1 00:00:00,560 --> 00:00:02,559 Speaker 1: Thanks for listening to the best of The Jason Smith 2 00:00:02,600 --> 00:00:05,160 Speaker 1: Show with Mike Carmen podcast. Be sure to catch us 3 00:00:05,200 --> 00:00:07,960 Speaker 1: live every weeknight from ten pm to two am Eastern 4 00:00:08,240 --> 00:00:11,320 Speaker 1: seven to eleven pm Pacific on Fox Sports Radio. Find 5 00:00:11,360 --> 00:00:13,480 Speaker 1: your local station for The Jason Smith Show with Mike 6 00:00:13,480 --> 00:00:16,760 Speaker 1: Harmon at Fox Sports Radio dot com, or stream us 7 00:00:16,800 --> 00:00:20,400 Speaker 1: live every night on the iHeartRadio app by searching FSR. 8 00:00:21,320 --> 00:00:24,080 Speaker 2: This is the Best of the Jason Smith Show with 9 00:00:24,160 --> 00:00:26,280 Speaker 2: Mike Harmon on Fox Sports Radio. 10 00:00:30,120 --> 00:00:33,440 Speaker 1: Part of our Football Friday as it is every Friday night, 11 00:00:33,520 --> 00:00:35,519 Speaker 1: we look at all the big games in the NFL. 12 00:00:35,560 --> 00:00:38,800 Speaker 1: And really, I mean we previewed the Browns and the 13 00:00:38,920 --> 00:00:42,080 Speaker 1: Raiders earlier in the show because it's Shadora Sanders start. 14 00:00:42,080 --> 00:00:44,760 Speaker 1: I mean, congratulations. We may not do it again. It 15 00:00:44,800 --> 00:00:46,680 Speaker 1: may be the only time we ever break down to 16 00:00:46,760 --> 00:00:50,120 Speaker 1: Brown's end or Raider game the next couple of years. 17 00:00:50,159 --> 00:00:52,080 Speaker 1: But we did it, and we may do it again 18 00:00:52,159 --> 00:00:54,800 Speaker 1: later on in the show. But shador Sanders only gets 19 00:00:54,800 --> 00:00:57,040 Speaker 1: one NFL start. Mike Carmon, we gotta make the movie. 20 00:00:57,080 --> 00:00:59,360 Speaker 3: Well, but that's the thing, right for ones, we will 21 00:00:59,400 --> 00:01:03,920 Speaker 3: be paying attention to two squads that really give us 22 00:01:03,920 --> 00:01:06,319 Speaker 3: no reason to. I mean, we watched the Raiders on 23 00:01:06,400 --> 00:01:10,640 Speaker 3: Monday Night Football because they were there and which gave 24 00:01:10,720 --> 00:01:13,680 Speaker 3: us lots of content on Geno Smith in an appreciation 25 00:01:13,800 --> 00:01:17,040 Speaker 3: moment for Max Crosby, but also reminding folks he chose 26 00:01:17,120 --> 00:01:20,440 Speaker 3: to stay there. People, he took the money. I would too, 27 00:01:20,840 --> 00:01:22,759 Speaker 3: but just don't feel bad for him. 28 00:01:22,760 --> 00:01:23,520 Speaker 4: He made a choice. 29 00:01:24,000 --> 00:01:30,880 Speaker 3: As for Cleveland the other side, Miles Garrett great defense, disruptive, destructive, 30 00:01:31,520 --> 00:01:35,240 Speaker 3: he decided winning didn't really matter either because he accepted 31 00:01:35,240 --> 00:01:38,319 Speaker 3: a long term deal with the Cleveland Browns. I think 32 00:01:38,360 --> 00:01:40,600 Speaker 3: we should just settle it by those two guys fighting 33 00:01:40,640 --> 00:01:42,319 Speaker 3: at midfield and just be. 34 00:01:42,360 --> 00:01:44,479 Speaker 1: Okay, I'm with you there. I think I think that's 35 00:01:44,520 --> 00:01:45,200 Speaker 1: pretty good. 36 00:01:45,720 --> 00:01:48,680 Speaker 3: And Gino could be the cornerman. But other than that, 37 00:01:49,160 --> 00:01:49,880 Speaker 3: I got nothing. 38 00:01:52,240 --> 00:01:54,280 Speaker 1: So don't worry if you miss any of that. Again, 39 00:01:54,320 --> 00:01:56,480 Speaker 1: our best of podcast goes up right after the show 40 00:01:56,560 --> 00:01:59,080 Speaker 1: is over. Wherever you get your podcast from, just search 41 00:01:59,160 --> 00:02:01,520 Speaker 1: Jason Smith and my carbon We told you who's gonna 42 00:02:01,520 --> 00:02:04,480 Speaker 1: win that game and how many big play Shador Sanders 43 00:02:04,520 --> 00:02:08,040 Speaker 1: is going to have against that Raider thirty seven but 44 00:02:08,320 --> 00:02:14,600 Speaker 1: in a row. But on Sunday, the first place team 45 00:02:15,440 --> 00:02:19,200 Speaker 1: in the NFC North. Yeah, facing another prove it game. 46 00:02:20,560 --> 00:02:22,600 Speaker 1: And if I told you a year ago today, when 47 00:02:22,639 --> 00:02:25,240 Speaker 1: I say first place team in the NFC North, we'd 48 00:02:25,240 --> 00:02:28,320 Speaker 1: be talking about the Chicago Bears. You'd have told me 49 00:02:28,360 --> 00:02:31,400 Speaker 1: I'd be crazy. But I told you the era of 50 00:02:31,480 --> 00:02:34,400 Speaker 1: good feeling was coming to Chicago, Mike. I told you 51 00:02:34,600 --> 00:02:36,880 Speaker 1: was coming. I told you, and I know you're you've 52 00:02:36,880 --> 00:02:40,720 Speaker 1: been scarred by years of bareness. But I told you 53 00:02:40,720 --> 00:02:43,200 Speaker 1: it was coming. And look where we are. Here, we are, 54 00:02:42,880 --> 00:02:46,040 Speaker 1: we're edging in on Thanksgiving and the Bears are in 55 00:02:46,120 --> 00:02:46,680 Speaker 1: first place. 56 00:02:46,800 --> 00:02:49,720 Speaker 4: I told you, winners of seven of their last eight. 57 00:02:50,200 --> 00:02:51,040 Speaker 4: Are they pretty? 58 00:02:51,320 --> 00:02:51,560 Speaker 3: No? 59 00:02:51,639 --> 00:02:54,200 Speaker 4: Are they style point worthy? No? 60 00:02:54,400 --> 00:02:57,200 Speaker 3: Is it reminiscent in the nineteen eighty three Chicago White Sox. 61 00:02:57,280 --> 00:03:03,519 Speaker 3: Winning ugly a very nice slogan, yes, But dramatic comebacks, 62 00:03:03,680 --> 00:03:08,440 Speaker 3: dramatic finishes, big plays by your second year quarterback, and 63 00:03:08,560 --> 00:03:12,760 Speaker 3: growth in terms of his decision making all for positivity. 64 00:03:12,760 --> 00:03:15,639 Speaker 3: Now this week they play with no linebackers. I think 65 00:03:15,639 --> 00:03:19,840 Speaker 3: they've actually outlawed the position. All starting linebackers are out 66 00:03:20,240 --> 00:03:21,519 Speaker 3: for this game against Pittsburgh. 67 00:03:21,520 --> 00:03:22,760 Speaker 4: But you want to know what get in is? 68 00:03:23,080 --> 00:03:27,760 Speaker 1: They're gonna run for seven, four linemen and seven defensive backs. 69 00:03:27,760 --> 00:03:28,560 Speaker 1: That's what they're gonna run. 70 00:03:28,600 --> 00:03:32,000 Speaker 3: No, this is an interesting, uh interesting one, right. Not 71 00:03:32,080 --> 00:03:34,120 Speaker 3: often do you just say hey, who's in or out 72 00:03:34,200 --> 00:03:35,920 Speaker 3: for the lineback and go, No, they're all out. 73 00:03:36,240 --> 00:03:37,480 Speaker 4: They're they're all gonna miss this. 74 00:03:38,360 --> 00:03:41,800 Speaker 3: Everybody's missing everybody's start, and they're already banged up in 75 00:03:41,840 --> 00:03:42,400 Speaker 3: the secondary. 76 00:03:42,480 --> 00:03:44,480 Speaker 4: So this gets a little bit curious. 77 00:03:44,640 --> 00:03:46,680 Speaker 3: I mean it helps the fact that Aaron Rodgers can't 78 00:03:46,720 --> 00:03:50,200 Speaker 3: throw the ball beyond about eight yards by that, you know, one, 79 00:03:50,240 --> 00:03:52,120 Speaker 3: one thousand and two, one thousand, the ball's gotta be 80 00:03:52,120 --> 00:03:55,240 Speaker 3: out of his hand kind of prospect. And they're gonna 81 00:03:55,280 --> 00:03:58,080 Speaker 3: be dodgy about this up until game time as best 82 00:03:58,080 --> 00:04:02,720 Speaker 3: they can. Uh. But certainly what we are paying attention 83 00:04:02,840 --> 00:04:07,040 Speaker 3: to is a team in the Steelers that's still very 84 00:04:07,080 --> 00:04:09,360 Speaker 3: much alive at six and four. Are you believing in 85 00:04:09,400 --> 00:04:12,240 Speaker 3: a long term? No, it's like every Pittsburgh team we've 86 00:04:12,280 --> 00:04:15,680 Speaker 3: seen since Ben Roethlisberger walked away, and they're gonna limp 87 00:04:15,720 --> 00:04:19,680 Speaker 3: towards a five hundred finish or just above, and then 88 00:04:19,720 --> 00:04:23,279 Speaker 3: we all celebrate Mike Tomlin for having them limp. 89 00:04:23,120 --> 00:04:24,240 Speaker 4: Along for the Bears. 90 00:04:24,600 --> 00:04:29,800 Speaker 3: Yeah, it's it's been an uneven, uneasy ride, and depending 91 00:04:29,800 --> 00:04:32,440 Speaker 3: on who you listen to, this guy's still falling. But 92 00:04:33,160 --> 00:04:36,040 Speaker 3: you're seven and three. The rest of the division has 93 00:04:36,240 --> 00:04:40,120 Speaker 3: plenty of problems, and people are willing to pay up 94 00:04:40,120 --> 00:04:42,520 Speaker 3: to four hundred and twenty three dollars for get in. 95 00:04:43,080 --> 00:04:46,800 Speaker 3: That's right, Pittsburgh. It's a nice easy drive from Chicago. 96 00:04:46,800 --> 00:04:48,920 Speaker 3: You can make that drive and now here you Oh yeah, 97 00:04:48,960 --> 00:04:51,160 Speaker 3: you are leave early in the morning, get out there, 98 00:04:51,160 --> 00:04:52,000 Speaker 3: you get out there for the game. 99 00:04:52,040 --> 00:04:52,599 Speaker 1: You're all good. 100 00:04:52,680 --> 00:04:55,679 Speaker 3: I mean they're saying, well, Aaron Rodgers has ownership shares, 101 00:04:56,360 --> 00:04:58,760 Speaker 3: so I mean, we're gonna get his best effort of 102 00:04:58,760 --> 00:04:59,200 Speaker 3: the year. 103 00:04:59,080 --> 00:04:59,440 Speaker 4: Aren't we. 104 00:05:00,080 --> 00:05:02,520 Speaker 1: You like how he's backing away from that. The last 105 00:05:02,520 --> 00:05:04,159 Speaker 1: couple of days he said, no, no, I'm not the with 106 00:05:04,240 --> 00:05:06,800 Speaker 1: the Packers anymore. This is all new. It's like, oh, 107 00:05:07,000 --> 00:05:09,040 Speaker 1: now that I'm on a team that's not gonna protect 108 00:05:09,040 --> 00:05:10,880 Speaker 1: me and I'm not as good. Yeah, I don't want 109 00:05:10,880 --> 00:05:12,800 Speaker 1: to talk any smack and say I own you like 110 00:05:12,839 --> 00:05:14,359 Speaker 1: I did in the past. Not I'm not gonna do 111 00:05:14,400 --> 00:05:17,040 Speaker 1: that anymore. Yeah. I see through Aaron Rodgers game. I 112 00:05:17,160 --> 00:05:17,599 Speaker 1: see compared. 113 00:05:17,600 --> 00:05:21,960 Speaker 3: Here's the thing, though, the bulletin boards are still fresh 114 00:05:22,000 --> 00:05:25,760 Speaker 3: with all of that that ink of the past. There's 115 00:05:25,800 --> 00:05:28,680 Speaker 3: nothing that you're gonna say now and be all complimentary. 116 00:05:28,720 --> 00:05:31,680 Speaker 3: I really like the cut of Canleb Williams gym No. 117 00:05:32,160 --> 00:05:35,440 Speaker 3: I love Ben Johnson. He's fun to watch his offenser. 118 00:05:35,680 --> 00:05:38,320 Speaker 3: You could say all in that flowery language. It doesn't 119 00:05:38,360 --> 00:05:40,440 Speaker 3: erase twenty years of history, man. 120 00:05:41,400 --> 00:05:43,880 Speaker 1: And I'll tell you what. It's not going to matter 121 00:05:44,400 --> 00:05:47,840 Speaker 1: because the Bears are gonna win this game. Okay. The 122 00:05:47,880 --> 00:05:51,320 Speaker 1: Bears feast on turnovers, right, Their defense is not great, 123 00:05:51,440 --> 00:05:54,919 Speaker 1: but number one in turnovers in the NFL. Don't break maybe, 124 00:05:55,240 --> 00:05:58,679 Speaker 1: and Aaron Rodgers is dinged up already, whether he plays, 125 00:05:58,720 --> 00:06:02,200 Speaker 1: whether it's Mason Rudolph, whether it's Bradshaw, whether it's Cliff Stout, 126 00:06:02,600 --> 00:06:05,480 Speaker 1: the Bears are gonna get turnovers. And quite honestly, look, 127 00:06:06,200 --> 00:06:08,960 Speaker 1: you gotta stop hating on the Bears because the Bears 128 00:06:09,000 --> 00:06:11,760 Speaker 1: are a good team. They've won games any way possible. 129 00:06:11,800 --> 00:06:14,960 Speaker 1: If the Chiefs winning games like the Bears, you would say, oh, 130 00:06:14,960 --> 00:06:17,920 Speaker 1: what a great job Patrick Mahomes is doing. Look at this, 131 00:06:18,120 --> 00:06:20,599 Speaker 1: pulling out games at the end. This is what champions do. 132 00:06:20,839 --> 00:06:22,520 Speaker 1: But the Bears do it, and it's all they had 133 00:06:22,600 --> 00:06:24,320 Speaker 1: to rely on. Pulling out a game at the end. 134 00:06:24,360 --> 00:06:26,880 Speaker 1: Now you make excuses who you want to make excuses for. 135 00:06:27,120 --> 00:06:28,960 Speaker 1: The Bears have won a lot of games. They're in 136 00:06:29,080 --> 00:06:32,400 Speaker 1: first place. Aaron Rodgers is hurt and ineffective. And you 137 00:06:32,440 --> 00:06:35,279 Speaker 1: can see this is where the downfall starts to Rogers. 138 00:06:35,520 --> 00:06:38,479 Speaker 1: If he plays on Sunday, the offense should have little 139 00:06:38,480 --> 00:06:41,480 Speaker 1: trouble moving the football against the Steelers. Look, Jalen Warren 140 00:06:41,560 --> 00:06:43,760 Speaker 1: just came back to practice. He was dinged up as well. 141 00:06:44,640 --> 00:06:47,919 Speaker 1: This is going to be a huge game for the Bears. 142 00:06:48,160 --> 00:06:51,040 Speaker 1: They're gonna win. Continue to prove it and continue to 143 00:06:51,040 --> 00:06:53,200 Speaker 1: prove the doubters wrong. The only thing I can say, 144 00:06:53,240 --> 00:06:55,800 Speaker 1: here's the only thing that frustrates me about the Bears 145 00:06:56,320 --> 00:06:58,359 Speaker 1: is that you know, the Bears have become like a 146 00:06:59,120 --> 00:07:02,160 Speaker 1: like a lion's light or or a big or or 147 00:07:02,200 --> 00:07:05,200 Speaker 1: like the Chiefs light in their heyday, where you have 148 00:07:05,240 --> 00:07:07,720 Speaker 1: no idea what weapon is going to have the big 149 00:07:07,800 --> 00:07:11,400 Speaker 1: day in fantas right, it could be romandonsday. It could 150 00:07:11,400 --> 00:07:14,320 Speaker 1: be DJ Moore. Dj Moore could catch zero passes. It 151 00:07:14,360 --> 00:07:16,520 Speaker 1: could be DeAndre Swet, It could be Coulton, lovel them, 152 00:07:16,560 --> 00:07:19,160 Speaker 1: it could be none of them. Like it's so unpredictable. 153 00:07:19,280 --> 00:07:22,440 Speaker 1: Every week who's gonna have a big week? But somebody does. 154 00:07:23,200 --> 00:07:25,320 Speaker 1: Every week you go back and say, Wow, what a 155 00:07:25,360 --> 00:07:27,200 Speaker 1: game for for the What a game for this play? 156 00:07:27,240 --> 00:07:28,760 Speaker 1: What a game for this player? What a game here? 157 00:07:28,760 --> 00:07:31,920 Speaker 1: What a game here? And the Bears offense is deep 158 00:07:31,960 --> 00:07:34,040 Speaker 1: with good enough weapons they get the win on Sunday. 159 00:07:34,200 --> 00:07:36,960 Speaker 3: It's it when you're talking about from the fantasy purpose, 160 00:07:37,000 --> 00:07:39,360 Speaker 3: I mean, Roman Dunsay has had a couple of big 161 00:07:39,400 --> 00:07:42,000 Speaker 3: games that don't show up in the box score. Well, 162 00:07:42,080 --> 00:07:47,480 Speaker 3: fantasy just ask us that dad's still salty h until 163 00:07:47,480 --> 00:07:50,400 Speaker 3: he actually starts reading, and maybe you can see how 164 00:07:50,600 --> 00:07:52,800 Speaker 3: people like stole the virtues of what his son's doing 165 00:07:52,840 --> 00:07:57,080 Speaker 3: for other players. But that's deeper NFL stuff. And that 166 00:07:57,200 --> 00:08:00,200 Speaker 3: clip the Bears put ups like hey dad and they're 167 00:08:00,200 --> 00:08:03,760 Speaker 3: tapping on the glass. Watch this, Watch what your kids doing. 168 00:08:03,960 --> 00:08:06,360 Speaker 3: But he's got four of his last six games where 169 00:08:06,400 --> 00:08:09,440 Speaker 3: he's been more or less a bystander in terms of 170 00:08:09,520 --> 00:08:15,040 Speaker 3: targets and yardage. So tough to endorse from a fantasy perspective. 171 00:08:15,080 --> 00:08:15,280 Speaker 5: There. 172 00:08:15,400 --> 00:08:18,720 Speaker 4: Monning guy has added some big games. He and Swift. 173 00:08:19,080 --> 00:08:22,440 Speaker 3: The run game has been immense up towards the top 174 00:08:22,440 --> 00:08:25,800 Speaker 3: of the NFL at this point a top five as 175 00:08:25,800 --> 00:08:28,520 Speaker 3: we sit here ready for Week twelve. But it's a 176 00:08:28,560 --> 00:08:30,920 Speaker 3: curious game. You know, we talk about the plus sixteen 177 00:08:30,960 --> 00:08:34,360 Speaker 3: turnover margin and that's leads all the NFL. So I 178 00:08:34,360 --> 00:08:38,800 Speaker 3: mean that bodes well Pittsburgh sitting at plus eight and 179 00:08:38,920 --> 00:08:41,160 Speaker 3: you know one thing, Aaron Rodgers isn't gonna give give 180 00:08:41,200 --> 00:08:45,320 Speaker 3: you too many opportunities that way. But you're not stretching 181 00:08:45,360 --> 00:08:48,000 Speaker 3: the field. You can you can shorten things up. I'm 182 00:08:48,000 --> 00:08:50,839 Speaker 3: fearful of that middle of the defense being hurt that 183 00:08:50,880 --> 00:08:54,240 Speaker 3: you can feast with friar Mouth, John Neus Smith and 184 00:08:54,280 --> 00:08:56,600 Speaker 3: a little bit of gain well maybe out of the backfield. 185 00:08:56,880 --> 00:08:59,760 Speaker 3: But all of that to say, you know, sure handed dackling, 186 00:09:00,160 --> 00:09:02,760 Speaker 3: they're gonna have to settle for threes. So Bear should 187 00:09:02,800 --> 00:09:05,719 Speaker 3: win this game at home, and at your point with 188 00:09:05,760 --> 00:09:08,160 Speaker 3: the Kansas City Chiefs. 189 00:09:07,800 --> 00:09:08,920 Speaker 4: Is apt right. 190 00:09:09,040 --> 00:09:10,840 Speaker 3: Last year we had to talk about it, right, it 191 00:09:10,880 --> 00:09:14,360 Speaker 3: was a year of living dangerously. Margin of victory wasn't huge. 192 00:09:14,440 --> 00:09:16,320 Speaker 3: We talked about it a little bit earlier with how 193 00:09:16,360 --> 00:09:19,960 Speaker 3: they're losing this year five games and they've lost by 194 00:09:19,960 --> 00:09:22,840 Speaker 3: a total of twenty two points. Those were all games 195 00:09:22,880 --> 00:09:26,760 Speaker 3: they used to win and historically have won pulling it 196 00:09:26,800 --> 00:09:29,480 Speaker 3: out of the fire. Right now, that's what the Bears 197 00:09:29,480 --> 00:09:31,960 Speaker 3: are doing. And each week it gets a little cleaner 198 00:09:32,000 --> 00:09:34,880 Speaker 3: between Ben Johnson, the communication of what he wants and 199 00:09:34,920 --> 00:09:37,680 Speaker 3: what he gets from Caleb Williams. Now the schedule on 200 00:09:37,720 --> 00:09:41,200 Speaker 3: the back end gets pretty pretty brisk and pretty heavy. 201 00:09:41,440 --> 00:09:44,960 Speaker 3: But for this week, big home spot against Pittsburgh. Yeah, 202 00:09:45,000 --> 00:09:47,920 Speaker 3: this is a very eminently winnable game. 203 00:09:49,120 --> 00:09:52,480 Speaker 1: Elsewhere, let's stay in division because we have Minnesota and 204 00:09:52,559 --> 00:09:56,320 Speaker 1: Green Bay, and now Minnesota has been in the ruor 205 00:09:56,360 --> 00:09:59,920 Speaker 1: mill all week that potentially this could be a death 206 00:10:00,120 --> 00:10:02,680 Speaker 1: the nation for Mac Jones next year. Look, we talked 207 00:10:02,679 --> 00:10:05,600 Speaker 1: about Mac Jones last. Mac Jones and Davis Mills are 208 00:10:05,640 --> 00:10:06,960 Speaker 1: going to be at the top of the list of 209 00:10:06,960 --> 00:10:09,800 Speaker 1: Bridge quarterbacks for next year, right mac Jones hoping I 210 00:10:09,840 --> 00:10:12,200 Speaker 1: can be the next Geno Smith, the next Sam Darnald 211 00:10:12,440 --> 00:10:14,400 Speaker 1: because I've shown that I can get it done in 212 00:10:14,440 --> 00:10:17,560 Speaker 1: San Francisco. I have a pretty good track record this year. 213 00:10:17,880 --> 00:10:19,760 Speaker 1: I can be that next Bridge guy. I was a 214 00:10:19,800 --> 00:10:22,719 Speaker 1: first round pick. I can be darnalded. I can be 215 00:10:22,880 --> 00:10:25,839 Speaker 1: Geno Smith. Davis Mills thinking the same thing a little 216 00:10:25,840 --> 00:10:28,120 Speaker 1: bit shorter amount of time and CJ. Stroud coming back 217 00:10:28,160 --> 00:10:30,800 Speaker 1: next week most likely, but Davis Mills has been pretty 218 00:10:30,800 --> 00:10:32,680 Speaker 1: good and maybe, okay, maybe next year I could be 219 00:10:32,679 --> 00:10:34,079 Speaker 1: one of those guys, one of those guys in the 220 00:10:34,160 --> 00:10:35,960 Speaker 1: quarterback of the Jets next year. I just know it. 221 00:10:36,400 --> 00:10:42,040 Speaker 1: But it's so embarrassing for Minnesota that that we're even 222 00:10:42,120 --> 00:10:44,800 Speaker 1: talking about this, and it really shows you how in 223 00:10:44,920 --> 00:10:48,040 Speaker 1: nept they might be in decision making because you went 224 00:10:48,120 --> 00:10:51,200 Speaker 1: from here's Sam Darnold, who shows up right? And again, 225 00:10:51,240 --> 00:10:55,080 Speaker 1: I keep going back Pro Bowl quarterback. You try for 226 00:10:55,240 --> 00:10:58,400 Speaker 1: years to find guys. And maybe because Minnesota had success 227 00:10:58,440 --> 00:11:01,960 Speaker 1: with Kirk Cousins, because they autumn from the from Washington 228 00:11:02,040 --> 00:11:04,400 Speaker 1: and they paid. They gave eighty nine million dollars guaranteed. 229 00:11:04,480 --> 00:11:06,800 Speaker 1: That was the beginning of the full guarantees for quarterbacks, 230 00:11:06,960 --> 00:11:09,840 Speaker 1: and they had pretty good quarterback play. So they think, yeah, 231 00:11:09,920 --> 00:11:12,880 Speaker 1: we've had good quarterback play. We're just just gonna continue 232 00:11:12,880 --> 00:11:14,880 Speaker 1: for us. So yeah, we can kick Sam Donald to 233 00:11:14,880 --> 00:11:17,240 Speaker 1: the curb because we love JJ McCarthy. Whoa, whoa, whoa. 234 00:11:17,880 --> 00:11:21,720 Speaker 1: Forty touchdowns are thirty five touchdowns four thousand yards? What 235 00:11:21,760 --> 00:11:24,080 Speaker 1: are you doing? You said, saying, okay, get in. Sam 236 00:11:24,160 --> 00:11:26,440 Speaker 1: Donald is shown I'm still that guy. I'm in a 237 00:11:26,440 --> 00:11:28,160 Speaker 1: great syst now. I turned the ball over a lot 238 00:11:28,160 --> 00:11:30,920 Speaker 1: because I'm Sam Donald. But still we're winning one of 239 00:11:30,920 --> 00:11:33,240 Speaker 1: the best teams in the NFL, and I got a 240 00:11:33,240 --> 00:11:35,960 Speaker 1: one hundred million dollar contract. You booted me to the curb. 241 00:11:36,000 --> 00:11:38,200 Speaker 1: You booted Daniel Jones with the curb, who was having 242 00:11:38,280 --> 00:11:40,719 Speaker 1: a Pro Bowl season for the Colts, all because no, no, no, 243 00:11:41,000 --> 00:11:43,200 Speaker 1: we love a guy we have never seen play in 244 00:11:43,240 --> 00:11:46,160 Speaker 1: the NFL. And JJ McCarthy. And now the fact that 245 00:11:46,200 --> 00:11:48,679 Speaker 1: you're seeing these rumors that hey, maybe they got to 246 00:11:48,720 --> 00:11:52,240 Speaker 1: go get somebody else in case JJ McCarthy stinks. Everybody 247 00:11:52,240 --> 00:11:54,800 Speaker 1: should be Everybody who was in on that JJ McCarthy 248 00:11:54,840 --> 00:11:57,880 Speaker 1: decision should be fired. Everybody should be. I don't care 249 00:11:57,920 --> 00:11:59,960 Speaker 1: what kind of coach you are. And look, they got 250 00:12:00,160 --> 00:12:02,959 Speaker 1: some great offensive minds here. O'Connell's a great coach. But man, 251 00:12:03,240 --> 00:12:05,920 Speaker 1: you decide to go all whoever was the let's stay 252 00:12:05,960 --> 00:12:09,160 Speaker 1: all in on JJ McCarthy. If he doesn't come through, Man, 253 00:12:09,280 --> 00:12:12,280 Speaker 1: that's coaching. Mal Pratt. You let two guys who turned 254 00:12:12,280 --> 00:12:15,120 Speaker 1: out to be Pro Bowl, all Pro type quarterbacks walk 255 00:12:15,160 --> 00:12:17,240 Speaker 1: out of the building. Now you didn't know about Daniel Jones, 256 00:12:17,240 --> 00:12:19,719 Speaker 1: So I understand that, but still, if he gave in 257 00:12:19,840 --> 00:12:21,640 Speaker 1: the chit, you think he wouldn't be throwing touchdowns at 258 00:12:21,679 --> 00:12:23,959 Speaker 1: Justin Jefferson every week. I'm pretty sure he would. Right, 259 00:12:24,040 --> 00:12:27,120 Speaker 1: he had the weapons in Indianapolis, he has a weapons 260 00:12:27,160 --> 00:12:29,440 Speaker 1: in Minnesota, I think he would have been. Okay, the 261 00:12:29,480 --> 00:12:31,200 Speaker 1: one guy we know that hasn't done it so far 262 00:12:31,440 --> 00:12:33,880 Speaker 1: has been McCarthy. And now you're gonna go play green 263 00:12:33,920 --> 00:12:36,560 Speaker 1: Bay and a green Bay defense that is hungry, that 264 00:12:36,679 --> 00:12:39,920 Speaker 1: is playing well, and while they're very difficult to predict 265 00:12:39,960 --> 00:12:43,040 Speaker 1: each week, this is definitively an hour up week for 266 00:12:43,120 --> 00:12:45,520 Speaker 1: green Bay. They win this game and win it big, 267 00:12:45,559 --> 00:12:48,880 Speaker 1: and all of a sudden, Minnesota looks even worse decision 268 00:12:48,920 --> 00:12:50,520 Speaker 1: making than they have in the past. 269 00:12:50,640 --> 00:12:52,160 Speaker 3: Yeah, I mean, I'd love to be a fly on 270 00:12:52,200 --> 00:12:58,480 Speaker 3: the wall of anything the Wolf Wilf family, Quasi Adopha 271 00:12:58,520 --> 00:13:01,440 Speaker 3: Mensa and Kevin o'co if they get together on a 272 00:13:01,440 --> 00:13:04,120 Speaker 3: conference call to talk about the quarterback position. I want 273 00:13:04,160 --> 00:13:09,040 Speaker 3: those tapes. Yeah, the curiosity going through even if you 274 00:13:09,080 --> 00:13:12,440 Speaker 3: were to just franchise Sam and you talk about the turnovers. 275 00:13:12,480 --> 00:13:16,240 Speaker 3: Right now, Seattle leads the NFL with twenty giveaways on 276 00:13:16,360 --> 00:13:20,280 Speaker 3: the year. But if you got halfway decent quarterback, you 277 00:13:20,280 --> 00:13:22,000 Speaker 3: don't have to be good. I mean, this is a 278 00:13:22,080 --> 00:13:24,160 Speaker 3: six and a half point spread. There is way too 279 00:13:24,280 --> 00:13:29,320 Speaker 3: much talent on that Minnesota squad and the Packers offense 280 00:13:29,360 --> 00:13:32,720 Speaker 3: has been two hit or miss for that point spread 281 00:13:32,720 --> 00:13:37,160 Speaker 3: to be that big. That shows the level of lack 282 00:13:37,200 --> 00:13:40,480 Speaker 3: of respect, disrespect for what you're getting out of JJ 283 00:13:40,559 --> 00:13:43,040 Speaker 3: McCarthy right now. It's only a matter of time before 284 00:13:43,160 --> 00:13:46,959 Speaker 3: all those high priced, high powered offensive weapons start to 285 00:13:47,040 --> 00:13:51,040 Speaker 3: chirp a little bit between Justin Jefferson, Jordan Addison, Hockinson, 286 00:13:51,120 --> 00:13:55,520 Speaker 3: go on down the line, because right now they're just 287 00:13:56,480 --> 00:14:01,839 Speaker 3: muttering and muddling through what is a miserable experience because 288 00:14:02,160 --> 00:14:04,920 Speaker 3: we see the misses, right we watched it, and I 289 00:14:04,960 --> 00:14:06,520 Speaker 3: don't want to pick on Geno, I don't want to 290 00:14:06,520 --> 00:14:08,960 Speaker 3: pick on the early part of Davis Mills from yesterday. 291 00:14:09,080 --> 00:14:11,880 Speaker 3: I mean, you're missing guys by five yards. That's what 292 00:14:11,880 --> 00:14:15,360 Speaker 3: we're seeing with McCarthy with some regularity here. And you 293 00:14:15,400 --> 00:14:18,880 Speaker 3: didn't know what he would be after missing a year 294 00:14:19,120 --> 00:14:22,400 Speaker 3: of action because of the injury. So the fact that 295 00:14:22,400 --> 00:14:25,600 Speaker 3: you didn't have yourself protected there, Yeah, you tried to 296 00:14:25,600 --> 00:14:28,520 Speaker 3: get by with wentz a little bit, but that you 297 00:14:28,600 --> 00:14:32,240 Speaker 3: had those guys leave your locker room and still putting 298 00:14:32,320 --> 00:14:35,400 Speaker 3: up numbers, still getting stuff done. As you say, with 299 00:14:35,480 --> 00:14:38,200 Speaker 3: Daniel Jones, you had no idea it would work quite 300 00:14:38,240 --> 00:14:42,080 Speaker 3: so well. But O'Connell, the stiking. We've been waiting Stikeen's 301 00:14:42,080 --> 00:14:45,520 Speaker 3: been waiting on a quarterback for a decade. Isn't that 302 00:14:45,560 --> 00:14:47,960 Speaker 3: how long it was since the captain Andrew Luck rode 303 00:14:48,000 --> 00:14:50,840 Speaker 3: into the night? Seems like it at this point right 304 00:14:50,920 --> 00:14:54,720 Speaker 3: it's several years and several failed veteran quarterbacks and an 305 00:14:54,760 --> 00:14:58,800 Speaker 3: Anthony Richardson later that we're sitting here. But yeah, this 306 00:14:58,880 --> 00:15:01,400 Speaker 3: is one with the Packers defensive feast, you'll have some 307 00:15:01,440 --> 00:15:06,480 Speaker 3: more Emmanuel Wilson alongside, waiting on the last iteration of 308 00:15:07,120 --> 00:15:10,480 Speaker 3: and acknowledgment of what Josh Jacobs is doing for the week. 309 00:15:10,800 --> 00:15:14,120 Speaker 3: But all of that, you've got a big spot here 310 00:15:14,240 --> 00:15:16,920 Speaker 3: divisional game that they need. Jordan Love hasn't been great, 311 00:15:17,160 --> 00:15:18,600 Speaker 3: won't need to be On Sunday. 312 00:15:19,280 --> 00:15:21,920 Speaker 2: Be sure to catch live editions of The Jason Smith 313 00:15:21,960 --> 00:15:25,040 Speaker 2: Show with Mike Harmon weekdays at ten pm Eastern, seven 314 00:15:25,080 --> 00:15:29,280 Speaker 2: pm Pacific on Fox Sports Radio and the iHeartRadio app. 315 00:15:29,680 --> 00:15:35,240 Speaker 1: Speaking of belief. A big night finally, you can say 316 00:15:35,520 --> 00:15:38,200 Speaker 1: on the court for the Dallas Mavericks, they got to 317 00:15:38,240 --> 00:15:42,080 Speaker 1: see eighteen year old Cooper flag go for a career 318 00:15:42,280 --> 00:15:46,240 Speaker 1: high twenty nine points in their win over New Orleans. 319 00:15:46,560 --> 00:15:49,280 Speaker 1: We have big NBA stuff to get to. With a 320 00:15:49,320 --> 00:15:52,200 Speaker 1: guy joining us now in the hot line, nobody better 321 00:15:52,240 --> 00:15:55,240 Speaker 1: to chop it up with longtime NBA insider friend of 322 00:15:55,240 --> 00:15:58,880 Speaker 1: the show Mark Stein. He is on Twitter at the steinline. 323 00:15:58,880 --> 00:16:02,080 Speaker 1: That is at the Stein line, Mark, congrats. I guess 324 00:16:02,080 --> 00:16:04,080 Speaker 1: everybody can take a breath for a night in Dallas 325 00:16:04,080 --> 00:16:06,400 Speaker 1: after Cooper flag Man. 326 00:16:06,520 --> 00:16:09,880 Speaker 6: This better be important because I'm not even I thought 327 00:16:09,920 --> 00:16:12,360 Speaker 6: I was going to get home in time before you 328 00:16:12,400 --> 00:16:16,840 Speaker 6: guys rang ran into some unexpected Friday night traffic. So 329 00:16:17,040 --> 00:16:20,520 Speaker 6: I'm like less than a minute away from getting home. 330 00:16:21,160 --> 00:16:24,240 Speaker 6: You guys knock some good music off the radio. This 331 00:16:24,400 --> 00:16:29,480 Speaker 6: better be pressing, pressing stuff to get into. I'm just 332 00:16:29,600 --> 00:16:30,000 Speaker 6: telling you. 333 00:16:32,920 --> 00:16:34,280 Speaker 4: A Friday night or way. 334 00:16:34,920 --> 00:16:38,840 Speaker 6: I'm being honest. I'm vietnamed. Look today it was a 335 00:16:38,920 --> 00:16:41,400 Speaker 6: really I'm just I'm just playing. It was a very 336 00:16:41,440 --> 00:16:45,600 Speaker 6: interesting show because the MAVs and the Pels are both 337 00:16:45,720 --> 00:16:49,400 Speaker 6: teams mired in the mess that is the bottom of 338 00:16:49,440 --> 00:16:54,720 Speaker 6: the West. And to see both Cooper Flag and Derek 339 00:16:54,840 --> 00:16:58,960 Speaker 6: Queen put on a show, and honestly, Fears was great too. 340 00:16:59,040 --> 00:17:03,880 Speaker 6: All the rookies were really good tonight. But I have 341 00:17:03,960 --> 00:17:08,560 Speaker 6: to say in both cases, like Cooper Flag, you know, 342 00:17:09,160 --> 00:17:13,720 Speaker 6: all the talk coming into the season was Cooper Flag 343 00:17:13,760 --> 00:17:17,360 Speaker 6: is so fortunate. We never see a rookie, We never 344 00:17:17,400 --> 00:17:21,000 Speaker 6: see a number one overall pick go to a situation 345 00:17:21,240 --> 00:17:23,320 Speaker 6: like this where he's got veterans and he's got a 346 00:17:23,359 --> 00:17:27,280 Speaker 6: team that's ready to win. What an advantageous situation this 347 00:17:27,359 --> 00:17:30,320 Speaker 6: is going to be for Cooper Flag. And the truth is, obviously, 348 00:17:30,359 --> 00:17:33,520 Speaker 6: as you guys know, it has been very rocky in Dallas. 349 00:17:33,680 --> 00:17:35,920 Speaker 6: The Mavericks lead the league in clutch games. This was 350 00:17:35,960 --> 00:17:40,240 Speaker 6: only the fourth they've won out of thirteen already. It 351 00:17:40,320 --> 00:17:43,479 Speaker 6: has been far from advantageous. But the thing I love 352 00:17:43,520 --> 00:17:46,840 Speaker 6: about Cooper Flag is he just keeps playing. He's had 353 00:17:46,840 --> 00:17:49,480 Speaker 6: a bad shoulder, he's had a bad thumb, his team 354 00:17:49,480 --> 00:17:52,440 Speaker 6: has already fired. It's GM, He's already up to three 355 00:17:52,560 --> 00:17:55,120 Speaker 6: GMS in his career because the MAVs currently have co 356 00:17:55,240 --> 00:18:01,320 Speaker 6: interim GMS, and the guy just keeps playing. And same 357 00:18:01,400 --> 00:18:04,440 Speaker 6: with Derek Queen, who's you know? We focus on him 358 00:18:04,480 --> 00:18:08,040 Speaker 6: for all kinds of reasons that are beyond backtball, because 359 00:18:08,080 --> 00:18:10,359 Speaker 6: of the trade in which New Orleans got him, and 360 00:18:10,400 --> 00:18:12,200 Speaker 6: they both were sensational tonight. 361 00:18:12,280 --> 00:18:16,359 Speaker 3: Honestly, how's that co GM thing working? I mean, doesn't 362 00:18:16,359 --> 00:18:18,960 Speaker 3: Finley get a little bit of extra juice for having 363 00:18:19,000 --> 00:18:21,920 Speaker 3: to take the beer away from Luca? 364 00:18:22,080 --> 00:18:25,920 Speaker 5: Oh? Come on, please tell me you're not you clearly 365 00:18:26,160 --> 00:18:29,439 Speaker 5: you clearly don't read me. After I after I it 366 00:18:29,480 --> 00:18:31,439 Speaker 5: was within the last week or two I wrote a 367 00:18:31,440 --> 00:18:34,960 Speaker 5: long thing explaining what actually happened there. Did you know? 368 00:18:35,440 --> 00:18:39,840 Speaker 5: Did you know that the beer was actually returned to 369 00:18:39,920 --> 00:18:43,040 Speaker 5: Luka Dantics once they were out of public view, once 370 00:18:43,080 --> 00:18:46,919 Speaker 5: they were back in. It was a complete It was 371 00:18:46,960 --> 00:18:50,000 Speaker 5: just it was not really a story. But that video 372 00:18:50,200 --> 00:18:54,639 Speaker 5: lives on and look at you guys still focused on 373 00:18:54,720 --> 00:18:55,320 Speaker 5: it after. 374 00:18:55,200 --> 00:18:56,399 Speaker 1: All that story. 375 00:18:56,520 --> 00:18:57,639 Speaker 4: I do love that story. 376 00:18:57,760 --> 00:18:59,639 Speaker 1: Loves that story, Mark, he loves. 377 00:18:59,359 --> 00:19:03,320 Speaker 4: It well in look did pictures worth a billion words? 378 00:19:03,480 --> 00:19:05,639 Speaker 5: My car? I thought Mike Carmon was an avid reader 379 00:19:05,680 --> 00:19:09,159 Speaker 5: of the sideline, but was just exposed as as that 380 00:19:09,320 --> 00:19:10,280 Speaker 5: is not the case. 381 00:19:10,280 --> 00:19:14,560 Speaker 3: Not not as in depthly in tune as I should be. 382 00:19:14,960 --> 00:19:16,920 Speaker 3: So I should be flogged publicly for it. 383 00:19:17,320 --> 00:19:19,159 Speaker 1: He had to watch, he had to watch the Bulls 384 00:19:19,200 --> 00:19:20,840 Speaker 1: not show up on an NBA Cup night. 385 00:19:21,000 --> 00:19:23,439 Speaker 4: I'm really disappointed about that, having a tough night, right, 386 00:19:23,520 --> 00:19:23,880 Speaker 4: that's sure. 387 00:19:25,560 --> 00:19:27,760 Speaker 5: Well, I would also say that's one of the few 388 00:19:27,760 --> 00:19:29,840 Speaker 5: times the Bulls have let you down this season, because 389 00:19:30,160 --> 00:19:33,080 Speaker 5: they've they've been a great surprise. I mean, how about 390 00:19:33,200 --> 00:19:35,320 Speaker 5: how about my guy Vooch with the game winner the 391 00:19:35,359 --> 00:19:39,359 Speaker 5: other night. So look, can't win them all. You're gonna 392 00:19:39,400 --> 00:19:41,400 Speaker 5: survive if they don't go on a long Cup run. 393 00:19:41,440 --> 00:19:44,000 Speaker 5: I promise, I promise he'll he'll rebound. 394 00:19:45,320 --> 00:19:48,800 Speaker 1: All right, now, you mentioned the Bulls, and tonight Oklahoma 395 00:19:48,840 --> 00:19:51,439 Speaker 1: City beat Utah. They were losing this game in the 396 00:19:51,480 --> 00:19:55,160 Speaker 1: third quarter eighty four eighty one, and they won one 397 00:19:55,280 --> 00:19:59,159 Speaker 1: forty four to one twelve. They have one loss on 398 00:19:59,240 --> 00:20:04,200 Speaker 1: the season. Can they break the Bulls record of seventy 399 00:20:04,240 --> 00:20:06,840 Speaker 1: two wins? Can they? I mean, this Oklahoma City team 400 00:20:06,880 --> 00:20:09,800 Speaker 1: looks like nobody can even can even on a nightly 401 00:20:09,840 --> 00:20:11,760 Speaker 1: basis mark they can't even get close to them. 402 00:20:12,040 --> 00:20:13,600 Speaker 5: Well, first of all, I should point out that the 403 00:20:13,640 --> 00:20:16,080 Speaker 5: Warriors have already broken that record with seven wells, So 404 00:20:16,160 --> 00:20:16,879 Speaker 5: I met the Warriors. 405 00:20:16,880 --> 00:20:19,119 Speaker 4: So I was bulls with harm You just wanted to 406 00:20:19,160 --> 00:20:19,720 Speaker 4: make fun of me. 407 00:20:20,160 --> 00:20:22,280 Speaker 1: Yeah, well I did because I got harmon on the brain. 408 00:20:23,080 --> 00:20:27,119 Speaker 5: Secondly, they can. It really is going to be up 409 00:20:27,200 --> 00:20:30,199 Speaker 5: to them as long as health cooperates. I mean that 410 00:20:30,320 --> 00:20:33,440 Speaker 5: is the thing is like, I think we've talked about 411 00:20:33,440 --> 00:20:38,440 Speaker 5: this before, but it's just, you know, Houston and Denver 412 00:20:38,600 --> 00:20:42,680 Speaker 5: have both gotten off to tremendous starts, and the Lakers, 413 00:20:42,720 --> 00:20:45,600 Speaker 5: to be honest, have gotten off to a great start 414 00:20:45,640 --> 00:20:48,120 Speaker 5: when you consider that they just got Lebron James back 415 00:20:48,119 --> 00:20:51,000 Speaker 5: and they had to survive fifteen games without him. But 416 00:20:52,080 --> 00:20:54,800 Speaker 5: you can talk about anyone you want in the West 417 00:20:55,400 --> 00:20:58,600 Speaker 5: and they've all got the same problem. The Oklahoma City 418 00:20:58,600 --> 00:21:02,440 Speaker 5: Thunder should be unbeaten. They should be undefeated at this point. 419 00:21:02,480 --> 00:21:07,440 Speaker 5: The game they lost, they out resounded and outshot Portland, 420 00:21:08,200 --> 00:21:10,760 Speaker 5: And this stat is not completely up to date, but 421 00:21:10,800 --> 00:21:13,240 Speaker 5: at the time it was furnished to me, the Thunder 422 00:21:13,280 --> 00:21:16,600 Speaker 5: had won. They were like sixty four and one in 423 00:21:16,640 --> 00:21:20,000 Speaker 5: the previous sixty five games that they did out shooting, 424 00:21:20,000 --> 00:21:21,960 Speaker 5: out rebound the opponent. So it's like that even the 425 00:21:22,000 --> 00:21:26,040 Speaker 5: loss was a freak loss. We haven't seen Janeln Williams. Yet, 426 00:21:26,080 --> 00:21:28,359 Speaker 5: I mean, it really is just a matter of do 427 00:21:28,440 --> 00:21:30,040 Speaker 5: I think they're going to do it? Do I think 428 00:21:30,080 --> 00:21:33,520 Speaker 5: they're going to go for it? No, I don't anticipate 429 00:21:33,560 --> 00:21:37,400 Speaker 5: that because we know the Thunder always operate with extreme 430 00:21:37,480 --> 00:21:41,600 Speaker 5: caution and you know, as methodically as possible in everything 431 00:21:41,680 --> 00:21:44,879 Speaker 5: they do. But can they do it? Do they have 432 00:21:45,000 --> 00:21:47,160 Speaker 5: the team to do it? Do they have the depth 433 00:21:47,280 --> 00:21:49,480 Speaker 5: to do it? Yeah? They do. 434 00:21:50,480 --> 00:21:52,240 Speaker 3: And then we get the fun story out here in 435 00:21:52,320 --> 00:21:57,439 Speaker 3: Los Angeles with the Bus siblings dismissed from their jobs 436 00:21:57,440 --> 00:22:00,720 Speaker 3: as the Walter group fully takes over more the Dodgers 437 00:22:00,840 --> 00:22:05,000 Speaker 3: executives being involved day to day. But it just seemed 438 00:22:05,040 --> 00:22:07,720 Speaker 3: like this is the next push in the evolution of 439 00:22:07,760 --> 00:22:12,600 Speaker 3: the business. And congratulations on a job done from the 440 00:22:12,640 --> 00:22:13,320 Speaker 3: Boss family. 441 00:22:15,760 --> 00:22:19,400 Speaker 5: Well coming. Look, when you take the totality of the ownership, 442 00:22:19,400 --> 00:22:21,639 Speaker 5: I mean, the family has you know, been one of 443 00:22:21,680 --> 00:22:25,879 Speaker 5: the most successful in sports history. Obviously, over the last 444 00:22:25,920 --> 00:22:30,760 Speaker 5: ten years we have seen various headlines that have revealed 445 00:22:31,240 --> 00:22:35,359 Speaker 5: some contentious stuff behind the scenes. And obviously, you guys 446 00:22:35,400 --> 00:22:38,080 Speaker 5: are in southern California, You're not far from Hollywood as 447 00:22:38,119 --> 00:22:40,840 Speaker 5: you're speaking to me. You guys love drama out there. 448 00:22:40,880 --> 00:22:45,720 Speaker 5: We all know it. But you know, is this more 449 00:22:45,840 --> 00:22:51,600 Speaker 5: than you know a day or two story. I mean, again, 450 00:22:53,000 --> 00:22:56,200 Speaker 5: they traded for Luka Doncic, which you know I was. 451 00:22:56,440 --> 00:22:58,600 Speaker 5: I was talking to someone today in the league and 452 00:22:58,600 --> 00:23:03,480 Speaker 5: it's just like it almost ten months now, December December 453 00:23:03,520 --> 00:23:07,840 Speaker 5: second will be ten Yeah that right, eight yeah, ten months. 454 00:23:08,160 --> 00:23:11,840 Speaker 5: Ten December second is basically December one. December second is 455 00:23:11,880 --> 00:23:16,400 Speaker 5: ten months. And even next week, you know, next week 456 00:23:16,760 --> 00:23:19,159 Speaker 5: the Mavericks play the Lakers for the first time in 457 00:23:19,200 --> 00:23:23,040 Speaker 5: the regular season. Another NBA Cup game, Mavericks at Lakers 458 00:23:23,080 --> 00:23:26,280 Speaker 5: next Friday, and that's basically right around the two year 459 00:23:26,280 --> 00:23:30,040 Speaker 5: anniversary mark of the Mavericks sale to Patrick Dumont. So 460 00:23:30,080 --> 00:23:34,479 Speaker 5: it's like I'm again Luca. You know, the Lakers are 461 00:23:34,480 --> 00:23:37,440 Speaker 5: off to this great start, Luca is in the heart 462 00:23:37,480 --> 00:23:40,199 Speaker 5: of the MVP conversation, and we've had ten months to 463 00:23:40,240 --> 00:23:42,520 Speaker 5: get used to this thing and I still can't get 464 00:23:42,640 --> 00:23:48,240 Speaker 5: used to it. So like, yeah, like again, this was 465 00:23:49,400 --> 00:23:51,440 Speaker 5: this was a big story for a day or two, 466 00:23:51,560 --> 00:23:55,440 Speaker 5: but I would say, you know, the Lakers, they've acquired 467 00:23:55,480 --> 00:23:58,119 Speaker 5: Luka Doncic. That's the hardest thing to do in the 468 00:23:58,240 --> 00:24:02,959 Speaker 5: NBA is to get the unquestioned franchise player. You know, 469 00:24:03,119 --> 00:24:07,560 Speaker 5: Luka Dancic is whatever you any way you want to 470 00:24:07,600 --> 00:24:10,280 Speaker 5: analyze it. He is one of the best four players 471 00:24:10,320 --> 00:24:13,000 Speaker 5: in the world at all times. They have that. Now, 472 00:24:13,800 --> 00:24:18,520 Speaker 5: are the Lakers, who've never had trouble attracting talent, going 473 00:24:18,600 --> 00:24:22,000 Speaker 5: to gradually put the right team around him as they 474 00:24:22,080 --> 00:24:25,959 Speaker 5: gain flexibility? I would say, yes, that is what I 475 00:24:26,000 --> 00:24:30,159 Speaker 5: expect to happen. But the hardest part they did the 476 00:24:30,200 --> 00:24:32,159 Speaker 5: hardest part on February second. 477 00:24:33,200 --> 00:24:35,439 Speaker 1: Well, maybe the second hardest part Mark Stein with us 478 00:24:35,440 --> 00:24:39,560 Speaker 1: here Fox Sports Radio is Lebron James's return, and it 479 00:24:39,680 --> 00:24:43,840 Speaker 1: went as well as you could possibly expect. Facilitator Lebron 480 00:24:43,960 --> 00:24:46,200 Speaker 1: James coach on the court. That was exactly what I 481 00:24:46,240 --> 00:24:51,080 Speaker 1: think people were hoping to see. Can this Lebron James continue? 482 00:24:51,359 --> 00:24:54,120 Speaker 1: Can he continue being this hey, I'm okay being the 483 00:24:54,240 --> 00:24:57,439 Speaker 1: maybe the third option at times behind Luca and Austin 484 00:24:57,520 --> 00:25:00,560 Speaker 1: Rees are eventually Lebron's going to get back being the 485 00:25:00,600 --> 00:25:04,600 Speaker 1: alpha because I think if if this Lebron can stay boy, 486 00:25:04,720 --> 00:25:07,160 Speaker 1: all of a sudden, those Lakers titles odds are going 487 00:25:07,200 --> 00:25:09,199 Speaker 1: way up. If this is Lebron, we get that can 488 00:25:09,200 --> 00:25:10,680 Speaker 1: affect the game so many ways. 489 00:25:10,960 --> 00:25:13,359 Speaker 5: Yeah, Look, I think when Lebron was out, he was 490 00:25:13,440 --> 00:25:16,240 Speaker 5: excited by what he saw. He saw Austin Reeves go 491 00:25:16,359 --> 00:25:20,119 Speaker 5: to another level and the Luca Austin Reeves backcourt. For 492 00:25:20,200 --> 00:25:23,200 Speaker 5: any issues you want to raise. Defensively, they have such 493 00:25:23,200 --> 00:25:27,119 Speaker 5: a high offensive ceiling. I think he's excited. And you know, 494 00:25:27,160 --> 00:25:30,400 Speaker 5: the Lakers are at the forefront of what I said 495 00:25:30,440 --> 00:25:32,840 Speaker 5: a few minutes ago. They have a good thing going. 496 00:25:33,400 --> 00:25:36,760 Speaker 5: If Lebron can come back and more importantly stay back, 497 00:25:36,800 --> 00:25:39,240 Speaker 5: he's you know, they need him. That was the concern 498 00:25:39,359 --> 00:25:42,080 Speaker 5: because obviously this is year twenty three, he's nearing his 499 00:25:42,160 --> 00:25:45,719 Speaker 5: forty first birthday. Can he stay back? I have no 500 00:25:45,840 --> 00:25:48,359 Speaker 5: doubt he can play like that. I mean, he's still 501 00:25:48,480 --> 00:25:51,679 Speaker 5: such a good player. The question, you know, the questions 502 00:25:51,720 --> 00:25:53,680 Speaker 5: will be can they can he? Will he stay back? 503 00:25:53,720 --> 00:25:57,399 Speaker 5: Can he avoid setbacks with the sciatica? But not just that. 504 00:25:57,440 --> 00:26:01,520 Speaker 5: It's like their problem is, okay, see if the Lakers 505 00:26:01,600 --> 00:26:05,520 Speaker 5: hit their ceiling, can they play with the thunder? And 506 00:26:05,560 --> 00:26:08,440 Speaker 5: it's and again it's not just the Lakers asking that question, 507 00:26:08,480 --> 00:26:11,840 Speaker 5: it's everybody. I mean, the Nuggets and the Rockets have 508 00:26:11,880 --> 00:26:14,080 Speaker 5: both been sensation. We look at the Rockets We don't 509 00:26:14,119 --> 00:26:17,680 Speaker 5: talk enough about the Rockets, who lost Fred van Vliet 510 00:26:17,760 --> 00:26:20,880 Speaker 5: in September at a team mini camp, and they've had 511 00:26:20,880 --> 00:26:23,920 Speaker 5: the number one offense in the league without him, without 512 00:26:24,000 --> 00:26:27,240 Speaker 5: a recognized point guard. So I mean, Houston and Denver 513 00:26:27,280 --> 00:26:29,240 Speaker 5: have done everything you could have asked them to do 514 00:26:29,320 --> 00:26:32,720 Speaker 5: in the first twenty percent of the season to establish 515 00:26:32,800 --> 00:26:36,320 Speaker 5: themselves as contenders. And now the Lakers are getting Lebron back, 516 00:26:36,520 --> 00:26:38,920 Speaker 5: and you know what, everybody's looking up at the thunder 517 00:26:39,359 --> 00:26:43,119 Speaker 5: and that's that's the painful reality that all these teams 518 00:26:43,119 --> 00:26:43,600 Speaker 5: are facing. 519 00:26:43,760 --> 00:26:46,200 Speaker 4: And we talked a little bit. You got Luca, we 520 00:26:46,600 --> 00:26:46,919 Speaker 4: hit on. 521 00:26:46,960 --> 00:26:49,159 Speaker 3: Okay, see a bit sandwiched in the middle there of 522 00:26:49,160 --> 00:26:52,680 Speaker 3: offensive leaders. Tyrese Maxie at thirty three to four a game, 523 00:26:53,440 --> 00:26:55,920 Speaker 3: a full seven points better than a year ago and 524 00:26:56,320 --> 00:27:00,919 Speaker 3: far beyond previous best. And how good is has he gotten? 525 00:27:01,440 --> 00:27:05,720 Speaker 3: Is this a short term front of the schedule mark 526 00:27:06,760 --> 00:27:07,600 Speaker 3: he's got to run? 527 00:27:08,160 --> 00:27:12,040 Speaker 5: This is his team now, I mean they the sixers. 528 00:27:12,160 --> 00:27:14,960 Speaker 5: I mean, that's the thing in the West. Some surprise 529 00:27:15,080 --> 00:27:18,159 Speaker 5: teams are on the limited side. You know, Phoenix has 530 00:27:18,160 --> 00:27:20,639 Speaker 5: been a great surprise and they were again tonight with 531 00:27:20,680 --> 00:27:23,040 Speaker 5: the way they beat Minnesota. But in the East, we've 532 00:27:23,080 --> 00:27:28,800 Speaker 5: really had, you know, Detroit, Toronto your bulls, but Philly's 533 00:27:28,880 --> 00:27:32,560 Speaker 5: up there too with Embiad's limited availability and just getting 534 00:27:32,560 --> 00:27:36,800 Speaker 5: Paul George back, I mean, Tyrese Maxi has been sensational, 535 00:27:36,840 --> 00:27:40,880 Speaker 5: but it also just you know, the MVP race is 536 00:27:41,119 --> 00:27:45,000 Speaker 5: so tough to crack and as you guys know, we 537 00:27:45,080 --> 00:27:49,240 Speaker 5: have not had an American born MVP since James Harden 538 00:27:49,520 --> 00:27:52,600 Speaker 5: all the way back in twenty eighteen. But as I said, 539 00:27:53,160 --> 00:27:56,439 Speaker 5: the four, if you ask league wide, who are the 540 00:27:56,440 --> 00:27:58,359 Speaker 5: four best players in the league, you will get the 541 00:27:58,400 --> 00:28:02,000 Speaker 5: same answer from their front offices, in whatever order you 542 00:28:02,040 --> 00:28:08,560 Speaker 5: want to say. Jokic, Doncic, Antetokumpo, Gil just Alexander, those 543 00:28:08,560 --> 00:28:10,359 Speaker 5: are the four best players in the league. We haven't 544 00:28:10,359 --> 00:28:14,159 Speaker 5: even mentioned Wemby yet. Who is emerging so Maxie and 545 00:28:14,280 --> 00:28:19,680 Speaker 5: Caid Cunningham, who've both been absolutely sensational, and Aid Cunningham 546 00:28:19,760 --> 00:28:22,960 Speaker 5: another player and another team that we're not talking about enough. 547 00:28:23,520 --> 00:28:26,600 Speaker 5: But just how challenging it is for the for Maxi, 548 00:28:27,160 --> 00:28:32,280 Speaker 5: for Cunningham to burst into a conversation with when you know, 549 00:28:32,440 --> 00:28:34,480 Speaker 5: four of the top five spots. 550 00:28:34,040 --> 00:28:35,080 Speaker 7: Are those guys, and. 551 00:28:36,640 --> 00:28:40,320 Speaker 5: There's you know, there's a lot of you know. The 552 00:28:40,360 --> 00:28:43,720 Speaker 5: injury story is a massive one. Obviously, what happens with 553 00:28:43,760 --> 00:28:48,240 Speaker 5: the gambling stuff is a massive one. But individual talent 554 00:28:48,440 --> 00:28:51,160 Speaker 5: is not something the NBA is lacking. In twenty twenty five, 555 00:28:51,280 --> 00:28:52,000 Speaker 5: twenty six. 556 00:28:53,040 --> 00:28:57,040 Speaker 1: He's on Twitter at the steinline. That is at the steinline. 557 00:28:57,360 --> 00:29:00,480 Speaker 1: Notice how smooth like Luca on a fan let break, 558 00:29:00,520 --> 00:29:03,560 Speaker 1: Mark Stein segued from his car into his house to 559 00:29:03,600 --> 00:29:06,400 Speaker 1: finish the interview with us. Mark is always. 560 00:29:06,040 --> 00:29:09,520 Speaker 5: Actually, I'm actually, I'm actually in my driveway. I haven't 561 00:29:09,560 --> 00:29:10,680 Speaker 5: even gone into the house yet. 562 00:29:10,720 --> 00:29:16,680 Speaker 3: I'm twah, when will these guys shut up? 563 00:29:16,880 --> 00:29:19,320 Speaker 1: No, as always, thanks for staying up late. 564 00:29:19,600 --> 00:29:22,520 Speaker 5: A fault, I miss I miss tigned it all my fault. 565 00:29:22,560 --> 00:29:23,480 Speaker 5: See you guys next time. 566 00:29:23,640 --> 00:29:26,200 Speaker 1: I appreciate thanks. We'll talk to you next week. Take 567 00:29:26,240 --> 00:29:29,880 Speaker 1: it easy, Mark, There goes Mark Steinde. I mean, I mean, look, 568 00:29:30,120 --> 00:29:32,880 Speaker 1: the Tyre Smaxi thing is so much fun because we 569 00:29:33,040 --> 00:29:34,800 Speaker 1: saw you and I talked about this the end of 570 00:29:34,880 --> 00:29:38,560 Speaker 1: last year. They're Tyres Maaxy driven and Joel Embiid needs 571 00:29:38,560 --> 00:29:41,880 Speaker 1: to become the one A to the one we kind 572 00:29:41,880 --> 00:29:45,080 Speaker 1: of forgot about. Option B, which is j Edgecombe comes 573 00:29:45,080 --> 00:29:46,960 Speaker 1: in is really good and Joel Embiid doesn't play. 574 00:29:47,040 --> 00:29:49,160 Speaker 4: Yeah, draft somebody and bring it. 575 00:29:49,280 --> 00:29:52,400 Speaker 1: Yeah, we forgot that Joel Embiid doesn't play. Part of it. 576 00:29:52,600 --> 00:29:55,240 Speaker 1: That could be he plays twenty minutes or doesn't play 577 00:29:55,280 --> 00:29:57,960 Speaker 1: at all. That's how they figure out. Joel Embiid's roll. 578 00:29:58,160 --> 00:30:01,160 Speaker 3: Six games playing twenty three and it's per at about 579 00:30:01,400 --> 00:30:03,760 Speaker 3: twenty points. Remember he famlessly said, if I'm going to 580 00:30:03,840 --> 00:30:06,240 Speaker 3: do twenty minutes a night, what am I even doing. 581 00:30:06,920 --> 00:30:10,200 Speaker 3: You've gotten almost seventeen a game out of grimes off 582 00:30:10,240 --> 00:30:13,320 Speaker 3: the bench. Thus far Oubre has been good for them 583 00:30:13,480 --> 00:30:16,280 Speaker 3: edge Combe, as you said, averaging about sixteen per and 584 00:30:16,320 --> 00:30:19,040 Speaker 3: they've got six guys averaging fifteen or more points a night. 585 00:30:19,360 --> 00:30:22,920 Speaker 3: But Max, he's uh, just the kickup and watching his 586 00:30:23,000 --> 00:30:26,600 Speaker 3: evolution these last couple of years. Fifty five games played 587 00:30:26,680 --> 00:30:28,880 Speaker 3: last year and what he's done through the first fifteen 588 00:30:29,400 --> 00:30:32,600 Speaker 3: just incredible operational efficiency at its best. 589 00:30:33,160 --> 00:30:35,800 Speaker 2: Be sure to catch live editions of The Jason Smith 590 00:30:35,840 --> 00:30:38,920 Speaker 2: Show with Mike Harmon weekdays at ten pm Eastern, seven 591 00:30:38,960 --> 00:30:39,840 Speaker 2: pm Pacific. 592 00:30:40,200 --> 00:30:43,040 Speaker 1: The Jason Smith Show with My best friend Mike Harmon's 593 00:30:45,240 --> 00:30:47,680 Speaker 1: I mean, unless you're a Bulls fan, because you lost 594 00:30:47,720 --> 00:30:48,640 Speaker 1: by fifty. 595 00:30:48,520 --> 00:30:53,200 Speaker 3: The Balls well, hey, it only counts as one. I mean, 596 00:30:53,240 --> 00:30:55,320 Speaker 3: it hurts you in the cup standings. I know that 597 00:30:55,920 --> 00:30:56,960 Speaker 3: that's a that's a killer. 598 00:30:57,680 --> 00:30:59,640 Speaker 1: Well that's what they did. Hey, teams, run it up, man, 599 00:30:59,680 --> 00:31:01,719 Speaker 1: you got you gotta get that margin of victory up. 600 00:31:01,720 --> 00:31:03,640 Speaker 1: It's an NBA Cup night. It is not for the 601 00:31:03,680 --> 00:31:05,040 Speaker 1: feint of art Friday nights. 602 00:31:05,320 --> 00:31:07,520 Speaker 3: And as much as you know, I'm excited about some 603 00:31:07,600 --> 00:31:08,520 Speaker 3: of the strides, they're. 604 00:31:08,320 --> 00:31:09,440 Speaker 4: Still an eight and seventeen. 605 00:31:09,680 --> 00:31:13,200 Speaker 3: It's not like they're running away and hiding with anything here. 606 00:31:13,360 --> 00:31:15,920 Speaker 3: So you know, temper and expectations that have the other 607 00:31:16,080 --> 00:31:19,120 Speaker 3: feel good story in the city with the with the Bears, 608 00:31:19,160 --> 00:31:22,320 Speaker 3: so you know, things running concurrently. And now the Blackhawks 609 00:31:22,840 --> 00:31:27,080 Speaker 3: released those sweet alternate black sweaters that sold out immediately. 610 00:31:27,280 --> 00:31:28,840 Speaker 4: There's a lot of good going on there. 611 00:31:29,320 --> 00:31:32,480 Speaker 1: Yeah. No, hey, hey, you're happy. Man, you are safely 612 00:31:32,640 --> 00:31:34,000 Speaker 1: in the playing round right now. 613 00:31:34,360 --> 00:31:35,200 Speaker 4: Yeah, let's go. 614 00:31:35,880 --> 00:31:41,000 Speaker 1: Eah, you're there now. Football Friday continues on here through 615 00:31:41,000 --> 00:31:43,320 Speaker 1: the rest of the show. And I gotta say I 616 00:31:43,480 --> 00:31:48,560 Speaker 1: laughed out loud when I saw this story and heard 617 00:31:49,200 --> 00:31:53,200 Speaker 1: this star say this today. So ahead of the Colts 618 00:31:53,240 --> 00:31:55,520 Speaker 1: Chiefs game on somewhere the biggest games in the NFL. 619 00:31:55,560 --> 00:31:57,080 Speaker 1: We'll give you our picks for that coming up in 620 00:31:57,120 --> 00:32:02,840 Speaker 1: a couple of minutes. Travis address the big R word 621 00:32:03,360 --> 00:32:05,680 Speaker 1: when it comes to retirement. He said he's going to 622 00:32:05,760 --> 00:32:09,880 Speaker 1: wait until after this year to make a decision. On 623 00:32:09,920 --> 00:32:13,440 Speaker 1: twenty twenty six, here he is. Take a listen of 624 00:32:13,480 --> 00:32:17,160 Speaker 1: Travis Kelcey explaining his decision. But the best part is 625 00:32:17,240 --> 00:32:21,160 Speaker 1: at the end when he's asked about, hey, do you 626 00:32:21,200 --> 00:32:22,320 Speaker 1: want a retirement tour? 627 00:32:22,560 --> 00:32:24,680 Speaker 7: Take a listen, you know, seeing my brother go through 628 00:32:24,680 --> 00:32:29,160 Speaker 7: it and seeing I don't know just how the league works, 629 00:32:29,200 --> 00:32:32,160 Speaker 7: you know, the season kind of restarts in April, and 630 00:32:32,840 --> 00:32:34,640 Speaker 7: I want to give the Chiefs a good opportunity to 631 00:32:34,760 --> 00:32:37,800 Speaker 7: you know, whether I come back or not, and vice versa, 632 00:32:37,960 --> 00:32:40,320 Speaker 7: like whether they want me back or not. It's one 633 00:32:40,360 --> 00:32:42,160 Speaker 7: of those things where I'd like to make that decision 634 00:32:42,200 --> 00:32:46,480 Speaker 7: before they got to get draft picks and the free 635 00:32:46,480 --> 00:32:48,640 Speaker 7: agency open, so that gives them an opportunity to go 636 00:32:48,680 --> 00:32:52,080 Speaker 7: out there and fill the roster appropriately. So all that 637 00:32:52,240 --> 00:32:54,840 Speaker 7: will be at the end of the season. I won't 638 00:32:54,840 --> 00:32:57,320 Speaker 7: be thinking about it until then. On that note, could 639 00:32:57,360 --> 00:32:59,760 Speaker 7: you rather, you know, like go out because some guys 640 00:32:59,760 --> 00:33:05,400 Speaker 7: want to you like a Kobe tour. Right, I love Kobe, Man, 641 00:33:05,640 --> 00:33:08,160 Speaker 7: I love Kobe, I love I love everything about him. Man, 642 00:33:08,440 --> 00:33:11,360 Speaker 7: But that's not me. I'd like to take it day 643 00:33:11,360 --> 00:33:15,200 Speaker 7: by day, year by year and just evaluated like that. 644 00:33:16,200 --> 00:33:18,520 Speaker 1: Yeah, that was the part I laughed out loud about. 645 00:33:18,600 --> 00:33:22,520 Speaker 1: Oh that's not me. So let's see Catching Kelsey his 646 00:33:22,560 --> 00:33:24,400 Speaker 1: own show, his own reality show. 647 00:33:24,200 --> 00:33:26,720 Speaker 4: On E Yeah that's years ago. 648 00:33:26,920 --> 00:33:29,080 Speaker 1: Yeah, I look, and I love Travis Kelcey. Right, Like 649 00:33:29,080 --> 00:33:31,240 Speaker 1: I said, I love Kebe. I love Travis Kelcey. We 650 00:33:31,320 --> 00:33:34,360 Speaker 1: knew at the Super Bowl about seven years ago we 651 00:33:34,400 --> 00:33:36,320 Speaker 1: met him. He's going to be a big media star. 652 00:33:36,560 --> 00:33:39,400 Speaker 1: He was fun, he liked chopping it up, he told 653 00:33:39,400 --> 00:33:42,280 Speaker 1: great stories. We knew he was going to be the next, 654 00:33:42,400 --> 00:33:46,400 Speaker 1: the next coming, and that was right before Catching Kelsey started, right. 655 00:33:46,240 --> 00:33:49,360 Speaker 4: So he was there to promote that being in the offing. 656 00:33:49,720 --> 00:33:52,840 Speaker 1: But he's a retirement tour. I'm not that guy. Catching 657 00:33:52,920 --> 00:33:58,800 Speaker 1: Kelsey hosting Saturday Night Live, executive producing and acting in 658 00:33:58,920 --> 00:34:03,320 Speaker 1: TV movies, the New Heights podcast, which he makes news 659 00:34:03,360 --> 00:34:08,160 Speaker 1: on every week, and every commercial possible on television, including 660 00:34:08,280 --> 00:34:13,960 Speaker 1: Dix McDonald's, Nike, Papa John's, bud Light, Old Spice, Walgreens, 661 00:34:14,400 --> 00:34:21,280 Speaker 1: Pfizer Direct TV Experience Low's Campbell Soup. No, you absolutely 662 00:34:21,320 --> 00:34:24,560 Speaker 1: are that guy Travis Kelson and that little relationships. 663 00:34:25,640 --> 00:34:25,799 Speaker 5: Yeah. 664 00:34:25,880 --> 00:34:27,960 Speaker 1: Oh, by the way, the tiny little bit of the 665 00:34:28,760 --> 00:34:32,360 Speaker 1: whole Taylor Swift thing. You are absolutely that guy. Now, 666 00:34:32,400 --> 00:34:34,280 Speaker 1: I don't want to say that he went for Taylor 667 00:34:34,280 --> 00:34:36,560 Speaker 1: Swift because she's famous. That's why I wanted to, you know, 668 00:34:37,320 --> 00:34:39,759 Speaker 1: carpetalize this here a bit. But he is daddy the 669 00:34:39,760 --> 00:34:42,239 Speaker 1: most popular woman in the world, and he loves the 670 00:34:42,320 --> 00:34:46,560 Speaker 1: attention and he seeks it out. Dude, you are absolutely 671 00:34:46,640 --> 00:34:48,799 Speaker 1: that guy that wants to I don't know if maybe 672 00:34:48,840 --> 00:34:50,839 Speaker 1: he was just saying, Okay, I really do want a 673 00:34:50,840 --> 00:34:53,360 Speaker 1: farewell retirement tour. But I don't want to say I 674 00:34:53,400 --> 00:34:55,759 Speaker 1: want it because it sounds that sounds really bad. I 675 00:34:55,840 --> 00:34:58,200 Speaker 1: sound really elitist and full of myself if I say that. 676 00:34:58,280 --> 00:35:01,080 Speaker 1: So I'm gonna say, no, I don't want that. That's dude. 677 00:35:01,080 --> 00:35:03,600 Speaker 8: Look at your career, Look at the last seven eight 678 00:35:03,680 --> 00:35:07,600 Speaker 8: years of your life. That's absolutely that's you, up and down. 679 00:35:07,880 --> 00:35:10,480 Speaker 8: That's you every single day of the week. Man, come 680 00:35:10,520 --> 00:35:11,719 Speaker 8: on with I'm not that guy. 681 00:35:11,880 --> 00:35:11,960 Speaker 5: No. 682 00:35:12,080 --> 00:35:14,600 Speaker 3: The best of that is that it now becomes the 683 00:35:14,600 --> 00:35:18,480 Speaker 3: bidding war between all of those sponsors and partners that 684 00:35:18,560 --> 00:35:21,400 Speaker 3: he has to Who wants to pony up the money 685 00:35:21,440 --> 00:35:26,279 Speaker 3: to sponsor said retirement farewell tour? Who comes up with 686 00:35:26,320 --> 00:35:30,359 Speaker 3: the best, best chotchkes and everything else. Look, and part 687 00:35:30,360 --> 00:35:33,560 Speaker 3: of this is obviously there's still very much alive, as 688 00:35:33,640 --> 00:35:36,400 Speaker 3: much as they've struggled. We talked about it, five losses 689 00:35:36,440 --> 00:35:40,200 Speaker 3: by a total of twenty two points the AFC. It's 690 00:35:40,239 --> 00:35:44,160 Speaker 3: the YouTube video at Jason Smith's show that went up yesterday, 691 00:35:44,480 --> 00:35:47,080 Speaker 3: just talking about in the AFC, who do you trust, 692 00:35:47,120 --> 00:35:49,560 Speaker 3: who do you believe in? Who scares you? And the 693 00:35:49,640 --> 00:35:55,560 Speaker 3: answer is nobody. Spoiler, But great discussion as we went 694 00:35:55,600 --> 00:35:58,919 Speaker 3: through it. But you know, for those with us here 695 00:35:58,960 --> 00:36:02,920 Speaker 3: on a Friday into Saturday morning, like the Chiefs, until 696 00:36:02,960 --> 00:36:07,200 Speaker 3: they're officially declared dead, it's like, hey, can we reboot 697 00:36:07,560 --> 00:36:11,000 Speaker 3: this series, this franchise for an eighth installment? 698 00:36:11,160 --> 00:36:14,560 Speaker 4: Yeah, all right, it's not dead. It made enough money 699 00:36:14,760 --> 00:36:16,480 Speaker 4: we were in the black on it. Yeah, go ahead. 700 00:36:16,560 --> 00:36:18,680 Speaker 3: That's where Kelsey and the Chiefs are at this moment 701 00:36:18,880 --> 00:36:20,319 Speaker 3: heading into this weekend's game. 702 00:36:20,800 --> 00:36:23,000 Speaker 1: I mean, I mean, come on, man, I'm not that guy. 703 00:36:23,120 --> 00:36:25,520 Speaker 1: I've not that guy. No, you are every bit that guy. 704 00:36:25,560 --> 00:36:26,560 Speaker 1: You are every bit that year. 705 00:36:27,160 --> 00:36:30,000 Speaker 4: I want to see Jason's response to that on camera. 706 00:36:32,000 --> 00:36:34,600 Speaker 1: No, that's my brother. He doesn't he want anything about 707 00:36:34,600 --> 00:36:36,400 Speaker 1: the fame. As we talk here on a podcast, we 708 00:36:36,440 --> 00:36:38,839 Speaker 1: get paid thirty million dollars a year to do right now, 709 00:36:38,920 --> 00:36:41,600 Speaker 1: he's not about that. He's not about that life Now 710 00:36:41,640 --> 00:36:44,839 Speaker 1: you would think for this game Colts and the Chiefs. Oh, Jason, Ah, 711 00:36:44,920 --> 00:36:47,399 Speaker 1: you know you hate the Chiefs. Nah, I've just been 712 00:36:47,480 --> 00:36:50,200 Speaker 1: your Kansas City Chiefs whisper all year long. I told 713 00:36:50,239 --> 00:36:52,520 Speaker 1: you this is exactly what they're going to be. It's 714 00:36:52,560 --> 00:36:56,640 Speaker 1: stock up Mahomes. Stock down on the Chiefs. Why Mahomes 715 00:36:56,920 --> 00:37:00,040 Speaker 1: with the good enough weapons around him, and after the 716 00:37:00,080 --> 00:37:02,600 Speaker 1: last two years of being a game manager, he's gonna 717 00:37:02,600 --> 00:37:04,719 Speaker 1: have a big year. And he is right top of 718 00:37:04,719 --> 00:37:09,360 Speaker 1: the MVP race again number two fantasy quarterback depending on 719 00:37:09,400 --> 00:37:12,160 Speaker 1: how your stats go in your league. He's been that good. 720 00:37:12,640 --> 00:37:15,760 Speaker 1: But stock down on the Chiefs because, yeah, they're getting 721 00:37:15,760 --> 00:37:19,600 Speaker 1: older and they're getting surpassed by the younger, more athletic, 722 00:37:20,560 --> 00:37:23,480 Speaker 1: deeper teams. Right, that's what's going on with the Chiefs. 723 00:37:23,520 --> 00:37:25,600 Speaker 1: And here they are at five and five, right exactly 724 00:37:25,640 --> 00:37:27,440 Speaker 1: where I said they were they were going to struggle 725 00:37:27,440 --> 00:37:30,960 Speaker 1: to make the playoffs because other younger teams are improving 726 00:37:31,320 --> 00:37:34,040 Speaker 1: and they're better than they are now. The thing is 727 00:37:34,640 --> 00:37:39,400 Speaker 1: this week, I like the Chiefs. It's a big game 728 00:37:39,480 --> 00:37:43,000 Speaker 1: for them. They simply are the more desperate team, and 729 00:37:43,080 --> 00:37:45,240 Speaker 1: for a team with a championship pedigree of the Chiefs, 730 00:37:45,680 --> 00:37:47,880 Speaker 1: when they know they're desperate. Kelsey even talked about it 731 00:37:47,880 --> 00:37:49,840 Speaker 1: earlier this week on his podcast. Hey, we got to 732 00:37:49,840 --> 00:37:52,960 Speaker 1: put everything aside and put ourselfish just aside. We got 733 00:37:52,960 --> 00:37:55,520 Speaker 1: to come out and win. They are the more desperate team. 734 00:37:55,560 --> 00:37:57,560 Speaker 1: It's been a great run for the Colts, and the 735 00:37:57,600 --> 00:38:02,080 Speaker 1: Colts are terrific, but at five and they know they 736 00:38:02,160 --> 00:38:05,600 Speaker 1: maybe can afford one more loss, maybe two the rest 737 00:38:05,600 --> 00:38:07,239 Speaker 1: of the way. When you're a five hundred team, you're 738 00:38:07,280 --> 00:38:09,799 Speaker 1: saying only two more loss rest away. That's a big thing. 739 00:38:10,160 --> 00:38:12,479 Speaker 1: They are the more desperate team. They are playing at home. 740 00:38:12,719 --> 00:38:15,000 Speaker 1: There'll be a lot of points. I like the over, 741 00:38:15,280 --> 00:38:17,120 Speaker 1: but this is one of those games where the Chiefs 742 00:38:17,160 --> 00:38:20,480 Speaker 1: find a way to win. You know, maybe extra roughing, 743 00:38:20,520 --> 00:38:21,719 Speaker 1: the passer penalty home. 744 00:38:21,920 --> 00:38:22,600 Speaker 4: Look what you did. 745 00:38:23,080 --> 00:38:25,560 Speaker 1: They find a way to win. A Butker field goal 746 00:38:25,600 --> 00:38:27,880 Speaker 1: of Mahomes drive at the end. Again, tons of points. 747 00:38:27,920 --> 00:38:30,360 Speaker 1: I love the points, but the fact that Daniel Jones 748 00:38:30,400 --> 00:38:32,200 Speaker 1: is dinged up a little bit. You don't know what 749 00:38:32,239 --> 00:38:35,799 Speaker 1: his status is. A midweek practice injury likely has him 750 00:38:35,840 --> 00:38:37,960 Speaker 1: on the injured list for a little bit for this weekend. 751 00:38:38,320 --> 00:38:40,040 Speaker 1: I expect him to play, but you never know how 752 00:38:40,080 --> 00:38:42,480 Speaker 1: healthy he is. This is a game the Chiefs pull 753 00:38:42,520 --> 00:38:44,040 Speaker 1: out and they win to get to six and five, 754 00:38:44,080 --> 00:38:46,080 Speaker 1: and now Monday, everybody's gonna say, oh, there they are. 755 00:38:46,120 --> 00:38:47,760 Speaker 1: They beat the team of the best record of the AFC. 756 00:38:47,800 --> 00:38:49,760 Speaker 1: The Chiefs are back to Now the Chiefs will simply 757 00:38:49,760 --> 00:38:51,720 Speaker 1: be six and five and still struggling for the playoffs. 758 00:38:51,800 --> 00:38:54,719 Speaker 3: Chiefs a three point favorite, fifty as you're over under 759 00:38:54,800 --> 00:38:57,239 Speaker 3: right now. And we did see it last night and 760 00:38:57,239 --> 00:39:00,080 Speaker 3: it trickled into the morning. Remember when Adrian Hill, the 761 00:39:00,160 --> 00:39:05,040 Speaker 3: NFL referee, left Thursday night football with the injury. 762 00:39:04,680 --> 00:39:06,320 Speaker 1: And the non contact injury. 763 00:39:06,400 --> 00:39:09,480 Speaker 3: Yeah, alright, well he avoided a major injury. But I 764 00:39:09,520 --> 00:39:16,920 Speaker 3: saw him attributed Chief Star avoids major injury was trending 765 00:39:16,960 --> 00:39:23,120 Speaker 3: out the interwebs. Yeah, no, certainly there. But you know 766 00:39:23,560 --> 00:39:27,600 Speaker 3: the point that Jones is dealing with an injury, it's 767 00:39:27,640 --> 00:39:29,600 Speaker 3: a big deal. Coming out of a bye week, look, 768 00:39:29,840 --> 00:39:34,360 Speaker 3: I expect with the new insertions on defense, an extra 769 00:39:34,520 --> 00:39:38,960 Speaker 3: week and a half of meetings, that the Colts defense 770 00:39:39,000 --> 00:39:41,160 Speaker 3: will be gamed. They had some issues in the secondary 771 00:39:41,239 --> 00:39:44,520 Speaker 3: addressed at the deadline and everything, but this is one 772 00:39:45,080 --> 00:39:49,840 Speaker 3: to the desperation mode that comes into play now, Rashie 773 00:39:49,880 --> 00:39:53,279 Speaker 3: Rice another week, keep waiting for heroics. They haven't really 774 00:39:53,320 --> 00:39:56,440 Speaker 3: seen it except for those first two weeks. That's normalized 775 00:39:56,480 --> 00:39:59,640 Speaker 3: a bit. The run game remains sporadic, whether it's a 776 00:39:59,760 --> 00:40:04,640 Speaker 3: check go or Kareem Hunt or Briushard Smith. You're not 777 00:40:04,680 --> 00:40:07,960 Speaker 3: seeing continuity there in the offensive line. We highlighted some 778 00:40:08,000 --> 00:40:09,880 Speaker 3: of the stats a little bit earlier in the show 779 00:40:10,160 --> 00:40:13,520 Speaker 3: to where you're talking about the fourth most pressures in 780 00:40:13,560 --> 00:40:16,840 Speaker 3: the NFL, number one, far and away obviously justin Herbert, 781 00:40:16,840 --> 00:40:19,360 Speaker 3: but for Patrick Mahomes, there's not a whole lot of 782 00:40:19,400 --> 00:40:21,960 Speaker 3: set your feet and deliver the ball, go figure. That's 783 00:40:22,000 --> 00:40:24,279 Speaker 3: exactly what we were talking about with Josh Allen a 784 00:40:24,320 --> 00:40:27,320 Speaker 3: bunch last night, right that you're not getting that extra 785 00:40:28,800 --> 00:40:32,560 Speaker 3: beat to look down field and set up and work 786 00:40:32,600 --> 00:40:34,840 Speaker 3: on timing and that'll. 787 00:40:34,360 --> 00:40:35,200 Speaker 1: Be key here. 788 00:40:35,960 --> 00:40:39,799 Speaker 3: But looking for that Chiefs defense no slouch themselves to 789 00:40:39,920 --> 00:40:43,520 Speaker 3: handle the Indie high powered offense and get a much 790 00:40:43,520 --> 00:40:44,439 Speaker 3: needed win at home. 791 00:40:44,680 --> 00:40:45,160 Speaker 4: Nothing else. 792 00:40:45,160 --> 00:40:48,520 Speaker 3: It's an extra storyline for the back end. Folks can 793 00:40:48,560 --> 00:40:52,080 Speaker 3: get excitable as you say and say, hey they're back. No, 794 00:40:52,520 --> 00:40:55,320 Speaker 3: it's a win, one of many they'll need to string 795 00:40:55,400 --> 00:40:57,840 Speaker 3: up if they want to play meaningful football in January