --> 00:07:47,520 Speaker 1: wow moments. Here's the walkoff touchdown, mostly walk off to 143 00:07:47,600 --> 00:07:48,720 Speaker 1: Colston Lovelin. 144 00:07:49,920 --> 00:07:52,000 Speaker 3: But Dounjay Motion's left. They're blitzing. 145 00:07:52,040 --> 00:07:55,440 Speaker 6: It's picked up Caleb Cruz Little the film level touch 146 00:07:55,600 --> 00:07:59,440 Speaker 6: picks away the thirty love, the twenty glow, the ten cloves, 147 00:07:59,440 --> 00:08:04,520 Speaker 6: the de touchdown bears Coaston Lovelin out of pro by 148 00:08:04,600 --> 00:08:06,480 Speaker 6: Caleb Williams on the blitz. 149 00:08:06,480 --> 00:08:08,240 Speaker 3: What's seven de seconds to go. 150 00:08:09,560 --> 00:08:12,800 Speaker 1: Now, they shouldn't have needed that touchdown the win because 151 00:08:12,840 --> 00:08:14,520 Speaker 1: they gave one up on the other side, as Joe 152 00:08:14,520 --> 00:08:18,120 Speaker 1: Flacco throw Fromer's five football Fields. But that's okay. I mean, 153 00:08:18,200 --> 00:08:21,280 Speaker 1: yesterday is a great example. I mean, go look at 154 00:08:21,280 --> 00:08:24,360 Speaker 1: the Raiders, Jags games. I mean, go look at around 155 00:08:24,360 --> 00:08:27,920 Speaker 1: the NFL. The Colts all year pushed people around. Yesterday, 156 00:08:27,960 --> 00:08:29,440 Speaker 1: they got they got worked. 157 00:08:30,080 --> 00:08:30,560 Speaker 3: You don't know. 158 00:08:30,560 --> 00:08:33,679 Speaker 1: I mean Denver literally wins only one way in the 159 00:08:33,720 --> 00:08:37,840 Speaker 1: fourth quarter, constantly trailing, so you can't worry about it. 160 00:08:37,880 --> 00:08:40,160 Speaker 1: The bottom line is this was going to be a shootout. 161 00:08:40,720 --> 00:08:43,120 Speaker 1: The Bears defense gives up a ton of yards per 162 00:08:43,160 --> 00:08:46,480 Speaker 1: play and the Bengals was atrocious. But so much in 163 00:08:46,559 --> 00:08:50,800 Speaker 1: life and in sports is just getting a little better. 164 00:08:51,160 --> 00:08:54,400 Speaker 1: There's a lot of singles and doubles out there. That's 165 00:08:54,440 --> 00:08:57,040 Speaker 1: to me, what I see from the operation. It's what 166 00:08:57,120 --> 00:09:00,320 Speaker 1: I see from Caleb ben Johnson. Now more tricky, has 167 00:09:00,360 --> 00:09:04,400 Speaker 1: a little more confidence, more sets, more motion, more looks. 168 00:09:04,400 --> 00:09:06,880 Speaker 3: That's what it looks like to me. Here's Caleb. 169 00:09:06,920 --> 00:09:11,360 Speaker 7: After speaking to coach throughout the week, we knew that 170 00:09:11,800 --> 00:09:13,000 Speaker 7: this is an explosive offense. 171 00:09:13,080 --> 00:09:14,080 Speaker 8: They can score at any moment. 172 00:09:14,080 --> 00:09:16,040 Speaker 7: They can score. He's something he said it before the game, 173 00:09:16,640 --> 00:09:18,440 Speaker 7: day before the game, or so that you know, we 174 00:09:18,480 --> 00:09:21,120 Speaker 7: get up by two touchdowns, don't feel good or comfortable 175 00:09:21,120 --> 00:09:23,400 Speaker 7: with the guys after the game. It doesn't matter that 176 00:09:23,760 --> 00:09:25,240 Speaker 7: they put up how many ever points they put up. 177 00:09:25,240 --> 00:09:26,360 Speaker 8: We're all excited for this win. 178 00:09:26,600 --> 00:09:28,680 Speaker 7: This is a big moment for us, you know, to 179 00:09:28,720 --> 00:09:30,640 Speaker 7: be able to go into this next quarter of the season. 180 00:09:31,760 --> 00:09:35,000 Speaker 1: The one thing I'll always say about Caleb Williams, he 181 00:09:35,120 --> 00:09:39,720 Speaker 1: is a thick, strong kid, so he doesn't get hurt 182 00:09:39,960 --> 00:09:42,400 Speaker 1: and he doesn't throw a lot of picks. He's got 183 00:09:42,559 --> 00:09:44,800 Speaker 1: you know, he's got a big arm for his size. 184 00:09:45,200 --> 00:09:48,160 Speaker 1: I'm actually taller than him. He's not a real tall guy, 185 00:09:48,200 --> 00:09:50,360 Speaker 1: but you never think about his height because he plays 186 00:09:50,360 --> 00:09:54,520 Speaker 1: so big. He's thick, he's got a huge arm. He 187 00:09:54,600 --> 00:09:57,000 Speaker 1: plays with a ton of confidence. He missed a couple 188 00:09:57,000 --> 00:09:59,440 Speaker 1: of layups yesterday. He missed a couple of easy ones. 189 00:10:00,040 --> 00:10:02,360 Speaker 1: He's completing about sixty one percent of his throws. That's 190 00:10:02,360 --> 00:10:04,360 Speaker 1: not his bread and butter. He's he's kind of the 191 00:10:04,360 --> 00:10:07,080 Speaker 1: opposite of Kirk Cousins. Right, You're not gonna get the 192 00:10:07,080 --> 00:10:09,760 Speaker 1: easy stuff, but the ceiling he'll blow through it. You know, 193 00:10:09,880 --> 00:10:13,640 Speaker 1: four times a game, but you gotta feel good. They're better, 194 00:10:13,720 --> 00:10:16,400 Speaker 1: They've got a quarterback. It's not very often we say 195 00:10:16,400 --> 00:10:20,160 Speaker 1: in a Monday I love the Bears offense. I don't 196 00:10:20,160 --> 00:10:24,800 Speaker 1: know what's going on in Green Bay. Don't say that 197 00:10:24,880 --> 00:10:28,280 Speaker 1: a lot over the last thirty years. But the Bears 198 00:10:28,320 --> 00:10:31,840 Speaker 1: offense is getting better and the Packers offense is completely lost. 199 00:10:31,880 --> 00:10:32,839 Speaker 3: And we'll talk about that. 200 00:10:33,520 --> 00:10:35,960 Speaker 1: Jay Mack from the World Series, which is the best 201 00:10:35,960 --> 00:10:39,400 Speaker 1: I've ever seen to you know, this league is so funky, 202 00:10:39,679 --> 00:10:42,920 Speaker 1: you just like the Colt yesterday totally worked. 203 00:10:45,040 --> 00:10:46,840 Speaker 3: Lions Vikings was weird. 204 00:10:48,240 --> 00:10:50,679 Speaker 1: I have my thoughts on the Packers, and I've always 205 00:10:50,679 --> 00:10:54,840 Speaker 1: defended Matt Lafleur, but I'll say this again. I think 206 00:10:54,840 --> 00:10:57,800 Speaker 1: the Rams are the best team in the NFC. I 207 00:10:57,800 --> 00:11:00,280 Speaker 1: think we pay so much, and I think I think 208 00:11:00,320 --> 00:11:02,840 Speaker 1: Howie Roseman, the GM of Philadelphia, making moves. 209 00:11:03,240 --> 00:11:06,000 Speaker 3: He knows it so that Rams win over the Scent. No, 210 00:11:06,120 --> 00:11:08,679 Speaker 3: that's not it. When the Saints had the ball for sixteen, No, 211 00:11:08,800 --> 00:11:09,280 Speaker 3: what it is? 212 00:11:09,360 --> 00:11:12,719 Speaker 1: Though, in a league of upsets and weird finishes, that 213 00:11:12,800 --> 00:11:15,200 Speaker 1: was the most predictable game in the first series on 214 00:11:15,280 --> 00:11:17,840 Speaker 1: it was like workman life and the other thing is 215 00:11:17,880 --> 00:11:20,920 Speaker 1: the Rams have an identity. The Bears are starting to 216 00:11:20,960 --> 00:11:24,600 Speaker 1: find an identity. The Bills last night run the ball, 217 00:11:24,760 --> 00:11:26,480 Speaker 1: pass rush, have an identity. 218 00:11:27,520 --> 00:11:28,200 Speaker 3: Packers don't. 219 00:11:28,280 --> 00:11:30,960 Speaker 1: So this is a time of the year where you know, 220 00:11:31,080 --> 00:11:34,040 Speaker 1: because these games get close, you don't have a full roster. 221 00:11:34,120 --> 00:11:37,200 Speaker 1: Everybody's beat up. There are no perfectly healthy teams. So 222 00:11:37,280 --> 00:11:39,280 Speaker 1: what do you do when you're missing five starters? This 223 00:11:39,320 --> 00:11:42,199 Speaker 1: is why San Francisco is winning. They have an identity. 224 00:11:42,679 --> 00:11:44,600 Speaker 1: They're all beat up. But when you don't have a 225 00:11:44,600 --> 00:11:47,800 Speaker 1: full roster or your backup quarterback, Okay, guys, this is 226 00:11:47,800 --> 00:11:51,559 Speaker 1: what we are. San Francisco is, Christian McCaffrey, this is 227 00:11:51,600 --> 00:11:54,120 Speaker 1: what we are. The Packers don't have an identity. They 228 00:11:54,120 --> 00:11:56,240 Speaker 1: didn't punt yesterday. They went up and down the field. 229 00:11:56,320 --> 00:11:58,520 Speaker 1: Just a lot of mistakes which led me to believe. 230 00:11:58,760 --> 00:12:01,040 Speaker 9: Remember we talked about it being a game last week 231 00:12:01,080 --> 00:12:04,280 Speaker 9: against Aaron Rodgers, next week against the Eagles in primetime, 232 00:12:04,720 --> 00:12:06,080 Speaker 9: and this is the lowly Panthers. 233 00:12:06,080 --> 00:12:08,040 Speaker 3: Who Panthers have I think the. 234 00:12:07,920 --> 00:12:10,360 Speaker 9: Same number of wins as the Kansas City Chiefs are 235 00:12:10,520 --> 00:12:11,520 Speaker 9: something close to that. 236 00:12:11,640 --> 00:12:12,920 Speaker 3: Like the Panthers are they good? 237 00:12:13,240 --> 00:12:13,480 Speaker 10: Uh? 238 00:12:13,679 --> 00:12:18,800 Speaker 1: Then on Friday, I set on Friday show, Watch out 239 00:12:18,840 --> 00:12:19,520 Speaker 1: for the Panthers. 240 00:12:19,600 --> 00:12:21,480 Speaker 3: I had a feeling it was a trap game. 241 00:12:21,800 --> 00:12:24,160 Speaker 1: And if you watch Carolina's defense, you know, when you 242 00:12:24,240 --> 00:12:26,920 Speaker 1: have high draft picks year after year after year, you 243 00:12:27,000 --> 00:12:29,719 Speaker 1: got dudes. Yeah, like they got some receivers now that 244 00:12:29,840 --> 00:12:33,040 Speaker 1: Tucker Craft injury for the Packer, Rude, Big one, Rudal 245 00:12:33,160 --> 00:12:35,920 Speaker 1: becoming a tight end league two tight Ends, three tight Ends. 246 00:12:36,320 --> 00:12:38,880 Speaker 2: Be sure to catch live editions of The Herd weekdays 247 00:12:38,920 --> 00:12:42,400 Speaker 2: and neon eastern non am Pacific on Fox Sports Radio 248 00:12:42,760 --> 00:12:44,959 Speaker 2: FS one and the iHeartRadio app. 249 00:12:45,920 --> 00:12:48,600 Speaker 7: Hey, it's Rob Parker and Calvin Washington from The Odd 250 00:12:48,600 --> 00:12:50,160 Speaker 7: Couple on Fox Sports Radio. 251 00:12:50,440 --> 00:12:53,120 Speaker 10: And in addition to hearing us live weeknights from seven 252 00:12:53,160 --> 00:12:56,480 Speaker 10: to ten pm Eastern on Fox Sports Radio, we are 253 00:12:56,600 --> 00:12:59,920 Speaker 10: excited to announce brand new YouTube channel for the show. 254 00:13:00,120 --> 00:13:00,680 Speaker 4: That's right. 255 00:13:01,240 --> 00:13:04,520 Speaker 9: You can now watch The Odd Couple live on YouTube 256 00:13:04,800 --> 00:13:05,400 Speaker 9: every day. 257 00:13:05,920 --> 00:13:08,800 Speaker 10: All you gotta do search Odd Couple FSR on YouTube 258 00:13:08,840 --> 00:13:12,800 Speaker 10: again YouTube, Just search Odd Couple FSR, check us out 259 00:13:12,840 --> 00:13:14,960 Speaker 10: on YouTube and subscribe. 260 00:13:15,480 --> 00:13:16,280 Speaker 3: All right, here we go. 261 00:13:16,320 --> 00:13:20,080 Speaker 1: On Monday, Colin Wright, Colin wrong, plenty of both. Where 262 00:13:20,160 --> 00:13:23,480 Speaker 1: Colin was right, I said, when Sam Donald gets drafted 263 00:13:23,720 --> 00:13:26,800 Speaker 1: I said he's not Andrew Luck, but he's like eighty 264 00:13:26,840 --> 00:13:31,160 Speaker 1: eighty five percent of Andrew Luck. Tough, athletic, big arm. 265 00:13:31,640 --> 00:13:35,040 Speaker 1: PFF has him number one third in the passer rating. 266 00:13:35,400 --> 00:13:38,840 Speaker 1: Nobody can work with a Jets. That's Siberia. Aaron Rodgers 267 00:13:38,880 --> 00:13:40,760 Speaker 1: looked one hundred years old with the Jets. Look at 268 00:13:40,800 --> 00:13:44,439 Speaker 1: him now. The bottom line is Sam Donald needed a 269 00:13:44,480 --> 00:13:47,800 Speaker 1: better fit. He's just too damn talented to not make 270 00:13:47,840 --> 00:13:50,880 Speaker 1: it in this league. And he was sixteen for sixteen 271 00:13:50,960 --> 00:13:53,760 Speaker 1: in the first half. I said, not Andrew Luck, but 272 00:13:53,840 --> 00:13:57,120 Speaker 1: his comp is somewhere close to Andrew Luck, and it. 273 00:13:57,080 --> 00:13:57,719 Speaker 3: Looks like it. 274 00:14:00,160 --> 00:14:02,040 Speaker 4: Where Colin was wrong. 275 00:14:02,320 --> 00:14:04,760 Speaker 1: I thought Kansas City was the best team in the league. 276 00:14:05,200 --> 00:14:08,280 Speaker 1: But it's weird when these two teams play. I feel 277 00:14:08,320 --> 00:14:12,080 Speaker 1: like what happened in the game. Before the game, they're 278 00:14:12,120 --> 00:14:15,960 Speaker 1: playing ten times, they've met their five and five, gave 279 00:14:16,040 --> 00:14:19,960 Speaker 1: up four hundred yards, could not protect mahomes. It felt 280 00:14:20,000 --> 00:14:23,760 Speaker 1: like from the first series on, Buffalo had better energy, 281 00:14:24,160 --> 00:14:26,520 Speaker 1: better focus, and a better game plan. 282 00:14:27,200 --> 00:14:28,520 Speaker 4: Where's right? 283 00:14:29,320 --> 00:14:30,320 Speaker 3: Okay, I've been saying this. 284 00:14:30,520 --> 00:14:34,720 Speaker 1: Stop telling me about the Steelers defense. Who cares, it's 285 00:14:34,760 --> 00:14:37,840 Speaker 1: Aaron Rodgers. They can't run the ball, the offensive line, 286 00:14:37,880 --> 00:14:41,640 Speaker 1: pass protections rated very mid. Everybody wants to tell me 287 00:14:41,680 --> 00:14:44,440 Speaker 1: about this defense. This team's going as far as Aaron 288 00:14:44,520 --> 00:14:47,560 Speaker 1: Rodgers is going to take him. Nine different guys caught 289 00:14:47,640 --> 00:14:50,840 Speaker 1: the ball tied for third and touchdown passes. I'm telling 290 00:14:50,840 --> 00:14:54,600 Speaker 1: you he has not played this well in my opinion, 291 00:14:55,000 --> 00:14:59,840 Speaker 1: since his MVP season. He is moving way way better 292 00:15:00,160 --> 00:15:03,520 Speaker 1: than he did in New York. This team is Aaron Rodgers. 293 00:15:03,600 --> 00:15:07,000 Speaker 1: It's not Tomlin, it's not the defense. It's Aaron and 294 00:15:07,120 --> 00:15:08,720 Speaker 1: right now he's playing like a top ten. 295 00:15:08,640 --> 00:15:11,920 Speaker 4: Quarterback where Colin was raw. 296 00:15:12,040 --> 00:15:14,880 Speaker 1: I love Matt Lafleur, but this team in Green Bay 297 00:15:14,920 --> 00:15:18,680 Speaker 1: has no identity, and that's on the coach. They're fifth 298 00:15:20,000 --> 00:15:22,920 Speaker 1: in rushing attempts, but twenty fourth in yards per carry. 299 00:15:22,960 --> 00:15:25,200 Speaker 1: They want to run, they're not good at it, and 300 00:15:25,240 --> 00:15:26,680 Speaker 1: now Tucker Craft's gone. 301 00:15:26,520 --> 00:15:26,960 Speaker 3: For the year. 302 00:15:27,600 --> 00:15:31,400 Speaker 1: I always worry about teams and when they don't have 303 00:15:31,440 --> 00:15:34,200 Speaker 1: an identity. They've just got a bunch of good players. 304 00:15:34,720 --> 00:15:38,880 Speaker 1: I mean they've lost to Cleveland, Carolina and ty Dallas. 305 00:15:39,240 --> 00:15:42,000 Speaker 1: This isn't a lack of talent, it's a lack of 306 00:15:42,160 --> 00:15:46,080 Speaker 1: knowing what they are and that's hard to create. Sometimes 307 00:15:46,120 --> 00:15:49,680 Speaker 1: harder to maintain. But I do feel like the compass 308 00:15:49,800 --> 00:15:52,840 Speaker 1: is off and Green Bay's offense is a little lost 309 00:15:52,920 --> 00:15:53,400 Speaker 1: right now. 310 00:15:54,040 --> 00:15:55,640 Speaker 4: Where Colin was right. 311 00:15:55,560 --> 00:15:58,880 Speaker 1: I said this before Game six and seven. Yoshi is 312 00:15:58,960 --> 00:16:02,960 Speaker 1: worth every penny because the Dodgers starters there was a 313 00:16:02,960 --> 00:16:07,880 Speaker 1: lot of injuries. So he started thirty five games this year. Yeah, 314 00:16:07,920 --> 00:16:11,240 Speaker 1: I think the Dodgers starter, their ace is worth three 315 00:16:11,320 --> 00:16:14,880 Speaker 1: hundred and twenty five million dollars. He's an unbelievable talent, 316 00:16:15,360 --> 00:16:18,280 Speaker 1: four and known the World Series, and everybody gets worked 317 00:16:18,320 --> 00:16:20,720 Speaker 1: up with all the money the Dodgers have, but they're 318 00:16:20,760 --> 00:16:26,720 Speaker 1: starting pitching this year. I mean they had injuries everywhere 319 00:16:26,760 --> 00:16:31,200 Speaker 1: Glass now Snell. So the difference between thirty five million, 320 00:16:31,280 --> 00:16:33,080 Speaker 1: you go four and O in a World Series and 321 00:16:33,120 --> 00:16:36,360 Speaker 1: went back to back. He has mostly paid for himself. 322 00:16:37,280 --> 00:16:41,720 Speaker 1: Where Colin was right, Howie Roseman GM and the Eagles 323 00:16:41,760 --> 00:16:44,760 Speaker 1: does it again. He just landed Jalen Phillip from Miami, 324 00:16:44,880 --> 00:16:47,520 Speaker 1: good edge rusher for a third round pick. Now he's 325 00:16:47,560 --> 00:16:50,480 Speaker 1: a pending free agent. If he leaves, they'll get a 326 00:16:50,480 --> 00:16:54,280 Speaker 1: compensatory third round pick. So I've said for years, aggressive 327 00:16:54,320 --> 00:16:57,760 Speaker 1: wins in sports, and everybody's talking about the Philadelphia offense 328 00:16:58,120 --> 00:17:02,280 Speaker 1: they're twenty third in sack. This is what separates Philadelphia 329 00:17:02,560 --> 00:17:04,720 Speaker 1: from a lot of the Cincinnaties of the world. 330 00:17:04,960 --> 00:17:05,960 Speaker 3: They are willing. 331 00:17:06,359 --> 00:17:08,840 Speaker 1: They are on call three hundred and sixty five days 332 00:17:08,880 --> 00:17:11,280 Speaker 1: a year to make a deal. And this is a 333 00:17:11,359 --> 00:17:14,120 Speaker 1: deal the day before the deadline, and it solves an 334 00:17:14,160 --> 00:17:17,720 Speaker 1: issue that nobody's talking about. You better get the stafford 335 00:17:17,760 --> 00:17:19,560 Speaker 1: if you want to beat him, You better get to 336 00:17:19,680 --> 00:17:22,720 Speaker 1: golf if you want to beat him. Philly's Howie Roseman 337 00:17:22,840 --> 00:17:26,560 Speaker 1: goes out and makes a deal. Where Colin was raw, 338 00:17:26,800 --> 00:17:29,760 Speaker 1: I like the Commander's direction. I had him winning last night. 339 00:17:29,920 --> 00:17:33,080 Speaker 1: I had him as a playoff team. I keep waiting 340 00:17:33,119 --> 00:17:35,399 Speaker 1: for the juice and they don't have it. One of 341 00:17:35,440 --> 00:17:38,199 Speaker 1: the things that worried me. They're the oldest roster in 342 00:17:38,240 --> 00:17:40,760 Speaker 1: the league, the opposite of Seattle or Green Bay. Old 343 00:17:40,840 --> 00:17:44,560 Speaker 1: rosters get beat up. They're just not very good and 344 00:17:44,600 --> 00:17:47,320 Speaker 1: they're not deep. I think they're much more in a 345 00:17:47,400 --> 00:17:51,080 Speaker 1: rebuild than they wanted to admit coming into the season. 346 00:17:51,359 --> 00:17:54,639 Speaker 1: And I like them based on the hype some confirmation bias. 347 00:17:54,760 --> 00:17:56,359 Speaker 1: They're not a very good team. 348 00:17:56,840 --> 00:17:58,280 Speaker 4: Where Colin was right. 349 00:17:58,200 --> 00:18:02,080 Speaker 1: I've always loved the Miami Hurricanes. They're not a national brand, 350 00:18:02,880 --> 00:18:06,199 Speaker 1: and Mario christabal I said earlier this year, I didn't know. 351 00:18:06,400 --> 00:18:08,359 Speaker 1: I didn't trust Carson Back. I didn't know if I 352 00:18:08,400 --> 00:18:12,280 Speaker 1: trusted him. Mario Christobal is four and eleven in November 353 00:18:12,280 --> 00:18:15,000 Speaker 1: and later in Miami, and they lost again this weekend, 354 00:18:15,080 --> 00:18:17,920 Speaker 1: this time to SMU Listen. They have a small fan base, 355 00:18:18,000 --> 00:18:21,440 Speaker 1: no home field advantage. If you're gonna win national championships, 356 00:18:21,480 --> 00:18:24,680 Speaker 1: those late season games, playing at home matters. I love 357 00:18:24,800 --> 00:18:28,639 Speaker 1: watching them play. But Christaball at Oregon, his teams were 358 00:18:28,680 --> 00:18:33,320 Speaker 1: wildly inconsistent, often struggled as favorites or near favorites on 359 00:18:33,359 --> 00:18:34,679 Speaker 1: the road, and this was a. 360 00:18:34,680 --> 00:18:37,120 Speaker 4: Clunker where Colin was right. 361 00:18:37,440 --> 00:18:40,679 Speaker 1: Finally, the Philadelphia seventy six ers are five and one 362 00:18:40,720 --> 00:18:42,879 Speaker 1: and not building around Joe lmb. 363 00:18:43,080 --> 00:18:44,720 Speaker 3: I think I've been on this for three years. 364 00:18:45,200 --> 00:18:50,600 Speaker 1: You can't build a franchise around an often injured big. 365 00:18:51,200 --> 00:18:54,360 Speaker 1: Instead Tyrese Maxi, who J Mack would confirm, I said 366 00:18:54,359 --> 00:18:57,080 Speaker 1: it three years ago. This guy is gonna be a one. 367 00:18:57,119 --> 00:19:01,119 Speaker 1: He's averaging thirty four a game. VJ Edgecombe on fire. 368 00:19:01,600 --> 00:19:05,160 Speaker 1: They are led by their back court, and by the way, 369 00:19:05,200 --> 00:19:07,719 Speaker 1: the Warriors had a pretty good dynasty led by theirs. 370 00:19:08,119 --> 00:19:12,159 Speaker 1: I never bought into Embiid. He didn't deliver in the playoffs. 371 00:19:12,400 --> 00:19:15,159 Speaker 1: He was off an injured, he struggled even fitting in 372 00:19:15,160 --> 00:19:16,200 Speaker 1: with the Olympic team. 373 00:19:16,760 --> 00:19:18,000 Speaker 3: I preached it for years. 374 00:19:18,320 --> 00:19:20,880 Speaker 1: He can be a great player, he can't be the 375 00:19:20,880 --> 00:19:22,600 Speaker 1: centerpiece of a championship team. 376 00:19:22,640 --> 00:19:25,280 Speaker 3: Where Colin was right, Where Colin was wrong on a Monday. 377 00:19:25,040 --> 00:19:27,600 Speaker 2: Be sure to catch live editions of the Herd weekdays 378 00:19:27,600 --> 00:19:29,600 Speaker 2: and noon Easter, not a em Pacific. 379 00:19:29,720 --> 00:19:32,840 Speaker 1: And with that, Matt Hasselback's got a lot to chew on. 380 00:19:32,920 --> 00:19:35,520 Speaker 1: He's bringing us up to date in his stocks. You know, 381 00:19:35,560 --> 00:19:38,359 Speaker 1: I said this about the Bills and the Chiefs played 382 00:19:38,359 --> 00:19:38,919 Speaker 1: ten times. 383 00:19:38,920 --> 00:19:40,880 Speaker 3: It's five and five. We all know the history. 384 00:19:41,480 --> 00:19:44,400 Speaker 1: But that was a classic example of they go. 385 00:19:44,400 --> 00:19:46,600 Speaker 3: Back and forth. What was the last game? What's this game? 386 00:19:47,160 --> 00:19:51,800 Speaker 1: I just thought, scheme juice energy. It just felt like 387 00:19:51,840 --> 00:19:53,159 Speaker 1: Buffalo's night, did it not? 388 00:19:54,080 --> 00:19:54,320 Speaker 4: Yeah? 389 00:19:54,440 --> 00:19:54,800 Speaker 3: It did? 390 00:19:54,840 --> 00:19:57,919 Speaker 11: And for whatever reason, this matchup, you know, Buffalo seems 391 00:19:57,920 --> 00:19:59,600 Speaker 11: to win all the games in the regular season. In 392 00:19:59,600 --> 00:20:02,480 Speaker 11: the second time around in the playoffs, the Chiefs seemed 393 00:20:02,480 --> 00:20:04,160 Speaker 11: to win. It reminds me a little bit of what 394 00:20:04,200 --> 00:20:06,199 Speaker 11: we did when I was in Seattle or when I 395 00:20:06,200 --> 00:20:08,000 Speaker 11: was with the Indianapolis Cold. So I think we did 396 00:20:08,000 --> 00:20:09,960 Speaker 11: a great job of this, and I think the Chiefs 397 00:20:09,960 --> 00:20:11,199 Speaker 11: do a good job of this. You kind of have 398 00:20:11,200 --> 00:20:15,119 Speaker 11: a post game action plan, and so a lot of times, 399 00:20:15,160 --> 00:20:16,040 Speaker 11: like after a game, you. 400 00:20:16,040 --> 00:20:17,480 Speaker 8: Just say, hey, let's just flush that. Move on. 401 00:20:17,520 --> 00:20:20,359 Speaker 11: We're on to Cincinnati quote unquote, right. And what we 402 00:20:20,400 --> 00:20:22,320 Speaker 11: did is like we would actually spend some time on 403 00:20:22,359 --> 00:20:25,560 Speaker 11: Monday mornings and would say, okay, let's talk about what 404 00:20:25,600 --> 00:20:27,800 Speaker 11: we would have done differently last night, and you. 405 00:20:28,119 --> 00:20:30,160 Speaker 8: List it all out, the good, the bad, the ugly, 406 00:20:30,200 --> 00:20:30,439 Speaker 8: all the. 407 00:20:30,400 --> 00:20:32,840 Speaker 11: Stuff, the stuff that gets you be everything, and then 408 00:20:32,960 --> 00:20:34,879 Speaker 11: you know, you play like six or seven weeks or 409 00:20:34,880 --> 00:20:37,679 Speaker 11: eight weeks or nine weeks, and you come back to 410 00:20:37,720 --> 00:20:40,320 Speaker 11: that action plan of like, hey, what did we say 411 00:20:40,359 --> 00:20:43,520 Speaker 11: the morning after? Like, hey, this we should have attacked 412 00:20:43,560 --> 00:20:45,760 Speaker 11: number or whatever whatever, you know, we should have ran 413 00:20:45,840 --> 00:20:47,399 Speaker 11: the ball more, Hey we got too cute in the 414 00:20:47,440 --> 00:20:50,199 Speaker 11: red zone. Hey protection first, Like what, don't let this 415 00:20:50,200 --> 00:20:52,600 Speaker 11: guy be a game wrecker? And you know, I think 416 00:20:52,640 --> 00:20:54,240 Speaker 11: that those were two things that we did when I 417 00:20:54,320 --> 00:20:56,400 Speaker 11: was playing, that we didn't do it on every team 418 00:20:56,440 --> 00:20:58,439 Speaker 11: that I was at, and I wish we did. And 419 00:20:58,560 --> 00:21:02,040 Speaker 11: it feels to me that Kansas City is always always 420 00:21:02,040 --> 00:21:03,359 Speaker 11: different second time around. 421 00:21:03,560 --> 00:21:08,840 Speaker 1: Yeah, so all I said this, never complain in this 422 00:21:08,960 --> 00:21:11,640 Speaker 1: league winning ugly on the road, and the Bears are 423 00:21:11,760 --> 00:21:13,640 Speaker 1: okay that they would have lost that game a year ago. 424 00:21:13,680 --> 00:21:16,480 Speaker 1: They've they've blocked a kick by the Raiders, they got 425 00:21:16,520 --> 00:21:18,600 Speaker 1: lucky in a jayde and Daniels fumble. I mean, they 426 00:21:18,600 --> 00:21:23,200 Speaker 1: are winning ugly. I don't love it. It's funny. Their 427 00:21:23,200 --> 00:21:26,560 Speaker 1: offense is ranked fourth, so they've got skilled, They've got 428 00:21:26,600 --> 00:21:30,400 Speaker 1: the coach. Caleb still sometimes with accuracy. Now I will 429 00:21:30,400 --> 00:21:32,880 Speaker 1: say this, he does not throw picks. And he's cut 430 00:21:32,880 --> 00:21:35,840 Speaker 1: his saxon half. I don't know if that's him or Ben, 431 00:21:35,920 --> 00:21:38,120 Speaker 1: but I said going into the year, I said, Matt, 432 00:21:38,160 --> 00:21:40,240 Speaker 1: don't get paralyzed by the record. They've got to cut 433 00:21:40,240 --> 00:21:43,000 Speaker 1: the saxon half. And Caleb's also never been a big 434 00:21:43,000 --> 00:21:46,000 Speaker 1: interception guy. Wasn't in high school, wasn't it usc He's 435 00:21:46,000 --> 00:21:47,600 Speaker 1: not in the end even last year we had six. 436 00:21:48,400 --> 00:21:51,600 Speaker 1: They're getting better. But as I watched them, I'm like, 437 00:21:52,280 --> 00:21:55,359 Speaker 1: I wish it was a little quicker. What do you see? 438 00:21:55,920 --> 00:21:58,080 Speaker 11: Well, I'm sold on Ben Johnson, like I think he's 439 00:21:58,119 --> 00:22:00,480 Speaker 11: the real deal. Sometimes when you're a good play caller, 440 00:22:00,600 --> 00:22:02,280 Speaker 11: a good coordinator, it doesn't mean you're going to be 441 00:22:02,320 --> 00:22:04,880 Speaker 11: a good head coach. And you said, like Caleb's cut 442 00:22:04,880 --> 00:22:06,719 Speaker 11: his sex in half. He's done way better than that. 443 00:22:06,760 --> 00:22:09,080 Speaker 11: I mean, yesterday he was sacked two times. One was 444 00:22:09,080 --> 00:22:11,400 Speaker 11: on him one hundred percent. The other one didn't hurt him. 445 00:22:11,600 --> 00:22:13,040 Speaker 11: It was you know, we have a field goal in 446 00:22:13,119 --> 00:22:16,680 Speaker 11: the bank, like just protect the ball. I think they're creative, 447 00:22:16,720 --> 00:22:19,679 Speaker 11: they're fun, they're dangerous Ben Johnson doing everything that he 448 00:22:19,720 --> 00:22:22,480 Speaker 11: did in Detroit. But at the same time, they're physical. 449 00:22:22,760 --> 00:22:24,840 Speaker 11: You know, they bring in Assie Trapillo as an extra. 450 00:22:25,200 --> 00:22:26,840 Speaker 11: You know, he's a jumbo tight end. He's in an 451 00:22:26,880 --> 00:22:29,800 Speaker 11: offensive lineman for the good hard play action shot plays. 452 00:22:30,359 --> 00:22:32,479 Speaker 11: And then it's like third and manageable the whole day, 453 00:22:32,520 --> 00:22:34,960 Speaker 11: it's like third and five or less. So Caleb's getting 454 00:22:35,000 --> 00:22:37,199 Speaker 11: the ball out on time and on rhythm. And so 455 00:22:37,320 --> 00:22:39,719 Speaker 11: while we always show the highlights of like the trick plays, 456 00:22:40,000 --> 00:22:44,560 Speaker 11: I think the boring stuff where Caleb's really improved is 457 00:22:44,680 --> 00:22:48,119 Speaker 11: just like you're saying, protecting the ball, not taking sacks, 458 00:22:48,160 --> 00:22:51,399 Speaker 11: helping out the defense, complimentary football. And then just like 459 00:22:51,600 --> 00:22:56,000 Speaker 11: how stoic Ben Johnson is the whole time is really remarkable. 460 00:22:56,240 --> 00:22:57,960 Speaker 8: And then on that Loveland touchdown. 461 00:22:57,640 --> 00:22:59,480 Speaker 11: At the end of the game when Cincinnati was allergic 462 00:22:59,480 --> 00:23:01,800 Speaker 11: to tackling, they're like, the first guy in the end 463 00:23:01,880 --> 00:23:05,040 Speaker 11: zone is Ben Johnson celebrating like yeah, John Travolta or 464 00:23:05,080 --> 00:23:05,520 Speaker 11: something on. 465 00:23:05,480 --> 00:23:06,080 Speaker 8: The dance floor. 466 00:23:06,119 --> 00:23:08,120 Speaker 11: It's really cool. And you see him in the locker 467 00:23:08,200 --> 00:23:10,320 Speaker 11: room that way. I think, I think the future is 468 00:23:10,400 --> 00:23:11,080 Speaker 11: right for Chicago. 469 00:23:11,240 --> 00:23:14,560 Speaker 1: You know, it's interesting so many of these coordinators are 470 00:23:14,640 --> 00:23:18,160 Speaker 1: brilliant as the vice president. They're brilliant as the two, 471 00:23:18,400 --> 00:23:21,280 Speaker 1: and then they unravel as the one. 472 00:23:22,200 --> 00:23:24,719 Speaker 3: I wonder what it is. It's you know, you were 473 00:23:24,720 --> 00:23:25,359 Speaker 3: in this league. 474 00:23:25,960 --> 00:23:29,040 Speaker 1: It's not brain power, but some guys are just naturally 475 00:23:29,280 --> 00:23:32,200 Speaker 1: comfortable in front of men and leading. By the way, 476 00:23:32,240 --> 00:23:36,080 Speaker 1: a lot of guys are not comfortable a relinquishing responsibility. 477 00:23:36,480 --> 00:23:38,359 Speaker 1: I remember talking to Lane Kevin about this year's ago. 478 00:23:38,440 --> 00:23:40,440 Speaker 1: Some guys want to be on the headset. Is there 479 00:23:40,480 --> 00:23:42,840 Speaker 1: a secret sauce that if you had to go back 480 00:23:42,840 --> 00:23:46,760 Speaker 1: in your career on coordinators that make great great head coaches. 481 00:23:46,880 --> 00:23:49,600 Speaker 1: Is it a personality thing or a leadership thing. 482 00:23:50,119 --> 00:23:51,800 Speaker 11: Well, it's a lot of things, right, and I think 483 00:23:51,840 --> 00:23:54,640 Speaker 11: Ben Johnson didn't jump into it. Too early. He could 484 00:23:54,640 --> 00:23:56,520 Speaker 11: have been a head coach a long time ago, and 485 00:23:56,560 --> 00:23:58,960 Speaker 11: he said, no, I'm not ready. I want to stick 486 00:23:59,000 --> 00:24:01,280 Speaker 11: it out here in Detroit. We're working on something special 487 00:24:01,640 --> 00:24:03,520 Speaker 11: and some of it is building your staff, building the 488 00:24:03,560 --> 00:24:06,119 Speaker 11: people around you. But no doubt there's an in factor 489 00:24:06,200 --> 00:24:08,679 Speaker 11: in my career. I head coaches where early on they 490 00:24:08,760 --> 00:24:11,960 Speaker 11: might have been a GA quality control coach, an assistant 491 00:24:12,040 --> 00:24:12,800 Speaker 11: position coach. 492 00:24:13,040 --> 00:24:15,119 Speaker 8: They get up in front of the room and like, man, 493 00:24:15,320 --> 00:24:16,560 Speaker 8: they just commanded the room. 494 00:24:16,760 --> 00:24:19,359 Speaker 11: Yeah, like there's something special about this guy, a confidence, 495 00:24:19,400 --> 00:24:22,480 Speaker 11: and like, yeah, no, you're that guy, as opposed to 496 00:24:22,520 --> 00:24:25,320 Speaker 11: the guy that's like, you know, the little professor guy 497 00:24:25,359 --> 00:24:28,080 Speaker 11: in the back room, that like, hey, I appreciate your scheme, 498 00:24:28,520 --> 00:24:30,760 Speaker 11: but I don't know if you're commanding the locker room. 499 00:24:31,040 --> 00:24:31,240 Speaker 4: Yeah. 500 00:24:31,320 --> 00:24:31,600 Speaker 5: No that. 501 00:24:31,840 --> 00:24:34,000 Speaker 1: We had Ben Johnson on the show very early, and 502 00:24:34,040 --> 00:24:36,439 Speaker 1: he had a McVay quality. It's just a guy that 503 00:24:36,520 --> 00:24:39,480 Speaker 1: stood up, looked in the eye, handsome guy, had a 504 00:24:39,480 --> 00:24:42,159 Speaker 1: command of the room. And to your point, so I 505 00:24:42,280 --> 00:24:47,560 Speaker 1: was saying, this is Seattle. It doesn't happen very often. 506 00:24:47,880 --> 00:24:51,560 Speaker 1: Standalone game and the home team gets pushed around for 507 00:24:51,680 --> 00:24:56,840 Speaker 1: three hours. I look around the NFC, I think Seattle 508 00:24:56,880 --> 00:25:00,080 Speaker 1: matches up with everybody, including Philadelphia. I mean, it's they 509 00:25:00,119 --> 00:25:01,919 Speaker 1: are a part of Seattle. They could improve. 510 00:25:02,040 --> 00:25:05,359 Speaker 3: Is there a hole in this team that you see, Well, 511 00:25:05,440 --> 00:25:06,000 Speaker 3: well for sure. 512 00:25:06,119 --> 00:25:08,160 Speaker 11: I mean every team has things they need to work on, 513 00:25:08,200 --> 00:25:10,080 Speaker 11: you know. I think the Seahawks are so good in 514 00:25:10,119 --> 00:25:11,639 Speaker 11: so many errors the areas. 515 00:25:11,680 --> 00:25:13,720 Speaker 8: The NFC is very competitive though. I think one of 516 00:25:13,760 --> 00:25:14,240 Speaker 8: the best. 517 00:25:14,080 --> 00:25:16,560 Speaker 11: Things they do is that they are they don't flinch 518 00:25:16,600 --> 00:25:18,400 Speaker 11: on the road, Like they're almost better on the road 519 00:25:18,400 --> 00:25:19,200 Speaker 11: than they are at home. 520 00:25:19,080 --> 00:25:20,720 Speaker 8: Which is a total head scratcher. 521 00:25:20,920 --> 00:25:23,560 Speaker 11: But listen, JSN Sam Donald, those are two of the 522 00:25:23,560 --> 00:25:26,520 Speaker 11: best players in the game right now. They're protecting Sam 523 00:25:26,600 --> 00:25:28,600 Speaker 11: Donald because of like their heavy play action. 524 00:25:29,119 --> 00:25:30,960 Speaker 8: They're peering like they're going to run the ball. 525 00:25:31,240 --> 00:25:32,040 Speaker 3: I think their. 526 00:25:31,960 --> 00:25:35,440 Speaker 11: Kryptonite might be you have to actually be able to 527 00:25:35,520 --> 00:25:37,480 Speaker 11: run the ball when they know that you're going to 528 00:25:37,560 --> 00:25:39,679 Speaker 11: run the ball. Everything that they're doing right now is 529 00:25:39,760 --> 00:25:42,359 Speaker 11: check with me. It's very very smart. Too many in 530 00:25:42,400 --> 00:25:44,359 Speaker 11: the box, we're going to throw it, light box, we're 531 00:25:44,400 --> 00:25:47,119 Speaker 11: going to run it. The best teams, you're able to 532 00:25:47,200 --> 00:25:49,359 Speaker 11: run it when the defense knows you you're going to 533 00:25:49,440 --> 00:25:52,560 Speaker 11: run it. And I think that you know it's a critique, 534 00:25:52,640 --> 00:25:55,120 Speaker 11: I guess, But if you're talking about trying to be. 535 00:25:55,080 --> 00:25:57,000 Speaker 8: The one seed or trying to go up and win 536 00:25:57,080 --> 00:25:59,960 Speaker 8: the hoist to the Lombardy, that's the kind of step 537 00:26:00,080 --> 00:26:00,840 Speaker 8: you got to be able to do. 538 00:26:01,960 --> 00:26:06,840 Speaker 1: So I love bo Nicks. He's on a six game heater. 539 00:26:07,000 --> 00:26:08,960 Speaker 1: He's great in the fourth quarter, and everybody tells me 540 00:26:08,960 --> 00:26:11,879 Speaker 1: he's no good. JJ McCarthy has his third start. I'm 541 00:26:11,920 --> 00:26:15,199 Speaker 1: supposed to say, Wow, he's unbelievable, I said earlier. It 542 00:26:15,280 --> 00:26:19,680 Speaker 1: reminded me of the Michigan JJ McCarthy. The defense set 543 00:26:19,680 --> 00:26:23,360 Speaker 1: the tone. I love the head coach, and they asked 544 00:26:23,400 --> 00:26:25,320 Speaker 1: him to make one or two huge throws in the 545 00:26:25,320 --> 00:26:29,000 Speaker 1: second half, and he was very good on script like Michigan. 546 00:26:29,800 --> 00:26:32,600 Speaker 1: But if you go second, third, and fourth quarter, he 547 00:26:32,600 --> 00:26:34,280 Speaker 1: had a passer writing of thirty eight. So I'm not 548 00:26:34,320 --> 00:26:36,600 Speaker 1: going to judge him. It's his third start. But my 549 00:26:36,720 --> 00:26:39,560 Speaker 1: take is my concern was when he came out of 550 00:26:39,560 --> 00:26:41,560 Speaker 1: Michigan is boy, they don't ask him to do much. 551 00:26:42,080 --> 00:26:44,720 Speaker 1: Harbaugh's great, the old line's great, the defense is great. 552 00:26:45,080 --> 00:26:47,600 Speaker 1: They're running to close the games out. He never trails 553 00:26:47,680 --> 00:26:50,679 Speaker 1: and he makes one big play. I feel like that's 554 00:26:50,840 --> 00:26:53,160 Speaker 1: kind of what I saw yesterday? Or am I under 555 00:26:53,840 --> 00:26:56,200 Speaker 1: is am I being underwhelmed? Did you see more? 556 00:26:57,080 --> 00:26:57,240 Speaker 8: Now? 557 00:26:57,280 --> 00:26:59,640 Speaker 11: He's a young player, and it was a gritty performance. 558 00:26:59,640 --> 00:27:01,800 Speaker 11: He kind of reminds me of myself though early in 559 00:27:01,840 --> 00:27:03,760 Speaker 11: my career the training wheels were on. 560 00:27:03,920 --> 00:27:05,840 Speaker 8: I think he completed fourteen passes. 561 00:27:06,119 --> 00:27:09,720 Speaker 11: He had two nice touchdown passes, uh in one bad interception. 562 00:27:09,840 --> 00:27:12,200 Speaker 11: But it's a it's a little bit like, hey, we're 563 00:27:12,240 --> 00:27:13,720 Speaker 11: just gonna take it slow. 564 00:27:13,480 --> 00:27:14,600 Speaker 8: With you, you know. 565 00:27:14,640 --> 00:27:17,600 Speaker 11: I think he passed for eight first downs yesterday, uh, 566 00:27:17,920 --> 00:27:19,800 Speaker 11: and so like they're gonna need more from him, But 567 00:27:19,840 --> 00:27:22,480 Speaker 11: he's a young player coming off of injury, and I 568 00:27:22,520 --> 00:27:24,320 Speaker 11: think just getting used to the speed of the game. 569 00:27:24,359 --> 00:27:27,760 Speaker 11: They like the potential. Unfortunately for him and for the Vikings, 570 00:27:27,960 --> 00:27:29,760 Speaker 11: they could have had Sam Darnold, they could have had 571 00:27:29,840 --> 00:27:32,360 Speaker 11: Daniel Jones, they could have had Aaron Rodgers. And so 572 00:27:32,400 --> 00:27:35,639 Speaker 11: the microscope and the scrutiny is gonna be high. The 573 00:27:35,680 --> 00:27:37,920 Speaker 11: guys in your draft class are doing really, really well. 574 00:27:38,040 --> 00:27:40,359 Speaker 11: So you're gonna have to grow up really quick. I 575 00:27:40,400 --> 00:27:43,680 Speaker 11: think that, you know, stacking these gritty performances in these games, 576 00:27:44,160 --> 00:27:47,040 Speaker 11: UH will go a long way for earning respect in 577 00:27:47,080 --> 00:27:50,320 Speaker 11: the locker room. And then I think with the coaching staff, 578 00:27:50,320 --> 00:27:52,000 Speaker 11: they're gonna give you a little bit more and a 579 00:27:52,000 --> 00:27:54,320 Speaker 11: little bit more and a little bit more, and eventually 580 00:27:54,520 --> 00:27:56,040 Speaker 11: they're gonna put You're gonna have to put the team 581 00:27:56,040 --> 00:27:57,800 Speaker 11: on your back in a Justin Herbert kind of way, 582 00:27:58,080 --> 00:28:00,439 Speaker 11: and uh, and that'll come. But but right now, no, 583 00:28:00,560 --> 00:28:03,120 Speaker 11: it's you know, all the same stuff we're talking about 584 00:28:03,160 --> 00:28:04,800 Speaker 11: with Kleb. You know, like you got to kind of 585 00:28:05,080 --> 00:28:06,960 Speaker 11: you got to grow, and you got to not take sacks, 586 00:28:07,000 --> 00:28:09,680 Speaker 11: and you got to protect the football and and those 587 00:28:09,680 --> 00:28:10,320 Speaker 11: types of things. 588 00:28:10,840 --> 00:28:15,280 Speaker 1: So creating an identity is hard, but it's essential, and 589 00:28:15,320 --> 00:28:18,320 Speaker 1: sometimes it's harder to maintain it. I feel like Green 590 00:28:18,400 --> 00:28:21,280 Speaker 1: Bay is off, the compass is off. They want to 591 00:28:21,359 --> 00:28:25,080 Speaker 1: run it, but they're not terribly effective. They trust Jordan 592 00:28:25,200 --> 00:28:28,800 Speaker 1: Love mostly but not entirely. Reed's been banged up now 593 00:28:28,880 --> 00:28:32,520 Speaker 1: Craft is out. When I watch them, like I watched 594 00:28:32,520 --> 00:28:34,840 Speaker 1: the Rams, I know exactly what they're trying to do. 595 00:28:34,880 --> 00:28:37,240 Speaker 1: When I watch the Niners with Christian McCaffrey, I don't 596 00:28:37,240 --> 00:28:38,200 Speaker 1: even care about the quarterback. 597 00:28:38,240 --> 00:28:41,120 Speaker 3: I know exactly what they are. Same with Baltimore. 598 00:28:41,880 --> 00:28:45,800 Speaker 1: I watch the Packers, what are they offensively because I 599 00:28:45,840 --> 00:28:46,680 Speaker 1: can't figure it out. 600 00:28:47,280 --> 00:28:49,720 Speaker 8: They're really good. They're just young, Colin, they're young. 601 00:28:50,480 --> 00:28:52,959 Speaker 11: It was a trap game, like the definition of a 602 00:28:53,000 --> 00:28:57,600 Speaker 11: trap game, like and it happened. They were literally last 603 00:28:57,600 --> 00:28:59,160 Speaker 11: week we were talking about they're the best team in 604 00:28:59,200 --> 00:29:01,520 Speaker 11: the and the NFC. You know, they took it to 605 00:29:01,520 --> 00:29:04,320 Speaker 11: Aaron Rodgers. They like performed Ordan loves as cool as 606 00:29:04,320 --> 00:29:06,720 Speaker 11: a cucumber, like all the stuff. And they go into 607 00:29:06,800 --> 00:29:09,640 Speaker 11: Carolina and they played like a young team. And listen, 608 00:29:10,160 --> 00:29:12,320 Speaker 11: you're gonna make mistakes in the NFL. These guys are human. 609 00:29:12,360 --> 00:29:14,280 Speaker 11: This isn't college football. Every game is a tough game. 610 00:29:14,320 --> 00:29:16,640 Speaker 11: That's why you celebrate any win that you have. But 611 00:29:16,680 --> 00:29:18,920 Speaker 11: when guys go down, you know they lost craft in 612 00:29:18,960 --> 00:29:21,440 Speaker 11: the game. Sometimes it can like be like a little 613 00:29:21,440 --> 00:29:23,440 Speaker 11: bit of an energy vampire suck on the on the 614 00:29:23,480 --> 00:29:25,720 Speaker 11: sideline there because like, man, we're thinking about our brother, 615 00:29:25,760 --> 00:29:28,360 Speaker 11: We're not focused on the game. You're gonna make mistakes 616 00:29:28,360 --> 00:29:30,200 Speaker 11: in the course of a career and the course of 617 00:29:30,200 --> 00:29:32,000 Speaker 11: a season, make new mistakes. 618 00:29:32,000 --> 00:29:33,880 Speaker 8: If you're the Green Bay Packers, you need to learn 619 00:29:33,920 --> 00:29:34,760 Speaker 8: from this mistake. 620 00:29:34,960 --> 00:29:37,360 Speaker 11: When you're in a situation like this again, you can't 621 00:29:37,360 --> 00:29:38,080 Speaker 11: make this mistake. 622 00:29:38,120 --> 00:29:39,800 Speaker 8: Again. I think they took this team lightly. 623 00:29:40,120 --> 00:29:42,959 Speaker 11: I think Carolina came in and they were professional about it. 624 00:29:43,200 --> 00:29:45,320 Speaker 11: Green Bay learned from this and and and you know, 625 00:29:45,400 --> 00:29:48,280 Speaker 11: for them, you know, hopefully they're a lot better for it, 626 00:29:48,480 --> 00:29:51,160 Speaker 11: because really the one seed was there for them never. 627 00:29:51,240 --> 00:29:53,920 Speaker 11: But now now the division is is very, very tight, 628 00:29:54,040 --> 00:29:56,440 Speaker 11: so you know, look out. I still like this team, 629 00:29:56,480 --> 00:29:58,400 Speaker 11: though I'm not giving up on them. 630 00:29:58,680 --> 00:29:59,720 Speaker 8: They just got to learn from it. 631 00:30:00,400 --> 00:30:03,920 Speaker 1: Finally, you are at one point an old quarterback. It 632 00:30:04,040 --> 00:30:07,280 Speaker 1: is remarkable to watch Darnold and Aaron Rodgers outside of 633 00:30:07,320 --> 00:30:10,520 Speaker 1: the Jets. I said, they don't run the ball in Pittsburgh. 634 00:30:10,560 --> 00:30:12,719 Speaker 1: The defense was good yesterday, but it's got holes all 635 00:30:12,760 --> 00:30:16,360 Speaker 1: over it. I just I watch Aaron and I'm like, 636 00:30:17,720 --> 00:30:19,840 Speaker 1: I thought it was a one. I said, you should 637 00:30:20,080 --> 00:30:23,400 Speaker 1: go to the Vikings or retire. Pittsburgh's terrible in offense. 638 00:30:24,240 --> 00:30:27,520 Speaker 1: Whether he's great or not, I do feel like there 639 00:30:27,600 --> 00:30:30,640 Speaker 1: is something to be said about loving your job, loving 640 00:30:30,640 --> 00:30:33,480 Speaker 1: the environment, and playing a little bit with joy. I 641 00:30:33,520 --> 00:30:36,480 Speaker 1: feel like Aaron's like happy erin and there's kind. 642 00:30:36,400 --> 00:30:37,160 Speaker 3: Of two errands. 643 00:30:37,640 --> 00:30:40,640 Speaker 1: But when I watch him, I'm like, I didn't think 644 00:30:40,640 --> 00:30:42,760 Speaker 1: he had much left in the tank and I'm like, oh, 645 00:30:42,800 --> 00:30:44,320 Speaker 1: he should play again, this should be he should he 646 00:30:44,320 --> 00:30:47,440 Speaker 1: should be a two off win a playoff game. Are 647 00:30:47,440 --> 00:30:50,240 Speaker 1: you surprised a little bit? Look there's a little fout 648 00:30:50,280 --> 00:30:52,240 Speaker 1: in the youth in Pittsburgh. 649 00:30:52,280 --> 00:30:55,400 Speaker 11: Well I think a little bit surprised, But I'm not 650 00:30:55,440 --> 00:30:57,840 Speaker 11: surprised that it's working so well with Mike Tomlin and 651 00:30:57,880 --> 00:31:00,720 Speaker 11: with Arthur Smith. I'm really not in the leadership and 652 00:31:00,760 --> 00:31:03,880 Speaker 11: the you know, like the I mean, he can still 653 00:31:04,040 --> 00:31:06,440 Speaker 11: sling it, he can still throw the ball. He's very 654 00:31:06,480 --> 00:31:09,240 Speaker 11: impressive that way. Their division's not very good. Like I 655 00:31:09,240 --> 00:31:11,080 Speaker 11: think we thought Cincinnati was going to be better. I 656 00:31:11,120 --> 00:31:13,600 Speaker 11: think we thought Baltimore is going to be better. But 657 00:31:13,880 --> 00:31:16,720 Speaker 11: as it sits right now, I mean, Pittsburgh's in position 658 00:31:16,880 --> 00:31:19,840 Speaker 11: to host a playoff game, and their defense came alive 659 00:31:20,160 --> 00:31:23,120 Speaker 11: creating turnovers. I just think that there's there's still a 660 00:31:23,160 --> 00:31:25,200 Speaker 11: lot of room for improvement for the Pittsburgh Steelers. He 661 00:31:25,240 --> 00:31:27,920 Speaker 11: won by seven and the Colts had like six turnovers, 662 00:31:28,080 --> 00:31:30,440 Speaker 11: So like, you got to find ways to be more dominant. 663 00:31:30,480 --> 00:31:32,640 Speaker 11: I'd like to see them run the ball more. I'd 664 00:31:32,640 --> 00:31:34,160 Speaker 11: like to see them run the ball more when they're 665 00:31:34,200 --> 00:31:37,080 Speaker 11: down in the tight red zone, not rely on you know, 666 00:31:37,160 --> 00:31:40,160 Speaker 11: the Aaron Rodgers DK Metcalf show go line fades or 667 00:31:40,160 --> 00:31:43,440 Speaker 11: slants like there's more to like there when need consistency 668 00:31:43,480 --> 00:31:46,440 Speaker 11: from that from that defense, you know, I think they 669 00:31:46,440 --> 00:31:48,760 Speaker 11: could get it. I actually like the fit. I like 670 00:31:48,840 --> 00:31:51,440 Speaker 11: that Aaron Rodgers a future Hall of famers kind of 671 00:31:51,480 --> 00:31:54,719 Speaker 11: with a NFL royalty type organization. 672 00:31:54,800 --> 00:31:56,040 Speaker 8: I think it's great for football. 673 00:31:56,400 --> 00:31:59,880 Speaker 11: But I think my big question is, like Ken Baltimore 674 00:32:00,040 --> 00:32:00,600 Speaker 11: jump back. 675 00:32:00,440 --> 00:32:01,160 Speaker 8: Into this mix. 676 00:32:01,320 --> 00:32:04,440 Speaker 11: If Pittsburgh falters, like can somebody else compete with them? 677 00:32:04,800 --> 00:32:06,040 Speaker 8: Or are they just going to run away with with 678 00:32:06,560 --> 00:32:07,160 Speaker 8: this division? 679 00:32:07,400 --> 00:32:10,920 Speaker 1: I want to circle back final question. I think sometimes 680 00:32:10,960 --> 00:32:13,680 Speaker 1: when you win a game, it becomes instructive. Like if 681 00:32:13,720 --> 00:32:17,280 Speaker 1: I was Pittsburgh, I consider trade deadline running back. I 682 00:32:17,320 --> 00:32:21,040 Speaker 1: think Buffalo needs another wide out. I do wonder when 683 00:32:21,080 --> 00:32:23,920 Speaker 1: you're a very good team, you're running the football, You've 684 00:32:23,920 --> 00:32:26,960 Speaker 1: got a very close locker room with Josh Allen, and 685 00:32:27,000 --> 00:32:29,000 Speaker 1: all of a sudden we bring in a wide receiver, 686 00:32:29,120 --> 00:32:32,840 Speaker 1: would you be concerned Because receivers come you know that 687 00:32:33,040 --> 00:32:34,720 Speaker 1: of all the positions. 688 00:32:34,240 --> 00:32:36,320 Speaker 3: They you know they're on an island. You get very 689 00:32:36,400 --> 00:32:37,360 Speaker 3: unique personalities. 690 00:32:37,760 --> 00:32:41,160 Speaker 1: I think Buffalo needs another I mean that game was 691 00:32:41,200 --> 00:32:43,240 Speaker 1: twenty eight twenty one in Kansas City had the ball 692 00:32:43,920 --> 00:32:47,880 Speaker 1: and Mahomes was awful and Buffalo dominates time possession. They're 693 00:32:47,880 --> 00:32:50,640 Speaker 1: at home, perfect in the red zone, won the turnover battle. 694 00:32:50,960 --> 00:32:53,280 Speaker 1: Kansas City was going in for the tie. I think 695 00:32:53,360 --> 00:32:55,440 Speaker 1: they need to add a little icing to the cake. 696 00:32:56,160 --> 00:32:58,480 Speaker 1: Would you do it with the worry that it could 697 00:32:58,480 --> 00:33:00,720 Speaker 1: disrupt harmony or chemt. 698 00:33:01,160 --> 00:33:02,320 Speaker 8: I would do it. And here's why. 699 00:33:02,440 --> 00:33:04,680 Speaker 11: You know, when when I entered the NFL, I was 700 00:33:04,760 --> 00:33:06,960 Speaker 11: with the Green Bay Packers, Mike Hombrim's head coach. They're 701 00:33:06,960 --> 00:33:09,400 Speaker 11: coming off of two consecutive Super Bowls, and he was 702 00:33:09,480 --> 00:33:13,320 Speaker 11: very very clear, this organization will always search the planet 703 00:33:13,600 --> 00:33:16,840 Speaker 11: for anyone that we think can make our team better. 704 00:33:17,120 --> 00:33:19,880 Speaker 11: So like, don't look at who you're competing with in 705 00:33:19,920 --> 00:33:22,560 Speaker 11: the locker room, because we're searching the planet. And if 706 00:33:22,600 --> 00:33:25,000 Speaker 11: we ever bring somebody in, it's because we are trying 707 00:33:25,040 --> 00:33:25,960 Speaker 11: to hoist the Lombardi. 708 00:33:26,280 --> 00:33:26,720 Speaker 8: And as a. 709 00:33:26,680 --> 00:33:28,560 Speaker 11: Player, even though I was one of the guys that. 710 00:33:28,560 --> 00:33:31,120 Speaker 8: Like was now replaceable, I loved it. 711 00:33:31,120 --> 00:33:33,680 Speaker 11: It just felt like, Hey, this organization is all the 712 00:33:33,720 --> 00:33:36,280 Speaker 11: way in, all the way in, and therefore I'm going 713 00:33:36,360 --> 00:33:37,760 Speaker 11: to be all the way in and I better be 714 00:33:37,840 --> 00:33:40,200 Speaker 11: all the way in or I'm going to get replaced myself. 715 00:33:40,680 --> 00:33:42,440 Speaker 11: I like when it as a player, I don't mind 716 00:33:42,440 --> 00:33:43,320 Speaker 11: the mindset at all. 717 00:33:44,080 --> 00:33:46,560 Speaker 8: I really don't. And you know, like it might hurt. 718 00:33:46,360 --> 00:33:49,680 Speaker 11: Somebody's feelings, but for the for the entire locker room, 719 00:33:49,840 --> 00:33:51,920 Speaker 11: I think it's a great thing. Sends a message, and 720 00:33:51,960 --> 00:33:53,440 Speaker 11: I think it's a really good message. 721 00:33:53,640 --> 00:33:57,280 Speaker 1: Matt hasselback eighteen years in the NFL. He is our 722 00:33:57,440 --> 00:34:00,800 Speaker 1: Monday guest every Monday to in the footballs and beyond 723 00:34:00,800 --> 00:34:01,200 Speaker 1: as all. 724 00:34:01,120 --> 00:34:01,960 Speaker 3: As Matt, thank you. 725 00:34:02,680 --> 00:34:03,520 Speaker 8: See. 726 00:34:04,000 --> 00:34:05,760 Speaker 3: Yeah, it's I just. 727 00:34:05,800 --> 00:34:07,840 Speaker 1: It's one of those things where I'm sitting there watching 728 00:34:07,880 --> 00:34:10,319 Speaker 1: that game last night and I'm like, Kansas City's. 729 00:34:10,040 --> 00:34:10,920 Speaker 3: Going for the tie? 730 00:34:11,080 --> 00:34:14,800 Speaker 1: How they got I mean, Mahomes got hit fifteen times? 731 00:34:14,840 --> 00:34:16,160 Speaker 3: How are they going for the tie? 732 00:34:16,840 --> 00:34:18,719 Speaker 9: I'm surprised you haven't played that well. They didn't have 733 00:34:18,880 --> 00:34:21,719 Speaker 9: Isaiah Pacheco. You know, it's always like, hey, no Zavi, 734 00:34:21,760 --> 00:34:25,279 Speaker 9: you're worthy, no Rashid, Right, they were fully formed last night. 735 00:34:25,360 --> 00:34:27,680 Speaker 9: They just didn't look great when they're not playing the 736 00:34:27,760 --> 00:34:31,560 Speaker 9: dumpster Fire Raiders or Marcus Mariota and the Commanders who. 737 00:34:31,520 --> 00:34:32,160 Speaker 8: Look like a joke. 738 00:34:32,239 --> 00:34:34,920 Speaker 9: Now they've now loft on the road to the Bills 739 00:34:34,920 --> 00:34:37,279 Speaker 9: and the Jags. And three weeks ago you didn't have 740 00:34:37,280 --> 00:34:38,920 Speaker 9: the Bills in the Hurt hierarchy. 741 00:34:38,440 --> 00:34:38,680 Speaker 3: Did you. 742 00:34:39,480 --> 00:34:44,240 Speaker 9: It's a slight very interesting how things are shifting the sands. 743 00:34:44,320 --> 00:34:46,680 Speaker 3: I'm in the Hurd hierarchy tomorrow. Everybody's waiting. How far 744 00:34:46,719 --> 00:34:49,440 Speaker 3: do you drop? The chiefs? Are they eight nine? What 745 00:34:49,440 --> 00:34:53,160 Speaker 3: are we doing? Well, that's not a one that's obvious. Well, 746 00:34:53,480 --> 00:34:56,000 Speaker 3: rams are good. Do that. It's like four weeks in 747 00:34:56,040 --> 00:34:57,400 Speaker 3: a row. Rams are broncos. 748 00:34:57,440 --> 00:34:59,840 Speaker 9: Basically you have to do Admit you love it that 749 00:35:00,080 --> 00:35:05,520 Speaker 9: all your guys are thriving, your Donald Chargers, darning all 750 00:35:05,520 --> 00:35:07,240 Speaker 9: of our their career years. 751 00:35:07,280 --> 00:35:07,960 Speaker 8: It's crazy.