1 00:00:00,840 --> 00:00:07,920 Speaker 1: And now move the sticks with Daniel Jeremiah and Bucky Brooks. Yo, 2 00:00:08,039 --> 00:00:10,799 Speaker 1: what's going on everybody. DJ is not in the house 3 00:00:10,840 --> 00:00:18,959 Speaker 1: today's flight back from London after doing the game with 4 00:00:19,000 --> 00:00:22,400 Speaker 1: the Chargers in a big time win across the pond 5 00:00:22,600 --> 00:00:25,880 Speaker 1: there over the Titans. He is bailing on us today. 6 00:00:25,880 --> 00:00:27,720 Speaker 1: So Rett lewis in for DJ along with my man 7 00:00:27,760 --> 00:00:30,200 Speaker 1: Bucky Brooks. What's going on? What's going on? Buck? Oh Man? 8 00:00:30,360 --> 00:00:33,200 Speaker 1: Just a crazy weekend, Like these NFL games are bananas, 9 00:00:33,320 --> 00:00:37,040 Speaker 1: Like you just never know everything you think you can 10 00:00:37,159 --> 00:00:40,519 Speaker 1: count on, and then one week it's like, what Justin 11 00:00:40,560 --> 00:00:44,519 Speaker 1: Tucker missed an extra point? Why do they It's like 12 00:00:44,600 --> 00:00:45,640 Speaker 1: for a while I was like, why did they even 13 00:00:45,680 --> 00:00:47,239 Speaker 1: kick extra points over there? I Mean it's like it's 14 00:00:47,280 --> 00:00:49,839 Speaker 1: just a given, I guess not. And that's that's why 15 00:00:49,880 --> 00:00:51,559 Speaker 1: we play the games. Right. So here we are with 16 00:00:51,600 --> 00:00:55,880 Speaker 1: our ten Takeaway podcast, excited to get this thing rolling here. 17 00:00:56,160 --> 00:00:57,760 Speaker 1: Um you know what, Bucky, I'm gonna I'm gonna go 18 00:00:57,800 --> 00:01:01,200 Speaker 1: ahead and take you through my first takeaway um, which 19 00:01:01,480 --> 00:01:05,560 Speaker 1: is now finding the defending Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles 20 00:01:05,720 --> 00:01:09,920 Speaker 1: three and four and so Buck, Philly just isn't special yet. 21 00:01:10,440 --> 00:01:15,360 Speaker 1: Went back, he's looking, he is hey, the football comes close. 22 00:01:15,880 --> 00:01:19,720 Speaker 1: Scramble for the ball and it is recovered by Carolina 23 00:01:19,760 --> 00:01:23,600 Speaker 1: and the cameras over Hey held up too long. Wentz 24 00:01:23,800 --> 00:01:26,880 Speaker 1: held the ball too long. And as well as he 25 00:01:26,959 --> 00:01:32,600 Speaker 1: has played but three quarters, in this last minute or so, 26 00:01:32,880 --> 00:01:38,560 Speaker 1: he made several critical mistakes. Carson did play pretty well 27 00:01:38,600 --> 00:01:41,200 Speaker 1: in this game. It was thirty thirty seven over three hundred, 28 00:01:41,520 --> 00:01:45,320 Speaker 1: a couple of touchdown passes. But something isn't right. One, 29 00:01:45,360 --> 00:01:49,520 Speaker 1: they're not scoring. They are they the scoring offense coming 30 00:01:49,600 --> 00:01:52,800 Speaker 1: in And by the way, Bucky, the Eagles have not 31 00:01:52,920 --> 00:01:56,559 Speaker 1: blown a bigger fourth quarter lead since five In fact, 32 00:01:56,560 --> 00:02:00,240 Speaker 1: the last time that a team in the NFL lew 33 00:02:00,480 --> 00:02:04,840 Speaker 1: a seventeen point fourth quarter lead at home, the Eagles 34 00:02:04,840 --> 00:02:07,120 Speaker 1: were actually on the opposite side of it. They beat 35 00:02:07,160 --> 00:02:11,600 Speaker 1: the Giants back. Oh goshut almost a decade ago in 36 00:02:11,600 --> 00:02:15,160 Speaker 1: two thousand eight, I want to say so. They he 37 00:02:15,400 --> 00:02:18,320 Speaker 1: is seventeen nothing on the Panthers. Panthers scored twenty one 38 00:02:18,400 --> 00:02:21,280 Speaker 1: unanswered points. They go. The Panthers go eleven plays for 39 00:02:21,320 --> 00:02:24,920 Speaker 1: eight yards, seven place for eighty seven, ten for sixty nine, 40 00:02:25,040 --> 00:02:26,520 Speaker 1: and they get to win all of it in the 41 00:02:26,560 --> 00:02:29,960 Speaker 1: fourth quarter. There's something about the Eagles right now. One 42 00:02:30,000 --> 00:02:32,720 Speaker 1: they have no running game. Zero running game. That's been 43 00:02:32,760 --> 00:02:34,959 Speaker 1: a big deal. The Philadelphi Eagles do not have to 44 00:02:35,040 --> 00:02:38,040 Speaker 1: running game. They don't have the ability to control the game. 45 00:02:38,080 --> 00:02:40,080 Speaker 1: And as much as the league has kind of gone 46 00:02:40,080 --> 00:02:42,799 Speaker 1: to this past happy premise where everyone is throwing the 47 00:02:42,840 --> 00:02:45,600 Speaker 1: ball all over the yard, the running game gives a 48 00:02:45,639 --> 00:02:47,799 Speaker 1: team the ability to control the game, to kind of 49 00:02:47,800 --> 00:02:50,959 Speaker 1: assault it away. So no matter what you have at quarterback, 50 00:02:51,040 --> 00:02:52,920 Speaker 1: you have to be able to grind it out at 51 00:02:52,919 --> 00:02:55,360 Speaker 1: certain parts of the game. And right now, the Philadelphia 52 00:02:55,400 --> 00:02:59,239 Speaker 1: Eagles can't do that. And they also can't protect their 53 00:02:59,320 --> 00:03:02,160 Speaker 1: defense by running out because more times their defense trusted 54 00:03:02,160 --> 00:03:04,720 Speaker 1: onto the field. The odds go up that they're gonna 55 00:03:04,720 --> 00:03:06,880 Speaker 1: give up a play because right now in the back end, 56 00:03:07,160 --> 00:03:09,720 Speaker 1: they're just not doing a good enough job of getting 57 00:03:09,760 --> 00:03:11,720 Speaker 1: off the field, you know. And they said Philly just 58 00:03:11,800 --> 00:03:14,079 Speaker 1: isn't special making a play on the Philly special. Look, 59 00:03:14,080 --> 00:03:16,600 Speaker 1: it's not about trick plays. But there there's something. There's 60 00:03:16,639 --> 00:03:19,120 Speaker 1: no magic yet with this team. They may find it, 61 00:03:19,200 --> 00:03:22,320 Speaker 1: they might, they might not. It's it's tough to go 62 00:03:22,480 --> 00:03:25,400 Speaker 1: back to back. It's tough to be the champion is tough. 63 00:03:25,440 --> 00:03:28,880 Speaker 1: To get everyone's best shot each and every week. You 64 00:03:28,919 --> 00:03:31,200 Speaker 1: have to have a level of resiliency, uh, to be 65 00:03:31,200 --> 00:03:32,680 Speaker 1: able to do that and to be honest, to be 66 00:03:32,720 --> 00:03:35,320 Speaker 1: a champion, there's a little luck involved, and they haven't 67 00:03:35,360 --> 00:03:39,480 Speaker 1: been besieged by injuries and the like. But to get 68 00:03:39,560 --> 00:03:41,960 Speaker 1: everything going, to find your mojo, you still have to 69 00:03:41,960 --> 00:03:44,040 Speaker 1: remember that Carson is coming back from a c l 70 00:03:44,680 --> 00:03:48,920 Speaker 1: that I mean, he's not even a full year, and 71 00:03:48,960 --> 00:03:51,280 Speaker 1: so he's not going to be able to do all 72 00:03:51,280 --> 00:03:52,840 Speaker 1: the things that he did last year when he was 73 00:03:52,880 --> 00:03:54,760 Speaker 1: the m v p H, when he was an MVP 74 00:03:54,920 --> 00:03:57,040 Speaker 1: front runner. So they have to figure out a way 75 00:03:57,160 --> 00:03:58,600 Speaker 1: to kind of get it done. It's gonna be tough 76 00:03:58,600 --> 00:04:01,360 Speaker 1: for him. Yeah. In credit to the Panthers, I mean, 77 00:04:01,360 --> 00:04:03,600 Speaker 1: that was a phenomenal fourth quarter. They scored twenty one 78 00:04:03,640 --> 00:04:05,760 Speaker 1: answer going to win the thing, and they are very 79 00:04:05,840 --> 00:04:09,440 Speaker 1: much in the hunt. In the NFC South, absolutely, Uh. 80 00:04:09,480 --> 00:04:12,720 Speaker 1: The team that the Philadelphia Eagles played in London next week, 81 00:04:12,960 --> 00:04:16,240 Speaker 1: Jacksonville Jaguars are struggling a little bit and part of 82 00:04:16,240 --> 00:04:19,320 Speaker 1: the reason is the Jaguars have lost their identity. Hopkins 83 00:04:19,320 --> 00:04:21,880 Speaker 1: short side right to shot, gets the snap, throws right side. 84 00:04:22,040 --> 00:04:27,680 Speaker 1: He has now touchdown Houston DeAndre Hopkins with the TV 85 00:04:27,839 --> 00:04:34,480 Speaker 1: reception off the arm up the Sean Watson ramby looking 86 00:04:34,480 --> 00:04:38,000 Speaker 1: around for answers, but there are no answers. You just 87 00:04:38,040 --> 00:04:42,760 Speaker 1: got beat inside, I mean answer. This is a team 88 00:04:42,800 --> 00:04:46,000 Speaker 1: that we were celebrating as a team that we thought 89 00:04:46,000 --> 00:04:47,880 Speaker 1: would be the representative in the a f C, maybe 90 00:04:47,880 --> 00:04:49,760 Speaker 1: in the Super Bowl. A team that had a big 91 00:04:49,760 --> 00:04:51,800 Speaker 1: win against New England Patriots early in the year. A 92 00:04:51,800 --> 00:04:55,840 Speaker 1: team that their defense has been their calling card and 93 00:04:56,200 --> 00:04:58,440 Speaker 1: the combination of the defense and the running game that 94 00:04:58,480 --> 00:05:00,799 Speaker 1: has been the Jaguars identity as they kind of risen 95 00:05:00,839 --> 00:05:03,800 Speaker 1: to prominence the last couple of years. But right now, 96 00:05:03,839 --> 00:05:05,600 Speaker 1: when I look at this team, this team is nowhere 97 00:05:05,640 --> 00:05:08,480 Speaker 1: close to the team that I thought that they would be. Uh. 98 00:05:08,520 --> 00:05:09,960 Speaker 1: They can't run the ball, and part of that as 99 00:05:10,040 --> 00:05:12,560 Speaker 1: Leonard for Nett has been out, and then they made 100 00:05:12,600 --> 00:05:14,440 Speaker 1: the trade for Carlos Side. He didn't play, but I'm 101 00:05:14,480 --> 00:05:19,840 Speaker 1: looking right now. T J yelled in yards on twelve carries. 102 00:05:20,040 --> 00:05:23,280 Speaker 1: Blake Bordos had thirty yards on six carries. He eventually 103 00:05:23,279 --> 00:05:26,279 Speaker 1: gets pooled because he had two turnovers. Um He threw 104 00:05:26,320 --> 00:05:29,840 Speaker 1: the ball sixty one times. I mean they threw the 105 00:05:29,839 --> 00:05:33,120 Speaker 1: ball sixty one times. I mean it's just like this 106 00:05:33,160 --> 00:05:36,160 Speaker 1: team is this team is this team is is not 107 00:05:36,520 --> 00:05:39,440 Speaker 1: what we thought. And if you listen to Doug Moron 108 00:05:39,520 --> 00:05:42,520 Speaker 1: in the postgame press, and he talked about we can't 109 00:05:42,560 --> 00:05:46,040 Speaker 1: turn the ball over. We're turning the ball over too 110 00:05:46,160 --> 00:05:49,440 Speaker 1: much until we can find players that can understand the 111 00:05:49,480 --> 00:05:52,560 Speaker 1: importance of ball security, and he's right. More games are 112 00:05:52,600 --> 00:05:55,120 Speaker 1: lost in one in the Nation Football League. Turnover ratio 113 00:05:55,600 --> 00:05:58,680 Speaker 1: is the biggest difference. And right now that Jaguars can't 114 00:05:58,720 --> 00:06:00,520 Speaker 1: play to the style that they need to play with us, 115 00:06:00,560 --> 00:06:04,320 Speaker 1: a physical run game, a punishing defense, and then just 116 00:06:04,400 --> 00:06:06,839 Speaker 1: winning the field position battle because they've given the ball 117 00:06:06,839 --> 00:06:09,240 Speaker 1: away to the other team in favorable position. Yeah, I 118 00:06:09,240 --> 00:06:12,080 Speaker 1: had the wrong box score up forty two times. But 119 00:06:12,120 --> 00:06:14,640 Speaker 1: still they they've lost their identity. They can't run the football. 120 00:06:14,720 --> 00:06:16,279 Speaker 1: And and I'm just gonna say this about the Houston 121 00:06:16,320 --> 00:06:18,760 Speaker 1: Texans who have now won four straight after starting ohing three. 122 00:06:19,560 --> 00:06:22,480 Speaker 1: If DeShawn Watson gets healthy, watch out O off the 123 00:06:22,520 --> 00:06:24,280 Speaker 1: bus didn't He had to take the bus. He took 124 00:06:24,320 --> 00:06:28,280 Speaker 1: the bus. He took the bus for us in to Jacksonville. Unbelievable. 125 00:06:28,680 --> 00:06:30,320 Speaker 1: It is, but but I'm telling you what you know. 126 00:06:30,440 --> 00:06:32,880 Speaker 1: And for one reason, uh Clowney coming I mean, he 127 00:06:33,600 --> 00:06:36,120 Speaker 1: I mean, and when you look at the Texans like 128 00:06:36,160 --> 00:06:38,320 Speaker 1: I can go back, like my Super Bowl prediction was 129 00:06:38,360 --> 00:06:41,160 Speaker 1: the Houston Texas and Atlanta Falcons, I kind of I 130 00:06:41,200 --> 00:06:43,159 Speaker 1: wouldn't be feeling too bad about it. I was quiet 131 00:06:43,200 --> 00:06:45,880 Speaker 1: about the Texas part of earlier, but now they're coming back. 132 00:06:45,880 --> 00:06:48,320 Speaker 1: And part of the reason you're excited about the Texas 133 00:06:48,360 --> 00:06:52,360 Speaker 1: their defense. Defensively with Jadeveon Clowney, j J. Watt, uh 134 00:06:52,400 --> 00:06:55,320 Speaker 1: Mark Merciless, some of the guys that they have, uh 135 00:06:55,480 --> 00:06:58,440 Speaker 1: Tyrone Matthew showed up and made plays. You thought that 136 00:06:58,600 --> 00:07:00,360 Speaker 1: defensively they will be able to keep the score down, 137 00:07:00,360 --> 00:07:02,960 Speaker 1: and in offensively, if they could find their way, they'd 138 00:07:02,960 --> 00:07:04,800 Speaker 1: be able to do it. A hundred yard game from 139 00:07:04,839 --> 00:07:08,760 Speaker 1: Lamar Mille is big because they have not been able 140 00:07:08,800 --> 00:07:11,000 Speaker 1: to run the ball, to run game sets up, to 141 00:07:11,040 --> 00:07:13,120 Speaker 1: play action in the deep shots and even though DeShawn 142 00:07:13,160 --> 00:07:16,600 Speaker 1: Watson only had a thirty nine passing yards, it was 143 00:07:16,760 --> 00:07:18,520 Speaker 1: enough to get it done. Yeah, that's what I'm saying. 144 00:07:18,520 --> 00:07:20,640 Speaker 1: If he gets healthy, man, this team, this team can 145 00:07:20,680 --> 00:07:23,920 Speaker 1: make a run. All right, we mentioned DJ is in London, 146 00:07:24,040 --> 00:07:26,280 Speaker 1: or was in London coming back from the Chargers Titans game. 147 00:07:26,320 --> 00:07:28,280 Speaker 1: I'm gonna tell you this right now, Bucky, don't at 148 00:07:28,320 --> 00:07:31,560 Speaker 1: me on this. Philip Rivers should be the front runner 149 00:07:31,640 --> 00:07:34,080 Speaker 1: for the m v P on the sweep. Here comes 150 00:07:34,120 --> 00:07:37,000 Speaker 1: Lewis going to the laft Mariota looking at the back 151 00:07:37,000 --> 00:07:39,080 Speaker 1: of the A. So kept up in the air and played, 152 00:07:39,840 --> 00:07:43,440 Speaker 1: and the chapter will win the game thirty one seconds 153 00:07:43,520 --> 00:07:46,600 Speaker 1: left in the contest, and defense puffs up biggest in 154 00:07:46,640 --> 00:07:50,640 Speaker 1: the game's biggest moment, and Philip Rivers high five minutes 155 00:07:50,680 --> 00:07:54,640 Speaker 1: defense and encouraging them to get off the field. All right, 156 00:07:54,680 --> 00:07:58,680 Speaker 1: in fairness, I created that headline before Patrick Mahomes through 157 00:07:58,720 --> 00:08:03,200 Speaker 1: his twenty second toaster. That's all right, all right, that's okay. 158 00:08:03,240 --> 00:08:05,400 Speaker 1: But I'll tell you this. Philip Rivers has the highest 159 00:08:05,400 --> 00:08:07,440 Speaker 1: passer rating in the NFL right now, one seventeen, even 160 00:08:07,520 --> 00:08:11,480 Speaker 1: higher than Patrick Mahomes. He's got what's seventeen touchdowns and 161 00:08:11,520 --> 00:08:13,920 Speaker 1: I feel like at least half of them have come 162 00:08:14,120 --> 00:08:18,200 Speaker 1: over fifty yards. They are a chunk play, explosive play offense. 163 00:08:18,760 --> 00:08:21,920 Speaker 1: And the other thing that sold Rivers to me from 164 00:08:22,080 --> 00:08:25,000 Speaker 1: Sunday was the fact that Melvin Gordon was out when 165 00:08:25,040 --> 00:08:27,920 Speaker 1: they needed Philip at his best. He was there nineteen 166 00:08:28,400 --> 00:08:30,440 Speaker 1: six three or six and two touchdowns in London in 167 00:08:30,480 --> 00:08:33,320 Speaker 1: the victory over the Titans. You know, this is by 168 00:08:33,440 --> 00:08:35,920 Speaker 1: far right now, Philip Rivers playing his best football of 169 00:08:35,960 --> 00:08:38,640 Speaker 1: his career. Yeah, I mean he's been terrific. I mean 170 00:08:38,679 --> 00:08:40,600 Speaker 1: the shot that they took at the beginning of the 171 00:08:40,640 --> 00:08:43,840 Speaker 1: game HiT's Royl Williams over the top of the defense. Uh, 172 00:08:43,880 --> 00:08:46,360 Speaker 1: Philip Rivers has done a really good job. He's always 173 00:08:46,400 --> 00:08:49,360 Speaker 1: been the gun slinger. He has always pretty much done 174 00:08:49,400 --> 00:08:51,240 Speaker 1: a good job of kind of taking care of the ball. 175 00:08:51,280 --> 00:08:55,480 Speaker 1: But this year's really been really good and kind of 176 00:08:56,120 --> 00:08:58,720 Speaker 1: kind of doing the balancing at between being a risk 177 00:08:58,720 --> 00:09:01,040 Speaker 1: taker but also being care with the football. They have 178 00:09:01,080 --> 00:09:04,120 Speaker 1: weapons galore, and even though you don't have a Melvin 179 00:09:04,120 --> 00:09:05,480 Speaker 1: Gored and they were able to kind of run the 180 00:09:05,480 --> 00:09:07,120 Speaker 1: ball and kind of control and do some things that 181 00:09:07,200 --> 00:09:09,319 Speaker 1: you want to do. And the defensively they can get 182 00:09:09,360 --> 00:09:12,600 Speaker 1: after the pass when they get Joe back with Darwin 183 00:09:12,760 --> 00:09:14,920 Speaker 1: James and Melvin Ingram and some of the weapons that 184 00:09:14,960 --> 00:09:17,880 Speaker 1: they have on that side of ball. Denzel Perriman, this 185 00:09:18,000 --> 00:09:20,760 Speaker 1: defense is gonna be pretty good, and I think they 186 00:09:20,800 --> 00:09:23,040 Speaker 1: have a versatile style that will allow them to play 187 00:09:23,040 --> 00:09:25,480 Speaker 1: in any kind of contest, whether it's a shootout, whether 188 00:09:25,480 --> 00:09:28,360 Speaker 1: it's a grinded out of fair. The l A Chargers 189 00:09:28,400 --> 00:09:30,319 Speaker 1: are built to be a team that can go far 190 00:09:30,320 --> 00:09:33,079 Speaker 1: in the post. Only two losses coming to the Chiefs 191 00:09:33,360 --> 00:09:36,000 Speaker 1: into the Rams. That's a five and two record. I 192 00:09:36,000 --> 00:09:37,679 Speaker 1: feel pretty good about heading into my body. I mean, 193 00:09:37,679 --> 00:09:39,960 Speaker 1: you have to feel good about that. And for the Charges, 194 00:09:40,080 --> 00:09:42,080 Speaker 1: this is different because they've always had to kind of 195 00:09:42,400 --> 00:09:44,720 Speaker 1: dig themselves out of a hole going down the stretch. 196 00:09:45,040 --> 00:09:47,199 Speaker 1: Right now, they're sitting in a good position where they 197 00:09:47,240 --> 00:09:49,960 Speaker 1: may have an opportunity to put themselves in position to 198 00:09:50,000 --> 00:09:52,040 Speaker 1: win in division, get a home playoff game, and who 199 00:09:52,040 --> 00:09:54,880 Speaker 1: knows what happens after that, no question about it. All right, 200 00:09:54,920 --> 00:09:58,200 Speaker 1: So we are through three of ten takeaways here on 201 00:09:58,559 --> 00:10:01,520 Speaker 1: the ten Takeaway Podcast. Stuff. You are up at number four. Hey, look, 202 00:10:01,559 --> 00:10:03,720 Speaker 1: I laughed at Adrian Peterson back in the day, but 203 00:10:04,040 --> 00:10:06,920 Speaker 1: Adrian Peterson still has to juice three seconds to go 204 00:10:07,240 --> 00:10:10,400 Speaker 1: a fifty two yard of top by bother to tie 205 00:10:10,440 --> 00:10:15,480 Speaker 1: it up. We are set snapped the spot, kick us 206 00:10:15,520 --> 00:10:22,320 Speaker 1: all the way and yes, Oh god, what's get? What's get? 207 00:10:25,559 --> 00:10:29,440 Speaker 1: So such an unbelievable game. Uh. The Washington Ridskins are 208 00:10:29,320 --> 00:10:31,680 Speaker 1: are funny team to watch because they were embarrassed by 209 00:10:31,720 --> 00:10:34,680 Speaker 1: New Orleans and so you wondered how they would come back, 210 00:10:34,720 --> 00:10:36,480 Speaker 1: and then they won the last two games. And when 211 00:10:36,520 --> 00:10:39,520 Speaker 1: you look at the way this team is playing, it's 212 00:10:39,559 --> 00:10:42,000 Speaker 1: not fancy. It's kind of a no nonsense style. They're 213 00:10:42,080 --> 00:10:44,280 Speaker 1: running the ball on offense. Bill Callahan has done a 214 00:10:44,320 --> 00:10:47,160 Speaker 1: really good job with the offensive line, but Adrian Peterson. 215 00:10:47,480 --> 00:10:50,640 Speaker 1: Adrian Peterson has given them an identity because he is 216 00:10:50,679 --> 00:10:53,600 Speaker 1: a pounder. He can grind it out twenty four. Karr's 217 00:10:53,720 --> 00:10:56,160 Speaker 1: ninety nine yards. You wish he had another hundred yard game. 218 00:10:56,640 --> 00:10:59,880 Speaker 1: But his ability to kind of be the focal point 219 00:11:00,000 --> 00:11:02,679 Speaker 1: of the offense has allowed Alex Smith to be comfortable 220 00:11:02,920 --> 00:11:05,720 Speaker 1: to not have to play the starring role on offense. 221 00:11:06,160 --> 00:11:09,560 Speaker 1: And they're getting enough from the offense to complement a 222 00:11:09,600 --> 00:11:11,839 Speaker 1: defense that is playing really, really well. Yeah, no question 223 00:11:11,840 --> 00:11:14,520 Speaker 1: about it. Alex Smith just a hundred seventy eight yards passing. 224 00:11:14,559 --> 00:11:18,800 Speaker 1: I mean, Capri Bibbs was their leading receiver catches forty 225 00:11:18,840 --> 00:11:20,920 Speaker 1: three yards. I still think the Redskins are a Tier 226 00:11:21,000 --> 00:11:22,880 Speaker 1: two team to mean they're not yet in that in 227 00:11:22,920 --> 00:11:25,240 Speaker 1: that upper echelon, But man, that might be all it 228 00:11:25,240 --> 00:11:26,959 Speaker 1: takes to win the NFC East this year. It might 229 00:11:26,960 --> 00:11:29,080 Speaker 1: be all it takes because you can run the football 230 00:11:29,200 --> 00:11:31,640 Speaker 1: and you can play good defense. Um, it appears that 231 00:11:31,679 --> 00:11:34,400 Speaker 1: they've corrected some of the issues that we're hurting them 232 00:11:34,400 --> 00:11:36,560 Speaker 1: in the back end. Josh Norman in particularly has played 233 00:11:36,559 --> 00:11:39,200 Speaker 1: better the last couple of weeks. Um, But this team, 234 00:11:39,480 --> 00:11:41,320 Speaker 1: I said it when Adrian Peterson went there and we 235 00:11:41,320 --> 00:11:43,360 Speaker 1: watched him in the preseason. He had that preseason game, 236 00:11:43,559 --> 00:11:47,000 Speaker 1: I said, man, it kind of reminds me of John Riggins, uh, 237 00:11:47,120 --> 00:11:49,320 Speaker 1: back in the day like nine eight three. When John 238 00:11:49,400 --> 00:11:52,040 Speaker 1: Riggins comes over, it kind of gives them that that 239 00:11:52,200 --> 00:11:54,760 Speaker 1: Presidence has an older running back, and some of the 240 00:11:54,800 --> 00:11:57,000 Speaker 1: stuff that we're seeing from Adrian Peterson you're not supposed 241 00:11:57,000 --> 00:11:59,560 Speaker 1: to see you from an aging running back. But he 242 00:11:59,600 --> 00:12:02,400 Speaker 1: has been solid, he's been effective, he's been he's been tough. 243 00:12:02,440 --> 00:12:04,400 Speaker 1: For him, he has been everything that they could have 244 00:12:04,440 --> 00:12:06,080 Speaker 1: hoped for when they made the sign in the last 245 00:12:06,080 --> 00:12:07,800 Speaker 1: minute and we wondered how long it would last. Right, 246 00:12:07,800 --> 00:12:09,960 Speaker 1: he had had a really good week one and then yeah, 247 00:12:10,040 --> 00:12:12,079 Speaker 1: you're like, oh, he come back. Yeah, but he's the 248 00:12:12,160 --> 00:12:14,439 Speaker 1: Week seven. Yeah, he's been he's been solid, and as 249 00:12:14,520 --> 00:12:17,359 Speaker 1: long as he is able to kind of give them 250 00:12:17,400 --> 00:12:19,600 Speaker 1: just that solid punch in the ground game. Don't expect 251 00:12:19,640 --> 00:12:21,480 Speaker 1: him to be the leading Russian, don't expect him to 252 00:12:21,520 --> 00:12:24,160 Speaker 1: be a guy that's in the top five and rushing yards, 253 00:12:24,280 --> 00:12:25,679 Speaker 1: but if he can give him a steady presence to 254 00:12:25,840 --> 00:12:28,040 Speaker 1: open up some things in the passing game. Take Away 255 00:12:28,080 --> 00:12:31,400 Speaker 1: number five for me here Bucky talking about the only 256 00:12:31,440 --> 00:12:35,800 Speaker 1: undefeated team in the NFL. The Rams will continue to deliver. 257 00:12:36,440 --> 00:12:39,840 Speaker 1: Here's the snap first and gold Tip goes in touchdown, 258 00:12:40,000 --> 00:12:45,480 Speaker 1: top curly touch down his seconds of week seven, and 259 00:12:45,559 --> 00:12:47,920 Speaker 1: with six o four to go in the third, it's 260 00:12:47,960 --> 00:12:51,079 Speaker 1: turny one. That's seven Los Angeles and they're on their 261 00:12:51,080 --> 00:12:54,680 Speaker 1: way to seven. And oh all right, look their last 262 00:12:54,720 --> 00:12:57,600 Speaker 1: three opponents. You know, we're probably not gonna be talking 263 00:12:57,600 --> 00:13:02,719 Speaker 1: about them in January, Seahawks, Broncos, forty Niners. But but 264 00:13:02,920 --> 00:13:07,200 Speaker 1: those were three road wins in a row at Seattle, 265 00:13:07,360 --> 00:13:10,120 Speaker 1: at Denver. They're not easy places to play either. A look, 266 00:13:10,120 --> 00:13:12,280 Speaker 1: the forty Niners are hurting obviously in the in the 267 00:13:12,360 --> 00:13:15,000 Speaker 1: Rams take care of business they do not fall for 268 00:13:15,080 --> 00:13:17,360 Speaker 1: the trap game. If you you got the biggest stretch 269 00:13:17,360 --> 00:13:20,240 Speaker 1: of their schedule coming up right now against the Packers 270 00:13:20,320 --> 00:13:23,760 Speaker 1: in week eight, against the Saints in week nine. But 271 00:13:23,880 --> 00:13:28,000 Speaker 1: here's the thing, injuries or road games doesn't matter. No 272 00:13:28,080 --> 00:13:31,120 Speaker 1: Cooper Cup yesterday for the Rams, and they still they 273 00:13:31,120 --> 00:13:33,680 Speaker 1: still find ways to win. Jerik Golf can throw for 274 00:13:33,679 --> 00:13:35,880 Speaker 1: two hundred, or he can throw for four hundred, and 275 00:13:35,920 --> 00:13:38,280 Speaker 1: they still win. Todd Gurley can run for sixty three 276 00:13:38,320 --> 00:13:40,960 Speaker 1: as he did on Sunday, or to sixty three as 277 00:13:40,960 --> 00:13:42,800 Speaker 1: he as he did a couple of weeks ago, and 278 00:13:42,840 --> 00:13:45,760 Speaker 1: they still win. The defense can give up thirty and 279 00:13:45,800 --> 00:13:48,000 Speaker 1: they still win. The defense can hold them hold the 280 00:13:48,040 --> 00:13:51,480 Speaker 1: forty niners to just ten, it doesn't matter. The Rams 281 00:13:51,559 --> 00:13:55,640 Speaker 1: continue to deliver the versatility to balance uh the efficiency. 282 00:13:55,960 --> 00:13:58,360 Speaker 1: Being able to run it and throw it. It makes 283 00:13:58,400 --> 00:14:00,640 Speaker 1: him a very, very tough out. And you think about 284 00:14:00,720 --> 00:14:03,800 Speaker 1: the way this team is constructed, Tom Todd Gurley is 285 00:14:03,800 --> 00:14:07,120 Speaker 1: the focal point of this offense. Jerry Golf can also 286 00:14:07,160 --> 00:14:09,800 Speaker 1: step up and be a guy that leaves it. And 287 00:14:09,840 --> 00:14:11,880 Speaker 1: when you think about it, like it's so easy to 288 00:14:12,200 --> 00:14:14,040 Speaker 1: kind of fall in love with the flash and dash 289 00:14:14,080 --> 00:14:16,439 Speaker 1: and all the the trickery and the gadgets and the 290 00:14:16,520 --> 00:14:19,160 Speaker 1: things that Sean McVey does to kind of throw you off. 291 00:14:19,320 --> 00:14:22,440 Speaker 1: But at the at their route, the Rams are smash 292 00:14:22,480 --> 00:14:24,800 Speaker 1: mouth team. They throw the ball off play action and 293 00:14:24,800 --> 00:14:27,000 Speaker 1: they get chunk plays because the running games sets it 294 00:14:27,040 --> 00:14:29,520 Speaker 1: all up. Uh. They're just a tough, tough team. And 295 00:14:29,560 --> 00:14:31,560 Speaker 1: as the defense rounds in the form we saw Aaron 296 00:14:31,560 --> 00:14:34,760 Speaker 1: Donald have four sacks. Um. The Rams are everything that 297 00:14:34,800 --> 00:14:37,200 Speaker 1: we thought that they would be, and it's gonna be 298 00:14:37,200 --> 00:14:38,680 Speaker 1: tough for teams to deal with them. In the end 299 00:14:38,680 --> 00:14:40,960 Speaker 1: of tow you know, I was getting really excited for 300 00:14:41,000 --> 00:14:43,320 Speaker 1: them to, you know, come up here and uh and 301 00:14:43,320 --> 00:14:45,240 Speaker 1: take on the Packers, you know, next week, take on 302 00:14:45,280 --> 00:14:47,360 Speaker 1: the Saints, you know, but only if they were still 303 00:14:47,360 --> 00:14:49,400 Speaker 1: delivering in the games leading up to it. And they did. 304 00:14:50,040 --> 00:14:53,000 Speaker 1: They don't fall, they don't play down the competition. 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Here on third and goal from the one 325 00:15:54,600 --> 00:15:57,040 Speaker 1: yard line, three receivers go to the right. Luck FROs 326 00:15:57,120 --> 00:16:00,800 Speaker 1: that way, HiT's up with a receiver touchdown. Why Hilton 327 00:16:01,120 --> 00:16:04,280 Speaker 1: touchdown Colts his second of the day and the Colts 328 00:16:04,320 --> 00:16:11,600 Speaker 1: now at thirty to five UM unbelievable. The Indianapolis Colts 329 00:16:11,640 --> 00:16:14,480 Speaker 1: are look listen at two in five and they probably 330 00:16:14,520 --> 00:16:17,720 Speaker 1: won't make a late run at the postseason. But here's 331 00:16:17,760 --> 00:16:19,680 Speaker 1: what you have to be excited about. If you're an 332 00:16:19,680 --> 00:16:23,560 Speaker 1: Indianapolis Colts fan. Andrew Luck is back. Andrew Luck is 333 00:16:23,600 --> 00:16:26,880 Speaker 1: back playing at a high level. He's efficient. He's not 334 00:16:26,920 --> 00:16:29,440 Speaker 1: playing at the all time high level that we expect 335 00:16:29,440 --> 00:16:32,200 Speaker 1: to see him, but you know, he's right behind Pat 336 00:16:32,240 --> 00:16:35,760 Speaker 1: Mahomes in terms of touchdown passes. Andrew Luck Luck when 337 00:16:35,760 --> 00:16:39,120 Speaker 1: he touchdown passes, he has eight interceptions. He has done 338 00:16:39,160 --> 00:16:42,160 Speaker 1: a really good job of getting the ball to I mean, 339 00:16:42,440 --> 00:16:45,480 Speaker 1: I can't even say the playmakers, but whoever's being thrown 340 00:16:45,480 --> 00:16:48,720 Speaker 1: out there, Ibran has been effective for him. But Andrew 341 00:16:48,800 --> 00:16:50,560 Speaker 1: Luck has really been able to lift the cast, the 342 00:16:50,640 --> 00:16:53,920 Speaker 1: characters and kind of make them very very competitive. As 343 00:16:53,960 --> 00:16:57,800 Speaker 1: he continues to kind of rehab and recover from being 344 00:16:58,040 --> 00:17:00,760 Speaker 1: out for maybe eighteen months with the show the injury, 345 00:17:01,000 --> 00:17:03,600 Speaker 1: We're beginning to see Andrew Luck show signs of being 346 00:17:03,640 --> 00:17:05,399 Speaker 1: the old player that we fell in love with. You know, 347 00:17:05,440 --> 00:17:08,240 Speaker 1: it was a great site for sore eyes there for Indianapolis. 348 00:17:08,680 --> 00:17:12,639 Speaker 1: Marlon mack six yards on nineteen carries. That is the 349 00:17:12,720 --> 00:17:15,960 Speaker 1: big thing. Big thing, Marlon Mack giving him some balance 350 00:17:16,480 --> 00:17:18,640 Speaker 1: being able to have one twenty six. In the draft process, 351 00:17:18,680 --> 00:17:20,240 Speaker 1: I was a big fan of Marlon Mackie thought he 352 00:17:20,320 --> 00:17:22,440 Speaker 1: was a guy who could run in between the tackles 353 00:17:22,520 --> 00:17:24,960 Speaker 1: could also catch the ball out the backfield. That one 354 00:17:25,800 --> 00:17:28,760 Speaker 1: is significant, but it's not only that, it's the other runs. 355 00:17:29,040 --> 00:17:31,639 Speaker 1: Naheim Hans giving him forty seven, Jordan Wilkins giving him 356 00:17:31,640 --> 00:17:33,679 Speaker 1: another forty six. Man, if you can run for over 357 00:17:33,720 --> 00:17:35,680 Speaker 1: two hundred yards in the Nation Football League, you always 358 00:17:35,720 --> 00:17:38,600 Speaker 1: have a chance of winning games. Andrew Luck with four 359 00:17:38,680 --> 00:17:42,160 Speaker 1: touchdown passes to compliment that, and then their defense bottling. 360 00:17:42,640 --> 00:17:45,200 Speaker 1: They bottled up Derek Anderson who was coming right off 361 00:17:45,200 --> 00:17:47,880 Speaker 1: the couch to starting uh. Good Max a good win 362 00:17:47,960 --> 00:17:50,280 Speaker 1: for them. They have to feel good about being back 363 00:17:50,320 --> 00:17:52,919 Speaker 1: on track in Indianapolis. Yeah, no question. I mean for 364 00:17:53,160 --> 00:17:56,360 Speaker 1: the cold to the biggest imbalance in offensive place selection, 365 00:17:56,520 --> 00:17:59,479 Speaker 1: se passes thirty runs coming into the game, and they 366 00:17:59,480 --> 00:18:02,439 Speaker 1: have more rush yard past uh in week seven. That's 367 00:18:02,480 --> 00:18:06,200 Speaker 1: pretty impressive. Okay, let's move to number seven, where I'm 368 00:18:06,200 --> 00:18:09,040 Speaker 1: telling you buck with Kirk Cousins, the Vikings are going 369 00:18:09,080 --> 00:18:13,159 Speaker 1: from good two great. Cousins takes the snap, Jets Blitz 370 00:18:13,280 --> 00:18:15,840 Speaker 1: is picked up, Cousins firing car Albert Robinson in the 371 00:18:15,920 --> 00:18:23,000 Speaker 1: end zone and is caught touch Robinson. But when they 372 00:18:23,080 --> 00:18:27,520 Speaker 1: do it generally results in the touchdown. And I'll say this, 373 00:18:27,520 --> 00:18:30,240 Speaker 1: this was not Kirk cousins best game, but they still 374 00:18:30,240 --> 00:18:32,160 Speaker 1: put up thirty seven points. They went on the road 375 00:18:32,440 --> 00:18:35,600 Speaker 1: against the Jets, and so this was a team you 376 00:18:35,640 --> 00:18:37,520 Speaker 1: know where we were like for you know, three or 377 00:18:37,560 --> 00:18:39,600 Speaker 1: four weeks here at the beginning of the season. Man 378 00:18:40,119 --> 00:18:42,040 Speaker 1: defense isn't playing as well as they did a year ago. 379 00:18:42,119 --> 00:18:44,359 Speaker 1: They have zero run game. They didn't have a rushing 380 00:18:44,400 --> 00:18:47,600 Speaker 1: touchdown until Week six, right, but now the run games 381 00:18:47,640 --> 00:18:49,640 Speaker 1: roll on the tape and then in without Dalvin Cook, 382 00:18:49,960 --> 00:18:52,960 Speaker 1: Tavious Murray is like I mean, he looked like he 383 00:18:53,000 --> 00:18:55,440 Speaker 1: did a year ago. Their defense comes up with four 384 00:18:55,480 --> 00:18:58,280 Speaker 1: takeaways and now you begin to see some of the 385 00:18:58,280 --> 00:19:01,959 Speaker 1: things that Kirk Cousins and due to further propel this 386 00:19:02,040 --> 00:19:04,560 Speaker 1: team beyond what they were a year ago. According to 387 00:19:04,560 --> 00:19:06,960 Speaker 1: our pals over at next Gen Stats, both of Cousins' 388 00:19:07,080 --> 00:19:10,720 Speaker 1: touchdown passes had a less than thirty percent probability of completion, 389 00:19:10,800 --> 00:19:13,960 Speaker 1: which means very little separation between wide receiver and dB. 390 00:19:14,600 --> 00:19:16,880 Speaker 1: And these balls traveled nearly fifty yards in the air 391 00:19:16,960 --> 00:19:19,560 Speaker 1: each one to touchdown to Adam Feeland to begin and 392 00:19:19,600 --> 00:19:24,359 Speaker 1: then the touchdown too uh to Aldrick Robinson there to 393 00:19:24,520 --> 00:19:27,359 Speaker 1: kind of pad the lead. So that, uh, that makes 394 00:19:27,400 --> 00:19:30,000 Speaker 1: me feel pretty good. If Fum a Vikings fan, he is. 395 00:19:30,640 --> 00:19:33,119 Speaker 1: He's had a career best right now completion percentage and 396 00:19:33,119 --> 00:19:36,680 Speaker 1: passing yards per game, touchdowns per game, and pass A rating, 397 00:19:36,920 --> 00:19:38,760 Speaker 1: and if he continues to do it in big spots, 398 00:19:38,920 --> 00:19:41,000 Speaker 1: this Vikings team will be a force to be reckoned 399 00:19:41,000 --> 00:19:43,320 Speaker 1: with at the end of the season. Absolutely, Um, the 400 00:19:43,440 --> 00:19:46,320 Speaker 1: Vikings are a funny team because we looked at him 401 00:19:46,320 --> 00:19:47,879 Speaker 1: in the offseason. There were some people that were in 402 00:19:47,920 --> 00:19:50,040 Speaker 1: the case Keendom camp. He played so well for them, 403 00:19:50,240 --> 00:19:52,359 Speaker 1: but you always got the sense in Minnesota that Mike's 404 00:19:52,359 --> 00:19:54,480 Speaker 1: eammer and his coaching staff wanted more, which is why 405 00:19:54,520 --> 00:19:57,520 Speaker 1: they never fully got behind case Keenom as the startus, 406 00:19:57,600 --> 00:20:00,600 Speaker 1: why they never really publicly endorsed him as the guy 407 00:20:00,920 --> 00:20:03,480 Speaker 1: and Kirk Cousins. They're hoping to get an upgrad a 408 00:20:03,520 --> 00:20:07,520 Speaker 1: guy that can consistently deliver high level of performance in 409 00:20:07,560 --> 00:20:09,639 Speaker 1: the passing game. And I can say that he is 410 00:20:09,680 --> 00:20:12,479 Speaker 1: outperformed case Keendom, and he's going to continue to do 411 00:20:12,560 --> 00:20:16,480 Speaker 1: that because he understands how they get their weapons involved. 412 00:20:16,640 --> 00:20:19,760 Speaker 1: And the guy who's been the big biggest beneficiary Adam 413 00:20:19,840 --> 00:20:23,399 Speaker 1: Feeling seven straight one hundred yard games, undrafted free agent 414 00:20:23,640 --> 00:20:26,840 Speaker 1: who has emerged as one of the best wide receivers 415 00:20:26,840 --> 00:20:29,440 Speaker 1: in all of football. And I know, um, you look 416 00:20:29,440 --> 00:20:31,320 Speaker 1: at people like, oh man, where did he come from? How? 417 00:20:31,560 --> 00:20:36,080 Speaker 1: How he is a really, really polished route runner. He 418 00:20:36,119 --> 00:20:39,040 Speaker 1: does a great job of creating separation. There's not a 419 00:20:39,119 --> 00:20:40,920 Speaker 1: route in the book that he can run. He can 420 00:20:40,960 --> 00:20:43,560 Speaker 1: go past, you can do all the intermediate dirty work stuff, 421 00:20:43,880 --> 00:20:45,639 Speaker 1: and he can put the ball in the paint. The 422 00:20:45,720 --> 00:20:49,359 Speaker 1: combination of Adam Thealing and Stefan Diggs mixed in with 423 00:20:49,440 --> 00:20:53,040 Speaker 1: Kirk Cousins, this offense is tough to deal with. And 424 00:20:53,040 --> 00:20:55,479 Speaker 1: if they can just fix the running game where they 425 00:20:55,480 --> 00:20:58,800 Speaker 1: can get a balance where they can just make you 426 00:20:58,840 --> 00:21:01,399 Speaker 1: have to defend the run, it's gonna you have a 427 00:21:01,400 --> 00:21:03,880 Speaker 1: tough time dealing with this office because the defensive lights out. 428 00:21:03,960 --> 00:21:06,919 Speaker 1: And unlike last year, Dalvin Cook will be back. You know, 429 00:21:06,960 --> 00:21:09,399 Speaker 1: he's dealing with I believe a hamstring injury at this point, 430 00:21:09,400 --> 00:21:11,879 Speaker 1: but he will be back and perhaps next week for 431 00:21:11,920 --> 00:21:14,879 Speaker 1: the Vikings. So you know, this could be even better. 432 00:21:15,080 --> 00:21:17,520 Speaker 1: And you begin to get that one to punch out 433 00:21:17,560 --> 00:21:19,280 Speaker 1: of the backfield like they had a year ago. All right, 434 00:21:19,320 --> 00:21:21,280 Speaker 1: we're through seven takeaways here on the move the sticks 435 00:21:21,280 --> 00:21:23,200 Speaker 1: can't take away podcast, Buck, you're up in number eight. 436 00:21:23,640 --> 00:21:26,399 Speaker 1: Josh Gordon is the Patriots X factor, the staff that 437 00:21:26,440 --> 00:21:28,440 Speaker 1: your pisto. He's pressure back club and he started to 438 00:21:28,520 --> 00:21:30,560 Speaker 1: roll and he's got he pulls up. He he's one 439 00:21:30,640 --> 00:21:33,280 Speaker 1: deep to the end zone. That ball sailing toward the 440 00:21:33,280 --> 00:21:36,159 Speaker 1: goal line, it's caught by White. White is caught and 441 00:21:36,280 --> 00:21:40,440 Speaker 1: wrapped up short of the goal line, and the Patriots 442 00:21:40,760 --> 00:21:44,760 Speaker 1: are going to win. But that close to a Hail 443 00:21:44,880 --> 00:21:48,800 Speaker 1: Mary and an answered prayer for Chicago. We just go home. 444 00:21:49,160 --> 00:21:53,639 Speaker 1: Let's go home. Get the heck out of here. I 445 00:21:53,640 --> 00:21:55,840 Speaker 1: mean that was tough. But he got the dobe. Yeah 446 00:21:55,880 --> 00:21:58,600 Speaker 1: he did. And the big thing that comes out of 447 00:21:58,600 --> 00:22:01,880 Speaker 1: this game. We every one kind of speculated that Josh 448 00:22:01,960 --> 00:22:05,520 Speaker 1: Gordon would be a big part of this this Patriots 449 00:22:05,520 --> 00:22:08,160 Speaker 1: offensive makeover, that he would emerge, if he could pick 450 00:22:08,240 --> 00:22:10,280 Speaker 1: up the system, if he could just be compliant with 451 00:22:10,320 --> 00:22:12,480 Speaker 1: the way they do things in New England, that he 452 00:22:12,520 --> 00:22:15,000 Speaker 1: could give them something that they hadn't had since Randy Moss. 453 00:22:15,440 --> 00:22:17,800 Speaker 1: We're now we're beginning to see it a game without 454 00:22:17,880 --> 00:22:21,720 Speaker 1: Rob Gronkowski. Josh Gordon leaves the Patriots and receiving four 455 00:22:21,720 --> 00:22:25,840 Speaker 1: receptions one hundred yards, had seven targets, but man twenty 456 00:22:25,840 --> 00:22:28,040 Speaker 1: five yards of catch being able to be the big 457 00:22:28,119 --> 00:22:31,280 Speaker 1: factor and even though he's not devintage Josh Gordon that 458 00:22:31,760 --> 00:22:37,480 Speaker 1: we've um kind of talked about, he is still a 459 00:22:37,520 --> 00:22:39,960 Speaker 1: big factor. Gives him a big body playmaker on the 460 00:22:40,000 --> 00:22:43,320 Speaker 1: outside who you have to defend. He makes life easy 461 00:22:43,400 --> 00:22:45,240 Speaker 1: for everyone else because when I look at the rest 462 00:22:45,240 --> 00:22:48,080 Speaker 1: of the numbers Chris Hogan six for sixty three, James 463 00:22:48,080 --> 00:22:52,520 Speaker 1: White seven, Julian Elman five for thirty six, what Josh 464 00:22:52,560 --> 00:22:55,960 Speaker 1: Gordon does is he allows everyone to play the roles 465 00:22:56,000 --> 00:22:58,760 Speaker 1: that they're comfortable with. He becomes a number one receiver 466 00:22:58,840 --> 00:23:01,560 Speaker 1: and everyone else falls on line. Yeah. Absolutely. And the 467 00:23:01,600 --> 00:23:04,040 Speaker 1: one thing to kind of follow out of this game, 468 00:23:04,640 --> 00:23:06,240 Speaker 1: a bitter sweet one, I guess if you will, for 469 00:23:06,400 --> 00:23:09,360 Speaker 1: the Patriots, is Sonny Michelle carted off the field within 470 00:23:09,440 --> 00:23:11,679 Speaker 1: knee injury. And there's still a little bit of mystery 471 00:23:11,720 --> 00:23:14,840 Speaker 1: here on a Monday morning about exactly how serious that 472 00:23:14,880 --> 00:23:18,320 Speaker 1: injury is, but there is no question what impact he 473 00:23:18,359 --> 00:23:21,040 Speaker 1: had on this team in the last three weeks. Uh 474 00:23:21,240 --> 00:23:23,240 Speaker 1: coming into this game, and even on that first drive, 475 00:23:23,320 --> 00:23:25,240 Speaker 1: we saw a couple of big runs of screen pass. 476 00:23:25,520 --> 00:23:29,240 Speaker 1: So now the burden falls to Kenyan Barner and James White, 477 00:23:29,320 --> 00:23:31,320 Speaker 1: and we know James White can answer the bell. James 478 00:23:31,359 --> 00:23:33,960 Speaker 1: White can't answer the bill. But it changes stylistically how 479 00:23:34,040 --> 00:23:37,040 Speaker 1: the Patriots will want to go about playing. James White 480 00:23:37,080 --> 00:23:39,960 Speaker 1: is the guy that is really their screen pass catcher, 481 00:23:40,000 --> 00:23:42,640 Speaker 1: their option route runner. He can run, but the best 482 00:23:42,680 --> 00:23:45,000 Speaker 1: thing that he does is really kind of pick your 483 00:23:45,080 --> 00:23:47,440 Speaker 1: part on these checkdowns and things out of the backfield. 484 00:23:47,960 --> 00:23:50,960 Speaker 1: Without Sonny Michelle, it just changes the way that they play. 485 00:23:51,160 --> 00:23:52,879 Speaker 1: But make no mistake about it, they will continue to 486 00:23:52,920 --> 00:23:55,320 Speaker 1: be productive. It just means they'll probably be a little 487 00:23:55,320 --> 00:23:58,879 Speaker 1: more spread then smash mouthball that they were doing on 488 00:23:58,960 --> 00:24:03,080 Speaker 1: the Sonny Michelle for takeaway number nine, Bucky, I'm telling 489 00:24:03,119 --> 00:24:07,440 Speaker 1: you what the Saints resolve in their comeback win is 490 00:24:07,480 --> 00:24:12,040 Speaker 1: their most impressive quality. Tucker is the kicker, Sam Cook 491 00:24:12,160 --> 00:24:15,560 Speaker 1: is the holder. Morgan Cox the long snapper for the Ravens. 492 00:24:16,119 --> 00:24:18,480 Speaker 1: Snap is down and the kick is up, and it 493 00:24:18,640 --> 00:24:22,200 Speaker 1: is no good. The kick is no good. Justin Tucker 494 00:24:22,320 --> 00:24:25,639 Speaker 1: mrs the extra point twenty four seconds left and the 495 00:24:25,760 --> 00:24:32,520 Speaker 1: Saints up twenty four three missed the unbelievable. Okay, there 496 00:24:32,560 --> 00:24:37,359 Speaker 1: resolved in a little bit of luck, their most impressive quality, 497 00:24:37,400 --> 00:24:40,120 Speaker 1: because that's what it takes for Justin Tucker to miss 498 00:24:40,119 --> 00:24:42,480 Speaker 1: an extra point. It's just flat out unlucky. He does 499 00:24:42,520 --> 00:24:44,840 Speaker 1: not miss. But here's what I like about what New 500 00:24:44,960 --> 00:24:47,480 Speaker 1: Orleans was able to do. This was not their most 501 00:24:47,520 --> 00:24:50,120 Speaker 1: explosive affair, and this is one of the league's most 502 00:24:50,119 --> 00:24:52,520 Speaker 1: explosive offenses. They're average, They average just four point eight 503 00:24:52,600 --> 00:24:55,120 Speaker 1: yards for play in this in this game, the Ravens 504 00:24:55,359 --> 00:24:57,560 Speaker 1: had a more explosive offense in this game. And I 505 00:24:57,560 --> 00:24:59,720 Speaker 1: can't I can't tell you, Bucky. The last time I 506 00:24:59,720 --> 00:25:03,439 Speaker 1: rem member that the Saints did not have a skill 507 00:25:03,520 --> 00:25:07,720 Speaker 1: position player with over a hundred individual scrimmage yards didn't 508 00:25:07,720 --> 00:25:10,919 Speaker 1: happen in this game, which means they had to grind 509 00:25:10,960 --> 00:25:14,720 Speaker 1: it out. And so they're resolved in coming back from 510 00:25:14,720 --> 00:25:18,240 Speaker 1: a seventeen to seven fourth quarter deficit to win this game. 511 00:25:19,160 --> 00:25:22,720 Speaker 1: Defense on that last Ravens offensive drive, notwithstanding, their resolve, 512 00:25:23,080 --> 00:25:26,400 Speaker 1: will end up being their most impressive and their most 513 00:25:26,680 --> 00:25:30,800 Speaker 1: enduring quality in this season, something that will serve them 514 00:25:31,119 --> 00:25:34,720 Speaker 1: late regular season and into the playoffs. Absolutely, the way 515 00:25:34,720 --> 00:25:36,159 Speaker 1: that they won this game is the way that you 516 00:25:36,200 --> 00:25:38,800 Speaker 1: have to win games in the playoffs. And Uh, part 517 00:25:38,840 --> 00:25:40,320 Speaker 1: of the reason the Saints have been a team that 518 00:25:40,359 --> 00:25:42,800 Speaker 1: has always kind of been an NFC contention is because 519 00:25:42,840 --> 00:25:45,360 Speaker 1: their office has been so high powered. They've been able 520 00:25:45,359 --> 00:25:47,399 Speaker 1: to just light up score wars all over the league. 521 00:25:47,840 --> 00:25:50,600 Speaker 1: Andrew Brees has been the catalyst. But now what we're 522 00:25:50,600 --> 00:25:52,439 Speaker 1: seeing in the last two years, we've seen the ability 523 00:25:52,480 --> 00:25:54,400 Speaker 1: to run it out, to be balanced, to lean on 524 00:25:54,600 --> 00:25:58,239 Speaker 1: a variety of different playmakers to make small contributions. Uh. 525 00:25:58,280 --> 00:26:00,760 Speaker 1: That says something about the depth the talent that they 526 00:26:00,800 --> 00:26:02,560 Speaker 1: have on the offenside of the ball. But in a 527 00:26:02,600 --> 00:26:04,880 Speaker 1: game against the Baltimore Ravens, one the top the top 528 00:26:04,960 --> 00:26:07,920 Speaker 1: ring defense in football, they had to kind of lean 529 00:26:08,000 --> 00:26:11,280 Speaker 1: on that grit, that determination and lean on everybody. Wasn't 530 00:26:11,280 --> 00:26:14,200 Speaker 1: a flashy performance, but it was a knockdown, dragout of 531 00:26:14,320 --> 00:26:17,520 Speaker 1: fair that allowed them to kind of display a different 532 00:26:17,800 --> 00:26:20,399 Speaker 1: set of muscles. And so you have to feel impressed 533 00:26:20,440 --> 00:26:22,160 Speaker 1: about I think the big thing is that opening drive 534 00:26:22,200 --> 00:26:24,119 Speaker 1: when they took twenty plays, even though they didn't score. 535 00:26:24,440 --> 00:26:28,200 Speaker 1: Seampaign was aggressive. He took the fight to the Baltimore Ravens, 536 00:26:28,160 --> 00:26:30,560 Speaker 1: and I think he said to tone with that, I agree, 537 00:26:30,760 --> 00:26:33,800 Speaker 1: And uh, you know, for all the majesty and another 538 00:26:33,800 --> 00:26:37,000 Speaker 1: milestone for Drew Brees and and all the flare of 539 00:26:37,200 --> 00:26:40,600 Speaker 1: Alvin Kamara mark Ingram duo which hasn't even really hit 540 00:26:40,680 --> 00:26:42,639 Speaker 1: its stride yet. I mean, this is only a second 541 00:26:42,640 --> 00:26:45,119 Speaker 1: game back for Ingram. You know, when when that stuff 542 00:26:45,160 --> 00:26:47,000 Speaker 1: comes together and then they can be like, you know what, 543 00:26:47,040 --> 00:26:49,040 Speaker 1: if we get in the dog fight, we can win 544 00:26:49,119 --> 00:26:52,480 Speaker 1: these things. Embrace the hype has been the mantra all 545 00:26:52,480 --> 00:26:54,800 Speaker 1: season long for the Saints, because obviously they were one 546 00:26:54,800 --> 00:26:57,480 Speaker 1: of the most hype teams coming in. I think that's 547 00:26:57,480 --> 00:26:59,439 Speaker 1: how you embrace the hype as you fall back on 548 00:26:59,480 --> 00:27:01,560 Speaker 1: your grit. All right, take us home here, Buckey take 549 00:27:01,560 --> 00:27:05,160 Speaker 1: away number ten. The Lions have found a new dimension 550 00:27:05,200 --> 00:27:09,639 Speaker 1: to their offense. Stafford once again in behind center I 551 00:27:09,840 --> 00:27:13,080 Speaker 1: formation explore in front of la Garrett's blunt, Blunt's gotta 552 00:27:13,119 --> 00:27:16,000 Speaker 1: cluck finds a whole fluck to the end zone touched 553 00:27:16,040 --> 00:27:21,639 Speaker 1: down the trock Lions. That's just terrific blocking up front. 554 00:27:21,720 --> 00:27:24,399 Speaker 1: That time mcgarrett looked up there was a hole to 555 00:27:24,480 --> 00:27:27,320 Speaker 1: the end zone that he found it Now We never 556 00:27:27,359 --> 00:27:30,359 Speaker 1: would have kind of fancy the Detroit Lions being a 557 00:27:30,400 --> 00:27:35,040 Speaker 1: smash a smash mouth football team, But Matt Patricia's slowly 558 00:27:35,160 --> 00:27:37,720 Speaker 1: more from the Lions into a hard hitting team that 559 00:27:37,880 --> 00:27:41,160 Speaker 1: leans on the running game to compliment the past. Matt 560 00:27:41,160 --> 00:27:45,720 Speaker 1: Stafford had a terrific game eighteen seventeen two touchdowns. But 561 00:27:45,800 --> 00:27:48,119 Speaker 1: when I look at this game and I was watching 562 00:27:48,119 --> 00:27:51,439 Speaker 1: it back last night, Karen Johnson and la Garrett Blunt 563 00:27:51,640 --> 00:27:54,919 Speaker 1: combined for over two hundred rushing yards on twenty nine carries. 564 00:27:55,160 --> 00:27:57,960 Speaker 1: Karen Johnson had one fifth eight on nineteen by himself. 565 00:27:58,480 --> 00:28:02,400 Speaker 1: He has been um much needed add to this offense. 566 00:28:02,720 --> 00:28:05,800 Speaker 1: His toughness, his versatility, his physicality, his ability to run 567 00:28:06,040 --> 00:28:09,080 Speaker 1: in between the tackles has added some punch to the 568 00:28:09,160 --> 00:28:12,080 Speaker 1: Lions and has taken some pressure off of Matthew Stafford. 569 00:28:12,359 --> 00:28:15,000 Speaker 1: And the Lions are better when Stafford doesn't have to 570 00:28:15,040 --> 00:28:17,840 Speaker 1: do all of the heavy lifting. I like what I'm 571 00:28:17,840 --> 00:28:19,919 Speaker 1: seeing in the Detroit Lions when they're leaning on this 572 00:28:20,000 --> 00:28:23,199 Speaker 1: run game. These two guys combined it for almost thirty carries. 573 00:28:23,600 --> 00:28:26,520 Speaker 1: That right there is a recipe that can give them 574 00:28:27,000 --> 00:28:31,040 Speaker 1: uh the opportunity to have success in the coming weeks. 575 00:28:31,160 --> 00:28:33,600 Speaker 1: And also if they get into the postseason, Bucky two 576 00:28:33,760 --> 00:28:36,359 Speaker 1: hundred in forty eight rushing yards. I'm gonna tell you 577 00:28:36,440 --> 00:28:38,400 Speaker 1: right now, the last time they had anywhere near that 578 00:28:40,840 --> 00:28:45,240 Speaker 1: Barry Sanders. I mean, this is this is as impressive 579 00:28:45,360 --> 00:28:48,480 Speaker 1: in offensive performance because of the run game as I've 580 00:28:48,520 --> 00:28:50,640 Speaker 1: seen from the Lions in a long time. And we 581 00:28:50,640 --> 00:28:52,680 Speaker 1: know they can light up the scoreboard and light up 582 00:28:52,720 --> 00:28:55,960 Speaker 1: the statue with the with the passing yards. But man, 583 00:28:56,080 --> 00:28:58,320 Speaker 1: carry on, Johnson and I mean, and how about a 584 00:28:58,320 --> 00:29:02,000 Speaker 1: healthy yards per carry average here over five yards of pop? Uh? 585 00:29:02,040 --> 00:29:05,160 Speaker 1: This this makes them you know, you know, we can't 586 00:29:05,200 --> 00:29:07,720 Speaker 1: count them out in the NFC North, especially with the 587 00:29:07,720 --> 00:29:10,080 Speaker 1: Bears losing and the Packers with the pretty tough schedule 588 00:29:10,160 --> 00:29:13,600 Speaker 1: coming up. They they've got an opportunity here. So that 589 00:29:14,240 --> 00:29:15,360 Speaker 1: you have to you have to like, You have to 590 00:29:15,360 --> 00:29:16,840 Speaker 1: like if you're a Lions fan, you have to like it. 591 00:29:16,880 --> 00:29:19,520 Speaker 1: There's a lot of conversation about Matt Patrician his meth 592 00:29:19,680 --> 00:29:22,280 Speaker 1: is with with the team buy in. But right now, 593 00:29:22,360 --> 00:29:24,840 Speaker 1: with the WS coming, I think people are more apt 594 00:29:25,280 --> 00:29:27,400 Speaker 1: to believe two in a row for the Lions, and 595 00:29:27,520 --> 00:29:30,560 Speaker 1: they will. They will welcome the Seattle Seahawks to Detroit 596 00:29:30,640 --> 00:29:32,560 Speaker 1: in week eight. So that does it. Here for us 597 00:29:32,560 --> 00:29:35,080 Speaker 1: ten takeaways on the Move the Sticks podcast. Of course, 598 00:29:35,120 --> 00:29:37,760 Speaker 1: you can check out all of you Move the Sticks 599 00:29:37,760 --> 00:29:41,800 Speaker 1: content NFL dot com slash MTS video or YouTube dot 600 00:29:41,800 --> 00:29:46,240 Speaker 1: com slash NFL, Apple podcasts, or your favorite podcast app. Hey, 601 00:29:46,360 --> 00:29:49,080 Speaker 1: come check out NFL Network at three o'clock Eastern time today. 602 00:29:49,080 --> 00:29:51,360 Speaker 1: No DJ on the aftermath, but I will be there. 603 00:29:51,720 --> 00:29:55,240 Speaker 1: We'll see if Thanks for downloading Move the Sticks with 604 00:29:55,320 --> 00:29:59,800 Speaker 1: Daniel Jeremiah and Bucky Brooks. For more, go to and 605 00:30:00,160 --> 00:30:09,520 Speaker 1: FL dot com Slash Podcasts m