1 00:00:02,040 --> 00:00:04,360 Speaker 1: Welcome in What's Driving the Great Episode three p. 2 00:00:04,559 --> 00:00:04,920 Speaker 2: Ninety. 3 00:00:04,960 --> 00:00:07,720 Speaker 1: This episode has always brought to you by our friends 4 00:00:07,800 --> 00:00:12,960 Speaker 1: at boost Mobile, and Demanse is not here today. We 5 00:00:13,039 --> 00:00:16,640 Speaker 1: will explain why later in the show. If you watched 6 00:00:16,680 --> 00:00:20,320 Speaker 1: the very beginning of First Things First tomorrow or yesterday, 7 00:00:20,320 --> 00:00:21,920 Speaker 1: how could you have watched the very beginning of First 8 00:00:21,960 --> 00:00:24,079 Speaker 1: Things First tomorrow? If you walked to the very beginning 9 00:00:24,079 --> 00:00:27,159 Speaker 1: of First Things First yesterday, or if you follow my 10 00:00:27,240 --> 00:00:30,560 Speaker 1: wife on Instagram, you already know why Demanda's not here 11 00:00:31,400 --> 00:00:33,640 Speaker 1: if you didn't do those two things. And first of all, 12 00:00:33,680 --> 00:00:35,800 Speaker 1: why would you not have done one? And why would 13 00:00:35,800 --> 00:00:37,479 Speaker 1: you be doing the other? Why would you miss the 14 00:00:37,479 --> 00:00:39,040 Speaker 1: beginning of the show? And why are you following my 15 00:00:39,040 --> 00:00:44,520 Speaker 1: wife on Instagram? Uh, you already know if you've got 16 00:00:44,520 --> 00:00:47,879 Speaker 1: it through those sources or those avenues, but if not, 17 00:00:48,200 --> 00:00:50,640 Speaker 1: we will discuss it later in the show. However, we 18 00:00:50,720 --> 00:00:52,480 Speaker 1: have a ton to get to. We have a very 19 00:00:52,600 --> 00:00:56,360 Speaker 1: tight clock today because I sadly misread my calendar and 20 00:00:56,440 --> 00:00:59,520 Speaker 1: double booked myself this Tuesday. I booked myself for something 21 00:00:59,800 --> 00:01:02,000 Speaker 1: that I thought was tomorrow, but it is for today, 22 00:01:02,160 --> 00:01:06,280 Speaker 1: and we have breaking news. Nico Harrison's been fired more 23 00:01:06,319 --> 00:01:08,560 Speaker 1: on that in a second but first rate to voicemail 24 00:01:08,600 --> 00:01:11,240 Speaker 1: brought to you by Boost Mobile. Lebron's gonna practice with 25 00:01:11,240 --> 00:01:13,680 Speaker 1: the south By Lakers this week. Gronk is gonna retire 26 00:01:13,680 --> 00:01:17,880 Speaker 1: as a Patriot, and Joe Burrow returns to practice. The 27 00:01:17,920 --> 00:01:21,640 Speaker 1: guy loves football. Good for him. Will it matter? I 28 00:01:21,680 --> 00:01:24,080 Speaker 1: don't think so. We will discuss that in a bit. 29 00:01:24,360 --> 00:01:27,880 Speaker 1: Reminder of everyone to like, rate, subscribe, review to the pot, 30 00:01:29,120 --> 00:01:33,280 Speaker 1: please Spotify, iTunes, YouTube, all of it. It helps us greatly, 31 00:01:34,120 --> 00:01:38,120 Speaker 1: and I think again, stay tuned for the end of 32 00:01:38,160 --> 00:01:44,640 Speaker 1: the show for a really awesome announcement. So Tim McMahon, 33 00:01:45,120 --> 00:01:47,319 Speaker 1: who is as plugged into the MAVs as anyone with 34 00:01:47,400 --> 00:01:51,640 Speaker 1: respect to Mark Stein, telegraph this a bit yesterday on 35 00:01:51,680 --> 00:01:55,800 Speaker 1: The Great Hoop Collective podcast with he and Wendy and 36 00:01:55,920 --> 00:01:59,880 Speaker 1: my pal Tim Bond TIMPs talking that Nico Harrison could 37 00:01:59,880 --> 00:02:03,960 Speaker 1: be fired and Nico Harrison, Now, I don't want to 38 00:02:04,000 --> 00:02:07,720 Speaker 1: incorrectly report this as we record live or we broadcast 39 00:02:07,800 --> 00:02:13,360 Speaker 1: live at ten thirty four am Eastern, Nico Harrison has 40 00:02:13,560 --> 00:02:21,440 Speaker 1: not yet been fired. In a truly mortifying end to 41 00:02:21,600 --> 00:02:29,360 Speaker 1: a truly indefensible nine month reign of terror, Nico Harrison 42 00:02:30,160 --> 00:02:35,560 Speaker 1: has a meeting with MAVs ownership in twenty five minutes 43 00:02:36,240 --> 00:02:41,359 Speaker 1: where he will be fired. I gotta tell you, I'm 44 00:02:41,400 --> 00:02:45,480 Speaker 1: not sure I'd show up to that meeting. If Shams 45 00:02:45,600 --> 00:02:48,440 Speaker 1: has it and the whole world knows that, you know 46 00:02:48,520 --> 00:02:55,280 Speaker 1: what guys with this can be a zuom So the 47 00:02:55,320 --> 00:03:00,359 Speaker 1: impacts and implications of this are far reaching. Most note 48 00:03:00,520 --> 00:03:05,720 Speaker 1: is the following. And this might sound shocking, this might 49 00:03:05,880 --> 00:03:17,080 Speaker 1: sound drastic, but I believe this to be true. Teams 50 00:03:17,160 --> 00:03:25,160 Speaker 1: around the league should immediately call Dallas and ask about 51 00:03:25,200 --> 00:03:31,679 Speaker 1: Anthony Davis's availability. Certainly teams around the league that would 52 00:03:31,720 --> 00:03:34,920 Speaker 1: be interested, and this probably is going to have to 53 00:03:34,960 --> 00:03:40,200 Speaker 1: be something far later once you see him if he 54 00:03:40,320 --> 00:03:45,000 Speaker 1: returns pre trade deadline should ask about Kyrie Irving. And 55 00:03:45,040 --> 00:03:50,240 Speaker 1: that is because the Dallas Mavericks are now in total 56 00:03:51,000 --> 00:03:57,120 Speaker 1: build around Cooper Flag try to rebuild our draft capital. 57 00:03:57,120 --> 00:04:00,320 Speaker 1: That keep in mind they do not either have they 58 00:04:00,360 --> 00:04:04,320 Speaker 1: either don't have well, they either don't have a pick 59 00:04:04,720 --> 00:04:09,440 Speaker 1: or don't have their own pick. In the next four drafts, 60 00:04:10,760 --> 00:04:17,440 Speaker 1: they had gone all in around historically great superstar Lukadancic 61 00:04:17,960 --> 00:04:24,640 Speaker 1: and then because of Ego and Hubris Lukadancich was traded 62 00:04:25,640 --> 00:04:28,440 Speaker 1: in the middle of the night in the type of 63 00:04:28,600 --> 00:04:35,919 Speaker 1: move that if there were ever cause for a fan 64 00:04:36,040 --> 00:04:44,880 Speaker 1: base to file a class action lawsuit against management, this 65 00:04:44,920 --> 00:04:51,120 Speaker 1: would be it. You had one of the greatest players 66 00:04:51,200 --> 00:04:57,159 Speaker 1: ever at the very beginning of the prime of his career. 67 00:04:58,200 --> 00:05:01,040 Speaker 1: And I said it at the time and I will 68 00:05:01,080 --> 00:05:08,040 Speaker 1: say it again, And because of nothing more than power 69 00:05:08,320 --> 00:05:14,760 Speaker 1: and ego, you lit the franchise on fire, power and ego. 70 00:05:17,080 --> 00:05:22,120 Speaker 1: Everyone was searching for why Nico would have done this, 71 00:05:23,120 --> 00:05:28,400 Speaker 1: and the only logical and it's not logical, but the 72 00:05:28,440 --> 00:05:36,400 Speaker 1: only reasonable explanation was he didn't like the fact that 73 00:05:36,520 --> 00:05:40,800 Speaker 1: someone within the organization had more power than him, and 74 00:05:40,839 --> 00:05:43,920 Speaker 1: that someone was Luca. So we got him out of there. 75 00:05:46,160 --> 00:05:55,840 Speaker 1: And it will go down in the annals of sports 76 00:05:55,960 --> 00:06:08,479 Speaker 1: history as one of the single greatest gaffes in a 77 00:06:08,600 --> 00:06:12,280 Speaker 1: front office has ever made. That is not an overreaction, 78 00:06:13,279 --> 00:06:19,279 Speaker 1: that is not an overstatement. That is simply what it 79 00:06:20,000 --> 00:06:24,320 Speaker 1: was the moment it happened, and now is being exacerbated 80 00:06:24,480 --> 00:06:29,680 Speaker 1: night in night out as Luca, instead of coming off 81 00:06:29,720 --> 00:06:34,040 Speaker 1: an injury as he was last year, reminds everyone, Yes, 82 00:06:34,160 --> 00:06:39,560 Speaker 1: I am the guy who dragged a Dallas Mavericks team 83 00:06:39,600 --> 00:06:43,480 Speaker 1: to the conference finals when I was twenty two and 84 00:06:43,560 --> 00:06:47,640 Speaker 1: to the NBA Finals when I was twenty four, And 85 00:06:47,720 --> 00:06:51,359 Speaker 1: now I'm twenty six, and I have more first team 86 00:06:51,400 --> 00:06:56,400 Speaker 1: All NBAS under my belt than Steph Curry does. And 87 00:06:56,520 --> 00:07:03,160 Speaker 1: you got rid of me, and I don't. I also 88 00:07:03,360 --> 00:07:08,320 Speaker 1: don't think this is an overstatement. Nico Harrison will never 89 00:07:08,400 --> 00:07:11,560 Speaker 1: work in an NBA front office again. He's gonna have 90 00:07:11,600 --> 00:07:15,760 Speaker 1: to work for Nike or an agency or something. But 91 00:07:16,080 --> 00:07:21,720 Speaker 1: this is you cannot recover from something like this, and 92 00:07:22,840 --> 00:07:30,000 Speaker 1: the arrogance that less than you know. We are a 93 00:07:30,120 --> 00:07:36,360 Speaker 1: dozen games into this season and Nico after they spun 94 00:07:37,800 --> 00:07:43,400 Speaker 1: a one point eight percent lottery ball chance into Cooper Flag. 95 00:07:43,800 --> 00:07:47,000 Speaker 1: The fact that he said, do you see the vision 96 00:07:47,120 --> 00:07:53,200 Speaker 1: now was one of the most tone deaf, ludicrous statements. 97 00:07:54,720 --> 00:08:00,000 Speaker 1: And I'm not a MAVs fan. Hell, I'm gonna DiPT 98 00:08:00,200 --> 00:08:05,200 Speaker 1: did I guess Laker fan? Because that's who Bron plays for. 99 00:08:06,240 --> 00:08:10,240 Speaker 1: So the Lakers getting Luca, who's my second favorite player, 100 00:08:11,120 --> 00:08:14,960 Speaker 1: was and he and Bron playing together was a true dream. 101 00:08:15,600 --> 00:08:21,840 Speaker 1: And I'm still mad about this trade on behalf of 102 00:08:21,960 --> 00:08:29,960 Speaker 1: mad fans. I can't imagine what this is This was 103 00:08:30,000 --> 00:08:36,280 Speaker 1: a sports felony inflicted upon a fan base. And yes, 104 00:08:36,480 --> 00:08:43,600 Speaker 1: now the villain has been captured and is facing justice, 105 00:08:43,880 --> 00:08:51,200 Speaker 1: but it doesn't change the havoc he reeked and the 106 00:08:51,320 --> 00:09:01,000 Speaker 1: long term impact on your fandom. So I I want 107 00:09:01,000 --> 00:09:03,320 Speaker 1: to just revisit before we get to last night's game, 108 00:09:04,760 --> 00:09:07,679 Speaker 1: before we get to football, what I set off the 109 00:09:07,679 --> 00:09:11,080 Speaker 1: top and credit to Tim Bond, TIMPs. He's been talking 110 00:09:11,080 --> 00:09:13,679 Speaker 1: about this for a while, but now it is to 111 00:09:13,760 --> 00:09:18,680 Speaker 1: me a more because it was never gonna happen with 112 00:09:18,880 --> 00:09:26,359 Speaker 1: Nico in charge. But the Dallas Mavericks have to consider 113 00:09:26,480 --> 00:09:31,439 Speaker 1: a fire sale. So let me let me. I want 114 00:09:31,440 --> 00:09:38,800 Speaker 1: to give everyone the actual draft picks situation for Dallas. 115 00:09:39,000 --> 00:09:46,480 Speaker 1: In twenty twenty six, they have their pick, so my apologies, 116 00:09:46,520 --> 00:09:50,199 Speaker 1: I said that wrong. Twenty twenty six, they have their pick. 117 00:09:51,360 --> 00:09:54,960 Speaker 1: This year, they have their pick, and maybe that's good 118 00:09:55,000 --> 00:09:59,960 Speaker 1: because right now they're terrible. In twenty twenty seven, they're 119 00:10:00,160 --> 00:10:06,720 Speaker 1: pick basically totally unprotected, protected only for spots one or two. 120 00:10:07,200 --> 00:10:15,400 Speaker 1: So unprotected goes to Charlotte. In twenty twenty eight, Jesus, 121 00:10:15,880 --> 00:10:26,280 Speaker 1: the rich get richer, the thunder can swap with them. 122 00:10:26,320 --> 00:10:33,120 Speaker 1: In twenty twenty nine, their pick goes somewhere in a swap, 123 00:10:34,720 --> 00:10:38,600 Speaker 1: and they do have the Lakers pick, and in twenty thirty, 124 00:10:38,800 --> 00:10:47,880 Speaker 1: my god, the Spurs can swap with them. So first 125 00:10:47,960 --> 00:10:52,320 Speaker 1: of all, in twenty twenty eight and twenty thirty, the 126 00:10:52,360 --> 00:10:56,199 Speaker 1: Mavericks first round pick is gonna go to the Thunder 127 00:10:56,280 --> 00:11:03,200 Speaker 1: and then the Spurs. Holy shit, in twenty twenty nine, 128 00:11:04,320 --> 00:11:07,240 Speaker 1: their pick goes somewhere. I can't figure it out. It 129 00:11:07,280 --> 00:11:11,440 Speaker 1: says two most favorable of Dallas Houston, Phoenix to Houston 130 00:11:11,840 --> 00:11:16,880 Speaker 1: and then other to Brooklyn via Dallas and Phoenix to 131 00:11:16,960 --> 00:11:20,280 Speaker 1: Brooklyn via Dallas, or Phoenix to Houston via Houston. Swap 132 00:11:20,320 --> 00:11:23,200 Speaker 1: for Dallas or Phoenix. I don't get it, but whatever, 133 00:11:23,559 --> 00:11:28,480 Speaker 1: the MAVs will not after this coming year's draft. They 134 00:11:28,559 --> 00:11:33,040 Speaker 1: do not have control of their their first until twenty 135 00:11:33,200 --> 00:11:37,360 Speaker 1: thirty one until Cooper flag is in the midst of 136 00:11:37,400 --> 00:11:48,760 Speaker 1: his second contract, so they need to recoop picks they 137 00:11:48,880 --> 00:11:54,000 Speaker 1: need to figure out, like Klay Thompson's contract is fully underwater. 138 00:11:55,400 --> 00:12:02,520 Speaker 1: Kyrie's an interesting one, and I it's just and by 139 00:12:02,559 --> 00:12:06,000 Speaker 1: the way, they're three and eight and I think, let 140 00:12:06,040 --> 00:12:11,320 Speaker 1: me check, I think they have literally the worst offense 141 00:12:11,360 --> 00:12:15,280 Speaker 1: in the NBA. I know. So let's just check in 142 00:12:15,360 --> 00:12:20,600 Speaker 1: real quick. Defense wins championships, because that's all we heard 143 00:12:20,640 --> 00:12:27,800 Speaker 1: from this guy. All we heard from him. Their offense 144 00:12:29,520 --> 00:12:38,560 Speaker 1: is oh, is it no longer dead last? The hold on? 145 00:12:39,320 --> 00:12:42,040 Speaker 1: Let me, I had it. I thought they were dead last. 146 00:12:42,080 --> 00:12:47,959 Speaker 1: Maybe I'm wrong because that says they're fourteenth right now, So, oh, 147 00:12:48,000 --> 00:12:50,720 Speaker 1: that's last year. I'm looking at last year. It's like, 148 00:12:50,800 --> 00:12:54,520 Speaker 1: hold on a second, This can't be correct. They can't 149 00:12:54,559 --> 00:12:58,880 Speaker 1: be the Mavericks having the fifteenth offense. No chance, all 150 00:12:59,000 --> 00:13:02,520 Speaker 1: right here we go. Oh no, if fair is fair, 151 00:13:02,720 --> 00:13:05,120 Speaker 1: they don't have the worst offense in the basketball. They 152 00:13:05,120 --> 00:13:08,120 Speaker 1: have the second worst offensive basketball to the Pacers, whose 153 00:13:08,200 --> 00:13:12,160 Speaker 1: best player Torre's Achilles in Game seven of the finals, 154 00:13:12,360 --> 00:13:19,560 Speaker 1: and second best or third best player left the team. Now, 155 00:13:20,040 --> 00:13:23,800 Speaker 1: I mean, this is just perfect, just chef's kiss. Perfect 156 00:13:25,640 --> 00:13:29,640 Speaker 1: defense wins championships. The Dallas Mavericks are three and eight. 157 00:13:29,720 --> 00:13:33,240 Speaker 1: They fired Nico Harrison. They currently have the third best 158 00:13:33,280 --> 00:13:38,600 Speaker 1: defense in basketball. Maybe that was a miscalculation because you 159 00:13:38,600 --> 00:13:46,480 Speaker 1: have the second worst offense in basketball. Good luck, MAVs fans. 160 00:13:46,520 --> 00:13:54,600 Speaker 1: I feel sick for you all right now to ours. 161 00:13:55,320 --> 00:14:02,880 Speaker 1: We had three dog primetime games this week. It started 162 00:14:03,280 --> 00:14:06,880 Speaker 1: with a ten to seven Broncos win over the Raiders. 163 00:14:07,240 --> 00:14:12,480 Speaker 1: It ended with a ten to seven Eagles win over 164 00:14:12,520 --> 00:14:18,480 Speaker 1: the Packers, and sandwiched in the middle was Aaron Rodgers 165 00:14:18,520 --> 00:14:22,840 Speaker 1: looking every bit of forty one years old, and the 166 00:14:22,960 --> 00:14:25,600 Speaker 1: Chargers blowing them out after a game that was three 167 00:14:25,600 --> 00:14:30,640 Speaker 1: to two at one point. So the Eagles win ten 168 00:14:30,680 --> 00:14:34,560 Speaker 1: to seven quickly on the Packers, and then we will 169 00:14:34,600 --> 00:14:42,880 Speaker 1: get to Philadelphia. The Packers have now lost all three 170 00:14:42,920 --> 00:14:49,600 Speaker 1: of their losses. Their defense has not allowed seventeen points 171 00:14:50,240 --> 00:14:55,320 Speaker 1: that I think that is more losses when the defense 172 00:14:55,400 --> 00:14:59,920 Speaker 1: allows less than seventeen than the rest of the NFL combined. 173 00:15:02,080 --> 00:15:08,760 Speaker 1: Aside from the bizarre Cowboys forty to forty tie, that 174 00:15:08,920 --> 00:15:14,840 Speaker 1: defense has been as advertised. But there seems to be 175 00:15:14,920 --> 00:15:20,640 Speaker 1: a weird disconnect growing between Jordan Love and Matt Lafleur. 176 00:15:21,360 --> 00:15:23,920 Speaker 1: And the Matt Lafleur thing that came out of nowhere 177 00:15:24,120 --> 00:15:30,040 Speaker 1: was Matt Schneiderman from The Athletic wrote an article this 178 00:15:30,200 --> 00:15:33,800 Speaker 1: morning and asked Lafloor last night about his job security, 179 00:15:35,640 --> 00:15:39,840 Speaker 1: which I did not see coming. But Jordan Love at 180 00:15:39,920 --> 00:15:43,520 Speaker 1: zero touchdowns one pick a seventy four rating over the 181 00:15:43,560 --> 00:15:46,320 Speaker 1: last two weeks, two losses, the team has scored a 182 00:15:46,360 --> 00:15:51,520 Speaker 1: total of twenty points. Now do I think the Packers 183 00:15:51,920 --> 00:16:01,680 Speaker 1: are gonna miss the playoffs? No, but it can't be dismissed. 184 00:16:02,240 --> 00:16:05,760 Speaker 1: Right now, they're the seventh seed, with San Francisco being 185 00:16:05,800 --> 00:16:11,240 Speaker 1: percentage points back. As the eighth seed, San Francisco has 186 00:16:12,680 --> 00:16:17,680 Speaker 1: a far easier schedule moving forward and green Bay has 187 00:16:17,880 --> 00:16:24,240 Speaker 1: a far tougher one. So as far as easiest schedules 188 00:16:24,280 --> 00:16:29,920 Speaker 1: moving forward, san Francisco has or toughest skill Let me 189 00:16:29,920 --> 00:16:33,520 Speaker 1: do it a different way. San Francisco has the twentieth 190 00:16:33,720 --> 00:16:38,520 Speaker 1: toughest schedule moving forward, so thirteenth easiest, and green Bay 191 00:16:38,560 --> 00:16:42,280 Speaker 1: has the ninth toughest. Green Bay has one game left 192 00:16:42,320 --> 00:16:45,960 Speaker 1: against a bad team, flat bad team, that's the Giants. 193 00:16:46,320 --> 00:16:53,680 Speaker 1: San Francisco has Titans, Brown's, Cardinals Panthers, so that obviously 194 00:16:53,720 --> 00:16:58,560 Speaker 1: greatly works in their favor. Now, even if San Francisco 195 00:16:58,720 --> 00:17:04,359 Speaker 1: gets hot, the question is could Chicago fall out of it? 196 00:17:04,880 --> 00:17:08,840 Speaker 1: Who has the second hardest schedule remaining? And that's certainly 197 00:17:08,880 --> 00:17:13,080 Speaker 1: on the board. So I don't predict green Bay misses 198 00:17:13,119 --> 00:17:18,720 Speaker 1: the playoffs, but it's certainly possible. More importantly, though, that 199 00:17:19,000 --> 00:17:21,840 Speaker 1: team's got to figure out what's going on with the offense. 200 00:17:22,840 --> 00:17:25,639 Speaker 1: That's the story out of green Bay this weekend. The 201 00:17:25,720 --> 00:17:31,000 Speaker 1: more interesting thing, as always, is the pat the Eagle 202 00:17:31,119 --> 00:17:38,960 Speaker 1: side of it, because the Eagles just they're they are 203 00:17:39,080 --> 00:17:46,320 Speaker 1: just saints of the content industrial. Uh, what are you complex? 204 00:17:49,280 --> 00:17:57,240 Speaker 1: They win, but they win in such bizarre fashion, and 205 00:17:57,560 --> 00:18:02,680 Speaker 1: they create these firestorms that you see, you see them 206 00:18:02,840 --> 00:18:06,119 Speaker 1: lighting fires during the game that you know are going 207 00:18:06,200 --> 00:18:09,639 Speaker 1: to sustain at least until next week, even while you 208 00:18:09,720 --> 00:18:16,800 Speaker 1: expect them to win. So yesterday was just a horrific 209 00:18:16,920 --> 00:18:23,240 Speaker 1: offensive performance where once again, after declining to trade AJ Brown, 210 00:18:23,880 --> 00:18:28,639 Speaker 1: they decided to pretend he's not on the team. That is, 211 00:18:28,720 --> 00:18:33,280 Speaker 1: of course, until the very end of the game, when 212 00:18:33,320 --> 00:18:38,600 Speaker 1: they have the game stone one, as all they've got 213 00:18:38,600 --> 00:18:43,480 Speaker 1: to do with thirty one seconds left is punt the ball, 214 00:18:45,080 --> 00:18:48,480 Speaker 1: and green Bay is going to have the ball with 215 00:18:48,600 --> 00:18:52,200 Speaker 1: around twenty five seconds left, maybe backed up inside their 216 00:18:52,200 --> 00:18:56,680 Speaker 1: own twenty worst case scenario for Philly on their own 217 00:18:56,720 --> 00:19:04,359 Speaker 1: twenty and no timeouts. Instead, Sirianni leaves the offense out there, 218 00:19:06,400 --> 00:19:10,359 Speaker 1: has them go for it, and then tries to feed 219 00:19:10,480 --> 00:19:17,000 Speaker 1: aj Brown a feel good highlight moment. It falls incomplete 220 00:19:17,359 --> 00:19:20,840 Speaker 1: and all of a sudden, the Packers are two plays 221 00:19:20,880 --> 00:19:25,160 Speaker 1: away from being in field goal range. Just an absolute 222 00:19:25,359 --> 00:19:32,160 Speaker 1: banana's decision, soaked in either ego or trying to play 223 00:19:32,280 --> 00:19:34,960 Speaker 1: Kate what you know is going to be an upset 224 00:19:35,000 --> 00:19:39,120 Speaker 1: AJ Brown. Yeah, man, we didn't go to you all game, 225 00:19:39,160 --> 00:19:41,400 Speaker 1: but we went to you when it counted. All this 226 00:19:42,440 --> 00:19:49,560 Speaker 1: just craziness, right, And it gave the Packers a chance 227 00:19:50,600 --> 00:19:53,720 Speaker 1: to win the game. It gave him a or at 228 00:19:53,800 --> 00:19:58,280 Speaker 1: least tie the game and then winning an overtime, so 229 00:20:00,240 --> 00:20:03,320 Speaker 1: I know. I mean, Siriani's record is what it is. 230 00:20:03,359 --> 00:20:07,880 Speaker 1: And the Eagles defense looked awesome, and while Saquan got 231 00:20:07,880 --> 00:20:10,760 Speaker 1: bottled up on the ground again, he did have the 232 00:20:10,800 --> 00:20:15,600 Speaker 1: one long reception that was huge. But Philly is just 233 00:20:15,800 --> 00:20:27,320 Speaker 1: such a weird team and they they simply seem allergic 234 00:20:28,560 --> 00:20:34,880 Speaker 1: to drama free wins. And I don't know what has 235 00:20:34,960 --> 00:20:38,439 Speaker 1: happened to the jail and hurts AJ Brown connection, but 236 00:20:38,600 --> 00:20:43,000 Speaker 1: I know it is in shambles compared to what it 237 00:20:43,040 --> 00:20:48,760 Speaker 1: once was. And Siriani's call to go for that fourth 238 00:20:48,840 --> 00:20:53,040 Speaker 1: down was just as poor game management as it gets. 239 00:20:53,320 --> 00:20:59,080 Speaker 1: And for folks that always freak out about the analytics, Boogeyman. 240 00:20:59,560 --> 00:21:06,880 Speaker 1: It should be noted every single analytical model preferred punt there, 241 00:21:07,440 --> 00:21:12,639 Speaker 1: every single one. Sirianni was going for a highlight moment 242 00:21:13,440 --> 00:21:16,520 Speaker 1: that could have cost him the game. With that said, 243 00:21:17,240 --> 00:21:22,720 Speaker 1: they're seven and two after they play the Lions this 244 00:21:22,880 --> 00:21:32,800 Speaker 1: coming Sunday night. They've got Cowboys, Bears, Chargers, Raiders, Commanders, Bills, Commanders. 245 00:21:33,320 --> 00:21:37,320 Speaker 1: So given that we expect the NFC North and NFC 246 00:21:37,440 --> 00:21:43,560 Speaker 1: West to beat up on each other, and Tampa just lost, 247 00:21:44,119 --> 00:21:47,160 Speaker 1: Philly's in really good shape to maybe be the one seed. 248 00:21:47,880 --> 00:21:53,040 Speaker 1: They're just such a weird team, such a weird team 249 00:21:53,080 --> 00:22:00,760 Speaker 1: that wins but in not even dramatic, just angst fashion. 250 00:22:03,920 --> 00:22:07,760 Speaker 1: So Scruffdog says Casey won the same ugly games last year. 251 00:22:08,359 --> 00:22:14,480 Speaker 1: No doubt Casey won close, but Casey was right or wrong, 252 00:22:15,560 --> 00:22:20,080 Speaker 1: a brilliant after the games, running onto the field, celebrating 253 00:22:20,760 --> 00:22:25,800 Speaker 1: locker room totally connected. What Casey wasn't doing was having 254 00:22:25,880 --> 00:22:32,159 Speaker 1: a weekly heart to heart with their star receiver. I 255 00:22:32,200 --> 00:22:34,360 Speaker 1: guess in bart because last year Casey had no star 256 00:22:34,440 --> 00:22:41,640 Speaker 1: receivers and Andy Reid calling some of the most absolutely 257 00:22:41,720 --> 00:22:46,840 Speaker 1: bizarre end of game plays. So I got no problem 258 00:22:46,840 --> 00:22:52,600 Speaker 1: with winning ugly, but that was weird and by the way, 259 00:22:52,640 --> 00:22:54,159 Speaker 1: and I'm not gonna spend time on it because I 260 00:22:54,240 --> 00:22:58,199 Speaker 1: just at this point I don't get why the NFL 261 00:22:58,320 --> 00:23:02,720 Speaker 1: can't get this right. But once again, the Packers are 262 00:23:02,720 --> 00:23:05,639 Speaker 1: in a fourth in inches, they line up for a 263 00:23:05,720 --> 00:23:10,520 Speaker 1: regular football play. They false start, it gets called. 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Gambling problem called one eight hundred gambler in Arizona, Colorado, Illinois, 306 00:25:37,000 --> 00:25:40,680 Speaker 1: New Jersey, Ohio, Tennessee, or Virginia. The biggest upset of 307 00:25:40,720 --> 00:25:51,840 Speaker 1: the weekend Buffalo getting blown out by Miami. And so 308 00:25:51,960 --> 00:25:56,919 Speaker 1: Buffalo is still the team that I would least like 309 00:25:57,080 --> 00:25:59,600 Speaker 1: to play in the postseason in the AFC if I'm 310 00:25:59,640 --> 00:26:07,400 Speaker 1: Kansas City. But there are some red flags here, Okay. 311 00:26:09,280 --> 00:26:16,600 Speaker 1: One is this, As of a month ago, the Bills 312 00:26:16,640 --> 00:26:21,880 Speaker 1: had one double digit loss in the last four years. 313 00:26:22,400 --> 00:26:25,720 Speaker 1: In their last sixty games, they had one loss by 314 00:26:25,760 --> 00:26:29,439 Speaker 1: more than a score, and it was the blowout to 315 00:26:29,480 --> 00:26:33,800 Speaker 1: Baltimore last season. And then they avenged it and beat 316 00:26:33,880 --> 00:26:39,720 Speaker 1: Baltimore in the playoffs. They have two double digit losses 317 00:26:41,480 --> 00:26:46,639 Speaker 1: in their last month of football, ten points to Atlanta 318 00:26:47,160 --> 00:26:52,320 Speaker 1: and really getting boat raced by Miami when Miami controlled 319 00:26:52,359 --> 00:26:57,000 Speaker 1: every aspect of the game. That is concerning the fact 320 00:26:57,080 --> 00:27:05,399 Speaker 1: that the Bills themselves might not think they're quite good enough, 321 00:27:06,200 --> 00:27:09,000 Speaker 1: evidenced by the fact that they offered a one and 322 00:27:09,040 --> 00:27:14,800 Speaker 1: a three for Jail and Waddle. That is a little 323 00:27:14,880 --> 00:27:21,560 Speaker 1: concerning the fact that Josh Allen is starting to turn 324 00:27:21,560 --> 00:27:25,840 Speaker 1: the ball over again, but now it's not coming with 325 00:27:26,320 --> 00:27:30,000 Speaker 1: the quick strike sixty yard touchdowns on the other side 326 00:27:30,000 --> 00:27:36,840 Speaker 1: of it. That is a little concerning. So it's not 327 00:27:37,240 --> 00:27:42,960 Speaker 1: the sky is falling, but it is a little. 328 00:27:44,800 --> 00:27:45,040 Speaker 2: Hmm. 329 00:27:48,200 --> 00:27:53,200 Speaker 1: Also, they are going to be I now fully believe 330 00:27:53,400 --> 00:27:58,399 Speaker 1: and this is real, tangible and it matters, and it 331 00:27:58,480 --> 00:28:04,679 Speaker 1: might happen to the Chiefs too. But they are going 332 00:28:04,760 --> 00:28:08,400 Speaker 1: to be the wild card team in the AFC East. 333 00:28:09,560 --> 00:28:12,959 Speaker 1: They are going to be on the road for potentially 334 00:28:13,000 --> 00:28:24,560 Speaker 1: the entirety of the playoffs. That's not nothing. And when 335 00:28:24,600 --> 00:28:28,919 Speaker 1: they started four and oher with one of the softer 336 00:28:29,080 --> 00:28:32,639 Speaker 1: schedules in the league coming like as their next month, 337 00:28:33,160 --> 00:28:39,640 Speaker 1: they looked like they were in great shape for the 338 00:28:39,680 --> 00:28:42,600 Speaker 1: one seed, which is one thing they've never gotten since 339 00:28:42,680 --> 00:28:47,520 Speaker 1: Allen's been there. Now they're six and three with all 340 00:28:47,560 --> 00:28:51,920 Speaker 1: of a sudden weight is that a sneaky, tough remaining 341 00:28:51,960 --> 00:28:57,840 Speaker 1: schedule home for the Bucks, then a Thursday night road 342 00:28:57,920 --> 00:29:03,840 Speaker 1: game against a suddenly semi frisky Houston team, then at Pittsburgh, 343 00:29:04,720 --> 00:29:07,640 Speaker 1: then all of a sudden, a game against the Bengals 344 00:29:07,960 --> 00:29:11,960 Speaker 1: that people think Joe Burrow will be back for, then 345 00:29:12,200 --> 00:29:16,120 Speaker 1: at the Patriots. Then you take your breath a bit 346 00:29:16,240 --> 00:29:20,560 Speaker 1: at the Browns home for the Eagles, in a game 347 00:29:20,640 --> 00:29:23,280 Speaker 1: the Eagles might go into saying, hey we win this, 348 00:29:23,320 --> 00:29:27,840 Speaker 1: we can you know, one seed implications. And then at 349 00:29:27,880 --> 00:29:29,640 Speaker 1: the home for the Jets to you know as a 350 00:29:29,720 --> 00:29:34,880 Speaker 1: nice little end of season respite, so it's not nothing. 351 00:29:36,840 --> 00:29:42,520 Speaker 1: And then there's also this, which I think is noteworthy, 352 00:29:42,520 --> 00:29:45,760 Speaker 1: and we can fold this in to Brian Dable being 353 00:29:45,800 --> 00:29:55,320 Speaker 1: fired after another fourth quarter collapse by him. If this 354 00:29:55,480 --> 00:30:01,720 Speaker 1: goes badly for Buffalo, like badly, I don't think they'll 355 00:30:01,720 --> 00:30:08,360 Speaker 1: miss the playoffs. But if this goes, they're the five 356 00:30:08,440 --> 00:30:11,320 Speaker 1: seed and they go to Baltimore, which now is the 357 00:30:11,440 --> 00:30:14,080 Speaker 1: huge favor to win the AFC North and they lose 358 00:30:14,120 --> 00:30:27,520 Speaker 1: in round one, it would the Buffalo Bills consider reuniting 359 00:30:27,600 --> 00:30:32,920 Speaker 1: Brian Dable with Josh Allen, but not as a coordinator 360 00:30:33,640 --> 00:30:41,640 Speaker 1: as a head coach. It is something to think about. Again. 361 00:30:41,720 --> 00:30:49,200 Speaker 1: I think Dable deserved to be fired. However, I his 362 00:30:49,360 --> 00:30:52,600 Speaker 1: connection with Josh Allen was great. Josh Allen has had 363 00:30:52,760 --> 00:30:57,480 Speaker 1: massive influence on who the coordinator's post Dable would be. 364 00:30:59,000 --> 00:31:04,560 Speaker 1: It seems like there's a little angst there Dabel and McDermott. 365 00:31:04,600 --> 00:31:06,840 Speaker 1: According to the great Tyler Dunn, who has a great 366 00:31:06,880 --> 00:31:10,880 Speaker 1: substack that people should subscribe to. Go long TD. You know, 367 00:31:10,960 --> 00:31:16,960 Speaker 1: as reported that the Dabel McDermott relationship was not great 368 00:31:17,000 --> 00:31:19,480 Speaker 1: at the end and had a great story a couple 369 00:31:19,480 --> 00:31:21,360 Speaker 1: of years ago about whether or not they kept the 370 00:31:21,400 --> 00:31:25,400 Speaker 1: wrong coach and letting Dabel leave and keeping McDermott. Would 371 00:31:25,440 --> 00:31:33,120 Speaker 1: they consider bring Dabel back and reuniting him with Josh 372 00:31:33,120 --> 00:31:37,760 Speaker 1: Allen as the head coach. I'm sure they you know, 373 00:31:37,880 --> 00:31:40,560 Speaker 1: I shouldn't say. I'm sure I would think they'd love 374 00:31:40,640 --> 00:31:44,480 Speaker 1: him as the coordinator, but I don't know what that 375 00:31:44,560 --> 00:31:48,120 Speaker 1: relationship with McDermott is. Just something to consider now. As 376 00:31:48,160 --> 00:31:52,400 Speaker 1: far as the comebacks, this weekend, the Jags just invent 377 00:31:52,480 --> 00:31:55,200 Speaker 1: ways to lose. Some of it's on Trevor. He was 378 00:31:55,240 --> 00:31:57,880 Speaker 1: not good in that game, but the comeback was more 379 00:31:57,920 --> 00:32:01,959 Speaker 1: on the defense. It was a miracle with how poorly 380 00:32:02,040 --> 00:32:04,600 Speaker 1: Trevor had played that they were up twenty nine to 381 00:32:04,640 --> 00:32:07,480 Speaker 1: ten and then they just invented a way to lose. 382 00:32:07,920 --> 00:32:11,080 Speaker 1: Just a horrific beat for me and picks in the 383 00:32:11,120 --> 00:32:19,400 Speaker 1: whole nine And credit to Caleb for a second straight 384 00:32:19,480 --> 00:32:25,080 Speaker 1: weekend with clutch drives in the fourth quarter to really 385 00:32:25,120 --> 00:32:31,680 Speaker 1: flip the narrative on him in their season. And I 386 00:32:31,800 --> 00:32:40,480 Speaker 1: don't think the Bears are that good, but they dominated Cincinnati, 387 00:32:40,600 --> 00:32:44,760 Speaker 1: then collapsed and then stole it back. They got dominated 388 00:32:44,840 --> 00:32:49,480 Speaker 1: by the Giants and then stole it And now all 389 00:32:49,520 --> 00:32:53,920 Speaker 1: of a sudden, they're in Minnesota, a team that they 390 00:32:54,080 --> 00:32:57,000 Speaker 1: dominated for three quarters in Week one and then gave 391 00:32:57,080 --> 00:33:00,680 Speaker 1: the game away with a chance to get to seven 392 00:33:00,720 --> 00:33:07,120 Speaker 1: and three. And yeah, I mean there were a field 393 00:33:07,120 --> 00:33:12,000 Speaker 1: goal underdog and so and I'll say one other thing 394 00:33:12,000 --> 00:33:16,719 Speaker 1: about the Bears. All of a sudden, those two Packer 395 00:33:16,800 --> 00:33:20,480 Speaker 1: games late in the year don't seem quite as ominous, 396 00:33:20,760 --> 00:33:27,120 Speaker 1: and they are huge games, just absolutely huge games because 397 00:33:28,120 --> 00:33:32,160 Speaker 1: those teams are now, I guess they're both still in 398 00:33:32,200 --> 00:33:35,560 Speaker 1: the thick of the NFC North Race and while also 399 00:33:36,160 --> 00:33:38,760 Speaker 1: being in the thick of wait, could we miss the playoffs? 400 00:33:42,440 --> 00:33:46,520 Speaker 1: The producers are asking me worse mistakes, selling my Caleb 401 00:33:46,560 --> 00:33:49,320 Speaker 1: Stock too soon or holding onto my Trevor Stock. Well, listen, 402 00:33:49,840 --> 00:33:53,880 Speaker 1: I didn't sell my Caleb Stock. I diversified my portfolio 403 00:33:53,960 --> 00:33:58,040 Speaker 1: a bit, but I you know, I still I still 404 00:33:58,080 --> 00:34:02,400 Speaker 1: have some of it. The Trevor Stock might be going 405 00:34:02,440 --> 00:34:09,480 Speaker 1: to zero boys now. On the bright side, in two years, 406 00:34:10,880 --> 00:34:14,360 Speaker 1: when Trevor Lawrence is the starting quarterback for Kyle Shanahan 407 00:34:14,480 --> 00:34:18,120 Speaker 1: San Francisco forty nine ers and looks like the league MVP, 408 00:34:18,800 --> 00:34:22,799 Speaker 1: I'll get to have Colin's Sam Darnald moment right that 409 00:34:22,920 --> 00:34:26,480 Speaker 1: he's having right now. We'll get to Donald in a moment. 410 00:34:27,560 --> 00:34:30,399 Speaker 1: But first, as the holidays approach, get what you need 411 00:34:30,440 --> 00:34:34,360 Speaker 1: to personalize your home with Wayfair shop holiday decorps for 412 00:34:34,400 --> 00:34:36,960 Speaker 1: every room in the house, whether it's Christmas trees, wreaths, 413 00:34:37,360 --> 00:34:39,920 Speaker 1: or inflatables for the front yard. 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The Bucks off 433 00:35:45,200 --> 00:35:49,319 Speaker 1: of by get upset by Drake May and the Patriots. 434 00:35:50,360 --> 00:35:52,240 Speaker 1: The Bucks are in a bit of a rough stretch, 435 00:35:52,320 --> 00:35:54,920 Speaker 1: and they all of a sudden have a massive game 436 00:35:55,520 --> 00:36:02,520 Speaker 1: for both teams this weekend at Buffalo, And we've said 437 00:36:02,600 --> 00:36:07,200 Speaker 1: this all year that the Bucks had this Pats Bills 438 00:36:07,280 --> 00:36:12,360 Speaker 1: Rams stretch, which is really hard, and then the softest 439 00:36:12,400 --> 00:36:18,920 Speaker 1: final six games of the year one could ever imagine, Cardinals, Saints, Falcons, Panthers, Dolphins, Panthers. 440 00:36:19,320 --> 00:36:22,960 Speaker 1: Part of our Bucks to the Super Bowl belief was 441 00:36:23,360 --> 00:36:25,719 Speaker 1: that because of that schedule, they could be the one 442 00:36:25,760 --> 00:36:32,200 Speaker 1: seed and if they can get a split at Buffalo 443 00:36:32,280 --> 00:36:36,600 Speaker 1: and at the Rams, that still vary in play. If 444 00:36:36,600 --> 00:36:39,000 Speaker 1: they can get a split at Buffalo and at the Rams, 445 00:36:39,560 --> 00:36:43,319 Speaker 1: they absolutely can just sweep that right hand column and 446 00:36:43,360 --> 00:36:47,640 Speaker 1: be thirteen and four. If they lose both of those games, 447 00:36:48,360 --> 00:36:51,880 Speaker 1: then you probably have less faith in them also sweeping 448 00:36:51,920 --> 00:36:54,720 Speaker 1: that right hand of the column, and all of a sudden, 449 00:36:54,719 --> 00:37:00,520 Speaker 1: they're likely eleven and six, and it feels a little like, Okay, 450 00:37:00,560 --> 00:37:03,640 Speaker 1: these are the Bucks teams we've seen before. I still 451 00:37:03,640 --> 00:37:09,600 Speaker 1: believe this team has Super Bowl upside, particularly because they 452 00:37:09,600 --> 00:37:15,759 Speaker 1: are they are going to get everyone back, with the 453 00:37:16,120 --> 00:37:20,799 Speaker 1: possible question about Mike Evans, and they dealt with just 454 00:37:20,840 --> 00:37:25,680 Speaker 1: a disproportionate amount of injuries. But that was a game 455 00:37:26,440 --> 00:37:29,160 Speaker 1: they were up early and then got thoroughly outplayed by 456 00:37:29,160 --> 00:37:41,200 Speaker 1: the Patriots, who shout out. Listen man, everybody, every NFL 457 00:37:41,320 --> 00:37:43,440 Speaker 1: fan out there should look at what the Patriots are 458 00:37:43,440 --> 00:37:49,480 Speaker 1: doing and then ask themselves, why are we Why is 459 00:37:49,520 --> 00:37:52,200 Speaker 1: our If you're in a rebuild, why is our rebuild 460 00:37:52,320 --> 00:37:59,799 Speaker 1: not gone? The way the Patriots has under variable And 461 00:37:59,840 --> 00:38:04,360 Speaker 1: the answer for all of them if it's not going 462 00:38:04,400 --> 00:38:07,319 Speaker 1: well is we either have the wrong coach or the 463 00:38:07,400 --> 00:38:12,759 Speaker 1: wrong quarterback, unless they're a rookie rookie rookie quarterbacks or 464 00:38:12,840 --> 00:38:18,319 Speaker 1: rookie quarterbacks. But all it takes to become a contender 465 00:38:19,400 --> 00:38:23,600 Speaker 1: is the right coach and the right quarterback. Everything else 466 00:38:23,640 --> 00:38:26,040 Speaker 1: you can fill in around the edges. And if you're 467 00:38:26,120 --> 00:38:30,520 Speaker 1: certain you have the right coach and the teams you 468 00:38:30,520 --> 00:38:34,520 Speaker 1: know still in the midst of is still floundering, then 469 00:38:34,560 --> 00:38:36,680 Speaker 1: you don't have the right quarterback. And if you're certain 470 00:38:36,680 --> 00:38:39,960 Speaker 1: you have the right quarterback and the team's floundering, then 471 00:38:40,000 --> 00:38:42,520 Speaker 1: you don't have the right coach. It's really that simple. 472 00:38:43,920 --> 00:38:46,680 Speaker 1: And now that's just to be like on the periphery 473 00:38:46,960 --> 00:38:50,480 Speaker 1: of contending. To actually win a championship, it takes a 474 00:38:50,520 --> 00:38:54,560 Speaker 1: lot more, but you can turn it around that quick 475 00:38:54,560 --> 00:38:56,560 Speaker 1: in this league if you have the right coach and 476 00:38:56,600 --> 00:38:58,560 Speaker 1: the right quarterback, and the Patriots are showing you that, 477 00:38:59,160 --> 00:39:02,800 Speaker 1: and I think Drake while Stafford to me is clearly 478 00:39:03,800 --> 00:39:07,960 Speaker 1: the MVP right now. I understand the reason Drake May 479 00:39:08,040 --> 00:39:11,120 Speaker 1: is the best MVP odds is they think he's likely 480 00:39:11,160 --> 00:39:13,520 Speaker 1: to be the one or the two seed, and there's 481 00:39:13,600 --> 00:39:17,640 Speaker 1: a chance because of how good Seattle's been that Stafford's 482 00:39:17,680 --> 00:39:21,320 Speaker 1: a wild card and that just really hurts your ability 483 00:39:21,360 --> 00:39:23,920 Speaker 1: to be legal to be MVP for the quarterback of 484 00:39:23,920 --> 00:39:26,920 Speaker 1: a wild card team. So that's why the odds are 485 00:39:26,960 --> 00:39:30,440 Speaker 1: where they are. But through ten weeks, Stafford's been the MVP, 486 00:39:32,640 --> 00:39:35,960 Speaker 1: but Drake May is now just gonna be a perennial 487 00:39:36,000 --> 00:39:39,560 Speaker 1: top five quarterback. I really believe in that. I think 488 00:39:39,600 --> 00:39:43,880 Speaker 1: he's that good. He's only twenty three, he's big, he's strong, 489 00:39:44,160 --> 00:39:49,600 Speaker 1: he's tough, he's legit and Vrabel Rabel's game management stuff. 490 00:39:49,640 --> 00:39:53,760 Speaker 1: I just like so much that he's so he's always 491 00:39:53,840 --> 00:39:58,120 Speaker 1: thinking about stuff. He did something and it almost cost 492 00:39:58,239 --> 00:40:00,480 Speaker 1: him and maybe it's not even the right PA move, 493 00:40:01,000 --> 00:40:05,279 Speaker 1: but it's something I from my couch have wanted my 494 00:40:05,440 --> 00:40:08,719 Speaker 1: team to do for years, which is recognized. At the 495 00:40:08,800 --> 00:40:13,560 Speaker 1: end of the half. The goal is not necessarily simply 496 00:40:13,680 --> 00:40:20,920 Speaker 1: score a touchdown, the goal is two. Like let me 497 00:40:20,920 --> 00:40:24,400 Speaker 1: put it like this end of half. Too often teams 498 00:40:24,480 --> 00:40:28,600 Speaker 1: don't recognize, all right, if we score a touchdown and 499 00:40:28,719 --> 00:40:31,759 Speaker 1: leave the other team plenty of time and they go 500 00:40:31,840 --> 00:40:35,520 Speaker 1: down and get a field goal, that is only one 501 00:40:35,760 --> 00:40:40,040 Speaker 1: point better than if we just killed all the clock 502 00:40:40,080 --> 00:40:42,759 Speaker 1: and kicked the field goal ourself. That's only a way, 503 00:40:42,840 --> 00:40:45,120 Speaker 1: you know. It's seven to three versus three. Nothing's only 504 00:40:45,160 --> 00:40:48,120 Speaker 1: one point better. And if we and if we score 505 00:40:48,120 --> 00:40:50,239 Speaker 1: a touchdown and leave them plenty of time and they 506 00:40:50,320 --> 00:40:53,000 Speaker 1: go down and get a touchdown, that's a net zero 507 00:40:53,680 --> 00:40:58,400 Speaker 1: as opposed to grinding out the clock and kicking a 508 00:40:58,400 --> 00:41:01,400 Speaker 1: field goal, which is a net positive three. Rabel was 509 00:41:01,440 --> 00:41:04,240 Speaker 1: thinking about that, which is why when he had first 510 00:41:04,280 --> 00:41:07,560 Speaker 1: in goal from the one and Tampa having zero timeouts, 511 00:41:07,640 --> 00:41:10,000 Speaker 1: there was a minute forty left he took a knee. 512 00:41:10,719 --> 00:41:13,480 Speaker 1: Now the Patriots afterwards lied about it. That's fine, that's 513 00:41:13,480 --> 00:41:16,120 Speaker 1: what he was doing. And I know some of the 514 00:41:16,160 --> 00:41:18,880 Speaker 1: analytic models things that's a mistake. I thought it was 515 00:41:18,920 --> 00:41:24,799 Speaker 1: incredibly sharp. Incredibly sharp. Where you are you feel like 516 00:41:25,000 --> 00:41:27,239 Speaker 1: we're still going to be able to get a touchdown. 517 00:41:27,800 --> 00:41:32,640 Speaker 1: So let's limit the amount of time the opposing team's 518 00:41:32,680 --> 00:41:35,319 Speaker 1: gonna have to come back on us. I think it's 519 00:41:35,360 --> 00:41:40,359 Speaker 1: super sharp, and so I listen. I know Drake May 520 00:41:40,400 --> 00:41:43,080 Speaker 1: said Videvea blew up the play. I do not believe him, 521 00:41:44,760 --> 00:41:50,560 Speaker 1: and I think the Patriots are really buttoned up. Hey guys, 522 00:41:50,600 --> 00:41:53,359 Speaker 1: you ever notice how everything keeps going up? Rents going up, 523 00:41:53,360 --> 00:41:56,200 Speaker 1: streaming services are going up. 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So switch now for 531 00:42:10,200 --> 00:42:12,560 Speaker 1: unlimited wireless at a price that will never go up. 532 00:42:12,640 --> 00:42:17,000 Speaker 1: Only at Boostmobile after thirty gigs, customers may experience lower speeds. 533 00:42:17,120 --> 00:42:19,239 Speaker 1: Customers will pay twenty dollars per month as long as 534 00:42:19,280 --> 00:42:23,000 Speaker 1: they remain active on the boost Unlimited plan. All right, 535 00:42:23,080 --> 00:42:27,400 Speaker 1: Lions beat the commanders. The commanders are done. Dan Campbell 536 00:42:27,440 --> 00:42:32,480 Speaker 1: took over play calling. I'm not sure if I fully 537 00:42:32,560 --> 00:42:34,719 Speaker 1: buy that he took over all play calling, but he 538 00:42:34,719 --> 00:42:37,319 Speaker 1: did have his glasses on play sheet in hand. This 539 00:42:37,400 --> 00:42:43,480 Speaker 1: is something interesting to monitor with the Lions as the 540 00:42:43,520 --> 00:42:46,600 Speaker 1: Lions have a really important stretch coming up. I'll be 541 00:42:46,680 --> 00:42:53,719 Speaker 1: totally honest, I was that afternoon window of the Lions 542 00:42:54,280 --> 00:42:58,880 Speaker 1: blowing out the Commanders, the Seahawks blowing out Arizona, and 543 00:42:58,920 --> 00:43:04,400 Speaker 1: the Rams blowing out the Niners was kind of uninspiring. 544 00:43:05,080 --> 00:43:07,160 Speaker 1: I wish one of those games had been good. So 545 00:43:07,200 --> 00:43:08,799 Speaker 1: I'm not gonna say I was checked out, but I 546 00:43:08,840 --> 00:43:11,720 Speaker 1: was watching Rams Niners the closest. But that's a good 547 00:43:11,760 --> 00:43:14,959 Speaker 1: bounce back win for Detroit. And then the night game 548 00:43:15,160 --> 00:43:20,000 Speaker 1: Chargers Steelers, Aaron looked old and looked like he didn't 549 00:43:20,000 --> 00:43:23,120 Speaker 1: want to get hit. I mean that, and all of 550 00:43:23,160 --> 00:43:26,800 Speaker 1: a sudden, the Ravens are minus two eighty or something 551 00:43:26,840 --> 00:43:31,520 Speaker 1: to win the division. The Steelers margin arra has evaporated. 552 00:43:32,239 --> 00:43:35,680 Speaker 1: The Chargers, on the other hand, looked awesome and credit 553 00:43:35,719 --> 00:43:37,480 Speaker 1: to Justin Herbert. And I don't think I did a 554 00:43:37,480 --> 00:43:40,560 Speaker 1: great job on TV on this yesterday, so I want 555 00:43:40,560 --> 00:43:46,600 Speaker 1: to just clarify here. I think Herbert was excellent in 556 00:43:46,640 --> 00:43:49,239 Speaker 1: that game, and I think Herbert has the ability to 557 00:43:49,400 --> 00:43:52,520 Speaker 1: be excellent. The point I was trying to make on 558 00:43:52,600 --> 00:43:57,240 Speaker 1: TV yesterday was I just don't want if he's not excellent, 559 00:43:57,360 --> 00:44:02,279 Speaker 1: or if the Chargers end up collapsing, or if they're 560 00:44:02,400 --> 00:44:04,520 Speaker 1: nine to eight and sneak into the playoffs and losing 561 00:44:04,600 --> 00:44:11,200 Speaker 1: Round one, I just don't want to hear how oh, 562 00:44:11,239 --> 00:44:13,800 Speaker 1: it's like, what do you want from him? Is offensive 563 00:44:13,800 --> 00:44:17,760 Speaker 1: line's hurt? It's the NFL, man, everybody's dealing with something. 564 00:44:18,160 --> 00:44:21,440 Speaker 1: The Chargers have had bad offensive line injury. Luck Luckily, 565 00:44:21,440 --> 00:44:25,000 Speaker 1: they have a great defense, a great head coach, supposedly 566 00:44:25,040 --> 00:44:30,520 Speaker 1: a great quarterback, and we just saw them against Pittsburgh 567 00:44:30,560 --> 00:44:36,120 Speaker 1: dominate with the team they're gonna have moving forward. So 568 00:44:36,200 --> 00:44:39,080 Speaker 1: if Herbert's supposed to be one of the five best 569 00:44:39,160 --> 00:44:42,560 Speaker 1: quarterbacks in football, which all of his fans swear he is, 570 00:44:43,000 --> 00:44:47,080 Speaker 1: then they should be a legitimate contender right now. And 571 00:44:47,160 --> 00:44:51,040 Speaker 1: let's just on Sunday night, they looked like it all right. 572 00:44:51,080 --> 00:44:54,720 Speaker 1: The other games quickly Broncos beat the Raiders. I'm gonna listen, 573 00:44:54,760 --> 00:44:57,240 Speaker 1: We're into a ton of Broncos chief stuff this weekend, 574 00:44:58,040 --> 00:45:00,960 Speaker 1: and this week I should say the the event is awesome. 575 00:45:01,880 --> 00:45:05,360 Speaker 1: Bo Nicks is not good. He is not scary, and 576 00:45:05,440 --> 00:45:07,720 Speaker 1: I believe he is the reason they are going to 577 00:45:08,040 --> 00:45:10,200 Speaker 1: go from eight and two to being a wild Card 578 00:45:10,239 --> 00:45:13,759 Speaker 1: team Colts beat the Falcons thirty one to twenty five. 579 00:45:13,840 --> 00:45:19,040 Speaker 1: Jonathan Taylor is maybe one of the best running backs 580 00:45:19,040 --> 00:45:23,879 Speaker 1: of his generation. The guy for his NFL career has 581 00:45:24,320 --> 00:45:27,879 Speaker 1: averages one hundred and ten yards from scrimmage per game 582 00:45:27,920 --> 00:45:31,680 Speaker 1: and nearly a touchdown per game in seventy seven games. 583 00:45:31,800 --> 00:45:35,240 Speaker 1: Just an unbelievable football player. Jets beat the Browns twenty 584 00:45:35,280 --> 00:45:38,240 Speaker 1: seven to twenty thanks to a couple kicker or special 585 00:45:38,280 --> 00:45:41,960 Speaker 1: teams touchdowns. Justin Fields completed six passes in that game, saying, 586 00:45:41,960 --> 00:45:44,840 Speaker 1: to meet the Panthers seventeen to seven in a game, 587 00:45:45,280 --> 00:45:47,680 Speaker 1: I'll just be totally honest. I was not locked in 588 00:45:47,719 --> 00:45:50,920 Speaker 1: on at all. Tyler Schucket looks like played, Okay. Ravens 589 00:45:50,960 --> 00:45:53,040 Speaker 1: be the Vikings twenty seven to nineteen in the game 590 00:45:53,040 --> 00:45:56,600 Speaker 1: I did watch closely. Great win for the Ravens. Not 591 00:45:56,719 --> 00:46:02,440 Speaker 1: a great game for the Ravens, and they they just 592 00:46:02,480 --> 00:46:06,480 Speaker 1: haven't looked like the Ravens yet this year. Maybe that's coming, 593 00:46:06,760 --> 00:46:08,880 Speaker 1: but at this point they just need to stack wins 594 00:46:09,320 --> 00:46:12,160 Speaker 1: and then maybe the two best teams in football. Not 595 00:46:12,320 --> 00:46:14,600 Speaker 1: much to say about them right now other than they 596 00:46:14,680 --> 00:46:17,319 Speaker 1: might be the two best teams in football. The Seahawks 597 00:46:17,600 --> 00:46:20,400 Speaker 1: annihilated the Cardinals second straight game. They were up twenty 598 00:46:20,400 --> 00:46:22,760 Speaker 1: eight to nothing in the second quarter, and the Rams 599 00:46:23,120 --> 00:46:26,640 Speaker 1: beat the Niners soundly, and now we get Seahawks Rams 600 00:46:26,680 --> 00:46:30,120 Speaker 1: this weekend. I cannot wait more on that, those two 601 00:46:30,160 --> 00:46:35,600 Speaker 1: teams and Thursday show, and I am not going to 602 00:46:35,719 --> 00:46:38,720 Speaker 1: do the very sappy. 603 00:46:39,800 --> 00:46:40,200 Speaker 2: I might. 604 00:46:41,320 --> 00:46:43,839 Speaker 1: I don't. Demonse would be mad at me about this, 605 00:46:44,680 --> 00:46:47,520 Speaker 1: and I kind of want to do like a long 606 00:46:47,640 --> 00:46:53,759 Speaker 1: form tribute to my son because the news is my son, 607 00:46:54,040 --> 00:46:58,160 Speaker 1: my co host Demonse is not going to be here 608 00:46:58,200 --> 00:47:02,840 Speaker 1: for the next few weeks because my son is now 609 00:47:02,920 --> 00:47:12,320 Speaker 1: a dad and his baby girl, Mila, was born Sunday morning, 610 00:47:13,880 --> 00:47:19,640 Speaker 1: and I'm just so so yes, I'm a grandfather now 611 00:47:20,840 --> 00:47:24,000 Speaker 1: and I'm just so over the moon happy. My wife's 612 00:47:24,040 --> 00:47:32,720 Speaker 1: out there in California and I I, uh, I can't 613 00:47:32,760 --> 00:47:38,880 Speaker 1: describe it. And again I don't. This should have been 614 00:47:38,880 --> 00:47:42,440 Speaker 1: Demande's announcement to make, but we didn't really plan it 615 00:47:42,520 --> 00:47:45,840 Speaker 1: that well in that he was like, I'll announce it 616 00:47:45,880 --> 00:47:48,239 Speaker 1: when I come back, and then with is you know 617 00:47:48,320 --> 00:47:51,200 Speaker 1: it's gonna be on social media? Like what? So, this 618 00:47:51,360 --> 00:47:55,799 Speaker 1: is what I want to say. Demand has not had 619 00:47:55,840 --> 00:48:02,600 Speaker 1: the easiest go of it, and he for people that 620 00:48:02,680 --> 00:48:06,200 Speaker 1: know about my family whatever, you know, my wife was 621 00:48:06,440 --> 00:48:10,120 Speaker 1: very very young when she had Demanse under some really 622 00:48:10,160 --> 00:48:18,360 Speaker 1: tough circumstances. And he's been through a bunch and he, 623 00:48:19,600 --> 00:48:23,400 Speaker 1: like everybody you know, has had some successes and some failures, 624 00:48:23,440 --> 00:48:26,080 Speaker 1: and you know, it's sometimes been maybe more down on 625 00:48:26,160 --> 00:48:28,960 Speaker 1: himself than I you know, felt was right. 626 00:48:29,080 --> 00:48:39,320 Speaker 2: And and his his fortitude and ability to just continue 627 00:48:39,520 --> 00:48:43,320 Speaker 2: striving forward and what he's the man he's turned into 628 00:48:43,360 --> 00:48:48,719 Speaker 2: in the last five years, from just announcing to his 629 00:48:48,760 --> 00:48:52,800 Speaker 2: mom and I he's leaving the house he needs to 630 00:48:52,840 --> 00:48:56,600 Speaker 2: go figure it out on his own and got a 631 00:48:56,760 --> 00:49:00,759 Speaker 2: job in the Midwest building fences to just kind of 632 00:49:00,800 --> 00:49:01,719 Speaker 2: become a. 633 00:49:01,760 --> 00:49:06,440 Speaker 1: Grown man and on that from there to where now 634 00:49:07,040 --> 00:49:09,520 Speaker 1: he's worked at Fox for a few years, does a 635 00:49:09,520 --> 00:49:12,839 Speaker 1: great job there, is so good and so fun on 636 00:49:12,880 --> 00:49:15,319 Speaker 1: this podcast, and now is starting a family of his own. 637 00:49:15,360 --> 00:49:20,480 Speaker 1: It's just unbelievable and I'm just so proud of and 638 00:49:20,600 --> 00:49:24,439 Speaker 1: we'll talk. I'll talk about about that more with him 639 00:49:25,120 --> 00:49:30,160 Speaker 1: when he's back. But congrats to him and Maddie on 640 00:49:30,560 --> 00:49:34,200 Speaker 1: the baby Girl. Mila, love you all so very much. 641 00:49:34,239 --> 00:49:35,120 Speaker 1: Talk to you guys Thursday. 642 00:49:35,160 --> 00:49:35,520 Speaker 2: What's right