1 00:00:16,640 --> 00:00:19,720 Speaker 1: We're wrapping up wild Card weekend. Welcome to Good Morning Football. 2 00:00:19,720 --> 00:00:23,200 Speaker 1: We're live in New York City. Happy Tuesday, January eighteenth. 3 00:00:23,440 --> 00:00:27,120 Speaker 1: The throwdown round is next. It's a divisional round. Shuregs 4 00:00:27,160 --> 00:00:30,320 Speaker 1: is ready to go. The Cardinals were not. I'm Kay Adams, 5 00:00:30,320 --> 00:00:34,239 Speaker 1: Peter Schrager, Kyle Brent, super Bowl champion, Michael Robinson in 6 00:00:34,440 --> 00:00:37,440 Speaker 1: the building. Kyle, are you are you excited to do this? Fire? 7 00:00:37,680 --> 00:00:41,600 Speaker 1: Absolutely as you can miss the playoff game? Wild Card Weekend. 8 00:00:41,960 --> 00:00:46,400 Speaker 1: Six games, not one second half lead change. Yeah, you Cardinals, Rams, 9 00:00:46,720 --> 00:00:49,720 Speaker 1: let's get into it. You're on the clock. Divisional round. 10 00:00:49,760 --> 00:00:53,199 Speaker 1: You show up. Matthew Stafford wins the playoff game. He 11 00:00:53,280 --> 00:00:56,120 Speaker 1: wins the playoff game. So to the Rams going away, 12 00:00:56,280 --> 00:00:58,560 Speaker 1: this was an absolute slack and it was never a 13 00:00:58,600 --> 00:01:01,000 Speaker 1: game twenty one to nothing. The enter thirty four and eleven, 14 00:01:01,240 --> 00:01:04,080 Speaker 1: first playoff with for Matthew Stafford. So it's a big deal, right. 15 00:01:04,080 --> 00:01:06,399 Speaker 1: He took a moment, said, ah, this feels really good. 16 00:01:06,480 --> 00:01:09,720 Speaker 1: Staff How to feel? I think it means a lot 17 00:01:09,760 --> 00:01:12,360 Speaker 1: more to I mean, you guys and all that. I mean, 18 00:01:12,400 --> 00:01:13,480 Speaker 1: I just want to be a part of this team 19 00:01:13,480 --> 00:01:17,000 Speaker 1: and help us win. So I trusted myself, trusting my abilities, 20 00:01:17,000 --> 00:01:19,560 Speaker 1: trusting my teammates. I'll go out there and play and 21 00:01:19,640 --> 00:01:21,080 Speaker 1: let the chips fall where they may. I felt like 22 00:01:21,080 --> 00:01:22,240 Speaker 1: the ball was going to the right place in a 23 00:01:22,280 --> 00:01:26,360 Speaker 1: pretty good spot. Our guys made great plays. You know. 24 00:01:26,360 --> 00:01:27,800 Speaker 1: That's how I expect to go out and play when 25 00:01:27,840 --> 00:01:31,399 Speaker 1: I you know, every game doesn't always happen that way. 26 00:01:31,440 --> 00:01:36,240 Speaker 1: But just felt good out there, felt comfortable, and you know, 27 00:01:36,240 --> 00:01:41,399 Speaker 1: our team play great. Perfect conditions for Matthew Stafford, he 28 00:01:41,520 --> 00:01:45,039 Speaker 1: got to be at home. They were up. Now the 29 00:01:45,080 --> 00:01:47,720 Speaker 1: divisional round is set. Where did they go? Well, let's 30 00:01:47,720 --> 00:01:49,240 Speaker 1: take a look at the AFC side of things. The 31 00:01:49,240 --> 00:01:53,000 Speaker 1: Bengals and Titans fight each other off in Nashville Primetime 32 00:01:53,080 --> 00:01:55,680 Speaker 1: nine or Space. The Packers that one in green Bay, 33 00:01:55,760 --> 00:01:58,760 Speaker 1: the two one season action on Saturday than Sunday. The 34 00:01:58,880 --> 00:02:02,920 Speaker 1: Rams earn themselves at to Tampa to take on the Buccaneer. 35 00:02:03,040 --> 00:02:05,160 Speaker 1: So we're going to put up some points and then 36 00:02:05,160 --> 00:02:08,400 Speaker 1: it's fotball. It is Bill's Chiefs at Arrowhead and listening 37 00:02:08,400 --> 00:02:11,080 Speaker 1: to Matthew Stafford, they're such a decisive win, Peter, and 38 00:02:11,120 --> 00:02:12,680 Speaker 1: it sounds like a guy who knows that they're at 39 00:02:13,160 --> 00:02:16,639 Speaker 1: a longer path ahead. Yeah, and also was a guy 40 00:02:16,680 --> 00:02:18,480 Speaker 1: who didn't have to feel the burden of all of 41 00:02:18,480 --> 00:02:20,800 Speaker 1: it coming down on him. This game was over within 42 00:02:20,840 --> 00:02:22,880 Speaker 1: ten minutes and over like there was no chance. You 43 00:02:22,880 --> 00:02:24,560 Speaker 1: watched that Cardinals team come out of the tunnel. They 44 00:02:24,560 --> 00:02:26,480 Speaker 1: were not ready for this. And the Rams were what 45 00:02:26,560 --> 00:02:30,040 Speaker 1: blew me away by this performance though, was their defense 46 00:02:30,280 --> 00:02:33,480 Speaker 1: was suffocating, Like this was not this Rams defense is 47 00:02:33,520 --> 00:02:35,320 Speaker 1: here was not amazing. I mean, they had stars and 48 00:02:35,360 --> 00:02:37,960 Speaker 1: Aaron Donald and Jalen Ramsey, but this was what we 49 00:02:38,000 --> 00:02:42,920 Speaker 1: expected before the season. And no tailor rap, no Jordan Fuller, 50 00:02:43,120 --> 00:02:45,280 Speaker 1: no starting safeties, and they come out and they just 51 00:02:45,880 --> 00:02:49,120 Speaker 1: fourteen pressures on Kyler Murray. Kyler Murray was on the 52 00:02:49,160 --> 00:02:51,160 Speaker 1: back of his feet the entire game, thrown off his 53 00:02:51,200 --> 00:02:53,639 Speaker 1: back feet, had no room to breathe. Von Miller was 54 00:02:53,720 --> 00:02:58,000 Speaker 1: amazing in this game. And it's like this is what 55 00:02:58,160 --> 00:03:00,840 Speaker 1: McVay said was it's the best first of defensive performance 56 00:03:00,840 --> 00:03:02,840 Speaker 1: he's ever seen. And that's from the head coach saying 57 00:03:02,880 --> 00:03:04,960 Speaker 1: that usually they're modest, they're humble. He's like, no, I'm 58 00:03:04,960 --> 00:03:07,960 Speaker 1: gonna give them their roses. This team came out and 59 00:03:08,000 --> 00:03:10,320 Speaker 1: absolutely suffocated one of the most dynamic players in the 60 00:03:10,360 --> 00:03:12,720 Speaker 1: sport and Kyler Murray, and I think once the defense 61 00:03:12,760 --> 00:03:14,919 Speaker 1: does that, the pressure was off Stafford. The pressure was 62 00:03:14,960 --> 00:03:17,639 Speaker 1: off the running game. The pressure was off McVey. All Right, 63 00:03:17,760 --> 00:03:20,680 Speaker 1: the game has already been decided. Our defense took the lead. 64 00:03:21,080 --> 00:03:23,840 Speaker 1: Now let's just finish the job. And they did a 65 00:03:23,880 --> 00:03:27,560 Speaker 1: great performance by the Rams, led by the defense, which 66 00:03:27,560 --> 00:03:29,600 Speaker 1: I don't think anyone saw happening, and what were supposed 67 00:03:29,600 --> 00:03:33,720 Speaker 1: to be a high flying, high scoring game. And Johnny Harker, right, 68 00:03:33,800 --> 00:03:37,200 Speaker 1: he did, he did. You're right, Suffocating is the correct 69 00:03:37,240 --> 00:03:41,120 Speaker 1: word to describe the Los Angeles Rams defense. I mean 70 00:03:41,160 --> 00:03:43,280 Speaker 1: they were suffocating. They were all over it. I thought 71 00:03:43,360 --> 00:03:45,360 Speaker 1: Kyler Murray looked scared. We would get in at a 72 00:03:45,400 --> 00:03:47,000 Speaker 1: little bit later. But I don't go on the other 73 00:03:47,000 --> 00:03:49,480 Speaker 1: side Matthew Stafford. You talk about that pressure being off 74 00:03:49,800 --> 00:03:52,960 Speaker 1: off of Matthew Stafford, Absolutely it was. They owned the 75 00:03:53,040 --> 00:03:55,480 Speaker 1: line of scrimmage. Sean McVay, I think throughout the entire 76 00:03:55,520 --> 00:03:59,480 Speaker 1: season has figured out Matthew Stafford needs an element of 77 00:03:59,480 --> 00:04:02,080 Speaker 1: this offense that a defense has to defend, and that's 78 00:04:02,120 --> 00:04:04,360 Speaker 1: this one game. I thought cam Akers had fresh legs. 79 00:04:04,480 --> 00:04:07,040 Speaker 1: I thought he was explosive. I thought he ran between 80 00:04:07,080 --> 00:04:10,000 Speaker 1: the tackles with power, He ran behind his pads. Sony 81 00:04:10,040 --> 00:04:13,120 Speaker 1: Michelle was like a hammer. He beat up this defense. 82 00:04:13,280 --> 00:04:16,160 Speaker 1: I mean his defense already throughout the season was given 83 00:04:16,240 --> 00:04:20,360 Speaker 1: up four point six yards a carry between the tackles. Okay, 84 00:04:20,360 --> 00:04:22,920 Speaker 1: that was with JJ wat there, that was without JJ Watt. 85 00:04:23,200 --> 00:04:26,560 Speaker 1: They totally lost the line of scrimmage last night. And 86 00:04:26,680 --> 00:04:29,600 Speaker 1: that's why to me, the Rams dominated. That's why the 87 00:04:29,640 --> 00:04:32,960 Speaker 1: pressure was all Stafford, and that's why Matthew Stafford has 88 00:04:33,040 --> 00:04:36,159 Speaker 1: such an efficient game. If they play like this, I'm sorry, 89 00:04:36,200 --> 00:04:38,719 Speaker 1: Tampa Bay Buccaneers. This is gonna be a really, really 90 00:04:38,800 --> 00:04:41,160 Speaker 1: interesting game because both teams can own the line of 91 00:04:41,200 --> 00:04:44,200 Speaker 1: scrimmage and both quarterbacks understand how to push the ball outfield. 92 00:04:44,240 --> 00:04:47,120 Speaker 1: You're both right, You're all all over it. I personally 93 00:04:47,160 --> 00:04:50,839 Speaker 1: had just say, Matthew Stafford, gread job. You did it, 94 00:04:51,320 --> 00:04:54,920 Speaker 1: because if you want suffocation, I'll personalize it. For five 95 00:04:54,960 --> 00:04:56,640 Speaker 1: and a half years on this program, I've sat in 96 00:04:56,680 --> 00:04:58,440 Speaker 1: this chair in one studio or another and talked about 97 00:04:58,560 --> 00:05:00,400 Speaker 1: never want a playoff game, Never want a playoff. I'm 98 00:05:00,440 --> 00:05:02,520 Speaker 1: sick of it, and probably he was sick of it too. 99 00:05:02,640 --> 00:05:04,480 Speaker 1: Suffocating is not only hearing that you've never won a 100 00:05:04,480 --> 00:05:06,640 Speaker 1: playoff game. It's hearing that the golf trade was a mistake. 101 00:05:06,760 --> 00:05:09,680 Speaker 1: Is that you're not worth it. Listen, he came down 102 00:05:09,720 --> 00:05:11,719 Speaker 1: and throws a beautiful pass to Odell Beckham in the 103 00:05:11,760 --> 00:05:13,480 Speaker 1: corner of the end zone. If you really want to 104 00:05:13,480 --> 00:05:15,520 Speaker 1: look up the stats, and this is credible nugget where 105 00:05:15,720 --> 00:05:18,240 Speaker 1: that's the highest rated passer rating for a quarterback in 106 00:05:18,480 --> 00:05:22,360 Speaker 1: Rams playoff history. Right Kurt Warner, Joe gratest show on turf, 107 00:05:22,440 --> 00:05:26,840 Speaker 1: never as effective, never as clean, never as anything. This 108 00:05:27,000 --> 00:05:29,240 Speaker 1: is the story for him, no matter what. Now he's done. 109 00:05:29,279 --> 00:05:31,200 Speaker 1: It's okay. And I could sure, I could say I 110 00:05:31,240 --> 00:05:32,800 Speaker 1: was against the Cardinals that didn't show up. I'm not 111 00:05:32,839 --> 00:05:35,080 Speaker 1: doing that today. I've done that so many other times. 112 00:05:35,320 --> 00:05:37,680 Speaker 1: That's just not me. I see him chucking it downfield, 113 00:05:37,760 --> 00:05:42,359 Speaker 1: completing passes in a playoff game. Bizarre, bizarre career and 114 00:05:42,480 --> 00:05:44,560 Speaker 1: legacy for him to carry that around with him when 115 00:05:44,560 --> 00:05:47,680 Speaker 1: his peers are guys like Rogers and Roethlisberger who are 116 00:05:47,720 --> 00:05:49,160 Speaker 1: gonna go Hall of Fames and have titles that he 117 00:05:49,200 --> 00:05:51,719 Speaker 1: can't even win a wildcard game. He could. I'm never 118 00:05:51,760 --> 00:05:53,920 Speaker 1: bringing this up again. He's got a lot to prove 119 00:05:54,040 --> 00:05:56,520 Speaker 1: this and over. They don't have a parade through Inglewood, 120 00:05:56,760 --> 00:05:59,359 Speaker 1: but he won a playoff game against the team with 121 00:05:59,440 --> 00:06:02,080 Speaker 1: a big, robust record. They were at home. They're a 122 00:06:02,160 --> 00:06:04,640 Speaker 1: national TV a Monday nighter. Matthew Stafford, I'm going to 123 00:06:04,720 --> 00:06:07,400 Speaker 1: just shut the bleep up. Congratulationship, got the job done. 124 00:06:07,400 --> 00:06:09,640 Speaker 1: I'm happy for you and your family. It's so true. 125 00:06:09,640 --> 00:06:11,119 Speaker 1: I have a couple of things. I want to circle 126 00:06:11,120 --> 00:06:13,520 Speaker 1: back to the defense. It was a huge surprise Rahee 127 00:06:13,600 --> 00:06:18,040 Speaker 1: Morris getting any love you've mentioned in there's eight coaching 128 00:06:18,080 --> 00:06:20,400 Speaker 1: vacancies and counting. Maybe what do we got. Yeah, so 129 00:06:20,480 --> 00:06:23,720 Speaker 1: Mike Tomlin and Sean McVay and Kyle Shannon, they all 130 00:06:23,720 --> 00:06:26,240 Speaker 1: swear by Rohey Morris and here he is defensive Cordiner 131 00:06:26,279 --> 00:06:28,960 Speaker 1: has performance. He has zero interviews scheduled right now. Zero 132 00:06:29,000 --> 00:06:31,760 Speaker 1: across the board. We've seen coaches from teams that are 133 00:06:31,800 --> 00:06:34,040 Speaker 1: losing records this year and get interviews. Raheem Morris, for 134 00:06:34,080 --> 00:06:37,240 Speaker 1: whatever reason, zero interviews. So, if anything, that was a 135 00:06:37,240 --> 00:06:39,640 Speaker 1: statement last night to say, hey, my players play for me, 136 00:06:39,720 --> 00:06:41,359 Speaker 1: and I've been head coach, and I've been both an 137 00:06:41,400 --> 00:06:44,080 Speaker 1: offensive and defensive coordinator. I'm biased. I love the guy 138 00:06:44,200 --> 00:06:46,160 Speaker 1: loves covering the guy. I think he's awesome and he's 139 00:06:46,160 --> 00:06:49,400 Speaker 1: a leader. But yeah, right now, the NFL zero interview 140 00:06:49,440 --> 00:06:52,200 Speaker 1: opportunities for Rahee Morris, So I thought, I'll quite a show. Okay, 141 00:06:52,200 --> 00:06:54,760 Speaker 1: and Rob, what do you think about? What about him 142 00:06:54,760 --> 00:06:58,560 Speaker 1: having zero interviews? Oh, it is BS. It's BS. We 143 00:06:58,640 --> 00:07:01,479 Speaker 1: just celebrated mom of the King Day yesterday. We have 144 00:07:01,560 --> 00:07:03,560 Speaker 1: one black head coach. We have what four or five 145 00:07:03,560 --> 00:07:06,360 Speaker 1: black general managers. It's BS for this kid, I mean 146 00:07:06,400 --> 00:07:08,960 Speaker 1: for this guy, Rohi Morris not to get any head 147 00:07:09,000 --> 00:07:10,720 Speaker 1: coach and interviews. At the end of the day, you 148 00:07:10,800 --> 00:07:12,840 Speaker 1: got to think about how his players respond to him. 149 00:07:13,160 --> 00:07:18,080 Speaker 1: Every single player that's played for this guy loves this dude. 150 00:07:18,280 --> 00:07:19,960 Speaker 1: So at the end of the day, you should at 151 00:07:20,040 --> 00:07:22,000 Speaker 1: least have him in your building to understand him and 152 00:07:22,080 --> 00:07:24,320 Speaker 1: understand what type of a leader he is, because he 153 00:07:24,360 --> 00:07:26,080 Speaker 1: is a leader of men. It's well said, and I 154 00:07:26,200 --> 00:07:28,800 Speaker 1: hope maybe it was yesterday. This nice showcase for them 155 00:07:28,840 --> 00:07:31,600 Speaker 1: the last game on wild card weekend to show some 156 00:07:31,680 --> 00:07:35,000 Speaker 1: of those ownership groups that he deserves some interviews and 157 00:07:35,080 --> 00:07:38,119 Speaker 1: potentially a spot as a head coach. The other point 158 00:07:38,160 --> 00:07:40,720 Speaker 1: I wanted to make to your point about cam Akers 159 00:07:40,760 --> 00:07:46,680 Speaker 1: and they add Sony Michelle. It's a very gutsy, audacious 160 00:07:46,720 --> 00:07:49,120 Speaker 1: thing to do to take these risks that they take, 161 00:07:49,200 --> 00:07:52,000 Speaker 1: and adding a von Miller and making the big swing 162 00:07:52,000 --> 00:07:54,880 Speaker 1: for Matthew Stafford and depriving themselves of first round picks 163 00:07:54,920 --> 00:07:57,520 Speaker 1: for the rest of time, and the Sean mcveah era 164 00:07:57,600 --> 00:08:00,680 Speaker 1: to add to add vant to add Dell right, like, 165 00:08:00,720 --> 00:08:03,320 Speaker 1: how's it? And last night I'm just like a plus 166 00:08:03,720 --> 00:08:06,720 Speaker 1: a plus plus everyone every little addition that they made. 167 00:08:06,760 --> 00:08:09,400 Speaker 1: And you have these other David Long stepping up in 168 00:08:09,480 --> 00:08:12,320 Speaker 1: Skovronick stepping out, which we love to see. But they 169 00:08:12,360 --> 00:08:15,440 Speaker 1: went all out and they aceded big play after big play. 170 00:08:15,480 --> 00:08:19,040 Speaker 1: They really didn't make many mistakes. That said, that is 171 00:08:19,040 --> 00:08:21,640 Speaker 1: the expectation. When you do something like make those moves. 172 00:08:21,680 --> 00:08:23,760 Speaker 1: You basically take out a full page in the La 173 00:08:23,840 --> 00:08:27,160 Speaker 1: Times next to Sam Farmer's column and say we're expecting 174 00:08:27,160 --> 00:08:29,560 Speaker 1: to go to the super Bowl or we're done. And 175 00:08:29,560 --> 00:08:31,360 Speaker 1: we've said that about the Cowboys, but I don't really. 176 00:08:31,480 --> 00:08:33,040 Speaker 1: I was like, okay, Cowboys, let's see if you can 177 00:08:33,040 --> 00:08:35,120 Speaker 1: do with the Rams really got to go and they 178 00:08:35,200 --> 00:08:38,840 Speaker 1: know that so great when nothing taken away from them 179 00:08:38,840 --> 00:08:41,720 Speaker 1: and the Cardinals are ms two. But shrigs it is. 180 00:08:41,760 --> 00:08:44,360 Speaker 1: The expectation is they've got to be playing back in 181 00:08:44,400 --> 00:08:47,200 Speaker 1: that backyard with all those celebrities and Will Ferrell and 182 00:08:47,280 --> 00:08:49,160 Speaker 1: everyone watching, and now they got to go to Tampa 183 00:08:49,280 --> 00:08:53,679 Speaker 1: to take on Top. Yeah, Gabrielle Union was good crowd. 184 00:08:54,440 --> 00:08:56,120 Speaker 1: That's the expectation. They knew that though. They went to 185 00:08:56,160 --> 00:08:58,880 Speaker 1: divisional round last year, moving off and without all those stars, 186 00:08:58,880 --> 00:09:01,840 Speaker 1: so they know that ups are all in. But Tom Brady, 187 00:09:01,840 --> 00:09:03,559 Speaker 1: They've had some success against him the las few years. 188 00:09:03,559 --> 00:09:05,040 Speaker 1: They've beaten in the last two years, so I don't 189 00:09:05,080 --> 00:09:06,319 Speaker 1: think they're scared of the bucks. They're one of the 190 00:09:06,360 --> 00:09:08,200 Speaker 1: few teams I've had a lot of success against Tom 191 00:09:08,200 --> 00:09:11,120 Speaker 1: and Tampa at GMFE. Great games for the divisional round. 192 00:09:11,160 --> 00:09:13,559 Speaker 1: Let's bring in Tom pellasera more highlights. Of course, he 193 00:09:13,640 --> 00:09:16,160 Speaker 1: got a big show. We have a real Mike rob report, 194 00:09:16,240 --> 00:09:19,000 Speaker 1: Dan hanss Oh, how do you rank these teams? He'll 195 00:09:19,000 --> 00:09:22,800 Speaker 1: be joining the program. We've gotten angry round, not angry 196 00:09:22,880 --> 00:09:25,160 Speaker 1: runs and great round on the way. But Tom, let's 197 00:09:25,200 --> 00:09:27,600 Speaker 1: start with last night. There was a really scary moment 198 00:09:28,520 --> 00:09:31,080 Speaker 1: the Pro Bowl safety and absolute stud Buddha Baker was 199 00:09:31,160 --> 00:09:34,000 Speaker 1: carted off the field in the late third quarter. I 200 00:09:34,040 --> 00:09:36,520 Speaker 1: know we heard from Cam Akers on Twitter after the 201 00:09:36,559 --> 00:09:39,160 Speaker 1: game about how it all went down and sort of 202 00:09:39,160 --> 00:09:40,800 Speaker 1: how he reacted, But what can you tell us about 203 00:09:40,800 --> 00:09:46,120 Speaker 1: Buddha Baker and his status? Okay, Buddha Baker was immobilized, 204 00:09:46,160 --> 00:09:48,560 Speaker 1: taken off on a stretcher and taken to a local 205 00:09:48,640 --> 00:09:53,000 Speaker 1: hospital for evaluation after that frightening collision on Monday night 206 00:09:53,040 --> 00:09:56,920 Speaker 1: with Cam Akers. Cardinals say it is a concussion for 207 00:09:57,000 --> 00:10:00,520 Speaker 1: Buddha Baker. He was alert and communicative as he left 208 00:10:00,559 --> 00:10:04,640 Speaker 1: the field and never lost feeling in any of his extremities. 209 00:10:04,760 --> 00:10:08,160 Speaker 1: Buddha Baker also sent out an encouraging tweet early this 210 00:10:08,240 --> 00:10:11,400 Speaker 1: morning saying thank you all for the prayers. I am 211 00:10:11,480 --> 00:10:15,400 Speaker 1: doing good, guys. It's good to hear that. Tom. Of course, 212 00:10:15,760 --> 00:10:17,800 Speaker 1: now we got some big news last nights out of 213 00:10:17,920 --> 00:10:20,960 Speaker 1: Las Vegas, Nevada. The Raiders let go of their general manager, 214 00:10:21,040 --> 00:10:26,560 Speaker 1: Mike Mayock. Tom What ultimately led to that decision, Kyle, 215 00:10:26,640 --> 00:10:28,800 Speaker 1: This is something that had been rumored going all the 216 00:10:28,800 --> 00:10:31,079 Speaker 1: way back to the end of last season and again 217 00:10:31,120 --> 00:10:33,400 Speaker 1: after the draft, that Mike Mayock was not going to 218 00:10:33,440 --> 00:10:37,000 Speaker 1: be long for his job as the Raiders general manager. 219 00:10:37,040 --> 00:10:39,480 Speaker 1: He had been there three seasons, of course, brought in 220 00:10:39,760 --> 00:10:43,760 Speaker 1: by John Gruden, who resigned earlier on this season. It 221 00:10:43,960 --> 00:10:47,840 Speaker 1: is difficult to judge Mayok's performance because Gruden had his 222 00:10:47,880 --> 00:10:52,000 Speaker 1: fingerprints on every personnel decision, but obviously Mayok was brought 223 00:10:52,000 --> 00:10:54,480 Speaker 1: in in part because of his expertise in the draft, 224 00:10:54,720 --> 00:10:57,200 Speaker 1: and the Raiders drafts over the past several years were 225 00:10:57,280 --> 00:11:00,920 Speaker 1: not good enough, particularly in the first strout. They now 226 00:11:00,960 --> 00:11:03,400 Speaker 1: become the fourth team that has a vacancy for both 227 00:11:03,400 --> 00:11:06,760 Speaker 1: a head coach and a general manager. Interim coach Rich 228 00:11:06,800 --> 00:11:09,800 Speaker 1: Bisaccia says he has spoken with owner Mark Davis about 229 00:11:09,840 --> 00:11:12,800 Speaker 1: that job, but they are going to conduct a search already. 230 00:11:12,880 --> 00:11:16,120 Speaker 1: Interview requests also going out for the Raiders, including two 231 00:11:16,200 --> 00:11:20,280 Speaker 1: Patriots assistant coach Gerard Mayo in front office executive Dave Ziggler. 232 00:11:20,520 --> 00:11:24,199 Speaker 1: Another name to watch Colts assistant GM Ed Dodge, who 233 00:11:24,240 --> 00:11:27,839 Speaker 1: got his start under Al Davis with the Oakland Raiders. Guys, 234 00:11:29,160 --> 00:11:32,400 Speaker 1: I appreciate you, Tom Pellicero. Do not go anywhere there's 235 00:11:32,440 --> 00:11:35,240 Speaker 1: a Super Bowl winning head coach who's comparing a Super 236 00:11:35,280 --> 00:11:38,320 Speaker 1: Bowl to chocolate cake. I'll let you guess which head 237 00:11:38,320 --> 00:11:41,720 Speaker 1: coach that is. Of Max Strakes, as San Francisco treat 238 00:11:41,760 --> 00:11:44,720 Speaker 1: Really yeah, Deebo Samuel, this is the story of the 239 00:11:44,720 --> 00:11:47,240 Speaker 1: San Francisco season debo. Take us there. It is the 240 00:11:47,280 --> 00:11:50,120 Speaker 1: best of the players left in the fields. I thought 241 00:11:50,160 --> 00:12:01,040 Speaker 1: you brought and Riel and a hand off. The debo 242 00:12:01,160 --> 00:12:03,040 Speaker 1: coming to the right gets to block the roach, A 243 00:12:03,040 --> 00:12:14,079 Speaker 1: cutback right, Debo, Debo Chat, Debo five cutdown, sad fred Sisco, 244 00:12:18,760 --> 00:12:22,199 Speaker 1: the soothing tones of Greg Poppa on the call floor. 245 00:12:22,640 --> 00:12:25,000 Speaker 1: The San Francisco forty nine ers touchdown there it's technically 246 00:12:25,000 --> 00:12:27,679 Speaker 1: called out. I'm gonna say a statement and my lovely 247 00:12:27,720 --> 00:12:30,400 Speaker 1: co host will tell me if they agree or disagree. 248 00:12:30,960 --> 00:12:33,560 Speaker 1: Say I'm in, say I'm out. First up. You just 249 00:12:33,600 --> 00:12:36,200 Speaker 1: saw that Debo Samuel touchdown. It wasn't even its best play. 250 00:12:36,240 --> 00:12:38,679 Speaker 1: He was everywhere in San Francisco. Is now seven and 251 00:12:38,880 --> 00:12:41,920 Speaker 1: oh when Debo runs more than five times in a game. 252 00:12:42,240 --> 00:12:45,920 Speaker 1: He's also averaging a touchdown every seven and a half carries. 253 00:12:46,480 --> 00:12:49,120 Speaker 1: Here's the statement I'm gonna make. Of all these teams left, 254 00:12:49,120 --> 00:12:52,360 Speaker 1: there's eight of them. Deebo Samuel is the most non 255 00:12:52,640 --> 00:12:56,480 Speaker 1: quarterback valuable player left in so of all the players 256 00:12:56,520 --> 00:12:59,800 Speaker 1: who aren't quarterbacks, he's the most valuable debo we in 257 00:13:00,120 --> 00:13:02,400 Speaker 1: early out. I'm in on that. I mean, this guy's 258 00:13:02,400 --> 00:13:05,480 Speaker 1: an offensive weapon. Are you kidding me? He's a running 259 00:13:05,600 --> 00:13:07,640 Speaker 1: I mean he's a wide receiver. Okay, that's what his 260 00:13:07,840 --> 00:13:10,760 Speaker 1: position is. But he's playing a running back better than 261 00:13:10,800 --> 00:13:13,360 Speaker 1: half of the running backs International Football League. I got 262 00:13:13,360 --> 00:13:16,760 Speaker 1: the argument with a former NFL player last night about 263 00:13:16,840 --> 00:13:19,040 Speaker 1: whether he runs the ball like a wide receiver. He's 264 00:13:19,080 --> 00:13:23,080 Speaker 1: breaking tackles, he's accelerating through the defense. Again, not a 265 00:13:23,080 --> 00:13:25,920 Speaker 1: lot of NFL running backs do this. Eighteen point two 266 00:13:26,240 --> 00:13:30,320 Speaker 1: yards per reception, six point two yards per carry. Yes, 267 00:13:30,480 --> 00:13:34,000 Speaker 1: Deebo Samuels is the most valuable non quarterback left in 268 00:13:34,040 --> 00:13:35,880 Speaker 1: the place. Who was the argument with and what was 269 00:13:35,920 --> 00:13:39,199 Speaker 1: their so can't I can't tell you that the sentiment 270 00:13:39,240 --> 00:13:43,320 Speaker 1: though that their whole thing was no they would He 271 00:13:43,360 --> 00:13:45,959 Speaker 1: feels like that Kyle Shanahan will be able to run 272 00:13:46,000 --> 00:13:51,160 Speaker 1: the football out, Deebo sam Marsh, that was trust me 273 00:13:51,200 --> 00:13:55,640 Speaker 1: that I'm in on this too. I there's a legitimate 274 00:13:55,640 --> 00:13:58,760 Speaker 1: debate on whether or not this team has good quarterback play. 275 00:13:58,840 --> 00:14:01,680 Speaker 1: So the fact that they are the number seven offense 276 00:14:01,720 --> 00:14:04,320 Speaker 1: don't put them into perspective. They have a better offense 277 00:14:04,840 --> 00:14:08,960 Speaker 1: than the Rams, than the Bengals, then the Packers better 278 00:14:09,000 --> 00:14:10,719 Speaker 1: than those offenses, and all a sudden done for the 279 00:14:10,760 --> 00:14:14,520 Speaker 1: regular season. And it's because of Debo because he's absolutely unstoppable. 280 00:14:14,800 --> 00:14:16,679 Speaker 1: I don't think we've you know, Cordial Patterson had a 281 00:14:16,800 --> 00:14:19,240 Speaker 1: nice start to the season, but if we've seen anyone 282 00:14:19,760 --> 00:14:22,400 Speaker 1: do the things Debo is doing on the level that 283 00:14:22,560 --> 00:14:26,000 Speaker 1: he has any pivotal moments that he's doing them, no, 284 00:14:26,240 --> 00:14:28,280 Speaker 1: so defenders know he's getting the ball. He's why that, 285 00:14:28,840 --> 00:14:31,240 Speaker 1: He's why that offense is number seven. He's the reason 286 00:14:31,280 --> 00:14:33,760 Speaker 1: why there's not He's the biggest impact on any team left. 287 00:14:34,240 --> 00:14:36,560 Speaker 1: Deevo is fantastic, and I'm gonna say I'm out there, yeah, 288 00:14:36,680 --> 00:14:39,360 Speaker 1: I think I think a lot of that is Shanahan 289 00:14:39,400 --> 00:14:41,440 Speaker 1: calling the shots and I'm gonna take I'm gonna take 290 00:14:41,440 --> 00:14:45,240 Speaker 1: my own shot. I know this sounds asymmetrical. I think 291 00:14:45,240 --> 00:14:47,400 Speaker 1: that the most indispensable player left in the playoffs is 292 00:14:47,440 --> 00:14:49,640 Speaker 1: Derrick Henry. I'm gonna go with Derrick Henry, the Tennessee 293 00:14:49,640 --> 00:14:52,040 Speaker 1: Titans running back. And I'll tell you why, the Tennessee Titans. 294 00:14:52,080 --> 00:14:53,880 Speaker 1: I don't think he can win the super Bowl without 295 00:14:53,920 --> 00:14:56,280 Speaker 1: Derrick Henry. And you're saying, well, they lost Derrick Henry 296 00:14:56,320 --> 00:14:58,960 Speaker 1: and then they just they managed to win. Derrick Henry 297 00:14:59,040 --> 00:15:01,000 Speaker 1: is the reason they beat the Bill, Derrick Henry is 298 00:15:01,040 --> 00:15:03,440 Speaker 1: the reason they beat the Chiefs. That's what they need 299 00:15:03,480 --> 00:15:04,720 Speaker 1: to do to get to where they want to go. 300 00:15:04,800 --> 00:15:06,400 Speaker 1: I think if Derrick Henry is not out there for 301 00:15:06,440 --> 00:15:08,120 Speaker 1: either of those games, I don't think they win anything. 302 00:15:08,480 --> 00:15:10,040 Speaker 1: I think the second half of the scene when he 303 00:15:10,080 --> 00:15:12,000 Speaker 1: wasn't out there, I think they got a big, fat 304 00:15:12,040 --> 00:15:13,560 Speaker 1: record and hung on and beat up a lot of 305 00:15:13,560 --> 00:15:16,200 Speaker 1: crappy teams. I really do. I think that they can 306 00:15:16,240 --> 00:15:18,400 Speaker 1: win this weekend against the Bengals. I don't think they 307 00:15:18,400 --> 00:15:20,120 Speaker 1: can win the NFC title Game, and I don't think 308 00:15:20,160 --> 00:15:22,200 Speaker 1: they can win the Super Bowl unless Derrick Henry is 309 00:15:22,280 --> 00:15:24,520 Speaker 1: part of the team. I know it's a symmetrical and 310 00:15:24,560 --> 00:15:26,640 Speaker 1: it'll probably screen cap terribly in this segment when it 311 00:15:26,640 --> 00:15:28,320 Speaker 1: gets out out there. For a guy who's been out 312 00:15:28,360 --> 00:15:29,760 Speaker 1: for two months and his team is still the one 313 00:15:29,760 --> 00:15:32,240 Speaker 1: seed and they can get to the title game without him, 314 00:15:32,280 --> 00:15:33,920 Speaker 1: they can't win at all. And that's how I define 315 00:15:33,960 --> 00:15:36,560 Speaker 1: their success. I think I think it's care and I 316 00:15:36,600 --> 00:15:39,520 Speaker 1: have no retort to that. This is they were able 317 00:15:39,520 --> 00:15:41,200 Speaker 1: to get to the one seed without him in a 318 00:15:41,200 --> 00:15:43,120 Speaker 1: lot of ways. But they are probably not going to 319 00:15:43,160 --> 00:15:45,360 Speaker 1: win a Super Bowl without Derrick Henry playing the role here. 320 00:15:45,480 --> 00:15:48,320 Speaker 1: Who are missing there? Aaron Donald, Cooper Cup, Aaron Donald, 321 00:15:48,400 --> 00:15:54,080 Speaker 1: we can go Williams, Mark Chase. I mean, if Chase 322 00:15:54,120 --> 00:15:56,240 Speaker 1: doesn't show up, I don't know if they're doing anything 323 00:15:56,360 --> 00:15:58,600 Speaker 1: on Saturday against the Titans twenty four hours ago. I 324 00:15:58,640 --> 00:16:01,360 Speaker 1: think Cup's a great answer. Odell, It's awesome. It's exactly right, 325 00:16:01,360 --> 00:16:03,280 Speaker 1: and I mean he cups the cup and he makes 326 00:16:03,280 --> 00:16:06,000 Speaker 1: it less indispens. Yeah, they threw it on debo and 327 00:16:06,200 --> 00:16:08,240 Speaker 1: he got the job done. Mike Evans is another one 328 00:16:08,360 --> 00:16:12,320 Speaker 1: we can mention all right. Next, I reported that Ian 329 00:16:12,560 --> 00:16:16,120 Speaker 1: reported as well that the Texans interviewed hines Ward for 330 00:16:16,160 --> 00:16:19,480 Speaker 1: their head coaching job on Saturday. There's expected to be 331 00:16:19,480 --> 00:16:22,200 Speaker 1: a few more outside the box coaching candidates coming through 332 00:16:22,240 --> 00:16:24,440 Speaker 1: just wait, Houston. I have a feeling for what they're doing. 333 00:16:24,920 --> 00:16:27,000 Speaker 1: They want to meet some different candidates and the same 334 00:16:27,000 --> 00:16:29,760 Speaker 1: ones that are just walking through the door every single day. 335 00:16:30,360 --> 00:16:33,160 Speaker 1: My statement is this, an ex player such as hines Ward, 336 00:16:33,160 --> 00:16:36,760 Speaker 1: with no head coach or coordinator experience, can still be 337 00:16:36,800 --> 00:16:39,480 Speaker 1: an effective NFL head coach. Are we in or we out? 338 00:16:39,520 --> 00:16:41,400 Speaker 1: Mike rob Oh, you already know I'm in on that. 339 00:16:42,000 --> 00:16:45,120 Speaker 1: I'm totally in. I think the National Football League we've 340 00:16:45,160 --> 00:16:47,560 Speaker 1: been getting it wrong with our hiring of head coaches. 341 00:16:47,600 --> 00:16:49,080 Speaker 1: And I'm not just talking about the color thing, andyhing 342 00:16:49,160 --> 00:16:51,000 Speaker 1: like that. First of all, a lot of our head coaches, 343 00:16:51,040 --> 00:16:52,680 Speaker 1: a lot of the new head coaches that we hire, 344 00:16:52,880 --> 00:16:56,440 Speaker 1: aren't ready to be head coaches, and then owners get 345 00:16:56,920 --> 00:17:00,320 Speaker 1: they get frustrated, they don't, you know, give them time. 346 00:17:00,520 --> 00:17:04,000 Speaker 1: Then they get fired before the coach actually becomes a 347 00:17:04,000 --> 00:17:06,280 Speaker 1: good coach. I think they do need to look outside 348 00:17:06,320 --> 00:17:09,479 Speaker 1: the box. And yes, a former player can resonate as 349 00:17:09,520 --> 00:17:11,520 Speaker 1: a head coach because he's gonna have credibility when he 350 00:17:11,600 --> 00:17:13,359 Speaker 1: stands up in front of the team. The team is 351 00:17:13,400 --> 00:17:16,120 Speaker 1: gonna say I have to shut up because this guy 352 00:17:16,160 --> 00:17:18,600 Speaker 1: has been in my seat. He has one Super Bowls 353 00:17:18,640 --> 00:17:22,560 Speaker 1: and he's done exactly what I'm trying to do. So Yeah, 354 00:17:22,600 --> 00:17:24,280 Speaker 1: as long as you can stand up there and speak 355 00:17:24,280 --> 00:17:27,320 Speaker 1: the men and have and capture their attention, yeah, absolutely. 356 00:17:27,359 --> 00:17:31,280 Speaker 1: Actually I might throw my head and then I'm being real. 357 00:17:31,359 --> 00:17:34,320 Speaker 1: Man's get it. I'm in on it too, because he 358 00:17:34,359 --> 00:17:37,000 Speaker 1: can command the locker room and has that credibility that 359 00:17:37,200 --> 00:17:40,639 Speaker 1: you're talking about question for you really could do players 360 00:17:40,760 --> 00:17:44,160 Speaker 1: in a locker room look at coaching resume? Well, they say, 361 00:17:44,280 --> 00:17:46,919 Speaker 1: what has he'd You know? We know him. He's a 362 00:17:46,960 --> 00:17:50,320 Speaker 1: great player. He was an assistant for two years with 363 00:17:50,359 --> 00:17:53,440 Speaker 1: the Jets. He spent this last year with Florida Atlantic. 364 00:17:53,560 --> 00:17:56,040 Speaker 1: Is that something that players care about? They will look 365 00:17:56,040 --> 00:17:58,359 Speaker 1: at his resume some to a degree. But what's gonna 366 00:17:58,400 --> 00:18:01,199 Speaker 1: happen is if Hainsward or whoever form a player with 367 00:18:01,240 --> 00:18:04,160 Speaker 1: no head coaching experience, actually gets a head coaching job, 368 00:18:04,520 --> 00:18:06,240 Speaker 1: it's gonna be with the those first few weeks that 369 00:18:06,280 --> 00:18:09,359 Speaker 1: he's in the building. Is he a true teacher? Is 370 00:18:09,359 --> 00:18:12,359 Speaker 1: he a true guy that's gonna manage the building and 371 00:18:13,000 --> 00:18:15,800 Speaker 1: be the life force of the building. If not, players 372 00:18:15,800 --> 00:18:19,080 Speaker 1: have realized that very very quickly. Tough place to go 373 00:18:19,160 --> 00:18:20,840 Speaker 1: a lot of work to be done there. So I 374 00:18:20,840 --> 00:18:24,160 Speaker 1: would say, I'm in with something you've always sort of reinforced. 375 00:18:24,200 --> 00:18:26,399 Speaker 1: Who are bringing with you? What kind of steps around you? 376 00:18:27,480 --> 00:18:30,080 Speaker 1: I'm in I also I'm in on I think Plexico 377 00:18:30,119 --> 00:18:32,560 Speaker 1: burst coach the Broncos, and I think Pierless Price should 378 00:18:32,600 --> 00:18:34,240 Speaker 1: coach the Bears and TiO is gonna coach the Raiders 379 00:18:34,160 --> 00:18:36,199 Speaker 1: is gonna be awesome. People. I can't possibly look at 380 00:18:36,200 --> 00:18:37,920 Speaker 1: that statement about on the screen and say I'm out 381 00:18:38,160 --> 00:18:41,639 Speaker 1: of course, I just can't. The coaching bubble is going 382 00:18:41,680 --> 00:18:43,600 Speaker 1: to burst. I think. I think it's gonna change, and 383 00:18:43,640 --> 00:18:45,560 Speaker 1: you're starting to see it with what Dianna is doing 384 00:18:45,600 --> 00:18:48,040 Speaker 1: in college now. Diana is what he's doing, of course 385 00:18:48,080 --> 00:18:49,879 Speaker 1: has a lot to do with recruiting, and he can 386 00:18:49,920 --> 00:18:52,320 Speaker 1: get the recruits. You can't show up to the Texans 387 00:18:52,320 --> 00:18:54,720 Speaker 1: and recruit the best players. It doesn't necessarily work that way. 388 00:18:54,840 --> 00:18:56,840 Speaker 1: But the idea that it's just gonna have to be, well, 389 00:18:56,880 --> 00:18:58,680 Speaker 1: you put in twenty years in this and we're gonna 390 00:18:58,720 --> 00:19:01,040 Speaker 1: hire the old white guys to coach the team. Like 391 00:19:01,080 --> 00:19:02,680 Speaker 1: it's starting to change right in front of our face. 392 00:19:02,680 --> 00:19:04,879 Speaker 1: I think the first step was hiring guys like McVay 393 00:19:04,880 --> 00:19:07,040 Speaker 1: who would have been unheard of ten fifteen years ago, 394 00:19:07,160 --> 00:19:10,000 Speaker 1: too young, too inexperience. This is just the next step 395 00:19:10,040 --> 00:19:12,800 Speaker 1: of it, and I think Commander Room have the resume. 396 00:19:12,880 --> 00:19:16,320 Speaker 1: There's also massive media obligations and we had to handle that. 397 00:19:16,400 --> 00:19:18,720 Speaker 1: There's also the obviously the game day stuff. It's a 398 00:19:18,760 --> 00:19:21,000 Speaker 1: ton but if you look at hines Ward and his 399 00:19:21,080 --> 00:19:24,320 Speaker 1: reputation and his colleagues and his history, how could you 400 00:19:24,440 --> 00:19:26,320 Speaker 1: look in and be like, yeah, but that coaching game. 401 00:19:26,400 --> 00:19:28,760 Speaker 1: I just can't possibly get there and say that something's 402 00:19:28,800 --> 00:19:31,399 Speaker 1: missing from hines Ward's personality and identity that he couldn't 403 00:19:31,440 --> 00:19:33,080 Speaker 1: do it. So, Peter, if I'm looking at in this 404 00:19:33,160 --> 00:19:34,879 Speaker 1: tea up, I have to say I'm in yeah, and 405 00:19:34,920 --> 00:19:37,120 Speaker 1: I'll take you within. What's going on in Houston right now. 406 00:19:37,800 --> 00:19:40,760 Speaker 1: It's Cal McNair, the owner, Jack Easterby who's working with 407 00:19:40,800 --> 00:19:43,800 Speaker 1: the owner, and then Nick Cassario he's doing with the Patriots. 408 00:19:44,119 --> 00:19:45,960 Speaker 1: What they're looking for is to build a culture. They 409 00:19:46,000 --> 00:19:47,960 Speaker 1: know that this is not a one or two year fix. 410 00:19:48,040 --> 00:19:50,480 Speaker 1: And David Culley came in and kind of righted the 411 00:19:50,480 --> 00:19:53,200 Speaker 1: ship from what was a very turbulent time from that franchise. 412 00:19:53,400 --> 00:19:55,520 Speaker 1: He wasn't the right guy for them long term. So 413 00:19:55,560 --> 00:19:58,360 Speaker 1: now they're looking for who can help build a culture. 414 00:19:58,440 --> 00:20:00,960 Speaker 1: So you say, hines Ward, hins word was an assistant 415 00:20:01,000 --> 00:20:03,680 Speaker 1: jet to your point. To your point, here, hines Ward 416 00:20:03,720 --> 00:20:05,399 Speaker 1: walks in and is like, here's how the Steelers did it. 417 00:20:05,560 --> 00:20:07,320 Speaker 1: Here's how we did it, Here's how we went into 418 00:20:07,359 --> 00:20:09,280 Speaker 1: these big games and hineswork's just going to be the 419 00:20:09,320 --> 00:20:11,199 Speaker 1: first of I think several different names you're gonna hear 420 00:20:11,200 --> 00:20:13,240 Speaker 1: for that job and maybe some others. One that I 421 00:20:13,320 --> 00:20:17,000 Speaker 1: keep hearing Josh McCown, the former quarterback who played a 422 00:20:17,040 --> 00:20:19,120 Speaker 1: lot of different teams. Oh, yes, he was talked about 423 00:20:19,200 --> 00:20:21,760 Speaker 1: last year with them Lovey Smith and Josh McCown of 424 00:20:21,800 --> 00:20:23,560 Speaker 1: a good relationship. Lovey Smith has not been fired for 425 00:20:23,800 --> 00:20:25,920 Speaker 1: Houston Texans yet. He's still there so as everyone is 426 00:20:25,960 --> 00:20:29,520 Speaker 1: plugging in their defensive coordinator pick for the Texans yet 427 00:20:29,600 --> 00:20:32,120 Speaker 1: not just yet. I think it's a really interesting case 428 00:20:32,160 --> 00:20:34,760 Speaker 1: study what the Houston Texans do and everyone's rolling their 429 00:20:34,760 --> 00:20:37,200 Speaker 1: eyes at the Hines word pick. Maybe there is okay, 430 00:20:37,440 --> 00:20:39,520 Speaker 1: maybe it's okay, it'll be asymmetrical and think outside the 431 00:20:39,520 --> 00:20:41,520 Speaker 1: box when hiring your next hit. I have questions here, 432 00:20:41,960 --> 00:20:44,760 Speaker 1: Josh mccount, Why do I feel like he was doing 433 00:20:44,840 --> 00:20:47,760 Speaker 1: something and coaching this Yes, high school son in high 434 00:20:47,800 --> 00:20:49,920 Speaker 1: school right now, so he's doing doing something as far 435 00:20:50,000 --> 00:20:53,399 Speaker 1: so he's not disconnected from the game entirely, which I like. 436 00:20:54,359 --> 00:20:56,520 Speaker 1: How's this going over with the other thirty one this 437 00:20:56,720 --> 00:20:58,439 Speaker 1: Hines Ward interview is Yeah, I think there's a lot 438 00:20:58,440 --> 00:21:00,280 Speaker 1: of eye rolling and saying, hey, I put in thirty 439 00:21:00,359 --> 00:21:02,560 Speaker 1: years in the trend, Like Dean Peace came out last 440 00:21:02,720 --> 00:21:04,959 Speaker 1: last month and said, hey, I didn't get my first coordinator, 441 00:21:05,000 --> 00:21:06,840 Speaker 1: John Tas fifty five years old, Like you got to 442 00:21:06,880 --> 00:21:09,520 Speaker 1: put your time and all that stuff, Like, I don't know, 443 00:21:09,840 --> 00:21:11,320 Speaker 1: I don't know if that's the necessarily that a lot 444 00:21:11,359 --> 00:21:13,119 Speaker 1: of people are like, how could my guy or how 445 00:21:13,160 --> 00:21:15,080 Speaker 1: am I not getting interviews? But how is hines Ward? 446 00:21:15,119 --> 00:21:17,080 Speaker 1: Who was that it was with Willie Taggert at FAU, 447 00:21:17,160 --> 00:21:19,440 Speaker 1: How is he getting an interview? What about me? Understand 448 00:21:19,480 --> 00:21:23,040 Speaker 1: that too? That's how this worst having celebrities come in 449 00:21:23,040 --> 00:21:24,840 Speaker 1: and the Kristen Cavaliery comes in and takes her and 450 00:21:24,880 --> 00:21:26,920 Speaker 1: you're like, I get it. You can command an audience, 451 00:21:27,000 --> 00:21:29,080 Speaker 1: but it's like that I've worked my whole life to 452 00:21:29,080 --> 00:21:30,919 Speaker 1: sit in the stable. You know, it's it is what 453 00:21:30,960 --> 00:21:33,240 Speaker 1: it is. I'll ask you Pete Davidson, how many interviewss 454 00:21:33,280 --> 00:21:37,560 Speaker 1: he lined up? Not yet? None? None of it command 455 00:21:38,080 --> 00:21:42,159 Speaker 1: But but but again, like players, how many coaches that 456 00:21:42,320 --> 00:21:45,320 Speaker 1: haven't played get the opportunity to coach? Sure, and players 457 00:21:45,320 --> 00:21:47,119 Speaker 1: look at those guys and say, man, I don't know 458 00:21:47,160 --> 00:21:49,399 Speaker 1: about that guy. When you had Singletary as a coach, 459 00:21:50,119 --> 00:21:52,359 Speaker 1: what was the reaction that here's Mike Singletary with the 460 00:21:52,400 --> 00:21:55,120 Speaker 1: eyes and the whole funk. We loved it at first, Yeah, 461 00:21:55,160 --> 00:21:57,160 Speaker 1: we loved it at first, But I ain't a loot. 462 00:21:57,400 --> 00:21:59,760 Speaker 1: Mike sing he ran to you know what out of us, man? 463 00:22:00,080 --> 00:22:02,119 Speaker 1: I mean, he really worked with That was the old 464 00:22:02,280 --> 00:22:04,840 Speaker 1: CBA with a bunch of two todays. We won the 465 00:22:04,840 --> 00:22:07,760 Speaker 1: first three and lost the next twelve. So what's the 466 00:22:07,800 --> 00:22:09,679 Speaker 1: difference with Mayo? The fact that he's been with the 467 00:22:09,720 --> 00:22:12,600 Speaker 1: team and coach yea, so I think he's been coaching 468 00:22:12,600 --> 00:22:14,840 Speaker 1: for multiple years. He's viewed at him and Damiko Ryan's 469 00:22:14,840 --> 00:22:17,000 Speaker 1: are guys who have been now coaching for years. The 470 00:22:17,119 --> 00:22:20,000 Speaker 1: Hines wordpick blew a lot of people away because he 471 00:22:20,119 --> 00:22:22,600 Speaker 1: was he was first an intern, then the assistant wide 472 00:22:22,600 --> 00:22:24,439 Speaker 1: receivers coach of the Jets, and now he's been interviewed 473 00:22:24,440 --> 00:22:27,360 Speaker 1: for a head coaching job. Even the ex players who 474 00:22:27,359 --> 00:22:30,320 Speaker 1: are now coaches were like, okay, wait, wait, wait wait 475 00:22:30,400 --> 00:22:32,639 Speaker 1: what about that? But I think you can as the 476 00:22:32,640 --> 00:22:35,239 Speaker 1: owner in Houston kind of, I don't know. I mean 477 00:22:35,320 --> 00:22:37,640 Speaker 1: Deshaun Watson has some issues with the owner. I think 478 00:22:37,680 --> 00:22:40,520 Speaker 1: the next head coach. If it is a black guy, 479 00:22:40,640 --> 00:22:43,800 Speaker 1: how would that be smoothed out. I'm not sure what 480 00:22:43,960 --> 00:22:47,119 Speaker 1: Deshaun Watson's relationship, if any, with the franchise right now, 481 00:22:47,160 --> 00:22:48,560 Speaker 1: they're looking to start a new in a lot of 482 00:22:48,600 --> 00:22:53,200 Speaker 1: different ways. Ton Pellisara joining us right now, had the 483 00:22:53,280 --> 00:22:55,520 Speaker 1: Tuesday to you. We got some big news out of 484 00:22:55,560 --> 00:22:58,200 Speaker 1: Las Vegas last night. The Raiders let go of their 485 00:22:58,520 --> 00:23:02,600 Speaker 1: general manager, Mike Mayo. What ultimately led to that decision 486 00:23:02,640 --> 00:23:07,120 Speaker 1: and why? Now? Okay, it was not really a surprise 487 00:23:07,160 --> 00:23:11,000 Speaker 1: that Mike Mayock is out as Raiders GM after three seasons. 488 00:23:11,000 --> 00:23:13,159 Speaker 1: There have been rumblings of this going back to the 489 00:23:13,280 --> 00:23:16,120 Speaker 1: end of last season and again after this past year's 490 00:23:16,200 --> 00:23:18,680 Speaker 1: draft when the Raiders declined to trade down and made 491 00:23:18,680 --> 00:23:23,040 Speaker 1: a surprise selection of Alex Leatherwood with the number seventeen pick. Now, 492 00:23:23,080 --> 00:23:27,600 Speaker 1: it's difficult to evaluate Mayock's performance because John Gruden had 493 00:23:27,600 --> 00:23:31,520 Speaker 1: his fingerprints on all their personnel moves, but Mayock was 494 00:23:31,520 --> 00:23:35,359 Speaker 1: brought in for his draft expertise, and obviously their drafts 495 00:23:35,359 --> 00:23:38,639 Speaker 1: were not good enough, particularly in Round one. So the 496 00:23:38,720 --> 00:23:41,840 Speaker 1: Raiders are now the fourth NFL team that has both 497 00:23:41,960 --> 00:23:46,360 Speaker 1: head coach and general manager vacancies. Interim coach Rich Bisatia 498 00:23:46,440 --> 00:23:49,000 Speaker 1: said he has spoken with Mark Davis at the process 499 00:23:49,000 --> 00:23:50,920 Speaker 1: that will play out. The Raiders are going to run 500 00:23:50,920 --> 00:23:53,359 Speaker 1: a search and they have already begun to put in 501 00:23:53,359 --> 00:23:57,600 Speaker 1: interview requests, among them for Gerard Mayo, the Patriots inside 502 00:23:57,600 --> 00:24:00,359 Speaker 1: linebackers coach, as well as their front office ex ecative 503 00:24:00,520 --> 00:24:04,640 Speaker 1: Dave Ziggler. Peter Tom thank you for that, and we're 504 00:24:04,640 --> 00:24:06,520 Speaker 1: now going to go from you to another man who 505 00:24:06,560 --> 00:24:09,640 Speaker 1: knows the way around a front office and is familiar 506 00:24:09,680 --> 00:24:12,040 Speaker 1: with how things operate in the NFL as well. He 507 00:24:12,119 --> 00:24:14,720 Speaker 1: has three Super Bowl rings. He's the vice president of 508 00:24:14,800 --> 00:24:17,040 Speaker 1: player personnel with the Patriots for years. He's also been 509 00:24:17,040 --> 00:24:19,280 Speaker 1: a general manager in this league, and now he is 510 00:24:19,359 --> 00:24:23,480 Speaker 1: our NFL network voice on all things team building. Let's 511 00:24:23,480 --> 00:24:31,119 Speaker 1: welcome in Scott Peel. Good morning, Scott. So you just 512 00:24:31,160 --> 00:24:34,200 Speaker 1: heard the unfortunate news on Mike Mayock, or former colleague 513 00:24:34,200 --> 00:24:37,639 Speaker 1: of ours, he's been let go from the Las Vegas Raiders. 514 00:24:37,680 --> 00:24:39,040 Speaker 1: What do you make of the decision and do you 515 00:24:39,040 --> 00:24:41,600 Speaker 1: agree with the decision? Just a couple of days removed 516 00:24:41,600 --> 00:24:43,680 Speaker 1: from a playoff berth for a team that a lot 517 00:24:43,680 --> 00:24:45,479 Speaker 1: of people think have a lot of young talent on 518 00:24:45,480 --> 00:24:49,240 Speaker 1: that roster. Peter, I'm disappointed because we saw a team 519 00:24:49,240 --> 00:24:52,679 Speaker 1: that was four and twelve before Mike and John Gruden 520 00:24:52,760 --> 00:24:55,159 Speaker 1: got there. You know, Tom just mentioned that we didn't 521 00:24:55,200 --> 00:24:58,960 Speaker 1: know where did Gruden end, where did Mayok begin. But 522 00:24:59,160 --> 00:25:01,120 Speaker 1: I have an idea of how things went out there, 523 00:25:01,160 --> 00:25:03,200 Speaker 1: and I thought that Mike Mayont did a good job 524 00:25:03,440 --> 00:25:07,399 Speaker 1: when given the opportunity to draft players and to select 525 00:25:07,400 --> 00:25:09,800 Speaker 1: players in free agency. They went from a team that 526 00:25:09,840 --> 00:25:12,879 Speaker 1: won seven games again before he got there, they only 527 00:25:12,880 --> 00:25:16,040 Speaker 1: won four games seven games eight games. This year they 528 00:25:16,080 --> 00:25:18,320 Speaker 1: won ten games, went to the wild card. It's not 529 00:25:18,359 --> 00:25:20,800 Speaker 1: a perfect roster, but it was a good roster that 530 00:25:20,840 --> 00:25:23,000 Speaker 1: went to the wild card this year. They also did 531 00:25:23,040 --> 00:25:25,199 Speaker 1: a good job of filling in with some good people, 532 00:25:25,680 --> 00:25:28,600 Speaker 1: So to me, I'm clearly disappointed for John, but I've 533 00:25:28,600 --> 00:25:30,760 Speaker 1: also learned this time of year, we should never ever 534 00:25:30,840 --> 00:25:33,480 Speaker 1: be surprised by anything. Even though I was surprised by 535 00:25:33,480 --> 00:25:37,400 Speaker 1: Brian Floyd's getting fired, this one doesn't surprise me because 536 00:25:37,400 --> 00:25:41,600 Speaker 1: there are no surprises anymore. Harry Scots surprising. I'll come 537 00:25:41,600 --> 00:25:44,360 Speaker 1: on the field last night too, especially Cardinals fan. Let's 538 00:25:44,359 --> 00:25:46,200 Speaker 1: talk about this game. Cardinals Rams last night. It's a 539 00:25:46,280 --> 00:25:49,159 Speaker 1: tough watch. Before the game, Scott, you tweeted this and 540 00:25:49,240 --> 00:25:52,640 Speaker 1: you predicted a big game for Vaughan and Leonard Floyd 541 00:25:53,160 --> 00:25:57,399 Speaker 1: because of the attention that would be devoted to Aaron Donald. Scott, 542 00:25:57,400 --> 00:26:00,200 Speaker 1: the stats were there from the Rams defense. Was there 543 00:26:00,200 --> 00:26:02,320 Speaker 1: a moment as you're watching on a Monday night in 544 00:26:02,359 --> 00:26:05,040 Speaker 1: the game where you could really see that ninety nine 545 00:26:05,119 --> 00:26:06,600 Speaker 1: is taking over for the Rams and this thing is 546 00:26:06,600 --> 00:26:10,520 Speaker 1: getting away from Arizona. Yeah, Kyle, there was definitely a play, 547 00:26:10,600 --> 00:26:13,040 Speaker 1: you know, and Aaron Donald was in their heads before 548 00:26:13,119 --> 00:26:16,159 Speaker 1: the game and obviously during the game. If we go 549 00:26:16,200 --> 00:26:19,800 Speaker 1: back to the pick six play, in that moment, Aaron 550 00:26:19,880 --> 00:26:23,120 Speaker 1: Donald is lined up to the left and he draws 551 00:26:23,280 --> 00:26:27,760 Speaker 1: the attention of the protection. They slide four offensive linemen 552 00:26:27,840 --> 00:26:31,000 Speaker 1: to the right. That makes a big gap in order 553 00:26:31,040 --> 00:26:33,760 Speaker 1: for Edmonds to try to pick up the blitzing linebacker 554 00:26:34,000 --> 00:26:36,080 Speaker 1: and he can't do it. He can't do it because 555 00:26:36,080 --> 00:26:38,159 Speaker 1: there's so much space. But what they had done is 556 00:26:38,160 --> 00:26:42,359 Speaker 1: they tried to block two with four and then Aaron 557 00:26:42,400 --> 00:26:45,160 Speaker 1: Donald drops off into coverage or drops off into a spy. 558 00:26:45,720 --> 00:26:48,800 Speaker 1: But because there were players all to one side and 559 00:26:48,920 --> 00:26:51,800 Speaker 1: so much space, they couldn't pick up the blitz and 560 00:26:51,920 --> 00:26:57,879 Speaker 1: that impacted what happened in that game. Yes, Scott, David 561 00:26:57,920 --> 00:27:00,720 Speaker 1: Culley was let go, as the Texas say a last week, 562 00:27:01,200 --> 00:27:04,479 Speaker 1: he was only given one season. This leaves Mike Tomlin 563 00:27:04,560 --> 00:27:08,200 Speaker 1: as the lone black coach in the National Football League. Now, Scott, 564 00:27:08,240 --> 00:27:10,800 Speaker 1: I've been taking it from Twitter all more and for 565 00:27:10,880 --> 00:27:14,520 Speaker 1: speaking on this. Are we doing enough to rectify this situation? 566 00:27:15,680 --> 00:27:18,639 Speaker 1: Mike rob First of all, let's talk about who is we? 567 00:27:18,880 --> 00:27:21,240 Speaker 1: You know, who are the we that we were talking about? 568 00:27:21,600 --> 00:27:24,840 Speaker 1: And the owners ultimately are the people that make the decisions. 569 00:27:24,880 --> 00:27:27,959 Speaker 1: We understand that, but owners make decisions based on a 570 00:27:27,960 --> 00:27:31,080 Speaker 1: lot of factors and a lot of influences. One of 571 00:27:31,080 --> 00:27:34,719 Speaker 1: the top influencers is us, the media, and not just 572 00:27:34,880 --> 00:27:38,600 Speaker 1: us on this show, us during games. You know, there's 573 00:27:39,160 --> 00:27:41,800 Speaker 1: I look back on this weekend the past couple of years, 574 00:27:41,840 --> 00:27:43,800 Speaker 1: I've watched more football on TV than I did the 575 00:27:43,840 --> 00:27:46,399 Speaker 1: previous twenty seven years. And one of the things that 576 00:27:46,440 --> 00:27:49,520 Speaker 1: we see is that and we know is that media 577 00:27:49,640 --> 00:27:53,040 Speaker 1: is a socializing agent, right. They deliver a message to 578 00:27:53,119 --> 00:27:55,560 Speaker 1: our conscious and our subconscious. When you look back at 579 00:27:55,640 --> 00:27:57,480 Speaker 1: some of these games and listen to some of these 580 00:27:57,480 --> 00:28:00,560 Speaker 1: games on television, we are seeing the same type of 581 00:28:00,600 --> 00:28:04,760 Speaker 1: candidates talked about more often and more frequently. When we 582 00:28:04,840 --> 00:28:08,480 Speaker 1: see black candidates talked about, we see them less, we 583 00:28:08,520 --> 00:28:12,080 Speaker 1: see them fewer times, and quite honestly, there's a completely 584 00:28:12,080 --> 00:28:15,520 Speaker 1: different language that's used when we speak about white coaches 585 00:28:15,520 --> 00:28:18,960 Speaker 1: and we speak about black coaches that are potential candidates. 586 00:28:19,200 --> 00:28:21,840 Speaker 1: There's this whole idea of code speak that is out there. 587 00:28:22,359 --> 00:28:24,719 Speaker 1: But if we just stop, I encourage anyone to go 588 00:28:24,760 --> 00:28:26,800 Speaker 1: back and look at this weekend's game and look at 589 00:28:26,840 --> 00:28:28,880 Speaker 1: some of the people that are talked about in terms 590 00:28:28,880 --> 00:28:31,920 Speaker 1: of being candidates or that should be candidates, And there 591 00:28:32,000 --> 00:28:34,959 Speaker 1: is a great inequity in the number of times we 592 00:28:35,040 --> 00:28:38,080 Speaker 1: see these coaches and the coaches that we do see, 593 00:28:38,160 --> 00:28:40,800 Speaker 1: there's a great inequity in the amount of times that 594 00:28:40,880 --> 00:28:44,040 Speaker 1: we talk about coaches that should be candidates. And a 595 00:28:44,040 --> 00:28:47,320 Speaker 1: lot of that is this subconscious messaging that does go 596 00:28:47,440 --> 00:28:49,640 Speaker 1: out to the public and to owners and too fans 597 00:28:50,000 --> 00:28:53,120 Speaker 1: social media, how much these candidates are talked about. I 598 00:28:53,360 --> 00:28:55,600 Speaker 1: see a lot of nodding going on from our Super 599 00:28:55,640 --> 00:28:58,760 Speaker 1: Bowl champion here. What are your thoughts? Yes, Scott hit 600 00:28:58,800 --> 00:29:00,880 Speaker 1: it right on the head. I mean There's so many 601 00:29:01,360 --> 00:29:03,640 Speaker 1: things during the course of a game that speaks to 602 00:29:03,680 --> 00:29:07,320 Speaker 1: our subconscious, that speaks to some of the biases that 603 00:29:07,360 --> 00:29:09,600 Speaker 1: has kind of always been around. I talk. I always 604 00:29:09,640 --> 00:29:11,600 Speaker 1: tell this story about when I was in the draft. 605 00:29:11,640 --> 00:29:13,320 Speaker 1: I mean, when I was going through the combine and 606 00:29:13,360 --> 00:29:16,600 Speaker 1: in the draft, right. I remember asking Matt Leinart hey Man, 607 00:29:16,600 --> 00:29:18,480 Speaker 1: when you were getting asked questions? Did they ask you 608 00:29:18,480 --> 00:29:20,960 Speaker 1: about your grandparents? Did they ask you did you is 609 00:29:21,000 --> 00:29:24,720 Speaker 1: your dad around? How come they always assume that I 610 00:29:24,760 --> 00:29:26,800 Speaker 1: was in a single parent household. Why are they asking 611 00:29:26,800 --> 00:29:29,680 Speaker 1: me about my grandparents? They said, I spoke, well, I 612 00:29:29,760 --> 00:29:31,880 Speaker 1: got two degrees. What the hell does that mean? Why 613 00:29:31,880 --> 00:29:34,520 Speaker 1: do you got to say that I spoke well, what 614 00:29:34,560 --> 00:29:36,800 Speaker 1: does that mean? And so I think it's kind of 615 00:29:36,840 --> 00:29:38,840 Speaker 1: goes to what Scott was talking about, some of the 616 00:29:38,960 --> 00:29:43,440 Speaker 1: subconscious biases, some of the subconscious things that exist in 617 00:29:43,480 --> 00:29:45,760 Speaker 1: the National Football League that as a media group and 618 00:29:45,800 --> 00:29:49,800 Speaker 1: as media in general, we can help rectify that situation. Guys, 619 00:29:50,200 --> 00:29:54,520 Speaker 1: has there been progress? I think so. Yeah, It's it's slow, 620 00:29:54,840 --> 00:29:57,800 Speaker 1: but I do think that there has been progress. I 621 00:29:57,840 --> 00:29:59,520 Speaker 1: mentioned the k before the show. We you know, we 622 00:29:59,560 --> 00:30:02,440 Speaker 1: celebrate moms with King Birthday yesterday with only one black 623 00:30:02,440 --> 00:30:04,480 Speaker 1: hair coach. Yet we do all these specials and we 624 00:30:04,480 --> 00:30:07,240 Speaker 1: talk about social justice. What are we doing? Are we 625 00:30:07,400 --> 00:30:09,240 Speaker 1: really trying to move the needle or are we just 626 00:30:09,400 --> 00:30:13,240 Speaker 1: speaking the language to satisfy some some viewers. I think 627 00:30:13,320 --> 00:30:16,440 Speaker 1: the National Football League is trying. They're making a concerted effort, 628 00:30:16,560 --> 00:30:18,480 Speaker 1: but it starts with our owners. And I think maybe 629 00:30:18,480 --> 00:30:20,480 Speaker 1: if we get another if we can get some color 630 00:30:20,640 --> 00:30:23,520 Speaker 1: and the owners, you know, in the owners group, maybe 631 00:30:23,560 --> 00:30:26,320 Speaker 1: some things will change. Airship doesn't make those decisions, and 632 00:30:26,440 --> 00:30:28,160 Speaker 1: it's and it's spot on. We set it to start 633 00:30:28,160 --> 00:30:29,920 Speaker 1: the show, and Scott, we can wrap with this. I mean, 634 00:30:30,440 --> 00:30:32,880 Speaker 1: we've got a lot of defensive coordinators and offensive corners 635 00:30:32,880 --> 00:30:35,520 Speaker 1: interviewing for jobs this week. And I don't think necessarily 636 00:30:35,600 --> 00:30:37,680 Speaker 1: anyone was talking about Rocky Morris, but he put on 637 00:30:37,680 --> 00:30:41,320 Speaker 1: a performance yesterday with that rams events. He has zero 638 00:30:41,440 --> 00:30:44,240 Speaker 1: interviews lined up. And there's a lot of coaches who 639 00:30:44,520 --> 00:30:47,280 Speaker 1: are no longer coaching right now, Scott that are have 640 00:30:47,480 --> 00:30:49,520 Speaker 1: three and four lined up. And I don't know if 641 00:30:49,560 --> 00:30:52,520 Speaker 1: it's race or it's backer or whatever it is, and 642 00:30:52,600 --> 00:30:54,920 Speaker 1: maybe it is, I don't know, but Rockey Morris having 643 00:30:55,000 --> 00:30:57,320 Speaker 1: zero interviews after putting on that performance yesterday, that that 644 00:30:57,360 --> 00:30:59,280 Speaker 1: struck a chord of our table here to start the show. 645 00:30:59,320 --> 00:31:01,400 Speaker 1: What do you think on that, Scott Ye, Peter, You 646 00:31:01,440 --> 00:31:03,520 Speaker 1: know I just talked about that play where Aaron Donald 647 00:31:03,560 --> 00:31:06,640 Speaker 1: made the play right him, Morris made that call to 648 00:31:06,760 --> 00:31:10,320 Speaker 1: drop him into the spy position. He helped make that play. 649 00:31:10,560 --> 00:31:13,240 Speaker 1: I worked with Raheim. I know him professionally, I know 650 00:31:13,400 --> 00:31:16,280 Speaker 1: him personally. He is a terrific coach. He is someone 651 00:31:16,320 --> 00:31:19,760 Speaker 1: the players like and respect. They listen to what he 652 00:31:19,760 --> 00:31:23,280 Speaker 1: has to say. He can motivate, he's organized, he's detailed, 653 00:31:23,280 --> 00:31:26,840 Speaker 1: he's on top of things, and we're sitting here watching 654 00:31:27,200 --> 00:31:30,560 Speaker 1: and he's not getting an interview. Absolutely, it's mind boggling 655 00:31:30,600 --> 00:31:34,400 Speaker 1: to me. Again, now I have a lot of firsthand 656 00:31:34,480 --> 00:31:37,200 Speaker 1: knowledge and have seen him coach, so I can speak 657 00:31:37,240 --> 00:31:39,320 Speaker 1: to that. Part of the problem is, again, I look 658 00:31:39,320 --> 00:31:41,360 Speaker 1: at the number of times we saw and heard about 659 00:31:41,880 --> 00:31:45,440 Speaker 1: Raheim during that game last night, compared to some other 660 00:31:45,560 --> 00:31:48,560 Speaker 1: potential candidates that we heard about over the weekend during 661 00:31:49,400 --> 00:31:55,040 Speaker 1: what is wildcard weekend, and there is a clear disparity 662 00:31:55,720 --> 00:31:58,160 Speaker 1: in what's being talked about. And I'm not saying that 663 00:31:58,160 --> 00:32:00,960 Speaker 1: the people that are presenting this areist I'm not saying 664 00:32:01,000 --> 00:32:03,880 Speaker 1: that at all. What I'm saying is we know this. 665 00:32:04,160 --> 00:32:07,520 Speaker 1: People are comfortable talking about things and people that they 666 00:32:07,600 --> 00:32:10,360 Speaker 1: know about. Part of the problem is I think that 667 00:32:10,600 --> 00:32:13,640 Speaker 1: we talk about owners not having proximity to people of color, 668 00:32:14,040 --> 00:32:17,040 Speaker 1: but I also think that there's this other issue where 669 00:32:17,040 --> 00:32:21,360 Speaker 1: the people that are producing and showing and amplifying names 670 00:32:21,920 --> 00:32:25,640 Speaker 1: don't have proximity, knowledge, or relationships with people that don't 671 00:32:25,680 --> 00:32:30,520 Speaker 1: look like them. It's about awesome stuff, is always Scott, 672 00:32:30,560 --> 00:32:32,640 Speaker 1: powerful stuff. Thank you for joining us again. We'll see 673 00:32:32,640 --> 00:32:34,400 Speaker 1: how this week goes with some of these coaching hires, 674 00:32:34,480 --> 00:32:36,200 Speaker 1: but we'll always have you on hand to weigh in 675 00:32:36,240 --> 00:32:47,080 Speaker 1: and appreciate your candor good stuff. Thanks everybody. Time to 676 00:32:47,200 --> 00:32:48,920 Speaker 1: check out the power rankings by Dan Hansess, head of 677 00:32:48,920 --> 00:32:51,120 Speaker 1: the Division around and abbreviated version. Because there's only so 678 00:32:51,120 --> 00:32:53,360 Speaker 1: many teams left we wondered allowed during commercial break. There's 679 00:32:53,360 --> 00:32:55,959 Speaker 1: only eight teams left alive in the playoffs. Where are 680 00:32:56,000 --> 00:32:58,480 Speaker 1: the Tennessee and Titans on Dan Hansas as power rankings 681 00:32:58,560 --> 00:33:00,360 Speaker 1: they had to buy there are one sting see let's 682 00:33:00,360 --> 00:33:02,680 Speaker 1: find out where he puts them. Let's get right into it, though, 683 00:33:02,720 --> 00:33:05,360 Speaker 1: first full screen. What have we got who comes in 684 00:33:05,400 --> 00:33:08,320 Speaker 1: at the fourteen? These are the teams made the Pittsburgh Steelers. Yeah, 685 00:33:08,440 --> 00:33:10,440 Speaker 1: I think that's probably appropriate. Down on the bottom right 686 00:33:10,480 --> 00:33:14,000 Speaker 1: corner of Cardon Eagles, Cardinals just free falling out. Did 687 00:33:14,000 --> 00:33:16,080 Speaker 1: you see them last night? Yeah? We were not not 688 00:33:16,200 --> 00:33:18,400 Speaker 1: a good performance. All right. Then we got Pat's Raiders 689 00:33:18,600 --> 00:33:20,719 Speaker 1: and covers. So Dan did at least put the Titans 690 00:33:20,720 --> 00:33:23,320 Speaker 1: in the top eights. We like that. Give it to 691 00:33:23,320 --> 00:33:25,360 Speaker 1: me the full screen. Give it to me, who's in 692 00:33:25,400 --> 00:33:29,280 Speaker 1: the top eight, Packers at one, Titans at five? All right, Dan, 693 00:33:29,720 --> 00:33:34,520 Speaker 1: Bills and Chiefs, just getting the Chiefs above the Chiefs Speater. 694 00:33:34,840 --> 00:33:36,680 Speaker 1: Then we got the Bucks. Who just has the Eagles, 695 00:33:36,720 --> 00:33:40,960 Speaker 1: the Titans. We mentioned, Bengals, Niners, and the Rams. It's 696 00:33:40,960 --> 00:33:43,400 Speaker 1: like the MS didn't like the Rams. Let's not bringing 697 00:33:43,440 --> 00:33:46,040 Speaker 1: the man behind the power. Dan hands us this interesting, Dan, 698 00:33:46,120 --> 00:33:48,720 Speaker 1: that you would put the Rams down at eight because 699 00:33:48,800 --> 00:33:52,080 Speaker 1: you were at so Fi Stadium last night. You were there. 700 00:33:52,160 --> 00:33:53,840 Speaker 1: I think you got all hooked up and you have 701 00:33:53,920 --> 00:33:58,440 Speaker 1: good caviar and foy graw and all kinds of expensive champagne. 702 00:33:58,640 --> 00:34:01,080 Speaker 1: What was it like there? It's Fi And tell us 703 00:34:01,080 --> 00:34:03,200 Speaker 1: why you put the Rams down at the last slot 704 00:34:03,200 --> 00:34:06,920 Speaker 1: of the remaining teams. No, I didn't drop them because 705 00:34:06,920 --> 00:34:09,320 Speaker 1: of the stadium experience. I was actually in the second 706 00:34:09,360 --> 00:34:11,719 Speaker 1: to last row, the upper deck, so it was like 707 00:34:12,280 --> 00:34:16,439 Speaker 1: watching it was watching all twenty two film in real time. 708 00:34:16,480 --> 00:34:18,239 Speaker 1: It was kind of cool. I don't want to do 709 00:34:18,239 --> 00:34:20,799 Speaker 1: it again, but it was good. It was otherwise fun 710 00:34:21,680 --> 00:34:24,000 Speaker 1: and I feel bad about putting the Rams at eight, 711 00:34:24,280 --> 00:34:27,759 Speaker 1: because obviously it looked awesome. But heads up, like doing 712 00:34:27,920 --> 00:34:30,120 Speaker 1: power rankings, is hard when you get to the divisional 713 00:34:31,440 --> 00:34:33,879 Speaker 1: round because all these teams are great. So they're eight 714 00:34:33,960 --> 00:34:37,239 Speaker 1: right now, but they can win the Super Bowl. Dan, 715 00:34:37,400 --> 00:34:40,399 Speaker 1: I gotta go back to Sunday. Man, gotta go back 716 00:34:40,440 --> 00:34:43,759 Speaker 1: to Sunday forty nine. Ers at Cowboys. It was a 717 00:34:43,800 --> 00:34:48,239 Speaker 1: disaster for the Cows. Okay, what was your reaction. What 718 00:34:48,440 --> 00:34:50,680 Speaker 1: was your reaction when you saw Dak Prescott running down 719 00:34:50,719 --> 00:34:52,880 Speaker 1: the middle of a field with fourteen seconds left on 720 00:34:52,920 --> 00:34:55,960 Speaker 1: the game clot It was like same old Cowboys. And 721 00:34:56,000 --> 00:34:59,680 Speaker 1: I have a text thread with some family members back east, 722 00:34:59,719 --> 00:35:02,720 Speaker 1: and some of them are Cowboys fans, and the Cowboys 723 00:35:02,800 --> 00:35:04,880 Speaker 1: fans were telling the Jets fans that they suck, and 724 00:35:04,920 --> 00:35:07,280 Speaker 1: the Jets fans are called the Cowboys fans that they sucked, 725 00:35:07,440 --> 00:35:09,120 Speaker 1: and then I had to like jump in, even though 726 00:35:09,160 --> 00:35:10,840 Speaker 1: I was in the middle of work in the power ranks. 727 00:35:10,840 --> 00:35:13,520 Speaker 1: I was like, guys, heads up, both teams suck, just 728 00:35:13,640 --> 00:35:17,399 Speaker 1: in different ways. Because the Cowboys the Cowboys, Like, how 729 00:35:17,400 --> 00:35:19,480 Speaker 1: many times are we going to see the same version 730 00:35:19,560 --> 00:35:22,399 Speaker 1: of the Cowboys team? It has to be maddening as 731 00:35:22,440 --> 00:35:24,959 Speaker 1: a fan for them to no show in that game. 732 00:35:25,000 --> 00:35:27,440 Speaker 1: And I thought it was a microcosm this last play 733 00:35:27,600 --> 00:35:31,480 Speaker 1: of an entire game of mistakes. They made four different 734 00:35:31,480 --> 00:35:34,239 Speaker 1: mistakes on this play in terms of mental errors at 735 00:35:34,280 --> 00:35:37,960 Speaker 1: fourteen penalties in that game, and it was just like, 736 00:35:38,040 --> 00:35:40,640 Speaker 1: come on, guys, you get you suck everybody in for 737 00:35:40,719 --> 00:35:42,759 Speaker 1: three and a half months and then we get this. 738 00:35:42,880 --> 00:35:47,080 Speaker 1: Why do we even bother? Dan? I text you Greg 739 00:35:47,080 --> 00:35:49,240 Speaker 1: and Sessler every Saturday morning when I'm in the airport 740 00:35:49,360 --> 00:35:51,800 Speaker 1: and at eight am Eastern it's the Around the NFL 741 00:35:51,880 --> 00:35:55,200 Speaker 1: podcast television show, and it's on every TV in the airport. 742 00:35:55,200 --> 00:35:56,520 Speaker 1: I'm like, I know you guys are on the West coast, 743 00:35:56,560 --> 00:35:58,640 Speaker 1: but it's a pretty good placement right here eight am 744 00:35:58,680 --> 00:36:00,719 Speaker 1: on the East coast. And this week it was all 745 00:36:00,760 --> 00:36:03,120 Speaker 1: about can the Bills get over the Patriots and they 746 00:36:03,120 --> 00:36:05,560 Speaker 1: can they get over the hump? They did, and now 747 00:36:05,560 --> 00:36:07,239 Speaker 1: they faced the Chiefs. And I see that you have 748 00:36:07,320 --> 00:36:09,560 Speaker 1: the Bills ranked above the Chiefs, and this game is 749 00:36:09,600 --> 00:36:12,680 Speaker 1: gonna be an arrowhead. I feel like the Chiefs are locomotive, 750 00:36:12,719 --> 00:36:15,200 Speaker 1: the Bills are locomotive. Something has to give. What do 751 00:36:15,280 --> 00:36:17,680 Speaker 1: you see in Buffalo that gives them the nod over 752 00:36:17,800 --> 00:36:21,279 Speaker 1: Kansas City even if it's on the road. Yeah, and 753 00:36:21,640 --> 00:36:24,520 Speaker 1: thank you to you and your son for watching our 754 00:36:24,560 --> 00:36:28,200 Speaker 1: show in California time. We're on the air at four 755 00:36:28,239 --> 00:36:30,640 Speaker 1: am on NFL networking around the NFL broadcast, but you're 756 00:36:30,719 --> 00:36:33,319 Speaker 1: right on the East coast. It's different. Everybody set your 757 00:36:33,400 --> 00:36:38,959 Speaker 1: DVRs anyway, Bills Chiefs love it. I mean, how fun 758 00:36:39,040 --> 00:36:42,400 Speaker 1: is this? I mean it is a showdown between two teams. 759 00:36:42,400 --> 00:36:44,560 Speaker 1: And I put the Bills ahead of the Chiefs only 760 00:36:44,600 --> 00:36:47,000 Speaker 1: because Matt. I put the Chiefs ahead of the Bills, 761 00:36:47,040 --> 00:36:51,640 Speaker 1: only because, like the Mahomes greatness factor cannot be denied. 762 00:36:51,840 --> 00:36:54,680 Speaker 1: But look at what Josh Allen did. You had a 763 00:36:54,719 --> 00:36:57,359 Speaker 1: team that had seven straight touchdown drives. But oh, by 764 00:36:57,400 --> 00:37:00,239 Speaker 1: the way, the Chiefs had six straight touchdown drives in 765 00:37:00,360 --> 00:37:04,520 Speaker 1: wiping out the Steelers. I think that the look maybe 766 00:37:04,520 --> 00:37:06,359 Speaker 1: at Week five and see when the Bills lit up 767 00:37:06,360 --> 00:37:08,879 Speaker 1: the Chiefs defense put up in your forty burger there. 768 00:37:09,160 --> 00:37:11,960 Speaker 1: But obviously Kansas City's offense is so much different now 769 00:37:12,000 --> 00:37:14,279 Speaker 1: than it was in October. So this is just going 770 00:37:14,360 --> 00:37:17,359 Speaker 1: to be a great game. And yeah, it's a coin flip, 771 00:37:17,440 --> 00:37:21,560 Speaker 1: and I think everybody understands. Oh yeah, Now, speaking of 772 00:37:21,600 --> 00:37:24,640 Speaker 1: getting lit up, the great Pat McAfee was lighting you 773 00:37:24,760 --> 00:37:26,200 Speaker 1: up to I had no idea this was a thing 774 00:37:26,680 --> 00:37:30,880 Speaker 1: with your misrepresentation of the Tennessee Titans. He was not 775 00:37:30,920 --> 00:37:33,319 Speaker 1: happy about that. He in fact, put the blame of 776 00:37:33,360 --> 00:37:38,120 Speaker 1: the entire sports media landscapes ignorance of this team squarely 777 00:37:38,600 --> 00:37:41,560 Speaker 1: on your shoulders. Now, this Bengals team, they're hot, They're 778 00:37:41,600 --> 00:37:44,920 Speaker 1: going to Tennessee on Saturday. What do you make of Tennessee? 779 00:37:44,960 --> 00:37:47,640 Speaker 1: What are your thoughts? And obviously Derrick Henrin coming back 780 00:37:47,719 --> 00:37:51,120 Speaker 1: is huge. I didn't know McAfee was coming after me 781 00:37:51,160 --> 00:37:53,640 Speaker 1: on that. I thought we were on good turns. But yeah, 782 00:37:53,640 --> 00:37:57,320 Speaker 1: you know everyone, he's an AFC South guy, so ultimately 783 00:37:57,360 --> 00:38:01,120 Speaker 1: he's always gonna side with those teams. I think, ultimately 784 00:38:01,280 --> 00:38:03,759 Speaker 1: I put them at five because they do deserve the 785 00:38:03,800 --> 00:38:06,880 Speaker 1: respect and you definitely have to take into account. This 786 00:38:07,000 --> 00:38:09,840 Speaker 1: Derrick Henry situation. One thing that's on my radar a 787 00:38:09,840 --> 00:38:13,200 Speaker 1: little bit. I think there's a bit of an understanding 788 00:38:13,200 --> 00:38:14,919 Speaker 1: that Derrick Henry is going to return to the line 789 00:38:14,960 --> 00:38:17,560 Speaker 1: up this weekend and get thirty five touches and be 790 00:38:17,680 --> 00:38:20,239 Speaker 1: the Derreck Henry that didn't have a broken foot and 791 00:38:20,320 --> 00:38:23,359 Speaker 1: surgery and miss nine weeks. I'm just curious what we 792 00:38:23,400 --> 00:38:25,600 Speaker 1: actually get because if he came back in the end 793 00:38:25,600 --> 00:38:28,160 Speaker 1: of November from an injury like this, you would think 794 00:38:28,160 --> 00:38:30,080 Speaker 1: he'd be on a snap count and they'd work him in. 795 00:38:30,440 --> 00:38:32,600 Speaker 1: How's it going to be, because you know, down to 796 00:38:32,640 --> 00:38:37,920 Speaker 1: Foreman and Dontrell Hilliard both did good things while Henry 797 00:38:38,000 --> 00:38:39,600 Speaker 1: was out. I'm wondering if this could end up being 798 00:38:39,600 --> 00:38:42,000 Speaker 1: more of a committee approach, even though everyone kind of 799 00:38:42,000 --> 00:38:44,200 Speaker 1: seems to assume it's all systems go. Henry's going to 800 00:38:44,320 --> 00:38:45,840 Speaker 1: lead that charge. I think that's a big thing to 801 00:38:45,880 --> 00:38:48,480 Speaker 1: watch because grounded pound is how you win that game 802 00:38:48,520 --> 00:38:52,279 Speaker 1: for Tennessee. Keep Joe Burrow off the field. It's all 803 00:38:52,320 --> 00:38:54,840 Speaker 1: big things to watch these days. Dan, it's the best. 804 00:38:55,000 --> 00:38:57,719 Speaker 1: You are supersonic as always. Be sure to check out 805 00:38:57,719 --> 00:39:00,520 Speaker 1: the NFL Power Ranking's presented by Energizing every Tuesday on 806 00:39:00,760 --> 00:39:03,920 Speaker 1: nfl dot com to Dan get them all right. Definitely, 807 00:39:04,160 --> 00:39:07,200 Speaker 1: maybe you're the best. Dana. Thanks you every better